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A76402 A message from the Lord General Crumwel to the communalty of the kingdom of Scotland. With the advance of Col. Hackers regiment to the borders. And a fight between a party of the Parliaments horse, and some of the Scots forces, on the borders of Scotland also the Lord Generals alarm to the Scots and a proclamation made at the cross of Edenburgh touching the coronation of their King. T. B. 1650 (1650) Wing B189; Thomason E608_8; ESTC R205908 3,047 8

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A MESSAGE FROM THE Lord General Crumwel To the Communalty of the KINGDOM OF SCOTLAND WITH The advance of Col. Hackers Regiment to the Borders And a fight between a party of the Parliaments horse and some of the Scots forces on the Borders of SCOTLAND ALSO The Lord Generals Alarm to the Scots and a Proclamation made at the Cross of Edenburgh touching the Coronation of their King LONDON Printed for J. J. and are to be sold at the Royal Exchange 1650. The last Proceedings of the Scots Army under the Command of the Lord of Rexbrough and Col. Scot. SIR AS for News I have little at present to send having as yet no action but that of most concernment is as follows viz. That there are Orders from the Parliament of Scotland to have all their men Foot and Horse at Auchrombridge on Thursday July 18. that are raised in the shiredom of Tiverdale The Lord of Rexbrough and Col. Scot is to Command them The general Randezvous is to be at Sterling but these do not march there but quarter in Tinedale till further Orders they expect daily a return of him that was sent the last week into England there is a strange forwardness amongst the Nobles and Gentlemen of England but the poor Commons go on slowly with much fear the number they are raising is 10000. and 3000. The people are much heightned at the Kings coming into that Nation since the time whereof there hath been more Wine and Bear drank as some conceive then was in half a year before for in each Company they carouse the Kings health 5 or 6 times so that a man can go into no Town or Village but he shall espy the people drunk up and down streets The Ministers press the people to a forwardness to serve the King telling them that God will certainly blast the English Army for it consists of none but Sectaries and such as had a hand in the Kings death publishing it in their Pulpits that Cromwel hath no men left in Ireland but a few that is fled into Garisons and that there is already 150 raised in Wales for the Kings service with many thousands more in other places There was a Regiment of Foot and a Troop of Horse that came through Galloway and marched betwixt Dunfrize and Amand Eastward it is reported that it was my Lord of Arg●les Regiment and that they were marching towards Duvolaw From Dunfrize the 7. instant and he saith that it is reported there that old Gen. Lesley and Maj. Gen. Holburn intends to march with their Foot towards Dunflaw with all speed and David Lesley is at Hume Castle ere this They are raising their new Leavies a pace Galloway and Liddal but want of Arms and money hinders much they brag much of supplies of money and Arms from France Denmark Swethland and Holland but they are like to be but slenderly furnished there divers Gentlemen of the South part of Scotland are sending their Plate to Starling thinking it absolute secure there Their King as we hear remains still at Starling at the Kings house there till such time as more conveniences be made for him at Edenburgh 10000 l. of the new Leavies is thought to be compleated within these eight days then they say they hop● they shall not be long out of England if our Army prevent them not for they are sensible enough that it is easier to maintain 2 or 3 in England then one in Scotland Out of France they have intelligence by letters to this purpose The Spanish Army in Flanders is still about 6 miles from Guise they being on the one side and ours on the other side both Armies are strong and are near equal therefore some conceive little expedition will be done by neither side but only spend the Summer in watching narrowly each other and seek for some furprisall The Scilly Shallops are busie about our Coasts sheltering themselves in every Cave and Creek where they lurk for their prey and catch up all the several Vessels that float two and again Those Islands are very strong they have cut through Cersonessus upon which the great Castle standeth which is now inviron'd with the Sea and mainly fortified so are other small Islands thereabouts our Militia is drawn into a very good Order and we have good cause to think that the Cavalier design upon this County so studiously and subtilly carried on is very much crakt and if the expected act for setling the Militia be hastened and thereby provision made for the arming and paying of men I am confident their hopes will be utterly broken Pendennis Castle July 13. 1650. July 15. My Lord General marches towards Barwick betwixt which place and Anwick will be a randezvous of the Army Wednesday or Thursday next The reason of our stay so long in this Town is for that many of the Foot-Regiments and some Horse were not come up There passed through this Town this last week viz. Col. Prides Malivers Fairfax and the late Generalls Col. Daniels Foot-Regiment having a long march out of Cheshire are not yet come up but expected this day at Durham besides Provisions of Victuals which the Army must have of them of necessity when they go into the barren Nation of Scotland are not yet ready but will be at Barwick by that time we be there having been shipt this week from hence I had sent you a Copy of the Declaration of the Army concerning their advance into Scotland but I conceive it will as soon come to your hands by the Copy sent up to the Parl. There are 3 Copies of it in writing signed by Mr. Rushworth Secretary to the Army to be sent this day into Scotland viz. one to the Scotch General one to the Committee of Estates and one to the Parliament We are informed that some Scottish Ministers lately in their Prayers against the Sectarian Army expressed to this effect that if God would not deliver them from the Sectaries they would not have him to be their God Their Levies go on a pace and the Priests are to raise 2000. Horse under the Command of Major Strangham and another on Bodnifield they being jealous of the Committee of Estates so that on the Scottish part you may properly call this third War Bellum Presbyteriale And we hear further that Aberdeen hath presented their King with 1000 l. which he distributed presently The City of Edenburgh hath prepared a piece of plate to present to their King upon his coming thither The Nobility and Gentry of the North of Scotland presented their service to their King and offered to ride as a Life-Guard to his person The Kirk perceive he begins to be very popular and fear much he will overtop their power and thereupon there are high jealosies amongst them which is conceiv'd will breed much distraction in that Kingdom The Marq. of Argile is an absolute Ryolist and hath made a speech to their declared King to this effect viz. 1. That to Kings was given absolute power to revenge injuries and tomaintaine the honor and reputation of his Councels 2. That the difference betwixt Kings and Tyrants is only this The one taketh care for the Common good the other studieth only for private and voluptuous living 3. That he should be wise and valiant and give incouragement to the Army by his personal presence or otherwise as he should from time to time receive advice from the Kirk and those that are about him Newcastle July 16. Sir This day the Gen. and his Officers marched away to Morpeth the Artillery and most of the Army are beyond it and intend to have a Randezvouz about Alnwick we hear some of the Scots horse are upon the borders Col. Hackers Regiment hath the Van and were ordered to go yesterday for the Borders to keep guard there There is a Message sent from the Gen. to the Kingdom of Scotland chiefly for the common sort of people perswading them to stay in their houses and they shall be preserved Newcastle Sir we are advertized by letters from the Head-quarters That upon the Lord Generals advance towards Barwick the borders took the Alarm and from thence to the whole Nation of Scots were much startled but they will have further cause shortly And Capt. Hall hath sent a Scotch Vessel in hither which he took coming from Okeney with 1000 Arms and 500 Barrels of Butter going to Leeth It is also reported that there hath been some dispute between a party of the Scots horse and some of ours but the resolute charge of our undaunted horse caused a sudden retreat We have as yet no credible relation of any action which hath been to purpose but the next I hope will produce more Sir I remain Your humble Servant T. B. EINIS