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A87953	A letter from Holland: being a true relation of all the proceedings of the Northern armies. Under the command of Duke Hamilton, the Earl of Lendrick, the Lord Calander, Monroe, Sir Marmaduke Langdale, Sir Thomas Tilsley. And the rest of the English in the Northern Parts. Sent from a gentleman in Holland, to his friend here in England: which hath set down all the passages of the armies. Sept.23.		1648 (1648)	Wing L1476; Thomason E467_21; ESTC R205265	12,767	16

others which next day without any exchange were by the Gen. freely discharged and sent to Lambert Our Cavalry all that night remained in the field near Appleby and the foot for the most part three miles short of it at Kirby Thure being unable to passe there a river which at other times very small but now so swoln as that no horse could come through it without great perill That night likewise Lambert leaving the garrison still at Appleby marched away with his Army over Stainemoore into the confines of Yorkeshire and the Bishoprick and the next day our horse were disposed into severall quarters At Kirby Thure we staid a fortnight which though it may seem long yet was it necessary and requisite in respect we still wanted the main materials and sinews of the Army occasioned by our suddain and unready departure from Scotland and afterwards by the unpassablenesse of the way with the deep waters there being in store with us no more then ten barrels of pouder other ammunition proportionable no artillery at all no meal but a little for the souldiers subsistance some dayes on the way they were to march hence the Countrey being unable and unwilling to furnish any and the Irish and the most considerable part of the main Army it self as yet not come out of Scotland all which was conceived upon a very deliberate consultation had we precipitated our advance might have become uselesse if not lost by the interposition of enemies or some other incident Neverthelesse so soon as a few Regiments came to us though many still behinde of horse and foot and that we had got a little more meal with a fitting proportion of ammunition we marched forwards though the Cannon a great part of the forces and the Irish were still far short of us by our stay here we reaped another advantage the reducing of Appleby of great importance standing on a passe very usefull and necessary for going to and from the Army Before removall from Kirby Thure in a full councell of war after much debate and many arguments pro and con it was carried that the Army should march to Lancashire and not Yorkshire which afterwards was supposed to be disadvantagious From thence in two dayes we marched to Kendale where it was thought fit before going too far to abide few dayes for Major Gen. Monro his nearer coming to us as also some more of the Scottish forces and before his conjunction with the Army few Regiments more being come up or that we well knew how far from us was the Cannon we went from thence to Hornby within Lancashire where after a little abode more of our forces though not the whole did overtake us On the 13. of August most part of the Cavalry by the resolve of most of the chief officers at a consultation advanced beyond Preston in that County an inevitable necessity so to do being concluded for enlarging of quarters the Countrey about Hornby distitute of provision for horse and man the Army by this time being grown more numerous and for avoiding of the inconveniences we must infallibly have been exposed unto had the horse and foot marched at one time through such continued straight lanes as that Countrey doth abound with which were then exceeding deep and myrie it was no small difficulty to perswade the Duke to consent to this resolution for incontinently after the councell was dissolved a great officer of horse speaking concerning it and joyfull with the hopes of better quarter said that the Generall was very unwilling that the horse should so far separate but told me further he knew not what prejudice it could any way produce and that if it had not been granted a generall discontent would unquestionably have followed amongst the Cavalry At Hornby the Gen. staies after the horse had marched for conducting of the foot and taking care to provide carriage for and sending along the ammunition as his manner was in all other places which I thought was such a drudgery to a Generall considering the unwillingnesse of the Countrey every where to send in horses as few men in such command would have undergone Upon the 14. Monroe with his forces came to Kirby Lansdale within ten miles of us where he received the Generals order to stay there till the Cannon and the rest of the Ammunition came to him and then to bring all to the Army On which day the Duke marched away with the Infantrie and Ammunition and without staying any more then one night in a place came to the Moore near Preston on the 17. in the morning where the foot was drawn up no knowledge of any enemy to be near us as yet onely some intelligence came the night before that part of their forces were quartered within lesse then twelve miles the which in lesse then an hour after was contradicted by an eminent