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they_o march_v instant_o to_o st._n johnstons_n a_o place_n of_o great_a strength_n and_o importance_n into_o which_o the_o king_n have_v late_o put_v a_o regiment_n of_o foot_n and_o therefore_o they_o make_v some_o difficulty_n at_o first_o to_o surrender_v but_o find_v that_o cromwell_n have_v order_v the_o drain_n of_o the_o moat_n round_o about_o the_o town_n the_o courage_n of_o the_o scot_n fail_v they_o so_o that_o they_o soon_o deliver_v it_o up_o the_o king_n find_v his_o affair_n in_o scotland_n grow_v very_o desperate_a he_o muster_v his_o force_n and_o find_v they_o to_o be_v about_o sixteen_o thousand_o horse_n and_o foot_n with_o these_o and_o hope_n of_o further_a supply_n from_o his_o friend_n he_o resolve_v to_o return_v for_o england_n itself_o and_o according_o the_o scotch_a army_n begin_v their_o march_n from_o sterling_n july_n 31._o 1651._o and_o the_o six_o day_n after_o enter_v england_n by_o the_o way_n of_o carlisle_n
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abernethy_n dundee_n dimottercastle_n dunbarton-castle_n and_o several_a other_o so_o that_o all_o scotland_n be_v subdue_v to_o the_o republic_n of_o england_n the_o king_n march_v forward_o with_o his_o army_n be_v proclaim_v in_o all_o town_n as_o he_o go_v along_o and_o publish_v a_o declaration_n with_o a_o promise_n of_o pardon_n to_o all_o person_n for_o all_o crime_n except_o cromwell_n bradshaw_n and_o cook_n a_o copy_n of_o the_o same_o declaration_n be_v send_v by_o the_o king_n in_o a_o letter_n to_o the_o lord_n mayor_n and_o alderman_n of_o london_n but_o be_v by_o order_n of_o parliament_n burn_v by_o the_o hangman_n at_o the_o royal_a exchange_n and_o a_o day_n or_o two_o after_o at_o a_o muster_n of_o the_o city_n train_v band_n at_o bunhil-field_n consist_v of_o fourteen_o thousand_o man_n lenthal_n the_o speaker_n of_o the_o house_n come_v thither_o and_o cause_v a_o fellow_n with_o a_o link_n to_o burn_v a_o copy_n of_o the_o declaration_n at_o the_o head_n of_o 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whole_a be_v judge_v to_o be_v above_o fifty_o thousand_o and_o the_o scot_n in_o worcester_n no_o more_o than_o thirteen_o thousand_o the_o earl_n of_o derby_n about_o this_o time_n be_v land_v as_o be_v expect_v at_o wyewater_n in_o lancashire_n with_o about_o three_o hundred_o gentleman_n and_o other_o endeavour_v to_o raise_v the_o country_n while_o the_o english_a be_v busy_v at_o worcester_n and_o in_o a_o little_a time_n they_o increase_v to_o fifteen_o hundred_o colonel_n lilburn_n be_v send_v thither_o to_o observe_v his_o motion_n and_o cromwel_n regiment_n of_o foot_n be_v at_o manchester_n be_v appoint_v to_o join_v he_o at_o preston_n to_o prevent_v which_o the_o earl_n march_v towards_o manchester_n whereupon_o lilburn_n endeavour_v to_o flank_v they_o in_o their_o march_n so_o to_o join_v the_o foot_n which_o the_o earl_n perceive_v press_v to_o engage_v and_o lilburn_n be_v overmatched_a in_o foot_n the_o dispute_n prove_v tedious_a and_o difficult_a yet_o in_o a_o 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