next day to encounter them This last was resolv'd on and making way with Pioneers through the Hedges we marched to the Town but after we had gone a little way word came that the Enemy was in the Reer We faced about with two Regiments and my own Regiment of Horse commanded by Major Rokeby and reliev'd those that were engaged and so the Fight began on all sides These that fell on our Reer were that part of their Army that lay on the other side of the Town who had past the River Those who were drawn up under their Works fell upon our Van which was marching to the Town Thus was the Battel divided there being a quarter of a Mile betwixt us in the Division that first engag'd Our Foot at the beginning gave a little Ground but our Horse recover'd this by beating the Enemies Horse out of the Lanes that flanked our Foot which did so encourage our Men that they regain'd their Ground on the Enemy and made them retreat from Hedge to Hedge 'till at length they were forced to fly to their Works Their Horse retreated in better Order towards Chester without much Loss Our other Wing being assisted from the Town who sally'd out with seven or eight hundred Musketeers beat the Enemy back into the same Works We presently surrounded them and being in great Disorder and Confusion they soon yielded themselves Prisoners with all their chief Officers Arms Colours and Ammunition Thus by the Mercy of God was this Victory obtain'd being the more signal in that we were not to deal with young Soldiers but with Men of great Experience and an Army which had ever been victorious After this we took in several Garrisons in Cheshire Latham only in Lancashire held out which was besieg'd by the Forces of that County but afterward the Siege was rais'd by Prince Rupert Having spent three or four Months in this Expedition my Father commanded me back into York-shire that by the Conjunction of our Forces he might be abler to take the Field We met about Ferry-bridge he being come out of Hull thither with intent to fall upon the Enemies Garrison at Selby I receiv'd at this time another Command from the Parliament to march immediately with my Horse and Dragoons into Northumberland to join with the Scots Army The Earl of Newcastle who was then at Durham being much stronger in Horse than they for want of which they could not advance But it being resolv'd within a Day or two to storm Selby I stay'd 'till that business was over which proved as effectual for the relief of the Scots Army The Governour of York Coll. Bellasis lay in Selby with 2000 Men. We drew our Horse and Foot close to the Town Sir John Meldrum led on the Foot which had their several Posts appointed them where they should storm I with the Horse ready to second them The Enemy within defended themselves stoutly a good while Our Men at length beat them from the Line but could not advance further because of the Horse within I got a Barricado open which let us in betwixt the Houses and the River here we had an encounter with their Horse After one Charge they fled over a Bridge of Boats to York their Horse came up and charged us again where my Horse was overthrown I being single a little before my Men who presently reliev'd me and forced the Enemy back They retreated also to York In this Charge we took Coll. Bellasis Governour of York By this time the Foot had entred the Town and had taken many Prisoners This good Success of ours put them into great Distraction and Fear at York so that they speedily sent to the Earl of Newcastle to haste back thither believing we would presently attempt them This News suddenly call'd him back leaving the Scots who with Cold and often Allarms were reduced to great Extremity but now they advance after him The Earl of Newcastle gets into York the Scots join with my Father at Wetherby altogether made 16000 Foot and 4000 Horse They march on to York For the Siege of York it was thought necessary to have more Men the Town being large in compass and strongly mann'd The Earl of Craford Lindsey and my Self were sent to the Earl of Manchester to desire him to join with us in the Siege to which he willingly consented bringing an addition of 6000 Foot and 3000 Horse Now the Army had three Generals Lesly Manchester and Fairfax who lay apart in three several Quarters before the Town but the North side still remain'd open Some time was spent here without any considerable Action till in my Lord of Manchester's Quarters Approaches were made to St. Marry's Tower and they soon came to mine it Coll. Crayford a Scotchman who commanded that Quarter sprung the Mine being ambitious to have the Honour alone of it without acquainting the other two Generals for their Advice and Concurrence which prov'd very prejudicial for having engaged his Party against the whole Strength of the Town without more Forces to second him he was repulsed with the loss of three hundred Men for which he had surely been call'd to an Account but escaped the better by reason of this Triumviral Government Soon after Prince Rupert came to relieve the Town We rais'd the Siege Hessey Moore was appointed the Randezvous The whole Army drew thither About a Mile from thence lay the Prince the River Ouse being betwixt us which he that night past over at Popleton The next day he drew his Army into the same Moore which being now joined with my Lord of Newcastles Army made about 23 or 24000 Men We something more We were divided in our Opinions what