was an enemy to extortors a lover of liberality that day he had not done some good in he accounted lost He gently admonisht two that had conspired against him and used them so lovingly that they repented the Jewes being subdued he had much peace Flavius Domitian persecuted Christians banisht John to Patmos hearing of Christs kingdome he feared but seeing two of Judas's nephews discoursing of the world to come to be poor he contemned them he was so impatient of labor arm government that he would use to be in a gallery pricking flies one asikng what company was with the Emperor was answerd not a fly some of his friends and others conspired his death one pretending business stab'd him at which the Senate rejoyced ordering his name should not be remembred Nerva was for his wisdome chose by the Senate he released many Christians John returned from Patmos he took away impositions forbad slanders as also making Eunuchs he brought up poor mens childdren restored goods unjustly gotten died of a sweat through coller against a Senator Trajanus the adopted son of Nerva a Spaniard was fair in carriage at first and beloved yet persecuted the Christians with great pains which they bore with much patience one was Simon the Apostle The Deputie of Bithanie troubled in mind for slaying Christians informed the Emperor how holily the Christians liv'd and zealously they worshipt Christ which mitigated the Emperors fury Adrian A Bishop and an Oratour writing for the Christian Religion the Emperor made a new edict for persecution the Jews followed a pretended Messias one Barcohebas the Emperor banisht them from their native soil he at last had a mind to build a Church for the Christians void of Images but was hindred by his friends Antonius Verus took much care of his people in famine Justin Martyrs writings for the Christian Religion was read in the Senate This Emperors death was much lamented the Romans sacrificed to him and canonized him for a God Marcus Aurelius was for wisdome esteemed a Phylosopher yet Martyrd Policarpus and Justinius but was molified a little by the Bishop of Lions and God sending raine to his army in distress upon the prayers of his Christian souldiers and fire and thunder upon his enemies he wrote to the Senate to deal gently with the Christians About this time William Duke of Normandy Conquer'd England the Danes came and Conquered Etheldred the ninth Saxon King and the King of Denmark left his son to rule but Edmond called Ironside Etheldreds son set up himself after his fathers death and warr'd with Canutus the new King of the Danes after many bloudy battels the two Kings fighting hand to hand they devided the Nations but Etheldred was murthered by one that thought to be preferd by Canutus who caused him to be tormented to death and Canutus married Etheldreds widow and had a son by her call'd Hardie and was now King of England Scotland Denmark and Norway but Hardie residing in Denmark another son of Canutus by a former wife sets up himself who displaced the English out of offices banisht his Mother-in-Law and put her youngest son to death after this King dying his brother Hardy possesses the Crown but died in the midst of his Cupps at a marriage feast Edward the remaining son of Etheldred was brought into England married the Earl Bodwins daughter but died without issue he left the Crown to Edgar grandchild to Edmund Ironside and swore Bodwins son now Regent to be true to him but Harold Bodwins son got himself Crowned upon which the King of Norway came to incounter them with a great Army at which time William Duke of Normandy with a compleat Army came into England claiming a right to the Crown by Edward the Confessors gift Harold having the better of the King of Norway yet wasting his Army William in a battle where fell 66654. English with Harold having reigned not four months Conquered him and the kingdome in whose Line the Crown continued till King Richard the second who by desoluteness of life entertaining bad Counsellers lost the love of his Subjects against whom his Nobles took Armes but he consenting to bring the evill Counsellers to be punished by law the Barrons cashier their forces The King apprehended several on a conspiracy the Duke of Norfolk and Hartford impeaching one another ready to fight a Dewell was banisht but after when the King was subduing his enemies in Ireland Hartford now Duke of Lancester by his fathers death came into England the Nobility and Gentry resorting to him who summoned a Parliament the King not able to resist them yeelded the Crown to the Duke the King being sent to Ponfret Castle and dispatcht which bred woful wars after three or four Kings reigns Edward the fourth of the house of York by a war where was slain thirty six thousand men got the kingdom where it continued till Henry the seaventh kill'd Richard the Third and he marrying the Heir