ungratefull but acknowledge he hath done England good service Likewise Vice-Admirall Batten hath performed most gallant service at Seas and with the Navy hath been as a Bulwarke to preserve our distracted Kingdome from forraigne power which had in all appearance long ere this made us miserable Many valiant things have by him been performed as also the valiant Reare-Admirall Swanley whom I designed to bring up the Reare his actions in Wales Cornewall Devonshire and the Northerne parts of England can witnesse to bee such as deserve a History of themselves to be extant to succeeding Generations And thus much I can say as most conclude with mee that there is not his fellow at Sea this day for valour and judgement in the commanding and mannaging a Navy at Sea I crave pardon in my rude conclusion and desire to be excused by many whom I shall hereafter mention as Sir Robert Pye Colonell Sir Hardresse Waller Colonell Sir Arthur Hasterig Colonell Sir James Harrington Colonell Sir William Constable Colonell Sir Matthew Boynton a man whom England owes much honour to as also those deceased valiant hearted Worthies who adhered to the Parliament I have here nominated as also all others that have beene slaine on the Kings party with the common souldiers on both sides as also those that fled out of the Kingdome all which I hope will bee excepted of without prejudice from him who hath hitherto been and resolveth by the help of God for the future to bee the Kingdomes most faithfull servant in reality constancy and sencerity to serve them Josiah Ricraft A perfect List of the many Victories obtained through the blessing of God by the Parliaments Forces under the Command of his Excellency Robert Earl of Essex and Ewe Viscount Hereford Lord Ferrers of Chartley Bourchier and Lovaine Lord Generall of England His Excellency Alexander Lesly Earl of Leven Lord Generall of the Army of our Brethren of Scotland And the right honourable Edward Lord Mountague Earl of Manchester Viscount Mandevile Lord Kimbolton Chancellour of the University of Cambridge Major-Generall of the Associated Counties c. With the names of the Cities Towns Castles and Forts taken from the Enemie since the beginning of these unnaturall Warres in the Yeares 1642 43 44 to the 14 of June 1645. 1 THe first City in England assaulted by the Cavaliers since these unnaturall warres began after the King was denied admittance into Hull was renowned Coventry the King came in person against it and the inhabitants thereof most couragiously issued forth and routed their Forces took two peeces of Ordnance and many Prisoners July 26. 1642. 2 The Cavaliers had no sooner recruited but ingaged with the Forces under the command of the Lord Brook near Southam where they were again routed and many taken Prisoners 3. Portsay Island the 15. of August taken with all the Armes and Ammunition therein 4 The Town and Castle of Portsmouth in Hamshire taken with all the armes and ammunition therin by the renowned Patriots Sir William Waller and Sir Iohn Meldrum of happy memory 5 Southsay castle taken by surprisall with all the armes and ammunition 6 His Majesties Forces routed neare Worcester about the 12 of September 1642. by his Excellency Englands faithfull Lord Generall the Earl of Essex in which fight the religious and faithfull Colonell Brown did gallant service 7 The ever to be honoured town of Manchester in Lancashire the Garrison thereof being but few in number and brought to great penury yet most gallantly issued forth beat the Lord Strange raised the siege and took many Prisoners 8 Cawood Castle in Yorkshire taken by storme with all the arms and ammunition the 23. of October 1642. 9 His Majesties Forces routed at the never to be forgotten and famous fought battell of Edg-hill Octob. 22. 1643. where was taken the Kings standerd L. Willoughy Sir Edward Stanley Col. Vavasour Col. Lunsford and many hundreds more in which fight was slaine the Earl of Lindsey L. Generall of His Majesties Forces the Lord Aubeny Sir Edmond Verny the Kings Standerd-bearer with divers other Officers of quality and many hundred common souldiers in which battell his Excellency the Earl of Essex fought so gallantly shewing much courage and fidelity that his very enemies did acknowledge it 10 The Castle of Farnham taken by storm with all the armes and ammunition by the renowned Sir William Waller 11 Madbury neare Plymouth taken by storme with all the ammunition 12 The City and Castle of Winchester taken by Sir William Waller and in it the L. Grandison and 65. other Gentlemen and Commanders 1000. Foot 600. Horse 200. Dragoones and 600. armes with all the rest of the arms and ammunition December 7. 1642. 13 The Earl of Newcastles Army in the North neer Tadcaster routed by the noble Lord Fairfax about the 8. of December 1642. 14 Arundell castle in Sussex taken by storme Decemb. 16. 1642. with all the armes and ammunition by Sir William Waller and Col. Brown 15 Chichester taken by Sir VVilliam Waller the 26. of December 1642. with all the armes and ammunition therein 16 The Earl of Newcastles Popish Army again routed neer Bradford by the noble and religious Lord Fairfax January 3. 1642. 17 The said Army of the Earl of Newcastle had no sooner rallied and recruited but they were again routed by the noble and successefull Lord Fairfax neer Leeds the 9. of January 1642. 18 His Majesties Forces routed neer Henly upon Thames the 11. of January 1642. and many hundreds taken prisoners 19 Leeds taken by noble Sir Thomas Fairfax January 26. 1642. with all the armes and ammunition therein 20 His Majesties Forces under the command of Sir Thomas Aston routed neer Namptwich by the noble and truly religious Sir VVilliam Brereton Jan. 28. 1642. taken prisoners 110. Foot and 100. Horse 21 The town of Preston in Lancashire taken by Sir Iohn Seaton by storme Feb. 10. 1642. with all the armes and ammunition therein 22 Lancaster town and Castle taken Febr. 13. 1642. with all the Ammunition 23 The Cornish Cavaliers routed the 26. of February 1642. neere Madbury five pieces of Ordnance 200. Arms 120. Prisoners taken 24 Lichfield Close taken March 3. 1642. with all the ammunition 25 Lastoll surprised with all the armes and ammunition 26 The Army under the command of the Earle of Northampton routed neer Stafford and the Earle himselfe slaine by faithfull Sir VVilliam Brereton and Sir John Gell about the 25. of March 1643. 27 Malmesbury taken by storme March 28. 1643. by Sir VVilliam VValler with all the armes and ammunition 28 The Welch Army under the command of the Lord Herbert were routed in the Forrest of Deane by Sir VVilliam VValler and Col. Massey 29 Tewksbury taken by faithfull Colonell Massey with all the armes and ammunition about the third of Aprill 1643. 30 The town of Wigon in Lancashire taken by Sir John Seaton with all the armes and ammunition therein 31 Monmouth in Wales taken by Sir VVilliam VValler about
taken A Catalogue of the Earles Lords Knights Generalls Colonels Lieutenant-Colonels Majors Captaines and Gentlemen of worth and quality slain on the Parliament and Kings side since the beginning of our uncivil civil Warrs With the number of Common Souldiers slain on both sides As also a List of those that have fled out of the Kingdome Of the Parliament side these following slain THe Lord S. John slain at Edg-hil fight The Lord Brook slain at Lichfield Sir William Fairfax brother to the Lord Fairfax slain at the raising of the siege before Mountgomery castle Sir John Meldrum mortally wounded in the admirable service performed by him at Scarborough Castle Major Generall Charls Fairfax brother to his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax slain at Marston-Moor fight Colonell Charls Essex slain at Edg-hil fight Lieutenant Colonell Ramsey slain also at Edg-hil fight Colonell Tucker slain at Newbury fight Serjeant Major Quarles slain at Branford Serjeant Major Stawhan slain at the fearfull fight betwixt Friznol-hil and Tough-hil Capt. George Massey slain at Newbery fight Captain Hunt slain at Newbery fight Captain Lazy slain at Branford fight Captain Lister slain at Tadcaster fight Captain Nutty slain at the siege of Reading Captain Williams slain neer Oswestry Cap. Lieut. Fletcher slain neer Oswestry Lieutenant Richard Macock slain at the siege of Ragland Castle Captain Pue slain at Marston-Moor fight Mr. Hugh Popham slain Major Burton slain Major Haynes slain at St. Beaudeux Captain Dove slain at Sherborn Castle Two other Captains whose names are not perfectly known slain there also Lieut. Col. Ingoldsby slain at Hilford castle Captain Allen slain neer Burleigh Garrison Major Sidenham slain at Melcomb Captain Oglesby Major Jackson Major Bradbury Major Fitz Simons Colonell John Gunter The full number 33. Slain on the Kings side these following The Earl of Lindsey Lord General of his Majesties Forces slain at Edg-hil The L. George Stuart slain also at Edg-hil The Lord John Stuart slain at Cheriton The Lord Bernard Stuart slain at Routon Heath All these three Lords being of blood royal brothers to the Duke of Lenox The Earl of Northamton slain neer Stafford The Earl of Denbigh slain neer Brimidgham The Marquesse of Viville slain at Newbery fight E. of Caernarvan slain at Newberie fight The Earl of Sunderland The Earl of Kingston after he was taken prisoner going in a Pinace towards Hull by the Earl of Newcastles Cavaliers that thought to have rescued him was shot to death and none hurt besides him The Lord Grandison The Lord Faulkland The Lord Darcy eldest son to the Earl of Munmouth slain at Marston-Moor fight Lord Ashton slain neer Dudley Castle Generall Cavendish slain at Gainsbourough Generall Mynne slain at Ridmarly Sir Edward Verny the Kings Standard-bearer slain at Edg-hil fight Sir Joh. Harper slain at Bradford in York-sh Sir Bevil Greenvil son to the Marquesse of Hartford slain neer Marsh-field Sir George Bowles slain neer Horn-castle Sir William Wentworth brother to the Earl of Strafford Sir Francis Dacres neer kinsman to the Lord Dacres Sir William Lambton Sir Marmaduke Ludson Sir Thomas Metton Monsieur S. Paul a French Gentleman Sir Richard Goodhil Sir William Crofts slain near Stoaksey Castle Sir Thomas Nott slain at Highworth in Wiltshire Colonell Owen slaine at Holt bridge Sir Bryan Stapleton Sir Francis Carnabie Sir Richard Hutton Colonell Monroe slain at Edg-hil fight Colonell Wane slain neer Nantwich Colonell Ewers Colonell Roper slaine Colonell Slingsby Colonell Fenwick Colonell Prideaux Colonell Atkins Col. Marrow slain neer Crowton House Col. Baynes slain at Malpass Col. Connyers slain also at Malpass Generall Gorings brother slain at Newbery fight Colonell Hauton slain neer Namptwich Generall Gorings Quarter-Master Generall of Horse Generall Gorings Quarter-Master of Foot Colonell Philips slain neer Winchester Lievtenant Colonell Howard slain also neer Marsh-field Lievtenant Colonell Bowles slain at Alton in Surrey Lieutenant Colonel Lister slain neer Namptwich Lieutenant Colonell Stonywood slain Serjeant Major Beaumont drowned neer Leeds Serjeant Major Purvey slain at Preston Serjeant Major Smith slain at Gainsbrough Serjeant Major Lower slain neer Marsh-field Mayor Wells slain at Glocester The Major of Preston slaine Major Heskith slain at Malpass Major Trevillian slain Major Hatton Farmer slaine neer Abington Major Pilkinton slaine in Worcestershire Major Duet slain neer Radcot-bridge Major Heynes slaine Major Pollard slaine at Dartmouth Captaine Wray slaine Captaine Bins Captaine Houghton Captaine Baggot Captaine James slain neer Marshfield Captaine Cornisham slaine Captain Plunket slain about Strozby Heath Sir Joh. Smith brother to the L. Cottington Major Threave slaine Captain Fry Colonell Billingsly slaine Capt. Cottington slain neer Ruthencastle Major Casts slaine at Basing-house Six Priests slain at Basing-house Lievtenant-Colonell Gardner slaine neare Winchester The full number 82. With divers more of quality which were found dead after severall fights but to the Parliaments forces unknown Common Souldiers slaine on the Parliaments side AT Babell hill 6 At Portsmouth 1 At Manchester 4 At Keinton 380 At Brainford about 160 At Winchester 14 At Tadcaster 8 At Bradford 15 At Henley 8 At Leeds 12 At Namptwich 33 At Seybridge 16 At Preston 4 Neare Stafford 40 At Middlewich 6 At Lichfield close 98 At Dorchester I Captain 1 At Causam-bridg 5 At High Arcall 40 At Hereford 1 At Stafford 1 Neare Newark 2 At the Trench 11 Neare Nottingham 10 At Friznot hill 18 At Glocester siege 8 At Newbery fight 170. at Burleigh-house 7. In Kent 8. At Weem 5 At Alton 5 At Plimouth siege raising 16 At raising the siege of Namptich 2 At Lincoln storm 115. At Milbrook 6. At an assault at Lime 18. Of the Garrison at Lime 16. At Dudley castle 17. At Marston Moor near York 340. At Newbridg 40. In Cornwall 28. At Mountgomery castle 40. At Beezly 10. At Peel 1. At Helmsley Castle 4. At Heightley 9. At Weymouth 10. At Holt bridg 6. Near Tedbury 7. At Taunton 100. At Evesham 5. At Naseby 300. At Barkley castle 3. At Sherburn castle taking 210. At Basing 40. At Sherburn 8. At Carlile sands 30. At Beaudeaux 30. At Bristol 160. At Torrington 20 At Cardif many hurt The totall number of common Souldiers on the Parliaments side in all 2533. Slain on the Enemies side of the Inferiour sort At the Leaguer before Hull 23. At Coventry 70. At Southam by L. Brooks forces 40. At Sherburn castle or Babel hil 20. At Caldrot by Mr. Purfreys houshold 18. At Portsmouth of Col. Gorings 3. At Worcester fight divers the number unknown it s supposed 100. At Manchester of the E. of Darby's 200. At Keinton fight 2000. At Branford severall Cart-loads supposed that were slain 100. At Winchester 20. At Tadcaster of Newcastles men 200. At Chichester 1. At Bradford by Sir Thomas Fairfax against Newcastle 100. At Burford of Birons men 7. At Newbridg 2. At Henly of the L. Grandisons 30. At Leeds of Newcastles men 28. At Namptwich about 40. And many mortally wounded  At Preston of quality 8. At Madbury
