Gesta Britannorum, or, A brief chronologie of the actions and exploits, battails, sieges, conflicts, and other signal and remarkable passages which have happened in these His Majesties dominions from the year of Christ 1600, untill the present, 1663, being the space of 62 complete years / collected by Geo. Wharton.

Anno 1644.

[date Mar. 29.] BRandon fight:

[date Ap. 3.] L. John Steward dyed at Abington.

[date 5] Interred at Oxford:

[date 6] Tongue Castle surren.

[date 11] King returned to Oxf.

[date 17] Qu. began her jour∣ney into the West.

[date May 9] Dutch Ambassadors to Oxford again.

[date 11] Reading sleighted by the King.

[date 28] Bolton stormed and taken for the King.

[date Jun. 1] Sir Charls Blunt slain.

[date 3] King marched with his army from Oxford towards Worcester.

[date 4] Essex's army passed Charwell.

[date 5] Marched to Chipping∣norton.

[date 6] Returned to Burford, where he deputed Wal∣ler to pursue the King.

[date 12] Borstall House taken by Colonel Gage.

[date 16] Princesse Henrietta born at Exeter.

[date 29] Waller defeated at Cropready Bridge.

[date Jul. 2] Marston-moor fight.

[date 15] Queen arrived at Brest in Britany.

[date 23] York delivered to the Parliament.

[date Aug. 15.] Lesthithiel taken by the King.

[date Se. 1.] Essex fled to Plym.

[date 2] His Infantry all sub∣mitted to the King.

[date 11] Basing relieved by

Colon••l G••g••.

[date Oct. 6] The great fire in Oxf.

[date 25] B••nbury siege raised by the noble E. North∣h••mpton, & Sir H. Gage.

[date 27] Newbury second Bat.

[date 30] Kings army marched through Oxford.

[date No. 1] K••ng and Prince Charls to Oxford.

[date 6] Col. G••ge Knighted.

Kings army rendevou∣zed on Burlingt. green.

[date 7] King to Wallingford

[date 9] Dennington siege ra••∣sed by the King.

[date 17] King advanced to Hungerford.

Basing siege raised.

[date 19] Parabelii (or 3. Sun••) seen in London.

[date 27] King returned to Oxf.

[date De. 7.] Sir John Hotham sen∣tenced to be beheaded.

[date 23] Sir Alex. Care•• be∣headed.

[date 25] Sir Arthur Aston dis∣charged from the Go∣vernment of Oxf. and Col. Wil Legg placed in his stead.

[date 28] Sir John Banks dyed.

[date 31] Sir Tho. Fairfax voted Generall of the Parl. forces.

[date Jan 1] Hotham the Son Beh

[date Jan 1] Hotham the Fath Beh

[date 10] Archb. of Canterbury beheaded.

[date 11] The Skirmish at Cul∣lom-bridge, wherein Si•• H. Gage was slain.

[date 14] Pr. Maurice for Worc.

[date 30] Uxbridge Treaty be∣gan Hor. 5.39. P. M.

[date Feb. 20.] Lord Macquire (an Irish Baron) exec. at Tyburn.

[date 22] Uxb. Treaty ended.

Shrewsbury surprized by the Parl.

[date 25] Col. Rossit••r defeated near Melton-Mowbray.

[date Mar. 1.] Pontf. relieved, & the Parl. army defeated.

[date 5] P Charles set forth from Oxf. towards the West

[date 10] The Parl. at Oxf. ad∣journed till Octob. 10.

P. Charles came to Brist▪

[date 24] H. of Commons voted that the Clause For pre∣servati••n of His Majesties Person, should be left out in Sir Tho. Fairfax's Commission.