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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48055	A letter from Edinburgh, containing a true and perfite relation of all the passages and proceedings of the late army, raised in Scotland by order of Parliament: for the prosecuting of the ends of the League and Covenant, concerning religion, libertie, and His Majesties lawfull authority, by the well-affected subjects of that kingdom, showing the progresse thereof, from the beginning of the engagement: unto the end of that unfortunate expedition. Written by an eye-witness, who was both an actor, and inspector of all mens carriages, in the march untill the deroute of the army. To a friend at London, for the better information of all those who desire to know the plain truth.	Eye witness.	1648 (1648)	Wing L1462; ESTC R219251	15,716	24

A LETTER FROM EDINBURGH Containing a true and perfite Relation of all the Passages and Proceedings of the late Army raised in Scotland By order of Parliament for the Prosecuting of the Ends of the League and Covenant concerning Religion Libertie and His Majesties Lawfull Authority by the Well-affected Subjects of that Kingdom Showing the Progresse thereof from the beginning of the Engagement unto the end of that unfortunate Expedition Written by an Eye-witnes who was both an Actor and Inspector of all Mens Carriages in the march untill the Deroute of the Army To a Friend at London for the better Information of all those who desire to know the plain Truth Printed 12 of November 1648. SIR BEeing now by the providence of God got out of the reach of rigour and fearing neither the doggednesse of a Iaylour nor the Voyage of Barbadoes but Enjoying the freedome of my former life and the companie of my Friends knowing also how great a desire you have to hear of me both in my own particular Fortune and Successe of that late Unfortunate Army in the North I acknowledge my self bound in duety to Satisfie your longing and give you a true and perfite Relation of the Progresse and Event of that Expedition But shall remit the Story of mine own Adventures and return unto another occasion it beeing but of small moment and the other so necessary to be known of every one who loves Truth of which I may freely say I can tell as much as any private Person that was in the Journey for beeing an Eye-witnes and Actor from the first Levying of the Troupes unto the day of the Desaster and having haunted the Chief Commanders for my better Information of what past in the Army I can the more assuredly give you an exact accompt of the most Materiall Passages in that Expedition Wherein I protest before God I shall strip my self of all Passion and Partialitie for the discharge of my Conscience and defence of the Truth to give you this free and following Narration Whatsoever malice may perhaps have blown abroad to Poyson the Seduced people with misreports I shall not here insist upon the opposition made in the Parliament of Scotland against the Levie nor the Jealousie that possest some in the choice of the Commanders as perhaps beeing men who had their own ends or aspired to that Domination which others had long Vsurped and would be loath to lay down again both parties still pretending the keeping of the Covenant and that Jealousie was Fomented by the Ministrie which every day preached against the Engagement There was also a Partie which not siding with any of the other two pressed the calling home of the Prince so to decide all differences prevent heart-burning in the point of Command at which time also a black cloud in the West did threaten a Deludge to destroy the good designe but that was soon Dissipate by the wisedome and valour of the Earle of Calander Leivetenant Generall of the Army and Middleton Leivetenant Generall of the Horse at Machlinmoore by order from the Lord Duke Hamilton And not long after His Grace receaved order from the Committee of Estates to march speedily to the English border for securing of Carlile and opposing of Major Generall Lambert mean while all the strong holds of the Kingdom as Edinburgh Sterling Dumbarton and the rest were yet in the hands of the well-affected Partie as was supposed or might have been easily secured But what difficulties were made concerning the Forces in Ireland led by Generall Major George Monro for the finding of moneyes to pay and transport them it beeing resolved they should be under the Command of the Earle of Crawford Lindsay Treasurer I need not to relate and therefore to begin my Journall take it thus About the beginning of July His Grace appointed a Rendevous at Annan where the small number that resorted at first made us stay some few dayes Upon the 8 We entered England and quartered that night at Rokliff the next day the Army marched by Carlile and quartered at Thursby there the Generall receiving the keyes of the Town and Castle from Sir Philip Musgrave went up into the Castle and gave order our ammunition should be left there though the custody of both was still in the hands of the English for some few dayes which showed how great confidence he had in them at Thursby diverse horse and foot of ours came unto us and we heard that some both horse and foot were come over out of Ireland landed in Galloway and marching toward Dumfries there also we saw Sir Marmaduck Langdalls foot and one Troup of horse which were all proper men Generall Major Lambert was then at Penreth toward which upon Fryday the 14 we advanced but were benighted came short 2 or 3 miles yet having got two horsemen prisoners discovered the Enemy and so posing our guards it beeing very late we quartered there Next morning early our Cavalrie advanced the weather beeing very rainie and the foot following found that Lambert with his Forces was retired that night towards Appleby in which Castle he had a garison our intention was to overtake his Rear but we were informed that they were for certain at Appleby before we were two miles past Penreth Which made us stay and quarter there that night and the next day which was Sunday upou Moonday setting forward toward Appleby with our horse We discovered a body of Lamberts Cavalrie which being prest upon by some of ours was forced to retire within the barricade near unto the bridge at Appleby which our folks could not force for want of the foot whom the rain and waters did extreamlie hinder in their march the Enemy having his foot at the barricade neither could our horse passe the River to reach Lamberts Army which was on the other side by reason of the great inundation through excessive raines in the evening some few foot came up to us and we endeavouring to gain the Bridge were prevented by night some few of each side beeing killed and hurt amongst whom Colonell Harison of theirs was wounded and the Earle of Calander receaved a musquet shot upon his left side that night our Cavalrie remained on the fields and Sir Marmaduck Langdalls foot came up but ours stayed at Kirby-Thure that same night also Lambert marched over Stain-moore Leaving yet a garison in Appleby Castle before which Sir Marmaduck with his foot lay down till the Surrender thereof during which time Sir Thomas Tilsley had a Commission given him for the raising of Forces in Lancashire out of Furnis and their-abouts the next day the Duke sent back freely a Lievetenant to Lambert who had been taken the day before and disposing the horse into severall quarters we stayed there a fortnight waiting for our Cannon ammunition and meall while we stayed at Kirby-Thure it was much prest that the Irish Forces might joyn with us and the Cannon be left behind which was not

