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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96297	A declaration of the Scottish armie concerning their immediate marching towards the borders of England; as also their reasons of their comming, together with their resolution touching the same. Likewise the number of their army, both horse and foot, and their advance, with this motto in their ensignes, For religion, crown, and kingdome. Whereunto is annexed, the resolution of the northern counties, concerning the Scottish army, and their present proceedings therein.	Wheatly, W.	1647 (1647)	Wing W1597; Thomason E406_22; ESTC R201927	2,402	8

A DECLARATION OF THE SCOTTISH ARMIE CONCERNING Their immediate marching towards the Borders of England As also the Reasons of their comming together with their Resolution touching the same LIKEWISE The number of their Army both Horse and Foot and their advance with this Motto in their Ensignes For Religion Crown and Kingdome Whereunto is annexed The Resolution of the Northern Counties concerning the Scottish Army and their present proceedings therein 7 ber 13 LONDON Printed for R. V. and are to be sold at the Royall Exchange in Cornhill MDCXLVII A DECLARATION Of the Scottish ARMIE CONCERNING Their marching towards the North of England under command of Lieut. General David Lesley SIR THE Scottish Army under command of Lieutenant Generall David Lesley are returned from the North of Scotland and are now upon the Borders of England where He hath quartered them for the present but at no great distance although many in number and an army of a great Body divers reports are ecchoed in these parts but that of that of the greatest credence is their resolution to stand firme to the treaty and covenant betwixt the two Kingdomes the army as we hear doth consist of about twelve thousand horse and foot most of them well armed the Foot having this Motto in their Ensigne For Religion Crown and Kingdome and some with the Bible What their intentions are wee cannot as yet discover but they pretend fair and have declared as followeth That their present motion and advance toward the Borders of England is for the better accommadation of the Souldiery and to take up their Winter quarters for the refreshment of that Army which hath of late undergone and perfected so great a worke in reducing of the Kilkettonians and sub duing the potent Enemy of that Kingdom having for many yeares been continually in actuall service in the Field And they do further declare that they have no designe against the Kingdom of England as hath bin suggested by many neither have they any desire to invade this Kingdome or crosse the River Tweed as hath been reported by some of the Borderers of this Nation Further declaring that they have been and shall be ever ready to joyne with their Brethren of England in all things that may tend to the preservation of the solemn League and Covenant and the peace and prosperity of both Kingdomes c. Divens of the Scottish Horse quarters verg neer us the Lord Coopers Regiment not far of Colonel Hambleton and the Jockies dear Valentine are also with their Regiments about the Shire of Douglasdale the Lord Sinckler is said to have a gallant full Regiment in the County of Anaudale divers other Colonels are with their Regiments about the Counties of Merch and Teverdale and hath given strict command that no violence or misbehaviour bee used against any Englishman that doth happen within their quarters upon what occasion soever as they will answer it at their perill We have lately received further intelligence that another part of the Scottish Army are advancing up towards Edenburgh under the command of Major Generall Middleton which army consists of about seven thousand Horse and Foot We do not hear any thing of their further approach few dayes will dissolve the mistie Cloud and bring those things which are now hidden to their full splendor and brightnesse which is all from Your affectionate friend to serve you W. Wheatly Barwicke Septemb. 7. 1647. The Copy of another Letter from the North. SIR UPon the close of this Letter we received further newes from the North viz. That the Committee of Estates in Scotland have chose two Commissioners the one to give a visit to his Majesty the other to come to the Parliament they bring with them the Treaty and the Covenant and have received instructions from the Committee of Estates how to treat thereon with the Commissioners of the Parliament of England By an Expresse from Lancashire and other parts adjacent it was further intimated viz. That the Gentry and Commonalty in those parts are resolved to stand in a posture of defence against the Scots Army in case they should advance over Tw●ed and to that end doth keep constant watch in severall places adjoyning upon the Counties of Tevidale Annandale and Duglasdale By the next you shall hear further from Yours to se●ve you W.W. From Newcastle thus Right Honourable REceiving your Letter concerning Mr Cheesely th●u●h his free passage before it came was gra●ted an● t●●re●n your expectation an●w●red yet that a clear and right interpretation may bee had of the cause of stopping Mr. Chee●ely and all misinterprerations removed I desire to demonstrate the grounds and reasons of what I did and give your Honors amp●e and what further satisfacti●n I can in the t●ing that no offence may be taken thereat First my in●elligence ●rom the South told me of dangerous risings and tumu●●s ●n the city of London against the Parliament occa●●oned by t●e ●nstigation of some particular male-contented persons who endeavoured to embroyle this Kingdom in a second warre and was labouring to kindle a flint in your Nation and had ●ent some Agents thither to set the work on foot which seemed too probable by that which fell from the mouthes of many of your Clergy in their Pulpits about the same time that the Speakers of the Parliament were with most of the members driven from the Houses and glad to flye to the Army for safety And they with the Army marching towards the City with a resolution to suppresse those tumults and Mr. Cheesely coming in the mean time before I had received any expresse from the Army how the state of affaires stood and before I knew that Mr. Speakers and the rest of the Members were safely returned to the Houses and shewing mee a paper without a seale which he pretended to be the Speakers passe which I knew not nor him neither and not having the Generals passe nor letting me see your Commissioners passe but only at last told me that he had it but did not shew it me at all I was doubtfull that hee might have beene a party ingaged in that dangerous combination against the Parl and Army and going to do some ill offices in your Kingdome therefore upon these grounds and some others I thought it my duty in discharging of the trust reposed in me to desire Mr Cheesely to stay here till I sent an expresse which I did with all speed to Major Generall Lambert in Yorkshire upon the return whereof Mr. Cheesely had free passage and was no longer stayed And therefore I hope no such construction will be put as that there was the least intention in me or any thing conducing to it to violate the happy friendship and union betwixt the two Nations which I with all cordialnesse and reality have endeavoured and shall with all my power study to preserve For the Right Honourable the Estates of the Kingdome of Scotland FINIS