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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 Majesties 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 of ; so that onely 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 Enghsh and Scots, His Majesty expressed 

 an extraordinary courage ; and though his army was 

 in a manner destroyed, yet the glory of an heroick 

 prince remained with our gracious soveraign. 



In the mean time, whilest His Majesty was yet in 

 Scotland, and before he marched with his army into 

 England, it happened that the elector of Brandenburg, 

 and Duke of Newburg, upon some differences, having 

 raised forces against each other, but afterwards 

 concluded a peace between them, were pleased to 

 profer those forces to My Lord for His Majesties use 



