A BRIEF RELATION OF THE MOST REMARKABLE FEATS AND PASSAGES Of what his most Gracious Majesty's Commanders hath done in England against the Rebels, and of His several glorious Victories over them, since january 1641. till December 1643. And from the first of May 1644. till the fifth of this present july.  
Collected out of several papers printed at Oxford, 1644. And divers letters written from His Majesty's Camp to Chester, Bristol, etc.  
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RESPICTE VOLATILIA COELI ET FULLOS CORVORUM  
Printed at Waterford by THOMAS BOV●●● 1644.   


JANVARY.  
Upon the tenth of this Month 1641 His Majesty, with the Queen, Prince, and Duke of York, left White-Hall, & went to Hampton Court to avoid the danger of those frequent tumults, then hazarding the safety of his Royal Person.  
Upon the 19 of this Month, 1642. a great victory was obtained by the Lord Hopton near Bodmin, in the County of Cornwall, where was slain in the pursuit 200. of the Rebels, and 700. taken prisoners (amongst whom was Sir Shilston Colm●dee) and 8. Colours, good store of Ammunition, and five excellent brass guns, and one of iron.  
Upon the 22. day following, the Lord Hopton assaulted Saltash, forced the Town, where he took ten pieces of Ordnance, seven hundred more Prisoners, four thousand Arms, and a Ship with sixten pieces of Ordnance.  
Upon the 27. of this Month, 1642. certain of the Rebels under the command, of Master john Hampden, to the number of 1800. foot, & 7. or 8. Troops of Horse, with two pieces of Ordnance, came before Brill, and made an assault upon it: But were so bravely repulsed by His Majesty's Forces there, under the command of Sir Gilbert Gerrald (the then Governor thereof) that they made all possible haste away, His Majesty's horses having the pursuit of them for above 4. miles, about eighty of them being found dead, and betwixt forty and fifty men wounded, which they had left together in a private house.   

FEBRVARY.  
Upon the second of this Month, 1642. Cyrencester, or Cycester) in Gloucestershire, was taken by his Highness' Prince Rupert, with the loss of less than twenty men of his Army, there being above three hundred of the Rebels slain, & above twelve hundred taken prisoners, of colours taken, one Coronet, two of Dragoons, and 14 foot Ensigns, together with all their Ordnance, Arms, and ammunition.  
Upon the 13. of this Month, 1642. the Queen's Majesty left the Hague, and went to Sciveling. And on the 16. day Her Majesty embarked again in the Princess Royal of Great Britain. And on the Sunday after came within sight of Flamborough-head.  
On Monday, (being the twenty-of-this month) She cast Anchor in the Harbour of Burlington bay. And the two and twenty day following (upon sight of thousand of his Excellency the Earl of Newcastles Horse) landed at Burlington Key.  
The 24. day in the morning, four Ships and a Pinnace, in the Rebel's service, (which came overnight into the Road) made above one hundred great shot at the houses in the Key, for two hours shooting Crosse-barre-shot, and bullets of twelve pound weight, all of them aiming so near as they could, at the house where the Queen lay. Insomuch that Her Sacred Majesty was forced to make what haste. She could out of Her Bed, and to get under an hill to save Her life from the fury of these bloody Rebels, who endeavoured to murder Her. But God Almighty preserved Her Majesty both by Sea and Land.   

MARCH.  
On the eighteenth and nineteenth of this month 1642. was a great battle on Hopton-heath in Stafford shire, wherein Gell and Brereton (too cowardly Rebels) were routed by His Majesty's Forces under the command of the Right Honourable Spencer, than Earl of Northampton, in which fight, above three huddred of the Rebels were taken and killed; at the least 500 more wounded; above 300. of their horse taken, eight pieces of Canon, with a great deal of their Ammunition; and the most Noble and valiant Earl of Northampton unfortunately slain.  
Upon the 23. of this month, 1643. Gramham was taken in, by some of His Majesty's Forces under the command of Colonel Charles Cavendish: wherein was taken three hundred and sixty prisoners withal the Captains, and Officers, three foot Ensigns, two Cornets, together with three loads of arms & ammunition. And afterwards the works demolished.   

