A true relation of the proceedings of His Excellence the Earle of Essex, with his army, since his departure from these parts, in pursutie of the cavaliers. With the taking of Redding by Colonell Hampden, and Colonell Hurry with their regiments. With the departure of the Kings forces by Worcester towards Shrewsbury.
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             A true relation of the proceedings of His Excellence the Earle of Essex, with his army, since his departure from these parts, in pursutie of the cavaliers. With the taking of Redding by Colonell Hampden, and Colonell Hurry with their regiments. With the departure of the Kings forces by Worcester towards Shrewsbury.
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           Essex, Robert Devereux, -- Earl of, 1591-1646 -- Early works to 1800.
           Hampden, John, 1594-1643 -- Early works to 1800.
           Urry, John, -- Sir, d. 1650 -- Early works to 1800.
           Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Campaigns -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
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           A
           TRVE
           RELATION
           Of
           the
           Proceedings
           of
           His
           EXCELLENCE
           The
           Earle
           of
           ESSEX
           ,
           With
           His
           Army
           ,
           since
           His
           departure
           from
           these
           parts
           ,
           in
           pursuite
           of
           the
           CAVALIERS
           .
        
         
           With
           the
           taking
           of
           Redding
           by
           Colonell
           
             Hampden
             ,
          
           and
           Colonell
           
             Hurry
          
           with
           their
           Regiments
           .
        
         
           With
           the
           departure
           of
           the
           Kings
           Forces
           by
           
             Worcester
          
           towards
           SHREWSBVRY
           .
        
         
           
             By
          
           H.
           G.
           
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           for
           
             Iohn
             Matthewes
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           HIs
           Excellence
           the
           Earle
           of
           Essex
           by
           order
           from
           the
           High
           Court
           of
           Parliament
           about
           the
           middle
           of
           the
           last
           weeke
           advancing
           forward
           in
           pursuite
           of
           the
           Cavaliers
           ,
           first
           to
           Windsor
           ,
           and
           thence
           to
           Marlow
           and
           Henly
           upon
           Thames
           ;
           from
           whence
           Colonell
           
             Hurrey
          
           was
           sent
           with
           the
           Forces
           maintained
           by
           the
           City
           of
           London
           ,
           to
           try
           if
           it
           were
           possible
           to
           get
           beyond
           Reading
           to
           stay
           the
           Cavaliers
           in
           their
           passage
           thence
           to
           Oxford
           .
           Upon
           notice
           of
           which
           intention
           and
           advertisement
           of
           the
           Earle
           of
           Essex
           his
           Excellence
           proceedings
           ,
           the
           Cavaliers
           quickly
           abandoned
           Reading
           ,
           retyring
           in
           all
           haste
           toward
           Oxford
           ,
           about
           which
           the
           main
           body
           of
           their
           army
           lay
           billited
           ,
           leaving
           neverthelesse
           in
           the
           Towne
           of
           Reading
           for
           the
           security
           of
           it
           to
           their
           part
           ,
           a
           considerable
           Garrison
           ;
           some
           conjecture
           1500
           men
           ,
           under
           the
           command
           of
           Colonell
           
             Kirke
          
           and
           others
           ;
           His
           Excellence
           in
           the
           interim
           having
           certaine
           notice
           of
           the
           passages
           of
           the
           Cavaliers
           ,
           imployed
           Colonel
           
             Hampden
             ,
          
           and
           the
           aforesaid
           Colonel
           
             Hurry
          
           in
           their
           pursuite
           ,
           who
           cut
           off
           divers
           of
           their
           straglers
           ,
           and
           some
           of
           their
           Rere
           ,
           giving
           them
           very
           frequent
           and
           fierce
           Alarums
           ▪
           his
           Excellence
           remaining
           still
           about
           Marlow
           and
           Kingston
           upon
           Thames
           ,
           intending
           to
           send
           some
           other
           Forces
           into
           Sussex
           ,
           where
           Master
           
             Ford
          
           the
           High
           Sheriffe
           with
           the
           assistance
           of
           the
           Earle
           of
           Thanet
           ,
           has
           raised
           two
           thousand
           men
           ,
           drawing
           them
           towards
           the
           good
           Towne
           of
           Lewes
           ,
           which
           has
           still
           stood
           faithfull
           to
           the
           Parliament
           .
           The
           aforesaid
           Colonels
           
