a forward enemy with some others 15. Rowdon house neare Chippenham in Wiltshire after nine dayes siege was taken by His Majesties Forces 20. The Lord Macguire an Irish Baron was executed by the common hang-man at Tyburne by command of the Parl. In the history of which execution recorded in many of their owne Pamphlets the reader may observe two questions asked by Master Gibbs one of the Sheriffes of London and answered by that Lord the very instant before his death The first was whether he knew of any Commision the King had granted to the Irish Rebells for the commotion they had raised in Ireland He answered that he never knew nor heard of any the second was whether there was not some agreement made by the Irish Commissioners before the Rebellion first brake out with the Recusants in England He answered that to his Knowledge there was never any one in England either Catholique or Protestant that knew of it but one and he was an Irish man and a Protestant and he came to the knowledge of it by chance not as he was an Actor in it Out of which and out of that delivered by the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury on the Scaffold immediately before his death the world may evidently see His Majesty irrefragably cleared by two acts of the Parliaments owne cruelty from two of the most scandalous aspersions by which the malice of these forgiving enemies hath from time to time endeavoured to make His Sacred Majestie odious to his People Salutem ex inimicis nostris may the King well say seeing his enemies actions turned to his Justification quite contrary to their intendments The first was an imagined inclination in His Majesty to Popery The second a pretended Commissionating of the Irish Rebellion In the first the Arch Bishop of Canterbury In this the Lord Macguire both at their very dying houres have rendred His Majesty as innocent as his enemies intended him odious I say innocent because we know the worst of Rebells cannot but credit those persons especially testifying at such time when they were immediately after to give an account of all their Actions to the knower of all hearts Nor can any one beleeve but the Arch Bishop of Canterbury who was dayly conversant with His Majesty in matters of Religion must needs know the very depth of his heart therein And the Lord Macguire who was privy to the first motion of the Irish Rebellion must likewise of necessity have known of the Kings Commission if any such thing had been 22. The Treaty at Uxbridge was broken up though His Majesty sent a particular Message and his Commissioners did earnestly desire that the same might be continued In this treaty His Majesties Commissioners condescended much but those of Westminster would abate nothing of the rigour of their unheard of Propositions which was the cause the treaty tooke no better effect The same day was the Towne of Shrewsbury by treachery in the night delivered to Colonell Mitton the Parliaments Governour of Wem Here you may see the Parliaments Masterpiece in hatching this treacherous plot in the time of Treaty wherein they used the name of peace only as a Masque for their designes but intended nothing lesse 25. Sir Marmaduke Langdale routed a great body of the Parl. forces consisting of at least 1200. Horse Dragoons commanded by Colonell Rossiter a Scot neare Melton Mowbray in Leicester shire The same day Colonell Roger Molineux with a party of horse from Mewarke took the Parl. Committee at Wirksworth in Darby-shire where they were gathering Contribution 26. Sir William and Sir Charles Compton brothers to the Noble Earle of Northampton with three hundred horse routed foure hundred of the Praliaments horse of Northampton neare Daventry in that County In the latter end of this moneth a party of His Majesties Forces from Hereford tooke Castle-ditch a Garrison of the Parliaments on the borders of that County March 1. Pontfract Castle that had been long besieged not without much losse to the Parl. by frequent sallies made by the defendants and otherwise was relieved by Sir Marmaduke Langdale who there utterly defeated the Lord Fairfax his whole Army 7. Major Abercromy a rebellious plundring Scot was slaine neere Stratton Audley in Buckinghamshire where his party of Horse was routed and 17. of his men and horse taken prisoners by a party from Borstall house 14. Col. Long the High Sherife of Wil shire with his owne Regiment of Horse onely gallantly charged a great body of Wallers horse neere the Devises and did good exâ—cution on them but being much over-powered by the Parl. numbers was at length taken Prisoner with some part of his Regiment which was within few dayes after sufficiently requited by the Lo Goring who took above 700. of Wallers Horse in those parts 15. A party of His Majesties Horse from Pontfract Castle fell on Col. Brandlings Quarters at Badsworth 4. miles from Doncaster took 67. prisoners whereof 13. Officers 130. Horse and 1000. l. in money 18. The Earle of Northampton with his 3. young brothers in all whom Gallantry is hereditary routed a great body of the Northampton Horse neere Althrop in that County The same day Beeston Castle in Cheshire was relieved by P. Ruperts approach into those parts 24. The Lower Members at Westminster vote the Clause for preservation of His Majesties Person to be left out in Sir Tho Fairfax his Commission Thus doe the members 1. Sweare to live and dye with their owne General Essex yet upon second thoughts they disoblige themselves from that oath and cashiere him of his Command 2. Covenant to preserve His Majesties Person and Authority and yet afterwards authorize Sir Tho Fairfax to kill him if he can 2. They vow to maintain the Protestant Religion yet condemne the essentiall parts thereof and introduce irreligion and profanenesse Now tell me Reader what Tropologicall sense can save this jugling from flat and literall Perjury not all the addition of their Abrogative to their Legislative power For this is indeed to abrogate Christianity as well as Loyalty out of the World To give leave to kill the Kings Person in the field and yet to cheat men into a conceipt of preserving His Majesty in William Lenthalls Chaire To make the world beleeve they are Protestants when they permit and authorize an illiterate Assembly of Non-Divines to discountenance the 39. Articles dispute about expunging the fift Article of the Apostles Creed To antiquate the Lords Prayer out of the Church Service and turne out the long-setled Service of Common-Prayer out of the Church to give way to a long-winded extemporary non-sense in the roome thereof O tempora O mores Are not these fine Law-makers who violate the Lawes of God and holy Church as well as those themselves were borne unto to make way for their owne Chymeraes Would not any true Zelot pawne his soule upon these mens consciences who make no conscience of breaking their owne oathes Would not any wise man melt his Fortunes
in the ashes This was a happy day for the Excise men Diverse Butchers were apprehended about it and committed to Prison but we heard not of any further punishment 16. His Maj. was led Captive to Holmby 17. His Majesty sent a Message to both Houses wherein he desired to be attended by some of His Chaplaines not only for the exercise of his Conscience but also for the clearing of His judgement concerning the present differences in Religion and therein named 12. Reverend and Orthodox Divines viz. B. London B. Salisbury B. Peterborough D. Shelden Clerk of the Closet D. Marsh Deane of York D. Sanderson D. Baily D. Heywood D. Beale D. Fuller D. Hammond D. Tailor Whereof he desired that at least two might have free liberty to wait upon him for the discharge of their Duty to His Majesty according to their function Upon reading whereof they Ordered Wednesday following being the 24. day to returne Answer thereunto 18. The House Ordered That a Body of 5400. Horse and 1000. Dragoones should be continued and maintained at the Charge of the Kingdome 22. A Letter was sent to the Marquesse of Ormond for the Granting of his Propositions The Lord Lisle Lievtenant of Ireland arrived at Corke in Munster 27. The French Ambassadour had Audience His desire was for a happy accommodation betweene the King and Parliament and presented himselfe as a mediator betwixt them March 1. The Apprentices of London Petition againe for Play daies c. 6. His majesty after 17. dayes Expectation of an Answer to His former message of the 17 of February renewed the same and sent it to the Houses at Westminster wherein amongst many other sweet and pious expressions He assured them that He could not as He ought take into consideration those Alterations in Religion which had and would be offered unto Him without such help as He desired because He could never judge rightly of or be altered in any thing of His opinion so long as any ordinary way of finding out the truth was denyed him but when this was granted him His Majesty promised them faithfully not to strive for victory in Argument but to seek and submit to truth according to that judgement which God had given Him c. 10. This day was set apart for a day of Humiliation for the growth of Heresies and Blasphemies c. One would have thought they had been grown to a sufficient number already The Humble-men were much afraid of being interrupted in their devotion by the Independents whom they account the prime Heretiques and