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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	foot_n	horse_n	rout_v	1,672	5	12.3956	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91822	A true relation of the great victory, obtained by Gods providence, by the Parliaments forces in Lancashire against the forces raised by the King in the counties of Westmerland and Cumberland; where they took Thurland-castle, and in the fight took of the enemy, Col: Huddleston, 2 captains, an ensigne, 400 prisoners, 7 colours, kill'd many, drove many into the sea, took their magazine, divers arms and horses, and totally routed them. Sent in a letter by Colonell Rigby, a Member of the House of Commons, to the Honorable, William Lenthall Esquire, Speaker of the said House. Ordered by the Commons in Parliament, that this relation be forthwith printed and published: H: Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.	Rigby, Alexander, 1594-1650.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons. aut	1643 (1643)	Wing R1472; Thomason E76_12; ESTC R14816	2,264	9

A TRVE RELATION OF The great Victory Obtained by Gods Providence by the Parliaments Forces in LANCASHIRE Against the Forces raised by the King in the counties of Westmerland and Cumberland Where they took Thurland-castle and in the Fight took of the Enemy Col Huddleston 2 Captains an Ensigne 400 Prisoners 7 Colours kil'd many drove many into the Sea took their Magazine divers Arms and Horses and totally routed them Sent in a Letter by Colonell Rigby a Member of the House of Commons To the Honorable William Lenthall Esquire Speaker of the said House Ordered by the Commons in Parliament That this Relation be forthwith printed and published H Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. Printed for Edward Husbands November 20. 1643. A true Relation of the Great Victory obtained by Gods Providence by the Parliament Forces c. Honoured Sir That I may give you an account of our proceedings at Thurland you may understood that Sir Iohn Girlington having drawn 〈…〉 into his Castle of Thurland he began to pl●●●●● the Countrey and to commit Robberie and Murthers and thereupon for the suppression of him and his adherents I repaired thither and after seven weeks straight siege of the Castle it was delivered unto me to be demolished upon agreement to suffer him and all his in the Castle to passe away with their lives and goods During most part of the siege the greatest part of the Forces of Westmerland lay within our view and daily threatned us but God confined them to their own County and every day more and more inclined the hearts of the Commons of Westmerland to decline any Attempt upon us though we then lay in an Out Angle of our County far from Sapplies and whilest these things were in suspence a Designe was set on foot by all the Malignant Gentry of Westmerland and Cumberland and by Roger Kirby and Alexander Rigby of the Burghe two Lancashire men to raise all the Forces of Cartmell and Fournes part of Lancashire to joyn with Cumberland and Westmerland to surprise Lancaster and Hornby Castles and to assault us on all sides and to raise our Siege and then to proceed further into Lancashire and as upon credible information I beleeve to joyn with Latham house and all the ill affected in our County to our generall devastation And for this end they drew together part of Cumberland forces into Fournes and with them the Strength of that place to about the number of sixteen hundred intending the next day to March into Cartmell towards us and there to adde to their forces and in their way they took and imprisoned divers of the best affected and caused the rest of them to flie out of the Country who posting to us I forthwith took five hundred foot two Drakes and three small Troops of Horse parcell of my Forces at Thurland and with them in one day I Marched almost thirty miles over mountaines and through Sea-sands and waters within two miles of the Enemie and the next morning being the Lords day we found the Enemy in the Field standing with a Body of Horse and another of Foot in a posture to receive us upon a ground chosen for their own advantage when we were within half a mile of them we committed our selves to Gods protection and began our work with publike prayers for his blessing upon us And those done we speeded unto the Enemy with such Resolution and Courage in all the Captains and Common Souldiers as by their deportment I might have rather deemed that they had made hast to have saluted their friends then to have encountred their enemies the enemie word was In with Quecn Mary ours was God with us and at our first appearance God so struck the hearts of these our enemie with terrour that before a blow given their Horse begun to retreat our foot gave a great shout our Horse pursued theirs fled their foot dispersed and fled they all trusted more to their feet then their hands they threw away their Arms and Colours deserted their magazin drawn with eight oxen and were totally routed in one quarter of an hours time our horse slew some few of them in the pursuit and drave many of them into the Sea wee took their Colonel Hudleston of Millam two Captains and an Ensign and about foure hundred Prisoners six foot Colours and one horse Colour and their Magazin and some horses and more arms then men and all this without the losse of any one man of ours wee had only one man hurt by the Enemy and only another hurt by himselfe with his own Pistoll but neither mortally upon the close of the busines all our men with a great shout cryed out Glory be to God and wee all except one Troop of horse and one foot Company which I left to quiet the Countrey returned forthwith towards our siege at Thurland most of our Horse-men without alighting from our horses and most of us all without eating or drinking so that early the next day wee came again to Thurland where we found our siege continued within view of more then treble forces from Westmerland this worke in Fournes had that influence upon all the Castlers and all the Gentry of Westmerland and Cumberland who then lay within our fight at Kirby-Loynsdale that within two dayes after the Castle was by the Negotiation of Sir Philip Musgrave then commanding in chiefe in Westmerland and Cumberland agreed to be rendred unto me to be demolished which is accordingly done And though I endeavoured to have preserved all the combustible materials therin from fire yet I could not therein prevaile with the common souldiers without great displeasure My humble suit now is to have the order of the House of Commons for my indemp●ity for demolishing of the Castle And because Colonel Hudleston who yet hath a Regiment in Yorkshire in or neer Hallifax is as I heare Serjeant Major Generall of Cumberland and the most considerable man in Cumberland and our next neighbour to Lancashire and one whom without further danger to the peace of our countie I cannot conceive can be kept Prisoner here I have therefore presumed to send him uno you under the care and custody of Mr. Robert Fog of whose industry and fidelity both you and wee here have had much experience Sir that God may blesse and prosper all your designs and proceedings for his glory and the peace of this Kingdom is the daily prayer of Your most humble Servant ALEX RIGBY Preston in Lancashire this 17 of Octo 1643. 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