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A69624	Letters from Sir William Brereton, Sir Thomas Middleton, Sir John Meldrum of the great victory, by God's providence, given them in raising the siege from before Mountgomery-castle and how they routed and totally dispersed His Majesties forces under the command of the Lord Byron, where they tooke all their carriages, armes, and ammunition and made them flie to Shrewsbury and Chester : with a list of the names of all the commanders and officers taken and kild in the said service.	Brereton, William, Sir, 1604-1661.; Middleton, Thomas, Sir, 1586-1666.; Meldrum, John, Sir, d. 1645.	1644 (1644)	Wing B4370; ESTC R14607	4,904	13

LETTERS FROM Sir WILLIAM BRERETON Sir THOMAS MIDDLETON Sir JOHN MELDRUM Of the great Victory by Gods providence given them in raising the siege from before Mountgomery-castle AND How they routed and totally dispersed His MAJESTIES Forces under the command of the Lord Byron where they tooke all their Carriages Armes and Ammunition and made them flie to Shrewsbury and Chester With a List of the names of all the Commanders and Officers taken and kild in the said service Die Lunae 23 Septemb. 1644. Ordered by the Lords in Parliament assembled That these Letters be forthwith printed and published J. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum LONDON Printed for Iohn Wright in the Old-baily Septemb. 24. 1644. To the Right Honourable the LORDS and others of the Committee of both Kingdomes sitting at Darby-house in Westminster Right Honourable THat God who is most glorified by working by the weakest and unworthiest instruments hath this day given a most glorious victory and as much manifested his power therein as in any day I have been engaged since the beginning of these warres We have relieved Mountgomery-castle wherein there was closely besieged and much distressed the L. Herbert of Cherbury Col. Price and most of Sir Tho. Middletons Officers and neere 500 Souldiers We were so very hard tasked by the multitude of our enemies who did much exceed us in number as that if the Commanders and Souldiers had not engaged and behaved themselves very gallantly or if we had wanted any part of our forces it might have hazzarded our Army for it was very dubious and uncertaine which way the Lord would incline the victory it came to push of Pike wherein they were much too hard for us having many more Pikes Our horse also at the beginning of the battell were worsted retreated but there was I doe believe an unanimous resolution both in horse and foot to fight it out to the last man Indeed there could be no other hope nor expectation of safety or escape there remaining no way of retreat all passages being entirely in the enemies power if masters of the field and truly if God had not infatuated they might easily have interrupted our passage and made good divers passes against us But our extremity was Gods opportunity to magnifie his power for when it was most dubious the Lord so guided and encouraged our men that with one fresh valiant charge we routed and put to retreat and flight their whole Army pursued them many miles even in the Mountaines and did perform great execution upon them slew I doe believe 500 wounded many more tooke neere 1500 prisoners and amongst them Colonel Broughton and Col. Tilsley who they report to be General majors there were also taken Lieutenant Colonels Major and Captaines more then twenty and all their Carriage● and neere 20 barrels of Powder wherein they were furnished the night before the battell We tooke also as was conceived neere 1500. or 2000. Armes most for foot Most of their horse escaped towards Shrewsbury and Chester The enemies Army was reported and I doe believe it was no lesse then 4000. the Foot being the old Irish who came out of Ireland with Col. Broughton Warren Tyllier and some of Col. Ellis and some of Col Sir Michael Woodhouses and Sir Michael Ernlys Regiment from Shrewsbury Chester and Ludlow Our Army consisted of about 1500 Foot and 1500 horse We lost not 40 men slame and I doe believe there was not 60 wounded Our greatest losse was of Sir Wil. Fairfax and Major Fitz-Simons most gallant men Sir John Meldrum did with much judgement order and command these forces and therefore deserves a large share in the honour of this daies successe But indeed the whole honour and glory is to be given and ascribed to God the giver of victories and who is most deservedly stiled the Lord of Hosts What remaines further to be done in prosecution of this victory shall not be omitted and if it please God that Newcastle be delivered and some Scottish Forces assigned to assist to the taking in of Chester I hope through Gods mercy there may be a good account given of all these parts of the Kingdome To effect which no man shall serve you with more faithfulnesse then Your humble servant WILLIAM BRERETON Mountgomery Septemb. 18. 