A FULLER NARRATIVE of the late VICTORY Obtained by Col: General Poyntz against His Majesty's Forces near CHESTER.  
As it was presented by Col: Laurence Parsons, Quartermaster General, who was a principal Actor in the business, to the Honourable House of Commons, on Monday, Sept. 29. 1645. and Read in the said House.  
With a more perfect List of the Prisoners taken, and amongst the rest, Sir Tho: Glemham, and others of note.  
I Appoint Mr. William Liptrat my Servant, being Agent to the Colonel General, to print this Relation:  
W: LENTHALL, Speaker.  
London: Printed for john Field. Sept. 30. 1645.   

A fuller NARRATIVE of the late VICTORY, Obtained by Coll: General Poyntz, against his MAJESTY'S Forces near CHESTER.  
ABout the 18. of August last, The King with about Four thousand Horse and Dragoons advanced into Yorkshire: The 19 Col. rossiter's horse came up to Gen. Poyntz: The 21. they joined with the Scots and Cheshire horse; a days rest the Scots would have: The next day all marched, but the King got by that means a day's Retreat before, whom General Poyntz, according to his Order from the Committee of both Kingdoms, through many difficulties, pursued above Three hundred miles, not resting above a day in any place: The knowledge of the Kings advance for relief of Chester, was the first certain Intelligence received of the King's motion: The General marched day and night to be there before him, and took in a strong house, with a drawbridge and moted, which stood in the way of his march, and opposed him (in less than an hours space) and after a very hard march all night on the 25. of this instant, in the morning his Van Carriers discovered the Enemy on a Moor, within a mile and a half of Chester, called Routon Moor, whereupon, immediately he drew into order, and advanced upon them, though all his forces were not then come up, for he supposed to take the Enemy at unawares; it being probable they could have no Intelligence of his being so near, though it proved otherwise; for his Letters written that night to the Commander within the out-Lines of Chester, giving notice of his advance, were intercepted, and the Enemy being possessed of the advantage of ground and in order, confronted our Van, led by Colonel Hugh Bethel, in the midst of a Lane, betwixt two Moors, covered with the Armed men of both Batalia's, where was given a very sharp and gallant charge by both parties, for after Pistols were discharged at half Pikes distance, they disputed the matter with their swords, a full quarter of an hour, neither side yielding ground to other, till at length the Enemy were forced to retreat, whom: our men pursuing, were reincountred by a fresh reserve at the Lanes mouth, and they were likewise discomfitted, and a third; but being over poured, were in the end forced to Retreat through the Lane, uncapable of receiving any reserve to second them; here we had some loss, the Enemy pursuing to the Lanes end, but were beaten back, for there was space for our reserves to advance, Colonel bethel and Colonel Graves were there fore wounded: After this, the General perceiving the Enemy lay upon his advantages, only skirmisht him, with some flying parties, while he held correspondency with his friends in Chester Suburbs, whose sign was the discharge of two piece of Ordnance when they would issue out with Horse and Foot to join with him, upon whose appearing, the Enemy quitted their station, and the General with a party advanced to take the most convenient Ground, giving command to Colonel Parsons, Quarter Master General of the Army in the absence of Colonel Sandys (who performed the duty of Commissarie General of the Horse, during the aforesaid march, being then employed to the Committee of both Kingdoms) to order up the rest, which was opportunely done; for they joined with the Auxiliary forces of horse and foot in the Enemy's ground, and were drawn into many small Divisions and Reserves, being much over numbered by the Enemy, who accounted themselves 5000. horse, and General Poyntz not above 2500. horse, besides two small bodies of Foot, who were disposed in the two outmost intervals of horse; upon the very instant of this juncture, the enemy advanced with their whole body, and the General leaving the charge of the reserves to Col. Parsons, took care of, and led up the Van divisions; with which, after a round volley of shot from the Foot, he joined Battle, charging the enemy in Front and Flank, (where his horse was deeply wounded on the head) being continually seconded with Reserves, as often as there was occasion; the rest (being kep entire) followed at a due distance, the prevailing General who put the enemy to a total Rout; and although the pursuit was as hot as could be expected from such wearied horse, through narrow dirty Lanes, and over ditches; the Enemy Rallied in a great Moor wide of Chester, in two vast bodies, a great distance asunder: The first, not without some dispute, were again Routed, and the other likewise, who Retreated upon the Warwick Regiment with such violence, as boar them away confusedly, intermixed with the flying Enemy, up to the outworks of the Suburbs; the Musquetiers within, were nevertheless liberal of their Gun-shot; but the Divine Providence appeared much in the distribution of the impartial bullets, few or none lighting upon our men, though many of the Enemy were there found expiring: A body of horse all the while of these last disputes appeared, fixed on the top of a hill a little distant on that side Chester, wherein the King was very confidently reported to be; for confronting whereof, a party of foot winged with Col. Bethells and Col. Lidcots Regiments, were drawn into a convenient close in the bottom as a grand Reserve; but the night by this time falling, the body on the hill appeared not, and those in the bottom returned to their Comrades, satiate with the slaughter, Prisoners and booty of the vanquished Enemy: While these things were thus agitated in the field, the remainder of Foot left with Col. Louthian in the Suburbs were not idle, for the Enemy made a strong falley upon them out of the City, and were more strenuously repulsed. The number of the slain, of the Prisoners, and horse taken, is not yet known, but it is generally conjectured Eight hundred slain, One thousand five hundred men, and Two thousand horse taken: There was brought in that night, the underwritten list of the considerable men taken and slain in the Fight; the King was seen with a party of about five or six hundred horse to march into Wales.   

