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A64893	England's worthies under whom all the civill and bloudy warres since anno 1642 to anno 1647 are related : wherein are described the severall battails, encounters, and assaults of cities, townes, and castles at severall times and places, so that the reader may behold the time, yeare, and event of every battle, skirmish, and assault wherein London-apprentices had not the least share : as also, severall victories by sea by the noble Admirall Robert, Earle of Warwick.	Vicars, John, 1579 or 80-1652.	1647 (1647)	Wing V304; ESTC R27574	33,001	106

1644 the Parliament most worthily having in mind his approved fidelity wisdome and magnanimity made him Major Generall or Commander in chief of three Counties viz. Oxfordshire Berks and Buckinghamshire investing him with full power to exercise Martiall Law for the reducing of those Counties to a peaceable condition 4. And not long after being made Governour of Abbington he was a continuall Thorn in the eyes and Goad in the sides of Oxford and the adjacent Royall Garrisons putting them to perpetuall losse and vexation And in February 1644 he sent forth a party of horse toward Farringdon Garrison where he took their whole Court of guard prisoners and immediately after took 27 horse-load of Corne Cheese and other provisions going to Oxford whereof they had at that time very great need 5. He also beat the Oxonians neere unto a Town called Hedington where he took 4 or 5 Carts laden with provisions for Oxford rescued 2 or 3 Carts of provision going to Abbington slew 7 or 8 of the Ox●nians on the place that had taken them took between 30 and 40 prisoners of them and their chief Commander rescued also then some of ours and the Oxford prisoners then taken being found to be most of them base and bloody Irish ●●ee presently hanged according to an Ordinance of Parl. 6. He also took at Chalgrove a Town 7 miles from Oxford provision going for Oxford with 6 peeces or Pipes of Sack and the Wine-Cooper with them and immediately after overtook a Waggon laden with Sugar and other good provisions going to Oxford which also he seized on and sent to Abbington to make his souldiers merry he there also took severall packs of fine cloth going thither together with the horses slew an Irish Major refusing quarter and took 19 or 20 good horses more in another conflict with them 7. He also beat the enemy at a place called Buckland who were going to Farrington whom he overtook bravely fought with them discomfited them took a Captain prisoner with 3 Officers more and 10 other prisoners and immediately after this met with a company of the enemies comming from the Devizes fell upon them put them to the rout took a Colonell prisoner a Serjeant Major 3 Captaines 3 Lievtenants and divers other prisoners besides many horse and Armes and sent them all safe to Abbington 8. About Ianuary in the yeere 1645 he sent out a party of this his most active Garrison against some Wallingford horse that were plundering and pillaging abroad in the Country whom at last they found and bravely encou●●●ed and in the conflict took Lievtenant Col. Lour then Deputy-Governour of Wallingford with some other Officers and prisoners of note took 50 of their horse riders and Armes and also rescued 30 horse of ours which the enemy had taken before in other places and thus continually weakned and impoverished all the enemies Garrisons round about him proving ever by the great mercy and goodnesse of the Lord most successefull against them And to adde histre and honour to all these his famous performances he was chosen a most worthy Member and so honourably continues of the most honourable House of Commons in Parliament and now at last is one of the honourable Commissioners Guardians or attendants upon his Majesties person at Holme●y in Northamptonshire Major Generall Mitton THis most valiant active and successefull Commander was a principall actor and instrument in the admirable taking of the brave and strong Town of Shrewsbury which had long time been a pernicious receptacle for the Royalists wherein hee took prisoners Sir Michael Er●ly and his Brother Sir Richard Lee Barronet Sir Thomas Harris Baronet Sir Henry Frederick-Thin Baronet Sir William Owen Sir Iohn Wild Sir Thomas Lister 11 Esquires 2 Lievtenant Colonels 1 Major 2 Doctors 8 Captaines 15 Gentlemen 3 Ancients 4 Sergeants 9 or 10 other Officers and about 50 other prisoners 15 peeces of Ordnance many hundreds of Armes and divers barrels of Powder all Prince Maurice his Magazine the Town and Castle all the works about them with divers Carriages bag and baggage of the said Princes 2. He by a party of his forces sent out under the command of his Lievtenant Colonell Goldgay at Cherk in Shropshire took 27 speciall good horse from the enemy under the Wals of the Town and took 24 of the Enemies prisoners he tooke also 24 more singular good horse from the Enemy at Shraden in Shropshire even under the workes of the Town 3. He also had a principall hand in giving the enemy that famous defeat neere Denbigh Castle as they were going to relieve Westchester wherein he most couragiously put the enemy to a totall rout took between 5 and 600 horse