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<DIV1 TYPE="diary of the siege of Colchester">
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<PB REF="2" MS="y">
<HEAD>A DIARY of the Siege of COLCHESTER by the Forces under the Command of Generall FAIRFAX.</HEAD>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of the city of Colchester and environs</FIGDESC>
<HEAD><HI>The SIEGE of COLCHESTER</HI> By the Lord <HI>Fairfax,</HI> As it was with the Line and Outworks 1648</HEAD>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of a compass rose with the cardinal points</FIGDESC>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of Colonel Fothergall's fort</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Col <HI>Fother|gall's</HI> Fort</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of a horse guard</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Horse Guard</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of a foot guard</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Foot Guard</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of Fort Suffolk</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Fort <HI>Suffolk</HI></HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of Fort Rainsborough</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Fort <HI>Rainsborough.</HI></HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of Fort Bloyes</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Fort <HI>Bloyes</HI></HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of Colonel Fothergall's quarters</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Col. Fothergall's quarters.</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of Colonel Harvey's quarters</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Col. Harvey's quarters</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of Colonel Gourdon's horse quarters</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Col. Gourdons Horse quarters</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of a horse guard</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Hor&s;e Guard</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of a foot guard</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Foot Guard</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of Colonel Bloyes' quarters</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Col. Bloyes his quarters</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of Colonel Sir Thomas Barnadileons quarters</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Col. Sir Tho. Barnadileons quarters</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of Colonel Whaley's horse quarters</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Col. Whaley's Horse quarters</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of Fort Whaley, including Grinstead Church and a foot guard</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Fort <HI>Whaley</HI></HEAD>
<P>Grinstead Church.</P>
<P>Foot Guard</P>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of the derelict Hythe mill</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Water Mill</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of a horse guard</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Horse Guard</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of a water mill</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Water Mill</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of Colonel Scroops quarters of horse</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Col. Scroops quarters of Horse</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of Col. Ingolesby's quarters of foot</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Col. Ingole&s;by's quarters of Foot</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of Colonel Ewer's quarters of foot</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Col. Ewers his quarters of Foot at first</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of a horse guard</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Horse Guard</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of a horse guard</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Horse Guard</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of Colonel Ewer's military camp</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Col <HI>Ewers</HI> Leagure</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of the great broom heath</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>The great Broom Heath</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of Fort Ingolesby</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Fort <HI>Ingole&s;by</HI></HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of the town's waterhouse</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>the Town Waterhou&s;e</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of Grinstead's burnt house</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Grin&s;tead house burnt</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of Lucas' house</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Lucas house</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of St. John's Benedictine abbey</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>S. Iohns Abbey</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of Trinity Church</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Trinity Church</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of the Castle</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>the Ca&s;tle</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of St. Peter's Church</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>S. Peters</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of Maudline Chapel</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Maud|line Chap.