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A64893	England's worthies under whom all the civill and bloudy warres since anno 1642 to anno 1647 are related : wherein are described the severall battails, encounters, and assaults of cities, townes, and castles at severall times and places, so that the reader may behold the time, yeare, and event of every battle, skirmish, and assault wherein London-apprentices had not the least share : as also, severall victories by sea by the noble Admirall Robert, Earle of Warwick.	Vicars, John, 1579 or 80-1652.	1647 (1647)	Wing V304; ESTC R27574	33,001	106

ENGLAND'S WORTHIES UNDER WHOM ALL THE CIVILL AND Bloudy Warres since Anno 1642 to Anno 1647 are related WHEREIN ARE DESCRIBED the severall Battails Encounters and Assaults of Cities Townes and Castles at severall times and Places so that the Reader may behold the time yeare and event of every Battle Skirmish and Assault WHEREIN LONDON-Apprentices had not the least share AS ALSO Severall Victories by Sea by the Noble Admirall ROBERT Earle of Warwick Heb. 11. Who by Faith subdued Kingdomes Psal. 44. 3. They got not the Land in possession by their owne sword neither did their owne arme save them but thy right hand and thine arm and the light of thy countenance because thou hadst a favour unto them LONDON Printed for J. Rothwell at the Sun and Fountain in Pauls Church-yard 1647. The right Hono:ble Robert Earle of Essex●● and Ewe Viscount Hereford Lord Fereers of Chartley●● Bourchar and Lovaine Lo Generall of the Army ●●●ployed for the defence of the Protestant Religion the 〈◊〉 of his maties Person and of the Parliament the prese●●●tion of the Lawes Liberties and Peace of the King d●● and protection of his Ma.ties Subjects from oppressi●● A LIST OF THE SEVERALL Victories in which his Excellency was ingaged in Person HIs Excellency being made Captain Generall by the Parliament over all the Forces in England as was Voted by both Houses the 12 day of Iuly 1642. protesting to live and dye with him And by the first of August following his Excellency had 10000 Men which hee caused to be committed to Officers and drawne into Regiments and so marched immediatly into the Field The 23 of October next after was a very great Battell fought betweene Keynton and Edge-hill by his Excellency and his Army and that of the Kings led by his Majesty At which time his Excellencies army killed the Kings Generall the Earle of Lindsey the Lord Auboney Sir Edmund Verney and divers more and tooke Prisoners the Lord Willowby three Colonels and many hundred more and brought away 16 of the Kings Ensignes His Excellency was in the battell engaged against a great Army where was the King in person and Princes Dukes Marquesses Earles Viscounts Barons Knights and Gentlemen of all orders who engaged themselves against him yet his Excellencies Army fought most chearfully by the example of their Generall whose undaunted courage put life into every man Afterwards the Kings Forces being come up to Branford and Henley in November his Excellency after severall engagements with them and assistance comming to him from the City of London who protested to live and die with him he forced the Kings Army to retreat to Oxford with the losse of above two hundred men In Aprill Anno 1643 his Excellency being recruted marched againe into the field with his Army and took the Towne and Garrison of Redding from his Majesty and after severall defeats given to parties of the Kings Army hee took the Town of Cirencester After which his Majesties whole Army being againe drawne into the field his Excellency marched up to them the Queene came up to the Kings Army and a great party with her to strengthen his Majesties Army against the Earle of Essex But his Excellencie fought with them neare Newbury where he killed five Lords and divers others of quality the King with the losse of 500 men retreated to Edge-hill whither the Queene came to him In May 1644 his Excellency desired the Parliament to have a Committee to reside with him in the Army and his Excellency made preparations to the Field and presently besieged Oxford where the King then was and at the beginning of Iune got away towards the West the King and the Prince being gone to Exeter with the Lord Paulet and others his Excellency having taken divers Prisoners drew his Army after them the Queen fled over into France his Excellency tooke in the West divers persons in severall places amongst which many of quality and divers Garrisons In Iune his Excellency secured Weymouth Taunton-Deane Wareham Bavonestable Mount Stanford neare Plimouth Plimton Saltash and Lanceston And in Iuly his Excellency gave a defeat to Greenvill neare Lestithiell in Cornwell and took 100 Prisoners and killed 300 upon the place and then tooke Tocester and Foy and did beat them from Newbridge still taking more Prisoners daily In August his Excellency fell upon the Cornish Brigade neare Saltash and brake through their Army slew many of them upon the place tooke 300 Prisoners and 4 Drakes Then the Kings whole Army Maurices and Greenvils were drawn into the field in Battalia in number almost 20000 men neare Lestithiell where his Excellency daily skirmished with them