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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93369	The innocent cleared: or, The vindication of Captaine John Smith, Capt. Lieutenant under Colonell Rainsborough. Against those false aspersions raised against him by one Major Wylkes: who most falsly, and without any grounds or proofe, hath accused him for being accessary to the death of Colonell Rainsborough. Whereunto are annexed two severall petitions; the one unto the High Court of Parliament, and the other unto the Lord Generall. Wherein he desires to answer for himselfe face to face in the presence of his accusers. Amsterdam, November 13th 1648.	Smith, John, Captain, lieutenant under Col. Rainsborough.	1648 (1648)	Wing S4094; Thomason E472_25; ESTC R203581	10,475	15

the contrarie I immediately desired of God to direct me what course to take as for friends I had very few in Towne or none at all and that he would further be pleased to strengthen me against the feare of mans power or what ever they could doe unto me and that he would direct me in what ever I did undertake in this businesse Having called upon God in this manner for about halfe an houre it was clearely discovered to me that my adversaries did privately seek my life and as it were all at once the meanes and way was set before me for my escape questioning not but that God would in time vindicate me although that for the present hee gave them libertie to open their mouthes against me which indeed they have done to the full But this I know that when the measure of hypocrites hypocrisie and wickednesse is at the full then is their destruction nigh at hand About three of the clock next morning being the ninth of November I attempted my escape and went away without any difficultie or the least discoverie and am now far enough from the reach of their tyrannie who thirsted after my life I am not ignorant how mine adversaries have set my Name forth in Print to make me odious to the world A poore Revenge and a poore Accusation to say That I was in a Whore-house when my Colonel was slaine Truly if it were a Whore-house it was more then I knew on or ever did discover in the time whilest I knew the house I suppose that those who raysed that language on me were better acquainted with Whores and such houses then I ever was or their actings in that house made them so to stile the house For my part I never did any thing in that house but what I did not care if all the world might know neither went I ever to that house without honest companie and with Gentlemen so civill whose mindes beare a hatred to any such actions And as for my being there that night when my Colonel was slaine you have at large heard the truth and the occasion of it Truly I had thought that the Moderate Intelligencer had bin so moderate a man that he would not have so much wronged his Title as now he hath done by being so rash as to Print me so odious to the world before he had knowne the truth Sirrah I suppose if thou hadst knowne me thou wouldst not have bin so unadvised but prethee take notice by the way that I am a Gentleman borne and bred and did in they yeare 1643 receive Commission from the Earle of Essex then Lord Generall as Captaine of Horse and have for the Kingdomes freedome raysed two severall Troupes of Horse without any charge or trouble to the Parliament or Country and further take notice that I never had any correspondence with any enemie that ever opposed the Parliament or Armies and further take notice that I never acted the part of a Coward but have shewed my selfe where thou never didst nor durst not for any of mine owne ends in the least but really to serve the Kingdome And as for thy Author I shall desire all the Armie and Kingdome to take notice That upon the storming of Maydstone in Kent when he should have led on his men to the Gate of the Towne he puts a Serjeant of mine to lead on the Regiment and falls back himselfe into the Reare or some place that was more safe for him This Serjeant is a Gentleman who is somewhat allyed to me by kinne who like a valiant souldier ran on violently to the Gate of the Towne and with maine force with some small helpe got passage cleare for the whole Regiment to follow him and beating downe before him all that opposed was the first that got into the Church and there taking a very good Horse which stood readie for him when he had him in his possession as a free Prize this Major Wylkes comes in and by violence with the assistance of some that were with him takes away the Horse from the right owner and hath it at this time and most commonly rides on him You may know the Nag by his colour it is a Sorrell Chestnut-coloured Nag about fifteene or sixteene hands high his Crest being very high But to let that passe this Major mindes his Horse more then fighting and that Gentleman Serjeant Stevens mindes his fighting or his businesse more then his Horse He immediately ascends the Tower or Steeple of the Church where he findes eight of the enemie he being all alone yet sets on them and overcomes them and brings them all downe prisoners before him Now by the way pray take notice that before any part of the Body ingaged against the Towne I was commanded with a small partie of Muskettiers to fall on Iome Boats which were attempting to land against the left wing of the Armie and when that by the providence we had overcome them and taken many of them prisoners I sent this Gentleman Serjeant Stevens for further Orders and to acquaint Colonel Barkstead of what was done but this Major as you have heard at large imployes him to doe the businesse which he should have done himselfe But 't was most strange to heare after that the fight was over how this Major did attribute this Gentlemans valour to himselfe indeed 't is the part of Cowards to brag Well to proceed From thence comming to Colchester it was the pleasure of the Lord Generall that our Regiment should make the first attempt on the East side of the Towne called East street or East Bridge which was gayned but I am sure the Taylor was not seene till the time of gaining of it or at least never ingaged in that businesse indeed that truly valiant and religious Lieutenant Colonel Shambrooke shewed himselfe very gallant in that businesse But about a fortnight after that we were possest of the East street the enemie made a violent attempt upon our Regiment we having two severall Guards upon both sides of the Bridge of about sixtie men apiece one of those Guards was commanded by that worthie Gentleman Captaine Walker who most valiantly fought with the enemie and made good his Retreat unto the Body of the Regiment but the other Guard being commanded by one Lieutenant Tomson then Lieutenant to Lieutenant Colonel Shambrooke who was taken asleepe on his Guard and most of his men many of his men being at nine Holes and at Cards by whose carelesnesse all may judge the Lieutenant Colonel was then slaine but this Lieutenant was never questioned in the least for his carelesnesse But to proceed the enemie advanced which frightned the Countrie forces so much that they left a very considerable Guard called the Turne-Pike and never shot one shot which encouraged the enemie to advance upon our Regiment it being then the forlorne Regiment we being then but five Companies were inforced to stand the burnt of the fight but the Taylor Major