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A96278	Englands Iliads in a nut-shell. Or, A briefe chronologie of the battails, sieges, conflicts, and other most remarkable passages from the beginning of this rebellion, to the 25. of March, 1645.	Wharton, George, Sir, 1596-1672.	1645 (1645)	Wing W1544; Thomason E1182_3; ESTC R208159	28,009	48

Lord Wilmot Lievtenant Generall of the horse the Earl of Carnarvon the Earle of Crawford and the Lord Biron obtained another great and strange Victory upon Round-way-downe with 1500 horse and two small peeces of Canon onely wherewith they totally routed the rebels Army under the command of the oldbeaten souldier Sir William Waller consisting of above 2500 Foot and 2000 horse besides 500 Dragooners with 8 peeces of Brasse Ordnance slew 600 of them in the place tooke above 900 prisoners all their Canon Armes Ammunition Waggons Baggage and Victuall 28 Foot-Ensignes 9 Cornets and left not one rebell but whatwas either killed taken prisoner or narrowlyescaped Upon the 24 of Iuly his Highnesse Prince Rupert having joyned his Forces to his brothers and the whole body of their strength being brought together they sate downe before Bristoll and began their Batteries And the 26 day with unexpressible valour they gained the Out-works and the 27 day following the City and Castle was delivered up to his Sacred Majesty with all the Ordnance Armes and Ammunition At this siege were slain on his Majesties part Sir Nicholas Slanning one of the Lunsfords with some few others and that valiant Lord the Lord Grandison did here receive a wound August the 3 Corf-Castle in the Isle of Purbecke which had been so often before besieged by Sir Walter Earley but had alwayes beaten off the rebels and killed their Cannoniers was once more fallen upon by the rebels who were so bravely received by Captain Laurence that 60 of them were killed in the place the rest hearing of the most valiant Earle of Carnarvons approach ran away Soone after the Earle of Carnarvon Summoned Dorchester which was thereupon delivered up to his Lordship with all the Armes Ammunition and Cannon which were disposed of for his Majesties use About the 9 of August the Castle and Isle of Portland were reduced againe under his Majesties command And the Towne and Haven of Weymouth and Melcombe submitted to his Majesty August 20 Colonell Io. Digby defeated the rebels of Biddeford and Barnstable killed 100 of their Foot took 211 Officers and common souldiers prisoners most of which were miserably wounded 2 peeces of Ordnance 6 barrels of powder 400 weight of Bullet 200 and a half of match and above 300 Armes besides all the Foot-Officers horses Pursued their horse to the very workes of Biddeford and returned victoriously without the losse of more then one man not one of the rest of his souldiers being so much as hurt all that day Upon the 2 and 3. of September the Townes of Biddeford Appleford and Barnstaple delivered up their severall Garrisons to his Majesty Upon the same third of September Prince Maurice gave a very hot assault upon the City of Exeter and battered the walls whereupon the rebels desired Parley but refusing the conditions the assault was afterwards eagerly pursued and the next day after wonne the great Sconce turned the Ordnance there against the Town Whereupon the Rebels craved to bee admitted unto those conditions which before they rejected and obtained the same delivered up the Towne and castle to the Prince his Highnesse with all the Ordnance Armes and Ammunition after it had been blockt up and besieged about six weeks September 17. the Rebels Army stealing out of Gloucestershire towards London surprised part of a new raised Regiment of his Majesties horse at Cirencester but were overtaken by Prince Rupert with His Majesties horse neare Auburne in Wiltshire where hee gave them two charges the one by a commanded party under Colonell Urrey the other by the Queens Regiment commanded by the Lord Iermin who performed it so well on the rebels whole Army that many great bodies of Foot were routed and many of them slaine in the place without any losse to his Majesties Forces save two common Souldiers killed and the Marquesse de la Vieuville taken prisoner who was afterwards murdered by the Rebels in cold bloud and the Lord Digby and Lord Iermyn lightly wounded by which two charges the rebels Army was so retarded that his Majesty had time to overtake them with his Foot And on Wednesday after the 20 of this month upon an Hill neare Newberry and Enborne heath His Majesty fought with the rebels who were seated in the most advantageous place imaginable yet in despight of all their Canon Foot and horse his Majesty beat them from their ground gained the hill and one peece of their Brasse Ordnance and quickly routed all their horse upon the Heath The most that were killed in this fight of his Majesties Forces exceeded not the number of 300 though above 600 of the rebels were slaine and a very great number wounded In this fight were slaine the most noble and valiant Earle of Carnarvon the Earle of Sunderland the Lord Viscount Faulkland Colonell Morgan Captain William Symcots with some other Gentlemen and Commanders After this fight the rebels were further