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The Patriotpatriot THETHE PATRIOTPATRIOT Newsletter of the John Hampden Society No. 44 - Autumn 2005 The John Hampden Society is a registered charity which exists to bring together people with an interest in John Hampden, and to encourage wider knowledge of this great 17th century Parliamentarian, his life and times were up in armes all night: Colonel Mar- ANNUAL DINNER 2005 A MYSTERY tin’s regiment is to goe downe to the armie This event took place on Saturday, 18th To my highly honoured with all convenient speede: there is nothing June at The Spread Eagle Hotel and was at- Colonel Sir Thomas yet done in your Committee since you want tended by Society members and guests. in- Barrington att his although I pressed it for the other armies cluding Mr Garry Heath and his wife House in Queene which concerns Essex I will doe anything Monica. Garry very kindly undertakes the Streete you shall command: I have nothing else for printing of ‘ The Patriot’ and it was good to By the present thus in hast my humble service be able to publicly thank him for his help and xxxxxx being presented to your selfe and my Ladie support with this. ______ I take my leave and with ease rest The speaker this year was Professor Mal- London June 26 1643 colm Wanklyn, the subject of his talk being “Military Strategy as it affected Bucking- Yours to Serve you hamshire in the first Civil War”. Honoured Sir You shall understand that this present I beseech you present my Monday morning, being the 26 of June, service to Sir John and we received the sad tidings of Colonel his Ladie and all the rest Hamdens death; he died on Saturday of his Ladies. Rob: Goodwin night last.; it being to all honest men a cause of much relinctation?? and sorrow this day likewise was read in the howse a Who was Rob Goodwin? proclamation which came from Oxford, granting pardon to all members of either A copy of this letter has come into the howse that would come in to Oxford hands of Derek Lester, but so far it has within ten daies excepting out of that not been possible to find out who wrote pardon only 5 Lords and 13 Commoners it. Was he a relative of Arthur Goodwin? the Earles of Essex Warwick Manchester Stamford and my Lord Say and Seale; Sir If you have any knowledge of our mys- Professor Malcolm Wanklyn John Hotham, Sir Ac: Haselrick, Sir tery letter-writer, or can throw any light As reported in the summer edition of ‘ The ffran: Popham, Sir Ed: Hungerford, Sir on his possible identity, the Society would Patriot’, the dinner took place on the actual Hen: Lindloc??, Mr Pym, Mr Strode, Mr be interested to hear from you. anniversary of the Battle of Chalgrove and Natha: ffrinas?? , Mr Alex: Popham, Mr the Society held a wreath laying ceremony at Hamden, My Lord Major Colonel Mann the Hampden Monument prior to the dinner. the proclamation did seeme to anihilate this Parliament; the Lords voted that they Together with the AGM, the annual dinner would maintaine this Parliament with offers an excellent opportunity to get to their lives and sent it downe at the con- know other Society members in a friendly ference; and so fixed a declaration might relaxed atmosphere, whilst enjoying a good be sett forth concerning this proclama- meal. tion; our howse did concur; my Lord General is yet at Tame; but we had this This event is always scheduled to take place day an intimation given us by Mr Pym on the 3rd Saturday in June, so make a note that he would goe forward upon some now in your diary and join us in 2006. designe tomorrow : some commanders in the armie doe refuse the Covenant, I wish The Society would also welcome sugges- the number be not many; I cannot write THAME tions for speakers at the dinner, so if you you any good newes our forces at Leister OXFORDSHIRE know of anyone who can give a short but have taken some of their Commanders; OX9 2BW TELEPHONE (01844) 213661 interesting talk on a suitable subject, please my Lord Fairfax is in great want of horse; let us know, the Queene advanceth : the last night the ACCOMODATION, RESTAURANT Cavaliers plundered Wickham and tooke & BANQUETING We are happy to pay travelling expenses a troope of my Lo: Generals horse; and and provide dinner, or alternatively pay a this City tooke an alarum upon it and reasonable fee. THANKS Background fighting which he describes as “after once firing, suddenly to advance up to push of It was John Hampden’s legacy to Chal- On 12 October 1642, after learning that pikes and the butt end of muskets”. The grove that brought Gill and I together parliament’s field army under the Earl of royalists were delayed