Dunotter Castle Dunbarton Castle vvith severall others so that the whole Realme of Scotland was after a passage gain'd into Fife with little or no difficulty subdued and made tributary to the Republique of England The Scots Army The Scots enter the City of Worcester after many halts and skirmishes long and taedious marches vveakned in their bodies and distracted in their mindes decreasing rather then increasing at length put into Worcester whence the King sent out his Letters mandatory to Sr Thomas Middleton to raise forces for him and to Col. Mackworth Governour of Shrewsbury to the like purpose as he did to others also but without successe He vvas likewise proclaim'd King of Great Britain France and Irelrnd in most places vvhere he came which blast of Honour like Jonah's Gourd quickly vanisht for alas by this project of theirs of coming into England they run themselves into inevitable danger as the Poet sayes Decidit in Syllam qui vult vitare Charybdim being environed on all sides with the Militia Forces of the severall Counties of the Nation besides Gen. Cromwels Army they so much dreaded there was likewise a considerable body of Horse and Foot under Maj. Gen. Lambert and Harrison that attended their motions Col. Robert Lilburne was left in Lancashire to hinder the Earl of Derby from raising Forces in those parts other parties were dispos'd into severall other places to hinder the enemy of Provision or stop their flight as occasion should be The Earl of Derby being landed as vvas expected at Wyewater in Lancashire with about 300 Gentlemen and others endeavour'd to raise the Country while the English were busied at Worcester and in short space by the accession of Papist Royallists and discontented Presbyterians they encreas'd to the number of 1500 Gen. Cromwels Regiment of Foot being then at Manchester was appointed to meet Col. Lilburn at Preston To prevent this conjunction The Earl of Derby routed in Lancashire the enemy bent their course towards Manchester to surprize the said Regiment whereupon Col. Lilburn assay'd to flank the enemy in their march and by that means to joyn with those Foot which the enemy perceiv'd and prest to engage Now though Col. Lilburn was overmatcht with Foot in point of number whereby the dispute proved taedious and difficult yet in the space of an hour the enemy was totally routed many persons of quality were taken as Col. Leg Col. John Robinson Col. Bayns Col. Gerard 4 Lieut. Col. 1 Major 4 Captains 2 Lieutenants 20 Gentlemen and Reformadoes 500 Common Souldiers with all their baggage Sumpters Arms and Ammunition the Earl of Derby's George Garter and other robes with badges of the Order but he himself escaped and recovered Worcester There vvere slain the Lord Widrington Sr Thomas Tildesly Col. Matth. Boynton Sr William Throgmorton Sr Francis Gamuel with some other inferior Officers and about 60 private Souldiers Of the Parliaments Party but 10 were slain but many wounded For this peece of service Col. Lilburn was bountifully rewarded as he indeed deserved Gen. Cromwell who by delayes never contributed to approaching dangers with his Army came to Worcester before he was either expected or desired by his Adversaries whenas the whole Army was presently disposed about the City in order to a close begirting thereof The first remarkable attempt was the possessing a Passe upon the Severne at a place called Upton which was done by a party led on by Maj. Gen. Lambert and was presently made good by Lieut. Gen. Fleetwoods Brigade who marched towards the River Teame over which was made a Bridge of Boats and another over Severne on the Generals side upon which the enemy took the Alarme and drew out Horse and Foot to oppose the Lieut. Generals passage to whose relief there was commanded over Colonell Inglesbyes and Col. Fairfax Regiments of Foot the Generals Lifeguard and Col. Hackers Regiment of Horse all which were led on by Gen. Cromwell in person then was commanded over likewise Col. Goffs and Maj. Gen. Deans Regiments who sell to scouring the hedges which the enemy had lined and beat them from hedge to hedge and being seconded by a fresh supply after about an hours sharp dispute the enemy was forced to give ground and fly to Powick bridge where with about three Regiments more they maintained another hot dispute but at length quitted their ground also and ran into Worcester except some that were taken After which renewing their courage they drew out what Horse and Foot they could on the Generals side thinking most of his Army had been on the other side making a bold and resolute sally wherby the Generals men were forced a little to retire but the scales presently turn'd and in such sort that the enemy was totally routed both Horse and Foot their Works and Fort-Royall were taken and their Canon turned upon themselves the Town also was straitway entred and sack'd The Scots routed at Worcester Sept. 3. 5651. most of the Scots Infantry were slain and taken but of their Horse above 3000 escap'd of which Col. Barton lying about Bewdly with some Horse and Dragoons took neer upon a thousand Col. Lilburn with the Gener. Regiment of Foot met with the Earl of Derby that lately so narrowly mist his hands with the Earl of Lauderdaile and above an hundred persons of quality more In this engagement and the gleanings thereof there were taken Prisoners neer 10000 and about 3000 slain Those of Quality taken were Duke Hamilton Earl Lauderdaile Earl of Rothes Earl of Carnwarth Earl of Shrewsbury Sir John Packington Sir Charles Cunningham Sir Ralph Clare Lo. Spine Lord Sinclare Earl of Cleveland Earl of Derby Earl of Kelly Col. Graves Mr Richard Fanshaw Secretary to the Scots King 6 Col. of Horse 13 of Foot 9 Lieu. Col. of Horse 8. of Foot 6 Majors of Horse 13 Maj. of Foot 37 Capt. of Horse 72 Capt. of Foot 55 Quartermasters of Horse 89 Lieutenants of Foot Maj. Gen. Pitscotty Maj. Gen. Montgomery the Lieutenant Gen. of the Ordnance Adjut Generall of