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ground in the ffoote of the Hill, and so in the morning he 

 advanced strong Partyes of Horse ; vpon theire out guards of 

 Horse, which being then strong and well cofnanded by Major 

 Lower, he held them vp till the whole Army drew forth, which 

 then in good order both Horse and flfoote advanced towards the 

 Enimy. 



The Cornish ffoote in an hower or two beate the Enimy out of 

 theire Ambuscade, and then both ffoote and Horse advanced 

 vpon theire maine-body on the topp of Munckton-farley hill, 

 where they durst not to stande them and so they had the chace 

 of them as farr as Bathe-Easton. In which chace and not before 

 they discouvered Sr Wm. Waller with his maine Body on the 

 other side of the water on the topp of Claverton-dovrne with his 

 Bridge and his worke before mentioned. Herevpon Prince 

 Maurice turn'd the maine of the force of ffoote to gaine that 

 pass which he did just as it was night, and so Sr Wm. Waller 

 in the darke retreated into Bathe. By this time many of the 

 Horse in pursuite of that part of the Enimy that fledd the 

 other way had passed into the ffields vnder Lansdowne close by 

 Bathe, where about 1 2 at night it was considered by the officers 

 there present, whereof the principle were the E. of Carnarvon, 

 Lo-Mohun and Sr Ealph Hopton and Sr Nicholas Slaning, 

 whither they should that night drawe to the topp of Lansdowne 

 or not, and it was considered that they were there but a part of 

 the Army, and that the rest of the Army being surprized by the 

 night, after that dayes chace might not be in very good posture 

 to receive concurrent orders ; So they resolu'd to drawe back 

 that night within Bath-Easton-bridge, and to advise with the 

 Generall to quarter the Army in the best order they could, with 

 a resolution to drawe out the next morning verie early to try if 

 they could prevente the Enimy of that high ground of advantage, 

 Avhich the next morning early they endeavoured with a little 

 more heate then was altogether expedient, for moveing verie 

 early with all theire Horse, ffoote, Canon and Baggage towards 



