LETTERS FROM Lieutenant General Crumwels' Quarters. HIS March from Berwick to the City of Edinburgh, with the marquis of Arguile.  
AND THE Transactions of the Treaty in Scotland.  
WITH Letters to his Excellency the Lord General Fairfax, concerning the great Petition coming from the North, to the Parliament of England.  
And the state of the whole Agreement in SCOTLAND.  
Also the surrender of Barwick and Carlisle.  
8ber the 9th LONDON, Printed for R. Smithurst, near Pie-corner 1648,   

SIR  
UPon the Treaty between the marquis of Arguile, and Monro, all is agreed, and confirmed by Lanericke, The Scots are disbanding all but Arguiles, and the power of that Kingdom is to be under his command. And the English that joined with the Revolted Scots are to be sent to Lieutenant General Crumwell, There is to be a Parliament in Scotland in January next, in the interim, none are to sit in the Committee of Estates that engaged with Duke Hamilton: And when the Parliament is called, none is to be capable of sitting that joined in the Engagement against England, and the Kirke of Scotland. And when the Parliament meets, they are to judge of all transactions, and censure miscarriages concerning the State, and the Kirke to judge of Ecclesiastical matters. In the interim the marquis of Arguile and those that protested against the Revolting Scots are to order the State affairs, and the Kirke for the Church. The marquis of Arguile entered this Town on Saturday last, 700 of the other Scots marched out, and are disbanded, Arguile forthwith surrendered it to Lieut. Gen. Crumwell, who hath placed Col. Overtans Regiament in it, and the Lieut. Colonel is Depury Governor at present, and Orders are gone out for the surrender of Carlisle. The marquis of Arguile hath invited Lieut, Gen. Crumwell to march with him to Edinburgh, whither they are now going, But the Lieut. Gen. intends not to stay, but forthwith to return bacl for England. There are many thousand hands which have signed a Petition to come to the Parliament from these parts to desire them to look to themselves, and clear their power, and protect the people's interest against all their enemies, which will be now suddenly brought to the Parliament.  
Berwick 2 Octo. 1648.   

SIR,  
THis enclosed is the return to your Summons which is civil but how cordial, I know not. I have sent back this morning for a Pass for Col. Bright, and the Scout-Master-Generall, and do expect a return before night. I intent this day to fall Barwick upon the South-west, and to remain there until four in the afternoon, where I shall expect Col. Bright, and do intent from thence to march towards Norham Castle, and quarter there, except I receive your orders to the contrary, conceiving that to be much more advantageous for the gaining intelligence, of the affairs of Scotland, and to correspond with the well-affected nearest those parts, besides, I conceive our so near approach to the Borders, may be a good Argument to the illaffected, to return a good answer to you, by your Commissioners. I do very much desire your honest Scotch men, who in case the Pass be denied, may be very serviceable in joining intelligence, which is the life of our business, and without which we shall but act lamely in all things.  
Sir, I am Your most faithful and humble Servant, Lambert. Hagerston 16 Septem. 1648,  
Directed for the Right Honourable L. G. Cromwell.   

A Copy of a Letter to his Excellency the Lord Fairfax, from the Garisions of Newcastle and Tinmouth.  
May it please your Excellency,  
WE make bold being pressed in spirit, to represent to you, as the ground of our fears, so the matter of our desires. It hath pleased God after much plottings and endeavours of the old and new Malignants, to Crown the Army under your conduct with great success; and although God by that calls for justice, little or none is done, to the great grief, as to the Kingdom in general, so unto us in particular; and less is like to he done, unless your Excellency presently appear to do so mething, and the Army with you, to be a leading cause to us; we wait for it. Instead of Justice, behold a Treaty with them for Peace, that God speaks no Peace to: and instead of owning just petitions, they are laid aside, and not countenanced; some employed in the Treaty, not long since voted the Army Rebels; what that prognosticates in the future, when they have power, we leave to your Excellency to judge. We can hardly forbear but Petition the Parliament; (remembering our engagement at New-market Heath) but we are very unwilling to do any thing without your Excellency's pleasure, being desirous in all good things to be led by you: and being confident (as formerly, so still) you will stand by the Kingdom and the Army in their just Rights. So hoping you will so far honour us, as to make a favourable construction of our expressions, and give an answer to encourage us to join with the well-affected, in their Petitions, for their just Rights and Privileges. We subscribe ourselves in the behalf of the Officers and Soldiers of this Garrison and Tinmoutb.  


Lieut. Col. Paul Hobson.  
Major Cobbet,  
Cap. Clark  
Cap. Hutton, etc.   Newcastle 22 Septemb. 1648.   