to do The English were for Fighting the Scots for Retreating to gain as they alledg'd both Time and Place of more Advantage This being resolv'd on we marched away to Tadcaster which made the Enemy advance the faster Lieutenant General Cromwell Lesley and my Self were appointed to bring up the Reer We sent word to the Generals of the necessity of making a stand or else the Enemy having this Advantage might put us in some disorder But by the advantage of the Ground we were on we hoped to make it good till they came back to us which they did The Place was Marston Fields which afterwards gave the name to this Battel Here we drew up our Army The Enemy was drawn up in Battalia on the Moore a little below us The day being most part spent in Preparations We now began to descend towards them Lieutenant General Cromwell commanded the left Wing of the Horse and seconded by Major General Lesley I had the right Wing with some Scots Horse and Lances for my Reserves The three Generals were with the Foot Our left Wing first charged the Enemies right Wing which was perform'd for a while with much Resolution on both sides but the Enemy at length was put to the worst Our right Wing had not all so good success by
Wetherby for the securing of the West-Riding or the greatest part of it from whence our chief Supplies came I was sent to Wetherby with three hundred Foot and forty Horse The Enemy's next design from York was to fall upon my Quarters there being a Place very open and easy for them to assault there being so many back-ways and Friends enough to direct them and give them intelligence About six a clock one morning they fell upon us with eight hundred Horse and Foot the Woods thereabout favouring them so much that Our Scouts had no notice of them and no Allarm was given till they were ready to enter the Town Which they might easily do the Guards being all asleep in Houses for in the beginning of the War Men were as impatient of Duty as they were ignorant of it I my self was only on Horseback and going out of the other End of the Town to Tadcaster where my Father lay when one came running after me and told me the Enemy was entring the Town I presently galloped to the Court of Guard where I found not above four Men at their Arms as I remember two Serjeants and two Pikemen who stood with me when Sir Thomas Glenham with about six or seven Commanders more charged us and after a short but sharp Encounter they retired in which one Major Carr was slain and by this time more of the Guards were got to their Arms. I must confess I knew no Strength but the powerful Hand of God that gave them this Repulse After this they made another Attempt in which Captain Atkinson on our part was slain And here again there fell out another remarkable Providence during this Conflict our Magazine was blown up This struck such a Terror into the Enemy believing we had Cannon which they were before inform'd we had not that they instantly retreated And though I had but a few Horse we pursued the Enemy some Miles and took many Prisoners We lost about eight or ten Men whereof seven were blown up with Powder the Enemy lost many more At this time the Earl of Cumberland Commanded the Forces in York-shire for the King He being of a peaceable Nature and affable Disposition had but few Enemies or rather because he was an Enemy to few he did not suit with their present Condition Their Apprehensions and Fears caused them to send to the Earl of Newcastle who had an Army of six thousand Men to desire his Assistance whereof he assured them by a speedy March to York Being now encouraged by this increase of Force they resolv'd to fall upon Tadcaster My Father drew all his Men thither but in a Council of War the Town was judged untenable and that we should draw out to an advantagious piece of Ground by the Town But before we could all march out the Enemy advanced so fast that we were necessitated to leave some Foot in a slight Work above the Bridge to secure our Retreat but the Enemy pressing on us forced us to draw back to maintain that Ground We had about nine hundred Men the Enemy above four thousand who in Brigades drew up close to the Works and storm'd us Our Men reserv'd their shot till they came near which they did then dispose of to so good purpose that the Enemy was forced to retire and shelter themselves behind the Hedges And here did the first Fight continue from Eleven a Clock at Noon till Five at Night with Cannon and Musquet without intermission They had once possessed a House by the Bridge which would have cut us from our Reserves that were in the Town but Major General Gifford with a Commanded Party beat them out again where many of the Enemy were slain and taken Prisoners They attempted an another Place but were repulsed by Captain Lister who was there slain a great Loss being a Discreet Gentleman By this time it grew dark and the Enemy drew off into the Fields hard by with intention to assault us again the next day They left that Night above two hundred dead and wounded upon the Place But our Ammunition being all spent in this day's Fight we drew off that Night and marched to Selby and the Enemy entred the next Morning into the Town Thus by the Mercy of God were a few delivered from an Army who in their thoughts had swallowed us up The Earl of Newcastle now lay betwixt us and our Friends in the West-Riding but to assist and encourage them I was sent with about three hundred