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the town and county of Monmouth from the hands of 

 the enemies, and of late regained the said town from 

 them ; and in regard likewise that the towns of Mon 

 mouth and Chepstow are belonging to him of inheri 

 tance, and the interest he hath in the whole county, 

 my desire is, that the Commander-in-chief of the said 

 county and the Governors of both or each of those 

 towns, or of any other garrison within the said county, 

 should be complying with or observing any desires of 

 his, intimated unto them : either concerning his 

 Majesty s service, the good of that county, or the 

 particular safety and interest of him and his (whereof 

 I am very tender). As also the High Sheriff, Commis 

 sioners of Array, Justices of the Peace, or other officers 

 of the said county, martial or civil (as they tender my 

 pleasure), and will answer the contrary at their perils. 

 And for their so doing, the sight of these, or a copy 

 hereof, attested by that Eight Honourable Henry 

 Marquis of Worcester, shall be their and either of their 

 warrant. Given under my hand at Oxford, the 5th 

 day -of January, in the twentieth year of his Majesty s 



reign. 



&quot; KUPERT. 



The accounts we have of Lord Herbert s military 

 operations are extremely meagre ; in a patent hereafter 

 to be noticed, the sieges and battles at which he was 

 present are briefly announced ; with what courage and 

 successful conduct he took Goodrich Castle, the Forest 

 of Dean, and the city of Hereford ; indeed with what 

 remarkable good fortune, with what unhoped-for suc 

 cess, he made himself master of the strongly fortified 

 town of Monmouth. 



* Endorsed in the same hand &quot; Prince Rupert, his Warrant&quot; And endorsed 

 by a private hand, &quot; Prince Rupert s Warrant to the Marquis of Worcester, 

 Oxford, January 5, 1644.&quot; 



