defence of the Parliament against the common adversaries thereof and held it very fit that the said Bookes containing four parts should be translated into the Latin and French tongues that so they might be read of all the reformed Divines and States-men in Europe This passage I have here most deservedly added as a Parliamentary-Mercy of the Lord in thus raising this faithfull and heroick-hearted Patriot from his once being as it were buryed alive in the grave of a most unjust and barbarous forreigne Perpetuall Banishment thus to vindicate the most honourable reputation of our most renowned English Parliaments About the 18. of this instant out most pious prudent and provident Parliamentary Statists taking into serious and deliberate consideration the good affection which the Swedes beare to this Kingdome which they have severall waies expressed to this our present Parliament they therefore held it very fit that faire correspondencie should be continued betwixt them and us and thereupon agreed on an Ordinance with the consent of the Committees of both Kingdoms to send with their Agents to the Sweeds to declare their reciprocall amity and mutuall affection to them As likewise into Zeland and other the united Provinces who had likewise declared their good affection to the proceedings of the Parliament have endevoured to prevent the bringing over of Armes and Ammunition into this Kingdome to be imployed against them And about the 19 of this instant came certaine intelligence to the Parliament by Letters from the most noble renowned L. Fairfax that most famous faithfull and never sufficiently honoured pious Patriot of his Countrey intimating the admirable good successe wherewith it pleased the Lord God of Hosts to Crowne him since he and his most magnanimious and virtuous Sonne Sir Thomas Fairfax joyned their Forces together and especially touching that famous and admirable Victory which they obtained at Selby in Yorkeshire For the Readers better satisfaction wherein and the fairer cleerer Demonstration of the very truth wherof I have here thought fit to give thee the Copy of the said Letter verbatim as it was by Order and Authority of Parliament Printed and published Which was as followeth A Letter sent from the Right Honourable the Lord Fairfax to the Committee of both Kingdomes concerning the great Victory lately obtained by Gods blessing at Selby in Yorkeshire My Lords ACcording to the Orders sent to mee and my Sonne from your Lordships we have now joyned our Forces together and though the Enemy held all the passages from the East-riding to the West and by that meanes intercepted divers of our Letters and thereby became acquainted with our appointments and so endeavoured to prevent them which forced me to decline Selby and make a passage over the River tenne miles below it in Marshland where my Men and Carriages being passed with some difficulty on Sonday and Monday last I instantly marched with the whole Army consisting of two thousand Horse and Dragoones and two thousand Foot or thereabouts to Ferry-Bridge and so to Selby where Colonell Iohn Bellasyss commanding in chiefe in Yorkeshire then lay with an Army of fifteene hundred Horse and 1800 Foot as themselves confest though reports made it much more numerous Vpon Wednesday our Forlorn-hope of Horse beat in a partee of the Enemies Horse and followed them into the Towne taking divers of them prisoners and the day being farre spent I quartered the Army within a mile of Selby that night and drew them out againe early the next morning and then with the Foot in three Divisions one led up by my selfe a second by Sir Iohn Meldrum and a third by Lieutenant Colonell Needham fell upon the Towne to storm it in three places altogether where the Enemy received us with much courage and made strong resistance for two houres or thereabouts but in conclusion my owne Foot Regiment forced a passage by the River side and my Sonne with his Regiment of Horse rushed into the Town where he was encountred by Colonell Bellasyss and the Enemies Horse but they being beaten backe and M. Bellasyss himselfe wounded and taken prisoner and our Foot entred on al sides the Town the Enemy was wholly routed and as many as could saved themselves by flight some towards Cawood some towards Pontefract and the rest towards Yorke over the River by a bridge of Boates laid by themselves We pursued them every way and tooke in the Towne and chase the prisoners Ordnance Armes Ammunitions and Colours mentioned in the List inclosed Of my owne men I lost in the fight divers gallant Commanders and Souldiers and very many sore wounded And indeed all my Army both Commanders and Common souldiers behaved themselves with as much courage as ever I observed in men All which we must acknowledge to God alone who both infuseth courage and gives Victory where he pleaseth I shall now I hope be able to raise more Forces in the Countrey and improve this Victory that God hath bestowed on us to the best advantage This being all for the present untill further occasion I rest Your Lordships most affectionate and humble Servant Fer. Fairfax Selby 12 April 1644. A List of the Officers taken Prisoners the 11. of April 1644 Colonell Iohn