A perfect RELATION of the Proceed of both ARMIES Since the beginning of the Battle on Sunday at one of the Clock, to Tuesday at night, being fought between Banbury and Brackley, in the County of Oxford.  
Likewise declaring what prisoners of note are taken, with the true estate of both Armies at this present.  
The Names of the Prisoners.  

The E. of Lindsey, General of the Field.  
The L. Digby,  
Col. straddling.  
Coll. Vavasor, Commander of the Guard and Standard.  
Col. Lunsford.   
Likewise how the King's Standard was taken by his Excellencies own hand, ten pieces of Ordnance and many Colours, besides 3. or 4. thousand men ●laine.  
Reported to the House of Commons by a Post which came from the Army.  
London, Printed by T. F. for T. V Octob. 27. 1642.   

A true relation of the true Proceed of both Armies, with the manner of the Battle which begun on Sunday last.  
HIs Majesty having received intelligence that Windsor Castle was fortified by the Parliaments forces, to oppose the Cavaliers and other ill affected persons which are about his Majesty, for which cause his Majesty altered his intended course and retreated from his Quarters bacl toward Warwick, but in his retreat bacl it was his 〈◊〉 to meet with the forces raised by the great Council of the Kingdom, for the defence of the true reformed Reformed Protestant Religion, his Majesty's sacred person, the privileges and rights of Parliament, the Laws of the Kingdom, with the Liberty and propriety of the Subject, all which is in great danger of being involved under the slavery of an arbitrary power plotted and contrived by a party of popish recusants, ambitious and prelatical Clergy, Lordly projectors, and deboyst Cavaliers, with other traitorous Delinquents, who for the advancement of their own destructive stratagems, have at once attempted to destroy both King and people, as will appear by this ensuing relation.  
The Armies being met (notwithstanding that it was Sunday) they began a bloody conflict, it being about one of the Clock in the afternoon when the two Armies met, in a plain Champain Field, between Banbury and Brackly, in the County of Oxford, and being come within the reach of one another, they began to charge each other with their Field pieces, doing great Execution, thus they continued fight for the space of 5. hours, during which time the two Armies drew towards each other with a softly march, till they came within Musket shot, than Blood and slaughter triumphed in revenge, and Death was toiled with killing, for this bloody conflict continued till Monday Morning, the victory inclining to neither party, in the Morning the Beacons were fired whereupon the Country roast and joined with the Lord Brookes, who was upon march from Warwick to aid his Excellence, being arrived he found his Excellency's army engaged between the Kings two divisions, for Prince Robert (who as yet had not joined with his Majesty) fell upon the Rear of our Army, where he found reasonable opsition, but when the Lord Brooks began to draw nigh, Prince Robert wheeled his men about and fronted the Lord Brooks betwixt whom grew a bloody battle for the space of one hour, but Prince Robert finding himself to weak retreated back and joined with the retreating, Body of the King, during which time both parties fetched off their dead, there they beheld a Field which erst was clothed in the livery of the Spring, translated to a terene Golgotha, buried with mangled carcases of those which War had ravished of their natural being.  
These dismal lights did not dismay him tho, for with a resolute courage he joined his forces with the ma●ne Battalions, and in courageous manner began another battle with them, in the first onset they behaved themselves so valiantly that the King's army lost their order, from whence grew such a combustion, that our forces obtained a great victory over them, as shall be declared in the ensuing relation.  
The King's army having lost their order, our Forces pressed upon them very furiously and cut them off without the least mercy, rooting the whole Army and forcing them to retreat, to secure themselves from our furious charges.  
In which conflict there was slain near 3000. or more, only there was taken by our forces these men of quality, namely the Earl of Lunf●…, and Colonel Vavasor his Son, the Lord Digby, Colonel Lunsf●rd, and Colonel Stradlin, with divers others.  
Also we took his Majesty's Standard, and as it as credibly reported his Excellency took it with His own hand, and with his Sword won it from the Standard bearer.  
Likewise we took ten Pieeces of Ordnance from the Cavaliers, and I know not how many Colours, the bearers whereof divers were slain, and others taken Prisoners, we doubt not but by God's blessing to give a period to these troubles, and to appease the Cavaliers, and to free his Majesty from all those that daily conspire His ruin and destruction.  
This is but an entrance or a beginning of what must follow, without GOD of his abundant mercy curb them in their full career, and give a period to those bloody Broils, which that He may speedily perform, let us all with one heart and one voice, lift up our hearts and prayers to God, which hath hitherto miraculously preserved us from dangers past and present, and to desire a Blessing upon our future endeavours, which we doubt not to obtain, since it is His quarrel and His cause which we have Covenanted to maintain to the hazard of our Lives and Fortunes.  
FINIS.