APRIL.  
Upon Monday the third day of this month, one thousand six hundred forty three, Prince Rupert entered, & possessed that seditious Tower of Burmingham, wherein was three hundred foot, and two Troops of Horse, who being gallantly charged by the Welsn-men, in less than half an hour, forsook their Breast-works, and retired to their Barricadoes within the Town, wherein they found such slender defence, that they took them to their heels, and that so fast, that though they were pursued assoon as the Prince had possessed the Town, yet few of their Horse were overtaken, only about eighty of the Rebels were killed, and as many Prisoners taken; together with about one hundred and fifty muskets, and betwixt four and five hundred swords, and three Colours.  
Upon the eleventh of this month 1643. there was a fight near unto Ancaster in the County of Lincoln, betwixt the King's Forces under the command of Colonel Cavendish, and the Rebels of that County, under young Hotham (their General; in which fight the most part of the Rebels were slain, & taken prisoners, their General put to flight, & their whole body totally routed.  
On the one and twentieth day (being Friday) the Close at Lichfield was yielded up to Prince Rupert, together with the Ordnance & Ammunition, all sorts of arms (except the Horseman's arms, and a certain number of Muskets) and all such Treasure which had been formerly conveyed in thither & did not properly, belong to the Soldiers there. These soldiers were part of those Forces under the command of the late Lord Brooke (a great Leader in this Rebellion, and a malicious enemy to the Church) who was killed in his assaulting this Church by a shot into the eye, on Saint Chads day who was the first Bishop of this See, in memory of whom this Cathedral was built, and called Saint Chads Church.  
Upon Sunday (the last of this month, 1643.) his Excellency the Earl of Newcastles Forces, encountered with, and totally routed a whole Body of the Rebels (consisting of above three thousand men) which were going to relieve the Town of Leedes, killed fifteen hundred of them in the place, took two hundred and forty prisoners, three pieces of Ordnance, together with all their victual and Ammunition.   

MAY.  
Upon Saturday being the 6. of this moveth, 1643. james Earl of Northampton, the true heir of his father's loyalty and valour, encountered with a Body of the Rebels in Middleton-Cheney, Town field near Banbury (consisting of 〈…〉 hundred foot, and five Troops of Horse) where he wholly routed their Foot● 〈…〉 two hundred and seventeen upon the plain, took above three hundred prisoners, all their Ordnance, and Ammunition, 416 Muskets, 150. piques, and above 500 swords, pursued the fugitive horse, and killed, and took many of them: the rest made what haste they could to Northampton. In this fight his Lordship lost but three men, and those not of any note: Nor had above one Officer so much as hurt.  
Upon the 16. of this month, 1643. the Lord Hopton assaulted the great rebellious Body then entrenched near Straton, on the borders of Devonshire, fought with them full ten hours; and having spent his ammunition, insomuch that he had not Powder left to serve one hour longer, fell upon the Rebels with Swords, Piques, and Musquet-stocks: And? with unexpressible valour) wholly routed the Rebel's Army, killed many hundreds of them in the place, wounded many more; took 1700. prisoners, whereof above thirty Commanders, all their canon, being eleven pieces of brass Ordnance, and four of iron; two mortar pieces; 75. barrels of powder, with shot and match proportionable; betwixt two & three thousand arms: and three thousand pound in money; there being not above 46. of the King's Forces killed & hurt, & amongst those not any one Commander or Gentleman of quality.  
Upon the 20. of this month, 1642., it was voted by both Houses, That the King intended to levy war against the Parliament: which they did on purpose to excuse themselves, for raising a Rebellion against His Majesty, as appeared within few days after.   

