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with the assistance of Mr. Boughton procured somme money 
as was sufficient to pay each of your comon troopers 20s. a 
man which beinge despatched your Lordships souldiers were 
animated to advance accordinge your order for worcester- 
shire on the 24 of this instant [the letter is dated from 
Alcester, 27th July, 1644] we quartered in Aulcester 
where we appointed a stronge watch that night hearinge 
the enemy was nere at hand the next morninge we sent out 
a small party which took 3 scouts and having examined 
them apart we understoode a boddy of the Enemy’s horse 
were advancinge towards us so we presently drue forth all 
our horse our forelorne hope instantly met with theres were 
they had a little encounter with the losse of 1 man on our 
side our boddy cuminge up in the interim putt them to flight 
and myselfe and some others being well horst persued them 
at least 9 miles in which persute we tooke many prissoners 
many forsakeinge there horses crept into hedges this persute 
being ended we returned to our boddy of horse intendinge to 
have martched quietly for Euesham but one the tope of a 
hill not fare distant 4 troopes of horse belonginge to Sr 
Gilbert Garrat were drawn up in order so immediately we 
advanced towards them and putt them to flight and following 
the pursute as formerly we took many men and horse the 
rest escapinge with much difficultie through dangerous 
waters in these pursutes we tooke in all Mr. Doner, Mr. 
Sheldon, Commissary for the provision Mr. Thornberry 3) 
Corprols 2 Trumpiters 60 comon Troopers and a 120 horse 
at the least which belonged to Sr Gilbert Garrat Sr William 
Russell and Colonel Knotsford with the County troope 
allthough there losse had bin great yett there cowardise is 
worse running thrurrow so many of their one contribution 
towads there Commanders were very nimble and I persuade 
