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A25791	Letters from the Marquesse of Argyle, the Earle of Lanerick, Lord Warriston, and others now at Edenburgh, to their friends at London intercepted by Sir Richard Willys ...	Argyll, Archibald Campbell, Marquis of, 1598-1661.; Hamilton, William Hamilton, Duke of, 1616-1651.; Warriston, Archibald Johnston, Lord, 1611-1663.; Willes, Richard, Sir, 1613 or 14-1690.	1645 (1645)	Wing A3661; ESTC R200021	7,043	12

LETTERS FROM THE MARQVESSE OF ARGYLE the Earle of LANERICK Lord WARRISTON and others now at Edenburgh to their friends at London Intercepted by Sir RICHARD WILLYS Governour of Newarke and Printed faithfully by the Originals OXFORD Printed by HENRY HALL Printer to the UNIVERSITY 1645. THe Reader may take notice that these Letters are printed exactly according to the Authours Spelling without the least alteration of VVord or Syllable Most of them beare date at Edenburgh about the middle of March and were superscribed to London except that written by J. Meldrum in January to his friend in France which therefore we place first the rest follow according to their severall dates in this Order viz. To the Earle of Lowdon from Mr Patrick Maule of His Majesties Bedchamber To Mr Hebbe a Merchant at London from Mr Mowet conceived to be one of their Advocates of the Sessions To James Oswold from Ro. Kirkwood said to be one of the Writers to the Signet To the Scots Commissioners at London from Archibald Johnston Lord Warriston To the Earle of Lauderdale ' one of the Scots Commissioners at London from the Earle of Lanerick brother to the Duke of Hammilton To the Scots Commissioners at London from the Marquis of Argyle Earle of Cassils Lanericke Lord Balmerinoth and the rest of the Commissioners at Edenburgh From Mistris Dorothy Spense without a Superscription To the Earle of Somerset at London from J. Elphinston the Lord Balmerinoths sonne From Master James Stuart a Merchant in Edenburgh to his Kinsman at London To John Campbell a Merchant in London from John Wood a Stationer in Edenburgh To the Earle of Lowdon from Master J. Meuar LETTERS FROM THE MARquesse of Argyle the Earle of Lanerick Lord Waristone and others now at Edenburgh to their friends at London c. Sulsi● the 26 of Ianuary 1645. Most loving freind I Perceave in your last letter to me ye hav not resaved any from my hand indeed yee sall not wonder thairat nor imput any neglect of dewtie to me for I have not forgotten you nor never sall but the evill tym I hav endured he s maed me almost forget my selfe and my Country both for sinc the Irishes cam amongs us which was in Iuly we never hav had peac or quietnes but in danger of our lives and estates as for my estate I thanke God I have spent in this yeare more nor I can win in thrie yeir to cum by quartering of troopers rigging out of seuldiers horse and fut tax and loan tents and twanties and victuall to the army with my own personall service at all occasiones to the publicke he s put me meer in debt nor ever I can get paied The occurments of our Kingdome ar many but not guid ther cam in in our West-Ills in July last about the number of tua thousant Irishes under the conduct of Alex clan Donald alias Colmak●ittach and within short tim the Marques of Montros joined with them being cum out of Ingland secretlie and raised many in our Hilands and all Atholl and cam towards Sant Iohnstonn about the number of 4000 men being the beginning of September whom ane Sunday the fift Strathern Angus with Perthshire with 6000 met tham abowt Sant Iohnstonn where for want of governament and commanders we wes put to flight and the number of 800 killed and drowned in the water in the flying and than entered the towne and plundered it From thence they cam throw Angus and gat many ajoint to tham as Arlie Kinowl Spiney with the Meister divers Barons than to the Mearns Marshall keipt Dunnotter his house they crosed Die at the milnes of Drum and cam to Aberdene the shirif of Aberdene and Bamff being present at the tua mill crosse where Elchoes Regiment and the Townesmen gaiff ane assault wpon the 13 of September the wind being high and with tham we was forced to retire to the losse of many of our men the Towne of Aberdene losed sevin scor and ten and also many more they staied three daies in the Towne This is all I can shew you for the present The Laird of Haltowne is dead of ane fever upon the 6 of Ianuar Your loving Father in the Lord Iesus J. Meldrum To William Gray Preacher to Coll Dowglas Regiment in France Edenburgh March 8. 