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thoufand men to the relief of the place. 

 Lord Byron drew up his men to engage 

 them, and after a mod dreadful conflict, 

 which lafted about eight hours, the Par- 

 liament's army obtained a complete vic- 

 tory. The routed troops fled towards 

 Shrewsbury, and the purfuit was conti- 

 nued near twenty miles. In this battle 

 betwixt three and four hundred men of the 

 King's party were flain, and above a thou- 

 fand taken prifoners. The lofs on the 

 fide of the Parliament was, Sir William 

 Fairfax, Major Fitz-fimons, and about 

 fixty men killed, befides a hundred who 

 were much wounded.* The caflle met 

 with the fate of all others, being difmantled 

 by order of the Commons. 



It was on a fine ferene morning in the 

 beginning of September, when I was here, 



* Rufhworth's Hiftorical Collections, yol. II. 

 part 3. p. 746, 747. Whitelock's Memorials, 

 p. 104. 



and 



