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enemy_n	army_n	horse_n	rear_n	1,004	5	11.0842	5	false

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A83291	An ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, for Thursday next to be a day of thanksgiving within the lines of communication. And throughout the whole kingdome the 27. of this instant Iune, for the great victory. Obtained against the Kings forces, nere Knasby in Northampton-shire the fourteenth of this instant Iune. And ordered to be forthwith printed and published. Hen. Elsynge, Cler. Parl. Dom. Com. Together with two exact relations of the said victory the one from Livtenant Generall Cromwell to the Speaker of the house of Commons. The other from a gallant gentleman of publique imployment in that service, who relates all the particulars of the whole day, & what persons on both sides were taken, wounded, and kil'd.	England and Wales. Parliament.; Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.; Rushworth, John, 1612?-1690.	1645 (1645)	Wing E2072; Thomason E288_26; ESTC R200108	4,002	9

the whores that attended that wicked Army are marked in the face or nose with a slash or cut I viewed the dead bodies from the Battell to Harborough truly I estimate them not to be above 700 together with those slaine in the fields running away but in pursuit between Harborough and Leicester and by townes conceived about 300 more slaine abundance wounded persons of great note fell one with a starre and a red crosse on his coat conceived to be the D●ke of Lenox foure Lords came mortally wounded to Harborough but durst not stay we tooke all the foot Colours in the field the Kings owne Colours with the Lyon and Crowne with this Motto Dieu mon droit The Queenes Colours and the Princes Colours and the Duke of Yorkes Standard We got the Plunder of the Kings Coach his Cabinet c. The enemies word was Queen Mary ours God is our strength and so he was indeed They had beane stalkes in their hats we nothing some of ours of their owne accord had white Linnen or paper in their hats A party of theirs that broke through the left wing of Horse came quite behind the reare to our traine the Leader of them being a person somewhat in habit like the Generall in a red Mountero as the Generall had he came as a friend our Commander of the guard of the Tra●ne went with his hat in his hand and asked him how the day went thinking it had been the Generall The Cavalier whom we since heard was Rupert asked him and the rest if they would have quarter they cryed no Gave fire and instantly beat them off It was a happy deliverance we had slaine on our part none above a Captaine I yet heare of and in all not 250. to my best judgement and I viewed the ground where the bodies lay the honest and valiant Major generall wounded Collonel Butler Collonel Francis Major Horton Captaine Potter one of the Commons of Parliament Collonel Ireton and some other Officers of note wounded The Provost Marshall saith he hath in all about foure thousand Prisoners whereof above 400. are Officers foure Collonels 12 Lievtenant Collonels many Majors 60. Captaines besides Lievtenants and Ensignes The Souldiers have already brought in to the Generall above 40. Standards and Colours he gives each man a reward Sir Iacob Ashley's Coach was taken with great store of Plunder also some Letter of Nicholas the lyer wherein he hath this expression in his Letter to the King That the Parliament had given particular Direction to the Generall to kill the King and to give him no quarter the rest of his stories are like this Wee tooke 5000. Armes on the field but the Souldiers were so greedy of Plunder and pursuing the enemy that the Countrey got some of them Sir Iacob Ashley was neere taking we got the Cap of his head The Army is marching toward Leicester and will not give the Enemy time to rally our Horse are close in the reare of them Collonel Rossiter came seasonable to the engagement and charged where the Generall was and is still in pursuit of the enemy I could say more had I time to sleepe I rest yours c. Harborough Iune 15. two in the morning We tooke one Colours of Horse with a paire of horns Come Cuckolds was the Motto as soone as our men had it in possession they held the Hornes and Motto towards the Enemy and so charged them Langdels Brigade ran away basely and lost the King the day Die Lunae Iunii 16. 1645. ORdered by the Lords and Commons in Parliament That Thursday next shall be set apart for a day of Publique Thanksgiving to Almighty God in all the Churches and Chappells within the Cities of London and Westminster and Lines of Communication and weekly bills of Mortallity For the Great Glorious Victory obtained by the Parliaments Army under the Command of Sir THOMAS FAIRFAX against the Forces of the KING And M. Marshall and M. Vines be desired to preach at Christ-Church before the Parliament And that the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common-Councell doe meete the Parliament there And it is further Ordered That Friday being the twenty seventh day of this instant Iune be set apart for a publique day of Thanksgiving for this Victory in all the Churches and Chappells in the severall Counties of the Kingdome under the power of the Parliament Henry Elsyng Cler. Parl. Dom Com. FINIS

