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<P>The late victorious PROCEEDINGS OF Sir Thomas Fairfax Again&s;t the Enemy in the We&s;t.</P>
<P>The Lord <HI>Hopton</HI> routed, di&s;per&s;ed and fled; &s;even peece of Ordnance taken, and many Pri&s;oners.</P>
<P>The Earle of <HI>Berke&s;hire,</HI> the Lord <HI>Culpeper,</HI> the Lord <HI>Capell,</HI> Sir <HI>Edward Hide,</HI> Sir <HI>Thomas Fan&s;haw,</HI> and divers fled to the Sea, and &s;hipped with the PRINCE.</P>
<P>A Ship with the Enemies be&s;t Hor&s;es &s;unke, <HI>Hoptons</HI> traine of Ammunition taken, and forty Oxen.</P>
<P>Sir <HI>Iohn Greenvill</HI> routed, with the taking of <HI>Salta&s;h, Temple,</HI> and divers other Forts and places of &s;trength of the Enemies: With a Li&s;t of all the Particulars.</P>
<P>The&s;e Letters, with the Report of Mr. <HI>W. Curtis</HI> from the Army made to the Hou&s;e of Commons, are examined and ap|pointed to the printed according to Order.</P>
<P><HI>London,</HI> printed for <HI>Matthew Walbancke,</HI> 9 March 1645.</P>
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<DIV1 TYPE="letter">
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<PB N="1" REF="2">
<HEAD>SIR <HI>THOMAS FAIRFAX,</HI> HIS Victorious Proceedings again&s;t the Enemy in the We&s;t.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>SIR:</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>_SInce our comming to Launce&s;ton, the Intelligence and affaires of the Army may be thus repre&s;ent|ed. On Thur&s;day, <HI>Febr.</HI> 26. (the day after our entrance,) the Ge|nerall &s;ent a Letter to Captaine <HI>Weldon</HI> to &s;end all the Hor&s;e he could &s;pare, and as many Dragoones he could po&s;&s;i|ble, to advance up the River as farre as Li&s;ton, to &s;tay the pa&s;&s;age at the Fords, that &s;o our Hor&s;e might the better overtake them, in ca&s;e the Enemy indea|vour to e&s;cape, which probably they intend, and might doe in &s;uch &s;mall parcels, and with &s;uch ha&s;te, that his Hor&s;e might fall upon them with good &s;uc|ce&s;&s;e. Friday, <HI>February</HI> 27. we under&s;tood that the
<PB N="2" REF="3">Enemie was at Camelford that morning, and at Twilsborough Downe, two miles di&s;tant&punc; from thence, towards the North-Ea&s;t, and a con&s;idera|ble partie of Hor&s;e lay there that might: Their head Quarters remain at <HI>Bodman,</HI> from whence they have i&s;&s;ued a <HI>Po&s;&s;e Comm.</HI> for appearance of all able men at <HI>Bodman</HI> on this Friday. Saturday, <HI>Febr.</HI> 28. the greate&s;t part of the Army marched from Launce&s;t|on to Lowenrick, but three miles, in regard there could be no conveniency of Quarters between that and Bodman. Our Information by our Scouts <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 word"> this day was. That the Enemie had drawne off their Guard from Twilsborough Downe, and that their Hor&s;e were all gone from Hamelford in great feare to Bodman, where they attempted to get in, but the Foote refu&s;ed to let them, have entrance, three of them were killed in this difference, <HI>Hopton</HI> went on Friday from Ma&s;ter <HI>Bellins</HI> hou&s;e (where he quarter|ed before) to Bodman: The Enemy is reported to have a thou&s;and Foot, and a con&s;ider<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">b<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters"> <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 word"> of Hor&s;e, but their, Armes and courage but meane: They give out they will make a de&s;perate attempt, to breake through and leave the Corni&s;h in their in|kindne&s;&s;e, which is &s;o great, that they are more rea|dy to di&s;arme them, then a&s;&s;i&s;t them: The Country people at Tawnes di&s;armed eight of them, and the re&s;t of them about Camelford de&s;ire our Army to come to &s;ecure them from the Enemy, who then for their non appearance, declared, they knew no greater Enemies then <HI>Gorings</HI> Hor&s;e. The Ene|my publi&s;hed through the Country before our en|trance,
