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theire Amimition (whereof they had not plenty) drew off and 

 retreated in Batalio towards theire Quarter to Marsfield, which 

 the other Army perceiveing tooke the courage to sende downe 

 great partyes of arm'd Horse and Dragoones to charge them 

 both in reare and flancke. Those that came vpon the reare 

 vsed most dilligence and haveing left theire dragoones in the 

 ende of the Lane towards the field charged verie gallantly, and 

 rowted two Bodyes of theire Horse, whereof the last was, by 

 Prince Maurice his comand to Sr Ralph Hopton winged with 

 Cornish-muskettiers, who poore men (though the Horse were 

 rowted betweene them) kept theire ground and preserv'd them- 

 sehies till the E. of Carvarvons Eegiment of Horse was drawen 

 vp to them. In the meane time Sr. Nicholas Slanning w?,s 

 comanded with two or three hundred Muskettiers to fall vpon 

 the reserue of dragoones behinde them, which he performed 

 verie gallantly and beate them off; And at the same time the 

 Earle of Carvarvon with his Eegiment and the forementioned 

 Muskettiers charged the Enimyes Horse and totally rowted them. 

 Presently after this appeared two great Bodyes of the Enimyes 

 Horse advancing towards theire flanck, which indured a good 

 charge of two bodyes of the Kings Horse and some volleys of 

 Muskettiers before they brake, but at last were rowted and 

 chaced. And then the whole Army in the best order they could 

 in that broad way that leads to Lansdowne advanced towards 

 the Enimy sending out as they wente strong partyes of 

 Muskettiers on eache hand to seconde one another to endevour 

 vnder the Couvert of the inclosed grounds to gaine the flanck 

 of the Enimy on the topp of the Hill, which they at last did, 

 But the Pikes and the Horse with the rest of the Muskettiers 

 that advanced vp the broade way as the space would beare had 

 much to doe by reason of the disadvantage of the grounde, the 

 Enimye's ffoote and Batteryes being vnder couvert of theire 

 breast-workes, and theire Horse ready to charge vpon the verie 

 browe of the Hill, where the Kings forces were five times 

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