the Foot the Marshall Quartermaster Generall Waggonmaster Generall 76 Cornets of Horse 99 Ensignes of Foot 30 of the Kings servants 9 Ministers 9 Chirurgions 158 Colours the Kings Standard Coach and Horses with other rich goods and his collar of SS Many Parties were taken besides in severall other places as Warwickshire Shropshire Lancashire Cheshire Yorkshire c. insomuch that few of that great Body escaped but were either killed or taken Maj. Gen. Massey being sorely wounded surrendred himself to the Countesse of Stamford and by the Lord Grey of Groby her Sonne was secur'd and sent to London whence in short space he made an escape In another place was taken Maj. Gen. Middleton and Lieut. Gen. David Lesley so that I may say the gleanings of this Victory were not much inferior to the harvest thereof Neer this time most of the Nobility and Gentry of Scotland were taken at a place called Ellet in that Nation where
produc'd no more then a mutuall desire of an amicable compliance yet was it very well resented by the Parliament that they shew'd themselves the leading cards to the rest of the Provinces at such a time as that Now whenas the Treaty at Breda was fully ended and that all their Jealousies and animosities notwithstanding the vast disproportion and notable antipathy that was erewhile between the Royallists and Presbyterians was by this means fully allay'd at least in shew The Scots seem'd to want nothing save the presence of their King wherby to crown their desires and confront the English in order whereunto He hasts from Breda to the Hague from thence to Scheveling where he took shipping and at last in despight of foul weather and the English Kingfishers that lay there to intercept him he landed at the Spey in the North of Scotland where he found the greatest difficulty in ascending the Throne and least enjoy'd it of any Prince that was ever heard or read of For upon all occasions he was compeld to trace the steps and follow the dictates of that haughty Clergy in all their fanatick humours and imperious decrees who bereav'd him first of all his old friends Counsellors and confederates whether of the Clergy or Layety who to say the truth had alwayes accompanied his Father and Him in all their disasters and dangers and had shipwrackt their own fortunes to carine and repair his though it may be by this desertion he intended their restauration But now the Scots had a King yet as though they had none they did what seem'd right in their own eyes The first and most pernicious potion they made him to take and of hardest digestion was the Solemne League and Covenant that ignis fatuus and only seminary of bloud and mischief in these three Nations The next was a Declaration of the Kirks own framing and fashioning wherein he is taught to renounce the sinnes of his Fathers house and of his own the Idolatry of his Mother by a constant adhering to the Cause of God according to the Covenant in the firm establisment of Church-government as it is laid down in the Directory for publike Worship Confession of Faith and Catechisme This with divers others of the like nature although with much reluctancy he also signed which its like burthen'd his spirit yet better'd not his condition which was like that of a Child under Tutors and Governors for there was not an Officer in that Church or Commonwealth how vile and abject soever in place or person but enjoy'd more freedom in body and minde then he Guarded indeed he was but little regarded so that move he must not but in the sphaere of the Kirk they were the primum mobile whereby its apparent that the Government of that Nation was not truly Monarchicall though they had a King but Hierarchicall the confusion whereof I shall now set before you The Parliament of England weighing right well the condition into which their affairs were now reduc'd by reason of the Agreement that was peec'd up between the Scots and their King after a serious and solemne debate voted that Thomas Lord Fairfax with the Army under his command should march Northwards who after some conference had with the Parliament and being prompted by an indisposition of body or minde laid down his Commission which was forthwith confer'd upon Oliver Cromwell Lord Deputy of Ireland Gen. Fairfax laies down his Commission which was presently confer'd upon General Cromwell Lord Deputy of Ireland who in order to this Northern expedition arriv'd a while after from his victorious atchievements in that country leaving his Son in Law Henry as Lord Deputy in his room Accordingly Orders were issued forth for the speedy advance of the Army into Scotland who had no sooner begun their March but the Scots took the Alarme and sent two or three Papers to Sr Arthur Haslerig then Governour of Newcastle wherein they expostulated the Case about the sudden approach of the English Army endeavouring thereby to impede their march till such time as their designes were ripe alledging as scar-Crowes to fright fooles the Covenant the large Treaty and Union between the two Nations with other circumstances of the like nature as frivolous as they were fruitlesse The Parliament of England then published likewise a Declaration shewing the grounds and reasons of their Armies advance towards Scotland accompanied with another from the Generall and Officers of the Army shewing that that which moov'd them to that great undertaking was not any reliance upon the arm of flesh The Declaration of the English Army in their march to Scotland or being lifted up with the remembrance of former successes or the desire of accomplishing any designes of their own that they had forelaid but the full assurance they had that their Cause was just in the sight of God looking at the precedent changes and the successes that produc'd them not as the work of the policy or strength of man but as the eminent actings of the Providence and Power of God to bring forth his good will and pleasure concerning the things which he hath