Английская Википедия:Guildford Slingsby
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Guilford Slingsby (1610–1643) was a member of the Yorkshire gentry who was confidential secretary to Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, and present during the trial which ended in his execution in April 1641.
Slingsby sat in the Parliament of Ireland as Member of Parliament for Carysfort from 1634 to 1635, and during Strafford's period as Lord Deputy of Ireland was appointed to several administrative posts.
When the First English Civil War began in August 1642, he raised a regiment for the Royalist army in Northern England; he was badly wounded in a skirmish near Guisborough on 16 January 1643 and died three days later.
Personal details
Guilford Slingsby was born in 1610, eldest son of Sir Guylford Slingsby, (1565-1631) and Margaret Walter (died after 1650). His grandmother was Mary Percy, sister of the Percy Earl of Northumberland, traditionally one of the most powerful families in Northern England.Шаблон:Sfn
The Slingsbys were a large family distributed throughout North Yorkshire; his father was one of eight surviving sons, while Guilford was the eldest of twelve. His siblings included Robert (1611-1661), Walter (died after 1650), Arthur (1623-1666), Dorothy, Margaret, Mary and Anne.Шаблон:Sfn
Career
Slingsby grew up at Bifrons in Kent, where his father, who was Comptroller of the Navy from 1611 to 1631, purchased an estate; he was educated at the University of St Andrews, before spending a few years at University of Oxford.Шаблон:Sfn
His uncle Sir Francis Slingsby (1559-1651) served in the Nine Years' War in Ireland and married an heiress; he was a member of the Munster Council where he held extensive lands.Шаблон:Sfn It may have been this connection that led to his election as Member of Parliament for Carysfort in 1634. The first Irish Parliament since 1615, it had been summoned by the Earl of Strafford, newly appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland; shortly afterwards, Slingsby became his personal secretary. It is possible he was recommended by his relative Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland, one of Strafford's closest friends.Шаблон:Sfn
The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography states Slingsby was appointed to the Irish Board of Ordnance and Vice-admiral of Munster; the latter position was held by Strafford, so he may have acted as his deputy. Nevertheless, it was an important position, as Munster in particular was an attractive target for pirates and thus required greater supervision than other areas.Шаблон:Sfn
When Strafford was impeached by the Parliament of England in 1640, Slingsby provided support throughout the trial and gave evidence on his behalf. After he was sentenced to death, Slingsby discussed ways of commuting his sentence with his relative by marriage, Denzil Holles, including arranging his escape from the Tower of London.Шаблон:Sfn These proved unsuccessful; prior to his execution, Strafford wrote Slingsby a final letter which ended "...God direct and prosper you in all your ways; and remember there was a person whom you were content to call master that did very much value and esteem you and carried to his death a great stock of his affections for you".Шаблон:Sfn
Slingsby went into exile in the Netherlands and in February 1642 joined the retinue of Queen Henrietta Maria, who was purchasing arms and raising support for the Royalist war effort.Шаблон:Sfn She appointed him secretary to the 12-year-old Prince of Wales, but when the First English Civil War began in August 1642, he returned to his estates in Hemlington, now part of Middlesbrough, where he began recruiting for Charles I.Шаблон:Sfn Of his younger brothers, Robert was one of the few naval captains not to join the Parliamentarians, and was held in the Tower until December 1643 before being released.Шаблон:Sfn Walter spent most of the war in the West Country, and surrendered at Oxford in June 1646.Шаблон:Sfn
Like many officers in the early stages of the war, Slingsby lacked military experience but brought with him mercenaries hired in Holland, which he used to train his recruits. By mid-January, he had around 100 cavalry and 400 infantry based in Guisborough, which were used to protect Royalist arms shipments arriving from Europe. On 15 January, the Earl of Newcastle, Royalist commander in the north, ordered him to occupy Whitby; hearing this, Sir Hugh Cholmeley, Parliamentarian commander in Scarborough, moved on to intercept him.Шаблон:Sfn
On 16 January, he arrived outside Guisborough with about 400 men; the Royalists advanced to meet the attack and held their ground for two hours before the half-trained infantry broke in panic. Casualties on both sides were minimal, Cholmeley claiming only two men slightly injured; however, Slingsby was badly wounded and taken prisoner. He died on 19 January from his wounds and was buried in York Minster on 26th.Шаблон:Sfn Cholmeley, who was distantly related to Slingsby, changed sides several weeks later and held Scarborough for the Royalists until forced to surrender in July 1645.Шаблон:Sfn
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