10 Colours and a Troop of Horse and yeelded the Town and Castle to the King at which time the Earl of Essex with his shattered Force were crept over the river Aven into Warwick 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 loaded with powder and other Ammunition November the 12 His Majesty after 48 houres fight forced the Towne of Brainford where Lievtenant Colonell Quarles that commanded in chiefe was slaine and at least 400 more of the Rebels killed and drowned as many taken prisoners with little losse to his Majesties part these thus taken and killed were observed to be the best foot souldiers the Rebels had November the 13 being Sunday certain of the Rebels had come downe the Thames from Kingston with 13 peeces of Ordnance which so soone as they could see they fired against Sion house and His Majesties Traine of Artillery but did little or no harme Whereupon Order was presently given for drawing downe some Peeces into the Meadow and to the River side against them which was accordingly done and likewise a Demy-Canon planted neare the South-end of the Towne All which were so judiciously plyed that they shot through their Boates and Barges and at last fired the Powder in one of them which blew up divers of the Rebels Those Rebels which escaped took 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 Majesty presently seized and afterwards made an honourable and safe retreat to the City of Oxford December the 5. His Majesties Forces under the command of Lieutenant Generall Wilmot having his owne Regiment of Horse with the Lord Grandisons and Lord Digbies and Sir William Pennimans and Colonell Blagues Regiments of Foot and Col Ushers Colonel Grayes of Dragoones took the Town of Marlborough defended by Robert Ramsey a Scot and about 500 Foots Ramsey and divers of the chiefe rebels brought prisoners to Oxford all their Armes taken and foure Colours On the same 5 day the Earle of Newcastle laid siege to Tadcaster where at that time was all the strength of the rebels in Yorkeshire excepting Hull and by severall assaults on the Town from 10 of the clock in the morning till 7 at night killed Captain Lyster and about 60 more of the rebels who found such hot service that they stole away in the night to Cawood and Selby leaving Tadcaster fortified for His Majesties service Ianuary the 19. A great victory was obtained by the Lord Hopton neare Bodmin in the County of Cornwall where was slaine in the pursuit 200 of the Rebels and 700 taken prisoners amongst whom was Sir Shilston Colmadee and 8 Colours good store of Ammunition and 5 excellent Brasse Guns and one of Iron Ianuary the 22. the Lord Hopton assaulted Saltash forced the Towne where hee took 10 peeces of Ordnance 700 more prisoners 4000 Armes and a ship with 16 peeces of Ordnance January the 27. certaine of the rebels under the command of Master Iohn Hampden to the number of 1800 foot and 7 or 8 Troopes of horse with two peeces of Ordnance came before Brill and made an assault upon it But were so bravely repulsed by his Majesties forces there under the command of Sir Gilbert Gerard the then Governour thereof that they made all possible hast away his Majesties horse having the pursuit of them for above 4 miles about 80 of them being found dead and betwixt 40 or 50 men wounded which they had left together in a private house February the first Lieutenant Generall King and Lieutenant Generall Goring comming from Newcastle with a great Convoy of much Arms and Ammunition and being faced at Yarum with 400 foot 3 Troops of Horse and 2 pieces of Ordnance of the Rebels fell upon them slew many took the rest of the Foot and most of the Horse prisoners with their Ordnance and Baggage February 2. Cyrencester or Cicester in Gloucestershire was taken by his Highnesse Prince Rupert with the losse of lesse then 20 men of his Army there being above 300 of the Rebels stain and neare 1200 taken prisoners Of Colours taken one Coroner two of Dragoons and fourteen foot Ensignes together with all their Ordnance Armes and Ammunition February 13 the QVEENS Majesty left the Hague and went to Sciveling And on the 16 day Her Majesty imbarked again in the Princesse Royall of Great Brittaine And on the Sunday after came within sight of Flamborough-head February the 20 She cast Anchor in the Harbour of Burlington bay And the 22 day following upon sight of 1000 of his Excellency the Earle of Newcastles Horse landed at Burlington Key February the 24 in the morning foure Ships and a Pinnace in the Rebels service which came over night into the Road 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 aiming so neare as they could at the house where the Queen lay Insomuch that her sacred Majesty was forced to make what hast she could out of Her Bed and to get under an hill to save Her life from the fury of those bloody Rebels who endeavoured to murther Her But God Almighty preserved Her Majesty both by Sea and Land March the 18 and 19 was a great battaile on Hoptonheath in Staffordshire wherein Gell and Brereton two cowardly Rebels were routed by his Majesties forces under the command of the Right Honourable Spencer then Earl of Northampton in which fight above 300 of the Rebels were taken and killed at the least 200 more wounded above 300 of their horse taken 4 peeces of Canon and a case of Drakes with some Ammunition here was the most noble valiant Earl of Northampton unfortunately slain with C. Middleton some few others on his Majesties side March the 23. Grantham was taken in by some of His Majesties Forces under the Command of Colonell Charles Cavendish wherein were taken 360 prisoners with all the Captaines and Officers three foot Ensignes 2 Cornets together with 3 loads of Armes and Ammunition And afterwards the works demolished Anno Dom. 1643. APril the third Prince Rupert entred and possessed that seditious Town of Burmingham wherein was 300 foot and two Troops of Horse who being gallantly charged by the Welch-men in lesse then halfe an houre forsook their Breast-workes and retired to their Barricadoes within the Towne wherein they found such slender defence that they took them to their heeles and that so fast that though they were pursued as scone as the Prince had possessed the Town yet few of their Horse were overtaken only about 80 of the rebels were killed and as many prisoners taken together with about 150 Musquets and betwixt 4 and 500 swords and 3 Colours In this service the noble Earle of Denbigh received
