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that_o several_a parchment_n roll_n be_v fill_v with_o their_o name_n the_o next_o day_n be_v bring_v from_o the_o general_n and_o his_o council_n of_o officer_n a_o impeachment_n of_o eleven_o member_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o who_o be_v count_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o presbyterian_a party_n namely_o sir_n w._n waller_n coll._n massey_n sir_n john_n clothworthy_a sir_n denzil_n hollis_n coll._n long_n mr._n anthony_n nicholas_n sir_n ph._n stapleton_n mr._n glyn_n sir_n john_n maynard_n sir_n william_n lewis_n and_o coll._n edward_n harley_n charge_v they_o with_o hinder_v the_o relief_n of_o ireland_n obstruct_v of_o justice_n and_o act_v somewhat_o against_o the_o army_n and_o the_o law_n of_o england_n the_o member_n declare_v themselves_o ready_a to_o answer_v but_o the_o army_n will_v have_v they_o seclude_v from_o their_o seat_n in_o parliament_n till_o they_o have_v bring_v in_o their_o answer_n whereupon_o they_o withdraw_v themselves_o by_o consent_n for_o six_o 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he_o in_o the_o chair_n detain_v he_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o member_n till_o they_o force_v another_o order_n from_o they_o '_o that_o the_o king_n shall_v come_v to_o london_n after_o which_o they_o adjourn_v to_o july_n 30._o but_o then_o both_o speaker_n be_v absent_a have_v withdraw_v themselves_o to_o the_o army_n whereupon_o two_o new_a speaker_n be_v choose_v the_o lord_n hunsdon_n and_o mr._n henry_n pelham_n barrister_n by_o who_o the_o follow_a order_n be_v make_v that_o day_n 1._o that_o the_o king_n shall_v come_v to_o london_n 2._o that_o the_o militia_n of_o london_n shall_v have_v power_n to_o raise_v force_n for_o defence_n of_o the_o city_n 3._o they_o shall_v also_o have_v power_n to_o choose_v a_o general_n for_o those_o force_n and_o that_o the_o eleven_o impeach_v member_n shall_v return_v to_o their_o feat_n the_o citizen_n arm_v with_o these_o order_n present_o proceed_v to_o raise_v force_n choose_v massey_n their_o general_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o lord_n and_o commons_o which_o have_v leave_v london_n consult_v with_o the_o general_n and_o chief_a commander_n of_o the_o army_n make_v a_o order_n that_o all_o act_n and_o decree_n that_o have_v pass_v on_o july_n 26._o and_o since_o shall_v be_v account_v null_n and_o void_a and_o that_o they_o do_v adhere_v to_o the_o declaration_n of_o the_o general_n and_o council_n of_o the_o army_n it_o be_v likewise_o decree_v that_o the_o general_n with_o his_o army_n shall_v march_v to_o london_n upon_o who_o approach_n the_o citizen_n who_o make_v some_o semblance_n of_o opposition_n meet_v in_o common-council_n and_o find_v it_o impossible_a sudden_o to_o raise_v force_n to_o oppose_v they_o they_o send_v to_o the_o general_n for_o a_o pacification_n which_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o member_n of_o parliament_n be_v grant_v they_o on_o these_o condition_n 1._o that_o they_o shall_v desert_v the_o parliament_n now_o sit_v and_o the_o eleven_o impeach_v member_n 2._o to_o recall_v their_o late_a declaration_n 3._o to_o relinquish_v their_o present_a militia_n 4._o to_o deliver_v up_o to_o the_o general_n all_o their_o fort_n and_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n 5._o to_o disband_v all_o the_o force_n they_o have_v raise_v all_o which_o not_o dare_v to_o deny_v be_v instant_o ratify_v and_o so_o august_n 6._o 1647._o the_o army_n march_v triumphant_o through_o london_n to_o westminster_n with_o the_o two_o speaker_n and_o the_o member_n of_o parliament_n who_o they_o restore_v to_o their_o former_a sears_n and_o the_o eleven_o seclude_v member_n leave_v london_n some_o go_n beyond_o sea_n and_o other_o with_o pass_n to_o their_o house_n in_o the_o country_n both_o speaker_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o whole_a parliament_n give_v thanks_o to_o the_o general_n and_o make_v he_o commander_n of_o all_o the_o force_n in_o england_n and_o wales_n and_o constable_n of_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n a_o month_n pay_v be_v likewise_o give_v to_o the_o army_n for_o a_o gratuity_n the_o next_o day_n fairfax_n cromwell_n skippon_n and_o the_o other_o commander_n march_v from_o westminster_n through_o london_n to_o the_o tower_n where_o some_o command_n and_o the_o militia_n be_v alter_v and_o to_o curb_v the_o city_n her_o militia_n be_v divide_v westminster_n and_o southwark_n have_v power_n to_o command_v their_o own_o train_v band_n and_o thus_o be_v the_o presbyterian_a party_n depress_v and_o all_o thing_n manage_v according_a to_o the_o inclination_n of_o the_o independent_o and_o the_o army_n after_o this_o fairfax_n march_v out_o of_o london_n quarter_a his_o soldier_n in_o the_o town_n and_o village_n adjacent_a only_o leave_v some_o regiment_n about_o white_a hall_n and_o the_o mewse_n to_o guard_v the_o parliament_n his_o head_n quarter_n be_v at_o putney_n and_o the_o king_n about_o the_o middle_n of_o august_n after_o divers_a remove_n be_v at_o length_n bring_v to_o hampton-court_n where_o he_o seem_v
