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A92593 Papers lately delivered in to the Honorable Houses of Parliament by the Commissioners of the Kingdom of Scotland, concerning the proceedings of the Scotish army and their intentions. Published according to order. Scotland. Parliament. 1646 (1646) Wing S1301; Thomason E340_8; ESTC R200873 7,254 17

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PAPERS LATELY Delivered in to the Honorable Houses OF PARLIAMENT BY THE COMMISSIONERS of the Kingdom of SCOTLAND Concerning The Proceedings of the Scotish Army And their Intentions Published according to Order LONDON Printed for Laurence Chapman June 9. 1646. Right Honorable VVEE are desired by the Committee of Estates of the Kingdom of Scotland residing with the Scotish Army to communicate to the Honorable Houses the Letters and Papers herewith presented wherein it will appear how careful they have been in exhorting His Majesty to give satisfaction to the joynt desires of both Kingdoms without medling in any Propositions of Peace They have also renewed their desires for advice from hence and do earnestly entreat That Commissioners may be sent from both Houses to joyn with them and to be witnesses of all their actions wherein they endeavor nothing more then that they may be such as may give equal satisfaction to both the Kingdoms We are further desired to acquaint their Lordships with the particulars of a Letter written by Colonel Poyntz to Lieut. Gen David Lesly wherein he doth require That if he had any forces about Rippon he retire them to some other place And if he had appointed any more to come thither that he recall his Orders all which he advised him speedily to perform as he would evidence to the world that the intention of the coming of the Scotish Army into this Kingdom was to pursue the common Enemy and not to be troublesome or encroach upon their Friends To which Lieut. General Lesly returned a civil Answer shewing him That his commands should be obeyed and accordingly did forthwith withdraw his Forces from those parts being desirous according to the directions given unto him to avoid all occasions of difference and contest Upon consideration whereof It is their earnest desire That as directions are given by them to all the Officers of the Scotish Army so the Honorable Houses would be pleased to give Order to the Commanders of their Forces in those parts to forbear all provoking expressions speeches or actions which may give just cause of offence And for preventing all disorders and inconveniences they do earnestly entreat That Directions may be speedily sent to the Committee at York to appoint them Quarters that a considerable Supply of Money may be sent unto them now after so much want and so long suffering which desires being so reasonable and so often renewed we are perswaded the Honorable Houses will take them into their serious consideration and return a speedy and satisfactory Answer We remain Your Lordships affectionate Friends and humble Servants Lauderdail A Johnston Cha Erskin Hugh Kenedy Robert Barcley 25 May. 1646. For the Right Honorable The Speaker of the House of Peers pro tempore to be communicated to both Houses Parliament THe Committee of Estates with the Scots Army having received a Vote of the Honorable House of Commons inclosed in a Letter from the Commissioners of both Houses demanding the persons of Mr. John Ashburnham and all others that came with the King into the Scots Army before Newark to be delivered up did seriously take into deliberation how they might return a satisfactory Answer to the Desire of the House of Commons wherein they found themselves pressed with no small Difficulties arising from the consideration of the Vote which did require Mr. John Ashburnham and others to be delivered up as Delinquents upon this Narrative and Reason That they came into the Scotish Army before Newark with His Majesty There being no other cause of Delinquency made known unto the Committee of Estates and no more being expressed concerning Mr. John Ashburnham then other persons who were Guides to His Majesty in his way thither It did appear unto them that they were no more obliged to deliver up Mr. John Ashburnham His Majesties ordinary Servant and others onely for their attending the King to the Scotish Army then the Parliament of England should have been obliged in the like case to deliver up any Subject of Scotland for attending His Majesty if He had gone into Sir Thomas Fairfax his Army or come to London And it did very much weigh with their Lordshops That the delivering up of these persons meerly for their coming with His Majesty into the Scotish Army would import That they did acknowledge it to be unlawful for themselves to receive His Majesty coming unexpectedly without any invitation into their Army sith he could not come without one Servant or other to attend Him But if Mr. John Ashburnham or any other that came with His Majesty had been Declared by the Parliament to be Incendiaries Malignants or evil Instruments by hindring the Reformation of Religion dividing the King from His people or one of the Kingdoms from another or making any Factions or parties among the people contrary to the Solemn League and Covenant then it was their resolution and they were ready therein to give satisfaction to the Honorable Houses Upon these and other grounds they did desire to confer with the Commissioners of both Houses to the end they might either give or receive satisfaction and accordingly wrote unto them for this purpose leaving unto them to appoint the place of meeting It was also considered what should be done in the interim till upon conference and mutual consultation with the Commissioners of Parliament the matter should be determined And though for the coming of these persons with the King to the Scots Army no other cause of offence being known or crime objected against them the Committee of Estates could not in Honor and Justice nor without reflection upon themselves for receiving his Majesty put a Restraint upon them yet lest the busines should be divulged upon apprehension of the issue thereof any of them should make an escape the Cōmittee thought fit did accordingly enjoyn secresie in the whole matter While they were expecting an answer from the Commissioners of both Houses they received Advertisement That Five thousand Horse and Dragoons were upon their march Northward toward them no Enemy being in those parts and that two Messengers sent from us to them were intercepted and searched Whereupon they judged it necessary and did write to the Commissioners of Parliament to delay the intended meeting till the army should come to a more convenient place being unwilling that the Forces of the two Kingdoms should ingage upon a mistake and so soon as they came to Borrowbrigs they renewed their desires to the Commissioners of Parliament for a Conference about this businesse to which the Commissioners by reason of their other occasions did not agree In all which the Committee of Estates conceive that they have used their best endeavours to give satisfaction to the desire of the Honorable House of Commons especially seeing upon the very first notice they had of Mr. Ashburnham and Mr. Hudson their endeavour to escape they sent forth on all hands Orders to apprehend them and such diligence was used as Mr. Hudson was