Generall the Earle of Essex who with the Lord Roberts fled to Plymouth in a Cock-boat the night past this day yeelded up to his Majesty all their Traine of Artillery viz. 49. peeces of faire Brasse Ordnance 200 and odde barrels of Gunpowder with match ball c. proportionable above 700 Carriages and betwixt 8 and 9000 Armes His Majesty out of his wonted Clemency granting them their lives September 5. His Majesty having obtained so compleat a victory over the rebels did as formerly after the defeat of Waller from Tavestocke send his second message of Peace to Westminster In the beginning of this month his Majesties forces in Scotland under the command of his Excellency Iames Lord Marquesse of Montrosse and General Major Mackdonald who not long before landed in that Kingdom with 1000 Irish obtained a great victory over the rebels there upon Newbigging moore near Saint Iohns Town where were killed above 1200 rebels among which was the Laird of Rires and some others of note and 7 brasse Peeces taken this done his Majesties forces pursued them to St. Iohns Town and took it and therein and in the battell tooke 2000 of the rebels prisoners with 2 peeces of Ordnance more all their Arms Ammunition and Baggage and this done with the losse of not above 60 men on his Majesties part The rebels in this battell were commanded by the Earle of Tullibairne the Lord Drummond the Lord Elcho and Sir Iames Scot of Rossy their word was Jesus No quarter And within a fortnight after this successe his Excellency the Marquis of Montrosse Major Gen. Mackdonald obtained a second victory over another body of rebels in that Kingdom commanded by the Lord Forbes Burly and others neare Aberdeen wherein the Marquesse killed and took prisoners at least 1000. with 3 peeces of cannon and all their baggage without any considerable losse on his Majesties part among the prisoners taken by the Marquesse there was Sir William Forbes of Craigyvar and John Forbes of Boynly with others of note And soon after the Marquesse took the Towne of Aberdeen with all the Ordnance Ammunition and Armes and many of the fugitive rebels therein September 11. The Garrison of Basing after 18 weeks siege wherein the rebels lost many hundreds of their men was releived from Oxford by Sir Henry Gage September 12. Ilfercombe in Devonshire rendred to Generall Goring for his Majesty September 17. Barnstaple in Devonshire that had revoled upon the Earle of Essex his approach submitted to his Majesty and obtained from him their second pardon Septemb. 23. Colonell Iohn Fines having besieged the castle of Banbury above a month before hired his men to storme it in five places in all which they were shamefully beaten off with great losse October 7 In the night Sir Rich. Greenvile took the Town of Saltash by storming wherein 400 rebels were killed and at least 300 taken prisoners with their Arms this Town had been quitted by his Majesties forces not long before without any considerable losse Octob. 25. The Earl of Northampton and Sir Hen. Gage raised the siege of Banbury castle fell upon Colonell John Fines his flying troopes slew about 60 of them took above 100 prisoners with about 200 horses one peece of Ordnance all their Ammunition and many Armes Octob. 27. The rebels having thus lost two of their Armies called the third under the Earl of Manchesters command out of the Associated Counties and forced other Regiments out of London to withstand the King who was now advanced to Newberry with part of his Army where the rebels apprehending a great advantage in regard that the rest of his Majesties forces were not come up fell upon his Majesties quarters but were beaten off with the slaughter of about 1000 of their men whereof Major Uâ—rey with some other of their prime Commanders were part with the losse of Sir Antho St. Leager and lesse then 100 others on his Majesties side who had the pillage of the field here the valiant Earle of Cleveland was casually taken prisoner having his horse first killed under him November 6 His Majesty had his rendezvouz on Bullington green betwixt Wallingford and Oxford November 9. His Army came to Dennington castle which since his Majesties marching thence had been againe besieged by the rebels and raised the siege the rebels not daring to withstand his Army November 17. The King having some dayes expected the rebels who it seemes were loath to hazard the last stake advanced towards them to Hungerford upon whose approach the rebels left the field Whereupon his Majesty senâ— Sir Henry Gage with a party to supply the wants of Basing that had been besieged all this Summer by five Colonels and their Regiments but the rebels had raised the siege before his approach November 19. Monmouth that had lately been betrayed by Kirle was bravely regained by the Lord Herbert of Ragland wherein was taken the rebels whole Committee 14 peeces of Ordnance with store of Armes and Ammunition 30 Officers and common souldiers proportionable whereby South-Wales is much secured November 23. The King having thus victoriously 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 Novemb. 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 in its roome Decemb. 13. His Majesty out of his wonted desire of Peace sent the Duke of Richmond and Earle of Southampton to the Houses of Parliament at Westminster for a Treaty as the best expedient for Peace About the middle of this month Helmsley Castle in Yorkshire which had been gallantly defended during 16 weeks siege by Captain Jordan Crosland and some others was delivered up to the Rebels under command of the Lord Fairfax upon honourable conditions to march away the Governour and Officers with their horses and Armes the rest without Armes In this siege the Defendants amongst others made one remarkable salley wherein they took Sergeant Major Generall Forbs a Scot prisoner with divers others here did Sir T. Fairfax also receive a shot in the shoulder from the Castle Decemb. 22. Colonell Eyre with some horse from Newarke took 2 Troops of horse at Upton belonging to the Rebels of Nottingham brought the men colours horses and Armes all safe to Newarke Decemb. 23. Sir Alex Carew was beheaded on Tower-Hill by Martial Law for intanding to deliver up the Island at Plymouth to His Majesty he was observed to be most violent against his Majesty in the beginning of this rebellion but it should seem he had of late some disposition to be a convert which made his fellow members think fit to dispatch him to another world Decemb. 24. Sir Will Vaughan Governour of Shrawarden castle for his
