ENGLISH CIVIL WAR NEWS 1650 PARLIAMENT ARMY Cavaliers RUSHWORTH Pecke FAIRFAX
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:7025987 | Non-Fiction Subject: History & Military |
| Language: English | Year Printed: 1649-50 |
| Place of Publication: LONDON |
A Perfect Diurnallof SomePASSAGES and PROCEEDINGSOf and in relation to theARMIESINENGLAND and IRELAND
Licensed by the Secretary of the Army under hisExcellency the Lord Fairfax
From Monday January 28. to Monday February 4. 1649
London, Printed by Francis Leach, And Edw Griffin in the Old Baily
(1650)
Slim pamphlet, disbound/detached and leaves delicately restuck (see photos). Measuring approx. 19.5cm x 13.5cm. Ink mark/number to top of leaves. Lightly grubby, w...ith some spots and pale brown marks. Tatty/frayed/nicked to edges to edges. Worn, thumbed and creased (difficult to read in places).
p65-68 misbound back to front 72/71 & 70/69
Extremely scarce weekly 'newspaper' edited by Samuel Pecke & John Rushworth, (who was apparently Cromwell’s nominee as Secretary of the Army; Pecke served as Rushworth’s assistant and did most of the work on the newsbook).
Fascinating 'as it was happening' detail on Parliamentary discussion, in the pivotal stages of the ENGLISH CIVIL WAR.
Issued weekly from Number I (December 10-17 1649) to Number 302 (September 17-24 1655)
This is number 8 - JANUARY 28th - FEBRUARY 4th
Pagination and signatures are continuous. Dated according to Lady Day dating.
"This Kingdome for the present is in a very peaceable and quiet condition, but it is much feared it will not be long so"
"More men come daily from Ireland to Orknay and they begin to grow into a reasonable body"
Lord Leiutenant hath sent a party to besiege Eniscorsy Castle
Letters from Cork, Spain and Holland, Enemies in Ireland, Ships from France,
Liverpoole Vessel bound for Londonderry with coals, clothes, Cottens and other Merchants goods were taken by a Scotish man of War of 80 Tun
The Cavaleers are very high and begin to speake of a day againe, I wish they were well lookt unto and disarmed
Wee heare that Sir John Berkeley and Colonel Slingsby were taken at Sir Charls Trevanions house in Cornwal, they had traviled through all these western parts disguised, and had visited most of the great ones which are disaffected to the Common-wealth
The Cavaleers so called have had several meetings of late and some of them have been apprehended and examined, yet would confesse nothing.
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