death of King Charles the First to the re-establishment of His Son King Charles the Second wherein the Reader may see in the fall of the House of Cromwells that Greatnesse built upon perjury is of short continuance and that what ever aspiring Phaetons pretend None but Apollo is able to guide the Chariot of the Sun Charles the First of Glorious Memory being by a part of the Parliament who had usurped to themselves the power of the whole or more sentenced to death by the mouth of that audacious Traytor Bradshaw was the 30. of January 1648. in pursuance of their designes most execrably murthered before His Pallace at White-Hall by severing His head from His body A Prince whose vertues far exceeded any Eulogy we can bestow upon Him His own pencill best pourtraies Him the greatness of His worth being best expressed in the many miseries sustained by His losse But the end of their malice rested not here it reached also to His posterity whom by Proclamation they deprive of all Right in the Government of these three Kingdomes and vote the Kingly Office quite down contrary both to the Word of God and the Fundamental Laws of the Nation Yet though they cast a fair glosse on the matter every ones Comment did not agree with their Text and first Ireland saving onely Dublin and London Derry shew their dislike by revolt for the Marquesse of Ormond and the Lord Inchiquine having made a peace with the Quondam Rebels with a joynt consent Proclaime His Eldest Son King by the name of Charles the second solemnly inviting Him to come over to them being then in France with His Mother But the King though against the advice of His Mother as plausibly as he might waves this invitation because he was unwilling to distaste His better friends in England and Scotland by seeming to countenance those with His presence whom they suppos'd he had already too much countenanced with His commission And indeed it fell out much for the best considering the sudden ill successe of His friends there For their numerous Army amounting to no lesse then twenty two thousand men with which they were then beleaguering Dublin either by the carelesness of the Commanders or security of the Souldiers was beat from before it by the besieged and utterly routed by the third part of their number Soon after Cromwell also arrived there with an Army sent out of England to perfect their work of deformation who soon made the Conquest compleat putting many of the Irish to death especially at Tredagh where he continued Killing in cold blood for four days together pretending they were Rebels quite forgetting what himself and his masters were In the year 1649. a part of the Army falsly and undeservedly by Cromwell and his Faction called Levellers make a defection from the rest for they observing the exorbitant Counsels of Cromwell and his Council of State were resolved not to be instruments of bâ—inging the kingdome into further slavery but rather to assert their own and the Nations liberty and it is thought to joyn with the King whom they had fought against rather then lose their enterprise Whether such were their intentions or no I shall not debate but sure it is that those differences did not make ill for the Royall party who seeing the opportunity were not idle so that in a short time their designes were render'd so probable that His Majesty was resolved to transport himself into Jersey then in the safe hands of the Earl of Yarmouth to attend the success Whence if occasion serv'd he might with more ease waft himself into the West of England which part it is said that upon notice of the Southern disorders he was to have fallen While His Majesty stayd in Gersey he summons Guernsey but in vain and because that seemed not to be misfortune enough he received the news of the Levellers being utterly quell'd through the treachery of Aeres and Reynolds for which piece of service Cromwell was not ungratefull the forces of Cromwell falling upon them while they were in treatie suspecting nothing lâ—ss then force of Armes Upon this the King retired again into France though he were the sooner forc'd to doe it because he had certain intelligence that the Enemy was sending a fleet of ships to take from him that small remnant of His large dominions that yet remain'd unreduced But from Scotland far greater dangers threatned the Parliamentary Juncto for though the Scots had sold their King before yet feigning an abhorrency of the English proceedings and that the world might take notice they were innocent of His murther they likewise Proclaime Prince Charles King of Great Brittain France and Ireland and thereupon send Mr. Windram Laird of Libberton to treat with His Majesty about sundry articles before His reception to the Crown who having received his dispatches hasts unto Him being then in the Isle of Jersey The summe of their desires was to this effect 1. That His Majesty