Exceeding joyful news FROM OXFORD-SHIRE.  
Being a true relation of a victorious Battle fought by the Apprentizes, of London, against the Cavaliers wherein were slain 16 of the said Cavaliers.  
And not one of the Apprentizes wounded, but one shot through the Arm with a Pistol.  
WITH Divers other exploits against the said Cavaliers by the Valiant Apprentizes.  
Whereunto is annexed the courageous proceed of the said Apprentizes who are resolved to spend their dearest blood for the good of King and Parliament.  
Also some remarkable passages from Banbury and Warwickshire.  
London, printed for Thomas Watson. Agust 17. 1642.   

Exceeding joyful news from Oxford-shire, being a true Relation of a victorious battle fought by the Apprentizes of London, against the Cavaliers, whorein was slain sixteen of the said Cavaliers.  
And not one of the Apprentizes wounded, but one that was short through the arm with a Pistol.  
SHere hath been great mercies of God bestowed on us in these times of danger, and amongst all other mercies, this great mercy of God lately bestowed on us is not to be forgotten, for these times having brought forth great distractions, it hath pleased GOD to suffer things so to be, that of late there have sprung up a Generation of factious Persons, Eenemies to the King and Kingdom and especially to this our present Parliament.  
For of late, it pleased God to move the hearts of divers Officers of the London Apprentizes, to give themselves Voluntarily to go out for the good of the Kingdom, against some Cavaliers, who have gathered themselves together in Oxfordshir against all those who stood for the truth, and for the defence of the parliament.  
But now they being settled together and thinking themselves safe, went against the Town of Banbury, and some of our London Apprentizes who were at that time lying in Ambush and hearing of their coming (as at last they did) and seizing on the said Town, were forced divers of them to fly, by reason of our London Apprentizes, who parsuing them hard, at last fell to blows, and slew many of the Caveliers; who, flying for their Lives, were met by many of their Comrages? and then coming bacl, supposing themselves to be fare more in number then the apprentizes, thought to give them a repulse; but in the end, finding them more courageous than themselves, they were forced to take a second flight; But the Apprentizes seeing them so to betake themselves to their heels, were the more incourraged to follow them, and being hard followed divers of the Cavaliers were slain to the number of about sixteen, besides others who were wonder greiveously.  
The Apprentizes thus seeing the Cavaliers thus to fly before them, were much inheartned and are resolved thus to spend their Lives for the Parliament.  
For they seeing the affront of their Enemy given them thus to be answered with the loss of so many, and not one of them to be lost or wounded, save only one of them, Who by chance was short through the Arm with a Bullet from a Pistol, by one of the Cavaliers, at their second coming on, yet through the mercy of God, showed to the proceed of our Blessed and happy Parliament, they who were Enemies to them, and to the truth, were beaten bacl etc. Our Apprentizes as Loyal and true hearted Subjects with undaunted Spirits do so Resolve still to go on, in the defence of the true Protestant Religion.  
Also there was another meeting of our Apprentizes in a Village near the City of Oxford, with some resolute Fellows of the Caveliers, yet their resolute spirits were soon cold, for they having a sight of our London apprentizes, though small in Number to their sight, yet great in Terror to their feeling, for they coming against the day, like Apprentizes as they call them, thinking to make meat for the fowls of the Air, but served for little better use themselves.  
For they meeting both together on a plain, gave an affront to the apprentizes, calling them London Boys, yet found them London men, for they had no sooner gave them these words, but they gave fire like men, which gave them such a manlike cure as made them Boy-like Caveliers.  
These were these Cavaliers beaten bacl to their own disgrace, and the good of the whole Land; to which proceed; I pray God give good success, And thus fare have the Parliament speed in their do for as they have prospered through the help of God against the malignant parties, who stands out against the peace of King & Parliament, and seek the utter ruin of the whole Kingdom; so I pray God that they may prosper.  

Divers passages concerning the taking of some ordnances from Banbury, by the Eaple of Northampton, and of the Cavalieres violent actions in these Counties.  
TO give you farther particular notice of some violent passages committed by these nefarious Sons of tumult and Rebellion; it is most certain, that there happened a great contention between my Lord Brook, and the Earl of Northampton, about the carrying of a piece of Ordinance to Warwick Castle, which was stayed by my Lord Brook, And afterward upon agreement between them were returned and brought bacl to Banbury, and kept in the Castle; but the Cavaliers laid this plort, and telling those that they met, coming to Aid Banbury that all things were quiet, they believed them, and went bacl, hereupon the Earl of Northampton having planted Ordinances on Crowch-Hill, The Town was in a great fear and uproar, their Captain forsook them and ran out of the Town, by whom it is most certain that they were Betrayed, so that men, Women, and Children fled out of the town, the Ministers trembled, fearing to be abused by the Cavaliers; Who having taken Master Sutton a neighbour Minister forced him on his knees to drink a health to the confusion of all the Round header, and to swear that ●e would read the Common prayer, and never preach any more factious Sermons, they took also possession of Master Harris his house minister of H●nwell, and of the Lady Copes house, after this the Ordnance we delivered up to the Cavaliers, 300 horse coming ●o their aid from the Earl of No●thampton, giving the Lord Brookes no warning thereof, as he promised to do three days before they should be removed, there were in company with the Earl of Northampton, Colonel Lunsford, the Lord Wilmot, and the Lord Dunsmore, who for denying to deliver up the Town Arms by virtue of the Commission of Array very violently used the Constable, and the Arms and Ammunition forcibly took away from him.  
It is most certain also, that some Cavaliers having at Warwick mounted Ordnance upon a Steeple by the breaking of some of them in the discharging, three of the Cavaliers were slain, to show that those that fight against the Church, and Religion, are not where safe from Gods severe judgements. Besides these troopers do daily commit and perpetrate many violent Acts of hostility round about the Country: benig at Rugby, Hilmorton, Cranburrow, and other Towns, where they have done very much mischief, and took away their Arms, And thus the poor Country is but the Stage, whereupon these cutting Cavaliers do Act daily tragedies, to the great fear and terror of the whole County, who to their utmost power, will ever persist in standing for the defence of the Parliament.    
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