Wednesday, June 11.
We received another of the 3 instant from Edenburgh.
SIR, Our Army is much satisfied with the condition of the
Enemy they have now to incounter with. They say when
they came in first, it was Israel against Benjamin; now it is
Fosua against the Canaanites. All the Kirk party being withdrawn
from the Kings army, except such renegadoes as are
like shortly to feel the Fruit of Apostacy and jugling, Thursday
last in their parliament at Sterling, was annull'd the Act
of Classis, whereby al Hamilton's and Montros's parties have
clear way made for them to be of the Parliament, and all Judicatories.
And when this caution was indeavoured to be
put, that the members of former judicatories should be confirmed
in their Stations, though with addition of new ones,
yet that would not pass, but the Remonstrators are debarred.
Argyles party begins to ly low amongst them, and some
Scots say, that in their Levies they have not mustered a man
of his. Our boats serve us to pass our provisions by Inchigarvey.
The great ships go next the Island, and shoot all
the while the boats pass under their wing, and receive no
harm. We shall use them for alarms to distract the Enemy
when we go to force a pass, We must wait till we can so
pass our Army into Fife, as that we may command our pass,
least the Scots Army should keep us there by their Fortified
pass, till their Army were in England. All things are preparing
to carry a months provision, having our Magazin at
Blackness. 6 Regiments of our horse have bin at Hamilton,
to fetch off our Garison there, because it lay open to the
power of the Enemy. On Thursday or Friday next, the
Scotch King sets up his Standard, and pitches his tent betwixt
Sterling and Storwood, with resolution no more to take his
case till his work be done. The Scottish Registers be shipped,
and safe conduct given to pass them to a place within
4 miles of Sterling. The lady Wariston goeth to see them
delivered, but the Lord Wariston is here stil; Sir James Stnart,
and Sir John Cheesley are summoned to Sterling to lend
money. It seems they need the Kirks money, though not