Two Great Victories.  
I.  
One obtained by Colonel FLEETWOOD at Shaftsbury on Sunday, August the 3. 1545.  
51 Of the King's Commissioners taken Prisoners as they sat in Council, with a perfect List of all their Names.  
II.  
Another Victory obtained by Lieutenant General CRUMWELL, against the Clubmen at Hambleton-Hill.  
2500 Routed. 300 Taken Prisoners.  
2000 Arms taken. 12 Slain upon the place.  
Many wounded.  
Also all their Colours, and Drums taken, and all the rest of their Baggage.  
Commanded to be Printed, and is published according to Order.  
LONDON, Printed by T. FORCET. 1645.   

The whole relation of the taking of all the King's Commissioners, as they sat in Counsel at Shaftsbury, and were brought Prisoners to Sherburne, by Colonel FLEETWOOD, on the Lords day, August, 3. 1645.  
SIR;  
COncerning the surprising of the King's Commissioners at Shaftsbury, it was briefly thus:  
The General being marched from the Leaguer Westward, upon some intended designs that way; left Sherburne still sufficiently besieged. And the Enemy seeing their friends straitened in the Castle? Used means for some addresses to be made to the King, for some course to be taken for their relief, and procured a Letter from the King to that purpose, which was sent to his Agents of the Clubmen to gather strength, for the raising of the siege, upon Sir Thomas Fairefaxes advance.  
The leaders of the Clubmen, receiving these Letters from the King, met at Shaftsbury on Saturday the 2 of August, 1645, to consult what course to take, for the effecting thereof; and having their instructions ready, some observations were made, that they were not full enough for the carrying of of this design, and that therefore three more might be debated on to be added.  
But the mean while Sir Thomas Fairefax hearing of the proceedings of the Clubmen; doubted that if they should go on, it might impede the proceedings of those he had left before Sherburne, for the taking thereof; where were in the Leaguer, Colonel Pickering with a Brigade of 2000 foot, and Colonel Walleyes Regiment of Horse; to whom the General returned the same day (being Saturday) to Sherburne, where he himself come, and took up his head quarters; and from whence he immediately sent Colonel Fleetwood with his own, and Colonels Walleyes Regiments of Horse, to go to Shaftsbury to oppose the King's Commissioners jesuitical design.  
With those two Regiments Colonel Fleetwood marched to Shaftsbury, and so divided his Forces, that when he came before the Town, he set one part to surround the Town, whilst the rest marched into Sherburne, where the Commissioners were then sitting and surprised them all, not one of them escaping him; And they were all brought in Prisoners this day to the General to Sherburne, where they were all examined one by one; I have sent you the List of all their names many of them are malignant Priests, and all of them notable sticklers for the enemy in these parts.  
The General confuted them all one by one: the Clergy by Scripture and their Advocate Yorg by Law; showing them plainly how themselves acted contrary to their own Principles and pretences,  
Dated at the Leaguer before She●burne, August 3, 1645.   

A List of the Country Gentlemen called the Leaders of the Club men for Wilts, Dorset, and Somerset, brought Prisoner's to Sherbourne on the Lord's day Aug. 3. 1645. taken at Shaftsbury.  