Foot and three Troops of Horse and some Arms to Bradford I was to go by Ferry-bridge Our Intelligence being that the Enemy was advanced no further than Sherburne but when I was within a mile of the Town we took some Prisoners who told us my Lord of Newcastle lay at Pontefract eight hundred Men in Ferry-bridge and the rest of the Army in all the Towns thereabout So that our Advance or Retreat seem'd alike difficult Little time being allowed us to consider we resolv'd to retreat to Selby three or four hundred Horse of the Enemy shewed themselves in the Rear without making any attempt upon us so that by the Goodness of God we got safe to Selby Three days after this upon better Intelligence how the Enemy lay with the same Number as before I marched in the Night by several Towns where they lay and came the next Day to Bradford a Town very untenable but for their good affection to us deserving all we could hazard for them Our first Work then was to Fortifie Our selves for we could not but expect an Assault There lay at Leeds fifteen hundred of the Enemy and twelve hundred at Wakefield neither place above six or seven Miles distant from us They visited us every Day with their Horse Ours not going far from the Town being very unequal in Number yet the Enemy seldom return'd without Loss till at last our few Men grew so bold and theirs so disheartned that they durst not stir a Mile from their Garisons Whilst these daily Skirmishes were among the Horse I thought it necessary to strengthen our selves with more Foot I summon'd the Country who had by this time more liberty to come to us I presently Armed them with those Arms we brought along with us So that in all we were about eight hundred Foot Being too many to lye idle and too few to be upon constant Duty we resolv'd through the assistance of God to attempt them in their Garisons We summon'd the Country again and made a Body of twelve or thirteen hundred Men with which we marched to Leeds and drew them up within half Cannon-shot of their Works in Battalia and then sent a Trumpet with a Summons to deliver up the Town to me for the use of King and Parliament They presently returned this Answer That it was not civilly done to come so near before I sent the Summons and that they would defend the Town the best they could with their
Lives I presently order'd the manner of the Storm and we all fell on at the same time The business was hotly disputed for almost two Hours but the Enemy being beaten from their Works and the Barricado's into the Streets forced open the Horse and Foot resolutely entred and the Soldiers cast down their Arms and rendred themselves Prisoners The Governor and some Chief Officers swam the River and escaped only Major Beaumont was drowned about forty or fifty slain good store of Ammunition taken of which we had great want The Consequence of this Action was yet of more importance for those who fled from Leeds to Wakefield and quitting that Garison also gave my Lord of Newcastle such an Allarm at Pontefract that he drew all his Army again to York leaving once more a free intercourse which he had so long time cut off betwixt my Father and us After a short time the Earl of Newcastle return'd again to the same Quarters and we to our stricter Duties But we quickly found our Men must have more room or more Action Captain Hotham and I took a resolution early one Morning from Selby to beat up a Quarter of the Enemies that lay at Fenton they being gone we marched to Sherburne intending there only to give them an Alarm but they might see us a Mile or more over a plain Common which lay by the Town and they sent twenty or thirty Horse to Guard a Pass near the Town I had the Van for at this time we commanded our Troops distinct one from another both making five Troops of Horse and two of Dragoons I told Captain Hotham that if he would second me I would Charge those Horse and if they fled I would pursue them so close as to get into the Town with them He promised to second me I went to the Head of my Troops and presently Charged them they fled and we pursued close to the Barricado but they got in and shut it upon us Here my Horse was shot in at the Breast We so fill'd the Lane being strait that we could not Retreat without confusion and danger of their falling in our Reer so we stood to it and Stormed the Works with Pistol and Sword At the end of the Barricado there was a narrow passage for a single Horse to go in I entred there others following me one by one and close at one side of the Entrance stood a Troop of Horse of the Enemy So soon as eight or ten of us were got in We Charged them and they fled by this time the rest of our Men had beat them from their Barricado and entred the Town We soon cleared the Streets and pursued those that fled And now my Horse which was shot in the Lane fell down dead under me but I was presently mounted again The Enemy in the Towns about having taken the Alarm it made us think of securing our Retreat with the Prisoners we had got some of them being considerable among whom was Major General Windham We scarce got into order before General Goring came with a good Body of Horse up to us and as we marched off he followed us close in the Reer without doing us any hurt only my Trumpet had his Horse shot close by me and thus we returned to Selby Though this did not free us wholly from a Potent Enemy yet we lay more quietly by them a good while after In this recess