putting his Army in order either there to receive us or to come to us to engage us upon the ground we stood whilst the General was thus observing the countenance of the Enemy directions were given to put the Army into such a posture as that if the Enemy came on we might take the advantage of our ground and be in readinesse to receive him or if not that we might advance towards him And whilest these things were in consultation and action the Enemies Army which before was the greatest part of it out of our view by reason of the Hill that interposed we saw plainly advancing in order towards us and the winde blowing somewhat Westwardly by the Enemies advance so much on their right hand it was evident that he designed to get the winde of us which occasioned the General to draw down into a large fallow field on the Northwest side of Naseby flanked on the left hand with a hedge which was a convenient place for us to fight the Enemy in And indeed seeing his resolution to advance upon us we took the best advantage we could of the ground possessing the ledge of a Hill running from East to West upon which our Army being drawn up fronted towards the Enemy But considering it might be of advantage to us to draw up our Army out of sight of the Enemy who marched upon a plain ground towards us we retreated about an 100 paces from the ledge of the Hill that so the Enemy might not perceive in what form our battell was drawn nor see any confusion therein and yet we to see the form of their battell to which we could conform our selves for advantages and recover the advantage of the Hill when we pleased which accordingly we did The Enemy perceiving this retreat thought as since they have confessed we were drawing off to avoid fighting and just then it was brought to the King that our Army was flying to Northhampton which did occasion them the more to precipitate for they made so much haste that they left many of their Ordnance behinde them The General together with the Major-General put the severall Brigades of Foot into order having committed the Ordering of the Horse to Lieutenant-General Cromwel who did obtain from the General That seeing the Horse were neere 6000. and were to bee fought in two wings His Excellency would please to make Col. Ireton Commissary gen of horse and appoint him to command the Left wing that day the command of the Right wing being as much as the Lieutenant-General could apply himself unto Which being granted by the General the Lieutenant-General assigned him five Regiments of Horse a Division of 200 Horse of the Association for that Wing and the Dragoons to line the forementioned hedge to prevent the enemy from annoying the Left flank of the Army In the mean time the Lieutenant-General having sixe Regiments of Horse with him for the Right wing disposed them according as the place gave leave And the form of the whole Battail you have here inserted Upon the Enemies approach the Parliaments army marcht up to the brow of the hill having placed a Forlorn of Foot musquetiers consisting of about 300. down the steep of the hill towards the enemy somewhat more then Carbine shot from the Main battail who were ordered to retreat to the battail whensoever they should be hard pressed upon by the Enemy The Enemy this while marched up in good order a swift march with a great deal of gallantry and resolution according to the form here inserted It is hard to say whether Wing of our Horse charged first But the Lieutenant-General not thinking it fit to stand and receive the Enemies charge advanced forward with the Right wing of the Horse in the same order wherein it was placed Our Word that day was God our strength Their Word was Queen Mary Colonel Whaley being the left hand on the right wing charged first two Divisions of Langdales Horse who made a very gallant resistance and firing at a very close charge they came to the sword wherein Col. Whaley's Divisions routed those two Divisions of Langdales driving them back to Prince Ruperts Regiment being the Reserve of the enemies Foot whither indeed they fled for shelter and rallied the Reserves to Colonel Whaley were ordered to second him which they performed with a great deal of resolution In the mean time the rest of the Divisions of the Right wing being straightned by Furzes on the right hand advanced with great difficulty as also by reason of the uneavennesse of the ground and a Cony-warren over which they were to march which put them somewhat out of their order in their advance Notwithstanding which difficulty they came up to the engaging the residue of the Enemies horse on the left wing whom they routed and put into great confusion not one body of the enemies horse which they charged but they routed and forced to flie beyond all their Foot except some that were for a time sheltred by the Brigade of Foot before mentioned Colonel Rossiter who with his Regiment was just come into the field as the Armies were ready to close was edg'd in upon the right flank of the right wing of horse time not permitting a more fitting and equal disposal of him whose timely comming according to his Orders gave him opportunity of such gallant performance in the battel as deserves an honourable mentioning The Horse of the enemies Left wing being thus beaten from their Foot retreated back about a quarter of a mile beyond the place where the battail was fought The successe of our Main battail was not answerably The right hand of the Foot being the Generals Regiment stood not being much pressed upon Almost all the rest of the main Battail being overpressed gave ground and went off in some disorder falling