Oxford besiedged, surprised, taken, and pittifully entred on Munday the second of Iune last, 1645. by the valiant forces of the London and Westminster Parliament. Written, by a trusty wellwisher of theirs, who sted-fastly hopes, and heartily prayes, they may have the like prosperous successe in all their future undertakings. The writers name and surname begins with the 9th letter of the Greeke alphabet, io-ta.

People / Organizations

• John Taylor (Author)

Imprint

[Oxford: by L. Lichfield], Printed in the last year of the Parliament's raigne, 1645.

Publication year

1645-1645

ESTC No.

R222419

Grub Street ID

96419

Description

[1], 7 p. ; 4⁰

Note

"A trusty wellwisher" = John Taylor.

Place of publication and printer from Wing.

A humorous account of a pretended capture of Oxford on June 2, the same day the Royalists made a successful sortie at Headington Hill.Citation/references Wing (2nd ed., 1994), T494

Madan, II, 1786