160.
** Rush, vol.vii.p 108.
*** 15th August, 1645.
The royalists put to sword six thousand of their enemies, and left the Covenanters no remains of any army in Scotland.

The whole kingdom was shaken with these repeated successes of Montrose; and many noblemen, who secretly favored the royal cause, now declared openly for it when they saw a force able to support them.

The marquis of Douglas, the earls of Annandale and Hartfield, the lords Fleming, Seton, Maderty, Carnegy, with many others, flocked to the royal standard.

Edinburgh opened its gates, and gave liberty to all the prisoners there detained by the Covenanters.

Among the rest was Lord Ogilvy, son of Airly, whose family had contributed extremely to the victory gained at Kilsyth.[*] David Lesly was detached from the army in England, and marched to the relief of his distressed party in Scotland.