Covenant and will oppose the Popish Prelatical and Malignant party as well as the Sectaries if they shall be put to ingage in a new War That as they will endeavour to rescue His Majesty who is detained Prisoner contrary to the resolution of both Kingdoms that he may come to some of his own Houses near London with honour freedom and safety where both Kingdoms may make Applications to him for a safe and well grounded Peace So they resolve not to put into the hands of His Majesty or any other such power whereby the ends of the Covenant may be obstructed or Religion or Presbyterian Government indangered but before any agreement that His Majesty give assurance by Oath and under his Hand and Seal that he will pass such Bills as shall be presented to him from both or either Kingdoms respectively for settling the Covenant the Presbyterian Government Directory of Worship and Confession of Faith and never to oppose them That if any War be made as it shall be on just and necessary Grounds so none shall have charge in the Armies or Committees but men of known integrity that the Church shall have interest therein That they think fit the Kingdom be put into a posture of defence and some discreet persons be sent with their demands to the Parliament of England 25. Upon a Letter from Prince Philip Son to the Queen of Bohemia to Vice Admiral Rainsborough desiring a Pass to come into England to visit his Brother the Prince Elector Wherein the Vice Admiral desired to know the pleasure of the House they ordered a Pass to be given to Prince Philip. A day set to consider of settling the Kingdom and Mr. Strong desired that morning to Pray with the House and a Letter sent from the House to all the Ministers in and about London to Pray to Morrow being the Fast-day For a blessing of God upon the Consultations of the Parliament Upon Information That Captain Brown Bushel who revolted from the Parliament with a good Ship and turned Pyrate was apprehended the House gave twenty pounds to the two men that took him and referred it to the Committee of the Admiralty to take order for his Tryal as a Pyrate and he was committed to Windsor Castle Orders for monies for repair of Hull and New-Castle Works The Aldermen Langham Adams and Bunce brought to the Lords Bar refused to kneel or be Tryed by their Lordships but Petitioned to be Tryed by the Common Law denying the power of the Lords to try Commoners They were fined five hundred pounds apiece sent back to the Tower and had liberty to name their Counsel in order to their Tryal The Common-Councel of London sat Yesterday and this day upon an Affidavit made by one Everard That he being at Windsor in an Inn in Bed heard some Gentlemen whereof he supposeth one was Collonel Grosvenour another Ewer and others with them in the next Room to him discoursing together to this effect That they doubted not but the Scots would come in and that the City of London would joyn with the Scots for the preventing of which they found no way but to disarm the City friend and foe That such as were friends to the Army should be armed and keep the rest in aw and that they would make the City advance a Million of mony or else would plunder them and that they had acquainted Ireton therewith Letters from Scotland That the Kings Party there carry all That the Irish Forces under Monke have offered their Service to Scotland and received thanks and a fornights Pay from the Parliament of Scotland 26. Letters came this Fast-day from Norwich to Collonel Fleetwood That the Major of Norwich being sent for to attend the Parliament the Malignants opposed his going and the Parlamenteers were for it That both Parties got into Arms and plundred many Inhabitants of the City That Captain Zanchie with his Troop and some other Horse of Collonel Fleetwood's Regiment Quartered thereabouts came into the City They sell upon the Rioters in several Partys drove them into Corners and wounded many of them and Captain Lloyd and divers of the Troopers were wounded That the Rioters got possession of the Magazine and being to get out Powder the Magazine was fired and about forty of them blown up and spoyled the blow shaked the whole City threw down part of some Churches wounded and killed many of the Town not one of the Troopers hurt by it Legs and Arms found in the Streets torn from the Bodies and about a hundred and twenty of the Citizens missing in the Evening all quieted 27. Order for all the Members who have not taken the Covenant to take it tomorrow Debate about setling the Kingdom the question was whether the business of the Church or of the State should be first considered but the business of the City intervening the House resolved to sit again in the afternoon The Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common-Councel of London presented a Petition to the House informing the business beforementioned in the affidavit of Everard and desired That upon further examination thereof such course may be taken therein as the House shall think fit That the Chains of the City may be set up again and the Army be removed to a further distance That an Ordinance may pass to constitute Major General Skippon Major General of all Forces within the Lines of Communication for defence of the City and of the Parliament to whom the City resolve to adhere The Lords gave the Petitioners thanks for their good affections and resolutions to adhere to the Parliament As to the setting up again of the Chains they leave it to the Lord Major and Common Councel to do as they think fit as to Major General Skippon he being a Member of the House of Commons they can do nothing without the assent of the House The House of Commons approved the desires of the Common Council and ordered the Militia to see the Chains set up again and the Speaker acquainted the Petitioners therewith That the occasion of part of the Armies being drawn so near was the late tumults that the House would take this business into Consideration and gave their thanks to the Petitioners 28. The House proceeded in debate about the business of the State and voted That the Government of the Kingdom should be still by King Lords and Commons and the ground-work for that Government should be the propositions presented to the King at Hampton-Court and that every Member of the House shall have liberty to speak to any Votes c. concerning the King 29. Both Houses passed a Declaration upon the Duke of York's going away That whereas upon a former endeavour of his to escape which was prevented the Duke by his Letter to the Houses acknowledged his Errors and promised not to attempt the like for the future they declared that they conceived the Earl of Northumberland not to be
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
dismantle his Garrisons pass an Act of Oblivion and free pardon to all and give ample satisfaction to the Kingdom of Scotland A day was appointed to consider hereof and it was ordered to be communicated to the Scots Commissioners Orders for Money for the Garrison of Hereford and for the Officers of the two Regiments at Glocester At St. Mawes the General had thirteen Guns and store of Ammunition and between three and four hundred of the Kings Forces came in to him Major General Middleton in Scotland took the Earl of Montrosses House upon surrender many were shot the Castle burnt and all the Arms and Ammunition taken 25. The day of the Monthly Fast yet solemnly observed 26. Upon the debate of the Kings last Letter a Committee was â—amed to draw up an Answer to that Message adhering to the former resolutions to have the propositions first dispatched and assented to by his Majesty A Committee of both Houses was sent into the City and communicated to the Lord Mayor and Common-Council his Majesties last Letter and made some observations upon it and informed them of the danger by the great number of Malignants coming from the Kings Quarters to London desired the care of the Militia in searching for and apprehending them and that the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common Council would meet both Houses at Christ-Church on the thanksgiving day An Ordinance sent by the Lords authorising the Commissioners of the Customs to pay one thousand pound per An. to every one of the Judges and Barons of the Exchequer for their Salleries and in lieu of all Fees Two Letters taken about Sir Jacob Ashley of great intelligence read in the House Letters informed that all the Lord Hoptons Forces were disbanded according to the Articles and a Proclamation for all of them the next day to depart or else to be taken as Spyes that the disbanding was done with great Civility on both parts and not the least insulting by the Parliaments Forces nor the value of six pence taken from them by any of their Army That Orders were given for the Army to march Eastward except two or three Regiments left to block up Pendennis Castle which being Summoned they returned a peremptory Answer of denyal that a Ship of the Parliaments upon Intelligence came into Falmouth harbour and hawled a Dunkirk Ship who gave two broad-sides but after a little dispute the Parliaments Ship Boarded the Dunkirker and put all the Irish in her to the Sword and took the rest Prisoners That Helford Fort was surrendred to the Parliament and in it six pieces of Ordnance and will streighten Pendennis Castle Anno 1646 Car. 22 That Lieutenant Colonel Ingolosby going to view the Castle was shot by a Musquetier whereof he dyed within three hours and that M. Cobbet was shot 27. The City invited both Houses of Parliament to dinner at Grocers Hall on the Thanksgiving day A Fast day was kept by the English and Scots Armies before Newarke Intelligence came that a Party from Dunnington Castle sallied out upon Dalbiers men killed some took fifty Prisoners and the Mattocks c. of the Pioners 28. Debate of the Blasphemies of Paul Best Divines ordered to confer with him to convince him of his Sin and that a charge be prepared against him Order for four thousand pound for the Scots Reformadoes Consideration of six Preaching Ministers to be sent down to Hereford and to have an hundred and fifty pound per An. each of them The Governor of Plymouth sent a Party to Ince house a Garrison of the Kings which they summoned to surrender to the Parliament but the Garrison returned a scornful answer upon which the Plymouth men prepared for a Battery but as soon as the great Guns came the Garrison begged for Quarter and had it and left their Arms and Ammunition Sir Tho. Fairfax Marched towards Exeter 30. The Invitation of the Prince to come in to the Parliaments Quarters pass'd and sent up to the Lords The answer agreed on to the Kings last Letter in substance That they did not conceive it safe for his Majesty or his Subjects that he return to the Parliament till he have assented to the Propositions which they are about and will be shortly sent to him The Commission read for the Lord L'isle to be Governor of Ireland The Lords desired the Commons that they would give leave that one imprisoned by them might be sent for and examined by the Lords touching a dangerous Book lately published called the last Summons or Warning-piece to London to which the Commons did agree Order for three hundred pounds for Sir Peter Smith in part of his Arrears for Service in Ireland and for disposal of the Prisoners in Glocester and for sending down the Ministers of Cornwall c. to their Charges Col Morgan Col. Birch and Sir William Brereton with their joynt Forces marched to Worcester and summoned the City to surrender to the Parliament and informed them that the King had no Forces to relieve them They answered That if it had been so they supposed they should have known the Kings pleasure therein till when they would not Surrender the City The Besiegers replied that they would not inform them an untruth but that they might the better inquire and prevent their own ruine they would for a short time draw off a little farther from them Dunnington Castle being much indammaged by the Granadoes desired liberty to send to Oxford and upon answer from thence would come to a Treaty High-Archal was surrendred to the Forces of Shropshire with all the Arms and Ammunition 31. Letters from Sir Tho. Fairfax desired Favour to some Gentlemen that came in to him from the Kings Quarters and it was referred to a Committee to state their several Cases Mr. Steward who had the Parliaments protection was discharged from an Arrest and order for Money due to him to be paid The Commons Voted That in case the King contrary to the advice of both Houses of Parliament already given him shall come or attempt to come within the Lines of Communication That then the Militia of London with advice of the Committee of Lords and Commons for the Army shall raise Forces to prevent and suppress any tumult that may arise by his coming and to apprehend such as shall come with him or resort to him and to secure his Rerson from danger And the House ordered that all who had born Arms against the Parliament should depart London by the sixth of April or else to be taken as Spyes The Lords concurred in the Letter of Invitation to the Prince and in the answer to the Kings last Letter A summons was sent into Newarke on Saturday to render the Town to the use of the Parliament and they took time till Mondady for their Answer April 1646. April 1. Passes for some to go beyond Seas Difference about the Ordinance for Martial Law in London Order that the Proclamation
between the two Nations and all jealousies removed That the Priviledge of Parliament may be so qualified that men may recover their Debts That the publick Revenues may be imployed to publick use and the Taxes of the City abated That the compositions of Delinquents may be imployed to pay the Debts owing to the City and Citizens That Plymouth Duty may be taken off That the Committee at Haberdashers Hall may be dissolved That the reducing of Ireland may be considered That the Letter of the Parliament of Scotland to this City may be returned That the City may enjoy the Militia as it was presented at Uxbridge Treaty That Quatermaine may be punished for his affront to this City That the Lord Mayor may be vindicated That none of their expressions in this Remonstrance may be interpreted as charging any thing upon any Members of the House or intrenching upon their Priviledges and profess their readiness to serve the Parliament The Lords returned answer acknowledging the great Services and Merit of the City and giving them thanks for the testimony of their Duty and good Affections The Commons had a long debate upon this Petition many expressed great offence at it and that the City should now prescribe to the Parliament what to do and many sober men were unsatisfied with this action of the City and looked upon it as wholly a design of the Presbyterian Party and it was not liked They came at last to this Answer That the House had debated their Remonstrance and Petition and would take it into Consideration in convenient time A Committee appointed to receive an Information of importance from a Member of the House The King sent orders to the Marquess of Montross to disband his Forces Lieutenant Col. Coffes-worth was slain by a shot from Oxford A Pass was desired for the Lady Aubigney to go forth of Oxford but was denyed Radcot House was surrendred to the General Col. Whaley Besieged Worcester and Col. Morgan besieged Ragland Castle 27. The Monthly Fast day A Petition from the Ministers of Essex c. that Church-Government might be setled answered that it was in consideration Order to revive a Committee for examination of divulging and maintaining Heresies 28. The Lords passed an Ordinance for taking away the abuse and delay in writs of Error A Conference about the disposal of the Princess Henrietta Debate about compositions of Delinquents and many Ordinances passed the House for them 29. A long report and debate touching the transactions between the Parliaments Commissioners and the Scots before Newarke The Kings Letter to the Governor of Oxford to surrender that Garrison upon honourable terms was read and voted unsatisfactory and not to be sent Some Sallys were made out of Worcester upon the Besiegers but they were driven back Sir Trevor Williams fell upon the Ragland horse at Vske killed about sixteen of them and took twenty Prisoners and the next day he siezed upon eighty of the Kings horse as they were grazing under the Castle wall the Garrison burnt the greatest part of Ragland Town The Forces before it of Col. Morgan Major General Laugherne and Sir Trevor Williams were in all about five thousand 30. A further report from the Commissioners who resided in the Scots Army before Newarke of their transactions with the Scots and of several Papers and Petitions and of divers complaints against some of the Scots Forces for plunderings and misdemeanours of the Scots and proof thereof by Witnesses examined The House approved what the Commissioners had done and gave them thanks for their good service herein and Ordered a Committee to peruse those Papers Petitions and Examinations and to make a full report thereof and touching the Scots surrender of the English Garrisons in their hands Thus the matter of discontent began to increase betwixt the two Kindoms the Presbyterian Party here sought as far as modestly they could to support the interest of their Brethren of Scotland Others did not spare to aggravate matters against them the General was much inclined to the Presbyterians Cromwell and his Party were no friends to their designs of conformity but carried their business with much privacy and subtilty The House proceeded upon the propositions for Peace and voted to have the Militia in the hands of both Houses of Parliament not complying with what the King desired herein Many Sober men and lovers of Peace were earnest to have complyed as far as in safety they might with what the King proposed from Nen-Castle but the Major Vote of the House was contrary and for the most part the new elected Members took in with those who were averse to a complyance with that which his Majesty propounded and their number swayed very much upon the questions June 1646. June 1. Letters of the sufferings of the Northern parts by the Scots Army who instead of eight thousand pound per men have charged nine thousand pound a Month and the refusers or persons not able to pay are plundered and cruellyused referred to a Committee to state the matter to the House They desired the Lords concurrence to their former vote That this Kingdom hath no further need of the Scots Army A Paper from the Scots Commissioners here desiring present Moneys for their Army auditing of their Accounts and payment of their Arrears referred to a Committee to draw an answer to it Progress upon the Propositions for Peace The General sent honourable conditions to the Governor of Oxford who desired a day or two to consider of them the General had all things ready for a Storm Charles Fort was surrendred to Col. Welden for the Parliament upon Articles Major General Mitton Besieged Caernarvon Denbigh Flint and Holt Castles 2. An humble acknowledgment and Petition of many thousands of London was presented to the House setting forth the power of Parliaments and the labours and successes of the present Parliament which causeth the more opposition against them Prayes them to proceed in managing the affairs of the Kingdom according to their own best wisdoms and the trust reposed in them and to punish Delinquents and procure Peace And that they would never suffer the free born people of this Kingdom to be inslaved upon what pretence soever nor any other to share with the Parliament or to prescribe to them in the Government or Power of this Nation That the Petitioners will stand by the Parliament with their Lives and Fortunes This was a Counter Petition to the former from the City and now the designs were to make Divisions Arms beginning to fail The Petitioners were called in and had thanks for their good affections Ludlow Castle was surrendred to the Parliament Progress in the business of the Church Hudson escaped from New-castle the French Agent was busie there 3. Order for pay for the Garrison of Henley Orders for Money for Reading and Abbington Garrisons The Ordinance for Church-Government sent up to the Lords Referred to the Committee of both Kingdoms to
personal under or lyable to Sequestrations according to Ordinance of Parliament and shall desire to compound for them except persons by name excepted by Ordinance of Parliament from pardon shall at any time within six months after rendring the Garrison of Oxford be admitted to compound for their Estates which Composition shall not exceed two years Revenue for Estates of Inheritance and for Estates for Lives Years and other real and Personal Estates shall not exceed the proportion aforesaid for Inheritances according to the value of them And that all persons aforesaid whose dwelling houses are Sequestred except before excepted may after the Rendring of the Garrison repair to them and there abide convenient time being allowed to such as are placed there under the Sequestrations for their removal And it is agreed that all the profits and Revenues arising out of their Estates after the day of entring their names as Compounders shall remain in the hands of the Tenants or Occupiers to be answered to the Compounders when they have perfected their agreements for their Compositions And that they shall have liberty and the General Pass and Protection for their peaceable repair to and abode at their several Houses or Friends and to go to London to attend their Compositions or elsewhere upon their necessary occasions with freedom of their persons from Oaths Engagements and Molestations during the space of six Months And after so long as they prosecute their Compositions without wilfull default or neglect on their part except an engagement by promise not to bear Arms against the Parliament nor wilfully to do any Act prejudicial to their Affairs so long as they remain in their Quarters And it is further agreed that from and after their Compositions made they shall be forthwith restored to and enjoy their Estates and all other Immunities as other Subjects together with the Rents and Profits from the time of entring their names discharged of Sequestrations and from Fifths and Twentieth parts and other payments and Impositions except such as shall be general and common to them with others 12. That no Lords Gentlemen Clergy-men Scholars Officers Soldiers Citizens nor any other persons included in this Capitulation except the persons mentioned before to be excepted from pardon shall be molested or questioned for any thing said or done in or concerning this War or relating to the unhappy differences between his Majesty and the Parliament they submitting to Composition as in the precedent Article and that the Persons before-mentioned to be excepted from Pardon shall have the benefit of this Article during the space of six Months from the rendring of the Garrison and after if they be admitted to and agree for their Compositions 13. That the persons mentioned before to be excepted from Pardon shall have liberty and the Generals Pass and Protection for themselves Families Horses Goods and all things that properly belong unto them now in Oxford to go unto and abide at their own Houses or their Friends for the space of six Months after the rendring of the Garrison and within that time to repair unto London to endeavour Compositions for their Estates and Indemnity of their Persons and to make their Peace and if they cannot obtain it shall have Passes to go beyond the Seas at any time within the said six Months and that no other Engagement shall be put upon them save by promise not to bear Arms against the Parliament nor wilfully do any act prejudicial to their Affairs so long as they remain in their Quarters 14. That the Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford and the Governors and Students of Christs Church of King Henry the eighth his Foundation and all other Heads and Governors Masters Fellows and Scholars of the Colledges Halls and Bodies Corporate and Societies of the same University and the publick professors and Readers and the Orators thereof and all other persons belonging to the said University or to any Colledges or Halls therein shall and may according to their Statutes Charters and Customs enjoy their antient form of Government subordinate to the immediate Authority and Power of Parliament and that all the Rights Priviledges Franchises Lands Tenements Houses Possessions Rents Revenues Hereditaments Libraries Debts Goods and Chattles belonging to the said University or to Christs Church or to any Colledges or Halls in the said University except such Rents and Revenues as have been already taken and received by Ordinance of Parliament shall be enjoyed by them respectively as aforesaid free from Sequestrations Fines Taxes and all other molestations whatsoever for or under colour of any thing whatsoever relating to this present War or to the unhappy differences between his Majesty and the Parliament And that all Churches Chappels Colledges Halls Libraries Schools and publick Buildings within or belonging to the City or University or to Christs Church or the several Colledges or Halls thereof shall be preserved from defacing and Spoyl And if any removal shall be made by the Parliament of any Head or other Members of the University Christs Church Colledges or Halls that those so removed shall enjoy their profits during the space of six Months after the rendring of Oxford and shall have convenient time allowed them for the removal of themselves and their Goods from their Lodgings Provided that this shall not extend to retard any Reformation there intended by the Parliament nor give them any liberty to intermeddle in the Government 15. That the Mayor Bayliffs and Commonalty and all Corporations within the City shall enjoy their antient Government and their Charters Customs Franchises Liberties Lands Goods and Debts and all things else whatsoever which belong to them as Corporations subordinate to the immediate authority and power of Parliament and shall not be molested or questioned by colour of any thing before the rendring of this Garrison done or ordered by them in the capacity of Corporations relating to the differences between his Majesty and the Parliament 16. That the Citizens and Inhabitants of the City shall not be charged with free Quarter or Billet of Soldiers other than for lodging except in urgent time of necessity and that to be ordered and disposed by the advice of the Mayor or his Deputy and that in all publick Taxes they shall be charged proportionably with the County and that no Scholar Citizen or Inhabitant in the University and City of Oxford shall be troubled or questioned for taking up Arms in the Garrison by express Command during the time it was a Garrison for the defence thereof And that the Scholars Citizens and Inhabitants shall have the benefit of this Capitulation in all things that may concern them 17. That no Officer Soldier or other Person who by the Aricles are to march out of the City or Suburbs or to march in shall plunder spoyl or injure any Scholar Citizen or Inhabitant or other person in Oxford in their Persons Goods or Estates or
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
the City They declare 1. That for what time their defaults and delayes shall occasion the stay of the Army hereabouts the charge should be upon them and their adherents about the City 2. That the Houses would consider of the Delinquencyes of those that had a hand in the late tumults and design of a new War and that such Fines may be set upon them as are agreeable to Justice 3. That in case the Money be not brought in by the time appointed that the Parliament would give leave to the General with the advice of the Committee of the Army for levying of the Arrears This was sent by the Commissioners to the Parliament and by them communicated to the Common-Council of London at which they were much startled 20. An Ordinance pass'd for payment of Moneys due upon Bonds in the Court of Wards and a day set to consider of providing for Orphans Upon a Letter from the General of the necessities of Portsmouth Garrison referred to the General and Commissioners in the Army to take care thereof An Ordinance sent up to the Lords for suppressing unlicenced Pamphlets and punishing the Authors and Sellers of them Orders for seven thousand Suits of Apparel and for Shirts Shoes and Stockings for the Forces in Munster and the like for the Forces in Vlster to be deducted out of their pay Mr. Thomas Challoner and Col. Jo. Temple appointed Commissioners of Parliament in Munster The Army in Scotland was voted to be disbanded The Inhabitants of Richmond-shire stood upon their Guard against free Quarter Major General Lambert sent some Forces thither to keep all quiet and went himself to disband the Forces in Northumberland The General made Commissioners of Martial Law in every Regiment to punish the misdemeanours of Soldiers in their Quarters referring all cases extending to Life or Limb to the Council of War at the Head Quarters 21. Upon a long debate Voted by both Houses That the King denyes in his answer to give his assent to the Propositions Order for all the Members of the House to attend in their places by a day Ordinances pass'd for Compositions A Report from the City to satisfie the House That the City at this time could no ways advance the fifty thousand pound for the Army Mr. Porâ—y one of the Commissioners with the Army presented to the House the Explanations and resolutions of the Council of the Army to the Quaeries made upon the Army's Proposals by the Parliaments Commissioners residing with the Army 1. Touching the time when this Parliament should determine it was held fit to suspend that till it should appear what expedition will be made in the Settlement of the things proposed 2. That the Army shall be satisfied either with Biennial or Triennial Parliaments if Triennial then they to sit at least six or eight Months 3. The limitations that Parliaments shall not sit above two hundred and forty days to be understood unless the Parliament find it fit to sit longer but every Parliament to dissolve at least eighty days before the next is to be begun that the course of new Elections may not be interrupted 4. That the Liberty of entring dissents is not desired but where the Vote may be to the destruction of Right or Liberty 5. By the Power of the Militia they mean the power of raising arming c. according to the expressions in the Propositions 6. By the Power of raising and disposing Moneys they mean the same as in the expressions in the Propositions 7. By great Officers they mean the same as in the Propositions 22. Upon a long debate in a grand Committee touching the Kings answer to the Propositions and motions for a personal Treaty and for sending the Propositions again to the King the House resolved to fall upon the settlement of the Kingdom by establishing such additional Laws as may make for the present and future good of the Kingdom and turning the Propositions into Bills and Acts. The House resolved That the Militia should be setled as a Law for twenty years Ordinances sent up to the Lords for Money for the Forces in Lancashire and against unlicensed Pamphlets 23. Upon debate Whether the Parliament should once more send the Propositions or any of them to the King it was voted That they should once more make application to his Majesty for his assent to such things in the Propositions as they conceive will most tend to the good of the Kingdom In order to which it was voted That the Proposition for the great Seal concerning Honours and Titles the Proposition for taking away Bishops c. with some alterations the Proposition concerning Declanations and Proclamations against the Parliament and so much of the twelve Propositions as concern the raising of Moneys for payment of the publick debts of the Kingdom be drawn into Bills and sent to his Majesty for his Assent The Ordinance pass'd for continuing the Committee of the Army and Treasurers at War Orders touching thirty thousand pound for the Army and the Months gratuity to the private Soldiers The General Council of Officers of the Army at Putney agreed upon a representation to the Parliament of their desires as Soldiers and delivered to the Parliaments Commissioners 1. That a Committee may abide at the Head Quarters to state the Accounts and give Debenters 2. For a visible security for the Arrears 3. For an Ordinance That none who have served the Parliament shall be pressed to any Forraign Service nor a Horseman to serve on Foot 4. That the Ordinance concerning Apprentices Freedom who have served the Parliament may be an Act. 5. The like for maimed Soldiers c. 6. For an addition to the Act of Indemnity for all said or done by any of the Army concerning any thing about the Army's Petition at Walden or in vindication of themselves 24. Upon a further report touching the Force upon the Parliament It was voted That Sir John Gayer Lord Major of London Alderman Bunce Alderman Cullam Alderman Langham and Alderman Adams shall be committed to the Tower upon Accusation of High Treason for countenancing and abetting the Force and Tumult brought down and used against the House July 26 last and this to be in order to their Tryal and the Committee ordered to bring in Impeachments against them 25. The Impeached Lord Mayor and Aldermen were carried to the Tower and upon further debate touching the Tumult and Force upon the Parliament it was Voted That several Citizens be Impeached of high crimes and misdemeanors and others to be Indicted at the Kings Bench of High Treason Reference to the Aldermen and Common-Council to consider how the Civil Government of the City may be executed according to their Charters now that the Lord Mayor is committed Orders touching Wharton's Books and other Pamphlets scandalous to the Parliament 27. The Commons sent up to the Lords an Impeachment against the Lord Major and desired a time for his Tryal
