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<P>A MORE PARTICVLAR AND EXACT RELATION OF The Victory obtained by the Parlia|ments Forces under the Command of Sir <HI>THOMAS FAIRFAX.</HI></P>
<P>WHEREIN Divers things very con&s;iderable are mentio|ned, which before are omitted in the &s;everall Relations formerly publi&s;hed.</P>
<P>Being two Letters, the one written by <HI>G. B.</HI> a Gentleman in the Army, unto Lievtenant Colo|nell <HI>Roe&punc;</HI> Scoutma&s;ter Generall for the City of <HI>LONDON.</HI></P>
<P>The other by Colonell <HI>Okey</HI> to a Ci|tizen of LONDON.</P>
<P>With the true Coppy of a Letter of the re|gaining of <HI>Leice&s;ter.</HI></P>
<P><ADD>June 19^t^h</ADD></P>
<P><HI>LONDON,</HI> Printed by <HI>Richard Cotes,</HI> 1645.</P>
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<DIV1 TYPE="letter">
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<PB N="1" REF="2">
<HEAD>A more particular and exact Relation of the Victory obtained by the Parliaments For|ces under the Command of Sir <HI>Thomas Fairfax.</HI></HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>SIR,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>_YOu have heard at large I beleeve of the good &s;ucce&s;&s;e God hath given unto us; how hee hath rai&s;ed us out of our graves, and cau&s;ed our dead hopes to live again, by that fearfull overthrow he hath given the Adver&s;ary; the par|ticulars of which Battail I could give you, but &s;uppo&s;e you have heard it already, therefore I forbear, onely in &s;hort thus: About 11 of the clock wee were drawn both Armies into Battalia in <HI>Nasby</HI> fields, a place of little hills and vales, in a direct line equall to both parts, the ground &s;ome ploughed, &s;ome Champion. Our Battaile was thus ordered; Lievtenant Generall <HI>Cromwell</HI> commanded all the Hor&s;e, Major Generall <HI>Skippon</HI> the Foot; the Generall not in one place, but every where as occa&s;ion required. In our right Wing of Hor&s;e were the Generalls, (&s;ometimes Lievtenant Generall <HI>Cromwells,</HI>) Colo|nell <HI>Whaleys,</HI> Col. <HI>Peys,</HI> Col. <HI>Ro&s;&s;iters,</HI> Col. <HI>Fines,</HI> and Col. <HI>Sheffields,</HI> Regiments. In the left Wing were Colonell <HI>Iretons,</HI> (who was made Commi&s;&s;ary Generall of the Hor&s;e in the Field,) Colonell <HI>Fleetwoods,</HI> Col. <HI>Rich,</HI> Col. <HI>Butler,</HI> Col. <HI>&V;ermudens,</HI> and the <HI>Suffolke</HI> Regiments, Dragoons equally divided on both parts. The Infantry thus ordered; in the right Wing, the Generalls, Colonell <HI>Mountagues,</HI> Col. <HI>Pickerings,</HI> Col. Sir <HI>Herdus Wallers</HI> Regiments. In the left, Major Generall <HI>Skip|pon's,</HI> Colonell <HI>Bartlets,</HI> Col. <HI>Rainsboroughs,</HI> Col. <HI>Hammons</HI> Regiments. The wind was Northwe&s;t, and before we joyned battail, blew &s;tiffe, e|quall on both parts; onely the Enemy had it &s;omewhat more advan|tagious for them: in regard the wind was that way; both Parties &s;ought to get the winde, which occa&s;ioned our left wing of Hor&s;e, and of Foot, and their right, fir&s;t to engage; where was a mo&s;t terrible di&s;pute; at length the fury of the Enemy cau&s;ed two Regiments of Hor&s;e to give ground a little, the re&s;t &s;tood, the retreat was upon Ma|jor Generall <HI>Skippons</HI> Regiment, being the utmo&s;t of that Wing, and the Regiment next to him; the Enemy pur&s;ued, and cam<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> neere the Train: In the mean time Lievtenant Generall <HI>Cromwell</HI> routed the Kings left Wing, drove them cleare away from that &s;ide, having made not
