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         Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1591-1646.
      
       
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             Most hapy and wellcome newes from His Excellencie The Earle of Essex wherein is declared the true and full relation of two famous victories obtained by the Parliament forces : the first, fought by the Lord of Rochford at Twyford, Ian. 15 where with 700 men, he routed all the Kings army consisting of about 1500 who came to burne the said towne : the second, fought by Collonell Chomley at Hurst, Ian. 17 neere Reading, where with 300 men he gave battle to 2000 of the Kings forces, which sallied out of Reading with a resolution to take and pillage Hurst of all their corne and hay : declaring the manner of their first meeting, and how after 4 or 5 houres fight they fored them to retreat, killing 300 of the cavaliers and taking 60 horse with the losse of twenty three men.
             Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1591-1646.
             N. N.
          
           [8] p.
           
             Printed for T. Rider,
             London :
             1643.
          
           
             Signed: N.N.
             Reproduction of original in Thomason Collection, British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Cholmley, Hugh, -- Sir, 1600-1657.
           Dover, John Carey, -- Earl of, 1608-1677.
           Hurstmonceux (East Essex) -- History.
           Twyford (Berkshire) -- History.
        
      
    
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           MOST
           HAPY
           AND
           WELLCOME
           NEWES
           FROM
           HIS
           EXCELLENCIE
           The
           Earle
           of
           Essex
           :
           WHEREIN
           IS
           DECLARed
           the
           true
           and
           full
           Relation
           ,
           of
           two
           famous
           Victories
           obtained
           by
           the
           Parliament
           Forces
           .
        
         
           THE
           FIRST
           ,
           FOUGHT
           BY
           the
           Lord
           of
           ROCHFORD
           at
           
             Twyford
             ,
             Ian.
          
           15.
           where
           with
           700.
           men
           ,
           he
           routed
           all
           the
           KINGS
           Army
           ,
           consisting
           of
           about
           1500.
           who
           came
           to
           burne
           the
           said
           Towne
           .
        
         
           THE
           SECOND
           ,
           FOUGHT
           BY
           COLlonell
           
             Chomley
          
           at
           
             Hurst
             ,
          
           Ian.
           17.
           neere
           
             Reading
             ,
          
           where
           with
           300.
           men
           he
           gave
           battle
           ,
           to
           2000.
           of
           the
           KINGS
           Forces
           ,
           which
           sallied
           out
           of
           
             Reading
             ,
          
           with
           a
           resolution
           to
           take
           and
           pillage
           
             Hurst
          
           of
           all
           their
           Corne
           and
           Hay
           .
        
         
           DECLARING
           THE
           MANNER
           OF
           THEIR
           FIRST
           meeting
           ,
           and
           how
           after
           4.
           or
           5.
           houres
           fight
           ,
           they
           fored
           them
           to
           retreat
           ,
           killing
           300.
           of
           the
           Cavaliers
           and
           taking
           60.
           horse
           .
           with
           the
           losse
           of
           twenty
           three
           men
           .
        
         
           
             London
             ,
          
           Printed
           for
           
             T.
             Rider
             .
             1643.
             
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           
             THE
             Proceedings
             of
             the
             Earl
             of
             
               Essexs
            
             Forces
             ,
             neere
             Reading
             :
          
           
             FRom
             
               Twyford
               ,
            
             neere
             READING
             ,
             it
             is
             informed
             by
             a
             true
             and
             reall
             Relation
             ,
             That
             the
             Lord
             of
             ROCHFORD
             ,
             and
             Colonell
             CHOMLEY
             ,
             lying
             there
             with
             their
             forces
             ,
             consisting
             of
             about
             seven
             hundered
             men
             ;
             Colonell
             AVSTON
             ,
             a
             great
             and
             notorious
             Papist
             ,
             and
             commander
             in
             chiefe
             over
             the
             KINGS
             
             Forces
             ,
             which
             are
             quartered
             in
             READING
             ;
             issued
             out
             of
             the
             towne
             ,
             and
             gave
             an
             Alarum
             against
             TWYFORD
             ,
             upon
             Sunday
             last
             being
             the
             eight
             of
             of
             this
             instant
             moneth
             of
             JANVARY
             :
             Their
             Forces
             that
             gave
             the
             Alarum
             were
             commanded
             by
             Captaine
             FAWCET
             ,
             and
             Captaine
             AVSTON
             ,
             cozen
             to
             the
             aforenamed
             Colonell
             ,
             and
             came
             up
             all
             in
             a
             brest
             ,
             within
             halfe
             a
             mile
             of
             the
             towne
             of
             TWYFORD
             ;
             where
             they
             assaulted
             the
             same
             ,
             with
             three-hundered
             and
             twenty
             men
             ,
             thinking
             at
             that
             time
             to
             have
             gained
             the
             town
             ,
             and
             to
             have
             cut
             off
             all
             the
             PARLIAMENT
             Forces
             that
             lay
             therein
             ;
             But
             their
             hopes
             were
             sone
             frustrated
             ,
             and
             their
             expectation
             quite
             dissolved
             ;
             for
             the
             Lord
             of
             ROCHFORD
             ,
             and
             Colonell
             CHOMLEY
             ,
             being
             there
             quartered
             with
             about
             seven
             hundered
             men
             ;
             issued
             out
             of
             the
             towne
             ,
             and
             drove
             their
             forces
             up
             to
             TWYFORD
             greene
             ,
             where
             they
             had
             planted
             two
             small
             
             Drakes
             ,
             and
             raised
             a
             good
             Bre●●-work
             ,
             and
             there
             they
             set
             their
             men
             in
             Batailia
             Array
             ,
             where
             Colonell
             CHOMLEY
             behavied
             himselfe
             very
             valiently
             ,
             and
             after
             an
             houre
             spent
             in
             consultation
             upon
             the
             bussinesse
             ;
             Colonell
             CHOMLEY
             gave
             Order
             ,
             that
             Captaine
             TVRNER
             should
             move
             forwards
             ,
             and
             advance
             towards
             the
             enemy
             ,
             which
             he
             did
             accordingly
             ;
             and
             according
             to
             the
             Commission
             that
             he
             raceived
             from
             his
             Colonell
             .
          
