Prince
Ruperts
cruell
Warrant
.
BY
vertue
of
the
Authority
and
Power
given
to
me
,
from
Our
Soveraign
Lord
,
King
CHARLES
,
under
the
Great
Seal
of
England
,
as
Generall
under
His
Majesty
,
of
all
His
Majesties
Forces
of
Horse
,
already
raised
,
or
to
be
raised
,
within
His
Majesties
Kingdom
of
England
,
and
Dominion
of
Wales
;
For
the
Defence
of
the
true
Protestant
Religion
,
His
Majesties
Person
,
The
two
Houses
of
Parliament
and
their
just
Priviledges
,
And
the
Liberties
and
Proprieties
of
His
Subjects
:
I
Do
strictly
charge
and
command
you
and
every
of
you
whom
it
may
or
shall
concern
,
All
delayes
,
pretences
and
excuses
whatsoever
set
aside
,
immediatly
after
sight
hereof
,
To
send
in
to
Thomas
Jay
,
His
Majesties
Commissary
Generall
for
the
provifions
of
His
Horse
Forces
,
lying
at
▪
Ambrose
Bartons
house
against
the
Talbot
in
Tocester
,
All
possible
provisions
of
Mans-meat
,
and
Horse-meat
.
And
I
do
also
hereby
strictly
charge
and
command
you
in
like
manner
,
To
send
in
to
Lieutenant
Colonell
Green
,
His
Majesties
Engineer
,
lying
at
the
Signe
of
Betty-Briggs
or
The
Running-Mare
,
in
Tocester
aforesaid
,
As
many
lusty
and
able
Pioneers
or
Labourers
,
with
Shovels
,
Spades
,
Pickaxes
,
Mattocks
,
crows
of
Iron
,
Hand-barrows
,
Wheel-barrows
,
Bags
and
Baskets
to
carry
Earth
,
as
you
can
possibly
finde
and
provide
within
your
Constablery
.
In
the
punctuall
performance
of
these
my
commands
of
His
Majesties
present
service
,
you
and
every
of
you
whom
it
may
or
shall
concern
,
must
in
no
wise
fail
,
as
you
will
answer
the
contrary
at
your
utmost
perills
;
As
the
totall
Plundering
and
Burning
of
your
Houses
,
with
what
other
mischiefs
the
licensed
and
hungry
Souldier
can
inflict
upon
you
.
And
for
your
so
doing
,
this
shall
be
to
you
and
every
of
you
sufficient
Warrant
.
Given
at
Easton-Park
,
under
my
Hand
and
Seal
at
Arms
,
this
First
day
of
November
,
Anno
1643.
To
the
Constable
,
Officers
and
Jnhabitants
of
Cortenhall
,
in
the
Hundred
of
Wimersley
,
in
the
county
of
Northampton
.
Rupert
.
The
Constables
are
required
,
in
person
to
give
an
account
of
their
doings
,
to
the
Commissary
Generall
and
Engineers
.
Ordered
by
the
Commons
assembled
in
Parliament
,
That
this
Warrant
be
forthwith
printed
and
set
upon
posts
.
H
:
Elsynge
,
Cler.
Parl.
D.
Com.