A FULL RELATION OF The SCOTS besiedging Newcastle, and their taking the Glass houses, and other Forts. With a List of the chief Malignants in the Town. Also, the Victorious Lord Fairfax his taking of Whitby, where he surprised; 500 Officers and Soldiers. 1000 Sailors and Inhabitants. 40. Ships in the Channel. Good store of Powder. 500 Arms. ●0. Commissioners of Array. All their train of Artillery. 100 Piece of Ordnance. The Town and Forts of Newcastle. depiction of the town of Newcastle upon Tyne London, Printed by Bernard Alsop, according to Order. 1644. THE VICTORIOUS LORD FAIRFAX HIS Surprising of Whitby in York shire, with the men, Arms, Ammunition, Ships and Ordnance; with divers other particulars thereof. MY Lord Fairfax having taken Burlington Bay, the farthest Haven Town in the East-Riding of Yorkshire, and placed a Garrison for the Parliament in it; he marched from thence into the North-Riding, and having passed over at Pottersbrimton, and so to Yerley, and quartering in those parts, the Country of the said East-Riding of Yorkshire, came in to him in an abundance; being very ready to take the Covenant, and to assist the Parliament against the Papists and Prelates the Enemies thereof. So that the Lord Fairfax marched toward Whitby, a Haven Town in the farthest part of Yorkshire, with a very considerable Army; intending that if the Enemy would not deliver up the Town, to storm it; for Whitby was a very strong Garrison of the Earl of Newcastles. But the Enemy considering in what condition they were, surrendered up the Town to the Lord Fairfax, wherein were above five hundred Captains, Lieutenants, Commanders, Officers, and common Soldiers; besides (at the least) twenty of the Commission of Array, and almost a thousand Sailors and inhabitants of the Town; all which have delivered up the Town, and joined themselves with the Lord Fairfax; besides forty ships which were then in the Channel. Also the Lord Fairfax seized on all their Works, Ships, Powder, Ammunition, five hundred Arms, many Barrels of Powder, match, and other Ammunition, and train of Artillery; and it is supposed, at the least a hundred Piece of Ordnance in the Ships and upon the Works; all which the Lord Fairfax hath seized on for the use of the Parliament. A Relation of the taking of the Works at Newcastle by the Scots; with divers other Passages concerning the Siege, and an onset by them made upon the Town. THe Earl of Newcastle (it seems) foresaw the danger he was in; and how probable it was that he might by all likelihood lose, since not only the Lord Fairfax increased his strength; but our Brethren of Scotland also were so near him: and therefore the Earl of Newcastle, General King, and divers others of the chiefest Commanders went into Newcastle, it is supposed, to try if they can escape away by Sea; but our Brethren of Scotland are very glad to hear that they are there, for they have laid close Siege to it; and making an onset upon them, beat upon their Works, and with the loss of only 14. men, slew many of the enemies, recovered the Glasse-houses, and one of their Forts, not the least considerable, and were got on both sides the Town; so that it is not any ways possible, that they can hold out long. Our Brethren of Scotland are quartered about Morpeth, Ogle-Castle, Seton, Prude; and as many as well can, lie before Newcastle. The Scots sent forth a party, which with some Boats made as a Bridge over the River at Newcastle. One Brigade of Horse and Foot, and Dragoons, with some Ordnance, are marching towards Durham, and a party of them are to stay on the South side of Newcastle, in the Bishopric, to secure the Coal Pits on that side, and to keep the Enemy from firing them. In the taking of the Shields there is no great difficulty, and Tinmouth Castle will be forced to yield up, when Newcastle is taken. The Earl of Warwick's Ships lie before Tinmouth, to keep in the malignant Ships. So that now we may see a plain demonstration of God's blessing, since the taking of the Covenant; there is no more now between the Lord Fairfax and our Brethren of Scotland, save only the Bishopric of Durham; for Whitby, which the Lord Fairfax hath taken, is adjacent to the hithermost part of the Bishopric, and Newcastle at the further part adjacent to the Country of Northumberland: so that between them it is not forty miles. The City of Durham itself being just in the mid way: which when they hear that Newcastle is taken, can have little hopes to build upon to stand out against the two Armies. By this time there is no doubt but Newcastle is in the hands of the Scots, it being a fortnight since the Messenger that brought this Message left them in this condition. The Earl of Newcastle seeing that now he can do no more mischief in that Country, hath fired and burnt down (as it is supposed) nigh an hundred houses, and all the goods of so many poor families in the Suburbs of Newcastle; notwithstanding the cries of many poor widows and fatherless children, that begged of him with tears, to refrain from the doing thereof. A List of the Names of the chief Malignants in Newcastle. Earl Newcastle. Lord Widdrington. Vic. Car. L. Grace. Sir Thomas Glenham. Major Morlay. John Emerson. Henry Rowcastle. Charles Clarke. Ralph Cock. Robert Sherstoe. Nicholaus Coole. Thomas Lyddell. Lionel Madison. Alexander Davison. Mark Milbanke. Francis Bowes. Francis Anderson. Henry Maddison. Leonard Car. FINIS.