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<P>Joyfull Newes from WELLS IN Somer&s;et-Shire.</P>
<P>VVherein is declared how the Ca|valiers were beaten out of the &s;aid Town, by tho&s;e Heroick Gentlemen and Members of the <HI>Parliament.</HI></P>
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<HEAD>The names of the Members of the Parl. are the&s;e.</HEAD>
<ITEM>Sir Francis Popham.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Sir Iohn Horner.</ITEM>
<ITEM>M. Richard Cole.</ITEM>
<ITEM>M. Strowd.</ITEM>
<ITEM>M. Pine.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Sir Edward Hungerford.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Sir Edward Gainton.</ITEM>
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<HEAD>The names of the chiefe Ca|valiers are the&s;e.</HEAD>
<ITEM>Marque&s;&s;e of Hartford.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Lord Paulet.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Sir Ralph Hopton.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Sir Francis Dorrington.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ma&s;ter Smith.</ITEM>
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<P>Likewi&s;e a true relation how they came to <HI>Bri&s;tow,</HI> with an intent to have fortified them&s;elves, but were oppo&s;ed by the wel-affected party of the City.</P>
<P>With a relation of the taking of <HI>Northampton</HI> by the Ca|valiers, on Tue&s;day, the ninth of Augu&s;t, 1642.</P>
<P>Whereunto is annexed the Parliaments Re&s;olution concerning the &s;aid Cavaliers.</P>
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<P>Ordered that this be printed and publi&s;hed.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Joh. Browne, Cler. Parl.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P><HI>LONDON,</HI> Printed for <HI>Henry Fowler.</HI> Aug. 12. 1642.</P>
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<HEAD><HI>Joyfull Newes</HI> FROM WELLS IN Somer&s;et-&s;hire.</HEAD>
<P>_HAving arrived at my journey<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> end to <HI>Taunton-Deane,</HI> under the command of Lieutenant <HI>Howard,</HI> with whom I am entertained Trumpeter to a Troop of Hor&s;e, the next day I intended (my duty bin|ding me thereunto) to take my Hor&s;e and ride to <HI>Wells,</HI> to my Fathers: To which end I went to my Captaine, and told him my intent, withall de&s;iring his licence for foure dayes; who told me that he would goe along with me to <HI>Wells,</HI> for it was in great di&s;tre&s;&s;e, the Cavaliers ha|ving made it their randevouz, and u&s;ed &s;everal-rigorous
<PB N="2" REF="3"> oppre&s;&s;ions again&s;t tho&s;e that did any way oppo&s;e them. Wherefore he immediately cau&s;ed me to &s;ound my Trumpet through <HI>Taun|ton-Deane;</HI> a Corporall giving notice that it was his de&s;ire that all Gentlemen or others that were po&s;&s;e&s;t of any Hor&s;e, or Hor&s;e|mans Armes, &s;hould in&s;tantly put them&s;elves into a Po&s;ture of Defence, and repaire to him.</P>
<P>Which was &s;peedily effected; for within three houres there were with my Captaines owne Hor&s;es, and tho&s;e that were &s;ent in, neere an hundred and twenty. Which being put in order by Lieutenant <HI>Howard,</HI> we im|mediately marched towards <HI>Wells,</HI> where be|ing arrived, wee found the Countrey all in Armes, and their Towne be&s;ieged on every fide. On the hill comming off <HI>Mendip</HI> from <HI>Bri&s;tow-</HI>ward, there was Sir <HI>Francis Popham,</HI> and Sir <HI>Edward Hungerford,</HI> with &s;ixe thou&s;and armed men, and two Peeces of Ordnance, which were mounted again&s;t the Bi&s;hops Palace.</P>
<P>Betweene <HI>Gla&s;tenbury</HI> and <HI>Wells</HI> there was Sir <HI>Edward Gainton,</HI> and Sir <HI>John Horner,</HI> with eight thou&s;and men, or thereabouts.</P>
<P>On the hill on the Ea&s;t &s;ide between <HI>Skipton-Mallard</HI> and <HI>Wells,</HI> there was Ma&s;ter <HI>Pine,</HI> Ma&s;ter <HI>Cole,</HI> and Ma&s;ter <HI>Strowd,</HI> with three thou&s;and more, and two Peeces which they had moun|ted
<PB N="3" REF="3"> to command any part of the town, where occa&s;ion &s;hould require.</P>
<P>The &s;ight of our hor&s;e gave a little more life to them, they having very few hor&s;es, and the Cavaliers having at the lea&s;t three hundred.</P>
<P>Wherefore Sir <HI>Edward Hungerford</HI> after a courteous welcome, entreated us to make good the pa&s;&s;age from <HI>Wells,</HI> on the North-ea&s;t of the Towne, which goes up to the Downes to meet with <HI>Skipton mallet</HI> Roade, which leads to <HI>Bri&s;tow,</HI> which was accordingly performed by us: the Army being in order, Sir <HI>Francis Popham</HI> cau&s;ed &s;ome &s;hots to be made from <HI>Mendip-Hill</HI> again&s;t the <HI>Bi&s;hops</HI> Pallace, which (by rea&s;on of the &s;trength thereof) they had made their Quarters, it being a place of a con&s;iderable &s;trength, and moted round about.</P>
