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A74878	A brief review of the most material Parliamentary proceedings of this present Parliament, and their armies, in their civil and martial affairs. Which Parliament began the third of November, 1640. And the remarkable transactions are continued untill the Act of Oblivion, February 24. 1652. Published as a breviary, leading all along successiviely, as they fell out in their severall years: so that if any man will be informed of any remarkable passage, he may turne to the year, and so see in some measure, in what moneth thereof it was accomplished. And for information of such as are altogether ignorant of the rise and progresse of these times, which things are brought to passe, that former ages have not heard of, and after ages will admire. A work worthy to be kept in record, and communicated to posterity.	Vicars, John, 1579 or 80-1652.; Hamilton, James Hamilton, Duke of, 1606-1649. Several speeches of Duke Hamilton Earl of Cambridg, Henry Earl of Holland, and Arthur Lord Capel, upon the scaffold immediately before their execution, on Friday the 9. of March.	1652 (1652)	Wing V294A; Thomason E693_2; ESTC R206997	57,270	63

fighting and plotting against us on the one hand and the declaring for him on the other should not be an espousing of a Malignant party quarrell or interest but be a meer fighting upon former Grounds and Principles and in defence of the Cause of God and of the Kingdome as hath been these 12. years last past as ye say for the security and satisfaction of Gods people in both Nations or the opposing of which should render us enemies to the godly with you we cannot well understand especially considering That all these Malignants take their confidence and encouragement from the late Transactions of your Kirk and State with your King for as we have already said so we tell you again it is but satisfying security to those that employ us and are concerned in that we seek which we conceive will not be by a few formall and feigned submissions from a person who could not tell otherwise how to accomplish his Malignant ends and therefore councel'd to this complyance by them who assisted his Father and have hitherto acted him in his most evill and desperate Designes and are now again by them set on foot against which how you will be able in the way you are in to secure us or your selves is forasmuch as concerns our selves our duty to look after If the state of your quarrell be thus upon which as you say you resolve to fight our Army you will have opportunity to do that else what means our abode here And if our hope be not in the Lord it will be ill with us We commit both you and our selves to him who knows the heart and tries the Reins with whom are all our ways who is able to doe for us and you above what we know which we desire may be in much mercy to his poor people and to the glory of his own great Name and having performed your desire in making your papers so publique as is before exprest I desire you to doe the like by letting the State Kirk and Army have the knowledge hereof To which end I have sent you inclosed two Copies and rest From the Camp at Pencland Hills 14. August 1654. Your humble servant O. CROMWEL THe Victory at Gladsmore in Scotland 30 and 31. of July 1650. M. G. Montgomery slaine 200 armes taken of the Scots 80. Troopers 400. or 500. wounded 4 Colours 15. Troops totally routed 500. Foot routed at Muscleburrough The Victory at Danbar 30 August 1650. 400. killed upon the place 10000 prisoners 2000 Horse 290 Commission Officers 15000 Arms 200 Colours 32. peices of Ordnance Of ours that ingaged in the Battail 5000 Horse and Foot Their Word The Covenant Our Word The Lord of Hosts who manifested him selfe to be with us Novemb. 1650. Insurrections in Norfolk for which 24 were condemned and 20 executed the other left to mercy Col. Ker routed and taken and the Towne of Ayre Decemb. 25. The strong Castle of Edenburgh delivered up with 53 pieces of Ordnance whereof 15 Iron the rest Brasse about 8000 Arms store of Ammunition and Provision It was the hand of the Lord alone that wrought out and extended such great salvations to us Novemb. 21. A squadron of Ships commanded by Gen. Blague surprised a considerable part of the Portugal Brasil fleet fraughted with Sugar and sent them to England and after pursued the revolted ships and followed them beyond Alligant where they have taken 7 of P. Ruperts fleet and pursued him to Thoulon one of the furthest Havens of France having but two ships left him which hath sounded forth in the ears of Forreigne Princes and States who began to acknowledge that God hath been with the Parliament and Common-wealth of England and both Spain and Portugall have sent their Embassadors to treat with us For all which signall salvations the 30. of Jan. 1650. was set apart and observed as a day of publike Thanks-giving and holy rejoycing in England Wales and Town of Berwick Jan. 1. 