Parl. Propositions took their leave of him I did not heare that any of them kissed his hand 5. Hugh Peters the very same man that so devoutly used the Butchers wife by Smithfield Barres had 200. 1. per annum Ordered him out of certaine Lands of Delinquents for publique and great services But the Earle of Essex whilst he lived would not suffer him to enjoy it for some reasons best knowne to himselfe Shortly after their Gen Fairfax came to towne and had slender thanks return'd him by some of the more factious Citizens But the House of Com. ordered him thanks and a slender visit And as a reward of his good services instead of an Army gave him a Brigade and bad farewell to their Generall 7. Ragland Castâ—e summoned 10. The Commissioners that carried the Propositions to His Majesty returned to London 18. The French Ambassadours Letters seized on opened and read Publiquely in the House of Commons Will not France remember this The same day were the true Great Seale of England and the rest of His Majesties Scales that were taken in Oxford save only two viz. the Privie Signet and another small Signet all broken and defaced by one Henry Radley a shirking fellow now attendant on the Committee at Goldsmiths Hall in the presence of all the Higher and Lower Kings at Westminster in the upper House 13. The Silver of the broken Seales were bestowed on the Speakers of both Houses which they formed into Plate But I hardly beleeve they ever drank His Majesties health in them 17. Sir John Stowell a rationall and resolute Gentleman only for desirng to know hiâ— Charge and why he might not be admitted to his Composition was Ordered to be sent Prisoner to Newgate and that an Indictment should be drawne up against him at the next Assizes for assisting His Majesty against his enemies The same day Pendennis Castle was yeilded About this time Conoway town was taken by storme Where Mitton tyed many English and Irish back to back and threw them Over-board 19. Ragland Castle surrendred 28. It was Ordred that Sir Thomas Glemham the late Governour of Oxford should be discharged of his imprisoment but no reparation made him Neither was he released upon this Order About this time that grand Incendiary betwixt the two Nations Henderson the Scot died The King confuted all his Arguments which he urged to perswade him to take the Covenant and signe the Propositions which forced the poore Scot into another World to see if he could learne any better 14. The Earle of Essex died some say of an Apoplexy some of a Surfer others say of the Plague and many thinke he was Poysoned Whether he was or not it is most certaine that the Parl. suspected him to harbour some Honourable thoughts of His Majesty and that was enough to kill him by one meanes or other It is confessed by all men that he dyed suddainly And that he was the first Generall of the Grand Rebellion that will not die suddainly 16. The Castle of S. Maries in Silly and the Island surrendred 20. Ordered that His Majesties Person should be disposed of as both Houses of the Parliament of England should thinke fit 25. Ordered that the Estates of the Lord Capell Lord cottington the Marquesse of winchester E. of worceste Sir Charles Smith and many others should be sold c. 29. Sir John Geere Alderman Elected Lord Major by the City of London This Gentleman is daily derided by the Factious Persons in and about London with the Title of the Queenes Knight How well he may deserve so Honourable an Epithite Time will manifest 30. M. Culham and M. Edmonds formerly elected Sheriftes for London were sworn at the Exchequer bar at Westminster October 1. Ordered that 5000 1. should be paid to the Executors of the late Earle of Essex for defraying the Charge of his Funerall c. 500. 1. and a part of the Communion Booke would have buried him like a Christian But 10000. 1. would not wipe away the staine of his Name and Honour whose memory will live in the Title of the first Leader of the Anno 1642. Ord red also that 4500. 1. which was due to the Countesse of Essex should be to the State Alas good Lady nothing of his Alive nor dead Ordered that an Ordnance should be forthwith prepared for Estating 5000. 1. Per annum upon Sir Tho fairfax So he gets more by his Rebellion then ever his Predecessors did for their Loyalty 5. And now that the Earle of Essex is dead M. Peters gets an Ordnance passed for the payment of two hundred pounds Per annum and his heires for ever out of the Estates of the Earle of Worcester and other Delinquents excepted against in the Propositions But let him take heed the E. of Clamorgan be not a greater enemy to him then thâ— E. of Essex was What a Curse it is sor M. Peters to be troubled with Earles 6. Ordered That whereas all Commissions to Sea Captaines ranne formerly in the name of the King and Parliament they should be altered and made in the name of the Parliament only Any thing you see rather then fâ—ile provided it propagate the Cause but let them remember The vessells are His Majesties 12 Commissioners from Ireland came to London to treat on the behalfe of the Marquesle of Ormond 14. The Scots Papers