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A96278	Englands Iliads in a nut-shell. Or, A briefe chronologie of the battails, sieges, conflicts, and other most remarkable passages from the beginning of this rebellion, to the 25. of March, 1645.	Wharton, George, Sir, 1596-1672.	1645 (1645)	Wing W1544; Thomason E1182_3; ESTC R208159	28,009	48

ENGLANDS ILIADS IN A NVT-SHELL OR A briefe Chronologie of the Battails Sieges Conflicts and other most remarkable passages from the beginning of this Rebellion to the 25. of March 1645. CICERO Incerti sunt exitus pugnarum Marsque est communis qui saepe spoliantem jam exultantem evertit perculit ab abjecto OXFORD Printed in the Yeare 1645. THE PREFACE Readers YOu have here presented to your view a Little-great Book Little in respect of its bulk but Great in its Contents Wherein the sad effects of a Triennial Rebellion are epitomiz'd with candour and impartiality Herein whoever considers the number of persons slaine the destruction of Houses and Families the desolation of Cities and Townes the increase of Widdowes and Orphanes may easily determine whether Jupiter or Mars whether the white Angel or the black whether Jehova or Abaddon gave beginning to this pretended Parliament and whether hath had the greater influence on their actions who being inspired by a fatall Genius have plotted to bring this late flourishing Kingdome to utter ruine In a word if the representment of the crying guilt of bloud may worke any remorse of conscience in the Rebellious or the evidence of a good cause infuse any encouragement into His Majesties loyall Subjects it is the utmost aime this labour looks to and may happily be a meanes of the continuance of this Work till such time as Almighty God in his goodnesse shall please to set a period to this Rebellion by rewarding it with its due Guerdon by restoring Religion to its genuine purity freed from Sectaries and profanenesse by re-establishing the King in his just rights and prerogatives by re-inforcing the known Laws of the Land freed from Fellow-Subjects Tyranny and Arbitration and by re-estating the Subject in his ancient Liberties freed from Rapine and Plunder Which that wee may quickly see let it be the subject of every good Christians Prayer May 20. 1645. Memorable Occurrences since the beginning of this Rebellion Anno Dom. 1641. IN December 1641. The House of Commons publisht a Remonstrance of the State of the Kingdome therein setting forth all the errors of his Majesties Government a meer designe to alienate the affection of his Subjects from him The tenth of Ianuary following his Majesty with the Queen Prince and Duke of Yorke left White-hall and went to Hampton Court to avoide the danger of those frequent tumults then hazarding the safety of his royall person February the 23. the Queens Majesty took shipping at Dover having been driven before from White-Hall by the frequent tumults of the Rebels And soon after his Majesty went to Newmarket and from thence to Yorke where after the rebels had Guards for 3 monthes before the Gentry of the countrey raised a Guard for his Maiesties person Anno Dom. 1642. MAY the 20. it was voted by both Houses That the King intended to levie 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 July the second the Kings ship called the Providence landed in the Creek of Kenningham neer Hull till which time his Majesty had not a Barrell of powder nor any Armes or Ammunition whatsoever Iuly the 12 the pretended two Houses Voted That the Earle of Essex should be Generall of their Army and that they would live and die with him August the first the Earl 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 been raising ever since the 12 of Iuly 1642. at which time he was made Generall of the Rebels August the 6. the Earle of Bedford having fruitlessely besieged the Lord Marquesse of Hertford in Sherburn Castle for 4 dayes before retreated to Yevell the Noble Marquesse sallied after him and with a small number fell on that great body of the Rebels killed above 140 whereof 9 Commanders took divers prisoners and routed the rest so as he marched away and after divided his small Forces going himself into Wales and Sir Ralph now Lord Hopton into Cornwall of both which there followed so good an effect August the 22. His Majesty set up his Standard Royall at Nottingham for raising of Forces to suppresse the Rebels then marching against him September 23. Prince RVPERT with about 11 Troops of Horse gave a great overthrow to the Rebels in Wikefield neare Worcester where Colonell Sands that commanded in chief received his mortall wound Major Douglas a Scot and diverse other Captaines and Officers slaine and drowned Captaine Wingate a Member of the House of Commons with four Coronets taken and two more torne in pieces This body of the Rebels was observed to be the