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A79454	Cheshires successe since their pious and truly valiant collonell Sr. VVilliam Brereton barronet, came to their rescue. Set forth in 4. chapters; I. The battell at Namptwich, Jan. 28. II The battell at Torperley, Feb. 21. III. An account how the time was spent since Sir William's first advancing into the county, till the battell at Middlewich. IIII. The memorable battell at Middlewich, March 13. Confirmed by a letter sent from that industrious and faithfull collonell unto his deare friend in London: and a copy of the same unto an honourable member of the House of Commons and by the House ordered to be printed. Together with a catalogue of the names of the chiefe commanders that were taken prisoners at the said battell: which are 1. baronet, 1. collonell, 1. lievtenant collonell, 2. sergeant majors, 9. captaines, 6. lievtenants, 4. ensignes, 2. corporalls, 1. quartermaster, 2. canomers, 4. cornets colours 400. and odde prisoners; 2. brasse pieces 8. barrells of gunpowder, &c. Whereunto is added a strange warrant, &c. And certain newes of the great battell neare Stafford, much like Kyneton Battell.		1643 (1643)	Wing C3784; Thomason E94_6; ESTC R11389	10,572	15

could eate it after their Parents durst returne to them and being a considerable body they sent for more strength and by their warrants to the Churches about commanded all the Countrie to come in with such insolent and imperious expressions that they were hatefull to some Malignan●s and concluded to give no quarter to any Round-heads and were confident quickly to carry all downe before them Sir William at that time was at Northwithch with a considerable party many Gentlemen of his partie were at Namptwitch with about 7. or 800. armed men their generous spirits were inrag'd to see such outrages committed it wrought alike in all Sir Williams Forces to provoke us for to fall upon the Enemy though wee could not easily communicate our purposes one to another at Namptwitch we agreed to assault them the next morning signified the same to Sir Will he was as forward as we out Gent. desired a Minister to come to their chambers upon the Alarum to be given at 12. a clock that commending them to God in prayer they might speed the better some Ministers and others fell to the worke that day by prayer and fasting though not as Moses Aaron and Hur in prospect of the Armies yet wrestling as lacob did and putting their mouthes in the dust if so be there might bee hope of which they had a gracious returne by three a clocke The businesse of that day was carryed thur Sir Will being foure miles from the Enemy assaulted that side of the Towne by 8. a clock March the 13th and continued the fight for about three or foure houres before we came to his help In which time this accident fell out that his powder was all spilt excepting about 7. pound they tooke Councell upon it and it was concluded they must retreit because their partie from Namptwitch was not come in to their assistance but Sir William was resolute not to retreit but to send to Northwith for more powder and to keep them in play as well as they could till the Powder came which accordingly they did betwixt 11. and 12. a clock we came to their assistance which they knew not of till they heard us in hot service on the other side the Town when we began their powder came The Enemy had chief advantages their Ordinace planted we had none they layd about 150. Musquetiers in an hole convenient for them they layd their Ambuskadoes in the hedges Musquetiers in the Church and steeple and had every way so strengthned themselves that they seemed impregnable but God lead on our men with incredible courage Captaine George Booth fac'd the Towne with his Troope whiles they plaid on with their Ordinance which once grazd before them and then mounted cleare over them in another that it dasht the water and mire in his and two other Captaines faces but there ●●dies this was no discouragement to our men they marcht upon their all Ambuscad●es d●ave them all out of them into the Towne entered the Towne upon the mouth of the Canon and storme of the muskets our Major a right Scottish blade brought them up in two files with which he lined the Walls and kept that street open went up to their Ordinance which he tooke then the Enemy fled into the Church Sir Thomas aston would have gon after them but they durst not let him in lest we should enter with him then he mounted his Horse and fled with all speed by 〈◊〉 and divers others with him for that way onely was open all the rest we had surrounded we slew divers upon the top of the Steeple and some they say within the church our Major with Captaine Hide fired the Church-doore and thrust at them with sw●●ds as they lookt out of the Windowes then presently they cride for quarter 〈◊〉 was granted them wee tooke Sir Edward Mosley Baronet one Colonell one Sergeant Major eleven Captaines 3. of them Cheshire men Captaine Iohn Hurle … Cap Massie of Cottington and Cap Starkie wee tooke 3. Colours from their Troops Sir Thomas Astons being one and about 500. more many of them Commanders and its probable neere as many are fled to their Houses never to returne to that partie againe we have taken their Ordinance and much povvder the Souldiers tooke much spoyle from the prisoners abundance of Money for they had converted their plundered ware into Coyne a multitude of Musquets Buffe Coates Scarfes Swords Satin Doublets c. We lost 6. men and about 10. are wounded wee slew of theirs about 30. that we know off besides many wounded our Gunpowder by accident was blovvne up so soone as we entered the Tovvne but