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A96821	The history of independency, with the rise, growth, and practices of that powerfull and restlesse faction.	Walker, Clement, 1595-1651.	1648 (1648)	Wing W329A; Thomason E445_1; ESTC R2013	65,570	81

into a dull sleep now was his time to pick a quarrell with the City that what he could not obtain by fair means he might effect by foule To make them desert and divide from the Parliament And leave it to be modelled according to the discretion of the Souldiery He could not think it agreeable to policy that this City which had slaine his Compeere and fellow Prince Wat Tyler the Idoll of the Commons in Rich. 2. time and routed his followers four times as many in number as his Army should be trusted with their own Militia The City being now far greater more populous and powerfull then in his dayes In a full and free Parliament upon mature debate both Houses by Ordinance dated 4 May 1647. had established the Militia of the City of London for a year in the hands of such Citizens as by their Authority approbation were nominated by the Lord Major Aldermen and Common-Councell and though the Army had recruited it self without Authority and had got themselves invested with the whole power of all the Land forces of the Kingdome in pay of the Parliament so that there was nothing left that could be formidable to them but their own crimes and that it was expected they should goe roundly to work upon those publick remedies they had so often held forth to the people in their popular printed Papers yet the Army contrary to what they promised to the City in their Letter 10. June and their Declaration or Representation 14. June 1647. That they would not goe beyond their desires at that time expressed and for other particulars would acquiesce in the justice and wisdome of the Parliament behold their modesty by a Letter and Remonstrance from Sir Thomas Fairfax and the Army See the Letter and Remonstrance from Sir Tho. Fairfax and the Army pag 8 9. with unresistible boldnesse demand the Militia of the City of London to be returned into other hands without acquainting the City or their Commissioners then resident in the Army to keep a good correspondency with them therewith Upon which letter alone the House of Commons being very thin many Members driven away by menaces upon July 22. Voted the repealing the said Vote of 4 May and a new Ordinance for reviving the old Militia presently passed and transmitted to the Lords the same day about seven of the clock at night and there presently passed without debate though moved by some to be put off untill the City whose safety and priviledges it highly concerned were heard what they could say to it Observe that neither by the said paper from the Army nor by any man in the two Houses any thing was objected against any of the new Militia And indeed formerly the Parliament never made choice of enlarged or changed the City Militia but they were still pleased first to communicate the same to the Common Councell A respect justly shewed to that City which had been such good friends to them But of late since the Parliament have shifted their old Principles and Interests they have learned to lay by their old friends The pretence for this hasty passing the Ordinance was to prevent the Armies so much threatned March to London if the Houses refused to passe it and the Cities opposition if not passed before their notice of it But the reall designe was to strike a discontent and jealousie into the City thereby to force them to some act of self-defence which might give a colour to the Army to march up against them and their friends in the Houses The unexpected news of this changing their Militia 24 24. The City troubled at the change of their Militia caused the City June 24. being Saturday to meet in Common Councell where for some reasons already expressed and because the repealing this Ordinance upon no other grounds then the Armies imperious desires might justly be suspected to shake all other Ordinances for security of mony sale of Bishops lands I appeal to Colonel Harvy whether this did not fright him by making them repealable at the Armies pleasure they resolved to petition the Houses upon munday morning following being 26. July which they did by the Sheriffs and some Common Councell men 25 25. The City petition the Houses for their Militia again 26 26. The Tumult of Apprentices 26. July But so it hapned that about one thousand Apprentices wholly unarmed came down two or three howers after with another Petition of their own to the Houses Therein claiming that to order the City Militia was the Cities Birth-right belonging to them by Charters confirmed in Parliaments for defence whereof they had adventured their lives as far as the Army And desired the Militia might be put again into the same hands in which it was put with the Cities consent by Ordinance May 4. Upon reading these Petitions the Lords were pleased to revoke the Ordinance of July 23. and revive that of May the 4. by a new Ordinance of July 26. which they presently sent downe to the Commons for their