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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76895	Bloudy nevves from Kent being a relation of the great fight at Rochester and Maidstone, betwixt the Parliaments army under the comand of the Lord Generall Fairfax, and the Kentish forces commanded by Generall Hales. With the number that were slain and taken prisoners, and a list of the Kentish commanders, and the town of Maidstone taken. Squire Hales Generall. Sir Thomas Peyton Lieutenant Generall. The Lord Goring. Col. Washington. Sir George Lisle. Col. Dudley. Sir William Compton. Col. Hacker. Col. Tracy. Col. Hales. Col. Dorrell. Col. Godfrey. Col. Hammond. Col. Hardresse. Col. Lee. Likewise, the proceedings and resolution of Col. Cook and his regiment of butchers.		1648 (1648)	Wing B3273; Thomason E445_36; ESTC R204799	2,661	8

BLOUDY NEVVES FROM KENT BEING A Relation of the great Fight at Rochester and Maidstone betwixt the Parliaments Army under the comand of the Lord Generall Fairfax and the Kentish Forces commanded by Generall Hales With the number that were slain and taken prisoners and a List of the Kentish Commanders and the town of Maidstone taken Squire Hales Generall Sir Thomas Peyton Lieutenant Generall The Lord Goring Col. Washington Sir George Lisle Col. Dudley Sir William Compton Col. Hacker Col. Tracy Col. Hales Col. Dorrell Col. Godfrey Col. Hammond Col. Hardresse Col. Lee. Likewise the proceedings and Resolution of Col. Cook and his Regiment of Butchers London Printed for R. W. MDCXLVIII BLOUDY NEWES FROM KENT Honoured Sir SInce my last here hath hapned a grea● Engagement betwixt the two Armies the manner thus The Lord Generall having entred Kent and forced the Enemy to withdraw from Deptford Greenwich Blacke-Heath and other places they pursued teem towards Rochester where the Enemy with the greatest part of their Forces made a stand and drew up into two distinct Bodies and after some consultation they resolved not to fight in the field but to make good Rochester bridge and the River and Foords at Maidstone and Alsbury this was unanimonsly assented to and the Kentish forces presently marched over Rochester bridg and left as many horse and foot to defend the place as the town could contain and the rest of the forces marched to make good the passages at Maidstone and other places and in the Rivers where the horse might possible get through they fastned barrows and many sharp stakes in the bottome At Rochester they bestirred themselves to the almost to make their Fortisications good drawing us the Bridge and casting up workes where need was planted 4 piece of Ordnance at the bridge foot they also planted 40 of their greatest pieces upon the workes neer the River ad about the town for the defence of themselves against the Army whom they expected hourly and upon Thursday night last the Lord Generall with his forces drew neer the town which gave a strong allarm to the Kentish-men but yet they resolved to stand to it the army was divided into parties some of them being designed to fal on at Maidstone another party at Alesford and the main body to fall an at Rochester which they did and faught gallantly against the Kentish-forces at Rochester bridge the K●●tishmen also stood it out stoutly and often cryed out hey for King Charles this dispute lasted long and many men were stain on both sides it is said about 500. some of them being persons of quality as a Colonel a Captane and many others like wise many are dangerously wounded it is feared much bloud will be spilt before the bridge can be taken this businesse by some is thought to be much greater then it is for they give out that when the Parliaments Forces were ingaging at Rochester bridg that the ship called the Swallow lying above the bridg and the Rainbow lying below the bridge charged with case-shot discharged themselves upo the Parliaments Forces and killed 500. of them insomuch that the souldiery were forced to retreat which the Kentish men perceiving sallied out of Rochester with their whole body of howse pursued them took 12 piece of Ordnance some arms some prisoners all their Carriages Also they say that Col. Barkestead Col. Rich and divers others are slain but I give you this Relation not for any real truth I suppose to be in it but that you may see the various rumours that are spead abroad therefore you may take it rather for a report of those that would have it so then for a certainty that it is so Many Butchers are gone to the Kentish forces most of them from London and some from other places one Cook is their Colonel who leads them on and incourages them their Regiment cousists of about 600. their Colours are red and their Motto For Ring Charles and Kent in the upper end of their Cullers is the station of the Butchers Steele in white Graves-end 2. Iune 1648. Another Letter touching the Kentish Army SIR THE Kentish Army is retreated as far as Rochester Maidstone and other towns adjacent they consist of about 14000. but are divided into two Bodies most of them being armed but they cannot coucord and agree about their Commanders in chief some say that they desire Col. Washigton may be their Generall others give out that they will have the Lord Culpepper This day the Generall had a Randezvouz upon the Heath beyond this town where appeared of horse and foot 8000. The Kentish-men have sent Propositions to the General touching a treaty but the Generall returned answer that hee knew not of any order of Parliament directing him to treat and whereas he finds the Gentlemen of Kent and others in Arms and persisting therein without and against the authority of Parliament and doing many Acts of Hostility to the great dammage of their Neighbours he cannot captiulate while they are so in arms nor lose time in prosecution but if they forthwith lay down and go home he doubt not but the Parliament with pardon the seduced and punishe the seducers for example to others The Regiment and are very numerous in horse few men of quality to be seen but as is apprehended gathered in Armes some skirmishes haye been and at severall times neer 100. prisoners taken A small party of Col. Riches horse sallying out met with a party of the Kentish foot fought with them and put them to a rout taking 36 prisoners with the losse of one man having but 7 in number But on Wednesday last a party of the Kentish men came up unto a Guard of the Parliaments Forces they fought well divers of them were slain others taken among the rest two young Gentlemen who were brave in Gold and Silver Lace with whom the Souldiers changed The Generall hath a party of horse in the wild of Kent who desire to relieve Dover Castle besieged by them to whom are joyned some hundreds of the Kentish who have made some spoyl among the other Kentish and have taken Col. Culpepper and many others They say there is with the Kentish-men one of the Gorings and that they increase hourly POSTSCRIPT SIR Since the writing of my last we have received intelligence that the party of horse that went to relieve Dover Castle have had a great fight with the Kentish Horse neer Canterbury and have taken divers prisoners and killed many with the losse of two or thee men and have totally routed the whole party They also skirmished with another party of the Kentish Horse commanded by a Colonel formerly in the Kings Army and after some short dispute took the said Colonell and 30 of his men prisoners The great Fort at Dover is re-taken and now in possession of he Parliaments Forces A List of the Commanders in chief belonging to the Kentish Army Squire Hales Generall Sir Thomas Peyton Lieutenant Generall The Lord Goring Colonell Washington Sir George Lisle Col. Dudley Sir William Compton Sir Iohn Mainy Colonell Hacker Col. Tracy Sir Thomas Palmer Col. Hales Col. Dorrell Col. Godfry Col. Hardresse Col. Hammond Col. Lee. It is reported that their Army is 16000. or thereabouts and do dayly increase Upon Tuesday last about 30. eminent Commanders came out of Essex and joyned with the Kentish Forces It is said they expect 5000. from Surry Upon Fryday being the 2. of this instant June the Parliaments Army fell upon the Kentish forces at Maidstone and after a desperate and bloudy fight took the said town together with 200 prisoners and 200 horse there was slain neer upon 200. of the enemy with the losse of 80 men Imprimatur G.M. FINIS