</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of St. Mary Magdalene's Hospital</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>S. Mary Magdalens</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of the Hythe</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Hithe</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of the Grey Friars Franciscan priory</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Black Fryars</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of the Crutched Friars Roman Catholic friary</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Crouchet Fryars</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of Fort Needham</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Fort <HI>Needham.</HI></HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of Mr. Barrington's house</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>M.^r Barringtons House</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of Colonel Fleetwood's horse quarters</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Col. Fleetwoods Horse quarters</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of Fort Essex</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Fort <HI>E&s;&s;ex</HI></HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of Fort Barkstead</FIGDESC>
<HEAD><HI>Bark&s;tead</HI> Fort</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of Lexden headquarters</FIGDESC>
<HEAD><HI>Lexden</HI> head quarters</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of a foot guard</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Foot Guard.</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of a horse guard</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Horse Guard.</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of Colonel Cook's foot quarters</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Col Cook's Foot quarters</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of a cannonade</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Traine of great Gunns</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of Colonel Hunniwood's foot quarters</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Col. Hunniwoods Foot quarters</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of five companies of Colonel Barkstead's regiment quarters</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>5 Comp. of Col. Bark&s;teads Reg^t. quarters</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of the dragoons' guard and quarters</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Dragoons Guard and quarters</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of a horse guard</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Hor&s;e Guard</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of the General's quarter of horse</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>The Generalls quarter of Horse</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of two of the Lieutenant General's horse troop</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>2 Troops of the Lieut. Generalls Horse</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of four companies of the Lord Warwick's regiment</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>4 Comp. of the Lord of Warwick's Regiment</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of Colonel Harlackenden's horse quarters</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Col. Harlacken|dens Horse quar|ters</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of the Colne River</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Colne River</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of Suffolk Road</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Suffolk Road</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of London Road</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>London Road</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of Malden Road</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Malden Road</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of a road to the Hundreds</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Road into the Hundreds</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of Merrie Road</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Merrie Road</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of Cambridge Road</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Cambridge Road</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of East Street</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>Ea&s;t Street</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>depiction of Maudline Street</FIGDESC>
