ABSTRACT
The state of northern England before the Jacobite army marched through it in November 1715 is a relatively little studied subject. Rupert Jarvis examined the topic of the militia in Westmorland and Jonathan Oates has published a short paper surveying responses towards the Jacobites in the northern English counties. 1 Yet there was much activity on the part of the county authorities, both ecclesiastical and secular, in the face of news of a Jacobite incursion. Concerns about local Jacobites as well as external enemies were considerable. Similarly, the Jacobites were in high hopes of garnering support from Lancashire. These expectations, and actions taken in light of them, will now be considered.
