A FAMOUS VICTORY OBTAINED Against the Cavaliers in the County of GLOUCESTER: BY Sir WILLIAM WALLER, ON Monday last at a town called PADSWORTH; how there was six score of the Cavaliers killed on the place, most of them being Gentlemen of quality, and chief Commanders in the KING'S Army; and one of them is supposed to be a younger Brother to the Duke of LENOX.  
WITH A true Description of the manner of the Fight, and what Forces were on both sides, with many other remarkable Passages concerning the same, which would be too long to mention in the Title.  
LONDON, Feb. 25. Printed for R. Wood 1643. 1642   

A TRUE RELATION of a great overthrow given to the Cavaliers in Gloucestershire on Monday last by Sir WILLIAM WALLER, at a town called Padsworth, how there were six score of the Cavaliers killed on the place, most of them being Gentlemen of quality, and chief Commanders in the King's Army.  
With a true description of the manner of the fight, and what forces were on both sides, with many other remarkable Passages concerning the same.  
IT is not unknown to this Kingdom, that it hath pleased God in a wonderful manner to prosper the endeavours of a worthy Member of the House of Commons (and a Commander under his Excellency the Earl of Essex) Sir William Waller, who when Colonel Goring had possessed himself of one of the strongest Forts in this Kingdom, the town of Portsmouth, with all the Ordnance, Arms and Ammunition therein, the said Sir William Waller was the chiefest instrument under God to regain that Fort, and to force the said Colonel Goreing to yield up the town for the King and Parliament after he had betrayed the same, and had full possession thereof, and that without any loss on the Parliaments side, which town hath ever since been preserved in peace and quiet, and is well fortified, and in a good posture of defence for the King and Parliament.  
After that it pleased God to make the said Sir WILLIAM WALLER the chief Agent in taking of Farnham Castle, which was also possessed by the Cavaliers, where he took about six score of them, and sent them up to London, and fortified it for the King and Parliament: and in this place since I have begun to speak of those great victories which he hath obtained, I should injure his person by concealing a great part of his merits, if I should give a period to my discourse before I relate something of the business at Chichester in Sussex, and his late success in the County of Gloucester: And in the first place, because it was formerly acted and first mentioned, give me leave to speak a word or two of that great business of the taking of Chichester; for when the town was betrayed to the force and violence of the Cavaliers; and by the treachery of the high Sheriff of that County, they had not only the strength of the town, both of Arms, Ammunition and money, but had gotten a strong garrison into the same, and did either turn out of the town all the well-affected persons in the same, or kept them in such awe and subjection, that they durst not stir either on the one side, or other, the said Sir WILLIAM WALLER being employed by the Parliament upon that design, with divers other worthy and deserving Gentlemen, and a considerable number of horse and foot after a short time of siege laid against the said town, he quickly forced his entrance, took many of the Gentlemen and Cavaliers which were in the town prisoners, and sent them likewise up to LONDON, and thereby settled the peace of that City, which hath continued to this day. But because I have spoken of great store of Prisoners which have been taken at too places before mentioned lest there should be any misunderstanding in this particular it is not impertinent to my present discourse to let the courteous Reader know that these prisoners are not all still in custody (though some of the chief of them are) for presently after they were brought up to London, the common soldiers were discharged, neither were they dragged along to London through the dirt, coupled together like dogs, as the prisoners which the Cavaliers took at Cicester in Gloucester-shire were, but they were brought to town in a fair way without any hurt to the meanest of them, and within a day or two they were released, and money given to every one of them to carry him into his own Country, and during the time of their imprisonment they were not denied any thing that was fit and necessary for their present subsistence, every common Tro●per that upon any cause hath been committed to custody by the Parliament (though he were of the King's Army) is allowed five pence per diem: it were to be wished that the like care were taken for those that were of the Parliaments side which have been taken perisoners and carried to Oxford, where (as it is very credibly informed, being Captains and other officers) they are allowed but five farthings a day, and a prohibition that no other relief should be brought to them, or any friend visit them (which is not parctised at London) and sometimes they are one day or two without that petty allowance too.  
But to return to my intended purpose, which is to declare to the people (both for the glory of God and the greater honour of this noble gentleman) the good and happy success of that valiant soldier, and worthy instrument of the common wealth and whole Kingdom, Sir William Waller, who hath great experience and knowledge in military affairs, and accompainted with good success, upon information of the Cavaliers being entered Gloucestershire, and taking the town of Cicester, he was designed to go with some considerable forces into that County to relieve them against the oppression of that unwelcome Army which was gotten in upon them: And because of the present necessity that County was in and the great expectation they had of his coming thither he hasted that expectation and march that way with a same less strength than otherwise he would have had with him, for 4. pieces of Ordinance which he should have carried down into that County as it is informed, and many of the forces which were designed for that service are as yet no further than Gilford or Farnham, yet it is reported and as a truth that the said Sir William Waller, being marched with some small force into Gloucestershire to a little town called Padsworth, having not one full Regiment, was about Monday last assulted by the King's forces, there being at least sixteen hundred of them, which being discovered by Sir William waller's scouts, he presently prepared for their coming, and finding himself very much too weak for to encounter with the enemy upon an ordinary manner of fight, he caused all his men to stand in battalia, and discharge upon the enemy at once, upon the word given, which being done, at the first onset of the enemy there was about 80. of them slain, which slaughter on a sudden put them in such a fright, that they presently retreated back, and before they could be brought up again Sir Willirm waller's men had charged the second time, and gave them the same entertainment as they had before, killing 40. more of them, and forced them to another retreat, after which they sent for a parley, but the night approaching there could be no more done that day, and in the night the enemy fled to his own Quarters (as they say near un- Gloucester) and it is no doubt but in a short time that County will be settled in peace, notwithstanding the great distractions which are now amongst them by means of the Cavaliers.  
It is also informed that most of those forces which at this time came against the said Sir William, were gentlemen, and prime Commanders, and that they fled away as aforesaid, leaving their dead Corpses behind them, one whereof is reported to be a younger brother to the Duke of Lenox, his second brother the L. Aubery being killed at the battle in Keynton field.   
FINIS.