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A Briefe relation of the most remarkeable feats and passages of what His Most Gracious Majesties commanders hath done in England against the rebells and of his severall glorious victories over them sithence [sic] Ianuary 1641. till December 1643. and from the first of May 1644. till the fifth of this present Iuly / collected out of severall papers printed at Oxford, 1644. and divers letters printed from His Majesties campe to Chester, Bristoll, &c.
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greatest of any quality being a Captaiue Lieutenant to Robin Ellis tooke the towne killed dead upon the place above twelve hundred tooke seven hundred Prisoners and two thousand Armes it being a very rainy day the Souldiers went up to their very works and beat them off with their swords and their but-ends of muskets the Foote behaved themselves very well having beene beaten off twice and tooke it the third time we tooke two and twenty Collors from the Rogues Sir Thomas Tyldesly the very day after his coming into Lancashire recruited his Regiment from three hundred foote to twelve hundred which came unto him well armed My Lord of Derby upon Friday had a muster at Ormes-Church wherein came above three thousand men and most of them Armed and tendred their services to live and dye with him Sir Gilbert Haughton being high Sheriffe of the County the County comes in great numbers to him My Lord Mullineux daily recruites his Regiment about Leverpoole Sir Thomas Tyldesley got leave of his Highnesse to go to Preston with 2000. Foote and five hundred Horse where he doth not doubt but to cut off the File where his owne and great many other that are Roman Catholicks have estates uppon Friday the Prince received an expresse from my Lord Marquesse of Newcastle intimating that he sallied out of Yorke beat up a Quarter of the Scotts killed and tooke many and amongst the rest the chiefe officer next in Command to Leasly and farther assured his Highnesse that he had execution of them for some miles and had so scattered their whole body that there was not a thousand to be seene in a place Hull stands neuter they will neither deliver up their towne to the Lord Marquesse of Newcastle nor to the Scots these two are onely Dicke Greenes newes and that the Prince intends to stay till he reduceth Lancashire being my Lord Newcastle hath no present occasion for his Highnesse that may countervaile the service he may doe His Majestie in Lancashire I should have been very glad the Governor had but touched on it in his letter but howsoever take it as I have it and his oath and credit that it is true From Oxford Essex is at Abington with 10000. horse and foote and VValler at Farrington in Barkshire with 7000. horse and foote they come up to the very walls of Oxford and skirmishes daily yet it is conjectâ—â—ed they will have nothing to doe with Oxford but intend for Bristoll and the Welt whether my Lord Hopton is gone Denbigh is before Rushon-house and all our forces in Namptwitch are drawne out to him they say he intend either to fall on Sherewsbury or Bridge-North Wemn Forces th' other day tooke all Sir Foulkes Hunckes carriages upon the Prince declaring Sir Abram Shipman Governor of Osestery Colonell Loyde and all the forces quited the Towne and disbanded whereupon the Towns-men Wemn forces were upon some tearmes and certainly wee had lost the Towne had not Colonell Marrow marched thither as he did foure hundred foote and horse of the enemies being three miles of Wemn the Towns-men stood above an houre considering whether to let Marrow in or no but at the last received him he stayed some three dayes there and hath setled Sir Abraham Shipman his Regiment brought yesterday two Lievtenants and about fourty common Souldiers prisoners which he tooke of Wemn since he went besides many that he killed The present state of the Armies in England PRince Ruport hath in Lancashire besides the taking of Bolton and Leverpoole taken Colonell Shutlerworth prisoner with him and defeated about 1000. men who followed the reare of his Army as it marcht he is now at Sheffield expecting the coming of Sir Philip Musgrove with the Cumberland men The Marquesse of New-Castle is drawne out of Yorke into the field and Goring is gone with 3000. horse to joyne with him till the Princes coming up The Scots are admitted to Hull and the losse which was of men fell onely upon Fairefax and Manchester the Robells have taken Oswaldstree and the Castle there but the Kings Forces are come before it with 2500. men and more are drawing against it daily the Lord Denby is in it with about 1000. men they sent away the plunder with a Convoy to Wenm which was intercepted by Colonell Marrow and the convoy cut off and the newes goes they having discovered the word by some of the prisoners marcht thither and passing the sentinell forced the guard and have taken the towne of Wenm which they have burned The King is now at Oxford in his returne