killed many took prisoners Colonell Champernoone who was sore wounded and divers more many lying 6 and eight in a heap and upon desire his Excellency granted them leave at a parly to bury their dead On Saturday the 24 of August 1644 his Excellency appointed Major Gen. Whitcot and Colonell Ware to guard the rear of Lestithiell and make a damme to stop provisions from the Kings Army that way and his Excellency with a small party of Colonell Gowres Regiment beat off 3000 horse and foot from Blazy-Bridge appointed by the Enemy to stop provisions from Millibilli-Bay where his Excellency killed many and took prisoners 1 Colonell 2 Captaines and divers others In the beginning of September his Excellency notwithstanding that hee was over-powred by the enemy yet preserved both himself and his men forced the enemy from the Sea-coasts and got safe to the Lord Admirall his Horse not above 3000 brake thorough the Kings Army and his Foot not above 6000 though incompassed with 20000 of the Kings from Gromporond Enedor Foy even to Blazy-bridge who were resolved to give no quarter to our men yet they fought it out so gallantly killing two of theirs for every man that were lost untill at last they got Articles frō the Kings party to have a safe Convoy to Lestithiell Poole and Wareham their sick men to remaine at Foy and none of them be pressed to desert their service to his Excellency And his Excellency being recruited in Septemb. from the Parliament in Octob. had his Rendezvous at Titchfield and falling on the Kings rear took almost 100 prisoners neare King scleare and with the assistance of the Earle of Manchester and Sir Wil Waller routed the Kings Army neare Newbury and took 9 peeces of Ordnan●e 300 Prisoners and 500 Armes right Hon.ble Robert Earle of Warwicke ROBERT Earle of Warwick Lord Admirall THis most Noble and renowned and a Valiant as virtuous and pious Patrio● of his Countrey being in the yeare 1642 made Lord Admirall of the Parliaments famous Fleet of Ships by sea First his ship● met with five of the Kings great Ship● obstinately adhering still to Sir John Pen●ngton and refusing to submit to the Parliaments Ordinance therein at last one o●●he 5. voluntarily came in and the othe● foure were all inforced to the submission o● the Parliament

by storme the strong Garrison of Cannon-froom in Wales in the assault whereof he slew at least 70 of the enemies and all the Armes Ammunition and Ordnance therein And the Parliament taking-most thankfull notice of all these faithfull and famous services of this noble Commander sent a letter of thanks unto him signed by the Speaker of the house of Commons together with a Iewell of 500 l as a badge of Honour and respects of both houses of Parliament to him 14. Hee also took Raby Castle in Durham wherein hee took 300 Armes and good store of other Ammunition and all the Ordnance therein 15. And in December 1645 this most magnanimous Generall with his brave Scottish Army sate down before Newarke that most pestilent and pernicious Den of Royall theeves where he was by the Parliament of England made Commanderin chief of all the Scottish and English forces before Newarke and where and when he took Muschamp-bridge by a fierce assault upon the Newarkers and the strong Fort also upon the bridge whereby he closely begirt the whole Town round about and at last took it upon composition with all the great store of Ordnance Armes and Ammunition therein And there and then King Charles put himselfe into the custody and guard of these loyall Brethren And after all these famous Victories and parformances hee with his whole Army having first delivered the King at Newcastle into the hands of the English and Scottish Commissioners appointed thereunto most faithfully loyally and lovingly marched back againe into his own Kingdome of Scotland 1. IN November 1642 this most noble and renowned Patriot of his Country the valiant Lord Fairfax was by the Parliament made Generall or Commander in chief of all the Northerne Counties of the Kingdom and was invested with full power of Martiall-Law to compell the Royall Malignants and Papists of those parts to the obedience of the Parliament 2. In December 1642 this thrice noble Lord encountred the Earle of Newcastles Army of about 8000 horse and foot with a small Army of not above 2100 foot and 7 troupes of horse at a Town call'd Tad●aster about 8 miles from Yorke where hee slew 200 of the Enemy on the place set fire on two houses where at least 20 Papists were burnt to death thereby and the said Atheisticall Earle of Newcastle was bravely beaten 3 In Aprill 1643 this noble Lord again did soundly cudgell the said Earle of Newcastles Popish Army at Leeds in Yorkeshire where he slew many in the conflict tooke at least 400 horse and foot and thus beat him thence with great losse and shame 4. In May 1643 this noble General● with his valiant and Victorious Son Sir Thomas Fairfax set upon their Enemies again at Wakefield in Yorkeshire where they obtained a most renowned Victory over them forced them out of the Town tooke all their Officers prisoners 27 Colours of foot 3 Cornets of horse about 1500 common souldiers 4 peeces of Ordnance with store of Ammunition and other rich booty 