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A79454	Cheshires successe since their pious and truly valiant collonell Sr. VVilliam Brereton barronet, came to their rescue. Set forth in 4. chapters; I. The battell at Namptwich, Jan. 28. II The battell at Torperley, Feb. 21. III. An account how the time was spent since Sir William's first advancing into the county, till the battell at Middlewich. IIII. The memorable battell at Middlewich, March 13. Confirmed by a letter sent from that industrious and faithfull collonell unto his deare friend in London: and a copy of the same unto an honourable member of the House of Commons and by the House ordered to be printed. Together with a catalogue of the names of the chiefe commanders that were taken prisoners at the said battell: which are 1. baronet, 1. collonell, 1. lievtenant collonell, 2. sergeant majors, 9. captaines, 6. lievtenants, 4. ensignes, 2. corporalls, 1. quartermaster, 2. canomers, 4. cornets colours 400. and odde prisoners; 2. brasse pieces 8. barrells of gunpowder, &c. Whereunto is added a strange warrant, &c. And certain newes of the great battell neare Stafford, much like Kyneton Battell.		1643 (1643)	Wing C3784; Thomason E94_6; ESTC R11389	10,572	15

could eate it after their Parents durst returne to them and being a considerable body they sent for more strength and by their warrants to the Churches about commanded all the Countrie to come in with such insolent and imperious expressions that they were hatefull to some Malignan●s and concluded to give no quarter to any Round-heads and were confident quickly to carry all downe before them Sir William at that time was at Northwithch with a considerable party many Gentlemen of his partie were at Namptwitch with about 7. or 800. armed men their generous spirits were inrag'd to see such outrages committed it wrought alike in all Sir Williams Forces to provoke us for to fall upon the Enemy though wee could not easily communicate our purposes one to another at Namptwitch we agreed to assault them the next morning signified the same to Sir Will he was as forward as we out Gent. desired a Minister to come to their chambers upon the Alarum to be given at 12. a clock that commending them to God in prayer they might speed the better some Ministers and others fell to the worke that day by prayer and fasting though not as Moses Aaron and Hur in prospect of the Armies yet wrestling as lacob did and putting their mouthes in the dust if so be there might bee hope of which they had a gracious returne by three a clocke The businesse of that day was carryed thur Sir Will being foure miles from the Enemy assaulted that side of the Towne by 8. a clock March the 13th and continued the fight for about three or foure houres before we came to his help In which time this accident fell out that his powder was all spilt excepting about 7. pound they tooke Councell upon it and it was concluded they must retreit because their partie from Namptwitch was not come in to their assistance but Sir William was resolute not to retreit but to send to Northwith for more powder and to keep them in play as well as they could till the Powder came which accordingly they did betwixt 11. and 12. a clock we came to their assistance which they knew not of till they heard us in hot service on the other side the Town when we began their powder came The Enemy had chief advantages their Ordinace planted we had none they layd about 150. Musquetiers in an hole convenient for them they layd their Ambuskadoes in the hedges Musquetiers in the Church and steeple and had every way so strengthned themselves that they seemed impregnable but God lead on our men with incredible courage Captaine George Booth fac'd the Towne with his Troope whiles they plaid on with their Ordinance which once grazd before them and then mounted cleare over them in another that it dasht the water and mire in his and two other Captaines faces but there ●●dies this was no discouragement to our men they marcht upon their all Ambuscad●es d●ave them all out of them into the Towne entered the Towne upon the mouth of the Canon and storme of the muskets our Major a right Scottish blade brought them up in two files with which he lined the Walls and kept that street open went up to their Ordinance which he tooke then the Enemy fled into the Church Sir Thomas aston would have gon after them but they durst not let him in lest we should enter with him then he mounted his Horse and fled with all speed by 〈◊〉 and divers others with him for that way onely was open all the rest we had surrounded we slew divers upon the top of the Steeple and some they say within the church our Major with Captaine Hide fired the Church-doore and thrust at them with sw●●ds as they lookt out of the Windowes then presently they cride for quarter 〈◊〉 was granted them wee tooke