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His Highnesse Prince Ruperts raising of the siege at Newarke upon Trent, March 21. 1643. Written by an eye witnesse to a person of honour.
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Eye witnesse to a person of honour.
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the other side the Island and main stream of the River about three quarters of a mile both from Newarke and the Spittle here being out of Gun-shot they staid till towards Evening when breaking the Bridge behind them throwing one piece of Cannon into the Trent they then runne home to Nottingham In both these stiffe bouts took we five Cornets and about 90. Prisoners whereof three Captains some Gentlemen three Cornets besides other Officers and two Cannoneers one Cornet was taken by Sir Richar Byron And now as if an universall Truce had bin agreed upon there was some half houres silence excepting that the Enemies Canonadoes though with very little effect disturbd it for the Rebells Foot had not yet advanced and their Horse by this time had enough of it As for the Prince he now staid for his Foot and Rear of Horse both left full two Miles behind when our Van began to double their March to overtake the Enemy Anon came up our Foot all that day commanded by Colonell Tillier these resting themselves a while upon the Hill the first Division being part of those that came from Shrewesbury were led onely by the Colonell These marcht down bravely in the face of the Enemy hooting at their Cannon These flancked with some Horse were wheeled to the right by and by into a Medow At their comming the Rebels drew all their Horse and Foot within their Spittle work whom when our men came against both sides saluted one another at too far a distance with a short Vollye But Colonell Tillier was not to stay here as being by his Orders to March up to the very River side to recover the Boat-bridge from the Enemy But this being too well guarded ours drew off quietly making a stand without reach of Canon In this time were divers more Bodies of Foot brought down into the Field who charged up to the Enemies Works and killed many my Lord Loughboroughs being left upon the Hill for a Reserve Thus was the Valley bespread with our Battaglions and in this posture stood the Princes Army Sir Richard Byron Governour of Newarke likewise before this had sent part of his Garrison both Horse and Foot into another ground on the Southeast side of the Towne And by this time had the Prince notice given him by a Prisoner and by one of theirs that came over to us how the Rebels were so distressed for want of Victualls that they were not able to live there two daies Whereupon His Highnesse began to resolve upon other counsailes esteeming it cheaper to block up their Trenches then to storm them And blockt up they were already as being coopt up in a very narrow roome no more then the backside of the Spittle towards the River besides which they were on all sides surrounded by our Forces On the Southside by the Town on the East by the Prince and on the North by Colonell Tilliar Into the Island on the West had the Prince sent 500 Horse besides 200 of the Newarke Troopers Thus the late Blockers found themselves now besieged yea without much hope of suddaine relief or safe meanes to salley for so well had the Prince ordered them that had they sallied forwards we had then fallen upon their first issuing out both in From and Flanks with our Army and the Towne had charged them upon their Reer Had they offered to escape over their Boat-Bridge ours in the Isle had disturbed their passing and we entertaind their comming over yea which part soever had first divided we had bin able to beat the other By this time too had the Prince commanded Sir Richard Byron with his own and Sir Gervase Eyres Horse Regiments with 800 of Sir Iohn Digbies Foot to advance so high into the Island as to put in betwixt the Rebells two Bridges by which interposition was all intercourse cut off betwixt the Rebells their great body at the Spittle and those at Muskam Bridge Upon this those eight Colours at the Bridge retreated as is aforesaid Under favour of these Town-forces too was His Highnesse resolved to cast up a Redoubt that night betwixt the Bridges But going now to view the Ground the Rebells sent out a Trumpet to desire a Parlee To make way for this and the more to sweeten and oblige the Prince had Sir Iohn Meldrum some houres before sent home Colonell Gerard yet upon the parole of a Souldier and a Gentleman to return himself a Prisoner when ever he should be called The Rebells having sent out to Parlee quit their Bridge which his Highnesse presently possessed by a hundred Musqueteers For the Parlee His Highnesse appointed Sir Richard Crane Captaine of his Life-guards with Sir William Neale Scout-Master Generall the Rebels sending Sir Miles Hobard and Sir Iohn Palgrave into the Town Now true though it be that the Enemies were distressed yet very wise Generalls have not thought it safe to make such men desperate besides which being now in the midst of their owne Garrisons they might possibly be relieved And to confesse the truth our Horses were so over-matcht and our foot so beaten off Leggs that we found our selves lesse able for the present for them In very truth too the Rebells were more then we believed for these reasons and for that as by these intercepted Letters it appeares My Lord Fairfax and his Sonne Sir Thomas being both commanded by the Close Committee to march other places might ere long have need of His presence His Highnesse at length condescended to these Articles which besides they be both honourable and safe were the same for the generall as our side had before gone out upon when the Rebells tooke Lincolne Of the Articles this My Lord is the Originall Copy Articles agreed upon 22. Martii by Sir RICHARD CRANE and Sir WILLIAM NEALE Knights on the part of His Highnesse Prince RVPERY And Sir Miles Hobert and Sir Iohn Palgrave on the part of Sir Iohn Meldrum as followeth 1 That all Match Bullet Powder Canon and all other fire Armes belong-to the Artillery be delivered 2 That all Souldiers march away with their Swords by their sides and Colours and Drums 3 That all Officers March out without molestation with their Armes and Horses for themselves and Servants and Bag and Baggage Money and whatsoever else doth truly belong to themselves 4 That all Troopers and Dragooners March away with their Swords Horse and Colours 5 That His Highnesse send a Convoy to protect us from any Injury two Miles from His utmost Quarters towards Lincolne Richard Crane William Neale Miles Hobart Io. Palgrave But Besides these Conditions His Highnesse gave by Instructions to His Commissioners to insist upon a demand of some Prisoners before taken which was also granted Hereupon next morning the Rebells marched out but for the Horsemens carrying away their Arms and others their Pikes with more then was conditioned our unruly Souldiers especially those that had been so before used 〈◊〉 Lincolne by the Parliamentiers taking this occasion to quarrel with the Rebells took more from them then by the Articles they should have done But for this were divers of them slashed by the Prince and the Rebells Colours sent back unto them The Rebells thus gone we had leasure to carry off their Arms and Ammunition consisting of betwixt three and foure thousand Musquets and a great quantity of Pikes and Pistolls with the Cannon they left behind them of these we found Eleven fair Brasse Pieces one a Basiliske of Hull foure yards long shooting 32. Ball one of their Ordnance was found at Muskam Bridge and the Carriage of t'other Two goodly Mortar-pieces were also left us the least shooting 80. pound Granado and the other twelve stone and eight pound and all their Ammunition The number of the slaine we know not but we thinke they lost towards ninescore or two hundred and we about half so many slaine and wounded Thus after just three weeks Siege was Newarke happily relieved Your Honour knowes the high consequence of this Service Severall particulars more I leave to this bearer who very commendably sustained his part in it His Highnesse hath appointed a Thanks-giving for this on Sunday by which the World may see Him to be as Devout as Valiant FINIS