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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29957	A short and true relation of some main passages of things (wherein the Scots are particularly concerned (from the very first beginning of these unhappy troubles to this day; Short and true relation of some passages of things	Buchanan, David, 1595?-1652?	1645 (1645)	Wing B5273; ESTC R521	70,601	122

they desired that there might be Commissioners sent from Scotland unto the Parliament of England for the drawing up of the said Covenant and so was done for the Scots Commissioners assisting the Covenant after divers debates was made and thereafter subsigned sworn first by the Houses Synode and the Scots Commissioners and then by the people and sent unto Scotland where it was received subsigned and sworn by the convention of States and then by the people with all in testimony of their true meaning the Houses of Parliament desireth the Commissioners of Scotland to assist in the Synode in their deliberations and conclusions concerning the Church The Covenant is no sooner taken but the King leaveth off to accuse the Parliament of continuing Schismes and Sects and thereafter tells us that he will have care of tender consciences and this to make faction and division as we have seen since While things were thus managing at London about the Covenant the English Commissioners in Scotland are agreed with the Scots concerning the Army they were to send into England the Articles of agreement being drawn up and consented to by both parties Commissions were given for twenty thousand men who with all the haste possible were gathered together and then immediatly set forth so in January they march when it was both great frost and snow and entering into England with small opposition come as far in as Tyne the Countrey much burdened before was either all wasted and utterly spoiled by the Enemy hearing the Scots coming with a great number of men great power so they could likely find nothing in that Countrey but what by strength of Arm they could pull out of the hands of the Enemy Thus did the Scots fight for a while with their Enemies to wit with a multitude of men well armed with evil weather in the most intemperate time of the year and with want of Victuals which was the worst of all and truely it had gone hard with them if it had not been for the provisions sent to them from home which came but by difficile and uncertain carriage by Sea by reason of the storms which fell out then Yet these resolute men were still gaining ground upon the Enemy in number of men as great as they at least and far exceeding them in Horse till at last they passed the River Tyne haveing so wearied and harrassed the Enemy with continuall skirmishs and onsets obliging him to lie without and keep so strait and constant guard and watch that in the end he was constrained to retire and give way to the constant for wardnesse of the Scots divers of his men leaving him for wearinesse and want others falling sick and numbers being killed at divers rencounters at one namely there was eight hundred of them slain at Bauden For all this while the Scots were thus fighting with these three Enemies above-named for the Common Cause expressed in the Covenant some men at London and that not of the meaner sort did not stick to whisper in the ear one to another that the Scots did not carry themselves neither as military men nor as men of courage this was the lesse regarded that it was made by those who against their will did give way to their calling in The Scots did so take up the Enemy in the North about New-castle and Duresme that Sir Thomas Fairfax assisted by Sir John Meldrum took the Field again having for a long time been confined to Hull and tries Fortune he begins at Selby which he manfully assaults and happily takes Then those who had not been well pleased at the coming in of the Scots did begin to say Now since Selby was taken in the Scots might retire they could do the work without them but this discourse did not take by many The Enemy hearing the news of this brave exploit fearing for York least Sir Thomas should carry it run as fast as they could towards that City The Scots as soon as they hear of the Enemies removall go after him on his heels taking some of his men and bagage and follow him unto the Gates of York Upon this My Lord Fairfax and Sir Thomas joyn with the Scots who send to the Earl of Manchester for his help to besiege York the Town being of such circuit that the Scots alone having left of their men in Sunderland and other places taken by them from the Enemy neer New-castle were not able to compasse it with such circumlineation as was needfull and keep the Fields so full of adversaries yea not with the help that My Lord Fairfax brought unto them Manchester joyns with the Scots There were some here that were against Manchesters going North-ward to the Scots not caring how much work the Scots had and how little successe A little hereafter to be short while the Forces of Manchester and Fairfax joined with the Scots are about the siege of York unanimously there is one who goe's from hence to sow some dissention betwixt the Generals Lesley Fairfax and Manchester which designe is disappointed by Gods Mercy then there is another set a foot by others to wit by the Sectaries which although it did not rise to a breach yet it did come to a distaste and dislike for the Sectaries under Manchester his command seeing that the way of the Scots was set absolutely against their intentions concerning the Church-businesses as mainly did appear by the pressing of Church-government by the Scots in the Synod and their oppositions of Sects think themselves that since they were come to some strength they must not rely so much upon the Scots now being able to stand upon their legs with their own Force and do somewhat to eclipse the Scots whom they had so far extolled formerly which while they were weak and in dislike with the people for the miscarriage of things say those who pretend to know the main passages of businesses now at the siege of York they begin to shew themselves who had been under a cloud and by some notable action think to make the world take notice of them so a party of them without order of their General enter in the Town of York thinking to carry all before them but not acquainting their friends of their designe they could not be seconded and so were repulsed with great lose and became wiser thereafter then to undertake any thing more in this kinde wherein they did shew that when they did think it time for them to do they would depend upon no order and so neglecting Military Discipline bring all to confusion This fault was excused for once by ignorance After some moneths siege the united Forces before York hearing of Prince Rupert his coming towards them send a party of both Nations into the Town of Manchester to secure the place and to busie the Enemy in his way towards them till they had advanced their work at York The Enemy taking no notice of that place and passing through with his daily increasing Army