A True relation of the proceedings at Hereford by the Lord St. Iohns and his regiment there, of the Kings comming thither and his intertainment, and the late proceedings at Manchester with the cashiring of the Earle of Derby and his forces from before that town : from the fourth of October to the eighth, upon which day they left the siege, 14 Octob. 1642.
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A True relation of the proceedings at Hereford by the Lord St. Iohns and his regiment there, of the Kings comming thither and his intertainment, and the late proceedings at Manchester with the cashiring of the Earle of Derby and his forces from before that town : from the fourth of October to the eighth, upon which day they left the siege, 14 Octob. 1642.
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1642.
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Derby, James Stanley, -- Earl of, 1607-1651.
St. John, Oliver, 1603-1642.
Hereford (England) -- History.
Great Britain -- History -- Charles I, 1625-1649.
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"A True relation of the proceedings at Hereford by the Lord St. Iohns and his regiment there, of the Kings comming thither and his intertainment, and the late proceedings at Manchester with the cashiring of the Earle of Derby and his forces from before that town : from the fourth of October to the eighth, upon which day they left the siege, 14 Octob. 1642." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A63717.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 3, 2024.
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MOst loving sister, my love remembred unto you, ho∣ping to God you are in good health as I am at this time, thanks be to God for it, this is to let you understand, wee have had a great fight at Manchester the last weeke, the Lord Strange came to assault the Towne with 2000 men, and 700 horse, he came the 25 of September, and stayed till the first of October, and it is credibly reported that he lost nine score men, beside a great many horse. And it is to let you understand that there was but three slaine, in the Town. And wee doe expect his comming againe, this is true, for I was in the battail. So I rest,
DatedOctob. the 4 day,
Your loving Brothers,
William Birch,
Robert Birch.
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