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A93103	The yeare of jubile: or, Englands releasment, purchased by Gods immediate assistance, and powerfull aiding of her renowmed Parliament and the forces raised by them: under the command of the right valiant, prosperous, and pious generall, Sir Thomas Fairfax. Being a summarie of all the atchievements, victories, and remarkable procedings of the armies aforesaid, from the late famous battail of Nasby, fought Iune 14, 1645, to the late reducement of Oxford and Faringdon. Together with a true and perfect list of the prisoners, arms, and ammunition, taken at each fight, and in each garison. And published at the desire of many worthy persons of this kingdom. / By S. Sheppard. Printed according to the order of Parliament.	Sheppard, S. (Samuel); England and Wales. Parliament.	1646 (1646)	Wing S3172; Thomason E343_8; ESTC R200945	38,616	71

You that your Countrey love and doe wish well Unto the peace of troubled ISRAEL Behold this Picture and behold the Man That under God both Peace and Truth hath wan For this our Isle Honour and love his Name Reading this Book that doth his worth proclaim The Yeare of Jubile OR ENGLANDS RELEASMENT Purchased by GODS immediate assistance and powerfull aiding of Her renowmed Parliament and the Forces raised by them Under the command of the Right Valiant Prosperous and pious Generall Sir Thomas Fairfax Being a Summarie of all the Atchievements Victories and remarkable procedings of the Armies aforesaid from the late famous Battail of Nasby fought Iune 14 1645 to the late reducement of Oxford and Faringdon Together with a true and perfect List of the Prisoners Arms and Ammunition taken at each Fight and in each Garison And published at the desire of many Worthy persons of this Kingdom BY S. SHEPPARD Arma virumque cano Aeneidos Lib. 1. And that these dayes should be remembred and kept in perpetuall remembrance throughout every Generation Ester 9. 8. Printed according to the Order of Parliament LONDON Printed for R. L. 1646. TO The Renowmed Valiant Pious and worthily Honoured SIR THOMAS FAIRFAX Captain Generall of the Forces raised by the Parliament of England for the defence of His Majesties person and priviledge of Parliament and the liberty of the Subject SIR HAving for the satisfaction of some Friends of mine penned a Summary or brief collection of your worthy Acts and never to bee forgotten Archievements for your Countrey this last remarkable yeare as I hope I truly say and we effectually finde of our deliverance from those calamities which some few years since we had little reason but to expect I could not finde a worthier or meeter person to whom I might dedicate these my labours then your selfe one principall reason therefore that you whose name is a terror to the enemies of Christ might also be as a Buckler to defend this Work which I ingeniously confesse was not compiled by me wholy for lucre of gain but out of an ardent and hearty affection I beare to your person and the honour that I and all men ought to acknowledge your due I know Sir that my language hath not fitted a matter of high concernment which would deserve the pen of another Tacitus But I hope Sir that your Honour will as cordially accept the indeavour of the meanest Souldier vnder you as of the noblest Captain Thus Sir not desiring to be guilty of writing a large Epistle to a short Treatise I cease and shall ever remain as is my bounden duty Your Honours most humble Servant S. SHEPPARD An ACROSTICK on the Name of that Valiant and Pious Commander Sir Thomas Fairfax Captain Generall of the Forces raised by the Parliament of England for the safety of his Majesties Person the priviledge of Parliament and liberty of the Subject THou whom the Highest surely did ordain HIs Glory and true Worship to maintain OUr endlesse thanks for aye is due to thee MAist thou be honour'd by Posteritee ANd let thy name for ever be inrold SInce we by thee have comforts manifold FIght on brave Knight and never stint til Thou ARt wholy Victor and hast made to bow ILlegall Romes upholders who dare vie Rul'd by the fiend with those who chuse to die FOr God and for his Cause and venture all ALotted them on Earth to make as thrall XTorted power and Laws tyrannicall THE YEARE OF JUBILE The first Book CHAP. I. Sir Thomas Fairfax Generall of the Forces raised by the Parliament of England for the Defence of the true Religion the safety of His Majesties Person the Priviledge of Parliaments and Liberty of the Subject overthroweth and totally routeth the Royall Army at Knasby in Northamptonshire taketh in Leicester relieveth the distressed Town of Taunton beleagured by the Kings Forces and taketh the Town of Bridgwater by a desperate