A true and exact RELATION of the Marchings of the Two Regiments of the Trained-Bands of the City of LONDON, Being the Red & blue Regiments,  
As also Of the three Regiments of the Auxiliary forces, the blue, Red, and Orange, who marched forth for the relief of the City of Gloucester from August 23. to Sept. 28.  
Wherein the most material passages of every days' Marchings are briefly delineated.  
As also a true description of the several battles and Skirmishes had against the Enemy at Stow the old Sept. 4. at Aburne Chase September 18. and at Newberry Septem. 20.  
Set forth for the satisfaction of many who earnestly desired information herein,  
By Henry Foster, quondam sergeant to Cap. George moss.  Exod. 15. 6, 7. 
Thy right hand, O Lord, is become glorious in power; thy right hand, O Lord, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.  
And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee; thou didst send forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble.  
London, Printed for Benjamin Allen in Popes-head-Alley. Octob. 2. 1643.   

A TRUE RELATION OF THE diurnal Marchings of the Red and blue Regiments of the Trained Bands of the City of London, as also the three Regiments of the Auxiliary Forces.  
Wherein the most material passages of every days Occurrences are briefly delineated.  
Upon Wednesday the 23 of August, our red Regiment, of the trained Bands marched into the new Artillery ground, and from thence that night we marched to Brainford, and came thither about one a clock in the morning; from whence the next day many of our Citizens, who seemed very forward and willing at the first to march with us, yet upon some pretences and fair excuses returned home again hiring others to go in their room; others returned home again the same night before they came to Brainford.  
Upon Friday the 25 of August, we advanced from Brainford to Uxbridge, where our Regiments were Quartered there that night, and marched away the next morning.  
Saturday the 26 of August we advanced to a town 6 miles beyond Uxbridge called Chaffan, where we were quartered that night; at this town a soldier belonging to lieutenant colonel Tompson was accidentally slain by shooting off a musket by one of his fellow soldiers though at a great distance from him, yet shot him in the head whereof he died.  
Sabbath day 27 August, we advanced from Chaffan near to a village called Chessun; this day the blue Regiment of the Trained Bands, and the three Regiments of the Auxiliary forces met us upon a great Common about three miles from Chessun. our whole Regiment was quartered at one Mr. Cheyneys' house an Esquire, where we were well accommodated for beer having great plenty, two or three hundred of us this night-lay in one barn.  
Monday the 28 of August, we advanced from thence to a town called Asson-Clinton a little village 3 miles from Alesbury, we continued here one day and two nights.  
Wednesday the 30 of August, we advanced from thence to a village called Clayden; this day the Lord general's Army and our Regiments of the Trained Band, together with the auxiliary forces met at Alesbury; the great Guns were fired at every Fort about the town, as the Lord general passed by: This was the Fast day: our Regiment was quartered this night at Sir Ralph Verneys House a Parliament man; his Father the King's standard-bearer was slain at Edge hill.  
Thursday the 31 of August, we advanced from thence to a village called Stretton-Araley; this night all our Brigade consisting of six Regiments; viz: colonel Manwarings Red Regiment, two Regiments of Trained Bands, and three of the Auxiliary, were all quartered at this little village, it is conceived we were in all of this Brigade about 5000. here was little provision either for Officers or soldiers, the night before we came hither, the Cavaliers were at Bister two miles from this village and 6 miles from Oxford but were beaten out of it by our soldiers and the Lord general with his army quartered there this night.  
Friday the 1 day of September, we advanced from hence to a place called bayards-green in Oxford shire, being three miles distant from Brackley, and eight miles from Banbury, where our Brigade met my Lord general with his whole Army; whereat was great shouting and Triumph as he passed by to take a view of our Regiments the whole Army being drawn up in their several Regiments, continued there about an hour and then we marched away: It was a goodly and glorious sight to see the whole Army of Horse and foot together; it is conceived by those that viewed our Army well that we did consist of (to speak of the least) 15000 horse and foot, some speak of many more. This day good news was brought to us concerning Gloucester; and Exeter. From hence we marched this day to a village called Souldern, four miles from Banbury, where our six Regiments that came from London were Quartered, and my Lord general and the rest of the Army were Quartered about a little mile from us, at a Market town called Ano on the hill; we were very much scanted of victuals in this place.  
