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A57257	The civill vvarres of England briefly related from His Majesties first setting up his standard 1641, to this present personall hopefull treaty : with the lively effigies and eulogies of the chief commanders ... : together with the distinct appellations, proper motions, and propitious influences of these memorable starres, chronologically related from anno. 1641 to anno. 1648 / collected by John Leycester.	Ricraft, Josiah, fl. 1645-1679.; Leycester, John, b. 1598.	1818 (1649)	Wing R1428; Wing R1436_PARTIAL; ESTC R15379	77,291	228

THE Civill VVarres OF ENGLAND BRIEFLY Related from His Majesties first setting up His Standard 1641. To this present Personall hopefull Treaty WITH The lively Effigies and Eulogies of the chief Commanders who like Starres in their courses have fought against the Romish Sicera or the great Scarlet Whore with whom the Kings of the Earth have committed Fornication Rev. 17. 2. Together with the distinct appellations proper motions and propitious influences of these memorable Starres Chronologically related from Anno. 1641. to Anno. 1648. Collected by JOHN LEYCESTER Ecce triumphales Anni Quoque Sydera fausta LONDON Printed for John Hancock at the first shop in Popes-Head Alley next to Corn-hill 1649. Of all the Guifts of Gods most sacred Spiret The Guift of Tongues being of much precious merit By which Man mainly differs from a Beast And all rare Knowledge richly is increast How much to our Industrious Ricraft then Is due for his great Paines and vsefull Pen Who thus hath made so Copious a Collection Of th' Orient Characters for fair Direction So learn those Songues A Work most Excellent And of more Worth than Pearles most Orient For which with gratefull heart giue God the Praise And Crown Graue Ricrafts Browes wth fragrant Bayes I Vickers Scrip●st W. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 A SURVEY OF ENGLANDS CHAMPIONS AND Truths faithfull Patriots OR A Chronologicall Recitement of the principall proceedings of the most worthy Commanders of the prosperous Armies raised for the preservation of Religion the Kings Majesties Person the Priviledges of Parliament and the Liberty of the Subject c. With a most exact narration of the severall Victories as also the number of Commanders and Souldiers that have been slain on both sides since these uncivill civill wars began With the lively pourtraitures of the severall Commanders By JOSIAH RICRAFT Published by Authority Psal. 44. 5. Through thee wee have thrust back our adversaries by thy name have we trodden down them that rose up against us London Printed by R. Austin and are to be sold by F. H. in Popes head Alley and in Cornhill neer the Royall Exchange 1647. TO THE Honour and Glory of the Infinite Immense and Incomprehensible Majesty of JEHOVAH THE Fountaine of all Excellencies the Lord of Hosts the Giver of all Victories and the God of PEACE IF that one Star in vast circumference so much exceeds the globe of earth and seas and if the soule more vast by intelligence exceeds the magnitude of Pleiades What admiration then to him belongs what trembling joy what duty love and feare What exaltation in all psalmes and songs that tongue or pen objects to eye or eare Who hath so many millions of soules and stars created stretching forth The heav'ns on th' Axis turning into Poles terminated in the South and North Who without quantity is only great and without quality is only good More perfect than perfection more compleat then can by Seraphims be understood To this Jehovah-jireth who unfolds all close contrivings 'gainst his little flocke To this Jehovah-Nissi who upholds his Church on 's powers everlasting Rocke To this Jehovah-Shallom God of Peace that twice hath made our civill wars to cease Maugre open force and secret fraud To this Ocean without bottome or banke of blisse First let the Rivers of our praises runne and first ascribe all glory to this sunne Of righteousnes which makes these stars to shine but with his frowne great Potentates decline By J. O. LEY A small crumme of mortality Septemb. 23. 1648. To the Impartiall Reader I Present to thy view no Astrologicall predictions limiting divine providence to the necessity of secondary causes a worke savouring more of Luciferian pride than piety nor yet the Apples of Sodom specious lyes such as Mercurius Aulicus Pragmaticus and divers others of that gang have baited their hookes withall to catch silly simple soules but an historicall relation and naked narration of our late warlike exploits the persons by whom the times when and the places where being satisfactorily expressed and explained All which have not a coulour but a reality of true notions but in the ●eightiest motive to reading as will make the ●ost clamorous Malignant as silent as a Seriphian Frog But howsoever all humane knowledge is imperfect and therefore no writing can be so exact in every point and circumstance as to be accounted infallible for that