therefore they set strong Guards both of Horse Foot throughout the City and Suburbs The same day the Catholique Irish had a generall Rendezvouz at Laughlin bridge not far from Dublin in Ireland 19. Sir John Clotworthy Sir William Waller and Major Saloway received Instructions to treat with Sir Thomas Fairfax about the 8000. Foot and 2000. Horse that had been formerly voted to be sent for Ireland 21. This day being Sunday in the afternoone there happened a notable Insurrection amongst the Apprentices and others in Moorefields occasioned upon the apprending of some who were found drinking in an Alehouse who drew into a head and assaulted broke downe and plundred the House of Justice Hubbard and forced him and his servants to shift for their lives Thre were divers hurt by small shot from the house before entrance but not any killed Post-script THere remaines now Reader nothing to compleat this short-sad story but a Catalogue of the persons of note slaine within this Kingdome since the beginning of these bloody warres not to speake of those many thousands of inferiour Ranke which may well Challenge even from an Adamantine heart the tribute of a bleeding Eye the rather since there 's hardly any story can parallel these Calamities which if truly resented will exact from all good Christians an earnest and continuall supplication that Almighty God would please to avert his Judgements from us to set a Period to these distractions and to preserve our most Gracious King from the fury of his Enemies to deliver him out of their bloody hands and in his owne due time to re-establish him in his Throne A Catalogue of the names of all or the most part of the Lords Knights Commanders and persons of quality slaine or executed by Law Martiall on both sides from the beginning of this unnaturall Warre to the 25. of March 1647. But before we proceed to give you the Names we must in duty breathe forth some pious Ejulations in memory of so many gallant souls slain on His Majesties part IMmortall Spirits whose transcendent worth Hath made you such while it hath brought you forth By a most glorious Birth into a Light Holds no alternate course with darksome Night Refulgent Starres in Honour's Orbe you shine Of the first Magnitude Who did decline No Combats signall Enterprises or The wants and suff'rings that attend on War But fought for Church for Caesar and your Lawes In all things disadvantag'd save your Cause And valiant hearts which made you bold t' oppose Your noble Bloud against ignoble Foes You need no Marble Statua's or Brasse To help transmit your Actions which shall passe To all succeeding Ages by the Tongues Of learned Bards the subject of their Songs No Flux of Time shall cancell any Name Your swords have graven on the leaves of Fame Who swell'd her breast with your departing breath To trumpet loud the Glories of your Death Wherein the living wish with you a roome To draw immortall Honours from that Toombe Which shaded stands with noble Palmes that spring From the pure bloud you shed for Charles your King On whose perpessions may the Heav'ns looke downe In vindication of his injur'd Crowne EARLES LORDS Slain on His Majesties part EArle of Linsey slain at Edgehill battell October 23. 1643. Earle of Northampton slain at Hopton heath in Staff shire March 19. 1642. Earl of Carnarvon at Newbery first battel Sep. 17. 1643. Earle of Sunderland there also Earle of Litchfield slaine at Routon-heath in Cheshire Sept. 29. 1645. Earle of Kingston near Gainsborough Earl of Denaigh received his deaths wound at Burmincham Marquesse de Vieuville a French Lord slaine at Newbery first Battell Lord Viscount Fawlkland slaine there also Lord d'Aubigny at Edghill Lord Iohn Steward near Alresford in Hampshire Lord Grandison received his deaths-wound at Bristow Lord Cary slaine at Marston-Moore Iuly 1644. Baron Dene kinsman to the Prince of Orange slaine at Nottingham M. Edward Sackvile sonne to the Earl of Dorset most barbarously murthered near Oxford by some of Brownes souldiers from Abbington Baronets Knights Sir Edmund Verney his Majesties Standard-bearer slain at Edghill Sir Bevill Grenvile at Lansdowne July 5. 1643. Sir Nicholas Slaynning at Bristow July 26. 1643. Sir Rich Lawdy at Cover in Gloc shire Sir Ingram Hopton at Winsby fight near Horn-castle Octob. 1643. Sir George Bowles at Winsby fight near Horn-castle Octob. 1643. Sir William Butler slaine at Cropedy Bridge
amongst whom was Colonell John Hampden one of the five Members accused by His Majestie of High Treason who in this fight received his mortall wound in this very Chalgrove field where he first mustred and drew up men in Armes to put in execution the ungodly Ordnance for the Militia 31. His Excellency the Earle of Newcastle obtained a great victory against the Northerne Forces under the Lord Fairfax upon Adderton Heath within the County of Yorke In which fight His Excellency soone put the Parl. to flight their Generall Fairfax being forced to shift with one poore Toupe of horse into Leeds leaving the rest to the mercy of the victor July 1. Sir Charles Lucas with three Troups out of his owne Regiment routed 400. of the Parl. horse and Dragoones commanded by Colonell Middleton neare Padbury in Buckinghamshire slew about 100. of them took 40. prisoners and thereby prevented a great designe of the Parliament Col. now Lord Jermin with those forces that guarded her Maj. out of the North assisted by Col. Hastings now Lord Loughborough took Burton upon Trent in Staffordshire The same day the Marquesse of Newcastle besieged Bradford 2. Bradford taken and in it 2000. prisoners withall their Horse Armes and Ammunition Hereupon the Parl. deserted the towne of Hallifax and presently after Sir Hugh Cholmeley fell upon Beverley and took it for His Majesty 5. M. Tompkins and M. Challenor were most barbarously murthered in London for their fidelity to His Majesty And the same 5. day was a fight on Landsdowne Hall betwixt His Majesties Forces under the Command of the noble Marquesse of Hartford and the Parliaments Army under Sir William Waller who after 11. houres fight stuck their lighted matches in the hedges and ran away Their Foot were absolurely routed and all dispersed their losse of Officers Horse very great many hundreds of their men were killed His Majesties Forces having the pillage of the field And here was that valiant Knight Sir Bevill Greenvill unfortunately slaine in the front of his men 13. About 4. aclock in the afternoone the King and Queenes Majesty met at Edge-hill where the Parl. October 23. 1642. had received so great an overthrow and the same day and houre His Majesties Forces under the Command of the Lord Wilmot Lieutenant Generall of the horse the Earle of Carnarvon and the Lord Byron obtained another great strange victory upon Round-way Downe with 1500. Horse and two small peeces of Cannon only wherewith they totally routed the Parl. Army under the command of that old beaten Souldier Sir William Waller consisting of above 2500. foot and 2000. horse besides five hundred Dragooners took eight peeces of brasse Ordnance slew 600. of them in the place tooke above nine hundred prisoners all their Cannon Armes Ammunition Waggons Baggage and Victuall 28. foot-Ensignes nine Cornets and left not one of them but what was either killed taken prisoner or narrowly escaped 24. His Highnesse Prince Rupert having joyned his Forces to his brothers and the whole body of their strentgh being brought together they sate down before Bristoll and began their Batteries 26. They gained the Out works 27. The Citie and Castle were delivered to His Maj. withall the Ordnance Armes and Ammunition August 3. Corfe-Castle in the Isle of Purbecke was fallen upon by the Parl. forces who were shamefully repulsed by the Gallantry of Captaine Laurence Above 60. were killed in the place the rest hearing of the Earle of Carnarvons approach ran away 5. Dorchester summoned and surrendred unto the E. of Carnarvon 9. About this the Castle and Isle of Portland were reduced under His Maj. Command And the Towne and Haven of Weymouth and Melcombe submitted to His Majesty 20. Col. John Digby defeated the Forces of Biddeford and Barnstaple September 2 3. The Townes of Biddeford Appleford and Barnstaple delivered up their severall Garrisons to His Majesty The same third day His Highnesse Prince Maurice assaulted Exeter 4. His Highnesse gained the great Sconce and immediately after the Towne and Castle which were delivered unto His Highnesse with all the Ordnance Armes and Ammunition The Parl. Army stealing out of Gloucestershire towards London surprised part of a new raised Regiment of His Majesties Horse at Cyrencester but being overtaken by Prince Rupert with His Majesties Horse neare Auburne in Wiltshire many great bodies of their foot were routed and many of them slaine in the place Here was the Marquesse De la Vieuville taken prisoner who was afterwards murthered in cold bloud because they understood he was something allyed to the Queenes Majesty Hereby the Parl. Army was greatly retarded insomuch that His Majesty had time to overtake them with his foot and 20. upon an hill neare Newbury and Enborne heath His Maiesty fought with them who were seated in the most advantagious place imaginable yet in despight of all their Cannon Foot and Horse His Majestie beat them from their ground gained the hill and one Peece of their Ordnance and quickly routed all their Horse upon the heath The most that were killed in this fight of His Majesties forces exceeded not the Number of three hundred but above six hundred of the Parl. lost their lives there and a great number of them were wounded In this fight were slaine the most Noble and valiant Earle of Carnarvon the Earle of Sunderland the Lord Viscount Faulkland Colonell Morgan Captaine William Simpcots with some other Gentry and Commanders After this the Parl. forces were further pursued and routed againe so as they fled into Reading where they durst not stay but left the Town for His majesty 25. Thâ—â— pernitious Confederacy called the nationall Covenant was taken by the Members of the House of Commons at Westminster in Saint Margarets Church Anno 1644. Octob. 