of York reconsiled both houses Commodus put many Christians to death even of noble birth he had three hundred Concubines some of which conspiring his death was executed but after by a pretended friend he was poysoned to the joy of the Romans Pertinax was an enemy to riot and meerly for brideling of disorders a tumultuous company with halberds went and slew him Didius Julianus bought the Emperors Throne of the soldiers who offered it to sail but one pretending a title he that pretended to it was proclamed and Julian slaine by command from the Senate Severius persecuted the Christians charging them with sacriledge and Rebellion being stird up to this by the Jewes the father of Origen was beheaded and many in Carthage a Captain going to execute a Virgin who prayed to God to turne his heart died himself for the Faith this Emperor was slain at York by the Northern men Bassinus and Geta the first slew the other his brother put to death a lawyer for not justifying his Murther married his mother in Law was slain by Macrimus Macrimus was chose Emperor took his son for his companion but not coming to Rome to govern and living in lust was beaten fled and pursued was found sick void of all favour he and his son was put to death and the Conqueror made Emperor Heliogabalus was a belly God worshipt and built a Temple to the Sun and would have had the Christians who was now grown numerous to make their prayers there He appointed a Senate of women about obscene matters had followed him many Chariotts of Bands and harlots he ordered that business which should be done by day to be done by night he studied to find out untasted dainâ—ies for his lewd courses the Pretorian soldiers murthered him drew his dead body through the streets and flung it into Tiber. Alexander Severus the adopted Son of the former delighted in wise Counsellers punished a flatterer with smoak yet martyrd many Christians some of them Senators The Judge that past sentence against Agapetus
battle of the Muscovites who entred the Tarters Country grieved to see the slaughter of his enemies The great Cham of Tartaria gives him his daughter and stir'd him up against the King of China that stiled himself Lord of the world Tamerlane going against this King falling sick a Counseller drew away part of his soldiers who Tamerlane overcome and then on his march made a speech to his souldiers which ended his soldiers cried out one God in Heaven one Emperor on Earth he first forces a great wall the Chinaes made for defence of their Country and took great spoil The King of China summons his Priests to pray to the Sun a Lord came to Tamerlane to direct him to whom he gave a frontire Province and was very courteous to the people and he endeavors to get a great City for the comfort of his Army before he fight more he won the Suburbs by storm but considering the riches of the City might spoil his Soldiers for fighting took it on conditions the King of China marches towards Tamerlane the King rode in a Chariot whereof every part shone with Gold Pearls Rubies and Diamonds and his whole Army with Gold and precious stones Tamerlane took another place for refreshment and then sent out a party of 6000 horse telling the commander if they come upon you retire back and bring that great cloud to me which I hope to disperse he likewise ordered a great body to receive the enemy upon the formers retirement and another body ready to help the last if worsted reserving still another body with himself the Chinaes come on with his horse trappings as well as armor deckt with gold and silver he had likewise many armed Chariots they came altogether without any vantguard but Tamerlan's commander being wounded and retired another great body ingaging beat the enemy within the Kings Chariots but the King had yet about his person 150 thousand men then came on Tamerlane and broke through even within a second rank of Chariots where was 40000 men the King at last remain'd wounded with Tamerlane the battle being won which lasted eight hours there was slain two Kings alleys to the King of China who had divers strange weapons and ensignes wonderful riches was taken in golden vessels pretious stones and and rich Chariots the next day Tamerlane lookt upon his Army and took care of the King of China whose Army was at first 200 thousand foot and 150 thousand horse Tamerlane refreshed himself with water never drinking wine thanked God never in the least vaunted and went and saluted the King again who said to Tamerlane well let it suffice thee seeing thou fightest for honour that the Lord of the World and Childe of the Sun is in thy power China hath two hundred famous Cities in it and abounds with Silk Linnen Fish Fowle and Mines of Gold and Silver Tamerlane overthrew also the King of China's brother upon which Cities yeilded a passe but at length he made a peace with him injoying