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england_n	knight_n	lord_n	sir_n	15,616	5	6.8263	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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