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A71355	Mercurius publicus: comprising the sum of forraign intelligence ...[no.35 (23 Aug-30 Aug 1660)]; Mercurius publicus (London, England : 1659)	Muddiman, Henry, fl.1659-1666, editor.; Dury, Giles editor.; Newcomb, Thomas, d. 1681 or 2, publisher.	1660 (1660)	Thomason E186_32	9,028	16

Numb. 35. Mercurius Publicus COMPRISING The Sum of Forraign Intelligence WITH The Affairs now in Agitation in England Scotland and Ireland For Information of the People Published by Order From Thursday August 23. to Thursday August 30. 1660. Westminster HIS Excellency the Lord General Monck being Lord Lievtenant of his own Native County of Devon hath nominated and chosen divers Noble Gentlemen of known Honour and Loyalty to His Majesty to be Deputy Leivtenants of that County Their Commisons are all Sealed who need no other Commendation but to tell this newes viz. Sir Edward Seymour Barronet Sir Hugh Pollard Barronet Sir Peter Prideaux Baronet Sir John Northcot Baronet Sir John Davy Baronet Sir Courtney Pool Baronet Sir William Courtney Baronet Sir Edmond Fowel Baronet Sir John Chichester of Hull Knight Sir Thomas Stukley Knight Arthur Basset Esquire John Rolles Esq Francis Drew Esq Walter Young Esq We have formerly acquainted you how the respectiv● Regiments of the Army in England have been disposed and now we shall tell you in what hands His Majesty hath entrusted the Garrison of Dunkirk wherein are four good Regiments three of Foot and one of Horse viz. Edward Harley Col. and Captain Governour of Dunkirk Peter Sainthil Lieutenant William Fleetwood Lieut. Col. and Capt. Thomas Ingram Lieutenant Arthur Colliot Ensigne John Hinton Major and Captain Richard Woodw●rd Lieutenant Iohn Ewbank Ensigne Francis Conway Captain Iohn Green Lieutenant William Grant Ensigne Roger Cotes Captain Edward Emmes Lieutenant William Grant Ensigne Edward Righton Captain Richard Baker Lieutenant Abraham Davies Captain Iohn Turpin Lieutenant William Carter Ensigne Iohn Muse Captain William Beech Lieutenant Christopher Monck Captain Edward L●yton Lieutenant Henry Iackson Ensigne Francis Bromich Captain Iames Ralph Lieutenant VVilliam Iones Ensigne Henry Gargran Q. M. and Marshal Gen. W●l●er Scot Chyrurgeon VVilliam Lloyd Towre Major Henry Lillingstone Col. and Captain VVilliam VVittaker Lieutenant Thomas Mitchel Ensigne Thomas Heynes Lieut. Col. and Capt. Thomas Young Lieutenant Ralph VValker Ensigne Geo. Clinton alias Fiennes Maj. and Cap. Iohn Sherrard Lieutenant Alexander Crawford Ensigne Robert Fitz-VVilliams Capt. Iohn Southerne Lieut. George Fitz-Williams Ensigne Robert Smith Captain Robert Landy Lieutenant Iames Stopford Ensigne Peter Pogson Captain Herbert Boare Lieutenant William Terry Ensigne Samuel Brooke Captain Robert Muschamp Lieutenant Robert Mylevis Ensigne William Wandes Captain Lewis Powel Lieutenant Lawrence Fellow Ensigne Henry Middleton Captain Robert Lawreson Lieutenant Thomas Brewerton Ensigne Iohn Cooke Captain William Clinton alias Fiennes Lieut. Richard Withers Ensigne Harrison Chaplain Robert Farendit Chyrurgeon Iohn Curtis Q. M. Roger Alsop Colonel and Captain John Graham Lieutenant Edwin Bates Ensigne Maurice Kingwel Lieut. Col. and Capt. Iohn Giles Lieutenant Thomas Gryffes Ensigne Iohn Withers Major and Captain Francis Dukes Lieutenant Iohn Brookes Ensigne Thomas Chapman Captain Edward Pope Lieutenant Thomas Withers Ensigne Nathaniel Catham Captain Richard Flemming Lieutenant William Hussey Ensigne C●ap● Capt. Robert Gr●ss● Lieutenant Anthony ●almer Ensigne Humphrey A●●erton Capt. Thomas Basset Lieutenant Thomas Blackat Ensigne Iohn Turner Captain Francis Hinton Lieutenant William Potham Ensigne Francis Annesley Captain Iames P●mtruge Lieutenant Richard Line Ensigne Rice Powels Captain Day Lieutenant Alexander Young