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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30819	Two letters from the Lord Byron to His Excellence the Marques of Newcastle, the one dated the 2. of January, and the other the 5. of January, 1643. Also, a letter from Sir Richard Byron, governour of Newarke, to the Lord Widdrinton, dated the 7. of January, 1643.	Byron, John Byron, Baron, 1598 or 9-1652.; Byron, Richard Byron, Baron, 1605-1679. aut; Newcastle, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1592-1676.; Widdrington, William Widdrington, Baron, 1610-1651.	1644 (1644)	Wing B6409B; ESTC R213117	1,764	7

TWO LETTERS FROM THE LORD BYRON TO HIS EXCELLENCE THE MARQUES OF NEW CASTLE The one Dated the 2. of January and the other the 5. of January 1643. ALSO A Letter from Sir Richard Byron Governour of Newarke to the Lord Widdrinton Dated the 7. of January 1643. Printed at York by Stephen Bulkley 1643. My Lord Byrons Letter to his Excellencie the Marques of Newcastle the Second day of January 1643. I Shall now give your Excellence an account of the Victory it hath pleased God to give a part of this Army against all the Forces Sir William Brewerton could make Upon Christmasse Even last I had intelligence that hee was marched from Manchester with sixteene hundred select foot and eight Cornets of horse and that upon Christmas day hee was to keepe his Rendezvous at Sandbacke within six miles of my Quarters Whereupon I resolved to march thither with the Army leaving a Regiment of horse and a Regiment of foot for the security of my Quarters least they of Nantwich should in the meane time sally forth but wee came no sooner within view of Sandbacke but the Rebels retreated in great confusion yet in regard of a narrow passe which was betwixt us and them we could not overtake any of them and tooke up our quarters in theirs that night There I was informed by all the Countrey people that Brewertons forces were totally disper'st and returned to their severall homes Whereupon I commanded Colonell Warren with his Regiment of foot and my Lord Molineux with his horse to march back to Crew-house a strong place possessed by the Rebells betwixt Nantwich and Sandbacke intending to march thither my selfe with the rest of the Army the next morning but as I was upon my march certaine intelligence was brought me by a Scout I had sent forth that Brewerton was at Middlewich with all his Forces within three miles of us Whereupon I immedately marched thither and our Forlorne-hope discovered seven of their Collours drawne forth of the Towne and the rest advancing as fast as they could Upon this Colonell Gibson and my brother Robert Byron advanced with their Regiments having the Van that day Sir Michael Earnley with his Regiment was forc't to stay with the Cannon which stuck in a durty lane so that in that particular we were equall for they had no Cannon with them and we could make no use of ours The Rebels had possessed themselves of the hedges and all places of advantage and gave excellent fire being the prime Traine-band men of Lancashire but our men with great resolution ran up to them and after hot dispute which lasted almost an houre and a halfe bear them out of their hedges and uttetly routed them the horse followed the execution which was all the service they could doe in that place and pursued them almost as far as Nantwich which Garrison the Rebels quitted the same night and our men have since possessed themselves of five of their Collours We took three hundred prisoners with all their Baggage and Ammunition at the least six hundred slaine as I am since certainely informed all their Armes they threw away in their flight many inferiour Officers are taken but their Colonels are too wise to come in danger yet Brewerton himselfe escaped narrowly for hee had two great falls in making too much haste wherewith hee was so bruised that hee was faine to have one ride behind him On our part fifteene was slaine outright whereof fourteene were of my brother Roberts Regiment and amongst the rest himselfe shot in the leg but God be thanked without danger We are now returned ro quarter about Nantwich which being now out of hope to be relieved I beleeve will not hold out long The day after the businesse of Middlewich My Lord Mollineux and Colonell Warren tooke in crew-Crew-house and in it above two hundred prisoners and sixty horse with all their Armes Our strength here is somewhat above foure thousand foot and one thousand horse but this I can assure your Excellence the world hath no better men nor will they be beaten by any equall number My Lord Byrons Letter to his Excellence the Marques of Newcastle from Paddington the fifth day of January 1643. My Lord SInce I wrote my last Letter to your Excellence We have taken in another strong house called Paddington whereby Nantwich is so locked up that unlesse Brewerton come againe with an Army to relieve it we shall in a short time I hope carry it Sir Richard Byrons Letter Governour of Newark to the Lord VViddrington the seventh of January 1643. My Lord BEing informed how some of Crumwells troopes lay quartred about Lincolne and conceiving it very fensible to beat up their quarters I sent out last night Sir Gervis ●yres Regiment and about sixty of Sir Peregrene Bertyes horse with a few Dragroons upon that designe They fell into their quarters about seven a clocke this morning at Waddington and Harmeston and there tooke a Major two Captaines two Leivtenants one Cornet and three Collours besides a hundred and one and thirty prisoners whereof some Quarter-masters Corporalls and Trumpets c. FINIS