JUNE.  
Upon the eighteenth of this month, 1643. His Highness' Prince Rupert beat up the Quarters of the Rebels at Postcomhe and Chinner in Oxford-shire, killed some fifty of the Rebels there Quartered, took about 120. prisoners, almost all their horses and arms, and three of Sir Samuel Luke's Dragoon-Cornets: obtained a great victory in Chalgrove field, and utterly defeated the Rebels horsemen and dragooners, slew divers of their Commanders, especially Colonel john Hampden (one of their five Members accused of High Treason) who in this fight received his mortal wound in this very Chalgrove field, where he first mustered, and drew up men in arms to put in execution the Rebellious Ordinance for the Militia.  
On Friday the last day of this month, 1643. his Excellency the marquis of Newcastle obtained a great Victory against the Northern rebels, under the Lord Fairefax, upon Aderton heath, within the County of York. In which fight, my Lord, soon put the rebels into such confusion, that they could not be reduced again into any Order; until he had gained all their five pieces of Canon; which he presently turned against them; the sight whereof did so terrify them, that they made what haste they could towards Leedes. But finding that his Excellency's Horses had intercepted that passage; their last shift was to recover Bradford, which was done in such a disorderly manner, that his Excellency in the pursuit of them killed and took above two thousand, whereof above fourteen hundred prisoners. As for their General Fairefax, he with much ado made shift with one poor Troop of Horse to get (at night) into Leedes, leaving the rest to the mercy of the Victor.   

JULY.  
Upon the first of this month 1643. the marquis of Newcastle besieged Bradford, 〈…〉 upon it above forty shot from his great Artillery; and the morrow after 〈…〉 himself master of the Town. In which he took ●000. prisoners, with all the horse, arms, and ammunition, which either the Rebels found in the Town, or brought thither with them.  
Hereupon the Rebels deserted the Town of Halifax, and presently after Sir Hugh Cholmley fell upon Beverley, and took it for His Majesty.  
Upon the second of july 1642. the King's ship called the Providence, landed in the Creek of Kenningham, till which time His Majesty had not a barrel of powder, nor any arms, or ammunition whatsoever.  
july the fifth 1643 there was a fight on Landsdowne-hill, betwixt His Majesty's Forces under the command of the marquis of Hertford, and the Rebels under Sir William Waller; who (after eleven hours' fight) stuck their lighted matches in the hedges, and ran quite away; leaving behind them above five hundred muskets, fourteen barrels of powder, a whole Stand of Piques, with good store of all sorts of arms. Their Foot were absolutely routed, and all dispersed: his loss of Officers and Horse very great, many hundreds of his men killed; His Majesty's Forces having the Pillage of the Field. And here was that most valiant Knight Sir Bevill Greenvill unfortunately slain in the Front of his men.  
july the twelfth 1642 the pretended two Houses Voted, That the Earl of Essex should be General of their Army, & that they would live & die with him.  
The thirteenth of this month, 1643 about four of the clock in the afternoon the King and Queen's Majesty met at Edge-hill, where the Rebels had received their main overthrow: and the same day & hour His Majesty's Forces under the command of the Lord Wilmot Lieutenant General of the Horse, the Earl of Carnarvan, the Earl of Craford, and the Lord Byron obtained another great and strange Victory upon Round way-downe, with fifteen hundred Horse, & two small pieces of Canon only: wherewith they totally routed the Rebel's army under the Command of that old-beaten Soldier Sir William Waller, consisting of above 2500. Foot. and 2000 Horse, besides 500 Dragoners, with eight pieces of brass Ordnance: slew six hundred of them in the place, took above nine hundred prisoners, all their canon arms, ammunition, wagons, baggage, and victual 28. foot-ensignes, nine Coronets, and left not one Rebel, but what was either killed, taken prisoners, or narrowly escaped.  
Upon the fourteenth day of this month, 1643. his Highness' Prince Rupert having joined his Forces to his Brothers, & the whole body of their strength being brought together, they sat down before, Bristol, and began their Batteries. And the 26. day (with unexpressible valour) they gained the Outworks. And the 27. day following the City and Castle were delivered up to His Sacred Majesty, with all the Ordnance, arms and ammunition.   

