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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28914	Manifest truth, or, An inversion of truths manifest containing a narration of the proceedings of the Scottish army, and a vindication of the Parliament and kingdome of England from the false and injurious aspersions cast on them by the author of the said manifest.	Bowles, Edward, 1613-1662.	1646 (1646)	Wing B3873; ESTC R19508	56,538	84

Gentleman who must not be mentioned without Honour for God hath honoured him and sir Iohn Meldrum whose faithfulnesse to this cause and diligence in it was very eminent made their first attempt upon Selby where God was pleased to give them great and seasonable successe in storming and taking that Towne and in it a number equall to those that assaulted notwithstanding the many Horse that were in it where also was the Governour of Yorke Mr. Iohn Bellasys who was taken prisoner This businesse has hardly been parallelled since this Warre save at Wakefield when Generall Goring was taken in like manner by sir Thomas Fairfax and his party rather then Army New-Castle hearing this newes and fearing lest Yorke also the receptacle of most of the Northerne Papists who were not in Armes whom he had most reason to respect should be surprized or surrendred thought best to move Southward with his Armie and did accordingly and getting start of the Scots Armie by a sudden march came to Yorke about the middle of Aprill and lodged the remainder of his Foot there for his Northerne expedition had lost him many men who were wearied out with the hardinesse of the Scots and sent sir Charles Lucas away Southward with his Horse which were followed by some Scottish and Yorkeshire Horse but not overtaken The Scottish Army followed Southward and joined with the Forces under command of my Lord Fairfax betwixt Wetherby and Selby where after consultation they draw neare to Yorke and if a sufficient strength could be made up by the accession of the Earle of Manchesters Forces which was desired and hoped they resolved to sit downe before Yorke which was accordingly done Generall Leven pitching his Quarter at Midlethorp my Lord Fairfax at Foulford and my Lord Manchester at Heslington the Scots Quarters kept in the Towne on the West-side of the River the Earle of Manchester and Lord Fairfax on the East-side and to my Lord Fairfax his assistance was sent a very noble Gentleman and able Commander sir Iames Lunsdaine with a Regiment or two of Foote who lay at Foulford the Horse of all the Armies in the meane time were sent towards the West of Yorkshire which was the onely way the Enemy had to come and interrupt the siege the other wayes by the advantage of Rivers being impassable upon opposition this siege was carried on with very commendable unanimity and correspondency of Counsels on all sides each acting their part The Scots tooke in a Fort on the South-side of the Town attempted another neare the great Fort but held it not and had severall skirmishes with the Enemies Horse in one of which they lost a gallant Gentleman Leiutenant Collonel Ballantine who not content with a little honour to gaine more lost his life my Lord Manchesters men made their approaches very neare at Bowden and Monk-barres my Lord Fairfax his men at Wolmsgate where they tooke a Church and divers prisoners in it onely Major Generall Crawfurd a valiant and forward man made an unhappy attempt upon the Mannor House without due notice to the other Forces and was beaten out with the losse of many men After this siege had continued two moneths or thereabouts towards the end of Iune Prince Rupert comes to the reliefe of Yorke by the way of Lancashire draining Garrisons and raising men with all diligence and severity and thereto added an act of cruelty at Boulton At this time upon the importunity of Lancashire sir Iohn Meldrum after that by his conduct the Castle of Cawood and the strong Fort of Airesmouth were taken which much advantaged our provisions from Hull by water was sent with a Party thither to doe what service he had opportunity howsoever to secure if possible the Town of Manchester which had been yet inviolate for the Parliament and accordingly did so The Prince after he had strengthned himselfe what he could drawes neare to Yorke by the way of Burrowbridge and comes upon the North-side of the River Owse whereupon the Armies resolve to joyne and fight him and so the last of Iune the siege was raised the Towne in some measure relieved but the Prince not satisfied with that he had done would needs draw over the River againe about three miles from Yorke to fight our Forces upon that side the River in which he made a desperate attempt and as I am informed was so told by Lieutenant Generall King in regard our Armie might fall upon him while he was passing the River But he was resolved and gave command to the Earle of New-Castle to draw his men out of Yorke to his assistance which was done though not so soone as was expected but soone enough to a bad bargaine Our united Armies were marching off thinking to prevent the Princes march Southward and were going towards Tadcaster on the day of the fight thinking to crosse some nearer way and meet him in his return but he saved them that labour and drew up in their Reare in a place called Hessey-Moore neare Long-Marston of which sir Thomas Fairfax having the Reare gave speedie notice and Orders were presently given to face about to the Enemy which was accordingly done and the Princes Army being drawne up in the Moore our Armies drew up into the fields adjoyning and so much of the heath as was left them Sir Thomas Fairfax commanded the right wing consisting of his owne Horse and some from Lancashire Lieutenant Generall Cromwell the left wing the Scots Horse were equally divided three Regiments on the right wing and three on the left on which wing also was there then Generall Major David Lesley My Lord Manchesters Foote were drawne on the left Wing next the Horse and the Scots Foote and my Lord Fairefaxes in the body and right wing the Battaile began about six or seven of the clock in the evening Iuly the 2. The right Wing commanded by sir Thomas Fairfax was disordered for he had among other disadvantages these two especially first the worst part of the ground being so full of Whinnes as that his Horse could not march up and was next the hedges possessed by the Enemy Secondly he had also many new raised Horse which had never seene service who did not play the part of Reserves as became them so that after his owne Regiment and Collonel Lamberts had charged with valour and good successe for want of supplies that wing was wholly routed himselfe stayed in the field where he received a marke of Honour on his face the Scots Horse also on that side quit the field and left the Earl of Lyndeseys Regiment of Foot standing bare which yet acquitted it selfe well for sir Charles Lucas coming up with Horse to charge them his owne Horse was shot in the head of his Regiment and he was taken Prisoner But whilest this was doing on the right our friends on the left wing sped very well through Gods mercy and wholly routed the Enemy and came about to the right and at last cleared the

