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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A97082	Alter Britanniæ heros: or The life of the most honourable knight, Sir Henry Gage, late Governour of Oxford, epitomiz'd.	Walsingham, Edward, d. 1663.	1645 (1645)	Wing W648; Thomason E303_6; ESTC R200291	20,449	31

imployment of exigence and necessity this Summer afforded here was almost all imposed upon him Basing Castle the dwelling house of the Honourable and Loyall Marquesse of Winchester had now endured a second Siege for two and twenty weekes and was now brought to that necessity for Provisions that unlesse it were supplied by a speedy reliefe it must be forced to surrender This once certified to the Commissioners at Oxford added much trouble to the exigence of their present condition For they saw no suddain assistance could be expected from His Majesty they considered the importance of the place the quality and gallant behaviour of the defendants together with their owne inabilities to assist them which concurrence of difficulties made them very anxious till consulting with the famous Gage they find him beyond expectation proffer himselfe voluntarily to run the hazard of all obstructions and undertake the businesse Though here they considered that Abingdo● Ailysbury Reading and the Leaguer it selfe did severally afford greater numbers then they could send with him though they waighed the length of the March and difficulty of the passes yet such was their opinion in him and confidence in his Courage and experience that they resigned all to his discretion The action was so eminent and so deserving memory so Souldier like and fortunately attempted and performed that I cannot pretend to honour his Noble Genius should I omit a punctuall relation of it Vpon Monday the ninth of September that at ten a clock at night he Marcht out of Oxford towards Basing with 400 Foot 250 Horse 12 barrells of Powder 1200 waight of Match passes by Wallingford where he received an addition of 80 Horse with as many Foot on Tuesday Morning they rested and refreshed and then he dispatched an expresse to the Governour of Winchester Sir William Ogle d●sirine him according to his former promise to Sir Edward Nicholas to draw out with his Forces and to fall into Basing Parke in the reare of the Rebells Quarters betwixt foure and five a clock the next Morning being Wednesday the 11th of September whilest he with the Oxford Troopes assaulted them on the other side and the Lord Marquesse from the House plyed them with a fierce Sally Having finisht this dispatch he Marcht forward with as much speed as the Foot Souldiers could make towards Aldermerston where he intended to repose againe They past through the Country for Parliamenteers with Orange tawney Scarfes and ribands till a Wallingford Captaine who was sent before with his Troope together with the Quarter-masters of each Regiment to discover and have provisions in a readinesse against the Souldiers arrived found in the Towne some of the enemies Scoutes and forgetting his disguise fell fowle upon them took some Prisoners and so discover'd themselves This evening the Foot were extreamly wearied having had scarce 3 houres rest since they went out of Oxford which the prudent Colonell perceiving alighted himselfe from his Horse by whose example and intreaty the other Officers and Troopers did the like and walkt three miles whilest the tired Foot refresht themselves in their Saddles By which meanes he came to Aldermerston about eight in the evening seven miles from Basing and rested till eleven when againe he set forward and Marcht all night though the Foot were faint and much dejected So that being come within two miles of the place they began to lye downe as not able to advance farther whereupon he caused all his Horse-men every man to take one of them up behind him himselfe giving the first example which u●wo●●ed 〈◊〉 so took them that they wholly forgot their former ●●●gue and with hopes of Pillage and promise of M●ny when they returned to Oxford were so encouraged that they desired nothing more then to attaque the Rebell● In the interim arrives a Lie●●e●ant from Wi●chester who a●●●res them the Governour by reason of the Enemies Horse which lay betwixt him and Basing 〈◊〉 not draw ●●t to assist them Whereupon the Colonell was compell'd to enter into new Counsells wherefore seeing himselfe deprived of that assistance and presuming the Enemy having notice of his comming would draw to a head he resolves contrary to his first resolutions with united Forces to fall strongly upon them in one place In order to which he Commands the men to be put in readinesse riding up to every Squadron gave the word which was Saint George chearing them with what possible encouragements he could and Commanding every of them to tye a handkerchiefe on their right armes above their elblow for a distinction to be knowne as well to one another as to the Lord Marquesse his men if they should chance to make a Sally and for want of such a signall fall foule upon one another After this preparation they marched on the gallant Colonell alighting from his Horse arm'd only with his Sword led up the Foot and being come as he conceived within hearing of the House he Command his Drummes and Trumpets to cheare the besieged with the newes of his long wisht arrivall The Rebells having notice the day before of his comming and of the place he was like to fall on had drawne forth all their best men all fresh and pamper'd in number farre exceeding his with these they possest the Passes with some crosse hedges of advantage lining them with Musketiers Here stood the rest of the Horse and Foot in Batagli● ready for him and answer'd his Drummes and Trumpets with their owne which he perceived were very neare though clouded under the wing● of an obscure mist Our Forces had advanced not many paces further before they discovered a Body of the Enemies Horse consisting of sixe Troopes standing in very good order ready to receive our charge Which though we hastened to acc●st them with before we came at them we were first saluted from the hedges by a smart Volley of Musket shot though accompanied with more Terror then Execution for notwithstanding this the right wing of our Horse commanded by gallant Colonell Webb Charg'd the Enemy so home that ●● 〈◊〉 they all turn'd head and ran away The left wing 〈◊〉 ●● after the● followed the Chase till the Rebells were got into a place of safety In this pursuit we took a Cornet of theirs which since is knowne to be Morleyes Vpon the Rout of the Horse Colonell Gage advanced with the Foot towards the hedges where after two houres dispute he beat them from hedge to hedge till at last he brought them to abandon all their holdes on that side and give him free entrance to the House Where after he had delivered the Munition he brought with him and paid my Lord Marquesse the respects due to a Person of his quality leaving 100 Souldiers of his owne with him he marcht with the rest of the Horse and Foot to Basingstoke a good halfe mile distant thence and with small resistance possest himselfe of it whence all that day he continued sending to the Garrison as much Wheat Malt