AUGUST.  
The first of August, 1642. the Earl of Essex caused all the men then raised (being in number about 10000 to be committed to Officers, and divided into Regiments, which men had been raising ever since the 12. of july 1642. at which time he was made General of the Rebels.  
Upon the third of August 1643. Corf-Castle in the Isle of Purbecke (which had been so often before besieged by Sir Walter Earl) but had always beaten off the Rebels, and killed their Canoniers, was once more fallen upon by the rebels, who were so bravely received by Captain Laurence, that sixty of them were killed in the place: the rest hearing of the most valiant Earl of Carnarvons approach, ran away.  
Soon after, the Earl of Carnarvan summoned Dorchester, which was thereupon delivered up to his Lordship, with all the arms, ammunition, and canon: which were disposed of, for his Majesty's use.  
About the ninth of this month, 1643. the Castle and Isle of Portland were reduced again under His Majesty's command; And the Town and Haven of Weymouth, and Melcombe, submitted to His Majesty.  
August 20. 1643. Colonel john Digby defeated the Rebels of Biddeford and Barnstable, killed 100 of their Foot, took 211. Officers and common Soldier's Prisoners, (most of which were miserably wounded) two pieces of Ordnance, six barrels of powder, 400. weight of bullet, 200. and a half of match, and above 300. arms; besides all the Foot-Officers horses: Pursued their Horse to the very works of Biddeford, and returned victoriously, without the loss of more than one man, not one of the rest of his Soldiers being so much as hurt all that day.  
August 22. 1642. The King set up his Standard Royal at Nottingham, for raising of Forces to suppress the Rebels then marching against him.  
About the latter end of this month, 1643. The Inhabitants of Tenby in Pembrook-shire, having but newly made an agreement amongst themselves, in which they declared their loyalty to His Majesty, and that they would submit to His Majesty's Authority, placed in, the Earl of Carberie, etc. Eight Ships road before the Town, and made at least 100 shot thereat: whereupon one of the Haven-Canon was fired, which shot one of the best of the eight through and through, and so set the rest a packing; whereby the good people of Tenby received no harm. And soon after the whole County was reduced, so as all Wales is absolutely in subjection to His Sacred Majesty.   

SEPTEMBER.  
Upon the second of this month 1643. the Towns of Biddeford and Appleford delivered up their several Garrisons to His Majesty's Forces, under the command of that Noble Colonel john Digby▪ And about the same time the Garrison of Barnstaple submitted themselves unto His Majesty, and dismissed all their Forces formerly raised for the defence of that place.  
Upon the third of this month, 1643. his Highness' Prince Maurice gave a very not assault upon the City of Excheter, battered the walls, & fired a great part of the Suburbs, whereupon the Rebels desired Parley in which the Prince offered them such Conditions, as had been given before to Bristol, which they denied. The assault was afterwards eagerly pursued, and the next day after won the great Sconce, ●urned the Ordnance there against the Town. Whereupon the Rebels craved to be admitted to those Conditions which before they rejected, & obtained the same, delivered up the Town & Castle to the Prince his Highness, with all the Ordnance, Arms, and Ammunition.  
upon the 17. of this month, 1643. The rebels Army (stealing out of Gloucestershire towards London) were overtaken by Prince Rupert with his Majesty's Horse, near Auburne in Wilt-shire, where he gave them two charges, the one by a commanded party under Colonel Vrrey, the other by the Queen's Regiment, commanded by the Lord jermyn, who performed it so well on the Rebels whole Army, that many great bodies of Foot were routed, and many of them slain in the place without any loss to His Majesty's Forces, save two common Soldiers killed, & the marquis de la Vieu-ville taken prisoner, (who was afterwards murdered by the Rebels in cold blood) and the Lord Digby and Lord jermyn lightly wounded: by which two charges the Rebel's Army was so retarded, that His Majesty had time to overtake them with his Foot. And on Wednesday after (the 20. of this month) upon an Hill near Newbury and Enborne heath) His Majesty fought with the Rebels who were seated in the most advantageous place imaginable: yet in despite of 〈◊〉 their Canon, Foote, and Horse, His Majesty beat them from their ground; gained the hill, and one piece of their brass Ordnance, and quickly routed all their Horse upon the Heath. The most that were killed in this fight of His Majesty's Forces exceeded not the number of 300. though above 600. of the Rebels were slain, & a very great number wounded. In this fight were slain the most Noble and Valiant Earl of Carnarvan, the Earl of Sunderland, the Lord Viscount Faulkland, with divers other Gentlemen and Commanders. After this fight the Rebels were further pursued, and routed again, so as they fled into Reading, where they durst not stay but left the Town for His Majesty, in whose possession it is.   

