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<P>NEVVES FROM YORKE.</P>
<P>Being A true Relation of the proceedings of Sir <HI>Hugh Cholmley</HI> &s;ince his comming to <HI>Scarborough:</HI> with the rea&s;ons why he did not march to <HI>Tadca&s;ter,</HI> as was de|&s;ired by the Lord FAIRFAX.</P>
<P>Directed in two &s;everall Letters to the Speaker of the Honourable Hou&s;e of Commons, with his advice of the affaires of the County.</P>
<P>Together with the opinion of his Officers concerning his repaire backe to <HI>Scarborough.</HI></P>
<P>LONDON, Printed for <HI>Richard Be&s;t.</HI> 1642.</P>
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<HEAD>Severall Letters.</HEAD>
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<P>SIr, I perceive by a letter I received from Mr. <HI>Pym,</HI> the dividing of my Forces from the re&s;t of the Army, is by the Hou&s;e appre|hended to bee very prejudiciall to the &s;ervice of the Kingdome, as that this place is conceived not to be very u&s;efull. The former of which particulars trencheth &s;o much upon my di&s;cretion and ho|nour, as for my vindication I mu&s;t crave your favour in pre&s;enting this inclo&s;ed to the Hou&s;e, containing my whole deportment &s;ince I came hither; which if it prove to my ju&s;tification, I &s;hall humbly crave their &s;en&s;e &s;o upon it; if otherwi&s;e, that I may be called to make an&s;wer to any particular may &s;tick with them, and receive according to my demerits: for if I have failed in my duty, I am unworthy to be imployed longer in publick &s;ervice: if not, I tru&s;t they will not think it rea&s;onable I &s;hould lye under &s;o heavie a cen&s;ure. I hope my retrea|ting to Scarborough will appear to be upon good grounds, &amp; only to di&s;charge the tru&s;t upon me; and that my not obeying my Lord <HI>Fair|fax</HI> Orders, can be no great crime, &s;ince I prote&s;t I did not then, nor of a good time after, know the power he hath over us: for I &s;hould not then &s;o much have &s;crupled, in re&s;pect his command had been a &s;ecurity to me for any inconvenience which might have happened: nor can I remember I ever di&s;&s;ented from what he propounded, &s;a|ving this la&s;t, to ca&s;t my &s;elfe and Forces into the We&s;t Riding &s;o remote from my charge, For tho&s;e &s;everall orders mentioned in the printed papers, to which it is &s;aid, I found &s;uch impediments, I could not obey them, had but the times beene mentioned, or copies of them produced, I could have an&s;wered; and till then I mu&s;t put them in ballance with the &s;even hundred men (is &s;aid in print too) that I retreated with to Scarborough. Sir, if the affaires of this Court<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="blotted" EXTENT="1 letter"> are not in &s;o good a condition a<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="blotted" EXTENT="1 letter"> a few weeks agoe there was hopes for, I humbly be&s;eech the Hou&s;e, the blame may not be (as it <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="blotted" EXTENT="1 word"> &s;ome would have it) wholly imputed to my neglect: For to <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="blotted" EXTENT="1 word"> plainly and clearly, I thinke it proceeds from this cau&s;e, that <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="blotted" EXTENT="2 letters"> drew
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not neere to the Citie of Yorke, and made &s;ome attempt upon it, (wherein I &s;hall make my forwardne&s;&s;e manife&s;t) and if wee had not prevailed before my Lord of Newca&s;tles approach neere us, yet we had been united in a body to have oppo&s;ed him. For the other point, touching this Ca&s;tle, I offer the opinion of all my Captaines, which I doe meerly that it may bee con&s;idered how farre it may bee u&s;efull; not that I would thereby make advantage to continue this command: For &s;ince I am &s;o unfortunate, as the care of the place makes my actions &s;ubject to mi&s;con&s;truction, and that I am &s;o little thought upon, as there is neither cour&s;e taken for &s;upply of money or ammunition, nor that I can receive commi&s;&s;ion or in&s;truction for my better direction, I &s;hall mo&s;t humbly be&s;eech the Hou&s;e to di&s;charge me