news FROM MANCHESTER Being A true RELATION OF The battle fought before MANCHESTER.  
Wherein the Lord Strange lost 150. Men besides 100 taken Prisoners, with the loss only of 12 Men of the Town side, whereof six of them were taken Prisoners.  
Sent in a Letter to a private Friend.  
LONDON, Printed for Richard Best. 1642.   

news FROM MANCHESTER, Being a true relation of the battle fought before Manchester.  
SAturday the 24 of September last in the night, came a great company of Horse and Foot, to the number of two or three thousand, against the town of Manchester.  
Sunday morning my Lord Strange now earl of derby, for his father died this week at Chester, my Lord molineux, Sir John Girlington high sheriff of the County of Lancaster, Sir Gilbert Gerard colonel of the Horse, with divers other Captaines and Gentlemen of the County, with some six or seven Canons, came likewise near unto the town; But the Tounsmen, having some notice on the Saturday evening of their approach, did sand to the Inhabitants thereabouts, who on Sunday and Monday came in abundantly with Muskets, Pikes, Halberts, Staves and such like, to the number of two thousand, And these Gentlemen likewise came in aid of the town, Master Holland, Master Egerton, Master Duckenfield, Master Arden, Master Butterworth, Master Booth, Sir Georges second son, Master hid and some others.  
And upon Sunday forenoon we were called out of Church from Sermon, and since then there have been many hot skirmishes both in the Night and Day, especially Monday in the afternoon, and in the night, their Ordinance killed none but onely a strange Boy was gazing about him but not in arms.  
There have not been slain of the Towns side above five or six and as many taken prisoners, there are slain on the other side about an hundred and fifty, whereof some special Commanders, Master Standish of Tuxbury is slain, captain byron, captain Tilesley, and many others of good quality, and about an hundred taken Prisoners; The soldier hath ransacked and pillaged, and done abundance of hurt in the Country thereabouts; The Towns-men fetch them in, and bring in Horse and man in great companies, four or five bring in two or three a piece.  
Upon Monday night they burnt a great barn with much corn and Hay of M. Greenes, and some Houses of Master Foxes at the deans Gate end, The town is daily expectant of aid from the Parliament and the Army, Wee have been full of fears, often called out of Bed in the night, and in great distress, but Gods great goodness hath greatly preserved us beyond all expectation, If I would but relate unto you all the passages it would fill you with admiration, to see how gracious God hath been to us, but the town is the better for some fortifications made by a German, by chains, and Mudwalls at the towns ends, and I hope much the better for good Prayers, The matter is the more unkindly taken, because the Lord Strange hath brought some that were sent from the Town upon his warrant to meet the King at Warrington, against the town, and the Souldiers say they had no knowledge of coming against Manchester, But were told they were to go for some other purpose that way, They say captain Leigh of Adlington is at Storkport, with Forces against the town, but they say they will not go out of the County, captain Robert Bradshaw, captain Radelife, captain channel, and captain Barrington hath done very great service.  
This is the substance of what I know, I have been in Town all the time, The Lord grant us peace, Pray for us and the peace of this kingdom.  

Since I writ this Letter I have sent you a Catalogue of those that were slain before Manchester, by them in the town.  
1. Lord Mollinux the earl of Derbies Son in Law.  
2. colonel Tyllsley.  
3. Standish Eldest Son of his Father of Duxbury.  
4. captain Byron.  
5. captain Ashton of Penket, Eldest Son of his Father.  
Two other Captaines.  
And 200. Common Souldiers.  
The old earl dying the 25 of the same month this earl his son instead of mourning, took this good work in hand, to destroy his own Country Neighbours.   
FINIS.