Another happy victorie obtained by His Excellencie the Earle of Essex, Decemb. 21 with 7000 men consisting of five regiments of foot commanded by these worthies, viz. the Lord Rochford, the Lord Roberts, Sir Iohn Meldrum, Sir William Constable : together with 17 troopes of horse commanded by the Lord Fielding, Sr. Philip Stapleton and Sir William Balfore : against 9000 of the Kings army, who were comming from Oxford towards Wellingford and Reading to relieve the rest of their forces that lay thereabouts : declaring also how His Excellencie obtained the victory in slaying and taking prisoners two of His Maiesties foot regiments and putting to flight the greatest part of the horse, taking from them 5 piece of ordnance and store of ammunition.
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             Another happy victorie obtained by His Excellencie the Earle of Essex, Decemb. 21 with 7000 men consisting of five regiments of foot commanded by these worthies, viz. the Lord Rochford, the Lord Roberts, Sir Iohn Meldrum, Sir William Constable : together with 17 troopes of horse commanded by the Lord Fielding, Sr. Philip Stapleton and Sir William Balfore : against 9000 of the Kings army, who were comming from Oxford towards Wellingford and Reading to relieve the rest of their forces that lay thereabouts : declaring also how His Excellencie obtained the victory in slaying and taking prisoners two of His Maiesties foot regiments and putting to flight the greatest part of the horse, taking from them 5 piece of ordnance and store of ammunition.
             Balfour, William, Sir, d. 1660.
          
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             [London] :
             Decem. 23 [1642]
          
           
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           Constable, William, -- Sir, d. 1655.
           Denbigh, Basil Feilding, -- Earl of, ca. 1608-1675.
           Dover, John Carey, -- Earl of, 1608-1677.
           Essex, Robert Devereux, -- Earl of, 1566-1601.
           Radnor, John Robertes, -- Earl of, 1606-1685.
           Stapleton, Philip, -- Sir, 1603-1647.
           Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649.
        
      
    
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           Another
           Happy
           VICTORIE
           OBTAINED
           By
           His
           Excellencie
           the
           Earle
           of
           
             Essex
             ,
             Decemb.
          
           21.
           with
           7000.
           men
           consisting
           of
           five
           Regiments
           of
           Foot
           ,
           commanded
           by
           these
           Worthies
           ,
           viz.
           The
           Lord
           
             Rochford
             ,
          
           the
           Lord
           
             Roberts
             ,
          
           Sir
           
             Iohn
             Meldrum
             ,
          
           Sir
           
             William
             Constable
             .
          
           Together
           with
           17.
           
           Troopes
           of
           Horse
           commanded
           by
           the
           Lord
           
             Fielding
             ,
          
           Sr.
           
             Philip
             Stapleton
             ,
          
           and
           Sir
           
             William
             Balfore
             .
          
           Against
           9000
           of
           the
           Kings
           Army
           ,
           who
           were
           comming
           from
           
             Oxford
          
           towards
           
             Wellingford
          
           and
           
             Reading
             ,
          
           to
           relieve
           the
           rest
           of
           their
           Forces
           that
           lay
           thereabouts
           .
           Declaring
           also
           ,
           how
           His
           Excellencie
           obtained
           the
           Victory
           in
           slaying
           and
           taking
           prisoners
           two
           of
           his
           Maiesties
           Foot
           Regiments
           ,
           and
           putting
           to
           flight
           the
           greatest
           part
           of
           the
           Horse
           ;
           taking
           from
           them
           5.
           piece
           of
           Ordnance
           ,
           and
           store
           of
           Ammunition
           .
        
         
           
             
               
                 
                   ORdered
                   by
                   the
                   Lords
                   and
                   Commons
                   assembled
                   in
                   parliment
                   ,
                   that
                   this
                   great
                   Victory
                   be
                   fortwith
                   printed
                   and
                   published
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Hen.
                     Elsyng
                     ,
                     Cle.
                     
                     Pa.
                     D.
                     com
                     .
                  
                
              
            
          
        
         
           
             Decem.
          
           23.
           
           Printed
           for
           
             Henry
             Liech
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           Another
           VICTORIE
           OBTAINED
           By
           that
           vjctorious
           Generall
           ,
           
             Robert
          
           Earle
           of
           
             Essex
             ,
          
           against
           the
           whole
           body
           of
           His
           Majesties
           Army
           ,
           
             December
          
           21.
           between
           
             Oxford
          
           and
           
             Windsor
             .
          