Commissioners sent down to try the Riotors at Canterbury could not perswade the Grand Jury to find the Bill and therefore they adjourned the Court they and the Committee of Kent had the thanks of the House for their care in this business and the Committee were desired to proceed in the further execution of it Intelligence from Vice Admiral Rainsborough of two Men of War from France appointed to transport Arms and Horse for Scotland Letters from the North of a design to surprize York for the King and at the time appointed for the Royalists to enter the City a Troop of the Parliaments Horse coming thither accidentally the Malignants taking them for their own Party cryed up the King and so were discovered and prevented Letters from Newcastle That Colonel Bright's Regiment and other Parliament's Forces are come that way to guard the Borders That the Governour of Berwick laies heavy Taxes upon the English That they and the King's Party in Carlisle are impatient that the Scot's Forces do not come in to assist them being dayly expected The Commissioners of the Kirk of Scotland sent to the Ministers to admonish their people not to engage in the intended War under the pain of the displeasure of God but the other Party proceeded in their Levies The Commissioners of the Kirk passed a Declaration in answer and opposition to that of the Parliament of Scotland Which they say is to restore the King to his Honour before Jesus Christ be restored to his and they declare their dissent from the intended War 16. An Ordinance transmitted for punishing Defaulters at Musters in Kent Letters from the Gentlemen of Cheshire That they had fortified the Castle and City of Chester the House approved thereof and Ordered thanks to the Gentlemen Letters from the Gentlemen of the Counties of Flint Denbigh and Montgomery That they had entred into an Association for securing those Counties against the Enemy the House approved thereof and Ordered them hearty thanks for it The like from Lancashire The House agreed to the Ordinance for the Militia of London A Petition to both Houses accompanied with divers hundreds of that County That the King may be restored to his due honour and just Rights according to the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance that he may be forthwith Established in his Throne according to the splendour of his Ancestors That he may for the present come to Westminster with Honour and Safety to Treat personally for composing of Differences That the Free born Subjects of England may be Governed by the known Laws and Statutes That the War beginning may be prevented That the Ordinance for preventing Free-Quarter may be duly Executed and speed made in disbanding all Armies having their Arrears due paid them The Lords answered the Petitioners That they were at present upon consideration of the Settlement of the Kingdom and doubted not but to satisfie all This Petition was presented to the Commons in the Afternoon when some of the Country-men being gotten almost drunk and animated by the Malignants as they came through Westminster-Hall they fell a Quarrelling with the Guards and asked them why they stood there to Guard a Company of Rogues Then words on both sides increasing the Countrymen fell upon the Guards disarmed them and killed one of them and wounded divers Upon this Alarum more Soldiers were sent for from White-Hall and the Meuse who fellupon the Country-men and killed five or six of them and wounded very many chasing them up and down through the Hall and the Lanes and Passages there abouts 17. The day of Thanksgiving for the success in Wales observed by the Houses but not much in the City After the Sermons the House Ordered the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common-Council of London not to suffer any multitudes of men to pass through the City nor any to come in Armed and that the Ordinance be renewed for putting Papists and Delinquents c. out of the Lines and twenty Miles from London Order That the Committees of Kent and Surrey take care to prevent tumultuous meetings in those Counties One hundred pounds given to Captain Nichols who brought Letters from Collonel Horton Order to examine and find out the Authors and Printers of some Pamphlets Letters That Lieutenant General Cromwel came to Chepstow where they drew out some Forces against him but Collonel Pride's men fell on so furiously that they gained the Town and beat the Soldiers into the Castle which being strongly fortified and provided Cromwel sent to Bristol for some Great Guns left a Party before it and Marched with the rest to Pembrokeshire 18. Both Houses passed the Ordinances for appointing the Militia of London and the Liberties during the pleasure of the Houses and for Collonel West to be Lieutenant of the Tower and for Major General Skippon to be Major General of London Westminster and the Lines Letters of St. Edmondsbury That about six hundred got together in Arms there about setting up a May-Pole and they cried out for God and King Charles laid hold upon some of the Soldiers and set Guards in several places That some Troops of the Parliament Quartered near and some Country Foot drew together and kept in a Body before the Town all night and kept them in on every side who seeing themselves in that condition sent for a Parley and submitted to mercy Upon a Letter from the Prince Elector his Brother Prince Philip had leave to raise one thousand Voluntiers for the Venetian service Report of a great design in London and the Suburbs of rising for the King in a great Body and to destroy the Parliament and City The House Ordered notice hereof to be given to the Common-Council and That the Militia be put into a posture of defence And That Prisoners be secured and a Committee appointed to draw Heads for an Union and good correspondence between the Parliament and City 19. Mr. Ashburnham and Mr. Legge being apprehended were committed to Windsor Castle Orders for the Committee of Salop to secure such Prisoners as they have surprized in Ludlow Castle and for Winchester Castle to be Garrisoned at the request of that Country 20. An Ordinance transmitted to the Lords for suppressing tumults The Common Councel of London returned in answer to the Parliament's Proposals for Union and good Correspondence That they resolve to remain firmly joyned against the Common Enemy And for this Parliament they did acknowledge with thankfulness their great care and pains for the Kingdom and particularly for this City and that they would live and die with that Parliament according to their former protestation An Ordinance past the Commons for putting Papists and Malignants out of the Lines Order for Captain Wogan and other Officers and Soldiers who came off from Major General Laugherne to the Parliament's Forces to have their Arrears and that the Prisoners taken in Wales and tryable by Marshal-Law shall be so
and are fully satisfyed in what hath been delivered to them from the Committee in relation to the Clemency of the Parliament The Commons seeing the City a little staggering and inclining to favour if not to assist the Kentish-men and knowing the great danger thereof held it the most prudent Course to seek to win them by fair and courteous and condescending means to the Parliament rather than to adventure a ruffle with them Their Committee carried it with much discretion and moderation this way and the issue proved effectual The house order'd these Proceedings with the Common Council to be Printed that the Kingdom may take notice of the good understanding between the Parliament and City and how far both are sensible of the designs of the Common Enemy to bring a second war upon the Kingdom Order to send the three Bills to the Commissioners in Scotland to be by them communicated to the Parliament there that both Kingdoms may proceed in a brotherly Vnion against the Common Enemy and in prosecution of the Covenant according to the Example of the Kirk of Scotland Letters from Kent That after the Passe gained by Major Husbands which was kept by Sixteen hundred of the Kentishmen they fled and although they were Six thousand Foot and one thousand Horse equal in number to the Parliaments Army yet they would not stand a Fight That the General advanced towards Maidston sooner than he was expected and had intimation that two hundred of the Enemy were quartered there a commanded party was drawn out to force entrance into the Town the Enemy prepared for a defence and had a thousand Horse and Foot brought in for their assistance About seven a Clock in the evening Orders were given out for storming the Town at which the Souldiers shouted and fell on with much violence but contrary to expectation found as resolute opposition Yet after a small dispute forced their entrance into the Town and then thought the difficulty of the service had been over But the Enemy had drawn in eight hundred more to their assistance which made them up compleat two thousand and had so lined the streets in the several Houses and placed so much case Shot in every Street that the business became very disputable till almost twelve a Clock at Night and every Street in the Town was got by Inches The number of the Slain of the Kentish men were above two hundred of the Parliaments Forces not above forty of them Captain Price was one The Prisoners taken by the Parliament were fourteen hundred and upwards with four hundred Horse and two thousand Arms of this select Brigade of the Enemy few were Countreymen but many of the Kings party and men of quality some Sea-men and the rest Apprentices and Water-men who came from London and thereabouts That the Enemy drew out of Rochester in a main Body within two miles of Maidston and the General to answer them drew out three Regiments of Horse and one of Foot the better to secure those that stormed and they stay'd at that distance till the whole business was disputed The General though much disabled by indisposition of health and having a great fit of the gout then upon him yet could not be prevailed with to remain with the Body in the Field but with his foot wrapped up he mounted on Horse-back led on his men in the greatest danger and was one of the first in all this action Both sides did their part with much valour and resolution and there was scarce any action in the former war more desperate and hazardous and better performed than this was 3. Letters from the General of the defeat of the Kentishmen at Maidston and that they had since quitted Rochester and the General was possessed of it and that the Women of the Town were so much inraged against the Cavaliers for leading their Husbands into ruine that they were ready to have beaten them out of the Town That since the quitting of Rochester the Countrey-men leave the Field apace and return home that some thousands of their Forces Horse and Foot with Goring in the head of them took their March towards London thinking a great part of the City would joyn with them that the General sent five hundred Horse to pursue them Order for thanksgiving to God for this Victory and the Messengers that brought the news from the General had good gratuities given them Letters came from the Kentishmen to the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common Council of London desiring assistance and association with them but the City would do nothing thereupon but acquainted the Parliament with the Letters Thereupon the House order'd that they should have thanks for communicating these Letters and for not doing any thing in answer or satisfaction thereof Then the House being in a good humor it was moved That they should consider of the Eleven Members and the Aldermen of the City now Prisoners in the Tower and the House voted the discharge of all of them the impeached Lords Willonghby c. the Eleven Members Hollis c. and the three Aldermen Order for a Letter of thanks to the General and his Officers and Souldiers for their great service at Maidston Whilst the Chancery Court was Sitting there was a tumult and drawing of Swords in Westminster-Hall which some feared had been a new rising but it proved only upon the arrest of a Souldier 4. Intelligence came that the Lord Goring and his Company were at Black Health but seeing none of the City came forth to joyn with them and the Country-men divided and not willing to ingage further or that Goring should be their General and a small party of the Parliaments Horse coming within sight of them the Kentish men were struck with fear and most of them fled the Parliaments Horse came on and took many Prisoners and much pillage Goring with about five hundred of the chief of them hasted to Greenwich and thence ferryed over in Lighters and Boats to Essex side and making great haste some of them did swim and many were drowned The Sea-men and Water-men that had before joyned with them now set upon them and took many Prisoners and good pillage 5. Letters from the General of a full account of the whole business of Kent and recommending to the House the Widow of Captain Price slain in that service the House Ordered his arrears to be audited and allowed two hundred pounds more to his Widow and Children Order for thanks to the General for his great service and that his Letter be Printed that the People may see how they are deluded by the Malignant Party The Ordinance past for setling the Militia of Cornwal and Devon The House voted the Lord Goring to be a Rebel for raising Forces in Kent and in Essex against the Parliament and referred to the Committee of the North to continue such Garrisons as they think fit Goring prevailed with a party
General Council of the Army had much debate concerning the matters of Religion relating to their new Representative and of the power of the Representative in Civils Sir Thomas Widdrington and M r Whitelock met staid all the day together to draw some heads upon yesterdaies discourse and to endeavour to bring the Army into some fitter temper They were likewise to frame somewhat in order to the restitution of the Secluded Members for an answer for the Army to the Messages of the House to the Army touching their Members under restraint and heads for a Declaration what the Parliament intendeth for the settlement of the Kingdom to be considered of and offered to the Parliament and Council of the Army This was a work of no small difficulty and danger yet at this time not to be declined by them both the Members of the House and chief Officers of the Army having ingaged and trusted them only therein they prayed to God to direct them in it and that neither of them might receive any prejudice but the Kingdom might receive good by this their imployment and the Courses of the Army be moderated as it was in some measure at this time though it brake out again into violence afterwards 23. A Committee of the Common Council informed the House that the Citizens of London were so generally ingaged in the Petition for a personal Treaty that if the restriction in the late Ordinance should stand that none of them should be capable to be elected Officers of the City there would want sufficient persons to be chosen to supply necessary Offices in the City Referred to a Committee to consider of some expedient in this business A sharp debate about bringing the great Delinquents of the Kingdom to speedy punishment And now was set on Foot and begun their great design of taking away the King whom divers in the debate did not stick to name for the greatest Delinquent and to be proceeded against in Justice Others insisted upon it that he was not capable of being brought to justice by his Subjects but by God alone and that having subdued him and his Party there was no need of any thing further but to secure the Parliament from their Enemies rising against them any more and that might be done without bringing the King to any judicial tryal a thing not read of in any History But those of the fierce Party prosecuted their design with all eagerness and those of a contrary opinion either durst not oppose knowing they should be presently secluded the House if they did or seeing that no opposition would be to any effect or purpose It was endeavoured wholly to have put the business upon the Army that if they would have the thing done they should do it themselves as most proper for such an irregular and unheard of business to be done in an irregular way and by such irregular men but they were subtle enough to see and avoid that and to make those whom they left sitting in the Parliament to be their stalcs and to do their most dirty work for them many of whom they found and perswaded to be strangely forward to ingage in it Insomuch that it was carryed by vote in the House of Commons to name a Committee of thirty eight persons to consider of drawing up a charge and for that purpose to receive all informations and examinations of all Witnesses for the matters of fact against the King and all other Delinquents that may be thought sit to be brought to condigne punishment Letters from Colonel Bethel to the General of the surrender of Scarborough-Castle to him upon Articles for the use of the Parliament that there was in the Castle good store of all manner of provisions especially Rye and fifty Barrels of powder with Ammunition for many Months From the Parliaments Ships in the Downes came a Declaration to the General of their free Concurrence with the Army in their Remonstrance knowing the things to be just and good The King was expected to be at Windsor this Night and Colonel Thomlinson commanded the Guards about him upon Colonel Harrisons coming away Major Pitsford taken at Pembroke and staying here contrary to the Articles of surrender thereof was by the Court Martial sentenced to be shot to Death The Lord Wenman expressed himself very high against the Army having been seised and secluded the House by them which was no small provocation Mr. Whitelock and Sir Thomas Widdrington went together according to appointment to the Speakers house There met them divers Gentlemen of the House and they consulted about setling the Kingdom by the Parliament and not to leave all to the Sword and Sir Thomas Widdrington and M r Whitelock spake their minds freely to them some of them were wholly against any King at all others were against having the present King or his eldest or second Son to be King others were for the third Son the Duke of Gloucester who was among them and might be educated as they should appoint to be made King They came after a long debate to no resolution at all but appointed to meet again on next Monday 25. The Commons sate though it was Christ-mas day and made some Orders about the association of Somersetshire with the adjacent Counties Order for one thousand pound for Mr. Withers being moneys lent by him to the Parliament Five Members declared their dissent to the vote Dec. 5. 1648. The Committee named to consider how to proceed in a way of justice against the King were injoyned to meet this Afternoon Debate whether the secluded Members should be re-admitted A dispute between the two Houses whether thirty three thousand pound formerly granted to the Lord Willoughby as Part of his arrears and by him assigned to his Creditors who accepted the security should now be granted away to others in prejudice of the Lord Willoughbys Creditors which the Lords held not just The Lords who sate in the House being very few they Ordered that all the Lords who were within twenty miles should appear to morrow and those more remote within fourteen days after receipt of this Order some moved it might be under the pain of five hundred pound but that was not agreed unto A Petition to the Commons from Norfolk and Norwich reciting the former and present evils and praying 1. That present inquiry be made who have been the chief instruments of the King in the former or latter War and in the late bringing in of the Scots and that he himself and all such as have been the most notorious incendiaries and instruments in shedding of blood may without delay be brought to impartial Justice 2. That Courts of Justice Judges and Officers and Fecs may be certain and Laws in the vulgar tongue and Justice be speedy and without respect of persons and as may most agree with the rule of Christian duty just reason and the birth-right and priviledge of English-men and that
Forces sent into Ireland And to take off any reflection upon the General or dislike by him they also voted That the Lord Fairfax be General of all the Forces in England and Ireland At the Council of State they had variety of intelligence some good but more bad They gave a dispatch to Colonel Potley to go for Denmark and Sweden to send them from those Parts intelligence and they gave him two hundred pound in hand and promised him one hundred pound more for one years entertainment He was as fit as any man for this service had lived long in those Countries a Souldier well known and esteemed by the Grandees especially in Germany and in the Court of Sweden Whitelock recommended him to this imployment which was of great consequence to them April 1649. 1. The Lord Mayor of London Alderman Reynoldson attended the House at the Bar and being demanded why he disobeyed the Orders of Parliament for proclaiming the Act against Kingly Government He pleaded scruple of conscience by his Oath taken in the Exchequer and that he conceived the business only proper for the Sheriff of the City After a long debate the House voted that the Lord Mayor for his contempt should be fined two thousand pound five hundred pound of it to the poor of London five hundred pound to Westminster five hundred pound to Southwark and five hundred pound to the poor of the Tower Hamlets That he be committed prisoner to the Tower for two Months and degraded of his Mayoralty and that the Common Council be required and authorised to elect a new Mayor with all speed A Petition of divers of London and Westminster in the behalf of Lilburn Walwyn Prince and Overton prisoners in the Tower setting forth That the freedom of the People is that none ought to be proceeded against nor punished but by a known Law and before ordinary Judges and the Military power not to interpose but where the civil power fails They pray favour for the Prisoners and the Vnion of the Parliament party to be preserved A Petition with this Title To the Right Honourable the Commons of England assembled in Parliament The Humble Petition and Representation of several Churches of God in London commonly though falsely called Anabaptists They acknowledge the goodness of God to the Parliament and Kingdom disown any consent to the Book called The second Part of England's new chains discovered justify their own principles and obedience to Authority and pray the Parliament to make good Laws for the punishment of wickedness The House were satisfied with the disowning of the Book and their expressions to live peaceably and in submission to the Civil Magistracy which the Speaker told them by direction of the House And that they and other Christians walking answerable to such professions the House did assure them of liberty and protection so far as God should enable them in all things consistent with Godliness honesty and Civil Peace The House finding inconvenience by their late sitting the last Night Ordered to rise every day by one a Clock The Votes of the House collected together touching excepted persons and compositions of Delinquents were published Letters from Scotland of the Execution of Marquess Huntly That a Minister asking him a little before his Execution whether he desired absolution from the sentence of Excommunication which he lay under he answered he would have nothing to do with him nor with any that taught such heretical doctrine as he did to speak to him In his Speech to the People the Marquess told them he was sentenced to lose his Life for obedience to his sacred Soveraign to which this ought to incourage all men and not to affright them and that they should for that cause stoop to a Scaffold as if it were a Theatre of honour in this world as indeed it was a heavenly ladder That he only craved in his behalf the prayers of those among them that were of this opinion without desiring the prayers of others whose spirits perchance might be otherwise inclined 3. Debate of the Act for Sale of Deans and Chapters lands and for Sale of fee-farm rents of the Kings Act committed prohibiting Ministers to meddle with State affairs but to preach Jesus Christ Order for a Declaration about matters of Religion and setling of the Church That Tythes shall not be taken away till another maintenance be provided for the Minister as large and as honourable as by Tythes That as soon as such a way can be provided Tythes shall be then taken off that the government to be established in England shall be the Presbyterian government That a way shall be provided for admission of all such Churches as tend to Godliness and to advance the Kingdom of Jesus Christ to be free without disturbances Alderman Atkins was chosen Lord Mayor in the place of Alderman Reynoldson Prisoner in the Tower for the remainder of the year Letters of divers Vessels taken by the Irish Pyrates Upon the coming of Major General Lambert into Lancashire the two refractory Regiments were disbanded The Young Lord Cromwell and Colonel Werden and the Lord Fitz-herberts son were brought in Prisoners to Chester Letters from the Hague that the Earl of Brainford was gone to Sweden to negotiate for assistance of Prince Charles and for that purpose Letters were sent to the Emperour and King of Spain That others advised the Prince to go into Scotland and become the head of the Covenanters whom he might cast off again as there should be occasion but Montross was against that and that the Sword was most honourable That Van Trump set out a Declaration and presented it to the Prince to his great satisfaction as to Sea affairs 4. A Petition from the well affected in Blackburn Hundred in Lanchashire mentioning their former assistance to the Parliament and the corrupt party in both Houses approving the purging thereof and taking away the prerogative House of Lords their desires were to the same effect with those in other Petitions and they had the thanks of the House for their good affections An Act committed for prevention of the mischiefs by those who buy up many heads of Cattle and most of the granaries in the Nation to sell again at excessive rates Referred to a Committee to draw the form of a new Oath to be given to the new Lord Mayor of London and his successours and the Oath was presently drawn and assented to Referred to the Council of State to give such order as they should think fit concerning the Forces in Lancashire Debate of the Act for Sale of Deans and Chapters lands and voted that all monies due out of those lands for charitable uses should be paid according to the intent of the donors The Court Martial sate upon the Tryal of Major General Laughern C. Poyer and Powel Colonel Morris late Governour of Pontefract Castle and one Cornet Blackburn who had a hand in the Death
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
taken away and that the Gates of the City be forthwith destroyed And that the Commissioners of the Army do seize some Officers who have not consined themselves according to former Order and they approved what they had done in securing divers Citizens An Address of Divers Citizens presented by Mr. Praise God Barebones of adhering to this Parliament Upon a Letter from Monk the Parliament ordered to send to him the Resolves of the House That the Gates of the City of London and the Port-Cullises be destroyed and that he be ordered to put the said Votes in Execution Monk was not well satisfied that this Order was before directed to the Commissioners for Government of the Army and himself not named therein but left out as a Cypher but upon advise with his Friends he this Day Executed their Order and in the sight of the Citizens took down their Port-Cullises and Gates and took away their Posts and Chains many lookers on admired at it but none offered any Opposition And this night Monk and his Forces quartered in the City where he had many visitants of the chief Citizens and of the secluded Members and others To these he minced and excused this action and assured his confidents that it was still in Order to his and their great design and hardly gave the same account to two men but the thing was done and many amazed that he did it The Parliament finding the Common Council of London to be against them Ordered that it should be discontinued and an Act brought in to constitute a new Common Council They sent thanks to the Lord Mayor for his discreet carriage in this business They debate the Qualifications 10. Commissions delivered to Officers and Lists approved Orders about prize goods A Bill read for appointing Commissioners for the Army which was held no great Policy nor Courtship in Relation to Monk Orders for money for the Souldiers and for the Militia of London and about Trade Reference to the Council to consider what is further to be done for the fafety of the Parliament and City and to suppress seditious meetings 11. Commissions delivered to Officers Orders for Judges for next Circuit Upon a Letter from Monk and his Officers the House ordered thanks to him for securing the City and in answer to their desire for filling up the House they said they were upon the Qualifications Scot and Robinson ordered to carry this answer to him and they much boasted of their intimacy and favour with him The passed an Act to appoint Monk Haslerigge Walton Morley and Alured Commissioners for Government of the Army at which Monk was noted to be discontended and many judged it an Act of no great present Policy but Haslerigge especially did drive on furiously The House adjourned till Monday 12. Monk drew up his Forces in Finsbury dined with the Lord Mayor had conference with him and the Court of Aldermen retired to the Bull-head in Cheapside and quartered at the Glass-House in Broadstreet multitudes of People followed him congratulating his coming into the City making loud shouts and Bonfires and ringing the Bells he heard a Sermon at Pauls with the Lord Mayor Okey was sent with his Regiment to quiet Bristoll 13. Intelligence from Tork of an Address from the City and the Country to the Parliament for the secluded Members and a free Parliament Order for the Serjeant at Armes to carry Sir Henry Vane to his House at Bellew in Lincoln-shire A Proclamation for Lambert to render himself by a Day or to be sequestred Order for the Members of Parliament who acted in the Committee of Safety to attend this day sevennight and the Serjeant at Arms to summon them accordingly The Papers of the Committee of safety ordered to be brought in Orders for money for the Army Debare about the Qualifications The engagement agreed upon to be true and faithfull to the Commonwealth of England and the Government thereof in the way of Commonwealth and free State without a King single Person or House of Lords 14. Order for money for Monk's Forces that came out of Scotland with him as he shall order 15. Letters from Overton from Hull with a Declaration for the secluded Members or a free Parliament and a Letter to Monk with it referred to the Council of State A scandalous Paper against some Members of Parliament referred to a Committee Qualifications agreed upon for future Members of Parliament and an Order for Writs for new Elections to fill up the House An Address to Monk from Oxford-shire for readmitting the secluded Members and that no Previous Oaths or Engagements might be imposed on any that should be Elected Members of Parliament to this Monk answered That the Parliament had these matters under their present consideration and he wished these Gentlemen and all others to acquiesce in their determination Monk removed his Quarters to Alderman Wale's House where he was visited and consulted by the chief Citizens and Ministers and he gave them plausible hopes of their Design being compassed An Address from the North for the secluded Members or a free Parliament and no Taxes till then By Monk's Order many were disarmed in the City 16. Order for the Committee of plundered Ministers to sit and many added Commissioners for the Assessments Mr. Attorney General Reynolds reported Commissions for the Judges of the Admiralty and for Probate of Wills which passed Amendments agreed to the Qualifications 17. Additions to the Commissioners of Assessements A Form of a Writ agreed on for Elections of Members of Parliament 18. The Act of Qualifications past Several Addresses to Monk to the same effect with the former Two Souldiers hanged for disorders Other Souldiers were whipped their Offences were Mutiny and Robbery Some Members of the Parliament now sitting and about twelve of the secluded Members met at Monk's Quarters by appointment and had conference about readmitting the secluded Members And here began the great turn and the design of Monk to take place to the regret of Haslerigge Scot c. A Tumult at Bury appeased It pleased Monk that the secluded Members should sit again and neither Scot nor Robinson nor Hasterigge nor Nevil nor any of that Party could prevail with him to the contrary nor durst any to oppose him and the Spirit of the people generally especially of the Presbyterians ran that way and the Cavaliers agreed to it as the way to bring in the King 19. Other meetings of the secluded Members being had it was agreed That they should take their places in the Parliament on Tuesday next 21. The secluded Members came into the House several of the old Members absented themselves The House being thus changed made a great change in the public Affairs Several Votes were now passed without much debate to vacate all the Votes made by the House 1648 and 1649. against the secluded Members and to set all matters