of Action we had several Treaties about Prisoners and this I mention the rather for that Captain Hotham here first began to discover his intentions of leaving the Parliament's Service in making Conditions for himself with the Earl of Newcastle though it was not discovered till a good while after which had almost ruin'd my Father and the Forces with him for being now denied help and succour from Hull and the East-Riding he was forced to forsake Selby and retire to Leeds and those Western Parts where I then lay To make good this Retreat I was sent to to bring what Men I could to joyn with him at Sherburne for my Lord of Newcastle's Army lay so as he might easily intercept us in our way to Leeds which he had determin'd to do and to that end lay with his Army on Clifford-Moore having present Intelligence of our March Whilst my Father with fifteen hundred Men Ordnance and Ammunition continued his way from Selby to Leeds I with those I brought to Sherburne marched a little aside betwixt my Lord of Newcastle's Army and Ours And to amuse them the more made an Attempt upon Tadcaster where they had three or four hundred Men who presently quit the Town and fled to York Here we stayed three or four hours slighting the Works which put my Lord Newcastle's Army to a stand being on their March to meet us thinking he was deceived in his Intelligence and that we had some other design upon York He presently sends back the Lord Goring with twenty Troops of Horse and Dragoons to relieve Tadcaster We were newly drawn off when he came my Lord Goring past over the River to follow us but seeing we were far unequal in Horse to him for I had not above three Troops and were to go over Bramham-Moore Plain I gave direction to the Foot to march away whilst I stay'd with the Horse to interrupt the Enemy's passage in those narrow Lanes that lead up to the Moore Here was much Firing at one another but in regard of their great Numbers as they advanced we were forced to give way yet had gained by it sufficient time for the Foot to have been out of danger When we came up to the Moore again I found them where I left them which troubled me much the Enemy being close upon us and a great Plain yet to go over So we marching the Foot in two Divisions and the Horse in the Rear the Enemy followed about two Musket-shot from us in three good Bodies but made no Attempt upon us And thus we got well over this open Campagn to some Inclosures beyond which was another Moore less than the other Here Our Men thinking themselves secure were more careless in keeping Order and whilst their Officers were getting them out of Houses where they sought for Drink it being an extream hot Day the Enemy got another Way as soon as we into the Moore and when we had almost pass'd this Plain also they seeing Us in some Disorder charged Us both in Flank and Rear The Countrymen presently cast down their Arms and fled the Foot soon after which for want of Pikes was not able to withstand their Horse Some were Slain many were taken Prisoners Few of Our Horse stood the Charge Some Officers with me made Our Retreat with much Difficulty in which Sir Henry Fowlis had a slight Hurt my Cornet was taken Prisoner We got well to Leeds about an Hour after my Father and the Men with him got safe thither This was one of the greatest Losses we ever
receiv'd Yet was it a Providence it was a part and not the whole Forces which receiv'd this Loss it being the Enemy's Intention to have fought us that Day with their whole Army which was at least Ten Thousand Men had not Our Attempt upon Tadcaster put a Stand to them and so concluded that Day with this Storm which fell on me only We being at Leeds it was thought fit to possess some other Place wherefore I was sent to Bradford with seven or eight hundred Foot and three Troops of Horse These two Towns were all the Garisons we had and at Wakefield six Miles off lay three thousand of the Enemy but they did not much disturb us And we were busied about releasing Prisoners that were taken at Seacroft most of them being Countrymen whose Wives and Children were still importunate for their Release which was as earnestly endeavoured by us but no Conditions would be accepted so as their continual Cries and Tears and Importunities compelled us to think of some way to redeem these Men and we thought of attempting Wakefield Our Intelligence was that the Enemy had not above eight or nine hundred Men in the Town I acquainted my Father with Our design who approved of it and sent some Men from Leeds so that we were able to draw out eleven hundred Horse and Foot Upon Whitsunday early in the Morning we came before the Town but they had notice of Our coming and had manned all their Works and set about five hundred Musketeers to line the Hedges without the Town which made us now doubt our Intelligence but it was too late After a little Consultation we advanced and soon beat them back into the Town which we storm'd at three Places and after an Hour's dispute the Foot forced open a Barricado where I entred with my own Troop Colonel Alured and Captain Bright followed with theirs The Street where we entred was full of their Foot We charged them through and routed them leaving them to the Foot that followed close behind us And presently we were charged again with Horse led on by General Goring where after a hot Encounter some were Slain and himself taken Prisoner by Colonel Alured I cannot but