most of the Cities in China beating down all Idolls and so deliver'd the King to goe home After this the Emperor of Greece desired his aid against the Turk that would attempt his Country Tamerlane sends to the Turk to warn him not to meddle with Greece but the Turk bids him injoyn lawes to his own Subjects Tamerlane with what force his unkle and other Lords helpt him to sets forward sending victualls by Sea and his Campe was like a well govern'd City not the least wrong permitted Bajazet the Turks King forbad all prayers for Tamerlane and comes furiously to meet him and after as furiously joyns ' battle with great noise and cries the first that fought on Tamerlanes side was a Prince who charg'd so home as to come among the Janazaries and put them to great disorder but was slain there another great body was sent both sides fought so stoutly that it lasted long and many was slain and yet the battel doubtful at last when Tamerlanes side was ready to give back he made room by a charge upon the Janazaries and some Tartars of the Turks side revolted and with much adoe at a fresh charge the Turks great number was overcome and the King a prisoner and wounded and coming before Tamerlane shewed not the least submission said Tamerlane what if you had took mee then said hee I would have carried you about in a Cage so said Tamerlane shall you be serv'd and he was fed with fragments like a dogge Tamerlane marches against the Sulton of Egypt that assisted the Turks fought him near Alepo with courage on both sides but the Sulton fled though his Army was about 170 thousand after Tamerlane took Damascus and other places and set down before Cair assaulted it with fifty thousand the City was only ditcht not wall'd the Sulton opposed his passage but was forc'd to retreat into a second Trench The next day the Sulton was forc'd to leave the City and was pursued towards Alexandria where a party of Tamerlanes went first to prevent the Sulton gathering forces but the City desired to submit to Tamerlane and that the Sulton would not make that place a seat of warr so the Sulton not knowing what to doe went away with tears in his eyes and then Tamerlane return'd home and after his unkles death was Emperor of Tartaria Rupert Duke of Bavaria was chose by the Electors in his time Mahomet the Turk after Tamerlane died regain'd his fathers Dominions and killed his brother Sigismund King of Bohemia and Hungarie he was a wise Prince call'd a Counsell for union Husse was now burn'd for preaching against the Pope as also Jerom of Prague which caused the people to choose a general who beat the Emperors Army but the Emperor and Pope came againe yet shamefully fled from the Hussites against all perswasion that could be used Albertus the second subdued the Bohemians by meanes of the King of Polands help a Peace was made with the Turk when the Turke was gone the Pope sent a dispensation to break faith but the Christian forced was beaten to their shame and hurt Frederick the second Duke of Austria upon Petition promised to free the Germans as the King of France had his subjects from the Popes Tyranny at this time Scandenberg doing great things for the Turk being denied the Turks Dominions in Ipeus which he askt of the young Turk at his fathers death he turn'd against the Turke got several Towns by letters maintaind his own and beat the Turks armies many years he was a Princes son first given in hostage to the Turk Mahomet the second took Constantinople cruelly handling the Christians caus'd an Image to be held up saying in derision this is the God of the Christians and so here ended the Christian Empire in the East the Emperor of the Turks now making Constantinople his seat Maximilian the first was taken prisoner in Flanders but releived by his father being yet in government with him he writ in
that after went away but Embassadors came from Poland for Anion who they had chose King who agreed that Rochel and two other Townes should have liberty of Religion within their own bounds but the King dying the Queen-mother sent for her other Sone out of Poland then condemned Mountgomerie but now several Catholicks joyn with Condie for the Countries good the Cardinal Lorain walking barefoot with penitentiaries contracted a disease that killd him after several bickerings Embassadors come to the King from England the Cantons and elsewhere and a peace was made for more liberty for the Protestants Radulph was next chose Emperor of Germany he was King of Bohemia and Hungaria he called a Diet at Ratisbone about reforming Religion the Turke in a fight lost eighteen thousand for fifty two of the Christians Transilvania joyning with the Emperor the Turk was often sent back with loss and upon the Embassadors coming from Hungarie to Vienna it was agreed that Catholick Lutheran and Calvenist and no other should exercise their Religion the Protestants