5. In October 1643 this noble and renowned Lord being about this time Governour of the most strong and important Towne of Mull which had then been sorely besieged by that most pernicious Earle of Newcastle did again most bravely beat the said Earle of Newcastle and Generall King a brave Souldier and thereby utterly raise that great Royalist Siege after a very fierce and furious fight in which this noble Lord assisted by famous and faithfull Sir Iohn Meldrum abtained a most glorious Victory and among many others took a most brave and great peece of Ordnance called the Queens Pocket-Pistoll 6. In February 1643 this valiant and Victorious noble Lord did with the successefull assistance of valiant and vertuous Sir William Constable tooke the strong haven Towne of Whitby in Yorkeshire and therein above 500 Captaines Commanders Officers and common souldiers together with at least 20 Commissioners of the Kings Array almost 1000 Saylers 40 Vessels great and small 500 Armes many barrels of Powder Match and other train of Artillery and about at least 100 peeces of Ordnance in the ships and works of the Town And in April 1644 this thrice noble and brave Commander the Lord Fairfax with the Victorious assistance of his famous Son Sir Thomas Fairfax tooke that strong Fort in Yorkeshire called Caw●●d-Castle and also Axholme Iland with all the forces Armes and Ammunition in them both 7. In which foresaid moneth of Aprill 1644 It also pleased the Lord to Crown this most noble and renowned L. Gen. of the Northerne parts by the brave assistance of his most noble Son Sir Tho Fairfax with a most admirable glorious Victory at Selby which in his Letter to the Speaker of the House of Commons in Parliament hee most justly termed a miracle rather then a Victory wherein he and his magnanimous Son most Victoriously beating the Royalists out of the Town took prisoners Collonel Iohn Bellassis Colonell Sir John Ramsde● Collonel Sir Thomas Strickland 2 more Lievetenant Collonels 1 Major 8 Commanders of horse 20 Lievtenants of foot 6 Cornets 11 Ensignes 9 Quartermasters the master of their Magazine their Provost Marshall divers Serjeants Trumpets Corporals Drums and other Officers slew very many whose bodies lay strewed in the way to Yorke for foure miles together took 4 Brasse peeces of Ordnance 7 barrels of powder 16 bundles of Match above 2000 Armes many horse and foor Colours at least 1600 common souldiers above 500 horse all their bag and baggage many Ships and Boats upon the River and at least 400 more prisoners and some Commanders among them at Homcough neere Selby And hereby this most noble and renowned Lord became absolute Master of the Field in all those Northerne parts 8. And lastly In July 1644 this thrice noble and renowned Lord Fairfax was one of the three most magnanimous and Victorious Lords Generall which won that most famous and renowned Victory at Marsten-Moore neere Yorke together with that great City of Yorke it selfe with all the Armes and Ammunition therein where they most Victoriously beat Prince Rupert and the Earle of Newcastle slew at least 41 51 whereof two thirds at least were assured to be Lords Knights and Gentlemen of great quality they took above 1500 Prisoners wherof very many were Knights and Gentlemen of great esteeme and quality together with all the enemies Canon Ammunition bag and baggage 1500 Muskets 40 barrels of powder 3 tunne of great and small bullets 800 Pikes besides Swords Bandiliers c. and abundance of other rich prize THis most noble and Victoriou● Commander Sir Thomas Fairfax 1. Took Leeds with all the Armes and Ammunition 26 Ian. 1642. 2. With the help of Sir William Brereton he routed the Lord Byron tooke 152 Knights and Gentlemen 126 Commanders 1600 common Souldiers 120 Irish women with long Knives 3. This faithfull and valiant Commander took Bidle-house and in it the Lord Brereton 26 Commanders 300 common souldiers and all the Ammunition 4. He with the most

more hopefull cure This brave Gentleman being with all easiest conveniencie put into a horse litter to be brought to London and comming to Islington a Town a little more then a mile from London It pleased the Lord that it should so fall out to the greater setting forth of his Power and Providence that in the said Town a great Mastiffe-Dog on a suddain ran most fiercely out of a house fell furiously upon one of the horses that carryed the Litter got the horse by the Stones behind made the horse thereby fling and fly about and beat and shake the Litter up and down too and fro in a most dangerous manner shaking the good Gentlemans sorely wounded body thereby and ready continually to overthrow the Litter and greatly endanger the noble Gentlemans life All which while there being no possible meanes to beat off the Dog or make him leave his hold of the horse till they ran him through with a Sword and kill'd him which as soone as they could they did and so brought this noble Gentleman to his house in Bartholmewes the great where notwithstanding all this the Lord had so admirably enabled him to beare this terrible brunt being laid to rest in his bed Prayers sent up to God for him in all the Churches in London and speciall care had to the cure of his