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A95340 Truths discovery of a black cloud in the north: shewing some antiparliamentary, inhumane, cruell, and base proceedings of the Scotch army against the well-affected in the north of England. Set forth in severall letters from Northumberland, Bishoprrick: and Yorkshire: some whereof were signified to the Parliament. 1646 (1646) Wing T3168; Thomason E346_9; ESTC R201004 8,731 14

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Truths Discovery OF A black Cloud in the North SHEWING Some Antiparliamentary inhumane cruell and base proceedings of the Scotch Army against the well-affected in the North of England Set forth in severall letters from Northumberland Bishoprrick and Yorkshire some whereof were signified to the Parliament ISAIAH 33.1 Woe to thee that spoylest and thou not spoyled and dealest treacherously and men dealt not treacherously with thee When thou shalt cease to spoyle thou shalt be spoyled When thou shalt make an end to deale treacherously they shall deale treacherously with thee ISA. 58.4 Behold ye fast for strife and debate and to smite with the fist of wickednesse The Publishers to the Readers To all that stand for Truth Peace Truth and Peace be multiplied FRiends and Countrey-men Though you are the friends of truth yet it may be you are ignorant of truths discovery of this black cloud in the North. But behold here we present it unto your view as a thing worthy of your diligent perusall and serious consideration And though it bee a small foreshortned piece yet herein is discovered the evill dealing of those who pretend themselves to be the friends of truth but are not so in deed and in truth for if they had intended as they pretended sure they would not have shewed themselves as they now appeare to be even deceitfull falsehearred covetous plunderers and oppressors tormentors and destroyers of the Countries If they were as they would by us for the present be accounted to be then they would not so entertain the Papisticall and Prelaticall Snakes in their bosomes hold secret consultation with such enemies of God breathe out threatnings against the good protect encourage and uphold the bad nor preserve and reserve them to act their mischievous purposes If these men were indeed as they ought to be then would they not make their solemn League Covenant to be as the Serpents taile is to turne which way their minde is bent to wrap in rapes murthers robberies persecutions and what they please as if the Scots will must bee a Law to force the free-born subjects of England contrary to their Fundamentall Lawes O thou virgin-daughter of Israel in England stirre up thy strength mount on high with thy Eagles wings of divine protection and though these thine enemies have gathered the corrupt and putrified waters from divers places to make up one Sea to spue out at once upon thee to swallow thee up alive on a sudden they shall not be able to prevaile against thee though hell gates be on their side and hand joyn in hand they shall not goe unpunished Consider one thing more which is that the Papists Prelats and Antichristian Presbyters are now linked all in one chain and doing one work even opposing the heavenly powers and these three are like if not the very same with those three unclean Spirits like Frogges which came out of the mouth of the Dragon and out of the mouth of the Beast and out of the mouth of the false Prophet Revel 16.13 Such Spirits of Divels which delude sinfull men with their false miracles are the prime fomenters and raisers of bloody warres and sedition under the pretence of Religion and Reformation The information of Thomas Hanmer June the 12. 1646. At the Committee for the Army and after reported to the house of Commons Having some cause to believe the latter end of March last that there was a private treaty betweene the King and the Scots and that the King was upon a resolution to go into Scotland or to the Scotch Army and that this treaty was m●●iged by the intervention of Montrevill the French Agent and designed in France I conceived this Councel and intention of the Kings not onely infinitely prejudiciall to himselfe and this Kingdome but dishonourable to the English Nation in discerting them and thereby rendring their sinclity more suspected then the Scots and thought it my duty both as an English man and as his Majesties servant to discover my knowledge thereof in season to such as I thought might possibly prevent the mischiefes which I feare would attend the designe I therefore acquainted some of the Committee of both Kingdomes with what followes according to the times hereafter mentioned The 4. of Aprill That one of the Scots Commissioners told me that he believed and would lay a waiger that the King would be in London or in the Scoch Army very speedily perhaps before Wednesday night next if he could passe and that if he came to the Scots they would receive him and entertaine him civilly and stand to him in his rights Another Scottish Gentleman being a brother in law of the said Commissioner told me the same evening that the said Commissioner had in great secresy assuer'd him that the King would be very sodainly with the Scots and that a messenger was sent to the King the night before from a party here to advise him what to do and that Newarke would be very speedily surrendred 10. of Aprill the said Commissioner told me that the King would endeavour to get to their Army before Newarke and if he came safe thither would send to the Parliament to offer to passe the Propositions of Vxbridge and there upon if the Parliament refused a peace he doubted not but 2. parts of 3. in England would be for the King and he was sure that the whole Kingdome of Scotland would be as one man for him for then there would be no Montrosses 29. of Aprill Being the fast day the said Commissioner and his brother in law called at my lodging and the Commissioner with great joy told me the newes of the Kings getting safe out of Oxford and that some of the Scottish horse before Newarke would advance to meete him to bring him to the Parliament here which he said smiling I then asked whither Lesly would receive him and his brother answered that my Lord Lauderdall had gone downe to take order for that The 4. of May the said Commissioners brother told me that they did not yet heare where the King was but perhaps he would go to Scotand first and not to the Army that he might first disband Montrosse and settle that Kingdome that the Scots would keepe all faire correspondency with the Parliament untill they had satisfied the people with their papers and declarations that they expected 5000. more out of Scotland and that if they came to a breach with the parliament they could with the forces they would draw out of Ireland and Scotland make an Army of 6000. and 26000. Foote and should be assisted out of France with 3000. Horse and 10000. Foote And Horse were excepted out of Denmarke And the Sweed would certainly aide them And they doubted not of a great party in England The 7. of May he confirmed this assurance of forraign Succors and said that Newarke would be offered to the Scots but it should be delivered to the Parliament to carry all appearance of fairnesse and
