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tion grew high in Yorkshire, in so much, that most 

 of His Majesties good subjects of that county, as well 

 the nobility as gentry, were forced for the preserva- 

 tion of their persons, to retire to the city of York, a 

 walled town, but of no great strength; and hearing 

 that My Lord had not onely kept those counties in 

 the northern parts generally faithful to His Majesty, 

 but raised an army for His Majesties interest and 

 the protection of his good subjects; thought it con- 

 venient to employ and authorise some persons of 

 quality to attend upon My Lord, and treat with him 

 on their behalf, that he would be pleased to give 

 them the assistance of his army, which My Lord 

 granted them upon such terms as did highly advance 

 His Majesties service, which was My Lord's chief 

 and onely aim. 



Thus My Lord being with his army invited into 

 Yorkshire, he prepared for it with all the speed that 

 the nature of that business could possibly permit; 

 and after he had fortified the Town of Newcastle, 

 Tynmouthcastle, Hartlepool (a haven town) and 

 some other necessary garisons in those parts, and 

 manned, victualled and ordered their constant supply, 

 he thought it fit in the first place, before he did march, 

 to manifest to the world by a declaration in print, the 

 reasons and grounds of his undertaking that design; 

 which were in general, for the preservation of His 

 Majesties person and government, and the defence 

 of the orthodox Church of England; where he also 

 satisfied those that murmured for My Lord's recei\'ing 

 into his army such as were of the Catholick religion, 

 and then he presently marched with his army into 

 Yorkshire to their assistance, and within the time 

 agreed upon, came to York, notwithstanding the 

 enemies forces gave him all the interruption they 



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