storm IT was an excellent and true saying of an Ancient and Pious Father That the pleasing aspects and allurements of prosperity ruines more men then then the frowns and storms of Adversity Which Adage I pray the Almighty prove not authentick by us and that having by Gods assistance overthrowne and almost totally touted and subdued the common enemy we should at last jarr with our selves and give our enemies cause to rejoyce that what they could not performe with all machinations and strength wee should doe for them and sheath our swords in our own bowels I greatly feare the Almighty hath not yet done with us and without doubt the enemies hand is deep in our daily distractions whence else arise our hourely disturbances why else are blown abroad so many rumours the contents whereof are destructive to our proceedings let us pray continually and with fervency to God to guide and strengthen the hearts of the Parliament to aid and further their proceedings and to bring to passe the work they intend which will be for the advancement of his glory the setling of his Truth and the honour and welfare of his Majesty would hee be pleased with them to concur in the meane time that the Faithfull may have cause to rejoyce and the wicked and malicious either converted or confounded in heart by reading and hearing the great works that God hath wrought for his people and that but in the compasse of one yeare I shall proceed to set down in order the wonderfull victories unparalleld Atchievements and unequald proceedings of the right valiant Generall Sir Thomas Fairfax from Nasby fight which was June 14 1645 till late sitting down before Oxford May the second 1646. BOth Armies being set in Battail array in a great field neet Nasby both sides very strong and numerous and very eager of fight in so much that they had not patience to play their Canon but charged speedily and with great Resolution The Generall of his Majesties Horse that fatall Firebrand to this Isle Prince Rupert commanded at least two thousand Horse more then Sir Thomas could make the Dragoons gave the onset flanking the right wing of the enemies horse as they charged Sir Thomas his right Wing the foot were commanded not to charge till they came within twelve paces of one another they having charged twice came to push of pike the enemies foot gave back and then the right wing wherein Sir Thomas himselfe was charged in the Flanke of the Blew Regiment of the foot of the enemie who fought resolutely most of them slain some few of them surrounded and taken at this the horse and foot of the enemie gave back and the Generall after one charge more became Master of the Infantry and took three thousand prisoners the enemies horse fled while the King was heard to call after them saying Face about once more and give one change more and recover the day but they would not harken to his exhortation but like men feare dampt from heaven fled apace Lievtenant Generall Crumwell having them in pursuit

happie Peace by opposing the enemies thereof and that I shall be ready so far as concerns me to further all lawfull and fit means to procure it but having seen the Petitions for the conveyance of which a Letter is desired I must professe my selfe not to be so well satisfied with some things contained in them as to concur to their delivering by any Act of mine In particular that a cessation is desired by Letters written by the King and Queen taken at the late battail of Nasby it evidently appears that contracts are already made for the bringing in of ten thousand French and six thousand Irish It is further desired that the Garrisons in these parts whereof there are Seaports should be delivered up to the Petitioners which to grant were for the Parliament to quit part of the Trust reposed in them by the Kingdom and considering those forreign preparations to run very great hazards to these parts to themselves and the whole Kingdom Thirdly it is propounded that liberty be given to all Souldiers to disband and return to their own homes if they desire An unreasonable request it which may with equall justice be desired by all parts of the Kingdom and so the Parliament made unable to mannage the war before peace be setled These considerations with some other yet to be debated will not allow me to grant this desire of the letter But as for that part of the Petition that declares the grievance of the Countrey by plunder and violence committed either by Garrisons or Armies I doe hereby promise and undertake for the Garrisons and Armies under the command of the Parliament that whatsoever disorders are committed by them upon complaint making known the offenders and the offence justice shall bee done and satisfaction given I also shall