1645. My Lord IT hath pleased my Lady to conclude the businesse betwixt my Lady Iane your daughter and my sonne so it wants nothing now to the finishing thereof but your aprobatione and blissing to it and I pray the Lord with all my soull to blesse them and make their happinesse according to their affections my opinion is the privater that it is consummate it will be the better wherein you may signify your pleasure and it will be obeyed both the time and your absence forth of the Kingdome requiring privacy I thinke my occasions will force my comming to London this Summer if there be any possibility of travailing either by sea or land if you thinke at my being there if I procured liberty to goe and see the King that I might say any thing to His Majesty that might be for the good of Himselfe and His Dominions that you would be pleased to write thereof to the Marquis of Argyle that I might speake with him therein for unlesse there be some middles found to save the miserable distractions of this Kingdome we and our posterity shall be but miserable at the best for unlesse that God Almighty hath decreed the ruine of the King and His race it is not to be doubted but He will prevaile in the end though to the ruine of all His Kingdomes I have many times spoken the Marquesse herein for he gets much blame from His Majesty of the courses that this Kingdome takes and I thinke gets not many thankes here for his paines which is all I will say for the present but that I shall ever remaine Your Lordships most humble servant PATRICKE MAULE For the Earle of Lowdon Edenburgh March 12. 1645. Loving Brother I Omitted Yesternights packet because I had this bearer Iohn Pringle George Lesly's godsonne before my hands I remit likewise to his relation the estate of our present affaires which are not as you could wish These godlesse rebels since the routing of Argyles forces in Lothaber did returne to Murray and finding Innernesse fortified went not that way but held them about Ferres and Elgin and all the parts of that poore Country And turning over Spey returned be Ennys and Bamff and Yesterday we heard they were at Aberdene using all the expedition possible to be at Angus and farther South before we be in readinesse The Parliament before it rose which was upon Saturday last made all the hast it could to provide for monies to our Army which is making against these Rebels for without present pay no souldier could be moved to advance Colonell Vrrey was sent away hence upon Saturday last to guard our troopes we expect

two Regiments presently from New-Castle and as many are sent for from Ireland but apparently these will come late The perfidious Lord Gordon went into that wicked Band in Murray and since the Earle of Seaforth The Gordons and Graunts are risen and are with them This is our present condition which or it be long must suffer ane change or else we sall be made very miserable the Lord assist us and grant us ane happy deliverance from such ane base cruell enemy There hath beene ane great Fray neare Yorke lately at the releife of Pontfract Castle which was reported here to have beene ane totall overthrow of Fairefax Armies this bearer and others from New Castle will report the truth farre betternor I who hath it scarcely at the third hand Our Generall marcht from New-Castle as we heare towards Yorkeshire upon the report of that overthrow with 3000 fut and the most part of his horse his sonne the Lord Balgonie is not like to live it is in effect ane Consumption proceeding as is reported from intemperancy The Parliament is very slow in all their determinations Lord be with you and grant us ane happy and peaceable meeting to his glory and our comfort So I rest Your loving BrotherA MOVV●T For Master Heb Merchant c. Edenburgh this 12 of March 1645. Iames Oswald And loving freind my love remembret I wonder that I never hare from you since your departing from London to the Country concerning your Commission you left me about Charles Dickeson For newes hear yester night certain word cam of Montrosse his arrivall at Aberdein accompanied with the Earle of Seaffort being about 7000 men in all not compting thoss he hes left behind him at Innernesse our Parliament is risen and nothing expected heir bot miserie Gen. Leslie is to march presently southward with his armie onlie leaving a garrison at Newcastle It is thought that Montros will be this night at Dundie our Parliament hes ordered ane armie of 10000 men bot they ar so slow in leviing that God hes left us and som heavie judgement to light on us Master William Rutherfoord and Crawfoord and all your freinds remember them to you I rest Your affectionate Ro. Kirkwood For Iames