wound by Gods blessing on the industry and fidelity of the honest and Religious Chyrurgion Mr. Trapham who at length by Gods mercy got out a great piece of a rag of his wastcoat which had been beaten into his body by his Armour through the force of the bullet and lay festering in the wound but thus got out in Gods good time a perfect c●re was made of it Thus it was made manifest to the whole World that God had graciously reserved him unto yet some more glorious worke for the honour of his great Name and me good of his poore Church 10. About the midst of September following 1645 the brave City of Bristoll being taken from the Royalists it pleased the Parliament to reflect on the former constant faithfulnesse and high merits of this renowned Commander and so to honour him as he deserved as to make him Governour of Bristoll where also he carryed himselfe most piously and prudently both in point of Religion and of Martiall discipline to the great honour of God and good of the City 11. Since which also the Parliament most deservedly still eying his prudence piety and fidelity to the State made choise of him with a power of about 3000 horse and Dragoones to bee a convoy for the 200000. l. to Newcastle for our loyall and ever to be beloved Brethren of Scotland And immediately after chose him Governour of Newcastle also giving him power to substitute a Deputy-Governour of the City of Bristoll and himselfe to be the Superiour Governour thereof notwithstanding 12. And since all this to adde a yet more glorious lustre to all these honours which God had thus conferr'd upon him This noble Commander being most highly honoured in the hearts of the people also was chosen by them a most worthy member of the house of Commons in Parliament And yet again now at last and yet I hope t is not the last as if the God of Heaven intended to make him one of his speciall and peculiar favourites he hath put into the hearts of the Lords and Commons in Parliament to make choice of him to bee their Marshall-Generall of all their forces for the distressed Kingdom● of Ireland this present yeere 1647. In which so Supereminent a place of honour and action the God of Jacob be with him the God of Counsell and Courage guard and guide him and lead him on 〈◊〉 and to Conquer untill he also 〈…〉 Peace in that poore Kingdome Amen and Amen Collonell ma●●is Appoynted Leivtenant Generall of the Horse raysed for Ireland by the Parliment The most eminent Actions and most famous and fortunate Performances of that most generous Gentleman and as virtuous as valiant and Hectorean-hearted brave Commander in Armes Edward Massey Lievtenant Generall of the horse for the most honourable Parliament of England in the Kingdome of Ireland 1. THis noble and renowned Gentleman having heretofore been an Apprentice of London as to the high honour of that most famous City be it mentioned his most famous fellow Citizens and Companions in Armes those brave Sonnes of Bellona renowned Major Generall Brown now an honourable Commissioner with the King at Holmby much honoured Colonell West Lievtenant of the Tower of London and brave Colonell Harvey an honourable Member of the House of Commons likewise were but being then a Sparkie-spirited Active and Ingenious young Gentleman and by his studious dexterity becomming a most expert Engineere and valiant Souldier and Commander in forreign parts and by the good hand of Gods all-wise disposall returning home to his own native Country and here also in the yeere 1642. in the late bloody broyles of our Kingdome having shewn himselfe a most brave Souldier and expert Commander and obtaining by his precious merits and activity in those our homebred uncivill Civill-Warres the place and honour of a Colonell was soon after by noble and renowned Sir William Wallers meanes and high recommendations of him most worthily and happily made Governour of the strong Towne or City of Gloucester 2. This most noble and renowned Commander had not long continued in the gallant Government of this foresaid brave City but that the King himselfe in the top of his turbulent and truculent Warre being mightily flesht with the taking of Bristoll a little before would needs in his intended way to London onely as a viaticum take Gloucester into his possession with a most powerfull and wrathfull Army gave the said City of Gloucester a most unkind regreet and violent visitation B●t this most noble and undaunted Governour Colonell Massey gave his Majesty such a stop and walk't his horse there so long and entertain'd his King with such deserved harsh and course welcome with Cannon and Musket shot as that he maugre all the might and malice of that most formidable Army hee made his Majesty leave the bones and loose the heart-blood of many of the best and bravest unbidden and unwelcome guests before Gloucester Wals and at last with the happy help of the most noble and renowned Lord Generall the Earle of Essex and his brave London forces enforced the King to relinquish this hoped fat morsell and to depart extreame hungry and angry being thus both back-beaten and belly-beaten to Gods eternall high praise and glory be it everlastingly remembred to this most noble and renowned Colonels indelible fame and honour be it mentioned and to the unutterable joy and comfort of the whole Kingdome especially which was at that time in a most low and languishing yea in a most drooping and dying condition as ever it was in the whole time of that most wofull War from the first to the last be it for ever

