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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77400	A briefe and true relation of the seige [sic] and surrendering of Kings Lyn to the Earle of Manchester.		1643 (1643)	Wing B4536; Thomason E67_28; ESTC R1949	6,856	9

A briefe and true RELATION OF THE Seige and Surrendering of Kings Lyn To the Earle of MANCHESTER KIngs Lyn is seated upon an arme of the sea which washes one side of its it hath surrounding the other side one small part excepted a large water fed from the aforesaid arme it s of an indifferent height the parts about being commanded by it being rich Marshes through which passeth at the tides the salt water It had been for a good while cunningly Fortifying it selfe under pretence of Neutrality and when at any time the Parliament upon their miscariages questioned them or required any thing to be done by them they still refused and by degrees appeared more and more for the other party against the Parliament The Earle of Manchester being made Major Generall of the Associated Counties thought it most necessary to secure that back-doore which being so convenient an inlet to the enemy might divert him when he should advance with his powers towards the North for the freeing of Lincolneshire and other parts from the miseries they suffer by the enemy it was much disputed whether it were not better to proceed by blocking up rather then to take it by force the Towne being of that strength that no ordinary power could take it had they that which was fit for defence but it was at last resolved to attempt it by force and for that purpose it was thought good to seize the Towne of old Lyn which is in Marshland which by a party of my Lords Forces was accordingly done and Ordnance planted which kept the Towne in continuall Alarmes and did so terrifie the people with their shot and Granadoes that they durst hardly abide in any of their houses that were towards that side the shot flying daily into the houses in the Tuesday market place and other places the Towne was approched in severall other places two of which were on the side next to the mote the one by the Causey that leades to the South the other to the East gate The enemy at the first sallied out with much courage especially from the East gate and at once fired two houses in Gauwood intending to have done so to the whole Towne that our forces might not Quarter in there but the party that sallied out was well beaten and the rest of the towne preserved though the inhabitants were not worthy of such a favour who fled all away up on the approach of our Forces all things being put in order we called in pioneers from all parts round and fell to breaking ground and by degrees bad brought our approaches within halfe Musket shot yet were we little the neerer the gaining the towne thereby onely the better inabled to batter their walls gates and Forts a little before the towne was yeilded we discovered a hill of firme ground that was neer to that end of the towne next the sea which we had begun to forme into a battery which would have so annoyed them that they would not have knowne where to have been secure and by which a breach might have been made but this also gave us no great hopes of entrance they making up as fast as we should have beaten downe therefore we recalled in many Boats with which we intended to attache it by water and many cart loads of Ladders which we intended for the land side during this hot service we lost about four men one a Canoneer who was shot through the side with a drake bullet he was not dead when the Towne was taken but it was no likelyhood but he would he was a good Canoneer and a man right to his party we had one shot with a buller through the shoulder neer the necke and one Lieutenant had his arme shot off on which he died suddenly after it was with a Cannon shot through a Port-hole so skilfull were they that they would shoot three times together into one Port-hole In this violent playing with Cannon and small shot we beleeve above eighty lost their lives on both sides which is the rather added because people enquire usually how many were killed as if they loved to heare of killing of men and also to rectifie the Judgements of men who will be apt to credit a story of three four or five thousand men slaine at such a Siege and such a Siege its true storming and entring breaches usually wast men but we were not come to this when it was resolved and declared on Saturday morning to storme we hapily received a letter the Friday morning importing a villingnesse in the Towne to capitulate which they said and its like truly they did not send as fearing the taking the Town but to avoid the effusion of bloud My Lord having before advised them to send their women and children out of the Towne which he did for the same reason This Treaty was accepted and eight persons for the Towne and eight for my Lord appoined to Treat at Ganwood at the Quarter of that valiant and pious Scot Serjeant Major Hoames and to begin at five of the clocke on Friday night which being done order was given upon paine of death that none should shoot a shot or worke upon their Works during the time of the Treaty which was inviolably kept on my Lords part The Commissioners for my Lord Manchester were Sir John Pagrave Colonell Russell Colonell Walton Master Philip Calthrop Master John Pickering Master Gregory Gosset Master John Spilman and Master William Good Those for the Towne were Sir Hammon le Strange Sir Richard Hovill Master Clinch Master Dearham Master Pallet Recorder Master Hudson he Mayor elect Master Leeke and Master kerbie when they were come they had no power to treat nor to determine which being demanded the reason of they answered that they intended onely to draw things to a head and to have them ratified by the Mayor at a Common-Hall as for a Commission from his Majestie inabling any to be Governour or to fortifie the Towne there was none produced it was beleeved one of the Commissioners had one but he did not shew it there was therefore a dispatch made to the Mayor who gave it them The Demands of these Gentlemen was to this effect That in regard the Towne of Kings Lyn had a government by Charter from the Kings of England and was not an offender in any thing they therefore desired to be left in their former state onely fortifications demolished and to have free egresse and regresse as formerly They desired also that all houses lands and estates be left to pay taxes by distresse onely where it was to be had and persons of men to be free that the ships goods and personal lestates taken to be restored or satisfaction that all strangers come into the towne be set at liberty that the aspersion of Delinquencie or Malignancie be abolished and that the Earle of Manchester grant Protections to them that desire them My Lord Manchesters Commissioners replied That they had offended for they had

