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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85628	A great victorie in the North, obtained by the forces under the command of Lieutenant Generall Cromwel, against Duke Hamilton, and the Scottish army. Wherein is declared, the manner of the late fight near the confines of York, the routing of Lieutenant Generall Cromwells forces upon the first onset, and after three miles pursuit (by the Scots) rallied again, fell upon the Scottish forces, killed Duke Hamiltons Lieutenant Collonel, a Major, divers Captains, officers, and souldiers, routed the whole body, and regained their ground. Also another fight near Pomfret castle in Yorkshire, a defeat given to the Parliaments forces, and divers taken prisoners, and carryed to the said castle. Whereunto is annexed, an humble petition to the Kings most Excellent Majesty, concerning the King and his people, and every subject in particuler of this his kingdom of England.	R. F.	1648 (1648)	Wing G1767; Thomason E457_17; ESTC R204987	4,095	8

A GREAT VICTORIE IN THE NORTH OBTAINED By the Forces under the Command of Lieutenant Generall CROMWEL against Duke Hamilton and the Scottish Army Wherein is declared the manner of the late Fight near the Confines of York the routing of Lieutenant Generall Cromwells Forces upon the first O●set and after three miles pursuit by the Scots rallied again fell upon the Scottish Forces killed Duke Hamiltons Lieutenant Collonel a Major divers Captains Officeta and Souldiers routed the whole Body and regained the●r ground Also another Fight near Pomfret castle in Yorkshire a Defeat given to the Parliaments Forces and divers taken prisoners and carry●d to the said Castle Whereunto is annexed An humble Petition to the Kings most Excellen Majesty concerning the King and his People and ev●ry subject in particuler of thi● his Kingdom of England Behold all ye that passe by stand still and see the wonderfull works of the Lord which he hath wrought for the people of England by His Servant King Charles Aug 8th London Printed for the wel-fare and happinesse of all true and Loyall Subjects Anne Dom. 1648. A Great fight between the Forces belonging to Lieutenant Generall Crumwell and the Scots forces under the Command of Duke Hamleton Right honorable MAjor Generall Lambert having received some fresh supplies and joyned his Army with the additionall forces sent from Lieutenant Generall Cromwell a motion was made to dispute a peice of ground with the Scots which was assented to and about 20 Troops of the Lieut. Gen. horse charged the Scots both parties bodied and some action happened but the Scots being to rumerous the Liuet Gen. horse were forced to retreat the Scots pursued protesting not to leave a man of them alive whereupon the English rallyed charged Duke Hambletons own Regiment of horse and some others that pursued them and after a great conflict worsted them put them to a retreat and followed the pursute within one mile of the main body and made good their passage with the losse of 15 killed and some few wounded The Scots losse is far more their number killed wounded and taken prisoners amounting to 85. some of them being men of quality as the Dukes Lieut. Col. a Major our head-quarters 10. miles on this side Barnard Castle the Scots advancing up with small parties but the Body moves slowly We hear that the Wasps of Pomfret have stung some of L.G. Cromwells horse and took their Riders sallying upon them as they were on their march to the Maj. Gen. A small defeat the gaining of which cost them dear they lost in the dispute near upon 20. Officers and Souldiers the Governour himself being dangerously wounded York August 1648. To the Kings most Excellent Majesty M●st gracious Soveraign IT is the saying of Solomon the pen-man of the Holy Ghost and the wisest King that ever was Prov. 21.1 The Kings heart is in the hand of the Lord as the Rivers of water he turneth it whithersoever he pleaseth I a poor despicable man despicable because poor do presume out of my sincere loyall affection and duty to your Maj. and my earnest desire for the re-uniting of You with your Parl. Subjects of this Kingdom to offer or rather to sacrifice my weak Conceptions to Your gracious Acceptance or Refusal Sir We are all in an Egyptian darkness be you but pleased to cause the Sun-shi●e of your Mercy and Goodness to break out upon Your poor Subjects of this Kingdom and there is great hope we may soon be delivered from this fearfull Confusion whereinto we are faln For my own part I believe Your Maj. not being conscious of the misery Your poor Subjects are in in regard of the unkingly restraint You are for the present unhappily under is the cause You cannot be so zealous as otherwise you would to redress it that your want of knowledge of the present conjuncture of Affairs is that which renders your people so infinitely miserable that they are ready every minute to precipitate themselves into the Gulf of Despair It is said of Almighty God There is mercy with him that he may be feared and his mercy is over or above all works And I believe without least flattery I speak it that there is abundance of Mercy and Bowel● of Compassion with You towards Your poor Subjects that You may be both loved and feared and that Your mercy will shower it self down to the amazement and reproach of those that seeme not to believe it Did I say Your Mercy yea and Your Justice also even against Your self in the voluntary clouding of Your own Princely Royalty and that Prince who shadows his own Glory meerly for the good of his Subjects is a rare Pattern And the first giver of so great an unexampled Example must needs render himself glorious to all Posteritie Sir in the first place I presume with boldnesse enough I confess yet will I not fl●tter you so much as to say I beg your Maj. pardon for it to remember you that Self-Deniall is the only way to happiness Temporall here Eternall hereafter and had it been but a little practised on all hands by the 3. Estates of Parl. at the begining or budding forth of these unhappy differences although Malice it self cannot but say that Your Maj. acted Your part and the very Lepers of Samaria shall one day rise up in Judgment against some say that that was a day of good tydings and they ungratefully held their Peace In your abolishing of Monopolies putting down the Star-Chamber disannulling the High Commission Court outing of Bishops from the House of Pears Regulating the Councel Table granting of Triennial Parliaments and continuing of This not to be dissolved without the consent of both Houses Your Maj. and Your People had not felt Gods heavy hand as You and they have done for these seven years past and yet do but for me to presume to tell your Majesty what Self-Denial is were a most unpardonable offence And yet for your Majesty to beleive that this Peace offering which you sacrifice to the good and happynesse of your people in the sad condition your Majesty is in and the most miserable one they are plunged into can be happyly begun without self deniall one your part first and then all the peoples part also is so far as I can apprehend in Reason and Religion altogether unpossible and by the sequel of my discourse I doubt not but to make good the truth of it at the full Sir look into your own heart and see whether in former times you were not more your own or others who abused you then your subjects universally The word proprium is of a neere relation and I doubt whether it sits not as close the hearts of Kings as of subjects which your Majesty well knows is not compatible with self-deniall Sir you are a great Monarch true yet you are but a Steward nomine re a Steward of the great house of the Common-wealth and one day it shall