under Laughorne he was eight thousand and we were three thousand and took them prisoners And Chepstow and other Garrisons were there reduced As also Appleby Castle Brugham other places of strength in the North And Waymor Castle in Kent A good successe in North Wales against Sir John Owin The defeat of Sir Henry Lingen and his party on the 17th of the same month in Montgomeryshire by the Forces under the Command of Colonell Horton and Major Robert Harley and Col. Dingley Newcastle 10 Aug. 1648. Lieu. Col. Lilburn Deputy Governour of Tinmouth sends most of his owne souldiers in parties abroad and declares for the King and Himselfe armed such prisoners that were in the Castle The Officer that kept the Armes being but a Corporal he ran through for refusing to deliver them a sadde and ominous action some leap over the wall to give Sir Arthur Hazleridge our Governour notice In the interim Lilburne summons all the saylors and others to come in and assist him for the King Sir Arthur in the meane time sends a party under Lieut. Col. Ashfield also with a 100 Dragoones who with such ladders as could be got got thither before morning yet not so private but some shot was made they fall to storming Major Cobbit leading on the Forlorn and after a hot dispute the Castle was recovered all in armes put to the sword the Lieut. Col. found dead whom a Souldier espied cuts off his head and sets it upon a pole on the wall where it now stands crying God blesse the Parliament The Souldiers got at least 2000 li. in money and plate which was laid up by Lieu. Col. Lilburnes Royall friends Aug. 14. 1648. 800 land souldiers and saylors came to land with a resolution to fall upon Col. Riches Col. Hewsons men as they lay intrenched but being discovered 300 Musketeers were drawn out of Col. Hewsons Col. Maj. Husbands mounted 100 Horse The Princes forces marched up with a great resolution the Major wheeles about in way of retreate which occasioned them to advance in conceit of a victory the horse flanked them the 300 Muketiers at the same time discharged and presently the Princes party is in disorder the Parliaments fell to execution neere 200 slaine on the place many of quality taken 100 prisoners 300 Armes the rest wounded and fled Sandoune delivered up It is observable that Aug. 17 the Covenant was taken in Scotl. and their Army on Aug. 17 was routed for the violation thereof in England A List of the Particulars of the Victory against the Scots from the first to the last Taken Prisoners Duke Hamilton Lord Gen. the E. of Callendor L. G. and two Earles besides Maj. Gen. Vanrusk Lieu. Col. Bayley five Lords five Knights 16 Colonels 20 Lieutenant Colonels 25 Serjeant Majors 70 Captaines 100 Lieutenants 90 Ensignes 30 Cornets 8 Trumpeters 350 inferiour Officers 300 Servants Taken in all 9000 Souldiers by L. Gen. Crum 2000 souldiers in severall places 3000 Souldiers in Vloxter 4000 Horse 3500 Horse Armes 15000 foot armes 160 Colours 2500 slain Ours under the command of Lieut. Gen. Crumwell was but 8600. Letters were read in the House of Commons from Col. Rich that he Col. Hewson c. have taken Deale Castle for the Parliament Officers and Souldiers to march away and leave all behinde them giving their faith never to engage against the Parliament There marched out Captaine Wynn the Governour and 200 more besides 16 that were sicke Aug. 19 Taken Prisoners in Colch The E. of Norwich L. Capel L. Louborough Sir Charl. Lucas was shot to death Sir Geor. Lyle was likewise shot to death Sir William Compton Sir Barn Gascoign Sir Abra. Skipman Sir Hugh Oreley Sir Hen. Appleton Sir Rich: Mauleverer Sir Lodo. Dyer Sir Char. Hastings c. Collonels Wil Maxey Farre Ayloff Bard Hamond Till Heath Tewk Chester Gilburt Culpepper Saver Slingsby Lancaster c. 183 Knights Col. and Esquires 300 other Officers 3067 Souldiers 5000 Armes 26 Ordnance Scarborough taken by Col. Bethel by storme with the losse of six men and some wounded and 35 of the Enemy slain and neer 200 prisoners Septemb. 16. 1648. The Names of those that are appointed to attend his Majesty during the Treaty Duke of Richmond Marquesse of Hertford E. of Southampton Earle of Lindsey George Kirke James Leviston Henry Murray Thomas Davis Hugh Henne Humphery Rogers William Levet John Rivers Sir Ed. Sidenham Rob. Tirwhit John Howsdon Mrs. Wheeler with such maides as she shall make choice of Sir Fowlke Grevile Capt. Titus Cap. Burrowes M. Cresset M. Ansley M. Firebrace Dr. Juxon Dr. Dupper Dr. Sanderson Dr. Turner and Doctor Honywood Sir Thomas Gardner Sir Orlando Bridgeman Mr. Jeffery Palmer Mr. Thomas Cooke Mr. Jo. Vaughan Edward Walker Esquire Mr. Philip Warwicke Mr. Nicholas Owdart Mr. Charles Whitacre Mr. Philip Newton Mr. Clement Kinnersley Dr. Ducke Dr. Reves two civill Lawyers The names of the Commissioners sent from the Parliament Of the Lords House The Earle of Northumberland Earle of Pembrooke Earle of Salisbury Earle of Middlesex Viscount Sea And of the House of Commons The Lord Wayneman Sir Henry Vaine Sir John Pots Mr. Crew Mr. William Perepoint Mr. Denzill Hollis Sir Harbottle Grimstone Mr. Glin Mr. Bulkeley and Mr Samuell Browne Chaplaines for the Commissioners Mr. Caroll Mr. Seymer Mr. Hearle Mr. Vines Mr. Marshall FINIS * The Earl of Essex was in his friendships just and constant and would not have practised foully against those he took to be enemies No man had credit enough with him to corrupt him in point of loyalty to the king whilst he thought himself wise enough to know what treason was But the new doctrine and distinction of allegiance and of the king's power in and out of parliament and the new notions of ordinances were too hard for him and did really intoxicate his understanding and caused him to quit his own to follow theirs who he thought wished as well and judged better than himself His vanity disposed him to be his Excellency and his weakness to believe that he should be the General in the Houses as well as in the field and be able to govern their councils and restrain their passions as well as to fight their battles and that by this means he should become the preserver and not the destroyer of the king and kingdom With this ill-grounded confidence he launched out into that sea where he met with nothing but rocks and shelves and from whence he could never discover any safe port to harbour in When he took the command of the parliament army he was better qualified than any man in the kingdom for that post but was soon eclipsed by a new race of soldiers who if not his superiors in the art of war went far beyond him in spirit and enterprise He died the 14th of September 1646 and his death helped to open a way for the ambition of Cromwell The due desert of Englands deceased Generall the Earle of Essex The Earle
of Essex made Generall of England in the yeere 1641. The Kings forces routed and Worcester taken Edge hill sight Prisoners taken Reading taken Aprill 18. 1643 Glocester relieved Cirencester taken Newbery sight * Alexander Lesley earl of Leven acquired the highest reputation as a soldier under Gustavus Adolphus king of Sweden who appointed him governor of Stralsund which he bravely and vigilantly defended against the Imperialists He was also governor of the cities along the coast of the Baltic and afterward felt-marshall over the army in Westphalia He had the supreme command of the Scottish army when it invaded England and was upon the cessation of arms betwixt the two kingdoms created an earl and about the same time made governor of the castle of Edinburgh He also commanded the army that marched into England in 1644 and which had so considerable a share in the battle of Marston Moor the greatest that was fought during the civil war Soon after the defeat of the royal army at this place general Leven the earl of Manchester and Fairfax with their combined forces sat down before York which presently surrendered upon terms They soon after divided their armies and Leven returning into the North took the rich town of Newcastle Zachary Hamilton preceptor to the Pretender's son told lord Hailes that Lesley was a soldier of fortune and that one day on a march in Scotland he said to an officer There is the house where I went to school How General answered the officer I thought you could not read Pardon me I got the length of the letter G. The due praise of Alexander Lesley Earl of Leven Lesleyes salutation and courting at the Court of England See their Speeches in print Cocket Island taken Ian. 20. 1643. Tinby taken March 19. 1643. Durham and Lomby taken April 14 15 1646. York besieged The battell at Marston-moore York taken Newcastle besieged Newcastle taken Octob. 20. 1644. Carlisle taken Newark taken by the assistance of our brethren of Scotland * The Earl of Warwick who assisted in the king's council was not much wondered at for deserting his royal master whom he had never well served nor did he look upon himself as obliged by that honour which he knew was conferred upon him in the crowd of those whom his majesty had no esteem of or ever proposed to trust so his business was to join with those to whom he was indebted for promotion He was a man of a pleasant and companionable wit and conversation of a universal jollity and such a licence in his words and in his actions that a man of less virtue could not be found so that one might reasonably have believed that a man so qualified would not have been able to have contributed much to the overthrow of a nation and kingdom But with all these faults he had great authority and credit with those people who in the beginning of the troubles did all the mischief and by opening his doors and making his house the rendezvous of all the silenced ministers in the time when there was authority to silence them and spending a good part of his estate of which he was very prodigal upon them and by being present with them at their devotions and making himself merry with them he became the head of that party and got the character of a godly man When the king revoked the earl of Northumberland's commission of admiral he accepted that office from the parliament and never quitted their service and when Cromwell dissolved that parliament he betook himself to the protection of the Protector married his heir to his daughter and lived in so entire a confidence and friendship with him that when the Protector died he exceedingly lamented him The earl of Warwick died April 19 1659 aged 71 and lies buried in Folstead Church Essex He left his estate which before was subject to a vast debt more improved and repaired than any man who trafficked in that desperate commodity of rebellion The due praise of Robert Earl of Warwick The E. of Warwick made high Admirall of England in the yeer 1642. The Navy at Sea secured Portsmouth taken Carmarthen Casurprized by the Earle of Warvvick * Edward earl of Manchester a nobleman of many great and amiable qualities was a zealous and no less able patron of liberty but without enmity to monarchy or the person of the king He was one of the avowed patriots in the house of peers and the only member of that house who was accused by Charles of high-treason together with the five members of the house of commons In the civil war he had the charge of seven of the associated counties and with his usual activity and address raised an army of horse which he commanded in person Soon after he entered upon his command he forced the town of Lynne to submit to the parliament and defeated the earl of Newcastle's army at Horn Castle In 1644 he took Lincoln by storm and had a principal share in the victory at Marston Moor After the battle of Newbury he was suspected of favouring the king's interest was even accused by Cromwell of neglect of duty and by the self-denying ordinance deprived of his commission He had been bred up in the court under the favour of the duke of Buckingham a lady of whose family he had married and had attended upon the prince when he was in Spain was called to the house of peers in the lifetime of his father which was a very extraordinary favour Upon the death of the duke of Buckingham his wife being likewise dead he married the daughter of the earl of Warwick a man in no grace at court and looked upon as the greatest patron of the Puritans because of much the greatest estate of all who favoured them after this second marriage lord Manchester totally estranged himself from the court and entered into all the politics of his father-in-law but at last he heartily concurred in the restoration of Charles the Second who appointed him lordchamberlain of his household He died May 5 1671 aged sixty-nine The due praise of the Earle of Manchester Colours and prisoners taken Horncastle Gainesborough and Lincolne taken York besieged Tickell Shelford and VVelbeck taken The due praise of the Earle of Calendar James Levingston earl of Calendar who descended from the house of Linlithgow was formed as a soldier in the wars of Bohemia Holland Sweden and Germany and acquired a great reputation in his military character He was a gentleman of the bedchamber to Charles I. who created him lord Levingston of Almont in 1633 and earl of Calendar 1641. Upon the eruption of the civil war he took the side of the parliament but afterward attached himself to the king He marched into England soon after the battle of Marston Moor with ten thousand men to assist the earl of Leven in reducing York He was lieutenant-general of the Scots army that attempted to rescue Charles from his confinement in the Isle of Wight His most
THE Civill VVarres OF ENGLAND BRIEFLY Related from His Majesties first setting up His Standard 1641. To this present Personall hopefull Treaty WITH The lively Effigies and Eulogies of the chief Commanders who like Starres in their courses have fought against the Romish Sicera or the great Scarlet Whore with whom the Kings of the Earth have committed Fornication Rev. 17. 2. Together with the distinct appellations proper motions and propitious influences of these memorable Starres Chronologically related from Anno. 1641. to Anno. 1648. Collected by JOHN LEYCESTER Ecce triumphales Anni Quoque Sydera fausta LONDON Printed for John Hancock at the first shop in Popes-Head Alley next to Corn-hill 1649. Of all the Guifts of Gods most sacred Spiret The Guift of Tongues being of much precious merit By which Man mainly differs from a Beast And all rare Knowledge richly is increast How much to our Industrious Ricraft then Is due for his great Paines and vsefull Pen Who thus hath made so Copious a Collection Of th' Orient Characters for fair Direction So learn those Songues A Work most Excellent And of more Worth than Pearles most Orient For which with gratefull heart giue God the Praise And Crown Graue Ricrafts Browes wth fragrant Bayes I Vickers Scripâ—st W. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 A SURVEY OF ENGLANDS CHAMPIONS AND Truths faithfull Patriots OR A Chronologicall Recitement of the principall proceedings of the most worthy Commanders of the prosperous Armies raised for the preservation of Religion the Kings Majesties Person the Priviledges of Parliament and the Liberty of the Subject c. With a most exact narration of the severall Victories as also the number of Commanders and Souldiers that have been slain on both sides since these uncivill civill wars began With the lively pourtraitures of the severall Commanders By JOSIAH RICRAFT Published by Authority Psal. 44. 