I Shall very briefly tell you the pro­gresse or march of our Army, under the command of that thrice noble Generall Sir Thomas Fairfax; for this last weeke, that may, as did his mo­tions all tend to the great and glori­ous Victory obtained this fourteenth of June. On Munday June 9. the Army moved from Onely and Sherington thorow Newport-Pagnell unto Stony-Stratford and the Villages adjacent, and on Wednesday night June 11. came to Wootton two miles from Northampton, on Thursday to Kislingbury with­in five miles of Daventry the Kings head quarter, where the Army lay in the Field, and that night in­countred with some of the Kings Scouts, with losse of two of our men, and taking two of theirs, which gave the Alarm to the Enemy. About seven at night the King being hunting in Faulsely Parke, and had no word of the so neere approach of our Army, but as soone as they perceived the Generall drew towards them as if he intended to fight, they drew all on Bur­row [Page 2]hill neere Daventry, and in all haste indeavoured to get away; the news being brought to them (as a Country-man told the Generall next day) that Iron­sides was comming to joyne with the Parliaments Army. About five of the clocke on Fryday morning the Kings Army began their march out of Daventry, and about nine the Towne was quite rid of them, they having kept on horseback all night, and much running about amongst the Foot to get the Carriages ready. That Firday morning came Lieutenant-Ge­nerall Cromwell to the Army as they were drawing out to march after the Kings Army, who took their way towards Leicester: The Horse at the appearing of the Lieutenant-Generall gave a mighty shout for joy of his comming to them: A party of our Horse were sent to Daventry to know when and which way the Kings Army went, where they tooke divers pri­soners, and that night marched to Guilsborough about sixe miles from Harborough the Kings head quarter: the Van of our Horse and the Reare of his quarter in three miles each of other untill day light appeared, where the Scouts on both sides saluted one the other, and the Army prepared to march after the Kings to finde them out. The Kings men perceiving our neere approach, and that they could not march away so fast as we pursued, having neere 300. Carriages of one kinde or other, they resolved to take the advantage of ground on a large hill in Navesby Field, about nine miles from Northampton and three from Harborough; and were ready before wee could get to them; who found another Hill about halfe a mile on the South of them, equally commodious with theirs, about nine of [Page 3]the clock on Saturday morning, June 14. we joyned battell with them, with much resolutions on both sides; the Kings right Wing first charging our left, and driving them off their ground in some disorder, our right Wing doing as much for their left Wing, the body in the meane while being strongly ingaged, our Foot at first charge gained ground of the enemy, with some losse on the enemies part, but they being driven on by their horse, at the second charge drove ours to some disorder, but by the care of the Field-Officers was soone drawne into a body againe, and by this time our left Wing had rallied againe, and the whole Army with one hot charge in all the parts of it did so bestirre them for almost an houre, that they drave all the Kings men from their Ordnance (which before had not time to doe much execution on either side) and the right Wing following their advantage they had first got, put the Kings Army to a generall Rout, so that our Army drave them quite out of the Field Horse and Foot, and that with such speed and earnest prosecution, that no man can say yet, There was one of the Kings Foot got away, and but few of his Horse in any order, though it be thought neere foure thousand of them got out of the Field, but were pursued by our Horse. By one of the clocke in the afternoone there was not a Horse or man of the Kings Army to be seene in Northamptonshire but the prison­ers, the Horse being in haste gone towards Leicester, and our Foot were gathering the pillage while our Horse followed the flying Enemy. I faw the field so bestrewed with Carcases of Horse and Men, as was most sad to behold, because Subjects under one [Page 4]government, but most happy in this, because they were most of them professed enemies of God, and the government of his Son: The Field was about a mile broad where the Battell was fought, and from the outmost Flanke of the right, to the left Wing, tooke up the whole ground; The bodies lay slaine about foure miles in