and Ammution therein 2. He marched thence to another strong Garrison of the E. of Carberies called Treffloin within a mile of Tynby out of which the wicked Earle of Carberie himself issued with about 200 horse and foot seeming desirous to releive the said Garrison but this noble Colonell soon beat him thence with the roaring of his great Ordnance and he presently took the said Garrison with at least 45 horse therein and above an 140 Armes 3. After this having a little refresht hi● now fairely increasing forces at Pembrook Town hee marched to a strong Fort upon Milford-haven mouth called the Pyll which having besieged both by land and by water with the help of brave Captain Swanleyes ships and valiant Sea-men he soon made the Enemy cry for quarter and surrender it up wherein he took above 200 Armes 18 peeces of Ordnance 240 common souldiers 26 Officers and Commanders and two good ships beside the one called the Globe of Bristoll with twelve peeces of Ordnance in her and the other called the Providence 4. After this he marched toward Haverfordwest and in his approach thereunto so ●righted Sir Henry Vaughan and Sir John ●tepuey then Governour of the said Towne that hee looking forth to see if ●ee could discover his Enemies comming ●●w about halfe a mile off a heard ●f black Bullocks with white hornes as 〈◊〉 use to have comming toward him 〈◊〉 the field which being all in a cluster 〈◊〉 amazed him that hee ranne to the 〈◊〉 of his forces and swearing a 〈◊〉 desperate great Oath cryes out to his souldiers The Roundhead Dogs are comming at which report they all ran away as fast as they could drive each other before them throwing away their Armes to sly for their lives and those that had powder threw it into the River that so the Round-heads might not make use of it against them and by this meanes the Town of Haverfordwest being most disgracefully forsaken this most noble Major Generall took it most easily with all the Armes and Ammunition in it 5. Then he marched with a brave increase of his Army and Artillery toward Tinby where falling on on both sides of it and after a very sharpe and terrible storming of it took both the Town and the almost impregnable Castle by assault wherein hee took 3 or 400 prisoners as many Armes and 7 peeces of Ordnance with all the other Ammunition and provision therein which was very much 6 From thence he most couragiously marched to Carew Castle which after a fierce assault he also took with all the Ordnance Armes and Ammunition therein and therewith consummated a full and totall reduction of all the Malignants and insulting ●is-affected party of all Pembrookeshire to 〈◊〉 obedience of the Parliament 7. Not long after this the Earle of Car●rie and the Lord Gerrard of these parts ●yning together in a body of Welsh and I●sh Papists and entring into Pembrooke●●ire this most valiant and viotorious Com●ander with the strength of the County ●arched toward them fell most couragi●●lly on them put them to the rout and in short space made them fly and did great recution on them and in this fight took ●●d slew at least 500 of them tooke also ●●om them many Armes and Carriages ●●th most of their baggage 8. This noble and brave spirited Com●ander having thus now most compleatly ●ered that whole County of Pembrooke of its Enemies the Parliament in way of ●●ankfulnesse and as a gratuity and encou●●gement and trophie of honour for all 〈◊〉 famous and faithfull services made him ●ajor Generall of all South Wales and be●wed upon him all the estate of one John ●low of Sleebridge Gentleman a desp●●● Malignant and Popish enemy to the ●●●●ment and to his heyres for ever 9. After all this this most noble and couragious Commander persisted in the prosecution of his valiant performances in those parts and took divers other Townes Castles and strong holds of the Enemies in those parts even till the totall conclusion of this late unhappy Warre 10. And lastly which I should have inserted before this most couragious Commander being informed that Colonell Gerard had besieged Cardigan Castle whereof valiant Colonell Iones was ther Governour and had sent to this our noble Major Generall for his aid and assistance he accordingly came thither with considerable forces and notwithstanding great difficulties which he met with there most couragiously he set upon him most bravely beat him putting him to a totall rout made great execution upon his forces took and slew 350 of them at least 200 of them being found dead on the ground he also took 600 Arms and 150 prisoners among whom were divers Officers and men of quality and 4 Brasse peeces of Ordnance Major Generall Pointz THis most valiant and couragious Commender in the yeere 1645 being a most active and vigilant Patriot of his perishing and much impoverished Country 〈◊〉 the Northern parrts of the Kingdome and having in the deepest times of these late desperate Wars ingaged himselfe in Armes