WAREHAM taken by the Parliament Forces.  
ALSO Colonel MITTENS valiant Exploits, certified by two several LETTERS, dated at his Quarters. And the Particulars of his good succ●ese at Shrewsbury-Fayre against the Cavaliers.  
AS ALSO, At Welch-Poole, where he took many Prisoners of note, and divers Horse, and made the rest of the Cavaliers fly many miles, some in their Shirts, and some of them naked.  
With other achievements performed by him, and Sir THOMAS MIDDLETON, and the particulars of each, very exactly Related.  
LONDON, Aug. 14. Printed by THO. FORCET, for W. H. 1644.   

SIR,  
TO relate the onset concerning Welch-Poole, was in this manner; on Sunday being the fourth day of this instant August, we did go out of Ossestrey in the afternoon, and where we did gather together to go we did not know, but setting out in the afternoon came to a Town within a mile of the great River that doth part Shropshire and Mountgomery shire, and there we did stay about two or three hours till it was dark night, and being dark all the Foot marched on horseback (by reason it was the shortest way) being all got over we lighted and marched round about the mountains to gain the Town, lest that the light marches should discover us, and then compassing and gaining the Town about break of day the horse sentinel of theirs did meet with our Scout, and challenged the scout that was ours, and asked who he was for, and our Scout said he was for the King, and the Cavalier said he was welcome, so more of the horses came on towards the Town and shot and gave them an alarm, before the foot could well come up after our horse to surprise the Town round about, and by that means most of the Cavaliers escaped away, some to the red Castle that was about half a mile from the Town of Welshpoole and some were met 8. or nine miles off as they say, and some almost twenty miles from the Town, some stark naked, some in their shirts; some with their breeches off: in this manner they all save about seaventy escaped away leaving their Arms and most of their horse behind them, and some of the Cavaliers were taken on horseback, and some sadling their horses in the stables, the horses that we took were about three hundred and eighty, being the Princes own Regiment most of them, they were about five hundred of the Cavaliers in all that were in the Town, Prince Rupert his own troop horses were wholly taken except his own horse that he rid on, Prince rupert's Cornet was taken off, refusing to take quarter, saying he did scorn to take quarter of such Round-head Dogs as we, and so was killed in the Town, than our men rid about the wood up to the red Castle as fast as they could, and brought away about 200  being fat Oxen, young steers and the like, from under red Castle wall of Sir Peiree Harberts own , the Plunder of the Town was great, but it was most of it took away from the soldiers, Sir Tho: Midleton and Colonel Mitton did promise to give the Soldier's satisfaction, and restored it to the Inhabitants in the Town.  
There was engaged on our part Colonel Mitton and part of his Regiment and Sir Thomas Middleton joined with him, and marched with him from Ossestrey, there was also Captain Swift of my Lord Denbighs horse, there was joined with Colonel Mitton 200 or thereabouts, and of Sir William Breretons foot, there came two white colours from Nantwich, they met together on Sunday in the evening in a Town about 4 miles from Ossestrey, and marched towards Welsh Pool which was from them 8 miles further, the number of our forces so joined together being in all about 600 horse and foot, resolved not to rest till they had found out the Enemy and to fall upon them where soever they light of them, and accordingly it pleased God to prosper us as I have hear expressed. We took 3 Captains, 2 Lieutenants, 15 Officers in all, and staying in the Town about 2 or 3 hours, than we marched back to Ossestry. Cheshire-men parting where they and we met and lying still all night, the next day they went to Nantwich, Lieutenant Colonel Coote, one of Sir Charles Cootes sons that was in Ireland being their Governor; and Sir Tho: Middleton and Coll: Mitton stayed with us still, whom God may still guide and prosper in all their ways which they undertake, that's about maintaining God's cause, and the setting up of the Gospel, and maintaining the true Protestant Religion. And having no more to write to you about this or any other occasion, I shall still rest,  
Dated at Ossestrey, August 7. 1644. Your obliged Friend, T. J.   

ON Shrewsbury Fayre-day our Colonel, Colonel Mitton having before charged the Country not to carry in provisions to the Enemy into Shrewsbury, which many Malignants did notwitstanding Colonels Mittens forbidding them; So Col: Mitton with his Horse faced Shrewsbury, and with one party kept Monvers-bridge towards the welsh Gate, within three miles of Shrewsbury, and wheeled about the Town with another party, through Crowmeole, and Brase-meole, to Achum bridge towards the Stone gate, within two miles of the Town where Colonel Hunks the Governor of Shrewsbury lies (at Mr. Edward's house, a Gentleman well affected to the Parliament, but his Brother is high Sheriff of the County for the King, and active in the business.) The said Hunks his cattle Colonel Mitton drove away to a great number of Horse, Cowes, and Sheep, and did much hinder the Fair, and relief of the Cavaliers; Col: Hunks sent out a party of Horse out of Shrewsbury ●gainst Colonel Mitton, who drew them into a Lane, and sell upon them both ways. The Cavaliers left their Horses behind them above forty, and fled into the Town over hedges and ditches, and glad they were to escape so too.  
From thence having intelligence of a party of Prince rupert's horse sent into Wales, we marched towards them, and by the way there came in 120 of rupert's Horse to Col: Mitton; and he sent 60 of them to his Garrison at Wem, and since there came in 8 with gallant Horse to Wem, and more come in daily both to Ossestry and Wem.  
After having intelligence of the enemy's Horse quartering at Welch-Poole, and Sir Thomas middleton's forces being then at Nantwich, on Saturday last the 3 of August instant, who marched thence with only two Colours of Nantwich foot, and his own Horse, joined with us, and on Sabbath day at night we having made a body of about 550 Horse and Foot, beat up the Enemy's quarters, it fortuned to be Pr. rupert's own Regiment which had escaped out of the North, wherein were many gallant Horse, we took about 346 Horse with all or most of their Arms, three horse Colours, one was reported to be Sir Tho: Dallisons, one Commissioner of Array, 15 Commanders, and 49 common Soldiers Prisoners, with great store of riches and treasure-Prince rupert's own Cornet was slain in his Quarters refusing to take quarter of the Parliament Dogs as he termed us, and three common Soldiers. It was not day when we fell on which occasioned the escape of many of the Soldiers which otherwise had been taken, there was as is Reported 500 more Horse quartered about the Country but never one appeared to our view. We drove almost 200 head of cattles whereof many of them were gallant Oxen of Sir Pierce Harberts, close from the walls of Red-Castle. There do daily many of the Enemy revolt and come in to us.  
M. D.  
TUesday the 13 day of August Intelligence is come to Town, of the surrender of Warham, the only Garrison of the Kings in Dorsetshire, and most of the old Soldiers that were in Ireland do take pay in the Parliament service.   
FINIS.  

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