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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

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. Printed in the year 1648 Octob. 12. HAving continued with the Scottish Army till the disbanding at Vtoxater in Staffordshire it being impossible for those who were so busie about plunder and booty not to have some of us escape I made shift by the benefit of the English tongue to come to Boston where after some stay for winde I embarked and arrived here the of the present During our former correspondence from Edenburgh I advertised you of my incapacity of imployment in the Scottish Army in regard of my former activenesse against those of the Covenant yet retaining still some hopes of command either there or with Sir Marmaduke Langdale at least my affection constrained it I marched along frequenting the most I could the head quarters aswell to sollicite my own advancement as for observation which hath enabled me for the ensuing relation being truly set down without favour or any private interest or consideration for satisfaction of all his Majesties Subjects and especially your self who is so great a lover of truth although malice ignorance or lying spirits may suggest otherwise yet not to be credited I have likewise acquainted you weekly as it did occurre with the great opposition made both in the Parliament of Scotland and otherwise against the preparation and leavy of the late Army proceeding not from any Piety or Religion as those opposers pretended nor from any affection to the Parliament or Army of England but from meer self-ends unwilling to admit of any equallity or let go any part of the power and sway which for many years they had carried in that Kingdome and fearing they should want the command and ordering of this Army and so disabled for want of interest therein to convert the same to benefit and for serving their own turns as occasion offered the which being strongly backed with the dayly papers preaching and diswasion of seditious corrupted Ministers though at last frustrated by the great dexterity and diligence of the well affected party protracted so much time before things were brought to a head as gave no small advantage to the contrary Armies of England but was a great cause of the ill successe that hapned afterwards to the late Army as is obvious to any indifferent judgement About the middle of June there appeared in the West of Scotland for obstruction of the leavy about 3000. men in a hostile manner which did necessitate the drawing thither of most of the horse that was in readinesse which lay at a great distance dispersed through the kingdom and had no small toil to come together with some foot for their suppression which under the conduct of the Earl of Calander L. Gen. of the Army and Middleton Lieu. Gen. of the horse was atchieved and at Machlin Moore those rebels were routed and dispersed Within few dayes after the Gen. receives order from the Committee of Estates that all the forces of horse and foot that were raised should speedily march to the English borders aswell to prevent such incursions which Major Gen Lambert being there with his Army might make upon Scotland as for securing of Carlile then possessed by the English which was reduced to no small extremity by Lamberts forces the preservation or losse of which in the consideration of Scotland was of great concernment Accordingly upon the 4. of July about 2500 horse and 2000. foot rendezvouzed at Annan which being so small a number occasioned our stay there for four dayes to expect more forces and without any great increase we marched into England on Saturday following July the 8. and that night quartered at Roclifle four miles short of Carlile The next day the Lord Gen. receiving from Sir Philip Musgrave the keyes of Carlile Castle we marched to Thuresby four miles on the other side that City where the Infantry is quartered and by this time a few Regiments more of foot was come to us but the whole not considerable to run the hazzard of a re-encounter with Major Gen. Lambert then about Penreth sixteen miles distant with a great force by report it was thought fit we should remain some time at Thuresby to receive a greater strength and that the Duke might settle the garrison of Carlile which few dayes after was accomplisht as likewise the souldier have some refreshment after a wearisome march through abundance of rain and waters On Friday the 14. we advanced with the whole being about 3000 horse and 4000 foot towards Penreth fully resolved to possesse that town or fight with Major Gen. Lambert but by reason of the length of the way most of our horse quarters being above twenty miles from thence and some narrow passes which much retarded we were benighted three miles short of Penreth and therefore quartered in the field that night not exposing our selves to the disadvantage of making an onset at a time so unseasonable The next morning at five a clock the Cavalry advanced to Penreth the foot following after where we found that Lambert with his Army had marched away about midnight towards Appleby a garrison of theirs and having advanced two miles beyond the town our horse intending to pursue him the intelligence of the countreymen did assure his being by that time at Appleby whereto there was about eight miles and severall waters unpassable betwixt us by means of the great rain that fell in such abundance the which occasioned our quartering that saturday night and sunday at and about Penreth Munday morning notwithstanding of the great deluge of waters it continually raining we marched for Appleby and approaching near unto it with our horse we discovered a great body of Major Gen. Lamberts Cavalry which some of ours presently charged and put to their retreat into the town of Appleby Collonel Harrison who commanded the enemies party was there wounded with divers others and some slain the rest escaping by means of the barricado on the bridge which was strongly manned with musqueteers and could not possibly with our horse be forced all our foot being far behinde us here our Cavalry staid in expectation of the foot 's coming and to try if it was possible to go on the other side of the river where Lamberts Army was a great part in sight it was found altogether infeazible so great was the inundation that no place within ten miles was fordable In the evening some foot came to us who during the small remnant of the day endeavoured to gain the bridge which by the night was prevented some of each side being slain and wounded of ours one taken prisoner of theirs Lieu. Sheares and five