and above 400 foot slew above 100 on the place and pursued them 6 miles doing great execution upon them all the way so as that in the evening of that day there was not above 100 left in a body together of about 2400 horse and foot 4. And about the midst of February 1643 he bravely beat the enemy in Cheshire who had a desperate designe against our Brethren of Scotland where he soone discomfited and routed a whole Regiment of them took about 60 good horse two of Sir Richard Fleetwoods Sonnes Commanders in that Regiment and other Officers 50 foot souldiers prisoners and above 100 Armes 5. He also had a prime hand in that brave defeat given to the Enemy neere Dudley Castle where they were most bravely routed and put to flight 100 of them slaine on the place 17 persons of quality were taken prisoners besides very many common souldiers and many good horses taken with many Armes and much Ammunition 6. And in March 1645 hee took Shrnarden Castle a very strong Garrison of the enemies with all the Armes and Ammunition therein and took in also the strong Garrison of High-Archall in Shropshire with all the Ordnance and Ammunition therein also 7. And in the yeere 1646 this most valiant and Victorious brave Commander took Ruthin-Castle also in North Wales with all the Armes Ammunition bag and baggage therein and in the time of his being thereabout beat the enemy againe out of Denbigh Castle and took prisoners 4 Captaines 1 Lievtenant 2 Corners divers Gentlemen and common souldiers 40 horse many Armes and 7 or 8 slain on the place and their Commander in chief Captain Cottingham 8. He also took the Town and Castle of Carn●●van being a very strong Garrison of the enemies in North Wales which hee took by surrender with all the Ordnance Armes and Ammunition therein he also immediately after took the very strong Town and Castle of Bea●-morris with all the Ordnance Armes and Ammunition therein and the Parliament in way of thankfulnesse and just encouragement of his loyalty and famous performances made him Governour thereof and gave him a Commission accordingly with full and ample power to Govern the same FINIS

by storme the strong Garrison of Cannon-froom in Wales in the assault whereof he slew at least 70 of the enemies and all the Armes Ammunition and Ordnance therein And the Parliament taking-most thankfull notice of all these faithfull and famous services of this noble Commander sent a letter of thanks unto him signed by the Speaker of the house of Commons together with a Iewell of 500 l as a badge of Honour and respects of both houses of Parliament to him 14. Hee also took Raby Castle in Durham wherein hee took 300 Armes and good store of other Ammunition and all the Ordnance therein 15. And in December 1645 this most magnanimous Generall with his brave Scottish Army sate down before Newarke that most pestilent and pernicious Den of Royall theeves where he was by the Parliament of England made Commanderin chief of all the Scottish and English forces before Newarke and where and when he took Muschamp-bridge by a fierce assault upon the Newarkers and the strong Fort also upon the bridge whereby he closely begirt the whole Town round about and at last took it upon composition with all the great store of Ordnance Armes and Ammunition therein And there and then King Charles put himselfe into the custody and guard of these loyall Brethren And after all these famous Victories and parformances hee with his whole Army having first delivered the King at Newcastle into the hands of the English and Scottish Commissioners appointed thereunto most faithfully loyally and lovingly marched back againe into his own Kingdome of Scotland 1. IN November 1642 this most noble and renowned Patriot of his Country the valiant Lord Fairfax was by the Parliament made Generall or Commander in chief of all the Northerne Counties of the Kingdom and was invested with full power of Martiall-Law to compell the Royall Malignants and Papists of those parts to the obedience of the Parliament 2. In December 1642 this thrice noble Lord encountred the Earle of Newcastles Army of about 8000 horse and foot with a small Army of not above 2100 foot and 7 troupes of horse at a Town call'd Tad●aster about 8 miles from Yorke where hee slew 200 of the Enemy on the place set fire on two houses where at least 20 Papists were burnt to death thereby and the said Atheisticall Earle of Newcastle was bravely beaten 3 In Aprill 1643 this noble Lord again did soundly cudgell the said Earle of Newcastles Popish Army at Leeds in Yorkeshire where he slew many in the conflict tooke at least 400 horse and foot and thus beat him thence with great losse and shame 4. In May 1643 this noble General● with his valiant and Victorious Son Sir Thomas Fairfax set upon their Enemies again at Wakefield in Yorkeshire where they obtained a most renowned Victory over them forced them out of the Town tooke all their Officers prisoners 27 Colours of foot 3 Cornets of horse about 1500 common souldiers 4 peeces of Ordnance with store of Ammunition and other rich booty 5. In October 1643 this noble and renowned Lord being about this time Governour of the most strong and important Towne of Mull which had then