             Hampden
          
           and
           
             Hurry
             ,
          
           with
           the
           trained
           Bands
           of
           Buckinghamshire
           and
           the
           Londoners
           Forces
           ,
           having
           left
           the
           pursuite
           of
           the
           army
           ,
           retir'd
           to
           Reading
           ,
           intending
           if
           it
           were
           possible
           ,
           to
           
           reduce
           that
           Towne
           to
           the
           obedience
           of
           the
           Parliament
           by
           treaty
           ,
           if
           not
           ,
           to
           accomplish
           it
           by
           force
           :
           and
           so
           being
           drawne
           together
           in
           one
           Body
           ,
           they
           sate
           downe
           not
           far
           from
           the
           Towne
           ,
           sending
           with
           a
           Trumpet
           a
           Gentleman
           of
           quality
           to
           demand
           the
           said
           Towne
           of
           the
           Garrison
           ,
           promising
           to
           dismisse
           all
           such
           as
           were
           not
           noted
           Malignants
           ,
           and
           proscribed
           by
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           in
           safety
           .
           The
           Governour
           Colonell
           
             Kirke
          
           and
           his
           associates
           in
           great
           contempt
           and
           derision
           answered
           ,
           that
           they
           knew
           not
           by
           what
           or
           whose
           authority
           they
           came
           to
           demand
           that
           Towne
           of
           them
           ,
           which
           was
           His
           Majesties
           ,
           and
           by
           His
           Majesty
           to
           them
           delivered
           to
           be
           kept
           for
           His
           use
           ,
           which
           they
           were
           resolv'd
           to
           doe
           against
           all
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           so
           dismiss'd
           the
           Trumpet
           and
           Gentleman
           ,
           with
           many
           opprobrious
           and
           uncivill
           speeches
           against
           the
           Parliament
           and
           the
           present
           Forces
           ,
           bidding
           them
           tell
           those
           that
           sent
           them
           they
           would
           pay
           their
           Round-heads
           if
           they
           came
           within
           their
           reaches
           ,
           and
           so
           instantly
           ordered
           themselves
           for
           their
           defence
           ,
           forcing
           the
           honest
           Townes-men
           who
           had
           rather
           have
           had
           their
           roome
           then
           their
           companies
           ,
           to
           put
           on
           harnesse
           and
           assist
           them
           in
           manning
           their
           workes
           ,
           which
           they
           had
           before
           made
           with
           as
           much
           skill
           and
           strength
           as
           their
           Engineers
           could
           possibly
           direct
           .
           Colonell
           
             Hampden
          
           and
           Colonell
           
             Hurry
          
           resolute
           ,
           not
           to
           depart
           without
           carrying
           the
           towne
           ,
           begun
           to
           make
           their
           approaches
           and
           so
           planted
           their
           Cannon
           that
           they
           shot
           into
           the
           towne
           with
           ease
           ,
           which
           yet
           they
           were
           loth
           to
           doe
           ,
           lest
           they
           should
           injure
           the
           honest
           inhabitants
           .
           The
           Cavaleers
           within
           answered
           ours
           with
           their
           Ordnance
           ;
           but
           our
           trenches
           were
           so
           advantagiously
           scituated
           ,
           that
           they
           did
           us
           but
           little
           harme
           ,
           our
           men
           in
           the
           meane
           while
           playing
           over
           into
           their
           Workes
           with
           their
           Muskets
           ,
           made
           them
           finde
           it
           very
           hot
           service
           ▪
           Yet
           their
           Commanders
           ,
           especially
           Colonell
           
             Kirke
             ,
          
           animating
           on
           his
           own
           men
           ,
           and
           enforcing
           the
           townsmen
           in
           a
           manner
           unto
           the
           service
           ,
           they
           slew
           some
           few
           of
           our
           men
           ;
           which
           rather
           encouraged
           then
           disheartned
           the
           rest
           :
           at
           last
           ,
           after
           some
           attempts
           ,
           as
           fallies
           out
           of
           their
           works
           upon
           ours
           ,
           in
           which
           they
           were
           with
           very
           considerable
           losse
           repulsed
           ,
           the
           darknesse
           of
           the
           night
           
           parted
           the
           medley
           .
           Colonell
           
             Hampden
          
           and
           his
           valiant
           associate
           Colonell
           
             Hurry
          
           setting
           carefull
           Watches
           in
           their
           Workes
           ,
           determined
           as
           soone
           as
           it
           was
           light
           to
           resalute
           the
           Gentlemen
           with
           a
           fresh
           charge
           ;
           who
           (
           like
           Cavaleers
           )
           spent
           most
           part
           of
           the
           night
           in
           carowsing
           ,
           and
           swearing
           death
           and
           a
           thousand
           confusions
           to
           our
           forces
           ;
           and
           a
           little
           before
           day
           departed
           well
           laden
           with
           Wine
           from
           their
           Works
           to
           their
           Lodgings
           ,
           leaving
           but
           a
           very
           slender
           Guard
           in
           their
           Works
           ,
           and
           those
           most
           of
           them
           Townsmen
           .
           Our
           men
           in
           the
           morning
           admiring
           the
           solitude
           and
           silence
           that
           was
           in
           their
           Works
           ,
           informed
           Colonell
           
