The copy of a letter sent from His Excellencie Robert, Earle of Essex, to Mr. Pym, a member of the House of Commons also a order for the printing of Edw. Nicholas his letter, His Majesties secretary, to Sir Will. Boswell His Majesties resident with the States of the United Provinces ... together with the true relation of the passages at Sherbourn-Hill, which have relation to the aforesaid letters.
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             The copy of a letter sent from His Excellencie Robert, Earle of Essex, to Mr. Pym, a member of the House of Commons also a order for the printing of Edw. Nicholas his letter, His Majesties secretary, to Sir Will. Boswell His Majesties resident with the States of the United Provinces ... together with the true relation of the passages at Sherbourn-Hill, which have relation to the aforesaid letters.
             Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1591-1646.
             Nicholas, Edward, Sir, 1593-1669.
          
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           Boswell, William, -- Sir, d. 1649.
           Pym, John, 1584-1643.
           Great Britain -- History -- Charles I, 1625-1649.
        
      
    
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           The
           Copy
           of
           a
           LETTER
           Sent
           from
           his
           Excellencie
           ,
           ROBERT
           EARLE
           OF
           ESSEX
           :
           to
           Mr.
           PYM
           ,
           A
           Member
           of
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           .
           Also
           an
           Order
           for
           the
           printing
           of
           Sr
           
             Edw.
             Nicholas
          
           his
           Letter
           ,
           His
           Majesties
           Secretary
           ,
           to
           Sir
           
             Will
             .
             Boswell
          
           his
           Majesties
           Resident
           with
           the
           States
           of
           the
           united
           Provinces
           ,
           whereby
           the
           notorious
           falsities
           of
           that
           Letter
           may
           appeare
           to
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           how
           as
           well
           forraigne
           States
           as
           the
           good
           people
           of
           this
           Kingdome
           are
           misled
           and
           abused
           by
           the
           false
           informations
           of
           the
           wicked
           and
           malignant
           Counsellours
           that
           are
           about
           his
           Majestie
           .
           
             Read
             the
             Marginall
             Notes
             .
          
           Together
           with
           the
           true
           Relation
           of
           the
           passages
           at
           Sherbourn-Hill
           ,
           which
           have
           relation
           to
           the
           aforesaid
           Letters
           .
        
         
           
             
               
                 
                   ORdered
                   by
                   the
                   
                     COMMONS
                     ,
                  
                   That
                   this
                   be
                   forthwith
                   Printed
                   and
                   published
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     H.
                     Elsynge
                     ,
                     Cler.
                     Parl.
                     D.
                     Com.
                     
                  
                
              
            
          
        
         
           
             London
             ,
          
           Printed
           by
           
             L.
             N.
          
           for
           
             E.
             Husbands
          
           and
           
             J.
             Franck
          
           and
           are
           to
           be
           sold
           at
           their
           shops
           in
           the
           Middle-Temple
           ,
           and
           next
           door
           to
           the
           Kings-head
           in
           Fleet-street
           .
           1642.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           A
           Copy
           of
           a
           Letter
           sent
           from
           his
           Excellencie
           
             ROBERT
          
           Earle
           of
           
             Essex
             ,
          
           to
           Mr.
           
           
           
           PYM
           ,
           a
           Member
           of
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           .
        
         
           
             
               
                 Mr.
                 PYM
                 ,
              
            
             
               YOu
               will
               finde
               in
               Master
               Secretarie
               
                 Nicholas
              
               Letters
               ,
               what
               strange
               fictions
               they
               make
               concerning
               this
               Army
               ,
               (
               it
               is
               true
               they
               did
               plunder
               those
               that
               were
               thought
               Malignant
               or
               Papists
               )
               but
               since
               my
               comming
               downe
               ,
               I
               heard
               not
               the
               least
               complaint
               that
               way
               ,
               I
               have
               beene
               in
               many
               armies
               ;
               but
               never
               saw
               any
               quieter
               ,
               or
               freer
               of
               disorder
               .
               All
               that
               I
               know
               one
               souldier
               (
               a
               great
               many
               being
               about
               him
               )
               ,
               called
               to
               me
               as
               I
               was
               at
               Sir
               
                 Philip
                 Stapletons
              
               window
               in
               the
               market
               place
               ,
               and
               told
               me
               he
               had
               not
               his
               5.
               