Bellasyse Colonell Sir Iohn Ramsden Colonel Sir Thomas Strickland Lieutenant Colonell Tyndall Lieutenant Colonell Forbes Major Heskit 8 Commanders of Horse 14 Captaines of Foot 4 Lieutenants of Horse 20 Lieutenants of Foot 6 Cornets 11 Ensignes 9 Quartermasters Elias Walker Master of the Magazine Richard Ludlow Provost Marshall And divers Serjeants Trumpets Corporals Drums and others Officers Divers slaine and lay strewed in the way to Yorke for four miles together others that fled to Pomfract were pursued as far as Ferry-Bridg Foure Brasse Pieces of Ordnance Seven Barrels of Powder Sixteen Bundles of Match Two thousand Armes or above Many Horse and Foot Colours taken but as yet sixteene or seventeen come in And sixteene hundred common Souldiers Above five hundred Horse The Pinnance taken at Gainsbrough All their Bag and Baggage and many Ships and Boats upon the River And foure hundred more prisoners were taken at Homcough neere Selby and some commanders among them And was not here good Reader the Arke of God mightily elevated and borne up maugre all the malignity of this terrible Storme of wrath and rage in the enemy above all the swelling waves and boysteâ—ovs billowes of the enemies fiercest fury Did not the Lord ride gloriously in triumph on the Chariot of his innocent and upright Ark and curb the pride of these proud swelling surges and cause his blessed Arke I say safely to float above them all Yes certainly it must needs be confest even by our adversaries themselves who to their shame sorrow felt and found it so Now then the L. Fairfax presently after the fight and victory obtained as aforesaid sent a letter to the Parliament and therein desired to be directed by them how to dispose of the
Iohn Byron of whom we made mention before The generall report and relation whereof came unto us to London on the 3. of this instant Ianuary 643 being the Monthly Fast-day at night just about the time of the conclusion of the holy exercises of that day and which was by Letters confirmed more certainly particularly the next day being Thursday and Friday following The substance and manner whereof was this The English and Irish Forces which but a little before came out of Ireland under the command of sir Michael Earnly and severall other Commanders having laid siege to that brave and faithfull Town of Namptwich resolving it is probable to doe some brave piece of service at their first arrivall into England had therefore made three severall onsets and assaults upon it and were most bravely repulsed every time by Captaine Booth Governour of the Towne with great losse to the Enemie Lieutenant Colonell Boughton and foure Captaines more besides many common Souldiers being there slain before the towne At last they hearing the advance of Sir Tho and Sir William toward them to relieve the besieged they raised their siege from thence and drew out their Forces upon a plaine neere the Town to give them bâ—ttell Both Armies bâ—ing met there continued a fierce encounter betweene them which was very bravely performed on both sides for the space of two houres at least At last the enemy Gods providence so ordering it began to give ground which our as vigilant as valiant Commanders soone perceiving were greatly encouraged thereat to animate and draw on their souldiers with the braver resolution Sir Thomas Fairfax most magnanimiously charged their Horse whereof bloody Byron was Commander who not daring to stand to so fierce a shock began first to fly mangre all his former lying vaunts over brave Sir William Brereton our Horse valiantly pursuing the opportunity thereof gave not over till they had â—â—terly routed their enemies and dispersed and scattered all their Forces The names of the Prisoners of eminency taken all of them either Commanders of the English Forces in Ireland or native Irish-rebells were Major Generall Gibson Sir Richard Fleetwood Major Sir Michael Earnley Sir Francis Butler an Irish Rebell Colonell Monck Colonell Warren Lieutenant Colonell Gibs Sir Ralph Dames Major Hamon 14. Captaines 20. Lieutenants 27. Ensignes 3. Cornets 4. quarter-Quarter-masters 40. Drummes 4. Serjeants 63. Corporals 1700. Common-Souldiers and above an 100. wicked Women and Irish Queanes with long and sharpe Skeanes or Knives to play the barbarous Cut-throats of such as they should have taken Prisoners or were wounded had they got the Victory 6. Pieces of Ordnance 4. Canoneers 27. Wagons laden with very rich spoiles taken by the Irish-Forces from the Inhabitants of those parts Very many of them were slaine on the Ground and in the pursuit of them among which were Colonell Wane a Lieutenant Colonell 4. Captaines yea and Sir Wil Brereton in his own Letter to the Parliament testifies that there were about 2400. of the Enemies slaine and taken Prisoners in this Battaile and at the siege of Namptwich there were above 500. slaine before the Towne and yet that in all that siege the Towne lost but 2. men in all Boasting bloody Byron himselfe fled like a cowardly beaten and bitten Dog with his taile between his leggs to Oxford there to bragg how he had made noble Sir William Brereton flye as his custome was and to vapour of his happy victory and good success he hath