5. Through thee wee have thrust back our adversaries by thy name have we trodden down them that rose up against us London Printed by R. Austin and are to be sold by F. H. in Popes head Alley and in Cornhill neer the Royall Exchange 1647. TO THE Honour and Glory of the Infinite Immense and Incomprehensible Majesty of JEHOVAH THE Fountaine of all Excellencies the Lord of Hosts the Giver of all Victories and the God of PEACE IF that one Star in vast circumference so much exceeds the globe of earth and seas and if the soule more vast by intelligence exceeds the magnitude of Pleiades What admiration then to him belongs what trembling joy what duty love and feare What exaltation in all psalmes and songs that tongue or pen objects to eye or eare Who hath so many millions of soules and stars created stretching forth The heav'ns on th' Axis turning into Poles terminated in the South and North Who without quantity is only great and without quality is only good More perfect than perfection more compleat then can by Seraphims be understood To this Jehovah-jireth who unfolds all close contrivings 'gainst his little flocke To this Jehovah-Nissi who upholds his Church on 's powers everlasting Rocke To this Jehovah-Shallom God of Peace that twice hath made our civill wars to cease Maugre open force and secret fraud To this Ocean without bottome or banke of blisse First let the Rivers of our praises runne and first ascribe all glory to this sunne Of righteousnes which makes these stars to shine but with his frowne great Potentates decline By J. O. LEY A small crumme of mortality Septemb. 23. 1648. To the Impartiall Reader I Present to thy view no Astrologicall predictions limiting divine providence to the necessity of secondary causes a worke savouring more of Luciferian pride than piety nor yet the Apples of Sodom specious lyes such as Mercurius Aulicus Pragmaticus and divers others of that gang have baited their hookes withall to catch silly simple soules but an historicall relation and naked narration of our late warlike exploits the persons by whom the times when and the places where being satisfactorily expressed and explained All which have not a coulour but a reality of true notions but in the â—eightiest motive to reading as will make the â—ost clamorous Malignant as silent as a Seriphian Frog But howsoever all humane knowledge is imperfect and therefore no writing can be so exact in every point and circumstance as to be accounted infallible for that Epithite is peculiar onely to the sacred Scriptures and to no other booke in the world yet I am sure this booke is much more truer than that Aulicus by whose helpe Prince Rupert routed the Parliaments Army at Long-Marston for joy whereof Bonefires were made at Oxford in an. 1644. As for these Metaphorical or Mystical resplendent stars whose aspect hath been as sadly ominous to the foes as benevolous to the friends of Gods Truth and true Religion I hope that I have so kept within the circle of modesty and reason in the expression of their merits and the accommodation of their due praises that none but such to whom goodnesse in others seemes miraculous and to whom no blood or condition of estate is acceptable but those who are stamped with Caesars Image who if there were such a peace concluded as they could wish were as fit to receive the marke of the Beast as before can justly repine at it But to my own judgement I seem rather to have transgressed by diminishing than enlarging their high deserts by my weake industry But if it be lawfull and equall to calumniate slander and disgrace an enemy which is Cavaliers practise not my tenet then by the rule of contraries it is lawfull and equall to praise and commend a friend especially such friends who have preferred the life of Religion Lawes and Liberty before their owne lives and faire estates But it is very comicall to consider how prettily the Malignants tearmes of contempt doe jumpe with their contemptible fortunes for they called that gallant souldier Generall Brown a Woodmonger a tearme very suitable to their sufferings for they know very well that this Woodmonger hath oftentimes cudgelled their Militia from the Generalissimo to the Corporall and made them run almost to every point of the Compasse I could recount many others of our worthies here inserted grossely abused and traduced by the obstreperous goosse-quill of Phaetons Sycophants and his followers but Crimine ab uno discite nunc omnes As for the Historicall part of this booke which I have drawne in this method first the chiefe heroicke actions of our Noble Generalls and Renowned Commanders are particularly described then followeth in Order a List of all the severall Victories and Encounters the names of the Cities Towns and Castles taken by storme or surrender with the names of the Earles Lords Knights Generalls Collonels Lieut. Col. Majors Capt. and Gentlemen of quality slain in this unnatural war on both sides with the number of common Souldiers to which is added the Commissioners names imployed in this present Treaty with His Majesty which the Lord
grant may be effectuall that righteousnes may take place and peace and truth may meet together so shall our Kingdom flourish and we become a happy people by continuing in the Bond of Unity Courteous Reader if you meet with errata for I am conscientious to my selfe of my owne insufficiency I intreate you to impute them to the Diurnalls my best Intelligencers And as for other slips not suiting with thine affection yet perâ—it judicium cum res transit in affectum I must conclude with Lypsius his deprication Mihi quidem mens ubique bona si alibi humana haec lingua aut calamus hic titubavit ne asperè quaeso minus luam To close all as I prefixed to this short Epistle a Doxalogie so I shut it up with the Psalmists thankful acknowledgment which that renowned Conqueror Hen. 5 commanded to be sung in his Campe after the famous Victory at Agin-Court Not unto us Lord not unto us not to our Parliament not to our Armies not to our Navy nor to London but to thy name give the praise Ps. 115. 5. By John Leycester Robert Earle of Essex his Exellence Lord Generall of the Parlints Army etc lately deceased CHAP. I. Upon the illustrious and right honourable ROBERT Earle of Essex sometimes Generall of England lately deceased * Brightest Starre of the whole constellation Of warlike Worthies sending influence Of vigour to an old collapsed Nation Divided not by Romish negligence Had not thy courage cop'd with bloudy men Thy Conquests had not been so got with bloud But destruction needs must follow when Their cruelty threatning like a swelling floud Life and Lawes with an imperiall rage Providence by thy prowesse did asswage That furious torrent leaving the crimson ground Edg-hill and Newb'ry Marsh thy fame to sound For in those fields thou didst triumphantly Conquer the enemy and got'st the victory Therefore thou had'st instead of passing Bells The Drums and Cannons thunder forth thy knels THis our never sufficiently honoured English Generall his Excellency the Earle of Essex deserves a record written in letters of gold and a tomb carved out in precious stones with this inscription upon it for after Ages to read Here 's intomb'd Robert Devereux Brave renouned Earle of Essex Who was in English mens account The Phoenix Peer Lord Paramount A friend to Truth and Peace he was God lov'd him well that was the cause That he away from hence was sent Into the highest Firmament Where I leave him amongst the Angels and glorious host and descend from his celestiall to this terrestriall actions in some measure to speak of what he did most gallantly perform in the time he was late Lord Generall of England which was in the yeare 1641. and upon the third of July in the said year his Excellency rode through London to take a view of his voluntarie Citizens and Apprentices of London that had listed themselves under him and were met to be mustered in the new Artillery whither their renouned Generall no sooner came but was entertained with shouts of joy flinging up their hats into the ayre and crying with a loud voice We will live and die with you my Lord and he answered And I by the help of God am ready to do the like with you Never was Generall better beloved by his Souldiers then he was many of them to this day with heavy hearts shake their heads and cry Adieu brave Devereux adieu This renouned Generall had no sooner received his instruction from the Parliament but he marched into the field and hearing of the Kings Forces near Worcester plundering and spoiling the Countrey he marched up to them fell suddenly upon them and utterly routed them the 12. of September 1642. and afterwards tooke the City of Worcester and hearing the Kings scattered Forces got a head neare unto Shrewesbury in Shropshire he marched after them and drove them before him untill they saw their own advantage of time and place pitched there maine body upon a place called Edge-hill neere Keynton where our noble Generall drew up to them and most gallantly charged them in his own person and after a fierce battell the Enemy were wholly routed and most confusedly retreated with great losse where was taken the Kings Standard the L. Willoughby Sir Edward Stanley Col. Vavasour Col. Lunsford with many hundreds more in which sight was slain the Earl of Lindsey the Kings Generall the L. Aubeny Sir Edmond Verney the Kings Standard-bearer with divers other Officers of quality and many hundred common souldiers Octob. the 22. 1642. in this battell the Earl of Essex fought so gallantly shewing so much courage and fidelity that his very enemies did acknowledge it The winter was no sooner over past that Artillery might bee drawne but his Excellency againe tooke field and marched up to Reading and straightly besieged it and after a small time tooke it Aprill the 18. 1643. and afterwards marched to Glocester and relieved it then to Cirencester and took it and drew up the whole Army and gave the Kings Army battell at Newbery and utterly routed them kill'd five Lords and many hundreds more in this fight our noble Generall did in his owne person charge the enemy to the great encouragement of his Souldiers and after he had performed this service he marched for the relief of the oppressed West Countrey and beat up the enemies quarters before him tooke the town of Barnstaple in Devonshire and the Castle of Taunton-Deane with all the ammunition the 22. of June 1644. and afterwards marched up to Mount Stamford and tooke it with all the ammunition as also the town of Plympton with the Garrison of Saltash and Launceston with four or five more small Garrisons And againe he marches forward and takes Greenvill-house and Newbridge with all the ammunition the 14 of July 1644. and afterward took Tadcaster in Cornwall and Foy with many Ships in the Harbour These with many more did this renouned Generall his Excellency the Earle of Essex performe alwaies bearing a tender respect to his souldiers to see them well provided for And this was and is noble Essex's honor that he was mercifull to man and beast himselfe free from cowardice or covetousnesse pride or contention His Exellence Alexander Lasley Generall of the Scotch Army CHAP. II. Upon the right Honourable Alexander Lesley Earle of Leven Generall of the Scots Army * The great Commander of our warlike Friends And Brethren is this noble valiant Scot Whose sincere heart 's free from selfe-seeking ends His love and labour must not be forgot York Newcastle and her Marquesse knowes Their conquer'd State and his sad overthrowes Digby and Langdale too may waile their losse And that rebellious Army of Montrosse IF art could invent or wisdom delineate the height of perfection that is to be found in the most noble parts of military Discipline then renouned Lesley would be the admiration of all the world who now hath
the commendation of the greatest part of Europe the Low-Countreyes and divers parts beyond Seas at this day eccho forth his praise and with a sorrowfull looke and pale face bid him Adieu brave Lesley adieu but the love he bare to Religion his King and Countrey ingaged him to steere his course towards these Kingdoms and coming to the Court of England was courted and consulted withall and being found neither knave nor foole was presently discountenanced and so departed into his owne Countrey of Scotland and was there received with much triumph and joy they knowing he was free from cowardice or covetousnesse which is often the losse of Armies and Garrisons if I be not mistaken Oxford Banbury and Bristoll will witnesse yet neither profit or penury could incline him or decline him from doing or suffering to his uttermost in the cause of Religion Lord-Bishops and all that depend upon their Episcopall Hierarchy will remember renouned Lesley who was under God the two-edged Sword that cut them and their wild branches off at the root witnesse the yeare 1640. in which time he entred England with an Army of twenty thousand men and upon the first entrance routed the Queens Regiment of Horse and Foot and all the rest fled finding a paire of heels to be of more use for security then a paire of hands but notwithstanding this advantage our Brethren were desirous to treat with His Majesty who condescended thereunto and hearing the reasonablenesse of their Propositions condescended thereunto and so in peace they did depart not long after but in the yeare 1642. a civill Warre arising amongst our selves and the Parliaments Army not able to suppresse the enemy were necessitated to desire the assistance of our Brethren of Scotland who were as ready to help us as we were readie to desire their help their sensiblenesse of our misery was exprest in tears as may appeare by the relation of our Messengers the Lord Wharton Sir Henry Vane M. Solicitor S. John M. Marshall and M. Burroughs and that which puts a seale of confirmation to these and other relations of their love and willingnesse to help us is their coming into England so suddenly after and at such an unseasonable time as they did it being mid winter that they marched in snow and water to the mid leg for a hundred miles together and their noble Generall his Excellency the Earl of Leven most resolutely fell to the work although in an enemies Countrey having before him the Earl of Newcastle with an Army of 20 thousand strong yet he drove them before him killing and taking prisoners many of them daily and upon a sudden he wheeled about with his Army and tooke Cockit Island with the town Jan. 20. 1643. and afterwards marches up to the enemies quarters and beats them up taking in also the strong Garrison of Alnwick Febr. 14. 1643. and afterward hastned his march further into the enemies Countrey and takes in the Town of Morepeth Febr. 22. 1643. and marches againe up to the enemy and beats up his quarters and takes the strong Garrison of Tinby March 19. 1643. and afterwards marches forward and takes Sunderland with great store of Ammunition Newcastles rage being risen drawes up his whole Army as intending to give battell to the Earle of Leven but no sooner did he draw up but Newcastles popish ragged Regiments ran away and our Brethren of Scotland marched forward and tooke the strong Garrisons of Durham and Lomby Aprill 14. 15. 