40 The Duchess of Newcastle 



to some garisons which they had in the west of York- 

 shire; presently ordered a party of horse, com- 

 manded by the General of the Horse, the Lord George 

 Goring, to attend the enemy in their march, who 

 overtook them on a moor, called Seacroft Moor, and 

 fell upon their rear, which caused the enemy to draw 

 up their forces into a body; to whom they gave a 

 total rout (although their number was much greater) 

 and took about 800 prisoners, and 10 or 12 colours 

 of horse, besides many that were slain in the charge ; 

 which prisoners were brought to York, about 10 or 

 12 miles distant from that same place. 



Immediately after, in pursuit of that victory. My 

 Lord sent a considerable party into the west of 

 Yorkshire, where they met with about 2000 of the 

 enemies forces, taken out of their several garisons in 

 those parts, to execute some design upon a moor 

 called Tankerly Moor, and there fought them, and 

 routed them; many were slain, and some taken 

 prisoners. 



Not long after the remainder of the army that were 

 left at York, marched to Leeds, in the west of York- 

 shire, and from thence to Wakefield, being both the 

 enemies quarters, to reduce and settle that part of 

 the country; My Lord having possessed himself of 

 the town of Wakefield, it being large, and of great 

 compass, and able to make a strong quarter, ordered 

 it accordingly; and receiving intelhgence that in two 

 market -towns south-west from Wakefield, viz. Rother- 

 ham and Sheffield, the enemy was very busie to raise 

 forces against His Majesty, and had fortified them 

 both about four miles distant from each other, hoping 

 thereby to give protection and encouragement to all 

 those parts of the country which were populous, 

 rich and rebellious, he thought it necessary to use 



