The Late famovs victory obtained by Captaine Langley a Scotshman January 29, with his troope of horse against Colonell Aston with 3 troops : who had bin pilliging the county of Barke-shire and had taken 150 sheepe, 5 cart-load of hay, and a hundred quarters of vvheat and barley and were carring them to Reading : declaring also the the [sic] full discription of the said battle which was fought upon Sunday, last, within two miles of Reading : and and [sic] how after two hours fight Captain Langley obtained the victory, wounded Sir Iacob Ashley sergaint major generall of the Kings army and about 30 other commanders and souldiers slain : and tooke the hundred and fifty sheepe, and five cart-loads of hay and a hundred quarters of corne and have brought them to Henley for the souldiers : whereunto is added a true relation of the taking of the high-constable of Oxfordshire a great malignant : and twelve thousand pound by Captaine Ballard, captaine of a troope of horse under Sergiant Major Skippon, on Sunday last being the 29 of Ianuary : wherein is declared the great policies of the said captaine in taking of the said price [?] and how he brought them to Henley.
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Printed for Thomas Rider,
1643.
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| Series: | Early English books online.
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| Item Description: | Reproduction of original in Thomason Collection, British Library. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource ([8] pages) |