His Majesties demands and propositions propounded by His Maiesty to the major, knights and gentry to the city of Chester accompaned with the Prince Sir Edward Dering and 2 regiments of horse and foote togeather with their inditious answer thereunto : likewise the Prince his desire to the Earle of Essex with the true description of the bataile fought by the trained band of Chester and the Earle of Newcastle, Lord Rivers, Earle of Bristoll and the Earle of Lindsey who came to take possession of the said city September 26 with the number of them that were slaine on both sides /