THE LORD STRANGE HIS DEMANDS:  
Propounded to the Inhabitants of the Town of MANCHESTER, concerning a pacificction, and laying down of arms:  
WITH The valiant Answer and Resolution of the Commanders and soldiers, in denying and withstanding the said Demands.  
ALSO The names of the Scots Elders and Ministers chosen by the Commissioners of Scotland to be sent to the Assembly of Divines appointed by the Parliament to be holden at London for the settling of Religion.  
LONDON, Printed for Th. Cook. October 8. 1642.   

THE LORD STRANGE his Demands of the Inhabitants of MANCHESTER.  
Also a Catalogue of th●se Elders and Ministers that were chosen by the Commissioners of the general Assembly of Scotland, to be sent to the Assembly of Divines in England.  
THe late Lord Strange, now Earl of Darby, having strongly besieged the town of Manchester in the County Palatine of Lancaster, and lain before it with his Forces, to the number of two thousand Foot and six hundred horse, with 8. or 9 Pieces of Ordnance, from the four and twentieth of September to this present, since which time many shot have been discharged on both sides; the Lord Strange planted his Ordnance in two several places, and played very fiercely upon the town, and so hath continued night and day ever since, but hath done very little or no harm! his musketeers have made many furious assaults against the town, and were as bravely withstood by those of the town, who most courageously defended their works, & made good their quarters against the enemy, beating them off, and killing above an hundred of them (among which were some Commanders of note) without the loss of one man.  
His Lordship seeing that by force he could not prevail against the town, he sent a messenger to desire 〈◊〉 parley with the inhabitants of the town, but they would not condescend unto it, till after four or five messages from his Lordship, and then they agreed that there should be a cessation of arms on both sides, from tuesday in the afternoon, till seven of the clock the next day; in the mean while the L. Strange propounded these demands following:  
1. That they would lay down their arms, and deliver them up to his Lordship.  
2. That he might march through the town with his Army, which were both denied.  
3. That they would deliver him a thousand pound in money.  
4. Then he demanded but two hundred Muskets.  
5. Seeing none of these would be granted, rather than be frustrate in all his demands, in his last message he desired but fifty Muskets, and he would raise his siege and leave the town.  
After some debate and serious consultation concerning these demands between the Commanders and common soldiers, a peremptory and resolute answer was returned his Lordship by the unanimous consent of them all, that he should not have so much as a sword. The town hath now held out a complete fortnight, and still continues with an undaunted resolution to stand it 〈◊〉 against him. Many of his soldiers run away, and confess they have neither meat nor money, but what they get by robbing. Captain Bradshaw hath behaved himself most valiantly, to his everlasting renown. The enemy have discharged their Ordnance above three hundred times, and the musketeers have done what they could, and yet have we not lost one person in the fight, but a boy unarmed standing upon a stile, but the townsmen have killed above a hundred, and taken eighty prisoners of the enemies.   

A Catalogue of the Elders and Ministers of Scotland appointed by the Commissioners to be sent to the Assembly of Divines in England for settling of Religion.  
CErtain Letters are sent from Scotland to the Parliament, and read in the House of Commons, directed to the Lord and Commons now assembled in the high Court of Parliament of England, in manner of a Remonstrance, wherein they did declare the sense that they have of the great distractions and distempers of this kingdom, tending to the subversion of the long established government thereof, and the confusion of the whole State, and in the end would prove the destruction of that their kingdom of Scotland; and therefore the Lords and Commons of that kingdom are resolved to present a Petition to His Majesty, with such reasons as they conceive may move him to an accommodation of peace & agreement with both his Houses of Parliament; but if the same should be rejected, they are resolved to assist the Parliament with force of arms, to defend their just cause, and to bring all delinquents and incendiaries that have disturbed the peace of the kingdom, and caused these troubles, to condign punishment, which the House with great joy and much thankfulness accepted of. The Parliament seeing distractions 〈◊〉 divisions, and schisms to be crept into the Church, have made choice of an assembly of divers reverend and learned Divines for the settling and reforming of Religion: and the Commissioners of the general Assembly of Scotland have made choice of three Elders, and six Ministers to be present at the Assembly of Divines here in England.  
The Elders are 

The Earl of Cassells.  
Lord Maitland.  
Sir Archibald Johnston    
The Scots Ministers are, 

M. Henderson.  
M. Douglasse.  
M. Rutherfurd.  
M. Baily.  
M. Gelaspe.  
M. Borthvicke.    
FINIS.