God supplied us more then treble out of our Enemies store Sir Thomas is fled that Countrie the Array are in great perplexitie The tidings of this comming to Nampwitch we turn'd our prayers into prayses sent the Belman to warne the Tovvne to the Church to returne God thankes for such an unparalel'd mercy vvhich they did with great alacritie and joyfull acclamations in a full Congregation Upon Wednesday after the Colonell with all the Gentlemen Souldiers and the whole Tovvne presented God with solemne thanksgiving vvho hath hitherto crovvned this Countie vvith such glorious victories Not unto us Lord not unto us but to thy Name bee all the Glory For by thy power we have beaten downe such as have risen up against us A Letter from Sir William Brereton THis day is deservedly set apart to be a day of Thanksgiving for that compleat and great Victory which the Lord hath given us on Monday last even then when the enemy came out Armed with power of flesh and resolution to destroy and over-run all the rest of the Countrey In which designe they were so hopefull and consident as that they tooke the holdnesse to encamp themselves in Middlewich a Town between Namptwich and Northwich where I was and where we had begun to fortifie and place a Garrison we conceived this attempt of most dangerous consequence and therfore thought fit to allow them no rest nor to give them time to Fortifie To this end there was a strong party of Horse went out from Northwich upon Saturday night last upon their first comming there who gave them an Alarm The next day being the Sabbath could not be observed it being the worke of the whole day to prepare for our defence and how to annoy our Enemy towards whom I went out upon Sunday in the afternoon with betwixt two and three Troops of Horse and betwixt two and three Companies of Dragooners who went neere to Middlewich and gave them an Alarm there but without any intention to assault them in their Quarters they being very strong in Foot and well armed and we had no Foot at all then there our greatest care being to preserve the Country from Plundring and let the enemy know we durst looke them in the face and come even to the very doore This evening March 12. being Sunday we resolved and concluded to meet the

Namptwich Forces the next morning who were appointed to come unto us by six of the clock in the morning But we were in fight neere foure houres before they came in to our assestance during which time they playd full upon us with their Canon but without any success at all there being only one or two men hurt but not mortally During which time our Musquetiers we had not above 200. our greatest force of Foot being at Namptwich behaved themselves very gallantly and made good three passages and kept the enemy in play till the Namptwich Forces came in to our assistance who came on so resolutely and with such undauntednesse of spirit even to the amazement and admiration of the enemy whom they beat from their works and from their Cannon And as they entred one end of the Town our Souldiers entred the other end with no lesse courage and resolution Colonell Ellis Serjeant Major Gilner Sir Edward Moseley and ten Captaines more besides all other Officers a List of whose Names you shall find here inclosed who betook themselves to the Church and Steeple from whence they did much annoy us for some short time but within an houre after the Lord was pleased to make us possessors of the Church and Steeple and of the Commanders and Souldiers that were therein and of their Ordinance Magazine and great store of Arms so as I beleeve since the beginning of this unnat●rall Warre God hath not given many more compleater Victories nor hath there been many more Prisoners taken there being not many fewer than 500 Prisoners and very many of them commanders and considerable persons I desire the whole praise and glory may be attributed to Almighty God who infused courage into them that stood for his cause and strucke the enemie with t●●rour and amazement For farther particulars I must referre you to a fuller relation We heare nothing from London how things goe there but our confidence is in the Lord of heaven to the protection of whose Providence I desire to commend you and so conclude and Rest Namptwich 15. March 1642. Your William Brereton Another Letter from a man of Note SIr I neede not relate to you the great victory which the Lord hath given us at Midlewich a Reverend Divine in our Army having sent up an exact Relation of all our Proceedings since our comming into these parts to which Relation I refer you yet a few great Circumstances I may not omit Sir Tho Aston Colonell Leigh of Adlington and all their Troops of Horse fled away or else we had taken them which makes many of the Commanders that we have taken prisoners affirm that if they were at liberty they would never fight for Sir Tho Aston without a promise under his hand that he would not run away nothing vexed them more then that he would not let them know so much that they might have shifted for themselves as well as he we lost five men and ten were hurt but not one man killed with their Canons although they shot at us all the while Collonell Brereton carrieth himselfe very gallantly I doubt not by the assistance of the Lord of Hosts he will cleare these parts very shortly The Prisoners that we lost in the battell of Nampwich our enemies brought with them from Chester to Middlewich and so we have them again The same morning we set upon them Sir Tho Aston and the rest drank to Billie Brereton as they called him and said they would give him a Breakefast anon but such was the good hand of God upon us that we fared