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Major-General Lambert , with the Lord Generali’s order to him; and, in themean tyme, the soldiers are to hold them of, from doinge further violence to thecastle, which I wish had bin done by order two dayes sooner.

“ ‘ Your true ffriende and servant,

' “ Wr. 30 10 bri5 , 48°.’ “ ‘ ROB. THOMSONE.

" Direction.

" ‘ To my much honored friende,

Hugh Potter, Esquire, these I praypresent with care and speede, attNorthumberland House, London .’

“ From this 30th of December, 1648, no farther outrages were committed till theyear 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 WressilCastle. The only indulgence he obtained was, that the execution of the order shouldbe intrusted to his own stewards, and that part of the principal building should bespared, 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 makingWresle Castle unteneable, as alsoe of a further order of the committee of militiaof the county of Yorke to that purposse; these are, theerefore, to require you toproceede in making the sayd castle unteneable with all speede. Which weconceave will be by throwing downe to the ground all that side wherein the hallstands, to the towre adjoyning, leaving only the south side remayning, wherein werequire you alsoe, that windowes be broken forth, of eight foote breadth andheight, and eight foote distance round about all that side which remaynes, andthat it be downe by the 17th of May next; that the country may be secured fromany danger that may happen thereby. Given under our hands, at Wresle, this17th of Aprill, 1650.

“ ‘ PHIL. SALTMARSH,

“ ‘ CHA. FEINWICKE,

“ ‘ ED. KIR. LEWE,

“ ‘ THO. ALTHORPE.

“ ‘ You are also to throwe downe the battlements round about.’

“ D IRECTION.

Ffor Mr. William Plaxton, or other theLord Northumberland’s officers at Wresle.’