A true relation of Prince Ruperts barbarous cruelty against the towne of Brumingham : to which place on Monday Apr. 3. 1643. he marcht with 2000 horse and foot, 4 drakes, and 2 sakers; where after two houres fight (being twice beaten off by the townsmen in all but 140 musqueteers) he entered, put divers to the sword, and burnt about 80 houses to ashes, suffering no man to carry away his goods, or quench the fire, and making no difference between friend or foe; yet by Gods providence the greatest losse fell on the malignants of the town. And of the cavaliers were slaine divers chiefe commanders, and men of great quality, amongst whom was the Earle of Denbigh, the Lord Iohn Stewart: and as themselves report the Lord Digby.

Format:

Microformat

Author/Creator:

Porter, Robert, active 17th century.

Contributor:

Girdler, Robert.

Series:

Thomason Tracts ; 17:E.969.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rupert, Prince, Count Palatine, 1619-1682.

Rupert.

Birmingham (England)--History, Military--Early works to 1800.

Great Britain--History--Civil War, 1642-1649--Campaigns--Early works to 1800.

Local Subjects:

Birmingham (England)--History, Military--Early works to 1800.

Great Britain--History--Civil War, 1642-1649--Campaigns--Early works to 1800.

Physical Description:

8 unnumbered pages

35 mm

monochrome

service copy

positive

Other Title:

True relation of Prince Ruperts barbarous cruelty against the towne of Birmingham

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for Iohn Wright in the Old-baily, April 12. 1642. [that is, 1643]

Notes:

"Two letters, the first signed: R.P., i.e. R. Porter, the second signed: R.G., i.e. Robert Girdler." -- Cf. BLC.

Annotation on Thomason copy: the 2 in the imprint date has been modified to a 3.

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International, 1977. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Thomason Tracts ; 17:E.96[9]). s1977 miun a

Cited in:

Wing (2nd ed.) P2987A.

Thomason E.96[9].

OCLC:

61372739