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B06280	The true relation of the late & happie victorie, obtained by the Marques of Montrose his Excellencie, His Majesties Lieuetenant, and Generall Governour of the kingdom of Scotland against General Lieuetenant Baylie, and others of the rebels, at Kilsyth, 15 August, 1645.		1645 (1645)	Wing T2974B; ESTC R185695	5,664	13

early to horss to view the fields learneth that they had marched in the night tyme in great disorder and were incamped on the Southsyde the Bridge of Ern Upon which hee presently lifteth to march towards them crosseth Ern and incampeth that night som six myles short marcheth early the next morning And comming within view fyndeth them drawing in so strong a ground as their could bee no approach so hee resolveth to march a little towards their left hand to bee betwixt them and the Shyre of Fyff that they should haue no supplies and if it were possible hee might force their ground so that night passeth Next morning seeing them ly still at their Posts and that they could not bee forced from such advantage without great hazard hee resolveth to march into Fyff to break the Randevouses of that Shyre who were al a-gathething to joyn with them to draw them also out of those strong grounds to come to the supplie of their friends So hee removeth and marcheth that night to Kinrose the Enemie making a fashion to follow vp his Reer But not daring heartily to do it moveth a severall way towards the East of Fyff MONTROSE directing with a fore partie Colonell Gordon Sir William Rollock who having occasion to send off most of them severall wayes ●●ncountred two hundreth of the Enemies Horss foot at a particular Randevo●● just their in the way and not being aboue twelue persons chargeth the Enemie putteth them to the rout and taketh killeth divers Alwayes MONTROSE fynding that whole Shyre would joyne with the Enemie and that hee could not fight them with so great disadvantage and lykewyse vnderstanding that the whole South West were gathering agaynst him resolved with long marches to cross Forth and shake himself so louse of the Enemie as all their auxilaries of Fyff and those places should weary to follow those Conventions of the West South bee dispersed before their Armie should bee able to reach that length So bee removeth from Kinrose next morning incampeth within some three myles of Striviling that night On the morrow knowing the Enemie would advance hee marcheth to be on the other syde Forth staying himself with all his horses vpon the Reer the Armie being a good distance gone his spyes come tel him the enemie were advancing So seeing some of their scouts already in view he followeth slowlie the way off the march and learning by a prisoner that the Enemie were to moue all that night to haue ingaged him to fight before their auxilaries should go frō them who were already very weary and extream vnwilling to cross Forth hee resolveth lykewyse to march the whole night So next morning halting some six myls on the Southsyde Striviling MONTROSE fynding that the Enemy had not crossed the water that night but camped som three myls short on the other syde Wherefore hee cōtinueth his march cōmeth to Kilsyth the same night where hee was not well incamped when the Enemy cōmeth vp pitcheth within some three myles Upon which MONTROSE resolveth next day to fight knowing that the Earl of Lanerick had conveaned much of the Countrey was already with a thousand foot fyue hundreth horss within twelve myls As also that the whole West was gathering to a head that hee behoved to fight in tyme or those forces shold al joyn come vpō him or otherwise he shold be cōstrained to take the Hielands So next morning hee going tymely abroad to view the Enemie fyndeth they were resolved to press him to fight and not stay vpon their Supplies out of a conceat they had hee would take the Mountayns and not byde them So seeing them quyte their own ground and advance towards him to force him from his which was that in the world hee most wished hee drew instantly out and met them in the field equal almost betwixt the two Camps giving al his mē order horss foot to cast themselues charge in their Shirts as being al rather re●●lved to die in the place nor not carry it since much of his Majesties fortunes did depend on that success And having two Regiments only placed the horss not as yet al come vp and the whole rest of the foot at a great distance the enemy begins already to play hard on som commanded men that MONTROSE had advanced to some houses near the place where hee was to draw vp but they being presently beat running back in disorder MONTROSE men were so inspyred with resolution and the luster of their whytes impatient to stay vpon orders marched along to the top of the bray hard joyning to the enemies whole body both of horss foot So MONTROSE seeing them ingaged and that it was as impossible to draw them off as for them to haue stood if the Enemy had but had the resolution to haue charged thinketh that there were nothing so safe being so far already ingaged as resolvedly to put it on The enemy beginning to stagger and not al of them either drawn vp so cōmandeth the Van with horss and flanking Musquetiert advance and giue an home-charge the rest as they could to follow in their severall order which did so at vnaworss astonish the Enemy as their horss resolved not to stand and their foot after first Salvie placed all