Prisoners taken at, and after the Routing of the King's Forces near Chester, the 24. of September, 1645.  

Knights and Colonels.  
SIr Thomas Glemham.  
Sir Philip Musgrave, Major General. Col. Sir Thomas Dawbrichcoate. Col. Sir Thomas Dacres. Col. Sir Michael Constable. Col. Sir Thomas Goare. Col. Sir Henry straddling, Col. Jo. han Philiem Heitter. Col. Thomas Weston, Son to the late Lord Treasurer. Col. john Gifford. Col. Cromwell. Col. Fletcher.   

Lieutenant Colonels.  
Matham, Millington, Edward, Hatton, Salkeld, Ruly, Broughton, Rutherford, Constable, Lawson, Wigmore.   

Majors.  
Williams, Morris, Magduggell, Magdoole, Lacymouth, Smith.   

Captains.  
Wyvill, cottrel Martin, Swinlue, Henshaw, White, Gibbon, Starling, Morgan, Mountain, le Strange, Swinho●, Constable, Shel●y, connyer's, Johnson, Dixon, Press, Lo●●●er, Willey, Moreton, Simpson, Bell, Boulton, Vaughan, St. michael's, Capt. of the Queen's Troop, with him a Scarf taken, which the Queen took from about her neck, and gave him to wear as Colours for her.   

Lieutenants.  
cottrel, Morgan, Bartrom, Astelby, Story, Colborn, Constable, Mansfield, Skipwith, jefferson, Power, Brooke, Whitney, Ellyot.   

Cornets.  
Elsing, julyan, Rainsford, Morley, Peirson, Fitz-Williams, Smith.   

Quartermasters.  
james Martin, Quartermaster General. Thomas Shelden, the King's Quartermaster. Quarter. Collizer, Quarter. Low, Quarter. Brere.   

Trumpets five.  
Corporals two.  
Gentlemen of the King's Lifeguard, seventeen.  
Twenty more Gentlemen.  
Troopers between Eight hundred and a Thousand.  
Master Sherburne of Stannyhurst.  
Master William Leighton.  
Master Lewis Darcy.  
Master Henry Boucher.  
Master james Montague.  
Master Gilbert Markham.  
These very considerable Gentlemen.   

Slain.  
Two Lords, 2. Knights, 1. Colonel, 1. lieutenant-colonel, and three hundred and more Officers and Common Soldiers,  
Sir Marmaduke Langdale and Gerrard, reported to be killed.  
Sir Brian Stapleton, a notorious Papist slain, the King's Agent for Ireland, in whose pocket was found a Commission for bringing over ten thousand men.    
FINIS.