consents where some of the Apprentices presuming they might have as great an Influence upon the House to obtain their due as the Army in pay of the Parl had to obtain more then their due in a childish heat were over-clamorous to have the Ordinance passed refusing to let some Members passe out of the House or come forth into the Lobby when they were to divide upon the question about it so ignorant were they of the customs of the House which at last passed in the Affirmative about three of the clock afternoon and then most of the Apprentices departed quietly into the City After which 27 27. The Tumult of Apprentices ceased but artificially continued by Sectaries some disorderly persons very few of them Apprentices were drawn together and instigated by divers Sectaries and friends of the Army who mingled with them amongst whom one Highland was observed to be all that day very active who afterwards 26. Sept. delivered a Petition to the House against those Members that sate and was an Informer and Witness examined about the said Tumult gathered about the Commons dore and grew very outragious compelling the Speaker to return to the Chaire after he had adjourned the House and there kept the Members in untill they had passed a Vote That the King should come to London to Treat This was cunningly and premeditately contrived to encrease the scandall upon the City yet when the Common Councell of London heard of this disorder as they were then sitting they presently sent down the Sheriffs to their rescue with such strength as they could get ready their Militia being then unsetled by the contradicting Ordinances of the Parliament who at last pacified the Tumult and sent the Speaker safe home which was as much as they could do in this intervall of their Militia being the Houses own Act. The Lords adjourned untill the next Friday the Commons but untill the next day Tuesday morning the Commons sate againe quietly and after some debate adjourned untill Friday next because the Lords had

his own house was there seized upon and carryed Prisoner into the Army All these acts of terror were but so many Scar-crowes set up to fright more Presbyterians from the Houses and make the Army masters of their Votes 38 38. Proceedings of both Houses under the power of the Army I must in the next place fall upon the proceedings in both Houses acted under the power and influence of this all-inslaving all-devonring Army and their engaged party To attaine the knowledge whereof I have used my utmost industry and interest with many my neere friends and kinsmen sitting within those walls heretofore when Kings not Brewers and Draymen were in power the walls of publique liberty 39 39. Ordinance to null and voide all Acts passed in absence of the two renegado Speakers The Lords that sate in absence of the two Speakers all but the Earle of Pembroke whose easie disposition made him fit for all companies found it their safest course to forbeare the House leaving it to be possessed by those few Lords that went to and engaged with the Army which engaged Lords sent to the Commons for their concurrence to an Ordinance To make all Acts Orders and Ordinances passed from the 26 July when the tumult was upon the Houses to the 6. of August following being the day of the fugitive Members returne void and null ab initio This was five or six severall dayes severally and fully debated as often put to the Question and carryed in the Negative every time yet the Lords still renewed the same Message to them beating back their Votes into their throats and would not acquiesce but upon every denyall put them againe to roll the same stone contrary to the priviledges of the Commons 40 40. Menaces used by the engaged party in the House The chief Arguments used by the engaged party were all grounded upon the Common places of feare and necessity M. Solicitor threatning if they did not concur the Lords were resolved to vindicate the Honour of their House and sit no more they must have recourse to the power of the sword the longest sword take all That they were all engaged to live and die with the Army They should have a sad time of it Hasterig used the like language farther saying Some heads must fly off and he feared the Parliament of England would not save the Kingdome of England they must look another way for safety They could not satisfie the Army but by declaring all void ab initio and the Lords were so far engaged that no middle way would serve To this was answered that this was an Appeal from the Parliament to the Army And when these and many more threats of as high nature were complained of as destructive to the liberty and being of Parliaments the Speaker would take no notice of it Sir Henry Vane junior Sir John Evelin junior Prydeaux Gourdon Mildmay Tho Scott Cornel Holland and many more used the like threats Upon the last negative being the fift or sixth the Speaker perceiving greater enforcements must be used pulled a Letter out of his pocket from the Generall and Generall Councel of the Army 41 41. A threatning Remonstrance from the Army to the House for that was now their style