13. of this moneth with earnest desire of satisfactory Answers to his former Letters the aime of all which still levelled at the peace and welfare of this bleeding Kingdome 29. His Majâ—sty sent an eight Message to the Parliament with many gracious condescendings for Peace but their eares were still deafe to such pious motions 30. A party from Ragland Castle took the town of Carilon in Monmouthshire February 1. The same party from Ragland took the towne of Newport in that Countie 3. Belvon Castle surrendred to the Parl. upon honourable Conditions c. The same day was Westchester surrendred upon conditions c. 6. Dunster Castle in Summersetshire relieved by Major Generall Webbe 7. A partie of His Majesties forces entred the town of Waâ—ham in Dorsetshire took Colonell Butler the Governour two Commitâ—ee men and some others and thence martched to Corse Castle there besieged which they releeved tooke a morter peece of the enemies and made a safe retreate without any losse 15. A little but sharpe encounter happened betweene a party of His Majesties forces from Tâ—tbury Castle and a like party of the Parl. from Barton house in Darbishire wherein after above halfe an houres dispute some slaine and many hurt on each side the Parl. forces were routed and many of them taken Prisoners 16. Torrington in Devonshire entred by the Parl. forcâ—s 18. A party of the Parl. forces neare uttoxeter in Staffordshire were routed by His Majesties Forces 26. His Majestie sent a ninth Letter to wesiminster to desire an Answer of his former letter still pressing for Peace The same day Corse Castle but lately releeved was delivered into the hands of the Parliament by the treachery and perfidiousnesse of one Lievtenant Col. Pitman March 2. A party of His Majesties forces from Oxford entred the towne of Abbingdon seized upon the Ordnance and Magazine yet for want only of a dozen spades were forced to retreat with some prisoners and few slaine on either side T is known who was too blame 14. The Lord Hopton being much overpowred by the Parliaments Forces in the West was nâ—cessitated to accâ—pt of conditions for the disbanding his Army c. 21. The Lord Astley commanded a Brigade of horse and foot from VVorceste shire which were intended for Oxford were sâ—t upon by an aggregate body of the Parliaments Forces on the edge of Gloucestershire and defeated the foot most taken with my Lord himselfe and some of the horse the remainder escaped and got to Oxford Thus had His Majesty two Armies defeated in lesle then a fortnight Yet we are confident when Almighty God have sufficienly punisht the Sinnes of this Nation he will in his good time restore a pious King to his just Rights and this bleeding Kingdome to Peace and Union in despight of all Sectaries and Opponents 23. His Majesty never weary in acting any thing tending to Peace sent his tenth Message to this effect that in case he might have the faith of his two houses of Parliament for the preservation of his Honour Person and Estate and that liberty might be given to all those that doe and have adhered to His Majesty to enjoy their estates without any sequestration or being compelled to take any Oathes not enjoyned by Law he would then disband his forces dismantle his Garrisons return to and reside with his two Houses of Parl. c. And could more be offered by or expected from a gracious King Anno 1646. March 25. The City of Worcester was summoned by Sir Will. Brereton And the same day was Dennington Castle surrendred to the Parl. upon Articles 27. Newarke summoned by the English and Scottish Forces 30. An Answer was agreed on by the Houses to be sent to His Majesty being a flat denyall to his Tenth most gracious Message of the 23. of March wherein they told the King That it would be unsafe for Him or them to returne to westminster untill He had assented to the Propositions which they were framing c. Now can any man imagine that these men ever intended the Honour and safety of His Majesties Person the restoring of Him to His just Rights or their maine pretence the bringing of His Majesties Person from among his evill Counsellors or had the least thought of composing these unhappy differences and of setling the Kingdome in peace when after so many gracious Messages sent unto them the worst of men by Him the best of Kings and therein so many more then faire proposals and condescendings for the procuring of a happy and lasting peace that yet these men should rerurne Him a flat denyall for comming to Westminster untill He had assented to the Propositions which they were a framing that is as much as if they had said Untill He had granted them they knew not what for as yet neither they themselves much lesse His Majesty knew what those Propositions were as their owne words import 31. And in case His Majesty should resolve to throw himselfe into their armes by comming to London without their knowledge and consent as what would not His Majesty have ever done for to begâ—t a good understanding betwixt Him and His People and to manifest the sincerity of His endeavours for obtaining Peace to prevent that they voted That if the King contrary to their said Answer should come or attempt to come mark the heighth of their pride within the Lines of Communication that then the Committee of the Militia of London should have power and were thereby enjoyned to apprehend and secure that is imprison such as should come with him to prevent resort unto him and to secure his Person i. e. to commit him close prisoner to the Tower And the more to manifest their inveterate hatred and malice to His Majesty and all such as had beene loyall to Him the same day they thundred out another Order commanding all men that had borne Armes against the Parliament to depart the City of London and Lines of Communication by the 6. of April following or otherwise to be proceeded against as Spies April 1. The Neworkers made a gallant and successefull â—â—lly upon the enemy before that towne wherein they slew and drowned many of their best men and tooke divers prisoners 3. And lest such of His majesties friends as they had banishnd by their last mentioned Order should addresse themselves to His majesty or the Queene or to any other of the Nobility for their reliefe and comfort The Parl. at Westminster passed a bloody Ordinance for establishing a Court martiall in London wherein they gave power to Commissioners or any twelve of them a fit Jury to punish with death all such as should voluntarily repaire unto the person of the King or Queene or Lords of the Councell c. 7. And that nothing which was either good or holy might escape the effects of their cruelty they sacrilegiously Ordered That the Brasse Statue and dâ—faced Monuments in the Church of VVindsor should be sold to Tinkers and the proceed thereof
concluded 12. An Order was made upon the motion of the Earle of Pembrooke That all Papists and such as had â—orne Armes against the Parliament should depart the Lines of Communication and 20. miles further except such as should get Tickets from the Committee at Goldsmiths Hall for to stay and attend their Compositions and not to returne againe within 2. months Which very day the said Earle of Pembâ—ookes house at wilton neere Salisbury was burnt down to the ground whereby it is supposed he lost above 20000. l. A just judgement of God on so malicious a person 16. The money for the treacherous Scots being 36 cart loads martched out of London 19. The Citie Petition presented and high Resolutions were pitched upon for obtaining a speedy and positive Answer from the Parl. but they received onely thanks for their Desires and of a sudden the Independent Horse of Sir The Fairfax his Army were drawn neerer London to keep the citizens in awe 20. His Majesty dispatcht his 12. most gracious Message to the great men at Westminst wherein he proposed and desired rgaine to come to London or any of his Houses thereabouts upon the publique faith and security of his two Houses of Parl. and the Scottish Commissioners that he might be there with honour freedome and safety c. 28. But instead of returning him an Answer the Higher House voted That there might not be any further personall Treaty upon the Propositions To which the Commons assented and added a further vote That the King comming to Holmby house the Scottish Army gone out of this Kingdome the two Houses of Parliament will then joyne with our Brethren of Scotland in all possible meanes to perswade the King to passe the Propositions and if he refuse that then the Houses will doe nothing that may break the union and affection of the two Kingdomes but to preserve the same January 9. And now they perceive the game is done they begin to share the stakes for this day it was Ordered that the Lord Say should have 10000. l. Sir Rowland Wandesford 5000. l. Sir Benjamin Rudyard 