concerning the Disposall of the Kings Person seized on and the Scots Warrant for printing of them adjudged invallid the Printers and Stationers imprisoned 17. Ordered that the Marquesse of Hartford nor any that had ever borne Armes against the Parliament should be suffered to goe with the Earle of Essex his Corps to see his last Rights performed Was not this a horrible dishonour and griefe thinke you to the Cavalierâ— 22. The E. of Essex his Funerall solemnized with more Ceremony and superstitious foolery then ever was the Ashes of S. Cuthbert by the monks of that Age. 23. Ordered that the Judges of the Serjeants Inns Benchers of the Innes of Court and the Principalls of the Inns of Chancery should take care that none of those Societies that had borne Armes against the Parliament should be admitted to live in any of the said Societies Which contradicts all Christian Charity and violates the Articles of Oxford as formerly wee notâ—d 26. Denbigh Castle surrendred 29. Sir John Gere formerly Elected Lord Major of the City of London was sworne at VVestminster 31. The Speakers of the two Houses made keepers of the Counterfeit Great Seale c. November 3. The Parl. begun to fit at Edenborough Sure this day is fatall to all Parliaments 17. This day the Ordnance for raiseing the 200000. l. for the Rebellious Army of the Scots to betray and deliver His majesty into the hands of the blood-thirsty Subjects of England was passed 26. The E. of Essex beheaded December 8. The Treaty with Scottish Commissioners for the payment of the first 200000. l and their martch out of the Kingdome was
in the ashes This was a happy day for the Excise men Diverse Butchers were apprehended about it and committed to Prison but we heard not of any further punishment 16. His Maj. was led Captive to Holmby 17. His Majesty sent a Message to both Houses wherein he desired to be attended by some of His Chaplaines not only for the exercise of his Conscience but also for the clearing of His judgement concerning the present differences in Religion and therein named 12. Reverend and Orthodox Divines viz. B. London B. Salisbury B. Peterborough D. Shelden Clerk of the Closet D. Marsh Deane of York D. Sanderson D. Baily D. Heywood D. Beale D. Fuller D. Hammond D. Tailor Whereof he desired that at least two might have free liberty to wait upon him for the discharge of their Duty to His Majesty according to their function Upon reading whereof they Ordered Wednesday following being the 24. day to returne Answer thereunto 18. The House Ordered That a Body of 5400. Horse and 1000. Dragoones should be continued and maintained at the Charge of the Kingdome 22. A Letter was sent to the Marquesse of Ormond for the Granting of his Propositions The Lord Lisle Lievtenant of Ireland arrived at Corke in Munster 27. The French Ambassadour had Audience His desire was for a happy accommodation betweene the King and Parliament and presented himselfe as a mediator betwixt them March 1. The Apprentices of London Petition againe for Play daies c. 6. His majesty after 17. dayes Expectation of an Answer to His former message of the 17 of February renewed the same and sent it to the Houses at Westminster wherein amongst many other sweet and pious expressions He assured them that He could not as He ought take into consideration those Alterations in Religion which had and would be offered unto Him without such help as He desired because He could never judge rightly of or be altered in any thing of His opinion so long as any ordinary way of finding out the truth was denyed him but when this was granted him His Majesty promised them faithfully not to strive for victory in Argument but to seek and submit to truth according to that judgement which God had given Him c. 10. This day was set apart for a day of Humiliation for the growth of Heresies and Blasphemies c. One would have thought they had been grown to a sufficient number already The Humble-men were much afraid of being interrupted in their devotion by the Independents whom they account the prime Heretiques and therefore they set strong Guards both of Horse Foot throughout the City and Suburbs The same day the Catholique Irish had a generall Rendezvouz at Laughlin bridge not far from Dublin in Ireland 19. Sir John Clotworthy Sir William Waller and Major Saloway received Instructions to treat with Sir Thomas Fairfax about the 8000. Foot and 2000. Horse that had been formerly voted to be sent for Ireland 21. This day being Sunday in the afternoone there happened a notable Insurrection amongst the Apprentices and others in Moorefields occasioned upon the apprending of some who were found drinking in an Alehouse who drew into a head and assaulted broke downe and plundred the House of Justice Hubbard and forced him and his servants to shift for their lives Thre were divers hurt by small shot from the house before entrance but not any killed Post-script THere remaines now Reader nothing to compleat this short-sad story but a Catalogue of the persons of note slaine within this Kingdome since the beginning of these bloody warres not to speake of those