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A71339	The Parliamentary intelligencer [no.31 (23 July-30 July 1660)] comprising the sum of forraign intelligence with the affairs now in agitation in England, Scotland, and Ireland : for information of the people.	Muddiman, Henry, 1628 or 1629-1692, editor.; Dury, Giles, editor.; Macock, John, publisher.; Newcomb, Thomas, d. 1681 or 2, publisher.	1660 (1660)	Thomason E186_23; ESTC P1015	12,472	16

God most justly for our sins hath brought upon us since the first commencing of our National distractions none have made so deep impressions of real sorrow upon our hearts as the barbarous Inhumanity ●cted upon your Royal Father of blessed memory by certain wicked and deceitful men the remembrance of which as it doth renew our utmost abhorrency of the Act so of all those Jesuitical Principles which under any pretence whatsoever have any tendencie to the Deposing and much more the Murder of Kings After the loss of the best deserving King the world could then boast of which was attended with the voice of Blasphemy uttered by our enemies against the true Religion because some who did profess it had stained her beauty with their bloody hands Gall was added to our Wormwood by the forced Exile of your Majesty during whose absence abroad we could hardly think our selves to be at home But God who comforteth those who are cast down gave us hope in the wonderful preservation of your Majesty a●Worcester the many supplications made for you by your faithful people and establishment of your Royal heart with his grace to resist and overcome a great crowd of temptations both on the right hand and the left by holding fast the true antient Catholique and Apostolical Faith once delivered unto the Saints These things were to us as the dawning of the day of Salvation which God after a dark night of Confusion hath now not by an ordinary working of Providence caused to shine upon us And we have cause to believe that he who hath subdued the power of your Enemies will also subdue their hearts that as your Majesties Return hath been accompanied with the cordial desire and joy of the most of your Subjects so your Reign will be with the great love and full satisfaction of all And this our confidence is more increased by your Majesties gracious charitable and healing Declaration of the First of May and your early Proclamation issued against vicious debauched and prophane persons for which as we are always bound to praise God so we do with all humble thankfulness acknowledg your Majesties special grace and Princely favor And whatsoever our earnest prayers to God exhortations to our hearers and dutiful subjection may possibly contribute to the happiness of your Sacred Person and Government we shall with all alacrity and faithfulness perform beseeching him by whom Kings reign to increase your graces preserve your health prolong your days and establish the Crown upon your head It was presented by the hands of the reverend and most learned Doctor Sanderson his Majesties Professor of Divinity of Oxon accompanied with that worthy Gentleman Sir Tho. Meeres and several of the Orthodox and Loyal Clergy viz. Mr. William Lincoln Mr. Edward Dixe Mr. Charls Woodward Mr. George Cuthbert Mr. John Coope Mr. John Merryweather Mr. Edward Askew Mr. Edward Boteler Mr. John Nailor Mr. Jeremy Vasin Mr. William Dale Mr. Robert Alington Mr. Henry Vaughan Mr. Andrew Arnold Mr. Tho. Trot c. and about two hundred more whom only for brevities sake we omit The Gentlemen of the Artillery Company having appointed yesterday the Twenty fourth of July for an extraordinary Exercise of Arms in the Artillery ground His Highness the Duke of York their Commander in chief having notice thereof came thither about four of the Clock in the afternoon and first passing through the Front of the Body who were Four hundred compleatly habited to a Tent prepared for his Highness he then on Foot marched to the Head of them where that most valiant and most learned John Lord Lucas after an Elegant short Speech on his knees to his Highness presented him with the Leading-staff of the Company whereupon the Drums beat with a very loud Acclamation of the Gentlemen in Arms After silence was commanded his Highness was pleased to declare how willingly he accepted of their offer and would maintain all their Priviledges then throwing off his Cloak he commanded them to march himself on foot before them and having led them about the ground and drawn them up he went to the Tent-door wh●re he sate wh●lst the Company marched by pleased to see such a gallant Company After that they divided into two Bodies the one commanded by the Lord Lucas and the other by Major-Gen Sir Edward Massey the great guns playing they immediately fell to skirmish first by Forlorns afterwards in several figures At his Highness departure several Vollies were given After his departure the Bodies being joined the Lord Lucas acquainted them That a Gentleman a member and welwisher of the Company had presented to them a Silver-Partizan for which in name and behalf of all his Lordship gave the Donor thanks July 24. 