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A29468 A Brief narrative of the late treacherous and horrid designe which by the great blessing and especiall providence of God hath been lately discovered and for which publike thanksgiving is by order of both Houses of Parliament appointed on Thursday the 15 of June, 1643 : together with a true copie of the commission under the great seal sent from Oxford to severall persons in the citie of London. 1643 (1643) Wing B4615; ESTC R23812 4,956 10

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A BRIEF NARRATIVE OF The late Treacherous and Horrid DESIGNE Which by the great Blessing and especiall Providence of God hath been lately discovered And for which Publike Thanksgiving is by Order of both Houses of Parliament appointed on Thursday the 15. of June 1643. TOGETHER WITH A true Copie of the Commission under the great Seal sent from Oxford to severall persons in the Citie of LONDON ORdered by the Commons in Parliament That this Narration and Commission be read in all Churches and Chappels in the Cities of London and Westminster and Suburbs thereof on the day above said H. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. LONDON Printed for Edward Husbands and are to be sold at his Shop in the Middle-Temple July 12. 1643. A brief Narrative of the late Treacherous and horrid Designe AFter a continuall succession of secret Conspiracies and open violences Plotted and attempted against The true Protestant Religion Laws and Liberties of this Kingdom there hath of late risen up under the plausible Pretences of Moderation and Peace a most dangerous and wicked Plot of divers persons to joyn themselves with the Armies raised by the King and to destroy the Forces raised by the Lords and Commons in Parliament to surprise the Cities of London and VVestminster with the Suburbs and by Arms to force the Parliament and in a word To have delivered up Religion Parliament Citie and Kingdom into the meer will and pleasure of the King now in the hands of most desperate and pernicious Councellours Towards the effecting whereof There was framed a mixture and conjunction of Persons of severall qualities some whereof were of both Houses of Parliament others of the Court and of the Citie who were in their respective Places and Imployments to form and perfect this Work raised out of the Ashes of the late Petition of London for Peace The Method observed by them for the Conduct and carrying on their Designe was first for severall persons in the City to dispose of themselves into a Committee being those who had been principall Movers and Fomenters of that Petition The part that this Committee was chiefly to act was First To hold intelligence with both Armies Court and Parliament Secondly To take a generall survey of the Affections and numbers of persons within the severall Wards and Parishes of the City and places adjacent by the Weekly Bill of Mortality under three Ranks of Right men or the Kings party of Averse men or the well affected to the Parliament of Moderate men or Neutrals as they called them Thirdly To consider of Arms Ammunition and all other Provisions of War requisite thereunto Fourthly Out of themselves to appoint some select persons to treat with M. VValler and M. Tompkins with relation to the City Court and Parliament as also with Crispe Roydon Broome and Binion then at Oxford Master Wallers part in this businesse was First To ingage a considerable Partie of the Lords and Commons in the Designe 2. To be the means of conveying all Councells Resolutions and Intelligences between the said party of Lords and Commons and the Committee of the Citie M. Tompkins was not onely an Assistant to M. Waller in the premisses but an Instrument to convey by Hazell and others the particulars of their proceedings in the Court by addresse principally to the Lord Faulkland and to receive from Court directions Powers and commands for the compleating of the work For preventing discovery Protestations of secrecie were taken by them to this effect As they were Christians not to disclose it Secondly No man to indeavour the ingaging above two whereby no one man could impeach many The part which was acted from the Court was 1. By M. Herne M. Alexander Hampden and others imployed upon Messages from the King to the Parliament under pretence of Treaties for Peace to convey their directions incouragements and Councels unto their partie in London 2. To give Power and Authority by Commissions under the great Seal by Warrants under the Kings hand and otherwise for setling of a Councell of War naming of Generalls and other Officers Execution of Marshall Law Raising of Moneys and Provision of Arms and other necessaries 3. For the disposing of some part of the Kings forces at Oxford to be neer the Citie and in readinesse to assist the Partie here as cause should require The steps and degrees