Gentleman who must not be mentioned without Honour for God hath honoured him and sir Iohn Meldrum whose faithfulnesse to this cause and diligence in it was very eminent made their first attempt upon Selby where God was pleased to give them great and seasonable successe in storming and taking that Towne and in it a number equall to those that assaulted notwithstanding the many Horse that were in it where also was the Governour of Yorke Mr. Iohn Bellasys who was taken prisoner This businesse has hardly been parallelled since this Warre save at Wakefield when Generall Goring was taken in like manner by sir Thomas Fairfax and his party rather then Army New-Castle hearing this newes and fearing lest Yorke also the receptacle of most of the Northerne Papists who were not in Armes whom he had most reason to respect should be surprized or surrendred thought best to move Southward with his Armie and did accordingly and getting start of the Scots Armie by a sudden march came to Yorke about the middle of Aprill and lodged the remainder of his Foot there for his Northerne expedition had lost him many men who were wearied out with the hardinesse of the Scots and sent sir Charles Lucas away Southward with his Horse which were followed by some Scottish and Yorkeshire Horse but not overtaken The Scottish Army followed Southward and joined with the Forces under command of my Lord Fairfax betwixt Wetherby and Selby where after consultation they draw neare to Yorke and if a sufficient strength could be made up by the accession of the Earle of Manchesters Forces which was desired and hoped they resolved to sit downe before Yorke which was accordingly done Generall Leven pitching his Quarter at Midlethorp my Lord Fairfax at Foulford and my Lord Manchester at Heslington the Scots Quarters kept in the Towne on the West-side of the River the Earle of Manchester and Lord Fairfax on the East-side and to my Lord Fairfax his assistance was sent a very noble Gentleman and able Commander sir Iames Lunsdaine with a Regiment or two of Foote who lay at Foulford the Horse of all the Armies in the meane time were sent towards the West of Yorkshire which was the onely way the Enemy had to come and interrupt the siege the other wayes by the advantage of Rivers being impassable upon opposition this siege was carried on with very commendable unanimity and correspondency of Counsels on all sides each acting their part The Scots tooke in a Fort on the South-side of the Town attempted another neare the great Fort but held it not and had severall skirmishes with the Enemies Horse in one of which they lost a gallant Gentleman Leiutenant Collonel Ballantine who not content with a little honour to gaine more lost his life my Lord Manchesters men made their approaches very neare at Bowden and Monk-barres my Lord Fairfax his men at Wolmsgate where they tooke a Church and divers prisoners in it onely Major Generall Crawfurd a valiant and forward man made an unhappy attempt upon the Mannor House without due notice to the other Forces and was beaten out with the losse of many men After this siege had continued two moneths or thereabouts towards the end of Iune Prince Rupert comes to the reliefe of Yorke by the way of Lancashire draining Garrisons and raising men with all diligence and severity and thereto added an act of cruelty at Boulton At this time upon the importunity of Lancashire sir Iohn Meldrum after that by his conduct the Castle of Cawood and the strong Fort of Airesmouth were taken which much advantaged our provisions from Hull by water was sent with a Party thither to doe what service he had opportunity howsoever to secure if possible the Town of Manchester which had been yet inviolate for the Parliament and accordingly did so The Prince after he had strengthned himselfe what he could drawes neare to Yorke by the way of Burrowbridge and comes upon the North-side of the River Owse whereupon the Armies resolve to joyne and fight him and so the last of Iune the siege was raised the Towne in some measure relieved but the Prince not satisfied with that he had done would needs draw over the River againe about three miles from Yorke to fight our Forces upon that side the River in which he made a desperate attempt and as I am informed was so told by Lieutenant Generall King in regard our Armie might fall upon him while he was passing the River But he was resolved and gave command to the Earle of New-Castle to draw his men out of Yorke to his assistance which was done though not so soone as was expected but soone enough to a bad bargaine Our united Armies were marching off thinking to prevent the Princes march Southward and were going towards Tadcaster on the day of the fight thinking to crosse some nearer way and meet him in his return but he saved them that labour and drew up in their Reare in a place called Hessey-Moore neare Long-Marston of which sir Thomas Fairfax having the Reare gave speedie notice and Orders were presently given to face about to the Enemy which was accordingly done and the Princes Army being drawne up in the Moore our Armies drew up into the fields adjoyning and so much of the heath as was left them Sir Thomas Fairfax commanded the right wing consisting of his owne Horse and some from Lancashire Lieutenant Generall Cromwell the left wing the Scots Horse were equally divided three Regiments on the right wing and three on the left on which wing also was there then Generall Major David