             Hampden
          
           of
           it
           ;
           who
           gave
           immediate
           order
           ,
           that
           some
           Companies
           of
           his
           best
           and
           most
           resolute
           Souldiers
           should
           try
           if
           they
           could
           force
           their
           Works
           by
           onslaught
           .
           And
           so
           faire
           and
           softly
           without
           least
           noise
           or
           tumult
           foure
           hundred
           able
           men
           attempted
           the
           assault
           ,
           passing
           their
           ditches
           without
           discovery
           ,
           they
           got
           upon
           their
           Rampire
           ,
           and
           so
           fell
           pell-mell
           into
           the
           Work
           :
           The
           townsmen
           that
           were
           in
           guard
           threw
           downe
           their
           armes
           ,
           and
           willingly
           yeelded
           themselves
           to
           their
           Friends
           ;
           the
           Cavaleers
           that
           were
           in
           that
           Work
           retired
           to
           the
           next
           ▪
           whither
           our
           men
           pursued
           them
           with
           much
           resolution
           ;
           but
           there
           the
           encounter
           was
           different
           ,
           the
           Souldiers
           in
           that
           strength
           being
           not
           so
           easily
           driven
           from
           their
           stations
           ,
           put
           back
           our
           Souldiers
           ,
           slaughtering
           good
           store
           of
           them
           in
           the
           ditches
           ▪
           so
           that
           undoubtedly
           they
           had
           been
           put
           to
           the
           retreat
           ▪
           had
           not
           Colonell
           
             Hampden
          
           advanced
           more
           men
           to
           their
           succours
           ;
           who
           getting
           up
           to
           their
           companions
           ,
           and
           with
           fresh
           men
           supplying
           the
           places
           of
           those
           that
           were
           fallen
           ,
           they
           brought
           the
           businesse
           into
           pretty
           equall
           termes
           ,
           when
           all
           the
           Cavaleers
           about
           this
           time
           awaked
           from
           their
           drunken
           humour
           with
           the
           noise
           and
           danger
           ,
           came
           rushing
           in
           like
           a
           violent
           flood
           to
           the
           rescue
           of
           their
           companions
           ,
           with
           their
           Commander
           Colonell
           
             Kirke
             :
          
           But
           neither
           their
           number
           ,
           nor
           desperatenesse
           amated
           the
           courage
           of
           noble
           Colonell
           
             Hampden
             ,
          
           and
           his
           resolute
           Buckinghamshire
           
             Militia
             ,
          
           who
           charged
           and
           discharged
           upon
           them
           with
           such
           fury
           and
           nimblenesse
           ,
           that
           the
           Cavaleers
           began
           to
           drop
           on
           all
           sides
           .
           Yet
           knowing
           it
           was
           in
           vaine
           to
           
           quaile
           at
           such
           a
           push
           ,
           being
           reduced
           as
           it
           were
           to
           the
           l●st
           precipice
           ,
           bestird
           themselves
           very
           valiantly
           ,
           beating
           downe
           our
           men
           at
           push
           of
           pike
           into
           the
           graffe
           ,
           and
           with
           their
           Muskets
           and
           hand-Granadoes
           ,
           doing
           some
           small
           execution
           upon
           our
           men
           ,
           which
           was
           requited
           with
           treble
           the
           dammage
           we
           received
           ;
           Colonell
           
             Kirkes
          
           Lievtenant
           being
           slaine
           ,
           and
           other
           Cavaleers
           of
           note
           and
           quality
           ,
           yet
           could
           not
           that
           tough
           Souldier
           Colonell
           
             Kirke
          
           be
           driven
           either
           to
           feare
           or
           flight
           ,
           when
           Colonell
           
