MICRO-CHRONICON OR A briefe Chronology of the Time and Place of the Battels Sieges Conflicts and other most remarkable Passages which have happened betwixt His Majestie and the Parliament from the beginning of these unhappy dissentions to the 25th of March 1647. Together With a Catalogue of the LORDS Knights Commanders and persons of quality slain on either side therein Cicer. Incerti sunt exitus pugnarum Marsque est communis qui saepe spoliantem jam exultantem evertit perculit ab abjecto Printed in the Yeare 1647. The Preface Reader YOu have found in the preceding parts of this Ruina under the Title of Rusticus some few relations of those many plundring outrages committed on the good subjects lives consciences and Estates by the giddy-headed Sectaries In the second place you have met with their fanaticke fury in destroying those once much to be admired Edifices the Cathedrals of this Kingdome In the third you have seen what tyranny they have exercised over the learned and pious Divines in and about London And in the fourth place you have heard the querulous out-cry of that once famous University of Cambridge In this last and remaining part it rests only to give you a Synopsis or short view of the Martiall Actions which did concomitantly occurre in the time of the other and with it a List of suck Noblemen Knights Gentlemen and Commanders as perished on both sides in the fury of lesse thâ—n five yeares Warre where the men cry of such as fell in defence of Religion King and Lawes will deservedly live for ever whilest the others will dye in their owne putrefaction In this as in the former parts the Reader will easily perceive a great deale of candor and impartialitie to goe along even to the end where these persecuting subjects met with strange successes not given by God as a blessing upon their bad cause but as a scourge for our sinnes which when his infinite goodnesse shall deeme to be sufficiently chastised we doubt not but that he will burne those Rods by destroying the Hydra-headed multitude of Sects and Heresies by re-establishing our gracious Soveraâ—gne in his ancient Rights and freedome by reducing the Lawes to their old Channell all loyall subjects to their Liberties and Estates and out of the dissentions and impieties of these all-commanding subjects make new Rods for their deserved chastisement which we shall patiently expect in Gods good time March 25. 1647. Micro-Chronicon Annorum sex Mirabilium c. Anno 1640. NOvember 3. after the unhappy breaches of some former Parliaments began that yet sitting at Westminster called by His Sacred maiesty to advise with him for the redresse of our grievances But instead thereof by the prevalencie of a factions party the Kingdome was voted into unheard-of disobedience against His majesty whereby our grievances were multiplyed Religion and Lawes defaced by incouragement given to Anabaptists Brownists Independants and all manner of Sectaries Churches prophaned the Monuments of the dead violated the Common prayer Booke throwne away every man being left to the dictate of his private Spirit and the whole Kingdome engaged in a most unnaturall and bloody Warre Anno 1641. May 12. The Earle of Strafford Lord Deputy of Ireland after a long and tedious triall was beheaded on Tower-hill It were hard to tell you by what Law other then some rusty volumes of constructive and arbitrary Treason Howbeit his life was sacrificed to appease the thirst of the multitude And although His Maiesty unwillingly signed the Bill It was no small happinesse for him and his Posterity that His maiesty conceived him not meriting so severe and heavy a punishment as the utmost execution of that sentence Dec. 15. The House of Commons published a Remonstrance of the state of the Kingdome therein setting forth all the Errors of His Majesties Government a meere designe to alienate the affection of His Subjects from Him Wherein they also declared that the party of Bishops and Popish Lords in the House of Peeres had hindred the proceedings of divers good Bils passed in the Commons House concerning the Reformation of sundry great abuses and corruptions both in Church and State And thereupon the tumultuous and factious people in and about London resorted to Westminster with clubs and swords crying through the streets Westminster-Hall and between the two Houses No Bishops No Bishops No Popish Lords and abusing the severall Members of either House who they were informed favoured not their ends and using seditious and traiterous speeches against His Majesty himselfe January 3. His Majestie exhibited Articles of High-treason against the Lord Kimbolton and the five Members as for other matters so for endeavouring to subvert the fundamentall Lawes and Government of this Kingdome and to deprive His Majestie of his Regall power and to place an Arbitrary and Tyrannicall power in subjects and for raising and countenancing Tumults thereby to compell the Parliament to Order limit and dispose their proceedings as might concur with their designes 4. Upon an Order published by the House of Com against the Arresting of their Members His Maj. went in person to demand them 5. The Houses thereupon adjourned themselves into London and the City took the Members into protection under pretence of maintaing the priviledge of Parliament 11. The accused five Members were guarded to Westminster both by water and land 20. His Majesty to compose these differences sent a most gracious Message to both Houses advising them to take into confideration all such particulars as they held necessary for upholding his just Regall power and setling his Revenue as also for establishing Religion with due regard to tender consciences in point of Ceremonies and for securing their Priviledges and the liberty of the Subject 27. The House of Commons petitioned His Majesty that the Militia and the Forts and Castles might be put in the hands of such men as they did conside in 31. Because the major part of Lords would not concurre with the house of Commons in the businesse of the Militia the factious and poore sort of people in and about London petition'd the House of Commons by their owne direction against those Lords as Malignants and disturbers of their Peace and threatned to remove them so they withdrew themselves and the Militia was carried by the remaining party of the Lords February 2. The Lords and Commons petitioned His Majestie that he would forthwith put the Tower of London and all other Forts and the whole Militia of the Kingdome into the hands of such persons as they should recommend unto him to which His Majesty returned this most Gracious Answer that when he should know the extent of Power which was intended to be established in those Persons whom they desired to be the Commanders of the Militia in the severall Counties and likewise to what time it should be limited that no Power should be executed by His Majesty alone without the advice of Parliament then he would be content to put in all
Magazine at Hull being his owne proper goods taken from and imployed against him and Sir John Hothams Treason countenanced and defended by the two Houses His Majesty resolved to have a Guard the Parliament having had one for three moneths before upon imaginary jealousies only to secure his Person to be maintained at His Majesties owne Charge In which he this day desired the concurrence and assistance of the Gentry of Yorkeshire who willingly thereunto agreed as conceiving themselves bound to doe the same by their Allegiance 20. It was voted by both Houses that the King intended to â—eavy War against the Parliament which they did on purpose to excuse themselves for raising a Rebellion against His majesty as appeared within few dayes after 27. His majesty by his Proclamation forbad all his subjects belonging to the Traind-bands or militia of the Kingdome to rise martch muster or exercise without his consent or warrant upon paine of punishment according to the Lawes The same day His majesty commanded the Gentry and others of the County of Yorke to meete upon Heyworth moore June 18. His maiesty by his Proclamation forbad all leavies of forces without his consent 20. His maiesty by another Proclamation declared the lawfullnesse and use of the Commissions of Array and commanded obedience to be given to the Commissioners therein named in the Execution thereof 30. His maiesty sent out his Warrant for summoning of all Gentlemen and others being Protestants who were charged with horses for His maiesties service or had listed themselves to attend personally for his security to make their appearance at Yorke July 7. following 2. They offered to His maiesty 19. Propositions which struck at Regall power it selfe and would transferre it to and settle it in the Houses of Parliament for ever And so of Monarchy would have made this an Aristocracy and Democracy suitable to the Government they intended in the Church the Presbyterie and upon the Kings refusall of them 10. They published Propositions for bringing in of money c. to raise an Army 11. The Lords Ordered that all Armes Ammunition Powder Light-horses c. that were or should be convayed towards the North should be stayed 12. Letters feigned here at home yet given out to be sent from Amsterdame intimating preparation of Ordnance Pistols and Ammunition there to be transported to His maiesty of purpose to deterre the simple people and to possesse them with a beleefe that His maiesty intended to make Warre with the Parliament were read in the House of Commons and Ordered to be Printed and Published 16. His maiesty disavowâ—d any preparations or intentions in him to leavie Warre against his Houses of Parliament And the Lords and oâ—hers of his Privie Councell there testified in Justification of His maiesty July 2. His maiesties Ship called the providence landed in the Creâ—k of Kenningham neare Hull till which time His mâ—iâ—sty had not a Barrell of Powder nor any Armes or Ammunition â—hatsoever 12. The pretended two Houses Rebelliously voted that the Earle of Essex should be Generall of their Army and that they would live and dye with him 30. They Ordered 100000. l. of the monyes which was come in upon the subscriptions for Ireland to be imployed to the disturbance of the peace of this Kingdome in bloody Warre against His Sacred maiesty the mischievous illegall and