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A58043	Micro-chronicon, or, A briefe chronology of the time and place of the battels, sieges, conflicts, and other most remarkable passages which have happened betwixt His Majestie and the Parliament from the beginning of these unhappy dissentions to the 25th of March 1647 : together with a catalogue of the Lords, Knights, commanders, and persons of quality slain on either side therein.	Ryves, Bruno, 1596-1677.	1647 (1647)	Wing R2451; ESTC R26225	52,730	111

in the ashes This was a happy day for the Excise men Diverse Butchers were apprehended about it and committed to Prison but we heard not of any further punishment 16. His Maj. was led Captive to Holmby 17. His Majesty sent a Message to both Houses wherein he desired to be attended by some of His Chaplaines not only for the exercise of his Conscience but also for the clearing of His judgement concerning the present differences in Religion and therein named 12. Reverend and Orthodox Divines viz. B. London B. Salisbury B. Peterborough D. Shelden Clerk of the Closet D. Marsh Deane of York D. Sanderson D. Baily D. Heywood D. Beale D. Fuller D. Hammond D. Tailor Whereof he desired that at least two might have free liberty to wait upon him for the discharge of their Duty to His Majesty according to their function Upon reading whereof they Ordered Wednesday following being the 24. day to returne Answer thereunto 18. The House Ordered That a Body of 5400. Horse and 1000. Dragoones should be continued and maintained at the Charge of the Kingdome 22. A Letter was sent to the Marquesse of Ormond for the Granting of his Propositions The Lord Lisle Lievtenant of Ireland arrived at Corke in Munster 27. The French Ambassadour had Audience His desire was for a happy accommodation betweene the King and Parliament and presented himselfe as a mediator betwixt them March 1. The Apprentices of London Petition againe for Play daies c. 6. His majesty after 17. dayes Expectation of an Answer to His former message of the 17 of February renewed the same and sent it to the Houses at Westminster wherein amongst many other sweet and pious expressions He assured them that He could not as He ought take into consideration those Alterations in Religion which had and would be offered unto Him without such help as He desired because He could never judge rightly of or be altered in any thing of His opinion so long as any ordinary way of finding out the truth was denyed him but when this was granted him His Majesty promised them faithfully not to strive for victory in Argument but to seek and submit to truth according to that judgement which God had given Him c. 10. This day was set apart for a day of Humiliation for the growth of Heresies and Blasphemies c. One would have thought they had been grown to a sufficient number already The Humble-men were much afraid of being interrupted in their devotion by the Independents whom they account the prime Heretiques and therefore they set strong Guards both of Horse Foot throughout the City and Suburbs The same day the Catholique Irish had a generall Rendezvouz at Laughlin bridge not far from Dublin in Ireland 19. Sir John Clotworthy Sir William Waller and Major Saloway received Instructions to treat with Sir Thomas Fairfax about the 8000. Foot and 2000. Horse that had been formerly voted to be sent for Ireland 21. This day being Sunday in the afternoone there happened a notable Insurrection amongst the Apprentices and others in Moorefields occasioned upon the apprending of some who were found drinking in an Alehouse who drew into a head and assaulted broke downe and plundred the House of Justice Hubbard and forced him and his servants to shift for their lives Thre were divers hurt by small shot from the house before entrance but not any killed Post-script THere remaines now Reader nothing to compleat this short-sad story but a Catalogue of the persons of note slaine within this Kingdome since the beginning of these bloody warres not to speake of those many thousands of inferiour Ranke which may well Challenge even from an Adamantine heart the tribute of a bleeding Eye the rather since there 's hardly any story can parallel these Calamities which if truly resented will exact from all good Christians an earnest and continuall supplication that Almighty God would please to avert his Judgements from us to set a Period to these distractions and to preserve our most Gracious King from the fury of his Enemies to deliver him out of their bloody hands and in his owne due time to re-establish him in his Throne A Catalogue of the names of all or the most part of the Lords Knights Commanders and persons of quality