Two great victories. I. One obtained by Collonel Fleetvvood at Shaftsbury on Sunday, August the 3. 1545 [sic]. 51 of the Kings Commissioners taken prisoners as they sate in Councell, with a perfect list of all their names. II. Another victory obtained by Lieutenant Generall Crumwell, against the Club-men at Hambleton-Hill. 2500 routed. 300 taken prisoners. 2000 armes taken. 12 slaine upon the place. Many wounded. Also all their colours, and drums taken, and all the rest of their baggage. Commanded to be printed, and is published according to order.
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- Two great victories. I. One obtained by Collonel Fleetvvood at Shaftsbury on Sunday, August the 3. 1545 [sic]. 51 of the Kings Commissioners taken prisoners as they sate in Councell, with a perfect list of all their names. II. Another victory obtained by Lieutenant Generall Crumwell, against the Club-men at Hambleton-Hill. 2500 routed. 300 taken prisoners. 2000 armes taken. 12 slaine upon the place. Many wounded. Also all their colours, and drums taken, and all the rest of their baggage. Commanded to be printed, and is published according to order.
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- Fleetwood, Charles, d. 1692.
- Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.
- Shaftesbury (England) -- History.
- Hambleton Hills (England) -- History.
- Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800.
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"Two great victories. I. One obtained by Collonel Fleetvvood at Shaftsbury on Sunday, August the 3. 1545 [sic]. 51 of the Kings Commissioners taken prisoners as they sate in Councell, with a perfect list of all their names. II. Another victory obtained by Lieutenant Generall Crumwell, against the Club-men at Hambleton-Hill. 2500 routed. 300 taken prisoners. 2000 armes taken. 12 slaine upon the place. Many wounded. Also all their colours, and drums taken, and all the rest of their baggage. Commanded to be printed, and is published according to order." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/B06313.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 19, 2024.
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The whole relation of the taking of all the Kings Commissioners, as they sate in Counsell at Shaftsbury, and were brought Prisoners to Sherburne, by Collonel FLEETVVOOD, on the Lords day, August, 3. 1645.
SIR;
COncerning the surprising of the Kings Commissioners at Shaftsbury, it was brief∣ly thus:
The Generall being marched from the Leaguer Westward, upon some in∣tended designes that way; left Sherburne still suffici∣ently besiedged. And the Enemy seeing their friends straitned in the Castle? Used meanes for some addresses to bee made to the King, for some course to be taken for their reliefe, and procured a Letter from the King to that purpose, which was sent to his Agents of the Club-men to ga∣ther strength, for the raising of the siedge, upon Sir Thomas Fairefaxes advance.
The leaders of the Clubmen, receiving these Let∣ters from the King, met at Shaftsbury on Saturday the 2 of August, 1645, to consult what course to take,
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for the effecting thereof; and having their instructi∣ons ready, some observations were made, that they were not full enough for the carrying of of this de∣signe, and that therefore three more might be deba∣ted on to be added.
But the meane while Sir Thomas Fairefax hearing of the proceedings of the Club-men; doubted that if they should goe on, it might impede the proceedings of those he had left before Sherburne, for the taking thereof; where were in the Leaguer, Colonell Picke∣ring with a Brigade of 2000 foot, and Colonell Wal∣leyes Regiment of Horse; to whom the Generall re∣turned the same day (being Saturday) to Sherburne, where he himselfe come, and tooke up his head quar∣ters; and from whence hee immediatly sent Colo∣nel Fleetwood with his owne, and Colonels Walleyes Regiments of Horse, to goe to Shaftsbury to oppose the Kings Commissioners Iesuiticall designe.
With those two Regiments Collonel Fleetwood marched to Shaftsbury, and so devided his Forces, that when he came before the Towne, he set one part to surround the Towne, whilest the rest marched into Sherburne, where the Commis∣sioners were then sitting and surprised them all, not one of them escaping him; And they were all brought in Prisoners this day to the Generall to Sherburne, where they were all examined one by one; I have sent you the List of all their names many of them are malignant Priests, and all of them notable sticklers for the enemy in these parts.
The Generall con••uted them all one by one: the Clergy by Scripture and their Adv••cate Yorg by Law; shewing them plainly how themselves acted contrary to their owne Princi∣ples and pretences,
Dated at the Leaguer before She••burne, August 3, 1645.