        
         
           
             SIR
             ,
          
        
         
           ON
           the
           21.
           of
           this
           month
           ,
           his
           Excellency
           being
           advanced
           from
           
             Windsor
             ,
          
           toward
           Oxford
           ,
           he
           met
           with
           a
           great
           and
           strong
           party
           of
           the
           Kings
           Army
           ,
           who
           out
           of
           my
           duty
           towards
           you
           ,
           I
           thought
           necessary
           to
           relate
           unto
           you
           the
           exact
           Relation
           of
           a
           great
           and
           blessed
           Victory
           ,
           which
           God
           hath
           
             given
             
             us
             upon
             the
             Army
             of
             the
             Cavaleeres
             ,
             〈◊〉
             those
             evill
             persons
             ,
             who
             upon
             wednesday
             the
             one
             and
             twentie
             of
             this
             instant
             ,
             ingaged
             His
             Majesty
             in
             another
             dangerous
             and
             bloudie
             Fight
             against
             His
             faithfull
             Subjects
             ,
             in
             the
             Armie
             raised
             by
             Auchoritie
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             for
             the
             preservation
             of
             his
             Crown
             and
             Kingdome
             ;
             wee
             marched
             from
             Windsore
             on
             Tuesday
             the
             twentieth
             ,
             upon
             intelligence
             that
             their
             Army
             was
             moved
             from
             Oxford
             ,
             and
             bending
             toward
             us
             our
             Traine
             of
             Artillery
             was
             so
             unready
             ,
             through
             want
             of
             Draught
             Horses
             ,
             that
             wee
             were
             forced
             to
             leave
             it
             behinde
             to
             follow
             to
             follow
             us
             ,
             and
             with
             it
             the
             Regiments
             of
             Colonell
          
           Hampden
           ,
           
             and
             Colonell
          
           Grantham
           ;
           
             and
             staying
             for
             it
             ,
             wee
             could
             advance
             no
             further
             then
             to
             a
             little
             Market-towne
             called
             Bradshaw
             neere
             Oxfordshire
             ,
             where
             wee
             came
             with
             eleven
             Regiments
             of
             Foot
             ,
             two
             and
             fortie
             Troops
             of
             Horse
             ,
             and
             about
             seven
             hundred
             Dragoones
             ,
             in
             all
             about
             ten
             thousand
             men
             ,
             there
             wee
             intended
             to
             rest
             for
             some
             certaine
             time
             ,
             and
             the
             rather
             ,
             that
             our
             Artillery
             ,
             and
             the
             Forces
             left
             with
             it
             might
             come
             up
             to
             us
             .
             In
             the
             morning
             〈◊〉
             we
             were
             going
             forward
             ,
             we
             had
             newes
             〈◊〉
             brought
             us
             ,
             that
             the
             Enemie
             was
             two
             miles
             from
             us
             ,
             upon
             a
             great
             Hill
             :
             Whereupon
             wee
             presently
             marched
             forth
             into
             a
             great
             Field
             under
             that
             Hill
             ,
             and
             made
             a
             stand
             some
             halfe
             a
             mile
             from
             the
             Foot
             of
             the
             Hill
             :
             Their
             Forces
             appeared
             to
             be
             much
             greater
             then
             wee
             could
             
             possibly
             have
             conceived
             them
             to
             be
             ;
             by
             the
             confession
             of
             the
             prisoners
             we
             have
             taken
             ,
             they
             that
             say
             least
             ,
             say
             Five
             thousand
             .
             In
             this
             posture
             we
             stood
             ,
             when
             the
             other
             Armie
             advanced
             towards
             us
             ,
             the
             strength
             of
             their
             Horse
             were
             on
             their
             right
             wing
             opposite
             to
             our
             left
             ,
             In
             their
             left
             wing
             they
             had
             but
             ten
             Troopes
             ,
             but
             their
             Foot
             which
             appeared
             to
             us
             ,
             divided
             into
             five
             great
             bodies
             came
             up
             all
             in
             Front
             ,
             and
             after
             some
             playing
             with
             the
             Canon
             on
             both
             sides
             ,
             that
             part
             of
             it
             which
             was
             on
             their
             left
             ,
             and
             toward
             our
             right
             Wing
             ,
             came
             on
             very
             gallantly
             to
             the
             charge
             ,
             and
             were
             as
             gallantly
             received
             ,
             and
             charged
             by
             Sir
          
           Philip
           Stapletons
           
             and
             Sir
          
           William
           Balfores
           
             Regiments
             of
             Horse
             ,
             assisted
             with
             the
             Lord
             Roberts
             and
             Sir
             Will
             .
             Constables
             Regiments
             of
             Foot
             ,
             in
             such
             a
             manner
             ,
             that
             they
             forced
             all
             the
             Musketeers
             of
             two
             of
             their
             best
             Regiments
             to
             run
             in
             and
             shrowd
             themselves
             within
             their
             Pikes
             ,
             not
             daring
             to
             shoot
             a
             shoote
             ,
             and
             so
             stood
             :
             When
             our
             reare
             came
             up
             ,
             and
             then
             charging
             all
             together
             ,
             espepecially
             that
             aart
             of
             our
             Reare
             which
             was
             placed
             upon
             the
             right
             hand
             ,
             and
             so
             next
             unto
             them
             ,
             which
             was
             tho
             Lord
             Generalls
             Regiment
             ,
             and
             the
             Lord
             Brooks
             ,
             led
             on
             by
             Colonall
             Ballard
             ,
             who
             commaaded
             that
             Brigado
             ,
             forced
             that
             stand
             of
             Pikes
             ,
             and
             wholly
             broke
             those
             two
             Regiments
             ,
             and
             slew
             and
             tooke
             almost
             every
             man
             of
             them
             .
          
