catch tatcht in the same Springe of the Kirk, with our Woodcocks
here in England.
And for his better entertainment when he comes to Edinburgh,
there is Montrose's head of the Kirks own dressing, provided
for his Break-fast, and mounted on the Town-house, on
purpose to bid him welcome, and many Thanks for the remembrance
of his famous Services; which the yong man (having
one quality of a King) hath learned already to forget;
and it is like the next News (we hear) will tell us, his gude Lads
have made him declare, that there is as much difference betwixt
Moutross, and a loyal Subject, as between a King and no
King, or between Presbyterie and Monarchy, or betwixt the
Roial Robes, and Sack-cloth of the Kirks own providing, or
between a Throne for Coronation, and a Scaffold for Execution:
So that in this fine Tragedy, the Roialists may see, what
comfort their old Interest is like to receive from the new Scotish
combination, and that they may even score up (as the
Welshman bade his Hostesse) till Dooms-day, in hope of a reward
for all their Services.
And since the Quarrell continues no longer between English
and English, but is translated into Scotch, how much better
must it needs be for the Cavalry to live in peace with their
own Country men under the present Government, than to
ruin themselves and their own Families, to restore the unlucky
Family of a Scot, and serve the ends of a few Scots and Scotified-English!
But if Reason, and their Interest as English men, will not
reduce them, yet let them stoop with Reverence at the name
of that victorious Commander, Cromwel; the manner of
whose arrivall (though it were on Saturday, the first of this
moneth) cannot here be omitted. Upon Hounslow-heath he
was met by his Excellency the Lord General, with a great
Train of the Members of Parliament, and Councel of State,
divers Companies and Troops of Foot and Horse, and many
thousands of the Wel-affected; so that the waies were thronged
down to Westminster. Upon the Monday following, the
Lord Lieutenant visited the Lord General at his house in Queen-street,