ENGLANDS ILIADS IN A NVT-SHELL OR A briefe Chronologie of the Battails Sieges Conflicts and other most remarkable passages from the beginning of this Rebellion to the 25. of March 1645. CICERO Incerti sunt exitus pugnarum Marsque est communis qui saepe spoliantem jam exultantem evertit perculit ab abjecto OXFORD Printed in the Yeare 1645. THE PREFACE Readers YOu have here presented to your view a Little-great Book Little in respect of its bulk but Great in its Contents Wherein the sad effects of a Triennial Rebellion are epitomiz'd with candour and impartiality Herein whoever considers the number of persons slaine the destruction of Houses and Families the desolation of Cities and Townes the increase of Widdowes and Orphanes may easily determine whether Jupiter or Mars whether the white Angel or the black whether Jehova or Abaddon gave beginning to this pretended Parliament and whether hath had the greater influence on their actions who being inspired by a fatall Genius have plotted to bring this late flourishing Kingdome to utter ruine In a word if the representment of the crying guilt of bloud may worke any remorse of conscience in the Rebellious or the evidence of a good cause infuse any encouragement into His Majesties loyall Subjects it is the utmost aime this labour looks to and may happily be a meanes of the continuance of this Work till such time as Almighty God in his goodnesse shall please to set a period to this Rebellion by rewarding it with its due Guerdon by restoring Religion to its genuine purity freed from Sectaries and profanenesse by re-establishing the King in his just rights and prerogatives by re-inforcing the known Laws of the Land freed from Fellow-Subjects Tyranny and Arbitration and by re-estating the Subject in his ancient Liberties freed from Rapine and Plunder Which that wee may quickly see let it be the subject of every good Christians Prayer May 20. 1645. Memorable Occurrences since the beginning of this Rebellion Anno Dom. 1641. IN December 1641. The House of Commons publisht a Remonstrance of the State of the Kingdome therein setting forth all the errors of his Majesties Government a meer designe to alienate the affection of his Subjects from him The tenth of Ianuary following his Majesty with the Queen Prince and Duke of Yorke left White-hall and went to Hampton Court to avoide the danger of those frequent tumults then hazarding the safety of his royall person February the 23. the Queens Majesty took shipping at Dover having been driven before from White-Hall by the frequent tumults of the Rebels And soon after his Majesty went to Newmarket and from thence to Yorke where after the rebels had Guards for 3 monthes before the Gentry of the countrey raised a Guard for his Maiesties person Anno Dom. 1642. MAY the 20. it was voted by both Houses That the King intended to levie 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 July the second the Kings ship called the Providence landed in the Creek of Kenningham neer Hull till which time his Majesty had not a Barrell of powder nor any Armes or Ammunition whatsoever Iuly the 12 the pretended two Houses Voted That the Earle of Essex should be Generall of their Army and that they would live and die with him August the first the Earl 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 been raising ever since the 12 of Iuly 1642. at which time he was made Generall of the Rebels August the 6. the Earle of Bedford having fruitlessely besieged the Lord Marquesse of Hertford in Sherburn Castle for 4 dayes before retreated to Yevell the Noble Marquesse sallied after him and with a small number fell on that great body of the Rebels killed above 140 whereof 9 Commanders took divers prisoners and routed the rest so as he marched away and after divided his small Forces going himself into Wales and Sir Ralph now Lord Hopton into Cornwall of both which there followed so good an effect August the 22. His Majesty set up his Standard Royall at Nottingham for raising of Forces to suppresse the Rebels then marching against him September 23. Prince RVPERT with about 11 Troops of Horse gave a great overthrow to the Rebels in Wikefield neare Worcester where Colonell Sands that commanded in chief received his mortall wound Major Douglas a Scot and diverse other Captaines and Officers slaine and drowned Captaine Wingate a Member of the House of Commons with four Coronets taken and two more torne in pieces This body of the Rebels was observed to be the flower of their Cavalrie October the 23 was that signall great battell fought between Keynton and Edge-hill by his Majesties Army and that of the Rebels led by the Earle of Essex wherein the Rebels lost above 70 Colours of Coronets and Ensignes and his Majesty but onely 16 Ensignes and not one Coronet The exact number that were slaine on both sides in this Battaile is not knowne But it is certaine that the Rebels lost above three for one Men of eminence of his Majesties Forces who were slaine in the battaile were the two Noble and valiant Lords Robert Earle of Lindsey Lord High Chamberlaine of England and George Lord D. Aubigney brother to the Duke of Richmond and Lenox Sir Edmund Verney Knight Marshall to His Majesty with some other worthy Gentlemen and Souldiers but besides these three named here was not one Noble-man or Knight killed which was an extraordinary mercy of Almighty God considering what a glorious sight of Princes Dukes Marquesses Earles Viscounts Barons Knights and Gentlemen of all Orders were not only present but engaged themselves against the Rebels as much or more then Common Souldiers which they most cheerfully did by example of his sacred MAJESTY whose Royall undaunted Courage put life into every man exposing His Sacred Person 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 The Rebels as they had few men of quality to lose so those they had were sensible of their guilt which then they expressed by their flight some sculking into holes and Saw-pits and others running out before they were well in the field They lost of note the Lord Saint Iohn eldest sonne to the Earle of Bulling brooke Sir Charles Essex with many inferiour Officers October the 27 His Majesty to compleat his victory in Keynton field drew his whole Army before Banbury but after the firing of one peece of Ordnance the Rebels submitted to His Majesties mercy which were in number about 800 foot of the Earle of Peterboroughs and Lord Says Regiments with
