A
Fuller
RELATION
of
that
MIRACVLOVS
VICTORY
Which
it
pleased
God
to
give
unto
●he
PARLIAMENTS
Forces
under
the
Command
of
the
Right
Honourable
the
Lord
Fairefax
,
against
the
Earle
of
New-Castles
Army
at
Wakefield
in
Yorkshire
.
Where
they
tooke
Prisoners
,
Generall
Goring
,
Sir
Thomas
Bland
,
2
Colonels
,
Sergeant
Major
Car
,
13
Captaines
,
1500
Souldiers
,
27
Colours
of
Foot
,
3
Cornets
of
Horse
,
4
Lieutenants
,
15
Ensignes
,
and
1
Cornet
,
4
Pieces
of
Ordnance
,
all
their
Ammunition
,
and
a
great
number
of
Arm●s
,
with
the
losse
of
seven
Common
Souldiers
.
S●nt
in
two
Letters
to
the
Honourable
W.
Lenthall
,
Esq
;
Speaker
in
the
House
of
Commons
.
Also
a
LETTER
of
great
consequence
,
which
was
found
in
Generall
Gorings
Chamber
,
which
was
sent
to
him
by
his
Father
the
Lord
Goring
.
Die
Sabathii
,
27.
Maii
.
1643.
ORdered
by
the
Lords
&
Commons
in
Parl
.
that
Publique
Thanksgiving
be
to
Morrow
the
●8
of
this
instant
May
,
given
in
all
the
Churches
and
Chappels
of
London
and
Westminster
,
Borough
of
Southwarke
,
Suburbes
and
places
adjacent
,
for
the
great
and
good
successe
it
hath
pleased
God
to
give
the
Forces
under
the
Command
of
the
Lord
Fairefax
,
at
the
taking
in
of
Wakefield
;
and
that
the
Letters
relating
that
good
successe
,
be
read
in
the
said
Churches
and
Chappels
.
John
Brown
Cler
,
Parliamentor
.
May
29.
Printed
for
Iohn
Wright
,
in
the
Old
Bayley
.
1643.
The
Introduction
.
WHereas
it
hath
●oo
often
beene
seene
,
that
in
a
great
appearance
of
outward
meanes
,
we
are
over
confident
,
and
in
the
smallnesse
or
dimination
of
the
same
,
we
are
too
●ow
a●d
distrustfull
;
so
walking
by
sight
,
and
not
by
faith
,
the
Divine
Goodnesse
and
Wisdome
to
weane
us
from
this
corruption
,
and
to
teach
us
the
contra●y
Lesson
,
to
walk
by
faith
and
not
by
sight
,
hath
often
wrought
and
given
great
Victories
,
by
little
meanes
and
unexpected
wayes
.
A
notable
Pattern
and
Proofe
whereof
is
now
seene
in
the
Victory
g●ven
at
Wakefield
,
wherein
God
gave
a
happy
successe
upon
great
di●advantage
and
inequality
a
far
lesse
num●er
,
even
lesse
by
halfe
,
overc●mming
a
greater
in
a
fortified
Towne
,
and
the
pe●sons
●aken
,
for
exceeding
in
n●mber
those
that
tooke
them
▪
and
all
this
not
with
the
l●sse
of
ten
persons
.
As
this
c●lls
for
the
eye
of
Faith
spiritually
to
dis●erne
the
great
Powe●
and
Goodnesse
of
G●d
,
which
gives
the
advantage
of
Victory
●n
the
side
of
the
disadvantage
in
outward
force
;
so
it
calls
upon
us
to
maintain
&
continue
a
course
of
Faith
for
the
time
to
come
,
and
by
continually
looking
up
unto
God
,
and
dependance
on
him
,
to
expect
from
his
Goodnesse
and
bounty
the
like
blessing
in
other
times
of
inequality
and
disadvantage
.