6000. l. Master Bacon 3000 l. Just 24000. l. in one day 13. Went those Lords and Commons from London who were appointed by the Parl. to receive His Majesty from the hands of the treacherous Scots and attend Him to Holmby This night they lay at Dunstable a very fit place for them if you mark it 18 19. The House of Commons passed severall Votes for allowances to be given to such of themselves as could pretend to have sustained any losses or sufferings in the yeare 3 Caroli and particularly 1. To the Earle of Northumberland 10000 Master Vassall 10000 Master Selden 5000 Sir John Eliots children 5000 Sir Will. Strodes poore kindred 5000 Master Bensamin Valentine 5000 M. Peter Hamond's successors 5000 M. Walter Long 5000 Sir Miles Hubbard 5000 M. John Hampdens children 5000 Denzill Hollis Esq 5000 In tote 65000. l. Besides 2000. l. to the Trustees for the sale of Bishops Lands and many hundreds more to petty Petitioners 65000. and 24000. l. is 89000. l. a small pittance not worth the mentioning yet a lesse summe would have stopt a great deale of clamour made at Westminster hall gates by a number of poore women and others who have lost their husbands and friends in their service and yet are suffered to starve in the streets for want of bread whilst these men share the spoile amongst themselves yea no lesse then 89000. l. in three dayes and yet see what care they afterwards took for the good of the Kingdome in desiring His majesties Keepers at Holmby to be sparing in their expences who out of their providence for preserving the wealth of the Kingdome reduced their Prisoner to one meale a day 20. The totall charged upon the Excise of the Kingdome was cast up and reported to the House to be but 390000. l. Neverthelesse it hath plainly been proved in a printed book entituled Londons Accompt that there must needs be above 4000000. remaining in the Accomptants hands of the Excize onely of the city of London and its Weekly Bils And what proportion the Excize of the rest of the Kingdome of England and Dominion of Wales may beare thereunto let all honest men judge 21. Doctor Hudson onely for conducting His maj into the Scottish Army after the Parliament had denyed Him accesse to London or any other of His Houses being formerly apprehended at Yorke and brought up to London was committed Close Prisoner to the Tower for Treason and Ordered that none should speak with Him but in the presence of His Keeper Such are the Comâ—orts and such the Rewards of Obedience and Loyalty 30. The Perfidious Scots surrendred up New castle to the Parliament Presented a Declaration to His Majesty and the Commissioners sent from London received His Majesty Prisoner and tooke the Charge of him February 3. The last 100000. l. was paid to the Treacherous Scots The House of Lords published a Declaration wherein they set forth that the Compositions made at Goldsmiths Hall were not by Ordinance and so the Sequestrators in the Countries not bound to observe them c. The House you know who we meane Ordered that His Majesties Plate which was appropriated to an holy use and stood usually upon the Communion Table and in the Vestry at White-hall Chappell should be melted for the service of the State Now let all Moderate men determine whether this was done out of contempt to His Majestie and the Church or for meere necessity the Common-Stock being so lately drained of 89000. l. But we have heard a story of a Taylor who had gotten such a habit of theeveing that rather then he would forget the main Principall of his profession he would pilfer the very Rushes where he came to keep his Lime-twiggs in Action The similie may hold save only in this The one stitches together the other rents in peeces The same day the Lord of Ormond sent a Letter directed to Sir Thomas Wharton and Major Salloway with propositions therein enclosed for the surrender of Dublin to the Parliament 7. the House of Lords were this day perswaded by the Commons to passe a Declaration to recall their former Declaration published against the power of the Committee at Goldsmiths-Hall and to joyne with them in another of their drawing up for the establishing of that Committee c. 9. Some of the London Apprentices Petitioned the Lords for a Play day once a Moneth 10. Ordered that the Library of the late Arch Bishop of canterbury should be imployed and disposed for the service of the University of Cambridge 11. The Treacherous Army of the Scots martched over Tweed at Kelsey and Barwick 12. Barwick quitted and the Garrison dismantled 15. A great Tumult in Smithfield The Excise house pulled downe and burnt the bookes torne in peeces and as the Clerkes say 80. l. in money scattered but we heare not of a penny that was found
MICRO-CHRONICON OR A briefe Chronology of the Time and Place of the Battels Sieges Conflicts and other most remarkable Passages which have happened betwixt His Majestie and the Parliament from the beginning of these unhappy dissentions to the 25th of March 1647. Together With a Catalogue of the LORDS Knights Commanders and persons of quality slain on either side therein Cicer. Incerti sunt exitus pugnarum Marsque est communis qui saepe spoliantem jam exultantem evertit perculit ab abjecto Printed in the Yeare 1647. The Preface Reader YOu have found in the preceding parts of this Ruina under the Title of Rusticus some few relations of those many plundring outrages committed on the good subjects lives consciences and Estates by the giddy-headed Sectaries In the second place you have met with their fanaticke fury in destroying those once much to be admired Edifices the Cathedrals of this Kingdome In the third you have seen what tyranny they have exercised over the learned and pious Divines in and about London And in the fourth place you have heard the querulous out-cry of that once famous University of Cambridge In this last and remaining part it rests only to give you a Synopsis or short view of the Martiall Actions which did concomitantly occurre in the time of the other and with it a List of suck Noblemen Knights Gentlemen and Commanders as perished on both sides in the fury of lesse thâ—n five yeares Warre where the men cry of such as fell in defence of Religion King and Lawes will deservedly live for ever whilest the others will dye in their owne putrefaction In this as in the former parts the Reader will easily perceive a great deale of candor and impartialitie to goe along even to the end where these persecuting subjects met with strange successes not given by God as a blessing upon their bad cause but as a scourge for our sinnes which when his infinite goodnesse shall deeme to be sufficiently chastised we doubt not but that he will burne those Rods by destroying the Hydra-headed multitude of Sects and Heresies by re-establishing our gracious Soveraâ—gne in his ancient Rights and freedome by reducing the Lawes to their old Channell all loyall subjects to their Liberties and Estates and out of the dissentions and impieties of these all-commanding subjects make new Rods for their deserved chastisement which we shall patiently expect in Gods good time March 25. 1647. Micro-Chronicon Annorum sex Mirabilium c. Anno 1640. NOvember 3. after the unhappy breaches of some former Parliaments began that yet sitting at Westminster called by His Sacred maiesty to advise with him for the redresse of our grievances But instead thereof by the prevalencie of a factions party the Kingdome was voted into unheard-of disobedience against His majesty whereby our grievances were multiplyed Religion and Lawes defaced by incouragement given to Anabaptists Brownists Independants and all manner of Sectaries Churches prophaned the Monuments of the dead violated the Common prayer Booke throwne away every man being left to the dictate of his private Spirit and the whole Kingdome engaged in a most unnaturall and bloody Warre Anno 1641. May 12. The Earle of Strafford Lord Deputy of Ireland after a long and tedious triall was beheaded on Tower-hill It were hard to tell you by what Law other then some rusty volumes of constructive and arbitrary Treason Howbeit his life was sacrificed to appease the thirst of the multitude And although His Maiesty unwillingly signed the Bill It was no small happinesse for him and his Posterity that His maiesty conceived him not meriting so severe and heavy a punishment as the utmost execution of that sentence Dec. 15. The House of Commons published a Remonstrance of the state of the Kingdome therein setting forth all the Errors of His Majesties Government a meere designe to alienate the affection of His Subjects from Him Wherein they also declared that the party of Bishops and Popish Lords in the House of Peeres had hindred the proceedings of divers good Bils passed in the Commons House concerning the Reformation of sundry great abuses and