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<P> A perfect RELATION OF The taking of the Towne of <HI>Pre&s;ton IN</HI> LANCASHIRE, By the <HI>PARLJAMENTS</HI> Forces under the Command of Colonell Sir <HI>John Seaton</HI> on Thur&s;day the ninth day of <HI>February,</HI> 1642.</P>
<P>As it was certified by &s;ome Gentlemen of re|pute in the &s;ame County to a Member of the Hou&s;e of COMMONS, with the names of tho&s;e that were &s;lain.</P>
<P>Together, with very good nevvs from <HI>CHESHIRE.</HI></P>
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<P><HI>ORdered by the Commons in Parliament, That this Let|ter be forthwith printed and publi&s;hed.</HI></P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>H: El&s;ynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P><HI>London,</HI> Printed for <HI>Edward Husbands,</HI> and are to be &s;old at his &s;hop in the Middle Temple. <HI>Febr.</HI> 16. 1642.</P>
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<HEAD><HI>A perfect Relation of the taking of the Town of</HI> Pre&s;ton <HI>in</HI> Lanca&s;hire, &amp;c.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>Good Sir,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>OUr due re&s;pects premi&s;ed, I have of|ten mentioned a De&s;igne, but now prai&s;ed be God, there is one acted, the happy &s;ucce&s;&s;e and victory the Lord of Ho&s;ts hath given our <HI>Lanca&s;hire</HI> Forces: Upon Munday la&s;t Sir <HI>John Seaton</HI> (the Major Generall) marched from this Town, attended with Serjeant Major <HI>Sparrow,</HI> Colonell <HI>Holland,</HI> Cap. <HI>Booth,</HI> Serjeant Major <HI>Birch,</HI> with them three Foot-companies, &amp; as many from <HI>Boul|ton,</HI> all the&s;e came to <HI>Blackburn,</HI> upon Tue&s;day night, thence marched along
<PB N="4" REF="3"> with them, four or five Foot-companies of <HI>Blackburn</HI> Hundred, under the com|mand of Captain <HI>Nowell</HI> of Mearely, and other Captains towards <HI>Pre&s;ton,</HI> to|gether with two thou&s;and club-men up|on VVedne&s;day night, and betimes the next morning they fell upon the Towne couragiou&s;ly, and after about two hours fight they entered it, Capt. <HI>John Booth</HI> fir&s;t entered, behaving him&s;elfe mo&s;t bravely, there was a great &s;trife between Collonell <HI>Hollands</HI> company and Capt. <HI>John Booths</HI> which &s;hould fir&s;t have en|trance; The Major Generall behaved him&s;elf gallantly at the end of the <HI>Church|&s;treet,</HI> where the entry was made; our Mu&s;quiets beat them from their cente|ryes and from the Steeple. There dyed of the Popi&s;h party, the Major of the Town, (Ma&s;ter <HI>Adam Morte)</HI> who kil|led
<PB N="5" REF="3"> one of the Collonells men with pu&s;h of his Pike, but afterwards lo&s;t his own life for it, together with his &s;on, &amp; al&s;o M. <HI>Radcliff Hoghton</HI> Captain of the hor&s;e (and brother to Sir <HI>Guilbert Hoghton)</HI> Serjeant Major <HI>Purvey</HI> (lately come out of <HI>Jreland)</HI> and the Popi&s;h Doctor, Dr. <HI>We&s;tby,</HI> with two or three Lievtenants and others more of quality are likewi&s;e &s;lain, and divers others which I &s;aw were mortally wounded, and to &s;ome procured Surgeons, Sir <HI>Guilbert Hoghton</HI> e&s;caped by flight to <HI>Wigom,</HI> and what more I can|not tell, Captain <HI>Farrington</HI> and Captain <HI>Pre&s;ton</HI> are brought Pri&s;oners ye&s;ter|night: old Ma&s;ter <HI>Anderton</HI> of Clayton (their great Popi&s;h commander) is taken, Ma&s;ter <HI>George Talbot,</HI> (Sir <HI>John Talbots</HI> &s;on) Ma&s;ter <HI>Richard Fleetwood,</HI> Ma&s;ter <HI>Blundells,</HI> Mr. <HI>Abbott,</HI> Mr. <HI>Mawde&s;ly,</HI>
<PB N="6" REF="4"> two <HI>Thomas Hoghtons,</HI> Captain <HI>Hoghton,</HI> (Sir <HI>Guilberts</HI> Nephew) <HI>Ralph Shorrock, John Hylton,</HI> and divers others of mea|ner qualitie, above two hundred, and your Cou&s;in Ma&s;ter <HI>Townly</HI> of Tovvnly e&s;caped narrovvly.</P>
<P>My Lady <HI>Hoghton,</HI> my Lady <HI>Gir|lington,</HI> and Mrs. <HI>Townly</HI> vvere al&s;o ta|ken as prize: VVe tooke three pieces of Ordnance, a murdering piece, a great number of Mu&s;quiets, and many hor&s;es vvith tvvo or three colours, and divers vvere pillaged to a purpo&s;e, fevv friends have &s;uffered to any value; there vvere but tvvo Barrells of povvder found in the Tovvn, VVe had only three or four common Souldiers, not an Officer &s;lain on our &s;ide, vve gave the enemy no lei|&s;ure to anoy us vvith their Guns our en|try vvas &s;o quick, and the execution done
<PB N="7" REF="4"> was mo&s;t with the &s;word: all the Companies except Captain <HI>Nowells</HI> &s;tayes there, and I thinke does intend to Garri&s;on that Town; the fruits of this &s;ucce&s;&s;e are a large contribution out of the adjacent parts for maintenance of our forces, and an interuption of the pa&s;&s;age from <HI>Newcastle</HI> to <HI>Che&s;ter</HI> and <HI>Shrewsbury,</HI> of what further concern|ment it is to our Countrey I need not relate to you, and in what &s;ort it will be good for the Kingdom you are able to conceive; Upon our fa&s;ting and praying on Wedne&s;day la&s;t, God hath given us this victory. <HI>Deo detur Gloria.</HI></P>
<P>From <HI>Che&s;ter</HI> very good news, Ma&s;ter <HI>Lee</HI> of Aldington hath left his home, his Tennants, Friends, and arms, are now for the <HI>Militia,</HI> they beat our new Earl and all tho&s;e Popi&s;h ones eve|ry day in &s;ome place, driving them from hold to hold, and killing with good &s;ucce&s;&s;e: I pray you thanke God for us, and pray we may pro|ceed with &s;ucce&s;&s;e, and that we may heare good news from your parts; which &s;hall be the dai|ly task of</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Your loving friends to &s;erve you.</SIGNED>
<DATELINE><HI>Manchester</HI> <DATE><HI>this</HI> 10^t^h <HI>of</HI> Feb: 1642.</DATE></DATELINE></CLOSER>
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<P> You are de&s;ired to ha&s;ten the money, and what other &s;upplies you can.</P>
<P>Major <HI>Sparrow</HI> denyes all hath been &s;poken in his commendation, he hath wholly &s;urprized and taken the good affections of all our Coun|try Gentlemen who are Captains, whereof I am right glad, he acted his part in this, and the con|triving thereof very well, nor do I know that a|ny man was defective in his duty, but all very couragious.</P>
<P>The Ladyes and Gentlewomen of note found here, are guarded.</P>
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<OPENER><DATELINE><DATE>14. Febr: 1642.</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P>IT is Ordered by the Commons in Parliament, That this Letter bee forthwith Printed and publi&s;hed.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>H: El&s;ynge, Cler: Parl: D: Com.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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