Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
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
A93801	An exact relation of the delivering up of Reading to His Excellencie the Earl of Essex; and how the Kings forces have quitted Cyrencester and Brill: with the true relation of the fight at Caversham. As it was sent in a letter to the speaker of the House of Commons, by these worthy members of the said House: Sir Philip Stapleton, John Hampden, and Arthur Goodwin, Esquires. Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that this letter be forthwith printed and published. Hen: Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com.	Stapleton, Philip, Sir, 1603-1647.; Goodwin, Arthur, 1593 or 4-1643.; Hampden, John, 1594-1643.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons. aut	1643 (1643)	Wing S5256; Thomason E100_11	1,354	8

An Exact RELATION Of the delivering up of READING To his Excellencie the Earl of ESSEX And how the Kings Forces have quitted Cyrencester and Brill With the true Relation of the fight at Caversham As it was sent in a Letter to the Speaker of the House of COMMONS by these worthy Members of the said House Sir Philip Stapleton John Hampden and Arthur Goodwin Esquires Ordered by the Commons Assembled in Parliament That this Letter be forthwith Printed and published Hen Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. London Printed for Edw. Husbands and are to be sold at his shop in the middle Temple May 1. 1643. An exact Relation of the delivering up of Reading Mr. Speaker BEing come to a point about the taking in of Reading we conceived it convenient to give you a brief account of our short siege After ten miles march on Saturday the fifteenth of April we made our approaches that night taking some advantages from hedges and ditches unslighted by the enemy On Sunday we sate down before the Town batter'd with our Ordnance and plaid it with our small shot all that day in which the Governour received a hurt upon the head which rendred him unfit for further service we had very warm worke and hot returnes from the Town On Munday we advanced our approaches as they could On Tuesday in the night the King sent in a relief of men and Ammunition which we could not prevent by reason of the scituation of the Towne and their advantages of Barges which we could not command being wholly engaged on Berkeshire side On Munday last at night we sent out a party of Horse and Dragooners as far as Dorchester which did beat up the enemies quarters routed their Horse and Foot killed and took many prisoners On Tuesday morning last the Enemy did beat a Parley and accordingly came out to Treat and in the interim while the businesse was depending the Kings Army appeared for their relief and fell on with their Artillery foot horse upon our guards on Oxfordshire side but being roundly received after above an hours fight the enemy was routed with the losse of above a hundred men and three hundred Armes The King Prince Charls Prince Rupert Prince Maurice and the Generall being all in the field that night our Capitulation was concluded and now his Excellency being very tender of the Town that they should not bee plundered and as carefull that the souldiers might receive due incouragement hath appointed twelve shillings per man for an extraordinary and so we are advancing to take possession for the consequence of which successe I doubt not but the wiser and well-minded will see reason to think and thanke God the businesse having a blessing in it of a great and growing constitution if a short survey be but taken of the considerable Circumstances being rendred with so little losse of bloud in so short a time and the King resolved to relieve it Not to mention the ten peices of Canon they relinquish'd nor the restitution of the VVestern-cloaths taken from our friends nor their being forced upon this to quit Cirencester and Brill so that had the enemy such a foundation they would advantagiously relate all passages to their honors which we chose rather to point at then insist upon leaving the reallity of the service to report it self being fewer words and more blows is our businesse We have here a true Narrative of the businesse since wee came before Reading and do thinke fit to adde the number of the Enemies Forces and ours that you may see the blessing of God upon us at the late encounter at Caversham The Enemy had forty five Troops of Horse and nine Regiments of Foot besides Dragooners We had there to encounter them Colonell Barclays and the Lord Roberts Regiments onely Sir Your assured friends and humble Servants Philip Stapleton John Hampden Arthur Goodwin Reading 27. April 1643. FINIS