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An exact diarie. Or A breife relation of the progresse of Sir William Wallers army since the joyning of the London avxilliaries with his forces: which was the twelfth of May 1644. untill their returne homeward on Thursday the 11 of Iuly following. Relating the perticulars of every skirmish battle and march dureing the said time. By Richard Coe under Cap. Gore of the Tower Hamlets who was present in the whole expedition.
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Coe, Richard, 17th cent.
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vvee marched that vvednesday to Stow on on the old in Glocestershire where we lay Wednesday Thursday and Friday and on Saturday morning we marched toward Winchcombe but before we marched a Gunner of ours was hanged for violence and plundering we came that Saturday the eighth of Iune neere the Towne faced Shudly Castle drew out of every Company certaine Files for a Forlorne hope marched to the Castle about nine or ten of the clocke lay just under the Walls expecting order to fall on they had set fire of a stately Barne adjoyning to the house because wee should have no harbour that evening one of our great peeces playing on the Castle shot the Gunner of the Castle in peeces which so daunted them that in the morning without a shot it was yeelded up there being taken in the Castle these Commanders following Sir William Morton Governour Lievetenant Collonel Sawyer Major Ouldham Major Floyd Captaines Colt Merrilla Bankes of Cheapside Pitwell and Andrewes Lievtenants Dogerfield Thornbury Floyd Quillet Munford Duncombe Cornet Burt. 6. Ensignes 2 Mass-priests Dun and Prat 250. common souldiers 3 peeces of Ordnance 32 peeces of Cloth many Featherbeds with furniture Ammunition and provant for souldiers 100. quarters of graine or more some cattell and horses some Plate and money there we stayed untill Munday and marched towards Easum where we lay Munday Tuesday and Wednesday before we came thither a souldier was hanged which was taken at Newbridge and entertained by us having taken the Covenant and then taken running away On Thursday we came to Bramsgrave where we quartered that night and on Friday the 14 of Iune to Strubridge and so to Wordsly where we quartered neere Duâ—ly Castle there we lay 3. nights having some â—utton bread cheese and beere sent to us out of the Countrey On munday we marched toward Saltwich and in our match at Harvington we light on a Papist widows house but shee not at home the souldiers tooke all in the house as Pewter Brasse Bedding great store of Bookes c. her name was Mistris Packington then at Worcester we lay that night at Saltwich and lying in the salt Cellers grew so drie that we drunke the Towne drie and so marched toward Parciall where we lay on Tuesday night neere the Towne nâ—t being suffered to come in this Towne hath beene alwayes opponent to the Parliament which God hath punished in this wise for on the eleventh of Iune hearing our forces to be advancing that way there being two great Monsieur Dammee commanders appointed overseers of the Workes whom all the Townsmen vvere willing to obey and according to their command resolved to cut off the Bridge fell eagerly at vvorke and had cut dovvne three Arches but God suffered them not to goe forward for part of the rest fell on these great Commanders who with 60 of the Townsmen were drowned and slaine leaving many Widows and Fatherlesse children behind them Thence we marched towards Tewxbury where the citty Brigade were quartered wednesday and Thursday in the church some in the towne and some without on Friday the 21. of June we marched towards Gloucester and lay wide of Gloucester that night on Saterday intending to march back towards Stow lost our way and went backward and forward within a mile where we lay before at a place called Willingcot from thence to Chelthenham and so back that Saturday night the rest of our men were marched towards Stow whom wee overtooke and that night quartered in the fields the next day being Munday the 24 of Iune we marched by Stow and quartered beyond the Towne two miles and the next day to Shipson upon Stower neere which some were quartered and some in the Towne there we lay two nights and on VVednesday we lay in the fields on Thursday we marched toward Banburie and lay at Hanwel that night next day being Friday we were commanded to be in Batalia and marched out of the pasture ground into the Corne fields where we discovered the Kings Forces beyond Banbury under Preston Mills and they us our Horse and they faced one the other the water being betweene them and us we not willing to venture betweene them and the Castle they not daring to come over to us there we lay all night but knew not their minds as they it seemes did ours For early on Saturday the 29. of Iune they marched with their whole body but whether we could not discover the water being