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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	captain_n	horse_n	troop_n	1,277	5	9.0912	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76869	A bloudy fight in Essex upon Fryday last, being the 9 of this instant moneth of June, 1648. betwixt a party of the Essex forces commanded by Captain Beard, and a party of horse, who was going after Goring. With the number that were slain on both sides, and the resolution of the inhabitants of Essex, touching the said Goring and his forces. Likewise, a great fight in the north, and fifty colonels, lieutenant-colonels, majors, captains, and other officers, slain and taken prisoners. With a relation of the Duke of York his landing at Yarmouth in Norfolk with 2000. men.		1648 (1648)	Wing B3242; Thomason E447_2; ESTC R204912	3,250	8

A BLOUDY FIGHT IN ESSEX UPON Fryday last being the 9 of this instant Moneth of June 1648. betwixt a Party of the Essex Forces commanded by Captain Beard and a Party of Horse who was going after Goring With the number that were slain on both sides and the Resolution of the Inhabitants of Essex touching the said Goring and his Forces Likewisewise a great Fight in the North and fifty Colonels Lieutenant-colonels Majors Captains and other Officers slain and taken prisoners With a Relation of the Duke of York his landing at Yarmouth in Norfolk with 2000. men June 12 LONDON Printed for R. W. 1648. A great and bloudy FIGHT IN NORTHAMPTONSHIRE BETWIXT The Parliaments Forces and the Cavaliers SIR THis morning about 4 or 5 of the clock there happened a great Fight within 14 miles of this town occasioned by the sudden pursuit of Liecester horse commanded by Col. Hacker and the Lincolnshire Forces commanded by col Wait who fell upon the Enemy at a little Village called Woodcroft early this morning and entred into a very strong Engagement and not dispute the Enemy defending of themselvs very resolutely col Hudson charged Col. Hacker with a Forlorn of Horse and disputed the case for about half an hour but at the last were forced to retreat but Major Bisse drew up with a Reserve and flamed colonell Hacker whereupon he divided his Body into two Divisions and charged them both exchanged ground and put them to a rout Col. Hudson and Major Bisse was slain upon the last Onset capt Mercer capt Shaw and capt Hawkins in the pursuit Lieut. Col. Green was also desperately wounded with about 30. more and hath taken prisoners Lieut. col Shaw Major Dalton and neer upon 40. Captains Lieunants Ensignes and other inferiour Officers besides 200. common souldiers the rest got over hedges and escaped they lost also neer upon 300. armes These were Officers that were appointed to have raised two Regiments for the King in Lincolnshire and other counties adjacent We are now putting our selves into a posture of defence and to unite our selves together in a firme and unanimous association to oppose all Forces whatsoever either forraign or domestique that shall obstruct or hinder the peace and tranquility of the Northern Associations Northampton 9. June 1648. A Letter from Essex declaring the manner of the last Fight upon Fryday last being the 8. of this instant June 1648. SIR THis morning about 8. of the clock in the forenoon Captain Beard a Tanner being exercising a Company of the Essex Foot a party of Horse appeared within sight and on a sudden advanced and gave fire on them retreated and rallied again whereupon the Captain perceiving that it was an Enemy put his men into a posture to receive them and upon their second-charge gave them a volley which caused two of their Troopers to dismount with the losse of one man on our side insomuch that at the last here began a desperate engagement which continued in dispute for the space of half an houre but at the last the said troop of Horse retreated and as we suppose are gone towards Goring for since we are informed that it was a troop raised by a great Delinquent and formerly an actuall Enemy against the Parliament it is supposed there was some great person among them by reason of the two Sumpture Horses who as we are informed since were laden with great store of rich treasure There was slaine in this Conflict to the number of 8. sive of ours and three of the Enemies and one taken prisoner who is since dead The Essex men are much incensed against Goring and his party and are resolved to oppose him and to cleer the County of all his Confederates most of the Inhabitants of this County having unanimously declared both against him and his proceedings for it is credibly reported that he had a great designe against this Kingdome and that his endeavours are for the letting in of a forraign Enemy Eppington 9. June 1648. There is a great Rumour that the Duke of York is landed at Yarmouth in Norfolk with 2 or 3000. men but I give you this not for any reall truth I suppose to be in it but that you may see the various Rumours that are spread abroad therefore you may take