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         Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1591-1646.
      
       
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             A letter written from His Excellency Robert Earle of Essex vnto the speaker of the House of Commons relating the true state of the late skirmish at Chinner, between a party of the Kings, and Parliaments forces, on Sabbath day the 19th of June, 1643.
             Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1591-1646.
          
           7 p.
           
             Printed by Richard Bishop for Lawrence Blaiklock,
             London :
             1643.
          
           
             Reproduction of original in the Huntington Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649.
        
      
    
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           A
           LETTER
           Written
           from
           HIS
           EXCELLENCY
           ROBERT
           Earle
           of
           ESSEX
           Vnto
           the
           Speaker
           of
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           .
           Relating
           the
           true
           state
           of
           the
           late
           Skirmish
           at
           
             Chinner
             ,
          
           between
           a
           party
           of
           the
           Kings
           ,
           and
           Parliaments
           Forces
           ,
           on
           Sabbath
           day
           the
           19th
           of
           June
           ,
           1643.
           
        
         
           Ordered
           by
           the
           Commons
           in
           Parliament
           ,
           that
           this
           Letter
           bee
           forthwith
           printed
           and
           published
           .
           
             Hen.
             Elsynge
             Cler.
             Parl.
             D.
             Com.
             
          
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           
             Printed
             by
          
           Richard
           Bishop
           
             for
          
           Lawrence
           Blaiklock
           
             at
             the
             Sugar
             loafe
             neare
             Temple
             Barre
             ,
          
           1643.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           A
           Letter
           sent
           from
           his
           Excellency
           Robert
           Earle
           of
           Essex
           ,
           directed
           to
           the
           Speaker
           of
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           .
        
         
           
             SIR
             ,
          
        
         
           THere
           being
           some
           of
           my
           Horse
           that
           had
           an
           Encounter
           with
           the
           Enemy
           yesterday
           being
           sunday
           ,
           I
           thought
           fit
           to
           give
           the
           House
           an
           Accompt
           of
           the
           particulars
           of
           it
           ,
           knowing
           how
           apt
           many
           are
           to
           mis-report
           things
           to
           our
           disadvantage
           .
        
         
           About
           two
           of
           the
           clock
           on
           Sunday
           morning
           the
           Enemy
           with
           about
           1200.
           
           Horse
           and
           a
           great
           body
           of
           Dragoons
           fell
           into
           a
           Town
           called
           
             Porcham
             ,
          
           where
           one
           Troop
           of
           Horse
           (
           being
           Colonell
           
             Morleyes
             )
          
           was
           quartered
           ,
           of
           which
           they
           took
           
           the
           greatest
           part
           ,
           and
           from
           thence
           went
           not
           farre
           to
           a
           another
           Village
           called
           
             Chinner
             ,
          
           where
           they
           beat
           up
           some
           of
           the
           new
           
             Bedfordshire
          
           Dragoons
           and
           took
           some
           of
           them
           Prisoners
           ,
           and
           three
           of
           their
           Colours
           ;
           and
           some
           of
           the
           Officers
           behaving
           themselves
           very
           well
           ,
           and
           defending
           the
           houses
           wherein
           they
           were
           ;
           they
           set
           fire
           on
           the
           Town
           ;
           these
           being
           out
           Quarters
           ,
           the
           Alarum
           came
           where
           Major
           
             Gunter
          
           lay
           with
           three
           Troops
           
             (
             viz.
             )
          
           his
           own
           ,
           Captain
           
             Sheffields
             ,
          
           and
           Captain
           
             Crosses
             ,
          
           whom
           he
           presently
           drew
           out
           and
           marched
           towards
           the
           Enemy
           ;
           Colonell
           
             Hampden
          
           being
           abroad
           with
           Sir
           
             Samuel
             Luke
          
           and
           onely
           one
           man
           ,
           and
           seeing
           Major
           
             Gunters
          
           Forces
           ,
           they
           did
           go
           along
           with
           them
           ,
           Colonel
           
             Dulbeir
          
           the
           Quarter-master
           Generall
           did
           likewise
           come
           to
           them
           :
           with
           these
           they
           drew
           neare
           the
           Enemy
           ,
           and
           finding
           them
           marching
           away
           ,
           kept
           still
           upon
           the
           Reare
           for
           almost
           five
           miles
           .
           In
           this
           time
           there
           joined
           with
           them
           Captaine
           
             Sanders
          
           Troop
           and
           Captain
           
             Buller
             ,
          
           with
           fiftie
           commanded
           men
           ,
           which
           were
           sent
           to
           
             Chinner
          
           by
           Sir
           
             Philip
             Stapleton
             ,
          
           who
           had
           the
           watch
           here
           that
           night
           at
           
             Thame
             :
          
           when
           he
           discovered
           the
           fire
           there
           ,
           to
           know
           the
           occasion
           of
           it
           he
           likewise
           sent
           one
           Troop
           of
           Dragoons
           under
           the
           command
           of
           
           Captain
           
             Dundasse
          
           who
           came
           up
           to
           them
           .
           There
           were
           likewise
           some
           few
           of
           Colonell
           
