A miraculous victory obtained by the Right Honorable, Ferdinando Lord Fairfax, against the army under the command of the Earl of Newcastle at Wakefield in York-shire: of the enemy there was taken prisoners, Generall Goring, Sir Thomas Bland, 2 colonells, Sergeant Major Car, 13 captains, 1500 souldiers, 27 colours of foot, 3 cornets of horse, 4 lieutenants, 15 ensignes, and 1 cornet, 4 peeces of ordnance, all their ammunition, and a great number of armes, with the losse of 7 common souldiers. Sent in two letters to the Honorable, W: Lenthall, Esq; speaker in the House of Commons. Also a letter of great consequence, which was found in Generall Gorings chamber, which was sent to him by his father the Lord Goring. Ordered by the Commons in Parliament, that publique thanksgiving be too morrow the 28. of this instant May, given in all the churches and chappells of London, Westminster, Borough of Southwark, suburbs and places adjacent for the great and good successe it hath pleased God to give the forces under the command of the Lord Fairfax, at the taking in of Wakefield; and that the letters relating that good successe, be read in the said churches and chappels. H: Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.

I Send you inclosed a Letter from the Lord GOARING to his sonne Generall Goaring, found in his Chamber at Wake∣field, which will let the House see the Enemies great desire to have this Army ruined, that they might with their whole Force march Southwards.

SAturday night the 20 of May, The Lord Generall gave order for a party of a 1000 Foot, three Companies of Dragooners, and eight Troops of Horse, to March from the Garrisons of Leeds, Bradford, Hal∣lifax, and Howley, Sir Thomas Fairfax commanded in chief; The Foot were commanded by Serjeant Major Generall Gifford, and Sir William Fairfax. The Horse were devided into two Bodies, four Troops Com∣manded by Sir Thomas Fairfax and the other four Troops, by Sir Henry Foulis; Howley was the Randevouz, where they all met on Saturday last, about twelve a clock at night; about two next morning, they marcht away, and coming to Stanley, where two of the enemies Troops lay with some Dragooners; that Quarter was beaten up, and about one and twenty Prisoners taken. About four a clock in the morning we came before Wakefield, where after some of their Horse were beaten into the Town, the Foot with unspeakable courage, b at the enemies from the Hedges, which they had lyned with Mu••kettiers into the Town, and assalted it in two places, Wrengate and Norgate; and after an hour and a half sight, we recovered one of their Peeces, and turned it upon them, and entred the Town at both places, at one and the same time: When the B••racadoes were opened, Sir Thomas Fairfax with the Horse, fell into the Town, and cleered the Street where Colonell Goring was taken, by Lievtenant Alured, Brother to Captain Alured, a Member of the House; yet in the Market place there stood three Troops of Horse, and Colonell Lamptons Regiment, to whom Major Generall Gifford sent a Trumpet with offer of Quarter, if they would lay down their Arms, they answered, they scorned the Motion; then he sired a Peece of their own Ordinance upon them, and the Horse fell in upon them, beat them out of Town, and took all these Officers exprest in this inclosed List, Twenty seven Colours of Foot, three Coronets of Horse, and about 1500 Common Souldiers. The enemy had in the Town 3000 Foot, and seven Troops of Horse, besides Colonell Lamptons Regiment, which came into the Town, after we had entred the Town: The enemy left behinde them fou•• Peeces of Ordnance, with Ammunition, which we brought away.

• ...Thomas Fairfax,
• ...Henry Foulis.
• ...John Gifford.
• ...William Fairfax.
• ...John Holman.
• ...Robert Foulis.
• ...Titus Leighton.
• ...Prancis Talbott.