Earls of Middleton, Lords of Clermont and of Fettercairn

90 The Earls of Middleton.
lately escaped out of Edinburgh Castle, and Capt.
Graham, etc., etc.
" I remain your Highness's most humble servant,
"George Monk.
"Camp near Weems Castle, July 21st, 1654."
Passages in a letter from Colonel Morgan.
" We killed and took many of the rogues, and
near three hundred horses taken.
" Middleton was dismounted and very much
wounded, as some of the prisoners affirm. His
charging horse was taken by one of my servants, with
gallant furniture, and a rich case of pistols. One of
Captain Babington's troop took his sumpter, wherein
was rich apparel, his commissions and instructions,
with divers other letters to him.
" One of Colonel Rich's troop took Kenmure's
charging horse. Middleton and Kenmure, with divers
others, were fain to make use of their heels over the
bogs ; and if the night and the bogs had not prevented
us, I believe we had left very few of them undis-
turbed.
" I am, etc.,
"Thomas Morgan.
"From the Camp near Badenoch, 22nd July, 1654." *
Middleton lost no time in collecting together as
1 From Whitelocke's Memorials of English Affairs.