Saturday 2 Septem. we advanced from hence to Hooknorton, 25 miles from Gloucester, at which Village our whole Brigade was quartered. This day the Lord Generals Troops had some skirmish with the Cavaliers; it is reported there was eight slain of the enemy's party and one on ours. From hence we marched away the next morning.  
Sabbath day 3 Septemb. we advanced from hence to a little Village called Addington about a mile from Stew the Old, the hithermost own in Gloucestershire, and about 20 miles from Gloucester; where in our march this day, we again met the Lord general's Army, upon a great common about half a mile from Chippingnorton; at which place also our five Regiments departed from his Army; and marched to the Village aforesaid. The blue Regiment of the trained bands marched in the van and took up the first quarter in the town; the other 3 Regiments of the Auxiliary forces, were quartered at the adjacent villages; whereupon our red Regiment of the Trained Band was constrained to march half a mile further to get quarter we were now in the Van of the whole Army, having not so much as one troop of Horse quartered near us: but we were no sooner in our quarters, and set down our arms, intending a little to refresh ourselves; but presently there was an alarm beat up; and we being the frontier Regiment nearest the enemy, were presently all drawn up into a Body, and stood upon our guard all that night, we were in great distraction, having not any horse to send out as Scouts, to give us any intelligence: my Lord general with his Army lay at Chippingnorton, about three miles behind us; who had an Alarm there given by the enemy the same night also: Our Regiment stood in the open field all night, having neither bread nor water to refresh ourselves, having also marched the day before without any sustenance neither durst we kindle any fire though it was a very cold night.  
Monday 3 Septemb. we got some refreshment for our soldiers, which was no sooner done, but news was brought to us, that the enemy was within half a mile of the Town which proved to be true, for presently one rid down to us having his horse shot in the neck all bloody, and told us the enemy was at the towns end; also one Trooper slain a quarter of a mile above the town, one of our soldiers stripped him, and brought his clothes to us: It was a little open Village, the enemy might have come in upon us every way; therefore we conceiving it not safe to abide in the town, drew up our Regiment presently into a body, and marched into a broad open field to the top of the hill, the blue Regiment of the trained Bands were quartered within less than half a mile of us, but came not up to us: Being come into the field we saw about 4 or 〈◊〉 of the enemy's horse surrounding of us, one rid post to my Lord general to inform him of it One great body of their horse stood facing of us upon the top of the hill at our town's end, within less than a quarter of a mile from us, another great body of their horse was in the valley, upon our right flank as we stood; and a third great squadron of their horse were going up to the top of a hill, in the rear of us; by all which it appears, they had an intent to have surrounded our City Regiments, and to have cut us off; we stood and faced one another for the space of half an hour, then 6, or 7. of our men who had horses, rod up to them, and came within less than musket shot, flourishing their swords, daring them, and one or two of our men fired upon their forlorn hope: we had lined the hedges with musqueteers, which they perceiving did not move towards our body, but only stood and faced us. Then some of the Auxiliary forces came up to us, at whose coming we gave a great shout: and then by and by after we saw my Lord Generals forces coming down the hill about a mile and half behind us: my Lord drew out the forlorn hope upon the hill as they came down; who fired 3. or 4. Drakes against the enemy's horse that were near themon the top of the hill, that were coming upon the rear of us, and made them retreat to the rest of the body, their intent was to have compasted us in on every side, but the Lord prevented them, they might have spoiled our whole Regiment, had they in the morning come down upon us when we were taking a little food to refresh ourselves, the enemy being then but half a mile off; a great many of the Cavaliers lay all night, within less than a mile of us, which we perceived in our march the next day, I hope the mercy of that day, will not be forgotten.  
When this was done, my L. Generals forces marched up to our Brigade: when they were come we drew forth our Forlorn hope, and marched up to the body of their Horse that stood facing us on the top of the hill: we fired some Drakes at them, they retreated: then the Lord general drew up his great Guns, they faced us again, we fired two great pieces of Ordnance at them, and then they retreated up to the town of Stow, and drew up all their horse into a body, and stood upon the side of the hill facing us: then we let fly two or three of our greatest Ordnance at them; they all fled, and we pursued them and followed them three miles: Then they stood and faced the Lord general again about the going down of the Sun, we fired at them a great while, marching up towards them five or six Regiments together, all in a body, about 800 or 1000 abreast, six deep, we having room enough, it being a brave champion country: which goodly show did so much the more daunt the enemy, that (as it is reported) Prince Rupert swore, he thought all the roundheads in England were there.  