of Austria being abused they take armes but by the help of the Moravians they obtain peace the Emperor died all was quieted and both accuse the Jesuits as authors of their broyles In France the Catholicks fearing if the King should die Navar might be King confederated in Armes pretending against the Hugonites who was in Rochell but they goe to Paris the King made an offer of Land to give the Catholick General but these Leagers prospering moved the King to be oâ— them and roote out the Protestants Navar and Condie declare against these things joyn with the German forces fight the King who seem'd to comply with Guize and ordered all to profess the Catholick way Condie overthrew the King but Guize came into Paris suddainly against the Kings command upon which the King set forth a fierce Edict against the Protestants bestowed a great place on Guize declared Cardinal Burbone of the Royall blood excluded Navar all which Guize would have confirm'd by Parliament but jealousie being among the Grandes Guize was slain the people cried out of the King saying they ought to support the Church and was free from their Oath the King then joyns with Navar wars with the Leagers repulsed de Main that intended to surprise him besieged Salaize beat Count Brissac that came to releive it He also goes against Paris which so put the Leagers to it that they got a Jockabine Monke who coming demurely to the King pretending letters gaining through his subtilty the Kings retirement in the Chamber where the Masaker was concluded reading letters he stob'd the King upon which the attendance coming in killd the Murtherer this Monke was canoniz'd St. Jeques the King named Navar his successor the Leageurs proclam'd another but King Henry the fourth and young Navar goes towards Paris Demain the Leagers generall daily lost men but the King got a great victory Demain fleeing plucking up a bridge drown'd many of his men the King stopping provisions to Paris 100 thousand dyed with famine the Duke of Parma came to relieve it but durst not attempt the Kings Army and the Leagers went to ruine apace everywhere the Duke of Savoys Army was also overthrown also the King slew 700 Romans of 2000 and sent the rest to Italy also the Duke of Parma being invited to come once more into France was discomfited and another Duke being beaten out of the field said farewell my Cannons and further most blasphemously said I renounce God and run this day a hie fortune plunging himself and horse into a River at last the Bishops turn'd the King who came to Masse Paris now yeelds but yet many of the Leagers was inveterate still against the King a youth that was told the King could be no King if the Pope consented not to it stab'd the King but not mortall but the young Schollar was torne in peeces by horses the Jesuits was ordered to depart who after Petition to be restored the Protestants Petition for an Edict to prevent what they suffer'd A woman attempts to poyson the King she was burnt for it two others that attempted him mischief he only said God will punish them The Duke of Savoys forces came suddenly to Geneva got the word kill the Centinel was above an houre in the streets but beaten out and some hang'd A Synod at Gat declared the Pope Antichrist the Jesuits was admitted at Berne to the grief of the People A Turke was now baptized a Citizen of Geneva was burnt for a plot against it There was now a great plague after great cold The King of France one day was very sad could not sleep rose and pray'd some Nobles going in Coach with him abroad being chearfull the King said we may weep yet by Sunday but there met the Kings Coach when it stood in a street a Layer who when the King stooped stab'd him on his leftside who spit blood lost his apprehension and by the time he came home died the Murtherer was rackt and condemn'd his hands was put into a Furnace flaming with fire and brimstone after there was colups of flesh taken from him by red hot pinchers and burnt and scalded Pitch and Rosine was poured into those wounds also melted lead was poured on his Navell he had his papps pincht off and was torne in peeces by horses then his parts burnt and his ashes thrown in the air The Kings Son Lewis was crowned by the Cardinal many Nobles of France was Protestants some now wrote against Belarmine about the popes Temporal power Now in the Netherlands Don John of Austria the King of Spains governor endeavoured to bring in the Inquisition the General Estates call Mathias of Austria who was of the blood to govern them and Proclamed John an enemy to the Kings Neatherlands The Pope promised eternall life to all that would help John against the Neatherlands Mathias chooses for his Leiftenant Nassaw Prince of Orange upon which some of the Nobles mutined so that John got a victory over Mathias the Duke of Anion assists the States Amsterdam besieged by the