A perfect DECLARATION Of The Barbarous and cruel practices committed by Prince Robert, the cavaliers, and others in his majesty's Army, from the time of the Kings going from his Parliament until this present day.  
Also the names and places of all those whose houses have been plundered, and lost their lives and estates, compared with the bloody cruelties of the rebels in Ireland, whose examples they follow and make use of them as their Agents to act their cruelties in England,  
Together with the new Oaths, and blasphemous Speeches they do daily invent, and how Prince Roberts captains offer sums of money to those that can study new Execrations against the roundheads.  
Also a Justification of Prince Robert his cruelties, and that his Vindication lately printed, only forged and invented by some of his followers.  
Collected by R. Andrew's chirurgeon, who is now a prisoner amongst the cavaliers, and was taken at Kynton battle.  
Printed at London for Fr. cowl. 1642.   

A perfect Declaration of the barbarous and cruel practices committed by prince Robert, the cavaliers, and others in his majesty's Army, &c.  
NOt to parallel the present distractions of England with the wars of Germany, which were no dispa 〈…〉 y, I shall only apply myself to set forth the truth of such carnages that have happened since the beginning of these present wars by reason of the cruelty and insolency of the cavaliers that are in his majesty's Army, and because I have not to multiply discourse or to spend time in relating those things which are not so pertinent to my present purpose. I will not stand to particularize the fair promises and pretences wherewith those that have been chiefly entrusted by his Majesty have deluded and deceived the people nor the trai 〈…〉 us practices of those that have pretended good to the King and Country, as that of colonel Goring betraying the Town of Portsmouth, under the specious vizard of some special service to be done for the King and Parliament; but to give a true relation of those bloody & cruel practices that have been committed by the cavaliers, whose wicked enterprises have not only purchased them hatred and disdain in those places where they have been▪ but render them odious to the whole world.  
I shall begin with that barbarous and inhuman act committed by the cavaliers at Leicester, where after they had gotten entrance into the town, and falling on plundering and pillaging thereof and when there was no man opposed them they seemed as fierce as Lions, and swore dam me and sink me if we do not kill all the Puritans and roundheads in the town. There was a good Religious honest woman named Jane White, that hearing them so notoriously to swear and blaspheme began to reprove them for it, offering no manner of resistance unto them: whereupon one of this wicked rabble shot her with a brace of bullets through the back and belly, upon which she immediately died; she being great with child● and within three weeks of the time of her delivery, and burned many honest men's houses which did refuse to make division, and to separate the King and the Parliament, and plundered sir Edward Rood his house in Yorkshire, and afterwards burned it down to the ground, and took away all his Goods, killed one of his Servants, and violently used others, and the like insolences have they committed by pillaging, burning and spoiling in every Country where they come, setting on fire whole fields of corn immediately before Harvest: as at Broad-way, when sir William Walter was justly apprehended there by one Master Steevens that was chief Constable: When the cavaliers came from Oxford they rescued away the said sir William Walter▪ and burned the cornfields of the said Master Steevens, and attempted to fire his Houses and would most cruelly have put him to death if they could have come at him; and since they have taken the said Master Steevens prisoner, where he is d●●●yned with hard and cruel usage: And in Leicester-shire and Stafford-shire they spoiled his majesty's good subjects, and many were murdered and barbarously used, ravishing of women, and bloodily killing others, not sparing those that were great with child, nor pitying poor little infants: nay such was their inhumanity that at the late battle fought near Kynton, when they saw they were not able to revenge their malice upon the Parliaments Army: they left fighting with soldiers and fled about the Country, killing of men women and children that were altogether unable to defend themselves, killing any living creature that they met with; for they slew the very dogs and all, and as if the most cruel and merciless of this Nation could not invent cruelties answerable to their bloody minds: they do entertain into their Army a great number of the Irish rebels, whereof are great store of Irish women, which pillage and rob in the Countries where they come worse than the soldiers, and are more cruel and merciless than they: and at the battle at Kynton did not only get the best pillage of the dead corpses at the time when the battle was a fighting; but those that they found wounded or maimed that they were not able to get off from the place (although otherwise might have recovered▪ they most cruelly cut their throats with great Knives which they carry for that purpose, or else knocked out their brains with their Pole-axes.  
When the cavaliers were at Shrewsbury they plundered most of the honest men's houses both in that town and Country adjacent, and took their cattle, and did drive them to their quarters, and what they could not eat they drove to some other places and there sold them, and when they had made a prey of all that they could meet with about Shrewsbury, they played the like pranks at bridge-north, and other places thereabouts, and at their going away out of that Country, besides what hurt they did at Kittermaster and Bewdly, which bought their freedom at a very dear rate; they carried away with them all the Butter, Cheese, Bacon and other provisions they could find, which hath bred a great scarcity thereof.  
