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A30652
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Colonel Joseph Bamfield's Apologie written by himself and printed at his desire.
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Bampfield, Joseph, fl. 1639-1685.
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1685
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Wing B618; ESTC R16264
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forces with all diligence in soe much that had the Scots but avoyded fighting for the space of one month which with great ease they might have done by the advantagious posts whereof in divers places throwgh which they had marched they Could have had their choise by a good entrenchment which at other tymes was observed they sufficiently understoode the forces of the four Provinces I have named would have in that tyme composed a solid body of an army more considerable for Nomber and in all other regards then that of the Scots amounted to Besides those of the easterne assotiation were fully and unanimously resolved to rife Cornwell Devon Somerset and Dorset the like and wanted only a month or six weeks tyme in sine the whole nation was prepared as to the same end and were in the way towards it when the strange and allmost wonderfull defeat of the Scots army by Cromwells not consisting of halfe their nomber broake all other measures which had been taken upon that fowndation by concert some months before As they had neglected what I have allready mentioned touching encampment soe when they came to fight as if there had been a fatallity both in the conduct and success they neither made use of the great advantages of their nomber their army haveing been soe ranged that the greatest halfe of their troupes never came to fight nor profited themselves of that benefit of the choyse of grownd and other commodities which a defensive army may have against an enemy whoe attacques it which owght allways to be held in cheife consideration by all experienced and Provident soldiers But to cease from all further reflexions that army was unfortunately beaten and soe totally dissipated that it was not believed that 5000. of them ever returned to Scotland this miscarriage and misforture stifled divers great designes abortively upon the point of their production and cut of others which were begun before they Could come to any maturity Haveing been at that tyme privy to all the designes and measures formed and taken in that conjoncture and in those transactions as likewise actively industrious in the contriving and advancing of moste of them which according to humane Judgment I was fully persuaded could not have fayld of the end where unto they were directed of the Kings liberty and happy restauration both for himselfe his porsterity and subjects His late Ma tie was out of the hands of his enemies the King now raigning escaped out of England the Parliaments whole fleet leaving them returned to their obedience to their Souveraigne the Scots entered into ye heart of England with the formed body of an army of twenty thowsand men risings in severall places an universall and well formed resolution throwgh the whole nation to doe the same and upon the very point of being put in execution one great and indeed unreasnable errour and twoe or three others not much less which to avoyd tediousness as well as for other reasons I mention not ruined all and shortly after the whole fabrique of Gouverment causing such a violent and Generall Conflagration as I fear even to this day has never been totally extinguished but as fyer hid in the cavernes of the earth is often subject to make very dangerous irruptions The Scotch army totally defeated Cromwell Marched towards Scotland all other parties in England which had declared for his Ma tie were easily dissipated and all places sudainly reduced the humane cause of this extraordnary and most un apprehended ruine of the Scots forces was attributed to the secret correspondence which was more then believed to have been betwixt some of the dissenting clergy which were much the greatest nomber with other of the nobillity whoe had opposed most violently that expedition into England and Cromwell As likewise to the great influence they had upon a considerable part of that army which was knowne to some and had very convincing appearences to all both from their extraordinary conduct in suffering themselves to be constrained to fight against their wills and contrary to the common interest of the Cause they had in hand and when they engaged soe Improvidently to have ordered the business as not to have browght halfe their army to fight as likewise from the transactions and accord betwixt Cromwell and that partie of the Scotch when he came upon their borders The whole face of things being thus unexpectedly changed the more severe part of the Presbitereans whoe had not long before concurred with the armies partie in both houses to the vote of non adresses to the King apprehending when it was to late the danger of the totall subversion of the antient Gouverment of the three Nations by theise allmost prodigeous successes of the army changed their mindes forsooke the army party and joyning themselves to the moderate Presbitereans whoe in truth and reallity were strong Protestants but no Presbitereans were by much the more numerous in both houses nullified the former resolution of non adresses to the King and agreed to a speedy treaty with him hopeing to have concluded it before Cromwells army Could March southward and joyne with Fairefax soe to have browght his Ma tie with freedome Honour and safety to London to have voted all the Generall officers commissions voyde to have employd others in their charges and at the same tyme to have raysed a niew army in and about London by which means it was hoped all parties would have agreed together whoe were frends to the antient Gouverment and to the lawes of the Nation which were undoubtedly nine parts of ten in all three Kingdomes A day was prefixed for the beginning of the treaty forty days limited for its continuation thowgh that it was belived it would have been concluded in ten throwgh the necessity of the interests on both sides Which had it been I am confident the King had been happily restored and a multitude of Calamities prevented which ensued at and since his death and as may be feared are not yet soe entirely ended as wise and honest men may wish Artickles were drawne up and Commissioners sent away with them to the Isle of wight About which tyme M r. William Moray then of the bedchambre to his Royale Highness whoe was permitted to be about the King during the treaty wrote me word that his Ma tie had commanded him to let me know that if I Could come into England either by permission of the Parliament where the Presbitereans had at that tyme the power or secretly my negotiations at that conjoncture with those whoe had formerly had communication with me about his affaires and my advertisements to him might be of great use As soone as I had received the letter without much ballancing concerning the danger which I exposed my selfe to I repayred to flushing hired a fisher boate of expressly haveing desguised my selfe as much as I could arriving in twoe days at London where I remayned secretly during the treaty Very shortly after haveing spoaken
