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A84761 A true relation of a great and wonderfull victory otained by Captain Ashton and the Parliaments forces, against the Earl of Derby at Whalley in Lancashire. As it was certified in a letter from a gentleman there, to a member of the House of Commons. For which great mercie they have apointed a day of thanksgiving. E. F. 1643 (1643) Wing F17; Thomason E100_32 1,428 11

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A True RELATION Of a great and wonderfull VICTORY OBTAINED By Captain ASHTON and the Parliaments Forces Against the Earl of DERBY at Whalley in Lancashire As it was certified in a Letter from a Gentleman there to a Member of the House of COMMONS For which great mercie they have appointed a day of Thanksgiving London Printed for Edw. Husbands and are to be sold at his shop in the middle Temple May 8. 1643. A TRUE RELATION Of a great and wonderfull VICTORY c. SIR THough I be from Manchester yet having this convenient Bearer thither I thought good to give you a Relation in which I desire not to exceed of Gods great preservation of us which was greater then I mentioned in my last 〈◊〉 That the Earl of Derby the Lord Mollineux Sir Gilbert Hoghton Colonell Tildesley with all the other great Papists in this County issued out of Preston and on VVednesday noon came to Ribchester with eleven Troops of horse 700 foot and infinite of club-men in all conceived to be 5000. VVe lying at Dunkenhalgh-hall with out two Troops hearing of his great force retreated to Padiham having before sent to Colonell Shuttleworth to raise the country which he did all the fire-men came in the next morning though they have had no pay this 5 weeks and some few club-men I did compute us to be 60 horse and some 400 foot not above five hundred I am sure at the first we marched with our horse towards Whalley where we tooke a man and 2. geldings of Mr. Lathams the great Papist and retreated to Read-bank here we discovered above 150 horse to follow us and when our foot was come thither to us our horse retreated more our foot advanced close under a wall only my self stood and faced the enemy I made as though I fled they pursued me when I knew they were in the command of our men I advanced again and shot off my pistoll being the signe for our foot whereupon our men discharged with a great showt the enemies horse fled in great disorder we wounded many took forty prisoners some horse and 60 Musquets our fire men pursued them to Whalley where the Earl of Derby and the rest were in the Abbey much a do we had to keep our Souldiers back the enemy who were ten for one to us discharged his Cannon 5. times but hurt not a man of us blessed be our good God he drew into a body we being out of order ran under hedges played upon them with our Muskets and routed their foot which fled over the VVater their horse still facing us our men still pursued them to Lango-green where Captain Ashton and my selfe with much a doe caused our first men to stay till more came up then our men shot their horse fled then all our horse came up and pursued them through Salisbury Park and to Ribchester most of their great ones had some touch or some narrow escape as themselves report And having thus driven them out of the Hundred we retreated to Padiham where having a good Minister some hours were spent in thanksgiving for this great deliverance and be assured it is to be taken next the first great bout at Manchester the greatest deliverance we have had VVe had one day last week and on Friday next we are to observe a Thanksgiving both in Salford Hundred this with praises to our God The intent of the enemy was to overrun this Hundred and so to Bolton and Manchester as upon examination appears by the prisoners and be assured if the Lord had sufferd this part to fail we had in al probability bin utterly undone The enemy stole all horses beasts as far as they went I hope our Gentlemen in this county vvill consider to joyn and clear the county This part vvhich before vvas dejected is novv through Gods mercy united and raised and the common people never more forvvard and the souldiers more couragious but the Lord is our preserver So desiring still to hear from you I rest Your loving Friend E. F. Padiham 24. April 1643. FINIS