for between two and many years ago. I was a ‘young’ sergeant Essex was at Worcester, King Charles I three hours until parliament’s soldiers, who in John Hampden’s Regiment of Foote left Shrewsbury with his army, taking the had become almost surrounded, eventually and Gill, Chalgrove’s Parish Clerk. The opportunity to march on London unop- routed. Some ran back toward London, but Regiment had visited Chalgrove many posed. But Essex, discovering the King’s others tried to swim the River Thames; times for banquets and AGMs, being as it departure, gave chase and caught up with many drowned. was the Regiment’s spiritual home. So the royal army at Edgehill in Warwickshire when the 350 th anniversary of the battle on 23 October. The royalists pursued the retreating parlia- drew near, Gill approached me to organ- mentarians until they encountered a fresh ise the battle. From there our lives en- parliamentary regiment under John Hamp- twined with the Society, John Hampden den, probably at Turnham Green. Lord Nu- and Chalgrove, each playing a crucial gent claimed, unsourced, that Hampden’s role in our interests in life. Together we green coats had marched from Uxbridge got the Battlefield listed with English before encountering the royalists. But this Heritage, helped to get the Monument seems improbable, not least because parlia- checked for stability and the railings ment’s messenger to the King found royal- around it painted. We also wrote a book ist dragoons at Uxbridge during the after- on his exhumation. None of this would noon of 12 November; it is more likely the have happened without the Society. regiment was stationed in Acton. Hamp- th den’s regiment was said by one parliamen- Saturday June 4 2005 at St. Mary’s tary report to have charged the royalists Church, Chalgrove Gill and I were mar- five times to cover the broken regiments ried. We were so pleased to see our The Earl of Essex retreating from Brentford as night fell. friends from the Society in the congrega- tion and at the reception. The video Although the battle there was inconclu- shows that it was the Society’s members sive, the parliamentarians retreated through who really enjoyed themselves at the the Chilterns to London and the royalists evening ceilidh. advanced on the capital, occupying Oxford Thank you all for your generosity and before continuing along the Thames val- that of the Society, who presented us ley. Parliament sought peace with the King with ‘The Household Book (1510 - 1551) and believed an agreement for negotiations of Sir Edward Don. We read the book had been reached at Colnbrook on 11 No- while soaring in a Hot Air Balloon; our vember. But early in the morning of 12 wedding present wish. We were booked November the royal army commanded by th General Patrick Ruthven, with the King’s to fly on the 19 August. nephew, Prince Rupert, leading the horse, Print of a painting of the Battle of Brentford We flew from Heathrow to Ecuador and marched via Hounslow toward London. commissioned by Col Grant Morden MP, do- then on to the Galapagos Islands for our nated by Florence Last to the Battlefields Trust Honeymoon. The wild life, if you can The Battle of Brentford Brentford was badly looted by the royal- call it that, as they were all so friendly, The leading elements of the royal army was fabulous. We also went to Cuzco in ists after the battle. Nehemiah Wallington, a first encountered parliamentary soldiers, London artisan, described the King’s army Peru and visited many Incan sites, includ- probably belonging to Denzil Holles’ regi- ing Machu Picchu. as having made the town “…a miserable ment, at Sir Richard Wynn’s house on the spectacle for they have taken from them….. Now it is back to reality, married life west side of Brentford in the early after- all that they have“. Around 50 parliamen- and John Hampden Society meetings. noon of 12 November. tarian soldiers, including many officers, were killed in the fighting with perhaps 90- Thank you all for sharing our magical Royalist cavalry had to wait until the foot 100 drowning during the rout. A further day . came up to clear parliament’s troops from 400 were captured. Royalist losses were behind a hedge. Pursuing the retreating Gill and Derek Lester . less than 20. parliamentarians, the royalists next met a THE BATTLES OF barricade at Brentford bridge defended by On the night of 12/13 November, parlia- more of Holles’ men. This position took BRENTFORD AND ment tried to move cannon and ammunition around one hour for the royalists to over- from Kingston-upon-Thames to London by TURNHAM GREEN come.
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