behinde the Reserves But the Colonels and Officers doing the duty of very gallant Men in endeavouring to keep their men from disorder and finding their attempt fruitless therein fell into the Reserves with their Colours choosing rather there to fight and die then to quit the ground they stood on The Reserves advancing commanded by Col. Rainsborough Col. Hammond and Lieut. col Pride repelled the Enemy forcing them to a disorderly retreat Thus much being said of the Right wing and the main battail it comes next in order that an account be given of the Left wing of our Horse Upon the approach of the Enemies Right wing of Horse our Left wing drawing down the brow of the hill to meet them the Enemy comming on fast suddenly made a stand as if they had not expected us in so ready a posture Ours seeing them stand made a little stand also partly by reason of some disadvantage of the ground and untill the rest of the Divisions of Horse might recover their stations Upon that the Enemy advanced again whereupon our Left wing sounded a Charge and fell upon them The three right hand Divisions of our Left
wing made the first onset and those Divisions of the enemy opposite to them received the Charge thetwo left hand Divisions of the Left wing did not advance equally but being more backward the opposite Divisions of the Enemy advanced upon them Of the three right hand Divisions before mentioned which advanced the middlemost charged not home the other two coâ—…ing to a close Charge routed the two opposite Divisions of the Enemy And the Commissary Generall seeing one of the enemies Brigades of Foot on his right hand pressing sore upon our Foot commanded the Division that was with him to charge that Body of Foot and for their better encouragement he himself with great resolution fell in amongst the Musquetiers where his horse being shot under him and himself run through the thigh with a Pike and into the face with an Halbert was taken prisoner by the enemy untill afterwards when the battell turning and the enemy in great distraction he had an happy opportunity to offer his Keeper his liberty if he would carry him off which was performed on both parts accordingly That Division of the enemies which was between which the other Division of ours should have charged was carried away in the disorder of the other two the one of those right hand Divisions of our Left wing that did rout the front of the enemy charged the Reserve too and broke them the other Reserves of the enemy came on and broke those Divisions of ours that charged them the Divisions of the left hand of the right wing were likewise overborn having much disadvantage by reason of pits of water and other pieces of ditches that they expected not which hindred them in their order to Charge The enemy having thus worsted our left wing pursued their advantage and Prince Rupert himself having prosecuted his successe upon the left wing almost to Naseby town in his return summoned the Train offering them quarter which being well defended with the Fire-locks and a Rear-guard left for that purpose who fired with admirable courage on the Princes horse refusing to hearken to his offer and the Prince probably perceiving by that time the successe of our Right wing of Horse he retreated in great haste to the rescue of the Kings Army which he found in such a general distresse that instead of attempting any thing in the rescue of them being close followed in the Rear by some of Commissary Generals Col. Riches Col. Fleetwoods Major Huntingtons and Col. Butlers horse he made up further untill he came to the ground where the King was rallying the broken horse of his Left wing and there joyned with them and made a stand To return again to our right wing which prosecuting their success by this time had beaten all the enemies horse quite behinde their foot which when they had accomplished the remaining business was with part to keep the enemies horse from coming to the rescue of their foot which were now all at mercy except one Tertia which with the other part of the horse we endeavoured to break but could not they standing with incredible courage resolution although we attempted them in the Flanks Front and Rear untill such time as the General called up his own Regiment of foot the Lieut. General being likewise hastening of them which immediately fell in with them with But-end of Muskets the General charging them at the same time with horse and so broke them The enemy had now nothing left in the Field but his horse with whom was the King himself which they had put again into as good order as the shortnesse of their time and our near pressing upon them would permit Charging in person the Blew Regimt. which kept to their Armes so stoutly The Generall whom God preserved in many hazardous ingagements of his person that day seeing them in that order and our whole Army saving some Bodies of horse which faced the enemy being busied in the execution upon the foot and taking and securing prisoners endeavoured to put the Army again into as good order as they could receive to the perfecting of the work that remained Our foot were somewhat more then a quarter of a mile behinde the horse and although there wanted no courage nor resolution in the horse themselves alone to have charged the enemy yet forasmuch as it was not judged fit to put any thing to hazard the businesse being brought through the goodnesse of God to so hopefull an issue It was ordered our horse should not charge the enemy untill the foot were come up for by this time our foot that were disordered upon the first Charge being in shorter time then is well