EXCEEDING Good News from the Earl of ESSEX And that noble Commander, Sergeant Major SKIPPON;  
Wherein is declared how the said Sergeant-major Skippon, with 4000 Horse and Foot, met with Prince Robert, with 5000. Cavaliers, near the City of Gloucester, on the twelfe of this instant December.  
Where they fought for the space of seven hours, and slew 800. of the Cavaliers,, with the loss of 60. men, putting the rest to flight, and took four Pieces of Ordnance, with store of other Ammunition.  
Also Sergeant-major Skippons resolution concerning Prince ROBERT.  
December 16. printed for Joseph Hutton, 1642.   

A famous Victory obtained by Sergeant Major SKIPPON:  
THe thrice noble and renowned Earl of ESSEX, Lord General of the parliaments Forces, accompanied with that noble and heroic spirit Sergeant Major Skippon, whose very name doth now begin to to terrify the Malignant Crew, and doth begin to fall off, not daring to give him Battalle wheresoever he cometh, unless they have five to one, as it will appear by this ensuing Relation.  
Sergeant Major Skippon, that valiant & prudent Soldier, and one that is willing to sacrifice his Life in this so good and just a cause, for the defence of his Majesty and both Houses of parliament having intelligence by a Gentleman that is very well affected, which came to his Excellency's Army, informing his highness that prince Robert was come into Wiltshire with a resolution to pillage all those that would not adhere to him, and that he did great spoil in that County, taking much Arms and Ammunition from them, whereupon his Excellence after some debate upon the business, appointed that Sergeant Major Skippon to march towards them, with 4000 Horse and foot, whereof 2000 Draggooners, the Sergeant Major was very willing to obey his command, and with a cheerful resolution, drew out four thousand men, and with valiant spirits they followed him, marching day and night, until they came to the Enemy, and upon Monday last each man had his desire Prince Robert hearing of his coming made all the hast he could to meet him, before he could get to Hungerford and there to give him battle, but Prince Robert miss his aim for before he could get some three miles on this side Marlowe Sergeant Major Skippon was past Hunger ford which is about seven miles one this side Marleborough, and upon Sunday night they law two miles off each other and upon monday morning marched unto each other, whereafteer some Parley Sergeant Major Skippon commanded his Ordnance which was in the front to be discharged, the Prince answering him in the same.  
Sergeant Major Skipton invading his Lest wing of Dragoners doing special service Fight as it wear in Rings, where not to be broken by the Prince Troop, though they endeavoured it withal their fury and violence for an hour at least remained the sight in equal scale, and the Cavaliers fell off and on very fiercely▪ but that well experienced Soldier Sergeant Major Skipton, fight in a half moon battle according to the swedish discipline, his men giving fire all at one instant one their left wing they were no longer able to keep rank, but fell into apparent rout▪ retreating as fast as they could, there Right wing was yet unbroken, but Prince Robert did so valiantly behave himself and so desperate was the charging on of his Cavaliers, that had not a Colonel who commanded our right Wing, been an excellent Soldier, he had run the eminent hazard of our defeat, but at last Sergeant Major Skipton with his left wing, broke into the Prince's flank himself with his battaileax beating down many a Cavalier, Prince Robert seeing this began to retreat, he and his Cavaliers to the number of some five thousand horse broke away through the end of our right Wing and fledtowards Shrewsbury.  
All their Foot, to the number of three hundred; were cut off, and about five hundred of their Horse, but so great was God's mercy to the forces raised by the Parliament, for the defence of the Kings most excellent Majesty, the Religion Laws and Liberties of the Kingdom, the just privileges of Parliament, and the propriety of the Subject, that (notwithstanding that they were so many in number, exceeding ours, namely five to one, yet so many of them were slain, as is above mentioned, and Sergeant Major SKIPPON, lost but threescore, besides he took four pieces of Ordnance, five hundred pikes and muskets, with an abundance of othei Ammunition of all sorts.  
Likewise after the Battle he took great store of their Baggage, they being in such post hast, that they could not take it along with them, so great a victory with so little loss hath not been obtained as yet.  
And the said Sergeant Major is resolved to pursue these runaway Cavaliers to their destruction, and the Countries daily come in to his assistance,  
The Gentry and Commonalty of Huntingdon, Lincoln, Northampton, and Licestershire, have joined themselves in association, and do declare that they are resolved to hazard their lives in the defence of his Majesty, and both Houses of Parliament. and that they will never leave fight, till these malignants are quite destroyed.  
FINIS.