By Letters from Scotland it was this day certified as followeth (viz.)
Right Honourable, A Letter from Scotland.
JUst now a Letter came to the Committee of Estates here from the Scots Commissioners
with their new King at the Hague, that they cannot yet have full audience, but are affronted
by Montrosse, That His Majesties councell have much incensed him upon the beheading of
Marquesse Huntley. So that he is now more fearefull of trusting them than ever; Letters
are come hither from David Lesly: That be marched into the Territory of Atholl the
Gourdons being then about Murray, intending a Randezvouze upon a plaine neere
Marria, but that bee with his forces got thither before them, and thereupon they retreated
to the hills, but that hee hath taken about 30 of their stragglers, but no Sword drawne at
all.
That he was lefted from pursuing them to the Mountaines, and upon a new Alarme of another
party rise in Rosse, under Coll. Pilshcard, where they have possessed themselves of a
strong hold, And that be is passing by the way of Atholl, against them, and desires a supply
of more forces.
There came newes hither, from some that doe ill Offices at London, representing the designes
of the Levellers to have a great influence on the Parliament and Army of England, and
making them most notorious, and yet (when Lieut. Gen. Cramwell is gone to Ireland, to
be likely to prevaile)which Letters have put the Committee of Estates. (together with some
motions of the Clergy)into such a heate,that they have voted 10000 men to be presently raised
for their defence. And they say they will make them to make as fast a retreate as ever they
did a march.
This day the Acts of the last Sessions of Parliament were proclaimed at Edenburgh
Crosse. The Clergy are upon new Propositions to be presented to the Committee of Estates.
Many now with they had never proclaimed their new King, and others say that the cutting off
Huntlies head is the cause of their unsettlement. There are some Musterings in severall
shires, but the people generally declare a great unwillingnesse to goe out of fight.
Edinburgh 3. April 1649.
The councell of State sate this day about the Admiralty,and about the examination
of some persons, severall committees sate, as for theNavy, for the Army,
about the Act referred to be brought in. The Committee of the North. The
committee for Indempnity : And the Committee for Scandalous Ministers.
Die Lune 9. April 1649.
LEtters were read out of Lancashire, advertising, That Captaine Bomber hath
not onely refused to disband his Troope, which was belonging to Col.
Shuttleworth according to order, as the rest have done, but that he is increased to
about 220 men, and now quarters about Leyland Hundred.
An Order was desired for the Governours of Liverpool, and Lancaster Castle to
disband them by a particular Order of Parliament.
It is also advertised that Captaine Rippon governour of Lancaster Castle hath
sent a Troop of Horse to quarter in Blackburne Hundred, which they conceive
will be a great oppression to the Country, who are already so neare a famine,
That Oats are sold in that County, for 5 li. a Sive, Wheat for 16s. a small
bushell, and Oatmeal neer 6 d. a pound. And there dyes above 100. people a
week, by reason of the Famine already in those parts; and that if Forces be
quartered upon them, either those Souldery or the people of the County, or
both,must perish.