uniust diversion of which monies contrary to the expresse words of the Act of Parliament concerning the same was the only cause of the Rebells successe and of the wasting of His maiesties Armies there for want of timely supplies and payment August 1. The Earle of Essex caused all the men then raised being in number about 10000 to be committed to officers and divided into regiments which men had beene raising ever since the 12. of July 1642. at which time he was made Generall of the Rebells 6. The Earle of Bedford having fruitlessely besieged the Lord marquesse of Hertford in Sherburne Castle for foure daye before retreated to Yevell whereof 9. Commanders tooke divers Prisoners and routed the rest so as he marched away and after divided his small forces going himselfe into Wales and Sir Ralph now deservedly Lord Hopton into Cornwall 8. The Lords and Commons by their Declaration gave full power and Authority to the Earle of Essex and all the rest of their Commanders to â—ight with kill and slay all or any that should oppose the militia 9. The Earle of Essex and all his adherents were Proclaimed Traitors And His maiesty made his gracious offer of pardon to him and such of his adherents as should within six dayes lay downe their Armes 10. His maiesty declared by his Proclamation that no Popish Recusant should serve him in his Army 18. The Rebells at Westminster declared all men Traitors that should assist His maiesty with Horse Armes and money c. 22. His maiesty then at Notingham sent unto them a most gracious message for a Treaty But they refused it 25. His maiesty set up his Standard Royall at Nottingham for raising of Forces to suppresse the Rebells then marching against him September 19. His maiesty made his speech and protestation in the head of his Army betweene Stafford and Wellington 23. Prince Rupert with about 11. Troopes of horse gave a great overthrow to the Rebells in Wikefield neare Worcester The same day they Ordered that all the Regiments of foot and Troupes of horse in London and all parts of England should within 48. houres march to the Earle of Essex to be imployed against His maiesty October 4. His maiesty by his Proclamation adiourned part of Michaelmas Terme but the Houses would take no notice thereof 23. Was that signall great Battaile fought between Keinton and Edge-hill by His maiesties Army and that of the Parl. led by the Earle of Essex wherein the Parl. lost above 70. Colours of Cornets and Ensignes and His maiesty but only 16. Ensignes and not one Cornet The exact number that were slaine on boâ—h sides in this Battaile is not knowne But it is most certaine that the Parl. lost above three for one His maiesty himselfe was in the Bataile whose undaunted Courage put life in every man his sacred Person being exposed to so much danger as all good men doe tremble to remember His Royall Sonnes the two young Princes Charles Prince of Wales and James Duke of Yorke being also in the field in very much danger if God whose cause it was had not covered their heads in the day of Battaile 24. His maiesty offered a generall pardon to all such as should lay down Armes and returne to their obedience 27. His maiesty to compleat his victory in Keinton field drew his whole Army before Banbury but after the fireing of one small Drake the Parl. forces there submitted to His mai mercy which were in number about 800. foot of the Earle of Pete boroughs and Lord Says Regiments with ten Colours and a troupe of horse and yeelded the Towne and Castle to the
amongst whom was Colonell John Hampden one of the five Members accused by His Majestie of High Treason who in this fight received his mortall wound in this very Chalgrove field where he first mustred and drew up men in Armes to put in execution the ungodly Ordnance for the Militia 31. His Excellency the Earle of Newcastle obtained a great victory against the Northerne Forces under the Lord Fairfax upon Adderton Heath within the County of Yorke In which fight His Excellency soone put the Parl. to flight their Generall Fairfax being forced to shift with one poore Toupe of horse into Leeds leaving the rest to the mercy of the victor July 1. Sir Charles Lucas with three Troups out of his owne Regiment routed 400. of the Parl. horse and Dragoones commanded by Colonell Middleton neare Padbury in Buckinghamshire slew about 100. of them took 40. prisoners and thereby prevented a great designe of the Parliament Col. now Lord Jermin with those forces that guarded her Maj. out of the North assisted by Col. Hastings now Lord Loughborough took Burton upon Trent in Staffordshire The same day the Marquesse of Newcastle besieged Bradford 2. Bradford taken and in it 2000. prisoners withall their Horse Armes and Ammunition Hereupon the Parl. deserted the towne of Hallifax and presently after Sir Hugh Cholmeley fell upon Beverley and took it for His Majesty 5. M. Tompkins and M. Challenor were most barbarously murthered in London for their fidelity to His Majesty And the same 5. day was a fight on Landsdowne Hall betwixt His Majesties Forces under the Command of the noble Marquesse of Hartford and the Parliaments Army under Sir William Waller who after 11. houres fight stuck their lighted matches in the hedges and ran away Their Foot were absolurely routed and all dispersed their losse of Officers Horse very great many hundreds of their men were killed His Majesties Forces having the pillage of the field And here was that valiant Knight Sir Bevill Greenvill unfortunately slaine in the front of his men 13. About 4. aclock in the afternoone the King and Queenes Majesty met at Edge-hill where the Parl. October 23. 1642. had received so great an overthrow and the same day and houre His Majesties Forces under the Command of the Lord Wilmot Lieutenant Generall of the horse the Earle of Carnarvon and the Lord Byron obtained another great strange victory upon Round-way Downe with 1500. Horse and two small peeces of Cannon only wherewith they totally routed the Parl. Army under the command of that old beaten Souldier Sir William Waller consisting of above 2500. foot and 2000. horse besides five hundred Dragooners took eight peeces of brasse Ordnance slew 600. of them in the place tooke above nine hundred prisoners all their Cannon Armes Ammunition Waggons Baggage and Victuall 28. foot-Ensignes nine Cornets and left not one of them but what was either killed taken prisoner or narrowly escaped 24. His Highnesse Prince Rupert having joyned his Forces to his brothers and the whole body of their strentgh being brought together they sate down before Bristoll and began their Batteries 26. They gained the Out works 27. The Citie and Castle were delivered to His Maj. withall the Ordnance Armes and Ammunition August 3. Corfe-Castle in the Isle of Purbecke was fallen upon by the Parl. forces who were shamefully repulsed by the Gallantry of Captaine Laurence Above 60. were killed in the place the rest hearing of the Earle of Carnarvons approach ran away 5. Dorchester summoned and surrendred unto the E. of Carnarvon 9. About this the Castle and Isle of Portland were reduced under His Maj. Command And the Towne and Haven of Weymouth and Melcombe submitted to His Majesty 20. Col. John Digby defeated the Forces of Biddeford and Barnstaple September 2 3. The Townes of Biddeford Appleford and Barnstaple delivered up their severall Garrisons to His Majesty The same third day His Highnesse Prince Maurice assaulted Exeter 4. His Highnesse gained the great Sconce and immediately after the Towne and Castle which were delivered unto His Highnesse with all the Ordnance Armes and Ammunition The Parl. Army stealing out of Gloucestershire towards London surprised part of a new raised Regiment of His Majesties Horse at Cyrencester but being overtaken by Prince Rupert with His Majesties Horse neare Auburne in Wiltshire many great bodies of their foot were routed and many of them slaine in the place Here was the Marquesse De la Vieuville taken prisoner who was afterwards murthered in cold bloud because they understood he was something allyed to the Queenes Majesty Hereby the Parl. Army was greatly retarded insomuch that His Majesty had time to overtake them with his foot and 20. upon an hill neare Newbury and Enborne heath His Maiesty fought with them who were seated in the most advantagious place imaginable yet in despight of all their Cannon Foot and Horse His Majestie beat them from their ground gained the hill and one Peece of their Ordnance and quickly routed all their Horse upon the heath The most that were killed in this fight of His Majesties forces exceeded not the Number of three hundred but above six hundred of the Parl. lost their lives there and a great number of them were wounded In this fight were slaine the most Noble and valiant Earle of Carnarvon the Earle of Sunderland the Lord Viscount Faulkland Colonell Morgan Captaine William Simpcots with some other Gentry and Commanders After this the Parl. forces were further pursued and routed againe so as they fled into Reading where they durst not stay but left the Town for His majesty 25. Thâ—â— pernitious Confederacy called the nationall Covenant was taken by the Members of the House of Commons at Westminster in Saint Margarets Church Anno 1644. Octob. 18. The Prince of Harcourt Lord Ambassadour extraordinary from the French King and Queene Regent after he had beene most barbarously used by the Parl. came safe to Oxford where he had entertainment more suitable to the worth of so great a Personage His Majesties under the Command of the Lord Widdrington and Colonell Henderson a Scot received a defeat neare Horne-Castle in Lincolneshire by the Parl. forces under the Command of Manchester Cromwell and Fairfax there were taken prisonâ—rs neare 600. of His Majesties forces Sir Ingram Hopton and some few others slaine not without some considerable losse to the Parliament November 11. An Ordnance for authorizing the Counterfeit Great Seale 21. Sir William Armine and others sent by the Parl. at Westminster arrived at Edenborough with Articles of accord and advance money to hastâ—n the Scots invasion 27. The Kings Messenger hanged at London for discharging his Duty in serving His Majesties Writ December 4. Hawarden Castle surrendred to His Majesty 8. John Pym died De morbo pediculoso at Derby house in Westminster 12. Beeston Castle assaulted and taken for His Majesty 21. Lapley house taken by Capt. Heaveningham 28. Col. Nathaniell Fiennes one of the first that appeared in this
