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A81212	Memorable dayes and workes of God, in the yeare past. 1645. Or A catalogue of the cities, castles, townes, and forts, that have beene taken by the Parliaments forces since Ianuary last.	Caryl, Joseph, 1602-1673.	1646 (1646)	Wing C780A; Thomason E314_6; ESTC R200488	3,401	8

MEMORABLE DAYES AND WORKES OF GOD In the Yeare Past 1645. OR A Catalogue of the Cities Castles Townes and Forts that have beene taken by the Parliaments Forces since Ianuary Last LONDON Printed for J. Bartlett 1646. Memorable Dayes and Workes of God in the Yeare past 1645. Ianuary the 10th ARch-Bishop Land be headed that Arch-Traytor to Church and State the Arch-enemy of Godly Ministers and Godly people and Arch-incendiary of the three Kingdomes since whose Execution whatever the Cabinet Papers Prognosticated it hath pleased God wonderfully to prosper our Armies Ianuary the 11th Victory at Culham neare Abingdon against Prince Rupert S. Henry Gage slaine the then Governour of Oxford and many others of note A good Checke to their new Generall Uictory over Gerard in Pembrooke-shire 900 slaine and taken beaten againe at the end of this moneth Ianuary the 21th Sir THOMAS FAIRFAX Voted our cheife Commander In the Cabinet Papers reptoached as a Brutish Generall but raised and assisted of God to bring downe the wise and mighty things A terror to the enemy and Object of envy to our owne who are carnall Strensham-House taken and made our Garrison February the 22th Partshall-House taken two Iesuites Gentlemen Shrowsbury Surprized eight Knights taken many Officers 15 Ordnances 2000 Armes A Beautifull Towne and of great consequence to hinder the enemies Recruits out of Wales and otherwise Feb. 28 Weymouth wholly retaken 180 slaine 38 Ordnance tataken 40 Ships After three weekes labor and conflicts March the 12. Sir Iames Long taken and his whole Regiment foure hundred horses Col Holborne takes horses from Goring severall times Likewise Sir William Waller at the Devises Great actions of Sir William Brereton at Chester and Major Generall Browne at Oxford April 14. Rebellion in Kent quickly suppressed Refractary troopers there and elsewhere quietly and safely reduced to obedience A great mercy 24 Blechendon House taken 70 Horses 2 or 300 muskets Item the Queenes Colours 400 Horses 200 prisoners 200 slaine 26 Col. Conquest taken Major Bamfield 3 Captaines At Whitney 3 Colors taken 120 Horses 10 Officers 27 At Bampton bush Col. Sir Henry Vaughan taken 2 Liev. Colonels Major Lee 5 Captaines 8 Lieut. 8. Ensignes 20 Ser●●anes May 11. A Plot against the I le of Ely happily prevented Taunton in extremity releived by the flight of the enemy A wonderfull mercy to brave people great wealth saved 1● Evesham stormed and taken 120 Horses 500 armes Gaunt-house taken and made our Garrison Iune 10. Greenhough-house taken with all the Ordnance and Ammunition Hougham-house taken 60 Horses 100 Armes three Captaines 14 The Glorious Victory at Naisby When the Lord magnified his servant Fairfax and gave an earnest of further mercies Armes taken 9000. Horses 2000 Prisoners 4540. 12 Ordnance Letters for discovery Sundry Knights and Colonels brought in afterwards 18 Leicester regained 14 Ordnance 30 Colors 2000. Armes 500 Horses 50 Barrles of Powder A great mercy As the losse was unexpressible 23 Castles in Shrop-shire rendred Caus S●●ke and Shrowarden 28 Carlile rendred 20 Ordnance 1000. Armes Highworth Garrison taken 100 Armes Horses in divers parts taken 100 60. 50. 45 60. or 70 Iune 4. Taunton againe mightily releived 9 Victory at Langpart against Goring 10 More Sundry Colonels taken 2000 Prisoners 2000 Horses 4000 Armes Colors of Horse 35 of Foot 21. two great Ordnance thirty of their Regiments broken A wide door of hope hereby opened for recovering the West 14 ●●●rough● Garrison taken and other 21. 22. Bridg-water stormed and taken A Mighty Piece Fontefract Castle yeelded to the Parliament Froome-Cannon taken by storme of the Scotts Three smal Garrisons Garrisons neer Bridg-water quitted 23 Raby Castle surrendred to the Parliament Chadwick house taken by the Lyme-men 25 Scarborough-Castle Surrendered to the Parliament 28 Bathe Yeelded up to the Parliament 4 Ordnance Eightie Horse of the Kings Life-guard taken August 3. Clubmen Leaders taken at Shaftsbury 51. 4 Club-men routed 2000 Armes taken 300 men Uictory over Gerard. and Haverford west taken Yo●ghall releived A great mercy Sliga taken 150 Horses Sundry Castles 15 Sherborne Castle stormed taken and demolished In it 16 Ordnance taken many Officers 28 Portshead point taken 6 Ordnance 200 Armes Sep. Carew Mamarby Castles taken Nunny Castle taken 11. Bristoll Stormed and surrendred to the Parl. Thinke how great Strength and Wealth and what a mercy not easily dived into O love the Lord c. 13 Montros Routed and Scotland revived A Wonder Let the Kingdomes studie thankefulnesse 23 Devizes Castle taken 300 armes Ordnance And Lacock house Cardiffe Castle taken 16 Ordnance 400 armes And Picton Castle Wales begins now to awake and grow regular 24 The Caveliers routed at Rowton heath 11 Colonels taken with other Officers 2000-Horses 1500 Prisoners 26 Barkly