The Late Battle in Warwickshire, Text
A moſt true and ſuccinct Relation of the late Battell neere KINETON in VVARWICK-SHIRE, Expreſsed in a Letter from that Godly and Reverend Divine Maſter STEPHEN MARSHALL, to his Friend a worthy Member of the Honourable Houſe of Commons.
Noble Sir,
MY Lord Generall not having time, give me leave to preſent you with a ſhort Relation of Gods late merciful diſpenſation towards our Army: On Saturday night we came to Kineton with twelve Regiments of Foot, and about fourty Troops of Horſe, ſome of our Horſe and Foot were behinde to bring on our Traine and Ammunition from VVorceſter: On the Lords day morning we had certaine intelligence that the Kings Forces were making towards us; whereupon order was given to draw forth our Forces with as much ſpeed as we could: The Kings Forces came down Edgworth Hill about five thouſand Horſe and thirteen thouſand Foot, as the Lord VVilloughby, who is priſoner, ſaith; they got advantage of Hill and wind; we had not in the Field above thirty Troops of Horſe, the reſt being quartered further off came not in; About twelve of the clock the Cannon began to play on both ſides, and about an hour after horſe and foot fell to it in earneſt: our left wing upon the ſecond firing fled baſely, and the right wing of horſe led by Prince Robert chaſed them, and it ſeemes thinking the day their own, fell preſently to plunder our Waggons, and killing the ſervants, even unto women and children which attended them, but our foot and the reſt of the horſe followed it ſo cloſe, that they wholly cut off the flower of their foot, the Kings red Regiment, and two or three other Regiments, beſides many of their horſe; took many of their Colours, the Kings Standard, ſome Peeces of their Ordnance, drave them to retire up the Hill, ſlew the Lord Jo. Steward, Sir Edmund Varney, one of the Lunsfords, and other Commanders, Took Priſoners the Earl of Lindſey their Generall, who ſince is dead, his Sonne the Lord VVilloughby, Sir Edward Stradling, Colonell Vavaſour, and Colonell Lunsford, with other Officers. My Lord kept the Field till about three of the clock in the morning, and then retreated to the Towne; Next morning the Kings Army appeared upon the Hill, and we took the Field again, but it ſeemes they had no minde to receive a Dinner from us, who gave them ſo bad a Supper: we cannot ſay that we loſt above a hundred of our foot, and a few horſe, except the Waggoners and thoſe that attended them; I know not how many of the Kings are ſlain: Colonell Lunsford confeſſed unto me, that three Regiments were wholly cut off: Sure I am, God hath given us a great Victory, and ſuch a one (to uſe my Lord Generall his own expreſſion) that in as much as ever in any, there appeared little of man and much of God. For a day or two we are refreſhing our Army hereabouts, and then, God-willing, we ſhall be fit for further ſervice. VVhat order you ſhall receive from my Lord will come from a better hand, and I will trouble you no further, but recommend you to God, and write my ſelfe
Your loving friend and ſervant, STEPHEN MARSHALL. Warwick Octob. 25. 1642.
LONDON. Printed for H. S. Novemb. 3. 1642.
End of the text · Stephen Marshall, The Late Battle in Warwickshire (1642)