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A89661	News indeed: Winchester taken. Together with a fuller relation of the great victory obtained (through Gods providence) at Alsford, on Friday the 28. of March, 1644. by the Parliaments forces, under the command of Sir William Waller, Sir William Balfore, and Maior Generall Browne, against the forces commanded by the Earl of Forth, the L. Hopton, Commissary Wilmot and others. As it was presented to the right hoble the Lord Major and the committee of the militia for the city of London, by an eye witnesse. Published by authority.; Fuller relation of the great victory obtained (through Gods providence) at Alsford, on Friday the 28. of March, 1644.	E. A.	1644 (1644)	Wing N1031; Thomason E40_9; ESTC R18860	4,557	8

and put them to a rout so that they were forced to retreat to the top of the hill where they first appeared this was about two of the clock in the afternoon at which time they began to retreat and sent their Carriages away their body of foot followed after the horse and some few foot onely being left to face and to fight with us at the the last it pleased God to raise up the spirits of some few not above 300. and to put such courage into them as to adventure out of the closings to charge the main body upon the plain which they did so resolutely that they put them all to flight our horse pursued them two miles at the least till the Enemies horse overtook their own foot who cryed out as the country people say Face them face them once more face them which they did but to small purpose our horse came up and at the first charge they were all routed and fled our horse pursued them till they overtook the foot routed them likewise and dispersed them severall waies some fled to Basing some to Alton and some to Winchester and by the way they cryed out the Kingdoms lost the Kingdoms lost c. and when they left Alsford where they had long quartered they set the town on fire at both ends which doubtlesse had burnt to the ground but that our men came in and put it out there was onely four or five houses burn● Thus it pleased God who alone is the giver of all Victory to vouchsafe us not onely a deliverance which we should have owned as a mercy but a glorious conquest As for the instruments I dare not challenge any of neglect in this dayes service to speak the truth both Horse and foot quit themselves bravely We took prisoners in the sight Sir Edward or Sir John Stowell Major Gener of a Brigade a man of a great estate Col Beard Colonell of a Regiment of Horse and of a Regiment of Foot who was imployed in Ireland Lieut. Col Kingston Captain Price Captain Chidleigh Captain Jackson Captain Seamer Ensigne Cowper Lieuten Kite Ensigne Mellis Ensigne Marsh Ensigne Midley Cornet Constable Cornet Ducket John Morsey Physitian Together with many other Captains and Commanders besides cōmon Soldiers the certain number I know not whereas wee have not lost 40 men that wee know of one of our men that was taken prisoner but left behinde by reason of his wounds told me himself they had not taken 20 prisoners in all and I know not of 20 slain the most considerable losse on our part is the Col Tompson a brave man is shot with a Drake and his Leg is cut off we are in great hopes of his recovery Major Boswell is desperatly wounded Captain Melton is taken prisoner some few are wounded but I hope not mortally the certain number of the slain I cannot report they told us in Alsford that they fetcht off cart-loads of dead men and some they buried and some they carryed with them the Lord Iohn the Duke of Richmonds brother is slain and Generall Ruthen as we are informed though the Malignants are loath to part with such a Souldier or to hear of his death some say he was not there others say he is escaped safe to Reading give me leave to tell the truth I my self was at the house where he quartered at Alsford the Master of the house testifies that he was there and being troubled with the Gowt went not into the field in the morning news was sent to him doubtless it went to Oxford too we may chance hear of a Thanksgiving for it that the Londoners were routed a thousand taken prisoners the rest fled and were then in the pursuit welcome News no doubt for presently he cals for a deck of Cards and follows his sport till at last a messenger in all hast tells him the tide was turn'd their horse were routed and his presence required away he goes into the feild and was saluted there by Leivtenant Colonell Bump and so the game was ended our great gunne cut him off and he was brought dead to town I could tell you of some others a Captain left behinde in Alsford sorely wounded doth swear the Devil is in the Round-Heads they are such Fire-men they have slain wounded and taken Prisoners all their Commanders of any note if it be an untruth or any Malignant please to give it a grosser title consider out of whose mouth it came this for Friday On Saturday morning I spake with the Messenger who came from Sir William Waller to our Major Generall with Orders for we stayed at Alsford 4 miles behinde Sir William Waller who affirmed that the Horse and Foot were totally routed not a body of 200 Foot to be found of the great Army consisting in all of twelve thousand that we had taken seven peeces of Ordnance many carriages and that Sir William would set upon Winchester immediatly being within a mile and a half of it then I trust in God he is by this time possest of it Many passages I am forced to omit for brevities sake both in and after the fight we had both the same word God with us but see what it is to dissemble with a God of truth Our next word was Iesus help us so he did and then the last was Glory be to God Give me leave to end here and let this day be ever in our thoughts and the word be ever in our mouths a day wherein God was seen in the high places of the field a wise mighty wonder working God there is not an Atheist that can own thee and not acknowledge it to be digitus Dei T is God alone that hath done the work to him alone be all the praise The rest is this March 30. 1644. Gentlemen I am your humble servant E. A. The Queens Regiment was there and Prince Maurices forces most of the Irish neither giving nor taking quarter FINIS