THE DECLARATION OF Duke Hambleton At the head of His ARMY, UPON His joyning with Maj. Gen. Langdale in the North of ENGLAND, concerning His most Gracious and Dread Soveraign CHARKES King of Great Brittain. LIKEWISE Major Generall Langdales Propositions to the Lord Duke, concerning the KINGS Majesty, and the Dukes answer thereunto. AND The Resolution of the Scots Army, with the manner of their march, their trumpets sounding, Drums beating, and Collours displaying with this Motto, For Religion, King and Kingdom. Also, the Duke of Buckinghams Representation to the Lord Major of London, and his Declaration, concerning the KINGS Majesty
Printed for generall satisfaction of all true Subjects. 1648
The Declaration of Duke Hambleton, and his joyning with Major Generall LANGDALE.
DUke Hamleton with his Army is marched to the confines of England, his Army numerous and impregnable to ours, their whole body of horse and foote consisting of about 12000 besides 500 Curisiers; their Motto in their colours are, For Religion, Crown and Kingdom. Their traine of Artiliry is said to containe 27 peices of Ordnance, great and small; but the greatest part of them Scotch-cases (as they call them) each carriage and frame, carrying 7 or 8 small peices. Their Army is now joyned with Major Generall Langdale, and Duke Hambleton hath declared to each Regiment throughout his Army, the cheif grounds and principles that invited them to this loyall engagement, intimating, that they were all bound and oblieged, both by their duty towards God, and their loyalty towards their King, to rise up as one man, for the preservation and [Page 2] defence of Religion, Crown and Kingdoms, against all opposers whatsoever.
Major Generall Langdale upon his uniting with Duke Hamleton, propounded severall particulars touching their pr [...]sent relaying, and obstructing the great worke in hand, in relation to their dread Soveraigne the King, but the Duke replyed, That the present commotions and distempers in their native Kingdome, was the chiefe cause of obstructing the prosecution of their designe, and engagement; but now they were resolved to leave no waies of advantage unattempted.
Duke Hamleton hath further declared, that by the new raysed Army, they will defend the Covenant, and the King, and use their utmost endeavours for the preservation of the Peace of both Kingdomes, and that they had no evill intents against the Kingdom of England, (as is falsly suggested) but to use their utmost endeavours for the reinvesting of the King, in his triumphant throne, setling of Religion, and the peace of the Kingdome, disbanding the Army and suppressing of heresy.
Our forces hath had a late fight with Langdales the particulars whereof, I shall referre you to the enclosed paper, a Copy whereof being sent to the Honourable William L [...]thall Esquire Speaker of the House of Commons, by our Governour Sr. Arthur Hazelrig, which followeth in these words. viz.
YOu have heard how Langdale retreated upon Major Generall Lamberts approaching, and [Page 3] would not engage his Forces upon terms of advantage, resolving to preserve his Body whole to joyne with the Scots, and upon his retreate to Carlisle, he sent Collonell Tempest with Seaven or Eight hundred of his horse for to meet Collonel Grey, that was before that time kept up in Berwick by our Northumberland Horse, with the assistance of Major Sandersons two Troops; but upon Collonel Tempests comming into Northumberland, ours drew towards Newcastle, and Collonel Grey with his Forces from Berwick joyned with Collonel Tempest about Alnwick: I sent for Bishoprick Regiment, under Collonel Wren, to come into Northumberland to joyne with Collonel Fenwick (who commanded the Northumberland new raysed Regiment) and Major Sanderson, I also mounted about one hundred of my foot as dragoons, and sent them to them: I writ also to Major General Lambert, letting him understand that the Enemy was joyned, and intreated him to send some assistance immediatly to our forces.
Upon Fryday last Col Lilburne with three troops of horse, came to them to Collerton, and that Evening they marched towards the Enemy that lay at Eslington, & Whittingham, and all along Cocquet water; having marched all night, the next morning they fell into their quarters, the Enemy having no Scouts out, and they fell so close in from town to town for about 7 miles, that they suffered the enemy to take no Alarum: there are taken most of the considerable gentlemen of Northumberland & Bishprick [Page 4] that were the very first beginners of this War, and incouragers of the Scots to come into England, and at least three hundred private Souldiers, and betweene five and six hundred Horses, aod good store of Armes, without the losse of one man of either side.
I have inclosed a letter sent to me from Collonel Lilburne, in which you will see the enemies intention, and have cause to give God the greater praise, that when the enemy thought nor to fight, that God was pleased then to give them up into our hands, without striking a stroke, and that to their everlasting shame.
I have also sent you a list of the Commanders and Gentlemen that are taken, I beseech you do not apprehend that the worke in the North is done, God having bestowed this great mercy upon us; for be assured the Scots are come very neare the Borders, and Langdale is joyned with them, and their numbers will be farre too great for what we are able to withstand in these parts, only to God nothing is impossible.
Some of the foot Souldiers of this Garrison, and some of ovr new raysed horse ran away to the enemy, and we have taken divers of them, and we intend to try them by a Counsell of War, unlesse you please to dispose otherwise of them; if so, we desire we may speedily know your pleasure; if not they will be suddanly knit up: Col. Grey compounded at Goldsmiths Hall and did take the Covenant, and so have some others, and there is not a man in the [Page 5] North of England, that hath done you more mischeif then Collonel Grey: I shall take the best care I can to keep them safe in Tinmouth-Castle, till I know what your commands are, and you have now in custody your chiefest enemies in Northumberland and Bishoprick, for the begining of [...]his new Warre in the Nothern parts, and the taking of Barwick.
The Declaration of the Duke of Buckingham, and the Earles of Holland and Peterborrough, concerning their taking up of Armes for the King.
WEE do here declare that we do take up arms for the King and Parliament, Religion, and the known Laws and peace of all his Majesties Kingdoms: professing before Almighty God, that we have no other designe in this undertaking; but to see this well, and truely established, and will with readines and joy lay them down whensoever God shall give us the injoyment of such a blessing, professing that whatsoever may be our successe and prosperity in this good cause, we shall not say by way of menace to the Parliament, that we will use the power God hath put into our hands; but shall blesse God that he hath made us the instruments to serve the King, the Parliament and Kingdom in the way of peace, in a just and equall composure between them: and wee hope the City and the Kingdom, will well weigh and consider whether they may not more reasonably [Page 6] and conscionably joyne with us in these pious and peaceable resolutions. This we thought fit both to desire and to declare that the discourses that may be raysed upon our actions, may not have power to abuse the Kingdom, as if we did only move in a way to set up his Majesty in a tyrannicall power, rather then in his just Regall Government, the which hath been alwaies found in this Nation, very well consistant with the due rights and freedoms of Parliament, the which do here most faithfully protest the endeavouring a preservation of, and call God to witnesse of our sincerity in this intention.
- G. Buckingham.
- Holland.
- Peterborough.
To the Lord Major, Aldermen, and Commons of the City in Common-Councell Assembled.
HAving a long time beheld the sad calamities & miseries of these Kingdoms, & finding no other means for redresse, we are forced into this undertaking, which we desire may be rightly understood of all wel-affected, especially of this City, whose actions & endevours do sufficiently evidence their good affections. To this end we have enclosed a breife account of our intentions, which we hope may give satisfaction both to you, and the whole Kingdom, whose assistance, (with Gods blessing) we desire no farther, then our designs are reall for the good & happynes both of the King Parliament, and Kingdom, according to our Covenant.
- G. BUCKINGHAM.
- HOLLAND.
- PETERBORROUGH