it rather for a report of those that would have it so then for a certainty that it is so A Declaration of the Parliaments Forces in the North and of the proceedings of the Forces in Scotland SIR THe work goes on apace touching the raising of new Forces and putting of them in a Regimental way of Discipline and our Forces have declared their unanimous Resolutions to fight the Enemy Col. Lilborn with M. Gen. Lambert going to the quarters of Sir Marmaduke Langdale faced a considerable party of them but they had no mind to ingage Lancashire stands firm for the Parliament Graydan L. Roxborows creature and our English C. Erington have brought two Troops of Scots horse on this side Tweed our English Troops at Anwick have fetched in Collonell Weldens Wheat least the enemy at Barwick take it as they did him we are here in great fears both from Scotland and Langdale and expect they come come with Armies into this Country within this week the people see no help from Parliament and therefore wisely for the other side as likest to prevail and say they perceive the Kings party is permitted to grow the better to make terms for the King Lord Argile is gon to a Castle which he is Captain of not having a mind to trust a Parliament the Parliament have summoned his return and if be comes not its like they will proceed against him Langdale is still estimated 10000 he wants mony begins to weary his friends which will put him upon a suddain remove Our affaires here are more and more distracting which would not be did you in South as wee heare beare up up gallantly against them who intend the distruction of all in both that fear an oath in Tindale was lately a great convention of persons of quality as the Lord Lothian Roxborow Grainstone and others divers Knights and Barons with most of the Gentry of Tindale and Marse about raising men for England at which appeared out of sour Presbyteries divers Ministers and Elders on behalf of the respective parishes who presented their Petitions that the Parliament would give satisfactory answer to their eight Propositions and untill that be done to proceed no further in an ingagement great disputes were but at last the moderate party carried it that they would Petition to the Parliament according to the Ministers desire It was ordered that the Petitions should be compared whether they all tended to the same thing and when two disaffected to the Church were named for that work there arose a new debate and upon the question they were forbidden and two others appointed upon known integrity which gave great content to the godly people and so inraged the other that in a deep melancholly hanging down their heads they rod out of town with a drooping company The Lord Hume hath chosen all his Officers but for men he can get none some few are taken up by Major Hume at Olnwick and sent into Glendale to quarter there Kelsoe hath petitioned to the Committee though against the Lord Roxborow Fife and Angus will not raise a man but by way of opposition hath put themselves in a posture of defence Argile and other shires do the like and this backwardnesse ariseth as for other reasons so chiefly because Duke Hamilton is Generall it believed the present force continued to this time will not disband untill they have their Arrears Nothing so much incourages raising an Army here as that the Parliament of England sends none to the North to suppresse Langdale and those under his command and those those that like not this War here therefore think all is be come Cavaliers in the South that no care is taken to regain Barwick and Carlisle the Ministers preach here violently against the war and say that they that lead on this expedition are theeves and companions of theeves with other like expressiions divers Ministers are chosen to go to Edinburgh to Solicite their Petition The great differences in Scotl. doth retard yet is not like to hinder an Armies comming for England and what more incouragement can be given then that there comes not force enough from the Parla to suppresse the English gathered under Langdale that the design goes on appears in that Barwick and Carlisle are supplied with Arms and other things from Scotland Lotherdale sent lately 22 load in to Barwick its conceived they are well armed in Cumberland a party from thence last Friday took Major Shafto with 16 of his men he was raising a troop of horse about Beywell these were surprised by Collonel Carnaby and others of the Country that knew the way to them the Major is carryed to Carlisle this is a great discouragement to others that were arming Langdale had musters about Hetursell and Grindon and others and news is come that his main body will quarter a Heman this night or to morrow they may come whither they will or go whither they will nothing comes to us therewith to oppose them the Scots in Ireland are dayly expected mony is sent to fetch them the Parl iament at Edinburgh sits again great matters are expected Imprimatur Gilbert Mabbot FINIS