determined in the world adding That nothing was predominant with them next to their duty to their duty to God not to betray a cause to which he had so much witnessed as the love they had to those that feared God there who might possibly suffer through their own mistakes or their disability to distinguish in a common calamity of which Christian love they hoped that they gave some proof when they were before in Scotland with that Army and were by God made instrumentall to break the power of those that oppressed the godly Party there for which say they their late Engagement to their new King against England was no good requital nor their heaping on them the reproach of a Sectarian Army a Christian dealing all which by the grace of God they could forget and forgive and did as they say desire of God that the precious might be separated from the vile beginning and concluding with a most solemn and dreadfull imprecation and appeal That to the truth of these things the God of Heaven in his great mercy pardoning their weaknesses would judge of them when they came to meet the Enemy in the Field This Declaration was sent by the Generall of the English Forces from their Head-Quarters at Barwick to Edenburgh by a Trumpeter whom they blinded coming and going what effect this wrought the sequel of the Story will relate From Barwick the Army marched to the Lord Mordingtons House July 22. 1650. where they lay three daies on the 25. they marched to Copperspeth the 26. to Dunbar where they received some provisions from the Ships sent on purpose to attend the motions of the Army forasmuch as the people of the Countrey had forsook their habitations and had left nothing behinde that might accommodate them The Army thus refresht at Dunbar marcht thence to Haddington Next day hearing
the Scots would meet them at Gladsmore they laboured to possesse the Moor before them but no considerable part appeared whereupon Major Generall Lambert and Collonel Whalley men of approved courage with 1400. Horse were sent as a Vauntguard to Mussleborough to attempt something upon the Enemy if possible The General with the residue of the Army marching in the rear the English and Scotch Horse had some encounters but the Scots would not endure the Shock that Night the English lay encamp'd close at Mussleborough The Enemy was within four miles of them intrenched with a Line flank'd from Edenburgh to Leith the Guns from Leith scouring most parts of the Line so that they lay very strong The English finding their Enemies were not easily to be attempted lay still all that day being the 20. which proved a sore day of rain and greatly disadvantagious to them having nothing to cover them all which expecting a speedy engagement they did cheerfully undergo it next day being the 30. the ground very wet and provisions being scarce the English resolved to draw to their Quarters at Mussleborough to refresh and re-victuall which while they were doing the Scots fell upon their rear and put them to some disorder But some bodies of the English Horse came forthwith to close with them which produc'd a hot and gallant skirmish insomuch that at length the English charg'd them so home that they beat them to their very Trenches Major General Lambert in this dispute was run through the arm with a Lance and wounded in another part of the body taken prisoner but rescued by Lieutenant Empson of the Generals Regiment severall of the Scots were kil'd and taken Prisoners with small losse to the English among the rest there was taken one Lieutenant Colonel one Major and some Captains some persons of note were likewise slain By this means the English had opportunity to march quietly off to Mussleborugh which they did that night but so wearied for want of sleep and tired with the dirtinesse of the waies that they expected the Enemy would make a sudden infall upon them which accordingly they did Between three and four of the Clock next morning being the 30. of July with 15 select Troops of Horse under the Command of Major General Montgomery and Col. Straughan who came on with great resolution beat in the English Guards and put a Regiment of Horse into some disorder but the English presently taking the Alarm charged routed pursued and did execution upon them within a quarter of a mile of Edenburgh taking and killing many as well Officers as Souldiers the Scotch affairs succeeding in this sort made them forbear such frequent sallies and keep within their intrenchments This was the posture of the Military affairs of Scotland when to adde to the miseries of that people all traffique and commerce was prohibited between the two Nations And such of the Scots as had their residence in England were commanded to depart the Land within ten daies or thereabouts their Ships not able to resist having no Convoy were often surpriz'd by the English Insomuch that they were in the road way to ruine But seeing this Moneth of August produced little of Action from the Armies there it wil not be amisse to give a brief account of such remarkable passages as about that time hapned in England and the Neighbouring Nations At London was apprehended condemned Col. Andrews beheaded at Tower-hill and executed Colonel Eusâ—bius Andrews who being taken wâ—th a Commission from Charles Stuart and for entring into a conspiracy to undermine the Government of England suffered death as aforesaid From the United Provinces came accompt of some notable transactions which takes as followeth The Prince of Orange Brother in Law to the Scots King by marrying his Sister Daughter to the late King of England aspiring to a higher degree of Soveraignty over those Provinces then he or his Predecessors ever enjoyed and being thwarted in some of his projects when he was at Amsterdam he thereupon was so distasted that he resolved to right himself by securing and putting out the leading men in that Province of Holland for which purpose he caused all the Deputies thereof being then at the