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day_n	lord_n	monday_n	thursday_n	4,708	5	13.2622	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95255	A true relation of the proceedings of the English army now in Scotland, from the two and twentieth day of July, to the first of August. Contained in, and extracted out of the several letters sent from the army and read in Parliament, the sixth of August, 1650. Ordered by the Parliament, that these letters, with the several extracts, be forthwith printed and published. Hen: Scobell, cleric. Parliamenti.	England and Wales. Army.	1650 (1650)	Wing T3023; Thomason E608_23; ESTC R205930	7,105	16

A TRUE RELATION OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE English Army NOW IN SCOTLAND From the Two and twentieth day of July to the First of August Contained in and Extracted out of the Several LETTERS Sent from the Army and Read in Parliament the Sixth of August 1650. ORdered by the Parliament That these Letters with the several Extracts be forthwith printed and published Hen Scobell Cleric Parliamenti London Printed by Edward Husband and John Field Printers to the Parliament of England To the Right Honorable The Lord President of the Councel of State My Lord VVE marched from Berwick upon Monday being the Two and twentieth day of July and lay at my Lord Mordingtons House Monday night Tuesday and Wednesday on Thursday we marched to Copperspeth on Friday to Dunbar where we got some small pittance from our Ships from thence we marched to Haddington On the Lords-Day hearing that the Scottish Army meant to meet us at Gladsmore we labored to possess the Moor before them and beat our Drums very early in the Morning but when we came there no considerable Body of the Army appeared whereupon 1400 Horse under the Command of Major General Lambert and Colonel Whalley were sent as a Van-Guard to Muscleborough to see likewise if they could finde out and attempt any thing upon the Enemy I marching in the heel of them with the residue of the Army our Party encountred with some of their Horse but they could not abide us We lay at Muscleborough incamped close that Night the Enemies Army lying between Edenburgh and Leith about four Miles from us intrenched by a Line Flankered from Edenburgh to Leith the Guns also from Leith scouring most parts of the Line so that they lay very strong Upon Monday the 29th instant we were resolved to draw up to them to see if they would fight with us and when we came upon the place we resolved to get our Canons as near them as we could hoping thereby to annoy them we likewise perceived that they had some force upon a Hill that overlooks Edenburgh from whence we might be annoyed did resolve to send up a Party to possess the said Hill which prevailed but upon the whole we did finde that their Army were not easily to be attempted whereupon we lay still all the said day which proved to be so sore a day and night of Rain as I have seldom seen and greatly to our disadvantage the Enemy having enough to cover them and we nothing at all considerable Our Soldiers did abide this difficulty with great courage and resolution hoping they should speedily come to fight in the morning the ground being very wet our Provisions searce we resolved to draw back to our Quarters at Muscleborough there to refresh and revictual The Enemy when we drew off fell upon our Rear and put them into some little disorder but our Bodies of Horse being in some readiness came to a grable with them where indeed there was a gallant and hot dispute the Major General and and Colonel Whalley being in the Rear and the Enemy drawing out great Bodies to second their first affront our men charged them up to the very Trenches and beat them in the Major General his Horse was shot in the neck and head himself run through the Arm with a Lance and run into another place of his Body was taken Prisoner by the Enemy but rescued immediately by Lieutenant Empson of my Regiment Colonel Whalley who was then nearest to the Major General did charge very resolutely and repulsed the Enemy and killed divers of them upon the place and took some prisoners without any considerable loss which indeed did so amaze and quiet them that we marched off to Muscleborough but they dar'd not send out a man to trouble us we hear their yong King looked on upon all this but was very ill satisfied to see their men do no better we came to Muscleborough that night so tired and wearied for want of sleep and so dirty by reason of the wetness of the weather that we expected the Enemy would make an infal upon us which accordingly they did between three and four of the clock this morning with fifteen of their most select Troops under the command of Major General Montgomery and Straughan two Champions of the Church upon which business there was great hope and expectation laid the Enemy came on with a great deal of Resolution beat in our Guards and put a Regiment of Horse in some disorder but our men speedily taking the Alarum charged the Enemy routed them took many Prisoners killed a great many of them did Execution within a quarter of a Mile of Edenburgh and as I am informed Straughan was killed there besides divers other Officers of Quality we took the Major to Straughans Regiment Major Humilton a Lieurenant Colonel and divers other Officers and persons of Quality whom yet we know not Indeed this is a sweet beginning of your business or rather the Lords and I believe is not very satisfactory to the Enemy espeically to the Kirk party we did not lose any in this business so far as I hear but a Corner I do not hear of four men more the Major General will I believe within few days be well to take the Field and I trust this work which is the Lords will prosper in the hands of his Servants I did not think it adviseable to attempt upon the Enemy lying as he doth but surely it would sufficiently provoke him to fight if he had a minde to it I do not think he is less then Six or seven thousand Horse and Fourteen or fifteen thousand Foot The reason I hear that they give out to their People why they do not fight us is because they expect many Bodies of men more out of the North of Scotland which when they come they give out they will then engage But I believe they would rather tempt us to attempt them in their fast Nets within which they are intrenched or else hoping we shall famish for want of provisions which is very likely to be if we be not timely and fully supplyed I remain Muscleborough Julii 30. 1650. My Lord Your most humble Servant O. CROMVVEL I understand since the writing of this Letter That Major General Montgomery is slain SIR MY last acquainted you with our Advance into Scotland you may expect to hear of some Action The people had generally deserted their Habitations some few women onely were left behinde yet we had this mercy That their house thus forsaken were indifferently well furnished with Beer Wine and Corn which was a very good supply to us Our Soldiers were civil and orderly which gains much upon the Countrey On the 26 of this instant we came to Haddington where we received intelligence That the Scots Army had Rendezvouzed that day and purposed to march all that night to meet us on a Moor betwixt Muscleburgh and Haddington called Gladsmoor we drew out our Army early in the