for the good of his Country and understanding about the moneth of September 1645 of the Kings resolution to Relieve the City of West●hester at that time long and strongly besieged by the Parliaments forces this most noble and renowned Commander most undefatigably undertook a tedious and most tyresome journey of neere upon 300 miles by day and night to overtake and prevent the Kings relief of the said City of Chester and at length did so at Rowto●-Moore some 3. or 4 miles from Chester where he with his most valiant Commanders Officers and souldiers set upon the Kings forces fought a most rerrible and fierce fight with them notwithstanding the tyresomnesse of the foresaid most tedious journey and after many dangers and difficulties in the batta●le it pleased the Lord to Crown him there with a glorious and most famous Victory where he at last put the Enemy to a totall rout and where were lain 2 Lords whereof the one was the Lord Bernhard Earle of Lei●●field the Kings neere kins●●an Sir Bryan Stapleton one Colonell one ●ievtenant Colonell with at out 400 Officers Commanders and common souldiers besides what were slaine in the pursuit which was confidently assured to make up in all neere upon 800 they also took prisoners about 1500 whereof were Sir Thomas Dabridgecourt Sir Thomas Gore Colonel Thomas Weston Son to the Earle of land and 6 more Col. 7 Lievtenant Col. 5 Majors 19 Captaines 14 Lievtenants 7 Cornets 19 Gentlemen of his Majesties Life-guard 20 other Gentlemen 5 Trumpefers and 4 Quartermasters 2000 horse great store of Armes much good pillage for the souldiers upon the intelligence of which most glorious Victory the Parliam sent 500. l. as a token of the Kingdomes thankfulnesse to this noble Major Gen. 3. After this he did much admirable brave service in the North and parts of Yorkshire as the long and tedious Siege of Pontefract which at length he took with all the Ordnance Armes and Ammunition

noble and valiant L. Fairfax his father tooke Cawood Castle and Axholme Iland with all the Ammunition 5. These two Commanders routed the Kings forces neere Selby in Y●rkeshire 11 Aprill 1644. 6. June 1645 This thrice valiant Commander S●r Thomas Fairfax took Nubridge neere Oxford after hee had blocked up that City 7. He routed the Kings forces at Nazeb● in the field tooke 4000 foot and all the Ordnance bag and baggage with the Kings Councell Cabi●et of letters 8. He took the City of Leicester and in it 200 horse 400 foot and all the Ammunition 9. He took Highworth with all the Ammunition 10. Iuly 1645 Hee relieved Taunton and retook Ilchester with all the Ammunition 11. He routed the L. Goring took 1000 common souldiers 1000 horse 3000 Armes 25 horse Colours 21 foot 2 peeces of Ordnance 12. Hee took Lamport with the Ammunition 13. Hee tooke the Town of Burrough with all the Ammunition 14. He took Bridgewater by storme 15. August 1645 he took the Castle of Sherborne by storme 16. And the Castle of Nuney by storme and Purshot Point 17. He took the strong City of Bristoll with all the Ammunition 18. And the Town and Castle of De●izes Septem. 1645. 19. He took the Castle of Farleigh 20. And the Castle of Kardist and in it 16 peeces of Ordnance and 400 Armes 21. He took Laycock house 22. And Barkley Castle 23. And Chedwick Castle and Pontefract Castle October 1645. 24. Hee routed the Welsh Army neere Hereford and many prisoners prise taken 25. He took the Town and Castle of Haverford west by storme with all the Ammunition 26. He took Picton Castle by storme 27. And the Castle of Carew 28. He took Cardiff with the Ammunition 29. Hee took Sandall Castle with all the Ammunition 30. He took Charles Fort neere Plimouth 31. And Winchester with the Castle Novem. 1645. 32. Hee tooke Chepstow Castle 33. And Holt Garrison with all the Ammunition 34. As also the Towne and Castle of Car●●●● then 35. And Langford house 36. He routed Digby and Langdale twice took bag and baggage 37. He took Tiverton 38. And Munmouth Town and Castle 39. He took Bolton Castle with all the Ammunition 40. Also Shelford house by storme 41. Also Wharton house neere Newarke with all the Ammunition 42. Hee tooke Beeston Castle by Composition 43. He took the Fort of Latham by composition Ianuary 1645. 44. He took Hereford 45. And the Castle of Embleden in Carmarthenshire with all the Ammunition 46. Skipton Castle with all the Ammunition 56. And Fulferd neere Exeter 57. And Chilton house 58. And Pouldram house by storme 59. He relieved Plymouth and beat the Kings forces Febr. 1645. 60. Hee took the Fort of Canterbury by a suddaine storme 61. Also Budex Church neere Plymouth by storm and in it 100 common ●ouldiers 100 horse and 200 Armes 62. He took Sir Francis Drakes house 63. And ●artmouth Town and Castle 67. As also ●elvoir Castle 68. And Torrington by ●●orme 69. He routed the Lord Hopton in the West took 400 foot and 300 horse 70. He took Corf Castle in Dorset-shire 71. He retook Abington 72. He routed the Kings forces under Major Generall Web took bag and baggage 73. He took the Garrison of Ashby-de-la-zouch ●4 He took Lastoll and surprised 4 load of Hopto●s Ammunition 75. He took Salt-ash and in it 5 Peece of Ordnance and much more Ammunition 76. Hee took Warbridge and Temple-guard and routed the enemy 77. Sir Ralph Hoptons forces were dis-banded and their Armes surrendred to him there being 5000 horse Sir Iacob Ashley routed and himselfe with 1500 horse taken 78. Dennis Castle and Felford Haven 79. Axmouth Fort Inch house with 4 peeces of Ordnance 80. Higharchall house 81. Hilford Fort all these he tooke and in Aprill 1646. 