of them taken prisoners with their 14. peeces There were slaine on His Majesties port two Gallant Knights Sir William Butler and Sir William Claâ—ke and not above 14. common Souldiers besides And so much for Wallers Army this Summer July In the begining of this moneth His Highnesse Prince Rupert marched out of Lancashire with a considerable Army for the reliefe of Yorke which had beene two moneths besieged by an aggregate body of the Parl. consisting of the Earle of Mancesters Army the Lord Fairfax and the rebellious Scots under the Command of Lesley The Prince had no sooner releeved Yorke but drew forth after the Parl Army on Marston moore there began a terrible fight wherein His highnesse at first had much the better tooke their Ordnance and many of them Prisoners insomuch that Lesley and the Lord Fairfax thinking all had beene lost fled many miles from the place where the Battell was fought and never came to the remainder of their Armies till two daies after the fight but in conclusion whether by fate that attends the event of Warre or by neglect I know not the fortune of the day turned and the Parl forces recovered their lost Ordnance and tooke some of the Princes Baggage and with it Sir Charles Lucas Colonell Porter and Colonell Tiliard Prisoners In this Battaile were slaine on His Majesties part the Lord Cary Sir Thomas Metham Colonell Ewer Colonell Towneley with some others of note and about 1500. common souldiers On the Parl. part were slaine Sir Charles Fairfax with many other of their Commanders and at least 3000 common Soldiers This done the Parl. rally and sit downe againe before Yorke which was surrendred within three weeks after upon honourable conditions which were most perfidiously broken by the Parl. forces 6. The Lord Hopton routed 350. of the Parl. neare Warmister which were pursued above 20. miles by Sir Francis Dodinglon 15. His Maj came to Bath with his Army which day the Queenes Maj. arrived safe at Brest in Brittany notwithstanding 50 great shot made at her by Batty the Parl. vice-Admirall 23. The King made a speech to the Sommersetshire-men on King's-moore 31. Middleton a Scot furiously assaulted Dennington Castle and received a most shamefull repulse August 1. His Maiesty with his Army passed into Cornewall over Tamar at Polton bridge in pursuite of the Earle of Essex whom he had now chased through Devonshire 25. His Maj. gained from the Parl. the Castle of Lestithiel where their Army lay strongly encamped 30. The Parl. Horse in the night passed between His Majesties Quarters and fled towards Plymouth 31. The Parl. foote making towards Foy were beaten from five Peeces of their Ordnance Semptember 2. The Parl. Army being deserted by their Generall the Earle of Essex who with the Lord Roberts fled to Plymouth in a Cock-boate the night past this day yeelded up to His Majesty all their Traine of Artillery viz 49. peeces of faire brasse Ordnance above 200. Barrells of Gun-powder with match Bullet c. proportionable above seven hundred Carriages and betwixt eight and nine thousand Armes His Majesty out of his wonted clemency granting them their lives 5. His Majesty having obtained so compleat a victory over the Parl. Forces did formerly after the defeat of Waller from Tavestocke send his second message of peace to VVestminster About this time the Marquesse of Montrosse and major Generall Mackdonald obtained a great victory over the Parl. Forces upon Newbigging Moore in Scotland and took S. Johns Towne And within 14. dayes after this victory they obtained a second victory over another body of the Parl. forces in that Kingdome neare unto Aberdene and soone after the Marquesse took the Town of Aberdene and all the Ordnance c. and therein many of their fugitives 11. The Garrison of Basing after 18. Weekes siege was releeved from Oxford by Sir Henry Gage 12. Ilfercombe in Devonshire rendred to Generall Goring for His Majesty 17. Barnstable in Devonshire that had formerly revolted upon the Earle of Essex his approach submitted to His Majesty and obtained from him their second pardon 23. Colonell John Fines having besieged the Castle of Banbury above a moneth before hired his men to storme it in five places in all which they were shamefully beaten oft with great losse Anno 1644. October 7. In the night Sir Richard Greenvil regained the Towne of Saltash by storming 25. The E. of Northampton and Sir Henry Gage raised the siege of Banbury-Castle fell upon Col. Iohn Fines his flying Troupes slew and took many of his men and horse one peece of Ordnance all their Ammunition and many Armes 27. The Parliament having thus lost two of their Armies called the third under the Earle of Manchesters Command out of the associated Counties and forced other Regiments out of London to sight His Maj. who was now advanced to Newbury with part of his Army where the Parliament apprehending a great advantage in regard that the rest of His Maiâ—forces were not come up fell upon His Maiesties Quarters but were beaten off with the slaughter of above 1000. of their men November 6. His maiesty had his Rendezvouz on Bullington greene betwixt VVallingford and Oxford 9. Dennington Castle releeved the Parliament not daring to withstand His maiesties Army 17. His maj advanced towards the Parl. forces to Hungerford upon whose approach the Army left the field Whereupon His mai sent S. Henry Gage with a party to releeve the wants of Basing but the Parl. had raised their siege before his approach 19. Monmouth that had lately beene betrayed by Kirle was bravely regained by the Lord Herbert of Ragland 23. His Majesty having thus victorously defeated two of their Armies and driven away the third came to Oxford to entertaine an Overture of Peace certaine Propositions being the same day come thither from London having disposed of his Army to their Winter Quarters 26. A Vote passed by the Members of the House of Commons at Westminster for the utter abolishing and taking away of the book of Common Prayer with intention to set up a new device to be called a Directory instead thereof December 13. His Majesty out of His wonted desire of Peace sent the Duke of Richmond and the Earle of South-hampton to the Houses of Parliament at Westminster for a Treaty as the best expedient for Peace Helmseley Castle in Yorkeshire after 16. weekes siege was delivered up to the Parl. upon honourable Conditions 22. Col. Eyre with some horse from Newarke took two Troups of horse at Upton belonging to the Garrison of Nottingham brought the men Colours Horses and Armes all safe to Newaâ—ke 23. Sir Alex. Carew was beheaded on Tower-hill by Martiall Law for intending to deliver up the Island at Plymouth to His Majesty This man was observed to be most violent against His Majesty in the beginning of this Warre but having some disposition to become a Convert his fellow members thought fit to dispatch him to another world 24 S. William
Parl. Propositions took their leave of him I did not heare that any of them kissed his hand 5. Hugh Peters the very same man that so devoutly used the Butchers wife by Smithfield Barres had 200. 1. per annum Ordered him out of certaine Lands of Delinquents for publique and great services But the Earle of Essex whilst he lived would not suffer him to enjoy it for some reasons best knowne to himselfe Shortly after their Gen Fairfax came to towne and had slender thanks return'd him by some of the more factious Citizens But the House of Com. ordered him thanks and a slender visit And as a reward of his good services instead of an Army gave him a Brigade and bad farewell to their Generall 7. Ragland Castâ—e summoned 10. The Commissioners that carried the Propositions to His Majesty returned to London 18. The French Ambassadours Letters seized on opened and read Publiquely in the House of Commons Will not France remember this The same day were the true Great Seale of England and the rest of His Majesties Scales that were taken in Oxford save only two viz. the Privie Signet and another small Signet all broken and defaced by one Henry Radley a shirking fellow now attendant on the Committee at Goldsmiths Hall in the presence of all the Higher and Lower Kings at Westminster in the upper House 13. The Silver of the broken Seales were bestowed on the Speakers of both Houses which they formed into Plate But I hardly beleeve they ever drank His Majesties health in them 17. Sir John Stowell a rationall and resolute Gentleman only for desirng to know hiâ— Charge and why he might not be admitted to his Composition was Ordered to be sent Prisoner to Newgate and that an Indictment should be drawne up against him at the next Assizes for assisting His Majesty against his enemies The same day Pendennis Castle was yeilded About this time Conoway town was taken by storme Where Mitton tyed many English and Irish back to back and threw them Over-board 19. Ragland Castle surrendred 28. It was Ordred that Sir Thomas Glemham the late Governour of Oxford should be discharged of his imprisoment but no reparation made him Neither was he released upon this Order About this time that grand Incendiary betwixt the two Nations Henderson the Scot died The King confuted all his Arguments which he urged to perswade him to take the Covenant and signe the Propositions which forced the poore Scot into another World to see if he could learne any better 14. The Earle of Essex died some say of an Apoplexy some of a Surfer others say of the Plague and many thinke he was Poysoned Whether he was or not it is most certaine that the Parl. suspected him to harbour some Honourable thoughts of His Majesty and that was enough to kill him by one meanes or other It is confessed by all men that he dyed suddainly And that he was the first Generall of the Grand Rebellion that will not die suddainly 16. The Castle of S. Maries in Silly and the Island surrendred 20. Ordered that His Majesties Person should be disposed of as both Houses of the Parliament of England should thinke fit 25. Ordered that the Estates of the Lord Capell Lord cottington the Marquesse of winchester E. of worceste Sir Charles Smith and many others should be sold c. 29. Sir John Geere Alderman Elected Lord Major by the City of London This Gentleman is daily derided by the Factious Persons in and about London with the Title of the Queenes Knight How well he may deserve so Honourable an Epithite Time will manifest 30. M. Culham and M. Edmonds formerly elected Sheriftes for London were sworn at the Exchequer bar at Westminster October 1. Ordered that 5000 1. should be paid to the Executors of the late Earle of Essex for defraying the Charge of his Funerall c. 500. 