been sorely besieged by that most pernicious Earle of Newcastle did again most bravely beat the said Earle of Newcastle and Generall King a brave Souldier and thereby utterly raise that great Royalist Siege after a very fierce and furious fight in which this noble Lord assisted by famous and faithfull Sir Iohn Meldrum abtained a most glorious Victory and among many others took a most brave and great peece of Ordnance called the Queens Pocket-Pistoll 6. In February 1643 this valiant and Victorious noble Lord did with the successefull assistance of valiant and vertuous Sir William Constable tooke the strong haven Towne of Whitby in Yorkeshire and therein above 500 Captaines Commanders Officers and common souldiers together with at least 20 Commissioners of the Kings Array almost 1000 Saylers 40 Vessels great and small 500 Armes many barrels of Powder Match and other train of Artillery and about at least 100 peeces of Ordnance in the ships and works of the Town And in April 1644 this thrice noble and brave Commander the Lord Fairfax with the Victorious assistance of his famous Son Sir Thomas Fairfax tooke that strong Fort in Yorkeshire called Caw●●d-Castle and also Axholme Iland with all the forces Armes and Ammunition in them both 7. In which foresaid moneth of Aprill 1644 It also pleased the Lord to Crown this most noble and renowned L. Gen. of the Northerne parts by the brave assistance of his most noble Son Sir Tho Fairfax with a most admirable glorious Victory at Selby which in his Letter to the Speaker of the House of Commons in Parliament hee most justly termed a miracle rather then a Victory wherein he and his magnanimous Son most Victoriously beating the Royalists out of the Town took prisoners Collonel Iohn Bellassis Colonell Sir John Ramsde● Collonel Sir Thomas Strickland 2 more Lievetenant Collonels 1 Major 8 Commanders of horse 20 Lievtenants of foot 6 Cornets 11 Ensignes 9 Quartermasters the master of their Magazine their Provost Marshall divers Serjeants Trumpets Corporals Drums and other Officers slew very many whose bodies lay strewed in the way to Yorke for foure miles together took 4 Brasse peeces of Ordnance 7 barrels of powder 16 bundles of Match above 2000 Armes many horse and foor Colours at least 1600 common souldiers above 500 horse all their bag and baggage many Ships and Boats upon the River and at least 400 more prisoners and some Commanders among them at Homcough neere Selby And hereby this most noble and renowned Lord became absolute Master of the Field in all those Northerne parts 8. And lastly In July 1644 this thrice noble and renowned Lord Fairfax was one of the three most magnanimous and Victorious Lords Generall which won that most famous and renowned Victory at Marsten-Moore neere Yorke together with that great City of Yorke it selfe with all the Armes and Ammunition therein where they most Victoriously beat Prince Rupert and the Earle of Newcastle slew at least 41 51 whereof two thirds at least were assured to be Lords Knights and Gentlemen of great quality they took above 1500 Prisoners wherof very many were Knights and Gentlemen of great esteeme and quality together with all the enemies Canon Ammunition bag and baggage 1500 Muskets 40 barrels of powder 3 tunne of great and small bullets 800 Pikes besides Swords Bandiliers c. and abundance of other rich prize THis most noble and Victoriou● Commander Sir Thomas Fairfax 1. Took Leeds with all the Armes and Ammunition 26 Ian. 1642. 2. With the help of Sir William Brereton he routed the Lord Byron tooke 152 Knights and Gentlemen 126 Commanders 1600 common Souldiers 120 Irish women with long Knives 3. This faithfull and valiant Commander took Bidle-house and in it the Lord Brereton 26 Commanders 300 common souldiers and all the Ammunition 4. He with the most

to shed as little blood as might be tooke from them at least 2000 Armes of all sorts all their Colours and Drums and other ●aggage and so happily and honourably ●ppeased that dangerous insurrection 7. He also had a second principall fame together with most noble and renowned Major Generall Massey in the wining that ●amous Victory which was obtained ●hrough fire and water by these two most ●rave Commanders at La●g port● in the West 8. In brief hee indeed and Major Gen. Massey were two of the prime and principall actors in very many or most of 〈◊〉 most famous and renowned Victories ob●ained by and under our ever to be honoured famous and faithfull Generall Sir Thomas Fairfax in the westerne parts of the Kingdome where they all three purchased the undeliable prizes of eternall praises ho●our and renown And he was before the Warre began chosen a Member of the honourable house of Commons in Parliament the Faithfull Renouned souldier Phillip ●●ippon c Appoynted Cheife Marshall of 〈◊〉 Forcas mysed for Ireland by the Parlimt The famous Asts and most memorable Performances of the truly honourable and as vertuous as valiant heroick-hearted brave Commander Phillip Skippon Marshall Gen. of all the Forces of the most high and honourable Court of Parliament of England for the Kingdome of Ireland 1. THis renowned Souldier and brave Commander Marshall-Generall Skippon served with much deserved honour