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A81364	The designs and correspondencies of the present Committee of Estates and the part of the Scotish nation which is now entred into this kingdom in hostility, in some measure discovered by two packets of letters intercepted in the North, and sent up to the House of Commons. With an introductive and some marginal notes and animadversions, by a private pen. Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that these letters by forthwith printed and published. H: Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D Com.	England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons. aut	1648 (1648)	Wing D1176; Thomason E459_5; ESTC R205079	16,674	21

in Heraldry Ladyship could have brought me so much trouble as your last hath done for the sad disaster of so many gallant persons I could disgest the ruine of that Design though I was raised to a greater (b) (b) T is happy with England when the Enemies best hopes lean upon such brek in Reels and considering the 〈…〉 you had of that 〈…〉 valor when he commanded the Kings Horse in Scotland we wonder upon what Basis you raised such great Expectations from him you know who said 〈…〉 cerborum Duce Loone quam Leonum Duc. cervo expectation from it then any thing else in England but the great loss by the imprisonment of the Earl of Holland I confess I cannot (c) (c) Have a little patience my Lord and you shall have some Mustard after your dinner to help your digestion disgest nor your Ladyships trouble which you express in the end of your Letter But I will insist no more on so sad a subject onely thus much I may with confidence aver That except the King who is a prisoner none in England could have been made prisoner that Scotland would have been so ready to relieve as the Earl of Holland and none in the world more forward to it then I. From France we are strangely neglected I got not so much as a Letter except what was directed in common not the half of the Ammunition promised and that was Mustard (e) (e) Since your Lordship is so unsatisfied with the method of your service I wish you had had your Mustard before dinner after dinner after our Army was marched not a peny of (f) (f) Not a peny my Lord perhops it come all in Cardecues or else 't was thought that the clippings and filings of our English money which you carried hence in your last might defray the charge of this Expedition Ammunition by haives and Money by nulls so let our Enemies be always supplied money but that which is worst is the strange (g) (g) It is not strange but reason enough to make a prov●● Crete ●sis agere cum ●●●●isibus to break Faith with Faith breakers conditions demanded contrary to all our ingagement and shewing a great distrust of Scotland but I will repeat nothing of what you may read here and after you have read it be pleased to send it away Your most humble Servant Endorsed · Count. Carlisle Barwick 10 July 1648. MY Lord We have at last received the Queen's and Prince's pleasure by Sir William Fleming with about the half of that Arms and Ammunition we expected yet as much as he could get at Amsterdam though he staid long for it but (a) (a) It may be the Queen and Prince were informed and satisfied with the Advice D Hamilton gave in Scotland who to that preposition in Parliament concerning supply of money for this Service bade Set the Lads into England and they would do well enough which we found a sober truth when they came hither upon an honester Errand no Money whereof we stood most in need And as we are very sensible of and thankful for Her Majesty and His Highness gracious favor exprest in the Letter they honored us with so we cannot but let your Lordship know how much we are troubled with those hard conditions in the additional Instructions which indeed are such as we dare not make them known but to very few For should it be known in Scotland that the Prince demands in our Army the exercise of that (b) (b) 'T is much that they have concell'd all Obligations of Honor and Honesty lost the remembrance of what we did for them in Q Elizabeths day and what we would not do against than in the beginning of thes Troubles that have broke then Vows to God Faith and Treaties with men should stick at any form of Worship 〈◊〉 scruple a Service-Book Qui ●emth modesciae limites transierum oporta● naviter esse impudenies which they could afford were it not to give advantage to their opposers Form of Worship formerly used in England which the King never had with us it would give so great advantage to the violent opposers and have such an operation as we shall not be guilts of Some of the other Demands look so like (c) (c) Wonder not my Lord at that since every Age hath afforded instances of them that have loved the Treason but hated the Traytors distrust as we dare not shew them But we have sent Sir W. Fle●●no to the Army and when he comes back and brings the opinion of D. Hamilton and Calendar such a return shall be made and such assurances given both by the Committee in the Name of the Kingdom and by those that wrote formerly as shall witness our loyalty and fidelity to their Majesties service and of our duty to the Prince whose (d) (d) 'T is thought the Prince remembers his Fathers usage amongst you and may expect 〈◊〉 your Army meet with a disaster his person may be made a price for your redemption with some money pernaps into the bargain presence with and confidence in the Scots will be found to be the best if not the onely means of the Kings rescue and the Princes real good The Scots Army is now at P●erith Lambert retires before them Fast enough they are in a condition to stand upon their own legs The greatest part of the Forces expected from Ireland are landed in Scotland as soon as they come up to the Army and some Regiments now upon their march in Scotland the Army will march into better quarters The Earls of Lauderdale and Lanerick are sent to Barwick with Forces to secure a Garison there () () This Parenthesis was writ in Characters in the sust person which proves them the Authors of this Letter the rest of the clause being in words at length and in the third person to blinde the Reader which we have done They are to return to EDENBURGH where the General Assembly now sits as violent against us as ever the Commissioners of the last were The misfortunes of our friends in the South and at Pomfret is sad most especially the taking of the Earl of Holland But no difficulties nor discouragement can make us less active as we shall God willing however we may be looke upon give real proofs of our zeal and constancy to the Kings service and that we are most faithfully Your most humble Servants Lauderdale Lanerick For my Lord Jermin Another inclosed Barwick 19 July 1648. MAdam We have now lost all our hopes in the South since the Earl of Holland his sad misfortune and restraint but as our Difficulties grow so does the justness of our quarrel for to the rescue of the King is now (a) (a) Nothing to nothing will not advance the sum nor one bad Cause to mother mend the matter but iniquity to iniquity may increase vvrath against the day of wrath if not prevented by a timous repentance

