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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92143	Honour advanced: or, A briefe account of the long keeping, and late leaving of the close at Liechfield, being a full relation of all the passages worthy observation during the whole time of the siege; as also of the honourable tearmes upon which it was resigned. Together with the names of those valiant commanders who have done this service both for church and state; some of them unexperienced in warre, yet all couragious for the truth. By Captaine John Randolph, a commander, and eye-witnesser in the said close.	Randolph, John, Captain.	1643 (1643)	Wing R239; Thomason E99_28; ESTC R20381	3,176	8

HONOUR ADVANCED OR A briefe account of the long keeping and late leaving of the Close at Liechfield Being a full Relation of all the Passages worthy observation during the whole time of the Siege As also of the honourable tearmes upon which it was resigned Together with The Names of those valiant Commanders who have done this service both for Church and State Some of them unexperienced in Warre yet all couragious for the Truth By Captaine John Randolph A Commander and eye-witnesser in the said Close 1 Sam. 2.30 Them that honour me I will honour Printed for Tho Underhill 1643. Gods goodnesse and severity MANIFESTED IN The strange preservation of the Garrison in Liechfield Close and after a long Siege honourably surrendred to Prince Rupert and his Forces Faithfully Related by Jo Randolph one of the Captaines in the said Close I Need not tell the world what to their cost they know That Souldiers by action and Printers by promulgation are the two great English Factors I am content to lay by my Sword and handle the Pen at this time not to encroach upon anothers imployment but that such as will may know the truth of the passages concerning Liechfield Close of which I was an eye-witnesse The Close of Liechfield hath a strong wall and buildings incompassing the Cathedrall Church which all together make a very defensible Fort This was gained from the Earle of Chesterfield and divers other Commanders and Souldiers by the forces raised by the Lord Brooke after his death under the Conduct of Sir John Gell then Commander in Chiefe who afterwards by advise of the Committee of the County placed a Garrison in it consisting of about two hundred souldiers besides Captaines This Garrison Prince Rupert having drawn his forces into Staffordshire summoned by a Trumpeter the souldiers usuall Herauld on April the sixth to yeeld up the Close unto him conditioning that the Captaines and Souldiers should be entertained to serve his Majesty in their respective places or else march away we returned a direct deniall and told him we resolved to fight it out Hereupon on Saturday April the eighth he advanced into Liechfield the Inhabitants petitioning him so to doe his forces then were about foure thousand Sunday the ninth of April they well observed us intrenching themselves and in the night planted their Ordnance on the East side of the Close fitting their instruments which on Munday April the tenth they plaid with in earnest shooting about one hundred and fiftie bullets roundlie most of which weighed nineteene pound and not all in vaine for they pierced our walls very frequentlie which we repaired with stones and earth without any prejudice to our selves this designe not answering their expectations they removed their Ordnance thence and planted them on the South side in a garden of Sir Richard Dyets This proved to them labour in vaine and then because we had leisure we bravely mounted three or foure leather Buckets upon wheeles like a Morter-piece which they let flie at furiously and so spent the rest of that day in playing while we danced some of them that while having laid the great Pond drie that lay between their Ordnance and us in the night following endeavoured with Fagots to make a Bridge over the mud and did halfe performe it before we could discerne it after which we plaid them a sit with our muskets to their losse which yet did not deter them for that designe as much conducing to their advantage they prosecuted divers nights though we laid the man for the most part with the Fagot and how ever they had a stocke sufficient and might spare men yet was the service too hot dead men and Fagots did not joyne hansomely together neverthelesse the day following they shot from the Garden or backeside where they had pitched by reason whereof they fired a house in the Town which they intended not whereby eight or ten other houses were consumed and that while we made way through the flames with our Bullets to meete our Adversaries and there many of them fell Upon Saturday April 15. they planted their great Ordnance at the South Gate neere the Mill which is within a few yards of the Close and thence shot about sixtie times thereby battering all