corruptions both in Church and State And thereupon the tumultuous and factious people in and about London resorted to Westminster with clubs and swords crying through the streets Westminster-Hall and between the two Houses No Bishops No Bishops No Popish Lords and abusing the severall Members of either House who they were informed favoured not their ends and using seditious and traiterous speeches against His Majesty himselfe January 3. His Majestie exhibited Articles of High-treason against the Lord Kimbolton and the five Members as for other matters so for endeavouring to subvert the fundamentall Lawes and Government of this Kingdome and to deprive His Majestie of his Regall power and to place an Arbitrary and Tyrannicall power in subjects and for raising and countenancing Tumults thereby to compell the Parliament to Order limit and dispose their proceedings as might concur with their designes 4. Upon an Order published by the House of Com against the Arresting of their Members His Maj. went in person to demand them 5. The Houses thereupon adjourned themselves into London and the City took the Members into protection under pretence of maintaing the priviledge of Parliament 11. The accused five Members were guarded to Westminster both by water and land 20. His Majesty to compose these differences sent a most gracious Message to both Houses advising them to take into confideration all such particulars as they held necessary for upholding his just Regall power and setling his Revenue as also for establishing Religion with due regard to tender consciences in point of Ceremonies and for securing their Priviledges and the liberty of the Subject 27. The House of Commons petitioned His Majesty that the Militia and the Forts and Castles might be put in the hands of such men as they did conside in 31. Because the major part of Lords would not concurre with the house of Commons in the businesse of the Militia the factious and poore sort of people in and about London petition'd the House of Commons by their owne direction against those Lords as Malignants and disturbers of their Peace and threatned to remove them so they withdrew themselves and the Militia was carried by the remaining party of the Lords February 2. The Lords and Commons petitioned His Majestie that he would forthwith put the Tower of London and all other Forts and the whole Militia of the Kingdome into the hands of such persons as they should recommend unto him to which His Majesty returned this most Gracious Answer that when he should know the extent of Power which was intended to be established in those Persons whom they desired to be the Commanders of the Militia in the severall Counties and likewise to what time it should be limited that no Power should be executed by His Majesty alone without the advice of Parliament then he would be content to put in all
of them taken prisoners with their 14. peeces There were slaine on His Majesties port two Gallant Knights Sir William Butler and Sir William Claâ—ke and not above 14. common Souldiers besides And so much for Wallers Army this Summer July In the begining of this moneth His Highnesse Prince Rupert marched out of Lancashire with a considerable Army for the reliefe of Yorke which had beene two moneths besieged by an aggregate body of the Parl. consisting of the Earle of Mancesters Army the Lord Fairfax and the rebellious Scots under the Command of Lesley The Prince had no sooner releeved Yorke but drew forth after the Parl Army on Marston moore there began a terrible fight wherein His highnesse at first had much the better tooke their Ordnance and many of them Prisoners insomuch that Lesley and the Lord Fairfax thinking all had beene lost fled many miles from the place where the Battell was fought and never came to the remainder of their Armies till two daies after the fight but in conclusion whether by fate that attends the event of Warre or by neglect I know not the fortune of the day turned and the Parl forces recovered their lost Ordnance and tooke some of the Princes Baggage and with it Sir Charles Lucas Colonell Porter and Colonell Tiliard Prisoners In this Battaile were slaine on His Majesties part the Lord Cary Sir Thomas Metham Colonell Ewer Colonell Towneley with some others of note and about 1500. common souldiers On the Parl. part were slaine Sir Charles Fairfax with many other of their Commanders and at least 3000 common Soldiers This done the Parl. rally and sit downe againe before Yorke which was surrendred within three weeks after upon honourable conditions which were most perfidiously broken by the Parl. forces 6. The Lord Hopton routed 350. of the Parl. neare Warmister which were pursued above 20. miles by Sir Francis Dodinglon 15. His Maj came to Bath with his Army which day the Queenes Maj. arrived safe at Brest in Brittany notwithstanding 50 great shot made at her by Batty the Parl. vice-Admirall 23. The King made a speech to the Sommersetshire-men on King's-moore 31. Middleton a Scot furiously assaulted Dennington Castle and received a most shamefull repulse August 1. His Maiesty with his Army passed into Cornewall over Tamar at Polton bridge in pursuite of the Earle of Essex whom he had now chased through Devonshire 25. His Maj. gained from the Parl. the Castle of Lestithiel where their Army lay strongly encamped 30. The Parl. Horse in the night passed between His Majesties Quarters and fled towards Plymouth 31. The Parl. foote making towards Foy were beaten from five Peeces of their Ordnance Semptember 2. The Parl. Army being deserted by their Generall the Earle of Essex who with the Lord Roberts fled to Plymouth in a Cock-boate the night past this day yeelded up to His Majesty all their Traine of Artillery viz 49. peeces of faire brasse Ordnance above 200. Barrells of Gun-powder with match Bullet c. proportionable above seven hundred Carriages and betwixt eight and nine thousand Armes His Majesty out of his wonted clemency granting them their lives 5. His Majesty having obtained so compleat a victory over the Parl. Forces did formerly after the defeat of Waller from Tavestocke send his second message of peace to VVestminster About this time the Marquesse of Montrosse and major Generall Mackdonald obtained a great victory over the Parl. Forces upon Newbigging Moore in Scotland and took S. Johns Towne And within 14. dayes after this victory they obtained a second victory over another body of the Parl. forces in that Kingdome neare unto Aberdene and soone after the Marquesse took the Town of Aberdene and all the Ordnance c. and therein many of their fugitives 11. The Garrison of Basing after 18. Weekes siege was releeved from Oxford by Sir Henry Gage 12. Ilfercombe in Devonshire rendred to Generall Goring for His Majesty 17. Barnstable in Devonshire that had formerly revolted upon the Earle of Essex his approach submitted to His Majesty and obtained from him their second pardon 23. Colonell John Fines having besieged the Castle of Banbury above a moneth before hired his men to storme it in five places in all which they were shamefully beaten oft with great losse Anno 1644. October 7. In the night Sir Richard Greenvil regained the Towne of Saltash by storming 25. The E. of Northampton and Sir Henry Gage raised the siege of Banbury-Castle fell upon Col. Iohn Fines his flying Troupes slew and took many of his men and horse one peece of Ordnance all their Ammunition and many Armes 27. The Parliament having thus lost two of their Armies called the third under the Earle of Manchesters Command out of the associated Counties and forced other Regiments out of London to sight His Maj. who was now advanced to Newbury with part of his Army where the Parliament apprehending a great advantage in regard that the rest of His Maiâ—forces were not come up fell upon His Maiesties Quarters but were beaten off with the slaughter of above 1000. of their men November 6. His maiesty had his Rendezvouz on Bullington greene betwixt VVallingford and Oxford 9. Dennington Castle releeved the Parliament not daring to withstand His maiesties Army 17. His maj advanced towards the Parl. forces to Hungerford upon whose approach the Army left the field Whereupon His mai sent S. Henry Gage with a party to releeve the wants of Basing but the Parl. had raised their siege before his approach 19. Monmouth that had lately beene betrayed by Kirle was bravely regained by the Lord Herbert of Ragland 23. His Majesty having thus victorously defeated two of their Armies and driven away the third came to Oxford to entertaine an Overture of Peace certaine Propositions being the same day come thither from London having disposed of his Army to their Winter Quarters 26. A Vote passed by the Members of the House of Commons at Westminster for the utter abolishing and taking away of the book of Common Prayer with intention to set up a new device to be called a Directory instead thereof December 13. His Majesty out of His wonted desire of Peace sent the Duke of Richmond and the Earle of South-hampton to the Houses of Parliament at Westminster for a Treaty as the best expedient for Peace Helmseley Castle in Yorkeshire after 16. weekes siege was delivered up to the Parl. upon honourable Conditions 22. Col. Eyre with some horse from Newarke took two Troups of horse at Upton belonging to the Garrison of Nottingham brought the men Colours Horses and Armes all safe to Newaâ—ke 23. Sir Alex. Carew was beheaded on Tower-hill by Martiall Law for intending to deliver up the Island at Plymouth to His Majesty This man was observed to be most violent against His Majesty in the beginning of this Warre but having some disposition to become a Convert his fellow members thought fit to dispatch him to another world 24 S. William