<HEAD>maudline Street</HEAD>
</FIGURE></P>
<P><LIST>
<ITEM><HI>A.</HI> S. Martins</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>B.</HI> S. Rumbals</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>C.</HI> S. Tenant Chap.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>D.</HI> S. Nicholas</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>E.</HI> Allhalows</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>F.</HI> S. Iames</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>G.</HI> S. Botolphs</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>H.</HI> S. Gyles</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>I.</HI> North Gate</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>K.</HI> Ea&s;t Gate</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>L.</HI> Botolphs Gate</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>M.</HI> Shore Gate</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>N.</HI> Head Gate</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>O.</HI> High Street</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>P.</HI> Ea&s;t Street</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Q.</HI> Botolph Street. &amp;. S. Marys</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>R.</HI> Wyer Street</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>S.</HI> Cow Street</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>T.</HI> Middleborow</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>V.</HI> Bouchers</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>W.</HI> More-elm Lane</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>X.</HI> Trinity Lane</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Y.</HI> S. Martins Lane</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Z.</HI> Tenants Lane</ITEM>
</LIST></P>
</FIGURE></P>
<DIV2 TYPE="day">
<P><LABEL>Tue&s;day <HI>June</HI> 13.</LABEL> The Lord <HI>Fairfax</HI> engaged in the fields bef<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="3 letters"> <HI>Colche&s;ter</HI> near S.^t <HI>Maries,</HI> the Lord <HI>Gorings</HI> Forces, together with the Forces under Com|mand of the Lord <HI>Capell,</HI> and Sir <HI>Charl</HI>'s <HI>Lucas,</HI> and beat them into the Town; Colonell S^t. <HI>William Leyton</HI> and between 4 and 500 of y^e <HI>Kings</HI> Forces were taken pri&s;oners. (200 of them being of Colonell <HI>Farrs</HI> Regiment.) and in pur&s;uit of the re&s;t. Col. <HI>Barke&s;tead,</HI> with his Regiment, entred the Suburbs as far as head-Gate, and entred y^e Gate, but being overpowered there, and out of the Church-yard, y^e <HI>Kings</HI> Forces Barracadoed the Gate. (leaving neer 500 men to our mercy:) yet notwith&s;tanding tho&s;e foot, and Col. <HI>Needhams</HI> fought many hours after in hopes to gain the Town at that place, but could not, the <HI>Kings</HI> Forces making good re&s;istance; there were &s;lain of the <HI>Kings</HI> Forces, Col. Sir <HI>William Campion.</HI> Col. <HI>Cooke,</HI> and divers Officers of qua|lity, and about 80 private soldiers; Col. <HI>Panton.</HI> Capt <HI>Brunkerd. Clif|ford, Wors op,</HI> and divers other Officers wounded. On General <HI>Fairfax</HI>'s side Col. <HI>Needham.</HI> Capt. <HI>Lawrence</HI> of Horse. Capt. <HI>Cox</HI> of foot and neer 100 private souldiers and inferior Officers were &s;lain: when we en|ter'd the Suburbs, the Lord <HI>Goring</HI> was Summoned but returned an Answer not becoming a Gentleman: The Word of the <HI>Kings</HI> Forces at y^e Fight was <HI>Charles,</HI> the ground they fought upon. <HI>Maries:</HI> C<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 chunk">. <HI>Gods&mdash;our help.</HI></P>
<DIV3 TYPE="part">
<HEAD>The Forces under the Command of Generall <HI>Fairfax</HI> engaged in y^e Fight before <HI>Colche&s;ter,</HI> June 13. 1648 As also the names of the chief Comman|ders and persons of Quality of the Lord <HI>Gorings</HI> Forces engaged at that Fight.</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Generall <HI>Fairfaxes</HI> Forces engaged in that Fight.</HEAD>
<P>Part of the Generalls Regiment of Horse, being 4 Troops, Commanded by Major <HI>De&s;brough.</HI> Of Col. <HI>Whaleys</HI> Regiment, 6 Troops, Commanded by him|self. Of Col. <HI>Fleetwoods,</HI> 5 Troops, Commanded by Major <HI>Coleman.</HI> Three Troops of Commi&s;sary Gen^l. <HI>Iretons,</HI> Commanded by Captain <HI>Cecill.</HI> Two Troops of Dragoons, Commanded by Captain <HI>Freeman</HI> and Captain <HI>Barrington.</HI></P>
<P><LABEL>Of Foot.</LABEL> Col. <HI>Bark&s;teeds</HI> Regiment Commanded by him&s;elf, con&s;i&s;ting of 10 Companies, about 800 men. Col. <HI>Need|hams</HI> Regiment, lately the Tower Regiment, Com~and|ed by Col. <HI>Needham,</HI> being 7 Companies, and about 400 men. Part of Col. <HI>Ingle&s;by</HI>'s Regiment, of 4 Compa|nies, Commanded by Capt. <HI>Grimes,</HI> 320 men.</P>
