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<P>A True and Full RELATION Of the manner of the Taking of the TawnE and CASTLE of <HI>SHREWSB&V;RY.</HI></P>
<P>With the CONDITIONS On which the Ca&s;tle, and Fort at <HI>Frankvill,</HI> were &s;urrendered.</P>
<P>AS ALSO, A Li&s;t of the Names of the &s;everall Commanders, Officers, Knights, E&s;quires, Gentlemen, and others, that were taken Pri&s;oners.</P>
<P>Printed according to Order. <ADD>March 4^t^h</ADD></P>
<P><HI>London,</HI> Printed by <HI>J. R.</HI> for <HI>Chri&s;topher Meredith,</HI> at the &s;igne of the Crane in <HI>Pauls</HI>-Churchyard. 1645.</P>
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<OPENER><SALUTE>SIR,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>_SHould we not publi&s;h Gods good|ne&s;&s;e unto us, it would be an Ar|gument of high ingratitude, and render us to the world unworthy of &s;o great a Mercy. For it hath plea&s;ed God of his goodne&s;&s;e, after a whole yeers travell, and three moneths &s;trong labour, by the care and indu&s;try of our vigilant and active Com|mittee, to hand into the World a Ble&s;&s;ing; for which, all that are well-affected unto the welfare of this Church and Kingdom, will rejoyce.</P>
<P>On the 21. of this in&s;tant, by order of the Committee, there were drawn out of the Garri&s;ons of <HI>Wem, Morten-Corbet,</HI> and <HI>Stock,</HI> 250. Foot, and 250. Hor&s;e. From our good Friend Sir <HI>William Brereton,</HI> we were a&s;&s;i&s;ted with 250. Foot, and 350 Hor&s;e, of the <HI>Staf|ford&s;hire</HI> Forces, under the Command of Co|lonell <HI>Bower:</HI> All the Foot, being by order from the Committee, put under the Com|mand
<PB N="4" REF="3"><!-- PDF PAGE 3 -->of Lieutenant Colonell <HI>Rinking,</HI> an able Souldier; who for his di&s;ereet mana|ging this bu&s;ine&s;&s;e, de&s;erves much honour; our Hor&s;e were commanded by Colonoll <HI>Mitton:</HI> Things being thus ordered, we march|ed towards <HI>Shrewsbury,</HI> which is a very &s;trong Town, well Walled, and compa&s;&s;ed about with a navigable River, in the form of an Hor&s;e-&s;hooe; the neck of Land at the open|ing of the Hor&s;e-&s;hooe, being not a Bow &s;hot over, in which &s;tands (on the Ea&s;t-&s;ide on the top of an high Hill) a &s;trong <HI>Ca&s;tle,</HI> the River running directly along, clo&s;e under the &s;ide of the Hill: From the North-We&s;t-&s;ide of the Hill, there runs a &s;trong Wall, and a great Ditch to the River, on that &s;ide: Not|with&s;tanding the &s;trength of the place, we were not di&s;couraged, but marched on, and came to <HI>Shrewsbury</HI> about three of the clock on Saturday morning: And now how to get over the Work, was both dangerous and diffi|cult, being &s;o &s;trongly Pali&s;ado'd, well for|tified; we therefore in a little Boat, that was provided for the purpo&s;e, conveyed eight <HI>Carpenters</HI> up the River, and landed them
<PB N="5" REF="3"><!-- PDF PAGE 3 -->within the Enemies Bre&s;t-work, under the <HI>Ca&s;tle-Hill,</HI> on the Ea&s;t-&s;ide were the Sen|tinels, after &s;ome pau&s;e, gave fire upon them, but they &s;oon &s;awed down &s;o many of the Palla&s;adoes, as gave our men free pa&s;&s;age. The fir&s;t that &s;tormed, were fourty Troopers di&s;mounted, with their Pi&s;tols, and about as many Firelocks, which were led on by one Ma&s;ter <HI>Hu&s;on</HI> a Mini&s;ter, Captain <HI>Willers,</HI> and Lieutenant <HI>Benbow;</HI> after the&s;e followed &s;ome other Muskettiers along Severn &s;ide, under the <HI>Castle-Hill,</HI> and neer Sir. <HI>William Owens</HI> hou&s;e, entered the Town; after the&s;e, marched 350. Foot more, under the command of Lieutenant Colonell <HI>Rinking:</HI> The&s;e ha|ving gained the &s;treets, part marched to the Market-place, who after &s;ome exchange of &s;hot, gained the main Court of Guard there, the re&s;t marched to the <HI>Ca&s;tle-foreward-gate,</HI> which within one quarter of an hour was gained, the Gates opened, the Draw-Bridge let down, at which, our Hor&s;e under the Command of Colonell <HI>Mitton,</HI> and Colonell <HI>Bowyer,</HI> with the Gentlemen of the Commit|tee entered. It was now about break of day