many thousands of inferiour Ranke which may well Challenge even from an Adamantine heart the tribute of a bleeding Eye the rather since there 's hardly any story can parallel these Calamities which if truly resented will exact from all good Christians an earnest and continuall supplication that Almighty God would please to avert his Judgements from us to set a Period to these distractions and to preserve our most Gracious King from the fury of his Enemies to deliver him out of their bloody hands and in his owne due time to re-establish him in his Throne A Catalogue of the names of all or the most part of the Lords Knights Commanders and persons of quality slaine or executed by Law Martiall on both sides from the beginning of this unnaturall Warre to the 25. of March 1647. But before we proceed to give you the Names we must in duty breathe forth some pious Ejulations in memory of so many gallant souls slain on His Majesties part IMmortall Spirits whose transcendent worth Hath made you such while it hath brought you forth By a most glorious Birth into a Light Holds no alternate course with darksome Night Refulgent Starres in Honour's Orbe you shine Of the first Magnitude Who did decline No Combats signall Enterprises or The wants and suff'rings that attend on War But fought for Church for Caesar and your Lawes In all things disadvantag'd save your Cause And valiant hearts which made you bold t' oppose Your noble Bloud against ignoble Foes You need no Marble Statua's or Brasse To help transmit your Actions which shall passe To all succeeding Ages by the Tongues Of learned Bards the subject of their Songs No Flux of Time shall cancell any Name Your swords have graven on the leaves of Fame Who swell'd her breast with your departing breath To trumpet loud the Glories of your Death Wherein the living wish with you a roome To draw immortall Honours from that Toombe Which shaded stands with noble Palmes that spring From the pure bloud you shed for Charles your King On whose perpessions may the Heav'ns looke downe In vindication of his injur'd Crowne EARLES LORDS Slain on His Majesties part EArle of Linsey slain at Edgehill battell October 23. 1643. Earle of Northampton slain at Hopton heath in Staff shire March 19. 1642. Earl of Carnarvon at Newbery first battel Sep. 17. 1643. Earle of Sunderland there also Earle of Litchfield slaine at Routon-heath in Cheshire Sept. 29. 1645. Earle of Kingston near Gainsborough Earl of Denaigh received his deaths wound at Burmincham Marquesse de Vieuville a French Lord slaine at Newbery first Battell Lord Viscount Fawlkland slaine there also Lord d'Aubigny at Edghill Lord Iohn Steward near Alresford in Hampshire Lord Grandison received his deaths-wound at Bristow Lord Cary slaine at Marston-Moore Iuly 1644. Baron Dene kinsman to the Prince of Orange slaine at Nottingham M. Edward Sackvile sonne to the Earl of Dorset most barbarously murthered near Oxford by some of Brownes souldiers from Abbington Baronets Knights Sir Edmund Verney his Majesties Standard-bearer slain at Edghill Sir Bevill Grenvile at Lansdowne July 5. 1643. Sir Nicholas Slaynning at Bristow July 26. 1643. Sir Rich Lawdy at Cover in Gloc shire Sir Ingram Hopton at Winsby fight near Horn-castle Octob. 1643. Sir George Bowles at Winsby fight near Horn-castle Octob. 1643. Sir William Butler slaine at Cropedy Bridge
to maintaine these mens Cause who have no cause for what they doe Yes he that could be made to beleeve Perjury were Fidelity Treason Loyalty Blaspemy Sanctity Athiesme Religion the Speakers Cushion the Kings Majestie may likewise possibly beleeve that these Members intended the Churches Kings and Commmon-wealths good Anno 1645. 25. The Lord Goring routed a Party of the Parl. horse at Pitmaster neare Taunton in Sommerset-shire Aprill 1. Major Generall Sir Jo. Digby with a Brigade of horse and Dragoones beat up the Parl. Quarters at and about Wincaunton 5. A party of the Lord Gorings horse routed Col. Pophams Regiment in Wiltshire 14. The siege of High-archall in Shrop-shire raised 19. A party of His Majesties from Newark tooke the Fort at Nottingham bridge by Scalado 22. Colonell Masseys forces were totally routed by Prince Rupert at Ledbury in Hereford-shire 23. Major generall Laughorne lying at the siege of Newcastle Emblin in Carmarthenshire was totally defeated by His Maj. forces Commanded by Col. now Lord Gerard. 