Memorable Days and Works of God in the Year 1645
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MEMORABLE DAYES AND WORKES OF GOD, In the Yeare Past. 1645.
OR A Catalogue of the Cities, Castles, Towns, and Forts, that have been taken by the Parliaments Forces since January Last.
LONDON Printed for. J. Bartlett. 1646.
Memorable Days and Works of God in the Yeare past 1645.
January
the 10 th ARch-Bishop Land be headed that Arch-Traitor to Church and State: the Arch-enemy of Godly Ministers, and Godly people: and Arch-incendiary of the three Kingdoms, since whose Execution (whatever the Cabinet Papers Prognosticated) it hath pleased God wonderfully to prosper our Armies.
January the 11 th
Victory at Culham, near Abingdon, against Prince Rupert, S. Henry Gage slain (the then Governor of Oxford) and many others of note. A good Checke to their new General.
Uictory over Gerard in Pembroke-shire: 900 slain and taken, beaten again, at the end of this month.
January the 21 th
Sir THOMAS FAIRFAX Voted our chief Commander: In the Cabinet Papers reptoached as a Brutish General, but raised and assisted of God to bring down the wise, and mighty things: A terror to the enemy, and Object of envy to our own, who are carnal.
Strensham-House taken, and made our Garrison.
February
the 22 th Partshall-House taken: two Jesuits: Gentlemen.
Shrowsbury Surprized: eight Knights taken, many Officers, 15 Ordnances, 2000 Arms. A Beautiful Town, and of great consequence, to hinder the enemies Recruits out of Wales and otherwise.
Feb. 28
Weymouth wholly retaken: 180 slain, 38 Ordnance tataken, 40 Ships, After three weeks labor, and conflicts.
March
the 12. Sir James Long taken, and his whole Regiment, four hundred horses.
Col, Holborne takes horses from Goring several times.
Likewise Sir William Waller at the Devises.
Great actions of Sir William Brereton at Chester: and Major General Brown at Oxford.
April
14. Rebellion in Kent quickly suppressed.
Refractary troopers there, and elsewhere, quietly and safely reduced to obedience. A great mercy.
24 Blechendon House taken, 70 Horses 2 or 300 muskets. Item the Queens Colours, 400 Horses, 200 prisoners 200 slain.
26 Col. Conquest taken, Major Bamfield, 3 Captains.
At Whitney 3 Colors taken, 120 Horses, 10 Officers, 27 At Bampton bush, Col. Sir Henry Vaughan taken, 2 Liev. Colonels, Major Lee, 5 Captains, 8 Lieut. 8. Ensigns, 20 Ser •• anes▪
May
11. A Plot against the I will of Eli, happily prevented.
Taunton in extremity relieved, by the flight of the enemy.
A wonderful mercy, to brave people: great wealth saved.
1 • Evesham stormed, and taken: 120 Horses, 500 arms. Gaunt-house taken, and made our Garrison.
June
10. Greenhough-house taken: with all the Ordnance and Ammunition.
Hougham-house taken: 60 Horses: 100 Arms three Captains.
14 The Glorious Victory at Naisby: When the Lord magnified his servant Fairfax, and gave an earnest of further mercies. Arms taken 9000. Horses 2000: Prisoners 4540. 12 Ordnance, Letters for discovery.
Sundry Knights, and Colonels, brought in afterwards.
18 Leicester regained, 14 Ordnance, 30 Colors, 2000. Arms. 500 Horses. 50 Barrles of Powder.
A great mercy. As the loss was inexpressible.
23 Castles in Shrop-shire rendered: Caus, S •• ke, and Shrowarden.
28 Carlisle rendered: 20 Ordnance. 1000. Arms.
Highworth Garrison taken: 100 Arms.
Horses in divers parts taken: 100, 60. 50. 45, 60. or 70,
June 4.
Taunton again mightily relieved.
9 Victory at Langpart. against Goring.
10 More: Sundry Colonels taken: 2000 Prisoners: 2000 Horses: 4000 Arms: Colors of Horse 35: of Foot 21. two great Ordnance, thirty of their Regiments broken. A wide door of hope hereby opened, for recovering the West.
14 ••• rough • . Garrison taken, and other.
21. 22. Bridge-water stormed, and taken A Mighty Piece.
Fontefract Castle yielded to the Parliament.
Froome-Cannon taken by storm: of the Scotts.
Three small Garrisons Garrisons near Bridge-water, quitted.
23 Raby Castle surrendered to the Parliament.
Chadwick house taken by the Lime-men,
25 Scarborough-Castle Surrendered to the Parliament.
28 Bathe Yeelded up to the Parliament 4 Ordnance.
Eightie Horse of the Kings Life-guard taken.
August.
3. Clubmen, Leaders taken at Shaftsbury. 51.
4 Club-men routed, 2000 Arms taken. 300 men,
Uictory over Gerard. and Haverford west taken.
Yo • ghall relieved. A great mercy. Sliga taken, 150 Horses Sundry Castles.
15 Sherborne Castle stormed, taken and demolished, In it 16 Ordnance taken, many Officers.
28 Portshead point taken, 6 Ordnance 200 Arms.
Sep. Carew & Mamarby Castles taken. Nunny Castle taken.
11. Bristol Stormed, and surrendered to the Parl. Think how great Strength, and Wealth, and what a mercy not easily dived into. O love the Lord &c.
