A DECLARATION FROM SCOTLAND CONCERNING The Advance of the Scots Army: Who are come into ENGLAND The manner of their March: VVith a List of their Numbers, and Divisions Horse and Foot, and their Intentions and Resolutions.

And a List of the severall summes of money ga­thered for their advance.

WITH The DECLARATION of the Par­liament of England, upon their march­ing into this Kingdome.

LONDON Printed for H. Becke, and are to be sold in the Old Bayley. 1648.

A LETTER FROM Major Generall Lambers Quarters, at PENRITH.

SIR,

WE have intelligence now come to Major Generall Lambert, that the Scots are come into England, with a considerable force, both of horse and foot, under the command of Duke Ha­milton, the time of their entring is said to be about four a clock on Saturday morning.

Duke Hamilton himself came in person to the City of Carlile that night, and was enter­tained with great rejoycing by the Souldiery [Page 2]there, Ordnance were shot off, and bels rung, and great acclamations. The Van of the Scots forces, lye now about Wigton, some five miles west of Carlisle. When they have con­sulted there with Sir Marmaduke Langdale, it will be resolved whether they will march to­wards Lancashire, or, which is more likely, towards Newcastle. Duke Hambleton mar­ched himself in the Van of the Scots Army, with his Trumpeters before him, all in scar­let cloaks full of silver lace, like a Prince in state. With the Duke did march a life-guard, of Scotch men, all very proper and well cloa­thed, with standards and Equipage like a Prince. There marched then all the Horse in the Van of the Army, who were 4 Regia­ments, 7 Colours in a Regiament, that is 28 Colours, and in every Regiment some 500. that is about 2000 in the said 4 Regiaments in the Van. Then marched their body of Foot, in the middle, led by Major Generall Middleton The foot are 7 Regiaments, having 72 Colours, 10 Colours to a Regiament, and 12 to the Major Generalls.

The foot are nigh a 1000 in a Regiament, [Page 3]most of the companies being compleat 100 a peece, They are in all of Foot about 7000. The Foot have brought some carriages, but the Artillery, and com­pleating of the carriages is to be from Carlisle, which was one great reason of the Dukes so much hasting thither, as soon as he entred England, In the Rear of the Scots army, march another division of Horse, with the Earl of Kallender. The number of the Horse that march in the Reare are much about the number of those in the Van, only the Troops are not altogether so full, but they are above 1500. Major Generall Monro it is said) will joyn 3000 with them from Ire­land, of the Scots that are there under his command, onely some few Irish that have recruited the Regia­ments.

Sir Marmaduke Langdale hath about 3000 English that he can arme, and draw into the field to joyn with them, So that their whole Army doth consist of these numbers, Viz. Of those already in England.

  • 2000 Horse in the Van of the Scots Army,
  • 1500 Horse in the Rear of the Scots,
  • 7000 Scots Foot now in England,
  • 3000 English Horse & Foot under Langdale,
  • 3000 Expected from Monro in Ireland.

16500 or thereabouts, is the number of the field-Army, which they expect to compleat.

There is some speech, as if they intended to make two Armies of them, if they prevaile, thus: First, that they all joyning intend to march toward Newcastle, & if they be not impeaded, but get thither well, then the Scots are to attempt the storming of it, and if they gain it, that they shall have the profits thereof towards [Page 4]the maintenance of their Army. And that then (it is said) Prince Charles is to march in the head of the En­glish into the South, and the Scots stay in the North of England.

I have sent you here inclosed the copies of some pa­pers from Scotland that came to my hands.

Penrith July 10. 1648.
Money raised by the Kingdome of Scotland for the Army, For advance money.
 li.s.d.
The Sheriefdom of Innernis.666.14.4.
The Sheriefdom of Sutherland036.13.4.
The Sheriefdom of Nairie.103.06.8.
The Sheriefdom of Elgine.333.06.8.
The Sheriefdom of Aberdiene1333.06.8.
The Sheriefdome of Bamff.318.00.0.
The Sheriefdom of Forfer133.06.8.
The Sheriefdome of Pearth.1333.06.8.
The Sheriefdome of Sterling.133.06.8.
The Burrough of Pearth.333.00.0.
The Burrough of Aberdien.666.13.4.
The Burrough of Sterling.053.06.8.
The Burrough of Innernis.450.00.0.
The Burrough of Brechen.120.00.0.
The Burrough of Elgin.053.06.8.
The Burrough of Dunbarton.054.13.4.
The Burrough of Tayn.024.00.0.
The Burrough of Bamff.072.00.0.
The Burrough of Forfer.008.00.0.
The Burrough of Rothsay.020.00.3.
The Burrough of Forres.054.000.
The Burrough of Collein.027.00.0.
The Burrough of Mairne.036.00.0.

Heads of Instructions concerning a DECLARA­TION to bee published by the Committee for DANGER.

THe Committee of Parliament, taking into their serious consideration the dangers imminent to the true Protestant religion to the solemn League and Covenant, His Majesties person, and authority, and peace of the Kingdomes, from the prevailency of Se­ctaries, and their adherents, and from Papists, Ma­lignants, and Prelaticall party: And considering the occasion thereby given, not onely to the publique E­nemies of Religion, but even to any disaffected per­sons at home, to labour so farre as in them lies to sub­vert Religion and Government, and disturbe the peace of this Kingdome; and finding themselves oblieged in duty and conscience, to make speedy use of all meanes, for preventing the practises of such, for pre­serving of the peace, and keeping of his Majesties sub­jects in a dutifull obedience to the Lawes and Judica­tures, and in a Christian unity amongst themselves. They have resolved to advance an Army into Eng­land, under the command of his Highnesse Duke of Hamilton, for the better and more speedy effectuat­ing thereof.

The Copy of a Letter from an Eminent Officer in Major Generall Lam­berts Army.

Noble Sir,

WEE have received intelligence even now that the Scots are come into Eng­land, with a considerable Force both of Horse and Foote, under the command of Duke Hamilton, who we heare came himselfe in­to Carlisle, on Saturday night last, and that his forces lye now about Wigton, The best intelligence we have, saies, that they have 27 Coulours of Horse in the Van, and a great body of Horse in the Reare, which we conceive to be answerable to the former. The Foote, from severall hands, we understand are 72 Colours.

Penrith July 10. 1648.

Die Veneris July 14. 1648.

THe House of Commons have Declared the Scots that are come in without the knowledge of the Parliament of England to be Enemies, and all those that aide or joyn with them to bee Tray­tors.

FINIS.

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