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<P>A True RELATION Of the late proceedings of the <HI>London</HI> Dragoneers, &s;ent down to <HI>Oxford,</HI> con&s;i&s;ting of foure Companies under the command of Sir <HI>Iohn Seaton.</HI></P>
<P>The Captaines of which Companies that were appointed in the &s;aid Expedition, were as followeth, <HI>Viz.</HI>
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<ITEM>Serjeant Major <HI>LEE.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Captaine <HI>STACKHOUSE.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Captaine <HI>WILSON.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Captaine <HI>MASON.</HI></ITEM>
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<P><HI>LONDON,</HI> Printed for <HI>Henry Overton.</HI> 1642.</P>
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<OPENER><DATELINE><DATE>September 8. 1642. being Thur&s;day.</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P>_CAptaine <HI>Lee,</HI> Captaine <HI>Stackhou&s;e,</HI> and Captaine <HI>Ma&s;on,</HI> towards the evening marched out of the City of <HI>London</HI> with 2<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> peeces of Ordnance, and Waggons of Ammunition to <HI>Acton,</HI> and there tooke up their quarter that night. Captaine <HI>Wil&s;on</HI> with his Company marching after them in the night rode to <HI>&V;xbridge</HI> and quartered his men there, <HI>Acton</HI> not being able to contain them; and Colonell <HI>Brown</HI> with his Dragoneers being to march the &s;ame way, wanting lodging there at <HI>Acton,</HI> cro&s;&s;ed over from <HI>Acton</HI>-rode to <HI>Brainford</HI> to quarter there.</P>
<P><LABEL>September 9.</LABEL>
Captaine <HI>Wil&s;on</HI> marched from <HI>&V;xbridge</HI> and quartered at <HI>Amer&s;ham,</HI> and in that afternoon drew his men into a bo|dy, and exerci&s;ed them, and Captaine <HI>Lee,</HI> Captaine <HI>Ma&s;on,</HI> and the Company of Captain <HI>Stackhou&s;e</HI> did lodge at <HI>Chal|font S. Peters,</HI> with their Ordnance and Ammunition.</P>
<P><LABEL>September 10.</LABEL>
Captaine <HI>Wil&s;on</HI> marched forward towards <HI>Alesbury,</HI> and there in the way met divers Cavalleers that were con|veighed up in Carts towards <HI>London,</HI> being taken in the North, and guarded up by the High-&s;heriffes men of <HI>Buc|kingham&s;hire,</HI>
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<PB N="4" REF="4"><!-- PDF PAGE 118 -->and Captaine <HI>Wil&s;on</HI> hearing that they were comming drew up his men into a broad place in the rode that &s;o they might have roome to pa&s;&s;e by his Troope; and pa&s;&s;ing on further he drew up his men in battalia in a great Corn-field on this &s;ide <HI>Wendover,</HI> and &s;o exerci&s;ed his men on Hor&s;ebacke', to &s;ee how his men could doe execution on Hor&s;ebacke if they &s;hould be &s;et upon in a place that might be di&s;advantagious to them on foot; at la&s;t, having exerci&s;ed his men, and hearing the other Companies and the Ord|nance were comming he &s;et forward towards' <HI>Alesbury,</HI> and halfe a mile on this &s;ide the Towne made a &s;tand, that &s;o all foure Companies might march into the Towne together, where they were received with much acclamation; Colonell <HI>Brownes</HI> Dragoneers comming about two houres after, there being no roome in the Towne, they were con&s;trained to go further to lodge them&s;elves.</P>
<P><LABEL>September 11.</LABEL>
Dr. <HI>Pink</HI> Pro-Vicechancellor of <HI>Oxford</HI> came to <HI>Alesbury,</HI> and was clapt there in hold for being a ring-leader to the Schollers of <HI>Oxford</HI> in their exerci&s;e of Armes, and al&s;o en|tertaining the Cavalleers in <HI>Oxford,</HI> going about that night that they were cha&s;ed into <HI>Oxford</HI> to get lodging for them&punc; which <HI>Pink<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"></HI> was &s;ent up to <HI>London.</HI></P>
<P><LABEL>September 12.</LABEL>
Captaine <HI>Lee</HI> marched towards <HI>Amer&s;ham</HI> to meete a Wagon of money comming downe towards <HI>Alesbury,</HI> and to conveigh it &s;afe thither. Al&s;o Captain <HI>Ma&s;ons</HI> Company marched to <HI>Ma&s;&s;enden,</HI> and there &s;earched a Delinquents hou&s;e, and brought him to <HI>Alesbury</HI> and committed him to &s;afe cu&s;tody, which pri&s;oner was afterwards carried to <HI>Oxford,</HI> and the<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">e bale taken for his appearance at <HI>London</HI> to an&s;wer it before the Parliament. Captaine <HI>Wil&s;on</HI> he exer|ci&s;ed his men this day twice, both morning and evening, in <HI>Ale&s;bury,</HI> and the Counte&s;&s;e of <HI>Carnarvan</HI> gave a Veni&s;on to. Captaine <HI>Stackhou&s;e</HI> his company.</P>