        
         
         
           The
           other
           Regiment
           of
           our
           Rear
           ,
           commanded
           by
           Col.
           
             Ballard
             ,
          
           charged
           those
           which
           were
           before
           them
           ,
           and
           then
           the
           whole
           body
           of
           the
           Kings
           foot
           ,
           except
           2.
           other
           Regiments
           ,
           ran
           away
           .
        
         
           By
           this
           time
           it
           grew
           so
           late
           and
           dark
           ,
           where
           we
           made
           good
           the
           field
           ,
           and
           gave
           them
           leave
           to
           retire
           .
        
         
           But
           before
           we
           come
           to
           this
           ,
           we
           will
           give
           you
           an
           account
           of
           what
           passed
           in
           the
           other
           parts
           of
           our
           army
           ,
           before
           our
           Rear
           came
           up
           to
           charge
           .
           Our
           battell
           at
           the
           first
           wholly
           disbanded
           and
           ran
           away
           ,
           wihtout
           ever
           striking
           stroke
           ,
           or
           so
           much
           as
           being
           charged
           by
           the
           enemy
           ,
           though
           Col.
           
             Meldrum
          
           himself
           ,
           and
           others
           that
           commanded
           those
           Regiments
           ,
           did
           as
           much
           as
           men
           could
           do
           to
           stay
           them
           .
        
         
           Now
           for
           our
           Kear
           thus
           it
           was
           ,
           before
           it
           towards
           the
           out
           side
           of
           it
           stood
           the
           left
           wing
           of
           horse
           ,
           advanced
           a
           little
           forward
           where
           they
           stood
           in
           a
           battalio
           lined
           with
           commanded
           Musquetiers
           ;
           but
           upon
           the
           first
           charge
           of
           the
           enemy
           they
           wheeled
           about
           ,
           fighting
           pell mell
           ,
           just
           upon
           Col.
           
           Hollis
           his
           Regiment
           and
           brake
           through
           it
           .
        
         
           In
           this
           fight
           Sir
           Wil.
           Balfour
           behaved
           himself
           with
           most
           noble
           and
           discreet
           corage
           ,
           who
           in
           the
           beginning
           of
           the
           Day
           broke
           a
           Regiment
           of
           foot
           which
           had
           green
           Colours
           ,
           beat
           them
           to
           their
           Canon
           where
           they
           threw
           down
           their
           Arms
           and
           ran
           away
           .
        
         
           Then
           he
           pursued
           the
           Cavaleirs
           halfe
           a
           mile
           upon
           exceution
           ,
           and
           afterwards
           returned
           to
           the
           Red
           Kegiment
           ,
           where
           Sir
           Philip
           Stapleton
           was
           charging
           of
           them
           ,
           and
           at
           last
           charged
           them
           up
           to
           push
           of
           pike
           with
           his
           single
           Troop
           ;
           and
           they
           then
           ,
           with
           the
           help
           of
           some
           of
           the
           Foote
           of
           our
           rear
           utterly
           broke
           it
           ,
           as
           you
           had
           it
           before
           .
        
         
           Here
           is
           one
           remarkable
           and
           observable
           Passage
           ,
           concerning
           that
           heroick
           spirit
           Sir
           Phillp
           Stapleton
           ,
           who
           when
           five
           Troops
           of
           the
           Enemies
           horse
           returned
           from
           pursuit
           of
           our
           left
           Wing
           ,
           and
           passed
           by
           the
           outside
           of
           our
           Rear
           upon
           the
           left
           hand
           ,
           went
           and
           charged
           them
           with
           his
           Troope
           
           and
           made
           them
           run
           :
           but
           they
           finding
           a
           by
           place
           ,
           got
           away
           ,
           and
           returned
           to
           the
           rest
           of
           their
           broken
           Troopes
           .
           If
           wee
           had
           time
           wee
           could
           relate
           unto
           you
           many
           more
           remarkable
           passages
           .
        
         
           The
           Kings
           foot
           are
           either
           slain
           ,
           or
           most
           of
           them
           runne
           away
           ,
           and
           are
           now
           very
           weak
           ,
           and
           should
           have
           bin
           pursued
           by
           us
           ,
           but
           that
           we
           must
           of
           necessity
           refresh
           Our
           men
           for
           3.
           or
           4.
           dayes
           ,
           and
           then
           wee
           shall
           God
           willing
           ,
           addresse
           our selves
           to
           finish
           the
           work
           ,
           And
           so
           we
           rest
           ,
        
         
           
             
               Your
               faithfull
               Servant
               ,
            
             William
             Balfore
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           ORdered
           by
           the
           Lords
           and
           Commons
           assembled
           in
           Parliament
           ,
           that
           this
           be
           printed
           and
           published
           .
        
         
           
             Hen.
             Elsyng
             ,
             Cler.
             parl.
             D.
             Com.