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A89429	A word to the vvise. Displaying, great augmented grievances, and heavie pressures of dangerous consequence. Appearing, by certain materiall weighty passages of speciall concernment. Remonstrating, the great dangers which the counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland are in (though now in the hands of the Parliament) but like to be possessed by the enemy, who aimeth at it, above all other landing places, from foraign parts; the said countries being more hazardable, sith that Mr. Richard Barwis (a member of the House of Commons) hath ... betrayed his trust, and placed traytors, and disaffected officers in the said counties, ... All which being certified by Mr. John Musgrave, Commissioner, ... who gave in the charge against Mr. Richard Barwis. And the House having referred the same to a committee, instead of prosecuting the charge brought against the said Mr. Barwis, Mr. Musgrave aforesaid was illegally committed to Fleet Prison ...	Musgrave, John, fl. 1654.	1646 (1646)	Wing M3154; Thomason E318_5; ESTC R200548	16,104	19

heartily desire your furtherance for a good Commander that may be confided in I could wish Mr. Rigby for these Counties are more considerable then they are held the Commissioners of Array sent nine Collonels and their Companies to the Earl of Newcastle from hence and if they had been men of courage the Scots could not have taken these Countries with those Forces Besides the Irish may land forces at two Havens here in Cumberland if they be not carefully kept if which be kept the Mountaines do so inviron the Counties that save some straight wayes which is easie to keepe the Enemy cannot enter but sure with no flying Army and if wel manned with no Army I am made unusefull for any service being through long imprisonment impoverished besides that which was left I could not keep the Scots took one horse and the Collonel that commands in the Countrey for the Parliament another while I was in Prison but that I had another in the Parliaments service with a man in Yorkshire which came home I had had none to have rid on Sir if our businesse in Mr. Musgraves and my particular can go on I humbly pray your aid and though I cannot promise satisfaction yet be assured I shall alwayes remain Yours to the uttermost of my power Richard Crakanthrop From little Strickland in Westmerland the 23. of 4. Mon. 1645. The Copy of a Letter written by Lieutenant-Colonel Bellingham of Westmerland sent unto London to Mr. Iohn Musgrave and Mr. Iohn Osmotherly SIRS I Here send you inclosed a Letter to Sir Ralph Ashton it is concerning the businesse you have in hand for your Countrey I have seen your Articles exhibited to the House and intend within few dayes to adde thereunto this is therefore to intreat you to take Sir Ralph and Sir Thomas Widdringtons advice and counsell in this same for your better proceedings I have writ to Sir Ralph Ashton that you shall give him a perfect accompt of the businesse you have in hand thus not doubting of your care herein whose greatest care is to finish this good Work begun and will alwayes subscribe himselfe to be Your reall and constant friend James Bellingham From Carlile this 10. of Septemb. 1645. The Copie of a Letter sent to Mr. Speaker of the House of Commons and read publikely in the House with this following PETITION Right Honourable THE present calamity and the sad condition of my poore country now subjected to the cruelty of a barbarous and mercilesse enemy and my present bonds whereby I am restrained of my liberty being now prisoner in the Fleet for a supposed contempt against the Honorable House of Commons necessitateth me at this time in these straits to implore your favourable assistance and helpe for the regaining my liberty whereby I may be the better inabled to prosecute the cause of my country wherewith I am intrusted and to whom I am to give an account of all my proceedings therein I am very sorry I have in so long a time effected so little and fallen so farre short of my countries expectation and it is no small griefe unto me to lye here under the displeasure of the House of Commons whose Honour I have ever laboured to vindicate against all opposition and for whose cause I have cheerfully undergone the losse of my whole Estale and outward supportance living in exile for two years and most part of that time in a strange Country and forraign Kingdome though I had large offers made unto me if I would have joyned with the Enemy which my heart abhorred to consent vnto yet are there such Instruments in my Countrey who have not onely acted treason but by Oath have likewise conspired together not onely to destroy this Honourable Parliament but all such as did adhere unto it These I say are preferred to the highest Dignities and places of Trust and Command in our Country even contrary to the very letter of you rown Ordinance Papists Traytors and Delinquents countenanced and protected in their Persons and Estates which is the ground of our complaint and charge against Mr. Barwis and J verily believe the occasion of the Enemies drawing thither and calling their friends out of Jreland they well knowing what friends they might expect there as the case then stood all which I discovered the last winter but was disregarded which if timously had been taken into consideration much evil that since hath fallen upon our poore Country had been prevented and a forraign Enemy had had small hopes and lesse meanes to have invaded us I humbly desire that you will be pleased to present this my Petition here inclosed to the Honourable House of Commons I desire nothing but justice according to the equity and merit of my cause and I doubt not but if J may be heard to cleer my selfe of the supposed contempt layd to my charge for which I stand Committed and if J have transgressed against any knowne law I desire I may be brought to my tryall at law for the same and I earnestly request you that you would do my Country that favour which in justice cannot be denyed that we may have liberty to prosecute