Epithite is peculiar onely to the sacred Scriptures and to no other booke in the world yet I am sure this booke is much more truer than that Aulicus by whose helpe Prince Rupert routed the Parliaments Army at Long-Marston for joy whereof Bonefires were made at Oxford in an. 1644. As for these Metaphorical or Mystical resplendent stars whose aspect hath been as sadly ominous to the foes as benevolous to the friends of Gods Truth and true Religion I hope that I have so kept within the circle of modesty and reason in the expression of their merits and the accommodation of their due praises that none but such to whom goodnesse in others seemes miraculous and to whom no blood or condition of estate is acceptable but those who are stamped with Caesars Image who if there were such a peace concluded as they could wish were as fit to receive the marke of the Beast as before can justly repine at it But to my own judgement I seem rather to have transgressed by diminishing than enlarging their high deserts by my weake industry But if it be lawfull and equall to calumniate slander and disgrace an enemy which is Cavaliers practise not my tenet then by the rule of contraries it is lawfull and equall to praise and commend a friend especially such friends who have preferred the life of Religion Lawes and Liberty before their owne lives and faire estates But it is very comicall to consider how prettily the Malignants tearmes of contempt doe jumpe with their contemptible fortunes for they called that gallant souldier Generall Brown a Woodmonger a tearme very suitable to their sufferings for they know very well that this Woodmonger hath oftentimes cudgelled their Militia from the Generalissimo to the Corporall and made them run almost to every point of the Compasse I could recount many others of our worthies here inserted grossely abused and traduced by the obstreperous goosse-quill of Phaetons Sycophants and his followers but Crimine ab uno discite nunc omnes As for the Historicall part of this booke which I have drawne in this method first the chiefe heroicke actions of our Noble Generalls and Renowned Commanders are particularly described then followeth in Order a List of all the severall Victories and Encounters the names of the Cities Towns and Castles taken by storme or surrender with the names of the Earles Lords Knights Generalls Collonels Lieut. Col. Majors Capt. and Gentlemen of quality slain in this unnatural war on both sides with the number of common Souldiers to which is added the Commissioners names imployed in this present Treaty with His Majesty which the Lord

the commendation of the greatest part of Europe the Low-Countreyes and divers parts beyond Seas at this day eccho forth his praise and with a sorrowfull looke and pale face bid him Adieu brave Lesley adieu but the love he bare to Religion his King and Countrey ingaged him to steere his course towards these Kingdoms and coming to the Court of England was courted and consulted withall and being found neither knave nor foole was presently discountenanced and so departed into his owne Countrey of Scotland and was there received with much triumph and joy they knowing he was free from cowardice or covetousnesse which is often the losse of Armies and Garrisons if I be not mistaken Oxford Banbury and Bristoll will witnesse yet neither profit or penury could incline him or decline him from doing or suffering to his uttermost in the cause of Religion Lord-Bishops and all that depend upon their Episcopall Hierarchy will remember renouned Lesley who was under God the two-edged Sword that cut them and their wild branches off at the root witnesse the yeare 1640. in which time he entred England with an Army of twenty thousand men and upon the first entrance routed the Queens Regiment of Horse and Foot and all the rest fled finding a paire of heels to be of more use for security then a paire of hands but notwithstanding this advantage our Brethren were desirous to treat with His Majesty who condescended thereunto and hearing the reasonablenesse of their Propositions condescended thereunto and so in peace they did depart not long after but in the yeare 1642. a civill Warre arising amongst our selves and the Parliaments Army not able to suppresse the enemy were necessitated to desire the assistance of our Brethren of Scotland who were as ready to help us as we were readie to desire their help their sensiblenesse of our misery was exprest in tears as may appeare by the relation of our Messengers the Lord Wharton Sir Henry Vane M. Solicitor S. John M. Marshall and M. Burroughs and that which puts a seale of confirmation to these and other relations of their love and willingnesse to help us is their coming into England so suddenly after and at such an unseasonable time as they did it being mid winter that they marched in snow and water to the mid leg for a hundred miles together and their noble Generall his Excellency the Earl of Leven most resolutely fell to the work although in an enemies Countrey having before him the Earl of Newcastle with an Army of 20 thousand strong yet he drove them before him killing and taking prisoners many of them daily and upon a sudden he wheeled about with his Army and tooke Cockit Island with the town Jan. 20. 