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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64893	England's worthies under whom all the civill and bloudy warres since anno 1642 to anno 1647 are related : wherein are described the severall battails, encounters, and assaults of cities, townes, and castles at severall times and places, so that the reader may behold the time, yeare, and event of every battle, skirmish, and assault wherein London-apprentices had not the least share : as also, severall victories by sea by the noble Admirall Robert, Earle of Warwick.	Vicars, John, 1579 or 80-1652.	1647 (1647)	Wing V304; ESTC R27574	33,001	106

in deepe and broad Characters of golden gratitude registred and recorded 3. After this in the yeere 1643 the Royalists resolving still as much as possibly they could to gird up Gloucester with Garrisons on all sides to ●ire and starve it up if it might be but this valiant and vigilant Governour still cropt and lopt all their subtilest designes in the very bud As first hee dealt with Colonell Vavasor at Tewksbury in December 1643 then immediately after this with Sir Iohn Winter whom hee bravely beat out of Newnham and soone after also out of Wotton-Garrison to his great losse and terrour 4. In February following hee beat Sir Henry Talbot in his own quarters at Shepstow took him prisoner and a brave prize besides In March following he beat his neighbour enemies about ● miles from Gloucester and took much and rich spoyle from them Again soundly beat Sir Iohn Winter in the Forrest of Deane And Colonell Min also in his own quarters on the borders of Wales 5. In May following 1644 hee again 〈◊〉 soundly scourged his Popish neighbour Sir Iohn Winter in Newnham 〈◊〉 and Little-Deane in Gloucestershire beating them in their own quarters and taking many prisoners and prizes from them 6. In Iune following hee took B●verton Castle in Gloucestershire with all the Ordnance Armes and Ammun●tion therein Malmesbury also with two Sonnes of the Parle of Barkeshire in it 28 Officers 7 or 8 peeces of Ordnance 400 Armes and other rich prize together with Chippingham strong Garrison with all the Armes and Ammunition therein which he took shortly after 7. And about the same time hee tooke Teuksbury also slew in the taking of it Colonell Godfrey and a Quartermaster Generall took Lieutenant Colonell Min prisoner together with divers other Officers and souldiers and very much prize 8. In August following Generall Mi●n● plundering and spoyling the Country not farre from Gloucester this noble Colonell understanding thereof went forth and bravely encountred him and after a hot skirmish slew the said Generall and other Officers and about an 100 common souldiers took prisoners 1 Colonell 1 Major Captaines 3 Lieutenants 5 Ensignes 12 Serjeants and about 300 common souldiers and much other prize 9. In September 1644 hee took by a brave Stratagem the Towne and Castle of Monmouth in South Wales And shortly after bravely beat the Royalists at Be●sley where hee took the Governour thereof and 10 Commanders a 160 common souldiers and all the Ordnance Armes and Ammunition therein And upon the Parl. certain intelligence of these this most renowned Colonels famous and Victorious performances both Houses of Parliament conferred and setled upon him and his heyres for ever as a present encouragement of his fidelity and brave services 1000. l. a yeere of Sir Iohn Winters estate in Gloucestershire 10. About the middle of October 1644 this magnanimous Colonell understanding that Sir Iohn Winter that active Papist had again endeavoured to fortifie that considerable passage of Be●ckly or Be●sley where he had formerly well eudge●●d him he most couragiously set upon him there also again but now with extraordinary hazard of his precious life for in the midst of the fight his horse by leaping a ditch overthrew him to the ground which a Musketier of the enemies party soone perceiving suddainly gave fire upon him but by Gods good Providence he mist his marke which he also seeing and being somewhat neere him as soone as he had discharged hee turn'd the butt end of his Muske● and strook fiercely at this brave Colonell and with the force of the blow strook off his head-piece all this being so suddainly done that the Col. had no time to consider the great danger he was in but now it pleased the Lord whom it seemes most evidently by this mighty danger deliverance the Lord his God reserved for yet some more great hon. work for his further glory his Churches good just as it was though in another kind with his famous compeere renowned Gen Skippo● it now I say pleased the Lord to give this noble Col. such an unda●ted spirit and renewed courage that he suddainly recovered his feet instātly charged the Musketier kill'd him on the place very speedily after obtained a most memorable Victory over Sir I. Winter forced this his grand adversary to tumble down asleepe ●●ill to save his life but in danger to have broken his neck took many Commanders Officers and common souldiers prisoners slew divers on the place took 8 barrels of powder 8 peeces of Ordnance with many horse and Armes and returned home laden with as much honour as rich spoyles and prizes 11. In December also 1644 this most renowned Colonell did bravely beat the enemies horse which came from Bristoll about Sedbury in Gloucestershire taking very many of them prisoners together with great prizes In March following 1645 he also soundly beat another party of Bristoll Cavaliers took Colonell Roberts a great Malignant Royalist of Herefordshire prisoner and divers other Officers in Armes and common Souldiers 12. And about the latter end of May 1645 this our most renowned and undefa●igable active Colonell took the most strong Town of Evesham by a terrible storme as sharp as short took in it prisoners Colonell Robert Legg the Governour of the Town Colonell Foster and Lievtenant Colonell Bellingham Major Travillian 13 Captaines 17 Lievtenants above 20 inferiour Officers all the Ordnance Armes and Ammunition therin which was very much 13. About the midst also of Iuly 1645 ever to be honoured Colonell Massey being now for all his foresaid brave services in and about the City of Gloucester by the Parliament honoured with the title and place of Major Generall of the Westerne parts of the Kingdome was He who in the head of his Army strook the first conquering blow at that brave fight and famous Victory at Langport which was wonne through fire and water in which defeat which hee heere gave the enemy which indeed brake the heart of Generall ●oring● Forces he took at least 5 or 600 prisoners and at least 300 horse After this also hee gave the first most furious and successefull on-set upon Tiverton in Cornewall which was obtained by a remarkable shot of a Cannon admirably breaking the Chain of the draw-bridge of that strong Castle whereby it was taken 14. And now at length the Lord his God to adde more lustre to the splendour of all his famous performances and to Crown him with more honour moved the ●●arts of his well-affected people to make ●oice of him for a most worthily honou●●ble member of the house of Commons in Parliament yea and to adde yet one more sparkie Diamond of honor unto the Crown of all these his most illustrious Ornaments of honour the Lord I say still manifesting the faithfulnesse of his infallible word of Truth 1 Sam. 2. 30. Those that honour me saith the Lord I will honour● put into the hearts of our most renowned Parliament to choose him now with his most renowned