In the first Skirmish we lost but one man, who was slain by our own Cannon through his own negligence, and another sore burnt and hurt by the same piece. When we came to Stow, the cavaliers reported that they had killed twenty of our men, and we two of theirs; but we hear there were six of their men slain, some horses killed, and five prisoners taken. Prince Rupert was there, and some say the Lord of Holland also. Our men pursuing them skirmished till nine of the clock at night; we marched after them till twelve of the clock at night: we lay all in the open field, upon the ploughed-land, without straw, having neither bread nor water, yet God enabled our soldiers to undergo it cheerfully, there was not one feeble sick person amongst us, but was able to march with us the day following.  
Tuseday September 25. we advanced from that field near to a town called Prestbury, within sight of Gloucester, about seven miles from it: This day the whole Army marching together, it fell to our red Regiment of the Trained-bands to march in the rear of the wagons, and had charge of them: about six of the clock the Lord general coming to the top of a high mountain or hill, called Presbury-hill, where we might see the City of Gloucester, he commanded four or five great pieces of Ordnance to be fired: some say it was against the cavaliers who were about a mile off, in the town below the hill: others say it was to give intelligence to Gloucester of our approaching to their relief. The Army marched down the hill, and hastened to the adjacent Villages for Quarter, but before the wagons could come to the top of the hill, night drawing on it began to be very dark, so that our wagons and Carriages could not get down the hill, many of them were overthrown and broken, it being a very craggy steep and dangerous hill, so that the rest of the wagons durst not adventure to go down, but stayed all night there: six or seven horses lay dead there the next morning that were killed by the overthrow of the wagons: our red Regiment having charge of the wagons, were constrained to lie all night upon the top of this mountain, it being a most terrible tempestuous night of wind and rain, as ever men lay out in, we having neither hedge nor tree for shelter, nor any sustenance of food, or fire: we had by this time marched six days with very little provision; for no place where we came was able to relieve our Army, we leaving the Rode all the way, and marching through poor little villages: our soldiers in their marching this day would run half a mile or a mile before, where they heard any water was such straits and hardship our Citizens formerly knew not; yet the Lord that called us out to do his work, enabled us to undergo such hardness as he brought us to. This evening the Lord general was fain to fight for his Quarter, and beat the enemy out of it, at a market-town called Cheltnam, five miles from Gloucester, and two miles from this hill; about midnight we had two Alarms upon this hill, in the midst of all the storm and rain, which together with the darkness of the night made it so much the more dreadful, which also caused a great distraction among our soldiers, every one standing upon his guard, and fearing his fellow soldier to be his enemy. Many other particular sad stories of this tempestuous stormy night I leave to the relation of others: one young man of the colonel's company was shot in this confusion upon this hill, whose death will be much lamented by his Parents and Friends, from whom he received a Letter but a few days before to return home.  
The next morning being Wednesday Sept. ●6. our soldiers came down from that hill into the village aforesaid, being wet to the very skin, but could get little or no refreshing every house being so full of soldiers: The cavaliers were in the town but the day before. We stayed here but two or three hours that morning, and then we had an Alarm that the cavaliers were near the town with a great body of horse: We were all presently drawn up into a body in the field; our soldiers began to complain pitifully, being even worn out and quite spent for want of some refreshing, some complaining they had not eat or drunk in two days, some longer time. Yesterday the enemy raised their siege from before Gloucester: this day our two Regiments of the Trained Bands marched to a little village called Norton, three miles wide of Gloucester, and four miles from Teuxbury, where our soldiers had some reasonable accommodation and refreshment: in this village we had many Alarms: we continued here two days and two nights.  