the Wall over the Percullis intending to make their entry there on Sunday morning and therefore during the smoake of the shot attempted to scale the Walls which the Sentinell espying discharged as did other of our souldiers upon his Alarum who were exceeding ready and diligent notwithstanding their continuall service day and night for the space of sixteene dayes and nights for so long the Siege continued and so that Plot as the rest miscarried In this assault we lost one man and they as wee conceive about sixtie yet so indefatigable were they that they caused the Colliers which they called to their assistance to under-mine us which wee once or twice prevented by countermining and smoaking them out Another Mine they had secreatly made from the Angell under one of our Towers which wee suspected not this being fully prepared Prince Rupert did againe viz. on Thursday morning April 20. sound a Parly and tendred us the former Conditions which we againe refusing they presently blew up our Tower and there made a terrible wide breach and entered it presently with much eagernesse and security as wee conceived for many of their chiefe Commanders appeared first in it about 40. of our Musketeers endeavoured to make good the breach the rest of our souldiers being imployed on the Walls which they were also now indeavouring to scale these fortie seeing little execution done by their shot being lead on by that truely valiant Souldier Leiutenant Mydhope did fall upon their Adversaries being betweene two or three hundred pell mell and with their Butt ends of their Muskets their Swords and Holbeards did most bravely repell them slew many among which was Colonell Usher Captaine Corbet say some Sir John Corbets Son and many other Officers to the number of about 60. and wounded neare upon 100. others amongst which were the Lord Digbie who is snot into the knee Colonell Wagstaff Mortally wounded Colonell Garret hurt tooke Prisoners divers great Commanders among which was Capt. Legge and Prince Ruperts Chaplaine one Askin a Scottish man unto whom a Chirurgion was sent Prince Rupert having before requested it after this while some of our souldiers made good the breach we went presently to cleare the Close of those that rushed in being about 150. who apprehending all their owne as in probability they well might fell on Plundering divers of these wee tooke Prisoners others of them escaped downe the Ladders that were reared for their comming over unto us a faire scape by Ladders We lost in this dreadfull commotion not above eight men two were blowne up with the Tower and some foure or six wounded and in all the siege before not above three or foure men when we had breathed a little a Councell of War was called and perceiving our danger how destitute of all reliefe from men and which was worst of all how very neere spent our Match and Powder were not enough to make good another assault we resolved on these Articles to present to Prince Rupert 1. To leave the Close and to march out with our Bag and Baggage and all our souldiers armed and Colours flying 2. To have eleven Carts provided for us 3. That all the prisoners that any of the Kings forces had taken in Staffordshire since my Lord Brookes arrivall there should be released Unto which we added that if Prince Rupert refused these termes we would put all our prisoners we then had to the Sword and die our selves upon the walls Upon the receipt of the Articles Col. Hastings came in to treate with us and in a very short time consented to them whereupon we marched forth orderly the next morning being Friday with our Colours displayed being about 80. Musketiers and as many Horsemen with their Horses and Armes besides the Commanders and so passed through Prince Rupert his Army which was set guard wise about a mile in length none of his Souldiers offering any abuse to us and so we came safe to Coventry some on Friday night others on Saturday morning and however we have cause to be humble yet blessed be God who hath not delivered us over unto death but by us cut of many hundreds of our enemies That both our Commanders and Common souldiers who kept Liechfield Close may have their due commendations this may not be omitted namely their great faithfulnesse as well as courage for although Prince Rupert and Hastings used all meanes as by commending them for their valour proffering them preferment and good pay c. to cause them to desert the Parliament and serve under them yet they refused although they had never received penny pay in all that service The names of the Commanders in the Close Capt. Edw. Leigh Serjeant Major Russell Capt. Greives Capt. Henry Stone Capt. Edward Foley Capt. John Randolph Capt. Spearing Capt. Richard Smith Capt. Holmes The Names of some Commanders in Prince Ruperts Army Prince Rupert Earle of Northampton Lord Digby Lord Capell Col. Hastings Stanhop Wagstaffe Usher Garret Harding c.