Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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upon them to finde fault. The king, it may be, intended a greater
supply of men, and soe hee left rome (sic) to take them into the
leaguer, by command. Though the place were very fitt to o^Dpose the
ennemy, yet it was ill furnished to protect our owne men, affoording
them noe manner of shelter against weather, the oountrey round
about beeing champaigne ; but it was a sommer leaguer and therefore
sujaposed the cold ground was ease enough for them ; but it was,
most of it, where the souldiours lay, plowed ground, and sowed with
barley, which, when wet came, continued very foule a long time and
made many of them, those especially that came lately from sea, to
fall sick and dye.
On the north side of the banck, over the Tweede, was the king's
pavillion pitchd, and round about it the noblemen's tents and the
gentlemen's of the privy chamber and others.
To the west of the pavillion was a battery (upon a rising hill),
where Avere planted two peeces of brasse cannon, one whereof was the
waniing peece.
To the eastward, on the other side of the pavillion, was annother
battery without the trench of the campe, on a hanging bancke over
the Tweede right against a foord, whereon were three peeces of brasse.
Yet it was thought the hills on the other side the river might
have commanded our campe.
Right before the king's pavillion, somewhat to the westward, under
a hanging banck, was the lord generall's tent and his regiment.
To the eastward of him was the lord lieutenant-generall.
And beyond him, neare the avenue towards Barwick, was the
master of the ordinance and all the artillerie, which were 24 fine
feilde j^eeces of brasse, all new cast for this expedicion.
The sergeant major generall was pitched [a space is left here].
THE OFFICERS OF THE FEILDE.
The King's Majestic present.
The earle of Arundell, generall.
The earle of Essex, lieutenant generall.
Tlie earle of Neiuport,^o master of the ordinance.
Sir Jacob Ashley, Serjeant major generall.
Sir William Brunckard, commissary generall of the infanterie.
The earle of Lyndesey, governour of Barwick.
The Lord Willoughbie, colonell of his majestie's leife guard.
Mr. Henry Wentworth, lieutenant colonell.
Sir Nicholas Slaning,^^ sergeant major.
Sir Charles Vavisour, captain lieutenant.
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Mouiitjoy Blount, Earl of Newport.
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Sir Nicliolas Slanning knighted 24th August, 1632.