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A81015	The transactions of several matters between Lieut: Gen: Cromwel and the Scots, for surrendring the towns of Bervvick, Carlisle, and all other garisons belonging to the kingdom of England. Together with the reason of Lieut: Gen: Cromwels entring the Kingdom of Scotland to assist the marquis of Argyle. Die Jovis, 28 Septembr. 1648. Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that the extracts of the letters of the committee at Derby-house to Lieut: General Cromwel, and the whole dispatch from Lieut: General Cromwel now reported, and the votes thereupon, be forthwith printed and published. H: Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.	Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1648 (1648)	Wing C7176D; Thomason E465_18; ESTC R201085	9,040	23

THE TRANSACTIONS OF Several matters between Lieut Gen CROMWEL AND THE SCOTS For Surrendring the Towns of BERWICK CARLISLE And all other Garisons belonging to the Kingdom of ENGLAND Together with the Reason of Lieut Gen Cromwels entring the Kingdom of SCOTLAND to assist the Marquis of ARGYLE Die Jovis 28 Septembr 1648. ORdered by the Commons assembled in Parliament That the Extracts of the Letters of the Committee at Derby-house to Lieut General Cromwel and the whole Dispatch from Lieut General Cromwel now reported and the Votes thereupon be forthwith printed and published H Elsynge Cler. Parl. D.Com. London Printed for Edward Husband Printer to the Honorable House of Commons Octob. 2. 1648. To the Right Honorable The Committee of Lords and Commons at Derby-house My Lords and Gentlemen I Did from Alnwick write to Sir William Armyn an account of our Condition and recommended to him divers particular considerations about your Affairs here in the North with desire of particular things to be done by your Lordships appointment in order to the carrying on of your Affairs I send you here inclosed a copy of the Summons that was sent to Barwick when I was come as far Alnwick as also of a Letter written to the Committee of Estates of Scotland I mean those who we did presume were convened as Estates were the men that managed the business of the War But there being as I here since none such the Earl of Roxbrough and some others having deserted so that they are not able to make a Committee I believe the said Letter is suppressed and retained in the hands of Colonel Bright and Mr. William Rowe for whom we obtained a safe Convoy to go to the Estates of that Kingdom with our said Letter the Governor of Barwicks Answer to our Summons leading us thereunto By advantage whereof we did instruct them to give all assurance to the Marquis of Argyle and the honest Party in Scotland who we heard were gathered together in a considerable Body about Edenburgh to make opposition to the Earl of Lanerick Monro and their Armies of our good affection to them wherewith they went the Sixteenth of this Moneth Upon the Seventeenth of this Moneth Sir Andrew Car and Major Straughan with divers other Scotish Gentlemen brought me this enclosed Letter Signed by the Lord Chancellor of Scotland as your Lordships will see They likewise shewed me their Instructions and a Paper containing the matter of their Treaty with Lanerick and Monro as also an Expostulation upon Lanericks breach with them in falling upon Argyle and his men contrary to Agreement wherein the Marquis of Argyle hardly escaped they having hold of him but Seven hundred of his men were killed and taken These Papers also I send here enclosed to your Lordships So soon as these Gentlemen came to me I called a Councel of War the Result whereof was the Letter directed to the Lord Chancellor a Copy whereof your Lordships have also here enclosed which I delivered to Sir Andrew Car and Major Straughan with which they returned upon the Eighteenth being the next day Upon private discourse with the Gentlemen I do finde the condition of their Affairs and their Army to be thus The Earl of Lanerick the Earl of Crawford-Lindsey Monro and their Army hearing of our advance and understanding the condition and endeavors of their Adversaries marched with all speed to get the possession of Sterling-Bridge that so they might have three parts of four of Scotland at their backs to raise men and to enable themselves to carry on their Design and are above Five thousand Foot and Five and twenty hundred Horse or Three thousand The Earl of Leven who is chosen General the Marquis of Argyle with the honest Lords and Gentlemen David Lesley being the Lieut General having about Seven thousand Foot but very weak in Horse lye about six miles on this side the Enemy I do hear that their Infantry consists of men who come to them out of Conscience and generally are of the godly People of that Nation which they express by their Piety and Devotion in their Quarters and indeed I hear they are a very godly and honest Body of men I think it is not unknown to your Lordships what Directions I have received from you for the prosecution of our late Victory whereof I shall be bold to remember a Clause of your Letter which was That I should prosecute the remaining party in the North and not leave any of them where-ever they shall go to be a beginning of a new Army nor cease to pursue the Victory till I finish and fully compleat it with their Rendition of those Towns of Barwick and Carlisle which most unjustly and against all Obligations and the Treaties then in force they surprized and Garisoned against us In order whereunto I marched to the Borders of Scotland where I found the countrey so exceedingly harrased and impoverished by Monro and the Forces with him that the countrey was in no sort able to bear us on the English side but we must have necessarily ruined both your Army and the Subjects of this Kingdom who have not bread for a day if we had continued amongst them In prosecution of your Orders and in answer to the necessity of your Friends in Scotland and their desires and considering the necessity of marching into Scotland to prevent the Governor of Barwick from putting Provisions into his Garison on Scotland side whereof he is for the present in some want as we are informed I marched a good part of the Army over Tweed yesterday about Noon the residue being to come after as conveniently as we may Thus have I given to your Lordships an Account of our present condition and Engagement and having done so I must discharge my duty in remembring to your Lordships the Desires formerly expressed in my Letters to Sir William Armyn and Sir John Evelyn for Supplies and in particular for that of Shipping to lye upon these Coasts who may furnish us with Ammunition or other Necessaries wheresoever God shall lead us there being extreme difficulty to supply us by land without great and strong Convoys which will weary out and destroy our Horse and cannot well come to us if the Tweed be up without going very far about Having laid these things before you I rest My Lords Norham this 20 of Septem. 