examined before his Ma tie and his Councel whither I had written that letter or not thowgh only a copy was produced and but three or four lines read at first to me I owned it The reading ended I was asked whoe I meant by the person not named on whome I had made divers reflexions I waved the declaring thereof by all the evasions that my invention Could furnish me with foreseeing into what a laberinthe of niewe trowbles I should winde my selfe if I entered into the list with him I knew it would be in all kindes impar congressus A chilli at length the King himselfe commanded me to declare whoe I meant which without the highest contumacy I was obliged to doe thus finding my selfe in volontarily engaged I undertooke the Justifying of all the particulars of my letter which I endeavoured with much more ardor then was sutable to the condition where in I at that tyme was whereby I offended his Ma tie in the highest degree and was blamed even by those present whoe wished me well This niew wound prouved incurable leading the King to a resolution of remouving me entirely out of his service whereof I wanted not information which made me seek an oportunity to have audience by him which at length I obtayned I began to speak about things which concerned his service in Scotland haveing heard me and demanded some questions which naturally arose from what I had represented I Could perceave by his answer in the conclusion that he had no minde to have that string further touched upon in soe much that I passed from it to my owne particular concernments after haveing layd before him the unhappiness of my condition throwgh the long continuance of his displeasure I humbly besowght him to graunt me any one of three things he was pleased to reject all thowgh they were easy of small Importance and without the possibility as I conceaved of any harmfull consequence where upon I threw my selfe on my knie humbly beseeching him not to cast me entirely of that I had served his Royall father his Ma tie himselfe and the Crowne faithfully from my youth that I had the same affection to his Person and fidelity to his service which I had ever professed and in many occasions signally demonstrated that nothing Could deminish my Zeal but unresistable necessity His Ma tie answered he Could not belive that those would serve him faithfully whoe he did not thinke well affected to him that I had ways of my owne and followed my owne councells in his business which he would not suffer I replyed that if I had done soe it had been when I was at such a distance from him that I Could not receive his orders and that what I did I thowght best for his service but that in the future I would never doe any thing relating to publique affaires without his Majesties positive commands he replyed I cannot graunt any of the things you desire one of them at this tyme is not in my power not being in a condition to helpe those I would the other twoe I doe not thinke for my service nor have I any further employment for you The to sencible anxiety wherein I was finding my selfe irreparably ruined utterly deprived of all means to subsist and hopeless for the future soe trowbled my reason that I broke out of those bowndes of duty and profownd respect which in all conditions I owght as a subject much more as a meniall servant to have confined my selfe to and sayd it is Impossible for me to live thus any longer if your Ma tie will absolutely abandon me I can have no other refuge then to endeavour to returne into England and seek my bread amongst your enemies whoe I have hitherto opposed with all the vigour and industry I Could where upon he rose from the chear where he gave me audience and told me I have no more to say to you nor will ever have more to doe with you and soe retired out of the chamber Some persons of the greatest Calibre by whose means I had obtayned that audience whoe were present at a little distance and had heard all that was sayd reproched me with indignation for my last words calling them rash undutifull and insolent and that none of my frends afterwards Could speak more in my favour with many other such like expressions and indeed I fownd them ever after much more Cold then formerly I procured an audience againe from one of them not without some difficulty which was likewise the last I ever had where representing the hardness of my condition and mentioning as modestly as I Could dress my complaints up my past services for divers years which were very well knowne to the person to whome I spake one whoe was by made answer in some kinde of heat all your past services are lost in the ill success of the Kings business Other expressions as sharpe as that were added which I then thowght as I now doe were spoken to drive mee off from the hopes of subsistance from those to whome I had adressed my selfe fearing peradventure that my ayme was to pin my selfe on them whoe at that conjoncture were in no very oppulent condition I sowght and in private for all were cautious of me seeing the Kings great and declared displeasure obtained an audience from another where I had placed my last hope and refuge he heard me attentively but sayd little only in the conclusion he told me he was very sorry for me but saw not how he Could help me to appear in my behalfe would make my condition rather worse then better as he sayd I might my selfe easily conceave and Could in some kinde prove disadvantagious to himselfe upon which termes I retired never haveing spoken to him since nor is it likely that I ever shall Thus finding my disease under which I had long languished become incurable and that all those whoe had either kindeness or compassion for me began to apprehend my sickness as contagious as is done in the pest with a Lord have mercy upon me had abandonned me as perishing men in a shipwrack save themselves as they can soe I returned into England haveing no other refuge in nature which I did openly and avowedly as I had before declared I should be constrained to doe During the intervall betwixt that tyme and his Ma ties restauration I did many things which gave him Just reason to continue and to augment his indignation if that were possible The King was out of his dominions another authority established where unto the three nations either volontarily or by constrainte had submitted Being thus Throwne out of his service and out of all trust and Employment I abandonned my selfe to those councels which an insupportable necessity sugested to me that according to the Judgment of the supreme legislator renders divers other lawes dispensable I stayd not long in England had no conversation with any of the Kings frends which I avoyded