82. He took Bridgenorth Town 83. The Isle of Portland with the Castle 84. He routed a party of the Kings horse neere Farringdon 300 taken Prisoners 85. He took Exeter 86. Barnestable 87. Ilford Fort 88. Michael-Mount 89. Aberistwith Castle 90. Dunster Castle 91. Titbury Castle 92. Woodstock Mannor 93. Bridgenorth Castle In May 1645 94. He took Banbury Castle 95. Penrin Castle 96. Dudley Castle 97. Hartlebury Castle Iune 1646. 97. Ludley Town and Castle 98 He took Radcoat house 99. Carnarve● Anglesey and Bumorris 100. Bostoll-house 101. Sherborne house 102. The City of Oxford 38 peece of Ordnance 70 barrels of powder 103. And Farringdon Iuly 1646. he took 104. D●rcester 105. Liechfield● close 106. Wallingford Castle August 1646 Gothridge Castle 107. Ruthian Castle 108. Ragland Castle 109. Pende●nis Castle 110. Flint Castle Lievtenant Generall Cromwell FIrst this most valiant and victorious Commander serving in the late unhappy and unruly warres of this Kingdome under the most noble Generall the Earle of Manchester for the preservation of the Associated Counties in May 1643 being in Lincoln-shire with a considerable strength of horse and foot gave the Cavaliers of Newarke a brave defeat neere unto Grantham whom hee bravely beat out of the field had full execution on them in their flight at least two or three miles together slew about 100 of them at the least tooke 45 prisoners together with many horse and Armes 4 or 5 of their Colours and rescued many of our owne men whom they had taken prisoners 2. In Iuly 1643. he raised the Siege of Gainsborough which had been strongly begirt by the Atheisticall Earle of Newcastle whom there he soundly cudgelled away and obtained a most famous Victory of him and in the fight slew Generall Cavendish Colonell Beeton and a Lieutenant Colonell one Serjeant Major and one Captaine together with an 100 more Officers and common souldiers which were slaine on the place and at least 150 prisoners with many horse and much Armes 3. Immediately after this he took Burleigh house by storm wherein he took prisoners 2 Col. 6 or 7 Cap. 3 or 400 foot neere 200 horse with all the Armes and Ammunition therein and much and rich pillage within the house 4. At the famous fight and glorious victory obtained at Marston-Moore against Prince Rupert the Marquesse of Newcastle c. Hee behaved himselfe most bravely at the first on-set in that battle but receiving at the first charge a wound in his reck was fain to be conveyed out of the field committing the further leading on of his brave Regiment to Major Generall Crawford 5. Also about the midst of Iune 1645 he was a most valiant and undanted actor and instrument in winning of that most famous and ever to be memorized victory of Naseby under the command of the thrice Noble and most renowned Generall Sir Thomas Fairfax 6. And in August following hee most bravely beat above ●000 Club-men who were desperately gathered together in a body in Armes at Hambleton-hill neere Blanford in the West when hee took 300 of them prisoners slew but about 12 in the place hee endeavouring most nobly to overcome them by treaty and intreaties and

Colleague in Armes brave Marshall Generall Skippon to be Leivienant Generall of all their horse in the Kingdome of Ireland For whom as for the other my heartiest Prayers are that the heavenly Lord of Hosts would be a Sun and shield to him also and to gird him with all honour and renowne courage counsell and good successe unto the compleating of a perfect peace in that Kingdome also Amen and Amen John Vicars Sir William Brereton Major Generall of Cheshire c. THis most valiant and successefull Patriot of his Country was blessed by God with many memorable and famous Victories over his Countries enemies as first in the yeere 1642. In notably beating that Arch Malignant enemy of those parts Sir Thomas Aston neere Namptwich utterly ●outing all his forces taking about 100 of his souldiers prisoners with many horse and Armes and making Sir Vincent Corbet fly in a pannick feare for his life 2. Hee beat him againe most soundly at Middlewich where he took prisoners Sir Edward Mosely Colonell Ellis d●vers Lievtenant Colonels and Majors 11 Captaines most of all his field Officers about 600 souldiers 2 peeces of Ordnance many Arms all his bag and baggage his Army wholly routed and Middlewich firmely possessed by this noble and Victorious Commander 3. He also obtained a most famous Victory over the Earle of Northampton who was slain in the fight and divers other Commanders Officers slain taken prisners 4. He also bravely beat the E. of Darby at Stockton heath And Sir Vincent Corbet also a second time at Draighton in Shropshire and took from him many prisoners horse and Armes 5. And in the yeere 1643 he took Wolverhampton and Whitchurch in Shropshire by a terrible storme Stafford Town and