<P><LABEL>Of the <HI>E&s;&s;ex</HI> Forces.</LABEL> Col. <HI>Harlackenden<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"></HI> Regiment, of 4 Troops of horse, Commanded by Major <HI>Robert Sparrow;</HI> and Captain <HI>Turners</HI> Troop of Dragoons. Sir <HI>Thomas Hunniwoods</HI> Regiment of Foot. Col. <HI>Cooks</HI> Regiment of Foot, both which said Regiments con&s;i&s;ted of Auxiliaries, and Trained bands.</P>
<P>The County Forces of <HI>E&s;&s;ex</HI> left to secure <HI>Chelmsford</HI> and <HI>Man&s;den,</HI> two con&s;iderable Pa&s;ses, left more Forces should resort from <HI>London</HI> to the Lord <HI>Goring.</HI></P>
<P>Colonel <HI>Henry Mildmaies</HI> Regiment of Hor&s;e, and two Troops of Dragoons. Part of Col. <HI>Carew Mild|maies</HI> Regiment of Foot, Commanded by Major <HI>Bard.</HI></P>
<P>The <HI>Suffolk</HI> Forces, who made good the Pa&s;ses over the River at <HI>Nailand Stratford</HI> and <HI>Cadaway,</HI> le&s;t the Enemy &s;hould e&s;cape towards <HI>Suffolk</HI> and <HI>Norfolk,</HI> were under the Command of Capt. <HI>Fi&s;her,</HI> Captain <HI>Bradling,</HI> and Captain <HI>Sparrow,</HI> be&s;ides the a&s;si&s;tance which Capt <HI>Ball,</HI> Capt. <HI>Cox,</HI> and the rest of the Sea Commanders gave to se|cure the River.</P>
<P>The <HI>Suffolk</HI> Forces that came afterwards to help be&s;iege this Town.</P>
<P>Colonel <HI>Gourdons</HI> Regiment of Horse.</P>
<P><LABEL>Of Foot Regiments.</LABEL> Colonel Sir <HI>Thomas Barnadi&s;tons,</HI> Col. <HI>Fothergils,</HI> Col. <HI>Harveys,</HI> Col. <HI>Bloi&s;es.</HI></P>
<P><LABEL>Of the Army that came up after the Fight.</LABEL> Col. <HI>Scroop,</HI> with <HI>3</HI> Troops of hor&s;e of his Regiment</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 TYPE="part">
<HEAD>The Lord <HI>Gorings</HI> Forces engaged in that Fight.</HEAD>
<P><LABEL>Of Horse.</LABEL> Lord <HI>Gorings</HI> Regiment. Lord <HI>Capels</HI> Regiment. Sir <HI>William Comptons.</HI> Col. <HI>Sling&s;bies.</HI> Col. Sir <HI>Bernard Gascoignes.</HI> Colonel <HI>Hamonds.</HI> Colonel <HI>Culpeppers.</HI></P>
<P><LABEL>Of Foot.</LABEL> Sir <HI>Charles Lucas</HI> his Regim^t. Sir <HI>George Li&s;les</HI> Regiment. Colonel <HI>Tilleys</HI> Regim^t. Col. <HI>Tewk</HI> his Regiment. Col. <HI>Farrs</HI> Regiment. Colonel <HI>Gilburds</HI> Regiment. Col. Sir <HI>William Campions</HI> Regi|ment, him&s;elf &s;lain. Colonel <HI>Burds</HI> Regiment. Colonel <HI>Bowmans</HI> Regiment. Col. <HI>Che&s;ters</HI> Regiment.</P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 TYPE="part">
<HEAD>Colonels who had no Comm^d. of Regiments, yet a&s;si&s;ting at that Fight.</HEAD>
<P>Earl <HI>Louborough,</HI> Lord <HI>Ha&s;tings,</HI> Sir <HI>William Ley|ton,</HI> Colonel, taken Pri&s;oner, and wounded. Col. Sir <HI>Rich|ard Ha&s;tings,</HI> Colonel <HI>Iohn Heath,</HI> Colonel <HI>Lee</HI> of <HI>Kent,</HI> Colonel <HI>Panton</HI> wounded, Colonel <HI>Cook</HI> &s;lain. Colonel Sir <HI>Hugh Orelie,</HI> Quarter-ma&s;ter Gen. Col. <HI>William-Mexey,</HI> Col. <HI>Pitman,</HI> Col. <HI>Beal,</HI> Lieu. Col. <HI>Hatch</HI> &s;lain, Major <HI>Jammot,</HI> Adjutant Gen. be&s;ides divers Lieu|tenant Colonels and Majors who were a&s;si&s;tants, but had no Commands.</P>
</DIV3>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 TYPE="day">
<P><LABEL>Wedne&s;day 14.</LABEL> Generall <HI>Fairfax</HI> perceiving the Lord <HI>Gorings</HI> For|ces would not &s;tand the field, re&s;olved to sit down before the Town in or|der to a Siege (but being too few to Storm it) having not then nor when he first engaged, 1500 old Foot, and but about 1500 Horse, and two Troops of Dragoons, (be&s;ides the <HI>2</HI> Regiments of the Trained Bands, un|der Col Sir <HI>Thomas Hunniwood,</HI> and Col <HI>Cooke.</HI>) the Lord <HI>Gorings</HI> For|ces at that time being about 6000 Horse &amp; Foot in Town, and the Town and Suburbs larger in Compas than <HI>Oxford,</HI> and would require 5000 men to Be&s;iege it; appointed <HI>Lexden</HI> in the road to <HI>London</HI> for the Head-Quar|ter, where the greate&s;t Body was to lie, to prevent more aid for coming from <HI>London</HI> to the Lord <HI>Goring,</HI> and kept &s;trong Guards of Horse on <HI>Cambridge</HI> road on the other side the River, that they might not e&s;cape Northward to joyn with Sir <HI>Marmaduke Langdale,</HI> leaving no place open to them, but towards the Sea, where they could not go far; and the same day Our Generall sent a Party of Horse to secure <HI>Mer&s;ey</HI> I&s;land, to prevent the <HI>Kings</HI> Ships from coming into the River to relieve the Town; the Be&s;ieged sent Col. <HI>Tuke</HI> with a &s;trong Party an hour after,&mdash;but came too late.</P>
<P><LABEL>Thursday 15.</LABEL> The Be&s;iegeds Canon from the Royall Fort at S^t. <HI>Maries,</HI> plaid very hard killed severall of our men, as they did the day before; some, as they were rai&s;ing the first Work called Fort <HI>E&s;sex,</HI> others as they were &s;tragling in the field.</P>
