Most hapy and wellcome newes from His Excellencie the Earle of Essex

British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661: E.85[30]
Folger bibliographic ID: 145002
ESTC number: R22219
Wing number: E3324
Folger call number: Film Acc. 627
Folger holdings ID: 191874

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Signed on page [7]: N.N Annotation on Thomason copy: "Jan: 20th 1642" Signatures: [A]⁴

Extended title: Most hapy and wellcome newes from His Excellencie the Earle of Essex : wherein is declared the true and full relation, of two famous victories obtained by the Parliament forces. The first, fought by the Lord of Rochford at Twyford, Ian. 15. where with 700 men, he routed all the Kings army, consisting of about 1500. who came to burne the said towne. The second, fought by Collonell Chomley at Hurst, Ian. 17. neere Reading, where with 300. men he gave battle to 2000. of the Kings forces, which sallied out of Reading, with a resolution to take and pillage Hurst of all their corne and hay. Declaring the manner of their first meeting, and how after 4. or 5. houres fight, they fored [sic] them to retreat, killing 300. of the cavaliers and taking 60. horse. with the losse of twenty three men

Cholmley, Hugh, Sir, 1600-1657 Dover, John Carey, Earl of, 1608-1677 Hurstmonceux (East Essex) Twyford (Berkshire) Great Britain

author: Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1591-1646
subject: Cholmley, Hugh, Sir, 1600-1657
subject: Dover, John Carey, Earl of, 1608-1677
associated with: N. N