Tuck; and through the arm, it is believed he will
not live; there were about twenty more slain
and desperately wounded. The 23 instant Athol
had a Rendezvous of the Country at a place
called Cairane; two or three miles Northeast
from Dunkel, but had very slender appearance.
Sir Arthur Forbs and Wogan lie ill of their wounds
at Weems, Wogan is not likely to recover: Col.
Hume with about 16 more out of the Merch, or
Berwickshire, are this week gone to joyn with
those in the Hills.
Newcastle, Feb. 1.
For news we have very little, only that which
we suppose you have heard of, The interception
of many Letters that came from the Scotish
Cavaliers to the Malignant Party here, but
they were by a person of honor sent up to his
Highness. The truth is, there is such continual
meetings of the Cavaliers, that any may judge
without the intercepting Letters, they have
great designes in hand. Here is much doings
about the Quakers; they were at a place called
Hasington on the Sabbath day, and as they were
speaking to the Minister, the Country people
fell upon them, and abused them very much, almost
killed one or two; but going out, falling
upon their knees, seeking to God to forgive
them, saying, they knew not what they did, and
afterward speaking to them, many of the people
were so convinced of the evil they had done in
beating of them, that returning back to the residue
of the people that were on the Green in
the Town, begging to accuse one another, as