to bring this into Action were 1. A Commission under the great Seal brought from Oxford about a fortnight ago by the Lady Aubigny with the Authorities aforesaid thereby inabling and commanding them by force of Arms to destroy kill and slay the forces raised by the Parliament and their Adherents as Traitors and Rebels 2. Severall Propositions most of them agreed and resolved by Master VValler in behalf in the said Partie of the Lords and Commons and the Committee of the Citie in behalf of the Partie depending upon them for the more ready and orderly execution of the designe As first Concerning the number of men Armed Secondly The places where Magazines were laid The places for Randevouz and for retreat upon occasion The Colours the Marks and Tokens for distinction from others The strength to be relied on within the walls and without What to be done with the Tower Where the chief Commanders affected to the Parliament dwelt The time of executing the designe 3. A Declaration was framed by them under pretence of asserting and maintaining the heads of the Protestation thereby the better to colour mischieuous intentions to the people 4. A Message was sent from Oxford on Saterday was fortnight to acquaint the Lord Faulkland by Hazel that the designe was come to good perfection unto which Answer was returned That they should hasten it with all speed The particulars of the designe it self were 1. To seize into their custodie the Kings Children 2. To seize severall Members of both Houses the Lord Major and Committee of the Militia under pretence of bringing them to a legall Tryall 3. To seize upon the out-Works Forts Tower of London Magazines Gates and other places of Importance in the Citie 4. To let in the Kings forces to surprise the City and to destroy all those that should oppose them by Anthority of Parliament 5. By force of Arms to resist all Payments imposed by authority of the Houses of Parliament for the support of the Armies imployed for their just defence and preservation of the true Protestant Religion and Liberties of the Subject To suspend if not alter the whole Government of the Citie and with assistance of the Kings force to awe and master the Parliament All which hath been made appear to both Houses of Parliament by the Examinations and Confessions of M. VValler M. Tompkins M. Challenor M. Hazell and other persons principall Actors in the same now under restraint The publication of the evidence being deferred till after their Tryall A true Copie of the COMMISSION under the Great Seal sent from Oxford to severall persons in the City of London
CHARLES Rex CHarles by the Grace of God King of England Scotland France and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. To Our trusty and welbeloved Sir Nicholas Crisp Sir George Stroude Knights Sir Tho. Gardener Knight Record●r of London Sir George Binion Knight Richard Edesand Marmaduke Royden Esquires Tho. Broom Esq Peter Paggon Charles Ginnings Sir Edw. Carlton Robert Abbot Andrew King Will White Steven Boulton Robert Alden Edmund Foster Tho. Blinkhorne of London Gentlemen And to all such other person and persons as according to the true intent and purport of these presents shall be nominated and appointed to be Generals Colonels Lievtenant-Colonels Serjeant-Majors or other Officers or of Our Councell of War Greeting Whereas in Our Cities of London and Westminster and Suburbs thereof Our Borough of Southwark and County of Middlesex there are raised and continued great number of Military Forces both Horse and Foot who under the Command of Robert Earl of Essex as their Generall and under the Conduct of divers others pretending to derive their Authority from the two Houses of Parliament have trayterously leavied War and rebelled against Us their naturall Liege Lord and many of Our Subjects have been seduced by false Informations by the practice of a few who have been the contrivers of the mischievous Plots and have joyned with them either in person or by ayding of them with Men Money Horses or other things and many of our good and loyall Subjects over-awed by the Power of the Rebells have been forced to contribute to them for the maintenance of this unnaturall War and others refusing have been Plundered and Robbed of their estates and some committed to severall Prisons and others barbarously used contrary to the liberty of free-born men the Laws of the Land and contrary to all humanity of which injuries and calamities falling upon Our good Subjects We are very sensible and are desirous to give relief to Our good Subjects by all the best means We can and to resist the violence and insol●ncie of the Rebels and their adherents We having no other End therein but to preserve the true Protestant Religion in the integrity and purity thereof To maintain the Laws of the Land and the Liberty of Persons and the Property of the Estates of Our Subjects and