<P>Neverthele&s;&s;e the report of our Ordnance made the Cavaliers be&s;tirre them&s;elves, &s;eeing them&s;elves &s;urrounded by the Country, and knowing the Towne was no place of &s;trength or &s;ecurity either to oppo&s;e us, or to &s;ecure them&s;elves from us, wherefore they made as if they intended to force a pa&s;&s;age towards <HI>Gla&s;ten|bury,</HI> which cau&s;ed all our parties of Foot to pre&s;&s;e up to &s;ecure tho&s;e pa&s;&s;ages, which they &s;eeing, with their utmo&s;t &s;peed at a pa&s;&s;age be|tweene the wood and us, trooped out upon us, fronting us boldly, which well they might, they being in number much greater, and more ex|perienced
<PB N="4" REF="4"> men, both in Hor&s;eman&s;hip, and u&s;e of Arms, our men being raw, untutored, and unexperienced both in the u&s;e of their Armes, and Hor&s;eman&s;hip, our Foot likewi&s;e being &s;o farre behind, by rea&s;on of the mi&s;take, that it was impo&s;&s;ible to reach them, be&s;ides our Ord|nance which was planted on the Hill, lying &s;o high, could not command them, they keeping ju&s;t under the bottome of the &s;aid Hill, being &s;heltred by the Wood.</P>
<P>Neverthele&s;&s;e, our Captaine (neither e&s;teem|ing their number, or weighing the danger that might happen by his attempting to intercept a Party &s;o &s;trong, and pu&s;ued by almo&s;t inevitable ruine, and perpetuall de&s;truction) gave com|mand that wee &s;hould give Fire upon them, which was with unexpected alacrity, and un|daunted courage performed: They did the like at us, but &s;uch their ha&s;te was, that they could not &s;tay to &s;ee the execution, nor doe we know whether we did any again&s;t them, for it was not policie to pur&s;ue them, they having the greater number. Be&s;ides, had wee engaged our &s;elves beyond the bounds or &s;uc|cour of our Forces, wee might have been cut off, and they had cau&s;e to laugh at our de|&s;truction.</P>
<P>The Towne being thus quit of them, wee drew our Forces in, where wee were enter|tained with great joy; but they made for
<PB N="4" REF="4"> <HI>Bri&s;tow,</HI> being confident that they &s;hould have gained a party there, buty being arrived, they found the City up in Armes, and &s;ome in Am|bu&s;h, who &s;uffered to pa&s;&s;e quietly without di&s;covering of them&s;elves: But at their back returne, being pur&s;ued by the Commanders of the City, they intercepted them, and gave them a broad &s;ide, putting them to a &s;hrewd confu&s;ion.</P>
<P>Some Pri&s;oners they have taken, but what they are, is not certaine: onely it is reported that Marque&s;&s;e <HI>Hartford</HI> and the Lord <HI>Paulet</HI> are taken Pri&s;oners: Others &s;ay, Sir <HI>Ralph Hopton;</HI> but of this there is no cettainty: for tho&s;e that e&s;caped, they fled to my Lord <HI>Strange,</HI> who lay within ten miles with an Armie, in the Borders of Wales.</P>
<P>This day being the eighth of <HI>Augu&s;t,</HI> wee received &s;everall Votes of both Hou&s;es of Parliament, with their Re&s;olution, concern|ing the &s;aid Cavaleers, namely, that Sir <HI>Ralph Hopton,</HI> Ma&s;ter <HI>Thomas Smith,</HI> Sir <HI>Fer|dinando Gorges,</HI> and Sir <HI>Francis Bodington,</HI> be forthwith &s;ent for as Delinquents.</P>
<P>The Country &s;tands generally for the King and Parliament: You would not imagine now confidently and willingly the Countrey take Armes. Although Sir <HI>Ralph Hopton</HI> be a Gen|tleman very well beloved in the whole Coun|try, yet &s;o highly are they incen&s;ed again&s;t him
<PB N="6" REF="5"> for this la&s;t action, that from <HI>Evercrutch</HI> his owne Tenants and Servants came again&s;t him and cry him downe now, more then ever they extolled him when the Knights of the Shire were cho&s;en, my Lo: <HI>Paulet</HI> is hated of all men.</P>
<P>And Mr. <HI>Smith</HI> is pittied, he being &s;educed by the other great ones, and it is believed that if he could fairely retreate, he would be no lon|ger of that faction.</P>
<P>It is reported for truth, that the City of <HI>North|hampton</HI> is taken by the Cavaliers, but by what means I cannot re&s;olve you.</P>
<P>The&s;e are the chiefe of our proceedings, I make no que&s;tion but you heare more then is true, at my next opportunity you &s;hall heare from me, give this inclo&s;ed token to my wife.</P>
<P>Ordered that this be printed and publi&s;hed</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Iohn Browne, Cler. Parliamentorum.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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