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A75700	A perfect relation of all the passages and proceedings of the Marquesse Hartford, the Lord Paulet, and the rest of the Cavelleers that were with them in Wels. With the valiant resolution and behaviour of the trained-bands and other inhabitants of those parts, for the defence of themselves, the King and Parliament. As also what helpe was sent from Bristoll to their ayd; with the manner of the Lords and Cavaleers running out of the towne. And many other things very remarkable. As it was sent in a letter from the committee in Summersetshire to both Houses of Parliament. Ordered by the Lords in Parliament, that this letter be forthwith printed and published. J. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum.	Ashe, John, Esquire.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1642 (1642)	Wing A3945; Thomason E111_5; ESTC R19363	4,533	8

A Perfect RELATION OF All the passages and proceedings of the Marquesse Hartford the Lord Paulet and the rest of the Cavelleers that were with them in Wels. With the valiant resolution and behaviour of the Trained-bands and other Inhabitants of those parts for the defence of themselves the King and Parliament As also what helpe was sent from Bristoll to their ayd with the manner of the Lords and Cavalee●s running out of the Towne And many other things very remarkable As it was sent in a Letter from the Committee in Summersetshire to both Houses of PARLIAMENT ORdered by the Lords in Parliament that this Letter be forthwith printed and published J. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum 12. August 164● London Printed for Ioseph Hunscot and I Wright A Perfect Relation from the Committee of Sommersetshire SIR FOr want of time to give you a large and perfect relation of all that hath past here since our meeting at Shepton-Mallet upon munday last of which you had by our last letters a full relation I am commanded by the Committee and Deputy-Lieutenants to send you a briefe information untill the other be perfected and the rather because of the conveniency of this conveyance by your messenger Master Combs who hath done you very good service and adventured himselfe very far to observe the doings and behaviour of Captaine Digby upon whom he hath attended some 14 or 16 dayes to his great expence and hazard of his life After our meeting upon munday aforesayd The Lord Marquesse with the other Lords Knights and Gentlemen lodged altogether at Wells they laboured to bring in thither all the great Horses that possibly they could procure and make up amongst themselves and their friends and had gathered together about 500 excellent good Horses very well armed and manned with many desperate companions Upon wednesday morning the Gentlemen to wit Sir Ralph Hopton Sir Iohn Strewell and the rest accompained with all their Horseman came from Wells to Shepton-Malet and rode through the Town up unto a certaine great Hill neere Shepton called Mendeepe which being observed by the people who were thereby stroken into a great affrightment and terror they forthwith sent scouts and posts unto every Gentlemans house that lay on that side Mend●epe to wit unto Sir Iohn Horner Master Alexander Popham and my selfe most especially willing us to looke unto our selves for that these Cavaleer● were comming to destroy us or greatly to mischiefe us and all the good Gentlemen in these parts of the Country this caused very great stir and cumbustion in the Country and every man a●med and made ready for their comming But those Gentlemen with their Cavaleers after they had made a bravado a mile or two upon the Hill beyond Sh●pton returned again to the same Towne whe●e they spent a short time refreshing themselves at the Innes and Taverns during which t●●e some of their Cavaleers marching about the Town found out all the honest religious men● houses that were there those houses they brake into plundered and robbed especially of all Armes and Amunition and made ●he owners with their wives and children to forsake their h●uses and hide themselves for feare of their lives and never durst to returne home untill yesterday But after the G●ntemen had refreshed themselues and the Cavaleers done their said pranckes they departed againe to Wells when they had ordered the billiting of 100 of their Troopers there upon them of Sbepton upon this their bold march and bravado Sir Iohn Horner called many of his Neighbours and Tenants together and armed them or caused them to be armed and so marched away unto Mastar Alexander Popham to whom resorted presently above 1000 armed men ready to spend their lives for the sayd Gentlem●ns safety From thence upon Friday morning they all marched together unto the place ●ppointed for that dayes meeting in the Towne of Chewton which Towne lieth about 4 or 5 miles distant from Wells and the great vast Mendeepe Hill● lying betweene the said Towne and that of Wells and thither came unto us all the Trained Bands of that quarter of the shire and especially Master Pophams Regiment compleate in number nay doubled twice over by meanes of volunteers who came best armed and were most ready in the use of their Armes At ●his place met some of your Commit●ees and some of your deputy Lieutenants to wit Sir Edward Hungerford who lent Armes of his owne unto 150 or 200 volunteers Sir Iohn Horner Master Alexander Popham Master Cole Master Harbyn Master Hipsly and my selfe and after we had beene upon the place about one or two houres our company was increased to the number of about 40 thousand as we● did conceive many of these had no more weapons but their swords yet all came to shew their affections to the King and Parliament and to oppose with the haz●rd of their lives the Lord Marquesse and his company with their commssion of Array This great company was made up of all the Gentry Yeamondry and lastly youths that inhabitted in the northeast part of the County there came unto us every one of Master Smiths Tennants 4● Yeomen well armed and all the Inhabitants in that quarter where Sir Ralph Hopton liveth unto his very Gates There came also out of those parts of Wiltshire ne●re Sir Edward Hungerfords quarter about 2 or 3 hundred Horsemen some of them well armed the rest onely a sword and a pocket Pistoll there came likewise above 300 lusty stout men of very good ranke and quality of the City of Bristoll all of them on Horseback with Swords Pistolls or Carbines there came from Glostershire a Company of Foote well armed consisting of 250 or 300 men led by a valiant and expert Captaine they were not of the Trained Bands but all volunteers These with the rest discovered aboundance of stoutenesse and resolution wee had likewise two Waynes loaden with Powder Bullet and Match and some Armes sent us by the honest good men of Bristoll with two Waines more loaden with foure smal field peeces and their carriages and two Gunners although the Major and sheriffes of Bristoll by the meanes of the Lord Pawlet and Master Smith as we were informed did hinder and oppose it with all their skill by one or two of the clocke we had put our Company in order but with much adoe for want of expert Souldiers and Commanders which done the Souldiers although they had neither meate nor drinke could not be stayed but would march over the Hill which was neere foure miles untill they came in sight of Wells and there pitched upon a great Hill in view of the Towne by this time the day was neere spent and victualls we had none nor could we get any upon the suddaine yet such was the courage and resolution of our Company that after they had planted their Ordnance they would not dep●rt that place but lay all that night upon the Hill fasting and in the ●old and spent the time in prayers