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removing the King, After passing some time at Paris Charles returned to Jersey which still acknowledged his authority, from thence proceded to Brida. when he met the commissioners from Scotland and learnt the final stipulations on which the Scots consented to receive him--One of the principal stipulations was to bind himself by his royal promise to take the Covenant and accordingly when he arrived int he Forth of Cromarty before he was permitted to land, he was required to sign the covenant. Cromwel was declared Captain general of all the forces in England, and he immediately marched into Scotland with an Army of 16,000 men--No victory could be more complete than this which was obtained by Cromwel Charles reduced to dispair embraced a resolution worthy of a Young Prince contending for empire--Having the way open be resolved immediately to march into England where he expected that all his Friends, and all those who were discontented with the
