58 The Duchess of Newcastle 



great noise and thunder of shooting, which gave him 

 notice of the armies being engaged: whereupon he 

 immediately put on his arms, and was no sooner got 

 on horseback, but he beheld a dismal sight of the 

 horse of His Majesties right wing, which out of a 

 panick fear had left the field, and run away with all 

 the speed they could; and though My Lord made 

 them stand once, yet they immediately betook them- 

 selves to their heels again, and killed even those of 

 their own party that endeavoured to stop them; 

 the left wing in the mean time, commanded by those 

 two valiant persons, the Lord Goring, and Sir Charles 

 Lucas, having the better of the enemies right wing, 

 which they beat back most valiantly three times, and 

 made their general retreat, in so much that they 

 sounded victory. 



In this confusion My Lord (accompanied onely with 

 his brother Sir Charles Cavendish, Major Scot, Capt. 

 Mazine, and his page) hastening to see in what posture 

 his own regiment was, met with a troop of gentle- 

 men-voluntiers, who formerly had chosen him their 

 captain, notwithstanding he was general of an army ; 

 to whom My Lord spake after this manner : Gentlemen, 

 said he, You have done me the honour to chuse me your 

 captain, and now is the fittest time that I may do you 

 service ; wherefore if you'l follow me, I shall lead you 

 on the best I can, and shew you the way to your own 

 honour. They being as glad of My Lord's profer, as 

 My Lord was of their readiness, went on with the 

 greatest courage; and passing through two bodies 

 of foot, engaged with each other not at forty yards 

 distance, received not the least hurt, although they 

 fired quick upon each other; but marched towards 

 a Scots regiment of foot, which they charged and 

 routed; in which encounter My Lord himself killed 



