A TRUE RELATION OF The late Success of the Kings and Parliaments Forces in PEMBROKESHIRE:  
Wherein The great VICTORY against the King's Forces in Wales by Major General LAUGHORNE is fully Related.  

ORdered by the Commons in Parliament, That this Relation be forthwith printed and published:  
H: Elsing, Cler. Parl. D. Com.   
London, Printed for Edward Husband, Printer to the Honourable House of Commons. Aug. 25. 1645.   

A true Relation of the late Successes of the Kings and Parliaments Forces in Pembrook-shire.  
ON Tuesday the twenty eight of July 1645. the Enemies main body being in Haverford-west, we drew forth out of Garrisons of Pembroke and Tenby, with five hundred and fifty Foot, and two hundred Horse and Dragoons, (being the most could be spared with security out of the Towns) and two small Guns, and Marched that day to Canellon, within five miles of Haverford-west, there met seven of the Enemy's scouts, killed one, and took the other six: that day Captain Batten Arrived at Milford, and by Divine Ordination above hopes, Landed 150. Seamen to increase our Foot. We kept the field till Friday the first of August, (no Enemy appearing) then Major General Stradlinge, and Major General Egerton, drew forth out of Haverford with four hundred and fifty Horse, eleven hundred Foot, and four field Guns into Colby Moor, three miles from Haverford, and there put themselves in Array for a fight: A small party of our Horse, guarded on both sides with an hundred and fifty Musketeers, charged their whole body, began the encounter about six of the Clock in the afternoon, and continued very fierce and doubtful near an hour; but in the conclusion, the Enemy's Horse were totally Routed, the residue of our Horse fell on some part to do Execution upon the Foot; the other to pursue the Horse speeding for Haverford: We killed of the Enemies an hundred and fifty, took about seven hundred Prisoners, in them men of note, Lieut. Col. Price, Major Braved, Major Guddinge, Capt. Somes, Capt. Wade, Capt. Price, Capt. Thomas, Capt. Lloyd, Capt. Dawkins, Capt. Morgan's, with twenty two Lieutenants and Inferior Officers, four Guns, five Barrels of Powder, near eight hundred Arms, all their Carriages and Provision, and chased them home to their Garrison; the night then approaching, we might not beset the Town to keep in their Horse, but drew back to the field, so that in the night, the enemy deserted the Town and fled, leaving a Garrison in the Castle: Saturday we entered the Town and Besieged the Castle, began our Battery on Monday, but spent much Ammunition to little purpose.  
Tuesday giving over we fired the outer gate, and seized the walls, gained the Castle, took prisoners and hundred & twenty Common Soldiers, and near twenty Commanders and Officers, whereof were Colonel Manley the Governor, Lieut. Colonel Edger, Major Hawton, Captain bushel, Capt. Thomas, Capt. Baudley, Capt. Moor, and Capt. Cromwell; one piece of Ordnance, and hundred and twenty Arms, some pillage to the Soldiers, beside the Provision.  
Yesterday being the 8. of August, we had a day of public Humiliation and Thanksgiving in Pembroke and Haverford, and the Leaguer: This day, we drew our force of Horse and foot before Carew Castle, and are drawing up our Ordnance to plant them before the Castle; relying upon the Lord of Heaven for a blessing; In all these Actions we bless God, we lost but two men, and about sixty wounded, none mortally.  
Rowland Laughorne.  
FINIS.