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hemmed in, on all sides, he was totally routed. hour after this, the prince, returning too late to recover his friends, was obliged, with the rest, to quit the field, to the conquerors; and retire, towards York. It being late in the evening, when they arrived at Micklegate-bar, caused a scene of confusion, beyond description; none being suffered to enter, but those of the garrison: This caution, made the admittance tedious, and slow; while many of the soldiers, fainting under wounds, fatigue, and anxiety, filled the air with sounds of distress. The engagement lasted near four hours; commencing, at about seven o'clock, and ending, near eleven.

THE parliamentarians remaining on the field, the earl of Manchester rode through the ranks, thanking the troops for their gallant behaviour; the success of which, he exhorted them to ascribe to the Lord of hosts; told them, he was sorry it was not possible, at that late hour, to administer to their many necessities; but that, at day-break, every needful attention should be paid, both to friends and enemies: dawn approaching, discovered the wide extended heath, scattered all over with the bodies of the slain.

The

SIR CHARLES LUCAS, being a prisoner, was desired to point out such bodies, amongst the slain, as he wished to have selected, for private interment. In performing this mournful office, sir Charles only

• Sir Henry Slingsby's memoirs.

singled out the body of one gentleman, who had a bracelet, of hair, about his wrist, desiring the bracelet might be taken off; for, that he knew an honorable lady, who would thankfully receive it.*

THE Countrymen were commanded to bury the dead; who gave out, that they interred 4150; two thirds of whom, were gentlemen, and persons of quality.†

THE graves are yet to be seen, near Wilstrop-wood.

THE principal persons, slain on the king's part, were sir William Wentworth, sir Francis Dacres, sir William Lampton, sir Charles Slingsby, knt., buried in York-minster; colonel John Fenwick, could not be found; sir Marmaduke Luddon, sir Thomas Metham, sir Richard Gledhill, sir Richard Graham, and above 4000 others.

THE chief of the prisoners, were general sir Charles Lucas, general Porter, general Tilliard, lord Goring's son, and several more field officers, and others, to the amount of 1500.

Vicars.

↑ Sir Richard Graham, of Norton-Conyers, who was a very active of ficer, on the side of royalty, after having received 26 wounds, in this battle, fled, when all was lost, towards his own house, which he reached that night; and expired, about an hour after his arrival.

Sir Thomas Metham, was captain of the Yorkshire gentlemen, who served as volunteers, in this battle.-Fuller says, "This battle was our "english pharsalian fight; or rather, the fatal battle of Canna, to the a loyal cavaliers,"

THE principal persons, slain on the side of the par liament, were-major Fairfax, Charles Fairfax, brother to sir Thomas Fairfax, who was buried at Mar-ston, aged 23; captain Micklethwait, captain Pugh, and about 300 subalterns, and privates.

WOUNDED-captain Walton, and about 20 others. A curious circumstance, which seems to be well attested, relative to this engagement, is said to have happened, within these few years:-On cutting down the wood, belonging to lord Petre, on one side of Marston-moor, the sawyers found many bullets in the hearts of the trees.

Six miles farther, brings you to the city of York; for the history of which, see Drake's Antiquities of York; The Yorkshire Gazetteer; or, The York Guide a small pamphlet, lately published.

STAGE XI..

Harrogate, to Blubber-houses.Brandrithcraggs.—Bolton-abbey.—Skipton.

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BLUBBER-HOUSES;

HAMLET, about mid-way betwixt Harrogate, and Skipton; which evidently takes it's name from the blue berry, i. e., whortle-berry; a fruit, with which the moors hereabouts abound.

A mile from this village, on the right of the road, leading from thence to Skipton, is

BRANDRITH*-CRAGGS;

A range of rocks, situate on the edge of a precipice, overlooking a deep and extensive vale, called "Kexgill." Here is a rocking-stone, whose weight is probably 20 tons; and yet, is easily moved, with one hand:

*Brand, (saxon) a piece of burning wood.

+ Probably a corruption of kirk, an old word, for a consecrated place and gill, a deep valley, with a small brook at the bottom.

On the summit of one of the highest rocks, is a ba son,* three feet six inches in diameter, and two feet in depth: Here are, also, several other basons, of smaller dimentions. If we suppose these rocks to have been once shaded with oaks, this place would then exactly answer the description, given of the sacred groves, and rock altars, of the most ancient idolaters.

MR. BRAYANT tells us, "that the egyptians look. "ed upon fragments of rocks, with a degree of vene"ration; and, some of them they kept, as they found "them, with, perhaps, only an hieroglyphic; others, "they shaped with tools, and formed into various de"vices:" Again, he says, "it was usual, with much "labor, to place one vast stone upon another, for a "religious memorial. The stones thus placed, they "oftentimes poized so equally, that they were affected "with the least external force; nay, a breath of wind "would sometimes make them vibrate."

"Mark yon altar!

"Those mighty piles of magic-planted rock,

"Thus rang'd, in mystic order: Mark the place,

"Where, but, at times of solemn festival,

"The druid leads his train. There dwells the seer

"In yonder shaggy cave; on which, the moon
"Now sheds a side-long gleam; his brotherhood

"Possess the neighbouring cliffs:

"Mine eyes descry a distant range of caves,

"Delv'd in the ridges of the craggy steep."

Rock-basons, it has been conjectured, were cut for the purpose of preserving dew, or rain, as it descended from the heavens; which was used, by the druids, in their ablutions and sprinklings, performed with vervain and misletoe.-Vide Borlase's hist. of Cornwall.