Fife, himself in rather a staggering state[1] at present, worthy old gentleman!
‘Whereas we are marching with the Parliament’s Army into the Kingdom of Scotland, in pursuance of the remaining part of the Enemy who lately invaded the Kingdom of England, and for the recovery of the Garrisons of Berwick and Carlisle:
‘These are to declare, That if any Officer or Soldier under my command shall take or demand any money; or shall violently take any horses, goods or victual, without order; or shall abuse the people in any sort, he shall be tried by a Council of War: and the said person so offending shall be punished, according to the Articles of War made for the government of the Army in the Kingdom of England, which punishment is death.
‘Each Colonel, or other chief Officer in every regiment, is to transcribe a copy of this; and to cause the same to be delivered to each Captain in his regiment: and every said Captain of each respective troop and company is to publish the same to his troop or company; and to take a strict course that nothing be done contrary hereunto.
Given under my hand, this 20th September 1648.
FOR THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE COMMITTEE OF ESTATES OF THE KINGDOM OF SCOTLAND, AT EDINBURGH: THESE
Right Honourable,—We perceive that there was upon our
- ↑ Scot of Scotstarvet’s Staggering State of Scots Statesmen is the strange Title of his strange little Book: not a Satire at all, but a Homily on Life’s Nothingness, enforced by examples; gives in brief compass, not without a rude Laconic geniality, the cream of Scotch Biographic History in that age, and unconsciously a curious self-portrait of the Writer withal.
- ↑ Newspapers in Cromwelliana, p. 40.