in himselfe and reputation to his native Country in the Belgicke-Warres in the Netherlands under that most renowned Prince of Orange Grave Maurice of Nassaw for the space of yeeres 2. After this returning again into England the Martiall-spirited Sparkes of the famous Artillery-Garden of the most renowned City of London to his no little honour chose him their pious and most expert Gimnasiarchus or Captain of the said Artillery-Garden to exercise and instruct them in the exactest rules of Martiall Discipline where he thus continued with much honour and love for the space of yeeres 3. Afterward about the yeere 1642 at the beginning of our most unhappy Civill-Warres the King being then in discontent departed from his Parliament and at Yorke and there understanding that the Parliament had set the Militia on foot for the safe-guard of the Kingdome and more particularly in the City of London and that the Parliament at the desire of the said City had made this famous and faithfull old expert Souldier their Major Generall of all the City forces in May 1642. He presently directed a letter to him to require and command his personall attendance on his Majesty at Yorke all excuses being set apart But he most loyally acquainting the Parliament therewith was by both Houses of Parliament inhibited from going and by an Ordinance of Parliament or three severall Votes for his indempnity in both Houses was cleered from any legall or disloyall disobedience to the Kings command therein 4. In November 1642 this noble and renowned brave Christian souldier was made Serjeant Major Generall of all the Parliaments forces for the defence of the Kingdome under the most noble and renowned Lord Generall Robert Earle of Essex his Excellency deceased 5. About December 1643 this brave Commander with a party of impregnable-hearted and renowned Romane-like London souldiers and valiant and Victorious Northampton forces most couragiously stormed Grafton house in Northamptonshire a place of very great strength and consequence and the Queenes own Joynter which after much hard service and many most furious assaults upon it they most Victoriously obtained and took prisoners therein Colonell Sir Iohn Digby a ranke and most active Papist and Brother to that arch Traytor George Lord Digby Colonell Sir Edward Longervile and 5 Colonels more above 300 common souldiers 600 Armes 6 peeces of Ordnance 80 brave horse besides many brave Saddle-horses with very many other rich spoyles which were left to his Souldiers for their encouragement 6. In September 1644 the main body of the Parliaments foot forces being necessitously left in a noose as it were or corner of Cornwall in the remotest part of the West of the Kingdome under the command in chiefe of this our most renowned Vertuous and Valiant Commander of whom I may not here especially forget that most memorable Adagie as it were that Hee liv'd like an Angell Pray'd like a Saint and fought like a Lyon and being there reduced to such a straight as that the enemy hoped now to have made them all their bloody prey and which this brave Commander observing and that they must of necessity either basely yeeld to ignoble and slavish Captivity or else fight and die honourably which last he most magnanimously choosing so admirably encouraged all the rest of his souldiers thereunto both by his couragious and Christian resolute speeches and exhortations and also by his invincible spirit and personall example that after a most fierce and bloody fight they forced their own conditions through the death and wounds of many of their bloodeist enemies and in spight of all their adversaries greatest power and fury this most noble Commander most bravely brought them all off with their lives and honour preserved and to the enemies great losse and shame in the issue 7. And here also wee may not forget that most brave piece of service performed about Aprill 1645 by this most wise godly and gallant Commander in reducing and setling the new Moddel'd Army in divers Regiments both of horse and foot upon that great change and alteration of the former unruly Army at least in the opinion of most men which after a most excellent speech unto them and by his most grave godly and discreet managing of things among them hee so sweetly setled and composed as was even to admiration and was a great and most gratefull worke to the Parliament and whole Kingdome as things then stood 8. And in the most furious and famous battle at Nazeby in Northamptonshire about the midst of June 1645 this most virtuous and valiant Commander having bin a most eminent actor and instrument under God of obtaining that most glorious and Kingdome-Crowning Victory there received among divers other wounds one most deepe and dangerous wound which was credibly reported to be about 8 inches long in his body on the left side under his short ribs by a bullet which had most dangerously battered his Armour and broken and beaten a piece of it into his belly which lay long there to his great continued pain so that there was no small fear of his precious life And it was credibly reported that the King himselfe should say in a kind of a consolitary way to himself when he heard of this That though he had lost the Victory at Nazeby yet Skippon was slain But praised be God it proved otherwise 9. After this renowned Commander had lyen a while at Northampton Town or thereabout for the dressing of his wounds and it being held fit by the Parliament who took tender care over him to remove him thence to London for the

