Alexander Popham John Goodwyn Francis Thorpe Anthony Ashley-Cooper John Southby Richard Greenhill Thomas Adams Richard Browne Richard Darly Thomas St. Nicholas William James John Boyse Charles Hall John Jones William Wolley Richard Radcliffe William Saville Theophilus Biddolph Henry Mildmay Harbottle Grimstone William Welby Charles Hussey Edmund Harvey John Sicklemore William Doyly Ralph Hare John Hubbard Oliver Raymond Jeremy Bentley Philip Woodhouse John Buxton William Bloyle William Gibbs Thomas Southerton Thomas Bowes Edward Harloe John Hanson Clement Throckmorton Daniel Wall Henry Worth Richard Luey John Witrong George Courthop Samuel Got John Buckland Robert Long John Northcott John Young John Dodderida Henry Hungerford Salisbury Edward Yooker William Morris John Hale Edward Turner Challoner Chute Daniel Shatterden Thomas Styles Richard Beale John Scylliard Walter Moyle Walter Vinsent John Gell Henry Atlington Henry Tempest James Clavering John Stanhop Peneston Whaley Abel Barker Samuel Moore Thomas Miners John Bowyer Samuel Jones John Aston Richard Hinton Andrew Lloyd Edward Hooper Richard Wyren John Fagg Thomas Rivers Henry Peckham Charles Lloyd John Thurlane William Fisher John Gore Rowland Litton 23. The House ordered that no Private Petition should be read in the House for a month and that no Petition presented to the Parliament be printed before it is read in the House 24. The fast day 26. The Bill Intituled An Act for Renouncing and disannulling the pretended Title of Charles Stuart c. was read the Third time and passed 29. Several members being absent the House ordered That all persons that have been or shall be approved do attend on Munday next Alderman Tichburn was chosen Lord Mayor of the City of London October 1656. 1. Upon consideration of the business of the Spanish War the House resolved That the War against the Spaniard was undertaken upon just and necessary grounds and for the good of the People of this Common-wealth and the Parliament doth approve thereof and will by Gods blessing assist his Highness therein and appointed a day to consider of the manner of carrying on that War A Petition of one Aged Ninety Six Years For arrears of Wages due to him as Servant to the late King James and King Charles 2. A Letter from Captain Stayner to General Blake and General Montague sent by them to the Protector wherein was an Account of the Ingagement with the West India Spanish Fleet that the Vice Admiral and one more were sunk and two Burnt and one taken and that the Captain saith she hath in her two millions of Silver and that it was believed the Vice Admiral had as much That the Plymouth Frigot chased another of the Spanish Ships who ran a shore between St. Peters and Cape Degar A Thanksgiving day appointed for the success The Lord Willoughby moved the Protector for his Inlargement out of Prison and for leave to go to Surrinam 6. The French Ambassador had audience 11. The House approved the Lord Commissioner Fiennes and the Lord Commissioner L'isle to be Commissioners of the great Seal and the Lord Cheif Justice Glynn to be Chief Justice of the Upper Bench. 31. James Naylor and others being in prison at Bristol and accused for Blasphemies and other great misdemeanors a Committee was appointed to send for them and to Examine the matter and Witnesses November 1656. 1. Letters That care is taken to bring the Silver from Portsmouth that was taken in the Spanish Gallion 4. Upon General Montague's coming into the House the Speaker gave him the thanks of the House for his great and good Services done for this Common-wealth at Sea 12. Debates to take away the Court of Wards and for the Vnion of Scotland and England 15. Debates touching Registring of Marriages and Burials 17. Proceedings upon the Bill for the Vnion of Scotland and England 27. The Protector came to the Painted Chamber and sent a Serjeant at Arms to give notice to the House that he was come the Speaker and the whole House went to the Painted Chamber where his Highness in the presence of the Lord President and the rest of the Council The Lords Commissioners of the great Seal The Lords Commissioners of the Treasury The Lords Chief Justices of the Benches The Master of the Rolls and the rest of the Judges gave his consent to these following Bills An Act That passing of Bills shall not determine this present session of Parliament An Act for renouncing and disanulling the pretended Title of Charles Stuart c. An Act for the security of his Highness the Lord Protector his Person and continuance of the nation in Peace and Safety An Act for taking away the Court of Wards and Liveries An Act for the Exportation of several commodities of the Breed Growths and Manufacture of this Common-wealth December 1656. 1. Applications to several members by the Spanish Merchants in the business of their trade 2. Applications by the Doctors and other Civilians for keeping up their Profession 4. The Earl of Abercorne sollicited upon his petition in Parliament 6. James Nayler was sent for and heard at the bar of the House it was thought by many that he was too fiercely prosecuted by some rigid men 8. The House resolved That James Nayler is guilty of horrid Blasphemy and that he is a grand Impostor and a great Seducer of the People The Bill to take away purveyance and another for Navigatiou were read 13. Several members spake to make an end of the business of James Naylor which had taken up too much of their time 17. Mr. Speaker by order of the House pronounced Judgment against James Naylor to stand in the Pillory two hours at Westminster to be whipped by the Hangman through the streets from Westminster to the Old Exchange and there to stand in the Pillory two hours more and that his Tongue be bored through with a Hot Iron and that he be stigmatized in the forehead with the lettter B. And that he be afterwards sent to Bristol and conveyed through the City on a Horse bare ridged and his face backward and there likewise whipped in the Market-place And that from thence he should be brought to London and committed to Prison in Bridewel and there to be restrained from all Company and kept to hard labour till he shall be released by Parliament and during that time to be debarred from the use of Pen Ink and Paper and to have no relief but what he earns by his labour 23. The House were debating how to provide mony for the War with Spain whilst some Members took liberty of absence 24. A Bill for probate of Wills and granting of Administration read 25. A Bill for preservation of the Timber in the Forrest of Dean ordered to be Ingrossed 31. The House voted that all absent Members that should not attend on that day fortnight should forfeit 20 l. to be paid before they come into the House January 1656. 2.
Regal Government and now take up Arms and Invade England He declares all those who have already entred or shall enter in warlike-manner in England their Adherents and Assistants to be Rebels and Traytors Yet if they shall acknowledge their former Crimes and crave pardon he tenders it to them A Prayer was likewise published to be said in all Churches for the King in his Expedition against the Rebels of Scotland But nothing could alter the opinion and humour of divers of the Officers and private Souldiers of his Army who in their March to their Rendezvous spared not to declare their Judgments against this War and that they would not fight to maintain the pride and power of the Bishops And this their Resolution seemed not to be feigned by the ill success afterwards The Lord Conway Commander in chief then upon the place to secure some Passes August 27. drew out Twelve hundred Horse and two thousand Foot placing the Foot under a Breast-work to gall the Scots in their pass over the River Tine near New-Castle General Lesley over-night had planted nine Pieces of Ordnance on his side of the River and blinded them with Bushes In the Morning he craves leave of the Lord Conway to pass with his Petition to the King he was admitted to pass with a considerable Number but not with his Army But Lesley would not divide his Forces and Foards over three hundred Horse whom the English behind the Breast-work forced to retire and Lesley to relieve them plays his Cannon from the Blind upon the English drove them from their Post and they cast down their Arms and fled Then their Horse advanced upon Wilmot Commissary General of the King's Horse who accompanied with prime Gentlemen stood to the Charge of the Scots Horse and Cannon till galled and over-powred with Number they retired in disorder three hundred of them being slain and taken Prisoners Conway was fain to Retreat with this Ill News to the King whom he found at North Allerton Sir Jacob Ashley Governour of Newcastle for the King quitted that Town to the Scots and they became possest of it and within two days after of Durham likewise Strafford brought up the Rear of the Army retreating to York where the King staid and the miscarriage of Conway was examin'd who being accused of Cowardise or Treachery used his best Art and Flourishes to vindicate himself yet something stuck upon him The English Garrison at Berwick Issued out and recovered some Peices of Cannon which Lesley had left at Dunce as not usefull for his Train This gave Alarm to the Earl of Hadington who with two thousand Horse and Foot pursued and rescued the Cannon and the next day he and twenty more Knights and Gentlemen in an instant were all slain by an accident of Fire which blew up the Magazine of Powder in a Vault and they were killed by the Stones which flew from the Vault The Scots having got on this side the Breeze in a warmer and more fruitful Country than their own with Fires of Newcastle Coal with Meat Drink and Lodging of the best They now Petition the King In the Name of the Lords of the last Parliament and others his Majestie 's Loyal Subjects of Scotland Complaining of their Grievances in general for relief whereof they are constrained to come without prejudice to the Peace of England till they were with Arms opposed their Passage at Newborn and now present themselves to his Majestie 's goodness for satisfaction of their full Demands and repair of their Wrongs and Losses with the Advice of the Parliament of England to be Convented The King answers That he expects their particular Demands having already summoned the Peers of England to meet at York September 24. and commands them to advance no further The Scots three days after sent their particular Demands 1. That the late Acts of Parliament may be published in his Majestie 's Name with the States of Parliament 2. That Edenburgh Castle and other Strengths of Scotland may be fortified and used for our defence and security 3. That our Country-men in England and Ireland may not be pressed with Oaths and Subscriptions contrary to the National Oath and Covenant 4. That the common Incendiaries may receive their Censure 5. That our Ships and Goods and Damage may be restored 6. That the Wrongs Losses and Charges which all the time we have sustained may be repaired 7. That the Declarations against us as Traytors may be recalled 8. That by Advice of the Parliament of England Garrisons may be removed from the Borders and all Impediments of free Trade and Peace settled for our Religion and Liberties 9. That the meeting of the Peers the 24th Septem will be too long ere the Parliament be convened the only means of settling Peace and enabling us to obey his Majestie 's Commands In this time some of the English Lords well affected to a Parliament and no bitter enemies to the Covenanters had framed a Petition which they sent by some of their number to the King to York and it was to this effect They set forth their Zeal to the King and Kingdom moving them to be seech his Majestie 's leave to offer to his Princely Wisdom the Apprehension they and others of his Loyal Subjects have of the Distempers and Dangers to the Church and State and to his Person and the means to prevent them The Evils they mention are first That his Sacred Person is exposed to danger in this Expedition and by the War his Revenue wasted his Subjects burdened with Coat and Conduct-money Billetting of Souldiers and other Military Charges and divers Rapines and Disorders by the Souldiers and the Kingdom full of fears and Discontents 2. The Innovations in matters of Religion the Oath and Canons lately Imposed 3. The great Increase of Popery and imploying Popish Recusants and others ill affected to Religion in places of Power and Trust 4. The Mischiefs which may fall if the Intentions which have been credibly reported of bringing in Irish and foreign Forces should take effect 5. The urging of Ship-money and prosecuting Sheriffs for not Levying of it 6. The heavy Charge upon Merchandize and the Monopolies 7. The great Grief of the Subjects by long Intermission of Parliaments and the late and former Dissolutions of them For Remedy they humbly beseech his Majesty to summon a Parliament whereby the Causes of these Grievances may be taken away and the Authors and Counsellors of them punished That the present War may be composed without Blood to the honour and safety of the King the comfort of his People and the uniting of both Realms Concluded August 28. 1640. Subscribed Bedford Essex Mulgrave Say and Seal Ed. Howard E. of Bristoll Hartford Warwick Bullingbrook Mandevill Brook Paget The King's Answer to this Petition was That before the receipt of it he well foresaw the danger that threatens Himself and Crown and therefore resolved to
called them Straffordians This being informed to the House by some who were named in that List as a high breach of the Priviledge of Parliament yet being the act of a Multitude no redress was endeavoured These Tumults were accompanied with an Information of some practice in the North to distract the English Army and to debauch them against the Parliament These Passages occasioned a Debate in the House of Commons about a National Protestation to maintain the Protestant Religion against Popery the King's Person the Power of Parliament and the Rights and Liberties of the Subject May 5. This Protestation was taken by the Commons House the next day by the Lords and ordered to be generally taken by all the People of England The House of Commons then took in debate the raising of Moneys to satisfie those great Accounts of the two Armies with which the Kingdom was so highly burthened wherein a Lancashire Knight offered to procure his Majesty 650000 l. till the Subsidies should be raised if he would pass a Bill Not to Prorogue Adjourn or Dissolve this Parliament without Consent of both Houses to indure till the Grievances were redressed and to give the Parliament Credit to take up Monies This was well liked by many Parliament-men who upon the passing of such a Bill would sit the surer and the longer in their Saddles and they were so hot upon it that the same Afternoon they made a Committee to bring in such a Bill the next Morning and Whitelocke was named to draw the Bill Of forty five Lords twenty six Voted the Earl guilty of high Treason upon the fifteenth Article For levying Money in Ireland by force in a warlike manner And upon the nineteenth Article For imposing an Oath upon the Subjects in Ireland The Bill for continuance of the Parliament was brought into the House the next Morning after it was propounded and the same day it was perfected and past the House of Commons This Bill and the Act of Attainder being both past by the Commons a Conference was had with the Lords after they had passed them and a Message sent by some Lords to the King to intreat his Answer who promised to satisfie them within two days The King being much perplexed upon the tendring of these two Bills to him between the Clamours of a discontented People and an unsatisfied Conscience he took advice as some reported of several of the Bishops and of others his intimate Counsellors what to doe in this intricate Affair and that the major part of them urged to him the Opinions of the Judges that this was Treason and the Bill legal They pressed likewise the Votes of the Parliament That he was but one man that no other Expedient could be found out to appease the inraged People and that the Consequences of a furious Multitude would be very terrible Upon all which they perswaded him to pass the Bills But the chief Motive was said to be a Letter of the Earl of Strafford then sent unto him wherein the gallant Earl takes notice of these things and what is best for his Majesty in these streights and to set his Conscience at liberty He doth most humbly beseech him for prevention of such mischief as may happen by his refusal to pass the Bill to remove him out of the way towards that blessed Agreement which God I trust shall for ever establish betwixt you and your Subjects Sir my Consent herein shall more acquit you to God than all the world can do besides To a willing man there is no Injury done By these Passages and by some private dealings the King was perswaded to sign a Commission to three Lords to pass these two Bills and that he should ever be brought to it was admired by most of his Subjects as well as by Foreigners After he had signed these Bills the King sent Secretary Carleton to the Earl to acquaint him with what was done and the Motives of it especially the Earl's Consent who seriously asked the Secretary whether his Majesty had passed the Bill or not as not believing without some astonishment that the King would have done it And being again assured that it was past he rose up from his Chair lift up his Eyes to Heaven laid his Hand on his Heart and said Put not your trust in Princes nor in the Sons of men for in them there is no Salvation Great Censures as in all great businesses were past upon the King 's passing of both these Bills That the one was against his most faithful Servant and the other against himself Certainly he had great remorse thereupon and the next day May 11. he sent a Letter by the Prince to the Lords written all with his own hand That they would confer with the House of Commons to spare the life of the Earl and that it would be a high Contentment to him Some did not stick to say that this was promised to him before he signed the Bill of Attainder and to bring him to it But now the Lords House did not think fit to consent to his Majestie 's desire therein May 12. The Earl was brought to the Scaffold on the Tower-hill as he passed by he looked up to the Window where the Archbishop lay who spake to him with comfort and courage He made on the Scaffold a most ingenious charitable and pious Speech and Prayers gave some Directions touching his Children and died with charity courage and general lamentation Thus fell this Noble Earl who for natural Parts and Abilities and for improvement of knowledge by experience in the greatest Affairs for wisdom faithfulness and gallantry of mind hath left few behind him that may be ranked equal with him The Design for the Earl's escape out of the Tower was related to be discovered by three women who peeping and hearkning to the discourse of the Earl with Captain Billingsley they at the Key-hole of the Earl's Gallery-door heard them confer about the falling down of the Ship to take in the Earl and Billingsley brought a Warrant from the King with two hundred men to be received into the Tower for the safety of it but Sir William Balfour the Lieutenant refused to admit them suspecting that they came to further the Earl's escape Balfour confessed that two thousand pounds were offered him to consent to the Earl's escape and the Earl himself did not deny a Design which he said was only for his remove to some other Castle But Balfour was true to the Interest of his Country-men the Covenanters and their friends in Parliament Divers great Officers of State resigned up their Places either accounting themselves insecure or to satisfie others May 17. The Lord Cottington gave up his Place of Master of the Wards which the Lord Say had conferred on him Bishop Juxon resigned his Office of Treasurer and five Commissioners were appointed to execute it for the time The Earl of Leicester was made Lieutenant of
the place for Tryal of the King should be Westminster-Hall and that in order thereunto the King should be brought from Windsor to London The Commissioners of the Seals heard some Cause in the Queens Court some told 'em for News that new Commissioners of the Great Seal were to be appointed Sergeant Bradshaw Sergeant Thorpe Sergeant Nicholas this was supposed to be discourse only as some would have it 14. The Lords day in the Evening a visit to Mr. Speaker who seemed much unsatisfied with the proceedings of the Army especially with an apprehension that they design to put him out of his place and to claim all by conquest The times were indeed full of dread and danger and of trouble and change which caused many a perplexed thought in sober men who yet put their trust in God and resolved to depend on him and to go on in the way wherein he had set them whilst they were permitted 15. The Declaration passed for revoking the former vote for taking off that of non-addresses to the King and for justifying the present proceedings of Parliament Order for one thousand pound for defraying incident charges for Tryal of the King A Petition from the Common Council of London desiring the House to proceed in the execution of justice against all Capital actors in the War against the Parliament from the highest to the lowest That the Militia Navy and places of power may be in faithful hands for recovery and increase of trade and to endeavour the setling of the Votes that the supreme power is in them upon foundations of righteousness and peace and that they resolve to stand by them They also presented a Narrative of the carriage of the Lord Mayor and some Aldermen denying to concurr with them in this Petition and departing the Court The House approved what the Common Councel had done and gave them thanks and appointed a Committee to consider of their desires The High Court of Justice sate and heard the Charge against the King and appointed a Committee to peruse it and the proofs of the matters of fact and Ordered to move the Parliament to adjourn the Term for fourteen daies in respect to this Tryal A Declaration read at the Council of the Army of the grounds of their present proceedings justifying them and making apologies for themselves that they seek no particular advantage by the agreement of the people by which they have discharged their consciences and their duty to their native Country in their utmost endeavours for a settlement unto a just and publick interest Letters from France of great troubles there and Forces raised by the Queen Regent the Cardinal Mazarine and their Party and Parisiens the Parliament and the Prince of Conde and other grandees of that Party 16. An Act passed for adjourning the Term for fourteen daies Another Act passed for regulating the Clerks Fees of the Navy and Customs and discharging unnecessary ones Now the Commons stil'd what were before Ordinances at this time Acts of Parliament Papers from Scotland not acknowledging the House of Commons a Parliament laid aside and not read Private Letters from Scotland that the Parliament there nemine contradicente did dissent from the proceedings of the Parliament of England 1. In the toleration of Religion in Order to the Covenant 2. In the Tryal of the King 3. In alteration of the form of Government Letters from Pontefract that the Enemy keeps up in hope of relief that Major General Lambert was very active in disbanding the Militia Forces The Commissioners of the Seals heard Demurrers in the Queens Court work men being in Westminster-Hall to make the Chancery and Kings Bench into one Court taking down part of either Court and making Scaffolds 17. Referred to the Committee of Derby House to bring in a list of names of some to be sent Commissioners to the Parliament of Scotland now sitting and to keep a fair correspondence between the two Kingdoms Order for Mr. Kiffin and Mr. Knolles upon the Petition of Ipswich-men to go thither to preach A Petition with large subscriptions from the Isle of Wight Portsmouth Southampton c. representing their grievances and remedies A Committee appointed to consider of this and all other Petitions of this nature and to begin with those of most concernment to the present settlement The High Court of Justice sate and caused the Charge against the King to be abbreviated they Ordered a Sword and Mace to be carried before them The Commissioners of the Seal heard some causes in the Queens Court and an Act of the House of Commons being brought to them for adjourning the Term they were required to issue forth Writs for that purpose They rose and advised together about it the two Lords Commissioners with them refused to joyn in signing a Warrant for those Writs because the Lords House did not concur in this Act. Sir Thomas Widdrington and Whitelock thought fit to acquaint the House herewith and there some moved to send up to the Lords for their concurrence but most of the House opposed it as a waving of their own authority having already without the Lords past an Act for it and so it was laid aside Sir Thomas Widdrington and Whitelock sate in the House till four a Clock and went then to the Earl of Kent and the Lord Grey to acquaint them with what the House had done in this business and advised them to move the Lords House in it themselves which the Earl of Kent did stick at Then Sir Tho. Widdrington and Whitelock went to some of the Judges and advised with them whether the Term might not be adjourned without any Writ and they seemed to be of Opinion that it could not 18. Major General Massey one of the secluded Members made his escape from St. James's where he was Prisoner The Lords sent down an Ordinance which they had past to the House of Commons for their concurrence and it was the same in effect for adjourment of the Term which the Commons had past before But the Commons having before voted That they were the supreme power and that all Committees which before were of Lords and Commons might after that Vote Act though the Lords joyn not they would not own the Lords as formerly by agreeing to this Ordinance Whitelock was in the House at this Debate and excused the two Commoners Commissioners of the Great Seal for their scruple in this business withal expressing their readiness to observe and obey the commands of the House of Commons 19. An Ordinance long debated and at last committed touching Delinquents paying in the remainders of their compositions or else to be sequestred again The place of Lieutenant of the Ordnance was formerly given to Sir Walter Earl now one of the secluded Members it was now snapt at by others and a motion made to give it to another Member but referred to a Committee The High
had power to do it and secured him by a party of his Forces that he was ordered to be banished by Parliament paying one hundred thousand pound for his Delinquency 27. The House sate not The Earl of Holland was brought to the High Court and the Charge of High Treason read against him and aggravated by the Sollicitor General that the Earl was an eminent Courtier and probably did ill Offices and perswaded the King to go from the Parliament and went afterwards himself to Oxford That he returned from thence had his Sequestration taken off that he published a Declaration promising in the word of a Gentleman and a Christian that he would stand by the Parliament he took the Negative Oath and the Covenant Yet the last Year he ingaged and probably contriv'd the insurrection wherein the Duke of Bucks and his Brother and others were drawn in and he boasted that he should shortly be twelve thousand strong and master the Parliament and restore the King The Earl pleaded that his fact was not Capital but Criminal that he had quarter given him when he was taken at St. Needs and that both Houses had past an Order since for his banishment the which excused the aggravations especially in his last Action Letters that a Peace was confirmed by Articles between Ormond and the Catholick Party in Ireland and a Proclamation by Ormond for all to obey it Letters from Scotland that the Messengers from their Parliament were come to the King that the Scots Parliament made a Law that Adultery should be punished by Death 28. The Monthly Fast Order for a day of publick humiliation through out the Kingdom A Committee appointed to bring in an Act to take away the Monthly Fasts and to have Fast-daies Ordered as there shall be particular occasion A Committee to draw up a new Oath instead of that of Supremacy to be taken by Papists The Scots Commissioners being apprehended at Gravesend referred to the Council of State to send them to Scotland with a guard by Land and that they write a Letter to the Parliament of Scotland of their late carriage and to know how far that Parliament will owne the same An Act passed giving power to any ten of the Common Council of London to call a Court and forty Members to be a Common Council in case the Lord Mayor and Aldermen refuse An Act past for disabling the Malignant Magistracy of Norwich March 1648. 1. The House sate not The Council of state made several Orders in relation to the Navy and that the Committee of the Army do certify to them the arrears of the Army and what proceedings have been about setling their Debenters Upon a Petition of the Countess of Holland to the High Court and proof of the Earls being very sick the Court gave him further time to answer The Council of the Army passed a Petition to present to the House and the General presented to them a Letter subscribed by eight Troupers of several Regiments and delivered to him The effect of it was to assert the Souldiers right to Petition without their Officers consent and it was high against the Council of State and High Court. This was ill resented by the Officers and each of them present by the poll disavowed and disapproved the Letter as tending to divide and disunite the Army five of the eight Troupers were committed till they should be cleared by a Court Martial 2. Colonel Whaley and divers other Officers of the Army presented a Letter from the General with a Petition from the General Council of the Army to which the General concurred Their desires were 1. That Free quarter be forthwith totally taken away 2. For provision for constant pay of the Army 3. For Receivers to account 4. Abuses of Clipt money to be redressed 5. Souldiers accounts to be stated and Debenters given out 6. Security for them by Deans and Chapters lands or otherwise 7. For satisfaction for Souldiers Horses slain or lost in Fight 8. For Maintenance for maimed Souldiers and Widows of Souldiers 9. For relief of Ireland 10. For the supply of the Irish Officers come from Inchequin c. Order that these matters be taken into consideration and thanks returned to the Petitioners Referred to the Council of State to consider what Forces are fit to be maintained in this Kingdom and in Ireland and to bring in an estimate that the House may make an establishment for all Order for recruits of Horse according to the Petition Referred to the Council of State to consider what is fit for the House to do at present concerning Ireland Referred to a Committee to consider of the Standard in the old Palace and of taking it down and selling it Order for Sir George Ascue to command as Admiral of the Irish Seas and for several others to be Commanders of Ships Order for two hundred pound for the Irish Officers An Act past concerning Sequestred Estates in the Northern Counties to be sold for ease of the People Referred to the Committee of the Army to remove the obstructions in stating the Souldiers accounts An Act read and committed for bringing receivers c. to account 3. The Earl of Holland before the High Court pleaded the same plea he had done before of free quarter given him and witnesses were examined on both sides he desired Council but it was denyed The Earl of Cambridge made an additional defence not much varying from what he had said before in answer whereunto the Council of the Common-Wealth did speake five or six hours Four of the eight Troupers who presented the Petition to the General and General Council were brought and tryed before the Court Martial and the Paper delivered by them to the General was adjudged by the Court to be scandalous to the Parliament the Council of State the High Court of Justice and tending to divide the Army Upon the fifth Article of War against reproachful and scandalous words and actions the Court Martial sentenced these four Troupers to ride the Horse with their Faces to the tayl their swords to be broken over their heads and to be cashiered the Army 5. Upon a Report from the Council of State an estimate was made by them of the Charge of all Forces in Field and Garrison in England and Ireland to be one hundred and sixty thousand pound per mensem Order for an Act to be brought in thereupon An Act passed to impower the Commissioners of the Navy to execute Martial Law An Act read to abolish Kingly government Order for the Council of State to consider of increase of allowance for incouragment to such Officers of the Fleet as shall deliver back their Charges without imbezlement of the stores or other abuses to the State Referred to the Commissioners of the Admiralty to provide a Convoy and Ship of War for the Prince Elector and his retinue Sir John
Execution of Civil affairs may be wholly freed from the interposition of the Sword and that Martial Law during the times of Peace when all Courts are open may not be exercised upon the persons of any according to Magna Charta and the Petition of Right Nothing done upon these Petitions The Inhabitants of Pool subscribed an ingagement to adhere to and assist their Governour by Authority of the Parliament or the General and to discover all Plots to the prejudice of the Parliament Letters from Scotland that they are raising Forces to the number of fifteen thousand Horse and Foot Letters from Dublin that the Scots in Vlster are again on Foot with the Govenant and a Declaration against the Army in England which they call the Sectarian Army that murdered the King that they have taken in some Towns there That Dublin expected to be besieged by Ormond That eight of Prince Rupert's Ships went to Scilly and he with sixteen more went to block up the Road of Dublin 17. Letters reported by the Council of State that the Scots in Vlster had declared for King Charles the Second had taken several places and were set down before London-Derry That they demanded the delivery of the Town for the use of the King and the Governour Sir Charles Coot to depart the Kingdom That Ormond with a party was come within thirty miles of Dublin The House referred it back to the Council of State to take speedy care hereof An Act passed for the Judges of the Admiralty and for judging of Prizes at Sea and for incouragement of Seamen An Act passed for appointing the Lord Mayor Andrews Sir John Woolaston Alderman Dethicke and Mr. Allen to be Treasurers for the ninety thousand pounds per mens Assessment Debates about taking away of Tythes and setling a sufficient maintenance for the Ministry another way as by an Assessment of twelve pence per pound upon Lands by Deans and Chapters Lands Impropriations c. Order for ten thousand pounds for Ireland out of the Welch Compositions Order to send to the City to summon all the Companies to meet and consider their own interest about London-Dery to hasten the advance of the Monies for Ireland and about sending a Message to the Scots to withdraw their Siege from London-Derry The Council of State had intelligence of new Levellers at S t Margarets Hill near Cobham in Surry and at St. George's Hill and that they digged the Ground and sowed it with Roots and Beans one Everard once of the Army and who terms himself a Prophet is the chief of them and they were about thirty men and said that they should be shortly four thousand They invited all to come in and help them and promised them Meat Drink and Cloaths they threaten to pull down Park Pales and to lay all open and threaten the neighbours that they will shortly make them all come up to the Hills and work The General sent two Troops of Horse to have an account of them 18. Another Petition on the behalf of Lilburn c. to the like effect with the former which had a quick answer from the House and that the Prisoners should be proceeded against according to Laws in force before their crimes committed Debate upon the Act for Sale of Deans and Chapters Lands and several Votes past for allowances to Ministers and Scholars out of the Revenues of those Lands to the Value of above twenty thousand pounds per annum And for the arrears of the Souldiers to be charged upon the Parks and Lands belonging to the Crown and left to the Lord General and Council of the Army to propound six Persons to be approved by the House to joyn with others whom the House will name as Trustees for disposal of those Parks and Lands for that use and the Attorney General ordered to bring in a Bill for this purpose Upon the Petition of the Lady Capel referred to the Committee of Complaints to examine it and in the mean time Ordered that the Sequestrators do forbear to cut down any more Woods or Timber upon the Lady Capels Lands Upon a Charge in a Petition against Mr. Edward Vaughan a Member of the House he was Ordered to attend and answer it Letters from Sir Charles Coot of his being straitly besieged in London-Derry and that without speedy relief he must be forced to surrender Ormond sent a second and more peremptory Summons to Colonel Jones at Dublin Letters from the Hague that since the news of Cromwels ingaging for Ireland the Prince hath no mind to go thither 19. A Solemn Fast kept by the Commons the Lord General and Officers of the Army 20. Several Members of the House appointed to go to the Ministers that preached yesterday and to give them the thanks of the House Order for the third of May next to be a general fast- Fast-day and a Committee appointed to bring in an Act for dissolving the former Ordinance for a Monthly Fast and to injoyn the observance of such fast-Fast-days as from time to time shall be appointed by Parliament An Act recommitted for discharging poor Prisoners who are not able to pay their debts and to compel such as are able to pay and the Committee to confer with the Judges Everard and Winstanly the chief of those that digged at S t George's Hill in Surry came to the General and made a large Declaration to justify their proceedings Everard said he was of the race of the Jews that all the liberties of the people were lost by the coming in of William the Conquerour and that ever since the people of God had lived under Tyranny and Oppression worse than that of our Forefathers under the Egyptians But now the time of the deliverance was at hand and God would bring his people out of this slavery and restore them to their freedom in injoying the Fruits and Benefits of the Earth And that there had lately appeared to him a Vision which bad him arise and Dig and plow the Earth and receive the Fruits thereof that their intent is to restore the Creation to its former condition That as God had promised to make the barren Land fruitful so now what they did was to renew the ancient Community of injoying the fruits of the Earth and to distribute the benefit thereof to the poor and needy and to feed the hungry and cloath the naked That they intend not to meddle with any mans Propriety nor to break down any pales or inclosures but only to meddle with what was common and untilled and to make it fruitful for the use of man that the time will suddenly be that all men shall willingly come in and give up their Lands and Estates and submit to this Community And for those that will come in and work they should have meat drink and cloaths which is all that is necessary to the life of man and that for money there was not any
need of it nor of Cloaths more than to cover nakedness That they will not defend themselves by Arms but will submit unto Authority and wait till the promised opportunity be offered which they conceive to be at hand And that as their Fore-fathers lived in Tents so it would be suitable to their condition now to live in the same with more to the like effect While they were before the General they stood with their Hats on and being demanded the reason thereof they said because he was but their fellow Creature being asked the meaning of that place Give honour to whom honour is due they said their mouths should be stopped that gave them that offence This was set down the more largely because it was the beginning of the appearance of this opinion and that we might the better understand and avoid these weak perswasions The Council of the Army after a solemn seeking of God by prayer cast Lots which Regiments of the old Army should go for Ireland there were fourteen Regiments of Horse and fourteen of Foot of the established Army which came to the Lot And it being resolved that four Regiments of Horse and four of Foot should go upon the service ten Blanks and four Papers with Ireland writ in them were put into a Hat and being all shuffled together were drawn out by a Child who gave to an Officer of each Regiment in the Lot the Lot of that Regiment and being in this impartial and inoffensive way no Regiment could take exceptions at it The Regiments whose Lot it fell to go were of Horse Iretons Scroopes Hortons and Lamberts of Foot Ewers Cooks Hewsons and Deans Several troops of Dragoons and all the Officers whose Regiments were to go expressed much forwardness Letters from the Hague that the Swedish Ambassadour there saluted the King of Scotland and condoled the death of his Father and that he and the Danish Ambassadour invited the States to joyn with them in assisting the King of Scots to gain his birth-right 21. Monies charged upon the Excise Ordered to be taken off from that Receipt and charged upon Deans and Chapters Lands Order that the Speaker be Authorised from Time to Time to Sign such Letters as should be agreed on by the Council of State to be sent to the States of the United Provinces The General sent an Order for Major General Laughern Colonel Poyer and Colonel Powell to draw Lots which of them should die the other two to be spared their lives In two of the Lots was written Life given by God the third Lot was a Blank the Prisoners were not willing to draw their own destiny but a Child drew the Lots and gave them and the Lot fell to Colonel Poyer to die The Commissioners sate in Chancery by seven a Clock in the Morning and heard many motions because two of the Motion daies in this Term were disappointed by the fast-Fast-days After the Motions they heard eleven Causes then they rose 23. An Act recommitted for setting the Poor People to work and punishing Vagrants The Act for punishing Criminal matters by the Court of Admiralty passed The Act passed for repealing the former Act for observation of a Monthly Fast and requiring such to be kept as fast-Fast-days which should be appointed by special order of Parliament Licence given for the French Ambassadour to transport eight Horses and eight Mares Custom Free The Amendments passed to the Act for Sale of Deans and Chapters Lands and Rowland Wilson Esq was Voted one of the Trustees Vote for one hundred pounds per annum for Mounsieur du Moulin out of the twenty thousand pound per annum for Augmentation to Ministers Some hundreds of Women attended the House with a Petition on the behalf of Lilburn and the rest it was reproachful and almost Scolding and much to the same effect with former Petitions for them An Act passed to authorise the Court of Admiralty to proced to Sentence in divers causes notwithstanding prohibitions to the contrary Colonel Popham one of the Admirals was out at Sea with one Squadron of Ships Colonel Blake and Colonel Dean the other two Admirals were with another Squadron in the Downs A petition to the General and Officers of the Army for poor Prisoners for debt to be released A Flemish Ship bound for Ireland was taken with sixty Field Officers and one hundred other Officers Cavaliers Letters from Scotland that the Levies of Souldiers there go on apace that divers new Insurrections were in that Kingdom that their new King was unwilling to put away Montross from him The Council of State wrote to Major General Ashton to disband Captain Bambers Troop by force and to secure the Officers of it because they had disobeyed the Orders of the Council and taken Free-quarter 24. Upon a Petition from Kendal referred to the Council of State to consider of Convoys for Merchants Ships and to send to Hamburgh and other parts for Corn to be imported A Petition from Colonel Poyers wife for sparing her Husbands life laid aside The Women were again at the House with a Petition in the behalf of Lilburn and the rest but could not get it received Orders for six Commissioners of the Customs and about other Officers of the Customs The King put off his answer to the Scots Commissioners with him at the Hague telling them he was to receive the Sacrament keep a day of Humiliation and entertain several Foreign Ambassadours and until these things were over he desired to be excused The Prince Elector gave the King a Visit had a Chair set for him was desired to put on his Hat and parted friendly from the King who sent the Lord Treasurer Cottington and the Lord Keeper in his name afterwards to give the Prince Elector a Visit 25. Upon a Letter from the Earl of Northumberland the House Voted That the Lady Elizabeth one of the late Kings Children should not have leave to go beyond Seas That the Kings Children should not be put under the tuition of any Member of Parliament That Sir Edward Harrington should be intrusted with them That three thousand pound per annum be allowed to him for their maintenance The forms of the new Coyn were agreed on by the House to be thus On the one side to be the Arms of England and a Laurel and a Palm on each side with this inscription about it The Commonwealth of England On the other side of the Coyn to be the Arms of England and Ireland with this inscription God with Vs Order that the Attorney General bring in Indentures and an Act for establishing this form of Coyn. The Women Petitioners again attended at the door of the House for an answer to their Petition concerning Lilburn and the rest The House sent them this answer by the Sergeant That the Matter they petitioned about was of an higher concernment than they understood that the House
and unlicenced Pamphlets and for punishing the Authors Printers and Publishers of them Resolved that the Singing-Psalms be not for the future Printed with the Bible Confessed by the Mutineers at Oxford That they exepected 6 or 7000 to joyn with them out of Northamptonshire and those parts 6000 out of the West many thousands and the whole Army to joyn with them and to have these things done 1 For Agitators to be set up again at the Head Quarters 2 That Tithes be taken away 3 That the Laws be Englished and another way of Justice to be in the respective Counties 4 That the Excise be put down 5 That Prince Charles be brought in That they had store of Money promised them upon the desire of C. Ingoldsby to the General Some of the Mutineers of his Regiment were pardoned and some of the Officers were Cashiered who did not come in to him when he commanded them against the Mutineers Letters from Scotland That the Parliaments Successes in Ireland had caused a stop of Affairs in Scotland That all their Eyes are upon Cromwel That the levying of their new Army did not proceed hastily Letters from Ireland That Sir Charles Coot was marched out of Derry with 1500 Foot and 400 Horse and had cleared the Country 14 Miles about and got into the City great store of Provisions 21 Order for Mony for poor Widdows and Souldiers Wives The Act past for taking the Account of the Kingdom Referred to a Committee to provide some Accommodation for the Earl of Denbigh near Derby House in satisfaction of his right to the Wardrobe The House adjourned 22 Letters from Leverpool That the Lord Lieutenant had taken Tredah and put all to the Sword that were in Arms there and that 180 of Inchequins Men were come in to the Lord Lieuteant Letters that divers of the levelling Party were taken at Brinnicham Twenty Horse of Hinds Company the great Robber committed fourty Robberies about Barnet in two Hours Divers Moss Troopers taken Letters but nothing certain of the taking of Tredah Referred to the Councel of State to order the Militia of the Kingdom for the present till a further Act of Parliament be agreed upon for it and an Act ordered to be drawn up accordingly 25 Debate touching an Adjournment for certain Dayes and about a New Representative but nothing resolved upon it An Act for punishing of Crimes committed upon or beyond the Seas ordered to be published 26 Governours named for the School and Alms-Houses of Westminster the Earls of Pombroke Salisbury and Denbigh Mr. Prideaux Lord Commissioner Whitelock Lord Commissioner Lisle Mr. St. John and divers others Letters from the Lieutenant General to the Parliament giving an Account of the proceedings against the Mutineers at Oxford Order for thanks to Major General Lambert C. Ingoldsby and the rest of the Officers for their good Service therein Letters that Sir Charles Coot kept the Field and not any considerable Party of the Enemy gave him Opposition The Church of St. Martins in the Fields was robbed and much Plate and Mony taken out of it and the Church of Waltham Abbey was also broke open and robbed 27 The Declaration published concerning a happy Roformation against Malignants Levellers and such as would bring in Monarchy and Tyranny again and that they would have respect to tender Consciences who go according to the Rule of Gods Word Order for speedy bringing in the Fines of Delinquents and for the 20000 l. Fine upon North-Wales to be paid to the Committee of the Army for the Service of the Army Referred to the Councel to appoint Persons in every County with Power to suppress Insurrections and Tumults A Day of Humiliation kept by the Officers of the Army for the Atheism and Prophaneness which was crept into the Army The Declaration passed touching the business of Oxford and other Designs of the Enemy against the present Authority and of the good Success in Ireland and in England and to remit the Crimes of many against the present Authority by discharging them of Imprisonments and Prosecution against them and referred to the Councel of State to consider who are fit to be discharged accordingly Letters from Mr. Peters thus Sir The Truth is Drogheda is taken 3552 of the Enemy slain and 64 of ours Col. Castles and C. Symonds of note Ashton the Governour killed none spared we have all Trym and Dundalk and are marching to Kilkenny I came now from giving thanks in the great Church We have all our Army well landed I am yours Hugh Peters Dublin Sep. 15 th Letters that one Den a Leveller formerly condemned by a Councel of War at Burford to be shot to death and afterwards pardoned hath raised a Tumult in Sturbridge against the Commissioners of Excise and got together 300 Men armed with Muskets Swords c. who fell upon Captain Prescot a Commissioner in his Quarters shot him in three places took from him the rest of the Commissioners and Souldiers all their Money Horses Arms and Cloaths The General wrote to the Governour of Stafford to apprehend Den and to suppress the Tumult 28 The business of the Tumult at Sturbridge by Den continued in the hight of it and they sent into the Neighbouring Towns to come in and joyn with them and be et up Drums for that purpose but few came in to them 29 Letters from Cromwel Sir It hath pleased God to bless our Endeavours at Drogheda after Battery we storm'd it The Enemy were about 3000 Strong in the Town They made a stout Resistance and near 1000 of our men being entred the Enemy forced them out again But God giving a new Courage to our Men they attempted again and entred beating the Enemy from their Defences The Enemy had made three Retrenchments both to the right and left where we entred all which they were forced to quit being thus entred we refused them Quarter having the day before Summoned the Town I believe we put to the Sword the whole number of the Defendents I do not think 30 of the whole number escaped with their Lives those that did are in safe Custody for the Barbadoes since that time the Enemy quitted to us Trim and Dundalk In Trim they were in such hast that they left their Guns behind them This hath been a marvelous great Mercy The Enemy being not willing to put an Issue upon a Field Battle had put into this Garrison almost all their prime Souldiers being about 3000 Horse and Foot under the Command of their best Officers Sir Arthur Ashton being made Governour They were some seven or eight Regiments Ormonds being one under the Command of Sir Edmund Verney I do not believe neither do I hear that any Officer escaped with his Life save onely one Lieutenant who I hear going to the Enemy said that he was the onely man that escaped of all the Garrison The Enemy were filled upon this with much Terror and truely I believe