<P><LABEL>Friday 16:</LABEL> Nothing of importance happened, but. 3 of Capt. <HI>Canons</HI> men killed with a Canon Bullet.</P>
<P><LABEL>Saturday 17.</LABEL> A Trumpet sent in about the Exchange of pri&s;oners, &amp; this day the Be&s;ieged got provi&s;ions out of <HI>Tendering</HI> Hundred, which we could not prevent till y^e <HI>Suffolk</HI> Forces march'd to our a&s;si&s;tance.</P>
<P><LABEL>Sunday 18.</LABEL> We took <HI>2</HI> of their Frigots, the one with <HI>10.</HI> the other with <HI>11</HI> Guns: &amp; this day Col. <HI>Ewers</HI> came up with <HI>6</HI> Companies from <HI>Chep|&s;tow</HI> Ca&s;tle: The E&s;sex Foot under Sir <HI>Tho. Hunniwood</HI> &amp; Col. <HI>Cooke</HI> en|dured many Canon &s;hot this day, and were very ready upon an Alarm.</P>
<P><LABEL>Munday 19.</LABEL> The party of Hor&s;e sent from the Leaguer under Major-<HI>Sparrow</HI> &amp; Capt <HI>Wallingford</HI> engaged the <HI>Kings</HI> Forces at <HI>Linton.</HI> (com+ing to a&s;si&s;t the Lord <HI>Goring.</HI>) where Major <HI>Muschampe</HI> &amp; others of the <HI>Kings</HI> Forces were &s;lain, &amp; Ma&s;ter <HI>Reynolds,</HI> &amp; others taken pri&s;oners, the re&s;t (about <HI>500.</HI>) disperst. This day a Trumpet came from y^e L^d. <HI>Goring,</HI> prentending to de&s;ire a Treaty of Peace.</P>
<P><LABEL>Tue&s;day 20.</LABEL> Answer returned, if a generall Peace was intended, that then it was proper for the Parlament to determine of that, and offered them in that an&s;wer Conditions, <HI>Viz.</HI> The Gentlemen &amp; Officers to go be|yond &s;ea, and the Souldiers to go home, without prejudice.</P>
<P><LABEL>Wedne&s;day 21.</LABEL> The Be&s;ieged returned a &s;cornfull an&s;wer, moving for a free-trade for the Town&s;men.</P>
<P><LABEL>Thursday 22.</LABEL> A &s;mall Party of the Be&s;ieged &s;allied out to view a new Work (afterwards called Col. <HI>Ewers</HI> Fort)&mdash;but were in&s;tantly beaten in by Mu&s;queteers. Their Canon killed two men of ours. That day the Lord <HI>Goring</HI> &s;ent a summons to the <HI>Suffolk</HI> Forces at <HI>Callaway</HI>-Bridge, Comm^d^d. by Capt. <HI>Fi&s;her,</HI> &amp; Capt. <HI>Brandling,</HI> to joyn with him, which they refu&s;ed Re&s;olving &s;till to adhere to the Parliament &amp; Army.</P>
<P><LABEL>Friday 23.</LABEL> The Guns began this day to play from our new Batte|ry, which much annoyed the Be&s;ieged at North bridge. Our Generall sent a Reply concerning his former offer, offering the same Condi|tions again to all in the Town, Except the L^d. <HI>Goring,</HI> L^d. <HI>Capell,</HI> and Sir <HI>Charles Lucas.</HI></P>
<P><LABEL>Saturday 24.</LABEL> One of the Be&s;iegeds Canoneers was killed. This day the <HI>Suffolk</HI> Forces advanced out of their own County, &amp; took up their Quarters upon Mile-end, over again&s;t the North-gate, be|ing about <HI>2500</HI> Hor&s;e and Foot, leaving a guard at <HI>Cattaway,</HI> and <HI>Nayland,</HI> to &s;ecure those pa&s;ses.</P>
<P><LABEL>Sunday 25.</LABEL> Nothing of importance.</P>
<P><LABEL>Munday 26.</LABEL> A party of Col. <HI>Bark&s;teeds</HI> Foot (the Be&s;ieged hav|ing drawn out near the Almes-house) beat them from y^e Hedges, and from their Court of Guard, fired the Guard-hou&s;e, and brought away the hour-gla&s;s by which they &s;tood Centry.</P>
<P><LABEL>Tuesday 27.</LABEL> A Trumpeter went in with the Lady <HI>Campions</HI> Ser|vant, with a Letter to her husband for &s;he did not beleeve he was &s;lain.</P>
<P><LABEL>Wedne&s;day 28.</LABEL> Chewed &amp; Poysoned Bulletts taken from severall of the Be&s;ieged. Affidavit made by those Souldiers of y^e Besieged who brought them out of <HI>Colche&s;ter,</HI> that they were given out by the Lord <HI>Gorings</HI> &s;peciall Command. The&s;e Examinations were &s;ent to y^e Lord <HI>Goring,</HI> with this Me&s;sage from Our Generall, That his men &s;hould expect no Quarter hereafter, if they used such Bullets. This day early in the morning the Be&s;ieged, with a party of Hor&s;e, very boldly attempted our Horse Guards near S^t. <HI>Maries,</HI> &s;hot a Scout, but were in&s;tantly beaten back.</P>
<P><LABEL>Thur&s;day 29.</LABEL> They killed some Hors &amp; Foot of ours with their great Canon as they &s;hot against our men, at y^e making of Col. <HI>Bark&s;teeds</HI> Fort, fired the House which was lately S^r. <HI>Har|bottle Grim&s;tons,</HI> &amp; at night fired M^r. <HI>Barringtons</HI> house, a party of the Be&s;iegeds Horse advanced over the Bridge at Ea&s;t|gate, where Ambu&s;cadoes being laid for them by our Dragoon's, Lieut. Col. <HI>Hatcher,</HI> &amp; divers other Officers &amp; Souldiers of the Be&s;ieged, upon their ha&s;ty advance were &s;lain: none on our part.</P>
<P><LABEL>Friday 30.</LABEL> Exchange offered for Sir <HI>Will. Ma&s;&s;am,</HI> but refused.</P>
<P><LABEL>Saturday July 1.</LABEL> Col. <HI>Whaley</HI> po&s;sest <HI>Grin&s;ted</HI> Church.</P>
<P><LABEL>Sunday 2.</LABEL> Strong Guards kept that night to prevent the Be&s;iegeds escape Northward, we having notice of their intention.</P>
<P><LABEL>Monday 3. &amp; Tue&s;day 4.</LABEL> Little of moment happened, except a Porter; or Chamberlain coming from the Bell in <HI>Gratious</HI>-&s;treet stole into the Town, with Intelligence of the Earl of-<HI>Hollands</HI> rai&s;|ing an Army in &amp; about <HI>London</HI> for their relief.</P>
