A Glorious and Happy VICTORY Obtained by the Volluntiers of Buck­ingham, Bedford, Hartford, Cambridge, Hun­tington, and Northamptonshire, being almost seven thousand able souldiers

Against the Lord Wentworth, Sonne to the Earle of Strafford, with 8000. Horse and Foot, nere Alesbury and Wickham, in Buckinghamshire, December 6. 1642.

Declaring the manner of the Bataile, which lasted five houres, and the number that was slain on both sides, being the greatest Victory that hath beene obtained since the begining of these Warres.

LONDON, Printed for I. H. and J. Wright, December 8. 164 [...].

A Declaration of the Lords and Commons

Whereas diverse souldiers have in a tu­multuous and violent manner broken [Page] into diverse of the Kings Subjects Houses, pillaged and ransacked them, under colour that they are Papist-houses, or the houses of persons disaffected; The Lords and Com­mons taking the premisses into consideration, doe declare and order, that whatsoever Soul­dier, or Souldiers, shall without the com­mand of the Captaines of their respective Com­panies, or the Officers of the Field, attempt upon, or breake open any houses whatsoever, or pillage ot ransacke any house, shall be pursued and punished, according to the law as a fellon; And the Lords and Commons doe require all Officers of the Army, to im­ploy their best endeavours, for the bringing of any souldiers that shall commit any of the insolencies aforesaid, to condigne punishment that they may be severely and effectually pro­ceeded against, according to Law. And the Lord Generall is desired, that this may be duely published in the Army, in the head of each particular Company.

Joh. Browne, Cler. Parliamentorum.
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