here acknowledge God's Goodness to me this day for being advanced a good way single before my Men having a Colonel and Lieutenant-Colonel who had engaged themselves to be my Prisoners only with me and many of the Enemy now betwixt me and my Men I lighted upon a Regiment of Foot standing in the Market-place being thus encompassed and thinking what to do I spied a Lane which I thought would lead me back to my Men again At the end of this Lane there was a Corps-de-guard of the Enemy's with fifteen or sixteen Soldiers who were just then quitting of it with a Serjeant leading them off whom we met and seeing their Officers they came up to us taking no notice of me and asked them what they would have them do for they could keep the work no longer the Round-heads as they call'd them came so fast upon them The Gentlemen who had pass'd their Words to me to be my true Prisoners said nothing and looking one upon another I thought it not fit now to own them as Prisoners much less to bid the rest to render themselves to me but being well mounted and seeing a place in the Works where Men used to go over I rushed from them and made my Horse leap over the Work and by a good Providence got to my Men again who before I came had by Direction of Major-General Gifford brought up a Piece of Ordnance and placed it in the Church-yard against that Body that stood in the Market-place which presently rendred themselves All our Men being got into the Town the Streets were cleared and many Prisoners taken but the Horse got off almost entire This appeared the greater Mercy when we saw Our mistake for we found Three thousand Men in the Town and expected but half the number We brought away fourteen hundred Prisoners Eighty Officers Twenty eight Colours and great store of Ammunition But seeing this was more a Miracle than a Victory more the Effect of God's Providence than humane Force or Prudence let the Honour and Praise of all be His only After this we exchanged our Men that were Prisoners and we were freed a good while from any trouble or attempt of the Enemy Hitherto through God's Mercy we had held up near two Years against a potent Army but they finding us now almost tired with continual Service treacherously used by Friends and wanting many things necessary for support and defence the Earl of Newcastle marched with an Army of Ten or Twelve thousand Men to besiege Us and resolv'd to sit down before Bradford which was a very untenable Place Hither my Father drew all the Forces he could spare out of the Garisons but seeing it impossible to defend the Town otherwise than by Strength of Men and that we had not above ten or twelve days Provision for so many as were necessary to keep it We resolv'd the next Morning very early with a Body of three Thousand Men to attempt his whole Army as they lay in their Quarters three Miles off Hoping by it to put him to some distraction which could not be done any other way by reason of the unequal Numbers To this End my Father appointed Four o' th' Clock next morning to begin Our March but Major-General Gifford who had the Ordering of the Business so delay'd the execution of it that it was seven or eight before we began to move and not without much suspicion of Treachery for when we came near the Place we intended the Enemy's whole Army was drawn up in Battalia We were to go up a Hill to them That Our Forlorn Hope gained by beating theirs into their main Body which was drawn up half a Mile further upon a Plain called Adderton-Moore We being all got up the Hill drew into Battalia also I Commanded the Right Wing which was about One thousand Foot and Five Troops of Horse Major-General Gifford Commanded the left Wing which was about the same number My Father Commanded in Chief We advanced through the inclosed Grounds till we came to the Moore beating the Foot that lay in them to their main Body Ten or twelve Troops of Horse charged us in the Right Wing We kept the Inclosures placing Our Musketeers in the Hedges next the Moore which was a good Advantage to us who had so few Horse There was a Gate or open Place to the Moore where five or six might enter a-breast Here they strive to enter we to defend it but after some dispute those that entred the Pass found sharp Entertainment and those who were not yet entred as hot Welcome from the Musketeers that flanked them in the Hedges They were all in the end forced to retreat with the Loss of Collonel Howard who Commanded them Our Left Wing at the same time
cowardly fear he that commanded these Men being in the Reer made them face about and march again into the Town where the next Day they were all taken Prisoners only 80 or thereabout of the Front that got through came all to Leeds mounted on Horses which they had taken from the Enemy where I found them when I came thither which was some joy to them all concluding I was either slain or taken Prisoner At Leeds I found all in great Distraction the Council of War newly risen where it was resolv'd to quit the Town and retreat to Hull which was sixty Miles off many of the Enemies Garrisons being in the way This in two Hours after was accordingly done least the Enemy should presently send Horse to prevent us for they had fifty or sixty Troops within three Miles But we got well to Selby where there was a Ferry and hard by a Garrison at Cawood My Father being a Mile before with a few Men getting over the Ferry word came to us that he was in danger