Castle stormed and surrendred to the Parl. And Farley Castle in Sommersetshire Oct. Sandall Castle yeelded to the Parl. 6 Winchester Castle yeelded to the Parliament with great provisions 7 Ordnance 700 Armes 14 Bazing house taken by storme with great riches and provisions The Rendivouz of popery and wickednesse Chepstow and its Castle taken 17 Ordnance Digby and Langdale rowted at Sherborn in Yorkshire 600 Horses taken 5 Colonels 3 L. Colonels 7 Captaines 18 Lankford house delivered to the Parl. 19 Tiverton taken by storme strange providence 4 Ordnance 4 Majors 7 Captaines 7 Lievetenants Carmarthen delivered to the Parl with ordnance Armes Digby and Langda●e againe rowted at Carlile sand● 24 Monmouth and its Castle delivered to the Parliament 7 Ordnance 300. armes Novem. Victory at Denbigh 5 or 600 Horses taken 400 prisoners 6 〈◊〉 Castle delivered to the Parliam●t Welbeck-house flighted 10 Werton house delivered to the Parl. 16. Beeston Castle delivered to the Parl. Dec. 7. Lathom house delivered to the Parl. Taken i● from the enemy an other Garrison ly●ng West of Exeter Called Callantine house and therin 30 or 40 horse and as many prisoners Taken in Skypton Castle 7 peice of ordnance 300. armes 〈◊〉 horse and 4 Barrells of powder With many other which time would faile to observe and illustrate Oh for a compleat historie which would set forth Gods glory and these Kingdomes happinesse A●d now England what doth the Lord thy God require of thee but to feare tht Lord thy God to walke in all his wayes and to loue him and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soule Deut. 10. 12. Meanes to render to the Lord according to all his benefits 1 Be a receiver in the maine by making Christ sure to thy soule soe to get a full and right title to these inferior mercyes And this will sweeten every benefit and lift it up high in thy thoughts seing it al comes from soe heavenly a spring of love when a soule can be thankfull for Christ first and for other favours in him when it seeth salvation wrought and applyed and soe takes the cup of salvation The heart hereby is marveilously warmed enlarged unto thankfulnesse and a small mercy elevated as a pledge of greater Is it not received in Christ who is the heire of all thinges Doth it not come swimming to us in his bloud And the want hereof is one cheife cause of the great unthankfulnesse we see in these times some dead and heartlesse others grosely prophaine the love of Christ would have constrained them and beene stronger then death to doe and suffer for him to the vttermost 2 Cor. 5. 14 and Cant. 8. 6. 7. 2 In deepe thoughts set together Gods greatnesse and thy vilenesse That such a God should doe such thinges for soe wretched and unworthy a creature as thou art Man would not doe soe for a stranger especially for an enemie Only he that is infinitely good and free in all he doth one that workes for his owne sake because mercy pleaseth him yea he works with delight to do his people good Ps 35. 27. he hath pleasure in the prosperitie of his servants Thus many became soe thankfull Luk. 1. 48. considering the Lord to be mighty and her selfe in a low estate a heart spiritually humble is ever a thankfuil heart As mans worth goeth downe soe Gods goodnesse goeth up 3 Prize and remember the mercies thou receivest It is not the having of mercies that makes one thankfull but the esteeming magnifying of them as they are many mercies grow stale by the commonnesse of them as the Sun that shineth dayly and the Gospel which is preached plentifully victories and deliverances are now adays ordinary matters therefore not duely regarded He that slights my kindnesse will scarse thanke mee for it or he that forgets it soe of God and his people Psal 105. 5. and. 106. 13. 4 Put case yee wanted such and such mercyes which for most part are best seene in the want of thē What mischeife would it have beene if the enemy had prevailed at Naisby and other places If they had entred into soe many of our strong places which were left If an arbitrary Goverment had beene erected and thereby a perfect slavery If popery had been introduced and the Gospel banished Sit do woe thinke what a sad face of things would have now appeared remember all the way which the Lord thy God hath led thee in these heavy times as Deut. 8. 2. 5 Pray to be able and willing to render As thou prayest for the increase of other graces so pray also to be acting exciting this grace of thankfulnesse God if intreated will enlarge thy heart to runne the way of his Commandements 6 To prayer add thine own endeavour Strive and straine to doe this dutie as David 103. 1. Blesse the Lord O my soule and all that is within mee Blesse his holy Name Blesse the Lord O my soule and forget not all his benefits Water comes not up without pumping and wee have dry hearts there needs an holy violence to be used as Mat. 11. 12. 7 There needs some thought taking as David VVhat shall I render to the Lord for all his benefits towards mee Psal 116. 12 God studies to doe us good and waits to be gracious and that by a counsell from all eternity hath thoughts of peace toward his Church thoughts of supply of delivetance of turning all to good Finis