flower of their Cavalrie October the 23 was that signall great battell fought between Keynton and Edge-hill by his Majesties Army and that of the Rebels led by the Earle of Essex wherein the Rebels lost above 70 Colours of Coronets and Ensignes and his Majesty but onely 16 Ensignes and not one Coronet The exact number that were slaine on both sides in this Battaile is not knowne But it is certaine that the Rebels lost above three for one Men of eminence of his Majesties Forces who were slaine in the battaile were the two Noble and valiant Lords Robert Earle of Lindsey Lord High Chamberlaine of England and George Lord D. Aubigney brother to the Duke of Richmond and Lenox Sir Edmund Verney Knight Marshall to His Majesty with some other worthy Gentlemen and Souldiers but besides these three named here was not one Noble-man or Knight killed which was an extraordinary mercy of Almighty God considering what a glorious sight of Princes Dukes Marquesses Earles Viscounts Barons Knights and Gentlemen of all Orders were not only present but engaged themselves against the Rebels as much or more then Common Souldiers which they most cheerfully did by example of his sacred MAJESTY whose Royall undaunted Courage put life into every man exposing His Sacred Person 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 The Rebels as they had few men of quality to lose so those they had were sensible of their guilt which then they expressed by their flight some sculking into holes and Saw-pits and others running out before they were well in the field They lost of note the Lord Saint Iohn eldest sonne to the Earle of Bulling brooke Sir Charles Essex with many inferiour Officers October the 27 His Majesty to compleat his victory in Keynton field drew his whole Army before Banbury but after the firing of one peece of Ordnance the Rebels submitted to His Majesties mercy which were in number about 800 foot of the Earle of Peterboroughs and Lord Says Regiments with

Lord Wilmot Lievtenant Generall of the horse the Earl of Carnarvon the Earle of Crawford and the Lord Biron obtained another great and strange Victory upon Round-way-downe with 1500 horse and two small peeces of Canon onely wherewith they totally routed the rebels Army under the command of the oldbeaten souldier Sir William Waller consisting of above 2500 Foot and 2000 horse besides 500 Dragooners with 8 peeces of Brasse Ordnance slew 600 of them in the place tooke above 900 prisoners all their Canon Armes Ammunition Waggons Baggage and Victuall 28 Foot-Ensignes 9 Cornets and left not one rebell but whatwas either killed taken prisoner or narrowlyescaped Upon the 24 of Iuly his Highnesse Prince Rupert having joyned his Forces to his brothers and the whole body of their strength being brought together they sate downe before Bristoll and began their Batteries And the 26 day with unexpressible valour they gained the Out-works and the 27 day following the City and Castle was delivered up to his Sacred Majesty with all the Ordnance Armes and Ammunition At this siege were slain on his Majesties part Sir Nicholas Slanning one of the Lunsfords with some few others and that valiant Lord the Lord Grandison did here receive a wound August the 3 Corf-Castle in the Isle of Purbecke which had been so often before besieged by Sir Walter Earley but had alwayes beaten off the rebels and killed their Cannoniers was once more fallen upon by the rebels who were so bravely received by Captain Laurence that 60 of them were killed in the place the rest hearing of the most valiant Earle of Carnarvons approach ran away Soone after the Earle of Carnarvon Summoned Dorchester which was thereupon delivered up to his Lordship with all the Armes Ammunition and Cannon which were disposed of for his Majesties use About the 9 of August the Castle and Isle of Portland were reduced againe under his Majesties command And the Towne and Haven of Weymouth and Melcombe submitted to his Majesty August 20 Colonell Io. Digby defeated the rebels of Biddeford and Barnstable killed 100 of their Foot took 211 Officers and common souldiers prisoners most of which were miserably wounded 2 peeces of Ordnance 6 barrels of powder 400 weight of Bullet 200 and a half of match and above 300 Armes besides all the Foot-Officers horses Pursued their horse to the very workes of Biddeford and returned victoriously without the losse of more then one man not one of the rest of his souldiers being so much as hurt all that day Upon the 2 and 3. of September the Townes of Biddeford Appleford and Barnstaple delivered up their severall Garrisons to his Majesty Upon the same third of September Prince Maurice gave a very hot assault upon the City of Exeter and battered the walls whereupon the rebels desired Parley but refusing the conditions the assault was afterwards eagerly pursued and