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A75497	An Apologie and vindication (from all false and malignant aspersions) for his excellencie, the right honourable, and most noble, Robert D'Evreux, Earle of Essex, and Ewe, Viscount Hereford, Baron of Chartley, Lord Bourchier and Lovain, inheritour of all his thrice noble fathers honours and vertues: now Lord Generall of all the forces in arms in England and Wales, for the present high and honourable court of Parliament, in defence of the true Protestant religion, laws and liberties of the subject. VVith a true and briefe chronologie of what successefull things have been done, since his excellencie entred into action; and went from London, which was in Aug. 1642. untill this present year, 1644.		1644 (1644)	Wing A3541; Thomason E4_25; ESTC R12626	10,986	26

Parliament Forces have in hand make our hearts glad with Sir William Waller and Sir William Belfore their routing the Hoptonian forces taking of Winchester and other Townes thereabouts in the West Now because it is said and their Aulicus hath vapoured often of our losse of some noble Commanders we doe ingeniously confesse we lost the life of the valerous Lord Saint-Iohn at Keinton Field battell and at Litchfield last yeare wee lost the life of the thrice noble and religious Lord Brooke Mr. Hampden and some others at other places but no other Nobleman can I call to minde hath lost his life Contrariwise on their side sure we are the Earle of Lindsey their first Generall the Earle of Northampton the old Farle of Denigh the Earle of Carnarvan the Earle of Sunderland Lord Spencer the Lord Viscount Faulkland the Lord D'Awbinie and the Lord Iohn his brother and the French Marquesse have all lost their lives in this rebellious quarrell against the Parliament the great Representative Body of the Kingdome since this unhappy and unnaturall War August 22. After His Majesty came to Stoneley Abbey within three miles of the City of Coventry and summoned it by an Herald and had Propositions from the City which he would not assent unto he caused Ordnance to be planted against it And about the midst of September Prince Rapert commonly called Robert came before Coventry which was by this time well fortified and being growne a great Captaine of the Cavaliers made a shew of besieging the City and let flie some bullets from their Ordnance some of which bullets lighting against the strong walls of the said City recoyled back and other some flying over the walls made some holes in some houses but did not kill or hurt any penson and by the valour and wisdome of the Lord Brooke Colonell Iohn Hampden or pious memory and Colonel Goodman with the assistance of the Citizens divers of the Cavaliers were slame and others taken prisoners and Prince Rupert with the residue of them were sent away with as we may say fleas in their ears Amongst those that then were taken prisoners was one Captaine Iohnson an eminent Cavalier Come we now to his Excellencie he in his owne person being advanced from Northampton into Warwickshire and quartering at Keinton hard by an hill called Edge hill beyond Warwicke Towne about eight miles which with the Castle was before secured with a strong garrison there was a great battell fought betwixt His Majesties Forces and his Excellencie the true Relation whereof is so excellently penned by a reverend Divine and an eye witnesse in an ingenuous Letter sent to the Lord Major of London that I could doe no lesse then insert the same here as followeth This memorable battell was fought the 23 of October 1642. A Letter sent from a worthy Divine to the Right Honourable the LORD MAJOR of the CITY of LONDON Being a true Relation of the Battell fought between His MAIESTIES Forces and His Excellencie the Earle of ESSEX From Warwick Castle the 24 of October 1642. at two a clock in the morning SIR YEsterday being the Lords day his Excellency intending to march from Keinton a little Village in Warwickshire towards Banbury to relieve it unexpectedly an Alarm came about eight a clock in the morning that the Enemy was advancing within two or three miles which accordingly proved so and it pleased God to make my selfe the first Instrument of giving a certaine discovery of it by the helpe of a prospective Glasse from the top of an hill when the two Armies were drawne into Battallia about two of the clocke in the afternoone a very sore and fierce battell began which continued about foure houres in mine owne sight and hearing much bloud was shed a gallant spirit expressed by our Infantry even to such a degree of valiantnesse as may crowne every common