1643. and afterwards marches up to the enemies quarters and beats them up taking in also the strong Garrison of Alnwick Febr. 14. 1643. and afterward hastned his march further into the enemies Countrey and takes in the Town of Morepeth Febr. 22. 1643. and marches againe up to the enemy and beats up his quarters and takes the strong Garrison of Tinby March 19. 1643. and afterwards marches forward and takes Sunderland with great store of Ammunition Newcastles rage being risen drawes up his whole Army as intending to give battell to the Earle of Leven but no sooner did he draw up but Newcastles popish ragged Regiments ran away and our Brethren of Scotland marched forward and tooke the strong Garrisons of Durham and Lomby Aprill 14. 15. 1644. they marched yet forwarder and beat severall parties of the enemies and tooke Morepeth Castle with all the Ammunition the 2. of June 1644. and having notice of the renouned Earl of Manchester's marching up towards them they with much rejoycing hastned to meet him whom they longed to see the face of and having met him with much joy saluted him and so joyned both their Armies together and drove the Popish Earle of Newcastle and all his Army into York and there besieged him Prince Rupert being at that time in Lancashire hastens to raise their siege making his boasts how he would beat the Scots and would know of what mettle those fresh-water souldiers were made which e're he departed he very well knew to the deare price of 4500. mens lives upon the place called Marston-Moore never to be forgotten by Prince Rupert nor the Earl of Newcastle and after the spoile of the battell was taken they marched up to Yorke and tooke it with all the Ammunition and when this was performed the Earle of Manchester marched Westward and the Earle of Leven Northward and tooke Gateshead 12. of August 1644. and straightly besieged Newcastle upon Tine prepared mines and all accommodation for storme offered faire terms but were not accepted then stormed the towne and tooke it the 20. of October 1644. with much Arms and Ammunition and afterwards tooke Tinmouth Castle marched up to Carlisle and took it also and afterwards besieged the strong Castle of Scarborough and took it with the Castle of Rabi and the Castle of Canon-Froome and since have been assistant in the taking of Newarke And for the gallant service of this noble Generall the Earle of Leven let true-English-men give him true honour and praise let that tongue cleave to the roof of that mouth that is so ungratefull and uncivill as to foment divisions betwixt us and these our Covenanted-Brethren The Right Honble. Robert Earle of Warwick Lord Rich of Leeze Lord High Admirall of the Seas CHAP. III. Upon the right honourable and noble Patriot Robert Earle of Warwicke * A third bright star within our Hemi-Spheare Of Reformation is this noblest Rich Richer indeed then can to men appeare Because his aymes on noble ends do pitch This trusty Pilot waits upon the Ocean Watching both forraigne and domestick Foes Then to the land thus in their restlesse motion Are pious souls whom God doth here dispose To honour him and do his will on earth And them he honours with a second birth VVhich begets in Warwick prudence and love A lions heart yet harmlesse as the dove IT were great ingratitude to let passe or bury in oblivion the many glorious things that this our high Admirall of England Robert Earl of Warwicke hath performed both by Sea and Land since the year 1642. which both his and our adversaries at home and abroad know to their griefe he was unto our Kingdome under God as a bulwarke of defence a rock of refuge a castle and tower to flie unto a strong and mighty wall to defend us from the malicious pride and cruelty of France Spain Denmarke and all the world beside and had not brave renouned Warwicke stood to us and guarded our coasts we and our Kingdome had long e're this been a prey to our enemies at home and abroad But God be praised who put it into the hearts of our Parliament-Worthies to make so good a choice and they

