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<P>A FVLL RELATION OF The Defeate given, and Victory ob|tained upon Saturday la&s;t, by our Forces at <HI>ABBINGTON:</HI> Commanded by that Noble and faithfull Commander, Major Generall <HI>Browne,</HI> again&s;t the <HI>Oxford</HI> Forces, Commanded by the two Princes, <HI>Rupert,</HI> and <HI>Maurice,</HI> who then with much confidence came to &s;torm and take the afore&s;aid Garri&s;on. In a Letter from Collonell <HI>Samuel Har&s;|net,</HI> to Captaine <HI>Jones</HI> in <HI>LONDON.</HI></P>
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<P>Imprimatur,</P>
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<P>LONDON, Printed by <HI>R. Cotes,</HI> for <HI>Ralph Smith,</HI> at the Bible in <HI>Cornhill,</HI> 1645.</P>
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<HEAD>A FVLL RELATION OF THE Defeate given, and Victory obtained upon Saturday la&s;t, by our Forces at <HI>ABBINGTON.</HI></HEAD>
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<OPENER><DATELINE><DATE><HI>January</HI> 12. 1644.</DATE></DATELINE>
<SALUTE>SIR,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>_I Have had a longing de&s;ire to requite your love in giving mee a Relation of that Fight of <HI>Alford;</HI> but never could meet with an opportunity, but &s;ome thing the Lord hath now vouch&s;afed worthy the Relation to our worthy Friends.</P>
<P>I came on Friday night from <HI>Henly</HI> with our Com|pany that came with us from <HI>London.</HI> Some others of our Garri&s;on that wee found at <HI>Reading,</HI> and from thence after mid-night, pa&s;t very quietly by <HI>Walling|ford,</HI> and &s;o about three a Clock came &s;afe to <HI>Ab|bington,</HI> &s;eeing none in our way to trouble us, but
<PB N="2" REF="3"><!-- PDF PAGE 25 -->having been not above three houres here, wee had an Allarum from the &s;ame way wee came, which was about halfe a mile from us in <HI>Oxford&s;hire,</HI> called <HI>Cullum</HI> Bridge, which they po&s;&s;eft them&s;elves of, be|fore wee had time to draw forth any party to charge them; there were parties from <HI>Oxon,</HI> and from <HI>Wallingford,</HI> Prince <HI>Rupert</HI> Commanding in Chiefe, with whom was Prince <HI>Maurice,</HI> Sir <HI>Henry Gage,</HI> Go|vernour of <HI>Oxford,</HI> and many other great Comman|ders; their Force were &s;uppo&s;ed to bee in all about three thou&s;and Hor&s;e and Foote, with two peeces of Ordinance.</P>
<P>Behinde the &s;aid Bridge was a great hill with ma|ny hedges, which they lined with Musqueteers, to the great annoyance of our men. But our Noble Major Generall upon hearing of the Allarum, Com|manded our men to Armes, which was cheereful|ly obeyed: and by parties were drawn along the Caw&s;ie, that did lead from the Town to that Bridge, (Meadowes over-flowed with water, being on both &s;ides) and comming to charge them at the Bridge, the Enemy &s;toutly oppo&s;ed us, but to their lo&s;&s;e, whereupon wee had two Drakes commanded thither: And our men cheerefully drawne into the water on both &s;ides, did &s;o pelt them, while the Drakes plaid upon the Bridge, that after foure houres fight wee drove them from the Bridge and the Hedges, and made them retreat, and wee having got the Bridge, which being of Stone, they had partly broken down.</P>
<P>Yet our men got over, Commanded by Major
<PB N="3" REF="3"><!-- PDF PAGE 25 --><HI>Bradberry,</HI> Major to Collonell <HI>Sparrowes</HI> Regiment of <HI>E&s;&s;ex,</HI> at the entring over which Bridge hee was &s;laine, but have not lo&s;t above eight or ten men at the mo&s;t, and &s;o the Enemy was forced &s;hamefully to retreat.</P>
