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and Biddeford men were the first that came on, before 

 they were aware, about halfe a mile ere they came to the 

 Towne, not expecting to be charged by the enemy so soone, 

 yet so forward and desperate were the Cavalliers that they 

 let flye amaine upon them, but did little or no execution, 

 nor did abate the courage of their assailants ; but the 

 Bastable men went on with such abundance of resolution 

 as if they feared not bullets, and the whole Army comming 

 up, and our men joyning with them, they beate the Caval- 

 liers from hedge to hedge. The fight beganne about one 

 of the clocke at noone; and towards night they drave 

 most of them into the Towne, and to their Works, where 

 they made a very hot defense, and had many men slaine, 

 which they perceiving, and our Forces having beaten them 

 out of their Works, the chiefe of them privately stole away 

 about three of the clock in the morning (the fight continuing 

 all night), and by degrees drew away all their Forces by a 

 way which the Easterne Army supposed was kept by our 

 men, but in truth neglected by both, onely their haste 

 forced them to leave their Armes behind them, and some 

 threescore of their Dragooners, to keepe our men in sus- 

 pense, with command to keepe shooting continually until 

 the day appeared, and then to take their horses and to 

 follow them. But when the day came on, our men found 

 out their drift, how they were deluded, and pursued them, 

 took fourscore prisoners and many horse, much armes 

 scattered in the way, which they were faine to cast off 

 that they might flye the faster. 



Our Horse and Foot, on Munday night last, visited Fleete 

 House, where Baronet Heale dwels, and there tooke about 

 twenty Horse, with some Prisoners. Our army have taken 

 in all above a thousand armes, double the number they 



