ON Thursday Iuly 25. the Generall and Army marched from Mordington to Coppersmith, Col. Hackers Regiment being drawn up in the way; His Excellency made a speech to satisfie them concerning Cap Ogles Troope, being sent back into Northumberland, in regard of his interest in that County; and that Cap. Greenwoods Troop appointed for Barwick should march with the Regiment in the stead thereof, which gave great satisfaction. Col. Brights Regiment being drawn up, Major Gen. Lambert appointed Colonel thereof, comming to the head of the Regiment was received with great acclamations.

By the way we had intelligence from Edinburgh that on Munday last most part of the inhabitants of the City shut up their shops, and carried away most part of their Goods towards Sterling. That the Army was mustered neere Edinburgh, their horse were 2500, old horse of David Lesleys, the new raised made them up 5000. the Foot not certainly known, in regard that orders were given for leavies, but the men not come in; those that appeared were about 10000. That the Prince remo­ved from Falklend to St. Iohnstons on Saturday last, and intended not to stay there, but to goe to Sterling. That Major Gen. Massey was in Edinburgh, but not in command.

His Excellency quartered this night at Sir Iames Nicholsons at Coppersmith, being a Port Town about 14 miles from Barwick; when our Scouts came first to the Town they were met withall by three Scots, which our men disarmed, and took prisoners, but at night (they alledging they were only Countreymen, and that their Ministers & Grandees had given out that the Army would kill man, woman, and child) whereupon their Swords and other things taken from them were ordered by his Excellency to be re­stored, [Page] and the men dismist, which we hope will work well upon the Country. One of our Scouts met with one of the Enemy, who ran at him with a Lance, and broke it against his Armor, but seeing our Scout had the better he quitted his horse and fell headlong down a steep hill where our Trooper could not fol­low him, but seized the horse.

In the march between Mordington and Coppersmith we saw not any Scotchman, in Eyton and other places that we passed tho­row, but the streets were full of Scotch women, pitifull sorry creatures, clothed in white Flannell in a very homely manner, very many of them much bemoaned their husbands, who they said were enforced by the Lairds of the Towns to gange to the muster.

Friday, Iuly 26. his Excellency marched from Coppersmith to Dunbarre, a port Town of Trade, and populous, where some Scotch foot had been the night before, but upon the comming in of some of our Scouts ran away, so that one man might chase ten or twenty of them, not daring one of them to look back. We understand the Enemy were not farre from the Town, but ran away so soon as our horse drew towards them. All the men in this Town as in other places of this daies march were fled, and not any to be seen above seven or under 70 yeeres old, but onely some few decrepid ones.

Our Souldiers had not been long in the Town, but there was an alarm that the enemy were comming on, whereupon the Souldiers were drawn out into the field, though much streightned for provisions; but since the Amity and other ships are come from Newcastle with provisions. This day we marcht to Haddington. A party of the Scots who live about Hume castle fell upon some Countreymen who were bringing provisions to the Army out of Northumberland, and cut the men, but the Gover­nour of Barwick hath sent a Troop of horse which will scoure the coasts. Thus far from Dunbarre July 27.

On Sunday July 28 our Army went forth betimes in the morning from Haddington and Rendezvouzd upon Gladmore, the Enemy appeared in small bodies, divers of them were taken.

Those that quartered in Muslebrough the night before quitted it, some of Col. Fleetwoods Regiment comming upon them took [Page] severall prisoners. A party of three of ours charged 12 of theirs and took three.

A Trooper in Col. Whaleys Regiment was sentenc't at a Court Marshall to have his horse and Armes taken from him, and to work as a pioneere for three weeks for taking away some Curtaines and other things out of a Scottish Gentlemans house.

Major Haines being sent with a commanded party towards the Enemy, followed them within halfe a Mile of Edenburgh. This day we understood that one Mr. Iohn Lowe [...] a Scotch Mi­nister preached upon this Text in Edenburgh, Exod 14.8. the words and his comment upon them are very observable but too long to be related.

Munday July 29. the Army drew out of Muslebrough within two Miles of Edenburgh, our horse and theirs puckeerd all the forenoone, about foure in the afternoone his Excellency com­manded a forlorne of horse neere Arthurs Hill, who faced the Enemy and still continued puckering, but perceiving the Enemy had lyned the Parke wall with Muskateers, & had the command of the hill, whereby they vewed our Army, A forlorne of Mus­kateers were sent to beate them off which they did without loss.