1660. This day Joseph Payne Esq Major of the city and county of the city of Norwich and Thomas Rant and William Barneham Esquires Members of Parliament of the said city Christopher Jay Esq Alderman Thomas Wise one of the Sheriffs Thomas Johnson Alderman Francis Norris Robert Bendish Gent. and Tho Ba●eston Town-clerk and divers other Citizens of the said city were brought ●nto the presence of his Majesty by the L. Howard L. Richardson and Sir Horatio Townsend accompanied with Sir John Holland Sir Philip Woodhouse Sir Ralph Hare Sir William Doyley with divers other Esquires and Gentlemen in the county of Norfolk where the Mayor and the rest of the Citizens presented his Majesty with the resignation of the Feefarm-rents of the said city under the common seal of the said city amounting to One hundred thirty and two pounds eighteen sh●llings and three pence yearly and One thousand pounds in gold in a Crimson velvet purse with the word Norwich imbroidered in Gold upon it as a testimony of their thankfulness to God for his Majesties safe return to the government of his Kingdoms and of their loyalty and faithfulness to him And his Majesty gave them a gracious reception and was pleased to confer the honor of Knighthood upon the said Thomas Rant and Joseph Payne and gave the honor of his hand to all that company and promised his constant fav●r and protection to the said city Since the last Colo●el Cook who formerly kept the Office of Treasurers Remembrancer of the Exchequer is come under the Black Rod but we forbear to say any thing of him or any who willingly surrender themselves We are daily ask'd what 's done in Scotland by some who are troubled that all is at quiet and b●cause 't is so themselves sweat to be●et pretty tales of the Presbytery Covenanters c. as if there were no difference 'twixt 1640. 1660. But twenty years will not make some men wiser Yet even for their sakes we will say and speak tru●h That his Majesty hath g●ven admittance and au●ience to those Personages and others from Scotland who came from Court highly satisfied with admiration of his Majesties wisdom justice and affection to his people And if you hear any speak otherwise know them

Numb. 31. THE Parliamentary Intelligencer COMPRISING Sum of F●●raign Intelligence with the Affairs now 〈◊〉 Agitation in England Scotla●● and Ireland For Information of the People Published by Order From Monday July 23. to Monday July 30. 1660. Elsenore July 7. THe Swedish Commissioners in this place are now daily imployed to see the rest of their Soldiers transported hence Many Officers have got their discharge upon payment of their Arrears so that they seem to be well satisfied therewith and content is likewise given to the Common Troopers that are disbanded From Stockholm of the Thirtieth last past it is certified that the English Ambassador Sidney had audience on the 28. of that month and withal taken his leave His Majesty hath presented him with a chaine of Gold and a precious picture case set round with two Rows of Diamonds having within the Pictu●e of his late Majesty of Sweden and the same night the said Ambassador was entertained with a magnificent Supper in the Kings Garden I understand that the like Present is to be given to the French Ambassador there is shortly a person of Quality to be appointed to go in an Embassie Extraordinary for England to congratulate his Majesties happy restitution to his Crown and Kingdoms The Reader may take notice that after several mature Debates concerning this Summers Assizes his Majesty was graciously pleased to set forth a Proclamation the 23 of this instant July wherein out of His Princely care that His loving Subjects may have timely notice of the alterations of the days hath Declared the several Prefixions given in by His Majesties Justices for holding the Assizes in the several Circuits as hereafter folllow viz. SVrrey ss. Monday the third of September at Kingston upon Thames Sussex Friday the seventh of September at E●st-Greenste●d Kent Tuesday the Eleventh of September ●t Maidstone Essex Monday the Seventeenth of September at Chelmsford Hertford Friday the One and twentieth of September at Hertford Bucks Thursd●y the eighth of August at Aylesbury Bedford Mond●y the third of September at the Town of Bedford Huntingdon Wednesd●y the fifth of Sept. at the Town of Huntingdon Cambridge Thursday the sixth of Sept. at the Castle of