and Ammunition therein 5. He took the City of Chichester likewise with Sir Edward Ford high Sheriff● of that County for the King a most desperate Malignant Bishop King as bad as the worst Sir Iohn Morley together with many prime Commanders and at least 60 other eminent Officers very many brave horses about 400 excellent Dragoones with 3 or 400 foot souldiers 6. And in the yeere 1643 did admirable brave service to the Parliament in the West by a flying Army of horse about Salisbury VVilishire and Dorsetshire to the great terrour of the enemies where ever he came 7. Hee also took Malmsbury by storme and Stratagem and took therein at least 300 prisoners besies 3 Colonels 1 Lievtenant Colonell 1 Serjeant Major 6 Captaines 6 Lievtenants 6 Ensignes 1 Cornet 4 Quartermasters and great store of Armes and Ammonition 8. Hee also most undantedly with the help of renowned Colonell Mass●y then Governour of Gloucester set upon 2000 of the Kings Welsh forces in the Forrest of Deaue under the Command of the Lord Herbert beat them out of their trenches slew about 600 on the place took 4000 of them prisoners took 6 Troopes of as brave horse as all England could shew almost all their Armes and Ammunition together with 5 peeces of Ordnance 9. And immediately after this advan●cing toward Teuksbury so terrible was the very name of Sir William Waller that the whole Garrison of Sir William Russell hig● Sheriffe of Worcester lying then ther● and hearing of his approach fled away wi● onely 2 Drakes toward Worcester and le● the said Town to noble Sir Williams peace●able possession 10. After all this hee most Victorious● marched with his forces into Wales too● 3 Troopes of horse compleatly armed fro● Prince Maurice And took High●am an● took therein at least 1444 common souldiers prisoners well armed and at least 15● Commanders and Gentlemen of quality 11. He also as undantedly as Victoriousl● marched forward in Wales and took the Townes of Newnham Ross-bridge Mon●●●uth and Chepstow with all the Arme● and Ammunition in them all 12. This most resolute and renowne● brave Commander took also the Town● or City of Hereford and in it at least 2● persons of quality the chiefe whereof we● the Lord Se●●damore and his Son Sir Wal●ter Py● Sir William Crofts and Sir Richar● Cave with divers other gallants of worth and quality and upon at least 2000 Arms 13. Hee took also the Town of Lemster about 12 miles from Hereford a most Malignant Towne but very rich and of great consequence to the Parliament with all the Armes Ammunition and rich pillage therein 14. He soundly beat Sir Ralph Hoptons forces in the West between Glasenbury and Wells recovered all the losse which Colonel Popham and Colonell Stroud had received by them slew about 250 of the enemies on the place and chase of them sorely wounded Prince Maurice himselfe who was in the fight and beat him twice off from his horse and very narrowly escaped from being taken prisoner tooke divers Gentlemen of worth and quality prisoners and so retreated with much honour to Bath where Sir Williams quarters were 15. He most admirably beat Hopton in the West at that famous sight at Tugg-hill eere Sherborne and Marshfield where was slain the Marquesse of Hartfords Son Sir Bevill Greenvill of Greenefield 2 Lievtenant Colonels 1 Serjeant Major 6 Captaines and other Commanders and Officers above 200 common souldiers and 300 more mortally wounded 16. He took the Lord Saulton a Scottish Popish Prisoner on the coast of Sussex then landed from France with 4000. l. and divers letters of great importance which he sent to the Parliament 17. He again most bravely beat Sir Ralph Hopton and the Lord Craford at Alton in Surrey totally routed their whole Army by Hoptons own confession in a letter of his sent to noble Sir William wherein were slain above 40 of the enemies among whom was Colonell Bowles he took 700 prisoners besides 100 in a Barne and a 100 more in the field whereof at least 500 took the Covenant and served the Parliament his prizes taken were neere 200 horse and 1000 Armes among his prisoners were one Colonell one Lievtenant Colonell one Major 13 Captaines 3 Cornets and much other rich prizes and took the Town of A●lto● also with all the Armes and Ammunition therein 18. He bravely besieged and too● again 〈◊〉 Castle in Sussex wherin he took prisoners Sir William Ford high Sheriffe of Sussex a most desperate Malignant Sir Edward Bishop Colonell Ba●fi●ld with other eminent Gentlemen of quality above 50 Reformad●es 1200 prisoners with their Armes divers expert Engineeres and at ●000 l. in money and Plate with great store of other rich prize and pillage He also here took a brave Dunkirk ship of great burthen wherein were 20 brave bra●se peeces of Ordnance 100 barrels of powder 2000 Armes great store of Ammunition divers Commanders and other persons of quality 〈◊〉 a great quantity of Linnen cloth to a ●eat