TRUTH IN TWO LETTERS BY A MAN OF WORTH from the Regiment of Colonel Browne, upon the designs of MARBLOROW, AND WINCHESTER.  
With the manner of all the proceed since they went out upon that service.  
Not Written by any pot Poet. But by an honest true hearted Citizen, who serves more in Conscience then Covetousness.  
Decemb. 22 LONDON, Printed by One, who regards rather truth than Money, 1642.   

To the Reader.  
REader  
if you find not my things I print to be true, real, and from Men of worth, you shall have your Money back, if you return the Books; for I deal not with pot Poets nor with such as write any thing to get Money.  
So I rest yours, M. S.   

Loving friend,  
IT much troubles to hear of that lameness that is upon you, which hath brought so much pain with it, the Lord in his due time I hope will deliver you from both, and in the mean time give you patience to submit; I received the sad news of it, in your Letter on wednesday as we were upon our march from Okingham to Newberry; Where we quartered wednesday night, from whence we intended to relieve Marleborough which had valiantly stood out against the enemy three or four days, and slew divers of them with little loss on their side, never yielding until their Town was fired in four or five places, which when it was taken, they plundered all the Town, and took some six score of the honest people prisoners, and much like unto the Irish Rebels most Barbarously dealt with them all, which might have been prevented if Mr. White. Mr Pitts friend his solicitation for three or four days together of my Lord General, and the Council of War could have prevailed to have sent us in time, but when it was too late we were sent; Thursday we heard it was taken & that 3000 were got into Wantage in Berkshire: Thursday about 11 or 12 of the clock we marched toward that Town and drew up in the Field before it in to the ankles in Clay, about nine or ten of the clock at night, but staying somewhat too long before we fell in upon them not knowing their strength, and fortifications: that better part of their persons, and horse fled and escaped amongst whom my Lord Digby was the chief, the night was so exceeding dark, wet, and Tempestuous that we could not possibly get intelligence of their strength, until some 20 of our horse were sent in amongst them, who slew their Sentinel, harged a whole Troop of their horse, and safely retreated to us with the loss of only one of their horses: then were six or seven companies of Dragoones sent in, who every step stepped up near to the very tops of their Boots, and yet went on with such courage and cheerfulness (though exceeding wet, weary, and dirty) as though they had been in the most delightful Garden-walkes; after them some Troops of horse, but before this could be done most of them escaped, which otherwise had been all slain or taken Prisoners, only we slew five or six of them, one a Captain, and took about 30 prisoners which we released at our coming away to free ourselves of being troubled with them, that night we returned back again to Nuberry, all the night being exceeding wet and blustering, so that we had 24 hours' march & service such as these that have been 20 year's inservices abroad never had the like, yet we are all well blessed be God, only many of our horses fail us and by reason of it some of our men are taken prisoners, the Enemy lying in most parts round about us, and with their scouts take some of our men whose horses tired, we are like to have a very hard service of it, If it continue out the winter as I doubt it will: we have watched three or four nights together, but for victuals blessed be God we have hitherto had enough and never yet wanted any. I received a Letter from Master D for which I give him thanks, I would now return him answer but I cannot being so extreme weary and sleepy, only remember me kindly to him and tell him that our Commission was expressly to fall upon Henly, and at that present those Forces that my Lord General sent from Windsor were to fall upon Marlborough, so that our Commission was not so large as he was informed; we had this afternoon an alarm that great Forces of the Kings were coming, two or three ways against this Town, which we find is not altogether true yet: certainly there is of some which will make us watch this night also: I had almost forgot, we took my Lord Digbies Coach and Horses and their Carriages and Arms, and Powder, but were constrained to throw away the Powder and took their Muskets, and one of them that was slain died with a fearful Oath in his mouth swearing he would see the Parliament hanged before he would yield to them, with that one of our Dragoneers shot him, so that his last words were Oaths. Good store of pillage our men got from them that they had gotten at Marlborough, when they plundered it: remember me to Master D. and their wives, Master A. and his wife, Master T. Master B. my Cousin joseph, and the rest that love me, not forgetting the new married couple, so with my love to yourself I commit you and yours to the Lords protection, and ever remain your truly loving Friend.  
From our Quarter at Newbury, December, 9 1642. W, N.   

Havant December, 17. 1642. 
 LOving friend,  
I now write this letter as I have done others formerly, not knowing when or how to send it, the Lord hath in goodness wonderfully preserved me hitherto, especially in our taking of Winchester, where the most part of the Regiment assaulted the City at one side of it where the wall was broken down, which yet notwithstanding (with no small difficulty we entered) and in regard of the exceeding high and steep passage to it, so steep that we had no other way to get up, but to creep upon our knees and hands, from the bottom to the top as high as most houses, the Enemy all the while playing with their Musqueteers upon us, but slew but three men in our getting up, and one of our Captains that followed me as he was entering the breach, after I had led in some twenty men; the bullets all this while flew thick about us, yet I bless God I had not the least hurt; the most part of our Enemies at our coming got into the Castle, so that the greatest part of the opposition we had in taking the Town was from the Townsemen, who have since sufficiently paid for it, for they have been (the greatest opposers of us) plundered by our unruly soldiers: we stood in arms all that night, and beset the Castle round with Musquetiers and Horse, and laid Perdues under the wall that not a man of them could stir, than they sounded a parley about ten or eleven of the clock at night, but we refused to accept it, against the morning we had prepared a great number of Faggots and pitched barrels, to fire the gate in regard we wanted Ordinance and Petards: as soon as it began to be light they sounded another Parley wherein my Lord Grandison himself with some five or six more desired to be, which was accepted, after much debate they yielded and Articles were drawn up that they were all to be taken Prisoners and resign up the Castle, and their Arms, and Horses, and Money, all to be taken possession of by our Officers, but our Common Soldiers who will be under no command, broke into the Castle by force, seized upon the horses and all their goods, and most perfidiously contrary to our Articles fell to stripping of them not leaving so much as  upon some, which together with many other disorderly passages makes us weary of the service, which I had quit ere this but that the cause ties me to pass through all difficulties whatsoever; since our taking the Castle, some of our men have forsaken us (upon these grounds) one for want of money, the other because my Lord Grandison and his Lieutenant Colonel, have escaped after they were a day and night Prisoners, which doth much dishearten all of us; I doubt not but you heard of all and much more before this, the report is of great treasure that was taken from them, which is more than I know, yet doubtless many have had good booties of money and , besides many brave horses, but for my part I have neither: For I account my Obedience to Orders more than all that was here to be gotten: our enemies are much troubled at their loss, for they account it a great overthrow, two Regiments being utterly desolated, their Commanders taken, together with their Arms, and five or six hundred horse: Colonel Brownes Regiment had the honour to take the City, and enter the breach. Give praise to God, for my preserva●●●● we are now at Havant in Hamp. whither Sr. William W … and Col. Ramsy are come with two thousand men, from whence we are to go against Chichester in Sussex, which I believe will be a good service, if they do not run away before we come: they are well fortified with Ordinance and one thousand men; we want no hardship neither by night nor day, for we meet with nothing else, yet I bless God I never was better in health; I have not so much as a Cough, the Lord give me a thankful believing heart; remember me to all that love and ask for me: so with my love to you I commend you and all about you to the Lords protection and rest, Yours.  
We are this monday morning commanded by my Lord General to return to him just now when we were going against Chichester.   
FJNJS.