I gave your Highness last night an account how far I had pursu­ed the Enemy that came out of [Page 2] Wiltshire into Devon; I sent your Highness the numbers of them, which I conceived to be two hun­dred; It pleased my good God so to strengthen & direct me, that al­though I had none but my own Troop which was not 60. that about ten a clock at night I fell into their quar­ters at a Town called South Molton, in the County of Devon; I took, af­ter four hours dispute with them in the Town, some 60. Prisoners, neer one hundred forty horse and arms. Wagstaff himself escaped, and I can­not yet find him, although I am still sending after him; this party of them was divided into three Troops, Co­lonel Penruddock commanded one of them, and was to make it a Re­giment, Colonel Groves command­ed another, and was to compleat it [Page 3]to a Regiment, Col. Jones the third and was to do the like; these 3. Gen­tlemen are of VViltshire, and men of Estates. One of Sir Edward Clarks Sons was with them, he was to be Major to Penruddock, the Prisoners tell me that we killed him.

I have brought all the Prisoners to Exon, and have delivered them over to the High Sheriff, who has put them into the High Gaol. Your Highness may be confident this Party is totally broken, there is not four men in a Company got away; the Country surprize some of them hourly, the Maior of South Moulton, being with me in the Streets was shot in the bo­dy, but like to do well.