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90 The Highland Monthly
what you intend to doe with the Irish forces, and in case
you doe intend the Irish forces shall stay there, I desire
you will please to write to L. Col. Finch who commands
the Irish Forces under Col. Brayne that they may stay
there, for I finde they are something unwilling unless they
putt your Highnesse to that trouble & therfore now the
letter may be speeded to him as soone as may be if your
Highnesse thinke fitt. Col. Morgan is att present about
ye Bray of Marre, & Col. Twisleton neere Glasgowe with
Col. Pride's Regiment.
Campe at Rulhven in Badgenoth,
7 July 1654.
I remain, &c.,
George Monck.
III.- MONCK TO CROMWELL.
May itt please your Highnesse,
Being returned hither 1 thought itt my duty to
present your Highnesse with the enclosed acct. of these
forces' six weeks march in the Hills, which I humbly tender
to your consideration, and remayne,
Your Highnesses most humble Servent,
George Monck.
Sterling, 29'h July, i6s4.
Narraiive of Proceedings in the Hids from fune p to
2g July, 16j^. \^Endorseinenti\
Uppon Friday the 9th of June I marched with Col.
Okey's, and the Regiment of Horse late Major Generall
Harrison's, and 50 of Capt. Green's troope of Dragoones,
my owne. Col. Overton's, 4 companies of Sir Wm. Constable's,
one of Col. Fairfax's, and one of Col. Alured's
Regiment of Foote, from S. Johnston's for the Hills, and
coming uppon the 12th to Lough Tay. Understanding that
an Island therein was garrison'd by the Fnemy I sent a
summons to the Governour, Capt. Donald Robertson, who
att first returned answer. That hee would keepe itt for his
Majistie's service to the expence of his laste droppe of
bloud, but uppon the preparation of floates for the storming
of itt, he rendred the Garrison uppon articles the 14th of
June, whereuppon considering that Balloch the Laird of
Glenury's^ House, Weem's Castle, and the Isle were con-
' Glenorchy.