endeavour that the Parliaments Garrisons may be regulated according to any reasonable agreement with the County and without doubt the Parliament wil cause them to be slighted so soon as the condition of those parts and the publike good shall permit and that the Armie under my command shall be ordered as may be most for the good of these Counties and the whole Kingdom of which some reasonable testimony is already given in their quiet and orderly passage through these and other Countries without many of those complaints that usually follow Armies I further request that in publishing this my answer all assembling the people to publike Randevouze may be forborne that copies hereof may be dispersed to severall Parishes and that the County may be acquainted therewith THOMAS FAIRFAX Wisdome and Valour are two singular and extraordinary gifts of God and he that hath the one hath a greater gift then hee that hath the other I mean the gift of wisdome Ulysses words prevailed more with the Grecian Princes then Ajax Deeds but where both are injected there the man is incomparable and fit to undergo so great a Task as our famous Generall doth Who not onely by valour quelleth and pasheth to pieces the strength of the Enemy but also by his Prudence appeaseth and mitigateth the fury of some that spurs on by their own rashnesse after to do things inconvenient and destructive to themselves This I am constrained to say in reference to the moderate free and ingenious answer Sir Thomas sent the Club-men AFter the Dispatch of Master Hollis the Generall advanced and after some marches not without apposition came to long Sutton in Somersetshire where being arived a Councel of War was called to debate on this Quere whither to draw up before Langport or withdraw towards Sherborn or Evill when unlookt for the Enemy gave them the alarm under the command of Goring whereupon the Generall drew out of his forces of Foot Weldens Herberts Inglesbyes Fortescues Major Generall Russels Hamonds and Rainsboroughs Regiments all the Horse but three Regiments of Sir Robert Pie and Col. Sheffield were with Massie With these Forces they drew into the Field about ten of the clock in the morning the Enemy had the advantage both of the Hill and Wind the Generall commanded the Canon to play which did extraordinary execution after the Horse charged Major Bethel gave the onset his first charge routed them Goring routed but being over-powred he retreated to Major Disbrough who commanded the Generals Regiment and charging them again he so disordered them that they could never rally againe part of the Enemies got in a disordered manner into Langport the rest fled some into the Corn some into Woods for shelter in this fight the whole foot were taken or killed there were also taken those The Ordance they had Two Colonels of Horse Slingsby Hevingam Beirtridge Lievtenant Generall of the Ordnance Some other Lievtenants Colonels and Majors 1200 Prisoners And the gaining of this through the assistance of God lost the Generall but twenty men and whereas wee spake of erst the Petitions the Clubmen intended for the Kings Majesty and the Honourable Houses of Parliament wee will here insert it word for word as the Malignant spirit of the Authour contrived it To the Kings most Excellent Majesty and to the Right Honourable Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament at Westminster WE the Gentlemen Free-holders and others all Protestants The Club-mens Petition and peaceable Subjects of the County of Dorset Somerset and Wiltshire beholding with unexpressable grief of our souls the many terrible shakings of that well built State of England which our wise carefull fathers left unto us that their Generations after them under the blessing of God might keep it up for ever are most humble suitors to your sacred Majesty and the said Honourable Lords and Commons that our so long and so much tottering Kingdom may speedily be reposed upon her sinne foundation which we conceive to be the free and full conveening in Parliament of your Majesties Royall Person and all the Lords together with the Commons as well as all them which have heretofore been duly elected to this Parliament and do yet survive as others who ought to be selected thither made void by death your Majesties Royall Progenitors the Kings and Queenes of this Isle environed with their free and full multitude of Counsellours from all parts thereunto have ever been that Rock of safety whereon the good providence of God for so many yeers past hath established this Realm in despipht of all former tempests that have beaten against it therefore this the greatest of all that ever rose upon us or our Ancestors we cannot but with our inflamed devotions to superstition to God deprecate out of all mens hearts all thoughts of saving us rather upon some new made grhunds then that of the old one which God yet never suffered to fail us or of limiting our Refuge fine Sophistry to part of our Rock when our advantage and help must be the more when we had the whole to help you had reason to rejoyce that the ill or part of the whole departing the rest remayned