1. and a part of the Communion Booke would have buried him like a Christian But 10000. 1. would not wipe away the staine of his Name and Honour whose memory will live in the Title of the first Leader of the Anno 1642. Ord red also that 4500. 1. which was due to the Countesse of Essex should be to the State Alas good Lady nothing of his Alive nor dead Ordered that an Ordnance should be forthwith prepared for Estating 5000. 1. Per annum upon Sir Tho fairfax So he gets more by his Rebellion then ever his Predecessors did for their Loyalty 5. And now that the Earle of Essex is dead M. Peters gets an Ordnance passed for the payment of two hundred pounds Per annum and his heires for ever out of the Estates of the Earle of Worcester and other Delinquents excepted against in the Propositions But let him take heed the E. of Clamorgan be not a greater enemy to him then thâ— E. of Essex was What a Curse it is sor M. Peters to be troubled with Earles 6. Ordered That whereas all Commissions to Sea Captaines ranne formerly in the name of the King and Parliament they should be altered and made in the name of the Parliament only Any thing you see rather then fâ—ile provided it propagate the Cause but let them remember The vessells are His Majesties 12 Commissioners from Ireland came to London to treat on the behalfe of the Marquesle of Ormond 14. The Scots Papers concerning the Disposall of the Kings Person seized on and the Scots Warrant for printing of them adjudged invallid the Printers and Stationers imprisoned 17. Ordered that the Marquesse of Hartford nor any that had ever borne Armes against the Parliament should be suffered to goe with the Earle of Essex his Corps to see his last Rights performed Was not this a horrible dishonour and griefe thinke you to the Cavalierâ— 22. The E. of Essex his Funerall solemnized with more Ceremony and superstitious foolery then ever was the Ashes of S. Cuthbert by the monks of that Age. 23. Ordered that the Judges of the Serjeants Inns Benchers of the Innes of Court and the Principalls of the Inns of Chancery should take care that none of those Societies that had borne Armes against the Parliament should be admitted to live in any of the said Societies Which contradicts all Christian Charity and violates the Articles of Oxford as formerly wee notâ—d 26. Denbigh Castle surrendred 29. Sir John Gere formerly Elected Lord Major of the City of London was sworne at VVestminster 31. The Speakers of the two Houses made keepers of the Counterfeit Great Seale c. November 3. The Parl. begun to fit at Edenborough Sure this day is fatall to all Parliaments 17. This day the Ordnance for raiseing the 200000. l. for the Rebellious Army of the Scots to betray and deliver His majesty into the hands of the blood-thirsty Subjects of England was passed 26. The E. of Essex beheaded December 8. The Treaty with Scottish Commissioners for the payment of the first 200000. l and their martch out of the Kingdome was
in the ashes This was a happy day for the Excise men Diverse Butchers were apprehended about it and committed to Prison but we heard not of any further punishment 16. His Maj. was led Captive to Holmby 17. His Majesty sent a Message to both Houses wherein he desired to be attended by some of His Chaplaines not only for the exercise of his Conscience but also for the clearing of His judgement concerning the present differences in Religion and therein named 12. Reverend and Orthodox Divines viz. B. London B. Salisbury B. Peterborough D. Shelden Clerk of the Closet D. Marsh Deane of York D. Sanderson D. Baily D. Heywood D. Beale D. Fuller D. Hammond D. Tailor Whereof he desired that at least two might have free liberty to wait upon him for the discharge of their Duty to His Majesty according to their function Upon reading whereof they Ordered Wednesday following being the 24. day to returne Answer thereunto 18. The House Ordered That a Body of 5400. Horse and 1000. Dragoones should be continued and maintained at the Charge of the Kingdome 22. A Letter was sent to the Marquesse of Ormond for the Granting of his Propositions The Lord Lisle Lievtenant of Ireland arrived at Corke in Munster 27. The French Ambassadour had Audience His desire was for a happy accommodation betweene the King and Parliament and presented himselfe as a mediator betwixt them March 1. The Apprentices of London Petition againe for Play daies c. 6. His majesty after 17. dayes Expectation of an Answer to His former message of the 17 of February renewed the same and sent it to the Houses at Westminster wherein amongst many other sweet and pious expressions He assured them that He could not as He ought take into consideration those Alterations in Religion which had and would be offered unto Him without such help as He desired because He could never judge rightly of or be altered in any thing of His opinion so long as any ordinary way of finding out the truth was denyed him but when this was granted him His Majesty promised them faithfully not to strive for victory in Argument but to seek and submit to truth according to that judgement which God had given Him c. 10. This day was set apart for a day of Humiliation for the growth of Heresies and Blasphemies c. One would have thought they had been grown to a sufficient number already The Humble-men were much afraid of being interrupted in their devotion by the Independents whom they account the prime Heretiques and therefore they set strong Guards both of Horse Foot throughout the City and Suburbs The same day the Catholique Irish had a generall Rendezvouz at Laughlin bridge not far from Dublin in Ireland 19. Sir John Clotworthy Sir William Waller and Major Saloway received Instructions to treat with Sir Thomas Fairfax about the 8000. Foot and 2000. Horse that had been formerly voted to be sent for Ireland 21. This day being Sunday in the afternoone there happened a notable Insurrection amongst the Apprentices and others in Moorefields occasioned upon the apprending of some who were found drinking in an Alehouse who drew into a head and assaulted broke downe and plundred the House of Justice Hubbard and forced him and his servants to shift for their lives Thre were divers hurt by small shot from the house before entrance but not any killed Post-script THere remaines now Reader nothing to compleat this short-sad story but a Catalogue of the persons of note slaine within this Kingdome since the beginning of these bloody warres not to speake of those many thousands of inferiour Ranke which may well Challenge even from an Adamantine heart the tribute of a bleeding Eye the rather since there 's hardly any story can parallel these Calamities which if truly resented will exact from all good Christians an earnest and continuall supplication that Almighty God would please to avert his Judgements from us to set a Period to these distractions and to preserve our most Gracious King from the fury of his Enemies to deliver him out of their bloody hands and in his owne due time to re-establish him in his Throne A Catalogue of the names of all or the most part of the Lords Knights Commanders and persons of quality slaine or executed by Law Martiall on both sides from the beginning of this unnaturall Warre to the 25. of March 1647. But before we proceed to give you the Names we must in duty breathe forth some pious Ejulations in memory of so many gallant souls slain on His Majesties part IMmortall Spirits whose transcendent worth Hath made you such while it hath brought you forth By a most glorious Birth into a Light Holds no alternate course with darksome Night Refulgent Starres in Honour's Orbe you shine Of the first Magnitude Who did decline No Combats signall Enterprises or The wants and suff'rings that attend on War But fought for Church for Caesar and your Lawes In all things disadvantag'd save your Cause And valiant hearts which made you bold t' oppose Your noble Bloud against ignoble Foes You need no Marble Statua's or Brasse To help transmit your Actions which shall passe To all succeeding Ages by the Tongues Of learned Bards the subject of their Songs No Flux of Time shall cancell any Name Your swords have graven on the leaves of Fame Who swell'd her breast with your departing breath To trumpet loud the Glories of your Death Wherein the living wish with you a roome To draw immortall Honours from that Toombe Which shaded stands with noble Palmes that spring From the pure bloud you shed for Charles your King On whose perpessions may the Heav'ns looke downe In vindication of his injur'd Crowne EARLES LORDS Slain on His Majesties part EArle of Linsey slain at Edgehill battell October 23. 1643. Earle of Northampton slain at Hopton heath in Staff shire March 19. 1642. Earl of Carnarvon at Newbery first battel Sep. 17. 1643. Earle of Sunderland there also Earle of Litchfield slaine at Routon-heath in Cheshire Sept. 29. 1645. Earle of Kingston near Gainsborough Earl of Denaigh received his deaths wound at Burmincham Marquesse de Vieuville a French Lord slaine at Newbery first Battell Lord Viscount Fawlkland slaine there also Lord d'Aubigny at Edghill Lord Iohn Steward near Alresford in Hampshire Lord Grandison received his deaths-wound at Bristow Lord Cary slaine at Marston-Moore Iuly 1644. Baron Dene kinsman to the Prince of Orange slaine at Nottingham M. Edward Sackvile sonne to the Earl of Dorset most barbarously murthered near Oxford by some of Brownes souldiers from Abbington Baronets Knights Sir Edmund Verney his Majesties Standard-bearer slain at Edghill Sir Bevill Grenvile at Lansdowne July 5. 1643. Sir Nicholas Slaynning at Bristow July 26. 1643. Sir Rich Lawdy at Cover in Gloc shire Sir Ingram Hopton at Winsby fight near Horn-castle Octob. 1643. Sir George Bowles at Winsby fight near Horn-castle Octob. 1643. Sir William Butler slaine at Cropedy Bridge