To his Excellency the Lord Fairfax, General of all the Forces raised by the Parliament, for the Commonwealth of England.  
May it please Your Excellency,  
Sing it hath pleased God to exalt you to a place of Eminency and trust in the Commonwealth of England, for the Redemption thereof from Captivity and Bondage, and to that End God having also blessed you and us with prosperous Success and Conquests, (beyond the ye of humane sense) both in the late and present Wars, over yours and the people's most inveterate Enemies; and seeing that we and all the well-affected of the Land ventured our lives, and all that was dear unto us, not sparing cheerfully and thankfully to pass through all dangers and difficulties with you attending that Engagement; we are emboldened now at last (having looked round about us, and finding neither Your Excellency, the Army, nor the People, yet answered as to those ends) to make our humble Address unto your Excellency in this Juncture of time, wherein we apprehend, that the blood that hath been spilt, The Conquests God hath crowned you withal, the treasure and wealth of the People expended, is all upon the point of being rendered in vain and of none effect: For, to the sorrow of our hearts we find, that even those particulars of Common Right and Freedom, for which we took up Arms and still continue them, are not regarded, though by way of humble Petition lately presented to the House of Commons by the well-affected in and about London and instead of answering those their just desires of Freedom and Safety to the People, we find a Treaty with our conquered Enemy (who hath not so much as himself to Treat for, and on whom we must, and that of right, lay the guilt of all the blood that hath been spilt in these wars) is now chosen, and vigorously pursued; and Compositions of easy rates made with the new Delinquents for the late Rebellions and Treasons against the Commonwealth; though we justly expected that their Lands should be made over to us, and the whole Soldiery for our Arrears: and no justice likely to be done to perfidious Hambleton, or to his Adherents, who invaded our Land, and made war upon us: Nor upon the Earl of Holland whom the House of Lords lately and most unjustly voted out of his imprisonment in Warwick-castle: nor yet upon the Lord Goring, Lord Capell, Lord Louthbury, Laughorne, Powel, Poyer, etc. Neither any thing done to those insolent Common Council men of London, that durst join with the Prince, while in Arms against the Parliament and people, in his Desires: and petition the Parliament for a Cessation of Arms, even with Hambleton himself, after the House of Commons had voted him and his Army Enemies; and those Englishmen that invited them into England, Rebels and Traitors, and notwithstanding the same, the House of Lords abetted and joined with him and his Army, by publishing his poisonous Declaration by a special Order of their own House, to seduce the People into his Rebellion against the Commonwealth: yet all these wickednesses must be salved up with a Personal Treaty, putting our Capital and Bloody Enemy into an equal Balance with all the people and their Representatives, which is more than he had from his Coronation, as appeareth by his Oath, which the Parliament hath often publicly declared to the Commonwealth; so that of necessity our Indemnity, our Lives and Freedoms are left at his mercy, and what mercy when our enemy is received, and the Adverse Party advanced, can be expected, we leave to your Excellency to judge. Wherefore May it please your Excellency, we having seriously weighed the foresaid Petition entitled The humble Petition of Thousands Well-affected Persons inhabiting the City of London, Westminster, the Burrow of Southwark Hamblets, and places Adjacent, Presented to the Parliament Sep. 11: 1648. Together with a second Petition endeavoured to be presented Septem. 13 Entitled, The humble Petition of the presenters of the late large Petition, etc. As also a Letter from our dear Friends of the Garrisons of Newcastle and Tinmouth, and finding the common safety of us all wrapped up in those desires; we cannot in duty to God, to our own Native Country, and in honour to your Excellency's safety, and all that have adhered unto you, but resent the said Desires as our own: and humbly implore, That your Excellency will be pleased so to appear before us in the cause of the People, even in the midst of these our dangers and fears, that we and all the People, with the Generations after us, by your Excellencies happy conduct, may have just cause to bless God on your behalf: And that the same may come to pass, shall ever be the faithful prayers and endeavours of  
Sir, Your Excellencies most humble servants, wholly devoted to live and die with you therein.   

A Gratulatory Letter from divers Officers of the Army, at the Leaguer before Barwick, to the late presenters of the Large Petition, of September 11. 1648.  
Gentlemen, and Fellow Commoners,  
AS we all languish and groan under the insupportable weight of the public oppression of the Land, so is it our duty to struggle and strive jointly together for the relief of each other; for to our neighbour we are bound as to ourselves; that we are all the sons of one Nation, and brethren by Nature, whose several weal and woe is included and wrapped up in the fold of one Commonwealth; that we must even stand or fall together. We (though we have our swords in our hands) cannot be without you, nor you without us, in this day of public calamity, and of this (we do not question, but) as we with you, so you with us are sufficiently sensible, which to all conscientious and judicious men may be sufficient to tie us firmly together in one Common bond of unity against all our oppressors, and opposers of freedom whatsoever, but in this we give you the pre-eminence; for though we are with you in heart and affection for the principles of common Right and freedom to the Land; yet we must give you the right hand of fellowship in appearing and going before us therein. For to the great refreshment of our spirits we find, that God hath preserved yet thousands for us, that have not bowed their knee to Baal, and are yet (after all these afflictions and trials) firm and untainted with the poisonous principles of Oppression and Tyranny, as by your two late Petitions appeareth: for which, as we are bound in duty to render the glory thereof unto God, so in all humane and Civil obligation we cannot choose but render our grateful and cordial respects unto you for the same, and must profess it our duty to attest the same with our Swords, in and for those just principles (in your Petition contained) to live and die with you, and for you And as you have been an encouragement unto us, to raise up our spirits and put us upon action, so let us be an encouragement unto you to pursue with the utmost vigour and might, those happy beginnings of yours, and we shall by God's assistance second you with our utmost power and might in your greatest straits and difficulties against all opposers whatsoever. And as a testimony of our real intentions therein, we have sent you some copies of some Papers, which we have intended in pursuance of your Petitions: And we shall say no more at present, but that we are,  
gentlemans, Your most affectionate Friends and Servants From the Leaguer before Barwick 30 Sep. 1648.   
FINIS.