1644. they marched yet forwarder and beat severall parties of the enemies and tooke Morepeth Castle with all the Ammunition the 2. of June 1644. and having notice of the renouned Earl of Manchester's marching up towards them they with much rejoycing hastned to meet him whom they longed to see the face of and having met him with much joy saluted him and so joyned both their Armies together and drove the Popish Earle of Newcastle and all his Army into York and there besieged him Prince Rupert being at that time in Lancashire hastens to raise their siege making his boasts how he would beat the Scots and would know of what mettle those fresh-water souldiers were made which e're he departed he very well knew to the deare price of 4500. mens lives upon the place called Marston-Moore never to be forgotten by Prince Rupert nor the Earl of Newcastle and after the spoile of the battell was taken they marched up to Yorke and tooke it with all the Ammunition and when this was performed the Earle of Manchester marched Westward and the Earle of Leven Northward and tooke Gateshead 12. of August 1644. and straightly besieged Newcastle upon Tine prepared mines and all accommodation for storme offered faire terms but were not accepted then stormed the towne and tooke it the 20. of October 1644. with much Arms and Ammunition and afterwards tooke Tinmouth Castle marched up to Carlisle and took it also and afterwards besieged the strong Castle of Scarborough and took it with the Castle of Rabi and the Castle of Canon-Froome and since have been assistant in the taking of Newarke And for the gallant service of this noble Generall the Earle of Leven let true-English-men give him true honour and praise let that tongue cleave to the roof of that mouth that is so ungratefull and uncivill as to foment divisions betwixt us and these our Covenanted-Brethren The Right Honble. Robert Earle of Warwick Lord Rich of Leeze Lord High Admirall of the Seas CHAP. III. Upon the right honourable and noble Patriot Robert Earle of Warwicke * A third bright star within our Hemi-Spheare Of Reformation is this noblest Rich Richer indeed then can to men appeare Because his aymes on noble ends do pitch This trusty Pilot waits upon the Ocean Watching both forraigne and domestick Foes Then to the land thus in their restlesse motion Are pious souls whom God doth here dispose To honour him and do his will on earth And them he honours with a second birth VVhich begets in Warwick prudence and love A lions heart yet harmlesse as the dove IT were great ingratitude to let passe or bury in oblivion the many glorious things that this our high Admirall of England Robert Earl of Warwicke hath performed both by Sea and Land since the year 1642. which both his and our adversaries at home and abroad know to their griefe he was unto our Kingdome under God as a bulwarke of defence a rock of refuge a castle and tower to flie unto a strong and mighty wall to defend us from the malicious pride and cruelty of France Spain Denmarke and all the world beside and had not brave renouned Warwicke stood to us and guarded our coasts we and our Kingdome had long e're this been a prey to our enemies at home and abroad But God be praised who put it into the hearts of our Parliament-Worthies to make so good a choice and they
had no sooner made choice of him in the moneth of June in the said year 1642. but he went forth with a godly zeale into the mighty deeps and there secured the ships and tooke them into his own possession for the preservation of our Religion and defence of the King Parliament and Kingdom and he was no sooner setled the ships rigged and tacklings mended but he had notice of a ship neer Falmouth under the command of Sir John Pennington to whom he sent one of the twelve Whelps to fetch her in which was performed accordingly and the men brought prisoners another party of Ships containing a Squadron he sent to guard the Channell near Hull where were divers Vessels taken and secured and many Harbours possessed by the said Ships as also a Pinnace of the Kings shot through and through and sunk by this Squadron of Ships the 28. of June and afterwards they took divers barques laden with Cavaleers near Hull the Earle with a party of Ships surprized a ship coming from France with divers Commanders July the 3. The Neptune and two Whelps more tooke divers ships that were coming from Holland to assist the King July 26. 1642. and in August his Excellency the Earl of Warwicke sent a Squadron of ships which secured Portsmouth and divers other Harbours with many ships in the Harbours August 24. An Irish ship with many Irish souldiers was taken and the men secured as also a Frigot taken about the same time that was laden with Ammunition going to the King Septemb. 26. 1642. Captain Ketelby and divers other Commanders were taken in two ships by the Earle of Warwicke near Tinmouth Octob. 15. 1642. Portsmouth by the assistance of this noble Earl at Sea was taken Novemb. 8. 1642. Three ships pretended to be laden with Pippins coming from France upon search were found to be laden with Armes but covered with Pippins which were taken 24. of Decem. 1642. A Dunkirk ship taken in the Harbour of Arundell Jan. 5. 1642. A Bristoll ship laden with Armes was taken in the Harbour of Liverpoole Jan. 8. A ship also taken that was sometimes under the command of Sir John Pennington Febr. 7. 1642. valiant Captaine Swanley with a Squadron of the Earles ships being in North-Wales suddenly secured Milford Haven and beat off 12. ships of Irish Rebells that had intended to land there the noble Lord of Warwicke took a Welch ship laden with Armes and Ammunition intended for the Lord Hopton March 26. 1643. one of the Kings best Men of War was taken by the Earle of Warwicke Aprill 28. 1643. And in the moneth of May this faithfull and religious E. took Holy Iland with the Castle and Works Two Lin ships taken by the Antelop that were laden with Ammunition for Newcastle June 26. 1643. Three ships more taken by our noble Admirall that were going to the King with Arms and Ammunition 18. of July The Fellowship one of the Kings great Men of Warre was taken with much Arms and Ammunition August 9. 1643. The Lion with a small Pinnace laden with powder was taken by this faithfull Earle of Warwicke August 22. 1643. Foure Flemish vessels taken with some Letters of dangerous consequence Septemb. 12. 1643. A great ship taken in Dartmouth laden with ammunition the 14. of October and five small vessells taken at Wareham in Dorsetshire the 24. of November Also a great ship laden with Ammunition going to the King taken by the Earle of Warwicke Decemb. 25. 1643. Foure great Bristoll ships likewise taken by our noble Admirall Jan. 12. 1643. and five ships of the Kings beaten at Milford Haven and two small vessels taken Feb. 1643. Also two great French ships taken neere Waymouth laden with ammunition for the King March 8. 1643. The Endeavour a great ship taken going to the King with three more neere Sunderland and a great ship laden with Ammunition going for the reliefe of Carlisle March 1644. Melcomb-Regis re-taken Aprill 16. 1644. and Carmarthen Castle surprized by the Earles ships May 19. 1644. Lime and Pembrokeshire relieved and three ships surprised in the moneth of June 1644. Also five ships taken in the West and his Excellency the Earle of Essexe's Army relieved by a Squadron of the Earle of Warwicks ships July 1644. Also a ship taken laden with Arms from Holland going to the King August 1644. Also three ships taken in Liverpoole by the Earl of Warwicke Septem. 1644. In South Wales eight ships taken with much Ammunition October 1644. Likewise a ship taken near Portsmouth going to the King in Novemb. 1644. Three ships also taken near Newcastle Decem. 1644. Also foure small Barques with ammunition taken by the Earle of Warwicke in Jan. 1644. And a great ship with three other small vessells taken neere Padstow in the moneth of Febr. 1644. Five small vessells taken neare Scarborough and three others neere Weymouth by the noble Earle of Warwicke in March 1645. Divers ships beaten that came with reliefe to Sir John Winter and some sunk in the moneth of April 1645. Likewise a ship coming from France laden with arms intended for the King taken in May 1645. Also a great ship taken by the noble Earle of Warwick upon the Irish Coast laden with Dunkirkers and Irish Rebells in June 1645. Likewise foure ships taken neere Carlisle by the assistance of our loving and faithfull Covenant-keeping Brethren of Scotland in the moneth of July 1645. In the West at severall times there hath been taken nine ships August 1645. Also two ships taken neer Scarborough with three small vessells in Wales laden with ammunition and Pembroke relieved in the moneth of Septem. 1645. Haverford West by the assistance of the Earle of Warwick was taken Octob. 12. 1645. A great Barque laden with Kerseyes going towards the King to cloth his souldiers was taken near Plymouth the 20. of Novem. 1645. Likewise a great ship laden with Ammunition taken in the North Coasts by this noble Earles ships in Decemb. 1645. Also he took a ship laden with Deale and other timber that came from Normandy and two Irish Frigots laden with Irish Rebels in the moneth of Jan. 1645. Likewise six ships beat and one sunk that came to relieve Pouldram Castle also Plymouth relieved and three small vessells taken neere Dartmouth with two neare West Chester in the moneth of February 1645. A French Ship also that was laden with armes and ammunition taken and a Dunkirk ship also taken laden with armes near Felford Haven by the noble and renouned Earle of Warwicke in the moneth of March 1646. There were likewise many small ships pinnaces shallops hoyes boats and other vessells taken in severall Harbours Havens and Roads in the West in Aprill 1646. Likewise a small ship taken neere Axmouth the 23. of May 1646 and two ships taken neare Dorsetshire the 15. of June 1646. As also three small Pinkes taken in Cornewall with the shallop that relieved Pendennis Castle and some great Commanders prisoners in the month of
July 1646. Likewise a gallant ship taken that came from Burdeaux laden with wine and meale intended for the relief of Pendennis Castle August 25 1646. Also a ship of the Dunkirkers manned by Irish Rebells set upon two of our English Merchants and surprised them and by the vigilancy of this our noble active faithfull Admirall were both re-taken and the Dunkirk ship also with thirty Irish Rebels in it that were throwne over board as a just recompence or Reward for their former villany in the moneth of September 1646. These with many more gallant pieces of service hath this renouned Worthy performed for which England is ingaged thankfully to remember and highly to honour him who God hath thus wonderfully honoured Robert Lord Rich Earle of Warwicke Lord high Admirall of England The right Honble Edward Earle of Manchester c major Generall of the Association CHAP. IIII. Upon the right Honourable and religious Earle of Manchester * The bright propitious star to Church and State Is this approved Peere in peace and warre In hostile actions alwaies fortunate But th' influence of this excelling starre Was wormwood alwaies to his Countries Foes Witnesse their frequent routs defeats and blowes Horn Castle Winsby Marston-Moor know well How thrice th' imperiall forces fled and fell Before this brave Generall conquering The Idolizers of a mortall King Therefore the rose of Sharon doth thee greet And makes thy name same on earth smel sweet THis bright star of Englands Horison had no sooner girt his sword about him but whole Troups Regiments and Armies out of the associated Counties of Essex Suffolk Norfolk Cambridge and Huntington were ready to attend him with their lives in their hands and at his first sight they gave him such a shout as made the aire to eccho to the admiration of standers by and no sooner had he saluted his gallant Army but presently falls to action and marches to Lin Regis in Norfolk where he straightly besieged them and with much hardship and valour gained the towne in the moneth of June and afterwards marched towards a potent Army as any was in England commanded by the Earle of Newcastle but no sooner had he entred the enemies Countrey of Yorkshire but a Brigade of the enemy ingaged with him whom he totally routed and triumphantly marched forward towards the maine body of the enemy who were neer Horn Castle whom this noble and renouned Earle and his Army had no sooner espied but with a resolute concurrence fell to charge them in the Van Flanke and Reare of their Body who were presently brought into a confused rout in which fight there was taken of them 55. Colours 200. Horse and 1500. Prisoners all this was performed in the moneth of August 1643. and in the moneth of September this noble Generall pursued his victory in taking of the enemies strong Garrisons as Horn Castle the City of Lincolne the strong town of Gainesborough by this time the enemy begins to get a head which this religious and renouned Earl no sooner heard of but with speed he hastened towards them and in his march took Croyland and Burleigh-House and after a hard march yet couragiously encountred the Popish Army neare Winsby and utterly routed them and took 22. Colours 1100. Foot and 500. Horse and much Ammunition and after all this hard service yet was this noble Earle so desirous to put a period to our miseries that notwithstanding the coldnesse and unseasonablenesse of the weather it being in January the worst of the winter season even at that time he doth march the major part of 100. miles to relieve the oppressed Countrey of Lincolnshire and finding Lincoln to be the nest or cage of those unclean birds it being re-possest by them he there besieges them and by a fierce storme re-takes the City and not long after the Castle and in it seven piece of Ordnance 200. Knights Colonells and Commanders 800. prisoners 3000. Armes and presently hereupon having intimation of another Northern Popish Imperiall Army marches backward and drives many scattering parties before him but no sooner had our most loving Brethren of Scotland heard of this our Star of the East come out of his own Horison of the Associated Counties to give light to a Northern dark beclouded Country and by his bright beams to dispell a black and darke cloud but they had a desire according to which they conjoyned with a triumph of joy the two most noble and religious Generall saluting each other fall presently to the worke and besieged Newcastle and all his ragged Regiments in Yorke of which Prince Rupert having notice inforceth all the Countries before him to march for the reliefe of Yorke the which our Army understanding did admit of his entrance for other advantages the Prince being with pride puft up said he would try what mettle the Scots were made of which e're he departed he did very well know and his 4000. slaine upon the place might testifie in which fight our noble Brethren and this renouned Patriot the Earle of Manchester did take 1500. prisoners and within three or foure daies got the famous City of Yorke and after Yorke was surrendred the Armies parted and our prosperous and religious Earl of Manchester towards the West retreated and by the way he tooke the Garrisons of Tickell Shelford and Welbeck-house and in the moneth of October gave the Kings Army a meeting at Newbery Marsh where in the height of the pride of their Western victory this noble Generall utterly routed them tooke 9. peece of Ordnance 3000. Prisoners and 500. Armes and in the next moneth of November tooke Farrington for his farewell and however some unseasoned words came from some black mouthes concerning this most honourable pious and prudent Peer let such be assuredly satisfied that his fame and honour will live when they and all the generation now living are dead The right Honourable the Earle of Calender etc CHAP. V. Upon the right Honourable Earl of Calender Generall Ranked among these Heroes of renoune Is th' honour'd chieftaine Earl of Calender A strong opposer of the triple Crowne Who calls that holy which is civill Warre But this brave Scot with an impartiall eye Looks on the Faiths Professors misery Carlisle Gateshead and Coquet Island still As Trophies stand of his unfain'd good will THis renouned religious Earle famous in Church and State as were most of his Ancestors himselfe being of the same blood and bone and inferiour to none that went before him as he hath made it evident in Scotland and also in England since our uncivill warres began first in his willingnesse to assist us notwithstanding the lownesse of our condition the height of our enemy and the unseasonablenesse of the weather Secondly in his activenesse having the command but of a small Brigade most of them raw untried and unexperienced men in Martiall affaires yet did he performe valiantly with them Thirdly his perseverance notwithstanding
