A BLOODY FIGHT IN ESSEX UPON Friday last, being the 9 of this instant Month of June, 1648. betwixt a Party of the Essex Forces commanded by Captain Beard, and a Party of Horse, who was going after Goring.  
With the number that were slain on both sides, and the Resolution of the Inhabitants of Essex, touching the said Goring and his Forces.  
Likewisewise, a great Fight in the North, and fifty Colonels, Lieutenant-colonels, Majors, Captains, and other Officers, slain and taken prisoners.  
With a Relation of the Duke of York his landing at Yarmouth in Norfolk with 2000 men.  
June 12 LONDON: Printed for R. W. 1648.   

A great and bloody FIGHT IN NORTHAMPTONSHIRE,. BETWIXT The Parliaments Forces and the Cavaliers.  
SIR,  
THis morning about 4 or 5 of the clock, there happened a great Fight within 14 miles of this town, occasioned by the sudden pursuit of Liecester horse, commanded by Col. Hacker, and the Lincolnshire Forces, commanded by col. Wait, who fell upon the Enemy at a little Village called Woodcroft early this morning, and entered into a very strong Engagement, and not dispute, the Enemy defending of themselves very resolutely, col. Hudson charged Col. Hacker with a Forlorn of Horse, and disputed the case for about half an hour, but at the last were forced to retreat but Major Bisse drew up with a Reserve, and flamed colonel Hacker: whereupon he divided his Body into two Divisions, and charged them both, exchanged ground, and put them to a rout. Col. Hudson and Major Bisse was slain upon the last Onset, capt. Mercer, capt. Shaw, and captain. Hawkins in the pursuit. Lieut. Col. Green was also desperately wounded, with about 30. more, and hath taken prisoners Lieut. col. Shaw, Major Dalton, and near upon 40. Captains, Lieunants, Ensigns, and other inferior Officers, besides 200. common soldiers, the rest got over hedges and escaped: they lost also near upon 300. arms.  
These were Officers that were appointed to have raised two Regiments for the King, in Lincolnshire and other counties adjacent. We are now putting ourselves into a posture of defence, and to unite ourselves together in a firm and unanimous association, to oppose all Forces whatsoever, either foreign or domestic, that shall obstruct or hinder the peace and tranquillity of the Northern Associations.  
Northampton 9 June, 1648.   

A Letter from Essex, declaring the manner of the last Fight upon Friday last, being the 8. of this instant June, 1648.  
SIR,  
THis morning about 8. of the clock in the forenoon, Captain Beard (a Tanner, being exercising a Company of the Essex Foot, a party of Horse appeared within sight and on a sudden advanced, and gave fire on them, retreated and rallied again: whereupon the Captain perceiving that it was an Enemy, put his men into a posture to receive them, and upon their second-charge gave them a volley, which caused two of their Troopers to dismount, with the loss of one man on our side; insomuch, that at the last here began a desperate engagement, which continued in dispute for the space of half an hour, but at the last the said troop of Horse retreated, and as we suppose, are gone towards Goring, for since we are informed, that it was a troop raised by a great Delinquent, and formerly an actual Enemy against the Parliament: it is supposed, there was some great person among them, by reason of the two Sumpture Horses, who (as we are informed since) were laden with great store of rich treasure.  
There was slain in this Conflict to the number of 8. sieve of ours, and three of the Enemies, and one taken prisoner, who is since dead.  
The Essex men are much incensed against Goring, and his party, and are resolved to oppose him, and to clear the County of all his Confederates, most of the Inhabitants of this County having unanimously declared both against him and his proceed; for it is credibly reported, that he had a great design against this Kingdom, and that his endeavours are, for the letting in of a foreign Enemy.  
Eppington 9 June, 1648.  
There is a great Rumour, that the Duke of York is landed at Yarmouth in Norfolk, with 2 or 3000. men; but I give you this not for any real truth I suppose to be in it, but that you may see the various Rumours that are spread abroad; therefore you may take it rather for a report of those that would have it so, then for a certainty that it is so.   