caused to be published in Scotland for Justifying of his Proceedings Mr. Windram Layds of Libberton though hardly drawn to it was at length dispatched away with a Message to the Scots King after his arrival in Jersy he waited for an audience till an Agent that had come from Ireland was dismist Then being admitted to the Princes Presence he presented to him the Desires and Offers of the States of Scotland which were to this Effect 1 That he would sign the Covenant and pass an Act for all Persons in Scotland to take it and to ratifyall that had been done there concerning the same 2 That he would pass divers Acts of the Parliament of Scotland which were ratifyed by their two last Sessions as for his approbation of their disclaiming Dr. Hamiltons Design for receiving the several Acts made by the English for the Militia for the Kings of Scotland to have no negative voice in that Parliament 3 That he would withdraw his Commissions to Montross for raising Forces to be sent from beyond Seas into Scotland and to give present Order for the stopping thereof 4 That he would put away all Papists from about him and let none be of his Councel but known Protestants 5 That he would appoint some place about Holland to treat with Commissioners from the Estates of Scotland wro would send eminent Lords to him to treat and conclude there upon all particulars and from the time he should come into Holland they would provide for him what should be necessary to make him and his Train to reside in a Regal manner 6 That he would give a speedy Answer to their Desires These Propositions were much debated by the Prince his Councel who were of a different Sense concerning them nor could a present Answer to them be agreed upon the Priuce having ingaged himself to the Queen his Mother not to do any thing in matters of Importance without first acquainting her therewith and having her advice about them It was thought fit also speedily to acqnaint Montross with this Business Some of the Prince his Councel were for rejecting these Propositions as dishonorable and disadvantagious Others were for accepting them and a speedy agreement with that Party in Scotland which was most prevalent and by whom the Prince had greater Probability of obtaining the Crown than by Montross his Designs which were full of hazard and uncertainty Letters also came from the Queen urging that if the Scots Propositions seemed at present too severe and insupportable there might hereafter be opportunity as soon as he had obtained the Kingdom to free himself at least in some measure from the Inconveniences of them The main of his Councel tended to this that according to the Exigence of his Affairs at present it was absolutely necessary to comply with the Kirk of Scotland Montross advised the same and that the Banishment of himself might not hinder it but to that the King answered that he had found him so faithful and to have performed so eminent Services both to his Father and to himself that he could not in Justice or Honour leave him and desired him to urge him no further to it In regard the Answer to the Scots Propositions required some considerable time because it could not be compleated to be returned by the L. of Libberton Sir William Flemming was sent as Agent before hand to Edenburgh from thence to give Advice of the Affairs in Scotland that thereby the Councel might the better know how to frame the Answer Sir John Berkeley and C. Slingsby were sent into the West of England to sollicite the Kings Friends to rise in Arms for their Prince and being accidentally discovered by a Country Fellow were apprehended by the Committee of the County and sent Prisoners to Truroe The Prince had Ambassadors with the Emperour the Duke of Muscovia the State of Venice the Great Turk and with the King of Spain to whom the Substance of the Ambassy was 1 That the Parliament of England having been in Arms against his Father and prevailed against him and caused him to be put to Death 2 That he being Son and Heir to the late King was yet kept out of his Kingdom by the aforesaid Parliament 3 That he desired the King of Spain's Neighbourly Assistance and that he would afford him what Aid he could to Establish him into his Rights and Dignities in the Kingdoms To this the King of Spain made Answer 1 That he was sorry for his Fathers ill Success wishing he had been more prosperous 2 That he condold with him for his Fathers Death and was much affected with Sorrow at the manner of it 3 That concerning the difference between him and the Parliament and the Rights on the one or the other Side they being Matters out of his Territories and Jurisdiction he could not take Cognizance of them nor should he meddle therein But for any thing within his own Dominions he should be ready to do him what lawful Favour he could November 1649. The Princes continuance at Jersy was by his Councel held not fit to be much longer upon these Reasons 1 Because there was a considerable Fleet of the Parliaments come already to Portsmouth with store of Provisions and it was necessary to prevent the danger that might fall upon them in case those Ships should make an attempt upon the Island which that they would do was the more probable because there were already men landed in Jersy 2 That if they should lye under that hazard they knew not where to expect Relief except all other Services should be neglected and Prince Rupert and Montross called hither which would be the ruine of their Designs 3 That their removal would give great Satisfaction to the Kingdom of Scotland and be an Encouragement to their Friends in England 4 That thereby they should be the more free from Hazards and Dangers both as to themselves and others that should make addresses to them The Councel of State in England had good Intelligence of all the Transactions of the Prince and of his Councel which they procured by their Mony whereof some of the Prince his Servants were needy and would betray their Master for it The times were licentious and men took strange Liberty to calumniate all in Authority and to clamour if they had not what themselves thought fit respecting themselves and their private Interest and Concerns much more than the Rules of Right and Justice and the Law it self When the King of Portugal could neither by Force nor Intreaties be perswaded to cast off Prince Rupert out of his Protection the English Admirals resolved with patience to awaite his coming out and a long time they kept him in there till at last want of Provisions made them retire and give the Prince room Who immediately steered from thence to Malaga but in the Voyage perplexed with extraordinary Storms he lost his Brother Maurice who in the Vice Admiral was never since
other Provisoes Referred to the Committee of Goldsmiths Hall to take into consideration the Business concerning the Souldiery and Ministers in Lancashire that such satisfaction may be given them as may tend to the Service of the Commonwealth and to take into consideration the Troupe of Horse in Oxfordshire and to pay it out of the Sequestrations in Oxfordshire until further order from the House or Councel of State 26 Ordered that the Lord Commissioners of the great Seal do take care that Writs be issued out and sent down into every County to the several Sheriffs to proclaim the Act touching the Ingagement This Course of proclaiming new Acts of Parliament was very antient and constantly used especially in elder times as appears by the Records but of late disused It was thought fit to have it revived again that the People might be informed what Acts were passed which they were not so fully by the Printing as by proclaiming of them at their Markets Orders touching the Composition of Delinquents Votes for taking off the additional Exercise upon most of the Commodities mentioned in the last Act touching the Excise Letters from Ireland of C. Hewsons taking in some Forts near Dublin 28 Letters that the Scots had no Answer from Sir George Windram Laird of Libberton but that the King would be satisfyed from him whether his Subjects of Scotland would ingage to Establish him in England as King That he is not yet removed from Jersy That divers Souldiers came from Ireland into Orkney Letters That the States Provincial of Holland have resolved to send an Agent into England for their better Correspondence with the Parliament 29 Letters from Ireland of taking the Fort upon the Bogg of Allan of a Dutch Ship of 300 Tun cast away upon that Coast that the Lord Lieutenant had sent to besiege Eniscorsie Castle belonging to Mr. Wallop a Member of the House which the Enemy had lately surprised That the Lord Lieutenant visited all the English Garrisons in Munster and gave Orders to them That Inchequin was in Kerrcy That 16 of the Enemies Horse came from Duncannon to the Lord Lieutenant 30 Letters from Holly-Head that a Vessel bound for London Derry with Coals Cloaths and other Merchants Goods was taken by a Scots Man of War the Mariners and sixteen Passengers put on Shore the Owner and Master carryed away Prisoners That the Gentlemen and Commonalty of Ireland do generally submit to the Lord Lieutenants Orders From York That a Minister lately informed that there would be shortly a Massacre of the well affected in the Nation From Shrewsbury That many Cavaliers wear Ribbands with Motto's God prosper That the Ministers incourage them and Preach against the present Government They report an Agreement between the King of Scots and his People of that Kingdom upon the terms proposed at the Isle Wight and that the Presbyterians of England will joyn From Plymouth That a Vessel of Dartmouth was by a storm forced into the Mounts Bay and wracked and all lost save one Person Returns of Subscriptions to the Ingagement 31 The Town of Pool having warned a general Sessions to be held not one Justice came to joyn with them The Act giving 10 l. to him that shall apprehend a Fellon caused the Countrymen to apprehend many of the Thieves and Robbers in all places and the Mony was duely paid to them February 1649. Feb. 1. Divers People took away by violence from the Owners Wheat and other Corn carrying to Market to Basing-Stoak and beat the Carters and some of them being imprisoned for it the rest brake the Prison and let out them and other Malefactors Letters from Rome That there an Agent from England and the English Priests seem very confident that within few Years their Religion would be Established in England 2 At a Court Marshal in C. Prides Regiment a Souldier was sentenced to run the Gantlope and afterwards to be cashiered for threatning to cut his fellow Souldiers throats in case King Charles the Second came in and for swearing and drunkenness Another had the like sentence having been found to have been in Arms against the Parliament and then came in to them and at his disbanding gave out threatning words against the Officers The Parliament Voted that a Book written by one Coppes intituled a fiery flying Roll c. contained many horrid Blasphemies and damnable and detestable Opinions and that the Book and all Copies of it that can be found shall be burnt by the hands of the Hangman A Petition from Wiltshire for Propagation of the Gospel c. approved by the House and in order thereto they appointed every Fryday to consider al wayes for the better advancing the Gospel of Christ An Act committed for the better propagating of the Gospel in Wales The Parliament ordered touching Negotiations with Forraign Princes and States That the Stile and Title to be used by this Parliament in all Negotiations shall be Parliamentum Rei-publicae Anglicae And the Style when any address shall be made to them The Parliament of the Commonwealth of England And no other Title to be used Order for an Act to be brought in for the Punishment of insolent Profanations of the Sabbath and Adultery The Parliament upon the hearing Sir Jacob Garrets Business sentenced three of his false Accusers to stand in the Pillory Thus they took upon them and exercised all manner of Jurisdiction and sentenced Persons Secundum Arbitrium 4 Letters that Jermin and other Lords and Courtiers are hastning from Paris to Breda hearing that the Scots are sending Money to defray the charges of their King and Court there That the Scots are busy in purging their Army but are startied at the news of the Parliament sending for the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland That they report the ground thereof to be That he is routed in Ireland and That the Parliament of England fear new Troubles Yet the Scots sent an Express into Ireland to know the certainty 5 Letters of the Losses by Pirates about Scarborough From Weymouth That one Mr. Thomas May was secured by the Governour there and to be sent up in Custody to London for raysing false Rumors concerning the Parliament and the General From Portsmouth That G. Deane came thither with the Phenix and informed of several Vessels with Recruits for Ireland cast away An Act passed for a day of publick Humiliation throughout England and Wales to seek God for a Blessing upon the Proceedings of Parliament and their Armies in England and Ireland Debate about an Act for a publick Register to inroll all Deeds and to find Incumbrances upon all Estates and Lands An Additional Act passed for removing of Obstructions in the sale of the late Kings Lands c. A Petition from Westminster for settling the civil Government there referred to the Committee for Corporations Debate of an Act for regulating and erecting a Corporation in Norfolk concerning the Worsted-Weavers and Yarn-Men
Commission from the Lord of Ormond That the Army took the Field in two Bodies Collonel Reynolds with about 16 Troops of Horse and 2000 Foot ordered to march by the way of Carrick and M. G. Ireton to follow with a reserve That the Lord Lieutenant was to march over the Blackwater with 15 Troops of Horse and about 3000 Foot and accordingly they begun their March Jan. 29th That two days after he took the Castle of Kilkenny and Cloghern a strong House belonging to Sir Richard Everard one of the Supream Councel From thence he marched to Roghill Castle which upon Summons was rendred which gives them Command far into the Country That the Lord Broghil took in the old Castle Town and a Castle of Sir Edward Fittz Harris And that the Irish sent their Commissioners to Compound for their Contribution as far as the Walls of Lymerick That the Lord Lieutenant came late in the night in very tempestuous weather to Fethard and got into an old Abbey and some Cabbins and poor houses in the Suburbs from whence he sent a Summons to the Town but they shot at the Trumpet and being informed that the Lord Lieutenant was with the Party they said That it was not a fit time to send a Summons in the night and shot angerly at the Party but the Lord Lieutenant made not one shot at them again In the end the Governour was willing to send two Commissioners to treat with the Lord Lieutenant and after one night spent in the Treaty The Town was delivered the next Morning upon Terms which were the more willingly given them because the Lord Lieutenant had but few Foot and no great Guns nor Ladders and there were 17 Companies of the Vlster Foot within 5. Miles of the Town The Enemy quit it in some disorder and the Soveraign and Aldermen have since sent to the Lord Lieutenant a Petition desiring that he would protect them and he hath made them a Quarter From thence we marched to Callar hearing thar Collonel Reynolds was there with his Party and we found that he had fallen upon the Enemies Horse and routed them being about 100 with his Forelorn he took my Lord of Osseries Captain Lieutenant and another Lieutenant of Horse Prisoners and one of those that betrayed the Garrison of Iniscorthy whom the Lord Lieutenant caused to be hanged The Enemy had Possessed three Castles in the Town with about 120 Men in each of them and a Troop of Horse besides in ButlersCastle which was delivered upon Conditions the other two Castles refusing terms the Garrisons were all put to the Sword From hence Collonel Reynolds was sent with his Regiment to remove a Garrison in the way to Rosse which he did and the Army marched back to Fethard and Cashel where they had good Quarters both for Men and Horse 26 An Act passed injoyning all Papists and all such who had born Arms and assisted against the Parliament to depart 20 Miles from London and those under restraint 5 days after their Inlargement with an Exception of Inhabitants who have compounded An Act passed for giving further time for subscribing of the Ingagement and other directions concerning it An Act passed for propagating and preaching of the Gospel and for the maintenance of able Ministers and Schoolmasters in Wales The like Act passed for the four Northern Counties An Act for providing Maintenance for Preaching Ministers and other pious uses throughout the Nation Debate in a grand Committee of the House upon the Heads of a Bill for equal Representatives and regulating Elections An Act read for the Excise of Ale and Beer brewed in private Houses 27 Letters from Pembroke that C Cromwel and C. Veneables were there waiting for a Wind for Ireland That the Lord Lieutenant was marched towards Lymricke and that Preston was chief Leader of the Rebels From Chester That two of the Souldiers that betrayed Eniscorfy to the Enemy were taken in Werrel one of them escaped the other was sent to the Goal From Dartmouth That the Ingagement was willingly subscribed there From Weymouth That many of Prince Rupert Men run away from him to the Parliaments Fleet. Returns of the Ingagement taken by Ossicers and Souldiers 28 A publick Humiliation and Fast was kept this Day March 1649. March 1. TheContractors for sale of the late Kings Lands c. begun to sit and make Contracts Letters from Portsmouth That the whole Fleet did now ride there at Anchor and that the Agents to this State from Spain and Portugal were there ready to go along with the Fleet. 2 Letters from Chester That Sir Charles Coot marched towards Belfast but found no opposition only a few stragling Troops and that he hath settled that Country and Supplyes of Money and Cloaths were sent to him by order of the Councel of State From Leverpoole of a Tumult by the meaner sort of People at Ormskirk against the Commissioners of Excise who for many hours together defended themselves with their Swords and Pistols against the Rabble and kept the Inn Door but at length the Governour of Leverpool sent some Forces who dispersed the Ryoters and apprehended some of them From Portsmouth of 18 of the Parliaments Ships which set sail from thence to be a Convoy to the Merchants That when all the Ships meet they are expected to be 200 Sail. From Edenburgh That the Committees of the State and Commissioners of the Kirk had agreed upon new Proposals to be treated upon with the King at Bredah wherein two points were more insisted on than formerly 1. The King swearing to the Solemn League and Covenant 2. That he seclude from him all Delinquents That 6 Lords 2 Gentlemen and three Ministers are to go with these new Propositions That 5 Ships with Arms and Ammunition were landed in Orkney forerunners of Montross 4 Letters from Edenburgh That their Commissioners are ready to go away to the King upon the new Propositions which are in Effect the same with the former From Leverpool of diversShips gone from thence with Supplyes for Ireland That the Tumult against the Officers of Excise was by gentle meanes and some use of Force fully quieted That the Ingagement was there much preached against From Shrewsbury That the Ministers preach much against the present Government and to incourage the People to Sedition and to rise for their King That at the day of the publick Fast kept in one of their Churches there was another mock Fast kept in the other two Churches by agreement of Ministers and two Sermons preached in them purposely to disturb the Fast injoyned by Authority 5 The Parliament passed a List of the Captains to command the Ships ordered to be set out for this Summers Guard being 48 of the States Ships and 21 Merchants Ships They also past an Act giving Power to the Councel of State and to the Admirals at Sea to impress Seamen for this Years Service if there should be occasion and if there be not
Passenger to go beyond Seas or land any coming from beyond Seas without notice given to the Governour A Design was discovered and the Plotters apprehended it was to seize Pendennis Castle for the Prince Order for a day of Humiliation through the Kingdom 17 Letters that Moutrosse was taken 2 or 3 dayes after the fight 16 Miles from the Place of the Ingagement in a disguise and sorely wounded From Dublin that the Governour was marched out with an additional strenght to joyn with Sir Theophilus Jones and C Reynolds and that they would be about 4000. That Castlehaven Clenrickard and Mac Thomas were joyned in a Body and that a Spye numbred with them 25 Colours of Foot and 10 Colours of Horse That Eniskellin was surrendred to Sir Charles Coot according to the Agreement That the Irish Army in the North grow strong and more Forces to be sent to Sir Charles Coot who already marcheth with 2700 Foot and 1100 Horse That Castlehaven and his Party are retreated towards Connaught That the Parliaments Forces in Wicklow have taken Fernes and Carnow and have killed 120 of Mac Phelims men 18 From Edenburgh the Particulars of Montrosses defeat that he had but 1100 Foot and no Horse yet with them marched 50 Miles into the Country and would not stay for the rest of his Forces nor those who were to joyn with him but sent to them to come after That he would not keep the Hill where he might have been safe but marched into the plain Campania were he had neither Lanes nor Ditches to favour against the Horse in which he knew the other Partyes strength Consisted That some conceived Montrosse expected to meet with DavidLesly who had received his Propositions for marching into England and further Overtures and did not expect to have met with Strachaâ— and his Sectary Troopes who fell on him and he haveing no Horse was the more easily defeated From Newcastle that Sir William Fleming and others were landed at Leith with Letters from the King and the Commissioners that they were agreed of the substantiall Poynts yet with Reference in some particulars to a Resolution in Parliament From Ireland that C. Reynolds fell upon the E. of Castlehaven killed 1200 of his men and took as many Prisoners that they were struck with such a Pannick fear that they made no resistancee 20 From Berwicke that in Scotland Montrosse was sentenced to be quartered and Preparations for his Execution before they heard from their King or he from them least he should interceed for his Pardon That the King and their Commissioners are unquestionably agreed but they hold it not fit for him to come thither till they be in a better Posture that they kept a Day of Thanksgiving and the Ministers prayed exceedingly for the Kings coming as one brought into the Kirk and therefore to God That the D. of Loraine had promised to assist the King with 10000 men From the Bath that 4 Wagons came thither loaden with Sick and maimed Souldiers who had good Allowance from the Parliament to be there in hopes of some help by those Waters that a private Gentlemen near that Place sent them 20 l. 21 An Act passed for a day of publique Humilitation An Act passed for an Assessment for the Forces in England and Ireland for 6 Monthes at 90000 l. per mensem for the first 3 Monthes and 60000 l. per mensem for the latter 3 Monthes Order that the Lords Commissioners of the great Seal grant a Brief for a Collection for losses by Fire Order for C. Bennet to raise a Regiment of Foot the like for C. Hayne A Letter from the Officers at the Head Quarters to the Collonels and Governours of the respective Regiments and Garrisons iu England and Wales Exhorting them to Prayer and to Vnity and to joyn in keeping a Day of Humiliation set apart to seek God for his Assistance to them in all Services whereunto they shall be called And to reform Drunkenness Swearing Prophanation of the Lords Day contempt of the Ordinances of Christ and all Sins in their several Charges and to sanctify the Camp Order for an honourable Reception of Min heer Scaph An Agent sent from the States of Holland to the Parliament of England 22 Letters of Designes against Pendennis Castle and the Commissioners of the Militia being very active and giving great Assistance to them 23 From Dartmouth that two Irish Pyrats Chased a Merchant man into the Harbour and attempted to Board her at noon Day but the Governour rescued her Certain Proposals were agreed upon to be presented to the Parliament at a general Meeting of Atturneys and Officers for Reformation of the Proceedings of Law whereby they hoped that the Clyent will be much secured the Creditor and Purchaser fully provided for the Charge of Suits greatly abated and the Processe of Law much shortned 24 From Chester that Trechohan was quitted and burnt down by the Enemy From Leverpoole report that Clonmel was taken by Storm and that the Countrymen drawn together by the Bishop of Cloher were dispersed and gone home being not willing to bear Armes From the Leaguer before Clonmel that they prepared to storm that all the Fnglish under Ormond had submitted to the Parliament That the Enemy had lately two considerable Defeats given them one in the County of Wexford by C. Cook who routed the Enemy slew many and took divers Prisoners The other in the County of Corke by the L. Broghil who slew about 700 and took many Prisoners and totally routed the Party From Dublyn that they have recovered Drumere and other Forts 25 From Hull that the Ingagement was generally taken by the Inhabitants of the East riding Suspicion of a Plot. From Coventry that the Country came in so fast to take the Ingagement that the Commissioners could not give it to all of them From Edenburgh that the L. Frendraght of Montrosses Party after his Defeat for Vexation starved himself and that the L. Kenoule was also starved That the Presbitery of Orkeney and Caithnesse had relaxed Montrosse of his Excommunication That Sir William Flemming arrived there with a Letter to Montrosse to disbandhis Forces and that he sent a Messenger to disband about 300 in Orkeney under his Bastard Brother That the Commissioners Secretary was arrived with the news of a full Agreement with the King From Bristol that Clonmel was surrendred to the L. Lt. upon Articles that they would have made Conditions for Ormond and Inchequin but were refused but passes offered for them to go beyond Seas which they would not take but the L. Ardes and others of Quality took them That C. More and C. Reynolds besieged Tetrogham That the Bishop of Rosse being taken in the late Defeat at Kerny was hanged before a Castle kept by his Forces who thereupon surrendred it That this Bishop was wont to say there was no way to secure the English but by hanging them And now came himfelf
ingaged as that you will not especially at this time leave your old Servants and Officers and the conclusion of the most glorious cause that ever men were ingaged in Harrison It is indeed My Lord the most righteous and the most glorious Cause that ever any of this nation appeared in and now when we hope that the Lord will give a gracious issue and conclusion to it for your Excellence then to give it over will sadden the hearts of many of Gods People Lord General What would you have me do as far as my Conscience will give way I am willing to joyn with you still in the service of the Parliament but where the Conscience is not satisfyed none of you I am sure will ingage in any service and that is my condition in this and therefore I must desire to be excused Much other discourse passed between the General and the Committee to the same purpose as before mentioned and none of the Committee so earnest to perswade the General to continue his Commission as Cromwel and the Souldiers Yet there was cause enough to believe that they did not over much desire it This Committee made report back to the Councel of State of the L. G. his total averseness to march with the Army into Scotland but that he resolved rather to lay down his Commission And the House being made acquainted with it new endeavours were made to perswade his Lordship to continue his Command but in vain so he was pleased to lay down his Commission 26 An Act paffed for repealing the Ordinance and Act whereby the Lord Fairfax was appointed Commander in chief of all the Forces of the Parliament And this being of fo great consequence and which could admit of no delay it not being safe for the Army to be without a head Cromwel was presently by contrivance named to be General and Commander in chief of all the Parliaments Forces and upon the Question it was voted nemine contradicente that he should be General An Act passed for constituting and appointing Oliver Cromwel Esq to be Captain General in chief of all the Forces raised and to be raised by Authority of Parliament within the Common-wealth of England All Commissions to Officers of the Army formerly granted were continued till Cromwel should renew or alter them Great Ceremonies and Congratulations of the new General were made to him from all sorts of People and he went on roundly with his Business A Souldier for drawing his Sword in a drunken mood quarrelling and abusing some Towns-People was by a Court Marshal sentenced to stand an hour in the Market place at Plpmouth to run the Gantlope twice through 4 Companies to have his Sword broken over his Head and to be cashiered Which was executed and several other sentences and one adjudged to death for running away from his Colours Captain Green by letters of Mark brought in three French Prizes 27 Letters that the Plague rageth much in the Irish Quarters and sweeping away whole Towns That it was also in the English Quarters That in Dublin there dyed of it 200 a Week That the Irish in the North fet forth a Declaration courting the King and the Scots Interest 28 That the Scots mustered their Army to four Regiments of Horse and six Regiments of Foot their Horse 100 in a Troop their Foot 120 in every Company for their new Levyes they go on slowly and with much discontent their Intention being if there shall be occasion to make of every Troop two and of every Company two for which they have already named Officers and intend for their Field Army to have 8 Regiments of Horse and 12 Regiments of Foot That some of the Scots Horse are already marched towards the Borders and divers other Troops are dispatching towards Carlisle and Berwick That C. Hackers Regiment of Horse are quartered in the Villages bordering upon Tweed and resolve to fight the Scots if an Inroad be attempted That the Fortification at Berwick are repaired and about 30 pieces of Ordnance planted That the Mount upon the Sea Coast hath 10 brass Pieces and commands the River 29 Letters of Recruits Shipping for Ireland That the Siege continues at Waterford That the Plague increaseth at Galloway The L. G. Cromwel went out of London towards the North the News of the Parliaments Army marching Northwards much startled the Scots who alledge the Covenant and Articles of Pacification that they ought not to be invaded without three Months warning Letters came from their Parlament directed to the Speaker of the House of Commons but the House being adjourned till tuesday next nothing could be done upon the Letter July 1650 July 1. Letters that the King landed in Scotland 16. of June but so privately that it was not known till the 24. of June That they have levyed to be immediately at a Rendezvous 10000 Foot and 27 Troops of Horse besides their old Army and refolve to invade England if England do not invade them first That 2000 of their Foot are about Leith which is strongly fortifyed for a reserve That the Scots give it out that Cromwel hath a Commission to come for Scotland with Fire and Sword and is to give no Quarter to any Scots Man and must have all that he can conquer for himself and his Souldiers this they report to incense the People against the English That some of their Friends in England advised them to write to the Parliament here to know whether they intend to come into Scotland and whether the March of their Army Northwards be in an offensive or defensive way That this they have done and hope the debate of it will produce some interruption or delay of their march That the Kirk there appointed a general day of Humiliation 2 The Parliament published a Declaration of the Grounds of their Armies March North-wards An Act passed for preventing and suppressing the detestable Sins of prophane cursing and Swearing Every Lord to pay for the first Offence 30 s. Every Baronet and Knight 20 s. every Gentleman 6. s. 8. d. every other Person 3. s. 4. d. the second Offence to be doubled to the 10th and for that the Party to be bound to the good Behaviour Referred to a Committee to consider what Publick Officers are burdensome to the Common-wealth and how they may be taken away or regulated for the ease of the People Order that Mr. Strickland the Parliaments Resident in Holland do take the Subscriptions of the English Mercants there to the Ingagements and such as refuse to be disabled from having any Vote in the Company Order that C. Ludlow be Lt. G. of the Horse in Ireland and that Commissioners be sent over thither with Instructions from the Parliament Letters that the Scots in Ireland contributed to the Popish Forces Letters that the Plague was broken out in Shrewsbury Letters from the Fleet before Lisbon That the Brazile Fleet consisting of 9 English Ships and as
much wounded with several other Pensons of Quality and 200 Horse and have killed 2 or 300 more of the Enemy so that I do verily believe there were at least in all 3000 killed Those Officers of ours that were most eminently instrumental in this great Victory were C. Fenwick C. Rich. Coot Lt. C. Gore and Captain Duckinfield Whom I have presumed to add because their merits have justly deserved this my Acknowledgement to the end if your Honours think fit some mark of Honour may be conferred upon them 9 The Parliament ordered a day of publick thanksgiving for the Victory obtained by their Forces under Sir Charles Coot in Ireland An Act passed for the Tryal of Sir John Stowell David Jenkins Walter Slingesby Brown Bushell William Davenant and C. Gerrard by an high Court of Justice Letters of the ceasing of the Plague about Tiverton 10 Letters of the spreading oft he Plague in Shrewsbury That the Governour commanded all the Souldiers that were ill to be in the Field and all that were well to continue in the Castle and not to stir out of it From Chester That the Parliaments Forces in Ireland are 4000 Horse and Foot That Trecoghan with 1700 Foot is taken in 11 Letters that the Royal Presbyterians about Exon raised many false Reports to disparage the Proceeding of Parliament for which some of them were secured till they should produce their Author That the Plague was much dispersed in Salop and half the Inhabitants removed from thence 12 Letters that since the taking of Trecoghan the Army was sat down before Carlowe in Ireland And That the Earl of Antrim was come in to the Lord Deputy That eight Officers of C. Axtels Regiment riding upon the Highway were murdered by those bloody highway Rogues called the Tories That a Party sent out by the Lord Deputy fell on some of the Earl of Castlehavens Forces killed 140 of them and took twice so many Arms the rest fled to Carlowe where they are now besieged That Waterford yet holds out but in great distress the Plague and Famine encreasing much upon them 13 Letters of Cromwels being at Durham and marching 24 Miles-a day That the King was at St. Johns Town and the Committee of Estates had sent back all his Followers and commanded them to depart the Kingdom by a day upon great Penalties That the Scots Horse upon the Borders were there only to forward the new Levies and are since retreated and the new Levies go on very fast there That Sir Arthur Haselrigg came from Newcastle where he is Governour to meet the General Cromwell at Durham That seven Ships were taken and brought into Newcastle one loaden with Arms and Ammunition for Scotland and in another of them two Purses to carry the Great Seal of Scotland one very rich for the day of the Coronation and many Letters from an Alderman of London at the Hague to the King That one of the Parliaments Ships going into the Frith of Scotland the People rose and secured both Ship and men till they drunk the Kings Health upon their knees and then they were discharged 15 Letters of the General his coming to Newcastle where Sir Arthur Haselrigge the Governour entertained him with much Gallantry and they kept a Fast to pray for a Blessing upon their expedition into Scotland The next day they agreed upon the Letter to be sent to their Brethren in Scotland in general to satisfy them of the grounds of their present Ingagement That the Scots have chosen a Councel by whose advice the King is to Govern That the Nobility and Gentry flock to him That the Royalists and Presbyterians in Lancashire joyn together to disturb the Parliaments Affairs in those parts against the Army of Sectaries as they call it 16 An Act passed for setting the Militia of the Common-wealth with Instructions for the Commissioners An Act passed for Sheriffs to appoint Deputies to receive and transmit the Acts Orders and directions of Parliament and Councel of State and to make return thereof Debate of the business of Treasurer of the Navy An Act for bringing down the Prizes of Corn and Grain and preventing abuses in Meal and in forestalling committed 17 The Letter from the Parliament of Scotland together with the Messenger C. Grey were sent to the General to be by him with a sufficient Guard sent into Scotland and also the Answer of the Parliament of England to that Letter 18 An Act passed touching the removal of Malignants and Papists out of London c. Letters of the great Levies in Scotland and multitudes drunk with Carowsing the Kings Health That the Ministers press the People to serve the King against the English Army of Sectaries which they prophesied the Lord would blast and published may gross mistakes or untruths touching the Parliament of England their Affairs particularly in Ireland That the King had given Satisfaction to the Scots in all things they desired of him and a Proclamation was published at Edenburgh giving the King all his Royal Power and at that time the Cross was covered with Crimson Velvet and Cloth of Tissue Dr. Lewen a Civilian being apprehended for a Spy and having found about him divers Commissions from the Prince to himself and others was executed according to a Sentence of the Court Marshal 19 Letters of a Man of War of Scilly brought in Prize to Plymouth Of C. Desboroughs giving the charge at the Sessions at Exon to the Contentment of the Country and of a Woman of Taunton condemned upon the new Act for adultery with a Priest 20 Letters of the General his advance to Berwick Of the Armies Declaration sent into Scotland of the Grounds of their March into that Kingdom one Copy of it sent to the Scots General another to the Parliament and a third to the Committee of Estates That the Scots Ministers in their Prayers say That if God will not deliver them from the Sectaries he shall not be their God That the Town of Newcastle feasted the General and his Officers That the Lord Deputy lies with the Army before Waterford Duncannon and Carlowe 22 Letters that many who formerly served the Parliament of England in their Army are now in the Scots Army That the Earl of Newcastle and some others were sent away out of Scotland That Massy is to command a Regiment in their Army That an Act passed in Scotland for all Persons to come into their Armies and none to stay in the Countries lest they should relieve the English Army That G. Louen Published a Proclamation That no Malignant should come near his Army till they had submitted to the Parliament An Act passed and several Orders touching the Militia of London and Westminster An Act passed against Atheistical Blasphemous and Execrable Opinions and the unlawful meetings of such Persons A Declaration passed concerning Delinquents Compositions An Act passed to prohibit Trade between this Commonwealth and Scotland Upon a Report from the Councel of State
marched from Muscleburgh towards Edenburgh in sight of the City for two or three miles together and had no opposition in their March nor so much as a salute from Edenburgh Castle or Dalkeith and the General pitched his Tents on Pencland Hills a convenient place to fight within view of Edenburgh but they gave no alarm to the Army That the Scots in Edenburgh were much streightned for Provisions by the Armies thus getting behind them That all the people fled with their Barns and Goods where the Army came being told by their Ministers That the English would destroy all with Fire and Sword and when some of the Souldiers burnt some Furse bushes they said they fired their Houses and Towns That the Parliaments Ships attended the Armies March with Provisions That a Trumpet came to the General with a Declaration and Letters from Lt. G. David Lesly which the General caused to be read to his Officers in the hearing of the Trumpet That upon desire and safe conduct of some of the Scots Officers they and some English Officers had conferences about a Reconcilement and the Scots Officers said they were deluded by the Malignants and that the King refused to sign the disowning of his Fathers actions and to adhere to the Covenant and repent for the Bloud shed by his Father and himself and that they had thoughts of relinquishing him That when the English Army drew off from Edenburgh the King would have sallied out in Person upon them but General Leuen told him If he did so he would lay down his Commission 24 Letters that the Plague increased and that there died the last week 797 in Dublin That in Wexford the people are almost all dead of the Plague That Waterford Duncannon and Carlowe are surrendred to the Lord Deputy That many Officers and Souldiers were dead of it 26 Letters of taking in and fortifying some Places by the General to secure Passes to the Army That a Sergeant was hanged on Pencland Hills for plundring a Countreyman's House and three Souldiers that were with him and sentenced to die were pardoned by the General That Parties on both sides pickeering and a Body of 3000 Horse of the Scots being drawn out Cromwel drew out a Forlorn and went in Person before them That one of the Enemy fired a Carabine at him upon which Cromwel called to him and said to him that if he had been one of his Souldiers he would have cashiered him for firing at such a distance which the Souldier told to Lt. G. Lesley and said he knew it was Cromwel That some Run-aways from the Army were apprehended at Berwick and sent back Prisoners to Cromwel and nine of them were condemned by a Court Marshal That the Scots drew out their whole Army out of Leith being about 30000 Horse and Foot and retreated without any Ingagement That in a full Council of War all the Officers were unanimously to fall upon the Enemy That in Pickeering a Scots Captain was killed and two Prisoners taken 27 Letters that the Lord Deputy sent a Summons to Waterford to surrender but they so much despised the weakness and small number of his Forces before the Town that in answer to his Summons they returned That one of their Gates should be set open for as many of his men as would come in That the Lord Deputy smiling at their vain Brags went on with his Siege sent for more Forces and great Guns and so laid the main Body of his Army between Waterford and Carlowe that they might be ready to give assistance to either Party That after this the Town sent for a Treaty but insisted upon high terms of Punctilio's of honour which the Lord Deputy rejected And when they heard that Carlowe was surrendred then they also agreed upon Articles of surrender That 700 Souldiers marched out of the Town and the Townsmen in Arms were more and the Town very strongly fortified and full of Provisions yet it pleased God to bring them to terms of surrender to a small Party before them as they had before done at Carlowe The Lord Deputy sent a Letter to the Parliament of the particulars and Copies of the several Articles of surrender of Waterford Duncannon and Cartelagh The Parliament ordered a day of Thanksgiving to be kept for those Successes An Act passed impowring the Commissioners of the High Court of Justice to hear and determine any Misprision or Concealment of Treason 28 An Answer passed to the King's Declaration in Scotland Letters that the Fairfax Frigot fought with three French Men of War who got so near the Shore among the Rocks that the Fairfax could not follow them and so they escaped 29 The Council of State took Order for better securing of Weymouth Letters of the decrease of the Plague at Dublin That M. Blunt fell upon a Party of the Enemy in Wicklowe fought with them killed and took many of them though they were two to one and had not a Bogg prevented they had been all killed or taken That he brought away with him 200 Cows and 120 Horses That Charlemont was surrendred upon Conditions 30 Letters that the Army in Scotland was well supplied with Provisions by Sea and inabled to lie near Edenburgh That the Enemy kept close between Edenburgh and Leith having a Trench before them and a River behind them and a strong Castle on the one hand and a strong Garrison Town on the other hand and it was impossible to fall upon them without the apparent hazard of the whole Army 31 Letters that the Army stormed Red-Castle a Garrison of the Enemies about a Mile and a half from Edenburgh which had about 80 Foot to defend it and though they stormed it in the sight of the Enemies whole Army yet they sent out no Parties to relieve it There were taken 60 Prisoners and the Place was of great advantage to the English That Dunster Castle was slighted That four Men out of Somersetshire pretending to have an immediate Call from God to go and Preach the Gospel in Galilee sold their Estates and went to London to imbarque themselves for that Place September 1650. 3 Letters that Prince Rupert came out of the River of Lisbon with 27 Ships and 20 Carvills That the Parliaments Generals with twenty three Ships made up to him and some Shot were spent between some of them but Prince Rupert got under the Command of the Castles and the Parliaments General thought not safe to pursue him thither the like was done several days after but the Prince would not ingage in Fight That the Duke of York came to Paris having gotten 100000 l. by Prizes 4 Letters of a great Pyrate taken about Dartmouth 5 Letters of the Plague increasing in Shrewsbury yet of about 200 Souldiers there not one was infected 6 Letters that the Scots Army though more in number than the English by a great many and well furnished with Arms and all accommodations in their
of the Peace 28 Letters That the Parts about Milford-Haven were infected with the Plague by the many Passengers that way from Ireland That the L. Deputy in his March to Athlowe received no interruption from the Enemy who lurk much in the woods and are relieved by the Countrey though they are commanded the contrary on pain of Death That the L. Deputy thereupon inclined to burn the Countrey as he Marched else there could be no end put to the War there 30 Letters That after 6 dayes stay at Edinburgh and Leith the G. with his Army with 7 days provisions marched to Netherish 6 Miles from Edenburgh That the G. came back that night to Leith being Saturday Sept. 14. That he made M. G. Overton Governour of Edinburgh with two Regiments and a Third Regiment at Leith Sunday The Army marched beyond Linlithgow towards Sterling but by reason of the great Rain and Storms retreated and quartered at Linlithgow That the G. sent a Summons to Falkirke who returned Answer That they were all Gentlemen in the Garrison and would all die before they would yield it up but if Sterling should be taken or yielded to him that then they would yield also and in the mean time would not interrupt his March That it was once resolved to march up to Sterling and Ladders and Preparations made to Storm it But upon consideration of the strength of the Place and Unseasonableness of the Weather and want of Provisions that purpose was altered That the G. sent a Trumpet with some Propositions to those in Sterling but they refused to receive the Letter or to let the Trumpet come in That afterwards a Trumpet came from Lieutenant G. David Lesley with a Letter to the G. for Exchange of Prisoners which he denied to receive That the G. gave orders for the fortifying of Linlithgow and he and the Army returned to Edenburgh where he kept a Day of Humiliation and the Kirk likewise appointed a Day of publick Humiliation The G. published a Proclamation for free and safe Trading by the Scots at Edenburgh who were not in Arms and liberty to sell their Commodities and to be free from violence of the Soldiery and to be protected in their habitations Sir John Gell was Sentenced by the High Court of Justice for Misprision of High Treason to forfeit his Estate and to be imprisoned during his Life Octob. 1650. 1 Several Votes passed touching the Compositions of Delinquents An Act passed for Relief of Religious and Peaceable People from the Rigour of former Acts of Parliament in Matters of Religion Vote to consider of publick Business only till Nov. next and all private Business excluded till then An Act committed touching doubling upon Sale of Deans and Chapters Lands A new raised Regiment in London under M. G. Harrison of 1660 and two more under M. G. Skippon and Alderman Tichborne of 2000 in each Regiment The Lady Elizabeth the late King's Daughter died in the Isle of Wight That a Parliament Frigot upon the Coast of Galitia fought with a Portugal Ship richly laden with Plate c. to the value of 100000 l. and after a stout Fight sunk her 2 Letters of 12 Sail of Jersey Ships taken by the Parliaments Frigots Capt. Ashley was Sentenced by the High Court of Justice to have his Head cut off and one Benson to be hanged for conspiring against the Commonwealth in the Treasonable Engagement of C. Andrewes 3 Letters that the D. of York was going from France to Holland and had borrowed of the D. of Orleance 5000 Pistols to bear his Charges 4 An Account of Recruits and Provisions shipped for Ireland Letters of the Militia under C. Pine at Taunton declaring their willingness to go into Scotland if required though the Ministers Preached against it Letters of the Scots raising new Forces and of the bitter Invectives of the Kirk against the English Army That they take the Countrey people by force out of their Beds and compel them to serve in their Army 5 Many persons well-affected to the Parliament having their Estates seized and themselves driven away from the Barbadoes came into England and upon their Petition to the Council of State and Conference with them by their Committee They Reported their Opinions to the Parliament That it was necessary to reduce those Islands and a Fleet to be sent thither for that purpose with Provisions for that purpose Which the House approved 7 Letters that the G. commanded all the Scots Boats and all other Boats that could be got in the Frith to be brought to Leith and Order was given for the springing of Mines for reducing of Edenburgh-Castle That the G. and his Officers met at the Great Church in Edenburgh on the Lords Day where many Scots were and expressed much Affection to the Doctrine Preached there That the G. employed some Scotch Miners against the Castle and his Soldiers came so near the Works of the Castle that they brought away one Colours and 300 Muskets and other Arms without loss That the Enemy with Granadoes fired two or three Houses near the Castle yet the Parliaments Souldiers entred one of them and got store of Arms and Ammunition there thought the Castle shot at them all the time That the Souldiers found in the High Church at Edenburgh much Arms and Ammunition Mr. Benson was Executed at Tyburne according to the Sentence of the High Court of Justice but in regard that Capt. Ashley only subscribed the Engagement but acted nothing in it he was pardoned by the Parliament 8 The Day of publick Thanksgiving for the Victory in Scotland The Act for prohibiting Trade with the Barbadoes Virginia c. Votes touching Compositions of Delinquents A Committee named to consider of former Laws touching the Poor and of a New Act to be made for the setting the Poor on work Several Majors of Corporations approved by the Parliament 9 Letters That the Tories in Ireland were got into Bodies That the Irish were spoiled by the English if they did not pay Contribution to them and if they did then the Tories and other Rebels did ruine their own Brothers and nearest Relations A Remonstrance Published by the Irish Clergy charging the present Government by the Marquess of Ormond and his Favourites with Treachery to the Nation 10 Letters That 500 Irish in Scilly had a Design to deliver it up to the Parliament Forces for which some of them were Executed 11 An Account to the Council of State of the Militia in Devon and other Parts raised to a considerable number and of the releasing of the Gentlemen secured upon their taking of the Engagement That the Grand Jury at the Sessions Presented a Petition to the Justices to be sent up to the Parliament That all the Proceedings in Law might be in English That the Ministers in those Parts are dissatisfied with every thing unless they may have Dominion and Lordly Power in effect
