A DECLARATION AND Manifestation of the Proceed of both Armies, also a true Relation of the remarkable Passages that have happened since Saturday, from the beginning of the fight to this present seventeenth of November.  
Together with their plundering of certain West-country Wanes, and the retteat of Ais Majesties Forces, as also of the death of certain noble and eminent Personages of His Majesty's Army: and how His Majesty sent a Herald of Arms concerning a Treaty of Peace, and while the paper was reading, a Cannon was shot off, and the Bullet whizzed by his Excellencies Eare.  
Also the manner of His Majesty's Armies Retreat from Brainfordto Kingston upon Thames, and to Gilford, His Majesty being now at oatland's: with the Resolution of the Parliaments Forces to pursue them.  
LONDON, Printed for Tho. Watson and Wil Cook.. 1642.   

A DECLARATION AND MANIFESTATION OF the Proceed of both Armies, and also a true Relation of all the remarkable passages that have happened since Saturday from the beginning of the Fight to this present 17. of November, and of their plundering, etc.  
THe Plague proceeds from the hand of God, War from the hands of men; the sins of men provoking the justice of Almighty God both to visit and chastise them. The hand of God hath these many years with slow and unwilling strokes been correcting this Nation to repentance: and because our willing blindness would not let us take notice of the hand of God, he hath now left us to be punished by the hands of men, in which God hath increased his judgements, as we have increased our sins, and insensibly, yet greedily, we fall from one misery to another; from the hands of God we are fallen into the hands of men, & mistaken in distempers of Religion either through too glaring or to dim a zeal, we have armed both Heaven and earth against us. What a misery and an astonishment of heart is it, what a horror, what a wonder to behold a Nation whom the succession of so many Princes had kept long flourishing in Peace, whom the bounty of the Sea had with watery arms increased, and defended from all foreign danger, whom the honour of their Cheivalry had made the envy and supportance of other Nations should fall now divided amongst themselves, and whom no hands but their own could overcome should dig into their own bowels, and by a lamentable effusion of blood should make their own ss●aughters the best Annals of their immortality, and Religion? In the Relation of the Battle at ●in●ton there have not been wanting able tongues and pens? but because Fancy hath persuaded many men to bring in Victory to what side they please, and the truth of the proceed in that battle, hath by Royal Authority Printed at Oxford been much inverted, I have addressed sir this Relation of the battle at Brainford unto you, and that without faction or affection, the Causes whereof are fare asunder from me.  
On Sat●rday in the afternoon his Majesty's Forces taking the advantage of the Mist in a close and still march brought up their forces unto Brainford, they had entered the old town as far as the Bridge, where they were encountered by my Lord Robert's Regiment, who hearing how near the King's fo●ces had advanced themselves, removed that morning from Putney, and were now marching towards Acton where the night before they were to lodge. The unexpected presence of his Majesty's forces did not amaze them but encourage them, with great resolution they came up unto the charge, my Lord Roberts himself amongst the foremost bestirred him most bravely, and shown himself most worthy of so absolute a Regiment as they themselves worthy of so brave a Colonel, maugre the forces of Prince Rupert they still maintained the Bridge, and with one Regiment did oppose the Army Royal. When their powder and shot was spent they would not abandon the place, & were less weary of their Bause & Colonel then of their lives, They resolved with their Swords and butt end of Muskets to dispute it out unto the last man, when (as success often attends high resolves) behold where Colonel Hampdens and Colonel Hollis Regiment came in to second them, and clearing the bridge with the loss but of a few of our men, made great slaughter of the adversaries. The night following passed with little sleep on either side, they were careful to observe all advantages and warnings whatsoever, and the noise of preparations from London did encourage one, and affright the other. In the morning it was reported that His Majesty had sent unto his Excellence concerning a Treaty of Peace; his Excellence had that morning drawn forth and marshaled his Army, with intent either to receive or give the battle. He was more desirous of peace than victory, and while with earnest eyes he was perusing the Paper from His majesty, the hope and harmony of peace was lost in the loud voice of a Canon, which at that instant had discharged a bullet amongst his Excellency's Troops, and whizzing by his Excellency's ear, gave him counsel, where ever he heard of t●at, to look unto himself; no greater hostility was that day acted, and his Majesty's messengers for a pretended peace were rather admitted then believed. The soldiers cried, no parley, and were very eager to have the fight begun. That afternoon there came up two Vessels which were appointed to guard the Thames, and discharged many small Pieces against Zion House, which belongs unto my Lord of Northumberland, and where it is thought were then resident some persons of the highest account in His Majesty's Army, they did beat down and maim much of the building which stood towards the water's side, and were secure themselves by reason that the pieces that were planted on the top of Zion house did still shoot over them, and those that were planted lower were discharged with so much inconvenience, that they never came near them: howsoever one of our Vessels in their return to London was sunk, the Men, Cannon and Ammunition being all preserved. Our men that performed this service by water gave the King's Engineeres much commendation, and said, they never see men give fire better. Towards th● evening Prince Robert made as if he would encamp himself, and the Works seemed to be followed with great industry from Brainford up towards my Lord of Desmonds' house, but all in policy, for by that invention he had the means and opportunity to withdraw his Canon & Artillery from Brainford with less suspicion, which being obtained he retreated with some disorder and what speed he could towards Kingston. This was no sooer diicovered by his Excellence, but he thundered against him with 16 or, 18. Cannon shot which overtook his troops with as much indignation as they ran away with fear, and levelling of them with the ground told them how bad a couneellor was fear. There was after their depaature many muskets found that instead of bullets were laden with arrows which in the muskets were united into one body and seemed but one arrow, but in the discharge they divided themselves, and were full of danger, a new and desperate way of murder,  
The infantry of his Majesty now extremely poor, many of them are reported to be Irish, had you seen them, you would have called them rather the ragged than the royal regiments, to cover which defect assisted by necessity the mother of invention, they found a means to relieve themselves.  
