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A75714	A true relation, of the most chiefe occurrences, at, and since the late battell at Newbery, untill the disjunction of the three armies, of the Lord Generall, the Earle of Manchester, and Sir William Waller, together with the London brigade, under the command of Sir Iames Harrington. Published upon necessity, both to undeceive the mistaken multitude, and to vindicate the Earle of Manchester, from many undeserved aspersions commonly cast upon him, either through ignorance or prejudice. / Penned by Simeon Ash, who as his chaplaine did waite upon his Lordship, in the westerne expedition.	Ashe, Simeon, d. 1662.	1644 (1644)	Wing A3968; Thomason E22_10; ESTC R21597	11,292	15

A TRVE RELATION OF THE MOST Chiefe Occurrences at and since the late Battell at Newbery untill the disjunction of the three Armies of the Lord Generall the Earle of Manchester and Sir William Waller together with the London Brigade under the Command of Sir Iames Harrington Published upon necessity both to undeceive the mistaken multitude and to vindicate the Earle of MANCHESTER From many undeserved aspersions commonly cast upon him either through ignorance or prejudice Penned by SIMEON ASH Who as his Chaplaine did waite upon his Lordship in the Westerne Expedition PROV 18 17. He that is first in his own cause seemeth just but his neighbour commeth and searcheth him PROV 19.21 There are many devicees in the heart of a man neverthelesse the counsell of the Lord that shall stand LONDON Printed by G. M. for Edward Brewster at the Signe of the Bible at Fleete-Bridge M.DC.XLIV A true Relation of the most chiefe Occurrences at and since the late Battell at Newbery untill the disjunction of the three Armies of the Lord Generall the Earle of Manchester and Sir William Waller c. NOt only importunity from friends but necessity in regard of others of various wayes and spirits doth compell me to give in a true Narrative according to my knowledge and best intelligence concerning the proceedings of the three Armies conjoyned vid. the Lord Generals my Lord of Manchesters and Sir William Wallers both when the Battell was fought at Newbery and since the Enemies retreat from thence For not only the reports of many but also a Letter sent unto me doe suggest that my silence now when my testimony may doe good service doth give occasion both to my Noble Lords foes and friends to suspect his faultinesse if not unfaithfullnesse in a great measure because heretofore I openly appeared in relating his actions in the North when there was no need to vindicate his reputation but now I am mute when his fidelity to Church and Common-wealth is questioned and when he is censured yea clamoured against as the only blame-worthy cause of the disappointments lately in the West For my silence hitherto I can make this just apologie 1. In regard of the daily intelligence which went from the Army to London either by Post or otherwise I conceived it not necessary or much usefull for me to be a weekely Intelligencer to my friends in the City as when the Army lay before York 2. Neither was I altogether silent when I espied occasion and a call to speake For within few dayes after the releeving of Dennington Castle when I understood what clamours and censures were in London through the misreport and mistake of our actions I gave a short and true Relation of our Occurrences for the satisfaction of private friends which Relation was the summe of that which I shall now report and at that time I was very farre from imagining that my Lord the Earle of Manchester would by any Officer of the Army be accused as lesse faithfull or lesse carefull then others in promoting the Kingdomes good 3. Since the Accusation charged upon my Lord in the Honourable House of Commons I have held my tongue lest I should incurre displeasure by seeming pragmaticall in intermedling in a businesse committed by them to examination with expectation of a report But now hearing that the businesse there is suspended some say silenced and knowing that the lowd cryes of people either ignorant or disaffected to my Lords credit doe sound farre and neare to his dishonour I have resorved to take the boldnesse to represent what I know both to vindicate my Noble Lords honour and to undeceive them if my testimony may be of any credit who are too apt and easie to beleeve calumnies cast upon well-deserving men wanting patience to waite for truths discovery by a full and impartiall triall which in this businesse cannot be more earnestly desired by any then it is by my Lord himselfe and by his best friends I wish that these things may be premised which I suppose cannot with any colour of truth be contradicted 1. That no motion no march no service of the three Armies after their first conjunction was made or undertaken but according to the relust of the Councell of Warre 2. That the Earle of Manchester never assumed to himselfe to be accounted or observed as Commander in Chiefe but alwayes voted as one that had but equall authority with the rest and acted accordingly in observation of the orders concluded by common Councell 3. That he often professed unto the chiefe Commanders that because himselfe was no experienced Souldier therefore he would rather be guided then guide rather be acted by their counsels then act on either himselfe or them according to his own private thoughts Upon Friday Octob. 25. we hoped from the newes brought in by our Scouts the day following to fight with the Enemy but the next morning drawing up our whole body we found that the Enemies had in such sort blockt up the way to Newbery by many works that our hopes of engageing with them were disappointed Hereupon it was resolved at a Councell of Warre that to force the Enemy to fight our Forces should in this manner be divided vid. All my Lord Generals Horse and Foote the greatest part of my Lord of Manchesters Horse and almost all the Forces under the Command of Sir William Waller and Sir Arthur Heislerig together with the London Brigade did march to Speene hill But the Earle of Manchester Foot with a small body of Horse was left in the field on this side Shaw a little village neare to Mr Dolmans house which was possessed and fortified by the Enemy When the Army was thus divided this order was left with my Lord of Manchester that so soone as he heard of the engagement of our Friends on Spcene hill by the discharging of the Canon he should fall on the Enemy on this side the River that he might divert the strength of the battell from them there I will forbeare here to relate the hardship which both parts of our Army met with that night because that would be a digression not to my purpose On Sabbath day morning early my Lord of Manchester with the Forces remaining under his command were in readinesse to assault the Enemy expecting from hower to hower to heare of the engagement at Speene hill And here to witnesse the Earle of Manchesters willingnesse to fight with the Enemy let this be noted which is a known truth vid. that in the morning he commanded a party of about 400 Musketeeres to fall on over the little River on the left hand of Shaw that he might soon enough divert the enemies strength from Speene hill This party of ours tooke two of the Enemies workes one Captaine and severall prisoners but marching too farre contrary to order they were beaten back with some losse by this service the greatest part of the Kings Foot was drawne towards us and so the worke to

