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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	general_n	horse_n	regiment_n	1,584	5	9.8958	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58123	Thomson the great kild, or A perfect narrative of the totall routing of the Levellers neere VVellingborough towards Rutlandshire, where were taken all the whole party, with the desperate death of Captaine Thomson, also his last speech before his death; being a full relation of all the proceedings betweene His Excellency the L. Fairfax and the Levellers since His Excellencies advance from London, Thursday May 10. to their routing and surprisall May, 21. VVith the particulars of that engagement, and the prisoners taken. Also his excellencies the Lord Generals letter to the Speaker concerning the same. Published by specially authority.	J. R.	1649 (1649)	Wing R34; ESTC R217712	6,926	21

THOMSON THE GREAT KILD Or a Perfect NARATIVE OF The totall Routing of the Levellers neere VVellingborough towards Rutlandshire where were taken all the whole party with the desperate Death of Captaine THOMSON also his last Speech before his Death Being a full RELATION of all the proceedings betweene His Excellency the L. Fairfax and the Levellers since his Excellencies advance from London Thursday May 10. to their Routing and surprisall May 21. VVith the particulars of that engagement and the Prisoners taken Also his Excellencies the Lord Generals Letter to the Speaker concerning the same Published by speciall Authority LONDON Printed for George Roberts dwelling on Snow-hill 1649. Oxford May the 20 1649. THis morning as the Generall was going to the Church Capt. Moody brought a Letter from Col. Reynolds who was s●nt in pursuit after Thompson wherein it was signified that Major Butler being sent with a select party of horse to fall into Thompsons quarters he being gon from Northampton to a Town neer Wellingborough towards Rutlandshire where he surprized all his party in the Towne but Thomson mounted and got into a wood where they found Thomson well mounted who being alone yet rid up to our party desperatly shot the Cornet wounded another and retreated to his Bush having also received two shots when they began againe to draw neere unto him he charged againe with his Pistoll and Tuck Received another shot and retreated the third time that he came up for he said he scorned to take Quarter Major Butlers Corporall had Reynolds his Carbine which being charged with seven Bullets gave Thomson his Deaths wound The Lieutenant of Oxfordshire troope who joyned with Thomson is likewise taken it seemeth hee seized of the Magazine of Northampton and the Exoize money and with thirteene men kept that wall'd Town in awe a Towne of blew Character Yesterday the Generall Lieutenant Generall and other Officers were very nobly entertained in Maudli● Colledge at a great Feast and afterwards tooke their degrees in the Schooles receiving great respects from the Vice chancellor the heads of the Colledges and the rest of the University Your most humble Servant J. R. SIR I Thought it my duty having received another pledge and token of the mercy and goodnesse of God to this poor Nation to give you a speedy account thereof when I came to Andover after so tedious a march ten Troops of the Mutineers marched from Salisbury to Marlborow from thence to VVantage and to the end they might get a conjunction of Col. Harrisons Regiment they lay all this day between Abington and Oxford at a place called Blagrave expecting to have more Troops come but there came onely to them Cap. Pecks and Cap. VVinthrops and marched all the day towards Abington some of the Quarters being 22 miles from thence and when I came neer Abington they were marched away being in all twelve Colours towards Newbridge where Colonel Reynolds Major Shilburne and others kept the Bridge which they would have forced but when they saw they could not do it they marcht up the River and got over at a Ford neer a mile from the Bridge Some three houres after they were gone I marched towards Bampton in the Bush and from thence to Burford where and in the adjacent Villages we tooke I thinke almost the whole party the particulars I shall give you an account of God willing hereafter more exactly Those Troops at Salisbury of Col. Scroops Regiment did wholly reject their Officers except one Lieutenant and two or three inferiour Officers Sir I hope this is none of the least mercies I pray God you and wee may make a good use of it it will be your glory and your honour to settle this poor Nation upon foundations of Justice and Righteousnesse and I hope this mercy will the more encourage you to doe so for the poore people how ever deluded by some cunning and turbulent spirits yet they may see you will improve your power for their good and then your Enemies shall be found lyars which I am confident you will so I cease your further trouble and remaine Your most humble servant THO. FAIRFAX Burford May 14. midnight 1649. For the Honourable William Lenthall Esq Speaker of the honourable House of Commons AN Account in generall is already sent of the surprizing and dispersing of the mutinous Regiments at Burford a more particular account thereof will also come from the Generall very shortly yet thus much in briefe That as they were surprized in the very nick of time when as one day more would have given them opportunity to have joyned with other Regiments so it was very happy it was done with so little bloodshed there being but one of their party slaine who fought it out to the last and one of ours The first Horse that entered the Town were those under Col. Reynolds the Dragoons under Col. Okey and Major Shelburne with the Buckinghamshire horse The Generall brought up as a Reserve his own Regiment of Horse and Col. Scroop the Reare Cap. Fisher was sent with a Troop of Horse on the further side of the Town where he offering to charge two Troops of the Enemy who were likewise in a posture to charge him with their Swords drawn and Pistols cockt upon his advance and offering them quarter if they would submit to mercy they all submitted but one who discharged his Pistoll but did no hurt which two Troopes he brought to the Generall Cap. Packers Troop was very diligent and this is observable that he had but one man who joyned with this party yet he did engage himselfe to his Captaine to be faithfull and it was his hap to take Col Eyres who was very earnest with him to let him goe but because of his engagement to his Captaine he brought him prisoner to the Generall Yesterday Cornet Denn and Cornet Thompson brother to Thompson the great was tried at a councell of war and condemned to die Denn hath bought himselfe a winding-sheet and is so sensible of his errour that he doth not desire to live he doth acknowledge the just hand of God upon him and is putting forth a Declaration to the world to shew the wickednesse of the designe and by what means it was contrived There are between three and four hundred prisoners in the church the rest escaped in the darke many of them are very resolute and say as the Cavaliers used to speak it is our day to day it may be theirs tomorrow others of them are very penitent The Souldiers that beat up their quarters had their Horses and Arms for prize and Crookback who fought it out so stoutly being heretofore of Masseys brigade had 30 li. about him when the Souldiers pillaged him they had frequent advertisement from their friends in London and in the Tower how to mannage their businesse and as some of them confest had promise of money for the carrying on of their designe but more of this hereafter The Generall and the Officers