value 19. He also with the help of renowned ●ajor Generall Browne terribly beat the ●ngs forces at Alsford under the Comand Sir Ralph Hopton where the L. Iohn Bro●er to the Duke of Lenox was slain and at ●st 500 more and divers both Knights 〈◊〉 Gentl. of great quality taken prisoners 〈◊〉 after all this took in Winchester againe 〈◊〉 He soundly beat the enemy at Bazing●se took divers Officers and Comman●s prisoners and at least 1000 sheep and 〈◊〉 ●at Cattel a considerable sum of mo●hich they had gathered in the Country He pursued the K. in his flight in Iun●●4 out of Oxford and frighted him and his followers in a long chase and took Shudley Castle by storme in the way where hee tooke prisoners Sir William Mo●●ton Lievtenant Colonell Sayer 2 Serjeant Majors 4 Captaines 7 Lievtenants and divers other Officers and Commanders 289 common souldiers 80 horse two Drakes many slain in the assault on the enemies side but not one of Sir Williams a rare mercy and singuler preservation and thus this most renowned generous Generall went on Conquering and to Conquer Major Generall Laughorne THis most famous and faithfull Patriot of his Country and most active and ●yik-hearted brave Commander being ●orthy Gentleman of P●mbrookeshire and Gods good Providence by the arrivall 〈◊〉 gallant and brave Sea Commander Captaine Swanley at Milford-haven being much assisted and encouraged now to stir in the defence of this his poore County almost over-run with the Malignant Welsh Gentry there especially by the wicked and Atheisticall E. of Carberie first put himself into Armes with the foresaid brave Captaine Swanley and the valiant Major of Pembrooke a very loyall and pious Gentl. to the Parliament and his distressed Country and with what help the well-affected gentry and Commons of that County could possibly afford them he first fell upon a strong hold or Garrison of the enemies called Stock-poole which after 8 houres assault he took into his possession with all the Armes

more hopefull cure This brave Gentleman being with all easiest conveniencie put into a horse litter to be brought to London and comming to Islington a Town a little more then a mile from London It pleased the Lord that it should so fall out to the greater setting forth of his Power and Providence that in the said Town a great Mastiffe-Dog on a suddain ran most fiercely out of a house fell furiously upon one of the horses that carryed the Litter got the horse by the Stones behind made the horse thereby fling and fly about and beat and shake the Litter up and down too and fro in a most dangerous manner shaking the good Gentlemans sorely wounded body thereby and ready continually to overthrow the Litter and greatly endanger the noble Gentlemans life All which while there being no possible meanes to beat off the Dog or make him leave his hold of the horse till they ran him through with a Sword and kill'd him which as soone as they could they did and so brought this noble Gentleman to his house in Bartholmewes the great where notwithstanding all this the Lord had so admirably enabled him to beare this terrible brunt being laid to rest in his bed Prayers sent up to God for him in all the Churches in London and speciall care had to the cure of his wound by Gods blessing on the industry and fidelity of the honest and Religious Chyrurgion Mr. Trapham who at length by Gods mercy got out a great piece of a rag of his wastcoat which had been beaten into his body by his Armour through the force of the bullet and lay festering in the wound but thus got out in Gods good time a perfect c●re was made of it Thus it was made manifest to the whole World that God had graciously reserved him unto yet some more glorious worke for the honour of his great Name and me good of his poore Church 10. About the midst of September following 1645 the brave City of Bristoll being taken from the Royalists it pleased the Parliament to reflect on the former constant faithfulnesse and high merits of this renowned Commander and so to honour him as he deserved as to make him Governour of Bristoll where also he carryed himselfe most piously and prudently both in point of Religion and of Martiall discipline to the great honour of God and good of the City 11. Since which also the Parliament most deservedly still eying his prudence piety and fidelity to the State made choise of him with a power of about 3000 horse and Dragoones to bee a convoy for the 200000. l. to Newcastle for our loyall and ever to be beloved Brethren of Scotland And immediately after chose him Governour of Newcastle also giving him power to substitute a Deputy-Governour of the City of Bristoll and himselfe to be the Superiour Governour thereof notwithstanding 12. And since all this to adde a yet more glorious lustre to all these honours which God had thus conferr'd upon him This noble Commander being most highly honoured in the hearts of the people also was chosen by them a most worthy member of the house of Commons in Parliament And yet again now at last and yet I hope t is not the last as if the God of Heaven intended to make him one of his speciall and peculiar favourites he hath put into the hearts of the Lords and Commons in Parliament to make