The examination of Joshua Hill, taken at Northampton, in the presence of the Earle of Essex, generall of the army, the 14th of September. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A84226 of text R210998 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.5[76]). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A84226 Wing E3719 Thomason 669.f.5[76] ESTC R210998 99869739 99869739 160789 2248517530

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A84226) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 160789) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 245:669f5[76]) 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. eng Military offenses -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800. A84226 R210998 (Thomason 669.f.5[76]). civilwar no 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 1642 1 452 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-09 Assigned for keying and markup 2007-11 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-12 Sampled and proofread 2007-12 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
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 SEPTEMBER .

LONDON , Printed for Edward Husbands , and John Franke . 1642.