The examination of Joshua Hill, taken at Northampton, in the presence of the Earle of Essex, generall of the army, the 14th of September.
      
       
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             The examination of Joshua Hill, taken at Northampton, in the presence of the Earle of Essex, generall of the army, the 14th of September.
             Hill, Joshua, 17th cent.
             Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1591-1646.
             Harper, Augustin.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             Printed for Edward Husbands, and John Franke,
             London :
             1642.
          
           
             Order of the House to reprint the examination of Joshua Hill, describing the exactions of the cavaliers at Nottingham, and the deposition of Augustine Harper of Market Harborough on September 9, plundered by cavaliers. -- Steele.
             Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Military offenses -- Early works to 1800.
           Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
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           THE
           EXAMINATION
           OF
           IOSVAH
           HILL
           ,
           taken
           at
           
             NORTHAMPTON
             ,
          
           in
           the
           Presence
           of
           the
           EARLE
           of
           ESSEX
           ,
           Generall
           of
           the
           Army
           ,
           
             the
             14th
             of
             September
             .
          
        
         
           THe
           King
           sent
           a
           Letter
           to
           Master
           Major
           of
           
             Nottingham
             ,
          
           requiring
           one
           thousand
           pound
           :
           And
           particular
           Warrants
           to
           divers
           private
           men
           for
           two
           hundred
           pounds
           a
           man
           ,
           And
           other
           severall
           Summes
           .
           If
           this
           was
           not
           paid
           ,
           the
           Cavaliers
           threatened
           to
           plunder
           .
        
         
           After
           ,
           His
           Majesty
           was
           pleased
           to
           send
           the
           Lord
           
             Newarke
          
           to
           Master
           Major
           to
           double
           the
           thousand
           pound
           .
        
         
           Captaine
           
             Legg
          
           said
           ,
           that
           he
           thought
           
             Nettingham
          
           men
           were
           A
           Generation
           of
           Devils
           :
           And
           said
           ,
           if
           he
           knew
           a
           Round-head
           ,
           he
           would
           knocke
           him
           over
           the
           pate
           .
        
         
           The
           House
           of
           one
           Mistresse
           
             Piggot
          
           was
           plundred
           by
           Warrant
           from
           His
           Majesty
           .
        
         
           The
           Trained
           Bands
           of
           the
           County
           of
           
             Nottingham
          
           being
           summoned
           in
           by
           Warrant
           from
           the
           Lord
           
             Newarke
             ,
          
           were
           all
           disarmed
           by
           Cavaliers
           :
           Threatening
           any
           one
           that
           refused
           ,
           to
           pistoll
           him
           .
        
         
           Serjeant
           
             Bowne
             ,
          
           and
           Alderman
           
             Toplady
             ,
          
           have
           used
           all
           possible
           endeavours
           to
           have
           taken
           away
           the
           life
           of
           one
           Master
           
             Hooper
             ,
          
           Steward
           to
           the
           Countesse
           of
           
             Clare
             ,
          
           in
           charging
           of
           him
           with
           high
           Treason
           ,
           for
           not
           delivering
           up
           the
           Armes
           of
           his
           Lady
           .
        
         
           There
           were
           in
           and
           about
           
             Nottingham
          
           near
           500
           Irish
           ,
           very
           many
           Commanders
           ,
           Irish
           and
           Papists
           ,
           and
           increased
           daily
           .
        
         
           
             
               September
               14th
            
          
           
             IOSVAH
             HILL
             .
          
        
      
       
         
           
             
               September
               9th
               1642.
               
            
          
        
         
           THese
           are
           to
           certifie
           all
           those
           whom
           it
           may
           concerne
           ,
           That
           I
           
             Augustine
             Harper
          
           of
           
             Market
             Harborow
             ,
          
           being
           taken
           by
           the
           Cavaliers
           ,
           who
           tooke
           away
           my
           Mare
           ,
           Saddle
           and
           Bridle
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           money
           in
           my
           purse
           ,
           and
           being
           brought
           before
           the
           Lord
           of
           
             Carnarvan
          
           to
           be
           examined
           .
           Notwithstanding
           ,
           they
           had
           no
           just
           occasion
           against
           me
           ,
           did
           abuse
           me
           with
           ill
           Language
           ,
           calling
           me
           Round-headed
           Rogue
           ,
           and
           that
           I
           was
           an
           enemy
           to
           the
           King
           ,
           to
           which
           I
           answered
           ,
           That
           I
           was
           as
           good
           a
           Subject
           to
           his
           Majesty
           or
           his
           Lordship
           ,
           he
           called
           for
           a
           Booke
           ,
           and
           said
           ,
           he
           would
           try
           that
           ,
           and
           did
           tender
           me
           an
           Oath
           ,
           whether
           I
           would
           fight
           for
           the
           King
           against
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           which
           I
           refusing
           to
           take
           ,
           was
           committed
           to
           the
           custody
           of
           the
           Cavaliers
           .
        
         
           
             Augustine
             Harper
             .
          
        
         
           
             Witnesse
             to
             the
             same
             ,
          
           
             
               Andrew
               Gill.
               
            
          
        
      
       
         
           Ordered
           to
           be
           printed
           ,
           together
           with
           the
           Examination
           of
           
             Augustine
             Harper
          
           taken
           at
           
             Northampton
             ,
          
           
             9
             
               
                 th
              
               SEPTEMBER
               .
            
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             LONDON
             ,
             Printed
             for
          
           Edward
           Husbands
           ,
           
             and
          
           John
           Franke
           .
           1642.