Two letters sent to the Honorable W. Lenthall Esq; Speaker to the Honorable House of Commons; concerning the taking of Hereford on the 18. of this instant Decem. 1645. By Colonell Morgan Governour of Gloucester, and Colonell John Birch: wherein was taken, one hundred and twenty lords, knights and officers in commission, eleven pieces of ordnance, and great store of ammunition.
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- Two letters sent to the Honorable W. Lenthall Esq; Speaker to the Honorable House of Commons; concerning the taking of Hereford on the 18. of this instant Decem. 1645. By Colonell Morgan Governour of Gloucester, and Colonell John Birch: wherein was taken, one hundred and twenty lords, knights and officers in commission, eleven pieces of ordnance, and great store of ammunition.
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- Morgan, Thomas, Sir, d. 1679?
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- London, :: Printed for Edw. Husband, printer to the Honorable House of Commons, and are to be sold at his shop at the sign of the Golden Dragon in Fleetstreet, neer the Inner-Temple,
- December 22. 1645.
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- Hereford (England) -- History -- Early works to 1800.
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"Two letters sent to the Honorable W. Lenthall Esq; Speaker to the Honorable House of Commons; concerning the taking of Hereford on the 18. of this instant Decem. 1645. By Colonell Morgan Governour of Gloucester, and Colonell John Birch: wherein was taken, one hundred and twenty lords, knights and officers in commission, eleven pieces of ordnance, and great store of ammunition." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A89313.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 19, 2025.
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To the Honorable William Lenthall Esq Speaker OF THE Honorable House OF COMMONS.
SIR,
I Desire you to acquaint the Ho∣norable House of Parliament of my proceedings; Being comman∣ded by the Committee of both Kingdoms, to make an Attempt upon Hereford: In which Design it pleased God exceedingly to bless
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us, and the Souldiers going on with undaunted resolution, made our entrance with small losse; divers of the Enemy making resistance in the street, were slain, and the rest taken prisoners: VVe have alrea∣dy in custody, One hundred and twenty Lords, Knights and Offi∣cers in Commission, which are to be sent to Gloucester, most of them being Papists; the number of com∣mon Souldiers I cannot yet give you a right account of, in regard that many are brought in to the Marshals hourly, which hid them∣selves when they saw we were Ma∣sters of the Town. My Forces were Eleven hundred Horse and Foot, and Col: Birch Nine hun∣dred
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Foot: VVee found in the Town, Eleven peeces of Ord∣nance, and a reasonable proportion of Ammunition; for other Arms I cannot give you an account of as yet, but hope by the next to give you an exact account of them, and of the prisoners also; which is all for present, but that I shall at all times be ready to shew my self,
SIR,
Your humble Servant, THO: MORGAN.
Hereford, the 18. of Decem. 1645. 12. at night.