Thursday Sept. 7. the King's forces fell upon some of our troops of horse at Winscombe, they being secure, the enemy killed many of them, and took many prisoners, and some Colours: the Regiments of our horse there did belong to Col. Vere and Col. Goodwin. The Auxiliary Regiments were quartered within two miles where this was done. This night about seven of the clock there came a command for our Regiments of the Trained-bands to march five miles back again in the night but it being a very dark night, and our men worn out and spent with their former marching, they refused to go; but next morning being Friday Sept. 8. we did. The Lord general with the whole Army marched into Gloucester this day. The city was exceeding full of horse and foot: the enemy besieged this town a full month and three days. They had many strong assaults against it, and battered some of their works; & in two or three places they had begun to undermine the gates, and outworks, but were met with by the city forces, who did undermine within to meet them: without they shot many granadoes of great weight, which when they fell in the city were red as fire; yet blessed be God, killed not one man therewith; only tore up the ground as if a bear had been rooting up the earth: The Inhabitants in the city report that the enemy shot 140 shot great and small in one day, and yet killed neither man woman nor child; they lost but about thirty in this city during the time of this siege; most of which, as is reported, were shot in the head, in peeping through some holes at the enemy; we found very loving respect and entertainment in this city, they being very joyful of our coming; we abode here friday-night and Saturday, and marched away on Sabbath day-morning: the Lord general left in this city three great pieces of Ordnance, as also many score barrels of powder, with match and bullet proportionable, furnishing them to their hearts desire.  
Sabbath day Septemb. 10. the whole army advanced from Gloucester to Tewksburie, where we abode four days and five nights, till Gloucester had provided themselves of come and other provisions: the enemy had cut off from the city all their pipes of water, and burned their Mills: My Lord general summoned this town of Tewksbury, and demanded the twentieth part of their estates for the relief of Gloucester. we were at this town five days, from Sabbath day till Friday Septemb. 15. On thursday-dayesnight the enemy did fall upon some of our troops of horse, who were quartered about three miles from Tewksbury, of the regiment belonging to Sir James Ramsey, they slew many of our men, and took many others prisoners. We took four of them prisoners; but the greatest loss was sustained on our side. Before we marched from this town, the Lord general gave order for the making of a bridge over the River Severne near Tewksbury, as if our intention had been to march with our army over there to Worcester; which caused the enemy to draw their forces thither, as a place of refuge: The wisdom and policy of the Lord general and counsel of war, as also their great care for the preservation of our Army, is highly to be commended and never to be forgotten; and may serve to stop the mouths of all such as shall hereafter be opened against him: for had the enemy known which way we had marched, they might have had us at a great advantage, by gaining the hills; we being now in the vale of Esum, and all our great Ordnance and Carriages to be drawn up those hills, they might have kept us there all this winter, & starved our army: but blessed be God, we all marched away with safety. One that was present at Esum, where the King with his Army lay, affirms that when tidings came to the King that we were marched from Tewksbury, they did stamp and swear and curse their Scouts exceedingly, that they gave them no better intelligence of our departure. And the same day we marched from Tewksbury the King with his Army and train of Artillery marched from Esum after us, as will appear in the ensuing matter.  
Friday Septemb. 15. our whole Army advanced from Tewksbury to Ciceter, alias Cirencister 17 miles we marched all night, and sat down before it about three aclock in the morning: when we came thither Sir Robert Pye marched up to the town, and with some musketeers he gave fire upon the sentinels, killed one of them, and wounded the other; Sir Robert himself received a shot in the arm: the Cavaliers yielded the town and desired quarter: we took 225. prisoners, whereof 10. were Commanders, we tied them two and two together with Match, and brought them along with us: we took also 27 waggon-load of provision, which the Cavaliers had provided for the relief of their own Army: they had taken the School-house, belonging to the town, and made it their store-house, to lay in such provision as they made the country to bring in: they slew one man of ours, who was pistold by one that took him prisoner: we killed 2. or 3. of them.  
Saturday Septemb. 16. we advanced from Ciceter five miles to a village called Letton, where our london-brigade was quartered that night; the Lord general with his Army quartered a mile further at a market-town in Wiltshire called Cricklet; at the village aforesaid were ten cartload of Cavaliers, who were sick and lame, and brought thither to be quartered, who when they heard we were marching to this place, they then found their legs and run away: this day we had a wet march, and in the night a false alarm.  