1650. The Scots King was crowned at Schone He is Generall of the Army Duke Hamilton Lieut. Gen. of the Scotch Army David Lesley M. Gen. Middleton L. G. of the Scotch Horse and Massey M. G. of the English A Speech made by K. Charles ye-2d-at his Coronation 1. January 1650 I will by gods assistance bestow my life for your defence wishing to live no longer then that I may see this Kingdome flourish in happiness The Oath I doe promise vow in ye presence of ye eternall god yt I will maintaine ye true Kirk of god religion right preaching administration of ye Sacraments now received preached within this Realme in purity And shall abolish gain-stand all falce Religions sects contrary to ye same And shall rule ye people com̄ited to my charge according to ye will of god and laudable laws consti●●tions of ye Realme causing justice equity to be ministred without partiality January 4. 1650. The King of Spaine sent his Embassadour for the acknowledging of this State whose Authority and soveraignty resides in this Parliament of the Common-wealth of England and to stablish and close up a good friendship with this Common-wealth The Portugall sent his Agent also to the like effect March 6. 1650. Sir Henry Hide beheaded at the Exchange for receiving and acting by vertue of a Commission from Charls Stuart the Second and King of Great Britaine France and Ireland as his Agent to the Great Turk with an intent to destroy the Trade of the Turkie Company and the Parliaments interest not onely in Constantinople but in Mitylene Anatolia and Smyrna in which conspiracies he had a Commission to be a Commissioner and he was likewise to seize upon our Merchants goods for the use of the King of Scotland and procured Audience of the grand Visier and raised great fears and uproars among the Merchants Browne Bushell Beheaded under the Scaffold on Tower-Hill March 29. 1651. for delivering up Scarborough June 2. 1651. The surrender of Silly Islands Insurrection in Cardiganshire 24 June 1651. 40 slain 60 prisoners taken Burnt Island surrendred 29 July 1651. The Scotch King invaded England with 16000 Horse and Foot and a light train of Artillery and caused himselfe to be proclaimed King of England Scotland and Ireland in Lancashire August 22. Charles the First erected his Standard at Notingham and Charles the second erected his Standard the 22 of Aug. at Worcester 1651. September 3. 1651. Old Lesly Crawford Linsey Ogleby with divers of quality besides 300 taken that were making Levies to raise the Siege at Dundee August 2. 1651. St. Johnston surrendred August 19. 1651. The Castle of Sterling surrendred 40 pieces of Ordnance 27. faire brasse pieces 2 great iron guns 11 leather guns provision of meal to serve 500 men about twelve months 40 or 50 Barrels of Beef about five hundred Armes new Muskets and Pikes twenty six Barrels of Powder 20 or 30 vessels of Claret wine strong-waters great store of match and other ammunition

undertake to do so I may be heard and that I be not hindred from using such lawful and honest means as I shall chuse To conclude let me be heard with freedom honour and safety and I shall instantly break through this cloud of retirement and shall shew my self to be Pater Patriae C. R. A great tumult insurrection and mutiny in London breaking open divers houses and magazines of Arms and Ammunition breaking open divers houses seizing on the Drums Gates Chains and Watches of the City assaulted and shot into the L. Maiors house and killed one of his Guard c. 1648. MAy 16. Surrey Petitioners came to Westminster and made a great shout and cryed Hey for King Charls We will pull the Members out by the Ear●s disarmed two Sentinels knockt them down one Sentinell refusing to be disarmed the Petitioners got within his Arms one of them drew his sword and run him through and the Petitioners drew their swords on the Troopers and said fall on for King Charls now or never but a party of 500 Foot did take some of the Petitioners were slain four or five of the souldiers two The old L. Goring proclaimed General at the head of the Kentish Army upon the Hill neer Alisford consisted of 8000 besides those in Maidstone there were neer 300 slain and about 2300 prisoners many of them taken in the Woods Hop-yards and fields also Gentlemen of good quality there were about 500 Horse 3000 Arms 9 foot Colours and 8 pieces of Canon with store of Ammunition taken Their word at the engagement was King and Kent Ours Truth They being routed marched over Rochester Bridge towards Black-Heath with about 3000 Horse and Foot most Cavaliers Prentises and Watermen and fled over the water into Essex by Woollidge and Greenwich The Duke of Buckingham L. Francis E. of Holland L. Andrew L. Cambden and others rose in Surrey and made Proclamation that they expected the Parl. would have setled the Kingdom but because they have not they would fetch the King and live and dye with him to settle it July 11. 