A more exact and full RELATION Of many ADMIRABLE PASSAGES, Which happened During the whole Siege of LIME.  
Wherein God's Mercy is oftentimes miraculously expressed towards the Inhabitants of the said place.  
As also the manner of relieving of the Town of LYME, by the Right Honourable, Robert Earl of Warwick, Lord high Admiral of ENGLAND.  
As it was sent to a special Friend, by William jesop, Esq Secretary to his Honour.  
Also the Names and number of such persons as came from Prince Maurice, to the Earl of Warwick.  
Published according to Order.  
june 19 Printed for Matthew Walbanke. 1644.   

A more full and exact Relation of many admirable Passages which happened during the whole Siege of Lyme.  
Dear Friend,  
AFter many days of sadness for poor Lyme, God hath at last vouchsafed a day of deliverance, the enemy having this morning about two of the clock raised his siege, and is gone to Excester after his loss of 105. Officers, beside some more superior Officers, 25. Gunners, and more common Soldiers than they lost at Bristol and Excester, as some of themselves confessed. I was this day in Lyme, and had a hand in pulling down some part of the Huts left in the enemy's Quarters. He that sees the Line about the Town, and compares the slenderness of it with the solidity and strength of the enemies, will easily grant that the defence of Heaven hath been their munition of Rocks. The truth is, it is little less than a miracle they should hold out so long and so violent a Siege, the Town standing at the bottom of two Hills, and their Works being so low and thin, that I myself could in many places run over them, and a strong hand may in many parts thrust them down. About four days ago the enemy shot into the Town bars of Iron, pieces of Anchors, and great shot, blown up to as great a measure of 〈◊〉 as was possible (they having a forge on purpose) which falling on Houses fired many, yet were suddenly quenched, and with them only three men hurt. On Thursday night 26 came in from the enemy. amongst the rest Lieutenant Fair of the Lord Barlens Regiment, he came aboard our Ship yesterday, and this day I saw him within the Town, his wife also and her brother came in. This day about ten of Inchiquins' Regiment came in; one Irish woman left behind was slain and pulled almost to pieces this day by the women of Lyme. Four other women were taken, being beggars, left behind by their companions, and set on work to pull down the enemy's Fortifications, to perfect which the Country will also be summoned in, their hands contributing to raise them. There are very many Houses burnt, yet the other day a Granado falling into a room, and breaking on a bed wherein lay three children, not one of them had any harm: there is scarce a House in the town that is not battered, and scarce a room into which shot hath not been made. At the last great fire, two maids carrying betwixt them a vessel of water, had three of their hands shot off. The enemy is marched to Excester. This day a Messenger came into the town from my Lord General, and brings word that his Excellency intended to be at Dorchester this night.  
My Lord Admirals noble and faithful affection to this town hath gained an acknowledgement that they own their lives, under God, to his Lordship.  
Much praise is due to God for poor Lymes deliverance, it being of such mighty consequence to bring in the West, who resolved long since to obey no commands on the other side till Lyme were taken. Stir up all God's people to acknowledge the greatness of this mercy, though none of you can rate it as those that beheld it, in whose eyes it is very wonderful.  
From aboard His Majesty's ship the James, june 15. 1644, Your Faithful friend W. JESOP.   

Postscript.  
An other Letter sent from a Gent. of worth, out of his Majesty's Ship the James, to his Friend in London to the same effect.  
THe 14 of June, Prince Maurice and the rest of the King's Forces, were seen to draw off their Ordnance, which encouraged the Town from a Fort they had on the East side to play sore upon them, so that when the teams were ready to drive away, two or three Oxen at once were cut off and seen to fall which made the enemy (the better to get them off) to storm the Town in that part, and thereby blinding the view of the Fort by their small shot, had the better opportunity of conveying their Guns.  
This morning the coasts being clear, we went a shore into the Town, viewed the works thereof, and therein the greatest miracle that could be imagined; their paper Fortifications poorly, though resolutely manned by weak Soldiers, and the powerful batteries of the Enemy, and their general advantages over all or part of the Town was throughly viewed and censured, but the observation of the same, from those cruel intendments, cannot be sufficiently wondered at, and as the Town frequently discourseth, had Prince Maurice but obtained one Commander of theirs (that is God and their good Cause) he had proved Victor with half the force he brought by relation of the Country people thereabout. The Enemy curses the unlucky hour of his coming thither, having lost from first to last about 2000 The Town sixscore with the most.  
There came in voluntarily, and with much danger into the Town the other night, one Lieutenant Pair, an Ensign, Corporall, and 20 Soldiers that were of the Lord Inchiquin's Regiment, and were upon the Guard that night, who have demeaned themselves very civilly, being ready to bear Arms for the Parliament when they shall be commanded; since that, very near a 100 of the honestest are escaped away from the Enemy's Army, and returned to the Town offering them their service, their inducements of their coming away, being (as themselves ingeniously confess) the cursed oaths and hellish acts of the Soldiers, as also the great influence the Irish Rebels and Papists, (whereof there are great store) have upon the Prince and principal Commanders. The Town is wholly employed this day about slighting the Enemy's works, the cause of Prince Maurice so sudden haste away from the siege, is (as we have it from some of their own men this day taken) some sadding news they received yesterday by three several posts of Sir Ralph Hoptons' weakness, and their misfortunes in all parts.  
FINIS.