A TRUE COPY OF A LETTER Sent unto the Right honourable the LORD MAYOR of LONDON, from a trusty Friend in the Army.  
Written on Monday morning 24. Oct. immediarely afrer the BATTLE.  
LONDON. Printed by Luke Norton, in the Year. MDCXLII.   

A TRUE COPY OF A LETTER Sent Unto the Right honourable the Lord MAYOR of LONDON, from a trusty Friend in the Army. Written on Monday Morning 24. October immediately after the Battle.  
Worthy Sir,  
IF it will Please you to accept of a hasty midnight letter from one, who if he had his own time to command, would never fail to give you an exact account of every thought, the smallest circumstance that ariseth here, on wedensday last our Army marched out of Worcester, the King having before wheeled about behind us from Shrewsbury by Killingworth, towards Southam; From thence to go to Banbury, and as he intended or rather pretended to go towards London, our Army lay at a place s●ven m●●●● f●om Warwick, called Kinton, having lain the night before at Stratford upon Avon, the King l●y ●he same night three miles before them near Banbury: this morning the Lord General began to move, with the Body of his Army toward the Kings, when, on the sudden about eight of the clock, an alarm comes to us that the King would give us Battle, immediately our forces were with the best expedition that could be put into a battalia, and the King's Forces came marching down a hill, of which they had a great advantage, could they have kept it, besides the wind was for them, and drawn near to us. All things were not in order on both parts till about one a clock in the afternoon, and from that time forward till six of the clock we had as bloody a battle as can possibly be imagined, the ordinance played one upon the other all the time, we gave them two shoots for one, and their ordinance blessed be the God of battles, did us scarcely any hurt at all, whereas we scarcely discharged awy a bullet in vain, our Foot was flanked on the right and left Wing, with, horse and Dragonners; 〈◊〉 left Wing of the horse; after the fight had been about an hour, were drawn up to service, and before they discharged once ran away, whic● had like utterly to have undone us, for we trusted very much upon our horse, but the wise disposer of victories, was pleased to determine it otherways, our right Wing held it out bravely, and our Foot even to a miracle plied their business so well, that it seemed to be for the space o● four hours only one continued Peal of thunder. However so it was that the unworthy retreat of our left Wing made us all despair all this day of the business: the Cavalleers came on, and fired some of our Wagons, and took all the rest, and took six pieces of our best cannons, when on the sudden our men advanced bravely again, and retook our Wagons, and all our cannons that we had lost, and three more pieces besides of the enemies, this eveniug we beat them clear out of the field, and remain masters of it, though they had a greater number of combatants both of horse and Foot than we, and many more ordinance, there are very many slain on both sides, yet it is credibly reported, there are two of theirs slain for one of ours, though both charged bravely and like valiant men, I cannot give the number of them, though sure I am, very much blood is spilt: we have taken prisoner their General of the field, the Earl of Linsey, and his eldest son the Lord Willoughby, Colonel Lunsford, and Colonel Vavasor, which last are here in warwick Castle, we have taken also the King's Standard, we have lost no man of note, but Colonel Charle● Essex, we think also Sir James Ramsey, for he cannot be found, Colonel Vavasour told me immediately before the writing of this Letter, that the King himself was for a time (how long he cannot say) in the field: it is said by some Prince Robert is slain, how true it is I dare not yet affirm, we had about 50. Troops of horse in the field, and two Regiments of Foot, and two of Dragoneers, two Regiments came not up, but are fresh, to charge to morrow morning, when we do expect as hot service as any we have yet had, and I doubt not but the Lord will crown the day with a glorious victory. This Lord's day at night, at the conclusion of the Battle I came out of the field about an hour after Sunset, it is now growing towards morning, it is time I should take my leave.   
FJNJS.