Sir Edward Mosley Baronet one Colonell one Sergeant Major eleven Captaines 3. of them Cheshire men Captaine Iohn Hurle … Cap Massie of Cottington and Cap Starkie wee tooke 3. Colours from their Troops Sir Thomas Astons being one and about 500. more many of them Commanders and its probable neere as many are fled to their Houses never to returne to that partie againe we have taken their Ordinance and much povvder the Souldiers tooke much spoyle from the prisoners abundance of Money for they had converted their plundered ware into Coyne a multitude of Musquets Buffe Coates Scarfes Swords Satin Doublets c. We lost 6. men and about 10. are wounded wee slew of theirs about 30. that we know off besides many wounded our Gunpowder by accident was blovvne up so soone as we entered the Tovvne but God supplied us more then treble out of our Enemies store Sir Thomas is fled that Countrie the Array are in great perplexitie The tidings of this comming to Nampwitch we turn'd our prayers into prayses sent the Belman to warne the Tovvne to the Church to returne God thankes for such an unparalel'd mercy vvhich they did with great alacritie and joyfull acclamations in a full Congregation Upon Wednesday after the Colonell with all the Gentlemen Souldiers and the whole Tovvne presented God with solemne thanksgiving vvho hath hitherto crovvned this Countie vvith such glorious victories Not unto us Lord not unto us but to thy Name bee all the Glory For by thy power we have beaten downe such as have risen up against us A Letter from Sir William Brereton THis day is deservedly set apart to be a day of Thanksgiving for that compleat and great Victory which the Lord hath given us on Monday last even then when the enemy came out Armed with power of flesh and resolution to destroy and over-run all the rest of the Countrey In which designe they were so hopefull and consident as that they tooke the holdnesse to encamp themselves in Middlewich a Town between Namptwich and Northwich where I was and where we had begun to fortifie and place a Garrison we conceived this attempt of most dangerous consequence and therfore thought fit to allow them no rest nor to give them time to Fortifie To this end there was a strong party of Horse went out from Northwich upon Saturday night last upon their first comming there who gave them an Alarm The next day being the Sabbath could not be observed it being the worke of the whole day to prepare for our defence and how to annoy our Enemy towards whom I went out upon Sunday in the afternoon with betwixt two and three Troops of Horse and betwixt two and three Companies of Dragooners who went neere to Middlewich and gave them an Alarm there but without any intention to assault them in their Quarters they being very strong in Foot and well armed and we had no Foot at all then there our greatest care being to preserve the Country from Plundring and let the enemy know we durst looke them in the face and come even to the very doore This evening March 12. being Sunday we resolved and concluded to meet the

Armes and let the Round-head Rogues try for quarter whereupon Ours retreated a little and then gave fire which so amaz'd them that both troopes fled Sir Thomas pistol'd one that for that day bare the Colours and our Partie report they saw divers of theirs fall upon their fiering The issue of that dayes worke was this we retreated to the Heath to find out a better ground considering wee might suffer much but could make no execution on them where we were rallied new ground was not to be found there it being a conegrew part of the Army making it a retreate the rest followed not out of feare for our Enemy durst not meet us on even termes but to get home before wee were nighted the Enemy by their Scouts discovered about 700. of our Club-men comming neere them from the Forrest and in a good posture suspected that we wheeled to the left while the other were ready to charge on the other hand which struck them with such feare that they fled to Chester The Commission of Array staid at the Crosse in Torperley not daring to come to the Battell whereby they had the Precedency in the Fight thereby Torperley scap'd plundering and the Parsonage the ruine threatned for they stay'd not to drinke a draught of Beere but bad them solem nize another day of thanksgiving scoffing at the Ordnance and triumphed in Chester they had got Sir Williams hat and feather a great Trophee though upon examination it was found to be one their owne Souldiers CHAP. III. An account how the time was spent since Sir Williams First advanceing into the County till the Battle at Middlewich FOr as much as many are charging us of sloath and neglect of the Country sith little hath beene done of late in a long time we shall truly relate what things in sixe or seven weeks space have been done and let others judge After Sir