where at push of pike they continued long in disputation but at length God assisting them they beat their enemies from their Works who flying they entred with them the middle of the Towne where they endured a hotter skirmish with the horse then erst with the foot who charged them very resolutely insomuch that they were almost forted to forsake the Works again but that Colonel Hammond with a new party entred to their assistance rallyed anew the scattered party Major Stephens with his Forlorne hope comming up to second them charged the enemy againe and put them to flight the enemies horse making good their Retreat out of the Town towards the Bridge a place was very advantageous for them and occasioned their preservation the Bridge they went over lying so beyond the Towne as the Generals horse could not reach them but through the Town which by reason of straight passage through severall Baracadoes was very tedious by means whereof and of the continued straight lanes the enemy had to retreat by after they were over the River as also by the advantage of the night and by their perfect knowledge of the Countrey and Sir Thomas his souldiers utter ignorance therein they could do little or no execution upon the pursuit but parties sent out severall wayes did the best they could and took some prisoners There were taken in all about 600 common souldiers the enemies horse with the foot that were not taken or killed fled into Cornwall A List of the Prisoners taken Lievtenat Colonell Wood. Captain Prideaux Captain Cowley Captain Bowne Captain Minne Captain Mount Captain Bennet Captain Moulin● Captain Weeks Commissary Bovey Lievtenant Hoakie Lievtenant Kirton Lievtenant Morris Lievtenant Green Lievtenant Mason Lievtenant Gering Cornet Wels. Ensigne Fielding Ensigne Huggins Ensigne Williams Allen Mackmalen Serjeant Boswell Serjeant Trevor Serjeant Pewelly Serjeant Sheffield Generall of the Princes Lifeguard 68. Troops of the Lord Hoptons Life-guard Of Culpppers 7 Of Stukleys 3 Of Colonel Webs 2 Of Colonel Huntington 2 Of Colonel Slingsby 2 Of Colonel Hoptons 2 Of Colonel Hoopers 3 Lievtenant Cleulands 2 Of Colonel Crisps 1 Of Colonel Gettings 2 Lord Capels servants 5 Colonel Champeroons 1 Colonel Collins 8 Colonel Shelleys 9 Colonel Slaughters 3 Colonel Arundels 5 Colonel Trevamors 5 After the taking of Torrington the Generall having placed a strong Garison of souldiers in it whom he bound by an oath to keep for the use of the King and his Parliament hee advanced with his whole Army into Cornwall of whose proceedings read more in the next Chapter CHAP. V. Sir Thomas Fairfax with his Army ariveth in Cornwall hath divers Skirmishes with the enemy there the Lord Hopton having recruited himself committeth many out-rages The Cornish Petition to His Excellency who having surrounded the Lord Hopton summons him to yield on Honourable conditions Hoptons Answer FRom Torrington his Excellency advanced to Launceston where hee abode two days to refresh his wearied men and then advanced six miles further to Bodnam and sending out a forlorn hope they hapned to encounter with the enemies Scouts whom they tooke not one man escaping and being brought to the Generall confessed that they belonged to a Guard of 300 horse that kept on a passe within three miles of Bodnam whereupon the Generall gave order to advance neer that place who on their journey descryed where this body of the enemies horse stood who faced them for a while but when they saw them make up to them they retreated back to Bodnam Intelligence came now to the Generall that the two Companies of Dragoons that were sent towards Camelford the day before to gain the possession of an house to the intent that they being there might not fail of Intelligence whether or no the enemy intended to break through Eastward I say Intelligence came that these Dragoons were in danger of surprisall by a great body of the enemies horse who had watched their opportunity and got betweene them and their Rendevouz hereupon the Generall sent a thousand horse to relieve them but before they came the valiant Dragoons had repulsed and put the Enemy to flight and returned with the Horse aforesaid The next morning the Generall drew up his Army upon a Heath within two miles of Bodman and sent a party to discover whether the enemy were yet in the Town or not who