reserved towards him than formerly April 1660. Anno 1660 2. News of several Elections of Parliament-men in several places 3. The Officers of the Regiments of Lon. came to Monk and in an Oration made by Alderman Robinson they sufficiently magnified him and declared their resolutions to adhere to him and to the Council of State and to the next Parliament 4. The Council Monk and his Officers were feasted at Skinner's Hall 7. Several returns of Elections for the next Parliament 9. The Council discharged Needham from writing the Weekly Intelligence and ordered Dury and Muddiman to do it The Council approved divers Officers of the Militia in several Counties and Cities An Address to Monk from the Officers of the Army of great conformity and obedience to him and to the Council and to the Parliament when sitting Monk and his Officers and the Council entertained at Goldsmiths-Hall with a Dinner an Enterlude and a Banquet The Council published a Proclamation for Lambert who had escaped out of the Tower to render himself within 24 Hours and that none entertain or harbour him 11. Commissioners of the Militia approved by the Council several returns of Parliament-men 12. Monk chosen one of the Knights for Devonshire unanimously Monk and the Council were feasted at Vintners-Hall 13. They were feasted at Fishmongers-Hall The City kept up their Chains and Guards every Night 14. Commissioners sent into Scotland to manage the Civil Affairs there A Letter of great Courtship from the King of Denmark to Monk magnifying his merits A Proclamation of the Council that they intend not to abate any of the Souldiers pay but to provide it for them Allen and Courtney committed and Captain Rainsborough Colonel Packer and Captain Wolley secured 16. A Proclamation by the Council forbidding the Subjects of England Scotland and Ireland to make use of any Sea Commission to disturb the Merchants of the three Nations or our Allies Several Addresses of Colonel Vnton Crook's Regiment Colonel Smithson's Regiment the Officers of Carlisle and of the Army in Ireland declaring their obedience to Monk the Council and Parliament 17. Several Elections of Parliament men returned 18. A Muster appointed of the Forces in London and Monk desired to be in the field The Treaty between England and Portugall signed in the Council-chamber by the Portugall Ambassadour A Mutiny at Hull prevented and punished Several Officers of the former Army imprisoned An Address to the like purpose as the other from the Army in Scotland Commissioners sent from Scotland to England to represent the desires of that Nation Letters from Monk to his Officers to apprehend Lambert 21. A Proclamation declaring Lambert and all that joyned with him to be Traytors Intelligence of some endeavours in Ireland to alienate the Souldiers from their Officers discovered The like attempts at York discovered Intelligence that Lambert intended to rendezvous his Party at Edgehill Monk intended to march out against Lambert but hearing that his Party was inconsiderable Monk altered his purpose 23. Order of the Council forbidding Stage-Players to Act. Officers of the Militia approved by the Council Colonel Ingoldsby being set out with a Party against Lambert and having his own Regiment and three other Troops of Horse and Lambert having but four Troops of Horse in all they met about two miles from Daventree where Captain Haslerigge Son to Sir Arthur Haslerigge led his Troop towards Ingoldsby's Forlorn and was taken Prisoner as some said willingly and was dismist again upon his Paroll and promise to bring over his Troop to Ingoldsby which was presently done This and Barker's Troop coming over to Ingoldsby did much dishearten Lambert and his Party yet one of his Officers desired leave of him to charge Ingoldsby assuring himself that thereupon many of Ingoldsby's men would come over to Lambert who would not permit it but desired a Parley and moved that Richard might be restored to the Protectorship and some conditions agreed upon Lambert was answered That he himself was one of those who pulled down Richard and now would set him up again and that they had no Commission to dispute but to reduce him and his Party Yet Lambert would not fight nor permit his Officers that desired it to fire a Pistol and himself prayed Ingoldsby to let him escape One of Lambert's Troopers fired a Pistol at Ingoldsby but there was no fighting Alured's Troop came in also to Ingoldsby and Lambert's wonted courage failed him neither could he escape but Ingoldsby took him Prisoner Others took Cobbet Creed and others of his Party Prisoners Oakey Axtell and others escaped and some Troopers with them Several Addresses from several Officers of the Army to the same effect as the former 25. Several dissaffected Officers of the Army secured Letters from Mountague that the Fleet joyned with those of the Army and resolved to obey the Parliament This Gentleman one of the Generals at Sea had engaged the Officers of the Fleet and had made his own terms with the King by a Kinsman of his who was in the Fleet with him for that purpose Mr. Edward Mountague eldest Son of the Lord Mountague of Bolton This Gentleman went often to the King and made terms for G. Mountague and others which were honourably performed but he himself was not so well requited for his Services as those for whom he acted The Souldiers generally and the Seamen were quite altered from their former Principles and Masters and where any were suspected to be wavering from or disaffected to the present intentions they were forthwith secured and prevented and the appointment of their meetings and risings were diligently discovered and Forces sent to hinder them The City Forces mustered in Hide-Park and made a gallant shew the Lord Mayor and Aldermen were present many Tents were in the Field and much good Cheer and Wine The same day Lambert Cobbet and Creed were brought up Prisoners to London and after examination by the Council were committed close Prisoners to the Tower The L. Falkonbridge made Colonel of Haslerigges Regiment by Monk Both Houses Lords and Commons met at S. Margarets Westminster where Dr. Reynolds preached to them and after Sermon they went to their several Houses the Commons chose Sir Harbottle Grimstone for their Speaker A Day of publick Humiliation moved by the Lords and agreed by the Commons Many Members of Parliament came to visit and consult Monk 26. Committee of Privileges named Order for a Day of Thanksgiving for raising up Monk and other Instruments in delivery of this Nation from thraldom and misery Order for thanks to Monk for his eminent and unparallel'd Services and for thanks to Colonel Ingoldsby 27. Orders about Returns of Elections Colonel Ashfield and Lieutenant Colonel Miller discharged upon their Engagement not to act any thing against the present Power M. G. Harrison and others secured Prisoners of Lambert's Party brought to London Divers disaffected Souldiers secured
whose Country Gustavus then was become Master of the Field but his Successes caused him to propound the harder Conditions to the Elector to hold his own Patrimony that he refused them but afterwards the King of Sweden by Mediation came to more moderate terms But that Business was cut off by the death of that King which in its time will be remembred This Term the business of the Death of Doctor Lamb was in the King's Bench wherein it appeared that he was neither Dr. nor any way Lettered but a man odious to the Vulgar for some Rumors that went of him that he was a Conjurer or Sorcerer and he was quarrelled with in the Streets in London and as the people more and more gathered about him so they pelted him with rotten Eggs Stones and other riff raff justled him beat him bruised him and so continued pursuing him from Street to Street till they were five hundred people together following of him This continued three hours together until Night and no Magistrate or Officer of the Peace once shewed himself to stop this Tumult so the poor man being above eighty years of age died of this violence and no Inquisition was taken of it nor any of the Malefactors discovered in the City For this negligence an Information was put into the King's Bench by the Attorney Noy against the Mayor and Citizens and they submitted to the Grace of the Court and were in open Court fined fifteen hundred Marks by the Common Law not upon the Statute of 28 Edw. 3. nor upon the Statute of 4 H. 8. This Trinity Term Judge Whitelocke fell ill of a Cold which so increased upon him that he was advised to go into the Country whereupon he took his leave of his Brethren the Judges and Sergeants and was cheerfull with them but said to them God be with you I shall never see you again and this without the least disturbance or trouble of his thoughts And soon after he came into the Country on 22th day of June he died and in his death the King lost as good a Subject his Country as good a Patriot the Peeple as just a Judge as ever lived all honest men lamented the loss of him no man in his age left behind him a more honoured Memory His Reason was clear and strong and his Learning deep and general he had the Latine Tongue so perfect that sitting Judge of Assize at Oxford when some Foreigners Persons of Quality being there and coming to the Court to see the manner of our proceedings in matters of Justice this Judge caused them to sit down and briefly repeated the Heads of his Charge to the Grand Jury in good and elegant Latin and thereby informed the Strangers and the cholars of the ability of our Judges and the course of our proceedings in matters of Law and Justice He understood the Greek very well and the Hebrew and was versed in the Jewish Histories and exactly knowing in the History of his own Country and in the Pedigrees of most Persons of Honour and Quality in the Kingdom and was much conversant in the Studies of Antiquity and Heraldry He was not by any excelled in the knowledge of his own Profession of the Common Law of England wherein his knowledge of the Civil Law whereof he was a Graduate in Oxford was a help to him his learned Arguments both at the Bar and Bench will confirm this truth Soon after the death of this Judge there died a great Church-man Abbot Archbishop of Canterbury in a good old age and left behind him the memory of a pious learned moderate Prelate and in his room succeeded Laud then Bishop of London who was in eminent favour with the King as appears by this Translation of him to the Metropolitan Dignity of the Church of England to be Archbishop of Canterbury Some of our Stories relate that not long after his Translation to the See of Canterbury Laud was offered a Cardinals Cap from Rome but that he refused being as high already as England could advance him and he would not be second to any in another Kingdom This new Archbishop in the end of Summer about Michaelmas came from London to Oxford there to attend the King and to entertain him in the University where Laud was also Chancellour Collonel Saunderson was sent by our King with two thousand English to the Emperor of Rushia to assist him against the King of Poland He was there upon a private difference between them basely murdered by Colonel Lesley a Scotch-man The Muscovites were overthrown by the Polanders no Justice done upon Lesley but he came to this deserved end that he was thrown down from a Tower upon the ground and so died The Protestants in Ireland were discontented at the grace and favour shewed to the Papists there the Lord Wentworth was sent over as Deputy in that Kingdom to settle the Affairs and People there The King of Sweden proceeded successfully in Germany till the Battel of Lutzen where he was slain some say by one of his own people others say by the Enemy in the fight he was trampled under foot by the horse so that his body could hardly be known Papenheim was slain in the same Battel The Swedes contrary to expectation and course of others at the death of their King were so inraged that falling furiously upon the Imperialists they gained a great Victory Anno 1632 A little after this the Prince Elector King of Bohemia dyed as was supposed of the Infection of the Plague which he had taken at Coloign or at Mentz Wallestein was suspected of treachery to have designed a conjunction with the Swedes against the Emperor and was suddenly murthered by Butler a Scotchman This year dyed three Kings Sigismund King of Poland and Gustavus Adolphus King of Sweden and Fredericke King of Bohemiā besides many great persons both in England and in Foreign parts of every Degree and Sex The King sent the Earl of Leicester Ambassador to the King of Denmark to condole the death of his Mother and to demand a portion due to our Queen and to the Queen of Bohemia according to the Law of Denmarke About this time Mr. Prinne published his Book called Histrio-Mastrix by Lycence of Archbishop Abbot's Chaplain which being against Plays and a Reference in the Table of the Book to this effect Women actors notorious Whores relating to some Women actors mentioned in his Book as he affirmeth It hapened that about six weeks after this the Queen acted a part in a Pastoral at Somerset house and then the Archbishop Laud and other Prelates whom Prynne had angered by some Books of his against Arminianism and against the Jurisdiction of the Bishops and by some Prohibitions which he had moved and got to the high Commission Court These Prelates and their Instruments the next day after the Queen had acted her Pastoral shewed Prynne's Book against Plays to the King and that
great Court Lady their Friend who over heard some discourse of this intended Action and thereof gave timely notice to these Gentlemen whereby they got out of the House just before the King came Otherwise It was believed that if the King had found them there and called in his Guards to have seized them the Members of the House would have endeavoured the defence of them which might have proved a very unhappy and sad business and so it did notwithstanding that was prevented This sudden Action being the first visible and apparent ground of all our following Miseries Divers Excuses were made for this Action some said it was the womens counsel and irritation of the King telling him That if he were King of England he would not suffer himself to be baffled about these Persons provoked him to go to the House himself and fetch them out Others said he was put upon it by those who designed his prejudice by it Others said it was in passion unadvisedly undertaken and rashly executed None could make a satisfactory Apology for it and the King himself â—fterwards acknowledged his too much passion in it At his unexpected coming into the House they were in a very great amazement but upon his going away and so as he might hear them the House was in a great disorder crying aloud many of them together Privilege Privilege Some of them brake out into expressions That there never was so unparallell'd an Action of any King to the breach of all Freedom not only in the Accusation of their Members ransacking and searching their Studies and Papers and seeking to apprehend their Persons but now in a hostile way he threatned the whole Body of the House They thereupon frame and publish a Declaration Jan. 5. 1641. By which they set forth all this matter of the King 's coming to the House in a warlike manner to the terrour and affrightment of them and that this is a high breach of the Privileges of Parliament and inconsistent with the liberty and freedom thereof They conceive they cannot safely sit without a Guard in whom they may confide for which they have been Suitors to the King but could not yet obtainit They appoint a Committee to sit at the Guildhall in London to consider of these things and of Ireland and adjourn the House They publish another Vote That if any Arrest a Member of Parliament by Warrant from the King only it is a breach of Privilege and that the comming of Papists and Souldiers to the number of five hundred armed men with the King to the House was a trayterous design against the King and Parliament They vindicate the Five Members and declare that a Paper issued out for apprehending them was false and scandalous and illegal and that they ought to attend the Service of the House and require the Names of those who advised the King to issue that Paper and the Articles against the Five Members Upon these Passages and Declarations a great number of persons in a tumultuous manner came from the City to Westminster where they offered many affronts and violences to divers of the Bishops and others Jan. 12. The Bishops by Petition and Protestation in the Lords House set forth this and their own Right to Sit and Vote in Parliament which by reason of those Tumults and Insolencies they could not doe They say they have no Redress upon their Complaints hereof and cannot attend the Service of the Parliament without danger of their lives they therefore protest against all Acts and Votes in their absence as null and void And desire this their Protestation may be entred Divers of their Adversaries were much pleased with this unadvised Act of the Bishops being as they wished a way prepared by themselves for them to be set aside and removed from the House of Lords For this not long after they were accused by the Commons of high Treason Glyn was the Messenger they were brought on their knees to the Lords Bar Ten of them committed to the Tower and the other two in regard of their age to the Black Rod. The House of Commons upon suspicion of some Designs against their Persons petitioned the King for a Guard to be commanded by the Earl of Essex which the King denied but promised to take care for their Security as for Himself his Wife and Children Many Citizens tumultuously flocked to the King's Coach as he passed through the City of London Beseeching him to agree with his Parliament and not to violate their Privileges After this at a Common-Council they draw up a Petition to the King complaining That Trade is decayed to the ruine of the Protestant Religion and the Lives and Liberties of the Subjects by the designs of Papists more particularly their fomenting the Irish Rebellion by changing the Constable of the Tower and making Preparations there by fortifying Whitehall and his Majestie 's late invasion of the House of Commons They pray that by the Parliaments advice the Protestants in Ireland may be relieved the Tower put in the hands of Persons of trust a Guard appointed for the safety of the Parliament and that the Five Members may not be restrained nor proceeded against but by the Privileges of Parliament To this the King gave answer That he could not express a greater sense of Ireland than he had done that meerly to satisfie the City he had removed a worthy Person from the charge of the Tower and that the late Tumults had caused him to fortifie Whitehall for the security of his own Person That his going to the House of Commons was to apprehend those Five Members for Treason to which the Privilege of Parliament could not extend and that yet he would proceed against them no otherwise than legally During this time the Five Members had got into Friends houses of the City where they were highly caressed and had the company of divers principal Members of the House to consult together and to lay their further Designs and they wanted nothing Soon after this divers Buckinghamshire-men came up with a Petition to the King for Mr. Hampden their Knight of the Shire whereof probably he was not altogether ignorant beforehand They pray that Hampden and the rest that lie under the burthen of accusation may enjoy their just Privileges Great numbers of people gathered together in a very tumultuous manner about Whitehall and Westminster and it was a dismal thing to all sober men especially Members of Parliament to see and hear them The King fearing danger from them or perhaps by the unfortunate Counsel of some about him thought fit to remove to Hampton Court and took with him the Queen Prince and Duke of York This was another and great wonder to many prudent men that the King should leave this City the place of his and his Predecessors usual residence where most of his Friends and Servants were about him the Magazine of all Provisions
Kingdom shall not be laid down till Delinquents be left to Justice that their Estates may discharge the Debts of the Commonwealth The Souldiers commit Outrages which the King and Parliament labour to rectifie Sir Thomas Barrington and Mr. Grimstone in Essex seize upon Sir John Lucas and his Lady and commit them to Prisons and Lucas is proclaimed Traytor The Parliament for repayment of Loans upon Publick Faith order Satisfaction out of the Estates of Delinquents The Lord Strange is impeached of high Treason for raising Lancashire-men by whom one Percivall was killed The King adjourned Michaelmas Term and proclaims Nichols Macworth and Hunt of Shrop-shire to be Traytors The Lord Fairfax and Mr. Bellasis conclude a Neutrality for Yorkshire but the Parliament declare the Lord Fairfax not bound to observe the Articles but to assist the Parliament The Earl of Essex's Colours was a deep Yellow others setting up another Colour were held Malignants and ill-affected to the Parliaments Cause So small a thing is taken notice of in the Jealousies of War Intelligence being given to the House of Commons that the Earl of Berkshire and divers Gentlemen of principal quality in Oxfordshire intended shortly to put in execution the King's Commission of Array at Wattleton They commanded Whitelocke to use his utmost Endeavours to prevent the execution of that Commission in Oxfordshire and to apprehend such of the Commissioners as should meet for that purpose and the better to enable him hereunto they ordered some of the Regiment of Horse of Colonel Goodwyn and of the Regiment of Foot of Colonel Hampden to attend his Commands The Commissioners of Array having appointed their Meeting at Wattleton at a day and the Country summoned to come in to them Whitelocke sent for the Forces appointed to meet him and in the Afternoon came to him a Troop of Horse and a Company of Foot and Hampden himself with them and when they were met they had Information that the Commissioners having notice of the Parliaments Forces being in the Field thought not fit to continue at Wattleton but brake off their business and not taking leave or dismissing the Country the Commissioners with their Company hasted to Sir Robert Dormer's house and thither they were pursued and when the Parliaments Company beleagured the house they fired some Musquets and Pistols at them but finding themselves too weak for the Parliament Party and that they went about to storm the house they presently yielded upon quarter Most of the Commissioners of Array were got away only the Earl of Berkshire and two or three more were taken and conveyed to London The House of Lords committed the Earl and the rest to Prison where he lay for a long time after The King's General was first the Marquess of Hertford and shortly after the Earl of Lindsey divers of his Forces quartered near Hull seemed as if they had some design of beleaguring it Sir John Hotham and Sir John Meldram his Assistant sallied out upon them surprized them killed some and took others Prisoners and shortly after having a supply of five hundred men from London they sallied out again and discomfited some of their Forces and burnt a Barn with some Ammunition of the King 's in it and this was the first place where blood was drawn in this Contest The King marched from Nottingham to Stafford and Leicester and so to Wales and at Shrewsbury his Army encreased to a considerable body The Parliament Forces rendezvous'd at S. Albans and from thence marched Northward to meet the King with a Petition from both Houses and these Directions to their General 1. To restrain all profaneness in the Army 2. To march and fight the King's Army and by Battel or otherwise to rescue his Person and the Prince and Duke of York from those about him 3. To present the Petition to his Majesty and if he shall please to withdraw himself from his Army and resort to his Parliament then to cause those Forces to disband and to guard the King in his Return 4. To declare pardon to those that will withdraw fom the King except Richmond Cumberland Newcastle Rivers Caernarvan Newark Falkland Nicholas Porter and Hyde 5. To receive and certifie Contributions to be repaid 6. To protect the good people and to restore their losses 7. To apprehend Traytors and Delinquents 8. To observe further Directions He had a Committee with him who with the General were to take Subscriptions of Loans and order Matters concerning Malignants and to consider of the good of the Army The Parliament finding Supplies and Officers sent by the Queen from Holland to the King they sent over to the States Mr. Strickland to be their Resident in the Low Countries and with him a Declaration from the Lords and Commons The effect of it was To acquaint them with the affairs and proceedings of the Parliament and that it was not expected that they who had formerly received the assistance of the English to recover their Liberty should now assist those whose design was to deprive the English Nation of their Rights and Liberties Goring held Portsmouth for the King and hearing the County Trained Bands designed to surprize it he met and skirmished with them and retired to the Town but Sir John Meyrick's Regiment and a Troup of Horse being sent by the Parliament to joyn with the Countrey they so streightned Goring that though Marquess Hertford hastened to his Relief yet he surrendred the Town and took Ship for Holland The Marquess giving a Brush to the Earl of Bedford by the way seised upon Sherburne Castle and from thence marched to the King to Shrewsbury Sir John Biron with some Troups for the King was unexpectedly set upon at Brackley by the Towns-men and some Troups of the Parliament in his March to Oxford by whom he received some loss yet came on to Oxford The Lord Say Lieutenant of Oxfordshire being then in the Countrey upon this Alarm sent to Whitelocke and the rest of his Deputy-Lieutenants to bring what Forces they could to meet him near Oxford to remove the Lord Biron Whitelocke had a gallant Company of Horse of his Neighbours under his command When he came near Oxford his Scouts brought him intelligence that the Lord Say with a Regiment of Dragoons and the Lord St. John with him and several Companies of his Regiment of Foot were upon their march towards the place appointed for their Rendezvouse but that Sir John Biron hearing of their approach had quitted the Town Whitelocke went on till he met the Lord Say and with him were the Lord St. John the Lord Weenman and most of his Deputy-Lieutenants and their Forces were in all above 3000 Horse and Dragoons and Foot with whom they entred the City without any resistance and were welcomed by the Towns-men more than by the Scholars Yet besides the Mayor and Aldermen the Vice-Chancellor and Heads of Houses and Proctors gave my Lord Say a visit and protested all
defence of the City and Parliament against the King's Forces at Brainford The City were in much trouble and different Opinions but the Lord Mayor Pennington and Officers of the Militia named by the Parliament were so forward that what was desired was resolved by the City General Essex was advised to order some of his Horse and Foot to the number of about 3000 who then were quartered at Kingston that they should march to Hunsloe and be on that side of the King's Army and Essex with his Party and the City Forces to advance on the other side of them from London and so the Army of the King would be encompassed between these two strong Parties of the Parliament Forces which doubtless would have been a very great advantage to the Parliament Forces But Dalbier chiefly and Sir John Meyricke and others gave contrary advice which was followed and the Forces at Kingston commanded to march round about by London-bridge into London and from thence to joyn with the Parliament Army whereby they came late and tyred when they were to have done Service The City Bands marched forth very chearfully under the Command of Major General Skippon who made short and encouraging Speeches to his Souldiers which were to this purpose Come my Boys my brave Boys let us pray heartily and fight heartily I will run the same fortunes and hazards with you remember the Cause is for God and for the defence of your selves your wives and children Come my honest brave Boys pray heartily and fight heartily and God will bless us Thus he went all along with the Souldiers talking to them sometimes to one Company and sometimes to another and the Souldiers seemed to be more taken with it then with a sett formal Oration Beyond Hammer smith in a Lane were placed the great Guns ready to be drawn up as there should be occasion a little beyond that were the Carriages in a Field close to the High-way placed with great Guards about them for their defence The whole Army was drawn up in Battalia in a Common called Turnham-green about a mile from Brainford Essex had there a strong Party of Horse stout men well horsed and armed Sir Philip Stapleton's Regiment and Colonel Goodwin's Regiments of Horse had the Van. The other Regiments of Horse were placed on both Wings the Foot of the Army were in good plight and well Armed and were placed in the Body one Regiment of them and another of the City Band one by another and some were left for reserves The order and marshalling of them was chiefly by the Earl of Holland who took great pains and shewed good skill in Martial affairs with him were the Earl of Northumberland and most of the Lords who continued with the Parliament divers Members of the House of Commons and all were armed The General Essex likewise took great pains in the Field and accompanied with the Lords and Commons with him rode from Regiment to Regiment encouraging of them and when he had spoken to them the Souldiers would throw up their Caps and shout crying Hey for old Robin The whole Army of Horse and Foot consisted of above 24000 Men stout gallant proper Men as well habited and armed as were ever seen in any Army and seemed to be in as good courage to fight the Enemy The General Essex and the Lords and others with him upon consultation together in the Field thought fit to command a Party of two Regiments of Horse and four of Foot to march about from the Green by Acton and so to get beyond the King's Army and upon a Sign when they fell upon the King's Army on that side Essex and his Forces were to fall upon them on this side and so to have them between both Parties of their Army Accordingly orders were given and Hampden's Regiment being one of that party which were to go about they had the Van next to the Horse and after they had marched about a mile on their way and the Enemy began to gaze on them Sir John Meyricke Major General to Essex rode galloping after them When he had overtaken them he told them that the General had changed his resolution of dividing his Forces and had sent him expresly to command them to retreat back again to the rest of the Army at which they were exceedingly troubled They all retreated according to command to Turnham-green where the whole Army stood many hours in Battalia as the King's Army had done facing one another Whensoever either of them advanced towards the other or that the Souldiers shouted then two or 300 Horsemen who came from London to be Spectators would gallop away towards London as fast as they could ride to the discouragement of the Parliaments Army and divers of the Souldiers would steal from their Colours towards their home the City It was then consulted whether the Parliament Army should advance and fall upon the King's Forces which was the opinion of most of the Parliament men and Gentlemen who were Officers but the Souldiers of fortune were altogether against it and while they were consulting the King had drawn off his Carriages and Ordnance and when every one spake his opinion the General gave his Orders as he thought best The City Good-wives and others mindfull of their Husbands and Friends sent many Cart loads of Provisions and Wines and good things to Turnbam-green with which the Souldiers were refreshed and made merry and the more when they understood that the King and all his Army were retreated Upon this was another Consultation whether the Parliament Army should pursue them which all advised but the old Souldiers of fortune on whose judgment the General most relied and their reasons were That it was too hazardous to follow the Enemy and honour and safety enough to the Parliament that the King was retreated But some of the King's Party did afterwards confess that if they had fallen on them at this time they had not Bullet enough to have maintained fight for a quarter of an hour but that in probability they had wholly broken them and that this was the Cause of their retreat And God had a further Controversie yet against them The King being marched away the General gave Orders for the Citizens to go home which they gladly obeyed to return to their Wives and Families that night The King marched back to Colnebrooke from thence to Reading and so to Oxford his most convenient quarter This Action of the King in the time of a Treaty was so ill resented by many men that they spake very hardly of it and the Parliament voted that they would have no accommodation Yet upon a Message from him that he intended to march at such a distance from London as might take away all misapprehension and not hinder the preparing of their Propositions They again send a Petition to him to desert his Army and to return to his Parliament In the mean time Letters from