Ensigne Iohn Wilkinson Chyrurgeon Nicholas T●m Q. M. Fra. Pockley Physitian to the Garrison Robert Harley Colonel and Captain Iohn Graunt Lieutenant Henry Willoughby Cornet George Penny Q. M. Tobias Bridges Major and Captain Hargrave Lieutenant Iohn Brown Cornet Mat. Wayne Q. M. Oliver Nicholas Captain Thomas Stackhouse Lieutenant Thomas Bernardiston Cornet Laughorne Q. M. Iames Halsey Captain Robert Brodnax Lieutenant Peter Pawlyn Ensigne Theodore Russel Q. M. Edward Wood Captain George Bret Lieutenant William Ashenhurst Cornet Samuel Sharpe Q. M. Flower Cap· Lt. to Col. Ed. Harley Edward Talbot Cornet On Thursday the 23 of this Instant August Frederick Van Alefeldt Ambassadour Extraordinary from His Majesty of Danemarke came to London with a very noble retinue his Servants in very rich Liveries Sir Charles Cottrel His Majesties Master of the Ceremonies with several Coaches of the chief Nobility went to meet him and conducted him to Sir Abraham William's House at the Palace in Westminster You have heard heretofore how Commissions under the Great Seal were issued forth impowring several Officers of the Army to administer the Oathes of Supremacy and Allegiance to the respective Officers and Souldiers of each Regiment In performance of which duty the said Officers have been very diligent particularly in His Excellency the Lord Generals Regiment of Horse where Major Iohnson who so prudently prevented the betraying of Berwick to Lambert and Cap. Symnel shewed now as much readiness as they had formerly Valour in advancing with Cap. Wilmot so daringly to Morpeth in Northumberland with four Troops These two riding from Troop to Troop found all the Officers and Souldiery as willing to take the Oathes as they to administer one only Trooper in the whole Regiment dissenting The like care was used in administring the said Oathes to His Excellencies Regiment of Foot where also but one only Souldier dissented In Col. Hubblethorn's Regiment of Foot only one dissented In Col. Litcot's but one only In Col. Read's but one and in Sir Ralph Knight's Regiment of Horse but one where we cannot but take notice of the equal care of all these faithful Officers that in each Regiment there should be but one dissenting and that the prudence of them all hath been so great in entertaining Souldiers in such distracted times where there is but one in each Regiment and not one Officer in any And you cannot but observe how fair and freely those Officers have dealt that such as had any the least scruple against those most just and legal Oathes had yet liberty without any force or threats to express their dissents and yet after all this fifting and winnowing there was not seven men in six Regiments but did most cheerfully take the said Oaths and those six common Souldiers for Officers none who were Dissenters were found upon examination to be Forraigners and Roman Catholiques Colonel Charls Fairfax hath likewise returned an account of the readiness of all his Officers and Souldiers in taking the said Oaths The manner of the Return which is the Form used in such cases was thus viz. Commissio in Cancellaria pro Sacramentis praestandis Officiariis militibus sub Regimine Caroli Fairfax Colonelll Retorn sine dilatione Sealed and Endorsed C. FAIRFAX Iohn Rogers Bailly For His Majesties Service But since we are upon an Accompt of administring the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance we must not conceal a particular sent us from Cooper in Scotland August 14. where the said Oaths were freely taken by the four Troops of the Lord Viscount Falkland's Regiment in Falkland and not the least question or scruple made by any except only one in Major Morgan's Troop who being absent when the rest took those Oaths upon his return was informed by his fellow-Souldiers that they had all taken