. The history of the ancient borough of Pontefract, containing an interesting account of its castle, and the three different sieges it sustained, during the civil war, with notes and pedigrees, of some of the most distinguished royalists and parliamentarians, chiefly drawn from manuscripts never before published . THE HISTOMY OF THE Ancient Borough of Pontefracty CONTAINING AN INTERESTING ACCOUNT OF ITS CASTLE, AND THE TIIREK DIFFERENT SIEGES IT SUSTAINED, DURING THE CIVIL WAB, WITH NOTES AND PEDIGREES, OF SOME or THE MOST DISTINGUISHED ROYALISTS AND PARLIAMENTARIANS, CHIEFLY DRAWN FROM MANUSC


. The history of the ancient borough of Pontefract, containing an interesting account of its castle, and the three different sieges it sustained, during the civil war, with notes and pedigrees, of some of the most distinguished royalists and parliamentarians, chiefly drawn from manuscripts never before published . THE HISTOMY OF THE Ancient Borough of Pontefracty CONTAINING AN INTERESTING ACCOUNT OF ITS CASTLE, AND THE TIIREK DIFFERENT SIEGES IT SUSTAINED, DURING THE CIVIL WAB, WITH NOTES AND PEDIGREES, OF SOME or THE MOST DISTINGUISHED ROYALISTS AND PARLIAMENTARIANS, CHIEFLY DRAWN FROM MANUSCRIPTS NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED, BY B. BOOTHROYD. *_i I love Pomfret. Why! Tis in all our histories: They are full of Pomfrel Castle. SWIFT, pontefract: PRINTED BY AND FOR THE AUTHOR, AND FOR J. FOX ; AND SOLD BY LONGMAN & CO. PATERNOSTER-ROW, B. CROSBY & CO. , LONDON; J. HEATON, LEEDS; J. HURST, WAKE- riELD; WILSON & CO. AND TODD & CO. YORK; SHEARDOWN, DONCASTER; AND MAY BE HAD OF OTHEft BOOKSELLERS- 1807. SUBSCRIBERS NAMES. <:.•.•.•*«»**■.•■.•: F17S-7 J. ALLOTT, Esq, Hague Hall G. Alderson, Esq. Ferrybridge J. W. Astley, Esq. Duckenfield Lodge, LancashireMichael Ann, Esq. BurghwallisMr. J. Alton, Pontefiactj J. Ankin, ditto R. Arton, ditto J. Addingley, dhistoryofancient00bootrich


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