which we were designed was accomplished long before our friends on Speene hill did engage In this place I might take occasion truly to report the great paines which my Lord Manchester tooke from morning till evening often exposing himselfe to very much danger the Enemies Drakes playing frequently upon us in riding from Regiment to Regiment to encourage the Souldiers and to keep them in due order fit for that service which every moment almost was expected but there are many hundreds I might say divers thousands who can tell the truth hereof which proves that my Lord was not so backward to fight and so regardlesse of the Kingdomes service that day as many would have the world to believe About 4 a clock as was guessed we heard the Canon begin to play on Speene hill at which time my Lord commanded 2 Drakes to be drawne forth though our Canon hitherto had not beene altogether idle and to be planted in a convenient place to doe service against the Enemy at Dolmans house and to make way for the falling on of our Foot there according to the order given when our Army divided Those Drakes did good execution upon the Enemy divers times forcing their retreat to their works about the house Now we saw the fieting of the Muskitieres on Speene hill which discovered the service there to be very hot and not long after with joy and thankfulnesse we beheld the hasty disorderly retreat of the Enemy towards Newbery wondering that our party did not pursue the victory It is besides my intention in this Relation to report the posture of our Army on Speene hill or to give by a full report the due praise to my Lord Generals Foot and others who then and there did excellent and praiseworthy service Neither indeed need I to bestow words hereon because the world hath been acquainted with these things heretofore But my Lord of Manchesters Horse commanded by Liev. Col. Cromwell from whom very much was expected did little service gained no honour in this worke this day For my part I know not whom to blame I will asperse no man but leave it to their judgement who were on the ground to judge who were blame-worthy in being backward to pursue that happy opportunity upon the flying fainting Enemy Notwithstanding let me here tell you what many speake That it my Lord of Manchester had now been in his own person at the Head of his body of Horse this neglect would have been charged home upon him and conclusions would hence confidently and clamorously have been inferred that my Lord of Manchester was unwilling to bring the Kings Army too low otherwise now the woefull wasting warres might in all probability have been fully well ended But to return unto my work You must not imagine that my Lord of Manchesters Foot were all this while idle spectators on this side the River although as I told you before the Enemies best Foot were diverted from Speen hill which might have extenuated the seeming fault of some delayes for while our Drakes before mentiond were at work a commanded party of 500 Muskiteers was drawn forth as a Forelorn-hope to assault the Enemy who being seconded with the several Brigades of Foot continued in hot service until for want of day light to direct our Souldiers wounded killed one another The undaunted valour of our Foot was admirable they were indeed too forward too adventurous overrunning their commands unwilling to be called off And here this is notable that when one company of our Foot had taken one of the Works of the Enemy another Company through overmuch forwardnesse and mistake did beat them out againe So that our greatest losse both in regard of men wounded and slaine was from our selves All this while my Lord of Manchester was with his Souldiers as mine eyes and thousands more can witnesse to countenance and encourage the service and those who know what dangers he then adventured upon and how long he continued in the field that night yea what care he took to prevent the mischiefs of the night from a Neighbour Enemy and to prepare for the continuance of the battell which was verily expected by us the next morning those many I say who understood and remember these things will not easily believe that his Lordship was averse to fighting and unwilling speedily to end these warres though multitudes through ignorance rashnesse and misbeliefe do in this manner asperse and calumniate him That night the daunted Enemy did in the dark steale away from Newbery what no tice our friends at Speen had of the marching away of the Enemy I cannot affirm for reports are various though all acknowledge that they had some noise thereof but this I am sure of that my Lord of Manchester had not the least hint of the Enemies retreat till near day-break in the morning and his intelligence then was single and uncertain from a stranger Yet upon this intimation his Lordship hastned into the field to improve opportunity there the newes was confirmed that the Enemy was gone indeed Hereupon our whole body was called together and so soon as we had in the field near the dead bodies both of friends and foes which lay on the ground made our addresses to God both by praise and prayer according to the present affecting providences we marched over the River to Newbery all this while we neither met with nor heard from our friends at Speen whereupon we hoped that they were in pursuit of the scattered flying Enemy My Lord of Manchester rested not till he met with some of the Commanders who had been upon the service at Speen and with them returned to Newbery to consult about the improvement of the present Victory These particulars which I knowingly do report may evidence my Lords forwardnesse to husband advantages and opportunities for the promoting of the publick service But though my Lord Generals Horse and Sir William Wallers Horse were gone some hours before after the Enemy yet my Lord Manchesters Horse commanded by Lieu. Gen. Cromwel we found in the field near Newbery together in a body It would be impertinent for me here to speak of by-businesses of small importance which common fame hath trumpeted abroad The taking of the Coaches with the Men and Horses attending the persons in them was effected by my Lord of Manchesters forwardnesse to furnish Col. Birch with a party of Horse for his assistance whereof I am a witnesse being used as a messenger unto my Lord to expedite that work And whether his Lordship during our stay at Newbery was not as desirous as any others in every kinde to serve the publick I refer it to the judgement of them who were daily conversant with him We having after some dayes full intelligence that the King was at Oxford there recruting his Army and hearing also that he intended to fight so soon as the additionall forces sent for came to him our Army marched from Newbery on Saturday towards Oxford