A more exact and perfect RELATION Of the great VICTORY (By God's providence) obtained by the Parliaments Forces under command of Sir Tho. Fairfax In Naisby Field, on Saturday 14. June 1645.  
Where His Majesty's Army was utterly routed, and all his Infantry taken, with many of his Horse, Bag and Baggage, Ordnance, Arms, and Ammunition, and what loss was on both sides: With the number of Officers and Soldiers taken prisoners.  
Being a Letter from a Gentleman in Northampton, to his friend in London.  
Published by command.  
Imprinted at London for John Wright at the King's head in the old Bayley. 1645.   

A more exact and perfect Relation of the great Victory obtained by the Parliaments Forces under the command of Sir Thomas Fairfax.  
SIR,  
I Shall very briefly tell you the progress or march of our Army, under the command of that thrice noble General Sir Thomas Fairfax; for this last week, that may, as did his motions all tend to the great and glorious Victory obtained this fourteenth of June. On Monday June 9 the Army moved from Only and Sherington thorough newport-pagnel unto Stony-Stratford and the Villages adjacent, and on Wednesday night June 11. came to Wootton two miles from Northampton, on Thursday to Kislingbury within five miles of Daventry the King's head quarter, where the Army lay in the Field, and that night encountered with some of the King's Scouts, with loss of two of our men, and taking two of theirs, which gave the Alarm to the Enemy. About seven at night the King being hunting in Faulsely Park, and had no word of the so near approach of our Army, but as soon as they perceived the General drew towards them as if he intended to fight, they drew all on Burrow hill near Daventry, and in all haste endeavoured to get away; the news being brought to them (as a Countryman told the General next day) that Ironsides was coming to join with the Parliaments Army. About five of the clock on Friday morning the King's Army began their march out of Daventry, and about nine the Town was quite rid of them, they having kept on horseback all night, and much running about amongst the Foot to get the Carriages ready. That Firday morning came lieutenant-general Cromwell to the Army as they were drawing out to march after the King's Army, who took their way towards Leicester: The Horse at the appearing of the lieutenant-general gave a mighty shout for joy of his coming to them: A party of our Horse were sent to Daventry to know when and which way the King's Army went, where they took divers prisoners, and that night marched to Guilsborough about six miles from harbour the King's head quarter: the Van of our Horse and the Rear of his quarter in three miles each of other until day light appeared, where the Scouts on both sides saluted one the other, and the Army prepared to march after the Kings to find them out. The King's men perceiving our near approach, and that they could not march away so fast as we pursued, having near 300. Carriages of one kind or other, they resolved to take the advantage of ground on a large hill in Navesby Field, about nine miles from Northampton and three from harbour; and were ready before we could get to them; who found another Hill about half a mile on the South of them, equally commodious with theirs, about nine of the clock on Saturday morning, June 14. we joined battle with them, with much resolutions on both sides; the King's right Wing first charging our left, and driving them off their ground in some disorder, our right Wing doing as much for their left Wing, the body in the mean while being strongly engaged, our Foot at first charge gained ground of the enemy, with some loss on the enemy's part, but they being driven on by their horse, at the second charge drove ours to some disorder, but by the care of the Field-Officers was soon drawn into a body again, and by this time our left Wing had rallied again, and the whole Army with one hot charge in all the parts of it did so bestir them for almost an hour, that they drove all the King's men from their Ordnance (which before had not time to do much execution on either side) and the right Wing following their advantage they had first got, put the King's Army to a general Rout, so that our Army drove them quite out of the Field Horse and Foot, and that with such speed and earnest prosecution, that no man can say yet, There was one of the King's Foot got away, and but few of his Horse in any order, though it be thought near four thousand of them got out of the Field, but were pursued by our Horse. By one of the clock in the afternoon there was not a Horse or man of the King's Army to be seen in Northamptonshire but the prisoners, the Horse being in haste gone towards Leicester, and our Foot were gathering the pillage while our Horse followed the flying Enemy. I faw the field so bestrewed with Carcases of Horse and