our charge against Mr. BARWIS and certaine perjured Traytors and conspirators of whom we complaine who have been the greatest Instruments of all our Countries miseries through their cowardice basenesse and treachery If we make not our charge good we shall not refuse to subject our selves to such punishment as by the Rigor of the Law may be inflicted upon us which we humbly desire may be put in a way of tryal and I shal ever endeavour to approve my selfe thankfull unto you and a faithfull Servant to my Country JOHN MUSGRAVE From the Fleet this 28. Octo. 1645. A Copie of the Petition which was publikely read in the House of Commons To the Right Honourable the Knights Citizens and Burgesses in the Commons House of Parliament assembled The humble Petition of John Musgrave prisoner in the Fleet. Sheweth THat your Petitioner was in the beginning of these troubles six months imprisoned by the Justices of the Peace in Cumberland most of them being Commissioners of Array and was after by a Writ of Habeas Corpus removed from Carlisle Goale and thereupon obtain'd his liberty But afterwards for maintaining the priviledge of Parliament and refusing to submit to the Commission of Array was forced to flye his Country and live in exile for two years untill the Country was reduced to the Parliaments obedience In all that time the enemy was possessed of your Petitioners whole estate yet Mr. Barwis a Member of this Honourable House was protected in his Estate by the Enemy That upon the reducement of Cumberland by the meanes of the said M. Barwis Sir Wilfride Lawson Knight his brother in law was made Commander in chiefe there and all or the most of the Delinquents and Papists protected in their persons and estates to the great grief of the wel-affected whereupon your Petitioner with others

just complaints thus delayed and suppressed while traytors Papists and Delinquents be thus countenanced and protected as those of whom we complain have been and still are while the greatest places of trust and command are conferred on and continued in the hands of traytors and the grand enemies of the State as hath been and now is with us and still they are kept up in their authorities while the Parliaments and the Kingdomes faithfull friends and servants are thus molested oppressed and shut up in prisons for their good affection forwardnesse and willingnesse to serve the State and their Countrey how can we expect the restauration of our ancient and long lost liberties how can we look for an end of these our troubles while things are thus carried o● little peace can be hoped for to this poore and distressed Kingdome Let us 〈◊〉 more cherish the Serpent in our bosome which having got strength will againe wound us if not destroy us I could wish that these troublers and enemies of our State against whom onely I informe and with whom I only contend may no longer be suffered to escape but may be brought to condigne punishment according to the Law and merit of their offences lest by others faults the Parliament should suffer in their credit lest that it should be thought the Parliament were offended with us for seeking justice and pressing forward our Countries just complaints and grievances lest it should be thought the Parliament should seem to justifie or connive at these their lawlesse practises oppressions which we are ready in a legall way to make good according to our charge by forbearance and sufferance of them For it is a maxime in Law Qui non prohiber quod prohibere potest assentire videtur he that suffereth hindreth not that which he may let is conceived and said in Law to assent Let no such blot lie upon that honorable House let not the potency of our adversaries over throw the justnesse of our cause neglect us no more lest besides the blame and outcries for justice you bring ruine upon us and your selves by leaving us open to the Irish which may the sooner invite Ormond to invade us with his Popish and revolted Forces having such an easie entrance if the same be not prevented As you tended the good and quiet of the State timely provide for this and have respect to our poor Countrey let all delinquents traytors and men disaffected all such as are tainted with covetousnesse or cowardize be removed out of all authorities and the same put in the hands of confiding men fearing God and hating covetousnesse and all basenesse such as would not bee in the worst of times carried away or corrupted through feare or losse of goods or hope of preferment to joyne with or submit unto the Enemy or act in a neutrality which is holden for detestable Neglect of those parts may prove of dangerous consequence There The Ports Whitchurch VVorkington in Cumberland open to Ire●and and not well elsewhere in the North may the Irish and at their pleasure and daily are expected there from thence Digby by conveyance of some of our English Commanders there as is conceived had free and ready passage into the I le of Man and so for Ireland from thence the Earle of Antrim had like passage and way into Ireland with the Royall Commissions for Cessation of Armes there which produced such sad effects in that Kingdome Montrosse made his way for Scotland twice that way to the great losse of that Kingdome he invaded Scotland and tooke Dumfreeze hence the Earle of Newcastle had his first rise of his popish Army in the North and daly supply of Men and Monies till the reducement thereof by the Scottish Horse thence since the reducement the Enemy in Dublin and the I le of man had Cole and Victuals Here the whole Gentry are Malignants Delinquents Papists Popish or base Temporizers Here not ten of the Gentry in both these Counties ●ay I dare say not so many have proved Cordiall to the State but have submitted themselves or acted to and with the Enemy Here the Gentry have revolted since the reducement thereof more then once or twice Here will and oppression raigne more then in any Country now subjected to the state so long as the powers and authorities resides in the hands of such Newtrals Temporisers Selfe-seekers Traytors and Delinquents as now it is the