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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85633	A great victory obtained by Collonell Scroope against the Duke of Buckingham, at Saint Needs in Huntingtonshire. On Munday July the 10th. 1648. Where was slain Col. Dolbier, quartermaster Generall. 3 officers more. 8 troopers. Taken prisoners: Earl of Holland, 30 officers and gentlemen, 120 troopers. The Duke of Buckhingham fled with 200 horse. Taken besides. 200 horse, 150 fire armes, 100 great saddles. Powder some pounds. Silver, and gold and store of other good plunder. The Earle of Hollands blew ribbon and his George.		1648 (1648)	Wing G1772; Thomason E452_15; ESTC R204860	2,001	8

A Great VICTORY Obtained by COLLONELL SCROOPE Against the Duke of BUCKINGHAM at Saint Needs in Huntingtonshire On Munday July the 10th 1648. Where was slain Col. Dolbier Quartermaster Generall 3 Officers more 8 Troopers Taken Prisoners Earl of Holland 30 Officers and Gentlemen 120 Troopers The Duke of Buckhingham fled with 200 Horse Taken besides 200 Horse 150 Fire Armes 100 Great Saddles Powder some pounds Silver and gold and store of other good plunder The Earle of Hollands blew Ribbon and his George LONDON Printed for the generall satisfaction of moderate men MDCXLVIII THE Duke of BUCKINGHAMS speech to the Magistrates of St. NEEDS Gentlemen WE come not hither to carry any thing from you but have given strict order that neither Officers nor Souldiers take what is yours away Nor are our intentions to make a new warre but to rescue the Kingdom from the Arbitrary power of the Committees of the severall Counties that labour to continue a bloody warre to destroy you Our resolution for peace is by a well-setled Government under our Royall King Charles and do blesse God that he hath made us instruments to serve the King the Parliament and Kingdom in the way of peace A LETTER of the Gallant Victory obtained at S. Needs by Lieutenant Collonel Scroop against the Duke of Buckingham the Earl of Holland the Lord of Peterborough and between 4 and 500 horse Honoured Sir WE have again given the Duke of Buckingham the Earl of Holland and the rest a notable brush Since we gave them the former defeat at Kingstone they marched towards St. Albands and so by Dunstable and Breckhilts It is supposed that they had a designe to have gone towards Lincolnshire but the news of Coll. Rossiters good successe as is supposed hindred them They feared to draw nearer to Northamton least the Lord Grey should way lay them from the Counties of Leicester Nottingham and Derby as nimbly as his Lordship assisted Col. Rossiter Sir Michael Livesey took care to stop all places to hinder their marching back into Kent And Lieutenant Coll. Scroop was sent with seven Troops of Horse to pursue them towards the Eastern association lest they should attempt Lynne or some other dangerous place that if they did stop he might fall upon them The Lords with the Cavaliers were in number then between 4 and 500 all horse but as they went left divers tired by the way Their custom was that when they came into fresh quarters they would declare to those Towns where they came and make speeches to court the Magistrats and Inhabitants at which the Earle of Holland had a better faculty then at the sword I have sent you herewith the substance of one of the speeches made to the Inhabitants of the Towne by the Duke of Buckingham The Earl of Holland and the Earl of Peterborough did the like But by that time they came hither the Earl of Holland was so weary and shaken in his joynts that hee had a better will to his bed than his horse especially not knowing the end of his distracted journey And yet for all their speeches and Declarations their manner was upon removing of quarters till when all was pretty faire to leave their Carriages and meanest Souldiers to follow and they both plundred horses and pillaged houses and did much harm whereby they lost the affections of the Country very much so that they were ready to give any reasonable assistance to our men that pursued them And the Earl of Hollands Innes were pretty well known whereby they were the better trased On the Lords day at night they took up their quarters in this place but with a great deal of fear A councell of warre was called that night by the Lords and Officers at which they had some debates which way to march the next morning Quarter-master Generall Dolbier who was an old Officer of the late Lord Generall the Earl of Essex had joyned with them and was esteemed an eminent Officer among them to whose advice they much adhered And he ingaged to make good this Town of S. Needs against any party that should pursue them and that he would engage his life which he would loose rather then see them surprized there that night Dolbier watched and drunk Sack stiffely that night and all was quiet But a little before Sun-rising this morning then came an alarum to this Town which made the Cavaliers cry all to Horse Horse The Lords and chief Officers being most of them then in bed The Duke of Buckingham was not long before he was up drest and mounted and so others But the Earl of Holland took more Deliberation to dresse him About Sun-rising Lieut. Col. Scroop came up to the Towns end where he found some opposition but both he and the rest of the Officers and Souldiers were very resolved Dolbier made some opposition but in the charge was slain with some twelve more and then they all began to retreat and fled some one way some another the Duke went with nigh 200 towards Huntington whether Lieutenant Coll. Scroop is pursuing them We have taken here almost 200 Horse and nigh 150 prisoners amongst whom the Earle of Holland who was got out of his bed but had not quite dressed him to whom quarter was given that he may turn round once again A List of the Particulars of the great victory obtained by Coll. Scroope against the Duke of Buckingham at St. Needs in Huntington shire on Munday July 10. 1648. Slaine Coll. Dolbier Quarter-Master Generall 3 Officers more 8 Troopers Taken Prisoners Earle of Holland 30 Officers and Gent. 120 Troopers The Duke of Buckingham fled with 200 Horse Taken besides 200 Horse 150 fire Armes 100 great Saddles Powder some pounds Silver and gold and store of other good plunder The Earl of Hollands blew Ribbon and his George FINIS