Oswald c. Edenburgh March 13. Right Honourable I Can adde little to what I did write by sea with our Ministers and thereafter with the Post there is a publicke Letter from the Committee about the ships and another for favour or triall at New-Castle to the Delinquents that are sent up the Generall of Artillery hes prest it very hard ye will make the best use of it as may not wrong this Kingdome in thair reputation and affection amongst the weall affected I have gotten the answer to the Parliaments Letters as also to Sir William Ermin's papers drawne up very faire which we shall God willing bring with us on Tuesday next My Lord Craford and the rest of the Committee for the North goeth to Bailie this day and to morrow the enemy we beleive be with Seaforth his prisoner with his will now at Aberdene I am my selfe this day under physicke and so he s not attended the Committee If Crafurd and Middletoun continue not in imployment thair I wish them at home with our Armies Monroe will be dispatched hither to assist Garthland and Cowdon whom we have sent to Ireland Thus in hast resting For the Commissioners of the Kirk and Kingdome of Scotland I feare M. Baitzee and M. Gilespie with Maistresse Murray be driven over to Campheire in the water that went from this Yesterday morning Your Lordships reall servant ARCH JOHNSTON My Deare Lord Edenburgh March 13. 1645. IT hath now pleased God to put an happy end to this Session of Parliament after a solid course was taken for maintaining our forces at home against our as yet prevailing Enemies recalling such from England Ireland as our Danger Necessity forced us to which I hope will no waies be misunderstood where you are seeing the onely way to make us usefull to our freinds and considerable every where abroad is to preserve our selves entire at home The bad successe of the Treaty occasions a great confidence here in Malignants of His Majesties powers and meanes of persuing actively the warre this ensuing summer and the new alterations in the Command of the Parliaments armies give some grounds to honest men who lookes at a distance upon their proceedings not onely to feare a great losse of time by these changes and hazard of disobedience to their commands but likewise more desperate and dangerous effects from an appearance of divisions in their Counsels It is not long since you had the like feares of that amongst us here I confesse I cannot say there wants discontented persons amongst us and those even of the honestest but I am confident it can never heighten so as to occasion disaffection in any to the great worke we are all sworne to for whatsoever particular mistakes there may be amongst persons yet praised be God there hath beene unanimity in our Counsels which whatsoever your Lordship may heare to the contrary none shall more constantly endeavour to continue and preserve then my selfe for as I shall answer to God I have no private or particular ends nor doe I otherwise consider or looke upon my selfe but as I may be usefull to the publicke and I hope all amongst us have the same thoughts if not these sifting times will soone seperate the Corne from the Chaffe I pray the Lord blesse you in your imployment and send us a happy meeting when he thinkes fit Your Lordships faithfull and obliged servant LANERICK For the Earle of Lauderdale Postscript My Lord I am desired to recommend to you the desires of a Brother in Law of my wifes one Sir Thomas Boyer I hope your Lordship will not looke the lesse favourable upon him that he hath this interest in your servant Edenburgh 13 March 1645. Right Honourable Wee have several tymes heirtofore Represented to your Lordships the prejudices have ensued to this Kingdome throw the Parliament of Englands not sending of ships to attend our coasts as they are bound be Treatee And now finding that there is not one ship on our coast toward Ireland Captaine Kerse being come in for fresh provision And being certainelie informed of great preparations of men and ammunition to come out of Ireland for supplee of the Rebells who now infest this Kingdome and whose coming heere had beene interrupted if the Parliament had performed what they are obl●idged to be the Treattie We do seriouslie Recomend to your L●● care To deale effectuallie with the Parliament of England that besides Captaine Kerse Two other shipps of 20 peece of Ordinance a peece with two pinnaces be surthwith sent to attend on our West coast toward Ireland and our Isles And that they be provided with six months provision And some setled course tane be exchange or otherwayes how they may be furnished of new within