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A95892	Magnalia Dei Anglicana. Or, Englands Parliamentary chronicle. Containing a full and exact narration of all the most memorable Parliamentary mercies, and mighty (if not miraculous) deliverances, great and glorious victories, and admirable successes, ... from the yeer, 1640. to this present year, 1646. Compiled in four parts; the two first, intituled, God in the mount. The third, Gods ark overtopping the worlds waves; the fourth, The burning-bush not consumed: this last part, comming up to these present times, and to our most renowned generall, Sir Thomas Fairfaxes late famous actions, in the west, and the happy (because unbloody) rendition of Oxford, in this present yeer, 1646. Collected cheifly for the high honour of our wonder working God; and for the unexpressible comfort of all cordiall English Parliamentarians. / By the most unworthy admirer of them, John Vicars.; God in the mount. Part 4	Vicars, John, 1579 or 80-1652.	1646 (1646)	Wing V319; Thomason E348_1; ESTC R201016	408,597	484

thereunto wishing they may be hasted to his Majesty who hath so often called for them And I likewise offer to your Lordships the Copy of his Majesties Letter to my Lord of Ormond discharging him from any further medling in any Treaty with the Rebels in Ireland I hope in order to his Majesties further condescending to the setling of that Proposition concerning Ireland and the rest of the Propositions now to be sent unto him Another Paper there is which concernes the supplying of the Scottish Armies in England and Ireland and the perfecting of the Accompts between the Kingdoms together with a Letter from Generall Monro to the Committee of Estates of the Kingdome of Scotland concerning the state of affaires in Ireland All which when your Lordships have considered I trust you will take such course therein as may satisfie our just desires may put an end to our present troubles and settle these Kingdomes in a happy peace A Paper delivered in from the Commissioners of Scotland concerning the PROPOSITIONS IT is a twelve moneth since we did earnestly presse the sending of Propositions to the King for a safe and well-grounded Peace In answer whereunto the Honourable Houses were pleased to acquaint us That they had resolved Propositions should be sent to his Majesty but did intend to make some alterations in the former Propositions and after eight or nine moneths deliberation we received from the Honourable Houses some of those Propositions and though we did finde therein very materiall additions alterations and omissions which for their great importance and the interest of the Kingdome of Scotland therein might very well have required the delay of an Answer untill the Estates of that Kingdome had been consullted yet so unwilling were we to retard the meanes of Peace that in a fortnights time we returned an Answer upon the whole Propositions and the Houses of Parliament not resting satisfied therewith in lesse than ten daies we prepared a further Answer wherein we did very much comply with the desires of the Honourable Houses especially in the matter of setling the Militia of England and Ireland and in other things did shew our readinesse to heare or propose such expedients as might determine any differencer so that in a whole yeares time the Propositions have not remained in our hands the space of foure weekes which we onely mention to cleare our proceedings from mistakes and aspersions and the Houses having now after two moneths farther deliberation delivered unto us upon the 23. of this instant June all the Propositions they intend to send to the King at this time We doe without any delay returne such an Answer and resolution thereupon as will be unto the present and future Generations one undeniable testimony besides many others of the integrity and faithfulnesse of the Kingdome of Scotland in their solemn League and Covenant of their love to Peace and earnest desire to satisfie their Brethren of England in those things which concerne the good and Government of this Kingdome being further resolved touching the Kingdome of Scotland That as nothing of single or sole concernment to that Nation did engage them in this Warre so nothing of that nature shall continue the same Although these Propositions now to be sent doe much differ from the Propositons formerly agreed upon by the Parliament of both Kingdomes and the most materiall additions omissions and alterations are in such particulars as concerne the joynt interest and mutuall considered and 〈◊〉 of both Kingdomes which were as we conceive much better provided for and strengthned by the former Propositions him by these Although the particular Propositions presented by Vs concerning the Kingdome of Scotland are not yet agreed unto by the Houses of Parliament as was offered in their Papers of the tenth of Aprill Although divers Propositions of joynt concernment be now super●●ded and the sending of them delayed to a more covenient time as is ●●pressed in the Votes of