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A True relation of the sad passages between the two armies in the west shewing the perfidious breach of articles by the Kings partie : their horrid crueltie offered to the Lord Generals souldiers in their march from Foy as it is certified by severall letters under the hands of judicious godly men : commanders in the army who were themselves eye-witnesses and patient sufferers in all these cruelties herein expressed / published by G. S.
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to their persons or goods and care taken of them till such time as they can be transported to Plimouth Sixtly it is agreed that all Officers and Souldiers of that Army for the better conveniency of their march shal be permitted to receive all such moneys provisions of victualls and other accommodations as they shal be able to procure from Plimouth to which end they shall have a Passe granted to any persons not exceeding the number of twelve whom they shall send for the same Seventhly it is agreed That there be no inviting of souldiers but that such as will come voluntarily to his Majesties Service shall not be hindred According to these Articles The Artillery Carriages Ammunition Armes c. Were delivered into the Kings possession But how contrary to these Articles they dealt with us these following Testimonies do testifie SIr I have writ twice to you before but have not received on line from you which makes me thinke my Letters have miscarryed what our Straits were and have been I formerly writ in the extremity of our straits After the Lord Generall was gone by Sea to Plimouth and our Horse made their way through the Kings Army of which I assure my self you have heard the enemy made violent assaults against us greedily thirsting after our blood as the ravening Beasts after their prey intending not to leave one of us alive But God hath in mercy preserved us and did wonderfully uphold the courage of our Souldiers who were resolute and valiant resolving either to die like men or to come off with honour insomuch That after some showers of great and small shot the heat of the raging enemy was well cooled and they willing to be shut of us upon reasonable termes rather then to buy our blood at so dear a rate and were willing to accept of a Treaty And after some time spent about the conditions on Sunday night the first of September we were all agreed and were to march away with a safe Convoy the next day with our Colours and Drums c. but with no Arms except Officers But then came our misery For when we had laid down our Arms and came to march through the enemies Army we were inhumanely delt with abused reviled scorned torne kickt pillaged and many stript of all they had quite contrary to the Articles For presently even in the presence of the King and of their Generall they took away our cloakes coats and hats calumniating us by reproachfull words and threates if we would not desert the Parliament and turn to the King And after a day or two march they Stript many of our Officers to their shirts taking away their Boots Shooes Hose c. notwithstanding Major Generall Skippon stoutly urged the Condition severall times and with much wisdom behaved himself nor was this the worst for they hindred us in all our march from provisions and quarter on purpose to destroy us and truly the Mercy and Providence of God was wonderfull to us that we perisht not in our march I hope I shall have opportunity to see you shortly and shall then tell you something of my own particular usage and losse I pray c. Southampton the 19. of September 1644. Your assured Friend and Servant R. B. This Letter was writ to a Gentleman of quality and worth from his intimate and faithfull Friend here followes another writ to a Gentleman of Eminency in the City from a Captain of his acquaintance who is known to be Discreet Honest and Religious a Sholler and a Valient Souldier Most worthy Sir My service to your selfe and to c. VVHen my Lord Generall advanced into the West He commâ—nded our Regiment out of Plimouth amongst which I was one We oftentimes skirmished with the Enemie and had ever the better which presaged a Victorie to us as I conceived if we would fight The first time our Plimouth Horse being but a handfull charged a vast body of the Enemies horse and put them all to flight I cannot describe in writing what I saw that day actâ—d I was my selfe present in that Charge It was wonderfull to see the couragious hearts of our men and the basenesse of the Enemie This was the first skirmish of note the rest I omit The next of any note was the day my Lord Generall began to draw from â—istithiel towards Foy At that time both Horse and Foot skirmished but especially the Foot That day in the morning we beat the Enemie back for divers fields took three Foot Colours and one Horse Colour and divers prisoners and men of note I that day got the Princes Colours in the field The whole body of the Enemies horse and foot stood amazed at our Footmens resolution All that day we skirmished very hot and the Enemie stuck very close on every side plying us continually with shot The night comming on the Enemie drew into divers bodies of Horse and Foot but especially towards our Right and Left Wing two vast bodies of Horse appeared their Foot concealing themselves as well as they could yet we plainly perceived their intention was that night to fall on or to give us a great Alarme which they did to the purpose The next night my Lord Generall and the Lord Roberts and Sir John Merrick took boat for Plimouth and as it fell out it was well they went I meane the Lord Generall and Lord Roberts for without all question the Enemie would have killed them On Sunday we had a Parley and it ended the same night the Articles agreed upon I believe you have heard but how they were violated I am sure you cannot know except you had seen it Sir believe it no tongue can expresse the barbarous usage of our men by the Enemie They stripped many hundreds stark naked wounded many and pillaged most of their money coats and hats This was on the Munday Septemb. 2. They made us after we had laid down our armes to maâ—ch through the Kings Army where the Souldiers came upon us in most barbarous manner moyling our men in the dirt and kicking them pulling all from them doublets hose and shirts leaving many stark naked When we came from the Kings Army to Listithiel the poore Souldiers were assaulted with more crueltie by the Towns-men and women of Listithiel who stripped many men stark naked not leaving them any thing to cover their nakednesse And I saw them strip a woman of our partie to her smock she had lyen in but three dayes before they took her by the haire of her head and threw her into the River and there had almost drowned her the woman dyed within twelve houres after Divers other women and men were served in the like nature Also upon Listithiel Bridge there met three brethren two were on the Kings partie and one for the Parliament The two laid hold on the other brothers throat one of them would have killed him but the other was more mercifull yet they stripped him and beat him and swore
