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<P>Col: <HI>Morgan</HI> Governor of <HI>Gloce&s;ter</HI>'s
LETTER
TO
The Hono^b^l^e <HI>William Lenthal</HI> <ABBR>E&s;q</ABBR>
Speaker to the Honorable Hou&s;e of Commons.</P>
<P>Concerning the total
ROVTING
AND
Taking of Sir <HI>Jacob A&s;hley</HI> and his
Army at <HI>Stowe</HI> upon the <HI>Wold,</HI>
intended to joyn with His Ma|je&s;ties
Army at <HI>Oxford.</HI></P>
<P>Together with a LIST of the per|&s;ons
of quality, and Officers in Commi&s;&s;ion
taken in that fight by the Parliaments Forces.</P>
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<P>ORdered by the Commons a&s;&s;embled in Parliament, That
this <HI>Letter</HI> and <HI>Li&s;t</HI> be forthwith printed and publi&s;hed:</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>H: El&s;ynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P>London: Printed for EDW. HUSBAND, Printer to the Honorable
Hou&s;e of Commons. March 24. 1645.</P>
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<HEAD>TO
The Honourable William Lenthal <ABBR>E&s;q</ABBR>
Speaker of the Honourable Hou&s;e of Commons.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>Truly Honourable,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>_HAving received a command from
the honourable Committee of
both Kingdomes to take charge
of a Brigade of hor&s;e and foot,
drawn out of the Gari&s;ons of <HI>Glo|ce&s;ter,
Hereford</HI> &amp; <HI>Eve&s;ham,</HI> to prevent the Lord
<HI>A&s;hleys</HI> conjunction with the Kings forces at
<HI>Oxford;</HI> and to effect that de&s;igne I drew forth
&amp; rendezvouzed &s;ea&s;onably betwixt Eve&s;ham
and Warwick, notwith&s;tanding the Lord <HI>A&s;h|ley</HI>
endeavoured by all wayes to get by me,
which much foiled my Brigade to prevent in
marching from place to place to &s;ecure the
Fords upon the river <HI>Avon:</HI> yet after &s;ome
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con&s;iderations perceived that he was unwil|ling
to pa&s;&s;e over &s;o long as I lay near the ri|ver,
re&s;olved upon Thur&s;day la&s;t to draw off
and to quarter at Cambdin, the mo&s;t conve|nient
place where&s;oever he made his pa&s;&s;age,
and that night had intelligence of his march
from Droitwich near Worce&s;ter, towards
Bitford, three miles from Eve&s;ham; whereof
I pre&s;ently adverti&s;ed Colonel <HI>Walley</HI> and Co|lonel
<HI>Fleetwood,</HI> and &s;ent po&s;t to Sir <HI>William
Brereton,</HI> to de&s;ire the a&s;si&s;tance of his Hor&s;e,
which was accordingly granted. But upon
Friday the Lord <HI>A&s;hley</HI> &s;till continuing his
march (and Sir <HI>William Breretons</HI> hor&s;e not
come up) was forced to hold him in action for
the &s;pace of four hours, skirmi&s;hing with him
by parties, and keeping my Body drawn up
in a mo&s;t advantagious place for pur&s;uit, in
ca&s;e he &s;hould pa&s;&s;e by me (before Sir <HI>William
Brereton</HI> came up) which about nine a clock
that night he did: whereupon I re&s;olved to
pur&s;ue, thinking it more advantagious to fol|low
upon his rear, then at that time to draw
out to meet him in the field; and in my pur&s;uit
Sir <HI>William Brereton</HI> came up with 800 hor&s;e,
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(of whom I de&s;ired to receive orders, but he
referred the whole command of the field to
me) then being equall in number to the Lord
<HI>A&s;hleys</HI> forces con&s;i&s;ting of 3000, I comman|ded
400 hor&s;e and 200 firelocks to charge
home his Rear guard, to put him to a &s;tand
before he &s;hould pa&s;&s;e through Stow upon the
Wold (and as my intelligence informed me,
the King was to have joyned with him with|in
&s;even miles of that place) where he made
choice of his ground and had the wind with
him: yet tru&s;ting in God I drew up and char|ged
him home (halfe an hour before day upon
Saturday morning) put him to a totall rout,
killed many Gentlemen and Officers of quali|ty,
took pri&s;oners the Lord <HI>A&s;hley,</HI> and all his
Foot officers, who&s;e names are in the inclo&s;ed
Li&s;t, be&s;ides 1600 common Souldiers; where|of
many of them being wounded, I gave them
liberty to go to their own homes, (taking the
oath of the 5 of <HI>April)</HI> the re&s;t are now &s;ent
to Gloce&s;ter. I took al&s;o 2000 armes and all
their ammunition. Sir <HI>William Brereton</HI> de&s;i|red
that the Lord <HI>A&s;hley</HI> might be his pri&s;oner,
which I willingly conde&s;cended unto; not
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doubting but he will give a good account of
him to the Parliament. This good &s;ucce&s;&s;e,
(the glory whereof I de&s;ire may be given unto
God) will prevent the King from drawing an
army into the field which he expected, and am
now marched towards Worce&s;ter; where <HI>I</HI>
&s;hall ob&s;erve &s;uch orders as &s;hall come from
the honourable hou&s;e of Parliament, or 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 publick &s;ervice. The honourable
Hou&s;e was plea&s;ed to promi&s;e a &s;umme of mo|ney
to this Brigade, which <HI>I</HI> hope you will
be plea&s;ed to ha&s;ten down, that thereby Free
Quarters may be prevented, and <HI>I</HI> enabled to
prevent the di&s;orders of the Souldiers in the
countrey; which &s;hall alwayes be the de&s;ire
of him who will ever &s;ub&s;cribe him&s;elf to be</P>
<CLOSER><SALUTE>Sir,</SALUTE> <SIGNED> your Honors mo&s;t
faithfull and humble
Servant THO. MORGAN.</SIGNED>
<DATELINE><HI>Cambdin</HI> <DATE>the 22 of March
1645 at 6 a clock at
night.</DATE></DATELINE>
<POSTSCRIPT>
<P>There was no con&s;iderable Officers of ours &s;lain but 2 Lievtenants,
