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<NAME>TCP Staff (Michigan)</NAME>
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<P>A great FIGHT IN SCOTLAND, Between the Engli&s;h Forces commanded by his Excellency the Lord General MONK, <HI>AND</HI> The King of Scots Forces, under the con|duct of Lieu. Gen. <HI>Middleton;</HI> With the Parti|culars there<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">f, the manner of the Engagement, and the lamentable lo&s;s on both &s;ides.</P>
<P>Likewi&s;e, the Re&s;olution of the Highlanders, to fight either to Death or Victory; and the number of men engaged in the late <HI>Plot</HI> again&s;t the <HI>Lord Protector.</HI></P>
<P><HI>London,</HI> Printed for G. <HI>Horton,</HI> 1654.</P>
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<OPENER><SALUTE>SIR,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>_ON the eleventh in&s;tant Gen. Monk, with divers Officers, went from Dalkieth to Sterling, where he hath given Orders for &s;ecuring &s;ome pa&s;&s;es, to prevent the Scots (from the Highlands) from falling into the Lowlands therabouts, as formerly they have done; he is very bu&s;ie in con&s;ultation with the Officers a|bout marching into the field; and after mature de|liberation, expre&s;ly gave command, that Collonel Cooper, with a &s;elect number of hor&s;e and foot, &s;hould advance towards the enemy, to di&s;&s;ipate the new Levies, which indeed were many; In order whereunto, the &s;aid Collonel took his march with fifteen hundred men, and within the &s;pace of two dayes engaged the enemy at three di&s;tinct pa&s;&s;es, who (to &s;peak truth) with great re&s;olution and gallantry di&s;puted the field from Hill to Hill; and
<PB N="4" REF="3">Dale to Dale, till at la&s;t, by the comming in of the additional forces, the&s;e valiant Hero<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">s were forced to retreat with &s;ome lo&s;s; which did &s;o inrage the adver&s;e party, that unanimou&s;ly they are re&s;olved to give us a field, and fight it out to the la&s;t man, de|terminating with them&s;elves, neither to give nor take quarter; in pur&s;uance whereof, we hear that Gen. Middleton has &s;ent forth his Ma&s;ters Royal Mandate, requiring and conjuring all per&s;ons what|&s;oever from 16 to 60, to come in to their a&s;&s;i&s;tance, and accordingly by an expre&s;s command all his Field-Officers were &s;ummoned to a general Ran|devouz; a Li&s;t of their Names take as followeth:
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<ITEM>The Earl of Glencairn,</ITEM>
<ITEM>The Earl of Seaforth,</ITEM>
<ITEM>The Earl of Athol,</ITEM>
<ITEM>The Earl of Kelley,</ITEM>
<ITEM>The Earl of Mar&s;hal,</ITEM>
<ITEM>The Earl of Calender,</ITEM>
<ITEM>The Earl of Lawderdail,</ITEM>
<ITEM>The Earl of Lowdon,</ITEM>
<ITEM>The Lord Machlin,</ITEM>
<ITEM>The Lord Spyvie,</ITEM>
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<ITEM>The L. Montgomery,</ITEM>
<ITEM>The L. Cran&s;ton,</ITEM>
<ITEM>The L. Kenmore,</ITEM>
<ITEM>The Lord Lorn,</ITEM>
<ITEM>The Lord Sincleer,</ITEM>
<ITEM>The Lord N<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">ppier,</ITEM>
<ITEM>The Lord Womat,</ITEM>
<ITEM>Maj. Gen. Day<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">l,</ITEM>
<ITEM>Sir George Monroe,</ITEM>
<ITEM>Sir Arthur Forbis,</ITEM>
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<P>In obedience whereunto, they have randovouz'd their Army in two Bodies, being re&s;olved to di&s;|pute the field, and fight it out either to Death or Victory: Whereupon, his Excellency the Lord General called a Council of Officers, who&s;e re&s;ult was, immediatly to take the field, and fight the E|nemy; and in order thereunto, the whole Army advanced, ingaged the enemy, di&s;&s;ipated the For|lorn Hope, and took above 500 pri&s;oners; which Middleton perceiving, immediatly commanded the Engli&s;h Cavalry, who charged with great Re&s;olu|tion and dexterity, but were forced to retreat to the main body, if we may give credit to the report of the &s;tory. Edenburgh 20, in&s;tant.</P>
<P>As touching the late Plot, many are apprehend|ed, and Alderman B<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">nce his &s;on is again taken.</P>
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<P>And &s;eeing that the Lord hath bin plea|&s;ed to make &s;o timely a di&s;covery of this horrid Con&s;piracy, we cannot but with all thankfulne&s;s of heart call to remembrance the late eminent actings of the providence of the great Jehovah among us, in expeling tho&s;e Satanical Clouds, &amp; ordaining a glo|rious peace to &s;hine among&s;t us; And that after &s;uch wonderful di&s;coveries, and varie|ty of changes, which have pa&s;&s;ed over His Highne&s;s, we cannot but unammou&s;ly cen|ter, and with great alacrity ca&s;t Anch<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 chunk"> <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 word"> the Harbour of Hope, being a&s;&s;ured that we &s;hal find a &s;ettlement of the&s;e Nations in Truth and Righteou&s;ne&s;s, by the exer|ci&s;e of the declared Government under his Highne&s;s; wherein, con&s;i&s;ting the pre&s;ent &s;upport of our Religion and Lawes, We cannot but acknowledg it as a great mercy of God, that &s;o &s;uitable a Remedy &s;hould be &s;o &s;uddenly applyed to our growing
<PB N="7" REF="4">maladies; and that our hopes after many years patient attendance upon other In|&s;truments (when almo&s;t &s;wallowed up in the mid&s;t of our too ju&s;t fears, plots, and con&s;piracies) are now revived, and recover|ed from &s;o doubtful a condition, by the rai|&s;ing up of His Highne&s;s in this Juncture of time, and pre&s;erving him from his blood|thir&s;ty Enemies, &s;o &s;ea&s;onably to remain &s;till our Ruler, who hath been &s;o &s;ucce&s;&s;e|fully our Leader, God having already put upon him as much of the honour of Our peace as many a noble Spirit of the hazard of our wars; and we de&s;ire to honour him as much &s;itting at the Helm of Govern|ment, as in the head of our Armies; in bringing to effect tho&s;e great things, for which the faithful in the&s;e Nations have from the beginning of our troubles conti|nually contended with GOD by earne&s;t prayer, and long with their enemies by va&s;t
<PB N="8" REF="5">expence of blood. So that upon diligent inquiry in|to the whole bu&s;ine&s;s, divers are taken both in City and Countrey; among&s;t the re&s;t, ma&s;ter Hutchins ma&s;ter of the Sun Tavern in Alder&s;gate &s;treet was carryed away. And diver, other Gentlemen were taken, who unhappily had involved them in this A&s;&s;a&s;&s;ination. No le&s;s then 50000 are &s;aid to be Complices and Confederates; and a Li&s;t of as many more is &s;aid to be pre&s;ented. A &s;hort time (pro|bably) may produce &s;trange Alterations, and va|riety of Changes.</P>
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