Northhampton September the 13th 1642
Thrice worthy Sir
accordinge to custome I present you with our particular circumstances my last unto you of this nature was September the 2d beinge Saturday
Sabath day september the 3d wee peacably injoyed
Munday morninge I was informed by a cuntrey man of a base preist 6 miles distant which had set out horse for the commission of aray and had armes in his house and I immediatley got 20 musketteers and marched out to search the house the cuntrey man I clothed with a soildiers red coate gave him armes and made him my guide but havinge marched 2 miles certaine gentlemen of the cuntrey in formed mee that Justice Edmonds a man of good conversation but since I heare of the Aray was plundered by the base blewcoats of colonell Cholmleys regiment and bereaved of his very beeds wherupon I immediately devided my ... men into 3 squadrons surrounded them and forced them to bringe ther pillage upon their owne backs unto the house againe for which service I was welcommed with the best varieties in the house and had given me a scarlet Coate lined with plush and severall exelent bookes in folio of my owne chusinge but returninge a troope of horse belonginge unto Colonell Foynes met mee pillaged mee of all and robbed mee of my very sword for which cause I told them I would ether have my sword or dye in the feild commaunded my men to charge with bullet and by devisions to fier upon them which made them with shame returne mee my sword and it beinge towards night I returned to northampton threatninge revenge upon the base troopers this night and the day followinge our company by lot watched the south gate where I searched every horsman of that troope to the skin tooke from them a fat buck a venison pasty ready baked but lost my owne goods
wensday morninge wee had tidings that prince Robert that diabolicall cavalere had surrounded Lester and demaunded two thousand pounds or else threatned to plunder the towne wherupon our soildiers were even madde to be at them but wanted commission all the venison belonginge to malignants in the Cuntrey are destroyed
Thursday our soildiers marched in to the feild to exercise and there declared their base ends specified in a former letter composed in hast and intended to be sent by Leiftenant wade but he could not stay the wrightinge of it this day most of the ministers nominated in your letter came unto us
Fryday morninge worthy Master obediah Sedgwich gave us a worthy sermon and my company in particular marched to heare him in ranke and file Master John Sedgwich was appointed to preach in the after noone but we had newes that prince Robert had plundered Harbrough and fired some adjacent townes and our Regimente were immediatly drawne into the feild but beinge in formed of ther Flyinge away wee returned
Saturday morninge Master John Sedgwich gave us a famous sermon after noone our regiments marched forth to meete his Exelency who was in greate state welcommed into the towne and the watch word this night was welcome this night and the day followinge our company watched the northgate
Sabbath Day morninge Master Marshall that worthy champion of Christ preached unto us after noone Master Ash by relation but as yet I have not seene him these with ther sermons have already subdued and satisfied more malignante spirits amongst us then 1000 armed men could have done so that wee have greate hopes of a blessed union
Munday morninge I received your letter dated September the 8th with my Mistrises scarfe and Master Molloynes hatband both which came very seasonably for I had gathered a little money together and had this day made me a soildiers sute for winter edged with gold and silver lace these gifts I am unworthy ... of I have nothinge to tender you for them but humble and harty thankes I will weare them for your sakes and I hope I shall neiver staine them but in the blod of a Cavalleere Your letter beinge a pitthy sollid breife and reall relation I presented to my Captaine and all the Captaines of our regiment together at dinner with master Obbediah Sedgwich who rejoysed at the newes and gave me much thankes my Captaine greetes you with his best respects
Tuesday this day his Exelency intends to view our forces wensday wee expect the Celebration of a fast Thursday we expect to march with all our forces Towards Lester and I doubt not but we shall scowre the Cavallers your man Davy remembers his service unto you and give humble thankes for your kind remembrance of him I have not any other thinge for the present to acquaint you with Therfore with my humble service to your selfe my Mistris Master Molloyne and his wife and unto all yours and their Children and my love to the servants of both houses I conclude untill Death remaininge
your humble thankefull and deeply ingaged servant at commaund
Nehemiah Wharton
Every wensday you may find a post that ... serveth our army at the Saracens head in Carter lane his name is Thomas weeden who is with us once a weeke constantly
To the worthy and his much Honored Frend Master George Willingham Marchant at the golden Anchor in Swethins Lane these present