By 1643 Parliamentary authority in Suffolk was consolidated with the Eastern Association managing an effective county committee. Cromwell conducted sweeps through the county suppressing Royalist sympathisers and securing arms. Suffolk became a crucial recruiting ground and financial base for the Eastern Association army, providing the taxation and cavalry horses that sustained Cromwell campaigns.
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