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captain_n and_o divers_a common_a soldier_n and_o that_o after_o the_o take_v thereof_o there_o come_v voluntary_o in_o unto_o sir_n thomas_n fairfax_v force_n thereabouts_o a_o cornet_n of_o the_o enemy_n with_o 30_o good_a horse_n who_o have_v revolt_v from_o they_o also_o by_o other_o letter_n out_o of_o the_o west_n we_o be_v certain_o inform_v that_o a_o party_n of_o his_o excellency_n force_n there_o have_v take_v in_o another_o strong_a garrison_n of_o the_o enemy_n lie_v upon_o the_o say_a river_n take_v west_n of_o excetor_n call_v callyntine_n house_n and_o therein_o between_o thirty_o and_o forty_o horse_n as_o many_o prisoner_n and_o their_o arm_n by_o the_o gain_n of_o which_o place_n the_o enemy_n be_v much_o more_o straighten_a than_o before_o and_o the_o passage_n upon_o the_o river_n be_v quite_o block_v up_o and_o about_o decemb._n 26._o the_o house_n of_o commons_o receive_v letter_n from_o the_o northern_a part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o rendition_n of_o the_o strong_a garrison_n of_o skipton_n castle_n which_o have_v be_v long_o besiege_v by_o our_o force_n the_o enemy_n have_v have_v fair_a condition_n and_o clear_a performance_n of_o the_o same_o parliament_n viz._n to_o march_v away_o with_o their_o arm_n either_o to_o newarke_n oxford_n or_o hereford_n of_o the_o take_n whereof_o it_o seem_v they_o then_o have_v not_o have_v information_n or_o knowledge_n now_o upon_o the_o read_n of_o this_o letter_n the_o house_n refer_v the_o further_a consideration_n thereof_o to_o the_o committee_n of_o the_o north._n this_o surrender_n of_o skipton_n castle_n in_o craven_n be_v no_o doubt_n of_o very_o great_a consequence_n for_o by_o this_o mean_n not_o only_o all_o york_n shire_n be_v clear_v and_o happy_o reduce_v to_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o parliament_n but_o also_o all_o northumberland_n part_n cumberland_n westmoreland_n and_o lancashire_n the_o enemy_n not_o have_v any_o one_o garrison_n in_o their_o hand_n in_o all_o those_o 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