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<P>THE PROTESTATION Of divers well-affected SCOTS <HI>CONCERNING</HI> Their King, and the Lord Generall <HI>CROMWEL;</HI> with a Narrative of their fur|ther proceedings; and the manner of Licut. Gen. <HI>Ma&s;&s;ey</HI> encamping his forces.</P>
<P><HI>ALSO,</HI> The Declaration of the Presbyterian Party in <HI>Scotland;</HI> and the names of tho&s;e who are come in to the protection of the Parliament of the Common-wealth of <HI>England.</HI></P>
<P><HI>LIKEWISE,</HI> The Lord General Cromwels Letter to the Parliament; and his further victorious proceedings again&s;t the <HI>Scots;</HI> With a Li&s;t of the I&s;lands, Ca&s;tles, Forts, Ordnance, Arms, and Ammunition taken.</P>
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<P><HI>Entracted out of the Original Papers, Licen&s;ed according to Order</HI></P>
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<P><HI>London,</HI> Printed by <HI>Robert VVood,</HI> 1651.</P>
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<HEAD>The Scots new Prote&s;tation concer|ning their King, and the Lord Gen. Cromwel, and the coming in of M. Patrick Gile&s;pie, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Guthery, Mr. Dury (chaplain to the King) col. Hume, and divers others, to the protection of the Par|liament of England. With the &s;eve|ral Queries and Propo&s;als pre&s;ented to them; and a Narrative of the daily proceedings of both armies.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>SIR,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>ALL things here goes on very pro&s;pe|rou&s;ly, and the Lord hath &s;hined from Heaven upon our late Undertakings, gi|ving us an earne&s;t of his future ble&s;&s;ings; for God is &s;peaking aloud to that Gene|ration of men, who have formerly &s;top'd their ears; but many thou&s;ands there are, that now begins to hearken to the voyce of the living God; and among&s;t
<PB N="2" REF="3">the re&s;t, tho&s;e pious and learned Divines, M. <HI>Gile&s;pie,</HI> Mr. <HI>Rutherford,</HI> Mr. <HI>Guthery,</HI> and Mr. <HI>Dury,</HI> are come in to the protection of the parliament of <HI>England,</HI> and have taken a prote&s;tation both again&s;t the King and the generall A&s;&s;embly, not to own, or be aiding or a|betting to their de&s;ign. Three other Mini&s;ters are come in to us from <HI>Angns</HI> for protection, as not being able to endure the per&s;ecution of many in tho&s;e parts. And one of them being had in examination be|fore the General A&s;&s;embly, had the&s;e two que&s;tions propo&s;ed to him:</P>
<P N="1">1 <HI>Whether the Presbyterian Government as e&s;tabli&s;hed in</HI> Scotland, <HI>be in all things conform to the Word of</HI> GOD.</P>
<P N="2">2 <HI>Whether</HI> Cromwel <HI>be Antichri&s;tian?</HI></P>
<P>To which he an&s;wer'd, That he was determin'd to be &s;ilent in each particular; for which he received excommunication.</P>
<P>The Scene of our proceedings lies now in <HI>Fife;</HI> and that we may make improvement of the mercies al|ready received, we have tran&s;ported the greate&s;t part of our Army on that &s;ide. Ten Regiments of Foot, and ten of Hor&s;e, with &s;ix Troops of Dragoons are there; and if the enemy will draw forth, they will be able to give them battle. However they will range about the country, and hinder &s;upplies of pro|vi&s;ion from coming to them. Yet it is probable, ha|ving a de&s;perate game to play, they may attempt for <HI>England,</HI> chu&s;ing rather to hazard all there, then to linger into ruine in their own wa&s;ted countrey. But His Excellency the Lord Generall hath ordred Maj. Gen. <HI>Harri&s;on</HI> to attend their motion, and according|ly hath &s;ent for col. <HI>Rich</HI> (in all ha&s;te) to come to him
<PB N="3" REF="3">with all the forces he can po&s;&s;ibly make. Upon the conjunction of tho&s;e forces with the&s;e, they will be able to &s;uppre&s;&s;e all the Levies which are now bu&s;i|ly rai&s;ing in the We&s;t, and to hinder all provi&s;ions out of tho&s;e parts from them.</P>
<P>We have taken the &s;trong and impregnable ca&s;tle of <HI>Inne&s;-Garvey,</HI> with many other con&s;iderable places &s;ince our wafting over into <HI>Fife,</HI> a Li&s;t whereof fol|loweth:</P>
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<HEAD><HI>A Li&s;t of the I&s;lands, Ca&s;tles, Forts, Ordnance, Armes, and Ammunition, taken by the Lord General</HI> Cromwel <HI>from the</HI> Scots.</HEAD>