1648. was the surrender of Pembroke Castle The Scots Army of 21000. Invaded England Duke Hambletons Standard had motto Date Cesari Foot Standard for Covenant Religion King and Kingdomes Riseing in Kent Revosting of the Navie Redusing Colchester And Quelling the insurection in Pembroke shire all in 1648 The Scots entring the Kingdom July 11. 1648. Maj. Gen. Lambert sent this Letter to Duke Hammilton MY Lord Having received Information that some Forces of Horse and Foot are marched out of Scotland into this Kingdome under your Excellencies Command I have sent this Bearer unto you desiring to know the truth and intent thereof and whether they are come in opposition to the Forces in these parts raised by the Authority of the Parl. of England and now in prosecution of their Commands I desire your Lordships speedy answer and rest Your Excellencies humble servant J. Lambert Duke Hammiltons Answer NOble Sir I received yours of the 11 of this instant in answer whereunto I shall only say the informa●ion you received is true for according to the Commands of the Committee of Estates of the Parl. of Scotland there are Forces both of Horse and Foot come into this Kingdome under my conduct for prosecution of the ends mentioned in my Letter of the 6. to which I refer you intending to oppose any that are or shall be in Arms for the obstructing those pious loyal and just ends and so remain Hambleton The Town of Colchester delivered up Sir Charls Lucas and Sir Geo Lisle shot to death L. Col. Lilburn revolted at Newcastle declared for the King Sir Arthur Has●erigge storm'd the Castle Lilburns head was set upon a pole June 5. The L. of Warwick went to Portsmouth to bring into obedience the mutinous Sea-men there was with the L. of Warwicke the Phoenix Mary Rose Robert Nonesuch Lilly Lyon Bonadventure Antilope Swift-sure Hector and Fellowship A short Abridgement of the Engagement made by the Common Councell Commanders Souldiers and Commission officers in London WE decla●e to ingage as much as in us l●es to defend the King and Parl from all violence and to the end we may be inabled to perform the same We humbly offer that the Forces in the line may be one entire Militia and no Forces may be raised but by Authority of the said Militia by consent of the Common Councel We desire no Forces in Arms might come within thirty miles of London during the Treaty and for those within what persons soever shall make any tumu't shall be put to death Ordered that the Common Councel men and Commanders shall within their severall Precincts goe from house to house to receive concurrence to the said Ingagement Decemb. 1648. The House having notice of the Kings carrying to Hurst Cast●e voted That the seizing his person was without their advice or consent Dec. 5. The House Voted That his Majesties concessions to their Proposals was ground sufficient to settle the Peace of the Kingdome Dec. 6. Col. Rich and Col. Prides Reg. guarded the Parl. and seized some Members Maj. Gen. Brown Sheriff of London was apprehended Decemb. 12. Dec 13. The House Voted That the Lords and Commons declare they will make no further Addresses to the King nor none shall be by any person whatsoever without leave of he Parl. and if any make breach of this Order they shall incur the Penalty of High Treason and that they will receive no more any Message from the King to both or either Houses of Parl. An Ordinance sent to the Lords for the Triall of the King but they rejected the Commission and adjourned 8 dayes after that they never sate more ●er D●n●y Serj. at Arms to the Commissioners rode into Westminster Hall with the Mace belonging to the House of Commons on his shoulder and some Officers attending him all bare and six Trumpeters on Horseback a guard of Horse and Foot attending in the Pallace yard and Proclamation was made All that had any thing for matter of Fact against Charls Stuart King of England to bring it in to the Commissioners Jan. 19. 