the places both of Forts and Militia such persons as both Houses of Parliament should either approve or recommend unto him so that they declared before unto His Majesty the names of such persons unlesse such persons should be named against whom he should have just and unquestionable exceptions In the interim 11. His Majestie to shew his reall intention to satisfie the needlesâ—e feares of his people was content to accept of S. John Conyers in the place of S. John Byron to be Lievtenant of the Tower 23. The Queenes Majestie tooke shipping at Dover having been driven before from White-hall by the frequent tumults of the factious and rude people and soone after His Majsty went to New-market and from thence to Yorke 24. The Houses of Parliament sent a message unto His Majesty wherein they desired that the Prince might not be removed from Hampton Court least it might be a cause to promote jealousies and feares c. To which His Majesty returned that he knew not what answer to give not being able to imagine from what grounds they proceeded But if any information had beene given to that purpose His Majesty much desired that the same might be examined to the bottome and then he hoped that their feares and jealousies would be afterwards continued only with reference to His Majesties Rights and Honour 24. The Lords and Commons voted 2500000. Acres of Land in Ireland to be assigned allotted and divided amongst such as should disburse any summes of money for reduceing of Ireland The same day His Majesty being glad to receive any Proposition that might repaire the calamity of his distressed Kingdome of Ireland not only assented unto their Propositions but also offered to venture his owne Royall Person for the recovery of that Kingdome and to contribute any other Assistance he could to that service by parting with any profit or advantage of his owne there And yet they were not ashamed afterwards to suspect nay accuse His Majestie of Granting Commissions for raising the Rebellion there 25. The Houses presented an Ordnance to His Majesty for settleing of the Militia according as they had thought fit to which they desired His Majesties assent 28. His Majesty for many weighty reasons returned his Negative answer wherein amongst other rationall expressions this was one That he could not consent to devest himselfe of the just power which God and the Lawes of this Kingdome had placed in him for the defence of his people and to put it into the hands of others for any indefinite time c. March 1. The Houses Petition'd His Majesty then at Theobalds concerning the Militia wherein they threatned him that if His Majesty should persist in his denyall and not assure them by their Messengers of his Royall assent to their former desires they should be enforced to dispose of the Militia by their owne Authority in such manner as had beene formerly propounded to him and that they had resolved to doe it accordingly with many other undutifull expressions The same day His Majesty retuned them answer That for the Militia he had thought so much of his former answer before he sent it and was so much assured that the same was agreeable to what in Justice or reason they could aske or he in honour grant that he should not alter it in any point c. 2. The Houses voted that the Kingdome should be put into a posture of defence by their owne Authority in such a way as they had already agreed upon 15. His Majesty upon his removeall from Huntington to Yorke sent a most gracious Message to both Houses wherein he earnestly desired that they would use all possible industry in expediting the businesse of Ireland intimating withall that no inconvenience should happen to that service by his absence and that if the misfortunes and Calamities of his poore Protestant Subjects there should grow upon them though His Majesty should be deeply concerned in and sensible of their sufferings he should wash his hands before all the world from the least imputation of slacknesse in that necessary and pious worke with many other most gracious expressions for the begetting of a good understanding betweene him and the Parliament and the due observation of the Lawes of the Kingdome concerning the Militia c. 16. His Majestie set forth a most gracious Proclamation for putting the Lawes against Popish Recusants in due execution Anno 1642. 28. A Paper was sent from the two Houses unto His maj concerning the Earle of Warwick to be made Admirall of the Seas notwithstanding that His Majesty had already appointed Sir John Pennington upon the Recommendation of the Admirall against whom no fault was or could be alleadged 31. His Majesty signified his resolution upon that point which was that he would not alter him whom he had already appointed to command this yeares fleete Aprill 8. His Majesty sent a most gracious Message to the Parliament concerning his firme resolution of going in Person to Ireland for suppressing the Rebells there and thereby so to settle the peace of that Kingdome and the security of this that the very name of feares and Jealousies might have beene no more heard of 9. The Lords and Commons declared that they intended a due and necessary reoâ—mation of the Government and Lyturgie of the Church and to take away nothing in one or the other but what was evill and justly offensive or at least unnecessary and burthensome The same day they Petitioned His Majesty to give leave to remove the Magazine from Hull to the Tower of London and for executing of sixe condemned Priests which His Majesty in his wonted mercy had Reprieved because he had beene certainly informed that they were by some restraint disabled to take the benefit of His Majesties Proclamation 18. The Houses Petitioned His Majesty to desist from his intended passage to Ireland and from all preparation of men and armes tending thereunto and to leave the managing of that Warre to themselves Whereunto the King returned a most gracious answer and was contented to stay sometime to see the event of things and not pursue his resolution c. 22. The Gentry of Yorkeshire Petitioned His Majesty that the Magazine at Hull might not be removed thence 23. Hereupon His Majesty went in Person to view his Armes and Munition there where being come he sound the Gates all shut upon him and the Bridges drawn up by the command of that Arch-Traitor Sir John Hotham who then commanded a Garrison there and from the Walls flatly denyed His Majesty entrance nor would he suffer the Duke of Yorke and his Nephew the Prince Elector who had gone thither the day before to be let out to His majesty till after some Consultation 28. It was voted that Sir John Hotham had herein done nothing but in obedience to the command of both Houses of Parliament May 12. The Militia being taken from His Majesty against the Law and His Majesties consent and put in execution And his
King at which time the Earle of Essex with his shattered forces were crept over the river Avon into Warwicke full 8. miles backward from the place where they were beaten there to secure those few he had left under the protection of the strong scituate Towne and Castle leaving behind him above 20. Waggons loaden with Powder and other Ammunition His maiesty offered a pardon to the Citizens of London and Westminster November 12. His majesty after foure houres fight forced the Town of Brainceford where Lievtenant Col. Quarles that commanded in chiefe was slaine and at least 400. more of the Parliaments killed and drowned and many taken Prisoners amongst whom was that Firebrand of sedition Iohn Lilburne Defendour of the Independents faith 13. The next morning being Sunday certaine of the Parl. forces had come down the Thames from Kingston with 18. peeces of Ordnance which so soone as they could discerne for it was a very misty morning they fired against Sion house and His majesties Traine of Artillery but did little or no harme Whereupon His maiesty commanded some Peeces to be drawne downe into the meadow and to the river side over against them and likewise a Demicanon to be planted neare the South end of the Towne All which were so iudiciously plyed that they shot through their Boats and Barges and at last fired the powder in one of them which blew up many of them The rest tooke them to their heeles leaving behind them their mangled boats and barges with all their Ordnance and the remainder of their Ammunition on which His maiesty presently seized and afterwards the yeare being spent made an Honorable and safe retreat to the Citie of Oxford 5. His maiesties Forces under the command of Lievtenant Generall Wilmot stormed and tooke the Towne of Marlborough defended by one Ramsey a Scot and about 500. foot Ramsey and diverse of the prime Resistants brought Prisoners to Oxford all their Armes taken and foure Colours The same day the Earle of Newcastle laid siege to Tadcaster and by severall assaults on the Towne from tenne of the Clock in the forenoone till seven at night killed Captaine Lyster and 60. more of the Parl. who found such hot service that they stole away in the night to Cawood and Selby leaving Tadcaster fortified for His maiesties service 19. A great victory was obtained by the Lord Hopton neare Bodmin in the County of Cornwall 900 of the Parl. slaine and taken Prisoners c. 22. The Lord Hopton assaulted and tooke the Town of Saltash 27. The Forces Commanded by John Hampden assaulted Brill in Buckinghamshire then a Garrison for His maiesty but were shamefully repulsed by His maiesties forces there under the command of Sir Gilbert Gerard the then Governour thereof February 1. Lievtenant Generall King and Lievtenant Generall Goring defeated 400. foot and three Troupes of the Parl. horse neare unto Yarum 2. Cirencester or Cicester in Gloucesteâ—shire was taken by his highnesse Prince Rupert 13. The Queenes maiesty left the Hague and went to Sciveling 16. Her maiesty reimbarked in the Princesse Royall of Great Brittaine And Her maiesty came within sight of Flamborough head 20. She cast Anchor in the harbour of Burlington-Bay 22. Her maiesty landed at Burlington Key 24. This morning foure Ships and a Pinnace in the Parl. service which came over-night into the roade made above 100 great shot at the houses in the Key for two houres shooting crosse-barre-shot and bullets of 12. pound weight all of them aimed so neere as they could at the place where the