<PB N="6" REF="4"><!-- PDF PAGE 4 -->the &s;criks in the Town was &s;uch &s;trange kinde of Cock-crowing, as (I beleeve) you never heard the like. Being thus entered, the <HI>Ca&s;tle</HI> and a &s;trong outwork at <HI>Frankvill</HI> held out, but by twelve of the clock, the Ca&s;tle was de|livered upon the&s;e conditions, <HI>That the Engli&s;h &s;hould march to</HI> Ludlow, <HI>but the Iri&s;h to be delivered up,</HI> which we &s;hall hang with Authority: The &s;trong Work at <HI>Frankvill</HI> was &s;urrendered up upon bare quarter. And thus it plea&s;ed God of his great goodne&s;&s;e to deliver &s;o &s;trong an hold into our hands, with the lo&s;&s;e onely of two Common Souldiers, we cannot be &s;ufficiently thankfull, for it is a place of great concernment; And now many hone&s;t people are delivered out of an Egypti|an &s;lavery.</P>
<P>For this brief accompt of our la&s;t Action, I de&s;ire you to accept of, as an earne&s;t of his engagements, which is</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Salop, <DATE>Feb. 22. 1644.</DATE></DATELINE>
<SIGNED>Your friend to &s;erve you.</SIGNED>
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<P>I Have &s;ent you here enclo&s;ed, a Li&s;t of &s;uch pri&s;oners as were found at the writing here|of: Its good &s;port to &s;ee how we Ferret the&s;e Foxes out of their Holes every day.</P>
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<ITEM><HI>SIr</HI> Michael Ermley, <HI>Knight, and his Bro|ther.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Sir</HI> Richard Lee, <HI>Sir</HI> Thomas Harris, <HI>Sir</HI> Henry Frederick Thin, <HI>Knights and Baronets.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Sir</HI> William Owen, <HI>Sir</HI> John Wilde, <HI>Senior, Sir</HI> John Wilde, <HI>Junior, Sir</HI> Thomas Ly&s;tor, <HI>Knights.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Francis Thorns, Herbert Vaughan; Thomas Owen, Edward Keina&s;ton, Robert Ireland, Rich-Trevis, Thomas Morris, Arthur Sanford, Robert Sanford, Pellum Corbett, Thomas Jones, <HI>E&s;quires.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Lieutenant Colonell</HI> Edward Owen.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Major</HI> Francis Ranger.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Doctor</HI> Lewyn, <HI>Doctor</HI> Arnwey.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Raynsford, William Lucas, John Cre&s;&s;ey, Thomas Collins, William Long, Pontsbury Owen, Henry Harri&s;on, <HI>Captains.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>John Pay <HI>Feodary,</HI> Ca&s;&s;ey Benthall, Edward Talbat, Richard Lee, Edward Standley, Francis
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<PB N="8" REF="6"><!-- PDF PAGE 6 -->Manwaring, John Brad&s;haw, Edward Littleton, Peter Dorrington, Thomas Barker, John Wita|cares, Jo&s;eph Tayler, Francis Sanford, Richard Gibbeons, George Manwaring, Charles Smith, <HI>Gentlemen.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Edward Palmer, Matthew Whitwick, <HI>En|&s;ignes.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Vincent Tayler, Thomas Dew, Humphrey Davis, Richard Broyn, <HI>Serjeants.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Nicholas Proud, <HI>Clerk.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Ma&s;ter</HI> James Lacon, <HI>Ma&s;ter</HI> Lendall, Mo&s;es Hotchkis, George Bucknall, <HI>Corporals.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Patrick Lawpaid, <HI>Iri&s;h, and 49. other pri&s;oners.</HI></ITEM>
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<P><HI>The rea&s;on why we found no more Com|manders was, becau&s;e Prince</HI> Maurice <HI>had drawn them out for his De&s;ign at</HI> Che&s;ter.</P>
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