18. The Prince of Harcourt Lord Ambassadour extraordinary from the French King and Queene Regent after he had beene most barbarously used by the Parl. came safe to Oxford where he had entertainment more suitable to the worth of so great a Personage His Majesties under the Command of the Lord Widdrington and Colonell Henderson a Scot received a defeat neare Horne-Castle in Lincolneshire by the Parl. forces under the Command of Manchester Cromwell and Fairfax there were taken prisonâ—rs neare 600. of His Majesties forces Sir Ingram Hopton and some few others slaine not without some considerable losse to the Parliament November 11. An Ordnance for authorizing the Counterfeit Great Seale 21. Sir William Armine and others sent by the Parl. at Westminster arrived at Edenborough with Articles of accord and advance money to hastâ—n the Scots invasion 27. The Kings Messenger hanged at London for discharging his Duty in serving His Majesties Writ December 4. Hawarden Castle surrendred to His Majesty 8. John Pym died De morbo pediculoso at Derby house in Westminster 12. Beeston Castle assaulted and taken for His Majesty 21. Lapley house taken by Capt. Heaveningham 28. Col. Nathaniell Fiennes one of the first that appeared in this
Vaughan fell on a party of the Parl. neare Welch Poole Commanded by S. John Price killed some wounded others took divers Prisoners and many Horses and Armes 28. Master Blakes house at Pinnell neare Calne in Wiltshire taken by a party of the Lord Gorings forces 31. The Members at VVestminster voted Sir Thomas Fairfax to be their new Generall cashiering the E. of Essex with whom July 12. 1642 they had sworn to live and die January 1. Young Hotham was beheaded on Tower-hill 2. Sir John Hotham his father was likewise beheaded by Martiall Law Here the Reader may take notice of a speciall marke of Gods judgement for Apr. 23. 1642. when old Hotham denyed His Maj. admittance into Hull he held up his hands and prayed God never to prosper him or his posterity if he were not His Majesties loyall Subject And now see both father and sonne adjudged by their fellow-members and condemned by their owne beloved Martiall Law for intending to deliver up Hull to His Majesty The same day the Lord Astley took Lypyate house in Gloucestershire Sir Marmaduke Langdale totally routed Col. Ludlowes Regiment of horse at Salisbury 10. The Lord Archbishop of Canturbury was beheaded on Tower-hill It would be too long here where we aime at Brevitie to set downe the particulars of his Imprisoment the preposterous proceedings against him in his Triall and his pious magnanimity at the time of his Death his Sermon on the Scaffold whereof here followeth a true Copie will satisfie the world that he dyed innocently and â—hich is more that His Majestie hath beene most unjustly accused of any inclination to Popery Good People THis is an uncomfortable time to preach yet I shall begin with a text of Scripture Heb. 12. 2. Let us run with patience that race which is set before us Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our Faith who for the joy that was set before him endured the Crosse despising the shame and is set downe at the right hand of the Throne of God I have been long in my Race and how I have looked to Jesus the author and finisher of my Faith Hee best knowes I am now come to the end of my Race and here I find the Crosse a death of shame but the shame must be despised or no comming to the right hand of God Jesus despised the shame for me and God forbid but I should despise the shame for Him I am going a pace as you see towards the Red Sea and my feet are now upon the very brinke of it an Argument I hope that God is bringing me to the Land of promise for that was the way through which he led his People But before they came to it Hee instituted a Passeover for them a Lamb it was but it must be eaten with sowre Hearbs I shall obey and labour to digest the sowâ—e Hearbs as well as the Lamb. And I shall remember it is the Lords Passeover I shall not thinke of the Hearbs nor be angry with the hand which gathereth them but looke up only to him who instituted that and govâ—rnes these For men can have no more power over men then what is given them from above I am not in love with this passage through the Red Sea for I have the wâ—aknesse and infirmities of flesh and blood plâ—ntifully in me And I have prayed with my Saviour ut transâ—â—et Calâ—x iste that this Cup of red wine might passâ— from me But if not Gods will not mine be done anâ— I shall most willingly drinke of this Cup as deep as he pleases and enter this Sea yea and passe through it in the way that he shall lead me But I would have it remembred Good people that when Gods Servants were in this boysterous Sea and Aaron among them the Aegyptians which persecuted them and did in a manner drive them into the Sea were drowned in the same waters while they were in pursuit of them I know my God whom I serve is as able to deliver me from this Sea of Blood as he was to deliver the three Children from the Furnace and I most humbly thank my Saviour for it my Resolution is now as theirs was then They would not worship the image the King had set up nor will I the imaginations which the people are setting up nor will I forsake the Temple and the truth of God to follow the bleating of Jeroboams Calfe in Dan and in Bethell And as for this people they are at this day miserably missed God of his mercy open their Eyes that they may see the right way for at this day the blind lead the blind and if they goe on both will certainly fall into the ditch For my selfe I am and acknowledge it in all humility a most grievous sinner many wayes by thought word and deed and I cannot doubt but that God hath mercy in store for me a poore penitent as well as for other sinners I have now upon this sad occasion ransacked every corner of my heart and yet I thanke God I have not found among the many any one sin which deserves death by any knowne Law of this Kingdome And yet hereby I charge nothing upon my Judges for if they proceed upon proofe by valuable witnesses I or any other innocent may be justly condemned And I thank God though the weight of the sentence lie heavy upon me I am as quiet within as ever I wa in my life And though I am not only the first Arch-Bishop but the first man that ever dyed by an Ordinance of Parliament yet some of my Predecessours have gone this way though not by this meanes For Elphegus was hurried away and lost his head by the Danes and Symon Sudbury in the fury of Wat Tyler and his fellowes Before these Saint John Baptist had his head danced off by a lewd woman and Saint Cyprian Arch-Bishop of Carthage submitted his head to a persecuting sword Many Examples great and good and they teach me patience for I hope my Cause in Heaven will looke of another dye then the colour that is put upon it here And some comfort it is to me not only that I goe the way of these great men in their severall generations but also that my Charge as soule as t is made looks like that of the Jewes against Saint Paul Acts 25. 3. For he was accused for the Law and the Temple i. e. Religion And like that of Saint Steven Acts 6. 14. for breaking the Ordinances which Moses gave i. e. Law and Religion the holy place and the Temple verse 13. But you will say doe I then compare my selfe with the integrity of Saint Paul and Steven No farre be that from me I onely raise a comfort to my selfe that these great Saints and servants of God were laid at in their times as I am now And it is memorable that Saint Paul who helped on this Accusation against Saint Steven did after fall under the very same himselfe Yea but here