Queene lay insomuch that Her maiesty was forced to make what haste She could out of her bed and to get her selfe under the shelter of an hill to save her life from the fury of those bloudy rebels But God preserved Her maiesty both by sea and land In this moneth Sir Richard Lawdy with the Forces from Hereford routed a great body of the Parl from Gloucester at Cover on the borders of that County where that valiant and faithfull Gentleman was slaine out of a window March 18 19. was a great battaile on Hopton-heath in Stafford-shire wherein Gell and Brereton two cowardly rebels were totally routed by His maiesties forces under the command of the right honourable Spencer then Earle of Northampton who was there unfortunately slaine with Col Middleton and some few others on His maiesties part 23. Grantham taken by Col Charles Cavendish for His maiesty and afterwards the Works demolished Anno 1643. Aprill 3. His highnesse Prince Rupert assaulted entered and possessed himselâ—e of that seditious towne of Burmingham Here he noble Earle of Denbigh received a wound where of he afterwards dyed 11. A body of the Paâ—l forces under young Hotham their then Generall totally routed the Generall put to flight the most of his men slaine and taken prisoners This was performed by Colonell Cavendish neare unto Ancaster in the County of Lincolne 21. The Close at Lichfield after three Weekes fiege was yeelded up to his highnesse Prince Rupert This place was defended by a part of those forces under the command of the late Lord Brooke a great leader in this rebellion and a most mâ—litious enemy to the Church who was killed in his assaulting this Church by a shot into the eye on Saint Chads day who was the first Bishop of this See in memory of whom this Cathedrall was built and called S. Chads Church 30 His Excellency the Earle of Newcastles forces encountered with and totally routed above 3000 of the Parl. forces which were going to releeve the Town of Leeds 6. James Earle of Northampton the true heire of his Fathers loyaltie and vâ—lour encountered with a body of the Parl. forces in Midleton-Cheny towne-field neare to Banbury consisting of about 700. foot and five Troups of Horse where he totally routed their foot killed 217. upon the plaine tooke above 300. Prisoners and all their Ordnance and Ammunition c. 16. The Lord Hopton assaulted a great body of the Parliament then intrenched neare Stratton on the borders of Devonshire fought with them full 10. houres and having spent his Ammunition insomuch that he had not powder left to serve one houre longer fell upon them with Swords piques and musquetstocks and with unexpressible valour wholly routed their Army killed many hundreds of them in the place wounded many more tooke 1700. prisoners whereof above 30. Commanders all their Canon money being three thousand pounds Armes and Ammunition c. 30. The Queenes maiesty was most Traiterously voted a Traitor for her love so exemplarily expressed to the King her husband 30. M. Robert Yeomans and M. George Bourcher two Citizens of Bristoll were there publiquely murthered by that Cowardly Colonell Nathaniel Fines for their Loyaltie to His Majesty June 18. His Highnesse Prince Rupert beate up the Quarters of the Parl. forces at Postcombe Chinner in Oxfordshire obtained a great victory in Chalgrove-field and utterly defeated the Parl. horse-men and Dragoons slew divers of their Commanders
unnaturall Warre was in a Court of War at S. Albans by his owne fellows sentenced to be hanged for a Coward 29. The stately Screen of Copper richly gilt set up by Henry the seventh in his Chappell at Westminster was by Order of both Houses reformed that is broken downe and sold to Tinkers Anno 1644. Jan. 16. The perfidious Scots contrary to the solemne Pacification invaded this Kingdome 22. The members of Parl. assembled aâ— Oxford according to His mai Proclamation March 2. The Scots came over the river of Tyne and Generall King pursueing them in the rere forced them into Sunderland 13. Hopton Castle in Shropshire taken by Colonell VVoodhouse for His majesty 18. VVardour Castle in VViltshire after long siege was taken by Sir Francis Dodington for His maiesty 22. Newarke after three weekes siege releived by His Highnesse Prince Rupert where all the Parl. Forces were totally defeated and soone after Lincolne Sleeford and Gainsborough were quitted by the Parliament 23. Sturton Castle in Staffordshire surrendred to S. Gilbert Gerard then Governour of VVorcester for His maiesty 24. Apeley House in Shropshire taken by Col. Ellis for His maiesty Aprill 3. 6. Longford House and Tongue Castle in Shropshire surrendred to His highnesse Prince Rupert 13. Gloucester Forces assaulted Newent but were gallantly repulsed and pursued by Col. Minne the Governour thereof and forced to leave two peeces of their Cannon behind them and many dead bodies before the works 17. The Queenes maiesty began her iourney from Oxford into the VVest The same day Bâ—ampton Bâ—yan in Herefordshiâ—â— a Castle of S. Robert Harleys was summoned and rendred at mercy only to S. Michael VVoodhouse for His maiesty The same 17. day was Dunfreize in Scotland taken in by the Marquesse of Mountrosse for his maiesty 22. Stutcombe in Dorsetshire assaulted and taken by his highnesse Prince Maurice May 6. The Garrison of Lathom House in Lancashire made amongst divers others a most remarkable sally wherein they killed many of the Besiegers in their Trenches pursued the rest and killed neare 300. of the Parl. in the pursuite and took three peeces of their Ordnance 12. The forces from Plymouth assaulted Mount-Egcombe House in Cornewall and repulsed 24. The Parl. having formed two Armies consisting for the most part of the London Trained Bands and Auxiliaries under the Command of the Earle of Essex and Sir VVilliam VValler this day ioyned about Blewbury in Berkshire and bent their course towards Abbingdon 25. Prince Rupert assaulted and took Stopford in Cheshire Hereupon Latham House after 18. weekes siege was timely releived 28. His highnesse Prince Rupert summoned stormed and took Bolton the Geneva of Lancashire as the Brethren use to call it the first town in that Countie and consequently in England that put in execution the Militia as the readiest meanes to ruine the Kingdome 29. The Parl. Armies severed The Earle of Essex marching from Abbingdon to Islip with purpose to distresse Oxford on the North part as VValler at Abingdon on the South part 30. The Parl. forces attempted to passe to crosse the River Charwell at Gosworth-bridge but were gallantly repulsed 31. Waller attempâ—â—d to passe Isis at Newbridge but being also repulsed â—e retired to Abingdon where to revenge himselfe he demolished Abingdon Crosse defaced the Church burnt all the Tables and Chesse-boards and plundred most of the people of their Goods June 1. They againe attempted in severall places at once to crosse the river Charwell but sped as little being still beaten off with great losse and particularly at Gosworth Bridge where they lost above-100 men 3. His Majesty perceiving the Parl. intention to besiege Oxford left a sufficient strength for defence thereof and to disburthen the Citie of unnecessary sorce marched with the rest of His Army this eveevening towards worcester 4. The Earle of Essex perceiving the Kings forces drawne away passed Charwell with his Army and hearing of His Majesties departure from Oxford hastned after 5. The Earle of Essex went this day as farre as Chipping Norton after the King 6. But unwilling to loose his labour any longer returned to Burford where he deputed Sir VViliam VValler to proceed in the adventure of King catching that himselfe might have the honour of taking in Lestithiell 11. Dudly Castle releeved by His Majesties forces from VVorcester 12. Col. Gage with some forces from Oxford took in Borstall house 16. The Lady Henrietta borne at Exeter 18 His Majesty in worcestershire having intelligence that the Parliament Armie were now severed whilst Sir william waller to get before the King râ—n into Staffordshire resolved to reinforce himselfe with the Regiments left at Oxford encountâ—â— Sir william to which end His Majesty returned and came this day to VVitney 20. Col. Shuttleworth with 400. Men attempted to beat up a part of Prince Ruperts Quarters at Blackburne in Lancashire But S. Charles Lucas was so ready for him that he killed and tooke above 100. of his men and made himselfe and the rest shift for their lives 22. Sir VVill. VValler having run himselfe out of breath gave over the pursuite of the King the rather for that then His Maj. was provided for him whereupon His Majesty directed his march towards the Pari. associated Counties and came this night to Buckingham where he received the joyfull news of His Queenes safe delivery of the Princesse Henrietta 25. S. Charles Lucas totally routed 300 Horse and 100. Dragoons under the command of Col. Shuttleworth at Colne on the borders of Yorkeshire had execution on them for three miles wounded Col. Shuttleworth himselfe who with some few escaped the rest were either killed or taken and the Colours and prisoners brought to Prince Rupert 26. VValler to recruite his weary Army from the Garrisons of Glocester VVarwick Coventry Northampton Kenelmworth Castle had this day a Rendezvouz in Keinton field whereof the King having no ice turned his martch towards him and quartered this night at Brackley 28. This day His Majesty comming before Banbury sound VValler drawne up in Battalia Westward from the Towne on the side of Crouch hill taking advantage of the hills bogs and ditches 29. His Maiesty discerning that Waller would not come into the plaine nor could be assaulted as he lay but with much disadvantage removed somewhat Northwards to see if thereby he could draw him from his Station which accordingly was done for Waller likewise advanced on the other side the river whereupon the Kingat Cropready marched further off the river leaving the bridge in hope to draw them over which Waller greedily apprehending as an advantage put over 2000. horse and a great body of foote with 14. peeces of Cannon VVallers Army being thus divided were immediately charged by the Kings reare the Earle of Clevelands horse and Sir Bernard Astleys foot routing all that had past the bridge whilst the E. of Northampton charged the rest of their horse that were fording over In this fight were slaine above 300. Parl. and many
