Talk:Broadway meeting

Letter read in Parliament on 24 January 1648
John Rushworth Mr. Rushworth's Historical Collections: Abridg'd and improv'd ..., Volume 6, p. 335 (Letter of dangerous design about Gloucestershire: read out in Parliament on 24 January) The following Letter of Jan. 19. from a Person of Note at Gloucester read to the Commons, viz.. There was a Council held at Broadway Worcestershire, the greatest part of last Week, by about 80 discontented Officers of Col. Kempson's, Col. Ayre's, Col. Herbert's, and another Regiment of Foot, and of Col. Cook's Regiment of Horse. Their Debate was about the Surprizal of Glocester; it being alledged there were 300 Barrels of Pouder there, and that the Works being bad, they cou'd easily surprize the Town by night.

Hartlebury-Castle they conceiv'd would be deliver'd 'em by Lieut. Col. Turtan ; if not, they held that easy to be surpriz'd too. They had some discourse about Ludlow, Shrewsbury, and Hereford, being assur'd that laugbourne would join 'em; and that they could have 2000 Cap-Men from Bewdly; and also that the discontented Citizens of London would furnish 'cm with present Mony. To these Debates there were about 20 Dissenters, by whom I am assur'd the General is acquainted herewith, as also the Governor and Officers. The House on debate refer'd this Business to the Committee of the Kingdom at Derby-House.

This text may prove useful for a further expansion of the article. There is a longer quote in the John William Willis-Bund book. -- PBS (talk) 12:04, 13 July 2010 (UTC)