<PB N="3" REF="3">that we would de&s;troy all, but &s;ince our com|ming into the Country (&s;uch hath been the &s;aire and orderly demeanour of our Souldiers,) they &s;ay they finde us friends rather then enemies, and admire in many places that we &s;hould tender Money for our provi&s;ions, which, (to u&s;e their owne expre&s;&s;ion,) they never were wont to tange of <HI>Gorings</HI> men on the Lords day. March 1. the Generall and Lieute|nant Generall advanced all the whole Army to|wards Bodman, in the way had a Rendezvouze of Hor&s;e and Foote upon the Downs, aboot ten miles from Launcerton, over which the Army marched compleatly in Batalia; (being indeed a brave appea|rance.) The Forlorne Hopes were &s;ent out, who met with the Enemies Scouts, two of them who were &s;couting in one Company, they &s;eemed to be ignorant of our &s;o neel approach, acknowledged that they were part of a Guard of 300. Hor&s;e under Sir <HI>Tames Smith,</HI> that were to keepe a Guard within three miles of Bodman. Upon the Armies advance within foure miles of Bodman, we di&s;covered two great Bodies of the Enemies Hor&s;e, who faced us a while upon the top of an hill (though neare two, Miles di&s;tant) but a Party of a thou&s;and Hor&s;e being &s;ent, towards them, and for the reliefe of Captaine <HI>Morgan</HI> and Captaine <HI>Farmers</HI> Compa|nies of Dragoones, who we then under&s;tood were engaged, and in great hazard to be lo&s;t, the Ene|my being between them and our Rendezvouze; our Hor&s;e no &s;ooner appeareth, but the Enemy po&s;teth away towards Bodman, our Dragoons al&s;o having
<PB N="4" REF="4">fir&s;t made good their retreat into a Clo&s;e, defended them&s;elves gallantly there, and afterwards got into a Church, and &s;o came off with the lo&s;&s;e onely of foure Pri&s;oners, &s;lew divers of the Enemy; the Ar|my quartereth this night at St. Bli&s;&s;en, and all the Villages thereabouts, with &s;o much advantage that its thought that Sir <HI>Iames Smiths</HI> Brigade will hardly get off; the faithfull, valiant, and religious Lievt. Generall <HI>Cromwell</HI> is all this night abroad with the Hor&s;e, the i&s;&s;ue we &s;hall heare next morning; we had advanced this night to Bodman but that the Enemy is &s;trong in Hor&s;e, and our Foot had &s;ome of them marched this day above 12. long miles mo&s;t part of the Lords day (all night) our men brought in Pri&s;o|ners, many of which &s;ay they are glad they are ta|ken, for they &s;till looke for it fir&s;t or la&s;t, they gi|ving both them&s;elves and all their party for lo&s;t. The Gentry generally have inclinations to come in, and &s;end for Protections; the Lord <HI>Mohun</HI> is unwilling to obey the Lord <HI>Hoptons</HI> Commands. If the Enemy get not through, in probability we &s;hall drive them into the corner of this County, and make them glad to accept of Conditions.</P>
<P>Munday, March the &s;econd, the Army was this morning by breake of the day drawne to a Rendez|vouz upon the Heath within two miles of Bodman: a Party being &s;ent out to di&s;cover whether the Enemy were in the Towne, brought intelligence that both Hor&s;e and Foot quit the Towne the la&s;t night. About ten of the Clock the Lord <HI>Hopton</HI> him|&s;elfe brought up the Reare; their Foot (not above
