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A81935	An exact history of the several changes of government in England, from the horrid murther of King Charles I. to the happy restauration of King Charles II. With the renowned actions of General Monck. Being the second part of Florus anglicus, by J.D. Gent.	Dauncey, John, fl. 1633.; Bos, Lambert van den, 1640-1698. Florus Anglicanus.	1600 (1600)	Wing D290; Thomason E1917_3	128,942	323

an end to the fray and difference And the Major Generall being that afternoon made a Free-man of the City did a day or two after come up to London and render himself to the Counsel according to their Order whereupon he was dismissed and was by his Glocester friends chosen with free consent for one of their Burgesses Great were the expectations of this time what the Counsel of State would do concerning the King many being of opinion and resting confident that they would bring him in before the beginning of the Parliament all men antedating the time of his restoration by their longing and earnest desires of that happy day wherein they might see him setled upon the Throne of his Ancestors and the Nation restored to its true and ancient Liberties The designes of the Fanaticks did now appear almost in every County but the head being brok in Lambert the Members could not long enjoy life and motion but in every County they were dispersed and the chief Ringleaders taken amongst whom Major General Harrison who was taken in Staford-shire was most considerable But the 25th of April being now come a day of greatest expectation by the whole Nation the Parliament met in their House where the first day nothing of moment passed but only they chose their Speakers and Sr Harbotle Grimstone for the House of Commons a man of eminent parts and deserts The next day the House of Commons appointed severall Committees to take care of such things as were first to come under consideration and the first was concerning double elections and till the business was determined none but those who were returned in both the indentures were to sit in the House A Bill against vagrants wandring idle and dissolute persons was read And not long after The Lords confirmed their old Speaker the Earl of Manchester Both houses likewise Ordered Thursday May 10. to be set apart for a day of publick thanksgiving to Almighty God for his wonderfull goodnesse in stirring up and assisting of General Monck and other worthy persons in being so grandly instrumentall to the restoring of happinesse to their Country and Ordered to be observed by this House and the Cities of London and Westminster and late Lines of Communication and that the Thursday fortnight after be likewise observed the whole Nation and this their Resolve being by Mr Herbert carried up to the Lords they immediately concurred with them therein and so passed the Orders The Commons resolved that the thanks of their House should be given to Generall Monck as an acknowledgement of his eminent and unparalleled services for the good of these Nations and likewise Ordered thanks to be returned to Coll. Ingoldsby for his late eminent services both which were by the Speaker elegantly performed accordingly The Houses on Friday April 27. adjourned till the Tuesday following appointing Munday to be observed as a day of Humiliation by both Houses whereon Dr Reynold and Mr Hardy preached before the Lords and Dr Gauden Mr Calamy and Mr Baxter before the House of Commons And now appeared that happy day Tuesday May 1st which is not to be mentioned amongst English men without praise to Almighty God for his infinite mercy it being the day whereon he pleased at length to bring us out of that masse of confusion and misery into which his just hand had suffered us to plunge our selves into our former blessed and happy estate For the Parliament having received by Sr John Greenvile his Majesties most Gracious Letters and Declarations it was unanimously passed by both Houses That according to the ancient and fundamentall Laws of this Kingdome the Government is and ought to be by King Lords and Commons The Kings Majesty besides his Letters to both Houses and Declaration had likewise sent a Letter to General Monck with the Officers under his Command together with one to General Mountague and the Commanders at Seas The substance of all which was His Majesties free and Gracious pardon to all that should within fourty daies lay hold on the same with resolution as far as in him lies to preserve them free from injury in their lives and Estates liberty for tender Consciences and such as differ in matters of Religion provided they disturb not the peace of the Nation and that all things relating to Sales and Purchases shall be determined in Parliament And the full satisfaction of the Arrears of the Souldiery and receiving them into his Majesties pay Upon the reading of the fore-mention Letters and Declaration in the Houses there was all reverence shown due to his Majesty and so Royall a concession and one thing is worth observation that the first who celebrated his Majesties grace and extraordinary goodnesse was Luke Robinson a man whose former actings had rendred him deservedly odious but now I hope he hath made a reall repentance Never was Vote