world all and every of those bitter Enemies which have persecuted me and humbly desire to be forgiven of God first and then of every man whether I have offâ—nded him or not if he doe â—ut conceive that I have Lord doe thou forgive me and I beg forgivenesse of him And so I heartily desire you to joyn in Prayer with me OEternall God and mercifull Father looke downe upon me in mercy in the riches and fulnesse of all thy mercies looke upon me but not till thou hast nailed my sinnes to the Crosse of Christ not till thou hast bathed me in the blood of Christ not till I have hid my selfe in the wounds of Christ that so the punishment due unto my sinnes may passe over me And since thou art pleased to try me to the uttermost I humbly beseech thee give me now in this great instant full patience proportionable comfort and a heart ready to dye for thy honour the King's happinesse and this Churches preservation And my zeale to these farre from Arrogancy be it spoken is all the sinne humane frailties exceptâ—d and all incidents thereto which is yet known to me in particular for which I now come to suffer I say in this particular of Treason but otherwise my sins are many and great Lord pardon them all those especially what ever they are which have drawne downe this present judgement upon me and when thou hast given me strength to beare it doe with me as seemes best in thine own eyes carry me through death that I may looke upon it in what visage soever it shall appeare to me Amen And that there may be a stop of this issue of bloud in this more then miserable Kingdome I shall desire that I may pray for the people too as well as for my selfe O Lord I beseech thee give grace of repentance to all bloud-thirsty people but if they will not repent O Lord confound all their devices defeat and frustrate all their designes and endeavours upon them which are or shall be contrary to the Glory of thy great Name the truth and sincerity of Religion the establishment of the King and his posterity after him in their just rights and Priviledges the honour and conservation of Parliaments in their just power the preservation of this poore Church in her truth peace and patrimony and the settlement of this distracted and distressed People under their ancient Lawes and in their native Liberties And when thou hast done all this in meere mercy for them O Lord fill their hearts with thankfullnesse and with religious dutifull obedience to thee and thy Commandements all their dayes So Amen Lord Jesus Amen and receive my Soule into thy Bosome Amen Our Father which art in heaven c. 11. Sir Henry Cage Governour of Oxford intended to have raised a fort at Cullom-Bridge but the designe being treacherously discovered he was prevented and in the attempt most unfortunately received a shot whereof within two houres after he dyed His Body was afterwards interred at Oxford with funebrious exequies and solemnities answerable to his merits who having done His Majesty speciall service was whilst living generally beloved and dead is still universall lamented He was a most valiant and expert Souldier and a most pious and learned Gentleman as may appeare by that learned tract of his written and printed at Oxford entituled the prerogative of man or his Soules immortalitie and high perfection defended c. His daily refreshed memory makes me trespasse on the Readers Patience with this ELEGIE Vpon the never-enough lamented death of Sir HEN GAGE the most desired Governour of Oxford SO Titus called was The worlds delight And straight-way dyed The envious Sisters spight Still the great favourite The darling head Unto the Fates is alwayes forfeited Our Life 's a Chase where though the whole Herd fly The goodliest Deere is singled out to dye And as in beasts the fattest ever bleeds So amongst men he that doth bravest deeds He might have liv'd had but a cowards feare Kept him securely sculking in the reare Or like some sucking Colonell whose edge Durst not advance a foot from a thick hedge Or like the wary Skippon had so sure A suite of Armes he might besieg'd endure Or like the Politick Lords of a different skill Who thought a Saw-pit safer or a hill Whose valour in two organs too did lye Distinct the one in 's eare th' other in his eye Puppets of War Thy name shall be divine And happily augment the number Nine But that the Heroes and the Muses strive To owne thee dead who wert them all alive Such an exact composure was in thee Neither exceeded Mars nor Mercurie T was just though hard thou shouldst dye Governour Osth ' Kings cheife Fort of Learning and of War Thy death was truly for thy Garrison Thou dy'dst projecting her Redemption What unto Basing twice successefull spirit Was done th' hast effected here in merit The Bridge was broken downe The Fort alone GAGE was himselfe the first and the last stone Goe burne thy Faggots Browne and grieve thy Rage Lets thee out-live the gentle grasp of GAGE And when thou read'st in thy Britanicus The boasted story of his death say thus The Valour I have showne in this was Crime And GAGES Death will brand me to all Time In this Moneth the John of London belonging to the East India Merchants was brought to Bristoll by the Loyalty of Captaine Mucknell and the rest of the Officers and Mariners of the Ship for his Majesties Service wherein were 26. Peeces of Ordnance mounted 17000. l. in money besides some other good commodities For which good service the said Captaine Mucknell had the honour to be the first Knight that ever the Prince of Wales made And within a few daies after another Ship called the Fame of London was by tempest forced into Dartmouth where she was seized on for His Majesty Service as lawfull price being bound for Dover or London This Ship had beene abroad 4. yeares and was now returned homewards from the West Indies laden with Bullion Oyle Couchanielle and other rich commodities to the value of 40000. l. at least The Treatie began at Uxbridge wherein the Candour of His Majesties most reall intentions and desires of peace was very prespicuous For his Majestie did not only arme Commissioners or any Tenne of them with a very large and powerfull Commission to treat of conclude and settle a firme peace in his dominions but did also by Proclamation appoint a solemne Fast on the fift day of February then next for a blessing on that treaty with a forme of Common Prayer set forth by His Majesty especiall Command to be used in all Churches and Chappell 's within this Kingdome February 9. Sir Walter Hastings Governour of Portland Castle for His Majesty took the great fort of Weymouth and within two dayes after Sir Lewis Dives took the middle fort and Towne of Weymouth and in a skirmish there slew Major Sydenham
concluded 12. An Order was made upon the motion of the Earle of Pembrooke That all Papists and such as had â—orne Armes against the Parliament should depart the Lines of Communication and 20. miles further except such as should get Tickets from the Committee at Goldsmiths Hall for to stay and attend their Compositions and not to returne againe within 2. months Which very day the said Earle of Pembâ—ookes house at wilton neere Salisbury was burnt down to the ground whereby it is supposed he lost above 20000. l. A just judgement of God on so malicious a person 16. The money for the treacherous Scots being 36 cart loads martched out of London 19. The Citie Petition presented and high Resolutions were pitched upon for obtaining a speedy and positive Answer from the Parl. but they received onely thanks for their Desires and of a sudden the Independent Horse of Sir The Fairfax his Army were drawn neerer London to keep the citizens in awe 20. His Majesty dispatcht his 12. most gracious Message to the great men at Westminst wherein he proposed and desired rgaine to come to London or any of his Houses thereabouts upon the publique faith and security of his two Houses of Parl. and the Scottish Commissioners that he might be there with honour freedome and safety c. 28. But instead of returning him an Answer the Higher House voted That there might not be any further personall Treaty upon the Propositions To which the Commons assented and added a further vote That the King comming to Holmby house the Scottish Army gone out of this Kingdome the two Houses of Parliament will then joyne with our Brethren of Scotland in all possible meanes to perswade the King to passe the Propositions and if he refuse that then the Houses will doe nothing that may break the union and affection of the two Kingdomes but to preserve the same January 9. And now they perceive the game is done they begin to share the stakes for this day it was Ordered that the Lord Say should have 10000. l. Sir Rowland Wandesford 5000. l. Sir Benjamin Rudyard 6000. l. Master Bacon 3000 l. Just 24000. l. in one day 13. Went those Lords and Commons from London who were appointed by the Parl. to receive His Majesty from the hands of the treacherous Scots and attend Him to Holmby This night they lay at Dunstable a very fit place for them if you mark it 18 19. The House of Commons passed severall Votes for allowances to be given to such of themselves as could pretend to have sustained any losses or sufferings in the yeare 3 Caroli and particularly 1. To the Earle of Northumberland 10000 Master Vassall 10000 Master Selden 5000 Sir John Eliots children 5000 Sir Will. Strodes poore kindred 5000 Master Bensamin Valentine 5000 M. Peter Hamond's successors 5000 M. Walter Long 5000 Sir Miles Hubbard 5000 M. John Hampdens children 5000 Denzill Hollis Esq 5000 In tote 65000. l. Besides 2000. l. to the Trustees for the sale of Bishops Lands and many hundreds more to petty Petitioners 65000. and 24000. l. is 89000. l. a small pittance not worth the mentioning yet a lesse summe would have stopt a great deale of clamour made at Westminster hall gates by a number of poore women and others who have lost their husbands and friends in their service and yet are suffered to starve in the streets for want of bread whilst these men share the spoile amongst themselves yea no lesse then 89000. l. in three dayes and yet see what care they afterwards took for the good of the Kingdome in desiring His majesties Keepers at Holmby to be sparing in their expences who out of their providence for preserving the wealth of the Kingdome reduced their Prisoner to one