their hopes in their going which but served for little MONTROSE men having the execution of them some fourteen myls and of six thousand foot to which they estimate there did not so far as is known fiftie escape Their horss consisting of eight hundreth were all either killed taken or mightily dispersed Of Prisoners there were several taken as Sir William Murray of Blebo the Laird of Fairlye brother to the Lord Burley Lievetenant Colonell Dick Lievetenant Colonell Wallace and divers other Captains and inferiour officers MONTROSE consisting of some four thousand foot and fyue hundred horss had not of all aboue six killed This so happie glorious Victorie obtayned at Kilsyth the xv day of August 1645 did so stonish the hearts of the Rebels state the mynds of the faythfull Subject that the one seemed to bee struke with such terrour as they wold haue wished hills mountains to haue covered their iniquitie The other to be so confirmed from the evident and sensible acknowledgement of GOD Almighties providence That they run to profess their Righteousness then as the Noon-day The Rebels went indeed back not only seven wayes but by more a great many some towards Berwick some to Irland som to Newcastle others to Carleell and some as the Iewes scattered every where The whole Countrey Borrowes Gentrie begun all frequently to offer themselves to MONTROSE and in particular The Towns of Glasgow Linlithgow who in their be●●● against the disperate iniquitie of so corrupt a tyme stood loyal 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for his Majesty chiefly the former MONTROSE passing on a day only at Kilsyth to refresh his people marchech towards Glasgow so to Bothwer vpon Clide whence hee directeth parties to the East West chargeth Edenburgh to render receaveth them to obedience relieveth the Earl of Crawford Lord Ogilvie and many other Officers Gentlemen who were in miserable Prisons and that only for their loyaltie faythfulness to his Majesties Service All the West lykewyse giveth over The Earl of Eglingtoun Cassles who began to make some stickling but not being followed by the Countrey not daring to trust themselues flying several ways The whole Gentrie Cōmons freely offer themselues for his Majesties service in particular som in Carrick who stood loyally affected to his Majestie the Town of Air and other places did the same lykewyse THis is the seventh Battell the sixth totall Victory which Montrose by the extraordinary Blessings of Almighty GOD hath so happily obtayned since his entry into this Kingdom which being with himself but two Gentlemen only The one whereof abandoned him in greatest necessities may truely evidence the justice of his Majesties Service integrity of that Cause which hath so happily prevayled For as prosperity is to bee concluded as no infallible mark of GODS favour yet the consciousness of innocency clearness of Reason ●ecunded by the success of happy Providence may justly confirm vs that GO● is pleased and make vs conceaue that if the LORD would haue destroyed vs h● would not haue taken our Sacrifice nor carried vs through all this Red Sea and Wilderness Then let al true Christians loyal hearted Subjects Patriots acknowledge then auety to GOD Prince Countrey proper Interects Freedoms by joyning themselues all their vtmost Indevours for the happy Conclusion of this Great Cause wherein the Trueth of Religion honour of the King peace of the Countrey happiness of the Subjects are only totally intended So shall the judgement of GOD bee averted our slavery reauced our mourning turned into gladness and our mouthes filled with Songs of Deliverance ECCLES CHAP. viij VERS 2. I counsell thee to keep the kings cōmandement and that in reguard of the Oath of GOD. Vers 3. Bee not hastie to go out of his sight Stand not in an evill thing for hee doeth what-so-ever pleaseth him Vers 4. Where the word of a king is there is power And who may say vnto him What doest thou Vers 5. Who so keepeth the commandement shall feell no evill thing FJNJS

THE TRUE RELATION OF THE LATE HAPPIE VICTORIE Obtained by the MARQUES of MONTROSE his Excellencie HIS MAJESTIES Lievetenant and Generall Governour of the Kingdom of SCOTLAND Against General Lievetenant Baylie and others of the Rebels at Kilsyth 15 August 1645. SOME LINES Upon the Marques of MONTROSE HIS EXCELLENCIE Written by the late Lord GORDON VVho died at Alford valiantlie fighting for His Majesties Service WEe need not prayse thee let thy passiue Foes Tell their Destruction whilst our Nation owes In compensation for the blood that 's spilt Memorialls of thy Glorie and their Guilt Who tempted first thy Loyaltie to dare With private Valour t' vndertake a Warre Agaynst a Multitude Fortune alone Favouring to bring future successes One But now thy Sword hath so destructiue beene In spight of Force and Danger that the sinne Of bolder Treason hence-foorth seems to bee The presage of thy further Victorie Whilst thy succesfull Arm sustayns alone The freedom of a Kingdom and a Crown GEORGE GORDON GOD SAVE THE KING AFter the Battell of ALFOORD MONTROSE resolving to prosecute his VICTORIE marcheth the same night to Clunye where hee arryveth in the morning betymes And after some hours-halt moveth to Craigtoun two myles distance from the North-syde d ee whence hee directeth the Earl of Aboyn to Buchan and all those next adjacent places for new Recrewes in reguard that many of his Forces consisting of Hy-landers