Strickland were sent to Gravesend to entertain and conduct the Dutch Embassadour to the Parliament The City invited both Houses of Parliament to Dinner in Merchant Taylor 's Hall on such a day as the Parliament would appoint and the rather at this time the General Essex and the Earl of Manchester being in Town that the City might express their thankfulness to the Parliament for their unwearied labours and care for the defence and peace of the City and whole Kingdom The Houses returned thanks to the City and ingaged to live and die with them in this Cause and this was the rather contrived now that the Plot to raise differences between the Parliament and City and to bring in the King might appear to be the more frivolous The Parliament ordered publick thanks to be given at this Meeting at a Sermon and the Sunday after in all Parishes for the discovery and prevention of the Plot of Sir Bazil Brook A Ship laden with Arms and Ammunition sent from Bristol to relieve the King's Forces at Chester was by the Mariners compelling their Master brought in to Leverpool to the Parliament The Archbishop Laud was brought to the House of Peers and the impeachment against him read and he required to answer who said he was an old man and weak and could not answer without Counsel and desired a further time to answer which was granted Both Houses dined with the City at Merchant-Taylor's Hall in the morning they met at Sermon in Christ Church from thence they went on foot to the Hall the Trained Bands making a Lane in the Streets as they passed by First went the Lord Mayor and Aldermen in their Scarlet Gowns and the Common Council then the Lord General Lord Admiral Earl of Manchester and other Lords attended with divers Colonels and military Officers After the Lords came the Members of the House of Commons and the Commissioners of Scotland then the Assembly of Divines and as they went through Cheapside on a Scaffold many Popish Pictures Crucifixes and Superstitious Relicks were burnt before them The Lord Howard of Escrick petitioned for reparation of his losses by the Cavaliers out of Delinquents Estates The 22. of January being the day appointed for the Anti-Parliament to meet at Oxford the Parliament at Westminster called the House and there appeared 280 of their Members besides 100 more in the service of the Parliament in the several Counties and now they expelled by vote 40 Members who had deserted the Parliament The Anti-Parliament met at Oxford but have not taken upon them the name and power of Parliament The first day of Hillary Term the Commissioners of the Seal and the Judges sate in the several Courts at Westminster Hall The Ordinance passed That if any should deliver Proclamation or other thing to any persons from Oxford or sealed with any other Great Seal than that attending the Parliament that they should be proceeded against as Spies according to Marshal Law Monsieur de Harecourt sent a Letter to both the Speakers but not intituling them Speakers of the Parliament but only Messieurs Grey de Werke and Lenthall upon which the Parliament refused to accept the Letters Colonel Mitton routed a Party of the King's Horse convoying Arms and Ammunition to the Besiegers of Nantwich Mitton fell upon them unexpectedly killed many took Sir Nicholas Byron Governour of Chester Sir Richard Willis one hundred inferiour Officers and Troopers one hundred and fifty Horse and Arms and all the Ammunition and Powder which they brought from Shrewsbury The Lord Lovelace wrote to Sir Henry Vane Junior to perswade a Treaty of Peace and to raise divisions among the Parliaments party The House authorised Sir Henry Mr. St. John and Mr. Brown to keep a Correspondence with the Lord Lovelace to sift what they could out of him and his Lordship was too weak for these Gentlemen Three hundred Native Irish Rebels landed at Weymouth under the Lord Inchiquin to serve his Majesty Divers Papists Servants about the King's Children were removed Ogle for the King wrote to Mr. Thomas Goodwyn and Mr. Nye of the Independent Judgment to make great promises to them if they would oppose the Presbyterian Government intended by the Scots to be imposed on England and much to that purpose These two being persons of great Judgment and Parts acquainted their Friends herewith and were authorised to continue a Correspondence with Ogle who gained no ground upon them No more could Ogle upon the Governour of Ailesbury nor upon Mr. Davenish the one was sollicited to betray Ailesbury and the other Windsor with mountainous promises from Ogle on the King's part but all were refused The Scots Army now entred England were eighteen hundred foot and thirty five hundred of horse and Dragoons The Recorder and Citizens of London presented a Petition to the Commons for dispatch of the business of the Accounts of the Kingdom and for recruiting and reforming the Armies This gave a stroke of jealousie and discontent to Essex and his friends and the more because the House so well entertained it The Commons ordered Worcester-house to be furnished for the Scots Commissioners who desired some Members of both Houses might be appointed as a joynt Councel with them A Trumpet came from Oxford with Letters to the General and a Parchment-Roll signed by the Prince the Duke of York Duke of Cumberland Prince Rupert about fourty Lords and one hundred Knights and Gentlemen sometime Members of the House of Commons and now met by the King's Proclamation at the Assembly at Oxford to debate of the State and Peace of the Kingdom and to prevent effusion of more blood And therefore they desire the General to treat with his Friends and those by whom he is imployed not naming the Parliament to appoint a time and place to treat of Propositions of Peace The General acquainted the Parliament herewith who would not own nor receive the Letters having no Directions to them but left it to the General to return an Answer An Ordinance past to recruit the Lord General 's Army to 7500 Foot and 3000 Horse and Dragoons and they to have constant pay only eleven Officers to have but half pay The Forces of Sir Thomas Fairfax and Sir William Brereton joyning together marched to relieve Nantwich The King's Forces before the Town drew out to fight them and gallant Actions were performed on both sides the event of the Battel was long doubtful till unexpectedly the King's Forces gave ground and were pursued by the Parliaments till they were totally routed and dispersed There were taken Prisoners Major General Gibson Earnley Sir Richard Fleetwood Sir Francis Boteler an Irish Rebel Colonel Monk who afterwards served the Parliament and this was his first turn Colonel Gibs Harmon Sir Ralph Downes fourteen Captains twenty Lieutenants twenty six Ensigns two Cornets two Quarter-masters forty Drums forty one Serjeants sixty three Corporals and
carry away any thing that is properly belonging to any of them 18. That all Ladies Gentlewomen and other Women now in Oxford whose Husbands or Friends are absent from thence may have Passes and Protections for themselves Servants and Goods to go to and remain at the Houses of their Husbands or at their Friends as they shall desire and to go or send to London or elsewhere to obtain the Allowances out of their Husbands or Parents Estates allotted them by Ordinance of Parliament 19. That such of his Majesties Houshold Servants who shall desire to go to his Majesty may have free Liberty and Passes to go accordingly at any time within one Month next after the Rendring of the Garrison And that his Majesties Houshold stuff and other his peculiar Goods which are now in Oxford may be carried to his Majesties House at Hampton Court and his Servants under whose charge or custody any of them are shall be allowed and assisted in the procuring of Carts Boats and Carriages for the removal of them thither and there to remain till his Majesty shall otherwise dispose of them and then to be sent or disposed accordingly And that such of his Majesties Servants who are not able for the present to go unto him shall have Liberty Passes and Protections to go to and remain at his Majesties said house at Hampton Court and have liberty to attend the Committee for his Majesties Revenues to procure a competent allowance out of his Majesties Revenue for their subsistence untill his Majesty shall otherwise provide for or dispose of them 20. That all Clergy-men now in Oxford who shall not upon Composition or otherwise be restored to their Church-Livings shall have Liberty to go to London to obtain some fitting allowance for the livelihood of themselves and their Families 21. That it is intended declared and agreed That all persons comprised within these Articles shall peaceably and quietly enjoy all their Goods Debts and Moveables allowed by these Articles during the space of six Months after Rendring the Garrison and that they shall be free from all Oaths Engagements and Molestations except an Engagement by promise not to bear Arms against the Parliament nor wilfully do any Act prejudicial to their Affairs so long as they remain in their Quarters and that they shall have liberty within the space of six Months in case they should be resolved to go beyond Seas to dispose of their Goods Debts and Moveables allowed by these Articles and depart the Kingdom if they shall think fit and to have Passes for their Transportation or otherwise to stay in the Kingdom 22. That if any of these Articles shall in any point be broken or violated by any Person or Persons in Oxford or comprised within this Capitulation the fault and punishment shall be upon him or them only who made the breach or violation and shall not be imputed to or charged upon any other not assenting thereunto or not an actor in it 23. That the Duke of Richmond the Earl of Lindsey and their Servants that came forth with them shall enjoy the benefit of these Articles in whatsoever may concern them 24. That the Garrison of Farringdon shall be Rendred to his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and the Governor Gentlemen Soldiers and all other of what quality soever within those Garrisons shall enjoy the benefit of these Articles in every particular which may concern them they rendring the Garrison accordingly as Oxford 25. That all persons comprised in these Articles shall upon request have a Certificate under the hand of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax or the future Governor of the City That such Persons were in the City at the time of the Surrender thereof and are to have the benefit of these Articles 26. That the General Sir Thomas Fairfax shall give a Pass to one or two Messengers with their Servants to go unto the King to give him an Account of the proceedings upon this Treaty and conclusion thereof and to return and receive the benefit of these Articles Dated at Water-Eaton June 20 1646. 22. The Propositions for Peace agreed upon and the City of London to have power of their own Militia they were ordered to be communicated to the Scots Commissioners here and upon their concurrence to be sent to his Majesty Mr. Dell the Generals Chaplain brought Letters and the Articles of Oxford to the Parliament Orders for Money for the Scots and about Mr. Charles Howards Composition Col. Birch Besieged Goodrich Castle 23. The Articles of Oxford approved and fifty pound gratuity to Mr. Dell and thirty pound to the Messenger Order for the Duke of York to be brought to St. Jame's and provided for in an honourable way Sir William Brereton being come into the House the Speaker by order gave him thanks for his good Services particularly for that of Chester 24. The Monthly Fast after the Sermons divers new Elected Members took the Covenant 25. Some Masters of Hospitals appointed Beumaris Town and Castle surrendred to Major General Mitton and he was voted to be Governor there Orders for Money and for a Ship at Anglesey The Marquess of Argyle and Scots Commissioners presented some papers to the Houses one was That the Quarters of their Army in the North might be inlarged and Money provided for them and other supplys as for the other Forces That Ships may be sent to prevent the landing of the Irish Rebels in Scotland That the Parliament here would send Commissioners to joyn with the Commissioners of Estates of Scotland at Newcastle to testifie the endeavours of the Scots and to assist them in perswading his Majesty to a good Peace and to have power to treat and settle the accounts between the two Kingdoms that all Forces may be disbanded and the fruits of Peace enjoyed by both Nations Another Letter was read being from the King to the Marquess of Ormond in Ireland to discharge all further Treaty with the Irish Rebels Letters informed that the Lord â—roghill had taken in the Garrison of Blaney in Ireland and given the Rebels some other small defeats Oxford was surrendred to Sir Tho. Fairfax no affront nor injury offered by any of his Soldiers to those of the Garrison when they marched forth but all the Articles punctually observed divers Irish men and Irish Women went out with them the Garrison were in all about seven Thousand men After the Governor was marched forth the Keys of the City were presented to the General who ordered three Foot Regiments to march into the Town and between them and the Citizens was courteous language and not a reproachful or uncivil word by any of the Army to them nor the least disorder They left in the City about thirty pieces of Ordnance but little provision for Man or Horse but after the Parliament Forces had entred the City the Countrey people thereabouts brought in store of Provisions The Duke of York
the several Committees to advance the coming in of the Excise The Assembly presented to the House the last part of the Confession of Faith 4. Petitions of the suffering Gentry of Durham and of Richmond-shire by the insupportable burdens of the Scots Army upon them ordered to be considered Debate upon the Ordinance for the Assesment for Sir Thomas Fairfax his Army and a Proviso to exempt the Northerne Counties from the Tax laid aside and another to exempt Colledge Rents the Ordinance sent up to the Lords Order to state the Accompts of Major General Massey now a Member of the House 5. Order to send down the hundred thousand pound to York for the Scots Army and for Sir Tho. Fairfax to send a Convoy with it An Ordinance sent to the Lords for redemption of the Captives of Algiers Great endeavours were to get hands to a Petition of the City of the former strain and to settle the Presbytery and suppress Sectaries c. contrived by some to raise Divisions 7. Debate about the latter part of the Confession of Faith and five hundred Copys of it ordered to be Printed for the Members of both Houses and that the Assembly do bring in their Marginal Notes to prove every part of it by Scripture and their Answer to the Queries touching the point of jus Divinum A Committee of both Houses appointed to consider of the business of the Petition now in Agitation in the City which may tend much to indanger the Peace of the Parliament and City and to find out some expedient to preserve the Peace Order for the Committee of both Kingdome to conclude the Treaty with the Scots Commissioners about the marching of their Army out of England Order for a new Election Order to send for the Bishop of Worcester Sir William Russel and the Mayor in Custody Order for a thousand pound for Phisitians and Chyrurgions to look to the maimed Soldiers Order to free the Libraries and other things in Oxford useful for Learning from Sequestration Letters from Ireland informed that the Lord Digby told the Nuntio there that he had done ill service to the King and the Nuntio told him thrice he lyed Four thousand pound allotted for Ireland 8. A full Agreement with the Scots Commissioners that when an hundred thousand pound comes to Topcliffe the Scots shall give Hostages to quit all their quarters possessions and Garrisons on the South of Tyne within ten days and then the Hostages to be re-delivered and upon delivery of the other hundred thousand pound on the North of Newcastle the Scots to deliver Hostages to march out of England Berwick Carlisle and the Garrisons in Scotland to be slighted within ten days For the second two hundred thousand pound the Scots are to have the publick Faith and nine hundred pound was allowed to the Tellers of the two hundred thousand pound and sixteen hundred pound for the charge of the carriages of it Vote That all who shall raise Forces against the Parliament or either House hereafter shall dye without Mercy and have their Estates confiscated And in all these Votes the Lords concurred Supplys for the Northern Forces Orders touching Compositions of Delinquents Upon suspition of a Plot to surprize York Major General Pointz drew in his Forces into the City General Leven and Sir James Lumsden Governor of New-castle published a Proclamation that all who had born Arms against either Kingdom should depart the Town and all quarters of the Scots Army within twenty four hours 9. The Fast day After Sermons the House Pass'd the Ordinance for the better observation of the Lords day 10. Debate touching Compositions Petition of Col. Whaley that the Earl of Newcastle unjustly possessed an Estate of three hundred pound per An. of the Colonel's Father and prayed that he might have that Estate upon Sale in lieu of so much of his Arrears which being proved the House ordered accordingly Order that Delinquents Tenants for Life might compound for one years value Letters of the French Ambassador stopped ordered to be re-delivered to him For Col. Purefoy to have fifteen hundred pound of his Arrears and for Sir Walter Earle to have seven hundred and fifty pound Order for new Elections The City Petition formerly mentioned was presented to the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common-Council the Petitioners had thanks were desired to return home in Peace and the Petition referred to a Committee of the Aldermen and Common-Council 11. Upon debate in the Grand Committee a sub-Committee was appointed to bring in an Ordinance to take away all Coercive power of Committees and another to take away all Arbitrary Power from both or either of the Houses of Parliament or any of their Committees in any matter between Party and Party Upon Recommendation of Sir Thomas Fairfax the House voted Major General Skippon to be Governor of New-castle and Tinmouth and to keep still the Command of Bristol by a Deputy and to command in Chief the Convoy of the two hundred thousand pound Upon extraordinary confluence of Delinquents and Papists to London An Ordinance pass'd both Houses to put them out of London and twenty Miles distant for two Months Upon a Petition of reduced Officers an Ordinance was appointed to be brought in for sale of Delinquents and Papists Estates to pay the Petitioners in such manner as the sale is to be of Bishops Lands Debate about the Answer to the Queries touching jus Divinum and about Mr. Dells Sermon 14. Desires of the Scots Commissioners touching the Payment of the last two hundred thousand pound debated but not granted Letters from Newcastle informed of the continuance of Delinquents in great numbers thereabouts of a Dunkirk ship come to Tinmouth and a Book there Printed in answer to the Assembly of Divines and for Episcopacy That some of the Malignants there were apprehended by the Major That two thousand men were to be shipped from Holland French and English for England under the Duke of Lorraine to be General and Prince Rupert to be Lieutenant General to assist the King That this is procured by the French Ambassador now with his Majesty and that he hindred the surrender of Dublin to the Parliaments Commissioners 15. Sir David Watkins reported upon the Exchange that Sir Jo. Evelyn a Member of the house said that since the Citizens of London intended to come to the Parliament with their Petition in a tumultuous and unlawful manner that he thought fit Sir Thomas Fairfax his Army should be sent for to quell those Mechanick Spirits This testified by Mr. Pennoyer and thereupon Sir David Watkins was sent for to answer this Scandal Referred to the Committee of the North to name six Knights and six Esquires for the House to choose of them three Knights and three Esquires to be Hostages for payment of the Money to the Scots and care taken for sending down the Money Vote for Mr. Bence to be a Commissioner of the Navy Ordinance
bayling of Sergeant Glanvile Order of the Lords against Counterfeiting and Clipping the Kings Coin 16. Ordinance Read for making Mr. Bradshaw Chief Justice of Chester Votes for Captains of Ships for the next Summers Guard for Packet Boats for Ireland and Convoys for Merchants Ships Votes That the Houses intend to carry on the War for Ireland with the Forces of England and the Scots Forces there to be called away paying what is due to them and the Scots Commissioners here and the Parliament of Scotland to be acquainted herewith Order to treat with the General and his Field Officers how the Forces designed out of that Army may be disposed of for Ireland and sixty thousand pounds Voted for Pay per Mens of the Forces there and in England 17. A Petition from the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common-Councel of London Professing their Zeal to the Parliament and to the Covenant and their apprehensions of the advance of the Army not yet Disbanded nearer to the City and of a dangerous Petition now on Foot in the City the Copy whereof they annexed pray that the Army may be removed and Disbanded and the dangerous Petition suppressed and that they may yearly chuse their Militia The House answered them That most of the particulars in their Petition were under consideration and that the House would do what may be most for the ease safety and satisfaction fo the City and Kingdom that the annexed Petition was referred to a Committee and they had thanks for their sincere Affection Divers Governours of Garrisons Voted Fifty pounds a day allowed for the Kings Expences Collonel Jones Ordered by the Committee for Ireland to take Possession of Dublin with two thousand men 18. The Commons again Voted Sir John Brampston Sir Thomas Bedingfield and Mr. Chute to be Commissioners of the Seal The Lords Voted Mr. Bradshaw and Mr. Warburton Mr. Keble and Mr. Littleton Mr. Powell and Mr. Clerke Mr. Lewis and Mr. Elkenhead to be Judges in Wales The House passed several Compositions of Delinquents 19. Report of the Counter-Petition in London and That the Committee had imprisoned one Tewleday an active man for that Petition Many excused him as being as lawful for those of one Judgment as of another to Petition the Parliament but it was carried in the House to approve of his Commitment and Mr. Tewleday was sent for in safe custody Order of both Houses to remove the Kings Children into the Country Orders for new Elections Some disturbance was in the Army about going into Ireland and for Petitioning the Parliament and Offence taken at the Essex Petition which reflected upon them but all was appeased and they promised not to Petition before they had acquainted their General therewith 20. The Ordinance Read for the Assessement of sixty thousand pounds per Mens for the Forces Order for the House to adjourn every Friday till Tuesday after Divers Citizens came to the House to avow the Petition complained of by the City Petition The Commissioners of the Great Seal continued for twenty days longer 22. The Ordinance for sixty thousand pounds per mens referred to a Grand Committee and the same proportions as formerly observed A Petition from the reduced Officers answered with a reproof for their giving directions to the Parliament Upon information of a great Riot in Moorfields and assaulting and Plundering the House of Mr. Hobbard a Justice because he Committed one for Tipling on the Lords day in Sermon time Both Houses past an Order for putting in due Execution the Laws for prevention of Riots and Tumults and for better observation of the Lords day and Fast days The Commons Voted that Mr. Hobbart should have reparation Sir Thomas Fairfax and his Field-Officers met with the Parliaments Commissioners at Saffron Walden about sending Eight thousand Foot and Four thousand Horse into Ireland the Officers as to a personal Engagement to go thither could then make no answer but agreed whether they go in person or not yet they shall endeavour to advance the Service among those under their respective Commands They desired satisfaction in Four Particulars 1. Vnder whose Command in chief they were to go 2. What particular Regiments Troops or Companies were to be continued in England 3. What assurance for Pay and subsistence for those that go to Ireland 4. Satisfaction in point of Arrears and Indemnity for past services A Petition was presented to these Officers from the Army to be by them presented to the General and by him if he thought fit to the Parliament upon these Heads 1. For indemnity for actions as Souldiers 2. For satisfaction of Arrears 3. That neither Horse nor Foot may be Pressed to serve 4. For relief of Widows and Maimed Souldiers 5. For Pay till disbanded 23. Mr. Bolton admitted one of the Assembly Mr. Cooke's Sequestration taken off The Ordinance recommitted for regulating the University of Oxford and the Ministers sent down thither to Preach Ordered to continue there and two hundred pounds allowed to them Order for Collonel Jones going for Dublin to have power of Martial Law A Pass for the Dutch Ambassadour to go to the King Debate upon the Ordinance of the Fleet and for Lambeth Library Votes touching Sequestrations The Parliaments Commissioners agreed with the Marquess of Ormond for the surrender of Dublin and other Forts in Ireland and returned to England with Hostages from the Marquess The Parliament of Scotland answered the English Commissioners That they could not render Belfast in Ireland whilst they had an Army there but upon Paying off their Arrears they will render Belfast and all they have in Possession The Jewel was presented to General Leven from the Parliament of England to whom the General wrote a Letter of thanks The Plague broke out in Edingburgh 24. Votes for Governours of Garrisons Anno 1647 Order of both Houses to free the States Ambassadors from Custom and Excise for things for his own use Orders that no private business be debated for ten days and for re-payment of Money to the Customers and for thanks to their Commissioners in Scotland The Lords gave Reasons to the Commons against the Armys quartering in the Association or near London 25. Votes for Governors of Garrisons Order for the Lord Herbert to have possession of his own Castle A Committee of both Houses to receive some intelligence which the Prince Elector desired to communicate to the Parliament of great concernment to the Protestant Religion Order that the Master and Wardens of the Stationers endeavour to find out the Authors and Printers of a Book called a warning piece c. to suppress it and to seize the Books 26. Order to bayl Mr. Tulida and his business referred to a Committee Votes for Governors of Garrisons Order for Money for Col. Birch who agreed to transport a thousand Foot and two Troops of Horse into Ireland A long report of what is paid and what in Arrears to the Army
bringing in of any Forreign Forces 2. That the Army be paid up equal with the desertors of it and a constant course of pay for them and that the Lords do concur with the Commons for renewing the Committee of the Army that the Arrears may be collected and the Treasurers may be called to an Account 3. That the Militia of London may be in the former hands faithful to the Parliament and Kingdom 4. That persons imprisoned not for Delinquency but other matters by the Houses of Parliament of their Committees may be released or Bayled till tryal particularly Lieutenant Collonel Lilburne and Mr. Overton 21. Order to examine abuses in distributing Monies to the Officers and Soldiers and for an account about putting them out of the Lines of Communication The Lords concurrence desired for Disbanding those that came off from the Army Order for mony for maimed Souldiers Collonel Jones marching out from Dublin was set upon by Preston with double his number and his men forced to retreat Order That Sir Thomas Fairfax take some speedy course for sending Forces into Ireland Sir Thomas Fairfax removed his Quarters to Aylesbury and the King to Woburne in Bedfordshire 22. Votes upon the Armies Proposals That whosoever shall bring in any Forein Forces without consent of both Houses are Traitors A Petition of divers Ministers to the Lords That their Tithes may be paid They Ordered monies for one of Plymouth and for the Lord Inchequin's Forces and sent to the Commons for their concurrence Petitions from several Wards of London That their Captains being faithful men were put out by the new Militia Vote That the Militia of London be put into the old hands again Order That the General consider how the charge of the Forces here may be lessened and the service of Ireland advanced A Petition and Ingagement of dangerous Consequence of divers Officers Citizens Watermen and Seamen was brought to the House and they referred it to a Committee to find out the Authors and a Declaration to be drawn up against it Ordinance past for Dr. Walker to be Judg of the Admiralty The Commissioners sent another Proposal of the Army to the House for discharge of persons imprisoned or Indicted under pretence of being at Conventicles or other Religious meetings the Statute against them intending meetings of Conspiracy against the State and not for Religious Exercises 23. An Ordinance committed for putting the Militia of London into the Old Commissioners hands and a Declaration upon the Petition now in the City and the Committee Ordered to Report them in the Afternoon And then the Ordinance for the Militia passed both Houses and the Old Commissioners were Ordered to meet this night and to take Order for the security of the City and Parliament 24. An Ordinance past both Houses for the payment of Tithes Order to burn a Pamphlet of Paul Best 's and the Printers to be punished Both Houses agreed the Declaration against the Petition and Ingagement on foot in the City Upon notice to the General of a private Ingagement and Subscription in London and an agitation at Skinners-Hall against the Army a Paper was drawn up by the General and his Councel of War and sent to the Parliaments and Cities Commissioners Of their deep sence of that underhand design as the last and desperate design to put all into confusion they desired the Commissioners of the City to repair to London to take care to prevent the working of these or any such like underminings and they went presently to London The General published a Proclamation against entertaining of Cavaliers in the Army The Head Quarters removed to Bedford and the King to Latimers 26. Votes touching Elections and about satisfying some Officers Arrears The Commons agreed with the Lords about removing the Kings Children to Sion-House A Petition from the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common-Councel of London almost reproaching the Houses for passing the late Ordinance to put the Militia of the City into the hands of the old Commissioners and to put out the new Commissioners without first taking the sence of that Court about it And being sensible of two Petitions to them one from divers well affected Citizens the other from divers Young men and Apprentices what a general distemper this sudden change hath made in the City they pray that the Militia may be put into the hands of the new Commissioners again Many Young men and Apprentices of London came to the House in a most rude and Tumultuous way and presented to them some particular desires 1. That the Ordinance for change of the Militia of London be repealed 2. That the City may be vindicated against a late pretended Declaration that those are Traitours who shall act to get subscriptions and that it may be revoked 3. That all the Members of the House particularly the Eleven Members may be called into the House and act as a free Parliament The Apprentices and many other rude Boys and mean Fellows among them came into the House of Commons and kept the door open and their hats on called out as they stood Vote Vote and in this arrogant posture stood till the Votes passed in that way to Repeal the Ordinance for change of the Militia and the Declaration In the Evening about seven a Clock some of the Common-Councel came down to the House and understanding that they had in their presence forced the Speaker and the Members to put the Question and pass the Votes they required now so much of their work being done they that put their Apprentices upon it ordered them to disperse themselves again and they presently obeyed the Orders of their Masters 27. Both Houses met early and Adjourned till the thirtieth of this month The Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland ordered a Publick Fast 1. To Lament the growth of wickedness 2. By reason of the Pestilence 3. For the danger to Religion and Reformation by the Sectaries in England and that the Covenant may be kept 4. That God would incline the Kings heart to avoid new snares and to such resolutions as will contribute to the settling of Religion and Righteousness 5. That the Parliament of England and the Synod of Divines may do their duty 6. For the Committee of Estates that they may discern what is fittest to be done for securing that Kingdom and incouraging their Brethren 7. That God would grant even to all his Grace to Repent that he may remove his wrath from us 28. The Monthly-Fast The Common Councel of London sat in the Morning and again after the Sermons then they received a Letter from Sir Thomas Fairfax Of his affection to the City and his dislike of the late Petition and of the means to procure it Divers Young men then attended them to express their readiness to stand up for the Priviledges of the City and to defend them against all opposers The Common-Councel sent a Letter and