had since his former late inhumane butcherie of Lancashire Forces Herein still the Lord most wisely and justly suiting his Divine dispensations to mens actions and worthyly repaying to the wicked a suitable and proportionable measure of Iustice and revenge Of this and all the rest of his rich and rare mercies and wonderfull Victories and Deliverances let our Wonder-working God alone have all the most meritorious praise and glory And accordingly on the Fryday following which was the 2. of February the pious and prudent House of Commons in Parliament passed an Order to this effect That on the next Lords day publike thanks should be rendred unto Almighty God both for the seasonable comming in of our faithfull and loving brethren of Scotland to our assistance against the mighty Enemies of the Lord for the good successe of the Garrison of Nottingham against Newcastles treacherous fraud and forces together with the happy discovery and defeat of the severall late plotts of the Enemy against us as was forementioned and especially for this last foresaid famous Victory of Sir Thomas Fairfax and Sir William Brereton against the English-Irish Forces in Cheshire and it was Ordered therein also that the said Order should be read by the Ministers of the severall Congregations in and about the Cities of London and Westminster and that the names of all such Ministers as should refuse to publish the said Order should be returned to the Parliament And here now I shall desire to cast Anchor againe and make a little stay of Contemplation and gratefull rumination on the precious Traffick and rich Commodities of this Moneths Voyage wherein the godly Reader may see at a sight and seeing admire the great mercies of our good God thus still carrying on his Arke and causing it to over-top all the troublesome waves and windes of Malignity that have thus still bruisht and rusht against it and bringing it home in safety to the Haven of this Moneths end fairely fraught with all these mercies As first in raising up the spirits of the Swedes to interrupt the Auxiliary designe of Denmarke against England In the taking of those two Houses Holts-House and Bewley-House two pernicious Kennels or Cages for the Kings Cormorants those birds of Prey to roust and nestle in for the fitter falling upon the spoile and plunder of the people and places neer about them In the happy and timely discovery of that pernitious plot of dividing the Parliament and City under the modest mask forsooth of pretended Peace by Sir Basil Brook Riley and the rest and the happy deliverance of those three honest and loyall Patriots of their Countrey in Gernsey from the present Imprisonment and intended future danger which they were in In the happy taking into the Parliaments possession of Arundel-Castle by Sir William Waller and his valiant Forces besides a brave Ship full fraught with Armes Ammunition and other good Merchandizes The most happy Harmony and union of Spirits Love and Loyalty between the Parliament and City of London most sweetly manifested in that famous invitation at Marchant-Taylors-Hall In that most noble Defeat given to Sir Nicholas Byron by valiant Colonell Mitton Sir Iohn Gells valiant surprisall of Burton on Trent and the taking of Hilsden-House by the Parliaments Forces In the happy discovery and disappointment of the base Plots and trecherous designes of mischievous Major Ogle both in endeavouring to sow the seeds
they say the comming in of the Scottish Nation will occasion though they know very well that their former comming in was by Gods mercy a great means to prevent it and so also may this but they are too willing to forget or at least to silence what horrid cruelties are dayly committed by their bringing over of such multitudes of Irish Rebels or that this damdable Plot of theirs can be any Invasion of our Kingdome since these are forsooth the Kings honest Catholik Subjects O grosse and egregious daubing and dissimulation Now the Lords of the Councill of Scotland having received this Letter spent no long time about it but the very next day O the mercy of our God thus to cleare up their pious and prudent judgement herein dispatched an answer to that Letter much to this effect That they conceived their Lordships at Oxford were not so great strangers to their proceedings as not to know that their expedition into England was not intended till all other meanes were first assayed and disappointed That they will not deny the invitation of the Parliament to ayde them and that not onely out of pittie to see England bleed but out of sense of the danger of their owne Religion and Lawes they had thus as a maine cause taken up Armes at this present that they hold not the invitation of the Parliament any wayes invalid or null'd because they at Oxford are wanting thence or others are gone beyond the Seas having either wilfully deserted the Parliament or been expelled thence for their Delinquency but how this Parliament hath sought earnestly for Reformation of Religion for redresse of grievances and the happy settlement of the great affaires of that Kingdome and which was indicted by his Majestie for these ends is ratified by a speciall Act of Parliament not to be raised