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<LABEL>September 13.</LABEL>
Sir <HI>John Seaton</HI> came and commanded the Dragoneers to march towards <HI>Oxford,</HI> who was appointed under my Lord <HI>Say</HI> to lead them, Captaine <HI>Wil&s;ons</HI> company being fir&s;t drawne up into a body, Sir <HI>Iohn</HI> marched away with them, and a mile or two on this &s;ide <HI>Oxford</HI> Captaine <HI>Stackhou&s;e</HI> his company overtooke them, and there in a plaine field Sir <HI>Iohn</HI> commanded them to be drawne up in one body, and gave them &s;ome in&s;tructions which he would have them ob&s;erve, and &s;o marched forward with them, to <HI>Oxford.</HI> At one a clocke at night an alarum was given, and there came me&s;&s;engers running to one of the Centinels &s;et without the Towne, telling him he had a di&s;covery to make knowne, and that the enemy was comming; upon this, &s;ome Hor&s;e went out, and before they could ride a mile and return with their di&s;covery, Captaine <HI>Wil&s;ons</HI> company was drawne up into a body, and he &s;tood at the head thereof, without the North gate, expecting to give the enemy a &s;alutation with a volley of Lead, That night having &s;et his Centinels, and given the Corporals their charge, he marched about the City, to &s;ee how the Towne&s;-men did their duty in the managing their watch, at la&s;t returning towards his owne Court of Guard, the Centinels knew their duty &s;o well that they would not let him come within their Army, but made him &s;tand till the Corporall came with his &s;word drawne, and pointed at his brea&s;t and took the word from his Captain. And it being then morning they were all di&s;mi&s;&s;ed, and every of his &s;oul|diers repaired to his lodging.</P>
<P><LABEL>September 14.</LABEL>
An order comming to Captaine <HI>Wil&s;on</HI> from Sir <HI>Iohn Seaton</HI> concerning meeting of the Lord <HI>Say</HI> at <HI>Thame,</HI> Cap|taine <HI>Wil&s;on</HI> &s;ummoned his men together and marched with Sir <HI>John</HI> to <HI>Thame,</HI> &amp; there met the Lord <HI>Say,</HI> accompanying him to <HI>Oxford;</HI> and that night Cap. <HI>Wil&s;on</HI> and his Company watched againe, and &s;et Centinels round about one <HI>Napier</HI>
<PB N="6" REF="5"><!-- PDF PAGE 119 -->a Papi&s;ts hou&s;e, and al&s;o a Centinell or two at <HI>New-colledge</HI> doore, and kept his Court of Guard in <HI>Hollowell,</HI> walking the Rounds him&s;elfe, to &s;ee that his Centinels did their duty.</P>
<P><LABEL>September 15.</LABEL>
This thur&s;day in the morning out comes <HI>Napeirs</HI> &s;onne and leapes over the hedge, and the Centinels laid hold of him; and that morning the Captain and his Officers &s;earcht the hou&s;e, in which they found Armes, and &s;candalous Pic|tures, which were brought away to the Lord <HI>Says</HI> Inne where he did lodge.</P>
<P><LABEL>September 16.</LABEL>
New informations came that there was a vault in <HI>Napiers</HI> hou&s;e, in the Hall, the entrance into which might be &s;eens under the Table, it being removed; upon this a re-&s;earch was made, and the boards pulled up, but no &s;uch thing found. Al&s;o Captaine <HI>Stackhou&s;e</HI> with his Company went to <HI>Wood&s;tocke,</HI> and to <HI>Chippingnorton;</HI> and in that Towne &s;ome did begin to ri&s;e again&s;t them; but others in the Town that were well affected joyned with the Captain, and &s;o &s;til|led the commotion. Captaine <HI>Wil&s;ons</HI> Company al&s;o &s;ear|ched Je&s;us Colledge, and found Plate, and carried it to the Lord <HI>Say;</HI> and &s;ome Plate carried from thence, was &s;tayed going out at the Towns end, and &s;ent to the Lord <HI>Say</HI> by Captain <HI>Wil&s;ons</HI> men. Al&s;o his men &s;earched a popi&s;h hou&s;e and 4. of them found money in foure &s;everall places in the hou&s;e, and carried it to the Lord <HI>Say,</HI> who found &s;o much money delivered to him as the woman did affirme to be in the bags. Al&s;o they brought away a Rhemi&s;h-Te&s;tament, &amp;c.</P>
<P><LABEL>September 17.</LABEL>