for their Pay as for the rest of his Army That he was sent down to Command them by the General not of his own seeking or for private Interest and desired their complyance then they gave him a loud acclamation and had Orders to go to their several Quarters The News of the Parliaments being restored by the Army and the City of London agreeing with the Army hindered the intended proceedings of the Estates of Scotland Great resort was from London to the King at Oatlands 17. Upon the question it was carried in the Negative by three Votes That the Declaration should not pass that the proceedings in the House from July 26. to Aug. 6. were forced and that sitting not to be a free Parliament A Petition and Congratulation was presented to the General of many thousands Young men and Apprentices of London for his great services to the Kingdom and City which they acknowledg with thankfulness and as they refused to comply with those who lately acted against the Army so they resolved to live and dye with his Excellency and the Army in settling His Majesties Rrights the Parliaments Priviledges and the Peace and Freedom of the Nation To this the General gave a respectful and grateful answer The Councel of War Sat close about a Declaration of their proceedings in behalf of the Parliament the Kingdom and themselves 18. Order for a day of Thanksgiving for the great success in Ireland and for one thousand pounds for Collonel Jones one thousand pounds to Collonel Fenwicke and other gratuities to other Officers in this service and for Supplies for Ireland Upon a Letter from Mr. Nicholls one of the Eleven Members now under restraint in the Army Order to the General to discharge him or send him up to the Parliament for his Tryal A Complaint by Letters from the Scots Commissioners for breach of the Union in staying Mr. Chieseley their Secretary at Newcastle the Copy hereof sent to the General and that he give Order for Mr. Chieseley's release 19. Letters from the General to both Houses with the Remonstrance of the Army touching their late proceedings and chiefly driving at The purging of the Parliament by expunging such Members as did Act and Vote in the time that the Speakers and the rest were forced from the House The House of Lords approved of this Remonstrance and Voted a Letter of thanks to the General and to signifie to him that they would take care for the Punishment of those Delinquent Ministers and others by whose practises Ministers put into Livings by the Parliament had been disquieted and outed in which the Commons Concurred but did nothing upon the great Remonstrance The Examination of Collonel Ennis who sought to go beyond Sea under another name referred to a Committee Order for eight thousand pounds for Plymouth Garrison and to Treat with the General about the lessening of the Charge there 20. Order for a Collection for the poor English Irish here and for one hundred pounds for the poor visited people in St. Martins Parish and for a general Contribution for the visited City of Chester and an Ordinance for twenty thousand pounds for Ireland Mr. Strickland had leave to come to England Upon another debate the Ordinance passed For declaring all Votes Orders and Ordinances passed in one or both Houses since the force on both Houses July 26 until Aug. 6. 1647. to be null and void 21. Upon a Letter from Sir Thomas Fairfax Order for thirty pounds a week for Sick and Wounded Souldiers four shillings eight pence a week for each of them and an Ordinance passed for Judges and Justices to put it in execution Order for a months Pay for the Army to be borrowed of the City Upon a report touching the late Tumults Order That the Lord Mayor and Aldermen do call a Common Councel by Tuesday next and that the Clerk who attended the Committee of the Militia and of the Safety do deliver over the Books Papers and Warrants in his hands or be committed to the Sergeant Mr. Hollis Sir Philip Stapleton Sir William Waller Sir William Lewys Sir Jo. Clotworthy and Mr. Long being in a Vessel going towards Callis were pursued by a Frigot of the Parliament and taken within six Miles of Callis and by their desire brought back to Captain Batten who dismist them to their Voyage again and chid those that apprehended them The High Sheriff entertained the Judges and Lawyers very nobly at Shrewsbury The Ordinance pass'd both Houses for relief of Ministers put into Livings by the Parliament Another for a Collection for the poor visited Persons in Chester and an additional Ordinance concerning the sale of Bishops Lands A false Allarm of Scots Forces being upon the Borders Letters from Ireland informed That the Lord Inchequin had taken divers Castles from the Rebels in the County of Limricke That he defeated a Troop of the Rebels near Balling garry slew twenty three of them and took the rest That he beat the Rebells from a Pass near Limricke and killed about an hundred of them and took two hundred horses and two hundred Cows and took in New castle within a mile of Limricke some of his Forces got over the River Shannon and got eight thousand head of Cattle and five thousand Sheep and struck such a terror into the Rebels that they burnt the Earl of Thomond's Castle Bonratty which they had Garrisoned and fled away That they took in Grace-Castle and put all the Rebels there to the Sword and took eight hundred head of Cattle and Garrons They stormed and burnt the Abbey of Adare where four Fryars were burned and three taken they took Fox's Castle and put all in it to death 24. A Letter from the General touching Mr. Anthony Nicholls one of the eleven Members sent up Prisoner with the Grounds of his detainment by the Army and a further accusation of High Treason against him Ordered that he be continued in safe Custody but he escaped from Denham one of the Serjeants Deputys in whose Custody he was Denham being examined concerning the escape confessed That he took Mr. Nicoll's word as a Gentle-man to be a true Prisoner but he brake his word and escaped The House committed Denham and ordered all the Ports to be stopped for the apprehending of Mr. Nicolls and revoked the Pass formerly granted to Mr. Nicolls Upon a report by Mr. Corbet touching the Force upon the Parliament and Commitment of some of the Offenders the House approved of their Commitment and ordered an impeachment of high Treason to be brought in against Col. Chapman and Lieutenant Collonel Baines and of high misdemeanor against Col. Vaughan A Petition from the Brewers to take off the Excise of Beer and Ale They were told if they paid not the Excise by a day they should be distrained to pay The Common-Council excused themselves that they could not advance a Months pay by way of loan for the Army The
to his Majesty three of them were agreed unto and the fourth concerning the Militia was committed 4. The Speaker came very late to the House and was not able to sit above a quarter of an hour in the afternoon they sate in a grand Committee to provide a constant Pay for the Army and to take away free Quarter The House adjourned till Tuesday The Officers in every Regiment in obedience to the General 's Order put out all Soldiers who had been taken in since the engagement at New-Market or that had been of the Kings Party They flocked to the Head Quarters at Windsor desiring Money to bear their Charges or to return to their several Regiments from whence they came Those who had formerly served the Parliament were for want of Money to pay them off returned to their Regiments but not the Cavaliers or disorderly Persons A Corporal of Col. Lilburne's Regiment was sentenced to death by the Councel of War for putting on the Mutiny of that Regiment and five or six Troopers to run the Gantelope which was executed at Windsor but the Corporal was reprieved till Captain Braye's Tryal Who being tryed in part carried himself with great Pride and Arrogance The General Councel of the Army were informed of an universal denyal of Payment of the Assessment of the Army to make them odious and by that means to have free quarter taken off Twenty Resolute Fellows designed to rob the Exchequer but were discovered by a Water-man and Guards set to meet with them but sixteen of the Company fought resolutely and made their way through the Guards the other four were taken much wounded 16. the House sate not because of the Speaker's being sick The High German Prophet published a Maenifesto of great destruction to be in England the which he had before told to the King and to the General 7. A Petition for Hertford-shire to be eased of free Quarter the Petitioners had thanks for their good affections and were told that the House was now upon that business and hoped to give satisfaction therein to the whole Kingdom An information against a Member of the House that he had been a Delinquent was referred to a Committee A Petition from Bucks and another from Middlesex against free Quarter the Petitioners had the same answer as those of Hertford-shire had before Order to continue the Speakers to be Commissioners of the great Seal for twenty days after the next Term. Col. Sir Hardress Waller and Col. Whaley presented from the General and Council of the Army the representation of the Army and desired it might have a present reading It was read and referred to a Committee to report what parts of it were fit to be presently proceeded in 1. It takes notice how little hath been done since the Speakers return from the Army 2. That through this delay there have been dangerous attempts 3. That notwithstanding the Army is again setled 4. That the General engaged they should have content in Pay 5. The want of Pay occaesioning free Quarter but nothing done to take it off 6. They could have made their own way of Pay and destroyed their opposers but have studied the preservation of all 7. The Parliament have had sufficient cautions yet supernumeraries being twenty thousand are not disbanded 8. That the Pay be inlarged for the whole and they will engage that no free quarter shall be taken Much about Arrears and stating Accounts Till these things setled they offer That part of the Army may quarter in London till the Arrears be levied for maimed Soldiers and Apprentices Freedom and all must be done with all possible speed and if content be not given by the end of this Week they cannot answer for the Army but desire it may be under the conduct of others and that the Impeached Citizens may be proceeded against and the City pay the Countries dammage by free quarter occasioned by their not paying the Assessments 8. Upon a report from the Committee to whom the Representation of the Army was referred Order for a Committee of six to go to the General and treat with him and his Councel about disbanding the supernumeraries and Instructions agreed for them Votes for Pay and provision of Money free quarter to be upon those places which pay not the Assessment Both Houses passed the Ordinance of Tunnage and Poundage and some other Ordinances for Money and for the two Speakers to be Commissioners of the great Seal till twenty days after next Term. Mr. Walter Montague had liberty Order to exclude private business for eight days Letters from the Isle of Wight That the King was much retired his old Servants and Chaplains came to him Col. Jones had good success in Ireland 9. A Letter from the King to both Houses Taxing them for not answering his last Message and earnestly pressing for a personal Treaty that Peace may be setled the retarding whereof he lays on them and expresseth his own readiness to consent Order to communicate this to the Scots Commissioners Proceedings upon the Impeachments against the seven Lords 10. Upon a report from the Committee several Bills assented to to be presented to the King and Instructions for the Commissioners who are to present them A Letter from the Assembly in Scotland to the Assembly at Westminster ordered to be brought into the House Order for Fuel and money for the maimed Souldiers A further day desired to bring in the Charge against the Impeached Members and an Ordinance pass'd both Houses for Money for Plymouth Garrison 11. A Petition from the Gentlemen of Ireland now in London complaining of the want of Supplys for the Forces in Ireland the Petitioners had thanks for their care of that Kingdom and a day set for consideration of that business Difference upon amendments of the Ordinance of Tunnage and Poundage Order to re-imburse the Commissioners of the Customs and to continue them Mr. Scot added to the Committee of Sequestrations The Parliaments Commissioners conferred with the General about the disbanding of Forces and agreed that there be no addition of Forces and for securing of Arrears Representations were presented to the General from particular Regiments 13. The Speaker acquainted the House with a new design to raise an Army against the Parliament the Examination of it was referred to a Committee The Lieutenant of the Tower apprehended some suspitious Persons there and the House approved thereof Divers Compositions were passed Some brought out of Ireland referred to the Committee at Derby-House Order for Col. Mitton to secure Sir Faithful Fortescue Order for the Commissioners of the Great Seal to present to Livings The Impeachments against the seven Lords were long debated Letters from the Commissioners at Windfor of their proceedings Letters from York of a Soldiers being censured by the Council of War to a weeks imprisonment and dyet of Bread and Water for being unruly at his Quarters and not contented with his dyet another cashiered
none shall be imployed but men of integrity 8. They desire a Committee of the Assembly to joyn with a Committee of the Parliament in stating the matter upon which any ingagement shall be To this answer the Commissioners of the Assembly made a reply adhering positively to their former desires and that they were not satisfied with the answer of the Estates of Parliament Other Letters that the Scots Parliament have agreed upon these things 1. To raise an Army for the safety of both Kingdoms 2. That none who have been in opposition to the two Parliaments shall be of this Army 3. That by this Army they will defend the Covenant and the King if he take the Covenant 11. A Relation made from the Militia of London to the Common-Councel of the Tumult they voted That by this Tumult and Outrage the City was in great danger of destruction if the same had not been prevented and that the City would have been exposed to the fury and rage of the Malefactors That they disavow and detest it and they appointed the Committee of the Militia to make known the same to the Parliament and humbly to pray them That their Order may issue to the Ministers of London to return thanks to God for this great deliverance and that they would order a Commission of Oyer and Terminer to try the Malefactors and they acknowledge the Army raised by the Parliament to be the instruments under God of this great deliverance They ordered their humble thanks to be returned to the General for his timely aid to the City in this occasion and they thanked the Committee of the Militia for their care in raising men and sending to the General and approved what they had done and they acknowledged the pains and care of the Lord Major Sheriffs and Magistrates The Common Councel declared that it is the duty of every Citizen by himself and all under his command to be ready upon all occasions to be aiding and assisting to the Lord Major and Magistrates for the suppressing of all Tumults and Disorders within the City 12. Letters from the Commissioners in Scotland That they had demanded of the Parliament of Scotland Sir Philip Musgrave and Sir Thomas Glemham according to the Treaties and had yet no answer concerning them nor Captain Wogan The six Lords impeached put in their answer of Not guilty An Ordinance passed for the jurisdion of the Admiralty for three years Order to restrain felling of Timber in the Forrest of Dean and New-Forrest and that the Timber fit for Shipping be imployed for the Navy Ordinance re-committed concerning the Militia of Westminster and the Hamblets of the Tower The Speaker with the House of Commons went up to the Lords House where Widdrington and Whitelock were sworn Commissioners of the Great Seal the Earl of Kent and the Lord Grey being sworn before and the Great Seal was delivered to them The Committee from the Common Councel came with their Message to the Houses touching the Tumult but they being risen the Committee went to the General to present to his Excellency the thanks of the City for his great care and pains in the speedy suppressing the late Tumult and they were entertained by the General with great respect and favour 13. Proposals touching the Excise referred to the Committee of both Houses for the Excise An Ordinance sent up to the Lords for appointing Doctor Clerk Doctor Exton and Dr. Dorislaâ—â—s to be Judges of the Admiralty Debate touching the setling of the Summers Fleet and some Commanders agreed upon for it The Commissioners of the Great Seal had a stipend setled upon them for the time of their being Commissioners and ordered to be paid by the Commissioners of the Customs and the Commission was revived for the hearing of Causes in Chancery The Committee from the Common Councel presented to the House the Narrative of the Tumult and the Votes of the Common Councel concerning it and with their desires and the House ordered a publick thanksgiving for it in London and that the Posts and Chains about the City be taken down and ordered a thousand pound for a gratuity to the Officers and Soldiers at White-Hall and the Meuse for their gallant Service in that action Order for thanks to the General for his care in this business and that Disaffected and Idle Persons be removed out of the Tower and the Regiment there to be made up a thousand and twelve hundred Horse to be there The Committee delivered the same Message from the Common Councel to the Lords and had the same answer as from the Commons Letters from Wales that Col. Poyer increased in strength there 14. The Assembly presented to the House the Catechism perfected with the Scriptures noted in the Margin and had the thanks of the House for their pains Some who were Officers in Ireland under the Lord Inchequin came over into England and one of them Major Elsing came to the House and informed them that the Lord Inchequin was revolted from the Parliament and joyned with the Rebels and indeavoured to perswade all his Officers to joyn with him therein Order to recal their Commissioners going to Munster and the House declared all power granted by Parliament to the Lord Inchequin to be void and that no Officer or Soldier should submit to his Command and the Lord Inchequin to be a Rebel and Traitour and a Declaration ordered to be brought in to that purpose 15. Order for mony for the Forces Quartered in the Tower The Lords communicated to the Commons a Letter from the Duke of Lorrain which was referred to the Committee of the Admiralty Reference and power given to the Committee of Monmouth and Glamorgan to apprehend such as were guilty of Tumults and Insurrections there Order for the General to add four hundred more Foot to the Forces in the Tower and for mony to buy Bedding c. for them The Ordinance past both Houses to prohibit felling of more Wood in the Forrests of Dean and New-Forrest Order for more forces to be sent into Munster in Ireland 17. Upon information of a Sermon yesterday Preached at Grays-Inn Scandalous to the Parliament order to apprehend the Minister as a Delinquent and to take into custody the Barrister who procured him leave to Preach till he produced the Minister Order for Sir Hardress Waller to be Governour of Pendennis Castle Both Houses past an Ordinance for a thousand pounds per ann Salary for the Commissioners of the Great Seal to each of them And that the Commission for hearing Causes in Chancery be renewed and Dr. Bennet and Mr. Elkenhead added to the Commissioners Divers Ordinances past for Compositions and Sir Oliver Cromwels remitted for his Kinsman Lieutenant General Cromwels sake A List passed for the Summers Fleet for the Irish Seas under Vice Admiral Crowther and he to receive Orders from Vice Admiral Rainsborough who had Orders about reducing of Poyer Debate
further accountable for the Duke The Commons ordered the allowance to the Duke of York to be taken off and an increase of allowance to the Duke of Glocester and that the Earl of Northumberland may remove him and his Sister to Sion House or Hampton Courr An Information concerning two Gentlemen relating to Everards business referred to the same Committee The General and his Officers kept a Fast-day at Windsor and the next day a Captain and others had their Tryals begun by a Councel of War Col. Poyer fell upon a Party of the Parliaments Forces under Col. Flemming routed them and killed and took most of them May 1648. May 1. Debate touching the business of the Church The Ordinance against Blasphemy and Heresie in some cases the punishment being death in other cases Abjuration c. passed both Houses but not without much opposition Order of both Houses for Ely House to be for the Sick and Wounded Soldiers Ordinance transmitted for placing of a Minister in Bathe Order for the Members of every County to present to the Commissioners of the Great Seal fit persons to be Justices of the Peace Letters from Bristol of some there privately listing for the King and the Forces there are cold in suppressing them Order for the Committee at Derby House to consult with the General about it Letters of the South-Welch rising in several places against the Parliaments Forces and driving away their Cattle and carrying away their Corn and Goods where the Parliaments Forces come not a Horse-shooe nor Smith to be found there Lieutenant General Cromwell ordered by the General to go into South-Wales with two Regiments of Horse and three Regiments of Foot Letters from Scotland that the Parliament there passed a Declaration thirty one protesting against it and the Clergy dissenting that two hundred and ten Barons and Lords met to perswade the Countries to rise in defence of Religion the King and Church 2. Vote for five thousand pound for repair of the Works of New-Castle and Tinmouth the like for Hull Scarborough and other Northern Garrisons and six thousand pound for Bristol Letters that Berwicke was surprised by Sir Marmaduke Langdale Sir Charles Lucas and other English with a Party of a hundred Horse pretending a Commission from Prince Charles that the Major endeavoured to get strength to oppose them but could not referred to the Committee of Derby House and the General Letters from the General that he had ordered the Regiments at White-Hall and the Meuse and other Forces near London to remove further off unless the Houses should give order to the contrary The House ordered a Letter to the General to stay the removal of those Regiments till farther order and a Committee to treat with the City what guards they will provide for the Houses if those Regiments be removed The General likewise acquainted the Houses with his sending Lieutenant Cromwell into Wales and with the not payment of Assessments whereby the Soldiers would be inforced to take free Quarter the House passed instructions to the Committee of the Army and Officers to rectifie it The Common Councel returned thanks to the Parliament for their confidence in the City and assured them that when the Forces of the Army should be removed the City would stand by the Parliament for their security The City allowed six hundred pound per An. to Major General Skippon Petitions to the Cities Common-Councel That the Impeached Aldermen may not be tryed by the Lords but by their equals That there may be a new Committee of the Militia every year the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs to be part and the rest to be chosed by the Common-Councel and approved by the Parliament and the Lieutenant of the Tower to be under the Cities Command referred to the Committee 3. Letters from the Lord Chancellor of Scotland by command of the Parliament there with their demands to the Parliament of England to this purpose 1. That the King may come to some of his Courts near London to abide with Safety Honour and Freedom 2. That a Personal Treaty may be had with his Majesty 3. That the Independent Schismatick Army may be Disbanded and none put into Garrisons but such as will take the Covenant and both Kingdoms may conside in 4. That all Anabaptists Separatists and Independents may be suppressed and no Toleration allowed for any of them 5. That all absent Members may be sent for to perform their duties in Parliament 6. That the Covenant may be inforced upon all men 7. That the Presbyterian Government may be effectually setled These demands were thought by some to be very strange a day was set for the debate of them Information of Tumults by the Malignants in Colchester Order for Letters to be sent to some Forces of the Army in that County to quiet them and the Committee at Derby House to take care thereof A Petition from many thousands Knights Gentlemen and Free-holders in Essex expressing the reason of their desires which were For a Personal Treaty with his Majesty that a course be taken for satisfaction of the Arrears of the Army with a disbanding of the same The Lords gave thanks to the County of Essex for their good affections and let them know that they would take their Petition into a serious and speedy consideration and not be wanting to contribute to their endeavours for the ease of the Countreys burdens and setling of a good Peace The Commons gave this Answer to the Petition That they take notice of the great service and good affections of that County to the Parliament and are consident they will so continue and as to their Petition the House is now in debate concerning the speedy settlement of the Kingdom and do not doubt but what they shall conclude there upon will give satisfaction to that County and to all well affected people It was earnestly pressed to have the words thanks of the House expressed in this Answer but it was carried in the Negative 5. Debate of the Letters from Scotland The Houses declared That they are resolved to maintain the Covenant and Treaties between the two Kingdoms and that they will be ready to joyn with Scotland in the Propositions presented to the King at Hampton-Court Order for Forces for the Northern parts and to put those Countries into a posture of defence and referred to the Committee at Derby House Instructions pass'd for the Parliaments Commissioners in Scotland to acquaint the Parliament there with the surprisal of Berwicke by enemies to both Kingdoms who had layn long in Scotland and were demanded by the English Commissioners Col. Horton published a Declaration to satisfie the Welch of the Parliaments Proceedings in order to disband the Forces of Major General Laugherne and to ease the Country of free Quarter and to settle Peace generally and of the revolt and opposition of Col. Poyer the trouble charge and danger to the Countries thereby
tryed forthwith The General removed Northwards Lieutenant General Cromwel possessed Carmarden the Forces being drawn into Pembroke Castle where Laugherne Powel and Poyer were but some differences reported to be among them there 22. Order for supplying the Stores and taking off the Salt Peter Letters from the Mayor of Sandwich That a young man was lately come thither who gave himself out to be the Prince of Wales and That many came to him to kiss his hand and others sent him money Vice-Admiral Rainsborough advertised by Letters the fame thing referred to the Committee at Derby House to examine this business and to send for this pretended Prince of Wales and Messengers went to bring him up The Gentry of York agreed to raise Horse and Foot for defence of their Country against all Opposers of the Parliament Which the House approved and Ordered thanks to them for it Thanks Ordered to the Militia of London and to Major General Skippon for preserving the Peace of the City and securing the Parliament The Ordinance past for advancing fifty thousand pounds for the service of Ireland An Ordinance past both Houses against Tumultuous meetings to present Petitions to the Parliament Letters from Edenburgh of great preparations in Scotland for raising Forces Horse and Foot And that an Act was published for putting that Kingdom into a posture of defence against Malignants Sectaries and others That General Leven laid down his Commission and Thot Duke Hamilton was chosen General That they gave a rich Jewel to General Leven and promised him one thousand pounds Letters That Eighty Horse each Horse-man carrying a Foot-man behind him came to Pontfret Castle and set up their Scaling Ladders in the Night designing to surprize it for the King but the Garrifon took the Allarum and the Centries firing upon them they all got away Collonel Rigby and the Gentlemen of Lancashire raised the Forces of that County to oppose the Enemy Some Gentlemen of Surrey came to the General and desired him in the name of that County to command his Soldiers that no affront might be offered to the Countrymen by the Soldiers and the Country will take care that no affront be offered to the Soldiers but that they have necessary and lawful accommodation and respect And that they were grieved That so much injury was offered to their Petitioners and so much Christian blood of their Country shed 23. Both Houses passed the Ordinance for putting Malignants and Papists out of the Lines of Communication and twenty miles distant from London A Petition from the supernumerary Officers and Soldiers for part of their Arrears for their present subsistence answered That they must be satisfied with the security given to them and others already A Petition from the City of London expressing their Thankfulness for the granting of their former desires and their joy for the Votes of Parliament that they will not alter the Government by King Lords and Commons and will preserve the Covenant and Treaties but that they are much grieved that their Magistrates and fellow Citizens for a long time have been under restraint They humbly pray the prosecution of their Votes by the Parliament for the settlement of Peace preservation of the Vnion Covenant and Treaties and that the Aldermen now in the Tower their Recorder and the rest of their fellow Cittizens restrained upon the same occasion may be restored The Lords Gave thanks to the Petitioners and assurance that they would indeavour the settlement of Peace and to prevent a new War and the discharge of the Recorder and that they may be united their hearts fastned and their hands strengthened to serve the Parliament The Commons gave an answer to the same effect and Voted the discharge of Mr. Recorder Glyn and divers other Citizens from their Imprisonments that the Forces at the Tower be joyned with those at White hall and the Meuse till the City Militia be in a posture for the Guard of the Parliament The Gentlemen of Montgomeryshire subscribed an Ingagement To adhere to the Parliament and to put themselves into a Posture of Defence 24. Instructions passed for the Earl of Thanet to go down into Kent to quiet the Rioters there by assuring them 1. That the Houses have no such intent as the Malignants have given out to Execute two of every Town of them 2. That they may have leave to present their Petition by a few 3. That upon laying down their Arms and repairing home they shall have an Ordinance of Indemnity Vote by the Commons That after His Majesty hath signed the Bills for setling the Militia and for the Presbyterian Government and recalled his Declarations c. against the Parliament that then a Treaty shall be had with him upon the rest of the Propositions at Hampton-Court The Author and Printer of a Scandalous feigned Engagement of the Counties of Kent Surrey Essex c. ordered to be whipt and Imprisoned Letters from Collonel Duckenfield That the Gentry of Cheshire have ingaged to adhere to the Parliament and to raise three Regiments of Foot and one of Horse if occasion be for defence of their Countrey Letters of some Forces for the King come into Lancashire and North-Wales and of the readiness of the Countries to oppose them 25. Intelligence of the increase of the Rioters in Kent and their seizing some Shipping and Ammunition at Rochester and their approaching near London which it was given out they intended to Plunder Referred to the Committee at Derby-House to order Forces for the better security of the Parliament and City and notice hereof to be given to the General The Lords Voted an addition to the Committee at Derby-House Debate touching provision of Money for the Forces in London and for raising new Forces 26. Debate about the Bills to be presented to the King in order to a Treaty with him and about the discontents and desires of the County of Surrey Upon Information that the Rioters of Kent had Plundered the Houses of many Members of Parliament who serve for that County Orders for the suppressing of them Some of their Members had the thanks of the House for removing the Ordnance and Ammunition from Wolwich to the Tower Letters from Wales of the Insurrections there well nigh suppressed That two hundred and forty of the Welchmen Batchellors were sent to the Barbadoes and three shot to Death at Cardiffe 27. Orders for slighting of Banbury Castle and for Money for Repairing and Victualling of Windsor Castle and for a hundred Beds for the Soldiers there and for Victualling of Dover Castle Reference to the Committee of Derby House touching additional Guards for the Isle of Wight and to the Committee of the Navy touching the Sea Guards Upon a Petion from the Rioters in Kent Ordered That they shall have Indemnity and Pardon if they forthwith lay down Arms restore what they have taken retire to their own dwellings and ingage to be quiet for the