Sabbath day Septemb. 17. we marched from Cricklet to a market-town called Swindowne 8. miles. This morning news was brought that the Cavaliers were come to Ciceter, and had taken and killed many of our men, who stayed behind drinking and neglecting to march with their Colours: who are not much to be pitied: this day we drove along with our army about 1000 sheep and 60 head of cattle, which were taken from Malignants and Papists in the Country for the maintenance of our army: 87 sheep was allotted for our red Regiment, but we afterwards lost them all, when we came to fight; it being every man's care then to secure himself, and to see to the safety of the Army: this night our london-brigade was quartered 2 miles beyond the Lord general's quarters at a little poor village called Chizelton, where we could get no accommodation either for meat or drink, but what we brought with us in our snapsacks: most of us quartered in the open field, it being a very cold frosty night, we marched away hence the next morning.  
Monday Septemb. 18. we advanced from this village about two miles to a place called Abern-chase, where news was brought to the Lord general, that the enemy was coming upon us with a great body of horse, which caused the Lord general to make a stand, our whole Army being in a deep valley, and the enemy upon the hills on our left flank, we drewup all our Army into a body to the top of the hill, where we had a full view of the enemy over against us: there appeared a great body of their horse; if was conceived there was 7 or 8000 but no foot that we could discern; we stood a while and faced them; then one small body of horse as a forlorn hope marched up the hill to them, and fired upon them, and then retreated to their main body in the valley; the enemy followed our horse in their retreat, firing at them all the way very fiercely; then we fired some Drakes at their horse, but did little execution; then our body of foot was drawn down from this hill to the top of another high hill, where we stood and faced the enemy, having a full view of all that was done between our horse and theirs: our foot were not engaged at all in this fight, except two Regiments only: Then colonel Meldrams and colonel Harvies troops drew up in a body & gave the enemy a very fierce charge, which was performed with as brave courage and valour as ever men did, and then wheeled about to a Regiment of our foot that stood in the rear of them, the enemy pursued them in their retreat, skirmishing one at another all the way: what number was slain in this fight is not yet known: here Cap. Willet received a shot from the enemy, of which wound he is since dead: we lost no other man of note in this fight: one man of great note and esteem of the enemy's party was here slain, marquess de la Veel, his father is Lord high marshal of France, and chief Commander in the field: we took up his body and carried it to Hungerford; I viewed his wounds, he received three shot in his body from us, one in his right pap, another in the shoulder, and a third in the face: from this place all their horse gathered into a body when it begun to be dark, and so ours likewise, and we marched away that night to Hungerford 5 miles: our red Regiment with some other Regiments were quartered a mile on this side Hungerford, at a little village called Shelton; those that marched in the rear of the Army, were marching this 5 miles all night: we were much distressed for want of sleep, as also for all other sustenance; it was a night of much rain, we were wet to the skin: this day we took 25 Cavaliers at Hungerford, whereof one was slain.  
Tuesday, Septemb. 19 we advanced from Hungerford to a village called Embry, about a mile and half from Nubury: the Lord general had intent to have quartered at Nubury that night, but the King got into the Town that day before, and so we were prevented. This morning a trumpeter came from the King to the Lord general, to desire that chirurgeons and Doctors might have free access from them to the marquess that we had taken. But the Messenger came to late: for the marquess was past their cure. The Lord general told him, if they pleased to send for his body, they might have it. The death of this marquess hath much enraged the enemy, being one whom they did highly esteem. This night our whole Army quartered in the open field; we had no provision but what little every one had in his Snapsack. We had now marched many days and nights with little food, or any sustenance, and little sleep. This night the King sent a challenge to the Lord general, to give him battle the next morning, which accordingly was performed; and in the night our enemies gained the hills where they intended to give us battle, they planted their Ordnance, got all advantages they could desire, before our Army marched up to them: Yet now we see there is neither wisdom, nor policy, nor strength, against the Lord; yea, had not the Lord himself been on our side, they had swallowed us up quick, so great was their rage and fury stirred up against us, they being confident of the victory before we came to fight: But let not him that puts on his harness boast as he that puts it off. For it was not our own arm that saved us, but the right hand of the Lord became glorious in that day, to get himself a glorious name.  