Hagne to assembled which they refusing he seiz'd most of them those of Amsterdam whom he chiefly desir'd escap'd onely His next design was to have surpriz'd the City of Amsterdam by a stratagem commanding the Horse to such a place under pretence of conducting his Mother and shipped his Infantry at Utrech in the ordinary Passage-Boats to come all night that they might be there early next morning and the horse to have their Rendezvouz upon the Heath between Naerden and Amesford about midnight and to be at the Ports of the Town at the moment appointed By which time the foot should have seized on the Regulars and the S. Tuniâ—s Ports and have opened a passage for the Horse to enter which design if by a wonderfull providence of God in sending a fierce storm of rain that night the intended march of the Horse had not been hindred from coming to the place and time appointed had in all probability taken effect Nor had the Town known any thing thereof tâ—ll too late But the Hamburgh Post as he was coming to the Town met with severall parties of Horse riding to and fro about Amesford and the Heath yet who they were he knew not Hereof the Lords being informed straitway caus'd the Ports to be shut the Bridges drawn the Guards set the Ordinance planted and all warlike preparations to be made and all this while not knowing their enemies But they were not long in suspence for notice was soon given that it was Count William with his Forces whose designments being thus defeated the Prince of Orange accosts the Town with this following Letter Worshipfull Prudent Discreet Sirs and my very good Friends WHen I was last in the City for the service of the Countrey I was so strangely entertained that not to be subject to the like hereafter I found it expedient to send Count William with the Troops following him into your City and ordered him to keep all things in peace and quiet there that I might not be hindred by any ill-affected in such things as yet I have to propound unto you touching the service of the Countrey wherein I require your good assistance And in confidence thereof commending you to the protection of the most High I remain Hague Iuly 29. 1650. Your Good Friend W. Prince of Orange This stratagem projected with so much secrecy and subtlety failing Count William drew off his Forces to severall Posts with intent to block up the Town which being in a posture of defence opened their sluces and set the Land under water round about and having so done they sent a Trumpeter to Count William to know the reason of that so sudden approach and to desire him to retreat with his Army who returned answer that he could do nothing
they have relation to another Government viz. Pontificiall 2. By having a speciall care to the Pulpit and the Presse that no Church-man from the meanest Priest to the Patriarch dare tamper with the affairs designs or transactions of the State It being too well known saith my Authour that Church-men are the most perilous and pernicious instruments in a State Howels Survey of the Signiory of Venice if they misapply their Talents to poyson the hearts of the people to intoxicate their brains suscitate them to sedition and a mislike of the Government and they have more power to do this in regard they have the sway over the noblest part of the creature the soul and intellectualls therefore if any meedle with State-matters in the Pulpit they are punisht in an extraordinary severe manner and this saith he is alledg'd for one main reason why the Venetian Republique hath kept their Liberties inviolable and if it shall please God to put it into the hearts of our Governours to take the like course no doubt but we shall have the like blessing There hapned much about this time a petty Insurrection in Wales A rising in Wales two or three hundred being got together in behalf of the Scots King whom telltale Fame that hath continuall credence with the fickle multitude had possest with pleasing and yet untrue news of the defeating Gen. Cromwels Army and the advance of the Scots into England which prosperous attempt had an event suitable to the undertaking viv confusion and destruction The English being now desirous to put a period to the warre in Scotland by gaining a passage over the river into Fife for the facilitating their work and more easie transportation caused severall boats to be made with which they gave many great Alarms to the Enemy on the other side as also to those in Brunt Island in order to what they futher intended The Scots also made many infals upon the out-quarters and Garisons of the English wherein they had frequently good successe killing some and slaying others having the advantage of the English by their knowledge of the Countrey for prevention whereof orders were given out for drawing off their remotest Garisons and contracting their Quarters which was done accordingly and the Army put into a marching posture for Fife for which purpose Blacknesse was made their Magazine but the Ground not yet affording either Grasse or Oats the enterprise was further suspended The Scots having compleated their Levies to the Number of 15000 Foot and 6000 Horse marched on this side Sterling to a place called Torwood where they were faced by the English but would not be drawn to an Engagement yet still lay encamp'd behind bogs and inaccessible fastnesses on purpose to delay the Warre Upon which the English resolved to land some Forces on Fife side The English gain a passage over into Fife and for that end there was drawn out 1600 Foot and 4 Troops of Horse commanded by Col. Overton who attempted to land at Queens Ferry which on the 17th of July 1651. with the losse of about six men was effected and presently they fell to intrench themselves while this was doing the Lord Gen. Cromwell with his Army marcht close up to the Enemy that in case they had marcht towards Fife he might have engaged their rear before they could have reacht Sterling The Scots receiving the Alarm