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A92550 A declaration of the Parliament of Scotland for rerigion [sic], crown, and covenant, and their resolution to adhere thereunto, and to preserve and maintain their ancient government, by a mixt monarchy of King, Lords, and Commons, and their further proceedings thereupon, in relation to their young King, and the Parliament of England. Also, a declaration to the citizens of London, concerning twenty thousand horse and foot to be raised for the Prince, under the command of Generall Hatzfield, with the advice and proposals thereupon. And the King of Denmark's sending forth a new fleet to fall vpon the English ships. Scotland. Parliament. 1649 (1649) Wing S1223; Thomason E563_4; ESTC R206068 3,669 8

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safety thereby have hard duty to attend the Line dayly but great will vigour and eadinesse is in all men to perform the service We have about 7000 foot with the Inhabitants fighting men and about 500 horse to face the enemy Our provisions consume very fast and every thing is excessive dear having now neither fish nor flesh to come to our Markets the enemy being possessed of that which should relieve us and are in a prosperous condition at present and like to do what they please if our friends in England do not relieve us suddenly and mocey to pay them and those that are already here and more provisions for them all for Wheat is here at 5. li. 10. s. the quarter Rye at 4. li. 10. s. the quarter little to sell and little money to buy it our Men of War are come from Bewmorris and divers ships from Chester and no men nor money it is impossible in mans judgment for us to hold out till ayd comes from England We have lost the good Town of Kildare but it cost the enemy very deer for after three or four desperate assaults made by them on the breaches made by their Canon having lost many of their men they sent for a parley and observing the undauted resolution of Lies Col. Huteson and Cap. Dixon who commanded the men there mo of the men vnder them although many of their men would not fighst at all are since gone to the enemy that they gave our men quartet in two dayes to carry away what they had where was great store of corr and meal Ballesoman is besieged and it must be lost because we cannot come to relieve them We hear that Owen Oneal with his forces is joyned with them of Kilkenny against us but we have no certainty thereof We are in a very sad condition all our provisions being almost all spent yet I hope the Lord will defend this place and that every one that puts his trust in him shall be delivered to whose blessed protection I commend you and rest ever Your indeared and most affectionate friend SAMUELL COTTON Dublin 24 June 1649. The Propositions of Generall Owen Oneal the Lords Gentry and Commons of the Confederate Catholiques in Ulster To the most honorable and potent the Parliament of England IMprimis That all Laws Statutes Penalties made past or concluded against the Roman Catholiques its Ministers or professors their liberties and exercises of the said Religion since the 21 year of H. 8 to be reclaimed and perpetually to be taken off and to extend to that party and their successors for ever 2 That the said Gen. Oneal desires that an Act of Oblivion be passed to extend to all and every of his party for all things done since the beginning of the year 1641. 3 They desire that General Oneal be provided for a competent command in the army befitting his place worth or quality 4 That on both sides all jealousies hate and aversion be laid aside unity love and amity be renewed and proclaimed between both parties 5 That the Army belonging to Generall Oneal and his party be provided for in all points as the rest of the Army shall be Letters further from Berwick say That the Scots begin to unite and that the major part are for an agreement with their King but say some their chief object at present is upon Dublin and that if Generall Ormond becomes master thereof they intend a conjunction and so to march into England with a very considerable Body and the young King in the head of them But these vapours are supposed to arise only from a Scottish Mist which with one strong Southernly English Gale become quite expelled and dissolved Imprimatur T. J. FINIS