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From the Battlefield to Easington, where the terrain rises steeply, is 1¼ miles to the place of the first
encounter. The desperately tired Royalist horses would have lost ground chasing up hill and given up the
pursuit. Easington sees 15 casualties whereas at Stoke Talmage, ¾ of a mile further on, only 4 soldiers
are reputedly buried in the churchyard. Between Stoke Talmage and Clare crossroads is where Sir Philip
Stapleton met the retreating Parliamentarians, it being two miles from the battlefield.

Essex tried to confuse these statements, which harked back to South Weston at 8.15am, with the event at
Lewknor Meadow and the rout back over Golder Hill. Such was his desperation to hide the facts from the
House of Commons.

‘..at length our men pressed them so neer, that being in a large pasture 8.15am. (EEL)
ground drew up,.’

This statement alludes to events at Lewknor Meadow. 10.00am. (EEL)

‘So ‘I (Essex) sent to Sir Philip Stapleton, who presently Marched toward
them with his Regiment;’ ‘caused them to draw into a Body with him,
where they stood about an hour:’

Essex who is writing his report after the battle deliberately confuses these events that were after the
Battle with those at the skirmish at South Weston.

Prince Rupert ‘kept the field about halfe an hower: 10.30am. P.13 (LBU)

The report of these two Victories, were so much the welcomer to P.13 (LBU)
His Majesty, for that he had heard the Prince have been engaged.

The two Victories being Chinnor & Chalgrove the skirmish is not stated, being insignificant.

‘His Highness by two a clock came safely back to Oxford.’ 2.00 pm. P. 13 ( LBU )

Mercurius Aulicus – ‘he took 6 colours and came the same day back to His Majesty,

having sent his prisoners (which were almost 200 ) to Oxford before him.’

If 200 prisoners were brought into Oxford, which Chinnor supplied 120; the other 80 must have been
captured at Chalgrove. From Chalgrove to Oxford is about 10 miles which after completing his other
duties on the battlefield would take around 3½ hours. All the flags and banners were out in Oxford to
give Rupert a triumphant welcome for such a great and important victory.

( LBU ) = His Highnesse PRINCE RUPERTS Late Beating Up The REBELS QUARTERS At Post-
comb & Chinner in Oxford Shire. And His Victory in Chalgrove Field, on Sunday morning June 18.
1643.
PRINTED AT OXFORD, By LEONARD LICHFIELD, Printer to the university. 1643.

( EEL ) = TWO LETTERS From His excellencie Robert Earl of ESSEX: The one unto the SPEAKER of
the House of Commons; Relating the state of the late Skirmish at Chinner, between a party of the KINGS
and Parliaments Forces, on the Sabbath day the 19. Of June, 1643. With the number of such persons as
was taken and slain on both sides. LONDON, Printed by John Field for Edw: Husbands, and are to be
sold at his shop in the Middle-Temple, June 23. 1643.

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