the same day forthwith sent a considerable party of Horse and Foot to the number of 4000 under Sir John Brown to drive the English out of Fife upon which Gen. Cromwell sent Maj. Gen. Lambert with two Regiments of Horse and two of Foot to re-enforce the other party who in 24 hours were ferryed over and joyned upon which Col. Okey with his Regiment fell in among the Enemy whereby they were forc't to draw into a Battalia as did the English also who were more in number then the Enemy though to equalize that they had greater advantages of ground In this posture they continued facing each other about an hour and half whereupon the English resolved to attempt the Enemy by ascending the Hill which being done after a short dispute the Scots were utterly routed 4000 of the Scots routed slain and taken 2000 or thereabouts were slain and 1400 taken Prisoners whereof Sir John Brown the Commander in chief was one with Col. Buchanan and many others of quality Of the English there was few slain but many wounded A further additional strength of horse and foot were sent into Fife so to strengthen the English that they might be able to encounter the whole body of the Scots Army if occasion required Immediately upon this Inchigarvey Castle surrendred to the English was surrendred to the English the strong Castle of Inchigarvey scituate on a rock in the midst of the Fryth between Queens-Ferry and North-Ferry wherein were 16 pieces of Ordnance July 27. The whole English Army appeared before Brunt-Island and sent in a Summons for rendition thereof unto which the Governour returned a modest answer and the next day accepted a Parley Commissioners on both sides were chosen and after some debate it vvas agreed that the said Island Brunt-Island surrendred to the English with all the Provisions Guns and Shipping of Warre should be delivered into the hands of the English c. and that all the Officers and Souldiers in the said Island should march away with Colours flying Matches lighted and Bullet in mouth This place vvas of much concernment to the English and served for a store-house of all necessary supplies for the support of their Army Thence the Army marched without stay to St. Johns-Town a place of great strength and importance St Johns-Town yeelded to the English into vvhich the enemy had newly boated a Regiment of Foot yet when the English broke down their sluces and let the water out of the Graff the enemies courage failed them so that it was in short space deliver'd This vvas no sooner done but the main body of the English Army vvere constrained to attend more eminent service viz. the pursuit of the Scots King who with an Army of about 16000 Horse and Foot had slipt into England by the vvay of Carlisle The Scots enter England by the way of Carlisle accordingly most of the Infantry vvere boated over to Lieth vvith as much expedition as could be and presently after the Horse Orders vvere immediately given to Maj. Gen. Lambert to march vvith 3000 Horse and Dragoons and if he could to get into the rear of the enemy Maj. Gen. Harrison vvas ordered likewise to get into their van to stop them and do vvhat further he thought fit besides these there was about 16 Regiments of Horse and Foot vvith Gen. Cromwell upon their march after the enemy And to prosecute the affairs of Scotland Liev. Gen. Monke vvas left vvith a party of 7000 Horse and Foot vvho straitway took in the strong Town and Castle of Sterling Aberdeen Abernethy Dundee
they were assembled to propagate the Royall designes viz. Old Gen. Lesley Earl Marshall Lord of Keith Earl of Craford Lord Ogilby Lord Burgoiny Lord Huntly Lord Lee with many Knights Gentlemen and Ministers all which were soon after shipt and sent for England Such was the fate that attended the Scots and their King that He who a few dayes before was proclaimed King of Great Britain had now neither Camp nor Garrison nor lodging to flie unto or safely to repose himself in for shelter 500lb sterling being offer'd to any that should detect him which not withstanding he escaped making a disguised peregrination through City and Country till he met with a fit opportunity for his transportation into France where he now is Yet of the great number of his friends adherents and followers that were taken none of quality suffered but the Earl of Derby Earl of Derby beheaded who was beheaded at Bolton in Lancashire and Sir Tim. Fetherston others of lesse not were executed at Chester Shrewsbury and other places Nor did the Royallists themselves expect any other or better fortune would attend them in this invasion then that you have heard as appears by Duke Hamiltons Letter to Mr. Will. Crofts taken among other Papers a few dayes before the fight the summe whereof follows WE are all laughing at the ridiculousnesse of our condition Duke Hamiltons Letter who having quit Scotland being scarce able to maintain it yet we graspe at all and nothing but all will satisfie us or to lose all I confesse I cannot tell whether our hopes or fears are greatest but we have one stout Argument and that is despair for we must now either shortly fight or die All the Rognes have left us I will not say whether for fear or disloyalty but allnow with his Majesty are such as will not dispute his Commands So that you see this undertaking was not the product of a mature and deliberate councell but of necessity and desperation Soon after this the Parliament took order for reducing the two Islands of Jersey and Man that had been and would still be notable receptacles for the entertaining all manner of fugitives and disaffected persons In order to which businesse Col. Hayne with about 2 Regiments of Foot and 2 Troops of Horse on the 14th of Octob. 1651. were shipt at Weymouth for Jersey they were in all eighty Vessels and set sayl Octob. 