TWO LETTERS SENT To the honourable W▪ Lenthall Esq Speaker to the honourable House of Commons; Concerning the taking of Hereford On the 18. of this instant Decem. 1645.  
BY colonel MORGAN governor of Gloucester, AND colonel JOHN BIRCH:  
Wherein was taken, One hundred and twenty Lords, Knights▪ and Officers in Commission, Eleven pieces of Ordnance, and great store of Ammunition.  
London, Printed for Edw. Husband, Printer to the honourable House of Commons, and are to be sold at his Shop at the Sign of the Golden Dragon in Fleetstreet, near the Inner-Temple, December 22. 1645.   

To the honourable William Lenthall Esq Speaker OF THE honourable House OF COMMONS.  
SIR,  
I Desire you to acquaint the honourable House of Parliament of my proceedings; Being commanded by the Committee of both Kingdoms, to make an Attempt upon Hereford: In which Design it pleased God exceedingly to bless us, and the soldiers going on with undaunted resolution, made our entrance with small loss; divers of the Enemy making resistance in the street, were slain, and the rest taken prisoners: we have already in custody, One hundred and twenty Lords, Knights and Officers in Commission, which are to be sent to Gloucester, most of them being Papists; the number of common soldiers I cannot yet give you a right account of, in regard that many are brought in to the Marshals hourly, which hid themselves when they saw we were Masters of the Town. My Forces were Eleven hundred Horse and Foot, and Col: Birch Nine hundred Foot: we found in the Town, Eleven pieces of Ordnance, and a reasonable proportion of Ammunition; for other Arms I cannot give you an account of as yet, but hope by the next to give you an exact account of them, and of the prisoners also; which is all for present, but that I shall at all times be ready to show myself,  
SIR, Your humble Servant, THO: MORGAN. Hereford, the 18. of Decem. 1645. 12. at night.   

To the honourable William Lenthall Esq Speaker of the honourable House of Commons: AND Mr. PRIDEAUX.  
Truly honourable Sir,  
I Conceived it my duty, to give you notice of that great Blessing the Lord hath been pleased to give to that small party that colonel Morgan and myself made up of Foot and Horse, being about Two thousand, with which, when they were got together, I was very desirous, with colonel Morgan, to try what we could do upon Hereford; it being so deep a Snow, that they could not possibly imagine we could march: which endeavour the Lord was pleased so to bless, that we forcibly entered the Town with a small loss, wherein we have prisoners▪ near Thirty Knights, and so many Gentlemen, besides the like number of Officers in Commission, and many soldiers, Eleven pieces of Ordnance, and many Arms: I desire the Lord may have all the honour, whose work it was, and I shall study to set up the Lord Christ here, whilst it shall continue under the command of  
Your honour's most faithful Servant, John Birch. Hereford, 18. Decem. 1645.  
FINIS.