the next day after wonne the great Sconce turned the Ordnance there against the Town Whereupon the Rebels craved to bee admitted unto those conditions which before they rejected and obtained the same delivered up the Towne and castle to the Prince his Highnesse with all the Ordnance Armes and Ammunition after it had been blockt up and besieged about six weeks September 17. the Rebels Army stealing out of Gloucestershire towards London surprised part of a new raised Regiment of his Majesties horse at Cirencester but were overtaken by Prince Rupert with His Majesties horse neare Auburne in Wiltshire where hee gave them two charges the one by a commanded party under Colonell Urrey the other by the Queens Regiment commanded by the Lord Iermin who performed it so well on the rebels whole Army that many great bodies of Foot were routed and many of them slaine in the place without any losse to his Majesties Forces save two common Souldiers killed and the Marquesse de la Vieuville taken prisoner who was afterwards murdered by the Rebels in cold bloud and the Lord Digby and Lord Iermyn lightly wounded by which two charges the rebels Army was so retarded that his Majesty had time to overtake them with his Foot And on Wednesday after the 20 of this month upon an Hill neare Newberry and Enborne heath His Majesty fought with the rebels who were seated in the most advantageous place imaginable yet in despight of all their Canon Foot and horse his Majesty beat them from their ground gained the hill and one peece of their Brasse 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 300 though above 600 of the rebels were slaine and a very great number wounded In this fight were slaine the most noble and valiant Earle of Carnarvon the Earle of Sunderland the Lord Viscount Faulkland Colonell Morgan Captain William Symcots with some other Gentlemen and Commanders After this fight the rebels were further pursued and routed againe so as they fled into Reading where they durst not stay but left the Town for his Majesty September 25. That pernitious confederacy called the Nationall covenant was taken by the members of the House of Commons at Westminster in Saint Margarets Church October 18. the Prince of Harcourt Lord Ambassadour Extraordinary from the French King and Queen Regent after he had been most barbatously used in his passage by the rebels came safe into Oxford where he had entertainment more suitable to the worth of so great a Personage In this month of October his Majesties forces under the command of the Lord Widdrington and Colonell Henderson a Scot received a defeat neare Horne-castle in Lincolneshire by the rebels under the command of Manchester Cromwell and Fairfax there were taken prisoners neare 600 of his Majesties forces Sir Ingram Hopton and some few others slain not without some considerable losse to the rebels it cannot be said that in any other battaile since this rebellion but this that his Majesties forces made a dishonourable retreat where the fault was I cannot say November 11. An Ordinance for authorizing the counterfeit great Seale November 21. Sir William Armine and others sent by the Houses at Westminster arrived at Edenborough with Articles of accord and advance money to hasten the Scots Invasion November 27. The Kings Messenger hanged at London for discharging his duty in serving his Majesties Writ Decemb. 4. Hawarden castle surrendred to his Majesties Forces December 8. John Pym died de morbo pediculoso at Derby house in Westminster in which place the medley Scots and others sit and hatch their contrivances for support of the present rebellion December 12. Beeston castle assaulted and taken for his Majesty December 21. Lapley house taken by Captaine Heavenningham for his Majesty December 28. Colonell Nathaniel Fines one of the first that appeared in this rebellion was in a court of Warre at Saint Albans by his fellow rebels sentenced to bee hanged for a coward December 29. The stately Screene of copper richly gilt set

a wound whereof he afterwards died Aprill the 11 there was a fight neare unto Ancaster in the County of Lincolne betwixt the Kings Forces under the command of Colonell Cavendish and the rebels of that County under young Hotham their then Generall in which fight the most part of the rebels were slaine and taken prisoners their Generall put to flight and their whole Body totally routed On the 21 day being Friday the Close at Lichfield after three wekees siege and the losse of some men was yeilded upto Prince Rupert together with the Ordnance and Ammunition all sorts of Armes except the Horse-mens Armes and a certaine number of Musquets and all such Treasure which had been formerly conveyed in thither and did not properly belong to the Souldiers there These souldiers were part of those Forces under the command of the late Lord Brook