and others there of those parts had stragled off the Army and gone to their homes Then Generall Major Mack-Donald who had been directed formerly off was not as yet returned Alwayes after some stay there at Craigtoun fynding the Supplies contrarie to his expectation but flowlie advancing resolveth not to dryue tyme crosseth Dee marching strayght in the Merns and quartereth the same night at Fordon having sent to Aberdene at his march from Craigtoun to the Earl of Aboyn vnderstanding hee was at last advanced the length That hee might meet him there in the Merns as his nearest way ABOYN commeth the next morning But not being well accompanied MONTROSE desyred him return to increass his numbers and hasten vp agayn vnto him with all possible speed hee himself marcheth strayght towards Brechen Where hee vnderstandeth that Generall Major Mack-Donald was fallen in the West of Angus with Mackclen Inchbrakie all those Hy-land Forces Upon which hee resolveth to march towards him That beeing joyned hee might advance to the other syde Tay to prevent the Rebels Levies and interrupt their Parliament which was then intended in great State Upon his crossing the River and march towards Logiamond the Enemie were somwhat startled But so soon as hee advanced to Meffen and sent some parties of Horss towards the Town of Saint Iohnston their Foot being retyred on the other syde of the Bridge of Ern their Horss who were vpon Guard and in the Town vpon the sight of some Scouts took so the Alarum apprehending that MONTROSE was presentlie to advance and storm that they run in such fearfull terrour that they would not come in sight of a single Horss-man though they were stronger by at least three hundreth MONTROSE resolveth to incamp there at Meffen and stay for his Northern Supplies which hee was to haue hourly expected And fynding the Enemie in such apprehension hee thought best to keep them going So next day hee not beeing fourscore Horses causeth mount an hundreth or sixscore Dragoniers faceth the Town at such a distance and so ordered as if hee had been all Horss-men and having given them an hot Alarum immediately marcheth with the same Partie towards Diplin and the water Ern to scurrie all those fields and startle the Enemie as if hee had been able to cōmand the whole Countrey by Parties Upon which the Enemie lifteth Horss and Foot fearing his March to Striviling and incampeth at Newtown some few myles from thence to put themselues in the way Some dayes passing in this kynd the Enemie expecting Recrewes from the West and South and MONTROSE impatiently longing for his Supplies from the North who should haue been long of before with him directeth in all haste thither for that effect which yet still tending to Delayes the Enemies whole Forces being gathered they resolved to fight before those of the North should come and joyne with MONTROSE so crosseth the water and advanceth Horss Foot towards his Camp Upon which they being stronger in both then aboue four thousand resolveth to march So giveth comand that the Baggage provisions and all of that kynd might draw off and putteth himself in Batrallie directing some Parties to the severall passes as if hee had been resolved to haue fought by which having amused the Enemie vntill his Baggage al of that kynd were so far gone as they cold be no hinderances he thē marches off in a closs bodie keeping a strong party of cōmanded mē to flank the few horss which he had on the Reer So the Enemie never doubting but hee was to haue fought vntill on the sudden they saw him quyte gone falleth on fast to haue ingaged his Reer But there being several passes hee so dallies keepeth them vp as hee putteth himself without all reach and poynting his courss towards Dunkell hee quickly reacheth some strong grounds where the Enemies Horses were not well able to follow Which they perceaving fynding they could bee no better advanceth fast vp their forlorn partie of Horss to vapour at the pass that they might seem with handsomness to return MONTROSE perceaving directed some twelue or twentie of his ablest Hylanders with snapwarks who killing some of their Gentlemen by mark shots seeing them begin to reill startle fell out resolvedly in the open field vpon them though they were not about in all twentie and made their whole bodie of three hundreth Horss to run vpon the spur so hee marcheth that night to little Dankell where hee resolveth to incamp it beeing a strong ground and convenient for the passes of the River to favour the joyning of his supplies To who hee directed agayn with all possible diligence to hasten So a few dayes passing in this kynd the Enemy lying near where MONTROSE camped of before at Meffen and hee still at little Dunkell the Earls of Airlie Aboyn Colonell Gordon came at last along with the Horses though not by much so considerably as were expected MONTROSE resolues to march strayght vpon the Enemie fynding hee could bee for the tyme in no better posture and that their forces were much melted away So marching down towards Logiamond within some three myles of their camp hee faced somwhat near with his Horses to touch their pulss and cry before hee should ingage whether his intelligence did or not hold good making his foot to march off to their quarter that night they kept themselues so closs as almost they did not at all appear by which it was expected they would march off before the next morning So MONTROSE getting very