Lord Wilmot Lievtenant Generall of the horse the Earl of Carnarvon the Earle of Crawford and the Lord Biron obtained another great and strange Victory upon Round-way-downe with 1500 horse and two small peeces of Canon onely wherewith they totally routed the rebels Army under the command of the oldbeaten souldier Sir William Waller consisting of above 2500 Foot and 2000 horse besides 500 Dragooners with 8 peeces of Brasse Ordnance slew 600 of them in the place tooke above 900 prisoners all their Canon Armes Ammunition Waggons Baggage and Victuall 28 Foot-Ensignes 9 Cornets and left not one rebell but whatwas either killed taken prisoner or narrowlyescaped Upon the 24 of Iuly his Highnesse Prince Rupert having joyned his Forces to his brothers and the whole body of their strength being brought together they sate downe before Bristoll and began their Batteries And the 26 day with unexpressible valour they gained the Out-works and the 27 day following the City and Castle was delivered up to his Sacred Majesty with all the Ordnance Armes and Ammunition At this siege were slain on his Majesties part Sir Nicholas Slanning one of the Lunsfords with some few others and that valiant Lord the Lord Grandison did here receive a wound August the 3 Corf-Castle in the Isle of Purbecke which had been so often before besieged by Sir Walter Earley but had alwayes beaten off the rebels and killed their Cannoniers was once more fallen upon by the rebels who were so bravely received by Captain Laurence that 60 of them were killed in the place the rest hearing of the most valiant Earle of Carnarvons approach ran away Soone after the Earle of Carnarvon Summoned Dorchester which was thereupon delivered up to his Lordship with all the Armes Ammunition and Cannon which were disposed of for his Majesties use About the 9 of August the Castle and Isle of Portland were reduced againe under his Majesties command And the Towne and Haven of Weymouth and Melcombe submitted to his Majesty August 20 Colonell Io. Digby defeated the rebels of Biddeford and Barnstable killed 100 of their Foot took 211 Officers and common souldiers prisoners most of which were miserably wounded 2 peeces of Ordnance 6 barrels of powder 400 weight of Bullet 200 and a half of match and above 300 Armes besides all the Foot-Officers horses Pursued their horse to the very workes of Biddeford and returned victoriously without the losse of more then one man not one of the rest of his souldiers being so much as hurt all that day Upon the 2 and 3. of September the Townes of Biddeford Appleford and Barnstaple delivered up their severall Garrisons to his Majesty Upon the same third of September Prince Maurice gave a very hot assault upon the City of Exeter and battered the walls whereupon the rebels desired Parley but refusing the conditions the assault was afterwards eagerly pursued and the next day after wonne the great Sconce turned the Ordnance there against the Town Whereupon the Rebels craved to bee admitted unto those conditions which before they rejected and obtained the same delivered up the Towne and castle to the Prince his Highnesse with all the Ordnance Armes and Ammunition after it had been blockt up and besieged about six weeks September 17. the Rebels Army stealing out of Gloucestershire towards London surprised part of a new raised Regiment of his Majesties horse at Cirencester but were overtaken by Prince Rupert with His Majesties horse neare Auburne in Wiltshire where hee gave them two charges the one by a commanded party under Colonell Urrey the other by the Queens Regiment commanded by the Lord Iermin who performed it so well on the rebels whole Army that many great bodies of Foot were routed and many of them slaine in the place without any losse to his Majesties Forces save two common Souldiers killed and the Marquesse de la Vieuville taken prisoner who was afterwards murdered by the Rebels in cold bloud and the Lord Digby and Lord Iermyn lightly wounded by which two charges the rebels Army was so retarded that his Majesty had time to overtake them with his Foot And on Wednesday after the 20 of this month upon an Hill neare Newberry and Enborne heath His Majesty fought with the rebels who were seated in the most advantageous place imaginable yet in despight of all their Canon Foot and horse his Majesty beat them from their ground gained the hill and one peece of their Brasse 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 300 though above 600 of the rebels were slaine and a very great number wounded In this fight were slaine the most noble and valiant Earle of Carnarvon the Earle of Sunderland the Lord Viscount Faulkland Colonell Morgan Captain William Symcots with some other Gentlemen and Commanders After this fight the rebels were further pursued and routed againe so as they fled into Reading where they durst not stay but left the Town for his Majesty September 25. That pernitious confederacy called the Nationall covenant was taken by the members of the House of Commons at Westminster in Saint Margarets Church October 18. the Prince of Harcourt Lord Ambassadour Extraordinary from the French King and Queen Regent after he had been most barbatously used in his passage by the rebels came safe into Oxford where he had entertainment more suitable to the worth of so great a Personage In this month of October his Majesties forces under the command of the Lord Widdrington and Colonell Henderson a Scot received a defeat neare Horne-castle in Lincolneshire by the rebels under the command of Manchester Cromwell and Fairfax there were taken prisoners neare 600 of his Majesties forces Sir Ingram Hopton and some few others slain not without some considerable losse to the rebels it cannot be said that in any other battaile since this rebellion but this that his Majesties forces made a dishonourable retreat where the fault was I cannot say November 11. An Ordinance for authorizing the counterfeit great Seale November 21. Sir William Armine and others sent by the Houses at Westminster arrived at Edenborough with Articles of accord and advance money to hasten the Scots Invasion November 27. The Kings Messenger hanged at London for discharging his duty in serving his Majesties Writ Decemb. 4. Hawarden castle surrendred to his Majesties Forces December 8. John Pym died de morbo pediculoso at Derby house in Westminster in which place the medley Scots and others sit and hatch their contrivances for support of the present rebellion December 12. Beeston castle assaulted and taken for his Majesty December 21. Lapley house taken by Captaine Heavenningham for his Majesty December 28. Colonell Nathaniel Fines one of the first that appeared in this rebellion was in a court of Warre at Saint Albans by his fellow rebels sentenced to bee hanged for a coward December 29. The stately Screene of copper richly gilt set
