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<NAME>Jonathan Blaney</NAME>
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<P>A TRVE
RELATION
By Colonell Morgan,
In a Letter of the totall Rou|ting
of the Lord <HI>A&s;hley,</HI> by him
and Sir <HI>William Brereton</HI> at
STOVV. With the Names of all the
Pri&s;oners by them taken.</P>
<P>The&s;e being true Copies and exami|ned,
are Printed and publi&s;hed accor|ding
to Order of PARLIAMENT.</P>
<P>LONDON, <HI>Printed for</HI> Matthew Walbanck <HI>at</HI> Gray&s;-Inne Gate. <HI>March.</HI> 24 1645.</P>
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<HEAD>A
True Relation by
Colonell Morgan in a
Letter of the totall routing
the Lord <HI>A&s;hley</HI> by him and
<HI>Sir William Brereton</HI> at Stow.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>Gentlemen,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>_HAving received a Com|mand
from the Honoura|ble
Committee of both
Kingdomes to take the
charge of a brigade of
Hor&s;e and foote drawne out of the Gari|&s;ons
of <HI>Glouce&s;ter, Hereford,</HI> and <HI>Evi&s;halm,</HI>
<PB N="4" REF="3">
to prevent the Lord <HI>A&s;hley's</HI> conjuncti|on
with the Kings forces at Oxford, and
to effect that de&s;igne, I drew forth and
randevou&s;ed &s;ea&s;onably neere Evi&s;halme
and Warwicke, notwith&s;tanding the
Lord <HI>A&s;hley</HI> endeavoured by all meanes
to get by mee, which much foyled my
brigade to prevent, in marching from
place to place, to &s;ecure the place upon
River Avon. Yet after &s;ome con&s;idera|tions,
I perceived that hee was unwil|ling
to pa&s;&s;e over &s;o long as I lay neer the
River. Re&s;olved upon Thur&s;day la&s;t to
quarter and campe in the mo&s;t conveni|ent
place (where&s;oever hee made his pa&s;|&s;age)
to fall upon him, and that night
had intelligence of his march from Droit
with neer 100. hor&s;e towards <HI>Bedford</HI> 3.
miles from Evi&s;halm, whereof I pre&s;ently
adverti&s;ed Colonell <HI>Whaly</HI> and Colonell
<HI>Fleetwood,</HI> and &s;ent po&s;t to Sir <HI>VVill. Brere|ton</HI>
for the a&s;&s;i&s;tance of his hor&s;e, which
was accordingly granted: but upon Fri|day
the Lord <HI>A&s;hley</HI> &s;till continuing his
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march, and Sir <HI>VVilliam Brereton</HI> not come
up, was forced to hold him in action for
the &s;pace of 4. houres, skirmi&s;hing with
by parties, and keeping my body drawne
up in a mo&s;t advantagious place for pur|&s;ute,
in ca&s;e he &s;hould pa&s;&s;e by me before
&s;ir <HI>VVill. Brereton</HI> came up, which about
nine a clocke that night he did, where|upon
I re&s;olved to pur&s;ue, thinking it
more advantagious to fall upon his reare,
then at that time to draw out to meete
him in the field, and in my pur&s;ute Sir
<HI>VVilliam Brereton</HI> came up with 800 hor&s;e
(of whom I de&s;ired to receive orders, but
he referred the whole command of the
field unto me, then being equall in num|ber
to the Lord <HI>A&s;hley's</HI> forces, con&s;i&s;ting
of 3000. I commanded 400. hor&s;e &amp; 200
Firelocks to charge his reare guard, to
put him to a &s;tand before he &s;hould pa&s;&s;e
through <HI>Stow</HI> upon the Would, and as my
intelligence informed me, the King was
to have joyned with him within 7 mile of
that place, where hee made choy&s;e of his
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ground, and had the wind with him, yet
tru&s;ting in God, I drew up and charged
him, whom halfe an houre before day on
Saturday morning I put to a total route,
killed many Gent. and Officers of quali|ty,
took pri&s;oners the L. <HI>A&s;hley</HI> and all his
foot officers, who&s;e names are in the in|clo&s;ed
li&s;t, be&s;ides 1600. common &s;oul|diers,
whereof many being wounded, I
gave liberty to goe to their owne homes,
taking the oath of the 5^t^h of April, the
re&s;t I have &s;ent to Glouce&s;ter: there is al|&s;o
taken 2000. arms &amp; all their ammuni|tion.