without advise and consent of both Houses as null and void and that those who stay in Parliament are not a sufficient number without them at Oxford is more than they can apprehend And as they are more deepely affected with unfeined griefe for these unhappy differences betweene his Majestie and his Subjects and more sensibly touched with the sufferings of their Brethren than desirous to judge of the Lawes and practises of another Kingdome So they doe hold themselves in duty obliged to their Countrey to clear that Kingdome of that unjust aspersion of invasion These things with sundry other excellent expressions were contained in this Letter or answer to the former as by the Letters themselves Printed and published at large appeared And heere now good Reader I shall again desire to cast Anchor to put in and make a short stay in the happy Harbour of this Moneths Voyages conclusion also a little to refresh and recollect thine and mine own serious thoughts in the most gratefull Contemplation and Recapitulation of all the eminent and excellent Parliamentary Mercies as so many specious and precious Merchandizes safely brought home in the Successefull adventure of the Arke of God in this Moneths Voyage which may conspicuously appeare to the eyes and understanding of any of all intelligent and impartiall Readers First In that most fragrant Aprill Primrose or odoriferous virtuous Violet I meane that most excellent Ordinance of Parliament for the better sanctifying of the Lords day In those brave Defeates given to our Adversaries The one at Munck-bridge by Sir Iohn Gell the other given to Colonell Bellusyes by victorious Colonell Lambere in Yorkeshire In the remarkable meanes of Conveyance of the Ammunition from Warwick to Gloucester And how thereby they were enabled to fright and secret their neighbouring Enemies Together with the taking in of Waltham-house by Colonell Whitehead with the good assistance of the London Brigade which God made victorious both going and comming In the happy Conjunction of the Lord Fairfaxes Forces with his most valiant and virtuous Son Sir Thomas Fairfax whereby their eminent designes were by Gods mercie greatly advanced which was immediately begun in the taking of Cawood Castle and the Isle of Axholme In the farther good successe and singular good service of Captaine Swanley in South-Walles And the regaining of Crowland a place of great concernment by the noble Earle of Manchesters Forces In the Hollanders Honourable attestation of precious Master Prynnes learned Labours in his Invincible Vindication of the Parliaments Power and Priviledges Together with the most comfortable correspondency betweene our Kingdome and Parliament and the Kingdome of Swethland and also States of the Vnited Provinces In that most Famous and admirable Victory obtained by the right Honourable and most renowned Lord Fairfax at Selby in Yorkeshire In the prosperous pursuit of Newcastles Atheistiall Army from Durham to Yorke by our valiant and vigilant brethren of Scotland the most noble Earle of Manchester and most worthily thrice Honourable Lord Fairfax who all uniting and joyning themselves together into a body about Yorke necessitated Newcastle to be enclosed and coop'd up within the walles of the said City In the brave Defeat given by renowned Sir William Waller to the Kings Cormorants at Basing-house Together with that other given by Northampton Forces to their Adversaries at Banbury And lastly in the Lords most gracious frustrating and foolifying that most pâ—rnicious Oxonian Plot to have diverted or rather perverted the Christian Amity and Fidelity of our loyall and loving Brethren of Scotland in their pious purposes aud resolutions to come into our Kingdome for our timely and needfull assistance All which precious premises rightly regarded and most seriously considered especially that most remarkable Conquest at Selby and this the Lords most gracious turning of Oxonian Achitophels crafty and cruell Counsell into folly O who can but most justly and ingenuously acknowledge that in all in any of these rare and rich Parliamentary-mercies the Lord hath most comfortably caused his blessed Arke triumphantly still to over-toppe the high swelling waves and rough rising billows of Papists Atheists and mischievous malignants So that we may in strong and long experienced confidence in God conclude with holy David Yet truly the Lord is good to his Israel and to all such as are of an upright heart Great câ—use have wee therefore with magnanimous Martyn Luther in our greatest straits and seeming distresses to say and sing God is our refuge and strength a very present help in time of trouble Therefore we wil not fear though the earth be removed and though the mountaines be hurryed or caryed into the midst of the sea and though the waters thereof roar and be troubled But now to goe on and to lanch forth again into the next Mouths adventure And first to begin with the certain intelligence which about the beginning of this Moneth of May came to London by Letters from Plymouth that that traiterous Skellum and base Apostate Sir Richard Greenvile came within two miles of Plimouth to a place called S. Butolphs with some Forces of Horse and Foot whereof