<P>The Fight beganne betimes in the morning, at which in&s;tant there was a party of three &s;core and ten, or foure&s;core Hor&s;e from <HI>Farringdon,</HI> to &s;et upon our Hor&s;e, quartered at a Village called <HI>Drayton</HI> in <HI>Barke&s;hire,</HI> on the other &s;ide of the Town, neere two miles off, the Enemy was there, Commanded by Major <HI>Hatton Farmer,</HI> Major of the Prince his Regiment, our Hor&s;e carryed them&s;elves very couragiou&s;ly, beat the Enemy out of their quar|ter, and pur&s;ued them within a mile of <HI>Farringdon,</HI> and killed the Major with divers others, and mortal|ly wounded the Captaine Lieutenant of the Prince his Regiment, took many of the Men and Hor&s;e, a|mong&s;t whom were five <HI>Iri&s;h men,</HI> which wee hanged the &s;ame day in the Market place, and not above twelve of the&s;e Hor&s;e got into <HI>Farringdon,</HI> the re&s;t &s;laine or taken, without the lo&s;&s;e of any one of our men, or Hor&s;e.</P>
<P>Their intent was, as wee are informed by Pri&s;on|ers, and a Trumpeter, that this evening came from <HI>Oxford,</HI> to de&s;ire the Majors body, that the Hor&s;e &s;hould give us an Allarum on the one &s;ide, whil&s;t the Foote &s;tormed us on the other. And another that this day came from <HI>Oxford,</HI> did give our Major Ge|nerall information, both of them affirme, that wee have &s;laine Sir <HI>Henry Gage,</HI> Governous of <HI>Oxford,</HI> and
<PB N="4" REF="4"><!-- PDF PAGE 26 -->many others of great quality. It is reported that Lieutenant Colonell <HI>Lower,</HI> Deputy Governour of <HI>Wallingford,</HI> is &s;laine, time will produce more: I am confident the Enemy had a great advantage of us by the bridge and hills, yet the Lord fought for us, and hath delivered us out of their hands, for which we de|&s;ire thanks may be generally given to the Lord of ho&s;ts, the God of Victory and in particular for this pre|&s;erving of us in our pa&s;&s;age hither, the Enemy being upon their march very neere us; and had they ta|ken us, it would have occa&s;ioned great Triumph in the Enemy; there being of us foure Colonels; be&s;ides other Captaines and Commanders. Our Major Ge|nerall, Doctor <HI>wil&s;on,</HI> and Quartema&s;ter Generall <HI>Burrowes,</HI> remember their loves to you, and would have given you a touch hereof, but I undertooke to &s;ave them that labour; I pray you acquaint our Friends herewith: as having expre&s;t nothing but what I know to be truth.</P>
<P>One of the Me&s;&s;engers from <HI>Oxford</HI> informeth us that Prince <HI>Rupert</HI> engaged him&s;elfe to the King and Lords, that hee would have <HI>Abbington</HI> on Sa|turday before twelve a clocke at noone, but mi&s;|&s;ing his hopes hee was a&s;hamed to march into <HI>Ox|ford</HI> with the Forces that returned, but came in pri|vately another way, and there the Lords mock't him, askt him <HI>Where is Abbington,</HI> that hee boa&s;ted hee would &s;o &s;uddenly have. But wee gave them &s;uch a breakfa&s;t, that I thinke, hee will have little &s;tomacke hereafter to come and vi&s;it our Noble Major Generall; wee could not for want of Hor&s;e
<PB N="5" REF="4"><!-- PDF PAGE 26 -->pur&s;ue the victory, Collonel <HI>Fines</HI> having left us, and I thinke God would not vouch&s;afe to doe him &s;o much honour as to bee pre&s;ent at &s;o noble an ex|ploit: for the number of ours &s;laine, I have alrea|dy given youan accompt: The &s;laine of the ene|my are not yet certainly knowne; the Countrey re|ports of three or foure Carts of dead and woun|ded Corpes they tooke with them. Be&s;ides many of theirs were drowned; others throwne in after they were &s;laine, and &s;ome found dead upon the place.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Abbington <DATE>the <HI>12</HI> of Janua|ry, <HI>1644.</HI></DATE> at nine a clocke on Sabbath day night.</DATELINE>
<SIGNED>I re&s;t your Loving Friend and Neighbour, <HI>SAM. HARSNEY.</HI></SIGNED></CLOSER>
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