Spaniords made an agreement with the States of Holland and a little after the Friers Monks and Priests went out the States sitting at Antwerp publisht a Decree for to entertaine the pacification of Gant which the Jesuits refusing to sware was thrust out at Gaunt was some Friers sentenc'd for Sodomie Mathias and States complain to the Assembly of Princes in Germany of the Spaniards cruelty the States called the Duke of Anion their Defendor One Captain Pont of the Dukes Army abusing a maid and boasting of it she stabb'd him the States at last Decree that neither Catholick or Protestant shall attempt any thing upon one another this the Catholicks would not brook and no small stirrs was at Aras Don John died to whom succeeded the Prince of Parma Anion returns to France many fell for money from the States the Prince of Orange was made governor of Flanders Embassadors
against the Irish and would arme a lifeguard of 220 horse foot but by letters intercepted from the Lord Digbie the Parl. suspected something else and appoint Hotham not to yeeld Hull to the King the K. summond the Country as being in danger of the Parliament the Parliament declared such extraordinary arming of men to be against the Laws many of the Lords and Commons went to the King the Parliament sent propositions to him who not consenting they order money and Plate to be brought in for Religion the King and Laws the King did the like Proclaming against their Warrants for the Malitia they forbid raising armes by the Kings warrant and get an Army under Essex of fourteen thousand the King besieges Hull looses twenty one men in a retreat the King sets up his Standard for men sends for a Composure but the Parliament would not treat till he had revokt his Proclamation calling them Rebels the Armies at Edge-hill fight both sides took prisoners 5000 was slaine most of the Kings and Ruthen his general a prisoner died of his wounds The French gets Tarine from the Spaniards and many Victories the Pirates of Argier take a Spanish Ship valeu'd at about three hundred thousand pound A Countryman killing a hogg before three of his Children one of which being six years old the other two kil'd their brother in their fathers absence and boast of it their Mother threw her selfe for grief in a Well and her husband hang'd himself The Emperor Fard beheads some of his commanders for not fighting makes peace with the Turks for twenty years In England many victories and places are got some by the King some by the Parliament who rais'd excise tried and executed Chalanor for a plot against them About this time was the revolt of Portugall a place of 800 miles Circute 400 miles by the Sea this once belong'd to the King of Casteel and was under an Earle whose Son gaining much from the Moores was made General fought with five Mahomitan Kings their Army being about 400 thousand the King of Casteel made this Earle the first King of Portugal who was confirmed by the Pope at last the King of Casteel and Portugal fell to wars and moreover a Cardinall coming to be King and dying without Issue many pretending right to it the people the Pope also as Doner of Crownes in controversies but the Dutchess of Burgance was supposed the true Heir but the King of Spaine also pretended a title which being supported by armes in two battles assisted by the French he subdues Portugal but ruling of them hardlie by impositions and listing yearly four thousand Portugizes they was weary of the Spanish Government and both Priests and People sought deliverance the King of Spaine sends for the Duke of Burgance Count Oliverz excuses his coming to Court but assures the King of the Dukes affection the K. makes him chief over his Malitia the Nobilty and Arch Bishops meet and tell the Duke of Burgance of their desire to make him King who seem'd to desire time to consider of it but the business was so unanimously carried on that on a set day by the signe of a shot from Lisbone they fell on upon the guards in several places by Land and Sea killing only one Swise and threw the Kings Secretary their great enemy out of a window and sackt his house but in about two hours all the shops was open and all quiet rejoycing in their King John who promis'd to run all hazards for his Countries good the plot took effect at the same time in other places and Castles also in the Indies and elswhere abroad the Spaniards being quietly sent home without blood The Lords spiritual and temporal Commons in Parliament confirmed the King the Marquess of Furara gave the oath of allegian e to the Clergie and others the King was after Crowned by the Arch-bishop of Lisbone attended with the Nobility the King had put into his hand a Chrystall Scepter he altered but very few officers of State the Parliament would have enacted him some monies but he rather chose to accept of the peoples benevolence which amounted to