And
as
this
ought
to
confirme
our
Exp●ctations
for
the
future
,
so
both
now
and
hereafter
,
when
Gods
strength
doth
so
visibly
appeare
in
our
weaknesse
,
we
ought
to
give
the
whole
Glory
and
Praise
to
his
strength
,
and
none
to
our
owne
weaknesse
.
Thankfulnesse
for
blessings
past
,
being
an
Invitation
of
blessings
to
come
,
and
God
not
failing
to
supply
that
,
which
he
knowes
will
certainly
turne
to
his
owne
Glory
.
Neither
ought
our
Thanksgiving
onely
to
bound
it selfe
in
words
,
or
in
short
thoughts
and
intentions
,
but
it
should
especially
be
expressed
in
a
●earty
and
reall
conversion
and
conformity
of
soule
and
life
to
him
,
whose
will
ought
to
be
the
rule
of
our
life
,
and
whose
service
is
the
end
of
our
being
.
Let
it
also
be
further
observed
,
That
both
this
and
other
Victories
have
beene
given
on
that
Day
,
which
hath
beene
so
much
opposed
by
dissolute
and
Popish
persons
▪
even
to
a
confutation
of
it
by
set
discourses
,
&
practicall
Pr●phanations
.
And
having
given
all
the
glory
to
God
it
is
next
just
and
commendable
to
take
notice
of
those
whom
God
hath
vou●hsafed
to
use
in
his
service
,
as
to
encourage
them
in
Gods
work
,
and
that
Cause
,
which
G●d
doth
maintaine
by
his
own
mighty
and
out-stretched
arm
,
thus
made
good
in
this
extraordinary
both
Deliverance
and
Victory
.
For
my
Honourable
Friend
William
Lenthall
Esq
;
Speaker
in
the
Commons
House
of
Parliament
.
SIR
,
VPon
the
sixth
of
this
moneth
I
writ
to
you
by
a
speciall
Messenger
,
which
I
hope
is
come
to
your
hands
;
Presently
after
the
dispatch
of
that
Letter
,
the
newes
was
brought
me
,
that
the
Earle
of
Newcastle
had
possessed
himselfe
both
of
Rotheram
and
Sheffeld
,
the
Forces
in
Rotheram
held
out
two
dayes
siege
,
and
yeelded
up
the
Towne
upon
treaty
,
wherein
it
was
agreed
,
that
the
Towne
should
not
be
plundered
,
and
that
all
the
Gentlemen
,
Commanders
,
and
Souldiers
,
(
six
only
excepted
,
that
were
specially
named
)
leaving
their
Arms
,
should
have
free
liberty
to
goe
whether
they
pleased
;
But
when
the
Enemy
entred
,
contrary
to
their
Articles
,
they
have
not
only
plundred
the
Towne
,
but
have
also
made
all
the
Commanders
and
Souldiers
prisoners
,
and
doe
endeavour
to
constraine
them
to
take
up
Arms
on
their
party
.
The
Commanders
at
Sheffeld
,
hearing
of
the
losse
of
Rotheram
,
and
seeing
some
of
the
Enemies
Forces
advanced
in
view
of
the
Towne
,
they
all
presently
disserted
the
place
as
not
tenible
with
so
few
,
against
so
potent
an
Army
,
and
fled
away
with
their
Arms
,
some
to
Chesterfield
,
and
some
to
Manchester
.