a forward enemy with some others 15. Rowdon house neare Chippenham in Wiltshire after nine dayes siege was taken by His Majesties Forces 20. The Lord Macguire an Irish Baron was executed by the common hang-man at Tyburne by command of the Parl. In the history of which execution recorded in many of their owne Pamphlets the reader may observe two questions asked by Master Gibbs one of the Sheriffes of London and answered by that Lord the very instant before his death The first was whether he knew of any Commision the King had granted to the Irish Rebells for the commotion they had raised in Ireland He answered that he never knew nor heard of any the second was whether there was not some agreement made by the Irish Commissioners before the Rebellion first brake out with the Recusants in England He answered that to his Knowledge there was never any one in England either Catholique or Protestant that knew of it but one and he was an Irish man and a Protestant and he came to the knowledge of it by chance not as he was an Actor in it Out of which and out of that delivered by the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury on the Scaffold immediately before his death the world may evidently see His Majesty irrefragably cleared by two acts of the Parliaments owne cruelty from two of the most scandalous aspersions by which the malice of these forgiving enemies hath from time to time endeavoured to make His Sacred Majestie odious to his People Salutem ex inimicis nostris may the King well say seeing his enemies actions turned to his Justification quite contrary to their intendments The first was an imagined inclination in His Majesty to Popery The second a pretended Commissionating of the Irish Rebellion In the first the Arch Bishop of Canterbury In this the Lord Macguire both at their very dying houres have rendred His Majesty as innocent as his enemies intended him odious I say innocent because we know the worst of Rebells cannot but credit those persons especially testifying at such time when they were immediately after to give an account of all their Actions to the knower of all hearts Nor can any one beleeve but the Arch Bishop of Canterbury who was dayly conversant with His Majesty in matters of Religion must needs know the very depth of his heart therein And the Lord Macguire who was privy to the first motion of the Irish Rebellion must likewise of necessity have known of the Kings Commission if any such thing had been 22. The Treaty at Uxbridge was broken up though His Majesty sent a particular Message and his Commissioners did earnestly desire that the same might be continued In this treaty His Majesties Commissioners condescended much but those of Westminster would abate nothing of the rigour of their unheard of Propositions which was the cause the treaty tooke no better effect The same day was the Towne of Shrewsbury by treachery in the night delivered to Colonell Mitton the Parliaments Governour of Wem Here you may see the Parliaments Masterpiece in hatching this treacherous plot in the time of Treaty wherein they used the name of peace only as a Masque for their designes but intended nothing lesse 25. Sir Marmaduke Langdale routed a great body of the Parl. forces consisting of at least 1200. Horse Dragoons commanded by Colonell Rossiter a Scot neare Melton Mowbray in Leicester shire The same day Colonell Roger Molineux with a party of horse from Mewarke took the Parl. Committee at Wirksworth in Darby-shire where they were gathering Contribution 26. Sir William and Sir Charles Compton brothers to the Noble Earle of Northampton with three hundred horse routed foure hundred of the Praliaments horse of Northampton neare Daventry in that County In the latter end of this moneth a party of His Majesties Forces from Hereford tooke Castle-ditch a Garrison of the Parliaments on the borders of that County March 1. Pontfract Castle that had been long besieged not without much losse to the Parl. by frequent sallies made by the defendants and otherwise was relieved by Sir Marmaduke Langdale who there utterly defeated the Lord Fairfax his whole Army 7. Major Abercromy a rebellious plundring Scot was slaine neere Stratton Audley in Buckinghamshire where his party of Horse was routed and 17. of his men and horse taken prisoners by a party from Borstall house 14. Col. Long the High Sherife of Wil shire with his owne Regiment of Horse onely gallantly charged a great body of Wallers horse neere the Devises and did good exâ—cution on them but being much over-powered by the Parl. numbers was at length taken Prisoner with some part of his Regiment which was within few dayes after sufficiently requited by the Lo Goring who took above 700. of Wallers Horse in those parts 15. A party of His Majesties Horse from Pontfract Castle fell on Col. Brandlings Quarters at Badsworth 4. miles from Doncaster took 67. prisoners whereof 13. Officers 130. Horse and 1000. l. in money 18. The Earle of Northampton with his 3. young brothers in all whom Gallantry is hereditary routed a great body of the Northampton Horse neere Althrop in that County The same day Beeston Castle in Cheshire was relieved by P. Ruperts approach into those parts 24. The Lower Members at Westminster vote the Clause for preservation of His Majesties Person to be left out in Sir Tho Fairfax his Commission Thus doe the members 1. Sweare to live and dye with their owne General Essex yet upon second thoughts they disoblige themselves from that oath and cashiere him of his Command 2. Covenant to preserve His Majesties Person and Authority and yet afterwards authorize Sir Tho Fairfax to kill him if he can 2. They vow to maintain the Protestant Religion yet condemne the essentiall parts thereof and introduce irreligion and profanenesse Now tell me Reader what Tropologicall sense can save this jugling from flat and literall Perjury not all the addition of their Abrogative to their Legislative power For this is indeed to abrogate Christianity as well as Loyalty out of the World To give leave to kill the Kings Person in the field and yet to cheat men into a conceipt of preserving His Majesty in William Lenthalls Chaire To make the world beleeve they are Protestants when they permit and authorize an illiterate Assembly of Non-Divines to discountenance the 39. Articles dispute about expunging the fift Article of the Apostles Creed To antiquate the Lords Prayer out of the Church Service and turne out the long-setled Service of Common-Prayer out of the Church to give way to a long-winded extemporary non-sense in the roome thereof O tempora O mores Are not these fine Law-makers who violate the Lawes of God and holy Church as well as those themselves were borne unto to make way for their owne Chymeraes Would not any true Zelot pawne his soule upon these mens consciences who make no conscience of breaking their owne oathes Would not any wise man melt his Fortunes
house 21. Pontfract Castle after three months siege surrendred upon honourable conditions 22. Bridgewater assaulted and taken by Sir Tho Fairfax not without much losse of blood to the Assaylants and of goods to the poore Townes-people 25. Searborough delivered upon conditions to the Parl. 30. The city of Bath surrendred August 1. A party of Horse from Newarke tooke Torkesey house in Lancashire by scalado 4. The club-men of Dorsetshire dispersed 8. Captaine Allen and his whole Troop were taken on the borders of Lincolneshire by a party from Belvoire Castle 15. Sherburne Castle assaulted and taken by the Parl. 17. The Marquesse of Montrosse utterly defeated an Army consisting of at least 12000 Scots in Kilseith field neere Glasgow slew 3500 took 2000. Prisoners c. 20. Nunny castle in Sommerset-shire surrendred to the Parl. 24. Hunting don taken by His Maj. Forces September 2. The Scots upon His Majesties approach with His Army raised their siege from before Hereford where they had laine five weeks before and hastned away plundring every body where they came 6. His Majesties Forces from Oxford beat up the Parl. Quarters at Tame killed divers took prisoner Adjutant Generall Puide with divers other Officers common Souldiers This Puide within three dayes after he was brought to Oxford had leave to depart upon his Parol yet wanted the civility either to returne himselfe or to release the Gentleman or any other that he promised in exchange for him Such and no better is the faith and humanity of their Souldiers They took also three Colours and above 250. Horse 9. Master Strode one of the five Members and one of the principall promoters of this unnaturall warre died of a Pestilentiall Fever to say no more of it 11. Bristoll part of it won by assault the rest surrendred by P. Rupert upon Conditions after 3. weeks siege 13. A Brigade of the Marquesse of Montrosse his Forces received a defeat at Philip haugh in Tividale in Scotland being the first cleare defeat that ever that noble Marquesse or any considerable part of his Army received since the beginning of this War 22. The Castle of the Devizes in Wiltshire was surrendred to the Parl. upon Conditions c. 24. Five thousand of His Majesties Horse encountred a far greater Body of the Parl. Forces at Routon-heath neere Westchester then besieged In this fight His Majesties Army was worsted having lost that noble and valiant Gentleman the Lord Bernard Steward Earl of Lichfield and some others The Parl. here as in most other places lost no men of quality having very few or none in their Army to lose 26. Barckley Castle in Gloucester-shire was surrendred to the Parl. upon Conditions October 1. Sandall Castle in York shire after a long siege surrendred to the Parl. upon Conditions c. 6. Winchester Castle was likewise delivered upon Composition c. 14. Basing house was taken by Storme the Defendants not having a sufficient number within to Man their Works so that they were wearyed out with continuall duty Here was the truly loyall and noble Marquesse of Winchester that had so long and gallantly defended his owne house taken prisoner with about 200. others and at least 100. of the defendants flaine many whereof in cold blood the murtherers using these words Cursed be he that doth the worke of the Lord negligently 15. A Brigade of His Majesties Horse