imaginable rallyed again were comming up upon a fast march to joyn with our horse who were again put into two wings within Carbine shot of the enemy leaving a wide space for the battail of foot to fall in whereby there was framed as it were in a trice a second good Batalia at the latter end of the day which the enemy perceiving and that if they stood they must expect a second Charge from our Horse Foot and Artillery they having lost all their Foot and Guns before and our Dragoons having already begun to fire upon their horse they not willing to abide a second shock upon so great disadvantage as this was like to be immediatly ran away both Fronts and Reserves without standing one stroke more Our horse had the Chase of them from that place within two miles of Leicester being the space of fourteen miles took many prisoners and had the execution of them all that way The number of the slain we had not a certain account of by reason of the prosecution of our Victory and speedy advance to the reducing of Leicester the prisoners taken in the field were about five thousand whereof were six Colonels eight Lieut. Colonels eighteen Majors seventy Captains eighty Leiutenants eighty Ensignes two hundred other inferiour Officers besides the Kings Footmen and houshold servants the rest common Souldiers four thousand five hundred The enemy lost very gallant men and indeed their foot commanded by the Lord Astley were not wanting in courage the whole booty of the Field fell to the Souldier which was very rich and considerable there being amongst it besides the riches of the Court and Officers the rich plunder of Leicester Their Train of Artillery was taken all their Ordnance being brasse Guns whereof two were Demi-Canon besides two Morter-pieces the enemy got away not one Carriage eight thousand Arms and more forty Barrels of powder two hundred horse with their riders the Kings Colours the Duke of Yorks Standard and six of his Colours four of the Queens white Colours with double Crosses on each of them and near one hundred other Colours both of horse and foot the Kings Cabinet the Kings Sumpter many Coaches with store of wealth in them It was not the least mercy in this Victory that the Cabinet Letters which discover so much to satisfie
their horses all at grasse having not the least knowledge of our advance and being in the greatest security that could be but the alarum was so quickly taken through all their quarters that our Foot being somewhat behind and night approaching it was not thought wisdome to make any further attempt About twelve that night the General took horse and rode about both the Horse and Foot guards till four in the morning expecting the Enemy would have shewn some gallantry that night and fallen upon some of his quarters as he had hindred them in their sport at hunting the day before In the very entrance whereof this hard condition befell the General himself That having forgot the Word he was stopped at the first Guard and requiring the Souldier that stood Sentinel to give it him he refused to do it telling him he was to demand the Word from all that past him but to give it to none and so made the General stand in the wet till he sent for the Captain of the guard to receive his commission to give the General the word In such subjection are the Highest to those lawes that â—rst derived their sanction and authority in great part from themselves and in the end the Souldier was rewarded for his duty and carefulnesse as it was interpreted As the General was riding in the morning about three of the clock within a mile and half of Flowre where the Enemy kept an horse-guard He could discern the Enemy riding fast over Burrough-hill to make fires in abundance as if they were firing their Huts which gave some cause to believe they were about to march as indeed it proved afterwards For About five in the morning Iune 13. the General being returned to the head-quarter the Scoutmaster gen Watson whose continued diligence in getting timely intelligence of the Enemies motion then and alwayes redounded not a little to the enablement of the Army brought him certain notice that the Enemy was drawing off from Burrough-hill had stood in arms all night and were all amazed that our Army was so neer it being spread abroad in their army we were gone for security into the Association And four or five more of the Spies came one after another confirming the same intelligence adding further that most of their carriages were drawn from Burrough-hill towards Harborough And indeed the Convoy of horse being returned from Oxford the night before and this unexpected march of the Army close up to them being in a manner a surprise of them caused them speedily to resolve upon their forementioned march towards Pomfract either judging the Army would not follow them or if they did they should be able to fight us at more advantage after they had drawn us further Northward About six of the clock in the morning a Councel of War was called to consider what attempt to make upon he Enemy In the middest of the debate came in Lieutenant-General Cromwel out of the Association with 600 Horse and Dragoons who was with the greatest joy received by the General and the whole army Instantly orders were given for Drums to beat Trumpets to sound to horse and all our army to draw to a rendezvouz from whence a good party of Horse were sent towards Daventry under the command of Major Harrison of whose continued fidelity the Publique hath had sufficient testimony to bring further intelligence of the Enemies motion and another strong party of Horse was sent under under the command