A FIGHT IN THE NORTH At the Dales in Richmondſhire; BETWIXT The Forces of His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax (under command of Major Generall Lambert) and the Clubmen and Inhabitants of the ſaid County.
With the manner of the Fight, and how the ſaid Forces were put to retreat, and forced to betake themſelves to Churches for ſafeguard. With the proceedings of the Major Generall thereupon.
LONDON: Printed for R. Woodas, Anno Dom. 1647.
UPon Munday we received intelligence from the North, of a late Fight betwixt the Forces under command of Major Gen. Lambert, and the Inhabitants of Richmondſhire, the occaſion and reaſon whereof, I ſhall here impart, viz. Major Generall Lambert, & and the reſt of the Officers of the Northerne aſſociation, having called a Councell of war at Wakefield, who after ſome conſultation and debate, touching the ſafety and preſervation of thoſe parts, and to eaſe the Country of their heavy oppreſſures, by reaſon of the long and tedious quartering of the Souldiery, reſolved (with one unanimous conſent) to remove more Northwards, with their army, & thereupon quarters were deſigned for every reſpective Regiment, Col. Thornton with his Regiment being appointed to quarter in Richmondſhire, where they met with the greateſt oppoſition, for the Inhabitants thereof having notice of their deſign, immediatly armed themſelves, and in the Dales reſolved to meet them, where Major Copperthwait reſolving to try their courage, advanced into the ſaid Dales with about two hundred Foot, but were reſiſted in a very reſolute manner by many hundred of the inhabitants, inſomuch, that there began a hot engagement, and many fierce and vehement blowes were exchanged, for the ſpace of two houres, but at the laſt our men were firſt to retreat, and to betake themſelves to a Church for ſafeguard: after which, another party roſe againſt Captain Dinelies Company, and endeavoured to keep them out of South Dale, which accordingly they did; but before they loſt ground they cooled the fiery ſpirits of ſome of the Dalonians, and had they not been over-powred, they had put them to the retreat, and cauſed them to have ſang the ſad Dittie of the Dorſetſhire Clubmen. But at the laſt, the ſaid Captain were alſo forced to change ground, and retreated alſo to a place of ſafety, who immediatly diſpatched a Meſſenger to the Major-Generall for reliefe; the Major Generall hath uſed all meane to perſwade them to it, but if that prevaile not, ſome other courſe will be taken. There was not much hurt done in either of theſe Conflicts, only two or three of our men bruiſed with ſtones, and other weapons; but it is ſuppoſed many of them are fore hurt. What the iſſue of this will bee, it cannot as yet be underſtood, onely this I can aſſure you, they are far more ſuitable to the diſpoſirion of the Souldiery then formerly.
By Letter from the North this day came thus. Major Generall Lambert hath written ſeverall times to the Lord Maior of Yorke for the admitting of Major Ca•ther Governour of Cliffords Tower and his Company (or 60 thereof) to be there, but the Major of Yorke ſeemes unwilling, ſtauding uyon other authority. Yeſterday ſeverall rules and Orders agreed upon at a Councell of Warre at Wakefield for equallity of quartering and regulating the Army into Quarters, which the Major Generall thought not ſit to put in execution wit out firſt acquainting the Committee theretwith, ſuch fateneſſe and civility, and moderation doth he uſe, moving equallity to all according to juſtice. and indeavouring (how the ſword is ſheathed) to win and overcome by love, he endeavoured to reenciſe diffierences betwixt party and party. The Clargy are vero importunate with him for the aſſiſtance of Souldiers to give them poſſeſſion of Tithes, but he rather takes tee trauble upon him ſelf by faire meanes to worke Reconciliation, A man ſo compleatly compoſed for ſuch an employment, (Rebus ſic ſtantibus) could not have beene pitched upon befides.
The two Northumberland Troopes onder Major Shafto and Caytain Shafto that engaged with their Officers for Ireland, pretending they have bin wronged by theie Officers in paint of yay relinquiſht their ſervice and left their Officers, they are mow appointed to quarter in Forthumberland, and with their modey they ſtould hrve had at their taanſportation, they are ſtortly to be diſbanded, the Major Generall I will go in perſon into that county to diſband them Nevertheleſſe, Major Shesfto reſolves to the ſ•rvice, and about eighteen of his troope remaine with him, and within ſixe weekes he intends to compleat a full troope, quarters are appointed for them, and all encouragement given for that ſervice.
THe Right Honourable the Lord Major of York having received a Letter from Major Gen. Lambert, for making Major Carter Governour of Cliffords tower, his Lordſhip returned this anſwer, That he deſired there might be a faire correſpondancy and right underſtanding, concerning the reſigning up of Cliffords tower, to the power and protection of the ſaid Major, and therefore invited the Major Generall to a Dinner; But his anſwer was, to the firſt he deſired the ſame, and did nothing therein but in proſecution of his duty and truſt. To the ſecond, That he would wait on his Lordſhip in the morning, but the great affaires he had in hand for the publique ſervice would not permit him to accept it.
The ſaid Major Generall deports himſelfe very excellently in the truſt repoſed in him, and gaineth the love of all people whereſoever he goes, keeping his Souldiery in excellent order and Diſcipline.
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