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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84982	A full declaration of all particulers concerning the march of the forces under Collonell Fiennes to Bristoll, and their carriage upon their enemies approach. As also a relation of the late bloody abominable conspiracy against the city of Bristoll, as appeareth by the examination of the parties, discovering their plot and intention. Together with sundry letters annexed. With the certaine information, touching the death of Will: Kendall a trooper of Collonel Essex, who was shot by the said Collonel. From a Noble hand.	Noble hand.; Langrish, Hercules.	1643 (1643)	Wing F2343A; Thomason E97_6; ESTC R13315	17,175	21

hoped hee would not stay their Sacke that came from Bristoll meaning from Essex That in the hands of the Prince his Secretary I saw Letters about to be Sealed to be directed to Essex That from diverse of his Officers I have heard word of a mutiny intended by Essex to which effect they had gotten some of the best Citizens to side with them such as they thought Malignant but to enquire the secret truth I durst not because they did distrust me but in the Company of those Townesmen I once was and heard how Trayterously they stood affected but I know not their Names I am willing to be deposed upon the premises not out of any envy that I owe him but to protect the lives of the then half betrayed souldiers WILLIAM APSELEY Sir I understand by some of Chippenham who were upon Tuesday night with Colon●● Lunsford at Malmsbury That newes being then brought unto him of Colonell Essex his removall from Bristoll he strucke his breast and seemed to be much troubled therat so were all the rest of the Cavaliers thou present These of Chippenham do likewise informe me that they conceive there are not 200 souldiers at Malmssbury not 500 at Cirencester but of this I shall be better informed before night And that most of the 〈◊〉 hath beene collected in Wilts and there abouts being a the said Chippenham-men are informed neare upon 6000 l. remaineth yet there in 〈◊〉 A good booty in my opinion to invite some of our Forces thither and Captaine Lewes a meete man to bring on the Foote But you must then needes spare a troope of horse which with those horse I have ought to guard the Avenues there towards Cirencester if you have any inten●●●● to assist me in this designe then to keepe it as private as possibly may be I heare nothing for certainty of Prince Ruperes Armie more then yesterday you were as ●●●●●ed withall I rest Bath this second of March 1642. Your humble servant Thomas Hungerford To the Honourable Colonell NATHANIEL FJENNES Governour of the Army of the City of Bristoll The Certaine Information of Richard Kent John Vernon and Iohn Smith late Troopers to Colonell Thomas Essex touching the Death of VVilliam Kendall one of their fellow Troopers viz. THAT whereas the said William Kendall did on the 25th of Ianuary last at night come unto severall men of the said Troope desiring them to goe with him the next morning to their Captaine and with him to goe to their Colonell to lay open their grievances as to a father having no intent to demand their pay but to acquaint him that they were forced for want of ready money to pay 6 d. for that which other men having ready money payed but 4 d for And they being quartered in such houses where was none but very bad hay and provender for their horses they having no money could not in conscience remove their Horses to better untill they had discharged the house where they were and they having not money were constrained to buy their Oates at the Innes which cost them more by sixe pence in a Bushell then they could have bought better for in the Market there being due unto each of them at that time 4. l. 15. s. And they having a very considerable Precedent therefore viz. that formerly at Worcester about ten or twelve of the same Troop then under the Command of Colonell Sands having lost thei● Horses in that fight whereof the said William Kendall was one their Colonell giving Order they should have but halfe their pay they then as now in all humility repaired to the Lord Generall the Earle of Essex and having admittance to his chamber doore sent in their grievances and presently received a gracious Answer having their wrongs speedily redressed And upon the 24. of Ianuary last in the morning the said William Kendall and about twenty or more of the said Troopers thinking that by the expressions of griefe of so many it would have caused the mote pitie and speedie redresse from their Captaine and Colonell presently went to their Captaine and meeting with him just at the dore of his lodging thinking to have opened their griefe unto him as formerly they had done he prevented them by telling of them he had not then received any money for them but was going to the Governours to see for some bidding them presently to follow him and make their case knowne unto the Governour whereupon they followed him in an orderly manner as Souldiers with their Swords only by their sides and comming to the Governours they went into the house after their Captaine where some stayed in a little Parlour and some in the entry quietly waiting till the Governour was stirring and having waited there about a quarter of an houre the Governour came downe unto them without his doublet on having a fire lock Pistoll in his hand with the cock downe and as it afterwads appeared it was charged with a Bullet ready span'd and primed and comming to one of the Troopers he spake to him after this manner viz. Sirra is your Horse ready whereunto he replyed yes and please your Honour then said the Governour sirra goe and fetch him taking the Trooper by the Arme and thrusting of him out of the Parlour doore speaking the like words doing the like action to two or three more of them they making the like answer as before And the said then Governour Thom Essex spake in like manner to the said William Kendall deceased and after some short pause not one word more passing between them he shot the said William Kendall into his head with his said Pistoll whereupon he immediately fell downe dead in the place as Samuell Car●● Thomas Coset William Sedwell VVilliam Smith the said Richard Rent Iohn Colstacke Iames Polle and Benjamin Parnell who were eye witnesses thereunto canne and will testifie All which they knowing to be true have thought fit to certifie under their hands this fourth day of March 1642. And they doe further certifie that the said William Kendall after the said Colonel Essex had bid him make ready his Horse desired his Honour to heare him speake two or three words unto him for which cause onely and for no other the said Colonell Essex immediately shot him with his Pistoll as before which the eye witnesses before named can testifie at large Richard Kent Iohn Cowlstock William Siddell Benjamin Parnell Thomas Coset James Polle THese things considered if a Town of that consequence had here 〈◊〉 the losse whereof would have drawn with it the losse of all the we●● part of England besides the dangerous consequences to this Kingdom at this time from Ireland let any impartiall man iudge whether Colonell Fiennes seeing and observing upon the place what he did and being advertised of all these particulars would not in the opinion of the world have lien under the censure of being ● a Knave or a Foole if to prevent it he had not executed the command be 〈◊〉 ●ed from my Lord Generall FINIS