better then they would have had us Their Word was Prince Rupert Ours The Lord of Hosts And so you see that The Lord of Hoasts overcame Prince Rupert Farewell A Catalogue of the Names of those that were taken Prisoners at the Battell ONe Barronet Sir Edward Mosely One Collonell E●●… 1 Liestenant Col. Massey of Coddington 2 Sergeant Majors Hurlstone Gilmore Nine Captaines Captaine Corbet Starkey Morris Davenport Iones Horton ●aton Floyde Mason Sixe Lievtenants Lievtenant Sherlet Marvey Hoseyar Iennlngs Dod. Corbet Foure Ensignes Ensigne Ward Proudlove Morris Davenport 2 Corporalls 1 Quartermaster 2 Canoneers 4 Cornets Colours The Foot Companies had no Colours 400 and odde Common Souldiers 2 Brasse Pieces all the Enemy had there 4 Barrells of Powder and as much more which the Souldiers tooke in b … A Copie of a VVarrant sent abroad in Cheshire from the chiefe Agents for the King in that County And which should have been put in strict execution had not the good successe of Valiant Sir William Breerton hindered it But it will very well serve for a President to the contrary Party VVHereas by the Kings Maiestie His Warrant under His Signe Manuall bearing Date at Oxford 28. day of Febr. last whereby it appeareth that His Maiesty is informed that divers Gentlemen and Freeholders of that County are at this time in actuall Rebellion in this County And that others have absented themselves from their houses and habitations and doe assist the present unnaturall Rebellion We are required and commanded to seise and sell all the goods and to sequester and lease out the estates of all such persons as have or shall appeare in Rebellion or having withdrawn themselves shall be any wayes aiding or assisting to the Rebells in any place whatsoever And Wee are thereby required to imploy the issues and profits arising out of such persons goods and estates for advancing His Maiesties service and the maintenance of the necessary charge of this County and City These are therefore in pursuance of His Maiesties pleasure and command and for the advancement of this service to publish and declare and strictly to charge and command all person and persons having in their hands any of the goods and chattels or in their possession any lands of any person in Rebellion or aiding and assisting to any of the Rebels to give speedy notice of such goods or lands in their possession to Sir Nicholas Byron the Governour of the City of Chester and high Sheriffe of the County within sixe dayes after publication thereof And further to publish and declare unto all such persons as have since the first of January last withdrawne themselves from their houses and habitations in the County of Chester whereby they have deprived His Maiesties loyall subiects their aide and assistance for suppressing the present Rebellion that they and every of them shall within sixe dayes after publication thereof returne to their respective dwellings and acquaint Sir Nicholas Byron of such their returne or shew unto him the cause of absenting themselves upon perill of being proceeded against as persons aiding and assisting the Rebells according to His Maiesties command aforementioned And hereof they are to take notice at their perils Given under Our hands and the hand of the said Governour of Chester the 8. of March 1642. Rivers Rob Kilmurrey Rob Cholmley Tho Savage Nic Byron From the Army neere Stafford SInce the Messenger was not dispatched away with that expedition expected when the Letters within were written I thought good to adde what hath since occurred in these parts Vpon Sunday March 19. We had a Battaile with the Enemy upon Salt Heath neere Stafford wherein we had also very good successe our strength then present come in upon that ground being but small in respect of theirs especially their Horse whereof there were as is conceived 1000. or 1200. there being the Kings owne Troope or the Princes and the Duke of Yorkes On their part was slain the Earle of Northampton whose body we tooke away with us from the ground the Kings owne Standard was taken and the Cornet slaine and 3. or 4. more Colours We have one of the Earle of Chesterfields Sons prisoner namely Fardinando Of theirs great store were slain many Cart loads we heare were carryed away sure we are that about 60. were found dead in one ditch We heare say we have slain many men of note Hastings is wounded and we had him but he overgot us in the Fight our enemies were valiant fellows and causing our Horse to retreate upon our Foot we were afraid they would have disordered them and that we should have had the worst of it but praised be God our fresh-water souldiers kept their rankes and fought manfully caused the enemy to retreate and we kept the field 3. houres after we have not any one considerable man of our side killed or hurt In some respects this was like Keinton Battle 1. They were both upon the Lords day 2. In regard of the suddennesse of it 3. They lost their Generall then so now 4. The Kings Standard was taken then so now Sir William Breereton hath it Herein they differ the enemy had more advantages of us at this fight then at Keinton they being 2. if not 3. to our one c. And in the smalnesse of our losse which was not above 6. or 8. men at the most We are now returned to Vttoxeter about 10. miles off Stafford to refresh our selves The Lord be praised I rest Yours Vttoxeter March 20. 1642. Some say Master Spencer Lucie is slaine VVe lost two Case of Drakes The Originall of which the Stationer can shew any man from a good hand Master Noble and Sir Edward Littleton have Letters to reade in the House this Saturday morning which agree with this Relation FINIS