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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34438	Stratologia, or, The history of the English civil vvarrs in English verse : containing a brief account of all fights, most skirmishes, stratagems and sieges in England, from the very first originall of our late warres, till the martyrdome of King Charles the First of blessed memory / by an eye-witnesse of many of them, A.C.	Cooper, Andrew, fl. 1660.	1660 (1660)	Wing C6049; ESTC R20852	74,138	195

facing of the same Till Herbert with his Horse came up they fire Kill some on both parts and then both retire Near Tedbury Massie also dissipates All Cary's Horse Beverston on thy gates Massie's bold Foot do fasten their Pittard But their audatiousness thou didst reward Beating them off with loss To Wotton then Massie still active next led up his men Skirmishing there a while with those within Now landed Leger and bold Collonel Min At Bristol with more Irish These design With Herbert Digby Winter to combine And Block up Glocester Massie suppress Skirmishes oft indifferent for success Hapned amongst them scarce a Town was free Of any strength but garrison'd must bee In that impoverish'd County Wretched are The Seats of most uncivil Civil War ☞ Worcesters Earl with his most noble Son To Glocester with their Welch Forces come Encamp at Higham and demand the Town Near Monmoth as this Army late came down Burrows they beat with his new Regiments ☞ Massie from their Demands in scorn Dissents Telling them plain hee Rupert had deni'd And soon would curbe their Insolence and Pride Could a Welch Army think that to regain Which Rupert did Demand but all in vain Glory not that you Winter did defeat Slew Lunley and did Burrows Forces beat Late in the Forrest shortly you shall feel And know our sword 's of better-tempered steel ☞ Now while these Forces here incamped lye Against the Town from Bristol a supply Came unto Massie Malmsbury now wone Even Waller too did with his Army come To joyn with Massie The Welch they assail Even in their Camp and do so far prevail That in the place some hundreds there they kill The rest take Glocester against their will ☞ To Hereford from hence then Waller goes Scudamore and his Roy allifts oppose And keep the Town Waller against the gates His Guns doth play the first shot perforates The boards though strong and did the Gate behind Strike off a Captains head some were design'd Upon another side assault to make Which boldly Captain Grey did undertake The Town distress'd un-mand not fortifi'd Yeilded most of the Souldiers undiscri'd Over Wy-bridge away for Wales do pass Whilst Waller busied in the Parley was Nor yet did Waller keep the Town thus gain'd Though after for the King it was retain'd ☞ Monmoth before when Waller first appears It is deserted by the Cavalliers Waller it leaves and toward England came Yet for the King Lane after kept the same Till Stovens by Trechery did the same surprize That Lane betraid it some indeed surmize Waller from Wales for Glocester intent To intercept and fight him Morice went Who ere the Princes Horse could him Descry Beat up their Quarters and so marched by Morice alarm'd thus falls in his rear And for a while ingag'd both parties were And then do both retire Massie had heard How Wallers passage Morice had debar'd And marching out to meet him did him finde Near Teuxbury and their Forces now combin'd They do resolve upon that Town to fall And on they go the Guard surprized all Sleeping indeed over secure they were Dreading no danger Morice now so near The Town they enter break up doors inquire For Cavalliers Muskets and Pistols fire In at the windows Carew's men some dye Some Prisoners tane some hide them others flye Next day some of the Prince's Horse appear In Ripple-fields the rest embattel'd were Near Upton-bridge Waller came doth them view But fighting did decline and off-ward drew With his Dragoons thinking to guard his Rear The Prince advancing chargeth all in fear Through their own foot upon the Bridge they fly Whose heels could not them save there Pistol'd lye Hasleridge comes up with a fresh recrute And for a while retards this hot pursute But Morice presseth on with his bold Horse And soon to flight them all doth re-inforce Many of Wallers in this flight do dye But at Mitch-hill again a fresh supply Of Foot them meet The Prince there makes a stand And then an orderly retreat command ☞ From London with his forces came Lord Brook And Stafford-Avon first his Lordship took Defeating Crooker Wagstaff and stout Twist Nor could brave Leichfield then his powers resist The Town first wonne his zealous Ordinance Play ' gainst the Close But mark what fatal chance