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The royall entertainment of the King, by the Royalists of Huntington. Being a true relation of the great joy of that town at his comming, with their bountifull gifts to welcome him thither. Also his tender care of them exprest by proclamation to keep them free from plunder; and his extraordinary favour and mercy in setting all the prisoners free. Together with the great lamentation of the inhabitants at his departure. Sent in a letter by a person of credit, to a gentleman of worth in London.
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THE Royall Entertainment of the KING by the ROYALISTS OF HUNTINGTON Being a true Relation of the great Joy of that Town at his comming with their bountifull Gifts to welcome him thither Also his tender care of them exprest by Proclamation to keep them free from Plunder and his extraordinary Favour and Mercy in setting all the Prisoners Free Together with the great Lamentation of the Inhabitants at his departure Sent in a Letter by a person of Credit to a Gentleman of worth in LONDON London Printed by John Macock 1645. THE True Coppy of a Letter Sent by one of Credit to a Gentleman of worth in LONDON Sir I Gave you an Accompt yesterday of some passages of the Kings flying Army in these parts and of his Advance from Huntington occasioned so suddenly as we conceive partly by the neere approach of the Scots horse and some others who are now upon the pursuite of him and are crossed the Country by Northampton to head him before he goes too farre Westward there also joyned from Warwicke Stafford Northamton and Newport the last night about 1000. horse who were in his Van and hope to halt him till the Scots come neerer I came with some other friends this Afternoon to Huntington where we found the whole Towne formerly notorious for malignancy turned quite round in the space of three dayes In which I thinke good to give you likewise some further accompt His Majestie on Sabbath day about five a Clock in the Afternoone entred the Towne and with much complementall hatting and bowing saluted all his good friends as he rode through the streets who was entertained by them with reciprocall expessions of Joy and such Acclamations and Whoopings as have not beene heard in place The Mayor of Huntington and two Bailiffes of Godmanchester a towne thereunto adjoyning and their brethren presently as a further acknowledgement of their delight to see him taxed the said Townes at 5. shil 10. shil 15. shil a man meane men and others at farre higher rates and presented his Majestie therewith in Lumpe which Mayor Bailiffes and 43. others of his brethren most Royalists for their loving expression are carried Prisoners along with the Army as also many others both Townesmen and others fetch out of the Country and that knowne friends to them to ransome themselves by money being set on their heads from 20. l. to 300. l. a peice Presently after the K. came in proclamation was made That on paine of death no Souldier should plunder and that full satisfaction should be made to any who complained of such grievances To put it to tryall no sooner was it made but they fell to plunder carrying out of divers shops and houses 3. and 4. loads of goods and wares a peece amongst many Mr. Fulwood an Apothecary and the two M. Kings Woollen Drapers can witnesse it truth not leaving them one bitt of householdstuffe in their houses or wares in their shops all which they cary along with them in their march Every house was billited though never so poor some 20 or 30. in a house who was by speciall order to provide both horse meat and mans meat and XII pence a day to each Souldier to spend which was duly paied though the poore creatures by fearefull oathes and God dammees to be pistoled presently were forced to borrow from house to house as many scores did and this was generall through the towne our * At the Angell in Godmanch Inkeeper that you know a strong Royalist where Major Mountaine quarterd made provision for him and 40. more of the best he could get and that in plenty the first supper they drunk 3. l. in wine his men fetching it out by paile-fulls and freely bidden so to do by the owner and welcome all the while yet for two dayes together the poore Man walkt in hourely danger of his life upon their pretence of not serviceablenesse enough to them and at their parting after almost 6. score pound eaten and drunke by horse and man forced him to borrow 42. shil to pay each Souldier XII pence or else they would carry him with them Besides this he having but 10. sheep other souldiers fetch in 8. of them and eate them at other houses the other 2. he was fain to give 2. of his owne billiters 6. pence a peece to fetch them into his house to be killed for them in reguard all his owne people were busie which they accordingly did but when brought forced the Inkeeper to give them 10. shil for the sheepe claiming them as there owne now they had them in possession and glad he was so to please them and presently drest them for them In many quarters the souldiers fetch in sheepe of other-mens and made the Landlord pay them 4. and 5. shil a peece for them to dresse them for their use or else swore they would spit their children Many houses plundered to nothing so that Tables stooles bedsteads and other combustiable things lye broken in every roome after the bedding linnen pewte and portable things carryed out very many people are not left worth one penny and of their best friends At their parting they drove away both Huntington and Godman-chester herds of Kine about 6. or 700. and made them pay 13. shil 4. pence for every head before they had them againe They have left scarce a horse in either Town nor in any other they Marched thorough or neer so that there is lamentable complaining in the Country not knowing how to get in their Corne yet out both men and women being very busie in fetching in that which lies neer the Town on their backs After great sums have been taxed and payed in by severall Towns all their horses have been fetcht away and many persons plundred One very tyrannicall expression towards an honest man in Godmanchester of 73. years of age one John Robince a man far in debt of whom they demanded 300. l. not being able to pay it they tyed lighted Matches between all his fingers and burnt him exceedingly then tyed his neck and heels together and so let him lye all night in his Barne after that they had so crusht him that the blood sprung out of his nose and mouth to his almost strangling the next morning they hung him up by the heels on a balke put lighted Match behind his eares to his cheekes and to his privities which brought the old man almost senselesse Yet notwithstanding all this have they carried him away with them in great extremity of pain taking mournfull leave of his wife and six children at the doore by praying God to blesse her and them and desiring her to bring them up in the fear of God and the like and so without expectation of ever seeing each other they departed this is most true as by the Testimony of all his Neighbours many whereof were witnesses to all passages So his poor wife with much griefe and teares declared it to my selfe Some others they put ropes about their necks threatning to hang if they provided not so much money as they imposed It is marvelous to see how all Malignants are changed in Iudgement saying they expected to have found the King and his Army Saints who have so often protested to maintain Religion and their Liberties but they swear now they are more like devils that come out of hell then any sort of men and vowing while they are worth a groat to joyne with the Parliament to suppresse them They have knockt off all the Irons of all the Fellons and other prisoners in Huntington Goale which were very many and condemned men in Law for grosse Robberies and Murthers who have all taken up Armes for his Majesty This is maintenance of Law Colonell Gerard in the presence of many honest men did here openly professe That the Parliament go about to take the Crown and kingdome from the King but they would take such a course before they had done with it that it should be left scarse worth having and farther wished That the estate which he had in England was all of a fire for things would never be well till it came to that The King to please the Country after many thousand pounds worth of goods sent away without any check and many men undone caused lots to be cast between foure who had pillaged a poor Glover in the Town one Gimber of about 5. shillings and one to be hanged therefore And at his departure gave the Town and Country great thanks for their kind entertainment of him and forwardnesse to shew their readinesse to serve him which they will not be so forward to do the next time he comes One Providence is observable That divers of the best affected to the Parliament in and about Huntington have scaped with least losse and many of the Kings best friends have suffered most in their persons and estates You may Recommend these Observations to as many as you please being all truthes in every particular so I remain Your Loving Friend c. J. W. Hunt 27. Aug. 1645. We are pursuing the Reere with 1000. horse and Dragoones from Cambridge and the Association I think it not amisse if you put this letter into some better form and being made shorter it be Printed speedily to satisfie some Malignants with you It being in every particular true and in hast written Let the Reader take notice the Printer hath not varied one word from the Letter but onely added the Title Page Published according to Order