choice of him to bee their Marshall-Generall of all their forces for the distressed Kingdom● of Ireland this present yeere 1647. In which so Supereminent a place of honour and action the God of Jacob be with him the God of Counsell and Courage guard and guide him and lead him on 〈◊〉 and to Conquer untill he also 〈…〉 Peace in that poore Kingdome Amen and Amen Collonell ma●●is Appoynted Leivtenant Generall of the Horse raysed for Ireland by the Parliment The most eminent Actions and most famous and fortunate Performances of that most generous Gentleman and as virtuous as valiant and Hectorean-hearted brave Commander in Armes Edward Massey Lievtenant Generall of the horse for the most honourable Parliament of England in the Kingdome of Ireland 1. THis noble and renowned Gentleman having heretofore been an Apprentice of London as to the high honour of that most famous City be it mentioned his most famous fellow Citizens and Companions in Armes those brave Sonnes of Bellona renowned Major Generall Brown now an honourable Commissioner with the King at Holmby much honoured Colonell West Lievtenant of the Tower of London and brave Colonell Harvey an honourable Member of the House of Commons likewise were but being then a Sparkie-spirited Active and Ingenious young Gentleman and by his studious dexterity becomming a most expert Engineere and valiant Souldier and Commander in forreign parts and by the good hand of Gods all-wise disposall returning home to his own native Country and here also in the yeere 1642. in the late bloody broyles of our Kingdome having shewn himselfe a most brave Souldier and expert Commander and obtaining by his precious merits and activity in those our homebred uncivill Civill-Warres the place and honour of a Colonell was soon after by noble and renowned Sir William Wallers meanes and high recommendations of him most worthily and happily made Governour of the strong Towne or City of Gloucester 2. This most noble and renowned Commander had not long continued in the gallant Government of this foresaid brave City but that the King himselfe in the top of his turbulent and truculent Warre being mightily flesht with the taking of Bristoll a little before would needs in his intended way to London onely as a viaticum take Gloucester into his possession with a most powerfull and wrathfull Army gave the said City of Gloucester a most unkind regreet and violent visitation B●t this most noble and undaunted Governour Colonell Massey gave his Majesty such a stop and walk't his horse there so long and entertain'd his King with such deserved harsh and course welcome with Cannon and Musket shot as that he maugre all the might and malice of that most formidable Army hee made his Majesty leave the bones and loose the heart-blood of many of the best and bravest unbidden and unwelcome guests before Gloucester Wals and at last with the happy help of the most noble and renowned Lord Generall the Earle of Essex and his brave London forces enforced the King to relinquish this hoped fat morsell and to depart extreame hungry and angry being thus both back-beaten and belly-beaten to Gods eternall high praise and glory be it everlastingly remembred to this most noble and renowned Colonels indelible fame and honour be it mentioned and to the unutterable joy and comfort of the whole Kingdome especially which was at that time in a most low and languishing yea in a most drooping and dying condition as ever it was in the whole time of that most wofull War from the first to the last be it for ever

in deepe and broad Characters of golden gratitude registred and recorded 3. After this in the yeere 1643 the Royalists resolving still as much as possibly they could to gird up Gloucester with Garrisons on all sides to ●ire and starve it up if it might be but this valiant and vigilant Governour still cropt and lopt all their subtilest designes in the very bud As first hee dealt with Colonell Vavasor at Tewksbury in December 1643 then immediately after this with Sir Iohn Winter whom hee bravely beat out of Newnham and soone after also out of Wotton-Garrison to his great losse and terrour 4. In February following hee beat Sir Henry Talbot in his own quarters at Shepstow took him prisoner and a brave prize besides In March following he beat his neighbour enemies about ● miles from Gloucester and took much and rich spoyle from them Again soundly beat Sir Iohn Winter in the Forrest of Deane And Colonell Min also in his own quarters on the borders of Wales 5. In May following 1644 hee again 〈◊〉 soundly scourged his Popish neighbour Sir Iohn Winter in Newnham 〈◊〉 and Little-Deane in Gloucestershire beating them in their own quarters and taking many prisoners and prizes from them 6. In Iune following hee took B●verton Castle in Gloucestershire with all the Ordnance Armes and Ammun●tion therein Malmesbury also with two Sonnes of the Parle of Barkeshire in it 28 Officers 7 or 8 peeces of Ordnance 400 Armes and other rich prize together with Chippingham strong Garrison with all the Armes and Ammunition therein which he took shortly after 7. And about the same time hee tooke Teuksbury also slew in the taking of it Colonell Godfrey and a Quartermaster