The next morning, Septem. 20. very early before day, we had drawn up all our Army in their several Regiments, and marched away by break of day; and then advancing towards the enemy with most cheerful and courageous spirits: The Lord Robert's soldiers had begun to skirmish with them before we came up to the enemy; which we hearing, put us to a running march till we sweat again, hastening to their relief and succour. When we were come up into the field, our two Regiments of the trained Bands were placed in open Campania upon the right wing of the whole Army. The enemy had there planted 8 pieces of Ordnance, and stood in a great body of Horse and Foot, we being placed right opposite against them, and far less than twice Musket shot distance from them. They began their battery against us with their great Guns, above half an hour before we could get any of our Guns up to us; our Gunner dealt very ill with us, delaying to come up to us: our noble colonel Tucker fired one piece of Ordnance against the enemy, and aiming to give fire the second time, was shot in the head with a Cannon bullet from the enemy. The blue Regiment of the trained Bands stood upon our right wing, and behaved themselves most gallantly. Two regiments of the King's Horse which stood upon their right flank a far off, came fiercely upon them, and charged them two or three times, but were beat back with their musketeers, who gave them a most desperate charge, and made them fly. This day our whole Army wore green boughs in their hats, to distinguish us from our enemies; which they perceiving, one regiment of their Horse had got green boughs, & rid up to our regiments crying, Friends, friends; but we let fly at them, and made many of them and their horses tumble, making them fly with a vengeance. The enemy's Canon did play most against the red Regiment of trained Bands, they did some execution amongst us at the first, and were somewhat dreadful when men's bowels and brains flew in our faces: But blessed be God that gave us courage, so that we kept our ground, and after a while feared them not, our Ordnance did very good execution upon them: for we stood at so near a distance upon a plain field, that we could not lightly miss one another: We were not much above half our Regiments in this place; for we had 60 Files of musketeers drawn off for the forlorn hope, who were engaged against the enemy in the field upon our left Fank. Where most of the Regiments of the Army were in fight, they had some small shelter of the hedges and banks, yet had a very hot fight with the enemy, & did good execution, an 〈◊〉 to it as bravely as ever men did. When our two regiments of the trained Bands had thus played against the enemy for the space of three hours, or thereabout, our red Regiment joined to the blue which stood a little distance from us upon our left Flank, where we gained the advantage of a little hill, which we maintained against the enemy half an hour: two Regiments of the enemy's foot fought against us all this while to gain the hill, but could not. Then two regiments of the enemy's horse, which stood upon our right Flank came fiercely upon us, and so surrounded us, that we were forced to charge upon them in the front and rear, and both Flanks, which was performed by us with a great deal of courage and undauntedness of spirit, insomuch that we made a great slaughter among them, and forced them to retreat; but presently the two regiments of the enemy's foot in this time gained the hill, and came upon us before we could well recover ourselves, that we were glad to retreat a little way into the field, till we had rallied up our men, and put them into their former posture, and then came on again. If I should speak any thing in the praise and high commendations of these two regiments of the trained Bands, I should rather obscure and darken the glory of that courage and valour God gave unto them this day, they stood like so many stakes against the shot of the Cannon, quitting themselves like men of undaunted spirits, even our enemies themselves being judges. It might be expected that something should be spoken of the noble and valiant service performed by the rest of the Regiments of the Army both horse and foot; but their courage & valour itself speaks, which was performed by them that day, our men fighting like Lions in every place, the great slaughter made amongst the enemies testifies. My noble and valiant captain George massy, who was with the forlorn hope, received a shot in the back from the enemy, of which wound he is since dead. This 26. of September (hinc illae lachrymae) we lost about 60 or 70 men in our red Regiment of the trained Bands, besides wounded men, we having the hottest charge from the enemy's Cannon of any regiment in the Army. Also that worthy and valint Gentleman Capt. Hunt was slain in this battle, whose death is much lamented. These two poor regiments were the very objects of the enemy's battery that day, and they have since made their boast of it. It is conjectured by most, that the enemy lost four for one: 70. chief Commanders were slain on their side. This is most certain, that they did acknowledge themselves to be beaten. It is credibly informed by those that were this day in the King's army, that the King himself brought up a regiment of Foot and another of horse into the field, and gave fire to two pieces of Ordnance, riding up and down all that day in a soldiers grey coat. The next day I viewed the dead bodies: there lay about 100 stripped