brought word they had quit the Towne the night before both horse and Foot the Lord Hopton bringing up the Reare himself the people of Cornwall were generally possest with feare of Sir Thomas arrivall but when they saw his clement and faire carriage and that hee so ordered his Army that not the least outrage or villany was committed they changed their minds saying They found them Friends and not Enemies The Lord Hoptons souldiers after their quitting of Bodman committed many violent outrages and forced the Country before them plundering all of Ability to nothing so that now they began to be abhord and stink in the nostrils of the Cornish who now intended to break their yoake and free themselves from the Egyptian bondage they erst sustained they therefore unanimously agreed to put themselves under the protection of the Parliament and for them and their cause to live and die The Generall having received Bodman thought it fit in his journey to reduce mount Edgeombe and for that end sent a Summons to the Governour willing him to surrender the said Mount into his hands for the use of King and Parliament the Governour at that exceedinly straighmed for provisions gladly accepted his offer on this condion the Fort surrendred to disband his Regiment and depart to his own dwelling There were taken these Gentlemen whose names are here inserted who desired to be under the protection of the Parliament The Lord Mohan Sir John Trel●●ny Sir Nicholas Lower Pierce Edgcombe Esquire William Scawer Esquire Master Corriton William Bond Esquire Richard Edgcombe Esquire Master Glanvile Esquire Major Nicholas Saul Captain William Bond Captain Bourne Alexander Lower Esquire M. Francis Saul Esquire Nathaniel Trevanion of Tregerthen Esquire Major William Trevisa of Crookdon Esquire John Batershy Esquire Richard Spur Esquire John Roe Esquire Master Rashly Master John Trevery Master Bagley Master Walter Hele. Lievtenant Col. Fortescue Major Warren Sir Richard Prideaux High-sheriff of the County Also M. Arrundell the Papist a man of meanes desires to be under the Parliaments protection I spake a little before of the intensions of the Cornishmen to submit themselves to the Parliament proffering to rise in arms for them and to serve under their Noble Generall Sir Thomas Fairfax now as a witnesse of their reall intentions they sent one Master Vivian and others with a Petition to the Generall the contents whereof were these To the right Honourable Sir Thomas Fairfax Captain Generll of the Forces raised by the High Court of Parliament under his command and other the renowmed Worthies of the Armie Right Honorable WE though not an acceptable number of a more

who is the Lord of Hoste And it is to be admired to see the cariage of our Generall and indeed all the Officers how lovingly wee agree how full of Courage all men are both Officers and Souldiers when we are in array what heavenly expressions there is from all 3 and our Generall doth carry himselfe in so excellent a manner that it rowsed up the Courage of all that see him and the like also did Major Skippon who by reason of his wound could not be herein the taking of Leicester but we hope that hee will recover for in all Designes by his wisdome and Valour his very name is a terrour to the Enemy A List of what was taken at LEICESTER 14 Pieces of Ordnance 30 Colours 2000 Armes 500 Horse 50 Barrels of Gun-powder And all their Ammunition and Provisions with bag and baggage After this his Excellencie Sir Thomas Fairfax having refreshed his Army with some few dayes rest resolved for to relieve the Town of Taunton which was straitned and besieged by a part of the Royall Armie under the command of Goring the Generall advanced to Buminster twelve miles from Dorchester where he fell on there are of the enemie took prisoner a Lievtenant and divers others of Sir Robert Welches Troop another party the generall sent to get between Sherborn and Somerton and to fall on their Van which they accordingly did and took some prisoners the enemy flying broke down the bridges after them to hinder pursuit neverthelesse the Generall sent out parties after them to learn whether they intended and such was the love of his Souldiers to the distressed Townsmen of Taunton that they willingly without the least instigation marched 60 miles in five dayes the Enemie hearing of their approach raised their siege and departed from before the Town and Sir Thomas took possession thereof for the use of the King and his Parliament After this the Generall with his victorious Armie advanced towards Bridgewater intending the reducement thereof but for as much as he heard and thought the Town was so well stored with victuall as that they might be able to endure a long siege