betweene us and them wee likewise marched away and by some Scouts found which way they were gone Collonel Wem Commander in chiefe for Sir Williams owne Brigade led the Van had some certaine Horse and Dragoons and spying a wing of the Enemies in sight imagining the rest of the body to be gone before marched over venterously and charged the Enemie who retreated to their maine body our Forces following them were overmatcht and so lost some men and some Drakes with 3. Colours the rest were forced to retreat and came over a Bridge called Crapridden crying the fields lost the fields lost but by Gods providence and the courage of the Kentish Regiment and the Citie Hamlets we got downe two Drakes to the Bridge and stayed them off so bravely and gave them so good play all day that ere night they could not brag of their winnings there we lay all night looking one upon the other when sleepe would give leave Next morning those that had wearied themselves Saturday and that night marched up to our body where we lay all Sunday facing one the other but did little at 10 or 11. a clocke at night a foolish fellow of our Regiment shot off his Musket the Watch being set which made an Alarum in the Enemies quarters they shot at our Forlorne hope which lay downe by their Workes and wee shot at them but we were there over-cunning for them for our Fire-locks were placed under a hedge and light match hung alone on pallisadoes a Musket shot off before day they discharged a peece of Ordnance and gave us an Alarum likewise we made our selves ready to entertaine it but heard no more of them for assoone as day approched we missed them and they were marched away we marched down to the Bridge and as we marched spied that side of Banbury next to us on fire which the Castle had done for giving some small entertainment to our souldiers then we marched over the Bridge wherein our march up the lane to Moriton a mile off the Bridge which lane the enemy enjoyed before we found many dead corps lying naked and unburied 40 graves in the high-way and many stately horses and in the Church and Church-yard at Moriton were many Commanders buried who had beene flame in the fight one Lord as the Countrey men say 2. Collonels and other Officers We marched thence on Munday the first of Iuly and that night we lay at a poore Village called Preston which had beene formerâ—y burnt on Tuesday toward Torciter where we met Major Browne and his forces who marched with us we lying Tuesday and Wednesday neere Torciter On Thursday we marched toward Northampton where hee left our Forces and went for Greenland House which he hath since taken being then 7000. Horse and Foot Wee have since our advance from Farnham marched 500. miles and upwards and lost very few of our City Brigade no Commanders except Collonel Hoblin and Captain Grove of the white Auxilliaries both good Commanders who falling sicke after we came from Banbury and dying in Northampton are both brought up to be buried here in London their whole Regiment being likewise come up with the Colours The Hamlets with Colâ—onel Prince of the Yellow Regiment being daily expected according to Sir Iames Harringtons promise who is Major Generall of the City Brigade FINIS
AN EXACT DIARIE Or a breife RELATION Of the progresse of Sir WILLIAM WALLERS Army since the joyning of the LONDON AVXILLIARIES with his Forces which was the twelfth of May 1644. untill their returne homeward on thursday the 11 of Iuly following Relating the perticulars of every Skirmish Battle and March dureing the said time By Richard Coe under Cap. Gore of the Tower Hamlets who was present in the whole expedition LONDON Printed according to order for Humphrey Tuckey at the black spread Eagle in fleetstreet Iuly 19 1644. A true Relation of the Progresse of the LONDON Auxillaries since their Ioyning with Sir William Waller untill their returne homewards BEing marched from London to Farnham which was our generall randevous there wee joyned with Sir William Wallers forces he being our Generall and Sir Iames Harrington Maior Generall over the Citty Brigade On Munday the 13 of May 1644. Sir William Waller gave order for all the Regiments both horse and foote belonging to him to meete next morning in the Parke behynd the Castle which was done accordingly there wee lay 3 nights our Army consisted of 8 Regiments of horse and as many foote being in all about 9 or 10 thousand 24 peeces of Ordnance great and small many leather guns and about 60 wagons for provant and Ammunition on friday the 17 we were commanded to march but knew not then whether that day and all night wee marched next day being Saturday wee came to Bagshotte where our City Brigade and the Kentish Regiment were quartered in the Parke where was plenty of mutton veale and lambe some venison and good water but neither bread nor beere for mony but what wee brought with us which was very little there wee lay Saturday night and Sunday and on munday