these? or what design worse than this can be set on foot, to make his majesty and his people irreconcileable? But we know that no bounds can be set to the wickedness of this malicious man, who had rather see both king and kingdom utterly ruined, than that his own designs should fail; and, therefore, we are very unwilling to think that these things are done with his majesty's knowledge and approbation, but rather that his majesty's name is abused in that pretended declaration; or if there hath been any commission granted unto him, that it hath been surreptitiously purchased from his majesty; in which opinion we desire to rest, and shall patiently wait for his majesty's answer to our desires, now again presented to his majesty in the Isle of Jersey.

These things being duly weighed and considered by foreign princes and states, we trust that, since we have never done any injury or wrong to them, but have rather been ready to perform all friendly duties in our power, as we have had occasion and opportunity, and seeing we only desire to enjoy our religion and liberties under his majesty, according to the word of God, and the laws and constitutions of this kirk and kingdom, and are most willing, upon just satisfaction given to our desires, presented to his majesty, and published to the world in print, not only to receive his majesty, and submit to his government, but also to contribute our best endeavours, by all lawful and necessary means, according to the covenant, and the duty of faithful subjects, that his majesty may be restored to the peaceable possession of the government of his other kingdoms; they will be mindful of that common rule of justice, known by the light of nature, and confirmed by our Saviour Christ, Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do so to them." And, therefore, as they would expect from us in the like case, we do expect from them, that they will neither contribute men nor monies, nor any other aid or assistance to a declared traitor, who is neither seeking his majesty's honour and happiness, nor the good of his native country, but merely to satisfy his own lusts, and ambitious ends and designs.

But, in a special manner, we do expect from all Protestant princes and states, that they will remember what

was said to Jchosophat for assisting Achab, "Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord? therefore is wrath upon thee from the Lord." And that, as they desire to keep the communion of saints, they will forbear to give him either countenance or assistance, but look upon him as a person justly excluded from civil society for his reasonable practices, and excommunicat ed from the church of Christ for his abominable transgressions.

If he shall come into this kingdom, we are confident that all those in whom the sense of the fear of God, duty to the king, and affection to their native country, is not utterly decayed and extinguished, will heartily and unanimously join to resist and oppose him, and to use their best endeavours, that he may be brought to condign and exemplary punishment.

But if there shall be any found in the land so foolish, base, and treacherous, as to hearken to the vain promises, and empty professions of that scandalous, wicked, and infamous pamphlet, published under the name of " A Declaration of his Excellency James Marquis of Montrose, Lieutenant-governor, and Captain-general for his Majesty of the Kingdom of Scotland," (which, in detestation thereof, we have caused burn publicly at the cross of Edinburgh by the hand of the common hangman,) and shall aid or assist the said James Graham, in his wick ed designs against religion, king, and kingdom, we do hereby declare all such as shall join or concur with him, or his adherents in arms, to be guilty of high treason, and to be punished and proceeded against, as the parliament, or their committees, shall think fit; and do further discharge all persons, of whatsoever quality or degree, to join with them in any oath, band, or associa tion whatsoever, or to assist or supply them and their adherents, or any of them, with men, money, arms, ammunition, victual, counsel, or intelligence, or to keep any sort of correspondence, public or private, with them, or any ways to aid or countenance them, or any of them, under the pain of being esteemed as rebels, and proceeded against as the parliament, or their committees, shall think fit; and this we declare to be instead of all letters

of intercommuning. And power and warrant is hereby given to all good subjects within this kingdom, to rise in arms for opposing and suppressing all such as shall join in rebellion, as they shall be called and required thereto by the lord general, lieutenant-general, or any others having authority for that effect. And for the encouragement of all such as shall suffer in opposing or suppressing them, we do farther declare, that not only the losses and sufferings of such as shall be active in the cause against them, shall be taken in special consideration, and repaired out of the estates of such as shall join in rebellion, as aforesaid; but their service shall be rewarded, according as they shall be found to deserve. And we do ordain these presents to be printed and published at the market-cross of Edinburgh, and other ordinary places of publication needful.

A. JOHNSTON, Clericus Registri.

No. XXII.

List of the Prisoners taken and killed by Colonel Strachan, when he defeated Montrose, published at Edinburgh a few days after the Bat

tle.

Prisoners.

LORD Frendraught,

Major-general Urry,
Lieutenant-colonel Stewart,
Lieutenant-colonel Hay, bro-
ther to the Laird of Naugh

ton,

Major Clark,

Captain Mortimer,

Routmaster Wallenson,

goons,

Captain Lawson,

Captain Lieutenant Gustar,
Lieutenant Verkin,
Lieutenant Andrew Osen,
Lieutenant Robert Touch,
Ernestie Buerham,
Lawrence Van Luttenburg,
Lieut. David Drummond,
Lieutenant William Ross,
Lieutenant Drummond,

Peter Sans, captain of dra- Lieutenant James Dun,

Captain Warden,
Captain Auchinleck,
Captain Spotiswood,
Captain Charteris,

Lieut. Alexander Stewart,

The Last Speech of Colonel William Sibbald, intended to have been spoken by him at his Execution, 7th January 1650.

GENTLEMEN, I am brought this day to this place, to pay a debt to nature before it be due; and by the malice and cruelty of my merciless enemies, I am sentenced to die a traitor to my country, for endeavouring to do service for my king, on whose happiness and welfare does depend the welfare of these kingdoms; and to whom I am bound, both by the law of God and man, to perform all faithful and loyal service. And as the cause for which I suffer proclaims my loyalty, so their sentence does declare to all the world their disloyalty, and their intentions against the king.

Their self-guiltiness makes cowardly spirits cruel; and such were their proceedings against me, as that I could not obtain an advocate to plead for me, nor any man skilful in the laws, either to advise with me, or to write my defence, though they knew me to be ignorant of the laws; thus is my innocence and integrity betrayed, partly by their malice and my own ignorance. The truth is, they did profer to do me any courtesy or

favour, if I would make an ingenuous confession, that is, accuse some noblemen and gentlemen of keeping correspondence with his majesty, or with the Marquis of Montrose; which, if I had done, I deserved to have been branded with perpetual infamy; for I never knew any man in this kingdom that did keep correspondence with them; neither had I commission from his majesty, or the Marquis of Montrose, to treat with any. I did indeed speak with some noblemen and gentlemen, because I was formerly obliged unto them for their love to me, and did expect from them small assistance to furnish me in my journey; but I never spake with them concerning the public affairs, any farther than the weekly gazettes made known to all the world. If these great fish could have been taken in our statesmen's nets, it might have been that such a minim as I should have escaped the bailiff of the fish-market's hands this day.

I have been from my youth a soldier; and though that calling in itself be honourable, yet men in that calling have greater occasions and provocations to sin than in any private calling. Besides, naturally my youth led me to some abominable sins, and custom in them for many years detained me captive unto them; so that I cannot but confess, that to me appertaineth shame and confusion in this life, and damnation of soul and body eternally in hell's fire, if God should deal with me according to my desert. My comfort is, that the blood of my Saviour cries louder in his ears for mercy than my sins do for vengeance; and that He who hath promised a free pardon and remission unto all penitent sinners, through faith in Jesus Christ, will purge and cleanse my soul from all uncleanness, and deliver me from all bloodguiltiness, by the blood of his Son our Saviour. The true sorrow that I find in my soul for my former sins, and that godly resolution and stedfast purpose I have to lead a new life, if it please God to continue it, together with the joy, the patience, and the courage I have to suffer, gives some assurance of this blessed hope, that, through faith in Jesus Christ my Saviour, my penitent soul, though sinful, shall be saved.