24 Colonell Cromwell the Independent Generall routed a party of His Majesties horse neare Islip took divers Prisoners and about 200. horse And no sooner summoned Blechington house but it was delivered up to him by Col. Windebank the Governour who was soone after condemned by a Councell of War at Oxford and there shot to death in the Castle Yard 26. The Garrison of Farringdon lost some few horse and men through the indiscretion of a Commander 30. Cromwell assaulted His Majesties Garrison of Farrington but was repulsed with the losse of neare 200. of his men besides what were wounded and taken prisoners 7. His Majesty martched from Oxford and the same day the Lord Goring routed a strong party of Cromwells horse neare unto Newbridge In the begining of this Moneth that unheard of crueltie was put into practice in and about London by certaine persons men and women appointed and authorized to inveigle and entice young Children from their Parents and without their knowledge and so convay them on Ship-board to be sold or transported to new Plantations the Lord knowes where This so much discontented the People that the Houses at VVestminster were glad to disavow the thing and forthwith make an Order against it 11. Taunton relieved by the Parl. forces The same day His Majesties Forces made a gallant sally from Scarborough Castle wounded Sir Joh. Meldrum that commanded the siege whereof he dyed flew Col Cockeram Lievtenant Colonell Stanley Major Dent Capt. Percy and 50. others whereof most commanders and tooke divers prisoners On His Majesties part were slaine Capt. Gower and some foure Common souldiers Soone after Captaine Zachary that Commanded one of the Ships in the Harbour for the Parliament received a shot from the Castle whereof he dyed 15. Hawksley house a Garrison of the Parliament in VVorcester-shire was surrendred to His Majestie at mercy only and the house afterward slighted This done His Majesty martched with His Army towards Chester which had beene long besieged by Sir VVilliam Brereton but before His Majestie came within twenty miles of it the Parliament raised their siege 22. Sir Thomas Fairsax sate downe before Oxford 23 Godstow house quitted and slighted and some houses fired by the owner M. David Waltar 26. Massy surprised Evesholme in Worcestershire a Garrison of His Majesties 30. His Majesties Army sate downe before Leicest 31. This morning Leicester was taken by storme and in it the whole Committee c. And the same day the Parl. quitted their severall Garrisons of Bagworth Colehorton Kirby-bellowes Burleigh June 2. Whilst His Majesties Army was thus busied at Leicester Sir Thomas Fairfax the Parl. Generall continued blocking up of Oxford though fâ—uitlâ—â—sly for by severall sallies thence he lost many of his men and especially this morning when the Governour Col William Legg with 1000. Horse and Foot fell upon the Parl. Guard at Heddington Hill where they took and killed all their Musquetiers save one their Horse not daring to withstand them ran all shamefully away and left their Foot to shift for themselves These miserable wretches had some two houres before most wickedly railed against the King and Queenes Majesty which much incensed the Oxford Horse 4. Sir Thomas Fairfax weary of such hot service before Oxford assaulted Borstall house which he had closely surrounded the first of this month but was beaten off with the losse of above 300. of his men 6. There fell a strange storme of haile in that part of Leicester shire which is in and about Loughborow some of the haile-stones were as big as small Hens egges the least as big as Musquet-bullets It destroyed the Corne and did much hurt in that part of the Country where it fell 9. His Majesties forces encountered a body of the Parliament forces neare Stokesey in Shropshire but being over-powred were forced to retreat with the losse of Sir Wil. Croft a gallant Gentleman and some others 14. Was the fatall battaile at Naesby downe in Northamptonshire where His Majesties Army till then victorious was now by the incertainty of Warre much worsted his Infantry Ordnance and Carriages lost Some have blamed Prince Rupert there for preferring his owne rash violence before the result of a Councell of Warre how deserved I know not However I am sure there was a necessity of the one not of the other For as Caesar held and that truly Councell is as necessary in warre as Pbysitians in time of sicknesse The whole number on both sides slaine was conceived not to exceed 400. but more wounded Above all the Parl. cruelty was remarkable in killing upon cold blood at least 100. women whereof many of quality being Commanders wives and far more most miserably wounded and this done under pretence that they were Irish women 18. Leicester was re-taken by the Parl. upon Artlcles which were most persidiously broken The same day Capt. Wright from Newarke routed 200. of the Parl. Horse at Ryby in Lincolneshire 27. Highworth yeelded to the Parl. who presently made Sutling houses Stables and oh horrible to think of Houses of Office within and about the Church broke downe and watered their horses in the Font. 28. The City of Carlile was delivered to the Scots after it had been gallantly desended 42. weeks upon very honourable conditions July 2. Taunton the second time relieved by the Parl 4. Sir Will. Vaughan beat up the Par. Quarters neer Bramcroft Castle in Shropshire And 5. Routed the Besiegers of High-Archall killed 100 of them and took 400. Prisoners with all their câ—rriages and baggage 10. A Brigade of the Lord Gorings Army worsted at Langport being over-powred by the Parl. and so forced to a disorderly retreat with the losse of 300 men amongst whom was that gallant and resolute Gentleman Sir John Digby who there received a hurt whereof he shortly after dyed 16. Chippenham a new erected Garrison of the Parl. in VViltshire was taken by Col. Long. The same day a party from Newarke surprised VVelbeck
