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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87780	The Kings forces totally routed by the Parliaments army, under the command of Major Generall Poyntz and Cheshire-Forces, on Routon-Heath, within two miles of Chester, Sept. 24. Together with the state of the siege at Chester; and a list of the lords, knights, commanders and common souldiers slain and taken prisoners; there being above one thousand prisoners taken, and the whole army routed. Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that this be forthwith printed and published: H: Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.	England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1645 (1645)	Wing K595; Thomason E303_18; ESTC R200297	4,165	16

those to any that vvould pillage and fell to Execution Some part vve chased to Holt bridge the most tovvards Chester some say the King vvas in the field others that he vvent out with a party next after mentioned but certain it is he vvent out from the City by the North gate and thither retreated for that gate is vvithout our Works A memorable service was performed by the Shropshire Forces at the appointment of Livetenant Louthiane who were part of them that kept the suburbs When Collonel Iones was marcht out to ioyne with Generall Poyntz there issued out after him through the North-gate with which party it s affirmed the King went about sixe hundred horse and three hundred foote of the Kings and Queens Regiments and General Gerrards Lifeguard Adjutant Louthiane sent after them about two hundred of the Shropshire horse commanded by Livetenant Collonel Coote in chiefe the second division by Collonel Prince the last by Ma Fenwicke and two hundred foote commanded by Captain Daniell these gallantly performed what they undertooke routed and chased the enemy slew the Earle of Leichfield and others tooke divers principall officers and followed the execution foure miles After we thought the worke was ended the enemy made head againe and they that escaped in the field and about Chester ioyned in another body fell upon part of our forces with advantage for they were desperate seeing they had lost the day drave them to our mud walls where the guards made execution on them and some small measure upon ours in the reare through mistake so they fled towards Bridgetrafford being ignorant of the Foote where they were driven into deepe ditches and boggy places The Country men set on them there tooke one hundred horse and sixty persons Others fled into the forrest where they are met with Whilst wee were thus engaged in the field the enemy taking advantage of the small number left in the suburbs attempted the regaining of them in many places but were every where gallantly repulsed with losse by adjutant Louthiane We cannot give a particular account of the number of the slaine which were many neither know wee our owne losse but that it is very small Wee have taken the Earle of Portlands brother with many considerable persons Knights and officers above one thousand prisoners And its probable that of the five thousand they say was in the field the King will hardly rally one thousand wee desire the honour of this victory may be given to God alone to whom alone it is due his Instruments behaved themselves gallantly the Cheshire Horse were kowne most couragious we desire not vainely to glory in any thing God hath done by us but let the world say whether wee have been backward in the worke committed to us as some have suggested Let Souldiers iudge what it is for so small a force to maintaine the leaguer at Beeston take and keep the outworks of Chester to assist others a farre off and these in the field and runne all hazard rather than quit a foot of what we have gained Neither will we fixe here These are but the beginning of action to us since our new moddle so successefull so much dispised Vpon Parliamentary supplyes already Petitioned we trust in him whose souldiers we are to give as good account of our after proceedings both in reducing this County and asisting the neighbourhood Prisoners taken at and after the Rowting of the Kings Forces on Rowton Heath within two miles of Chester the twenty fourth of September 1645. Knights and Collonels SIr Philip Musgrave Major Generall Collonel Sir Thomas Dawbrichcoate Collonel Sir Thomas Dacres Collonel Sir Michael Constable Collonel sir Thomas Goare Collonel sir Henry Stradling Collonel Iohan Philiem Heitter Collonel Weston sonne to the late Lord Treasurer Collonel Gifford Collonel Cromwell Collonel Fletcher Lievtenant Collonels Lievten Col. Matham L. Collonel Millington L. Collonel Hatton L. Collonel Salkeld L. Collonel Ruly L. Collonel Broughton L. Collonel Rutherford Majors Major VVilliams Major Morris Major Magduggell Major Magdoole Major Lacymouth Captaines Captaine Martin Captaine Swinlue Captaine Henshaw Captaine VVhite Captaine Gibbon Captaine Starling Captaine Sheley Captaine Connyers Captaine Johnson Captaine Dixon Captaine Presse Captaine Louther Captaine VVilley Captaine Moreton Captaine Simpson Captaine Bell. Captaine Boulton Captaine Vaughan Captaine St. Michaels Capt. of the Queens Troop with him a Scarfe taken which the Queen took from about her necke and gave him to weare as Colours for her Lievtenants Lievtenant Cottrell Lievtenant Morgan Lievtenant Bartrom Lievtenant Astelby Lievtenant Story Lievtenant Colborne Lievtenant Constable Lievtenant Mansfield Lievtenant Skipwith Lievtenant Jefferson Lievtenant Power Lievrcnant Brooke Lievtenant VVhitney Lievrcnant Ellyott Cornets Cornet Elsing Cornet Julyan Cornet Rainsford Comet Morley Cornet Peirson Cornet Fitz-VVilliams Cornet Smith Quartermasters Thomas Shelden the Kings Quartermaster Quartermaster Collizer Quartermaster Lowe Quartermaster Brere Trumpets five Corporalls two Gentlemen of the Kings Lifeguard seventeen Twenty more Gentlemen Troopers between eight hundred and a thousand Master Sherburne of Stannyhurst Master VVillam Leighton Master Lewis Darcy Master Henry Boucher Master James Mountague Master Gilbert Markham These very considerable Gentlemen Slaine Two Lords 2 Knights 1. Collonel 1 Lieutenant-Collonel and three hundred and more Officers and common Souldiers FINIS