13 Montros Routed, and Scotland revived. A Wonder! Let the Kingdoms study thankfulness.
23 Devizes Castle taken. 300 arms. Ordnance. And Lacock house.
Cardiffe Castle taken. 16 Ordnance. 400 arms.
And Picton Castle.
Wales begins now to awake, and grow regular.
24 The Caveliers routed at Rowton heath. 11 Colonels taken. with other Officers: 2000-Horses 1500:-Prisoners.
26 Barkly Castle stormed, and surrendered to the Parl. And Farley Castle in Sommersetshire.
Oct.
Sandall Castle yielded to the Parl.
6 Winchester Castle yielded to the Parliament: with great provisions 7 Ordnance 700 Arms.
14 Bazing house taken by storm: with great riches and provisions The Rendivouz of popery and wickedness.
Chepstow and its Castle taken: 17 Ordnance:
Digby and Langdale rowted at Sherborn in Yorkshire:
600 Horses taken: 5 Colonels, 3 L. Colonels, 7 Captains
18 Lankford house delivered to the Parl.
19 Tiverton taken by storm, & strange providence: 4 Ordnance 4 Majors 7 Captains: 7 Lievetenants:
Carmarthen delivered to the Parl with ordnance, Arms, Digby and Langda • e again rowted: at Carlisle sand • .
24 Monmouth, and its Castle delivered to the Parliament 7 Ordnance: 300. arms:
Novem.
Victory at Denbigh: 5 or 600 Horses taken: 400 prisoners:
6 〈◊〉 Castle delivered to the Parliam • t: Welbeck-house flighted,
10 Werton house delivered to the Parl.
16. Beeston Castle delivered to the Parl.
Dec.
7. Lathom house delivered to the Parl.
Taken i • from the enemy another Garrison lie • ng West of Exeter Called Callantine house and therein 30 or 40 horse and as many prisoners.
Taken in Skypton Castle 7 piece of ordnance 300. arms 〈◊〉 horse and 4 Barrells of powder.
With many other, which time would fail to observe and illustrate. Oh for a complete history, which would set forth God's glory, and these Kingdoms happiness.
A • d now England, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee but to fear tht Lord thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul- Deut. 10. 12.
Means to render to the Lord according to all his benefits
1 Be a receiver in the main: by making Christ sure to thy soul soe to get a full and right title to these inferior mercies: And this will sweeten every benefit, and lift it up high in thy thoughts, seeing it all comes from soe heavenly a spring of love; when a soul can be thankful for Christ first, and for other favors in him: when it seeth salvation wrought, and applied, and soe takes the cup of salvation The heart hereby is marvelously warmed, & enlarged unto thankfulness and a small mercy elevated, as a pledge of greater. Is it not received in Christ, who is the heir of all things? Doth it not come swimming to us in his blood? And the want hereof is one chief cause of the great unthankfulness we see in these times: some dead and heartless, others grossly prophaine, the love of Christ would have constrained them, and been stronger then death, to do and suffer for him to the uttermost: and Cant. 8. 6. 7.
2 In deep thoughts set together God's greatness and thy vileness. That such a God should do such things for soe wretched and unworthy a creature as thou art. Man would not do soe for a stranger, especially for an enemy: Only he that is infinitely good, and free in all he doth, one that works for his own sake, because mercy pleaseth him yea, he works with delight to do his people good, Ps. 35. 27. he hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servants, Thus many became soe thankful, Luk. 1. 48. considering the Lord to be mighty, and her self in a low estate, a heart spiritually humble is ever a thankfuil heart, As man's worth goeth down soe God's goodness goeth up.
3 Prize and remember the mercies thou receivest, It is not the having of mercies that makes one thankful. but the esteeming & magnifying of them as they are, many mercies grow stale by the commonness of them: as the Sun that shineth daily, and the Gospel which is preached plentifully, victories, and deliverances are nowadays ordinary matters therefore not duly regarded, He that slights my kindness will scarce thank me for it, or he that forgets it, soe of God and his people, Psal. 105. 5. and. 106. 13.
4 Put case ye wanted such and such mercies, which for most part are best seen in the want of thē: What mischief would it have been, if the enemy had prevailed at Naisby, and other places? If they had entered into soe many of our strong places, which were left? If an arbitrary Goverment had been erected and thereby a perfect slavery? If popery had been introduced, and the Gospel banished? Sit do woe & think what a sad face of things would have now appeared: remember all the way which the Lord thy God hath led thee in these heavy times as Deut. 8. 2.
5 Pray to be able and willing to render, As thou prayest for the increase of other graces, so pray also to be acting & exciting this grace of thankfulness, God, if entreated will enlarge thy heart to run the way of his Commandments.
6 To prayer add thine own endeavor, Strive and strain to do this duty? as David. 103. 1. Bless the Lord, O my soul and all that is within me, Bless his holy Name Bless the Lord O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. Water comes not up without pumping: and we have dry hearts, there needs an holy violence to be used, as Mat. 11. 12.
7 There needs some thought taking: as David, What shall I render to the Lord for all his benefits towards me? Psal. 116. 12 God studies to do us good, and waits to be gracious: and that by a counsel from all eternity hath thoughts of peace toward his Church, thoughts of supply of delivetance, of turning all to good.