Referred to a Committee to consider how Deeds remaining with the Records of the Court of Wards may be delivered out to the Owners Referred to a Committee to consider what Powers are fit to be continued to the Committee of Haberdaeshers-Hall and to examine their Accounts Orders touching Sequestrations and Compositions of Delinquents The Parliaments Ships took five Officers going for Ireland in a Ship of the States and sent them up Prisoners Letters from Lancashire of great Scarcity of Corn and that the Famine was sore among them after which the Plague overspread it self in many parts of the Countrey taking away whole Families together and few escaped where any House was visited and that the Levellers got into Arms but were suppressed speedily by the Governour 29 The Act passed for draining the great Level of the Fennes Another past for the 20000 l. per annum for maintainance of Ministers and Schollars c. Upon a report by Lieutenant General Cromwel of the readiness of the Soldiers to go for Ireland if Mony were provided for them several Orders were made for that purpose The Petitions of Sir Peter Temple and his Wife and of his Creditors referred to a Committee Letters from Chester of relief of Dublin with Provisions from England Letters from the Hague that the Prince could not obtain from the States such an assistance of Shipping as he desired The Governour of Jersy invited the Prince thither and put out of the Island all whom he suspected to be well affected to the Parliament The Parliaments Ships took two Ships and thirty Pieces of Ordinance going for Ireland to the Rebels and many English Officers Some of them suspected to have had a hand in the Murder of Dr. Dorislaus were sent Prisoners to Pendennis Castle 30 Referred to a Committee to state the Business of the Isle of Anglesey in Relation to their Compositions and Sir Hugh Owen's Sequestrations discharged upon the Articles of Anglesey Referred to the Committee of the Navy to examine the Accounts and Business of Captain Dick and Captain Coningham in Relation to Ireland and to bring in an Act for settlement thereof the like for the Business of my L. Forbes and concerning the Original Contract with the Adventurers for Ireland Debate touching the Arrears of the Dutch Officers Referred to the two chief Justices and chief Baron to prepare an Act for settling the business between the Miners in Derbyshire and the Earl of Rutland Letters from Ireland that the little Quantity of Corn lately brought in thither hath much refreshed and incouraged the Inhabitants and Souldiers and that the Parliaments Ships have cleared that Coast that the Rebels are in much Division among themselves The Act for abolishing Kingly Government and establishing a Free State was solemnly proclaimed in London by the Lord Mayor and twelve Aldermen present with him Letters of the General his going to the Isle of Wight to view it and the Castles there and his Entertainment with the great Guns and Feasting and of his coming from thence to Southampton where he was saluted with great Guns round the Town and great Feasting That from thence he went to Portsmouth upon the same business to view the Fortifications from thence he came to Guildford the Major and Officers there shewed him all respect and near the Town he had a rendezvous of the Army He spake to the several Regiments exhorting them to Obedience and shewing them the danger that the late Mutineers might have brought the whole Nation into if God had not prevented it 31 A Committee from the Common Councel of London brought a Message to the House to desire them on the day of thanksgiving for suppressing the Levellers to dine with the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common Councel at Grocers-Hall and that they might have the favour to Solemnize that Day with the House at such a Church as they should be pleased to nominate Voted that Christ-Church should be the Place of meeting for the Parliament and City to solemnize that Day that the House did accept of the Invitation from the City and ordered the hearty thanks of the House to be given them for their constant and great Affections to the Parliament and Nation The Committee of common Councel then invited the General and Officers of the Army to the same Feast which was well accepted of by them and thanks returned to the City Report of proclaiming the Act against King-ship in the City and that Alderman Chambers and Sir Thomas Soames would not accompany the Lord Mayor therein for which contempt they were ordered to appear at the Bar of the House Order for the Accounts of Mr. Rowland Wilson as Muster Master General of the Forces of Warwick and Coventry to be Stated Referred to the Committee of absent Members to consider what Members have not appeared in the House Jan. 11th last and what Members are and what Members are fit to be admitted and what expelled Order to get in 6000 l. in the hands of Mr. Gel a Member of the house Receiver for Derbyshire unaccounted for A Representation of the Officers and Souldiers of Lieutenant General Cromwells Regiment to the General reciting the great Successes God had given to the Army under his Conduct and the late horrid and unnatural Defection of some of them from the Parliament and General his Authority That from their Hearts they disown the having any hand in countenancing the Revolt and Capitulation of the 12 Troops of the Army or any others or the Papers which have scandalized the Parliament Councel of State or Army and bless God for the General his reducing of them They profess to hazard their Lives and all that is dear to them for Preservation of this Parliament and while they are Souldiers to submit to the General his Authority over them under the Parliament A Declaration came from Portsmouth in Vindication of themselves and others touching the Levellers June 1649. 1 Upon a Report from the Commissioners of the great Seal of the Names of fit Persons to be Judges and Barons of the Exchequer the house voted That Serjeant Nicholas and Mr. Ask be Judges of the upper Bench. That Serjeant Puleston and Peter Warburton Esq be Judges of the Common Pleas. That Serjeant Thorp and C. Rigby be Barons of the Exchequer And that the Commissioners of the Seal do grant them Patents accordingly That Mr. Broughton be Clerk of the Crown of the upper Bench in the Place of Mr. Ask he being made a Judge An Act passed declaring the Grounds of the next thanksgiving Day Upon the Generals desire the House confirmed what C. Pine had done in Somer setshire in raising Force there against the Levellers by Letters from the General he and Sir T. Wroth had the thanks of the House for what they did Sir Thomas Soames being called to the Bar and asked why having notice of the proclaiming the Act against Kingship he did not attend the Lord Mayor at the doing of it
He answered That it was against several Oaths which he had taken as an Alderman of London and against his Judgement and Conscience Alderman Chambers being asked the same Question answered That his Heart did not go along in that Business Sir Thomas was disabled from being a Member of the House and disfranchised from being an Alderman or to bear any publique Office And Alderman Chambers was disabled from being an Alderman or to bear any publique Office 2 An Act passed for sale of the Goods of the late King Queen and P. but the sale of the Pictures was respited An Act passed for doubling upon the publique Faith upon Sale of Deanes and Chapters Lands Orders for the Commissioners of the Seal to issue out Writs to make Mr. Warburton C. Rigby and Mr. Ask Serjeants at Law they being to be made Judges Order for the Councel of State to bestow a House and Maintenance for Mrs. Elkinea and her Children 4 Upon a Report from the Committee of absent Members C. Russel Mr. Edwards Mr. Fr. Gourdon Mr. Hodges and Mr. Ellis were readmitted to sit in the House Petitions of many poor Prisoners for Debt that the Act may be passed for their relief An Act Published of the grounds of the next day of Publique thanksgiving A Declaration of the Officers and Soldiers of C. Hortons Regiment testifying their Adherance to the Parliament and to the General presented to his Excellency The like from M. G. Skippons Regiment and from the Town of Portsmouth Letters from Scotland that a Declaration was brought from Ireland thither against Parliament of England that at their thanksgiving the Ministers vehemently preached against the Malignants and Sectaries Letters from Chester that Dublin is in a good Condition that one of the Souldiers by sentence of the Councel of War was shot to death for moving one of his Fellows to run away to the Enemy and that Prince Rupert and Inchequin are at great Difference and so are Owen Row and Ormond Letters from Holland that the Danish Ambassador desired to borrow of the States a great Sum of Mony for the King of Scotland and offered the Sundt Security for it That at the Diet at Sweden it was resolved to assist the King of Scotland with Mony That the Lord Cottington and Sir Edward Hyde Ambassadors from the King of Scotland desired audience of his highness Leopoldus and from thence were to go for Spain 5 C. Popham one of the Generals at Sea reported to the House the good Service of the Fleet the Relief of Dublin with Provisions that Sir George Ascue is left there with some Ships that 15 of Prince Ruperts Ships are blocked up in Kinsale and desired speedy Supplyes for the Navy The House ordered Supplies accordingly and thanks to the Generals at Sea and to C. Jones and that these Successes at Sea should be remembred in the Day of thanksgiving The Councel of State gave order for Flemish Ships to transport the Horse into Ireland and for the Regiments to march to Chester and other Ports and not to stay above one night in a place Letters from Sir George Askue that he had furnished Dublin with Provisions and sent others to Sir Charles Coote and had blocked Prince Ruperts Ships at Kingsale Letters that the L. Rea and 20 other Prisoners were brought to Edenborough 6 A new Mace with the Arms of England and Ireland instead of the Kings Arms approved and delivered to Serjeant Birkhead to be used for the House and all other Maces for the Commonwealth to be of that Form Vote for 3000 l. to be given to Mr. Blackstons Wife and Children in respect of his Losses and 500 l. to his Brother out of the L. of Newcastles and L. Widdringtons Estates Order for Captain Bishop Provost Marshal to apprehend suspected Persons and to have 100 l. per annum Salary and 12 Men at one shilling per diem a piece Order for 1000 l. for a Stock to settle poor People to work Upon a Report from the Councel of State ordered that when the Speaker with the House came into the City the Lord Mayor should deliver up to him the Sword as he used to do to the King and that at the Feast the Speaker should sit above the Lord Mayor and referred it to the Councel of State to order matters of Ceremony at the Meeting Letters that the Queen of Sweden had furnished the King of Scors with great store of Ammunition A Declaration of the Officers and Souldiers of Colonel Reynolds his Regiment to the same Effect with those of other Regiments 7 The Speaker with the House of Commons the General with the Officers of the Army the L. President and Councel of State after the hearing of two Sermons went to Grocers-Hall to dine with the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common Councel according to their Invitation The Speaker sat first next to him the Lord Mayor then the Lord General then the Earl of Pembroke called to Whitelock to sit down being the antient Commissioner of the great Seal he desired his Lordship would be pleased first to sit down and then he would sit by him With that the Earl spake aloud as he used to do that all near him might hear What do you think that I will fit down before you I have given place heretofore to Bishop Williams to my Lord Coventry and my Lord Littlet on And you have the same place that they had and as much honour belongs to the place under a Common-wealth as under a King and you are a Gentleman as well born and bred as any of them therefore I will not sit down before you With his earnestness he caused Whitelock to sit down before him and sat himself the next to him and then the Lord President of the Councel and the other Commissioners of the great Seal the Earl of Satisbury and the Lord Howard sate next to the Earl of Pembroke and after the Commissioners of the Seal sate Lieutenant General Cromwel and other Members of Parliament and of the Councel of State At two Tables on each side of the Hall sate other Members and at a Table in the middle of the Hall sate M. G. Lambert and other Officers of the Army the Judges sate in a Room over the Parlour which was very large and the Lord Mayor Aldermen and some Common Councel men at another Table in the same Room The Musick was only Drums and Trumpets the Feast was very sumptuous no Healths drunk nor any Incivility passed and besides the overplus of the Victuals left at Dinner 400 l. was given to the poor of London 8 An Act past for settling Maintenance upon the Ministry of the Nation Report touching Relief for maimed Souldiers Widdows and Orphans of Souldiers slain Referred to the Committee of Oxford to prefer Mr. Thomas Goodwyn and Mr. Owen to be heads of Colledges in that University and that they have the hearty thanks of the House for their Sermons yesterday Some Members
of the House and of the City ordered to return the hearty thanks of the House to the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common Councel for their great Love and Civilities yesterday expressed to the Parliament and Army Referred to a Committee to consider what mark of Honour and Favour the Parliament should bestow upon the City for their real Affection to the Parliament Some Aldermen and Common Councel men in the name of the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common Councel presented the Lord General with a large and weighty Bason and Ewer of beaten Gold as a testimony of the Affections of the Giny to his Excellence They also presented from the City to the Lieutenant General Cromwel Plate to the value of 300 l. and 200 Pieces in Gold 9 A long debate touching absent Members voted that those who gave their Votes for Addresses to be made to the late King should state their Cases in Writing by a day to a Committee for absent Members which if they neglect to do then Writs to be issued out for new Elections in the places of those who shall so neglect 11 Debate touching the Earl of Chesterfields Composition Letters from the Countess of Leicester and the Earl of Northumberland for allowance for the late Kings Children referred to the Committee of the Revenue to provide Monies for them Order for demolishing Montgomery Castle and allowance to the Lord Herbert for his Damage thereby out of his Fine Order for demolishing Winchester Castle and Reparation for the Damage thereby to Sir Willi-Waller The like for Belvoir Castle and for Reparation of the Damage thereby to the Earl of Rutland referred all to the Councel of State The Act passed for relieving Persons comprized in Articles Another for altering the Original Seales of Caermarthen Pembroke and Cardigan Another for altering the Seal of Nisi-prius of the Common Pleas. Order that the Members of the House and of the Councel of State the Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal and Judges do attend the Funeral of Dr. Dorislaus Letters that the Parliament of Scotland took many exceptions to the Letter sent to them from the Parliament of England That they go on in raising Forces but the Quelling of the Levellers in England did not please them But they bewaile the suffering condition of their Preshyterian Brethren in England That in Scotland are many English Officers and Soldiers who expect imployment when their new King cometh and are out of Patience and Mony by his longstay that the Scots fear a Famine and Execute very many for Witches 12 Order for 6000. Men for the Summer Guard to be Proportioned to the ships and 3000 for the Winter Guard Referred to the Commitee of the Army to conferre with the Councel of State touching the number of Forces to be kept up and the Pay of them Referred to a Committee to prepare an Act upon Sir Henry Vane's report touching the Excise The new Judges were Sworn in the several Courts And it came to Whitlock's turn to make the Speech to those who were sworn Judges of the Common-Pleas Who were Mr. Sergeant Penleston and Mr. Sergeant Warberton Wherein amongst other matters he told them of their being the first Judges Publickly Sworn in this Common-wealth and spake to them concerning Judges in general Judges of this Common-wealth and Judges of this Court. On the second Head he told them That the Judges in this Common-wealth are of as great Antiquity as is the Law it self That the Druides were Judges or Interpreters of the Law Amongst the Pritains And as they studyed the Law 20. Years yet committed nothing to writing So out Judges spend as much longer time in the same study and our common Law is Lex non scripta at this Day He also intimated to them what he found in Ingulphus p. 870. and in Seldens Janus Anglorum of the Division made by King Alphred or Allured in Judices quos nunc Justiclarios vacamus et Vicioomites And in the sanie Author that when W. I. upon the suit of the Abbot of Crowland confirmed the Laws of St. Edward he proclaimed them to be kept et Justiciarijs suis commendabat And then he thus proceeds All these are Testimonies of the Antiquity of our Judges but I hold not this essential to be largely considered save as it falls in our way Neither shall I rob you of your time by an elaborate Discourse of the Honour and Respect due to your Place only you may pardon a few Observations thereupon and the rather for the particular Relation I have to that Calling What respect the Sexons had to their Judges appeares in the Etymology of their Word Grave which signifieth a Judge and an Earl Sir John Danys Rep. As in the old Law of the Ripuarians C. 55. Act 1st The Title being Si quis Graffionem interfecerit The Text is Si quis Judicem Fiscalem quem Comitem vocant interfecerit Seld. Tit. Hon. f. 121. 127. and Haillan f. 274. But to come nearer home we find in the Law of H. 1. This Description of a Judge Regis Judicos sunt Barones Comitatus qui liberas in eis tenras habent villani vero corsetti vel ferdingi vel qui sunt viles aut inopes Personae non sunt inter Indices numerandi Whence appears the reason of the Judges of the Exchequer being called Barons Seld. Tit. Hon. f. 347. and 390. Lambert f. 186. 1 H. 6. f. 7. Agreeable with this is the Testimony of Bracton who saith thus Comites vero vel Barones nonsunt amerciandi nisi per pares suos et hoc per Barones Scaccarij vel corain ipso Rege Vpon which and the Case of the Earl of Northumberland under H. 6. Selden observes that all Judges were held antiently as Barons And the Writ by which they were Summou'd to Parliament is in the same Style and hath in it the same words with the Writs of Summons of Barons Consitium vestrum impensuri Those of the Commons being ad faciendum et consentiendum hiis quae de communi Confilio ordinari contigeunt And in some Entries of Judgments upon Writs of Error in Parliament the words are ex assensn Institiariorum and the Title of Lord was given antiently to all the Judges as appears in divers of our Books and Records and is still given to the Judges of Assize They have their Officers and their Purveyante as the Barons had untill taken away by the Statute front both Rot. Parl. 10. E. 2. pt 2. M. 20. and 2. E. 3. pt 1. M. 33. and Rot. Claus 11. E. 1. and this was taken away by the Statute 4. E. 3. C. 3. Theye be divers Cases and Records of Punishments inflicted on those who gave any affronts to Judges and especially that noted Case of Roger Hengham M. 33. and 34. E. 1. rot 71. in the Receipt of the Exchequer So tender hath the State alwayes been of the Honour of their great publick Officers and as the State
the Parliaments Forces ran to them that Wheat in Dublin was at 55 s. the Barrel From Ireland that Ormond was come with 12000 Foot and 2400 Horse within 25 Miles of Dublin where he had besieged some places that C. Jones went out with a Party to relieve them That the Catholicks and old Protestants went dayly in to Ormond 13 Referred to a Committee to consider of some things offered in behalf of the People of New-England Raising Mony for lame Souldiers referred to the Committee of Hospitals Order for the Commissioners of the Seal to pass several Pardons upon Certificates of the Judges for Persons condemned in the Circuits Order that the Earl and Countess of Leicester take care that no other Ceremony be used to the late Kings Children than is used to Noble Mens Children of this Nation A Declaration of the Officers and Souldiers at Lancaster to the same Effect with those from other Regiments was presented to the General The Mayor and divers Citizens of Oxford presented Whitelock with a Patent to be High Steward of that City to which he was unanimously chosen by them in the place of the Earl of Berks. Upon Lieutenant General Cromwel's Desire referred to a Committee to take his Accounts of his Expeditions into Wales and Scotland and to give him Discharges 14 Much time spent upon the business between Sir John Danvers and the Lady Gargrave touching the Estate of the late Earl of Danby their Brother and resolved upon the Question that Sir John Danvers was deprived of that Estate by the Will of the Earl for his Affection and adhering to the Parliament And referred to a Committee to consider how Sir Johns Losses thereby may be repaired Letters from Holland that Prince Charles was attended from the Hague by the Princess his Sister and many Persons of Eminence and with 40 Troops of Horse to Breda and from thence to Antwerp and so to Bruxels where the Arch Duke Leopold intends to receive and conduct him into France 15 Monies ordered for the Lord Lisle upon his Accounts as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Referred to the Councel of State to order the going of the several Judges in the next Circuits Upon Information of the good Service done by Baron Thorpe in the last Norhern Circuit ordered that he go the same Circuit this Vacation Order for Judge Pheasant to make choice of his Circuit or to stay at home being Sickly Mr. William Littleton and Mr. Bulstrode ordered to be Judges of Northwales Order for the Commitee of the revenue duely to Pay the Sallaries of the Lords Comissioners of of the Seal and of the Judges Order for an Act to Enable the Judges who ride the Northern Circuit to keep Assize at Durham for the Bishoprick Upon a report from the Councel of State the House approved of Commissary General Ireton to go into Ireland next Commander in chief unto Lieutenant General Cromwell And that he have presently paid him 2000. l. In part of his Arreares Letters that store of Provisions of Corn were brought in by Dutch Ships into Lancashire An Act past for transmitting into the Exchequer Bonds forfeited to the Commissioners of Excise to the end they may be put in suit And the Commissioners of Excise were continued till the 25th of Decemb. next Order for an Act to ease the People in Payment of the Excise Order that the Trustees for sale of Bishops Lands do put their Powers into Speedy Execution Upon the Petition of the Widdowes of Slain Souldiers referred to the Commitee of Haberdashers Hall to alow them their Husbands Arreares out of such concealed Delinquents Estates as they should discover Power given to the trustees to sell Deans and Chapters Lands at 10 years Purchase The General sent a Letter to the Colonell of each Regiment to give him an account of the taking off of Free Quarter 18 An Act passed for relief of Persons according to Articles of War Upon a recommendation of the General ordered that Sir William Fleetwood Sir Edward Sydenham Mr. John Carey Mr. Adrian May and Mr. Stidolph shall have the benefit of the Articles of Oxford Order for a Writ for a new Election of a Member for Abington Order for 100. l. For Arrears of Mr. Rowland Wilson as Muster-Master General for the Forces of Warwick Shire M. Cobbet dismist of his Command and Captain Rogers Committed to the Marshall by order of the General Letters that the Inhabitants of Draiton in Shrop-shire on the last Lords Day in the night fell upon Captain Thelwels Troop and disarmed and pillaged them That the reduced Souldiers at York seised upon some of the Officers who were to pay them their Arrears and kept them in restraint 4 Hour 19 Order for 1000. l. For the Lieutenant President Bradshaw and referred to a Commitee to consider how 4000. l. per annum Lands of Inheritance may be settled upon him and his Heirs and how 1000. l. Per annum may be settled upon M G. Skippon and his Heires for their good Services An Act passed read 3 times this Morning to inable the Judges that go the Northern Circuit to hold Assizes at Durham A Petition of Mr. Stedman c. referred to the Committee of Leicester Upon a report from the Councel of State referred to the Court of Admiralty to examine a business touching some Merchants of the entercourse and certify the House Letters from the Generals at Sea that they intended as soon as weather will permit to recover King sale Road. C. Reynolds his Regiment and C. Okey's Companies were ready to be shipped for Ireland The General sent his Orders to every Regimenâ— to permit any of the Regiment that would go for Ireland and not to entertain any in their Rooms till further order And to Lieutenant General Cromwell not to entertain any who have left any Regiment designed for Ireland and to have their accounts Stated Letters from Chester that C. Jones and Owen Row were so far agreed as not to disturb one anothers Quarters Letters that the Scots were new modelling their Army and none to be of it but those who take the Covenant that the Comissioners of the Kirk would have the King further pressed to grant their desires 20 Petitions reported by Comissary General Ireton Petitions from Kendall referred to the Commissioners of the Seal and the Attourney General Petition of the Earl of Lincoln for dammage for the demolishing of Tatters Hall Castle refered to the Councel of State Order for disposing 1480. l. Taken in a Dutch Ship at Graves end Order for satisfaction of losses to Mr. Everard and others of Essex out of the estate of Butler an Irish Rebel Another Petition referred to the Comissioners of the Great Seal An Act past for Lessening the Rates in the sale of Deans and Chapters Lands Dismantling Gotheridge Castle referred to the Councel of State Letters that some of Prince Charles his Ships had taken divers fishermen The Commitee touching Major General Brown and other Members revived Order for
Trooper according to the Sentence of the Councel of War was shot to death for killing one of his fellow Souldiers He discovered matters of concernment to Mr. Knight the Generals Chaplein who went with him to the Execution 19 C. Bampfield an Agent for Prince Charles and that had a hand in the escape of the Duke of York was apprehended and brought to Whitehall and examined by the Couucel of State and by them committed fo the Gate-house Letters from Guernsey complaining of the want of Ships for securing that Island and relating the French News From Dunstar Castle That Recruits for Ireland were raising there by Captain Desborough From Scarborough of a Vessel loaden with Corn from Jerzey forced in thither by Storm and secured by the Garrison From Plymouth an account of Recruits to be Shipped for Ireland From Berwick That notwithstanding the late Seizures and Confiscations of Corn carried by the Scots thither yet they were stil supplyed for their Money The Scots published a Proelamation for restraining the Exportation of Victual out of that Kingdom 20 Some Stage Players in St. John-Street were apprehended by Troupers their Cloaths taken away and themselves carried to Prison Several Returns were made of Subscriptions of Regiments and Garrisons to the Ingagement Letters from Rye of the dearness of Corn there it was desired to have a Magazine there because of the appearance in Arms in France 21 The General Councel of the Army made several Resolutions touching the Souldiers purchasing of the Kings Lands and sent Instructions about it to the several Regiments and Garrisons Letters from Plymouth of the Shipping from thence of Sir Hardress Waller with his Companies and other Recruits of Ireland all which went with great willingness From Ireland that the Lord Lieutenant was still before Waterford had Summoned them but they refused to surrender but the Inhabitants to saveingly comply their Estates which are very great would wil That Preparations were made to storm and 1200 Horse and Foot came from Cork to assist the Lord Lientenant that the Enemy avoided fighting as much as they could and gave out that the Prince would be shortly with them from Jersy 22 At Tyburn eighteen were executed for Robbery Burglary and Murder one Captain Reynolds who had been of the Kings Party as he was going to be turned off the Ladder with the Rope about his Neck cryed God bless King Charles Vive le Roy. The Commissioners for Articles gave Relief to Sir Allen Apsley Governour of Barnstable who was sued contrary to those Articles upon the Surrender of it The Cittizens at the choice of the new Common Councel Men elected Collonel Pride and Lieutenant Collonel Lilbourn to be two of the new Common Conncel Men. 24 The General and his Officers considered which Garrisons were sit to be reduced to case the Nation in point of charge Letters from Portland that C. Cox with his Men were under sail for Ireland with a fair Wind. From Newcastle that the Pyrats lay lurking up and down in those Seas and did great mischief That one of them went into the River Tees and took out of a Vessel as she lay on ground 200 Firkins of Butter and went on shore and took divers Gentlemen but being pursued by a Party of Foot from Hartlepoole they left the Gentle-men behind and got to their Ship From Edenburgh That the Scots will do nothing till they hear from the Lord of Libburton That Montross is expected in Scotland which bred a Jealousy in their Army which some would have purged That Montross by his Declaration threatens to invade the North Parts of Scotland and to be revenged for the Death of the King and layes it to their Charge that they have sold him From Hallifax That some of the Clergy tampered with the Souldiery not to subscribe to the present Government An Account from several places of the Souldiers signing the Ingagement but that divers Ministers refused to sign it 25 Christmas-day the House sate and Letters came from Chester That from the north of Ireland they understood that about 4000 Horse and Foot of the Enemy who came to relieve Carrickefergus were routed by Sir Charles Coot and C. Veneables That the Irish were commanded by Monroe the Lord of Ardes and the Earl of Claneboy that 1000 of them were killed and 500 Horse taken and but 200 of the Parliaments Forces did fight that Claneboy was slain or sunk in a Bog being corpulent and C. Montgomery and C. Hamilton taken Prisoners From Trym That Mr. Stanly with 40 Horse set upon 60 of the Enemy killed about 10 or 12 of them all Reformadoes took the L. C. that commanded them and one more and many Horse Other Letters of the defeating of the L. of Ardes Claneboy and Monroe by Sir Charles Coot and C. Vaneables that they took all their Arms Ammunition Bag and Baggage killed C. Henderson and 1400 more C. Hamilton and most of the Foot Officers That the Horsemen lost their Horses and betook themselves to Boggs That the English lost but one Corporal and three Souldiers 26 Other Letters confirming the Victory against the Lord of Ardes and the rest And that it was done by onely 200 Men who were sent out as a forelorn and fell upon the Rear of the Enemy who fell into disorder and were wholly routed by those 200 only 27 Letters from Hull that Montross was at Hambourgh bestirring himself to get Forces for Prince Charles but had little probability to get any considerable number or Assistance from the Emperour the King of Denmark or the Princes of Germany 28 Letters doubting that C. Cox and his Men in their Voyage for Ireland being dispersed by Storms and not heard of since may be in some danger The Act passed for taking the Ingagement by all Persons throughout the Kingdom with a Penalty upon the Refusers Those in Office or publick Imployment to loose their Offices others not to have the benefit of Law to sue in any Court The Act passed touching the rates npon the Excise increasing them to the intent to lessen the other Assessments The Act passed for continuing the Assessment of 90000 l. per mensem for six months for the Forces in England and Ireland An Act passed for the discharge of poor People out of Prison who are not able to give Satisfaction to their Creditors 29 The Messenger that brought the good News from Ireland had 100 l. given him by the House Upon a Petition of the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London touching the late Election of Lieutenant Collonel Lilburn to be a Common Councel Man the House Voted his Election to be void according to a late Act disabling the Election of divers Persons into Offices within the City of London Lieutenant Collonel Lilbourn took the Ingagement with a Declaration of his own sense upon it Mr. Chetwyn who procured the Election of Lilburn to be a Common Councel
