THE COPY OF A LETTER FROM The Lord General His quarters.  
CERTIFYING, How the Lord GENERAL'S Horse broke through the King's Army; and how Major General Skippon fought like a Lion, and gained better conditions from the Enemy than was expected; the Kings F … s having before intended to put all our Foot to the Sword.  
ALSO, A Letter from the North, of other proceed in those parts.  
Published according to Order.  
Sept: 9th LONDON, Printed by JANE COE. 1644.   

THE COPY OF A LETTR From my Lord General his QUARTERS.  
SIR,  
ON Wednesday the 21. of August 1644. the Kings whole Army: both his own brigade, Maurices and Greenvils were all drawn into the field in a battalia, supposed to be about 30000. And the Lord General's Army being only about, 10000 horse and foot, we likewise drew out into the field. The King's Army appeared in a whole body in the form of a half Moon, within a mile of Listlehall, the King's forces with this great body marched up within Musket shot of the Lord General's Army, about 4. of the Clock in the morning, my Lord General's Army began to play their Ordnance against them, and it is cononceived did good execution: The fight held all that day between the Ordnance and the Muskettires, and is conceived our men did good execution: upon the Enemy, and at night some shot on both sides were made by the Musquetiers. On Thur●day night the Enemy cast up an Half Moon upon the Beak hill, on which they planted two or three piece of ordnance and played all the next day being Friday upon our body.  
On Setterday August the 24. Sergeant Major General Whithcot with the 〈◊〉 Regiment, and Colonel Wares of the White Regiment, and the blue regiment of the Lord Generals, taking into consideration that the gaining of ●●●●itheel River would be very advantageous to our Army, by stopping up of the water, to make a Dam to hinder provision from passing that way to the ●ing● Army, drew out their men to ambuscado the hedges, and the soldiers themselves wrought the mean while to raise the Banks, and made a complete D●m; which was finished by Tuesday following.  
O●●unday the 25. of August, the King's forces made some shot with small P●●c●s, and were answered again from ours; and that with great courage from Colonel Gower of the red Regiment, and divers others.  
Major General Skippon was shot in the right hand, but only a brush, and tore his Buff coat on that on that side, but no great hurt God be praised, On the King's party Colonel Chapernoone was shut in the head, and taken prisoner, supposed to be mortally wounded.  
On Monday the 26. of August, both parties still played each upon other, but still we found that although my Lord General was fewer in number, yet my Lords forces made many more shot than the Kings, and especially my Lord General's warning Piece, which played continually.  
On Tuesday the 27. of August, the Enemy having drawn themselves off the day before about 3000. horse and foot, that party marched towards a ●lace call●d Bl●z●y Bridge, about three miles from Lestitheel, which they did, to stop the passage of Provision from Milly-Billy Bay if they could, from coming, to my Lord General; for by taking it, my Lord could not have provisions, but by breaking through them. We had at that time not above ●0 or thereabouts to guard the Bridge, which they made good till relief came, against all the strength of the Enemy. There hath been great bickering about this Bridge, and indeed a good party came up to assist our forces there, who then played upon the Enemy with great courage, and it is believed slew many.  
My Lord General sent 1000 horse and 1000 foot of commanded men, to maintain Blazey bridge, the Enemy lying of one side the water, and ours of the other; on out part Sergeant Major Skippon commanded in chief, there was also Captain Cromwell of foot, and of horse Major General Berry, and others:  
After our horse and soot had made good Blazey bridge many days, and the rest Defended themselves against so, numerous a company of the King's force's for almost 20 days, in continual skirmishing, and no forces were come to relieve my Lord General, a great number of the king's forses fell upon four Regiments of ours, which caused three of them to retreat, and the fourth, which were Colonel Wares, new levied forces ran away, but the London foot stood gallantly to it, Major General Skippon fought like a Lion: My Lord General engaged himself so much all this while, of so many days skirmishing, that now his EXCELLENCY was constrained to remove his quarters, whereby he gained an opportunity to go to Plymouth himself, where his Excellency is safe with the Lord Roberts and others, from whence his Excellency intends to come to Portchmouth. They then called a Counsel of War, and as it was by the said Counsel concluded, the horse broke through the King's forces, and the Enemy having incompasses 30. and odd of our foot, who cried for quarter, the Enemy cried out as with one voice, Put all to the sword, all to the sword, and accordingly did they massacre all of them but two, who got away and c●me to the rest of our foot, and told them how the King's forces were resolved to put all to the sword, our foot still standing out, and fight with great courage: So that Major general Skippon gained better Conditions from the Enemy, than was expected: And had secure, all this time been sent to my Lord General, he had not been with his Army in this condition, who was himself so careful in the Defending of his Army: and stood out against the Enemy so long expecting relief: that had he not that night Changed his quarters he had been taken prisoner. But seeing that it hath pleased God that we have sustained this loss, (which I hope through God's providence will turn to his honour, and our good) I hope those forces that are to march up to the West, will hasten the more, to prevent further mischief, by the Enemy.  
