The Taking of Gateshead Hill: And blocking up of Newcastle certified, in a letter from the commissioners at Sunderland. Also, the perticulers of the defeat given to the Oxford forces near Abbington, Sir Richard Grimes and others slain, and what prisoners and horse were taken. Together, with the Lord of Loughboroughs letter to Collonel Baggot, who is since slain, the letter being found in his pocket; And the perticulers of the names of the chiefest that were slain and taken prisoners by Sir John Gels forces near Burton. 1644 Approx. 7 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2011-04 (EEBO-TCP Phase 2). A94327 Wing T110 Thomason E4_31 ESTC R7023 99873069 99873069 154705

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THE TAKING OF Gateſhead Hill: And Blocking up of NEWCASTLE▪

CERTIFIED, In a Letter from the Commiſsioners at Sunderland.

ALSO, The perticulers of the Defeat given to the Oxford Forces near Abbington, Sir Richard Grimes and others ſlain, and what priſoners and horſe were taken.

TOGETHER, With the Lord of Loughboroughs Letter to Collonel Baggot, who is ſince ſlain, the Letter being found in his Pocket; And the perticulers of the names of the chiefeſt that were ſlain and taken Priſoners by Sir Iohn Gels Forces near Burton.

Publiſhed according to Order.

Aug: 10th London, Printed by JANE COE. 1644.
THE EXTRACT OF A Letter from SUNDERLAND the firſt of August.

THat ſince the taking of Hartle-Poole, and Stockton the Earle of Calender hath entered Gateſhead in the Biſhoprick of Durham, and is as neer New-Caſtle bridge, as S. Marioveries is to London Bridge, and taht his Lordſhip hath ſtopt all paſſage over the Bridge, and is quartared himſelfe on the top of Gateſhead Hill, and is in hope (if no force come to raiſe the ſiege) to give a ſpeedy Account of Newcaſtle,

Dated at Sunderland, 1 Auguſt, 1644.

ON Wedneſday laſt, the Enemie came with a ſtrong party of horſe, from Oxford, and faced Abbington, our men retreated from the Outworks, and drew a part of the Enemies into the Line, about 20. and then fell on them, and ſlew 8. Sir Richard Grimes is ſlaine, and took alſo 12. priſoners, and purſued the reſt to the very walls of Oxford, and brougt away 60. horſe from Oxford to Abbington, not one of our men loſt, nor mortally wounded, ſome ſmall wounds two or three have received, but no greater loſſe praiſed be God.
The Copie of a Letter from Sir Iohn Gells quarters. SIR,

IN my laſt I gave you an account of our laying ſiege to Winfield Mannor, which hath now been continued 12 or 14 dayes, the Pioners are got very nigh unto the wals, and by a Boy ſent out this day with a Letter in Charrecters: which though we cannot underſtand, yet ſaw it was to Haſtings for aid, and that they cannot hold out many dayes. Now theſe 4. or 5. dayes, Haſtings hath been rallying his own, Baggots, Milwoods, Eyres, and ſome other forces, and hath been rambling about Titbury, Hilton, Marſton, and thoſe parts, of which we having notice, our horſe Regiment marched yeſternight to the Prioy, and ſo the reſt that were in towne joyning, marched on towards Hilton, where the Enemy was not, but removed to Roſton, where our men fell on them about ſpring day, and took that fled into the Church 100. lack 3. with two foot Cullers, and 150. Armes, Swords, and Bandeleres, being Colonell Milwoods, and Colonel Eyeres, upon this they underſtanding by the Priſoners, that then was 5 or 600. Quartered at Burton, Our forelorne hope advanced towards them, having ſet a guard on the priſoners, & when they came to Burton, the Enemie being about 400. were drawn into a body, in the Mannor yard, at which our men fired, but the body being not not come in, they ſallyed out, and cauſed ours to retreate, but the body comming in, this was the ſucceſſe, after ours drew into a body, and filled one end of the ſtreete and the enemy the other, the Dragoneres fyring freſhly, at laſt it pleaſed God to diſorder them, and put them wholy to the rout, we purſued ther guards of Muskets, and there is ſlain, mortally wounded, and taken priſoners at leſt, 100. or 120. Colonell Pate ſlaine for certaine, alſo Major Bate his Major, with divers Gentlemen, as the priſoners affirme. Alſo Collonell Baggot, is ſlain, ſo affirmed, the reaſons are theſe.

1. A Captain of ours ſhot at him, at three yards diſtance, and verily thought hit in his belly. 2. The priſoners were heard to ſay, that he or his Major are ſlain. 3 One of Captain Hardſtaffes Souldiers found him dead, took his gold and money out of his pocket, and letters, amongſt which, one all blood, of which is an incloſed Coppy.

Amongſt the priſoners taken are knowne to be, 4. Captaines. 1. Captain Lievtenant. 100. and odde horſe. And our men Good booty of the ſlain, being ſuppoſed to be about 40. but a great number mortaly wonded, we miſſe not above ſix men, in all this, and whether ſlain or taken we know not. The Enemies were valiant; Being, Harker. Bagget. And Pate. This Pate had two bullets ſhot into him, thruſt through with a Skean, and after his braines beat out with a Musket, he fought as long as he could ſtand, we cannot hear of above two of ours ſlain.

Cornet Iohn VVats ſhot through vvith a muſket above the right breſt, vvhich I feare vvill prove mortall.

Cornet Iohn Hope ſhot in the foot.

Captaine Barton ſhot with a Musket into the left breſt, but his armes were ſo good, that it did not enter.

Balat ſhot through the Legs, alſo his thumb and one finger ſhot, and a ſmall cut under the Chin, but nothing dangerous. Thus God is good to us bleſſed be his name; the Lord preſerve you, ſo prayeth he who is yours, to his power.

Darby, this Wedneſday Evening, the last of July 1644.
The Lord Loughboroughs Letter, to Collonel Baggot, found in the Pocket of one ſlain, ſuppoſed to be Collonel Baggot. Collonel Baggot,

I S • aid untill now in expectation to hear from Newarke, but as yet no body is come to me. I conceive your ſouldiers are weary, and therefore would have them quartered this night at Burton, which they may do ſafely with reaſonable guards. If you have any Hay ready about Saltersbridg, ſend out your warrants for carriages, to fetch it to Liechfield to morrow. Write back to me what you do, ſo ſoon as you receive this; God willing I will be with you this night.

Aſhby this Tueſday morning 8. a clock. Your aſſured loving friend, J. Loughborough. FINIS.