the West before the Judges inveighed against the Proceedings of the Parliament 10 Letters that both the English Army and the Scots likewise were in want of Provisions That in the last encounter with M. G. Straghan 200 of his Party were slain and 109 of his Troopers taken Prisioners and 60 Countreymen that the Parliaments Forces had but 6 killed and about 40 wounded who were sent by Sea with a Chyrurgeon to Berwick That the General sent the chief Officers of the Scots who were wounded and taken in his own Coach to Edenburgh and the rest in Waggons and took Parolles of others That the King sent out a Proclamation requiring all Gentlemen to depart Edenburgh in regard of the scarcity of Provisions 12 Letters that the Scots sent out a great Party of Horse and Foot and the General sent out a Party to attend their motion least they should go for England That by reason of the great Storms the Ships with Provisions from London could not come up to the Army so that they were in great Streights The General and Army sent a Reply to the Scots Answer to the Declaration of the Army and their insinuating Letter to the under Officers and Souldiers of the English Army was fully answered in a Letter from the General 13 An Act passed for explaining a former Act touching the Fee-farm Rents An Act passed against Atheistical Blasphemous and Execrable Opinions Several Votes passed by way of Instructions to the Commissioners of Goldsmiths Hall and Habberdashers Hall That Captain Wyer with one of the States Ships of 22 Guns being commanded to convoy four Ships of Hull was set upon by six Irish Frigots fought with them 12 hours after the four Hull Merchants Ships were run away and came off from them though much torn with the loss of one man 14 Letters of Prizes taken at Sea from the French 15 Sentences by a Court Marshal of Souldiers for Mutiny and Misdemeanours Letters of a rich Ship of Hull taken by the Irish and Scots Ships That the Plague was decreased in Ireland That Charlemont sent to Sir Charles Coot to treat but he denyed it That the General his Coach and Waggons sent with the Scots Prisoners to Edenburgh were not permitted to come into the Town because they had not buryed their dead but they sent Horses for their wounded men to Arthurs Hill and sent back the Coach and Waggons That 10 Scots Prisoners were taken by C. Okey That the Army retreated to Dunbarre to meet and take in their Provisions brought thither by Sea Upon C. Hackers approach to a House where a Party of Scots were they quitted it and Hacker had in it store of Meal and Provisions That the City of Coventry raised a Regiment of 1100 of the choicest Citizens for their Militia 16 Letters that C. Ingoldsby with a few of his Dragoons fell upon a great Party of the Enemy that came out of Lymerick to plunder killed about 20 of them and pursued the rest to the Gates of the City That a Party from the Camp before Carlowe fell upon a Party of the Enemies Horse took about 40 Horse but the Men fled to Boggs and escaped That C. Phayers took in the Castle of Kilmorry which was surrendred to him upon Quarter for Life and in it were 82 private Souldiers besides Officers That Lymbricke desired some conditions of Newtrality but C. Ingoldsby denyed them That Captain Mildmay had a sharp Fight with one Frigot against three French Men of War and took one of them who had 16 Guns whereof 4 were brass 17 Letters that the Army at Dunbarre received their Tents and Provisions from the Ships and two days were spent in Exhortations to the Army and in seeking God for his Blessing upon their Action and then they again advanced towards Edenburgh That C. Andrews a Lawyer sometimes of the Kings Party was sentenced by the High Court of Justice to death 19 Letters that a Trumpet came to the Army from Lt. G. David Lesly with an Answer from the Commissioners of the General Assembly to the General his last Letter Execution of the Sentence of a Court Marshal upon 5 Souldiers for offering violence to a Country man and his Wife and Family and Goods That the Inhabitants of Dunbarre were in such want of Provisions that they pickt the Beanes from the Horses off the ground and eat the Sheeps Guts which were thrown away by the Souldiers That the Countreymen are so inslaved to their Lords that they cannot get any thing considerable of their own before hand and many of their Women are so sluttish that they do not wash their Linnen above once a Month nor their hands and Faces above once a year The General caused the Commissioners to distribute a great Proportion of Pease and Wheat to the value of 240 l. of that which was sent from London to the Army among the poor People of Dunbarre yet when they can have an Advantage the Countrey robbed and killed many of the Souldiers That upon the Armies return to Muscleburgh they found it more forlorn than before Lesly having commanded That the Gude Women of the Town should awe come away with their Gear and not any stay to brew or bake for the English Army on pain of death That the Ministers in Edenburgh gave God thanks for turning back the Army of Sectaries by the way that they came and string a Terrour into their hearts which made them flee when none pursued That Captain Bull with the Adventure Frigot fought with a French Man of War and sunk her some of her men saved upon Quarter about 120 of them killed and drowned 20 An Act passed for continuing the Excise for three years longer An Act passed for Authorizing Commissioners of the High Court of Justice to issue their Warrant for beheading of Mr. Andrews according to his Petition to the Parliament and the like in other Cases notwithstanding their sentence for hanging drawing and quartering Power of naming Fellows and Demies in Magdalen College in Oxford ordered to be left to the then President Letters that the Armies returning to Muscleburgh the Scots Ministers were ashamed of their Thanksgiving for their running away That Provisions and Tents were distributed to the Horse and Foot Divers Scots killed and taken at meeting of several Parties That a Dutch Ship laden with Goods worth 50000 l. was wracked near Pembroke That the Grand Jury at Hereford Assises presented a Remonstrance to the Judges of their readiness to assist the Parliament against the Scots 21 Letters that M. G. Langhern in Wales and other Gentlemen there and in other places were secured upon suspicion of designs by them against the Parliament 22 Letters of some Fights at Sea between the Parliaments Frigots and some French Men of War who were soundly beaten Mr. Euseby Andrews was beheaded at the Tower-Hill according to the sentence of the High Court of Justice and died very resolutely 23 Letters that the Army
Salop four For the County of Stafford six viz. For the City of Lichfield one For the Town of Stafford one For the Borough of Newcastle on the Line one For the County of Stafford three For the County of Somerset sixteen viz. For the Borough of Taunton two For the City of Bath one For the City of Wells one For the Borough of Bridgewater one For the County of Somerset eleven For the City of Bristol two For the County of Southampton fourteen viz. For the City of Winchester one For the Town of Southampton one For the Town of Portsmouth one For the Isle of Wight two For the Borough of Andover one For the County of Southampton eight For the County of Suffolk sixteen viz. For the Borough of Ipswich two For the Borough of Bury St. Edmonds two For the Borough of Dunwich one For the Borough of Sudbury one For the County of Suffolk ten For the County of Surrey ten viz. For the Borough of Southwark two For the Borough of Gilford one For the Borough of Rygate one For the County of Surrey six For the County of Sussex fourteen viz. For the City of Chichester one For the Borough of Lewis one For the Borough of East-greenstead one For the Borough of Arundel one For the Borough of Rye one For the County of Sussex nine For the County of Westmorland two For the County of Warwick seven viz. For the City of Coventry two For the Borough of Warwick one For the County of Warwick four For the County of Worcester seven viz. For the City and County of the City of Worcester two For the County of Worcester five For the County of Wilts fourteen viz. For the City of New Sarum two For the Borough of Marleborough one For the Borough of the Devizes one For the County of Wilts ten For the County of Anglesey two For the County of Brecon two For the County of Cardigan two For the County of Carmarthen two For the County of Carnarvon two For the County of Denbigh two For the County of Flint two For the County of Glamorgan three viz. For the Town of Cardiffe one For the County of Glamorgan two For the County of Merioneth one For the County of Montgomery two For the County of Pembrook three viz. For the Town of Haverfordwest one For the County of Pembrook two For the County of Raduor two The distribution of the Persons to be chosen for Scotland and the several Counties Cities and Places within the same shall be according to such proportions and number as shall be agreed upon and declared by the Lord Protector and the major part of the Council before the sending forth Writs of Summons for the next Parliament The distribution of the Persons to be chosen for Ireland and the several Counties Cities and places within the same shall be according to such proportions and number as shall be agreed upon and declared by the Lord Protector and the Major part of the Council before the sending forth Writs of Summons for the next Parliament XI That the summons to Parliament shall be by Writ under the Great Seal of England directed to the Sheriffs of the several and respective Counties with such alteration as may suit with the present Government to be made by the Lord Protector and his Council which the Chancellour Keeper or Commissioners of the Great Seal shall seal issue and send abroad by Warrant from the Lord Protector If the Lord Protector shall not give warrant for issuing of Writs of Summons for the next Parliament before the first day of June one thousand six hundred fifty four or for the Triennial Parliaments before the first day of August in every third year to be accounted as aforesaid That then the Chancellour Keeper or Commissioners of the Great Seal for the time being shall without any Warrant or direction within seven days after the said first day of June One thousand six hundred fifty four Seal Issue and send abroad Writs of Summons changing therein what is to be changed as aforesaid to the several and respective Sheriffs of England Scotland and Ireland for summoning the Parliament to meet at Westminster the third of September next and shall likewise within seven days after the said first day of August in every third year to be accounted from the Dissolution of the precedent Parliament Seal Issue and send abroad several Writs of Summons changing therein what is to be changed as aforesaid for summoning the Parliament to meet at Westminster the sixth of November in that third year That the said several and respective Sheriffs shall within ten days after the receipt of such Writs as aforesaid cause the same to be proclaimed and published in every Market-town within his County upon the Market-days thereof between Twelve and Three of the Clock and shall then also publish and declare the certain day of the week and moneth for choosing Members to serve in Parliament for the Body of the said County according to the tenour of the said Writ which shall be upon Wednesday five Weeks after the date of the Writ and shall likewise declare the place where the Election shall be made for which purpose he shall appoint the most convenient place for the whole County to meet in and shall send Precepts for Elections to be made in all and every City Town Borough or place within his County where Elections are to be made by vertue of these Presents to the Mayor Sheriff or other Head Officer of such City Town Borough or place within three days after the receipt of such Writ and Writs which the said Mayors Sheriffs and Officers respectively are to make publication of and of the certain day for such Elections to be made in the said City Town or place aforesaid and to cause Elections to be made accordingly XII That at the day and place of Elections the Sheriff of each County and the said Mayors Sheriffs Bayliffs and other Head-Officers within their Cities Towns Boroughs and places respectively shall take view of the said Elections and shall make return into the Chancery within twenty days after the said Elections of the persons Elected by the greater number of Electors under their hands and seals between him on the one part and the Electors on the other part wherein shall be contained That the persons Elected shall not have power to alter the Government as it is hereby setled in one single Person and a Parliament XIII That the Sheriff who shall wittingly and willingly make any false return or neglect his duty shall incur the penalty of Two thousand Marks of lawful English Money the one mâ—ity to the Lord Protector and the other moity to such person as will sue for the same XIV That all and every person and persons who have ayded advised assisted or abetted in any War against the Parliament since the First day of January One thousand six hundred forty one unless they have been since in the service of the
Parliament and given signal Testimony of their good Affections thereunto shall be disabled and be uncapable to be Elected or to give any Vote in the Election of any Members to serve in the next Parliament or in the three succeeding Triennial Parliaments XV. That all such who have advised assisted or abetted the Rebellion of Ireland shall be disabled and uncapable for ever to be Elected or to give any Vote in the Election of any Member to serve in Parliament as also all such who do or shall profess the Roman Catholick Religion XVI That all Votes and Elections given or made contrary or not according to these Qualifications shall be null and void And if any person who is hereby made uncapable shall give his Vote for Election of Members to serve in Parliament such person shall lose and forfeit one full years value of his real estate and one full third part of his personal estate one moity thereof to the Lord Protector and the other moity to him or them who shall sue for the same XVII That the persons who shall be Elected to serve in Parliament shall be such and no other then such as are persons of known Integrity fearing God and of good conversation and being of the age of One and twenty years XVIII That all and every person and persons seized or possessed to his own use of any Estate real or personal to the value of Two hundred pounds and not within the aforesaid Exceptions shall be capable to Elect Members to serve in Parliament for Counties XIX That the Chancellor Keeper or Commissioners of the Great Seal shall be sworn before they enter into their Offices truly and faithfully to issue forth and send abroad Writs of Summons to Parliaments at the times and in the manner before exprest And in case of neglect or failer to issue and send abroad Writs accordingly he or they shall for every such offence be guilty of High Treason and suffer the pains and penalties thereof XX. That in case Writs be not issued out as is before exprest but that there be a neglect therein fifteen days after the time wherein the same ought to be issued out by the Chancellor Keeper or Commissioners of the Great Seal that then the Parliament shall as often as such failer shall happen assemble and be held at Westminster in the usual place at the times prefixt in manner and by the means hereafter expressed That is to say That the Sheriffs of the several and respective Counties Sherievedoms Cities Boroughs and places aforesaid within England Wales Scotland and Ireland the Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the Vniversity of Oxford and Cambridge and the Mayor and Bayliffs of the Borough of Berwick upon Tweed and other the places aforesaid respectively shall at the several Courts and places to be appointed as aforesaid within Thirty days after the said Fifteen days cause such Members to be chosen for their said several and respective Counties Sherievedoms Vniversities Cities Boroughs and places aforesaid by such persons and in such manner as if several and respective Writs of Summons to Parliament under the Great Seal had issued and been awarded according to the Tenor abovesaid That if the Sheriff or other persons authorized shall neglect his or their duty herein That all and every such Sheriff and person authorized as aforesaid so neglecting his or their duty shall for every such offence be guilty of High Treason and shall suffer the pains and penalties thereof XXI That the Clerk called The Clerk of the Common-wealth in Chancery for the time being and all others who shall afterwards execute that Office to whom the Returns shall be made shall for the next Parliament and the two succeeding Triennial Parliaments the next day after such Return certifie the Names of the several persons so returned and of the places for which he and they were chosen respectively unto the Council who shall peruse the said Returns and examine whether the persons so Elected and Returned be such as is agreeable to the Qualifications and not disabled to be Elected And that every person and persons being so duly Elected and being approved of by the major part of the Council to be persons not disabled but qualified as aforesaid shall be esteemed a Member of Parliament and be admitted to sit in Parliament and not otherwise XXII That the persons chosen and assembled in manner aforesaid or any Sixty of them shall be and be deemed the Parliament of England Scotland and Ireland and the Supream Legislative Power to be and reside in the Lord Protector and such Parliament in manner herein exprest XXIII That the Lord Protector with the advice of the major part of the Council shall at any other time than is before exprest when the necessities of the State shall require it summon Parliaments in manner before exprest which shall not be Adjourned Prorogued or Dissolved without their own consent during the first three Months of their Sitting And in case of future War with any Foreign State a Parliament shall be forthwith Summoned for their Advice concerning the same XXIV That all Bills agreed unto by the Parliament shall be presented to the Lord Protector for his consent and in case he shall not give his consent thereto within twenty days after they shall be presented to him or give satisfaction to the Parliament within the time limited That then upon Declaration of the Parliament That the Lord Protector hath not consented nor given Satisfaction such Bills shall pass into and become Laws although he shall not give his consent thereunto provided such Bills contain nothing in them contrary to the matters contained in these Presents XXV That Philip Lord Viscount Lisle Charles Fleet-wood Esquire John Lambert Esquire Sir Gilbert Pickering Baronet Sir Charles Wolseley Baronet Sir Anthony Ashley-Cooper Bar. Edward Montague Esq John Desborough Esq Walter Strickland Esq Henry Lawrence Esq William Sydenham Esq Philip Jones Esq Richard Major Esq Francis Rous Philip Skipton Esqs or any Seven of them shall be a Council for the purposes exprest in this Writing and upon the Death or other removal of any of them the Parliament shall nominate Six persons of Ability Integrity and fearing God for every one that is dead or removed out of which the major part of the Council shall Elect two and present them to the Lord Protector of which he shall Elect one And in case the Parliament shall not nominate within Twenty days after notice given unto them thereof the major part of the Council shall nominate Three as aforesaid to the Lord Protector who out of them shall supply the vacancy And until this choice be made the remaining part of the Council shall execute as fully in all things as if their number were full and in case of corruption or other miscarriage in any of the Council in their Trust the Parliament shall appoint Seven of their numbers and the Council Six who together with the Lord Chancellor Lord Keeper or
they fell into divers of their Quarters and took many Prisoners 7 Letters of a chase of a French Ship which ran on ground Of a Dutch Ship of Three hundred Tuns brought in Prize That the Brest Men of War took Two Vessels of Milford Of all the Vnited Provinces but Friezland agreeing to the Articles of Peace with England That the French Ambassadour in Holland laboured to continue the War between England and Holland and offered to bear half the Charge of it but the States would not consent unto it that nevertheless the States go on with their preparations for the Sea-war That there will be a great distraction and trouble among the People in case the Peace with England be not concluded 8 The Lord Protector Dined in London with the Lord Mayor and Common Council by their invitation at which the Recorder made a Speech to his Highness The Intertainment was in a Magnificent manner the Streets Railed on both sides and the Rayls covered with Blew-cloath Twelve Lacquayes in rich Liveries the Field Officers bravely Mounted the Guards c. The Lord Mayor and Aldermen met his Highness on Horseback in their Robes and his Highness Knighted the Lord Mayor when he went away 9 The Lord Protector appointed certain days to hear Petitions from the Masters of the Requests the Lord Protector made several Serjeants at Law 10 Letters that the Irish had a general Fast and that some of the Tories took Twelve Surveyors of the Lands as they were Travelling Of a Dutch Pyrate brought into Burlington Bay That some small bodies of the Irish were got together That a Private man of War brought in a Dutch Ship and a French Ship Prizes and of fifteen other Dutch Ships brought in Prizes 11 Of the Highlanders burning Corn and out-houses and doing much mischief to the Scots who would not afford them Supplyes and help their Leavys 13 A Servant to Myn Here Beverling the Dutch Ambassador in England brought News That all the Vnited Provinces had assented to the Articles of Peace with England Letters of the general inclinations of the People in the Netherlands to have a Peace with England for that another Summers War and their loss of another years Free Trade and Fishing would hardly be born by the Multitude That all the Orange Party and Cavaliers are against the Peace and discontented at it That Middleton was going with about Two hundred Cavaliers towards the Highlanders 14 Letters of a Party of the Enemy that came to Dunbarton and but Twelve of the Horse got ready and Charged them very shoutly they being Twenty five Horse and took their Lieutenant that Commanded them and Two more and Wounded all the rest From Vpsale that the Change of Government in England was well resented in Sweden and the Lord Ambassadors Credentialls from the Lord Protector were well received by the Queen of Sweden The Commissioners for Accounts being informed that some pretending Authority from them do summon People in the several Counties to places where they meet to draw up Accounts and Claims and exact unreasonable Fees for the doing it The Commissioners declare that they gave no such Authority to any person but leave the People to their own liberty and conveniency and will see those abuses punished 15 The Council of the Protector sate close and had got Intelligence from the Army in all places and from the Fleet. 16 Letters that the Lord Protector was Proclaimed at Dublin but not so soon and so chearfully as he was in the North. The Articles were agreed to transplant the Munster-Tories into Flanders 17 That Kenmore with a Body of Two thousand Men lay quiet expecting the issue of the Dutch Treaty That Collonel Wogan was dead and most of his Party sought to get out of Scotland again That an English Lieutenant with Twelve Dragoons took Four of Glencarns own Troop and Eight Horse That Glencarn by Proclamation threatned Fire and Sword to all that did not supply him That six English Souldiers were set upon by Fifty Highlanders who took Three and killed Two of them and the other escaped That Collonel Drummond was got to the High-landers with Instructions from the King and to see whether they were in such a posture as that the King might adventure to come to them 18 Eleven Persons were sent Prisoners to the Tower and some of them examined about a Plot against the Lord Protector and the present Government A Private Man of War from the Holy Island brought in two Prizes loaden with East-Country goods 20 An Address to the Lord Protector from the Minsters of Leistershire Two Ordinances of the Lord Protector and his Council Published one for the Monthly Assessment of Twelve hundred thousand pounds for six Months to be continued the other for an Explanation of a former Ordinance touching Treasons 21 Letters that Collonel Morgan with a Party of Twelve hundred Horse Foot and Dragoons fell upon 〈◊〉 and Kinmores Army being Two thousand and Routed them totally and pursued them Seven miles into the Hills That Captain Moltlows fell upon a House in Argibeshire and took it with all the Men Armes and Ammunition in it and fired the House That Lieutenant Collonel Coâ—â—rel Marched from Glascoiâ— to Reduce the Garrison of Ross Dew but before he came near it the Enemy ran away and left word they had no orders to Fight 22 That Captain Foster with the Phoenix Frigot brought in a Swedish Ship for Prize having Prohibited Goods on Board her That Captain 〈◊〉 with the Amity in company of Captain Fosturâ— fought with a Zealand Man of War and Killed and Wounded most of her Men yet She would not yield till Captain Foster came in to the Amity 23 Letters of Credence 〈◊〉 Monsieur Bourdeaux to be Ambassadour Extraordinary from the French King to the Lord Protector The King of Scots was to go from Paris upon the Peace with England The Dutch Admiral Prohibited all their Merchant-men from going to Sea till the Cessation of Armes came from England That the Sâ—aâ—es are sending Ambassadors Extraordinary to the Lord Protector to Sign the Peace with England Of English Merchants Ships taken by the Brest Men of War and rescued by the English Frigots 24 Letters that Collonel Daniel with One thousand men took in the Lord Athols House by Storm killed only three of the Enemies the rest cryed for Quarter and had it Collonel Daniel lost but one Man and took in the House Two Lieutenants one Ensign two Serjeants two Cornets and one hundred and nineteen Souldiers eighty Musquets some Fire-locks and Swords sixteen pound of Powder and twenty five Troop Houses That there was in the House much more Meat Mault and Oaes which Collonel Daniel could not carry away and therefore he set fire to a barrel of Powder and those Provision and blew up them and the House together 25 That one of the late Collonel Wogans Men with Three of his best Horses ran away to an English Garrison That
28. Divers Souldiers and Agitators apprehended in several places May 1660. 1. Sir John Greenvile of the Bed-Chamber to the King brought from Breda his Majesties Letter and Declaration to the House of Lords His message and declaration to the House of Commons His Letter and Declaration to Monk to be communicated to his Officers And His Majesties Letter and Declaration to the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common Council of London By the Declaration The King grants a free generall pardon to all that shall lay hold of it within forty daies except such as the Parliament shall except and a liberty to tender Consciences and that none be questioned for difference of Opinion in matters of Religion which do not disturb the Peace of the Kingdom That differences and all things relating to grants sales and purchases shall be determined in Parliament and he will consent to Acts for that purpose and for satisfaction of the Arrears to Monk ' s Officers and Souldiers and they to be received into His Majesties Service and Pay These things being read in the House of Commons Mr. Luke Robinson formerly a most fierce man did now first magnifie his grace and goodness The Lords House gave thanks to Sir John Greenvile and declared That according to the ancient and fundamentall Laws of this Kingdom the Government is and ought to be by King Lords and Commons And the Lords desired that some way may be considered how to make up the Breaches and to obtain the King's return again to his people They voted a Committee to joyn with a Committee of the House of Commons to consider of an answer to His Majesties Gracious Letter and Declaration and to prepare something in order to this business The King's Letter and Declaration to the House of Commons was read and his Letter to Monk and they named a Committee to prepare an answer to the King's Letter expressing the joyfull sense of the House of His Gracious offers and their humble thanks for them with profession of their Loyalty and Duty to his Majesty and that they will give a speedy answer to His Gracious Proposals The House resolved to present 50000 l. to the King and the Committee ordered to go to the City to advance it upon security and interest and to treat about raising a further summ for the Army Order for Monk to communicate his Letter from the King to the Officers and Souldiers and to return an answer to the King which Monk did accordingly and it was received with great joy Order to enter the King's Letter in the Journall Book The Commons agreed with the Lords Vote of Government by King Lords and Commons and appointed a Committee to search the Journals what Acts or Orders there had been made inconsistent herewith An Assessment agreed of 70000 l. per mensem for three months Bonfires and ringing of Bells and great Guns fired in joy of these resolves 2. An Address to Monk from the Officers of the Army rejoycing in his Majesties offers of Indemnity of Liberty of Conscience satisfaction of Arrears and confirmation of purchases read in Parliament Dr. Clerges a Member of the House had leave to go to the King from Monk Sir John Greenvile that brought the King's Letter had the thanks of the House and 500 l. ordered for him to buy him a jewell The City had leave to send an answer to the King's Letter to them Letters that Lambert's party were all discharged and dispersed The City agreed to lend 50000 l. to the House of Commons 3. Orders touching returns of Elections The Lords agreed upon some of their Members six to be sent to the King and the Common Council of London did the like and gave 300 l. to the L. Mordant and Sir John Greenvile who brought the Letters from the King to buy each of them a Ring 4. The Commons agreed to an Order of the Lords for favour to the D. of Bucks for restoring his Estate The House gave leave to the Members of the Common Council named by them to go to the King and resolved to send twelve of their own Members to His Majesty Dr. Clerges with others went to the King with Monk's answer to the King's Letters to him and the Address of the Army 5. Orders touching returning of Elections An Opinion being discoursed abroad That the Long Parliament could not be dissolved but by themselves and the King 's and Lords consent which was not had for their dissolving and another Opinion being given out That if the Long Parliament were dissolved then the Trienniall Parliament was to take place and no other by that Act of Parliament The Commons thereupon passed a Bill for removing of disputes touching the sitting of this Parliament And they passed a Declaration for adjourning part of next Easter Term to which the Lords concurred and the Commons agreed that the E. of Manchester be one of the L. L. Commissioners for the Great Seal G. Mountague at Sea to whom the Letter to Monk was also directed from the King upon the receipt of it and of the Declaration he called together the Officers of the several Ships and communicated the Letter and Declaration to them who expressed great joy and satisfaction therein and desired Mountague to represent the same with their humble thanks to his Majesty Then Mountague fired the first Gun himself and all his Ships answered it round with loud Acclamations as their General had done crying God bless the King and the General gave two Pipes of Canary to his men 7. Order of the Common Council that at his Majesties return the new Park which Oliver had given them should be presented to the King and he assured that the City had only kept it as Stewards for his Majesty The Commons gave leave to General Mountague to return an answer to the King's Letter to him Resolved by both Houses that the King be proclaimed to morrow King of England Scotland France and Ireland and a Committee of both Houses to consider of the manner of it A Declaration against tumults and to continue Justices of Peace and other Officers in their places The King's Statue again set up in Guild-Hall and the States Armes taken down and the Kings Arms set up in their place Monk removed his Guards out of the City Collonel Salmon discharged upon security New Flags and Standards and Paintings ordered for the Ships 8. Resolved by the Commons That the King be desired to make a speedy return to his Parliament and to the exercise of his Kingly Office A Committee appointed to consider of the manner of his Majesties return and to prepare things necessary for his Reception The King was solemnly proclaimed at Westminster Hall-Gate the Lords and Commons standing bare by the Heralds whilst the Proclamation was made Then he was proclaimed in the several usual places in the City the Lord Mayor Recorder and Officers being present
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
