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A39638	The good and prosperous successe of the Parliaments forces in York-Shire against the Earle of New-Castle and his popish adherents as it was sent in a letter / from the ... Lord Fairefax ... ; with some observations of the Lords and Commons upon the said happy proceedings ...	Fairfax, Ferdinando Fairfax, Baron, 1584-1648.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1642 (1642)	Wing F113; ESTC R22303	3,624	11

The Good and Prosperous Successe OF THE PARLIAMENTS FORCES IN YORK-SHIRE Against the Earle of NEW-CASTLE And his Popish Adherents As it was sent in a Letter from the Right Honourable the Lord Fairefax and read in both Houses of Parliament on Monday Ian. 30. 1642. With some Observations of the Lords and Commons upon the said happy Proceedings as so many Answers from Heaven which God hath given to the Prayers of his Servants Published that their Mouths and Hearts may be as much enlarged in Praises as they have been in Prayers Die Lunae 30 Ian. 1642. ORdered by the Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament that this Letter with the Observations thereon be forthwith Printed and Published John Browne Cler. Parliament Ian. 31. Printed for Iohn Wright in the Old Bailey 1642. The Lord Fairfax his Letter SIR IT is most necessary that I continue my Relation to you of the state and condition of the affairs in this Country that they may be made knowne to both Houses and Provision made for succours to be sent us which have hitherto come very slowly though they have made large expressions of their care we have beene long destitute of money to pay the Army and to supply that want I have used all possible industry by taking up money upon Exchange and by calling upon the Country to supply me for the present upon the publique Faith The want of money doth so perplex that part of the Army here as I imagine the House will not expect any considerable matter to be done by us though God be thanked the Forces I send from hence and are raysed by the Country with other places are daily acting something to advance the publique service as in the Northriding where Sir Hugh Cholmley hath carried himselfe very bravely giving severall defeates to the Enemy nere Malton and on monday the 16. of this moneth joyning his Forces to Sir Mathew Boynton they fell upon Colonell Slingsby at Gisbrowgh where they defeated him and 600. Horse and Foot with him that had done much spoyle in the Northriding they wounded and tooke Colonell Slingsby himselfe with 140. other Prisoners kil'd a great many and recovered 200. Armes with the place amongst the Prisoners taken by Sir Hugh Cholmley at Malton and here at Gisbrowgh it is found that a great number are Papists and indeed the strength of the Enemies will be found to consist much of Papists Popish affected the Earle of New-castle granting his Commissions for raysing men to Papists for the most part I have heard of late of Commissions granted to twelve Recusants of these parts whose names I send enclosed ●●t is not to be doubted he walkes the same wayes in other places as well as here which courses have so advanced Popery as I heare that in Yorke where many Recusants are setled Masse is ordinarily sayd in every street and such affronts offered to the Protestants and their Ministery as few dare resort to Church and in other parts of the Country I am informed that for many miles together the religious Ministery are all either fled or imprisoned which persecutions if they be not timely repressed will extirpe or much depresse the Protestant Religion in these parts about Bradford and Hallifax God hath blessed my Son and those small Forces with good successe against the Enemy in severall light skirmishes and on monday was seven night he seized on the Lord Saviles house at Howley and put about 100. Musquetiers into it and on tuesday I sent Sir William Fairfax and his Officers with some armes to raise his Regiment in those parts and for his convoy I sent what horse and Dragooners I could spare from hence directing them to stay with my Son to assist him in his designe against Leeds and yesternight I received Letters from him wherein he relates to me that on monday last he drew his Forces out of Bradford and marched to Leeds where Sir William Savill commanded in chiefe my son first summoned them by a Trumpet to yeeld which being refused the Assault began wherein his men carryed themselves with great Resolution the Towne being fortyfied on all sides furnished with two brasse Sakers and manned with 1500. Souldiers yet they forced an Entry in two houres fight there being not lost on both sides above 40. men but he tooke 4. colours 500. Prisoners of which 6 are Commanders and with the Prisoners they tooke many Armes the Sakers and all the Munition they had which was not much On our part we lost 13. men and Capt. Briggs and Capt. Lee both sore wounded and I perceive that in this exploit Sir William Fairfax Sir Thomas Norcliffe and Sarjeant major Forbes with the rest of the Commanders carryed themselves very gallantly the people doe observe that Sir William Savill and the chiefe Commanders on the other side soone after the fight began fled by secret wayes towards Pomfret and their men after them by degrees but by the way Serjeant major 〈◊〉 was drowned crossing the River and Sir William