to be taken I hasted to him with about forty Horse the rest following in some disorder He was newly got into the Boat when the Enemy with three Cornets of Horse entred the Town I was drawn up in the Market place directly before the Street they came down when they were almost half come into the Market-place they turn'd on the Right Hand with part of my Troop I charged them in the Flank and divided them we had the Chase of them down the long Street that goes to Brayton It hapned at the same time that those Men I left behind were coming up that Street but being in disorder and discourag'd with the Misfortunes of many Days before they turn'd about and gave way not knowing we were pursuing the Enemy in their Reer At the end of this Street was a narrow Lane which led to Cawood The Enemy strove to pass that way but it being narrow there was a sudden stop where we were mingled one among another Here I receiv'd a Shot in the Wrist of my Arm which made the Bridle fall out of my hand and being among the Nerves and Veins suddenly let out such a quantity of Blood that I was ready to fall from my Horse But taking the Reins in the other Hand in which I had my Sword the Enemy minding nothing so much as how to get away I drew my self out of the Crowd and came to our Men who turned about and seeing me ready to fall from my Horse they lay'd me on the Ground now when I was almost senseless my Surgeon came seasonably and bound up the Wound and stopt the bleeding After a quarter of an Hours rest I got a Horse-back again the other part of our Horse had beaten the Enemy back to Cawood the same way they came first to us Thus by the goodnesse of God our passage was made clear some went over the Ferry after my Father I my self with others went through the Levels to Hull but it proved a very troublesome and dangerous passage being often interrupted by the Enemy sometimes in our Front sometimes in our Reer I had been twenty Hours on Horseback after I was shot without any rest or refreshment and as many Hours before And as a further Affliction my Daughter not above five Years old being carried before her Maid endured all this Retreat a Horseback but Nature not being able to hold out any longer she fell into frequent Swoonings and in appearance was ready to expire her last Having now past the Trent and seeing a House not far off I sent her with her Maid only thither with little hopes of seeing her any more alive though I intended the next Day to send a Ship from Hull for her I went on to Barton having sent before to have a Ship ready against my coming thither Here I lay down to take a little rest if it were possible to find any in a Body so full of pain and a Mind yet fuller of anxiety and trouble Though I must acknowledge it as the infinite goodness of God that my Spirit was nothing at all discouraged from doing still that which I thought to be my Duty I had not rested a quarter of an Hour before the Enemy came close to the Town I had now not above a hundred Horse with me we went to the Ship where under the Security of her Ordinance we got all our Men and Horse aboard and crossing Humber we arriv'd at Hull our Men faint and tired I my self had lost all even to my Shirt for my Cloaths were made unfit to wear with Rents and Blood Presently after my coming to Hull I sent a Ship for my Daughter who was brought the next Day to the Town pretty well recovered of her long and tedious Journey Not many Days after the Earl of Newcastle sent my Wife back again in his Coach with some Horse to guard her which generous act of his gain'd him more Reputation than he could have got by detaining a Lady Prisoner upon such Terms Many of our Men who were dispersed in this long Retreat came hither again to us Our first Business was to raise new Forces and in a short time we had about 1500 Foot and 700 Horse The Town being little I was sent to Beverly with the Horse and 600 Foot but my Lord of Newcastle now looking upon us as inconsiderable was marched into Lincolnshire with his whole Army leaving some few Garrisons He took in Gainsbrough and Lincoln and intended Boston which was the Key of the Associated Counties for his Orders which I have seen were to go into Essex and block up London on that side Having laid a great while still and being now strong enough for those Forces which remain'd in the Country we sent out a good Party to make an Attempt upon Stanford-Bridge near York but the Enemy upon the allarm fled thither which put them also in such a fear that they sent earnestly to my Lord of Newcastle to desire him to return or the Country would again be lost Upon this he returned again into York-shire and not long after came to besiege Hull I lay at Beverly in the way of his March and finding we were not able to defend such an open place against an Army I desired Orders from my Father to retire back to Hull But the Committee there had more mind of raising Money than to take care of the Soldiers and yet these Men had the greatest share in Command at this time and would not let any Orders be given for our Retreat nor was it fit for us to return without Order The Enemy marched with his whole Army towards us Retreat we must not keep the Town we could not So to make our Retreat more honourable and useful I drew out all the Horse and Dragoons towards the Enemy and stood drawn up by a Wood side all that Night Next Morning by Day our Scouts and theirs fired on one another They marched