<PB N="2" REF="3">the lea&s;t retreat; but was like a Torrant driving all before them: In which the Generall charged valiantly, and lo&s;t his Head-piece, who &s;ee|ing the left &s;cattered, hee with Lievtenant Generall <HI>Cromwell</HI> faced about to that Wing, with &s;ome Divi&s;ions of Hor&s;e, charged bare headed with|in pu&s;h of Pike, routed the Enemy; after this, both parts rallyed, and &s;tood very neere each other, having &s;ilence for a &s;hort &s;pace, but ours ad|vancing to charge, the Enemy fled, ours pur&s;ued them for the &s;pace of 14 miles, within two miles of <HI>Leice&s;ter,</HI> cutting them off as they went; all their Foot were cut off and taken, wee have about 4 or 5000 Pri&s;oners, of Hor&s;e at lea&s;t 2000. All the traine and Coaches, except the Kings, and <HI>Digbies</HI> Coaches. All their Armes, Provi&s;ions, Ordinance, &amp;c. Bag and Baggage. Abundance of rich plunder for the Souldiers, a|bout 400 &s;laine in the place, be&s;ides the cha&s;e; about 50 of ours con|ceived to be &s;laine: one &s;laine that had a Plu&s;h Coat, with a Starre in Silver on it, conceived the Duke of <HI>Lenox,</HI> Sir <HI>Marmaduke, Langdale,</HI> the Lord <HI>Granden&s;on,</HI> and many other Officers of Note, as we conceive, and are informed, be&s;ides abundance wounded on the place, and 200 car|ryed that night wounded into <HI>Leice&s;ter;</HI> many Women &s;laine that were in their Army, and many taken, which are every one wounded. By a Waggoner of the Kings taken, we under&s;tand that the King was woun|ded in the Arm, and that he &s;aw it bleed, and that at one time our hor&s;e were beyond him.</P>
<P>On our part &s;laine, Captain <HI>Tomkins,</HI> Lievtenant Generall <HI>Cromwels</HI> Cornet, Colonell <HI>Whaleys</HI> Cornet, and a few others, but many wounded: <HI>&V;iz.</HI> Major Generall <HI>Skippon</HI> &s;hot through the right &s;ide, Colonell <HI>Ire|ton</HI> wounded in foure place, but not mortall, Colonell <HI>Butler,</HI> Captain <HI>Blevin,</HI> and many others wounded. Our men came on with brave va|lour and agility, as could be expected from men, the be&s;t demon&s;trati|on of the Officers valour is their wounds. I doe not heare of one but di&s;charged his Duty: and cannot prai&s;e one above another, lea&s;t I &s;hould detract from any: Onely, concerning the Generals. Sir <HI>Tho|mas Fairfax</HI> never appeared with that alaerity of Spirit, and that plea|&s;ant countenance, as then; greatly encouraging his Souldiers, and pro|mi&s;ed by his countenance Victory; before the fight, his former lookes were like a dead man, to what he had when he went to ingage: and the truth is, his very countenance di&s;covered an Embleme of true valour, as ever we &s;aw; and had a &s;pirit heightned above the ordinary Spirit of man, hee was to and againe in the Front, carrying Orders, bringing on Divi&s;ions in mid&s;t of Dangers, with gallant bravery, and received not the lea&s;t wound; though hee ingaged bare headed, and routed the Enemy.</P>
<P><PB N="3" REF="3">
That Noble Lievtenant Generall <HI>Cromwell</HI> behaved him&s;elf to the ut|mo&s;t; routed the Adver&s;ary as on <HI>Mar&s;ton-Moore,</HI> and then relieved our Army on the other Party which was like to bee undone; whom God mightily honoured. And now hath given Prince <HI>Rupert</HI> his other I|ron-&s;ide.</P>
<P>And as for Major Generall <HI>Skippon,</HI> worthy to bee continually in the be&s;t thoughts of true&s;t Engli&s;h: behaved him&s;elfe with that Valour and Gallantry as po&s;&s;ibly a man could doe: I heard the Generall &s;peak wonderfully to him in his prai&s;e; with great expre&s;&s;ions. In the fir&s;t charge he received his wound, &s;hot through the right &s;ide under the Ribbes, through Armour, and Coat, but not mortall, yet notwith&s;tan|ding hee kept his Hor&s;e, and di&s;charged his place, and would by no meanes bee drawn off till the Field was wonne; for the &s;pace of two houres and a half. Truely Sir, you would &s;carce beleeve that undaun|tedne&s;&s;e that was in him. I helped him to a Hou&s;e, and carryed him to his Chamber, &s;tript him, and &s;aw his wound dre&s;t; and never beheld &s;uch a gallant-Spirit in my life to beare &s;uch a wound. And when I &s;aid to him, Sir, your wound hath cau&s;ed a little cloud on this glori|ous day; hee an&s;wered, by no meanes let mine Ecclip&s;e its glory, for it is my honour that <HI>I</HI> have received a wound, and it was my God that &s;trengthned mee. Sir, the&s;e three Generalls I &s;uppo&s;e have not their fellows in the world, all things con&s;idered.</P>
