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A77548 Britania triumphalis; a brief history of the vvarres and other state-affairs of Great Britain. From the death of the late King, to the dissolution of the last Parliament. 1654 (1654) Wing B4817A; Thomason E1487_2; ESTC R21059 61,011 215

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Col White were appointed to treat in behalf of the English the result whereof was to this effect That the Castle of Edenburgh should be surrendred up to his Excellency the Lord General Cromwel on the 24. of Decemb. 1650. with all the Ordinance The strong and impregnable Castle of Edenburgh surrendred to the English Arms Magazine and Furniture of War thereunto belonging That the Governour with all the Officers and Souldiers should then march forth with their Arms Colours flying Drums beating matches lighted and Bullet in mouth to such place as they shall choose That such Inhabitants adjacent as have any goods in the Castle shall have them restored unto them and to that purpose they had liberty from the 19. to the 24. of Decemb. to fetch them away There was taken in this strong-hold 5 French Canon 5 Dutch half Canon 2 Culverings 2 Demi-culverings 2 Minion 2 Faulcon 28 Braste Drakes 2 Petards about 7000 Arms 80 Barrels of Powder store of Canon Shot with other provisions proportionable It may seem strange and almost incredible that such a strong and impregnable hold as was that should be so easily won the like whereof is not in that Nation wherefore it was the common vogue of that time and by many credibly beleeved That it was assaulted with silver engines But whether it was covetousnesse cowardise Treachery or want that caused this sudden rendition I know not But this I know and am sure it made as much for and was of as great importance to the English as can be imagined for while that businesse was yet in suspence the Army was hindred from many attempts of great consequence Nor was the Parliament of England lesse fortunate in their maritime affairs for the English Fleet under the command of Gen. Blake lying before Lizbon after they had destroyed severall French Pirates taken many Sugar Prizes belonging to the King of Portugal of great value and scowr'd the Seas in some sort of such others as had been so extreamly prejudiciall to the English Merchants especially those trading into the Levant Seas They were constrain'd partly by distresse of weather and partly to revictuall and water to make for some other port in which time Prince Rupert with his Fleet making a vertue of necessity hoisted sail and steerd their course for Malaga where they burnt and spoil'd severall Merchants Ships Gen. Blake hereupon reduc'd his Fleet to 7 stout and nimble Frigots and sent the rest home with the Prizes and with them he made all the Sail he could after the Enemy and coming to Malaga heard they were gone towards Alicant Gen. Blake sailing thence betwixt Cape degat and Cape de Paulo took a French Ship of 20 Guns and presently after that the Roe-buck one of the revolted Ships fell into their hands after which they met with the Black Prince another of Ruperts Fleet which to avoid being taken ran ashoar and blew her self up next day 4 more of Ruperts Fleet ran ashoar in the Bay of Cartagena Prince Ruperts Fleet destroy'd where they were cast away and bulged Some few daies after Generall Blake set sail to seek out the rest of Ruperts Fleet which were two steering his course towards Minorca Majorca Humaterra but missing of them he gave over the Chase and returned for England having done as much as could be expected from men valiant and faithfull to the great encouragement of the Merchants contentment of the people and joy of all well-affected people Notwithstanding all this severall designs were set on foot by unquiet and wayward spirits in behalf of Charles Stuart some by open insurrection others by secret combination in which the Clergy had no small share as shall be declared hereafter There was executed at Tiburne one Benson for acting by vertue of a Commission from the Scots King Benson an Agent from the Scots King executed at Tiburn being in the same conspiracy with Col. Andrews who was beheaded as aforesaid Upon the same account rose a mutinous rabble in the County of Norfolk An Insurrection in Norfolk who for a while went roving to and again pretending the ends of that undertaking was for the abolishing of Popery restoring the young King to his Crown revenge of his Fathers death for suppression of heresie and schism But as it was begun without order so was it manag'd without resolution For the Parliament were no time-givers to growing dangers but immediatly gave order for the suppressing them So that 200 Horse from Lyn and 3 Troops of Horse from the Army with some of the Militia Forces of that County is appeased and the ringleaders executed marched towards them upon which they were presently dispersed and some taken whereof about 20 were executed who because they were persons of no great eminency I shall forbear troubling the Reader with their Names About this time also Sir Henry Hide being commissionated as Embassadour from the Scots King to the Grand Signior at Constantinople Sir Henry Hide executed at the Old Exchange stood in competition with Sir Thomas Bendish then Embassadour for the English for his place whereupon they had a hearing before the Vizier Bassa the result whereof was that Sir Thomas Bendish should dispose of the said Sir Henry Hide as he thought good who was straightway sent to Smyrna thence into England and there condemned and executed for a traitor before the Royal Exchange in London The warre in Scotland was now almost at a stand for the sharpness of the Winter was such in that Northern Climate that much could not be expected yet were all probable designs for the reducing that obstinate and hardy people put in execution The Scots King crowned at Scone Jan. 30. 1651. The Scots were chiefly busied about the Coronation of their King which was performed at Scone Jan. 1. 1651. with as much solemnity and gallantry as their necessity and poverty would permit then they proceeded to the Excommunication of Straughan Swinton and others that came in to the English made a shift to unite the other Dissenting parties and then put out an Act for new Levies to be made throughout the Nation Soon after this Lieut. Gen. David Lesley with a party of 800 Horse made an attempt upon Lithgow where was a Regiment of Horse under Col. Sanderson who being presently in a readinesse to receive them the Scots retreated without entring the Town Next attempt of the English was for reducing of Hume Castle with two Regiments of Horse and Foot commanded by Col. Fenwick Hume Castle besieg'd who coming before it sent in this Summons which with the answer for the unusuall strain thereof I here insert Sir HIs Excellency the Lord Generall Cromwell hath commanded me to reduce this Castle you now possesse under his obedience which if you now deliver into my hands for his service you shall have fit terms for your self and those with you and ease the adjacent parts of a great charge If you refuse I doubt not but