pretending he then received it But it was conceived he received it over night with directions to conceal it if the Question had passed in the Affirmative It was accompanyed with a Remonstrance full of villanous language and threats against those Members that sate while the two Speakers were with the Army calling them pretended Members Charging them in generall with Treason Treachery and breach of Trust And protested if they shall presume to sit before they have cleared themselves that they did not give their assents to such and such Votes they should sit at their perill and he would take them as Prisoners of Warre and try them at a Councell of Warre What King of England ever offered so great a violence to the fundamentall Priviledges of Parliament as to deny them the Liberty of Voting I and No freely Certainly the little finger of a Jack Cade or a Wat Tyler is far heavier then the loynes of any King Many Members were amazed at this Letter and it was moved That the Speaker should Command all the Members to meet at the House the next day and should declare That they should be secured from danger And that it might be Ordered that no more but the ordinary Guardes should attend the House But these two motions were violently opposed with vollies of threats by the aforesaid parties and others And after more then two houres debate the Speaker refused to put any question upon them or any of them and so adjourned to the next morning leaving the Presbyterian Members to meet at their Perill The next day being Friday the 20 Aug. there was a very thin Assembly in the House of Commons the House having with so much violence denyed protection to their Members the day before made most of the Presbyterian party absent Some went over to the Independent party others fate mute At last a Committee was appointed presently to bring in an Ordinance of Accommodation which was suddainly done and passed and is now Printed at the latter end of the said menacing Remonstrance of the Army a Childe fit to waite upon such a Mother 42 42. Debate in passing the Ordinance of null and voide Thus was this Ordinance of null and voyde gotten which hath been the cause of so much danger and trouble to Multitudes of people by the Lords reiterated breaches upon the Priviledges of the House of Commons The engaged parties threats within doores The Armies thundring Letters and Remonstrance Their Guardes upon their doores and a Regiment or two of Horse in Hide Parke ready to make impressions upon the House in case things had not gone to their mindes diverse of whose Commanders walking in the Hall enquired often how things went protesting they would pull them forth by the Eares if they did not give speedy satisfaction Thus for the manner of passing that Ordinance the matter of Argument used against it was as far as I can hear to the purpose following It was alledged that the force upon Munday 26 July ended that day that the next day being Tuesday the House met quietly and adjourned That upon Friday following the Houses fate quietly all day and gave their Votes freely and so forward the City having sufficiently provided for their security That this tranfient force upon Munday could have no influence on the Houses for the time to come That the Supream power of no Nation can avoide their owne acts by pretended force This would make the common People the Jurors and Judges to question all acts done in Parliament since one man can and may judge of force as well as another This were to being the Records of the House into dispute Magna Charta was never gotten nor confirmed but by force force was

done so 28 28. The Speaker of the Commons complained of a report that he meant to flie to the Army yet ran away to the Army The next day being Wednesday the monthly Fast the Speaker and Members met in Westminster Church where the Speaker complained in some passion to Sir Ralph Ashton and other Members of a scandalous report raised on him in the City as if he intended to desert the House and flie to the Army saying he scorned to do such a base unjust dishonourable act but would rather die in his House and Chaire which being spoken in a time and place of so much reverence and devotion makes many think his secret retreat to the Army the very next day proceeded not so much from his own judgment as from some strong threats from Cromwell and Ireton who were the chief contrivers of this desperate plot to divide the City and Houses and bring up the Army to enthrall them both That if he did not comply with their desires they would cause the Army to impeach him for cousening the State of many vast sums of mony And truly I remember I have seen an intercepted Letter sent about the time of his flight from the Army to William Lenthall Speaker 29 29. The City proclaim against Tumults without any name subscribed to it only the two last lines were of John Rushworth's hand earnestly importuning him to retire to the Army with his friends On Thursday morning early the newly renewed Militia of London made publike protestation throughout the City and Suburbs and set up printed Tickets at Westminster That if any persons should disturb either of the two Houses or their Members the Guards should apprehend them and if resistance were made kill them yet notwithstanding the Speaker and his party carrying the causes of their fear in their own consciences in the evening of that day secretly stole away to Windsor to the Head quarters Upon Friday morning at least 140. 