paid to the Governour and Souldiers of VVindsor Castle 8. Ruthen Castle c. surrendred to Mitton 13. Exeter surrendred upon Articles The same day Lichsield Close was summoned whereunto a gallant and resolute Answer was returned by Sir Thomas Tildsley Col. Baggot and the rest of that Loyall Garrison 14. Barnstaple surrendred Towne and Castle 15. S. Michaels mount yeelded 21. Barnstaple Fort surrendred 25. Dunstar Castle and Aburstwith yeelded to the Parliam 26. VVoodstock mannour a place naturally so seated that it was scarce capable of Fortification Yet by the excellent skill care and industry of Capt. Samuel Fawcet a Gentleman of unquestionable worth and fidelity so strengthned it by Art where Nature had been deficient and so judiciously and valorously defended it against the Enemy that he killed many hundreds of them before the Workes sallyed frequently upon them with great successe and safety took a Colours and resolutely withstood them till he had not halfe a barrell of powder left him yet neverthelesse had resolved to have left his bones there had not His Majesty sent Commissioners to treat for him with the Enemy for the surrender of the Garrison which this day was delivered upon Articles 27. This morning early His maiesty being prohibited to attempt comming to London or VVestminster and all his messages and proposalls for peace being denyed and an Army ready to inviron him within the Walls of Oxford was enforced of two inevitable evills to chuse which he conceived the lesser viz. to flye to the Scottish Army then before Newarke for protection thinking by that meanes to preserve his life and more easily to compose these unhapy differences betwixt him and his Subiects About the same time that perfidious Prelate and shame of the Clergy williams the Apostate-Archbishop of Yorke deserted His Majesty put a Garrison in and fortified his House at Purin neare Conway in wales and protested against the Kings Party which he had formerly sworne to maintain May 2. The Parliaments Army commanded by Sir Thomas Fairfax the second time Leagured before Oxford 4. The Treaty began at Newarke The same day the Houses not being yet certainly informed where His Majesty was gone and suspecting Him to be in London concealed by the Major or some other honest Citizen to the end His Majesty should not finde any place whereon quietly to rest his head they passed an Order and publisht it by beat of Drumme throughout the Citie of London and westminster That what person soever should harbour and conceale or know of the harbouring or concealing of the Kings Person and should not reveale it immediately to the Speakers of both Houses should be proceeded against as a Traitor to the Common-wealth forfeit his whole Estate and die without mercy Was it ever heard of before speake you Lawyers that to harbour the Kings Person was or could be Treason 5. But whilst they were searching of the Lord Majors House for him an act beyond president wherein the Honour of the Citie is yet not a little concerned His Majesty arrived at Southwell and from thence was he conducted into the Scottish Army 6. Upon notice whereof the Commons voted that the Scottish Commissioners and the Generall of the Scottish Army should be desired that His Majesties person be disposed of as both houses shall desire and direct And that he be thence disposed of and sent a Prisoner to Warwick Castle And further Ordered that Master Ashburnham and the rest that came with the King into the Scottish Quarters should be sent for as Delinquents c. 8. Banbury was surrendred upon Articles 9. Newarke after 6. weekes siege delivered upon this the Scottish Army drew off from before Newarke and retreated about foure miles and the King with them in the head of their Army 11. Oxford Borstall house Radcot and Wallingford were summoned by the Parl. forces 13 His Majesty came into Newcastle 16. Hartleborough Castle surrendred to Colonell Morgan 18. His Majesty after he had withdrawne himselfe to the Scottish Army for to secure His Person sent His eleventh most Gracious Message wherein he recommended to the two Houses all the wayes and meanes possible for the speedy finishing so Pious necessary a worke as that of setling Peace within His Kingdomes And particularly desired that they would take the advice of the Divines of both Kingdomes assembled at Westminster As for the Militia His Majesty was pleased to have it setled as was offered at the Treaty at Uxbridge for seven yeares And concerning the Warre in Ireland His majesty would doe whatsoever was possible for him to give full satisfaction therein c. His majesty being resolved to comply with the Parliament in every thing that should be for the happinesse of His subjects and for the removing of all unhappy differences which had produced so sad effects c. And that He would take a speedy course for easing and quieting his afflicted people by satisfiing the publique debts by disbanding of all Armies and whatsoever else should be judged conducible to that end that so all hindrances being removed He might returne to His Parliament with mutuall comfort And being desirous to shun tho further effusion of blood and to evidence His reall intentions to peace His majesty further signified unto them that he was willing that his forces in about Oxford should be disbanded the fortifications of the City dismantled they receiving Honourable conditions which being granted to the Towne and forces there His majesty would give the like Order to the rest of the Garrisons The same day began the Treaty at Marston a mile from Oxford 19. It was voted That this Kingdome the Parl. at Westminster had no further need of the Army of their Brethren in Rebellion the Scots in this Kingdome And further that the summe of 100000. I. should be advanced and paid to the Scottish Army c. for Invading and Plundring the Kingdome and for running away from Hereford and Marston-Moore 26. A Remonstrance from the Lord Major Aldermen and Common councell was presented to the Houses at VVestminster which they promised to take into their Consideration in convenient time but that times not come yet March 25. 1647. 4. A great defeat given unto the Scottish and Brittish forces by the Irish neare unto Benburke in the County of Tyron wherein the Lord Viscount Mountgomery was taken prisoner and his Lievtenant of Horse deadly wounded The Lord Blancy killed above 5000. more drowned and taken with all their Amunition and about 5000. foot Armes and most of the Officers killed or taken 6. Carnarvon Towne and Castle surrendred to the Parliament 9. And still to continue their wonted practice of indeavouring to make His majesty odious to the People notwithstanding that His maj had fully freely declared to the Scottish Army upon his comming thither that his repaire to them was purposely to compose the differences betwixt him and his Subjects c. and to settle a firme Peace in these two Kingdomes the