While this was doing a piece of Ordinance was drawing up neere the Hill which playd upon a great part of the Enemies bo­dy, who then faced us, but quickly quit their ground and retrea­ted to their maine body who had intrenched themselves be­tween Leith and Edenburgh. By this time the whole Army were drawn up in Battalia in sight of Edenburgh. A party sent to possesse some houses neer the Town, which they did, and the Train drawn up there.

This day Captaine Hall Reere Admirall, being come up with the Liberty, the Heart Frigot, the Garland, & the Dolphin plaid hard with their Ordnance into Leith, while the Army plaid with theirs by land til eleven at night, and so again after three in the morning; all this while the Army stood drawne up in the field; and from the first appearing till the next day at eight or nine a Clock, there fell an exceeding great deale of Raine, which hindred the attempting of any thing, and the enemy not stirring out of their intrenchment and fortifications, which latter did more trouble our Souldiers, who were exceeding cheerfull, and desirous of nothing so much as to fight then all the unseasona­blenesse [Page] of the weather; while our Army was thus drawne out of Musselborough, many of the wretched Country people, who had hid themselves in Coalepits, at the comming of our men came to the Towne, and fell to Barocadoing of it, and 500 of them got together with an intent to have cut the throats of the Army in case they had beene beaten, which they expected; and had Orders as they said from Lieutenant Gen. Lesley so to doe, Major Haines with a party of Col. Fleetwoods Regiment fell upon them; killed 30 of them, wounded others, and tooke a­bout 40 Prisoners.

Tuesday July 30. It being not held advisable to fall upon the Enemy, who were more in number then our selves; and had the two Garrisons of Leith and Edenburgh, besides the advantage of a high and strong Hill, where they had intrencht themselves. The Army drew off towards Musselborough for refreshment, both of horse and man, which the enemy perceiving with great bo­dies of horse, the one from Leith on the right, and the other from Cannygate on the left, marcht furiously on, and fell upon the Reere Guard, being but 200 horse commanded by Captaine Evanson who received the charge, but being over­powred by the enemy retreated, then the Generalls Regiment being neere advanc't towards the enemy gave them a hot charge and routed them; after this the enemy came up againe with another fresh body, and put the Generals Regiment to a re­treat; hereupon four Troops of Col. Whaleyes Regiment, and Major Gen. Lamberts charged them, routed them, and pursued them to the Line, in doing of which our men were disordered; and the enemy perceiving it came up againe with another fresh body of horse, thinking thereby to have put us to the long run, but upon the comming up of one Troop more of Col. Whalyes Regiment, commanded by Captaine Chillinden, being in good order charged them, and put them to the run, pursuing and killing them, even to and within their Line, so that after this the enemy at that Port had no mind to engage, whilest these Regiments were thus employed; Col. Hacker with his Regi­ment charged the enemy on the right towards Leith, routing them and pursuing them within their works, we took two Colours at both places, there were divers killed of the enemy, and many dangerously wounded, & but three of ours slain, and [Page] some small number wounded, whereof the Major Gen. received two wounds in the thigh and shoulder with a Lance in the last charge; he having twice before charged in the head of our parties, and in this businesse the Major Gen. Col. Whaley and Co. Hacker with the rest of the Officers & Souldiers that engaged deserve much honour, for their gallantry and resolution there­in, Capt. Gladman, of the Generals own Troop, and the Cornet thereof were wounded; also Cornet Russell, Cornet to Captain Chillendin were also wounded with some few Troopers: The Scotch King being upon the Castle hill, to see his men which he called his Green Hornes beaten on both sides to Leith and Eden­burgh to some purpose: Therefore that night they took a reso­lution at a Councell of warre to redeeme their credit, and re­solved that a party of their best horse of old Souldiers consi­sting of 1500 chosen men commanded by Major Gen. Mount­gomery & Col. Straughan should on Wednesday morning 31 Iuly, fall upon our quarters to beat them up, and as their own men now prisoners confesse that Straughan did engage to bring his Excellency our Generall alive or dead to the Prince, which re­solution was followed accordingly; and on Wednesday July 31. they came out by a by way, and came neer our guards, then kept by Col. Fleetwoods Regiment, about three in the morning our Scouts discovered them, demanding who they were for, they said friends friends, but our men beleeving them not, fired upon them, and gave the Alarme to the guard, who were in a good posture to receive them, but being over power'd were put to dis­order; then Col. Lilburnes Regiment received them, and gave them a hot charge, so that many of them fell, broake their bo­dies, put them to the runne, forty or thereabouts slaine, and about 100 taken prisoners; among the slaine was Major Generall Montgomery their commander in chiefe, also Col. Straughan wounded if not slaine. Prisoners taken were as fol­loweth.

