England's sorrow for the loss of their late General: OR, An Epitaph upon his Excellency ROBERT Earl of Essex, etc. Who died September 15. 1646. with a perfect Memorial of the particular Services and Battles that he himself was engaged in Person. BRing Reader, to this sacred Hearse, A tear Cemented with a Verse. First let thy melting fancy be Thawed to some pious Elegy; Then to these Relics let thy eyes Disburse their watery subsidies, Which by that Cold our sighs dispense, Shall into Crystal strait condense, Which being thus enchased, shall shine Like Pearl congealed upon this Shrine, But when they find what flame does burn, Shut up i'th' Casket of this Urn, How Palm with Olive interweaves, And in this Tomb both twist their Leaves, And that within this Marble Cell The Ashes of great Essex dwell, Who under-rating his high blood, Sought only to be great and good, And first himself, Exacted then By just commands too, other men, That us to virtue he might draw, More by Example then by Law;— They'll to resent this loss, I fear, Resolve into one General tear, Which being distilled into his Tomb, Shall Balsam unto his dust become; So shall thy tears this Charter have, To lie as Leigers in his Grave, And to these honoured Ashes be A perpetual Obsequy. Thomas Philipot. A perfect List of 150. Castles, Garrisons, and Towns that were taken from the King by his Excellency the Earl of ESSEX. 1 ARundell Castle 2 Taken twice 3 Aulton 4 Axolme Island 5 Alnwick 6 Axolme Garrison 7 Adlington 8 Abbingdon 9 Bewly house 10 Burton on Trent 11 Burley house 12 Burlington 13 Bish. of Eclies' house 14 Bredport 15 Brereton Castle 16 Bewdley 17 Barnstable 18 Bellasith 19 Bleachington 20 Cawood Castle 21 Chichester City 22 Chepstow 23 Crowland 24 Three times 25 Taken 26 Cirensister 27 Cokquet Island 28 Cawood 29 Crow house 30 Carnarven 31 Carnarven Castle 32 Chippingham 33 Compton house 34 Cholmely house 35 Carlisle 36 Christleton 37 Deddington 38 Duresme 39 Eccleshall 40 Evishalme 41 Farnham Castle 42 Flint 43 Foy 44 Farringdon 45 Gainsborough 46 Grafton house 47 Gusanna 48 Greenland house 49 Greenhill house 50 Gateshead 51 Higman 52 Hereford 53 Haggerston Castle 54 Haughton Castle 55 Horn Castle 56 Holt Bridge 57 Holt house 58 Harwarden house 59 Hilson 60 Hilsley 61 Haverford West 62 Holton Castle 63 Hemsley Castle 64 Knasborough 65 Leedes 66 Lancaster town 67 Lancaster Garrison 68 Litchfeild close 69 Lastoll 70 Lemster 71 Lynne 72 Lincoln 73 Twice taken 74 Lacock house 75 Lumley 76 Lincoln house 77 Lumley Castle 78 Lanceston 79 Leverpoole 80 Laughorne 81 Lincoln City 82 Madbury 83 Twice taken 84 Malmsbury 85 Twice taken 86 Mostan 87 Mylus 88 Morpeth 89 Monmouth 90 Twice taken 91 Milford-Haven 92 Mount-Stamford 93 Malpasse 94 Marlborough 95 Munster Castle 96 Namptwitch 97 Newbury 98 Taken twice 99 Newbridge 100 Newcastle 101 Oswestry 102 Portsey Island 103 Portsmouth Castle 104 Preston 105 Plimpton 106 Rossebridge 107 Redding 108 Rushall 109 Redcastle 110 Russell house 111 South-sea Castle 112 Sherborne Castle 113 Stafford Castle 114 Stamford 115 Sunderland 116 Shewdley Castle 117 Saltash 118 Tewksbury 119 Twice taken 120 Tamworth Castle 121 Tadcaster 122 Twice taken 123 Tinby Castle 124 Taunton Dean 125 Tickhill 126 Tinmouth Castle 127 Winchester 128 Wiggon 129 whaley 130 Wakefeild 131 Warrington 132 Wrepam 133 Wareham 134 Twice taken 135 Wootton 136 Whitbey 137 Whit-church 138 Waltham 139 Withinshaw 140 Waymouth 141 Twice taken 142 Wilne Ferry 143 Welch-poole 144 Worhall Island 145 Wingfeild Manor 146 Yarmouth 147 York City 148 And three 149 Other Garrisons 150 In Wales A MOURNFUL CLOUD Over vaylinge the face of England for the sorrowful death of his Excellence Robert Devourux Earl of Essex and Ewe Viscount Herryford Lord Ferreres of Chartley Boucher and Lovains' Lord General of all the Parliaments forces. &c and died the 15 of September 1646. A List of the several Victories in which his Excellency was engaged in person. HIs Excellency being made Captain General by the Parliament over all the Forces in England, as was Voted by both Houses the 12 day of July 1642. protesting to live and die with him. And by the first of August following, his Excellency had raised 10000 men, which he caused to be committed to Officers, and drawn into Regiments, and so marched immediately into the field. The 23. of October next after was a very great battle fought between Keynton and Edge-hill by his Excellency and his Army; and that of the Kings led by his Majesty: At which time his Excellency's Army killed the King's General, the Earl of Lindsey, the Lord Auboney, Sir Edmond Varney, and divers more; and took prisoners the Lord Willowby, three Colonels, and many hundred more, and brought away 16 of the King's Ensigns. His Excellency was in this battle engaged against a great Army, where was the King in person, and Princes, Dukes, Marquesses, Earls, Viscounts, Barons, Knights, and Gentlemen of all orders, who engaged themselves against him; yet his Excellency's Army fought most cheerfully by the example of their General, whose undaunted courage put life into every man. Afterwards the King's Forces being come up to Branford and Henly in November, his Excellency after several engagements with them, and assistance coming to him from the City of London, who protested to live and die with him; he forced the King's Army to retreat to Oxford with the loss of above two hundred men. In April, Anno 1643. his Excellency being recruted, marched again into the field with his Army, and took the Town and Garrison of Redding from his Majesty, and after several defeats given to parties of the King's Army he took the Town of Cirencester. After