person and so the former discredited that night two of our Collonels of horse had their quarters beaten up one man killed and divers constrained to save themselves by swimming of the river yet were they all so negligent as to give the Gen. no advertisement of it After a small stay on the Moore the foot had order to march to their quarters appointed for that night being on the other side of Preston bridge where the Duke himself as he was accustomed went before hand with some other officers to view the place who presently returning towards the Moore receives notice that some small parties of the enemies horse were discovered on the other side of the Moore which his Grace finding to be true and that they were skirmishing in a narrow lane with the rear of Sir Marmaduke Langdales foot though not suspecting that the whole strength of the enemy was so near hand he presently dispatched order that Lieu. Gen. Middleton who was about ten miles beyond us should with all expedition march there to us with the Cavalry and gave command to Baylie Lieu. Gen. of the foot to draw them all in order on the Moore and not to passe the bridge intending to fight with the enemy if need required it there being as yet no horse come to us save the Generals own troop such Regiments of horse as were not sent with Middleton being still in their quarters not knowing anything of this occasion Lieu. Gen. Baylie causes the foot to stay accordingly which the Earl of Calander perceiving he earnestly adviseth that it was safest the foot should forthwith march to their quarters where they might the sooner receive succour from the Cavalry which was on the same side of the river that the enemy probably had but an inconsiderable force there wherewith Sir Marmaduke Langdales forces would be able to deal with the help of part of our horse that was beginning to advance towards us not those with Middleton that if in case the enemy had there his whole force he might easily with his horse come about and overrun the foot if they staid on the Moore they

The Duke acquaints him that his officers had a treaty and withall sent him to peruse a letter from Lambert approving of the cessation in order to the treaty which was to continue till six in the morning on the 25. and that assuredly our officers would be glad his Lordship would send some for his part likewise to treat to this there was no replie but another summons sent about midnight to the same effect as the former requiring a speedy resolution Whereupon the Duke sent a Gentleman by whom he expected the Lord Gray his consent to the treaty not doubting but his Lordship would have observed what should be condiscended to therein The Gentleman returned not till about five in the morning and with him came up to the Dukes chamber Collonel Wayte Master Peters and the Lord Gray his Secretary who as they alleadged were by the Lord Grays direction going to the treaty The Duke was lying upon the bed by reason of an excessive pain in his legs which divers other officers were ill troubled with by the wearing of hard boots unput off for divers dayes and nights together after some expression of civility had mutually past M. Peters asked the Generall if he would be my Lord Gray his prisoner he answered without any the least trouble dismay or appearance of care of himself though questionlesse much grieved at the condition his Army was reduced unto that in regard of the treaty he knew nor whether he was to be a prisoner or no but if so necessitated he had rather become my Lord Grays prisoner with whom he was well acquainted then another Then Master Peters offered the Duke to preserve what things he had of value if they were delivered to him The Duke thankfully answered that he had lost all at Preston and therefore had nothing he would trouble him with and so for that time they parted Much about this time the treaty was concluded which was no otherwise performed then as if never any such thing had been in agitation Whereof one Article was that neither officer nor souldier should be plundred or have ought taken from him except arms Yet before nine a clock that morning the Lord Gray Major Gen. Lambert with their forces and the Countrey Moorelanders came thick upon us Lambert taking some pains by beating off his souldiers to restrain their violence neverthelesse he with the Lord Gray were imediately pleased notwithstanding the agreement to share betwixt them the horses of the Duke and his seruants not leaving one for the Duke himself to ride upon I will spare to tell after the Duke was gone away with the Lord Gray what cunning was used First with fair promises to procure confession what money we had hid or given others to keep and how afterwards they dispoiled us and thus was our measure of unhappinesse in what was wanting by the disobedience and mutiny of our own souldiers made full with the nonperformance and too hard usage of our adversaries I conclude as the prologue to our misery was the necessary and unavoidable length of time protracted before the Army could be prepared in Scotland by means of the great obstruction of the adverse party and the Ministers which thereby gave way to the overthrow and utter disenabling of our friends in