meale a day 20. The totall charged upon the Excise of the Kingdome was cast up and reported to the House to be but 390000. l. Neverthelesse it hath plainly been proved in a printed book entituled Londons Accompt that there must needs be above 4000000. remaining in the Accomptants hands of the Excize onely of the city of London and its Weekly Bils And what proportion the Excize of the rest of the Kingdome of England and Dominion of Wales may beare thereunto let all honest men judge 21. Doctor Hudson onely for conducting His maj into the Scottish Army after the Parliament had denyed Him accesse to London or any other of His Houses being formerly apprehended at Yorke and brought up to London was committed Close Prisoner to the Tower for Treason and Ordered that none should speak with Him but in the presence of His Keeper Such are the Comâ—orts and such the Rewards of Obedience and Loyalty 30. The Perfidious Scots surrendred up New castle to the Parliament Presented a Declaration to His Majesty and the Commissioners sent from London received His Majesty Prisoner and tooke the Charge of him February 3. The last 100000. l. was paid to the Treacherous Scots The House of Lords published a Declaration wherein they set forth that the Compositions made at Goldsmiths Hall were not by Ordinance and so the Sequestrators in the Countries not bound to observe them c. The House you know who we meane Ordered that His Majesties Plate which was appropriated to an holy use and stood usually upon the Communion Table and in the Vestry at White-hall Chappell should be melted for the service of the State Now let all Moderate men determine whether this was done out of contempt to His Majestie and the Church or for meere necessity the Common-Stock being so lately drained of 89000. l. But we have heard a story of a Taylor who had gotten such a habit of theeveing that rather then he would forget the main Principall of his profession he would pilfer the very Rushes where he came to keep his Lime-twiggs in Action The similie may hold save only in this The one stitches together the other rents in peeces The same day the Lord of Ormond sent a Letter directed to Sir Thomas Wharton and Major Salloway with propositions therein enclosed for the surrender of Dublin to the Parliament 7. the House of Lords were this day perswaded by the Commons to passe a Declaration to recall their former Declaration published against the power of the Committee at Goldsmiths-Hall and to joyne with them in another of their drawing up for the establishing of that Committee c. 9. Some of the London Apprentices Petitioned the Lords for a Play day once a Moneth 10. Ordered that the Library of the late Arch Bishop of canterbury should be imployed and disposed for the service of the University of Cambridge 11. The Treacherous Army of the Scots martched over Tweed at Kelsey and Barwick 12. Barwick quitted and the Garrison dismantled 15. A great Tumult in Smithfield The Excise house pulled downe and burnt the bookes torne in peeces and as the Clerkes say 80. l. in money scattered but we heare not of a penny that was found
Magazine at Hull being his owne proper goods taken from and imployed against him and Sir John Hothams Treason countenanced and defended by the two Houses His Majesty resolved to have a Guard the Parliament having had one for three moneths before upon imaginary jealousies only to secure his Person to be maintained at His Majesties owne Charge In which he this day desired the concurrence and assistance of the Gentry of Yorkeshire who willingly thereunto agreed as conceiving themselves bound to doe the same by their Allegiance 20. It was voted by both Houses that the King intended to â—eavy War against the Parliament which they did on purpose to excuse themselves for raising a Rebellion against His majesty as appeared within few dayes after 27. His majesty by his Proclamation forbad all his subjects belonging to the Traind-bands or militia of the Kingdome to rise martch muster or exercise without his consent or warrant upon paine of punishment according to the Lawes The same day His majesty commanded the Gentry and others of the County of Yorke to meete upon Heyworth moore June 18. His maiesty by his Proclamation forbad all leavies of forces without his consent 20. His maiesty by another Proclamation declared the lawfullnesse and use of the Commissions of Array and commanded obedience to be given to the Commissioners therein named in the Execution thereof 30. His maiesty sent out his Warrant for summoning of all Gentlemen and others being Protestants who were charged with horses for His maiesties service or had listed themselves to attend personally for his security to make their appearance at Yorke July 7. following 2. They offered to His maiesty 19. Propositions which struck at Regall power it selfe and would transferre it to and settle it in the Houses of Parliament for ever And so of Monarchy would have made this an Aristocracy and Democracy suitable to the Government they intended in the Church the Presbyterie and upon the Kings refusall of them 10. They published Propositions for bringing in of money c. to raise an Army 11. The Lords Ordered that all Armes Ammunition Powder Light-horses c. that were or should be convayed towards the North should be stayed 12. Letters feigned here at home yet given out to be sent from Amsterdame intimating preparation of Ordnance Pistols and Ammunition there to be transported to His maiesty of purpose to deterre the simple people and to possesse them with a beleefe that His maiesty intended to make Warre with the Parliament were read in the House of Commons and Ordered to be Printed and Published 16. His maiesty disavowâ—d any preparations or intentions in him to leavie Warre against his Houses of Parliament And the Lords and oâ—hers of his Privie Councell there testified in Justification of His maiesty July 2. His maiesties Ship called the providence landed in the Creâ—k of Kenningham neare Hull till which time His mâ—iâ—sty had not a Barrell of Powder nor any Armes or Ammunition â—hatsoever 12. The pretended two Houses Rebelliously voted that the Earle of Essex should be Generall of their Army and that they would live and dye with him 30. They Ordered 100000. l. of the monyes which was come in upon the subscriptions for Ireland to be imployed to the disturbance of the peace of this Kingdome in bloody Warre against His Sacred maiesty the mischievous illegall and uniust diversion of which monies contrary to the expresse words of the Act of Parliament concerning the same was the only cause of the Rebells successe and of the wasting of His maiesties Armies there for want of timely supplies and payment August 1. The Earle of Essex caused all the men then raised being in number about 10000 to be committed to officers and divided into regiments which men had beene raising ever since the 12. of July 1642. at which time he was made Generall of the Rebells 6. The Earle of Bedford having fruitlessely besieged the Lord marquesse of Hertford in Sherburne Castle for foure daye before retreated to Yevell whereof 9. Commanders tooke divers Prisoners and routed the rest so as he marched away and after divided his small forces going himselfe into Wales and Sir Ralph now deservedly Lord Hopton into Cornwall 8. The Lords and Commons by their Declaration gave full power and Authority to the Earle of Essex and all the rest of their Commanders to â—ight with kill and slay all or any that should oppose the militia 9. The Earle of Essex and all his adherents were Proclaimed Traitors And His maiesty made his gracious offer of pardon to him and such of his adherents as should within six dayes lay downe their Armes 10. His maiesty declared by his Proclamation that no Popish Recusant should serve him in his Army 18. The Rebells at Westminster declared all men Traitors that should assist His maiesty with Horse Armes and money c. 22. His maiesty then at Notingham sent unto them a most gracious message for a Treaty But they refused it 25. His maiesty set up his Standard Royall at Nottingham for raising of Forces to suppresse the Rebells then marching against him September 19. His maiesty made his speech and protestation in the head of his Army betweene Stafford and Wellington 23. Prince Rupert with about 11. Troopes of horse gave a great overthrow to the Rebells in Wikefield neare Worcester The same day they Ordered that all the Regiments of foot and Troupes of horse in London and all parts of England should within 48. houres march to the Earle of Essex to be imployed against His maiesty October 4. His maiesty by his Proclamation adiourned part of Michaelmas Terme but the Houses would take no notice thereof 23. Was that signall great Battaile fought between Keinton and Edge-hill by His maiesties Army and that of the Parl. led by the Earle of Essex wherein the Parl. lost above 70. Colours of Cornets and Ensignes and His maiesty but only 16. Ensignes and not one Cornet The exact number that were slaine on boâ—h sides in this Battaile is not knowne But it is most certaine that the Parl. lost above three for one His maiesty himselfe was in the Bataile whose undaunted Courage put life in every man his sacred Person being exposed to so much danger as all good men doe tremble to remember His Royall Sonnes the two young Princes Charles Prince of Wales and James Duke of Yorke being also in the field in very much danger if God whose cause it was had not covered their heads in the day of Battaile 24. His maiesty offered a generall pardon to all such as should lay down Armes and returne to their obedience 27. His maiesty to compleat his victory in Keinton field drew his whole Army before Banbury but after the fireing of one small Drake the Parl. forces there submitted to His mai mercy which were in number about 800. foot of the Earle of Pete boroughs and Lord Says Regiments with ten Colours and a troupe of horse and yeelded the Towne and Castle to the
