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by the Enemy, who wheeled about into our Reere, but 
our musqueteers played bravely upon them in the meane- 
time, and recovered our waggons againe, and sixe peeces 
of Ordnance which we had lost; our Enemy had the winde 
more with them, but we had more of the hill, we had but 
twelve Regiments in the Field, about fifty Troops of 
Horse, (I think,\ at the most, and some two Regiments of 
Dragoneers. His Excellencie maintained the fight most 
gallantly. And our noble Lords as the Lord Wharton, 
Willowby of Parham, Brooke, Roberts, &c. did as bravely, 
All this hath God enabled our Army to performe, though 
from wednesday till this moment of my writing, the 
Common Souldiers have not come into a bed, but have 
lodged in the open field in the wet and cold nights, and 
most of them scarce eat or drank any thing for 24 houres 
together, nay, I may say for 48, except fresh water when 
they could get it. Mr. Ash was marvellously preserved 
from the cruelty of foure Cavaliers which set upon him, 
one of them cut off his hat and raised his haire with his 
sword, but never touched his skin. God hath brought 
most of our ministers this night to Warwicke, Mr. Ash 
amongst the rest; and Mr. Marshall whose danger was no 
lesse. For my owne part after I had discharged my duty 
as farre as I was enabled, by passing from Regiment to 
Regiment, and Troop to Troop to encourage them, at the 
latter end of the fight, not knowing what the issue of 
things might be, in the darksome evening while it was yet 
light I rid to Warwicke among hundreds of drawne 
swords, and yet was saved from the least touche of a 
blood-thirsty hand. The Cavaliers some of them pursuing 
our Horsemen, which as I said before, forsooke their 
ground in the left wing of the army and fled to Warwicke. 
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