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A78252 A vindication of Lieut. Gen. Cromwell, and Com. Gen. Ireton, against the scandalous aspersions cast upon them in a posted libell signed by one Tompson. And likewise a true state of the case concerning the said Tompson. / By A.C. A. C. 1648 (1648) Wing C11; Thomason E431_7; ESTC R206102 3,195 8

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A VINDICATION OF Lieut. Gen. Cromwell AND Com. Gen. Ireton Against the scandalous aspersions cast upon them in a Posted LIBELL signed by one TOMPSON And likewise a true state of the Case concerning the said TOMPSON By A. C. march .7 th LONDON Printed for Laurence Chapman 1647. A Vindication of Lieu. Gen. Cromwell and Com. Gen. Ireton against a posted Libell signed by one TOMPSON THis Tompson being a Corporall of Capt. Pitchfords Troop in Col. Whaleys Regiment about five moneths agoe was with some idle company at a Taverne in the Town where that Troop quartered where in drinking and gaming late in the night he fell into a drunken quarrell with some of the company about some money they were at play for and the Mistris of the house with some of the servants endeavouring to part them he kickt her on the face kickt and beat some of the servants and then clamorously charging her and them that they had feloniously pickt 20 li. out of his pocket he went and fetcht his sword with some other of his comrades and with his sword drawn fell upon the houshold wounded three of them chased away the rest drove the Mistris of the house into a chamber for shelter seized upon one of the servants and took him prisoner away with him threatning him to tie him neck and heeles together with other terrible threats and ourages to the family Hereupon being complained of to the Regimentall counsell of that Regiment he at last confest before the Councell that his clamour of 20 li. taken from him was but a pretence and that it was not really done to him The rest of the abuses and outrages were fully proved against him and to all or most of them himselfe confessed For these and the like matters of Brawling and Baratry he was censured by that Councell with something of reparation to the family to be cashierrd the Regiment at the head of it the next Randezvouz but at their next Randezvouz through some neglect or other being not brought forth the sentence of cashiering was not formally executed upon him onely he was put out of the muster and the Regiment-marshall soon after was ordered by the Major to discharge him from the Regiment But he taking occasion and encouragement from the mutinous distempers then wrought or endeavoured in the Army by the London-agents and their partakers closed in with them and took the boldnesse resolutely to continue with the Troop and Regiment to march and take quarter with them in despight of the Officers which accordingly he did endeavouring to enflame discontents and distractions amongst them and sometimes for the same purpose imployed himselfe as an Agent in the name of that Regiment to other Regiments of the Army In which he endeavoured and endangered to raise great disturbances Afterwards there being another Rendezvouz of that Regiment he came thither with the Troop obtruding himselfe in despight and contempt of the Officers to be and act in the place from which he was cashiered and at the Rendezvouz the Officers requiring his departure as being cashiered he refused to submit to that censure making clamorous out-cries to the souldiers That the Regimentall Councell had proceeded illegally against him To which the Officers replied That if he thought they had wronged him he might complaine to the Generall and Councell of war at the head quarter and there the matter being re-examined he might have reparation if cause appeared But that also he refused crying but That he could expect no justice there but he would and did appeale to the Regiment And by such mutinous outcries he endeavoured and did endanger a great mutiny and disturbance in the Regiment but the Officers with much a do pacified them for that time After which he would needs continue to march and take free quarter with the Troop and endevoured to raise further mutines and disturbances in the Troop and Regiment and in other Regiments of the Army untill at last the Colonell or Major caused him againe to be apprehended and sent to the head quarter then at Windsor where he was for these things committed Prisoner to the Marshall Generall to be tryed for the same by the Councell of War there But being brought before the Councell and charged with these things he refused to answer them pleading that he was cashiered and so being no Souldier that Councell had nothing to doe with him and this he did with very insolent and contemptuous language and carriage to the Court The Councell neverthelesse thought fit to proceed against him either as a Souldier if the sentence of cashiering were not executed upon him or if it were then as one pretending to be a Souldier and obtruding himself into the Army to be and act as a Souldier without being enrolled in some Troop or Company by the government whereof he might be kept in order against which sort of persons the Articles of Warre made lawes by the authority of Parliament doe expressely provide and authorize the Court Marshall to proceed as well as against offending Souldiers But the proceeding to Judgement upon him being suspended while some further examinations were to be taken and he ordered to be continued Prisoner that while in the Marshall's custody during this suspence coming to Lievtenant Generall Cromwell with pretences of extreame necessity about some occasions of his own to go to London and promising faithfully to render himselfe againe into the Marshall's hands within a few days limitted he obtained leave of the Lievtenant Generall to goe upon his parole But instead of rendring himselfe againe a Prisoner into the Marshall's hands he sent to the Generall and Councell a Declaration and Protestation against them which it seemes his businesse at London was to get drawne and Printed wherein after much revileing and tedious disputes against all power of the Court Martiall and all exercise of Military discipline either upon Souldiers or others except in Actuall warre although it be expressely authorised by Parliament and limited by certain laws for the restraining of disorders and abuses amongst the Souldiery he concludes with a protestation against the Councell of War as a company of Robbers Theeves and Murtherers threatning that if they should any further meddle with him he would raise the Hue and Cry of the Kingdome against them as such and would endevour by all meanes in the world to destroy them or to that effect Since this it seemes he hath continued about London and as is informed hath been frequently amongst the Souldiers about Westminster endevouring to stirre up mutinous distempers amongst them untill on Saturday last the Lievetenant Generall and Commissary Generall going from the House of Commons to attend the Generall upon a Councell of Warre at Whitehall and meeting this Tompson as they came out knowing that he was duly a Prisoner to the Marshall Generall as aforesaid but falsefying his parole had never since rendred himself into the Marshall's hands according to it They charged two Souldiers with him and immediately appointed an Ensigne of the Guard to see him brought before the Generall at White-hall where by his Excellencie's appointment the Marshal Generall did resume him into his custody to be tryed by the Councell of Warre upon those things for which he was formerly committed And this is all that grand violation to the Rights and Liberties of the free Commons of England for which the Lievtenant Generall and Commissary Generall were in that Tompsons behalfe posted up the other day about the Towne in Printed Tickets whereby in stead of the Hue and Cry threatned in his Protestation an Alarm was given to the people as if the estates liberties and lives of all the free commons of England were at one stroke ready to be destroyed in him But what protection to their liberties estates or lives against the violences of Souldiers or others the poore Commons might expect from this fellow and others of his temper though zealous p●etenders for the same if their licentious humor should prevaile men may take a measure by those abuses and outrages and violences done to the poore people for which this fellow was first complain'd of and censur d and upon censure for which all his later clamors out-cries and mutinous practises have ensued From which and other l●ke instances it may justly be doubted that this fellow and such as he would faine be such free Commoners as to communicate freely of what any other man hath and to say or doe freely what they will and can against any man without controule for it and till then will never thinke themselves in the full state of free-commoner-ship If any doe doubt the truth of the causes and proceedings against this man as they are before alledged they may see them at large with much advantage above what 's here exprest as they are upon Record in the hands of the Judge Advocate at White-hall where and from whom also they may understand the later p●oceedings of the Generall and Councell of Warre against him on Wednesday last in the tryall and just condemnation of him together with the grounds thereof as also his unparallel'd insolent contemptuous contumeliou● and menacing carriage against the Generall a●d whole Councell at his tryall not becoming a Christian or a civill man FINIS Imprimatur Gilb. Mabbett