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  Another happy victorie obtained by His Excellencie the Earle of Essex, Decemb. 21 with 7000 men consisting of five regiments of foot commanded by these worthies, viz. the Lord Rochford, the Lord Roberts, Sir Iohn Meldrum, Sir William Constable : together with 17 troopes of horse commanded by the Lord Fielding, Sr. Philip Stapleton and Sir William Balfore : against 9000 of the Kings army, who were comming from Oxford towards Wellingford and Reading to relieve the rest of their forces that lay thereabouts : declaring also how His Excellencie obtained the victory in slaying and taking prisoners two of His Maiesties foot regiments and putting to flight the greatest part of the horse, taking from them 5 piece of ordnance and store of ammunition.
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  1642
  

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  Balfour, William, Sir, d. 1660.
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  Sent in a letter signed: William Balfore. Reproduction of original in Thomason Collection, British Library.
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  An exact and true relation of the dangerous and bloudy fight, betweene His Majesties armie, and the Parliaments forces, neere Kyneton in the countie of Warwick, the 23 of this instant October sent in a letter to Iohn Pym, Esquire, a member of the House of Commons : which letter was signed by : Denzell Hollis, Ph. Stapleton, Tho. Ballard, William Balfour, Io., Meldrum, Charles Pym, who were then present.
  Date of publication:
  1642
  

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  Holles, Denzil Holles, Baron, 1599-1680. ; et al.show everyone

  Holles, Denzil Holles, Baron, 1599-1680. ; Pym, Charles, Sir, d. ca. 1672. ; Stapleton, Philip, Sir, 1603-1647. ; Ballard, Thomas, Lieutenant Colonel to the Lord Grandison. ; Balfour, William, Sir, d. 1660. ; Meldrum, John, Sir, d. 1645.
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  Reproduction of original in the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign Campus). Library.
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  A Chaleng sent from Prince Rupert and the Lord Grandison to Sir Wjlljam Belford at Windsor, Janvary the eighteene, 1643 by a trumpeter not aboue 14 yeares of age : wherein is declared how Prince Rvpert and the Lord Grandison doth dare the said Sir William, to meete them at any place whatsoever to fight a single dvell, or else to bring his troope of horse, to end the contreversie : likewise, Sir William his answer to the said chaleng.
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  1643
  

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  Balfour, William, Sir, d. 1660. ; Grandison, William Villiers, Viscount, 1614-1643. and Rupert, Prince, Count Palatine, 1619-1682.
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  Reproduction of original in Thomason Collection, British Library.
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  Sir VVillam [sic] Balfores letter of March 30. 1644. to His Excellency the Earl of Essex Ld Generall· It is his Exellencies pleasure that this letter be forth-with printed. Jo. Baldwin secretary to his Excellency.
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  1644
  

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  Balfour, William, Sir, d. 1660. and Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1591-1646.
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  An account of the battle of Cheriton, 29 March 1644. Annotation on Thomason copy: "April. 2d.". Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
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