of Colonel Ireton to fall upon the flank of the Enemy if he saw cause and the main body of our Army marched to flank the Enemy in the way to Harborough and came that night to Gilling the Countrey much rejoycing at our comming having been miserably plundered by the Enemy and some having had their children taken from them and sold before their faces to the Irish of that Army whom the parents were enforced to redeem with the price of money That evening we understood that the Van of the Enemies army was at Harborough the Rear within two miles of Naseby and no sooner was the General got to his quarters but tidings was brought him of the good service done by Colonel Ireton in falling into the Enemies quarters which they had newly taken up in Naseby Town where he took many prisoners some of the Princes Life-guard and Langdales Brigade and gave a sound alarm throughout the Enemies army the confidence of the Enemy in possessing these quarters grounded upon their slight esteem of this Army and want of intelligence was very remarkable Upon this alarm the King not having notice of it till eleven at night as he had little imagined the nearnesse of our Army or that they durst bear up to him much amazed left his own quarters at that unseasonable time and for security went to Harborough where Prince Rupert quartered and so soon as he came thither sent to call up his Nephew resting himself in a chair in a low-room in the mean time who presently arose a Councel of War was called the question was put What was best to be done seeing our Army was so neer and as they then perceived fully intended to ingage them It was considered by them that should they march on to Leicester if the Rear were engaged the whole Army might be put in hazard and there was no marching with the Van unlesse they could bring the Rear clear off which they discerned to be very difficult Whereupon it was resolved to give battell taking themselves as indeed they were for a more considerable force then we especially in Horse on which they chiefly depended being also as confident they might relye upon their Infantry for valiant resolute men they resolved as appeared not to abide in that place till we marched up to them but in a gallant bravery to seek us out Herein the Kings Counsel prevailed against the minde of the most of his great Officers who were of opinion that it was best to avoid fighting Saturday Iune 14. The General with the Army advanced by three of the clock in the morning from Gilling towards Naseby with an intention to follow close upon the Enemy and if possible retard their march with our Horse till our foot could draw up to them in case they should have marched on to Leicester the intelligence being that they had drawn some of their Carriages in the night through Harborough that way By five in the morning the Army was at a Rendezvouz near Naseby where his Excellency received intelligence by our Spies that the Enemy was at Harborough with this further that it was still doubtfull whether he meant to march away or to stand us But immediately the doubt was resolved great Bodies of the Enemies horse were discerned on the top of the hill on this side Harborough which increasing more and more in our view begat a confidence in the General and the residue of the Officers that he meant not to draw away as some imagined but that he was
settle the West Thirdly Excester and Barnstable would not probably hold out if the Field force were once subdued whilest that stood they could not in honor yeeld and therefore it was thought fit rather to follow the Enemy into Cornwal to subdue them then to stay to reduce Excester and Barnstable and then to pursue them for that those Garrisons would be dying for want of provisions whilest the Army should be in pursuit of the foresaid intentions section 2 Lords day Feb. 22. Orders were given to bring up some small quantity of Money that was at Tiverton to the Army that upon their martch into Cornwal there might be supply The Army martching into Cornwall Monday Feb. 23. Part of the Army martched from Torrington to Holsworthy being twelve long miles dirty way and the rest from Biddiford Tavestock c. to Torrington being fifteen miles and the wayes deep Before the Van of the Army got into Holsworth Colonel Butler was commanded before with a Party of Horse and four hundred Dragoons to force his passage over the River Tamar and if conveniently he could to fall into the Enemies Quarters and Captaine Woggan who was before sent with a small Party of Dragoons took five and twenty Horse and some Prisoners and brought them to Holsworthy section 3 A considerable performance of Colonel Butler Wednesday 25. The Army had a Randezvouz neer Tomerton where Intelligence came That Colonel Butler had fallen upon the Enemy and taken between three and four hundred Horse and eighty Prisoners and put Major General Web with the Forces under his command to flight this service was performed neer Stratton and thereupon our Forces entred Stratton where the people were much taken with their civility This day the Army martched to Launceston ten long miles being twelve at night before the Rear came up within two miles of the Towne three Scouts were taken who informed of Colonel Bassets being in the Towne with five hundred Foot of Colonel Tremayne's and some Horse a Forlon Hope was sent before to demand the Towne the Gates were shut upon them the Enemy resisted two of them were slaine about an hundred taken at last the Enemy was put to flight in great disorder by the darknesse of the night narrownesse and steepnesse of the wayes most of them escaped and our men possessed