received with more joy then this was by the Citizens and all others who could hear of it at night the Bels Bonfires and shouts of the people did highly demonstrate their extraordinary content and satisfaction On the next day the House of Commons agreed upon a Letter in answer to his Majesty and resolved that the Superscription should be To the Kings most excellent Majesty And General Monck acquainted the House with an Addresse made to him by the Officers of the Army wherein they did with one heart testifie their resolutions to demonstrate themselves the best and most loyall of his Majesties Subjects Which Addresse was presented to the Generall by Coll. Sr John Lenthall and subscribed by all the chief Officers then in London The House Resolved that Dr Claerges have leave of the House to go to the King with the Lord Generals answer to his Majesties Letter to him They likewise Resolved that Sr John Greenvile should have the thanks of the House and receive 500lb to buy him a jewel as a restimony of their respect to him Honest Ald. Robinson acquainted the House That the Lord Major Aldermen and Commoncounsel had likewise received a Letter with the Declaration from his Majesty to which they desired liberty of the Parliament to return an answer which was by this House accordingly granted An Agreement was made between this Commonwealth and the King of Spain for metuall exchange of all prisoners which was signed by the Marquesse of Caracena on the behalf of his Catholick Majesty and the Lord General Monck in behalf of this Commonwealth and the Orders taken according for the transportation of such Spaniards as were prisoners here which agreement is hoped will not end there but that there will shortly be a finall conclusion of all differences between both Nations May 3. The Lords and Commons Ordered a Declaration for continuance of all Sheriffs Justices of the Peace Major and other Officers that were in office the 25th of April 1660. and to exercise their functions in his Majesties name and stile and suppresse all unlawfull Assemblies and punish all misdemeanours against his Majesties Royall

more so that now they made 120 in all With this Fleet Van Trump the next morning by break of day faced the English Fleet But the Generals Blake and Moncke finding the wind somewhat high and the weather thick and cloudy fearing the Sands or a Lee shore more then all the Dutch force stood off to Sea which made the Dutch suppose a flight so that one of Trumps Captains urged him to pursue them telling him that those dogs durst not abide one broad side from his Excellency that he might clearly see they ran away for fear and that he should not lose so fair an opportunity But generous Van Trump who knew the English better returned the Captain this modest answer Sr be you carefull to look to your charge and trouble your head no further for if the English were but 10 Sail I am sure they would fight us and so indeed it happened for the weather clearing up and the wind laying they drew up their Fleet into a body and tacked about to meet the Enemy who being likewise in a posture they presently engaged The Fight was couragiously maintained on both sides from between five and six in the morning till one in the afternoon both Fleets charging valiantly one through the other till at length the Dutch Admirall Van Trump fighting in the midst of the English Fleet with a great deal of courage and resolution was by a Musket Bullet shot on the left Pap near the heart and slain outright The Dutch began to decline many of their Ships being likewise fired or sunk and the amazement for their Generals death possessing the whole Navy they hoised up all the Sail possibly they could and made away directly for the Texell and the English befides the damage many of their Ships had received were loath to be too hold on that shore so they pursued them no farther but steered their course to Soal buy that they might there dispose of the prisoners and mend their tottered Sails and Rigging The English in this Fight had 8 Captains slain outright viz. Graves Chapvian Taylor Newman Crispe Owen Cox and Peacock and 400 common Seamen they had likewise 700 men wounded of which 5 Captains viz. Stoakes Seaman Rouse Hollander and Cabit they lost but one Ship viz. the Oake which was burnt by a Fireship and had two or three more disabled As for the loss the Dutch received in relation to those slain or wounded was uncertain but their visible loss was 30 men of War sunk or fired 6 Captains and about a 1000 prisoners taken but their greatest loss and indeed the loss of all was the loss of their Renowned Generall Van Trump who had the hard fortune to be alwayes beaten by the English yet could not his judgement be at all taxed nor his fame eclipsed which formerly he had so deservedly gotten to be esteemed one of the ablest and best understanding Sea-Captains in the world For this ominent piece of Service Cromwels pact Parliament ordered that Chains of gold should be presented to the Admirals Blake and Moncke Vice-Admirall Pen and Rear-Admirall Lawson other Chains were likewise presented to other Flag-Captains and Meddals of silver to the Officers of the Fleet in token of their good service But whilest our Fleets are thus victorious abroad discontents