UPon the Treaty between the Marquesse of Ar­guile, and Monro, all is agreed, and confirmed by Lanericke, The Scots are disbanding all but Arguiles, and the power of that Kingdom is to bee under his command. And the English that joyned with the Revolted Scots are to bee sent to Lieutenant Generall Crumwell, There is to be a Parliament in Scotland in January next, in the interim, none are to sit in the Committee of Estates that engaged with Duke Hamilton: And when the Parliament is called, none is to be capable of sitting that joyned in the Ingagement against England, and the Kirke of Scotland. And when the Parliament meets, they are to judge of all trans­actions, and sensure miscariages concerning the State, and the Kirke to judge of Ecclesiasticall matters. In the interim the Marquesse of Arguile and those that protested against the Re­volting Scots are to order the State affaires, and the Kirke for the Church. The Marquesse of Arguile entred this Towne on Saturday last, 700 of the other Scots marched out, and are dis­banded, Arguile forthwith surrendered it to Lieut. Gen. Crum­well, who hath placed Col. Overtans Regiament in it, and the Lieut. Collonell is Depury Governour at present, and Orders are gone out for the surrender of Carlisle. The Marquesse of Ar­guile hath invited Lieut, Gen. Crumwell to march with him to Edinburgh, whither they are now going, But the Lieut. Gen. intends not to stay, but forthwith to return backe for England. There are many thousand hands which have signed a Petition to come to the Parliament from these parts to desire them to looke to themselves, and cleare their power, and protect the peoples interest against all their enemies, which will be now suddenly brought to the Parliament.

Barwicke 2 Octo. 1648.

THis inclosed is the return to your Summons which is civill but how cordiall, I know not. I have sent back this mor­ning [Page 2]for a Passe for Col. Bright, and the Scout-Master-Generall, and doe expect a return before night. I intend this day to fall Barwick upon the South-west, and to remain there untill foure in the afternoon, where I shall expect Col. Bright, and doe in­tend from thence to march towards Norham Castle, and quarter there, except I receive your orders to the contrary, conceiving that to bee much more advantageous for the gaining intelli­gence, of the affaires of Scotland, and to correspond with the well-affected nearest those parts, besides, I conceive our so near approach to the Borders, may be a good Argument to the ill­affected, to return a good answer to you, by your Commissi­oners. I doe very much desire your honest Scotch men, who in case the Passe be denyed, may be very serviceable in joyning intelligence, which is the life of our businesse, and without which we shall but act lamely in all things.

WE make bold being prest in spirit, to represent to you, as the ground of our fears, so the matter of our desires. It hath pleased God after much plottings and endeavours of the old and new Malignants, to Crown the Army under your con­duct with great successe; and although God by that calls for justice, little or none is done, to the great grief, as to the King­dome in generall, so unto us in particular; and lesse is like to he done, unlesse your Excellency presently appear to doe so me­thing, and the Army with you, to be a leading cause to us; we wait for it. Instead of Justice, behold a Treaty with them for Peace, that God speaks no Peace to: and instead of owning just petitions, they are laid aside, and not countenanced; some imployed in the Treaty, not long since voted the Army Rebels; [Page 3]what that prognosticates in the future, when they have power, we leave to your Excellency to judge. We can hardly forbear but Petition the Parliament; (remembring our ingagement at New-market Heath) but we are very unwilling to doe any thing without your Excellencies plea­sure, being desirous in all good things to be led by you: and being con­fident (as formerly, so still) you will stand by the Kingdom and the Ar­my in their just Rights. So hoping you will so far honour us, as to make a favourable construction of our expressions, and give an answer to en­courage us to joyn with the well-affected, in their Petitions, for their just Rights and Priviledges. We subscribe our selves in the behalf of the Of­ficers and Souldiers of this Garison and Tinmoutb.

