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Title:  Flagellum, or, The life and death, birth and burial of Oliver Cromwel faithfully described in an exact account of his policies and successes, not heretofore published or discovered / by S.T., Gent.
Author: Heath, James, 1629-1664.
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and Friendship betwixt the two People, and that he was willing by Conference to give and receive satisfaction therein, otherwise to decide the Justice of that Cause by Battle. To which when no Answer would be returned, he advanced on the 10. of August (having recruited his Army by those Provisions that were plentifully brought by Sea, the Fleet Sailing an even pace with him and observing the same signals) on the West-side of Edinborough up to the Line of the Scotch Ar∣my playing his Cannon, which were likevvise ansvvered, and Encamped on Pentland-hills a little above Edinborough-castle; intending to March for Queens-ferry, but the Passes vvere so difficult, and other Considerations intervened, that he proceeded no further. Next morning came a Letter to Him with a Declaration from the Estates and Kirk by found of Trumpet, Declaring that the quartel being novv stated, and the King ready to consent to their demands, they vvere resolved to put it to the Issue and that the World may see vvhat that vvas like to prove, it vvill be vvorthy the memory of Those Transacti∣ons, to particularize them in this short abstract.Cromwell being thus fat advanced unto Scot∣land, beyond the most advised Fears of the Par∣liament of Scotland (who had newly welcomed the King at St. Johnstons) and their Army yet unprepared to sight him, they thought fit to en∣tertain his Time and divert his Hast with a Decla∣ration, wherein most abominably they disowned 0