Enemy though peace for the present were concluded and setled yet might upon new and after discontents of a sodain indanger the losse of the whole North by the helpe of that popish faction in those parts who have got in their hands the cheife places of trust and command there though you had no care nor regard of us yet for your own good prevent this mischeife the which done may produce though little considered the fruite which may prove to be a well grounded peace to the whole Kingdome Though neglect of us could be no prejudice to the publike which will be of no small concernment as I have already showne yet the redresse of our Countryes greevances in common equity ought not to be so lightly passed over all which hitherto but all in vaine for fourteen moneths together have been pressed on but by one Committee or other still frustrated and in Iustice you cannot deny us audience and an equall tryall either at the common Law or in full Parliament as to your wisedomes shall seeme best for the publike and our perticular good for that the Law is our common birth-right which we may without offence J hope and do challenge and claime the benefit thereof and therefore we have no cause to doubt or be fearfull in putting our selves forth considering how that generall rule in Law is still in force Quod curiâ regis non debet deficere conquerentibus in justitia adhibenda That the Kings Court should never be failing to such as complain in the doing of Justice And of Courts Iudiciall we acknowledge the Parliament supream which ever hath been and I hope still will be the great and faithfull upholder of the common Law and of the rights and priviledges of all the loyall and true hearted freeborne of this Kingdome I pray you good Sir peruse these papers and Copies of Letters the Originalls I have all except two which Mr. Blaxston hath to whom they were sent and deliverea withall I would intreate you to present this my Petition to the House of Commons Mr. Speaker hath seene it and saith he will speake to it I could not presse him further in respect he had formerly presented one for me which was referred to the former Committee but by Mr. Lisle who is the Chair man suppressed and I could never hear more of it the ground of this my Petition I hope you will let me understand what you will do here concerning the whole matter by this bearer Mr. Hobkins the Warden of the Fleet which hath shewn me

it seconded by all men no man but condemning Collonel Lawson no not his own friends Lawson had here such an opportunity to have done his Country and the Kingdome service as never a fitter was offered to any Sir John Brown had given them no rest they were so wearied through want of sleep that very many were taken by the Country people and it was easie enough for Lawson if he had had any minde to have taken Digby Langdale and many others who were forced to take a Boat and go to the Isle of Man Sir John Brown told me he would have a Councell of Warre to passe on Lawson for this carriage And if Sir John Brown had not repaired what was amisse he might himself have been questioned Thus much for Collonel Lawsons carriage Remember me to Mr. Osmotherley present my best respects to Collonel L. and to all the Brethren to whom I am known my troubles are great for you but the Lord that delivered us when we were surrounded with adversaries will deliver you The Brethren in Cumberland greet you and purpose to send shortly to you The God of Peace give Peace unto his Church and grant you patience Westmerl the 6. of the 12. Moneth Farewell Your Brother in the Lord Jesus RICH. CRAKANTHROP Die Sabbati 8. Novembr 1645. MR. Speaker acquainted the House That he had received a Letter from one John Musgrave a prisouer in the Fleet with a Petition inclosed The Letter was of 28. Octob. 1645. and was read and likewise the Petition and was concerning Mr. Richard Barwis a Member of the House and others imployed in the service of the Parliament And it is thereupon Ordered this Letter Petition and Papers be referred to the Committee to whom the Papers formerly brought in from the Scots Commissioners and from the said Musgrave and Osmotherley were referred who are to take the same into consideration And also a printed Pamphlet entituled Englands Birth-right and to report their opinions thereupon to the House Hen. Elsyng Cler. Parl. D. Com. The Publishers to the Reader COurteous Reader Thou mayest for thine own information in thy Liberty as thou art a Freeman of England read a late published Book called Englands Birth-right And Lieutenant Collonel Lilbornes late Book called Innocency and Truth justified being an Answer to Mr. William Prinnes Book called the Liar confounded but chiefly weigh seriously his discourse against the Merchant Adventurers and their Monopoly which begins in that Book Page 46. and continues to Page 62. And if thou be a Christian and tenderest the good of thy native Country or hast an affection to the second Table of Gods Law the standing for which Master JOHN MUSGRAVE is now imprisoned take notice of these premises and if thou doubt of the truth of any thing therein thou mayest repair to that Gentleman who is able enough to make good what he hath said yea and to shew ten times more then what is here related He is a worthy Christian and not so desirous of his liberty as he is for the prosecution of his Countries cause in which he is so faithfull and couragious for the weal freedome and safety therof and is no wise a betrayer of the trust reposed in him which as we know by wofull experience too many are so that he is a sufferer meerly for well doing and the cause is Gods for which he suffereth For GOD is the God of the second Table of his Law as well as of the first and except men keep the second how can they keep the first If a man loveth not his neighbour how can he love God Stand therefore for the second Table of Gods Law and encourage those that do else thy religion is but vain and so will not avail thee before that God who when necessity requireth saith I will have mercy and not sacrifice A WORD TO THE WISE is sufficient FINIS