13. of this moneth with earnest desire of satisfactory Answers to his former Letters the aime of all which still levelled at the peace and welfare of this bleeding Kingdome 29. His Majâ—sty sent an eight Message to the Parliament with many gracious condescendings for Peace but their eares were still deafe to such pious motions 30. A party from Ragland Castle took the town of Carilon in Monmouthshire February 1. The same party from Ragland took the towne of Newport in that Countie 3. Belvon Castle surrendred to the Parl. upon honourable Conditions c. The same day was Westchester surrendred upon conditions c. 6. Dunster Castle in Summersetshire relieved by Major Generall Webbe 7. A partie of His Majesties forces entred the town of Waâ—ham in Dorsetshire took Colonell Butler the Governour two Commitâ—ee men and some others and thence martched to Corse Castle there besieged which they releeved tooke a morter peece of the enemies and made a safe retreate without any losse 15. A little but sharpe encounter happened betweene a party of His Majesties forces from Tâ—tbury Castle and a like party of the Parl. from Barton house in Darbishire wherein after above halfe an houres dispute some slaine and many hurt on each side the Parl. forces were routed and many of them taken Prisoners 16. Torrington in Devonshire entred by the Parl. forcâ—s 18. A party of the Parl. forces neare uttoxeter in Staffordshire were routed by His Majesties Forces 26. His Majestie sent a ninth Letter to wesiminster to desire an Answer of his former letter still pressing for Peace The same day Corse Castle but lately releeved was delivered into the hands of the Parliament by the treachery and perfidiousnesse of one Lievtenant Col. Pitman March 2. A party of His Majesties forces from Oxford entred the towne of Abbingdon seized upon the Ordnance and Magazine yet for want only of a dozen spades were forced to retreat with some prisoners and few slaine on either side T is known who was too blame 14. The Lord Hopton being much overpowred by the Parliaments Forces in the West was nâ—cessitated to accâ—pt of conditions for the disbanding his Army c. 21. The Lord Astley commanded a Brigade of horse and foot from VVorceste shire which were intended for Oxford were sâ—t upon by an aggregate body of the Parliaments Forces on the edge of Gloucestershire and defeated the foot most taken with my Lord himselfe and some of the horse the remainder escaped and got to Oxford Thus had His Majesty two Armies defeated in lesle then a fortnight Yet we are confident when Almighty God have sufficienly punisht the Sinnes of this Nation he will in his good time restore a pious King to his just Rights and this bleeding Kingdome to Peace and Union in despight of all Sectaries and Opponents 23. His Majesty never weary in acting any thing tending to Peace sent his tenth Message to this effect that in case he might have the faith of his two houses of Parliament for the preservation of his Honour Person and Estate and that liberty might be given to all those that doe and have adhered to His Majesty to enjoy their estates without any sequestration or being compelled to take any Oathes not enjoyned by Law he would then disband his forces dismantle his Garrisons return to and reside with his two Houses of Parl. c. And could more be offered by or expected from a gracious King Anno 1646. March 25. The City of Worcester was summoned by Sir Will. Brereton And the same day was Dennington Castle surrendred to the Parl. upon Articles 27. Newarke summoned by the English and Scottish Forces 30. An Answer was agreed on by the Houses to be sent to His Majesty being a flat denyall to his Tenth most gracious Message of the 23. of March wherein they told the King That it would be unsafe for Him or them to returne to westminster untill He had assented to the Propositions which they were framing c. Now can any man imagine that these men ever intended the Honour and safety of His Majesties Person the restoring of Him to His just Rights or their maine pretence the bringing of His Majesties Person from among his evill Counsellors or had the least thought of composing these unhappy differences and of setling the Kingdome in peace when after so many gracious Messages sent unto them the worst of men by Him the best of Kings and therein so many more then faire proposals and condescendings for the procuring of a happy and lasting peace that yet these men should rerurne Him a flat denyall for comming to Westminster untill He had assented to the Propositions which they were a framing that is as much as if they had said Untill He had granted them they knew not what for as yet neither they themselves much lesse His Majesty knew what those Propositions were as their owne words import 31. And in case His Majesty should resolve to throw himselfe into their armes by comming to London without their knowledge and consent as what would not His Majesty have ever done for to begâ—t a good understanding betwixt Him and