AN EXACT RELATION OF A famous Battle fought on Monday last the tenth of October, 1642.  
BETWEEN The Dragooners sent out by the L. General under the Conduct of Colonel Browne, and Sir William Russell and his Cavaliers.  
ALSO A perfect description of the pitched Camp of His Excellency the Earl of ESSEX now near Shrewsbury.  
LONDON, Printed for Th. Tompson. October 15. 1642.   

AN EXACT RELATION of a famous battle fought on Monday the tenth of October, 1642. between the Dragooneers of Colonel Brown, and Sir William Russell and his Cavaliers.  
Also an exact description of the pitched Camp of his Excellency the Earl of Essex near Shrewsbury.  
ON Monday last being the ninth day of October, his Excellency the Earl of Essex having pitched with his forces before Shrewsbury, he commanded Colonel Brown, Captain Bracham and Captain Moor with about six hundred Dragooners to scout up and down for three or four mile's compass, to see if they could descry and of the adverse Forces to draw near, and also to stop the recourse and carriage of arms and ammunition (if any should be) which according to his Excellency's command was in every respect performed, and the said Colonel Browne with the other Officers and his 600. Dragooners marched forth, and in their march towards evening they received information that Sir William Russel an arch enemy to the State, was marching to his Majesty with six troops of horse and some foot, and that they had pitched in a meadow five miles off: the Dragooners tarried till towards morning before they set forward, and then by the guide of that messenger marched towards them, and by break of day came within their sentries, and soon espied the main body of horse and foot, being no whit discouraged, as knowing the justness of their cause, sent a messenger to know what they were; and Sir William Russell in a reviling way bid him tell his prick-card round-headed mule-bearing citizens, that he would new baptise them, willing them to departed as unseen. Our men replied, they would dip them in a new font, never to have resurrection. Whereupon a charge was beaten on both sides, and with much courage prosecuted on both sides, until after two hours fight our men put the Cavaliers to flight, killing fifty of them, and taking some of them in the pursuit with little loss on our side, except some few hurt by their powder bags blowing up. Our soldiers pursued them as fast as they could, but because of their horses marching most part of the night, and not well fed, they were constrained to forbear the pursuit, giving God the glory, and singing Psalms of thanksgiving. So they marched with triumph and joy toward his Excellency, where they found his soldiers in a fair battalia, having planted his Ordnance with much discretion, and raised bulwarks, rampiers, and divers other meet and necessary works for the safeguard and defence of himself and his Forces, in the best and securest way he could devise, placing Sentries and Courts of Guard most effectually, and like a noble and expert soldier.  
From Bridgnorth there is information by divers letters, that the Lord Willough by of Parham hath joined his Forces with his Excellency the Earl of Essex, and are in their march towards Shrewsbury, and by the way they found great opposition at Bridgnorth (which is a town about twelve miles distant from Shrewsbury) by Prince Robert and divers others of the malignant Party; whereupon there soon increased many dangers, and the inveterate malice of the Cavaliers there burst out, and began to give out many scoffing speeches against our soldiers, but they not brooking of such scandalous words, desired leave of their Officers to discharge against them; but at the first they seemed somewhat unwilling, and would not condescend thereunto until they understood the pleasure of the Lord General; but after some consultation thereof, they fell to it pell mel, and in the space of five hours seventy of the Cavaliers were slain, and divers taken prisoners, with very little loss on our party: whereupon the enemy sounded a parley, and at the said parley it was concluded on, that a set day should be appointed for the meeting of both Armies.  
Sir William Balfoure is gone to join his Forces with the L. General, and the Scots Commanders that proffered their service to the Parliament, are gone to his Excellency and entered into their places.  
His Excellency having encamped his Forces near Shrewsbury, caused a Parley to be sounded before the Town, where the Malignant Party lies very strongly entrenched: whereunto answer was made (as is credibly reported) and divers Questions and Propositions propounded in Ais Majesty's behalf, which were to this effect: 

1. Wherefore his Excellency should so fare pursue his Royal Majesty, as to entrench him in his own Town?  
2. Whether he would give his Majesty leave to march with his Army, for that (as they conceived) he had no Commission to withstand him, with many other questions of main consequence.    
To which answer was made, that his Excellency would lay down his life at his Majesty's feet for a reuniting betwixt his Majesty and his high Court of Parliament, and that he came not with his Forces in an hostile way against his Majesty, but in all humility and loyalty, hoping that his Highness would not shelter any outlawed and rebellious persons, but rather deliver them up to the justice of the law, and craving further time to determine of his Majesty's free passage.  
FINIS.