he resolved to storme it was unanimously agreed unto July 21 at two of the clock in the morning the Generals Regiment began the storme which they prosecuted with such vigour that they soon got on the top of the works and there displayed their colours gained the peeces that before plaid upon them and let down the bridge whereupon with a Company of horse entered that part of the Town and took 500 prisoners which he placed for the present in the Church and here let all men take notice and admire the good providence of God that though they fiercely stormed and were as resolutely repulsed for the space of an hower yet the Generall lost but twenty men the obstinate and malicious enemie were so far from relenting or pittying their own misery that with Granadoes they fired that part of the Town which was taken the fire so far prevailing that three houses were not left standing together the Generall enraged and withall grieved at this their villanie summoned them once more but they were such deep enemies to themselves and so hated their own welfare that they would not so much as hear the summons nor yet return any answer whereupon the Generall commanded to storme on this side the morrow morning that valiant and experienced Commander Collonel Massey The next morning by break of day they stormed that part and but that the tide was up had gained the Town now least that the guiltlesse should suffer with the nocent the Generall sent a Trumpet to the Governour willing him to let all women and children come forth of the Town which was accordingly done then began the great Guns and Morter-peeces those fatall Instruments of ruine to play against the Town and fired it in some places and the fire increased so that all was on a flame on a sodain this so astonished the Inhabitants that as amazed they ran up and down when one Elliot came running to the Generall and desired a parley this man was the chiefe occasion by whose wicked Oratory and perswasion the Townsmen became so obstinate the Generall returned answer that the last night he proffered to treat with the Governour and he refusing it was now But Justice to make him smart with the rod he had gathered and that he would admit of no Treaty yet if he would accept of mercie he should have it when sodainly all the Souldiers cryed out Mercie for the Bridgwater taken Lords sake so it was agreed on and quarter they had for their lives and the generall gave them liberty and exhorted them to quench the fire least the Town should be utterly ruinate this strong Town and stubborn people reduced to obedience the Generall resolveth for other Exploits CHAP. II. The Generall comming to Dorchester the Boors or Club-men of Dorsetshire and Wiltshire with their Leaders came unto him desiring a passe from him and that they might be allowed to dispatch some selected persons with Petitions to His Majesty and the Houses of Parliament the routing of Goring by Sir Thomas Fairfax Forces neer Langport in Somersetshire the Contents of the Club-mens Petition AFter the gaining of Bridgwater Sir Thomas after severall marches came to Dorchester where being arived there resorted unto him foure Agents from the Clubmen of Dorset and Wiltshire who as if the two strong parties already in Armes were not of ability ruinating ●hemselves to destroy this poor and more then miserable Kingdom Those fellows of Dorset and Wiltshire rose in Arms to make a third party of Newters their pretence was to defend themselves from being plundered or annyed by any ●ide either of the Kings or Parliaments they wore white ribands in their hats with PEACE and TRUTH interwoven they were Armed some with Muskets some with Forks and Staves and some with Clubs Their names b Clubmen originall or rather as c Britanicus one wittily and truly saith Knaves of Clubs to the generall Master Hollis the chiefe speaker declared his businesse which was to procure a passe from him for d These to the King Doctor Henry Gotch Mr. Tho Browall a Divine Iohn Saint Loe. Peter Hoskins Esquire M. Tho Young Attourney M. Robert Pawlet to the Parliament Mr. Melchisedeck woltham M. Rich Hook Divines Tho. Trenchard Rob Culliford ●squires George Hawles Rich. Newman Gentlemen persons selected to goe to the King and Parliament with Petitions After some debate the Generall returned this Answer Although the paper brought to me being not subscribed cannot challenge a return yet to clear my selfe from any aversnesse to the satisfaction of the Country who are pretended to be interessed in these Petitions I return this That my affections and the affections of this Armie are as much inclined to peace as any mens whatsoever and wee are obliged to prosecute this war for no end but for the establishment of a firme and