His People and to manifest the sincerity of His endeavours for obtaining Peace to prevent that they voted That if the King contrary to their said Answer should come or attempt to come mark the heighth of their pride within the Lines of Communication that then the Committee of the Militia of London should have power and were thereby enjoyned to apprehend and secure that is imprison such as should come with him to prevent resort unto him and to secure his Person i. e. to commit him close prisoner to the Tower And the more to manifest their inveterate hatred and malice to His Majesty and all such as had beene loyall to Him the same day they thundred out another Order commanding all men that had borne Armes against the Parliament to depart the City of London and Lines of Communication by the 6. of April following or otherwise to be proceeded against as Spies April 1. The Neworkers made a gallant and successefull â—â—lly upon the enemy before that towne wherein they slew and drowned many of their best men and tooke divers prisoners 3. And lest such of His majesties friends as they had banishnd by their last mentioned Order should addresse themselves to His majesty or the Queene or to any other of the Nobility for their reliefe and comfort The Parl. at Westminster passed a bloody Ordinance for establishing a Court martiall in London wherein they gave power to Commissioners or any twelve of them a fit Jury to punish with death all such as should voluntarily repaire unto the person of the King or Queene or Lords of the Councell c. 7. And that nothing which was either good or holy might escape the effects of their cruelty they sacrilegiously Ordered That the Brasse Statue and dâ—faced Monuments in the Church of VVindsor should be sold to Tinkers and the proceed thereof
Houses at VVestminster voted 1. That His maiesty in going to the Scottish Army in this Kingdome thereby intended to prolong the Warres in this Kingdome Now let any man judge whether these men aime at any thing more then the Ruine and destruction of His maiesty For neither would they admit of his comming to London or VVestminster Nor yet relish his going to the Scots but tell the World it was to prolong the Warres 2. That a declaration should be drawne to set forth new Jealousies and feares c. The same ninth day Ludlow was delivered upon Articles 10. And now all the world may see and iudge whether His maiesty had any intention to prolong the Warres when he sent a warrant signed with his owne hand and directed to the Governours of Oxford Lichfield VVorcester and VVallingford and all other Commanders of any other Townes Castles or Forts within the Kingdome of England or Dominion of Wales requiring them upon honourable Conditions to quit the Townes Castles and Forts and to disband all the Forces under their severall commands Now if disbanding of Forces and quitting of Garrisons be any meane or signe of prolonging the Warre let those of Bedlam determine since those at Westm mistake so grosty 20. The Articles for the surrender of Oxford were concluded and the Treaty ended 24. Oxford His Majesties head Garrison and the famous University thereof after 6. weeks siege was surrendred upon Articles to the Army of the Independents under the Conduct of Sir Thomas Fairfax Which Articles were afterwards most perfidiously broken especially by their Masters the Wise-men at Westminster 1. By arresting and imprisoning the Governour himselfe and divers others for many weeks together in the Compter and other prisons contrary to the 7. Article 2. By disarming maliciously such of the Officers and Soldiers of that Garrison c. as repaired to London contrary to the 5. Article 3. By banishing them 20 miles distance from the Lines of Communication contrary to the said 5. Article 4. And lastly by not suffering any belonging to the societies of the Innes of Court Innes of Chancery or the Sergeants Inne who had assisted His Majesty according as they were bound both by Law and Conscience to be admitted to live in any of the said Societies 30. One Morgan alias Powel who was formerly arraigned and convicted for a Priest of the Order of Saint Benedict at the Kings Bench Barre was drawne hang'd and quartered July 1. The Treaty began at Worcester The same day His Highnesse the Prince of Wales being forced out of the Kingdome by the Parl. arrived at S. Jermans with about 200. attendants where his Mother the Queenes Majesty then was being fled thither long before to save her life from the fury of those creatures that had voted her a Traitor 2. Ordered that all Papists and Irish should be put out of the Lines of Communication of the city of London and all other Corporated places in this Kingdome c. 3. Sir Thomas Fairfax sent the True not counterfeit Great Seale of England the Privy Seale the Signet Royall the Seale of the K. Bench the Seale of the Exchequer the Seale of the Court of Wards the Seale of the Admiralty and Navy and the Sword to the Parl. at Westminster And in great haste they Ordered That all the said Seales should be forthwith broken in pieces and that the Sword should be kept safe in the