the large proffers the enemy made to the Army if they would with-draw or with-hold And besides the many reproaches sleightings and calumnies that Army did patiently undergo by a factious party amongst our selves had not the hand of God guided and carried on noble Lesley and renouned Calender with the rest of those worthy pious Patriots our condition had been miserable before this day and we weltering in our owne blood our wives defloured our children massacred our houses rifled our lands confiscated our goods divided amongst a generation whose Religion teacheth them Rebellion whose Faith is Faction and Division whose meere Mercy is Cruelty Having past through the grounded evidences of this noble religious and faithfull Peers willingnesse activenesse and perseverance in assisting us I shall also particularize some of the most materiall passages he hath performed since his first entrance into England which was with much courage his Army being put to great straights with hunger cold and often skirmishing with the enemy whom he drive before him and fell upon Carlisle and tooke it with all the Ammunition marched againe and beat up Newcastles Army and by the assistance of the Earle of Leven and the Earle of Manchester with the Lord Fairfax and his valourous son the truly honourable Sir Thomas Fairfax besieged Newcastle in Yorke with-drew and gave battell to him with Prince Ruperts Army and routed them both after tooke Yorke and afterwards this noble Earle of Calender marched Northward and tooke the strong Garrison of Gateshhead neare Newcastle with much Armes and Ammunition and returned and assisted in the taking Newcastle by storme with all the Armes and Ammunition therein much more hath this faithfull Generall performed which is here omitted his owne worth speaking for him to all that know him more than I can here expresse Henry Gray Earle of Standford Lord Gray of Groby Bonvile c CHAP. VI Upon the right Honourable Earl of Stamford This noble slip not of the last edition Of ancient stocke and formidable name To Englands foes of old when Spains ambition 'Gainst Queen Elizabeth did mischiefs frame Heroicke Stamford not degenerate Is true and loyall unto Church and State Exeters defence and Lord Hoptons flight At Modbury field declare his heart is right A Renouned worthy amongst the rest is this gallant Peer the noble Earle of Stamford whose former generations have been a terrour to Englands enemies as he himselfe hath been since the time he was made Generall of South-Wales with the foure Counties of Glocester Worcester Hereford and Cheshire upon the 10. of Decemb. 1642. he marching from hence towards them was received with much joy and a considerable party ready to march along with him he delayed no time to be in action with them but forthwith marched towards Cornwall and coming to Newbridge and finding the bridge pulled downe and a strong Garrison in the towne forced his passage through the river with a hot dispute on both sides at last beat the enemy took much Ammunition and marched forward and beat the Lord Hopton from Bristoll towards Exeter joyned with the Devonshire men and still pursued him from holes to holes like a fox brought those malignant Counties into a good condition securing and taking many Garrisons and had he had money and ammunition those parts in all appearance had been sooner gained but where the fault lay my Lord himselfe best knowes and it may be in time will manifest it to others if I be not mistaken I could wish great men professing Religion would lay aside covetousnesse and under-hand dealing and be no longer like Water-men rowing one way and looking another I presume this noble Earle of Stamford is sensible of some particulars which I here omit it is and hath been the noblenesse of his disposition to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace being free from the spirit of faction and division which breeds confusion from which good Lord deliver us Basil Feilding Earle of Denbigh c CHAP. VII Upon the right Honourable Earle of Denbigh Lo here a gemme of honour casting forth Resplendent beams of magnanimity But words too weake are to describe his worth VVho 's more enobled then by Progeny His pious soule shews that a righteous cause Is dearer to him then a Monarchs I awes Ches Shrop. and Staffordshire may well expresse Their love and valour and their thankfulnesse I Eealousies arise amongst some sort of men without cause as sometimes there did of this noble Earle of Denbigh I must confesse had his fathers blood and his been of one and the same putrified temper we might all have had just cause to fear a piece of treachery but I hope God hath moulded his heart in his owne hand and framed it according to his will as hath evidently appeared hitherto by his proceedings First in standing to the Parliament and taking the most solemne League and Covenant for Reformation and rooting out of Bishops and all other erroneous and factious persons which if brave Denbigh once decline I shall recall what I have and hope to affirme of him Secondly his taking up armes and adventuring his life in the high places of the field as was evident at his taking of Russell-Hall the 29. of May 1646. as also routing the Kings Forces neer Dudley the 10. of June 1646. And taking by storme the strong Garrison of Oswestree the 22. of June 1646. with Chomley-House and many more I omit for brevity sake intending to speak more at large hereafter and as time shall make evident The most Noble Ferdinand Lord Fairfax Generall of the Northern Countyes CHAP. VIII Upon the right Honourable Ferdinando Lord Fairfax This happie heart heated with heav'nly fire Stands up against the Rampant Lions pawes Frustrates the haughty hope and vast desire Of Popish regulating Lives and Lawes Discovers Protean Hothams treacheries Preserves ingaged Hull from foes surprize Routed and rooted out Lycaons brood Of wolvish natures loving native blood Shine on resplendent Fairfax or Faire-Torch To friends a light to foes a fire to scorch Thou and thy fellow-Stars in Englands night When neither Sun nor Moon do shine give light HEre is a right Noble in blood and actions deserving to be ranked amongst the most noble of our Peers and Patriots for his good and faithfull service for Church and State as may evidently appeare by his former gallant actions in the North of England which it were great ingratitude to omit I shall only point at the chiefe which by the Arme of God assisting the noble Lord Fairfax performed and deserve to be written in capitall letters for after Ages to read c. At his first being made Generall of the North there was a great Army in the field a malevolent Countrey the greatest part being Papists and Athiests the Parliament sending down the Covenant to be taken in those parts himselfe first began and some of the godly party followed
and no sooner had he set the Covenant a foot and got together a small Brigade of 3. or 4000. men but he marched into the field drew up to the Earle of Newcastle gave him battell being four to one near Tadcaster and routed him took much armes and ammunition Decemb. 8. 1642. and after having eased those parts of that enemy he drew more up into the heart of the Countrey in which space the Earle of Newcastle againe recruited his Army and besieged Leeds my Lord Fairfax raised his siege and beat him and not long after met again with him neer Bradford and there fell upon him utterly routed him and tooke much ammunition Jan. 3. 1642. afterwards besieged and tooke Wakfield May 27. 1643. and the Popish Earle having againe recruited besieged Hull the which the Lord Fairfax no sooner heard of but with speed hastened and did rout the Popish Army raised the siege and afterwards marched to Whitby and took it with Cawood Castle and Oxholm Island Again he marched to cleare the field and finding a strong party neare Selby fell in upon them charging fiercely in the Flanke and Rear suddenly routed them and tooke much ammunition and after this sight this noble Lord joyned with our loving Brethren of Scotland and by joynt assistance they beseiged the Marquesse of Newcastle in York and finding it to be advantageous to draw off and let Prince Rupert relieve it they got ground and ingaged with the Prince and Newcastle at Marston Moore and routed them tooke many prisoners and killed multitudes upon the place and within three or four daies gained Yorke in all which service this noble Lord Fairsax did most gallantly for which unto God be the glory and brave Generall Ferdinando Lord Fairfax the praise The right Honourable the Lord Roberts CHAP. IX Upon the right honourable Lord Roberts Behold a true Nathanael without guile Such are the Nobles of an heav'nly race For bold sincerity regards no smile Nor frownes of fortune nor a Princes face Let Cornish choughes be caught with gins of praise And promises this Cornish Eagle waies To basenesse shuns therefore that Skellum base Greenvill and 's Army he did rout and chase I Shall not need to speake much in the commendations of this most noble religious and pious Lords behalfe whose vertues speak forth his praise whose valour renowned Plymouth and malignant Cornwall will acknowledge to this day his constancy and perseverance in the Cause of God and maintenance of his and the Nationall League and Covenant is too high above my expression in way of commendation yet to let passe in silent so worthy so deserving and so renowned a Patriot of his Countrey were great ingratitude therefore I shall in part particularize some of his most noble exploits by him performed since these unnaturall warres began and that which in the first place crownes all his actions was the fierce and famous fought battell at Newbery where this noble Lord lead on the battell in his owne person charging the maine Body of the Kings Army with such resolution as did inliven the London Brigade to second and relieve them suddenly yet notwithstanding this noble Champion stood to the fight and lead up other souldiers and incouraged them and so continued untill the enemy retreated with great losse of men and armes afterwards he with his Brigade marched with his Excellency the Earle of Essex into Cornwall where in his march he assisted in the taking of fifteen Garrisons mentioned in the Lord Generalls List of Victories he encountered treacherous Skellum Greenvill and beat him with his Cornish choughes from place to place and had timely relief been sent this noble Lord with the Lord Generall long before this by the help of God had subdued that malignant Countrey but being prevented and inforced by necessity to give way to the spoilers they retreated and this noble Lord with part of his Brigade made good Plymouth against all the power of the enemy and several times beat them off to their great losse having thus gallantly performed and his trust discharged and by an Ordinance being home called out of obedience thereunto his Commission he surrendered and into his place he returned to act by his Councell what before he did by the sword The right Honble Robert Lord Brooke etc was shot at Lichfeild CHAP. X. Upon the right honourable Lord Brooke slain at Lichfield 1642. This branch of honour and of Martial sprite In whom the hopes of many thousands lay And whom the love to truth did first invite To take up Arms too soon was snatch't away B' untimely death yet conqu'ring liv'd and di'd O're sin and death and many sons of pride And left behind a gallant Souldiers name But his piety doth augment his fame IN warlike posture this noble Brook was first who by grim death had his daies shortned and the expectations of many frustrated who expect more from him then God would suffer him to perform in the time God afforded him he was not idle as may appeare by his gallant service near Southam where he killed and took many of the Kings souldiers prisoners as also his keeping of Warwick Castle against all the Kings forces and likewise his valour at Lichfield where in the moneth of March 1642. this noble Lord was killed by a musket bullet c. his death was much lamented by his souldiers and many thousands more than knew him The right Honourable the Lord Willoughby of Parham etc. CHAP. XI Upon the right honourable Lord Willoughby of Parham Nor is this Patriot of the last impression Of aulick Nobles which adore the beast But with his sword hath made a good profession And 'gainst unjust dominion doth contest It is no circling pomp nor spells of praise That faithfull Willoughbies affections swaies It is the truth for which this Baron bold Did take up Arms and will to death uphold TO ecclipse the worth of brave Willoughby or to be silent in setting forth his due desert were great partiality great men good are like apples of gold in pictures of silver so rare so hard to be found that they are almost Phoenix-like hard to be heard of but since our faithfull Willoughby is one of those Worthies that to manifest his unfained affection love to Religion and resolution to keep his Covenant adventured himselfe in person in many desperate pieces of service by him performed as first in taking by storme at midnight the impregnable Garrison of Gainesborough and in it the Earl of Kingston and 30. Knights more at least 300. common Souldiers July 16. 1643. and from thence marched into the enemies quarters beats them up and takes many prisoners and afterwards besieges and takes Bolingbroke Castle with all the armes and ammunition These with many more gallant exploits hath this noble Lord performed which are here omitted for brevities sake The most Exellent Sr Thomas Fairfax Captin Generall of the Armyes etc CHAP.