the large proffers the enemy made to the Army if they would with-draw or with-hold And besides the many reproaches sleightings and calumnies that Army did patiently undergo by a factious party amongst our selves had not the hand of God guided and carried on noble Lesley and renouned Calender with the rest of those worthy pious Patriots our condition had been miserable before this day and we weltering in our owne blood our wives defloured our children massacred our houses rifled our lands confiscated our goods divided amongst a generation whose Religion teacheth them Rebellion whose Faith is Faction and Division whose meere Mercy is Cruelty Having past through the grounded evidences of this noble religious and faithfull Peers willingnesse activenesse and perseverance in assisting us I shall also particularize some of the most materiall passages he hath performed since his first entrance into England which was with much courage his Army being put to great straights with hunger cold and often skirmishing with the enemy whom he drive before him and fell upon Carlisle and tooke it with all the Ammunition marched againe and beat up Newcastles Army and by the assistance of the Earle of Leven and the Earle of Manchester with the Lord Fairfax and his valourous son the truly honourable Sir Thomas Fairfax besieged Newcastle in Yorke with-drew and gave battell to him with Prince Ruperts Army and routed them both after tooke Yorke and afterwards this noble Earle of Calender marched Northward and tooke the strong Garrison of Gateshhead neare Newcastle with much Armes and Ammunition and returned and assisted in the taking Newcastle by storme with all the Armes and Ammunition therein much more hath this faithfull Generall performed which is here omitted his owne worth speaking for him to all that know him more than I can here expresse Henry Gray Earle of Standford Lord Gray of Groby Bonvile c CHAP. VI Upon the right Honourable Earl of Stamford This noble slip not of the last edition Of ancient stocke and formidable name To Englands foes of old when Spains ambition 'Gainst Queen Elizabeth did mischiefs frame Heroicke Stamford not degenerate Is true and loyall unto Church and State Exeters defence and Lord Hoptons flight At Modbury field declare his heart is right A Renouned worthy amongst the rest is this gallant Peer the noble Earle of Stamford whose former generations have been a terrour to Englands enemies as he himselfe hath been since the time he was made Generall of South-Wales with the foure Counties of Glocester Worcester Hereford and Cheshire upon the 10. of Decemb. 1642. he marching from hence towards them was received with much joy and a considerable party ready to march along with him he delayed no time to be in action with them but forthwith marched towards Cornwall and coming to Newbridge and finding the bridge pulled downe and a strong Garrison in the towne forced his passage through the river with a hot dispute on both sides at last beat the enemy took much Ammunition and marched forward and beat the Lord Hopton from Bristoll towards Exeter joyned with the Devonshire men and still pursued him from holes to holes like a fox brought those malignant Counties into a good condition securing and taking many Garrisons and had he had money and ammunition those parts in all appearance had been sooner gained but where the fault lay my Lord himselfe best knowes and it may be in time will manifest it to others if I be not mistaken I could wish great men professing Religion would lay aside covetousnesse and under-hand dealing and be no longer like Water-men rowing one way and looking another I presume this noble Earle of Stamford is sensible of some particulars which I here omit it is and hath been the noblenesse of his disposition to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace being free from the spirit of faction and division which breeds confusion from which good Lord deliver us Basil Feilding Earle of Denbigh c CHAP. VII Upon the right Honourable Earle of Denbigh Lo here a gemme of honour casting forth Resplendent beams of magnanimity But words too weake are to describe his worth VVho 's more enobled then by Progeny His pious soule shews that a righteous cause Is dearer to him then a Monarchs I awes Ches Shrop. and Staffordshire may well expresse Their love and valour and their thankfulnesse I Eealousies arise amongst some sort of men without cause as sometimes there did of this noble Earle of Denbigh I must confesse had his fathers blood and his been of one and the same putrified temper we might all have had just cause to fear a piece of treachery but I hope God hath moulded his heart in his owne hand and framed it according to his will as hath evidently appeared hitherto by his proceedings First in standing to the Parliament and taking the most solemne League and Covenant for Reformation and rooting out of Bishops and all other erroneous and factious persons which if brave Denbigh once decline I shall recall what I have and hope to affirme of him Secondly his taking up armes and adventuring his life in the high places of the field as was evident at his taking of Russell-Hall the 29. of May 1646. as also routing the Kings Forces neer Dudley the 10. of June 1646. And taking by storme the strong Garrison of Oswestree the 22. of June 1646. with Chomley-House and many more I omit for brevity sake intending to speak more at large hereafter and as time shall make evident The most Noble Ferdinand Lord Fairfax Generall of the Northern Countyes CHAP. VIII Upon the right Honourable Ferdinando Lord Fairfax This happie heart heated with heav'nly fire Stands up against