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<NAME>Elspeth Healey</NAME>
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LETTER
From a per&s;on of quality in <HI>Edenburgh</HI> to an Officer of the Army, wherein is
given a true accompt of Generall <HI>Moncks</HI> proceedings,
Dated <DATE>the 25th. of <HI>October,</HI> 1659.</DATE></HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>Dear Friend,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>THough I have not been wanting (by u&s;ing various wayes and means) to impart to you the &s;tate of affairs here, yet le&s;t there &s;hould
be a mi&s;carriage in all or any of them; I thought it a duty incumbent upon me in this our day, to di&s;patch a &s;ure Me&s;&s;enger to
<HI>Newca&s;tle,</HI> where I tru&s;t he may meet with you, to give you a full account of things as they &s;tand here, who is able to make you
an ample relation, and to whom I de&s;ire you would give credit in what he &s;hall impart to you; And le&s;t he &s;hould omit any thing of mo|ment,
I &s;hall as briefly as I can hint it to you in the&s;e following lines.</P>
<P>Upon <HI>Tue&s;day</HI> la&s;t the 18th. in&s;tant, the Generall had notice that the Parliament was di&s;&s;olved. Whereupon he called Col. <HI>Wilkes,</HI> and
Capt. <HI>Miller, Morgan, Hubblethorn, Jerem. Smith, Grimble,</HI> and Lt. Col. <HI>Clobery</HI> (who had been with him 2. or 3. dayes before) to
con&s;ult what to do; And it was re&s;olved, that he with the Army under his command &s;hould declare for the Parliament again&s;t the pro|ceedings
of the Army in <HI>England,</HI> and for the better effecting thereof, agreed to turn out all as &s;hould oppo&s;e the de&s;ign. The next day
he came to <HI>Edenburgh,</HI> where he had appointed his own Regiment, and Col. <HI>Talbots</HI> to be in Armes. The latter had orders to have
lighted matches, powder and bullet, but his own had not. When he came to them, he declared to them, that a factious party of the Ar|my
in <HI>England</HI> had interrupted the Parliament, and that he re&s;olved with the Army under his Command to &s;tand to the Parliament in op|po&s;ition
to them, and expected that they would &s;tand by him accordingly; Declaring that he would &s;atisfie them all their Arrears, at
which they were made to &s;hout, and gave him three volleyes of &s;hot. Which being done, he cau&s;ed Captain <HI>Parker, Hatchman, Sto<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="blotted" EXTENT="1+ letters">,</HI>
Lievtenant <HI>Carter, Wells, Wil&s;on, Lindon,</HI> and all the re&s;t of the Anabapti&s;t Officers (except <HI>Grom,</HI> and <HI>Walton</HI>) to be &s;ecured. Then
comming to <HI>Leith</HI> (the Regiment of Col. <HI>Wilkes</HI> being drawn up) He declared the &s;ame things to them, and pa&s;t from them with the like ce|remonies,
and Col. <HI>Wilkes</HI> for a farewell gave him 15. or 17 great Guns from the Citadel. Of who&s;e Regiment, the General cau&s;ed to
be &s;ecured, Major <HI>Knoles,</HI> Lt. <HI>Burrell,</HI> Lt. <HI>Hughes,</HI> En&s;ign <HI>Wilkes,</HI> and En&s;ign <HI>Wood.</HI> Having thus &s;ecured the&s;e three Regiments, and
placed other Officers in the roomes of tho&s;e whom he had turned out, He di&s;patched Letters to Lt. Col. <HI>Young,</HI> of Col <HI>Cobbets</HI> Regiment,
and Lt. Col. <HI>Keyn,</HI> and Major <HI>Kelke</HI> of <HI>Pear&s;ons</HI> Regiments, to come over and con&s;ult with him, about &s;ome weighty affairs: and when
they came, he clapt up Lt. Col. <HI>Young,</HI> and Major <HI>Kelke,</HI> and at the &s;ame time received adverti&s;ement from Col. <HI>Read,</HI> that he and his Regi|ment
was at his &s;ervice, as likewi&s;e the &s;ame from Col. <HI>Fairfax.</HI></P>
<P>Upon the 21th. in&s;tant, he marched with &s;ome troops of Hor&s;e and &s;ome companies of Foot to <HI>Lithgowe,</HI> in order (as it was
thought) to have gon to <HI>Ayre,</HI> but receiving intelligence there, that Lt. Col. <HI>Homes</HI> was got thither, did not proceed for fear he &s;hould meet
with a repul&s;e, which in the beginning of this enterprize would have been of ill con&s;equence to his affairs. So that upon the 22th. he retreated
to <HI>Edenburgh</HI> again with his forces, where he created new Officers by Commi&s;&s;ion under his own hand and &s;eal, <HI>viz. Cloberry</HI> he made
Collonel of <HI>Cobbets</HI> Regiment, <HI>Hatt</HI> Lt. Col. and <HI>Dennis</HI> Major. To his own Regiment he hath made <HI>Morgan</HI> Lt. Col. <HI>Nicolls</HI> Major, and
<HI>Winter</HI> Captain of <HI>Homes</HI> his Company. <HI>Collins</HI> of <HI>Wilkes</HI> Regiment, hath <HI>Hatchmans</HI> Company. <HI>Bi&s;hop</HI> the Farrier is a Lt. <HI>Sherman</HI>
(one of our ca&s;hiered waiters) is made an En&s;ign, and all the re&s;t of the vacant places &s;upplied by &s;ome &s;uch men. <HI>Hublethorn</HI> is made Lt.
