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A86054	God appearing for the Parliament, in sundry late victories bestowed upon their forces, vvhich command and call for great praise and thanksgiving both from Parliament and people. Die Martis; 4. Martii, 1644. Ordered by the Commons House of Parliament, that Mr. Whitaker, Sir Thomas Widdrington, Mr. Rous, and Mr. Millington, do peruse all the letters that are come from Shrewsbury, Plimouth, Scarborough, Glocestershire, and Weymouth; and make a narrative out of them, of all Gods great and late mercies upon the Parliaments forces, to be printed, and read on the next day of publique thanksgiving. H: Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.	England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1645 (1645)	Wing G906; Thomason E271_22; ESTC R212192	11,676	25

the enemy powred out mighty vollies of shot as I have seene or heard but our men went on with that resolution both horse and foot that within little more then halfe an houre we tooke the worke routed the enemy both horse and foot pursued them above a mile hewing and cutting them The names of them we tooke were Lieutenant Colonell Mohun Lient Col. of Horse Major Richard Heale Baronet Heales brother Captaine Maynard who had taken up Armes on our side Captaine Hill Captaine Aston Captaine Huchins Lieutenant Waring Lieut. Inglett Lieut. Ashford Lieut. Manwaring Ensigne Halse Ensigne Battishill and of private men ninety three in all one hundred and eight persons with many more Armes They also found there some Barrells of Powder and Pioneers tooles and some horses and had neare taken them all but for the woods and enclosures neare adjoyning This day we had a Counsell of Warre to try such of them as had heretofore taken up Armes on our side and proceeded upon three of them viz. Captaine Maynard Lieutenant Ashford and Ensigne Battishill who are to be executed to morrow and some other common men will follow Touching Shrewsbury An Extract out of the Letters written from the Committees of Shrewsbury to the Speaker of the House of Commons with the List of the Prisoners Right Honourable Sir IT hath pleased God miraculously to deliver the Towne of Salop into our hands with all the Commanders Officers and Souldiers therein a List of the chiefe of them we have sent inclosed Upon the two and twentieth of this Moneth we drew out of our Garrisons of Wem Moreton and Stoke two hundred and fifty Horse and the like number of Foot Sir William Brereton having sent us two hundred and fifty Foot and three hundred and fifty Horse which party by our order was Commanded by Lieutenant Colonell Rincking in the Marshalling of this designe he deserves much honour and Captaine Wyllier and Master Huson a Minister led on the Fire-lockes with fifty Troopers dismounted under the Command of Lieutenant Bendebue they led on their men with undaunted resolutions after whom followed three hundred and fifty Foot which by Severne side stormed the Towne neare unto the Castle wall and marched unto the Market-house and there surpised the maine Guard and then sent a Party to secure the Castle-forehead Gate which was effected without much difficulty and after a quarter of an houre the Draw-bridge was let downe and the Gate opened where Colonell Mytton Colonell Bowyer and all the Gentlemen of this Committee with the Horse entred and immediatly became Masters of the Towne within foure houres after the Castle was delivered upon quarter for all but the Irish to march to Ludlow and then the Enemy delivered up a strong Out-work in Franckwell upon bare quarter for their lives by twelve of the clock we became Masters of the Castle and Towne wherein were taken many considerable Prisoners whereof the names of many are yet unlisted by reason of the want of time to secure them good store of Ammunition and great store of Ordnance It was our care to preserve the Town from plundering but the promises of a large reward would not satisfie the souldiers Our horse the day before had a long march they being sent to surprize Sir William Whitmore and Sir Thomas Whitmore his sonne being a Parliament man which was effected and they brought safe to VVem Sir we shall not trouble you further but to subscribe our selves Salop Feb. 24. 1644. Your most humble Servants A. Lloyd Sam. Moore Tho. Hunt Ro. Clives Rob. Charlton Leigh Owen A List of the Prisoners taken at Salop the 22. day of Febr. 1644. Sir Michael E●nely Knight And his brother Sir Richard Lee Baronet Sir Thomas Harris Baronet Sir Henry Frederick-Thyn Baronet Sir William Owen Knight Sir Iohn Wyld Senior Knight Sir Iohn Wyld Iunior Knight Sir Thomas Lyster Knight Francis Thornes Esquire Herbert Vaughan Esquire Thomas Owen Esquire Edward Kynnaston Esquire Robert Ireland Esquire Richard Trevis Esquire Thomas Morris Esquire Arthur Sandford Esquire Robert Sandford Esquire Pelham Corbet Esquire Thomas Iones Esquire Lieut. Colonell Edward Owen Lieut. Colonell Thomas Owen Major Francis Ranger Doctor Lewin Doctor Arnewey Capt. Raynsford Capt. William Lucas Capt. Iohn Cressy Capt. Thomas Collyns Capt. William Long. Capt. Pontesbury Owen Iohn Pey Feodary Capt. Henry Harrison Cassy Benthall Gentleman Edward Talbot Gentleman Richard Lee Gentleman Edward Stanley Gentleman Francis Maynwaring Gentleman Iohn Bradshaw Gentleman Iohn Iones Gentleman Edward Leighton Gentleman Peter