               ●
               .
               I
               presently
               called
               him
               up
               ,
               called
               for
               a
               serjeant
               ,
               he
               presently
               fell
               upon
               his
               knees
               and
               asked
               pardon
               ;
               at
               one
               of
               the
               Ports
               a
               company
               being
               at
               the
               guard
               that
               wanted
               a
               Captain
               ,
               demanded
               of
               me
               his
               Leivetenant
               might
               be
               Captaine
               ▪
               I
               presently
               commanded
               him
               to
               follow
               me
               ,
               which
               he
               did
               ,
               fell
               upon
               his
               knees
               and
               asked
               pardon
               .
               They
               have
               the
               Articles
               read
               ,
               the
               Advocate
               saying
               at
               the
               end
               ,
               God
               blesse
               the
               King
               and
               Parliament
               ;
               they
               cryed
               God
               blesse
               the
               Parliament
               :
               I
               never
               saw
               any
               drunk
               since
               my
               comming
               hither
               .
               And
               I
               am
               as
               confident
               as
               I
               can
               be
               of
               any
               worldly
               thing
               ,
               if
               they
               be
               payed
               it
               will
               be
               ●
               brave
               army
               ,
               I
               confesse
               there
               is
               a
               defect
               in
               some
               Regiments
               of
               the
               Foot
               officers
               ;
               the
               Foot
               have
               a
               generall
               muster
               this
               day
               .
            
             
               
                 R.
                 ESSEX
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           
             
               Sir
               
                 Edw
                 :
                 Nicholas
              
               his
               Letter
               to
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Boswell
                 .
              
            
             
               SIr
               ,
               I
               wrote
               to
               you
               on
               Munday
               before
               our
               coming
               away
               frōNottingham
               
                 ,
              
               to
               acknowledge
               the
               receipt
               of
               yours
               of
               the
               eleventh
               Currant
               ,
               &
               to
               give
               you
               part
               of
               the
               newes
               we
               had
               then
               .
            
             
               On
               Tuesday
               His
               Majestie
               marched
               with
               his
               Banner
               from
               
               
                 Nottingham
                 ,
              
               with
               five
               hundred
               horse
               and
               five
               Regiments
               of
               Foot
               ;
               and
               twelve
               peeces
               of
               Artillery
               :
               The
               Trained
               bands
               met
               him
               at
               about
               seven
               miles
               hence
               ,
               five
               hundred
               whereof
               offered
               themselves
               to
               attend
               his
               Majestie
               :
               And
               being
               received
               are
               billetted
               with
               the
               Army
               ,
               and
               the
               rest
               are
               disarmed
               .
               Being
               arrived
               here
               His
               Majestie
               understood
               the
               newes
               of
               a
               second
               blow
               given
               to
               the
               E●rle
               of
               
                 Bedford
                 ,
              
               by
               the
               Lord
               
                 a
              
               Marquesse
               
                 Hertfords
              
               forces
               ,
               whereof
               two
               hundred
               horses
               and
               three
               hundred
               dragoones
               ,
               were
               sent
               in
               pursuit
               of
               him
               ;
               and
               about
               
                 Yevell
              
               met
               with
               about
               a
               like
               number
               .
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Balfoures
              
               son
               in
               a
               bravado
               rode
               out
               single
               from
               his
               troope
               ,
               brandishing
               his
               sword
               ,
               as
               if
               he
               would
               dare
               somebody
               to
               combate
               with
               him
               :
               Whereof
               Colonell
               
                 Lunsford
              
               giving
               notice
               to
               young
               
                 Stowell
                 ,
              
               telling
               him
               there
               was
               honour
               for
               him
               ,
               He
               straight
               made
               up
               :
               
                 Balfoure
              
               discharged
               his
               Pistols
               at
               some
               distance
               ,
               but
               