Cambridge Suffolk Monday the Tenth of Septemb. at Bury St. Edmonds Norf●lk Saturd●y the fifteenth of Sept. at the Castle of Norwich City of Norwich The same day at the New-hall of the City of Norwich B●rks Tuesday the fourth of September at Reading Oxon Frid●y the Seventh of September at Oxford Glo●cester Wednesd●y the Twelfth of September at Gloucester City of Gloucester The s●me day at the City of Gloucester M●nmouth Monday the Seventeenth of September at Monmouth Hereford Thursd●y the Twentieth of September at Hereford VVorcester Tuesd●y the Five and Twentieth of Sept. at Worcester City of W●rcester The same day at the City of Worcester Sal●● Frid●y the Eight and twentieth of September at Bridgnorth S●●ff●rd Wednesd●y the Third of October at Stafford Lan●●ster Thursd●y the Thirtieth of August at Lancester W●stmorland Thursday the sixth of September at Appleby Cumberland Monday the Tenth of September at Carlisle Northumberland Frid●y the Fourteenth of September at the Castle of Newcastle upon Ty●e Newcastle upon Tyne The same day at the Guild-Hall of the same Town Durham Tuesday the Eighteenth of September at Durham York Monday the Twenty fourth of Septemb. at the Castle of York York City The same day at the Guild-Hall of the same City Southampton Mond●y the Third of September at the Castle of Winchester VVi●●s Wednesday the Fifth of September at New-Salisbury Dorset Monday the Tenth of September at Dorchester City of Exeter Thursday the Thirteenth of September at the Guild-hall of the City of Exeter Devon The same day at the castle of Exeter Cornwall Wednesd●y the Fifteenth of September at Launceston Somerset Tuesday the Twenty fifth of September at the city of Bath City of Bristol Saturday the Twenty ninth of September at the Guild-h●ll of the city of Bristol Northampton Tuesday the Fourth of September at the castle of Northampton Rutland Friday the Seventeenth of September at Okeham Lin●●l● Monday the Tenth of September at the castle of Lincoln City of Lincoln The same day at the city of Lincoln Nottingham Saturday the Fifteenth of September at Nottingham Town of Nottingham The same day at the Town of Nottingham Derby Tuesd●y the Eighteenth of September at Derby Leicester Friday the Twenty one of September at Leicester Town of Leicester The same day at the Town of Leicester City of Coventry Monday the 24th of September at the city of Coventry Warwick Tuesday the Five and Twentieth of September at VVarwick July 19. This day the Borough of Plymouth as an expression of their unfeigned joy for his Majesties happy Restauration presented by the hands of the Right Honorable Sir William Morris one of his Majesties principal Secretaries of State and Governor of Plymouth Sergeant Maynard Recorder Edward Vowel Samuel Trellany Esqs and Timothy Alsop Alderman an honorable Present of Plate which for the largeness of the pieces and curiosity of the work was a Noble Present and was received very graciously by his Majesty Amongst the rest was a Fountain Ca●ved with rare art and curious Figures out of which Perfumed Waters were cast up Twenty foot high and had at the top thereof a curious Perfuming Box which at the same time issued forth Perfumed Fire His Majesty with several persons of Honor was pleased to entertain himself with the sight of it At the same time the City of Exeter by the said Sir William Morris Tho. Bampfield Esq Recorder Symon Snow Alderman and Thomas Westlake Town-Clerk as a Pledge of their Congratulations of his blessed Restauration and an earnest of their hearty affections did present His Majesty with several parcels of rich Plate to a very considerable value for the Mass thereof All persons of both Corporations had the Honor of his Majesties Hand Serjeant Maynard having declared the affection of the said Citie and Borough in a most elegant Speech to which his Majesty manifested a particular Approbation the Serjeant being better heard here than when he forc'd his entrance into the House of Commons after two moneths Seclusion when those horrid Regicides fell upon that bloody debate where the Serjeant by Cromwel was divers times demanded to the Bar as unable to bear the strength and force of the Serjeants Arguments when he pleaded so admirably for the life of the King July 24. 1660. This day some of the Clergy of the County of Lincoln in the name of the rest being brought into the Royal presence by the Earl of Manchester presented an Address to the Kings most Excellent Majesty which his Majesty was graciously pleased to accept with several expressions of favor to the presenters giving them also the honor to kiss his hand To the Kings most Excellent Majesty The most humble Address of the Ministers in the County of Lincoln Most Dread Soveraign AMong all the great calamities which