Dorrington Gentleman Thomas Barker Gentleman Iohn Whittakers Gentleman Ioseph Taylor Gentleman Francis Sandford Gentleman Richard Gibbons Gentleman George Maynwaring Gentleman Charles Smith Edward Palmer Matthew Wightwicke Ancients Vincent Taylor Thomas Dewe Humphrey Davies Richard Brayne Sergeants Nicholas Proud Clerk Master Iames Laton Master Leadall Moses Hotchkys George Bucknall Corporall Patrick Lawry an Irishman fourty nine other Prisoners Touching Weymouth BY the treachery of divers malignant Inhabitants of Weymonth and Melcomb-Regis with the knowledge and consent of some Gunners upon duty in the Forts on the 9 of February the Enemy from Portland was let in by Sea into the north Fort there being then no Parliament ships in the Road and into the Chappell Fort by land who seizing upon the Guard and Gunns possessed themselves of both Forts about twelve at night Sir Lewis Dives was by the same Confederates to be let into the Towne of Melcombe the Malignants haveing combined together to let out our prisoners kill the Major of the Regiment and seize upon the Maine Guard This surprisall of Melcombe was prevented the Allarm being received at Weymouth first The Plott and Plotters are every day more and more discovered divers of them by a just vengeance from Heaven have been since slaine some wounded and others imprisoned and in a posture speedily to be hanged Wee endeavoured the recoverie of the Chappell Fort within an houre after it was surprised but it was so strengthned with the assistance of the town Malignants that wee were put to a retreat and Major Francis Siddenham slaine Being ignorant what number the enemy was of in the Forts and certain of a thousand at least not many miles off in the field we were forced to betake our selves to Melcombe onely and to resolve to stand upon a posture of desence as long as we were able All that weeke they played upon us with their Cannon battered many of our houses and fired some February the 16. we took of their horse about eightie and fortie five prisoners upon a rout Sir Lewis Dives Sir Thomas Austins and. Cleevelands horse with some foot lay against us to block us up on the other side The next week was spent in batteries as the former On Sabbath day morning February twenty third Gorings forces being joyned to those before mentioned drew downe in a body and faced us The same night they began to cast up a worke about a furlong from the Towne out of which we beat them on

they placed their great gunnes laden with Case-Shot that in case a breach should be made those guns might disanimate our men in entering or performe suddaine execution on them Our men plying the Demy-Culverin forced a breach and being full of resolution entred running in the mouth of their guns recovered the halfe moone where the enemy as men bereft of all sense having not the power to give fire to their guns although the Linstocks were in their hands ready lighted cast downe all their armes and cryed for quarter the which was granted from thence we entred the Castle and tooke Prisoner Major Slaughter and his wife one Captain Vaughan with their Lievtenant and Ensigne one Doctor Taylor a Divine with about an hundred Common Souldiers six great guns a hundred and fifty armes a quantity of powder ball and other provisions and this was done the 29. of December last On the fourth of Ianuary Generall Gerrard set downe before the Castle with about 1200 horse and 1300. foote Major Generall Laugherne recruted his forces to about 600. horse and 300. foot and advanced towards Cardigan to redeeme his friends who were in the Castle out of the power of the Enemy Lievtenant Collonell Powell in the night sent a Souldier who swume through the river and informed Major Generall Laugherne that unlesse he could releive the Castle within eight dayes he should be enforced to surrender it for want of victualls and ammunition which he beleeved might be supplied if some seam●n versed in managing a water fight and climing up rocks were employed So 120. Seamen were sent who after a view had of the place undertooke it which was performed on this wise A boate laden with provisions was placed in the middle between foure boats on each side two of which were manned with Seamen who in flankes faced both wayes plying their Musketts on the enemy who from the shore played on them with about 300. Musketiers yet our Seamen gallantly proceeded put all the provisions into the Castle and returned without the losse of one man onely two slightly wounded After this Collonel Laugherne having drawn his foot into a body being without Seamen in all about 350 he encouraged them to give an assult on the Towne which after some debate was attempted and on the 22. of January last our foote forced their passage over the Bridge in which we lost but one man and having beaten the Enemy from their first guard they pressed on to the second which they also tooke and pursuing the victory beate them out of their maine guard which was at the market place and then out of the Church where our Forces tooke two brasse Demy-Culverins which Gerrard brought from Bristoll with some Powder Ball and all their provisions and following the enemy beat them all out of the Towne and so we are now Masters both of the Towne and Castle Of the enemy were slaine in the place 85. besides those that were slaine before the Castle 100. prisoners