the just Priviledges of Parliament We have thought fit for Our better Service to settle a Councell of War in or about Our City of London who may take these things into their sad considerations which may conduce best to this end and to have such Commanders and Officers setled in the places aforesaid which may both raise govern and leade such Forces as may be raised there Know ye therefore That We reposing speciall trust and confidence in your fidelities industries and good discretions have made choise of nominated and appointed you to be Our Councell of War for the said Cities of London and Westminster and Suburbs thereof Our said County of Middlesex and Borough of Southwarke And do hereby give and grant Authority to you or any four of you to make choice of such other able and discreet persons as you shall think fit to nominate under the Hands and Seal of any four of you which with your selves shall make up in all the number of Twenty one and no more And We do give and grant to you or any four of you Power and Authority at such times and in such places as you shall think convenient to assemble and meet together and there to consult advise and resolve of all such things and of such wayes and means as you or any four of you shall think fittest for the raising of Forces both of Horse and Foot either of the Inhabitants of the said Cities County Borough or any the adjacent Counties or other places who will voluntarily associate themselves to that purpose And these Forces to Arm Muster Conduct Order Leade and Govern in the places aforesaid or in any the Counties adjacent or elsewhere in such manner as you your selves or such other able and fit persons as you or any four of you shall to that purpose appoint according to these Presents shall think fit And the better to effect this Our Service We do further give and grant to you or any four of you Power and Authority under your Hands and Seals to make choice of and appoint such a fit Person as you shall think meet to be Captain Generall of all these Forces thus to be raised and such other persons as you or any four of you shall in like manner make choice of and appoint to be Colonels Lievtenant-Colonels and Serjeant-Majors over the Forces in such manner and in such places as you shall so appoint who by vertue thereof and by vertue of these Presents shall have Power and Authority to do execute and perform all such things which to these severall Offices and Employments according to the Law Martiall do belong And We do hereby promise and grant That with all convenient speed after We shall have notice from you or any four of you under your Hands and Seals of your nomination of any person or persons whose severall places We shall grant and confirm unto them and every of them respectively those severall places to which you have so nominated them as aforesaid under Our Great Seal of England or otherwise as shall be reasonable d●●ised and required of Us And We do further by these Presents give and grant unto you full Power and Authority by all such good wayes as you or any four of you under your Hands shall agree upon to raise Money for the clothing arming furnishing and paying of all such Souldiers as shall be thus raised and for the providing of all Ammunition and other necessaries for the War all which money upon a just account we do for Us Our Heirs and Successors promise grant and agree well and truely to repay so soon as We shall be enabled thereunto and in the mean time to secure the same to those for Our Service and by your mediation and industry shall lend or disburse the same And We do further by these Presents grant That such Generals Colonels Lievtenant-Colonels and other Officers so by you nominated as aforesaid shall have full Power and Authority by vertue of these Presents to leade and order the Souldiers severally under their Charges and with them to fight against Our Enemies and Rebels and them to slay and destroy or them to save according to the Law Martiall or course of War For the doing of all which this shall be to you them and every of them a sufficient Warrant willing and commanding all such Officers and Souldiers which by vertue hereof you shall retain to obey readily to receive and accomplish your directions commands and summons in all things hereto appertaining or necessary to be done As also all Maiors Sheriffs Justices of Peace Commissioners of Array and all other Our Officers and loving Subjects to be ayding and assisting both to you and to all such Officers and other persons whom you shall appoint under any four of your Hands and Seals for the furthering and advancement of this Our especiall Service for which this shall be to you to them and every of them a sufficient Warrant In witnesse whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patents Witnesse Our Self at Oxford the 16 day of March in the eighteenth Yeer of Our Raign FINIS