joyned our best and noblest friend With Gods (b) (b) We hope he is left out of all your correspondencies for we may safely say God is Independent and will not associate with such faithles pretenders to Presbytery as have the powers and piety of it under the notion of Impertinercy assistance we will effectuate both or bring our selves to the same condition This is a (c) (c) Madam 't is ill trusting to such votaries he is ill like to keep his personal vow that hath broken his National more solemnly made then this and with a hand lifted up to the high God vow now solemnly made and shall as faithfully be kept by Your most humble and most obedient Servant Lanerick Barwick 19 July 1648. MIstris (d) (d) Yet more Ladies sure that war which at first and with the Scots was Bellum Episco ale and since in England Bellum Basilicum will at last resolve it self between both into Bellum Faemininum but that God who has inabled us to outride the storms and impetuous force of our Masculine spirited Enemies will not let us fall under the attempts of such effeminate conspirators If the satisfaction of two long Letters from you had not allayed it yours of the third of July would have made me quarrel there is a great deal in it too like Complement and then you tell me in plain English 4 will imploy Lauderdale no more what ever necessities he have and that upon a great mistake as if I had by that woful little sum prejudiced my occasions But I must say no more of this lest again I grow angry You will I hope by the next do Lauderdale more right and send your picture which will make amends Now for answer to your two last you desire to know (e) (e) î is taken to signifie the Lord Jer●●in how î and Duke Hamilton agree I wrote you my minde of that already which it seems you had not then received but it came that night to London so I shall not repeat it Since that time Informations are come to Lanerick that î does Hamilton and him ill offices in France which renews the distance I do what I can to mend it but I cannot do you the good offices you expect with Duke Hamilton at this distance 'T was observed in the Preface That Duke Hamiltons affection to Presbytery is suspected by their most confident Abettors and Cabalistical correspondents Here 's my Voucher yet I have told Lanerick what a Champion you are Your next question is of the affections of Lauderdale to 163. which I assure you is as great as ever as also to Presbytery though he abhors the impertinencies of some Presbyters most especially Gilespy And this affection is most consistent with all duty to the King and to England which Lauderdale can demonstrate though for his own part to both he believes it much above dispute I shall here write nothing of News it comes to you by another address as you desired I am most unsatisfied with the Princes delay and more with those hard conditions Sir William Fleming hath brought which indeed argue a great mistrust of the Scots and an unjust one For assure your self what ever you may think of other Designs (b) (b) It is hard to distinguish between the Nation and Parliament of Scotland that under a present distemper is ingaged in this Design yet I dare not call it National when I finde so many there that have not bowed the knee to Baal and amongst them so considerable a body and Society of men as the Reverend Assembly and others our Covenant-ingaged Brethren of all qualities and degrees who desire to serve and save the King and England It is Scotland and Scotland onely must save the King and England all others have their rise from the expectation of Scotland and I am sorry with so little success most particularly for E. Holland And now whilest Lauderdale is so unsatisfied and indeed almost despairing that the Prince will come to Scotland if he can chose I am earnestly prest to go to France to invite him Lauderdale shuns it and opposes it with all his strength but is resolved rather then the blame of not inviting Him should be charged upon him he will go although he should be laugh'd at at his return for coming without his errand 2 will go though Lauderdale hath no hope of prevailing as to his Regiments full establishment But all shall be done that is possible which you easily expect from me if Lauderdale go he shall not relieve 4. yet you will know his Regiment by the Cornets which are hair-colour'd and white I have ventured so long a Letter though I have no hope it will go safe always if it be intercepted you are eased of so much trouble and they that gets it may let it go for they will not be much the wiser for there are no State-matters in it Adieu Endorsed ΔΔ This Letter is not without some obscurity and inconsistency but far be it from this hand to adde or supply any sence that seems to be lest in the Character on Decypherer Gods Cause needs not our lye Beside the next of the same Direction whith runs in a more current uniformity and analogy of sence in many parts expounds and justifies this YOu will be clearly perswaded it was not want of resolution to part made me stay here so long when you see that since I wrote last I have taken a firm one to go to France within ten days at most It is both the desire of î signified by Sir William Fleming and every thing else invites and is fully ripe for it One singular instance is Lauderdales going along with me as you will hear fully from himself I get a Letter from the Committee to the King of France one to the Queen another to the Cardinal to get my Regiment established with all advantages which I know will take no effect onely it will conciliate some respect to my affairs and furnish me a handsom retreat when I list to come off having got a refusal both which you may make an account of for it is very like this summer will go near to make an end of the greatest part of my men and unless the Countrey undertake the recruits and that upon terms granted by France for the sure payment of the Regiment and admission of it to guard the King it were madness to look after it any more Lauderdale will take course for Address and you shall hear from us at all occasions The General Assembly here will go as high against the engagement as can be imagined but it is now (a) (a) So thought Haman when he had gained a Commission for the destruction of the Iewish Nation but though the Medes and Persians could not reverse such Decrees the God of Israel could and did control and invert them to the ruine of the Designers past their hindring and all that oppose it will be