A
true
Relation
OF
THE
Horrid
and
Bloody
Massacre
IN
SCOTLAND
,
By
the
Irish
Papists
;
who
Landed
Sixty
Miles
from
Edinburgh
,
putting
all
to
Fire
and
Sword
,
in
their
way
to
that
City
.
Barwick
Decemb.
23
,
1688
.
SIR
,
YEster-night
we
had
the
sad
and
surprizeing
News
,
by
an
Express
of
the
Council
of
Scotland
to
our
Governor
,
that
about
20000.
Irish
were
Landed
in
Scotland
,
about
Sixty
Miles
from
Edinburgh
,
putting
all
to
Fire
and
Sword
;
to
whom
't
is
said
the
Apostate
Chancellour
of
that
Kingdom
,
will
joyn
with
the
rest
of
the
Bloody
Papists
there
.
And
truly
,
Sir
,
that
Kingdom
being
un-arm'd
,
and
undisciplined
,
those
Massacres
will
in
short
space
run
a
great
length
.
I
desire
you
may
disperse
this
News
abroad
,
if
it
be
not
in
Town
,
before
your
Receipt
of
this
;
for
that
Country
,
and
the
North
of
England
,
without
speedy
relief
,
is
in
great
danger
of
depopulation
:
And
the
Duke
of
Gordon
hath
in
his
possession
the
Castle
of
Edinburgh
;
whereby
he
can
at
pleasure
level
that
City
with
the
Ground
.
At
12
of
the
Clock
yester-night
,
our
Governor
,
Lieutenant
Collonel
Billingsley
,
dispatched
an
Express
to
the
Lords
Danby
and
Lumley
,
for
drawing
their
Forces
to
this
Town
.
I
received
yours
to
day
,
which
being
Sabbath
day
,
I
beg
your
Pardon
for
brevity
.
I
was
told
,
they
see
some
of
the
Fires
and
Burnings
of
those
Rebels
at
Edinburgh
;
this
is
the
beginning
of
the
Discovery
of
the
Popish
Intrigue
.
God
defend
England
from
the
French
,
and
his
Highness
the
Prince
of
Orange
from
Bloody
Popish
attempts
.