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A86054	God appearing for the Parliament, in sundry late victories bestowed upon their forces, vvhich command and call for great praise and thanksgiving both from Parliament and people. Die Martis; 4. Martii, 1644. Ordered by the Commons House of Parliament, that Mr. Whitaker, Sir Thomas Widdrington, Mr. Rous, and Mr. Millington, do peruse all the letters that are come from Shrewsbury, Plimouth, Scarborough, Glocestershire, and Weymouth; and make a narrative out of them, of all Gods great and late mercies upon the Parliaments forces, to be printed, and read on the next day of publique thanksgiving. H: Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.	England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1645 (1645)	Wing G906; Thomason E271_22; ESTC R212192	11,676	25

the enemy powred out mighty vollies of shot as I have seene or heard but our men went on with that resolution both horse and foot that within little more then halfe an houre we tooke the worke routed the enemy both horse and foot pursued them above a mile hewing and cutting them The names of them we tooke were Lieutenant Colonell Mohun Lient Col. of Horse Major Richard Heale Baronet Heales brother Captaine Maynard who had taken up Armes on our side Captaine Hill Captaine Aston Captaine Huchins Lieutenant Waring Lieut. Inglett Lieut. Ashford Lieut. Manwaring Ensigne Halse Ensigne Battishill and of private men ninety three in all one hundred and eight persons with many more Armes They also found there some Barrells of Powder and Pioneers tooles and some horses and had neare taken them all but for the woods and enclosures neare adjoyning This day we had a Counsell of Warre to try such of them as had heretofore taken up Armes on our side and proceeded upon three of them viz. Captaine Maynard Lieutenant Ashford and Ensigne Battishill who are to be executed to morrow and some other common men will follow Touching Shrewsbury An Extract out of the Letters written from the Committees of Shrewsbury to the Speaker of the House of Commons with the List of the Prisoners Right Honourable Sir IT hath pleased God miraculously to deliver the Towne of Salop into our hands with all the Commanders Officers and Souldiers therein a List of the chiefe of them we have sent inclosed Upon the two and twentieth of this Moneth we drew out of our Garrisons of Wem Moreton and Stoke two hundred and fifty Horse and the like number of Foot Sir William Brereton having sent us two hundred and fifty Foot and three hundred and fifty Horse which party by our order was Commanded by Lieutenant Colonell Rincking in the Marshalling of this designe he deserves much honour and Captaine Wyllier and Master Huson a Minister led on the Fire-lockes with fifty Troopers dismounted under the Command of Lieutenant Bendebue they led on their men with undaunted resolutions after whom followed three hundred and fifty Foot which by Severne side stormed the Towne neare unto the Castle wall and marched unto the Market-house and there surpised the maine Guard and then sent a Party to secure the Castle-forehead Gate which was effected without much difficulty and after a quarter of an houre the Draw-bridge was let downe and the Gate opened where Colonell Mytton Colonell Bowyer and all the Gentlemen of this Committee with the Horse entred and immediatly became Masters of the Towne within foure houres after the Castle was delivered upon quarter for all but the Irish to march to Ludlow and then the Enemy delivered up a strong Out-work in Franckwell upon bare quarter for their lives by twelve of the clock we became Masters of the Castle and Towne wherein were taken many considerable Prisoners whereof the names of many are yet unlisted by reason of the want of time to secure them good store of Ammunition and great store of Ordnance It was our care to preserve the Town from plundering but the promises of a large reward would not satisfie the souldiers Our horse the day before had a long march they being sent to surprize Sir William Whitmore and Sir Thomas Whitmore his sonne being a Parliament man which was effected and they brought safe to VVem Sir we shall not trouble you further but to subscribe our selves Salop Feb. 24. 1644. Your most humble Servants A. Lloyd Sam. Moore Tho. Hunt Ro. Clives Rob. Charlton Leigh Owen A List of the Prisoners taken at Salop the 22. day of Febr. 1644. Sir Michael E●nely Knight And his brother Sir Richard Lee Baronet Sir Thomas Harris Baronet Sir Henry Frederick-Thyn Baronet Sir William Owen Knight Sir Iohn Wyld Senior Knight Sir Iohn Wyld Iunior Knight Sir Thomas Lyster Knight Francis Thornes Esquire Herbert Vaughan Esquire Thomas Owen Esquire Edward Kynnaston Esquire Robert Ireland Esquire Richard Trevis Esquire Thomas Morris Esquire Arthur Sandford Esquire Robert Sandford Esquire Pelham Corbet Esquire Thomas Iones Esquire Lieut. Colonell Edward Owen Lieut. Colonell Thomas Owen Major Francis Ranger Doctor Lewin Doctor Arnewey Capt. Raynsford Capt. William Lucas Capt. Iohn Cressy Capt. Thomas Collyns Capt. William Long. Capt. Pontesbury Owen Iohn Pey Feodary Capt. Henry Harrison Cassy Benthall Gentleman Edward Talbot Gentleman Richard Lee Gentleman Edward Stanley Gentleman Francis Maynwaring Gentleman Iohn Bradshaw Gentleman Iohn Iones Gentleman Edward Leighton Gentleman Peter Dorrington Gentleman Thomas Barker Gentleman Iohn Whittakers Gentleman Ioseph Taylor Gentleman Francis Sandford Gentleman Richard Gibbons Gentleman George Maynwaring Gentleman Charles Smith Edward Palmer Matthew Wightwicke Ancients Vincent Taylor Thomas Dewe Humphrey Davies Richard Brayne Sergeants Nicholas Proud Clerk Master Iames Laton Master Leadall Moses Hotchkys George Bucknall Corporall Patrick Lawry an Irishman fourty nine other Prisoners Touching Weymouth BY the treachery of divers malignant Inhabitants of Weymonth and Melcomb-Regis with the knowledge and consent of some Gunners upon duty in the Forts on the 9 of February the Enemy from Portland was let in by Sea into the north Fort there being then no Parliament ships in the Road and into the Chappell Fort by land who seizing upon the Guard and Gunns possessed themselves of both Forts about twelve at night Sir Lewis Dives was by the same Confederates to be let into the Towne of Melcombe the Malignants haveing combined together to let out our prisoners kill the Major of the Regiment and seize upon the Maine Guard This surprisall of Melcombe was prevented the Allarm being received at Weymouth first The Plott and Plotters are every day more and more discovered divers of them by a just vengeance from Heaven have been since slaine some wounded and others imprisoned and in a posture speedily to be hanged Wee endeavoured the recoverie of the Chappell Fort within an houre after it was surprised but it was so strengthned with the assistance of the town Malignants that wee were put to a retreat and Major Francis Siddenham slaine Being ignorant what number the enemy was of in the Forts and certain of a thousand at least not many miles off in the field we were forced to betake our selves to Melcombe onely and to resolve to stand upon a posture of desence as long as we were able All that weeke they played upon us with their Cannon battered many of our houses and fired some February the 16. we took of their horse about eightie and fortie five prisoners upon a rout Sir Lewis Dives Sir Thomas Austins and. Cleevelands horse with some foot lay against us to block us up on the other side The next week was spent in batteries as the former On Sabbath day morning February twenty third Gorings forces being joyned to those before mentioned drew downe in a body and faced us The same night they began to cast up a worke about a furlong from the Towne out of which we beat them on