We have had many experiences of God's love, in all places of the Kingdom, and how the Lord hath done great things for us, when we have been very low, and although we have had these losses as we may apprehend it may be much to our hurt, but God's ways are not our ways, the Lord can turn it to good: when God's time of Deliverance is come I am confident that all the Cavaliers in England, all the Rebels of Ireland, and all the Popish priests, Friars, Jesuits, and Papists in all their Armies, cannot be able to stand before him. God is all sufficien if we have but hearts to trust him, he will save us: Thus in hast I rest.  
Your humble 〈◊〉 Servant. Plymouth the 3. of September. 16●4.   

A Letter From a Commander of Note in the Leaguer before Pomfret.  
SIR,  
Colonel Sands Commander in chief, of the forces before Pomfret Castle, Marched with his own Regiment, consisting of seven Troops of horse to Kippax, within six miles of Pomsret castle, where we had notice that the Enemy had drawn out four hundred horse and foot, intending to have fallen upon our quarters, but we drew that night into the field, and planted ourselves in so convenient a place, that had they fallen upon our quarters, where our Colonel only left enough to draw them on with the geater eagerness; We had fallen into the flank & rear of them, But I fear the Malignants and ill affected of the Country gave them notice in what a posture we were. Not hearing of them we marched. and took up our quarters that night at Brotherton, within two miles of the castle, and drew about two of the clock into the field, and marched towards the castle, and planted ourselves within Halfe-cannon shot of them, under a hill. We marched about the town, and faced them the greatest part of that day, but not being able to draw them forth; we withdrew and quartered that night at Medley where we joined Eight troops of horse more, & marched next day to the castle. The Enemy than drew forth both Horse and foot, and with their Horse skirmished the greatest part of that day with us, we forced them several times that day to retreat, but the hedges being lined with Musqueteeres, we were enforced to forbear the pursuit: But towards the Evening, having pulled down some hedges our Colonel sent a party of horse (being under their cannon) to fall in the rear of their Ambascade, both of horse and foot, which they perceiving stayed not to make a retreat, but shamefully ran; We pursued them to the castle gates, and killed there a Lieutenant and four Volunteers of quality: Sir John Redmayns son narrowly escaped, and was forced to leave his Horse and Arms behind him and escaped on foot, we wounded many, and took twelve prisoners, two of them being chief Gunners of the castle, which came out with the Musqueteeres, all the loss on our side, was one Captain slightly cut in the head, one wounded and one taken prisoner. We had daily strong parties about them, and are still facing of the Castle, that we may straighten them, and hinder them from plundering, pillaging and molesting the trafficks of the County, which they did in a great measure, until it pleased my Lord Fairfax to send us hither: That day that we scirmished with them, we took (after we had beat them into the Castle) of their provisions, 100 Sheep, and 40. Oxen, which our Colonel hath sent to the Committee of York to be dispesed of for the public use, and although our noble Colonel hath disbursed a great deal of money in this service, yet he quits all private respects, and implies himself wholly, to serve the Public: We are now drawn with all our horse before the Castle, and have fetched in the drafts of the Country, and are carrying into our own quarters all the the carne about the town, which shall be disposed of as the Committee at York shall appoint. My Lord hath promised to send us both foot & cannon; we doubt not then but to render the Honourble Houses of Parliament a good account of this castle.  
Our Canon are planted before Hemsley Castle and we hope speedily to take it, I shall as often as I can give you notice of our proceed in these parts, Sir Thomas Fairfax is most unfortunately shot in the shoulder, by a bullet from the Enemy in Hemsley Castle.  
Your affection Friend: From before Pomfret, 29 of August. 1644. at 4. of the clock in the afternoon.  
FOr other particulars, they are referred to a Commander of note who is coming from my Lord General with them. In the mean time, however we have had so great a loss, yet have we cause to give God tha●●es that our loss is in our Artillery, and not in men: The King's forces be●●g resolved before, to put every man of them to the sword; such is their cruelty against honest true hearted Protestants. N●● let us be discouraged for all this, for our extremity hath hitherto been God's opportunity; and therefore let all honest Protestants join hand, and heart, and purse, and all we have, according to our Covenant; (and that without any more such delays) for the helping forward of the work of the Lord, against his and our cruel and bloodthirsty Enemies.  
And thus fare the Lord hath blessed the Parliaments endeavours towards the relief of the Lord General already, with a supply now going to him with Sir William waller's own Forces, and 800. out of Kent well mounted and armed, which came to him on Thursday last; 3800. of General Middleton's horse and dragoons, besides foot, and those which Sir William Waller expects from Chichester, Arundel, and the Isle of Wight: Colonel M●sseyes also, and the Forces of the Noble Earl of Manchester. God bless them, and go along with them, to his glory; and the Peace, truth settlement, and comfort, of this poor distressed Kingdom.   
FJNJS.