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lord_n	esq_n	honourable_a	william_n	13,106	5	9.6307	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92116	A letter sent to the Honorable William Lenthal Esq; Speaker of the Honorable House of Commons, of the fight between His Excellency's the Lord Fairfax forces at Maidstone, and the Kentish forces, June 1. 1648. Printed by the command of William Lenthal Esq; Speaker of the Honorable House of Commons.	Rushworth, John, 1612?-1690.	1648 (1648)	Wing R2324; Thomason E445_37; ESTC R203405	1,158	7

A LETTER SENT To the Honorable William Lenthal Esq Speaker of the Honorable House of COMMONS OF The Fight between His Excellency's The Lord Fairfax Forces AT MAIDSTONE And the KENTISH Forces JUNE 1. 1648. PRinted by the Command of William Lenthal Esq Speaker of the Honorable House of Commons London Printed for Edward Husband Printer to the Honorable House of Commons June 3. 1648. TO The Honorable William Lenthal Esq Speaker of the Honorable House of COMMONS SIR THe particulars are too many to be related at this time concerning this last nights Ingagement with the Enemy at Maidstone which in brief was such as never was since these VVars began This Army strugled with so much difficulty to overcome a stubborn and resolute Enemy The Fight begun about Seven of the clock at night about a mile from Maidstone and before we could beat them from hedge to hedge and get in at the Barracado's it was past Nine and after we had entred the Town we disputed every street and turning they having Eight pieces of Canon which they discharged above Twenty times upon our men in the streets and by Gods mighty help and assistance we overcame them between twelve and one of the clock at night being every minute in all that time firing upon their horse and foot and they upon us it being extreme wet weather during all this time of Ingagement we took about Four hundred prisoners and near as many Horse our Forlorn-hope of horse gave the red Standard of horse as gallant a charge as ever was seen which is said to be General Hales his Troop The reason why the Ingagement began so soon the Train and the Rear of the Army being three miles off and not come up was that the Forlorn of horse and foot being ingaged in viewing the Town before it was dark came off safe The Enemy being with their whole body of horse and foot within two miles on the top of the Hill towards Rochester all day long in view of our Army about Eight thousand men who as they perceived that we did not dispute the pass at Alsford which was very difficult for us to have done they sent in a supply of Twelve hundred horse and foot to those before in the town of Maidstone who came in just as we ingaged being Seamen Apprentices and most part Commanders and Cavaliers that have formerly been in arms against the Parliament There were in all as we guess Two hundred then slain in and about the town and Captain Price a very honest and stout Gentleman Col Hewsons Captain Lieutenant was also slain and about thirty more of our men most falling at the mouth of the Canon with Ca●e shot we took Eight pieces six Iron and two Brass abundance of Arms having been up all night and want of time cannot send more particulars at present Onely I desire God to let you see how the old quarrel is revived by the same party with greater violence then at first You will shortly understand what Earls Lords and other persons of quality appeared in this business His Excellency from the first minute of Ingagement to the last could not be drawn off from a personal and hazzardous attendance on the service and is much impaired in his health John Rushworth Maidstone June 2. 1648. 6 in the morning FINIS