King at which time the Earle of Essex with his shattered forces were crept over the river Avon into Warwicke full 8. miles backward from the place where they were beaten there to secure those few he had left under the protection of the strong scituate Towne and Castle leaving behind him above 20. Waggons loaden with Powder and other Ammunition His maiesty offered a pardon to the Citizens of London and Westminster November 12. His majesty after foure houres fight forced the Town of Brainceford where Lievtenant Col. Quarles that commanded in chiefe was slaine and at least 400. more of the Parliaments killed and drowned and many taken Prisoners amongst whom was that Firebrand of sedition Iohn Lilburne Defendour of the Independents faith 13. The next morning being Sunday certaine of the Parl. forces had come down the Thames from Kingston with 18. peeces of Ordnance which so soone as they could discerne for it was a very misty morning they fired against Sion house and His majesties Traine of Artillery but did little or no harme Whereupon His maiesty commanded some Peeces to be drawne downe into the meadow and to the river side over against them and likewise a Demicanon to be planted neare the South end of the Towne All which were so iudiciously plyed that they shot through their Boats and Barges and at last fired the powder in one of them which blew up many of them The rest tooke them to their heeles leaving behind them their mangled boats and barges with all their Ordnance and the remainder of their Ammunition on which His maiesty presently seized and afterwards the yeare being spent made an Honorable and safe retreat to the Citie of Oxford 5. His maiesties Forces under the command of Lievtenant Generall Wilmot stormed and tooke the Towne of Marlborough defended by one Ramsey a Scot and about 500. foot Ramsey and diverse of the prime Resistants brought Prisoners to Oxford all their Armes taken and foure Colours The same day the Earle of Newcastle laid siege to Tadcaster and by severall assaults on the Towne from tenne of the Clock in the forenoone till seven at night killed Captaine Lyster and 60. more of the Parl. who found such hot service that they stole away in the night to Cawood and Selby leaving Tadcaster fortified for His maiesties service 19. A great victory was obtained by the Lord Hopton neare Bodmin in the County of Cornwall 900 of the Parl. slaine and taken Prisoners c. 22. The Lord Hopton assaulted and tooke the Town of Saltash 27. The Forces Commanded by John Hampden assaulted Brill in Buckinghamshire then a Garrison for His maiesty but were shamefully repulsed by His maiesties forces there under the command of Sir Gilbert Gerard the then Governour thereof February 1. Lievtenant Generall King and Lievtenant Generall Goring defeated 400. foot and three Troupes of the Parl. horse neare unto Yarum 2. Cirencester or Cicester in Gloucesteâ—shire was taken by his highnesse Prince Rupert 13. The Queenes maiesty left the Hague and went to Sciveling 16. Her maiesty reimbarked in the Princesse Royall of Great Brittaine And Her maiesty came within sight of Flamborough head 20. She cast Anchor in the harbour of Burlington-Bay 22. Her maiesty landed at Burlington Key 24. This morning foure Ships and a Pinnace in the Parl. service which came over-night into the roade made above 100 great shot at the houses in the Key for two houres shooting crosse-barre-shot and bullets of 12. pound weight all of them aimed so neere as they could at the place where the Queene lay insomuch that Her maiesty was forced to make what haste She could out of her bed and to get her selfe under the shelter of an hill to save her life from the fury of those bloudy rebels But God preserved Her maiesty both by sea and land In this moneth Sir Richard Lawdy with the Forces from Hereford routed a great body of the Parl from Gloucester at Cover on the borders of that County where that valiant and faithfull Gentleman was slaine out of a window March 18 19. was a great battaile on Hopton-heath in Stafford-shire wherein Gell and Brereton two cowardly rebels were totally routed by His maiesties forces under the command of the right honourable Spencer then Earle of Northampton who was there unfortunately slaine with Col Middleton and some few others on His maiesties part 23. Grantham taken by Col Charles Cavendish for His maiesty and afterwards the Works demolished Anno 1643. Aprill 3. His highnesse Prince Rupert assaulted entered and possessed himselâ—e of that seditious towne of Burmingham Here he noble Earle of Denbigh received a wound where of he afterwards dyed 11. A body of the Paâ—l forces under young Hotham their then Generall totally routed the Generall put to flight the most of his men slaine and taken prisoners This was performed by Colonell Cavendish neare unto Ancaster in the County of Lincolne 21. The Close at Lichfield after three Weekes fiege was yeelded up to his highnesse Prince Rupert This place was defended by a part of those forces under the command of the late Lord Brooke a great leader in this rebellion and a most mâ—litious enemy to the Church who was killed in his assaulting this Church by a shot into the eye on Saint Chads day who was the first Bishop of this See in memory of whom this Cathedrall was built and called S. Chads Church 30 His Excellency the Earle of Newcastles forces encountered with and totally routed above 3000 of the Parl. forces which were going to releeve the Town of Leeds 6. James Earle of Northampton the true heire of his Fathers loyaltie and vâ—lour encountered with a body of the Parl. forces in Midleton-Cheny towne-field neare to Banbury consisting of about 700. foot and five Troups of Horse where he totally routed their foot killed 217. upon the plaine tooke above 300. Prisoners and all their Ordnance and Ammunition c. 16. The Lord Hopton assaulted a great body of the Parliament then intrenched neare Stratton on the borders of Devonshire fought with them full 10. houres and having spent his Ammunition insomuch that he had not powder left to serve one houre longer fell upon them with Swords piques and musquetstocks and with unexpressible valour wholly routed their Army killed many hundreds of them in the place wounded many more tooke 1700. prisoners whereof above 30. Commanders all their Canon money being three thousand pounds Armes and Ammunition c. 30. The Queenes maiesty was most Traiterously voted a Traitor for her love so exemplarily expressed to the King her husband 30. M. Robert Yeomans and M. George Bourcher two Citizens of Bristoll were there publiquely murthered by that Cowardly Colonell Nathaniel Fines for their Loyaltie to His Majesty June 18. His Highnesse Prince Rupert beate up the Quarters of the Parl. forces at Postcombe Chinner in Oxfordshire obtained a great victory in Chalgrove-field and utterly defeated the Parl. horse-men and Dragoons slew divers of their Commanders
of them taken prisoners with their 14. peeces There were slaine on His Majesties port two Gallant Knights Sir William Butler and Sir William Claâ—ke and not above 14. common Souldiers besides And so much for Wallers Army this Summer July In the begining of this moneth His Highnesse Prince Rupert marched out of Lancashire with a considerable Army for the reliefe of Yorke which had beene two moneths besieged by an aggregate body of the Parl. consisting of the Earle of Mancesters Army the Lord Fairfax and the rebellious Scots under the Command of Lesley The Prince had no sooner releeved Yorke but drew forth after the Parl Army on Marston moore there began a terrible fight wherein His highnesse at first had much the better tooke their Ordnance and many of them Prisoners insomuch that Lesley and the Lord Fairfax thinking all had beene lost fled many miles from the place where the Battell was fought and never came to the remainder of their Armies till two daies after the fight but in conclusion whether by fate that attends the event of Warre or by neglect I know not the fortune of the day turned and the Parl forces recovered their lost Ordnance and tooke some of the Princes Baggage and with it Sir Charles Lucas Colonell Porter and Colonell Tiliard Prisoners In this Battaile were slaine on His Majesties part the Lord Cary Sir Thomas Metham Colonell Ewer Colonell Towneley with some others of note and about 1500. common souldiers On the Parl. part were slaine Sir Charles Fairfax with many other of their Commanders and at least 3000 common Soldiers This done the Parl. rally and sit downe againe before Yorke which was surrendred within three weeks after upon honourable conditions which were most perfidiously broken by the Parl. forces 6. The Lord Hopton routed 350. of the Parl. neare Warmister which were pursued above 20. miles by Sir Francis Dodinglon 