Another miraculous VICTORY OBTAINED BY The Lord Fairfax, AGAINST THE Earl of Newcastle, AT Barnham-Moore, where 1500. Men were slain, with the number of Officers, Colours, Commanders, and common Soldiers that were taken Prisoners, with Ordnance, Arms and Ammunition: As it was informed to some Members of the House on Monday the 12. of June. 1643. LONDON, Printed for Robert Wood 1643. Another Relation of a miraculous Victory obtained by the Lord Fairfax against the Earl of Newcastle. BY those that came out of Yorkshire it was this day informed that about Tuesday last the Lord Fairfax obtained a great victory against the Earl of Newcastle in a place called Barnham-Moore about twelve miles on this side York, in which place the Lord Fairfax slew (as is informed by those which say they were eye-witnesses) at least fifteen hundred of the Earl of Newcastles men, and took one thousand prisoners, with great store of arms and ammunition, and put the rest to flight, and was in pursuance of them when the party that brought this relation came from thence, and it is thought the Lord Fairfax will become Master of the field, and that it will be a good means to settle the peace of that County: for after the late victory obtained by the Lord Fairfax against the Earl of Newcastle near Wakefield, the said Earl came against Leeds to besiege the Lord Fairfax with a great part of the forces which he had at York, the Lord Fairfax maintained not only the quarters which he had before, as Leeds, Halifax, and other places in those parts, but forced the enemy to retreat, and enlarged his quarters, by which means he met the enemy in the field, which the Malignants boasted he durst not do, and so it pleased God to give unto him this victory also, which as though I doubt not but will be ratified by ensuing relations, yet for the present, because I am the first that have written of this matter, and unwilling to write the least untruth, whereby the Kingdom might be misinformed, I shall omit many particulars touching the said fight at Barnham, yet it is reported that the Lord Fairfax took at least 2000 arms, and six pieces of Ordnance, and many of the prisoners taken are persons of good quality, as Colonels, Captains, and at least forty Colours, besides many other Officers. This victory hath so disheartened the rest of the Popish army about York, that some of the Frenchmen and others which the Queen brought over with her, do wish themselves again in their own Country: and it is informed, that Sir William Fairfax is with a considerable number of men marched toward York, in which voyage there is no doubt (through God's mercy) but he will find good success; for except the County of Lancaster, we have not the like experience of God's goodness to the poor Protestants of England as in this County, for as in Lancashire, so in Yorkshire there was great store of Papists, and malevolents, and certainly if the King's army could have gained love in any place, it would have been in this county, which was the place where the army first gathered together against the Parliament, and yet at that time before any act of hostility against them, and the design was carried with as much secrecy and subtlety as possible could be, under a colour of defending the Parliament, and liberty of the subject, it pleased God to give the greatest part of this county such a discerning spirit that notwithstanding all the fair shows and pretences were made to colour those wicked designs which were at that time intended against the Parliament and whole kingdom, which have since been brought to the birth in the city of London, though God in mercy hitherto infatuated their Counsels, so that they have been brought forth according 〈◊〉 their desires, yet this County even at that time, which was before either the murdering of his Majesty's good subjects, plundering and robbing them of their goods, burning their dwelling houses, Corn hay, etc. all which is apparently known to have been put in practice in many Counties of this kingdom, by those that heretofore pretended they took up arms for the honour and safety of his Majesty's person, the rights and privilledges of Parliament, and the liberty of the subjects, all which pretences they have violated and broken, and not only by the practices before mentioned, but by sundry plots and secret conspiracies (as is most apparent to the whole kingdom) have endeavoured the ruin and destruction of the King's Royal Majesty, the very essence and being of the Parliament, the destruction of the state and kingdom, and to bring his Majesty's good subjects into utter bondage and slavery yet (as I said before) the County of York before any of those things were put in practice did for the most part declare that they would not take up arms against the Parliament, and have ever since shown themselves very constant and resolute for the cause, and if all other Counties would (now his Excellency is advanced toward Oxford) rise and join themselves into body for the aiding of his Excellency in that design, a sudden period would be put to the present distractions, but if men will strive to make the breach greater between the King and his Parliament, or stand as Neuters, they will be a means to bring ruin and destruction upon themselves and the whole kingdom. FINIS.