1644. We know not how to dispose of these common prisoners unlesse it would please you to order some of them that will take the Covenant to be shipped if God give us Leverpoole and transported over into Ireland to serve you there VVe have left Sir Tho. Middleton in a good condition in Mountgomery castle and the Gentlemen of the Country begin to come in unto him Sir Iohn Price is already come unto him before I came thence The L. Herbert is come away with us towards Oswestry For the Right Honourable the Committee for both Kingdomes at Darby-house in Westminster My Lords and Gentlemen IFormerly acquainted you of our comming hither and of our proceedings in these parts and also of the good successe it pleased God to bestow upon us Since which time the enemy hastned to come upon us before we could bring in provisions for our Garrison by reason whereof I was enforced to retreat with my Horse unto Oswestry with some small losse enely of struglers that lay loytering behind leaving all my Foot in the Castle and hastned into Cheshire to procure reliese and likewise into Lancashire to Sir John Meldrum from whom I found a great deale of readinesse to relieve us in our distresse and to preserve what we had gotten from the enemy being 37 barrels of Powder and twelve of Brimstone both which they exceedingly wanted Sir Iohn Meldrum with Sir William Brereton and Sir William Fairfax marched with 3000 Horse and Foot towards Mountgomery and came thither on the 17 of this instant September where we lay that night in the field that was most advantagious for us which the enemy had possest themselves of before and diserted at our comming thither placing themselves upon the mountaine above the Castle a place of great advantage for them we resolved not to goe to them but to endeavour the victualling of the Castle whereupon we sent out parties for the bringing in of provisons which the enemy perceiving they marched downe in a body both Horse and Foot being in number about 5000. and came up to our ground and gave us battell wherein after an houres fight it pleased God we obtained a glorious victory having taken many Officers 1400 common Souldiers slaine 400 and taken their Ammunition with a great part of their Armes and some few horse the rest all flying away the Lord Byron commanded in chiefe the enemies forces and Sir Iohn Meldrum the Parliaments forces who behaved himselfe most bravely and gallantly and Sir William Fairfax who had the command of the horse did most valiantly set upon their horse and engaged himselfe so farre that he was taken prisoner but presently fetcht off by the valour of our men but sore

wounded our men issued also out of the Castle and fell upon the enemies in their trencher and tooke divers of their Officers and Souldiers which they had left to keepe their Workes Sir William Brereton with the Cheshire foot did most bravely behave themselves that day and did beat the best Foot in England as they the very enemies confesse being all Prince Ruperts foot and the chosen foot out of all their Garrisons I shall make it still my humble suite that you will please to afford me some speedie course for present money for the payment of my Souldiers for without that I shall not be able to keepe them together And for the present I shall take upon me the boldnesse to subscribe my selfe My Lords and Gentlemen your humble servant THOMAS MIDDLETON Mountgomery-castle Septemb. 19. 1644. Since the writing of this Letter it hath pleased God to take to his mercy Sir W. Fairfax who is even now dead For the Right Honourable the LORDS and others of the Committee of safety for both KINGDOMES My Lords I Have thought fit to give your Lordships a briefe account of some passages of businesses here in Wales forbearing a larger relation till I shall have a further time and larger subject which in all probability by Gods assistance may offer it selfe within a short time I was by the earnest invitations of Sir William Brereton and Sir Thomas Middleton easily perswaded to concurre with them for the reliefe of Mountgomery-castle besieged by the Kings forces I resolved to contribute my best endeavours in that expedition as well in regard of the importance of the service as that Leverpoole was not to be attempted suddenly by such forces as I had being in number inferiour to the forces within the Towne whereupon I went along with the Yorkshire Lancashire Cheshire and Staffordshire forces amounting to 3000. horse and foote and marched to Mountgomery-castle in Wales which was by a great deale of industrie and resolution taken in by Sir Thomas Middleton together with a great deale of powder match and brimstone which coming from Bristoll was prepared for the relief of Shrewsbury Chester and Leverpoole upon our approach towards the Castle the Enemie did withdraw themselves in some disorder the next day after being the 18. of September they did take the advantage of the weaknesse of our Quarters the third part of our Horse being imployed abroad for victualls and forrage their Horse and Foot came on with great courage resolving to breake through our Forces and to make themselves Masters of a Bridge we had