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HAMILTON’S EXPEDITION
amongst us that had taken the covenant; Sir Marmaduke
was much afflicted with it, refused to offer it to any, only Sir
Philip Musgrave acquainted all the gentlemen with it, and left
it to their consideration for matter of subcription, about 12
signed it, and 2 of them went to Edenbrough with it. Whilst
Sir Marmaduke Langdale quartered about Garble, (half
blocked upp by Lambert, and the Lancashire forces under
Ashton’s command) a mutenie in Appleby Castle caused the
delivery of it upp to the enemy,* and after this they took inn
2 or 3 other castles, which had but very few men in them
placed their rather to secure them from the ill affected
amongst uss, (whilst wee weer raising our forces) then with
any intention to continue them garrisons, however the loss
of them gave discouragement to our frends, who understood
not the small consequence of them.1 Whilst we remaned
thus block[ed] upp. Sir Marmaduke sent 500 horse under the
commaund of Sir Richard Tempest into Northumberland, who
had their quarters beaten upp and most of the gentlemen
of qualety carried prissoners to Newcastle:2 dureing this time
Sir Marmaduke Langdale writt severall letters into Scotland
to haisten assistance to uss, and mak knowne our dainger.
f Came Collonel Lockhart with about 1000 horse to Annan,
but without any orders to come into England.3 Ten daies
after came the Duke with a part of his army. Five dais after
his coming Garble was demanded, and Sir Philip Musgrave
accordeing to the orders and instruction he received with his
commission left it to them. The next day the Scotch and
English forces did randevow nere together in the way to
Penrith, where Major Generali Lambert then quartered his
* The Deputy Governor after Appleby was shott to death, for not
opposeing the mutineers, 2 of which were hanged.
t About the begining of July.
1 Besides Appleby, Lambert took four other castles, viz., Brougham, Grey-
stoke, Rose, and Selby. See Rush-worth, vii. 1184, and the Memoirs of Captain
John Hodgson, p. 30.
3 The defeat of Sir Richard Tempest by Colonel Thomas Lilburne took place
on July 1, 1648. For an account of it, see Rush-worth, vii. 1177, and the Report
of the Historical MSS. Commission on the Duke of Portland’s MSS., i. 474, 476 ;
Memoirs of Captain fohn Hodgson, p. 29.
3 Compare Sir James Turner’s Memoirs, p. 58.