38 The Duchess of Newcastle 



of their horse colours, consisting of seventeen cornets; 

 and so marched on to York with their ammunition, 

 without any other interruption. 



My Lord, after he had received this ammunition, 

 put his army into a condition to march, and having 

 intelligence that the Queen was at sea, with intention 

 to land in some part of the east riding of Yorkshire, 

 he directed his march in February, 1642, into those 

 parts, to be ready to attend Her Majesties landing, 

 who was then daily expected from Holland. Within 

 a short time, after it had pleased God to protect Her 

 Majesty both from the fury of wind and waves, there 

 being for several days such a tempest at sea that Her 

 Majesty, with all her attendance, was in danger to be 

 cast away every minute ; as also from the fury of the 

 rebels which had the whole naval power of the king- 

 dom then in their hands, she arrived safely at a small 

 port in the east riding of Yorkshire called Burlington 

 Key, where Her Majesty was no sooner landed, but 

 the enemy at sea made continual shot against her 

 ships inthe port, which reachednot onely Her Majesties 

 landing, but even the house where she lay (though 

 without the least hurt to any), so that she herself, 

 and her attendants, were forced to leave the same, 

 and to seek protection from a hill near that place, 

 under which they retired; and all that while it was 

 observed that Her Majesty showed as much courage 

 as ever any person could do ; for her undaunted and 

 generous spirit was like her royal birth, deriving it 

 self from that unparrallell'd King, her father, whose 

 heroic actions will be in perpetual memory whilest 

 the world hath a being. 



My Lord finding Her Majesty in this condition, 

 drew his army near the place where she was, ready to 

 attend and protect Her Majesties person, who was 



