Catalogue description EDWARD WALKER to MONTAGUE, EARL OF LINDSEY, Lord Great Chamberlain of England, at Warwick Castle.

--"I know not how by my actions and lease by my actions and lesse by my thankes to answere those expressions of your Lordships favours to me. . . . For the state of things heere, I can say litle, wee beeinge in our winter quarters, the security of which I doubt not of, notwithstandinge the late unfortunate surprisall of my Lord Grandison at Winchester (by the flying Army of Dragooners of the Parliament) and his Regiment of horse and Colonel Gray's Regiment of Dragooners, consistinge of about 500, who were enforced to yeald uppon the tearmes of the officers departing on horsebacke and the troopers on foote, but conditions were not kept they say, the rude multitude overswaying theire officers, so that our officers beeinge detayned were enforced to make escapes, as the Lord Grandison, Sir Richard Willis and some fewe others, but as yett your Lordship's brother and Sir John Smyth are not come to us and, as I heare, but ill treated. This my Lord I must confesse was an unlucky blow, but discourageth not, rather adds vigilaunce to a just cause. Those flyinge Dragooners made since for Chichester, but as yett have not been able to attempt any thinge against it. In Cornwall and Devon, Sir Raph Hopton is powerfull; wee have likewise the same and better confidence in the Earle of Newcastle, who, out of question, is Master of Yorkeshire and with a powerful Army of above 10,000 men in those Contries. For the Marquesse of Hertford, his neereness to you, beeinge at Worcester, may give your Lordship assurance that hee is not without a considerable power, all which concurring, I doubt not but that ere long an happy issue may bee given to these calamities that now oppresse this nation; and that your Lordship's friends may have the happinesse to serve your Lordship at liberty. For the presert distempers in London I can say litle, though 'tis hoped it may produce the wished effect of peace: I acquainted my Lord Mowbray with your Lordship's letter, who assures mee [he] returned an answere to your Lordship's letter, how ever it miscarried."