<P><LABEL>Wedne&s;day 5.</LABEL> The Be&s;ieged sallied out with a &s;trong party,&mdash;Commanded by Sir <HI>George Li&s;le,</HI> &s;urpri&s;ed our Guard at Ea&s;t|bridge, and gained two Drakes, but advanceing to y^e Main Guard were routed by Col. <HI>Whaleys</HI> horse, Commanded by Major <HI>Swal|low;</HI> 19 &s;lain on the place, the Drakes recovered, and our former ground also; Lieut. Col. <HI>We&s;ton,</HI> Lieut. Col. <HI>Weeks,</HI> and <HI>80</HI> &amp; odd pri&s;oners were taken, mo&s;t of them sore cut for &s;hooting poy|&s;oned bullets (<HI>20</HI> of them died the next day) On our part, we had slain Lieut. Col. <HI>Shambrooke,</HI> and some others of Col. <HI>Needhams</HI> Regiment, who were engaged, Capt. <HI>Moody</HI> on our &s;ide wounded &amp; taken pri&s;oner, and one Lieutenant &amp; En&s;ign, &amp; <HI>40</HI> private Sol|diers of ours taken prisoners also.</P>
<P><LABEL>Friday 7.</LABEL> Col. <HI>Scroop</HI> sent from the Leaguer by our Generall, with a Regiment of Horse, to engage the Forces under y^e Duke of <HI>Buckingham</HI> and Earl of <HI>Holland:</HI> got into a body to rai&s;e y^e Siege.</P>
<P><LABEL>Saturday 8.</LABEL> News of Col. <HI>Ro&s;&s;iters</HI> routing the <HI>Pontefract</HI> Forces at <HI>Willoughby</HI> field, where <HI>3</HI> Troops of the Army were engaged, &amp; many of the men wounded; Colonel Generall Sir <HI>Philip Mounc|ton,</HI> Major Generall <HI>Biron,</HI> &amp; divers Officers of quality taken pri|soners by Colonell <HI>Ro&s;&s;iter.</HI></P>
<P><LABEL>Sunday 9.</LABEL> News of the Earl of <HI>Holland,</HI> and Duke of <HI>Burck|inghams</HI> being routed in <HI>Surrey,</HI> &amp; of the Lord <HI>Villiers</HI> being &s;laue by Sir <HI>Michael Lever&s;ey,</HI> &amp; Major <HI>Gibbons,</HI> who Commanded a party of Horse of the Army.</P>
<P><LABEL>Monday 10.</LABEL> Several of the Be&s;ieged came away to us; new<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> came this day of the taking of <HI>600</HI> Horse in Northumberland, &amp; of Sir <HI>Francis Ratcliff,</HI> Col. <HI>Tempe&s;t,</HI> Col. <HI>Grey,</HI> &amp; other pri|&s;oners, taken by Col. <HI>Lilburn.</HI></P>
<P><LABEL>Tuesday 11.</LABEL> We had a Gunner &amp; a Matro&s;se &s;hot, as they were battering S^t. <HI>Maries</HI> &s;teeple. News came this day of y^e Earl of <HI>Hollands</HI> being taken prisoner by Col. <HI>Scroop;</HI> &amp; Sir <HI>Gilbert Gerrard,</HI> &amp; others of quality, &amp; that Col. <HI>Dalbeer</HI> was &s;lain, and their whole force dispersed at S. <HI>Needs</HI> in <HI>Huntington</HI> &s;hire.</P>
<P><LABEL>The 12 &amp; 13.</LABEL> Little of moment happened, only M^r. <HI>Iohn A&s;h|burnham</HI> offered in exchange for Sir <HI>William Ma&s;sam,</HI> but not accepted; and this day the me&s;senger who came to Our Generall with a Letter of the taking of <HI>Waymer</HI> Ca&s;tle in <HI>Kent,</HI> took his oppertunity, and carried it into <HI>Colche&s;ter</HI> to the Lord <HI>Goring,</HI> and took up arms there.</P>
<P><LABEL>Friday 14.</LABEL> The new Battery being raised again&s;t S^t. <HI>Iohns,</HI> from the Lord <HI>Lucas</HI> house, <HI>2</HI> pieces of Canon plaid thence, made a breach in the wall: The Souldiers entred, fell on imme|diately, drove the Be&s;ieged out of the first Court-yard into the second, &amp; thence into y^e Gatehouse, and the same day a&mdash; &s;trong party of Hor&s;e &amp; Foot fell upon the <HI>Hieth,</HI> &amp; &s;tormed the Church, &amp; took all the Guard therein prisoners, being about <HI>70.</HI> and that night we po&s;&s;est our &s;elves of the <HI>Hieth,</HI> &amp; a great part of the Suburbs, which much troubled y^e Be&s;ieged: the <HI>Suffolk</HI> Foot did well in this service</P>
<P><LABEL>Saturday 15.</LABEL> The Gate-house being a place very con&s;idera|ble, &amp; mighty advantagious for us. Our Generall re&s;olved to storm the same, though it had a &s;trong work before it; where|upon <HI>6</HI> Souldiers, for <HI>3</HI> &s;hillings a piece, undertook to throw in Granadoes, and <HI>20</HI> men to carry Ladders for half a Crown a piece, &amp; a Commanded party of Foot to &s;torm, led on by Major <HI>Be&s;coe,</HI> which accordingly they did as soon as <HI>8</HI> peice of Canon had given fire upon the Besieged, and the Granadoes did great execution the Ladders were placed with much ad|vantage, the Be&s;ieged much dismaied, forced to quit ther&mdash;works, &amp; flie into the Gate-house, one Granadoe kindled their Magazin, and blew up many of the Be&s;ieged, the re&s;t were taken pri&s;oners, and &s;lain; the pri&s;oners confest they were above a hundred in the Gate-house &amp; work, and few of them could escape, <HI>13</HI> at one place were pulled out the next day from under the Rubbi&s;h. This night the Be&s;ieged indea|voured to e&s;cape with their horse, Commanded by Sir <HI>Ber|nard Ga&s;coign,</HI> and pa&s;t the River between the North-bridge &amp; middle Mill, and had the Miller for their Guide, but y^e Miller when he came int othe Clo&s;es, ran away, and the Pioneers after him, and our Centinels giving fire, the Be&s;ieged retreated; The Suburbs was Fired in <HI>6</HI> or <HI>7</HI> places, which burnt in a most-dreadfull manner all night long, that the Town might be seen almo&s;t as well by night as by day, so great was the flame. And on Sunday the <HI>16.</HI> other Streets were set on fire, with de&s;ign to con&s;ume the whole Suburbs, but by the indu&s;try of the Inhabitants &amp; Souldiers it was prevented. This day our Generall had certain Intelligence. That an Army of Scots under Duke <HI>Hamilton,</HI> had invaded the Kingdom &amp; joyned the Cavaliers under <HI>Langdale.</HI></P>