AN ORDINANCE OF THE Lords and Commons ASSEMBLED IN PARLIAMENT For Thursday next to be a day of Thanksgiving within the Lines of Communication And throughout the whole Kingdome the 27. of this instant Iune for the great VICTORY Obtained against the Kings Forces nere Knasby in Northampton-shire the fourteenth of this instant Iune And Ordered to be forthwith printed and Published Hen. Elsynge Cler. Parl. Dom. Com. Together with two exact Relations of the said Victory The one from Lievtenant Generall Cromwell to the Speaker of the house of Commons The other from a gallant Gentleman of publique imployment in that service who relates all the particulars of the whole day what persons on both sides were taken wounded and Kil'd London Printed for Ed. Husband Iune the 17. 1645. SIR BEing Commanded by you to this service I think my selfe bound to acquaint you with the good hand of God towards us and you we marched yesterday after the King who went before us from Daintry to Harborough and quartered about six miles from him he drew out to meet us both Armies ingaged wee after three houres fight very doubtfull at last routed his Army killed and tooke about five thousand very many Officers but of what quality we yet know not We tooke also two hundred Carriages all he had and all his Guns being twelve in number whereof two were Demy-cannons two Demy-Culverins and I think the rest were Sacres We pursued the enemy from three miles short of Harborough to nine beyond even to the sight of Leicester whether the King fled Sir this is no other but the hand of God to him alone be the glory wherein none are to share with him The Generall served you with all faithfulnesse and honour and the best commendation I can give him is I dare say he attributes all to God and had rather perish then assume it to himselfe which is an honest and a thriving way yet as much bravery may be given to him in this Action as to a man Harborough 14 of Iune 1645. O. CROMVVELL The Copie of a Letter sent from a Gentleman of publike employment in the late service neere Knaseby BOth Armies were drawne in Ba●talia in a great feild neere Knaseby by ten in the morning each wing of both sides charged other with that eagernesse that they had not patience to shoot of one peece of Ordnance our Dragoones begun the Battaile Flancking the right wing of the Enemies Horse as they charged our left wing of Horse the Foot charged not each other till they were within twelve paces one of another and could not charge above twice but were at push of Pike the Enemies Foot gave a little backe and so did some few of ours and then the right wing of our Horse wherein the Generall was in person charged in the Flancke of the blew regiment of the enemies Foot who stood to it till the last man abundance of them slaine and all the rest surrounded wounded and taken these the hope of their Infantry being lost Horse and Foot gave backe wee advanced on after them in order our Horse flancking our Foot and after one charge more became Masters of all their Infantry and tooke about three thousand prisoners the Enemies Horse ran a pace but still our Horse though one would have beaten ten such a feare was the Enemy possessed with all would not pursue in heate but take the Foot to flancke them the King cryed out face about once and give one charge and recover the day our Men Horse and Foot came on with that courage that before ever wee gave fire they faced about and ran clee●e away and happy was he that was best mounted and Livetenant Generall Cromwell pursued with the Horse after them on a Curre●●e about twelve or thirteen miles within two or three miles of Leicester and having taken eight peeces of Ordnance in the Feild whereof two were Demicannon one whole Culverine tooke all the rest of their Ordnance and their Carriages Bag and Baggage aboundance of Coaches and rich Plunder Carts with Boates and great store of Bisket and Cheese a seasonable refreshment for our souldiers that had marched so hard and the night before had not a bit of Bread to a regiment for their refreshment the Foot and the Traine Marched this night to Harborough foure miles where our head quarter is Time will not give me leave to enlarge my self on particulers otherwise it were worth your knowledge and fit to be had in memory I shall not attribute more to one Commander then to another for indeed they did as gallantly as ever men on earth could doe and so did the Enemies foote which before the battaile wee least valued Rupert and Maurice having at least two thousand Horse more then ours that charged were so well received by our men though our left wing gave backe a little as their hearts were broake at the first that which made our Horse so terrible to them was the thicknes of our reserves and their orderly and timely comming on not one failing to come on in turne About the beginning the day was doubtfull but blessed be the name of our God in one halfe houre the field was woon and the Enemy gone to God alone be the praise it becomes not me to say any thing of my Generalls Major Generalls or Livetenant Generall Cr●mwells carriage in this battaile I leave it to all men on the place to relate it who cannot but admire their valour and thus hath the Lord gone along with this new moulded Army so much contemned by many left as sheepe to the slaughter by others but from the beginning I was confident a blessing from heaven did attend this Army there were in it so many pious men men of integrity hating vice fighting not out of ambitiousnesse or by ends but ayming at Gods glory and the preservation of Religion Liberty and the destruction of the Enemy which was never in so faire a way as now is if peoples hearts would yet be moved to redeeme themselves from slavery and all ioyne as one man If this advantage be improved as what a wearied out and tyred Army is able to doe will be done with the blessing of God and an addition of some fresh horse ours being worne off their legs the Enemy in all probability will not this Summer get head againe and I hope in the Lord never more considerable in the field some observations I had in the time of Battell in the carriage of things that one great incouragement to the common Souldier to fall on was the rich Plunder the enemy had their purses also being full of Money the Plunder of poore Leicestershire God turned to be one meanes of their ruine and indeed our souldiers got plenty the Irish women Prince R●p●rt brought on the field wives of the bloody Rebels in Ireland his Majesties dearly beloved subjects our souldiers would grant no quarter too about 100 slain of them and most of the rest of