OCTOBER.  
Upon the 18. of this month, 1643. the Prince of Harcourt Lord Ambassador Extraordinary from the French King and Queen Regent, (after he had been most barbarously used in his Passage by the rebels) came safe into Oxford, where he had entertainment more suitable to the worth of so great a personage.  
The 21. day following (being Saturday) His Majesty attended by the Prime Nobility of England) gave him Audience in Christ-Church-Hall.  
Upon the 23. day of this month, 1641. was that signal great battle fought between Keynton and Edge-Hill by His Majesty's Army, and that of the rebels led by the Earl of Essex: wherein the rebels lost above 70. Colours of Coronets and Ensigns, & His Majesty but only 16. Ensigns, and not one Coronet. The exact number that were slain on both sides in this Battle is not known: But it is certain that the rebels lost above three for one. Men of eminency, of his Majesty's Forces, who were slain in the battle were the two Noble and Valiant Lords, Rober● Earl of Lindsey Lord High Chamberlain of England, and George Lord d'Aubigney brother to the Duke of Richmond and Lenox, Sir Edmund Verney Knigt Marshal to His Majesty, with some other worthy Gentlemen and Soldiers, but besides these three named, there was not one Noble man or Knight killed, which was an extraordinary mercy of Almighty God, considering what a glorious sight of Prince's Duke's Marquesses, Earls, Viscounts, Barons Knights and Gentlemen of all Orders, were not only present, but engaged themselves against the Rebels as much or more than Common Soldiers, which they most cheerfully did by example of His Sacred Majesty, whose Royal undaunted courage put life into every man, exposing His Sacred Person to so much danger as all good men do tremble to remember. His Royal Sons CHARLES Prince of Wales, and JAMES Duke of York, being also in the field in very much danger, if God (whose cause it was) had not covered their heads in the day of battle. The Rebels as they had few men of quality to lose, so those they had, were sensible of their guilt which then they expressed by their slight some skulking into holes and Saw pits, and others running out before they were well in the field.   

NOVEMBER.  
Upon the 12. of November, 1642. His Majesty after 4. hours fight forced the Town of Brainceford, killed and took prisoners all the Rebels Forces, which were there lodged in Works, Ditches, Houses and Hedges, to hinder the passage of His Majesty's Army.  
The morrow morning after (being Sunday) certain of the Rebels had come down the Thames from Kingston, with 13. pieces of Ordnance which (so soon as they could see) they fired against Zion house, & His Majesty's Train of Artillery; but did little or no harm. Whereupon Order was presently given for drawing down some Pieces into the Meadow, and to the Riverside against them; which was accordingly done: and likewise a Demi-canon planted near the South end of the Town. All which were so judiciously plied, that they shot through their Boats & Barges, and at last fired the Powder in one of them, which blew up divers of the Rebels. Those Rebels which escaped, took them to their heels, leaving behind them their mangled Boats and Barges, with all their Ordnance, and the remainder of their Ammunition, on which His Majesty presently seized, and afterwards made an honourable and safe retreat to the City of Oxford.   

