Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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ance of one Fossett, a London taylour. Heere the pensioners watched
his majestie both this night and Sonday night, and boasted much they
had the preheminence to keepe the first wa.tch in the army, whereas
that honour the privy chamber men had : it was but a formallity
.graunted to please them with, and neither of use nor reputation.
It should seeme the king's designe was to have set downe with
his army heere, it beeing neare the Holy Island, a.nd to have had the
command and pleasure of his shipps for his security upon any exigent.
But this resolve was soone alltered, for on Monday the army broke up
and marched to Barwick, the king himselfe goeing before in the
morning. 3'' Had they remained there the Scotts would little have
regarded the king's forces, and would have wearied him soone out with
the expence, and kept them selves quiet at home : besides, Barwick
was a place of strength, and was newly fortifyed and furnished with a
garrison, which, if it should bee attempted, could receive noe present
succour from the king's army, 5 miles distant on the sea shore, where
there was noe possibility of attempting anything, the Scotts beeing
unable to performe ought at sea. Theise, or some such consideracions,
'twas likely caused the campe remooved thither where it was last
pitched, beeing a place where Barwick and it might best mutually assist
each other, and resist the intentions of the Scotts by defending the
river Tweede.
The 27th of May, beeing Monday, Sir Francis Kinaston,^^ Mr.
Willbraham, Mr. Crew and my selfe came from Anwick, and went
towards Gosswtck, thinking there to finde our troupe and receive
orders for our quarter, but upon the way wee received notice the king
and the army were dislodged and gone for Barwick, that our troupe was
quartered in a poore base villadge where was noe accommadacion either
for man or beast.
Soe Mr. Willbraham, Mr. Crew and my selfe tooke a
liberty (not lawfull indeed for souldiours under government, but that
wee saw it practized by others) to provide for our selves, and Sir
Francis Kinaston beeing to waite that night, went for Barwick where
the king was : and wee found out a house neare Gosswyck (where my
lord generall had had his owne quarter), one Mr. Haggerston's of
Haggerston, 18 miles from Anwick. It was a house indeed, and naught
els, for the master of it, fearing least the army beeing to encampe
thereabouts, would, like an inundation, sweepe all his stocke and
provision away with it, for prevention hee had wholly dissfnrnished
his house, and left it empty and naked both of furniture and foode,
and him selfe and family were retyred to Barwick, and hee had put
himselfe in the earle of New Castle's troops, yet hee was a man
reported to have 7 or 800/. per annum. At his house hee had left 3
or 4 servants, and they denyed us any entertainement, pretending
their house was taken up by the king's doctor of physick ;
yet upon
further importunity, with civill demeanor wee enquired Avho the
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'On the afternoon of May 27 Charles arrived at Berwick.' Terry, Life