Lesley My Lord Manchesters Foote were drawne on the left Wing next the Horse and the Scots Foote and my Lord Fairefaxes in the body and right wing the Battaile began about six or seven of the clock in the evening Iuly the 2. The right Wing commanded by sir Thomas Fairfax was disordered for he had among other disadvantages these two especially first the worst part of the ground being so full of Whinnes as that his Horse could not march up and was next the hedges possessed by the Enemy Secondly he had also many new raised Horse which had never seene service who did not play the part of Reserves as became them so that after his owne Regiment and Collonel Lamberts had charged with valour and good successe for want of supplies that wing was wholly routed himselfe stayed in the field where he received a marke of Honour on his face the Scots Horse also on that side quit the field and left the Earl of Lyndeseys Regiment of Foot standing bare which yet acquitted it selfe well for sir Charles Lucas coming up with Horse to charge them his owne Horse was shot in the head of his Regiment and he was taken Prisoner But whilest this was doing on the right our friends on the left wing sped very well through Gods mercy and wholly routed the Enemy and came about to the right and at last cleared the
field became Masters of the Enemies Carriages and Artillery and left more dead bodies then hath been at any Battell since these warres began and had slaine more but that the shelter of night and a neare Garrison hindred pursuit The lot of the body of Foot especially of Scots and my Lord Fairfaxes was so promiscuous some standing some flying that I can give no perfect accompt of it As for the Passage in Truth its manifest concerning Lieutenant Generall Cromwell and their Lieutenant Generall Lesley I should be loth to meddle in it and wish the Author of the Manifest had not but something must be said in the Animadversions Thus was God pleased to use the Scots Army in doing its part to the breaking of the strong Army of the North and the defeating of the Prince who brought into the field that day an Army very strong and well accomplisht Quem dies vidit veniens superbum Hunc dies vidit fugiens jacentem If any will make a further enquiry and say who did best I could wish I might be put to no other answer then God did all which is the best way to decide Controversies of this kinde for no man loses when He gaines honour After this happy Victory the discouraged Enemy take severall courses Prince Rupert with his Retinue for his Army was gone marched on Northward to Allerton and so by Richmond back againe the way that he came The Earle of Newcastle with his deare Confidents Widrington and Carnaby went to Scarborough and so beyond Sea and with them Lievtenant Generall King The Government of Yorke by this meanes was devolved upon Sir Thomas Glenham who still undertakes desperate cures Our own Forces after the Generalls had time to meete and the confusion of the fight which lasts longer then the time of it was over and our wounded men provided for fall to work againe and the Fight being on Tuesday Iuly 2. on Thursday or Friday following a Party of Horse were sent under the Command of Lesley and Cromwell to follow the Enemy but they were first gotten into the Dales and became almost uncapable of annoyance The body of the Army returned to the Siege of Yorke which about a fortnight after was surrendred to the Parliament upon Treaty betwixt Commissioners on both parts And thus was God pleased to blesse these united Forces with a Victory and City in which the Scots as they had their part of pains and hazard so deserve their proportionable share of thanks and honour After this my Lord Manchester marched away towards Lincolne his Forces taking some Castles in Yorkshire by the way as Sheffield and Tickhill The Lord Fairfax remained in Yorke and disposed his Forces to the blocking up of some Castles in Yorkshire The Scots Army marched Northward againe And that I may not omit any thing concerning that Army while Generall Leven was imployed in these services about Yorke the Northerne parts and that part of the Scots Army left behind passed some danger and hardship in Northumberland Morpeth Castle held by Lieutenant Collonel Somervill was delivered up with the provisions and goods in it to Collonell Clavering And the Fort at South-Shields though not gotten sine sanguine was lost sine sudore upon a bare Summons from Montrosse and Clavering At this time also Sunderland was faced and outfaced by the mentioned Cavaliers who came to Bishops Wermouth and plundred some of their victualls but the Towne was preserved where amongst others the English Sea-men being much concerned for their ships were then in the harbour well acquitted themselves But the Earle of Callander then comming into England with an additionall Force among whom the Lord Sinclare Montgomery and Levingston dispelled these mysts and before the returne of the Scots Army tooke in Hartlepoole and Stockton upon surrender and placed Garrisons in them as seemed best to him and a little before the returne of the noble Earle of Leven from Yorkshire he had entred Gateshead Town of the South-side of Newcastle parted from it onely by the River by which means the Town of Newcastle was wholly blocked up on the South-side After the returne of the Generall a Bridge was made over the Tyne and he disposed his Army on the Northside and approached close to the Towne with