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Mercurius scoticus giving the world to ground upon this evident truth, videlicet, that the Scottish rebels, the Presbyter, or kirckfaction never intended that Charles the second should be their King published to underceive [sic] the cozoned covenanters of the three nations meerely drawn into blood and ruine by the iugling of some ruling iockeys.
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and did engage them against their brethren of Scotland who a week or two before had given them assurance that they had sent a messenger into Holland to recall their Commissioners and that they were resolved absolutely to have no King And wrought upon the State of England to command Gen. Cromwell forthwith into Scotland with a powerfull army and a squadron of ships to be sent to sea but unsearchable are the works of God and his wayes past finding out now are the wicked ensnared in their own devices and brought to such a straight they know not what to doe Their King having given all satisfaction and being brought home by their Commissioners is so high in the heart of his subjects that they find it impossible to eject him And the English inraged as if undoubtedly they had been deceived by the Kirk and Parliament of that kingdome In wrath approach with a powerfull army whereupon the Parliament and Kirk send a messenger unto Gen. Cromwell desiring him not to approach neer the borders but that a Treaty might be admitted whereby a right understanding between the Nations might be preserved and that they might the more plainly make it appeare that their intentions were true and reall in keeping the solemne league and covenant of peace betweene the nations To this Gen. Cromwell replied he would treat with them when he came to Edenbrough This answere being returned the Parliament put it to the vote whether an army should be raised for the defence of the countrey Eight of the prime Statesmen vote no army their names you shall have in the next but the Ministers or Kirk faction whose interest the Independant could not or they knew would not secure voted for an army and the forward of those Kirkers gave assurance for the raising of a Regiment of horse for Major Straughan And that they might abate the fury of the English they set forth a declaration in which they call heaven and earth to witnesse that they never intended to invade England His sacred Majesty within a day after his landing wrote two letters one to the Parliament and the other to the Committee of Kirk signifying to them that he had satisfied their demands to the full and that he was come into that his kingdome with a resolution to be ruled by them and that it should evidently appear to be their fault and not his if there were failer in any thing These letters seemed to give satisfaction to his greatest enemies and hereupon they voted for the speedy Coronation of his Majesty in that he had given full satisfaction to their Commissioners and had himselfe taken the Covenant so they grounded their vote for Coronation as by a true extract from their Parliament journall book is witnessed Now observe next that his Majesty travelled from the North of that kingdome to the Southward and was received as before at Aberdeen Dundee St. Andrews St. Iohnsons c. by the Earles of South Aske and Martiall The more the people expresse their love and loyalty to him their King the more jealous grew the State factions in Kirk and Parliament And thereupon the Parliament is wrought upon to send forth a Proclamation commanding the English that came in with his Majestie but such as should be approved of by Kirk and State to depart the kingdome and that no Malignants should come within ten miles of the court And to second this the leading Kirkmen bellow it out that the peoples rejoycing would ere long be turned into mourning and that for all they knew God had sent them a King in his anger Within a fortnight after his Majesty came to Faulkland he removed to Sterling where he received an invitation from the Committee to come to the army which his Majesty cheerfully embraced and was no sooner entred their Trenches but the souldiers raised a shout which gave an Alarm to the Enemy and in their exclamamations said We have a good cause We have a good cause Now let us fight for God and our King But this heartinesse of theirs gave exceeding great offence and spurred up the leading Kirkmen in their things a little like Sermons that they had a good cause when they had no King yet say what they could whilst his Majesty was in the army which was five dayes the souldiers expresse most observeable resolutions chalked upon their Armes when they went out to charge the Enemy We are for King Charles and when they saw Sir Iames Hacket make a cowardly retreat in the sight of his Majesty and Army the souldiers cried out let Collonel Hacket be hanged for he is a Coward and a Traytor The leading Kirkers finding his Majesty to have such an unexpected influence upon the army ruggedly desired him to be gone for that they had observed that since his Majesties comming into the army the souldiers did neglect their duty to God and themselves his Ministers and therefore he must away The King being gone they fall to purging the army of all Malignants English and Scots to the number of five thousand assured fighting men who knew what enemies were Within a week after his Majesty went from the army the English Rebels retreat to Dunbar which was some twenty miles whereupon the Kirkers are raised to such an height of pride and insolency as that nothing fils their stalles more then that God had shown they were beloved of him his dear children and chosen whom he would protect as he did Hezekiah and Ierusalem to which purpose the Chap. ordered to be expounded by all the Levites in the Camp was 2. Kings 19. But woe and alas these jocund thanksgivings of theirs prove very fatall for the enemy by his retreate drew them from their Trenehes to gaine oppertunity the better to fight them abroad whom he knew could never stand one charge in open field being an irregular fresh and raw number of men from whom the fighting Nobility Gentry and souldiers were as Gen. Cromwell could have desired either forced or casheared the field and inhibited bearing Armes Remarkeable now is it how this Kirk and States presumption treachery insolency and pride did forerun their destruction for no sooner did the English rebels Army charge them but they fled threw away their Arms and cry for quarter Thus wicked men hasten to their ruin and are resolute to their own overthrow for had they not been led by the headstrong Kirkers to pursue but had kept within their Trenches the English Army through want of health by famine and many distresses to which they were driven must uncontrovertibly within few dayes have retreated with as infinite shame and dishonour on their parts as it would have been advantage and encouragement to their now beaten brethren dear brethren of Scotland For the confirmation of much if not of all here asserted my unbyased Reader excuse the incerting of the Kirks own declaration Aug 15. 1650. worth thy running over THe Commission of the generall Assembly considering that there may be just