The
losse
of
these
two
places
hath
much
elated
the
Enemy
,
and
cast
down
the
spirits
of
the
people
in
these
parts
,
who
daily
see
the
Enemy
encrease
in
power
,
and
to
gaine
ground
,
and
no
succors
come
to
them
from
any
part
:
The
Earle
of
Newcastles
Army
doe
now
range
over
all
the
Southwest
part
of
this
Country
,
pillaging
and
cruelly
using
the
wel-affected
party
;
and
the
last
weeke
there
is
a
Garrison
of
Horse
and
Foot
layd
at
Knaresborough
,
where
they
begin
to
Fortifie
the
Town
,
and
pillage
and
utterly
ruine
all
the
Religious
people
in
those
parts
,
and
round
about
them
:
On
Friday
Seven
night
last
,
three
Troopes
and
some
other
Forces
,
of
which
many
were
French
came
from
that
Garrison
,
and
pillaged
Otley
,
and
there
barbarously
used
some
honest
women
of
that
Towne
,
and
in
their
retreat
to
Kn●resborough
,
upon
the
open
Forrest
they
tooke
a
man
and
a
woman
,
the
man
they
wounded
and
beat
cruelly
,
and
before
his
face
ravished
the
woman
.
These
particulars
I
repeat
,
that
you
may
the
more
cleerly
discerne
the
miseries
which
this
Country
groans
under
;
and
here
about
Leeds
,
Bradford
and
Hallifax
,
being
a
montainous
barren
Country
,
the
people
now
begin
to
be
sensible
of
want
,
their
last
yeare
provisions
being
spent
,
and
the
Enemies
Garrisons
stopping
all
provisions
both
of
Corn
and
Flesh
,
and
other
necessaries
that
were
wont
to
come
from
the
more
fruitfull
Countries
to
them
,
their
trade
utterly
taken
away
,
their
poore
grow
innumerable
,
and
great
scarcity
of
mea●es
to
relive
them
.
And
this
Army
which
now
lyes
amongst
them
to
defend
them
from
the
Enemy
,
cannot
defend
them
from
want
,
which
causeth
much
murmure
and
lamentation
amongst
the
people
.
And
for
the
Army
it selfe
,
it
is
so
far
in
arreare
,
and
no
way
appearing
how
they
shall
either
be
supplyed
with
money
nor
succors
,
as
they
grow
very
mutinous
.
Yet
upon
Saturday
last
in
the
night
,
I
caused
to
be
drawne
out
of
the
Garrisons
in
Leeds
,
Bradford
,
Hallifax
,
and
Howley
,
some
horse
,
foot
,
and
Dragooneers
,
in
all
about
1500
men
,
and
sent
them
against
Wakefield
,
commanded
by
my
son
,
and
assisted
by
Major
Generall
Gifford
,
sir
Henry
Fowles
,
and
Sir
William
Fairfax
,
with
divers
other
Commanders
,
they
appeared
before
Wakefield
about
four
a
clock
on
Sunday
in
the
morning
,
where
they
found
the
Enemies
(
who
had
intelligence
of
their
designe
)
ready
to
receive
them
;
there
was
in
the
Towne
Generall
Goring
,
Serjeant
Major
Generall
Mackworth
,
the
Lord
Goring
,
with
many
other
principall
Commanders
,
and
eminent
persons
,
with
about
7.
Troops
of
Horse
,
and
six
Regiments
,
containing
3000.
Foot
,
the
Towne
well
fortified
with
workes
,
and
foure
peeces
of
Ordnance
;
yet
our
men
,
both
Commanders
▪
and
common
Souldiers
,
went
on
with
undanted
courages
,
and
notwithstanding
the
thick
vollyes
of
small
and
great
shot
from
the
Enemies
)
charged
up
to
their
worke
;
which
they
entred
,
seized
upon
their
Ordnance
,
and
turned
them
upon
themselves
,
and
pursued
the
Enemy
so
close
as
they
beat
quite
out
of
the
Towne
the
most
part
of
the
Horse
,
and
a
great
number
of
the
Foot
,
and
made
all
the
rest
prisoners
,
and
with
them
tooke
4.