17. but a storm forced them in again On the 19th they set sayl again and about 12 that night came to an Anchor under Sarke Island next morning they bent their course towards Jersey and came to an anchor in St Owens Bay next day they sailed and anchored before St Brelades Bay when the seas proved so rough that the Fleet was scattered notwithstanding on the 21th it was resolved that an attempt should be made upon the Island that night at St Owens Bay being necessitated thereunto for want of Horsemeat in few hours after they embark'd their men aboard the small Boats Gen. Blake and all his Officers were very active in this businesse who about two hours after the flood weighed Anchor cut some of their Cables hoisted sailes and stood in for the shore and were soon aground on the shore side some at 3 foot some at 4 5 6 7 foot water their men presently leapt out some up to the middle some to the neck and run ashore the enemy playing hard upon them with great and small shot and with their Horse gave a hot charge yet after half an hours dispute they fled and left behind them 12 Guns and some Colours at that place after which and that their Horse were landed they marched further into the Island and on the 23th Octob. possest themselves of three Forts more with two Guns in each they marched on further till they came within sight of Elizabeth-Castle under which was a Fort called St Albans Tower where was 14 Guns the speedy reducement whereof was resolved upon and a Summons sent in The Island of Jersey reduc'd and in two hours time it was delivered up The next businesse they had to do was to take in Mount Orgueil Castle which upon easie termes was also surrendred but Elizabeth Castle being a place of farre greater strength was not reduc'd till the middle of Decemb. following the Governour thereof Sr George Carteret had large termes granted both to himself and all with him by reason of the marvellous strength and scituation thereof which was such as might have cost much blood treasure and time in the gaining of it Octob. 16th 1651. Under Colonell Duckenfield were shipt 3 Regiments of Foot viz. Gen. Cromwels Regiment commanded by Lieut. Col. Worsly Maj. Gen. Deans Regiment commanded by Lieut. Col. Mitchell and Colonell Duckenfields Regiment with two Troops of Horse these were all shipt at Chester and Liverpool for the reducing the Isle of Man and on Octob. 18th they hoisted sayl but by contrary windes were driven into the Harbour of Beumorris on the 25th about two in the morning the wind coming about somewhat southerly with a pretty fresh gale they set sayl again and about two or three aclock in the afternoon they had a cleer view of the Calfe of Man Castle Rushen Derby-Fort Douglas-Fort and most part of the Island as also of the Islanders both Horse and Foot in their severall motions mustering up what strength they could when by a sudden storm the Fleet was hindred from coming up any thing neer the shore upon which they steer'd their course towards the North end of the Island and with no small difficulty fetcht Ramseybay that night where they cast Anchor and with a small Party fac'd the Islanders yet was there no shot exchang'd Octob. 16. came on board an Islander imploy'd by the chief of that Island to assure the English they should have no opposition in landing but might securely come under their Forts which they had taken possession of for them and that only two Castles held out viz. Castle Rushen and Castle Peele which were kept by the Forces of the Count. of Derby now because he had nothing in writing to confirm what he had said he was distrusted wherefore Maj. Fox was boated into the Island to enquire the truth of what the Islander had reported and forthwith returned vvith the full confirmation thereof and presently after some came from the Island as Commissioners entreating that their poor Island might be preserved from spoyl and the Inhabitants from undoing by landing only some part of a Regiment or at the most but a Regiment upon which they vvould bring Provisions at a marketable rate to the shore The Isle of Man reduc'd to supply the vvants of such as should continue on shipboard and would assist those that were to land in reducing the Castles which Proposals vvere in part assented unto by the Commander in Chief Col. Duckenfield being somewhat oblig'd thereto by the civilities of the people But on the 27th most of the men
English at the Passe at Copperspeth which being effected they brag'd they had the English in Essex his pound meaning they had them upon the same lock the King had the Earl of Essex at in Cornwall so ready are men to promise wonders to themselves while they confer but with their own desires The English were indeed invironed with all manner of apparent dangers their Forces were lessned their bodies weakned with Fluxes their strength wasted with watchings in want of drink wet and cold weather they were alwaies accompanied with and much impaired in point of courage 2000 at least being disabled for present service were sent at severall times to Barwick The Generall and his Councell of Officers finding the Army unfit for further delayes The Scots defeated at Dunbar resolved next morning to break through that their â—sraelitish condition by falling on the right wing of the Scots and either force a passage that way or perish in the attempt and being imbattail'd by break of day accordingly they fell upon the enemy with Horse and Foot very unanimously who to hinder the English at a Passe drew up all their Horse upon their right wing and valiantly receiv'd the onset The Word of the English was The Lord of Hosts and that of the Scots was The Covenant The English as men indued with new strength from on high vigorously prest forward as resolved to become absolute vanquishers or to die Martyrs After one hours sharp dispute the Scots were wholly routed their Cavilry fled and the Infantry were all or most of them slain and taken to the number of about 15000. There were taken 200 Colours 10 Collonels 12 Lieutenant Collonels 9 Majors 47 Captains 72 Lieutenants 80 Ensignes besides Cornets and Quartermasters 22 Pieces of Ordnance with severall smaller Pieces about 15000 Arms those of Quality taken were the Lord Libberton and his Sonne the Lord Cranston Sr James Lumsdale Liutenant Gen. of the Foot Adjutant Gen. Bickerton Scoutmaster Generall Cambill c. At this engagement all the Forces of the English would not amount to 1200 and the Scots were in number more then 20000. And as there was a generall Fast throughout England to implore a blessing from Heaven upon the proceedings of their Army in Scotland so likewise there was appointed a solemne day of Thanksgiving to Almighty God for this mighty Victory obtain'd over the Scots in the fields of Dunbar Sept. 3. 