ground of stumbling from the Kings Majesty refusing to subscribe and emit the declaration offered unto him by the Committee of Estates and Commissioners of the generall Assembly concerning the firme carriage and resolution for the future in reference to the cause of God and the enemyes and friends thereof Doth hereby declare That the Kirke and Kingdome doe not owne or espouse any malignant party or quarrel or interest But that they fight meerely upon their former grounds and principals and in defence of the cause of God and the kingdome as they have done the twelve yeers past and therefore as they disclaim all the sinnes and guilt of the King and his house so they will not own him nor his interest otherwise then with a subordination to God and so far as he owns and prosecutes the cause of God and disclaimes his and his fathers opposition to the work of God and to the Covenant and likewise all the enemies thereof And that they will with all convenient speed take in consideration the papers sent to them from Oliver Cromwell and vindicate themselves from all the falshoods contained therein especially in those things wherein the quarrell betwixt us and that party is mistated that is if we owned the late Kings proceedings and were resolved to prosecute and maintain his present Majesties interest before and without acknowledgement of the sinnes of his house and former wayes to Gods people in both kingdomes A. Ker. The Committee of Estates having seen and considered a declaration of the Commissioners of the generall Assembly anent the stating of the quarrell wherein the army is to fight do approve the same and heartily concurre therein Tho. Hend Printed by Evan Tyler Printer to the Kings most excellent Majestie 1650. Further Collectives conducing to the proof of the purposed ground Since the Scotch Army was routed the Kirk have commanded a generall Fast and have in Print given these reasons to incite thereunto 1. For that we have sinned and finde the displeasure of the Lord upon us of this Nation in generall 2. For the sinnes of our Commissioners in bringing our King so soon contrary to the minde of the godly party 3. For our acceptance of him for our King before he had more sufficiently repented him of his by past sinnes 4. For not throughly purging the Army of the Malignants of the Nations 5. For our too much trusting to the Arme of flesh Consider these things and I shall onely offer two or three more for thee to ruminate at present Vize 1. Their moulding the grosse lump of their Scottish State according to the English Rebels present Plotforme 2. Their murthering his Maiesties Generall or executing them who appeared with him in Armes that had any spark of loyalty No cessation being agreed upon 3. Their depriving those Ministers that affected Monarchy hated independancy and antemonarchicall Sectaries 4. Their establishing their government of that kingdome these last yeeres to this very day in the hands of those who were enemies to Monarchie and engaged to destroy the royall Family having been so highly active in the late rebellion against Charles the first 5. Their entrusting the Army and Forts of that kingdome to this houre with none but the known Enemies of Monarchie Their not being in a posture of defence in their kingdome to receive the enemy at their not fortifying Leeth and other places 7. Their making no provision for the reception of the King by preparing any of his houses for him before he came 8. Being come the banishing his Majesties domestick servants 9. Their Ministers Mr. Iames Guthery Mr. Blair Mr. Rotherford c. impudently as falsly disgraceing and dishonouring his Majestie and his father of eternally blessed memory in their Court sermons or such like things to his face 10. Their not crowning his Majestie 11. Their not suffering his Majesty to abide in the Army or to call to his aid those whom he knew would not fear an enemy 12. Their not setting or suffering him to set up his Standard royall 13. Their daily setting forth most dishonourable Proclamations of their own in his sacred name And to look a little back for keeping correspondency with the English Rebels and entertaining Mr. Ansley as their Agent from England during the time the Commissioners were in tretay at Breda To all which adde Mr. Murrays commission and instructions to the Scots Commissioners at Breda to break off the Treaty and to disclaim any agreement with their King and now Mercurius Scotius appeals to the judgements of rationall men through the world whether he be from such premises false in his conclusion Vizt That the carrying Kirkmen and Committee of State in Scotland never intended their King should come into Scotland or themselves to engage in a war with the English upon his Interest In short that they never intended or do intend to have a King Salutes due c. SIr at present to satisfie you further of our publike affaires here this nation is divided and stands upon three Interests Collonel Straughan and Carr have one Army in the west of Scotland David Lesly and Argile abut Sterling and St. Iohnstons Major General Middleton and the Marq. of Huntly another in the North which last army hath made a new Covenant almost in the old language The loyall party in Athold have cut off a Regiment of David Leslys horse suprising them in their quarters by night Dr. Frozer contrived a conveyance of his Majesty from Argiles party to Clova in Angus but was betrayed in his designe by the treachery of some of them that carried him away and his Majesty forced back again The old plot onely the Sceane altered God prevent Aberdeen Octob. ult I thanke my friend for his intelligence much more for his Prayers and have some reason to joyn with him God grant it be not turnd upon the King he deserted us we are at large to desert him and the fate of Charles the second be not the same with the first The change of affaires may be strange upon this small action of Major Gen. Middleton Grant a uniting of these Interests and finde an expedient for the preserving Argiles person and securing his friends and I shall proclaim hopes for the abused King FINIS