Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1842 edition. Excerpt: ... A TRUE RELATION, &c. Sir Thomas Fairfax, son to the Lord Generall Fairfax, marched from Bradford (six miles distant from Leeds) on Munday morning with 6 troopes of horse, and 3 companies of dragoones under the command of Sir Henry Fowles Knight, his Lieutenant Generall of the horse, and neare a 1000 musketeers, with 2000 cluh-men, under the command of Sir William Fairfax Colonell, and Lieutenant Generall of the foot. One company of these being dragoones under Capt. Mildmay, and about 30 musketiers and 1000 club-men marched on the south side of the river of Ayr to Hunslet-more above halfe a mile from Leeds, on the south-east side towards Wakefield: and the rest on north-side Ayr by Aperley-bridge (20 yards of Christall-bridge being broke downe by the enemy) to Woodhouse-more, on the west-side Leeds about a mile thence; where they commending the cause to God by prayer, Sir Thomas dispeeded a trumpeter to Sir William Savile, who commanded in chiefe in Leeds, requiring in writing that towne to be delivered him for the King and Parliament; which Sir William disdainfully answered and said, he used not to give answer to such frivolous tickets, being confident (it seems) that with the strength he had he could keepe the towne, wherein were about 2000 men. viz. 1500 foot, and 5 troops of horse and dragoons and two demiculverins. Sir Thomas approached nearer the south-west side of the towne with his forts that came on the north-side Ayre, and coming within view of the towne with banners displayed (ahout 36 colours) sent another trumpetter to Sir William, who shortly after by a trumpetter assured him he should get nothing but by fight, wherupon he drew out of his companies 5 colours of his expertest souldiers, and appointed them to march downe with...