<PB N="5" REF="4">foure hundred) being mo&s;t of them Welch-men, went out di&s;orderly, wearing Leekes (it being <HI>Taffies</HI> day) and according to their wonted cu&s;tom were mo&s;t of them drunke; a great part of the Hor&s;e and Foot went towards Truro, the re&s;t of the Hor&s;e towards Ware Bridges; to which if they &s;teere their cour&s;e they are like to meete with gallant entertainement from the Lord Generalls two Regiments of Hor&s;e, and two Regiments more of Foot being &s;ent to his a&s;&s;i&s;tance; the Prince is at Pendennis Ca&s;tle, and its &s;uppo&s;ed waites for a winde for France, we hope (through Gods ble&s;&s;ing) in a few daies to give a good account of the clea|ring the&s;e parts of the Enemy, and if they be lookt after as well by Sea as they &s;hall by Land, many of them will not be left to tell the &s;tory of their &s;ad misfortunes: by which the whole Kingdome may take notice of the great zeale and earne&s;t affection of the Commanders in this Army for the welfare of their Country, and that they are unwearied in their paines and indeavours for the putting a more &s;peedy period to the&s;e inte&s;tine differences; for had the whole Army &s;tayed before Exce&s;ter, which-might have been as much as could be expected this Winter &s;ea&s;on, the worke would have been much longer in doing; but as the&s;e re&s;olutions were un|expectedly taken, &s;o the i&s;&s;ue of them hath been beyond expectation. The Enemies chiefe power in the I&s;land being di&s;&s;ipated in about a Moneths &s;pace, and &s;carce left all the face of an Army with out blood-&s;hed, and the mo&s;t malignant County
<PB N="6" REF="5">of the Kingdome reduced, and (if they be not un|parallel'd di&s;&s;emblers) the County generally endea|vours, and their hearts drawne to the Parliament, for (as before in other places) &s;o now in Bodman the inhabitants were no waies terrified a tour com|ming, but rather manife&s;ted expre&s;&s;ions of Joy, being &s;o oppre&s;&s;ed by <HI>Gorings</HI> Hor&s;e taken from them. The Towne&s;-men averre for truth, that at the Grand Pa&s;&s;e held neare this Towne on Friday la&s;t there did not appeare foure&s;core of the County, be&s;ides <HI>Gorings</HI> and <HI>Hoptons</HI> Hor&s;e; they generally report (but I dur&s;t not a&s;&s;ure it for certaine) that the Lord <HI>Mohun</HI> is under re&s;traint for di&s;obeying the Lord <HI>Hoptons</HI> Gommands, this morning foure of our Troopers who went forth to &s;cout in the Enemies quarters, tooke and brought away 42. of their foot Souldiers with their Armes. The Lord <HI>Hopton</HI> had this day a Randezvouz of neere 3500. Hor&s;e at St. Dennis, a place &s;ixe miles from Bodman; the Corni&s;h this morning fired their Beacons, their intentions therein we are yet igno|rant of. This day &s;ixe of our Troopers fell into Li&s;lythell, and brought away foure of the Enemies carriages laden with Muskets, Powder, Bullets and other Ammunition; we have &s;tore of Guns, Hor&s;e, and Foot at all the pa&s;&s;es about Bodman.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Bodman <DATE>March 3. 1645. at 5. in the morning.</DATE></DATELINE></CLOSER>
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<DIV1 TYPE="letter">
<PB N="7" REF="5">
<OPENER><SALUTE>SIR,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>HAving the opportunity of this Me&s;&s;enger, a friend of yours, I could not omit the writing unto you, as a returne of thanks for your candid and con&s;tant remembrance of me: I &s;hall not trou|ble you with particulars of Newes, having written &s;o largely to Ma&s;ter <HI>Scawen,</HI> of which I doubt not but you will have the peru&s;all, otherwi&s;e I &s;hould redeeme &s;ome of that little time I have to write un|to you. Wee entred <HI>Bodman</HI> Monday, <HI>March</HI> 2. in the Morning, the Enemy quitted it, the Night before; at 10 of the clock, upon our approach neere it; the Lord <HI>Hopton</HI> him&s;elfe brought up the Reare; their Army is 3500 Hor&s;e, and about 400 Foot, mo&s;t of which are <HI>Welch,</HI> and were drunk when they went forth: wee keepe Guards at <HI>Warre. Bridge,</HI> and <HI>Li&s;tithell,</HI> to prevent their breaking through <HI>Ea&s;t-ward;</HI> &s;ix of our Troopers ye&s;terday entred <HI>Li&s;tithell,</HI> and tooke 4 Wain loads of the Enemies Amn uni|on, each drawn with 10 Oxen; they beat off the Guard that were to &s;ecure it; the Enemy had a Rendezvouz at Saint <HI>Dennis,</HI> 6 miles from hence, but dur&s;t not