Souldier with the honour of a Commander But the left wing of our Horse being charged by the Kings right wing was suddenly put to slight so that the right wing in which you son was placed did the best service for the Chevalty or Cavalty where your sonne is or any of the rest of my Lords guard I know not I hope they are safe because upon diligent enquiry I yet hear no hurt of any of them However if you have consecrated a sonne to so Noble a Service I doubt not but you will endeavour to bear it cheerfully if you should heare that he is either staine or wounded VVee have lost none of our Commanders as we can yet understand except Colonell Charles Essex and Sir Iames Ramsey who is other killed or taken we have taken Prisoners from the Kings side the Lord of Linsey Generall of the Field with his son Colonell Vavasor who was Commander of the Kings Guard and Standard which likewise we have taken As also Colonell Lunsford who are now both at Warwicke Castle we did beat the Enemy out of the Field and gained foure peeces of Ordnance This morning it is expected that three or foure fresh Regiments on our side as namely Colonell Hampdens Colonell Granthams Colonell Barckhams and the Lord Rochfords Regiments to joyne with the rest The residue of our Army to fall on the remainder of the Kings Forces hoping for as glorious successe as before Colonell Vavasor assures us that the King himselfe for some time was in the Army we heare no certainty yet concerning Prince Rubert some say he is slaine A few of our Waggons were burned and plundered by the Enemy who wheeled about into our Reere but our Musqueteers played bravely upon them in the meane time and recovered our VVaggons againe and sixe peeces Ordnance which we had lost our Enemy had the winde more with them but we had more of the hill we had but twelve Regiments in the Field about fifty Troops of Horse I thinke at the most and some two Regiments of Dragoneers His Excellencie maintained the fight most gallantly And our Noble Lords as the Lord Wharton Willow by of Parham Brooke Roberts c. did as bravely All this hath God enabled our Army to performe though from VVednesday till this moment of my writing the Common Souldiers have not come into a bed but have lodged in the open Field in the wet and cold nights and most of them scarce eat or drank any thing for 24 houres together nay I may say for 48 except fresh water where they could get it Mr. Ash was marvellously preserved from the cruelty of foure Cavaliers which set upon him one of them cut off his hat and raised his haire with his sword but never touched his skin God hath brought most of our Ministers this night to Warwicke Mr. Ash amongst the rest and Mr. Marshall whose danger was no lesse For my owne part after I had discharged my duty as farre as I was enabled by passing from Regiment to Regiment and Troope to Troop to encourage them at the latter end of the fight not

William Waller subordinate to His Excellencie in the Westerne parts of Hampshire and Wiltshire and the taking of Winchester and other Towns in those parts It is also knowne to the world the victorious and happy successes that that the Parliament Forces have had in taking of Milford Haven and divers other places in Pembrokeshire and others at Nawptwich other places in Cheshire Manchester and other places in Lancashire done and obtained by Sir William Brereton Sir Iohn Gell And who is also ignorant of the happy successe that God hath lately given to the Parliament Forces at Selby in Yorkshire under the command of the noble and valiant Lord Fairfax and Sir Thomas Fairfax his generous son For all which our Parliament victories who knoweth not that of late on Tuesday called Easter Tuesday by command of the higher Powers in Parliament it was ordained and indeed made a Holyday and set apart for thanksgiving to Almighty God for His mercies in the late recited successes And in all which His Excellencie next unto God whose Cause we have in hand is deservedly crowned with Honour Sit tota Britannia testis Vivatque Essexius Heros And all the premises considered I cannot but wonder at the unparallel'd falsity impudencie of G. Naworth the Oxonian Almanack-maker who in his Almanack for this presont year 1644. in his brief Chronologie of the most remarkable occurrences since the beginning of this Rebellion as he forsooth is pleased to tearme this our lawfull defensive War for the King and Parliament to invert pervert and falsifie His Excellencies victorie for the Parliament at Keinton Field and elsewhere which his falsities by the premises are confuted and I could more fully and particularly confute all his false glozing and parasiticall Chronologie but that I find it is already done by Mr. Iohn Booker as indeed it was and is most properly belonging unto him to do dixi A true and briefe Chronologie of what successefull things have been done since His Excellencie entred into action Lord Generall for the Parliament Forces upon the King His beginning to declare His Cavalier War against the Parliament NExt after Kingston upon Hull resisted His Majesties hostile entrance The City of Coventry in Warwickshire an eminent and very considerable place in the very centre or midst of England stood out and denied His Majesties entrance with His Cavaliers August 22. 