Lancashires valley of Achor, is Englands doore of hope: set wide open, in a brief history, of the wise, good, and powerfull hand of divine providence, ordering and managing the militia of Lancashire; not onely to the preservation, but exaltation of a poor, and praying people, in two hundreds; against, and above a considerable armie, of popish, and ill-affected persons in foure hundreds: Wherein the strift [sic] of piety and providence, with impiety and humane strength, in the weaknesse of means, unto graduall, and compleate victory, is laid out; to advance gods praise, and advantage Englands faith. By a well-wisher to the peace of the land, and piety of the church.

Lancaster Voyage.

OUr desire to secure our Garrisons, to relieve Warrington, which we had occasionally oppressed, and to improve those new Talents lent us by God, and sent us by Sea, made us thinke upon a Voyage to Lancaster; the fairnesse of the wea∣ther, and drinesse of the way were strong encouragements. We began our March the eight and twentieth day of April; the presence of God was fought for safe Convoy; and so ter∣rible was the presence that accompanied our March (what else c••n it be imputed to?) that our Forces passed safely thorow Wigan (though the enemy found his former nest after we had taken it) Prescot, Ormeskirk (where we marred an intended Muster) and Preston (that recovered Preston) Whence (hear∣ing our friends in Lancashire were in some danger (though it was nothing but the Earls hasting into Yorke-shire, and the rest of the Forces speeding to Hornby Castle) we stretched our march to Lancaster.

In all this way, as we moved, so the enemy removed; we saw nothing remarkable in them, but cruelty and cowardice: For some Troops of Horse meeting a poor boy unarmed, which out-went his company, clave his head, and barbarously mangled him: Also thereabouts the enemy ••fter a sl••ight skir∣mish, overcame by flight.

Our arrive at Lancaster was welcomed with the safety of the Castle, the good posture of the Garrison, their comfortable provision, and the well nigh preparednesse of the Carriage: And after we had refreshed our Army a few days with the sight of Tburland Castle, and the report of our forraigners against Hornby Castle, we advanced homeward the ninth day of May, and under the former gracious Conduct came safe home, though laden with the weight of twelve whole Pieces, and two broken ones (the rest fortifying the Castle) all which we ac∣knowledged in solemne thanksgiving in Manchester, the fix∣teenth of May.