the Rampant Lions pawes Frustrates the haughty hope and vast desire Of Popish regulating Lives and Lawes Discovers Protean Hothams treacheries Preserves ingaged Hull from foes surprize Routed and rooted out Lycaons brood Of wolvish natures loving native blood Shine on resplendent Fairfax or Faire-Torch To friends a light to foes a fire to scorch Thou and thy fellow-Stars in Englands night When neither Sun nor Moon do shine give light HEre is a right Noble in blood and actions deserving to be ranked amongst the most noble of our Peers and Patriots for his good and faithfull service for Church and State as may evidently appeare by his former gallant actions in the North of England which it were great ingratitude to omit I shall only point at the chiefe which by the Arme of God assisting the noble Lord Fairfax performed and deserve to be written in capitall letters for after Ages to read c. At his first being made Generall of the North there was a great Army in the field a malevolent Countrey the greatest part being Papists and Athiests the Parliament sending down the Covenant to be taken in those parts himselfe first began and some of the godly party followed

and no sooner had he set the Covenant a foot and got together a small Brigade of 3. or 4000. men but he marched into the field drew up to the Earle of Newcastle gave him battell being four to one near Tadcaster and routed him took much armes and ammunition Decemb. 8. 1642. and after having eased those parts of that enemy he drew more up into the heart of the Countrey in which space the Earle of Newcastle againe recruited his Army and besieged Leeds my Lord Fairfax raised his siege and beat him and not long after met again with him neer Bradford and there fell upon him utterly routed him and tooke much ammunition Jan. 3. 1642. afterwards besieged and tooke Wakfield May 27. 1643. and the Popish Earle having againe recruited besieged Hull the which the Lord Fairfax no sooner heard of but with speed hastened and did rout the Popish Army raised the siege and afterwards marched to Whitby and took it with Cawood Castle and Oxholm Island Again he marched to cleare the field and finding a strong party neare Selby fell in upon them charging fiercely in the Flanke and Rear suddenly routed them and tooke much ammunition and after this sight this noble Lord joyned with our loving Brethren of Scotland and by joynt assistance they beseiged the Marquesse of Newcastle in York and finding it to be advantageous to draw off and let Prince Rupert relieve it they got ground and ingaged with the Prince and Newcastle at Marston Moore and routed them tooke many prisoners and killed multitudes upon the place and within three or four daies gained Yorke in all which service this noble Lord Fairsax did most gallantly for which unto God be the glory and brave Generall Ferdinando Lord Fairfax the praise The right Honourable the Lord Roberts CHAP. IX Upon the right honourable Lord Roberts Behold a true Nathanael without guile Such are the Nobles of an heav'nly race For bold sincerity regards no smile Nor frownes of fortune nor a Princes face Let Cornish choughes be caught with gins of praise And promises this Cornish Eagle waies To basenesse shuns therefore that Skellum base Greenvill and 's Army he did rout and chase I Shall not need to speake much in the commendations of this most noble religious and pious Lords behalfe whose vertues speak forth his praise whose valour renowned Plymouth and malignant Cornwall will acknowledge to this day his constancy and perseverance in the Cause of God and maintenance of his and the Nationall League and Covenant is too high above my expression in way of commendation yet to let passe in silent so worthy so deserving and so renowned a Patriot of his Countrey were great ingratitude therefore I shall in part particularize some of his most noble exploits by him performed since these unnaturall warres began and that which in the first place crownes all his actions was the fierce and famous fought battell at Newbery where this noble Lord lead on the battell in his owne person charging the maine Body of the Kings Army with such resolution as did inliven the London Brigade to second and relieve them suddenly yet notwithstanding this noble Champion stood to the fight and lead up other souldiers and incouraged them and so continued untill the enemy retreated with great losse of men and armes afterwards he with his Brigade marched with his Excellency the Earle of Essex into Cornwall where in his march he assisted in the taking of fifteen Garrisons mentioned in the Lord Generalls List of Victories he encountered treacherous Skellum Greenvill and beat him with his Cornish choughes from place to place and had timely relief been sent this noble Lord with the Lord Generall long before this by the help of God had subdued that malignant Countrey but being prevented and inforced by necessity to give way to the spoilers they retreated and this noble Lord with