his Foote the Horse being sent Westward towards Cumberland and Westmerland During this Siege which continued above two Moneths the Enemy made frequent and sharpe Sallies and the Generall frequent and faire offers to which the upstart Knight Marlay returned very peremptory and sometimes abusive answers which were reckoned for at last if they be not they may be But at length after much diligence and patience the Generall and the Commanders then resident with the Army resolved upon a Storm and to that end prepared Mines and Batteries and upon October 19th fell on at severall parts of the Towne at the breach made by Cannon there was no entrance and the most losse on the Scots part was there but the Mines taking well especially one at White-Friers Tower they entred and both to our and their benefit tooke that strong and rich Towne Sir Iohn Marly the Governour with the Scottish Earl of Crasurd and others retreated to the Castle expecting thence to make their termes but could get none but those of mercy which considering the persons was too good for them though lesse could not be granted After the entrance there was little bloud shed but the common Souldier betooke himselfe to what he could the Officer almost to what he would For herein the Scots are more orderly then the English Among our Armies commonly the Souldier gets the greatest share of the spoile the Officers generally being not so earnest at the prey and the English Souldiers are not so easily commanded as the Scots in such a case For the Scots Souldiers will very orderly stand Sentinell at the dore they are appointed to and for some small matter preserve a house with its appurtenances for their Commanders so that the Towne was not especially the best houses spoiled in specie but onely purged by a composition which was fortuitous according as the nature of the Chapmen was some good bargaines some ill And thus was Newcastle reduced which to speake as much truth as the Manifest was a very remarkable service being the onely thing of moment wherein that Army hath been engaged apart from other Forces in England these two yeares And to make this good successe compleat that the Passage from the Coale-Indies might be cleare Tynmouth Castle Commanded by Sir Thomas Riddell out of a sympathy betwixt the Towne-Clerke and the Major of Newcastle was surrendred upon Articles and Garrisons placed in both Towne and Castle by order of the Scots Commanders and Generall After these places thus taken and in this manner setled and the businesse of Fines Compositions at Newcastle dispatched it was time to dispose the Scots Army which had been most of the precedent Winter in the fields to their Winter
settle a Reformation among them God forbid that I should be one of those ingrate children mentioned and cryed out on by this Author It is farre from my thought or purpose to deny or to diminish the kindnesse of our brethren whose help was desired and was seasonable but let us understand our selves and how the matter stands betwixt these two Kingdomes We are indebted to Scotland I wish an even reckning and long friendship but I am not yet of opinion we owe our selves to them and if the Author of the Manifest be consulted you shall find an intimation of some other Obligations then meere kindnesse unto us As for instance pag. 24. It is said that the Scots when they began to interesse themselves in this businesse they could not in Conscience and honesty sit quiet any longer and neither say nor doe but I take no advantage of this we are beholding to men for doing what in conscience and honesty they are bound though they should hurt themselves more in violating Conscience and honour then in suffering us to be violated To this you shall find a more externall ground added pag. 28. viz. Now the State of Scotland seeing the common Enemy come to that height that nothing will satisfie him but totall subversion of Church and State inthese Dominions onely they perhaps might be kept for the last though in intention they had been the first judge it not enough for their interest in the common cause to keepe an Army in Ireland but to bee upon their Guard at home and to help their Brethren in England with the Sword since all other meanes so often tryed were disappointed by the malice of the Enemies And this resolution is said to have been taken before Commissioners were sent from England to desire their assistance Pag. 30. So that you may observe the Enemy was a common Enemy the Cause a common Cause the danger to these Dominions the Scots like to suffer as deep though not so soone if they had sate still But give me leave paulo altius repetere and to consider the ancient mutuall tyes and later friendships betwixt these Kingdomes which may be a good meanes to continue and confirme their present correspondence So long as these Kingdomes were under divers especially popish Princes their condition was like that of Israel 2. Chron. 15. 