possessed of the Towne the English thought it but reasonable to be trusted with Carlisle on the Scots borders as well as the Scots with Barwick on the English especially they having Garrisond Newcastle and foure other places besides the English Commissioners no Scotch Committee being there to joyne with them sent to Sir Tho Glenham that if he would surrender the Towne they would propound him conditions and the security of the Parliament for performance The Lord Kirkabright meets the Drum examines his businesse and gives way to his going in Sir Thomas Glenham desires the security of a Generall for the performance of Articles and thereupon a Messenger of his owne one Captaine Philipson is sent to my Lord Fairfax and the Earle of Leven to know their pleasure having a passe from the English Commissioners and the Lord Kirkabright and being accompanied with an English Captaine from the Commissioners and a Scotch Officer from the Lord Kirkabright he goes to my Lord Fairfax but finding my Lord of Leven to be gone out of Yorkeshire and the time for his returne well-nigh expired he durst not adventure to goe into Nottinghamshire to the Earle of Leven his Passe being limited onely to Yorkeshire and therefore he returned to Carlisle and my Lord Fairfax writes to the Earle of Leven about that businesse David Lesley in the meane time was sent with all speed towards Carlisle he comes thither before the Messenger returnes and forbids his going in whereupon Sir Thomas Glenham seeing his Messenger stopped by the Scots Commander notwithstanding the Passe of the English Commissioners and the Lord Kirkabright he supposes they had most power and falls to Treaty with him which Lieutenant Generall Lesley never acquainted our Commissioners with but notwithstanding their minding him of the Treaty and Covenant their Protestation against his proceedings without them he concludes the Treaty set Guards of Horse upon the English enters the Towne and puts a Garrison in it where it yet remaineth This is a true and briefe account of the siege and taking of Carlisle Some Annotations must be made upon the Narrative in Truths Manifest First he chargeth the English Souldiers that lay there of being false to the Service in shooting powder suffering Provisions to goe in entring into combination with the Enemy to fall upon the Scots and promising not to help them These accusations are as false as foule it is strange these things were never questioned nor complained of till now the Towne is taken We can assure that a Scottish Officer being desired to relieve Collonel Cholmleys men when the Enemy sallyed out he refused to stirre being at the next Post and neare at hand and suffered the men to be lost shew us such a carriage of the English If want of Orders be pretended as it was by him either the Orders were defective or the man The English desire also to put it to the issue who let most provision goe in Captaine Philipson indeed sallyed out with a Party of Horse on the Scottish Post and fetched fourty head of Cattell or thereabout and two Pieces of Ordnance out of their Sconce parallel that Act also As for the point of the treacherie they disclaim it and defie it why should you compell me to say that on the Scottish side Sir Iames Lesley and his Lady with her sister who were both Papists had ingresse and regresse into Carlisle by their meanes that Sir Timothy Fetherston was suffered to come to Penrith and there dranke the Parliaments confusion and yet was afterwards suffered to come forth againe at which time he broke his Paroll and went either to Ireland or the King that Denton and Carleton notorious Malignants were suffered to goe up and downe and disaffect the people and raile upon the Parliament and when sent for by the English Commissioners were protected against their power and justice The foulnesse of your imputations hath forced from me these things which no slight occasion should but by this you may judge who favoured Malignants most It is further charged that those double minded Leaders enter into a private Treaty with the Enemy and offer him great conditions This was a mistake or worse there was no Leaders medled but the English Commissioners who proceeded no further then the Narrative relates and never offered any conditions at all As for the Scots offering reasonable conditions lesse advantagious to the Enemy then the English You have heard the English offered no conditions let us see what the Scots offered they were such as they would never impart neither to our Commissioners nor the Parliament but a Copy was obtained which they deny not wherein was granted almost what was asked as Liberty to goe to any Garrison they should name to have a Convoy as they had to Worcester above a hundred miles distant the immunities of the Church and Church-men freedome to take the Covenant or not Libertie to goe with what they would except Towne and Ordnance whither they would and to have free Quarter in a word never so high Articles given to any Town never any Town had lesse reason to expect it had things been fairely carried for they were eating Dogs and Horses and could not subsist three dayes What followes is almost wholly false that the Enemy tooke the Scots Conditions because he could not trust the English Officers The English Officers medled not in the businesse because a Committee was present there of English Scil. Sir VVilliam Armine Mr. Darley Mr. Barwis whom the Generall would not much lesse should the Lieutenant Generall have dealt so with as not to acquaint them with the Treaty And as for the Commission given to Lieutenant Generall Lesley to take in the Towne upon what conditions he thought fit he shewed no such in writing if he had it had been unjust we having Commissioners upon the place And he concludes this strange story of Carlisle with the pretended reasons why the Scots put in a Garrison into Carlisle scil. Because they had found base and wicked dealings by some of the chiefe men in the Northerne Counties and to keep it out of the hands of Malignants and especially Sir VVilfrid Lawson who under the name of the chiefe Commander is no better then railed on consider the condtion of this Gentleman it 's true he cannot be justifyed throughout he lived in an ill aire and was infected with it but never stirred out of the County to doe any prejudice to the Parliament but suffered imprisonment for his not ready complyance with the Commissioners of Aray When it was to any purpose for him to appeare on the behalfe of the Parliament he raised a Regiment of Horse and another of Foot for the Service of the Parliament which he applyed himselfe to with all diligence and can produce testimonies of his care and fidelity under the hands of those you say distrusted him and was of very good reputation with the Scots till the time of the surrender drew neare and then his appearing for