a great Leader in this Rebellion and a malicious 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 Saint Chads Church The last day of Aprill his Excellency the Earl of Newcastles Forces encountered with and totally routed a whole Body of the rebels consisting of above 3000 men which were going to releive the Towne of Leedes killed 150 of them in the place took 240 prisoners 3 peeces or Ordnance together with all their victuall Ammunition May the 6 Iames Earle of Northampton the true heire of his Fathers Loyalty and valour encountered with a Body of the Rebels in Middleton Cheny Town-field near Banbury consisting of about 700 foot and 5 Troops of Horse where he wholly routed their Foot killed 217 upon the plaine took above 300 prisoners all their Ordnance and Ammunition 416 Musquets 150 Piques and above 500 swords pursued the fugitive horse and killed and took many of them the rest made what hast they could to Northampton In this fight his Lordship lost but three men and those not of any note Nor had above one Officer so much as hurt Upon the 16 of May the Lord Hopton assaulted the great rebellious Body then intrenched neare Stratton on the Borders of Devonshire fought with them full tenne houres and having spent his Ammunition insomuch that he had not powder left to serve one houre longer fell upon the rebels with Swords Piques and Musquet stocks And with unexpressible valour wholly routed the rebels Army killed many hundreds of them in the place wounded many more took 1700 prisoners whereof above 30 Commanders all their Canon being 11 Peeces of Brasse Ordnance and 4 of Iron 2 Morter peices 75 Barrels of Powder with Shot and March proportionable betwixt 2 and 3000 Armes and 3000l in mony there being not above 46 of the Kings Forces killed and hurt and amongst those not any one Commander or Gentleman of Quality May the 23. The Queen was most traiterously voted a Traitour for her love so exemplarily expressed to the King her husband May the 30. Master Robert Yeomans and Master George Boucher two Citizens of Bristoll were there publiquely murthered by Colonell Nathaniel Fines for their loyalty to His Majesty Iune the 18 1643. His Highnesse Prince Rupert beat up the Quarters of the rebels at Postcombe and Chinner in Oxfordshire killed some 50 of the rebels there Quartered took about 120 prisoners almost all their Horses and Armes and three of Sir Samuel Lukes Dragoon-Cornets obtained a great victory in Chalgrove field and utterly defeated the rebels horse-men and Dragooners slew divers of their Commanders especially Colonell Iohn Hampden one of the five Members accused of high Treason who in this fight received his mortall wound in this very Chalgrove field where he first mustered and drew up men in Armes to put in execution the rebellious Ordinance for the Militia On Friday the last of Iune His Excellency the Earle of Newcastle obtained a great victory against the Northern rebels under the Lord Fairfax upon Aderton heath within the County of Yorke In which fight my Lord soon put the rebels into such confusion that they could not be reduced again into any Order untill hee had gained all their 5 peeces of Canon which hee presently turned against them the sight whereof did so terrifie them that they made what hast they could towards Leedes But finding that his Excellencies horse had intercepted that passage their last shift was to recover Bradford which was done in such a disorderly manner that his Excellency in the pursuit of them killed and took above 2000 whereof above 1500 prisoners As for their Generall Fairfax hee with much adoe made shift with one poore Troop of horse to get at night into Leedes leaving the rest to the mercy of the Victor Iuly the 1. The Earle of Essex being with his Army at Tame in Oxfordshire sent Colonell Middleton with 500 horse and Dragoones to Padbury to way-lay Prince Rupert and his Forces from returning from Buckingham to Oxford while Essex with his Army fell on the Prince but Sir Charles Lucas by his Scouts discovered the rebels designe and accordingly met them with three Troops of his own Regiment wherewith hee routed all Middletons 400 horse and dragoons pursued them to their passe at Werthill brooke followed them through the foard in despight of all their Muskettiers there slew above 100. took 40 prisoners and prevented the rebels hopefull designe The same day the Marquesse of Newcastle besieged Bradford bestowed upon it above 40 shot from his great Artillery and the morrow after made himselfe master of the Town In which he took 2000 prisoners with all the Horse Armes and Ammunition which either the rebels found in the Towne or brought thither with them Hereupon the rebels deserted the Towne of Hallifax and presently after Sir Hugh Cholmely fell upon Beverly and took it for his Majesty Iuly the 5. Master Tomkins and Master