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A77395	A briefe and compendious narrative of the renowned Robert, Earle of Essex, his pedegree, and his valiant acts, performed when he was generall of the Parliaments army. With a summary chronicle of his life: and in what manner his buriall is appointed to be solemnized. Published according to order.		1646 (1646)	Wing B4525; Thomason E358_9; ESTC R201158	10,236	18

30. prisoners and took the towne and the Lord Willoughby fell on P. Ruperts Quarters and killed 30. on the place but with some losse The Kings Forces joyning marohed towards Coventry his Excellency followed him so close that they stayd not there The Parl. secured Windsor Castle and the Tower of London Octob. 3. a great battail was fought between Keinton and Edge-hill between both Armies the King in person being in the head of the one with P. Charls the Duke of Yorke with divers Dukes Marquesses Earles Viscounts Lords and Knights and the Earle of Essex in the head of the other with divers Lords and Commons Members of both Houses of Parl. where his Excellency after a bloody fight obtained a gallant victory and took 16. Colours from the King killed Robert Earle of Lindsey Lord high Chanceller of England George Lord D' Aubeny brother to the Duke of Richmond and Lenox Sir Edm. Varney Knight Marshall to the King and divers other eminent men and took many prisoners Afterwards the King having taken Banbury marcht to Reading his Forces were kept out of Windsor The Parliament sent a Petition to the King by Commissioners but the Kings Forces in a misty night Novemb. 12. marched to Brainford and killed many of Col. Hollis his men in their Quarters yet his Excellency relieved them by the Lo Brooks and Col. Hampdens Regiments many were slaine on both sides And his Excellency came up so close to them that they fled to Henly and brake down the bridge to hinder the pursuit and the City of London shewed so much willingnesse to assist his Excellency in what they might as could be expected as his gallantry had well deserved 13. pecces of Ordnance were brought downe by water and discharged against them at Sion house which did execution so that the enemy to be revenged plundered the passage boats which they found on the water side Thursday the 17. in the night the City of London tooke a great Alarum to Oxford 3. City Regiments with 12 pecces of Ordnance were drawne out to releeve His Excellency A great party of His Majesties Forces were about Charsey Brainford Hou●s●● Hamersmith and parts adj●cent some Capitulations there was betweene the King and Parliament but it came to no effect And therefore His Excellency forced them from their quarters and drave them from Brainford Kingston Hunslow c. The King retreating to Oxford his forces about Abbington Wallingford and Redding And the 25. of November His Excellency returned to the Parliament to acquaint them with the state of the Army and to provide subsistance for his Forces for winter quarters In December Sir William Waller took Winebester the Lord Grandison and 60. great Officers 1000. Horse and Foot and 600. Armes The Lord Fairfax Routed the Earle of Newcastle neere Tadcaster Sir William Waller took Arundel Castle And the city of Chichester In Ianuary the Lord Fairfax Routed the Earle of Newcastle again neer Bradford Again the Lord Fairfax Routed the Earl of Newcastle neere Leeds Leeds taken by the Lord Fairfax His Excellency Routed the Kings Forces neer Henly and took 200. Prisoners Sir William Brereton Routed Sir T. Aston by Namptwich took 100. Prisoners Horse and Foot In February Sir Iohn Seaton in Lancashire took Preston Lancaster Town and Castle The Western Forces Routed the Cornish neer Madbury took five piece of Ordnance 10 Officers 100. Prisoners and 200. Armes Sir Th. Aston again routed by Sir W. Brereton at Middlewich March Sir W. Brereton took Lichfield close Sir W. Brereton Routed the Kings Army neer Stafford the Earl of Nerthamton and many more slain Lastol also taken Sir W. Waller tooke Mal●●sbury by storm In April 1643. Col Massey Routed the Welch in the Forrest of Dean Col Massey took Tewksbury Wigg●n taken by Sir Iohn Seaton Sir W. Waller took three Troops of Prince Maurice's Horse Sir W. Waller took Manmouth in Wales Sir W. Waller took Higman and in it 150 Officers and Gentlemen 1000. Prisoners Sir W. Waller took Rosbridge and Chepstow And Hereford taken by storme by Sir W. Waller and in it 40. Knights and Officers in Commission and 600. Prisoners Sherburus Castle and Hemster taken by Sir W. Waller The Lancashire man took Whaley The Lincolneshire men took Crowland His Excellency having received recruits mustered 3 compleat Regiments in the Artillery Ground at London And His Excellency