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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87634	A letter from Captain Jones, to a worthy friend of his dwelling in Bartholmew Lane. Being a more full and an exacter relation of the particular proceedings of Sir William VVallers armie, then any that hath yet been published. With a list of the chiefe commanders that were slain and taken prisoners VVith a true relation of the taking of VVinchester by the Parlioments [sic] forces.	Jones, Captain.	1644 (1644)	Wing J961B; Thomason E40_12; ESTC R7797	1,822	8

A LETTER FROM Captain Jones To a worthy friend of his dwelling in Bartholmew Lane Being a more full and an exacter Relation of the particular proceedings of Sir William VVallers Armie then any that hath yet been published With List of the chiefe Commanders that were slain and taken prisoners VVith a true relation of the taking of VVinchester by the Parlioments Forces LONDON Printed by A. Coe and published according to Order Anno Domini 1644. A LETTER FROM Captain Jones VVorthy Sir I Am sory that my time is so short that I cannot give a particular account of this days service the Lord hath extraordinarily delivered I may say miraculously saved us this day and delivered our enemies into our hands the fight began from eight and continued till past five a clock at the first a party of Musketiers about 1000 were sent into a Wood where they were beaten by the enemies bodie the place being not tenable which place being so quitted gave them great advantage afterwards they came downe with furie on the right wing along the hedges which wee had lined but could hardly keep it they fell on with so much courage and resolution till the Kentish horse took a troope or two of them at one charge and our horse fell of their foot and drove them from the hedges then they fell downe with a great bodie o● horse and foot in those fields and our foot seconded with 400 Musketiers sent to them who with three houres fight drove them from the hedges wonne the ground and beat their maine bodie Truly Sir J think never was a field fought with more advantage and valour on their parts and with more courage on ours both horse and foot playd their parts so well but it pleased our God to force them to a shamefull retreat and pursued them beating them at least six miles their foot and horse totally routed upon their pursuit towards Winchester and other places for Sir WILLIAM WALLER and Sir WILLIAM BELFORD with many of our horse and foot are not yet r●●urned to us only we have heard from them we being left to convey the cariage to Alessord I shall be able to give you antore exact account of it Our LONDON Regiments but above any our Major Generall BROWN hath bin a prime means for our present welfare Captain Lievtenant Milton is wounded and carried away prisoner but we hope to morrow to redeeme him by a strong hand wee have slaine the Lord Iohn Brother to the Duke of Lenox and Ruthen cannot be found his Lievtenant Generall is slain with many others of note taken 150 prisoners and have not lost 30 men I have sent you a List of some of the chiefe prisoners Sir Edward Stonwell Colonel Colonell Beard Lie●tenant Col. Kingston Captain Prince Captain Audley Captain Jaxon Captain Seamour Ensignes Ensigne Corper Ensigne Millis. Ensigne Marsh Cornets Cornet Midle Cornet Fr. Constable Cornet John Du●ket Cornet John Morsey 〈◊〉 Phisician a Priest Since the beginning of this Letter I have extraordinary good news from ours in their pursuit of the enemies by the next I hope J shal give you a pleasing account the Cavaliers said as they ran away by Alesford that the Kingdome was lost but they gave great vapouring brags what they had done but believe me who saw and was an actor and since have communicated intelligence thot our losse was small our gain incredible Truly Sir the manner of my relating of Gods wonderous bringing about this salvation doth fall infinitely short of what it really was for all we desire praise bee giaen to God through all congregations and that Maior general Brown be always honoured as a principall instrument Both the Armies have lain in the fields several nights and dayes past the Enemie lay in Sutton down we lay in Lumbourne field we fought in East down between Cheriton and Alesford the enemies last field-word was GOD AND THE CAUSE and our last field word was IESUS BLESEE VS VVe have taken Colours Ordnance c. in the pursuit and a boundhnce of Armes both there and in the field Let this intelligence be communicated to all my friends as that which is certain J rest yours John Jones Alford March 29 1644. Col. Tompson hath lost his leg glory to God alone Aprill 1 1644. THis day a Messenger came from Sir Wil Balf●●● to my Lord Generall informing him of the proceedings since the late Victorie against the Lord Hopton who by Letters certifieth that Sir VVilli●● Waller comming to Winchester on Saturday the Major of the Towne met him with the Keyes and gave him free entrance into the Citie the ene●ie keeping the Castle but understanding that the enemies strength was not fled thither they refre●● themselves and marcht away for Salisbury and missing of them there they are gone thence also and now are dispersed all the Countrey over to make search for the enemie the same Letter saith they have taken prisoners as many for number as they can desire fetching them out of Woods and by houses every day sometimes taking a Troop at a time the issue I hope by Gods blessing if the Victorie be w●●● followed with fresh men will be the regaining of the West Published according to Order