A LETTER From the Lord General CROMVVEL, Touching the Great Victory obtained neer WORCESTER: SUPERSCRIBED For the Right Honorable William Lenthal Eſq; Speaker of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England. Together with an Order of Parliament for obſerving a Thankſgiving to Almighty God for the ſame.
ORdered by the Parliament, That this Order, and Letter from the Lord General to the Speaker of the Parliament, Dated this Third of September, 1651. be forthwith Printed and Publiſhed.
London, Printed by John Field, Printer to the Parliament of England. 1651.
BEing ſo weary and ſcarce able to write, yet I thought it my duty to let you know thus much, That upon this day being the Third of September, (remarkable for a mercy vouchſafed to your Forces on this day twelve moneth in Scotland) we built a Bridge of Boats over Severn, between it and Tame, about half a Mile from Worceſter; and another over Tame within Piſtol ſhot of our other Bridge: Lieutenant General Fleetwood and Major General4 Dean marched from Ʋpton on the Southweſt ſide of Severn up to Poyick, a Town which was a Paſs the Enemy kept; we paſſed over ſome Horſe and Foot, and were in Conjunction with the Lieutenant General's Forces, we beat the Enemy from Hedge to Hedge, till we beat him into Worceſter: the Enemy then drew all his Forces on the other ſide the Town, all but what he loſt, and made a very conſiderable Fight with us for three hours ſpace, but in the end we beat him totally, and purſu'd him up to his Royal Fort which we took, and indeed have beaten his whole Army: when we took the Fort we turned his own Guns upon him; the Enemy hath had great loſs, and certainly is ſcattered and run ſeveral ways, we are in purſuit of him, and have laid Forces5 in ſeveral places, that we hope will gather him up: Indeed this hath been a very glorious Mercy, and as ſtiff a Conteſt for four or five hours as ever I have ſeen; both your old Forces and thoſe new raiſed, have behaved themſelves with very great courage, and he that made them come out, made them willing to fight for you; the Lord God Almighty frame our hearts to real Thankfulneſs for this which is alone his doing. I hope I ſhall within a day or two give you a more perfect Account, In the mean time I hope you will pardon,
THe Parliament being very ſenſible of the wonderful and ſeaſonable Mercies God hath been pleaſed to vouchſafe unto this Nation, by his great Bleſsing upon their Army near Worceſter, in Routing the Army of Scots on Wedneſday laſt, As is expreſſed in a Letter from the Lord General to the Speaker of the Parliament, herewith Printed, and intending to ſet apart a day of Solemn Thankſgiving unto God, to be obſerved through this Commonwealth; Do in the mean time Order, That the Miniſters in all Churches and Congregations within the late Lines of Communication and weekly Bills of Mortality, on the next Lords day, give Publique Thanks to Almighty God for this great Mercy; And that the Lord Major of this City of London, Do take care that timely notice be given to7 the ſaid Miniſters for that purpoſe; and that the ſaid Miniſters do then read the ſaid Letter.
ORdered by the Parliament, That this Order, and the Letter from the Lord General to the Speaker of the Parliament, Dated this Third of September, 1651. be forthwith Printed and Publiſhed.
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