pursued and routed againe so as they fled into Reading where they durst not stay but left the Town for his Majesty September 25. That pernitious confederacy called the Nationall covenant was taken by the members of the House of Commons at Westminster in Saint Margarets Church October 18. the Prince of Harcourt Lord Ambassadour Extraordinary from the French King and Queen Regent after he had been most barbatously used in his passage by the rebels came safe into Oxford where he had entertainment more suitable to the worth of so great a Personage In this month of October his Majesties forces under the command of the Lord Widdrington and Colonell Henderson a Scot received a defeat neare Horne-castle in Lincolneshire by the rebels under the command of Manchester Cromwell and Fairfax there were taken prisoners neare 600 of his Majesties forces Sir Ingram Hopton and some few others slain not without some considerable losse to the rebels it cannot be said that in any other battaile since this rebellion but this that his Majesties forces made a dishonourable retreat where the fault was I cannot say November 11. An Ordinance for authorizing the counterfeit great Seale November 21. Sir William Armine and others sent by the Houses at Westminster arrived at Edenborough with Articles of accord and advance money to hasten the Scots Invasion November 27. The Kings Messenger hanged at London for discharging his duty in serving his Majesties Writ Decemb. 4. Hawarden castle surrendred to his Majesties Forces December 8. John Pym died de morbo pediculoso at Derby house in Westminster in which place the medley Scots and others sit and hatch their contrivances for support of the present rebellion December 12. Beeston castle assaulted and taken for his Majesty December 21. Lapley house taken by Captaine Heavenningham for his Majesty December 28. Colonell Nathaniel Fines one of the first that appeared in this rebellion was in a court of Warre at Saint Albans by his fellow rebels sentenced to bee hanged for a coward December 29. The stately Screene of copper richly gilt set

ruine Iune 5. The Earle of Essex went this day as far as Chipping-Norton after the King Iune 6. But unwilling to lose his labour any longer returned to Burford where hee deputed Sir VVilliam VValler to proceed in the adventure of King-catching that himselfe might have the sole honour of taking in Les●ithiell Iune 11. Dudley castle which had been gallantly defended by Lieutenant Colonel Beaumont for 3 weeks before was releived and the siege raised by his Majesties forces sent from VVorcester who took a colours of the rebels horse 2 Majors of foot 2 Captains 3 Lieutenants killed about 100 in the fight and took above 50 common souldiers prisoners without any considerable losse on his Majesties part Iune 12. Colonell Gage with some forces from Oxford took in Borstall house a Garrison of the rebels in Buckinghamshire Iune 18. His Majesty in VVorcestershire having intelligence that the rebels Armies were now severed whilst Sir VVilliam VValler to get before the King ran into Staffordshire resolved to reinforce himselfe with the Regiments left at Oxford and encounter Sir William to which end he returned and came this day to Witney Iune 20. His Highnesse Prince Rupert being then in Lancashire clearing the county Colonell Shuttleworth with 400 rebels came to beat up some of his quarters and fell in at Blackburne Where that vigilant Commander Sir Charles Lucas was so ready for him that hee killed and took above 100 of the rebels making the rest run for their lives Iune 22. Sir VVilliam VValler having run himselfe out of breath gave over the pursuit of the King the rather for that his Majesty was provided for him whereupon his Majesty directed his march towards the rebels associated counties and came this night to Buckingham where he received the joyfull newes of his Queenes safe delivery of the Princesse Henrietta who was borne at Exeter the 16 of this month June 25. Sir Charles Lucas hearing Colonell Shuttleworth had gathered 300 horse and 100 Dragoones at Colne on the borders of Yorkeshire marched to him and fell on with such skill and courage that he totally routed all the rebels both horse and Dragoones had execution for 3 miles wounded Shuttleworth himselfe who with very few others escaped all the rest Sir Charles killed and took and brought their colours with the prisoners to Prince Rupert June 26. VValler to recruite his weary Army from the Garrisons of Gloucester VVarwick Coventry Northampton and Kenelmworth Castle had this day a rendezvouz in Keinton field whereof the King having notice turned his march towards him and quartered this night at Brackley June 28. This day the King comming before Banbury found VValler drawne up in Battalia Westward from the Towne on the side of Crouch hill taking advantage of the hils bogs and ditches June 29. His Majesty discerning that VValler would not come into the plaine nor could be assaulted as he lay but with much disadvantage removed somewhat Northwards to see if thereby he could draw him from his station which succeeded accordingly for Waller likewise advanced on the other side the river whereupon the King at Cropready marched further off the river