were taken and their whole Forces routed and I believe in their flight they never looked behind them untill they came to Castle Emlyne which is six miles from Cardigan In the Town we also took 250. armes I have not heard since these unhappy differences begun in this Kingdome that the hand of the Almighty hath more visibly appeared in giving so great victories to so small a handfull then hath been manifested in these parts and to his own power we attribute all the praise and glory Die Martis 4. Martii 1644. REsolved upon the Question by the Commons Assembled in Parliament That Publique Thankes shall be given unto God for his great Mercy and blessing upon the Parliament Forces in the regaining of VVeymouth the gaining of Shrewsbury and Scarborough the late deliverance at Plymouth and the great Victory over the Forces under Sir Iohn VVinter Resolved upon the Question That Wednesday come seven-night being the 12. of this present March be appointed for this day of publique Thanksgiving Ordered that the Lord Major of the Citie of London be desired to give notice of this day of publique Thanksgiving to all the Ministers within the Lines of Communication that they may give notice of it to their Parishioners in their Pulpits on the next Lords day H. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. Die Martis 4. Martii 1644. IT is this day Ordered by the Lords in Parliament That the Lord Major of the City of London and his Brethren be desired to bee at the Thankesgiving on the 12. of this instant in Christ Church London where the Members of both Houses have appointed to meet to praise God for his blessing to the Parliament for the good successe at Shrewsbury and Weymouth And that the Church be kept empty for the Lords and Commons Ioh. Brown Cleric Parl. The Conclusion ANd now since the Arme and Power of God hath so plainly appeared and a fire is come downe from Heaven into the hearts of those that fought for Gods Cause to inflame them with zeale and courage by which fire also their Adversaries have been consumed Let the people no longer halt between two opinions but confesse as in the dayes of Eliah That the Lord is God and let it be seen That God at last hath turned the heart of this people Let them no longer fight against God for who ever fought against him and prospered Howsoever let Gods own people behold and magnifie the worke of God and let their hearts be lifted up in dependance upon him and in the maintenance of that Cause which he so manifestly owneth Who is wise and he shall understand these things Prudent and he shall know them for the wayes of the Lord are right and the just shall walke in them but the transgressors shall fall therein FINIS

Munday morning killedsome of their men and tooke all their working tooles An Extract of the Letter written from Captaine Batten to the Speaker of the House of Commons 28. Febr. 1644. from aboard his Majesties Ship called the Reformation in Weymouth Road. Honourable Sir SInce my last thanks be to God wee are in farre better condition then we were then On the 25 of this moneth the Governour went out of Melcombe with a party of Horse and Foot the Enemy on Weymouth side drew out a party of Horse and Foot to meet them and so faced each other sometime the Governour making an orderly retreat with his Forces into Melcombe having drawne away great part of the enemy from their workes let down the Draw-bridge fell over into Weymouth stormed the Chappell Fort and carryed it all Weymouth without the l●sse of one man and tooke about 60. prisoners besides what were slain with divers horse that were in their stables The 26. and 27. dayes We playd hard upon the Enemy and they on us both with great and small shott and the 27. at night a Prisoner of ours ran from them who gave us notice that they would storme the Towne that night in all places that they could which was performed accordingly the Enemy getting within our Workes neere to Weymouth Bridge but were gallantly repulsed by our men with the losse of some hundreds of the Enemy The Governour himselfe behaving himselfe like a gallant man as hee hath done in all the siege The Enemy at length was beaten back into their Works The 28. about ten of the clocke they having received this great blow and I believe having some notice of Sir William Wallers approach drew out all their forces and left all our Workes with the Guns in them as they found them and so are gone in a very confused manner so that we now enjoy all our Workes and both Townes as formerly We have not lost ten men in the losing and taking all these Workes nor in all the time of the Siege I have two of my own Company one hath lost a legg and the other dangerously wounded and will hardly escape and three of Captain Jordans men scalded by a mischance by the fireing of some powder indeed the Sea-men have showne themselves very brave men in all this businesse We have many prisoners on board and in towne besides 40. sent away to morrow we shall shorten the number by hanging some of the townsmen who are prisoners aboard us and were the betrayers of the towne Within three houres after the Enemy had quitted our Workes the Endeavour a ship of Weymouth of twelve peeces of Ordnance laden with Salt and some part of her belonging to Malignants and was got close under Portland Castle cut her Cables and came off to mee although the Castle