Befel this Zealot whilst he did espy Out at a loop-hole even into the eye A bullet peirc'd him and down dead fell hee Thus from a Church the Church's enemy By the Son of a Church-man here lay slain His men went on and did the fight maintain Winning the Close a noble sacrifice Of Cavalliers unto his Ghost here dyes ☞ But stout North-Hampton Leichfield to regain Against the Close doth a close fiedge maintain Until his Scouts came in and do him tell Of the approach of Brearton and old Gell. At this with his Horse and Dragoons he goes Boldly to meet his near approaching foes Where soon his unexpected charge and sight Puts all Gell's Horse to a disordered flight And then the foot threw down their Arms and yeeld Num'rous the Prisoners were tane on the field Yet dear too dear alas this victory cost For brave North-Hampton's life for it was lost Who charging in the front his Horse first shot Dismounted there his mortal wound he got But gallant 't is on honours bed to lye And thus victorious Loyally to dye ☞ Prince Rupert too at Leichfield now arriv'd His mines the Close for to re-gain contriv'd Which sprung the valorous Souldiers on do go But were repulsed stoutly by the foe After an hours respite though in vain With greater courage on they went again For with great slaughter they repulsed were Ruddy with blood the Moats do all appear And of dead Corpse in every place do lye Great heaps the Breaches and the Ladders by Yet to the Souldiers no discouragement Was this for on the third time now they went And bravely enter Russells then retreats Unto the Church and there a parley beats Rupert that they in warlike equipage Should all march off his honour doth ingage ☞ This while had General Essex Force sate down Reading before playing upon the Towne With his great Ordinance then did assay To scale the works and by main-force his way To make into the Town but off was beat And in despight was forced to retreat After some daies again they do assail The Town and did some of the out-works gain Though with much losse The King sent a supply Of Ammunition Men Artillery Which safe arrived there in Essex sight But this his Lordship did so much dispight That he commands the Souldiers to prepare Now for a third assault his Ladders are Provided walls and works his Cannons beate All down before them his Granadoes great Blow up whole houses and in furious guise His souldiers do attempt the Enterprize Aston made brave resistance for that while He could do service for a ponderous Tyle Which from a house a Cannon bullet rent So brus'd his

gain assay'd His Batteries Mines assaults were all in vain Numbers each day of his assailants slaine Rupert at length with a brave Army comes To raise the siedge Meldrum draws off his Guns At his approach and to the Spittle near He plants them all his foot embodied were In the same place strong trenches them surround His Horse stands pransing on that champion ground Under the Beacon-hill Rupert draws nigh And from the Beacon doth the foes discry Resolv'd to charge them though his Foot and Rear Some three miles distant yet behinde him were In Order good his men the hill discend Stoutly their ground do Meldrums Horse defend Bloody grew the dispute the Vale bespread With heaps of Men and Horses fallen and dead Rupert's right-wing was well-nigh put to rout And cowardly some did run till Martin stout Came in to their relief and turn'd the chase Making the late pursuers flye give place ☞ Hasting's and Porter's acts were eminent And Gerrard did service most excellent Till first dismounted in his arme then shot He yeilds himself a Prisoner who did not Rupert's heroick valour here amaze As on some prodigy men stand and gaze So do his actions even attract each eye To see and wonder him his deeds discry Three sturdy fellows him at length beset And one fast hold did of his Choller get But that hold hand Neale at a blow in twain Cut from its arme a second there was slain By Rupert's self the third was Pistol'd dead By Master Mortaign On the Prince doth lead His troops victorious charging through the foes Hewing down lains before him where he goes ☞ At length they run even quite behind their foot Up to their works Rupert pursues the rout And then retires out of their Cannon shot ☞ Tilliar by this up with the foot was got And from the hill most boldly doth them lead Towards their Bridge of Boats for which they plead With Vollies thick of Muskets intermix't With thundering peals of Ordinance betwixt Them there they mannage a most bloody fray From Muscam-bridge their horse run quite away For Nottingham the Princes force surround Them at the Spittle But at length they sound A parley Rupert let them march away With Colours Drums Swords