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A75350	Lancashires valley of Achor, is Englands doore of hope: set wide open, in a brief history, of the wise, good, and powerfull hand of divine providence, ordering and managing the militia of Lancashire; not onely to the preservation, but exaltation of a poor, and praying people, in two hundreds; against, and above a considerable armie, of popish, and ill-affected persons in foure hundreds: Wherein the strift [sic] of piety and providence, with impiety and humane strength, in the weaknesse of means, unto graduall, and compleate victory, is laid out; to advance gods praise, and advantage Englands faith. By a well-wisher to the peace of the land, and piety of the church.	Angier, John, 1605-1677.	1643 (1643)	Wing A3165; Thomason E67_39; ESTC R12056	22,269	43

Fasting and Prayer in Manchester to meet with the beginning of the enterprise against Warrington Whilst the duty was in performing tidings came of the taking of Winwick Church and Steeple they on the Steeple standing on terms till God sent a deadly messenger out of a Fowling-Piece to one of them also a strong Hall possessed by professed Romane Catholikes and stored with Provision as if it had been purposely laid in both for our supply and ease In this Warrington Siege so good a friend was God to our faith that the greatest Peece was made unusefull the second time it was in use and without the terrour of those Idols the living God gave us the Church and Steeple the 26 of May with the losse of one man and that strong Hold upon terru●● M●y 28. A Providence much to be observed in this Siege was this One night our men were to work within half Musket shot of the Town It was a great calme that they could not worke but the enemy would hear When some went to worke others went to prayers and God raised a great winde that took away the noise a Providence not altogether unlike what I have heard in Boston The Chancellor gave Organs to Boston before they breath in that new world the well-aff●cted pray after their prayers a mighty winde forceth its passage into the Church blows down the Organs brake them and stopt their brea●h That which ripened the enemies ruine was their hard usage of prisoners and well-affected in the Town their extreme cruelty in the Countrey killing a godly man and his wife in their owne house and their professed confidence and pride in their strong Hold appearing by their hanging out a Flag of Defiance upon the highest Chimney At this time waited a Ship at Liverpoole watching this friendly opportunity to unburden it self for Cheshire and to supply us with Powder Liverpool readily giving entertainment and assistance to it and us Some recompence God made to tyred Warrington in the shortnesse of the Siege and security from spoyle which we charitably made an Article of our Peace This Return of Prayers called in our Vows in Manchester June 1. Lancaster succoured ABout this time Lancaster that had relieved us called aloud for relief having been begirt twenty dayes the report of our march raised the siege and strongly garrisoned Hornby and Thursland Castles the rest of the Forces marching into VVestmerland and thence into Yorke-shire to joyn with the Queen of Armies Having relieved our Garrison we marched toward the Castles the a●tempt upon one was blessed to win both Hornby Castle Three foot-Companies being d●awn out to view Horneby Castle they fell upon an Ambusca●o of the enemy within halfe Musket shot they gave Fire upon the whole Body of Horse and Foot But GOD made all shot-free a promising Providenc● This attempt was judged dangerous in the undertaking and dishonourable in the Issue but incouraged by a weighty and seasonable word of a present Divine The Onset was led on not altogether unlike that of David upon the Amalekites 1 Sam. 30.11 Our Scouts took a souldier that had escaped out of the Castle who gave us true information of the state of things taught us rather to enter in by the Window a great Window at the end of the Hall and undertook to lead the Forces to this place of advantage The Companies drawn out for this Designe accommodated with scaling Ladders great Hammers Ropes Mattocks and some combustible matter for the Gates were appointed to play on that side towards the Gates to draw them from that side where the rest were to force their entrance The fore Forces played upon the Castle and Church not without great danger of Iron and Stones till they put fire to the Gates which smoaked them further off The back-forces were as busie at the Window scaling and hammering Which undaunted resolution to enter by the Gates and Window speeded the cry of the Enemy for Quarter which was speedily granted the gates opened and the Castle entred In this assault for two hours space we lost but two Common souldiers a third dangerously wounded some other hurt with stones but not mortally Thursland Castle THe next day Thursland Castle was delivered upon unkept conditions which would be a wonder here and elsewhere did we not know the principle No faith is to be kept with Heretikes By this time mercie hath set as a Crowne upon the head of poor Lancashire the rich blessing of dying Moses Deut. 33.29 Happy art thou O Lancashire who is like unto thee O people Saved by the Lord the Shield of thy help and who is the sword of thy excellency and thine Enemies shall be found lyars unto thee and thou shalt tread upon their high places And I may revive Habakuks Song Hab. 3.12 13 14. Thou didst march thorow the land in indignation thou did thresh the H●athen in anger thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy P●●pl● even for salvation with thine Annointed thou woundedst the h●ad out of the house of the wicked by discovering the foundation unto the neeke Selah Though didst strike thorow with his staves the head of his Villages they came out as a whirlwinde to scatter me th●ir rejoycing was as to devour the poor secretly When God had thus rode thorow our County upon his Horses and Charets of Salvation the whole County triumphed in his praise Iuly 5. For our mouth was inlarged over our Enemies our heart did rejoyce in his Salvation Having thus led the Reader over the severall Beds of Flowers in this Garden of Providence I will gather and binde up a Posie of select and fragrant Flowers and sweetly conclude this comfortable Historie 1. Our Nobles have been of our selves and our Governours have proceeded out of the midst of us Jer. 30.20 Some of them the subject of earnest Prayers Publike Private Ordinary Extraordinary for seven yeers space if not for ten 2. Our Commanders and Leaders have had unparalelled preservation we lost but one man of note but one Captain in all our conflicts and him through extream crueltie he asked quarter but all was on fire in Lancaster and they would give none but sought rather cruelly to kill him then to kill him to kill him by many rather then by one God covered their heads in the day of battell Psal 140.7 He gave them the shield of his salvation Psal 18.35 3. Duties of humiliation and thanksgiving which were cooped up in corners as deeds of darknesse by the Bishops were now by the countenance of authority brought into the open assembly as the onely way of successe and prosperity in our just defence and offence 4. Evident undenyable answers of Prayers sometimes at present sometimes soon after 5. Mercies denied at one time with strokes have been granted at another time with full-handed favours 6. God hath remembred us in our low estate our highest Tide hath followed our lowest Ebbe Gods power hath been perfected in our weaknesse his beauty hath shined in our confusions 7. God hath shared his imployments and successes in a kinde of proportion amongst our Commanders and Souldiers that all might have some and none might have all that all might be humbled and none discouraged Herein hath God wisely wrought for their unity mutuall respects assistance encouragement and honour 8. Mercies and afflictions have counter-poized one another In all this way of providence mercies have been imbittered and crosses sweetned comfort and humiliation have watched and waited on each other Gods constant project hath been to nourish grace and subdue corruption at the same time a worke no lesse happy then hard ALL I would say more is to the County much hath beene said of it and of GOD in it Let me speake Samuels counsell 1 Samuel 12.14 Onely feare the Lord and serve him in truth with all your heart for consider how great things he hath done for you Adde Joshua's warning Josh 24.20 If ye forsake the Lord and serve strange gods then will he turne and doe you hurt and consume you after he hath done you good Which GOD forbid for his Christs sake FINIS

of this County in other part of re-payment of the said moneys so l●avied by them And whereas the Sheriff of this County and some others have lately seiz●d into their hands and possession the said Powder Match and Ammunition in the Towns of Preston and Leverpoole and have threatned and attempted to do the like in Manchester without givi●g any account either by what Authority or for what us● they did and do the same We therefore tendering our own inter●st and poss ssion of this small remainder left at Manchester have thought good to take it into our hands for the defence of the King both Houses of Parliament and this County of Lancaster Thus wisdom and honesty in a way of manifest authoritie got the leading of subtiltie and injustice the Snare at last is broken and a Seed of defence happily sowne But if Manchester will not be cheated of their Magazine they shall be forcibly dispoiled Forces are summoned to Bury for that end but the confluence of the well-affected to Manchester for defence did them the favour of disinission for that time And lest this businesse should appear in its own colours it is coloured over by a meeting of the Array at Wigan the sleeping Magazen is adjudged to travell part to Bury part to Ratchdale and part to lie in Manchester upon an order from the King published at Manchester Crosse to that purpose Under this new colour the Lord Strange returns with his Forces to Bury calls a second Muster some of the Towne of Manchester and thereabouts more forward in this than forecited attend his Honour think to make all well by ingaging themselves to buy so much Powder and lay it in the empty place and to sweeten and sink all former bitter and clogging passages they invite him to a Banquet upon condition that he come peaceably with his own attendance they unhappily forgetting or not considering that it was not a little Powder that was sought or the submission of a few fearfull men but a Town and not a Town onely but a County nor that onely but the honourable rule and government of it things out of the teach of their arm but hopefully within the compasse of his own power According to this desire not according to the condition was the march for Manchester ordered his Honour came attended with many Horse they entred the Towne in an Hostile and insulting manner with cocked Pistols and shouts that the town was their own their own The Sheriffe reade the Commission of Array which