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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

morning expecting an Engagement but missing thereof and meeting with no certain intelligence where their Army was we drew out a party of Fifteen hundred Horse commanded by Major General Lambert which had a Forlorn of Two hundred Horse led by Major Heyne These advanced before the Body of our Army to give some notice where their Army lay our Forlorn had some light skirmishes with theirs we still prest on till we had discovered some Bodies of their Horse drawn up about a mile and an half on this side Leith Upon the appearing of our Party they retreated our Forlorn advanced after them but they quickly got under the shelter of their Works so that nothing considerable was done that day We quartered that night at Muscleborough within four Miles of their Camp we then found that they encamped between Leith and Edenburgh and had entrenched themselves very strongly drawing their Trench from the Leith to the foot of Cannygate street in Edinburgh and all along the Line they had mounted very many peeces of Ordnance The next morning being the 28 of July Instant we drew out our Army supposing that they would have given us battel and a plain field for the deciding of our Work Our Forlorn of Horse was commanded by Major Brown a Party of Two hundred Foot led by Major Cobbet with an Hundred Horse were to possess the Mickle Hill on this side Edinburgh where some of their Muskertiers lay popping at us They quickly made themselves Masters of that Hill which if their Army had maintained and planted great Guns upon it they might have very much galled the left wing of our Army They had no such intentions as to come to us onely some small Bodies of their Horse appeared but they were suddenly beaten back again we quartered that night within less then Musket shot of their intrenchments It began to Rain about five of the clock in the Evening and it proved as sad and wet a night as ever was endured The next morning perceiving they would not fight and viewing the strength of their intrenchments the Soldiers having endured so bitter a night we drew-off to quarters for the refreshment of our men and horses They have made themselves so strong lying under the command of Edinburgh Castle and of Leith that we could not come neer them without the apparent hazard of the lose of our Army Upon our drawing off they endeavored to fall on our Reer which was done with as great advantage on their part as might be and yet through the goodness of God it proved to their loss They had kept our Rear-guard too long pickering till great Bodies of Horse which we could not judg to be less then a thousand appeared near them both on their Rear and on their Flanck and indeed before they could reach the Rear of our Army they were forced into some disorder but one of our Rear Troops received ours and put theirs to a stand At length we rallied up and dividing into two parts we charged both their Bodies of Horse home pursuing them to their very Works T is supposed we killed Fifty or Sixty of theirs wounding more and taking some prisoners This gave an Alarm to the Van of our Army who were all drawn off but they would not come out to give us battel though we drew up in their view We lost some few Captain Gladman with some others being wounded the Major General himself received two wounds in his Arm and Thigh by their Lances he was taken prisoner but rescued by Lieutenant Empson They refusing to fight we drew off to Muscleborough to quarters the enemy taking advantage at our weariness about the break of the day this morning being the 30 of this instant July attempted to make a desperate Charge upon our quarters with Eight hundred of their choice Horse This they did very resolutely and our Guard of Horse being somewhat negligent they routed them and came to our very Town Gate till our Musquettiers and a peece of Ordnance had discharged and done execution upon them they were put to a stand and received by two Troops of Colonel Lilburns Horse very gallantly falling upon us suddenly before we could well receive the Alarm they mightily disordered our Horse and wounded many of our men At length our men rallied and charged them home and pursued them to their very works which was 4 miles and in their pursuit they killed and wounded many of them taking divers prisoners Sir Robert Montgomery their Major General commanded their Party with whom Colonel Straughan once our Friend was it is thought he is killed We have taken a Lieutenant Colonel a Major some Captains and other Officers prisoners The number we have slain is not yet known prisoners are still brought in we may conjecture they will return back above One hundred less then they came forth This was a very great Mercy to us and a check to them We have one Captain of theirs prisoner and he is much wounded whom they value and account of very high for their Kirk We had a Cornet killed whose Colours were also taken it was but in part a requital of what we did to them yesterday for we took two of their Colours Their King came to them on Monday and viewed their Army His Coronation day is shortly to be solemnized We much wonder that none of the honest Party amongst them do fall off yet to us if they would appear our work might receive a more speedy result They expect more Forces out of the North they report to the number of about Five or Six thousand I have no more at this present but to desire you to accept of the service of Muscleborough 30. July 1650. Your humble Servant R. H. SIR VVE are now come near Edenburgh before which the Army Horse and Foot were drawn upon Monday last The Enemy had lined the Park Wall with Musketiers about a mile from the Town A party of our Musketiers were sent to beat them from it especially in regard it gave them a view of the Army this they did and the Enemy fled to their Body who lay encamped upon a Hill near the City Order was given for the drawing up a piece of Ordnance upon Arthurs-Hill which played upon the Enemy and made them give back to their Trenches which they had made between Edenburgh and Leith to secure themselves The Army stood in Battalia all the night but the Enemy not willing to leave their advantages and it not being advisable to fall upon our Enemy far above our number who had two Garisons and a Line to defend themselves besides the extraordinary wet that fell that night and the next morning The Army had Order to march back to Muscleborough which they did The Enemy perceiving it a great party of their Horse issued forth to fall upon our Rere which received their Charge and after an hot Dispute forc'd them Retreat into the Town In this Skirmish Major General Lambert received a slight hurt