both Houses of the twenty sixth of March and ●●though which is to us more than all the rest those Ordinances of Parliament unto which the fifth and sixth Propositions doe relate and were therefore communicated unto Vs upon our desire to see what the Houses had already agreed upon concerning Religion doe not containe the establishment of such a Reformation of Religion and uniformity as was expected and was the chiefe end of our engagement in this Warre and as all these Ordinances put together come short of what we wished so there are some particulars which we conceive to be inconsistent with the Word of God and the example of the best reformed Churches and therefore cannot in our consciences consent unto them which particulars were expressed to both Houses in the Remonstrance of the Commissioners of the Church of Scotland of the date March 26. 1646. Yet neverthelesse we doe so earnestly desire and so highly value the easing of the heavy Pressures under which both Kingdomes groane and the bringing of this bloudy lasting warre to a speedy and happy ●nd considering with-all that not onely the Booke of Common Prayer and the Prelaticall Government are abolished and a Common Directory of Worship established in both Kingdomes but that likewise the Ordinances afore mentioned doe containe divers Parts of a Positive Reformation and uniformity in Church-Government unto which we formerly gave our consent in our answer upon the whole Propositions of Peace of the 20. of April and for so happy beginning and so good a foundation laid for the future we heartily thanke God and doe acknowledge the Zeale Piety and Wisedome of the Honourable Houses therein remembring also that those Ordinances doe not containe the whole moddell of Church-Government and that the Houses had been pleased to expresse that it cannot be expected that a perfect Rule in every particular should be setled all at once but that there will be need of suppliments and additions and happily of alterations in some things as experience shall bring to light the necessity thereof upon these Considerations as we doe cheerfully consent to many materiall Parts of these Propositions so we Resolve to make no let but to give way to the sending of such other particulars therein contained with which we are unsatisfied in the matters for the Reasons formerly Represented to both Houses of which some still stand in force though others of them be taken away by the new expedients it being alwaies understood that our not Dissenting from nor our opposing of the sending of the Propositions as they now stand shall be no prejudice nor impediment to all or any one of the Articles of the Solemne League and Covenant especially to the first Article concerning the preservation of the Reformed Religion in the Church of Scotland in Doctrine Worship Discipline and Government against our common enemies the Reformation of Religion in the Kingdomes of England and Ireland in Doctrine Worship Discipline and Government according to the Word of God and example of the best Reformed Churches and

House That Church-Government might be setled and are most humbly thank full for your favourable interpretation thereof proceeding from the good intentions of the Common-Councell who are resolved according to their duty to have a tender respect to the Priviledges of Parliament whereby the Liberties of the City and Kingdome are preserved That in December last at the choise of new Common-Councell men for the yeare ensuing the Inhabitants of most of the Wards in this City petitioned their respective Aldermen in their Wardmote to move your Petitioners to make their further addresse to the Honourable Houses of Parliament for the speedy setling of Church-Government within this City and against Toleration as by a Copy of one of the said Petitions annexed appeared That private Meetings especially on the Lords Day of which there are at least eleven in one Parish are multiplyed whereby the publique Congregations Ordinances and godly 〈…〉 are very much neglected and contemned as if they were Antichristian and our present times were like the Primitive persecutions or as if we were still under the Tyranny of the Prelaticall Government and by reason of such 〈◊〉 and the preaching of women and other ignorant persons superstition Heresie Schisme and Profaness are much increased 〈◊〉 divided and such Blasphemies as the Petitioners tremble to thinke on uttered to the high dishonour of Almighty God That the Petitioners are informed that divers persons have an inte●●tion to Petition this Honourable House for a Toleration of such Doctrines at are against our Covenants under the Notion of Liberty of Consel●● The Petitioners therefore having no power of themselves to suppresse or overcome these growing evils Doe according to their Covenant reveale and make the same knowne to this Honourable House and for timely prevention and removall thereof do 〈…〉 the Pre●●●sses may be taken into your most serious consideration And that Church Government 〈◊〉 speedily 〈…〉 to our most Solemne