leaving the Bridge in hope to draw them over which Waller greedily apprehending as an advantage put over 2000 horse and a great body of foot with 14 peeces of cannon The Rebels being thus divided were immediately charged by the Kings Reare The brave Earle of Clevelands horse and Sir Bernard Astleys foot routing all that had past the bridge whilst the Earle of Northampton charged the rest of the Rebels horse that were fording over In this fight were slaine at least 300 rebels and many of them taken prisoners with their 14 peeces there were slain on his Majesties part two gallant Knights Sir William Butler and Sir William Clarke and not above 14 common souldiers besides and so much for Wallers Army this Summer July 3. The King having thus defeated one of the Rebels Armies bent Westwards after the other and came this day to Evesham to refresh his souldiers after their hard duty from whence he sent to Westminster his message for Peace of the 4 of Iuly In the beginning of this month his Highnesse P. Rupert marched out of Lancashire with a considerable Army for the releife of Yorke which had bin two months besieged by an aggregate body of Rebels consisting of the Earle of Manchesters Army the Lord Fairfax and the rebellious Scots under command of Lesley The Prince had no sooner releived Yorke but drew forth after the Rebels and in Marstone Moore there began a terrible fight wherein his Highnesse had at first much the better took the Rebels Ordnance and many of them prisoners insomuch that Lesley and the Lord Fairfax thinking all had been lost fled many miles from the place where the battell was fought and never came to the remainder of their Armies till 2 dayes after the fight but in conclusion whether by fate which attends the event of war or by neglect I know not the fortune of the day turned and the Rebels recovered their lost Ordnance and took some of the Princes baggage and with it Sir Charles Lucas Colonell Porter and Colonell Tillier prisoners In this battell were slaine on his Majesties part the Lord Cary Sir Thomas Metham Colonell Ewer Colonell Townley with some others of note and about 1500 common souldiers On the Rebels part were slaine Sir Charles Fairfax younger sonne to the Lord Fairfax with many other of their commanders and at least 3000 common souldiers This done the Rebels rally and sit downe againe before York which was valiantly defended for 3 weeks after by Sir Tho Glenham and then delivered upon honourable conditions to march away with Armes begge and baggage which conditions were most perfidiously broken by the Rebels Iuly 6. The Lord Hopton routed 350 of the Rebels neare Warmister which were pursued above twenty miles by Sir Francis Dodington July 15. The King came to Bath with his Army which day the Queens Majesty arrived safe at Brest in Britanny notwithstanding 50 great sho made at her by Batty the rebels Vice-Admirall Iuly 23. The King made his speech to the Sommersetshire men on Kings-moore who came in to his Majesties assistance very cheerfully Iuly 31. Middleton the Scot furiously assaulted Denington Castle and received a most shamefull repulse leaving dead behind him one Col. 8 Captains 1 Sergeant Major with many inferiour Officers and Souldiers August 1. His Majesty with his Army passed into Cornwall over Tamar at Polton bridge in pursuit of the Earle of Essex whom he had now chased through Devonshire August 25. The King gained from the Rebels the Castle of Lestithiel where their Army lay strongly encamped and in it took Col Butler some others prisoners August 30. The rebels horse in the night passed between his Majesties Quarters and fled towards Plymouth August 31. The rebels foot making towards Foy were beaten from 5 peeces of their Ordnance September 2. The rebels being deserted by their

best thing in it selfe for the beeter the thing is in nature the worse it is corrupted And that being the highest Court over which no other hath jurisdiction when t is mis-informed or mis-governed the Subject is left without all remedy But I have done I forgive all the world all and every of those bitter Enemies which have persecuted me and humbly desire to be forgiven of God first and then of every man whether I have offended him or not if he do but conceive that I have Lord doe thou forgive me and I beg forgivenesse of him And so I heartily desire you to joyne in Prayer with me O Eternall God and mercifull Father look down upon me in mercy in the riches and fulnes of all thy mercies look upon me but not till thou hast nailed my sins to the Crosse of Christ not till thou hast bathed me in the bloud of Christ not till I have hid my self in the wounds of Christ that so the punishment due unto my sinnes may passe over me And since thou art pleased to try me to the uttermost I humbly beseech thee give me now in this great instant full patience proportionable comfort and a heart ready to dye for thy honour the King's happinesse and this Churches preservation And my zeale to these far from Arrogancy be it spoken is all the sinne humane frailties excepted and all incidents thereto which is yet known to me in this particular for which I now come to suffer I say in this particular of Treason but otherwise my sins are many and great