up by King Henry the seventh in his Chappell at Westminster was by order of the Houses reformed That is broken downe and sold to Tinkers Anno Dom. 1644. IAnuary 16. The perfidious Scots contrary to the solemn Pacification invaded this Kingdome January 22. The members of Parliament assembled at Oxford according to his Majesties Proclamation March 2. The Scots came over the river of Tyne Generall King pursuing their reare forced them into Sunderland whereupon the Marquesse of Newcastle sent for Sir Charles Lucas out of Yorkeshire who had been Ordered to stay there to fortifie Doncaster March 13. Hopton castle in Shropshire taken by Col. VVoadhouse for his Majesty March 18. VVardour castle in VViltshire after long siege was taken by Sir Francis Dodington for his Majesty March 22. Newarke after three weeks siege was happily releived by his Highnesse Prince Rupert in which action the rebels forces there were totally defeated all their Armes and Ammunition consisting of 4000 musquets 11. peeces of Brasse Ordnance 2 mortar peeces and about 50 barrels of powder c. were taken And soon after Lincolne Sleeford and Gainsborough were quitted by the rebels and many peeces of Ordnance with good store of Armes left behind them March 23. Sturton castle in Staffordshire rendred to Sir Gilbert Gerard Governour of VVorcester for his Majesty March 24. The Scots being much provoked to come out of Sunderland came to Bowdon hill whence with great losse they were forced back into their Trenches but next morning they came with many of their horse and foot on the Marquesse of Newcastles Reare and had so disordered it that the whole Army vvas endangered but Sir Charles Lucas who was then in the right Wing hasted to the Reare and with his owne Regiment fell upon the Rebels Lanciers and routed them which made the rest flye from pursuing their advantage March 24. Apley house in Shropshire Garrisoned by the rebels was taken by his Majesties Forces commanded by colonell Ellis Aprill 3. Longford house in Shropshire rendred to his Highnesse Prince Rupert wherein was taken 100 musquets c. and about the same time Tongue-Castle in the same county was likewise surrendred to his Highnesse Aprill 13. The rebels from Gloucester assaulted Newent then a Garrison commanded by Colonell Mynne but were gallantly repulsed and pursued leaving behind them two peeces of their Canon and many dead bodies before the Workes Aprill 17. The Queenes Majesty began her Journey from Oxford into the West Aprill 17. Brampton Bryan in Herefordshire a castle of Sir Robert Harleys after 3 weeks siege and the losse of 7 or 8 men summoned and rendred at mercy onely to Sir Michael VVoodhouse wherein was taken 67 men 100 armes 2 barrels of powder some plate and a whole yeares provision April 17. Dunfreize in Scotland taken in by the Marquesse of Montrosse c. for his Majesty with all the Ordnance Armes and Ammunition April 22. Stutcombe in Dorsetshire assaulted and entred by the force of his Highnesse Prince Maurice wherein was taken 5 Captaines and 16 other Officers 114 souldiers with all their armes 6 Colours one peece of canon and 2 Murtherers good store of Ammunition and one Seditious Lecturer May 6. His Majesties Forces in Latham house in Lancashire made amongst divers others a most remarkable sally wherein they killed many of the besiegers in their trenches and continued the execution to the park side slew neer 300 rebels took 3 great peeces of Ordnance having since the 10. of April then last taken 7 of their Cannon besides one mortar-peece many colours and killed above 600 of them May 12. The rebels from Plymouth assaulting Mount-Edgcombe house in Cornwall which was onely defended by 30 musquettiers were bravely repulsed and 80 of them killed in the place May 24. The rebels 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 joyned about Blewbury in Berkeshire and bent their course towards Abingdon May 25. Prince Rupert assaulted and took Stepford a strong Garrison of the Rebels in Cheshire together with all their canon most of their Armes and Ammunition and about 800 of them prisoners Hereupon Latham house after at least 18 weeks siege was timely releived by his highnesse Prince Ruperts approach into those parts May 28. His Highnesse Prince Rupert summoned Bolton the Geneva of Lancashire as the brethren call it the first Towne in that County and consequently in England that put in execution the militia as the readiest means to ruine the Kingdome But they out of a zealous confidence hanged one of the Princes Capt which they had not long before taken prisoner whereupon the Prince stormed the town in the 2 attempt took it wherein were kild at least 800 rebels 600 prisoners taken with al their colours Ordnance Armes and Ammunition The justice of which act was foreseen by master Booker who about this time had noted it in his Almanack thus Authores dissentionum sanguinus profusionum absque dubio mercede sua mulctabuntur May 29. The Rebels Armies severed The Earle of Essex marching from Abingdon to Islip with purpose to distresse Oxford on the North part as VValler at Abingdon on the South part May 30. The Rebels attempted to crosse the river Charwell at Gosworth Bridge but were gallantly repulsed by a small party of his Majesties forces that had the guard of that passe May 31. VValler attempting to passe Isis at Newbridg and being then repulsed retired to Abingdon where he to revenge himselfe demolished Abingdon crosse defaced the Church burnt all the Tables and Chesse-boards in Abingdon plundered most of the people of their goods June 1. The rebels did attempt in severall places at once to crosse the river Charwell but could speed at none being still beaten off with great losse and particularly at Gosworth Bridge where they lost above 100 men Iune 3. His Majesty perceiving the rebels intention to besiege Oxford lest a sufficient strength for defence thereof and to disburthen the city of unnecessary Force marched with the rest of his Army this evening towards VVorcester Iune 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 but upon Campsfield neare VVoodstocke there fell upon his Army such a prodigious and violent storme of haile and raine accompanied with such terrible thunder and lightening for the space of two houres that some of them took occasion to say That the conjurers at Oxford had engaged all their Familiars to work them a despight there being some haile as bigge as Nutmegs Others more nearely touched with an apprehension of the wickednesse of their actions confessd That they suffered the violence of Heaven No such storm being seen at Oxford nor in any the adjacent Villages But the besotted Rebels contemning this presage from heaven went on to their own
