30 The Life of William, Duke of Newcastle 



be suspected to betray the trust reposed in him, if he came not 

 to succour and assist them ; he went back with his army 

 for the protection of that same country ; and when he arrived 

 there, which was in August 1643, he found the enemy of so 

 small consequence, that they did all fly before him. About 

 this time his Majesty was pleased to honour my Lord, for his 

 true and faithful service, with the title of Marquis of New- 

 castle 1 . 



My Lord being returned into Yorkshire, forced the enemy 

 first from a town called Beverley 2 , wherein they had a garrison 

 of soldiers ; and from thence, upon the entreaty of the nobility 

 and gentry of Yorkshire (as before is mentioned), who prom- 

 ised him ten thousand men for that purpose, though they 

 came short of their performance, marched near the town of 

 Kingston-upon-Hull, and besieged that part of the garrison 

 that bordered on Yorkshire, for a certain time — in which 

 time the enemy took the courage to sally out of the town with a 

 strong party of horse and foot very early in the morning, 

 with purpose to have forced the quarters of a regiment of 

 my Lord's horse that were quartered next the town ; but 

 by the vigilancy of their commander, Sir Marmaduke Lang- 

 dale, afterwards Lord Langdale, his forces being prepared 

 for the reception, they received such a welcome as cost many 

 of them their lives, most of their foot (but such as were slain) 

 being taken prisoners ; and those of their horse that escaped 

 got into their hold at Hull 3 . 



The enenry, thus feeling that they could do my Lord's 

 army no further damage on that side of the river in York- 

 shire, endeavoured by all means (from Hull, and other con- 



1 The patent is dated 27th October, 19 Charles I. It is quoted at length by Collins 

 (Historical Collections, p. 13), and also by the Duchess in the third book of these Memoirs. 



2 ' The town (Hull) being little, I was sent to Beverley with the horse and 600 foot ' 

 says Sir T. Fairfax, who gives a detailed account of his retreat from Beverley to Hull 

 (Short Memorial, Maseres' Tracts, i, 431). Newcastle occupied Beverley on August 

 25 (Dugdale's Diary). See also Mercurius Britannicus. 5-12 September. 



3 The siege began on September 2, and ended on October n (Rushworth III, ii, 280). 

 Warwick says the policy of besieging Hull was attributed to General King's advice. 

 Warwick was sent on a second mission to Newcastle during September 1643, and found 

 him before Hull. ' I went down ', says Sir Philip, ' to see his trenches and works, and 

 found (the season having been very wet) his men standing ankle deep in dirt a great 

 distance from the town ; so as I conceived those without were likelier to rot than those 

 within to starve ; and by assault there was not the least probability to carry it. Upon 

 my return to him, relating but faintly and modestly my thoughts (for he knew I had 

 not the least part of a soldier to warrant a discourse upon that subject) he merrily put 

 it off, saying " You often hear us called the Popish Army : but you see we trust not 

 in our good works." ' — Memoirs, p. 265. An account of the sally mentioned in the 

 text is given in Mercurius Aulicus for September 16, 1643. See also ' The Sieges of 

 Hull during the Great Civil War ', by E. Broxap (English Historical Review, July 1905). 