                 Stowell
              
               reserved
               his
               till
               he
               might
               be
               surer
               of
               his
               marke
               :
               Which
               he
               did
               so
               well
               ,
               that
               he
               fired
               the
               others
               Buffe
               at
               his
               brest
               ;
               and
               with
               a
               quicke
               blow
               with
               his
               sword
               ,
               
                 b
              
               made
               an
               end
               of
               the
               Duell
               and
               his
               Adversary
               ,
               and
               so
               returned
               to
               his
               Troope
               full
               of
               the
               Honour
               he
               went
               for
               .
               In
               the
               encounter
               of
               the
               two
               horse-bodies
               ;
               the
               Marquesse
               lost
               fifteene
               men
               ,
               and
               the
               Earle
               above
               an
               hundred
               ,
               to
               whose
               assistance
               a
               body
               of
               two
               thousand
               Foot
               appearing
               ,
               the
               Marquesse
               his
               forces
               retreated
               in
               very
               good
               order
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Byron
              
               with
               as
               many
               Schollers
               as
               could
               get
               horses
               ,
               and
               armes
               hath
               left
               
                 Oxford
              
               by
               his
               Majesties
               directions
               ,
               and
               is
               marched
               to
               
                 Worcester
                 ,
              
               where
               he
               is
               to
               expect
               the
               Kings
               Orders
               .
               Meane
               while
               the
               Universitie
               is
               discharged
               ,
               and
               each
               man
               hath
               provided
               for
               himselfe
               .
            
             
               His
               Majestie
               removes
               hence
               to
               morrow
               to
               
                 Vxester
                 ,
              
               whither
               the
               Artillery
               ,
               and
               Traine
               with
               eight
               hundred
               Dragoones
               ,
               and
               some
               Foot
               advanced
               yesternight
               ,
               and
               more
               of
               our
               horse
               and
               foot
               are
               following
               this
               day
               .
               Whither
               we
               
               shall
               bend
               our
               Course
               from
               thence
               ,
               we
               shall
               know
               there
               ,
               His
               Majestie
               now
               giving
               out
               his
               gifts
               but
               overnight
               .
               I
               shall
               not
               now
               trouble
               you
               more
               ,
               than
               that
               our
               Army
               is
               in
               very
               good
               heart
               ,
               and
               the
               Earle
               of
               
                 Essex
              
               his
               men
               are
               very
               mutinous
               ,
               saying
               still
               that
               they
               are
               all
               fellow
               traytors
               ;
               insomuch
               as
               he
               stirrs
               not
               with
               them
               out
               of
               
                 Northampton
                 .
              
               I
               heare
               the
               Parliament
               hath
               now
               lately
               received
               a
               ship
               or
               two
               laden
               with
               Armes
               from
               
                 Holland
                 ,
              
               for
               which
               I
               am
               very
               sorry
               ;
               that
               so
               ill
               a
               Cause
               should
               have
               any
               countenance
               ,
               from
               so
               neere
               Allyes
               .
               I
               am
               sorry
               now
               to
               heare
               that
               
                 Portsmouth
              
               is
               rendred
               .
               I
               am
            
             
               
                 
                   Derby
                
                 
                   15.
                   
                   Septembris
                   .
                   1642.
                   
                
              
               
                 Sir
                 ,
              
               
                 Your
                 affectionate
                 friend
                 and
                 servant
                 .
                 Edw
                 :
                 Nicholas
                 .
              
            
          
        
      
       
       
         
           A
           Relation
           of
           the
           Actions
           of
           the
           PARLIAMENTS
           Forces
           ,
           under
           the
           Command
           of
           the
           Earle
           of
           
             Bedford
             ,
          
           Generall
           of
           the
           Horse
           ,
           against
           those
           which
           came
           from
           
             Sherbourn
          
           unto
           
             Babel-hill
             ,
          
           neer
           unto
           
             Yerrell
             ,
          
           upon
           Wednesday
           the
           seventh
           of
           this
           instant
           Sept.
           1642.
           
        
         
           UPon
           Tuesday
           the
           sixt
           of
           September
           ,
           the
           Parliaments
           Forces
           did
           rise
           from
           before
           
             Sherbourn
             ,
          
           and
           went
           that
           night
           unto
           
             Yerrell
             ,
          
           a
           Towne
           being
           foure
           miles
           distant
           from
           
             Sherbourn
          
           ;
           where
           we
           lay
           on
           Wednesday
           to
           refresh
           our selves
           ,
           upon
           which
           day
           it
           pleased
           God
           to
           give
           us
           a
           great
           taste
           of
           his
           goodnesse
           ,
           to
           the
           great
           shame
           and
           losse
           of
           the
           enemie
           :
           About
           two
           of
           the
           clock
           in
           the
           afternoone
           there
           appeared
           a
           great
           body
           of
           their
           horse
           and
           foot
           upon
           a
           great
           hill
           within
           a
           little
           mile
           of
           the
           Towne
           called
           
