Borthwick Castle, Edinburgh – engraving (2)

(Continued from earlier picture) In 1650 Oliver Cromwell laid siege to the Castle and sent the adhering to letter to the ninth Lord Borthwick, on 18 November 1650: “Sir – I thought match to ship this trumpet to you, to enable you know, that if you please to stroll away with your enterprise, and provide… Continue reading Borthwick Castle, Edinburgh – engraving (2)