             Hurry
             ,
          
           who
           was
           gotten
           by
           this
           side
           to
           the
           other
           side
           or
           quarter
           of
           their
           sconce
           ,
           with
           great
           fury
           ,
           but
           greater
           discretion
           ,
           assailed
           them
           there
           ,
           omitting
           nothing
           that
           might
           tend
           to
           the
           destruction
           of
           those
           desperate
           Malignants
           ,
           who
           still
           made
           good
           their
           Worke
           for
           the
           space
           of
           foure
           whole
           houres
           by
           Redding
           clocke
           ,
           till
           there
           was
           at
           least
           foure
           hundred
           of
           them
           de●d
           in
           the
           place
           ,
           as
           if
           they
           had
           intended
           to
           make
           a
           new
           bulwark
           of
           their
           bodies
           ,
           to
           defend
           that
           place
           dead
           ,
           which
           they
           could
           not
           keepe
           living
           :
           Our
           men
           having
           advanced
           their
           Ensignes
           on
           the
           top
           of
           the
           Work
           ▪
           Colonell
           
             Kirke
          
           giving
           place
           to
           necessity
           ▪
           withdrew
           by
           a
           fally
           port
           on
           that
           side
           where
           our
           men
           could
           not
           come
           ,
           with
           the
           rest
           of
           his
           Cavaleers
           ,
           into
           the
           Town
           ,
           and
           there
           getting
           to
           their
           horses
           ,
           (
           nay
           some
           of
           them
           leaving
           thē
           behind
           for
           haste
           ,
           fled
           on
           foot
           )
           the
           Colonell
           and
           his
           Horse-men
           made
           haste
           away
           from
           our
           men
           ,
           who
           did
           not
           pursue
           them
           ,
           contenting
           themselves
           ,
           and
           thanking
           God
           for
           that
           victory
           and
           the
           recovery
           of
           that
           good
           towne
           ;
           yet
           all
           the
           Cavaliers
           escaped
           not
           ,
           some
           of
           them
           being
           sorely
           ,
           some
           slightly
           wounded
           were
           made
           prisoners
           :
           as
           also
           divers
           others
           that
           were
           not
           nimble
           enough
           to
           accompany
           their
           fellowes
           in
           their
           flight
           ,
           their
           number
           in
           all
           two
           hundred
           and
           fifty
           :
           there
           fell
           in
           both
           the
           workes
           at
           least
           five
           hundred
           souldiers
           ;
           there
           were
           taken
           eight
           good
           peeces
           of
           Canon
           all
           the
           Cavaliers
           bag
           and
           baggage
           ,
           with
           some
           money
           ,
           which
           they
           had
           unjustly
           gotten
           by
           plunder
           and
           rapine
           in
           those
           and
           other
           countries
           .
           The
           townsmen
           of
           
             Reading
          
           for
           joy
           of
           their
           deliverance
           from
           their
           unwelcome
           guests
           ,
           whom
           they
           entertain'd
           more
           for
           feare
           then
           affection
           ,
           making
           bonefires
           ,
           and
           ringing
           their
           bells
           at
           our
           arrivall
           into
           their
           towne
           .
           
           Colonell
           
             Kirke
          
           is
           certainly
           fled
           towards
           the
           King
           to
           
             Oxford
             ▪
          
           who
           on
           the
           knowledge
           of
           this
           disaster
           to
           
             Reading
             ,
          
           or
           rather
           happinesse
           ,
           and
           his
           certainty
           of
           his
           Excellence
           the
           Earle
           of
           
             Essex
          
           approches
           thither
           ,
           intends
           as
           it
           is
           more
           then
           probable
           ,
           to
           remove
           with
           speed
           from
           
             Oxford
          
           towards
           
             Worcester
             ▪
          
           and
           so
           to
           
             Shrewesbury
             ,
          
           as
           is
           imagin'd
           ,
           because
           a
           great
           part
           of
           the
           maine
           body
           of
           his
           army
           is
           sent
           before
           towards
           those
           parts
           ,
           where
           his
           Majesty
           intends
           to
           spend
           the
           rest
           of
           this
           Winter
           ,
           there
           to
           unite
           himselfe
           with
           
             Iames
          
           Earle
           of
           
             Darby
             ,
          
           with
           his
           
             Cheshire
          
           and
           
             Lancashire
          
           forces
           ;
           and
           
             William
          
           Earle
           of
           
             Newcastle
          
           with
           his
           
             Northerne
          
           Regiments
           :
           as
           also
           to
           receive
           ,
           if
           they
           be
           not
           prevented
           ,
           supply
           of
           ammunition
           and
           money
           ,
           which
           he
           daily
           expects
           ,
           as
           the
           late
           intercepted
           Letter
           made
           mention
           from
           
             Denma●ke
             ,
             France
             ,
          
           and
           other
           places
           ,
           where
           ,
           by
           the
           instigation
           and
           indeavours
           of
           his
           crafty
           malignant
           agents
           he
           hath
           hopes
           to
           be
           furnish'd
           with
           such
           provisions
           .
        
