ALL worthy Sir, I make no que­stion, but you have heard of the last defeat given to Sir Ni­cholas Biron and his Serjant Ma­jor, and al­though Sir Wil­liam Brewerton hath beene much distressed in these parts, [Page] for want of supplyes, and although the Cowardlinesse of the Manchester men; yet since they have gained their lost re­putation, and stick to us with a great deale of valour, and at times done great executi­on upon the enemy. The Lord Byron the Kings Generall, hath beene so terrible un­to us, and sheweth so little mercy on those he overcommeth or taketh prisoners, that some of our forces were unwilling to venture on any designe, where Biron was; but since thanks be to God, our valiant Leaders, Sir William Brereton, Sir Tho­mas Fairfax, and Sir William Fairfax, and Colonell Mitton, have done so worthy good services, that beleive from me, our Towne of Namptwich is for certaine set at liberty, the enemy quite routed; and dispersed in severall companies; that like amazed creatures they rove up and downe the country, and cannot make head of five hundred; which at the first besi [...]ging, was full five thousand: our foot forces are greatly wearied, but exceeding good ser­vice [Page] have they done, against the enemy: and as near as I can, I have set downe the truth of our late proceedings, with a List of the number taken, and slaine. Wee are here very busie for the present, and keepe a great Guard over the prisoners which wee have taken, and we beleive the Gentry shall be sent to London, and the common Irish to be tryed by a Councell of Warre, the under-Marshall and Keeper of our cut­throates hath a beneficiall place thereof, of the Inhabitants, both men, women, and children, dayly resort to the Goale, to see what manner of monsters they be. I beleive you will have this businesse very suddenly, in regard of which, I will leave you, ho­ping that you will pray for our further successe, and rest yours