Mercurius Rusticus, or, The countries complaint of the barbarous outrages committed by the sectaries of this late flourishing kingdom together with a brief chronology of the battels, sieges, conflicts, and other most remarkable passages, from the beginning of this unnatural war, to the 25th of March, 1646.

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Title: Mercurius Rusticus, or, The countries complaint of the barbarous outrages committed by the sectaries of this late flourishing kingdom together with a brief chronology of the battels, sieges, conflicts, and other most remarkable passages, from the beginning of this unnatural war, to the 25th of March, 1646.
Author: Ryves, Bruno, 1596-1677.
Publication: London :: Printed for R. Royston ... and are to be sold by R. Green ...,; 1685.
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Subject terms: Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649.
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Anno Dom. 1641.

IN December 1641. The House of Commons published a Remonstrance of the State of the Kingdom, therein setting forth all the errors of his Majesties Government, a meer design to alie∣nate the affection of his Subjects from him.

The tenth of January following, his Majesty with the Queen, Prince, and Duke of Yorke, left White-hall, and went to Hampton Court to avoid the danger of those frequent tumults then hazard∣ing the safety of his Royal Person.

February the 23d. the Queens Majesty took ship∣ping at Dover, having been driven before from White-hall by the frequent tumults of the Rebels, And soon after His Majesty went to New-market and from thence to Yorke, where (after the Rebels had Guards for three Months before) the Gentry of the Country raised a Guard for his Majesties Person.