A bloody fight in Scotland within two miles of Edenburgh, since Lieut. Gen. Cromwel returned in to England. The malignants rize and fell upon Col. Gen. Lamberts men, but were repulsed and routed. Also instructions for the Lord Libberton, and Col. Innis, to treat with Col. Lambert. With a commission for divers lords to give satisfaction to the English and a proclamation published throught the kingdome of Scotland, for such, their goods to bee confiscate, and themselves punished with death. Octob. 15. 1648. Wee doe command and ordain these presents to bee published at the Market Crosse of Edenburgh, Haddington, Dunbarre, Lenilithgow, and Peebles, that none pretend ignorance. Tho. Henderson.
Margetts, Thomas.
[London] : Edenburgh, first printed by Evan Tylar, printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty. And re-printed at London by Robert Ibbitson,
1648.
Consists of four parts. The first, the description of the fight in Scotland, dated and signed: Seatoun 18. Octob. 1648. Tho. Margetts. The second and third parts, dated October 10 and 13 respectively, "Instructions for the Laird of Libberton, and Collonel Innis." are both signed A. Henderson. The fourth, the Committee of Estates proclamation of cooperation with Major Gen. Lambert's forces in Scotland.
Annotation on Thomason copy: "8ber [i.e. October] ye 24th".
Wing (2nd ed.) M591.
Thomason E.468[36].
ESTC
Lambert, John, 1619-1683
Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658