the Towne which had been garrisoned by them Thursday 26. The head Quarter continued at Launceston the Foot being much wearied out with the two dayes martch before The General viewed the ancient Castle of Launceston scituated upon a Mount raised very high but not fortified the Works and Mounts on the top of the Hill the Enemy left standing undemolished Many Cornish were taken prisoners in the Towne the night before who being brought before the General this day had twelve pence apeece given them and Passes to goe to their homes the Townes people in Launceston were much affected with such mercifull usage The Army in their martch into Cornwal thus far had much cause to observe the peoples frights quitting their Habitations in feare of the Army the Enemy having insinuated such an ill opinion of it into them endeavouring to make them beleeve by Oaths and Imprecations that no Cornish was to have quarter at our hands of which prejudice and misprission after the people were undeceived they frequented the Markets again as in former time section 4 This day a Letter was sent to Plymouth for the Cornish Gentlemen there to hasten to the General to Launceston the Rear-Guard of our Horse were appointed to quarter along the River Tamar the better to prevent the breaking through of the Enemies Horse an evill which his Excellency had ever a watchfull eye upon to prevent Messengers were sent to Colonel Cook who was left before Barnstable with Major-General Massies Horse all except the Lyme Regiment to keep good Scouts out to fall on the Flank of the Enemy in case they attempted to passe by Captaine Farmer was sent with a Company of Dragoons to possesse a House neer Camelford to gaine intelligence and the more to amuse the Enemy touching our advance after them and thereupon to enforce them to keep their Horse in a Body that they might not take Quarters and so to weaken and discourage them from breaking through section 5 Friday the 27. The Head Quarters continuing still at Launceston the Plymouth Regiments of Foot were sent unto to come from Tavestock thither and the residue to lye on the passes upon the River the more effectually to interrupt the Enemy if he attempted to break through Saturday the 28. His Excellency had intelligence That Salt-Ash was quit by the Enemy and their Works left undemolished that the Governour of Mount-Edgcombe was resolved to conclude upon a Treaty negotiated by Master Peeters The Army was ordered this day to Quarters and advanced four or five miles towards Bodman that the Rear of our Horse might quarter with more conveniency and closer together and to the end the next day all the Army both Horse and Foot might martch close in a Body in regard of the continued expectation that was of the Enemies Horse breaking through upon the advantage of a very open way much of it being Downes other Messengers were sent also to Colonel Cook for more surety and caution to be in readinesse in case the Enemy should attempt to break through for to prevent that still was the greatest care of the General knowing that if the Horse got East and joyned with the Kings force it might prolong the War and much disturb the peace of the Mid-land Counties likewise a Post was sent to Colonel Whaley to draw from Oxfordshire towards Wiltshire with some Regiments of his Horse that he had before Oxford the better to encounter with the Enemies Horse that would be to purpose harrased out with their martch in case they did break through by a hard pursuit of them which his Excellency intended month March 1646 section 6 About this time Abbington like to have bin surprized by a great Force from Oxford was gallantly defended Lords day March 1. It happened to be a bitter cold frost the Randezvouz of the Army was that day about six miles from Launceston upon the Moores a Party of Horse being sent out discovered the Enemies Scouts and not farre from Saint Blisland took eight of them belonging to a Guard of three hundred Horse which they kept but a little before our Army the Scouts confest they knew nothing of our approach that day but expected us the next that the three hundred Horse they had upon the Guard they thought were drawne off we had no sooner advanced a little farther but the Van of our Army discovered their said Guard who faced about our Army made an halt till our Reare was come up the Evening drawing on and having four miles yet to Bodman it was held fit to quarter the Body of the Army in the Field about Saint Blisland which was the head Quarter a
at Plymouth leaving their guns and some ammunition behind them I considered with those about me of attempting upon Dartmouth and it being concluded affirmatively I caused two Regiments of Foot to march to Ditsam and two to Stoke-Flemming being on the West side of Dart river I having summoned the place before resolved upon Sunday night to attempt it by storm which was agreed to be done in three places The first Post was on the West-gate by Colonel Hamond On the North-end of the Town by Lieut. colonel Pride and on Tunstal Church and Works by Col. Fortescue The time resolved upon was in the evening Our men fell on with great resolution to whom Colonel Lamberts Regiment was a Reserve and to alarm the Enemy elsewhere Colonel Hamond enred the West-gate where foure guns were planted and two upon the Mill-poole upon his Flank the Enemy firing his great guns but once His men that had the Forlorn-hope did very gallantly as indeed they did all and went freely on and beat off the Enemy and possessed one Fort after another viz. Mount-Flaggon the West-gate Paradice-Fort and beat off the Main guard where were taken four