ruine Iune 5. The Earle of Essex went this day as far as Chipping-Norton after the King Iune 6. But unwilling to lose his labour any longer returned to Burford where hee deputed Sir VVilliam VValler to proceed in the adventure of King-catching that himselfe might have the sole honour of taking in Lesâ—ithiell Iune 11. Dudley castle which had been gallantly defended by Lieutenant Colonel Beaumont for 3 weeks before was releived and the siege raised by his Majesties forces sent from VVorcester who took a colours of the rebels horse 2 Majors of foot 2 Captains 3 Lieutenants killed about 100 in the fight and took above 50 common souldiers prisoners without any considerable losse on his Majesties part Iune 12. Colonell Gage with some forces from Oxford took in Borstall house a Garrison of the rebels in Buckinghamshire Iune 18. His Majesty in VVorcestershire having intelligence that the rebels Armies were now severed whilst Sir VVilliam VValler to get before the King ran into Staffordshire resolved to reinforce himselfe with the Regiments left at Oxford and encounter Sir William to which end he returned and came this day to Witney Iune 20. His Highnesse Prince Rupert being then in Lancashire clearing the county Colonell Shuttleworth with 400 rebels came to beat up some of his quarters and fell in at Blackburne Where that vigilant Commander Sir Charles Lucas was so ready for him that hee killed and took above 100 of the rebels making the rest run for their lives Iune 22. Sir VVilliam VValler having run himselfe out of breath gave over the pursuit of the King the rather for that his Majesty was provided for him whereupon his Majesty directed his march towards the rebels associated counties and came this night to Buckingham where he received the joyfull newes of his Queenes safe delivery of the Princesse Henrietta who was borne at Exeter the 16 of this month June 25. Sir Charles Lucas hearing Colonell Shuttleworth had gathered 300 horse and 100 Dragoones at Colne on the borders of Yorkeshire marched to him and fell on with such skill and courage that he totally routed all the rebels both horse and Dragoones had execution for 3 miles wounded Shuttleworth himselfe who with very few others escaped all the rest Sir Charles killed and took and brought their colours with the prisoners to Prince Rupert June 26. VValler to recruite his weary Army from the Garrisons of Gloucester VVarwick Coventry Northampton and Kenelmworth Castle had this day a rendezvouz in Keinton field whereof the King having notice turned his march towards him and quartered this night at Brackley June 28. This day the King comming before Banbury found VValler drawne up in Battalia Westward from the Towne on the side of Crouch hill taking advantage of the hils bogs and ditches June 29. His Majesty discerning that VValler 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 succeeded accordingly for Waller likewise advanced on the other side the river whereupon the King at 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 foot with 14 peeces of cannon The Rebels being thus divided were immediately charged by the Kings Reare The brave Earle of Clevelands horse and Sir Bernard Astleys foot routing all that had past the bridge whilst the Earle of Northampton charged the rest of the Rebels horse that were fording over In this fight were slaine at least 300 rebels and many of them taken prisoners with their 14 peeces there were slain on his Majesties part two gallant Knights Sir William Butler and Sir William Clarke and not above 14 common souldiers besides and so much for Wallers Army this Summer July 3. The King having thus defeated one of the Rebels Armies bent Westwards after the other and came this day to Evesham to refresh his souldiers after their hard duty from whence he sent to Westminster his message for Peace of the 4 of Iuly In the beginning of this month his Highnesse P. Rupert marched out of Lancashire with a considerable Army for the releife of Yorke which had bin two months besieged by an aggregate body of Rebels consisting of the Earle of Manchesters Army the Lord Fairfax and the rebellious Scots under command of Lesley The Prince had no sooner releived Yorke but drew forth after the Rebels and in Marstone Moore there began a terrible fight wherein his Highnesse had at first much the better took the Rebels Ordnance and many of them prisoners insomuch that Lesley and the Lord Fairfax thinking all had been lost fled many miles from the place where the battell was fought and never came to the remainder of their Armies till 2 dayes after the fight but in conclusion whether by fate which attends the event of war or by neglect I know not the fortune of the day turned and the Rebels recovered their lost Ordnance and took some of the Princes baggage and with it Sir Charles Lucas Colonell Porter and Colonell Tillier prisoners In this battell were slaine on his Majesties part the Lord Cary Sir Thomas Metham Colonell Ewer Colonell Townley with some others of note and about 1500 common souldiers On the Rebels part were slaine Sir Charles Fairfax younger sonne to the Lord Fairfax with many other of their commanders and at least 3000 common souldiers This done the Rebels rally and sit downe againe before York which was valiantly defended for 3 weeks after by Sir Tho Glenham and then delivered upon honourable conditions to march away with Armes begge and baggage which conditions were most perfidiously broken by the Rebels Iuly 6. The Lord Hopton routed 350 of the Rebels neare Warmister which were pursued above twenty miles by Sir Francis Dodington July 15. The King came to Bath with his Army which day the Queens Majesty arrived safe at Brest in Britanny notwithstanding 50 great sho made at her by Batty the rebels Vice-Admirall Iuly 23. The King made his speech to the Sommersetshire men on Kings-moore who came in to his Majesties assistance very cheerfully Iuly 31. Middleton the Scot furiously assaulted Denington Castle and received a most shamefull repulse leaving dead behind him one Col. 8 Captains 1 Sergeant Major with many inferiour Officers and Souldiers August 1. His Majesty with his Army passed into Cornwall over Tamar at Polton bridge in pursuit of the Earle of Essex whom he had now chased through Devonshire August 25. The King gained from the Rebels the Castle of Lestithiel where their Army lay strongly encamped and in it took Col Butler some others prisoners August 30. The rebels horse in the night passed between his Majesties Quarters and fled towards Plymouth August 31. The rebels foot making towards Foy were beaten from 5 peeces of their Ordnance September 2. The rebels being deserted by their