divers of the Officers and Soldiers of the Parliaments Army particularly Sir James Ramsey a Scot who commanded a Regiment of Horse under Essex rode hastily this morning through Vxbridge and upon that rode towards London and reported That the Parliaments Army was broken and wholly discomfited and many of the Officers slain and taken Prisoners Other Scouts brought other Intelligence quite different from the former and much more welcom They had it from divers upon the Road who were galloping to London with the News That the Earl of Essex had totally routed the King's Army killed and taken many of them and gained a full Victory But the Parliament had a great Deliverance and a small Victory the particular passages were thus The King disdaining to be pursued by Essex turns back to meet him and Oct. 23. being Sunday both the Armies drew into the Field between Kineton and Edge-hill in Warwickshire The King had the top of the Hill from whence he viewed the Parliaments Army who saluted him with three pieces of Cannon which was answered with two shot of the Kings The Fight began about two a Clock in the Afternoon the Generals of both Armies performed their parts with great Courage and Gallantry leading on their Forces with Pikes in their hands but were advised to change that posture as fitter for a private Soldier than for a General The greatest Body of the King's Horse was in his Right Wing commanded by Prince Rupert who furiously charged the Left Wing of the Parliament commanded by Commissary General Ramsey whom he routed and pursued to Kineton down with great slaughter But the Left Wing of the King's Horse had not the same success but was broken and routed by the Right Wing of the Parliaments Horse commanded by Sir William Balfour Sir Philip Stapleton the Lord Fielding and Colonel Hurrey General Lindsey being far ingaged was taken Prisoner and died presently after of his Wounds with him was taken the Lord Willoughby of Ersby his Son Sir Edmund Verney the Standard-bearer was slain and the Standard taken and rescued again by Mr. John Smith who was Knighted for it and made Standard-bearer Both Armies Horse and Foot performed their parts with great Valour and Bravery night parted the Fight and both Armies retreat each counting themselves Victors On both sides were lost between 5000 and 6000 Men. On the King's side the General Lindsey and Sir Edmund Verney on the Parliaments part Colonel Thomas Essex and Lieutenant Colonel Ramsey and the Lord S. John taken Prisoner soon after died The King marched toward Aino Essex kept upon the place where the Battel was fought and the next day marched towards Coventry Some of his Friends were very much against his marching thither but rather advised him to pursue the King and to make a fresh attacque upon him there being come in to Essex after the Battel three fresh Regiments The Lord Willoughby of Parham his Regiment of Horse and the two Regiments of Foot of Hollis and Hampden gallant stout and fresh Regiments But Essex was disswaded from it by Colonel Dalbier and some others but the three fresh Colonels Stapleton and several others advised it and probably had he with these fresh Forces made a new assault upon the King 's disordered and tyred Army it might have gone far to have put an issue to the business Upon the News of this Battel all Countreys were alarmed and frighted being a strange thing in England From Aino Oct. 27. The King sends a Proclamation of Pardon to the Cities of London and Westminster excepting onely Fulke and Manwaring Banbury Town and Castle surrendred without Blows to the King two Foot Regiments and a Troup of Horse there of the Parliaments took up Arms for the King who now brought his whole Army to Oxford and thereby the Error of the Lord Say in not fortifying this place before when it was in his power for the Parliament was the more evident Prince Rupert takes in the Lord Say's House at Broughton and made excursions near London which caused the Parliament to order Essex to bring his Army near London for their safeguard which he did and was honourably received at Westminster Novemb. the 7 th and presented with a gratuity of 5000 l. and a Declaration of his valiant and acceptable Service in the bloody Battel of Edg-hill The Papists of Lancashire were allowed to bear Arms which in many Protestants wrought a Censure on the King for too much favouring and entertaining them in his Army The Parliament order That all Apprentices who will list themselves in their Army shall have their time of that Service for their Freedom which brought many of them into their Army they also invite the Scots to come in to their assistance which the King seeks to prevent but in vain Prince Rupert ranged abroad with great Parties who committed strange insolencies and violences upon the Countrey at Ailsbury he failed of his design by the care and stoutness of Colonel Bulstrode Governour there The King takes a resolution and not without grounds of reason to advance to London and all his Army marcheth to Reading Henley and those parts Prince Rupert's Brigade quartered at Henley and of them a Regiment of Horse at Fawley Court The King marched forward with his great Army towards London and the Parliament having voted an Address to him for Peace desired a safe conduct for the Earls of Northumberland and Pembroke and for Mr. Pierpoint the Lord Weenman Sir John Evelyn and Sir John Hippsley to present their Petition to his Majesty But he excepted against Sir John Evelyn because he had proclaimed him Traytor which so irritated the Houses that they voted it a refusal of a Treaty and acquainted the City therewith But afterwards the Petition was sent to the King at Colnebrook by the other Commissioners without Sir John Evelyn and was to desire him to appoint his residence in some place near London where the Commissioners of Parliament might attend him with propositions of a Peace and the King appointed his Castle of Windsor for that purpose and desired that the Treaty might be speeded The Commissioners of Parliament being newly departed from the King he was informed That Essex had drawn forth his Cannon and Forces out of London and was advised to take in Brainford whither he advanced the same Night There were quartered part of the Regiment of Colonel Hollis who were very stout men as appeared by the resistance which they made to the King's Forces and though many of them were slain and divers driven into the River and drowned being mightily overpowred with Numbers yet they defended themselves till the Lord Brook's and Hampden's Regiment came in to their relief and when Night came on they quitted the Town and the King possessed it This being known to the Parliament Nov. 13. they sent a Committee to the City to move them to send forth their Trained Bands the next day to joyn with Essex for
Now there began to be an understanding between some here and the Scots for their delivery up of the Kings Person to the Parliament Both Houses agreed to appoint a Committee to ask some questions of the Duke of York touching the Kings Letter to him for his escape and to refer to the Committee of both Kingdoms a Letter newly come from the King to both Houses much to the same effect with his former desiring to come to London or to some of his Houses thereabouts with Honour and safety and that the Letter be communicated to the Scots Commissioners The Scots Commissioners had sent to the Lords to acquaint them with their speedy going away from hence to Scotland and desired to know what further service the Houses had to command them to the Parliament of Scotland Both Houses agreed that the Committee of both Kingdoms should return the thanks of the House to the Scots Commissioners for all their pains and good service taking notice of this their last respect to the two houses Orders for five hundred pound for Col. Blake for disbanding some Forces and for Sir Ben. Ayliffe and Sir William Wingfield Prisoners to be bayled 25. Though Christ-mas day the Houses â—ate ordered a Collection for the poor The Commons concurred with that part of the Vote of the Lords That the Kings coming to Holmeby shall be with respect to the safety and preservation of his Majesties Person and in preservation and defence of the true Religion The question was put whether words according to the Covenant should be passed and it pass'd in the affirmative 26. The Commons agreed with the Lords That after his Majesty was come to Holmeby house and attended by such as both houses shall appoint and that the Scots are gone out of this Kingdom the Houses will do nothing but what shall be for the preservation of the Peace and Vnion of both Kingdoms This with the rest ordered to be sent to the Lords Many Citizens attended impatiently for an answer to their Petition 28. Both Houses conferred the Searchers place of Sandwich and Dover upon Col. Mainwaring of London and other competitors were referred to a Committee to find out something for them An Ordinance pass'd at Sir Henry Vanes request to enable him to make a surrender of his place of Treasurer of the Navy Both Houses agreed that there should be no further Treaty with the King and the Commons voted That the King coming to Holmeby House and the Scots Army gone out of the Kingdom the two Houses will then joyn with the Scots in using all possible means to perswade the King to pass the Propositions and if he refuse that then the Houses will do nothing that may break the Vnion and Affection of the two Kingdoms but to preserve the same Upon this and the other Votes a Declaration was pass'd and sent up to the Lords and with them the Ordinances for Sale of Bishops Lands and for taking away the Court of Wards to be sent to the King as additional Propositions A Conference of both Houses about Compositions of Delinquents and that Lawyers and others who had taken Oaths to attend at the Terms might not be made Sheriffs who take an Oath to attend the County Affronts offered to the Parliaments Commissioners and to their Officers and Soldiers in Ireland Great wants of the Protestant Forces there so that a Soldier had but six pence and a six penny-loaf of Bread in a week to live upon 29. The Lords agreed to the Ordinances and declaration yesterday sent up to them but the Houses did not agree to a Clause added by the Lords for giving one hundred thousand pound per An. to the King in lieu of Wardships Mr. Mynnes after proofs heard and examinations was voted a Delinquent and four thousand pound due to him in the hands of Sir Humfrey Forster was ordered two thousand pound thereof to Sir John Merrick in part of his Arrears and the other two thousand pound to Whitelocke for his Arrears and Charges Order that Mr. Minnes do bring in his Deeds evidences c. for Sir Humphrey Forster and that he be indempnified for his paying the Money according to the order of the Parliament Orders for the payment of Hull Garrison for Sir Jo. Hippesley's disbursements for the State to be audited and paid To some Queries propounded by the Parliament of Scotland to the Assembly of their Kirk the Assembly gave this Answer The Quere supposeth the Kings coming into this Kingdom which we humbly conceive should not be put into the question and therefore desire your Lordships to go about all means for the present preventing of it as a matter of most dangerous consequence to Religion this Kirk and Kingdom and to the King himself and his Posterity But if the question be stated If the King be excluded from Government in England for not granting the Propositions concerning Religion and the Covenant and for not giving a satisfactory answer to the remnant Propositions whether in that case it be lawfull to assist him for the recovery of the Government or if it be not lawful being put to it we cannot but answer in regard of the ingagement of this Kingdom by Covenant and Treaty Negative The Parliament of Scotland pass'd these Votes 1. That Scotland shall be Governed as it hath been for the five last years all means being used that the King may take the Covenant and pass the Propositions 2. That the taking the Scots Covenant and passing some of the Propositions doth not give warrant to assist him against England 3. That upon bare taking the Covenant we may not receive him 4. That the Clause in the Covenant for defence of the Kings Person is to be understood in defence and safety of the Kingdom 5. That the King shall not execute any power in Scotland till he hath granted the propositions concerning Religion and the Covenant and given a satisfactory answer to both Kingdoms in the rest of the Propositions presented to him by both Kingdoms at Newcastle 6. That if his Majestie refuse to pass the Propositions he shall be disposed of according to the Covenant and Treaties 7. That the Vnion be firmly kept between the Kingdoms according to the Covenant and Treaties 30. The Fast day divers new Members took the Covenant and voted that all such Members who have not taken it shall take it the next Fast day or be suspended the House 31. Instructions for the Commissioners who are to take possession of the Garrisons upon the departure of the Scots and for the Hostages agreed upon and a Letter to General Leven that the Scots may lay no Assesments nor take any free Quarter upon their March after the first hundred thousand pound shall be paid Order for the Ammunition in Berwick and Carlisle to be brought to New-castle Debate about the City Petition and Crowds of Citizens attending to know what was done in it In the afternoon they sate again and till
midnight about the City Petition and some perhaps were a little awed by the multitudes of Citizens attending at the door of the House They agreed upon a Declaration against all such Persons as take upon them to Preach or expound the Scriptures except they be Ordained And this gave much offence to those of the Independent Judgment January 1646. January 1. Orders for payment of Moneys formerly ordered to the Earl of Stamford and for eight hundred pound to the Commissioners that are to go into the North for their accommodations and their instructions Debate upon the Ordinance against Blasphemies and Heresies Vote for Sir Peter Killegrew to be sent with the Preamble and vote in answer to his Majesties last Letters 2. A Letter from General Leven complying with the Parliaments desires in their Letters to him and order given to have the Jewel ready for him Letters informed an endeavour of the King to escape from New-castle without the Scots privity and a more strict Guard upon him Orders for stay of Sir Peter Killegrew's Journey and for a thousand pound for Mr. Pury out of the Earl of Worcesters Estate and a thousand pound for Mr. Hodges in repair of their losses and for a thousand pound for Sir Robert Pye Jun. out of Sir Edmond Pye's Composition Order for allowances to the Officers of the Court of Wards 4. Upon a Letter from Sir Thomas Fairfax Orders for two thousand pound for Sir Hardress Waller of his Arrears and for two thousand pound for Col. Sidney Order to continue the two Speakers Commissioners of the Great Seal for ten days longer An Ordinance sent up to the Lords for the Government of Chester Instructions and powers agreed for the Lieuetenant of Ireland and a Sword to be born before him and Counsellors of State named for Ireland and they to have five hundred pound per An. apiece till their Estates shall be recovered An Ordinance appointed to settle the same Church-Government in Ireland as in England Vote to name Commissioners of both Houses to receive the King from the Scots and to bring him to Holmeby and the Committee of both Kingdoms to draw instructions for the Commissioners and Letters to be written to General Leven and to the Scots Commissioners at New castle to acquaint them with these Votes and that the Commissioners should speedily come for the King Letters sent from Major General Laugherne and the Committee of Haverford West informed That Mr. Hudson the Kings Guide having escaped out of Prison was by the King imployed upon another design to carry Letters to be delivered to Major General Laugherne to invite him to betray his Trust and to revolt to the King That the Major General sent up the Letters and other Papers to the Parliament and Hudson and Price one of his Agents and the examining them was referred to a Committee The Commons agreed that Mr. Godolphin Governor of Sâ—ylly upon his surrender of that Island and all Forts c. and taking the Covenant and Negative Oath should enjoy his Estate and be free from Arrests for any acts of War 6. Both Houses agreed the Instructions for the Commissioners that go to the Scots Army and to the Declaration in answer to the Kings last Letter and about disposing of his Person and to the Letters to General Leven and to the Scots Commissioners at Newcastle touching this business and Sir Peter Killegrew was to post with them to Newcastle The Earl of Pembroke the Earl of Denbigh the Lord Mountague named by the Lords and by the Commons Sir William Armine Sir Jo. Hollond Sir Walter Earle Sir John Cooke Mr. John Crew and Major General Browne Commissioners to receive the Kings Person and with such Guards as they shall think fit to bring him to Holmeby House Ordinance for Sir Anthony-Ashley-Cooper Sheriff of Wilts to live out of the County Order for Winchester Castle to be dis-garrisoned and delivered to Sir William Waller the owner A Committee named to consider of several debts owing by the Earl of Corke who is gone beyond Sea without perfecting his Composition Letters informed that the Money for the Scots was safe come to Yorke The Parliament Forces after great Storms at Sea Landed in Ireland and had course entertainment there 7. Mr. Sandys reported what places and profits Members of the House had that an Account thereof may be given Order for two thousand five hundred pound for the Commissioners that are to receive the Kings Person and their instructions debated Sir William Ermyn upon his own desire excused and Sir James Harrington Commissioner in his stead and Mr. Marshall and Mr. Carill appointed to go along with them Articles presented to the House against one Harris referred to the Justices of Peace Endeavours were in Countries to get hands to Petitions to second that of London 8. Debate upon the Ordinance against such as Preach or expound the Scriptures not being ordained Upon Petition of the Countess of Peterburgh Order that she should have her Husbands Arrears out of such Delinquents Estates as she should discover 9. Orders for ten thousand pound for the Lord Say for the loss of his place in the Court of Wards Sir Rowland Wandesford to have five thousand pound Sir Ben. Rudyeard six thousand pound and Mr. Bacon to have three hundred pound Reference to the Committee of the Navy about adding four Frigots to the next Summers Fleet. The Commons agreed with the Lords to have Goring House for the Ambassador of France Orders for Petitions to be read in rank as they were presented and for ten thousand Pound for the reduced Officers and a thousand pound to Colonel Waite for Arrears and to Summon Col. King to attend the Committee The Commissioners to name Attendants for the King 11. Major General Skippon sent up intercepted Letters from Hudson the Kings Guide to his Majesty bewailing his unhappiness in failing of success with Major General Laugherne and being again apprehended Order for a Letter to the Governor of Hull to send up Dr. Hudson in safe Custody by Land to the Parliament and reserred the Letters to a Committee Upon a Letter from Sir Tho. Fairfax Order for four thousand pound for the standing Officers of the County of York Approbation of the Convoy sent by Sir T. Fairfax with the Money to the Scots Order for four thousand five hundred pound for Sir Samuel Luke for his Arrears out of Goldsmiths Hall The Town of Cirencester elected Sir Th. Fairfax and Col. Rich for their Burgesses Debate upon the instructions of the Lord L'Isle Lieutenant of Ireland The Scots refused to surrender Belfast to the Parliaments Forces Ireland in great want of Supplys Commissioners came from the Parliament of Scotland to Newcastle to perswade the King to Sign the Propositions 12. Order for Sir Oliver Fleming Master of the Ceremonies to go to the French Ambassador to know whether he hath any thing from his Master the King of France to the Parliament that he may be dispatched
Man was upon some complaint made against him imprisoned by the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen and afterwards by Order of Parliament committed to Warwick Castle and an Act ordered to be brought in to discharge him from being a Freeman of London Some Votes passed against other Citizens upon the same Business Copies sent of the Declaration of the general Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland fent to the King wherein they reprove him for adhering to the Councel of James Graham and his Accomplices and advise him to settle the Presbyterian Government and pure Worship in all his Dominions upon doing whereof they declare he shall have their Assistance but otherwise all the Blood shed by his Father will be layed to his charge 31 Letters that C. Zanchy had ruined C. Wogans Party who revolted from the Parliament and that Inchequin was got into Kilmallock against the will of the Inhabitants to gain Conditions from Cromwel giving out his Strength to be greater than it is he having not above 400 with him Letters from Exon that the Ministers preach against the Ingagement and that most of the Commissioners for the Assessment discountenance it Letters from Dublin That C. Hewson the Governour marched out with a Party to relieve Anklow but the Irish that besieged it run away before he came That Waterford pretended to treat for rendition of the Town and in the mean time took in 2000 French Men and then hung out their Flag of Defiance That the Lord Lieutenant settled Courts of Judicature at Dublin for the present to proceed in the way of the Chancery That Knockfergus was Surrendred upon Conditions and but four of the Garrison would go with the Governour to Charlemont That the flaughter in the North was greater than at first reported That the Earl of Claneboy was not slain but rendred himself Prisoner to Mercy That the Lord Lieutenant left 100 Men in Passage a small Castle five Miles from Waterford which C. Wogan Governour of Duncannon besieged with 500 Men. And that C. Zanchy returning upon them with four or five Troops of Horse surprised them and slew all the Party but two and Wogan whom they took Prisoner That four common Souldiers betrayed the Castle of Briscorfe to the Townsmen for 7 l. And Captain Codde the Governour and all his Men were put to the Sword except the 4 Traytors whom nevertheless the Enemy would not trust The General sent out his Orders for his Souldiers to assist the Collectors in the gathering the Arrears of the Assessments for the Forces now in Ireland January 1649. Janu. 1 Divers Returns made of Subscriptions to the Ingagement by several Regiments of the Army and Garrisons Letters from Chester of the sad news out of the South of Ireland of that gallant able man Lieutenant General Jones that he dyed at Dungarvon of a Feaver and was buryed at Youghall Letters that a Trooper being left behind by a fall from his Horse near Tossiter some of the Townsmen came out and fell upon the Souldier cut and wounded him that he is not like to recover The House ordered the Prince the Mary and the Elizabeth to be prepared for Sea Service and other names to be given them and referred it to the Councel of State to make the Royal Soveraign serviceable And to prepare for the next Summers Guard 44 States Ships and 28 Merchants Ships to be manned with 8802 Men for eight Months and to give Letters of Marque and to make such further Provisions that the Merchants may be enabled to preserve their Ships and Goods against wrongs of other Nations Order that all the Iron works in the Forrest of Deane be demolished and no timber felled there but presevred for the use of the State 2 Jealousies of the Parliaments intent by putting forth the Ingagement to perpetuate themselves and to bind up the hands of future Representatives Letters that Ministers in the North do labour by their Pulpit Advantages to Preach us out of our Religion and Liberty Confirmation of the news of defeating Monroe with 4000 Men by Sir Charles Coat and the Surrender of Knockfergus 3 Letters that Montross had freighted 28 Ships from Denmark with Provisions of War and Souldiers for Scotland That the States of Scotland had called in Montross his Declaration and commanded it to be burnt by the hands of the common hangman Letters that both Ormond and Cromwel had drawn their Forces into Winters Quarters 4 Letters much lamenting the death of Lieutenant General Jones and confirming the defeat given by C. Zanchy to Wogan at Passage where Zanchy killed 800 of Wogans men and took him Prisoner Account of Recruits for Ireland 5 The Officers of the Army met about removing Obstructions in the Sale of the late Kings Lands and agreed upon some Desires to be made to the Parliament for further time to receive Debenters within the Security and other matters in order to the Souldiers Satisfaction Two Troopers sentenced to death by a Court Marshal for taking Intertainment Mony for the Service of Ireland and running away from their Colours and three Souldiers were sentenced to death at Bristol for killing of a Townsman The Examinations were sent up to the Judge Advocate An Act passed for continuance of the Committee of the Army and the Treasurers at War with the same Powers they had formerly The Act published for subscribing of the Ingagement Letters from Ireland That the Enemy with their whole Army lately stormed Carrick but C. Reynolds beat them away with the loss of some hundreds And that more execution was done with Swords and Staves than with Powder and Bnllet their Ammunition within being soon spent That the dropping weather had made the Ground so moist and rotten that it would not well bear their Guns so that the Councel of War advised to rise from before Waterford and to retire into Winter Quarters to refresh their sick and weak Souldiers Letters from Cork to this effect We had a very sore and stormy March hither and that which added to the bitterness of it was the sickness of the truely noble and ever honoured Lieutenant General Jones who was taken with a very violent Feaver of which he dyed at Dungarvon the 10th instant He was a Gentleman very useful in the Army and is very much lacked and lamented His approved constancy and Fidelity to the English Interest was such and so manifest that he will very much shine and be famous for it to Posterity His Streights Hazards Difficulties and necessities were very many and I might add Temptations too Yet he brake through all with unmoved galantry stedfastness and resolution His temper and disposition was very sweet and amiable and oblieging to all And he had very much love and respect to all that came lately over That C. Zanchy at the defeat he gave to Ferrel and Wogan at Passage Fort took 30 Prisoners more than the number of all his own Party That
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
removing the Mayor for refusing to take the Ingagement and choosing another the House approved thereof 8 From Bristol 200 men were apprehended who were Leaders of the Countrymen that fell upon C. Rieves his Souldiers Quartered near the City That a Souldier was shot to Death for murther Of several Recruits embarqued for Ireland From Yarmouth of settling the Militia in Norfolk four Regiments of Foot and one of Horse that many of the Cavaleers take the Ingagement That the General published Orders to be observed for the Hospital of Ely House where the maimed Souldiers were 9 A Petition from the Inhabitants of Leeds in Yorkshire against an illegal Patent for incorporating that Town desiring it may be vacated From Coventry of the Militia of that County settled of 700 Horse and 1200 Foot From Tossiter of Recruits willingly come in From Stafford of a discovery of a Design for an Insurrection there upon the advance of the Army Whereupon C. Sanders and C. Twisselden secured the High Sheriff and other Gentle-men 10 From London-derry that the Lord President is marched forth with 3000 Foot and 1200 Horse by the Lord Lieutenants Desire towards Conaught but will not be able to make any Considerable attempt upon that Province for want of Shipping to convey his Ordinance and Provisions the ways there being exceeding Boggy and Mountainous Yet this will be gained by marching to the Borders of it which is the chief thing aimed at by the Lord Lieutenant That the Forces under Clinriccard will not dare to march out of their own Country to joyn with the Forces under Castlehaven or with any Brigade of the Enemy From Edenburgh That Montross his Forces being grown up to about 4000 Horse and Foot and 2000 more expected they divided themselves into two Parties and so marched out of Caithness into Sutherland having at first taken the strong Castle of Dunbeith which is near incompassed with the Sea In it was taken 1500 l. Sterling and store of Provisions the E. of Sutherland fled and divers Ministers yet some Ministers were taken and some joyned with them This hot Alarum caused David Lesly to hasten from his Rendezvous at Brechen and to desire the Rest of his Forces left with Holborn to march up to him he in the mean while goes on with what he had he raising as many as he could by the way came up to about 3000 Men. Mentross sends up a Proposal that he might freely with as many as would voluntarily joyn with him passe into England and he would ingage to do violence to none in his Passage But Lieutenant C. Strachan and the others before mentiond being many miles before therest of the Army tho the Sectary Troops ventured to ingage the Enemy routed Montrosses whole Army flew about 300 took 500 Prisoners among them Renegado Vrrey and other Persons of Quality That the Kirkmen a little before vented in publick That the Treaty was but a Jugling to deceive the Godly Party When as was believed they had before heard that the Treaty was concluded with a full coming up to the Kirks Demands Mr. Lloyd Chaplain to the Lord Lieutenant brought Letters from him That he was set down before Clonmel and his Guns Planted That after that business shall be over he intended to come for England That two Officers going to view the Town were taken Prisoners That the Enemy in Clonmel are about 2000 Foot and 120 Horse 11 Letters that Wogan the Revolter with 500 Foot came to take Possession of Borough Castle which the Lord Lieutenants Forces hearing of marched towards him but Wogan quitted the Castle leaving only 14 Men who upon the approach of the Lord Lieutenants ' Forces yielded upon Quarter That Sir Hardress Wallers Forces took Laugher Castle a considerable Fort within 6 Miles of Lymerick and an attempt of his to take Kilmallock prevented by a discovery but his Forces Possessed an Abby near the Town 13. From Berwick That thenews of routing of Montrosses Forces doth much distract the Malignants That the Committee of Estates have given Mr. Straghan 1000 l. Sterling and a Gold Chain and to Hacket 1000 Marks Sterling and to Kissin 50 l. and to the Souldiers ingaged in that Service three Months Pay From Holland That the Scots King went from Breda to the Hague That the Scots Commissioners proclaimed their King at Breda to be King of Scotland England and Ireland And that the Agreement was set up there upon Posts 14 The Act passed for suppressing the detestable Sins of Incest Adultery and Fornication Upon which Mr. Henry Martyn declared his Opinicn That the Severity of the Punishment by this Act being death would cause these Sins to be more frequently committed because People would be more cautions in Committing them for Fear of the Punishment and being undiscovered would be imboldned the more in the Committment of them Order for a Bill for the maintenance of the Ministers in Colchester An Act passed for securing such summs of Money as shall be sent for the Service of the Navy and Army Order for C. Alexander Popham to raise a Regiment of Horse in Somersetshire to be a Part of the Militia of that County and to be kept together for the publique Service and referred to the Councel of State to grant him a Commission 15 From Chester That Wexford men have beaten Phelim Birne killed 4 of his Captains and 120 of his men and have taken Fyrnes und Cornow from him That the Irish Army in Vlster will not fight with Sir Charles Coot but are withdrawn into their Quarters That the Lemster Army is retreated over the Shannon and the L. Lt. is Master of the Field in all Places From Exon That setling the Militia in that County they onely appoint Captains and no other Officers From the Hague That the King and the Scots Commissioners were come from Breda thither and the Treaty between them agreed From the Isle of Wight That a Ship of 5 Guns belonging to Sir George Carteret Governour of Jersy bound for Virginia with many Passengers all Sorts of Goods and tools for Husbandry for planting an Island which the P. had given to Sir George was taken by Captain Green and brought in thither 16 From Litchfield of one who under the Notion of a Cavalier addressed himself to divers Gentlemen of that Countrey Acquainting them that he had Instructions from the King to desire them to sign an Ingagement which he shewed them and got many of them to subscribe it then discovered it to the Officers of Litchfield who sent for those Gentlemen and made them Prisoners From Taunton of many Voluntiers listed for the Service of Ireland From Hull that an Irish Frigot brought to Amsterdam 2 great Lords who escaped out of Ireland and reported that the King was undone in his Interest there That the Governour of Hull renewed a Proclamation that no Master or Owner of any Ship coming to Hull or in the Harbour should receive in any