A FIGHT IN THE NORTH At the Dales in Richmondshire; BETWIXT The Forces of His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax (under command of Major General Lambert) and the Clubmen and Inhabitants of the said County.  
With the manner of the Fight, and how the said Forces were put to retreat, and forced to betake themselves to Churches for safeguard. With the proceed of the Major General thereupon.  
LONDON: Printed for R. Woodas, Anno Dom. 1647.   

A Great FIGHT IN THE NORTH Betwixt the Forces of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, under command of Major Gen. Lambert, and the inhabitants of Richmondshire, in the Dales.  
UPon Monday we received intelligence from the North, of a late Fight betwixt the Forces under command of Major Gen. Lambert, and the Inhabitants of Richmondshire, the occasion and reason whereof, I shall here impart, viz. Major General Lambert, & and the rest of the Officers of the Northern association, having called a Council of war at Wakefield, who after some consultation and debate, touching the safety and preservation of those parts, and to ease the Country of their heavy oppressures, by reason of the long and tedious quartering of the Soldiery, resolved (with one unanimous consent) to remove more Northwards, with their army, & thereupon quarters were designed for every respective Regiment, Col. Thornton with his Regiment being appointed to quarter in Richmondshire, where they met with the greatest opposition, for the Inhabitants thereof having notice of their design, immediately armed themselves, and in the Dales resolved to meet them, where Major Copperthwait resolving to try their courage, advanced into the said Dales with about two hundred Foot, but were resisted in a very resolute manner by many hundred of the inhabitants, insomuch, that there began a hot engagement, and many fierce and vehement blows were exchanged, for the space of two hours, but at the last our men were first to retreat, and to betake themselves to a Church for safeguard: after which, another party risen against Captain Dinelies Company, and endeavoured to keep them out of South Dale, which accordingly they did; but before they lost ground they cooled the fiery spirits of some of the Dalonians, and had they not been overpowered, they had put them to the retreat, and caused them to have sang the sad Ditty of the Dorsetshire Clubmen. But at the last, the said Captain were also forced to change ground, and retreated also to a place of safety, who immediately dispatched a Messenger to the major-general for relief; the Major General hath used all mean to persuade them to it, but if that prevail not, some other course will be taken. There was not much hurt done in either of these Conflicts, only two or three of our men bruised with stones, and other weapons; but it is supposed many of them are fore hurt. What the issue of this will be, it cannot as yet be understood, only this I can assure you, they are far more suitable to the disposirion of the Soldiery then formerly.  
By Letter from the North this day came thus. Major General Lambert hath written several times to the Lord Mayor of York for the admitting of Major Ca●ther Governor of Clifford's Tower and his Company (or 60 thereof) to be there, but the Major of York seems unwilling, stauding vyon other authority. Yesterday several rules and Orders agreed upon at a Council of War at Wakefield for equality of quartering and regulating the Army into Quarters, which the Major General thought not sit to put in execution wit out first acquainting the Committee theretwith, such fatenesse and civility, and moderation doth he use, moving equality to all according to justice. and endeavouring (how the sword is sheathed) to win and overcome by love, he endeavoured to reencise diffierences betwixt party and party. The Clergy are vero importunate with him for the assistance of Soldiers to give them possession of Tithes, but he rather takes tee trauble upon himself by fair means to work Reconciliation, A man so completely composed for such an employment, (Rebus sic stantibus) could not have been pitched upon besides.  
The two Northumberland Troops onder Major Shafto and Caytain Shafto that engaged with their Officers for Ireland, pretending they have been wronged by they Officers in paint of yay relinquished their service and left their Officers, they are mow appointed to quarter in Forthumberland, and with their modey they should hrve had at their taansportation, they are stortly to be disbanded, the Major General I will go in person into that county to disband them Nevertheless, Major Shesfto resolves to the service, and about eighteen of his troop remain with him, and within six weeks he intends to complete a full troop, quarters are appointed for them, and all encouragement given for that service.   

A Message from the Lord Mayer of York, to the General, concerning the present affairs of the North.  
THe Right Honourable the Lord Major of York having received a Letter from Major Gen. Lambert, for making Major Carter Governor of Clifford's tower, his Lordship returned this answer, That he desired there might be a fair correspondancy and right understanding, concerning the resigning up of Clifford's tower, to the power and protection of the said Major, and therefore invited the Major General to a Dinner; But his answer was, to the first he desired the same, and did nothing therein but in prosecution of his duty and trust. To the second, That he would wait on his Lordship in the morning, but the great affairs he had in hand for the public service would not permit him to accept it.  
The said Major General deports himself very excellently in the trust reposed in him, and gaineth the love of all people wheresoever he goes, keeping his Soldiery in excellent order and Discipline.   
FINIS.