and eminent of those that knew him and being now looked upon by all such as he converst with as a most accomplisht Gentleman and compleat Souldier This horrid and unnaturall Rebellion breakes forth at home which from the beginning he did so much resent that with all possible industry he imployed his utmost power and abilities in Flanders to further and advance the quarrell of his distressed Soveraigne and to supplant the Rebells As he convinc't by his many painfull and costly endeavours which at sundry times deprived the Rebells of neare 30000 Armes and afforded His Majesty 8000 of those that were intended to be borne against him nay had been doubtlesse had not Noble Colonell Gage diverted the intention seized them to a better use and made the action an eternall Argument of his Loyalty and Prudence But this was not the onely instance he gave of his affection to his King whose service he tendered so much that although his Regiment was then much weakned and he deprived of hopes to recruit it never any Souldier of his who could give him any probable hopes of attaining His Majesties Army but he chearfully gave him his passe and encouragement to depart Whence I dare safely affirme that since these Ciyill Warres that Regiment hath afforded His Majesty at least 200 Officers of severall degrees Notwithstanding all this he did not conceive he had done his part as he ought unlesse he came in Person to serve his Soveraigne also which consideration he so deeply apprehended that neither his present imployment assurance of future preferment a reputation so eminent a revenue so sure and ●●nstant nay nor his Wi●● and Children could deta●●e him but he take● leave of the Netherlands and repaires to England resolving to contribute all that Magazine of 〈◊〉 abilities wherewith his breast was stored to the re●●oring of his Countries happinesse 〈◊〉 he comes not emp●y handed Armes and divers Souldiers of quality gave some addition to the welcome of that most worthy and endearing Person of his He was received with joy at the Court and every one presaging he should shortly doe his Nation some eminent Service intert●ined here with a welcome Omen Where his prudent civill and gallant Conversation added such a L●●tre unto his other Vertues and seated him so much above the region of envy that malice her selfe durst not barefact choose but fawne upon him Soone had he fortified himselfe in the judgement of the King and the ablest men about him as also wedded the Peoples opinion And now every ones impatient till by some gallant action he hath paid tribute for the great esteem and reputation they had fixt upon him Whil●st every one is casting about for some imployment worthy of him His Majesty considering the exigence of his owne present Condition and the importance of Oxford his Principall Garrison is necessitated to engage the Colonell joyntly with the Governour Sir Arthur Ashton in the defence and preservation of it In the Interim of which imployment what great and memorable things he did in the subsequent discourse I will relate No one is ignorant that knew any thing what excellent things he did propose for the Fortifying Cleansing Storing and preserving the City How many grievances he publickly remov'd in the Officers and endeavour'd to reforme and what worthy endeavours he did use to regulate and moderate the reciprocall abuses and excesses that were so obviously committed Whil'st we are thus busied within our walls the industrious Rebells seek to environ us on all sides and so by Famine force us to surrender Wherefore to this end they clap a Garrison into B●rstall house within sixe miles of us on that side whence most of our Provisions came Besides this whilst His Majesty was absent in the field they fortify Abington besiege Banbury and straiten ●s every way so that we are compell'd for our necessary subsistance to endeavour their repulse on some side After Consultation B●rstall is thought the fittest to be attempted and Colonell Gage must be entrusted with the manage of that businesse They allow him a Competence of men and other necessaries and the 10th of June he sets forward where after his arrivall with his owne Personall Valour he put such Courage into his Followers and with his prudent ordering of all things so amated the conscious Enemy that he soone brought them to a Parly His Carriage in the businesse deserving a more exact relation I will take leave to discend to partioulars The 11th day in the morning he sate downe before the House immediatly sending word to the Lady that shee and others of her Sexe might depart thence with leave and safety promising to see her safely convoyed to any place shee had a mind to His excelling curtesie was such that though this Lady did nothing lesse then merit such an offer he could not dispence with the goodnesse of his owne nature to deprive her of this civility Assoone as he had notice that the Ladies were gone the House was presently inviron'd by his Command and the Souldiers fell on with such a well-govern'd fury that they soon possessed the Church and other out buildings which the ●nemy endeavoured to defend but thence repelled and seeing the House attempted with hot assault Conducted by so much discretion and exemplary Courage of the Commander they demand a Parly and offer to give up the House with the Victuall Ammunition and Ordnance so that they might march away with their Armes and Horses Which though it might by some that waigh not the severall circumstances be esteemed too specious adeparture for them yet this prudent Gentleman considering the House was strong that it had cost some men already and that he could not force it but at dearer rates chose rather to yeeld to their demands then hazard the lives of any more which were more precious to him then the Armes of the Rebells Vpon their surrender he so punctually observ'd his Conditions and convoy'd them with such civility that themselves confest they had fallen into the hands of an honourable and gallant Enemy His successe here procured him fresh imployments he is sent to disturbe their new garrison at Abingd●n to effect which he marcht out in the night and presuming of the intelligence of those who had imployed him concerning the Forces of the Enemy He falls upon them gallantly in the morning and charges up to their turnepikes and ascends their workes but finding the enemy powre upon him in such unexpected numbers he begins to think of a retreat and give immediat order for it As being the only thing they could hope for if that considering as well the enemies strength and readinesse as the thinnenesse of their own numbers their distance from hom● their amazement and repulse but such was his valour dexterity and discretion that notwithstanding the enemy pursued him like a torrent he made an honourable and safe Retreat This added much to his esteem in the judgement of every knowing and discreet man So that what