would graciously be pleased himself to signe the solemne League and Covenant and that he would passe an Act in Part that every person in that kingdome might take it 2. That He would passe divers Acts of the Parliament of Scotland which was concluded on the two last Sessions 1. For approving of their disclaiming Duke Hamiltons last return for receiving severall Acts made by the English for the Militia 2. That the Kings of Scotland may have no Negative voice 3 That His Majesty would recall the late Commissions given to Montrosse 4. That He would put away all Papists from about Him 5. That He would appoint some place about Holland to treate with their Commissioners An Honorable company of the most noble Lords in Scotland being to be appointed to attend His Majesty to whom likewise they send a sufficient provision to maintain Him a traine suitable to His birth and deserved greatnesse 6. That He would be graciously pleased to give a speedy answer to their desires By these proâ—ositions the Reader may perceive that notwithstanding their pretensions they intended Him a King onely conditionally and indeed those bitter pills they afterwards made him swallow may give the world just cause to think that their self ends bore greater sway with them then Love and Loyalty to His Majesty However nowithstanding the Lord Cleaveland and others alledged their Treachery unto His Father that they were Scots still and might doe the same unto Him That the Marquesse of Montrosse who had lately received Commissions to assault the North of Scotland was raising forces in Holland of whose valour and fidelity he need not to doubt of the Majority of voices carrying it for a Treaty it was resolved on and this answer returned to their Propositions That as to what was acted in the two last Sessions of Parliament He was content a generall Act of Oblivion should be passed but could not approve it That neither those of Montrosses nor Duke Hamiltons party in his last engagement should bear Office
Waller Mr. Meir Col. Waite Col. Temple Tichborn Fleetwood Col. John Temple and some few others Nor could His Majesty want employment having enough to doe to receive all these addresses which were made to him from all the Shires and Towns of England which though they throng'd in so fast yet His Majesty was still ready to entertain them with so much grace and favour that he gave satisfaction to all Nor was this joy confin'd within the limits of England other Countries partaking thereof and making themselves concern'd in our great alterations particularly at Heidelburgh Frankendale Wormes and Herldbron in all which places was a day of publick prayers and thanksgiving for the restoration of His Sacred Majesty of Great Brittain The King of Portugall also when he heard the news thereof presently gave order that the same night all the great guns of the Castle and Forts of the Town and Harbour should be fired The whole City was adorn'd with lights and in every window of the Kings Palace were set two great Torches of white wax besides Bonfires and Fireworks in the streets the King and Queen next morning with the Infanta and Nobility went forth in solemn manner to the Church of St. Anthony's of the Capuchins all the bells in the Town ringing the while By which it was plainlyseen with what reall joy and satisfaction the people of this Court and Nation receiv'd the welcome tydings of so happy a change And now we are beyond sea it may not be from the purpose to relate something of the great Marriage between the King of France and the Infanta of Spaine which happened much about this time especially the King of France being a Prince so nearly related to the Crown of England The King of Spaine being now after a tedious journey arrived at Fintarabia the Ceremonies of the Marriage being the same with the Ceremonies of ordinary marriages but more pompous were celebrated and performed by the Bishop of Pamplona with the assistance of the Patriarch of the Indies in the Church of said Town Before the performance the Infanta kneel'd twice before the King her Father first to ask him blessing and secondly before she gave her consent to the Marriage The Ceremony being ended the King of Spaine gave her all the respect due to so great a Queen giving her the right hand both in his going out of the Church and as they rode together in the Coach He likewise gave her his own lodgings and took hers where though she had not been seen before she then did ride in publick within a day or two after the two Kings had an interview where both Kings were uncovered that the grandees of Spaine might not take an occasion to be cover'd Then the King of Spaine having deliver'd his daughter into the hands of the King of France the Queen Mother took her away in her Coach which done the two Kings parted with all demonstration of amity and affection Afterwards the young Queen was presented