Men, as was most sad to behold, because Subjects under one government, but most happy in this, because they were most of them professed enemies of God, and the government of his Son: The Field was about a mile broad where the Battle was fought, and from the outmost Flank of the right, to the left Wing, took up the whole ground; The bodies lay slain about four miles in length, the most thick on the hill the King's men stood on; I cannot think there was few less than four hundred men slain, and truly I think not many more, and near 300. Horses: We took at the least four thousand Prisoners on the ground between Navesby and Harborough, near three hundred Carriages, whereof twelve of them were Ordnance, one drawn by twenty six Horses, carrying a twenty four pound bullet; they carried off the ground over harbour Bridge (as I was told in harbour, by one that stood to watch) but six Carts or Wagons, one whereof was taken in the Town by our Horse, and the other about a mile off the Town, as I was told; there was many of the Wagons laden with rich plunder, and others with Arms and Ammunition, about 50. loads of Muskets, Pikes, Powder, Match, and Bullets, a abundance of Trunks, which the Soldiers soon emptied, as they did the Wagons that carried the middle sort of Ammunition Whores, who were full of money and rich apparel, there being at least 150 of that tribe, the gentiler sort in Coaches, whereof I only saw 7. Coaches with Horses taken sluffed with that commodity, and the common rabble of common vermin on foot, 500 of them at least being taken and kept with a guard, until order was taken to dispose of them and their mates, many of these were Irish women, of cruel countenances, some of them were cat by out Soldiers when they took them, there was taken above 1000 leer Horses, and many Cows; they had rob the Counrry of, besides many Horses with Saddles and Pistols, it falling most on Langdales' men, who were most forward in the charge. Amongst the Prisoners there is about 100 Field Officers, I was told, five that were sometimes Parliament men, now were Colonels, and known gentlemen, they are secured by themselves, with others that are known to be men of quality, one Gentleman of the Bedchamber, that stood next the King, and cried, hold your hands the King will yield his person, which while they did, he got away, and so escaped for this time by getting over a Ford or small Brook that parts two Counties of Leicester and Northamptonshire.  
I shall not take upon me to set forth the deportment of the General, Lieutenant General, and our Major General, all which in their several places behaved themselves to admiration, nor sing Enconiums to the praise of this or that Colonel, Captain, or Soldier, though I acknowledge many deserve as much as any pen can express, but shall now tell you impartially our loss on the place, so near as I can: The truly religious Major General Skippon hath received a wound on the right side with a Musket bullet, piercing his Armour and body quite through, but as I heard the Chirurgeon say, it had not entered into the hollow part of his body, it is about five or six inches between the hole it made going in and coming out, this wound he took in bringing up the Foot, where they were first disordered, and yet led them up after he was wounded; there is great hopes of his recovery, and though for present he be full of pain, he manifests much christian patience, saying, That though he might groan, he would not grudge under it; and taking my leave of him for that night, he called on me to beg of God a sanctified use of that affliction for him; which I pray God we may hearty do, both for him and ourselves. Colonel Jerton is also wounded, and so is Colonel Butler with a brace of bullets in the thigh, who gallantly charged both the Princes before he came off; Captain Potter, one of the Commissioners of the Army, is also sore wounded in divers places; one Foot Captain of Colonel Pickerings Regiment slain, a Welsh man; And the Cornet to Colonel Whaleys own Troop, a stout and godly man, as all that knew him affirm, about 50. Common Soldiers, as near as can be at present guessed. until they come to bury the dead. Our Horse it is said are within few miles of Leicester, and the Foot this Saturday night quarter in Leicestershire, our head Quarter bring Harbour this night, which was the King's last our Army nor at all weakened hereby, but by the access of Colonel Rositers Horse and Dragoones, the Northampton Troops and some Foot, with other supplies from the Associated Counties, is made more numerous. The General lost his Head-piece in the midst of the fight, yet had no hurt. The whole Army is very desirous to prosecute the Victory to the utmost advantage with all faithfulness, that if it may be, an end may be put to these sad times. Which is the earnest desire of  
15 June, 1645. Your true friend.  
FINIS.