are broached at home by reason the Parliament had now sat near six Moneths and effected nothing for the good and settlement of the Nation having indeed done nothing at all but made that Act concerning Marriages out of meer envy and despite to the Clergy So beginning at first to lop off a branch of the Ministers maintenance that they might afterwards cut down the Tree Concerning Tithes it is debated in the House what saw fit to be done and a Committee appointed to onsider of so weighty a business who being fully convinced in a full hearing by arguments and reasons drawn both from the Laws of God and man of the legality of it make report to the House in the affirmative for Tithes which so exasperated those who were of the contrary faction that they begin clearly to argue against the Ministeriall Function urging it to be burdensome to the people and by that strange consequence Antichristian There were near 60 of the Members of this opinion which the rest though the major part fearing would undermine them by laying hold of some opportunity to assemble themselves together and by any forty of them being a Quorum accomplish their designes resolve to dissolve their House themselves which motion being made by a Member on the 12th of December was readily assented to and so the Speaker and severall others adjourned to Whitehall and redelivered their Instrument of Government into the hands of Oliver Cromwell from whom they had received it This Parliament having thus by writings under their hands resigned again the power given them the whole Authority both Civill and Military of these three Nations was by this resignation strangely understood to be devolved into the hands of Oliver Cromwell Whereupon he calls a Counsell of Officers who having some others joyned with them to consult of the settlement of a Government at length after much seeking of God where I leave the Reader to judge of the rabble of hypocriticall canting that was blabbered out they concluded to have a Commonwealth in a single Person That that Person should be Oliver Cromwell Captain Generall of all the Forces in England Scotland and Ireland That his Title should be Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England Scotland and Ireland and the Dominions and Territories thereunto belonging That he should have a Counsell of one and twenty persons to be assistant with him in the Government That an Instrument should be framed containing the Basis and foundation of this new established Government the chief Heads of which were these 1. That the Protector should call a Parliament every three years 2. That the first Parliament should be convened on the third of September 1654. 3. That he should not dissolve any Parliament till it had sate five Monoths 4. That such-such-Bills as they offered to him he not passing them in twenty dayes should pass without him 5. That he should have a select Counsell of men faithfull to his interest not exceeding one and twenty nor under thirteen 6. That the Protectorship should not be hereditary 7. That immediately after his death the Counsell should choose another Protector before they rose 8. That no Protector after him should be Generall of the Army 9. That in the intervals of Parliament he with consent of his Counsell might make Laws which should be binding to the Subject till the next Sessions of Parliament Oliver Cromwell now made Lord Protector who had taken so many Oaths and Covenants before is to swear afresh which was performed on the 16th of December 1653 with a great deal of State in the Chancery-Court in Westminster-Hall before the Judges Mayor and Aldermen of London with the chief Officers of the Natron

is contained in the Old and New Testament be asserted and held forth for the publick profession of these Nations and no other and that a Confession of faith be agreed upon and recommended to the people of these Nations and none be permitted by words or writings to revile or reproach the said Confession of faith The Petition and Advice of which the foregoing Lines were the heads being in the painted Chamber read to the Protector was by him passed though with much seeming reluctancy he declaring That he came not thither that day as to a triumph but with the most serious thoughts that ever he had in all his life being to undertake one of the greatest burthens that ever was laid upon the back of any humane creature so that without the support of the Almighty he must necessarily sink under the weight of it to the damage and prejudice of these Nations That this being so he must ask the help of the Parliament and the help of all those that fear God that by their prayers he might receive assistance from the hand of God seeing nothing but his presence could enable him to the discharge of so great a trust That seeing this is but an Introduction to the carrying on of the Government of these Nations and forasmuch as there were many things which could not be supplied without help of Parliament he thought it his duty to desire their help not that he doubted of it for he believed that the same spirit that had led the Parliament to this would easily suggest the rest to them That nothing should have induced him to have undertaken this intollerable burthen to flesh and bloud