nor none wounded but Col. <HI>Rous,</HI> Governour of Eve&s;ham. <HI>T. M.</HI></P>
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<HEAD>A Note of what Officers in Com|mi&s;sion
are Pri&s;oners.</HEAD>
<LIST>
<ITEM>THe Lord <HI>A&s;hley.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Colonel <HI>Corbet.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Col:</HI> Gerard.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Col:</HI> Mauld&s;worth.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Lieut. Col: <HI>Broughton.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Major</HI> Billing&s;ley.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Major</HI> Harnedge.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Major</HI> Sal<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="over-inked" EXTENT="1 letter">on&s;tone.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Captain <HI>Ed. Gray.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Capt.</HI> Tho: Gilbert.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Capt.</HI> Peacock.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Capt.</HI> Silvanus Hall&s;el.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Capt.</HI> Ardinge.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Capt.</HI> John Bonner.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Capt.</HI> Henry Bonner.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Capt.</HI> Jo&s;hua Smy.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Capt.</HI> Hutton.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Capt.</HI> Harin&s;on.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Capt.</HI> Jewnger.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Capt.</HI> Harris.
<LIST>
<HEAD>Refor|madoes</HEAD>
<ITEM><HI>Capt.</HI> Ioh. Matthews</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Capt.</HI> Devenport.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Capt.</HI> Geo: Wright.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Capt. <HI>Pots.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Capt.</HI> Smith.</ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>Lieutenant <HI>Hill.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Lieut.</HI> Hop&s;on.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Lieut.</HI> Edri&s;wick.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Lieut.</HI> Warberton.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Lieut.</HI> George Fancot.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Lieut.</HI> Hobman.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Lieut.</HI> Benjamin Thornbury.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Lieut.</HI> Fletcher.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Lieut. <HI>Kerk.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Lieut. <HI>Powle.</HI>
<LIST>
<HEAD>Refor|madoes.</HEAD>
<ITEM>Lieut. <HI>Smith.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Lieut. <HI>Hart.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Lieut. <HI>Kelly.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Lieut.</HI> Vaughan.</ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>Capt. Lieut. <HI>A&s;ton.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Lieut.</HI> Ed. Barker.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Cornet</HI> Godfrey Pre&s;es.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Cornet <HI>Brooks.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Cornet</HI> Roberts.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Cornet <HI>Ru&s;&s;el.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Corne<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="over-inked" EXTENT="1 letter"></HI> Francis Hesketh.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>En&s;ign</HI> Blackburn.</ITEM>
<ITEM>En&s;ign <HI>Horton.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>En&s;ign <HI>Detheck.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><PB N="8" REF="5">
En&s;ign <HI>Ellis.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>En&s;ign <HI>Farmor.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>En&s;ign <HI>Ayres.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>En&s;ign <HI>Cliever.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>En&s;ign <HI>Hop&s;on.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>En&s;ign</HI> Colebrook.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>En&s;ign</HI> Broughton.</ITEM>
<ITEM>En&s;ign <HI>Ma&s;on.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>John de A&s;hfield <HI>Clerk.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Alexander Clogley, <HI>Chap|lein
to Sir</HI> William Vaug|han.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Ed. Barker,</HI> Mar&s;hal Gene|ral.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Quarterma&s;ter <HI>Stone.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Quarterma&s;ter <HI>Wats,</HI> Re|formado.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Quarterma&s;ter <HI>Gardener,</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Robert Weal <HI>Chyrurgion.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Richard A&s;ton <HI>Gentleman,</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Servant to the Lord
<HI>A&s;ton.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr.</HI> William Gent.</ITEM>
</LIST>
<P>This is a true Li&s;t of who is taken,
be&s;ides the Names of &s;ome that are
not yet brought in.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>T. M.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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