pieces
of
Ordnance
,
and
all
the
Ammunition
then
in
the
Towne
,
and
a
great
number
of
Arms
,
and
amongst
the
prisoners
Generall
Goring
himselfe
,
with
divers
other
Commanders
,
and
other
common
souldiers
,
in
all
about
fifteene
hundred
men
,
and
twenty
seven
Colours
of
Foot
,
three
Cornets
of
Horse
,
of
which
I
send
a
more
particular
list
inclosed
;
the
more
exact
and
particular
relation
of
this
service
,
as
it
is
testified
to
me
under
the
hands
of
the
principall
Commanders
,
imployed
in
that
designe
;
I
send
you
inclosed
for
your
better
information
,
and
truely
for
my
part
I
doe
rather
account
it
a
miracle
,
than
a
Victory
,
and
the
glory
&
praise
to
be
ascribed
to
God
that
wrought
it
,
in
which
I
hope
I
derogate
nothing
from
the
merits
of
the
Commanders
and
souldiers
,
who
every
man
in
his
place
and
duty
,
shewed
as
much
courage
and
resolution
as
could
be
expected
from
men
.
When
the
Towne
was
thus
taken
,
they
found
their
number
and
strength
too
weake
to
keepe
it
and
their
prisoners
,
so
they
left
the
place
and
marcht
away
with
their
booty
.
In
taking
the
Towne
wee
lost
no
man
of
no●e
,
and
not
above
seven
men
in
all
,
of
which
one
was
the
Clerke
of
the
store
,
and
an
Ensigne
of
the
Foot
,
and
one
a
Quartermaster
of
Horse
,
the
rest
common
souldiers
,
but
many
of
our
men
were
shot
and
wounded
;
this
overthrow
hath
much
inraged
the
Enemies
,
who
threaten
a
present
revenge
,
and
are
drawing
all
their
Forces
this
way
to
effect
it
.
I
perceive
there
are
succors
sent
to
Lincolnshire
and
other
adjacent
Countries
,
which
if
they
were
here
,
might
be
imployed
to
as
much
advantage
for
the
publike
safety
,
as
in
any
place
.
I
desire
our
condition
may
be
seriously
thought
on
by
the
House
,
and
the
Ayds
often
promised
,
may
presently
march
away
to
us
,
and
that
Colonell
Cromwell
,
with
his
horse
and
foot
may
also
be
ordered
to
march
to
me
,
that
being
joyned
together
,
I
may
be
able
to
draw
this
Army
into
the
Field
and
gaine
fresh
quarter
for
the
souldiers
,
and
furnish
our selves
with
Powder
,
Arms
,
and
Ammunition
,
which
is
now
growne
very
scarse
,
and
cannot
be
supplyed
,
untill
the
passage
to
Hull
be
forced
open
,
which
now
is
possessed
by
the
Enemy
.
If
such
succors
come
not
timely
to
us
,
we
cannot
long
subsist
,
but
must
be
forced
to
accept
of
dishonourable
conditions
;
which
besides
the
losse
and
ruine
of
this
Country
,
will
be
a
great
disadvantage
to
the
Generall
safety
,
and
withall
,
some
course
must
be
thought
on
to
furnish
some
large
proportion
of
money
to
defray
the
Souldiers
Ar●ears
,
which
I
beseech
you
endeavour
for
them
and
me
,
that
am
Leeds
23
May
,
1643.
Your
most
affectionate
Friend
and
servant
,
FER
.
FAIRFAX
.
I
Send
you
inclosed
a
Letter
from
the
Lord
Goring
,
to
his
son
Generall
Goring
,
found
in
his
Chamber
at
Wakefield
,
which
will
let
the
House
see
the
Enemies
great
desire
to
have
this
Army
ruined
,
that
they
might
with
theit
whole
Force
march
Southwards
.
