THe 12. day of Sep­tember wee mar­ched with our Armie towards Yorke, where wee being no sooner approached with in sight, but the Inhabitants of the City with great and unspeakable joy, flocked towards us, that we beleeved that (afarre off) they came to withstand us; whereupon Sir John Hotham sent 50. horse [Page 4] and 100. Foot, to know what was their intent, where being n [...] sooner met, but they cryed out, God blesse the King and Parliament, God blesse the King and Parlia­ment; so after some time spent, they all went to Sir John Hotham, and informed him how that they are disturbed both night and day, and their Gates of the City kept shut, that scarce any could passe with security of his life, and how the Ca­valeers had put the City into defence a­gainst any that shal come to molest them; whereupon Sir John Hotham gave com­mand that wee, as soone as wee came a­gainst the Towne, should every man stand to their Colours, and not stirre, so when we came to the Gates we found them shut and Ordnance planted be [...]ore the Gates; whereupon Sir John Hotham demanded enrrance, but they refused, and said they kept it fo [...] the King, and for the peace of the County, Sir Jo. Hotham seeing the Gates thus shut against him, and hearing the an­swer [Page 5] made him, he presently commanded the Drums to beat, and prepared his soul­diers for Battaile against those Cavaleers in the Towne, and made a vow to his soul­diers to the great encouragement of them all, that hee would have the City before the Sun went down, or else he would lose his life; upon which words the souldiers all gave such a shout, that they thought long to speake with the Cavaleers; all this while the Gentry of Yorkeshire sate in con­sultation in the Deanery with the Earle of Cumberland, and other of his Majesties Com­missioners for Array, who hearing that sir John Hotham was come to take possession of York, for the Parliament, because he is made Lieutenant of Yorkeshire by the Par­liament, and the Earle of Cumberland had it in possession for the King, and made Lieutenant thereof also, whereupon the Earle of Cumberland was very hot, and bid them shoot and cut them off, what came they there for.

[Page 6] Al this while, Sir Iohn Hotham and his Somldiers were making all possible means for the takeing of it. For afterwards he had word sent him from some in the City, that he should have it; and that without any blood-shed at all; and that they would keepe the Earle of Cumberland in the City? and he shoulg come in for all that the peeces was before the Gates. Therefore Sir Iohn Hotham with the rest of his Company, began to eutrench them­selves against the City, as if that they would besiege it; because the Cavaleeres should not mistrust the Citizens.

The Earle of Cumberland with his forces salied out of the Towne, towards Sir Iohn Hotham, and came into the feild with about a Hundred Horse, and five Hundred foote which was raised by some of the County, and kept in Garrison there.

So leaving the CITY with smale gaurd, besides the Inhabitants thereof; So in a Warlike manner came marching [Page 7] towards us, but we seeing him com­ming, prepared our s [...]lves, and with­stoode him and his Mal [...]gnant Caveleers, for all they were more in number.

The Caveleers were v [...]ry unmannerly, for they fell upon us and would not as much as speake to us; but we were so mannerly as to beate them, and take away their Armes; for indeed we fought an houer and a halfe by the Cl [...]cke, before we could obtaine the Victory, for the weather was so hot, that we could not well tell how to dispose of our selves.

At last, the Caveleers retreated backe, and fled away as fast as they could to YORKE, and shut the Gates after them, but we pursued them so close that we tooke away their peeces of Ordnances that lay before the Gates, and we brought them from the Gates, and planted them against the Towne.

And, in the meane time, the Caveleers fled away out of the City, at the other [Page 8] Gates; at the same time Sir Iohn Hotham entred the City the Caveleers fled away, The Earle of Cumberland and the rest of the Commissioners, being in the Towne, the Inhabitants would have stopped them, but they swore (Dam them) if they had not free leave, they would take leave, and make way too; The Earle of Cumberland could not tell how to passe or get from them, made an excuse to goe to the house of Office, And there liveing a poore Sheepherd at the next backe doore, so the Earle of Cumberland went in thither, (and by the Sheepherdrs leave) put on his Cloathes and Coate, and his Sheep hooke with the Tarr-box hanging at the end thereof, so (it is reported) he passed through the Towne, and no body knew him, and so is fled to His Majesty, but the poore Sheepherd lost nothing by it, and now Sir Iohn Hotham keeps Yorke for the King and Parliament, and so for the present I rest,