to the Councel of State to order the Stores and Magazines both for Sea and Land Service as they shall think best for the advantage of the Common-wealth Pardon 's passed for divers poor Prisoners upon Certificates of the Judges Order for an Act to confine Papists and Delinquents to their Houses Letters that the King was active in surveying his Garrisons and new Levies 26 Letters that two Dutchmen loaden with salt came to an anchor within half a League of Dartmouth Castle That presently after two Jersy Pirates came up with them cut their Cables by the half and carried them away That the Castle shot at them but could not reach them 27 Order by the Parliament That the Officers for the Recruits for Ireland shall constantly attend their Charges and the Forces to march directly to their Ports and in their march to Quarter in Inns and Ale-houses and to pay for what they have Referred to the Councel of State to send this order into the several Counties where the Recruits are to pass to the Commissioners of the Militia and for the Assessement and to the Constables that it be observed 28 Letters that the Irish having distressed a Party of the Parliaments Forces another commanded Party marched from Kilkenny to relieve them and after five weeks march in such a season of the Year into such inaccessable places they scattered the Enemy driving them out of many strong Holds some whereof they had taken from the Parliaments Forces That after pursuing them with Fire and Sword and utterly destroying that part of the Countrey which was part of the Enemies chief fastness and Refuge in their return home the Parliaments Foot ingaged with the Enemies at their own play and upon their own terms in such fastnesses of Woods and Boggs that the Parliaments Horse could not come near But God shewing himself the Irish were not able to abide but quickly fled leaving their Ammunition and store of their Arms behind them and some hundreds of them fell by the Sword in this Expedition March 1650. March 1 Letters of Jeysey Pyrates very bold upon the Western Coast That Tantallon Castle in Scotland after battery and playing with Granadoes was surrendred upon Mercy there being in it 91 Officers and Souldiers and that this cleared the Passage between Edenburgh and Berwick The High Court of Justice sentenced Sir Henry Hide late Agent for the King in Turkey to be beheaded for sundry Treasons and Crimes committed by him against the Common-wealth 3 Letters that the General and Officers of the Army in Scotland kept a Day of Humiliation for the Sins of the Army That thirty sale of Ships were lately come into Leith with Supplies from London for the Army That one of them was cast away That the King went into the North of Scotland to hasten the Levies and came to Aberdeen to compose their differences but the Presbytery there opposed their Proceedings especially in the receiving of Huntley and that the Chancellours Power is down That Faux Castle was surrendred to the General That the Countrey about Edenburgh sent in 100 Horse for Assistance of the General That C. Ludlow Shipped with his Men for Ireland 4 The Parliament ordered a day to be set apart to seek a Blessing from God upon their Councels at home and their Forces abroad by Sea and Land An Act passed for C. Pophain and C. Blake and C. Dean or any two of them to be Admirals and Generals of the Fleet for the year ensuing An Act impowring the Councel of State and the Admirals at Sea for the pressing of men as there shall be cause Amendments passed to a Bill for a new Invention in melting down of Metalls with Coal 5 No Letters came from Scotland nor from Ireland 6 Letters of several Ships taken by Pyrates of Jersy and Scylly Of the willingness of Recruits about Exon to go for Scotland 7 The business of Mrs Jane Puckering and Mr. Joseph Wâ—lch about his forcing of her to a pretended Marriage and carrying her beyond Sea to Dunkirk was heard by the Commissioners appointed for hearing and determing thereof by a special Act of Parliament made for that purpose Letters that a Party of the Parliaments Garrison at Lithgow fell upon a Party of Scots and took 30 Prisoners and slew a Lieutenant and three or four of the Enemy Several Scots Officers were imprisoned at St. Johns Town for receiving Money and not raising their men according to their Commissions That the Sea brake in near Yarmouth and drowned many Cattle and a great part of the Countrey 10 Letters that General Cromwel was sick in Scotland Of great Preparations in the Isle of Man to assist the King Of Dutch Ships arrived at Dundâ—â— with Ammunition for the King That the Lords Ambassadours St. John and Strickland took Shipping on the Lords day for the low Countries 11 An Act passed for continuing the Customes and Book of Rates for a year Vote that no Fullers-earth or Clay nor Oare of Lead or Tin be transported beyond Sea Order touching Sequestrations Order That all English and Scots who have been under the Pay of the Parliament in Ireland and have revolted and betrayed their Trust and have assisted the King are Traitors and Rebels and their Estates to be confiscate and their Persons to be proceeded against as Traitors 12 Letters that C. Hewson had taken in several petty Garrisons near Athelow That M. Arnup with a Lieutenant and twenty men were set upon in Wicklow by a Party too strong for him the Lieutenant nine or ten of the men were slain the rest escaped 13 The publick Fast Day observed in London and Westminster 14 Letters of the Judges of Assise brought into Chard by the Sheriffe and Souldiers of the Militia with vollies of Shot many of the Justices and Gentlemen of the Country absenting themselves 15 Letters That after the taking of Temptallon Castle the Garrisons at Calanderhouse and Blackness were quitted by the Scots Of the want of Frigots upon the Western Seas to keep in the Jersy and Scilly Pyrats 17 Letters that the English Fishermen were taken by the Scots at Sea and their Ships and Goods carryed away and their Persons Prisoners And that divers Scots Men of War are set out to the great dammage of Trade Of the Jersy and Scilly Pyrates taking several Merchants Ships and none of the Parliaments Frigots to help them That upon C. Hewsons march into Westmeath the Enemy got together 3000 in the Kings County and 5000 in Finagh Quartered within ten Miles of Hewson and had their Fastnesses yet durst never appear to fight with him but fled from him 18 An Act passed for continuing a former Act for removing all Papists all Officers and Souldiers of Fortune and divers Delinquents from London and Westminster and confining them within five Miles of their Dwellings and to incourage such as shall discover Papists and Jesuits and their Receivers and Abetters Order that the Lords Commissioners of
Council of State the Lord Major Sheriffs and Aldermen of London the Militia and many Thousand others of Quality There was a great Guard of Soldiers Horse and Foot and Multitudes of People in the Fields and in the Streets he was entertained all the way as he passed to his House with Vollies of great and small shot and loud Acclamations and Shouts of the People He carried himself with great affability and seeming humility and in all his Discourses about the Business of Worcester would seldom mention any thing of himself but of the gallantry of the Officers and Soldiers and gave as was due all the Glory of the Action unto God 13. A List sent up to the Parliament of many Officers taken in Pursuit of the Scots near Manchester That Collonel Gerrard who fell upon the Rear of the Scots Party in Cheshire was by them taken Prisoner and carried four or five Miles when coming to a Passe where they saw Clubmen ready to oppose them Two Majors Three Captains and Twelve Soldiers desired the Collonel that they might be his Prisoners to avoid the Club-men which he did and brought them Prisoners to Chester That the King was escaped but the Earl of Montgomery and about 80 more divers of them Men of Quality were brought Prisoners to Halifax That Collonel Lilburne's Regiment took divers Officers of Quality and 200 Soldiers and sent them Prisoners to York That the York-shire Forces took Lieutenant General Lesley Major General Middleton many Officers Gentlemen and Soldiers That Duke Hamilton was dead The Scots Prisoners were conducted through the City to the new Artillery-ground in Tuttle-fields 15. Letters That a Party under Collonel Okey took several Houses in the Highlands by Storm That the Scots threatned to hang all between sixteen and sixty that would not joyn with them and executed some That 80 Women were killed at the Storming of Dundee 100 Ships Prize in the Harbour That about 1000 Scots were brought Prisoners by the Country joyning with the Parliaments Forces in Lancashire and that of 2000 Horse of the Enemy that fled from Worcester few or none escaped 16. Cromwel sate in the House and the Speaker made a Speech to him and gave him the Thanks of the House for his great Services Lieutenant General Fleetwood and other Officers of the Army had also the Thanks of the House Cromwel and most of the Members of Parliament and divers Commanders of the Army were Feasted by the Lord Major in London The Parliament resumed the Debate touching a New Representative Debate of an Act of Oblivion and General Pardon with some Expendients for satisfaction of the Soldiery and the Ease of the People Order for a Fast-day in the House to seek God for Counsel and Assistance for improvement of his great Mercies and for doing things most to his Glory and the good of the Common-wealth Report to the House from the Committee of the Army of all the Forces in England and Ireland and the Monthly Charge of them A Committee appointed to receive the Agent from the Common-wealth of Genoa Letters That the Mosse-Troopers killed four of the Parliaments Soldiers and Two Passengers and indangered the Packet and that the Forces in the North were on the Borders to meet with the Flying Scots That the Commissioners of the Militia in Worcester-shire were disbanding the Militia Forces demolishing the Works and securing the Persons and Estates of such as adhered to the King 17. The Scots Prisoners came to London and among them who were not discovered before were the Lord Grandison Collonel Blague and others of Quality the Parliament ordered the Trials of the Earl of Cleveland Lauderdale Derby Major and Sheriffs of Worcester and others 18. Letters That Aberdeen was quitted by the Scots That divers died of the Spotted Feaver at Lieth Collonel Hubbold and others and that Lieutenant General Monk had been dangerously sick That the Gentlemen of Fife submitted to the Government of England An Account of dismissing Militia Forces and of the trouble to the Countries by the Scots Prisoners 19. Letters That upon the Suit of General Leven Sir Arthur Hasclridgge had given leave for his being Prisoner at his Son-in-law's House Mr. De la Vale upon his Parole and Mr. De la Vale gave Bonds of 20000 l. for his being a true Prisoner 20. Upon the desire of the Guinnee Merchants 1500 of the Scots Prisoners were granted to them and sent on Ship-board to be transported to Guinnee to work in the Mines there and upon a Quarrel among the Soldiers in the Barges Two or Three of them were drowned 22. Letters That Lymbrick would gladly accept of the first Offers of the Lord Deputy That they have Divisions among themselves That they made a Salley with 1000 Foot upon the Parliaments Forces who after an hours Dispute killed 80 of the Irish and wounded many and had nine slain and 35 wounded of the Parliaments Soldiers The House kept a Private Fast in the House Act read for a thanksgiving-Thanksgiving-day and another Act for a yearly Observation of the third day of September in all the Three Kingdoms with a Narrative of the Grounds thereof The High Courts of Justice continued for Three Months by a new Act. Letters of a Prize taken with 20000 Dollers and rich Lading 24. The Funerals of General Popham were accompanied from Exeter House by the Speaker and Members of Parliament the Lord General and Council of State with great Solemnity to Westminster 25. Two of the Parliaments Soldiers in Scotland sentenced to ride the Wooden Horse for seizing and carrying away a Chest of Goods buried by a Country-man in the Fields and the Lieutenant General Monk published a Proclamation for the better prevention of disorders and plundering in Dundee 26. That the Enemy in Limbrick have made many Overtures for another Treaty but it would not be granted That the Priests and Friers among them bind them by new Oaths but they dare not trust one another That the Lord Deputy is before Clare Castle 27. Letters of the Jersey Pyrates doing mischef upon the Western Coast The Parliament ordered a Bill to be brought in for setting a time for the ending of this Parliament and for constituting a New Representative 29. The Narrative of the Mercies and Victories obtained by the Parliaments Forces in Scotland and England The Lord Major and Sheriffs of London were presented at the Exchequer 30. Letters That Collonel Reynolds had taken in Bellebeg Castle in Ireland and dispersed Dungans Forces That whilst Collonel Hewson was abroad the Enemy took in Two or Three small Garrisons of the Parliaments near Dublin but upon Hewsons return they quitted them An Act passed for providing Maintenance for Maimed Soldiers and Widows of Soldiers Order for a Bill for Confirmation of the Sale of Bishops Lands and the Lands of Deans and Chapters c. October 1651. 1. Several new Acts of Parliament Fead and debated in the House 2. Letters of
live privately there and submitted to the Parliament of England That some of the Isles of Orkney were upon submission to the Common-wealth of England 28. Letters of the particular Passages of the Siege of Limbrick and the Rendition of it after 15 Months Siege That it was a very strong Town the Grafts Counterscarâ—s and Bulwarks without the Walls the Flanking Towers upon them and the Rampiers round the Irish Town very strong and regular an incredible quantity of Arms and Ammunition were delivered in there 29. The Parliament approved the Articles of Limbrick gave 100 l. to the Messenger that brought the News of the Surrender of it and ordered that the next Lords day Thanks should be given to God for it An Act passed appointing Dr. Clerke Dr. Exton and Dr. Stevens to be Judges of the Admiralty Letters That the Scots Parliament met in the Highlands where were present only the Lord Chancellor and two or three Lords and a few Burgesses who could not agree but rose without doing any thing That the Lord Chancellor and other Lords of Scotland were come in to Lieutenant-General Monk That several Recruits were come from England to the Army in Scotland December 1651. 1. Letters That the Parliaments Army in Ireland were setling of their Quarters and had no Enemy to encounter with but a few Tories and stragling Robbers That the Lord Deputy was gone to Galloway to summon that City That in Limbrick there dyed 40 and 50 a day of the Plague 2. Letters from the Lord Deputy to the Parliament and to the Council of State of the Particulars of the Surrender of Limbrick and an account of the great Guns in all 34 and the Arms and Ammunition taken there with a Copy of the Articles 3. Letters That Lieutenant-General Monk intended to have prevented the meeting of the Parliament in the Highlands of Scotland but could not by reason of the excessive quantity of Rain which fell at that time 4. Letters That Captain Pen had taken some French Vessels prize and that Captain Coxe took a French Ship with 39 Guns which made stout resistance and one of the Parliaments Sea-men lost both his Legs with one Shot of a Canon That Two of Prince Ruperts Ships were sunk and himself hardly escaped drowning at the Jercera's That Captain Bertlet the notable Pyrate of Jersey desired to be received into favour and to do some Act to merit it from the Parliament That Captain Christian a notable Sea-man in King James's time was released from being a Prisoner in Peele Castle in the Isle of Man where he had been long detained and ill used by the Earl of Derby That the whole Revenue of the Isle of Man was but 1500 l. per Ann ' That the Countess of Derby was allowed 200 l. in Plate to bear her charges into England That Three of Prince Ruperts Ships were cast away near to Tercera Island with a great Tempest one of them the Swallow which carried 54 Brass Guns sprung a Leak about the Keel and was suddenly sunk and 340 Persons in her drowned the Prince the Master the Boatswaine and Three more in her were only saved 5. Letters That divers Scotch Lords came in and submitted to the Parliament of England That the third Shot at Elizabeth Castle in Jersey fell upon the old Church there killed and wounded 30 Persons and indangered the Governour Sir George Carteret and his Lady and the chief of the Island That this made so great an Impression on the Lady Carteret and the other Ladies and some few Men who were afraid to be taken that the next night they imbarqued for France That this Shot spoiled great store of Syder and other Victuals That several of their Men made an escape and some being taken were forthwith tryed and executed 6. Letters That Major-General Lambert and Major-General Deane were come to Edenburgh 8. Letters That many of the Parliaments Soldiers in Ireland were sick and wanted Accommodations That the Country groaned much at the burden of quartering but the Lord Deputy was very tender to them Letters That the Lord Deputy went from Limbrick to assist the Lieutenant-General at the Siege of Carrick Houlta but meeting with the Lieutenant-General at Inch Castle after conference together they both returned to Limbrick That the Lord-Deputy having taken cold in his Journey the Weather being very tempestuous and having no Accommodations he fell sick and Nov. 17. took Physick the next day was let Blood but grew worse and worse every day after till Nov. 26. and then died That the Commissioners appointed the Lieutenant-General Ludlowe to command the Forces in Ireland till the pleasure of the Parliament should be known or the Lord-Lieutenant give further order That his Body was to be carried over into England This Gentleman Collonel Ireton was a Person very active industrious and stiff in his ways and purposes he was of good abilities for Councel as well as Action and made much use of his Pen and was very forward to reform the Proceedings in Law wherein his having been bred a Lawyer was an help to him He was stout in the Field and wary and prudent in his Councel and exceedingly forward as to the Business of a Common-wealth he married Cromwels Daughter who had a great opinion of him and no Man could prevail so much nor order him so far as Ireton could His death struck a great sadness into Cromwel and indeed it was a great loss to him of so able and active so faithful and so near a Relation and Officer under him Letters That Clare Castle and Carrick Calta Castle were surrendred to Lieutenant-General Ludlowe and Maso Castle to Sir Charles Coote That 22 Men were excepted from the benefit of the Articles for the surrender of Limbrick of whom Seven were executed That Hugh O-Neale the Governour was pardoned for Life 9. Upon the News of the death of the late Lord Deputy of Ireland Collonel Ireton the Parliament as a Testimony of their affection for his many eminent Services ordered a Bill to be brought in for setling 2000 l. per Ann ' upon his Wife and Children of the Lands of the Duke of Buck's and his Corps to be brought to London to be honourably buried A List of 34 strong Holds and Castles in Ireland taken in by the Parliaments Forces the last Summer A Copy sent to the Parliament of the Earl of Clanrickards Declaration or Summons for an Assembly of the Rebels Letters That Two Troops of Collonel Whaley's Regiment quartered at Nottingham had meetings twice a week where their Officers and some of their Soldiers did preach and pray for which they were hated and cursed by the Presbyterians and their Preachers who say They are the greatest Plague that ever did befall that Town That the Presbyterians got the Scotch Prisoners there to be released and sent them home with store of Money and good Cloaths but they will give no Countenance nor Relief to any
of 90000 l. a Month for six Months for pay of the Armies Order touching the reception of the publick Minister from the Queen of Sweden Letters from Bristol That upon notice of the Ships coming into that Road with the Corps of the late Lord-Deputy Ireton the Major sent out a Boat with a Tilt covered with Black in which they brought the Corps unto the City where a Hearse of Velvet was provided to put over the Coffin The Major Aldermen and Councel in their Formalities and the Governour and his Officers with a multitude of Inhabitants attended the Body to the Castle and the great Guns were fired from the Castle and the Fort. That many of the chief Rebels in Ireland have made offers to treat about their coming in to the Parliament and that Galloway hath done so 25. The House sate this day A Letter of Advice to the Parliament in these words That if they would but grant an Act for all the profits of the Tithes in all Counties in England and Wales to be gathered into a Treasury and the one half thereof may be paid to a competent number of Godly Ministers to preach the Gospel in each County And all those drunken malignant scandalous delinquent ignorant whoring and profane ones that go under the Name of Ministers put to work for their livings That the Gospel would be better propagated than now it is and the Lord would be more glorified in the Land and this present Government better established 26. Letters That Elizabeth Castle was upon a Treaty but broken off again That this Castle is so seared in the Sea that they can relieve or send away at pleasure and when they can keep it no longer they can leave only the bare Walls That since the Siege they have made no Salley out of the Castle though they took in with them 400 Foot and 100 Horse That they have sent divers Vessels with Women and Children and Rich Goods over to St. Mallows and are daily sending more and cannot be prevented by reason of the Rocks though the Parliaments Frigots lie there That six hours the Tide floats round the Castle and six hours the Sand is bare when three Prisoners stole away by Boat and came to the Parliament Forces and informed them That Carteret had sent his best Horses to St. Mallows and the poorer Horses he had knocked on the head and had hanged a Man for endeavouring to come from them That few of the Inhabitants speak any English and most of their drink is Syder 27. Letters of Recruits come to Scotland from England Letters That the Two Major-Generals were gone their Progress which they intended throughout Scotland and Commissioners were appointed to settle Assessments for the English Army That Elizabeth Castle was surrendred to the Parliament upon Articles and in it 17 Brass Pieces 36 Iron Pieces 450 Musquets 40 Swords 100 Bandeliers 64 Barrels of Powder Match 5000 great Shot 1000 Musquet-shot 100 weight Lead four Tun Iron two Tun. Of Victuals 60 Hogsheads of Biskets six quarter of Wheat four quarter of Barley 20 quarter of Mault 36 bushel of Pease 50 sides of Pork 60000 of Poor John three Hogsheads of French Barley four Pipes of Spanish Wine ten Hogsheads of French Wine four Tun of Beer 60 quarter of Salt six Hogsheads of Beef with great store of other Provisions 29. Letters That Cornet Castle in Guernsey Island was surrendred to the Parliament upon Articles That in Elizabeth Castle were French Germans Danes Switzers Scotch Dutch Irish English and the Islanders 340 That it is the strongest Castle in the Parliaments possession 30. Letters That some Officers of the Army by Commission from Major-General Lambert did hear and determine Controversies between Party and Party wherewith the People were much satisfied for the quick dispatch they received with full hearing That a Soldier for Whoredom was sentenced by a Court-Marshal to be duck'd thrice at High-water and to be whipped and turned out of the Town the Woman had the like Sentence That Captain Henry Green by Letters of Marque from the Parliament surprized a Ship bound for St. Mallows loaden with Merchandise of the growth of France and upon French-mens account and with it steered for Guernsey to secure his prize which he went on Board in great storms That a Man of War of the States of Holland meeting with Captain Green boarded his Prize and sent all the Guernsey Men in her on drift in the Boat where they must have perished had not another English Ship by accident met them and taken them up That the Holland Man of War did cruelly beat Captain Green and his Company and said he would throw them all over board as he had Commission to do to all English Ships sent out with Letters of Marque and what is since become of Captain Green and the rest of the English with him is not yet known The Parliament Voted That it be referred to Persons out of the House to take into consideration what inconveniences there are in the Law and how the mischiefs that grow from the delays the chargeableness and the irregularities in the proceedings of Law may be prevented and the speediest way to reform the same and to present their Opinions to such Committee as the Parliament shall appoint That a Committee be appointed to consider and present to the House the Names of fit Persons to be employed in this Work and to receive from them such things as shall be prepared by them in pursuance of the former Vote Several Petitions of Merchants of London and of other Parts read and referred to the Council of State 31. A Petition presented to the Parliament from Collonel Philip Carteret and the rest of the late Officers of Mount Orgyle Castle in the Isle of Jersey That according to the Articles upon surrender thereof an Act of Oblivion may be passed for the Petitioners which the Parliament ordered accordingly and approved of the said Articles The House sate constantly all the time of Christmas January 1651. 1. Letters That Sir George Ascue had reduced the Barbadoes Island to the obedience of the Parliament of England but the Particulars thereof were not yet come A Copy of an Act of the Lord Willoughby and the Assembly in the Barbadoes for sequestring divers Delinquents Estates there was sent over to the Council of State 2. Letters That 60 Sail of Hollanders lay at Anchor before South-Sea Castle and might have landed Men there and that the Works about Portsmouth were in much decay An account of Recruits gone for Ireland 3. Letters That the Marquess of Argyle had sent for another Passe to come in to Major-General Lambert who had summoned Dunbarton Castle and the Governour answering him with delays he caused his Estate to be sequestred That Collonel Lilburnes and Collonel Overtons Men took a Ship in the Harbour of the North. That the Major-Generals were returned from the West and had given great contentment in
Lieutenant-General not to seize upon meddle with or any ways molest the Persons or Estates of any Excommunicated Person or any ways to discharge any other Persons whatsoever to desist from dealing or trading with the said Excommunicated Persons without order from the Common-wealth of England or their Commissioners 20. Primate received his Sentence from the Parliament at the Bar of the House upon his Knees and Lieutenant-Collonel Lilburne being brought to the Bar refused to kneel the House gave him but Twenty days to depart the Kingdom Debate upon and several Branches passed of the Act of Oblivion Vote That Mr. Hale Mr. Steel Mr. Cocke Mr. Manby Mr. Sadler Collonel Blunt Sir Hen. Blunt Mr. Berners Major-General Desborough Mr. Moyer Collonel Tomlinson Mr. Fountaine Alderman Fowke Mr. H. Peters Major Packer Sir William Roberts Mr. Meltwold Mr. Mansell Mr. Rushworth Mr. Sparrow and Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper be the Committee to take into consideration what inconveniences there are in the Law how the mischiefs which grow from delays the chargeableness and irregularities in the proceedings of the Law may be prevented and the speediest way to prevent the same And to present their Opinions to the Committee of Parliament appointed for that purpose and they or any Seven of them had power to send for any Persons to confer with them in this Business and for Records An Act for compounding with Delinquents and Sequestrations and for the Committee of Haberdashers-Hall 21. Letters of the ceasing of the Plague in Ireland That 300 of the Enemies Horse were taken since the English came to their Winter Quarters That the Commanders of such as are yet out make Overtures of laying down their Arms. That many of the Rebels are in treaty to submit to the Parliament That Galloway offers to treat 23. By a Court-Marshal a Soldier that killed another being first struck by him and highly provoked was according to Num. 35. 22. adjudged only to be Imprisoned for two Months and then to pay 20 l. to the Wife of him that was killed 24. Letters That the Synod of Aberdeen had excommunicated the Lord Drum That the Marquess of Argyle had seised upon a House of Huntleys and put a Garrison into it That the Lieutenant General went to meet the Parliaments Commissioners come from England to Scotland 26. Letters That the Captain of the Success Frigot and Ten more of his Company were cast away at Leith That the Commissioners for Scotland sent forth their Summons for fit Persons to come to them to present their desires That the Lord Wareston chiefly and others were the Grand Sticklers for the Kirk Party A Letter intended to be sent from the Kirk to the Lord-General setting forth the Iniquity of the English Invasion then they inveigh against the Errors and Preaching of Troopers Against the Incorporating of Scotland with England saying it will draw on a Subordination of the Church to the State in the things of Christ Against the gathering of Private Churches and Toleration as they call it and introducing Magistrates of contrary Principles to the Church Against a Civil Headship over the Religious Constitutions 27. Vote That no Fee Perquisite or Reward shall be taken by any of the Judges of Westminster-Hall or their Servants but such Salary as shall be allowed them by the State That all the Publick Revenue shall be brought into one Receipt Instructions passed for ordering and disposing all the Forces and the Charge of them not exceeding the Establishment of the Army A Paper delivered in by the Spanish Ambassador to the Council of State and by them reported to the House read and Instructions given upon it Letters of Credence from the Queen of Sweden by Peter Spiering Silvereroone to the Parliament read and referred to the Council Letters of 2 Ships of Barnestaple taken by Pyrates 28. A Declaration published and Vindication of the Poor oppressed Commons of Scotland in relation to their present sad and Sorrowful condition wherein they were brought by that perfidious Self-seeking Party who did lately wind themselves up in the Offices of Power and Trust in that Estate and Army Wherein they submit to the Parliament of England and pray that they would put nothing upon them which may molest their weak Consciences or imply Perjury 2. That they may be governed by the English and no Scotch-man imployed in any Office of Power or Trust in Church or State who have formerly betrayed their trust 29. Letters of a Vision seen at Sea by the River Maze First about a Mans hight above the Horizon like a Flat land appeared very many Foot-men and Horse-men out of the North North-East After that appeared a Fleet of Ships out of the North and among them a great Ship which lost her Top-Mast and was made ready again and her Flag seemed of 3 Colours like the Prince of Orange his Flag That on the same height appeared a Mighty Fleet of several sorts coming one against the other and a thick Smoak like Fighting That the Smoak vanished and the Ships appeared again clear After which the Ships appeared as if they were sunk and then clear again Then a Mighty great Ship seemed to sink at the Head and the after part to stand on High and another Ship to Sail by it And in the North appeared a Lyon the Vision continued 3 Hours and the Sea-men were much afraid Lieutenant-Collonel John Lilburn took his Journey from London and many Friends went with him to the Sea side 30. Letters of a Ship wracked near to Pendennis That the Parliaments Forces in Vlster met with a Party of Tories killed and drowned 150 of them That the Barony of Burren in Ireland which they say hath neither Wood Water nor Earth enough to Hang Drown or Bury a Man refusing to pay Contribution was harrased by Sir Charles Cootes Forces That the Commissioners of the Parliament of England for the Affaires of Scotland sat at Dalkeith for Setling the business of that Nation 31. The Committee appointed to consider of the Inconveniences and Delayes in the Proceedings of Law met several times and desired the Judges in their several Courts to return to them a List of the Officers in their Courts and what Fees they receive and what Work and Imploymeut they do for the same They entred upon several Heads of Inconveniencies in the Law in relation to Estates in Tail and Copyhold Estates and that for the future they may be made liable to the payment of Debts Whitelock was often advised with by some of this Committee and none of them was more active in this Business than Mr. Hugh Peters the Minister who understood little of the Law but was very Opinionative and would frequently mention some Proceedings of Law in Holland wherein he was altogether mistaken February 1651. 2. Letters of the Proceedings of the Parliaments Commissioners at Dalkeith and the trouble of the Kirke Party 3. An Act passed for executing
the Judgment of Banishment against Lieutenant-Collonel Lilborne An Act passed to make void all Titles of Honour Dignities or Precedencies given by the late King since 4 June 1641. Referred to the Committee for considering of things of greatest Importance to take care for ascertaining the Debts on Publick Faith Order for constant Pay and Supplies for the Forces in Ireland Order for Moneys for Incident Charges to be disposed of by the Committee for removing Obstructions in the Sale of Forfeited Lands 4. One who undertook to cure the Blind and Deaf took Money before-hand of divers People and then ran away 5. Letters that by the late great Snows and Rain in Ireland the Waters rose so high that it drowned and spoiled most of the Corn and Provisions which the Rebels had got into Islands so that they were in a starving Condition That a Party of Collonel Venables men surprised some of the Rebels at their Markets took 20 Horse Slew 20 Men and 120 of them were Drowned 6. Letters that a Petition was presented to the Commissioners at Dalkeith that Dundee might chuse Officers according to their ancient Custome and Rights the Commissioners ordered them to bring in their Charter by a day A Copy of the Letter sent to Major-Ceneral Lambert and intended for the Lord-General Cromwell from the Lord Wareston and other Presbyterians setting forth That they made their Addresses to him because he had charge of those Forces that had unjustly Invaded that Land and had shed the Blood of many of the Saints of Scotland But they confess themselves justly punished for their late Treaty with the King but this doth no way justifie the Instruments They charge the Army with divers Errors countenancing of deposed Ministers to Preach silencing of Ministers that Preach of State proceedings and suffering Officers to Preach Scandalizing the Ministers subordinating the Church to the State in things of Christ which will tolerate the gathering of Churches in Scotland as it is in England Abridging the Assembly of the Kirke and imposing Magistrates principled against the Government of the Kirke They offer compliance in any thing not against their Conscience and the Liberty of the Kirke and Intreat the Major-General to imploy his indeavours with the rest of the Commissioners of England for the obtaining of their desires That the City of Edenburgh had a Commission to choose new Officers and such as should be chosen were to take an Oath of Fidelity to the Common-Wealth of England Letters That the Grandees of the Rebells in Ireland have often meetings to draw up Propositions in order to a Submission to the Parliament of England but cannot agree 7. Letters That many of the Commissioners of Shires and Buroughs in Scotland are chosen to attend the English Commissioners at Dalkeith The Committee for Regulating the Law presented several Results to the Committee of Parliament appointed to receive them 9. Letters That the Oath of Fidelity to the Common-wealth of England much troubled the new chosen Burgesses of Edenburgh That there were great Contests in their Presbyteries and contradictory Orders by them and Appeals to the English Commissioners The English Commissioners published another Declaration for equal Execution of Justice and for the present appointed Persons to Administer Justice till the Judicatories should be Established and forbid any power under the King or any other than under the Common-wealth of England Letters That the Army in Ireland was disposed into convenient Quarters to meet with the Enemy if they came abroad and Collonel Reynolds to lye with a nimble Party of 3000 Horse and Foot to be ready upon any occasion A Copy of the Articles between the Irish and the Duke of Lorraine sent to the Parliament whereby Lorraine was to have the Lordship Spiering Silvercroon Agent from the Queen of Sweden to the Parliament dyed in the Strand 10. The Act of Oblivion passed and some Provisoes to be added to it debated Order for paying Mariners and for lessening the publick charge Order for the Lord-General to send down all the Officers belonging to the Forces in Scotland which was upon Letters from the Commissioners A Declaration of the Inhabitants of Jersey of their Fidelity to the Parliament of England with praise to God for his Justice and giving Success to the Parliaments Forces and beating out the Tyrant Carteret That 3000 Subscribed this Declaration and took the Ingagement Of the opposition of the Presbyters in Devon ' 11. An Account of the Frigats on the Western-Coast and that a great Fleet of Dutch-men of War lay there abouts that the Dutch Captains were rough against the English and demanded Restitution of some of their Ships taken by the English 13. Letters That a small Party of Highlanders Murthered five of the Parliaments Soldiers in their Beds near Innerness and another Party stole away some Cattle That the Scots Ministers pray for their King and the Prisoners in England That Argyles Countrey refused the Warrants sent thither for Contribution by the Parliaments Officers The English Commissioners published a Proclamation against entertaining any Scots in their house without giving up their names to the Governour of the place and that no Scot have any Armes 14. Letters That the English Commissioners in Ireland had settled the Affairs there and were returned to Dublin That Collonel Hewson sent out a Party who killed a whole Troop of Tories except two only That Captain Clerk took 200 Tun of Wheat and Rye carrying to relieve Golloway That Bellitan a strong hold of the Rebels was Stormed by Collonel Zanchey and Collonel Axtell and taken and 4 or 500 of the Rebels killed The Parliament ordered their Committee to call together the Adventurers for Ireland who met and chose a Committee of their own to make Proposals to the Parliament for Setling that Business with their Consent From Sir George Ascues Fleet That he had taken Eleven Dutch and One English Ship at the Barbadoes And that Sir George Shot many Pieces at their chief Castle and they Shot at him and killed one man That he took Two more Dutch Ships loaden with Provisions and Horses Sugar c. That he sent Summons to the Lord Willoughby who answered that he would keep that place for the King That he was informed the King was near London and that all the Countrey came in to him as a Dutch Ship related to him 16. Letters That Sir George Ascue came within half a Musquet Shot of the Fort at the Barbadoes that the Ships he took there were of great Value That his Voyage thither was 10 Weeks and 2 Days yet none of his Men Sick The Commissioners from the Parliament in the Fleet with Sir George Ascue sent a Declaration to the Inhabitants of the Barbadoes to perswade them to submit to the Parliament of England and to desert the Lord Willoughby and his Party there that this course they thought fit to take before they used any acts of
coast and not a small Vessel escapes them that they have 36 Oares 7. That the Scots could not agree at Edenburgh That divers gentlemen in the High lands subscribed to act nothing prejudicial to the Common-wealth of England and submitted to it 9. Letters That the Major-General had found out a Vale between the Marre and Athole which would keep 1500 Horse for 14 daies and therefore would stay longer in the High lands and had sent a summons to Clankerry and his forces about 2000 men to come in to him That Van Trump with 125 Sail of Ships was upon the Coast of Aberdeen and took an English Ship worth 2000 l. and detained all the men that he had 5 fire Ships 5 Gallies for Intelligence and 115 men of War That General Blake was come near to Van Trump That the Earl of Glencare and divers Gentlemen were with the Major-General who punished divers Soldiers for pillaging That the French had taken an English Ship of 300 Tuns That Sir George Ascue took 4 Prizes French and Dutch and brought in 4 English Ships That Zealand and Amsterdam Petitioned the States to give Commissions to Prince Rupert and his Fleet. 10. Order of Parliament for a day of Publick Humiliation A Bill read for the Settlement of Ireland An Act passed to inable the Judges of the Northern Circuit to hold Assizes at Durham Referred to the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Justices of Peace of London to examine what Lead had been taken off from St. Pauls Church and to prevent the taking away any more Letters That General Blake was off at Sea near Scarborough and that 44 Dutch Ships were near Rye in Sussex That the new Committee of Sequestrations in Hertford Shire make void the former Leases of Sequestred Lands contrary to right 11. Letters That Trump by a Storm at Sea had the greatest part of his Navy lost and spoiled and came home with but 40 Ships 60 men of War missing and Two of their East-India Ships cast away 12. An Act passed for settling the Affairs of Ireland for satisfaction to the Adventurers and Soldiers out of Lands there and for Provision of maimed Soldiers and for the Widows of Soldiers slain in the Parliaments service there and a List of the Persons excepted from pardon 13. A Petition from the Officers of the Lord-General his Army reciting that they had often sought the Lord and desire these particulars to be considered 1. That speedy and Effectual meanes may be used for promoting the Gospel Prophane and Scandalous Ministers be outed good Preachers incouraged maintenance for them Provided and Tithes taken away 2. For regulation of the Law and what the Committee for it have propounded may be debated and incouragement given to them 3. That Prophane Scandalous and Disaffected Persons in all places of Authority may be removed by Act of Parliament and well affected Persons put in and all to be such as fear God and hate Covetousness 4. To redress abuses in the Collecting and Manageing of Excise 5. That publick Faith Debts be justly Satisfied and firct to the poorer sort and before any more of the publick Revenue be given away to particular persons 6. For stating the Accounts and satisfying the arreares of Soldiers and care for maimed Soldiers and Widdowes and Children of Soldiers slain 7. That all Articles of War given to the Enemy may be made good 8. That the publick Revenue may be brought into one Treasury with Officers to be appointed by Parliament and their receipts and disbursement published half yearly 9. That a Committee may be appointed out of the House to consider of unnecessary Offices and Salaries 10. For setting the Poor to work punishing beggars and providing for the impotent 11. For liberty in Corporations for those who have served the Parliament to use Manual occupations 12. For qualifications of such as shall sit in future Parliaments The Speaker from the Parliament returned to the Petitioners the hearty thanks of the house for their great care and love to the publick Many were unsatisfied with this petition looking upon it as improper if not arrogant for the Officers of the Army to the Parliament their Masters and Cromwel was advised to stop this way of their petitioning by the Officers of the Army with their swords in their hands lest in time it may come too home to himself But he seemed to slight or rather to have some design by it in order to which he put them to prepare way for him Letters of the Ships come with Armes Ammunition and men which were feared to have been lost That the Major-General was retreated to St. Johns Town wanting provisions to continue the pursuit of the thievish Highlanders Of the Highlanders generally submitting to the Parliament of England That the Hart Frigot fought with 3. Dutch ships but was taken by them 14. Letters That the Dutch fleet that appeared neer the Goodwin Sands caused the Kentish men to be up in armes lest they should land That a Portugal Ambassador was arrived at Plymouth From General Blake to the Councel that he was safely arrived with his Fleet from the Northward Of a Dutch private man of war taken after a Sharp fight sunk by two English Catches 15. Letters to the Councel of State of General Blakes standing off to the coast of Holland to looke after the Dutch fleet who were gone off from the Coast of Sussex 16. Letters That the Commissioners for the several Counties in Scotland were to meet at Edenburgh to choose Commissioners to attend the Parliament of England That the Assembly of the Kirke at Edenburgh agreed upon an Act and Overture of the general Assembly for the peace and Vnion of the Kirke With a letter to the Nobility and Gentry and all other wise and pious persons to promove the same 17. Vote for transportation of all Commodities to the Parliaments quarters in Ireland custom-free Referred to the Councel of State to send over Preachers into Ireland and to give them Salaries Referred to the Commissioners in Ireland to provide for maimed Soldiers and Widowes there Addition of names to the Bill for sale of forfeited lands Letters of a Fleet of Dutch Ships upon the Sussex coast who took and plundered some English Fishermen that the Country thereabouts fired their Beacons 18. That 42 of Trump's scattered Ships were safe at Shetland and the Two East-India Ships supposed to be lost That Sir George Ascue and the Dutch Fleet were ingaged about Plymouth and there had passed between them 2 or 3000 Shot 19. Letters That Argyle promised to go and submit to the Parliament of England 20. Letters That Sir George Ascue was ingaged with 80 Sail of the Dutch near Plymouth as Captain Packe related who was brought off in a Ketch having his Leg shot off that 200 Men went from Shore chearfully in their Boats to relieve Sir George Ascue That the Hollanders lost Two Ships one sunk and
go off and of 2 French Prizes brought thither Of French and Dutch Pikeroons taking many English Fishermen and other small Vessels upon the Western Coast That Captain Stoner met with a Dutch Merchant man loaden with Gold and rich Commodities worth 60000 l. who fought stoutly till she begun to sink and some of the English Marriners leaping aboard her for greediness of plunder sunk with her 11. Letters of the proceedings of the Commissioners for Administration of Justice in Scotland Of great contests in the Kirke there between the Assembly and the Protestors That the Advice Frigot it is feared is lost that the Dutch were Frighted with the Soveraign and call her the Golden Divel That the Dutch Ambassador in Denmark presseth for Ships there against the Enemies of the Dutch That when the Dutch Fleet were last upon the Coast of Scotland they lost 7 of their Ships by storm and without saving the life of any but one Boy 12. An Act past touching Claimes An Act past to disable Delinquents from bearing any Office and to have Vote in any Elections The Bill for uniting Scotland into one Common-wealth with England referred to a Committee to meet with the Deputies come from Scotland in the House of Lords Order about setling Courts of Judicature in Scotland Letters That General Blake examined some defaults about the not sufficiently charging the Guns of the Soveraign in the late Fight and the want of courage in one Captain That the General sent some Ships towards Holland Coast and many up and down scouting From Amsterdam that 2000 wounded men were brought to Shoar that De Witt complained of many of his Captains that ran away and that the English were more in number than he That the King of Denmark hath ordered the English Merchants in the Zundt to be brought under his Castle at Elsenour intending to confiscate them and hath joined 5 of his Ships with the Dutch 13. The day of publick Fast solemnly observed by the Parliament 15. Letters of a Lamprus Fish taken near Leith as big as a London wherry That not above 30 or 40 Irish appear together who are pursued by the English Garrisons Of Frigots to keep the Irish Coast That at the Assizes at Chester there were but 3 Causes whereas there used to be 100. Of Recruits Shipped for Ireland 16. Of a free booter taken in the West and of a Holland Busse taken but run upon an Anchor at Dartmouth and was bulged and another sunk 18. That De Witt 's Fleet was gone into Goree and he went to the Hague to excuse himself and laid the blame upon some of his Captains Cowardice and the States appointed Commissioners to examine the matter That the 18 English Men of War sent to the Sound were arrived there and the Dutch sent more thither and the King of Denmark staid the English Merchant men there and offers the Dutch the Sum of mony which he is bound to furnish them with in time of War and to prohibit the English to pass the Zundt during their War with the Dutch That the English Merchants were protected at Porta Longone against the Dutch there Of a High Court of Justice prepared at Kilkenny for Tryal of the Chief of the Irish Rebels That the English Fleet took Ten Dutch Ships in the Narrow Sea Of an Insurrection in Flushing against those that were for the War with the English and some women whose Husbands were slain in the War were with them that the English Frigots Cruise to and fro in the Channel and take many Ships 19. Letters That Captain Ball lost his Ship the Antelope of 54 Guns upon the Coast of Shetland onely himself and Company saved That the English men in the Merchants Ships at Elsenour when they saw no hopes of those Ships to be discharged by the King of Denmark they all came away to the English Fleet sent thither That this Fleet in their return from Denmark lost the Antelope one of their number run a Shoar on the Coast of Jutland That the rest took 16 Dutch Ships on the Dogger-bâ—nk and a Dutch free booter 20. Committee for the Scots Union met the Commissioners for Scotland and they had a Solemn debate about that business 21. Letters That the King of Scots was complemented by the French Court and the Lord Digby made Governour of the Bastile at Paris 22. Letters That Captain Mutlo fell upon the Highlanders killed divers of them and burnt their Corn and Houses Of a strong Convoy sent to bring the Ships from thence with Coal for London and that the Colliers were well provided for defence 23. Letters of 3 Dutch men of War brought in Prize to Yarmouth that were free booters Of 15 Dutch Ships loaden with Pitch Tarr Masts c. and 2 men of War their Convoy after a short dispute taken by some English men of War 25. Letters of the Town of Edenburgh troubling the English Merchants for Trading there unless they be free of the Town and will live there That the High Court of Justice sat at Kilkenny in the same state as it had done in England That 7000 Irish were landed in Spain to serve that King and as many more ready to be Shipt for Spain That the Irish were wholly subdued and not above 6 or 700 of them left in Arms whereof and of the Affairs of Ireland Lieutenant-General Fleetwood by his Letters gave an account to the Parliament 26. An Act past for continuing the Commissioners of Scotland An Act past for continuing the Commissioners for compounding The Petition of the Lord Muskerry referred to the Councel of State A Pamphlet against the Parliament referred to be examined by the Councel And Mr. Lillye's Book of Astrological Predictions referred to the Committee of plundered Ministers Order for Audience for the King of Denmark's Ambassadors A Letter from the Duke of Vendosme referred to a Committee Votes against Delinquents Of a Holland Ship of 100 Tuns taken 27. Alderman Fowke was presented to the Parliament for Lord Mayor of London for the next year the Recorder made a Speech to the House thereupon and in commendation of the Alderman and Mr. Speaker by command of the House made a Speech in answer of the Recorder's and approved of the Choice 29. The Danish Ambassadors had Audience and took their leave of the Parliament Order to exclude private Business for Fourteen dayes Order for a Bill to Confiscate some Persons Estates in Scotland and for an Act of Grace to others Order for maintenance for Ministers to be put into Livings in Scotland Letters That the Commissioners for Administration of Justice in Scotland sat at Edenburgh and had many Criminal matters brought before them 60 in a day for Adultery Incest c. in the Court and proof against few of them and the Malice of People against one another so great that they brought accusations for facts done 20 years past and the greatest
