This day came severall Letters by the Post, from several parts of the Land.
The Copy of a letter from Newcastle.
The Scots levies of horse and foot goes on a pace, and whatever they intend, I
am sure they make the old Malignant pay for all. The Impositions are so heavy upon
them, that many are gone for Ireland, and the rest can hardly get mainteanance.
Letters from Commissioners say, That the Prince is unwilling to put away
Monstrosse, and that he delayes the Commissioners purposely, till some one thing
may offer it self more Fairly then the rest, and not hang in an equall ballance, as
now they do. Hitherto we are, and have been very quiet in these parts, and hope
shall continue so all this Summer. Col. Carre of Plongblands, a desperate Northernberland
Malignant, and divers other English are in Scotland, and send letters of invitation
for others to come to them, which promise of imployment, Indempnity
in proffered to such Cavaliers in Scotland, as come in and submit themselves at Edenburgh.
The Copy of a Letter from Scotland.
Sir, Our dependance here is, what his Gracious Maj. will do , all desire his
coming hither, but the professed downright Malignants would have him come
with a force for the re-instituting him in his Rights the other party, such as really
would also that he come but with a new heart, and not otherwise, David Lasley
came hither about the middle of the salt week, enformed the Committee of Estates
of his proceedings, and he condition of the North, also what would bare quifice
for the securing thereof. The Committee gave him 3001. serl Voted the such as
those up in the North, as would come to Edenburgh, and give security, should be
acquitted, and have an Act of Indempnity bouno other. Letters from Col. Carre,
(who was left to Command in his absence) that Middletin [unr] were joyned
with Pluscarti, that he with the 5. Troops with him, and some other forces
were marching towards them, and so thought well (if possible) to engage them
before the L.G. came to them: News also that Lewis Gourdou is up again, you
may guesse what the Estate of this Kingdom is at present. Yesterday a letter from
the Commissioners in Holland, hinting the Kings declining to put away Monsterses
and delaying them in their businesse, as it he would wait a little longer to see
how matters would go here, and elsewhere. No more at present.
Edenburgh 8. April 1649.
Aprill. 22, Came Letters from a ship called the happy Entrance, that he had
taken a Flemish Bottom, bound for Ireland; in which was sixty [unr] Fields
Officers, Collonels, Lievetenant Collonels Majors &c. besides fever [unr] Commission
Officers, to the number of a too more. There was taken in that V [unr]
the Lady Culpepper, and Six Lewis Dives his son. For the Lady she is sent back [unr]
Holland: It is confessed by them, they had Charles Stuarts Commission, whom
they call King, which was salt over board.
Tuesday Aprill 24.
THis day, the house was moved in behalf of Mrs. Poyer, who petitioned the
house in behalf of her husband Col. Poyer, to spare his life, but after some debt[unr]
it was laid aside.