Challoner were most barbarously murthered by the rebells in London for their Fidelity to his Majesty And the same fifth day there was a fight on Landsdown-hill betwixt his Majesties forces under the command of the Marquesse of Hartford and the rebels under Sir William Waller vvho after 11 houres fight stuck their lighted matches in the hedges and ran quite avvay leaving behind them above 500 Musquets 14 barrells of povvder a vvhole Stand of Piques vvith good store of all sorts of Armes Their foot vvere absolutely routed and all dispersed his losse of Officers and horse vvere great many hundreds of his men vvere killed his Majesties force having the pillage of the field And here vvas that most valiant Knight Sir Bevill Greenvill unfortunately slain in the Front of his men with some others of lesse quality The 13 of Iuly about 4 a clock in the afternoone the King and Queens Majesty met at Edge-Hill vvhere the rebels had received their maine overthrovv and the same day and houre his Majesties Forces under the Command of the

ruine Iune 5. The Earle of Essex went this day as far as Chipping-Norton after the King Iune 6. But unwilling to lose his labour any longer returned to Burford where hee deputed Sir VVilliam VValler to proceed in the adventure of King-catching that himselfe might have the sole honour of taking in Les●ithiell Iune 11. Dudley castle which had been gallantly defended by Lieutenant Colonel Beaumont for 3 weeks before was releived and the siege raised by his Majesties forces sent from VVorcester who took a colours of the rebels horse 2 Majors of foot 2 Captains 3 Lieutenants killed about 100 in the fight and took above 50 common souldiers prisoners without any considerable losse on his Majesties part Iune 12. Colonell Gage with some forces from Oxford took in Borstall house a Garrison of the rebels in Buckinghamshire Iune 18. His Majesty in VVorcestershire having intelligence that the rebels Armies were now severed whilst Sir VVilliam VValler to get before the King ran into Staffordshire resolved to reinforce himselfe with the Regiments left at Oxford and encounter Sir William to which end he returned and came this day to Witney Iune 20. His Highnesse Prince Rupert being then in Lancashire clearing the county Colonell Shuttleworth with 400 rebels came to beat up some of his quarters and fell in at Blackburne Where that vigilant Commander Sir Charles Lucas was so ready for him that hee killed and took above 100 of the rebels making the rest run for their lives Iune 22. Sir VVilliam VValler having run himselfe out of breath gave over the pursuit of the King the rather for that his Majesty was provided for him whereupon his Majesty directed his march towards the rebels associated counties and came this night to Buckingham where he received the joyfull newes of his Queenes safe delivery of the Princesse Henrietta who was borne at Exeter the 16 of this month June 25. Sir Charles Lucas hearing Colonell Shuttleworth had gathered 300 horse and 100 Dragoones at Colne on the borders of Yorkeshire marched to him and fell on with such skill and courage that he totally routed all the rebels both horse and Dragoones had execution for 3 miles wounded Shuttleworth himselfe who with very few others escaped all the rest Sir Charles killed and took and brought their colours with the prisoners to Prince Rupert June 26. VValler to recruite his weary Army from the Garrisons of Gloucester VVarwick Coventry Northampton and Kenelmworth Castle had this day a rendezvouz in Keinton field whereof the King having notice turned his march towards him and quartered this night at Brackley June 28. This day the King comming before Banbury found VValler drawne up in Battalia Westward from the Towne on the side of Crouch hill taking advantage of the hils bogs and ditches June 29. His Majesty discerning that VValler would not come into the plaine nor could be assaulted as he lay but with much disadvantage removed somewhat Northwards to see if thereby he could draw him from his station which succeeded accordingly for Waller likewise advanced on the other side the river whereupon the King at Cropready marched further off the river leaving the Bridge in hope to draw them over which Waller greedily apprehending as an advantage put over 2000 horse and a great body of foot with 14 peeces of cannon The Rebels being thus divided were immediately charged by the Kings Reare The brave Earle of Clevelands horse and Sir Bernard Astleys foot routing all that had past the bridge whilst the Earle of Northampton charged the rest of the Rebels horse that were fording over In this fight were slaine at least 300 rebels and many of them taken prisoners with their 14 peeces there were slain on his Majesties part two gallant Knights Sir William Butler and Sir William Clarke and not above 14 common