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A89744	The Lord Gorings message to the Lord Generall, concerning the surrendring of the town of Colchester, with all the ordnance, armes, and ammunition. And the severall attempts of Generall Hastings, and Sir Charles Lucas to escape away with their horse. Together with a list of the officers and souldiers that were slain and taken prisoners, viz. slain 3. collonels. 2 lieut. collonels. 3. majors. 200. officers and souldiers. Taken prisoners 16. captains, lieutenants, ensignes, and other officers. 500. common souldiers.	Norwich, George Goring, Earl of, 1583?-1663.	1648 (1648)	Wing N1336; Thomason E448_10	2,115	8

THE LORD GORINGS MESSAGE TO THE Lord Generall CONCERNING The surrendring of the Town of Col●hester with all the Ordnance Armes and Ammunition And the severall Attempts of Generall Hastings and Sir Charles Lucas to escape a way with their Horse Together with a List of the Officers and Souldiers that were slain and taken prisoners VIZ. Slain 3. Collonels 2. Lieut. Collonels 3. Majors 200. Officers and Souldiers Taken Prisoners 16. Captans Lieutenants Ensignes and other Officers 500. Common Souldiers June 17 LONDON Printed for R. W. 1648. June 15. 1648. To the Honourable VVILLIAMAM LENTHAL Esq Speaker of the Honourable House of COMMONS SJR THe Enemy still continues in COLCHESTER The great ones had a purpose last night to escape as wee heare for their goods are shipped and sent a Party to possesse MERSEY Iland sFort the better to secure their passage to Sea but this morning early our Horse and Dragoones passed the Island and Foot and so hath prevented the Enemies flight by Sea and by Land their body cannot stirre some Horse may perchance in the night escape leave the rest to slaughter For such is the rage of the Souldier for the losse of their Commanders that they will hardly admit of quarter Many honest people though the meaner sort steale out of towne hourly to us and all agree in one story That the Enemy knows not which way to turn himselfe that he is desperate and thinks to get Conditions for themselves by their having Sir WILLIAM MASSHAM and others of the Committee prisoners The Generall sent a Trumpeter to see Sir William Masham but they yet detain the Trumpeter The Townsmen say they had six hundred men run away that night the fight was we have Five hundred Prisoners most taken from the Gats of the City The Enemy buried of their slain men Sixty in one Church yard besides what was slain in the other part of the Town they say that Sir William Campion and one Knight more Col Cooke and two Majors and other Officers were slain some prisoners we have taken since confess as much and many of quality wounded many of the prisoners of the Trained bands which this day the General released being sore wounded say that they went under Col. Farre my Lord Warwicks Lieutenant Colonel that he lead them out into the field and into Mr. Grimstons house and when he and the men fled being galled with our Musketiers he got to the gate and caused it to be shut and left his men to be cut in pieces without the wall if our Soldiers had not been more mercifull The General is close beleaguering the Town this day Col. Ewers is come up with his Regiment and all our Train The General purposes to preserve the town from plunder and fire if it be possible though one Buxton and the Leomons and many more as those that come out in form encourages GORING and the Cavaliers to hold out Many an honest boyd is und on by them God is only wise for who could have found out such a way to unite the honest party together against this bloody common Enemy There are 4. Colonels taken at Newmarket about to raise men for the King Col. sir BAR. SCUDAMORE is one of them If the News of any success this Army hath were acceptable you would send one weeks pay to an Army that hath not had a penny this Moneth I. R. The Generalls Trumpeter is returned who left Sir William Masham and the other Gentlemen in a reasonable good condition he saith Sir Wil Campion and one Col. Cook were buried this afternoon their Corps attended by the Lord Goring Lord Capel Lord Louthborough Sir Wil. Compton and divers others of quality They much lament the losse of Major Eyres whom they thought we had prisoner but he was slain Captain Zanchy who took in Mersey-Fort found two Culverins two Sacres and one Drake in it Captain Peacock and the Commanders of the Ships at Har wich have sent to the Generall to assist him in the Harbour of Coln River if the Fort at Mersey be ours of which the General hath sent them word Col. Stewart and Col. Thornton were taken with Sir Barn Scudamore A Letter from Newmarket the 17. of June 1648. SIR UPon Thursday last about three of the clock in the afternoon Captaine Pickering received intelligence that divers eminent Commanders were at Newmarket plotting and contriving how they should raise and seduce the Inhabitants to serve the King against the Parliament and the better to effect rode up to the Market place declaring That all Gentlemen whatsoever that had a desire to serve his Majestie for the defence and preservation of his Royall Person the Protestant Religion the fundamentall Laws of the Kingdome and the Libertie of the Subject should repaire to the Kings Armes there to receive present entertainment and advance money Whereupon divers resorted thither Protesting to live and dye in the Cause But in the very interim of time Captaine Pickering came in with his Troop who ended their Designes dispersing those that were gathered together and seizing on the persons of the Commanders in chiefe but with some difficulty for Collonell Stewart Coll. Shornton and Coll. Scudamore shot out at the Chamber windowes and maintained the doores which caused the exchange of severall bullets but after some few shots on each side Captaine Pickering with 12 of his men entred the Chambers seized on the said Colonells with losse of one man for they fought it our very resolutly but at last submitted to mercy Newmarket 17 of June 1648. Postscript FRom Colchester we are informed that Cot. Goring is very much straitned his Excellency having closely besieged the said City insomuch that Goring Capel Loughborough c. distrusting their own safeties have made several attempts with their horse to break through his Excellincios forces but finding it no way secible have sent a Message to the Generall as is supposed to this effect viz. That if His Excellency will be pleased to signe certain Articles that they may march forth with their horse and armes without letter molestation they will surrender the Town with all their Ordnance Armes and Ammunition FINIS