UPon Sunday night about ele­ven a clock J received adver­tisement from Captaine BO­DLE, that the enemy past Nielfon, with three hundred and fifty horse, and ad­vanced [Page] towards Litterworth with a pur­pose to sweep the whole Countrey upon Munday, I drew forth Major BINGLEY, Captaine HACKERS, and Captaine BODELS Troops to goe and fight with them; hear­ing they were at Sutton, but missing them there; I marcht to Hinkley hearing they would quarter there that night, I came to Hinkley about seven a clock where I fonnd all passage into the Town blockt up about halfe a mile from the Towne, I tooke one of their Scouts, who affirmed them to be three hundred horse and fiftie Dragoones, and that they had been in their Quarters two houres, I entred the Town at the end towards Barwell, first causing my Dra­goons to light by the Mils, where I left their horses with a small Guard, and caused my Dragoons to advance with the Forlorn hope of thirtie horse, commanded by Cap­taine FITZGARRET to force the passage which after some resistance, was effected: [Page] My selfe with the small body that I had, one hundred and twentie charged up to the Crosse, where I found the Enemy in a body, and after one quarter of an hours fight wee beat them out of the Towne, being in the field they Rallied againe, and were advancing to charge us, wher­upon I drew up my Dragoons, and cau­sed them to advance with my horse into the field, where after some shots made, the Enemy gave way, then I charged them againe, with my horse which they stood not to receive, but wheeld off and fled, I pursued them above halfe a mile, but being in the night and in a dirty Countrey, I thought it not safe to pur­sue them any further, knowing they were as many more as I had. There were slaine of the Enemy one Captain MAN­WARING, of common Souldiers about twelve, but I am confident there were many wonnded. For J heare that there [Page] were some went into houses and died by the way. I have Prisoners Liev­tenant GREY your Lordships Bro­ther) Lievtenant RAWLINGS, quartermaster DECKENS, one Trumpetter with his silver trumpet, foure and forty common sonldiers, a great many armes which I gave most unto Captatne BODLE, for his Treope and Dragoons, we took above one hundred and fifty horses, eightie head of Cattle, and divers packs with some Ammuuition I released two Ministers, Prisoners, and thirtie Countrymen taken from Cosby and Laer, the Horse and Cattle being most taken from our Friends were most restored, some little satisfacti­on [Page] being made to the Souldiers, this was done with 120 Horse and 50 of Musquettiers of my Cosen Greys Company, his Lievtenant is a very brave man, whom your Lordship must needs think off, the Enemie by my cosen Greys confession were 300: being three troops that came out of Newarke, two of Lichfield: one of the Lord of LOUGHBOROUGHS; one from Tissington, and one from VVi­verton, besides Dragoons, the Trum­pet saith sixty, my Cosen acknow­ledgeth twenty: The glory I wholy ascribe unto God of this action, J ac­knowledge it was his hand, and not ours that defeated the Enemy. For certainly had they stood to it, when [Page] they were got into a body in the field, we should have had the worst of it, My Lord, I hope, by my next to send your Lordship good news: From Newarke, In the mean time I am