From thence they went to a Town called Burmegam in Warwickshire, where without any respect of persons they fell to plunder the whole Town, and took all the money, plate, and other things that were of any value that they could find, and not being content therewith▪ they came to diverse persons of ability (which by reason of their forwardness to give them entertainment▪ and showing them friendship● expected other usage at their hands) and held their pistols charged against their breasts, with many wicked imprications, that if they confessed not where the rest of their money was, they would shoot them thorough; by which means they got the whole wealth of that Town, and spoiled their 〈◊〉 of household- 〈…〉 and other things which they were not able to carry away with them, and so left in a 〈…〉ble condition: and yet their wicked desires to do mischief not being satisfied▪ they made an attempt to fire the whole town; but by reason that they were suddanely put to fight through fear of the Parliaments Forces which were marching after them, they went away unsatisfied in that particular.  
In York when they had continued long in that City, and exceedingly impoverished the inhabitants taking all the provision that was in the City, and drinking out both beer and wine without giving any satisfaction for the same, at last they fell to plundering and pillaging the City, and plundered a great part thereof, and imprisoned those that withstood them, threatening to kill divers of the ●est Ministers. When they came to Banbury, although his majesty himself gave his hand and seal to the Major that no injury nor violence should be offered to that Town to any of his Subjects, yet such was the barbarous carriage of the cavaliers at that Town, that without charity or respect of the King's honour, having engaged his word to the contrary, they plunered the whole town, taking from thence not only money, plate, jewels, and other things of good value which they found in their houses, but took their cattle, horse, sheep, &c. and carried them away, and also took away the cloth and other commodities that were in tradesmen's shops, to the ruin and destruction of the Inhabitants, saying that the King doth not know the condition and state of War; and likewse have plundered the Lord Say his house there, leaving nothing but the walls, drove away his cattle, destroyed his deer, and such as they could not kill, they plucked down the pales to let them out: At Abington it was not sufficient to plunder the town, after they had gotten a great sum of contribution money, and to leave the Inhabitants in as naked a condition as they did those at Banbury, but there being an honest man of good repute, William Wright in the said town, that before the cavaliers came thither, gave counsel and advice to the rest of the Inhabitants to stand up on their guard, and oppose them, and thereby to keep the said town from violence and oppression: And that the Ammunition that was in that town might be secured out of their hands, that so it might not be employed against the Parliament. By the special command of Prince Robert this person was condemned by martial Law, and banged up at his own door: such is the bloody mind of Prince Robert, that it would make any Christian man's heart to ache, to think of it, for as he was begot in the heat of a bloody war, so he lives and hopes to thrive by his bloody practices: But the nearer their approach is towards London, the more sad demonstrations we shall find concerning this subject. Then they began to burn houses, the pillaging of goods will not suffice, nor the like enormities which ●efore is rela 〈…〉 e, but the violating of all laws both human and divine.  
Two Gentlemen of good repute being travelling from London into the country, were taken in their way at Hounsloe at the sign of the Kathern-wheel by the cavaliers, who had been foraging up and down the country to see what booty and pillage they could get, who violently broke into the chamber where they were, and when they had taken them prisoners they hasted into the stable and seized on their horses and forced these gentlemen to ride behind two of them to Eggham, and there they found Prince Robert, who had made a Vow, never to undress nor shift himself till he had brought King Charles to Whitehall; and being examined by him it was laid to one of these gentlemen's charge that his wife was a Round-head, and if they had her there present, they did swear they would hang her, and it was alleged against the other that he was a Preacher in a tub, but nothing being proved they were carried to the Court of Guard, and a captain that was a French man had the charge over them, who set them in such a smoky chimney, that they were almost quite choked, yet they durst not stir for a strong guard was set over them which threatened, and swore God dam them, they would pistol them.  
And that night Prince Robert being to march to Hounsloe, these Gentlemen (rather out of their cruelty, or to make them merry then otherwise) were made their conducts, and following them with pistols, they swore that if they led them but a yard out of the way they immediately would shoes them. And they were not suffered to eat or drink one drop, though they offered to pay for it, and were ready to starve for cold & hunger, but were pursued with reproachful words, as lead on lead on, you Parliament dogs, we will hang you in chains, as we did your friend ●lague and such other Round-headed rascals we will pistol you, &c. and were driven on with many other prisoners, being coupled with cords two and two together,  
The 28. day of this month was apprehended a Gentleman clothed in very good habit, and hanged in a with upon a Tree, for saying he was for the King and Parliament, and for speaking in honour of the Parliament; and no man suffered to cut him down or cover his face until he had been made a public spectacle to the whole Army. At a town called Istle-worth the cavaliers took an other honest Religious man called good man Bray, who because he said he was for the King and Parliament, they most inhumanly d●d cart of his ears and gave him besides thirty wounds in his body, and not being content with this Butchery they threw him after wards on the Dunghill; with this most unchristian scoff, Let the dogs lick him whole. They took another in the same town who flying from their fury got into a house, and having barred fast the gate, his wife coming he was enforced to open it for her; and the cavaliers rushing violently in after her fastened a cord upon his feet and dragged him about the streets, and being weary of their own cruelty: they said why should we weary ourselves any longer with this Parliament dog; and so discharged three pistols at him, and so eased him of his torments, and his life together.  
