Hamilton, with better reason, complained of the precipitate humor of the English royalists, who, by their ill-timed insurrections, forced him to march his army before his levies were completed, or his preparations in any forwardness.
No commotions beyond a tumult of the apprentices, which was soon suppressed, were raised in London: the terror of the army kept the citizens in subjection.

The parliament was so overawed, that they declared the Scots to be enemies, and all who joined them traitors.
Ninety members, however, of the lower house had the courage to dissent from this vote.
Cromwell and the military council prepared themselves with vigor and conduct for defence.

The establishment of the army was at this time twenty-six thousand men; but by enlisting supernumeraries the regiments were greatly augmented, and commonly consisted of more than double their stated complement.[*] * Whitlocke, p.

284.
Colonel Horton first attacked the revolted troops in Wales, and gave them a considerable defeat.

The remnants of the vanquished threw themselves into Pembroke, and were there closely besieged, and soon after taken by Cromwell.