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A39720	A second letter from the right honourable the Lord Fairfax, of his late prosperous proceedings against the Earle of New-castle, and his popish army in Yorke-shire. Presented to the Parliament, and read in both houses, on Wensday the 4. of January. 1642. With an order of the Lords and Commons, that if any of the trained-bands within the city of London, Westminster, or the county of Middlesex; shall neglect to repaire to their colours as often as they shall be required, they shall suffer two days impisonment [sic] or else pay five shillings for the offence. Die Mercurii 4. Ian. 1642. Ordered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, that this letter and order shall be forthwith printed and published. J. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum.	Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.; England and Wales. Parliament. aut	1642 (1642)	Wing F123; ESTC R12631	3,913	9

the Committee at Lincolne write that they are not able to defend themselves against 500 Foot and three Troops of Dragoones and two Troops of Horse with seven peeces of Ordinance sent to Newarke by the Earle of New castle and therefore desire help from me I have formerly represented to the Committee the extreame want of money here and how impossible it is to raise any the Enemy being master of the Field I have sent to Sir John Hotham Sir Edward Rhodes Sir Hugh Cholmley and Captaine Hotham but they all aleadge great necessities of their own and helpes me with none so that I am put upon such streights as seldom happen to retaine an Army together and with it serve upon a more potent Enemy having neither money to pay them nor free quarter to give them if speedy supply of money do not come I much feare the Souldiers will steale away and desert the service I now have received your Letters signifying that the House have designed us 10000. l. to be presently sent and do take further care for all necessaries to be supplied for which I beseech you returne my humble thanks and assure them that there shall want no care nor fidelity in me to advance the service so highly concerning the Religion and Lawes of the Land I am now about to procure billet for 14 dayes of the inhabitants of the Townes where I quarter and to engage for the payment assoone as the money comes to mee All which I beseech you represent to that honorable Assembly whose care I doubt not but will supply all our wants now represented especially hasting down the Forces of the Southerne parts with the money intended for our supplies It is advised by the commanders here not to fall upon any of the Enemies quarters at this time untill we be stronger or have certaine intelligence of their weakenesse in the meane time we ly still waiting for opportunities which shall not be neglected if once offered unto Selby 29. Decem. 1642. Your most affectionate friend and servant FER FAIRFAX Postscript The Enemy hath made no attempt upon any of our quarters since our remove from Tadcaster untill this morning when sixe Troopes of Horse and three Companies of Dragoones from Sherborne fell upon our quarters at Brayton where two Companies of our Foote and one Troope of Horse quartered they came in so fas● with our scouts that they were in the Towne before many of our Men could be drawne out yet the most part of our Souldiers carried themselves with such resolution as they forced the Enemy to retreate in great confusion and tooke three of them prisoners and this with the losse of one Man of our part Die Mercurii 4. Januar. 1642. WHereas many of the Trained-Bands and others listed under severall Collonels and Captaines inhabiting within the Cities of London and Westminster and the Countie of Middlesex have neglected to make their appearance in Armes to doe such service by day or night within the Cities and liberties aforesaid and in the Tower of London as of them hath beene required being lawfully summoned thereunto by the beate of Drum or otherwise for the defence of King and Parliament the safety of the Cities and Tower of London with the adjacent parts in the County of Middlesex for the Reformation of so great a neglect and for the avoyding of so eminent evills in these dangerous times that might ensue thereupon It is this day Ordered by the Lords and Commons now assembled in Parliament That the Colonells Captaines and Lieutenants of the Trained-Bands or others in the Cities of London and Westminster and Subburbs thereof and the Countie of Middlesex may inflict the punishent of two dayes imprisonment without Bayle or Maineprise or the Mulct of five Shillings for supplie of the service upon such Souldiers under their Commands as shall not repaire to their Collours at the time appointed and doe their duties there when and as often as they shall be thereunto required unlesse they be reasonably excused And that made knowne to the Captaine or other chiefe Officers or being come to their Collours shall depart before they be lodged or being to finde Armes for others shall refuse to provide them or to deliver them when and as often as they shall be thereunto required I. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum FINIS