             Babel-hill
             ,
          
           and
           so
           was
           it
           truly
           to
           them
           a
           Babel
           of
           Confusion
           .
           Upon
           which
           we
           presently
           put
           our selves
           in
           Array
           as
           well
           as
           we
           could
           ,
           to
           make
           good
           all
           the
           out-wayes
           ,
           and
           guard
           the
           Magazine
           ,
           which
           to
           doe
           we
           found
           but
           very
           few
           men
           ,
           and
           more
           Pikemen
           than
           Musquetiers
           ,
           for
           the
           Musquetiers
           found
           themselves
           to
           be
           most
           imployed
           upon
           all
           occasions
           ,
           and
           therfore
           they
           principally
           shifted
           away
           ,
           and
           we
           sent
           out
           to
           that
           side
           where
           the
           enemie
           appeared
           ,
           three
           Troops
           of
           horse
           ,
           and
           some
           Musquettiers
           ,
           they
           standing
           still
           at
           the
           top
           of
           the
           hill
           ,
           braving
           of
           us
           ,
           and
           calling
           us
           
             Rogues
          
           and
           
             Round-heads
             ,
          
           our
           men
           went
           up
           the
           hill
           to
           charge
           them
           ,
           Captaine
           
             Aiscogh
          
           one
           way
           ,
           Captaine
           
             Tomson
          
           another
           way
           a
           little
           after
           him
           ,
           and
           Captain
           
             Balfour
          
           a
           third
           ,
           and
           our
           Musquetiers
           after
           as
           fast
           as
           we
           could
           ;
           
             Aiscogh
          
           came
           up
           to
           them
           first
           ,
           and
           charged
           one
           of
           the
           Troops
           through
           and
           through
           ,
           and
           charged
           the
           second
           ,
           but
           then
           was
           glad
           to
           
           wheel
           about
           ;
           by
           that
           time
           
             Tomson
          
           came
           in
           to
           him
           ,
           and
           upon
           the
           sight
           of
           him
           all
           the
           enemies
           horse
           began
           to
           shog
           a
           little
           ,
           and
           our
           two
           Troops
           coming
           to
           charge
           ,
           they
           turned
           and
           ran
           away
           ,
           disbanded
           and
           routed
           ,
           and
           ours
           followed
           upon
           the
           execution
           ,
           and
           killed
           many
           of
           them
           ,
           they
           think
           about
           eighteen
           or
           twenty
           ,
           some
           very
           well
           habited
           ,
           who
           seemed
           to
           be
           persons
           of
           qualitie
           ,
           and
           their
           foot
           who
           had
           played
           upon
           our
           horse
           and
           foot
           comming
           up
           the
           hill
           ,
           were
           left
           to
           our
           mercy
           ,
           our
           foot
           and
           horse
           killing
           them
           ,
           and
           they
           running
           away
           like
           dogs
           ▪
           He
           that
           commanded
           them
           was
           one
           
             Bamfield
          
           a
           Serjeant
           Major
           ,
           who
           is
           taken
           prisoner
           ,
           and
           with
           him
           about
           a
           score
           of
           his
           common
           Souldiers
           ,
           the
           rest
           that
           commanded
           the
           foot
           are
           beleeved
           to
           be
           slain
           ;
           amongst
           them
           one
           
             Hussey
          
           a
           Captain
           ,
           for
           his
           Commission
           was
           found
           in
           his
           Pocket
           ,
           himself
           clad
           in
           plush
           ,
           
             Balfours
          
           troop
           was
           forced
           to
           fetch
           a
           great
           compasse
           ,
           for
           it
           is
           a
           very
           high
           hill
           ,
           and
           ill
           way
           ,
           who
           could
           not
           come
           in
           soon
           enough
           ;
           if
           the
           night
           had
           not
           come
           on
           and
           a
           very
           darke
           one
           ,
           we
           had
           made
           a
           great
           execution
           amongst
           them
           ,
           for
           their
           whole
           strength
           of
           horse
           was
           there
           ,
           five
           or
           six
           Troops
           and
           most
           of
           their
           foot
           ,
           Sir
           
             Ralph
             Hopton
          
           was
           there
           with
           his
           Troop
           ,
           Captain
           