the enemy was four to one yet some said whom I will not here name that the enemy was but a small strength but when Sir Thomas Fairfax was to fight with them within two daies of the same time the same party said they were a great Army and it was dangerous in fighting I name this passage not to dishonor any who deserve praise but to shew how and by what waies some use sleights to under-value those better then themselves to set up themselves much more may be spoken in time convenient when brave Massey's honour will burst forth like the Sun from under a cloud and stand for after Ages so long as the Sun and Moon endure Phillip Skippon Esq. Major Generall of the Army etc CHAP. XVI Upon the most renowned Souldier Major Generall Shippon * More things to make a souldier compleat Are required then a valiant heart Time travaile art experience great And scarrs make up the whole of every part Of warlike worth these requisites and more Stout Skippon had and piety good store Which made him to sleight death at Nasby feild Which he deserted not till foes did yeeld Edghill Newbery marsh and Cornish ground This Champions fame for evermore will sound OF all the gallant Commanders England ever bred renowned Major-Generall Skippon may have his name inrolled in that golden Beadrow both for his faithfulnesse valour and constant perseverance he never yet was knowne to turne his backe upon the proudest enemy he never was cried up and Idolized for things he never performed hee alwaies was ready to act the part of a valiant Champion and to let the praise redound to those that expected applause he amongst all the rest is the man if I may so say that hath gone through good report and bad report through threats promises and earnest solicitations and yet by all these is not as too many are shaken in his stedfastnesse and to give gallant Skippon his due praise he is one of the prime military men at this day in command in England as may appeare by the many gallant exploits by him performed since his first taking up of Armes he first encountering the enemy neare Worcester Septemb. 12. 1642. and putting them to flight and from thence marched to Edge-hill and drew the Army there into Battalia charged the enemy resolutely and after a fierce and bloody fight the enemy retreated with great losse both of men and horse Octob. 22. 1643. Reading also taken by the assistance of valiant Skippon April 18. 1643. as also Cirencester taken and the Kings forces totally routed at Newbery fight having performed this gallant service according to command he retreated with his Infantry to Winter-Quarters but hearing of a house fortified leaving open the rode which did much mischiefe to the City of London he undertooke with a small Brigade to bring it in obedience to the Parliament which hee did most gallantly performe taking the Garrison called by the name of Grafton-house with all the Armes and Ammunition and great store of plunder which was the souldiers booty Decemb. 20. 1643. and having performed this gallant piece of service he came back to London for further instruction and so soon as the valiant Generall the Earle of Essex was provided he marched forth with him Westward took Barnstaple with Taun-Deane 22. of June 1644. and from thence marched more Westward and tooke Mount-Stamford Plimpton Saltash Launceston Greenvill-house and Newbridge and from thence marched further into Cornewall and tooke Tadcaster and Foy the Kings Forces drawing upon them and taking them in that narrow creek put them to great streights both for provision for men and much more horse so that his Excellency by a Councell of Warre was advised to force a passage with his horse through the Kings Army which he accordingly did but this heroick Skippon was allotted to stay behind and make his termes as good as possible he could in this case with the King and finding no faire termes from them he encouraged his souldiers to stand to it which accordingly they did and fought with the Kings whole Army for some seven or eight daies together not giving any ground at all but rather gaining upon them so that then the King thought good to grant them terms more reasonable then before they would heare of least they might have wasted their Forces or relief might have com which drew neer them and in this piece of hot service Generall Skippon did so gallant service as made both friends and foes much admire him and because there were many in London who murmured and complained indeavouring with much earnestnesse to foment jealousies and bring in disgrace men of worth and eminencie as the Lord Roberts Sir Philip Stapleton and some others who were not of their opinion in Religion viz. men of confusion in Church and State even these men cry out of plots and designes of carrying the Army into the West but had the Army prospered Oh then how London would have sounded of who had done the worke though there had not been 20. in the whole Army And these and such like are and have beene the practises of some against them that are not lovers of their abhominable doings these their designes are like the fine designes of the but God in due time will deale with this Generation of selfe-exhorters truth-destroyers and Covenant-revolters I shall give them no other epitome at present and as for those worthies of England viz. the Earle of Essex the Earle of Manchester the Lord Roberts the Lord Willoughby Sir William Waller Sir Philip Stapleton Sir Samuel Luke M. Gen. Poyntz Major-Generall Massey and Lievtenant-Generall Skippon with the rest that are Covenant-keepers as our Brethren of Scotland who have borne with patience what the height of malice could invent against them this will one day be their comfort that they have beene reviled and have not reviled againe and that they have suffered all manner of wrong and reproach for Gods sake his causes sake and their Covenants sake I shall say no more at present for them but descend to the rest of the valiant actions of this religious Commander who was upon the new Modell of the Army listed in the like office hee formerly executed under brave renowned Essex Englands faithfull Lord Generall valiant Sir Thomas Fairfax being created Generall in his stead did upon recruit march forth with valiant Skippon and gave the Kings Forces a dismall battell at Naesby-field where the Kings Forces were utterly routed June 14. 1645. and afterwards marched up to Leicester and regained it and this may stand to perpetuity as a crown of honour upon religious Skippons head that he encountred the enemy in field and Garrisons 125. times and never turned his back in the height of an assault storme or battle upon the adverse Party to describe all the particulars I shall referre the Reader to the Table of this booke and the actions of the two Generalls viz. the Earle of Essex
which time that vigilant Commander did also surprize three Troopes of Horse that were under the command of Prince Maurice 32 The town of Higman taken by Sir VVilliam VValler and in it 1444 common Souldiers and 150 Commanders and Gentlemen about the 16. of Aprill 1643. 33 Newman taken by Sir VVilliam VValler with all the ammunition 34 Rosbridge taken with all the Ammunition by Sir VVilliam VValler 35 Chepstow taken by Sir VVilliam VValler with all the Ammunition 36 Hereford taken by Sir VVilliam VValler by storm and in 42 Knights and Commanders and 600 common Souldiers 37 Sherborn town and castle taken by Sir VVilliam VValler with all the Ammunition 38 Redding taken by his Excellency the Earl of Essex Aprill 18 1643. 39 Lemster taken by Sir VVilliam VValler with all the Ammunition 40 The towne of Whaley in Lancashire taken by the noble Manchesterians 41 Croyland taken the 29. of Aprill 1643. with all the ammunition 42 Stafford taken by the ever honoured and true lover of Religion and his Countrey Sir VVilliam Brereton 43 Wolverhampton taken by Sir VV. Brereton with all the ammunition 44 Wakefield taken by the Lord Fairfax the 27 of May 1643. with all the Ammunition 45 Warrington in Lancashire taken by the valorous and faithful Manchesterians with all the Armes and Ammunition the 29 of May 1643. 46 Whitchurch taken by Sir VVilliam Brereton with all the Ammunition 47 The Kings forces routed neer Wells the last of May by Sir VVilliam VValler 48 Hagerston castle taken by storme the second of June 1643. 49 Holy Iland with the castle taken by the noble Earl of Warwick 50 Tamworth castle taken June 4. 1643. with all the ammunition therein 51 Ecklesall castle taken by the most religious Sir VVill Brereton June 26. 1643. with all the Ammunition 52 Lin Regis in Norfolk taken by the right honorable Earl of Manchester 53 Cirencester taken by the renowned Lord Generall Earl of Essex 54 His Majesties great and potent Army routed by his Excellencie the L. Generall at Newbery fight where was killed of his Majesties party five Lords and many hundreds of others in which fight his Excellencie did in his own person most gallantly charge the adverse party and shewed such valour as did much incourage the whole Army 55 Gainesborough in Lincolnshire taken with all their Ammunition 56 The town of Stanford taken by Col. Cromwell 57 The mutinous kentish Forces routed by Colonell Brown and that great insurrection stopped 58 Houghton castle in Cheshire taken by Sir VVilliam Brereton July 22. 1643 with all the ammunition 59 A party of the Earl of Newcastles Popish Army routed Aug. 14. 1643. 60 The Earl of Newcastles whole Army routed neare Horn-castle by the Earl of Manchester 1500 foot taken 200 horse taken 55 colours many Gentlemen and Commanders 61 Horn-castle taken by the truly noble and religious Earl of Manchester with all the ammunition Septemb. 2. 1643. 62 The City of Lincoln taken by the noble Earl of Manchester with all the armes and ammunition 63 Gainesborough taken by the Earl of Manchester with all the ammunition Octob. 12. 1643. 64 The Lord Capell routed near the Nantwich by Sir VVilliam Brereton Novem. 8. 1643. 65 Bullingbrook-castle taken by the Lord VVilloby with all the armes and ammunition Novemb. 14. 1643. 66 The town of Wareham taken with all the armes and ammunition Novemb 16. 1645. 67 Holt-castle taken by Sir VVilliam Brereton with all the armes and ammunition Novemb. 21. 1643. 68 Harden-castle taken by Sir William Brereton one of the Patriots of his Countrey 69 The town of Rippon taken by Sir William Brereton Decemb. 3. 1643. with all the ammunition 70 Flint town and castle taken by Sir Thomas Middleton with all the ammunition Decemb. 5. 1643. 71 The Town and Fort of Moston taken with all the Ammunition 9 December 1643. 72 The town of Wotton taken by Colo. Massey with all the ammunition Decemb. 11. 1643. 73 The L. Digby routed by the Garrison souldiers of Plimouth who tooke 200 horse and 200 foot 74 The L. Craford routed by Sir William VValler neare Alton in which fight faithfull and religious Lievten Col. Tailor did most gallant service 75 Alton taken by Sir W. VValler with all the armes and ammunition 76 Grafton-house taken by Major Generall Skippon with all the ammunition Decemb. 20. 1643. 77 Holt-house taken by storme with all the armes and ammunition 78 Bewly house taken by composition with all the armes and ammunition 79 Arundell castle taken by faithfull Sir William VValler with 2000. prisoners and a ship in the Harbour the fourth of Jan. 1643. 80 Sir Iohn Biron routed by noble Col. Mitton neere Elsmere the 20 of January and many prisoners and much ammunition taken 81 Burton upon Trent surprized by Sir John Gell with all the ammunition the 23 of Jan. 1643. 82 Hilsden-house taken and Lacock-house quitted Jan. 25. 1643. 83 Croyland taken by the Earl of Manchester Jan. 26. 1643. with all the ammunition 84 Burleigh-house taken Jan. 28. 1643 by the noble Earl of Manchester with all the ammunition 85 The Kings Forces routed by the faithfull and valiant Earl of Manchester neere Winsby tooke 1100 prisoners 32 Colours 500 Horse 86 Cockquet Iland and town taken by our faithfull and covenant-keeping Brethren of Scotland 87 The Lord Byron routed neer Namptwich by Sir William Brereton and Sir Thomas Fairfax taken 152 Knights and Gentlemen 126 Commanders 1600 common Souldiers 120 Irish women with long Skeanes 88 The Isle of Axholm taken by Sir John Meldrum Febr. 4. with all the ammunition 89 Burlington in Yorkshire taken Febr. 10. 1643. 90 Alnwick taken by our Brethren of Scotland with all the armes and ammunition Feb. 14. 1643. 91 The town of Morpeth taken by the Scots with all the ammunition Feb. 22. 1643. 92 King Mylus house taken by storm with all the ammunition and provision 93 Whitby in Yorkshire taken by the Lord Fairfax with all the ammunition 94 Milford haven taken by Captain Swanley with all the armes and ammunition 95 Biddle-house taken by Sir Thomas Fairfax and in it the Lord Brereton 26 Commanders 300 common Souldiers and all the ammunition 96 Hisley-house in Buckingham-shire taken and all the ammunition 97 Newbury taken by Sir William Balfour with all the ammunition 98 Tadcaster taken with all the armes and ammunition the third of March 1643. 99 Bredport taken with all the armes and ammunition the twelfth of March 1643. 100 Haverford West taken and in it 10 Peeces of Ordnance and all the ammunition March 15. 1643. 101 Tinby taken by storme March 19 and in it seven Peeces of Ordnance 400 prisoners 450 arms by our Brethren in Scotland 102 Carew castle taken with all the ammunition March 21 1643. 103 The Earl of Carbery routed and foure Garrisons quitted and possessed by the Parliament Forces upon March 24. 1643. 104 Sunderland taken by our Brethren of Scotland with all the ammunition March 24. 1643. 105 Sir Ralph Hopton routed neere Alsford
