A true RELATION of THE LATE battle Before WORCESTER, taken on Sunday last, Sept. 25. by a Gentleman of the inns of Court, (now in his Excellences army) from the mouths of Master Nathaniel Fynes, and many other Commanders who were in the said Skirmish, and sent up to Master PYM.  
Upon Thursday, the 22. of September, our Forces being ten Troops of Horse, under the command of Colonel Browne, Commander in chief, also six Colours of Dragooners, being in number about four hundred, came within a mile and a half of Worcester, on the South-west side thereof, where we made good a passage at a bridge over the River team, and drew up our Horse upon the green, on the left hand of the River, where we abode till Friday about four of the clock, in expectation of some strength, either from Gloucester-shire, or else from my Lord general. Then there came a Messenger with a false Alarum from the enemy, informing that Sir William Belfoard, Lieutenant general of the Horse, was drawn up on the further side of the City, and required us in his name, that when a Canon should be shot off, which should be the sign of their onset, than we should fall on, to make good some nearer passages, to stop the enemy's flight, which was expected, but this was the enemy's plot, to get us into a straight way. Presently after this, some Dragooners on the enemies part appeared, in opposition of whom, Colonel Browne sent out some from us, which begun the skirmish, which Colonel Sands (who commanded all the Horse) hearing, was then earnest to fall on, but captain Nathaniel Fynes, and captain Wingate desired rather a stay till the piece of Ordnance was discharged, but his answer was, that the present was the captain Wingate prayed him not to mistake them, their affection to the service was as his, only they desired to proceed advisedly. Nevertheless Colonel Sands was so extreme earnest to march, that the captains condescended, only stayed to sing a psalm. Before which was ended, in the last Division, Colonel Sands marched over the passage, where only could go four abreast, till we came into the lower part of the field, in the upper whereof, the enemy was placed in Battalia, whom we could not discover till we came to the top of the hill, up which Colonel Sands made such haste, that we were forced to gallop. Then we made all possible speed to dispose of our men in order, but before the first five of our Troops could be drawn up, the enemy advanced close to us, and both sides discharged both Carbines and pistols, and was resolutely performed by both, and presently fell to the sword, and charged one through another, and Colonel Sands broke courageously (though dangerously) into the left wing of the enemy, being seconded by his Front, but had his Cornet killed. The Colonel himself did fight very valiantly, was much wounded, and taken prisoner, but the rest of his Troop, too many of them being swearing, ill disposed fellows, ran away, however we still maintained the field with courage. At our first onset we apprehended but some five troops of the enemy's Horse at the most; we conceived they had only the Forces that formerly kept in Worcester, but afterwards it appeared Prince Robert and Prince Maurice were both come to them that very day, and brought eleven Troops of Horse, and some six or seven colours of Dragooners, in all about sixteen hundred that they brought, besides the Worcester Forces. Which supplies coming on so unexpected to them, occasioned us somewhat disorderly to retreat to our passage, which notwithstanding we were so much over-matched, we in despite of them made good, and forced them to retreat three times, and killed twenty of their men dead upon the bridge, besides many in the field, which they have conveyed away. We have lost some twenty five, and that I am confident is the most: of them sergeant Major Douglis was one, also one captain Berry; the rest are well come off, and there is some hope of Colonel Sands recovery, whom the enemy have left in Worcester, from whence they are fled. Captain Wingate on our side is taken prisoner, and in a most barbarous manner is made to ride through the towns before the enemy, naked, in their flight to Ludlow. They reviled our men in the fight, calling them Parliament dogs. We took divers of their men prisoners; And some of ours whom they carried into Worcester, and there left, have informed us, that Prince Robert and Maurice are both wounded, and some of their choice Commanders slain, whose death they bemoaned. They expected tenfold greater advantage by their stratagems then God gave them; though if we had been but prepared for them, and not under so many disadvantages, we had been visible victors. However they have no cause to boast. And one of our Prisoners says, that Prince Robert swore a great oath, that the roundheads (to give them their dues) are valiant fellows, and came on roundly.  
FINIS.   

Printed at London for T. underhill. Sept. 30. 1642.