James Lashly Lievtenant Colonell Carr with many more which I could name the last of which named its said hath gone eight severall times betwixt the King and Montrosse but for certaine betwixt the King and Montrosse he did goe and carryed the Message for him to cease Hostility and since that Sir Iacob Lashly carried the Message likewise for the Earle of Antrim to cease Hostility besides the Messengers the King hath sent both from Newcastle and Sunderland to the Queene in France and the Messengers come to him from beyond Sea and the retinue of Cavaliers about him Servants attendants now to his Person which when considered puts me in mind of a paper from the Commissioners dated the 25. of May 1646. Wherein the Lords of the Committee at Newcastle declare that directly nor indirectly they had no hand in Mr. Ashburnhams escape which is as true as they knew not of any intentions of the Kings comming to their Army before he came amongst them notwithstanding Master Hudson told Mr. Bribeck of the County of Durham that he had gone foure times betwixt the King and them and that it was concluded on before he came from Oxford when the day before Ashburnham was declared to be wanting A Lord of that Kingdome went forth of Newcastle with him and Ashburnham came not into Newcastle againe After his Lordships servants parted with him which occasions resemble a speech lately made by the Earle of Argile wherein he mentions a Declaration to be set forth of the good affection and intention of that Army which makes me wonder with what face any man of that Nation dares expresse so much as is already in many Bookes when it is very well knowne to all impartially affected that knowes them that the generallity of Officers and Souldiers in that Army doe expresse themselves in opposition and dislike of the Parliament's proceedings banning with many Oathes that they will fight for the King against the Parliament of England alledging that the Parliament hath dishonourably abused the King the truth whereof If it were required I could make appeare by 100. testimonies on both sides And if their intentions were for Peace and a resolution to goe home and to be satisfyed with their pay considering the words of their agreement with our Commissioners at Edenborough the 29. of November 1643. following it not amounting to the full moneths pay shall be monethly allowed and payd the sum of 30000. pound starling by the Parliament of England and in case that notwithstanding the said monethly sum of thirty thousand pound payd as aforesayd the States and Kingdome of Scotland shall have just cause demand further satisfaction of their Brethren of England when the Peace of both Kingdomes is setled for the paynes hazard and charges they have vndergone in the same If that would satisfie them then what meanes the increase of their Army since the Kings going Northwards their bringing 3000. men into this Kingdome many of which to my knowledge never were in England before though they bring them under a notion of Old Souldiers run from their Colours What meanes their bringing 5. Companies out of Scotland of the Earle of Calenders Regiment that was sent thither formerly and now recruted to 500. men and put into Hartlepoole Garrison What meanes then bringing 160. men most new raised for the Recruit of the Garrison of Tinmonth and the Lievtenant Colonell of that place when he shall dare to say he keepes the Castle for the King and will keepe it for the King against the Parliament What meanes the fortifying of that place for 12. moneths past to this present day so strong and the fortifying of Barwick 3. times stronger then it was what meanes their now raising every sixt man fit for service which will be 10000. men at the least in Scotland Is it thinke you to war against Montrosse who themselves report to be of no strength notwithstanding their numbers to oppose him under the Command of Lievt Gen. Middleton are 4000. horse And 8. Regiments of foote under the Earle of Argile and those under him in the West parts about 2000. horse and 3000. foote Besides an order from the States of Scotland 3. moneths agoe for Major Gen. Monro to bring 2500. of his 4000. mer out of Ireland Vpon the refusuall of that Command another sent after from the States and Generall though in the Interim he is defented notwithstanding all the gallantry and wants the Earle of Argile seemes to declare of them they never fought on field against the Rebels from their first going over to this time they were routed but have driven many English men from their Habitations And not withstanding all their reports that the Earle of Montrosse was to bee degraded to bee bannished that hee was weake somtimes rowted and had no Army Can any man be so senselesse as believe those reports when of 6. battls some of themselves have confessed be hath gotten 5. victories how could he come to Abirdeene into the heart of that Kingdome and burne Aberdeene destroy 3. of their best Regiments consider besides the 4000. men he had which were not in the battle when he was routed by David Lesly the strength he hath raised and supplyes he hath had since that time sure the Earle of Antrius would not bring over 2000. men our of Ireland to assist him if he wore nothing neither would 500. Lords Collonels Knights and Gentlemen English Caviliers resort to him and reside with him if they had not some hopes I professe Sir the Mysterie of all this is difficult when I consider the fruitfulnesse of that land to raise send for and support such vast now Armies when they have a sufficient one in England that may be very wel spared to their assistance and yet shall bring new raised men to be as themselves say at his Mai. Command in England where there 's no need of them but that which will undoubtedly resolve both you and me in this particular wil be its conjunction there being already a cessation betwixt Montrosse them both which will be a force sufficient to make good the Covenant according to their Construction which they put upon it and if that will not serve they have already promised Commissions to divers Caviliers in the North to raise men and shall have the assistance of Gen. King with 9 Ships loden with men and Ammunition from Hambrough as letters come in at Newcastle reports besides a relation made by Mr. Lanson a Merchant of Newcastle who see Gen. King at Hambrough and some of those Ships laden there ready with an intent to come for the North. Observe in all their declarations and vowes how intentive they are to maintaine the Covenant which we finde interpreted in such like minner as is contained in their papers the 11. of Aprill 1646. by which and the like interpretations and constructions they will as they do be possessors of the whole estates of the well affected in the Northerne parts otherwayes what