from us making all the Sayl they could with the remainder of the Fleet being not above Sixty left of their whole number So far as I could discern there cannot be less than Thirty or Fourty sunk taken and destroyed we are now in pursuit of them some of our best Sayling Frigots being almost up with them and our expectations still are great The Enemy had Nine Flag Ships when we first Ingaged and now but one left some of them I know are sunk In this Ingagement we had but Two Ships of ours fired by them One of them is the Oak her Men were saved most of them the other had not any of her men saved The Worcester Frigot took the Garland which had been formerly taken from us by the Dutch but our Men were forced to fire her Trumps Flag was shot down in the Morning and could not be made stand all the day after The Parliament spent a day in their House in praising God for this great Mercy and praying for a right improving of it 4. Letters from General Monck aboard the Fleet to the Parliament of this Fight to the same effect with the former 5. A Petition from Kent to the Parliament for taking off the Tythes and the Speaker told them the House was satisfied of their good affection to the Parliament and for the matter of their Petition part of it was under consideration and that the Parliament would do as the Lord should direct them After a long debate of this day and yesterday the House Voted That the Court of Chancery should be taken away and the Committee of the Law to bring in an Act accordingly and an other for the Causes now depending and for future relief in Equity Whereas the Parliament appointed a Committee to consider of such Petitions as are directed to the Parliament and to Present such of them only to the Parliament as are proper to the Legislative power or not relievable elsewhere and to examin Witnesses upon Oath if they shall see cause and state the matter of Fact and Report to the Parliament and their Opinions touching Oaths for the Persons unjustly molested And this Committee having in their hands about Two Hundred and Fourty Petitions which according to the said Order they are to consider of and examin They resolved to receive no more Petitions for one Month except for lives or publick concernment whereof all are to take Notice and not to put themselves to unnecessary attendance Several Murderers condemned by the High Court of Justice in Ireland That the Enemy there was so wholly vanquished that not a Tory or a Wood-Kern was to be met with That a great part of the Army there was reduced Eleven Regiments of Foot and Four Regiments of Horse besides all new Regimented Troopers and Foot Companies all of them reduced being Five Thousand Foot and Three Thousand Horse A special regard taken of all the Field Officers and other Officers That the Accounts of the Army were audited and care taken for the satisfaction of all and to give them possession of Lands for their Arrears 6. That Seven Thousand Tories were marching to the Sea side in order to their Transportation for Spain That an English Merchant Ship by storm and Fog fell in among Eight Dutch Ships yet got away from all to Plymouth Letters of the Highlanders plundering the Low-lands and taking some Horses That Captain Drew broughr in Three Dutch Prizes their Scout Vessels sent to give advice to their East India Fleet to put in at Norway or the Sound because the English had a strong Guard upon the Northern Coast Letters from General Monck and Vice Admiral Pen of the late success against the Dutch to the same effect with the former and that we had sunk Thirty of the Enemies men of War taken One Thousand Prisoners whereof Vice Admiral Everson one of their most Valiant and best Sea men was one That we lost Two Hundred and Fifty Men slain and Seven Hundred wounded Captains of ours slain were Graves Cox Chapman and Peacock and Captains wounded were Stokes Seaman Rouse Holland and Cubi and that the Enemies loss is by conjecture about Three Thousand 8. The Commissioners for Administration of Justice in Scotland published a Proclamation for reviving some antient Laws and for prevention of the Exorbitancies of broken Highlanders Borderers and such as disturb the peace Order for a Day of Thanksgiving for the late good success at Sea with a Narrative to be publickly read Order for several Gold Chains to be given from the Parliament to General Blake General Monck Vice Admiral Pen and Rear Admiral Lawson and to the Four Flag Officers and immediatly to be bestowed among the Officers of the Fleet as Marks of the Parliaments Favour and good Acceptance of their service An additional Act passed for Stating and Determining the Accounts of the Officers and Soldiers in Ireland Much Debate upon the Act for Marriages and the Registring thereof and of Births and Burials That a private man of War of Scilly took a a Prize which was again taken from him by Two Dutch men of War and retaken again by the President Frigot That the Dutch have gotten again about One Hundred and Fourty Sayl of Ships besides Fire-ships That Three of their States are to go in the Fleet and advise and they have proposed a Reward to those who shall take any of the Three English Admirals and the benefit of their Ships That Tumults were amongst them but pacified Great Guns were heard off at Sea 10. Two of the Dutch Deputies to the Parliament went away upon the news of the late Victory Upon the Petition of Lieutenant Collonel Lilburn's Wife the Vote for his close Imprisonment was taken off and he Ordered to be Tryed at the Sessions in the Old-Bailey 11. That the King of Scots was sick of a Feavor at Paris The Dutch supprized Four English Ships in the East-Indies Traders for Port to Port. Lilburn's Trial proceeded at the Sessions House 12. Letters that the Highlanders in Scotland were gotten into a considerable body That a Declaration was Published by the Commissioners for visiting Universities in Scotland and placing and displacing of Ministers which did much astonish the Kirk-men Of Pyrates upon the Coast of Jersey who were socoured and assisted by the French who would not permit a Vessel of the Parliaments to have fresh water in their shoar and a Bristol Merchant man taken by the Hart Frigot which was lost to the Dutch and now manned out by them 13. Letters of two Dutch men of War that came into Burlington Bay to surprize Ten Barques there which cut their Cables and went into the Peer and so were preserved That the Parliaments Ships on the North Coast brought in a Danish Ship of great value and several other Ships Prizes and cleared that Coast of Pickeroons That Prince Rupert was gone to Nants to make the best of his Robberies That many thousands of the Irish were
transported for Spain That old Van Trump was dead killed with a Cannon shot in the late Fight with the English and that many others of Note were slain Upon Information of designs in hand against the Parliament Order for an Act for Erecting a High Court of Justice That a Standard was set up for the King of Scots in the Highlands and Middleton was among them and some landed out of Ireland and came to them 15. Letters that the Highlanders were up in a body of Four Thousand Glencarn their General Middleton and some other English Officers and the Earl of Argyles Son was with them Of the Refractoriness of the Scots Ministers That the Hollanders endeavoured to lessen their losses in the late Fight that the States keep Guards in several places to prevent tumults and give it out that the English were beaten in the late Fight that twenty five of their Ships carried themselves as Rogues and kept without Cannon shot 16. The Act passed touching Marriages A Committee appointed for Trade and to receive Informations touching the good of the Common-wealth Order for an Act touching Publick Debts Votes concerning the Publick Revenue Mr. Lilburn's Trial at the Sessions proceeded 17. Order for a Grand day of Thanksgiving for the success against the Dutch and the Declaration and Narrative of that business was passed 19. Several Persons secured by the Commander in Chief in Scotland for having intelligence with the Highlanders That Argyle set out a Proclamation declaring all those to be Traitors who joyned with his Son That the King of Scots his Standard was set up in the Highlands and they were raising more Forces to joyn with Glencarn in the Lowlands That Middleton was landed in the Highlands with Arms and Ammunition 20 Of three Dutch Prizes taken by the French A Charge against Sir John Lenthall referred to a Committee Order for an Act for Redress of Grievances touching Prisons and Prisoners A Committee to consider of a new body of Law Orders touching Arrears of some Officers in Ireland and for Sale of some Delinquents Lands to defray publick Charges About twenty Dutch Vessels taken by Lawson who had Fifty Sayl upon the Holland Coast and more going out to him The Jury found Lilburn not Guilty he pleaded long for himself Vice Admiral Lawson with Sixty Ships was upon the Coast of Holland before the Dutch had got out Letters from Holland acknowledging Their loss in the late Fight to have been Twenty Seven Ships and of Men slain drowned wounded and prisoners Six Thousand That the English Merchants there left the Country for fear of the rage of the People that at the Hague they began to be sensible that they had not a Victory That the Dutch labour to get France to them That the States clapt up Three English Men pretending they had Correspondency with England one of them they Rackt and threw the other Two into the Dungeon They appointed a day of publick Fasting and Prayer 23 The House was called and the absent Members appointed to Attend by a day Orders upon Reports from the Committee of Petitions Order for an Act to take care of Ideots Lunaticks and Infants Order for Hampton Court and the Parks there to be sold An Act passed touching Marriages and the Registring of them and of Births and Burials 25 The Solemn day of Thanskgiving for the Victory against the Dutch 26 Letters that Collonel Morgan marched with some Forces to Innerness but the Highlanders being about Seven Hundred in a body and Three Hundred Horse would not force the English nearer than two miles distance and that upon the news then coming to them of the Victory at Sea against the Dutch they presently dispersed themselves 27 Vessels chased into Plymouth and Falmouth being Merchant Men. A Convoy appointed for them 29 Lilburn marched towards the Highlands to suppress any Commotions in those parts The Ministers in Scotland published their Reasons against the Declaration of the English Commissioners and in Justification of their praying for the King and the Answer to those Reasons 30 An Act passed for the bringing in the Arrears of the Excise Referred to the Council to examine and take order to punish a Riot lately committed in Staffordshire in pulling up the Fences of some inclosures and laying the Grounds unto the Common fields again Vote for all Occupyers of Deans and Chapters Lands yet concealed from the State to discover the same by a day on pain of Sequestration Order of the Committee of Petitions for Petitioners in private Matters to set the Matters down in Writing in particular and the Witnesses names to each particular 31 Letters of a Fleet of twenty Sayl of Hollanders gone towards the Orkneys and an express sent thither from the English Fleet. That the Highlanders in Commotion in Scotland were dispersed September 1653. Septemb. 1. Upon Information to the Council of the escape of divers Dutch Prisoners and their being Shipped and transported again into Holland they Prohibite any to Transport them unless they have Certificates from the Parliament of their Discharge from their Imprisonment 2 Many Ministers did forbear to Pray for the King by name but Prayed for all in Distress from the highest to the lowest A Petition to the House from the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common-Council of London wherein they Pray That the pretious Truths of the Gospel may be preserved in Purity and the Dispensers thereof being approved to be Learned Godly and void of offence may be sent forth to Preach the Gospel That their setled maintenance by Law may be confirmed and their Just properties preserved That the Vniversities may be zealously countenanced and incouraged The Petitioners had thanks for their good affections and were desired to continue their care of the Peace and safety of the City 3 Orders touching Compositions of Delinquents The Ship Love from Surat richly laden was followed by Seven Dutch Ships who viewing her posture and strength did not make any attempt upon her The Parliaments Frigots lying before the Vlye took Eighteen Dutch Vessels some of them Fishermen and some Busses and sent them to Yarmouth 5 Long Papers sent up to London of Answers to the Scotch Ministers Papers of Reasons why they ought not to be troubled for Fraying for the King 6 Letters that near Mallaga an English Ship brake through a whole Squadron of the Dutch and by all their Shot at her had not one Man killed or wounded Many Freebooters upon the Coast of Falmouth That the Lilly Frigot had taken two Freebooters of the French And Order given by the Council of State to the Admiralty for the Trial of them because they had a Commission from the King of Scots 7 Particular Letters of the business of the French Freebooters 8 Letters of Seventeen Sayl of the Dutch Ships in the Streights disturbing that Trade and that they had taken One English Vessel That the Highlanders were all quiet Messengers sent to Collonel Lilburn to
for the good Government of the Nation That the Councel shall be Sworn before the Parliament when they sit and in the Intervals of Parliament before the Comissioners of the great Seal That Whitehal Saint Jameses the Mews Summerâ—et House Greenwich Hampton Court Windsor and the manner of York be kept unsold for the Protectors Use That all Moneys be brought into the Exchequer and all Publick Debts â—ued for in the Protectors name 22 Storms in Scotland destroyed many hundred of Cattle More came in to Major General Overton and divers others of his Party The Bill touching the Articles of Government Read the First time Dr. Walker appointed to be of Council for the Commonwealth in the business of the Lord Craven 23 A Petition of Disbanded Oâ—ficers for their Arrears referred to a Committee A Petition from the University of Cambridge referred to a Committee The Bill for settling the Government was Read the Second time and the House Sate Forenoon and Afternoon in the Debate of it 25 The House sate though it was christmas-Christmas-Day and proceeded in their Debates touching the Government 26 Arguments before a Committee concerning the Lord Cravens Business on his part and for the Purchasers of his Estate the Lord Cravens Council shewed Presidents That Judgments against a Party unheard have been Reversed in Succeeding Parliaments The Purchasers Council insisted on the Credit of the Act of Parliament which perswaded them to buy his Lands 27 Letters of Solemnities at Stockholm upon the Marriage of their King 28 The House proceeded in their Debates touching the Government 29 The Government by the Protector was still the subject of the Houses Debate 30 A Quaker came to the door of the Parliament and drawing his Sword fell to slashing those near him and knocked at the door aloud he was laid hold on and Committed to Prison January 1654. Jan. 1. The House Debated the Matter of Election of Members for succeeding Parliaments 3 The Quaker being Examined by a Committee why he drew his Sword and hurt divers at the Parliament door answered That he was inspired by the Holy Spirit to Kill every man that sate in the House The House Debated the Point of Liberty of Conscience upon the New Government and agreed to give it to all who shall not maintain Atheism Popery Prelacy Prophaneness or any damnable Heresie to be enumerated by the Parliament 7 The Parliament continued their Debates touching the Government wherein many things were spoken which gave great Offence to the Protector and his Council and cause of Suspition that no good was to be expected from them 8 The Parliament continued not inclinable to the Protectors desires 11 The Parliament made what haste they could to finish their Debates 16 The business of Parliament was not likely to come to a good Issue 17 The Protector advised about sending a Fleet to the West-Indies The Protector began to be weary of the Parliament and to have thoughts of Dissolving it He was advised to the contrary upon Experiences of former inconveniences upon the Dissolution of Parliaments which ever caused ill blood however not to Dissolve it till after the time was past that they were to Sit by the Instrument of Government but the Protector seemed not to be very Sollicitous thereof and was resolute to part with them and some of his Councel were not backward to promote what they perceiv'd he was inclin'd to have done 19 Much Debate was at Whitehall about Dissolving of the Parliament 22 The Protector Dissolved the Parliament having first made this Speech Gentlemen I Perceive you are here as the House of Parliament by your Speaker whom I see here and by your faces which are in a great measure known to me When I first met you in this Room it was to my apprehension the hopefullest day that ever mine eyes saw as to considerations of this World For I did look at as wrapt up in you together with my self the hopes and the happiness of though not of the greatest yet a very great and the best People in the World and truly and unfeignedly I thought so as a People that have the highest and the clearest profession among them of the greatest glory to wit Religion as a People that have been like other Nations sometimes up and sometimes down in our honour in the World but yet never so low but wâ— might measure with other Nations and a People that have had a stamp upon them from God God having as it were summed all our former Glory and Honour in the things that are of Glory to Nations in an Epitomie within these 10 or 12 Years last past so that we knew one another at home and are well known abroad And if I be not very much mistaken we were arrived as I and truly as I beleive many others did think at a very safe Port where we might sit down and contemplate the dispensations of God and our mercies and might know our mercies not to have been like to those of the Antients who did make out their Peace and Prosperity as they thought by their own endeavours who could not say as We That all Ours were let down to Vs from God himself whose Appearances and Providences amongst Vs are not to be out-matched by any Story Truly this was our condition and I know nothing else we had to do save as Israel was commanded Anno 1655 in that most excellent Psalm of David Psal 78. v. 4 5 6 7. The things which we have heard and known and our Fathers have told us we will not hide them from their Children shewing to the Generation to come the praise of the Lord and his strength and his wonderful works which he hath done for he established a Testimony in Jacob and appointed a Law in Israel which he commanded our Fathers that they should make them known to their Children that the Generation to come might known them even the Children which should be born who should arise and declare them to their Children that they might set their hope in God and not forget the works of God but keep his Commandments This I thought had been a Song and a Work worthy of England whereunto you might have happily invited them had you had Hearts unto it You had this opportunity fairly delivered unto you And if a History shall be written of these times and of Transactions it will be said it will not be denied but that these things that I have spoken are true This Talent was put into your hands and I shall râ—cur to that which I said at the first I came with very great joy and contentment and comfort the first time I met you in this Place But we and these Nations are for the present under some disappointment If I had purpâ—sed to have plaid the Oratour which I did never affect nor do nor I hope shall I doubt not but upon â—asie suppositions which I am perswaded every one among you
time to Appoint and Declare the Person who shall immediately after Your Deâ—th Succeed You in the Government of these Nations II. That Your Highness will for the future be pleased to Call Parliaments consisting of Two Houses in such manner and way as shall be more particularly afterwards agreed and Declared in this Petition and Advice Once in Three Years at furthest or oftner as the Affairs of the Nation shall require That being your great Council and in whose Affection and Advice Your Self and this People will be most safe and happy III. That the ancient and undoubted Liberties and Priviledges of Parliament which are the Birth-right and Inheritance of the People and wherein every man is interessed be preserved and maintained And that You will not break or interrupt the same nor suffer them to be broken or interrupted And particularly That those persons who are legally chosen by a Free Election of the People to serve in Parliament may not be excluded from sitting in Parliament to do their Duties but by Judgment and consent of that House whereof they are Members IV. That those who have Advised Assisted or Abetted the Rebellion of Ireland and those who do or shall profess the Popish Religion be disabled and made uncapable for ever to be elected or to give any Vote in the Elestion of any Member to sit or serve in Parliament And that all and every person and persons who have Aided Abetted Advised or Assisted in any War against the Parliament since the First day of January One Thousand six hundred forty one unless he or they have since born Arms for the Parliament or Your Highness or otherwise given signal Testimony of his or their good Affection to the Commonwealth and continued faithful to the same And all such as have been actually Engaged in any Plot Conspiracy or design against the person of Your Highness or in any Insurrection or Rebellion in England or Wales since the Sixteenth day of December One thousand six hundred fifty three shall be for ever disabled and made uncapable to be elected or give any vote in the Election of any Member to sit or serve in Parliament That for Scotland none be capable to elect or be elected to sit or serve in Parliament who have been in Arms against the Parliament of England or against the Parliament in Scotland before the first day of April One thousand six hundred forty eight except such as have since born Arms in the Service of the Parliament of England or Your Highness or given other signal Testimony of their good Affection Nor any that since the said First day of April One thousand six hundred forty eight have been in Arms or otherwise Aided Abetted Advised or Assisted in any War against the Parliament of England or Your Highness except such as since the First day of March One thousand six hundred fifty one old style have lived peaceably and thereby given Testimony of their good Affection to the Parliament and Your Highness Provided That nothing in this Article contained shall extend to put any Incapacity upon any English or Scotch Protestants in Ireland either to elect or be elected to serve in Parliament who before the First day of March One thousand six hundred forty nine have born arms for the Parliament or Your Highness or otherwise given signal Testimony of their good Affection to this Commonwealth and continued faithful to the same That all Votes and Elections given or made contrary or not according to the Qualifications aforesaid shall be void and of none effect and that if any person or persons so uncapable as aforesaid shall give his or their Vote for Election of Members to serve in Parliament All and every such person and persons so Electing shalllose and forfeit oneYears value of his and their respective real Estates one full third part of his and their respective personal Estates The one Moyety thereof to Your Highness and the other Moyety to him or them who shall sue for the same in any Court of Record by Action of Debt Bill Plaint or Information wherein no Essoign Wager of Law or Protection shall be allowed And that the Persons who shall be Elected to serve in Parliament be such no other than such as are persons of known Integrity fearing God and of good Conversation and being of the Age of Twenty one Years and not such as are disabled by the Act of the Seventeenth Year of the late King Entituled An Act for disenabling all persons in Holy Orders to Exercise any Temporal Jurisdiction or Authority nor such as are Publick Ministers or publick Preachers of the Gospel Nor such as are guilty of any of the Offences mentioned in an Act of Parliament bearing Date the Ninth of August One thousand six hundred and fifty Entituled An Act against several Atheistical Blasphemous Execrable Opinions derogatory to the honour of God and destructive to humane society No common scoffernor reviler of Religion or of any person or persons for professing thereof No person that hath married or shall marry a Wife of the Popish Religion or hath trained or shall train up his child or children or any other child or children under his tuition or government in the Popish Religion or that shall permit or suffer such child or children to be trained up in the said Religion or that hath given or shall give his consent that his son or daughter shall marry any of that Religion No person that shall deny the Scriptures to be the Word of God or the Saecraments Prayer Magistracy and Ministery to be the Ordinances of God No common prophaner of the Lords Day nor prophane Swearer or Curser no Drunkard or common haunter of Taverns or Alehouses And that these Qualifications may be observed and yet the Priviledge of Parliament maintained We desire that it may be by Your Highness consent Ordâ—ined That Forty one Commissioners be appointed by Act of Parliament who or any fifteen or more of them shall be Authorized to Examine and try whether the Members to be Elected for the House of Commons in future Parliaments be capable to sit according to the Qualifications mentioned in this Petition and Advice And in case they find them not qualified accordingly then to suspend them from sitting until the House of Commons shall upon hearing of their particular Cases admit them to sit which Commissioners are to stand so Authorized for that end until the House of Commons in any future Parliament shall nominate the like number of other Commissioners in their places and those other Commissioners so to be nominated in any future Parliament to have the same Powers and Authorities That the said Commissioners shall certifie in writing to the House of Commons on the first day of their meeting the Causes and Grounds of their Suspensions of any persons so to be elected as aforesaid That the Accusation shall be upon the Oath of the Informer or of some other person That a Copy of the Accusation
the contrary And that all Writs and all Commissions Indictments or Informations Process Actions Suits Bills or Plaints taken out or now depending in any Court of Record at Westminster or any other Court of Record in England Scotland or Ireland or in the Town of Berwick upon Tweed And all Process Pleas Demurrers Continuances and Proceedings in every such Writs Indictments Informations Actions Suits Bills and Plaints shall be retornable stand good and effectual and be prosecuted and sued forth in such manner and form and in the same state condition and order the Style and Teste of Proceedings after passing of these presents being made conformable thereunto this present Petition and Advice or your Highness assent thereunto or any Law Custome or usage to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding And that any variance that shall be occasioned by reason thereof touching any the said Writs process or proceedings in the Name Style Teste or otherwise shall not be in any wise material as concerning any default or errour to be alledged or objected thereunto XVIII And that your Highness and your Successors will be pleased to take an Oath in such form as shall be agreed upon by your Highness and this present Parliament to Govern these Nations according to the Law And in case your Highness shall not be satisfied to give your consent to all the Matters and Things in this Humble Petition and Advice that then nothing in the same be deemed of Force to oblige the People of these Nations in any the particulars therein contained And these our desires being granted by your Highness we shall hope through the rich mercy and goodness of God that it will prove some remedy to those dangers distractions and distempers which these Nations are now in and be an effectual means to remove those jealousies and fears which remain in the minds of many men concerning the Government of this Common-wealth And thereby we shall be enabled and encouraged with all chearfulness to the setling of such things which shall be further necessary for the good of these Nations and be most ready to joyn with You in promoting the work of Reformation happily begun by your Highness the regulating Courts of Justice and abridging both the delaies and Charges of Law Suits and apply our selves to such other Courses and Councels as may be most like to heal our breaches and divisions and to restore these poor Nations to a Vnion and consistencie with themselves and to lay a foundation of further confidence between your Highness and them to the rejoycing of the hearts of our friends and terror of our Enemies His Highness answer thereunto after a solemn Speech to them Read by the Clerk of the Parliament in these words The Lord Protector doth consent 26. Further consideration of the Settlement of the Nation by the Parliament 28. A Letter from the Protector to the House with a Petition inclosed from the Army in Ireland which the House referred to the Committee for Ireland June 1657. 1. A Bill for maintenance of Ministers in the City of Bristoll 3. A Day of Thanksgiving for the success of General Blake against the Spanish Fleet at Sancta Cruz. 4. A Bill for the better choosing of persons into places of trust 9. The House went to the Painted Chamber when the Protector met them and made a solemn Speech to them in Answer to the Speech of the Speaker to him and passed these Bills following An Act for an Assessment upon England at the rate of 60000 l. by the Month for three Months from the 25th day of March 1657 to the 24th day of June then next ensuing An Act for limiting and setting the Prices for Wines An Act for the taking away of Purveyance and Compositions for Purveyance An Act against Vagrants and wandring idle dissolute persons An Act giving licence for transporting Fish in foreign Bottoms An Act for three Months Assessment in Ireland for the maintenance of the Spanish War and other Services of the Common-wealth 13. The humble additional and explanatory Petition and Advice debated in the House 19. A Bill for the surveying of some Forests and a Bill for ascertaining the Publick Faith Debts 20. Much Debate was upon the Bill for restraint of new Buildings in and about London Letters from the Protector to the Speaker for putting off the Adjournment of the Parliament for four or five days 22. A Bill for Importation of Bullion 23. A Committee to prepare an Oath to be taken by the Lord Protector and for the solemnization and publishing of his Highness acceptance of the Government and touching the settlement of his Highness Council An Act of Indempnity 24. Upon a Report from the Committee and some Amendments the House agreed to the Form of an Oath to be taken by the Protector and to another Oath to be taken by his Council and an Oath was agreed to be taken by the Members of Parliament and they agreed to a Paper touching the summoning such persons before the next meeting of Parliament and who are to serve as Members in the other House of Parliament according to the humble Petition and Advice and they agreed touching the Solemnities of his Inauguration A Committee appointed to acquaint the Protector with these Votes and to shew him the Oaths and to desire him to appoint times for the execution of them and for his consent to the Bills passed the House 25. Sir Harbottle Grimston published the Reports of Judge Croke 26. The Parliament ordered the Master of the Ceremonies to give notice to foreign Ambassadours and Ministers of the Inauguration of the Protector Order for the Commissioners of the Seal with advice of the Judges to prepare and frame a Writ for summoning the Members of the other House of Parliament to meet at such time and place as shall be appointed by his Highness and the Commissioners are to seal such Writs and to issue them out to such persons as his Highness under his Sign Manual shall direct and appoint A Bill passed for adjourning the Parliament from this 26th of June to the 20th of January next A place being prepared at the upper end of Westminster-Hall in the midst of it was a rich Cloth of State set up and under it a Chair of State upon an Ascent of two Degrees covered with Carpets before it a Table and a Chair by it for the Speaker on each side of the Hall were Seats built one above another and covered for the Members of the Parliament below them Seats on the one side for the Judges and on the other side for the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London About Two a Clock in the Afternoon the Protector met the Parliament and gave his consent to some Bills then the Speaker and Members went to their places in Westminster-Hall and the Judges and Aldermen took their places A little time after this his Highness came attended with his own Gentlemen and with the Heralds Serjeants at Arms The
of Sir George Booth who heightened by that success where the Promoters of this Address In the afternoon a Letter was delivered into the House signed by many Officers of the Army superscribed to Ashfield Cobbet and Duckenfield by whom it was desired that the Paper and the Letter might be presented to Fleetwood and after to the General Council The Paper was entitled the Petition and Proposals to the Parliament of the Officers under the Command of Lambert in the late Northern expedition 23. A Vote passed contrary to one of the Armies Proposals That to have any more General Officers in the Army than are already settled by the Parliament was useless chargeable and dangerous to the Common-wealth This Vote was opposed as tending to cause greater Divisions among them and that it was not Prudent to exasperate those who had so lately done such great service for the Commonwealth by denying them a matter not of great Consequence and which for the present only would satisfie them but the House ordered this Vote to be Communicated to Fleetwood And Haslerigge Nevill and their Friends drove it on eagerly 24. A Petition from London in some things not pleasing Report of the examination of Sir George Booth with Letters from the King to him with ingagements of the King's Part and other examinations A Day of Publick Thanksgiving appointed Fleetwood Communicated to the Officers of the Army the Parliaments Votes touching their Petition and Proposals to them and they appointed some to draw up a writing to be presented to the Parliament to testifie their adherence to them Colonel Brook and others and some Ministers brought to Prison being in Booth's Conspiracy 26. Power to the Council of State to send the Lord Falconbridge and others to the Tower Orders about money 27. Officers of the Army approved and the Speaker to give them their Commissions 28. Left to the City of London to choose their Mayor and Officers The Field Officers of the Army met and considered of the Paper for their adherence to the Parliament 29. Serjeant Shepherd made a Judge in Wales Order for a pay of the Militia Forces Letters of Complyance from General Monk and some of his Officers approved 30. The Bill of Vnion proceeded All business set by but matter of money and the Government The House was called October 1659. 1. The Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London invited the Parliament to dinner at Grocers-Hall upon the Thanksgiving Day and the House accepted their Invitation The City also Invited the Council of State and the Officers of the Army to dinner the same day The Officers of the Army agreed upon the Paper for their adherence to the Parliament Debate touching the filling up of the House with Members Proposals Communicated to the Council touching the raising of money 3. A Committee to consider of qualifications and distribution of Members for Parliaments 4. Power continued to the Council of State to issue monies Votes for money for the Army and Navy The Chapel at Somerset-House where the French meet excepted from being sold Orders for maimed Souldiers 5. Petitions from divers of the Prisoners Monk would have had Whitelocke one of the Commissioners for Scotland but Whitelocke did put it off and others were reported from the Council to the House Letter agreed from the House to General Monk taking notice of his faithfulness to the Parliament Order for Seals for Scotland and Ireland Desborough and other Officers of the Army in the name of the General Council of the Army presented to the House a Petition and Representation in which were several matters displeasing to the House as infringing their Privileges and seeming to impose upon them But the House did return thanks for their good expressions and appointed a day to consider of it Orders for Provision for maimed Souldiers and for monies for the Army 6. The Members of Parliament and of the Council and the Officers of the Army after solemnizing the Thanksgiving dined together with the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common-council at Grocers Hall where the City highly feasted them and there were many mutual expressions of respect and love among them 7. Order for thanks to the City for their Entertainment Several Addresses to the Parliament Order for the Council to examine the account of the Monies for Piedmont Letters from publick Ministers 8. Resolved That no Officer of Profit or Trust be passed the same day that he is propounded A new Act of Sequestrations Debate upon the Representations of the Officers of the Army 10. A Vote for liberty of Conscience Answers to some parts of the Armies Representation and in justification of those Members of the House who informed somewhat against the Officers 11. Answers to others of the Proposals in the Armies Representation somewhat reflecting upon the Officers and to allay them again Votes were past for pay for the Army and for respect to those in the late Expedition under Lambert and for relief for wounded Souldiers and for the Widows of Souldiers slain Haslerigge and his party being jealous that the Souldiers might break them and raise money without them past an Act against raising any money without consent of Parliament And this raised jealousies in the Souldiers especially being enacted High Treason 12. Debate upon the Armies Representation and a Letter directed to Colonel Okey reflecting upon the Parliament and a printed Paper of the Armies Representation and the Parliaments Answers which being read the Parliament discharged Lambert Desborough and seven or eight more principal Officers of the Army who had subscribed the Letter from their Military Imployment and ordered and past an Act for putting out Fleetwood from being Lieutenant General of the Army and appointing him and Ludlow Monk Haslerigge Walton Morley and Overton to be Commissioners to govern all the Forces This further exasperated Lambert and his party and most of the old Officers of the Army then in London and rashly added to the then Divisions Order for the next Officers to succeed those put out and the Serjeant to carry the Orders of the House to them 13. These proceedings of the Parliament netled the Officers of the Army especially those who had performed so late and good Service and caused them to consider what to do for their own Interest and of these Lambert Desborough Berry and the rost who were outed of their Commands were the chief This Morning the Souldiers drew out of Scotland Yard part of them to Westminster and possessed themselves of the Hall the Palace Yards and Avenues and these were such as Haslerigge Morley and their Party had to declare for the Parliament and to be Guards to them Evelyn who commanded the Life-guards of the Parliament marching forth with his Troop to doe his Service was met by Lambert at Scotland-yard Gate and Lambert commanded Evelyn to dismount who thought it safest to obey and
his place in the House and was questioned for his acting during the late Interruption to which he made an ingenious Answer And it was voted That he should forthwith repair to his house at Raby in the County of Durham and remain there during the pleasure of the Parliament And he was discharged from being a Member of this Parliament Lambert Decborough Ashfield Berry Kelsey Cobbet and Creed were confined to their several Houses furthest off from London And the Council of State ordered to send for and confine other Officers of the Army who had acted against the Parliament in the late Interruption 10. Order to consider this Day seven-night of the Members of Parliament against whom Matters are objected 11. Scot made Custos Rotulorum of Westminster Vnton Crook made Colonel of Berry's Regiment Walton of that late Colonel Morley's and Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper of that Regiment of Horse late the Lord Fleetwood's Letters that Monk was come as far as York with about 5000 men 12. Letters from Monk from Newcastle brought by Mr. Gumbell who had a hundred pounds given him Order for the Speaker to seal a Commission of Oyer and Terminer for London Thanks sent to General Morgan for his good Service Letters of submission from Ludlow and Corbet from Ireland Lists of Officers brought in 13. The Speaker being sick had leave to absent for ten dayes and Mr. Say was Speaker pro tempore The Great Seal delivered to the Speaker Lenthal till further order of the House 14. Order for the Council to secure the Officers formerly confined or any other that do not repair to their Houses in the Country to which they are confined Order for Scot to be Secretary of State Letters of Monk's advance to Newark with sixty six Companies of foot and two and twenty Troops of Horse 16. Flattering Letters of Monk's carriage in Scotland when there Alderman Bunce and others released out of Prison Mr. Scot and Mr. Luke Robinson ordered to go to meet Monk and to congratulate from the Parliament his great Services and good success and his repairing towards London and to let him know that the House would provide money for his Forces 17. The House proceeded against Colonel Sydenham for acting against them during the Interruption and after his Answer discharged him from being a Member of this Parliament Then they proceeded against Major Salwey and voted him to be suspended from sitting in Parliament and to be sent to the Tower during the Parliaments pleasure Downing was sent Agent to the States of the Netherlands Widdrington Tyrrell and Fountain Voted to be Commissioners of the Seal Newdigate to be chief Justice Hill and Nicholas Judges of the Vpper Bench St. John chief Justice Windham and Archer Judges of the Common Pleas Wilde chief Baron Thorpe and Parker Barons of the Exchequer 19. Officers out of Ireland brought into the House gave an account of Affairs there and brought Letters from Sir Hardress Waller Sir Charles Coote Sir Theophilus Jones with Articles of Treason against Ludlow Corbet Jones and Thomlinson former Commissioners there The Powers formerly granted to them were suspended by the House And they appointed new Commissioners for Ireland Sir Hardress Waller Mr. Weaver Robert Goodwyn Sir Charles Coote and Colonel Markham Order for Ludlow and the rest to attend the House to answer to the Articles of Treason against them The Officers of Ireland had thanks The Great Seal was delivered in the House to Widdrington Tyrrell and Fountain Commissioners given in the House to several Officers of the Army A Letter to Monk to congratulate him sent by three of the City 21. Letters from Monk of his approach near London desiring the Order of Parliament how to dispose of his Forces for their Service and protesting all faithfulness and obedience to them Letters from Monk to Overton about the security of Hull and their adhering to this Parliament to which Overton the Governour made an ingenious Answer that reflected upon Monk as to the secluded Members and a single Person 23. Commissions given out to Officers The House agreed upon a Declaration Letters of a Tumult in Excester the people declaring for a free Parliament quieted Letters that Monk and his Forces were complemented in their march and Addresses made by some for the secluded Members by others for a free Parliament That Monk gave the hearing to all but declared his purpose to none That Hull is for this Parliament 24. Order That Colonel Charles Fleetwood the L. Whitelocke Mr. Strickland and Mr. Holland do attend the House this day sevennight Order That Papers of the Committee of safety and Council of Officers be brought in to the Clerk of the Parliament and Mr. Scobell to attend the House and all Members to attend the House this Day sevennight on pain of 20 l. Order for the Members to name Justices of Peace The People of Berks met at Abbington upon a false rumour that a Knight of the Shire was to be chosen 25. Orders about monies and touching the Militia Forces Sir Robert Pye and Major Fincher committed to the Tower for delivering a seditious Paper to the Speaker Letters That Scot and Robinson the Parliaments Commissioners to Monk went out to meet him six miles from Leicester and the Forces with Monk gave Vollies of shot and the Bells rang where Monk came and many Gentlemen of the Countries came and saluted him Monk alighted from his Horse to salute the Parliaments Commissioners and went with them in their Coach to Leicester and there supped with them in their Quarters multitudes of People came to see them and Monk expressed the height of respect to the Commissioners The Mayor and Aldermen banquetted Monk The Officers of the Army in Ireland wrote to Ludlow to surrender the Fort of Duncannon to the Parliament 26. The House was busie about the assessment and sate all Day Order about discoveries of monies due to the Commonwealth Order for an Act to justifie the proceedings of Monk he was made Custos Rotulorum of Devon Letters from Monk and from the Commissioners with him who highly extoll his respects to the Parliament and his faithfulness to them and his civilities to their Commissioners Mr. Gomble Monk's Chaplain recommended by the House to be a fellow of Eaton College Lambert confined to Holmeby 27. Order about a suit between Mr. Nevil and the High Sheriff concerning a return of his Election Votes about the Committee of the Army and about the Admiralty And divers Officers of the Army approved 28. Letters of Monk's coming to Northampton with the Parliaments Commissioners that a hundred Gentlemen presented a Paper to Monk desiring him to be instrumental for the secluded Members or for a free Parliament to which he answered That he was but a servant to the Parliament in a Military capacity and these things of great and civil concernment
present buying of Horses and Furniture for him as an earnest of the affections of the House to him Order for Pay for the Army 24. Information from the Commissioners in the Scots Army of their Warrant to bring in Provisions for the Scots and of some complaints against that Army The House approved of those Warrants of the Commissioners and took care for payment of the Country for the Provisions brought in by them Mr. Hunt the Serjeant at Arms being dead the House gave that place to Serjeant Birkhead for Life Debate at a Conference touching Martial Law in London and about the Letters from Newarke A Petition of the Merchants of New-Castle and Sunderland referred to the Committee of the Navy 26. Upon Letters from M. G. Brown Order for one thousand eight hundred pound of Sir John Borlace his Composition to be paid for the Garrison of Abbingdon and for other Money for them They continued M. G. Brown Governor of Abbingdon for three Months longer and dispensed with his attendance in the House as a Member Order for Money for the Garrison of Henley Several Ordinances touching the arrears of the Officers late under the Lord Fairfax and for digging of Salt-Peter Another Letter came from his Majesty about a Personal Treaty wherein he smartly answers the Letters of the Parliament last sent to him in all the particulars and concludes with his earnest desires of Peace and saith it is clear to him that there is no way but a Treaty or Conquest for a final ending of such distractions as afflict this Kingdom The latter he hopes none will have the impudence or impiety to wish for and for the former if his Personal assistance be not necessary let any reasonable man judge and earnestly presseth for an Answer The King sent a Warrant under his hand to the Heads of Houses in Oxford for the reading of Divine Service established by Law daily Morning and Evening and to fast on Fridays 27. Letters from Stafford informed that Captain Stone 's Troop of an hundred beat up the Lord Molineux's Quarters near Stafford routed three hundred of the Enemy took three Captains and other Officers about an hundred Horse and many Prisoners some slain and divers wounded Order for five hundred pound for Captain Stone for his Troop and fifty pound given to his Lieutenant Proceedings upon the propositions for Peace and seven Bills to be prepared to be forthwith sent to the King to which if he shall assent then they are willing he should come to London and treat about the other matters The Bills were 1. For setling Presbyterian Government and extirpating Episcopacy 2. For prosecuting the War against the Irish Rebels 3. For the Militia to remain in the power of the Parliament 4. For payment of the Debts of the Kingdom 5. For bringing Delinquents to punishment 6. That no Honours be given but to such as have testified their affections to the Publick 7. Concerning the Priviledges of London Sir Tho. Fairfax returned from Dartmouth to the blocking up of Exeter 28. The day of the Monthly Fast in the Evening the House met and heard a Report from the Committee of Plundred Ministers of the Blasphemies of one Paul Best who denied the Trinity of the God-head and the Deity of Christ and the Holy Ghost the House ordered him to be kept close Prisoner and an Ordinance to be brought in to punish him with Death 29. Consent to amendment of some mistakes in an Ordinance The House voted that some of the Members of the Committee of both Kingdoms had done their Duties in making known some intelligence from Paris and ordered them thanks for it The Lord Montague Col. White and Mr. Robert Goodwin ordered to go Commissioners into Scotland Orders for supply of the Army A Petition for Mr. Saltmarsh to be a Lecturer in Kent opposed by divers of the County countenanced by Col. Blunt and divers others of the Parliaments Friends The Parliament of Scotland executed divers of Montrosses Party The Siege of Newarke continued streight A Treaty was had about the surrender of Chester but nothing concluded Sir William Brereton drew out a Party to incounter the Irish of whose landing in Anglesey he had Intelligence Mr. Ed. Vaughan with a small party in Merioneth-shire fell upon a hundred of the Kings Forces who were Fortifying at Dolgethly took their Captaine eighteen Prisoners and divers Horse and Arms. 30. Reference to the Committee of both Kingdoms to prevent the Incursions from Oxford into Wilts and Hant shire Orders for allowance to Preaching Ministers and for Mr. Edward Clerke High Sheriff of Oxford shire to make his Residence at Reading Proceedings upon the Propositions for Peace Mr. Tilshead met the Party from Oxford in Wilts whereof he was High-Sheriff and took thirty of their Horse and many Prisoners Letters informed the taking of Pouldram Castle by Col. Hammond That they surrendred upon conditions that Greenvile was apprehended and carried prisoner to Oxford and that Hopton was made General of the West that many intercepted Letters were sent up to the Parliament That many Devonshire Gentlemen declared for the Parliament and Sir Tho. Fairfax gave a Commission to Mr. Vowell to be a Col. 31. Debate of a Report from the Committee of Goldsmiths Hall touching Compositions of Delinquents Another Letter came from the King wherein he presseth his coming to London for a personal Treaty offers the Militia to be setled in the hands of the Parliament for seven years and that the Parliament shall nominate Officers of State Judges c. that Religion shall be setled as in the days of Queen Elizabeth having regard still to tender Consciences And for Ireland and the other Propositions to grant what was offered at the Treaty of Uxbridge and disclames the Earl of Glamorgan's Commission by which he treated with the Irish as false and no Act of his Majestys This Letter was referred to the Committee of both Kingdoms to be communicated to the Scots Commissioners and the Commons desired a conference with the Lords concerning the present sending of the seven Bills to his Majesty Vote that the Committee of both Kingdoms receive from the Lord L'isle his propositions touching Ireland Both Houses agreed upon the Ordinance touching Covent-Garden Order for the Countess of Winchester to go to her Husband where he is Prisoner Sir William Brereton intercepted a Letter from the Lord Byron to Oxford that if they had not relief by the last of January then of necessity they must surrender Chester February 1645. February 2. Debate about the Kings Letter A Conference at which the seven Bills were presented to the Lords for their Concurrence to be forthwith sent to the King Ordinance passed for Money for the Guards and other services in London Martial Law given to the Garrisons of Aylisbury and Newport Paganell Order that there should be no new motion in the House after twelve a Clock Letters informed that Sir Tho. Fairfax drawing towards Exeter the
consented to his Proposal to manifest their complyance and have directed the Militia for drawing off all Forces and Ordnance to which work they now apply themselves and will give orders for quitting the Forts on Southwarke side and next under God will relye upon his Excellencies honourable word for safety and to be protected from all violence of the Soldiery Letters came from the King to the General wherein he acquits himself of the great scandal cast upon him concerning the late tumults which he disclaims and dislikes and desires rather to relye upon his Excellency and the Army 5. Two Regiments of the Trained Bands of Hertford-shire offered to attend the General but he dismiss'd them with thanks The General removed his Quarters nearer London to Hammersmith where the Commissioners of the City met him and acquainted him That the City were well satisfied with what he had required and accordingly had quitted the Forts unto his Forces who now had the Guards of them and they desired an answer of their last Letter Which the General returned to this effect That he was glad to find their ready complyance to his desires and had ordered three Regiments of Foot and two of Horse to possess the Forts they mentioned and to lye thereabouts till he with the rest of the Army came to Hammersmith in order to the security of the Lords and Commons who he supposed to morrow would sit in the Parliament That with freedom they may sit to discharge their trusts hath been the cause of his advance nearer London and he is confident nothing shall pass from the Army but what shall be for the safety of the City And he doubts not though some disaffected Persons to the Peace of the Kingdom have endeavoured to beget a misunderstanding between the Army and the City hoping thereby to imbroil the Kingdom in new troubles Yet that the Army will so behave themselves as to witness to the World the Integrity of their hearts in having no other design but the quiet and happy settlement of a firm and lasting Peace wherein the Kingdom and City will have cause to rejoyce and your most humble Servant Tho. Fairfax 6. In the Morning the Members of Parliament who were driven out by the tumults at Westminster met with the General at the Earl of Holland's House at Kensington and subscribed a Declaration of the Army and another of their approving and joyning with the Army in their last proceedings making null Acts passed by the Members since the 26th of July last Afterwards the General with the Lords and the Speaker and Members of the House of Commons and many other Gentlemen marched towards Westminster a guard of Soldiers three deep from the place at Hide-parke the Lord Major and Aldermen met the General to congratulate the fair composure between the Army and the City and after some Ceremonies they marched toward Westminster in this Order First Col. Hammond's Regiment of Foot then Col. Rich and Cromwell's Regiment of Horse then the General on Horseback with his Life-guard then the Speakers and Members of the Lords and Commons in Coaches and Tomlinson's Regiment of Horse brought up the rear-guard the General was accompanied with many Officers and gentlemen that rode with him and every Soldier had a branch of Lawrel in his Hat As they passed by Charing Cross the Common-Council of London who stood there saluted them and in the new Palace-yard at Westminster the General allighted and the Lords and Commons and they went to their several Houses The Lords Passed an Ordinance and the Commons concurred to make Sir Thomas Fairfax Lieutenant or Constable of the Tower of London and another for a day of thanksgiving to God for restoring the Members to their just Priviledges without the effusion of Blood and so far the settlement of Peace The Commissioners made a report of their transactions with the Army and had the thanks of the House for their good service Sir Thomas Fairfax was sent for to the Lords House and had their thanks for his good Service in restoring the Members of Parliament and was afterwards sent for to the House of Commons and with much importunity sat down in a Chair there placed for him and the Speaker gave him the thanks of the House for his great and faithful Services and in particular for restoring the Members of both Houses to their former Freedom and Priviledges The Commons Ordered a months Pay for all the Non-Commissioned Officers and private Souldiers as a Gratuity for their service in restoring the Members A Committee was named to find out the chief Actors Abettors and Countenancers of the late Tumults and design in forcing the Members from the Parliament and to raise a new War Debate of an Ordinance sent from the Lords for making void all Acts done by some Lords and Gentlemen Members of both Houses at Westminster since the twenty sixth of July when the Speaker and Members were scattered away by the Tumults 7. The Houses Sat not but the General and Army Horse and Foot and a gallant Train of Artillery marched through the City of London yet in so civil and orderly a manner that not the least offence or prejudice was offered by them to any man either in words action or gestures as they marched which confuted the surmises of some of their Enemies that the design of the Souldiers was to Plunder this Rich City the General Quartered at Croydon and the Army in Kent and Essex near him 9. The Lords desired the Commons concurrence to the Ordinance for making void all Acts done by the Members at Westminster from July 26. to August 6. and to the Declaration for vindication of the Army The House in a Grand Committee debated all day the Ordinance for making Null those Acts and upon the question it was carried by two Votes That the Votes so forced from the Houses are not to be made void but by a Repeal Both Houses past an additional Ordinance for payment of Tithes c. to such Ministers as are or shall be put into any Livings by the Parliament Sir Thomas Fairfax took possession of the Tower according to the Votes of Parliament attended by many Commanders and other Gentlemen his Life-Guard and part of Collonel Pride's Regiment of Foot and the City Guard that was there marched out In the Afternoon a Committee from the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common-Councel came to the Tower to the General and Alderman Gibbes made a Speech to him to give his Excellency and his Army thanks for their love and care of the City of London and after Complements recommended to his Excellency the faithfulness and care of Collonel West Lieutenant of the Tower and concluded with an Invitation of the General and his Officers to Dinner to the City The General returned thanks for their expressions of love to him and care of the Peace of the Kingdom and said that for Lieutenant of the Tower He had appointed
