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enemy_n	captain_n	colonel_n	lieutenant_n	1,180	5	9.4650	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47471	The Kings letter intercepted coming from Oxford with a ioyful and true relation of th[e?] great victory obtained by Sir Thomas Fairfax, Sir William Brereton, and Sir VVilliam Fairfax, against the Irish at the raising of the siege at Nantwich on Friday last January 26, 1643 ...	Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.; Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.; Fairfax, William, Sir, 1609-1644.; Brereton, William, Sir, 1604-1661.	1644 (1644)	Wing K597A; ESTC R41039	2,541	8

THE KINGS LETTER Intercepted coming from OXFORD WITH A Ioyful and true Relation of the Great victory obtained by Sir THOMAS FAIREAX Sir William Brereton and Sir VVilliam Fairfax against the Irish at the raising of the siege at Nantwich On Friday last January 26. 1643. Delivered in a message to the Parliament VVherein Was slain 2 Lieutenant Col 4 Captains 200 Souldiers in the right wing many in the left surprised 6 pieces of Ordnance 20 Carriages wherein was great store of good plunder 1700 Foot Taken prisoner 1 Sergeant Maior generall 8 Collonels 14 Captains 19 Lieutenants 20 ensignes 264 Gentlemen other officers 120 hoorse 4 Canoneers 40 Popsh Priests With another victory obtained by Collonel Massey at Gloster who hath surprised 1 Lieutenant Collonel and 8 Captains besides other Officers and Common Souldiers and a barke brought in to him laden with Armes and Ammunition LONDON Carolus Rex RIght trusty and right well beloved cousin We greet you well by Our Proclamation which herewith we send you you see our resolution and the grounds of that Our resolution to advise with the members of both our houses of Parliament for the restoring of this Kingdome to its former peace and happinesse At least We doubt not it will appear to all the world and to posterity that there hath not been such a concurrence in the bringing these miseries upon it or in compleating that by the invitation of this forreign invasion as is imagined VVe shall therefore desire you that you will by no means fail of giving your attendance at the time and place accordingly which in respect of the high concernment of our service and the good of the whole Kingdome We shall not doubt of And so Wee bid you heartily farewell A FULL RELATION Of the defeat given to the Cavalliers in the siege before Glocester THE Enemy with great forces marched againe towards Glocester and surrounded the town to stop provision from comming in but Colonell Massey issuing out of the towne fell upon their quarters and slew many of them and took prisoners One Lieutenant Colonell eight Captains and other officers and souldiers with their bag and baggage and put the rest to flight Colonell Massey hath also surprised a Barke laden with Arms and Ammunition intended for the Cavalliers which will doe him good service especially because his own Ammunition is not yet come to him A JOYFVLL RELATION OF THE HAPPY SVCcesse of the PARLIAMENTS Forces at the raising of the Siege from Nantwich Jan. 26. 1643. SIr Thomas Fairfax and Sir William Fairfax being at Nottingham marched from thence unto Hinkley and there quartered and from thence the next day they marched to Bosworth and so to Tamworth where they quartered one night from whence they marched the next day to Stafford and there joyned with Sir William Brewerton with whom they marched to relieve Nantwitch which was besieged by the Irish Forces from Westchester and Shrousbury and raised the siege The Enemies being fled to their quarters Sir Thomas Fairfax and Sir William marched from Nantwich to Manchester and there gathered a body of foot out of Manchester and other parts in Lancashire and caused a Fast to be kept for two dayes for the Enemy were of great strength and the resiege was feared The Enemies cruelty did much grieve the Countrey and accordingly as it was feared the Enemy returned againe to Nantwich and laid close siege before it and did attempt to scale the works three severall times and shot almost 100 fiery hot bullets with a kind of fire balls to burne the Towne But blessed be God there was none of them that did any considerable hurt the greatest harme the Towne sustained by those bals was by one which light upon a stack of wood and fired part of it which was quenched without doing any further mischief Captain Booth the Governour of Nantwich a young man of about 21 yeers of age but of a valiant spirit behaved himself bravely his Souldiers consisting of about 1200 in number who withstood the Enemy bravely and did good execution upon them and slew Lieutenant Collonel Boughton and 4 Captaines more amongst which Captain Stamford is one and kept the Towne in despight of them Cap. Booth still encouraging the souldiers and promising unto them that he would loose his life in their defence before he would yeeld up the town to such traiterous Irish Rebels Yet Sir William Brewerton was in great fear of loosing the Town and indeed had not God wrought wonderfully for us it had been lost Sir Thomas Fairfax returning again from Manchester marched to Stafford again and joyned with Sir William Brewerton who joyning their forces together marched from thence again to relieve Nantwich on Friday January the 26. with about 6000 horse and foot the enemy consisting of about 8000. When our forces came neer the Enemies quarters they discovering our Forces came out of their trenches into the plain and gave us battell wherein our Forces charged so hot on their right wing that they caused the Lord Byron with all their horse to run away leaving onely the foot to stand to it By this time there were slaine of the right wing about 200 besides those that were in the left wing and the Foot were left to the mercy of our Forces And their horse hasted so fast away that they threw away their Pistols and fled for their lives The Lord Byron himself being one of the first that fled There were also a fort of Irish women that were in the Enemies Campe whose office was to robbe and plunder our men that fell and with long knives which they had hanging by their sides to cut the throates of those that they found not quite dead C. Booth with eight hundred issued out of Namptwich and fell upon the back of them and so our forces surprised them all with all their bag and baggage of which here followeth an exact list according to the copy by the Scout brought to the Parliament 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Prisoners taken at the raising 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 e siege from Namptwich Ian. 26. 1644. SEjeant-Major-Generall Gibson Sir Michael Earnly Colonell Sir Richard Fleetwood Colonell Colonell Monks Sir Ralph Dewes Colonell Colonell VVarren Sir Francis Butler Lieutenant-Colonell Lieutenant-Colonell Gibs Major Hamond 14. Captains ATkins Lidington Tinch Disney Fisher Cook Ward Deane Incas Ledcote Deetes Shotterwood Bawbridge Willis 19. Lieutenants LOng Norton Rowe Pawlet Goodwin Kinerstone Dulaton Pate Mo●gell Strange Shipworth Ancars Billingley Cuftelion Milliner Bradshaw Lionnes Golden Smith 26. Ensignes BRowne Brereton Batch Ihnes Wright Dampell Southwood Addise Smith Vahan Reise Doreworth Musgrave Pennicocks Danstermile Elliard Itlack Philips Hewde Thomas Mo●gan Lewes Goodfellow Busbey Terringham Withers Ordnance 6 Peeces Wom●n with long Common Souldiers 1700 Gentlemen of C 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 20. Serjeants 41. Drums 40. Corporals 63. 〈◊〉 40. Horse 120. Coroners 2. Quartermasters ●● Canoniers 4. Carriages 20. Wherein was good s●●● of rich plunder A List of those that were slain Lieutenant Collonel Vaine Lieut Collonel Boughton Captain Stamford and 3 Captains more 200 on the right Wing and many more on the left This Relation is justified to be true by the bearer hereof Richard Hunt To all Post-masters whom it may concern These are to require you forthwith upon the sight hereof to furnish the bearer hereof Richard Hunt with two good sufficient Post-horses for the present service of the Parliament Hereof fail not Given under my hand this 31 of January 1643. SAM. LVKE This is Published according to Order FINIS