           
             He
             set
             upon
             the
             enemy
             with
             a
             hundered
             and
             twelve
             men
             ,
             doing
             great
             execution
             ;
             and
             after
             an
             hours
             fight
             ,
             Colonell
             CHOMLEY
             marched
             downe
             to
             assist
             him
             .
          
           
             And
             the
             Lord
             of
             ROCHFORD
             his
             forces
             wheeeled
             about
             ,
             and
             assaulted
             them
             upon
             the
             left
             wing
             ;
             which
             proved
             very
             advantagious
             to
             them
             ,
             and
             very
             prejudicall
             to
             the
             other
             party
             .
          
           
             Thus
             they
             being
             by
             the
             great
             wisdome
             
             and
             policy
             ,
             drew
             close
             to
             the
             enemy
             both
             in
             the
             front
             and
             left
             wing
             ,
             they
             fell
             to
             Battall
             ,
             where
             after
             three
             houres
             fight
             ,
             they
             obtained
             the
             Victory
             ,
             killing
             about
             an
             hundered
             and
             thirty
             of
             the
             CAVALIERS
             ,
             and
             utterly
             routed
             the
             enemies
             left
             wing
             ;
             And
             put
             all
             the
             rest
             to
             flight
             .
             Making
             them
             retreate
             to
             their
             forces
             at
             READING
             .
          
           
             All
             which
             through
             the
             assistance
             of
             Almighty
             GOD
             was
             performed
             ,
             with
             the
             losse
             of
             about
             twenty
             men
             :
             For
             which
             Victory
             all
             good
             Christians
             send
             up
             their
             prayers
             to
             the
             great
             GOD
             of
             Battell
             for
             the
             same
             .
          
           
             Colonell
             SKIPPON
             ,
             Colonell
             of
             a
             Regiment
             of
             Red-coates
             ;
             and
             Sergeant
             Major
             Generall
             of
             the
             whole
             Army
             ,
             is
             resolved
             to
             advance
             from
             MAIDEN-HEADE
             ,
             where
             they
             now
             lay
             quartered
             ,
             and
             to
             march
             towards
             READING
             ,
             where
             he
             intends
             to
             assault
             the
             same
             ,
             and
             to
             beat
             
             the
             Cavaliers
             out
             of
             the
             towne
             ;
             they
             give
             continuall
             alarums
             to
             each
             other
             and
             it
             is
             thought
             the
             Kings
             Army
             in
             
               Reading
            
             is
             not
             able
             to
             subsist
             long
             .
          
           
             This
             is
             the
             true
             and
             perfect
             Relation
             of
             the
             last
             Skirmish
             ,
             betwixt
             the
             two
             Armies
             neere
             
               Reading
               ,
            
             and
             by
             the
             next
             post
             (
             courteous
             reader
             )
             thou
             shalt
             have
             a
             more
             full
             Relation
             of
             all
             the
             proceedings
             .
          
           
             
               From
               TWYFORD
               ,
               
                 JAN
                 .
                 16.
                 1643
              
            
             Sent
             in
             a
             Letter
             from
             that
             worthy
             Commander
             ,
             
               N.
               N.
               
            
          
        
         
           
             VPon
             
               Tuesday
            
             night
             last
             ,
             about
             4.
             of
             the
             clocke
             in
             the
             afternoone
             Colonell
             
               Chomley
            
             having
             drawne
             about
             200.
             of
             his
             men
             ,
             over
             a
             place
             called
             
             
             about
             2
             miles
             from
             
               Reading
               ,
            
             the
             enemy
             sallied
             out
             of
             the
             towne
             ,
             with
             about
             1100.
             men
             ,
             and
             there
             gave
             our
             men
             a
             charge
             at
             their
             very
             workes
             ;
             insomuch
             that
             at
             the
             first
             begining
             of
             the
             battell
             our
             men
             had
             the
             worst
             of
             it
             ;
             and
             were
             much
             daunted
             ,
             seeing
             such
             a
             strong
             Army
             come
             against
             them
             Whereupon
             Colonell
             
               Chomley
            
             for
             the
             encouragement
             of
             all
             his
             men
             ,
             put
             on
             his
             armour
             ,
             and
             stood
             in
             the
             front
             of
             the
             battle
             at
             least
             an
             houre
             ,
             doing
             great
             execution
             with
             his
             sword
             and
             halfe-pike
             ,
             and
             after
             some
             three
             hours
             and
             a
             halfes
             fight
             ,
             the
             Cavaliers
             retreated
             ,
             leaving
             behind
             them
             of
             their
             Dammee
             Bretheren
             at
             least
             200.
             and
             25.
             where
             our
             men
             with
             200.
             obtained
             the
             victory
             ,
             taking
             about
             60.
             and
             odde
             of
             the
             enemies
             horse
             ,
             with
             the
             losse
             of
             about
             23.
             men
             .
          
           
             FINIS
             .
          
        
      
    
    

