A GENERAL HISTORY OF SCOTLAND, 1081 FROM THE EARLIEST ACCOUNTS то THE PRESENT TIM E. By WILLIAM GUTHRIE, Efq. VOLUME THE TENT H. LONDON, Printed for the AUTHOR, by A. HAMILTON; And fold by ROBINSON and ROBERTS, in Paternoster-Row. MDCCLXVIII, ср THE Commo HE committee of eftates ftill continued A. D. 1648. to fit; but they were afraid of Cromwell, tions in Argyle, and Lothian. The two latter had Scotland. all along kept a correfpondence with the former, and had at this very time collected all their force in the weft. Lanerk, who was a man of more spirit than his brother, endeavoured to re-affure them; but their dejection was fuch, that he could do nothing effectually for the king. The committee of eftates moved towards Linlithgow, with an intention to take poft at Stirling, which was poffeffed by Argyle. They were followed by Monro, who defeated |