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narrowly escaped being made a prisoner ; but a good horse
brought him safely to York. Here he met the marquis
of Newcastle, who was so incensed at the result, that he
declared his intention instantly to quit England, and go
beyond the seas. The prince also said that he would march
away with his horse, and as many foot as he could collect
and await the coming of fflavering ; and on the 3rd,—the
day after the fight, the marquis, and about a hundred
friends, conducted by a troop of horse, set off for Scar
borough, from whence they sailed to Holland ; and Kupert
left the city.
The victorious army, encouraged by these events, on the
5th summoned the citizens of York to surrender on mercy.
The Governor, Sir Thomas Glenham, stoutly refused to do
so ; whereupon preparations were made to renew the
siege. On the 1 1th, the assault being ordered, Sir Thomas
beat a parley ; and after the conclusion of a favourable
treaty* opened the gates to the parliamentarian army.
York suffered severely during this calamitous siege.
The walls were sadly shattered ; several houses were in
ruins, and the suburbs completely destroyed ; as the
garrison were obliged to burn down all houses without the
walls, calculated to afford shelter and advantage to the
besiegers.
The general tranquillity that has prevailed in England
since these troublesome times, leave us, happily, little more
to record than undertakings for the improvement of York,
and a series of visits from illustrious individuals to the
scene of the memorable events described in this memoir.
Cromwell, when Lord Protector of the Commonwealth,
visied this city. General Monk here proclaimed Charles
II. The Duke of York, afterwards the unhappy James
II., retired to York to escape the results of his unpopula
rity in London, and resided here for some time. And
• One article of the treaty provided, " That neither churches nor other build
ings shall be defaced, nor any plunderings, nor taking of any man's person, nor
any part of his estate suffered ; and that justice shall be administered within
the city by the magistrates according to law."
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