A LETTER Sent from The Lord Fairfax, &c.

Dated at Popleton, January 1. 1659.

Superscribed, For the Right Honourable William Lenthall, Esq; Speaker to the Parliament, These.

Read in Parliament, January 6. 1659.

ORdered by the Parliament, That this Letter be forthwith Printed and Published.

Thomas St Nicholas, Clerk of the Parliament.

LONDON, Printed by John Streater, and John Macock, Printers to the Parliament. 1659. ⟨Jan: 7.⟩

A LETTER Sent from The Lord Fairfax, &c.Superscribed, For the Right Honourable, Wil­liam Lenthall, Esq; Speaker to the Parliament.

SIR,

HAving been Solicited by divers Gentlemen of this County, both Parliament Men, Commissioners of the Militia, and others, to try what Forces we could Raise, as Voluntiers, for the opposing of the [Page 4]Forces under the Command of the Lord Lambert, who had Imposed upon our County both Free-quar­ter and Sessements, and for the Reducing of the City of York, which was then Garrisoned by Part of his Forces: upon confe­rence with them, together with Major Smithson, and Captain Strangewaies, and some other Of­ficers of the Army, that were well Affected to You. We did ap­point upon Fryday the thirtieth of the last Moneth, to Randezvouz in several places, viz. The Lord Fairfax about Leedes, Sir Henry Cholmley, and Colonel Bethel, and Captain Strangewaies, at Mal­ton, [Page 5]and the next morning at Bag­by Moore, where they were to meet with Major Smithson, and some others of the North-Riding Forces, and so to March to the Lord Fairfax; all which was ac­cordingly Executed, except that on Bagby Moore, which by Rea­son of the sudden coming back of the Army, we could not do; but drew together a Considerable Bo­dy of Horse, and being joyned with the Irish Brigade, who had Declared for You, We have this day taken in Yorke; and now un­derstanding that the Lord Lambert hath Submitted, We conceive there will be no further use of Us, [Page 6]and do therefore intend (after a days refreshment of Our Men) to send them home. And we de­sire You to be assured, That what hath been done was only in order to Your Service.

In Our March to York We met with a Pacquet directed to You, but the Messenger not being in the direct Road to London, but to York, We thought fit to open it, least it had been only to cover some dire­ctions for Lilburn, which made us open it; and in it We found Our selves Aspersed with many scandalous untruths, there scarce being any thing true in it, but that We were met together; and for [Page 7]the Duke of Buckingham his being with us was meerly accidental; and having been forced, together with my Lord Fairfax, to leave his own House, he came to us only for safety as a Private man, and upon exceptions against him with­drew himself. We have no more to add, but Remain,

Your Humble Servants,
  • Tho. Fairfax.
  • Hen. Cholmley.
  • Hen. Arthington.
Popleton, Jan. 1. 1659.

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