Declaration upon the Votes touching the Kings Person and ordered those to be Sequestred who shall do any thing contrary to those Votes and they were ordered to be Printed and published A Declaration was presented to the House of Peers from the General and his Councel of War That they resolved to endeavour to preserve Peerage and the Rights of the Peers of England notwithstanding any Scandals upon them to the contrary The Officers who presented this Declaration were called into the Lords House and desired to return the thanks of the House to the General and to the Councel of War and the Officers of the Army 18. Mr. Chapman referred to the Committee of Complaints for sending a Warrant to summon a meeting of the Countrey near Reading to consider of a Petition The Manuscripts and Books in White-Hall because of Soldiers being there were ordered to be removed to St. Jame's House and placed there which Whitelocke furthered in order to the preservation of those rare Monuments of Learning and Antiquity which were in that Library Debate touching the Scots Papers and the Arrears due to that Kingdom The Lords informed the Commons at a Conference of a meeting under pretence of agreeing to a Petition to the Parliament where Lieutenant Collonel Lilburne and others spake very disgracefully of the two Houses and that there appeared to be a design of many thousands intended under a colour of a Petition to dishonour the Parliament and their proceedings That their Lordships had sent to the Lieutenant of the Tower to know why he permitted Lieutenant Collonel Lilburne whom they had formerly Committed to his Custody to go abroad who returned answer That he had an order for it from the House of Commons and the Lords desired that no occasion might be given to hinder the Vnion and Affection between the two Houses Upon much debate of this business by the Commons they repealed their Order formerly made for Lieutenant Collonel Lilburne's Liberty and ordered him to be brought to their Bar to morrow and they further ordered that M. Wildman be taken into Custody by the Sergeant at Armes 19. Lieutenant Collonel Lilburne was called into the House and made a large answer to the Information against him The reading of proofs and examination of the business held till six a clock at night and then the House ordered that he be committed to the Tower and be tryed by the Law of the Land for Seditious and Scandalous Practices against the State And that M. Wildman be committed to Newgate and tryed according to Law for Treasonable and Seditious Practices against the State That Mr. Sollicitor and all the Lawyers of the House take care to prepare the Charge against them and to bring them to Tryal next Term. The Lord Willoughby and other Impeached Lords sent a Letter to the House of Peers That after so long a restraint and no Prosecution against them they might have their Liberty The Lords discharged them of their Imprisonment and ordered a Declaration to be drawn That no Peer shall hereafter be under restraint upon a general charge above ten days This gave great offence to many of the House of Commons which they shewed afterwards Upon Letters from the General that one Lieutenant Collonel Lee in Office about Bishops Lands had intercepted Letters which the General sent to Col. Lilburne Governor of New-castle and had opened and detained some of them the House referred it to a Committee to be examined and punished 20. Upon Information that L. C. Lilburn and M. Wildman were not carried to Prison according to the order of the House and that some of their Party had given out words that they should not go to Prison and that there was a great meeting to be at Deptford in Kent about their Petition Ordered that the Officers of the Guards do assist the Sergeant in carrying of them to Prison which was done and that the Committee of Kent take care to suppress all meetings upon that Petition and to prevent all tumults and that the Militia of London c. take care to suppress such meetings and to prevent inconveniences which may arise thereby and upon the said Petition intituled The Petition of many thousands of the free-born People of England c. They ordered a Declaration to undeceive the People to shew them the dangerous consequences that will arise by such practices The House pass'd a Declaration of their real intentions to pay the remainder of the Money due to Scotland and several Ordinances for the advancing of it 21. The House sate all day in a grand Committee about the business of Ireland 22. Order for a new Ordinance to suppress all Stage-plays and for taking down all their Boxes and Seats where they Act and they ordered that the Lord Major Sheriffs and Justices of Peace and Committees of the Militia c. take care to suppress all Stage-plays for the future An Ordinance passed both Houses for making the Earl of Pembroke Chancellor of Oxford Some added to the Committee of Safety and the Committee required to take care for suppressing all tumults and insurrections c. Rumors increased of tumults like to be in the City and many spoke disgracefully of the Parliament 24. Upon Letters from Vice-Admiral Rainsborough that the Ships of the Irish Rebels were in many Roads and had taken divers of our Merchants Ships and that care might be taken for making ready the Summers Fleet. The House ordered seventy thousand pound out of the Excise for the use of the Navy Captain Burley was tryed upon a Commission of Oyer and Terminer for the late insurrection in the Isle of Wight and the Jury found him guilty of high Treason and Judgment was given against him but execution respited Others of the Conspirators were found guilty of a Riot and were deeply fined The Grand Jury of Hamp-shire at the Execution of the Commission of Oyer and Terminer presented a Declaration to be presented to the House of Commons wherein they acknowledged the Goodness and Wisdom of the Parliament in the Votes of no further Addresses to the King and declared their readiness to joyn with the Parliament in setling the Peace of the Kingdom The House of Peers ordered an Ordinance to be drawn giving up the Lords who by reason of their offences had not liberty to sit in Parliament to be prosecuted by Suits of Law and their attendants as if there were no Parliament Order for the Earl of Salisbury to have the refusal of the Purchase of Worcester House at the rate of Bishops Lands Several Ordinances past both Houses for an hundred pound to Sir Arthur Blundell and for a hundred pound to Sir John Burlace for addition of Committee-men against Papists and Delinquents about London for fifty pound to Capt. St. George and for the Committee at Derby-House Letters from Kent That the tumults there were quieted A Letter of thanks ordered to the Gentry of Hampshire Order that the
his Majesty had agreed to the proposition for recalling Oaths Proclamations c. and the preamble thereof Letters from Lieutenant General Cromwells quarters That Messengers came to him from the Lord Argyle and his Associates to inform him of their dislike of Duke Hamilton's coming into England with his Army and of Monroe's being there with his Forces and desired Cromwells assistance against them That Cromwell by advice of his Council of War answers that he will assist them and with all heartiness joyn with them against Monroe and desires nothing more than the subduing and rooting out of trust all loose persons and such as are Enemies to goodness and good men and desires his Letter may be kept as a Testimony against him and those under him of their hypocrisy if they did not joyn with them for these ends with all cordialness Letters that Monroe fell upon a Party of Argyle's men when they were in Treaty contrary to the Agreement The Lords voted the approbation of Lieutenant General Cromwells entring into Scotland by directions from the Committee of Derby House and that he may assist those in Scotland who dislike Duke Hamiltons coming into England if they shall desire it of him Divers after they were called over in the House went out of Town again the same day God forgive them for their Negligence 27. The publick Fast-day Letters from France of the troubles there and of Mazarine and the Prince of Conde c. 28. The Commons concurred to the Votes of approving Lieutenant General Cromwells entring into Scotland and to a Letter to be written to him to prosecute his Victory and take all advantages for recovery of Berwick and Carlisle Letters that Colonel Monk fell upon the Scots quarters in Ireland who were drawing out under Major General Monroe to joyn with his Nephew Monroe's Forces in Scotland that he had taken Carickfirgus and Belfast and had Monroe and all his Forces Prisoners Order for five hundred pounds to be bestowed on Colonel Monk and a Letter of thanks to him and his Officers and Souldiers and that he be Governour of Belfast and be advised with for a Governour of Carickfirgus and the Committee of Derby House to give him a Commission and to consider of an Establishment of pay for his Forces This Action and success was one of the first that brought Colonel Monk into extraordinary favour with the Parliament and Army who began to have more confidence in him than they had formerly since his revolt to them Order for a day of thanksgiving for this success in Ireland Letters that the King and the Commissioners in the Treaty proceeded upon the proposition for setling of the Church Government 29. Debate of an Ordinance for setling five hundred pounds per annum Salary upon each of the Judges of the Admiralty and a Proviso agreed upon that they take no mony of any persons upon any pretence whatsoever Order for five thousand pounds out of Delinquents Estates for payment of the Horse-guards that attend the Parliament Upon Petition of the Commissioners of the Excise all the Members of the House were added to the Committee of Excise and Ordered in their several Counties to endeavour the removal of all obstructions in that receipt Both Houses past a Declaratory Vote that nothing should be binding between the King and Parliament till all were concluded in the Treaty Major Miles Corbet a Member of the House being assaulted and wounded by some Cavaliers as he past in a Boat upon the Thames the Serjeant at Armes was ordered to apprehend the Malefactors Liberty given for Major Ashburnham to return into England to prosecute his Composition 30. Debate of an Ordinance for raising a hundred thousand pounds for pay of arrears of reduced Officers The Officers of the Committee of Haberdashers Hall coming to seise the goods of the Earl of Lauderdale who came with the late Scots Army to invade England they found a File of Musquetiers as a Guard to oppose them the House ordered the Militia of London to secure those guards and to give an account to the House of the business The Lord Admiral offered indemnity to the revolted Ships and the Prince offered the like indemnity to the Lord Admiral A Member of the House coming out of the City was assaulted by three Cavaliers but he and a Friend with him repulsed the Assaulters Colonel Rainsborough and a Captain with him upon the High way near London were assaulted by three others of the Kings party who after a little bickering ran away a Captain of the Army and a Major were in the like manner assaulted in London and both killed It was dangerous for any Member of the House or of the Army to walk without Company for fear of being assassinated and the Committee of Derby House were informed that a certain number of the Kings Party had combined to massacre eighty Members of the House of Commons whom they suspected averse to their hopes A Petition in the name of many thousands of Oxfordshire agreeing with the large Petition of the City against the Treaty Letters from the Head quarters of great want of pay for the Souldiers which forced them to take free-quarter and that it was to be feared neither the Country nor the Souldiery would long undergo it That Letters came to the General out of Scotland of the good corespondence betwixt Lieutenant General Cromwell and Argyle Letters came to the General from good hands and others from France of a design of the Cavaliers to stab him October 1648. 2. A Letter from his Majesty by Captain Titus That he will consent to confirm by Act of Parliament the sitting of the Assembly of Divines and the Directory of Worship for three years and the form of Church Government provided that the King and those of his judgment who cannot submit to it be not obliged to comply That a free consultation and debate with the Assembly be had in the mean time twenty of his Majesties nomination being added to them whereby it may be determined how Church Government and the form of publick Worship shall be after that time and how Religion may be settled and the Articles determined and care taken for the ease of tender Consciencs Concerning the Bishops lands and revenues his Majesty will consent to Acts of Parliament whereby legal Estates for lives or for ninety nine years shall be made of those lands towards satisfaction of purchasers or others to whom they are ingaged or his Majesty will order some other way for their further satisfaction providing that the propriety and Inheritance of those lands may still remain to the Church That his Majesty will consent to Acts for the better observation of the Lords day for suppressing innovations in Gods worship and for the advancing of Preaching And to acts against Pluralities and Non-residencies for regulating the Vniversities and Colledges for the better discovery and conviction of Popish Recusants and
to my observations upon the words of your Writ which I shall take in order as they are 1. Quia de Advisamento Concilii nostri c. These words are in the Writs of Creation of Peers and in the Summons of them both Spiritual and Temporal and of the Judges and Kings Council to the Parliament and in your Writs but in no other except upon some high and weighty occasions touching the publick safety and the like And for your greater Honour this Council by advice of which you are called to this degree is the great Council of the Kingdom The Next words in your Writ are Ordinavimus vos c. in the plural Number in the second person which is an Enalage of Number chiefly to express Excellency in the Person to whom it is referred Selden in his Titles of Honour f. 121. showeth the use of it in the Jewish Nation and in France Spain Germany and other Countries and always is in dignity of the party to whom applyed and the stile of the Chancery is so only to the Peers the Judges the Kings Council and to Sergeants Therefore 29 E. 3. f. 44. In a Quare Impedit the Writ was Precipite and excepted against as false Latin but Thorp said it was not false Latin but the plural Number only to express Reverence to the person the other answered that no such reverence is done to a Sheriff and for this the Writ was abated The next words in your Writ are ad Statum c. which sheweth dignity and honour given to them The Author of the Manuscript formerly cited by me allows the Sergeants but little state where he saith they kept their Pillars at Pauls where their Clients might find them as if they did little better than Emendicare panem This was somewhat far from Westminster-Hall and as far from truth being grounded upon a mistake of one of their Ceremonies of State where they went to Pauls to Offer A Manuscript of the Call of Fitz James and other Sergeants 11 H. 8. saith that their Steward brought every one of them to a several Pillar in Pauls and there left them a time for their private Devotions no Convenient time for Clients In the Register a Writ of Ex gravi Querela mentions a devise to a Priest to say Mass at a Pillar in Pauls and I believe most of us both in this and other great Churches have seen old people kneeling at the Pillars in their private prayers Our old English Poet Chaucer whom I think not unproper to cite being one of the greatest Clerks and Wits of his time had a better Opinion of the state of a Sergeant as he expresseth in his Prologue of the Sergeant A Sergeant at Law wary and wise That oft had bin at the pervise There was also full of rich Excellence Discreet he was and of great Reverence And in his description of the Franklyn he saith of him At Sessions there was he Lord and Sire Full oft had he bin Knight of the Shire A Sheriff had he bin and a Countor Was no where such a worthy Vavasor A Countor was a Sergeant and a Vavasour was the next in degree to a Baron We find in many of our Year-Books especially in E. 3's time that they were joyned with Knights in Assizes Trials of Challenges c. 38 H. 6. f. 31. Prisot saith to the Sergeants they would have no worship by such an Act c. and that word was given to the Lords in those days By the Statute 12 R. 2. c. 10. the same priviledge which is given to the Judges for absence from the Sessions is given also to the Sergeants 34 Hen. 6. Brook Nosme 5. saith that serviens adlegem est nosme de dignity comme Chivalier and it is character indelebilis no accession of honour or Office or remotion from them takes away this dignity but he remains a Sergeant still Their Robes and Officers their bounty in-giving Rings their Feasts which Fortescue saith were coronationis instar and continued antiently seven days and as Holingshed notes Kings and Queens were often present at them and all their Ceremonies and Solemnities in their Creation do sufficiently express the state due unto them The next words in your Writ are Et gradum c. This is a degree of such eminency that the professours of Law in no Nation are honoured with the like with such Solemnities and state as I have before mentioned and by Mandate under the publick Seal of the Common-wealth I find indeed in the preface to the Digest several appellations given to the Students of that Law that they called them Dupondios or Justinianeos and when of further standing Papinianistas When they had proceeded further they called them 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and lastly 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and the title and degree of Doctour of the Laws I acknowledge to merit very much of respect and honour as to the degree and persons honoured with it But such state and degree as this of Sergeants at Law is not among the Municipal Lawyers of any other Nation though all kingdoms have their Municipal Laws and Lawyers as well as we Degrees are rewards of study and learning Nec enim Virtutem amplectimur ipsam Praemia si tollas They are 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a spur to-virtue and witnesses of learning And since Gentle-men you have already obtained that depth in your profession as renders you capable of this degree that resolution of all true lovers of learning is worthy of you 1. To say Senesco discens proceed in your Studies still Your predecessors for their learning have been often advised with by the Judges as appears in our Books and by the Parliament as may be seen in the Rolls thereof 2. By this degree you become Chief Advocates of the Common Law an attribute given by Fortescue who was a Sergeant and Chief Justice and Lord Chancellour It imports no less than all antiquity hath appropriated unto Sergeants at Law the practice of that great and Universal Court where all that concerns Meum tuum the inheritances and property of all the people of England are heard and determined This degree Ordaining you to be Chief Advocates the duty of whom pertains to you to be performed and may not be declined by you I hold it not impertinent to mention something to you of the duties of an Advocate which are some of them to the Courts and some to Clients To the Courts of Justice he owes reverence they being the high Tribunals of Law of which Doctor and Student and the Statute Marlebridge saith omnes tam Majores quam Minores justitiam recipiant and therefore great respect and reverence is due to them from all persons and more from Advocates than from any others 2. An Advocate owes to the Court a just and true information the zeal of his Clients cause as it must not transport him to irreverence so it must not mislead him to untruths in his information of the
to whomsoever should secure the Duke and notice sent hereof to my Lord Mayor A Messenger with one of the Warrants to be sent by the Post was stopped and examined by some Troupers in Southwark whom he told of the escape of Duke Hamilton Not long after as these Troupers marched about the streets they perceived a man knocking very earnestly at an Inn gate in Southwark and asked him what he was and his business he answered that he came to Dover Carrier who lodged there and he was to go down with the Carrier in his Waggon The Troupers more strictly observing him one of them told him he believed that he was a Scotch-man and that he had seen him in Hamilton's Army which he denyed but presently another of the Troupers said plainly he believed that it was Hamilton himself though disguised for he very well knew his favour and was at the taking of him and they had heard a little before that he had escaped out of Windsor-Castle Hereupon they presently searched him and found about him forty pound in gold a Diamond Ring valued at a hundred pound and other good prize for the Troupers who this morning brought him by Water to White-hall where a strong guard was put upon him The House gave one hundred and twenty pound to the Troupers who apprehended the Duke besides what they found about him Sir Lewis Dives escaped the last Night and Mr. Holder the Prince's Agent escaped through the House of Office in White-hall standing over the Thames The escapes of these persons put the House in debate of bringing Hamilton the Earl of Holland Laughern Poyer Powell and other chief Delinquents to a speedy Tryal They appointed a Committee to bring in an Act for constituting a Court for the Tryal of these persons and Ordered the Earl of Holland to be forthwith removed to London This being the monthly Fast-day it was moved in the House when they sate after the Sermons to have two Ministers appointed to preach as was usual the next Fast-day but some held the course of keeping a constant monthly Fast not to be so proper but savouring of too much formality and that it was fitter to appoint daies of publick humiliation upon special occasions upon debate whereof no Ministers were named to preach the next monthly Fast-day February 1648. 1. The Act passed That such Members as had voted 5. Dec. last that the late Kings concessions to the propositions were a sufficient ground for setling a peace in this Nation should not be readmitted to sit as Members of this Parliament And that such Members as were then in the House and gave their votes in the Negative should enter their dissent to the said vote and such as were absent to declare their disaproving thereof before they be admitted to sit as Members Many Members declared their dissent to that vote Voted that Duke Hamilton the Earl of Holland Lord Goring Lord Capel and Colonel Owen shall be the next persons to be proceeded against for justice After this the Lord Capell by a desperate attempt escaped this Evening out of the Tower over the Moat and Warrants were sent out and one hundred pound promised to any that should take him A Message from the Lord for a Committee to be named of both Houses to consider of a way to settle this Nation Order to consider to morrow whether the Lords Messenger should be called in or not and whether the House should take any cognizance thereof Order for adjourning the Term for eight days A Petition from Surrey That the Militia may be put into faithful hands and Neuters and suspected persons rendred uncapable of trust That Magistrates and Officers may be chosen by the well affected persons and Delinquents neither to chuse nor to be chosen That Tythes may be taken off and a more â—ust way provided for the maintenance of the Ministry That a Committee for accounts may be in each County and that free-quarter may be taken off This Petition was referred to a Committee and the House took notice of the seasonableness of it and the good affections of the Petitioners and gave them thanks The High Court met to prepare matters for the Tryal of Duke Hamilton the Earl of Holland and others The Commissioners of the Seal met but did not think fit to seal any Writs or do any business because of the Kings Death 2. A Petition from Kent to the same effect with that of Surrey referred to the Committee for settlement and the Petitioners had thanks Vote for this Summers Fleet to be seventy three Sail of Ships and about six thousand men this upon conference with Merchants and for dispersing the Prince's Fleet and incouragement of trade Orders for victuals and money for this Fleet. Divers Members of the Parliament of the Army of the City and private Gentlemen in all to the number of sixty whereof fifteen to be of the Quorum were by Act made a High Court of Justice for Tryal of Duke Hamilton the Earl of Holland and others Order for establishing Colonel Henry Martyn's Regiment Upon the Dutch Ambassadors desire Ordered that what was delivered by them to the House in relation to their Ambassie may not be printed Order for Colonel Reynolds Regiment to be compleated and added to the establishment 3. The Act passed for the new High Court of Justice Divers Members entered their dissent to the Vote 5. Dec. last Two Water-men of London discovered and apprehended the Lord Capell in a house at Lambeth the House gave forty pound to the Water-men 5. Debate till six a Clock at Night whether the House of Lords should be continued a Court of Judicature or a Court Consultatory only and whether it should be referred to a Committee to consider what power or constitution the Lords should have and it being dark it was upon the question carried in the Negative not to have Candles and the debate adjourned till to morrow The Lords sent again for a Committee of both Houses to consider of setling the Kingdom but their Messengers were not called in An answer agreed to the Dutch Ambassadors returning thanks to the States for their desire of continuing amity with this Kingdom professing their desire of the like and care to continue the same They thanked them also for their grave advice concerning the King and let them understand that the Commons of England had proceeded according to the Laws of the Land in what they had done and as they leave all other Nations and Kingdoms to move according to their rights and Laws so they hope none will think ill if they Act according to those of England and that they shall be alwaies ready to shew themselves Friends to the Vnited Provinces The High Court of Justice sate in the Painted Chamber and elected the Lord President and Officers as were before they agreed upon a Proclamation That they had adjourned themselves till to morrow morning in the
or Parks and that if any do it a Troop of Horse shall be quartered on that place to prevent the like 10. Orders for setling the Dutchy Seal and about some private affairs Letters from Scotland of their threatning revenge for the Kings blood that some there proclaimed Prince Charles King of Sotland which was not contradicted by the Parliament nor Kirk there The High Court of Justice sate in Westminster-Hall about fifty of the members present the Earl of Cambridge Lord Goring Lord Capel and Sir Jo. Owen were brought before them and the President made a Speech to them of the occasion of their coming thither to tryal for Treason and other high Crimes after which they were all commanded to withdraw except the Earl of Cambridge Then Mr. Steel Attorney General for the Common-wealth set forth the notoriousness of the facts of the Prisoner at the Bar by his invading the Kingdom committing many Murders and Rapines and all under pretence of the Covenant that as the War was called Hypocritarium bellum so he might be called Hypocritarius Princeps He desired the Charge might be read and that the Earl might make answer to it After the Charge read the Earl of Cambridge Pleaded that he was of another Nation and what he did was as a servant to that Kingdom and not as a Contriver of it neither was he ever Naturalized Earl of Cambridge that he knew of that he was a Prisoner of War and had Articles given him The Court caused the Act to be read for Naturalization of his Father and consequently of him being his Heir The Lord Goring was next brought to the Bar and his Charge being read to him he Pleaded not Guilty and was dismissed behaving himself with great respect to the Court. The Lord Capell pleaded That he was a Prisoner to the Lord General and had conditions given him and his life promised him that if all the Magistrates in Christendom were combined together they could not call him in question He never minded nor looked upon the Court but upon the people on all sides and with an austere countenance Sir John Owen pleaded not Guilty The next day the Earl of Cambridge being brought to theBar M r Steel moved that he might answer his Charge which the President required him to do The Earl desired time to put things into a method and that he might send to Major General Lambert by whom he had Articles given and to Scotland from whence he received his Commission The Court gave him two days to answer and upon his motion for Counsel he had liberty to name them which he said he could not not knowing any one Counsellour in England The Lord Capell brought in and demanded to plead in chief to his Charge did again insist upon the Articles of Colchester whereby he said he had fair quarter given him and that all the Gowns in the world had nothing to do with him 12. Orders appointing the several Judges to go the Circuits this Lent and for compleating the number of Judges in the several Courts and Voted that the Kings-Bench Court should be called the Vpper Bench. An Act passed for some amendments in their Commissions and for a new Oath to be given them well and truly to serve the Common-wealth in the Office of a Justice of the Vpper Bench c. according to the best of their skill and knowledge A Certificate of the Doctor and Apothecary of the Earl of Holland that he could not with safety of his life be removed up to London and a Petition of his Lady for favour to him referred to the High Court of Justice to send for him if they should think fit Colonel Dean Colonel Popham and Colonel Blake added to the Commissioners of the Navy An Act for a new Oath to be taken by every Free-man in London and in all other Corporations and for repealing the Statutes 1 Eliz. and 3 Jac. of the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy Letters from Edenburgh that Prince Charles was proclaimed King of Scotland by consent of the Parliament there with Solemnity and agreed that one Earl one Baron one Burgess and one Divine be sent to invite him thither The late Kings Body was interred at Windsor Castle but the Common-Prayer not permitted to be used at his Burial The last day of the Term the Commissioners sate till two a clock hearing motions then they rose and gave the new Oath and sealed new Patents to the several Judges according to the new Act. 13. All private business put off for seven daies Order for a new Stamp for Coyn. Debate touching power and instructions to be given to a Council of State and referred to a Committee to bring in names An Act read for sale of Deans and Chapters Lands The High Court of Justice sate and the Lord Capel being brought into the Court the Attorney General moved that the Prisoner might make good his Plea The President told the Lord Capel that he had put in a plea concerning Articles for proof whereof the Lord General was by order of the Court there present that he had liberty to ask any thing of him if not then the Council of the Common-wealth were to offer what they could in proof of it Then the Attorney General went on and produced the Generals Letter to the Parliament upon the rendition of Colchester and the Articles and the Explanation of them whereby and upon the testimony of the Lord General and General Ireton Colonel Whaley and Colonel Barksted all present by order of the Court it appeared That the Lord Capell was to have fair quarter for his life which was explained to be afreedom from any execution of the Sword but not any protection from the judicial proceedings of a Civil Court and mercy was explained to be only from the promiscuous execution of the Sword but that he might be tryed by a Council of War But of this Learning I hope none of this Nation will have use hereafter It was clearly proved that the Articles were only to free him from the present power of the Sword to take away his life and Colonel Berksted swore that he told him the day after the Articles that he believed the Parliament would proceed against them that were taken at Colchester as Traytors The Council moved for judgment against the Lord Capel that he should be Hanged Drawn and Quartered at which he seemed to startle and after a short Speech to the Court he concluded that how ever he was dealt with here he hoped for a better resurrection hereafter Then the Earl of Cambridge was brought to the Bar and required to make good his Plea he thanked the Court for the time they had given which he said was so short that he could not be provided Upon his desire there were assigned to him for Council Mr. Chute Mr. Hales Mr. Parsons and Dr. Walker He desired leave to send to Scotland and further
as both shall agree to stand with the Laws of Ireland 13. That the Council table meddle only with State matters 14. Act against transporting wooll to be null 15. Those wronged by grants to have relief 16. Wronged persons to have right 17. Restitution of Estates 18. An Act of oblivion to pass 19. Customs not to be farmed and Monopolies to be taken away 20. The Court of Castle-Chamber to be regulated 21. Acts forbidding ploughing with Horses by the tayl and burning Oats in the Straw to be nulled 22. An Act to take off grievances 23. Maritime causes to be determined in Ireland 24. No rents to be raised under pretence of defective titles 25. Interest money to be for given from 1641. 26. All this to be acted till a Parliament agree it 27. That the Catholick Commissioners agree upon such as shall be Justices of Peace and hear all causes under ten pound 28. All Governours of Forts to be by approbation of the Catholick Commissioners 29. None of the Kings rents to be paid till a further settlement by Parliament 30. Power of the Commissioners of Oyer and Terminer 31. Differences in Ireland to be tryed there and not in England 32. The Roman Clergy not to be molested 33. That his Majesty grant whatever else is necessary for the Catholicks Prince Rupert was upon the Irish coast with sixteen Ships many vessels were taken by him A Petition to the General and his General Council of War from the well affected Inhabitants of Lincolnshire much to the same effect with others lately presented to him and to the Parliament and which are before mentioned Two men measuring some ground in Windsor forest were asked by what Authority they did it they showed a kind of Warrant from Lieutenant General Cromwell desiring all Officers of the forest Souldiers and others to permit these men to set out some Land c. in regard there was no Justice in Eyre It were to be wished that such men as Lieutenant General Cromwell would not so irregularly meddle with such matters as these are the men were forbidden to make any divisions of the Land or ditches about it till further order 27. A Declaration passed that a Book lately published entituled the second Part of Englands new Chains discovered contained matter false Scandalous Seditious Mutinous and tending to raise a new War that the Authors and publishers of it were guilty of Treason and referred to the Council to find them out Anno 1649 Letters from Major General Lambert with the Articles of the surrender of Pontefract Castle A Letter and Petition from the Grand Jury of Yorkshire acknowledging with humble thanks the justice of the Parliament in their late proceedings and ingaging to joyn with them and desiring Pontefract Castle may be demolished and some other Forts thereabouts Vote for three hundred pounds per annum to be setled on Major General Lambert out of Pontefract honour for his good service The Lancashire Forces submitted to disband and quitted Clithero Castle Order for that Castle to be demolished and that the Council of State consider what other Inland Castles are fit to be demolished Sir Henry Cholmely sent for upon complaints against him Instructions for the Scots Commissioners to their new King were 1. That he take the Covenant 2. To put from him all who have assisted his Father in the War particularly Montross else not to Treat with him 3. To bring but one hundred with him into Scotland and none who have assisted his Father in Arms. 4. To bring no Forces into Scotland from other Nations without their consent Marquess Huntley was beheaded at the Cross in Edenburgh Letters from the Hague that the Queen of England invited Prince Charles her son into France that the States inhibited their Ministers from insisting upon matters of State and in their Pulpits and particularly not to meddle with Englands or other Kingdom 's proceedings 28. Upon a Report from the Council of State of the particulars for incouragement of those who shall ingage for Ireland with Lieutenant General Cromwell the House referred them back again to the Council to perfect Upon a Report from them of the Earl of Ormond's proclaiming the King in Ireland c. the House voted the Earl a Traitour and an Act to be brought in to attaint him Order for a Letter of thanks to Colonel Jones and a gratuity Order that no Ministers shall teach in their Pulpits any thing relating to State affairs but only to preach Christ in sincerity and an Act to be brought in for penalties to those who shall do otherwise Orders for money given away A new day given to the Lord Mayor to conform to the order for proclaiming the Act against King-ship or to give an account to the House why he hath not done it 29. The House sate not The Council of State upon examination of Lilburn Walwyn and others who owned the Book called England's new chains did commit them to the Tower The Estates of the Netherlands summoned and examined their Ministers and disallowed what they had done in relation to King Charles II. And forbad them all to meddle with State matters in their Pulpits without leave of the Magistrate The Council of State perfected the particulars for incouragement of those who shall ingage for Ireland and Lieutenant General Cromwell declared himself willing to undertake that service 30. Vote that Gresham Colledge be not exempted from the assessment to the Army nor the Doctors in Doctors Commons nor the Counties in Wales formerly exempted Order that the Speaker do sign such Letters as shall be thought fit by the Council of State to the States of Hamburgh touching Merchants Upon a Petition of the Borough of Southwark of the inequality of their rates with the County of Surrey the House held their desires just and Ordered that in all future rates they should pay the eight part of that assessed upon the County of Surrey Order for the Committee of Goldsmiths Hall to form the Votes concerning compositions of Delinquents and to have them printed and published that none may plead ignorance of them Referred to the Committee of the Army to make provision of four thousand Cassocks and breeches to be disposed of by the General to his Foot Souldiers in regard of the smallness of their pay Upon the Report of Alderman Atkins that the Lord Mayor desired to be excused from proclaiming the Act for abolishing Kingly Government the House Ordered that he be summoned to attend at the Bar to answer his contempt and disobedience herein 31. Upon a Report from the Council of State that Lieutenant General Cromwell accepted of the service for Ireland and would endeavour to the utmost of his power with Gods assistance to carry on that work against the Rebels and all that adhere to them Voted that the House doth approve of Lieutenant General Cromwell to be Commander in chief of all the
gave an answer to their Husbands and therefore desired them to go home and look after their own business and meddle with their huswifry Order for a Bill to settle the twenty thousand pound for Augmentation to Ministers c. Col. Poyer was shot to death in Covent-Garden and died very penitently 26. Upon a report from the Council of State that they thought for setling the peace of the Nation that there should be an Act of Oblivion the House Ordered one to be drawn up And Voted That the time to be set in the Act of Oblivion from which no Action or Suit shall be commenced or prosecuted for any thing said or done in the time of War shall be before the first day of this Term. Order that such as shall discover any monies raised to be imployed against the Parliament should have the sixth part of what they should discover and the remainder to be imployed for the service of Ireland in this Expedition Order that the Committee of the Revenue do speedily pay to Colonel Henry Martyn a Member of the House three thousand pound which Sum he had formerly advanced for the service of this Nation Order touching the arrears of the Dutchy of Lancaster Referred in a special manner to the Commissioners of the Seal to relieve according to equity and justice such persons as have lain under the power of the Enemy and have been thereby disabled to pay their debts yet are sued at Law and liable to great penalties Referred to the Council of State to receive from two Gentlemen a Proposition made by them for the great advance of Learning and Arts and to treat with the Gentlemen thereupon and report their opinions to the House Orders touching the Officers of the Customs Order for the Barons of the Exchequer and the Committee of the Revenue to consult together how the Arrears due by Papists may be collected and that the Arrears of Fee-farm rents be speedily paid Order for the Speaker to sign Letters from time to time tendered to him by the Committee of the Army Five Troopers condemned to die by the Council of War for a mutiny at the Bull in Bishopsgate-street refusing to march upon their Colonels Orders and violently fetching away the Colours from the Cornets quarters Upon their humble Petition the General pardoned them but another one Lockier was executed The Levellers were driven away from St. George's Hill in Surry by the Country people 27. Debate of the Act for Sale of Deans and Chapters Lands Order for the Committee to meet touching Colonel Pophams arrears Sir Edward Harrington desired to be excused from taking the charge of the Kings Children Order for one thousand three hundred pound for Plymouth Garrison Mr. Andrews re-admitted a Member 28. The House spent the whole day about perfecting the Act for sale of Deans and Chapters Lands 30. The Act passed for Sale of Deans and Chapters Lands and ordered to be Printed An Act passed giving power to the Commissioners to administer an Oath agreed upon in some cases of the Customs Letters from Lancashire of their want of Bread so that many Families were starved that there were many Souldiers quartered pretending for Ireland shew no Commission yet make Assessments for fourteen shillings a week for a Horse-man and seize goods for default and free-quarter and give the seed Corn to their Horses Referred to the Council of State and by them to the General to reduce those in Lancashire An Act passed for Justices of Peace for the County Palatine of Lancashire as for other Counties By Order of the House the Speaker sent Letters to the Commissioners in the several Counties for the speedy collecting the Assessment of ninety thousand pound per mens for the Forces in England and Ireland Some who counterfeited the Pass of the Council and by pretence thereof got Money in Suffolk which they said was for the relief of Ireland were committed to Peter-house Order of the General that no Regiment that is to stay in England do entertain any of the Forces designed for Ireland Mr. Lockier a Trooper who was Shot to death by sentence of the Court Martial was buried in this manner About one hundred went before the Corps and five and six in a File the Corps was then brought with six Trumpets sounding a Souldiers Knell then the Troopers Horse came cloathed all over in mourning and led by a Footman The Corps was adorned with bundles of Rosemary one half stained in blood and the Sword of the deceased with them Some thousands followed in Ranks and Files all had Sea-Green and Black Ribbon tied on their Hats and to their Breasts and the Women brought up the Rear At the new Church-Yard in Westminster some thousands more of the better sort met them who thought not fit to march through the City many looked upon this Funeral as an affront to the Parliament and Army others called them Levellers but they took no notice of any of them Letters from Ireland that Colonel Tothills Regiment of one thousand two hundred and fifty was not landed but beaten back by Tempest to Anglesey That London-Derry could not hold out the Siege That Colonel Monk stood off and did nothing being as he said not in a capacity Letters from Newcastle that many in Cumberland and Westmerland died in the high ways for want of bread and divers left their habitations travelling with their Wives and Children to other parts to get relief but could have none That the Committees and Justices of the Peace of Cumberland Signed a Certificate That there were thirty thousand Families that had neither Seed nor Bread-corn nor Money to buy either and they desired a Collection for them which was made but much too little to relieve so great a multitude Letters from Berwick that the Scots troubles increase that there are among them five for the King for one against him that they are incensed at the death of the Duke and Marquess Huntly and expect an agreement with the King That they take divers English Cavaliers into their Army May 1649. May 1. Debate of an Act to make many things Treason in relation to the Common-wealth As malitiously to affirm the present Government to be tyrannical usurped on unlawful Or that the Commons in Parliament are not the Supream Authority or to endeavour to alter the Government Or to affirm the Parliament or Councel of State to be tyrannical or unlawful or to endeavour to subvert them or stir up Sedition against them Or for Souldiers to contrive the Death of their General or Lieutenant General or others to endeavour to raise Monies or War against the Parliament or to joyn to invade England or Ireland to counterfeit the Great Seal or to kill any Member of Parliament or Judge in their Duty An Act committed for settling the Republique Letters from General Popham from Faymouth that he fought with a Squadron of Prince Ruperts
answer for the Life of Dr. Dorislaus The Parliaments Ships brought in Provisions to Dublin The Mutineers taken at Burford were by a Councel of War sentenced to die 19 Divers Delinquents complained of the greatness of their Fines and referred to the Committee of Goldsmiths-Hall Divers of the Mutineers at Burford were shot to death Tomsons Brother was penitent others dyed desperately Upon the penitence of them craving Mercy and acknowledging their Fault Cromwel brought them word from the General that only every 10th man should die Their chief Leader Tomson got Possession of Northampton and of the Ordnance Ammunition Provisions and Mony there with 2. Troops of Horse and some Levellers out of the Country came in to him 21 Letters from the General that Thomson being gone from Northampton to a Town near Wellingborow M. Butler was sent with a select Party of Horse to pursue him who fell into his Quarters and took his Men and Thompson himself escaped to a Wood Butler pursued beset the Wood and sent a Party into it where they found Thomson He was well mounted and though alone yet he desperately rode up to Butlers Party shot a Cornet and wounded another and then retreated to a Bush having received two Shots himself When the Party began again to draw near to him he charged again with his Pistol and received another Shot and retreated the third time he came up saying he scorned to take Quarter and then a Corporal with a Carabine charged with seven Bullets gave him his Deaths Wound that the Lieutenant of an Oxfordshire Troop was likewise slain Order for the Commissioners of the Seal to issue out Commissions of Oyer and Terminer to fit Persons in Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire for Tryal of the Persons taken in the late Rebellion Order that the Councel of State the Lord Major and the Justices of Peace and Officers of the Militia in London and Westminster do take care for appreh ending such as were in the late Rebellion and that the Attorney General prepare a Proclamation for the apprehending of them in the several Counties The Pension of 500 l. per annum to the Earl of Nottingham ordered to be continued and by the means of Sir Arthur Haselrigge and Whitelock the Countess his Wife had the other 500 l. per annum ordered for her An Act past for draining the great Level of the Fennes Salary of 4000 l. per annum to Dr. Gourdon as Master of the Mint A Declaration published of the Parliaments ill Resentment of the horrid Murder perpetrated on the Body of Isaac Dorislaus Dr. of the Laws their Resident at the Hague An Act published declaring and constituting the People of England to be a Commonwealth and Free State Letters from Scotland that Lieutenant General David Lesley defeated those in the North of Scotland for which a day of thanksgiving was appointed and for the General Deliverances and Successes expressed in a Declaration That a Plot of a new Rebellion and to kill the Marquess of Argyle and the L. Burlegh in St. Johns Town was discovered by one of their own Party and divers of the Conspirators taken and executed Letters from Portsmouth that the Levellers began to appear in those Parts and in Devonshire but the Army Soldiers whom they expected to joyn with them were readier to fight against them 22 Order for a Letter to be sent from this Parliament to the Parliament of Scotland for a right understanding and firm League and Amity between the two Nations and that Commissioners of both Parts may meet and treat for that purpose Referred to the Committee of the Army to prepare Copies of the Act touching free Quarter to be sent to every Regiment of the Army with a Letter to the General to cause it to be observed Order for the Committee of Haberdashers-Hall to have power to give Oaths to Witnesses and for an Act to impower all Committees to do the like Upon Mr. Mabbols Desire and Reasons against licencing of Books to be printed he was dicharged of that Imployment The General and Lieutenant General and other Officers of the Army were solemnly welcomed and highly feasted at Oxford and the Proctor Zanchey presented the General and Lieutenant General Drs. of Laws and other Officers Masters of Arts and divers learned and congratulatory Speeches were made to them by the Vice-Chancellor the Proctors and other Heads and Officers of the University 23 Several Votes of the Committee at Goldsmiths-Hall touching Delinquents and their Compositions confirmed by the House and ordered to be Printed Upon a Letter from the General for a Lecture to be set up in Oxford and for Dr. Renolds Mr. Carrol and Mr. Thomas Goodwyn to be Lecturers there referred to the Committtee of Oxford to have it done Visitors added for the University of Oxford Upon a Report from the Councel of State referred to them to take care for repairing the Castles of Sandown Deal and Wymere Some Mariners that revolted and since were taken by the Parliaments Ships were tryed by a Councel of Sea Officers and executed Letters from the Hague of great Preparations for the new King of Scotland to go to Sea that Montross is to go for Scotland and to have such Forces as Germany Sweden and Denmark afford 24 Upon the Desire of the Towns of Sarum Pool and the County of Devon who had advanced considerable Summs for the Parliament Order that they might double those Sums in the purchase of Deans and Chapters Lands Order for the D. of Glocester and the Lady Elizabeth the late Kings Children to be under the tuition of the Countess of Carlisle and 3000 l. per annum allowed for their Maintainance Order for Repayment of Mony lent by the City for carrying on the Treaty Order for 3 pence per pound Salary for the Trustees for sale of Bishops Lands Order that the Speaker writing to Forraign States should stile himself William Lental Speaker of the Parliament of England A Committee named to peruse the Orders of the House after they should be drawn up and to see that they should be rightly entred A Provost Marshal appointed with power to seize upon Malignants and disaffected Persons 26 The Act touching Debts debated and recommitted Order for Mony for poor Widdows and Wives of Soldiers Report by Lieutenant General Cromwel of the suppressing of the Levellers the House gave him their hearty thanks for that great Service and ordered one of thir Members to attend the General with the hearty thanks of the House for his great Service in that Business and ordered a general day of thanksgiving for that great Mercy 28 An Act passed for auditing the Accounts of the Soldiery and securing of their Arrears particular Care being had of those who shall go for Ireland The Act for giving Power to all Committees to give Oaths reported from the Committee and upon the Question rejected and an Act for continuance of the making of Salt-peter as formerly was rejected
