so 



and saved themselves for better times, leaving about 300 of their foot behind them, 

 who were had prisoners into Gloucester, besides 300 or thereabouts which were 

 killed in the defence of the works. This is the sum of the intelligince as near as 

 possible I could collect it." 



The following extracts are from the " Kingdom's Weekly Intelligencer " of 

 Tuesday, 28th March, to Tuesday 4th April, 1643 : 



" But I hope I shall supply that defeat with a successe in another place of 

 far greater consequence, by Sir William Waller against the malicious Welchmcn, 

 who while he gave out he would take in Cicester and Tewkesbury before he 

 marched against the Lord Herbert, in the night time diverted his course, and 

 having a bridge ready provided of boats which the Earl of Essex sent to 

 Gloucester when he was at Worcester, and marched over the brave river Severne, 

 and fell upon the reare of the Lord Herbert's Welsh forces, whilst the Gloucester 

 men came in the front and slew neere upon six hundred on the place, and tooke 

 above one thousand prisoners, and neere two thousand armes, besides the Lord 

 Herbert's long guns, and other Engines of War. But a more particular relation 

 hereof you shall have in the conclusion of this week's intelligence." 



"Whereas it was mentioned a particular relation should be made of the 

 manner of the defeat given to the Welsh in Gloucestershire, the parties that holds 

 a weeklie correspondence thence hath not writ, or rather his letter is miscarryed. 

 But so many letters are come to London to Merchants and others of the truth of 

 that fact, that there is no doubt of it. Some of the letters speake of but three or 

 four hundred at most that were slaine, but all agree in the taking of one thousand 

 three hundred prisoners, and two thousand arms, and one hundred gentlemen 

 commanders of great qualitie in Wales and most Papists." 



The following occurs in the " Continuation of Certain Special and Remark- 

 able Passages : " 



"The great overthrow given to the Welch army before Gloucester, by 

 letters from thence on Monday last, was more fully confirmed to this effect, dated 

 the first of April— 

 "Sir, 



" I presume the Report of Sir William Waller, his good successe against 

 the Welch is very common with you, yet, least you may not have full information 

 of the truth, I have made bold to insert upon assured knowledge. Sir William, 

 pretending when he went from Malmesbury to fall upon Cirencester, sent hither 

 all his prisoners whereof one hundred have taken oath to fight for the King and 

 Parliament, and are entered into pay, but Sir William made towards the Forest 

 of Deane, and give passage over the River made use of 30 boats that were intended 

 for service at Worcester, and with them made a bridge over Severn, and so 

 marches forcing his passage through the Forest to Highnam, a place were the 

 Welch forces were entrenched, and fell upon the reare of them, while other 

 forced out of Gloucester fell upon the front, and so encompassed them, slew many, 

 tooke 1326 prisoners, 500 horse, with neere a hundred commanders, since which 

 overthrow given to the Welch some other of the King's forces tooke a troope of 

 Sir William Waller's horse, but he soon recovered it again, and above 51 horse 