Sir Thomas Nai [...]ne Lieut. Col. to the Lord Breckine, Major Brice Cockram, Major to Col. Straughan. Alexander Facquet Lieut. to Major Lindsey in Col: Osan's Regiment, Iames Browne Cornet to the Lord Breckin, Ioseph Shet Cornet to Captain Fairle in Col. Strauhans Regiment. Three of the Lifeguard to Gene­rall Leven. With 80 Troopers.

[Page] These are already brought into the custody of the Marshall Generall, there are many other prisoners in the severall Regi­ments, and wounded which are not brought in.

Yesterday the Scottish Generall sent a Trumpeter to his Ex­cellency with two prisoners they had taken of ours, one was one of the Corporalls of the field, aad the other a Trooper: To an­swer which Civillity, the Lord generall sent back two of his Lifeguard, and a Trooper.

There are severall Vessels of provisions from Newcastle and other parts come in for our Souldiers, which are now unlading, which gives them encouragement. We hope those from London will be here suddenly, the people being more base in hiding their provisions, then the country is barren of producing them. The prisoners say the Prince came to Edinburgh last night; most of those who came forth were English cavaliers. The priso­ners say they promised to bring the Lord Gen. Cromwell to him; not 100. of them got backe to Edinburgh in a body. Our men had the pursuit of them four miles, Col. Brights Regiment of Foot being drawn up in the field, kild many of them. We lost onely Col. Lilburns Cornet, and some few souldiers.

Musleborough, July 31. 1650.

SInce the writing of the former we are further informed by the prisoners taken, and other certain information, that the party of 1500 horse who came out of Edinburgh were the choi­sest of their horse. That Major Gen. Straughan at the councell of War the night before had engaged to the Prince to bring the Lord Gen Cromwell to him alive or dead, and therefore desired to command the party; but it being not thought fit to trust him Major Gen. Montgomery was appointed to command the party, and Col. Straughan to bring up the reare. They came out of E­dinburgh about ten of the clock at night, and went sixteen miles about; when the first party of our men took the alarm, which were Col. Lilburnes men, two of them came before as friends (being English) and told our men it was a false alarm, where­upon they dismounted, and so the enemy came upon them im­mediately, but did not much prejudice, onely Col. Lilburnes Cornet kild, and two or three others hurt, their intention rea­ching to more then that guard.

They came on to Muslebrough Towne, and in the way Col. [Page] Fleetwoods three Troops met with them and scattered them, and comming by Col. Brights Regiment they gave them so great a volly that it tooke off many from their horses, three horses were kild and a Corporals legges taken off at one Drake shot from that Regiment, our men scattered them so that some of them were taken in Muslebrough Towne; wee had the pursuite of them for foure Miles, and our Dragoones which quartered that night within a Mile of Edenburgh met them and kill'd di­vers of them. Amongst the rest of those that were slaine of those Major Gen. Mongomery was one, the rest are not yet known. One of them who was kild by our men was heard upon his last Gaspe to say, Dam me Ile to my King. They were most English Cavaliers that charg'd in this and the first engagement; at both places, they were heard to say, we are Morris his men, remem­ber Pontefract. The Prince (tis said) gave to each of them two shillings to drink, which made them drunk.

Capt. VVilford a Gentleman in my Lords own Troop, being on Tuesday taken prisoner, (his horse being kild under him) was carried to Leith, where he was very courteously used by Lieu. Gen. David Lesley, who kept him at his own house, where resor­ted to him divers of their Ministers and Commanders who de­manded of him how long he had served under Antichrist, that proud man Cromwell, over whose head the curse of God hung for murdering the King, breaking the Covenant, and they did expect daily when the Lord should deliver him into their hands, they saying he termed his Guns his twelve Apostles, and that he put his whole confidence in them, and the commanders old Cavaliere like did sweare most desperately that they had taken 18 of our Colours, and the Ministers said that our ships in the Haven were revolted to the King. Which your London Cavaliers may perhaps believe.

Musleborough, August 1. 1650.