46 The Duchess of Newcastle 



few days sent to York in My Lord's own coach, and 

 from thence very shortly after to Kingstone upon 

 Hull, where she desired to be, attended by My Lord's 

 coach and servants. 



Thus My Lord, after the enemy was gone, entered the 

 town and garison of Bradford, by which victory the 

 enemy was so daunted, that they forsook the rest of 

 their garisons, that is to say, Halhfax, Leeds and 

 Wakefield, and dispersed themselves severally, the 

 chief of&cers retiring to Hull, a strong garison of the 

 enemy; and though My Lord, knowing they would 

 make their escape thither, as having no other place 

 of refuge to resort to, sent a letter to York to the 

 Governour of that city, to stop them in their passage ; 

 yet by neglect of the post, it coming not timely enough 

 to his hands, his design was frustrated. 



The whole county of York, save onely Hull, being 

 now cleared and setled by My Lord's care and con- 

 duct, he marched to the city of York, and having a 

 competent number of horse well armed and com- 

 manded, he quartered them in the east riding, near 

 Hull, there being no visible enemy then to oppose 

 them: In the mean while My Lord receiving news 

 that the enemy had made an invasion into the next 

 adjoining county of Lincoln, where he had some 

 forces, he presently dispatched his Lieutenant-General 

 of the army away with some horse and dragoons, and 

 soon after marched thither himself with the body of 

 the army, being earnestly desired by His Majesties 

 party there. The forces which My Lord had in the 

 same county, commanded by the then Lieutenant- 

 General of the Horse, Mr. Charles Cavendish, second 

 brother to the now Earl of Devonshire, though they 

 had timely notice, and orders from My Lord to make 

 their retreat to the Lieutenant-General of the army, 



