The Antiquarian Repertory, Vol. 3 of 4: A Miscellaneous Assemblage of Topography, History, Biography, Customs, and Manners; Intended to Illustrate and ... Remains of Old Times (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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After this they made another Attempt, in which Captaine Atkinson was slaine: And here againe ther fell out another remarkable Provi dence duriage this Conflict; our lviagazen was blowen upp, which struck such 3 Terror in the Enemy, thinkinge wee had Canon, (which they were informed wee had not) as they instantly retreated and, although I had but a few Horse, they pursued y' Enimy some Miles, and took many Prisoners. Wee lost about eight or terms lvien, whereof seauen were blowne u p with Powder, (the Enimy many more). Att this Time y° Earle of Cumberland comaunded the Forces in Yorkshire, fory' Kinge but being of a peaceable Nature, and by his affable Disposi tion had but few Enimyes, or rather, because he was an Enimy to few, he did not sute with their present Condition and Apprehention of Fears, therefore sent to the Earle of New castle (who had an Army of six thou~ sand Men), to desire his Assistance, which hee answered by a speedy March to York: Beinge now incoara ed by this Increase of Force, they resolue to fall upon Tadcaster. Y Father drew all his Men thi ther, but, in a Councill of Warr, the Towne was judged intenable, and that wee should draw out to an advantageous Peece of Ground by the Towne: But before we could all march out, the Enimy aduanced soe fast as wee were necessitated to leans some Foot in a sleight Work aboue the Bridge to secure our Retreate. But the Enimy pressinge still on vs, forced vs to draw back and maintaine that ground: We had about nine hundred Men, the Enimy abou'e fower' Thousand, who, in Brigads, drew upp close to the Works, and stormed vs. Our Men) re serued their Shot till they came very neare, which then they disposed: to soe good Purpose as forced them to retire and shelter themselues behinds the' Hedges y' was hard by; and here did the Feight continue from eleuen o'clock at Noone till fine at Night, with Canon and lviuskett without Intermission. They had. Once possessed a House by the Bridge, which would have cutt vs from our Reserues that was in the Towne, butt lviajor Generall Gifford, with a Comanded P, bett them out againe, wher many of the Enimy was slaine and taken Prisoner. They at-a tempted att another. Place, but were also repulsed by Captaine Lister, who was there slains, (which was a great Loss, beinge a discreet Gen tleman.) And now (itt growinge darke) the Enimy drew off into y° F ield'es hard by, with Intention to Assault vs againe: The next Day they left about twos hundred dead and wounded upon the Place but.

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Excerpt from The Antiquarian Repertory, Vol. 3 of 4: A Miscellaneous Assemblage of Topography, History, Biography, Customs, and Manners; Intended to Illustrate and Preserve Several Valuable Remains of Old Times

The taste of age in which we live, seems to require little recommendation to the study and love of the writings of those who have long since been numbered with their fathers. Never, indeed, was the classical injunction, "Antiquam exquirite matrem," less necessary to be inculcated than at the present day. To this prejudice in favour of the nature of our Work, aided in some measure, we trust, by the intrinsic merit of the Pieces composing our First Volume, much, certainly, of that Patronage is owing, which has tended, to enrich the present Publication.

It would be at once to conceal the honour he has received, and the gratitude it becomes him to express, were the Publisher not to name those Noblemen and Gentlemen who have furnished him with the means of improving this Volume of the New Edition of "Valuable Remains of Old Times."

In addition to what those ingenious and learned men, Francis Grose, Thomas Astle, and other Eminent Antiquaries had collected, to form this Third Volume, there will at present be found:

Memorials of Thomas Lord Fairfax, copied from the Original MS. in the Library of Leeds Castle, obligingly communicated by Edmund Lodge, Esq, Lancaster Herald, F.S.A.

Certaine Propositions offered to the Consideration of the Hon. Houses of Parliament, 1642, printed from a scarce Tract of four leaves, in the Library of C. Williams Wynn, Esq. M.P.

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