MAster John Saintlo.  
Mr. Richard Buckridge.  
Mr. William Smith.  
Mr. Thomas jervis.  
Mr. john Lovel.  
Mr. john Estmond.  
Mr. Francis Craddocke.  
Mr. Ed. Davis.  
Mr. Henry Hayward.  
Mr. Laurence Hide.  
Mr. Thomas Bonnet.  
Mr. John Pope.  
Mr. Thomas Rose.  
Mr. Henry Gouge.  
Mr. john Enery.  
Mr. john Bennet.  
Mr. john Cary.  
Mr. Edward Boone.  
Mr. Nicholas Bingham.  
Mr. Thomas Roet.  
Mr. Robert Squire.  
Mr. Richard Alborne.  
Mr. Charles Simmes.  
Mr. Frances Abbot.  
Mr. Robert Sapit.  
Mr. Thomas marvel.  
Mr. Robert Hollis.  
Mr. Samuel Forward.  
Mr. William Fireall.  
Mr. Charles Studley.  
Mr. Thomas Brook.  
Mr. john King.  
Mr. Edmond Clarke.  
Mr. Martin Marble.  
Mr. Thomas Bunce.  
Mr. William Sanders.  
Mr. William Blunt.  
Mr. john May.  
Mr. john Corbet.  
Mr. Richard Craddocke.  
Mr. john Pill.  
Mr. Robert jeffery.  
Mr. William Ford.  
Mr. Matthew Martin.  
Mr. William Laning.  
Mr. Henry Goodwin.  
Mr. Rock.  
Mr. Winne.  
Mr. Hollis.  
Mr. Young.  
Mr. Joll●ffe.   
Many of these are malignant Ministers.   

A Relation of the routing and dispersing of 2500 Clubmen, by Lieutenant General Cromwell, that were gathered in a Body in Battalions upon Hambleton-Hill near Blanford.  
SIR,  
FOR my last, it was but in part of what (God be thanked) is since perfected; For since the bringing in of the Commissioners I then gave you an account of, which were the Malignant heads of the Clubmen; we have now broken and routed the body also, the manner thus;  
The Clubmen sent (on the Lord's day at night) to have their Leaders delivered to them, and caused their Bells to be rung in all places, and Alarms to be given in their usual way of rising, and this morning about 2500. instantly met at Hambleton-Hill with their Colours which were all White, (for they had got white silken Colours) and their Drums, and several Weapons, Muskets, Pikes, Pisto's, Birding-peeces, Bills, Halberds, and many several Weapons and had drawn themselves into a body.  
Leiutenant General Cromwell with 500 Dragoones, and 500 more in a reserve to march after them, marched out from the Leaguer towards the Clubmen, and facing them, they drew into Battalions and stood in a great and ancient Roman work which is upon those hills, and admitted a Parley.  
Lieutenant General Crumwell demanded of them the reason of their rising, they answered to redeem their heads, requiring the Commissioners to be delivered to them, and then they said, they would return, home, but without their Leaders they would not disband.  
Lieut: Gen: Cromwell returned answer, that they had them Prisoners: and that they were to answer for what they had done; and that they were at Sherburne with the General, and made a very full and worthy speech to them, to persuade them to be wise and return home in peace; showing them how they have been misled by a company of Malignants: and declaring what care the General had taken to secure their estates, and settle peace amongst them and what comfort they found, that submitted thereunto.  
But the Clubmen were very unruly; vapouring, and protesting, pounctually to rescue, and redeem their Leaders, (& indeed, they are the very notorious ringleaders of the Malignants of these parts) but the moderate party (especially about Sommersetshire) do much deride their folly.  
Lieuttenant General Cromwell took great pains to appease them without shedding of blood, but nothing would satisfy them, but to have (their Leaders) their Heads, delivered to them.  
Whereupon, the Clubmen being in Battalia, Lieutenant General Cromwell drew up his Forces and charged them with the 500 Dragoons, and slew some 12 of them, wounded many, took some 2 or 300 Prisoners, of the most notorious of them, and routed and dispersed the rest, who fled all home, leaving their Colours, and their Arms behind them. And we hope that now they will no more trouble us so again.  
Sherburne, August 4th, 1645.   

A List of what was taken from the Clubmen in the fight between them and Lieutenant General Cromwell at Hambleton-hill on Monday the 4th of August 1645.  

Two thousand five hundred routed.  
Three hundred taken Prisoners.  
Twelve slain upon the place.  
Many wounded.  
Two thousand Arms of all sorts viz. Muskets, Pikes, Pistols, Halberds, Birding pieces. etc.  
All their Colours, and Drums, and other Baggage.  
On our side we lost only three men and some wounded.   
FINIS.