<P>Notwith&s;tanding our wounded and weary men in this great Battail, which may be the &s;aving of the three Kingdomes, and is to us as life from the dead, yet we marched on Lords day la&s;t to <HI>Great Glinne,</HI> where was our head Quarters the la&s;t night, about four miles from <HI>Leice&s;ter.</HI> Lievtena. Gen <HI>Cromwell</HI> with our hor&s;e faced it la&s;t night; we are at this in&s;tant drawing to a Rendezvouz, &amp; our General is re&s;olved to attempt, the Lord appeare as formerly to us; and wee hope that hee will &s;o ble&s;&s;e our poore de&s;pi&s;ed Army, that he will make it a Saviour for this Nation. 2500 Hor&s;e of <HI>Derby</HI> and <HI>Nottingham,</HI> &amp;c. are neare to joyn with us, now is the opportunity. The King went not into <HI>Leice&s;ter,</HI> nor any of the Hor&s;e, &s;ave the wounded men, but marched through <HI>El&s;en</HI> that night: Part towards <HI>Litchfield,</HI> part towards <HI>Newarke:</HI> they left many Portmantles and tired Hor&s;es beyond <HI>Leice&s;ter.</HI></P>
<P>From the We&s;t by one that came from <HI>Bridgewater.</HI> I under&s;tand that our party were &s;afe there on Wedne&s;day la&s;t, and have Encamped them|&s;elves on this &s;ide <HI>Taunton,</HI> they have &s;ix miles Rainge, hee heard from the Enemy that they were lately releived from <HI>Lyme,</HI> and that they &s;aid, if reliefe came not within this fortnight, all would be there owne.</P>
<P><PB REF="4">
Sir, I had thought to have beene &s;hort, yet I have made &s;omewhat a large Narration; you will pardon the prolixity of my lines, which cannot bee &s;o dige&s;ted in regard of our ha&s;ty march: I hope &s;hortly to give you a good account of <HI>Leice&s;ter:</HI> This is all at pre&s;ent.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE><DATE>June 16. 1645.</DATE> <HI>Great Glinne.</HI></DATELINE>
<SIGNED>Your humble Servant George Bi&s;hop.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<HEAD>Another Letter from Colonell <HI>Okey</HI> to a Citizen of <HI>LONDON.</HI></HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>Noble Sir,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>_HAving little opportunity and good newes through Gods goodne&s;&s;e to &s;end unto you, I thought good to neglect no opportunity, but by the fir&s;t convenient me&s;&s;enger to &s;end to you, that &s;o you might receive true intellegence, and might with the re&s;t of Gods people joyne together in prai&s;es to the Lord for his infinite Mercy to us in particular, and to all the whole Land in generall, I am not Ignorant that news will come to you of this great Victory before my Letter comes to your hands; But it is my de&s;ire &s;o neere as I can to relate to you the certain|ty of it. After many tedious houers night and day &s;ince I &s;aw you, and Watching every night with my Regiment upon there quarters, having the forelorne guard every night, it plea&s;ed God that upon Sa|turday the 14. of this in&s;tant month between 7 &amp; 8 of the clock in the morning, wee drew neere to a place called <HI>Nasby,</HI> unto <HI>Clyp&s;ome</HI> field a mile and halfe from our quarters, where we had the guard the night before; and &s;o &s;oone as wee came into the field, the Enemy was drawn up into a Battalia ready to give us battell; and &s;o ready that had it not plea&s;ed the Lord of his infinite Mercy to &s;hew him&s;elfe, wee had beene all cut off, for they were ready to advance upon us, be|fore
<PB N="5" REF="4">wee were drawn up into a Battalia for to incounter with them; But our Noble Generall and Leivtenant Generall, <HI>Cromwell,</HI> and ma|jor Generall <HI>Skippon</HI> were &s;o carefull of the great worke in hand; as that they &s;oone drew us up into a Body, in &s;uch a manner, as that wee were pre&s;ently ready to encounter with the Enemy, as the Ene|my was to fall upon us. For although they had marched in a very &s;tately way in a whole Body towards us, thinking thereby to daunt us, or at lea&s;t to take us before wee were ready to give them entertainement; for they had a very large Body both of Foot and Hor&s;e, but e&s;pecially of Hor&s;e. I was half a mile be|hinde in a Medow giving my men Ammunition, and had not the Lievtenant Gen. come pre&s;ently, &amp; cau&s;ed me with all &s;peed to mount my men, &amp; flanck our left Wing, which was the Kings right Wing