3. when it was without a true God without a teaching Priest and without Law At which time there was no peace to him that went out nor to him that came in but great vexations were upon all the Inhabitants of the Countries and Nation was destroyed of Nation and City of City The mutuall spoyles and losses of these neighbour Kingdomes being well considered by that wise Prince Henry the seventh he layes a probable foundation of conjunction in giving his eldest Daughter to the King of Scots whose posterity upon the failing of the issue of his Sonne Henry the eight might inherit both Kingdomes which hath since come to passe In the time of Edward the sixt it was thought fit by that Prince whose wisdome and vertue was beyond his yeares and his Councell to make the conjunction more sure and therefore agreed with the Kingdom of Scotland for a Match betwixt this young King and the Daughter of Iames the fifth afterward Queen of France and Scotland But the Polititians of those times in Scotland chose rather to marry their young Princesse to France then England it may be forecasting upon the faile of issue in Henry the eights children that it would be more for their advantage to have a Scottish-man or a French-man King of England then an English-man of Scotland though if I may speake it without offence I think they might have had more comfort in that young Prince Edward 6. had God continued his life and reigne then England hath had of the two Kings they have had from Scotland of whom Truths Manifest sayes That there hath been more Christian bloud shed in these latter yeares under the end of King Iames his and King Charles his Reignes by their Commissions Approbations Connivences and not forbidding what at home and what abroad all which upon the matter they might have stopped if it had been their pleasure then were in the time of the ten Romane Persecutions But although the English had received some dis-ingagement by the non-performance of that Match which was aggravated on both parts by a Fight at Musselborough field yet when the Scots were sore troubled and their Religion Liberty indangered by the said Queene returned from France into Scotland who called the French in to her assistance against her native Subjects the renowned Queene Elizabeth and her prudent Councell though this Kingdome had continuall warre with Spaine yet feared not to provoke the French by affording seasonable helpe to her distressed Neighbours sending to their reliefe 6000 men which were maintained at the charge of the Kingdome of England Which was then thankfully and justly called to minde by the Kingdome of Scotland when this last treaty was to be made So that if we breake off here the kindnesse rests not on our part But I shall as gladly proceed to repeate the good turnes done to this Kingdome as by it and rejoyce in the mutuall obligation And that I may not breake in too suddenly upon the late affaires of these Kingdomes give me leave as a manuduction thereto to give a briefe touch of the Method of Reformation in this Island and but a word for the body of the Story may be had elswhere It pleased God at the bringing of this Island out of Popery to honour Scotland with a more full departure from Romish Idolatry and Superstition for though England wholly renounced their Doctrine yet some dregges of discipline and superstitious Ceremonies remained The Scots had indeed some advantages that wee had not Their Queene was obnoxious their young King in his nonage they had some Nobles and Ministers zealous and well affected so that through Gods blessing they obtained a Reformation in that point though not with so little difficulty as should give them ground to expect it should be done here on a suddaine But as for England in Queene Elizabeths time shee had so much trouble for Holland with Spaine and in Ireland that her Councell thought not fit to adventure upon the trouble of an alteration in this point which they foresaw and wee finde to be great And besides many of our Reformers being Bishops could not so well understand the convenience of their own abolishment In King Iames his time though wee might have expected to have been better in regard he came from a reformed Kingdome yet it was far worse with us for he came with an innate bitternesse against Puritanes which was fomented by our English Bishops so that he became a great Persecutor of unconformity And according to the Proverb Seldome comes a better since the Reigne of this King especially since the preferment of the late Archbishop of Canterbury
Quarters To that purpose two or three Regiments of Horse and a Regiment of Dragoones were alotted to abide in Cumberland and Westmerland three Regiments of Horse sent into the North-Riding of Yorkshire Northumberland and Bishopricke of Durham were appointed to the Foote and some odde Troops of Horse The Horse in Cumberland had by this time made some entrance upon the Siege of Carlile Sir Wilfrid Lawson and others Cumberland men being joyned with them who had raised both Horse and Foote for that service of which more in the Animadversions After the Army thus was disposed of the Committee also and the Generall disposed themselves into Scotland and left our English Commanders and the Souldiers to dispute matters of Assessement and Provision Impar Congressus During this time of Winter I have not heard any thing of service from that Army onely that some Foote were sent to the assistance of Sir Iohn Meldrum at the Siege of Scarborough-Castle and some also were sent to Pontfract but had not libertie to stay the end of these works in regard of other employment So that wee have free leave to passe on to the Spring at which time the Scottish Committee for the Army after the dispatch of their own affaires in Parliament and Assembly returned The Generall himselfe being come before into England toward the end of Ianuary In the second yeares service the first thing that offers it selfe was Lievtenant Generall Lesleys going with a Party of Horse and Foote