part of his Brigade made good Plymouth against all the power of the enemy and several times beat them off to their great losse having thus gallantly performed and his trust discharged and by an Ordinance being home called out of obedience thereunto his Commission he surrendered and into his place he returned to act by his Councell what before he did by the sword The right Honble Robert Lord Brooke etc was shot at Lichfeild CHAP. X. Upon the right honourable Lord Brooke slain at Lichfield 1642. This branch of honour and of Martial sprite In whom the hopes of many thousands lay And whom the love to truth did first invite To take up Arms too soon was snatch't away B' untimely death yet conqu'ring liv'd and di'd O're sin and death and many sons of pride And left behind a gallant Souldiers name But his piety doth augment his fame IN warlike posture this noble Brook was first who by grim death had his daies shortned and the expectations of many frustrated who expect more from him then God would suffer him to perform in the time God afforded him he was not idle as may appeare by his gallant service near Southam where he killed and took many of the Kings souldiers prisoners as also his keeping of Warwick Castle against all the Kings forces and likewise his valour at Lichfield where in the moneth of March 1642. this noble Lord was killed by a musket bullet c. his death was much lamented by his souldiers and many thousands more than knew him The right Honourable the Lord Willoughby of Parham etc. CHAP. XI Upon the right honourable Lord Willoughby of Parham Nor is this Patriot of the last impression Of aulick Nobles which adore the beast But with his sword hath made a good profession And 'gainst unjust dominion doth contest It is no circling pomp nor spells of praise That faithfull Willoughbies affections swaies It is the truth for which this Baron bold Did take up Arms and will to death uphold TO ecclipse the worth of brave Willoughby or to be silent in setting forth his due desert were great partiality great men good are like apples of gold in pictures of silver so rare so hard to be found that they are almost Phoenix-like hard to be heard of but since our faithfull Willoughby is one of those Worthies that to manifest his unfained affection love to Religion and resolution to keep his Covenant adventured himselfe in person in many desperate pieces of service by him performed as first in taking by storme at midnight the impregnable Garrison of Gainesborough and in it the Earl of Kingston and 30. Knights more at least 300. common Souldiers July 16. 1643. and from thence marched into the enemies quarters beats them up and takes many prisoners and afterwards besieges and takes Bolingbroke Castle with all the armes and ammunition These with many more gallant exploits hath this noble Lord performed which are here omitted for brevities sake The most Exellent Sr Thomas Fairfax Captin Generall of the Armyes etc CHAP.

parts and afterwards drew more Northward and cleared those parts was alwaies active in promoting the publike and when the warre was compleated and our Brethren of Scotland retreated towards their owne Kingdome this renowned Sir Sydenham Poyntz had a command to secure and keep in quietnesse those Northerne parts in case of any insurrection of the Malignant or any other party which he did most faithfully performe and in all his proceedings he did endeavour to keep brotherly unity with our Brethren of Scotland which may adde one badge of honour to him more then to some of the rest of our gallant Commanders and this may be the crowne of his honour that in all the troubles of England and sad division he hath kept himselfe unspotted from covetousnesse ambition or faction which if all men in eminency and trust hath done the like we should have had lesse contests for honour and more self-deniall lesse reviling of and exclaiming at our faithfull Brethren of Scotland and more Covenant-ingaged affection to them lesse fomenting and fostring of division and more advancing of the truth in a reall Reformation according to our most sacred Oath and I could wish some men of eminency had not been so guilty of blowing and kindling the coles of jealousie betwixt England and Scotland and finding God blasted them in that Machiavell designe they act a second tragedy not inferiour to the former viz. foment and countenance a division at home in the same Kingdome amongst one and the same Subjects of one flesh and blood and although God it may be hath used some such men to doe his owne worke whom as men I honour yet I am confident their honour is not of so a long a life as their person but for faithfull men such as valiant Poyntz when their persons decay and decrease their honours will increase to posterity The Religious succesfull and truly Valliant Lieutenant Generall Cromwell CHAP. XX Upon the valiant Commander Lievtenant-Generall Cromwell * Here 's noble blood if that a noble mind Makes man noble by denomination And he that reads