is so the Judges themselves ought to be very tender of that Honour with which they are intrusted which is not so much theirs as the Nations Honour and the Honour of the Law it self They are neither to lessen their Honour by a Cariage too lofty for most Honour is gained by Courtesy and Humilty Nor to lessen their Honour by a Port too low and unbeseeming their Quality But this point needs no consideration in this place I hasten to my last particular which is concerning Judges of this Court. A high and antient Court high in respect of the Vniversality and business of it the Liberties Franchises and Property of all the People of this great Nation are determinable in it And concerning the Antiquity of the Court give me leave upon this Occasion and for the Right and Honour of this Court a little to look into an Opinion delivered by great and learned Men upon that Point Not that I presume upon my slender Judgement to controul theirs but to lay before you their Assertion and what Authorities I have met with in my little reading to the contrary that your selves by comparing both together may the better Judge of the difference Lambert Cowel Serjeant Fleetwood Sir Thomas Smith and a Manuscript concerning Masters of the Chancery all of them do affirm That the Court of Common Pleas was erected by the Statute of Magna Charta C. 11 The Words are Communia placita non fequantur Curiam nostram sed sint in loco certo from hence collect that common Pleus which before were held in other Courts and followed the Kings House were not settled in a Place certain nor the Court of Common Pleas erected til this time Of these Authors Sir Roger Owen in his Manuscript sayeth They are like unto Ostriches Birds of great Feathers yet little Flight I cannot subscribe to their Opinion upon these Grounds Beda f. 10. relates that the prime Monarch with the consent of the States of Parliament allotted Pleas of the Crown to one Court Common Suits of Subjects to another and Matters of Revenew to a third and this was long before Magna Charta They mistake the Words Curiam nostram in this place of Magna Charta to signify the Kings House which had not then that appellation but the Word curia had another signification Among the Romans whose Word it is Curia sometimes was taken for the 30th part of the People into which Romulus divided them but more frequently it signifyed with them an Assembly of Clergy-Men and Lawyers as Curia Hostilia Pompeya Julia c. St. Augustine in his Coment upon the 121 Psalm sayeth that Curia improperly is taken for a Tribe but properly signifies the Courts of Justice in Cities and Countries In the same sense the word is taken with us and was so before any applications of it to the Kings House as is plain in the Mirror of Justices Glanvil the Stat. of Marlbridge 52. H. 3. the Stat. W. 1. 3. E. 1. and W. 2. 13. E 1. and others and in Walsingham Ingulphus Hoveden Paris and all our Chief Historians In H. 3. time and after Hospitium Regis was generally the Kings House as Maresehallus Hospitii Senesehallus Hospitii in their Letters Patents and Britton calls it Hostel du Roy. That ground then will fail them that by the word Curia in Magna Charta is meant the Kings House but as Sir Roger Owen and others conjecture by it is meant the Courts of the Chancery Kings-Bench and Exchequer The Case 21. E. 3. Fitz. Bre. comes to this where a Writ de rationabili parte Bonorum was brought in the Kings Bench the Defendant pleaded this part of Magna Charta Comunia placita non sequantur Curiam nostram and though he had been at issue yet the Plantiff would not proceed And in 26. E. 1. in the Treasury one Nicholas de Scotland brought assize for Land which was reversed for Error in the Kings Bench where the Judges willed Nicholas to arraigne a new Assize in the Common Pleas because by the Words of Magna Charta Common Pleas ought not to follow Bancum Regis and there are no other words Curiam nostram in Magna Charta but these In the Stat. Articuli super Chartas it is said No Common Pleas shall hereafter be held in the Cheq against the tenour of the great Charter and there be no words restraining suits of Common Pleas by the great Charter but these To make it more plain It is agreed by Hoveden Paris and others and I think not to be denyed that Magna Charta were the Law of Edward the Confessor And in that Case 21. E. 3. the Defendant pleaded this part of it not as an Act of Parliament but as a common Consent and Custom To this purpose that is pertinent 26. Assis p. 24. where the Abbot of B. prescribes to have Cognizance of Pleas and to have an Original out of Court by usage in the time of St. Edward Kings And that H. 1. by his Charter confirmed all the usages and that they should have Cognizance of all manner of Pleas so that the Justices of the one Bench or the other should not intermeddle upon which my L. Cook Lit. 71. B. Collects that then there was this Court and these Judgse In the Treasury of the Chequer are many Records of Pleas of King H. 2. R. 1. and King John dated in the Court of Common Pleas. In an antient Roll there is contained the suit between the Abbot of Aniou and the Abbot of Crowland about the Meers of a Marsh in the Court of Common Pleas in R. 1. and King John's time and the names of the Justices set down in the Roll thus Justitiaru in Banco residentes and the Chancellor writes to them by that Name Glanvil in his second Book writes of them which would not wage Battle but have their Matters tryed by a Jüry f. 14. that they were to be tryed coram Justitiarijs in Banco residentibus In Glanvils 4. Book it is said that Quare impedits are returnable coram Justitiarijs apud Westmonasterium which they are to this Day In his eighth Book he writes though Fines were levyed in many other Courts yet still they were ingrossed coram Justitiarijs in Banco residentibus and so they are to this day An Act past for Mr. Broughton to be Coroner of the upper Bench. Dr. Walker is made one of the Judges of the Admiralty A Petition of Mr. Gething for Money and a Demand of Mony by the Lord Grey of Wark referred to the Commitee to remove Obstructions in the sale of Deanes and Chapters Lands An Act past to encourage the Manufacture of Salt Order of the Councel for demolishing of Lancaster-Castle Letters from the Parliaments Navy that divers of Prince Ruperts Seamen came in to them that the Prince had very few Men and most of them such as had been taken Prisoners by him Letters from Chester that the Irish Rebels came near to Dublin and many of
which the House had formerly conferred upon him the House approved thereof and bestowed the place upon Mr. Hall to hold quam diu bene se gesserit An Act passed for altering the Seal of the Dutchy A Woman committed to the Marshal and ordered to be sent by a Justice of Peace to the House of Correction for abusing Sir James Harrington Order for a day of Humiliation to seek God for his Blessing upon the Expedition for Ireland Order for the Speaker to give a Pass for the Holland Ambassador to transport 4 Horses into Holland Custome free Order for the Attourney General to bring in an Act to prohibit the transportation of Horses Order that Mr. Attourney General Mr. Steel and Mr. Hurst should attend the Commissioners for Articles as Councel for the State An Act passed to settle the Master of the Mint Office A Letter from the General to the House recommending the Desires of the Grand Jury of Yorkshire to have Courts of Justice settled in that County referred to a Committee 500 l. ordered to the Dutch Officers C. Allured made Receiver of Yorkshire Letters from Dublin that the L. Mohun and his Troop ran away to the Enemy So did Sir William Armstrongs Troop and Lt. C. Yeomans Troop That Drogheda and divers other of the Parliaments Garrisons were besieged and could not hold out nor was C. Jones able to relieve them That C. Trevor and divers others out of C. Monks Quarters went to the Enemy That all Markets were hindered and all Provision very scarce and dear Letters from Bruxels that the Scots King was gone for France to salute the King and Queen and thence to go to the Queen his Mother who sent to him Piercy and Jermyn to let him know it was the Advice of the Councel of France and Hers that he agree with the Scots upon any Terms Upon Complaint to the States on behalf of the Scots King That some of the Parliaments Ships destroyed the Antelope in Helford Sluce the States ordered that the King had Liberty to act the same upon any of the Parliaments Ships in any Harbour within their Dominions Letters that a Fleet of English Ships in the Sound fought with the Danish Fleet about Demand of Custom and worsted the Danes but 7 Swedish Ships coming in and joyning with the Danes they worsted the English 7 Long Debate upon the Act for repealing several Statutes against pretended Sectaries and who come not to Church to hear Divine Service and recommitted The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland had leave before his going away to present several Petitions to the House for divers Friends which were read and Orders made upon them Letters from Dublin that Captain Otway beat up Ormonds Horse Guards killed 50 and took divers Prisoners that Inchequen besieged Tredah and was bravely repulsed and lost many Men. The Lieutenant of Ireland presented more Petitions to the House upon which Orders were made and divers of them were for Pensions to many Irish Gentlemen and Ladies in Distress Orders for stating Sir George Askue's Arrears and divers others and for Mr. Knight the Generals Chaplain to have Liberty to double upon the purchase of Deanes and Chapters Lands Votes against Ministers preaching and praying seditiously and against the present Authority and to promote the Interest of the Children of the late King or that disobey the Orders of Parliament that they shall be Sequestred Letters that some Malignants at Preston in Lancashire proclaimed Charles the Second King at the Market Cross and nothing was there done against them Letters from Ireland That Sir Robert Stuart had taken the Castle of Kilmore by Storm with 14 Guns and had lost 50 Men. That C. Jones by a Salley cut off 60 of Ormonds Men that Sir George Askue kept open the Passage by Water That the L. Inchequin sent a Summons to C. Jones to render Dublin to the use of the King To which he returned a smart Answer remembring Inchequin of his former Professions and Engagements for the Parliaments Cause and his now assisting the bloody Rebels and Papists against the Protestant English from which he advised him to desist least he bring Misery upon his own Family 10 Upon a Report of the Councel of State of the want of Powder referred back to them to consider of some fit way for the making and providing of Salt-peter And upon their Report the Committee was revived to treat with the Common Councel about borrowing 150000 l. for Ireland The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland went out of Town in very noble Equipage with Coaches and six Horses a piece his Life Guard of 80 who had all been Officers and a great number of Attendants A Petition of the Journey-men Taylors to the General for relieving their Fellows by a meeting for which they ask his leave Letters from Holland that the Scots King was come to Paris That in all his Journey he had such Entertainment as never before was given by Catholicks to one of the Protestant Religion 11 The day of publick Humiliation Letters from the Navy of several Vessels taken at Sea by Captain Harris with the Phaenix Frigot Upon the Lord Lieutenant his going to Ireland three Ministers did pray and the Lieutenant himself and Goff and C. Harrison did expound some places of Scripture excellently well and pertinent to the Occasion 12 Long Debate about the Act for sale of the Kings Lands The Common Councel provided to lend the Parliament 150000 l. for Ireland Letters that three Ships loaden with Corn were arrived at Dublin from Chester A Petition of the Officers ingaged for Ireland acknowledging the Integrity and Justice and Labour of the House and as their last Request they humbly pray That all Drunkenness profane Swearing Vncleanness Abuses of the Lords Day c. may be restrained not tolerated under their Power That Proceedings in Law may be in English cheap certain c. and all Suits and Differences first be arbitrated by three Neighbours and if they cannot determine it then to certify the Court. That all Mens Lands and Houses may be registred in every Parish with their Incumbrances That Tithes may be taken away and 2 s. in the pound paid for all Lands out of which the Ministers to be maintained and the Poor That publick Debts may be payed That Receivers may account and Prisoners for Debts be relieved Referred to the Committee to consider what things are fit to be done before the House adjourn and the Lord Lieutenant desired to return the thanks of the House to the Petitioners for their good Affections and for their Engagement for Ireland An Account of the Parliaments Navy that C. Dean with his Squadron lay upon the Western Road C. Popham between the Downs and Portsmouth and Blake blocked up Kingsale Sir George Askue lay in Dublin Road other Ships Northward and some to secure the Transportation of Corn and Provisions from Chester Bristol c. to Ireland 13 The Act for sale of the
Lands and Revenues of the King Queen and Prince and securing thereby the Arreares of the Souldiery again debated and Committed A Petition from the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common Councel of London acquainting the House that one of the Members thereof Alderman Wilson was elected one of the Sherriffs and desired the leave of the House that he might serve according to his Election Upon the Question it was voted to be left to Alderman Wilson to except thereof if he should think fit and that the house would look upon it as an acceptable service to the Common-wealth if he would serve therein according to the election and desire of the City Alderman Wilson being very fit for that place and freely elected to it and a Conscientious worthy Person considering the Affection of the City and that God had blessed him and his Father with the gaining a plentiful Fortune in that place thought it fit for him to spend some of it and to undergo the Trouble of the place for the Honour and Service of the City A Petition of the well affected in Lancashire to the Officers of the Army reciting the Order of the Councel of State for demolishing Lancaster Castle shewing the danger thereof to the well affected praying them to be a Meanes to the General and to the Councel that it may not be done 14 Debate all day upon the Act for sale of the Kings Lands c. and Order to meet on Munday at 6 a Clock in the morning for the dispatch of this Act that the Souldiery may see the care of the Parliament for securing their Arreares before they go into Ireland Order giving further time for doubling upon the purchase of Deanes and Chapters Lands 16 An Act passed for sale of the Crown Lands to secure the Arrears of the Souldiery Order for allowing 3000 l. to Mr. John Brown Clerk of the Lords House for his Losses and referred to a Committee how to raise it Referred to the Councel of State to examine a Mutiny of the reduced Souldiers at York and to punish the Mutineers A Petition from South Wales that when Collonel Horton with his Regiment shall be drawn from thence to Ireland C. Martin or who the House shall think fit may be their Commander in Chief and they will pay his Forces Referred to the General to take care of South-Wales and the Petitioners had thanks for their good Affections Letters that the Fleet before Kingsale took a Vessel of Prince Ruperts of 11 Guns and in her Captain Leg and Sir Hugh Windham Captain Darcy and 60 Men and Ammunition That Captain Ball took a Holland Man of War of 30 Guns loaden with Stuffes and Provisions for Prince Rupert and Maurice and sent her up to the State Letters that Tredah holds out against Ormond who puts the English into Garrisons and keeps the Catholicks and the Irish in the Field to fight That Captain Jones out of Dublin fell upon Ormonds Quarters took 200 Horse killed and took 140 Men without the Loss of one Man cut their Tents and retreated to Dublin whither 4000 Quarters of Corn were brought in from Chester That the Lieutenant of Ireland was entertained with great Honour at Bristol and the Country came in great multitudes to see him that he lay there for a Wind. 17 The Act passed touching Coynes Upon a Report from the Conncel of State who had consulted therein with the General the House Voted That when the Councel should see Cause for the safty of the Common Wealth they might make an Addition of Forces both Horse and Foot to be in readiness to take the Field and march with the standing Army and they to have Pay only while they should be in Service Indemnity given to some well affected Justices of the Peace of Surrey who were sued for some things irregularly done by them Orders of Reference to Lords the Commissioners of the Seal touching Coynes Letters from Scotland that they resolve to levy a considerable Army forthwith and as they say for their own Defence Letters that Collonel Reynolds Regiment of Horse and Collonel Venable's and Collonel Hunks's Regiments of Foot were ready to be shiped Letters from Dublin that the Enemy fiercely assaulced Tredah but were beaten off with the Loss of 2000 Men that the Governour went forth with a Party of about 200 Horse and about 1500 Foot into the Enemies Camp brought away 200 of their Horse with some Bread Beer Fruit and Sack but are in great want of Provisions and can receive none from Dublin 18 Vote to discharge Mr. Abbot from being Register of the Prerogative Court and Mr. Oldsworth and Mr. Parker to have Patents for that Office Referred to a Committee to consider what to do concerning Ecclesiastical Offices and Courts An Act Passed for a Collection for the Propagation of the Gospel in New-England Leave given to Lieutenant Collonel Lilbourn to visit his sick Wife and Family Letters that Sir Charles Coot sent forth Captain St. John and Captain Taylor out of London Derry who fell upon the Enemies Quarters slew divers of them and took many Prisoners A Declaration passed in answer to the Letter from the Parliament of Scotland to vindicate the Proceedings of the Parliament of England 19 Order for the Printing and Publishing the Act declaring what Offences shall be adjudged Treason Several Orders passed relating to particular Persons and not of publick Concernment 20 Order for the Committee of Accounts to allow the Certificates of the several Sub-Commissioners for Accounts in the respective Counties Referred to the Commissioners of the Seal to consider how Monies may be raised for the Repair of Marlborough-Bridge Referred to the Committee of the Army to confer with the General and Officers of his Army how free Quarter may be totally taken off and the late Act passed for that end be put in effectual Execution and to give an Account thereof to the Councel of State Letters from Bristol from the Lieutenant of Ireland about Supplies for his Forces referred to the Committee of the Army Order for 500 l. for Mrs. Farrer of her Husbands Arrears Mr. Fell made Second Judge of Chester and the L. President Bradshaw made Chief Justice of Chester Order for 4000 l. to be paid to divers who were Labourers in Scotland Yard to his late Majesty Attourney General Prideaux moved the House in the behalf of the Lords Commissioners Whitelock and Lisle that they may have the Duke of Bucks House as a conveniency of their being together for their Service of the Seal and that they might have a Lease for 21 Years of that House The Parliament very freely ordered what Mr. Attourney desired and referred it to the Committee of Haberdashers Hall to set the Rent for it which they did the same day at 40 l. per annum and no more because of the great Charge they should be put to in the repair of it it being much ruined by the Quartering of Souldiers in it 21 Letters from Plymonth of Collonel
Leg Sir Hugh Windham Mr. Kenton and others being brought thither Prisoners to know the Pleasure of the House concerning them Ordered that Collonel Leg be committed in Bristol Sir Hugh Windham and Mr. Kenton to the Mount for High Treason Referred to a Committee to bring in an Act for Government of Hospitals and to receive complaints concerning the same Referred to the Committee of Accounts to examine the State of the Accounts of the late C. Thornhaugh that the Arreares may be paid to his Widdow Order to discharge the Sequestrations of the Estate of Sir Trevor Williams Debate touching the Accounts of the Officers engaged for Ireland The Kings Papers taken at Naseby-Battle ordered to be delivered to the Councel of State A Plot discovered for the betraying of Portland Weymouth and other places The Isle of Man surrendred to the Parliament and the Earl of Derby admitted to his Composition for 15000 l. The Lieutenant of Ireland appointed Milford-Haven for the Generals Rendezvous of the Forces for Ireland Letters of the Surrender of Tredagh to the Lord Inchequin upon Articles the Garrison to march out with Bag and Baggage to Dublin 23 Vote to re-admit the 11 Members to sit in the House again Letters from the Lieutenant of Ireland of his Preparations and Marches in order to his Expedition and desiring Supplies especially of Mony Referred to the Councel of State to take Order for the Supplies mentioned in his Letter and for sending speedily to him 100000 l. C. Oconelly gave an Account to the House of the condition of Dublin and of the good Service of C. Jones and of Sir George Askue they gave him 100 l. and ordered thanks to Jones and Askue Letters that the Regiments of Collonel Reynolds and Collonel Veneables were shipped and the rest hastning what they could That Dublin was in a good condition the Officers and Souldiers much incouraged by distributing a great Quantity of Cloth among them every Field Officer had 5 Yards of fine Cloth every common Officer 3 and every Souldier clothed from Head to Foot and that they had plenty of Provisions That 200 Foot and 60 Horse of the Garrison of Tredagh came to Dublin the rest took Pay under Inchequin That Ormonds Army was enforced to 30000 Men. The Plot against Weymouth c. Was to have cut the Throats of all the Souldiery and those who adhered to them as the Governour certified upon Examination of the Prisoners Letters of store of Ammunition come to Berwick by Order of the Councel of State That a Ship of the Parliament took a rich Bark going for Ireland That the Scots King intended not to stay long in France but is doubtful whether to go for Scotland or Ireland 24 A Report from the Committee of the Navy of the Officers for the Customes in the Port of London and the Out-Ports approved by the House and the Committee ordered to encrease the Salaries of the Cheque in the principal Ports not to exceed 20 l. and in the Out-Ports 10 l. An Act committed for settling 1000 l. per annum upon C. Martin out of the Duke of Bucks Estate The Act for settling 2000 l. per annum upon the Lord President Bradshaw out of the Earl of St. Albans Estate and the Lord Cottingtons re-committed for an exact survey to be had of the Lands Letters from Dublin that they are not able to relieve the Garrisons for the Parliament near them That of 700 of C. Monks men 500 ran away to the Enemy because they have Money there That the Lady Meridith the Lady Weames and Sir Thomas Armstrongs Family are turned out of Town because their Husbands were gone to the Enemy and C. Trevor was revolted 25 The young Lady Capels Petition referred to a Committee Petitions of divers persons for satisfaction out of the Marquess of Winchesters Estate for Dammages done to them by his Lordship referred to a Committee A Letter from the Ministers of Scotland to the Ministers of London the House would not read it Order that no private Business shall be heard in the House for 8 Dayes An Act for incouragement of Plantations in the West-Indies committed Petitions of Doctors of Laws referred to the Committee for Probate of Wills Orders touching the Rents of Delinquents Estates in Tenants Hands 26 A long account given of all the Forces in England and Ireland in Field and Garrison with an estimate of their Pay according to the Establishment Voted that the Assesment of 90000 l. per mensem for pay of the Forces be continued for 3 Months longer and no alteration to be of the Proportions The Committee of the Army ordered to confer with the General about the total taking away of Free-quarter 27 A Letter to the Speaker reflecting upon some Members of the House for hindring the passing the Act for Relief of poor Prisoners for debt referred to a Committee to examine the Writers The Act was recommitted and the Committee ordered to bring in with it another Act for relief of Creditors against their Debtors The Question whether there should be an Allowance for a President of the Councel for the Forces in Ireland and whether there should be an Allowance for a Lieutenant of the Ordinance were both resolved in the negative The Act passed for New-England Letters confirming the Loss of Dundalk in Ireland by the Treachery of the Parliaments Souldiers there and that C. Monk was landed at Chester 28 Order for Relief of divers Inhabitants in Cambridge by the Committee of the Eastern Association for their Losses having their Houses pulled down for the security of the Castle of Cambridge for the Parliament An Act committed for transplanting Felons reprived to the Summer Islands and other English Plantations in America An Act past for altering the Dutchy Seal of the Court at Westminster An Act past for constituting Sergeant Bradshaw L. President of the Councel of State to be Chancellour of the Dutchy of Lancaster and Bartholomew Hall Esq to be Attourney of the Dutchy An Act passed touching the Commissioners of the Customes and ordered that Alderman Avery and the rest of the former Commissioners of Customes shall have the thanks of the House for their faithful Services to the publick Referred to the Councel of State to imploy such Persons as they shall think fit to be Agents for this free State into forreign Parts Debate touching the Power of the Trustees for the sale of Deanes and Chapters Lands The General published divers Rules and Orders to be observed by all the Officers and Souldiers of his Army under the respective Penalties therein mentioned for the taking ofâ— of all free Quarter and Billet in this Nation 30 The Act for regulating the Excise after a long debate committed The Seals of the Dutchy delivered to the Commissioners of the Seal Referred to the Councel of State to preserve the Books and Medals at St. James's from Imbezilment After this Order past the Councel propounded it to Whitelock whether he would take upon
passed for admitting the Delinquents of North-Wales to Composition for a certain Fine Letters from Milford Haven from the Lieutenant of Ireland giving the House an Account of his Proceedings and the Readiness of his Forces Upon a report from the Councel of State and Letters to them from the Lieutenant of Ireland concerning M. General Monk his making a Peace with Owen Roe Oneal which the Councel disapproved and reported to the House to know their pleasure therein M. G. Monk was called into the House and asked several Questions by their Order which he answered at the Bar of the House touching that business after a long debate of it the House upon the Qestion passed this Vote That they did disapprove of what M. G. Monke had done in concluding a Peace with the Grand and Bloody Irish Rebel Owen Rowe Oneal and did abhor the having any thing to do with him therein Yet are verily perswaded that the making the same by the said M. G. Monk was in his Judgment for the most advantage of the English Interest in that Nation And that he shall not be further Questioned for the same for the time to come Order that the report of the Councel of State the questions demanded of M. G. Monk with his Answers and the Votes of the House there upon be Printed and Published M. G. Monk was much discontented at the proceeding in this business in Relation to him especially at some passages highly reflecting upon his honour and fidelity And it was the Opinions of Divers either not at all to have questioned this business or having once questioned it not to have imployed him any more in their Service But the Major part carried it thus to beat him and afterwards to stroak him which some did think was never forgotten by him 11 The House sate not Letters from Dublin to the House and to the Councel of State that the first of Aug. the Enemy began his approaches near to the Town that Ormond Preston and the chief of their Army were that Night at a work begun Eastward of the City upon the Sea to hinder the landing of the Forces and Supplyes Expected from England and had cut off much of their water and Forage That the 2 August C. Jones Reynolds and the rest with him discovered a party of the Enemy drawn to their new Work about 1500 Foot besides Horse they thought fit speedily to remove them and advanced towards them with the greater strength 1200 Horse and 4000 Foot because they were within a Mile of the Camp from whence they might have what Supplyes and addition of Force they pleased That the Parliament Party soon entred the Enemies New Work yet not without a strong dispute and most of Ormonds Foot there were slain and taken Their Horse having deserted them after the first charge That Jones and his Party pursuing their advantage became at last ingaged with Ormonds whole Army which after 2 houres Fight they totally routed That they slew on the place and in the Chase 4000 And took 2517 Prisoners most of them Inchequins English and run-aways That they got 1 whole Cannon 3 Demy Cannons 1 long Gun carrying a Ball of 12 Pound 1 Saker-drake and 1 Mortar Peice all of them of Brasse some trayn Carryages and about 200 Draught Oxen for the train That the strength of the Enemy was since acledged to be 19000. That Ormond narrowly escaped That of the Parliaments Party there were not 20 missing but many wounded the greatest losse fell on the Horse wherein Jones his Regiment did much suffer which he desired might be considered That Jones intended not to have ingaged so far nor did Ormond expect it but would have declined it reserving themselves for the coming up of Clanricard with 3000 Connaught Forces and of the L. of Ardes with 7000 Scots all ready for Marching and of Inchequin with two more Regiments from Munster That there never was any day in Ireland like this to the confusion of the Irish and raising up the Spirits of the English and restoring their Interest which from their first footing in Ireland was never in so low a Condition as aâ— that time there not being any one considerable landing place left for them but Dublin onely and that almost lost Captain Otwey who brought this Intelligence to the Councel and did gallant Service in the Action did bring other Letters to the same purpose and which did further relate That Ormond was at Tables in his Quarters when the first News came of the beating up of his Guard and answered the Messenger he wished the Rebels would come that they might have some Sport with 〈◊〉 and so went on in his Game But a second Messenger bringing news of the routing of his Party he left his play and goâ— 2 or 3 Regiments to engage but they being defeated he and the rest fled That Collonel Reynolds after he had taken Ormonds Brother threatned to pistol him if he would not show him Ormond which he did at a distance with about seven Horse in Company That Collonel Reynolds and Captain Otway pursued them and came so near as to charge them and brought one of them a French Man off with them but the rest with the Marquess being well horsed escaped That the Plunder of the Field was so rich that the Camp was like a Fayr Cloth Silk and all manner of Cloaths to be sold and at Dublin the Officers did not know their own Souldiers they were become so gallant they had good store of Wine which they drunk in their hats knocking out the Heads of the Vessels That they took Ormonds Cabinet with his Letters and Papers of Concernment and divers Prisoners of Quality besides 6 Lieutenant Collonels 8 Majors 4 Captains 58 Lieutenants 42 Ensigns and a great number of other Officers and 2100 common Souldiers That the Enemy at their marching off had quit several Garrisons That a day of thanksgiving was appointed at Dublin for this Victory after which C. Jones and the rest intended to march out again 13 The House did not sit Letters from Scotland that the General Assembly there had published a Remonstrance or Declaration of the Grounds of their late proceedings and of their Intentions for maintenance of the Government settling Church-Discipline and keeping good Correspondence with England c. Much Labour was by his Friends for the clearing M. G. Monk from the Reslection upon him by his cessation with Owen Roe O Neal for which end they caused the Articles of that Cessation to be Printed and published together with the Reasons which induced M. G. Monk to make that Cessation Yet all would not serve but â—t stuk with many to his Prejudice who both suspected C. Monks Fidelity and sharply inveiged against any Peace made by those of the Parliaments Party with the bloody and execrable Irish Rebels 14 Upon reading the Letters from Dublin in the House they ordered a day of publick thanksgiving for that
great Victory That an Act be brought in for settling 1000 l. per annum Land upon Lieutenant General Jones and his Heirs that thanks be sent to him and the rest for that good Service That the Councel of State prepare the Letter of thanks to be signed by the Speaker and do take into consideration the Request of Lieutenant General Jones for continuing Sir George Askue Vice Admiral of the Irish Seas That it be referred to the Trustees for Sale of the Kings Goods to choose 6 of the best Horses in Tilbury Race for Lieutenant General Jones as a Gratuity from the House That 200 l. be given to Captain Otway who brought the Letters The Petitions of the Brewers referred to the Committee of Excise and they to bring in a new Model for the Excise The Act passed for the more speedy collecting of the Excise Order for some Pentions to be continued to Souldiers Wives And for some scandalous Prmphlets and their Authors to be examined and punished and that Mr. Caughton a London Minister now in Prison be discharged Letters from Chester that Ormond was rallied to 12000 Men and had taken in some Forts Letters from Cardiffes That divers of the Lieutenant of Irelands Souldiers went away from him That C. Cooks Regiment was in a great Mutiny at Minehed and many of them went away but the Captain appeased the Mutiny and forced his Men on Ship Board 15 A Petition of the Earl and Countess of Thommond touching a debt from the Earl of Peterborough referred to a Committee An Act passed for settling 2000 l. per annum upon the Lord President Bradshaw another for 1000 l. per annum upon C. Martin out of Eynsham Another for 2000 l. per annum upon M. G. Skippon The Act published for the Composition of the Delinquents of North-Wales for 24000 l. Letters from Ireland that the Parliament having sent some Corn and 200 Souldiers to London Derry and two of Sir Charles Coots Brothers beingcome to him with 700 Horse he sallyedout of the Town and scoured the Countrey for 7 Miles on all sides of the City took many Cows and Prisoners and killed all whom he found in Arms then returned to Derry 16 A Petition from the General and his Councel of Officers to the House praying First That all penal Statutes formerly made and late Ordinances whereby many Conscientious People are molested and the Propagation of the Gospel hindered may be removed 2 That it is not their meaning that the Liberty desired by them should extend to the tolleration of Popery Prelacy the Book of Common Prayer publick Scorn and Contempt of God and his Word But desire that all open Acts of Profaneness or Drunkenness Swearing Vncleanness and the like be vigorously proceeded against and punished in all Persons whatsoever 3 That upon the Sense of the late great Mercy in Ireland they would extend Favour to those in restraint who have formerly served them and this Nation against the Common Enemy and for the future all disturbers of the publick Peace to be vigorously proceeded against 4 That speedy Consideration may be had of the great Oppressions by reason of the multiplicity of unnecessary Laws with their Intricacies and Delayes which tends to the profit of some particular men but much to the Expence and Dammage of the whole C. Goffe and Pride and other Officers who presented this Petition were called in to the Bar and the Speaker by command of the House gave them thanks for their constant good Affections and in particular for this Petition Acquainting them that the House had the things desired already under consideration and that this Petition should hasten the granting the same with all possible speed and Convenience Then it was voted That all penal Statutes and Ordinances whereby many Conscientious People are much molested and the Propagation of the Gospel hindred may be removed and referred to the Committee for bringing in an Act for ease of tender consciences to bring in the Act according to this Debate And referred it to a Committee who are to bring in an Act of Pardon to comprize herein the three proposals of this Petition And referred to the Committee concerning the Laws of the Land to consider of the 4th Proposal of this Petition The Act passed for paying 3500 l. to the Widdow of Mr. Blackstone a Member of the House An Order for Mr. Hall Attourny of the Dutchy to have the priviledge to plead within the Bar. The like Order was made for Mr. Steel and also to be freed from his Reading Order for Mr. Stevens a Member of the House and a common Lawyer to be made Judge of the Admiralty for which place he was not very fit A Declaration and Narrative past of the Grounds and Reasons for setting apart a day of publick Thanksgiving 17 Debate of the Act for Payment of the Arreares of C. Thornhaugh deceased Order for the Serjeants Men to disperse the Copies of the Act for the Thanksgiving Day and referred to the Councel of State to consider how the House may be eased of this trouble for the future and to give order for the dispersing of Papers upon the like Occasions The accounts of C. Willoughby referred to be audited A Petition of Mariners referred to a Committee An Act passed for settling 1000 l. per annum upon Lieutenant General Jones Order for an Act to settle 500 l. per annum out of the Irish Rebels Lands upon Sir Charles Coot An Act past for the Payment of their Arrears to the English Officers in Ireland for their former Services in England The House adjourned for three Days 18 Letters of confirmation of raising the Seige before London Derry by Sir Charles Cootes Brother in which Service many of the Enemy were taken Prisoners and divers slain Letters from Chester That C. Jones was again gone out of Dublin to besiege Drogheda that Ormond had dismounted most of the Irish for not fighting and had turned all the English out of Trym Castle That the Lord Lientenant of Ireland was imbarqued with his Army The House being adjourned Mr. Speaker Commissioner Keeble Mr. Chute Mr. Adams Mr. Steel and Mr. Whitelock by appointment met in the morning at Mr. Attourney General 's where they conferred together about the making new Rules for Reformation of the Proceedings in Chancery and agreed upon some general Points which they referred to some of the Company to draw up into Form 20 Letters to the Councel of State of the imbarquing of the Lieutenant of Ireland on Munday last and of Commiss G. Ireton on the Wednesday after with a great Fleet that nevertheless they left 3 Regiments behind for want of Shipping That the English Ships were very forward for the Voyage and so were the Flemish Bottomes when their Money was punctually paid them That no Provision was wanting for the Transportation of this Army and there is a considerable stock of Money with plenty of Ammunition That the
and confiscation of his Estate They also voted that Mr. Walter Montague shall depart this Nation within 10 Dayes and not to return without leave of the House upon pain of Death and confiscation of his Estate and that this Vote be sent to him Ordered that the Commissions formerly granted by the King and his privy Councel to Mr. Mayo and others for apprehending of convicted Recusants be renewed The House declared That if any after the publishing of these Votes shall harbour or conceal the Bodies of Sir Kenelm Digby and Mr. Montague their Estates shall be Sequestred Order for these Votes to be Printed and proclaimed in the City Referred to the Councel of State to take care for the apprehending of Sir John Winter he having stayed beyond the time formerly granted to him This being Fryday the House adjourned till next Tuesday September 1649. Sep. 1 This day the House did not sit Letters of some of the Train Horse and a Regiment of Foot designed for Ireland yet behind and Shipping expected for them Letters of a Ship in Weymouth Harbour that by the late fierce Thunder and Lightning there had her main Mast rent from the top to the bottom in 40 pieces and the Missen Mast quite hurled out of its place and so broken that if she had been at Sea it would have sunk her 3 Letters giving an account of the Parliaments Ships before Kingsale and proposals for a winter Guard and that Prince Rupert hanged 10 of his Men for offering to go away from him Letters that in Scotland they are framing new Letters to be sent to their King putting him in mind of the Covenant but for his parting with Malignants a few will serve their turn and if he saitsfy the Kirk he then becomes a godly Man That those of their Party are faithful and none other That they put no difference betwixt Malignants and Sectaries That if the King imploy excommunicated Montrofs he will be left to himself That they see it will be impossible to govern these wilder Parts of Britaine without the Name and Authority of a King That more and more Witches were condemned to the Fire 2 that day 11 the next day and 25 burnt before Letters from Chester That Ireton was designed for Munster but after 10 dayes lying at Sea he was fain to put in at Dublin That Ormond cleared Tredah of all Superfluous Persons and made it as strong as he could That the Buffe Coats were in the Pulpits of Dublin An Act passed prohibiting the bringing of Hats or Hatbands from beyond Seas An Act passed for all Officers to take the Oath to be true and faithful to the Common-Wealth of England without King or Lords One Summer for counterfeiting the Hand and Seal of the General and cozening the People thereby was committed to the Marshal Goal to be tryed for it by a Councel of War 4 Order to renew a Lease for 40 Years of Deanes Lands for relief of 20 poor People in Lincoln The Act past for discharging poor Prisoners for Debt who are unable to satisfy their Creditors Letters from St. Germins That there were great Consultations what Course should be taken by the Prince of Wales Letters that 4 Men of War Ostenders took 4 Coal Ships and sunk 3 of them gave the 4th to 40 poor Mariners to carry them home into England having taken from them all they had Letters from Ostend That there was great Endeavours to draw in Assistance for Prince Charles pretending that Ormond was possessed of Dublin and with a very great Army was preparing for England and that the Prince was going over to take Possession of Ireland That there was a Proclamation reciting that by the Mariners there going to the King of Scotland in hopes of profit the King of Spains Navy wanted men and therefore commands that upon pain of Death no Flemming or Spaniard do serve in the Ships of the King of England 5 Debate of a new Oath and Ingagement to the present Government A Proclamation from the General forbidding the Souldiers to have Hounds or Greyhounds or to kill Deer or Conyes in any Chases Parks or Warrens 6 Order for Mr. Hallowes to have his Lease renewed of Lands which he held of the Duke of Bucks Order giving more time to double upon the purchase of Deans and Chapters Lands Order touching Compositions Sir John Winter disclaimed the Pope and all Forreign Power and put himself upon the Mercy of the Parliament Letters that the Lieutenant of Ireland Mustered 17 Regiments of Foot and 5000. Horse in all 15000. 18 Souldiers brought Prisoners for stealing Deer in Surrey The Act passed for Oaths to Majors Justices of Peace and other Officers in this Form You shall Swear that you shall be true and faithful to the Common-wealth of England as it is now established without a King or House of Lords You shall well and truly Execute the Office of a Major c. Divers Compositions of Delinquents past Letters that C. Popham lost a Vessel overset with the foul Weather Mr. Love was before the Commitee of Plundered Ministers but the charge against him not proved Letters that the Lieutenant of Ireland was Marched forth out of Dublin Souldiers appointed to be tryed by a Court Martial for killing of Deer Two Souldiers Sentenced by a Court Martial one to Ride the Wooden Horse with 8 Muskets at his Heels and the other to run the Gantlope for robbing on Orchard and affronting an Officer of the Army Petitions of Maiemed Souldiers for Money Another of reduced Officers and Souldiers for their Arreares referred to a Commitee 17 Several Gentlemen of the House and of the Army and others met with some of those called Levellers to confer together and indeavour a right understanding and Agreement between all Interests And for the better effecting thereof it was moved that Walwyn Prince and Overton close Prisoners in the Tower might have the Liberty of the Tower Which the Councel thought â—it and upon their Reports to the House it was assented unto A Petition of the Garrison of Plymouth referred to a Commitee Allowed to the Earl of Denbigh 1700 l. for his Charges due to him when he was Ambassador in Italy Order for an Act for 7000 l. for the Town of Taunton out of Sir John Stowells Estate and another Delinquents The House adjourned 8 Letters of some disorder in the Garrison of Oxford somented by the Levellers and Cavaleers The Souldiers proposed to have a new Representative and this to be dissolved to have Agitators to maintain the Ingagments at Triplo-Heath c. Intercepted Letters to the L. Cotington advising the King to a seeming complyance with the Levellers as the likelyst way to do his work that they have caused the Speaker to be accused by some Discontented Prisoners and that the best Service the Kings Friends do him is to set on the Levellers C. Thomlinson and C. Ingolesby sent to Oxon to quiet the distractions
Seamen sufficient Volunteers with Proviso's not to press Masters Gunners and such as have served an Apprentiship to Seamen or Watermen Referred to the Committee of the Navy to consider of some further Incouragement to be given to those that shall voluntarily offer themselves to serve the State in their Ships and to present an Act to the House for it Order for the building of more Ships for the service and safety of the Commonwealth Upon a Letter from the Mayor of Salisbury of his seizing some Printed Books derogating from the Lords Day and setting up the Jewish Sabboth referred to the Committee for plundered Ministers to peruse the Book and to state and report the matter of Fact to the House and to bring in a Act for the more due observation of the Lords Day Order for the Commissioners of the great Seal to pass Pardons of Course for several Persons convicted at the Assise and certifyed by the Judges to be fit Objects for the Mercy of the Parliament Debate of a way of supplying the Remainder of the Money for Pay of the Army in England and Ireland about the Assessment of 120000 l. per mensem and to avoid Free Quarter Amendments reported to the Bill for the sale of Free Farm Rents Debate of an Act of Indempnity for Tenants and others who in the late Wars have expressed their good Affections to the Parliament against the Oppressions of their ill affected Landlords that have been against the Parliament Order that no private Business be heard in the House for a Month longer About this time Alderman Rowland Wilson one of the Sheriffs of London dyed He was son of Mr. Rowland Wilson a wealthy Merchant who loved to see his Son in that honourable Condition though but a young man for that imployment yet he was an Elder in Wisdome and Abilities He was a Gentleman of excellent parts and great Piety of a solid sober temper and Judgment and very honest and Just in all his Actions He was a Member of the House of Commons and of the Councel of State he had served the Parliament as Collonel of one of the City Regiments not in traynings only but in the Field against the Enemy He was beloved both in the House City and Army and by all that knew him and his death as much lamented The Members of Parliament and of the Councel of State the Lord Mayor Aldermen and divers Citizens of London and many Officers of the Army were invited and present at his Funeral and the City Regiment whereof he was Collonel with other Companies of Souldiers were in Arms to attend the Corps of their Officer to his Grave Letters from Chester of the Ministers in that Country bitterly exclaiming against the Ingagement and condemning all that take it to the Pit of Hell That 11000 l. was put on board for Dublin and 6000 l. for Carrickfergus from which Town the Enemy is 40 Miles and the Country thereabouts free from Troops 7 From Exeter Letters of the averseness of the Citizens to the Ingagement That on the Publick Fast day all the Ministers went out of Town and caused the Church Doors to be shut up purposely because they would not observe it being appointed by the Parliament That all the Magistrates except two Constables refused to take the Ingagement From Dartmouth That 22 Sail of Ships were ready to set out for Newfoundland From Taunton That the publick Fast day was not kept there The two Presbyterian Ministers of that Town being ready to observe the Parliaments Orders fer receiving their Tithes and Augmentations but not in other matters that they like not for then they affirm it not to be a Free Parliament That a Woman pretnding to Prophesy with others of her Crew denyed Christ and the Scripture wholly From Pool That 8 good Ships went from thence to Newfoundland and two to the Barba does From Edenburgh That the Scots had agreed upon their Commissioners to go to the King that first they were to go to Capher and from thence to send to the King and to the Prince of Orange for a safe Conduct to come to Breda and to stay there That they carry with them for the Supply for their King 40000 Marks Scotch Money that is 2200 l. English Money That 1000 Arms and twenty Cannon are lately landed in Orkney An Act passed for the Advancement of the Gospel and of learning in Ireland and for settling upon the Colledge in Dublin several Lands formerly belonging to the Archbishop of Dublin and other Ecclesiastical Persons and for erecting and maintaning a Free School in Dublin Order for an Act to abolish the Hierargy in Ireland and to forbid the use of the Common-Prayer Book there Debate of an Act for restrayning the killing of flesh Meat or Poultry from 14. March to the 15. of April Letters that C. Cook Governour of Wexford went out with a Party and took in Enniscorfie formerly betrayed to the Enemy and upon the Storm put them to the Sword 8 Letters from Ireland confirming the retaking of Eniscorfie and that no Enemy appeared to make any Opposition in those parts Letters to the same Effect as before touching the Commissioners agreed upon to go to the King from Scotland 9 Several Orders concerning Supplyes of Money Provisions and Recruits for Ireland 11 Letters concerning the further Successes of the Lord Lieutenant in Ireland since his last taking the Field from Yoghall and that at the taking of Castleton by the Lord Broghill he gave Quarter for Life and their wearing Apparrel to the private Souldiers but the Officers to be at his Discretion That thereupon by advice he caused all those Officers to be short to death to affright those little Castles from so peremptorily standing out That C. Zanchy reduced the Castle of Dundrum where were two Troops of Horse and some Foot os the Enemies Zanchyes Horse charged those without and the men stormed the Town which was delivered up to him leaving their Horse and Arms behind here Zanchey received a wound in his right hand That the Enemy scouting into their Quarters and taking a Castle 7 Miles from Cork C. Phayer the Governour there pursued them with 16 Foot and 50 Horse unto a Bogg where he killed 20 and took 30 of them Prisoners and the Castle was surrendred to him That they have settled themselves in the Heart of the Enemies Quarters and thereby much hinder them from recruiting and gathering together again in the Spring and have gained a very rich Country which by agreement are to give them 1500 l. per mensem From Newcastle that More Mosse-Troopers are dayly taken That Prince Ruperts Ships were in much confusion and many of them taken That the Scots Commissioners are not yet gone to the King and there is much difference about their going betwixt the Kirk and the State That the Forces in Orkney increase dayly From Beaumorris That M. G. Mitton and other Officers upon Intelligence that
