50 The Duchess of Newcastle 



Lincolnshire, and left there for the protection of that 

 county ; where the enemy being drawn together in a 

 body, fought My Lord's forces in his absence, and got 

 the honour of the day near Hornby Castle in that 

 county ; which loss, caused partly by their own rash- 

 ness, forced My Lord to leave his design upon Hull, 

 and to march back with his army to York, which was 

 in October, 1643, where he remained but a few days 

 to refresh his army, and receiving intelligence that 

 the enemy was got into Derbyshire, and did grow 

 nimierous there, and busie in seducing the people, 

 that country being under My Lord's command, he 

 resolved to direct his march thither in the beginning 

 of November, 1643, to suppress their further growth; 

 and to that end quartered his army at Chesterfield, 

 and in all the parts thereabout, for a certain time. 



Immediately after his departure from York to 

 Pomfret, in his said march into Derbyshire, the city 

 of York sent to my Lord to inform him of their inten- 

 tion to chuse another mayor for the year following, 

 desiring his pleasure about it: My Lord, who knew 

 that the mayor for the year before, was a person of 

 much loyalty and discretion, declared his mind to 

 them, That he thought it fit to continue him mayor 

 also for the year following; which it seems they did 

 not like, but resolved to chuse one which they pleased, 

 contrary to My Lord's desire. My Lord perceiving 

 their intentions, about the time of the election, sent 

 orders to the govemour of the city of York, to permit 

 such forces to enter into the city as he should send; 

 which being done accordingly, they upon the day of 

 the election repaired to the town-hall, and with their 

 arms staid there until they had continued the said 

 mayor according to my Lord's desire. 



During the time of My Lord's stay at Chesterfield 