1650. in the observation whereof many of the Clergy shew'd themselves very froward and obstinate of whom I shall have occasion to speak more hereafter Scot. 7th 4 Regiments of Foot marched into Lieth where they found 37 Guns mounted on Platforms some Shot and Ammunition with store of wealth The same day the Lord Gen. Cromwell drew the rest of his Army both Horse and Foot into Edenburrough without any losse save the Arm of a Souldier taken off by a Canon bullet from the Castle Sept. 6th being Sabbath day Generall Cromwell sent a Trumpeter into the Castle to invite the Ministers to come to their severall Charges which they refused so that the English supplied their places For some certain time the Army was busied in compleating the Fortifications at Lieth the most commodious Harbor for their accommodation in all Scotland Gen. Cromwell after he had caused a Protection for Markets and Liberty of Trade in Edenburrough and Lieth to be proclaimed by beat of Drum and sound of Trumpet marched forward Sep. 14th with his Army to Netherish 6 miles from Edenburrough leaving Maj. Gen. Overton with his Brigade behind Sep. 15th the Army marched beyond Linlithgow but by reason of the extremity of the weather they were forc't to quarter there that night Sep. 16th they marched towards Falkirke and from thence Sep. 17th within a mile of Sterling Sep. 18th a Councell of Warre was called and a Letter drawn up to be sent into the Town expressing their constant affection to and tendernesse of the People of Scotland which though they had not taken the desired effect yet being so far advanc'd into the Country with their Army they now desired them to take into consideraiton their former Papers and deliver up that place for the service of the Commonwealth of England A Trumpeter being sent with the Letter a Gentleman on foot with a Pike in his hand met him and told him They would not let him come in nor receive his Letter In the afternoon came a Trumpeter from the Scots desiring a release of Prisoners upon ranâ—ome To which Generall Cromwell answered That they came not thither to make merchandize of Men or to get gain to themselves but for the service and security of the Commonwealth of England The same day Orders were issued forth for the Horse and Foot to march towards Sterling in order to a storm Ladders and all other necessaries being provided for that purpose but the strength of the enemy and of the place with other disadvantages being considered it was resolved that the Army should draw off which accordingly they did Sep. 19. and marched to Linlithgow which when the Generall and his Officers had viewed order was given for making severall Works for the security of the place conceiving it might make a very considerable frontier Garrison lying in the heart of the Country between Edinburrough and Sterling whence leaving there 5 Troops of Horse and 6 Companies of Foot Gen. Cromwell with the rest of the Army marched back to Edenburrough Sept. 23. The Gen. and Officers kept a day of Humiliation About the same time the Kirk party also appointed a solemne Fast 1. To humble themselves for their too much confidence in the arm of flesh 2. For the malignity and prophanenesse of their Army 3. For the Plunderings and wickednesse of their Army when they were in England 4. For their not sufficient purging their Army 5. For their Commissioners unlawfull and surreptitious manner of prosecuting the Treaty with their King and their crooked wayes in bringing him home 6. For their not sufficient purging the Kings house 7. For the just grounds they have that his Majesties Repentance was not found nor from the heart From which time to the moneths end little was done save that Gen. Cromwell took order for the effectuall reducing of the Castle of Edinburrough for which purpose many miners both Scotch and English were procur'd to expedite the businesse Sep. â—0 The English went so neer the works of the Castle as they carried away one of the Scots Colours 300 Muskets with other Arms without any losse Octob. 1. The Scots Galleries went on in order to springing the Mines they sent many great and small shot among them yet nothing retarded the work Octob. 2. the English made a search in the high Church at Edenburgh and found there one great Iron Gun 200 new Muskets 16 barrels of Pouder 6â— bundles of Bandileers 200 Swords 200 new Halberts 300 new Pikes and two load of Match That which was done the remaining part of this moneth was chiefly