with severall presents from her Father and Monsieur the Kings Brother and Cardinall which were so rich and so magnificent that never were more Royall presents seen In the mean time the Parliament to shew the value of that pardon from the benefit of which they were excepting so many persons came to His Majesty and in the name of themselves and the Commons of England laid hold on His Majesties gracious pardon mentioned in his Declaration from Breda wherefore on Munday being the 25. of June His Majesty publish'd a Proclamation in pursuance of his former Declaration declaring that His Majesty did graciously accept of the address of the House of Commons After this the House proceed upon the Act of Indempnity and having resolved that those persons before mentioned should be excepted from life they agree upon 20. more which though yet excluded from death should suffer all penalties and forfeitures excepting life concerning which business after they had had many debates they conclude at last upon these persons following William Lenthall Sir Hen. Vane Sir Arthur Haslerig Col. Sydenham Col. Disborough Ald. Ireton Col. Axtell Mr. Keeble Capt. Blackwell Major Creed Charles Fleetwood Alderman Pack Col. Pine Col. Cobbet Capt. Dean Oliver St. John Will. Nye Ministers John Goodwin Ministers But as the King saw them quick in their justice so he thought them too slow in their mercy and therefore having often press'd them to perfect the Act of Indempnity and nothing yet finish'd he goes himself to the House to hasten them telling them with what impatience he did expect that Act to be presented to him for his assent as the most reasonable and solid foundation of peace and security That he thought the House of Commons too long about it thanking God that he had the same intentions and resolutions which he had at Breda and then reading what he had then writ to them he added afterwards that if they did not then joyn with him in extinguishing the fear which keeps the hearts of men awake and apprehensive of safety and security they would keep him from performing his promise He then thank'd them for their justice to those who had been the immediate murderers of his Father and assured them he never thought of excepting any other and at length conjur'd them that setting all animosities aside to pass that Act without further delay His Majesty having thus put them in mind of their clemency was not forgetfull himself of that gratitude which he thought due to those who had serv'd him with a meritorious loyalty and there casting an eye of grace upon his Excellency the Lord Generall Monck for his faithfull service he was graciously pleas'd to create him Duke of Albemarly Earl of Finington Baron of Potheridge Beaucham and Teyes Captain Generall and Commander in chief of all His Majesties forces both in England Scotland and Ireland Master of His Majesties Horse Knight of the most noble order of the Garter and one of His Majesties most honourable privy Councill Whereupon accompanied with the Duke of Buckingham and other personages of high quality he took his leave of the House of Commons and went to take his place in the House of Peers Gen. Mountague also created Earl of Sandwich Viscount Hinchimbrook Baron of St. Needs Master of the Wardrobe one of the Commanders of the treasurie and Knight of the Garter not long after took his place in the House of Peers Sir John Greenvile who adventur'd first to bring His Majesties Letters over to the Houses and the Lord Generall His Majesty was pleas'd to create Earl of Bath Nor was His Majesty unmindfull of Col. Carles to whom with a small alteration of his name he gave a new coat of Armes which will always be a significant record of that service wherein his Loyalty was so usefull Nor did the Penderils His Majesties faithfull servants in his shelter at Boscobel goe unrewarded of one of whom named William it is reported that being in the Park of St. James's and
Englands Triumph A MORE EXACT HISTORY OF HIS Majesties Escape After the Battle of WORCESTER WITH A Chronologicall Discourse of His Straits and dangerous Adventures into France and His Removes from place to place till His return into England with the most Remarkable Memorials since to this present SEPTEMBER 1660. LONDON Printed by J.G. for NATHANIEL BROOK and are to be sold at the Angel in Cornhill 1660. THE PREFACE BY WAY OF ARGUMENT NEver did any age in this Nation most especially of all the rest of the Christian world afford more matter for a full and copious History then these 12. last years have done wherein after a Mysterious war waged for and against the King if we look at what was pretended and what was acted the after game was playd by a party not the same with those who at first undertook the businesse for the servants taking it out of the hands of those that hir'd them and set them on work and drawing it on to a far higher