The Ualiant RESOLUTION OF The Seamen, Listed under the Command Of the Earl of Warwick, who upon Monday last most valiantly slew many of the Cavaliers, that were coming from Kingston to take Sion-house. and how they were constrained to sink their two ships; because the Cavaliers should not take their Ordnance.  
Also a true Relation of the meeting of both Armies between Brainford and Acton. Showing the behaviour the Lord Robert, upon Brainford Bridge: slaying many of the Cavalier●s with small loss of his own forces.  
With the most valiant service of Colonel Hampden, and Colonel Hollis, against Prince Rupert upon Turnham Greene,  
Together, With the most barbarous cruelty of of divers Cavaliers, upon Mr, Peircy his wife at Acton.  
LONDON, Printed for Thomas Hanson, November 16. 1642.   

The valiant RESOLUTION OF The Seamen Listed under the command of the Earl of Warwick, who upon Monday last most valiantly beat and slew a great number of Prince Rubert his Forts who were coming to take Sion-house.  
Upon Saturday last being the 12 of November Prince Rubert, who before, had lay scouting up and down with his Forces, taking advantage of the misty Morning, advanced his Eorces, and came toward Branford, the suddenness of whose coming was such, that the Inhabitants of the said Town were insensible of his coming neither had they the least intelligence of his Approach, by resaon whereof he found but small opposition, until the Lord Roberts who did not lie far off came with with his men. At the approach of the Lord Roberts with his men, Prince Rupert had almost gotten the Bridge, but was stayed by him, so that without the loss of any of his men he got in to the Town.  
And planted himself and his men upon the Edge of the Hills, and a bout eight or one of the clock in the after none who began to play afresh upon the Lord Roberts and his Forces, but their orduance did little or no execution which caused a great discontent in the Cavaleirs and made them swear that the Devil was in the powder there Bulets in their great cannon did not fly half way of there intended purpose so that before, that before they could reach the mark they aimed that their power and vigour was spent.  
When Prince Rubert had played thus some certain time but to small purpose our men who all this while had been almost idle, the greatest part of their ammunition being behind, were now encoraged with new supply of men and ammunition, and although they before had sustained some small loss, yet they were not thereby dismayed, but made good afterwards for that they had suffered before now Colonel Hampden and Colonel Hollis came in with their forces and with them great store of Ammunition, of which before there was great need on the Parliaments side.  
And now being so well provided for the Enemy, they went bravely on, and with undaunted spirit played with their great pieces upon the Enemy, which peaces did brave execution and service that in a small space there fell of the Cavaleirs avery great number, but of the Parliaments side very few.  
The Cavaleirs perceiving their loss to be so great, and the loss on the Parliaments side to be so small, upon Sunday Night at bout eleven or twelve of the clock did quit that place, and Prince Rubert with all his forces fell bacl to Kingflon; which Town by the treachery of the inhabitants was delivered up unto the Cavaleirs, and the townsmen have since pulled up the Bridge; so that all passage for pursuit after them is hindered.  
And I cannot here pass by the inhuman and most barbarous actions of the Cavaleirs at their entrance into Acton, amongst the rest one example being of a most barbarous nature, will render their conditions odious unto you. When they entered the town first of all, and were seated therein, some of the Cavaleirs went up and down to plunder where they had intelligence any store of money, Plate, or jewels of value were; amongst the rest it happened that they came unto one Mr. Pierce his house, but he not being then who is a Brewer in the Town of Acton, they coming to this Mr. Pierce his house, did demand the Mr. of the house, but he not being then within would not be content with that answer but fell to pillaging; Mistress Peircy the Brewer's wife, having not been delivered of a child above one week before, was very much affrighted at the unruly carriage of the Cavaliers, and although she was weak yet thinking by fair persuasions and promises to appease them for the present came down and desired them that they would desist from such uncivil actions and that they should have what they could desire, or the house could supply them withal.  
These her fair speeches gave them but little or no satisfaction but the more she entreated the more violent were they in the persecution of their violent misdemenours, she persuades but they were still as death as adders, and at the last one of them more cruel than the others, as she was standing by weeping did cock his pistol, and shot her with her child in her little babe in her Arms, such an act of barbarous cruelty I think scarce any Chrovicle can parallel such unhuman acts.  
Upon Monday, after the Cavaliers had lost Brainford, and sheltered themselves in Kingston, after some time, some of them came over the water again and took Sion-house, thinking by this means to stop all provision from coming unto the City, but they were much deceived, for the Seamen who had listed themselves under the Earl of Warwick took two small Pinisses manned with fourteen pieces of Ordnance, and with them gave many a brave shot against the house, but could do but little good by reason of the strength of the building could do small execution.  
Upon which they were constrained to draw away their ships, for want of the tide to carry them bacl and likewise constrained to sink them lest the Cavaliers should seize one the Ordnance, and by this means they have defeated the expectation of the Cavaliers.  
FINIS.