<P><LABEL>Sunday 16.</LABEL> Our Generall sent a Summons again to Surren|der the Town: The Lord <HI>Goring,</HI> Lord <HI>Capell,</HI> &amp; Sir <HI>Char|les Lucas</HI> joyntly returned Answer (in writing) under their hands to our Generall. That if the Trumpeter came any more with such a Summons, they would hand him up. The Condi|tions then offered to the Souldiers, was. Liberty, and Pa&s;&s;es to go to their severall homes, submitting to the Authority of Parliament.</P>
<P><LABEL>Munday 17.</LABEL> Again more hou&s;es were fired towards y^e North &s;treet, &amp; other places. This day our Generall had certain News brought him of the Surrender of <HI>Pembrook</HI> Town &amp; Ca&s;tle, <HI>Langhorn,</HI> and <HI>Poyer</HI> submitting their lives to mercy.</P>
<P><LABEL>Tuesday 18.</LABEL> Their Horse again attempted to break through towards the North, but were beaten in again.</P>
<P><LABEL>Wedne&s;day 19.</LABEL> Seventeen of the Be&s;ieged this day came &mdash;over to us, and their Horse were all drawn this day into the Ca&s;tle-yard, &amp; a certain number out of every Troop was chosen to be killed; and there were told in the Ca&s;tle Baily, <HI>700</HI> horse belonging to the Souldiers.</P>
<P><LABEL>Thursday 20.</LABEL> They killed their horses; one Butcher ran away rather than he would do it. The Be&s;ieged at night drew out their Horse at <HI>12</HI> of the clock, and afterwards at <HI>2</HI> of the clock in the morning to e&s;cape, but our men were in such readine&s;s they dur&s;t not advance.</P>
<P><LABEL>Friday 21.</LABEL> News came of Captain <HI>Batten's</HI> Revolt to the Revolted Ships, de&s;erting the Parliament, and turning to the <HI>King.</HI></P>
<P><LABEL>Saturday 22.</LABEL> Severall Souldiers ran from the Be&s;ieged, much complaining of their Diet in horse-fle&s;h, &amp; a Trumpeter was this day sent in again to expedite y^e Exchange of Sir <HI>Will^m. Ma&s;&s;am,</HI> for M^r. <HI>A&s;hburnham,</HI> but y^e Be&s;ieged refused it, as also to admit of y^e exchange of the re&s;t of y^e Committee, though they had Gentlemen of very good rank offered for them (quality for quality) in exchange.</P>
<P><LABEL>Sunday 23.</LABEL> The Be&s;ieged roa&s;ted a horse near the North-bridge to make the Souldiers merry at y^e entrance into &s;uch Diet; this day our Generall had Intelligence of Col. <HI>Lamberts</HI> engagement with the <HI>Scots,</HI> near <HI>Appleby:</HI> where above <HI>100 Scots</HI> were &s;lain. Col. <HI>Harri&s;on</HI> &amp; others on our part wounded.</P>
<P><LABEL>Munday 24.</LABEL> Nothing of moment.</P>
<P><LABEL>Tue&s;day 25.</LABEL> The Be&s;ieged had a hot Alarm round the Town about <HI>12</HI> at night, and a partie in the meane time fired the Middle Mill, with the lo&s;s of three men, and cut off a &s;luce, but the fire did not take, so the de&s;ign proved ineffectuall at that time; at the same time we &s;hot <HI>20</HI> Arrows, (with papers of advertisement offered) into the Town, to undeceive the Souldiers; acquainting them with what Conditions were offered them, and &s;hall &s;till be made good unto them, if they come out: which coming to some of their knowledge above <HI>200</HI> came out by that day <HI>7.</HI> night.</P>
<P><LABEL>Wedne&s;day 26.</LABEL> Nothing of moment.</P>
<P><LABEL>Thursday 27.</LABEL> A Troop of the Lord <HI>Capells</HI> &s;allied out, and took <HI>3</HI> or <HI>4</HI> men as they were working upon the Line, near S^t. <HI>Botolphs,</HI> and wounded one mi&s;erably, being a Country Souldier &amp; but a &s;pectator.</P>
<P><LABEL>Friday, Saturday, &amp; Sunday 28. 29. &amp; 30.</LABEL> Nothing of moment.</P>
<P><LABEL>Munday 31.</LABEL> In the night about <HI>20</HI> of them with Spades, <HI>6</HI> only having Mu&s;kets, pa&s;t the first Centinell as friends, &s;aying, they were come to make an end of the work where they wrought the night be|fore, but were fired upon at the second guard, had a Lieutenant slain, and retreated, and took a Serjeant with them pri&s;oner.</P>
<P><LABEL>Tuesday August 1.</LABEL> A Cornet, Quarterma&s;ter, Corporall, and one Trooper came away with their hor&s;es.</P>
<P><LABEL>Wedne&s;day 2. &amp; Thursday the third,</LABEL> there came severall Soul|diers from the Be&s;ieged, much complayning of their ill diet with horsefle&s;h, and said it was attended with Gentlewomen in white-Gownes &amp; black hoods (meaning Maggots,) so that they could not eat it, &amp; that it had brought many of them to the flux.</P>