best thing in it selfe for the beeter the thing is in nature the worse it is corrupted And that being the highest Court over which no other hath jurisdiction when t is mis-informed or mis-governed the Subject is left without all remedy But I have done I forgive all the world all and every of those bitter Enemies which have persecuted me and humbly desire to be forgiven of God first and then of every man whether I have offended him or not if he do but conceive that I have Lord doe thou forgive me and I beg forgivenesse of him And so I heartily desire you to joyne in Prayer with me O Eternall God and mercifull Father look down upon me in mercy in the riches and fulnes of all thy mercies look upon me but not till thou hast nailed my sins to the Crosse of Christ not till thou hast bathed me in the bloud of Christ not till I have hid my self in the wounds of Christ that so the punishment due unto my sinnes may passe over me And since thou art pleased to try me to the uttermost I humbly beseech thee give me now in this great instant full patience proportionable comfort and a heart ready to dye for thy honour the King's happinesse and this Churches preservation And my zeale to these far from Arrogancy be it spoken is all the sinne humane frailties excepted and all incidents thereto which is yet known to me in this particular for which I now come to suffer I say in this particular of Treason but otherwise my sins are many and great Lord pardon them all and those especially what ever they are which have drawn down this present judgement upon me and when thou hast given me strength to beare it doe with me as seems best in thine owne eyes and carry me through death that I may look upon it in what visage soever it shall appear to me Amen And that there may be a stop of this issue of bloud in this more then miserable Kingdome I shall desire that I may pray for the people too as well as for my selfe O Lord I beseech thee give grace of repentance to all Bloud-thirsty people but if they will not repent O Lord confound all their devices defeat and frustrate all their designes and endeavours upon them which are or shall be contrary to the Glory of thy great Name the truth and sincerity of Religion the establishment of the King and his posterity after him in their just rights and Priviledges the honour and conservation of Parliaments in their just power the preservation of this poore Church in her truth peace and patrimony and the settlement of this distracted and distressed People under their ancient Lawes and in their native Liberties And when thou hast done all this in meere mercy for them O Lord fill their hearts with thankefulnesse and with religious dutifull obedience to thee and thy Commandements all their dayes So Amen Lord Jesus Amen and receive my Soule into thy Bosome Amen Our Father which art in heaven c. Jan. 11. Sir Henry Gage Governour of Oxford marched thence with a party of horse and foot towards Abingdon with intention to raise a Fort at Cullom bridge but Browne having treacherous notice of the design was prepared accordingly which begat a hot skirmish wherein the Rebels lost Major Bradbury and at least 30 others slaine and on his Majesties part not above 7. common souldiers but by great misfortune Sir Hen Gage himselfe marching in the front of his men did here receive a fatal shot whereof within few hours after he dyed His Body was afterwards interred at Oxford with funebrious exequies and solemnities answerable to his merits who having done His Majesty speciall service was whilst living generally beloved and dead is still universally lamented His daily refreshed memory makes me trespasse on the Readers patience with this ELEGIE Vpon the never-enough lamented death of Sir HEN GAGE the most desired Governour of Oxford SO Titus called was The worlds delight And straight-way dy'd The envious Sisters spight Still the great favourite The darling head Unto the Fates is alwayes forfeited Our Life 's a Chase where though the whole Herd fly The goodlyest Deere is singled out to dye And as in beasts the fattest ever bleeds So amongst men he that doth bravest deeds He might have liv'd had but a coward feare Kept him securely sculking in the reare Or like some sucking Colonell whose edge Durst not advance a foot from a thick hedge Or like the wary Skippon had so sure A suit of Armes he might besieg'd endure Or like the politick Lords of different skill Who thought a Saw-pit safer or a hill Whose valour in two organs too did lye Distinct the ones in 's eare th' others in his eye Puppets of War Thy name shall be divine And happily augment the number Nine But that the Heroes and the Muses strive To owne thee dead who wert them all alive Such an exact composure was in thee Neither exceeded Mars nor Mercurie T was just though hard thou shouldst dye Governour Of th' Kings chiefe Fort of Learning and of War Thy death was truly for thy Garrison Thou dy'dst projecting her Redemption What unto Basing twice successefull spirit Was done th' hast effected here in merit The Bridge was broken downe The Fort alone GAGE was himselfe the first and the last stone Goe burne thy Faggots Browne and grieve thy Rage Lets thee out live the gentle grasp of GAGE And when thou read'st in thy Britanicus The boasted story of his death say thus The Valour I have shewne in this was Crime And GAGES Death will brand me to all Time In this moneth a faire new Ship called the John of London belonging to the East-India Merchants was brought to Bristol by the loyalty of Captain Mucknell and the rest of the Officers and Mariners of the Ship for His Majesties service wherein were 26. Peeces of Ordnance