DECEMBER.  
On monday the 5. of this month, 1642. His Majesty's Forces, under the command of the Lieutenant General Wilmot, having his own Regiment of Horse, with the Lord grandison's, and Lord Digbeys, & Sir William Pennymans', and Colonel Blague's Regiments of Foot, and Colonel Ushers, and Colonel Grays, of Dragoones, took the Towns of Marlborough, defended by Robert Ramsey (a Scottish man) and about 500 Foot; Ramsey and divers of the chief Rebels brought Prisoners to Oxford; all their Arms taken, and four Colours.  
Here thou hast the first fruits of my endeavours, expect the pursuance shortly. For a close, I desire all his Majesty's most loyal Subjects to take notice, that the Rebels having given Order to counterfeit the GREAT SEAL OF ENGLAND, did on Friday the 29. of September last, cause this forged Seal to be brought into their House of Commons, at which time it was approved by them, and caused to be put into a purse, and left with the Mace, till they could get their Lords to pass it, who no doubt ere long (by the Lord Says diligence) will Vote it in their House also. For since they have expressed their impudence to accuse Her Sacred Majesty of no less than high Treason, only for endeavouring to preserve the King's Majesty, whom they laboured to Murder, we cannot imagine they will stick at any thing. But that all good people may know this counterfeit Seal, they may please to take notice, that though it hath His Majesty's Image & superscription, yet it hath the year 1643. which figures do distinguish it from the true Seal now with His Sacred Majesty at Oxford.  S. MATTH. 22.20, 21. 
And he said unto them, whose is this Image and superscription? They say unto him Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's.   
FINIS.   

A CONTINVANCE OF THE ENGLISH NEWS, And especially what noble exploits hath been acted by His Majesty's Army, but chief in the months of May and june, 1644. taken out of see verall letters written from Chester, the eighteenth of june, 1644.  

Sheusburys Rendezvous.  
SIR,  
On the 16. of May, Prince Rupert advanced with his Army towards Lancashire, consisting of 2000 horse and 6000. foot, or above (as is supposed) drawn out of the Counties, of Hereford, Worster, Stafford, Shrop shire and Chester; After ten day's march, by reason of the roughness of the ways and weather, we came to Stopford a large village in the confines of Lancashire, manned with the enemy, with fortifications, saving a river with banks and a bridge deviding Cheshire from Lancashire, there the Prince intended to quarter that night, which after a little dispute from hedges and ditches upon an universal assault was abandoned by the enemy, who fled towards Manchester some six miles distant, and by rea son the Sun was down the night made way to their escape, though they were pursued a great way and as was belieeved no man lost of either side, the goods of the Town was the Soldier's reward. Upon the 28. of May, the Army marched towards Bolton, a large Country Town in Lancashire some 16. miles from Stopford as we marched, manned Likewise with 4000 men (as was informed) there the Prince intended to quarter that night only; gates and highways fortified lightly; the rain was so immoderate that it cost an hour or two to dispute, but being 〈…〉, it was taken with the 〈◊〉 a thousand men of the enemy, in the streets and fields, above twenty Colours, six hundred prisoners, fifty Officers, twenty barrels of Powder; March and Arms a great quantity; the Town, the Soldier's reward. As we lay in the Country about Bolton General Goring with his Northern Army partly from the marquis of Newcastle, partly from Newarke consisting of five hundred horse, and eight hundred foot, not so well appointed as was expected, with a great drove of Cattles out of the enemy's quarters, as they marched; all this while great number of horse and foot resorted to the Prince, brought in by the Earl of Darbie's means, and Sir Thomas Tinsley, but unarmed most of them. Wigin a large town some twenty miles from Bolton received the Prince and his Army with great tokens of joy; the streets being strewed with rushes, flowers and boughs of trees.  
june 7. We pitched before Leverpoole with our whole Army, having beleaguered it with our horse the day before, it had made walls with bars and gates; foureten pieces of Ordinance, a thousand Soldiers (as was supposed) the matter was disputed very hotly until the tenth of june, with musket and great shot without measure out of the town, and from the ships, upon which day our line approached within a quoites cast of the gate, where our great shot had almost filled the ditch with the ruins of the sodd wales, and about noon a furious assault was made by our men where a terrible fight was on both sides about the space of an hour upon the works, the enemy resolute, ours not seconded retreated with some loss, the enemy whether despairing of relief or of their own strength against so great power, at mid night shipped themselves, the chief of their men and goods and left twelve Colours on the works, hoist sail and rod within half a league of the town, which Colonel tiler perceiving, having the guard next the sea, supposing the enemy to be gone, entered the Town with little or no resistance, found about 400. of the meaner sort of men whereof most were killed, some had quarter: foureten pieces of Ordnance left upon their carriages at their batteries, whatsoever was desirable was the Soldier's right for their hard service: twenty and six vessels without tackle were left in the harbour.  
june the eight, Colonel Goring and Colonel Marrow cut off a party coming from Warrington to Leverpoole too scott's Majors taken, many killed.   

