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betray the trust reposed in him, if he came not to 

 succour and assist them ; he went back with his army 

 for the protection of that same country, and when he 

 arrived there, which was in August, 1643, he found 

 the enemy of so small consequence, that they did all 

 flie before him. About this time His Majesty was 

 pleased to honour My Lord for his true and faithfrJ 

 service, with the title of Marquess of Newcastle. 



My Lord being returned into Yorkshire forced the 

 enemy first from a town called Beverly, wherein they 

 had a garison of soldiers ; and from thence, upon the 

 entreaty of the nobiUty and gentry of Yorkshire, 

 (as before is mentioned) who promised him ten 

 thousand men for that pui-pose, though they came 

 short of their performance, marched near the town of 

 Kingstone upon Hull, and besieged that part of the 

 garison that bordered on Yorkshire, for a certain 

 time; in which time the enemy took the courage to 

 sally out of the town with a strong party of horse and 

 foot very early in the morning, with purpose to have 

 forced the quarters of a regiment of My Lord's horse, 

 that were quartered next the town; but by the 

 vigilancy of their commander, Sir Marmaduke 

 Langdale, afterwards Lord Langdale, his forces being 

 prepared for their reception, they received such a 

 welcome as cost many of them their lives, most of 

 their foot (but such as were slain) being taken 

 prisoners ; and those of their horse that escaped, got 

 into their hold at Hull. 



The enemy thus seeing that they could do My 

 Lord's army no further damage on that side of the 

 river in Yorkshire, endeavoured by all means (from 

 Hull, and other confederate places in the Eastern 

 parts of the kingdom) to form a considerable party to 

 annoy and disturb the forces raised by My Lord in 



