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enemy_n	colonel_n	horse_n	regiment_n	1,920	5	9.9256	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76037	The last ioyfull intelligence from his excellency his quarters in Reading: VVherein is contained, the propositions of agreement, upon which the town was delivered, with the manner of the delivery, how they marcht away without their ordnance, and the true estate of his excellencies army at this present. Faithfully related in two letters sent from good hands in the army, to a person of good quality in the city, bearing date Aprill 27. 1643.	Alexander, John, 17th cent.; Alexander, John, 17th cent.	1643 (1643)	Wing A916A; Thomason E100_5; ESTC R13354	1,966	8

THE Last ioyfull Intelligence FROM His Excellency HIS QUARTERS IN READING VVherein is contained the Propositions of agreement upon which the town was delivered with the manner of the delivery how they marcht away without their Ordnance and the true estate of his Excellencies Army at this present Faithfully related in two Letters sent from good hands in the Army to a person of good quality in the City bearing date Aprill 27. 1643. LONDON Aprill 29. Printed for Thomas Watson 1643. The last Intelligence from his Excellency his Quarters at Reading since the surrendring up of the town SIR To inform you of the whole proceedings since we came to this town we understand the state of it knowing it to munition the Welchmen have already feasted with a horse or two and those lean ones in regard that horse-meat hath much failed of late which occasioned an endeavour of the Horse to go away on Saturday night but but they were stopt by the Foot so likewise for their ammunition they want powder but bullets more shooting very seldome and very strange shot as stones such like The Governour is by all sorts confessed to be wounded some say shot in the neck others bruised by the fall of a stone from a house but he is so ill that he executes not his place which causes much confusion and distraction among them Some of the Town have come out and informed us to this purpose that they had an intent to leave the town which it's like enough they would have done had it not been as hazardous as their stay in regard of our Quarters We took prisoner on Sunday morning a servant of Sir LEVVIS DIVES who was sent to give the Town notice of ammunition coming to them he swam over the river and back again but was intercepted and the Supply was prevented by some Troupes of horse of ours and Colonel BARKLAYS Regiment and 200. of Colonell HOLBORNES who lay in the way about Cavesham We likewise tooke a fellow equally guilty of folly and knavery he was once of the Lord ROBERTS his Regiment and ran away to the enemy and was now hired to blow up our Magazine as himself confesses but knew no way as he says but to throw a light match into a barrell supposing he should have found one open he was to have had five pound for his paines but now instead of that a halter Yesterday hearing that the King was advancing this way to the reliefe of the Towne with what Force he could make up which is not much in the absence of his Parties We sent a strong Party of Horse and Dragooners under the command of Colonell MIDDLETON who at a place called Dorchester seven or eight miles from Oxford surprized the Kings Regiment of Foot now again under the command of Colonell WIL. VAVASOUR that man of honour by whose losse if we can gain so much wisdome as to trust no more of them upon their lost reputation we shall make a good bargain who though he was not there present his Captain and Lievtenant were taken the Standard againe indangered about 100. horse taken and sixty or thereabouts some say more slain and about 50. prisoners and Captain WATSON the Kings Gentleman Harbinger was taken providing for the Kings march that way On tuesday the town hung out a white flag and sounded for a parley which was answered by the Lord Generall then they sent hostages from the town and we did the like which done a councell of warre was called which met in Sir Francis Knowles his House where after consultation concerning the said Treaty these Propositions his Excellency eondiscended to viz. 1. That the Forces in that town should surrender up the town to the King and Parliament 2. That they should march dirctly to Oxford without doing any act of hostility 3. That they should leave behind them in the town ten pieces of Ordnance 4. That the said Forces should free those which they had taken prisoners Which being fulfilled his Excellency promised them a free passage to Oxford with Bag and Baggage allowing them six houres time to march away in We had a skirmish with the Kings Forces during the Treaty where we slew nere 200. of them with the losse of 6. men and they were forced to flie to save themselves not being able to hold us play SIR THis is to certifie you of a truth that the King came to Dorchester on Tuesday last and the town of Reading was yeelded up on Thursday at 12. of the clocke and they were to march with bag and baggage with their Colours displaying with about three thousand souldiers with foure small Drakes and ten VVaggons and the Earle of Essex about three of the clock entred the towne with Colonell Hampden and Serjeant-Major Skippon to view the towne and three of their Commanders came to view our Army and it is supposed that our Army will advance after them for our men were very eager to fall on them as they marched out but that my Lord Generall to satisfie them promised to give every souldier twelve shillings a peece and is to be paid on the first of May being Munday but my Lord Generall is very unwilling to let many of his souldiers enter the town for feare the towne should be undermined till they have made further search for the safeguard of our men Our Regiment is quartered in the Out-works I have no more to write to you at this time The next I hope shall be from Oxford Farewell The King is returned to Oxford this day From our Camp at Reading Aprill 27 afternoon 1643. Your loving Cousin John Alexander