souldiers besides and so much for Wallers Army this Summer July 3. The King having thus defeated one of the Rebels Armies bent Westwards after the other and came this day to Evesham to refresh his souldiers after their hard duty from whence he sent to Westminster his message for Peace of the 4 of Iuly In the beginning of this month his Highnesse P. Rupert marched out of Lancashire with a considerable Army for the releife of Yorke which had bin two months besieged by an aggregate body of Rebels consisting of the Earle of Manchesters Army the Lord Fairfax and the rebellious Scots under command of Lesley The Prince had no sooner releived Yorke but drew forth after the Rebels and in Marstone Moore there began a terrible fight wherein his Highnesse had at first much the better took the Rebels Ordnance and many of them prisoners insomuch that Lesley and the Lord Fairfax thinking all had been lost fled many miles from the place where the battell was fought and never came to the remainder of their Armies till 2 dayes after the fight but in conclusion whether by fate which attends the event of war or by neglect I know not the fortune of the day turned and the Rebels recovered their lost Ordnance and took some of the Princes baggage and with it Sir Charles Lucas Colonell Porter and Colonell Tillier prisoners In this battell were slaine on his Majesties part the Lord Cary Sir Thomas Metham Colonell Ewer Colonell Townley with some others of note and about 1500 common souldiers On the Rebels part were slaine Sir Charles Fairfax younger sonne to the Lord Fairfax with many other of their commanders and at least 3000 common souldiers This done the Rebels rally and sit downe againe before York which was valiantly defended for 3 weeks after by Sir Tho Glenham and then delivered upon honourable conditions to march away with Armes begge and baggage which conditions were most perfidiously broken by the Rebels Iuly 6. The Lord Hopton routed 350 of the Rebels neare Warmister which were pursued above twenty miles by Sir Francis Dodington July 15. The King came to Bath with his Army which day the Queens Majesty arrived safe at Brest in Britanny notwithstanding 50 great sho made at her by Batty the rebels Vice-Admirall Iuly 23. The King made his speech to the Sommersetshire men on Kings-moore who came in to his Majesties assistance very cheerfully Iuly 31. Middleton the Scot furiously assaulted Denington Castle and received a most shamefull repulse leaving dead behind him one Col. 8 Captains 1 Sergeant Major with many inferiour Officers and Souldiers August 1. His Majesty with his Army passed into Cornwall over Tamar at Polton bridge in pursuit of the Earle of Essex whom he had now chased through Devonshire August 25. The King gained from the Rebels the Castle of Lestithiel where their Army lay strongly encamped and in it took Col Butler some others prisoners August 30. The rebels horse in the night passed between his Majesties Quarters and fled towards Plymouth August 31. The rebels foot making towards Foy were beaten from 5 peeces of their Ordnance September 2. The rebels being deserted by their

Generall the Earle of Essex who with the Lord Roberts fled to Plymouth in a Cock-boat the night past this day yeelded up to his Majesty all their Traine of Artillery viz. 49. peeces of faire Brasse Ordnance 200 and odde barrels of Gunpowder with match ball c. proportionable above 700 Carriages and betwixt 8 and 9000 Armes His Majesty out of his wonted Clemency granting them their lives September 5. His Majesty having obtained so compleat a victory over the rebels did as formerly after the defeat of Waller from Tavestocke send his second message of Peace to Westminster In the beginning of this month his Majesties forces in Scotland under the command of his Excellency Iames Lord Marquesse of Montrosse and General Major Mackdonald who not long before landed in that Kingdom with 1000 Irish obtained a great victory over the rebels there upon Newbigging moore near Saint Iohns Town where were killed above 1200 rebels among which was the Laird of Rires and some others of note and 7 brasse Peeces taken this done his Majesties forces pursued them to St. Iohns Town and took it and therein and in the battell tooke 2000 of the rebels prisoners with 2 peeces of Ordnance more all their Arms Ammunition and Baggage and this done with the losse of not above 60 men on his Majesties part The rebels in this battell were commanded by the Earle of Tullibairne the Lord Drummond the Lord Elcho and Sir Iames Scot of Rossy their word was Jesus No quarter And within a fortnight after this successe his Excellency the Marquis of Montrosse Major Gen. Mackdonald obtained a second victory over another body of rebels in that Kingdom commanded by the Lord Forbes Burly and others neare Aberdeen wherein the Marquesse killed