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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80882	A copy of Lieutenant General Crumwels Letter, read in the House of Commons. And other letters of a great and bloody fight neere Preston. The Scots army totally defeated by Lieutenant Generall Crumwell. VVith the paritculars of the fight, on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday last. 2500 Scots slain, 2000 taken prisoners, 300 officers kild and taken. 400 horse taken. 4000 fire armes. 2000 other armes. 30 coulors. 8 barrels of gunpowder. 4 cart load of ammunition 500 cattle retaken & restored 5000 l. worth of goods retake [sic] divers papers concerning Prince Charles, and divers in London. Duke Hambleton fled to Wygan & Langdale to Carlisle. 1500 Scots, & English cavaliers, kild, taken, dispersed, fled August 21. 1648. These being true copies, are thought fit to bee printed and published for the satisfaction of the whole kingdome, one of them signed Oliver Crumwell.	Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.	1648 (1648)	Wing C7052; Thomason E460_17; ESTC R205114	2,375	8

A Copy of Lieutenant General Crumwels Letter Read in the House of Commons And other Letters Of a great and BLOODY FIGHT neere PRESTON THE Scots Army totally Defeated by Lieutenant Generall Crumwell VVith the particulars of the Fight on Thursday Friday and Saturday last 2500 Scots slain 2000 Taken prisoners 300 Officers kild and taken 400 Horse taken 4000 Fire Armes 2000 Other Armes 30 Coulours 8 Barrels of Gunpowder 4 Cart load of Ammunition 500 Cattl retaken restored 5000 l. worth of goods retakē Divers papers concerning Prince Charles and divers in London Duke Hambleton fled to Wygan Langdale to Carlisle 15000 Scots English Cavaliers kild taken dispersed fled August 21. 1648. THese being true Copies are thought fit to bee Printed and published for the satisfaction of the whole Kingdome one of them signed August the 22 OLIVER CRUMWELL Printed by Robert Ibbitson in Smithfield neer the Queenes-head Tavern 1648. A Copy of Lieutenant Generall CRUMVVELLS LETTER Gentlemen IT hath pleased God this day to shew a great mercy to this poore kingdome by making the Army successefull against the common Enemy We lay the last night at Mr. Sherburns of Stamerhurst about 9 miles from Preston which was within three miles of the Scots quarters we advanced this morning betime towards Preston with a desire to engage the Enemy and by that time our forlorn had engaged the enemy we were about foure miles from Preston and thereupon wee advanced with the whole Army and the Enemy being drawn out upon a Moore betwixt us the Town the Armies on both sides ingaged and after a very sharpe dispute continuing for three or foure houres it pleased God to inable us to give the Enemy a defeat which I hope we shall improve by Gods assistance to their utter ruine and in this service your Country-men have not the least share which wee cannot expresse by particular having not time to take an accounts of the slain and the prisoners but we can assure you we have many prisoners and many of those of quality and many slain and the Army disipated A principall part whereof with Duke Hambleton is on the South side of Ribb and Darwentbridge and wee lying with the greatest part of the Army close to them nothing hindring engageing of that part of the Enemies Army but the night It will be our care that they shall not passe over any Ford beneath the Bridge to goe Northward nor to come over betwixt us and Whaley we understand that three Companies of Col. Generall Ashton are at Whalley we have 7 Troops of Horse and Dragoons that we beleeve all at or neer Cl●thero This night I have sent order expresly to them to march to Whalley to joyne with those Companies that you shall improve of your Country Forces toward the ruine of those enemies you perceive by this how things stand by this means the enemy is broken most of the Horse being gone Northward and wee having sent a considerable party at the very heeles of them and the Enemy having lost almost all their Ammunition and neer 4000 Armes so that the greatest part of the Foot are naked Therefore in order to this work we desire you to raise your County and to improve those forces for the totall ruine of the enemy which way soever they goe And if you shall accordingly doe your part doubt not of their totall ruine Wee thought fit to speed this unto you to the end you may not bee troubled if they shall march towards you but improve your interest aforesaid And that you may give glory to God for this unspeakable mercy from Preston 17 August 1648. Your humble Servant OLIVER CRVMWELL Noble Sir LIeutenant Generall Crumwell sent a Letter to the Committee here a copy whereof you will receive inclosed we had also other Letters from other Officers which gives us advertisements of a glorious victory obtained against the Scots and English Cavaliers Lieutenant Generall Crumwell having falne down with his Army after conjunction with Collonell Gen. Lambert out of Yorkeshire by Clithero towards the Scots upon Thursday last engaged with them neer to Preston Hee hath given them a very great rout taken 4000 Armes most of their Ammunition many prisoners whereof divers of quality and is still in pursuite adding every houre to the number of the slain and prisoners and of divers of the Scots that are dispiersed in 6 8 or 10 in a company the Country people rise and knock them in the head where they meet with them and Lieutenant Generall Crumwells horse are at the very heeles of the Scots horse that are fled Northwards the rest of their horse and body of foot which escaped by reason of the night being ill armed quartered with Duke Hambleton between Wygon and Preston being about 8 or 9000. The Lieutenant Generalls Army went towards Preston to waite on them I hope they will have their fatall blow for their perfideousnesse to be an example to Generations to come hereafter We have had the Country hereabouts in Armes this week and hope to prevent the Scots passage this way Cheshire also I doubt not but will be in readinesse to stop them about Warrington Another party is about Whaley in Blackburn Hundred Sir I beseech you if any shew themselves so little lovers of England as to speak or move for a cessation to oppose it Let us not adde the further guilt of blood of friends upon our selves Yesterday being Friday Lieutenant Genrall Crumwell having kild and taken diverse of the Scots dispersed their body severall wayes The greatest part of them fled towards Warrington and our Forces still pursuing them divers of the Country Forces being joyned to assist Lieutenant Generall Crumwell Some of the Scots were last night at Lansford on Cheshire side our Army is at their heels The greatest execution yesterday was about Standish Moore where divers were kild and taken and amongst them many considerable men both Scatch and English Duke Hambleton was last night in Wygan This morning they are at them again fresh prisoners brought in hourely and Armes in abundance The poore Country people being over joyed at this great deliverance wherein the Lord hath been wonderfully seen in delivering us from this faithlesse insulting cruell people Manchester the 19 of August 1648 A List of the great Victory obtained by Lieutenant Generall Crumwell in the great defeat given to the Scots Army on Thursday Friday and Saturday August 17 18 19. 1648. 2500 slain 2000 taken prisoners 300 Officers killd taken 400 Horse taken 4000 fire armes taken 2000 armes more taken 30 Colours taken 8 Barrels of powder 4 cart load of Amunition Duke Hamilton fled into Wigan and there beset Sir Marmaduke Langdale fled towards Carlisle and pursued by Li. Ge. Crumwels horse 500 cattle retaken that they had plundered from the Country 5000 l. worth of goods restored that the Scots were sending into Scotland Divers papers taken of overtures with Pr. Charles and with some about London 15000 kild taken dispersed and fled FINIS