envy of chrystendom, to a fpeedy defolation, to fatisfy their own pride and ambition; and we doubt not our good fubjects of Scotland, will never think themselves engaged by the Act of Pacification (to which we willingly confented) to affift a rebellion against their own natural King, for the affiftance of perfons accused, and notoriously known to be guilty of high treason, the bringing of whom to condign punishment, would (with God's bleffing) be a speedy means of hap pinefs and peace to our three kingdoms." MEMOIRS ME MOIRS O F GENERAL FAIRFAX: (WRITTEN BY HIMSELF) CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF HIS SIEGES AND BATTLES IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND.. I 'N gratitude to God for his many mercies and deliverances, and not to deprive myself of the comfort of their remembrance, I fhall fet down, as they come into my mind, those things wherein I have found the wonderful affiftance of God to me in the time of war in the north; though not in that methodical and polished manner as might have been done, being intended only for my own fatisfaction, and help of my memory. My father was called forth by the importunity of his country to join with them in their own de fence, which was confirmed by a commiffion from the parliament. The first action we had was at Bradford; but of this more hereafter. A few days after this, Captain Hotham with three troops of horfe, and fome fome dragoons came to us: Then we marched to Leeds; but the enemy having notice of it, quitted the town, and in hafte fled to York. We advanced to Tadcaftef, eight miles from York, that we might have more room, and be less burthenfome to our friends; and being encreased to one thousand men, it was thought fit that we should keep the pass at Whetherby, for the fecuring of the Weft-Riding, or the greatest part of it, from whence our chief fupplies came. I was fent to Whetherby with three hundred foot, and forty horses; the enemy's next design from York, was to fall upon my quarters there, being a place very open, and eafy for them to affault, there being fo many back-ways, and friends enough to direct them and give them intelligence. About fix o'clock one morning they fell upon us with eight hundred horfe and foot, the woods thereabout favouring them so much that our scouts had no notice of them, and no alarm was given till they were ready to enter the town: Which they might easily do, the guards being all asleep in houfes; for in the beginning of the war, men were as impatient of duty as they were ignorant of it. I myself was only on horfe-back, and going out of the other end of the town to Tadcaster, where my father lay, when one came running after me, and told me the enemy was entering the town; I presently galloped to the court of guard, where I found not above four men at their arms, as I remember, two ferjeants and two pikemen, who ftood with me when Sir Thomas Glenham, with about fix or feven commanders more, charged us; and after a fhort but fmart encounter they retired, |