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These documents are taken from the House of Lords Archives and give a little detail of what happened to Henry Tillier after he was captured at Marston Moor. The first is taken from the letter sent to the Houses of Parliament after Marston Moor and has been edited as otherwise it goes on far too long.) …the Loss of all their Ordnance to the Number of Twenty, their Ammunition, Baggage, about One Hundred Colours, and Ten Thousand Arms: There were killed upon the Place about Three Thousand of them, whereof many are Chief Officers; and Fifteen Hundred Prisoners taken, among whom there are above One Hundred Officers, in which Number is Sir Charles Lucas Lieutenant General to the Marquis of Newcastle's Horse, Porter General Major, and General Major
Tillier , besides divers Colonels, Lieutenant Colonels, and Majors
Lindesay
Tho. Hatcher
Leven
Fer. Fairfax
E. Manchester
Ordered, That the Order of this House, for Major General Tyllier continuing near his Surgeon, shall be in Force until the Pleasure of this House be known.
Says, "That he had received a Command from the Lieutenant of The Tower, by one Mr. Yeates, Gentleman Gaoler, for his Remove out of the Chamber where he then was, to one Mr. Sopis, One of the other Warders of The Tower, being formerly kept by one Delayfeild, who, conceiving himself damnified by this his intended Removal, threatened the aforesaid Tillier with great Strictness and Severity, though at that Time he was close Prisoner, using him with base Language and Incivility, not permitting him to stir out of his Chamber, or any-body to come to him; so that, the Day before the said Tyllier was hurt, Mr. Yeates being present with him in his Chamber, and was an Eye-witness to the Rudeness and Misbehaviour of the said Delayfeild, both in his Carriage and Language, he was desired, by the aforesaid Tillier, to command Delayfeild from thence, which he at that Time did. The Day after, this Delayfeild coming to his Chamber about Two of the Clock to open the Door, where he was still Prisoner, that he might have his Victuals brought in, being Two of the Clock in the Afternoon, the aforesaid Tillier being extremely troubled to see himself neglected by his Keeper, this Delayfeild, of whom he had so well deserved, desired him Three several Times to depart the Chamber, and to lock the Door, and leave him to his own Quiet, which the said Delayfeild refused to do; and making his Approach to the Table where he fat at Dinner, replied, "He would stay there in Despite of him." Whereat the said Tillier arose from Table, and entreated him to forbear his Chamber, for that his Insolencies were not to be endured; and desiring him thus to leave his Chamber, the said Delayfeild violently laid Hands upon him, striking him with the Key of the Prison Door on the Forehead, to the great Danger of his Life, for which he hath been in Cure ever since the Two and Twentieth of January last, there being several Pieces of the Skull taken out, the Wound remaining yet uncured. Upon his Examination, he will set forth the whole Particulars; in the mean Time, he doth most humbly submit himself with this his Business to the most Honourable House of Lords.
Henry Tillier.
Colonel Tillier to be exchanged for Sir R. Pye;
Prisoner to the Parliament, for Sir Rob't Pye Junior, Prisoner to the King's Forces: And it is further Ordered, That the Manner of expediting this Exchange, and returning the Prisoner exchanged, be referred to the Committee of both Kingdoms.
Officers Captured at Naseby
(This is the list of the officers of Tillier’s Regiment captured at Naseby and shows that there must have been a hard core of officers left including four(?) Ensigns.)
Colonel Tillier's Officers of Foot.
Captain Church .
Captain Dikes.
Lieutenant Busbirdge.
Ensigns.
Harrison. Bowen.
Dillon.
Lostus Senior.
Lostus Junior.
(Hopefully I will be able to go to the Archives themselves to see if we can get copies of the documents themselves.)