A barbarous and inhuman SPEECH Spoken by the Lord Wentworth, Son to the late Earl of STRAFORD, Wherein he encourageth his soldiers to plunder Towns, and ravish Virgins, with many more inhuman outrages.  
Also a Protestation made by the said Lord Wentworth.  
Wherein he solemnly protesteth to revenge his his father's death on all the Kingdom.  
Likewise a true relation of a cruel combat that happened between the said Lord Wentworths Regiment, and the Regiment under the Command of Prince Robert,  
Where they slew above 800. of their own men, in striving who should plunder the Town of Cicitur, on thursday December 21.  
Decemb. 24. Printed for I. H. and William Somerset 1642.   

joyful News from the King's ARMY, Or the destruction of the Cavaliers  
ON Thursday December 21. there happened a grea● Skirmish between Prince Roberts own Regiment, and the Lord Wentworths son to the late Earl of Strafford, for both Regiments happened to meet near the Road to the Town of Abbington in Oxfordshir●, upon the way to Cicitur, a great Market Town, and the Jnhabitants richly possessed of Earhs endowments, this Town these two Regiments had plotted to plunder, (but their intentions altogether unknown to each other) so that they happily met each other, and God so so brought things about, that the mischief that they intended against the said Town fell upon themselves, for meeting each other, the question was made by by the Lord Wentworths Regiment, whether the other were marching, Answer was made, to quarter themielves at Ciciter, the other replied, that they had made choice of tho●e quarters, and therefore they would keep them, or lose their lives in the defence of them, these things being aggravated, they grew towordes, and from words to blows, in such a cruel manner, that all the King's Army was presently in an uproar, and the Country up in Arms, during this combat, the Town got intelligence of the cause of the Battle, and called the County in, to their assistance, and fortified themselves, all this time the number of the Cavaliers increased, for several Troops of Horse came and sided some with Prince Robert's Regiment, and some with the Lord Wentworths, according as they stood affected, so that the Battle was very fierce and bloody, for there was slain above eight hundred of the Cavaliers in the space of an hour and half.  
At last the Lord Wentworth having received intelligence of the proceed of his men, came riding post to the place of battle, where he found his men disordered, and put to apparent rout, which he seeing commanded his Trumpeter to sound a parley, which was answered by the other Regiment, and both Parties gave over fight and retreated, than he road up to Prince Robert's Regiment, and Commanded them to march up, and front his Regiment, and to put themselves into a complete Body, and so to march in a close order, which was by them withal speed and Dexterity effected.  
Then he ordered his own men and put them into the same posture and caused them to troop up close towards the other Regiment.  
And having brought them up close together, leaving a small intervaile between each front, he with a loud voice began to speak as followeth.  
Fellow Soldiers I much wonder at your inbecillity and rashness, can not you find in all this spacious Kingdom, enemies to vent your spleen on, but you must needs employ your valours to destroy yourselves about a petty quarrel, have you not enemies in every corner, round dealing blades, whose chests are stuffed with Gold, and kept for you to ●o●e with, and must you needs, about one petty Town: shed thus much blood and give your enemy's cause to glory in your ruin leave of for shame join your united strength in one firm body: and turn your revenge upon your Enemies.  
Pillage and plunder, ransack all their Chests, and if they do deny to yield their treasure, tie burning Matches to their Fingers, or else about their horns until you make the Couckolds to discover where they have hid their treasure.  
Being laden with Wealth, if you desi●e to taste forbidden F▪ ravish their Virgins, force the timorus maids to clip with you in dalliance, and wreak your utmost spleen upon the roundheads.  
In the performance of which, you shall have my assistance, I lost a father, for whom J'll be revenged on all the multitude, especially of London, whose clamorus outcries caused my father's death and as they ceased not, but with remorseless rigour urged the Law, so my revenge, as boundless as their malice, shall swim in blood and triumph in their ruin.  
Having spoke thus in a barbarous and inbumane manner, the whole Crew in an applausive manner, cried out, A A Wentworth, A Wentworth, so they immediately joined Bodies, and marched towards Ciciter, what the Event will be I know not, but we hope they will find very bad entertainment, for the Country made great haste to go in to their rescue.  
Thus you may see the depth of the intentions of that viporus Crew, which pretend that they stand for the true protestant Religion, when by their Actions and endeavours, they labour to destroy both it and the professors.  
FINIS.