54 The Life of William, Duke of Newcastle 



reasons, or some others best known to his Majesty, was em- 

 braced ; his Majesty agreeing with the Scots so far (notwith- 

 standing they were so unreasonable in their treaty, that his 

 Majesty had hardly patience to hear them), that he resolved 

 to go into Scotland in person ; and though my Lord had an 

 earnest desire to wait on his Majesty thither, yet the Scots 

 would not suffer him to come, or be in any part of that kingdom. 

 Wherefore, out of his loyalty and duty, he gave his Majesty 

 the best advice he could, viz. that he conceived it most safe 

 for his Majesty to adhere to the Earl of Argyle's party, which 

 he supposed to be the strongest ; but especially, to reconcile 

 Hamilton's and Argyle's party, and compose the differences 

 between them ; for then his Majesty would be sure of two 

 parties, whereas otherwise he would leave an enemy behind 

 him, which might cause his overthrow, and endanger his 

 Majesty's person ; and if his Majesty could but get the power 

 into his own hands, he might do hereafter what he pleased. 



His Majesty being arrived in Scotland, ordered his affairs 

 so wisely, that soon after he got an army to march with him 

 into England ; but whether they were all loyal, is not for me 

 to dispute. However, Argyle was discontented, as it appeared 

 by two complaining letters he sent to my Lord, which my 

 Lord gave his Majesty notice oi 1 ; so that only the Duke of 

 Hamilton went with his Majesty, who fought and died like a 

 valiant man, and a loyal subject. In this fight between the 

 English and Scots, his Majesty expressed an extraordinary 

 courage ; and though his army was in a manner destroyed, 

 yet the glory of an heroic prince remained with our gracious 

 sovereign. 



In the meantime, whilst his Majesty was yet in Scotland, 

 and before he marched with his army into England, it hap- 

 pened that the Elector of Brandenburg, and Duke of Neuburg, 

 upon some differences, having raised forces against each 

 other, but afterwards concluded a peace between them, were 

 pleased to proffer those forces to my Lord for his Majesty's 

 use and service, which (as the Lord Chancellor, who was then 

 in France, sent word to my Lord) was the only foreign proffer 

 that had been made to his Majesty. My Lord immediately 



i. l Four letters written to Newcastle in Dec. 1650 and Jan. 165 1 by noblemen then 

 with the King in Scotland are printed in Portland MSS. ii, 136-9. One is from Argyle, 

 but it does not refer to the march into England. 