evidenced a composition for War not for Peace Some wise and well affected foreseeing what others did not beleeve till they sadly saw had laid in some Musquetteers and Pikemen against such a time resolving to lie hid if not forced out of Peace But the unconditioned carriage of these in-comers beats the Drum to bring our men in sight onely to put them in remembrance of the conditions agreed on They will not remember but forcibly ride upon our men give them course language strive to disarm them sorely wound one and cruelly slay another and had not God mercifully sent water from heaven to quench this fire and moved them to be the Peace-keepers which were not the peace-conluders they that have since sought our blood had themselves been satisfied with blood But blessed be God that heaven and earth did concurre to quiet this dangerous Commotion Let Manchester and the neighbourhood never forget how their hands were blest from blood whilest the hands of those that strove with them were imbrued therein By this time the Array had gotten enough done the unappeasable crie of blood is against them seconded by the bitter crie of some truly pious in the Town who were in extreme danger to be pulled in pieces they and their houses by the part-taking and incensed Rascalitie the admirers and adorers of greatnesse being feasted with the Crummes that fall from their Tables God fore-appointing the hour of Temptation and resolving in a course of ordinary though to us unusuall means to shew us his salvation sent a man before a skilfull and faithfull Engineer to be ready to concur with our necessitie and desire to take course for our own defence which now will admit neither dispute nor delay This prepared and provided instrument is entertained fals to artificiall and restlesse motion till the Mud-wals at the severall passages were finished when God gave an Alarum from the plundering disarming Array in Cheshire Sept. 13. being Tuesday to heighten the spirits of the well-affected in the Town above the opposition of the male-content that the opposed stoopes might be set down and the chaines coupling the Works compleated he well-knowing they had almost as much work to do as time to do it in All this time that God was contriving our preservation in a way of probable meanes Satan in a contrary course was plotting our subjection or desolation and when the door of our defence was once shut not before oh the waking watchull providence of God! but presently after the floodgates of our opposition were opened for it was about Friday night Sept. 23. ere the Works were finished and the Lord appeared on Sabbath-day morning and it was Friday night if not Saturday night ere the defendants were anchored against windes and waves Thus we are come to Manchester Seige of which I will not give a full and particular account because it is already performed by severall good hands onely observe three things 1. The time in which it fell out 2. The severall temptations in it with their Issues 3. And some remarkable passages THe time when it began was September the five and twentieth the Sabbath day about nine of the Clock Church-time God was fo●ced as sometimes Paul Galath 4.20 to change his voice to awaken and enliven his sleepie and dead-hearted people Sabbath-dayes Alarums of all Alarums are never to be forgotten Severall Battels have been fought and severall Assaults made in severall places on the Sabbath day let England study the meaning Our Saviour tels us there is an affliction in the time Mat. 24.20 Pray that your flight be not on the Sabbath day God hath a controversie with the people for their Sabbath dayes services Yet observe the breath of the enemie Saul breathed threatnings and slaughter against the Disciples of the Lord The enemies mocked at their Sabbaths Their breath blasteth holy persons times actions The Episcopall breath fetch him out of the Pulpit scatters the people suspend him suspend the place This Seige-week was unskilfully joyn'd with the Nationall Fast-week for thus succours came into Manchester from all parts of the Kingdom Armies of Prayers Legions of Angels The enemies Lot so warily cast fell not unlike to Hamans Lot Esther 9.1 The enemies of the Jewes hoped to have power over them but it was turned to the contrary that the Jewes had rule over them that hated them The severall Temptations that straightned this Siege with their present and proper Issues were The

of note and worth into a teadious and removing captivitie yet could not the enemy be thus satisfied for the misse of such a prize they labour to destroy that by fire which God had sent by water But God that sent the Peeces saved them The most came whole and safe to the Castle before and after their Lodging was fired But malice and enuie followed them The Earle attended with great strength besets Lancaster and sends this Summons To the Major and Burgesses of the Town of Lancaster these Gentlemen I Am come into these parts by His Majesties speciall command to free you from the bondage of these declared Traitours that now oppresse you and endeavour your destruction by bringing you into their own condition I will not now mention your former neglect of the Kings Service nor I hope I need not tell you what Forces I have or might have upon occasion nor how joyfully all the Countrey in my March have joyned themselves unto me If you will submit the Town and your Armes unto me and likewise endeavour with me to reobtaine the Castle you shall have all faire usage from me if not expect from me what the Law of the Land and of Warre will inflict upon you