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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. A83393) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 155918) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 18:E103[12]) The Truth of our bad newes from Exeter, sent in a letter, dated May 20. 1643. from a considerable man there, to an eminent merchant in London: and may serve as a confutation of our malignants boasting, who take all advantages to discourage the well-affected party. N. E. [2], 4 p. Printed for John Rothwell, at the Sun in Pauls Church-yard, London : May 24, 1643. Letter signed: N.E. Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Campaigns -- Early works to 1800. Exeter (England) -- History, Military -- Early works to 1800. eebo The Truth of our bad newes from Exeter,: sent in a letter, dated May 20. 1643. from a considerable man there, to an eminent merchant in London: and m N. E. 1643 7 589 1 0 0 0 0 0 16.98 C The rate of 16.98 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2010-06 Assigned for keying and markup 2010-06 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2010-07 Sampled and proofread 2010-07 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2011-06 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion

The Truth Of our bad Newes FROM EXETER , Sent in a Letter , dated May 20 , 1643. from a considerable man there , to an eminent Merchant in London : And may serve as a Confutation of our Malignants boasting , who take all advantages to discourage the well-affected Party .

LONDON , Printed for John Rothwell , at the Sun in Pauls Church-yard . May 24. 1643.

The truth of our bad Newes FROM EXETER , Sent from a considerable man there , to an eminent Merchant in London ; And may serve as a Confutation of our Malignants boasting , who take all advantages to discourage the well-affected Party . Master Agher , I Kindly salute you , &c.

Yours of the 16. present I received , with the enclosed from our Friend Master Newgate ; I shall onely intreat you at present to give conveyance to this inclosed by the next Post .

The Parliament forces in these parts have on Tuseday last received a very great defeat by the Cornish , at Stratton in Cornwall , where were about five thousand foot , and not one Horse , they being twenty Miles farther in Cornwall , to prevent the raising of the countrey upon the Posse Comitatus . The enemy was foure thousand foot and five hundred horse ; the fight continued twelve Houres , in all which time our poore Gray-coats and Voluntiers did their parts very manfully ; but our base cow-hearted trained Souldiers , as soone as they came to doe service ran all away , and brought the whole Army into an utter confusion . They had one troope of Horse , or more , in the Reare , which forced them on to fight ; and the rest of the Horse seeing we had none to oppose did great spoile .

Wee have lost three hundred men , with those that were taken Prisoners , two thousand Armes , Powder , Mat●h : We had foure thousand pounds there in Money , which was all preserved to a small matter .

Our Horse , being sixe hundred , and about a thousand Dragooners , were at Bodmin in the midst of Cornwall , where they released an hundred and fifty Prisoners , and many countrey people came in to them ; but hearing of this defeat presently revolted , and began to set upon our Horse ; but they behaved themselves so well , that they cleared their way through them , killed many of them , and tooke up Horses in the countrey and horst their Prisoners , whom they had set free , and are safely come to Plimouth .

Our strength was so great , and so well accommodated , that doubtlesse the hearts of Gods people were too much set upon them and therefore Gods presence being withdrawne , wee had no more left then an Arme of flesh .

It hath been apparent since these troubles began , the Lord hath been pleased to worke greater deliverances by weake meanes , then by a powerfull Army ; but I confidently beleeve this Victory the enemy hath obtained will but heighten their pride , and make them the more fit for destruction , and flesh them up against the day of Slaughter .

God will not be wanting on his part , if we be not wanting on ours .

Yours at command , N. E. Exon. May 20. 1643.