             Digby
             ,
          
           and
           Sir
           
             Francis
             Hawley
          
           with
           theirs
           ,
           and
           the
           Lord
           
             Paulet
             ,
          
           Sir
           
             Iohn
             Paulet
             ,
          
           Sir
           
             Iohn
             Stowell
             ,
          
           Sir
           
             Thomas
             Lunsford
             ,
          
           Colonell
           
             Asburneham
             ,
          
           Sir
           
             Iohn
             Barteley
             ,
          
           Colonell
           
             Lawdy
             ,
          
           and
           Lievtenant
           Colonell
           
             Lunsford
          
           were
           there
           :
           we
           do
           verily
           beleeve
           that
           some
           of
           them
           are
           come
           short
           of
           home
           ,
           for
           they
           came
           in
           the
           night
           before
           the
           Moone
           rose
           with
           lanthorns
           and
           candles
           ,
           and
           fetcht
           away
           the
           bodies
           of
           them
           of
           qualitie
           ,
           we
           onely
           found
           the
           next
           morning
           twenty
           or
           thirty
           of
           our
           men
           ;
           there
           were
           but
           five
           lost
           in
           all
           ,
           and
           a
           very
           few
           ,
           not
           above
           three
           hurt
           ,
           all
           (
           but
           one
           )
           of
           the
           slain
           ,
           are
           of
           Captain
           
             Aiscoghs
          
           Troop
           ,
           who
           hath
           shewed
           himself
           a
           very
           valiant
           yong
           man
           ;
           We
           desire
           to
           know
           what
           must
           be
           done
           with
           the
           prisoners
           ,
           whom
           ,
           till
           we
           receive
           order
           ,
           we
           will
           take
           care
           shall
           be
           safely
           kept
           :
           Thus
           it
           hath
           pleased
           the
           good
           God
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           great
           God
           of
           Battailes
           to
           blesse
           us
           ,
           whose
           name
           we
           cannot
           sufficiently
           magnifie
           for
           his
           goodnesse
           to
           us
           ,
           bringing
           on
           the
           Enemy
           in
           their
           great
           jollity
           
           and
           strength
           ,
           to
           be
           so
           shamefully
           defeated
           by
           an
           handfull
           of
           us
           ,
           and
           those
           who
           were
           tired
           out
           with
           extraordinary
           sufferance
           of
           watching
           and
           cold
           ;
           Blessed
           be
           his
           Name
           for
           it
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
       
         
           
             This
             was
             extracted
             out
             of
             a
             Letter
             sent
             to
             the
             Parliament
             from
          
           Dorchester
           ,
           
             the
             tenth
             of
          
           September
           ,
           
             Signed
             by
          
           Bedford
           ,
           Denzill
           Hollis
           ,
           Iohn
           Northcot
           ,
           George
           Chudley
           ,
           Walter
           Earle
           ,
           Thomas
           Wroth
           ,
           Alexander
           Popham
           ,
           Charles
           Essex
           ,
           William
           Strode
           ,
           Io.
           Pine
           ,
           Cle.
           Walker
           ,
           Hugh
           Rogers
           ,
           Ro.
           Hartin
           .
        
         
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A38653e-240
           
             a
             The
             falsitie
             of
             this
             Relation
             is
             referred
             to
             bee
             discovered
             by
             the
             relation
             of
             the
             truth
             of
             that
             proceeding
             subscribed
             by
             the
             Earle
             of
             Bedford
             and
             other
             officers
             that
             were
             present
             at
             the
             action
             ,
             where
             the
             shamefull
             defeat
             the
             Marquesse
             of
             Hartfords
             forces
             suffered
             by
             a
             very
             few
             of
             my
             Lord
             of
             Bedfords
             is
             truly
             declared
             .
          
           
             b
             When
             this
             narration
             was
             read
             concerning
             Captaine
             Balfour
             ,
             the
             Speaker
             informed
             that
             Captaine
             Balfour
             that
             morning
             was
             with
             him
             to
             signe
             a
             warrant
             for
             Post-horses
             for
             him
             to
             ride
             towards
             Sherbourn
             ,
             and
             this
             Relation
             is
             so
             far
             from
             truth
             that
             yong
             Stowell
             ranne
             away
             ▪
             and
             Captain
             Balfour
             returned
             after
             he
             had
             chased
             him
             victoriously
             .