by Sir William VValler and Col. Browne where was slaine the Lord John and taken prisoners 120 Commanders and Gentlemen 560 common Souldiers and much Ammunition March 26. 1644. 106 Whitchurch in Dorset-shire taken with all the Ammunition therein 107 Waltham house taken by Major Generall-Brown with all the Ammunition April 9. 1644. 108 Cawood castle and Axholm Island taken by the Lord Fairfax and Sir T. Fairfax with all the ammunition 109 Croyland town taken with all the Ammunition therein 110 The Kings Forces routed neere Selby in Yorkshire by the faithfull Lord Fairfax and Sir Thomas his sonne upon the 11 of April 1644. 111 Durham taken by our brethren of Scotland with all the armes and ammunition April 13. 1644. 112 Lumley castle taken by our Brethren of Scotland with all the Ammunition 113 Bewdley in Worcester-shire taken with all the Ammunition the third of May 1644. 114 The City of Lincoln and the castle retaken by the faithfull Earl of Manchester and 200 Commanders and Gentlemen 800 common Souldiers 300 Horse and seven Peeces of Ordnance 115 Caernarvon towne and castle taken by Captaine Swanley 116 The Kings Forces routed neere Newnham by Major Generall Massey taken 200 Officers 500 common Souldiers and nine Peeces of Ordnance 117 The Ile and Fort of Iermonth taken by Sir Iohn Meldrum with all the armes and ammunition 118 Abbington taken by faithfull and religious L. Roberts with all the ammunition May 24. 1644. 119 Beverton castle in Glocestershire taken by Colonell Massey 120 Malmesbury taken by faithfull Major-Generall Massey and in it 300 common Souldiers seven Peeces of Ordnance May 29. 1644. 122 Chippenham in Wiltshire taken by Major Generall Massey with all the Ammunition the second of June 1644. 123 Russell-hall in Stafford-shire taken the 30 of May 1644. with all the Ammunition 124 Morpeth castle in Northumberland taken with all the Ammunition by our Brethren of Scotland the second of June 1644. 125 Tewksbury taken by Colonell Massey with all the ammunition 126 Shudely castle taken by Sir William Waller by storme with all the Armes and Ammunition June 8. 1644. 70 Gentlemen and Commanders 80 Horse 250 common Souldiers two Peeces of Ordnance 127 Compton-house taken by storme and in it 50 Gentlemen and Commanders 120 common Souldiers 60 Horse and all the Ammunition 128 Weymouth taken by Sir William Balfour and in it 27 Peeces of Ordnance with all the rest of the Ammunition 129 Taunton-Dean taken by Sir William Balfour with all the Ammunition 130 The town and castle of Oswestree taken by the Earl of Denbigh with all the Armes and Ammunition June 15. 1644. 131 Barnstaple taken by the ever to be honoured Lord Generall the Earl of Essex with all the Ammunition therein 132 The Kings Forces under the command of Prince Rupert and the Popish Earl of New-castle were routed by our Brethren of Scotland under the command of the Earl of Leven and our English Armies under the command of that faithfull and never to be forgotten E. of Manchester the noble Lord Fairfax at Marston-moore where they killed of the Cavaliers upon the place 4500 and took 1500 besides much Armes and Ammunition 133 Greenland-house taken by Major-Generall Browne with all the Armes and Ammunition the 18 of June 1644. 134 The castle of Taunton taken by the noble Lord Generall with all the Armes and Ammunition the 22 of June 1644. 135 Cholmley-house in Cheshire taken by the Earl of Denbigh with all the Armes and Ammunition 136 Wilne Fort and Ferrie taken by storme with all the Armes and Ammunition the 23 of June 1644. 137 The citie of York surrendered to the three Generals the Earl of Leven the Earl of Manchester and the Lord Fairfax with all the Ammunition therein 138 Tickhill taken by the religious and renowned Earl of Manchester with all the Armes and Ammunition the 25 of June 1644. 139 Mount Stamford taken by the Lord Generall the Earl of Essex with all the Ammunition 140 Plimpton taken by his Excellency the Lord Generall and in it eight Peeces of Ordnance and all the rest of the Ammunition 141 Salt-ash with the Fort belonging thereunto taken by the Lord Generall and all the armes and ammunition therein 142 Launceston with three or foure more small Garrisons taken by the Lord Generall and all the Ammunition therein 143 Greenvill-house neer Tavestock taken by the Lord Generall with all the Armes and Ammunition therein 144 Newbridge taken with all the armes and ammunition therein the 14 of July 1644. 145 The Kings Forces under the command of Greenvill were routed by the Lord Roberts in Cornwall neere Lestithiell 150 Gentlemen and Commanders with many hundreds of common Souldiers and much armes and ammunition taken the 16 of July 1644. 146 Tadcaster in Cornwall taken by the Lord Generall with all the armes and ammunition therein 147 Foy in Cornwall taken by the Lord Generall with all the ammunition and two Ships in the Harbour 148 Shelford castle taken August 1. 1646. with all the ammunition therein 149 Welbeck-house taken Aug. 8. 1644. with all the armes and ammunition 150 Wareham surrendered August 9. 1644. with all the ammunition therein 151 Gateshead neere New-Castle upon Tine taken by the faithfull and religious Earl of Calendar with all the arms and ammunition therein 152 Wingfield Manor taken with all the armes and ammunition therein the 12 of August 1644. 153 Latham-house surrendered with all the armes and ammunition 154 Red-Castle taken by storme by Sir Thomas Middleton with all the ammunition the 28 of August 1644. 155 The Kings Forces under the command of Prince Rupert routed by Colonell Massey that valiant and successefull Champion who took 200 Souldiers 200 Horse and 12 Peeces of Ordnance Sept. 3. 1644. 156 New-Castle taken by our faithfull Brethren of Scotland after a very hard Siege and by a most resolute storme and in it 20 Lords and Knights 2500 Souldiers 48 Peeces of Ordnance and much armes and ammunition the 20 of October 1644. 157 The Kings Forces were no sooner come out of the West in the height of their pride and cruelty but they were met withall by the noble Earl of Manchester who totally routed and disperst that great Army and took nine Peeces of Ordnance 300 prisoners and much more of provision and ammunition the 29 of October 1644. 158 Tinmouth castle taken by our loving and faithfull Brethren of Scotland with all the ammunition 159 Leverpoole re-taken the third of November and in it 1500 prisoners 2000 armes and much more ammunition 160 Helmsley castle surrendered with all the armes and ammunition therein the 22 of November 1644. 161 Newbery Farringdon and Marlborough quitted 162 The town and castle of Laughorn in Wales taken the fourth of December with all the armes and ammunition 163 Carlile taken by our Brethren of Scotland with all the ammunition 164 Croyland taken with all the armes and ammunition the 14 of December 1644. 165 Munmouth in Wales taken by Colonell Massey with all the
100. Neer Stafford of the E. of Northamptons men 140. At Middlewich of Sir Tho. Ashtons 30. Neer Malmsbury 10. In the Forrest of Dean by Sir W. Waller 600. At Lichfield close 30 At Sherborn town 10 At Dorchester 60 At Causam bridge 100 At Hereford 20 At the taking of Stafford by Sir William Brereton 3 Neer Newark by Col. Cromwell 100 At Whit-Church 150 Neer Nottingham divers but of note 4 At Friznol hill 200 At Glocester siege at least 220 In skirmish at Auborn hills 80 At Newbery fight of dead and wounded 140 cart-load  Slain about 200 In the pursuit neer Reading 100 At Gainsborough siege raising 300 At Stamford 200 Neer Burleigh of club-men 50 In Kent at Tunbridge 20 In fight by the E. of Manchester neer Horn-castle 1000 At Weem 6 cart-load of dead about 60 At Plimouth 25 At Alton 40 At Plimouth siege raising 100 At Winsby fight 100 At Namptwich siege 500 Slain in raising the siege 800 By the L. Fairfax neer Hull 30 Neer Nottingham 100 By Col. Lambert at Bradford 100 At Alrezford 400 At the storming of Lincoln 400 At Lime 140 At an assault against Lime by stratagem 400 At Dudley castle by the E. of Denbigh 100 In all against Lime in that siege 2000 At Marston Moor 41â—0 In Penbroke-shire by Colon Laughorn and Cap. Mitton 500 At New bridg 200 At Ridmarly 100 Neer Crowton house by S. W. Brereton 400 At Mountgomery castle 500 At Pool 16 At Newbery 200 At Taunton siege 1000 At Nazeby 800 Besides Irish Queans 300 At Langport 220 At Routon Heath 400 At Bazing house 300 The full number 21560 A List of those that have fled out of the Kingdom THe Lord Goring senior Sir Iohn Finch c. Sir Francis Windebank The Lord George Digby The Earle of Yarmouth The Lord Percy The Marquis of Newcastle The L. Widrington Sir Hugh Cholmley The L. Goring junior General Hinderson The L. Newport Mr. Walt. Mountague L. Culpepper The E. of Huntington The L. of Loughborough The E. of Northampton Sir Rich. Greenvill Sir Nich. Crispe L. Hopton The L. Wentworth The L. Capel Sir Endi Porter Major General Taplane Sir VVil Neave M. Ashburnham with many others COurteous Reader take notice that many more were slain at other places but in regard I could not have certain intelligence of them I thought it fit rather to break off then to proceed superfluously here being all that were slain in chiefe Battels and Skirmishes at the most remarkable Towns and Castles that were besieged and taken by storm from the Enemy FINIS An Addition of the late proceedings of the Army to this present IN April 1648 a great tumult insurrection and mutiny first began on the Lords day in the afternoon in the County of Middlesex where they seized on the colours of one of the Trained Bands of the said County being dispersed by some of the Lord G. forces did gather together within the City of London and liberties thereof and in a riotous manner did breake open divers houses and Magazens and took away plate and mony and seized upon the drums of the trained Bands seized upon the Gates Chaines and Watches marched to the Lord Mayors and shot into his house beate back his Guards and killed one of them came to the Magazeen at Leaden-hall but by the speedy and seasonable aide of the Lo. G. Horse their Drak coulors were taken for which the Militia in the name of the City by unanimous consent of the Common-Councel was to return to his Excellency the Lord Generall hearty thankes A rising in Norwich where they seised upon the Magazin and those that fired the same were destroyed but those that were cordiall friends to the Parliam being underneath the house fell part of it upon them that part below them were all saved one having his head seen was digged out after he was out he told of others until all were digged out without losse of life or limbe The old Lord Goring was on the 5 of June 1648. proclaimed Generall of the Kentish forces upon the hill neer Alisford where their body was drawn up consisting of 8000 men and 3000 more in Maidston and Alisford coming as a fresh supply there were 300 slaine and about 1300 prisoners among which were Gentlemen of good quality Sir Gamaliell Dudley Sir William Brookman Esq Scot Maj. Price and others there were about 500 Horse 3000 Armes nine foot colours and eight peeces of Cannon with store of Ammunition taken their word was KING and KENT ours TRUTH the rest marched over Rochester bridge with about 3000 Horse and Foot most of them were Cavaliers Prentices and water-men these fled over the water into Essex by Woolidge and Greenwich June 30 1648. 600 horse met for the King about Kingstone and the Duke of Buckingham with them Lord Francis Earle of Holland Lo. Andrew Lo. Camden and others Proclamation was made that they expected the Parliament would have settled the Kingdome but because they would not they would fetch the King and live and dye with him to settle it also Col. Leg and others of the Kings Officers Captain Pritty with a party of Horse from Windsor fell into Kingston and took 20 prisoners and beate all the Royalists out of the town 6 July Lord Gray of Groby sent a party of Horse under Colonell Hacket took 200 of them and routed the whole body of them near Wiloby 5 July Col. Rossiler had a victory against the Pontefret forces 4 Cornets 2 Ensignes 42 Gentlemen of quality 500 Prisoners were all Horse except 100 Dragoones 8 Carriages taken with Armes and Ammunition Col. Pocklington Col. Cholmley slaine all their Coulours bag and baggage taken 10 July was defeated totally the Royall party with the Earl of Holland at St. Needs by a party of Horse commanded by Col. Scroop sent from the Leagure before Colchester the Parliaments Forlorne charged and routed them before the body came up but when the body came up they in an instant fled severall waies yet many fell the Duke of Buckingham fled with about 60 Hors towards Lincolnshire the E. of Holland was taken in his chamber Sir Gil. Gerrard Col. Skemisher M. Holland M. Sleping Lieu. Col. Goodwin C. Dolbeire slain C. Leg. wounded 10 prisoners taken Kenelm Digbyes son slain 100 gallant Horse taken good store of gold and silver good cloaths weapons good store 10 July 1648. was surrendered Pembrooke Towne and Castle to Lieut. Gen. Crumwell for the use of the Parliament upon honourable termes The Commanders were to depart the Kingdom not to return within two years other gentlemen and private souldiers had free liberty to goe to their habitations 1 July 1648 Were prisoners taken in Northumberland by Col. Lilburn of which Col. Grey commander in chiefe â—00 Souldiers between 4 and 500 Horse and many Arms they were 1200 and Coll. Lilburne 900 600 from Barwicke should have joyned with Col. Grey that day A great defeate given to the enemies forces in Wales
signal exploit was the taking of Carlisle in which he found a seasonable supply of arms and ammunition He freely confessed to Charles I. upon what errors and mistakes he had been corrupted and by whom and pretended so deep a sense of what he had done amiss that it was believed he would have taken a command in the king's army which he declined as it might have been penal to him in Scotland by some clause in the Act of the Pacification but especially upon pretence it would disable him from doing him greater service in that kingdom whither shortly after the standard was set up he repaired with all solemn vows of asserting and improving his Majesty's interest in those parts The earl of Calendar died in October 1672. The hand of God carrying on our brethren of Scotland Carlisle taken York taken The due praise of the noble E. of Stamford Henry lord Grey of Groby married Anne daughter and co-heir of William Cecil earl of Exeter in whose right he was possessed of the castle borough and manor of Stamford whence he took his title He was colonel of a regiment in the parliament army under the earl of Essex and was very active in their service particularly in Herefordshire and Cornwall In the Mercurius Rusticus is an account of his sending captain Kirle to plunder the house of Thomas Swift vicar of Goodwich in the county of Hereford who was supposed to have been plundered oftener than any other person during the civil war He was grandfather of the celebrated dean of St. Patrick's The earl of Stamford died the 21st of August 1673. Religion a cloke for covetousnesse The due praise of the noble E. of Denbigh Basil Fielding son of William Fielding earl of Denbigh was an officer in the parliament army at Edge-hill where his father fought on the part of the king In 1644 he took Russel House in Staffordshire and by that means opened a communication between Coventry and London and afterwards with a small number of men routed three thousand of the king's forces sent to the relief of Dudley Castle which he was then besieging In 1643 he succeeded to the peerage by the death of his father in consequence of several mortal wounds he had received in a hot engagement near Birmingham Upon the new modelling of the army he resigned his commission together with the earls of Essex and Manchester but still continued to act in concert with the republican party The earl of Denbigh was the chief of the commissioners sent to treat with the king in the Isle of Wight and when his majesty was about to deliver to him his answer to the parliament sealed he told him That though they had no authority to treat with him or to do any thing but to receive his answer yet they were not to be looked upon as common messengers and to carry back an answer that they had not seen and upon the matter refused to receive it and said they would return without any except they might see what they carried The king conceiving their return without his answer would be attended with the worst consequences told them that he had some reason for having offered to deliver it to them in that manner but if they would give him their words that the communicating it to them should be attended with no prejudice to him he would open it and cause it to be read and thereupon he opened it and gave it to one to read The earl of Denbigh died November 28 1675. Russell Hall and Oswestree taken The due praise of the right honourable L. Fairfax Ferdinand lord Fairfax at the commencement of the civil war received a commission from the earl of Essex generalissimo for the parliament to command all the forces of Yorkshire and the adjacent counties in chief by which in less time than could be reasonably imagined he was enabled to draw together an army of five or six thousand horse and foot so that York was in danger of falling into the hands of the parliament But the earl of Newcastle marched quickly to its relief and having left a good garrison in Newcastle and fixed such small garrisons in his way as might secure his communication with that port to which all his ammunition was to be brought he entered York and though the lord Fairfax kept Selby and Cawood the earl of Newcastle was absolute master of the field and totally routed Fairfax at Adderton Moor in June 1643 but he and his son sir Thomas gained a complete victory over colonel Bellasyse governor of York at Selby the eleventh of April 1634 for which the parliament ordered a general thanksgiving After sir Thomas Glemham had surrendered York and the earl of Newcastle had retired beyond the seas he succeeded to the government of that city and of the northern counties He died at York March 13 1647-8 The Covenant taken in york-shire Newcastle routed neer Tadcaster Newcastle again routed neer Bradford VVhitby Cawood and Axholm Island taken The due praise the right honourable L. Roberts John lord Roberts had the command of a regiment under the earl of Essex and at Newbury led the parliament forces to the charge with great gallantry and by his courage and conduct routed the royal army He with part of his brigade defended Plymouth against the combined force of the enemy and several times repulsed them to their great loss He was a leading man in the councils of the patriotic junto and had afterward a principal hand in the restoration He had much learning but it was mixed with the pedantry of the time of James I. and was of a morose and splenetic temper He was appointed lord-lieutenant of Ireland by Charles II. in 1669 in a time of confusion when the various claims to the estates in that kingdom was to be adjusted His parts were by no means equal to this government at so critical a juncture as he had a genius rather for starting than solving difficulties He treated the Irish nobility with haughtiness and contempt and was himself treated with much less ceremony than he expected The king found it necessary to remove him from this employment and soon after his return to England appointed him president of the council and created him earl of Radnor He was observed to puzzle business and retard the dispatch of it more than any man that had ever been in the great offices which he enjoyed He died in the year 1685. His daughter Letitia Isabella who was first married to Charles earl of Drogheda was afterward the wife of Mr. Wycherly the dramatic poet The King routed at Newbery sight 15 Garrisons taken in Cornwall The due praise of the right honorable L. Brook Lord Brook was one of those patriots who so ardently longed for liberty that he was determined to seek it in America if he could not find it at home He and lord Say had actually agreed to transport themselves to New England but the sudden turn of affairs prevented their voyage Having
