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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80923	Lieutenant General Cromwel's letter concerning the total routing of the Scots army, the taking of four thousand arms, and almost all their ammunition. With another letter written from Manchester to Sir Ralph Ashton, a member of the Honorable House of commons, concerning the said victory. Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that these letters by forthwith printed and published. H: Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.	Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons. aut	1648 (1648)	Wing C7092; Thomason E460_16; ESTC R205113	1,612	9

Lieutenant General Cromwel's LETTER Concerning The Total Routing OF THE SCOTS ARMY The taking of Four thousand Arms and almost all their Ammunition WITH Another Letter written from Manchester to Sir Ralph Ashton a Member of the Honorable House of Commons concerning the said Victory ORdered by the Commons assembled in Parliament That these Letters be forthwith printed and published H Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. London Printed for Edward Husband Printer to the Honorable House of Commons August 22. 1648. To the Right Worshipful and his most approved kinde friend Sir Ralph Ashton Baronet a Member of the House of COMMONS SIR I Have sent you here inclosed a Copy of a Letter written by Lieutenant General Cromwel from Preston to the Committee sitting at Manchester whereby you may perceive what salvation God hath wrought for this poor County which not above a week ago in the judgement of many nay of most men was given up for lost but God hath made mans extremity to be his opportunity in saving a people designed by cruel men to ruine and destruction I shall say no more of it because I suppose you will have full and ample Intelligence from other hands onely I wish we may not be too much elevated by successes or too much dejected or cast down in a low estate but that we may so improve both mercies and judgements that now at last through the various changes and chances which have hapned such use may be made of all Dispensations and Providences of God that the Church of England may flourish in Doctrine and Discipline and all Interests may enjoy their just and undoubted Rights in reference to the common good of the Nation which shall be the constant prayer of him who desires to subscribe himself Sir Your most humble Servant W. L. Manchester this 19. of August 1648. Gentlemen IT hath pleased God this day to shew his great power known by making the Army successful against the common Enemy we lay the last night at Mr. Sherburns at Stonihurst nine miles from Preston which was within three miles of the Scots quarters we advanced betimes next morning towards Preston with a desire to ingage the Enemy and by that time our Forlorn had ingaged the Enemy we were about four miles from Preston and therupon we advanc'd with the whole Army and the Enemy being drawn out upon a Moor betwixt us and the Town the Armies on both sides ingaged and after a very sharp Dispute continuing for three or four hours it pleased God to inable us to give them a Defeat which I hope we shall improve by Gods assistance to their utter ruine and in this service your country-men had not the least share wee cannot be particular having not time to take accompt of the slain and prisoners but we can assure you we have many prisoners and those of quality and many slain and the Army so dissipated the principal part vvhereof with Duke Hamilton is on the South-side Ribble and Darwain-bridge and we lying with the greatest part of the Army close to them nothing hindring the ruine of that part of the Enemies Army but the night it will be our care that they shall not pass over any Ford beneath the bridge to go Northward or to come betwixt us and VVhalley we understand Col Gen Ashtons are at VVhalley we have seven troops of Horse and Dragoons that we believe lie at or near Clithero this night I have sent Orders expresly to them to march to VVhalley to joyn to those companies that so we may endeavor the ruine of this Enemy You perceive by this Letter how things stand that the Enemy is broken and most of their Horses being gone Northward and we having sent a considerable party at the very heels of them and the Enemy having lost almost all his Ammunition and near Four thousand Arms so that the greatest part of the Foot are naked and therefore in order to the perfecting of this work we desire you to raise your county and improve your Forces to the total ruine of that Enemy which way soever they go and that you shall accordingly do your part doubt not of their total ruine VVe thought fit to speed this to you to the end you may not be troubled if they shall march to you but improve your interest as aforesaid that you may give glory to God for his unspeakable mercy This is all for present from Your very humble Servant Oliver Cromwel August 17. 1648. For the Honorable Committee of Lancashire sitting at Manchester I desire the Commander of those Forces to open this Letter if it come not to their hands FINIS