A MESSAGE Sent from the kingdom of SCOTAND, TO mayor general MASSEY now resident in Holland, concerning their great Design against England, and their Proposals and Desires therein. With the Queen of Englands invitation to mayor Gen. Massey touching the same.  
And his Answer and Declaration thereupon.  
Likewise a Declaration of his Highnesse JAMES Duke of York, his landing at Flushing in Zealand, and His going to Dort, to meet the Prince of Orange.  
With another Declaration concerning his Highnesse Charles Prince of Wales, and Sir Thomas Glenham, now governor of Barwick for the KING.  
London, Printed for R. W. and are to be sold near temple-bar, 1648.   

A LETTER FROM YORK:  
SIR,  
FRom Scotland we hear, that they now begin to nominate and choose Officers and Commanders for their new Army, some are already chosen; also many malignants offer their service and desire places of Command, who shall be general is not yet known nor agreed upon, many desire Duke Hamilton, and it is very likely he may obtain the place, prepositions are coming to the Parliam. of England, the Lord Lee who was first appointed to bring them is put off upon some other design: in the mean time, the Scots prepare their Army lest their prepositions should not take, which if they do not, it is supposed they intend to set footing in England speedily: they have quartered a great part of their Forces in the South of Scotland, and near the borders of England.  
Some English are already come to Barwick, their Leader is Sir Marmaduke Langdale, a great Malignant; but formerly a Justice of Peace in this County; they intend to fortify the town, that if they are put to the way, they may with the more conveniency run into Scotland: the coming of these Forces to berwick, is almost like to overjoy the malignants in these parts; so that they begin to scandalise the parliament, and use their endeavours to incense the country both against the parliament and army; but the Forces appointed to secure the North may do much good, then the malignants will be glad to pull in their horns again, and may be made to repent their monstrous slanders.  
A Committee hath already met to consider of the affairs of this and the Northern Counties, they have likewise appointed a day and place of meeting; upon which time they will consult about the condition of the North, and of putting those parts into a posture of defence: this is all for the present I can acquaint you with, only one thing I shal further make mention of, that the northern Counties ingeneral have jointly declared, that they will rise as one man against the Scotrish Army, and that they will use their utmost endeavours for the preservation and defence of those partes, against all opposition whatsoever.  
Sir, I am Your assured friend to serve you, F. W. York May 3. 1648..   

The Commission of His Hignesse Charles Prince of Wales, to Sir Thomas Glenham, and Sir Marmaduke Langdale, touching the prosecuting of a Design for his royal Father the King.  
SIR,  
WE hear that Sir Marmaduke Langdale, and the rest of his adherents, have declared the grounds and reasons of this thetr second Engagement against the Parliament of England, declaring, that their present proceedings tends to no other end, but for the re-establishing and preservation of the Kings Majesties royal Person and Posterity, the establishing of the King settling of Religion, and procuring a firm and happy peace, throughout his Majesties realms and Dominions, And they have further declared, that they have received power and Commission from his Highnesse the Prince of Wales, to seize and take in, any Garrison or Garrisons whatsoever for the use and service of the Kings Majesty, and( as they pretoned) for the advancement of the King and People: they are victualling the town, and preparing the works, and their numbers daily increase; all which might have been prevented, had but the Inhabitants opposed their coming in; but immediately upon their approach to the bridge foot, and showing their Commission, they suddenly revolted, let down the Draw bridge, and gave them admitance into the town.   

SIR,  
WE are here in a very sad condition, for the town being ungarrisoned, and lying open according to the Articles of agreement between both Kingdoms, a party of English Cavaliers have taken advantage thereby, and possessed themselves thereof, imprisoned the mayor, and others well-affected to the Parl. They brought in some chattel, and other provisions with them, and more is expected. Wee hope t●e parliament will take some speedy course therein, or else this town is likely to bee utterly turned. I was  told yesterday by a man of good repute, that notwithstanding the forwardness and present posture; yet one of the chief of the Nobility  told him that many was Gaping and gazing for preferrment, and swore they would be all disappointed of their expectations, for they durst never war with England, & the Parliament against them, this you may take among the rest; but I can assure you the report still goes of an army amongst them, the English daily flock into them, and the streets of Edinburg are now more overspread with English then Scots: No news of the Prince his being there as yet, but daily expected, divers troops lye in the Border of Scotland, what their aim is God knows, but their pretence is for levying of the excise in those parts, they are daily quarreling amongst themselves, the Kirk as they call it of Scotland still holds out and will not yield to an Army, but itis feared that this day they resolve, I mean the Parliament of that kingdom to vote and enact without the Clergy, the Scots heritours adjacent are for certain endeavouring to get Souldiers for money, they have to my knowledge offered pretty sums to divers for going along with them; I can assure you for truth That at this time there is greater divisions in Scotland then was at first, they are now in three factions, for a general, viz. Hamiltons faction, Argyles and Callenders, Its said the Hamiltons carry it away.  
The Declaration of the Parliament of Scotland being perfected, was put to the Vote, whether it should be sent to the Committee of Divines before it past, or not, was carried in the Negative: when it was Voted 81 were for it 38 against it, who protested and entred the protestations; the thing will be Printed, and had by this time been abroad had not the Church delayed their answer to Tuesday, but have now declared their dissent fully and unna●imously, being sensible of the swords getting into such hands, as when they see time, will make nothing of Covenant, nor other assurances given, and that they who have been esteemed hitherto the most religious there, and in Englard, will become a prey to both popish and prelatical party; This is believe it, the apprehension of those in Scotland, many of whom stick not to say, they see no visible deliverance from ruin, but the Army in England, what ever you think and say in the South of it making good the old maxim of the multitude, to dislike what ever is present; and if there were none other arguments to ground the former expressed fears Scotland this one were enough that 250 Barons or lords have met at Lithgow, and other places, within view of Parliament, and so no doubt approved by many, within view of Parliament, and so no doubt approved by many, who writ Letters to the Inhabitants to rise for the defence of the King, Religion, and the Church, the two latter being the golden out side of all risings: one of them was sent for to Parliament who was not afraid to come; the other sent to him not to answer without them, they justify their proceedings by an old act of Parliament; The business formerly mentioned of a Ministers refusing to red the Ministers Declaration is grown to that height, They to have sentence past, others to have it forborn; That its like to bring in question, whether the Church Sanc Parliament, can publish or enjoin; the dissent of so many of Parliament, and the Divines all of them, to the great Declaration, not at all impeding the publication, but out it comes.  
Barwick 2. of May, 1648.  
By Letters from Holland it is advertised, that the Duke of York is landed at Flushing in Zealand, being conducted thither by a colonel, who formerly was busied in Irish affairs, and an active Enemy against the Parliament, the Prince of Orange, with the princess, came to a town called Dort, not far from the Hague, to meet his Highnesse, who was accompanied to the Hague, with a gallant train of Chivalry.  
It is said the Queen and the Prince are suddenly expected there, and that the Queen upon receipt of a Message to mayor Gen. Massey from Scotland, inviting him to a command there against England, but mayor Gen. Massey refused her proffer, and returned her this answer, That howsoever be suffered, or notwithstanding what he had already suffered, or might suffer from his native country of England, yet be would never betray his Country so much, as to aid a foreign Nation, to assist them against England.   

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