MOST happy AND welcome news FROM HIS excellency The Earl of Essex: WHEREIN IS DECLARed the true and full Relation, of two famous Victories obtained by the Parliament Forces.  
THE FIRST, FOUGHT BY the Lord of ROCHFORD at Twyford, Ian. 15. where with 700. men, he routed all the King's Army, consisting of about 1500. who came to burn the said town.  
THE SECOND, FOUGHT BY colonel Chomley at Hurst, Ian. 17. near Reading, where with 300. men he gave battle, to 2000 of the King's Forces, which sallied out of Reading, with a resolution to take and pillage Hurst of all their corn and Hay.  
DECLARING THE MANNER OF THEIR FIRST meeting, and how after 4. or 5. hours' fight, they fored them to retreat, killing 300. of the Cavaliers and taking 60. horse. with the loss of twenty three men.  
London, Printed for T. Rider. 1643.   


THE Proceedings of the Earl of Essex's Forces, near Reading:  
FRom Twyford, near READING, it is informed by a true and real Relation, That the Lord of ROCHFORD, and colonel CHOMLEY, lying there with their forces, consisting of about seven hundred men; colonel Auston, a great and notorious Papist, and commander in chief over the King's Forces, which are quartered in READING; issued out of the town, and gave an Alarum against TWYFORD, upon Sunday last being the eight of of this instant month of JANVARY: Their Forces that gave the Alarum were commanded by captain faucet, and captain Auston, cozen to the aforenamed colonel, and came up all in a breast, within half a mile of the town of TWYFORD; where they assaulted the same, with three-hundered and twenty men, thinking at that time to have gained the town, and to have cut off all the PARLIAMENT Forces that lay therein; But their hopes were soon frustrated, and their expectation quite dissolved; for the Lord of ROCHFORD, and colonel CHOMLEY, being there quartered with about seven hundred men; issued out of the town, and drove their forces up to TWYFORD green, where they had planted two small Drakes, and raised a good Bre●●-work, and there they set their men in batailias Array, where colonel CHOMLEY behavied himself very valiantly, and after an hour spent in consultation upon the business; colonel CHOMLEY gave Order, that captain Turner should move forwards, and advance towards the enemy, which he did accordingly; and according to the Commission that he raceived from his colonel.  
He set upon the enemy with a hundred and twelve men, doing great execution; and after an hours fight, colonel CHOMLEY marched down to assist him.  
And the Lord of ROCHFORD his forces wheeeled about, and assaulted them upon the left wing; which proved very advantageous to them, and very prejudicial to the other party.  
Thus they being by the great wisdom and policy, drew close to the enemy both in the front and left wing, they fell to battle, where after three hours' fight, they obtained the Victory, killing about an hundred and thirty of the CAVALIERS, and utterly routed the enemies left wing; And put all the rest to flight. Making them retreat to their forces at READING.  
All which through the assistance of Almighty GOD was performed, with the loss of about twenty men: For which Victory all good Christians send up their prayers to the great GOD of battle for the same.  
Colonel SKIPPON, colonel of a Regiment of Red-coates; and Sergeant Major general of the whole Army, is resolved to advance from maidenhead, where they now lay quartered, and to march towards READING, where he intends to assault the same, and to beat the Cavaliers out of the town; they give continual alarms to each other and it is thought the King's Army in Reading is not able to subsist long.  
This is the true and perfect Relation of the last Skirmish, betwixt the two Armies near Reading, and by the next post (courteous reader) thou shalt have a more full Relation of all the proceedings.  
From TWYFORD, JAN. 16. 1643 Sent in a Letter from that worthy Commander, N. N.   

Upon Tuesday night last, about 4. of the clock in the afternoon colonel Chomley having drawn about 200. of his men, over a place called about 2 miles from Reading, the enemy sallied out of the town, with about 1100. men, and there gave our men a charge at their very works; insomuch that at the first beginning of the battle our men had the worst of it; and were much daunted, seeing such a strong Army come against them Whereupon colonel Chomley for the encouragement of all his men, put on his armour, and stood in the front of the battle at least an hour, doing great execution with his sword and half-pike, and after some three hours and a halves fight, the Cavaliers retreated, leaving behind them of their Dammee brethren at least 200. and 25. where our men with 200. obtained the victory, taking about 60. and odd of the enemy's horse, with the loss of about 23. men.  
FINIS.