. The history of the rebellion and civil wars in England, begun in the year 1641. With the precedent passages, and actions, that contributed thereunto, and the happy end, and conclusion thereof by the King's blessed restoration, and return, upon the 29th of May, in the year 1660 . s ftill beaten off withlofs. O n Sunday Morning, the feven and twentieth of O&ober,by the break of day, one thoufand of the Earl of ManchefiersArmy, with the Traind-bands of Lo?idon, came down theHill, and pafled the River that way by Shaw; and, undifco-verd, forced that Guard which ihould have kept the Pafsnear the
. The history of the rebellion and civil wars in England, begun in the year 1641. With the precedent passages, and actions, that contributed thereunto, and the happy end, and conclusion thereof by the King's blessed restoration, and return, upon the 29th of May, in the year 1660 . s ftill beaten off withlofs. O n Sunday Morning, the feven and twentieth of O&ober,by the break of day, one thoufand of the Earl of ManchefiersArmy, with the Traind-bands of Lo?idon, came down theHill, and pafled the River that way by Shaw; and, undifco-verd, forced that Guard which ihould have kept the Pafsnear the Houfe ; that was entrenched where Sr Bernard Aft-icy lay; who inftantly, with a good Body of Mufqueteers, fellupon the Enemy -y and not only Routed them, but compelldthem to Rout two other Bodies of their own Men, who werecoming to fecond them. In this purfuit very many of theEnemy were flain, and many drowned in the River, and abovetwo hundred Arms taken. There continued, all that day,very warm Skirmifhes in feveral parts, the Enemies Armyhaving almoft encompafTed the Kings j and with much morelofs to Them than to the King; till, about three of theClock in the Afternoon, Waller with his own, and the Forcedwhich had been under E£ex7 fell upon the Quarter at Speen, and. ta/ltL tAe/Palaceat ;l/fi0*L£. uiifiCendr, Of the Rehellioit) &c* 5*47 and pafled the River; which was not well defended by theOfficer who was appointed to guard it with Horfe and Foot,very many of them being gone off from their Guards, as ne-ver imagining that they would, at that time of day, have at*tempted a Quarter that was thought the ftrongeft of all. Buthaving thus got the River, they marchd in good Order, withvery good Bodies of Foot, winged with Horfe, towards theHeath ; from whence the Horfe which were left there, withtoo little reliftance, retird; being in truth much overpowered,by reafon the Major part of them, upon confidence of fecurityof the Pafs, were gone to provide Forage for their Ho
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