Generall took Lieutenant Colonell Min prisoner together with divers other Officers and souldiers and very much prize 8. In August following Generall Mi●n● plundering and spoyling the Country not farre from Gloucester this noble Colonell understanding thereof went forth and bravely encountred him and after a hot skirmish slew the said Generall and other Officers and about an 100 common souldiers took prisoners 1 Colonell 1 Major Captaines 3 Lieutenants 5 Ensignes 12 Serjeants and about 300 common souldiers and much other prize 9. In September 1644 hee took by a brave Stratagem the Towne and Castle of Monmouth in South Wales And shortly after bravely beat the Royalists at Be●sley where hee took the Governour thereof and 10 Commanders a 160 common souldiers and all the Ordnance Armes and Ammunition therein And upon the Parl. certain intelligence of these this most renowned Colonels famous and Victorious performances both Houses of Parliament conferred and setled upon him and his heyres for ever as a present encouragement of his fidelity and brave services 1000. l. a yeere of Sir Iohn Winters estate in Gloucestershire 10. About the middle of October 1644 this magnanimous Colonell understanding that Sir Iohn Winter that active Papist had again endeavoured to fortifie that considerable passage of Be●ckly or Be●sley where he had formerly well eudge●●d him he most couragiously set upon him there also again but now with extraordinary hazard of his precious life for in the midst of the fight his horse by leaping a ditch overthrew him to the ground which a Musketier of the enemies party soone perceiving suddainly gave fire upon him but by Gods good Providence he mist his marke which he also seeing and being somewhat neere him as soone as he had discharged hee turn'd the butt end of his Muske● and strook fiercely at this brave Colonell and with the force of the blow strook off his head-piece all this being so suddainly done that the Col. had no time to consider the great danger he was in but now it pleased the Lord whom it seemes most evidently by this mighty danger deliverance the Lord his God reserved for yet some more great hon. work for his further glory his Churches good just as it was though in another kind with his famous compeere renowned Gen Skippo● it now I say pleased the Lord to give this noble Col. such an unda●ted spirit and renewed courage that he suddainly recovered his feet instātly charged the Musketier kill'd him on the place very speedily after obtained a most memorable Victory over Sir I. Winter forced this his grand adversary to tumble down asleepe ●●ill to save his life but in danger to have broken his neck took many Commanders Officers and common souldiers prisoners slew divers on the place took 8 barrels of powder 8 peeces of Ordnance with many horse and Armes and returned home laden with as much honour as rich spoyles and prizes 11. In December also 1644 this most renowned Colonell did bravely beat the enemies horse which came from Bristoll about Sedbury in Gloucestershire taking very many of them prisoners together with great prizes In March following 1645 he also soundly beat another party of Bristoll Cavaliers took Colonell Roberts a great Malignant Royalist of Herefordshire prisoner and divers other Officers in Armes and common Souldiers 12. And about the latter end of May 1645 this our most renowned and undefa●igable active Colonell took the most strong Town of Evesham by a terrible storme as sharp as short took in it prisoners Colonell Robert Legg the Governour of the Town Colonell Foster and Lievtenant Colonell Bellingham Major Travillian 13 Captaines 17 Lievtenants above 20 inferiour Officers all the Ordnance Armes and Ammunition therin which was very much 13. About the midst also of Iuly 1645 ever to be honoured Colonell Massey being now for all his foresaid brave services in and about the City of Gloucester by the Parliament honoured with the title and place of Major Generall of the Westerne parts of the Kingdome was He who in the head of his Army strook the first conquering blow at that brave fight and famous Victory at Langport which was wonne through fire and water in which defeat which hee heere gave the enemy which indeed brake the heart of Generall ●oring● Forces he took at least 5 or 600 prisoners and at least 300 horse After this also hee gave the first most furious and successefull on-set upon Tiverton in Cornewall which was obtained by a remarkable shot of a Cannon admirably breaking the Chain of the draw-bridge of that strong Castle whereby it was taken 14. And now at length the Lord his God to adde more lustre to the splendour of all his famous performances and to Crown him with more honour moved the ●●arts of his well-affected people to make ●oice of him for a most worthily honou●●ble member of the house of Commons in Parliament yea and to adde yet one more sparkie Diamond of honor unto the Crown of all these his most illustrious Ornaments of honour the Lord I say still manifesting the faithfulnesse of his infallible word of Truth 1 Sam. 2. 30. Those that honour me saith the Lord I will honour● put into the hearts of our most renowned Parliament to choose him now with his most renowned