             Melves
          
           Dragoons
           that
           came
           to
           them
           :
           at
           length
           our
           men
           pressed
           them
           so
           neare
           ,
           that
           being
           in
           a
           large
           pasture
           Ground
           they
           drew
           up
           ,
           and
           notwithstanding
           the
           inequality
           of
           the
           numbers
           ,
           we
           having
           not
           above
           300
           Horse
           ,
           our
           men
           charged
           them
           very
           gallantly
           ,
           and
           slew
           divers
           of
           them
           ;
           but
           while
           they
           were
           in
           fight
           ,
           the
           Enemy
           being
           so
           very
           strong
           ,
           kept
           a
           body
           of
           horse
           for
           his
           reserve
           ,
           and
           with
           that
           Body
           wheel'd
           about
           and
           charg'd
           our
           men
           in
           the
           Reare
           ,
           so
           that
           being
           encompassed
           and
           overborne
           with
           multitude
           ,
           they
           broke
           and
           fled
           ,
           though
           it
           was
           not
           very
           farre
           ;
           For
           when
           I
           heard
           that
           our
           men
           Marched
           in
           the
           Rear
           of
           the
           Enemy
           ,
           I
           sent
           to
           Sir
           
             Philip
             Stapleton
             ,
          
           who
           presently
           Marched
           toward
           them
           with
           his
           Regiment
           ;
           and
           though
           he
           came
           somewhat
           short
           of
           the
           Shirmish
           ,
           yet
           seeing
           our
           Men
           Retreat
           in
           that
           disorder
           ,
           he
           stopt
           them
           ,
           caused
           them
           to
           draw
           into
           a
           Bodie
           with
           him
           ,
           where
           they
           stood
           about
           an
           hour
           :
           Whereupon
           the
           Enemy
           marched
           away
           .
           In
           this
           Skirmish
           there
           were
           slain
           fortie
           and
           five
           on
           both
           sides
           ,
           whereof
           the
           greater
           part
           were
           theirs
           .
           
           They
           carried
           off
           the
           Bodies
           of
           divers
           persons
           of
           qualitie
           .
           On
           our
           side
           Maior
           
             Gunter
          
           was
           killed
           ,
           but
           some
           say
           he
           is
           prisoner
           and
           so
           hurt
           ;
           a
           man
           of
           much
           courage
           and
           fidelitie
           ,
           his
           bravery
           engaging
           him
           and
           his
           small
           Partie
           too
           farre
           :
           Colonell
           
             Hamden
          
           put
           himself
           in
           Captain
           
             Crosse
          
           his
           Troop
           ,
           where
           he
           charged
           with
           much
           courage
           ,
           and
           was
           unfortunately
           shott
           thorow
           the
           Shoulder
           .
           Sir
           
             Samuel
             Luke
          
           thrice
           taken
           prisoner
           ,
           and
           fortunately
           rescued
           :
           Captain
           
             Crosse
          
           had
           his
           Horse
           killed
           under
           him
           in
           the
           middest
           of
           the
           Enemy
           ,
           and
           was
           mounted
           by
           one
           of
           his
           owne
           men
           ,
           who
           quitted
           his
           own
           Horse
           to
           safe
           his
           Captain
           .
           Captain
           
             Buller
          
           was
           shot
           in
           the
           Neck
           ,
           who
           shewed
           very
           much
           resolution
           in
           this
           fight
           ,
           taking
           one
           prisoner
           after
           he
           was
           shot
           .
           Mounseir
           
             Dulbeir
          
           with
           Captain
           
             Bosa
          
           and
           Captain
           
             Ennis
          
           did
           likewise
           carry
           themselves
           very
           well
           .
           We
           likewise
           lost
           two
           Colours
           ,
           
             viz.
          
           Maior
           
             Gunters
             ,
          
           and
           Captaine
           
             Sheffeilds
             ;
          
           no
           Prisoners
           of
           qualitie
           were
           taken
           by
           the
           Enemy
           ,
           but
           Captain
           
             Sheffeilds
          
           Brother
           .
           Prince
           
             Rupert
          
           was
           there
           in
           person
           ,
           and
           the
           Runagado
           
             Hurry
             .
          
           We
           took
           prisoner
           one
           of
           the
           Earl
           of
           
             Berks
          
           sons
           ,
           Captain
           
             Gardener
             ,
          
           the
           late
           
           Recorders
           sonne
           of
           
             London
             ,
          
           and
           Captaine
           
             Smith
             ,
          
           with
           some
           others
           of
           qualitie
           ,
           and
           divers
           prisoners
           .
        
         
           Sir
           ,
           this
           is
           the
           true
           Relation
           of
           what
           passed
           in
           this
           businesse
           .
           I
           rest
           ,
        
         
           
             Your
             assured
             Friend
             ,
             Essex
             .
          
           
             Thame
             
               19.
               
               Iune
               ,
               1643.
               
            
          
        
         
           FINIS
           ▪
        
      
    
    