SAturday
night
the
20
of
May
,
The
Lord
Generall
gave
order
for
a
party
of
a
1000
Foot
,
three
companies
of
Dragooners
,
and
eight
Troops
of
Horse
,
to
march
from
the
Garrisons
of
Leeds
,
Bradford
,
Hallifax
,
and
Howley
,
Sir
Thomas
Fairefax
commanded
in
chiefe
;
The
Foot
were
commanded
by
Serjeant
Major
Generall
Giff●rd
,
and
Sir
William
Fairfax
The
Horse
were
divided
into
two
bodies
,
foure
Troops
Commanded
by
Sir
Thomas
Fairfax
,
and
the
other
foure
Troops
,
by
Sir
Henry
Foules
;
Howley
was
the
Randevouz
where
they
all
met
on
Saturday
last
about
twelve
a
clock
at
night
:
about
two
next
morning
,
they
marcht
away
,
and
comming
to
Stanley
,
where
two
of
the
Enemies
Troops
lay
with
som
D●agooners
;
that
Quarter
was
beaten
up
,
and
about
one
and
twenty
Prisoners
taken
.
About
foure
a
clock
in
the
morning
we
came
before
Wakefield
,
where
after
some
of
their
Horse
were
beaten
into
the
Town
,
the
Foote
with
unspeakable
courage
,
beat
the
enemies
from
the
Hedges
,
which
they
had
lined
with
Muskettiers
,
into
the
Town
,
and
assaulted
it
in
two
places
,
Wrengate
and
Norgate
;
and
after
an
hour
and
a
half
fight
,
we
recovered
one
of
their
Peeces
,
and
turned
it
upon
them
and
entred
the
Town
at
both
places
,
at
one
and
the
same
time
:
When
the
Baracadoes
were
opened
,
Sir
Thomas
Fairfax
with
the
Horse
,
fell
into
the
Town
,
and
cleered
the
Street
where
Colonel
Goring
was
taken
.
by
Lieutenant
Alured
,
Brother
to
Captaine
Alured
,
a
Member
of
the
House
;
yet
in
the
Market
place
their
stood
three
Troops
of
Horse
,
and
Colonell
Lamptous
Regiment
,
to
whom
Major
Generall
Gifford
sent
a
Trumpet
with
offer
of
Quarter
,
if
they
would
lay
down
their
Arms
,
they
answered
they
scorned
the
Motion
;
then
he
fired
a
Peece
of
their
own
Ordinance
upon
them
,
and
the
Horse
fel
in
upon
them
,
beat
them
out
of
the
Town
,
and
took
al
these
Officsrs
exprest
in
this
inclosed
list
Twenty
seven
Colours
of
Foote
,
three
Corners
of
Ho●se
,
and
about
1500
Common
Souldiers
.
The
enemy
had
in
the
Town
3000
Foot
,
and
seven
Troops
of
Horse
besides
Colonell
Lamptons
Regiment
,
which
came
into
the
Town
,
after
w
had
entred
the
Town
:
The
enemy
left
behinde
them
four
Peeces
of
Ordnance
,
with
Amunition
,
which
we
brought
away
.
-
Thomas
Fairfax
.
-
Henry
Foules
.
-
Iohn
Gifford
.
-
William
Fairfax
,
-
Iohn
Holman
.
-
Robert
Foules
.
-
Titus
Leighton
.
-
Francis
Talbott
.
Prisoners
Commanders
taken
at
Wakefield
,
May
21.
1643.
-
GEnerall
Goring
.
-
Sir
Thomas
Bland
,
Lieutenant
Colonell
to
Sir
George
Wentworth
.
-
Lieutenant
Col.
St.
George
.
-
Lieutenant
Col.
Mackmoyler
.
-
Sergeant
Major
Car
,
-
Captaine
Car
.
-
Capt
.
Knight
.
-
Capt
.
Wildbore
.
-
Capt
.
Rudstone
.
-
Capt
.
Pemberton
.
-
Captaine
Croft
.
-
Capt
.
Ledgard
.
-
Capt
.
Lashsly
.
-
Capt
Kailey
.
-
Capt
.
Nuttall
.
-
Capt
.
Lieutenant
Benson
.
-
Sergeant
Major
Carnaby
,
and
Capt
.
