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By Col. Slingshy. Events of the West, " Jfter Stratton field to taking 

 of Bristol" Clarendm MSS., 173S. (3). 



" Then does the kings Army mooue first and marches to Brad- 

 ford* within fower miles of Bathe : the next morning our skoutts 

 brought vs word that the Enemy was drawne into the field horse 

 and ffoote in the midle way betw ixt our quarters ; wee draw out 

 presently and marche towardes the place, and finds them but a 

 party and fixed vpon a ground of greate aduantage, yett from 

 thence (though with a very hott dispute) they were remou'd 

 with the losse of two small pieces, and neare 100 men. Wee 

 possessing this ground discouerd the body of the Enemy drawne 

 vp in batalia on the other side the Riuer and about two miles 

 of; thus had the shifting Rebell deluded vs one day with a party, 

 hoping to make vs weary with dancing about him, or else to 

 fight where hee pleas'd : vpon this wee were once resolu'd to 

 marche directly vp to Lansdowne hill, but afterwardes (consi- 

 dering the night approaching, the narrow and craggy passage vp 

 the hill, with the aduantage theire horse might take vpon our 

 Reare, who would bee more bold and troublesome hauing a good 

 Towne for a retreate soe neare them) wee lay all night in the 

 bottome close by the ffoote of the hill. 



The next morning when day appear'd our Enemy did the like 

 vpon the hill, who as with iudgement obseru'd our motion 

 and discern'd our intention soe with greate industry and care 



* Mercurius Aulicus ... the seven and twentieth weeke p. 356. 

 It was advertised this day, that Prince Maurice hearing of a Partee 

 whicli Waller had sent out to obtaine a Passe over Bradford-bridge, 

 not farre from Bath, sent out an answerable strengh tto deprive them 

 of it. Who did their work so valiantly like men of courage that they 

 did not onley gain that Passe for the Princes use, but killed neare an 

 hundred of the Kebels, and drave the residue into Rith, 



