Life of the Duke 55 



gained several passes for their security, and entered 

 safe and well into the city of York, in April 1643. 



My Lord being now at York, and finding three 

 armies against him, viz. the army of the Scots, the 

 army of the English that gave the defeat to the 

 governour of York, and an army that was raised out 

 of associate counties, and but little ammunition and 

 provision in the town; was forced to send his horse 

 away to quarter in several counties, viz. Derbyshire, 

 Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, for their subsistence 

 under the conduct of his Lieutenant-General of the 

 Horse, my dear brother Sir Charles Lucas, himself 

 remaining at York, with his foot and train for the 

 defence of that city. 



In the mean time, the enemy having closely 

 besiedged the city on all sides, came to the very gates 

 thereof, and pulled out the earth at one end, as those 

 in the city put it in at the other end; they planted 

 their great cannons against it, and threw in granadoes 

 at pleasure : but those in the city made several sallies 

 upon them with good success. At last, the general 

 of the associate army of the enemy, having closely 

 beleaguered the north side of the town, sprung a mine 

 under the wall of the mannor yard, and blew part 

 of it up; and having beaten back the town forces 

 (although they behaved themselves very gallantly) 

 entered the mannor-house with a great number of 

 their men, which as soon as my Lord perceived, he 

 went away in all haste, even to the amazement of all 

 that were by, not knowing what he intended to do; 

 and drew 80 of his own regiment of foot, called the 

 white coats all stout and vaHant men, to that post, 

 who fought the enemy with that courage, that within 

 a little time they killed and took 1500 of them ; and 

 My Lord gave present order to make up the breach 



