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enemy_n	foot_n	horse_n	shoot_v	1,104	5	9.3676	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91374	A more exact relation of the siege laid to the town of Leicester: how it was maintained, and how lost, and what quarter was given by the Kings forces. / Delivered in to the Honourable House of Commons by Sir Robert Pye governour of the said town, and Major Iames Ennis, June 10. 1645. Published by authority.	Pye, Robert, Sir, d. 1701.; Innes, James, Major.	1645 (1645)	Wing P4255; Thomason E287_6	3,212	8

A more Exact RELATION OF The Siege laid to the Town of LEICESTER How it was maintained and how lost and what Quarter was given by the Kings Forces Delivered in to the Honourable House of Commons by Sir Robert Pye Governour of the said Town and Major Iames Ennis June 10. 1645. Published by Authority LONDON Printed by Iohn Field for Laurence Chapman 1645. An Exact Relation of the Siege laid to the Town of Leicester VPon Tuesday being the 28. of May last past Major Ennis intended to march to Nottingham being then quartered at Humberston a mile from Leicester with the Troops then under his command and so to the Scotish Army and had drawn his Troops all to a Rendezvous for this end In the mean time there came to him an Expresse from the Committee of Leicester signifying that the enemy with a considerable strength of Horse had approached their Town of Leicester and that they had probable Intelligence that they intended to reduce that Town to their obedience intimating their great necessity for want of horse and earnestly desiring the assistance of Major Ennis with his Troops which he declined at first by reason he was upon his march to Nottingham but after he had marched a mile from his Quarters another Messenger did come to him in all hast desiring his aide and intreating not to desert them in such an exigence declaring publikely before both Officers and Souldiers that there was quarters provided in the Innes of the Town for the severall Troops and all accomodations fitting for horse and men Whereupon Major Ennis did draw back his Troops toward Leicester and being requested by a Letter from Sir Robert Pye written by the advice of the Committee to joyn with and assist the horse properly belonging to this Garrison under the Command of Captain Babington who was then almost engaged with the enemy before the Town but the enemy having drawn up above 2000. horse close to the walls Major Ennis though with very great danger in his passage marched into the Town and drew off the Troops belonging to the garrison after some skirmish wherein some prisoners were taken and two killed Upon Wednesday the 29. about eight in the morning the whole body of the enemies horse drew up before the Town and surrounded it and with severall parties of horse were trying all places of advantage for making their approaches and considering the confusion and danger like to ensue in waiting for Orders from the Committee it was resolved that the chief Command should be entrusted to one whereupon the Government of the Town was committed to Sir Robert Pye and immediatly he taking the same into his care gave Order to Major Ennis to sally out with all the horse in Town which he accordingly did and beat all the enemies parties close to their bodies and hindred them from making any batteries that day or any neerer approaches and afterwards drew his horse neer the walls waiting opportunities of the enemy In the afternoon Major Ennis commanded a party to engage some to the enemies horse under the command of Lieutenant Davis who charged the enemy and caused them retire to Belgrave Bridge in the Charge we had severall wounded and two of Major Ennis Troop were run through with Pikes Upon Thursday the 30. The enemies whole Infantry appeared before the Town and dividing themselves in three severall bodies they approached the Town at the South bridge and St. Sondayes bridge they were quiet all that day only some small skirmishing with horse towards night they began to work diligently and before morning they had a fair battery raised before the South Bridge and their Cannon planted Howbeit we caused the Souldiers give fire upon that place where they were digging both with Musquet and Canon it being within Musquet shot of the walls to hinder their working At St. Sondayes Bridge the enemy did lodge themselves in the houses adjacent to the Bridge and were beginning to work which being perceived twenty of the Troopers under command of Major Ennis sallied over the Bridge on foot and with Carbines beat the enemy from the houses and burned them down to the ground Upon Fryday their Batteries being ready the Enemy shot some Canon and immediatly summoned the Town by a Trumpeter but the summons being directed to the Officers