1648. That this present Seale of England should be broken in pieces and a new one forthwith made and ordered that the Arms of England and Ireland should be Ingra●en on the one side on the other side a Map of the Parl. with these words in it The first yeare of Freedome by Gods blessing restored 1648. The Charge of the Commons of England against Charls Stuart King of England That the said Ch Stuart being admitted King of England and therein trusted with a limitted power to govern by and according to the Lawes of the L●nd and not otherwise and by his Truth Oath and Office being obliged to use the power committed to him For the good and benefit of the people and for the preservation of their Rights and Liberties yet nevertheless out of a wicked design to erect and uphold in

Lances Guns a thousand Flattes and other instruments of war of that nature all the Records of Scotland the Chaire and Cloth of State the Sword and other 〈◊〉 furniture of the Kings August 25. 1651. The totall rout and overthrow of the Earl of Darby in Lancashire by Colonel Robert Lilburne A Full Narrative of the late dangerous designe against the State written with Master Love's owne hand and by him sent to the Parliament whereby he setteth down the severall meetings and secret actings with Major Alford Major Adams Colonel Barton Master Blackmore M. Case M. Cauton Dr. Drake M. Drake Captain Far M. Gibbons M. Haviland Maj. Huntington M. Jenkins M. Jaquel M. Jackson Liev. Jackson Captain Massey M. Nalton Captain Potter M. Robinson M. Sterks Col. Sowton Col Vaughan and others COnsidering how a clear and full Narrative may satisfie the State although it may prejudice my selfe I am willing with an ingenuous freedome and opennesse of heart to make knowne the whole matter so far as I distinctly know and well remember humbly hoping that this large acknowledgement of mine which is more then any in the world can prove against me shall not be taken as an Aggravation of my fault but as a Demonstration of my ingenuity Before I mention the matters of Fact I humbly crave leave to signifie the time when and manner how I came to be intangled in this unhappy businesse As for the time it was after the breaking off the Treaty between the King and the Scots at Jersey for before that time to the best of my remembrance I was not privie too or acquainted with any meetings about the sending of Captain Titus whose face I never saw to Jersey or sending Letters to him or receiving Letters from him while he was there or about sending any Letters too or receiving any Letters from the King Queen Jermyn Piercy or any other person in forreign parts during the Treaty at Jersey but after that Treaty was ended M. W. Drake came to me told me he had Newes to impart and to that end he desired to know if he could get friends together whether I was willing that they should meet at my house it being conveniently scituate in the midst of the City that so he might communicate what he heard of Affairs abroad To satisfie my curiosity to hear New●s I was content to let him with those he should bring to meet at my house Thus for the time when and manner how I came to be present at any meetings about Intelligence I now come humbly and truly to relate the matter of Fact which is as followeth It appeared to me by the testimony of the Witnesses that there were frequent meetings by Mr. Drake Alford Titus Adams and others soon after the death of the late King and applications made to the King of Scots the Queen his Mother to Jermyn and Piercy both before and during the Treaty at Iersey of which I know nothing nor was I present But the first meeting I was at was at my house and was as I remember at the reading of a Letter which came from Captain Titus after the Treaty was ended at Jersey the Contents of that Letter were if I mistake not to this effect That the Treaty at Jersey was broken off through the violent and evill Counsels of desperate Malignants and that he had something of concernment to communicate which he durst not doe in person being not safe for him to come over into England nor could he well do it by writing he judging it not fit nor safe to send by the Common Post fearing a miscarriage wherefore he desired some body to be sent over to him to Calice to whom he might give an account of all proceedings Vpon the reading of this Letter Mr. Drake moved that some person should be desired to goe to Calice for said he We shall hear the whole relation of the businesse at Jersey Whereupon Major Adams or Captain Farr were moved by Mr. Drake to goe There