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My Lord, rinding her Majesty in this condition, drew his 

 army near the place where she was, ready to attend and 

 protect her Majesty's person, who was pleased to take a view 

 of the army as it was drawn up in order ; and immediately 

 after, which was in March 1643, took her journey towards 

 York, whither the whole army conducted her Majesty, and 

 brought her safe into the city. About this time, her Majesty 

 having some present occasion for money, my Lord presented 

 her with ^3000 sterling, which she graciously accepted of, 

 and having spent some time there in consultation about the 

 present affairs, she was pleased to send some arms and ammu- 

 nition to the King, who was then in Oxford. To which end, 

 my Lord ordered a party, consisting of 1500, well commanded, 

 to conduct the same, with whom the Lord Percy, who then 

 had waited upon her Majesty from the King, returned to 

 Oxford ; which party his Majesty was pleased to keep with 

 him for his own service *-. 



Not long after, my Lord, who always endeavoured to win 

 any place or persons by fair means, rather than by using of 

 force, reduced to his Majesty's obedience a strong fort and 

 castle upon the sea, and a very good haven, called Scarborough 

 Castle, persuading the governor thereof, who heretofore had 

 opposed his forces at Yarum Bridge, with such rational and 

 convincible arguments, that he willingly rendered himself, 

 and all the garrison, unto his Majesty's devotion. By which 

 prudent action my Lord highly advanced his Majesty's interest; 

 for by that means the enemy was much annoyed and preju- 



after, these four ships began to fire so briskly, that we were all obliged to rise in haste, 

 and leave the village to them : at least the women, for the soldiers remained very reso- 

 lutely to defend the ammunition. One of these ships had done me the honour to flank 

 my house, which fronted the pier, and before I could get out of bed, the balls were whist - 

 ling upon me in such style that you may easily believe I loved not such music. Every- 

 body came to force me to go out, the balls beating so on all the houses, that, dressed 

 just as it happened, I went on foot to some distance from the village, to the shelter of 

 a ditch, like those at Newmarket ; but before we could reach it, the balls were singing 

 round us in fine style, and a sergeant was killed twenty paces from me. We placed 

 ourselves then under this shelter, during two hours that they were firing upon us, and 

 the balls passing always over our heads, and sometimes covering us with dust. At 

 last, the Admiral of Holland sent to tell them, that if they did not cease, he would fire 

 upon them as enemies. . . . On this they stopped, and the tide went down, so that 

 there was not water enough for them to stay where they were. ... I am told that 

 one of the captains of the Parliament ships had been beforehand to reconnoitre where 

 my lodging was, and I assure you that it was well marked, for they always shot upon 

 it.' The Queen arrived at Vork, March 7th, 1643 — Rushworth. 



1 This convoy left Newark under the conduct of Col. Hastings on May 8 (Dugdale's 

 Diary), and arrived at Oxford on May 15. A note in Mercurius Aulicus, May 15, 1643, 

 says : ' The conductors were Col. Hastings, the Lord of Dover, and Mr. Percy ; they 

 brought with them twenty troops of horse and 2000 foot, and about two and fifty cart 

 loads of arms and ammunition.' 