not_o at_o all_o restrain_v but_o live_v like_o a_o prince_n in_o all_o the_o splendour_n of_o a_o court_n all_o sort_n of_o people_n be_v free_o admit_v to_o kiss_v his_o hand_n and_o wait_v upon_o he_o yea_o his_o servant_n from_o beyond_o sea_n even_o those_o who_o have_v be_v vote_v delinquent_n as_o ashburnham_n barkley_n and_o the_o rest_n be_v permit_v by_o the_o army_n to_o have_v safe_a recourse_n to_o he_o which_o be_v general_o wonder_v at_o about_o this_o time_n a_o disturbance_n arise_v in_o the_o army_n by_o a_o party_n call_v leveller_n some_o of_o who_o be_v seize_v at_o ware_n and_o the_o principal_a stickler_n shoot_v to_o death_n other_o imprison_v and_o all_o their_o favourer_n cashier_v twenty_o be_v discard_v out_o of_o one_o troop_n and_o now_o proposition_n be_v send_v to_o the_o king_n at_o hampton-court_n agree_v upon_o by_o both_o house_n and_o with_o the_o concurrence_n of_o the_o scotch_a commissioner_n but_o the_o king_n refuse_v to_o comply_v with_o 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great_a concernment_n but_o while_o the_o parliament_n be_v frame_v proposition_n they_o be_v sudden_o surprise_v with_o the_o news_n that_o the_o king_n be_v secret_o withdraw_v from_o hampton-court_n letter_n come_v from_o cromwell_n about_o midnight_n to_o the_o speaker_n for_o nou._n 12._o whilst_o the_o commissioner_n of_o parliament_n and_o colonel_n whaley_n who_o command_v the_o guard_n expect_v when_o the_o king_n will_v come_v out_o of_o his_o chamber_n to_o supper_n and_o wonder_v at_o his_o long_a stay_n at_o last_o about_o nine_o a_o clock_n some_o go_n in_o miss_v the_o king_n find_v his_o cloak_n and_o a_o letter_n write_v with_o his_o own_o hand_n to_o the_o commissioner_n to_o be_v communicate_v to_o the_o parliament_n wherein_o have_v discourse_v about_o captivity_n and_o the_o sweetness_n of_o liberty_n he_o protest_v before_o god_n he_o do_v not_o withdraw_v to_o disturb_v the_o public_a peace_n but_o for_o his_o safety_n against_o which_o he_o understand_v there_o be_v a_o treasonable_a conspiracy_n etc._n etc._n and_o that_o if_o he_o may_v be_v hear_v with_o freedom_n honour_n and_o safety_n he_o shall_v instant_o break_v through_o this_o cloud_n of_o retirement_n and_o show_v himself_o the_o father_n of_o his_o country_n the_o parliament_n startle_v at_o his_o departure_n send_v some_o person_n to_o the_o seacoast_n to_o prevent_v his_o go_n beyond_o sea_n and_o when_o it_o be_v report_v he_o be_v conceal_v in_o london_n ordered_n that_o if_o any_o man_n shall_v close_o detain_v the_o king_n person_n he_o shall_v be_v punish_v with_o loss_n of_o estate_n and_o life_n but_o this_o cloud_n soon_o dissolve_v letter_n come_v from_o coll._n hammond_n governor_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n that_o the_o king_n be_v come_v thither_o and_o have_v deliver_v himself_o into_o his_o proâ—ection_n and_o that_o he_o will_v dispose_v of_o he_o as_o the_o parliament_n shall_v appoint_v who_o commend_v hammond_n order_v that_o he_o shall_v guard_v the_o 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a_o military_a life_n can_v hardly_o be_v reduce_v to_o their_o former_a employment_n our_o new_a statesman_n to_o prevent_v any_o ill_a humour_n that_o may_v gather_v among_o they_o resolve_v to_o make_v they_o serviceable_a to_o their_o country_n in_o the_o reduction_n of_o ireland_n all_o that_o kingdom_n except_o dublin_n and_o londonderry_n be_v in_o possession_n of_o the_o irish_a which_o neither_o be_v able_a to_o hold_v out_o without_o speedy_a assistance_n from_o england_n this_o rebellion_n the_o most_o barbarous_a and_o bloody_a that_o ever_o happen_v upon_o earth_n act_v by_o devil_n in_o humane_a shape_n rather_o than_o man_n butcher_v two_o hundred_o thousand_o protestant_n in_o eight_o week_n space_n without_o the_o least_o offence_n or_o provocation_n give_v or_o without_o spare_v of_o age_n or_o sex_n be_v perpetrate_v oct._n 23._o 1641._o and_o though_o contrive_v so_o secret_o and_o act_v so_o furious_o yet_o be_v dublin_n wonderful_o preserve_v to_o be_v a_o 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