Col. and <HI>Emer&s;on</HI> Major of <HI>Talbots</HI> Regiment. All the forces here abouts being by this means at his devotion, He being a&s;&s;ured of the re&s;t
in all other parts but <HI>Ayre,</HI> He re&s;olves to draw all to a randevouz in and about <HI>Edenburgh</HI> again&s;t the la&s;t of this Moneth at furthe&s;t, ex|cept
&s;uch as mu&s;t be left in the Garri&s;ons, (which he intends &s;hall be but few) and expects to make 5000. Foot, and 800. Hor&s;e, with
which he intends (as it is &s;aid) immed<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">ately to march for <HI>England. Witter</HI> commands in the Citadel of <HI>John&s;tons,</HI> and <HI>Keyn</HI> is this day gone o|ver
to fetch hither the re&s;t of that Regiment, <HI>Fairfaxes, Cobets,</HI> and <HI>Reads,</HI> are already on their march hitherwards.</P>
<P>This day Capt. <HI>Groom</HI> told me that both he and <HI>Walton</HI> would throw up their Commi&s;&s;ions, as many that are inferiour Officers and pri|vate
Souldiers (who had the face of hone&s;ty) have already done. The General hath wrote 3. Letters: one to the Speaker, another to the Lord
<HI>Fleetwood,</HI> and a third to the Lord <HI>Lambert;</HI> which he hath put in print and are herewith &s;ent.</P>
<P>He hath al&s;o put forth a Declaration, which you &s;hall receive from the bearer, &s;igned by Clerk in behalf of the re&s;t. When none was at
the contriving of it but him&s;elf, <HI>Wilks, Morgan, Emer&s;on, Smith</HI> and <HI>Grimble.</HI> There is likewi&s;e a Letter he hath written to the Churches
(drawn by Mr. <HI>Collins</HI>) &s;tuffe, with much of <HI>Booths</HI> Language, but I doubt I &s;hall not get it for you, before the bearer goes away.</P>
<P>All the&s;e printed papers he is di&s;patching away in whole bundles to <HI>Hull</HI> by the <HI>Pearl Frigot,</HI> whereof Capt. <HI>Nixon</HI> is Commander, who
&s;ailes too morrow if wind and weather &s;erve.</P>
<P><HI>Homes</HI> came very &s;afe to <HI>Ayre,</HI> though a party of Hor&s;e was at his heeles. That place he and Col. <HI>Sawry</HI> with all the Officers re&s;olve to
keep, till they receive orders from the Councill of Officers above, (as I was a&s;&s;ured by Letters from them&s;elves to me the la&s;t night.)</P>
<P>The General threatens that he will quarter &s;ome Hor&s;e about that Garri&s;on, and will not let them have a penny of mony. Major <HI>Kelke</HI>
de&s;ires that &s;ome of them will acquaint his Wife that he is in health, and that his Son is this day arrived &s;afe from <HI>London,</HI> which I intreat you
will &s;ignifie to her accordingly.</P>
<P>I had almo&s;t forgot to tell you that the General hath &s;ecured <HI>Barwick,</HI> Lt. Col. <HI>Mears</HI> having received in there, two of his foot compa|nies
and one of hor&s;e. And as Col. <HI>Cobbet,</HI> and Mr. <HI>Brown</HI> pa&s;t by there, they were detained Pri&s;oners till the General &s;ent a party of
hor&s;e for them. This night they are both come with a guard to <HI>Edenburgh,</HI> (where I heard from one that read their <HI>Mittimus</HI>) they
were pre&s;ently to be committed to the Ca&s;tle.</P>
<P>Thus much I thought good to communicate to you, de&s;iring that the Lord would direct you to make &s;uch u&s;e of it, as may be for his
own glory, and his poor peoples peace. Farewell.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Edenburgh <DATE>25.
Octob. 1659.</DATE></DATELINE></CLOSER>
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<P><HI>London,</HI> Printed by <HI>Sarah Griffin,</HI> for <HI>Thomas Hewer,</HI> and are to be &s;old at her
hou&s;e in <HI>Eliots Court</HI> in the little <HI>Old Baily.</HI></P>
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