<P><LABEL>Monday Augu&s;t 7.</LABEL> Nothing of moment hapned: this day it was re&s;olved at a full Counsell of War, to proceed by way of Appro|aches in order to a Storm.</P>
<P><LABEL>Friday 11.</LABEL> Nothing of note. This night <HI>30</HI> hou&s;es were burnt.</P>
<P><LABEL>Tuesday 15.</LABEL> Many men came over this day from the Be&s;ieged, <HI>&amp;</HI> the poorer sort of people began to rise for want of bread.</P>
<P><LABEL>Wednesday 16.</LABEL> They rise in great Numbers, and come to the Lord-<HI>Gorings</HI> Quarters, some bringing their Children &s;tarved to death, they crying out so long as Horsefle&s;h, Dogs, and Cats were to be had, they did not complain. This day the Mayor of <HI>Colche&s;ter</HI> sent a Letter to the Gen. That the Inhabitants might come out, for that they had no provi&s;ion, it being all &s;eised by the Souldiers. Our Generall returned an&s;wer, He pittied their condition, but to grant that, was to make the Town hold out longer, and did not &s;tand with his tru&s;t to permit it. This day we had the news of the killing &amp; di&s;persing the Princes forces by some Hor&s;e and Foot of the Army, com|manded by Col. <HI>Rich,</HI> near <HI>Deale;</HI> and also of the regaining of <HI>Tin|mouth</HI> Ca&s;tle by Sir <HI>Arthur Ha&s;elrigg.</HI></P>
<P><LABEL>Thur&s;day 17.</LABEL> The Lord <HI>Goring,</HI> Lord <HI>Capell,</HI> and Sir <HI>Charles Lu|cas,</HI> who before threatned to hang our Trumpeter if he came any more with a Me&s;&s;age for a Party, desired Our Generall they might send to the <HI>Kings</HI> Forces, and if they had not relief within <HI>20</HI> days, they would then Treat. Answer was returned by Our Gen. that he hop'd in much le&s;s time than <HI>20</HI> days, to have the Town without Treaty. All things are preparing in Order to a &s;torm.</P>
<P><LABEL>Friday 18.</LABEL> No action but preparation for &s;torm.</P>
<P><LABEL>Saturday 19.</LABEL> The Be&s;ieged &s;ent for a Treaty to surrender.</P>
<P><LABEL>Sunday 20.</LABEL> The Generall returned an answer to their offer for a Treaty, That all Souldiers &amp; Officers under the degree of a Captain, (excepting such as have deserted the Army since the <HI>10</HI> of May last) &s;hall have Pa&s;&s;es to go to their severall homes; and all Captaines, and Superior Officers, with Lords, and Gentlemen to mercie.</P>
<P><LABEL>Munday 21.</LABEL> The Be&s;ieged turned out of the Town in the night, ma|ny men, women, &amp; children, but the next morning took them in a|gain.</P>
<P><LABEL>Tue&s;day 22.</LABEL> The Be&s;ieged sent out Major <HI>Sheffield</HI> one of the Com|mittee that was prisoner in <HI>Colche&s;ter,</HI> that they would surrender upon honourable conditions, and desire to know the meaning of y^e word mercie. This day the news of routing the <HI>Scot&s;h</HI> army came, which we sent into the Town.</P>
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<ITEM>Anno 219. <HI>Coell</HI> Duke of Brittanie began to build the Citty <HI>Raymore</HI> otherwise <HI>Colche&s;ter.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Anno 238. <HI>Coell</HI> Duke of <HI>Colche&s;ter</HI> began to Raigne over <HI>E&s;&s;ex</HI> and <HI>Hartford-&s;hire.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Anno 242. <HI>Helena</HI> Daughter of <HI>Coell</HI> was borne att <HI>Colche&s;ter.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Anno 260. <HI>Con&s;tantius</HI> Captain of the Romanes in <HI>Spain</HI> comeing into <HI>Brittain</HI> be&s;ieged <HI>Colche&s;ter</HI> the space of two Years.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Anno 264. The Siege was Raised by a match Between <HI>Con&s;tantius</HI> and <HI>Helena.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Anno 265. <HI>Con&s;tantine</HI> the Son of <HI>Con&s;tantius</HI> was born in <HI>Colche&s;ter.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Anno 288. <HI>Con&s;tantius</HI> then was called <HI>Cea&s;ar</HI> of the Gaules.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Anno 289. <HI>Con&s;tantius</HI> when he had Slaine a considerable number of the Almaines that woar&s;ted and over run <HI>Ga&s;&s;ia:</HI> being call|ed <HI>Cea&s;ar</HI> of the Gaules was now Saluted <HI>Cea&s;ar Augu&s;tus.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Anno 290. <HI>Coell</HI> when he had Slaine <HI>A&s;clepodatus,</HI> the Tyrant Reigned over all <HI>Brittaine</HI> but was tributary to Rome. The same <HI>Coell</HI> Duke of <HI>Colche&s;ter.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Anno 297. <HI>Coell</HI> King of <HI>Brittaine</HI> Dyed in <HI>Colche&s;ter</HI> the Second Month.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Anno 298. <HI>Con&s;tantius</HI> Returning out of <HI>Gallia</HI> dispo&s;ed of the Kingdome.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Anno 299. <HI>Con&s;tantinus</HI> the Emperor dyed at Yorke, in the Sixteenth Year of his Empire.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Anno 303. <HI>Helena</HI> upon the death of <HI>Con&s;tantinus</HI> made a &V;ow of perpetuall Widowhood.</ITEM>
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