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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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of Biddeford and Barnstable killed 100. of their Foot tooke 211. Officers and common Souldiers Prisoners most of which were miserably wounded two pieces of Ordnance six barrels of powder 400. weight of bullet 200. and a halfe of match and above 300. armes besides all the Foot-Officers horses Pursued their Horse to the very works of Biddeford and returned victoriously without the losse of more then one man not one of the rest of his Souldiers being so much as hurt all that day August 22. 1642. The King set up his Standard Royall at Nottingham for raising of Forces to suppresse the Rebels then marching against him About the latter end of this moneth 1643. The Inhabitants of Tenby in Pembrook-shire having but newly made an agreement amongst themselves in which they declared their loyaltie to His Majestie and that they would submit to His Majesties Authority placed in the Earle of Carberie c. Eight Ships rode before the Towne and made at least 100. shot thereat whereupon one of the Haven-Canon was fired which shot one of the best of the eight through and through and so set the rest a packing whereby the good people of Tenby received no harme And soone after the whole County was reduced so as all Wales is absolutely in subjection to His Sacred Majesty SEPTEMBER Vpon the second of this moneth 1643. the Townes of Biddeford and Appleford delivered up their severall Garrisons to His Majesties Forces under the command of that Noble Colonell Iohn Digby And about the same time the Garrison of Barnstaple submitted themselves unto His Majesty and dismissed all their Forces formerly raised for the defence of that place Vpon the third of this moneth 1643. his Highnesse Prince Maurice gave a very not assault upon the City of Excheter battered the walls fired a great part of the Suburbs whereupon the Rebels desired Parley in which the Prince offered them such Conditions as had beene given before to Bristoll which they denyed The assault was afterwards eagerly pursued and the next day after won the great Sconce â—urned the Ordnance there against the Towne Whereupon the Rebels craved to be admitted to those Conditions which before they rejected obtained the same delivered up the Towne Castle to the Prince his Highnesse with all the Ordnance Armes and Ammunition upon the 17. of this moneth 1643. The rebels Army stealing out of Gloucestershire towards London were overtaken by Prince Rupert with his Majesties Horse neere Auburne in Wilt-shire where he gave them two charges the one by a commanded party under Colonell Vrrey the other by the Queenes Regiment commanded by the Lord Iermyn who performed it so well on the Rebels whole Army that many great bodies of Foot were routed and many of them slaine in the place without any losse to His Majesties Forces save two common Souldiers killed the Marquesse de la Vieu-ville taken prisoner who was afterwards murdered by the Rebels in cold blood and the Lord Digby and Lord Iermyn lightly wounded by which two charges the Rebels Army was so retarded that His Majesty had time to overtake them with his Foote And on Wednesday after the 20. of this moneth upon an Hill neere Newbury and Enborne heath His Majesty fought with the Rebels who were seated in the most advantageous place imaginable yet in despight of 〈◊〉 their Canon Foote and Horse His Majesty beat them from their ground gained the hill and one piece of their brasse Ordnance and quickly routed all their Horse upon the Heath The most that were killed in this fight of His Majesties Forces exceeded not the number of 300. though aboue 600. of the Rebels were slaine a very great number wounded In this fight were slaine the most Noble and Valiant Earle of Carnarvon the Earle of Sunderland the Lord Viscount Faulkland with divers other Gentlemen and Commanders After this fight the Rebels were further pursued and routed againe so as they fled into Reading where they durst not stay but left the Towne for His Majesty in whose possession it is OCTOBER Vpon the 18. of this moneth 1643. the Prince of Harcourt Lord Ambassadour Extraordinary from the French King and Queene Regent after he had been most barbarously used in his Passage by the rebels came safe into Oxford where he had entertainment more suitable to the worth of so great a personage The 21. day following being Saturday His Majesty attended by the Prime Nobility of England gave him Audience in Christ-Church-Hall Vpon the 23. day of this moneth 1641. was that signall great battell fought betweene Keynton and Edge-Hill by His Majesties Army and that of the rebels led by the Earle of Essex wherein the rebels lost above 70. Colours of Coronets and Ensignes His Majesty but only 16. Ensignes and not one Coronet The exact number that were slaine on both sides in this Battaile is not knowne But it is certaine that the rebels lost above three for one Men of eminency of his Majesties Forces who were slaine in the battaile were the two Noble and Valiant Lords Roberâ— Earle of Lindsey Lord High Chamberlaine of England and George Lord d'Aubigney brother to the Duke of Richmond and Lenox Sir Edmund Verney Knigt Marshall to His Majesty with some other worthy Gentlemen and Souldiers but besides these three named there was not one Noble man or Knight killed which was an extraordinary mercy of Almighty God considering what a glorious sight of Princes Dukes Marquesses Earles Viscounts Barons Knights and Gentlemen of all Orders were not onely present but engaged themselves against the Rebels as much or more then Common Souldiers which they most cheerefully did by example of His Sacred Majesty whose Royall undaunted courage put life into every man exposing His Sacred Person to so much danger as all good men doe tremble to remember His Royal Sonnes CHARLES Prince of Wales and IAMES Duke of Yorke being also in the field in very much danger if God whose cause it was had not covered their heads in the day of battaile The Rebells as they had few men of quality to lose so those they had were sensible of their guilt which then they expressed by their slight some sculking into holes and Saw pits and others running out before they were well in the field NOVEMBER Vpon the 12. of November 1642. His Majesty after 4. houres fight forced the Towne of Brainceford killed and tooke prisoners all the Rebels Forces which were there lodged in Works Ditches Houses and Hedges to hinder the passage of His Majesties Army The morrow morning after being Sunday certaine of the Rebels had come downe the Thames from Kingston with 13. pieces of Ordnance which so soone as they could see they fired against Sion house His Majesties Traine of Artillerie but did little or no harme Whereupon Order was presently given for drawing down some Pieces into the Meadow and to the River-side against them which was accordingly done and likewise a Demi-canon planted neere the South end
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