EXCEEDING. joyful News out of SURREY.  
Showing the proceed of Prince Robert and his mischievous Cavaliers since he came into those parts.  
As also of his attempt upon Windsor Castle, from whence being repulsed with much loss, he drew towards Kingston, where by some Forces of his Excellence the Earl of Essex, with the Trained Bands of Berkshire and Surty, he was beaten away.  
With a slaughter of six hundred Cavaliers: Master Cary the Keeper of Marrowbone Park, being taken prisoner in the habit of a Miller, coming to spy the strength of our Forces.  
novemb: 14th London Printed for john johnson. 1642.   

joyful News out of SURREY.  
AFter the Battle of Keynton, Prince Robert with part of His Majesty's Forces, being the most bloody and mischievous of all his Cavallers, drew towards Windsor, in his thoughts aspiring to the taking in that Royal Castle, the ancient Seat of our English Kings, the place where the celebration of the most Noble Order of the Garter, has been solemnised ever since its first institution: so with some six thousand, most horse, passing through the fruitful County of Buckingham, which he plundered with all hostility and rapine possible, he passed over the Thames, and came upon the Town, which being utterly indefensible he was without resistance Master of, and from thence made his approaches towards the Castle, which commanding the River, he and his malignants considered as a place of much importance, intending if they could surprise it, to put into it an able Carrison, and so cut off all traffic out of the West to London, by stopping their Barges from passing further; but thinking to find as easy admittance into the Castle as they had into the Town, they were deceived in their expectation, and saluted with a lusty volley of Musket-shot from the walls and works, the City of London having sent thither before to secure the place, a strong Garrison of able soldiers, Prince Robert galloped with this unexpected resistance, sent one with a Trumpet to treat with them within for the surrendering the Castle, promising them fair quarter; but if they resisted, threatening them with all the terrors of death and destruction: The Commander within answered, That he was to defend that fortress for the King and Parliament, and so would do against him and all the world, being neither to be mollified by his fair promises, nor terrified with his threaten, that for any other he should expect none, but what came to him out of the mouth of the Cannon.  
Prince Robert and his soldiers much enraged at this stout re●ly, resolved to beleaguer the Castle; for that cause entrenching themselves as near as they could possible to the walls, intending to watch all occasions to take it by assault, disturbing the Garrison as much as was possible with their Musket and Carabine shot, and continual Alarms, the Garrison in the mean time being not idle, nor uncarefull of their safeties played upon them with their Ordnance, cutting them off by scores, their Muskets pouring their dreadful Bullets into their bosoms, so that the Cavaliers (glad to shelter their Coxcombs) retired into the Houses, telling Prince Robert they would willingly attend him to fight against men but not against stonewalls, rocks and inaccessible places, where a hundred men might keep out ten thousand, all valour being useless; and therefore desired the Prince that he would rise thence, and departed into other places where they might do the Cause better service. Prince Robert told them he would not stir thence to dishonour the glory of his former actions, without taking that Fort from those Roundheads, and so cheered them on to a new assault, which was performed very faintly on their side, and answered on ours with much courage, some of the Garrison soldiers sallying out and beating those Devils away at handy-blowes, they tumbled some twelve score of them dead upon the place, which made Prince Robert hearken to the former advice, and so trusting up his trinkets, and bidding adieu to his Host atthe quarter where he lodged (very courteously not paying him a penny for his entertainment) with his company of Rake-shames, he struck up to Stanes ward, killing, destroying all before him, and so made up as near as he could to Kingston ward upon Thames, intending if he had possessed himself once of that Town, to have built a Fort there to impeach all Navigation that way to the City; but being assured, both the Trained Bands of Berkshire and Surrey were up, and joined in one Body, with some of his Exceslencies Forces, sent for the security of those Countries, he was resolved not to advance too hastily till he had understood the safety of the passage: Master Cary therefore the Keeper of Marrowbone Park, a strong malignant, being well acquainted with all the byways thereabouts, undertook to go to Kingston