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A37777 The declaration or remonstrance of the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled with divers depositions and letters thereunto annexed.; Remonstrance of the state of the kingdome, agreed on by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, May 19, 1642 England and Wales. Parliament.; Astley, Jacob Astley, Baron, 1579-1652.; Ballard, Thomas, Lieutenant Colonel to the Lord Grandison.; Chudleigh, James, d. 1643.; Conyers, John, Sir.; Goring, George Goring, Baron, 1608-1657.; Hunks, Fulk, Sir.; Lanyon, John.; Legge,William, 1609?-1670.; O'Connolly, Owen.; Percy, Henry, Baron Percy of Alnwick, d. 1659.; Vavasour, William, Sir, d. 1659. 1642 (1642) Wing E1517; ESTC R3809 41,214 58

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of so good comportment might be called up to attend the person of the King and Parliament for their security This Examinant further saith that there were many other passages in this Petition which he doth not now remember only that there was some expression of a desire that both Armies should bee disbanded for the case of the Kingdome and likewise a direction to procure as many of the Officers hands as could be gotten To the seventh That he remembers wel it was not his wife but Sir Iacob Ashley that said to him those words O. Neal goes or else O-Neal saith he wil go to New-Castle but which of the sayings it was he doth not wel remember but saith he replied to it that O-Neal said nothing to him of that This Examinant further saith that he took occasion upon these passages from O-Neal to command him and Sir Iohn Bartler and all the other Officers to repaire to their Quarters to be ready to perfect their accounts with the Country against the time they should be called for Io. Comers The Examination of Sir Foulke Huneks taken before the Lords Committees upon Friday Octob. 29. 1641. TO the first Interrog he saith that he doth well know Master Daniel O-Neale who was Serjeant Major to Sir John Ceniers That hee went from the Army to London about the time that the King came out of the North to the Parliament and that he returned again to the Army about that time when Commissary Wilmot and the other Souldiers were committed by the Parliament To the second That the said O-Neale perswaded him this Examinant to take part with the King or something to that purpose and that thereupon this Examinant acquainted the Lievtenant Generall with it and presently repaired to his own Quarter to keep the Souldiers in order where he staid not above two or three dayes till he heard that O-Neal was fled He further saith that O. Neale dealt with him to have the troops move To which he replyed that he had received no such direction from his Superiours nor from the King And that then he offered him a paper and pressed him to signe it whereupon he this Examinant asked if the Generall or Lievtenant Generall had signed it to which O. Neale answering they had not he said that he would not be so unmannerly as to signe any thing before them and refused to read it He saith likewise that Captain Armstrong was present at the same time and that O-Neale offered it to him who looking upon this Examinant this Examinant did shake his head at him to make a signe that he should not doe it and withall went out of the roome and Armstrong afterwards refused it giving this reason That he would not signe it when his Colonell had refused it which hee told this Examinant To the third he saith That O-Neale told him he had very good authority for what he did but did not tell him from whom To the seventh That Master O-Neale told him he was to goe to the Scottish Army but saith he doth not know for what end and purpose he would go thither for that he this Examinant shunned to have any thing more to doe with him Foulk Huncks The Examination of Sir William Balfour Lievtenant of the Tower taken the second of June To the first Interrog he saith he was commanded to receive Captain Billingsley into the Tower with 100. men for securing of the place and that he was told they should be under his command To the second Interrog he saith The Earl of Strafford told him it would be dangerous in case he should refuse to let them in To the third Interrog He referreth himself to the former depositions of the three women taken before the Constable and himself And further saith That the Earle of Strafford himselfe after he had expostulated with him for holding Master Slingsby at the Tower gate and after his telling the said Earle he had reason so to doe in regard of what the women had deposed by which it appeared there was an escape intended by his Lordship himselfe acknowledged hee had named the word Escape twice or thrice in his discourse with Master Slingsby but that hee meant it should be by the Kings authority to remove him out of the Tower to some other Castle and that he did ask Master Slingsby where his brother was and the ship To the fourth Interrog This Examinant saith the Earle of Strafford sent for him some three or foure dayes before his death and did strive to perswade him that he might make an escape and said for without your connivence I know it cannot be and if you will consent thereunto I will make you to have 20000. pounds paid you besides a good marriage for your sonne To which this Examinant replyed he was so farre from concurring with his Lordship as that his honour would not suffer him to connive at his escape and withall told him hee was not to be moved to hearken thereunto Ex. in presence of us W. Balfour Essex Warwick L. Wharton Mandevile James Wadsworth lies at the halfe Moone in Queens-street at Cockets house a Joyner divers Officers lye which is the next doore Coll. Lindsey Capt. Kirk James Wadsworth Die Martis 4. Maii 1641. HE saith that one Ancient Knot told him severall times the last week that Sir John Suckling was raising of Officers for three Regiments for Portugall and saith that hee this Examinant was at the Portugall Ambassadours on Sunday last and then the Ambassadour told him that he knew not Sir John Suckling nor any thing at all of Sir John Sucklings raising of men for Portugall and the Ambassadour himself had no Commission to treat for any men till he heard out of Portugall Tuesday the 11. of May 1641. The Examination of John Lanyon HE was upon Easter Eve last and severall times since troubled by Captaine Billingsley to enter into an expedition for Portugall with Sir John Sucklin And when this Examinant told him that he was His Majesties servant and could not goe without leave Captaine Billingsley bid him take no care for that he should have leave procured and further desired him to get as many Canoneers as he could This Examinant doubting whether they were reall in that Designe repaired to the Portugall Ambassadors and there understood from his Secretary that he was willing to have men but they knew neither Sir Iohn Suckling nor Captaine Billingsley neither had they from them any Commission to raise men He likewise saith that Captaine Billingsley did after sollicite this Examinant to come to Sir Iohn Suckling and that upon Sunday was sennight last Sir Iohn Suckling and Captaine Billingsley with many other Officers repaired unto his house in the afternoone and there staid two houres at least The Examinant not comming in they left a note hee should be with them that night at the Sparragus Garden at Supper whereof this Examinant failing Captaine Billingsley comes againe to his house the Monday morning and not