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J)anies, I did not only compasse so 

 much of my imployment as con. 

 corned the settling of many distrac- 

 tions in suspected persons, in the 

 county of Monmouth, within forty- 

 eight howres after my departure from 

 Tewkesbury ; but, according to his 

 'lighness's pressing commands, I 

 possessed myself of Monmouth, 

 upon Tuesday, thellth following, 

 and was ready from thence to have 

 fallen upon Sir William Waller, as 

 the marches of his highness, and his 

 further commands, should have given 

 occasion. But this was prevented 

 by that which passed between them 

 the same day in the forest. I can- 

 not say that Sir William Waller 

 moved out of those parts where he 

 was, for my marching towards him, 

 or being upon his backe, but I am 

 sure his departure out of Mon- 

 mouthshire, his fighting with Prince 

 Maurice, and (by his retreat) the 

 security of South Wales for that 

 time (the most suspected persons, 

 and accused by name, coming in to 

 tender their loyal service to his ma- 

 jestic) were immediate consequences 

 of my marching thitherwards. 



And here were the business fully 

 effected, and quite done, from which 

 my imployment in those parts tooke 

 its rise at Tewkesbury ; and upon 

 this I moved for my returne, but his 

 highness thought it fitt to imployme 

 further in those parts, to unite the 

 forces of Hereford, Monmouth, and 

 South Wales, that by theire con- 

 junction there might be, both for 

 the present, some considerable 

 strength sent downe, to distresse 

 Glocester, and for the future, they 

 might be soc the stronger, to oppose 

 any should offer to invade them. 

 And this union I likewise effected, 

 according to his highness's instruc- 

 tions, with Hereford, Monmouth, 

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andGlStaorgan shires, by an associa- 

 tion, and put it in a very hopeful 

 way for the remaining five shires of 

 South Wales, who were all desired, 

 and willing to appear at Aberga- 

 venny, but did not, on account of 

 the short warning. There, at this 

 meeting, in the presence of all the 

 commissioners of the several coun- 

 ties, the lord Herbert, after the 

 agreement made for the association, 

 seemed doubtful whether his men 

 Mould keep together, and demanded 

 what he should do in case they 

 should disband when they came to 

 Hereford, which the commissioners 

 thought the fittest place for the first 

 rendezvous of the associated forces ? 

 At which question of his lordship I 

 was much troubled, and telling his 

 lordship of what dangerous conse- 

 quence it might be to his majesty's 

 service, and to his own honour, I 

 earnestly besought his lordship that 

 would he be pleased to thinke it a. 

 work worthie his paines, to make a 

 journey to Hereford for the preven- 

 tion of this mischiefe ; whereupon 

 his lordship (upon my importunity) 

 and myselfe, on Tuesday, 15th 

 April, came to Hereford, within 

 three miles of which towne lieute- 

 nant-colonel Hov/cl Gwyn quar- 

 tered, with about 140 or 150 of my 

 lord Herbert's men, who did, ac- 

 cording to my lord's former doubt, 

 disband the next morning, leaving 

 their armes behind them, which the 

 lieutenant-coionel loaded in carts, 

 and carried away. His lordship 

 being at Hereford, I applied myselfe 

 with all observance and humble re- 

 spects unto his lordship, in whom 

 the government of those parts, and 

 the disposall of all forces in them 

 was continued ; and having the se- 

 cond time fulfiUed his highnesses 

 commands, I expected every day to 

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