" Passage of the Army " 195 



In 'Certain Informations for Thursday, July 13' we are told 

 that the Lancashire men ' have placed a garrison of 1200 men in 

 Rochdale, and 500 more upon Blackstone Edge, to guard the pas- 

 sage into their country out of Yorkshire, and that they have sent 

 away Colonel Goring and their other prisoners, but whither it was 

 not known, yet is supposed to be Liverpool, to be conveyed thence 

 by sea to London ; but it is now said they are brought to Notting- 

 ham.' 



Letter to Lord Loftus, July 6, 1643 



To Edward, Viscount Loftus of Ely, or the Commander-in-Chief 



at Middleham Castle 



You cannot be ignorant of the good success it hath pleased Almighty 

 God to give unto the army under my command. And that you may see 

 the desire I have to avoid the effusion of more blood before I proceed any 

 further, I have thought it my duty to God and the King to signify unto 

 you that if you shall upon sight hereof submit yourselves, lay down your 

 arms most unjustly taken up against your dread Sovereign, and immedi- 

 ately return to your due allegiance, his Majesty is graciously pleased to 

 authorise me to receive you into his mercy and favour, which I shall as 

 willingly do as to bring you to obedience by force if you shall refuse. And 

 I cannot but wonder, whilst you fight against the King and his authority, 

 you should so boldly presume to profess yourself for the King and Parlia- 

 ment. Be no longer deceived, for that blood that shall be shed in this 

 quarrel will fall upon your own head. I have no other ends in this treaty 

 but to let you see your error, if you please ; if not, let me receive your 

 answer, and that without delay. And if you resolve to persist in your 

 obstinacy, then I do hereby advise you to remove out of the castle all 

 women and children, unto whom and all others well affected I do promise 

 safe and free passage without any interruption. And then you may expect 

 no other than what is due to so high a condemner of his Majesty's grace and 

 favour offered. Given under my hand the sixth day of July 1643. 



W. Newcastle. 



{Ninth Report of the Historical MSS. Commission, Part II, p. 317. From 

 the Marquis of Drogheda's Papers.) 



VI 



A TRUE RELATION OF THE PASSAGES OF THE ARMY 

 UNDER THE COMMAND OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE 

 MARQUESS OF NEWCASTLE SINCE HIS COMING INTO 

 DERBYSHIRE 



(Printed at York by Stephen Bulkley, 1643) 



Sir Thomas Fairfax and his forces being at Chesterfield, a part of 

 our horse marched near unto them and beat in their scouts, and a 