of hor&s;e; where was Prince <HI>Maurice,</HI> who charged at the head of his Regiment, and the King him&s;elf in the next re&s;erve charged at the head of his men, but by that time I could get my men to light, and deliver up their Hor|&s;es, in a little clo&s;e, the Enemy drew towards us: which my men per|ceiving, they with &s;hooting and rejoycing received them, although they were incompa&s;&s;ed on the one &s;ide with the Kings Hor&s;e, and on the other &s;ide with Foot and Hor&s;e to get the Clo&s;e; but it plea&s;ed God that wee beat off both the Hor&s;e and the Foot on the left, and the right Wing, and cleared the Field, and kept our ground: When as the Kings Hor&s;e had driven our men a mile before them on the left Wing at their fir&s;t comming on; then wee di&s;covered many of the Kings Regiment, by rea&s;on that they came &s;omewhat neare unto us; before ever they di&s;charged a Pi&s;toll at any Hor&s;e; and had not wee by Gods providence been there, there had been but few of Colonell <HI>Butlers</HI> Regiment left, after this wee gave up our &s;elves for lo&s;t men, but wee re&s;olved every man to &s;tand to the la&s;t, and pre&s;ently upon it, God of his providence ordered it &s;o, that our right Wing, which was Co|lonel <HI>Cromwell</HI> his Regiment drave the Enemy before them; which I perceiving (after one houres battail) cau&s;ed all my men to mount and to charge into their Foot, which accordingly they did; and took all their Colours, and 500 Pri&s;oners, be&s;ides what wee killed, and all their Armes. After this the King his Hor&s;e drew up into a body againe: and then I drew up my Dragoons, and charged the Kings Regiment of Hor&s;e, and they faced about and run away, and never made any &s;tay till they came to <HI>Leice&s;ter,</HI> and we pur&s;ued them within three miles and a halfe of <HI>Leice&s;ter,</HI> which was about 15 miles from the place where we fought: wee took, as neare as we can gue&s;&s;e, between 4 and 5000 men,
<PB N="6" REF="5">with many Hor&s;e, all their Ordinance, Bag and Baggage; and there was as we were informed, but two Foot men went into <HI>Leice&s;ter;</HI> the King him&s;elfe very hardly e&s;caped.</P>
<P>Now what remaines, but that you and wee &s;hould magnifie the name of our God, that did remember a poore handfull of di&s;pi&s;ed men, whom they had thought to have &s;wallowed up before them. And I de&s;ire you, that you would in our behalf ble&s;&s;e God that hath made us any in&s;truments for our Kingdomes good, and that wee may walke worthy of &s;o great a Mercy and Deliverance. And I humbly de&s;ire that Thanks may be given to Almighty God that did &s;o miraculou&s;ly deliver us. I lo&s;t not one man, and had but three men wounded in all my Regiment. Thus in ha&s;t I re&s;t, de&s;iring the Lord to keepe you and all yours. And remain</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Your Friend to Command <HI>JOHN OKEY.</HI></SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<HEAD>A copy of a Letter written from <HI>Northampton,</HI> the 18 of <HI>June,</HI> 1645. at 10 of the clock in the Morning.</HEAD>
<BYLINE>By the High Shreiffe of <HI>Northampton &s;hiere.</HI></BYLINE>
<OPENER><SALUTE>Cozen,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>THe greatne&s;&s;e of the late Victory appeares to us that are neare it, every day more and more; the Printed things out with you, being far &s;hort of it: we have every day Knights and Colonells fre&s;h brought in. But as an addition to all, this morning we have the great goodne&s;&s;e of the regai|ning <HI>Leice&s;ter;</HI> the Officers &s;o farre as Majors, goe away with their &s;ingle Hor&s;es and Armes, all under Majors, and the common Souldiers, onely with &s;taves in their hands; all Armes, Ammunition, Ordnance, Bag and Buggage is the Parliaments; the Lord in Heaven make us thankfull. So re&s;teth</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Northampton, <DATE>18 June, 1645.</DATE> at 10 in the morning.</DATELINE>
<SIGNED>Your very Loving Vncle <HI>Edward Farmer.</HI></SIGNED></CLOSER>
<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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