gained the night before which would have cut off the passage of our retreat It pleased God to dispose so of the issue of the businesse that by the resolution of the Officers and Souldiers of Horse and Foot the Enemy did loose the advantage they had in the beginning and were shamefully routed by the pursuit of the victorie which continued for the space of three miles there are found dead upon the place five hundred besides many Officers of quallity killed and wounded and twelve hundred Prisoners Sir William Fairfax and Major Fitsimons who caried themselves most bravly are deadly wounded without great hope of recovery with some other Captains and Officers of our Horse 〈◊〉 the Cheshire Foot with their Officers carried themselves more like Lyons then men especially Major Lowthian who commanded as Major Generall The Castle is releeved with victualls Sir Thomas Middletons Souldiers who were before as Prisoners are made free together with the Lord Herbert of Cherberie amongst the Prisoners Major Generall Tilliseley Colonell Broughton and divers Lievtenant-Colonells and Majors with many Captains and Lievtenants so that by the blow given here the best of their Foot are taken away Shrewsburie Chester and Leverpoole unfurnished with Ammunition and North Wales which formerly hath been the nurserie for the Kings Armies in all likelihood will shake of that yoke of servitude which formerly did lie upon their necks and wil be reduced to the obedience of King and Parliament by the example of Montgomery Castle which is one of the goodliest and strongest places that ever I looked upon The personall carriage and indeavours of Sir William Brereton and Sir Thomas Middleton hath been exceeding great in the advancement of this service There is good hope that Leverpoole by famine wil be soone rendered and that Shrewsbury and Chester will be at the last gaspe whereof by Gods assistance there shal be a short triall made So having no further for the present to impart to your Lordships I shall cherish all occasions wherein I may approve my self Your Lordships most humble Servant John Meldrum Montgomerie Castle Septemb. 19. 1644. My Lords THe intelligence I have had since the closing of my Letter of a body of Horse and Colonell Hunks Regiment of Foot that are marched to Shrewsbury and that the Lords Biron and Mullinax are gone backe to Chester I have altered my resolution touching Shrewsbury which at the best had no other inducement but the hope of a Partie within the Towne and the scarcitie of Souldiers there I am Your Lordships most humble Servant John Meldrum A List of the Prisoners taken and slaine at the Battell neere Mountgomery upon the eighteenth of September 1644. Col. Broghten Sir Th. Tilsley Col. Lievt. Col. Bladwell Major Williams Capt. Boulton Capt. Edgerton Capt. Bellamy Capt. Floyd Capt. Dolebin Capt. Congrave Capt. Bowman Capt. Right Capt. Morgan Lievt. Scidney Lievt. Rowes Lievt. Griffith Lievt. Morgan Lievt. Thurland Lievt. Wilson Lievt. Floyd Lievt. Lewis Lievt. Bowen Lievt. Brickam Lievt. Hager Lievt. Minchle Lievt. Floyd Lievt. Olliver Lievt. Cavanogh Lievt. Perkins Lievt. Aldeisay Quart Mr. Snelling Cornet Persons Cornet Hachkisson Cornet Stagge Ensigne Wallis Ensigne Williams Ens. Dutten Ens. Lampley Ens. Parr Ens. Edwards Ens. Clackstone Ens. Harrison Ens. Contry Ens. Hest Ens. Lagden Ens. Jones Ens. Barker Ens. Price Ens. Roberts Ens. Richardson Ens. Prichard Ens. Winn Ens. Johnson Ens. Roe Ens. Right Ens. Erwin Serjeants Simeon Day Francis West Richard Watson Francis Gough Jo. Morgan Jo. Sprigman Will. Hughs Jo. Davies Tho. Ward Ja. Newin Edward Badcocke Richard Etty Morris Jones Rand. Griffith Ralph Smith Will Jackson Ralph Herley Jam. Jefferies Rich. Morgan Griffith Loyd Samuel Day Will Williams Jo. Davies Peter Lee Will. Manning Ed. Philips Jo. Hin Ralph Aston Roger Stanton Griffith Davis John Smith John Paster Wil. Pasley Thomas Colflow Rob. Stanford Isaac Guy Tho. Latham John Browne John Knowles Robert Barber Sam. Rode Rob. Teade Roger Pyer Nath. Dale Will. Compton Ralph Williams Rob. Baccott John Hunston Rob. Jones Cornelius Sedgel Edward Jones Edw. Sulbourne Corporalls George Gro●yer Henry Care Tho. Hall Tho. Cheadle John Hughs Andrew Clift John Hussey Evan Price Henry Barrow Roger Houlton Law Ward Henry Harway Rice Lewis Griffith Jones Edward Wills Evan ap Humphrey Andrew Powell John Eleney Rob. Price Robert Petts Tho. Taylor James Moore John Wolfe John Deley Rich. Barken Edw. Hayden Tho. Mullenex Griffith Thomas John Greene Antho. Carr Gilbert Sorby Ri●h Key John Hughs John Jude Will Madders Tho. Lee Joseph Barford John Dillen Rich. Salmon Tho. Crooke Tho. Albott John Williams Peter Lloyd Christopher Plunkit Hen. Neneley John Chilton John Simpson Roger Morris John Franke Humphrey Bowlet John Thomas John Sarley Patricke Role William Gilbert Rich. Walten Antho. Cornet Rich. Leadbeater Drummers Will. Grynes Will Guy John Collyer John Perrey Tho. Heyes Robert Trehan Edward Wamsley James Lawstropp Tho. Deckes Rich. Moore Tho. Hyde FINIS