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CHARLES I, King of England (1625-1649). Autograph letter signed to Prince Rupert ('Nepueu'), Newport, 24 July 1645, one page, 4to (integral leaf removed, traces of guard, slightly browned, contemporary endorsement on verso).
Written shortly before the fall of Bristol, informing Prince Rupert that he has commanded [George] Digby to send in cipher details of his resolution, 'wh[ic]h is differying from what I was most inclyned to when I saw you last ... albeit I cannot say that the affirmative is so absolutely concluded on as the negative; the particulars being of some lenth & greatest secrecie', and expressing his confidence in and affection for Rupert. The King also thanks him for arms and powder, and repeats his promise to send two regiments.
The King and Prince Rupert met at Crick two days before the present letter, Rupert returning to Bristol to consolidate his position there before the King arrived to make it his headquarters. The surrender of Bridgwater to Fairfax made this impossible, while in this confused atmosphere Charles gave Rupert no clear indication of his revised scheme (C.V. Wedgwood. The King's War, 1983, p.468). He appears to have busied himself inconclusively with the new Welsh levies, who refused to serve unless he dismissed Sir Charles Gerrard who had provoked great local hostility.
Written shortly before the fall of Bristol, informing Prince Rupert that he has commanded [George] Digby to send in cipher details of his resolution, 'wh[ic]h is differying from what I was most inclyned to when I saw you last ... albeit I cannot say that the affirmative is so absolutely concluded on as the negative; the particulars being of some lenth & greatest secrecie', and expressing his confidence in and affection for Rupert. The King also thanks him for arms and powder, and repeats his promise to send two regiments.
The King and Prince Rupert met at Crick two days before the present letter, Rupert returning to Bristol to consolidate his position there before the King arrived to make it his headquarters. The surrender of Bridgwater to Fairfax made this impossible, while in this confused atmosphere Charles gave Rupert no clear indication of his revised scheme (C.V. Wedgwood. The King's War, 1983, p.468). He appears to have busied himself inconclusively with the new Welsh levies, who refused to serve unless he dismissed Sir Charles Gerrard who had provoked great local hostility.
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