6. Julii, 1648. From the LEAGUER AT Colcheſter, More certain News of the FIGHT on Wedneſday laſt; AND Of their preſent condition.
PRinted by the Appointment of the Honorable Committee at Derby-houſe.
London, Printed for Edward Huſband, Printer to the Honorable Houſe of Commons, July 8. 1648.
THis day wee have gotten more Intelligence of yeſterdays buſineſs, and finde it to be a greater Victory then afore we conceived it, for we underſtand from good hands within the Town, that as they had Officers of quality ſlain in the field, ſo they have had ſome dead ſince they were brought into the town, and that divers of their officers received very dangerous wounds.
They much lament that their4 ſucceſs was no better, in regard they drew out all the conſiderable Foot they had in the town, leaving not Six hundred upon the Line, and had thought by this upon our freſh ſoldiers, to have fleſhed their men for further ſervice.
This day the Enemy drew out on this ſide of the town, as if they would have interrupted our men in the new work they are making near the Lord Lucas his houſe, but they did not attempt it, neither vvould our Canon give them leave to ſtay long vvithout the walls.
It is certified from all hands within that town, that their hearts5 are very much down, and that the conditions offered would now be acceptable, that the Lord Goring and Lord Capel carry things high and peremptorily, but Sir Charls Lucas more moderate, the townſmen are infinitely weary of their company. Butter is not to be had under Five ſhillings a pound, and Cheeſe almoſt at ſo dear a rate, and the Soldiers do ſeize upon the Meal at the Mills, and Bread at the Bakers, which doth reduce the Townſmen to extreme miſery for want of Bread: we are reſolved to undergo hard duty, but we will ruine the Horſe if they indeavor to eſcape: Captain Moody6 who was taken priſoner is ſore wounded, but is this day exchanged, the Enemy had forty two priſoners of ours, and we ninety ſix of theirs, a Trumpeter is gone about the exchanging of them: Lieutenant Colonel Shambrook is dead of the ſhot he received by the poiſoned Bullet, and many of the priſoners we took yeſterday are likewiſe dead of thoſe wounds and cuts they received, meerly for their uſing of poyſoned Bullets, who otherwiſe had received fair quarter.
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