There is a copy of a letter among the _Blakeway Papers_ from Prince Maurice, addressed to His Majesty’s Commissioners for the county of Salop, dated 1645, which also affords evidence of some disaffection to the royal cause among the people of Bridgnorth, or, at least, some slackening of zeal in the King’s service, produced most likely by the causes above referred to. “GENTLEMEN, “This day I received a letter from Sir Lewis Kyrke, Governor of Bridgnorth, alleadging that his warrant for the advancement of the works at Bridgnorth were disobeyed, which I cannot avoyde to take notice of, being sent downe by His Majesty to advance the affayres of these parts, for the good of His Majesty’s service. To the intent that I may ease and cherish your county as much as may bee, therefore I desire to knowe what their grievances and dislikes are, and why and upon what ground the Governor’s warrants were neglected, that if reason be shewed, I may doe the country that right, which in justice they may expect, or however see those things perfected, which conduce to the security of those parts, and the better serving His Majesty, which is all att present I have to say, but that I am, Gentlemen, Your lv. ffriend, MAURICE, Comr. of Salop.” Worcester, 19 of January, 1645. ffor his Majesty’s Commissioners of the County of Salop. [81] This letter forms a part of a tract, entitled “A true and exact Relation of the Proceedings of His Majesties Army in Cheshire, Shropshire and Worstershire. Together with what hath happened to the late Lord Strange, now Earl of Derby, before Manchester. With the Resolution of the Town to oppose him; and the number of Men which were slain.” It is bound up in a Volume of very valuable tracts, referring to the events of this period, and was kindly lent to me by the Rev. T. L. Claughton, of Kidderminster. I. (_Page 169._) COLLEGE AND ALMSHOUSES.