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A57257	The civill vvarres of England briefly related from His Majesties first setting up his standard 1641, to this present personall hopefull treaty : with the lively effigies and eulogies of the chief commanders ... : together with the distinct appellations, proper motions, and propitious influences of these memorable starres, chronologically related from anno. 1641 to anno. 1648 / collected by John Leycester.	Ricraft, Josiah, fl. 1645-1679.; Leycester, John, b. 1598.	1818 (1649)	Wing R1428; Wing R1436_PARTIAL; ESTC R15379	77,291	228

to carry with him he changed his mind and set his instruments to cross such a supply of men and money as he had proposed and caused Lambert to be appointed to that office Sir William was author of a book of Divine Meditations which was published after his decease He died Sept. 19 1669. The due praise of Sir William Waller Portsmouth taken Arundel Castle taken * Major-general Massey a Presbyterian and a soldier of fortune offered to enter into the king's service before he was retained by the parliament which he served with a fidelity that was greatly applauded He was governor of the city of Gloucester which he held out with invincible resolution against the flower of the royal army till the earl of Essex could be supplied with a sufficient body of forces to raise the siege The defence of this city is one of the most signal instances of bravery in the whole course of the war He was set aside by the Independents upon the passing of the self-denying ordinance and shortly after volunteered his service in the cause of king Charles the Second who from the time that he had recovered any authority in Scotland granted a commission to the duke of Buckingham to raise a regiment which Massey was to command under him and to raise another regiment of foot and the English which should resort thither of which they expected great numbers were to list themselves in those regiments And there were some who had enlisted themselves accordingly but the discipline the Scots had used to the king and their adhering to their old principles even after they seemed united for him had kept the king's friends in England from repairing to them in Scotland Massey had got a great name by his defending Gloucester against the late king and was looked upon as a martyr for the Presbyterian interest and so very dear to that party and therefore as soon as they came within the borders of England he was sent with some troops before and was always to march at least a day before the army to the end that he might give notice of the king's coming and draw the gentry of the counties through which he passed to be ready to attend upon his majesty In the beginning of the night when Massey was going for Gloucester a troop of the parliament army beset the house where he was and took him prisoner and putting him before one of the troopers well guarded were proceeding to a place of security But that tempestuous night had so much good fortune in it to him that in the darkest part of it going down a steep hill with woods on both sides he either by his own activity or the connivance of the soldier found means to disentangle himself from the man and to effect his escape into the woods and got clean off The due praise of Major Generall Massey * Philip Skippon was sergeant-major-general of the parliament army major-general of the London militia and governor of Bristol After the passing of the self-denying ordinance he was preferred to the same post in the army that he held before to which he was thought justly to be entitled on the ground of his merit He was president of the council of war under the earl of Essex and both in the cabinet and the field approved himself an excellent soldier He commanded the infantry at the battle of Naseby where he exerted himself with his usual intrepidity Magnanimous Skippon says May was grievously wounded yet would not forsake the battle but with all possible endeavours discharged his part till the victory was obtained He was a zealous republican and indeed went the greatest lengths with that party His name frequently occurs as a member of the house of commons in the Interregnum He was also one of Cromwell's council of state He had 1000l a year in lands of inheritance assigned him by the parliament for his services The duke of Buckingham's estate at Blecheley in Buckinghamshire was given to him on that nobleman's forfeiture but at the Restoration it reverted to the real owner Walker says he was heretofore waggoner to sir Francis Vere but if he were a waggoner which is extremely improbable it adds much to the greatness of his character to have been able to raise himself to such eminent posts in the army and the state under every disadvantage of education The due praise of Major Generall Skippon Grafton-house taken Barnstaple and Taunton taken * Sir John Meldrum a Scotsman when he entered into the service of the parliament joined himself to sir William Waller and first displayed his military talents in the West particularly at the taking of Portsmouth When the earl of Newcastle besieged Hull a second time he made a bold sally from that fortress beat the earl