Lord pardon them all and those especially what ever they are which have drawn down this present judgement upon me and when thou hast given me strength to beare it doe with me as seems best in thine owne eyes and carry me through death that I may look upon it in what visage soever it shall appear to me Amen And that there may be a stop of this issue of bloud in this more then miserable Kingdome I shall desire that I may pray for the people too as well as for my selfe O Lord I beseech thee give grace of repentance to all Bloud-thirsty people but if they will not repent O Lord confound all their devices defeat and frustrate all their designes and endeavours upon them which are or shall be contrary to the Glory of thy great Name the truth and sincerity of Religion the establishment of the King and his posterity after him in their just rights and Priviledges the honour and conservation of Parliaments in their just power the preservation of this poore Church in her truth peace and patrimony and the settlement of this distracted and distressed People under their ancient Lawes and in their native Liberties And when thou hast done all this in meere mercy for them O Lord fill their hearts with thankefulnesse and with religious dutifull obedience to thee and thy Commandements all their dayes So Amen Lord Jesus Amen and receive my Soule into thy Bosome Amen Our Father which art in heaven c. Jan. 11. Sir Henry Gage Governour of Oxford marched thence with a party of horse and foot towards Abingdon with intention to raise a Fort at Cullom bridge but Browne having treacherous notice of the design was prepared accordingly which begat a hot skirmish wherein the Rebels lost Major Bradbury and at least 30 others slaine and on his Majesties part not above 7. common souldiers but by great misfortune Sir Hen Gage himselfe marching in the front of his men did here receive a fatal shot whereof within few hours after he dyed His Body was afterwards interred at Oxford with funebrious exequies and solemnities answerable to his merits who having done His Majesty speciall service was whilst living generally beloved and dead is still universally lamented His daily refreshed memory makes me trespasse on the Readers patience with this ELEGIE Vpon the never-enough lamented death of Sir HEN GAGE the most desired Governour of Oxford SO Titus called was The worlds delight And straight-way dy'd The envious Sisters spight Still the great favourite The darling head Unto the Fates is alwayes forfeited Our Life 's a Chase where though the whole Herd fly The goodlyest Deere is singled out to dye And as in beasts the fattest ever bleeds So amongst men he that doth bravest deeds He might have liv'd had but a coward feare Kept him securely sculking in the reare Or like some sucking Colonell whose edge Durst not advance a foot from a thick hedge Or like the wary Skippon had so sure A suit of Armes he might besieg'd endure Or like the politick Lords of different skill Who thought a Saw-pit safer or a hill Whose valour in two organs too did lye Distinct the ones in 's eare th' others in his eye Puppets of War Thy name shall be divine And happily augment the number Nine But that the Heroes and the Muses strive To owne thee dead who wert them all alive Such an exact composure was in thee Neither exceeded Mars nor Mercurie T was just though hard thou shouldst dye Governour Of th' Kings chiefe Fort of Learning and of War Thy death was truly for thy Garrison Thou dy'dst projecting her Redemption What unto Basing twice successefull spirit Was done th' hast effected here in merit The Bridge was broken downe The Fort alone GAGE was himselfe the first and the last stone Goe burne thy Faggots Browne and grieve thy Rage Lets thee out live the gentle grasp of GAGE And when thou read'st in thy Britanicus The boasted story of his death say thus The Valour I have shewne in this was Crime And GAGES Death will brand me to all Time In this moneth a faire new Ship called the John of London belonging to the East-India Merchants was brought to Bristol by the loyalty of Captain Mucknell and the rest of the Officers and Mariners of the Ship for His Majesties service wherein were 26. Peeces of Ordnance mounted 17000. l. in money besides some other good commodities For which good service the said Captaine Mucknell had the honour to be the first Knight that ever the Prince of Wales made And within a few dayes after another Ship called The Fame of London of burthen 450. Tunnes with 28. Peeces of Ordnance mounted was by Tempest forced into Dartmouth where she was seized on for His Majesties service as lawfull prize being bound for Dover or London This Ship had been abroad 4 yeares and was now returning homewards from the West-Indies laden with Bullion Oyle Couchaneille and other rich commodities to the value of 40000. l. at least Jan. 30. The Treaty began at Uxbridge wherein the candour of His Majesties reall intentions and desires of Peace was very perspicuous For His Majesty did not only arme his Commissioners or any ten of them with a very large and powerfull Commission to treat of conclude and settle a firme Peace in all His Dominions but did also by Proclamation appoint a solemne Fast on the 5. day of February