poore Array-men and forced thither to fight We slew above 50 of them at this onset about 20 of whom were slaine in the Castle-yard where they made the most resistance In all we killed and tooke Prisoners of the Common Souldiers about 800 Officers and Gentlemen of quallity and worth about 200 in all neere about a 1000 men Wee tooke all their Horse and Armes 8 Pieces of Ordnance good stores of all sorts of provisions in the Magazine sufficient for a long siege Considering the greatnesse of this successe our losse was not considerable for albeit the Colonels and other superiour Officers were in the face of all the dangers performing equall service with the meanest Souldier who undoubtedly received much life and courage from the undaunted resolution and fearlesse forwardnesse or their Commanders yet I say we lost not any Field Officer onely two Majors wounded one Captaine viz. Captaine Oglesby and Lieutenant Saunders slaine and about 10 Common Souldiers at the most slain most of which were slaine with stones throwne downe upon them from the Castle-walles For this great victory and mighty preservation though wee would not rob men of their due praise Yet we desire as most fit to make our boast of God all the day long who hath beene our helpe and our strong God and hath greatly appeared herein And blessed bee the Lord that put into the heart of our most noble Generall as to seeke God earnestly for his helpe before wee undertooke the Worke so far denying himselfe as to give himselfe no rest or refreshing till calling together most of the chiefe Commanders he had returned solemne praise and glory unto God for the great helpe which he vouchsafed us Now for the greater declaration and manifestation of the praise and glory of our Wonder-working God I have thought fit to give the Reader a Summary List of the Commanders and Officers taken Prisoners in this famous Victory Viz. Sir Francis Fanâ— Governour of Lincâ—lne Colonell Sir Charles Dalison Colonell Midlemore Colonell Bandis 2 Lieutenant Colonels 2 Serjeant Majors 21 Captaines 18 Lieutenants 14 Ensignes 18 Serjeants 6 Gentlemen 4 Drums one Trumpet one Over-seer of the Workes one Master Gunner two Gunners Mates All these wee saw taken at the present and are with the least there being more found afterward in corners whose names and number were not inserted into this List of Prisoners And take this note also by the way for a Conclusion that all the Common Souldiers after they were taken did cheerefully desire to serve the Parliament making many Protestations and serious Vowes of their readinesse and fidelity to venture their lives for our Cause And now to proceede About the 9th of this instant May it pleased the Lord to put into the hearts of our ever to bee most highly honoured praised and prised Parliamentary Worthies for the honour of God and better advancing of the worke of Reformation in the Lords most pure and unblended Worship of God to cause an Ordinance of Parliament to be Printed and published for the speedy demolishing and taking down of all Organs Images and all manner of Superstitious Monuments in all Cathedrall and Parish Churches and Chappels throughout the Kingdome and Dominion of Wales which for the excellency thereof I have thought fit here to insert verbatim as t was published for the godly Readers better content and pious delight which was as followeth Die Iovis 9 Maij. 1644. An Ordinance for the further demolishing of Monuments of Idolatry and Superstition THe Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament the better to accomplish the blessed Reformation so happily begun and to remove all offences and things illegall in the Worship of God doe Ordaine That all representations of any of the persons of the Trinitie or of any Angel or Saint in or about any Cathedrall Collegiate or Parish Church or Chappell or in any open place within this Kingdome shall be taken away defaced and utterly demolished And that no such shall hereafter be set up And that the Chancell ground of every such Church or Chappel raised for any Altar or Communion Table to stand upon shall be laid down and levelled And that no Copes Surplisses superstitious Vestments Hoods Roodlofts or Holy-water Fonts shall be or be any more used in any Church or Chappell within this Realme And that no Crosse Crucifixe Picture or Representation of any of the persons of the Trinity or of any Angel or Saint shall be or continue upon any place or other thing used or to be used in or about the worship of God And that all Organs and the frames or cases wherein they stand in all Churches and Chappels aforesaid shall be taken away and utterly defaced and none other hereafter set up in their places And that all Copes Surplisses Superstious Vestments Roods and Fonts aforesaid be likewise utterly defaced whereunto all persons within this Kingdome whom it may concerne are hereby required at their perill to yeeld due obedience Provided that this Ordinance or any thing therein contained shall not extend to any Image Picture or Coat of Armes in Glasse Stone or otherwise in any Church Chappell Church-yard or place of publike Prayer as aforesaid set up or graven onely for a Monument of any King Prince or