and his whole army from their works and raised the siege Upon this success he with the assistance of sir Thomas Fairfax took the strong town of Gainsborough Dec. 20 1643 and a few weeks after the isle of Axholm He next defeated a body of forces under the command of the lords Byron and Molineaux near Ormskirk The most signal of his actions was the taking of the town and castle of Scarborough It is said he was mortally wounded in taking this castle but bishop Kennet informs us that he received his death-wound at Ailresford in Hampshire and that he was buried in Westminster Abbey but his body was in 1661 taken up and with several others buried in a pit in St. Margaret's church-yard The due praise of Sir Iohn Meldrum * Sir William Balfour though he had great obligations to the court made no scruple of attaching himself to its most virulent opponents He was turned out of his office of the Tower a little before the breaking out of the civil war and was succeeded by colonel Lunsford He afterwards served in the rebel army as lieutenant-general of horse under the earl of Essex and commanded the reserve at the battle of Edge-hill with which he charged so vigorously that he soon dispersed the king's best infantry and seized his artillery He also greatly distinguished himself in the taking of Newbury Shortly after the earl of Essex had relieved Lyme and advanced with his forces into Cornwall he found it expedient to his safety to quit the army in order to escape to Plymouth on which occasion sir William Balfour contrived to pass through the whole of the king's army under command of lord Goring and continue his march even to London with less loss or trouble than could have been imagined passing all the king's garrisons in his way through the supineness and neglect of Goring who had intelligence of their rout but received the notice when in one of his jovial exercises and neglected the opportunity of intercepting the enemy till they had passed his quarters and it was too late to pursue them in any time Nor was any man called in question for this supine neglect it being not thought fit to make severe inquisition

grant may be effectuall that righteousnes may take place and peace and truth may meet together so shall our Kingdom flourish and we become a happy people by continuing in the Bond of Unity Courteous Reader if you meet with errata for I am conscientious to my selfe of my owne insufficiency I intreate you to impute them to the Diurnalls my best Intelligencers And as for other slips not suiting with thine affection yet per●it judicium cum res transit in affectum I must conclude with Lypsius his deprication Mihi quidem mens ubique bona si alibi humana haec lingua aut calamus hic titubavit ne asperè quaeso minus luam To close all as I prefixed to this short Epistle a Doxalogie so I shut it up with the Psalmists thankful acknowledgment which that renowned Conqueror Hen. 5 commanded to be sung in his Campe after the famous Victory at Agin-Court Not unto us Lord not unto us not to our Parliament not to our Armies not to our Navy nor to London but to thy name give the praise Ps. 115. 5. By John Leycester Robert Earle of Essex his Exellence Lord Generall of the Parlints Army etc lately deceased CHAP. I. Upon the illustrious and right honourable ROBERT Earle of Essex sometimes Generall of England lately deceased * Brightest Starre of the whole constellation Of warlike Worthies sending influence Of vigour to an old collapsed Nation Divided not by Romish negligence Had not thy courage cop'd with bloudy men Thy Conquests had not been so got with bloud But destruction needs must follow when Their cruelty threatning like a swelling floud Life and Lawes with an imperiall rage Providence by thy prowesse did asswage That furious torrent leaving the crimson ground Edg-hill and Newb'ry Marsh thy fame to sound For in those fields thou didst triumphantly Conquer the enemy and got'st the victory Therefore thou had'st instead of passing Bells The Drums and Cannons thunder forth thy knels THis our never sufficiently honoured English Generall his Excellency the Earle of Essex deserves a record written in letters of gold and a tomb carved out in precious stones with this inscription upon it for after Ages to read Here 's intomb'd Robert Devereux Brave renouned Earle of Essex Who was in English mens account The Phoenix Peer Lord Paramount A friend to Truth and Peace he was God lov'd him well that was the cause That he away from hence was sent Into the highest Firmament Where I leave him amongst the Angels and glorious host and descend from his celestiall to this terrestriall actions in some measure to speak of what he did most gallantly perform in the time he was late Lord Generall of England which was in the yeare 1641. and upon the third of July in the said year his Excellency rode through London to take a view of his voluntarie Citizens and Apprentices of London that had listed themselves under him and were met to be mustered in the new Artillery whither their renouned Generall no sooner came but was entertained with shouts of joy flinging up their hats into the ayre and crying with a loud voice We will live and die with you my Lord and he