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city_n	honourable_a	sir_n	william_n	5,877	4	9.0905	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96278	Englands Iliads in a nut-shell. Or, A briefe chronologie of the battails, sieges, conflicts, and other most remarkable passages from the beginning of this rebellion, to the 25. of March, 1645.	Wharton, George, Sir, 1596-1672.	1645 (1645)	Wing W1544; Thomason E1182_3; ESTC R208159	28,009	48

10 Colours and a Troop of Horse and yeelded the Town and Castle to the King at which time the Earl of Essex with his shattered Force were crept over the river Aven into Warwick full 8 miles backward from the place where they were beaten there to secure those few he had left under the protection of the strong scituate Towne and Castle leaving behind him above 20 waggons loaded with powder and other Ammunition November the 12 His Majesty after 48 houres fight forced the Towne of Brainford where Lievtenant Colonell Quarles that commanded in chiefe was slaine and at least 400 more of the Rebels killed and drowned as many taken prisoners with little losse to his Majesties part these thus taken and killed were observed to be the best foot souldiers the Rebels had November the 13 being Sunday certain of the Rebels had come downe the Thames from Kingston with 13 peeces of Ordnance which so soone as they could see they fired against Sion house and His Majesties Traine of Artillery but did little or no harme Whereupon Order was presently given for drawing downe some Peeces into the Meadow and to the River side against them which was accordingly done and likewise a Demy-Canon planted neare the South-end of the Towne All which were so judiciously plyed that they shot through their Boates and Barges and at last fired the Powder in one of them which blew up divers of the Rebels Those Rebels which escaped took them to their heeles leaving behind them their mangled Boats and Barges with all their Ordnance and the remainder of their Ammunition on which His Majesty presently seized and afterwards made an honourable and safe retreat to the City of Oxford December the 5. His Majesties Forces under the command of Lieutenant Generall Wilmot having his owne Regiment of Horse with the Lord Grandisons and Lord Digbies and Sir William Pennimans and Colonell Blagues Regiments of Foot and Col Ushers Colonel Grayes of Dragoones took the Town of Marlborough defended by Robert Ramsey a Scot and about 500 Foots Ramsey and divers of the chiefe rebels brought prisoners to Oxford all their Armes taken and foure Colours On the same 5 day the Earle of Newcastle laid siege to Tadcaster where at that time was all the strength of the rebels in Yorkeshire excepting Hull and by severall assaults on the Town from 10 of the clock in the morning till 7 at night killed Captain Lyster and about 60 more of the rebels who found such hot service that they stole away in the night to Cawood and Selby leaving Tadcaster fortified for His Majesties service Ianuary the 19. A great victory was obtained by the Lord Hopton neare Bodmin in the County of Cornwall where was slaine in the pursuit 200 of the Rebels and 700 taken prisoners amongst whom was Sir Shilston Colmadee and 8 Colours good store of Ammunition and 5 excellent Brasse Guns and one of Iron Ianuary the 22. the Lord Hopton assaulted Saltash forced the Towne where hee took 10 peeces of Ordnance 700 more prisoners 4000 Armes and a ship with 16 peeces of Ordnance January the 27. certaine of the rebels under the command of Master Iohn Hampden to the number of 1800 foot and 7 or 8 Troopes of horse with two peeces of Ordnance came before Brill and made an assault upon it But were so bravely repulsed by his Majesties forces there under the command of Sir Gilbert Gerard the then Governour thereof that they made all possible hast away his Majesties horse having the pursuit of them for above 4 miles about 80 of them being found dead and betwixt 40 or 50 men wounded which they had left together in a private house February the first Lieutenant Generall King and Lieutenant Generall Goring comming from Newcastle with a great Convoy of much Arms and Ammunition and being faced at Yarum with 400 foot 3 Troops of Horse and 2 pieces of Ordnance of the Rebels fell upon them slew many took the rest of the Foot and most of the Horse prisoners with their Ordnance and Baggage February 2. Cyrencester or Cicester in Gloucestershire was taken by his Highnesse Prince Rupert with the losse of lesse then 20 men of his Army there being above 300 of the Rebels stain and neare 1200 taken prisoners Of Colours taken one Coroner two of Dragoons and fourteen foot Ensignes together with all their Ordnance Armes and Ammunition February 13 the QVEENS Majesty left the Hague and went to Sciveling And on the 16 day Her Majesty imbarked again in the Princesse Royall of Great Brittaine And on the Sunday after came within sight of Flamborough-head February the 20 She cast Anchor in the Harbour of Burlington bay And the 22 day following upon sight of 1000 of his Excellency the Earle of Newcastles Horse landed at Burlington Key February the 24 in the morning foure Ships and a Pinnace in the Rebels service which came over night into the Road made above 100 great shot at the houses in the Key for two houres shooting Crosse-barre-shot and bullets of 12 pound weight all of them aiming so neare as they could at the house where the Queen lay Insomuch that her sacred Majesty was forced to make what hast she could out of Her Bed and to get under an hill to save Her life from the fury of those bloody Rebels who endeavoured to murther Her But God Almighty preserved Her Majesty both by Sea and Land March the 18 and 19 was a great battaile on Hoptonheath in Staffordshire wherein Gell and Brereton two cowardly Rebels were routed by his Majesties forces under the command of the Right Honourable Spencer then Earl of Northampton in which fight above 300 of the Rebels were taken and killed at the least 200 more wounded above 300 of their horse taken 4 peeces of Canon and a case of Drakes with some Ammunition here was the most noble valiant Earl of Northampton unfortunately slain with C. Middleton some few others on his Majesties side March the 23. Grantham was taken in by some of His Majesties Forces under the Command of Colonell Charles Cavendish wherein were taken 360 prisoners with all the Captaines and Officers three foot Ensignes 2 Cornets together with 3 loads of Armes and Ammunition And afterwards the works demolished Anno Dom. 1643. APril the third Prince Rupert entred and possessed that seditious Town of Burmingham wherein was 300 foot and two Troops of Horse who being gallantly charged by the Welch-men in lesse then halfe an houre forsook their Breast-workes and retired to their Barricadoes within the Towne wherein they found such slender defence that they took them to their heeles and that so fast that though they were pursued as scone as the Prince had possessed the Town yet few of their Horse were overtaken only about 80 of the rebels were killed and as many prisoners taken together with about 150 Musquets and betwixt 4 and 500 swords and 3 Colours In this service the noble Earle of Denbigh received