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A95232	A true relation of the late proceedings of the London Dragoneers, sent down to Oxford, consisting of foure companies under the command of Sir Iohn Seaton. The captaines of which companies that were appointed in the said expedition, were as followeth, viz. Serjeant Major Lee. Captaine Stackhouse. Captaine Wilson. Captaine Mason.		1642 (1642)	Wing T2989; Thomason E118_39; ESTC R10541	3,593	11

A True RELATION Of the late proceedings of the London Dragoneers sent down to Oxford consisting of foure Companies under the command of Sir Iohn Seaton The Captaines of which Companies that were appointed in the said Expedition were as followeth Viz. Serjeant Major LEE Captaine STACKHOUSE Captaine WILSON Captaine MASON LONDON Printed for Henry Overton 1642. September 8. 1642. being Thursday CAptaine Lee Captaine Stackhouse and Captaine Mason towards the evening marched out of the City of London with 2● peeces of Ordnance and Waggons of Ammunition to Acton and there tooke up their quarter that night Captaine Wilson with his Company marching after them in the night rode to Vxbridge and quartered his men there Acton not being able to contain them and Colonell Brown with his Dragoneers being to march the same way wanting lodging there at Acton crossed over from Acton-rode to Brainford to quarter there September 9. Captaine Wilson marched from Vxbridge and quartered at Amersham and in that afternoon drew his men into a body and exercised them and Captaine Lee Captaine Mason and the Company of Captain Stackhouse did lodge at Chalfont S. Peters with their Ordnance and Ammunition September 10. Captaine Wilson marched forward towards Alesbury and there in the way met divers Cavalleers that were conveighed up in Carts towards London being taken in the North and guarded up by the High-sheriffes men of Buckinghamshire and Captaine Wilson hearing that they were comming drew up his men into a broad place in the rode that so they might have roome to passe by his Troope and passing on further he drew up his men in battalia in a great Corn-field on this side Wendover and so exercised his men on Horsebacke ' to see how his men could doe execution on Horsebacke if they should be set upon in a place that might be disadvantagious to them on foot at last having exercised his men and hearing the other Companies and the Ordnance were comming he set forward towards ' Alesbury and halfe a mile on this side the Towne made a stand that so all foure Companies might march into the Towne together where they were received with much acclamation Colonell Brownes Dragoneers comming about two houres after there being no roome in the Towne they were constrained to go further to lodge themselves September 11. Dr. Pink Pro-Vicechancellor of Oxford came to Alesbury and was clapt there in hold for being a ring-leader to the Schollers of Oxford in their exercise of Armes and also entertaining the Cavalleers in Oxford going about that night that they were chased into Oxford to get lodging for them which Pink● was sent up to London September 12. Captaine Lee marched towards Amersham to meete a Wagon of money comming downe towards Alesbury and to conveigh it safe thither Also Captain Masons Company marched to Massenden and there searched a Delinquents house and brought him to Alesbury and committed him to safe custody which prisoner was afterwards carried to Oxford and the●e bale taken for his appearance at London to answer it before the Parliament Captaine Wilson he exercised his men this day twice both morning and evening in Alesbury and the Countesse of Carnarvan gave a Venison to Captaine Stackhouse his company September 13. Sir John Seaton came and commanded the Dragoneers to march towards Oxford who was appointed under my Lord Say to lead them Captaine Wilsons company being first drawne up into a body Sir Iohn marched away with them and a mile or two on this side Oxford Captaine Stackhouse his company overtooke them and there in a plaine field Sir Iohn commanded them to be drawne up in one body and gave them some instructions which he would have them observe and so marched forward with them to Oxford At one a clocke at night an alarum was given and there came messengers running to one of the Centinels set without the Towne telling him he had a discovery to make knowne and that the enemy was comming upon this some Horse went out and before they could ride a mile and return with their discovery Captaine Wilsons company was drawne up into a body and he stood at the head thereof without the North gate expecting to give the enemy a salutation with a volley of Lead That night having set his Centinels and given the Corporals their charge he marched about the City to see how the Townes-men did their duty in the managing their watch at last returning towards his owne Court of Guard the Centinels knew their duty so well that they would not let him come within their Army but made him stand till the Corporall came with his sword drawne and pointed at his breast and took the word from his Captain And it being then morning they were all dismissed and every of his souldiers repaired to his lodging September 14. An order comming to Captaine Wilson from Sir Iohn Seaton