to Oxford he was set upon by VValler at Burham on wednesday the 20. of Iune he having about 5000 horse and dragooners Sir Arthur Ashion was drawne thither with about 3000. foote to assist His Majesty and there fighting with VValler they have routed him and killed 1000 upon the place VValler and the rest retreated to Glocester VValler had before that time attempted Worchester and stayed before it two dayes but was beaten off with losse only gave occasion by his sitting downe there to the Governour to burne the suburbs of the Citie where many faire buildings were Essex is drawne downe towards the West with the foote and canon where we heare for certaine my Lord Hopton is ready to receive him with a good Army and Prince Maurice who is yet before Line is ready to joyne with him but we hearing nothing as yet of their proceedings Colonell Gerret hath beat the Rebells out of Carmarthenshire and Pembrockeshire into the the Townes of Pembrocke and Denby Sir Thomas Lunsford and Colonell Gage whâ—â—en the King was at Worcester marcht into Bukinghamshire plundered all the County and have driven all the cattell to Oxford Sir Iohn Mences is drawing out all the forces of the Counties of Anglesy Carnarvon and meaneth to march and joyne with Marrow for the regaining of Oswaldstree Iuly the third We heare since by certaine intelligence that Colonell Shutlerworth is killed and was not taken prisoner that the Scotts are not admitted to Hull and that Colonell Marrow hath taken the Church of Oswaldstree but the Rebells hold the Towne and Castle yet and that the Earle of Denby is not there Brereton and the other Rebells about Cheshire Staffordshire are drawing all into a body but for what designe is not yet knowne unlesse it be for the reliefe of Oswaldstree the last newes saith that Marrow hath 6000. men before it The King is with an Army at Bedford and from thence is marching towards Norfolke and Suffolke VValler is with his forces about Husham these parts A great Treason was discovered in Bristoll for the yeelding of the Towne to the Parliament which caused Essex and VValler to draw out of London a month sooner then they intended there are 25 of the principall men there committed for being privy thereunto Essex is with his Army at Dorchester and Colonell Apernam hath quited Weymouth with the Ship and Garison upon what reason is yet unknown considering that little Warham-close by it holds out still and hath repulsed the enemy Prince Maurice is risen from before Line hath a good Army and is drawne neere Bristoll to joyne with the Lord Hopton and so to fight with Essex but he they say is called backe and is highly displeased with his masters at London but is not like to bring up all his Army with him for that one whole Regiments of Kentish-men have left him and are come over to the Lord Hopton Iuly the fifth Sir Lewys Dives is come from Court who left the King the 21. of the last at Dunstable and marching to S. Albans from whence hee intends to summon the City in the absence of their trained bands and their two Generalls Oswaldstree is relieved by the Rebells and our siege raised FINIS
of the Towne All which were so judiciously plyed that they shot through their Boats Barges and at last fired the Powder in one of them which blew up divers of the Rebels Those Rebels which escaped tooke them to their heeles leaving behind them their mangled Boats and Barges with all their Ordnance and the remainder of their Ammunition on which His Majesty presently seized and afterwards made an honourable and safe retreat to the City of Oxford DECEMBER On monday the 5. of this moneth 1642. His Majesties Forces under the command of the Lieutenant Generall VVilmot having his owne Regiment of Horse with the Lord Grandisons and Lord Digbeys Sir VVilliam Pennymans and Colonell Blagues Regiments of Foot and Colonell Vshers and Colonell Grays of Dragoones tooke the Towns of Marlborough defended by Robert Ramsey a Scottish man and about 500. Foot Ramsey and divers of the chiefe Rebels brought Prisoners to Oxford all their Armes taken and foure Colours Here thou hast the first fruites of my endeavours expect the pursuance shortly For a close I desire all his Maiesties most loyall Subiects to take notice that the Rebels having given Order to counterfeyte the GREAT SEALE OF ENGLAND did on Friday the 29. of September last cause this forged Seale to be brought into their House of Commons at which time it was approved by them and caused to be put into a purse and left with the Mace till they could get their Lords to passe it who no doubt ere long by the Lord Sayes diligence will Vote it in their House also For since they have expressed their impudence to accuse Her Sacred Majesty of no lesse then high Treason onely for endeavouring to preserve the Kings Majesty whom they laboured to Murther we cannot imagine they will sticke at any thing But that all good people may know this counterfeit Seale they may please to take notice that though it hath His Majesties