reduced Warwickshire to the obedience of the parliament he advanced into Staffordshire On the festival of St. Chad to whom the cathedral of Lichfield is dedicated he ordered his men to storm the adjoining close whither lord Chesterfield had retired with a body of the king's forces but before his orders could be put in execution he received a musket-shot in the eye by the hand of a common soldier of which he instantly died It was the opinion of some of the royalists and especially of the Roman Catholics that the bullet was directed by St. Chad. It is observable that the same man who was by one party looked upon as a monument of divine vengeance was by the other reverenced as a saint Baxter has placed him in heaven together with White Pym and Hampden His death happened in 1643. It was reported that lord Brook in his prayer the morning of his death for he used to pray publicly though his chaplain were in his presence wished that if the cause he was in was not right and just he might presently be cut off The due praise of the honorable L. Willoughby of Parham Lord Willoughby of Parham greatly distinguished himself in taking by storm at midnight the strong garrison of Gainsborough in July 1643 and in it the earl of Kingston and many gentlemen and common soldiers He afterward besieged and took the castle of Bolingbroke with a considerable quantity of arms and ammunition and signalized his courage on many occasions But a little before the restoration of Charles II. he left the parliament and secretly transported himself into Holland and arrived at Rotterdam when colonel Bamford returned from the fleet and went to wait upon the duke of York at the Hague Bamford delivered such a message from the fleet as he thought would hasten the duke's journey thither and told him the seamen made great inquiry after the lord Willoughby and much longed to have him with them insinuating to the duke that he had much contributed to that good disposition in the seamen and was privy to their revolt and had promised speedily to come to them and that it would be the most acceptable thing his highness could do to carry him with him to the fleet and make him his vice-admiral The duke made all imaginable haste to Helvoetsluys and immediately went on board the admiral where he was received with the usual marks of joy and acclamation He declared the lord Willoughby his vice-admiral and appointed some other officers in the several ships and speedily made ready to be out at sea Lord Willoughby accompanied the fleet sent to convey the king from Holland to his native country in 1660. Gainesborough taken * Sir Thomas Fairfax was formed as a soldier under Horatio lord Vere in the Netherlands and was at the taking of Bois le Duc from the Spaniards He was one of the first characters of his time for integrity and military accomplishments but his natural simplicity was so great that he was ever the dupe of Cromwell who had only the appearance of it He was a very useful instrument in the hands of that aspiring man who quickly reaped the fruit of all his victories Sir Horace Vere his master in the art of war was remarkable for doing great things with few men and Fairfax with the loss of few When the parliament determined to carry the war into Scotland Fairfax who had hitherto worn the name of general declared positively that he would not command the army against that country The Presbyterians said It was because he thought the war unlawful in regard it was against those of the same religion but his friends would have it believed that he would no longer fight against the king Hereupon Cromwell was chosen general which made no alteration in the army which he had modelled to his own mind before and commanded as absolutely But in all other places he grew more absolute and more imperious he discountenanced and suppressed the Presbyterians in all places who had been supported by Fairfax Sir Thomas afterward lord Fairfax has written memorials of himself and it is much to be wished that every great general had done the same though he had not like Caesar been equally dexterous at using the pen and the sword He versified the Psalms of David and other parts of Scripture but it is probable that they were never thought worth printing He died Nov. 12 1671 aged sixty The due praise of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax Byron routed at Namptwich Naesby fight Gorings Army routed at Langport Sherborn Castle Bristol taken Hopton routed Exeter Barnstaple Oxford Farringdon and Wallingford taken * Sir William Brereton gave abundant proof of his valour in the time of the civil war He in a sharp skirmish defeated sir Thomas Aston near Nantwich and soon after gave battle to the earl of Northampton in Staffordshire where that gallant and loyal nobleman was unfortunately slain He presently after took the town of Stafford by stratagem and next defeated lord Capel and aided by sir Thomas Fairfax forced lord Byron to raise the siege of Nantwich On the 18th of August 1645 he gained a memorable victory over prince Rupert in Cheshire In November the same year he in a fierce battle totally routed a large party of the king's army in conjunction with all the Welsh forces under the command of sir William Vaughan which composed a body of six thousand men He also took several castles the town of Rippon and the cities of Chester and Lichfield The due praise of Sir William Brereton E. of Northampton slain L. Capel routed The gallant service of Sir W. Brereton Beeston Castle taken Chester Lichfield and Dudley Castle taken * Sir William Waller son of sir Thomas Waller constable of Dover Castle and Margaret daughter of Sampson Lennard lord Dacre served in the Netherlands in the same camp with sir Ralph Hopton and was in the army of the confederate princes against the emperor He was one of the most able and active of the parliament generals and was for a considerable time victorious and therefore called William the Conqueror He was defeated at the battle of Lansdown near Bath and afterward totally routed at Roundway Down near the Devizes Hence with a little variation it was called Runaway Down and continues to be called so to this day Sir Arthur Haslerig's cuirassiers well known by the name of the lobsters were among the fugitives Cleveland says that they turned crabs and went backwards The conqueror's fame sunk considerably from this time but he afterward had the honour of defeating his former fellow-soldier the lord Hopton at Alresford The Presbyterians caused sir William Waller to be named for deputy or lieutenant of Ireland and at first Cromwell did not oppose the motion but consented to it being very willing to be rid both of Waller and all the officers who were willing to go with him who he knew were not his friends But when he saw Waller insist upon great supplies
to carry with him he changed his mind and set his instruments to cross such a supply of men and money as he had proposed and caused Lambert to be appointed to that office Sir William was author of a book of Divine Meditations which was published after his decease He died Sept. 19 1669. The due praise of Sir William Waller Portsmouth taken Arundel Castle taken * Major-general Massey a Presbyterian and a soldier of fortune offered to enter into the king's service before he was retained by the parliament which he served with a fidelity that was greatly applauded He was governor of the city of Gloucester which he held out with invincible resolution against the flower of the royal army till the earl of Essex could be supplied with a sufficient body of forces to raise the siege The defence of this city is one of the most signal instances of bravery in the whole course of the war He was set aside by the Independents upon the passing of the self-denying ordinance and shortly after volunteered his service in the cause of king Charles the Second who from the time that he had recovered any authority in Scotland granted a commission to the duke of Buckingham to raise a regiment which Massey was to command under him and to raise another regiment of foot and the English which should resort thither of which they expected great numbers were to list themselves in those regiments And there were some who had enlisted themselves accordingly but the discipline the Scots had used to the king and their adhering to their old principles even after they seemed united for him had kept the king's friends in England from repairing to them in Scotland Massey had got a great name by his defending Gloucester against the late king and was looked upon as a martyr for the Presbyterian interest and so very dear to that party and therefore as soon as they came within the borders of England he was sent with some troops before and was always to march at least a day before the army to the end that he might give notice of the king's coming and draw the gentry of the counties through which he passed to be ready to attend upon his majesty In the beginning of the night when Massey was going for Gloucester a troop of the parliament army beset the house where he was and took him prisoner and putting him before one of the troopers well guarded were proceeding to a place of security But that tempestuous night had so much good fortune in it to him that in the darkest part of it going down a steep hill with woods on both sides he either by his own activity or the connivance of the soldier found means to disentangle himself from the man and to effect his escape into the woods and got clean off The due praise of Major Generall Massey * Philip Skippon was sergeant-major-general of the parliament army major-general of the London militia and governor of Bristol After the passing of the self-denying ordinance he was preferred to the same post in the army that he held before to which he was thought justly to be entitled on the ground of his merit He was president of the council of war under the earl of Essex and both in the cabinet and the field approved himself an excellent soldier He commanded the infantry at the battle of Naseby where he exerted himself with his usual intrepidity Magnanimous Skippon says May was grievously wounded yet would not forsake the battle but with all possible endeavours discharged his part till the victory was obtained He was a zealous republican and indeed went the greatest lengths with that party His name frequently occurs as a member of the house of commons in the Interregnum He was also one of Cromwell's council of state He had 1000l a year in lands of inheritance assigned him by the parliament for his services The duke of Buckingham's estate at Blecheley in Buckinghamshire was given to him on that nobleman's forfeiture but at the Restoration it reverted to the real owner Walker says he was heretofore waggoner to sir Francis Vere but if he were a waggoner which is extremely improbable it adds much to the greatness of his character to have been able to raise himself to such eminent posts in the army and the state under every disadvantage of education The due praise of Major Generall Skippon Grafton-house taken Barnstaple and Taunton taken * Sir John Meldrum a Scotsman when he entered into the service of the parliament joined himself to sir William Waller and first displayed his military talents in the West particularly at the taking of Portsmouth When the earl of Newcastle besieged Hull a second time he made a bold sally from that fortress beat the earl and his whole army from their works and raised the siege Upon this success he with the assistance of sir Thomas Fairfax took the strong town of Gainsborough Dec. 20 1643 and a few weeks after the isle of Axholm He next defeated a body of forces under the command of the lords Byron and Molineaux near Ormskirk The most signal of his actions was the taking of the town and castle of Scarborough It is said he was mortally wounded in taking this castle but bishop Kennet informs us that he received his death-wound at Ailresford in Hampshire and that he was buried in Westminster Abbey but his body was in 1661 taken up and with several others buried in a pit in St. Margaret's church-yard The due praise of Sir Iohn Meldrum * Sir William Balfour though he had great obligations to the court made no scruple of attaching himself to its most virulent opponents He was turned out of his office of the Tower a little before the breaking out of the civil war and was succeeded by colonel Lunsford He afterwards served in the rebel army as lieutenant-general of horse under the earl of Essex and commanded the reserve at the battle of Edge-hill with which he charged so vigorously that he soon dispersed the king's best infantry and seized his artillery He also greatly distinguished himself in the taking of Newbury Shortly after the earl of Essex had relieved Lyme and advanced with his forces into Cornwall he found it expedient to his safety to quit the army in order to escape to Plymouth on which occasion sir William Balfour contrived to pass through the whole of the king's army under command of lord Goring and continue his march even to London with less loss or trouble than could have been imagined passing all the king's garrisons in his way through the supineness and neglect of Goring who had intelligence of their rout but received the notice when in one of his jovial exercises and neglected the opportunity of intercepting the enemy till they had passed his quarters and it was too late to pursue them in any time Nor was any man called in question for this supine neglect it being not thought fit to make severe inquisition