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A91358 A letter from Serjeant Major Purefoy governour of Compton-House in VVarwickshire, to his colonell Colonell Purefoy a member of the Honourable House of Commons. VVherein is related the good successe it pleased God to give unto that garrison against the enemy, that came with a great strength to have surprized it. With a list of the persons slaine and taken, and the number of armes there taken. Purefoy, George, Major. 1645 (1645) Wing P4228; Thomason E268_12; ESTC R212387 2,463 8

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A LETTER FROM Serjeant Major Purefoy Governour of Compton-House in Warwickshire To his Colonell Colonell Purefoy A Member of the Honourable House of COMMONS Wherein is related the good successe it pleased God to give unto that Garrison against the Enemy that came with a great strength to have surprized it With a List of the persons slaine and taken and the number of the Armes there taken London printed for A. R. Febr. 7. 1644. A Letter from Serjeant Maior Purefoy Governour of Compton House in Warwickshire to his Colonell Colonell Purefoy SIR I Shall here relate in part for all passages would be too tedious for me to trouble you with all First with all my soule I desire God may have his praise and glory which is due to a God that hath now and ever shewed himself to me almost by miracles in delivering me and all under my command This night about two of the clock about 1000. or 1200. Horse and Foot fell upon me at Compton storm'd my out-works gain'd the stables and cut down my great Draw-bridge and possest themselves of all my Troop horses and took about 30. of my foot Souldiers in their beds who lay over the stables almost before a man could think what to do we received that alarm as we had good cause and presently made good the new Sconce before the stone Bridge beat them out of the great Court there being about 200. entred and ready to storme the Sconce but we gave them so hot a sallie that we forced them to retreat backe to the stables barnes and Brew-house where from the windowes they played very hot upon us I then commanded Lieutenant Purefoy and my quarter-Master having no other Officers of quality at home the rest being abroad with about 30. of my best Troopers to sally out upon the enemy with a partie of 40. and to attempt the regaining of the Brew-house and the roomes above which they did with gallant resolution and courage Sergeant Bird was one who came not short in bravery of any This party fought with the enemy and came to push of Pike nay to swords point and did lay about so bravely that they forc't the enemy to retreat from chamber to chamber I then sent out my youngest brother the Ensigne with my three Corporalls of horse and about 40. more men to relieve the first partie and I will assure you the young boy will fight he led on his men bravely and relieved his brother by which meanes all the upper roomes were gained and the enemy kept onely the stables and the barnes stoutly my Souldiers did then so thunder their horse and reserves of foot that stood within Pistoll shot that Sir William and Sir Charles Compton began to give ground which my Souldiers perceiving some leapt out at the windowes and so into the out-works by which meanes I recovered my out-works againe and made good a sally port by which the enemy endeavoured to retreat at but finding they were frustrated of their hopes and that my Musketeers did play so hot upon the great Draw-Bridge that they could not be releived and withall having beaten the enemy out of that worke which we storm'd when you took the house I had time to recover the great Draw-bridge and presently got new ropes and new lockes and drew it up againe in spight of them all Now these whose names you have here inclosed were all in Cobbs pound having no meanes in the world to retreat whereupon they fought desperately for the space of 3. houres and the valiant Comptons perceiving their extreame losse attempted three severall times to storme and to regain my out-workes but all three times were beaten off with as much resolution and gallantry as could be The enemie within set fire on the hay straw and all combustible stuffe to smother my men out of the upper roomes which did indeed much annoy them And the Enemy without threw at least 100. hand-Granadoes upon the houses that they set them on fire in divers places Sir Charles and Sir William Compton then thinking all was their own sent a Trumpeter to parlie but I commanded that none should parlie nor would I permit the Trumpet to speak at all though faine he would have said something to the Souldiers but commanded him upon his life to be gone and returne no more at his perill Wee continued in fight still and the fire did so encrease that I thought it fit to offer quarter to all those in the stable for their lives onely but they would not heare me Upon which I drew all my men together and fell violently in upon them wherein was slaine and taken prisoners all whose names are in the insuing list This did so dishearten the Comptons and all their forces that they did presently draw off all their foot and onely faced me with their horse and sent another Trumpeter to parley but I commanded to give fire upon him so that he returned with no other answer but what a Musket could speake Sir this is as true and as short a Narration as I can give you I am as we are all Your obliged servants and kinsmen GEORGE PUREFOY WILLIAM PUREFOY Compton Jan. 30. at 9. a clock at night We recovered all our own men againe that the enemy had taken A List of the Officers slaine and taken Prisoners Capt. Chamberlaine Capt. Colburne Capt. Gannock Ensigne Layton Quarterm Blackford Corporall Bayleyes The names of the Officers we have Prisoners Lievtenant Harvey Lievtenant Clarke Cornet Bishop Corp. H●yworth Corp. of Horse Corp. Lambert Corp. of Horse Serg. Francis Serg. Linsey Serg. Farbush Corp. Morgan Corp. Scargill William Atkins Troopers of Captain Coleburne John Webb Thomas Tusker William Mason Simon Berry Thomas Foster William Chamberlain William Adams Earl of Northamptons man Thomas Dorrington Robert Moore Richard Collins Richard Willer Foot Souldiers of the Earl of Northamptons own Company George Grumbell John Childe Anthony Smith William Eason Henry Taylor Roger Smith Sir Williom Comptons men Richard Abram John Atkins Joseph Walkes John Moore Thomas Smith William Warde William Robinson Thomas Norman Major Waldrums men William Ansill William Freeman Robert Hurlestone Thomas Aires Edward Gibbs Thomas Cotforth Captain Willoughbies men Richard Collins William Walker Captain Territs Thomas Tradde Thomas Roberts Capt. Rawleys men John Beeson William Worsley Captain Wardes men Richard Conerley William Milburne Henry Fenne John Clarke Thomas Lisseman Henry Musgrave Captain G●nnocks men William Smith George Prince William Wilkins Besides sixe Cart-load of wounded men carried off And neer upon forty Common Souldiers left dead behind them Of mine own men both Horse and Foot only one desperately wounded and another slightly hurt Horse and Foot Armes taken from the Enemy Muskets 100 Pistolls 40. about 20. hand Granadoes The fight began about two of the clock in the morning and continued till about nine in which they stormed us foure several● times and were beaten off The number of the Enemie Horse and Foot were between 1000. and 1200. as the Prisoners confessed With their hand Granadoes they fired the Stables Barnes and Brew-House in three severall places We lost about twenty Horse and some Muskets FINIS