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A71143	A true & exact relation of the several passages at the siege of Manchester, between the Lo. Strange his forces, and the towne : wherein is evidently seene the wonderfull mercy of God in their deliverance / written by one that was an eie-witnesse, and an actor in most of that service ; also a protestation of Master Hotham, and divers other knights and gentlemen, against the 14. articles of pacification, and neutrality.	One that was an eie-witnesse.; Hotham, John, d. 1645 Jan. 1.	1642 (1642)	Wing T2462A; ESTC R22611	9,575	17

A true exact Relation of the several passages at the Siege of MANCHESTER Between the Lo STRANGE his Forces and the Towne VVherein is evidently seene the wonderfull mercy of God in their deliverance Written by one that was an eie-witnesse and an Actor in most of that service Also a Protestation of Master Hotham and divers other Knights and Gentlemen against the 14. Articles of Pacification and Neutrality LONDON Printed for Edward Blackmore at the Angel in Pauls Churchyard Octob. 12. 1642. An exact relation of the severall passages at the siege of MANCHESTER SAterday the 25. of September 1642. the Lord Strange having the fortnight past drawn to Warrington great Forces of Horse and Foot was feared to have intended somthing against our town yet could not any certainty by any sure ground of appearance be gathered yet upon that night about ten of the clock a letter came from Warrington aforesaid intimating that the Lo Strange was comming with great power to disarme us this was seconded and that foure great pieces upon cariages were on the way his purpose was to assault the Towne very early in the morning This wrought in us great feare and a generall astonishment there being in our towne some few gentlemen Master Hellaude Master Edgerton Master Dunkefienld Master Booth Master Hide Master Rosworme a German whom God hath sent into our Towne a little before who the night before had finished the mud-walls and chains that were done by his directions at the severall passages of our town Also Captain Bradshaw These being present in Town coosulted about an houre with the chiefe of the Towne and then it was concluded that the drum should beat up the bells ring crosse to give the Countrey notice and every man within to stand to his Arms before the morning light notice was given that they were very nigh the towne at which being by scouts discovered every passage was as well manned as that present time would admit which by reason of some Country Forces that were come unto us our Neighbours and towne all joyneing kept them of a suddaine Asault which caused them to take up some houses and passages very neare the town at three principall passages South North and West to hinder us of the least both of men and provision the Lord Strange his Forces as is certainly Reported was about two thousand Foot some say four five or six thousand are betwixt five and six hundred horse six great peeces of ordnance they being setled sent word to Require the Armes of our towne and to billet an hundred men which being denyed them two Gentlemen from our towne were sent to know the Reason of my Lords comming in that manner against the Kings Subjects one of them was kept two or three howers but at length got Releast Sunday THis day being the Lords day passed away with great fears and troubles as the like was never seene in Manchester yet it pleased God to send us some ayd from severall Adjacent parts so that before the next day at noone there was about one thousand men i●●ompleat Armes within our town most of them musketiers Munday MUnday they strengthened the passages as well as the Fort could do Captain Bradshaw the Dense gate end Captain Ratcliffe the market st●te lan● Cap Booth the Mill gate Captaine Rosworme the Brige against Sawford way Listermain Barwick the Hunts ban●●●●nd a company of resolute Souldiers the Sned hill without any commander towards the Afternoone it was observed that divers Horsemen of the Lord Stranges went out to asault the towne Eastward or to have stopped the way which being taken notice of Captaine Bradshaw with about 30. Musketiers issued forth Shot Sharply at them and made them retire backe with hast towards their places of Randevouze Notwithstanding there were then laid betwixt our men and that place 40. or 50. Musketiers that playd very vehemently upon them and having the advantage also of a Ditch-bancke our men feareing that they should be compast in with them Retreated without any losse or hurt to the Dense-gate ende the place that was first assaulted And presently after that divers of our enemies stoale downe to the ende of a great Barne that was full of Corne and Haye and set it on Fire with some other buildings that was betwixt them and the new made Mudd-wall the same being about an Hundted and Fifty yards distant they gathered togeather the Barne begining to burne and thought to take the advantage of the smoake to cover them and by a suddaine shot to have driven our men from their Fort which assaying to doe were answered so well by our shot that they were beaten backe and a cheife Commander of their Horse slaine with divers others of their Souldiers This figh● continued for the space of three quarters of an houre in a vehement maner our enemy having another company of foote to have seconded the first and behind them a great force of Horse to have come on but their welcome by the grace of God was so hott that they durst not aproach nearer but retired backe in this fight was not one of our men touched save that an unskilfull man whose Musket was ready to be discharged let it fly at unwares and strooke one of his fellows through the necke that he died 〈…〉 that was thus slaine was Servant to Master Ashto●… of Milelton Now when the flame of t● fiered barne appeared which might have discouraged all ou●●earts had not the Lord supported us came down from 〈…〉 to the foot of the bridg great store of horse and foot of me Lord Stranges with a sudden shout and Assayd to enter but were so Answered with our ready shot that they durst not ventur on it again At which fight t is sayd some Commanders were cut off and many Common Souldyers for some lay dead in the street that they durst not come near all the next day for feare of our shot the night begining to aproach great care was used for our safety and with great feare the night passed on About twelve of the Clock that night came at the bottom of the parsonage t is thought an hundred or an hundred and fifty men down by the water side Intending to have fired the towne by some stacke of faggets that lay close behinde the houses but four men standing Sentinell at that back passage with the help of 8. men more that came in unto them drove and forced them back how the Lord preserved these twelve men t is wonderful for as the enemy shot fiercely at them before so their own friends behind them not knowing who they were shot as fiercely at them yet God bee praysed none of them were touched the night passed on with great fear Tewsday THe next morning were planted some Ordnance which first played upon the Deans gate end the first shot struck off 2. ridge tiles of a barn and the bullet feldown among our Soldiers the fight whereof did some what terrifie them