Covenant with the most high God in such manner and forme as to your Wisdomes shall seeme most agreeable thereunto before me be destroyed one by another through 〈◊〉 and divisions And that no Toleration be granted either of Popery Prelacy Superstition Heresie Schisme Prophannesse or of any thing contrary to sound Doctrine and the power of godlinesse And that all private Meetings contrary to the said Covenant the rather in regard of the sad effects thereof may be restrained And the Petitioners shall pray c. MICHELL To the Right Worshipfull the Alderman and Common-Councell men of the Ward of Farrington within at their Ward-moot A representation of the Humble desires of the Inhabitants of the said Ward I THat Church Government may speedily be setled within the City before we be utterly ruined with rents and divisions II That this Government may be that which is agreeable to the Word of God and example of the best Reformed Churches according 〈◊〉 solemne League and Covenant with the most high God III That no Toleration either the Popery Prelacy Schisme Heresie Superstition Prophamenesse or any thing contrary to sound Doctrine or the power of godlinesse may at all be yeelded unto as being against the Word of God and contrary to the very Letter of our Covenant And these our most humble and earnest desires which we are obliged and encouraged also to make by reason of our said Covenant we intreat the Right Worshipfull the Alderman and Common-Councell men of this Ward to represent to the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor and the Honourable Court of Common-Councell at their first sitting that they would make their further addresse to the Honourable Houses of Parliament for the ob●aining of these our just and necessary desires The Answer to the said Petition pronounced by the Speaker of the House of Peers THe Lords have alwaies had great experience of the care and good affections of the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common-Councell of the City of London for which they are glad of any opportunity to expresse their great sense and to returne their hearty thanks and 〈◊〉 especially upon this occasion wherein the Common-Councell have ma●●● so great zeale and faithfulnesse to the true Worship of Almighty 〈◊〉 and care for the Peace and well ordering of the City of London 〈…〉 the whole Kingdome is so neerly concerned The Lords therefore 〈…〉 of the Petition now presented unto them and the expressions of that worthy Alderman made unto their Lordships have commanded me in their names to give ye further and larger acknowledgements for your great care and endeavours to prevent so growing a mischief giving ye this assurance That as they have been very forward formerly to do what in them lay for a settlement of Church-Government so they shall still continue to advance and perfect a Worke so much tending to the glory of God and to the ●er●ing of the Peace of the Kingdome holding themselves thereunto obliged by their solemne League and Covenant and they do seriously recommend it to the care of the Lord Mayor and such at 〈◊〉 in Office in the City to suppresse and prevent such great Offences by you mentioned which are so much to the dishonour of God and the disturbance of the present and future good Government of the City of London And wherein ye shall finde your selves wanting in p●wer the Lords will be ready to contribute their authority for your incouragement and assistance And about the 20 of this instant January we were credibly informed by Letters from Abington of an excellent exploit performed by the Forces of most active loyall and renowned Major Generall Brown against Wallingford Horse in which he had taken Lieutenant Colonell Lour the Deputy-Governour of Wallingford some other Officers and Prisoners of note 50 of the Enemies Horse their Riders and Armes and also rescued 30 Horse which the Enemy had before taken of ours by which defeat Wallingford Garrison was much weakened On the 23 of this instant we received happy and most welcome newes out of the West of the taking of Dartmouth with the Castle Ordnance c. by storme on Sunday night Jan. 19. and there was also a Letter read in Parliament from his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax of all the particulars of the storming and taking of the said strong Towne and Castle with a List of the Prisoners therein taken which being a full and authentick narrative of the whole businesse I have here for the Readers better content and satisfaction inserted a true Copy of the said Letter which was as followeth My Lords and Gentlemen AFter my coming to Totnes the Enemy rising in great disorder from the siege at Plymouth and leaving their Guns and some Ammunition behind them I considered with those about me of attempting upon Dartmouth and it being concluded affirmatively I caused two Regiments of Foot to march to Ditsam and two to Sucheflemming being on the West of Dart River I having summoned the place before resolved upon Sunday night to attempt it by storme which was agreed to