<PB N="8" REF="6">&s;tay there long, but are gone towards <HI>Truro:</HI> the Prince is in <HI>Pendennis,</HI> expecting a faire wind for <HI>France,</HI> wee hope &s;oone to make an end of our work in the&s;e parts through Gods ble&s;&s;ing: I &s;hall re|maine</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Your thankfull friend, <HI>W. C.</HI></SIGNED>
<DATELINE>Bodman, <DATE>March 3. 1645. 8. in the Morning.</DATE></DATELINE></CLOSER>
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<OPENER><SALUTE>Worthy Sir,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>IU&s;t now wee have intelligence, That the Prince, the Earle of <HI>Barke&s;hire,</HI> the Lord <HI>Culpepper, Ned Hide,</HI> the Lord <HI>Capell, Fan&s;haw,</HI> and others of qua|lity, were &s;hip't ye&s;terday from <HI>Falmouth,</HI> for the I|&s;land of <HI>Sill,</HI> as is &s;uppo&s;ed, and not for <HI>France;</HI> the Lord <HI>Hopton</HI> this day had a Rendezvouz of his Hor&s;e at Saint <HI>Michill,</HI> all their Foot are at <HI>Truro,</HI> they give all for lo&s;t: a &s;hip of their be&s;t Hor&s;e was la&s;t night ca&s;t away, &s;plitten on the Rocks.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Your Servant. <HI>W. C.</HI></SIGNED>
<DATELINE>Bodman, <DATE>Twe&s;day, March 3. 12. at Noone.</DATE></DATELINE></CLOSER>
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<DIV1 TYPE="report on status of Army">
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<P>ON Saturday Morning, <HI>March</HI> 7. in&s;tant, Ma|&s;ter <HI>W. Curtis,</HI> Me&s;&s;enger to Ma&s;ter <HI>Bedford.</HI> Scout-ma&s;ter Generall all to the Committee of both Kingdomes (having other things to deliver from the Army) was called into the Hou&s;e of Commons, who being ask'd by Ma&s;ter Speaker (before the Hou&s;e) <HI>what he had to &s;ay concerning the Army and where he left them, and when;</HI> Ma&s;ter; <HI>Curtis</HI> made this An&s;wer.</P>
<Q><P><HI>Ma&s;ter Speaker,</HI><LB>
This Honourable Hou&s;e being already &s;uffici|ently informed concerning the proceedings of the Army about <HI>Launce&s;ton,</HI> I &s;hall therefore omit that, and apply my &s;elfe to acquaint you with what hath beene done &s;ince.</P>
<P><HI>Ma&s;ter Speaker,</HI><LB>
The Generals Excellencie advanced from <HI>Launce|&s;tand</HI> on the la&s;t Lords Day, earely in the Morning, part of his Army being gone the night before, and had marched about 4 miles in the way to <HI>Bodman;</HI> On that morning there was a generall Rendezvouz on a Moore, by a Village called <HI>Atternoone,</HI> 6 Miles beyond <HI>Launce&s;ton,</HI> 12 Miles on this &s;ide <HI>Bodman;</HI> from thence the whole Army marched in Batalia towards <HI>Bodman,</HI> and when wee came within 4 miles, wee di&s;covered a Body of the Enemies upon a Hill
<PB N="11" REF="7">within three miles of <HI>Bodman,</HI> where they &s;tood fa|cing us on a hill, till our Generall (who delights not in &s;pending time, in facing them) drew out a good body off to charge them, and the Lieutenant Gene|rall, with another body of Hor&s;e, march't pre&s;ently for the reliefe of two troops of Dragoons, who were then ingaged, and to prevent their breaking a|way Northward. But the Enemy finding our Army in &s;o ready a po&s;ture, they retreated into <HI>Bodman:</HI> Night being come, all our Army qu<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">tered in the fields, the Generall keeping the pa&s;&s;age betweene <HI>Lau&s;ton</HI> and <HI>Bodman,</HI> and the Lieutenant Generall at <HI>Warre</HI> Bridge, him&s;elfe lying in the field all night. The next morning, being Munday, the Generall marched towards <HI>Bodman,</HI> and had a Rendezvous within two mile of the Towne, where he received in|telligence that the Enemy had quit it.</P>