Castle also and Ecoleshall Castle with all the Ordnance Armes and Ammunition in them and much other rich prize and booty 6. He bravely beat the cowardly L. Capell at Lappington and at Leighbridge where he put him twice to retreat and rout slew many of his men and forced him to fly into Shrewsbury for shelter hee also took Holt bridge by storm a strong Garrison of the enemies with his taking of Wrexham in Wales Hawarden Castle and Gusanna house a strong Garrison of the enemies in Wales 7. He won a most famous Victory of the Lord Capell and the Lord Byron at Namptwich Siege and Sir Thomas Aston also where he routed all Byrons Irish forces took Major Generall Gibson Sir Francis Butler and divers other eminent Commanders prisoners together with 2000 common souldiers and bloody Irish women 6 peeces of Ordnance above 20 carriages all their bag and baggage and where were slain in the fight about 300 of the enemie and Byron himselfe forced to fly into Ch●ster 8. He also beat the enemy 〈…〉 poole in Montgomeryshire together with Sir Marmaduke Langdale at Malpasse in Cheshire in August 1644 where he slew and took many eminent Commanders and Officers and brought them prisoners to Namptwich 9. At Tarvin also he most magnanimously beat the enemy and slew Col. Marrow a most pestilent Atheisticall Royalist and drove the enemy also out of Worrall Iland and setled firmly many Garrisons in those parts 10. This most renowned Commander obtained a most glorious Victory over his enemies at Montgomery Castle at the relieving of noble Sir Th●mas M●ddletous forces besieged therein where he put the enemy being then very strong to a totall rout and flight took prisoners Major Gen. Sir Thomvs Tildsley Major Gen. Broughton Lievtenant Col. Broughton Major Williams 19 Captaines 23 Knights and Gentlemen 33 Cornets and Ensignes 57 Serjeants 61 Corporals 11 Drums 5 Trumpets 1480 common souldiers slew two Lievtenant Colonels 7 Captaines with many other Officers 500 common souldiers and took their Armes and Ammunition bag and baggage 11. Hee also took the Town and Castle of Leverpoole with all the Ordnance Arms and Ammunition therein and had singular good successe in preventing a dangerous designe of Prince Rupert and Prince Maurice to have passed their forces through Cheshire into Lancashire against our Brethren of Scotland in the North 12. Hee also took the brave and strong Town and Castle of Shrewsbury with all the Ordnance Armes and Ammunition therein with very many riches prisoners and prizes 13. Hee also routed the Kings forces at Denbigh in Anno 1645 and tooke 400 of the enemies prisoners about 600 horse and many of the enemies slain in the fight 14. He also took the strong Castle of Beeston with all the Ordnance Armes and Ammunition therein and also took the strong and considerable Town and Castle of Westchester by composition or treaty with all the Ordnance Armes and Ammunition therein which were very many and much other rich prize 15. He also took the Town of Leichfield And obtained a most glorious Victory over the Lord Ashley the last and greatest prop of the Kings party at Stow in the Would● where he routed the said Sir Iacob Ashley● whole Army took the Lord Ashley him●selfe prisoner with divers other eminen● Commanders about 1800 common souldi●ers with all their Armes Ammunition● bag and baggage 16. After this hee took Titbury Castle● with all the Ordnance Armes and Ammu●nition therin together with Dudley Castle● also a most strong and almost impregna●ble Castle in the yeere 1646 with all the Ordnance Armes and Ammunition there●in also 17. And at last after a long Siege his va●liant and Victorious forces took Leichfiel● strong Close where hee took prisoners Colonels 6 Commissioners of Array tw● Lievtenant Colonels 8 Majors 32 Cap●taines 15 Lievtenants 8 Cornets 9 Ensign● 21 Esquires and Gentlemen of quality 70 common souldiers and all the Armes an● Ammmunition therein And thus was 〈◊〉 speciall instrument of ending Victorious●● these our unhappy and unholy Civill War● Sir William Waller Knight Sargeant Maior Generall of y● Parliaments Army● one of the Members of the Hono.ble House of Commons 1●48 THis most magnanimous valiant and victorious brave Commander in arms Sir William Waller one of the most impreg●ble offensive and defensive Wals of this Kingdome under God did in the yeere 1642 at the beginning of our imtestine and most uncivill Civill broyles 1 take the strong and considerable Town of Portsmouth and Sousey-Castle with all the Ordnance Armes and Ammunition in them which was very much 2. He took also Farnhans Castle with divers eminent prisoners in it and all the Ordnance Armes and Ammunition therein together with about 40000. l. in Money and Plate beside singular good pillage for his souldiers which he gave them freely 3. He also with brave Colonell Browne soundly beat the Lord Grandison neere Winchester took him prisoner together with his Lievtenant Colonell Serjeant Major Willis and betweene 40 and 50 other Commanders and Gentlemen of quality about 600 horse 200 Dragoones 600 Arms and great store of other pillage and tooke the City of Winchester also at the same time 4. He took Arundell Castle in Sussex also● by storm and all the Armes