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" It is affirmed also that the Lord Herbert's forces are much increased 

 and greater fan-e than they were before, the Welshmen comming on unto 

 him with great courage and readinesso in hope to be revenged on Waller 

 for his perfidiousness and treachery showed to their Countnmens at 

 Hincham." 



The following extract is taken from " God on the Mount;' 



published in 1646 : — 



^ "To make his victorious name and fame yet more complete and full, ho, 

 (about the latter end of March) advanced his forces toward Cicester, but 

 made no attempt against the said town (aiming at a greater victory which 

 he would not neglect for the taking of such a poor placed and even Head 

 town and therefore of so small importance), but only faced it. And 

 whdst he seemed to look on the Town he suddenly wheeled toward the 

 Forest of Deane, where the Lord Herbert lay with about 2000 Welshmen 

 who came over the Eiver of Severn at Eossbridge. Now Sir WiLLiAii 

 WALLER had given notice of his designe to Colonel Massey, Governor of 

 Gloucester Town, with directions unto him at such a time to issue forth 

 with a considerable party from thence on the other side of the Eiver bemg 

 the time when he intended to faU upon the Welsh forces, which busmess on 

 both sides was pursued vvith singular good effect, for, as I said, Sir William 

 returning suddenly from about Cicester, and with a speedy March commg 

 to Deane, feU most resolutely on the Welshmen in their quarters, who at 

 the fii-st seemed to make strange of running away, and therefore for a 

 while fought pretty valiantly tiU about 600 of them were there slam on the 

 ground, and at least a thousand of them were taken prisoners so that very 

 few escaped to carry news of the mountaines of her Countrymen's valour." 



Many other extracts might be given to the same effect, and 

 the Historian of the period— Enshworth— gives as will be seen 

 below, an account in all respects similar to the foregoing, in 

 vohune 2, page 263 : — 



"About the same time the Lord Herbert, son to the Marquess of 

 Worcester, with a considerable army of Welchmen, lay near Gloster and 

 almost blocked up that City. 



" Waller with his forces advanced to Cii-encester, and made show as if 

 he would fall upon that town. But the design was for Gloucester, of which 

 he gave the men in Gloucester notice, who supply him with flat-bottomed 

 boats, wherewith he suddenly transported his forces over the river Severn 

 beyond Gloucester, and fell upon the rear of the Lord Herbert's Welch 

 forces ; whom at the same time a party out of Gloucester charged on the 

 front, whereby there were about 500 of the Welch slain upon the place and 

 1000 taken prisoners." Rushworth, part iii., vol. ii., cxi. 



