A Punctuall relation of the passages in Lancashire this weeke : 1. containing the taking of Houghton Tower by the Parliaments forces, and the perfideous trechery of the papists who after they had upon quarter yeelded up the tower, trecherously set fire to a train of powder and blew up Captaine Starkey with above a hundred men, 2. how the Earle of Darbies forces made an on-set on the towne of Boulton, and was driven off with the losse of a hundred men and but eight on the towne side, 3. the taking of the towne and castle of Lancaster by Sergeant major Birch.

SeriesEarly English books online. ^A888680
General noteDate of siege is in question. Text indicates siege occured 1643; however, it took place in 1644. -- cf. Burne, Alfred H. and Young, Peter. The Great Civil War. p. 153-154.
General noteReproduction of original in Thomason Collection, British Library.
References Wing P4212
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 243:E91, no 1)
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