Parl. Propositions took their leave of him I did not heare that any of them kissed his hand 5. Hugh Peters the very same man that so devoutly used the Butchers wife by Smithfield Barres had 200. 1. per annum Ordered him out of certaine Lands of Delinquents for publique and great services But the Earle of Essex whilst he lived would not suffer him to enjoy it for some reasons best knowne to himselfe Shortly after their Gen Fairfax came to towne and had slender thanks return'd him by some of the more factious Citizens But the House of Com. ordered him thanks and a slender visit And as a reward of his good services instead of an Army gave him a Brigade and bad farewell to their Generall 7. Ragland Castâ—e summoned 10. The Commissioners that carried the Propositions to His Majesty returned to London 18. The French Ambassadours Letters seized on opened and read Publiquely in the House of Commons Will not France remember this The same day were the true Great Seale of England and the rest of His Majesties Scales that were taken in Oxford save only two viz. the Privie Signet and another small Signet all broken and defaced by one Henry Radley a shirking fellow now attendant on the Committee at Goldsmiths Hall in the presence of all the Higher and Lower Kings at Westminster in the upper House 13. The Silver of the broken Seales were bestowed on the Speakers of both Houses which they formed into Plate But I hardly beleeve they ever drank His Majesties health in them 17. Sir John Stowell a rationall and resolute Gentleman only for desirng to know hiâ— Charge and why he might not be admitted to his Composition was Ordered to be sent Prisoner to Newgate and that an Indictment should be drawne up against him at the next Assizes for assisting His Majesty against his enemies The same day Pendennis Castle was yeilded About this time Conoway town was taken by storme Where Mitton tyed many English and Irish back to back and threw them Over-board 19. Ragland Castle surrendred 28. It was Ordred that Sir Thomas Glemham the late Governour of Oxford should be discharged of his imprisoment but no reparation made him Neither was he released upon this Order About this time that grand Incendiary betwixt the two Nations Henderson the Scot died The King confuted all his Arguments which he urged to perswade him to take the Covenant and signe the Propositions which forced the poore Scot into another World to see if he could learne any better 14. The Earle of Essex died some say of an Apoplexy some of a Surfer others say of the Plague and many thinke he was Poysoned Whether he was or not it is most certaine that the Parl. suspected him to harbour some Honourable thoughts of His Majesty and that was enough to kill him by one meanes or other It is confessed by all men that he dyed suddainly And that he was the first Generall of the Grand Rebellion that will not die suddainly 16. The Castle of S. Maries in Silly and the Island surrendred 20. Ordered that His Majesties Person should be disposed of as both Houses of the Parliament of England should thinke fit 25. Ordered that the Estates of the Lord Capell Lord cottington the Marquesse of winchester E. of worceste Sir Charles Smith and many others should be sold c. 29. Sir John Geere Alderman Elected Lord Major by the City of London This Gentleman is daily derided by the Factious Persons in and about London with the Title of the Queenes Knight How well he may deserve so Honourable an Epithite Time will manifest 30. M. Culham and M. Edmonds formerly elected Sheriftes for London were sworn at the Exchequer bar at Westminster October 1. Ordered that 5000 1. should be paid to the Executors of the late Earle of Essex for defraying the Charge of his Funerall c. 500. 1. and a part of the Communion Booke would have buried him like a Christian But 10000. 1. would not wipe away the staine of his Name and Honour whose memory will live in the Title of the first Leader of the Anno 1642. Ord red also that 4500. 1. which was due to the Countesse of Essex should be to the State Alas good Lady nothing of his Alive nor dead Ordered that an Ordnance should be forthwith prepared for Estating 5000. 1. Per annum upon Sir Tho fairfax So he gets more by his Rebellion then ever his Predecessors did for their Loyalty 5. And now that the Earle of Essex is dead M. Peters gets an Ordnance passed for the payment of two hundred pounds Per annum and his heires for ever out of the Estates of the Earle of Worcester and other Delinquents excepted against in the Propositions But let him take heed the E. of Clamorgan be not a greater enemy to him then thâ— E. of Essex was What a Curse it is sor M. Peters to be troubled with Earles 6. Ordered That whereas all Commissions to Sea Captaines ranne formerly in the name of the King and Parliament they should be altered and made in the name of the Parliament only Any thing you see rather then fâ—ile provided it propagate the Cause but let them remember The vessells are His Majesties 12 Commissioners from Ireland came to London to treat on the behalfe of the Marquesle of Ormond 14. The Scots Papers concerning the Disposall of the Kings Person seized on and the Scots Warrant for printing of them adjudged invallid the Printers and Stationers imprisoned 17. Ordered that the Marquesse of Hartford nor any that had ever borne Armes against the Parliament should be suffered to goe with the Earle of Essex his Corps to see his last Rights performed Was not this a horrible dishonour and griefe thinke you to the Cavalierâ— 22. The E. of Essex his Funerall solemnized with more Ceremony and superstitious foolery then ever was the Ashes of S. Cuthbert by the monks of that Age. 23. Ordered that the Judges of the Serjeants Inns Benchers of the Innes of Court and the Principalls of the Inns of Chancery should take care that none of those Societies that had borne Armes against the Parliament should be admitted to live in any of the said Societies Which contradicts all Christian Charity and violates the Articles of Oxford as formerly wee notâ—d 26. Denbigh Castle surrendred 29. Sir John Gere formerly Elected Lord Major of the City of London was sworne at VVestminster 31. The Speakers of the two Houses made keepers of the Counterfeit Great Seale c. November 3. The Parl. begun to fit at Edenborough Sure this day is fatall to all Parliaments 17. This day the Ordnance for raiseing the 200000. l. for the Rebellious Army of the Scots to betray and deliver His majesty into the hands of the blood-thirsty Subjects of England was passed 26. The E. of Essex beheaded December 8. The Treaty with Scottish Commissioners for the payment of the first 200000. l and their martch out of the Kingdome was
amongst whom was Colonell John Hampden one of the five Members accused by His Majestie of High Treason who in this fight received his mortall wound in this very Chalgrove field where he first mustred and drew up men in Armes to put in execution the ungodly Ordnance for the Militia 31. His Excellency the Earle of Newcastle obtained a great victory against the Northerne Forces under the Lord Fairfax upon Adderton Heath within the County of Yorke In which fight His Excellency soone put the Parl. to flight their Generall Fairfax being forced to shift with one poore Toupe of horse into Leeds leaving the rest to the mercy of the victor July 1. Sir Charles Lucas with three Troups out of his owne Regiment routed 400. of the Parl. horse and Dragoones commanded by Colonell Middleton neare Padbury in Buckinghamshire slew about 100. of them took 40. prisoners and thereby prevented a great designe of the Parliament Col. now Lord Jermin with those forces that guarded her Maj. out of the North assisted by Col. Hastings now Lord Loughborough took Burton upon Trent in Staffordshire The same day the Marquesse of Newcastle besieged Bradford 2. Bradford taken and in it 2000. prisoners withall their Horse Armes and Ammunition Hereupon the Parl. deserted the towne of Hallifax and presently after Sir Hugh Cholmeley fell upon Beverley and took it for His Majesty 5. M. Tompkins and M. Challenor were most barbarously murthered in London for their fidelity to His Majesty And the same 5. day was a fight on Landsdowne Hall betwixt His Majesties Forces under the Command of the noble Marquesse of Hartford and the Parliaments Army under Sir William Waller who after 11. houres fight stuck their lighted matches in the hedges and ran away Their Foot were absolurely routed and all dispersed their losse of Officers Horse very great many hundreds of their men were killed His Majesties Forces having the pillage of the field And here was that valiant Knight Sir Bevill Greenvill unfortunately slaine in the front of his men 13. About 4. aclock in the afternoone the King and Queenes Majesty met at Edge-hill where the Parl. October 23. 