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A86262	A relation of the good successe of the Parliaments forces under the command of Generall Lesly, the Earl of Manchester, and the Lord Fairfax, against the forces commanded by Prince Rupert and the Earl of Newcastle, on Hesham-Moore, on Tuesday July 2. 1644. Sent by way of letter from a captain there present, to a friend in London.	W. H.	1644 (1644)	Wing H161; Thomason E54_11; ESTC R11691	2,403	8

A Relation of the good successe of the Parliaments forces under the Command of Generall Lesly the Earl of Manchester and the Lord Fairfax Against the forces commanded by Prince Rupert and the Earl of Newcastle on Hesham-Moore on Tuesday July 2. 1644. Sent by way of Letter from a Captain there present to a friend in LONDON July 10th Cambridge Printed by W.F. 1644. A relation of the great victorie obtained by Gods assistance by the Parliaments Forces over those great Forces under the Command of P●●●●e RUPERT SIR THose many and very great courtesies I have formerly received from you especially your bounty in promoting my endeavour for Scholarship commands me to watch all opportunities to do you service But the substance of this ensuing Letter is such that I know with you 〈…〉 will claim a fair acceptance though I present you 〈◊〉 with the plausible shew of a Preamble Briefly the … … us SIR By Gods bles●ing I can tell you I am alive and so are you and by Go●●● victorious arme the Church of God Last night he she●●d us what the fury of its enemies could do which w●●●o powerfull and performed with so much resolution and audacity noyse and terrour that you could not but have thought they now at last had moved even Hell gates But to proceed orderly for now I am recollected having brushd off the dust and fury of warre and fallen into a calm of gratitude to my Protectour and desiring you and all like your selfe to shewe your selves also such to him that hath saved you and the Commonwealth After many assaults upon the citie of York performed with great courage and also the often receiving the resolute sallies of a strong enemy we heard by our Scouts on Friday last being the 28. of June that behinde us their Goliath had made his neare approach with men not to be numbred a vast body indeed it was this being considered by a Counsel of Warre it was determined to raise the Siege with all convenient speed which beginning the next morning it was fully compleated before Munday at noon the Enemy making small skirmishes all the while with us and we with our forlorn hope of Horse drawn up for that purpose still repulsing them On Tuesday the second of July we pitcht in Hesham Moore where no sooner looking about us but the enemy with displayed colours entered the same place bending towards the left hand by reason of some advantage they perceived there which we striving to prevent made for it before they should possesse themselves of it in the meane time the main body of their pitched in that very place and neare unto it which we left Our Army consisting of three Generalls had a Generall for every part to conduct it The main body was the Scots led on by General Lesley the right wing by the Lord Fairfax and the left wing by the Earl of Manchester They drew up their battalie likewise with much gallantry something larger then ours in appearance commanded by the Prince the Marquesse of Newcastle Sir Charles Lucas Thus the Moore commonly called Hesham Moore being six miles long and generally a mile broad was bespread and covered with the two battailions We began about two of the clock in the afternoon with our great guns which continued till between 7 and 8 with equall successe then the main bodies joyning made such a noise with shot and clamour of shouts that we lost our eares and the smoke of powder was so thick that we saw no light but what proceeded from the mouth of gunnes For the first their brave Chivalry in the left wing gave such a Cavalier-like assault that presently they routed our right consisting of my Lord Fairfaxes men made up with some regiments of commanded Scots who by the help of good horses ran so farre before they lookt about that this morning I passing towards Hull-ward for releife of my wearisomenesse I found all places possest with the noise of the totall overthrow of the Parliament forces But nothing so God be thanked for the right wing being fled eagerly persued in the mean time we under the command of my Lord of Manchester and Collonel Crumwell then leading up our Brigade of horse gave them so brave an onset that God seconding it with his blessing in lesse then an houre we had totally routed their foot on the right wing In the mean time it was hotly disputed between the two main bodies ours consisting of the Scots led up by Generall Lesley theirs by Prince Rupert but theirs at last perceiving their friends thus flying began likewise for their own safety to betake themselves to their heeles Thus the field was totally cleared their right wing and main body beaten out by fine strength their left wing leaving it in persuit of their victory We followed the chase of them almost as farre as York which is foure miles distant from the Moore whether the most part of their forces fled for shelter and had not night prevented us our execution on them had been farre g●eater Thus returning and totall masters of the field we possest our selves of all their Cannon match Powder Carriages being very many and well furnisht As for the number of the slain I cannot give you a just account but upon our first veiw on both sides they seemed to be foure thousand of which I verily beleive nigh 〈…〉 were theirs The Arms of the fields being gathered made in show 5000. Besides we heare the souldiers have since gathered up many at divers places cast away by them in their flight As for prisoners taken they are many but the just number or any man of notice in particular as yet I cannot inform you If you should expect the commendation or valour of any particuler man your friendor mine by displaying of that I should seem to take off from others who all did so gallantly this day that the commendations of one may justly seem the wrong of another And as for the enemy the truth is they behaved themselves with more valour and resolution then ever man saw coincident with so bad a cause Whose eyes I pray God to open and our victories shal be of as great a value with lesse blood In a word we were hardly put to it partly by the power of our enemies but most by our own wants all provisions being at that time very scarce amongst us and our souldiers hungry and tired with a lingring siege But you see Gods power is above mans want Your friend at all times ready to serve you W. H. NOw as I am writing we heare the Prince is rallying his shattered forces some twelve miles off towards Scarbrough where he expects the conjunction of some help from those parts to make up a body again which we hope to prevent