pitch of violence then was at first intended brought their King a most Noble and Pious Prince to an untimely death and utterly rejecting and proscribing all the Royall race subverted the ancient government of the Nation and chang'd it into a kind of a Free-State as they call'd it or Common-wealth during which the most remarkable affair that happened was a war with the Dutch and that carried on with no bad success but not many years did this form of government hold for Oliver Cromwell Generall of this new States army having subdued the Scotch Nation and by too unequall strength of arms forced the then heir apparent to the Crown His Now gracious Majesty who came with arms after all fair means used in vain to assert his just claim to quit the Kingdome violently usurped the supream authority into his own hands which having kept with much adoe by a high hand for his own life time he also us'd such means at his death that he procured to have the chief Magistracy of the three Nations transferr'd to his Eldest Son Richard which he held for a little while till the Souldiery wanting other action to divert them or an Oliver to keep them under took an occasion to mutinie and making use of Protector Richards authority to dissolve the Parliament he had called lay'd him aside and invited in again the remnant of the long Parliament which Oliver Cromwell had some years since dissolved to make way for his own advancement to the Supreame Authority The Common wealth interest thus restor'd there seem'd now no other hopes but a Free-State must seize us without any redresse yet neither had this convention sate many months ere Lambert spirited with his success against Sir George Booth who rose in Cheshire for a Free-Parliament and thinking to have traced Olivers steps he took the same course with the Members at Westminster as he had done before that is he turn'd them out of doors and while he March'd into the North against Generall Monck who had declar'd against these proceedings he left affaires to be manag'd by the Council of Officers at Wallingford-house these sitting upon a Modell of Government at length there was fram'd a thing called a Committee of Safety which taking upon it the government of the Nation brought in a great disorder and confusion upon the face of affairs till by a strange turn of fortune all the Army on a suddain deserting Lambert and his party being inveigled thereunto by the policy of some of the late dissolved Members way is made hereby to the admiration of all men for the re-entry of our little Parliament which growing still more and more odious to the people came at length to be generally stiled in derision The Rump Immediately after which Generall Monck hastens out of Scotland with his Army toward London to make room for whose entrance the old Army is order'd to march out and dispers'd into severall quarters the City manifesting discontent and disowning the present authority Monck is commanded to pull down the City gates which he unwillingly performs but at the same time his commission being out and commissioners appointed for the government of the Army and Monck nominated the last he closeth with the City and after a while causeth the old Members who had been secluded by the Army in 1648. to be re-admitted to their seats in Parliament yet limits them to sit onely for a short time and to make preparations for the calling of a Free-Parliament no sooner is this Parliament assembled but they receive a Declaration from His present Majesty King Charles the second which unanimously they own publickly Proclaime Him King and invite Him to a speedy return and exercise of His Royal trust The King immediately comes over is receiv'd with incredible joy and brought in great glory and triumph to His Palace at Whitehall and long may He there raign with peace and tranquility to the Nation and thus you have a brief analysis of all the grand and remarkable revolutions of this Nation in this strange and capricious age which are more at large though with brevity enough deliver'd in this present History and although there are already made publick severall relations of the same nature yet neverthelesse we could not reasonably be discouraged from committing this History to the Press in regard we have a just confidence to promise a more exact and punctuall account in all the most remarkable passages then is to be found in any of the rest as namely for the manner of His Majesties escape from Worcester his transactions during his abode in severall parts beyond the seas his joyfull reception into England and his magnificent entry into his famous City of London with all the materiall passages that have happened since His Majesties restoration to his government And furthermore our chiefest aime in this History is to lay a foundation for the continuing from time to time the relation of all materiall passages that shall