Nobleman or other dead person which hath not been commonly reputed or taken for a Saint but that all such Images Pictures and Coats of Armes may stand and continue in like manner and forme as if this Ordinance had never been made And the severall Church Wardens or Overseers of the Poore of the said severall Churches and Chappels respectively and the next adjoyning Iustice of the Peace or deputy Lieutenant are hereby required to see the due performance hereof And that the repayring of the Walles Windowes Grounds and other places which shall be broken or impaired by any the meanes aforesaid shall be done and performed by such person and persons as are for the same end and purpose nominated and appointed by a former Ordinance of Parliament of the eight and twentieth of August 1643. For the utter demolishing of Monuments of Superstition or Idolatry Ordered by the Lords in Parliament Assembled that this Ordinance shall be forthwith Printed and Published Iohn Brown Cler. Parliamentorum Much about which foresaid time came certaine intelligence out of Wales to London that God had still exceedingly blessed and prospeâ—ed that most industrious and valiant Gentleman Captaine Swanley in all the parts of South-Wales and that he had lately taken the Towne and Castle of Carnarvan together with great store of Prisoners many Armes and Ammunition as also that he had taken divers more Irish which were landed in those parts whom because they were good Swimmers he caused to use their naturall Art and try whether they could tread the Seas as lightly as their Irish-boggs and quagmires and binding them backe to back cast them overboard to swimme or drown and to wash them to death from
to fall upon them and ease the Towne of them left the Siege totally and made hast away for feare of being taken as in a trap betweene the Town and the Generals Army as anone you shall hear most exactly and fully related About the beginning also of this instant Iune came certaine Information by Letters from that most pious Patriot Sir Wil. Armine Dated at Sunderland May 22th That the noble and religiously affected Earle of Callender having about a Moneth since entred the Kingdome out of Scotland as a second or reserve to the greater Armie of our Brethren of Scotland was about this time entred into Northumberland and had got possession of Morpeth-castle in the said County his Army then consisting of about 8 or 10000 men That by treachery between the Governour of the Southshields and the Mayor of Newcastle the Southshields was surrendred to the enemy without stricking one blow And that there was a Plot for the betraying of Sunderland also to the Enemy which being by Gods mercy timely discovered by the Seamen that lay upon the River with much difficulty they planted two Pieces of Ordnance commodiously and betaking themselves to their Armes they made good the passage repulsed the Enemy with strong hand and so secured the place against them For which excellent piece of service the Parliament Ordered that 200 l. should be given among them as a gratuity and the Captaine that had the command of the Shields was laid in hould till he also might have a just reward by a Councill of War for his said treachery Much also about the same time Letters were read in the House of Commons in Parliament from the Gentrie of Wales therein supplycating the House that Captaine Swanley that brave Sea-Commander an eminent person and famous for his good service in those parts as hath been already fully related might speedily returne unto them and continue Commander in Chiefe among them Whereupon it was speedily Ordered that the Leopard the Swallow and the Providence which he brought to the Downes with him should be forthwith re-victualed and that he should bee instantly recommended unto Wales as was desired and being in person called to the Barr in the Commons House of Parliament he had thanks returned for his good Service done and as a token of their good affection toward him and for his better encouragement it was Ordered That a Chaine of Gold of 200 l. value should be given to him and another of an 100 l. to Captaine Smith his valiant Vice Admirall A brave way to spur the Spirits of valiant Souldiers thus to engrave Characters of honour on their former famous and well-deserving Services The King as we all too well know made an agreement with his abominable Irish Canibals at Oxford to grant them a Parliament in Ireland of their own packing of Popish Natives and other such like most impious immunities and they having received their dispatch at Oxford went away for Ireland with great devillish joy and impious content to their hellish hearts But yet his Majesty and his accursed Councill would not permit the honest and well-affected Agents for the miserable and oppressed Protestants in Ireland to have favourable admittance to the King nor so much as to know what he had condescended unto it being so much against them But it pleased the Lord very shortly after to manifest to the world that he thrived and prospered accordingly For his Excellencie the Parliaments Lord Generall came thither with such a potent Army against Oxford and gave them there such a sudden alarme that Oxford proved too hot an