When the cavaliers came to Brainford about five thousand of them, with many pieces of Ord●ance fell upon colonel Hollis his Regiment, being all that were quartered at that town, who fought very courageously before they would yield to their merciless cruelty, insomuch that the cavaliers said that they were either Saints or D●vills: for if they could have done execution upon any thing 〈…〉 able the great volleys of shot they bestowed upon they had quickly killed every man of them in the place, but after many hours fight having taken many of them prisoners they put them in a pound and pinioned them together being stripped to their shirts and without stockings or shoes and the next day drove them like sheep▪ whipping them like dogs to Hounsloe over furs and bushes, which was more torment than of death itself. And some of colonel Hollis his soldier's fl 〈…〉 into the Thames for safety, where the cavaliers shot at them till they were drowned, amongst which was one captain Lacie a stout and valiant man, they took five of the Earl of Essex his soldier's prisoners, and tied their hands and forced them into the River, and a Trooper rod into the water after them and forced them into the depth, where they were drowned.  
And when the fight began at Brainford they placed ten of the Earl of Essex his soldiers whom they had formerly taken prisoners at Kynton pinioned in the front of their men at a breast-work to receive the bullets that came from colonel Hollis his Regiment: but such was the providence of God, that none of them were hurt though shot through the clothes in many places; when they had possessed themselves of the town, first they drank and wasted the beer and wine in the several inns and other places, and that which they could not drink they let it out upon the ground.  
They likewise pistolled to death one Francis who lived at Uxbridge, because he said he was for the King and Parliament, just as he came out of his inn riding home to his wife and children.  
But one of the most inhuman actions that they did at Brainford was the pillaging of one Mr. Pierce a Brewer, who not only took away all his beer and his chief brewer, but ten or twelve stout horses, and not being contented therewith they came into his house, and drove his wife forth thereof into the high way, she being in her smock with her child in her arms, though she had lain in but a week, who suddenly died after it; and had like to have fired his house; such was their cruelty and inhuman actions at this poor town.  
Also his next neighbour one Master Smith a servant to the King, being one of his guard, and well known to some of them, had much a do to preserve his house from pillaging, his life and his wives from pistoling, and his house from firing; for they shot divers times at it, but yet missed it, thanks be given to God; And at their flying away from thence they took from the inhabitants their money, linen, woollen, bedding, wearing apparel, horses, cows, swine, hens, &c. and all manner of victuals▪ also Pewter, brass; Iron-pots and kettells, and all manner of grocery, chanlery, and appothecary beware, and many of the feather beds which they could not bear away, they cut the tikes into pieces and scattered the feathers in the fields and streets. And to be short, they made spoil and hovocke of all things that were worth any thing in the town: sparing neither rich not poor, but either spoiled or carried with them, all things from the costliest jewels, apparel and hangings of many Gentlemen of great quality, even to the poor alms-women, and the poor beggars, that begs at the town's end. And when they had used the town in this manner, they defaced the houses and set one of fire, of purpose to have burnt down the said town, though afterwards it was happily quenched by an inhabitant.  
Nay their insolency and cruelty appeared yet greater for they set drawn swords and pistols cocked to men and womens' breasts; threatening them with death, if they brought not out all their money, and that they would cut of their noses; and pluck out their eyes, calling them Parliament dogs, Round-headed Rogues, beatting, laming, and wounding them, tying others with ropes and 〈◊〉 and being stripped to the shirts, were carried away prisoners; and as one was leading towards O●tland being very thrifty, he stooped to take a little water in his hat to drink, they most cruelly beat him and bruised him, for offering to do it. When they came to Kingston, they used the like violence to that town, as they did to Brainford, except to some few that were of the Malignant party, and therein they showed more humanity at this town●, than I have heard of before or since, for at other places they made no distinction of any. All is fish that comes to net to them; for neither Carrier nor Trava●ler, man nor horse shall scape them; for they have robbed divers men, especially two while I was an eyewitness; namely one Mr. Sparkes a Draper, and one Mr. Thomas a bookseller of Bristol, they took from the first all his money and his sword, from the other his watch, his money, and his sword, being threatened with their lives, and looked every hour when they would kill them, but they esaped with their lives, th●y search all men u●der pretence for conveying lette●s bu● instead of letters, they take away their money & rings.  
