The yeare of jubile: or, Englands releasment, purchased by Gods immediate assistance, and powerfull aiding of her renowmed Parliament and the forces raised by them

CHAP. IV. Sir Thomas Fairfax taketh the strong Castle of Sher∣born, a List of the Arms and Ammunition, taken in the said Castle. He fighteth with, and discomfiteth the mutinous. Clubmen, taketh their chief Leaders. A List of their names.

HOw hath the Lord assisted, the Forces, fighting for his Cause, this memorable and never to be forgotten year, Sir Thomas Fairfax resolving, for the Reducement of Sherborn Castle: Drew out his Officers and Soul∣diers, in despight of the Enemy, to their very walls and works, and prepared to undermine; battering Peeces arriving from Portsmouth, which they wanted before, a Battery was raysed, and they began to play very fiercely, & before night had made a large breach in the Castle, on the East part thereof) after the breach so made, the Generall out of his noble inclination, to prevent the effusion of bloud, sent another Summons to the Governour, willing him to surrender, or to expect the worst extremity, the Summons this:

Sir, I have been as willing to gratifie you as any man with honourable conditions, having expressed so much Gallantry in defending your self, but the advantage I now have, by being possessed of the breach, and some of the Towers, as it may with reason induce you to surrender the place, so it obligeth me in Honour, to agree to no other conditions then quarter for your lives, which I would be glad if you would accept, that so the effusion of bloud which will inevitably follow upon a re∣fusall; might be prevented.

Sir, It is against my nature to threaten or insult over your condition, but I must tell you, and I wish you may have an heart to believe it, that if you refuse this my offer, you and those with you must know, I will heare of no terms for the future.

THOMAS FAIRFAX.

The malitious and wicked Governour hardned to his ruine, would not vouchsafe to return an answer, save with great and small shot that playd upon and wounded many of the Soul∣diers, the Generall commanded for a storme, the Souldiers re∣solutely fell on, and placing their Ladders in a trice got over the Walls and Works, which the desperate Enemy seeing, snatcht down their Colours, and with lamentable crys, desired quarter, which they had afforded them, but not out of any zeal, to save their lives, but the Souldiers chose rather to cram their pockets with silver and gold, of which there was store, in the Castle, rather then to sheath their swords in their Ene∣mies bowels. The Generall stayed there one day to settle things in order, and after fortifying and mending the breaches, placed another Garison of Souldiers to keep the Castle for the use of the King and Parliament.

A List of the Prisoners taken at Sherborn Castle.

• Sir Lewis Dives.
• Sir John Walcooth.
• Col. Strangeways of Horse.
• Col. Thornhill.
• Lievtenant Colo∣nell Strangeways of Horse.
• Major Balton.
• Cap. Hamon.
• Cap. Bright.
• Cap. Norris.
• Cap. Hodinot.
• Cap. Speed.
• Cap. Strangeways, of Horse.
• Cap. Bond.
• Cap. Hoddar.
• Cap. Brisco.
• Lievtenant Jenings
• Lievtenant Mallet.
• Lievtenant Tayler.
• Lievtenant Rogers.
• Lievten. Townsend
• Lievtenant Joliffe, of Horse.
• Coronet Devonet, Reformado.
• Ensigne Gale.
• Ensigne Hoyes.
• Ensigne Harris.
• Ensigne Toole.
• Ensigne Collins.

• Ensigne Mullins.
• Ensigne Tod.
• ...George Walker
• Provost Marshal.
• Chyrurgions these:
• ...M. Stuckey.
• ...M. Payley.
• M. Robinson. Ministers.
• ...Doct. Cockson.
• ...M. Wild.
• ...M. Townsend.
• ...M. Ford.
• Gentlemen these.
• ...M. Chaffine.
• ...M. Buckland.
• ...M. Barns.
• ...M. Brown.
• ...M. Griesley.
• ...M. Forsell.
• ...M. Richlands.
• ...M. Wiborn.
• ...M. Huchins.
• ...M. Carleton.

Three hundred forty foure common Souldiers.