SEing it hath pleased God to exalt you to a place of Eminency and trust in the Common-wealth of England, for the Redemption thereof from Captivity and Bondage, and to that End God having also blessed you and us with prosperous Successe and Conquests, (be­yond the yee of humane sense) both in the late and present Wars, o­ver yours and the peoples most inveterate Enemies; and seeing that we and all the well-affected of the Land ventured our lives, and all that was deare unto us, not sparing chearfully and thankefully to passe through all dangers and difficulties with you attending that Engagement; we are imboldened now at last (having looked round about us, and finding neither Your Excellency, the Army, nor the People, yet answered as to those ends) to make our humble Addresse unto your Excellency in this Juncture of time, wherein we appre­hend, that the blood that hath bin spilt, The Conquests God hath crowned you withall, the treasure and wealth of the People expen­ded, is all upon the point of being rendred in vain and of none effect: For, to the sorrow of our hearts we find, that even those particulars of Common Right and Freedome, for which we took up Arms and still continue them, are not regarded, though by way of humble Pe­tition lately presented to the House of Commons by the well-affe­cted [Page 4]in and about London and instead of answering those their just de­sires of Freedom and Safety to the People, we find a Treaty with our conquered Enemy (who hath not so much as himselfe to Treat for, and on whom we must, and that of right, lay the guilt of al the blood that hath bin spilt in these wars) is now chosen, and vigorously pur­sued; and Compositions of easie rates made with the new Delin­quents for the late Rebellions and Treasons against the Common­wealth; though we justly expected that their Lands should be made over to us, and the whole Souldiery for our Arreares: and no justice likely to be done to perfideous Hambleton, or to his Adherents, who invaded our Land, and made war upon us: Nor upon the Earle of Holland whom the House of Lords lately and most unjustly voted out of his imprisonment in Warwick-castle: nor yet upon the Lord Go­ring, Lord Capell, Lord Louthbury, Laughorne, Powel, Poyer, &c. Neither any thing done to those insolent Common Councel men of London, that durst joyn with the Prince, while in Armes against the Parlia­ment and people, in his Desires: and petition the Parliament for a Cessation of Armes, even with Hambleton himselfe, after the House of Commons had voted him and his Army Enemies; and those English­men that invited them into England, Rebells and Traytors, and not­withstanding the same, the House of Lords abetted and joyned with him and his Army, by publishing his poysonous Declaration by a speciall Order of their owne House, to seduce the People into his Rebellion against the Common-wealth: yet all these wickednesses must be salved up with a Personal Treaty, putting our Capitall and Bloody Enemy into an equall Ballance with all the people and their Representatives, which is more then he had from his Coronation, as appeareth by his Oath, which the Parliament hath often pub­lickly declared to the Common-wealth; so that of necessity our In­dempnity, our Lives and Freedoms are left at his mercy, and what mercy when our enemy is received, and the Adverse Party advanced, can be expected, we leave to your Excellency to judge. Wherefore May it please your Excellency, wee having seriously weighed the foresaid Petition intituled The humble Petition of Thousands Well-affected Persons inhabiting the City of London, Westminster, the Burrough of Southwark Hamblets, and places Adjacent, Presented to the Parliament Sep. 11: 1648. To­gether with a second Petition indevoured to be presented Septem. 13 Intituled, The humble Petition of the presenters of the late large Petition, &c. [Page 5]As also a Letter from our dear Friends of the Garrisons of Newcastle and Tinmouth, and finding the common safety of us all wrapt up in those desires; wee cannot in duty to God, to our own Native Country, and in honour to your Excel­lencies safety, and all that have adhered unto you, but resent the said Desires as our owne: and humbly implore, That your Excellency will bee pleased so to appeare before us in the cause of the People, even in the midst of these our dan­gers and fears, that wee and all the People, with the Gene­rations after us, by your Excellencies happy conduct, may have just cause to blesse God on your behalfe: And that the same may come to passe, shall ever bee the faithfull prayers and endevours of

AS we all languish and groan under the insupportable weight of the publique oppression of the Land, so is it our duty to struggle and strive joyntly together for the relief of each other; for to our neighbour we are bound as to our selves; that we are all the sons of one Nation, and brethren by Nature, whose severall weal and woe is included and wrapt up in the fold of one Common-wealth; that we must even stand or fall together. We (though we have our swords in our hands) can­not be without you, nor you without us, in this day of publique calami­ty, and of this (we doe not question, but) as we with you, so you with [Page 6]us are sufficiently sensible, which to all conscientious and judicious men may be sufficient to tye us firmly together in one Common bond of u­nity against all our oppressors, and opposers of freedome whatsoever, but in this we give you the preheminence; for though we are with you in heart and affection for the principles of common Right and freedom to the Land; yet we must give you the right hand of fellowship in ap­pearing and going before us therein. For to the great refreshment of our spirits we finde, that God hath preserved yet thousands for us, that have not bowed their knee to Baal, and are yet (after all these afflicti­ons and tryals) firme and untainted with the poysonous principles of Oppression and Tyranny, as by your two late Petitions appeareth: for which, as we are bound in duty to render the glory thereof unto God, so in all humane and Civill obligation wee cannot chuse but render our gratefull and cordiall respects unto you for the same, and must professe it our duty to attest the same with our Swords, in and for those just prin­ciples (in your Petition contained) to live and dye with you, and for you And as you have been an encouragement unto us, to raise up our spirits and put us upon action, so let us be an incouragement unto you to pur­sue with the utmost vigour and might, those happy beginnings of yours, and we shall by Gods assistance second you with our utmost power and might in your greatest straits and difficulties against all opposers what­soever. And as a testimony of our real intentions therein, we have sent you some copies of some Papers, which we have intended in pursuance of your Petitions: And we shall say no more at present, but that we are,