1648 Your most humble Servant O. CROMVVEL Whilest we are here I wish there be no neglect of the business in Cumberland and Westmerland I have sent Orders both into Lancashire and the Horse before Pontefract I should be glad your Lordships would second them and those other Considerations expressed in my Desires to Sir William Armyn thereabouts O. C. Lieut General Cromwels Summons to the Governor of Berwick SIR BEing come thus near I thought fit to Demand the Town of Berwick to be delivered into my hands to the use of the Parliament and Kingdom of England to whom of right it belongeth I need

we shall through any wilfulness fail herein let this Profession rise up in Judgement against us as having been made in Hypocrisie A severe Avenger of which God hath lately appeared in his most righteous witnessing against the Army under Duke Hamilton Invading us under specious pretences of Piety and Justice We may humbly say we rejoyce with more trembling then to dare to do so wicked a thing Upon our advance to Alnwick we thought fit to send a good party of Horse towards the Borders of Scotland and therewith a Summons to the Garison of Berwick to which having received a dilatory Answer I desired a safe Convoy for Col Bright and the Scoutmaster General to go to the Committee of Estates of Scotland who I hope will have the opportunity to be with your Lordships before this come to your hands and according as they are instructed let your Lordships in some measure as well as we could in so much ignorance of your condition know our affections to you and understanding things more fully by yours we now thought fit to make this return The Command we received upon the defeat of Duke Hamilton was To prosecute the Business until the Enemy might be put out of a condition or hope of growing into a new Army and the Garisons of Berwick and Carlisle were reduced Four Regiments of our Horse and some Dragoons having followed the Enemy into the South parts being now come up and this countrey not being able to bear us the Cattel and old Corn thereof having been wasted by Monro and the Forces with him the Governor of Berwick also daily victualling his Garison from Scotland side and the Enemy yet in so considerable a posture as by these Gentlemen and your Papers we understand still prosecuting their former Design having gotten the advantage of Sterling-Bridge and so much of Scotland at their backs to enable them thereunto and your Lordships condition at present not being such as may compel them to submit to the honest and necessary things you have proposed to them for the good of both the Kingdoms We have thought fit out of the sence of our Duties to the Commands laid upon us by those who have sent us and to the end we might be in a posture more ready to give you an assistance and not be wanting to what we have made so large Professions of to advance into Scotland with the Army And we trust by the blessing of God the Common Enemy will thereby the sooner be brought to a submission to you and we thereby shall do what becometh us in order to the obtaining our Garisons engaging our selves That so soon as we shall know from you the Enemy shall yield to the things you have proposed to them and we have our Garisons delivered to us we shall forthwith depart out of your Kingdom and in the mean time be more tender towards the Kingdom of Scotland in the point of Charge then if we were in our own Native Kingdom If we shall receive from you any desire of a more speedy advance we shall readily yield compliance therewith desiring often to hear from you how Affairs stand This being the Result of the Councel of War I present it to you as the expression of their affections and my own who am My Lord Your most humble Servant O. CROMVVEL An Extract of Letters from the Committee of Derby-house of 24 Augusti and 19 Septembr to Lieutenant General CROMVVEL SIR VVE doubt not but God will so direct and assist you in doing what remains as both those that are come Southward will be destroyed and that you then will prosecute the remaining party in the North and not leave any of them where ever they shall go to be a beginning of a new Army nor cease to pursue your Victory till you finish and fully compleat it with their Rendition of those Towns of Berwick and Carlisle which most unjustly and against Obligations and the Treaties then in force they surprised and Garisoned against us Derby-house 24 Aug. 1648 BY the Postscript of your Letter of the 11th we conceive you will be advanced as far as the Borders before these come to you and that you will lose no time nor opportunity for the regaining of the Towns of Berwick and Carlisle and desire you to use the best means that you in your judgement shall think most conducing to that end The regaining of them being a thing of so grent concernment to the Honor of this Kingdom and safety of those Northern parts Derby-house 19 Septem. 1648 Die Jovis 28 Septemb. 1648. Resolved upon the Queston THat the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament do approve of the actions of Lieut General Cromwel in pursuance of the Orders he received from the Committee sitting at Derby-house which they likewise approve of Resolved upon the Question c. That in case those Noblemen and others that dissented against the Invasion of the Kingdom of England by the Army under the Command of Duke Hamilton shall desire the assistance of Lieut General Cromwel that he be ready to afford them all seasonable relief and assistance H Elsynge Cler. Parl. D.Com. FINIS