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Mans and Cumberland-men: the Duke of
Northumberland quickly recognized his
kinlman Edmund^ and was overjoyed to fee
him once more in a fcene of adlion; nor
was he lefs happy on being made acquainted
with the renowned Thanes of Argyle and
Glamis, and the Lord of Lorn, the patriotic
fame of each of whom had reached and
often charmed-his ears. It was then they
held the firft council of war. They re¬
ceived intelligence from the Scots who had
joined them, many of whom had embraced
the firft opportunity of flying from under
the command of tyranny, that Macbeth
having heard of the march of the Englijh,
and fearing a revolt of the Southern Scots,
had aftually advanced, with fuch an army
as he could mufter, as far as the Liviot hills,
and had formed feveral flying encamp¬
ments, intending thereby not only to in¬
terrupt the revolting from joining with
the Englijh, but to offer the Englijh battle
from fome advantageous poft among the
hills •, but that having heard of the numbers
of the Englijh army, which had been greatly
magnified, and that the Thanes of Argyle
and Glamis (both of whom he counted
dead; as well as Macduff, were with them,
he was ftruck with horror and difmay, and
immediately meditated a retreat; judging,
if he Ihould be compelled to give battle at