A Declaration of the Parliaments Forces in the North, and of the proceed of the Forces in Scotland.  
SIR,  
THe work goes on apace, touching the raising of new Forces, and putting of them in a Regimental way of Discipline, and our Forces have declared their unanimous Resolutions to fight the Enemy. Col. Lilborn with M. Gen. Lambert, going to the quarters of, Sir Marmaduke Langdale, faced a considerable party of them, but they had no mind to engage, Lancashire stands firm for the Parliament Graydan L. Roxborows creature, and our English C. Erington have brought two Troops of Scots horse on this side Tweed: our English Troops at Anwick, have fetched in Colonel Weldens Wheat, lest the enemy at Barwick take it, as they did him; we are here in great fears both from Scotland and Langdale; and expect they come come with Armies into this Country within this week: the people see no help from Parliament, and therefore wisely for the other side, as likest to prevail and say, they perceive the King's party is permitted to grow the better to make terms for the King Lord Argile is gone to a Castle which he is Captain of, not having a mind to trust a Parliament, the Parliament have summoned his return and if be comes not its like they will proceed against him, Langdale is still estimated 10000 he wants money & gins to weary his friends which will put him upon a sudden remove.  
Our affairs here are more and more distracting (which would not be) did you in South, as we hear, bear up up gallantly against them who intent the destruction of all in both, that fear an oath, in Tindale was lately a great convention of persons of quality, as the Lord Lothian, Roxborow, Grainstone, and others, divers Knights and Barons, with most of the Gentry of Tindale and Marse, about raising men for England, at which appeared, out of sour Presbyteries, divers Ministers, and Elders, on behalf of the respective parishes, who presented their Petitions, that the Parliament would give satisfactory answer to their eight Propositions, and until that be done, to proceed no further in an engagement; great disputes were, but at last the moderate party carried it, that they would Petition to the Parliament according to the Ministers desire, It was ordered that the Petitions should be compared, whether they all tended to the same thing; and when two disaffected to the Church were named for that work, there arose a new debate, and upon the question, they were forbidden, and two others appointed upon known integrity, which gave great content to the godly people, and so enraged the other, that in a deep melancholy, hanging down their heads, they rod out of town with a drooping company. The Lord Hume hath chosen all his Officers, but for men, he can get none; some few are taken up by Major Hume at Olnwick, and sent into Glendale, to quarter there: Kelsoe hath petitioned to the Committee, though against the Lord Roxborow: Fife and Angus will not raise a man, but by way of opposition, hath put themselves in a posture of defence; Argile and other shires, do the like, and this backwardness ariseth, as for other reasons, so chief because Duke Hamilton is General; it; believed the present force continued to this time, will not disband until they have their Arrears. Nothing so much incourages raising an Army here as that the Parliament of England sends none to the North, to suppress Langdale, and those under his command, and those those that like not this War here, therefore think all is be come Cavaliers in the South; that no care is taken to regain Barwick and Carlisle; the Ministers preach here violently against the war, and say, that they that lead on this expedition are thiefs, and companions of thiefs, with other like expressiions: divers Ministers are chosen to go to Edinburgh, to Solicit their Petition.  
The great differences in Scotl. doth retard yet is not like to hinder an Armies coming for England, and what more encouragement can be given, then that there comes not force enough from the Parla, to suppress the English gathered under Langdale, that the design goes on, appears in that Barwick and Carlisle are supplied with Arms and other things from Scotland, Lotherdale sent lately 22 load in to Barwick its conceived they are well armed in Cumberland, a party from thence last Friday took Major Shafto, with 16 of his men he was raising a troop of horse about Beywell these were surprised by Colonel Carnaby, and others of the Country that knew the way to them: the Major is carried to Carlisle this is a great discouragement to others that were arming. Langdale had musters about Hetursell, and Grindon, and others, and news is come, that his main body will quarter a Heman this night, or to morrow; they may come whither they will, or go whither they will, nothing comes to us therewith to oppose them: the Scots in Ireland are daily expected, money is sent to fetch them; the Parl iament at Edinburgh sits again, great matters are expected.  
 
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Gilbert Mabbot.   
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