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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A74431	An act for setting apart Friday the four and twentieth day of October, one thousand six hundred fifty one, for a day of publique thanksgiving: together with a narrative declaring the grounds and reasons thereof. Friday the 26th of September, 1651. Ordered by the Parliament, that this Act and narrative be forthwith printed and published. Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliamenti.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1651 (1651)	Thomason E1061_57; ESTC R209324	6,863	13

River Severn with Musqueteers to oppose our Advance The General commanded some Forces over Severn towards the Enemy whiles others were sent over Teame to the same ground the Enemies Foot with some difficulty were beaten from the Hedges which they for some time disputed and were at length driven back to the Body of their Horse and Foot which was then drawn up in Wickfield near Poyick Bridge being the same Field where the late king first engaged the Forces of the Parliament in the same moneth of September One thousand six hundred forty two Our horse and Foot marched up with great resolution to the Enemies Body and came to push of Pike with them and through the Goodness of God drove back and wholly routed them killing many upon the place and pursuing the rest to the Draw-bridge and Gate of the City Whiles this was in action some Horse and Dragoons sent to a Pass over Teame about two Miles above Poyck Bridge which the Enemy had broken down gained that Ford where our Horse passed over and pursued such of the Enemies Horse as could not get into the Town and secured that Bridge at the West-gate that none might escape that way The greatest part of our Army was now drawn over to the west of Severn where it was conceived the Stress of the Battel would be which the Enemy perceiving and supposing them too far engaged to get back over the Bridge of Boats that night he poured forth at the several Gates of the City all his Horse and Foot upon that part of our Forces left on the East side of the River which being seasonably discovered our General himself hastened back to that part of the Army which the Enemy presently charged with good Resolution yet through the good hand of our God upon that part of the Army after about two hours sharp Dispute they were beaten back into the Town and our men passing by their great Fort and Canon entred the Town with the Enemy whiles others of our Forces ran up and stormed the Royal Fort it self possessed themselves of it turning the Canon upon the Enemy The Scotch King having in vain used all Endeavors to make the Horse and Foot in the Town face about for Defence thereof fled away and about Three thousand Horse and some High-land Foot leaving the rest in the Town fled towards Bewdley whether the General sent the day before One thousand Horse and Dragoons to secure that Pass who took more Prisoners then themselves were in number and many of those who escaped them and the Horse sent in their Pursuit were met with by other of the Army and Countrey Forces Expresses being the same night the Battel was fought sent into all the Northern Counties and Scotland giving notice of the Successes so as they were gathered up by Hundreds and Fifties that very few of those who fled from Worcester escaped Thus was our gracious God pleased to appear as The Lord of Hosts which was our Word in this and the Battel at Dunbar with and for his People in destroying this desperate and insolent Enemy and working a glorious salvation for us Of the Enemy which were about Sixteen thousand Horse and Foot there were slain in and about Worcester and in the Pursuit about Three thousand The Prisoners taken in the Town and in their Flight about Twelve thousand amongst whom were Duke Hamilton the Earls of Derby Cleveland Rothes Lauderdale Kinmore the Lords Montgomery Peasly Cranston Grandison with many other persons of quality as also David Lesley Lieutenant General of their Army Lieutenant General Middleton Major General Massey and divers other General Officers besides Seven hundred other Officers above an hundred Colours with all their Arms Artillery Bag and Baggage and all this with the loss of about Two hundred of our men whereof but Three Commission Officers and about Three hundred of our Soldiers wounded THe Parliament taking the Premises into their serious consideration and being exceedingly affected with the glorious Appearances of God for them and for all the good People throughout England Ireland and Scotland in vouchsafing these wonderful and unparalled Successes and Victories to their Armies and Forces wherein the forwardness of the Counties to send out their respective Militia's and the Courage and Resolution of their Soldiers expressed in this Service by owning this Cause and present Government against the Common Enemy is a Mercy greatly to be acknowledged by us and receive a lasting Memorial Have thought fit to Enact and Ordain and be it Enacted and Ordained That Friday the Four and twentieth day of October One thousand six hundred fifty one be observed and kept as a day of Publique and Holy Rejoycing and Thanksgiving unto the Lord in all the Churches and Chappels and Places of Divine Worship within England and also in Ireland and Scotland And that the Ministers of the respective Parishes and Places within this Commonwealth be and are hereby required and enjoyned to give notice on the Lords-day next preceding the said Four and twentieth day of October of the day so to be observed to the end the People may more Generally and Diligently attend the Publique Exercises of Gods Worship to be Dispensed upon that occasion at which time that the People may be the more particularly and fully informed of this great Mercy The said Ministers are hereby required and enjoyned to publish and reade this present Act and Declaration and for the better Observation of the day The Parliament doth hereby inhibit and forbid the holding and use of all Fairs Markets and servile works of mens ordinary Callings upon that day and all Majors Sheriffs Iustices of the Peace Constables and other Officers be and are hereby enioyned to take special care of the due Observation of the said day of Thanksgiving accordingly Friday the 26th of September 1651. ORdered by the Parliament That this Act and Narrative be forthwith printed and published Hen Scobell Cleric Parliamenti