Chester the second of june, 1644.  
SIR,  
The first letter from the Governor assured us of the Princes taking Stopford, where he dispersed two thousand of the Rebel's forces being Cheshire and Lancashire men, and gave the plunder to his Soldiers, slighted their works, and the next day marched into Lancashire without any opposition, the other letter Dick Greene brought who came from Latham yesterday wherein the Goveruour assured us of the Princes taking Bolton, wherein were three thousand, which upon the Princes coming into Lancashire raised from Latham, and came thither under the Command of Righy, His Highness sent to summon it and they basely put to the sword his messenger, whereupon he charged into the town himself with his of some sixty men, the greatest of any quality being a Captaives Lieutenant to Robin Ellis, took the town, killed dead upon the place above twelve hundred, took seven hundred Prisoners, and two thousand Arms, it being a very rainy day the Soldiers went up to their very works, and beat them off with their swords and their but-ends of muskets, the Foot behaved themselves very well, having been beaten off twice, and took it the third time, we took two and twenty Colours from the Rogues, Sir Thomas Tyldesly the very day after his coming into Lancashire recruited his Regiment from three hundred foot to twelve hundred, which came unto him well armed. My Lord of Derby upon Friday had a muster at Ormeschurch, wherein came above three thousand men, and most of them Armed, and tendered their services to live and die with him. Sir Gilbert Haughton being high Sheriff of the County, the County comes in great numbers to him. My Lord Mullineux daily recruites his Regiment about Leverpoole.  
Sir Thomas Tyldesley got leave of his Highness to go to Preston with 2000 Foot and five hundred Horse where he doth not doubt but to cut off the File where his own and great many other that are Roman Catholics have estates upon Friday the Prince received an express from my Lord marquis of Newcastle intimating that he sallied out of York, beat up a Quarter of the Scots, killed and took many and amongst the rest the chief officer next in Command to Leasly and farther assured his Highness that he had execution of them for some miles, and had so scattered their whole body that there was not a thousand to be seen in a place. Hull stands neuter, they will neither deliver up their town to the Lord marquis of Newcastle, nor to the Scots, these two are only Dick Green's news, and that the Prince intends to stay till he reduceth Lancashire, being my Lord Newcastle hath no present occasion for his Highness that may countervail the service he may do His Majesty in Lancashire; I should have been very glad the Governor had but touched on it in his letter, but howsoever take it as I have it, and his oath and credit that it is true.  
From Oxford, Essex is at Abington with 10000 horse and foot, and Waller at Farrington in Berkshire with 7000. horse and foot, they come up to the very walls of Oxford, and skirmishes daily, yet it is conjectured they will have nothing to do with Oxford, but intent for Bristol and the Welt, whether my Lord Hopton is gone. Denbigh is before Rushon-house and all our forces in Namptwitch are drawn out to him, they say he intent, either to fall on, Sherewsbury or Bridge-North, Wemn Forces th'other day took all Sir Foulkes Hunckes carriages, upon the Prince declaring Sir Abram Shipman Governor of Osestery, Colonel Loyde and all the forces quited the Town and disbanded, whereupon the Townsmen & Wemn forces were upon some terms, and certainly we had lost the Town, had not Colonel Marrow marched thither as he did, four hundred foot and horse of the enemies being three miles of Wemn & the Townsmen stood above an hour considering whether to let Marrow in or no, but at the last received him, he stayed some three days there, and hath settled Sir Abraham Shipman & his Regiment, & brought yesterday two Lieutenants, and about forty common Soldiers prisoners which he took of Wemn since he went, besides many that he killed.   