England and to the strength and uniting of our enemies to make head against us So at Vtoxater the mutiny of our souldiers with their and some officers refusall to march or obey any order was the cause of this unfortunate Epilogue in the delivery of our Cavalrie And for our march to Lancashire and there dividing our forces some out of prejudice malice or partiality will perhaps descant upon it although it was done upon such mature deliberation and reasons as would then have sufficiently satisfied their judgements who now do censure it according to the event without considering that the wisest Counsels and decrees of men are not infallible but subject to errours Nor could any ascertain us of better successe had we gone to Yorkshire or framed our proceedings after all the wayes that mans wit can now fancy had been to our advantage and declined these we followed This Army I confesse was considerable but not so numerous as I understand report makes it by the enemies devise a customary trick to acquire the more honour in vanquishing by how much the greater we were in number For it and Sir Marmaduke Langdales had they all been together as there was of both a great part from us would have amounted to no more then five thousand horse and ten thousand foot besides baggage men and pedees of which there was too too many and whereof we have certain cause to repent I must needs say that too much liberty of plundering was permitted in the Scottish Army though not the third part of what hath been rumor'd and I cannot but blame the Commanders for impunity Yet I am confident the Generall himself knew little of it for I am sure he exceedingly abhord it And at Kirby Thure did cause proclamation to be made against plundering through the whole army thereby denouncing death for the smallest offence in that nature and shortly after some were hanged accordingly so far was he from desiring grievance or burthen to the Countrey that nothing in provision or otherwise was taken for him and his servants but was paid for to the full value and when a composition of a summe considerable was offered unto him he said he would have nothing to do with it Vpon which discoursing I heard an officer of quality much discommend the Duke for refusing in regard of the vast expence he had been at I wish others had been so free from avarice surely it had been happy Yours of the which I received just now gives me notice a relation made at London few dayes after our disbanding so false as that I wonder how malice it self could invent it both times when Collonel Wayte came to the Dukes Chamber at Vtoxater I with divers officers were present and till his departure there continued using that as our sanctuary from the souldiers violence so long as the Duke remained in it though afterwards it was the place of my plundering It is true the Duke was upon his bed till neer the time of his going away for the cause before mentioned and a little while before he went out one of the enemy took his sword which was over the beds head which the Duke seeing did desire him to give it to the Lord Gray whereupon his Lordship not being present that party delivered it to Collonel Wayte for that purpose it hung in a torn black stitched belt not worth five shillings At the same instant I saw Lieu. Collonel Hamilton give him the blue rich embroidered Scarf which divers times the Lieu. Collonel had worn for six years before in hopes to obtain Collonel Wayte his protection from further pillage which was promised but I fear neglected for I saw the Gentleman within an hour after with scarce clothes to cover him But nothing more untrue then that the Duke desired Collonel Wayte or any other person to rescue him from the souldiers or that he discovered any fear by words looks or actions and probably he was free from any for I heard him wish most earnestly both there and since our coming from Preston that his life were lost before he saw his Army come to ruine which abundance of officers are able to justifie Neither had Collonel Wayte from the Duke any Scarf or Georg at that time for the George he wore it when I last saw him at his going on horseback and I am credibly informed by a Gentleman from Leicestershire lately come hither that he saw him wear it above a week after in Leicester when Wayte was returned from London I understand that many false and unworthy aspersions have been cast upon this Army as that divers members thereof had brought in their Wives and Families purposely to plant and inhabit in England and that it was usuall amongst the souldiers to carry away little children which the parents were constrained to redeem for money then which as divers things else reported of this Army nothing more untrue and were meerly invented to incense England and bring the greater odium upon us Thus have I laid down the truth without any dresse varnish or partiallity which you or any other upon doubt may have justified by many hundreds if you please to make further inquiry In regard I have been so tedious till the next occasion I shall say nothing of my own particular and the post is ready to depart my self going to Gorcum when I am returned from thence expect again to hear from Your c. Roterdam Sept. FINIS