of this tru&s;t. And however I have erred, I have not failed in my paines and faithfulne&s;&s;e &s;ince I came hither. Nor as I did not &s;eeke the imployment, &s;o was I not drawn into action by private ends, but out of de&s;ire to contribute my poore endeavours to the &s;etling the truth of the Go&s;pel, liberty of the Subject, and peace of the King|dome, which I &s;hall wi&s;h and heartily pray for, and that with as much honour as po&s;&s;ibly may be to his Maje&s;ty. For if there be not a good under&s;tanding between him and his Parliament &s;hortly, &s;o that the&s;e unhappy di&s;tractions may be compo&s;ed, to my judgement the King|dome is in danger to bee ruined. I &s;hall not need further to relate how affaires &s;tand here, in re&s;pect the bearer my Lieutenant Colonel, can informe in every particular; and therefore will only adde my de|&s;ire to be in your e&s;teeme, as I &s;hall ever approve my &s;elfe, Sir,</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Your mo&s;t humble Servant,
<HI>H. Cholmely.</HI></SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<HEAD>Another Letter.</HEAD>
<P>SIr, before my comming to Scarborough, or that I could draw any con&s;iderable forces hither, a great part of my Regiment was di&s;armed; and this place being at an out Angle, I did not without difficulty in three weekes draw together foure hundred <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="blotted" EXTENT="1 word">, and being much importuned by Sir <HI>Iohn Hotham</HI> to march towards Yorke, I acquainted my Captaines with it, who joyntly
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pre&s;ented their opinions and advice in writing to di&s;&s;wade me, in re&s;pect of the weake condition I &s;hould leave this place, and the &s;trength of the enemy at Yorke, who was then reputed two thou&s;and: Yet conceiving my advancing into the Countrey, would be much for the &s;ervice of the publicke, leaving onely one hundred and twelve men or thereupon in the Ca&s;tle; I marched from hence with under three hundred foot, and quartered at Stamford bridge within five miles of Yorke: then two hundred and twenty men more came to me from Sir <HI>Iohn Hotham,</HI> and the&s;e with two troopes of hor&s;e was my whole &s;trength, and with them, as I was de&s;ired, I en|deavoured to cut off all &s;upply from the City, but finding an impo&s;&s;i|bility to doe it at that di&s;tance we were, I moved both my Lord <HI>Fairfax</HI> and Sir <HI>Iohn Hotham</HI> that we might quarter our &s;elves within the Suburbs of the City, and having as I thought by a letter I writ to my Lord Major &s;et the mindes of many of the Citizens not to en|dure a &s;iege, I re&s;olved my &s;elfe, though none joyned with me to fall upon &s;ome part of the Suburbs, and for that purpo&s;e &s;ent for a great Ordnance to Scarborough, and when &s;he was within two miles of my quarters at Stamford bridge, I was forced to &s;end her backe againe, in re&s;pect I received a letter from Sir <HI>Chri&s;topher Wray,</HI> Cap|taine <HI>Hotham</HI> and Captain <HI>Hatcher</HI> that they were advanced towards the Teas, to &s;top the Earl of Newca&s;tles pa&s;&s;age into York&s;hire, and de&s;ired me to march up to them, which as I was preparing to doe, comes another letter from them for my &s;tay, where I was at Brigge till I heard further from them, and though perhaps they after writ &s;ome letters which came not to my hands, yet upon the fir&s;t from my Lord <HI>Fairfax</HI> de&s;iring my march to Thirske, the next morning I broke up in quarters, and marched to Malton, where I met Colonell <HI>Boynton,</HI> who being commanded to march two dayes before me, was retreated thither, in re&s;pect the enemy advanced &s;o fa&s;t, he could not come to joyne with Captaine <HI>Hotham;</HI> and hither to Malton my Lord <HI>Fairfax</HI> writ to Colonell <HI>Boynton,</HI> and my &s;elfe, that we would march backe into the Ea&s;t, and by pa&s;&s;ing &s;ome Ferries come up to his quarters at Tadca&s;ter, which I profe&s;&s;e I was re&s;olved to doe, but I found all my Captains of a contrary opinion, and to di&s;&s;wade mee