slaine or executed by Law Martiall on both sides from the beginning of this unnaturall Warre to the 25. of March 1647. But before we proceed to give you the Names we must in duty breathe forth some pious Ejulations in memory of so many gallant souls slain on His Majesties part IMmortall Spirits whose transcendent worth Hath made you such while it hath brought you forth By a most glorious Birth into a Light Holds no alternate course with darksome Night Refulgent Starres in Honour's Orbe you shine Of the first Magnitude Who did decline No Combats signall Enterprises or The wants and suff'rings that attend on War But fought for Church for Caesar and your Lawes In all things disadvantag'd save your Cause And valiant hearts which made you bold t' oppose Your noble Bloud against ignoble Foes You need no Marble Statua's or Brasse To help transmit your Actions which shall passe To all succeeding Ages by the Tongues Of learned Bards the subject of their Songs No Flux of Time shall cancell any Name Your swords have graven on the leaves of Fame Who swell'd her breast with your departing breath To trumpet loud the Glories of your Death Wherein the living wish with you a roome To draw immortall Honours from that Toombe Which shaded stands with noble Palmes that spring From the pure bloud you shed for Charles your King On whose perpessions may the Heav'ns looke downe In vindication of his injur'd Crowne EARLES LORDS Slain on His Majesties part EArle of Linsey slain at Edgehill battell October 23. 1643. Earle of Northampton slain at Hopton heath in Staff shire March 19. 1642. Earl of Carnarvon at Newbery first battel Sep. 17. 1643. Earle of Sunderland there also Earle of Litchfield slaine at Routon-heath in Cheshire Sept. 29. 1645. Earle of Kingston near Gainsborough Earl of Denaigh received his deaths wound at Burmincham Marquesse de Vieuville a French Lord slaine at Newbery first Battell Lord Viscount Fawlkland slaine there also Lord d'Aubigny at Edghill Lord Iohn Steward near Alresford in Hampshire Lord Grandison received his deaths-wound at Bristow Lord Cary slaine at Marston-Moore Iuly 1644. Baron Dene kinsman to the Prince of Orange slaine at Nottingham M. Edward Sackvile sonne to the Earl of Dorset most barbarously murthered near Oxford by some of Brownes souldiers from Abbington Baronets Knights Sir Edmund Verney his Majesties Standard-bearer slain at Edghill Sir Bevill Grenvile at Lansdowne July 5. 1643. Sir Nicholas Slaynning at Bristow July 26. 1643. Sir Rich Lawdy at Cover in Gloc shire Sir Ingram Hopton at Winsby fight near Horn-castle Octob. 1643. Sir George Bowles at Winsby fight near Horn-castle Octob. 1643. Sir William Butler slaine at Cropedy Bridge

Parl. Propositions took their leave of him I did not heare that any of them kissed his hand 5. Hugh Peters the very same man that so devoutly used the Butchers wife by Smithfield Barres had 200. 1. per annum Ordered him out of certaine Lands of Delinquents for publique and great services But the Earle of Essex whilst he lived would not suffer him to enjoy it for some reasons best knowne to himselfe Shortly after their Gen Fairfax came to towne and had slender thanks return'd him by some of the more factious Citizens But the House of Com. ordered him thanks and a slender visit And as a reward of his good services instead of an Army gave him a Brigade and bad farewell to their Generall 7. Ragland Cast●e summoned 10. The Commissioners that carried the Propositions to His Majesty returned to London 18. The French Ambassadours Letters seized on opened and read Publiquely in the House of Commons Will not France remember this The same day were the true Great Seale of England and the rest of His Majesties Scales that were taken in Oxford save only two viz. the Privie Signet and another small Signet all broken and defaced by one Henry Radley a shirking fellow now attendant on the Committee at Goldsmiths Hall in the presence of all the Higher and Lower Kings at Westminster in the upper House 13. The Silver of the broken Seales were bestowed on the Speakers of both Houses which they formed into Plate But I hardly beleeve they ever drank His Majesties health in them 17. Sir John Stowell a rationall and resolute Gentleman only for desirng to know hi● Charge and why he might not be admitted to his Composition was Ordered to be sent Prisoner to Newgate and that an Indictment should be drawne up against him at the next Assizes for assisting His Majesty against his enemies The same day Pendennis Castle was yeilded About this time Conoway town was taken by storme Where Mitton tyed many English and Irish back to back and threw them Over-board 19. Ragland Castle surrendred 28. It was