<ITEM><HI>Burnt I&s;land &s;urrendred with</HI> 30 <HI>pieces of Ordnance.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Inne&s;-Garvy ca&s;tle taken with</HI> 16 <HI>pieces of Ord|nance.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Duglas ca&s;tle taken with</HI> 14 <HI>pieces.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Hume ca&s;tle taken with</HI> 20 <HI>pieces of canon,</HI> 200 <HI>Mu&s;|quets,</HI> 2 <HI>Morter pieces, one barrel of powder, and a|bout</HI> 70 <HI>&s;mall &s;hot.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Huntley hou&s;e &s;urrendred at the fir&s;t &s;ummons, without the lo&s;&s;e of one man on ei|ther &s;ide.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Four Men of War taken in</HI> Burnt I&s;land Road, <HI>with little lo&s;&s;e, and about</HI> 40 <HI>pieces of Ordnance, with other good prizes.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Divers &s;hips taken by Com|mi&s;&s;ary General</HI> Whaley <HI>upon his march along the Sea &s;ide in</HI> Fife, <HI>and &s;ome of the Parliaments &s;hips attending his motion on the coa&s;t.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>The &s;ubduing of the</HI> Scots <HI>forces in the &s;aid county; and their retreat to</HI> Ster|ling <HI>and</HI> Earn bridge.</ITEM>
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<P>It is affirmed, that about 7000 of the Well-affect|ed Presbyters, with the Marq. of <HI>Argyle,</HI> have decla|red again&s;t the proceedings of the General A&s;&s;embly and likewi&s;e prote&s;ted again&s;t them, for owning and abetting the titular Kings de&s;ign.</P>
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<HEAD>Another Letter from Scotland.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>SIR,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>THe Lord Gen. Cromwel is gone in per|&s;on to the Army in Fife, and hath al&s;o wafted over his own Regiment of hor&s;e and foot, Lieu. Gen. Fleetwoods, Col. Coopers, Col. Goffes, Col. Twi&s;letons, and col. Ingolds|byes Regiment. His Excellency hath ordered that the Army be divided into two parts; the one party to march towards St. John&s;tons, to divert the recruits and provi&s;ions of the ene|my; the other towards Sterling, to face the E|nemy, and to fight him. Ma&s;&s;ey hath taken po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ion of a bridg 4 miles on this &s;ide Ster|ling, which (as yet) he keeps; and the Scots Foot remain &s;till in Sterling Park with the Train of Artillery. The Officers of the Ar|my have lately entred into con&s;ultation about the bu&s;ine&s;&s;e of Mr. Love, and after &s;ome time &s;pent therein, re&s;olved, That they would not intermeddle therein; but that it will be their rejoycing, that ju&s;tice may run in an interrup|ted channel.</P>
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<P>A Letter from the Lord Deputy of Ireland being contracted, &s;peaks to this effect; from the Leaguer before Limbrick, That Col. To|thil hath been ca&s;hiered the army, for breach of quarter given to &s;ome of the enemy; that his Lord&s;hip de&s;ires no more men may be rai|&s;ed for Ireland; That the ca&s;tle upon the bridg hath been &s;tormed and taken, and the better half of the bridg po&s;&s;e&s;t by us; &s;o that they are lockt in on that &s;ide, and have broken down two Arches next the Town, that now there is &s;mall hope of working our &s;elves by the way of the bridg into the Town; That after this, they had an attempt upon an I&s;land encom|pa&s;&s;ed by a Line, with a great Fort in the mid|dle of it, which had they gained, they had been in a fair way to ma&s;ter the Town; but our whole party that was employed peri&s;hed in the attempt: They had 11 Boats, and 2 Cots, be&s;ides the great Flote in the 5 boats that were lanched before: There went over Major Walker (his Lord&s;hips own Major who com|manded in chief) with capt. Graves, captain Whiting, his Lord&s;hips own En&s;ign, and about 90 &s;ouldiers and non-commi&s;&s;ion'd Officers, who were all drowned or killed, to the great
<PB N="6" REF="5">grief of the whole Army, who humble them|&s;elves in the &s;ence of Gods di&s;plea&s;ure.</P>
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<HEAD>The further victorious proceedings of the Lord Gen. <HI>Cromwel</HI> in <HI>Scotland,</HI> manife&s;ted by his own Letter as followeth.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>SIR,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P><HI>THe greate&s;t part of the Army is in</HI> Fife, <HI>waiting what way God will further lead us: It hath plea&s;ed God to give us in</HI> Burnt I&s;land, <HI>which is indeed very conducing to the carrying on of our affairs. The town is well &s;eated, pretty &s;trong, but marvellous capable of further improve|ment in that re&s;pect, without great charge. The Harbour at a high &s;pring is neer a fathom deeper then at</HI> Leith, <HI>and doth not lie commanded by any ground without the Town. We took three or four &s;mall men of War in it, and I believe</HI> 30 <HI>or</HI> 40 <HI>Guns. Commi&s;&s;ary Gen.</HI> Whaley <HI>marched along the Sea-&s;ide in</HI> Fife, <HI>having &s;ome &s;hips to go along the coa&s;t, and hath taken great store of great Artillery, and di|vers &s;hips. The Enemies affaires are in &s;ome di&s;compo&s;ure as we hear, &s;urely the Lord will blow upon them.</HI></P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Your mo&s;t humble &s;ervant, O. CROMWEL.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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