Some of Captaine <HI>Wil&s;ons</HI> &s;ouldiers being at breakfa&s;t, the ma&s;ter of the hou&s;e came up and told them that there was a man below did declare that Doctor <HI>Fruin</HI> did hide him|&s;elfe in his Pig-&s;ty, and pre&s;ently &s;ome went away with a warrant to &s;eize upon him, but his man being in <HI>Oxford,</HI>
<PB N="7" REF="5"><!-- PDF PAGE 119 -->rode home, and as it is thought went to the place where the Doctor was, and &s;o he made an e&s;cape; for when they came to &s;earch, he was gone about half an hour before. At the &s;ame time Captain <HI>Wil&s;on</HI> rode to <HI>Abington</HI> to &s;earch the hou&s;e of one M. <HI>Dorrell,</HI> information being given in of many barrels of Dr. <HI>Morris</HI> his goods brought in; which barrels being found, were delivered into the Major of <HI>Abingtons</HI> cu&s;tody, &s;ealed up, and to &s;ee them forthcomming, till there &s;hould bea &s;trict &s;crutiny of them by the Lord <HI>Says</HI> appointment. Al&s;o Captaine <HI>Wil&s;ons</HI> Company found a load of Dr. <HI>Nur&s;e</HI> his goods in a hou&s;e about a mile from <HI>Oxford,</HI> which <HI>Nur&s;e</HI> is gone away with the Cavaleers. And halfe a mile further in a barne they found 2 Trunks of Doctor <HI>Fruins,</HI> in which were found things of high concernment; and both the&s;e guarded to <HI>Oxford,</HI> to the place of the Lord <HI>Says,</HI> re&s;idence. Al&s;o Captaine <HI>Ma&s;on</HI> brought a Mini&s;ter, delinquent, from <HI>Abington,</HI> and carried him before the Lord <HI>Say,</HI> as al&s;o a Con&s;table who oppo&s;ed them in their &s;earch is to be brought up to London to an&s;wer to what &s;hall be objected again&s;t him. Likewi&s;e part of a Squadron of Hor&s;e with Captaine <HI>Lees</HI> Company guarded a Waggon of money to <HI>Oxford</HI> which was brought according to order to the place where the Lord <HI>Say</HI> did lodge. Likewi&s;e Captaine <HI>Stack|hou&s;e</HI> was &s;hot at by &s;ome of the malignant crew, but the parties could not be found.</P>
<P><LABEL>September 18.</LABEL>
All the Dragoneers of Captaine <HI>Wil&s;ons</HI> Company went armed to Church, becau&s;e of the enmity that they &s;aw in the Towne and Schollers again&s;t the Londoners, and there was two good &s;ermons preached, one by the Chaplaine of the Lord <HI>Lovelace,</HI> the other by one M. <HI>Corni&s;h.</HI></P>
<P><LABEL>September 19.</LABEL>
On munday &s;ome rai&s;ed a report the Lord <HI>Say</HI> was taken, but about noone he came into <HI>Oxford</HI> and many with him: and that day was many popi&s;h pictures burnt in <HI>Oxford</HI>
<PB N="8" REF="6"><!-- PDF PAGE 120 -->before the Inne-gate where the Lord <HI>Says</HI> habitation was, and many delinquents were brought before him, for &s;ome of which baile was taken, and for others he would take none; &amp; in the afternoone the Lord <HI>Say</HI> went to <HI>Wood&s;tocke</HI> to &s;ettle the Militia there, having begun to &s;ettle it fir&s;t in <HI>Oxford,</HI> intending to returne backe againe to <HI>Oxford;</HI> and that day Captaine <HI>Ma&s;ons</HI> Company tooke to Hor&s;es at Sir <HI>William Walters</HI> hou&s;e.</P>
<P><LABEL>September 20.</LABEL>
Sir <HI>Iohn Seaton</HI> with Captaine <HI>Wil&s;on</HI> and his Company came from <HI>Oxford</HI> to <HI>Wickham,</HI> and likewi&s;e Captaine <HI>Lee</HI> and Captaine <HI>Stackhou&s;e</HI> with their Companies came in af|ter them, and the Town did entertaine them all mo&s;t loving|ly, and there was the Lord <HI>Sayes</HI> Regiment of Foot met by the Dragoneers, which Foot were going to <HI>Oxford</HI> to keepe the Town in peace.</P>
<P><LABEL>September 21.</LABEL>
The &s;ame Sir <HI>Iohn</HI> with the three Companies (Captaine <HI>Ma&s;on</HI> being left behind in <HI>Oxford</HI>) came marching up to <HI>London,</HI> Captaine <HI>Lee</HI> following Sir <HI>Iohn,</HI> Captaine <HI>Stack|hou&s;e</HI> being in the mid&s;t, and Captaine <HI>Wil&s;on</HI> with his Com|pany, marching in the Reare. A Guard of all the 4. Com|panies being left to bring up the Plate, Delinquents and o|ther things that were tooke, and to be brought up to <HI>London.</HI> Captaine <HI>Ma&s;on</HI> comming from <HI>Oxford,</HI> on Tue&s;day to|ward night one of his men &s;hot off his Peece, and the Town came running about them throwing &s;tones at them, beating one off his hor&s;e; but the Major came in and &s;ent 10 of tho&s;e mutinous per&s;ons to the Gaole.</P>
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