Souldiers and Townsmen of Leicester it was thought convenient by the Committees that the Common Counsell of the Town should be conveened and an Answer directed to the Prince who did signe the Summons but they being slow in their appearing to give advise either herein or assistance at the walls Prince Rupert desired again a speedy Answer and the immediate return of his Trumpeter But the Committee and Townsmen being devided there could no Answer be made at that time but a Trumpeter was sent from the Committee with a Paper bearing Superscription to the Commander in Chief with all desiring a time for their Answer and a desisting from any further working But Prince Rupert disdaining to receive a Paper with such a Superscription caused play very hot upon the Town with Canon and Musquet and suddenly with his great Canon made a breach in the Newark-wall which quarter of the Town was assigned to Major Ennis to defend but a Counter Line paralell to the stone Wall was raised and with admirable haste was perfected and to the speedy effectuating thereof they caused their Troopers alight from their horses and dig and work whilest the Canon was hottest playing upon them about ten of the clock at night all their Canon were shot off at once which was their signe to storm upon all Quarters they did draw the most of their strength to the breach which they had made in Newark wall and not thinking of any Work made within that Breach they with confidence entred and beat our Musketiers from the loupholes of the stone wall Major Ennis perceiving the Enemy to have entred the Breach drew his Horse down towards them and caused some troopers serve with carbines on foot with the rest of his Horse upon the footgang of the Line beat the Enemy back with losse The Enemy attempted again and entred the Breach and all the Musketiers there run away basely so that Major Ennis was forced to maintain that Breach with his Horse and some he caused quit their Horse and serve on foot and with admirable resolution repulsed the Enemy five severall stormes and caused them at last draw quite off and did conceive no probability in entring there for there was a peece of our best Canon drawn thither and load with Case-shot did wonderfull execution upon the Enemy yea by their own Relation there was killed and made unserviceable neer three hundred men besides severall Officers of Eminency such as Collonel St. Johns his Lieutenant Collonel Major Bullington and others It is worthy of Relation That when our Canoneer at the Breach was killed a Dutchman under Major Ennis Command quit his Horse and discharged the duty of a Canoneer faithfully being well experienced therein and did very good service till he was thrust through the body with a Pike Whil'st Major Ennis was engaged in this hot dispute the Enemy had entred the Town at the other Posts namely at Belgrave and were suffered to scale the Line with three Ladders at St. Margarets without discharging a Musket and thereafter to let down one of the Bridges which gave way to all the rest to enter Sir Robert Pye thinking to repulse the Enemy at that Bridge with much courage Marched towards them with some Horse and most gallantly caused many of them run but being much over-powered with multitudes was at length taken Prisoner Major Ennis having repulsed the Enemy thus from the Breach and conceiving that place then tenable with a fewer number went with intention to view the rest of the Posts in Town and left that well beset under the charge of his own Lieutenant and one Captain Hacker and with the rest of his Horse encountred the Enemies Horse at the South gate where he beat them back to their foot and Canon which were advanced as far as the Market place and afterwards retired to the Newark which he maintained till he had fair Quarters granted to him and his Souldiers which the Enemy performed but Plundered them of all they had All the Reward we had of the Townsmen for our service in their defence was that after the Town was possessed by the Enemy and we in their power they railed against us and by incensing the Enemy endeavoured to stir them up to use us hardly saying if it had not been for Sir Robert Pye and Major Ennis with the Scotch men there had been no blood shed the Town had been peaceably Surrendred and not Plundered All that we could inform our selves of the Enemies designes was that they had once fully resolved to go Northward to rescue Chester march into Lancashire raise the Siege of Carlisle and send an Army into Scotland But being prevented they altered their designes and we heard His Majesty was resolved though it should cost him never so dear that he would raise the siege of Oxford the strength of the Enemy so far as we could learn was not ten thousand Horse and Foot whereof many ill Armed especially their Horse FINIS