1642. and the City was out of hand better fortified and His Excellencie sent Ordnance and Ammunition into it About the same time the Towne of Northampton was fortified Warwicke Towne and the Castle the seat of the Lord Brook did the same about the same time His Excellencies victory at Kinton battell October 22. 1642. Winsor and the strong considerable Castle fortified by His Excellencie with a garrison of London Souldiers about the beginning of the yeare 1643. Redding surrendred to His Excellencie 27 Aprill 1643. Cirencester commonly called Cicester surprised by His Excellencies Forces 16 September 1643. Glocester siege raised and the City relieved 8 Sept. 1643. The Enemy pursued by His Excellencie chased and beaten at Auberne Chase 18. Septem 1643. His Excellencie still pursued the Enemy and gave them battell with victorious successe near Newbery 20. Sept. 1643. Newport Panell and other places in Hartfordshire Buckinghamshire Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire taken in and held by His Excellencie in November and December 1643. Sir William Wallers victorious successe routing the Enemy neare Winchester and his taking in of Winchester Andover and other Townes in Hampshire in March 1643. 1644. and the City of Salisbury rescued and surprised soone after Selby in Yorkeshire taken by the victorious hand of the Lord Fairfax and Sir Thomas Fairfax in April 1644. c. To the READER THus endeth the first part of this Apologie for His Excellencie and his Actions untill May last when as on the 14 day of the same Moneth His Excellencie went out of London The second part of His Excellencies expeditions since that time you may expect very suddenly vale Published by Authority FINIS

AN APOLOGIE AND VINDICATION From all false and malignant Aspersions For His EXCELLENCIE the right Honourable and most Noble ROBERT D'EVREUX Earle of Essex and Ewe Viscount Hereford Baron of Chartley Lord Bourchier and Louain Inheritour of all His thrice Noble Fathers Honours and Vertues NOW LORD GENERALL of all the Forces in Arms in England and Wales for the present High and Honourable Court of PARLIAMENT in defence of the true Protestant Religion Laws and Liberties of the Subject VVith a true and briefe CHRONOLOGIE of what successefull things have been done since His EXCELLENCIE entred into Action and went from London which was in Aug. 1642. untill this present year 1644. LONDON Printed by Thomas Harper and are to be sold at his house in Little Britaine 1644. An APOLOGIE for His EXCELLENCIE Robert EARLE of Essex c. LORD GENERALL of all the Forces now in action for the KING and PARLIAMENT I Have hardly read or heard of any great and famous men but they have beene subject to detraction by some malevolent and censorious petulant peoples tongues no Age being without such Animalls And as this most Noble and thrice Honourable his Father was which caused him to pen and publish his precedent Apologie And even so may we not eft-soones heare the malignant mutterings of some men uttering and vapouring detracting aspersions and speeches of this most worthy Noble and Heree Robert Earle of Essex c. And although his Excellencies severall actions in severall places speake and proclame his Honour Valour and Apologie yet because the mouths of many Malignants are subject to calumniate this thrice Noble Generall I take leave to commemorate his Apologie and Vindication as followeth And first there is a small Tract entituled A Remonstrance to vindicate his Excellencie Robert Earle of Essex from some false aspersions cast open his proceedings to the 17 of August 1643. published and Printed yet though I confesse it to be written by some ingenious Pen-man I doe and will forbeare to transcribe it because I will not be guilty of the aspersion of ploughing with another mans Heifer But I will set down ingenuously the very truth upon mine owne observation gathered as I may say out of the very bowells of truth The 12 of July 1642. both