Sir <HI>VVill. Brereton</HI> de&s;ired that the
L. <HI>A&s;hley</HI> &s;hould be his pri&s;oner, which I
willingly condi&s;cended unto, not doub|ting
but hee will give a good account of
him to the Parliament; this good &s;ucce&s;&s;e
(the glory thereof I de&s;ire may be given
unto God) will prevent the King from
drawing an army into the field which he
expected: I am now marched towards
Worce&s;ter, where <HI>I</HI> &s;hall ob&s;erve &s;uch or|ders
as I &s;hall receive from the Parliament
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and the Committee of both Kingdomes,
and in the mean time &s;hall endeavour to
make u&s;e of all opportunities to weaken
the enemy, and to advance the publike
&s;ervice, which &s;hal alwayes be the de&s;ire
of him who will ever &s;ub&s;cribe him&s;elfe
to bee</P>
<CLOSER><SALUTE>Gentlemen,</SALUTE>
<SIGNED>Your faithfull friend and &s;ervant, THO: MORGAN.</SIGNED>
<DATELINE><HI>Cambdin</HI> <DATE>the 22 of
<HI>March</HI> 1645. at 6.
a clock at night.</DATE></DATELINE></CLOSER>
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<DIV1 TYPE="list of prisoners">
<HEAD>A Li&s;t of the per&s;ons taken by Colonell Morgan,
at Stow in the Would, March 21. 1645.</HEAD>
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<ITEM>The Lord A&s;hley</ITEM>
<ITEM>Colonell Corbet</ITEM>
<ITEM>Colonell Gerard</ITEM>
<ITEM>Colonell Mauld&s;worth</ITEM>
<ITEM>Left. Colon. Broughton</ITEM>
<ITEM>Major Billin&s;ley</ITEM>
<ITEM>Major Hardnego</ITEM>
<ITEM>Major Shalton&s;tone</ITEM>
<ITEM>Cap. Edw. Gray</ITEM>
<ITEM>Cap. Tho. Gilbert</ITEM>
<ITEM>Cap. Peacoke</ITEM>
<ITEM>Cap. Silvanus Hal&s;ell</ITEM>
<ITEM>Cap. Arding</ITEM>
<ITEM>Cap. John Bonner</ITEM>
<ITEM>Caps. Heury bound</ITEM>
<ITEM>Cap. Jo&s;uah Emy</ITEM>
<ITEM>Cap. Hutton</ITEM>
<ITEM>Cap. Harris</ITEM>
<ITEM>Cap. Jewnger</ITEM>
<ITEM>Cap. Hari&s;on</ITEM>
<ITEM>C. Jo. Mathews  Reform.</ITEM>
<ITEM>C. Devenport  Reform.</ITEM>
<ITEM>C. Georg Writ Reform.</ITEM>
<ITEM>C. Potts  Reform.</ITEM>
<ITEM>C. Smith  Reform.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Lief. Hill</ITEM>
<ITEM>Lief. Hop&s;on</ITEM>
<ITEM>Lief. Edri&s;wick</ITEM>
<ITEM>Lief. Warberton</ITEM>
<ITEM>Lieut. George Faucot<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="1 letter">e</ITEM>
<ITEM>Lief. Hobman</ITEM>
<ITEM>L. Banjamine Thrubury</ITEM>
<ITEM>Lief. Fletcher</ITEM>
<ITEM>Lief. Kerke</ITEM>
<ITEM><PB N="8" REF="5">
Lief. Powle</ITEM>
<ITEM>Lief. Smith Reforma|do.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Lief. Hart Reforma|do.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Lief. Kelby Reforma|do.</ITEM>
<ITEM>L. Uaughan Reforma|do.</ITEM>
<ITEM>C. Lief. A&s;hton</ITEM>
<ITEM>Lief. Edw. Barker</ITEM>
<ITEM>Cornett Godfrey Pre&s;es</ITEM>
<ITEM>Cornett Brookes</ITEM>
<ITEM>Cornett Roberts</ITEM>
<ITEM>Cornett Ru&s;&s;oll</ITEM>
<ITEM>Cornett Francis Hesketh</ITEM>
<ITEM>En&s;igne Blackbourne</ITEM>
<ITEM>En&s;igne Horton</ITEM>
<ITEM>En&s;igne Dethick</ITEM>
<ITEM>En&s;igne Ellis</ITEM>
<ITEM>En&s;igne Farmor</ITEM>
<ITEM>En&s;igne Ayres</ITEM>
<ITEM>En&s;igne Cliever</ITEM>
<ITEM>En&s;igrne Hop&s;on</ITEM>
<ITEM>En&s;igne Colebrook</ITEM>
<ITEM>En&s;igne Broughton</ITEM>
<ITEM>En&s;igne Ma&s;on</ITEM>
<ITEM>John de A&s;hfield Clarke</ITEM>
<ITEM>Alexan. Clogley Chaplaine
to Sir W. Uaughan</ITEM>
<ITEM>Edw. Parker Mar&s;hall Gen.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Quarterma&s;ter M. Stone</ITEM>
<ITEM>Quarterm. Watts</ITEM>
<ITEM>Quarterm. Gardiner</ITEM>
<ITEM>Robert Neale Chyrurgion</ITEM>
<ITEM>Richard A&s;hton Generall
&s;ervant to the L. A&s;hton
Ma&s;ter Williams</ITEM>
</LIST>
<P>On our &s;ide two Lieften.
&s;laine. Colonell Rous Go|vernour
of <HI>Ever&s;ham</HI> woun|ded.</P>
<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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