The
Copy
of
A
LETTER
from
EDMUND
PRIDEUX
,
ESQUIRE
,
A
Member
of
the
Honourable
House
of
COMMONS
,
and
one
of
the
Commissioners
of
the
great
Seale
of
England
,
to
a
Member
of
the
Committees
,
now
residing
in
Yorke
.
Wherein
is
set
down
many
particulars
touching
Bridgwater
,
(
more
then
hath
formerly
been
related
)
viz.
how
many
considerable
persons
,
Knights
,
Collonels
,
Serjeant-Majors
,
and
other
Officers
,
&c.
with
great
store
of
Ammunition
were
taken
there
.
Also
,
14
Articles
agreed
and
concluded
upon
concerning
the
rendition
of
Pontefract
Castle
for
the
use
of
King
and
Parliament
.
The
Copy
of
a
Letter
from
Edmund
Prideux
Esquire
,
a
Member
of
the
honourable
house
of
Commons
.
Sir
,
GOD
having
beene
pleased
once
more
in
a
place
of
so
great
importance
to
blesse
the
indeavours
of
that
most
victorious
and
worthy
Commander
Sir
Thomas
Fairfax
,
in
the
delivering
the
strong
town
of
Bridgewater
unto
his
mercy
;
I
held
it
a
duty
in
me
to
publish
and
make
knowne
this
glorious
and
wonderfull
dealing
of
God
with
us
,
the
particulars
you
will
see
in
the
inclosed
:
Let
God
be
acknowledged
in
it
,
and
to
him
bee
ascribed
the
sole
praise
and
glory
:
and
by
Gods
blessing
wee
hope
to
give
a
good
account
of
the
full
and
perfect
reduction
of
the
West
,
Prince
Charles
is
in
Cornwall
to
raise
Forces
there
,
but
the
Countreymen
are
willing
to
serve
in
their
own
Countrey
,
but
loathe
to
go
out
of
it
:
They
flie
from
Presses
,
and
Shelter
themselves
in
woods
.
Rupert
is
at
Bristoll
,
and
hath
imprisoned
some
of
the
chief
men
whom
he
suspected
:
he
hath
likewise
laboured
with
the
Clubmen
in
those
parts
,
beseeching
and
intreating
them
once
more
to
stand
up
for
their
King
,
and
for
their
own
Liberties
,
promising
that
their
inland
Garrisons
shall
be
taken
away
,
and
that
they
shall
not
bee
so
heavily
charged
with
Taxes
for
the
future
:
but
it
will
not
prevail
,
and
they
prepare
and
expect
for
his
falling
on
them
,
and
are
provided
for
him
:
and
generally
the
Clubmen
are
now
for
the
Parliament
.
In
Bridgewater
are
taken
the
Governour
,
alias
,
Nurse
Windham
,
,
sir
Iohn
Stoyell
,
and
sir
Iohn
Digby
the
Lord
Digbies
brother
,
and
three
others
Knights
,
6
Collonels
,
14
Lieutenant
.
Collonels
and
Sergeant
Majors
,
100
Captaines
,
Lieutenants
and
other
Officers
,
forty
Gentlemen
of
note
,
two
thousand
prisoner
at
least
,
800
Horse
,
36
peeces
of
Ord●nance
,
which
is
a
great
losse
unto
them
,
being
all
Gorings
Traine
,
so
as
now
they
have
not
any
to
take
the
field
:
five
thousand
Armes
,
and
all
Gorings
Carriages
,
Bagge
and
Baggage
that
were
gone
to
Bridgwater
,
and
much
plunder
for
the
Souldiers
,
being
taken
by
Force
,
in
which
our
losse
was
very
small
,
not
nine
killed
,
and
few
wounded
:
this
is
a
great
mercy
and
ought
to
be
taken
notice
of
,
and
for
such
purpose
is
it
written
by
24
July
1645
Your
affection
friend
,
and
ready
servant
,
Edmund
Prideux
.
The
inclosed
(
before
spoken
of
)
is
printed
,
the
Title
whereof
is
.
The
taking
of
Bridgweater
,
&c.