I Doe beleeve you expect some­thing from these Westerne parts, and well you may, two Armies having been so neere together these many dayes, on Munday the Marquesse, Prince Maurice, Sir Ralph Hopton, and the Earle of Carnarvan advanced from Froome to Marchfield, Sir William Waller being then with his Army [Page 2]on Clarkon hill, neere which were some sleight skirmishes, which did not hinder their progress to Marchfield: The next day Sir William Waller marched from [...] to Lansdowne, where hee formed his Army, Sir Ralph Ho [...]on on the other side looked towards Tooghill, where about the leaping-stocke is a plaine leading towards Landsdowne, there being a fall and a l [...]ne be­betwixt on either side; They planted their Ordnance, which they shott plentifully at each other from three in the afternoone, till eleven of the clocke at night, which wee in Bristoll heard, and saw them give fire; All this while were severall skirmishes, by severall parties of Horse and foot, in which the Parlia­ment horse behaved themselves bravely, but Sir Ralph Hoptons foote were fane more in number, and the Cornish excellent fire men at their hedge fight in a little wood there adj [...]c [...]nt there was much powder spent, insomuch that th [...] Cav [...]liers h [...]d but eight barrells left, that we heare of, which was the next morning fol­lowing blowne up by accident, in which were many killed, many mo [...] dangerously [Page 3]hurt, whereof Sir Ralph Hopton was one, who was yesterday carried in his bed to a Caroach, a miserable spectacle, his head being as big as three, and both his eyes blinded, besides which he was shot in his aime a day before; it plea­sed God to put wonderfull courage into the heart of Sir William Waller, and Sir Arthur Haslerig, the l [...]st charging with his Regi­ment the whole body of the enemy which came up, the Horse being lined with Pike and Muskettiers, which he brake through a [...]d did much execution on them, the battell not e [...]d­ing till eleven a clocke at night, the one Army retreating into B [...]th, the other into Marc [...]field, the next day I had the first intelligence, by a friend whom the Marquesse kept [...]oure or five dayes, till hee had made his composition, so that he saw all from the beginning to the end, and that he left them in a sad condition, confes­sing themselves to have the route, which proves true by the sequell, for they lost [...]ir Beuil Greenvill, Lievtenant Colonell Ward, Serjeant Major Lower, Captain Basset, Captaine sorni­shant, Captaine Iames, and five Captaines more, [Page 4]and two Captaines more with powder, of or­dinarie men, We know not the number; se­ven cart loads of dead men were carried from the place, divers wounded, twenty in a house, and not one like to live, and more in other pla­ces they wanted Chirurgeons much; our dead men being viewed, we cannot yet find lost a­boue fifteen, whereof onely one man of note, which was a Serjeant major, who was buried here yesterday very honourably; The enemy is advanced from Marchfield, who rose thence yesterday at ten of the clocke, and before night Sir William Waller was on his persuit after him, so that wee trust one bout more with Gods blessing will give them such a blow, that their entendment for Oxford may be overthrowne.

Master Iohn Ash had his ground well stock­ed with 60. Cavaliers horses, who fled from the Army the night after the battell, The horses are safe, and the men secure.