Savill very narrowly escaped the like fate After Leeds was thus won my Son writes that hee intended to have marched to Wakefield where Sir George Wentworth commanded but was prevented therin by the enemies fears who hearing he had taken Leeds fled all away from Wakefield to Pontefract and left the Towne so he hath sent some Forces to invest and keepe that place Thus hath God blessed their endeavours on that side and now I am told that Capt. Hotham and Sir John Savill are gone up yesterday with some Forces into those parts but upon what designe I know not yesterday morning I had some intelligence that the most part of the Forces were marched the day before out of Doncaster so I have sent 〈◊〉 Serjeant major Generall with six companies of 〈◊〉 to invest that place and to leave some Forces to keepe it untill more strength come to us out of the Southerne Counties which if they could be hastened hither might very much advance the cause crush their Popish forces before they be supplyed by the Queens comming or their party in Scotland of which ther is sōe expectation I desire you wil make known to the house the great extremities that are put upon me that a certain course may be setled for supplying us with Money for the entertainment of the army in such season as our men may be encouraged in the service and not fall into a way of plundering for want of pay my Sonne upon the taking of Leeds though he entered it by force yet he restrayned his Army from pillaging so I have ordered that the Malignants in lieu of the spoyle chalenged to be due unto the Soldiers shall give them a Moneths entertainement which I hope will content both Parties yesternight Intelligence was brought to me that the Earle of New-Castle hath drawne downe all his Forces from the South-Parts of York-shire those onely excepted that keepe the Castle at Pomfret for yesterday he marched from Sherborne to Yorke with 36 Colours ● Pieces of of Canon and 43 other carriages the certaine cause I doe not yet know but suppose it is to meet the Armes and Munition comming from New-Castle or to prepare for the Queenes Entertainement at Yorke which is much spoken of I shall carry a vigilant eye upon his designes and endeavour to prevent them so farre as can hee expected from the forces under the command of Selby 26. Ian. 1642. Sir Your most affectionate Friend and servant Fer. Fairefax I have sent unto Master White to be hewed unto you thr●● papers found with Col. nell Slingsby when he was taken at Gisbrough by Sir Hugh Cholmely which may peradventure be thought necessary to be made knowne to the House if Sir Hugh have not already presented the transcript to you The Names of Recusants in these parts to whom the Earle of New Castle hath granted Commissions to raise Forces M. Robert Traps M. Stevenson of Thornton S. Iohn Middleton S. Walter Vavasor M. Andes M. Tindall M. Bretton S. Philip Hungate M. Waterson M. Thwenge Capt. Sare Capt. Granger Besides those formerly printed by Order of this House and many more which are omitted The Observations of both Houses of Parliament upon the aforesaid Letter VVHereas many and fervent prayers have beene sent up to God for his blessings to be powred downe upon the Endeavours of the Parliament in maintenance of his owne Cause and Religion now openly assaulted by Papists and because it is most just and necessary to observe the returne of these Prayers that our mouths and hearts may be as much enlarged in prayses as they have beene in Prayers The Lords and Commons have thought fit to pnblish some late good successes as so many Answers from Heaven which God hath given to the Prayers of his servants And whereas sundry late Declarations have shewed to the world divers Informations and proofs concerning the raysing of a Popish Army with an intention to subvert Gods true Religion professed and by Law established in this Kingdome and to introduce popish Idollatry and Superstition that it may appeare that what was before an intention is now matter of fact and really put in Execution a most certaine and true Relation is here offered to publique notice and observation wherein it may be seene that this Popish Army hath set up the open practise of their abhominable Idolatry in Yorke the second City of this Kingdome and are grown to that height of Insolence that they terrifie and drive away Protestant Ministers and people from frequenting their owne Churches and from the practise of their own Religion wherein they have given a patterne and pledge what they intend to doe and what must be expected from them through the whole Kingdome the consideration hereof whereby the most precious things in the world Gods Glory and true worship and the salvation and soules of men are brought into danger ought to excite and stir up and we are confident it will the strongest endeavours and most vnited coniunctions of all Religions and well affected Protestants and Patriots 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and suppresse these common Enemies of God Piety their Country and common-Wealth for now it plainly appeares that how ever they pretend to defend the authority and the Lawes yet their maine intention is to Establish Popery in this Kingdome and to extirpate the Protestant Religion which cannot be done without subuersion of the Lawes as the Papists have all most effected in Ireland FINIS