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A Brief RELATION OF THE PROCEEDINGS IN THE Kingdom of Scotland, As it is certified by LETTERS From Perſons of quallity reſiding in EDINBURGH. Dated June the 20. 1648.

LONDON, Printed for R. B. 1648.
THE TRVE COPY OF A LETTER SENT Vnto a Member of the honorable Houſe of Commons from a Gentleman of quallity now in Edinburgh in Scotland bearing date the 20 of this inſtant June, 1648. Honored Sir, and my moſt faithful Friend,

THis ſerves as to acknowledge your former favors, ſo to put you in mind that now things being come to the height, its time with hart and hand to be ſeen valiant for God and his cauſe; And doubtleſs he himſelf will appear when the oppreſsion of his people, and the pride and cruelty of the enemy is at the height; for never the like pride and oppreſsion was ever ſeen here in Scotland, theſe papers incloſed will ſhew the particulars: Preſent my ſervice to your brother my honored friend.

Sir I am Your real Friend and faithful Servant.
A Paper dated at Edinburgh the 13 June 1648.

THe Parliament at eleven of the clock at night on ſaturday laſt adjourned for two years; they have left a Committee of States with the ſame power the Parliament had: It is conceived by many of themſelves that they adjourned ſo haſtily in fear leaſt that the Parliament of England ſhould have ſent them their reſolutions and conſent to a Treaty with the King, which to avoyd they brake up the Parliament.

This week all active inſtruments have been imployed to raiſe an Army, all oppoſers are impriſoned or plundred or both, and as faſt as a Troop is raiſed they are ſent to a Roundheads houſe there to quarter, and in a few days they devour him quite; this hope of free quarter and plunder raiſes Troops apace, eſpecially ſince they are aſſured of much better when they come into England.

An act paſſed in the Parliament that all men ſhall be impriſoned and their goods ſeized that ſhould not aſsiſt in the raiſing of this Army; whereupon thouſands run away, ſome to one place, ſome to another, and many are dayly impriſoned and plundred to nothing, and this happens only upon the godly and religious Party, who make conſcience of the cauſe of God, the Covenant, and will not go againſt it.

Another act was made that all men muſt ſwear to obey and execute all the acts made by this Parliament; whereupon divers Lords and others of quallity are gone, and at this inſtant ſeveral Troops are plundering their goods and ruinating their houſes.

The Malignant Party here hope in one moneth to make ready an army to march into England, which they will do certainly if no force appear upon the borders to oppoſe them, but if any oppoſition be made them the Malignants will find work enough on both ſides.

The Aſſembly of the Kirk made an act the ſame day that the Parliament made theirs for the raiſing of their Army, that whaſoever Miniſter in Scotland ſhould not warn their Congregation of the unlawfulneſſe of this War and Engagement againſt England & the Covenant, and do not let their people know that this War is againſt the cauſ of God, in which both Kingdoms are engaged in one ſolemn Covenant, ſhould be ſuſpended and deprived from their Miniſtry; and in order thereunto never did any Miniſters ſhew ſuch valour and courage even to the faces of the greateſt in Scotland, and that upon the very laſt Lords day.

The Marqueſſe of Argile is ſafely armed in his own Country, there are two Regiments of Foot that have deſerted the Army, are gone unto him, they were firſt raiſed by him; and thouſands in Scotland expect that Lords ſtirring, but indeed ſhould any place or party riſe whilſt the whole Army is thus upon them, nothing can be done to their advantage, but if a conſiderable Force come once upon the borders from England, certainly there will be ſtrange turnings here.

To conclude, you never ſaw the Cavaleirs and deboiſt party in England, when they were at their higheſt, ſo ſcoff at and revile the religious Miniſtry, the cauſe and Covenant of God, as theſe do here that are of Hamiltons party; and it is verily beleeved, that many godly Miniſters will be compelled to flee into England ſpeedily for ſafety and protection.

A Paper of the 20th of June. 1648.

The incloſed was intended for you the laſt week, but was ſtayed with other Letters by order from the State, ſince which time here is very little alteration; the Force that is raiſed, and can be ſpared by this Kingdom, are now ſent to quarter at Dunfreeſe, 24. miles from Carlyle, and many ſuppoſe they intend to joyn ſpeedily with Langdale, they are in number thirteen hundred Horſe, and twenty five hundred Foot, and by this you may eaſily ſee who gave order to Langdale to take Barwick and Carlyle, and if Langdale be no ſpeedily relieved by them, he and his Fellow Cavaliers will blaze out all the truth, And declare upon whoſe order and Commiſſion they were ſent thither, but a few days will ſhew very much of their wicked deſign againſt all that have taken the Covenant, and engaged in both Kingdoms in this cauſe of God and his truth againſt the Antichriſtian enemy, and a very ſmal body of ſouldiers upon the borders wil deſtroy all their deſign, and make them not dare to leave their own Country, however the Miniſters deſerve high commendations, and do ſtrange things, they fear no Forces, but proteſt againſt the proceedings of the great Duke and his party, and no doubt but God in a very ſhort time will here their prayers, and be avenged of this ungodly party that are like thoſe of ours in England, profeſſed enemies to the Goſpel of Chriſt, and the ways of holineſſe and truth.

FINIS.