length, the most thick on the hill the Kings men stood on; I cannot thinke there was few lesse then foure hundred men slaine, and truly I thinke not many more, and neere 300. Horses: Wee tooke at the least foure thousand Prisoners on the ground between Navesby and Harborough, neere three hun­dred Carriages, whereof twelve of them were Ord­nance, one drawne by twenty six Horses, carrying a twenty foure pound bullet; they carried off the ground over Harborough Bridge (as I was told in Harborough, by one that stood to watch) but sixe Carts or Waggons, one whereof was taken in the Towne by our Horse, and the other about a mile off the Towne, as I was told; there was many of the Wagons laden with rich plunder, and others with Arms and Ammunition, a­bout 50. loads of Muskets, Pikes, Powder, Match, and Bullets, a bundance of Trunks, which the Souldiers soone emptied, as they did the Waggons that carried the middle sort of Ammunition Whoores, who were full of money and rich apparell, there being at least 150 of that tribe, the gentiler sort in Coaches, wher­of I only saw 7. Coaches with Horses taken sluffed with that commodity, and the common rabble of com­mon vermin on foot, 500. of them at least being taken and kept with a guard, untill order was taken to dis­pose of them and their mates, many of these were Irish [Page 5]women, of cruel countenances, some of them were cat by out Souldiers when they tooke them, there was ta­ken above 1000. leire Horses, and many Cows; they had robbed the Counrry of, besides many Horses with Sad­dles and Pistols, it falling most on Langdales men, who were most forward in the charge. Amongst the Priso­ners there is about 100. Field Officers, I was told, five that were sometimes Parliament men, now were Co­lonels, and knowne gentlemen, they are secured by themselves, with others that are knowne to be men of quality, one Gentleman of the Bed-Chamber, that stood next the King, and cryed, hold your hands the King will yeeld his person, which while they did, hee got away, and so escaped for this time by getting over a Forde or small Brooke that parts two Counties of Leicester and Northamptonshire.

I shall not take upon me to set forth the deportment of the Generall, Lieutenant Generall, and our Major Generall, all which in their severall places behaved themselves to admiration, nor sing Encomions to the praise of this or that Colonell, Captaine, or Soul­dier, though I acknowledge many deserve as much as any pen can expresse, but shall now tell you impartial­ly our losse on the place, so near as I can: The truly religious Major Generall Skippon hath received a wound on the right side with a Musket bullet, piercing his Armour and body quite through, but as I heard the Chyrurgion say, it had not entred into the hollow part of his body, it is about five or sixe inches between the hole it made going in and comming out, this wound he took in bringing up the Foote, where they were first disordered, and yet led them up after he was wounded; [Page 6]there is great hopes of his recovery, and though for present he be full of paine, he manifests much christi­an patience, saying, That though he might groane, he would not grudge under it; and taking my leave of him for that night, he called on me to beg of God a sanctified use of that affliction for him; which I pray God we may heartily do, both for him and our selves. Colonell Jerton is also wounded, and so is Colonell Butler with a brace of bullets in the thigh, who gallant­ly charged both the Princes before he came off; Cap­taine Potter, one of the Commissioners of the Army, is also sore wounded in divers places; one Foot Captaine of Colonell Pickerings Regiment slaine, a Welch man; And the Cornet to Colonell Whaleys owne Troope, a stout and godly man, as all that knew him affirme, a­bout 50. Common Souldiers, as neer as can be at pre­sent guessed. untill they come to bury the dead. Our Horse it is said are within few miles of Leicester, and the Foote this Saturday night quarter in Leicestershire, our head Quarter bring Harborough this night, which was the Kings last our Army nor at all weakened here­by, but by the accesse of Colonell Rositers Horse and Dragoones, the Northampton Troops and some Foot, with other supplies from the Associated Counties, is made more numerous. The Generall lost his Head­piece in the midst of the fight, yet had no hurt. The whole Army is very desirous to prosecute the Victory to the utmost advantage with all faithfulnesse, that if it may be, an end may be put to these sad times. Which is the earnest desire of