had past the water marching down on the other side towards Preston bridge where he came about two of the clock in the after-noon and having sent before to receave orders the Duke commanded one Glasse who did the duety of Quarter-master Generall to give out quarters for his brigade in such Towns as he named and that after sight of the billet hee should march to his quarter there was likewise afterward another hundred commanded which the Earle of Calander desired might stay untill they saw whether the enemy did advance toward the moore in regard there were so few horse there the word and sign beeing then given but seeing none advanced that hundred horse with the same officers was sent to Sir Marmaduck besides 200 musquetiers which had been sent before though undemanded of him but the Scots foot and baggage were so long in marching and passing the narrow lane and bridge as spent much time and ammunition Sir Marmaduck sending twice or thrice for supplie of ammunition which he had the Duke remained still on the head of those few horse never visiting Sir Marmaducks post but Calander riding to and again betwixt the horse and foot where the most eminent danger did appear went up to Sir Marmaduck to know what he wanted though he had no interest in his Army the other thanked him kindly and desired to know if the whole Army was past Calander told him it was very near Whereupon Sir Marmaduck entreated him that he might know of it and Calander assured him he should do it thereafter it was my fortune to be near the Duke when Calander came to him his Grace asked where he had been and why he did not stay upon the head of the horse he answered that he did not conceive the greatest danger to be there in regard the enemies horse did not advance But let me here stay a little while the foot and baggage are passing the bridge to consider the reasons given for this Resolution our Cavalrie being far distant and the enemie according to Sir Marmaducks intelligence beeing said to have divided his Forces whereof some part was marched toward Colne Manchester was it not likelie that Sir Marmaduck was able to deall with them having betwixt 3 and 4 thousand foot and 7 or 8 hundred horse with the assistance of some of our horse which was marching towards us Or say was it fit to expose our foot having no horse but a handfull to the enemies whole Cavalrie and Foot Upon a flat campagne or moore if his intelligence was false His Graces great judgement and long experience having been twice before a Generall by sea and land at home and abroad together with his earnest desire of that command notwithstanding the advice of his friends to the contrary and the jealousie that possessed all men of him which rather kindled then quenche the fire of his high spiritfull of his own sufficiency was no question capable to weigh any counsell in the scales of Reason whether it were of valour to be taken or not and therefore I may say in all freedome who ever gave it was no raw nor fresh-water souldiour however the end proved and now the foot and baggage beeing almost past the bridge the Earle of Calander drew the Troupes nearer unto it within the lane where he and Colonell Turner I fortuned to be with them for the time also riding back to the Townes end of Preston toward the bridge we found a Troup returning from thence upon sight of us whereat we wondered untill by their armes and sign which was a green bough We perceaved them to be enemy for ours was white Whereupon the Earle of Calander called to the Musquetiers to give fire which though they did not upon the order yet the Enemy hearing retreated within the lane and himself advancing gave fire with his pistoll upon them and they faced about So he and I parted about this time I was informed that Captain Watsone who commanded the Dukes lieff-guard of horse doth affirm that he beeing on Prestoun-moore perceiving the enemies horse to be drawing out of an narrow lane into the moore where they stood he went to his Grace who was close by and shew him of it beseeching him to give them leave to charge the enemy before they should be in order hoping with that advantage to give him an accompt of them but contrair to his expectation the Duke in passion commanded him not to loose a pistoll upon no pretext whatsoever I riding afterward towards the bridge heard a great noise behind me the enemy turning again toward the Town and all our people running comming near I found some stragglers and baggage horse and after a little while Calander came alone his horse much spent wearied who gave presently order to Rally these stragglers and rode himself and brought Kelheads Regiment of foot which was upon the rear and said the musquetiers into some dry ditches near the bridge the pikes he placed in the most Advantageous ground the enemy advanced presently but our men giving fire upon them they retired again to pursue the rest of our people who had quited their ground We not having any Horse and Baylie beeing with the foot upon a hill half a mile distant from the bridge on the other side of the water then came one to the Earle of Calander telling him that the enemy was passing the River below the bridge at a Church whereupon giving order to Kelhead to make good that post promising to supplie him with fresh men if it were needfull and having sent before to Baylie for 300 musquetiers he met them by the way as he was going to the Church and sent Leivetenant Colonell Halst with one hundred and fresh ammunition to the bridge another hundred he left upon a little hill betwixt the bridge and the Army and the third he took along to the Church where it was said that the enemy was passing where beeing come he found no such thing then leaving some to man the Church-yard he and Colonell Turner came back and heard that they were passing above which made them rerire to the Leagger where they met the Duke who told them how narrowly he had escaped and almost been taken prisoner in the Town of Preston and there they were again told of the Enemies passing above the Earle of Calander presently called fo● horse it was long before any came And these few only of the Lord Kenmoores with which he drew down to the bridge to second the foot but the third time beeing advertised that they were passing above the bridge he drew towards the place and sending out three horsemen before followed with the rest till on the way those three returning told him there was no such matter but only some of our own stragglers passing which were routed on the other side and comming back toward the bridge he found that the enemy had forced it after a long and hard dispute through the advantage of the ground