Nuttall
left
wounded
in
Wakefield
,
upon
their
ingagements
to
be
true
Prisoners
.
Lieutenants
.
-
Mouckton
-
Thomas
.
-
Wheateley
.
-
Kent
.
-
Nicholson
.
Ensignes
.
-
Squire
.
-
Vavasour
.
-
Maskew
.
-
Lampton
.
-
Ducket
.
-
Stockhald
.
-
Baldwinson
.
-
Davis
.
-
Car
-
Gibson
.
-
Smaythwait
.
-
Ballinson
.
-
Watson
.
-
Smelt
.
-
Haliburton
.
-
Cornet
Wivel
.
AFter
this
Letter
was
concluded
our
men
took
Wakefield
,
of
which
I
send
a
particular
Relation
inclosed
,
and
a
List
of
the
Prisoners
and
other
Booty
taken
;
If
we
had
now
any
Force
of
Horse
to
joyn
with
〈◇〉
,
we
should
in
all
probability
utterly
rout
the
Enemies
in
this
Countrey
,
or
shut
them
up
in
holds
,
which
if
it
do
not
speedily
come
,
we
shall
be
in
danger
to
perish
,
if
the
Enemy
draw
his
whole
Force
upon
us
.
I
had
forgotten
in
the
Letter
to
the
Speaker
to
mention
the
new
Commissions
granted
by
the
King
,
wherein
His
Majesty
,
according
to
the
known
Lawes
of
the
Land
(
as
all
things
are
said
to
be
done
)
gives
liberty
to
the
parties
to
whom
the
Commissions
are
directed
,
to
Plunder
,
and
take
mens
Estates
,
so
as
they
account
for
the
moitie
of
the
profit
to
His
M●jesty
;
this
is
confessed
by
the
Captains
now
prisoners
here
.
From
Leeds
23
May
1643.
Your
Servant
Thomas
Stockdell
.
It
is
now
about
three
weeks
since
we
had
any
Letter
from
you
,
or
any
advertisements
from
the
South
.
After
I
had
sealed
my
Letter
,
I
was
advised
to
advertise
you
,
that
the
Lord
●airefax
never
believed
you
would
looke
into
the
Parts
where
you
now
are
,
but
intended
to
draw
back
to
the
place
from
whence
you
came
,
which
made
him
so
lofty
in
his
conditions
,
wherefore
if
you
can
(
as
my
Authors
propose
)
get
betwixt
Bradford
and
Leedes
,
you
will
so
annoy
,
devert
,
and
separate
them
in
all
their
designes
,
as
you
may
be
sure
to
carry
Hallifax
and
Bradford
on
that
hand
,
or
Leedes
on
the
other
.
Take
this
to
heart
,
and
let
Generall
King
,
with
my
humble
service
know
thus
much
,
not
as
new
to
him
and
the
rest
of
you
,
but
as
that
which
all
the
wisest
and
most
knowing
men
in
the
Countrey
advise
and
hope
;
This
will
so
hare
them
,
and
satisfie
this
Countrey
,
and
will
give
you
such
other
advantages
,
as
will
render
happy
and
glorious
too
,
whereas
on
the
contrary
all
will
fall
flat
both
in
power
and
reputation
past
expression
.
And
her
Majesty
,
either
unprovided
of
such
a
Convoy
from
thence
,
as
is
fit
for
hers
and
the
Kings
present
occasions
or
else
leave
this
Countrey
naked
to
the
Tyranny
of
the
mercilesse
enemy
,
contrary
to
contract
,
and
all
due
Iustice
.
This
is
the
opinion
of
others
,
far
better
able
to
advise
then
he
that
so
heartily
prayes
for
you
,
and
is
Yours
Gorcing
.
Cudgell
them
to
a
Treaty
,
and
then
let
us
alone
with
the
rest
.
Yorke
▪
17
▪
Aprill
,
1643
,
FINIS
.