1642. had received so great an overthrow and the same day and houre His Majesties Forces under the Command of the Lord Wilmot Lieutenant Generall of the horse the Earle of Carnarvon and the Lord Byron obtained another great strange victory upon Round-way Downe with 1500. Horse and two small peeces of Cannon only wherewith they totally routed the Parl. Army under the command of that old beaten Souldier Sir William Waller consisting of above 2500. foot and 2000. horse besides five hundred Dragooners took eight peeces of brasse Ordnance slew 600. of them in the place tooke above nine hundred prisoners all their Cannon Armes Ammunition Waggons Baggage and Victuall 28. foot-Ensignes nine Cornets and left not one of them but what was either killed taken prisoner or narrowly escaped 24. His Highnesse Prince Rupert having joyned his Forces to his brothers and the whole body of their strentgh being brought together they sate down before Bristoll and began their Batteries 26. They gained the Out works 27. The Citie and Castle were delivered to His Maj. withall the Ordnance Armes and Ammunition August 3. Corfe-Castle in the Isle of Purbecke was fallen upon by the Parl. forces who were shamefully repulsed by the Gallantry of Captaine Laurence Above 60. were killed in the place the rest hearing of the Earle of Carnarvons approach ran away 5. Dorchester summoned and surrendred unto the E. of Carnarvon 9. About this the Castle and Isle of Portland were reduced under His Maj. Command And the Towne and Haven of Weymouth and Melcombe submitted to His Majesty 20. Col. John Digby defeated the Forces of Biddeford and Barnstaple September 2 3. The Townes of Biddeford Appleford and Barnstaple delivered up their severall Garrisons to His Majesty The same third day His Highnesse Prince Maurice assaulted Exeter 4. His Highnesse gained the great Sconce and immediately after the Towne and Castle which were delivered unto His Highnesse with all the Ordnance Armes and Ammunition The Parl. Army stealing out of Gloucestershire towards London surprised part of a new raised Regiment of His Majesties Horse at Cyrencester but being overtaken by Prince Rupert with His Majesties Horse neare Auburne in Wiltshire many great bodies of their foot were routed and many of them slaine in the place Here was the Marquesse De la Vieuville taken prisoner who was afterwards murthered in cold bloud because they understood he was something allyed to the Queenes Majesty Hereby the Parl. Army was greatly retarded insomuch that His Majesty had time to overtake them with his foot and 20. upon an hill neare Newbury and Enborne heath His Maiesty fought with them who were seated in the most advantagious place imaginable yet in despight of all their Cannon Foot and Horse His Majestie beat them from their ground gained the hill and one Peece of their Ordnance and quickly routed all their Horse upon the heath The most that were killed in this fight of His Majesties forces exceeded not the Number of three hundred but above six hundred of the Parl. lost their lives there and a great number of them were wounded In this fight were slaine the most Noble and valiant Earle of Carnarvon the Earle of Sunderland the Lord Viscount Faulkland Colonell Morgan Captaine William Simpcots with some other Gentry and Commanders After this the Parl. forces were further pursued and routed againe so as they fled into Reading where they durst not stay but left the Town for His majesty 25. Thâ—â— pernitious Confederacy called the nationall Covenant was taken by the Members of the House of Commons at Westminster in Saint Margarets Church Anno 1644. Octob. 18. The Prince of Harcourt Lord Ambassadour extraordinary from the French King and Queene Regent after he had beene most barbarously used by the Parl. came safe to Oxford where he had entertainment more suitable to the worth of so great a Personage His Majesties under the Command of the Lord Widdrington and Colonell Henderson a Scot received a defeat neare Horne-Castle in Lincolneshire by the Parl. forces under the Command of Manchester Cromwell and Fairfax there were taken prisonâ—rs neare 600. of His Majesties forces Sir Ingram Hopton and some few others slaine not without some considerable losse to the Parliament November 11. An Ordnance for authorizing the Counterfeit Great Seale 21. Sir William Armine and others sent by the Parl. at Westminster arrived at Edenborough with Articles of accord and advance money to hastâ—n the Scots invasion 27. The Kings Messenger hanged at London for discharging his Duty in serving His Majesties Writ December 4. Hawarden Castle surrendred to His Majesty 8. John Pym died De morbo pediculoso at Derby house in Westminster 12. Beeston Castle assaulted and taken for His Majesty 21. Lapley house taken by Capt. Heaveningham 28. Col. Nathaniell Fiennes one of the first that appeared in this
to maintaine these mens Cause who have no cause for what they doe Yes he that could be made to beleeve Perjury were Fidelity Treason Loyalty Blaspemy Sanctity Athiesme Religion the Speakers Cushion the Kings Majestie may likewise possibly beleeve that these Members intended the Churches Kings and Commmon-wealths good Anno 1645. 25. The Lord Goring routed a Party of the Parl. horse at Pitmaster neare Taunton in Sommerset-shire Aprill 1. Major Generall Sir Jo. Digby with a Brigade of horse and Dragoones beat up the Parl. Quarters at and about Wincaunton 5. A party of the Lord Gorings horse routed Col. Pophams Regiment in Wiltshire 14. The siege of High-archall in Shrop-shire raised 19. A party of His Majesties from Newark tooke the Fort at Nottingham bridge by Scalado 22. Colonell Masseys forces were totally routed by Prince Rupert at Ledbury in Hereford-shire 23. Major generall Laughorne lying at the siege of Newcastle Emblin in Carmarthenshire was totally defeated by His Maj. forces Commanded by Col. now Lord Gerard. 24 Colonell Cromwell the Independent Generall routed a party of His Majesties horse neare Islip took divers Prisoners and about 200. horse And no sooner summoned Blechington house but it was delivered up to him by Col. Windebank the Governour who was soone after condemned by a Councell of War at Oxford and there shot to death in the Castle Yard 26. The Garrison of Farringdon lost some few horse and men through the indiscretion of a Commander 30. Cromwell assaulted His Majesties Garrison of Farrington but was repulsed with the losse of neare 200. of his men besides what were wounded and taken prisoners 7. His Majesty martched from Oxford and the same day the Lord Goring routed a strong party of Cromwells horse neare unto Newbridge In the begining of this Moneth that unheard of crueltie was put into practice in and about London by certaine persons men and women appointed and authorized to inveigle and entice young Children from their Parents and without their knowledge and so convay them on Ship-board to be sold or transported to new Plantations the Lord knowes where This so much discontented the People that the Houses at VVestminster were glad to disavow the thing and forthwith make an Order against it 11. Taunton relieved by the Parl. forces The same day His Majesties Forces made a gallant sally from Scarborough Castle wounded Sir Joh. Meldrum that commanded the siege whereof he dyed flew Col Cockeram Lievtenant Colonell Stanley Major Dent Capt. Percy and 50. others whereof most commanders and tooke divers prisoners On His Majesties part were slaine Capt. Gower and some foure Common souldiers Soone after Captaine Zachary that Commanded one of the Ships in the Harbour for the Parliament received a shot from the Castle whereof he dyed 15. Hawksley house a Garrison of the Parliament in VVorcester-shire was surrendred to His Majestie at mercy only and the house afterward slighted This done His Majesty martched with His Army towards Chester which had beene long besieged by Sir VVilliam Brereton but before His Majestie came within twenty miles of it the Parliament raised their siege 22. Sir Thomas Fairsax sate downe before Oxford 23 Godstow house quitted and slighted and some houses fired by the owner M. David Waltar 26. Massy surprised Evesholme in Worcestershire a Garrison of His Majesties 30. His Majesties Army sate downe before Leicest 31. This morning Leicester was taken by storme and in it the whole Committee c. And the same day the Parl. quitted their severall Garrisons of Bagworth Colehorton Kirby-bellowes Burleigh June 2. Whilst His Majesties Army was thus busied at Leicester Sir Thomas Fairfax the Parl. Generall continued blocking up of Oxford though fâ—uitlâ—â—sly for by severall sallies thence he lost many of his men and especially this morning when the Governour Col William Legg with 1000. Horse and Foot fell upon the Parl. Guard at Heddington Hill where they took and killed all their Musquetiers save one their Horse not daring to withstand them ran all shamefully away and left their Foot to shift for themselves These miserable wretches had some two houres before most wickedly railed against the King and Queenes Majesty which much incensed the Oxford Horse 4. Sir Thomas Fairfax weary of such hot service before Oxford assaulted Borstall house which he had closely surrounded the first of this month but was beaten off with the losse of above 300. of his men 6. There fell a strange storme of haile in that part of Leicester shire which is in and about Loughborow some of the haile-stones were as big as small Hens egges the least as big as Musquet-bullets It destroyed the Corne and did much hurt in that part of the Country where it fell 9. His Majesties forces encountered a body of the Parliament forces neare Stokesey in Shropshire but being over-powred were forced to retreat with the losse of Sir Wil. Croft a gallant Gentleman and