A TRUE RELATION Of the late VICTORY Obtained at NORTHAMPTON: Against the MALIGNANT Army, on Tuesday the 9th. of MAY. 1643.  
Together with An exact Recital of the names of divers Prisoners of remarkable note taken in the said Battle, and the true number of them that were slain.  
As it was presented to the PARLIAMENT by the usual Post on Thursday; the 11th. of this present Month.  
LONDON, Printed for I. P. in the Year. 1643.   

A True Relation of the late Victory obtained at Northampton against the Malignants on Tuesday the ninth of May.  
THe Malignant Army under conduct of the Earl of Northampton, and Colonel Young were with about sour thousand Horse and foot the sixth of May before BANBURY. but being there Valiantly repulsed came from thence with much disgrace, and marched towards BRACKLY on Sunday where they continued before the Town until Monday morning, but the Country coming in such abundance, there intentions of assaulting that Town was made frustrate and without doing any harm were enforced to march away and turn there foot Army into dragoones for their speedy March, and directed their Course towards the Town of NORTHAMPTON, the Country rising in every place and pursueing them, but they obtained their purpose in coming to the Town before they could be overtaken; upon which their approach the Town prepared themselves for their entertainment, and sent to a Town called Ashton 8. Miles from thence within two miles of TOCETUR, where part of the Lord GRAY'S forces were quartered for their assistance and coming to their aid.  
On Tuesday the Malignants set themselves in battalions against the Town and gave a present assault with great fury and outward show of Courage, on the South side of the Town, between Hardingstone and Northampton in the plain by Queen's Cross, where they amounted four pieces of Ordnance against that part of the Town, upon which the Townsmen and Parliaments forces therein recharged the Malignants with great Magnanimity and valuor, making the Cannons fly from the South-gate called Barge-Street end, and from the Castle which standing upon a hill on the west side of the Town, they discharged Cannons which over shot the Town, and just reached the enemy and made great spoil amongst them, the fight had not continued above 2 hours but the Country came in and the forces of the Lord GREY, and begirt the Cavaliers on their back which they perceiving would have fled, but could not, and were enforced to fight nolence volence or yield themselves, and having fought it out above six hours, yielded themselves to the Parliaments forces many of them privately run away which were upon the left wing of the Army.  
In this fight were slain of the Malignants 8. hundred men, of the men of note were Colonel Young, Colonel Elmes, Captain Sanders, Captain Willoby, Coronet Mowtague, Coronet Williamson, Lieutenant's Wilson Rogers, Morton Blewart the rest Common Soldiers, six Colours taken, four Pieces of Ordinance, 1000 Arms, and three wagons of Ammunition, of prisoners were taken about 600 men of quality Colonel Ockenham, Captain Winch Captain Bromsted, Captain Wittenbutge, Coronets Osboens, Ashton, Wilton, Lieutenant's Makwell, Croshy, Craven, and divers others, the Malignants being thus vanquished and Routed, and the Town setleed public thanksgiveing was given in the Town for that victory, and the Parliaments forces being well refreshed with victual were ordered to return to their several places of trust and stations, in their particulars and respective guards.  
Of the Parliaments forces were not slain above 40. and not one of note, as is certainly informed, this relation was received from good hands and men of worth.  
Many Gentlemen also of quality, and pious devives, to wit Master Ball of Northampton, Master Perne, Master Bollefant, and divers others have sent divers Letters to their friends in London, in which they have related this battle but not so sadly, therefore I omit the recital thereof, these proceed makes it manifest that the cause of God is by them undertaken and maintained and is great encouragement to the good party to go on in their enterprises, and fear not the power and force of the advarsaries and enemies to peace and Tranquillity, no power is able to resist the power of God, vain is the strength of man, weak is the Arm of flesh▪ unless strengthened by God, what man then that hath such experiences from time to time of the protection of the almighty the overthrow and confusion of his enemies▪ the great Victories atcheiud by such small means as in outward show hath been obtained by the Parliaments forces in most Parts of the Kingdom, but would adventure willingly his person and plat● in the defence of such a cause, which hath God its patron if God be on our side who can be against us. All the plots and machnations of the Malignants are still by divine providence, discovered and avoided, none of their council, have been observed to take any effect but have been brought to naught and the shame therefore hath lied upon their own heads.  
Thus much of the fight at Northampton. which if the success happen to the Parliaments forces in other parts of this Kingdom which God grant an end of these present wars many suddenly be expected, for the Malignants cannot long cutinue in any considerable strength having no hopes of increasing their Army any further, the universally desert their actions and cleve to the Parliament only the principal of their forces consist of Gentry Malignants, who will not adventure their persons in any fight, only their purses and estates which if common soldiers cannot be gotten for their money, they cannot expect to hold ou● long, unless foreign aid may be admitted to enter the Kingdom for their assistance which is not once to be imagined if the same can in any waves be prevented and avoided, much news is spread abroad of a late fight obtained in Yorkshire against the Queen's Army by the Parliaments forces but the truth thereof cannot be certainly affirmed, till the next post, the residue of the Malignants escaped from Northampton, & are reported to be gone to join with Prince Rupert his Army, who intends very shortly to march against Northampton to revenge the disgrace of his soldiers now received their and threatons to do much mischief in the country in his march but the Lord Grace is resolved to come into that County to aswayge his fury and inveterate malice against the Protestants and Parliaments Forces.  
FJNJS.