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A77322	Letters from Sir William Brereton Sir Thomas Middleton, Sir John Meldrum, of the great victory (by Gods providence) given them, in raising the siege from before Mountgomery-castle And, how they routed, and totally dispersed His Majesties forces, under the command of the Lord Byron; where they tooke all their carriages, armes, and ammunition, and made them flie to Shrewsbury and Chester. With a list of the names of all the commanders and officers taken and kild in the said service. Die Lunæ, 23 Septemb. 1644. Ordered by the Lords in Parliament assembled, that these letters be forthwith printed and published. J. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum.	Brereton, William, Sir, 1604-1661.; Middleton, Thomas, Sir, 1586-1666. aut; Meldrum, John, Sir, d. 1645. aut; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Lords. Proceedings. 1644-09-23. aut	1644 (1644)	Wing B4369A; ESTC R232646	4,969	16

LETTERS FROM Sir WILLIAM BRERETON Sir THOMAS MIDDLETON Sir JOHN MELDRUM Of the great Victory by Gods providence given them in raising the siege from before Mountgomery-castle AND How they routed and totally dispersed His MAjESTIES Forces under the command of the Lord Byron where they tooke all their Carriages Armes and Ammunition and made them flie to Shrewsbury and Chester With a List of the names of all the Commanders and Officers taken and kild in the said service Die Lunae 23 Septemb. 1644. ORdered by the Lords in Parliament assembled That these Letters be forthwith printed and published J. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum LONDON Printed for Iohn Wright in the Old-baily Septemb. 23. 1644. To the Right Honourable the LORDS and others of the Committee of both Kingdomes sitting at Darby-house in Westminster Right Honourable THat God who is most glorified by working by the weakest and unworthiest instruments hath this day given a most glorious victory and as much manifested his power therein as in any day I have been engaged since the beginning of these warres We have relieved Mountgomery-castle wher●in there was closely besieged and much dist●essed the L. Herbert of Cherbury Col. Price and most of Sir Tho. Middletons Officers and neere 500 Souldiers We were so very hard tasked by the multitude of our enemies who did much exceed us in number as that if the Commanders and Souldiers had not engaged and behaved themselves very gallantly or if we had wanted any part of our forces it might have hazzarded our Army for it was very dubious and uncertaine which way the Lord would incline the victory it came to push of Pike wherein they were much too hard for us having many more Pikes Our horse also at the beginning of the battell were worsted retreated but there was I doe believe an unanimous resolution both in horse and foot to fight it out to the last man Indeed there could be no other hope nor expectation of safety or escape there remaining no way of retreat all passages being entirely in the enemies power if masters of the field and truly if God had not infatuated they might easily have interrupted our passage and made good diven passes against us But our extremity was Gods opportunity to magnisie his power for when it was most dubio●● the Lord so guided and encouraged our men that wi●● one fresh valiant charge we routed and put to retreat and flight their whole Army pursued them many miles eve● in the Mountaines and did perform great execution up●● them slew I doe believe 500. wounded many more tooke neere 1500 prisoners and amongst them Colon●● Broughton and Col. Tilsley who they report to be Genera● majors there were also taken Lieutenant-colonels Majo●● and Captaines more then twenty and all their Carriage and neere 20 barrels of Powder wherein they were f●●nished the night before the battell We tooke also as w●● conceived neere 1500. or 2000. Armes most for fo●… Most of their horse escaped towards Shrewsbury an● Chester The enemies Army was reported and I doe believe 〈◊〉 was no lesse then 4000. the Foot being the old Irish w●● came out of Ireland with Col. Broughton Warren Tyll●● and some of Col. Ellis and some of Col. Sir Michael Wo●● houses and Sir Michael Ernlys Regiment from Shrewsbur● Chester and Ludlow Our Army consisted of about 15●● Foot and 1500 horse We lost not ●0 men slaine and I d● believe there was not 60 wounded Our greatest lo●● was of Sir Wil. Fairfax and Major Fitz-Simons most gallant men Sir John Meldrum did with much judgement order and command these forces and therefore deserves a large share in the honour of this daies successe But indeed the whole honour and glory is to be given and ascribed to God the giver of victories and who is most deservedly stiled the Lord of Hosts What remaines further to be done in prosecution of this victory shall not be omitted and if it please God that Newcastle be delivered and some Scottish Forces assigned to assist to the taking in of Chester I hope through Gods mercy there may be a good account given of all these parts of the Kingdome To effect which no man shall serve you with more faithfulnesse then Mountgomery Septemb. 18. 1644. Your humble servant WILLIAM BRERETON We know not how to dispose of these common prisoners unlesse it would please you to order some of them that will take the Covenant to be shipped if God give us Leverpoole and transported over into Ireland to serve you there VVe have left Sir Tho. Middleton in a good condition in Mountgomery-castle and the Gentlemen of the Country begin to come in unto him Sir Iohn Price is already come unto him before I came thence The L. Herbert is come away with us towards Oswestry For the Right Honourable the Committee for both Kingdomes at Darby-house in Westminster My Lords and Gentlemen I Formerly acquainted you of our comming hither and of our proceedings in thes● parts and also of the good successe it pleased God to bestow upon us Since which time the enemy hastned to come upon us before we could bring in provisions for our Garrison by reason whereof I was enforced to retreat with my Horse unto Oswestry with some small losse onely of straglers that lay loytering behind leaving all my Foot in the Castle and hastned into Cheshire to procure reliefe and likewise into L●ncashire to Sir John Meldrum from whom I found a great deale of readin●sse to relieve us in our distresse and to preserve what we had gotten from the enemy being 37 barrels of Powder and twelve of Brimstone both which they exceedingly wanted Sir Iohn Meldrum with Sir William Brereton and Sir William Fairfax marched with 3000 Horse and Foot towards Mountgomery and came thither on the 17 of this instant September where we lay that night in the field that was most advantagious for us which the enemy had possest themselves of before and diserted at our comming thither placing themselves upon the mountaine above the Castle a place of great advantage for them we resolved not to goe to them but to endeavour the victualling of the Castle whereupon we sent out parties for the bringing in of provisions which the enemy perceiving they marched downe in a body both Horse and Foot being in number about 5000. and came up to our ground and gave us battell wherein after an houres fight it pleased God we obtained a glorious victory having taken many Officers 1400 common Souldiers slaine 400 and taken their Ammunition with a great part of their Armes and some few horse the rest all flying away the Lord Byron commanded in chiefe the enemies forces and Sir Iohn Meldrum the Parliaments forces who behaved himselfe most bravely and gallantly and Sir William Fairfax who had the command of the horse did most valiantly set upon their horse and engaged himselfe so farre that he was taken prisoner but presently fetcht off by the valour of our men but sore wounded