had order to march toward Basing house but came not thither that night for wee quartered at a place called Bramly house belonging to Mr Henly sometime of the Temple there wee wanted neither meat nor fireing but nothing els to bee gotten for love or money on tewsday the 21 wee marched to Basing house where wee came about 3 or 4 of the clocke in the afternoone they welcomed us with 2 or 3 peeces of Ordnance and hung out 3 or 4 severall Coullers the Ordnance did no hurt only scared our vnder marshall the blast blowing off his hate our horse went round faced the house the enemy charged upon them slue 2 horse and one man of ours wee saw 2 of their men fall on the brest workes but no more to our veiw there wee lay untill evening and it not being thought convenient to lay seidge to the house wee marched round the parke to Basing stoke the Enemy thinking wee had an intent to beleauger the house burnt all the houses and 2 mills neere adjacent because wee should have no shelter there wee lay at Basing stoake 3 nights and had indifferent good quarter for our money but the inhabitants were fearfull they should be ill dealt withal after our departure for entertaining us they pay 40. l. per weeke towards the maintenance of the house and that morning before wee came in they had payed that weekes money one thursday the 24 wee marched towards Abington and makeing a halt 2 miles onward in our way there were brought unto us 20 prisoners or there abou ts horse and foote that night wee lay at Aldermarson in the feild and one friday likewise one saturday wee marched to Compton in the hole this morning a souldier of my Captains Company whose name is Gore was shot by accident and sent for London in the after noone an other of our Regiment had the like mischance wee descried this day some of my Lord Generalls Cullours to march wide of us towards Abington that night wee lay at Compton a durty town but wee had good respect for our moneys one sunday the 27 wee marched towards Abington and in our march Sir Iohn Merricke came to us who saluted our Commanders nobly and was wellcomed of us with much ioy and shoutings hee told us my Lord Generals forces were that night to quarter in Abington they consisted of 14 or 15 thousand horse and foote great store of Ammunition and provant our forces could not march to Abington that night there being no quarter to entertaine a such Armies therefore sunday night and munday night we lay wide of Abington and one tewsday hearing my Lords Army to bee marched away we followed in the reare and went through Abington after my Lords army by the way wee saw 2 of my Lords men hanged for violence and plundring it was written so on their breasts and that night wee lay at Newnam woâ—d where we burnt it being rainy weather I beleive 50 pounds worth of wood if not more next morning wee marched forward in sight of Oxford and my Lords army marched within a mile of our army or thereabouts wee heard how kindly the City and my Lords Gunns entertained each other my Lord tooke divers prisoners and many came to him out of the towne we were on thuâ—sday commanded to retreat to regaine a bridge called Newbridge held bâ— the Kings forces which we did and that night and friday lay at Abington and one saturday the crose being first pluckt downe by whose means I know not wee marched for Newbridge and being come within a mile or there abouts 2 files of each company were drawne out for a forlorne hope Captaine Gore of the hamlets and a Captaine of the Kentish Regiment leading them on which they did with such willingnesse and courage as deserves to bee remembred and admired for notwithstanding the enemy had cut of parte of the bridge and made it unpassable yet our Commanders with a boat or a called Punts and some Plankes fell on so bravely that they made them forsake the bridge tooke 30 prisoners upon quarter and 40 more among which were divers Irish and a woman who was whipt and turned away by Newbridge we lay 3 nights to make the bridge passable for our carriages and on teusday the 4. of june hearing his Majesty with some forces were marched suddainly from Oxford westward we marched after all day and night and came a little before day nere Witney where we were quartered under a hedge 3 or 4 houres it rained extreamely as it had done for the most part since our advance from Farnham till then on wednesday morning we marched towards Stow on the old being informed the Kings Majestie with his forces were marched for Burford and that way which wee found true for comeing to our randevous by Burford wee were certified the King supped there that night but rod away immediatly wee staid not at all not so much as to get beere bread or vvater but vvere commanded bâ— maior Generall Potlid under Sir Williams command to march round the Towne with all speed affirming the Kings forces and our horse to bee in fight vvhich vvas nothing so that morning divers of the Kings Souldiers vvere taken