marched to his Forces to Henly making preparations against the enemy And marched with his Army against Redding in number 12000. Foot and 2000. Horse where he had some parly with Colonell Aston the Governour and had releefe sent him from London A party came to releeve Redding but were beaten back and 16. of their men were slaine and another party gathering neere Dorchester where divers were slaine and 100. taken Prisoners and a third time Prince Charles and Prince Rupert with 45. Troops of Horse and 9. Regiments of Foot were beaten back by the L. Roberts 80. killed on the place 4. taken in the pursuit many prisoners taken and 200 Arms. And April 20. the Enemy being 3500. marched out and delivered Redding to His Excellency And the workes about the City of London were made by the assistance of the Inhabitants men women and children The City sent provisions to his Excellency which was distributed thus Victuals distributed to his Excellencies Army His Excellenties Army 2. load The Lord Greys Foot 6. load Major Gen. Skippons 1. load Colonel Hampdens 1. load The Lord Roberts 1. load Sir William Constable 1. load Sir John Meldrum 1. load Colonel Bartlet 1. load Colonel Holborne 1. load Colonel Holmsted 1. load Colonel Cholmley 1. load Rochford Peterboroug and Vallard 2 load To the Traine 1 load To the Pioners 1. load And his Excellency being resolved to march towards the King came to London May 11. to acquaint the Parliament there with And the Queene was going towards Oxford with 52. waggons of Ammunition and 44. barrels of Gunpowder A treaty was between the King and the Parliament but took no effect So his Excellency returned to his Army to Reading Iune 8. preparing to march towards Oxford and accordingly his Excellency marched through Stoken Church and so on towards Whateley and the E. of Denbigh was made Generall of the Counties of Stafford Worcester Salop and Warwick In July his Excellency forced the Kings party from Wheatly bridge where he took 80. Horse His Majesty put out a Proclamation excepting his Excellency and divers members out of pardon Which caused the Parliament to put out a declaration to vindicate them At which time the sicknesse was very hot about Oxford And the 9. of July his Excellency sent Sir Philip and Colonell Goodwin towards Buckingham who raised the Kings men from their quarters and killed and took divers But Thursday July 16. Sir William Waller being over-powred receiving losse at the Devizes the Queen joyned her Forces with the King neere Edge-hill All this while his Excellency giving a check to the Kings Army

A briefe and compendious NARRATIVE Of the renowned Robert Earle of Essex His Pedegree and his valiant acts performed when he was Generall of the Parliaments Army WITH A Summary Chronicle of his life AND In what manner his Buriall is appointed to be solemnized Published according to Order LONDON Printed by JANE COE 1646. His Excellence ROBERT DEVOREUX Earle of Essex and Ewe Viscount Hereford Lo Ferrers of Chartley Bourchier and Lovaine Lo Generall of all the Parliaments Forces dyed on the 15. of Decemb. 1646. Aged 56. yeers A briefe and compendious Narrative of the renowned ROBERT Earle of Essex his pedegree His valiant acts performed when he was Generall of the Parliaments Army c. I Shall not trouble you with the Narrative of the many pious actions of this noble Lord in his minority he was much beloved of the Commons he had a publique spirit his experience was great hee travelled beyond the seas and acted well at home When times began to be reformed he was made a Privy Counsellor and the King raising Fore●s against the Parliament this good Earle was looked on with great affection and England had great hopes to be eased by him for none was more in the affections of the people Iuly 12. 1642. The Parliament being acqu●inted that the King had besieged Hull with many Horse and Foot that his Forces were trenching themselves and had 24 peeces of Canon to plant against the Towne both Houses voted the 22. of Iuly 1642. His Excellency the Earle of Essex to be their Captaine Generall and to live and dye with him And the Earle of Bedford was voted Lieutenant Generall of the Horse Before which time the Earle of Warwick was made Admirall of the Seas and then of the Navy His Excellency having received his Commission from the Parliament the City of London assisted him in the raising of nigh 10000. men for his owne Army they were drawne into Regiments and daily exercised in the discipline of Warres by Orders from his Excellency but in the meane time those that adhered to the King laboured to set up the Commission of Array in all parts of the Kingdom but those that adhered to the Parliament joyned with his Excellency and laboured to set up