not paid in the second part of the 400000. pounds they have made no assessement of the fifth and twentieth part not sent in horse and on the contrary refused to send up Delinquents sent for by the Parliament pretended to hold the towne for King and Parliament and yet refuse to deliver the towne or give enterance to the Earle who demands it for King and Parliament and have received the dis-affected into the towne and dis-armed the well affected imprisoned Members of the House of Commons and some of the Committee they have imployed armes incrusted with them for the Association against them money gathered for these vice of the Parliament they have made use of to defend the towne against the Parliament and Association and many of the goods of the well-affected they have taken and imployed for the defence of the towne therefore they appeared to be great offenders Yet to prevent effusion of bloud if they will deliver the towne by Saturday nine in the morning they shall have priviledge and freedome as for freedome from Ordinances of Parliament they must expect no such thing as for satisfaction their defection hath beene the cause of allo their sufferings and so cannot be satisfied but the contrary is expected required not onely for the former but also for the time spent in reducing to obedience the town a moneths pay to the souldiers for their persons estates they shall not be molested for any thing done since the Earls coming but for Horse and Arms that were in the town they must be delivered to the Earl at his entrance After much debate upon the Particulars which held from seven at night untill eight the next night a dinner time onely excepted it was agreed in substance as followes First That Kings Lyn with the Ordnance Armes and Ammunition in the Towne be delivered to the Earle and the Earle to enter the Town Secondly That the Gentlemen strangers in the Towne should have liberty to depart with every man a Horse Sword and Pistols Thirdly That the Townesmen shull enioy all undoubted Rites and Priviledges appertaining to them with free trading to their advantage so far as may consist with Law Fourthly That all Prisoners on both sides be restored and sot at liberty Fiftly That the Earles Commissioners shall signifie to the Parliament and to the Earle of Warwick the desire of the towne of Lyn concerning the ships taken by the Parliaments ships and to that they can give no other answer Sixtly That neither the person nor estates of any Inhabitants Gentry or Strangers now residing in Lyn shall be hereafter noblested for any thing past or done by them since the Earle of Manchesters comming into these parts Seventhly That for preventing of plundering ten stillings a man heraised for all foot souldiers under the Earles Command and a fort night pay for all Officers under the degree of a Captaine and this is to be levied upon the Towne Eightly That Sir Hammon le Strange Sir Richard Hovill Captaine Clinch Master Recorder Master Dearing and Master William Leeke be left as Hostages untill Condiitons be performed agreed upon That which is observable duting this Treaty is that the Towne or rather the unrulie souldiers shot at our men contrary to accord and fell to work upon their workes and as it is conceived with intent to cut ditches at the spring-tides to drowne our workes which we discovering made use of to hold them up to our termes otherwayes they were all prisoners if we stood upon it This agreement being carryed to the Mayor and Aldermen c. there were some explainary exceptions as that it was not exprest in the preamble that the Towne be delivered for King and Parliament that somewhat was not exprest infavour or vindication of the Mayor that any should be exempt from bearing part of that raised to content the souldiers or to that effect which my Lord by a Letter or short Declaration satisfied them in and then one of their Commissioners returned with the last and full resolution that the Gates should be opened and we enter During this latter businesse we mist usting they would faulter we drew all our horse and foote into meadowes which we put into such a posture as might be most terrible to the enemy making a large front when God knowes what deptha they stood then beating the Drums and founding the Trumpets as if we had been prefently to march into the Towne Col. Russell that noble and valiant Gentleman had the Van and Col. Walton the Reete Colonell Russell marched on foot towards the East-gate when he came within Musquet shot the Commissioner that was imployed to make way came backe and told the Colonell that the season of the night would not permit to open the great Gate they must therefore be content to march one by one at the Wicket if any shall question our discretion in entring in at a Wicket and at twelve a clock at night let them know that we did not know what alterations might be by morning nor how the ruder part might take courage and deny us entrance we thought it best the refore to take the present time besides out men were the next morning to have stormed it otherway the spring ride would have spoiled us but when the Wicket was open and we going to enter the Commissioner againe returned and told us there was a rude multitude of about forty or fifty that swore none should enter there and if any did they would be the death of them which they might have made good to five hundred if we had stood to it they had there a parley of neere two houres some saying Articles must be performed others that they would not condescend nor obey nor should the Mayor and Commissioners acts binde them Crying shoote shoote and one Canoneere they turned out because he would not give fire upon us as himselfe said at last one of them cryed give fire which being in the dead of the night made some of the forward Countrey men and others on horse backe who rid by the side of the foote that marched to fall off their horses and some into the ditch so terrible was the word Give fire but at last this multitude was pacified and departed which to speake truth was from heaven for had they continued obstinate wee could not have gained the towne they disperst the Colonell entred and his souldiers who marched to their quarters at the South-gate according to order in our assage through the towne not one man appeared only the women who for the generall cryed God blesse us whether for feare or love you may guesse Thus being possest of the Towne and having drawne a party into the Tuesday market place both of horse and foote and set strong watches at every place the Mayor came to the Colonell of whom we demanded why the Armes of the Towne according to the agreement was not brought into the market place he replyed that the season of the