to the assistance of Sir William Brereton who was then besieging Beeston-Castle and intending Chester but hearing that Prince Rupert was drawing towards him with a considerable force sent to the Committee of both Kingdomes at Westmorland for ayd who desired that Lievtenant Generall Lesley might goe with a Party of Horse to his assistance which accordingly was done A Party of Yorkshire Horse being also joyned with him but of that conjunction wee had no further newes or fruit but that the Enemy came not far enough to fight us and our Forces stood upon the defensive Whereupon the Lieutenant Generall shortly after returned into the West-Riding of Yorkshire about Hallifax where he remained for a space About this time the Parliament finding ground to new-mould the severall Armies under the Command of the Earles of Essex and Manchester and Sir William Walter a course of equall hazard and necessity which God hath since blessed with successe to admiration into one body under the Command of the valiant and victorious Sir Thomas Fairfax by this means and especially by the forwardnesse and opposition of some who made it their great businesse to crosse this worke so little did they value the publique good in respect of their owne conceits wills and interests it came to passe that we lost some ground in the start at the Spring but through mens diligence and Gods blessing it was quickly recovered About this time I say the Parliament sent to the Scots Army and their Committee that they would hasten the advance of that Army Southward with all possible speed in regard that this change and opposition had brought their affaires into some distraction And to enable and encourage them for their March sent them 30000. li And accordingly about the time that Sir Thomas Fairfax upon order from the Committee of both Kingdomes marched from Windsor westward with a piece of an Army which was the first of May the Scots Army came to Rippon in Yorkshire where there were severall debates betwixt their Committee and our Commanders about matter of Provisions the English Commanders still pressing the necessity of Marching Southward the King having drawne his Army into the field and promising all possible care for accommodation But in the midst of these disputes the King drawing Northward and the Scots having intelligence out of Cheshire of the Kings intendment to send a flying Army over the Hills through Lancashire into Scotland The debate about marching Southwards and making Provisions for it was turned into a dispute which was the best way into Lancashire for the journey was resolved by the Scots The English Commissioners told them if they must goe the neerest way passable enough was the way that Prince Rupert marched from Lancashire to the reliefe of Yorke which was by Skippon but they chose rather to goe about by the way of Stainmore commonly called in those parts The Devills Gallary for the uncouthnesse of it into Westmerland which had a little before resisted some Scottish Officers requiring Contribution as they say beyond their power and beside the Parliaments authority There they stayed some time but the flying Army being not to be found or heard of the Scots march back againe the same way to Rippon about the beginning of Iune First having sent some more commanded men to Carlisle which was shortly after reduced by the joyned Forces Scots and English which I onely mention now left in the Narrative I should be thought fit to omit an action of moment but reserve the story of it to another place at which time the Parliament sent downe two of their owne Members to waite on the Scots Army and hasten their march Southwards who accompanyed the Army to Nottingham and from thence the chiefe Officers of the Scots Army sent a Letter to the Parliament which the Author of Truth 's manifest thinks fitter to print though neither they that writ it nor they that received it judged meet to doe Within two dayes after the date of the Letter it pleased God to honour the Army under the Command of sir Thomas Fairfax and blesse these Kingdomes with an eminent and seasonable victory over the Royall Army at Nazeby which was a happy foundation of the recovery of Leicester within three dayes after and many other successes wherewith God hath followed their valour and diligence to this day By this meanes the heat of the Warre was over for that yeare especially in these parts the King having no field Forces left but those under the Command of Goring in the West After this the Scots Army with all readinesse march Southward through Warwickshire Worstershire and so towards Hereford whither some Commissioners were sent from Parliament to joyne Counsels and endeavours with them a field Enemy not appearing they resolve to besiege Hereford the reducing which place was thought very necessary for the prevention of the Kings recruits commonly fetch't from those parts The siege went on hopefully Mines and Batteries were prepared and the taking of the City which never was accounted very strong continually expected but in the meane time it pleased God to suffer Montrosse with his wicked crue to give our Brethren in Scotland a sad overthrow I am sure all good people had reason to accompt it so at Kylsyth where many good men were lost and the Forces of that Kingdome almost totally dissipated which occasioned the recourse of many eminent persons to Barwick and discovered a more generall malignancy in Scotland then was expected The newes of