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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

Armes and let the Round-head Rogues try for quarter whereupon Ours retreated a little and then gave fire which so amaz'd them that both troopes fled Sir Thomas pistol'd one that for that day bare the Colours and our Partie report they saw divers of theirs fall upon their fiering The issue of that dayes worke was this we retreated to the Heath to find out a better ground considering wee might suffer much but could make no execution on them where we were rallied new ground was not to be found there it being a conegrew part of the Army making it a retreate the rest followed not out of feare for our Enemy durst not meet us on even termes but to get home before wee were nighted the Enemy by their Scouts discovered about 700. of our Club-men comming neere them from the Forrest and in a good posture suspected that we wheeled to the left while the other were ready to charge on the other hand which struck them with such feare that they fled to Chester The Commission of Array staid at the Crosse in Torperley not daring to come to the Battell whereby they had the Precedency in the Fight thereby Torperley scap'd plundering and the Parsonage the ruine threatned for they stay'd not to drinke a draught of Beere but bad them solem nize another day of thanksgiving scoffing at the Ordnance and triumphed in Chester they had got Sir Williams hat and feather a great Trophee though upon examination it was found to be one their owne Souldiers CHAP. III. An account how the time was spent since Sir Williams First advanceing into the County till the Battle at Middlewich FOr as much as many are charging us of sloath and neglect of the Country sith little hath beene done of late in a long time we shall truly relate what things in sixe or seven weeks space have been done and let others judge After Sir William had possest himselfe of Namptwitch his care was to order enlarge and maintaine his forces how to bring in the Gentrie to him who had conjoyn'd in the late accommodation with the Commissioners of Array and how to secure the Towne which was extreamely malignant and lay very open businesse came in on a throng but the Country came not in to help forward that worke but by speciall warrant It hath been found a worke of no small difficultie to perfect that worke begun what ever others thinke that make their reckning without their hoste All were forward for the taking of Chester which in all probabillitie had been seasable had we suddainly called in the Countrie and gone about it before they had time to reinforce themselves and before their trenches were made but we knew we could doe little without assistance so by degrees wee drew in the Gentrie and many fit to beare Armes and of so small a beginning are enlarged to about 2000. well appointed many of these being Horse and Dragoneer's then we set the Proposition for mony on foot in a very strict way which hath brought us in many hundreds much provision of Cheese Bacon Hay Corne c and not a few Horse wee have also all sorts of Officers amongst us fitting for a Campe and have brought in Malignants goods from all parts about us we have taken in Beston Castle where we keep a Garisone which awes all the Country about at which our Enemies grinde their teeth and the walls being in many places leveld to the ground we have made up all those breaches with mud walls so as we doubt not but to keepe out 20000. men with that small garison we have intrencht all this Towne of Namptwich with good workes and Walls so as through Gods helpe we feare not though many thousands of our enemies encampe against us We have fortified Northwich with trenches Sconces c. for the securitie of all those parts which have beene much infected by the Commissi●n of Array and the Ea of Darbies forces at Warrington and wee have often sallied out for the clearing of those parts which were most in danger One place above others hath been extrcamely assaulted Mr. Brookes of Norton a neere Neighbour to the Ea Rivers against which they brought their Canon with many Horse and Foote and fell to batter it on a Sabboth day Mr. Brooke had 80. men in the house we were carefull he should lack no powder with all other things Master Brooke furnisht them fully a man upon his Tower with a Flag in his hand crvde them ayme while they discharged their Canon saying wide my Lord on the right hand now wide two yardes on the left two yardes over my Lord c. He made them swell for anger when they could endamage the house for they onely wounded one man lost 46. of their owne and their Canonier then in divelish revenge they burnt a barne and Corne worth as is valued a thousand pound set fire to another but more execution was made on the man that attempted it than the Barne for he was blinded in fireing the barne and so found wandering in the fields and confest hee had 5. pound given him for his Service After this they plundred Mr. Brookes Tenants and returned home with shame and hatred of all the Country to this worthy mans rescue we could not goe because the march was long and full of hazard and wee thought their ayme was to tire us out upon that service upon which they might put us almost every day by reason of Halton Castle in their possession and but halfe a mile from Norton More we might instance in to take of our reproach but another Armie greater than ours lying under the same censure will vindicate us unlesse ungratefully we condemne them CHAP. IIII. The Battle at Middle-wich betwixt Collonell Brereton and Sir Tho Aston March 13. SIr Thomas Aston and his partie in Chester recovering strength after their late overthrow exercised the same in mischiefe and all wicked out-rages for besides their plundering and wasting of all the Countrie neere Chester they laid such intollerable taxes both on the Citie and Countrie thereabout that their owne party was inbittered against them yea before we secured Northwich whiles some of our forces were in that Country they plundered Weverham and the Countrie about they carried Old men out of their houses bound them together tyed them to a cart drave them through mire and water above the knees so brought them to that Dungeon where they lie without fire or light and now through extremities are so diseased that they are readie to yield up the Ghost On the Sabboth March 12. having a little before advanced to Middlewich they plundered all that day as a most proper season for it commanded the Carts in all the Countrie about to carrie away the goods kept a Faire that day neere Torperley to sell those goods In Over when they had plundered they left Ratbane in the house wrapt in papers for the Children which by Gods providence was taken from them before they

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