this Souldiers acts shall find Matter of wonderment and admiration That in such well-fought fields and fortresses Assaulted alwaies conquering happinesse Attended him thus with grace beautified Despised men pull down great Princes pride AS a valiant faithfull Commander brave Cromwell deserves perpetuall honour who for his gallant actions the Cavaliers have Anabaptist-like rebaptized him if I may properly so say and given him a new name called Old Iron sides and very well they might call him so for oftentimes hee did prove to them as an iron rod to brake them in pieces God hath used him as one of the great instruments to rescue our Religion Lawes and Liberties out of the hands of those that would have destroyed them all and therefore he deserveth high honour I here present to the view of the world his valiant exploits in shorter terms then M. Sprig in his large Folio History of large relations and of the largest size since hee was made Commander of a Brigade one of the first and gallant pieces of service he performed was in the taking of Stamford and clearing the parts adjacent often skirmishing with the enemy alwaies prosperous especially at that never to be forgotten fight at Marston-More where in person he did performe most gallant service and afterwards was active in all his undertakings and being eminently taken notice of upon the Modell of the New Army was chosen Lievtenant-Generall and at that great battell of Naseby did bravely performe the day to the downfal of the Cavalierian faction and encouraged the souldiers to prosecute the day and with zealous courage marched towards their Garrisons and first tooke in Leicester and afterwards Heighworth relieved Taunton-Deane re-gained Ilchester routed Gorings Western Army took also Langport Burrough Bridgewater and the Citie of Bath and afterwards did march with the Army against Sherborne-Castle and took it with the Castle of Nunney Porshut Point and the strong Towne and Castle of Bristoll and having re-gained that marched to the Devizes and tooke it with the Castle of Farleigh Chedwick and the strong Garrison of Basing the very receptacle of rogueing Rob-Carriers and having performed this gallant service hee marched more Westward towards the reliefe of those poore oppressed parts and in his march tooke Langford-house Tiverton Fulford and Chillington-house and presently marched to Pouldram-house and tooke it relieved Plymouth regained Budex Church and Sir Francis Drakes house and having thus weakned the Kings strength in Garrison he did march towards the Lord Hopton and routed him took Launceston Listithiell Saltash Wardbridge and Temple-guard the Lord Hopton recruited to the number of 5000. Horse whom within few daies was by this valiant Commander and the rest inforced to disband and deliver with all their ammunition and having cleared the field in the West marched up to Dennis-Castle and tooke it also with Felford Haven Axmouth Inch-house and Hilford Exeter hearing hereof did also suddenly deliver and Barnstaple stood not upon so great termes as formerly but was surrendred and having finished the work in those parts marched more Eastward and tooke Radcot-house Sherborn and Oxford and having been thus active and compleated the worke except some petty Garrisons this valiant Cromwell came backe to take his place as a Member of the House of Commons where I leave him to act by his counsell according to that patterne he hath acted with his hands Richard Browne Esq. major Generall of Oxon Berkshire Buckingham CHAP. XXI Upon the valiant and worthy Gentleman Major-General Brown * And brave Brown bringeth up the Reare Last in the List but not the least in field And he that reads this Souldiers acts shall find Matter of wonderment and admiration That in such well-fought fields and fortresses Assaulted alwaies conquering happinesse Attended him thus with grace beautifide Despised men pull down great Princes pride BRave Brown although last in List of the beadrow of Englands Worthies yet inferiour to few in his actions and fidelity as the Cavaliers know and acknowledge at this day with griefe of heart and that it may bee manifest to all I shall here insert part of those gallant passages and exploits by him performed since these unnaturall uncivill civill warres began and first when Englands never to bee forgotten generally beloved Generall the bewailed deceased Earle of Essex first marched forth this gallant Commander attended him in his marches from London towards the enemies Quarters and falling in upon them neere Worcester they utterly defeated them and put them to flight in this battell this successefull Major-Generall Browne did most excellent service and afterwards marched after the Kings Forces who did recruit with much vigorousnesse but being againe over-taken at Edgehill were inforced to fight which both sides did most gallantly but after a hot dispute the Kings forces gave ground retreated and our souldiers kept the field having won the day and having thus