A True RELATION Of the sad Passages between the Two Armies in the West Shewing the perfidious Breach of Articles by the Kings Partie Their horrid Crueltie offered to the Lord Generals Souldiers in their March from FOY As it is certified by severall Letters under the hands of Judicious Godly men Commanders in the Army who were themselves Eye-witnesses and patient Sufferers in all these Cruelties herein Expressed Read and Judge Published by G. S. Ierem. 34. 18 19 20. And I will give the men that have transgressed my Covenant which have not performed the words of the Covenant which they had made before me when they cut the Calf in twain and passed through the parts thereof The Princes of Iudah and the Princes of Ierusalem the Eunuches and the Priests and all the people that passed between the parts of the Calf I will give them unto the hands of their enemies and into the hands of them that seek their lives and their dead bodies shall be for meat unto the Fowls of the Heaven and to the Beasts of the Earth c. London Printed according to Order for L. C. Octob. 2. 1644. A true Relation of the sad Passages between the two Armies in the West WHile the Lord Generall was quartered at Listithell in Cornwell He drew out his Army severall times attempting to give the Enemy battle but the Enemy refused So imbelbick have they alwayes been and would never fight but upon great advantage only they had dayly Skirmishes by parties about passages which the Enemy laboured to take to hinder all Provisions for Horse and Foot from coming to His Excellencyes Army In all which Skirmishes the Enemy had the worse till the Enemy at last grew numerous and by advantage of inclosiers which was with stoâ—e walles the Enemyes Foot got very neer His Excellencyes quarters which was great annoyance and kept them to continuall duty necessitated them to a narrower compasse and hindred provisions every way So that on Friday the 30. of August His Excellency drew his Carriages to Foy It being concluded by a Counsell of Warre that His Excellency and the Lord Roberts should go by Sea to Plimouth and that the Horse should break their way through the Kings quarters Leaving all the Foot under the Command of Major Generall Skippon The Lords God be praised came safe to Plimouth and the Horse safely past through the Enemies Army with losse to the Enemy more then to themselves The Plimouth Regiment of Horse only stayed with the Foot who were resolved to live and dye with them These Horse with all the Foot stood upon their Guard in hope some relief might come or at least to make their own conditions The Enemy having felt the Animosity of our Horse in breaking through their Army had little heart to pursue them but presently withall their force fell on our Foot on every side supposing them to be all at their mercy but resolved to shew them no mercy at all but to have swallowed them up wholly For by a Counsell of War they had resolved to put every man to the Sword and give quarter to none This was on Friday the King was in Person in the Army Then to put a quick dispatch in execution of their cruell resolutions they fell with all violence on our Foot and at the first assault having taken about 30. they put them to the Sword who asking quarter they answered God damme not a man of you shall have quarter This inhumanity of theirs increased resolution and courage in our men who resolved to set their lives at a high rate beyond what the Enemy durst bid as indeed they did for after Major Generall Skippon had made a short Speech to the Army they threw up their Hats and gave a great shout resolving unanimously to fight it out to the last man and to ask no quarter and upon the Enemies approach they gave them many fiery Salutations which much amazed the Enemy for by their great and small shot sent with resolved courage there fell of the Enemy at least six for one insomuch that the enemy made a stand and drew back changing their resolutions of giving no quarter and offered quarter which that Gallant Gentleman Major Generall Skippon refused except he might have Honourable conditions at last it was graunted that he should draw his own conditions which he did but not granted yet after some debate there was a Treatie and this was on Sunday the first of September The Treators for the Enemy was Prince Maurice the Lord Forth and the Lord Digby For Major Generall Skippon was Colonell Wichcot Colonell Barkley and Colonell Butler That night they agreed to the Articles which here I have set down Verbatim that the world may see their incongruent performance by the relations following The Articles are these FIrst It is agreed That all the Officers and Souldiers as well of Horse and Foot under the Command of the Earl of Essex being at the time of the conclusion of this Treaty on the West-side of the River Foy shall to morrow being the Second of September by Eleven of the clock in the morning deliver up in their quarters near the old Castle all their Cannon and Train of Artillery withall Carriages Necessaries and Materialls thereunto belonging and likewise all the Armes offensive and defensive both of Horse and Foot and all Powder Bullet Match and Amunition whatsoever unto such Officers as the Generall of His Majesties Artillery shall appoint to receive the same except onely the Swords and Pistols of all Officers above the degree of Corporals who are by this agreement to wear and carry away the same Secondly It is agreed that immediately after the delivery up of the said Artillery Arms and Amunition c. That all the Officers and Souldiers both of Horse and Foot of the said Army shall maroh out of their quarters to Listithiell with their Collours both of Horse and Foot Trumpets and Drums and that all Officers above the degree of a Corporall shall take with them such Horses and Servants as properly belong to themselves as also all Reformadoes their Horses and Armes not exceeding the number of Fifty and likewise to take with them all their Bagge and Baggage and Wagons with their Teemes of Horse Properly belonging to the said Officers Thirdly it is agreed that they shall have a safe convoy of a 100. Horse from their quarters to Listithell and from thence in their march the nearest convenient way to Poole and Warham and that in their march they touch not at any Garrison Fourthly it is agreed that in case they shall march from Pool to any other place by land that neither they nor any of them shall bear Armes more then is allowed in this agreement nor do any Hostile Act untill they come to Southampton or Portsmouth Fiftly it is agreed that all sick and wounded Souldiers of this Army who are not able to march shal be left at Foy and there secured from any violence