The Marquis of Montrose . o accept it. For the Covenanthad got wind of the intentions of the pair, and whileMontrose was reading the letter, Callander, withSinclair and Turner in tow, was marching —who had once been Almond and a party tothe Cumbernauld Bond—presently occupied Dumfries,while Montrose and his handful recrossed the two events had befallen the Royalist had received his patent of marquis from the king,and had been excommunicated by the Kirk inEdinburgh. The latter honour was also conferredat the same time upon Huntly, who had just beenattem
The Marquis of Montrose . o accept it. For the Covenanthad got wind of the intentions of the pair, and whileMontrose was reading the letter, Callander, withSinclair and Turner in tow, was marching —who had once been Almond and a party tothe Cumbernauld Bond—presently occupied Dumfries,while Montrose and his handful recrossed the two events had befallen the Royalist had received his patent of marquis from the king,and had been excommunicated by the Kirk inEdinburgh. The latter honour was also conferredat the same time upon Huntly, who had just beenattempting an aimless and ill-managed rising in thenorth, and was now hiding in Strathnaver. For two months Montrose waited for Scottish newsand kept Callander busy on the western Newcastle had flung himself into York,where he was closely beset by Leven, Fairfax, andManchester. The centre of the war was shiftingnorthward, but Montrose had no better share in itthan desultory Border fighting. He got together. THE CURTAIN RISES. 75 a few troops, and captured Morpeth after a siege oftwenty days. This exploit, performed without a singlecannon, has scarcely been given the credit it deserves/^^He collected supplies in Northumberland, and succeededin getting them into Newcastle-on-Tyne. Presently hereceived a summons from Prince Rupert, then marchingthrough Lancashire to the relief of York. He setoff to join him, but before they met the kings causehad suffered its first crushing disaster. Rupert indeedrelieved York, but on the 2nd of July, about five in theafternoon, he met the Parliamentary forces on MarstonMoor, and discovered that new thing in England—theshock of Cromwells horse. His army was scattered,Newcastle fled overseas, and he himself with somesix thousand troops rode west into the hills. Twodays after the battle, Montrose found him in an inn atRichmond, but Rupert had nothing to give ; on thecontrary, he stood much in need of Montroses scantyrecruits. So wi
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