Thus expecting your answer by ten of the Clock this day I rest March the 18 eight a clock Your friend Derby This Summons came first to the hands of our Commanders of the Castle who gave the Town leave to returne this Answer Right Honourable WE received yours of this instant and do return this Answer That all our Arms are under the command of Officers now within our Town for the King and Parliament so that we have not the disposall of them and at their comming they took and fortified the Castle which was never in our command and by reason thereof have our Towne likewise at their pleasure so that both the Town and Castle are now at the disposall and will be by Gods blessing kept for his Majestie And thus we humbly take our leave and rest Your Honours in all due respects THis Answer pleaseth not th●y must expect the punishments of War which they found They fiercely assault for an hour in vaine they turn their rage upon houses Lancaster 〈◊〉 fired and by Commission on the sudden become ready firemen all of them They fire Houses and Barnes without the sentinell in which they sacrificed their dead bodies Thus they heated and smoaked our valiant souldiers from their Sentinell and when they were entred the Towne Papist-like they continue to burn and butcher denying Quarter to our men but rather cursedly quartering them from which cruelty raging mad the most of our Forces retired into the Castle The account of this cowardly Conquest is thus given in from Lancaster The dwelling houses that were burned were in number fourscore and ten containing three hundred Bayes of building The Barnes Stables Cow-houses replenished with Corn Hay and Cattell that were burned were eighty six contayning two hundred and forty Bayes of building and one Malt-Kiln of four Bayes of building with three hundred Windles of Malt therein By all which it evidently appears that they displayed the Banner of the Skarlet coloured Beast A miracle of mercy was wrought in midst of this undoing and heart-breaking misery They purposely and industriously gave fire to two houses of persons well-affected to King and Parliamentt but they would not take fire no by no means though they renewed their indeavours severall times in severall places though the next houses were burnt down to the ground God restrained the remnant of their rage he remembred his promise Esay 43.2 The flame shall not kindle upon thee faith quenched the violence of fire this Shield quenched the fierie darts of the Devill March 19. 2000. of our Forces marched out for the timely relief of Lancaster Preston recovered Blackburn risled but how they were divided and diverted walked and breathed too and fro whilest the Earle fires Lancaster recovered Preston and risled Blackburne I have no minde to inquire but doe sadly remember and cannot easily forget how these tydings affrighted our Commanders out of Lancaster Castle and exposed the Castle so well appointed to the will of the Enemy had not the mighty GOD by the assistance of a minister doubled the spirit of the heartie though headlesse Souldiers to maintain with utmost hazzard so great a trust Thus GOD set our Sunne backe many degrees but not in manifest favour as to Hezekiah yet he brought us to himselfe in Fasting and Prayer the seven and twentieth day of March that we repenting he might repent This very night came a Messenger from Lancaster Castle reporting the safetie of the Castle the heartinesse of the souldiers and their comfortable provision Boltons second Assault THe Earle encouraged by so manifold successe hopes to gain all he brings on Boltons second hour of sore Temptation yet in an unhappy season March twenty eight the day before the Nationall Fast and immediately after the Fast March 27. at Manchester because of the Designe in hand and also when the Towne was well provided with Souldiers and Bury also furnished for their succour The Enemie made no neare approach till three of the Clock so soone as they began to draw into a Body upon the Moore our Cannoneer drew his Cannon into a Croft on the backside of the Towne and at the second shot killed two horses neare a mile off Then a Messenger came to summon the Towne to submission but they resolved not to change the tenure for King and Parliament When Sun was set and it began to be darke the Minister of the Town prayed with a company of Souldiers most of them Townsmen The end of Prayer was the beginning of the Fight and where the Souldiers had even now prayed they had a furious Assault The Enemy came on desperately even to hand-blowes and some of them leap'd upon the Works where they found Cluo-law The enemy retreated and left ten men dead After this they made no assault till Bury Forces were come into the Town for this second time they were more favourable to leave an open passage to our succour Then they made an assault upon the South end of the Towne by the advantage of the darknesse they come close to the Mud-wall Here they hoped to prosper by fire as at Lancaster but the light discovering their nearnesse to danger they fled for safetie After this they marched towards the West but finding it a busie and warme corner they hasted off and came on no more The Enemy left upon the ground at this Assault three and twenty men Bolton lost not a man nor had any hurt done save onely one youth shot through the arme O admirable In Judah is God knowne his name is great in Israell Psalme 76.1 Many a time have the afflicted me may Bolton now say yet they have prevailed against me Psalm 129.1 2. It was the aggravation of Solomons sinne and Gods anger That GOD