Ormond had given a Commission to C. Robbinson to Garrison the Isle of Barsey they sent thither Ensign Aspinal with 30 Men who three dayes after his landing there seized upon Collonel Gerrard Mr. Conwey and 6 Gentlemen more who landed there to surprize the Island took their Boat and sent them Prisoners to Carnarvan and the Pyrate fled away who had set them on shore and was an Irish Man 12 An Act passed for redress of delayes and Mischiefs arising by Writs of Error in several Cases Amendments reported to the Act for relief of Creditors and recommitted An Act passed for settling the Freefarm Rents heretofore paiable to the Crown Debate about a Book lately printed and Voted That the Book asserting the Observations of the Jewish Sabboth and condemning the Observation of the Lords Day as the Christian Sabboth is erroneous Scandalous and prophane contrary to the Practice of the Apostles and of all the Christian Churches Orders that all the printed Copies of the Book be brought in and burnt and referred to the Comittee of plundred Ministers to take Care for the apprehension and imprisonment of the Authors and for punishment of the Printer and publisher of it Order to send over 6 able Ministers to preach in Dublin and they to have 200 l. per annum a piece out of Bishops and Deanes and Chapters Lands in Ireland And in the mean time the Lord Lieutenant to take care that it be paid out of the publick Revenue and if any of those Ministers die in that Service in Ireland that the Parliament will make competent Provision for their Wives and Children A Bill committed for preventing and redress of many injuries done to the Merchants of this Commonwealth by Ships of the French and other Nations under pretence of visiting them and for recalling and inhibiting the Mariners and Seamen of this Nation for serving other Princes and States An Act for the Indemnity of Tenants well affected to the State An Act passed for the better packing of Butter and redress of abuses therein 13 Letters from Chester That Oneales Army was in great want about Cavan That as soon as Supplyes should come Sir Charles Coot intended to take the Field That the Plague raged much at Kilkenny That Inchequin appeared in a Body about Kilmallock and the Lord Lieutenant sent a Party to look upon him From Exeter of the Commissioners proceedings in settling the Militia there From Harwich That Captain Goose of the hart Frigot and all his Officers being on Shore 28 of the Mariners of the Ship who agreed together to betray her to the Prince and to carry her to Dunkirk took their Opportunity when the rest of their fellow Seamen were under Hatches and kept them there Those under hatches were 40 Men who would not joyn in this Treachery and being now shut in there by the rest they hoised sail to carry the Ship to Dunkirk But being off at Sea these 28 fell out among themselves and 17 of them took the Boat to put out to Sea and were drowned The other 11 were not able to carry on the Ship and seeing themselves pursued put back into Harwich where they were apprehended and committed to Prison 14 The Trustees sor sale of the Freefarm Rents published their Intention to begin the sale of them on a day set by them One Boutholmey a Quartermaster was tryed by a Councel of War for Blasphemy and sensenced to have his Tongue bored through with a hot Iron his Sword broken over his head and to be cashiered the Army Letters from Ireland of more Castles taken in and that the Lord Lieutenant was wholly become Master of the County of Tipperary and was upon his march into the County of Lymerick where he had Intelligence that the Enemy was imbodyed that so he might prevent their joyning together That the Sickness was very hot at Lymerick Kilkenny and other places From Pool of Tumults about the Excise especially at Shafton where they rescued Prisoners and took away from the Officers Goods distreyned for the Excise but they were quieted by a small party of Souldiers sent to them 15 Letters that G. Preston was come into Waterford with 1500 Men and that the Lord Lieutenant had besieged Kilkenny From Leverpool of Tumults about the Excise but quieted From Scotland That the Commissioners were upon going to the King and that Sir James Smith had advanced 2000 l. upon the business and was one of the Commissioners for the Treaty at Breda 16 From Coventry of the preaching of one Salmon and of his wicked Swearing and uncleanness which he justifyed and others of his way That it was God which did Swear in them and that it was their Liberty to keep company with Women for their Lust That one Wyke another of his Crew kissed a Souldier three times and said I breath the Spirit of God into thee and many the like abominable Blasphemies spoken by them for which they were imprisoned till a Tryal for the Crimes 18 Letters from Berwick That the Scots Parliament had sate and dispatched away their Commissioners to the King for Treaty From Cork That the Lord Lieutenant published a Declaration in answer to certain Declarations and Acts framed by the Irish Popish Prelates and Clergy Letters that Sir Charles Coot had reduced Castledove That the Plague was hot in Galloway and many principal Actors in the Rebellion perisned by it That the Parliament Forces took in a Fort over against Passage whereby the trading by Sea to Waterford is wholly stopped up That the Tories behaved themselves so barbarously towards their own Party that the Priests have excommunicated them 19 Returns of Subscriptions to the Ingagement by divers Regiments and Garrisons An Act for establishing an high Court of Justice in London and Westminster Committed An Additional Act for providing Maintenance for Preaching Ministers and other pious uses Committed Amendments passed to an Act for the better Preaching of the Gospel and maintainance of Ministers in Bristol An Act passed for settling certain Houses upon the Corporation for the poor of London and for Money for that Work An Act for constituting Commissioners as a standing Councel for the ordering and regulating of Trade Committed Amendments to the Act of Indempnity for Tenants who have adhered to the Parliament recommitted Petition of the Inhabitants of Westminster referred to a Committee Petition from Arundel and another from the Cinque Ports referred to the Committee of Corporations to consider of their Franchises and report them to the House From Chester That the Rebels in Ireland did blow up some strong Castles and quitted them That C. Hewson with 2500 Foot and 1000 Horse one Demyculverin and a Mortar Piece marched to Bellishannon where he planted his Guns and after the Granadoes had flown in among them killing at one time 14 Men the Enemy beat a Parley and delivered up the place That the Lord Lieutenant was before Clonmel and that the Plague was very hot in the
Acknowledge to be you and fearing onely in obeying you to disobey you I most humbly and earnestly be seech you to judge for me whether your Letter doth not naturally allow me the liberty of begging a more clear Expression of your Command and Pleasure which when vouch safed nnto me will find most ready and chearfull Observance from Sir Your most humble Servant O Cromwell Carrick 2 April 1650. Directed to the Speaker 16 An Act passed impowring Commissioners for managing Estates under Sequestration An Act passed for the better keeping of the Lords day An Act passed for preventing wrongs and abuses done to Merchants at Sea and prohibiting Marriners from serving forreign Princes or States without Licence and to impower the Councel of State to issue Commissions under the Seal of the Admiralty giving Authority to English Ships to fight with and take such French or other forreign Ships as shall require them to be visited or disturb them in their Trade under colour of visiting Provided that if they take any forreign Vessels that after the fight they shall not kill any Persons therein A Declaration passed upon this Act. An Act for general Commissions of Marque committed An Act for reducing and bringing in all the Monies and revenues belonging to the Common-wealth into one Treasury committed 17 Upon a Petition from divers of London Westminster c. The House voted That the Scope thereof was to bring scandall and reproach upon the just and necessary Laws and Proceedings of the Parliament and to weaken the present Government to give thereby advantage to the common Enemy and to raise new Tumults and Troubles in the Nation Referred to a Committee to examine by whom and by what Practices this Petition was contrived and promoted From Pendennis that the Commissioners settle the Militia there from Scilly conjectures of a contest there betwixt the English and Irish 18 From Poole of a Man of War of 200 Guns wracked upon that Coast that she struk Ground about midnight and could never be got off again that they fired 8 Guns but no help came to them till next day noon tide in the mean time the Ship brake in two Parts and all the People which were in that Part that fell away were drowned suddenly That the other Part stood firm above Water till the next day about 2 of the Clock in the After-noon when a Gentleman living near got a Boat and brought away about 60 Men Women and Boys and saved their Lives That before they were got to Shore the other Part of the Ship wherein they were brake to Pieces and sunk down into the Sea and that in all there were drowned about 50 Men Women and Children Passengers and Goods Gold Silver Pearl and rich Jewels to a great value From Holland that Montrosse is at Bergen in Norwey staying for some Officers and Men that he left at Hamburgh that he hath sent 500 Men to Orkeney that Sir John Cockeram hath received some Monyes from the King of Poland and from Dantzick for the Prince that G. King can procure nothing in Sweden That the Agent sent by Montrosse into Livonia Curland and Lithuania is come back with little Comfort that his Frigot with 10 Guns and 40 Men is gone from Gottenburgh to him into Norwey That nothing is done at the Treaty at Breda the P. of Orange not being yet come thither and the Kings Counsel are unwilling to resolve any thing without him because they expect his assistance and to transport them into Scotland 19 From Exon 5 Men secured for swearing to each other to be ready for a rising to cut the Throats of all the Parliaments Friends c. From Chepstow of a Scotchman who went about begging but he went about under that Pretence to inform the Kings Friends that there would be shortly a strong Party of Scots in their Country to joyn with them to set up King Charles the Second From Coventry of the Care of the E. of Denbigh and other Commissioners for settling the Militia of that County of 3 Regiments of Horse and 2 of Foot besides those of the City and their being Feasted at the Cities charge Complaint of Rudeness of some Troopers and that they fell out and 2 or 3 of them were killed From Bristol of a Highwayman that came to the Major and confessed that he had been a long time in that wicked Course and was weary of it and if they would procure him his Pardon he would discover many Robbers to them and accordingly he invited his old Companions to go forth with him as formerly and when they were together he had a Party of Soldiers ready who came and apprehended them From Chester that the L. Lt. having great Offers from Inchequin is hasted to Lymerick where 100 dye of the Plague weekly That Hugh O Neale cheif in Clonmel offers to yield the Place for a Sum of Money so that his Garrison there may be transported for the Spanish Service That Sir Charles Coot and M. G. Veneables are marched out with 5000 Horse and Foot as is supposed towards Catherlowe which is a very strong hold incompassed with the River Barrowe 20 Orders for Compleating of 12 Regiments of 600 Horse of the Army under the L. G. Fairfax 8 of them to 600 in a Regiment and four to 80 in a Troope Information by C. Shilborne come from Ireland that Sir Tho. Armstrong having made his Terms to come in and by agreement being to do some Service at his best Opportunity he with a Considerable Party of Horse that were to come in with him fell upon a Party of the Vlster forces put near 500 of them to the Sword and brought away some Prisoners Thus did Theives and Soldiers betray one another and you will see more of the same Nature hereafter according to the old Verse Nulla Fides Pietasque viris qui Castra sequuntur The L. Lt. sent this Sir Tho. Armstrong to the Governour of Waterford upon some Overtures of surrender of the Town upon Terms the Governour of Duncannon desired 20 dayes to fit his Busines to come off the better the L. Lt. suspecting it as a delay would give him but 3 dayes onely For Waterford 2 Points were in difference 1 For G. Preston to have leave to carry away 500 men for Spain which the L. L. inclined to grant 2 For a Church for exercise of publique Masse which the L. Lt. positively denyed 22 From Berwicke that Montross and Hurrey are raising a great Army to march into England From Edenburg that they are strongly allarm'd with Intelligence that Hurrey is landed in the Naas with 1400 men and that Montross is speedily to follow from Orkney That David Lesly is gone out of Town and the Scots Horse ordered Northward From Pendennis that the Commissioners of the Militia secured some persons of Quality That a Letter was sent to one Courtney with a Declaration from M. J. Massey revolted to the Prince From Dartmouth of the
others with him in a Boat and boarded a Ship in the Harbour wherein were 1200 Bushels of Wheat and twelve Fat 's of Wine and carryed them and the Ship to Orkeney That the Grandees caused Subscriptions to be taken in the way of Bonds with Conditions to obey the Laws and preserve the Peace c. 30 Debate upon the Petition of the Officers of the Army and Voted that for 14 Days nothing but publick business touching Mony be taken into consideration An Act passed for impowring the Commissioners for Sequestrations to examine upon Oath and to give Acquittances for the Monies they shall receive An Act prohibiting the exportation of Coin and Bullion into forreign parts committed An Act for sale of the Lands of the Lord Deincourt Committed Debate upon the Act against Incest Adultery and Fornication Vote that the Carmen be a distinct Company from the Woodmongers subject to the Government of the City of London May 1650. May 1. From Chester That M. G. Veneables and Sir Charles Coot kept the Field and Sir Charles had reduced many small Forts near Carrickfergus From Dublin That the Irish have got into a great Body near Trym From Exon That most of the late secured Gentlemen of Cornwall upon assurance of their peaceable living at home given under their hands and a negative Ingagement not to act any thing prejudicial to the present Government are permitted to return to their own Houses From Dublin That the Parliaments Forces had taken in the strong Castle of Tully and lost Captain Eriffe and two other Officers That they fell upon Mac Phaileas Quarters killed near 200 lost Cornet Puffey That C. Reynolds with a brave Brigade attends the Enemies motion That the Earl of Castlehaven and Lieutenant General Farrel mustered all their Forces to a great Body That Sir Charles Coot had taken in Eniskellin and some other Forts From Taunton That the Mayor who was formerly for the Parliament now refused to take the Ingagement was turned out by the Corporation and they chose a new Mayor From Berkshire That five Drunkards agreed to drink the Kings Health in their Blood and that each of them should cut off a piece of his Buttock and fry it upon the Gridiron which was done by four of them of whom one did bleed so exceedingly that they were fain to send for a Chirurgeon and so were discovered That the Wife of one of them hearing that her Husband was among them came to the room and taking up a pair of Tongs laid about her and so saved the cutting of her Husbands Flesh 2 From Monmonth of Malignants secured and one of them with a Declaration of M. G. Masseyes in his Pocket and of proclaiming an Act of Parliament at the County Court by order from the Councel of State From Scilly That there are 700 Irish and 1400 English and great store of Provisions that Sir Richard Greenvil is expected with 4000 Men from Cornwall That there was a Plot by the Irish to cut off the English which being discovered one of the Irish Officers was shot to death and three sent to Jersy and English Officers put in the head of the Irish From Dublin of a Meeting of Ormond Castle-Haven the Bishop of Clogher and others where Ormond proposed Whether they could make up an Army fit to Engage with Cromwel If not Whether it were not necessary to draw all their strength into these Quarters and utterly wast them that they might not be able to subsist If they were not able to do that Whether it were not convenient to make Propositions of Peace for the Kingdom If not that then Whether it would not be necessary for every man to make Conditions for himself The conclusion was That they would fall into the Parliaments Quarters and destroy all both Protestants and Papists But this so distasted the Country Gentlemen that they put off the Business till another Councel The Governour of Dublin sent to C. Reynolds and Sir Theophilus Jones who have 3500 men to come to his assistance 3 From Pendennis That divers Vessels of the Dutch were taken by the Irish Men of War and brought into Scilly which the Dutch Agent could not get released and therefore the Dutch had Commissions to take the Irish Ships 4 From Dublin That Ormond and his Councel resolved to fall into the Perliaments Quarters and to burn and spoil what they can but Sir Theophilus Jones and C. Reynolds are upon their March with 2000 Horse and 3000 Foot towards them and that notice hereof was sent to Sir Charles Coot who had taken the Field with 3000 Men. 6 Letters from Edenburgh That C. Stranghans C. Griffeth and part of C. Ker his Forces with two other Troops and 60 Foot fell upon Montrosses party in Rosse routed them and took 500 Prisoners among them Hurrey Napier and Frenerick and slew 300. That Montrosse himself hardly escaped they took his Horse Pistols Belt and Scabbard and have sent a Party to pursue him From Barnstable of Troops Shipped for Ireland 7 Upon a report from the Committee of the Army Voted That two Months pay be provided for the Marching Army Upon consideration of drawing the Forces this Summer as there may be occasion into several Parts of this Nation and that they may have pay wheresoever they come and the Country be secured from Freequarter Voted that there be an Assessement towards the Maintenance of Forces in England and Ireland for 6 Months after the rate of 90000 l. per mensem for the first three Months and 60000 l. per mensem for the last three Months A Declaration passed concerning the Compositions of Delinquents An Act inabling Grantees of Wards Lands to passe their Grants under the great Seal and to enjoy their Grants Order touching the Charges upon Deanes and Chapters Lands for Pious uses A Representation to the Parliament from the Gentlemen Freeholders and Inhabitants of the Durham County of Durham delivered by the Grand Jury at the Assises and sent up by the High Sheriffe to the Parliament to this Effect 1. That the Courts of Justice amongst them being suspended and removed to Westminster they cannot sue for any small Debt or summe but the Cost exceeded the Debt and Suits are multiplyed to 600 Writs in one Term and Fines and Recoveries of their Estates are unperfected That such an Establishment may be had of Courts of Justice as the Parliament shall think fit 2. That the Colledge and Houses of the Dean and Chapter being now empty and in decay may be imployed for erecting a Colledge School or Academy for the benefit of the Northern Countries which are so far from the Vniversities 3. That part of the Lands of the Dean and Chapter near the City may be set out to Trustees for pious uses Referred to a Committee to state this business and report their Opinions touching the Desires of the County Upon a Letter from the Aldermen and Common Councel of Bridgewater of their
was gone to St. Johns Town and the Forces to Sterling Voted to seclude all private business for a Month. An Act for Incouragement and Indemnity of all such as ingage in the Parliaments Service Letters that the Enemy had quitted Edenburgh and Leith and left there 24 Pieces of Ordinance That a Son of Mr. Burgoine one of the Commissioners for the Militia at the Cross in Coventry proclaimed King Charles the Second and was apprehended for it but escaped 12 Letters of the settlement of the Militia in several Counties And Suspicions of Designs to raise new Troubles against the Parliament 13 Letters that the Scots were driven like Turkies by the English Souldiers and went along cursing their King and Clergy for insnaring them in misery That a Scots Captain taken Prisoner told the English Officers That their Ministers advised them if they were taken they should throw away their Bibles for if the English took any with Bibles they should have no Quarter That the words in most of their Colours were Covenant Religion King and Kingdom the same when they came in with D. Hamilton That the day before the Ingagement they consulted of sending Propositions to the English that they should have leave to pass into England with their Swords drawn leaving their Ordnance Armes and Ammunition behind And they had thoughts of sending those they should take Prisoners beyond Sea 14 Letters that the English Officers were fain to break the Pikes and many Muskets they had taken from the Scots there not being conveniency to send them for England That the Governour of Berwick gave to each Scotch Prisoner for one day three Biskets and a pottle of Pease which they said was more than their own Officers gave them three days together 16 Letters from a private hand describing the Religion Laws and Government of Scotland both Civil and Military with a character of their People and manners not much to their Honour That August the 21st The English shipped near 600 of their Sick men for Berwick and the Scots observing many boats going off thought they intended to ship away all their Foot and Ammunition and with their Horse to escape for England Whereupon the Scots pursued the English to Dunbarre and considered of sending them to the Barbadoes if they refused such Propositions as they should offer them and thinking they had the English in a net did Ingage with them That they having taken 20 of C. Prides Men they killed three of them and wounded the rest in cold blood That the English were in a sad posture very many of their men sicks and wanting Provisions the Enemy having made up the Passes before them the whole Scots Army on the right hand and the Sea on the left hand of them and the whole Nation of Scotland behind them That the Scots having a resolution to fall upon the English were prevented by the unseasonableness of the weather and Cromwell and his Officers seeing no other way resolved to fall on them which was done and after one hours hot dispute they were deseated and quitted Edenburgh and Leith which was the same day possessed by the English Army The Letter sharply censures them to be a People who delight to enslave others yet are of a Servile and slavish condition themselves a People whose Freedom is Service whose Mercies are cruel A Kirk whose Religion is Formality and whose Government is Tyranny a Generation of very Hippocrites and Vipers whom no Oaths or Covenants can bind no Courtesies or Civilities obliege 17 An Act passed for a day of publique Thanksgiving for the Victory against the Scots An Answer passed to the Kings late Declaration and published An Act passed against the Electing and Swearing Majors and other Officers upon the Lords day Order for Mr. Caryl and Mr. Owen to go into Scotland according to the desire of the Lord General Recruits of 600 drawn out of C. Barksteds Regiment for Scotland Rules given concerning Augmentations of Ministers Livings Sir John Gell was tryed before the High Court of Justice Several Ministers of London appeared before a Committee for not observing the Thanksgiving day for the Victory against the Scots Letters that the General had settled things at Edenburgh and Leith That since his coming to Edenburgh not a man had appeared out of the Castle That upon news of the Victory at Dunbar brought to the King He thanked God that he was so rid of the Scots and said the Kirk might now see their Errour in prohibiting him to be in Person with their Army and keeping out the English and the rest of his Followers That he is now with the Army about Sterling 19 The Lord Major Aldermen and Common Councel of London kept a day of Thanksgiving by themselves for the Victory in Scotland and invited divers Officers of the Army Parliament Men and other Gentlemen to dine with them at Guild-Hall That the Ministers about Taunton would not observe the day of Thanksgiving for the Victory in Scotland but prayed indirectly to the contrary 20 Letters of the decrease of the Plague in Dublyn That the Lord Deputy in his March through Wicklowe took from the Rebels 3000 Cows and advanced towards Athlow That Money was arrived for the Souldiers That Sir Hardress Waller was set down before Limberick That the Enemy sallyed out of Waterford upon C. Essex his Quarters took many of his Troop horses killed some few of his men sorely wounded his Lieutenant and himself hardly escaped That the Enemy are drawing all their strength together and give out that they will fight the English From Edinburgh That the G. Marched with his Army and Six days Provision from thence towards Sterling having left Forces in Edinburgh and Leith and cast up a Work cross the Streets of Edinburgh between his Forces and the Castle and there was little or no Action between them and his Forces That the General sent all his sick Souldiers to a Lord's House in Leith where they had good Accommodations and great Care taken of them That the King insists to have the L. Ruthen G. but the Kirk will have none but the L. Lowthian and the old L. Leuen is laid aside with Dishonour That the Scots are upon Raising new Forces That in Edenburgh they took 3000 new Foot-Arms which the Scots had not time to carry away nor put into the Castle they were in so great a Confusion That in Leith they took store of French-Wines part of which was spent to refresh the Souldiers who for too long time before had drunk nothing but Water the rest is to be sold for the benefit of the Army That about 1500 Foot and 1000 Horse of Recruits were come from England to the Army in Scotland That the L. Lowden's Cabinet was taken in the Fight and in it Copies of his Letters to the King and other Papers of consequence he being Chancellor but ill beloved of the Scots and upbraided by them for Whoredom and other Sins 21. A Member
as a Prisoner That C. Popham one of the Admirals of the Parliaments Fleet was come to London with an Account to the Parliament of the Proceedings of the Fleet. 25 Letters of many Subscriptions to the Ingagement about Exeter That the Scots were busy in raising Forces near Carlisle but the Countrey being backward to take Arms the Officers took Money and excused the Men. A Confirmation that the Parliaments Fleet near Lisbon had sunk the Admiral of the Portugal Brazile Fleet taken the Vice-Admiral and divers other of their Ships of a great value Ordered by the Parliament That all the Books of the Laws be put into English And that all Writs Process and returns thereof and all Patents Commissions Indictments Judgments Records and all Rules and Proceedings in Courts of Justice shall be in the English tongue onely and not in Latine or French or any other Language than English And that the same be writ in an ordinary legible hand and not in any Court hand And that it be referred to a Committee to draw up an Act upon this Vote Referred to the same Committee to consider of all Salaries and Fees of Judges and other Officers and what Offices or Fees are fit to be taken away and to consider of delays and unnecessary charges in proceedings of the Laws and to present a Bill to the House for redress thereof And the Committee to meet dayly upon this business till it be dispatcht 26 Letters of some Prizes taken by the Parliaments Ships near Pendennis Castle That Sir William Godolphins Son was raising Forces for the King though his Father received much Favour from the Parliament 28 Letters that the General had 2000 men dayly at work about the Fortifications of Leith and went on with the Mines before Edenburgh Castle though the Enemy shot great and small Shot constantly at them and yet they lost but five or six men That the King was slipt away from the Scots with the Duke of Bucks and three or four more in his Company towards the E. of Seaforth and others of the Royal Party who were about 2000 as was before certifyed but was brought back again That the General marched with seven Regiments of Foot and nine of Horse to Linlithgow and sent a Trumpet to the Estates of Scotland to give Security and to treat for stopping the effusion of more Christian Blood That he took in a Garrison with 40 men who laid down their Arms. That he gave strict Command to his Army not to offer violence to any of the Scots who were not in Arms which was duely observed That he marched to Glascow where he stayed three or four days and marched on to Levingston-House the weather extream wet and the Souldiers divers times â—ain to Quarter in the open Fields That the Court at St. Johns Town were in great Distractions and the Highlanders fell upon the Kirk Party and killed a Major a Lieutenant and some others 29 Vote that the Committee for regulating the Proceedings in Law do peruse the Freeholders in every County and consider of a way for the impartial Returns of Juries and of more indifferent Proceedings in Causes Order for an Act to take away all Saints days and other days in Term not Juridical and making them Court Days and for making the 5th of November no Court day A Committee to consider how to regulate abuses and misdemeanours of Keepers of Prisons Order for the Members of the House to bring in by a day the names of fit Persons to be Sheriffs in the several Counties An Act for raising 120000 l. per mensen for maintenance of the Forces in England Scotland and Ireland read the first time An Act passed for settling Convoys for securing the Trade of the Nation 20 Letters of several Prizes brought into Plymouth 31 Letters that the General sent a Letter to the Committee of Estates by a Trumpet who was not permitted to carry it further than Sterling where the Governonr took it of the Trumpet and promised to send it by a Messenger of his own to St. Johns Town where the Committee then was That the General marched to Glascow the compleatest Town they had been in and one of their choicest Universities That when he entred the Town many Scots appeared to see him march but no violence was offered to any of them the General having given a strict Command for that purpose And none of the Souldiers entred til he and his Followers were first in their Quarters That Captain Covel of the General his Regiment of Horse was cashiered for holding some Blasphemous Opinions That on the Lords day a Scots Minister in his Pulpit at Glascow railed foully against the General and his Army and though many Souldiers heard it yet no violence was offered to him That C. Ker and C. Straughan were willing to a Treaty of Accomodation but sent word to the General That they could not effect it being hindered by the Lord Wareston and Sir John Chiesesly who were sent to them for that end by the Committee of Estates That the General marched from Glascow fourteen Miles and Quartered in a poor Cottage That Captain Pitson was taken Prisoner by the Enemy That C. Vanrusk with a Party of Dutchmen fell upon some Straglers of the Army and murdered them That the General returned to Edenburgh That some Recruits came from London to the Army but near half of them ran away in their March and listed themselves in the Garrisons of New-Castle and other Garrisons by the way Novemb. 1650. 1 Letters Of some Dutch Ships loaden with Figs from Portugal staid at Pendennis till the pleasure of the Councel of State were known That the Commissioners provided Red Coats for all the Souldiers 2 Letters That Prince Rupert was gone to Marseilles and intended from thence to go to the Barbadocs and to get men there and in the Islands and so to go for Scotland That there were great Divisions betwixt the Kirks Party and the Committee of Estates That a Lieutenant with a Trumpet came with Letters to the G. from the Committee of Estates Letters That the Mine went on against Edenburgh Castle And That two Mortar-Pieces were brought thither from Hull That the General sent a Party who took in a strong House near Dalkeith and some Arms in it That C. Ker and C. Straughan had sent new Letters about an Accommodation and had declared against the Interest of the King and Lords That some of the Royal Party fell upon the Kirk-Party and killed and took 120 of them and other great Divisions were amongst them whilst the English Army was in their bowels That at Carlisle on the Lords Day in the Great Church the Governor's Chaplain preached in the Morning and an Officer of the Army in the Afternoon 5 The Day of the Gunpowder-Treason Celebrated A further Act passed prohibiting Trade with the Scots by any Foreign Nation Referred to the Committee of the Navy to
and met with 3000 Foot and 300 Horse under Clenrickard who had taken some of the Parliaments Garrisons and blockt up a Pass That C. Axtel faced a Pass which was strongly fortified and manned with Horse and Foot and a deep River between him and the Enemy they had an hours Dispute on both sides the River in which the Enemy lost 150 Horse Axtel lost but one Lieutenant and six wounded That by reason of the steepness of the Banks of the River the Souldiers could not get up and so retreated That Axtel having an additional strength in all 1800 Foot and 1000 Horse and Dragoons he advanced towards the Enemy who were above 4000 and got into an Island into which there is one Pass with a Bogg on each side and the Pass fortified in several places one behind another as Reserves all which must be gained before one could enter into the Island That Axtel's men made an attempt upon the Enemy about an hour before night and after a small Dispute gained two of their Guards and at the third Guard they came to the Butt-End of the Musket but Axtel's men forced their Entrance into the Island and the Enemy were totally routed That they lost all their Arms 200 Horse all their Waggons Oxen Tents and what was in the Camp of Provisions and Ammunition That besides those that were killed many of the Irish were drowned That 500 of them were driven into the Shannon by a Party of the Parliaments Horse and were drowned all in one company together That not above 300 of their whole Party escaped yet Axtel lost but one Captain Goffe with 8 common Souldiers and 20 wounded That after this Defeat the Enemy fired and quitted the Garrisons they had taken and fled and Axtel returned to Kilkenny That the next day he Marched out again to find out another Party of the Enemy who infested that Countrey That Nenagh Castle was Surrendred to the L. Deputy who drew off from Limerick by reason of the unseasonable time of the Year Upon reading of this Letter in the House they ordered Thanks to be given the next Lords Day in the several Churches in London for this Victory The Act passed for the 120000 l. Assessment per mensem 27 Letters of the refractoriness of the Magistrates and Ministers of Weymouth to the Parliaments Orders 28 Letters That C. Cooke with 3000 men fell upon the Enemy being 5000 routed and killed of them about 1500 near Limerick That three Ships were wrecked near Plymouth by Storms 29 Letters That C. Blake hearing of a French Man of War lying to take the English Merchants coming out of the Streights he with the Phoenix and his own Fri got found out and fell upon the Frenchman and after some honrs Fight took and brought her into Cadiz That C. Mildmay took another French Ship laden with rich Commodities 30 Letters That the Jersey Pyrates took two Dartmouth Ships and three other Ships Of the increase of the Plague about Exeter That by Great Shot from the Castle eight or nine Persons were killed most of them Scots and three Women December 1650. 2 Letters of an Insurrection in Norfolk begun for the King but soon dispersed by some Troops of Colonel Rich his Regiment Letters of C. Monk's being set down before Brothwick-Castle and of a Ship with Arms come in to the Enemy That some Differences were between the Committee of Estates and the Kirk about their General Meeting but over-voted by the Ministers to comply with the King That upon the News of the Parliaments Victory in Scotland the King of Portugal released the English Merchants and resolved to send an Ambassador into England to the Parliament A Souldier Sentenced to death for running away from his Colours upon his March to Scotland 3 An Act passed for Mr. Manby that no other shall make use of his Invention for boiling of Liquors for 14 years 4 Letters of a Minister in Taunton endcavouring in his Sermon to possess the People That the present Magistrates in England were against Jesus Christ 5 That some London-Ships in sight with French-Ships fired themselves and the French together That the French-Ship taken by C. Blake was worth a Million 6 Letters That Whaley and others to the number of 5000 Men were marched towards Scotland to joyn with the Army That in his March he took in Dalkeith-Castle the Wall whereof was 13 Foot broad at the top and in it he took store of Arms Ammunition and Provisions That the English Souldiers married divers of the Scots women 7 An Account to the Parliament by an Officer of C Rich who was present at the suppressing the Insurrection in Norfolk 9 Letters That C. Ker attempting to fall on Major General Lambert in his Quarters his men took the Alarm incompassed C. Ker's men being all Horse killed 100 of them took 100 Prisoners and 400 Horse That the Kingly Party carried it to Vote C. Straughan's Declaration to be scandalous and tending to Division but questioned none of the Parties to it but divers Lords and Ministers protested against this Vote That the First of January next the King's Coronation is appointed and in the mean time two Fasts one for the Sins of the King and his Family the other for the Sins of the Kirk and State 10 An Act passed for establishing an High Court of Justice in Norfolk c. for punishing the late Insurrections there Votes passed touching Additional Pay for the Souldiers and for preventing of free Quarter 11 Letters of the Death of the Queen Regent of France Of Letters come to the Spanish Ambassador at London carried first to the Councel of State 12 Letters of the Militia setled in several Places Of the ceasing of the Plague in Shrewsbury and thereupon that the Markets were as full as ever 13 Letters That in the Pursuit of C. Ker's Men the C. himself was taken Prisoner and wounded That yet the Scots reported Major General Lambert was taken Prisoner and all his Party five Regiments defeated and a Scotchman swore that he saw Major General Lambert and twelve Colours carried into Sterling That the King is to make his Repentance for his endeavour to escape That the purging of the Kirk and State is intended but no Malignant to be excluded but those of the Honest Party to be laid aside 14 Letters That one Levinston a Minister one of the Commissioners sent to the King at Breda came to the Committee of Estates professing sorrow for his acting as a Commissioner and that the Blood spilt at Dunbar lay upon the Commissioners that he would retire and repent That Captain Hammond was killed from the Castle That the Great Guns and a Mortar-piece were come from London to Leith And That the Souldiers were much pleased with the good Bisquet sent them from London 16 Letters from the General to the Speaker of the Results of the Treaties with Colonel Straughan and other Scots Officers and an Account
nastiness that a Man could hardly abide the Town Yet the Lord General had his Quarters in Worcester the Walls whereof he hath ordered to be pulled down to the ground and the Dikes filled up The Lord Hamilton's Leg was broken and he sent to the General for a Chyrurgeon to dress his Wounds the Militia Forces behaved themselves gallantly 5000 out of Norfolk and Suffolk came in cheerfully the same night of the Fight the Lord General dismissed them all home The Regiment of Surrey under Sir Richard Onslow and the Troop under Captain Walter St. John marched hard to come up to the Ingagement Prisoners taken Three English Earls Seven Scotch Lords of Knights Four of Collonels Lieutenant Collonels Majors Captains and other Officers about 640. the Kings Standard and 158 Colours taken 10000 Prisoners and above 2000 slain the Kings Coach and Horses with rich Goods and all Arms Bag and Baggage taken On the Parliaments part slain 100 Soldiers and 300 wounded Quarter-Master-General Mosely and Captain Jones slain and no other Officers of note Captain Howard and another Captain wounded 8. A Particular Account from Lieutenant General Fleetwood of the whole Action at Worcester of 3000 slain 10000 taken Prisoners with all their Arms Bag and Baggage the Flight and Pursuit of the Enemy c. Letters from Scotland That a Party of the Parliaments from Edenburgh after an hours Fight took Dumfrice and the Country who made opposition contrary to their Ingagement smarted for it That Lieutenant General Monk having received a scornful Answer to his Summons from the Governour of Dundee he stormed the Town and in a quarter of an hour became Master of it That Major General Lumsdain and 600 of the Enemy were slain and there was in the Town good store of Arms and Ammunition 11 Pieces of Ordnance and 60 Sail of Ships in the Harbour From Cheshire That 1000 of the Kings Horse passing through Sanebarch on a fair day the Towns-men and Country-men as they passed by fell upon them with Clubs and Staves and the Poles of their Stalls knocked them down and took about 100 of them That the Country rise upon the Routed Scots and kill and take many of them 9. A Proclamation for the apprehending of the King and a Promise of 1000 l. to any that shall do it Order for a day of Thanksgiving throughout the Kingdom for the Success at Worcester and an Act to be brought in for an Annual Observation of the third day of Sept. Letters That Sir Philip Musgrave and others raising Forces about Galloway were taken and killed by a Party from Edenburgh being in all about 500. That Major General Massey came into Leicester-shire but not being able to go further by reason of his Wounds wrote a Letter to the Countess of Stamford and surrendred himself to the Lord Grey her Son That Sir Arthur Haselrigge Governour of Newcastle upon notice of the Defeat at Worcester and the Kings Escape Northwards sent to the Militia Forces and to the Sheriffs of the Four Northern Counties to raise the Posse Comitatus and to the Lieutenant General Monk and Forces in Scotland to way-lay those that fled and went out himself with a Party for that purpose The Parliament appointed Four of their Members to go out of Town to meet the General upon his way from Worcester to London and to congratulate from the Parliament the great Successes that God had given him 10. Letters from Ireland That the Irish lie up and down in small Parties robbing Passengers by the High-way but meet not in a Body being divided in their Councels that Lymbrick and Galloway hold out That Collonel Zanchey was sent out with 2500 Foot and 28 Troops of Horse and Dragoons into Connaght upon Intelligence of the Enemies gathering to an Head there to ingage them or to strengthen Sir Charles Coote about Galloway but upon his marching over the Enemy presently dispersed The Four Members of Parliament appointed to go out of Town to meet the General went this day to Alisbury 11. Letters That a Party of the Parliaments Forces marched 40 Miles a day in Pursuit of the Enemy and at Lancaster fell upon some of them routed them killed about 20 and took 200 Prisoners That 200 more of them were taken about Shisnal in Shrop-shire the Earl of Derby Earl of Lauderdale and divers others of Quality That Major General Harrison had taken 2000 of the Scots in the Pursuit and left but 1000 of them in a Body That the Countries rose upon them That a Party of the Parliaments about Warrington fell unadvisedly on their Rear and lost some Men. Complaint That the Countrey are much burdened with the Prisoners there being no allowance for them That five of them were put to death in Cheshire and five more appointed to be executed the next day That at the taking of Dundee in Scotland were slain between 7 and 800 Scots and taken 50 Sail of Ships 40 great Guns and Provisions and that with the Plunder of the Town the Soldiers were grown rich and gallant a private Soldier hardly to be known from an Officer That the Lieutenant General sent a Summons to Monrose near the Highlands The four Members went from Alisbury on the way the General was to come and met him and delivered their Message to him from the Parliament The General received them with all kindness and respect and after Salutations and Ceremonies passed he rode with them cross the Fields where Mr. Winwoods Hawks met them and the General with them and many Officers went a little out of the way a Hawking and came that night to Aylesbury There they had much discourse and my Lord Chief-Justice St. John more than all the rest with the General and they supped together The General gave to each of them that were sent to him a Horse and two Scots Prisoners for a Present and Token of his thankful Reception of the Parliaments respect to him in sending them to meet and congratulate him 12. Letters That at the Storming of Dundee divers of the Parliaments Horse-men went on foot with Sword and Pistol to assist the Foot-men and got into the Town as soon as the other and not above Ten Men killed on the Parliaments Part and 800 of the Enemy That it was the richest Town of the bigness in England or Scotland That some of the English Soldiers got in the Storm 500 l a piece That the Inhabitants of St. Andrews sent to Lieutenant General Monk That they would submit to his Summons and deliver up their Arms and Ammunition which was accepted but because they refused former Offers the Lieutenant General fined them 50 l. to the Soldiery Cromwel came to London in great Solemnity and Triumph accompanied with the Four Commissioners of Parliament many chief Officers of the Army and others of Quality There met him in the Fields the Speaker of Parliament the Lord President and many Members of Parliament and of the
Answer That they do not hold it fit or reasonable to lay open their power but such as shall submit they have sufficient Power to receive them into the Parliaments Favour As to the granting Passes to any to go to the Parliament they hold it not fit to such as contrary to their Duty are in Hostility against them 2. Letters That the Basse was delivered up to the Parliament and in it all the Kirke Records which much troubled the Clergy An Act passed for continuing Serjeant Bradshaw Chancellour of the Dutchy and Bartholomew Hall Esq Attorney-General of the Dutchy 3. An Act passed for removing Obstructions in the Sale of the Kings Lands c. Letters That the Dutch Ships had orders if they met any English Ships to bring them into their Harbors 5. Letters of a Petty Rising of some High-landers but their Commander and a few of them being knockt down the rest of them ran away That a Bloody Moss-Trooper was Condemned to be Hanged and another by the Court-Martial to be Shot to Death for killing a Scotch-woman That some English Troopers being pursued by some Moss-Troopers who said they were of Collonel Okey's Regiment and Friends and so they put up their Arms again and rode on together when suddenly the Moss-Troopers drew out their Pistols and killed one of the Troopers wounded another of them and took the rest Prisoners and afterwards in cold blood murdered Three of their Prisoners and the Fourth miraculously escaped 6. Letters of the low condition the Irish were brought unto of John Fitz-Patrick an eminent Rebel admitted to his submission to the Parliament and of Clanrickards Letter for a National Treaty of the good service of Collonel Reynolds and the other Officers and Soldiers in Ireland Of the Forces of the Parliament about Eniscortly burning the Corn and every Morning the Houses they quartered in the night before killed and took many Irish That he was an idle Soldier who had not a Veal Lamb Pig Poultry or all of them for his Supper That they destroyed as much Provision as would have kept many Thousands of the Irish till next Harvest That they took about 200 Garroons 300 Cows and 400 Sheep and Goats and many Horse-men Of Contests between the Towns-men of Galloway and the Soldiery the Earl of Clanrickard taking part with the Soldiery and perswading the Town not to submit but to a National Treaty the Town insist upon a Treaty for themselves Of Assents of more Shires and Boroughs in Scotland to the Vnion with England transmitted to the Parliament The House passed Instructions about the Earl of Argyle to the Council of State The Cracovian Catechisme reported to the House and Voted by them to contain matters that are Blasphemous Erroneous and Scandalous That all the Printed Copies of that Book be burned Mr. Primate upon his Petition was discharged Order for 4000 l. to Repair Dover Pear and Harbour That Commissioners were in Treaty about the Surrender of Galloway The Dutch Imbargoe taken off from the English Ships Of the Dutch great Preparations for the Seas 7. Letters That Blackness was not thought fit to be made a Garrison That Dunbarton Castle was one of the Strongest holds in the 3 Kingdoms That Argyle in his Treaty with Major-General Dean and Major Salloway insisted much for the Interest of the Kirke That the Parliaments Forces fortified Ayre a strong Town and convenient Harbour 9. Letters of the meetings of the Ministers in Scotland who do threaten interdiction and communication to complyers with the Parliament and that the Highlanders fall upon them Of an Eclipse in Scotland that put the Inhabitants to a great Astonishment 10. Letters That the Dutch Ships in Pendennis Harbour hasted away from thence fearing an Imbargoe by the Parliament Of 6 English Colliers taken by the Dutch and rescued again by an English Frigot That Collonel Cook was Slain and no other of his Party in a Skirmish with the Rebels 12. Letters from Collonel Zanchey to the Lord-General and read in Parliament of all the proceedings of his Party the Winter past wherein among others he mentions the good Service of Captain Whitelock That they killed above 400 of the Irish and took 350 110 whereof he sent for Spain that they took many Hundreds of Cows and Garrons and 300 Troops of Horses and a great quantity of Arms. That about 400 of them upon their Petition and Security given have been received into the Parliaments Protection That they hanged above 50 of the Irish according to the Lord-General his Orders That he had not lost above 5 men nor any officers but Captain Ball. He mentions the Sollicitation of many of the Irish for a Treaty wherein he was doubtful what to do not knowing the mind of the Parliament therein towards those bloody Rebels but that to Collonel Odvery who had been very Civil and kind to the English who were Prisoners with him and very just in Performance of all his Ingagements he had granted a safe Conduct and Treaty to be confirmed or annulled as the Parliament should think fit and sent a Copy of the Articles From Leith that March 29 was so dark that they could not see to write without a Candle and it caused great fear upon all Men. 13. The Act read for Incorporating Scotland into one Common-wealth and Free-state with England and for abolishing the Kingly office in Scotland and committed A Letter assented unto to be sent to the King of Denmark and ordered to be sent Upon a report from the Councel of State of the abuses in Cloathing and Transporting of Wool and Fullers-Earth a day was appointed to debate it Order to exclude all private Business for 14 Dayes Order for an Act to settle the Lincoln-shire Fens 15. There was a smart debate between the Dutch Ambassadors and the Parliaments Commissioners wherein the point of the Right of Fishing in the Narrow-Seas and the Soveraignty of those Seas to be in the Nation of England was touched upon and by Whitelock more than others to the distast of their Excellencies the Lords Ambassadors 16. Letters That the Forces of Dublin had kined about 100 Tories and taken much Cattle That many Irish had made Conditions with the English Commissioners for a Submission that Collonel Fitz-Patrick had made Terms for 5000 men to go beyond Sea 17. Letters That most of the Countries by their Deputies had consented to the Vnion of Scotland with England and had chosen divers Officers of the English Army for their Deputies Of Ship-wracks near Scilly 19. Letters That Galloway had agreed to Surrender upon Articles That Collonel Reynolds had taken in 2 Garrisons of great Consequence bordering upon Vlster That the Ministers of Scotland inflame the People against England and damn all their Brethren and People who are not of their opinion That the Lord of Drum had bid them defiance That Argyle dallied and doubled with the English Commissioners 20. Letters That a party sent
