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His Highnesse Prince Ruperts raising of the siege at Newarke upon Trent, March 21. 1643. Written by an eye witnesse to a person of honour.
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Eye witnesse to a person of honour.
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Wing H2077A; Thomason E38_10; ESTC R6516
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HIS HIGHNESSE PRJNCE RVPERTS Raising of the Siege at Newarke upon TRENT March 21. 1643. Written by an eye Witnesse to a Person of Honour Right Honourable and my very good Lord HIs Highnesse Prince Rupert being at West-Chester upon Tuesday night March the 12. received first of all his Majesties Commands to march with all speed to the relief of Newark as then besieged by Sir Iohn Meldrum The Rebels Forces were supposed to be about foure thousand Foot under five Regiments and foure Colours with well towards two thousand Horse and Dragooners Vpon these summons his Highnesse next morning made hast to Shrewsbury speeding away Major Legge our Generall of the Ordinance before to chuse out so many commanded Musquetiers of the English of late come out of Ireland as might well be spared out of that Garrison these were 1000 Musquetiers of Colonel Broughtons and Colonel Tilliers Regiments with 120 of Colonell Sir Fulke Hunkes all these sent down the Severne met the Prince at Bridgenorth on Friday of Horse his Highnesse took along his own Troope and Regiment with 150 of Major Generall Sir Iohn Hurries with these Forces we drew along three small field Pieces At Woolverhampton next day was our little Army recruited by 100 Horse and 200 Foot of Colonell Levesons On Munday night had we notice at Ashbey de la Zouch of 2200 Rebels under Sir Edward Hartop sent out by Meldrum to passe and bridge over the Sore a mile from Loughborough in Leicester-shire their purpose was either to intercept Generall Major George Porter or to prevent his joyning with my Lord of Loughborough for thither with foure Regiments of Horse and a thousand commanded Musquetiers of my Lord of Newcastles men was M. Porter now come from about Newark to hinder the Rebels further inrodes into Leicestershire daily slight skirmishes here passed and had the Major Generals people been as valiant as himselfe Meldrum had had occasion to chide his party for doing nothing For not able to force the Passe and hearing of my Lord of Loughboroughs drawing out they stole away by moon-light Master Porter thus disingaged was the next day being Tuesday March the 19 together with my Lord Loughboroughs Forces conjoyned with the Princes that night we all quartered in a Close by Bingham some eight miles short of Newarke about two of the clocke the Moone then well up our Drummes beat and we marched hitherto had our Marches beene so speedy as same it selfe was prevented for by Meldrums owne Letters which together with these two the Prince intercepted the night before your Lordship may perceive the Rebels had no more but an uncredited rumour of Prince Ruperts comming on this dayes march his Highnesse had notice by his Espials how the Rebells were busied all the morning in sending away their Cannons which proved no other then their drawing them off their Batteries into their chiefe Worke at the Spittle or Excester house a little more then Musquet shot from the Towne for into that one quarter had they that morning drawne all their Regiments and Ammunition His Highnesse having intelligence of their amassing themselves into one Body which he supposed a preparation to march off suddenly advanced his Van of Horse upon the spurre to overtake them the rest of our Horse had order to keep along with the Foot Cannon and Ammunition coming neare the Beacon hill a mile short of Newarke we perceived some Horse of the Enemies who upon our approach drew downe the other side to their owne grosse ours thus easie gaining the Hill increased his Highnesse naturall courage upon his apprehension besides of having many advantages upon a retreating Enemy whereupon Courage sayes he Let 's charge on Gods name with the Horse we have and ingage them till our Reare and Foot be marcht up to us trooping thus to the edge of the Hill we perceived the most of the Enemies in Battalia Horse and Foot neare the Spittle all I meane except foure great Bodies of Horse who expected us at the descent of the Hill the Prince thus ordered his owne few Forces first himselfe and his own Troope of Life-guard undertook to attaque that Body on the left hand appointing my Lord Loughboroughs Troop to second him and Colonell Charles Gerards Troop to be as a Reserve a little on my Lords right hand the Prince his Regiment was cast out into five Divisions two Troopes to each Division in the first and very right hand of all were Captain Gardiner and Captain Richardson and next them Captain Cob and Captain Martyn then my Lord Grandison and Sir Thomas Dallison next them the Troops of Sir Lewis Dives and my Lord Dillon Major Legges and Lievtenant-colonell O-nelles Troopes being next unto the Life-guards this Regiment was seconded by Major General Porters Regiment Our Field word was King and Queen their 's Religion The fight began about nine of the clock and after a while grew sturdy especially on our right Wing the Rebels doubling their Files from three to six deep and charged our two utmost Troops upon the Flanks so hard that Captain Martine came timely in to help to beat off the Rebels The Prince himself having pierced deep into the Enemies and being observed for his valour was dangerously at once assaulted by three sturdy Rebels wherof one fell by his Highnesses own sword a second being pistolled by M. Mortaine one of his own Gentlemen the third now ready to lay hand on the Princes collar had it almost chopt off by Sir William Neale his Highnesse thus disingaged with a shot onely in his Gantlet with Sir Richard Crane and his own Troop charged quite thorough that Body of Rebels pursuing them in Rout home to their very workes at the Spittle Presently after this his Highnesses Regiment with their seconds likewise routed the three other Bodies foure of the Troops charging even into the work and bringing away a Captain prisoner my Lord Loughborough also deported himselfe honourably and when some of his shrunk at the second charge himselfe rode back to Rally and bring them up again Major Generall Porter charg'd with bravery enough in his own person though some of his retired up the Hill in some hast and disorder Colonell Charles Gerard who never carried himselfe but gallantly did here like himselfe but by the fall of his horse was bruised shot in the arm and taken prisoner After a while both sides began to rallie and make ready for a second charge ours to make the Impression and theirs to receive it and though for a good while they disputed it toughly yet by fine force were they and all the rest driven quite out of the Field not halfe of our Horse charging for our Reare was not yet come up Now fled the Enemy quite beyond their own Worke Foot and cannon at the Spittle divers of them hasting by a Bridge of Boats over that branch of the Trent into the Island foure other Troopes with as many Foot Captains hasted up to Muskam Bridge upon