but their Cap encouraged thē so as by little and little they were drawn past fear they shot severall times again but did no hurt at all then they planted two ereat peeces at Sawford to batter downe about that passage that came forth over the bridge and shot twice then my Lord Strange sent a Trumpeter to require passage through our Towne with his Forces but that was refused then played foure great pieces with great violence the bullets shooting through and through divers houses so that the bullets came tumbling amongst us like balls but did no harme to any only one boy that was a wicked Childe having overrun his parents was with Cannon shot mortally wounded by gazing in the face of the enemy at a work made by the mudwall who within a few houres died then presently followed out a troop of their horse to stop part of the passage East-ward but some of our musquetiers issuing forth at the market-steed-lane drove them back in which fight one of our bill men only was shot into his shoulder the shooting continued with such vehemencie then it is scarce credible to beleeve so little hurt should be done our town lying so open and naked on all sides in the Afternoone seven of our men went over the bridge to cease upon a house that commanded the bridg but were presently discovered this night passed away with great feare and trouble Wednesday ON Wednesday morning our seven men were surprised in the said house and taken and divers of our enemies were placed in their roomes then they fell to shooting againe which wee likewise answered and Fortifications were soone made that no great hurt was done to us In the afternoone a man was shot into the leg as he was crossing downe to goe to his guard and another of our Bel-men was by peeping forth of his Rank shot through the head with a bullet and dyed This night continued with such shooting betwixt us and Salford as the like hath not been heard One of our men his musket breaking in the Church-yard struck off his hand The same evening they made an assault on the Sned-hill but were beaten back The Troopers went out into the Country this day to rob and spoile about two miles from our towne where two or three Musquetiers and five or sixe Bill-men chased them and routed them and tooke foure Horse and slew one and five men that evening besides many other prisoners were taken and brought into our towne with some Armes About seven of the clock in the evening notice was given that they had a designe to fire our Towne but store of raine fell that evening which proved much to our advantage for the waters were raised and they could not so readily passe over the rivers yea some one cryed within the compasse of the Watch Fire Fire which gave the Alarum and ran quickly through the towne which put us in great feare but proved nothing Warning was given to all men that they should watch their own houses both within and without About eleven of the Clock at night the enemy made an Assault at the east-side of the towne and came upon the Brick croft with a great shout and a suddain discharge where there lay 8 of our men in the brick kill who had Fortified themselves there and Answered the other with as sudden a shott as they could They continewed shooting the space of an hower and then the Cavaliers began to Retreate In this fight one of the poore men in the brick kill shot of two of his little fingers of one hand and his hand also brused by the bursting of his peece This night was very greevous to our men they being almost quite spent with watching and toyling and running to and fro that beyond the ordinary course of Nature they held out that Night it please God to send us about twelve of the Clock about 80 musketiers and pikes eleven wherof were slain as they came to the towne by seven of the enemies who lay secretly in the way as they should passe and shot them suddenly which was a great greef to their fellowes these when they came in Ioyned themselves to Captain Bradshaw they being his neigbours which strengthned him very much hee having indured a sharp long and bitter time of it A great strength lying against that passage to enter there that night before it was morning were brought two great peeces and placed at the head of Salford to come down to the foote of the bridge to make open way by driving down our works and our men from them But on the Wednesday morning it being espied care was taken how to prevent that danger Shooting continued still very vehemently till towards the afternoone then his Lordship sent for a Treatie requiring a thousand Armes we were then in a great straight having powder and shot but no match neither had any way to get any time was required till seven the next morning whereupon the Lord Strange engaged his honour that nothing should be done in that time in which time his Souldiers went about the worke they came for that was to pillage and play the theeves in the Countrey all there abouts in this little time of cessation there was some man in our Towne that had seene the making of Match and had thereby gained some little insight in the making thereof he fell to worke and gave direction about the making thereof and performed it well and got supply of Match and our Souldiers being a little refreshed by rest and sleepe did mightily incourage one another to stand to it and would admit of no Parley the Gentlemen being inclinable to condescend but the Souldiers expressing a great unwillingnesse by a generall shout of Captaine Bradshaws Company declared that they would part with their Armes and lives together Now his Lordships Souldiers began to start aside for they would not come neare but gave backe for by reason of cold and wet hunger and thirst and labour want of sleepe and a bitter welcome that we gave them their hearts were discouraged mightily in so much that unarmed men of ours tooke courage and brought in both prisoners and Armes of theirs so as scarcely can be beleeved Now the time of Treatie was almost spent and it was espied by some of my Lords men that some man of ours at the back side of a house stood where was a ditch and small bancke cast up to play upon Salford they tooke exceptions against that which was done partly before that time as also for taking downe a wooll pack and laying it as it was the night before a Souldier turning it downe to rest himselfe upon it as also that a Countryman newly come into the Towne and knowing nothing of the Treatie shot off his Musket all which as they said was against the Law of Armes which being excused his Lordship answered that he was informed that during the time of the Treatie his Souldiers had not made one shot not taking