EXCEEDING True And Happy NEWS FROM POMFRET CASTLE.  
Being a perfect description of a great Battle, fought by Mr. Hotham, Son to Sir john Hotham, with 300. Horse and 500 Foot, against the Lord Savill, and Sir Francis Nevil, With 1500. Horse and Foot, before the walls of Pomfret Castle. oct. 7.  
Also declaring how the Lord Savill was wounded and above 200. of his men slain in the fight.   printer's or publisher's device 
London, Printed for THO: Rider Octob. 11. 1642.   

True and happy News from Pomfret Castle in Yorkshire, being a perfect description of a great and wonderful Batrtaile fought by Mr. Hotham, son of Sr. john Hotham.  
THe noble and heroic Acts that hath oftentimes been performed & put in Execution by that thrice worthy and undaunted soldier Sr. john Hotham, whose name together with his prowess, is blazed through our whole Kingdom, for performing that charge and trust which was reposed in him by the great Assembly of Parliament, at Hull, when his enemy's spleen and invetterate malice burst forth, thirsting after his blood, likewise that noble and heroic spirit Mr. Hotham, son to Sr. john Hotham doth follow his father's Steps, bearing the same mind and constant resolution that his Prececessors hath done, for when that he beard say that the Lord Savill and Sr. Jervis Nevil, with divers others of their confederates, had taken Sanctuary in Pomfret Castle, in Yorkshire, he humbly desired his father's consent that he might march out of Hull with some certain number of Forces, and to advance toward the said Castle, and after sometime spent in contemplation thereupon, Sr. John Hotham gave consent to his Son's desires, and ordered that he should have 500 Foot, and 300. Horse and by his command to march against the disturbers of the peace of the Kingdom, which was immediately performed, and when Mr. Hotham was in readiness to set forth, he propounded divers propositions to his Soldiers, which was as followeth.  
1. To know whether they were willing to serve under him, and to hazard their lives with him in defence of he true protestant Religion, the Law●s of the Land, and liberty of the Subject, in which he had no sooner expressed himself, bu● they all with loud acclamations cried out, and declared unto him that they would lose their dearest lives with him then Mr. Hotham with his company immediatlly marched from Hull, taking his leave or his Father, towards Keywood Castle, not fare from the City of York, when after some shot spent for the space of two hours, they obtained the same. Then be set down his resolution to march towards Pomfret Castle, where indeed he found great opposition.  
For this news being with all haste and possible expedition carried to the Lord Savill, who was within the said Castle, giving him notice that he would be besieged by the Parliament Forces, if not speedily prevented, whereupon be orpered his men, being near upon a thousand, to march forth and to meet the said Mr. Hotham, which they did accordingly.  
At their first greeting master Hotham let sly a messenger to him from one of his Cannons, where upon the Lord Savill sent a Herald of arms to master Hotham, to desire to know what was the cause of his coming in that hostile manner, who immediately rendered him an answer to this or the like effect. That he came to preserve the peace of the County, and to execute the orders of Parliament, and to apprehend all such as are delinquents to either one or both Houses of Parliament.  
Upon which answer the Lord Savill presently sent to the Earl of Cumberland, requiring him to assist him with all expedition, but before that he could come in, Mr Hotham joined battle with the said Sr. John Savill, playing with his Ordnance with such furious courage, and also assaulting of him with his Horse and foot both in the Front and Rear, and wing, insomuch that he was forced soon to retreat, to the Castle, but the blades of Hull pursuing them so close that they killed 300. of his men before they could get into the Castle, and wounded Sr. Francis Nevil of Cheat, with the loss of very few men.  
But the Lord Savill having gotten into the Castle with his Forces, immediately shut the gates and began to make use of his Ordnance that were mounted upon the walls of the Castle, shooting and discharging very furiously against Mr. Hothams' men, but lying under shoot, in regard they were so near the walls of the Castle, Mr. Hotham presently commanded two of his greatest pieces of Ordnance to be planted against the port of the Castle, on the south side, which speedily made entrance for his men, where forthwith they entered not doing of the least injury that night, such was the care and charge of Mr. Hotham, in preserving men's lives and shedding of blood, until such time as the Lord Savill with his complices began to oppose them, which Mr. Hotham setting, forthwith commanded all his men to make ready and to give Fire upon them insomuch that Skirmish in the Castle began to grow hot, continuing for the space of one hour, but at the last they in the Castle began to yield to Mr. Hothams' mercy, and some of them seeking to save themselves by flight, also it is credibly reported that the Lord Savill is very dangerously wounded, thus hath Mr. Hotham won the Castle of Pomfret, which he now holdeth and maintaineth for the use of the King and Parliament, clearing the Coast thereabouts, of all evil affected persons to both.   
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