had he not seen that it was the Parliaments care to answer those ends for which they had engaged calling God to witness that he would not have undergone it had he not saw it to be determined by the Parliament to make clearly for the liberty and interest of the Nation and preservation of such as fear God and that if these Nations be not thank full to them for their care therein it would fall as a sin upon their heads To conclude he recommends to them other things which would tend to Reformation and the discountenancing of vice and encouragement to good men and vertue desiring them that they would not be wanting in any thing that might make for the good of the Nations So wishing the Lord to prosper their endeavours ends The Members having heard this speech are dismissed and return to their House whither in few dayes the Protector sends them a Letter desiring their adjournment some convenient time till the Inauguration of his Highness the Lord Protector could be conveniently performed And accordingly they passed a Bill for their adjournment from the 26th of June 1657 to the 20th of January following the said 26th of June being the day appointed for his Highness solemn investiture His Highness with accustomed Ceremonies being conducted to the place which was prepared for him under a Cloth of State in Westminster-hall the Speaker in the name of the Parliament presents severall things which were ready laid upon the Table unto him First a Robe of purple Velvet lined with Ermine being the habit anciently used at the solemn investiture of Princes next a large Bible richly guilt and boss'd then a Sword and lastly a Scepter of massie Gold Which thus presented in the whole the Speaker arose and assisted by the Earl of Warwick and the Lord Whitlocke vested his Highness then presented him the Bible the Speaker girt his Sword about him and lastly gave him the Scepter which done the Speaker returned again to the Chair and administred the Oath to the Protector in these following words I do in the presence and by the name of Almighty God promise and swear that to the uttermost of my power I will uphold and maintain the true Reformed Protestant Christian Religion in the purity thereof as it is contained in the holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to the uttermost of my power and understanding and encourage the profession and professors of the same and that to the utmost of my power I will endeavour as chief Magistrate of these three Nations the maintenance and preservation of the peace and safety and just rights and priviledges of the people thereof and shall in all things according to my best knowledge and power govern the people of these Nations according to Law This Oath administred and some attending Ceremonies performed a Herald stood up aloft giving signall to a Trumpet to sound three times after which he did by Authority and Direction of Parliament publish and proclaim his Highness Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England Scotland and Ireland requiring all persons to yeeld him due obedience This Proclamation ended the Trumpets again founded and some Souldiers and others set there on purpose ecchoed forth God save the Lord Protector Then was he again proclaimed by an Officer at Arms standing on the stairs which was answered again by the same Ecchoes of some of the Souldiery These Ceremonies ended the Protector attended by all the Officers of State went into the Palace-yard Westminster in his Robes where entring his Coach he returned in State to Whitehall But let us now return a little to our English Forces which went over under Sr John Reynolds to assist the French King who this year about the latter end of October advance into the Spanish Territories and joyning with the Marshall Turine the whole Army according to agreement sate down before the Mardike-Fort which lyes about two Miles from Dunkirke and was judged of concernment to the taking of Dunkirke it self which place according to agreement the French Army in consideration our helps was joyned with theirs to the siege before any other service and if taken to deliver it into the English hands after a short siege Mardike was upon Articles surrendred to the French and English and presently a Garrison of Souldiers placed in it whom the Spaniards suddenly after endeavoured to remove by giving a fierce Camisado to the Fort when the Armyes were drawn into their Winter-Quarter but it proved ineffectuall For though there were no want of courage in their charge yet the English repulsed them though they not content with this expulse adventured upon it again where though the Duke of Yorke who commanded in chief performed things worthy of so gallant a Prince yet were they forced to a second retreat Whilest the sweetness of these successes made many men rejoyce there arrived news to imbitter it viz. the death of that noble and thrice valiant Generall Blake who had done such noble and gallant service for his Country had beaten the Hollanders that potent Nation at Sea forcing them to run into their harbours for shelter he had lately burnt the mighty King of Spains West-India Fleet in his own harbours and under his own Castles and to shorten his praises in a word had he been but as loyall as he was