NOTICE.

THE first two articles in the Appendix did not come into my possession until after the first volume was printed. They respect the invasion of Scotland by Cromwell in the year 1648, and are important, as they tend to illustrate his military character, and the excellent discipline which he kept up in his army. They have not heretofore been published. The reader is indebted for them to the politeness of Mr Macdonald, of the General Register House of Scotland, where the original letters are deposited.

The "Grant" of L. 200 per annum to the University of Edinburgh, dated at Hampton Court, in July 1658, is a copy of the original MS. which is to be found in the same depository. The document is interesting, not only on account of its object, but more especially as it shows that Oliver, in his latter days, considered himself Protector of the three kingdoms, "by the grace of God." I am not aware that this paper has ever before been printed. It was written about six weeks prior to the death of Cromwell.

For a copy of the Deed conferring a similar donation on the University of Glasgow by Charles the First, but which was actually paid by the Protector, I am under an obligation to the Reverend Doctor Lee, whose knowledge of Scottish History and Antiquities has contributed so much to the elucidation of our national annals in church and state.

Another original document appears in the Letter by General Monk to the Sheriff of Renfrewshire, announcing the death of the Lord Protector. This the reader owes to the kind condescension of the Scottish Society of Anti

quaries, who are in possession of the autograph, and who allowed it to be copied for this Life of Oliver Cromwell.

The information respecting the residence and first rise of our hero, alluded to at page 18 of the first volume, was politely furnished to me by Mr Carruthers of Inverness.

There is in the Appendix an extract from a very rare work, published at Leith in 1653, and entitled "The Survey of Policy, or a free Vindication of the Commonwealth of England, against Salmasius and other Royalists, by Peter English, a Friend to Freedom." The main object of the quotation is to show that, in the time of Cromwell, an expectation or dread of the Second Advent mixed in all speculations on civil government and general politics. In other respects, too, the tract is extremely curious.

LEITH, Nov. 1829.

NOTES.

For the Right Honble the Committee of Estates for the Kingdome of Scotland, These.

RIGHT HONOBLE,

BEING vpon my approach to the borders of the kingdome of Scotland, I thought fitt to acquaint you of the reason thereof. It's well knowne how iniuriously the kingdome of England was lately invaded by the armye vnder Duke Hamilton, contrary to the covenant, and our leagues of amity; and against all the engagemts of loue, and brotherhood between the two nations; and notwithstanding the pretence of your late declaration, publish'd to tak with the people of this kingdome. The Commons of England in Parliamt assembled, declared the said armie soe entring as enemyes to the kingdome; and those of England who should adhere to them, as traytors. And having receiued commands to march wth a considerable part of their army to oppose soe greate a violation of faith and iustice, what a witness (God being appealed too) hath borne vpon the engagemt of the two armyes against the vnrighteousness of man, not onely yourselves, but this kingdome, yea, and a greate part of the knowne world, will, I trust, acknowledge how dangerous a thing it is to wage an vniust warre, much more to appeale to God, the

righteous iudge therein; wee trust hee will perswade you better by this manifest token of his displeasure, least his hand be stretched out yet more against you, and your poore people alsoe, if they wilbe deceiued. That which I am to demand of you, is the restitution of the garrisone of Barwick and Carlile into my hands for the vse of the Parliamt and kingdome of England. If you deny me herein, I must make our appeale to God, and call vpon him for assistance, in what way hee shall direct vs; wherein wee are, and shalbe, soe farr from seeking the harme of the wel' affected people of the kingdome of Scotland, that wee profess (as before the Lord) that what difference an army necessitated in an hostile way to recover the auncient rights and inheritance of the kingdome, (vnder which they serve,) can make, wee shall vse our endeavour to the vtmost that the trouble may fall vpon the contrivers and authors of this breach; and not vpon the poore innocent people, who have been led and compelled into this action, We as many poore soules, now prison's to vs, confess. thought our selues bound in duty thus to expostulate with you; and thus to profess, to th'end wee may beare our integrity out before the world, and may haue comfort in God, whatever the event bee. Desireing yor answer, I

rest

Septemb1 ye 16th,

1648.

Yor Lopps humble servant,
O. CROMWELL.

(Copied from the original in the General Register House,

Edinburgh.)

OLIVER CROMWELL TO THE COMMITTEE OF ESTATES.
21st Sept. 1648.

RIGHT HONOURABLE,

Wee perceiue that there was upon our advance to the borders, the last Lord's day, a very disorderly carriage by some horse, who, without order, did steale over the Tweed, and plundred some places in the kingdome of Scotland,

and since that, some straglers have been alike faulty to the wrong of the inhabitants, and to our very greate greife of heart. I have been as diligent as I can to finde out the men that have done the wrong, and I am still in the discovery thereof, and I trust it shall appeare to you that there shalbe nothing wanting on my part that may testifie how much wee abhorre such things; and to the best of my information, I cannot finde the least guilt of the fact to lye upon the regiments of this army, but upon some of the northern horse who have not been under our discipline and goverment, untill just that wee came into these parts. I have commanded those forces away back againe into England, and I hope the exemplarity of justice will testifie for us our greate detestation of the fact; for the remayneing forces, which are of our old regiments, wee may engage for them, their officers will keepe them from doinge any such thinges; and wee are confident that, saving victuall, they shall not take any thing from the inhabitants, and in that alsoe, they shalbe soe farre from being their own as that they shall submitt to have provisions ordered and proportiond by the consent, and with the direction, of the committees and gentlemen of the country; and not otherwise. If they please to be assisting to us therein, I thought fitt, for the preventing of misunderstanding, to give your Lordshipps this accompt, and rest,

My Lords,

Your most humble servant,
O. CROMWELL.

Norham, 21st September, 1648.

For the Right Honourable the Committee of Estates of the Kingdome of Scotland, at Edinburgh, These.

NOTE A, p. 11.

To his Excellency THOMAS LORD FAIRFAX, General of the English Forces,

The humble Addresses of diverse well-affected persons, in