some others 14. Was the fatall battaile at Naesby downe in Northamptonshire where His Majesties Army till then victorious was now by the incertainty of Warre much worsted his Infantry Ordnance and Carriages lost Some have blamed Prince Rupert there for preferring his owne rash violence before the result of a Councell of Warre how deserved I know not However I am sure there was a necessity of the one not of the other For as Caesar held and that truly Councell is as necessary in warre as Pbysitians in time of sicknesse The whole number on both sides slaine was conceived not to exceed 400. but more wounded Above all the Parl. cruelty was remarkable in killing upon cold blood at least 100. women whereof many of quality being Commanders wives and far more most miserably wounded and this done under pretence that they were Irish women 18. Leicester was re-taken by the Parl. upon Artlcles which were most persidiously broken The same day Capt. Wright from Newarke routed 200. of the Parl. Horse at Ryby in Lincolneshire 27. Highworth yeelded to the Parl. who presently made Sutling houses Stables and oh horrible to think of Houses of Office within and about the Church broke downe and watered their horses in the Font. 28. The City of Carlile was delivered to the Scots after it had been gallantly desended 42. weeks upon very honourable conditions July 2. Taunton the second time relieved by the Parl 4. Sir Will. Vaughan beat up the Par. Quarters neer Bramcroft Castle in Shropshire And 5. Routed the Besiegers of High-Archall killed 100 of them and took 400. Prisoners with all their câ—rriages and baggage 10. A Brigade of the Lord Gorings Army worsted at Langport being over-powred by the Parl. and so forced to a disorderly retreat with the losse of 300 men amongst whom was that gallant and resolute Gentleman Sir John Digby who there received a hurt whereof he shortly after dyed 16. Chippenham a new erected Garrison of the Parl. in VViltshire was taken by Col. Long. The same day a party from Newarke surprised VVelbeck
in the ashes This was a happy day for the Excise men Diverse Butchers were apprehended about it and committed to Prison but we heard not of any further punishment 16. His Maj. was led Captive to Holmby 17. His Majesty sent a Message to both Houses wherein he desired to be attended by some of His Chaplaines not only for the exercise of his Conscience but also for the clearing of His judgement concerning the present differences in Religion and therein named 12. Reverend and Orthodox Divines viz. B. London B. Salisbury B. Peterborough D. Shelden Clerk of the Closet D. Marsh Deane of York D. Sanderson D. Baily D. Heywood D. Beale D. Fuller D. Hammond D. Tailor Whereof he desired that at least two might have free liberty to wait upon him for the discharge of their Duty to His Majesty according to their function Upon reading whereof they Ordered Wednesday following being the 24. day to returne Answer thereunto 18. The House Ordered That a Body of 5400. Horse and 1000. Dragoones should be continued and maintained at the Charge of the Kingdome 22. A Letter was sent to the Marquesse of Ormond for the Granting of his Propositions The Lord Lisle Lievtenant of Ireland arrived at Corke in Munster 27. The French Ambassadour had Audience His desire was for a happy accommodation betweene the King and Parliament and presented himselfe as a mediator betwixt them March 1. The Apprentices of London Petition againe for Play daies c. 6. His majesty after 17. dayes Expectation of an Answer to His former message of the 17 of February renewed the same and sent it to the Houses at Westminster wherein amongst many other sweet and pious expressions He assured them that He could not as He ought take into consideration those Alterations in Religion which had and would be offered unto Him without such help as He desired because He could never judge rightly of or be altered in any thing of His opinion so long as any ordinary way of finding out the truth was denyed him but when this was granted him His Majesty promised them faithfully not to strive for victory in Argument but to seek and submit to truth according to that judgement which God had given Him c. 10. This day was set apart for a day of Humiliation for the growth of Heresies and Blasphemies c. One would have thought they had been grown to a sufficient number already The Humble-men were much afraid of being interrupted in their devotion by the Independents whom they account the prime Heretiques and therefore they set strong Guards both of Horse Foot throughout the City and Suburbs The same day the Catholique Irish had a generall Rendezvouz at Laughlin bridge not far from Dublin in Ireland 19. Sir John Clotworthy Sir William Waller and Major Saloway received Instructions to treat with Sir Thomas Fairfax about the 8000. Foot and 2000. Horse that had been formerly voted to be sent for Ireland 21. This day being Sunday in the afternoone there happened a notable Insurrection amongst the Apprentices and others in Moorefields occasioned upon the apprending of some who were found drinking in an Alehouse who drew into a head and assaulted broke downe and plundred the House of Justice Hubbard and forced him and his servants to shift for their lives Thre were divers hurt by small shot from the house before entrance but not any killed Post-script THere remaines now Reader nothing to compleat this short-sad story but a Catalogue of the persons of note slaine within this Kingdome since the beginning of these bloody warres not to speake of those many thousands of inferiour Ranke which may well Challenge even from an Adamantine heart the tribute of a bleeding Eye the rather since there 's hardly any story can parallel these Calamities which if truly resented will exact from all good Christians an earnest and continuall supplication that Almighty God would please to avert his Judgements from us to set a Period to these distractions and to preserve our most Gracious King from the fury of his Enemies to deliver him out of their bloody hands and in his owne due time to re-establish him in his Throne A Catalogue of the names of all or the most part of the Lords Knights Commanders and persons of quality slaine or executed by Law Martiall on both sides from the beginning of this unnaturall Warre to the 25. of March 1647. But before we proceed to give you the Names we must in duty breathe forth some pious Ejulations in memory of so many gallant souls slain on His Majesties part IMmortall Spirits whose transcendent worth Hath made you such while it hath brought you forth By a most glorious Birth into a Light Holds no alternate course with darksome Night Refulgent Starres in Honour's Orbe you shine Of the first Magnitude Who did decline No Combats signall Enterprises or The wants and suff'rings that attend on War But fought for Church for Caesar and your Lawes In all things disadvantag'd save your Cause And valiant hearts which made you bold t' oppose Your noble Bloud against ignoble Foes You need no Marble Statua's or Brasse To help transmit your Actions which shall passe To all succeeding Ages by the Tongues Of learned Bards the subject of their Songs No Flux of Time shall cancell any Name Your swords have graven on the leaves of Fame Who swell'd her breast with your departing breath To trumpet loud the Glories of your Death Wherein the living wish with you a roome To draw immortall Honours from that Toombe Which shaded stands with noble Palmes that spring From the pure bloud you shed for Charles your King On whose perpessions may the Heav'ns looke downe In vindication of his injur'd Crowne EARLES LORDS Slain on His Majesties part EArle of Linsey slain at Edgehill battell October 23. 1643. Earle of Northampton slain at Hopton heath in Staff shire March 19. 1642. Earl of Carnarvon at Newbery first battel Sep. 17. 1643. Earle of Sunderland there also Earle of Litchfield slaine at Routon-heath in Cheshire Sept. 29. 1645. Earle of Kingston near Gainsborough Earl of Denaigh received his deaths wound at Burmincham Marquesse de Vieuville a French Lord slaine at Newbery first Battell Lord Viscount Fawlkland slaine there also Lord d'Aubigny at Edghill Lord Iohn Steward near Alresford in Hampshire Lord Grandison received his deaths-wound at Bristow Lord Cary slaine at Marston-Moore Iuly 1644. Baron Dene kinsman to the Prince of Orange slaine at Nottingham M. Edward Sackvile sonne to the Earl of Dorset most barbarously murthered near Oxford by some of Brownes souldiers from Abbington Baronets Knights Sir Edmund Verney his Majesties Standard-bearer slain at Edghill Sir Bevill Grenvile at Lansdowne July 5. 1643. Sir Nicholas Slaynning at Bristow July 26. 1643. Sir Rich Lawdy at Cover in Gloc shire Sir Ingram Hopton at Winsby fight near Horn-castle Octob. 1643. Sir George Bowles at Winsby fight near Horn-castle Octob. 1643. Sir William Butler slaine at Cropedy Bridge
