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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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