Series 1 > Letters and papers illustrating the relations between Charles the Second and Scotland in 1650

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SUBSTANCE OF LETTERS FROM SCOTLAND 1
{Extract)
From Scotland wee have not much more than that their
clearest seeing men begin to suspect that while they have so
hastily fled from that terrible vizer2 (held out by their
Ministers and self-serving Statesmen), which they calld a
Sectary, they are falne into the clawes of a reall danger, which
now they rather wish they may escape than that they well
know how. They begin to say that no man is corruption
proofe; and that he (as well as shee) that will hearken, will
yeeld. They beleeved Libbertoun had been more inflexible;
and before his arrival and report, they begin to question
whether he hath kept to his instructions or not. They suspect
the warmer ayre at Jersey hath altered his cooler temper;
and though there hath been no honour conferred on him, they
doubt some may have been promised: and they know by
experience how those enchantments operate. They goe on to
reforme their army, to make more matter for Montrosse his
levies.
VIII
LETTER FROM PARIS 3
{Extract)
It is beleived here that Charles Stuart is already arrived
from Jersey into France, and that about the end of the next
weeke his mother will goe to conferre with him either at
St. Germains or elsewhere.
By Letters from St. Malo of the fifth instant, I am in¬
formed, that he makes account to goe from Breda into
Denmarke and Swedeland, from whence he hath assurance to
have great supplyes, and thence to passe himself into Scotland
at the head of Montrosse’s Army.
1 A Brief Rdation, Feb. 5-12 (E. 593, 2), p. 306. 3 i.e. Vizard.
3 Id. Feb. 5-12 (E. 539, 2), p. 320.