four millions of gold this news astonisht the Court at Madrid that a Kingdome should be lost by lights and fireworks and ever since they have continued in war with Portugal Rome fortified fearing the Spaniard for receiving a Portugall Ambassador The Queen of France upon a vow to the Ladie Lauretta for health restored to the Dolphin sends twelve hundred weight of silver and an Image of Jesus The Emperor redeemes the Image of Marie of the Sweedes with 10000 Florenes after the Sweede fights him for 8 hours took 289 officers after took in eight places Wrangle also beats the Dane but the Dane makes peace with both Sweede Dutch In England the Parliament get assistance of the Scots the King by a cessation in Ireland gets some thence who were quickly broaken but the Scots took in many places weakned Newcastles army in the North with whom at Marston-More the Parliaments army Manchester and Fairfax being now made chief commanders fight the Parliaments left wing was first worsted but Cromwel who commanded under Fairfax broke the Kings left wing Lashly the Scot pursuing and Cromwel coming about again with his horse releev'd the left and got the victory took bag and baggage and 100 Ensignes after the Scots took Newcastle In Cornewal Essex being incompassed the foot submitted to the King the horse forcing their way and escaping as they could Essex flying to Plymouth Propositions was sent by the Parliament to Oxford about Religion Ireland Malitia but nothing done Fairfax is voted General a new Army is modeld foreigne Ambassadors sought to agree the King and Parliament The King Prince Rupert fight the new Army routed their left wing Cromwel did the like by the King and Skippon weakning their foot Cromwel forcing the Ks. horse to flight the foot was taken 4000 brought prisoners through London about 600 on both sides slain most of the Conquerors Fairfax's Army by Crumwels meanes lose not an hour takes in many places and Hopton was spoyled by Waller in the West The Parliament would not accept of the Kings offers made to their Commissioners at Vxbridge the Scots was to hard for Montross though sometimes vexed by him but at last they utterly overthrew him tried and executed him The French take Graveline by a laborious siege the great Vizor presents himself arm'd before the Turke complaining of disaffected persons but he is stab'd the Dutch pass through the Danish Seas whether they will or no but a Tower giving light to Marriners being remov'd fourteen of their ships was dashed against rocks there was burnt at Constantinople 1000 houses 15000 ware houses In July 1647. The Duke of Arots Viseroy of Naples for the King of Spaine imposed taxes among other commodities upon fruits upon which the people gave out mutenous words the Viseroy consulted with the precincts of the
into Flanders 6000 foot which did the French great service in taking Mountmedi St. Venant and the fort of Mardike Now the King of England had 2000 English Scots and Irish unimployed which the King of Spaine with consent sends with some others commanded by the Duke of York to assault Mardike but they after six houres conflict was forc'd to retire upon which the English and French straitly besieged Dunkirk to oppose them the Dukes of Austria and York and Condie assembled 16000 horse and foot 300 English foot gave the first onset who routing the Spanish foot the horse fled and the French pursued them till the Duke of York resisted but he was overpower'd and 2000 of the Spaniards fide was prisoners after which the Governor of Dunkirk the Marquess of Leda being slaine in a sallie Dunkirk was surrendred upon conditions and by the King of France and Cardinal in person put into the hands of the English About this time the Protestants of Piedmont was by their Duke of Savoy through the instigation of the Priests cruely forc'd into the woods the Protestants in many parts especially England contributed largely to them and at last Cromwell Protector of England got the King of France to mediate with the Duke for peace with them The Swede gathers a great Army having made a league with Brandenburgh comes into the Poles Country taking divers places as far as Wsee without a blow the Pole rendezvous 36 miles from Warsow had a hallowed sword sent him but the Swede giving him a great overthrow the King of Poland fled to Cracovia which yeelded to the Swede and the Pole fled towards Hungarie An Envoy came from the King of Polands Standardbarer in his name and other of the Nobility that seeing their King was fled out of his Country they submitted to the King of Swedeland as their Soveraign Elbin yeelded and the King of Swed made his Chancellor Governor of Prussia the Swede followed the King of Poland in Silesia beates him taking seaven Standards and sends to block up Danzick gives the Pole a great overthrow at Warsovia and now when the Pole in a manner lost all