and took prisoners at least 1000. with 3 peeces of cannon and all their baggage without any considerable losse on his Majesties part among the prisoners taken by the Marquesse there was Sir William Forbes of Craigyvar and John Forbes of Boynly with others of note And soon after the Marquesse took the Towne of Aberdeen with all the Ordnance Ammunition and Armes and many of the fugitive rebels therein September 11. The Garrison of Basing after 18 weeks siege wherein the rebels lost many hundreds of their men was releived from Oxford by Sir Henry Gage September 12. Ilfercombe in Devonshire rendred to Generall Goring for his Majesty September 17. Barnstaple in Devonshire that had revoled upon the Earle of Essex his approach submitted to his Majesty and obtained from him their second pardon Septemb. 23. Colonell Iohn Fines having besieged the castle of Banbury above a month before hired his men to storme it in five places in all which they were shamefully beaten off with great losse October 7 In the night Sir Rich. Greenvile took the Town of Saltash by storming wherein 400 rebels were killed and at least 300 taken prisoners with their Arms this Town had been quitted by his Majesties forces not long before without any considerable losse Octob. 25. The Earl of Northampton and Sir Hen. Gage raised the siege of Banbury castle fell upon Colonell John Fines his flying troopes slew about 60 of them took above 100 prisoners with about 200 horses one peece of Ordnance all their Ammunition and many Armes Octob. 27. The rebels having thus lost two of their Armies called the third under the Earl of Manchesters command out of the Associated Counties and forced other Regiments out of London to withstand the King who was now advanced to Newberry with part of his Army where the rebels apprehending a great advantage in regard that the rest of his Majesties forces were not come up fell upon his Majesties quarters but were beaten off with the slaughter of about 1000 of their men whereof Major U●rey with some other of their prime Commanders were part with the losse of Sir Antho St. Leager and lesse then 100 others on his Majesties side who had the pillage of the field here the valiant Earle of Cleveland was casually taken prisoner having his horse first killed under him November 6 His Majesty had his rendezvouz on Bullington green betwixt Wallingford and Oxford November 9. His Army came to Dennington castle which since his Majesties marching thence had been againe besieged by the rebels and raised the siege the rebels not daring to withstand his Army November 17. The King having some dayes expected the rebels who it seemes were loath to hazard the last stake advanced towards them to Hungerford upon whose approach the rebels left the field Whereupon his Majesty sen● Sir Henry Gage with a party to supply the wants of Basing that had been besieged all this Summer by five Colonels and their Regiments but the rebels had raised the siege before his approach November 19. Monmouth that had lately been betrayed by Kirle was bravely regained by the Lord Herbert of Ragland wherein was taken the rebels whole Committee 14 peeces of Ordnance with store of Armes and Ammunition 30 Officers and common souldiers proportionable whereby South-Wales is much secured November 23. The King having thus victoriously 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 Novemb. 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 in its roome Decemb. 13. His Majesty out of his wonted desire of Peace sent the Duke of Richmond and Earle of Southampton to the Houses of Parliament at Westminster for a Treaty as the best expedient for Peace About the middle of this month Helmsley Castle in Yorkshire which had been gallantly defended during 16 weeks siege by Captain Jordan Crosland and some others was delivered up to the Rebels under command of the Lord Fairfax upon honourable conditions to march away the Governour and Officers with their horses and Armes the rest without Armes In this siege the Defendants amongst others made one remarkable salley wherein they took Sergeant Major Generall Forbs a Scot prisoner with divers others here did Sir T. Fairfax also receive a shot in the shoulder from the Castle Decemb. 22. Colonell Eyre with some horse from Newarke took 2 Troops of horse at Upton belonging to the Rebels of Nottingham brought the men colours horses and Armes all safe to Newarke Decemb. 23. Sir Alex Carew was beheaded on Tower-Hill by Martial Law for intanding to deliver up the Island at Plymouth to His Majesty he was observed to be most violent against his Majesty in the beginning of this rebellion but it should seem he had of late some disposition to be a convert which made his fellow members think fit to dispatch him to another world Decemb. 24. Sir Will Vaughan Governour of Shrawarden castle for his