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A89923 An exact diurnall of the Parliament of ladyes Ordered by the ladyes in Parliament, that they declared that Prince Rupert, Lord Digby, Lord Capell, Lord Cottington, Dr. Williams, Mr. Walter, L. Hopton, L. Culpepper, Dr. Duppa, Sir R. Greenvill, L. Jermine, and Major Gen. Vrrey, have all their pardons granted to them by this court Clericus. Neville, Henry, 1620-1694. 1647 (1647) Wing N504; Thomason E386_4; ESTC R201476 4,026 8

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usadge to the Countrie and that by killing and hanging divers only for revenge and pride he lost the hearts of a great party which otherwise would have held up Episcopacie and Common prayer May poles Morrice-dancing Wakes and Love-meetings which now are laid aside Sir Richard answered That he was the Ladies humble Servant though they should hang him every day 11. The Lord Harry Iermin was Charged by the Ladies that his Lordship was made all of Complements towards them not sparing them one drop of help along time onely had kept himself in quarters and a farr off leaving the rest to fight for or loose the English Ladyes Liberties himselfe taking care only to save his own skin whole To which his Lordship pleaded Spare mee most lovely Gallants I am cleare of harming you 12. Major Generall Vrrey was brought to the Barr his charge was for Inconstancy the most hatefull thing to the Ladyes that he deserved death least the world should be troubled with children of his getting to be like the Father To his charge he pleaded not guilty The witnesses were ordered to be summoned against the next day and then the whole matter of fact to be examined and debated Thursday THe Prisoners being againe brought before the Ladyes and witnesse examined The Ladyes upon result of the whole voted them all guilty and that the next day Iudgement should be denounced against every one of them according to their several offences Friday THe Ladyes delivered Iudgement ag●inst the severall Prisoners as followeth 1. Prince Rupert was Sentenced to be fast bound to a Post amongst Porcupins and so to remaine untill he be stuck to death with their quills 2. The Lord Georg Digby was condemned to be put into a Den amongst all manner of Vipers and there to live all the dayes of his life on such Treacle as he shall make of them and have no other food 3 The Lord Capell was adjudged to be stripped stark-naked put into the valley of Hubla to keepe wasps and hornets from the hives of the laborious Bees 4 The Lord Cottingtons Sentence was to ride perpetuall Post between Spain and England upon old decrepit stumbling Jades and crosse the Seas in old wether-beaten French Pickero ones to and fro all the dayes of his life 5 The Arch Bishop of York was Condemned to Exile in the lake of Lerna and there to be confined to a Welch Cottage And get his living by Angling for Frogs out of those ditches 6. Master Walter was adjudged to be banished the Company of all women and carried to a strange land to gett his living by teaching Apes to sing the Note of the English Cuckoe 7. The Lord Hoptons penalty was denounced against him that his Lordship should serve the Cloaca's at the house of Office all the dayes of his life 8. The Lord Culpepper was adjudged to be Exiled a Bondslave for seven yeares into a Stigion Galloy to record the Ghosts that passe over the Lake and to be fed with browne Bread Crusts and foure fillips on the Nose every bit he eats 9. Doctor Duppaners senteneed by the Ladyes to serve the Scouring Woemen at Court and be fed with the Cookes papers taken from under the Kings Pies Pasties and Tartes 10. Sir Richard Greenvills doome was to be put into a Cave in the Isle of Wight without any light but the glittering of Glo-wormes and Rotten Wood and there to fight with Ratts Mise and Weaseils And live upon the prey of those undermining vermin 11. The Lord Henry Germin his Judgement is to be confined to the Land of Pigmyes to help the Inhabitants to discover the suttle plots of the Cranes and Herons and assert them against such like feirce Birds that would eat them up 12. Major Generall Vrry his penaltyes to be tyed to a very high Weathercock on the top of a Steeple and feed only on Flyes and Spyders The Lady Speaker having thus in the name of the whole House denounced Sentence against the Prisoners The Lord Digby in most submissive manner prayes for mitigation of his sentences And so doth the Lord Iermin and all the rest of the condemned Prisoners whose brinish teares made the Ladies hearts to relent And Ordered to consider how to shew them mercy on the morrow Saterday THe Ladyes being againe solisited in behalfe of the Prisoners condemned to lessen those bitter sentenses denounced against them debated the businesse and at last Ordered that a generall Reprive should be granted to them all which was done accordingly to the great joy of all the Prisoners and their friends FJNJS