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lord_n	baron_n	earl_n	sir_n	16,189	5	6.3303	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86252	A more perfect and particular relation of the late great victorie in Scotland obtained over Montrosse and the rebels there, by the forces under the command of Lieutenant-Generall David Lesley, certified by an expresse the 16. of this instant from Hadington. Together with a list of the chiefe men of note taken prisoners and kild in the battell, and after in the pursuit. To which is likewise added a letter written from Master Balsame minister at Berwick, and dated the 17. of Septemb. 1645. to a minister in London concerning the said victory. Published by authority.	W. H.; Balsome, Robert.	1645 (1645)	Wing H157; Thomason E303_5; ESTC R200290	4,061	12

hath delivered us as in a moment he hath wrought salvation for his owne Names sake O how free how undeserved how seasonable a mercy not onely destroyed our professed enemies but discovered our secret and bosome adversaries To God be all the glory and let his people have the comfort and right use of it which is the earnest desire and hearty prayer of Hadington 16 Sept. 1644. Your affectionate friend W. H. It was generally reported here that Major-Generall Monro was landed in the West with two thousand men but I can assure you there is no such thing he is farre advanced in Ireland with his whole Forces Prisoners of note taken besides those were killed at the Battell fought at Philip-Haugh within three miles of Selkirk in Tiviotdale upon the 13. September 1645. and since in the pursuit Persons of note taken THe Earl of Traquaire Lord Seaton Lord Drummond Lord Ogleby Lord Gray Lord Linton The Lord Napers eldest Sonne The Baron of Drum younger The Baron of Reasyth The Lord of Derceys eldest Sonne Grandchild to the late pretended Archbishop of S. Andews The Laird of Pury Ogleby the younger Sir Robert Spotswood pretended Secretary of State and Sonne to the late pretended Archbishop of S. Andrews Sir John Hay sometimes Clarke Register Sir James Dowglas Sonne to the Earle of Morton Sir David Murray Sir John Byres Sir Nathaniel Gordon Sir Alexander Lesly Serjeant Major Generall Sir William Rollock William Murray Brother to the Earle of Tullibrand Colonell William Stewart adjutant-Generall Coloneli James Hay O Cain Lieutenant-Colonell to the Irish The Serjeant Major to the Earle of Antrim and divers Gentlemen Persons of note killed Lodwick Lindsay sometime Earle of Craford Generall of the Horse The Barron of Junerleith The Barron of Tough The Barron of Cambusnethen younger Souldiers betweene two thousand three thousand A true Copy of a Letter written by Master Robert Balsome one of the Preachers sent by the Committee of Parliament into the North to a Minister in London Deare Brother I Le tell thee good newes Scotland is living newly raised from the dead Montrosse utterly overthrowne being as ripe for judgement as ever I heard of any wretch either in these or former times Master Rowe told me who was at the Fight that many women when his Army came were forced by the violence of the unchaste Souldier and divers young Virgins were carryed away Captives in the Army with whom the Souldiers committed filthinesse in open places where the Campe lay the Officers first taking and then the Souldiers in joying what they left it was the voyce of the Country almost in every womans mouth God hath shamed us and whether shall we cause our shame to goe But behold when the Enemie was thus ripe in sinne the Lord cuts him off in an instant Many things are very remarkable as 1 That having so long a time after the last great Victory before Lesly came yet had they not gotten many thousands together 2 That all this time not one Minister hath complyed with them either to preach to them or pray with them 3 That the Lord gave the Victory in the space of an houre 4 That it was by an inconsiderable Party not above five Regiments of Horse 5 It was onely with the losse of fifteene Common Souldiers and one Captaine on our side 6 That it was the next day after the Fast 7 That a paper Booke was taken in which were the names of all that either were come in or intended to come in to Montrosse so as that all the rotten Members in the Kingdome are discovered in an houre and many of them cut off in a short time the Souldiers after the Victory cryed out Give all the Glory to God and none to us We have had in Barwick since these troubles many of the best affected in Scotland I have not met with such a people not one of them as I could either speake with or heare of that differed from the rest in opinion a gracious praying people laying hold on Christ who is the onely subiect of their discourse I am perswaded though they are not many in comparison of the Kingdome in whom is found the power of Religion yet their being of one minde and one soul makes them exceeding prevalent with God I could give thee many a Relation concerning them which would glad thy heart but I am in haste I hope you will heare more large Relations from others many Prisoners are taken up every day by the Country people many of them they kill in the place where they find them But I must conclude Remember me to all with thee faile not to write by the next Post to him who is Barwick Septemb. 17. 1645. Thine in the best Bonds Ro. BALSOME FINIS