The Generall having gained Sherborn Castle as aforesaid, and about to advance, news came, that the Leaders of the Clubmen, were met together at Shaftsbury to consult and give counsull how they might best thrive in their Designes, where∣upon the Generall sent a strong party of Horse, commanded by Colonell Fleetwood, to apprehend them, who accordingly com∣ming to Shaftsbury, compassed the house where they were, took every man of them and brought them to Sherborn, where his Excellency yet abode, their names I shall give yov ere I finish this Chapter, this being the Lords Day. On Munday morn∣ing the Generall received Intelligence, that the Clubmen had appointed severall meetings, which moved Sir Thomas to send Lievtenant Generall Cromwell, with foure Regiments of horse to trace them, and to spy out whether they intended, who be∣ing on his march towards Shaftsbury, they might descry fly∣ing Colours, surrounded with a numerous company, on the top of an exceeding high hill, a Lievtenant was sent with a party of horse to know the reason of their unlawfull assembling, where∣upon their Leader one Newman descending the hill, said, that the reason of the meeting was to know where they had dispo∣sed those Gentlemen wete taken at Shaftsbury, the Generall returned this Answer.

That he held it not fit to inform them of the reason what was done, being done by authority, but that they might know a reason of their surprizall those persons so met, were the occasio∣ners

and stirrers up of Commotions and unlawfull Assemblies destructive to the peace and safety of the Kingdom, Mr. New∣man desired to go and inform the people of the Answer, the Lievtenant Generall thought it convenient, with a party of horse to accompany him, where being come, he had some con∣ference with the seditious, the substance, that they did very ill to disturbe the peace of the County, upon small or no ground, and that whereas they pretended, they armed themselves to save their goods, themselves would occasion the losing of them, by absenting themselves from their dwellings, and hee further promised and protested unto them, that justice should be done one any that had done them wrong, & as for their Leaders taken at Shaftsbury, they were laid hold on, and were to be kept in custody, onely till they should cleer themselves of some accu∣sations charged on them, and then they might return again to them; the Bores were all well satisfied, and promising never to assemble again each man departed to his home.

AFter this matter, so well handled, the Lievtenant Gene∣rall with his party set forward to Hamilton, still neere Strawton, on this hill were assembled a numerous multi∣tude of Clubmen having for their defence an old Roman work deeply trencht, the Lievtenant Generall sent a Lievtenant with a party of horse to demand the cause of their meeting, who was answered by the rude and barbarous, onely with a dozen of shot: whereupon the Lievtenant Generall sent once again to them, requiring them to lay downe their arms, or hee would fall upon them, they refused his message with scorne, thereupon order was given for the Generals Troop to fall on them, who did so and were repulsed, not without some losse, and that by reason of the disadvantage and unaccessablenesse of the place, the Clubmen shot as thick as hail from the bank, and defended the passage very valiantly, then the valiant Major Disbrough with his Troop adventured, and with much difficul∣ty got up the Hill, and charging their Reare, they began to run, throwing down their arms, in the pursuit sixty were slain, two

hundred wounded, foure hundred of them taken and brought to Strawton, and kept all night in the Church, for the next morning the Generall commanded them to be brought forth, and after examination, the Lievtenant Generall advertized them to live peaceably, was most conducing and available for them, and wished them to live peaceably at home, they saw the calamity that their Risings had brought upon them, and more∣over he gave them license to oppose any that should goe about to plunder or annoy them, and so dismissed them each to his home. The names of their Leaders, and the principall Sticklers in this businesse were these Gentlemen.

• Master Iohn Saints.
• M. Richard Buckeridge.
• M. William Smith.
• M. Thomas Gervis.
• M. Iohn Lovell.
• ...M. Iohn Eastmond.
• M. Francis Craddock.
• M. Edward Davis.
• M. Henry Haynard.
• M. Lawrence Hyde.
• M. Thomas Benet.
• M. Iohn Pope.
• M. Thomas Rosse.
• M. Henry Gouge.
• M. Iohn Every.
• M. Iohn Carty.
• M. Edward Boore.
• M. Nicholas Bingham.
• M. Thomas Rolph.
• M. Robert Squire.
• M. Richard Alborn.
• M. Charles Symmes.
• M. Francis Abbot.
• M. Robert Gapit.
• M. Thomas Marvell.
• M. Robert Hollis.
• M. Samuell Forward.
• M. William Fireall.
• M. Charles Studley.
• M. Thomas Brooke.
• M. Iohn King.
• M. Edmund Clarke.
• M. Martin March.
• M. Thomas Bun.
• M. William Saunders.
• M. William Blunt.
• M. Iohn May.
• M. Iohn Corbet.
• M. Richard Craddock.
• M. Iohn Pill.
• M. Robert Fry.
• M. William Ford.
• M. Matthew Mar••in.
• M. William Laining.
• M. Henry Goodwin.
• M. Rock.
• M. Williams.
• M. Hollis. men chiefly noted for malignancy
• M. Young, men chiefly noted for malignancy
• M. Ieloff. men chiefly noted for malignancy