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A39720	A second letter from the right honourable the Lord Fairfax, of his late prosperous proceedings against the Earle of New-castle, and his popish army in Yorke-shire. Presented to the Parliament, and read in both houses, on Wensday the 4. of January. 1642. With an order of the Lords and Commons, that if any of the trained-bands within the city of London, Westminster, or the county of Middlesex; shall neglect to repaire to their colours as often as they shall be required, they shall suffer two days impisonment [sic] or else pay five shillings for the offence. Die Mercurii 4. Ian. 1642. Ordered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, that this letter and order shall be forthwith printed and published. J. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum.	Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.; England and Wales. Parliament. aut	1642 (1642)	Wing F123; ESTC R12631	3,913	9

the Committee at Lincolne write that they are not able to defend themselves against 500 Foot and three Troops of Dragoones and two Troops of Horse with seven peeces of Ordinance sent to Newarke by the Earle of New castle and therefore desire help from me I have formerly represented to the Committee the extreame want of money here and how impossible it is to raise any the Enemy being master of the Field I have sent to Sir John Hotham Sir Edward Rhodes Sir Hugh Cholmley and Captaine Hotham but they all aleadge great necessities of their own and helpes me with none so that I am put upon such streights as seldom happen to retaine an Army together and with it serve upon a more potent Enemy having neither money to pay them nor free quarter to give them if speedy supply of money do not come I much feare the Souldiers will steale away and desert the service I now have received your Letters signifying that the House have designed us 10000. l. to be presently sent and do take further care for all necessaries to be supplied for which I beseech you returne my humble thanks and assure them that there shall want no care nor fidelity in me to advance the service so highly concerning the Religion and Lawes of the Land I am now about to procure billet for 14 dayes of the inhabitants of the Townes where I quarter and to engage for the payment assoone as the money comes to mee All which I beseech you represent to that honorable Assembly whose care I doubt not but will supply all our wants now represented especially hasting down the Forces of the Southerne parts with the money intended for our supplies It is advised by the commanders here not to fall upon any of the Enemies quarters at this time untill we be stronger or have certaine intelligence of their weakenesse in the meane time we ly still waiting for opportunities which shall not be neglected if once offered unto Selby 29. Decem. 1642. Your most affectionate friend and servant FER FAIRFAX Postscript The Enemy hath made no attempt upon any of our quarters since our remove from Tadcaster untill this morning when sixe Troopes of Horse and three Companies of Dragoones from Sherborne fell upon our quarters at Brayton where two Companies of our Foote and one Troope of Horse quartered they came in so fas● with our scouts that they were in the Towne before many of our Men could be drawne out yet the most part of our Souldiers carried themselves with such resolution as they forced the Enemy to retreate in great confusion and tooke three of them prisoners and this with the losse of one Man of our part Die Mercurii 4. Januar. 1642. WHereas many of the Trained-Bands and others listed under severall Collonels and Captaines inhabiting within the Cities of London and Westminster and the Countie of Middlesex have neglected to make their appearance in Armes to doe such service by day or night within the Cities and liberties aforesaid and in the Tower of London as of them hath beene required being lawfully summoned thereunto by the beate of Drum or otherwise for the defence of King and Parliament the safety of the Cities and Tower of London with the adjacent parts in the County of Middlesex for the Reformation of so great a neglect and for the avoyding of so eminent evills in these dangerous times that might ensue thereupon It is this day Ordered by the Lords and Commons now assembled in Parliament That the Colonells Captaines and Lieutenants of the Trained-Bands or others in the Cities of London and Westminster and Subburbs thereof and the Countie of Middlesex may inflict the punishent of two dayes imprisonment without Bayle or Maineprise or the Mulct of five Shillings for supplie of the service upon such Souldiers under their Commands as shall not repaire to their Collours at the time appointed and doe their duties there when and as often as they shall be thereunto required unlesse they be reasonably excused And that made knowne to the Captaine or other chiefe Officers or being come to their Collours shall depart before they be lodged or being to finde Armes for others shall refuse to provide them or to deliver them when and as often as they shall be thereunto required I. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum FINIS