the other burnt and got away to the French Shore that the Fight was very hot and the English lost some precious Men the Fight continued four Hours and the night parted them That Sir George Ascue lost 12 Men and received 60 Shot in his Hull that the Dutch had 55 Men of War and 15 Merchant-men in this Ingagement and Sir George Ascue much fewer 21. Letters of Fishermen taken by the Dutch and some cleared by the Admiralty of Amsterdam That Sir George Ascue continued Three days fighting with the Dutch that 100 of his wounded Men were sent into Plymouth and 500 Men went from thence to recruit his Fleet. 23. Letters of divers Clans in the High-lands come in to Collonel Overton That some Highlanders way-laid Captain Powel in a narrow Pass but he brake through them and the Country rose upon others took their Captain and brought him to Collonel Morgan 24. An Act passed for stating the Accounts of the Officers and Soldiers in Ireland A Commission past for managing the Affairs in Ireland the Committee were the Lord-General Cromwel Lieutenant-General Fleetwood Lieutenant-General Ludlowe Mr. Corbet Collonel Jones and Mr. Weaver Letters That Sir George Ascue by advice of his Council of War went after the Dutch Fleet to the Coast of France and there engaged them who were 90 Sail of Ships 30 of them Merchant-men who left their Fleet upon the beginning of the Ingagement That Sir George had but 38 Sail and four Fire-ships and four Scouts that he and four others charged through the whole Body of the Enemies Fleet and received many Shots in their Hulls Masts Sails and Rigging the Enemies design being to spoil them but Sir George tacked about and weathered them and charged them all again and so continued ingaged till dark night That he lost but one Fire-ship which set her self on fire being ready to sink and saved her Men and turned her among the Enemy That the Dutch Admiral was sunk That the next day the English Fleet kept sight of the Dutch Fleet but would not ingage upon the French Coast but went to the Northward to repair their Ships 26. Letters of some Ships with Coal come into Yarmouth for London That General Blake was sailed towards Sir George Ascue and had taken two Dutch Ships loaden with Victuals and Sir George had taken Two more loaden with Salt and Strong-water 27. Letters That the Commissioners from the Shires in Scotland had chosen 21 Men 14 for to represent the Countries and Seven the Boroughs to attend the Parliament of England Of Forts made in the Highlands by the English Soldiers who wrought hard in them of Two Chiefs of the Clans standing out there and of the obstinacy of the Kirk-men Of strange Apparitions in the Air at Dalkeith shapes of Men clashing together as in a Skirmish a great Light in a Circle 28. Letters of â—ive Pyrates about the Lands-end who have taken many English Vessels Prizes That Captain Hinde the famous High-way Robber was condemned at the Assizes That General Blake had taken Six Dutch Prizes and was commanded back to the Downs and had sent Six Frigots to Sir George Ascue That General Blake took Two more Dutch Prizes one of them fought single with Captain Stoakes Three hours before she did submit Of another rich Prize taken in Wales Order for an Act for payment of Debts by publick Faith and for another to prevent mischiefs to Persons barred from relief in Equity by pleading Outlaries A Committee appointed to receive Petitions and consider which of them are fit for the House and which propet for Courts of Justice 29. Letters to the Council from Captain Pen this Lords day of his taking Six Dutch Ships Prizes richly laden one of them 30 Guns yet none of them struck a stroak to defend themselves 30. Letters That the Major-General in Scotland resolved to turn every Stone rather than to strike to get in the Highlanders That about 40 Sail of Dutch Men of War on the Scotch Coast took some English Vessels That Five of their Men of War were cast away by a late Storm and Two East-India Ships lost their Masts Complaint of corrupt Magistrates and of ignorant and scandalous Ministers abounding in Hereford-shire and other places that the Lord will destory the Parliament Party as the Writer fears by permitting a Combustion within their own Bowels and letting in a Forreign Enemy and do his work by others more honest That the Scouts sent out to discover the Dutch could not find any of them 31. Articles of Surrender of the Plantation of Virginia into the Hands of the Parliament read and confirmed and an Order for a Patent to be granted to them An Act passed for setting apart a day of publick Humiliation September 1652. 1. Letters of many English and Dutch going on foot to London their Ships taken by General Blake or by Van Trump 2. Order for all the Members of the House to meet to morrow to keep the thanksgiving-Thanksgiving-day An Act for calling home Sea-men from Forreign Service ordered Order to reserve from sale Scilly Islands and Chatham Dock c. The Committee met for receiving Petitions and considering which were proper for the Parliament and which for Courts of Justice and other places that things might move in their right Channels and to take off particular Causes from Parliament 3. Letters That the Major-General had concluded amicably with the Marquess of Argyle and the English were returned from the Highlands of Scotland and in their march the Highlanders about 1500 were got together at a Passe where they stood upon Rocks and inaccessible ground and the English could only file over That they pretended to enquire whether the Marquess of Argyle were Prisoner though they knew he was not the English advanced one by one over the Passe and the Scots stood every way prepared to take their advantages upon them yet had not the power or spirits to do it That the English drew up close to the Scots till all their Rear-guard was passed over and then marched and incamped a mile from them and heard no more of them till they came to Dunbarton and there the Major-General came to them and told them that since their march away the Scots had surprised Two of their Garrisons in the Highlands That the Highlanders took in Turbet Castle which was yielded to them by Lieutenant Gillot Ten Barrels of Powder with Match and Bullet 5000 weight of Cheese and 26 Baggs of Bisket That they seised upon 40 English Foot pretending that they did it because their Marquess of Argyle was carried away Prisoner which they knew was not so but they used the Prisoners very civilly 4. Letters That the Six Frigots sent from General Blake to Sir George Ascue were fitted to go to him and that Sir George was ready to set to Sea again That the Dutch have 50 Sail more of Ships to joyn with their Fleet that they took Three
besides himself and divers Gentlemen That this Beach was the chief Ring-leader Pyrate That he lived at Brest like a Prince and had done much Mischief to the English Merchants 16 Letters that the Queen of Sweden and the Chancellor are desirous to see what will be the Issue of the Treaty between England and the Dutch before they come to a Conclusion with the Lord Ambassador Whitelock who is often in conference with the old Chancellor Oxenstiern and hath great respect from him and from the Queen That Middleton Commanded the Sheriff Gutherland to Act no more in the Name of the Lord Protector but said he would give him a Commission to Act as Sheriff under the King That he laboured much to raise men for the King 17 That Middletons Son when he Landed had but a few Reformadoes with him One hundred and fifty Barrells of Powder and Arms for about One thousand Men some say in all that he brought Five thousand Armes and two great Guns and that Grafort had got together Six hundred of his Men to meet Middleton and the rest had appointed a Rendezvous to shew their Forces to him That Collonel Morgan was Marched that way to wait upon them and their Motions 18 Letters of a French Vessel brought in Prize by a Private Man of War That Captain Potter after Captain Beach had yielded to him and came on Board the Warwick Beach demanded of him the performance of Articles to be set on Shore in France Potter told Beach that he never heard of any such Articles and told Beach if he would he might go on Board his own Ship again and Fight it out but Beach would not do so That the Fight between them lasted Eight hours That Beach had Thirty nine Guns and Two hundred Men whereof he lost twenty That Potter had but Thirty two Guns and One hundred and thirty Men and lost but two of them That Captain Potter brought Beach and his Ship and Company into Plymouth An Order passed by the Protector and his Council appointing of Commissioners for approving of Ministers Another passed for disposing of Forfeited Estates in Scotland Two other Ordinances passed for setling the Customs and Excise Of a Dutch Ship loaded with Pitch Tarr c. taken Prize by a private Man of War 20 That the Lord Protector passed a Declaration inviting the People of England and Wales to a day of Solemn Fasting and Humiliation and shewing the ground thereof Letters of a great Fleet gone from New Castle for London and Ten more going forth after them and without a Convoy were set upon by the Capers and though they ran themselves on Ground yet after their Men were got out the Capers got off Five of the Ten Sihps and the other Five were lost that in a Fortnight the Capers had taken Twenty two Coal Ships 21 The Ordinance Published for continuing the Excise for one Year and the Rates of the Excise That the Country that fail to send in their Levies to the Enemy expected Fire and Sword from them That a Party of Collonel Okeys Regiment took a Cornet and Four Troupers and Eleven Horses from the Enemies 22 Several meetings by the Dutch Ambassadours and by the Lord Protector 's Commissioners about the perfecting the Articles for the Peace Report of a Match between the King of Scots and the Duke of Lorains Daughter and that the King was to have Four Millions and the Dukes Assistance for his Restauration 23 The Ordinance for Approbation of Ministers published with the Names of the Commissioners some of them being not Ministers and the greatest number of them Eminent Ministers 24 Kept by the Lord Protector and his Council a Solemn day of Humiliation and they had Three Sermons at White-hall 25 An Ordinance Published for continuing the Imposition upon Coals for the Building of Ships Another for passing Custodies of Ideots and Lunaticks Another for continuing an Act for Pressing of Seamen Letters that there wanted People in Ireland for Manuring the Ground that the Tories were near destroyed and if they heard of any Party of the English abroad they presently fled to the Woods and Boggs That the Highlanders had a Rendezvous and gave out that they were Seven thousand Men but have no Monys that the Duke of York was expected to come to them The Post with the Dutch Letters was seized upon by Thieves at Southwark and the Letters opened and thrown away That Monsieur Burdeaux was to be brought in State through London as Ambassadour Extraordinary from the French King to the Lord Protector 27 Monsieur Burdeaux made his Entry in London as Ambassador Extraordinary attended with Sixty Coaches Upon Letters from the Dutch Ambassadors in England to their Superiours That the Treaty of Peace with England was not yet concluded the States sent to their Admirals and Chief Sea Officers to repair to Amsterdam and to take care that the Fleet should be in readiness A List of divers Prizes lately taken 28 That the old Natives about Lewis in Scotland joyned with the English against Seafort and his Men and killed many of them That the English Commander in Chief confined some persons for Corresponding with the Enemy 29 The French Kings Ambassadour Monsieur Burdeaux had Audience by the Lord Protector in the Banquetting House at White-Hall New Frigots Launched for the Lord Protector 30 An Ordinance passed for Relief of Persons that have acted in Defence of the Common-wealth Letters of the Resignation of her Government by the Queen of Sweden to her Cousin the Prince Palatine and of her Knighting of the Count de Montecuculi General of the Horse to the Emperour An Act passed for suspending the Act for Relief of poor Prisoners and Creditors Towns in Scotland fined by the Court Martial for harbouring the Enemy the Houses to be razed to the ground April 1654. April 1. Letters that Collonel Cooper with a Party falling into the Enemies Quarters took Thirty five Prisoners and Killed Twelve and took sixty Horse and some Armes That about Three thousand Tories were shipped to be Transported out of Ireland Of a Dutch Prize brought in and a Ship of Vlushing taken after five hours Fight 3 Addresses to the Lord Protector from York and of the City and the Grand Jury of the County acknowledging his Government and promising Obedience thereunto Letters of a Captain of Middletons and Six Souldiers taken Ofa Vessel surprized by Seafort with Boats She was loaden with Armes and Ammunition That the Enemy were cruel in Plundering and Burning when the Country did not obey their Warrants The Portugal Ambassadour had Audience of the Lord Protector The Committee for Approbation of Ministers began to Sit. 4 An Ordinance Publisted for Probate of Wills and granting Letters of Administration Another Prohibiting making of Cock Matches The Agent from the Queen of Sweden had Audience Letters of an English Ship of One hundred Tuns taken by the Brest Men of War Of another Ship of Two hundred and
Officers Commissioners of the Seal and of the Treasury and his Council The Earl of Warwick carried the Sword before him and the Lord Mayor of London carried the City Sword His Highness standing under the Cloth of State the Speaker in the Name of the Parliament presented to him 1. A Robe of Purple Velvet lined with Ermine which the Speaker assisted by Whitelocke and others put upon his Highness then he delivered to him the Bible richly gilt and bossed after that the Speaker girt the Sword about his Highness and delivered into his hand the Scepter of massie Gold and then made a Speech to him upon those several things presented to him wishing him all prosperity in his Government and gave him the Oath and Mr. Manton by Prayer recommended his Highness the Parliament the Council the Forces by Land and Sea and the whole Government and People of the three Nations to the blessing and protection of God After this the people gave several great shouts and the Trumpets sounding the Protector sate in the Chair of State holding the Scepter in his hand on his right side sate the Ambassadour of France on the left side the Ambassadour of the Vnited Provinces Near to his Highness stood his Son Richard the Lord Deputy Fleetwood Claypole Master of the Horse his Highness Council and Officers of State the Earl of Warwick held the Sword on the right side of the Chair and the Lord Mayor of London held the City Sword on the left hand of the Chair near the Earl of Warwick stood the Lord Viscount Lisle general Mountague and Whitelocke each of them having a drawn Sword in their hands Then the Trumpets sounded and an Herauld proclaimed his Highness Title and Proclamation was made and loud Acclamations of the People God save the Lord Protector The Ceremonies being ended His Highness having his Train carried by the Lord Sherwood Mr. Rich the Earl of Warwick's Grandchild and by the Lord Roberts his Son accompanied by the Ambassadours and attended as before went in State to Westminster-Hall Gate where he took his rich Coach In the upper end of it himself sate in his Robes in the other end sate the Earl of Warwick in one Boot sate his Son Richard and Whitelocke with a drawn Sword in his hand and in the other Boot sate the Lord Viscount L'Isle and General Mountague with Swords drawn in their hands Cleypole led the Horse of Honour in rich Caparisons the Life Guard and other Guards attended the Coach the Officers and the rest followed in Coaches to White-hall The Speaker and members of Parliament went to the House where they passed some Votes and ordered them to be presented to his Highness Then according to the Act of Parliament the House adjourned it self till the twentieth of January next The Bills passed by his Highness this Parliament besides those mentioned before were An Act for the preventing of the multiplicity of Buildings in and about the Suburbs of London and within ten miles thereof An Act for quiet enjoying of sequestred Parsonages and Vicarages by the present Incumbent An Act for discovering convicting and repressing of Popish Recusants An Act and Declaration touching several Acts and Ordinances made since the twentieth of April 1653. and before the third of September 1654. and other Acts c. Instructions agreed upon in Parliament for Joseph Aylloffe Thomas Skipwith Jeremy Banes Adam Ayre Esq James Robinson and William Marr Gent. Commissioners for surveying the Forrest of Sher-wood Robert Frank John Kensey Thomas Wats Esq and George Sargeant Gent. Commissioners for surveying the Forrest or Chase of Need-wood James Stedman Robert Tayler Thomas Tanner Esq and John Halsey Gent. Commissioners for surveying the Forest or Chase of Kingswood Henry Dewell William Dawges Joseph Gamage Esq Richard Johnson Gent. Commissioners for surveying the Forrest or Chase of Ashdown or Lancaster great Park John Baynton Hugh Web Esq Major Rolph and Nicholas Gunton Gent. Commissioners for surveying Enfield Chase in pursuance of an Act of this present Parliament Intituled an Act and Declaration touching several Acts and Ordinances made since the twentieth of April 1653. and before the third of September 1654. and other Acts c. An Act for punishing of such persons as live at high rates and have no visible Estate Profession or Calling answerable thereunto An Act for Indempnifiing of such persons as have acted for the service of the publick An Act for the better observation of the Lord's Day An Act for raising of fifteen thousand pounds Sterling in Scotland An Act for an Assessment at the rate of five and thirty thousand pounds by the month upon England six thousand pounds by the month upon Scotland and nine thousand pounds by the month upon Ireland for three years from the twenty fourth of June 1657. for a Temporary supply towards the mantainance of the Armys and Navys of this Common-wealth An Additional Act for the better Improvement and advancing the Receipts of the Excise and new Impost A Book of Values of Merchandize imported according to which Excise is to be paid by the first Buyer An Act for continuing and establishing the Subsidy of Tonnage and Poundage and for reviving an Act for the better packing of Butter and redress of abuses therein An Act for the better suppressing of Theft upon the Borders of England and Scotland and for discovery of High-way-men and other Felons An Act for the improvement of the Revenue of the Customs and Excise An Act for the assuring confirming and settling of Lands and Estates in Ireland An Act for the Attainder of the Rebels in Ireland An Act for the settling of the Postage of England Scotland and Ireland An Act for the Adjournment of this present Parliament from the 26th of June 1657 unto the 20th of January next ensuing The humble additional and explanatory Petition and Advice in these words TO HIS HIGHNESS THE LORD PROTECTOR OF THE Common-wealth of England Scotland and Ireland and the Dominions and Territories thereunto belonging The humble Additional and Explanatory Petition and Advice of the Knights Citizens and Burgesses now assembled in the Parliament of this Common-wealth WHereas upon the humble Petition and Advice of the said Knights Citizens and Burgesses now assembled in the Parliament of this Common-wealth lately presented and consented unto by your Highness certain Doubts and Questions have arisen concerning some particulars therein comprised for explanation whereof May it please your Highness to declare and consent unto the Additions and Explanations hereafter mentioned and may it be declared with your Highness Consent In the fourth Article That such person and persons as invaded England under Duke Hamilton in the year 1648 Or advised consented assisted or voluntarily contributed unto that War and were for that cause debarred from publick trust by the Parliament of Scotland be uncapable to Elect or be Elected to sit and serve as Members of Parliament or in any other place of publick trust relating unto the fourth and thirteenth
defeated by the Parliament Forces 15. Letters to the Parliament from their Forces they approved Officers and gave Commissions 16. Letters from Lambert from Stafford and from others Sir William Dâ—venant was released out of Prison 17. Letters that the Moorlanders and others in Staffordshire were in Arms for the Parliament That Colonel Croxton held out the Castle of Chester against Sir George Booth An Insurrection in Surrey was suppressed 18. Audience appointed for the French Ambassadour Bourdeaux Letters of Sir Arthur Haslerigge's Son active in Lancashire for the Parliament 19. Letters from Lambert to the Parliament with one inclosed sent to him from Sir George Booth for capitulation with Lambert's Answer and refusal of it which the Parliament approved In the Evening a Messenger came from Lambert to the Parliament with a Relation That the Parliament Forces followed Sir George Booth so close that he could not avoid fighting with them and after a smart contest Lambert gave a total rout to Sir George Booth's Forces pursued them a great way and killed and took many of them the particulars were not yet exactly known Mr. Prideaux the Attorney General died a generous person and faithfull to the Parliaments Interest A good Chancery-man 20. The Messenger sent by Lambert declared in the House the good news of defeating Sir George Booth and his Forces And the great courage of the Officers and Souldiers of the Parliament Two Regiments from Ireland under Colonel Zankey and Axtell came over to joyn with Lambert 22. Letters to the House from Lambert and others and Captain Brown sent up by him related in the House the good success against Sir George Booth The House voted a Reward for Brown and Letters of thanks to Lambert The House agreed to a Letter to be sent to the King of Sweden drawn by Whitelocke in Answer to the King's Letter to the Parliament A Seal for the Speaker agreed The French Ambassadour had his Audience very solemnly in the House and after it the House referred it to the Council of State to confer with him 23. Letters from Lambert of the Surrender of Chester to him and Letters from him to the Council and Letters from Waring Order for a Jewel of a thousand pounds value to be bestowed on Lambert and a Letter of thanks to him and for a Thanksgiving Day to be kept Captain Spilman sent from Lambert made a full relation to the House of all Lambert's proceedings 24. Reward ordered to Jo. Roden who took the Earl of Derby Prisoner An Act for sequestring the Estates of the last Rebels passed Letters from the Parliaments Plenipotentiaries at the Zound An Account given to the House by Mr. Gibbes Minister of Newport Paganel in Bucks of the apprehending of Sir George Booth whither he came with four Servants and behind one of them himself rode in the habit of a woman but acting that part not well he was suspected and being apprehended and examined he confessed himself to be Sir George Booth and was sent up to London and by the Parliament committed to the Tower He made applications to many of the Parliament and Council by his friends for favour The Earl of Derby was taken in the habit of a Serving-man Colonel Shawcrosse and others were taken 25. Referred to the Council of State to give further Instructions to the Plenipotentiaries in the Zound 26. The Grand Committee sate upon the Bill of Vnion Leverpoole surrendred to the Parliament 27. Letters from Lambert of the surrender of Chirke Castle The Examination of Sir George Booth taken by Haslerigge and Vane referred to the Council of State 29. Orders touching the Militia's Applications from the Lord Say and others to save the life of Sir George Booth 30. Several Officers of the Army approved by the House a List of Prisoners sent to them 31. A Report to the House of the Examination of Sir George Booth September 1659. 1. The House made Provision for sick and wounded Souldiers and for the Wives and Children of those that were slain 2. Letters from the Zound and from Lambert Order for Ireton to continue Lord Mayor for another year 3. Votes touching the Pay of commissioned Officers for the Militia and touching Sequestrations and for an Engagement to be taken by the Officers in these words viz. I A. B. do hereby declare That I do renounce the pretended Title of Charles Stuart and the whole Line of the Late King James and of every other person as a single person pretending to the Government of these Nations of England Scotland and Ireland and the Dominions and Territories thereunto belonging And that I will by the grace and assistance of Almighty God be true faithfull and constant to this Commonwealth against any King single Person and House of Peers and every of them and hereunto I subscribe my Name Order for Mordant Brown c. to come in by a day or else to be taken as Traytors 5. The House were busie in debate of the Government to be settled in the three Nations 7. List of the Prisoners at Chester 8. The House discharged James Nailer from his Imprisonment 9 A Committee for the Government in Scotland A Representation from the Ministers of Leicester Letter of thanks to Colonel Zanchey 10. General Mountagne returned from the Zound 12. The House were upon the Bill of Assessment the neglect whereof was ill taken by the Souldiery 13. Mr. Brooke a Member of the House at the Bar confessed his joyning with Sir George Booth for which he was disabled from being a Member of Parliament and sent to the Tower for high Treason 14. Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper voted Not guilty of the Accusation against him of having correspondence with the King The question was not brought against Whitelocke for the same matter there being no ground for it as there was for the other Some service was done for the Lady Mary Howard at the Council which was ill requited by her and her Father afterwards 15. Debate about the Irish Adventurers 16. Letters from the Commissioners at the Zound with an account of their Treaty referred to the Council of State to draw answers The Lord Ruthen petitioned for maintenance 17. Vote to dissolve the Corporation of the City of Chester and that the County be no more distinct 18. Orders for the Winters Guard of Ships and divers Officers approved 20. Order for the poor Knights of Windsor Lambert returned to London 21. Private business excluded Debate about Commissioners for the Treasury 22. The House being informed of an intended Address to them from the Army wherein were things unacceptable to them imposing on them and contrary to the privilege of Parliament they ordered Ashfield Cobbet and Duckenfield in whose hands the Original Paper thereof was to bring it into the House in the afternoon this discontented the Officers of the Army especially Lambert and those who were with him in the defeat
Council of State though he was a Member of the House and referred his further examination to the Council His crime was for perswading his Souldiers to obey the Parliament and to stand against Charles Stuart The like Approbation of what the Council had done in the case of Haslerigge and his further examination referred to the Council Letters that Overton perswaded divers Officers to stand against having a single person in the Government the Council reported this and referred to them Letters from Sir George Ascue of the King of Sweden's Death of a Feaver at Gottenburg Lambert committed to the Tower by the Council of State Letters that the King went from Brussels to Calais 8. Votes touching the Militias A Proclamation for executing the Laws against the Papists 9. Votes touching the Assessment The Bill for calling a new Parliament 25 of April committed and the Committee to consider of Qualifications 10. Orders touching the Militia of London and other Militias in a generall Bill Letters from Overton to Monk and to the Council wherein he submits to their commands and protests his faithfullness in defence of his Countries rights against any Arbitrary or Kingly Innovation He was discharged of his command In his Letter to Monk he fears running back to the Old Bondage of Kingship and puts Monk in mind of his former Declarations for a Commonwealth Letters from Lawson and his Officers Resolutions to acquiesce in the Determinations of Parliament and his Excellency the like of other Forces Sir Peter Killegrew made Governour of Pendennis Castle by Monk and Mr. Maurice made by him Governour of Plymouth Meetings of some Persons of Quality with Monk and his Officers about bringing in of the King Colonel Fairfax made by Monk Governour of Hull and Overton obeyed Order to take off from the File the examination of Sir George Booth and his Lady Orders touching the Trinity House The Act past for the Proclamation to put the Laws in execution against Popish Priests and Recusants Hollis made Custos Rotulorum of Dorset The Act past for the Militia of London The Act of the Militia past with a clause that every Commissioner before he acted shall acknowledge and declare That the War undertaken by both Houses of Parliament in their defence against the Forces raised in the name of the late King was just and lawfull and that Magistracy and Ministry are the Ordinances of God 13. The engagement to be true and faithfull to the Commonwealth without a King or House of Lords voted to be discharged and all orders for taking it expunged Serjeant Mainard Prinne and others to see it done Vote to discharge Dr. Owen from being Dean of Christ-Church and Dr. Reynolds to be put into that place Orders for maimed Souldiers 14. An Act passed for Approbation of Ministers Vote to disable those who had assisted in the Irish Rebellion or are Papists to serve as Members of Parliament and of those who have been in the War against the Parliament to serve as Members of the next Parliament Sir George Gerrard made Chancellour of the Dutchy of Lancaster and Mr. Lechmore Attorny of the Dutchy and the Speaker Lenthall Chamberlain of Chester Serjeant Waller Chief Justice of Chester Serjeant Seys and Mr. Jones Judges of North-Wales Mr. Foxwist to judge in Chester Mr. Corbet Mr. Hoskins and Mr. Manley Judges in Wales Power to the Council of State to issue forth Proclamations as they shall find cause till the sitting of the next Parliament Monk God-Father to Lenthal's Son Monck feasted at Cloathworkers-Hall The Publick Minister of Sweden had audience at the Council of State and declared the King's Death Monk chosen M. G. of the City Forces and advised them to disarm dangerous persons and to keep Guards 15. Resolution of the House that Prizage Wines ought to to pay no customs Almost 10000 l. given to M. G. Brown secured and 20000 l. given to Monk An Act to put in suit securities taken in the Protectors name Orders touching monies The Registers Office in Chancery granted to Mr. Corbet and Mr. Goodwin the grant of it to them was vacated and the difference about that Office betwixt Mr. Walter Long and the Lady Jermin referred to Hollis and Grimstone A Bill passed giving powers to the Council of State in the intervall of Parliament Credentials from the King of Sweden and Credentials to Philip Sidney and Sir Robert Honywood to that King referred to the Council of State A Bill passed for the Courts of Justice in Ireland Order to release Lambert upon his Parole Dr. Wren discharged of his Imprisonment and the Council impowered to discharge such others as they think fit Order to stay felling woods in the L. S. John's L. Craven's Estates The Act for the Militia in England and Wales passed 16. An Act for conferring 20000 l. upon Monk read thrice this day and passed and to make him Steward and Keeper of Hampton Court. An Act past for setling Incumbents in sequestred livings A Letter from Monk about the Bill of the Militia shewing himself unsatisfied in some clauses of it but upon a message to him by some of the Members he seemed satisfied but some thought this Interposition by him too high The Act passed for dissolving this Parliament with a Proviso not to infringe the Rights of the House of Peers A Day of Humiliation appointed to seek God for a blessing upon the next Parliament The Form of the Writ agreed for Elections for the next Parliament Thus this Parliament having from this day dissolved themselves every one departed to their particular occasions 17. Several Proclamations issued by the Council for preservation of the Peace 19. Many made their Applications to the King at Brussels and some obtained good Rewards from him who never merited any thing of him others obtained Pardons 20. A Declaration from the Lord Broghill and his Officers in Ireland for a free Parliament Colonel Berry committed by the Council Haslerigge Desborough and Kelsey passed their words to the Council to submit to the Government and to be peaceable The Common-council invited the Council of State and Monk for their own Safety to reside in the City till the sitting of the Parliament but they with thanks to the City did not accept it Much sollicitation was in all parts to get to be Parliament-men 24. The French Ambassadour visited General Monk whom he found no accomplished Courtier or States-man 26. Several Elections of Parliament-men were certified fit for the intended business 30. Letters that the King of Denmark refused the Peace mediated between him and Sweden 31. Proclamations issued out by the Council in order to the preservation of the Peace Mr. Praise-God Barebones signed an Engagement to the Council of State not to act any thing in disturbance of the Peace Mr. Scot did the like and his great friend Monk began to be more
in their formalities and the Militia Forces being there also and the People gave loud Acclamations and shouts the Bells rang the great Guns and small shot gave many Vollies and the City was full of Bonfires and joys 9. Several Addresses to Monk from Officers of the Army and from those of Dunkirke of their Submission to the King and his Government Order for all Ministers to pray for the King and the Duke of York publickly and to give thanks to God for the King's Letters and Declaration 10. The Day of Thanksgiving solemnly kept Common Prayer was read before the Lords After Sermon both Houses sat and the Commons voted 5000 l. to the Duke of York and 5000 l. to the Duke of Glocester as a present from them Order to stop felling Woods and committing wast in the King's Lands One committed for speaking treasonable words against the King The Commissioners for Ireland desired that in regard his Majesty in his Declaration had taken no notice of Ireland almost destroyed by the Rebellion that the Parliament would give their assistance for the calling of a Parliament there which both Houses agreed to offer to his Majesty The Commons voted 5000 l. more in all 10000 l. for a present to the Duke of York Both Houses declared the continuance of all Officers of the revenue and of the Navy Order about the monies collected for the Protestants of Piedmont and Poland Order for all Lodgers in Whitehall to quit their Lodgings except Monk and his family An Act of Oblivion under consideration by the Commons who heard the proceedings at the King's Tryal read The Earl of Winchelsea made by Monk Governour of Dover Major Holmes committed Some Phanaticks neer Portsmouth quelled by Colonel Norton Letters that the Spanish Ambassadour and other Publick Ministers congratulated the King at Breda and the States presented him with 6000 l. and invited him to the Hague that Dr. Clarges was long with the King 14. Letters from Ireland of their proclaiming the King there 22. Order for two new Maces Monk had leave to attend the King at his landing 23. Mr. Philip Howard the Earl of Berks Son brought a Letter to the House of Lords from the Hague The Commons received a Letter from their Commissioners at the Hague Letters of the King's Reception at the Hague many Knights made by him Letters of proclaiming the King in several Cities and Places in the Kingdom with great appearances of joy Order for two Declarations one prohibiting any Irish Rebels to enter into lands there and the other against Papists Monk received another Letter at Rochester from the King 25. The 50000 l. for the King not yet advanced by the City Divers Maids of the City petitioned to the Lord Mayor for leave to meet the King in White Clothes Letters to the City from their Commissioners of High Commendation of the King The Lords agreed upon a congratulatory Letter to be presented to the King at his landing A Bill for taking away the Court of Wards committed and a Vote passed to give the King 100000 l. per an in lieu of it Letters from General Mountague of the King's approach to England and Letters congratulatory ordered to be presented to him at his arrival 26. Order for relief of maimed Souldiers Widows and Orphans of Souldiers Mr. Clement one of the King's Judges committed to the Tower and ordered to seize the goods of all that sat as Judges upon the late King The King Knighted the Commissioners sent to him from the Parliament and those of the City and the Ministers sent with them had discourse with the King and were much satisfied with him The States highly entertained and presented the King at the Hague Letters that yesterday the King and the Duke of York and the Duke of Gloucester landed near Dover where Monk met them and the King kissed and embraced him and walked with him to his Coach and Monk rode in the Coach with the King and the Dukes and that night they came to Canterbury 27. The King staid at Canterbury and heard Sermons 28. He sent to the Lords that he would be at Whitehall to Morrow 29. An Act past for continuance of process and judicial proceedings This Day the King made his solemn entry into London At S. G's Field the L. Mayor and Aldermen received him the Lord Mayor on his Knees delivered the Sword to the King and the King gave it back to him and Knighted him and after a short repast in the Lord Mayor's Tent the King proceeded in his Entry The Streets were railed in the Windows and Balconees hung with Tapestry the Militia Forces on one side of the Streets and the Companies in their Liveries and with their Streamers on the other side to Temple Barr and from thence to Whitehall by the Militia Forces and several Regiments of the Army and Gentlemen and former Officers of the King's Army on both sides of the Streets First marched a Troop of about three hundred Gentlemen in rich Clothes after them another Troop of about two hundred in velvet Coates with footmen in Liveries then several other Troops with Trumpets and Lacques in Liveries then Trumpets and the Sheriffs men in red Clothes with silver lace about seventy nine of them then the Companies of London with their Streamers and every one of them wore a gold Chain about 600. Then rode twelve Ministers after them the Knights of the Bath with their Esquires in their habits then Kettle Drumms and Trumpets and the King's Life-guard then the City Marshall Officers and Aldermen the Maces and Heralds then the Lord Mayor bare carrying the Sword then Monk and Buckingham bare then the King between the Dukes of York and Gloucester After them a Troop bare with White Colours then Monk's Life-guards and after them five Regiments of the Army Horse and lastly two Troops of Noblemen and Gentlemen and thus they marched to Whitehall where Monk was invested with the Garter and sworn of the Privy Council and Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper was also made a Privy Counsellor Foreign Ambassadors especially of Sweden made great Testimony of their joy for this restitution of the King and this day was his Birth Day FINIS THE INDEX A ABbot Archbishop 8 17. Abbot 399 434. Abercorne Earl 644. Abercromway 1â—â— Abergavenny Lord 292. Abington 22. Acts of State 10. Acts proclaimed 423. Act for Mrrriages 504 544. Swearing 446. Adultery 440 449. Action at Bramford 62. Adams 256 273 301 405 643. Addresses 55 62 257 271 288 378 432 530 532 533 563 565 572 574 620 673 674 675 676 677 679 680 681 682 685 695 696 697 698 701. Admiralty 138. Adolphus PrinCe 587 625. Agitators 249 255 271 276 277 278 279 411. Agreement of the people 279 280 282 283 355 356 357 360 363 364 378 381. Ailburton 323 325 526. Ailsbury 153. Aires 169 290 324 325. Alcoran 380. Aldvin 235. Aldridge 73 132 360. Allegiance Oath 359 375. Allen 249
Ireland Anglesey Treaty Lots Scarborough C. Ashton Assembly Cromwell Declaration Isle of Wight Cromwell Scotland Cromwell Mank Admiralâ—y Vote Admiralty Assaults Petition Letter from the King Chaplains Vote Monroe Petition Cromwell Free quarter Scotland Monk Goring Capel Petition Berwick and Carlisle Isle of Wight reduced Officers Isle of Wight Sacriledge Liturgy Scotland Petitions Isle of Wight Vote Serjeants at Law Judges Isle of Wight Petition Appleby Cromwel Ireland Isle of Wight Army Petitions Isle of Wight Propositions Mr. Vines Vote Sir Henry Cholmely Free quarter Isle of Wight L. Goring and L. Capel Scotland Lambert Sir Henry Cholmley Exempted from pardon Newcastle Vote Scotland Votes Unsatisfactory Ireland Army Votes Bishops Lands Cromwel Petitions Army Vote Pomfret Rainsborough killed Vote Isle of wight Vote Isle of night Excepted from pardon Northern Counties Petition Army Excepted from pardon Lambert Pardon Isle of Wight Ireland Army Isle of Wight Banishment Votes Isle of Wight Excepted persons Army Lambert Pontefract Army Isle of Wight E. Warwick Votes Speech Sermon Isle of Wight Scotland Treason Isle of Wight Anny Speech to the Serjeants Remonstrance Isle of Wight Excepted persons New Sergeant C. Birch Judges Isle of Wight 〈◊〉 Sheriffs Army Isle of Wight Army Isle of Wight Army Declaration Isle of Wight Army London Isle of Wight Army Army The King removed Pontefract Scarborough Ireland Vote Army C. Pride's force upon the House Army Army-Proposals Secluded Members Army City Agreement of the people Ireton Army Votes Army Prisoners Vote Militia Army Hurst Castle Secluded Members Army-Declaration Malignants Expedient Army Army Secluded Members Petition Army City Design against the King Debates Scarborough Navy Dissecting Memberâ— Lord Willoughby Petition Mr. Elsing Petitions The King Widdrington and Whitelok The King Allegiance Charge Lilburn Fasts Distractions Kings Judges Vote Elsing Players Scotland Presbyterians The King Lords Navy Lords Journal Vote Votes London Scots Style London Ireland The King Lords Proclamation Votes Style Great Seal H. Martin Proclamation Petition Pryn. Kings Tryal Pryn. Habeas Corpus Pryn. Secluded Members Chief Justice Rolles Style Navy Petition Agreement of the people High Court of Justice Great Seal Speaker Army Perplexiâ—es Petition High Court of Justice Declaration France Style Scotland Petitions High Court 〈◊〉 Justice Commissioners of the great Seal House of Lords Lieutenant of the Ordnance High Court of Justice Agreement of the people Petition Great Seal Army Petition Answer The King Great Seal High Court of Justice Scotland Army High Court of Justice Commissioners of the great Seal Lady Fairfax Style High Court of Justice H. C. of Justice 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 C. of â—ustice France Style Heads of the Charge H. C. of Justice Style Proclamation Secluded Members Dutch Ambassadors Style Kings Children Scots Kings Speech Dr. Juxon Dutch Ambassadors Duke Hamilton Monthly Fast Secluded Members Vote D. Hamilton c. L. Capell Lords Surrey Petition Kent's Petition High Court of Justice House of Lords Dutch Ambassadors High Court of Justice Pamphlets Scotland Debate House of Lords Voted useless Debts Ireland Debate Vote Council of State Commissions Great Seal Judges Great Seal Widdrington Whitelockâ— Commissioners of the Great Seal Style Justices of the Peace Judges Vote Timber Scotland H. C. of Justice Upper Bench. New Oath E. of Holland Navy New Oaths Scotland Februa Council of State H. C. of Justice L. Capel Hamilton Council of State Powers Hamilton Dutch Ambassadors L. Goring Sir John Owen Seals L. Capel Hamilton Prince Elector Cromwell Hamilton Scotland Pontefract Test Scruples Earl of Warwick L. Capel Expedient Hamilton Army Vote Earl of Holland Navy Cromwel Scots Paper Declaration Lilburd Petition Hamilton E. of Holland Ireland Scotland Fasts Scots March London Norwich Army C. Whaley Petition Standard Sir George Ascue Earl of Holland Hamilton Charge Vote Prince Elector Scotland Standing Army Hamilton Votes L. Capell L. Goring Earl of Holland Hamilton Hamilton Earl of Holland L. Capel General Seal Poor Prisoners Wales Bradshaw Prisoners of War Pontefract Scotland Norfolk Petition Council of State Scotland Prince Elector Vote Tryals for life Ireland Cromwel Durch Ambasadour Kingly Office abolished Elections Petition Pamphlet Fairfax Alcoran House of Peers abolished Animosities Lady Carlisle Scotland Disband Bradshaw Denmark Kingly government Cromwell Ireland Ormond C. Jones Pontefract surrendred 1649. Ireland Irish Peace Cromwell Pamphlet Yorkshire Scots Instructions Huntley Dutch Ireland Preachers Ministers Cromwell April Souâ—â—wark London Cromwell Fairfax C. Potley Lord M. of London Petitions Anabaptists M. Huntly Declaration of Religion Alderman Atkins Petition New Oath L. Mayor Ships Petition London London Prisoners Great Seal London Lilburnâ— Whitelock C. Powel M. G. Laughern London Hague Ministers Priviledge Iustices of the Peace Ministers New Stamp Guinneâ— Earl of Pembroke Knight of the Shire Petitions Lilburn Pool Prince Rupert Ireland Tythes London Levellers Lilburn Lady Capel Ireland fast-Fast-days Poor Debtors Levellers Lots for Ireland King of Scots Speaker Laughern Powel Poyer cast Lots for Life Du Moulin Petition for Lilburn Navy Scotland Petition Lilburn The King of Scots P. Elector Kings Children NewCoyn Women petition for Lilburn Answer Poytr Act of Oblivion Vote Henry Martyn A project for Learning Speaker Mutiny Kings Children M r Lockier Funeral Ireland Famine Scots Treasons Levellers Form of Government May. Ambassador Petitions Dr. Dorislaus Levellers Levellers Act for Treason Dr. Dorislaus Levellers routed Dorislaus Master of the Mint Declaration Dorislaus Levellerâ— Dorislâ—us Comonwealth Licensing Books 〈◊〉 D. of Glocester Sir Thomas Fairfax London invites the Parliament Dinner Declaration Judges Sir Thomas Soames Alderman Chambers New Mace June Speaker Parliament feasted Vote Dorislaus Scotland July Acts. Cromwell Scotland The Kings Houses Letter to the Parliament Ireland Prince Charles Vote Yorkshire Petitions Ministers Ireland Taylors Petitions Ireland Ireland St. James Library Scotland Ireland Monk Scotland Acts August Debate Ireland Scots Declaration Poor Prisoners Monk question'd Vote Dublin Ormond Routed Scotland Monk Jones Petition Answer Votes Sir Charles Coot Chancery Irish Letters Morrice and Blackbourn Ireland Tender Consciences Lilbourn Complaints French Trade Votes Lieuten of Ireland Ireland Sir Thomas Coot Vote Speaker taxed Army Poor Proclamation 〈…〉 C. Fielder Sir K. Digby Walter Montague Scots Letters Poor Prisoners Sir J. Winter Oath Levellers Intercept Letters Levellers at Oxford Septemb. Cardinal Mazarine Levellers Strickland Irish Affairs proclamation Mr. Peters Votes Irish Instructions Lerellen Duke of 〈◊〉 Psalms â—â—ellers Declaration Army Humiliation Letters from Hugh Peters Letters from Cromwel October Drogheda Scots Petition Acts. Scots Overtures Montross Negotiation in Spain Reasons Novemb. Intelligence Prince Maurice Prince â—â—pert Cromwel Parliament Lawyers Rot. Parl. N. 13. Rot. parl Rot. parl 2. N. 4. dorse Hist Eng. Anno 1404. p. 37. Ypodiâ—ma Neustriae aâ—â— 1404. The Iriment Votes Army Letters from Ireland Letters from Scotland Montross Denmark C. Bampfield Scots Kings Lands Ireland Sir Allen Apsly Scotland Montross Victory in Ireland Montro ss The Ingagement Acts of Parliament London Petition Lilburn Declaration of the Kirk Inchequin Janua Ireland L. 〈◊〉 Frigots Iealousâ—
Hostility against them And offers them so doing Indemnity 17. Debates in Parliament upon the Provisoes to be added to the Act of Oblivion and many of them past A Declaration of the Commissioners for the Assesments in York-shire for equality in rates to all upon a Survey of the value of every Township and of the Estate of every Person in each Town which is liable to the Assessments Letters That divers Commissioners from the several Counties in Scotland came in to the English Commissioners at Dalkeith according to Summons That a Frigat of the Paliaments came safe into Lieth Road with 80000 l. for pay of the Forces there And another with Forty Scots Prisoners released Of much Losses at Sea by the Storms Of one of the Parliaments Ships Sunk within an hour after the Men in her were Landed Major-General Lambert was appointed to go Lord-Deputy for Ireland A Declaration of the English Commissioners in Scotland of the Union of them with England in one Common-wealth concerning Forfeitures and Confiscations of Estates according to several qualifications That for promoting of Holyness and the power of Godlyness all possible care should be used for publishing the Gospel of Christ in all parts of this Land and maintenance to the Faithful dispencers thereof and care taken for removing of Scandalous Persons in the work of the Ministry and placing others fitly qualified with Guifts for instructing the People in their stead And incouragement be given from all Authority to such as shall joyn in the Service of God according to the usage of the Church of Scotland in their Peaceable and inoffensive exercise of the same And others not satisfied with that Form shall serve and worship God in other Gospel way And that Magistrates and Officers fearing God may be set up to be a terror to Evil doers and such as shall live peaceably and yield obedience to the Authority of the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England exercised in Scotland are capable of and shall enjoy the respective benefits and favours held forth in the Parliaments Declaration And all Merchants and Trades-men and Handy-Crafts-men not having Estates above 500 l. Sterling and all other persons not having Estates of above 200 l. not Prisoners or Soldiers who shall live peaceably and yield obedience to the Parliament of England Shall be freed from all Forfeitures and Confiscations for any thing formerly done by them in reference to the Wars and be received into the Protection of the Parliament and Injoy the Liberties and Grants as shall be fit Except Moss-Troopers or others who have Murthered any Soldiers contrary to the Laws of War or any English People contrary to the Laws of Scotland 21. Proceedings of the Committee of Adventurers for Ireland who all assented to the Propositions of the Committee one was for doubling their former Adventures A Share of Lands reserved for the Soldiers The Committee for regulating the Law passed some Resolutions touching personal Actions As that If the Defendant in a Personal action before pleading tender satisfaction to the Plaintiff with Costs of Suit and it appear afterwards at the Tryal to the Jury sufficient and not accepted of the Plaintiff to lose his own and pay the others Costs in the Suit That Summons be the first Process in all personal Actions with the true date when sued forth and Executed upon Oath and returnable within 15 Days after the Service the Defendant to have a Copy from the Original under Seal given or left at his House and the Cause of the Suit set down in the body of the Writ that upon default of appearing a further Process be granted to Arrest the Party till he appear or give Warrant And in case of Non-Appearance the Defendants Lands and Goods to be distrained to a certain value till he appear or give Warrant 23. Letters That the Kirkists in Fife refused to let the Summons of the English Commissioners be read but as a Committee of War appointed Two of their Company to come to Dalkeith by virtue of old powers That the Ministers speak loudly against the Declarations of the Parliament and of their Commissioners That Collonel Cooper with the Parliaments Fleet Landed 800 Men at Orkney and Collonel Overton arrived there and possest it for the Parliament of England Commissioners for some Counties in Scotland were dismissed by the English Commissioners having power only to Treat and not to conclude Other Commissioners had a Paper delivered to them 1. To consent to be Incorporated with the Common-wealth of England 2. To declare a Submission to that Government which should in the mean time be established 3. That they be ready to present such matters as may conduce to the putting those particulars into practice To which particulars those Commissioners gave their free assent in writing as they were desired 24. The Act of Oblivion and general Pardon with the Provisoes passed Letters of Credence from the Burgomasters and Senators of Lubeck Bremen and Hamburgh for themselves and in the name of the rest of the Hans Towns unto Lion of Aisema their Resident were read Order for an Act to give 5 l. to any who shall apprehend Robbers or Burglars Letters That a Party of about 80 of the Enemy came privately into the Parliaments quarters about Galloway and took a prey of 100 Cows and 200 Sheep but as they returned a party of the Parliament rescued the Prey killed 60 of the Enemy and took an Ensign Prisoner That the Chief Gunner of Galloway came out to the Parliaments Forces and informed them that there was a high Mutiny in the Town and Preston durst not appear to quiet them That Collonel Zanchey and Collonel Axtel took the advantage of the Frost and gained a pass over a Bog to Fitz-Patricks quarters but he was marched away the day before Zanchey and Axtell took his strong hold in the Bog and put all to the Sword That about the Fort was an Irish Town which the Rebels named Dublin for its Strength and Riches it consisted of 800 â—abbins which Zanchey and Axtell fired and put 500 to the Sword and in it found good plunder Silver Strong-water 30000 Bushels of Wheat 200 Cows and 80 Horse That all parts of Scotland are within the power of the Parliament of England except some few places in Argyles Country and about the Highlands of no consequence who sent for a pass to come to the English Commissioners A Petition was presented to the Parliament in the name of divers well Affected in the Northern Counties telling them That there remains yet to be done by them the takeing away of Tithes and Law as now it stands the most antient badges of Ecclesiastical and Civil Tyranny What else can be expected from such swarms of Lawyers Attorneys Sollicitors and nourished with the bread of Oppression by long and tedious Suits What hope of Justice when the greatest stress of mens causes in all Courts depends chiefly upon those men who