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from that cour&s;e, and then I began more &s;eriou&s;ly to thinke of the bu|&s;ine&s;&s;e, and re&s;olved it was fit for me to repaire to Scarborough with &s;ome forces for the&s;e rea&s;ons: Fir&s;t, my order was to repaire with my Regiment to Scarborough, and principally to &s;ecure the Ca&s;tle and Towne, and to continue or remove from time to time, as I &s;hould receive directions and order from the Parliament, the Lord Gene|rall, or Committee for the &s;afety of the Kingdome. Secondly, I had left the Ca&s;tle with a weake garri&s;on, ill fortified, not a Platforme or Ordnance mounted within the walls, unvictualled, ill provided with ammunition, there being but eleven barrells of powder. Thirdly, though I was willing to march to any place to oppo&s;e the enemies pa&s;&s;age into the Countrey, or to give him battell, and bring the bu|&s;ine&s;&s;e to an i&s;&s;ue; yet I thought it not fit to be ca&s;t into a part of the Countrey where I might not upon any occa&s;ion re&s;ort to my charge, nor was there any certainty, if the enemy once got into Yorke when we &s;hould encounter with him. Fourthly, when I marched from Scarborough, I left no enemy at my backe, my party was matters of the field, I could re&s;ort to my charge upon every occa&s;ion; he ca&s;e was now otherwi&s;e, &s;hould I have gone with my forces as was de&s;i|red into the We&s;t, I &s;hould have left a powerfull enemy behinde, that might have marched hither without oppo&s;ition, and as my Captains conceived might have taken the Ca&s;tle without much difficulty in the condition it then was. Fifthly, my march from Scarborough was again&s;t the con&s;ent and opinion of my Captaines, and though I had craved the Committees approbation for my doing &s;o, and their further directions, I could never obtaine it: &s;o that having marched from thence again&s;t my Captains con&s;ent, &amp; not to retire when they conceived it of &s;uch nece&s;&s;ity; I thought it would be interpreted be|yond the bounds of my order or di&s;cretion, and not &s;uting with the di&s;charge of the tru&s;t impo&s;ed on me. Sixtly, I had not money to pay tho&s;e forces with me a weeke, nor had left for the garri&s;on much longer. So for the&s;e rea&s;ons I thought fit, and re&s;olved to repaire to Scarborough with &s;ome forces, which were under three hundred foote, and forty hor&s;e; yet had I &s;uch care as well in re&s;pect of the publicke, as to &s;atisfie my Lord <HI>Fairfax</HI> his de&s;ires; I declared mine
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opinion, it was fit for Colonell <HI>Boynton</HI> to march with all his forces to the Lord <HI>Fairfax,</HI> and he being very ready, and re&s;olved to do &s;o, I de&s;igned Captaine <HI>Mildem<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="faint" EXTENT="1 letter">y,</HI> and Captaine <HI>Al<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="blotted" EXTENT="1 letter">reds</HI> troopes which were with me, with the two hundred and twenty foote &s;ent me from Sir <HI>Iohn Hotham</HI> to march with him; and in re&s;pect we were informed the enemy had drawne &s;ome forces on the other &s;ide of the river of <HI>Darwent,</HI> oppo&s;ite to where Colonell <HI>Boynton</HI> was to quarter the fir&s;t night; I did &s;end my carriages, and the foot being in number as I &s;aid under three hundred, from Malton the direct way to Scarborough, but my &s;elfe with my forty hor&s;e, marched the fir&s;t day along with Colonell <HI>Boynton,</HI> and then apprehending there would bee no great danger betweene that place and the Ferry whither they were directed; I marched the next day to Scarborough, which I thinke was &s;o far from a di&s;&s;ervice, as it was advantagious in the&s;e particulars, I &s;trengthened the garri&s;on, I brought a &s;upply of as many barrells of powder as I had left in the Magazine, as likewi&s;e two peeces of &s;mall Ordnance, of which there was great need at the Ca&s;tle: I have fortified the place in much better manner then it was: And la&s;tly, by returning thither I got a &s;upply of money from the adjacent parts, without which, we could not have &s;ub&s;i&s;ted till this time; and though by the&s;e rea&s;ons I was induced to retreat, it was not with an intention to immure my &s;elf in the Ca&s;tle, but re&s;olved as &s;oone as I had fortified the &s;ame, and left it in better &s;ecurity to march to my Lord <HI>Fairfax</HI> with my troope, and &s;uch a number as could be &s;pared from the Ca&s;tle, and might be mounted for Dragooners, which I had performed before this, but that I was drawne another way by commands from the Lord <HI>Fairfax.</HI></P>
