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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<P>NEWES FROM DENNINGTON CASTLE OR A true Copy of Major <HI>William Rives</HI> his Letter, in VINDICATION of him&s;elfe and others.</P>
<P>Wherein is related the Condition of the Leaguer before it, and the man|ner of the late Sallie from the Ca&s;tle, With what lo&s;&s;e was on Both &s;ides.</P>
<P>Licen&s;ed and Printed according to Order.</P>
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<P>Printed for <HI>Henry Twyford,</HI> at the &s;igne of the three Daggers in Fleet&s;treet, neere the Temple. <HI>Aprill the fir&s;t</HI> 1646.</P>
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<HEAD>Newes from <HI>Dennington</HI> Ca&s;tle, or a Copy of Major <HI>Rives</HI> his Letter, <HI>&amp;c.</HI></HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>SIR,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>_IT was my fortune ye&s;terday to bee very much ingaged, but it plea&s;ed God to give me deliverance. On Tue&s;|day la&s;t wee drew forth of this Towne, and faced the Ca&s;tle on the Hill next <HI>Shaw,</HI> where we &s;ent them a Summons, which was not totally re|fu&s;ed, but they de&s;ired three dayes time to &s;end to his Maje&s;ty. This was taken as dila|tory, and that night to begin the &s;iege, I had orders with three Companies of mine, which were my owne, Captaine <HI>Doves</HI> and
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Captaine <HI>Knowles,</HI> and with Major <HI>Bla|graves</HI> foure Companies to begin the works, and to rai&s;e a redoubt on the &s;ide of the May-pole hill, which was performed that night without lo&s;&s;e of one man. The next morning we began to heighten our Worke, but about &s;even of the clock the Enemy ob|&s;erving our Hor&s;e-guard drawne off, fell out on us mo&s;t de&s;perately with all their Hor&s;e, and neere all their Foote, and beat in our by-guard, which was to di&s;cover cleere to the Ca&s;tle. Our guard was &s;carcely in to give us all arme, but their Hor&s;e were in with them, and ere we could have any notice fi|red their Pi&s;tolls on our men in the pit where they were, which I had &s;tickadoed round, to prevent the falling in of their Hor&s;e. At the &s;ame in&s;tant their Foot fell on on the other &s;ide o<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> us, and beat in our Pyoniers, who re|treating in &s;ome di&s;order to their Armes, cau&s;ed &s;ome di&s;traction among&s;t our men. But of my owne Company of Gray-coates being next hand, I rallyed &s;ome &s;uddenly, thinking to have manned our imperfect re|doubt, but ere I could doe it, their Hor&s;e
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were in it; out of which I drawing my &s;elfe &s;ome Muskettiers to the corner of it, beate them out, and killed one of their Hor&s;es. A&s;&s;oone as my En&s;igne &s;aw that, hee fell on the man with his &s;word, and either killed or wounded him; But their Hor&s;e and Foot comming on, he was forced to retreat to his Colours, And the Enemies Foote po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ing the trench of our Redoubt next the Ca&s;tle under &s;helter of our Worke, fired on us in the pitt, where their Hor&s;e could not breake in. The&s;e did I by about twenty Musket|teires of my owne Company beat back, but they being well &s;econded, came on againe, and fell in from the hill &s;ide of the pitt, whiles their Hor&s;e fired on the other &s;ide which was open. This put our men in &s;uch a maze, being &s;o &s;uddenly, that they in the reere runne away in confu&s;ion, which occa&s;ioned my men be<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ng di&s;erted to run al|&s;o. My owne Company which were formerly of the Kings party fought very wel, knocking it out at Musket &s;tocke, till they broke many of their Muskets. And one of my Corporals beat a Trooper from his Hor&s;e
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With his Musket, and tooke his Sword, but the man was re&s;cued ere he could kill him; we got two Carbines, and &s;ome Pi&s;tolls of &s;uch as were killed, or wounded by us. And &s;ince I under&s;tand by &s;ome of my woun|ded Souldiers pri&s;oners (came off &s;ince) wee killed and wounded as many of theirs, as they of ours, only the lo&s;&s;e of our Colours. Which might well have beene &s;aved, had there beene any Hor&s;e-guard, or that Major <HI>Blagraves</HI> men (though I cannot impeach him in his per&s;on) had &s;econded me as they ought, but run fir&s;t. At the cro&s;&s;e Lane neere <HI>Dennington</HI> towne I forced &s;ome men to &s;tand and fire, which forced&punc; the Enemie to retreat in haft. And a&s;&s;oone as my men got more Ammunition, having &s;pent their owne on &s;er|vice, I advanced againe to my po&s;t, and al|mo&s;t fini&s;hed the Redoubt ere night. This night Collonel <HI>Martin</HI> fini&s;hed it, and drew a line from <HI>Dennington</HI> Lanes to &s;helter our approach, and this night or to morrow wee plant our Cannon and great mortar. And although we have a de&s;perate Enemie, who the fir&s;t night &s;hot, and one fally fought like
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divels, yet I hope we &s;hall be able &s;uddenly to give a good account of the place. And had all done like the gray-coates (however &s;ome &s;ay they run away to the Ca&s;tle) they never dur&s;t attempt us. And truly my En&s;igne with them fought gallantly; And of &s;ix on|ly of them taken, there are foure wounded, and yet pri&s;oners in expectation of exchange. Ere long I pre&s;ume you will heare that wee &s;hall repaire our honour, which is greater then our lo&s;&s;e. I am</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>From the Leaguer before <HI>Dennington</HI> <DATE>the 26. of March, 1646.</DATE></DATELINE>
<SIGNED>Your humble &s;ervant, WILLIAM RYVES.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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