A PROCLAMATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY ROBERT Earle of ESSEX, &c. Captaine Generall of the Army imployed for the defence of the Protestant Religion, King, Parliament, and Kingdome. Together with A Letter from a Gentleman of quality residing in the Army, concerning the advancement of the Army towards Oxford.

LONDON, Printed for T. G. 1644.

ROBERT Earle of Essex, &c. Captaine Generall of the Army imployed for the de­fence of the Protestant Reli­gion, King, Parliament, and Kingdome.

WHereas these Countries have beene very much afflicted and oppressed by the enemy, and we are now come to relieve them of their hard bon­dage. It is therefore my expresse will [Page 2] and pleasure, and I doe hereby straight­ly charge and command all Officers and Souldiers of Horse, Foot, and Dragoons, belonging to the Army under my com­mand, that they and every of them doe forthwith after Proclamation hereof made, forbeare (notwithstanding any pre­tence whatsoever) to plunder or spoile any of the goods of the inhabitants of these Countries, or offer any violence or other prejudice unto them, upon paine of death without mercie.

Given under my hand and seale this 26 of May, 1644.
ESSEX.

A Letter from a Gentleman of quality residing in the Army, to his friend in LONDON.

SIR,

THe Armies are this day on their march. Yesterday the Lord Roberts Marshall Ge­nerall of the field marched with a party of Horse and Foot (by his Excellencies order) and possest themselves of Abington, which the enemy the day be­fore [Page 3] quitted, and retreated to Oxford; truely (blessed be God) the enemy flies before us and durst not oppose. The Coun­trey where we now are, are in a very poore condition, and truly the enemy dealt so inhumanely with them, that they have al­most stript them of all they had in this Towne; as I am infor­med, some of them ript up Sows bellies great with Pigges, and did other incredible acts of worse nature, besides ravishing three mayds; and when they had done this, they said they would do what other mischiefe they could, because they had but a short time to raigne. Herein [Page 5] is his Excellencies Proclama­tion to save all that is left by the enemy, which is very little. I rest,

Your assured friend.
Blewbery, May 26. 1644. in the morning.

Sir William Waller was this day at Sutton, which is between Oxford and Abington.

FINIS.

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