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A80033 An exact diarie. Or A breife relation of the progresse of Sir William Wallers army since the joyning of the London avxilliaries with his forces: which was the twelfth of May 1644. untill their returne homeward on Thursday the 11 of Iuly following. Relating the perticulars of every skirmish battle and march dureing the said time. By Richard Coe under Cap. Gore of the Tower Hamlets who was present in the whole expedition. Coe, Richard, 17th cent. 1644 (1644) Wing C4881; Thomason E2_20; ESTC R288 5,131 8

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AN EXACT DIARIE Or a breife RELATION Of the progresse of Sir WILLIAM WALLERS Army since the joyning of the LONDON AVXILLIARIES with his Forces which was the twelfth of May 1644. untill their returne homeward on thursday the 11 of Iuly following Relating the perticulars of every Skirmish Battle and March dureing the said time By Richard Coe under Cap. Gore of the Tower Hamlets who was present in the whole expedition LONDON Printed according to order for Humphrey Tuckey at the black spread Eagle in fleetstreet Iuly 19 1644. A true Relation of the Progresse of the LONDON Auxillaries since their Ioyning with Sir William Waller untill their returne homewards BEing marched from London to Farnham which was our generall randevous there wee joyned with Sir William Wallers forces he being our Generall and Sir Iames Harrington Maior Generall over the Citty Brigade On Munday the 13 of May 1644. Sir William Waller gave order for all the Regiments both horse and foote belonging to him to meete next morning in the Parke behynd the Castle which was done accordingly there wee lay 3 nights our Army consisted of 8 Regiments of horse and as many foote being in all about 9 or 10 thousand 24 peeces of Ordnance great and small many leather guns and about 60 wagons for provant and Ammunition on friday the 17 we were commanded to march but knew not then whether that day and all night wee marched next day being Saturday wee came to Bagshotte where our City Brigade and the Kentish Regiment were quartered in the Parke where was plenty of mutton veale and lambe some venison and good water but neither bread nor beere for mony but what wee brought with us which was very little there wee lay Saturday night and Sunday and on munday had order to march toward Basing house but came not thither that night for wee quartered at a place called Bramly house belonging to Mr Henly sometime of the Temple there wee wanted neither meat nor fireing but nothing els to bee gotten for love or money on tewsday the 21 wee marched to Basing house where wee came about 3 or 4 of the clocke in the afternoone they welcomed us with 2 or 3 peeces of Ordnance and hung out 3 or 4 severall Coullers the Ordnance did no hurt only scared our vnder marshall the blast blowing off his hate our horse went round faced the house the enemy charged upon them slue 2 horse and one man of ours wee saw 2 of their men fall on the brest workes but no more to our veiw there wee lay untill evening and it not being thought convenient to lay seidge to the house wee marched round the parke to Basing stoke the Enemy thinking wee had an intent to beleauger the house burnt all the houses and 2 mills neere adjacent because wee should have no shelter there wee lay at Basing stoake 3 nights and had indifferent good quarter for our money but the inhabitants were fearfull they should be ill dealt withal after our departure for entertaining us they pay 40. l. per weeke towards the maintenance of the house and that morning before wee came in they had payed that weekes money one thursday the 24 wee marched towards Abington and makeing a halt 2 miles onward in our way there were brought unto us 20 prisoners or there abou ts horse and foote that night wee lay at Aldermarson in the feild and one friday likewise one saturday wee marched to Compton in the hole this morning a souldier of my Captains Company whose name is Gore was shot by accident and sent for London in the after noone an other of our Regiment had the like mischance wee descried this day some of my Lord Generalls Cullours to march wide of us towards Abington that night wee lay at Compton a durty town but wee had good respect for our moneys one sunday the 27 wee marched towards Abington and in our march Sir Iohn Merricke came to us who saluted our Commanders nobly and was wellcomed of us with much ioy and shoutings hee told us my Lord Generals forces were that night to quarter in Abington they consisted of 14 or 15 thousand horse and foote great store of Ammunition and provant our forces could not march to Abington that night there being no quarter to entertaine a such Armies therefore sunday night and munday night we lay wide of Abington and one tewsday hearing my Lords Army to bee marched away we followed in the reare and went through Abington after my Lords army by the way wee saw 2 of my Lords men hanged for violence and plundring it was written so on their breasts and that night wee lay at Newnam wo●d where we burnt it being rainy weather I beleive 50 pounds worth of wood if not more next morning wee marched forward in sight of Oxford and my Lords army marched within a mile of our army or thereabouts wee heard how kindly the City and my Lords Gunns entertained each other my Lord tooke divers prisoners and many came to him out of the towne we were on thu●sday commanded to retreat to regaine a bridge called Newbridge held b● the Kings forces which we did and that night and friday lay at Abington and one saturday the crose being first pluckt downe by whose means I know not wee marched for Newbridge and being come within a mile or there abouts 2 files of each company were drawne out for a forlorne hope Captaine Gore of the hamlets and a Captaine of the Kentish Regiment leading them on which they did with such willingnesse and courage as deserves to bee remembred and admired for notwithstanding the enemy had cut of parte of the bridge and made it unpassable yet our Commanders with a boat or a called Punts and some Plankes fell on so bravely that they made them forsake the bridge tooke 30 prisoners upon quarter and 40 more among which were divers Irish and a woman who was whipt and turned away by Newbridge we lay 3 nights to make the bridge passable for our carriages and on teusday the 4. of june hearing his Majesty with some forces were marched suddainly from Oxford westward we marched after all day and night and came a little before day nere Witney where we were quartered under a hedge 3 or 4 houres it rained extreamely as it had done for the most part since our advance from Farnham till then on wednesday morning we marched towards Stow on the old being informed the Kings Majestie with his forces were marched for Burford and that way which wee found true for comeing to our randevous by Burford wee were certified the King supped there that night but rod away immediatly wee staid not at all not so much as to get beere bread or vvater but vvere commanded b● maior Generall Potlid under Sir Williams command to march round the Towne with all speed affirming the Kings forces and our horse to bee in fight vvhich vvas nothing so that morning divers of the Kings Souldiers vvere taken