naked in that field where our 2 regiments stood in battalia. This night the enemy conveyed away about 30. cart load of maimed and dead men, as the town-people credibly reported to us, and I think they might have carried away 20 cart load more of their dead men the next morning; they buried 30 in one pit, 14 lay dead in one ditch: this battle continued long; it begun about six aclock in the morning, and continued till past 12 aclock at night: in the night the enemy retreated to the town of Newbury, and drew away all their Ordnance; we were in great distress for water, or any accommodation to refresh our poor soldiers, yet the Lord himself sustained us that we did not faint under it; we were right glad to drink in the same water where our horses did drink, wandering up and down to seek for it. Our word this day was Religion, theirs was Queen Mary in the field: The great goodness of God, in giving us victory this day is so much the more remarkable from these three considerations: First, that great disadvantage we had this day, in case we had been beat by the enemy, we having no place of retreat for safety nearer than Gloucester, which was above 30 miles: whereas our enemies had possession of Newbury, and in a manner of the whole country round about: secondly, we had great scarcity of provision for our Army, having marched many days and nights with little food or sleep, or any refreshment; had not God fed us with the bread of our enemies which we took at Ciceter, we could not without a special providence of God have been able to subsist, whereas our enemies had the town of Newbury, and the Country all about for their relief. Thirdly, we had a great disadvantage by giving battle in that place the enemy had made choice of their ground, planted their Ordnance, gained all advantages they could desire. Beside many other disadvantages on our part, which I forbear to relate; yet God gave us the victory, and made our enemies fly before us, that we kept the field all night. The Lord general deserves perpetual honour by his wise, valiant, and worthy managing of this day's battle, as also no less praise and commendation to the rest of the council of war. Many more particular passages might here be inserted, but I proceed.  
Thursday, Sept. 21. after we had buried our dead, we marched from this field with our whole army to a town called the Veal, 11 miles, and 4 miles from Redding; where in our march this day, our enemy pursuing of us, fell upon our rear in a narrow lane about a mile and half from a village called Aldermason, they came upon us with a great body of foot and horse: our London brigade marched in the rear, and a forlorn hope of 600 musketeers in the rear of them, besides a great number of cur horse: but our horse which brought up our rear, durst not stand to charge the enemy, but fled, running into the narrow lane, routed our own foot, trampling many of them under their horse feet, crying out to them, Away, away, every man shift for his life, you are all dead men; which caused a most strange confusion amongst us. We fired 10 or 12 Drakes at the enemy, but they came upon us very fiercely, having theirfoot on the other side of the hedges; many of our wagons were overthrown and broken: others cut their traces and horse-harness, and run away with their horses, leaving their wagons & carriages behind them: our foot fired upon the enemy's horse very bravely, and slew many of them; some report above 100 and not 10 of ours: some that we took prisoners our men were so enraged at them that they knocked out their brains with the butt-end of their Muskets: in this great distraction and rout a waggon of powder lying in the way overthrown some spark of fire or match fell among it, which did much hurt; 7 men burnt and 2 killed: the enemy had got 2 of our drakes in the rear, had not our foot played the men and recovered them again: this was about 4 or 5 aclock at night; many of our men lost their horses, and other things which they threw away in haste: we marched on and came to the Veal about 10. aclock at night.  
Friday Sept. 22 we advanced from the Veal and came to Reading four miles, where we refreshed our soldiers after our hard service and wearisome marchings. We stayed here Friday Saturday and sabbath day: Saturday night about 20 of the enemy's horse came and gave us an alarm. Sabbath day was celebrated a day of thanksgiving; we marched away hence on Monday morning.  
Monday Sept. 25. we advanced from Reading to Madenhead, our brigade was quartered here. But the Lord general with his Army and all his train marched to Windsor.  
Tuesday Sept. 26. we advanced from Maidenhead about 4 aclock in the morning, having some intention of marching to London that night, but came no farther than Brainford, where we stayed the next day also being Fast day.  
Thursday, Sept. 28. we marched from Brainford to London, where we were joyfully received home of all our friends, and all that wish well to the Parliament; and to the vexation of heart of all wicked malignant's who had raised reports that we were all routed and slain: The Lord Mayor together with the Aldermen of the city met us at temple-bar, and entertained us joyfully: many 1000 bidding us welcome home, and blessing God for our safe return: Thus God that called us forth to do his work, brought us through many straits, delivered us from the rage and insolency of our adversaries, made them turn their backs with shame, giving us victory, and causing us to return home joyfully.  
FINIS.