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A95197 A true relation of the daily proceedings and transactions of the Army in Scotland under his Excellency the Lord Gen. Cromwell. / Certified by letters from the Head-quarters at Stonehill in Scotland, Aug. 23. And published by authority. England and Wales. Army. 1650 (1650) Wing T2941; Thomason E610_8; ESTC R206337 2,365 8

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A True RELATION OF THE DAILY PROCEEDINGS AND TRANSACTIONS OF THE Army in Scotland Under his Excellency The Lord Gen. CROMWELL Certified by Letters from the Head-quarters at Stonehill in Scotland Aug. 23. And published by Authority LONDON Printed by E. G. in the Old-baily Aug 30th 1650. SIR IN my last I told you of our marching backe to Musleborough where we stayd Thursday night Friday and Saturday taking in provisions and on Sunday the 17 marched backe to our old Quarters on Pencland hills Whilst we stayd at Musleborough Fields Orders were given for the possessing and fortifying of two Houses one belonging to Mr. Hamilton who with his man were guides to that party that fell so desperately into our quarters in Musleborough and both kild on each side the House The other was a Frontier to Dalketh and another Garison formerly kept by our Dragoons neere Edenborough but quitted The former being neer the Waterside is intended as a Magazine for provisions for the Army in it there are 140 Foot commanded by Cap. Hughes one of Col. Fenwickes Captaines and forty Horse under Lieut. Wilkinson of Col Lilburns Regiment and twenty Dragoons and the latter to secure the passages betweene the Garrison and the Army it being in the mid-way betweene both in it there is a party commanded by Cap. Webb of Col Malliveres Regiment We had intelligence of the killing two of our Foot souldiers that went to seek provisions in the Country besides one of Col. Daniels that was kild by some of the enemies Horse adventring too far into their quarters towards Edenburgh when the Army was encampt on Pencland Hils In the Armies march from about Musleborough to Pencland Hils the Enemy drew out severall bodies of Horse which faced us in the way but came to no engagement they also fired at our men out of severall Houses which they had Garisond in the way At his Excellencies comming up on the hils he sent two Troops of Dragoons to possesse Collinton house which is a very strong House within halfe a mile of Redhouse a Garrison of the enemies which annoyed our men upon their former march thither A Sergeant of Col. Coxes Regiment was executed on a Gallows on Pencland hils though there was no Tree to hang him on for being present with some Souldiers of that Regiment when they plundered a House and himselfe took away a Cloke and so tender is his Lordship of any injury to be done to the Country that he renders good for evil there were three Souldiers condemned with him but his Excellencies mercy was extended towards them and a pardon brought them immediately after the execution of the other In the meane time severall great bodies of the enemies Horse to the number of 2 or 3000 were drawne out on the West side of Edenburgh betweene the River Lieth and the Sea and having an advantage of a passe over the River which they supposed our designe was to take severall parties of theirs came and pickeerd in the sight of our Army but upon the drawing up of our parties retreated back His Excellency in person drew out a forlorn and went before them when he came neer them one of them fired a Carbine upon which his Excellency calld to him and said if he had been one of his Souldiers he would have cashierd him for firing at such a distance whereupon he that fired having formerly served L.G. Lesly comming up told him he was Cromwell himselfe and that he had seen him in Yorkshire with his Master There are 39 of the Runawaies that went from the army brought prisoners by Sea from Barwick where they were apprehended by Col. Fenwick the Governour more are comming some of them wil be made exemplary 27 of those already brought were Monday Aug. 19. condemned at a Court-martial Divers women and others get away by night from Lieth by Land and water and steal back into the Country by which we perceive they are in some straights for want of provision We wonder to see such a false relation printed as goes under the name of one Mr. Brookes at the Angel in Cornhill Numb 3. wherein he relates the taking of Leith which if it were done our worke were soon at an end it being the most considerable place and the onely considerable Port town in Scotland certainly none in the Army would mention such a fiction when we see the Enemy in it every day Tuesday Aug. 20. there was a parley between Maj. Gen. Lambert and other Officers of ours and Col. Straughan and others of the enemies Army much was said to convince each other but it amounted to nothing Lieut. Gen. Lesleys Trumpeter came with a Letter and Declaration of their Kings as they call it which He hath now subscribed but was drawn up by the Kirk the effect was in confessing his Fathers and his own guilt in the late War and promising for the future to doe nothing but by the advice of the Kirke and State There is also a sheet of paper entituled A Supplication of the Officers of the Army to the Committee of Estates to purge the Army and Court of Malignants without respect of persons the Committees thanks to them and promise to doe it This day the Enemy drew their whole Army Horse and Foot out of Leith they gave them out to be 30000. they left a Regiment of horse and 1000 commanded Foote in it The King was then at Dumferling with a Life-guard of Horse and two or three Companies of Foot But when we expected an Engagement they retreated back to Leith Our Army is begun to intrench on Pencland Hils Wednesday August 21. a Counsel was called of all the Field-officers Captains the busines was to relate what transactions had been and how the Scots having combin'd with their King and scornefully sent his Declaration before any thing could be offered farther in an amicable way to prevent the misery of what must follow by force or that we should doe our utmost endeavours to reduce them using all meanes which an envading Enemy will doe one against another and as they were speaking every Man his heart whereby there might be a knowledge how it was with them There came an Alarum that the Enemy was drawne out severall waies towards Sterling towards the provisions There was pickering neere Collington house with the Dragoones and the Enemy had a Captaine of theirs slaine and two prisoners The Enemy are reduced to such extremity for want of provisions that they must move one way or other and I doubt not but God will fill this hippocriticall Generation with whom we have to deale with their own waies This night a party of Horse and Foot are drawne out upon a considerable designe of which more by the next Stonehill Garison Aug. 23 1650.