They were completely defeated, and Hampden, one of the noblest characters of his age, was shot through the shoulder.

He managed to keep his horse, and ride across country to Thame, where he hoped to obtain medical assistance.

After six days of pain he died there, and thus England lost the only man who could, in the days that were to come, have moderated, and perhaps defeated, the ambition of Cromwell.
Essex arrived upon the scene of battle a few minutes after the defeat of Hampden's force, and Prince Rupert fell back, and crossing the Thames returned to Oxford, having inflicted much damage upon the enemy.
Shortly after this event, one of the serving men rushed in to Harry with the news that a strong band of Parliament horse were within three or four miles of the place, and were approaching.

Harry at once sent for the steward, and a dozen men were summoned in all haste.

On their arrival they set to work to strip the hall of its most valued furniture.
The pictures were taken down from the walls, the silver and plate tumbled into chests, the arms and armor worn by generations of the Furnesses removed from the armory, the choicest articles of furniture of a portable character put into carts, together with some twenty casks of the choicest wine in the cellars, and in four hours only the heavier furniture, the chairs and tables, buffets and heavy sideboards remained in their places.
Just as the carts were filled news came that the enemy had ridden into Abingdon.