answered And I by the help of God am ready to do the like with you Never was Generall better beloved by his Souldiers then he was many of them to this day with heavy hearts shake their heads and cry Adieu brave Devereux adieu This renouned Generall had no sooner received his instruction from the Parliament but he marched into the field and hearing of the Kings Forces near Worcester plundering and spoiling the Countrey he marched up to them fell suddenly upon them and utterly routed them the 12. of September 1642. and afterwards tooke the City of Worcester and hearing the Kings scattered Forces got a head neare unto Shrewesbury in Shropshire he marched after them and drove them before him untill they saw their own advantage of time and place pitched there maine body upon a place called Edge-hill neere Keynton where our noble Generall drew up to them and most gallantly charged them in his own person and after a fierce battell the Enemy were wholly routed and most confusedly retreated with great losse where was taken the Kings Standard the L. Willoughby Sir Edward Stanley Col. Vavasour Col. Lunsford with many hundreds more in which sight was slain the Earl of Lindsey the Kings Generall the L. Aubeny Sir Edmond Verney the Kings Standard-bearer with divers other Officers of quality and many hundred common souldiers Octob. the 22. 1642. in this battell the Earl of Essex fought so gallantly shewing so much courage and fidelity that his very enemies did acknowledge it The winter was no sooner over past that Artillery might bee drawne but his Excellency againe tooke field and marched up to Reading and straightly besieged it and after a small time tooke it Aprill the 18. 1643. and afterwards marched to Glocester and relieved it then to Cirencester and took it and drew up the whole Army and gave the Kings Army battell at Newbery and utterly routed them kill'd five Lords and many hundreds more in this fight our noble Generall did in his owne person charge the enemy to the great encouragement of his Souldiers and after he had performed this service he marched for the relief of the oppressed West Countrey and beat up the enemies quarters before him tooke the town of Barnstaple in Devonshire and the Castle of Taunton-Deane with all the ammunition the 22. of June 1644. and afterwards marched up to Mount Stamford and tooke it with all the ammunition as also the town of Plympton with the Garrison of Saltash and Launceston with four or five more small Garrisons And againe he marches forward and takes Greenvill-house and Newbridge with all the ammunition the 14 of July 1644. and afterward took Tadcaster in Cornwall and Foy with many Ships in the Harbour These with many more did this renouned Generall his Excellency the Earle of Essex performe alwaies bearing a tender respect to his souldiers to see them well provided for And this was and is noble Essex's honor that he was mercifull to man and beast himselfe free from cowardice or covetousnesse pride or contention His Exellence Alexander Lasley Generall of the Scotch Army CHAP. II. Upon the right Honourable Alexander Lesley Earle of Leven Generall of the Scots Army * The great Commander of our warlike Friends And Brethren is this noble valiant Scot Whose sincere heart 's free from selfe-seeking ends His love and labour must not be forgot York Newcastle and her Marquesse knowes Their conquer'd State and his sad overthrowes Digby and Langdale too may waile their losse And that rebellious Army of Montrosse IF art could invent or wisdom delineate the height of perfection that is to be found in the most noble parts of military Discipline then renouned Lesley would be the admiration of all the world who now hath

the commendation of the greatest part of Europe the Low-Countreyes and divers parts beyond Seas at this day eccho forth his praise and with a sorrowfull looke and pale face bid him Adieu brave Lesley adieu but the love he bare to Religion his King and Countrey ingaged him to steere his course towards these Kingdoms and coming to the Court of England was courted and consulted withall and being found neither knave nor foole was presently discountenanced and so departed into his owne Countrey of Scotland and was there received with much triumph and joy they knowing he was free from cowardice or covetousnesse which is often the losse of Armies and Garrisons if I be not mistaken Oxford Banbury and Bristoll will witnesse yet neither profit or penury could incline him or decline him from doing or suffering to his uttermost in the cause of Religion Lord-Bishops and all that depend upon their Episcopall Hierarchy will remember renouned Lesley who was under God the two-edged Sword that cut them and their wild branches off at the root witnesse the yeare 1640. in which time he entred England with an Army of twenty thousand men and upon the first entrance routed the Queens Regiment of Horse and Foot and all the rest fled finding a paire of heels to be of more use for security then a paire of hands but notwithstanding this advantage our Brethren were desirous to treat with His Majesty who condescended thereunto and hearing the reasonablenesse of their Propositions condescended thereunto and so