15. His Maj came to Bath with his Army which day the Queenes Maj. arrived safe at Brest in Brittany notwithstanding 50 great shot made at her by Batty the Parl. vice-Admirall 23. The King made a speech to the Sommersetshire-men on King's-moore 31. Middleton a Scot furiously assaulted Dennington Castle and received a most shamefull repulse August 1. His Maiesty with his Army passed into Cornewall over Tamar at Polton bridge in pursuite of the Earle of Essex whom he had now chased through Devonshire 25. His Maj. gained from the Parl. the Castle of Lestithiel where their Army lay strongly encamped 30. The Parl. Horse in the night passed between His Majesties Quarters and fled towards Plymouth 31. The Parl. foote making towards Foy were beaten from five Peeces of their Ordnance Semptember 2. The Parl. Army being deserted by their Generall the Earle of Essex who with the Lord Roberts fled to Plymouth in a Cock-boate the night past this day yeelded up to His Majesty all their Traine of Artillery viz 49. peeces of faire brasse Ordnance above 200. Barrells of Gun-powder with match Bullet c. proportionable above seven hundred Carriages and betwixt eight and nine thousand Armes His Majesty out of his wonted clemency granting them their lives 5. His Majesty having obtained so compleat a victory over the Parl. Forces did formerly after the defeat of Waller from Tavestocke send his second message of peace to VVestminster About this time the Marquesse of Montrosse and major Generall Mackdonald obtained a great victory over the Parl. Forces upon Newbigging Moore in Scotland and took S. Johns Towne And within 14. dayes after this victory they obtained a second victory over another body of the Parl. forces in that Kingdome neare unto Aberdene and soone after the Marquesse took the Town of Aberdene and all the Ordnance c. and therein many of their fugitives 11. The Garrison of Basing after 18. Weekes siege was releeved from Oxford by Sir Henry Gage 12. Ilfercombe in Devonshire rendred to Generall Goring for His Majesty 17. Barnstable in Devonshire that had formerly revolted upon the Earle of Essex his approach submitted to His Majesty and obtained from him their second pardon 23. Colonell John Fines having besieged the Castle of Banbury above a moneth before hired his men to storme it in five places in all which they were shamefully beaten oft with great losse Anno 1644. October 7. In the night Sir Richard Greenvil regained the Towne of Saltash by storming 25. The E. of Northampton and Sir Henry Gage raised the siege of Banbury-Castle fell upon Col. Iohn Fines his flying Troupes slew and took many of his men and horse one peece of Ordnance all their Ammunition and many Armes 27. The Parliament having thus lost two of their Armies called the third under the Earle of Manchesters Command out of the associated Counties and forced other Regiments out of London to sight His Maj. who was now advanced to Newbury with part of his Army where the Parliament apprehending a great advantage in regard that the rest of His Maiâ—forces were not come up fell upon His Maiesties Quarters but were beaten off with the slaughter of above 1000. of their men November 6. His maiesty had his Rendezvouz on Bullington greene betwixt VVallingford and Oxford 9. Dennington Castle releeved the Parliament not daring to withstand His maiesties Army 17. His maj advanced towards the Parl. forces to Hungerford upon whose approach the Army left the field Whereupon His mai sent S. Henry Gage with a party to releeve the wants of Basing but the Parl. had raised their siege before his approach 19. Monmouth that had lately beene betrayed by Kirle was bravely regained by the Lord Herbert of Ragland 23. His Majesty having thus victorously defeated two of their Armies and driven away the third came to Oxford to entertaine an Overture of Peace certaine Propositions being the same day come thither from London having disposed of his Army to their Winter Quarters 26. A Vote passed by the Members of the House of Commons at Westminster for the utter abolishing and taking away of the book of Common Prayer with intention to set up a new device to be called a Directory instead thereof December 13. His Majesty out of His wonted desire of Peace sent the Duke of Richmond and the Earle of South-hampton to the Houses of Parliament at Westminster for a Treaty as the best expedient for Peace Helmseley Castle in Yorkeshire after 16. weekes siege was delivered up to the Parl. upon honourable Conditions 22. Col. Eyre with some horse from Newarke took two Troups of horse at Upton belonging to the Garrison of Nottingham brought the men Colours Horses and Armes all safe to Newaâ—ke 23. Sir Alex. Carew was beheaded on Tower-hill by Martiall Law for intending to deliver up the Island at Plymouth to His Majesty This man was observed to be most violent against His Majesty in the beginning of this Warre but having some disposition to become a Convert his fellow members thought fit to dispatch him to another world 24 S. William
to maintaine these mens Cause who have no cause for what they doe Yes he that could be made to beleeve Perjury were Fidelity Treason Loyalty Blaspemy Sanctity Athiesme Religion the Speakers Cushion the Kings Majestie may likewise possibly beleeve that these Members intended the Churches Kings and Commmon-wealths good Anno 1645. 25. The Lord Goring routed a Party of the Parl. horse at Pitmaster neare Taunton in Sommerset-shire Aprill 1. Major Generall Sir Jo. Digby with a Brigade of horse and Dragoones beat up the Parl. Quarters at and about Wincaunton 5. A party of the Lord Gorings horse routed Col. Pophams Regiment in Wiltshire 14. The siege of High-archall in Shrop-shire raised 19. A party of His Majesties from Newark tooke the Fort at Nottingham bridge by Scalado 22. Colonell Masseys forces were totally routed by Prince Rupert at Ledbury in Hereford-shire 23. Major generall Laughorne lying at the siege of Newcastle Emblin in Carmarthenshire was totally defeated by His Maj. forces Commanded by Col. now Lord Gerard. 24 Colonell Cromwell the Independent Generall routed a party of His Majesties horse neare Islip took divers Prisoners and about 200. horse And no sooner summoned Blechington house but it was delivered up to him by Col. Windebank the Governour who was soone after condemned by a Councell of War at Oxford and there shot to death in the Castle Yard 26. The Garrison of Farringdon lost some few horse and men through the indiscretion of a Commander 30. Cromwell assaulted His Majesties Garrison of Farrington but was repulsed with the losse of neare 200. of his men besides what were wounded and taken prisoners 7. His Majesty martched from Oxford and the same day the Lord Goring routed a strong party of Cromwells horse neare unto Newbridge In the begining of this Moneth that unheard of crueltie was put into practice in and about London by certaine persons men and women appointed and authorized to inveigle and entice young Children from their Parents and without their knowledge and so convay them on Ship-board to be sold or transported to new Plantations the Lord knowes where This so much discontented the People that the Houses at VVestminster were glad to disavow the thing and forthwith make an Order against it 11. Taunton relieved by the Parl. forces The same day His Majesties Forces made a gallant sally from Scarborough Castle wounded Sir Joh. Meldrum that commanded the siege whereof he dyed flew Col Cockeram Lievtenant Colonell Stanley Major Dent Capt. Percy and 50. others whereof most commanders and tooke divers prisoners On His Majesties part were slaine Capt. Gower and some foure Common souldiers Soone after Captaine Zachary that Commanded one of the Ships in the Harbour for the Parliament received a shot from the Castle whereof he dyed 15. Hawksley house a Garrison of the Parliament in VVorcester-shire was surrendred to His Majestie at mercy only and the house afterward slighted This done His Majesty martched with His Army towards Chester which had beene long besieged by Sir VVilliam Brereton but before His Majestie came within twenty miles of it the Parliament raised their siege 22. Sir Thomas Fairsax sate downe before Oxford 23 Godstow house quitted and slighted and some houses fired by the owner M. David Waltar 26. Massy surprised Evesholme in Worcestershire a Garrison of His Majesties 30. His Majesties Army sate downe before Leicest 31. This morning Leicester was taken by storme and in it the whole Committee c. And the same day the Parl. quitted their severall Garrisons of Bagworth Colehorton Kirby-bellowes Burleigh June 2. Whilst His Majesties Army was thus busied at Leicester Sir Thomas Fairfax the Parl. Generall continued blocking up of Oxford though fâ—uitlâ—â—sly for by severall sallies thence he lost many of his men and especially this morning when the Governour Col William Legg with 1000. Horse and Foot fell upon the Parl. Guard at Heddington Hill where they took and killed all their Musquetiers save one their Horse not daring to withstand them ran all shamefully away and left their Foot to shift for themselves These miserable wretches had some two houres before most wickedly railed against the King and Queenes Majesty which much incensed the Oxford Horse 4. Sir Thomas Fairfax weary of such hot service before Oxford assaulted Borstall house which he had closely surrounded