. 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 . I f/ro//u//r v//-/. HISTORY OF PONTEFRACT. 317 EXPLANATION OF THE PLATE OF THE Ground Plan of the Siegej CASTLE, &:c. 1 Round Tower. 2 Red Tower. 3 Treasurers or Pix Tower. 4 Svvillington Tower. 5 Queens Tower. 6 Kings Tower. 7 Con?tables Tower. 8 East Gate House. 9 South Gate. 10 Ma
. 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 . I f/ro//u//r v//-/. HISTORY OF PONTEFRACT. 317 EXPLANATION OF THE PLATE OF THE Ground Plan of the Siegej CASTLE, &:c. 1 Round Tower. 2 Red Tower. 3 Treasurers or Pix Tower. 4 Svvillington Tower. 5 Queens Tower. 6 Kings Tower. 7 Con?tables Tower. 8 East Gate House. 9 South Gate. 10 Main Guard. 11 Barbican. 12 All Saints Church. 13 St. Nicholas Hospital. BESIEGERS WORKS, 14 Major General Lamberts Fort Royal. 15 Horse Guard. 16 Horn Work, 17 Pnifold Guard. 18 Main Guard. 19 School House Guard. 20 Fairfaxs Royal Horn Work. 21 North Horn Work. 22 Colonel Brights Fort. 23 Lieutenant General Cromwells Fort. 24 Colonel Deans Fort. 25 Tanalian Guard. 26 East Guard. 27 Baghill Guard. PART AN ACCOUNT OF THE PRIORY, RELIGIOUS-HOUSES,CHURCHES, HOSPITALS, CHARITIES, &c. THE PRIORY OF ST. JOHN, IN taking a survey of the most remarkableplaces which are, or have been, within thisborough, the priory of St. John, deserves ourfirst attention, AUhough nothing remains togive a complete idea ot the extent
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