was mention of Major Alford to goe though he was not then present that I know of nor was he ever within my house as I remember untill after he returned from Calice so that there was none that I know of was gone Mr. Drake told me Major Alford was the fittest man to goe over to Calice having businesse of his owne to goe into France to look after his Prodigall Son so that it was said he a plausible pretence to conceale his going over to meet with Titus There were present at this first meeting M. Drake M. Ienkins Maj. Adams D. Drake Cap. Farr Cap. Potter and my selfe with some others but who more I cannot remember About two or three dayes after Major Alfords returne from Calice Mr. Drake told me he was come to London and told me he would goe to severall Ministers and Citizens to desire them to meet at my house that so we might hear what Newes Major Alford brought with him from Calice accordingly the next day in the evening they met at my house Mr. Drake brought Major Alford with him Major Alford at that meeting gave an account of his conference with Titus and of his receiving a copy of the Kings Letter from him as also a Narrative of the proceedings at the Treaty at Jersey But he said if I mistake not that he brought not over the Letters himself but delivered them to a Passenger that came over in the Ship to carry them lest that himselfe should be searched but after he came into England he received the Letter and Narrative from the Passenger but who he was I know not and so brought them to London whether the Copy of the Kings Letter was read at my house in my hearing I remember not yet I deny not but it was read there I am sure I heard that the Contents of it were to this effect That he tooke in good part the affections and loyalty of those who formerly had made applications by way of Petition to him of which Petition I know nothing and if ever God restored him or put him in a condition he should remember them The Narrative which Alford brought from Titus was read in my house in my hearing which was to this effect He made a large description of the Scots commending his prudent carriage and good inclinations to an Agreement with the Scots but that his bad Councell about him hindred it Also he made a rehearsall of his sufferings from the Cavaliers at Iersey how he was imprisoned in a close Room Many things else was in the Narrative which I have forgotten There were present at this meeting Major Alford M. Drake M. Case Major Adams M. Iaquel M. Iackson M. Ienkins D. Drake Cap. Potter M. Sterks Cap. Farr and my self with some others but who more I doe not remember A little before or about the Treaty between the King and the Scots at Breda there was a meeting at my house M. Drake proposed that we should think of some way

to promote the Agreement betweene the King and the Scots where by the way I desire humbly to give notice That this was the first and onely meeting of this nature and for this end at my house that I know of At this meeting M. Drake tooke cut some papers out of his pocket written in Characters which he read in my study what he read went under the name of a Commission and Instructions as he termed it to be sent to the Lord Willoughby Alderman Bunce Massey Graves and Titus to appoint them to advise with and use their interests in persons of Honour about the King to provoke him to agree with the Scots and to take the Covenant as also to advise with the Scots Commissioners and perswade them That in their agreement with their King they would have speciall respect to the interest of Religion and terms of the Covenant the Commission ran in this form as if it were in the names of all the Presbyteriall party in England After I heard it read I expressed my selfe against it alledging severall Reasons chiefly That it was an Act of high presumption for private persons to send a Commission with instructions and an act of notorious falshood to say this was in the name of the Presbyteriall party of England when none but a few persons knew thereof that I know of Many in the company did expresse a dislike thereof as well as my selfe M. Drake did also read a Letter in this meeting but to whom it was I know not neither know I the Contents of it I was at least a dozen times called out of the Room whiles the Company were there met so that I am not able to give so full and particular an accompt of the Contents of the Letter and of the Commission and Instructions What M. Drake did about the Commission and Instructions after he was gone from my house I know not what he sent away I know not nor did I know by whom it was sent away