Image superscription yet it hath the yeare 1643. which figures doe distinguish it from the true Seale now with His Sacred Majestie at Oxford S. MATTH 22.20 21. And he said unto them whose is this Image and superscription They say unto him Caesars Then saith he unto them Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesars FINIS A CONTINVANCE OF THE ENGLISH NEWES And especially what noble exploits hath beene acted by His Majesties Army but chiefly in the moneths of May and Iune 1644. taken out of se verall letters written from Chester the eighteenth of Iune 1644. Sheusburys Rendezvous SIR On the 16. of May Prince Rupert advanced with his Army towards Lancashire consisting of 2000. horse and 6000. foot or above as is supposed drawne out of the Covnties of Hereford Worster Stafford Shrop shire and Chester After ten dayes march by reason of the roughnesse of the wayes and weather wee came to Stopford a large village in the confines of Lancashire manned with the enemie with fortifications saving a river with bankes and a bridge deviding Cheshire from Lancashire there the Prince intended to quarter that night which after a little dispute from hedges and ditches upon an universall assault was abandoned by the enemy who fled towards Manchester some six miles distant and by rea son the Sunne was downe the night made way to their escape though they were pursued a great way and as was belieeved no man lost of either side the goods of the Towne was the Souldiers reward Vpon the 28. of May the Army marched towards Bolton a large Countrey Towne in Lancashire some 16. miles from Stopford as wee marched manned Likewise with 4000. men as was informed there the Prince intended to quarter that night onely gates and high-wayes fortified lightly the raine was so immoderate that it cost an houre or two to dispute but being 〈…〉 it was taken with the 〈◊〉 a thousand men of the enemy in the streetes and fields above twenty Coulors six hundred prisoners fifty Officers twenty barrells of Powder March and Armes a great quantity the Towne the Souldiers reward As we lay in the Countrey about Bolton Generall Goring with his Northerne Army partly from the Marquesse of Newcastle partly from Newarke consisting of five hundred horse and eight hundred foot not so well appointed as was expected with a great drove of Cattell out of the enemies quarters as they marched all this while great number of horse and foote resorted to the Prince brought in by the Earle of Darbie's meanes and Sir Thomas Tinsley but unarmed most of them Wigin a large towne some twenty miles from Bolton received the Prince and his Armie with great tokens of joy the streets being strowed with rushes flowers and boughs of trees Iune 7. We pitched before Leverpoole with our whole Armie having beleaguered it with our horse the day before it had made walls with barres and gates foureten pieces of Ordinance a thousand Souldiers as was supposed the matter was disputed very hotly untill the tenth of Iune with musket and great shot without measure out of the towne and from the shipps upon whch day our line approached within a quoites cast of the gate where our great shot had almost filled the ditch with the ruins of the sodd wales and about noone a furious assault was made by our men where a terrible fight was on both sides about the space of an houre upon the workes the enemie resolute ours not seconded retreated with some losse the enemy whether dispairing of reliefe or of their owne strength against so great power at mid night shipped themselves the chiefe of their men and goods and left twelve Collours on the works hoised saile and rod within halfe a league of the towne which Colonell Tiller perceiving having the guard next the sea supposing the enemy to bee gone entred the Towne with little or no resistance found about 400. of the meaner sort of men whereof most were killed some had quarter foureten pieces of Ordnance left upon their carriages at their batteries whatsoever was desirable was the Souldiers right for their hard service twenty and six vessells without tacklings were left in the harbour Iune the eight Colonell Goring and Colonell Marrow cut off a partie coming from Warrington to Leverpoole â—wo Scotts Majors taken many killed Chester the second of Iune 1644. SIR The first letter from the Governour assured us of the Princes taking Stopford where he disperst two thousand of the Rebells forces being Cheshire and Lancashire men and gave the plunder to his Souldiers sleighted their works and the next day marched into Lancashire without any opposition the other letter Dicke Greene brought who came from Latham yesterday wherein the Goveruour assured us of the Princes taking Bolton wherein were three thousand which upon the Princes coming into Lancashire raised from Latham and came thither under the Command of Righy His Highnesse sent to summon it and they basely put to the sword his messenger whereupon he charged into the towne himselfe with his of some sixty men the