A letter sent to the Honorable William Lenthall Esquire, Speaker of the Honorable House of Commons, concerning the miraculous taking of Tiverton-Castle with the church
         Rushworth, John, 1612?-1690.
      
       
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             A letter sent to the Honorable William Lenthall Esquire, Speaker of the Honorable House of Commons, concerning the miraculous taking of Tiverton-Castle with the church
             Rushworth, John, 1612?-1690.
             Lenthall, William, 1591-1662, recipient.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             Printed for Edward Husband, printer to the Honorable House of Commons,
             London :
             October 23. 1645.
          
           
             Signed: I.R., i.e. John Rushworth.
             Dated: Tiverton, Octob. 19. 1645.
             Order to print signed: H:Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.
             Reproduction of the original in the British Library (Thomason Tracts) and the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery (Early English books).
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800.
           Tiverton (England) -- History -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
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           A
           Letter
           sent
           to
           the
           Honorable
           
             William
             Lenthall
          
           Esquire
           ,
           Speaker
           of
           the
           Honorable
           House
           of
           Commons
           ,
           Concerning
           the
           miraculous
           taking
           of
           
             Tiverton-Castle
          
           with
           the
           Church
           .
        
         
           
             SIR
             ,
          
        
         
           THis
           day
           (
           being
           the
           Lords-day
           )
           after
           Forenoon
           Sermon
           ,
           the
           Generall
           called
           a
           Councell
           of
           VVar
           ,
           and
           agreed
           to
           Storm
           immediatly
           ;
           parties
           were
           drawn
           out
           to
           fall
           on
           in
           their
           severall
           Posts
           ;
           and
           whilest
           the
           Councell
           of
           VVar
           was
           sitting
           ,
           the
           Gunner
           with
           round
           shot
           brake
           the
           Draw-Bridge
           ,
           which
           immediatly
           fell
           down
           ;
           our
           Souldiers
           without
           order
           ,
           or
           staying
           for
           their
           Ladders
           ,
           fell
           on
           ,
           beat
           the
           Enemy
           from
           their
           works
           into
           the
           Church
           and
           Castle
           ,
           who
           took
           down
           their
           bloody
           Flag
           ,
           and
           cryed
           for
           quarter
           :
           Col
           :
           Talbot
           ,
           Son
           to
           Sir
           
             Sherington
             Talbot
             ,
          
           Major
           
             Sadler
          
           a
           Renegado
           ,
           and
           twenty
           Commanders
           more
           ,
           and
           above
           Two
           hundred
           common
           Souldiers
           are
           prisoners
           ,
           Four
           piece
           of
           Ordnance
           ,
           great
           store
           of
           Ammunition
           :
           Our
           men
           gave
           quarter
           ,
           though
           they
           blew
           up
           some
           of
           our
           men
           in
           the
           Church
           .
           I
           never
           see
           men
           more
           resolved
           then
           they
           were
           at
           this
           time
           :
           This
           place
           is
           of
           great
           use
           to
           us
           ;
           not
           onely
           in
           order
           to
           the
           straightning
           of
           
             Exeter
             ,
          
           but
           to
           secure
           any
           Ammunition
           ,
           &c.
           that
           shall
           be
           sent
           us
           ,
           and
           keeps
           the
           passe
           open
           to
           
             Plimouth
             .
          
           To
           morrow
           the
           Army
           marches
           ;
           
             Gorings
          
           Horse
           being
           gone
           towards
           
             Plimouth
             :
          
        
         
           I
           am
           
             Sir
             ,
          
           
             Your
             faithfull
             Servant
             ,
             
               I.
               R.
               
            
          
           
             
               Tiverton
               ,
            
             
               
                 Octob.
              
               19.
               1645.
               
            
          
           This
           Bearer
           was
           an
           Eye-witnesse
           of
           our
           Souldiers
           entring
           and
           carriage
           .
        
         
           
             ORdered
             by
             the
             
               Commons
            
             Assembled
             in
             Parliament
             ,
             That
             this
             
               Letter
            
             be
             forthwith
             Printed
             and
             Published
             .
          
           
             
               H
               :
               Elsynge
               ,
               Cler.
               Parl.
               D.
               Com.
               
            
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             London
             ,
          
           Printed
           for
           
             Edward
             Husband
             ,
          
           Printer
           to
           the
           Honorable
           House
           of
           Commons
           ,
           
             October
          
           23.
           1645.