the Militia The Parliament having placed Deputy-Lieutenants for the severall Counties of the Kingdome gave Commissions to the Earle of Pembrooke E. of Stamford the Lord Say Lord Brookes Lord Roberts Lord Willoughby of Parham and others The King proclaimed both his Excellency and them Traytors but the Parliamene published their faithfulnesse And the 15. of August his Excellencies Army was drawn out of the City of London August the 20. His Majesty came against Warwicke and playd against the City with Batteries and Prince Rupert landed at Newcastle with Armes from beyond Sea and the Commission of Array was laboured for in Kent but prevented a party of Horse Foot being sent by his Excellency took Cobham house the Block-houses at Gravesend the Bridge at Rochester and Dover Castle and secured other parts of the County August the 22. His Majesty set up his Standerd at Nothingham Sir Iohn Lucas and divers others were taken prisoners But the Kings Foote plundred divers Waggons at Litchfield that were loaden with cloathes for the reliefe of the Protestants in Ireland Aug. 23. The Lord Brooks and Col. Hampden fell on the Kings Forces raised from Coventry routed 7. Troops of Horse and 300. Foot killed 40. and took 60. prisoners neere Southwell amongst the rest Cap. Legge and Cap. Clarke prisoners the Earle of Carlisle taken prisoner and committed to the Black-rod The Earle of Bedford with a party from his Excellency forced the Marquesse of Hartford the Lord Paulet Sir Ralph-Hopton Sir Iohn Stowell and others 500. in number to retire into Sherburne Castle The E. of Stamford reli●ved Leicestershire and rescued much goods that Col. Hastings had plundered P. Rupert came to joyne with Hastings The Lord Admirall came with a Squadron before Plymouth Roads and took a Merchants Ship and a man of War from Spain both comming to the King Septemb. 1. Divers prisoners were taken in Lincolneshire by Col. Sir Anthony Irby viz. Sir William Ballardine Major Lilb●way Major D●llman Killiguay and divers others Col. Lunsfords Sumpter Horse was taken in Oxfordshire himselfe hardly escaping Sir W. Waller and Col. Norton forced Goring into Portsmouth and Southsay Castle was surrendred to them also in like manner Portsey and Portsmouth were surr●ndred Septemb. 9. his Exc●llency took his leave of the Parliament and passed through the City guarded in triumph and many vollyes shot at parting a●d prayers for him and his Forces 46. Cavaliers were taken in Oxfordshire and sent to London Sep. 13. the Lord Montague was taken Prisoner and committed to the Tower prince Rupert being joyned with the King and marched towards Chester to joyne with Sir Iohn Byron Sep. 22. the parliament sent a petition to be sent to the King by his Excellency from them with instructions for the ordering of th●●● Army under his Excellency which was sent by Sir Phil●p Stapleton And his Excellency marched with his Army to Shrew●bury with 300. Horse and seize on the Magazine After which the King joyned his whole Army with the Lord Strange and possest himself of Chester his number 10000 Foot and 3000. Horse But the meane while the E. of Bedford took Sherborne Castle Col. Fines with Col. Sands Col. Browne with others consisting of 10. Troops of Horse and 1000. Foot engaged with prince Rupert P. Maurice and Sir Iohn Byron killed 30. and lost 28. amongst the rest Major Douglas But the meane while 200. Cavalliers were beaten off at Northampton And the Lord Fairfax Generall of the North did many good services and took many prisoners in York-shire many Horse and Foot out of severall Counties came in to joyne with the E. of Essex His Excellency marched on to Worcester and took the City Malignants had plotted to blow up his Quarters with 11. barrels of Gunpowder but the plot was discovered and prevented He sent the Parliaments Petition to the King and was called Traytor for his labour yet went on with gallant courage and resolution Worcester also and Hereford mere taken by him And the King retreated to Shrewsbury and the E. of Derby besieged Manchester The Lo Fairfax took Kewood Castle and Pontfract Castle Afterwards the King went against Hereford but was kept out till his Excellency came to relieve them and followed the King to Worcester where he received Propositions from the King which his Excellency sent to the Parliament and fortifyed Worcester and secured Bridgenorth and hearing that the King had appointed P. sb Rupert the E. of Derby E. of Cumberland E. of Worcester Marquesse of Hertford E. of Cardigan Lo Herbert and the Lo Coventry with their forces to joyne with him his Excellency prepared to give them Battaile And in the meane time a party from his Excellency defeated the Lord Grandison neere Gloucester killed 50. took