Lieut. colonels And so possessed the Town from the West-gate to Little-Dartmouth In the interim Lieut. colonel Pride attempted the North part of the Town called Harnesse where beating off the Enemy he entred and took about 80 prisoners in it and by it possessed all the North part of the Town unto the Draw-bridge which divided the North part from the rest of the Town where Colonel Hamonds men and his met Colonel Fortescue with his men attempted Tunstal Church which was very well manned with above 100. men and having in it 10. guns His men after some dispute with good resolution entred the place and possessed it So that by this time the Enemy was beaten out of all except the great Fort on the East side of the River called Kingsworth-Fort and the Castle with the Fort that lay over the Castle at the mouth of the Harbour called Gallants-Bower to which last the Governour and the Earl of Newport and as many as escaped us fled After they were forced from their Strengths out of the Town the Governour comming back from the Castle to see in what posture the Town was had a remarkable shot as he was in the Boat A Musquet-shot was made at the Boat which pierced the Boat and both the thighs of one that sate next to him and about three inches into his own thigh whereupon he retreated to the Castle Our Dragoons with 2 companies of our Firelocks and some Sea-men were only to alarm Kingsworth-Fort wherein was Sir Henry Cary with his Regiment having in it 12 Guns and 12 Barrels of Powder and convenient proportion of Ammunition This was a very strong Fort with about four good Bulwarks strong enough to make a troublesome resistance But the Enemy came willingly to Terms and to save time I willingly condescended to let Sir Henry Cary march away with the rest leaving the Arms Ordnance Ammunition with all Provisions in the Fort to Me and All engaging themselves never to take up Arms more against the Parliament which was accordingly performed Next morning being thus Master of all but the Castle and Gallants-Bower I summoned that The Governour was willing to listen unto me but I held him to those terms upon which after some dispute he yielded which was To deliver himself and all Officers and Souldiers upon Quarter He sent me out Colonel Seymour and Master Denham for Hostages with whom came out the Earle of Newport and all was this day performed accordingly In this Fort and Castle were eleven Guns with proportion of Ammunition and Provisions We have taken in the Harbour two Men of war one belonging to the Governour of Barnstable with 12 guns Burthen 200. Tuns the other belonging to Newcastle formerly Captain Johnsons of 10. guns In the Town One hundred and three Peeces of Ordnance and about six hundred Prisoners and one hundred Horse with good proportion of Arms and Ammunition an exact particular whereof I am not able to give your Lordships at present There being many of the town Souldiers in Plymouth and some Officers and understanding that that Town hath Two thousand five hundred in garrison besides Townsmen I have sent thither for Five hundred Foot for this place who quickly will increase to more And to this I desire your approbation for having found more work to do I held it not fit to weaken my Army especially considering the Recruits designed by you I doubt will be too long before they come I have given your Lordships a brief account of this Service which I desire may be accompted a sweet mercy of God in a fitting season and only ascribed to Him who truly did direct and act it and made all the preparation to it both in the ordering our hearts giving Health to the Army who laboured two moneths ago extremely of Sicknesse but is now in good disposition generally to health I can say I find it to be in the hearts of all here in all integrity to serve you And that it is so is still the mercy of GOD For surely the successe of your Affairs only depends upon the ordering of a Gratious Providence which is no lesse visible in your Councels which we congratulate then amongst us That being the common root and spring of all and which can and will carry you through the greatest difficulties and us in serving you untill God hath finished his own work Wherein to professe the obligation and readines of my self and the Army by the same good hand of GOD is all the undertaking of Your Lordships most humble Servant THO. FAIRFAX Dartmouth Ian. 20. 1645. Prisoners taken at DARTMOUTH section 6 Sir Hugh Pollard Governour Earl of Newport Colonel Seymour Lieutenant-Colonels 4. Majors 2. Captains 15. Lieutenants 14. Ensigns 9. and one Cornet Besides many Country-Gentlemen Ministers and Inferior Officers All the Common-souldiers being betwixt 800. and 1000. were set at liberty to repair to their dwellings Ordnance about 120. mounted and 2 Men of War in the Harbour section 7 After our men were entred the Town they had extream wet weather which continued so the next day that it much hindred the setling of the Town Monday 19. Sir Henry Cary marched out of the Town with all his Officers and Souldiers leaving the Ordnance Arms and Ammunition therein to us Some time was spent this day in the disposing of the Prisoners The Engineer being a Papist as the Implements that he had about him did declare viz. the Masse-book Cope Hood and Surplice which were found in his chamber was in danger to have been torne in peeces by the Women of the town for his cruelty in burning of houses and other villanous acts Tuesday 20. the Guns were cleered The General went aboard Captain Battens ship where he was Nobly entertained The noble usage of the Cornish though enemies All the Cornish-men that were