Englands Worthies, Mytton
Major Generall Mitton.
THis most valiant, active, and successefull Commander was a principall actor and instrument in the admirable taking of the brave and strong Town of Shrewsbury, which had long time been a pernicious receptacle for the Royalists, wherein hee took prisoners, Sir Michael Er…ly and his Brother, Sir Richard Lee Barronet, Sir Thomas Harris Baronet, Sir Henry Frederick-Thin Baronet; Sir William Owen▪ Sir Iohn Wild, Sir Thomas Lister; 11 Esquires▪ 2 Lievtenant Colonels, 1 Major, 2 Doctors, 8 Captaines, 15 Gentlemen, 3 Ancients, 4 Sergeants, 9 or 10 other Officers; and about 50 other prisoners, 15 peeces of Ordnance, many hundreds of Armes, and divers barrels of Powder; all Prince Maurice his Magazine; the Town and Castle, & all the works about them; with divers Carriages, bag and baggage of the said Princes.
2. He by a party of his forces sent out under the command of his Lievtenant Colonell Goldgay, at Cherk in Shropshire, took 27 speciall good horse from the enemy, under the Wals of the Town, and took 24 of the Enemies prisoners; he tooke also 24 more singular good horse from the Enemy at Shraden in Shropshire▪ even under the workes of the Town.
3. He also had a principall hand in giving the enemy that famous defeat neere Denbigh Castle, as they were going to relieve Westchester, wherein he most couragiously put the enemy to a totall rout, took between 5 and 600 horse, and above 400 foot, slew above 100 on the place, and pursued them 6 miles, doing great execution upon them all the way, so as that in the evening of that day there was not above 100 left in a body together, of about 2400 horse and foot.
4. And about the midst of February 1643, he bravely beat the enemy in Cheshire (who had a desperate designe against our Brethren of Scotland) where he soone discomfited and routed a whole Regiment of them took about 60 good horse, two of Sir Richard Fleetwoods Sonnes, Commanders in that Regiment, and other Officers, 50 foot souldiers prisoners, and above 100 Armes.
5. He also had a prime hand in that brave defeat given to the Enemy neere Dudley Castle▪ where they were most bravely routed and put to flight, 100 of them slaine on the place, 17 persons of quality were taken prisoners, besides very many common souldiers, and many good horses taken, with many Armes and much Ammunition.
6. And in March 1645, hee took Shrnarden Castle, a very strong Garrison of the enemies, with all the Armes and Ammunition therein; and took in also the strong Garrison of High-Archall in Shropshire, with all the Ordnance and Ammunition therein also.
7. And in the yeere 1646, this most valiant and Victorious brave Commander took Ruthin-Castle also, in North Wales, with all the Armes, Ammunition, bag and baggage therein, and in the time of his being thereabout, beat the enemy againe out of Denbigh Castle, and took prisoners, 4 Captaines, 1 Lievtenant, 2 Corners, divers Gentlemen and common souldiers, 40 horse, many Armes, and 7 or 8 slain on the place, and their Commander in chief Captain Cottingham.
8. He also took the Town and Castle of Carn…van, being a very strong Garrison of the enemies in North Wales, which hee took by surrender, with all the Ordnance, Armes and Ammunition therein; he also immediately after took the very strong Town and Castle of Bea…-morris, with all the Ordnance. Armes, and Ammunition therein; and the Parliament in way of thankfulnesse and just encouragement of his loyalty and famous performances, made him Governour thereof, and gave him a Commission accordingly, with full and ample power to Govern the same.
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End of the text · John Vicars, Englands Worthies (1647)