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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84628	A letter from the Right Honourable Ferdinando Lord Fairfax, to His Excellency Robert Earle of Essex. Relating his late prosperous successe against the popish army in the north, his expelling them from their workes, and forcing them to raise their siege from before the towne of Hull. Also certifying, how the enemy have fled to Beverley, and were forced to leave divers pieces of ordnance, much powder and ammunition behind them. Being upon the same day wherein the Earle of Manchester obtained the victory neere Horn-castle in Lincolnshire. Printed by his Excellencies speciall direction.	Fairfax, Ferdinando Fairfax, Baron, 1584-1648.	1643 (1643)	Wing F119; Thomason E71_15; ESTC R11843	1,508	8

A LETTER FROM The Right Honourable FERDINANDO Lord FAIRFAX TO HIS EXCELLENCY ROBERT Earle of ESSEX Relating his late prosperous successe against the popish Army in the North his expelling them from their Workes and forcing them to raise their siege from before the Towne of Hull Also certifying how the Enemy have fled to Beverley and were forced to leave divers pieces of Ordnance much Powder and Ammunition behind them Being upon the same day wherein the Earle of Manchester obtained the victory neere Horn-castle in Lincolnshire Printed by his Excellencies speciall direction LONDON Printed for Iohn Wright in the Old-baily Octob. 18. 1643. A Letter from the Right Honourable FERDINANDO Lord Fairfax To his Excellency ROBERT Earle of Essex May it please your Excellency SInce the last Account I gave your Excellency a few daies since of our condition at Hull on the fifth of this instant Sir John Meldram that gallant Gentleman is happily arrived here with foure hundred men from the Earle of Manchester and two hundred and fifty men are since come come from Sir William Constable but Sir William himselfe is not yet here Some little service I thanke God we did on Monday morning last what time the Enemy assaulted one of our out-workes but was beaten backe with the losse of eleven or twelve men and some Officers without the losse of any of mine Yesterday being the eleventh of this instant I thought fit to draw forth what strength I could well make in a salley to drive the Enemy from a new Worke that in the night hee had encroacht very neere us on the West side of the Towne and it pleased God to give a blessing to the attempt My men I devided into two bodies under the command of Colonell Lambart and Colonell Rainborow Captaine of the Lyon who brought some Sea-men for our assistants and all under the command in chiefe for that service of Sir John Meldram whose valour and discretion with the other two Colonels throughout the whole action I cannot mention without high commendation About nine of the clocke by an assault two severall waies the service begun for the truth is we could not take that early advantage that I desired for such an interprise in a short time we gained one of their workes and assaulted them in another and it was not long ere we were unhappily forc't to retreat and the enemy recovered all againe But through the goodnesse of God my men were soone rallyed their spirits recovered and they suddenly reposses of the last worke beate them out of all the rest in that part and got possession of one of their great Brasse demy Cannon The Enemy thus fled and the ground ours we drew that great Gunne out of danger of their reprisall About two houres after our possession of those workes the enemy had drawne downe a full body of reserves of Horse and Foot from all their Quarters their numbers we know not but about 36 Colours some of our men could tell with these they opposed our tired men and that in truth with excellent resolution but it pleased God after two houres sharpe encounter or thereabouts they left the Field since that we have drawne into the Town their great Demi-Cannon one Demi-Culverin one Sacre three Drakes and one case of small Pieces some Armes and a Carriage of great Bullet besides some Powder which was made use of against them This last night I finde they have drawne of the rest of their Ordnance from their other Workes and so are like to be at some farther distance from us though I am informed they intend to keepe a Garrison at Beverley and to raise some Works somewhat more remote from us to keepe us from being so active as they believe vve vvould be vvhen they cannot make us so passive as they vvould have us However my Lord vve heartily and thankfully acknowledge the powerfull vvise hand of our God in all this desire he should have the glory of all and to send his providence still as occasion shall be further offered the event vvhereof your Excellency shall assuredly have an account of vvith the first opportunity by My Lord Your Excellencies most humble servant FER. FAIRFAX Kingston super Hull ●● O●t●● 1643. Octob. 17. 1643. IT is his Excellencies pleasure this Letter be forthwith printed John Baldwin Secretary to his Excellence