in peace they did depart not long after but in the yeare 1642. a civill Warre arising amongst our selves and the Parliaments Army not able to suppresse the enemy were necessitated to desire the assistance of our Brethren of Scotland who were as ready to help us as we were readie to desire their help their sensiblenesse of our misery was exprest in tears as may appeare by the relation of our Messengers the Lord Wharton Sir Henry Vane M. Solicitor S. John M. Marshall and M. Burroughs and that which puts a seale of confirmation to these and other relations of their love and willingnesse to help us is their coming into England so suddenly after and at such an unseasonable time as they did it being mid winter that they marched in snow and water to the mid leg for a hundred miles together and their noble Generall his Excellency the Earl of Leven most resolutely fell to the work although in an enemies Countrey having before him the Earl of Newcastle with an Army of 20 thousand strong yet he drove them before him killing and taking prisoners many of them daily and upon a sudden he wheeled about with his Army and tooke Cockit Island with the town Jan. 20. 1643. and afterwards marches up to the enemies quarters and beats them up taking in also the strong Garrison of Alnwick Febr. 14. 1643. and afterward hastned his march further into the enemies Countrey and takes in the Town of Morepeth Febr. 22. 1643. and marches againe up to the enemy and beats up his quarters and takes the strong Garrison of Tinby March 19. 1643. and afterwards marches forward and takes Sunderland with great store of Ammunition Newcastles rage being risen drawes up his whole Army as intending to give battell to the Earle of Leven but no sooner did he draw up but Newcastles popish ragged Regiments ran away and our Brethren of Scotland marched forward and tooke the strong Garrisons of Durham and Lomby Aprill 14. 15. 1644. they marched yet forwarder and beat severall parties of the enemies and tooke Morepeth Castle with all the Ammunition the 2. of June 1644. and having notice of the renouned Earl of Manchester's marching up towards them they with much rejoycing hastned to meet him whom they longed to see the face of and having met him with much joy saluted him and so joyned both their Armies together and drove the Popish Earle of Newcastle and all his Army into York and there besieged him Prince Rupert being at that time in Lancashire hastens to raise their siege making his boasts how he would beat the Scots and would know of what mettle those fresh-water souldiers were made which e're he departed he very well knew to the deare price of 4500. mens lives upon the place called Marston-Moore never to be forgotten by Prince Rupert nor the Earl of Newcastle and after the spoile of the battell was taken they marched up to Yorke and tooke it with all the Ammunition and when this was performed the Earle of Manchester marched Westward and the Earle of Leven Northward and tooke Gateshead 12. of August 1644. and straightly besieged Newcastle upon Tine prepared mines and all accommodation for storme offered faire terms but were not accepted then stormed the towne and tooke it the 20. of October 1644. with much Arms and Ammunition and afterwards tooke Tinmouth Castle marched up to Carlisle and took it also and afterwards besieged the strong Castle of Scarborough and took it with the Castle of Rabi and the Castle of Canon-Froome and since have been assistant in the taking of Newarke And for the gallant service of this noble Generall the Earle of Leven let true-English-men give him true honour and praise let that tongue cleave to the roof of that mouth that is so ungratefull and uncivill as to foment divisions betwixt us and these our Covenanted-Brethren The Right Honble. Robert Earle of Warwick Lord Rich of Leeze Lord High Admirall of the Seas CHAP. III. Upon the right honourable and noble Patriot Robert Earle of Warwicke * A third bright star within our Hemi-Spheare Of Reformation is this noblest Rich Richer indeed then can to men appeare Because his aymes on noble ends do pitch This trusty Pilot waits upon the Ocean Watching both forraigne and domestick Foes Then to the land thus in their restlesse motion Are pious souls whom God doth here dispose To honour him and do his will on earth And them he honours with a second birth VVhich begets in Warwick prudence and love A lions heart yet harmlesse as the dove IT were great ingratitude to let passe or bury in oblivion the many glorious things that this our high Admirall of England Robert Earl of Warwicke hath performed both by Sea and Land since the year 1642. which both his and our adversaries at home and abroad know to their griefe he was unto our Kingdome under God as a bulwarke of defence a rock of refuge a castle and tower to flie unto a strong and mighty wall to defend us from the malicious pride and cruelty of France Spain Denmarke and all the world beside and had not brave renouned Warwicke stood to us and guarded our coasts we and our Kingdome had long e're this been a prey to our enemies at home and abroad But God be praised who put it into the hearts of our Parliament-Worthies to make so good a choice and they