The present state of the Armies in England.  
PRince Ruport hath in Lancashire besides the taking of Bolton and Leverpoole, taken Colonel Shutlerworth prisoner with him, and defeated about 1000 men who followed the rear of his Army as it marched, he is now at Sheffield expecting the coming of Sir Philip Musgrove with the Cumberland men. The marquis of Newcastle is drawn out of York into the field, and Goring is gone with 3000. horse, to join with him till the Princes coming up; The Scots are admitted to Hull, and the loss which was of men fell only upon Fairefax, and Manchester, the Robells have taken Oswaldstree, and the Castle there, but the King's Forces are come before it with 2500. men, and more are drawing against it daily: the Lord Denby is in it with about 1000 men they sent away the plunder with a Convoy to Wenm which was intercepted by Colonel Marrow and the convoy cut off, and the news goes they having discovered the word by some of the prisoners, marched thither, and passing the sentinel, forced the guard, and have taken the town of Wenm which they have burned.  
The King is now at Oxford: in his return to Oxford he was set upon by Waller at Burham on wednesday the 20. of june he having about 5000 horse and dragooners Sir Arthur Ashion was drawn thither with about 3000. foot to assist His Majesty, and there fight with Waller, they have routed him and killed 1000 upon the place, Waller and the rest retreated to Gloucester Waller had before that time attempted Worchester and stayed before it two days, but was beaten off, with loss only, gave occasion by his sitting down there to the Governor to burn the suburbs of the City where many fair buildings were.  
Essex is drawn down towards the West with the foot and canon where we hear for certain my Lord Hopton is ready to receive him with a good Army, and Prince Maurice who is yet before Line is ready to join with him, but we hearing nothing as yet of their proceed: Colonel Gerret hath beat the Rebels out of Carmarthenshire, and Pembrockeshire into the the Towns, of Pembroke and Denby.  
Sir Thomas Lunsford, and Colonel Gage, wh●●en the King was at Worcester marched into Bukinghamshire plundered all the County, and have driven all the cattles to Oxford, Sir john Mences is drawing out all the forces of the Counties of Anglesy, Carnarvan, and meaneth to march and join with Marrow, for the regaining of Oswaldstree.  
july the third, We hear since by certain intelligence, that Colonel Shutlerworth is killed and was not taken prisoner, that the Scots are not admitted to Hull, and that Colonel Marrow hath taken the Church of Oswaldstree, but the Rebels hold the Town, and Castle yet, and that the Earl of Denby is not there. Brereton, and the other Rebels about Cheshire, Staffordshire are drawing all into a body, but for what design is not yet known, unless it be for the relief of Oswaldstree, the last news saith, that Marrow hath 6000. men before it.  
The King is with an Army at Bedford, and from thence is marching towards Norfolk and Suffolk. Waller is with his forces about Husham & these parts. A great Treason was discovered in Bristol for the yielding of the Town to the Parliament which caused Essex and Waller to draw out of London a month sooner than they intended: there are 25, of the principal men there committed, for being privy thereunto.  
Essex is with his Army at Dorchester and Colonel Apernam hath quited Weymouth with the Ship and Garrison upon what reason is yet unknown considering that little Warham-close by it, holds out still and hath repulsed the enemy. Prince Maurice is risen from before Line, hath a good Army and is drawn near Bristol, to join with the Lord Hopton, and so to fight with Essex, but he they say is called bacl, and is highly displeased with his masters at London, but is not like to bring up all his Army with him for that one whole Regiments of Kentish-men have left him, and are come over to the Lord Hopton.  
july the fifth, Sir Lewis Dives is come from Court, who left the King the 21. of the last at Dunstable and marching to S. Alban, from whence he intends to summon the City in the absence of their trained bands, and their two Generals, Oswaldstree is relieved by the Rebels, and our siege raised.  
FINIS.