Horses but doth stay Their Cannons Muskets Powder Match and Ball The noble Gerrard was releas'd withall Then Rupert having given them this defeat Doth to his best advantages retreat Finis Libri Tertii THE ENGLISH CIVIL VVARRS BOOK IV. The Contents Essex and Wallers Forces are combin'd Essex for Cornwall goes Waller's design'd The King to fight Copedray-bridge dispute The King doth after Essex make pursuite Essex defeat in Cornwall Malsmberry tane Pennington Siege and Banburies Min is slain Ast-ferry fight Monmoth lost and regaind Newberry second fight Norton constraind Baseing to leave Wye fight Shrewsbury won Some Northern actions that this while are done THe wing'd Musitians pleasantly did sing Their airy notes to welcome in the spring Tellus in her Green Livery was beclad Flora the Meads with Flowers enameld had And now what County or what Hamler clear Of Armed Camps and Martial tumults were Great expectation of some actions great Possess the World for Oxford-shire the seat Of three great Armies was combined here Essex and Wallers numerous Forces were Against the King who fighting did Decline With their united Forces and design Them to divide and then the one assail Nor did the King his expectations fail For hee with winding Marches flies about And they pursue their Guns their numerous Foot Their Carriages their Marches so impede That Essex doth from Waller now recede And into Cornwall his great Guns doth bring Waller alone left to pursue the King ☞ But ere they part the Heavens did evidence Their Frowns on their Rebellious Insolence And made them feel the thundering Jove well knew That his Anointed none should dare pursue A most prodigeous storm of hail there fell Near Woodstock on them out of Heaven even Hell Seem'd to bee poured every stone so great As to the ground down Horse and man did beat Thus for two hours the angry Clouds did pour Upon their heads this more than furious snower Yet in the Royal Camp no hail at all But two miles distant wondrous strange did fall But let 's return to Waller and the King His Majesty to Worcester doth bring His Army Waller follows Beudley then The King march'd towards Waller with his men Here got before thinking the King would flye Straight up the River unto Shrewsberry The King wheels back for Worcester and so Some two-daies march had got before his foe When first the King to Worcester drew nigh From Dudley-Castle the Besiegers flye In winding marches hence the King doth pass To Buckingham his next March ordered was For Banbury But Waller in his way Upon Croach-hill his Army doth display To the Kings view From that time even till night For Burley and for Nethrope they do fight Two Villages betwixt their Camps that laid The loss was equal but when night displaid Her sable Mantle o're our Hemisphere Waller advanc'd to Burton-hill more near To Banbury and here his Excellence Embattail'd stood nor could be drawn from thence For Daintry off then march the Cavalliers Leaving the Bridge well man'd with Musketiers To guard their Rear Waller his Cannons sends First down the Hill and then himself discends With his main Body falls in the Kings Rear Compton and Cleaveland first commanded were With noble Bernerd's brave reserve of foot To make a stand and then to face about And charge most nobly on the Lords do go Charge through and through the proud advancing foe Nor Waller's thundering Cannons did they fear Of which the most here from him taken were Wilmot the Lords did second gallantly Many of Wallers on the Turfe do dye Bloody the fight with courage brave maintain'd Yet victory Nobly was at length regain'd On the Kings part Wilmot twice Prisoner tane The valiant Cleark and Bootlier both here slain Haward and stout Cornwallis Knighted were Who seeing Wilmot Prisoner void of fear Rush through their thickest foes and hundreds send To Charon's Boat reschew their honoured friend Waller by this gave ground sounds a retreat Fearing indeed a total rout defeat Nor could the King his victory home pursue Cause Waller his advantages too drew ☞ Some Leathern Guns twelve Brass here taken were With Weems that Scot their Master-Cannoneer Who both against his Oath and Loyalty Unto his Prince Waller's Ar●illery Commanded oh ingratful mone-sworne Scot Against the King to act who sure did not Deserve at thy hand two hundred foot Were also taken prisoners at this bout And the like number on the ground lay slain Of Waller's men for London now again For fresh recruits Waller his march doth take Haste after Essex hence the King doth make In Cornwall now arriv'd Lestithiel near Where General Essex forces quartered were The King 's victorious forces upon sight Would needs go on ingage them there to fight But