On Monday about ten of the clock in the morning it was their for tune to meet with 4 or 5 wains laden with cloth from. Glocestershire were conveying their carriag unto London with out any long salutation the soldiers demanded of them what was their carriage, although it is not to be doubted but that they knew very well what it was answer was made with much speak and more trembling, that it was  which they were carrying unto London they desired them as they were gentremen they would not wrong them they demanded of them again if they knew what the commission of Aarray was, which when they replied, they did not very well, they told them that they would help their understandings to conceive it, and cutting the cords from the wains, & showing them in what a naked estate their present condition was, they fell to plundering of the wains the first man that drew his sword was one Hemor, he had been sometimes a barber in the City, & a mad shaver in the field. The cloth was not measured by the yard, & the handful over he said was the City measure, & a little to precise, the which he did abhor, but from the elbow to the end of the middle singer, which he called a cubite, two cubits and a half was allowed for a yard, and sometimes grumbled at as scanting measure to, thus they divided amongst them with their swords the poor man's cloth who cried out Gent, what mean you, answer was made that they wanted , & that they meant to make them understand, and to obey the Commission of Array, and having sufficiently pillaged the wains, they made after their comrades with what speed they could, who wondering to see every man laden with so much cloth, desired to be partakers of their adventure, and would fain know how honestly they came by it. According to Sherards' premonition they returned no other answer but this, Cloth, Oath, Noth, which being in a language not to be understood, was thus construed by them; Cloth, that they had gotten cloth to make them a suit: Oath, that they owed for it: Noth, that they would pay nothing for it. Thus in the midst of danger, and his Excellency's Army pursuing them at the heels, did they make a sport of robbery, a wretched sort of people, who condemned to robbery, do thrive by extortion, as the usurer by his money, and by a less cruel method they have found a more compendious way by rapine and destruction unto wealth.  
On the report of the death of some soldiers in my Lord Roberts his Regiment on Saturday last, their wives now in London, whose names had almost dropped from my pen, hearing of it, did forth with put themselves into mourning habit, but mistaken in the intelligence, on the monday following did shake off at once both their sorrows and blacks, one of them who was overcome with sorrow at the report of her husband's death, was wonderfully recomforted at the sight of his return, wherein her excellence was such, that she began now to feel a nearer violence from her own joy, and fainting away in his arms, had almost made him a widower, whose widow she supposed she had been.  
One thing cannot be forgotten, and that is, that it is generally believed that Prince Robert is dead, and that he was slain at the battle of Kynton, and to be one of those brave Cavaliers that were buried in Christ-Church at the King's first coming to Oxford, and that he who personates him now is William the young Lord Strafford, who is much like P. Robert in growth and stature, but more like his father in physiognomy, who was too true a prophet of these civil tumults. And to add a greater belief to this apprehension & report, besides the acknowledgement that it is a frequent policy in war so to do, to keep the army undiscouraged, is an observation upon my L. of Northamptons' death, who was a principal agent for his Majesty in Warwickshire for the commission of Array; it is credibly reported that he was slain before Coventry at the same time when Captain Leg was taken prisoner; for since that time he was never heard of, nor any news concerning him, and that because he should not be discovered by any of the Parliaments soldiers, in that sudden tumult and confusion, one of his own soldiers, being unable to carry him away, did cut off his head and took it with him, the policy of war in this way preventing the justice of the Parliement.  
The Lord Brook on monday morning, being the 14. of Novemb. set forward from his own house in Holborn towards the Army, he had the acclamations and hearty wishes of all the people as he passed by, and no doubt but his journey will find success, which hath been furthered by so many prayers.  
On monday night there was brought to Blackfriars from Brainford the body of Lieutenant Colonel Quales, who was slain at Branford, and to be interred with some others there slain in one common grave, but being conveyed (as was said) to London, he received more solemn rights, and slept alone.  
On that night there was brought from Brainford guarded by some of Colonel Hollis Regiment 22. Cavaliers, most of them extremely poor, some of them extremely wounded, neither had any of them the aspect of a true soldier, except two Gentlemen, one of which was said to have been sometimes of the inner Temple, and a Knight's son of great repute in Oxfordshire.  
His Majesty is this day, being the 15. of Novemb. at Isleworth, some part of his Excellency's Army are marched to meet Prince Robert's Forces on the Front, and his Excellency continueth still to pursue them on the Rear; it is verily believed that ere many days be passed over, Prince Robert and his Forces will be so hemmed in, that he will no more find means and opportunity to escape, that his flying army will have their wings cut, neither that there shall be any slight or stratagem for the further delay of the war, but that their unnatural tumults shall find a period by a speedy reconcilement, or by a happy victory, wherein His Majesty's Person shallbe secured from any further danger, his royal thoughts from entertaining any evil counsels, and his Kingdoms from the pale hand of ruin, and the bloody one of War.  
FINIS.