Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	king_n	send_v	sir_n	6,430	5	5.8509	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81450	The last true newes from Yorke, Nottingham, Coventry and Warwicke: or all the speciall passages and occurences in these parts, from the 24 of August, to the 4 of September, 1642. Amongst which is related the commissions sent by his Majesty, under the broad seale of England, to the Earle of Cumberland, for the speedy raising of all the trained bands, both of horse and foot, in York-shire, Lancashire, Cumberland, Westmerland, and Northumberland, to serve the King against the Parliament. As also of the great distractions in the city of Yorke, at this preseut [sic], worthy of observation. Sent in a letter to informe those that stand well affected to the King and Parliament, Sep. 4. 1642.	Dickenson, Henry.	1642 (1642)	Wing D1383; Thomason E116_9; ESTC R5942	3,733	8

with Commissions under the Broad Seale of England for the speedy raising of all the Trained Bands both of Horse and Foot in Yorkshire Lancashire Westmerland Cumberland and Northumberland for assistance of the King in regard the Message sent by the Earles of South-Hampton and Dorset Sir Iohn Culpepper and Sir William Uvedall were rejected by the Parliamant This day one M. Robinson that lives neere Yorke comming from London was apprehended by the Kings forces and carryed away as prisoner and is still deteined great insolencies are committed by the Cavaliers about Nottingham and in all other places where they make their Rand●vous that it is probable if peace bee not shortly concluded on betwixt King and Parliament the Commonalty of this Kingdome will be utterly ruined for diverse mens Houses in Nottinghamshire Yorkshire and other Counties are plundered some burned others pillaged Woemen ravished all which are the fore-●unners of the misery of a Civill war from which God of his infinite Mercy deliver this N●tion This day the Earle of Cumberland sent summons to the County of Yorkshire for all the Horse and Foot of the Trained Bands to meet at Heyworth Moore on Friday Septemb. 2. Wednesday the last of August a Lettet came from Beverly to the Lord Maior of Yorke to looke to hims●lfe and the City for Sir John Hotham did intend to march with his forces out of Hull towards it and that hee was made Lieutenant of Yorkshire by the Parliament whereupon there was a great meeting at the Towne Hall for the defence of the City and the Earle of Cumberland was sent for whereupon it was agreed by them that the 3 Troopes of Horse should be quartered in the City viz. The Earles Troope Sir Iohn Gothericks Troope and Sir I●hn Gibsons Troope and the Trained Bands to bee exercised and in readiness● this was the Fast they kept this day Thursday the first of September the Earle of Cumberland sent for the Lord Major and the Court of Aldermen and common Councell of the City to meet ag●ine at the Towne-hall but there was but a slender appearance for above halfe of the Aldermen and common Councell men absented themselves so that there was a distraction in the City and the Earle gave out speeches that seeing the City was divided and a third part of it stood affected to the Parliament he would leave it and betake himselfe to Pomfrait Castle and protect himselfe for if any assault was made upon the City they should be surprized in regard all would not adhere to him and besides it was not defensible This day his Majesty sent for his Printer at York to come to Nottingham news came also to York that the 8. peeces of Ordnance that his M●jesty sent for from thence lyes still at Doncaster and they can get no carriages for the● to convey them to Nottingham also that some of the carriages belonging to them were broken Friday second of September was a great me●ting both o● Horse and Foot on Heyworth-more out of the County of Yorke of the Trained-bands also the Trained of the City appeared there to shew their Armes the Earle of Cumberland was there with the Lord Major of Yo ke and after view taken of their Armes they were all summoned to meet at the Common-hall by two a clocke the same day there to give in their names who would stand for the King and who for the Parliament and to take an oath but not above halfe the City came there so that those that were absent they would have all their names given in and those that refused to come in and stand for the King their houses should be searched and their Armes taken from them so that here is a great distraction within this City for the present I rest Yours Henry Dickenson Yorke Septem 4 1642. FINIS