concerning meeting of the Lord Say at Thame Captaine Wilson summoned his men together and marched with Sir John to Thame there met the Lord Say accompanying him to Oxford and that night Cap. Wilson and his Company watched againe and set Centinels round about one Napier a Papists house and also a Centinell or two at New-colledge doore and kept his Court of Guard in Hollowell walking the Rounds himselfe to see that his Centinels did their duty September 15. This thursday in the morning out comes Napeirs sonne and leapes over the hedge and the Centinels laid hold of him and that morning the Captain and his Officers searcht the house in which they found Armes and scandalous Pictures which were brought away to the Lord Says Inne where he did lodge September 16. New informations came that there was a vault in Napiers house in the Hall the entrance into which might be seens under the Table it being removed upon this a re-search was made and the boards pulled up but no such thing found Also Captaine Stackhouse with his Company went to Woodstocke and to Chippingnorton and in that Towne some did begin to rise against them but others in the Town that were well affected joyned with the Captain and so stilled the commotion Captaine Wilsons Company also searched Jesus Colledge and found Plate and carried it to the Lord Say and some Plate carried from thence was stayed going out at the Towns end and sent to the Lord Say by Captain Wilsons men Also his men searched a popish house and 4. of them found money in foure severall places in the house and carried it to the Lord Say who found so much money delivered to him as the woman did affirme to be in the bags Also they brought away a Rhemish-Testament c. September 17. Some of Captaine Wilsons souldiers being at breakfast the master of the house came up and told them that there was a man below did declare that Doctor Fruin did hide himselfe in his Pig-sty and presently some went away with a warrant to seize upon him but his man being in Oxford rode home and as it is thought went to the place where the Doctor was and so he made an escape for when they came to search he was gone about half an hour before At the same time Captain Wilson rode to Abington to search the house of one M. Dorrell information being given in of many barrels of Dr. Morris his goods brought in which barrels being found were delivered into the Major of Abingtons custody sealed up and to see them forthcomming till there should bea strict scrutiny of them by the Lord Says appointment Also Captaine Wilsons Company found a load of Dr. Nurse his goods in a house about a mile from Oxford which Nurse is gone away with the Cavaleers And halfe a mile further in a barne they found 2 Trunks of Doctor Fruins in which were found things of high concernment and both these guarded to Oxford to the place of the Lord Says residence Also Captaine Mason brought a Minister delinquent from Abington and carried him before the Lord Say as also a Constable who opposed them in their search is to be brought up to London to answer to what shall be objected against him Likewise part of a Squadron of Horse with Captaine Lees Company guarded a Waggon of money to Oxford which was brought according to order to the place where the Lord Say did lodge Likewise Captaine Stackhouse was shot at by some of the malignant crew but the parties could not be found September 18. All the Dragoneers of Captaine Wilsons Company went armed to Church because of the enmity that they saw in the Towne and Schollers against the Londoners and there was two good sermons preached one by the Chaplaine of the Lord Lovelace the other by one M. Cornish September 19. On munday some raised a report the Lord Say was taken but about noone he came into Oxford and many with him and that day was many popish pictures burnt in Oxford before the Inne-gate where the Lord Says habitation was and many delinquents were brought before him for some of which baile was taken and for others he would take none in the afternoone the Lord Say went to Woodstocke to settle the Militia there having begun to settle it first in Oxford intending to returne backe againe to Oxford and that day Captaine Masons Company tooke to Horses at Sir William Walters house September 20. Sir Iohn Seaton with Captaine Wilson and his Company came from Oxford to Wickham and likewise Captaine Lee and Captaine Stackhouse with their Companies came in after them and the Town did entertaine them all most lovingly and there was the Lord Sayes Regiment of Foot met by the Dragoneers which Foot were going to Oxford to keepe the Town in peace September 21. The same Sir Iohn with the three Companies Captaine Mason being left behind in Oxford came marching up to London Captaine Lee following Sir Iohn Captaine Stackhouse being in the midst and Captaine Wilson with his Company marching in the Reare A Guard of all the 4. Companies being left to bring up the Plate Delinquents and other things that were tooke and to be brought up to London Captaine Mason comming from Oxford on Tuesday toward night one of his men shot off his Peece and the Town came running about them throwing stones at them beating one off his horse but the Major came in and sent 10 of those mutinous persons to the Gaole FINIS