Kings Wardrobe 6. Ordered that all such Godly and Learned Ministers that had adhered to His Majesty and beene sequestred for their Malignancie i. e. Loyalty should be dis-enabled from any Office place or priviledge of the Ministery That is they their wives and children must first beg and then starve The same day they renewed their former vote that this Kingdome had no more need of the Scottish Army c. and that a Letter should be sent to the Commissioners of Scotland to desire them to withdraw their Army into Scotland 7. Sir Peter Killigrew the State-Poste was sent towards Newcastle with a Letter dated July 6. to His Majesty to desire Him to give order to the Marquesse of Ormond to surrender Dublin up to the Parl. and other Garrisons in Ireland 9. They Ordered that the honest and faithfull Gentlemen Attendants upon the Duke of Yorke should be all discharged The same day Monsieur Bellieure the French Ambassadour landed and came to Greenwich And the same day Massey was sworne a Member in the House of Commons and took his place in the House In the first Expedition against the Scots he thought himselfe highly advanced in being Capt. of the Pyoniers for 5. s per diem and then one might have spoke to him without a cringe I wonder how a man must addresse himselfe unto him now And this day also Montrill the French Agent returned to His Majesty from France with a Letter from the Queene wherein as t is recorded in the London Newes-books she advised the King to make Peace with the three Kingdomes upon any termes c. Now is it not to be wondred at with what impudence these malicious wretches dare tax Her Majesty for being a meanes of this war that know and acknowledge her thus piously advising the King her Husband to Peace 10. Monsieur Bellieure the French Ambassadour Extraordinary came into London 11. A most gracious Letter came from His Majesty in answer to the Par. Letter of the 6. of July wherein he granted all their desires touching the surrender of the Garrisons in Ireland The same day they committed John Lilburne close Prisoner in the Tower 14. Commissioners were sent to His Majesty at Newcastle with the Parl. most unreasonable and illegall Propositions for Peace being such as are wholly destructive to the Fundamentall Lawes of the Kingdome and which would absolutely deprive His Majesty of His Regall Power 16. Lichfield Close surrendred upon Articles 17. Monsieur Bellieure was highly honoured with the deafe ears of the Parl. at Westminst 23. Worcester surrendred upon Articles The same 13. day a Declaration was passed and pasted upon every poste prohibiting all such as had adhered to the King to presume to repaire to the Court or to the Kings Person c. and particularly that Edward Walker the King thought him worthy so doe all that know him rightly to be called Sir Edward Walker a dangerous Malignant c. to be dismissed and sent away from about His majesty See what care they took to have none but about Him 24. The Prineesse Henrietta having been long destitute of all things even common necessaries suitable to the quality of the Kings daughter though the Parliament her evill Angell had been often told of it was happily conveyed away from Oatlands by the Lady Dalkeith and carryed to the Queene her mother in France 31. Gotheridge Castle in Wales surrendred August 1. A Peace between the Marquesse of Ormond and the Catholiques of Ireland proclaimed at Dublin 2. The Commissioners received His Majesties Negative Answer touching the
concluded 12. An Order was made upon the motion of the Earle of Pembrooke That all Papists and such as had â—orne Armes against the Parliament should depart the Lines of Communication and 20. miles further except such as should get Tickets from the Committee at Goldsmiths Hall for to stay and attend their Compositions and not to returne againe within 2. months Which very day the said Earle of Pembâ—ookes house at wilton neere Salisbury was burnt down to the ground whereby it is supposed he lost above 20000. l. A just judgement of God on so malicious a person 16. The money for the treacherous Scots being 36 cart loads martched out of London 19. The Citie Petition presented and high Resolutions were pitched upon for obtaining a speedy and positive Answer from the Parl. but they received onely thanks for their Desires and of a sudden the Independent Horse of Sir The Fairfax his Army were drawn neerer London to keep the citizens in awe 20. His Majesty dispatcht his 12. most gracious Message to the great men at Westminst wherein he proposed and desired rgaine to come to London or any of his Houses thereabouts upon the publique faith and security of his two Houses of Parl. and the Scottish Commissioners that he might be there with honour freedome and safety c. 28. But instead of returning him an Answer the Higher House voted That there might not be any further personall Treaty upon the Propositions To which the Commons assented and added a further vote That the King comming to Holmby house the Scottish Army gone out of this Kingdome the two Houses of Parliament will then joyne with our Brethren of Scotland in all