the most Honourable Houses of Lords and Commons chose and voted Robert Earie of Essex c. Lord Generall of their Army and that they would live and dye with him About the midst of August 1642. our generous Generall passed and rode with a gallant company of Lords and Captaines through London and the same night went to St. Albanes or Dunstable and not long after his Excellencie passed into Northamptonshire sent some Troops with Amunition into Northampton Towne and into the City of Coventrie and for a time made his abode and Rendez-vouz in the strong Towne of Northampton daring which time some of his Excellencies Forces by his directions namely two Troops of Horse under the Lord Say's two sons from Banbury pursued divers Cavaliers as they fled from Oxford towards Worcester and tooke 8 of them prisoners which was about the midst of Septem 1642. Then some of his Excellencies Forces hearing at Coventrie and knowing the Cavaliers had taken Killingworth Castle within 4 miles of Coventry and there began to fortifie themselves set upon them had a great skirmish slew many of them and rescued the Castle from them which ever since hath been and is kept and fortified by some of the Coventry souldiets for the King and Parliament and it is a very considerable place both for the safety of Coventry and Warwicke it standing in the very midway betwixt the said City and Towne And about the same time his Excellencie tooke occall on to write a serious letter unto the then Lord Major of London which is here inserted to the Readers view as followeth A Letter sent from his EXCELLENCY Robert Earle of Essax to the Lord Major of LONDON My Lord and Gentlemen I Received so great expressions of affections both to the Cause and to my selfe from the City of London at my departure from you that I cannot dispaire but to obtaine my saite from you that shall be an advantage to the Common-wealth upon a true judgement of the condition of our affaires and of that of the Enemy I am confident that we may bring this businesse to a quick and happy conclusion God doth blesse us with so good successe daily and the other part by their plundering and burning of Townes and houses grow so odious that they grow weaker we stronger every where yet are we in one great streight and such one as if be not speedily remedied may dash all our hopes and endanger that peace and liberty which we so much labour for our treasure which must maintain our Army growes near an end and you well know our Army consists of such as cannot be kept one day together without pay what a ruine it would bring upon us all if a disbanding should happen I leave to your judgements My desire unto you is That you would supply us with a speedy loane of one hundred thousand pounds which I am confident would with Gods blessing bring these unhappy distractions to an end quickly Your City hath hitherto had the honour next to God to be the chiefest safety of the Kingdome and Parliament this will render you to all posterity the finishers of this great worke If any thing of particular love or respect to me may be any argument here in I shall take it for the greatest honour that hath befalne me and will oblige myselfe to acknowledge it by the utmost and most faithfull endeavour of Your faithfull friend ESSEX From the Rendezvouz at Northampton 15. Sept. 1642. THus much gentle Reader you have heard issuing from his Excellencies owne Pea whose actions since that time have daily spoken and told his valour and wisdome insomuch that I shall need to say little more thereof witnesse Keinton Field Redding Northampton Coventry Warwick Bedford Newport Ouborne Oulney and divers other places in Northamptonshire Warwickshire Glocestershire Berkshire Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire His Excellencie often frequenting the Parliament House to consult in his most serious enterprises his care of regulating and reducing his Army to good Commanders Officers and well disciplined Souldiers though it is a hard taske to a Generall and Commander in chiefe to doe yet who knoweth not that will be acquainted with the truth his Excellencie hath frequently done it and therein he hath taken as I may say Indefatigible labour insomuch that we may verily hope and beleeve that Gods blessing goeth along with his Excellencies Valour and Wisdome And let us not be unmindfull of giving God the glory and thanks since August last for the victorious atchievements we have had at Glocester at Newbery and other places And albeit the sad newes of raising our siege at Newarke did much deject our hearts yet how soone after did the Lord of Hosts whose Cause our