I Shall here relate in part (for all pas­sages would be too tedious for me to trouble you with all. First, with all my soule I desire God may have his praise and glory which is due to a God that hath now and ever shew­ed himself to me almost by miracles, in delivering me and all under my command. This night about two of the clock about 1000. or 1200. Horse and Foot fell upon me at Compton, storm'd my out-works, gain'd the stables, and cut down my great Draw-bridge, and possest themselves of all my Troop horses, and took about 30. of my foot Souldiers in their beds, who lay over the stables, almost before a man could think what to do; we received that alarm as we had good cause, and presently made good the new Sconce before the stone Bridge, & beat them out of the great Court, there being about 200. entred, and [Page 2] ready to storme the Sconce; but we gave them so hot a sallie, that we forced them to retreat backe to the stables, barnes and Brew-house, where from the windowes they played very hot upon us: I then com­manded Lieutenant Purefoy and my quarter-Master (having no other Officers of quality at home, the rest being abroad with about 30. of my best Troopers) to sally out upon the enemy with a partie of 40. and to attempt the regaining of the Brew-house and the roomes above, which they did with gallant resolution and courage; Sergeant Bird was one who came not short in bravery of any. This party fought with the enemy and came to push of Pike, nay to swords point, and did lay about so bravely, that they forc't the ene­my to retreat from chamber to chamber; I then sent out my youngest brother the Ensigne with my three Corporalls of horse, and about 40. more men, to re­lieve the first partie, and I will assure you the young boy will fight, he led on his men bravely and relieved his brother; by which meanes all the upper roomes were gained, and the enemy kept onely the stables and the barnes stoutly; my Souldiers did then so thunder their horse, and reserves of foot that stood within Pistoll shot, that Sir William and Sir Charles Compton began to give ground, which my Souldiers perceiving, some leapt out at the windowes, and so into the out-works, by which meanes I recovered my out-works againe, and made good a sally port, by which the enemy endeavoured to retreat at, but find­ing they were frustrated of their hopes, and that my Musketeers did play so hot upon the great Draw-Bridge [Page 3] that they could not be releived; and withall having beaten the enemy out of that worke which we storm'd when you took the house, I had time to reco­ver the great Draw-bridge, and presently got new ropes and new lockes, and drew it up againe in spight of them all. Now these (whose names you have here inclosed were all in Cobbs pound, having no meanes in the world to retreat, whereupon they fought de­sperately for the space of 3. houres, and the valiant Comptons perceiving their extreame losse, attempted three severall times to storme and to regain my out­workes, but all three times were beaten off with as much resolution and gallantry as could be. The ene­mie within set fire on the hay, straw, and all combu­stible stuffe, to smother my men out of the upper roomes, which did indeed much annoy them: And the Enemy without threw at least 100. hand-Gra­nadoes upon the houses, that they set them on fire in divers places; Sir Charles and Sir William Compton then thinking all was their own, sent a Trumpeter to parlie, but I commanded that none should parlie, nor would I permit the Trumpet to speak at all, though faine he would have said something to the Souldiers, but commanded him upon his life to be gone and re­turne no more at his perill. Wee continued in fight still, and the fire did so encrease, that I thought it fit to offer quarter to all those in the stable, for their lives onely, but they would not heare me: Upon which I drew all my men together and fell violently in upon them, wherein was slaine and taken prisoners all whose names are in the insuing list. This did so dis­hearten [Page 4] the Comptons and all their forces, that they did presently draw off all their foot, and onely faced me with their horse, and sent another Trumpeter to parley, but I commanded to give fire upon him, so that he returned with no other answer but what a Musket could speake.

Sir, this is as true and as short a Narration as I can give you. I am (as we are all)

We recovered all our own men againe that the enemy had taken.