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Freemasonry In The Seventeenth Century: Warrington, 1646.
other hand , being one of the most devoted adherents to the Royal cause . He was the father of three sons—Roger , Edward , aud Peter—aud four daughters . His eldest son and heir-apparent died before his father in 1660 ; but by his wife Sarah , daughter of Randle Ashenhurst , of Ashenhurst , county Stafford and Beard , county Derby , Esq ., left issue a son Roger who , ultimately , as Avill be mentionedsucceededhis grandfather . Of the other two sons—the one
, , Echvard became a clergyman in Cheshire , married and left issue , and the other , Peter , died in 1664 , unmarried . * It is recorded in Newcome ' sf Autobiography : " On September 10 th , 1649 , I went ivith Colonel Mainwareings two sons , Peter and Edward , to Cambridge , and admitted them under Mr . Pickering , Fellow of St . John ' s College , fellow commoners . "
On turning to the " History of East Cheshire , J I find the following : — " In February , 1643-4 , he [ Lieut .-Colonel Robert DuckenfieldJ attacked and took Wythenshawe Hall , ancl on May 25 th , 1644 , he , together with Colonel Henry Mainwaring , commanded the forces sent to guard Stockport , and to prevent Prince Rupert ' s march into Lancashire . " And again , § "Macclesfield does not seem to have played any important part during the Civil War . It is said to have been attacked iu 1643 by Sir William
Brereton on behalf of the Parliament , and taken from Sir Thomas Aston , the Royalist , who defended it on behalf of the King , and that subsequently the Royalist Colonel Legh , of Acllington , endeavoured to retake it from Colonel Henry Mainwarmg , but unsuccessfully . " Another account adds a little more to our knowledge : —]| [ 1644 May 24 ] , —Upon Friday they [ Prince Rupert and his army ] advanct
, towards Lancashire and lodged at Kimtsford . Upon Saturday [ 25 th ] they advanct towards Stockport , where Col . MainAvaring and Col . Duckenfield were with their companies , but they left the town and fled into Lancashire . [ May ] 26 th , [ 1643-4 ] . U—Captain Ogle and Captain Rawstorne were allotted for the ac ' con , but they like good p ' vident fellows , thrifty of their OAvne lives , p ' vented the Capt . this honor [ Captain Mosley to make a sally out next
morning with two hundred men ] , who heareing of the Prince ' s [ Rupert ] victorious entrance into the Countrey ( by the defaate of Col . Duckeufield , Mainwaring , Buckley , and others lvho kept the passe at Stockport , the second key of the county ) stole aAvay betwixt 12 and 1 o ' clock in the night . " Warrington was surrendered May 27 , 1643 , ** for " when , after a fortnight ' s attendancethere happened that unfortunate surprise of the Lord
, Goreing in Wakefield , which utterly disenabled her majesty to spare him any relief ; which the Governor of Warrington ( Colonel IS orris ) understanding , after five days siege , gave up the town , the greatest key of the county , to the enemy , and all his lordship ' s forces , then Avitb the Lord Molineux aud Colonel Tildsley , marched down to York . " " 1644 Jan . 25 . —In the north-westthe regiments recalled from Ireland
, , , had been beaten and almost entirely cut to pieces by Fairfax , under the walls of Fantwich in Cheshire . " tf I cannot say if Col . Mainwaring was present at this defeat , but certainly he was not amongst those killed .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Freemasonry In The Seventeenth Century: Warrington, 1646.
other hand , being one of the most devoted adherents to the Royal cause . He was the father of three sons—Roger , Edward , aud Peter—aud four daughters . His eldest son and heir-apparent died before his father in 1660 ; but by his wife Sarah , daughter of Randle Ashenhurst , of Ashenhurst , county Stafford and Beard , county Derby , Esq ., left issue a son Roger who , ultimately , as Avill be mentionedsucceededhis grandfather . Of the other two sons—the one
, , Echvard became a clergyman in Cheshire , married and left issue , and the other , Peter , died in 1664 , unmarried . * It is recorded in Newcome ' sf Autobiography : " On September 10 th , 1649 , I went ivith Colonel Mainwareings two sons , Peter and Edward , to Cambridge , and admitted them under Mr . Pickering , Fellow of St . John ' s College , fellow commoners . "
On turning to the " History of East Cheshire , J I find the following : — " In February , 1643-4 , he [ Lieut .-Colonel Robert DuckenfieldJ attacked and took Wythenshawe Hall , ancl on May 25 th , 1644 , he , together with Colonel Henry Mainwaring , commanded the forces sent to guard Stockport , and to prevent Prince Rupert ' s march into Lancashire . " And again , § "Macclesfield does not seem to have played any important part during the Civil War . It is said to have been attacked iu 1643 by Sir William
Brereton on behalf of the Parliament , and taken from Sir Thomas Aston , the Royalist , who defended it on behalf of the King , and that subsequently the Royalist Colonel Legh , of Acllington , endeavoured to retake it from Colonel Henry Mainwarmg , but unsuccessfully . " Another account adds a little more to our knowledge : —]| [ 1644 May 24 ] , —Upon Friday they [ Prince Rupert and his army ] advanct
, towards Lancashire and lodged at Kimtsford . Upon Saturday [ 25 th ] they advanct towards Stockport , where Col . MainAvaring and Col . Duckenfield were with their companies , but they left the town and fled into Lancashire . [ May ] 26 th , [ 1643-4 ] . U—Captain Ogle and Captain Rawstorne were allotted for the ac ' con , but they like good p ' vident fellows , thrifty of their OAvne lives , p ' vented the Capt . this honor [ Captain Mosley to make a sally out next
morning with two hundred men ] , who heareing of the Prince ' s [ Rupert ] victorious entrance into the Countrey ( by the defaate of Col . Duckeufield , Mainwaring , Buckley , and others lvho kept the passe at Stockport , the second key of the county ) stole aAvay betwixt 12 and 1 o ' clock in the night . " Warrington was surrendered May 27 , 1643 , ** for " when , after a fortnight ' s attendancethere happened that unfortunate surprise of the Lord
, Goreing in Wakefield , which utterly disenabled her majesty to spare him any relief ; which the Governor of Warrington ( Colonel IS orris ) understanding , after five days siege , gave up the town , the greatest key of the county , to the enemy , and all his lordship ' s forces , then Avitb the Lord Molineux aud Colonel Tildsley , marched down to York . " " 1644 Jan . 25 . —In the north-westthe regiments recalled from Ireland
, , , had been beaten and almost entirely cut to pieces by Fairfax , under the walls of Fantwich in Cheshire . " tf I cannot say if Col . Mainwaring was present at this defeat , but certainly he was not amongst those killed .