habitation for his Majestie to reside in so that he was glad to fly after his beloved Irish-Rebels and to leave Oxford in a very distracted condition For upon Munday Iune the 3d 1644. about 12 of the Clocke at night he was glad to horse and away some 30 Coaches with Luggages and Court-baggages accompanying him and some of those Shee-Creatures crying out that they left their Iewels behinde them for haste and thus the next day they got to Burford where the King refreshed himselfe his Ladies and Souldiers but for a matter of two houres space for noble Sir William Waller comming at the same time to Whitney five miles distant gave them a sodaine and sound alarm whereat they all most frightfully cryed out to horse to horse away away and his Majestie with his naked Sword in his hand rode all about the Town to hasten his men away many of whom as 't was well known being more willing to stay behind and run to the Parliaments L. Generall the noble Earle of Essex than to serve his Majestie any longer Ah sad effects but most just reward of following such wicked Counsell and wretched Counsellours and oh the admirable justice of our most righteous God! in thus prosecuting the wilfull workers of iniquity with terrours and disgrace And here observe besides to this purpose what admirable operation this forlorne condition of the Enemies of Truth had upon the Councells of the Parliament and City of London For an Ordinance of Parliament was presently hereupon passed for the enabling of valiant and renowned Colonell Brown that noble Citizen who had done much most excellent service both in suppressing the Kentish Rebellion and at the battell neer Alsford where Hopton received such a fatall defeat as he could never recover nor recruit himself to this day to Command in chiefe as Major Generall of all the forces raised and to be raised for the reducing of Oxford Wallingford Greenland house and Banbury and of all other forces raised for the setling in peace of the Counties of Oxford Berks and Buckingham with power to use and exercise Martiall-Law according to the rules put forth by his Excellency the Earl of Essex the Parliaments Lord Generall About the 4th of this instant we had certain intelligence that noble Sir William Waller being in pursuite of those whom his Excellency the Lord Generalls horse had moved and pricked faster forward in their flight than they were willing and it comming speedily also to the knowledge of that most valiant and active Commander Col. Massey he presently also fell into martiall action and with a considerable party marched valiantly to Tewkesbury and after a slender dispute about it became master of it and with very little losse on his side slew Colonell Godfrey and a Quarter-master Gen. to that Runagado Wilmot a rancke Papist tooke Lieutenant Colonell Mynne prisoner and other Officers and Souldiers together with 300 new Pikes severall other Armes 18 Barrels of powder and other good purchase left in the Town and placed a garrison therein to prevent the Kings Army from reliefe there in case they should move that way About the 6th of this instant we were credibly informed that at a place called Parrishaw a Town about 7 miles from Worcester in the mid way between Evesham and Worcester the Kings forces passing or
39 The Kings forces frighted from New-port-pannell 55 Newcastles declining condition 67 Northern Counties leave the Earle of Newcastle 68 Newcastles forces beaten by Colonell Rudgeley 78 Namptwich bravely relieved with a glorious victory 142 Names of divers delinquents or malignants 153 Names and number of Parliament members that took the Covenant 157 Newcastle besieged by the Scots 158 Northampton garrisons good service 162 Nottingham preserved from a notable plot 163 Northampton forces tooke the Princes troope 168 Colonell Norton at Southampton 172 Names of reclaimed delinquents 174 The E. of Newcastles great losse 183 The Earl of Northampton beaten by Colonell Beare 18â— Newcastle flyes to Durham 208 Newcastle got into Yorke 209 Northamptons forces revenged on Banbury 211 Northampton forces victorious 95 A notable plot against Nottingham-castle 104 Newarke garrison beaten 240 Colonell Needhams valour 274 Another desperate plot against Nottingham 133 Newbridge in the West taken 297 O Ordinance of Parliament against the Kentish rebells 16 Oxfords proclamation to starve up the City of London 18 An Oath or Covenant taken by Londoners 24 Ordinance of Parliament to search 〈◊〉 and carriages 30 Ordinance for a collection for sick and 〈◊〉 souldiers 33 A charitable Order in Parliament for Christs-Hospitall 37 Ordinance against Spies 49 Oxfords Propositions for a pretended Peace 152 Ordinance for taking the Covenant 157 Oxford sets up gallowes and why 174 Ordinance for sanctifying the Sabbath 199 Ordinance for demolishing of Organs c. 222 Oxford Spiders sack poyson from hole some flowers 91 Oxford deserted by many 92 Oswestree taken 260 Ordinance of Parliament against rotten revolters from the Parliament 260 The Enemies bravely beaten at Oswestree 266 Ordinance for the well governing of the City of London 100 Serjeaâ—t Major Ogle a notable traitor and plotter 135 Observations on the fight at Marston-Moore 278 P