made seven or eight shotts at her so that God hath blest us both by Sea and Land to him be the glory WILLIAM BATTEN Worthy Sir SInce my last perceiving the enemy secure a party of my horse and theirs having beene lately engaged and foot on each side to their assistance I fell on with about a hundred and fifty musketiers in the middle of the day regained Weymouth and Chappell Fort and tooke one Leivtenant Colonell one Major three Captains three Leivtenants and one hundered common men with store of provisions which the enemy had newly got together and all with the losse of but one man of ours this did so enrage the enemy that the Lord Goring would needs be revenged and to that purpose advanced with his whole body on thursday night and fell upon us about midnight at severall places but entred only one of our Barracadoes whence our men wear beaten back just as I came by which perceiving I got a fresh party and heat them off recovered that Fort which was Captain Thornhills and killed and tooke some of the enemy there this night we gave them such a brush that Mr. Iames Framp●on of Buckland reported yesterday that two of their regiments were spoiled besides what they left in the Street and in the Sea it s reported eighty dead men were carryed into Week upon which perceiving it seemes no good to be done by them in keeping longer on the north which we valued not when we had the Chappell they suddainly stole out yesterday and have left both Beneleff and the North Forts without either burning the Corne or Houses or spoyling our Guns which I admire Thus miraculously hath God wrought for us in preserving this little disadvantagious place against the other Towne and Forts and an Army and which is more in giving us such successe and at last the possession of all in the face of that Army which came to releive them I hope whatsoever we have suffered that this will tame the Cavies and hath in detaining that body here which might have done mischeife else where much advantaged the publique God bringing good out of evill my Souldiers Horse and Foot have all had very hard service of it day and night I shall entreat you to write to the Parliament for something for their encouragement they have neither money nor cloathes and yet unwearied in this businesse I have nothing else to adde but that I am Feb. 28. 1644. Your affectionate servant W. Siddenham An Extract of Collonel Siddenhams letter to the Committee of the the West Dated 1. March 1644. Right Honourable HAveing now some few houres of freedome from those continued Sallyes Alarms Fireings and batteries which almost these three weekes have kept me from the least leasure to doe any thing but attend the enemy I thinke it my duty to give you an account of Gods miraculous dispensations towards us All as you have formerly received beeing treacheronsly deliver into the hand of the enemy except Melcombe On tuesday last Feb. 25. the enemy having drawne out many of their foot to relieve a party of their horse being indanger to be ingaged by a party of ours which I sent out to discover the enemy I fell presently upon Weymouth which Towne together with the Chappell Fort was in an houre regained where wee tooke prisoners one Lievtenant Collonel one Major three Captains and one hundred of inferior Officers and Common Souldiers which so inraged the enemy that upon thursday last about Midnight they furiously stormed us at severall places of both Townes out of all Weymouth we were not able to keep them and therefore resolved to make good so much of it as might let us upon any occasion too and from the Chappell Fort. The enemy came in great multitudes thorow the Streets and backesides at both ends of the Towne and disputed with us very hotly about three houres for that smale part of it which wee were willing to keepe The Chappell Fort and Melcombe beeing likewise stormed at the same time from all which places God inabled us to repell them In all this time they wounded but one of my men What execution was done upon the

God appearing for the Parliament In sundry late VICTORIES Bestowed upon their Forces VVhich Command and call for great Praise and Thanksgiving both from Parliament and People Die Martis 4. Martii 1644. ORdered by the Commons House of Parliament That Mr. Whitaker Sir Thomas Widdrington Mr. Rous and Mr. Millington do peruse all the Letters that are come from Shrewsbury Plimouth Scarborough Glocestershire and Weymouth and make a Narrative out of them of all Gods great and late Mercies upon the Parliaments Forces to be Printed and Read on the next day of Publique Thanksgiving H Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. Printed at London for Edward Husbands March 10. 