Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	edward_n	sir_n	thomas_n	53,717	5	8.7999	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85041	A fuller relation of Sir Thomas Fairfax's routing all the Kings armies in the vvest, under Prince Charles, the Lord Hopton, the Lord Goring, and all the rest at Torrington: with the manner of the fight, and the number kill'd and taken on both sides. As also the blowing up of Torrington church: Hoptons horse shot under him; and the great dangers His Excellency escaped during the fight. With copies of letters to members of the House of Comons [sic], and from Scoutmaster-Generals quarters. With a list of all the particulars since the coming of the former letter. Commanded to be printed, and are published according to order to prevent all false copies.		1646 (1646)	Wing F2491; Thomason E324_6; ESTC R200609	7,368	15

our men at last our men got over beat the enemy from their defence and gave way for the horse to enter who disputed the streets with the enemy Sir ●ohn Digby Brother to the Lord Digby often charging against our men at last they were beaten quite through the Town throwing away their Arms for haste which was no sooner done but about eleven of the Clock the Church wherein the Magazine was left was blowed up conceived by a train which they had laid on purpose there were 84 Barrells of Powder in it besides other Ammunition the Church was rent all to peeces both Stones Timber Lead and Steeple great store of Lead was cast over the Houses into the street one of which fell within two Horses length of the General The Generals Groom had his horse shot under him next to the General the Enemies Horse sled severall wayes some towards Barnstaple others tawards Cornwal the Ammunition in the Church was all or the most part they had for their Army Upon the blovving up of the Church which vvas the most terriblest sight that ever I beheld A party of the Enemies horse fell again into the Tovvn upon our foot vvho being amazed at this sudden accident began to flye till Captain White told them our horse vvere coming vvhich caused them to retreat upon our firing and to appear no more There vvere Three thousand foot in the Tovvn being all their old Cornish foot and Greenviles and Gorings old Souldiers We took near Three thousand horse besides vvhat our horse have taken in the pursuit vvhich vvas last night We have many prisoners many of vvhich vvere blovvn up in the Church We have some of our ovvn men vvounded but fevv slain about fifty of the Enemy slain Three hundred Arms broken and vvhole taken Feb. 17. 6 in the morning The Report of the last Messenger from the Army since the Date of the last LETTER WHen the Forlorn hopes first met which was about three of the clock on Munday in the Afternoon their Forlorn hopes came up the hill half a mile to meet us their horses and ours skirmished in the Lanes and we routed them after our Forlorn the body marched up and beat them from thirteen several hedges which their foot made good with much resolutions to the outer works they Retreated back into the town and afterwards stood it out and fought very gallantly till our men got over the works which was about ten or eleven at night the works were only for winter Quarters with some works made up to keep off our horse it being their head Quarters the Lord Hopton lying there we flancking of them and following the charge so hot they threw down their Arms and every man ran for his life which being in the night most got over the back-sides and so escaped leaving the streets all bestrewed with Arms and about half an hour after we entred the Town Colonel Hamond commanded the party that first entred who seeing the Enemy flye endeavoured to take so many of them as they could Some of the Prisoners we took were put into Torrington Church The number uncertain some say One hundred and fifty others not half so many none being able to give an account of it But they had not been any of them put there prisoners above half an hour or therabout but an unhappy accident fell out how none can tell some supposing it might be the result of a train intended to destroy our men others that it was a desperatenesse of the Souldiers yet some think it was only an accident by some fire that fell casually and carelesly amongst the powder about eighty barrels of Gunpowder which was taken in the Church was blown up with a great quantity of Match Bullet and other Ammunition to a great quantity all things proportionable to the said eighty barels of powder aforesaid There were six of our men that were upon the Guard then in the Church-yard and three of them were killed out-right and the other three dangerously wounded one horse killed in the street the walls of the Church all fell and dispersed abroad there standing not above the height of six or seven foot the Timber glasse stone work lead are all lost being dispersed and torn in pieces and the men in the Church lost by the vehemence of so great a blow which was a most sad spectacle to the beholders as ever was seen the blow was like the shot of Granadoes We feared a treachery horses ran to and fro for the blow was so great as any Ordnance could give Hell it self could not make a more hideous sulpher The General was then within pistol shot of the Church in the street four streets off the lead of the Church fell in that street where the General was all very near to him one street within five or six yards of His Excellency but neither the lead stone timber nor any material of the Church did any hurt to any of our men save only those six in the Church-yard After this most sulpherous blow yong Digby with some others were upon a Retreat back into the Town which our Centry perceiving fired upon him which made him put spurs to to his Horse wheel'd about and vanished our foot still pursuing their Victory and so also did the Horse to the uttermost Our Horse pursued them after all this to compleat the Victory if it were possible the Enemies Horse some fled towards Barnstaple others toward Cornwal both which wayes they fled in a panick fear A List of the particulars of what was taken and how many killed at this Victory against the Enemy at Torrington 100. slain in the Church 50. or thereabouts slain besides 80. taken in the field before the taking of the town 150. considerable prisoners 2000. foot gone home 1000. dispersed in by places 3000. Arms taken Prince Charls was then at Launceston in Cornwal Sir Edward Hide was with him and 100. of his Life-guard with some other horse and foot General Sir Ralph Hopton was then at Supper his horse was killed he fled towards Barnstable The Lord Capel fled toward Cornwal in the way of Stratton The horse fled several ways with the Officers great and small some towards Barnstable but most towards Cornwal Hopton was at Supper when he fell flouting and jearing against Sir Thomas Fairfax 200. horse taken in the town all Hoptons Treasure there and many papers of great consequence The General would not permit the Souldiers to plunder the town but set guards upon them to keep them off There was no Ordnance for it was onely a winter quarters 40. Colours and Standards taken but very few of the Standards had any of the Colours left upon them it being conceived that they took them off and the Standards were most of them broken we conceive purposely because they could not carry them away The foot are totally quelled there being not above a thousand left probably ever to joyn and those we have taken say they were forced Their Horse we are pursuing wee hope to give a good account of them also FINIS