martched Northward under the Command of the Lord Digby and Sir Marmaduke Langdall surprised 800. of the foot at Sherburne in Yorkeshire but before they had disposed of the Prisoners and Armes a fresh party encountered them rescued the Prisoners disordered His Majesties Forces slew Sir Richaâ—d Hutton and divers others 16. Tiverton Castle in Devonshire assaulted and taken by the Parliament forces 11. Langford house in Wiltshire surrendred 27. Shelford house in Nottinghamshire taken by storme the valiant Governour Colonell Stanhop defended it even to the last man himselfe and neere 200. others were slaine by the mercilefle enemies after they had entred the house having first lost about 60 of their men in the assault November 5. Bolton Castie in Yorkeshire surrendred to the Parl. upon conditions 16. Beeston Castle in Cheshire after long siege was likewise surrendred to the Parliament upon conditions 22. The stables and Out-works of Belvoire Castle were gained by storme in which action the Parl. lost 100. of their men and more wounded the defendants retreating into the Castle December 1. The House of Commons at Westminster voted the King to confer severall Honours upon severall Members of each House and inter alios a Dukedome on the E. of Essex and the heires Males of his Body lawfully begotten Latham house that had so long and gallantly defended it selfe and so often offended the enemy was surrondred to them upon conditions 5. His Majesty sent to the Parliament at Westminster to desire that the Duke of Richmond Earle of Southampton Master Ashburnham and Master Palmer might have a safe conduct to bring propositions of Peace 15. His Majesty sent a second Letter with the most powerfull perswasions immaginable that a safe conduct might be granted according to his desire in his former Letter but both had one deniall in a letter of the 25. of December The same day was the Loyall Citie of Hereford by the perfidiousnesse of some within and the bribery of others without delivered into the hands of the Par. Forces without any siege or almost any blood-shed whereby the Persons and Goods of many Gentlemen of Quality and other loyall Subjects fell into the hands of the mercilesse enemie 22. The Lords at Westminster to the eternall dishonour of that house put it to the Vote Whether Christmas day should be kept or no For truly to blor out that and the memory of Christs Passion is the nearest way to introduce Judaisme 26. His Majesty sent a third Message wherein he offered to repaire personally to London for concluding a peace but this found no better acceptance then the two former 29. His Majesty sent an Answer to the Parl. Letter of the 25. of this moneth and did then againe use the best perswasions he could to beget in them admittance of a personall Treaty both which last received a deniall from the Parliament by a Letter dated Jan. 13. 1645. January 1. The Newarkers made a gallant Sally upon Pointz his Quarters at stoke killed and tooke above 220. of his men c. 14. His Majesty sent a fift Message inviting to Peace 16. The siege before Plymouth raised 17. His Majesty sent an Answer to the Parl. Letter of the 13. of Janu. with many gracious expressions of his desire of Peace 18. Dartmouth was taken by Sir T. Fairfax part of it by storme and part by composition 20. Sir John Cansfield beat up the Parl. Quarters at Marlborough The same day a party from Ashby-de-la-Zouche tooke Astley Castle in Warwickeshire by Scalado 24. His Majesty sent a 7. Message in fuller Answer of the Parliaments Letter of the
Houses at VVestminster voted 1. That His maiesty in going to the Scottish Army in this Kingdome thereby intended to prolong the Warres in this Kingdome Now let any man judge whether these men aime at any thing more then the Ruine and destruction of His maiesty For neither would they admit of his comming to London or VVestminster Nor yet relish his going to the Scots but tell the World it was to prolong the Warres 2. That a declaration should be drawne to set forth new Jealousies and feares c. The same ninth day Ludlow was delivered upon Articles 10. And now all the world may see and iudge whether His maiesty had any intention to prolong the Warres when he sent a warrant signed with his owne hand and directed to the Governours of Oxford Lichfield VVorcester and VVallingford and all other Commanders of any other Townes Castles or Forts within the Kingdome of England or Dominion of Wales requiring them upon honourable Conditions to quit the Townes Castles and Forts and to disband all the Forces under their severall commands Now if disbanding of Forces and quitting of Garrisons be any meane or signe of prolonging the Warre let those of Bedlam determine since those at Westm mistake so grosty 20. The Articles for the surrender of Oxford were concluded and the Treaty ended 24. Oxford His Majesties head Garrison and the famous University thereof after 6. weeks siege was surrendred upon Articles to the Army of the Independents under the Conduct of Sir Thomas Fairfax Which Articles were afterwards most perfidiously broken especially by their Masters the Wise-men at Westminster 1. By arresting and imprisoning the Governour himselfe and divers others for many weeks together in the Compter and other prisons contrary to the 7. Article 2. By disarming maliciously such of the Officers and Soldiers of that Garrison c. as repaired to London contrary to the 5. Article 3. By banishing them 20 miles distance from the Lines of Communication contrary to the said 5. Article 4. And lastly by not suffering any belonging to the societies of the Innes of Court Innes of Chancery or the Sergeants Inne who had assisted His Majesty according as they were bound both by Law and Conscience to be admitted to live in any of the said Societies 30. One Morgan alias Powel who was formerly arraigned and convicted for a Priest of the Order of Saint Benedict at the Kings Bench Barre was drawne hang'd and quartered July 1. The Treaty began at Worcester The same day His Highnesse the Prince of Wales being forced out of the Kingdome by the Parl. arrived at S. Jermans with about 200. attendants where his Mother the Queenes Majesty then was being fled thither long before to save her life from the fury of those creatures that had voted her a Traitor 2. Ordered that all Papists and Irish should be put out of the Lines of Communication of the city of London and all other Corporated places in this Kingdome c. 3. Sir Thomas Fairfax sent the True not counterfeit Great Seale of England the Privy Seale the Signet Royall the Seale of the K. Bench the Seale of the Exchequer the Seale of the Court of Wards the Seale of the Admiralty and Navy and the Sword to the Parl. at Westminster And in great haste they Ordered That all the said Seales should be forthwith broken in pieces and that the Sword should be kept safe in the Kings Wardrobe 6. Ordered that all such Godly and Learned Ministers that had adhered to His Majesty and beene sequestred for their Malignancie i. e. Loyalty should be dis-enabled from any Office place or priviledge of the Ministery That is they their wives and children must first beg and then starve The same day they renewed their former vote that this Kingdome had no more need of the Scottish Army c. and that a Letter should be sent to the Commissioners of Scotland to desire them to withdraw their Army into Scotland 7. Sir Peter Killigrew the State-Poste was sent towards Newcastle with a Letter dated July 6. to His Majesty to desire Him to give order to the Marquesse of Ormond to surrender Dublin up to the Parl. and other Garrisons in Ireland 9. They Ordered that the honest and faithfull Gentlemen Attendants upon the Duke of Yorke should be all discharged The same day Monsieur Bellieure the French Ambassadour landed and came to Greenwich And the same day Massey was sworne a Member in the House of Commons and took his place in the House In the first Expedition against the Scots he thought himselfe highly advanced in being Capt. of the Pyoniers for 5. s per diem and then one might have spoke to him without a cringe I wonder how a man must addresse himselfe unto him now And this day also Montrill the French Agent returned to His Majesty from France with a Letter from the Queene wherein as t is recorded in the London Newes-books she advised the King to make Peace with the three Kingdomes upon any termes c. Now is it not to be wondred at with what impudence these malicious wretches dare tax Her Majesty for being a meanes of this war that know and acknowledge her thus piously advising the King her Husband to Peace 10. Monsieur Bellieure the French Ambassadour Extraordinary came into London 11. A most gracious Letter came from His Majesty in answer to the Par. Letter of the 6. of July wherein he granted all their desires touching the surrender of the Garrisons in Ireland The same day they committed John Lilburne close Prisoner in the Tower 14. Commissioners were sent to His Majesty at Newcastle with the Parl. most unreasonable and illegall Propositions for Peace being such as are wholly destructive to the Fundamentall Lawes of the Kingdome and which would absolutely deprive His Majesty of His Regall Power 16. Lichfield Close surrendred upon Articles 17. Monsieur Bellieure was highly honoured with the deafe ears of the Parl. at Westminst 23. Worcester surrendred upon Articles The same 13. day a Declaration was passed and pasted upon every poste prohibiting all such as had adhered to the King to presume to repaire to the Court or to the Kings Person c. and particularly that Edward Walker the King thought him worthy so doe all that know him rightly to be called Sir Edward Walker a dangerous Malignant c. to be dismissed and sent away from about His majesty See what care they took to have none but about Him 24. The Prineesse Henrietta having been long destitute of all things even common necessaries suitable to the quality of the Kings daughter though the Parliament her evill Angell had been often told of it was happily conveyed away from Oatlands by the Lady Dalkeith and carryed to the Queene her mother in France 31. Gotheridge Castle in Wales surrendred August 1. A Peace between the Marquesse of Ormond and the Catholiques of Ireland proclaimed at Dublin 2. The Commissioners received His Majesties Negative Answer touching the