Yet such is the heathenish barbarousness of this accursed generation, that I cannot without some prejudice to my precedent discourse, and likewise injury to the indifferent Reader conclude this tragical story without speaking a word & no more concerning these unhuman creatures▪ whose practice is far worse than the heathenish Turks or cannibals, for they are not contented with the exercise of all the bloody cruelty that all the malice in the world if it were contracted within the breasts of these furies of hell, could devise in murdering and most cruelly handling men women, little Infants, &c. but that the generation to come, might have every way cause to curse them, they endeavour to usher into this kingdom the miserable calamity of famine, for they now begin daily to burn houses, fire Towns and Villages, destroy the corn, both in the field and in the barn, cut down and destroy the woods, and plants which the earth is bringing forth, drive away all manner of cattle both of Horse, Oxen, Sheep, and other cattle making no distinction of fat or lean barren, or those that are great with young but drive them all away that they light on, both out of Bucking-shire Bark-shire and a great part of Oxford-shire, and other places, carrying them into such Towns where they are quartered, and these that they cannot eat, they kill and destroy, and cast into the dirt or to the dogs.  
These are those cursed Ishmael 〈…〉 which do not only dishonour and abuse God his anointed by their oaths and blasphemies & would if it were possible pull God out of heaven, for they make it a common saying amongst them▪ We will drink and be drunk, whore, and be damned, and will not be beholding to God to save us▪ And that they had rather be in hell with their Comrades, then in heaven with the roundheads: And they have such new invented oaths▪ imprications, and healths, ●o full of wickedness and blasphemy, that the like were never heard of before amongst other Turks or Pagans, for it is usual amongst them to say: The devil that made us dam us, and dam me, and ram me into the mouth of a Canon, and shoot me nine miles into hell, &c. They make proclamations amongst themselves that if any Gentleman or soldier that can invent new oaths to damn & destroy by 〈…〉 and his Adherents, shall have 100 l. for so doing. They drink a health to King Charles in whom they live, move, and have our being. And although their being is in him that is but a mortal man, they at another time will wish him without being▪ in whom they say their being consists, for when they were upon their hot march toward London, in the expectation of the fruition of plentiful and rich treasure, where they placed their summum bonum: His majesty sleeping something long one morning, which hindered them of an hours march, they wished that he might sleep a whole fortnight together, that they might the more eagerly pursue their bloody intentions, and drunk healths to his confusion, and the confusion of our Saviour Christ himself, and his gospel, if his Majesty concluded of a Peace without their consent or privity.  
They do boast that the King cannot stir a quarter of a mile without their knowledge, but they do watch him as a cat doth watch a mouse, they have a perpetual eye over him and his actions, and so powerful they are with his majesty, that if his majesty resolve to have a thought of Peace and to come to his Parliament, they presently have their agents about his majesty, that they can presently alter and change his mind like a weathercock.  
They likewise drunk the destruction and confusion of these worthy Gentlemen, who stand up for the King and Country; calling them traitors, vowing to be avenged especially of them, and of the City of London, the County of Essex, and also of Kent as namely.  

The Lord Kimbolton now Earl of Manchester.  
Sir, Arthur Hasting.  
Master Denzell Hollis.  
Master John Pym.  
Master Stroud.  
Master John Hampden.  
Sir John Hotham.  
The Earl of Essex.  
The Earl of Warwick.  
Isaac Penington Lord Major of London.  
Sergeant Major general Skippon.  
colonel John Ven.  
sheriff Fouke.  
colonel Manwayring.   
And the whole burden of their songs at the drinking of their healths, is 
And for roundheads we will have none,  
But hang them all up one by one.   
Therefore what outrages and cruelties will not these sons of Belial commit against the Creature, seeing all that they can invent will not satisfy their malice, but as much as in them lies, do abuse the Creator and the sacred person of our Saviour Christ himself.  
Here would I fain make an end, for as the consideration of these inhumanities and barbarous cruelties cannot but pierce the hardest heart that hath any love or regard to his native country, for it makes my pen weary in writing these sad and pensive lines, to think that such horrid wicked practices should be acted in this land, and by our own nation, which was first hatched in hell, and by the working of the devil; were afterwards practised in Ireland amongst the rebels, and from thence by the example of those rebels together with their aid and assistance is now daily acted in England.  
FINIS.