untill Maj. Alford declared before the High Court That he received the Papers from M. Drake carried them to Gravesend and delivered them to one Mason whose face I never saw and he carried them to Holland There was present at this meeting Major Huntington who was never at my house before nor since whose face I never saw before nor since but at my Tryall M. Drake D. Drake M. Jackson M. Jenkins M. Cauton Maj. Alford M. Gibbons Maj. Adams Cap. Farr and my selfe with some others whom I cannot remember There is one thing more I make bold to mention That there are other persons besides those I have named who did now and then come to these meetings at my house as M. Robinson M. Nalton M. Haviland M. Blackmore Col. Vaughan Col. Sowton these were also present at one time or another but at what particular meeting I cannot positively say Thus I have clearly laid open the whole matter of Fact so far as I well remember and distinctly know of Passages about these Meetings and Transactions at my house From the Tower of London July 22. 1651. I attest the truth of this Narrative under my hand Christopher Love Mr. Love's Speech made on the Scaffold on Tower-hill August 22. 1651. BEloved Christians I am this day made a Spectacle unto God Angels and Men and among them I am made a grief to the godly a laughing-stock to the wicked and a gazing stock to all yet blessed be my God not a terror to my self although there be but a little between me and death yet this bears up my heart there is but a little between me and Heaven It comforted Dr Taylor the Martyr when he was going to Execution That there were but two stiles between him and his Fathers House there is a lesser way between me and my Fathers house but two steps between me and glory it is but lying downe upon the block and I shall ascend upon a Throne I am this day sailing towards the Ocean of Eternity through a rough passage to my Haven of rest through a red Sea to the promised Land Methinks I hear God say to me as he did to Moses Goe up to Mount Nebo and die there so goe thou up to Tower-hill and dye there Isaac said of himself That he was old and yet he knew not the day of his death but I cannot say thus I am young and yet I know the day of my death and I know the kind of my death also and the place of my death also it is such a kind of death as two famous Preachers of the Gospel were put to before me John the Baptist and Paul the Apostle they were both beheaded yee have mention of the one in Scripture story and of the other in Ecclesiasticall History And I read in the 20 of the Revelations and the 4. The Saints were beheaded for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus But herein is the disadvantage which I am in in the thoughts of many who judge that I suffer not for the word or for Conscience but for medling with State-matters To this I shall briefly say That it is an old guise of the Devil to impute the cause of Gods peoples sufferings to be Contrivements against the State when in truth it is their Religion and Conscience they are persecuted for The Rulers of Israel they would put Jeremiah to death upon a Civill account though indeed it was onely the truth of his Prophesie made the Rulers angry with him yet upon a Civill account they did pretend he must dye because he fell away to the Chaldeans and would have brought in forreign forces to invade them The same thing is laid to my charge of which I am as innocent as Ieremiah was I find other instances in the Scripture wherein the main causes of their sufferings were still imputed to meddling with State-matters Paul though he did but preach Jesus Christ yet he must dye if the people might have their will under the pretence that he was a mover of sedition Upon a civill account my life is pretended to be taken away whereas indeed it is because I pursue my Covenant and will not prostitute my Principles and Conscience to the ambition and lusts of men Beloved I am this day to make a double exchange I am changing a Pulpit for a Scaffold and a Scaffold for a Throne and I might add a third I am changing this numerous multitude the presence of this numerous multitude upon Tower-hill for the innumerable company of Angels in the holy hill of Zion and I am changing a guard of Souldiers for a guard of Angels which will receive me and carry me into Abrahams bosome This Scaffold is the best Pulpit I ever preached in for in the Church Pulpit God through his grace made me an instrument to bring others to Heaven but in this Pulpit he will bring me to Heaven These are the last words that I shall speak in this world and it may be