         
           His
           excellence
           the
           Earle
           of
           
             Essex
          
           is
           yet
           at
           
             Henley
          
           upon
           
             Thames
             ,
          
           expecting
           convenient
           opportunity
           of
           marching
           after
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           when
           hee
           shall
           remove
           towards
           the
           aforemention'd
           places
           :
           and
           this
           day
           wee
           had
           intelligence
           from
           our
           forces
           which
           were
           sent
           into
           
             Sussex
          
           to
           relieve
           that
           County
           from
           the
           malignants
           ,
           of
           their
           successe
           .
           The
           Sheriffe
           
             Ford
          
           marching
           along
           the
           countrey
           ,
           enforcing
           all
           the
           well-affected
           honest
           people
           in
           his
           way
           ,
           from
           
             Chichester
          
           to
           
             Lewis
             ,
          
           to
           side
           with
           him
           against
           the
           Parliament
           ▪
           threatning
           them
           to
           fire
           their
           houses
           ,
           and
           cut
           their
           throats
           ,
           if
           they
           did
           not
           yeeld
           to
           his
           unjust
           commands
           ,
           him
           and
           his
           Regiment
           ,
           with
           the
           Earle
           of
           
             Thanets
          
           companies
           ,
           our
           forces
           pursu'd
           ,
           finding
           every where
           as
           they
           march'd
           lamentable
           expressions
           of
           their
           inhumane
           cruelties
           .
           At
           last
           ,
           upon
           
             Hawoods
          
           Heath
           ,
           some
           seven
           miles
           from
           
             Lewis
             ,
          
           and
           two
           miles
           from
           
             Cuckefield
          
           in
           
             Sussex
             ,
          
           they
           overtooke
           Sheriffe
           
             Ford
          
           with
           his
           malignants
           ,
           and
           valiantly
           resolv'd
           to
           give
           him
           battel
           ;
           our
           forces
           falling
           on
           him
           and
           his
           malignants
           very
           hotly
           ,
           both
           armies
           being
           without
           Ordnance
           ,
           the
           fight
           was
           perform'd
           with
           their
           musquets
           at
           first
           ,
           and
           after
           some
           volleys
           ,
           our
           horse
           broke
           into
           their
           
           Van
           ,
           and
           our
           foot-men
           just
           at
           that
           instant
           charging
           couragiously
           into
           their
           quarters
           ,
           they
           began
           a
           little
           to
           give
           ground
           ,
           but
           being
           more
           in
           number
           then
           wee
           ,
           it
           was
           impossible
           on
           the
           sudden
           to
           put
           them
           into
           rout
           ,
           though
           they
           were
           much
           discompos'd
           with
           that
           furious
           assault
           ;
           neverthelesse
           ,
           Sheriffe
           
             Ford
             ,
          
           with
           the
           Earle
           of
           
             Thanets
          
           Horse
           ,
           made
           good
           the
           field
           for
           at
           least
           an
           houre
           ,
           though
           there
           fell
           in
           that
           place
           at
           least
           two
           hundred
           of
           their
           foot
           .
           In
           fine
           ,
           the
           reserve
           of
           our
           forces
           comming
           in
           to
           the
           assistance
           of
           our
           body
           ,
           they
           were
           at
           apparent
           rout
           ;
           the
           poore
           countrey
           people
           that
           were
           inforc'd
           by
           the
           Sheriffe
           to
           that
           service
           ,
           flinging
           away
           their
           armes
           ,
           and
           running
           as
           fast
           as
           their
           legs
           would
           carry
           them
           to
           
             Hurst
             ,
             Dichiling
             ,
          
           and
           the
           neighbouring
           Villages
           :
           Master
           
             Ford
             ,
          
           with
           the
           Earl
           of
           
             Thanets
          
           horse
           ,
           flying
           with
           all
           speed
           up
           to
           the
           not
           far
           distant
           downes
           ,
           and
           so
           to
           
             Wissum
          
           to
           the
           Earles
           House
           ,
           whence
           they
           are
           returned
           towards
           
             Chichester
             .
          
           Our
           forces
           marching
           on
           towards
           
             Lewis
          
           to
           secure
           that
           good
           and
           loyall
           towne
           from
           the
           future
           attemps
           of
           malignants
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .