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A76396	Good and true intelligence from Reading.· Being a true relation of two late fights betweene the Parliaments forces and the mallgnants [sic]: the one neer Wallingford, where the Parliaments forces under the command of Serjeant-Major Holford slew three hundred of the malignants, whereof two captains were slain, and took 600. armes, one peece of ordnance, foure ensignes, and 80. prisoners, two captains, and seven lievtenants and serjeants. The other neer a town called Slow, with all the proceedings of his Excellencies army about Reading, from the 18. of May to the 24. Sent in a letter from Lievtenant Bennet under the command of Serjeant-Major Holford, (in the regiment of the Right Honourable the Lord Grey) to his brother in London.	Bennet, Isaac.	1643 (1643)	Wing B1883A; Thomason E104_7; ESTC R11692	2,984	8

Good and true Intelligence FROM READING BEING A true Relation of two late Fights betweene the Parliaments Forces and the Malignants The one neer Wallingford where the Parliaments Forces under the command of Serjeant-Major Holford slew three hundred of the Malignants whereof two Captains were slain and took 600. armes one peece of Ordnance foure Ensignes and 80. prisoners two Captains and seven Lievtenants and Serjeant● The other neer a town called Slow with all the proceedings of his Excellencies Army about Reading from the 18. of May to the 24. Sent in a Letter from Lievtenant Bennet under the command of Serjeant-Major Helford in the Regiment of the Right Honourable the Lord Grey to his brother in London LONDON Printed for P H. SMITH 1643. True Jntelligence from Reading Loving Brother MY kind love remembred unto you wishing your welfare I was sorry I could have no longer time with you when I was at London to declare unto you my resolution to adventure my self with others in defence of the cause undertaken by the Parliament not only in my estate but person knowing no cause undertaken can be more acceptable to God then the defence of his true religion and nothing is more available to the advancement of peace and tranquillity then the preservation of the Priviledges of Parliament lives and liberties of the free-born Subjects of this kingdome I have well informed my conscience of the justnesse of the cause undertaken by the Parliament and the illegality and impiety that is daily practised in the contrary party and shall count my life a good sacrifice if it be offered up for the defence of that cause for which they have now taken up arms I adventure my self not for hopes of preferment or lucre of gain to be obtained by the same for my own estate you know is sufficient for my maintenance and I could imploy my selfe and it in another way for my particular profit but my only aim is to advance the publike to the uttermost of my power my Brother Jonathan came with me to Reading the same evening I parted from you and having made my intentions known I was accepted of by Serjeant-Major Holford who is under the command of the Lord Gray and had the place of a Lievtenant assigned unto me under Captain Audley You desired me to write you the weekly proceedings of the Army which I shall gladly do to pleasure you you shall receive from me a letter God willing on Munday next of what shall occurre in that time and afterwards weekly I could wish you would com● your selfe and I will endeavour to procure you a place Pray brother remember my kind love to my friends in Essex when you write thither and send them the newes you have from me which shal be certain and true Thursday the 18. of May about two of the clock in the afternoon we received information in the army that part of P. Ruperts Forces about two thousand horse and foot intended to assault some of our souldiers that quartered about Wallingford upon which Warrants were sent out in the Lord Generals name for the forces in those parts to gather themselves into a body for their own defence and that in respect his Excellency had not substitute a Generall or left Instructions at his return to London for the leading forth of the Army in the whole body from Reading against the Malignants but only granted out Warrants for the raising of the Countrey if violence should be offered by the opposite Army and to defend themselves if they should see cause by which means the Countrey delinquents had good opportunity to have recourse to the Kings Army and as many as would joyne their persons with it might and they that would not might contribute of their estates as themselves pleased and if his Excellency had not returned speedily great dammage would have fallen on the well-affected These beginnings in his Lordships absence made the Commanders of the severall Regiments in the Army take consideration what was fit to be done to prevent future mischief at length the Lord Gray sent the said Serjeant-Major Holford with two Troups of horse and 100. Dragoons to Wallingford where was 800. horse and foot of the Parliaments Forces quartered to aid and assist them against the Malignants Friday Captain Audley under whom I serve went from Reading with about 100. Dragoons 200. foot accompanied with Captain Spurling into the countrey adjacen upon report of a mischief done by trechery at a town called Slowe riding through the town the same having many ill-affected persons therein and are secretly for the Malignants as two Captains viz. Captain Welch and an other marched through the town with their companies the said Captains were shot out of a house and slain in the street as they rode I was an eye-witnesse of the same being at their burying our Captain upon this accident marched to that town too to prevent future accidents of mishap and in our march we were met by two troups of horse of the Malignants who presently discharged upon us and we again answered them with whom we bickered about half an houre and then they thought it better to run away then stay We took about 20. prisoners their horses a Colour and one Cap. Snag whom we sent with a guard to Reading about 30. more of them were slain mortally wounded we lost two men and a Dragoon but none hurt then we came to Slow and took an oath of them for their fidelity to the service of the King and Parliament setling the town in peace and disarming all the malignants that were discovered therein those that refused to take the said oath were committed to safe custody till opportunity served to proceed against them of the persons which we disarmed we took 150. arms and about the estimate of 6. barrels of powder in private houses kept for the service of the King and to act private trecheries against any persons of eminency that are for the Parliament and should passe through the town We have it reported for certain that a great skirmish was fought this morning neer Wallingford betweene the Parliaments forces and the Malignants to which bickering Serjeant-Major Holford came with his Company the fight continued about two houres very hot we had the newes during the fight and I was resolved to have gone to it but before we could come at them we received information that the skirmish was ended and that the Parliaments Forces had chased the Malignants and a friend of mine who was in the fight assured me by a letter for certain that the Parliaments Forces took at least 600 armes one peece of ordnance and slew above 300 of them took 4. colours and 80 prisoners of them that were slain was Colonell Higgs Captaine Washington Captaine Rosse and Captain Young Captain Midleston and seven Lievtenants and Serjeants taken prisoners the Malignants Forces of this Army consisted of about 2000 horse and Foot and the Parliaments forces consisted of 600. horse and foot and not above ten of our side slain and about 15 slightly wounded Saturday information was brought to the incouragement of our Army of the valiant deeds of Sir William Waller and that he is in great hopes of subduing the Welchmen reducing them into obedience to the King and Parliament It is rumoured by some in the Army that upon the return of his Excellency some Forces shall go against P. Ruperts forces in Northamtonshire to relievs that County but others conceive that His Excellency with his whole Army wil be for Oxford and that with all speed It is also reported that the Earle Rivers is come to the King out of the North part of the Kingdome being driven from thence by the parliaments Forces and that the said Earl narrowly escaped in the private habit of a common souldier from being apprehended by the Parliaments souldiers within twenty miles of Oxford he coming onely alone into Oxford this morning the Kings decreaseth and it is credibly informed they dayly shrinke away from the service hereafter I shall send you the proceedings weekly and if any things with tongue or pen in a right and honest way may do you good it shall not in me be wanting I would have sent you a token of my love but not knowing how the same may be safely delivered I forbeare till I heare from you that you receive the letters I send you Thus having no other newes of consequence to write to you at this time praying for your health with my love commended to my sister and your little one And so I rest From Reading May 21 1643. Your loving Brother ISAAC BENNET