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A97129	The taking of VVinchester by the Parliaments forces. As also the surrendring up of the castle. Wherein they tooke two regiments of the cavalleres that were under the command of the Lord Grandison. / By I. VV. an eye witnesse.	Ward, John, fl. 1642-1643.	1642 (1642)	Wing W777; Thomason E245_14; ESTC R9806	6,382	12

THE TAKING OF VVINCHESTER BY THE Parliaments Forces As also The surrendring up of the Castle Wherein they tooke two Regiments of the Cavalleres that were under the command of the Lord Grandison By I. VV. an eye witnesse Rev. 16. 16. And they gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon Rev. 18. 2. And he cryed mightily with a strong voice saying Babylon the great to fallen and is become the habitation of Devils and the hold of every foule Spirit and a cage of every uncleane and hatefull bird London Printed for the Authour 1642. To the Right VVorshipfull Master Thomas Clarke and Master Thomas Cart Bailiffes of TEUKSBURIE And To Master William Wilson Master William Croste Master Thomas Hale Mr. Theoph Ally Mr. Iohn Millington Mr. Henry Lane Mr. Thomas Clarke junior Mr. Edward Phelps and to all the rest of the well affected to King and Parliament there Iohn Ward wisheth true peace and freedome here and ete●●●l felicity hereafter RIght Worshipfull and the rest of my friends and acquaintance I here present you with a short Relation of the taking of Winchester which is though easily accomplisht yet worth the hearing I confesse these are not times for men to spend in writing or reading Histories But this being matter of discouragement to the foe and of great encouragement to us I thought good to divulge and so much the rather because I know it hath beene published already by a false Copie which mentions the enemies issuing out of the City to meet us which is no such matter and deserveth a checke rather then approbation Worthy Gentlemen the respect and duty that I owe to you all doth enforce me to make this Dedication to you knowing you all to be Patrons to all vertuous actions in the Towne where I was borne and well-wishers to me and therefore I presume that though it be but slenderly compos'd the Subject being a known truth and I your native Countriman as well in affection as by birth you will with the more tendernesse passe by any blurre committed in the penning thereof and censure more favourably of my blunt and weake expressions And no question but that you setting Winchester before you for an example will with the more courage and unwearied resolution defend your yet unplunder'd Corporation from the barbarous cruelty and from the ambitious pride and insolency of so destructive an enemy who if he once enters will leave you nothing to take pleasure in but the ruines of an once flourishing Corporation Thus barring complements I remaine your must affectionate and faithfull friend John Ward The Argument MArleborough plunder'd th' enemy To Andever and Wantwich hye The reasons why at Wantwich they Suffer'd the foe to runaway Their sodaine march to Andever The foes remove to Winchester Our forces follow without stay What accidents fell out by 'th way The Townsmen keepe them out but yet They runne for 't when they come to fight Our Army enters but the foe For safety does to'th Castle goe But being destitute of ayd To end the quarrell they assay'd Quarter is given the chiefest guests They pris'ners keepe let goe the rest The Towne is pillaged but all The worst doe on the Clergy fall The faire Cathedrall pill'd they then Undid the Priests and Singing-men Some things amisse he wishes mended And so the Comedy is ended The taking of Winchester WHen Redding could no longer entertaine Our enemies and they were forc'd againe To march away lest meagre Famine should Their haughty spirits pin'd with want new mould Into three parts they did themselves divide One part in Redding stay'd another hy'd To Oxford and to Marleborough the third At whose fear'd presence all the Country stirr'd Yet they with much adoe enter'd the Towne Having first burnt some of their houses downe That trusty Towne they plunder'd in a rage 'Cause they oppos'd them that 't is thought an age Of yeares can hardly ever it repaire To make it halfe so flourishing and faire This heavy newes soone to the Generals eare Was brought by some that did inhabite there Who being mov'd at the relation sent Well neare foure thousand horse incontinent T' encounter with the theeves and ere that we Had march'd two dayes the spoyling enemy We had espy'd one part of them for they Divided were after they took the prey To Wantwich this part went when we had tane Had we made better hast both horse and man But being darke and wet and late i' th night We could not close them in nor could we fight Besides we wanted good instructions too And for the present knew not what to doe These lets gave th' enemy a large occasion To get without the reach of our invasion Ere we could reach the Towne yet some we tooke Poore ragged rogues as ere eye on did looke A great deale of their plunder there they lost And left behinde being in their journey crost Our men got horses there there store of cloth Some fine some coorse linnen and woollen both Thence sheets and shirts and pewter and such geare Our Souldiers did upon their horse-backes beare Thence we remov'd and march'd to Andevere A base malignant Corporation where The other part of Rebels did reside Who having notice durst no longer bide In that poore naked Towne but march'd away Hearing of our approach that Sabbath day There quarter'd we two nights the morrow after Were our Dragoones sent three miles off to quarter 'Twixt that and Winchester for thither all The Cavalleres were gone both great and small That so they with lesse difficulty might Be drawne out if occasion serv'd to fight That night our foes gave counsell some should arme With winged speed to give us an alarme Two hundred of their men that were best horst For speed and surenesse presently rode post To strike th' Allarum up at Andever To force us to our Armes and to strike feare Into our Army but before they come To Andever they understood that some Of our men quarter'd by the way and stay'd And to improve the least advantage ' say'd Our carelesse men all being fast asleepe No Spies sent out no Court of Guard did keepe Not one of them stood Centry th' enemy Did well approve of their security Rush'd in upon them snorting in their nest As swift as thought slew some and tooke the rest Some two or three they slew an hundred more They pris'ners tooke and drove them on before As fast as they could scoure it backe againe To Winchester they hy'd with might and maine By this time we though ignorant of all The hardship that our fellowes did befall Rousde up betimes that morning were prepar'd To follow our designe Winchester ward Both heaven and earth favour'd our enterprise Both did assist us'gainst our enemies Aurora bravely did her beames display And friendly Sol presag'd a glorious day Me thoughts the Sun stood still or else our steeds Posted that time with more then common speeds No cowards then none staid