The Scotch military discipline learned from the valiant Swede, and collected for the use of all worthy commanders favouring the laudable profession of armes: By Major Generall Monro, being novv generall of all the Scotch forces against the rebels in Ireland, communicates his abridgement of exercise, in divers practicall observations for the younger officers better instruction; ending with the souldiers meditations going on in service.

The tenth Duety discharged of our March unto Lowland, leaving three Companies in Fune.

MY Colonell and his Officers being parted for Scotland to bring over a Recrew, I being left to command the Regiment: In November I received orders from his Majesty to leave three Companies in Funland and to march my selfe, with the other foure Companies, and the Regiment staffe unto Lowland: the reason of our march was: the Emperi∣alists having by shipping crossed the Belt, and taken the Isle of Feamor un∣der their contribution, Lowland the Queene Mothers dowry being next unto it, and without souldiers, his Majesty was afraid the enemy out of Feamor might set over with shipping, destroy the land, and retire againe, seeing there was no fortified City within Lowland, though it was the Fertilest soyle within Denmark: to prevent this inconvenience, I was ordained to march thither, and to quarter the Companies in the most convenient parts of the land, and to remaine there during his Majesties will, having onely charge to watch where our Garrisons lay, and the Boores were ordained to watch night and day alongst the coast, at such places where the enemy might land: This march though short was tedious, being in the middest of winter the wayes deepe and foule, being fat clay ground, the best and fertillest part in Denmark; and the march was the more troublesome, that we were forced in the winter time to crosse the Seas over the Belt twice.

Marching through Langland, having quartered there a night, there happe∣ned an odious complaint to be made on a souldier called Mac-Myer of Monro his Company, for forcing the Boores daughter, where he quartered. The Boore complaines to the Commissary, and the Commissary to me; to satisfie justice, we called a Councell of warres (having our Auditor with us) of the Regiment Officers; the businesse exactly examined, according to his Majesties Articles, the souldier was condemned to die, and to be shot at a post, to terrifie others by his example from the like hainous sinne: The soul∣dier getting time for that night to prepare himselfe for death, the minister

instructing him of his duety, the next morning the companies drawen to Armes, a Guard was directed to see the execution, the souldier couragious∣ly and Christianly resolved, being tied to a post was shot dead by his came∣rades, who without any delay executed the command laid on them by the malefactor, whose Corpes was presently buried. The next day having shipt, we crost over unto Lowland, where, according to his Majesties orders, we were well quarteredand courteously received. The Colonells company and Sr. Patrick Mac-Geys with the staffe, were quartered with me in Marbe, Captaine Mac-kenyee his company were quartered in Rubee, and Captaine Monro his company in Necoppine, where the Queene mother did remaine.