William had possest himselfe of Namptwitch his care was to order enlarge and maintaine his forces how to bring in the Gentrie to him who had conjoyn'd in the late accommodation with the Commissioners of Array and how to secure the Towne which was extreamely malignant and lay very open businesse came in on a throng but the Country came not in to help forward that worke but by speciall warrant It hath been found a worke of no small difficultie to perfect that worke begun what ever others thinke that make their reckning without their hoste All were forward for the taking of Chester which in all probabillitie had been seasable had we suddainly called in the Countrie and gone about it before they had time to reinforce themselves and before their trenches were made but we knew we could doe little without assistance so by degrees wee drew in the Gentrie and many fit to beare Armes and of so small a beginning are enlarged to about 2000. well appointed many of these being Horse and Dragoneer's then we set the Proposition for mony on foot in a very strict way which hath brought us in many hundreds much provision of Cheese Bacon Hay Corne c and not a few Horse wee have also all sorts of Officers amongst us fitting for a Campe and have brought in Malignants goods from all parts about us we have taken in Beston Castle where we keep a Garisone which awes all the Country about at which our Enemies grinde their teeth and the walls being in many places leveld to the ground we have made up all those breaches with mud walls so as we doubt not but to keepe out 20000. men with that small garison we have intrencht all this Towne of Namptwich with good workes and Walls so as through Gods helpe we feare not though many thousands of our enemies encampe against us We have fortified Northwich with trenches Sconces c. for the securitie of all those parts which have beene much infected by the Commissi●n of Array and the Ea of Darbies forces at Warrington and wee have often sallied out for the clearing of those parts which were most in danger One place above others hath been extrcamely assaulted Mr. Brookes of Norton a neere Neighbour to the Ea Rivers against which they brought their Canon with many Horse and Foote and fell to batter it on a Sabboth day Mr. Brooke had 80. men in the house we were carefull he should lack no powder with all other things Master Brooke furnisht them fully a man upon his Tower with a Flag in his hand crvde them ayme while they discharged their Canon saying wide my Lord on the right hand now wide two yardes on the left two yardes over my Lord c. He made them swell for anger when they could endamage the house for they onely wounded one man lost 46. of their owne and their Canonier then in divelish revenge they burnt a barne and Corne worth as is valued a thousand pound set fire to another but more execution was made on the man that attempted it than the Barne for he was blinded in fireing the barne and so found wandering in the fields and confest hee had 5. pound given him for his Service After this they plundred Mr. Brookes Tenants and returned home with shame and hatred of all the Country to this worthy mans rescue we could not goe because the march was long and full of hazard and wee thought their ayme was to tire us out upon that service upon which they might put us almost every day by reason of Halton Castle in their possession and but halfe a mile from Norton More we might instance in to take of our reproach but another Armie greater than ours lying under the same censure will vindicate us unlesse ungratefully we condemne them CHAP. IIII. The Battle at Middle-wich betwixt Collonell Brereton and Sir Tho Aston March 13. SIr Thomas Aston and his partie in Chester recovering strength after their late overthrow exercised the same in mischiefe and all wicked out-rages for besides their plundering and wasting of all the Countrie neere Chester they laid such intollerable taxes both on the Citie and Countrie thereabout that their owne party was inbittered against them yea before we secured Northwich whiles some of our forces were in that Country they plundered Weverham and the Countrie about they carried Old men out of their houses bound them together tyed them to a cart drave them through mire and water above the knees so brought them to that Dungeon where they lie without fire or light and now through extremities are so diseased that they are readie to yield up the Ghost On the Sabboth March 12. having a little before advanced to Middlewich they plundered all that day as a most proper season for it commanded the Carts in all the Countrie about to carrie away the goods kept a Faire that day neere Torperley to sell those goods In Over when they had plundered they left Ratbane in the house wrapt in papers for the Children which by Gods providence was taken from them before they