THe which of this presen Iune. his Excellency the Lord Gen. having quieted the Kentshmen, and left that County in a very good condi­tion, it being all reduced again to the obedience of Parliament: ex­cept the Castles of Deal, Waymor, and Sandown; with such Forces as his Excellency: could make, with much trouble, he crossed the River and went into Essex, and quartered that night at Bil­lotbey, some of his Artillerie, with part of his horse, marched through London, and met with the Army at their Rendevouz. The 11. of Iune, his Excellency with some halfe a score of his horce, marched from Billotbey to Cogshall, where he found Col. Whaley (who dilegently attended Col. Goring in his march) and [Page 2] Sir [...] Honywood, with 2000. Essex men, who joyned with Col. Whaley & had done very good service some 3 dayes before, against a Troop of Reformadoes, that were going to the enem [...], in which fight the Essex men [...]ed themselves gallantly, & with a party of their horse charged them, slew divers of them and took 8. of them prisoners, the rest through the swiftnesse of their horses escaped, Goring advanced from Chelmford to Leedes, where he took Guns, Horse, and Armes, from m [...] Lord of Warwicks house, and without making any hast in this Town, marched immediately to Col­chester, where he quartered this night, and immediately he with Sir Charles Lucas, and the rest gave order for the better securing of the Town & Suburbs that they should plant certain peeces of Ordinance in the Mar­ket place, and in other convenient places, and sent forth pa [...]ties to the severall Towns and Villages adja­cent, to bring in provisions both for horse and men, justly fearing, left his Excellency with his forces, should fall upon him, which (to his cost) suddenly happened for his Excellency, having intelligence of Gorings motion, sent forth present Orders for his for­ces to advance, and the 12. at night, part of his forces quartered within 6. miles of Colchester. On the 13. his Excellency had a Randevouz on Stanway Heath, 3. miles from Colchester, where it was concluded that they should immediately fall on the enemy in the Sub­burbs of the Town, (for they could no way draw him forth to engage with them) Our Souldiers fell on desperately, and the horse persued them, even to their Cannon mouthes, there was many slain on both sides, and divers of quality on both sides, amongst the rest, [Page 3] honest Col. Nedham, and Capt. Cox were slain on our part, which so stirred up our enraged Souldiers to re­venge their Commanders deaths, that they fell on like mad men, and undauntedly out-braid even death it selfe; and through their gallant deportment, drove the enemy with exceeding great losse) even to the Gates of the Town, killing and slaying them in a terrible manner. Our Souldiers having thus beaten the ene­my into the town retreated, and gathered their woun­ded Souldiers to have them drest, which were about 100. and took care for the buriall of their dead, which were in all 39. Gorings forces being glad that they were so well secured in the town, searching amongst their dead, found the bodies of Sir William Compton, Col. Cook, and Major Eyres, whom they much lamented, also there was slain 20. Captains and other inferiour Officers, and 150. Souldiers. On the 14. his Excellen­cie sent a Summons into the Town, a Copy hereof followeth.

[Page 4] They slighted this summons, and the Earl of Nor­wich a [...]ke the Trumpeter how the Generall did, telling him, That he heard he was ill of the Gout, but he would cure him of all dise [...]ses.

His Excellen [...]i [...] having received a letter from the Committee at Derby house, that Sir Willi [...]m Massam a Parliament man, whom Goring had taken prisoner, was us [...]d very disc [...]urt [...]ously by the enemy, [...]n the 15 Instant sent a letter to Goring, desi [...]ing he should be u­sed with more respect, and [...]s became a Gentleman. The C [...]py whereof I have here inserted.

The Lord Goring having received this, sent by a Trumpeter of his own this ensuing letter.

On the 16 instant, the Trumpeter which his Excellen­cy sent to the Lord Goring into Colchester, with a let­ter concerning the good usage of Sir William Massam returned; who certified his Excellency that he left Sir William Massam, and the rest of the Gentlemen, his fellow Prisoners, in a reasonable good condition, and that their usage was better then formerly. He likewise said, that Gorings Soldiers we every much dejected, and that he heard divers of them curse their Comman­ders that for thir owne ends had thus engaged both their lives and Fortunes. This day likewise, his Excel­lency sent Gorings Trumpeter back with a List of the prisoners (remaining in the custody of Marshall Gen. Laxton) that were taken in the last fight. viz. Col. Sir William Layton, Lieu. Robarts, Capt. Gregory Baker, Capt. Christmas, George Rawlins, Esquire, Thomas Outing Lieu. Francis Bland Lieu. and 16 Gentlemen more, whose names I cannot as yet obtain. These were likewise taken before the fight; Sir Iohn Dorrell, Col. Frances Clark, George May Gentleman, and 120 pri­vate soldiers, who all acknowledged themselves to have been in actuall Armes in this late ingagment: Be­sides those prisoners, there was about 80 discharged, who were all pitifully wounded. On the 17 day, the Lord Goring sent forth a pertee if his horse to fetch in Pro­visions [Page 6] for the rest of his Army, which his Excellency having notice of by his Sco [...]ts, he commanded forth another partee of his, how to watch for their return, which when Gorings party had sufficien [...]ly as they thought stored themselves with piovisions they made their return towards Colchester, ou [...] men having notice of their app [...]oach, made choice of a convenient place to Charge them in, and they thinking themselves se­cure, were the lesse carefull, which gave our horse a good opportunity suddingly to fall upon them, which sudding Charge to amaze the enemy, that they im­mediately betooke themselves to flight, leaving the provision which they had brought in behinde them, there were divers slain and severall Prisoners taken, the particulars I shall Indeavour to send you with the next. On the 18 at noone there was no action, but in the morning there were divers had made escapes forth of the Town, and came in to proffer their service to his Excellencie: who report that there is much distraction in the Town, and that Goring, Capel, Loughborough, Lucas &c. are plotting how to make an escape with their horse but their Foot fearing to be left so deeply engaged look very narrowly to them, and they shall all fare alike, come life or death. Thus Sir have you an exact relation of our daily proceedings each in its pro­per place, if the proper Language be displeasing excuse the writer, who is more Souldier then Scholler and should have forborn to write, but that he is so much engaged to your worship, and knowes no way to requite your Noble favours, but in acknowledging himselfe to be,