JOHN PARKER

Stand your ground. Don’t fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here!

The misery of the people here is very great, the beggars innumerable and increasing everyday…One half of the people in Ireland eat neither bread nor flesh for one half of the year, nor wear Shoes or Stockings; your Hogs in England and Essex Calves lie and live better than they.

Stand your ground. Don’t fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here!

The misery of the people here is very great, the beggars innumerable and increasing everyday…One half of the people in Ireland eat neither bread nor flesh for one half of the year, nor wear Shoes or Stockings; your Hogs in England and Essex Calves lie and live better than they.