36 The Duchess of Newcastle 



Tadcaster, towards north-west, from thence under 

 the command of his then Lieutenant-General of the 

 army, to appear on the west side of Tadcaster early 

 the next morning, by which time My Lord with the 

 rest of his army resolved to appear at the east-side 

 of the said town ; which intention was well designed, 

 but ill executed ; for though My Lord with that part 

 of the army which he commanded in person, that 

 is to say, his foot and cannon, attended by some 

 troops of horse, did march that night, and early in 

 the morning appeared before the town on the east 

 side therof, and there drew up his army, planted his 

 cannon, and closely and orderly besieged that side of 

 the town, and from ten in the morning till four a 

 clock in the afternoon, battered the enemies forts 

 and works, as being in continual expectation of the 

 appearance of the troops on the other side, according 

 to his order; yet (whether it was out of neglect or 

 treachery that My Lord's orders were not obeyed) 

 that day's work was rendered ineffectual as to the 

 whole design. 



However the vigilancy of My Lord did put the 

 enemy into such a terror, that they forsook that fort, 

 and secretly fled away with all their train that very 

 night to another strong hold not far distant from 

 Tadcaster, called Cawood-Castle, to which, by reason 

 of its low and boggy scituation, and foul and narrow 

 lanes and passages, it was not possible for My Lord 

 to pursue them without too great an hazard to his 

 army ; whereas had the Lieutenant-General performed 

 his duty, in all probability the greatest part of the 

 principal rebels in Yorskhire would that day have 

 been taken in their own trap, and their further 

 mischief prevented. My Lord, the next morning, 

 instead of storming the town (as he had intended) 