A SECOND LETTER FROM THE RIGHT Honorable the Lord FAIRFAX of his late prosperous proceedings against the Earle of New-Castle and his Popish Army in Yorke-shire Presented to the Parliament and read in both Houses on Wensday the 4. of January 1642. With an Order of the Lords and Commons That if any of the Trained-Bands within the City of London Westminster or the County of Middlesex shall neglect to repaire to their Colours as often as they shall be required they shall suffer two dayes Impisonment or else pay five shillings for the offence Die Mercurii 4. Ian. 1642. ORdered by the Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament That this Letter and Order shall be forthwith Printed and published J. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum LONDON Printed for Iohn Wright in the Old-baily Jenuary 5 1642. A Letter from the Lord Fairfax of his late prosperous proceedings SIR I Have of late addressed some relations of my proceedings here to the Committee appointed for the safety of the Kingdome being assured that they would from time to time impart them to both Houses that such consideration might be had of them as the necessity of the cause required Now I addresse this relation to you not doubting but that it shall be timely imparted to both Houses and to the Committee for safety of the Kingdom that the affaires of the Country being known to them all they may be provided for as their great wisdoms shal see convenient I have formerly advertised that the Earl of Newcastles army have seized upon Leeds where they plunder the well affected party and raise a very great sum of money out of those that they can draw to compound for their securities And from Leeds they marched on Sunday the 18 of this moneth with 5 Troops of Horse 6 Companies of Dragoones 200 Foot and two Drakes of the Earl of Newcastles army besides Sir William Savile and divers other Gentlemen of Yorkeshire and their forces that joyned themselves with them and came to Bradford about ten a clock in the morning intending to surpize the Town in time of prayer but the Town having scours abroad had notice of their com●ing and gave the alarme to the Country who came in to their succour from the parts adjoyning yet they had not in all above 80. Muskets the rest being armed with Clubs and such rustique weapons with which smal force they put the cause to tryall with the great strength of the enemy who planted their Drakes and discharged each of them 17 times upon the Town until a Townsman with a Fouling-piece kil'd one of the Canoniers and then they all with great courage issued from the Town upon the enemys and kild many of them and took about 30 prisoners and forced the rest to retreat leaving 40 of their Mu●kets and barrell of their Powder with much other provision behind them and this with losse of three Bradford men The report of the Country is that the enemies amongst those that were kild lost Collonel Evers and Captain Bynnes and an other Commander and that Collomel Goring Generall of the Horse with the Earl of Newcastle was wounded and Serjeant Major Carr taken prisoner and it is generally spoken that 150 more are run away upon the retreat and are not since returned to Leeds In which victory the hand and power of God was most evident the Town being open on all sides and of it selfe not defensible assaulted on every side by a malicious and bloody enemy and defended by a few half-naked men there being in the Town not above 80 Muskets before they got 40 more by the spoiles of their enemies so that slaughter was for the most part with Clubs and Sythes mounted no poles when they closed and came to handblows with this defeat the enemies are so enraged as they threaten revenge to Bradford whereupon the Bradford-men sent to me for succour of men and armes and I have sent my son and Sir Henry Fowles to them with three Troops of Horse and 120 Dragoneers who are safely arived there and received with great joy and acclamation of the Country who flock to him and offer themselves most willingly to serve against their popish enemies if armes could be furnished to them he hath already surprised some Victuals sent in upon warrants to the enemy at Leeds by the overawed Countrey and he hath sent Captain Mildmay with his Troope of Horse and some Dragoones into Craven to stop the raising of money and Forces in that Country which is attempted by the Earle of Cumberland who is lately retyred from York to Skipton and I hope he wil leave nothing unattempted that may conduce to the safety of the Country so far as can be expected from the few forces he hath with him The Earle of Newcastle proceeds in raising money by all the illegal and oppressive waies that can be devised and both by the Commission of Aray and by presses made in the Churches raised all the men he can which being attempted in Cleveland by certain of the disaffected Gentry their expectations were prevented and the resort and appearance of the people stopped and the Commissioners themselves forced to fly by Sir Hugh Cholmley to whom I sent speciall order to that end and I heare he hath also been at Malton and there surprised both the receiver and moneys raised out of the Countrie thereabouts by those warrants I cannot heare certainly what moneys or men the Earl of Newcastle hath raised since he came into this Country but he grants Commissions to sundry convict Recusants to raise Troops of Horse as Sir Iohn Middleton Sir Walter Vavasor M. Tyndal and others who I heare are now raising their men and I heare daily complaints of horrible plunders and spoyls done by that army and those by speciall order and in such manner as if they be not speedily restrained and his popish army expelled the Country they wil not only utterly ruine the trade and commerce of the Country but discourage and disable all husbandry and so bring poverty and famine upon the Land Since our last estimate of our Forces there is little alteration of them onely 120 Dragoners of Sir Anthony Irbyes Regiment are come which I have sent to Bradford with my sonne and Col. Boynton with his Regiment being 500 Foot and 40 Horse are come hither Cap. Cromptons Dragooners as he complains to me are all run away so I have given him a new Commission to raise a Company and for any further supplies I cannot expect them untill the ayds come from the South for Sir Hugh Cholmley as I heare cannot bring above 130 Men and those are so much desired to be retained in the Northriding to interrupt the rising of that Country in aide of the Earl of New-castle as I doe not presse his march this way And for the Lincolneshire aids expected to be sent to us I cannot hope for any from them having this day received a Letter by Captaine Hatcher wherein the Earle of Lincolne and