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of_o newcastle_n biddifordâ—_n appleford_n and_o barnstaple_n in_o come_v devon_n be_v also_o render_v sept._n the_o city_n of_o exeter_n be_v likewise_o take_v sept._n by_o prince_n maurice_n and_o sir_n william_n waller_n one_o of_o their_o active_a general_n rout_v sept._n at_o winchester_n near_a auburne_n also_o in_o wiltshire_n a_o strong_a party_n of_o they_o be_v worsted_n by_o sept._n prince_n rupert_n but_o soon_o after_o this_o the_o earl_n of_o essex_n with_o his_o whole_a army_n sept._n meet_v his_o majesty_n near_o newberry_n in_o berkshire_n where_o after_o much_o slaughter_n neither_o can_v boast_v of_o the_o victory_n though_o the_o earl_n of_o carnarvan_n and_o sunderland_n with_o lucius_n viscount_n falkland_n than_o one_o of_o the_o king_n principal_a secretary_n of_o state_n there_o lose_v their_o life_n the_o noise_n whereof_o do_v not_o a_o little_a avail_n the_o rebel_n it_o give_v they_o much_o reputation_n with_o all_o their_o party_n in_o october_n the_o next_o month_n dertmouth_n in_o devon-shire_n be_v render_v oct._n to_o prince_n maurice_n and_o short_o after_o hawarden-castle_n in_o flintshire_n yield_v decem._n to_o the_o king_n obedience_n arundell-castle_n also_o in_o sussex_n be_v render_v decem._n to_o the_o lord_n hopton_n beeston_n castle_n in_o cheshire_n take_v decem._n likewise_o lapley_n house_n decem._n in_o stafford-shire_n grafton_n house_n decem._n in_o northamptonshire_n and_o crew_n house_n decem._n in_o 〈◊〉_d shire_n towards_o the_o end_n of_o january_n also_o sir_n thomas_n fairfax_v and_o colonel_n milton_n be_v rout_v jan._n by_o prince_n rupert_n at_o drayton_n in_o shropshire_n hopton_n feb._n castle_n in_o shropshire_n and_o wardour_n feb._n castle_n in_o wiltshire_n be_v likewise_o take_v and_o upon_o the_o relief_n mar._n of_o newark_n in_o nottinghamshire_n besiege_v by_o sir_n john_n meldrum_n a_o scot_n with_o seven_o thousand_o man_n gaynesborough_n lincoln_n and_o sleford_n all_o in_o lincolnshire_n 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