the example shewn shown by his His
R. H. who always march'd marched on foot at
the Head head of his men.
As soon as we pass'd the river River Esk Ld.Geo.
Murray * Lord George Murray with the Low
low country men countrymen advanced
set sett out befor before for
Glasgow; On on the 21t twenty first
we marched from Annan to Dumfreis Dumfrice,
on the 22d twenty second to Drumlainrig
Drumlinrig on the 24th twenty
fourth to Douglas Castle, and on the 25th twenty
fifth to Hamilton. His R. H. stayed staid
one day at the Palace palace of D. Hamiltn
& Duke Hamilton, and hunted. there, on
On the 27th twenty seventh we marched
for Glasgow & arrived on 26th where we stayed
staid near a week and cess'd that Town laid
a new cess upon the town who had taken arms agt e
against the P. while we were in ? Eng he
was in England. on the 9th On the 6th
sixth of January we march'd marched from
Glasgow to Cumbernald Cumbernauld & and
on the 7th from thence to Falkirk, Nixt
Next day orders were sent to the Army army
at Perth to Join join us, and with
the Artilery artillery to invest Stirling:Castle
Stirling Castle. After staying about aweek a
week, 4 four of our 6 six Highland
Regiments regiments which were had
been were in Engld. England were
ordered to March march to Lithgow Linlithgow
under night, both to levy the publick money and carry off
the provisions which had been ordered to be provided for the
English Army army now conveened conveend
about Edn. Edinburgh under the Command
command of Genl. Hawley General Hawly
and who was now advancing advanceing
towards us. Here we were Joined by Ld Now the P.
was joind by Lord John Drummond with the pickets of the
Irish Brigade bragade from France, Ld
and Lord Lewis Gordon who had formerly joined
joind the P. at Edn Edinburgh and went
was sent North north, before his
R. H. march'd into Engld marched into England,
to raise more men in his Brother D Gordon's brother
the Duke of Gordons Lands lands. (who
and who had defeated aparty of the Govermt. forces under
Ld. Lowdon He had also defeated some hundereds
hundreds of the Mcloeds McLoads &
and Grants under the Comd command
of the Lairds Laird of Mccloed
Grant & Coleairn & the Laird of Mccloed &c
Grant & Coleairn at Inverury near Aberdn,) McLoad
and Culcairns &c, at Inverury near Aberdeen. this
happen This happend
*Marginal notes: (This note divided by the insert in the
main text referring to Glasgow. C.E.M.)
Mcd
jorl.
D.C. made himself master of Carlyle after the our Garison
had made abetter defence than (?) did agt us.
Bd.
Cumb afterw's return'd to London and the Engl. Army fm N.Casl
were ordered down to Scotl.d See Scots mag. B:
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