which his Majesty's whole Army being again drawn into the field, his Excellency marched up to them, the Queen came up to the King's Army, and a great party with her to strengthen his Majesty's Army against the Earl of Essex; But his Excellency fought with them near Nubery, where he killed five Lords, and divers others of quality, the King with the loss of 500 men retreated to Edge-hill, whither the Queen came to him. In May, 1644. his Excellency desired the Parliament to have a Committee to reside with him in the Army, and his Excellency made preparations to the field, and presently besieged Oxford where the King then was, and at the beginning of June got away towards the West, the King and the Prince being gone to Exeter with the Lord Paulet, and others; his Excellency having taken divers prisoners, drew his Army after them; the Queen fled over into France; his excellency took in the West divers persons in several places, amongst which many of quality, and divers Garrisons: In June his Excellency secured Weymouth, Taunton Deane, Wareham Bavonestable, Mount Stanford near Plymouth, Plimton, Saltash, and Lanceston. And in July his Excellency gave a defeat to Greenvill near Lestithiell in Cornwell, and took 100 prisoners, and killed 300. upon the place, and then took Tadcaster, and Foy; and did beat them from Newbridge, still taking more prisoners daily. In August his Excellency fell upon the Cornish Brigade near Saltash, and broke through their Army, slew many of them upon the place, took 300. prisoners and four Drakes. Then the King's whole Army, Maurices and Greenvils were drawn into the field in Battalia, in number almost 20000 men, near Lestithiell, where his Excellency daily skirmished with them, killed many, took prisoner Colonel Champernoone, who was sore wounded, and divers more, many lying six and eight in an heap, and upon desire his Excellency granted them leave (at a parley) to bury their dead. On Saturday the 24. of August 1644. his Excellency appointed Major General Whitcot, and Colonel Ware to guard the rear of Lestithiell, and make a dam to stop provisions from the King's Army that way; and his Excellency with a small party of Colonel Gowres Regiment beat off 3000. horse and foot from Blazy Bridge, appointed by the enemy to stop provisions from Millibilly-Bay, where his Excellency▪ killed many, and took prisoners a Colonel, two Captains, and divers others. In the beginning of September, his Excellency notwithstanding that he was so overpowered by the enemy, yet preserved both himself and his men, forced the enemy from the Seacoasts, and got safe to the Lord Admiral; his horse not above 3000. brake through the whole body of the King's Army; and his foot not above 6000. though encompassed with 20000. of the Kings, from Gromporond, Enedor, and Foy, even to Blazy Bridge, who were resolved to give no quarter to our men; yet they fought it out so gallantly, killing two of theirs for every man that were lost, until at last they got Articles from the King's party to have a safe convoy to Lestithiell, Poole, and Wareham, their sick men to remain at Foy; and none of them be pressed to desert their service to his Excellency. And his Excellency being recruited in September from the Parliament, and in October had his Randezvous at Titchfeild, and falling on the King's rear, took almost one hundred prisoners near Kingscleare; and with the assistance of the Earl of Manchester and Sir William Waller, routed the King's Army near Newbury, and took nine pieces of Ordnance, 300. prisoners, and 500 Arms. A perfect List of 48. gallant Victories obtained by the Forces under the command of his Excellency the Earl of Essex. 1 2 SIr Thomas Aston routed once at Namptwitch, and once at Middlewitch. 3 Lord Brereton routed at Esmore. 4 Earl of Carbery routed in Wales. 5 Cornish Forces routed at Madbury. 6, 7 L. Capell once driven back at Lappington, and once routed in Cheshire. 8 Lord Craford, routed at Alton. 9, 10, 11. Cheshire Cavaliers once routed near Stafford, once beaten at Tarvin, and once routed at Eton. 12 Earl of Derby routed at Stockton Heath. 13 Lord Digby routed in Dorsetshire. 14 Egerton defeated at Farne in Cheshire. 15, 16, 17. Goring beaten once in Hamshire, defeated once at Lebridge, and once routed at Shrewsbury. 18 Greenvill routed at Lestithiell. 19 Grandy routed in Pembrookeshire. 20 Gloster City gallantly relieved, and the enemy forced away. 21 Hopton routed at Cheridoun. 22 Herefordshire forces routed on the borders of Wales. 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29. The King once defeated at Coventry, once routed at Southam, once repulsed on the borders of Warwickshire, routed at Edge-hill, defeated near Henly, and twice at Nubery. 30 The Kentish-men that rose were subdued. 31, 32, 33. Prince Maurice defeated, once lost three troops of horse, once was routed at Wells, and once in the North. 34 Colonel Marrow routed in Cheshire. 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41. marquis of Newcastle was once routed at Tadcaster, once at Bradford, once at Leedes, a fourth time on the borders of Yorkshire, a fifth time at Hornecastle, a sixth time at Selby, and the seventh time at Marston-moore. 42, 43, 44. Prince Rupert was routed once at Marston-moore, a second time in Glostershire, and a third time in his Northern voyage. 45 Lord Strange routed at Manchester. 46 The Staffordshire and Cheshire Cavaliers beaten at Eccleshall. 47, 48. Sir John Winter defeated in the Forest of Deane, and a second time totally routed. Licenced, and Published according to Order. London, Printed for William Ley, and are to be sold at his Shop at Paul's near Doctors Commons. 1646.