<P>Now this re&s;olution being duly con&s;idered, I hope it will not ap|peare I have been remi&s;&s;e in performing my duty to the publicke, or the &s;ervice and tru&s;t committed to me, nor yet that the Lord <HI>Fairfax</HI> in the managing of his affaires, could receive much prejudice by my retreat, con&s;idering how few I drew&punc; with me, except the pre&s;ence of my own per&s;on &s;hould be more con&s;iderable then my merit, or the printed paper makes me.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Hu. Cholmley.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P>IT being propounded unto us by our Colonell Sir <HI>Hugh Cholmeley</HI> to declare our opinions touching the propo&s;ition for our marching from Malton to Tad|ca&s;ter to joyne with the Lord <HI>Fairfax:</HI> Wee con&s;idering that the Ca&s;tle of Scarborough was left with a weak Gari&s;on, unfortified, unprovided of ammu|nition or victualls. And as the place &s;eemes to our judgements to be of great importance, &s;o we had rea&s;on to thinke the enemy had a &s;peciall eye towards it; That if all our forces &s;hould have beene drawne &s;o remote from Scarborough, the enemy might have advanced thither without oppo&s;ition, and have beene ma&s;ter of the towne and place without any great difficulty. And therefore we gave our opinions and advices; that it was fit &amp; requi&s;ite our Colonell &s;hould retreat to Scarborough with three hundred foot which was all the forces belonging to that Regiment, ex|cept tho&s;e which were in the Ca&s;tle, to fortifie and &s;ecure the place better then it was at that pre&s;ent, or el&s;e we conceived he could not di&s;charge the tru&s;t that was repo&s;ed in him: And for the &s;trength of the Ca&s;tle, we conceive, the &s;ame being well fortified, and victualled, that a Garri&s;on of three hundred men will be able to de|fend it, again&s;t any force that can come to oppo&s;e it.</P>
<P>And we do further conceive, the &s;ame to be a place of very great con&s;equence, for the&s;e rea&s;ons.</P>
<P>1. He who is Commander of the Ca&s;tle hath a great power over the adjacent parts of this Country.</P>
<P>2. Con&s;idering, as affaires now &s;tand, it is the onely Port to land men or ammunition to &s;upply the enemy, and that if the enemy were po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ed thereof, it lies &s;o oppo&s;ite to Holland, or Denmarke, that he might take opportunitie to &s;end men or provi&s;ions from thence hither in de&s;pite of any Navy upon the Sea.</P>
<P>3. That from this place, Ordnance or Carriages, may pa&s;&s;e in the depth of win|ter to Yorke without difficulty, which cannot be done from Newca&s;tle both in re|&s;pect of the di&s;tance and ilne&s;&s;e of the wayes.</P>
<P>4. This Fort lies more conveniently then any other in the Kingdome for Pin|nances that may upon every occa&s;ion make out and hinder the bringing of Armes or Ammunition from Holland or Denmarke.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Sub&s;cribed by <HI>Lancelot Alured</HI> Lieutenant Colonell. <HI>George Orme</HI> Ser|geant Major. <HI>Browne Bu&s;hell, John Colborne, Richard Medley</HI> Captains.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P>When my Colonell was at Malton with his Forces I was at Scarbrough intru&s;t|ed with the Ca&s;tle, &s;o that I was not then pre&s;ent to give my opinion for his retreat. At his comming hither there were but eleven barrells of powder in the Ca&s;tle, one hundred and twelve men, divers of which unfit for &s;ervice, not victualls for ten daies to keepe them, nor any one peece of Ordnance mounted within the Ca&s;tle, and therefore I conceive it was very nece&s;&s;ary for him to retire hither, for &s;upplying all the&s;e and other defects.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Sub&s;cribed by <HI>John Legard</HI> Captaine.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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