the first of this month but was beaten off with the losse of above 300. of his men 6. There fell a strange storme of haile in that part of Leicester shire which is in and about Loughborow some of the haile-stones were as big as small Hens egges the least as big as Musquet-bullets It destroyed the Corne and did much hurt in that part of the Country where it fell 9. His Majesties forces encountered a body of the Parliament forces neare Stokesey in Shropshire but being over-powred were forced to retreat with the losse of Sir Wil. Croft a gallant Gentleman and some others 14. Was the fatall battaile at Naesby downe in Northamptonshire where His Majesties Army till then victorious was now by the incertainty of Warre much worsted his Infantry Ordnance and Carriages lost Some have blamed Prince Rupert there for preferring his owne rash violence before the result of a Councell of Warre how deserved I know not However I am sure there was a necessity of the one not of the other For as Caesar held and that truly Councell is as necessary in warre as Pbysitians in time of sicknesse The whole number on both sides slaine was conceived not to exceed 400. but more wounded Above all the Parl. cruelty was remarkable in killing upon cold blood at least 100. women whereof many of quality being Commanders wives and far more most miserably wounded and this done under pretence that they were Irish women 18. Leicester was re-taken by the Parl. upon Artlcles which were most persidiously broken The same day Capt. Wright from Newarke routed 200. of the Parl. Horse at Ryby in Lincolneshire 27. Highworth yeelded to the Parl. who presently made Sutling houses Stables and oh horrible to think of Houses of Office within and about the Church broke downe and watered their horses in the Font. 28. The City of Carlile was delivered to the Scots after it had been gallantly desended 42. weeks upon very honourable conditions July 2. Taunton the second time relieved by the Parl 4. Sir Will. Vaughan beat up the Par. Quarters neer Bramcroft Castle in Shropshire And 5. Routed the Besiegers of High-Archall killed 100 of them and took 400. Prisoners with all their câ—rriages and baggage 10. A Brigade of the Lord Gorings Army worsted at Langport being over-powred by the Parl. and so forced to a disorderly retreat with the losse of 300 men amongst whom was that gallant and resolute Gentleman Sir John Digby who there received a hurt whereof he shortly after dyed 16. Chippenham a new erected Garrison of the Parl. in VViltshire was taken by Col. Long. The same day a party from Newarke surprised VVelbeck
13. of this moneth with earnest desire of satisfactory Answers to his former Letters the aime of all which still levelled at the peace and welfare of this bleeding Kingdome 29. His Majâ—sty sent an eight Message to the Parliament with many gracious condescendings for Peace but their eares were still deafe to such pious motions 30. A party from Ragland Castle took the town of Carilon in Monmouthshire February 1. The same party from Ragland took the towne of Newport in that Countie 3. Belvon Castle surrendred to the Parl. upon honourable Conditions c. The same day was Westchester surrendred upon conditions c. 6. Dunster Castle in Summersetshire relieved by Major Generall Webbe 7. A partie of His Majesties forces entred the town of Waâ—ham in Dorsetshire took Colonell Butler the Governour two Commitâ—ee men and some others and thence martched to Corse Castle there besieged which they releeved tooke a morter peece of the enemies and made a safe retreate without any losse 15. A little but sharpe encounter happened betweene a party of His Majesties forces from Tâ—tbury Castle and a like party of the Parl. from Barton house in Darbishire wherein after above halfe an houres dispute some slaine and many hurt on each side the Parl. forces were routed and many of them taken Prisoners 16. Torrington in Devonshire entred by the Parl. forcâ—s 18. A party of the Parl. forces neare uttoxeter in Staffordshire were routed by His Majesties Forces 26. His Majestie sent a ninth Letter to wesiminster to desire an Answer of his former letter still pressing for Peace The same day Corse Castle but lately releeved was delivered into the hands of the Parliament by the treachery and perfidiousnesse of one Lievtenant Col. Pitman March 2. A party of His Majesties forces from Oxford entred the towne of Abbingdon seized upon the Ordnance and Magazine yet for want only of a dozen spades were forced to retreat with some prisoners and few slaine on either side T is known who was too blame 14. The Lord Hopton being much overpowred by the Parliaments Forces in the West was nâ—cessitated to accâ—pt of conditions for the disbanding his Army c. 21. The Lord Astley commanded a Brigade of horse and foot from VVorceste shire which were intended for Oxford were sâ—t upon by an aggregate body of the Parliaments Forces on the edge of Gloucestershire and defeated the foot most taken with my Lord himselfe and some of the horse the remainder escaped and got to Oxford Thus had His Majesty two Armies defeated in lesle then a fortnight Yet we are confident when Almighty God have sufficienly punisht the Sinnes of this Nation he will in his good time restore a pious King to his just Rights and this bleeding Kingdome to Peace and Union in despight of all Sectaries and Opponents 23. His Majesty never weary in acting any thing tending to Peace sent his tenth Message to this effect that in case he might have the faith of his two houses of Parliament for the preservation of his Honour Person and Estate and that liberty might be given to all those that doe and have adhered to His Majesty to enjoy their estates without any sequestration or being compelled to take any Oathes not enjoyned by Law he would then disband his forces dismantle his Garrisons return to and reside with his two Houses of Parl. c. And could more be offered by or expected from a gracious King Anno 1646. March 25. The City of Worcester was summoned by Sir Will. Brereton And the same day was Dennington Castle surrendred to the Parl. upon Articles 27. Newarke summoned by the English and Scottish Forces 30. An Answer was agreed on by the Houses to be sent to His Majesty being a flat denyall to his Tenth most gracious Message of the 23. of March wherein they told the King That it would be unsafe for Him or them to returne to westminster untill He had assented to the Propositions which they were framing c. Now can any man imagine that these men ever intended the Honour and safety of His Majesties Person the restoring of Him to His just Rights or their maine pretence the bringing of His Majesties Person from among his evill Counsellors or had the least thought of composing these unhappy differences and of setling the Kingdome in peace when after so many gracious Messages sent unto them the worst of men by Him the best of Kings and therein so many more then faire proposals and condescendings for the procuring of a happy and lasting peace that yet these men should rerurne Him a flat denyall for comming to Westminster untill He had assented to the Propositions which they were a framing that is as much as if they had said Untill He had granted them they knew not what for as yet neither they themselves much lesse His Majesty knew what those Propositions were as their owne words import 31. And in case His Majesty should resolve to throw himselfe into their armes by comming to London without their knowledge and consent as what would not His Majesty have ever done for to begâ—t a good understanding betwixt Him and His People and to manifest the sincerity of His endeavours for obtaining Peace to prevent that they voted That if the King contrary to their said Answer should come or attempt to come mark the heighth of their pride within the Lines of Communication that then the Committee of the Militia of London should have power and were thereby enjoyned to apprehend and secure that is imprison such as should come with him to prevent resort unto him and to secure his Person i. e. to commit him close prisoner to the Tower And the more to manifest their inveterate hatred and malice to His Majesty and all such as had beene loyall to Him the same day they thundred out another Order commanding all men that had borne Armes against the Parliament to depart the City of London and Lines of Communication by the 6. of April following or otherwise to be proceeded against as Spies April 1. The Neworkers made a gallant and successefull â—â—lly upon the enemy before that towne wherein they slew and drowned many of their best men and tooke divers prisoners 3. And lest such of His majesties friends as they had banishnd by their last mentioned Order should addresse themselves to His majesty or the Queene or to any other of the Nobility for their reliefe and comfort The Parl. at Westminster passed a bloody Ordinance for establishing a Court martiall in London wherein they gave power to Commissioners or any twelve of them a fit Jury to punish with death all such as should voluntarily repaire unto the person of the King or Queene or Lords of the Councell c. 7. And that nothing which was either good or holy might escape the effects of their cruelty they sacrilegiously Ordered That the Brasse Statue and dâ—faced Monuments in the Church of VVindsor should be sold to Tinkers and the proceed thereof