Parliament compared to God Ark. 1 Proclamation from Oxford to starve London 18 Alderman Pennington made Lieutenant of the Tower of London 19 Four Proclamations sent to the Lord Mayor of London at one time 35 Captain Players brave resolution and courage 45 A great Plot against London 52 A plot to hinder the Scots advance 53 The Plot to starve the City of London frustrated 55 Plantations abroad cared for by the Parliament 58 Almost two hundred thousand English Protestants massacred in Ireland 69 A Plot against Southampton discovered 148 Propositions for a pretended peace 152 Pools exploits 155 A Plot against the Scots discovered 161 Preachers at London to be provided for 162 A Plot against Nottingham discovered 163 Pools exploits against Prince Rupert ibid. The Princes Troop taken 168 The Palsgrave takes the Covenant in Holland 172 The Parliaments care for the pious institution of the Kings Children 175 Capt. Tho. Pyne 175 Capt. Tho. Pyne his just praise 176 Pembrookshire hopefully reduced to the Parliament 176 Pembrookshires brave resolution 178 Captain Tho. Pyne victorious at Collyton 184 Preachers greatly wanted in Wales 202 Master Pâ—ynnes honour attested out of Holland 203 Plymouth gives the Enemy a brave Defeat 215 Pools brave performances 81 A Plot against Gloucester 94 A Plot to undo England and Scotland 229 A brave Prize taken at Sea 232 Master John Pym honourably mentioned as deserved 99 A Plot to convey the two young Princes from Saint Jamses to Oxford 99 A Plot against Nottingham Castle 124 The Earl of Pembrookes just praise 233 Plymouth garrison takes a brave prize 240 A Pack of Plots 109 Plymouths Seige deserted 111 An admirable providence by Pilchards at Plymouth 112 Parishaw bridge destroyed 60 Royalists 250 Prizes at Sea taken by our ships 256 Preparation by Sea to help the West affaires 257 Prizes taken by Sea and Land 259 A Plot against the Parliament 118 The Parliament invited to a feast by the Londoners 124 Pretended peace petitioned against 23 A Plot against Southampton discovered 1â—â— A Plot of Religion to divide the City and Parliament 134 Propositions for Peace to be tendred to the King 292 R. Reformation petitioned for by the Assembly of Divines 4 Rebellion in Kent 11 Rebellion at Canterbury appeased 15 Col. Rudgely bravely defeats the Enemy 78 Return of the Train'd Bands of London and Westminster to London 99 Russell-Hall in Staffordshire taken 239 About 60 Royalists drowned together 250 Revolters from the Parliament 262 Rats crawl up ships Masts when the ship is ready to sinke 262 Reformation in King Henry sevenths chappel at Westminster 113 Reformation in Canterbury-Minster 101 Prince Ruperts atheisticall speech 275 Royalists impudency in triumphing for what they never had 283 Colonell Rossiters activity 285 Lord Rochford impeached of High Teason 285 S. Stamford in Lincolnshire taken 7 A Ship of Denmarke taken 20 Spies and Intelligencers ordered against 49 Souldiers revolt from the King at Bristol 61 Surrey Sussex and Hampshire associated 57 The Lord Saulton a Scotish Popish Lord apprehended 75 The Scots march from Barwick fully related 137 Stamford mount neere Plymouth 75 The Scots successefull progresse in the North. 154 Capt. Swanley successefull at Milford Haven 161 Sir John Stowell slain at Southampton 170 The Sweds desire to associate with our Parliament 173 Capt. Swanley Victorious in Penbrookshire 176 Sir John Stepney a brave Welsh surveyour a pretty jest of him 179 The Scots passe over Tyne 183 Security the bane of safety 184 Sanctification of the Sabbath day ordered 199 Captain Swanley still victorious in Wales 202 Sweathland and England respond together 204 Selbies famous victory 205 Scotlands fidelity to England 211 A new great Seal of England 86 Captain Swanley still victorious 224 Sweet Sympathy twixt the Parliament and City of London 226 Secrecy is the Key of certainty 226 Colonell Sydenhams Valiant Exploits 101 Serjeant-Major Skippon takes Glaston house 103 Sunderland preserved from a treacherous Plot. 247 Capt. Swanley honoured with a chain of Gold by the Parliament 248 Capt. Swanley Commander in chiefe in Wales 247 Shâ—â—ly-Castle taken 250 Swedes vex the Danes who would have vexed us 117 A brave Ship taken 123 Sick and mained souldiers cared for by the Parliament 33 Col. Sydneys valour at Marestone-Moore fight 273 Col. Sydenhams brave valour 286 Scots advance into England 136 T. Trunkes to be searched and other carriage 32 Tewksbury lookt unto by Colonell Massey 48 Sir Henry Talbot surprised in his quarters 146 Tadcaster taken 173 Tinby Town and Castle taken 181 Triumphant return of the Trained Bands of London and Westmin 99 Capt. Temples brave Exploits at 〈◊〉 235 Tewksbury taken 249 Taunton-Dean taken 257 Pâ—pish trinkets burnt 128 Taunton Castle taken 285 Publike Thanksgiving famously celebrated at London for the glorious Victory at Marstone Moore 288 Tâ—ckhill taken 293 Tastcaster in the West taken 297 V. Aglorious Victory at Namptwich 142 Sir Henry Vaughan a Welch Commander his valour described 179 Victory at Selby 205 Col. Vavasor beaten 93 A Vniversall plot against the Protestant Religion over all Christendome 116 Victory at Marstone-Moore 269 Vse of all this History 302