Ordred that Sir Thomas Glemham the late Governour of Oxford should be discharged of his imprisoment but no reparation made him Neither was he released upon this Order About this time that grand Incendiary betwixt the two Nations Henderson the Scot died The King confuted all his Arguments which he urged to perswade him to take the Covenant and signe the Propositions which forced the poore Scot into another World to see if he could learne any better 14. The Earle of Essex died some say of an Apoplexy some of a Surfer others say of the Plague and many thinke he was Poysoned Whether he was or not it is most certaine that the Parl. suspected him to harbour some Honourable thoughts of His Majesty and that was enough to kill him by one meanes or other It is confessed by all men that he dyed suddainly And that he was the first Generall of the Grand Rebellion that will not die suddainly 16. The Castle of S. Maries in Silly and the Island surrendred 20. Ordered that His Majesties Person should be disposed of as both Houses of the Parliament of England should thinke fit 25. Ordered that the Estates of the Lord Capell Lord cottington the Marquesse of winchester E. of worceste Sir Charles Smith and many others should be sold c. 29. Sir John Geere Alderman Elected Lord Major by the City of London This Gentleman is daily derided by the Factious Persons in and about London with the Title of the Queenes Knight How well he may deserve so Honourable an Epithite Time will manifest 30. M. Culham and M. Edmonds formerly elected Sheriftes for London were sworn at the Exchequer bar at Westminster October 1. Ordered that 5000 1. should be paid to the Executors of the late Earle of Essex for defraying the Charge of his Funerall c. 500. 1. and a part of the Communion Booke would have buried him like a Christian But 10000. 1. would not wipe away the staine of his Name and Honour whose memory will live in the Title of the first Leader of the Anno 1642. Ord red also that 4500. 1. which was due to the Countesse of Essex should be to the State Alas good Lady nothing of his Alive nor dead Ordered that an Ordnance should be forthwith prepared for Estating 5000. 1. Per annum upon Sir Tho fairfax So he gets more by his Rebellion then ever his Predecessors did for their Loyalty 5. And now that the Earle of Essex is dead M. Peters gets an Ordnance passed for the payment of two hundred pounds Per annum and his heires for ever out of the Estates of the Earle of Worcester and other Delinquents excepted against in the Propositions But let him take heed the E. of Clamorgan be not a greater enemy to him then th● E. of Essex was What a Curse it is sor M. Peters to be troubled with Earles 6. Ordered That whereas all Commissions to Sea Captaines ranne formerly in the name of the King and Parliament they should be altered and made in the name of the Parliament only Any thing you see rather then f●ile provided it propagate the Cause but let them remember The vessells are His Majesties 12 Commissioners from Ireland came to London to treat on the behalfe of the Marquesle of Ormond 14. The Scots Papers concerning the Disposall of the Kings Person seized on and the Scots Warrant for printing of them adjudged invallid the Printers and Stationers imprisoned 17. Ordered that the Marquesse of Hartford nor any that had ever borne Armes against the Parliament should be suffered to goe with the Earle of Essex his Corps to see his last Rights performed Was not this a horrible dishonour and griefe thinke you to the Cavalier● 22. The E. of Essex his Funerall solemnized with more Ceremony and superstitious foolery then ever was the Ashes of S. Cuthbert by the monks of that Age. 23. Ordered that the Judges of the Serjeants Inns Benchers of the Innes of Court and the Principalls of the Inns of Chancery should take care that none of those Societies that had borne Armes against the Parliament should be admitted to live in any of the said Societies Which contradicts all Christian Charity and violates the Articles of Oxford as formerly wee not●d 26. Denbigh Castle surrendred 29. Sir John Gere formerly Elected Lord Major of the City of London was sworne at VVestminster 31. The Speakers of the two Houses made keepers of the Counterfeit Great Seale c. November 3. The Parl. begun to fit at Edenborough Sure this day is fatall to all Parliaments 17. This day the Ordnance for raiseing the 200000. l. for the Rebellious Army of the Scots to betray and deliver His majesty into the hands of the blood-thirsty Subjects of England was passed 26. The E. of Essex beheaded December 8. The Treaty with Scottish Commissioners for the payment of the first 200000. l and their martch out of the Kingdome was