for intelligence, and so in the habit of a Miller disguising his face to make him further out of knowledge, he trudged on towards Kingston, and in the way within a mile of the Town some of our Horse met him, and not suspecting him by his habit, let him pass, till one that came behind knowing him, made a stop of him; and hallowing in the rest of his fellows, told them that Miller was Master Cary, and so searching him found good clothes under his Miller's case, and money in his Pockets, which making prize of, they carried him to Kingston, and there put him in safe custody. Prince Robert in the meantime hover privately about oatland's, in expectation of Master Cary's return; but finding his hopes fiustare, he guest at his success, and so with an undaunted courage he set forward with his Cavaliers. Our forces having notice of the motions of the Prince, resolved to give him an encounter, being in all, of the trained-bands and auxiliary soldiers, some three thousand five hundred, of which three hundred were horse, who with good courage went on; and about two of clock in the afternoon on Friday, the eleventh of November, they got a sight of Prince Robert and his desperate malignants, being most of them horsemen, who at the view of our forces, came on in the form of a crescent, the two horns extendent to a great length, leaving a large interval in the middle, the right wing, in which Prince Robers was coming on with much fury, the way lying between two hedges, but at least forty foot broad, being the Scene where this tragedy was acted; our footmen were amongst our horsemen, and discharged their Muskets with good aim, but their forces coming on the spur, Prince Robert with his own troop charged into our body; our horsemen scarce well able to stand the stroke of those blood thinsty Tigers, when being engaged among our forces, and encompassed, some ten of good quality of his Cavaliers fell, till Sir Lewis Dives his troop seconding the Prince, charged us with much fury, so that some of the trained soldiers (uninjured to such deadly salutes) could have found in their hearts to have been further off; but those that came thither from his Excellency, being men of resolve, and accustomed to such greetings, stood their ground firmly, and with their stiff pikes kept back the fury of the horse, while the Musquetiers had leisure to charge and discharge their pieces; and some Companies being behind of ours, that had never come into the skirmish, got over unseen by the enemy, those hedges on either side the broad highway and running nimbly under the covert of the quicksets, they got clean behind the Prince's forces; having also some forty Musquetiers on each side in ambush against the body of his army, who thinking to make dispatch of the business, crying out courage to his accomplices, in they went pell mel, into the heart of our soldiers, where at one instant the Musquetiers giving fire in the middle, and the other with cheerful outcries, charging upon their rear, it made the Prince turn about to regard the matter, little dreaming to be encompassed by so many enemies; our men that were before almost in rout, pulling up their hearts, and courageously charging them, who b●fore esteemed themselves conquerors; so that the Prince and his fo●ces were now faces about to the rear, where the fight was hottest, the Musquetiers from either side the hedge, playing on the stanks of the enemy's troop, and killing them without mercy; Prince Robert, Sir Lewis Dives, and the rest, rallying together their distracted troops, resolved to make their way through those who had so unexpectedly charged them in the backs, deeming them, as indeed they were, fare the lesser number, on the spur therefore they galloped in among them, who gave them a bloody welcome, but their number being triple to ours, their horse, and ours foot, at last they got passage, driving our footmen up to the hedge, whom, when they had passed, as fast as ever they could gallop, away they went, giving them to a thousand devils; leaving behind them on this ground, at least three hundred foot, and as many horsemen; few prisoners there were taken, by reason we were most footmen, and could not pursue them: of our part some hundred persons of all sorts were lost, so that it was evident, God did fight for us. Prince Robert, as 'tis reported, intends to wheel about, and get, if possibly, into Kent, where he hopes to have a sufficient supply to his so often beaten Cavaliers, out of those malignants which are there; For our parts, we are no ways exalted with our victory, but ascribe it to the most High, resolving with courageous hearts and willing minds to offer our lives and estates for the defence of the Commonwealth, and that sacred assembly, the high Court of Parliament, whom God bless with all happiness.   
FINIS.