on shipboard were endangered by a long and continued storm many of the Vessels not being able to ride in the Bay one ran ashore and vvas bulged but the men saved many others were driven severally up and down which dangers by sea and delayes by land the Castles still holding out being sensible of On the 28th Horse and Foot were ordered to come on shore and being possest of all the Forts in the Island they besieg'd both the Castles of Peele and Rushen Castle Peele and Rushen taken in vvhich the Countesse of Derby then vvas both which were presently summoned and brought to very low termes vvithout any bloodshed and delivered up to Col. Duckenfield for the use of the Parliament of England Octob. 26. 1651. Where vvas found store of Ammunition and Provision of all-sorts and in the Harbor some Vessels also vvere taken These Castles vvere of such strength that if it had pleased God the defendants had not been possest vvith a spirit of fear much blood might have been spent in the reducing of them In short space after there was surrendred to the Parliaments Forces Cornet-Castle in Guernsey surrendred that strong and impregnable hold of Cornet-Castle in the Isle of Guernsey The next remarkable passages of the Affairs of this Nation was the decease of two of the Parliaments Chieftains one was Generall Popham one of the Admirals of the English-Fleet a man of singular worth and gallantry yet his short continuance in that employment did not so much shew us what he was as what he would have been had it pleased the great Disposer of all things to have prolong'd his dayes The other was the never to be forgotten Henry Ireton Lord Deputy of Ireland under his Father in Law his Excellency the Lord. Generall Cromwell who ended his dayes shortly after the siege and taking of Limrick in Ireland a man who for piety prudence and policy in Civill and Martial affairs equal'd if not excel'd the most of men yet was there left behind such worthy Patriots and Champions of their Country as upon all occasions have stood in the gap of the greatest difficulties The Parliament being now throughly sensible of the many delayes mischiefs and wrongs for a long time and even now practis'd by the Hollanders both in their Treaties and traffique set forth an Act for encrease of Shipping and encouragement of Navigation which was the most pleasing and advantagious Act to the Merchants and Seamen that could be and by which the hearts of those rough spirited men were more endeared to the Parliaments Interest then by any thing they ever did or could do the heads whereof were these That no commodity whatsoever of the growth or Manufacture of Asia The Act for Navigation Africa or America or any part thereof as well of the English Plantations as others shall be imported into England Ireland or any the territories thereof in any Ships or Vessels but in such only as do truly belong to this Commonwealth or the Plantations thereof under penalty of the forfeiture of Goods and Vessels and of Europe the like That no Commodities whatsoever of forregn growth or manufacture which are to be brought into this Commonwealth in Ships belonging to the People thereof shall be by them shipped from any places but only from those of the said growth production or manufacture or from those Ports where the said Commodities can only be or usually have been shipt for transportation and from none other places That no sorts of Fish usually caught by the people of this Nation nor any Oyl made of Fish nor any whale Finne or Whalebones shall be imported as abovesaid but only such as shall be caught in Vessels belonging to the people of this Nation under the former penalty That no kindes of salted Fish from the first of Feb. 1653. shall be exported out of this Land in any other save English Vessels Severall other Exceptions and Provisoes there was in reference to the Commodities of East-India from the Levant Seas from the Ports of Spain and Portugall This is the substance of that Act which did so exceedingly perplex the avaritious greedy and encroaching Hollander Who notwithstanding set on foot another Treaty with the English by sending Ambassadors extraordinary and seeing they could not obtain their desires thereby they assay'd to do it by force and treachery which machinations God in mercy to this poor Nation by weak instruments detected and turned upon their own heads yet could they have procured the calling in of that Act they would hardly have stuck at any other the demands of the English but failing therein they began to dispute that ancient and unquestionable Right of the English Soveraignty in the narrow Seas by refusing to strike therein for which they had the fortune to be alwayes beaten not thriving in any such contempt or bravado upon which occasion began that sad breach between the two Republiques the effects whereof we yet feel and groan under from which God in his good time will deliver us For in May 1652. The first Sea-fight between the Dutch and the English Van Trump Admirall of the Dutch-Fleet with about 42 sail of Ships was discovered on the backside of the Goodwin-sands by Major Bourn who commanded a squadron of the English Ships the Dutch bearing towards Dover-Road upon which the Greyhound Frigot was commanded to make sayl and speak with them which she did and then they strook their top-sayl demeaned themselves civilly and said they came from Admirall Trump with a Message to the Commander in Chief of the English Fleet And coming aboard they saluted our Ships and in order to the satisfaction of our Nation brought this accompt That the Northerly windes having blown hard severall dayes they were forced further Southward then they intended and having rode for some dayes off Dunkirk where they had lost divers Anchors and Cables professing they intended no injury to the English Nation Gen. Blake with the rest of the English Fleet was at that time to the Westward but receiving speedy advice of all these passages from Major Bourne made what haste possibly he could to ply towards them and on the 19th of May in the morning he saw them at Anchor about Dover-Roade and being within three Leagues of them they weighed and stood to the Eastward where they met with an Expresse from the States whereupon he hastned with all the sayl he could make towards ours and bore directly up with our Fleet Van-Trumpe being the headmost Upon which Gen. Blake shot three Guns at Van-trumps Flag but without Balls and Van-Trumpe answered with a Gun on the averse side of his Ship signifying a disdain and in stead of striking his top-sayl hung out a red Flag which was the signall for his whole Fleet and gave Gen. Blake a broad-side this was the manner of the beginning of that Fight which hath caused so much trouble to the two Common-wealths the continuance was for about 4 hours untill night