An exact of Lievtenant Generall Middletons letter: To the honourable Sir William Waller.: And by him communicated to, and read in the honourable House of Commons, on Saturday last, being the 24. of this instant moneth of August. 1644. Wherein is set forth a victory, obtained against the enemy by a partie of horse and dragoones, under the command of Captaine Fincher, Quarter-Master Generall to Sir William Waller, at Farrington. Wherein were taken, slaine and dispersed neere 600. horse and foot of the enemy; as also a list of the names of the officers that were taken, with many other particulars in that great defeat. And withall, how one Captain Blunt a papist, killed most cruelly a godly minister, which captain, was with many others, there taken prisoners in this fight.
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An exact of Lievtenant Generall Middletons letter: To the honourable Sir William Waller.: And by him communicated to, and read in the honourable House of Commons, on Saturday last, being the 24. of this instant moneth of August. 1644. Wherein is set forth a victory, obtained against the enemy by a partie of horse and dragoones, under the command of Captaine Fincher, Quarter-Master Generall to Sir William Waller, at Farrington. Wherein were taken, slaine and dispersed neere 600. horse and foot of the enemy; as also a list of the names of the officers that were taken, with many other particulars in that great defeat. And withall, how one Captain Blunt a papist, killed most cruelly a godly minister, which captain, was with many others, there taken prisoners in this fight.
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Middleton, John Middleton, Earl of, 1619-1674.
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London :: Printed according to order, by G. Bishop,
August 28. 1644.
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Great Britain -- History
Waller, William, -- Sir, -- 1597?-1668.
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"An exact of Lievtenant Generall Middletons letter: To the honourable Sir William Waller.: And by him communicated to, and read in the honourable House of Commons, on Saturday last, being the 24. of this instant moneth of August. 1644. Wherein is set forth a victory, obtained against the enemy by a partie of horse and dragoones, under the command of Captaine Fincher, Quarter-Master Generall to Sir William Waller, at Farrington. Wherein were taken, slaine and dispersed neere 600. horse and foot of the enemy; as also a list of the names of the officers that were taken, with many other particulars in that great defeat. And withall, how one Captain Blunt a papist, killed most cruelly a godly minister, which captain, was with many others, there taken prisoners in this fight." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A89123.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 13, 2024.
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descriptionPage 7
Prisoners taken at Farrington.
Edward Bisse Colonell.
...
Captaines.
...EDward Davies,
...Iames Kirton,
...Iohn Hasset,
...Iohn Blunt.
Walter Swaine Lieu. of Horse.
...
Lievtenants of Foot.
T Thomas Heath,
...George Bingham,
...Thomas Rirketon,
...Edward Day.
Walter Swayne, Coronet.
William Massy, Quarter-Master.
...
descriptionPage 8
...Henry Zouche, Chaplaine to the Collo∣nell.
Iohn Swenbrooke, Servant to Captaine Hassett.
Henry Biggins, Servant to Collonell Bisse.
William Sims, Chyrurgion.
William Brooke, Servant to Lieutenant Swayne.
Thirty Eight Troopers,
...Twelve Foot Souldiers,
...Three Barrells of Powder,
...a good quantity of Match and Bullets,
...neere a Hundred Horse.
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