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Major-General Lambert, with the Lord Generali’s order to him; and, in the
mean tyme, the soldiers are to hold them of, from doinge further violence to the
castle, which I wish had bin done by order two dayes sooner.
“ ‘ Your true ffriende and servant,
‘ “ Wr.'ZO 10bris, 48°? “ ‘ ROB. THOMSONE.
“ Direction.
“ ‘ To my much honored friende,
Hugh Potter, Esquire, these I pray
present with care and speede, att
Northumberland House, London.’
“ From this 30th of December, 1648, no farther outrages were committed till the
year 1650. And then, notwithstanding all the endeavours of the Earl of Northum-
berland to preserve it, an order was issued out for the further demolishing of Wressil
Castle. The only indulgence he obtained was, that the execution of the order should
be intrusted to his own stewards, and that part of the principal building should be
spared, to serve for a manor-house.
“ III. The Order for demolishing Wressil Castle.
“ ‘ In pursuance of the orders of councell [of] state, to us directed, for the making
Wresle Castle unteneable, as alsoe of a further order of the committee of militia
of the county of Yorke to that purposse; these are, theerefore, to require you to
proceede in making the sayd castle unteneable with all speede. Which we
conceave will be by throwing downe to the ground all that side wherein the hall
stands, to the towre adjoyning, leaving only the south side remayning, wherein we
require you alsoe, that windowes be broken forth, of eight foote breadth and
height, and eight foote distance round about all that side which remaynes, and
that it be downe by the 17th of May next; that the country may be secured from
any danger that may happen thereby. Given under our hands, at Wresle, this
17th of Aprill, 1650.
“ ‘ PHIL. SALTMARSH,
“ ‘ CHA. FEINW1CKE,
‘“ED. KIR. LEWE,
“ ‘ THO. ALTHORPE.
« ‘You are also to thro we downe the battlements round about.’
“ Direction.
“ Ffor Mr. William Plaxton, or other the
Lord Northumberland’s officers at Wresle.’
Major-General Lambert, with the Lord Generali’s order to him; and, in the
mean tyme, the soldiers are to hold them of, from doinge further violence to the
castle, which I wish had bin done by order two dayes sooner.
“ ‘ Your true ffriende and servant,
‘ “ Wr.'ZO 10bris, 48°? “ ‘ ROB. THOMSONE.
“ Direction.
“ ‘ To my much honored friende,
Hugh Potter, Esquire, these I pray
present with care and speede, att
Northumberland House, London.’
“ From this 30th of December, 1648, no farther outrages were committed till the
year 1650. And then, notwithstanding all the endeavours of the Earl of Northum-
berland to preserve it, an order was issued out for the further demolishing of Wressil
Castle. The only indulgence he obtained was, that the execution of the order should
be intrusted to his own stewards, and that part of the principal building should be
spared, to serve for a manor-house.
“ III. The Order for demolishing Wressil Castle.
“ ‘ In pursuance of the orders of councell [of] state, to us directed, for the making
Wresle Castle unteneable, as alsoe of a further order of the committee of militia
of the county of Yorke to that purposse; these are, theerefore, to require you to
proceede in making the sayd castle unteneable with all speede. Which we
conceave will be by throwing downe to the ground all that side wherein the hall
stands, to the towre adjoyning, leaving only the south side remayning, wherein we
require you alsoe, that windowes be broken forth, of eight foote breadth and
height, and eight foote distance round about all that side which remaynes, and
that it be downe by the 17th of May next; that the country may be secured from
any danger that may happen thereby. Given under our hands, at Wresle, this
17th of Aprill, 1650.
“ ‘ PHIL. SALTMARSH,
“ ‘ CHA. FEINW1CKE,
‘“ED. KIR. LEWE,
“ ‘ THO. ALTHORPE.
« ‘You are also to thro we downe the battlements round about.’
“ Direction.
“ Ffor Mr. William Plaxton, or other the
Lord Northumberland’s officers at Wresle.’