the Moscovite comes into Liesland against the Swede besieges Riga and the Emperor of Germany became the Swedes open enemy the Dane also came against him by Sea and Land and besieged Bremerverden from whence the Swede coming quickly drove him to Iutland the Swede goes then to Hulsten also takes Fredericks Ode after by the frost gets Funen Island the Poles now took Lisna destroyed many Protestants went into Prussia to Thorn the Swede and Dane make peace an Envoy came to the Swede from Cromwell Protector of England to assure him the Swedes enemies should be his enemies The pretended Lord Protector of England with fourteen daies sickness died the Ducth demanded of the Portugall the Isle of St. Thomas commerce with Brazeel The Turk demands double custome of the Christians at Ierusalem The French and some English enter Ostend on a surprise but are beaten out The Swede returne upon the Dane get into Zealand and besiege Copenhagen where was the King and Nobles of Denmark Corenburgh Caslte was yeelded to the Swede the Dane in a sally had 1500 disperst the Dutch fought for the Dane near Shoven where they lost eight Ships 100 men with Wittie Wittiens that died of his wounds the Swede only loosing two Ships but attempting to storm Copenhagen lost many valorous Officers and Soldiers in the tedious time of the Legure the King of Swedeland fell sick and died advising his Counsell to peace The K. of France marries the K. of Spains daughter concludes a peace who had been long enemies Embassadors come to the King of England from France Venice Holland to desire Amity Peace is supposed to be between England and Spaine war being made only by Cromwel The Turks with an Army of 80 thousand Tatrars now marches towards Germany subdues Transilvania places Soloni GÃ ber Prince carries away many thousand Christians Captives King Charles the Second of England his Restauration Richard Cromwell immediately after his Fathers death was by the Council Proclaimed the Lord Protector who not long after summond a Parliament which was very ready to settle the Government by a single person but in their proccedings being much for Tythes settling the Church and the Presbyterial Ministrie without the liberty others expected the Officers of the Army in consultation with some others resolve to bring again the Government to a Commonwealth which Richard Collonel Goff and others sought to oppose by drawing forces together who presently instead of fighting with run to Desboroughs and Lamberts party then the Officers of the Army put out the Parliament dethron'd Richard also the Soldiers in Ireland falling in with those in England Henry Cromwell is deprived of his Deputyship then the Army bring in the remaining part of the long Parliament of the year 41 excluding the secluded Members still who preently place all Officers for a Commonwealth put out others but people being now weary of the tossings of Government inclin'd to armes Sir George Booth appeard with an Army of above 6000 but the Parliament sent Lambert who subdued him he endeavouring to escape in womens apparrel was taken prisoner the Parliament upon Lamberts returne gave him 1000 pound not long after Lamberts and Desboroughs friends in the Army Petition to the Parliament for a general for which the Parl. percieving a single person againe aim'd at put out Lambert Desborough and seaven Officers of the Army more Colonell Morlie guarding the Parliament Lambert with a party stops their going to the house Morlie requires their admition they stood one against another with their guns cockt ready to fight but the Counsell of State perceiving that the Soldiers would all be of Lamberts side ordered the guards to goe home the Parliament sitting no more the Officers of the Army at Walingford house make Fleetwood General Lambert Lieftenant General Desborough Major-Generall of the horse and Monk of the foot and erected a Committee of Safety but upon dissatisfaction by letters Monck complain'd of their turning out the Parliament Lambert goes with an Army of 10000 against him Monk sent Commissioners to treat at London but on their returne being not satisfied with what his Commissioners had done he marching towards England desired another Treaty at Newcastle and call'd a convention in Scotland who assisted him in his motion Hazlerig and Morley sease on Portsmouth with whom many of the Soldiers joyn'd for the Parliament and the Navie also declare against Lambert the Soldiers about London fell in also for the Parliament the Parl. now sitting Lamberts Army deserted him Monk marches towards London the Counties and London by Commissioners hinted their desire privately to him the Parliament sent Commissioners to him who satisfied the Parliament in him he gave uncertain hopes by his carriage and letters to all but promis'd he would be for the Parliament and against Lambert the Parliament entertain