Captain Gladman Captain Fenis and some others of ours wounded divers of theirs killed and some taken A party of the countrey of above Five hundred were gathered together on the Hill near this Town but Routed by Major Haynes This morning about four of the clock Fifteen hundred of the Enemies best Horse commanded by Major jor General Montgomery being many of them drunk had engaged to the Prince who came to Edenburgh the other night That they would bring him the Lord General Cromwel alive or dead gave an Alarm to the Army and came up to Muscleborough under the notion of Friends but being discovered they were encountred with and Routed so that not One hundred of them got back to Edenburgh There was above Forty slain Colonel Straughan a Lieutenant Colonel a Maior a Captain a Lieutanant and divers other Officers and many Soldiers slain whose bodies lay scattered all the way between this and Edenburgh Major General Montgomery was slain in the pursuit Muscleborough 31 July 1650. Besides what is contained in the Lord Generals Letter to the Councel of State and those other herewith Printed there are several other material Circumstances in other Letters which were also Read in the Parliament for brevities sake Extracted and are as followeth A Letter from Sir Arthur Hesilrige from Newcastle the Third of August assures us THe Ships with provision from London went by Tinmouth-Castle for Leith upon Friday the second of August about five of the clock in the morning having a very good wind In a Letter from Muscleborough of the 30 of July from a Colonel of the Army as followeth THe Lord hath been pleased to manifest his presence and owning of us and witnessed That we are not a people forsaken but he doth declare That our Cause is that wherein his Name and Glory is concerned and that the Lord doth own us is matter to me of the greatest reioycing Monday the Nineteenth of July we drew near to the Enemy and possest our selves of a convenient Hill where the Enemy lay on that side of Edinburgh that goes to Leith having drawn a Line from that city to Leith strongly fortified Our design in marching so near was to provoke the Enemy to fight but God took away their courage and they suffered us to take our ground without opposition where we intended to fight in case they durst draw forth which they did not though both Armies fac'd each other We lay all night in the field which proved extreme wet yet the Lord gave our men great courage and contentedness with their hardship which indeed was a choyce Mercy considering what want of provision our men had the countrey not affording relief and the Ships from London not come to us But God supplyed all by giving the Army quietness under all their straits The two Blows given by our Army to the Enemy on Tuesday and Wednesday hath strook so much terror into them that I do not think they will be able to keep together In a Letter from Mr. Owen to the Lord Commissioner Lisle I Dare not write the particulars of the fight being assured that you have it from better hands The issue That they were repulsed by an handful a hundred and eighty taken prisoners amongst them Straughans Major himself reported to be slain the whole party pursued to their Works Four Ministers came out with them but being not known received the lot of War three of them killed and one taken This was the party they most relyed upon as being especially consecrated by the Kirk to this Service Their Ministers told the people before our Army came That they should not need to strike one stroke but stand still and they should see the Sectaries destroyed In another Letter from Mr. Downing of the First of August SOme of the prisoners told me That Warriston Sir John Chiesley Broudy and Jeoffryes two of their Ministers and late Commissioners to their King in Holland were to charge in the head of the Kirk Regiment Straughan by all probability is killed not onely by the description of his person which they give that killed him but also of his clothes and by his Pistol and Sword which are taken by all which both we and our prisoners do conclude him to be Straughan after he was dismounted he refused quarter strook at one with his Sword and discharged his Pistol whereupon they killed him but he being one of the last men that was killed and close by their Line they recovered his body Lieutenant Giffith was upon the Charge and made a Speech at the head of his Troop to encourage them before they fell on his horse that he charged upon is taken and he thought to be killed Dated Muscleborough August 1. 1650. THat the fifteen Troops which came out of Edinburgh were the choycest of the Enemies Horse and pickt Troops whereon was most dependance amongst which were many English Cavaliers That these and Major Straughan as the prisoners say had engaged to the Prince to bring the Lord General Cromwel to him dead or alive The Prince gave to each of the Troopers two shillings to drink That Major Straughan desired the command of this party but that being not thought fit Major General Montgomery was appointed to it and Straughan to bring up the Rere That this party went near sixteen miles about to get their best opportunity for falling on and after some of Colonel Lilburns men had first taken the Alarm two of the Enemies came up as friends being English and said it was false whereupon our dismounted and so the Enemy came on immediately yet did little prejudice onely Colonel Lilburns Cornet killed and two or three others hurt That the Enemy being Routed and coming by Colonel Brights Regiment of Foot had so great a Volley from them that many fell from their Horses one Corporals Leg taken off and three Horses killed with one of the great Guns of that Regiment Our men so scattered the Enemy that some of them were taken that night in Musclehorough Town being our head Quarters besides the pursuit of them for four miles Our Dragoons quartering that night within a mile of Edinburgh met and killed divers of them at their return One of them who was killed was heard by our men upon his last gasp to say Damme I le go to my King FINIS