A true NARRATION Of the surprisal of sundry CAVALIERS Being sent from Nottingham to Oxford, as they were lodged at BRACKLEY. And also of A Cabinet and Packet of writings, and other things of great value, cast into a Field of standing oats to be thereby concealed, but discovered and taken away. Many of the foresaid CAVALIERS were sent to Banbury Castle.  
August 29. 1642. All sent in a Letter from a worthy Minister in Northampton shire to a gentleman of that County now in LONDON.  
Printed by Order of one of the Committees for Printing.  
YEsterday in the after noon, some troops of Horse, which (as is said) were sent from Nottingham to Oxford were discovered, and pursued by some of this Country from Daventree to Brackley, and upon notice given of them to Banbury, The men of Banbury did rise in arms, and raised the Country, and came to Aynoh this last Night, a great Company, Horse and Foot armed, and raised the Town here and at Croton, and all as they went, to meet with these troops. And so it was; that the troops, both Horse and Men weary, had taken up, to stay at Brackley, and had bespoken their Suppers; but suddenly news came to them, that they were pursued and beset; and thereupon their Trumpet sounded a March, and they hastened to get Horse and pack away; but the townsmen had barricadoed the passage and stopped them, and the pursuers and townsmen took of them 18. men and 24. horses of service: And in this hurry and confusion, it seemeth that the captain had sent away a Cabinet and packet of writings, and other things of great value, by a Servant to go before for Oxford; but the Messenger (as it seems) mistook his way, and for fear did hide his Carriage in a Close of Oates, near to Pimlico house and wandered to Croton, and there asked for Lodging, where he was taken by Mr. Clarke and the Constable; and the Forces of Banbury and the country coming to Croton presently upon it, they forced him to discover all, and so he brought them to the place where his matters were hidden: viz. writings (they think a Commission) letters, money, rich clothes, &c. which they took, and they carried the man and all these to Banbury. Old Burburough was one of them who did find these matters, and he carried the man behind him last night through Aynoh to Banbury; mean while all the residue of the Country went to Brackley to secure the town, and from thence did put themselves into a March, and pursued the troops which were gone on the way towards Oxford, and on the way they took their trumpeter and 3. more of the Company, whom they brought this morning through Aynoh, and carried them to Banbury. At Brackley they took from the Troopers great store of money and clothes, especially linen.