Chap. X. 'I'be HIS T 0 R Y of the PuRITANs~ 331 caufe, by trifling away a whole month in the north, gave the engilfo ar- K. C~ar~es I• • mv which was difl:ributed into various parts, time to re-unite and defeat ~· a!( ;heir enterprizes. ' The Scots invading England in this hoflile manner, and in the midfl: of fo many infurreCl:ions, awakened men's fears, and made them appre– hend the caufe was to be fought over again. And while the parliament was alarmed on every fide, the englijh army gave them firong affurances they would fiand by them, and march wherefoever the committee of the two houfes (appointed to manage their motions) lhould direCt. How– ever general Fairfax who engaged heartily againft the cavaliers, refufing to march againll: the ji·ots, becaufe they had openly declared for the co·venant, Colonel Lambert was ordered into the north, with a flying fqua- And is dt– dron to h~rrafs them, tilllieutenant-g~neral Cr~n:wcll coul~ come out of~~~~:~u. Wales to h1s ailiflance. The fcots bavHJg been JOmed by S1r l'ifarmadukc Langdale, who had feized the important town of Ber'loic, marched through Cumber/and and W'!Jimor!and into Lancajhire without oppofition; but upon the 17th of Augujl, Cromwe!! having joined Lambert and refrdhed his troops, faced them near Prefivn with eight or ten thoufand men, and after a lharp engagement with the cavaliers under Sir Mannaduke Langdale, who were almofi a day's march before the duke, routed the whole fcots army, and took eight or nine thoufand prifoners, with all their artillery and baggage; Hamilton fled with three thoufand horfe, but was fo clofely purfu ed by Lambert, that he furrendered without firikiug another {l:roke, and all his men were difperfed or made prifoners. Cromwell after this aCtion purfued his victory, marcbing direCtly to Edinburgh, which opened its gates, and having entered the city and changed the magifiracy to his mind, he left three regiments of horfe to keep the country quiet, and returned into England Oflober 11. laden with martial glory and renown. Before the army left London, and while their influence over the par- Promdi11gs liament continued, the commons having taken into confideration the of parliament affair of fettling the goverment, voted unanimoufly, that the govern- Rufhw. P· ment of the kingdom lhould. be fiill by ki11g, lords, and commons, ami 1074 ' that the propofitions at Hampton -Court lhould be the ground-work for a fettlement; which lhe.ws that there was no defign as yet formed of changing the government into a commonwealth, at leall: nothing appeared, though the agitators, who were the chief managers of the army, began to mu tter, that if the king could not be brought to reafon, he mufi be fet afide, and the duke of Gloucefter or one of his younger children placed on the throne, · ' Uuz The
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