A TRUE RELATION Of all the SKIRMISHES between Our Forces and the Cavaliers AT OWLNY.  
Sent in a Letter From Captain GEORGE PAIN, (one of the Captains of the Red Regiment) who was an Eyewitness of every several conflict, to a Dear friend of his in London.  
Wherein Each Particular is exactly set down, for the satisfaction of such as are desirous to know the Truth; and ro stop the mouth of blasphemous Malignants.  
This is Licenced and Entered into the Hall Book according to Order.  
London, Printed by E.G. 17 Novemb. 1643.   

A True Relation of all the Proceed between the Parliaments Forces and the Cavaliers at Oulney, sent in a Letter from a Captain of the red Regiment, to a dear Friend at LONDON.  
I Promised in my last, to give you a more full Relation of the Enemies beating up the quarters of our City Horse at Oulny on Saturday morning last, about seven or eight of the clock in the morning there came news of an alarm, and that about five hundred of the Enemy's Horse were hard by the Town. Colonel Harvey supposing that according to the report there was no more, made all the speed he could, and got out some troops to face the Enemy near the Towneside, which proved much to our disadvantage; for if his information had not been false, he would have quit the Town upon the approach of the Enemy, and have drawn all his Horse on this side the Bridge, and then the foot to maintain the Bridge: which, they might have done against both the Armies, had they been joined together. But when he came forth, he found contrary to his information, above two thousand Horse, four hundred dragoneers, and a commanded party of musquetiers, ready to charge those few that were drawn out: which struck such a terror in some of our newmounted Horse men, that they faced about and ran away as fast as they could with such confusion, that notwithstanding all that their Colonels and Captains could do or say to stop them that thus disordered our foot, and carried away our men in a throng over the Bridge, and thrust some of them off from the Bridge (for the Bridge and Causey was as long as a man might hardly fling a stone from end to end) without any rails or walls on either side: Colonel Harvey and Major Manwaring did what they could to stay them, insomuch that (as I heard) Colonel Harvey fired upon some of our own men: the Major broke his Pistol about their heads, but such was the spirit of fear that had possessed them that nothing might prevail. The Cavaliers pursued them into the Town, where our poor red coats were put to their shifts, being broken before all to pieces by our own Horse, that they had no ways nor means to be gotten together again. Captain May was amongst them in the Town, and they took him for one of their own men, and seeing him once near some of our forces, warned him to take heed of the Roundheads: Captain Lock coming over the Bridge, was thrust off into the water, and the Cavaliers came so close after that they fired upon him, and he to save himself got under one of the arches of the Bridge, and stayed there until he heard the Cavaliers come powdering bacl again over the Bridge, and thinking he had heard Captain Langham he came forth, but was no sooner up in the way, but was demanded who he was; he answered, for King and Parliament, they presently took him, and one bid prick him forward: he smiled upon uhem, supposing they had been our own men, in the mean time Colonel Harvy having got together some of the scattered troops, made a charge upon them with such violence, that he forced them off the Bridge again. And coming up where Captain Locke was, one of those that had taken him was shot, the other hasted away, and left Captain Lock to thank Colonel Harvey for his liberty, and so got away.  
All this while Colonel Turner, Captain Norwood, Captain Tompson, etc. were supposed to be lost, and indeed were in much danger, having not above twelve or fifteen men, yet bravely made charge upon three Colours of the Enemy, and forced them out of the market place: Colonel Harvy came up and cleared the Town of them, with about forty or fifty Horse with him: yet the Enemy forced them all back again out of the Town, and drove them all over the Bridge again, and began to draw up in in the meadow on this side the Bridge, where Colonel Turner and some few of our men were mixed among them upon the Bridge, and durst not discover either to other who they were: for though their fingers itched to be doing one with another, yet durst not stir for fear of falling off the Bridge: at last Colonel Turner came clear off without any harm. By this time Colonel Harvy had again gained some of his forces, and charged those that were drawn over the Bridge so violently, that they (to make haste) fell some of them besides. The Colonel pursued them and cleansed the Town and kept it. In this service, both the Colonels, Captain Norwood, and Captain Towpson performed bravely: but Colonel Turner was so much troubled to see his troops make such a long wheel, as never all day to come bacl being lead by his Cornet; that after, neither his own Cornet, nor any of the Yellow Colours were scene in the field, which much discouraged him. In the mean time our poor men paid for it, divers of them being sorely wounded, some taken, I cannot hear of above three or four slain Ensign Bartlett is missing, we doubt, taken. Major Manwaring through the negligence of his servant lost four brave Horses of his own, and his sumpters, yet his boy saved his money and some clothes: there were slain on both sides about twenty six: slain of Colonel Harveyes troop, one, and wounded eight: about twenty five or twenty six of our red-coates wounded: seven or eight of Captain Norwoods' slain. I believe the Enemy hath little cause to boast of their gain, which will not make good their loss: many of them being sorely wounded, above twenty of them were dressed at a house about a mile off, fifteen orsixteene taken, and about as many slain.  
George Paine.