30 30. The Houses appeare the Speakers being at the Army of the Members assembled in the House they that fled being about 40. whither the Sergeant coming without his mace being asked where the Speaker was answered he knew not well that he had not seen him that morning and was told he went a little way out of Town last night but said he expected his return to the House this morning after that being more strictly questioned about the Speaker he withdrew himself and would not be found till the House after four howrs expectation and sending some of their Members to the Speakers house who brought word from his servants 31 31. New Speakers chosen that they conceived he was gone to the Army had chosen a new Speaker Mr. Henry Pelham and a new Sergeant who procured another mace The like mutatis mutandis was done by the Lords to prevent discontinuance and fayler of the Parliament for want of Speakers to adjourne and continue it and take away all scruples As for the Petition and Engagement of the City so much aggravated by the Independent party it was directed to the Lord Major Aldermen and Common Councell from divers Citizens 32 32. Petition and engagement of the City Commanders and Souldiers and was occasioned by some intelligence they had that the Army would demand an alteration of the City Militia in order to a designe they had against the City It was only intended to the Common Hall but never presented as the Souldiers Petition was to their Generall which being taken notice of by the Parliament as it was in agitation was so much resented by the Souldiery as to put themselves into the posture they are now in as Lieut. Col. Lilburne sayes in one of his Books to act no longer by their Commissions but by the principles of nature and self-defence Nor did the said engagement contain any thing but resolutions of self-defence in relation to the City so that we cannot see what the Army had to declare their sense upon it in their Letter 23. July and so put a prejudice upon it in the Houses I have insisted the more particularly upon this Grand Imposture as being the anvile upon which they hammered most of their subsequent designes violencies and illegall accusations 33 33. Votes passed after new Speakers chosen The new Speakers chosen the two Houses proceeded to vote and act as a Parliament And first the House of Commons voted in the eleven impeached Members next they revive and set up again the Committee of Safety by Ordinance of both Houses enabling them to joyne with the Committee of the restored City Militia giving power by severall Ordinances to them to List and Raise Forces appoint Commanders and Officers Issue forth Armes and Ammunition for defence of both Houses and the City against all that should invade them Which votes and preparations for their safe defence warranted by the same law of nature as the Armies papers affirm were not passed nor put in execution untill the Army every day recruited contrary to the Houses Orders were drawing towards London and had with much scorn disobeyed the Votes and Letter of both Houses prohibiting them to come within thirty miles of London 34 34. Members emgagement with the Army The Army to countenance their Rebellion draw the two Speakers and fugitive Members to sit in consultation and passe Votes promiscuously with the Councell of War in the nature of a Parliament and to signe an Engagement dat 4. August to live and die with Sir Tho Fairfax and the Army under his command affirming therein that generally throughout their sense agreeth with the Declaration of Sir Tho Fairfax and his Councell of War shewing the grounds of their present advance towards the City of London In which Declaration the Councell of the Army take upon them To be supream Judges over the Parliament Telling you who of the two Houses they hold for persons in whom the publike trust of the Kingdome remaineth and by whose advice they mean to govern themselves in managing the weighty affairs of the Kingdome They declare against the late choice of a new Speaker by some Gentlemen at Westminster and that as things now stand there is no free nor legall Parliament sitting being through the violence 29. July suspended That the Orders and Votes c. passed 26 July last and all such as shall passe in this Assembly of some few Lords and Gentlemen at Westminster are void and null and ought not to be submitted unto Behold here not only a power without the Parliament Houses judging of the very essence of a Parliament and the validity of their resolutions but usurping to themselves a Negative voice which they deny to the King and yet a Schismaticall faction in the two Houses complying with them and betraying and prostituting the very being honour and all the fundamentall Rights and Priviledges of