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( 33 ) my horſe, and went to Dunſe, and lay down in a bed, and cauſed them to give me into the bed, a big tin-ſtoup full of water, whereby a ſweat was procured; ſo that before night I was able to riſe and put on my cloaths. When the whole army was come up, it was found that there was want of powder and of bread, the biſket being ſpoiled, and of cloath to be huts to the ſoldiers. This produced ſome fears that the expedition might be delayed for that year. One day when the committee of eſtates and general officers, and ſome miniſters were met in the caſtle of Dunſe, and were at prayer, and conſulting what to do, an officer of the guard comes, and knocks rudely at the door of the room where we were; and told there was treachery diſcovered, for he going to a big cellar in the bottom of the houſe ſeeking for ſome other thing, had found a great many barrels of powder, which he apprehended was intended to blow us all up. After ſearch, it was found that the powder had been laid in there the year before, when the-army departed from Dunſe-law after the pacification, and had been forgotten. Therefore having found powder, the earls of Rothes and Lowdon, Mr. Alexander Henderſon, and Mr. Archibald Johnſton were ſent to Edinburgh, and within a few days brought as much meal and cloath to the ſoldiers, by the gift of well-affected people there, as ſufficed the whole army. The 20th of Auguſt 1640. the army marched into England; and after fome little oppoſition made by the Engliſh army, paſſed Tine at Newburn; had Newcaſtle rendred to them, and after two petitions to the king, followed the treaty at Ripon, and thereafter the Parliament of England in November following, where the large treaty was concluded. It was laid upon me by the presbytery of the army, to draw up a narration of what happened in that skirmiſh, at Newburn, which I did in a paper out of that I ſaw or heard from others, by the help of the Lieutenant-general.

It was very,refreſhful to remark, that after we came to a quarter at night, there was nothing to be heard almoſt through the whole army, but ſinging of Pſalms, prayer, and reading of Scripture, by the ſoldiers in their ſeveral huts, and I was informed, there was large more the year Rh