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"Good news from Banbury in Oxfordshire." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A92326.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 4, 2024.
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A Letter sent from his Excellency ROBERT Earle of Essex, to the Lord Major of London.
My Lord and Gentlemen,
I Received so great expression of affe∣ctions both to the Cause, and to my selfe, from the City of London, at my departure from you, that I cannot dis∣paire, but to obtaine my sune from you, that shall be an advantage to the Common-vvealth; upon a true judgment of the condition of our affaires, and of that of the Enemy; I am confident that vve may bring this businesse to a quicke and happy con∣clusion, God doth blesse us vvith so good successe dai∣ly; and the other part by their plundering and bur∣ning of Towns and houses, grow so odious that they grow vveaker, vve stronger every vvhere; yet are vve in one great streight, and such one, as if it be not spee∣dily remedied, may dash all our hopes, and endanger that peace and liberty which vve so much labour for; our treasure, vvhich must maintaine our Army, grows
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neere an end; and you vvell know our Army consiste of such as cannot be kept one day together vvithout pay; vvhat a ruine it vvould bring upon us all if a dis∣banding should happen, I leave to your judgements: My desire unto you is, That you would supply us vvith a speedy loane of one hundred thousand pounds, vvhich I am confident vvould (vvith Gods blessing) bring these unhappy distractions to an end quickly: your City hath hitherto had the honour, next to God, to be the chiefest safety of the Kingdome and Parlia∣ment; this vvill render you to all posterity the finishers of this great worke. If any thing of particular love or respect to me may be any argument herein, I shall take it for the greatest honour that hath befalne me, and vvill oblige my selfe to acknovvledge it by the utmost and most faithfull endeavour of
Your faithfull friend ESSEX.
From the Rendezvouz at Northampton, 15. Sept. 1642.
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