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FROM THE
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, Dated the One and twentieth day of uly,
TO THE
* Right Honorable -William Lenthal Efq;
* Speaker of the Parliament of the Common-
wealth of E N oL A N D.
'I 'Shewing the great Mercies of Almighty God in the
3, late Succefs given to the Parliaments Forces in
S COT L. AN D, D
0 Againft the Enemy there. w
S31 Friday, the 25 of 7aly. 1651. *
S'Rdered bj the Parliament, That thi Letter be forthwith
S'Printed and tblie. *e
'Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliament.
SLonXa, Printed oby 6 Fbieid, Printer to the Pirlimens
31e ErglaPritd 1 6 x51. *
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LETTER
;FROM THS
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Dated the One and twentieth of I;. i6~
"was this day-Read; vs :'
FOR THE
Right Honora4)e MJVdiam ntal Eq.;
Speaker of the Parliament of the
Cbommon- wealh of Engld.
tgcr our waitiOng .upon Ace
Lord, and not knoowiAg
wsat, couSfe tootake (for in-
.eed we know nothing but
wpixt Qd ?1eaftth to cea
sli .) ,bis grat :mEcy,,we
-;giW 4irc d to keP4 a PAirty tQ get ..us
-A z 'Landing
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.Landing by our Boats, while& we marched
towards Glafcow. On Thurfday morning
laf Col.Overto with, abou fourteen hun-
dred Foot, .and fome Horfe nd Dragoons,
landed at the North-Firry in Fife: We with
theArmy lyingneer to the Enemy (a fmall
River parted us and them) and we having
Confucations to attempt the Enemy with-
in his Fortifications; but the Lord was not
pleaded to give way to that Counfel, purpo-
fing a better way for us.
The Major General marched on Thurf-
day night ith two Regiments of Horfe,
and two'Regiments of Foot, for better fe-
curing tlhe Place, and to attempt upon the
Enemy as opportunity fiould freve : He
getting over-and finding a confiderableBody
of the Enemy there (who would probably
have beaten our men from the place, if he
had not come) drew out and foughtthem,
He being two Regiments of Horfe, and
b;bout Four hundred of Horfe and Dra-
goons more, and three Regiments of Foot;
the Enemyjfive Regiments of Foot, and
about four or five Regiments of Horfe they.
,-., .came
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cameto a clofe Charge, and in the end total-
ly Routed the Enemy, Have taken about
Forty ,or fiffy~ Colburs killed neer Two
thb~fand, fonre fay more; have taken Sir
John !ro'n (their Major General, who com-
manded in chief) and other Colonels and
considerable Officers killed and taken, and
about Five or Six hundred Prifoners. The
Enemy is removed from their Ground with
their whole Army, but whether we cer--
tainl know not.
This is an unspeakable Mercy,'Itruft
the Lord will follow' it until he hath per-
feadd Peace andTrth : We can tr.ly fay,
we were gone as far as we could in our
Cou nil and A&6cn, and we did fay one to
another, We kww not what to do, Wheiefore
it is Se.ied upon our Heartt, That this as all
the reft, is frImi the Lords goodnefs, and
not from man. I .hope it becometh me to
pray, That we may walk humbly-and felf-
denyingly before the Lord, and believingly
alfo, That you whom we ferve (as the-
Authority over us, may do the Work com-
mitted to you, with Uprightnmes and Faith-
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-'funefs, aad throughly as to the Lord, That
you may not suffer any thing to remain, that
offends the ecyec of his Jeloufic, That
common wealth may more and more be
fought, and JuAice done impartially. For
the Eyes of the Lord run too and fro, and
as he finds out his Enemies here, to be
avenged on them; fo will he not fpare
them for whom he doch good if by his
loving kindnefs they become not good. I
hall take the humble boldndfs to represent
this Engagement of Davids in the 119.
tfalm, the 134 Verfe, Deliver me from the op
prefsion ef san, fo ill I keep tby Precepts. I tke
leave and re&
Sir
Your moil hs t ble
Servant
L2O. Comwe .
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T~ Ile Carriage f the Major Ge-
neral, as in all other things, foin
this, is worthy of your taking notice
of; as alfo Colonel Oey, Colonel
Overto, Colonel Daniel, Colonel
Weft, ColonelLidcot, Colonel Sjbet,
and te reftof the Officers.
F" FydaFy
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Friday, the 25h of July, i65r.
O Rdered by the ftrliament, That upo teX
SLords da the lisbt t in all tle tongres-
tmns, y*ithm the CitLof London and lite.-
of Communication, ai weekly bik of i ity,
do render Thanks td Amighty God for h4i .dw erjul
Mercy .i the great fu ig ven to the Taramenis
Ferce in Scotland; itainft te Enemy tber o upon
the lft Lords day, bi the 20 day of Jd4 y i v
fiant, and implore the" tidid a Ii Gosbriyq
upon the Proceedingr ofthe Forces of thi Connon-
wealth there, and the erfe/Eing of his own ork
to his Pra fe.
O kdered by the Parliament, That this Orde, be
fortbhith (Prtntedand 'PubliFed; Andth he S
Lord tajor of the City Lo.. ,, anid t. S.-.
r#jfs of Middlefex ad. Surrey re/peaRiely, b
S take care that timely notice hereof be given to theA
rveral Miniflers accordingly.
Men: Scobell, Cleric. Parliament.
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