had in perpetuall remembrance for his Loyalty for having had 29 children by one Wife he trooped under his 27th childe who was a Commander for His Majesty at Newark That dyed in or by the service on His Majesties part not to speake of those many that dyed in Prisons at London and elsewhere SIr Henry Constable Lord Viscount Dumbar dyed in Scarborough-Castle Sir Will Pennyman Governor of Oxford dyed there Sir Gilbert Gerrard sen Governor of Worcester dyed there Sir Will Savile dyed at York Sir John Beaumont of Gracedieu in the County of Leic. dyed in the service Sir John Ramsey dyed at Newark Col. Fleetwood dyed at Borstall-house L. Col. Green dyed at Banbury Cap. Robert Curson eldest sonne to Sir Iohn Curson of Oxfordshire dyed at Shrewsbury Cap. Smith dyed at Newark M. Blount drowned near Manchester M. Ralph Fitzharbert dyed at Ashby-de-la-zouch M. Rich Blount dyed in the service Doctor Rawleigh Deane of Wells who being first committed prisoner to Banwel-house a prison in the County of Sommerset by the Committee of that County was afterwards most inhumanely butchered by the Marshall attending the said Committee who run a knife into his belly whereof he soone after dyed yet the Marshall kept his place and went unpunished And afterwards the Committee turned the Doctors wife and children out of doores and his sonne was forced to fly the Countrey for that he would have prosecuted the Law against the murtherer of his Father Executed by Law-Martiall or slaine by accidents COl Blague executed for Treachery the first at Oxford the other at Exeter Major Sadler executed for Treachery the first at Oxford the other at Exeter Col. Windebank executed for cowardise at Oxford Sir Iohn Cademan beheaded at Bristoll for killing an Officer of that Garrison Sir Iohn Scudamore slain at Bristoll in a duell Sir Charles Blount Scout-Master-Generall slain at Oxford by one Langston an Officer under him Sir Iames Einyon slain by the hand of Sir Nicholas Crispe in a duell M. Hornivall of Worceshire shot dead by accident in his Chamber at Worcester by one in a like Chamber on the other side the street We cannot better conclude this sad story then in affording the Reader a deserved Elegy on that gallant Gentleman before named Captaine William Lahorne slaine at Sherrishutton who being first asked by the Enemy for whom he was answered for God his holy Church and the King and so was instantly shot dead An Elegy upon the much lamented death of Captaine William Laborne slain at Sheriffe-Hutton in Yorkshire FOr God his holy Church and King He dy'd whose Dirge my Muse doth sing For God in duty Church in zeale For th' King in love to th' Common-weale For God he dy'd with God he lives For th' Church he dy'd which triumph gives For th' King he dy'd with th' King of kings His blessed soule Alleluja sings Thus God Church King have each a share In Labornes death a mirror rare Wherein brave minds may have a sight How for God Church and King to fight Persons of Note and Commanders slaine on the Parliaments part where the Reader may observe that as His Majesty had on his side ten Gentlemen at least for every one on their side it must by consequence follow that His Majesty must lose many more of note then they Besides their Officers being for the most part Trades-men of small quality and lesse fortunes when any of them were slaine as doubtlesse there are many more then are come to our knowledge there was little cause to bewaile their losse and lesse to eternize their memories LOrd St Johns sonne to the Earle of Bulling brook slain at Edghill battell Lord Brook slain at Litchfield-Close Sir Charles Essex slain at Edghill Sir Will Fairfax slaine at Mongomery Battell in North-Wales Sir Char Fairfax Major-Generall slaine at Marston-Moore Sir Iohn Meldrum a Scot Major-Generall and Commander in Chiefe at the siege of Scarborough-Castle did there receive his deaths-wound by a sally from the Castle commanded by Major Tho Crompton who performed that service with much gallantry and valour Sir Will Brooke dyed in the service Sir Will Springer dyed in the service Major-Generall Crawford a Scot slaine at the siege of Hereford COLONELLS COl Sandys slain at Wike field in Worc shire Sep. 23. 1642. Col. Iohn Hampden one of the five Members slaine at Chalgrave in Buck shire Iune 18. 1643. Col. Lutterell slaine at Milverton in Com. Som Ian. 24. 1644. Col. Tucker at Newbery first Battell Col. Meldrum a Scot received his deaths-wound at Alresford in Hampshire and dyed in London Col. Prince slain at Chester battell Col. Armyne slain at the raising of the siege of Pontefract-Castle by Sir Marm. Langdale Col. Mallevory slain at the raising of the siege of Pontefract-Castle by Sir Marm. Langdale Col. Cockeram at the siege of Scarborough Col. Lloyd slaine in defence of Taunton Col. Iohn Gunter slain at Col. Pickering dyed in the service Lieutenant-Colonels L. Col. Ramsey slain at Edghill L. Col. Quarles slain at Branceford L. Col. Stanley slain at the siege of Scarborough L. Col. Gurdon a Scot slain at the siege of Heref. L. Col. Harrington slain at Riby in Linc shire L. Col. â—uresâ—y slain at the last storming of Bristow L. Col Richbell slain in defence of Taunton L. Col. Dursey slain at Bristow L. Col. Ingoldsby slain at the siege of Pendennis-Castle L. Col. Frances L. Col. to Gen. Skippon slain at Naisby L. Col. Cotsworth slain at the last siege of Oxford L. Col. Viccarman slain at the siege of Scarborough Serjeant-Majors MAjor Douglas a Scot slain at Wykefield in Worcester-shire Major Francis Sydenham slain at or near Weymouth Major Gunter slain at Chalgrave in Buck shire Major Vrrey slain at Newbery second Battell Major Heines slain near Plymouth Major Abercromy a Scot slain near Stratton-Audley in Buck shire Major Bradbury slain at Cullom bridge near Abingdon Major Dent slain at the siege of Scarborough-Castle Major Stawham slain at Lansdowne Major Iackson slain at Major Done slain at Sherb Castle Major Crosse slain at Sherb Castle Major Roy slain at Pitmaster in Summerset-shire Major Burton slain at Mountgomery Major Cromwell slain at Bristow Major Fitz-Symons slain at Major Bethell received his deaths-wound at Bristow Major Cooke slain at CAPTAINES CAp. Lister slain at Tadcaster in Yorkshire Cap. Willet slain at Newbery second Battell Cap. Iuxton slain at Cap. Lidcoat slain near Abthorp in Northamp shire Cap. Nutty slain at the siege of Redding Cap. Zachary slain at the siege of Scarbor he was Vice-Admirall and commanded 16 Ships at that siege Cap. Horsey slain at the siege of Sherb Castle Cap. L. Flemmyng slain at the siege of Sherb Castle Cap. Crosse slain at the siege of Sherb Castle Cap. Guilliams slain at Bristow last siege Cap. Hill slain at Bristow last siege Cap. Gayle slain at Bristow last siege Cap. Ward slain at Bristow last siege Cap. Herne slain at Bristow last siege Cap. Parker slain at Chester Cap. Fownes slain at Tiverton in Devon-shire Cap. Wilkes slain at Taunton Cap. Gollidge slain at Taunton Cap. Ienkins slain at Farrington Cap. Iohn Heynes slain at Leigh-hall in Shropshire Cap. Bennet slain at Huntington Cap. Samon slain at Heightley in Yorkshire Cap. Watson slain near Uttoxeter in Darbyshire Cap. Bowen slain near Uttoxeter in Darbyshire Cap. Wigfall slain at Barkley-Castle Cap. Hunt slain at Newbery first Battell Cap. Franklin slain at Exeter Cap. Oglesby slain at Cap. Allen slain near Burleigh in Rutl shire Cap. Cawler slain at Newbery Cap. Bowen slain at Carlion in Monm shire Cap. Wilkes slaine at Bazing Cap. George Massey slain at Newbery first Battell Cap. Lacy at Branceford Cap. Williams at Oswestre in Shropshire Cap. Paltison slain by the Club-men at Hambleton hill in Com. Dors Cap. Dove slain at Sherburne-Castle Cap. Pue at Marston-Moore Cap. Cooke Commissary-Generall of Horse-provisions slain at Naisby Cap. Tompkins slaine at Naisby Cap. Selby slaine at Naisby Cap. Bush slaine at Naisby Cap. Hoskins slaine at Naisby Cap. Potter slaine at Naisby Cap. Tho Cooper slaine at Higharchall in Shropshire Cap. Taylor slaine at Higharchall in Shropshire Cap. Birket slaine at the siege of Scarborough-Castle Cap. Pearson slaine at the siege of Scarborough-Castle Cap. Middleton slaine at Awborne-Chase Cap. Hacket slain at Awborne-Chase M. Sellors a Sequestrator slain at Wirksworth in Darby shire Executed on the Parliaments side by Martiall-Law not to speake of the Earle of Strafford and the Archbishop of Canterbury SIr Alexander Carew at London Sir Iohn Hotham and his sonne at London M. Tompkins at London M. Chaloner at London M. Bourcher at Bristow M. Yeomans at Bristow Besides many other of inferiour ranke that were executed in severall Garrisons for deserting their Collours or otherwise for supposed Treachery or for Spies The End