The
Copie
of
the
Letter
sent
from
Generall
Lesley
to
the
Lord
Generall
the
Earle
of
Holland
,
and
read
in
the
House
of
Commons
the
7th.
of
July
1641.
My
Lord
,
I
Give
your
Lordship
hearty
thanks
,
that
you
have
been
pleased
to
acquaint
me
with
your
arrivall
at
York
,
I
had
some
notice
given
me
before
by
our
Commissioners
of
his
Majesties
Command
,
and
the
desire
of
the
Parliament
for
that
happy
and
peaceable
service
your
Lordship
is
now
about
.
I
am
glad
that
I
am
at
Dorrington
by
accident
,
in
that
place
where
I
may
give
the
more
speed
and
encouragement
which
your
Lordship
desireth
and
expects
from
me
.
This
shall
be
done
with
all
possible
diligence
;
for
as
at
the
first
the
reason
of
sending
any
Troopes
towards
the
Tees
,
was
for
the
enlargement
of
their
Quarter
,
and
the
great
ease
of
the
rest
of
the
Bishoprick
,
so
now
the
retiring
shall
be
to
take
away
all
Iealousie
from
the
Army
of
our
abode
in
this
part
of
the
Country
;
For
although
the
streightning
of
our
Quarter
will
be
both
prejudiciall
to
the
Country
and
us
,
yet
God
forbid
it
should
be
made
a
pretext
to
make
the
least
stay
to
the
good
work
your
Lordship
hath
in
hand
.
And
the
further
we
remove
from
other
,
in
this
end
we
are
the
neerer
to
be
joyned
in
all
hearty
affection
for
the
service
of
the
King
.
Wherefore
so
sure
grounds
of
hope
are
now
layd
,
that
all
his
Majesties
three
Kingdomes
Enemies
will
have
as
much
cause
to
feare
the
ill
effects
of
our
Union
,
as
they
had
matter
of
rejoycing
at
the
too
great
appearance
of
the
long
lasting
discord
betweene
us
.
And
it
may
be
so
in
all
Ages
to
come
,
which
is
the
hearty
wish
and
prayer
of
,
Your
Lordships
most
humble
servant
,
H.
LESLEY
.
DORRINGTON
2o
July
1641.