possible meanes to perswade the King to passe the Propositions and if he refuse that then the Houses will doe nothing that may break the union and affection of the two Kingdomes but to preserve the same January 9. And now they perceive the game is done they begin to share the stakes for this day it was Ordered that the Lord Say should have 10000. l. Sir Rowland Wandesford 5000. l. Sir Benjamin Rudyard 6000. l. Master Bacon 3000 l. Just 24000. l. in one day 13. Went those Lords and Commons from London who were appointed by the Parl. to receive His Majesty from the hands of the treacherous Scots and attend Him to Holmby This night they lay at Dunstable a very fit place for them if you mark it 18 19. The House of Commons passed severall Votes for allowances to be given to such of themselves as could pretend to have sustained any losses or sufferings in the yeare 3 Caroli and particularly 1. To the Earle of Northumberland 10000 Master Vassall 10000 Master Selden 5000 Sir John Eliots children 5000 Sir Will. Strodes poore kindred 5000 Master Bensamin Valentine 5000 M. Peter Hamond's successors 5000 M. Walter Long 5000 Sir Miles Hubbard 5000 M. John Hampdens children 5000 Denzill Hollis Esq 5000 In tote 65000. l. Besides 2000. l. to the Trustees for the sale of Bishops Lands and many hundreds more to petty Petitioners 65000. and 24000. l. is 89000. l. a small pittance not worth the mentioning yet a lesse summe would have stopt a great deale of clamour made at Westminster hall gates by a number of poore women and others who have lost their husbands and friends in their service and yet are suffered to starve in the streets for want of bread whilst these men share the spoile amongst themselves yea no lesse then 89000. l. in three dayes and yet see what care they afterwards took for the good of the Kingdome in desiring His majesties Keepers at Holmby to be sparing in their expences who out of their providence for preserving the wealth of the Kingdome reduced their Prisoner to one meale a day 20. The totall charged upon the Excise of the Kingdome was cast up and reported to the House to be but 390000. l. Neverthelesse it hath plainly been proved in a printed book entituled Londons Accompt that there must needs be above 4000000. remaining in the Accomptants hands of the Excize onely of the city of London and its Weekly Bils And what proportion the Excize of the rest of the Kingdome of England and Dominion of Wales may beare thereunto let all honest men judge 21. Doctor Hudson onely for conducting His maj into the Scottish Army after the Parliament had denyed Him accesse to London or any other of His Houses being formerly apprehended at Yorke and brought up to London was committed Close Prisoner to the Tower for Treason and Ordered that none should speak with Him but in the presence of His Keeper Such are the Comâ—orts and such the Rewards of Obedience and Loyalty 30. The Perfidious Scots surrendred up New castle to the Parliament Presented a Declaration to His Majesty and the Commissioners sent from London received His Majesty Prisoner and tooke the Charge of him February 3. The last 100000. l. was paid to the Treacherous Scots The House of Lords published a Declaration wherein they set forth that the Compositions made at Goldsmiths Hall were not by Ordinance and so the Sequestrators in the Countries not bound to observe them c. The House you know who we meane Ordered that His Majesties Plate which was appropriated to an holy use and stood usually upon the Communion Table and in the Vestry at White-hall Chappell should be melted for the service of the State Now let all Moderate men determine whether this was done out of contempt to His Majestie and the Church or for meere necessity the Common-Stock being so lately drained of 89000. l. But we have heard a story of a Taylor who had gotten such a habit of theeveing that rather then he would forget the main Principall of his profession he would pilfer the very Rushes where he came to keep his Lime-twiggs in Action The similie may hold save only in this The one stitches together the other rents in peeces The same day the Lord of Ormond sent a Letter directed to Sir Thomas Wharton and Major Salloway with propositions therein enclosed for the surrender of Dublin to the Parliament 7. the House of Lords were this day perswaded by the Commons to passe a Declaration to recall their former Declaration published against the power of the Committee at Goldsmiths-Hall and to joyne with them in another of their drawing up for the establishing of that Committee c. 9. Some of the London Apprentices Petitioned the Lords for a Play day once a Moneth 10. Ordered that the Library of the late Arch Bishop of canterbury should be imployed and disposed for the service of the University of Cambridge 11. The Treacherous Army of the Scots martched over Tweed at Kelsey and Barwick 12. Barwick quitted and the Garrison dismantled 15. A great Tumult in Smithfield The Excise house pulled downe and burnt the bookes torne in peeces and as the Clerkes say 80. l. in money scattered but we heare not of a penny that was found