mounted 17000. l. in money besides some other good commodities For which good service the said Captaine Mucknell had the honour to be the first Knight that ever the Prince of Wales made And within a few dayes after another Ship called The Fame of London of burthen 450. Tunnes with 28. Peeces of Ordnance mounted was by Tempest forced into Dartmouth where she was seized on for His Majesties service as lawfull prize being bound for Dover or London This Ship had been abroad 4 yeares and was now returning homewards from the West-Indies laden with Bullion Oyle Couchaneille and other rich commodities to the value of 40000. l. at least Jan. 30. The Treaty began at Uxbridge wherein the candour of His Majesties reall intentions and desires of Peace was very perspicuous For His Majesty did not only arme his Commissioners or any ten of them with a very large and powerfull Commission to treat of conclude and settle a firme Peace in all His Dominions but did also by Proclamation appoint a solemne Fast on the 5. day of February
then next for a blessing on that Treaty with a Forme of Common-Prayer set forth by His Majesties speciall command to be used in all Churches and Chappels within this Kingdome One of which Prayers drawne by His Majesties special direction and dictate I here afford the Reader THE PRAYER O Most mercifull Father Lord God of Peace and Truth we a People sorely afflicted by the scourge of an unnaturall Warre doe here earnestly beseech Thee to command a Blessing from Heaven upon this present Treaty begun for the establishment of an happy Peace Soften the most obdurate hearts with a true Christian desire of saving those mens blood for whom Christ himselfe hath shed His Or if the guilt of our great sinnes cause this Treaty to break off in vaine Lord let the Truth clearly appeare who those men are which under pretence of the Publick good doe pursue their owne private ends that this People may be no longer so blindly miserable as not to see at least in this their Day the things that belong unto their Peace Grant this gracious God for his sake who is our Peace it selfe even Jesus Christ our Lord Amen Feb. 9. Sir Walter Hastings Governour of Portland Castle for His Majesty took the great Fort at Weymouth and within two dayes after Sir Lewis Dives took the middle Fort and Towne of Weymouth and in a skirmish there slew Major Sydenham a forward Rebell with some others This Towne and Forts were not many dayes held by His Majesties Forces but were as unfortunately lost as happily gained Feb. 15. Rowdon house neere Chippenham in Willshire after 9 dayes siege was taken by His Majesties Forces and in it 120 good Horse above 200 Foot with their Armes and Provisions Col Stevens the Mock-Sheriffe of Gloucestershire 6 Captaines and above 20 inferiour Officers all at mercy Feb. 20 The Lord Macguire an Irish Baron was executed by the common hangman at Tyburne by command of the Members at Westminster In the history of which execution recorded in many of their owne Pamphlets written then and upon that subject 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 Commission the King had granted to the Irish Rebels for the commotion they had raised in their countrey 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 of England he answered That to his knowledge there was never an 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 but 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 Rebels owne cruelty from two of the most scandalous aspersions by which the malice of these forging Rebels hath from time to time endeavoured to make His sacred Majesty 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 Cant. In this the Lord Macguire both at their very dying houres have rendred His Majesty as innocent as the Rebels intended him odious I say innocent because we know the worst of Rebels 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 daily 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 knowne of the Kings Commission if any such thing had been Feb. 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 first unheard-of Propositions which was the cause the Treaty took no better effect Feb. 22. The Towne of Shrewsbury was by treachery in the night delivered to Col. Mitton the rebellious Governour of VVem Here you may see the Rebels master-piece in hatching this treacherous plot in the time of Treaty wherein they used the name of Peace onely as a masque for their designes but intended nothing lesse In this Towne the Rebels did most barbarously execute 13. of His Majesties souldiers which his Highnesse Prince Rupert did soone after justly requite lege talionis by hanging up a like number of theirs which he had taken without Quarter given Feb. 25. Sir Marmaduke Langdale routed a great Body of Rebels consisting of at least 1200 Horse and Dragoons commanded by Col Rossiter a Scot neere Melton Mowbray in Leicest shire killed above 30 of them took 46 Prisoners with 4 Colours of horse with the losse of Sir John Girlington a gallant Knight Capt. Gascoigne and not above 6 or 7 common Souldiers on his Majesties part Feb. 25. Colonel Roger Molineux with a party of Horse from Newarke took the Rebels Committee at Wirksworth in Darbyshire where they were gathering contribution viz. Master Wigfall Sir John Gells sonne in law Master Edward Charleton Master Buxton Major Molins Captaine Harstaffe Lieutenant Boteler about 70 Troopers and Dragooners with all their Horse and Armes and 400. l. in money In this action some of the Rebels were killed whereof Master Sellors a busie Sequestrator was one and on His Majesties part onely one man lost Feb 26. Sir William and Sir Charles Compton Brothers to the noble Earle of Northampton with 300 horse routed 400 of the Rebels horse of Northampton neere Daventry in that County killed 13 wounded many took 36 prisoners with 50 Horse and good store of Armes In the latter end of this month a party of His Majesties Forces from Hereford took Castle-ditch a Garrison of the Rebels on the borders of that County and in it Colonel Hopton the Governour sonne to Sir Richard Hopton his Under-officers above 60 Foot Souldiers with their armes and provisions and some horse March 1. Pontfract Castle that had been long besieged not without much losse to the Rebels by frequent sallyes made by the Defendants and otherwise was relieved by Sir Marmaduke Langdale who there utterly defeated the Lord Fairfax whole Army killed 300 on the place besides many drowned took above 700 Prisoners