<P><HI>M. Speaker,</HI> This Honourable Hou&s;e, being well inform'd of that already by Letters, I forbeare to &s;peak any further of it; but yet I &s;hall make hold to acquaint you with the di&s;cipline of our Army, and their carriage towards the County people, to whom the Generall gave a great &s;atisfaction, in pub|li&s;hing &s;everall Proclamations; but more when they &s;aw our Souldiers obedience to the &s;ame, they doe very hone&s;tly pay for what they have, which doth incourage the Country to provide for them, and makes them very joyfull of their company, and it is the re&s;olution of the General, &amp; Lieutenant General and all the &s;uperiour Officers of the Army to conti|nue the &s;ame; and it doth much trouble our Army, when they be nece&s;&s;itated to take any other cour&s;e
<PB N="12" REF="8">for want of money. They are very ready to obey commands, and to undergoe any hard-&s;hip: And this I can a&s;&s;ure you of, that they are very free from any Divi&s;ions within them&s;elves, and in the room there|of, are po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ed with love and union, courage and magnanimity, whereby out hands are &s;trengthned a|gain&s;t the Common Enemy.</P></Q>
<P>The Hou&s;e of Commons have Ordered, that twenty pound be immediately given to Ma&s;ter <HI>W. Curtis,</HI> by the Committee of the we&s;t.</P>
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<P>There were three &s;hips Lanched out from <HI>Fal|mouth.</HI>
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<ITEM>1. There were in the fir&s;t &s;hip, Prince <HI>Charles</HI> him&s;elfe in per&s;on, the Earle of <HI>Berke&s;hire,</HI> the Lord <HI>Culpepper,</HI> the Lord <HI>Capell,</HI> and Sir <HI>Edward Hide,</HI> and others; and they are either gone to the I&s;le of <HI>Silly</HI> or <HI>Garn&s;ey.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>2. In the next Ship was Sir <HI>Thomas Fan&s;haw</HI> and divers others, and trea&s;ure in both.</ITEM>
<ITEM>3. In the third Ship were the Princes be&s;t Hor|&s;es, and that Barke lighted upon a Rock, where it was &s;plit.</ITEM>
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<HEAD>A Li&s;t of the particulars, taken by Sir THOMAS FAIRFAX from the Lord <HI>Hopton,</HI> on Sunday and Mon|day, <HI>March</HI> fir&s;t and &s;econd, 1645.</HEAD>
<ITEM><LIST>
<HEAD>Pri&s;oners Taken.</HEAD>
<ITEM>Lieut. Col. <HI>Rocarecke.</HI> 1. Captaine of Sir <HI>Iohn Greenvills</HI> Hor&s;e, divers o|ther Officers and Souldi|ers. Many come in dayly, and &s;ubmit to us. Seven Officers came in when we fac'd them; &s;aid, they were his Country-men, and o|thers would follow.</ITEM>
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<HEAD>Taken al&s;o from the Enemy.</HEAD>
<ITEM><HI>Li&s;lithell,</HI> a &s;trong guard of the Enemies. Foure wane load of Ammuniti|on of the Lord <HI>Hoptons.</HI> Divers lay downe their Armes and goe home.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Fortie Oxen.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Salt-A&s;h</HI> taken, and &s;ome Ammunition there, five pieces of Ordnance taken in <HI>Salt-A&s;h.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Bodman</HI> taken, and &s;ome Ammunition there: Two pieces of Ordnance taken in <HI>Bodman.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Warre</HI> Bridge taken, a &s;trong Hor&s;e guard.</ITEM>
<ITEM>The Bridge beyond <HI>Bod|man</HI> taken.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Temple-Guard</HI> taken, a place of their hor&s;e guard, twelve pri&s;oners, hor&s;e and armes taken there.</ITEM>
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<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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