Another VICTORY IN LANCASHIRE Obtained against the SCOTS BY Major General Harrison, and Colonel Lilburn. WITH, The taking of Lievt. Gen. David Lesly, Maj. Gen. Middleton, and other eminent Officers and Commanders, with six hundred private Soldiers, horse and arms; and a List of the particulars. Also, the Death of Maj. Gen. Massey and Duke Hamilton, and the Scots Kings going with Hind the great ROBBER. Together, with the manner of my Lord General Cromwel's coming up, and noble Reception by the City of London; and an account of the Scots prisoners which marched through the City on Saturday last. London: Printed by B. A. MDCLI. A perfect RELATION Of his Excellency the Lord General CROMWELL'S Reception by the Nobility, Gent. and Citizens in and about the City of London, on Friday, the 12 of Sept. 1651. being nine days after the glorious victory obtained by his Excellency against the King of Scots and his Army at Worcester. Friday the 12 of Sept. my Lord General drew near to the City of London and my Lord Mayor, and Aldermen, Sheriffs, and Recorder met about 10 of the clock in the forenoon at Guildhall in their Scarlet robes, and with a dozen coaches went forth to meet his Excellency, a little beyond Acton, unto whom Mr. Recorder made a congratulatory speech in behalf of the whole City, he was also met on the way by many Lords, the Speaker of Parliament and Members of the Council of State as allo many thousands of Citizens both horse and foot (yet the Train-bands went not forth) which filled the ways and places best situate for beholders four or five miles together. First, came his Lifeguard being a Company of as gallant Gent. as you have seen mounted, heroic, and valiant; after them a Troop of Col. Rows horse belonging to the City, next unto them a great number of Commoners and Gent. of quality, than his Excellency and the Speaker of Parliament came in a coach by themselves, and by estimation at least three hundred coaches close after one another. At Hide. Park corner near Knightsbridge stood to receive him the blue Regiment of Volunteers lately raised, and from thence to Piccadilly was placed Col. Bark steads Regiment of red-coats, the great guns were also drawn out of St. James', and about the time that his Excellency came to Charing-cross they went off one after another once over which they had no sooner done, but there was a gallant volley of shot given by the soldiers that broke the air, and with a mighty shout of the people echoed again to the earth, with order in the manner aforesaid with great and small shot, and hallowing of the people was observed and done four several times over. As the General passed by, the people all along as he went put off their hats, and had reciprocal respects returned from him again; his Excellency chose rather to come in as privately as he could in a coach then openly on horseback, to avoid the popularity and applauses of the people, desiring rather that the good he doth to this Commonwealth may be heard and felt then seen, that the people should attribute or ascribe too much unto him, who desires to carry on the work of the Lord in all meekness and humility. The last night the Scots, Highlands, or Redshanks, about 4000 in number lay on Hampstead heath, four miles from London, and this day they were with a guard brought by Highgate on the backside of Islington to Kingsland, and from thence to Milin-green, they were suffered to receive such charity as people would give them, and had a cart load or two of biscuit carrying after them, which is better food than heretofore they carried in their Oatrueal-bag. The next day being Saturday they were brought in at Algate, and so marched through cheapside, Fleetstreet and the Strand, and likewise through Westminster. For the most part they were very sturdy surly knaves, keep them under, and they may serve for nasty stinking vassals, I leave to every indifferent person that hath beheld them to judge what a condition they had been in if such a generation as this had prevailed and become their masters, or cut their throats, of which they made themselves so sure many of them brought their wives and berns in with them, yet were many of our Scotified Citizens so pitiful unto them, that as they passed through the City they made them (though prisoners at mercy) masters of more money and good white-bread than some of them ever see in their lives, they marched this night into Tuttle fields, some Irish are amongst them, and most of them are habited much after that fashion, the English that were at the battle are severed out by themselves; they are not yet come, but are coming up. The English Lords and Scots with other eminent Commanders, are carried to Windsor and other places for security, till the Parliament take further order, the Parliament hath appointed Thursday the 2 of Octob. to be set apart as a day of solemn thanksgiving to be observed over all the 3 Nations of England, Scotland, and Ireland. It is not yet known of any certainty where the Scots King is, if he be not already gotten away into the Isle of man, its thought he lies skulking about in some private corners with Hind his guide. Major Gen. Harrison, Col. Lilburn, Lievt. Gen, Fleetwood, and most of my Lord General's horse are active in gathering up of such as escaped at the fight and are dispersed, the Maj. Gen. is advanced after a party of the enemy's horse, with whom were Middleton, and David Lesley, which went towards Lancashire. And you are to observe this by the way, that much about the same time that my Lord Gen. came to London, viz. on Friday about 5 of the clock, there came Letters which advertized that Lieut. Gen. Lesley, Maj. Gen. Middleton with many other officers of note, & about 600 private soldiers are taken prisoners at a town called Middleton in Lancashire; it is also reported that D. Hambleton and Massey (who were taken prisoners) are dead, but I leave the certainty thereof to further relations. We also understand that the town of Middleton (which proves fatal to him of that name) is on the further part of all Lancashire toward the sea, and if the enemy had had anytime to stay without being pursued, its likely they had some hopes of getting over into the Isle of Man; these are those Scots which were at Sandbatch about a week since, and killed 6 or 7 of the country people which caused the rest to rise. There is now taken a tall young Gentleman which there was some thoughts at first to be the Scots King but it proves otherways, since the escape of this party of Scots Northwards, we hear that Sir Wil Hart and others of quality are taken; besides, those before spoken of, and near 20 that were taken prisoners at their coming over Warrington-bridge, and carried to Chester, are already tried by a Council of war, and have received (at the least) sentence to be shot to death. And truly there is great cause that we should bless God, and sing aloud of his praises for the great and seasonable deliverance we have now had in making bare his glorious arm against such as had lifted up their hands and decreed amongst themselves against the lives and estates of us and our children. Let us therefore be ever mindful of his works and the wondrous things which he hath done for us. A List of Prisoners, Horse, and Arms taken. LIeut. Gen. David Lesly. Maj. Gen. Middleton. Sir William Hart. Col. Hutrey. Col. Flower. C. Montgomery. Cap. Middleton, M. Graham. M. Beckwith. C. Kieth. Cap. Monro. Cap. Butler. Cap. Mackey. Cap. Blaire. And many other Col. Maj. and other chief Officers, which had escaped, and lost their men at the fight at Worcester. 30 Lieutenants and Corners. 40 Quartermasters. 20 Corporals. 500 and odd private soldiers. 600 Arms, and many Portmantels, & good Booty. FINIS.