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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89795	A narration of the expedition to Taunton; the raising the siege before it, and the condition of our forces, and the enemies, at this present in the west. / Sent from a commander in the army, and dated at Chard, May 18. 1645. Published by authoritie.	Commander in the army.	1645 (1645)	Wing N158; Thomason E285_10; ESTC R200069	5,492	8

A NARRATION OF THE EXPEDITION TO TAUNTON The Raising the Siege before it and the Condition of our Forces and the Enemies at this present in the WEST Sent from a Commander in the Army and dated at Chard May 18. 1645. Published by Authoritie LONDON Printed for Samuel Gellibrand May 23. 1645. A brief Narration of the relief of TAVNTON GOOD Friend would I could perform my promise with as much profit to you as delight to my self But in brief Since my Apologie would but stigmatize as much your candid construction as be a further declaration of my own weaknesse you shall understand by these few lines our progresse from Stanes our first advance on the last of April by severall stages untill we came to our generall Randevouz at Newbery-Wash May the 4. From whence by twelve or one of the clock we advanced toward Andover and in the Villages adjacent with seven Regiments of Foot to the number I suppose of 10 or 12000. Foot for the Horse most of them not then as yet come in I would write no more then what I am able to testifie either by my own or from the hands of good Authors From Andover on May the fifth we drew up our severall Regiments a mile from the Town and staid two or three hours called a Councell of War where were cast five or six one a Renegado and four more authours of the mutiny in Kent who cast dice for their lives one of them and the Renegado a Parsons son were executed in a Village on a Tree in the High-way in Terrorem the Parsons son as was said in the same Town where he was born both of them died as they lived like Sotts But how the great Judge past his sentence on them I have not to say Next day May the sixth was Proclamation made That it should be death for any man to plunder at which our old Horse-Dragoons somewhat guilty made answer If the Parliament would pay truely let them hang duely Which hath caused so much good order in our march that to my best inquiry I have not heard of any man to complain to loose an Ox Sheep Lamb Hen no nor an Egg save in our hard march hot-dayes vacancy of Towns or Houses over the Plain made them inordinately desire drink or covet for water in the Villages we past To give you the particular of our severall Stages would be as difficult as needlesse Since for the most part we took Barnes and Hedges for our nights repose after our hard and hot-dayes marches untill within the compasse of eight dayes We came on the second of this instant within the sight of Taunton where upon the Hills when we came within ten miles of it having the advantage of ground we gave them a peal of our Artillary ten of our peeces being discharged to give them notice of our approach which yet did them no good by reason that on the Thursday before which was the eighth of this instant Moneth the enemy drew out a party of their Horse and Foot with some peeces of Cannon and skirmisht in sight of the Town but onely with Powder in fine they made the Town beleeve that Fairfax who was coming to relieve them was there beaten hoping by this stratagem to have drawn a party of them out to their succour and to have cut them off by an Ambuscado But God withheld them they kept close to their works and when the enemy returned they fell to firing of the Town and told them you Roundheaded Rogues you look for relief but we have relieved them and Goring is coming on and we will not leave one House standing if you will not yeeld then they played with their Granadoes and Morter peeces so hot and so long that they fired the Town So that I beleeve the one half of the Town which was two long streets of the Subburbs be both burnt down to the ground and the mean while they stormed most furiously but they met with a Gallant Commander in chief Colonell Blake and his stout Souldiers that gave them such showres of lead that from good hands it is reported 1200. at least there sacrificed their filthy lives and left their carkasses The Town in all from the beginning to the raising of the siedge hath lost 200. men On Friday they had work enough to bury their dead and bethink themselves of saving their living Hopton sent a parly to resign the Town upon conditions Blake returned him answer he had four pair of Boots yet left and he would eat three pair of them before he should have it On Saturday we came to Chard within eight miles of it on the Lords-day orders were given to beat our Drums by day light and accordingly drew up our whole Army Horse and Foot and allthough by command from the Parliament our noble General Fairfax Generall Major Skippon and that Regiment which formerly was Barkeleys were commanded back when we were at Blandford which was a sad breakfast to most both Officers and Souldiers were after sad salutes and watery eyes like the parting of Husbands from their Wives and dear friends yet we were a thinking of nothing more then resolution to obey and action to perform that great work for the which we were sent with four Regiments of Foot to wit Colonell Welden who as eldest Colonell a gallant wise and brave Gentleman Commander in cheif Colonell Fortescu Colonell Floyd and Colonell Englesby Regiments and as we past came in for our recrute and met us about Dorchester six Companies of the Skie-colour Regiment of Colonell Morrels and on Saturday as many Colours from Lime those old brave Blades We had a fine Body of Horse of some 1500. or 2000. and 4. or 5000 Foot where I never beheld men of all sorts of more promising courage resolution all as one man sweetly combined against the common enemies of mankinde such love amongst themselves Horse and Foot One passage I will relate though I hate prolixitie a brave gallant Fellow but a common Souldier cries out to the Horse as they marcht by O brave Horse go on shew them no more mercy then to a Louse Remember Cornwall To whom a brave Captain of the Plimmouth Troop replied O Fellow Souldier let us remember our God and not fight in malice but do his work and leave the successe to him and you shall see through Gods mercy we will stand close to you O you gallant Foot but I may not be tedious yet surely braver courage was never seen then even then when a party of the enemies Horse and ours faced each other our Forlorn Horses meet and exchange some Pistols put them quickly to the Tryall of their heels but after we were drawn up into Battalia expecting when to be charged and made choice of our ground no enemy appeared we went on to the very Brow of the Hill in Battalia and saw betwixt that and Taunton nothing but inclosures not minding to adventure all our Horse into a pitfold the