1644. The Preamble THe Arme of the Lord daily brings mighty things to passe But there are some things which he brings to passe in such a manner that therein He makes His Arme bare and naked He shewes his power and mighty working with such evidence and demonstration that it strikes and shines like lightning even into closed eyes and extorts an acknowledgement That this is the power and the very Arme of the Lord thus is it when effects arise in a notable eminence far above naturall causes or contrary to them When weaknesse performes the worke of extraordinary strength and when notable strength even strength unto presumption is turned into extraordinary weaknesse When the bowes of the mighty are broken and they that stumbled are girt with strength In this manner hath the Lords Arme of late appeared visibly in sundry places But most eminently in the West where with his own right Arme he hath gotten Himself the Victory and bestowed it upon us The Towns of Weymouth and Melcomb are near by scituation and one of them being dead threatned death to the other yea the Enemy spake like the Egyptians of old as it appears in intercepted Letters I will pursue I will overtake I will divide the spoile my lust shall be satisfied upon them But thy right hand O Lord is become glorious thy right hand hath dashed the enemy in pieces The living Town is kept alive and by it God wrought a Resurrection in that which was dead But to proceed according to the order of time as first in that order among Gods late gracious dispensations of Victory to the Parliaments forces is presented to our view and thankfulnesse Touching Scarborough An Extract out of Sir John Meldrums Letter written to the Speaker of the House of Commons dated from Scarborough 19. February 1644. IT hath pleased God to give us happy successe in the taking of the Town and Harbour of Scarborough which otherwise might have proved a receptacle for Strangers and a subject for the longer continuance of this war besides the inconveniences to the City of London and other Southern parts by the interruption of the Coale Trade The Service was done after this manner After that their three men of war which were appointed to scoure along the Sands were beaten and sunke and their Ordinance made unserviceable A Summons being sent and an Answer returned present order was given for falling upon their Works and the Town which was done without any resistance untill they drew their Body within a strong Work about the Church which if they had maintained as they might have done they had pusled us but upon view of the advancing of our foot to cut their passage betwixt the Castle and the Church they all retired within the Castle in great disorder There was a strife betwixt the Officers and Souldiers who should shew most forwardnesse Sir Hugh Cholmley did expect reliefe within four dayes Two Letters intercepted which were written from Sir Hugh Cholmley to two Commanders in the Kings Army SIr we are close blocked up into the Castle and though no Forces could be sent to our reliefe I admire I should not be supplyed with those accommodations which essentially conduce to the defence of this place I am bound in duty to let you know if we have not timely helpe the King will lose his interest there and yet I hope my selfe blamelesse If it may advantage his affaires for me to fall into the hands of those which seeke my blood I can willingly submit to it but it will not be a president to draw others to serve his Majesty with so little private ends as I have done The God Almighty direct and protect us all Feb. the. 23. Your humble Servant Hu. Cholmley Meldrum is the active man here and Commands in chiefe he hath some six or seven hundred of the Lord Fairfax his Foot and a Regiment of Scots SIr we are now blocked up close into the Castle divers of our souldiers run away unto the Enemy and it is to be feared that the ill accommodation will daily decrease our number you know the Consequence and beleeve me it requires speedy supply for reasons I cannot expresse I pray signify where or from whence I may hope for reliefe and whether any expectance of Forces from the Queene or Ireland or probability of a good issue from the Treaty of which particulars I desire to be satisfied that I may not be totally in ignorance not that the fayling of any or all these shall make me quit this trust otherwise then becomes a Gentleman and good Subject Your Colonell Wharton salutes you And I am your humble Servant Scarbo Castle Feb. 24. Hu. Cholmley Here is ten Collours of Scots I imagine though not above eight hundred men of them But Sir Iohn Meldrum hath six or seven hundred more of the Lord Fairfaxes Foot and Commands in chiefe Touching Plymouth An Extract out of a Letter written from Captaine Pierce to Sir Io. Young a member of the House of Commons 21. Feb. 1644. ON the eighteenth of February last the Enemy having the night before made a worke upon the old worke at Mont-Stamford with a very large Line both sides from the worke the Sea-men in the morning fell on them and tooke one halfe Moon which was made at the south end of the Line but the enemies horse comming upon them forced them to retreat but with no losse on our side blessed be God Upon which we were all commanded to Armes severall Companies were drawn out to goe over and two Troops of horse one being still quartered on that side to joyne with some Sea-men taken on shore for that purpose all I thinke consisting of about five hundred and all the rest of the Garrison were commanded to march out to face the enemy on the North-side and were drawne without our Line within Musket-shot of their worke under the Hill the Hill befriending us that they could not play much on us All we did was only sending out small Parties to shoot as if we intended to fall on that so they might draw off some of their forces from the other side of the water where our purpose was to fall on and it seemes they did draw off some horse and about two of the Clock in the after-noone our men fell upon Mont-Stamford where