happen in this Kingdome for the future which of how generall a concernment it is cannot but be apparent to those who diligently inquire into the advancement of the publick good ENGLAND'S TRIUMPH A MORE EXACT HISTORY OF KING CHARLES the II. AS to the writing the affaires of these late times an Historian never met with more varietie of subjects so for the right understanding and delivery of those events he will find it a matter of much difficulty such strange changes and mutabilities of State of which no other Country can shew a parallel nor England it self produce a president A well ordered Monarchy turned into a confused Anarchy Religion hewed down by the axe of Schisme most horrid villanies acted under Religious pretences Having not onely Priests as in the time of Jeroboam but Princes also of the lowest of the people Wat Tylers Jack a Leydons and Knipper dollings as may appear by their usurping governments which I shall endeavour to deliver unto you in the transactions of England from the
the mean time Sir John Brown Governour of Sterling with 4000. Horse and Foot marches against that party of Cromwells already landed in Fife Lambert and Okey having intelligence thereof with two Regiments oâ— Horse and two of Foot waft over to reinforce their party with which additionall aid they routed Sir John Brown took him prisoner with near 1200. more and killed 2000. upon the place Crownwell flesht with these beginnings pursues his advantages and transports his Army over Fife marches to S. Johnstons and takes it almost upon the first summons His Majesty not able to force them back resolves with all speed to advance into England well hoping the justnesse of His cause would have incited the English to have joyned with Him as experienc'd also of the Scots valour exprest better in other Countries then the own Cromwell hereupon re-crosses Frith and sends Lambert with a select party of Horse and Dragoones to fall upon their Rear himself following quickly after By the way of Carlile the Royal Army enters England marching with that Civility and Obedience to military discipline that 't was thought the Country was not endamaged six pence by them but whether it was that their former villanies had left such a deep impression in the hearts of the people or that they were now dulled and besotted with slavery content with Issachers asse to couch under their burthens or rather being over-awed by an armed power few or none came in to their assistance saving onely the Lord Howards Sonne of Estwick with a Troope of Horse notwithstanding His Majesties earnest invitations The Juncto at Westwinster hearing of the Kings march raised all the Counties against Him and made it high Treason to aid Him with either men or monies But the Loyall though unfortunate Earl of Darby not fearing their Bug-bear brought Him a supply of 250. Foot and 60. Horse out of the Isle of Man and having raised a considerable force in Lancashire set upon Col. Lilburn intending to have hindered him from joyning with a Regiment of Cromwells which was sent for that purpose towards Manchester but was by him unfortunately defeated the Lord Witherington Sir Thomas Tilsley Sir William Throgmorton Col. Boynton and sundry others taken prisoners At Worcester the Royall army made a stand resolving to abide all opposition Cromwell having joyned himself with the Country forces was quickly at their heels his army consisting of 50. or 60. Thousand the Scots not 10000. at most yet adding courage to their small number resolved to fight it out to the uttermost the King though of a Lambe-like disposition yet here acted the part of a Lyon encouraging his Souldiers both by precept and example after severall sallies and much courage shown on both sides September 3. an unfortunate day for the Scots it came to a field fight wherein though the Royalists valour exceeded even to admiration yet multitude overmatching courage they were overthrown The King whose Horse was twice that day shot under Him could not be induced to quit the field untill He saw all the field almost cleared The battle being thus absolutely lost toward three of the Clock Thursday Morning the 4. of September the King in Company with the said Earl of Derby Earl of Shrewsbury Earl of Cleaveland Duke of Buckingham my Lord Wilmot and others to the Number of fourscore came to the place called White-ladies in the parish of Tong in the Confines of Stafford and Shropshire being 25. Miles distant or thereabouts from Worcester which space of ground he had Rid that Night This White-ladies was a house belonging to one Fitsherbert where George Penderil the youngest brother of five who were all severally instrumentall in the Conducting and Preserving His Majesty hearing some body Knocking at the Gate so early opening the window and Espying there the aforesaid Francis Yates who was his brother in law together with Mr. Giffard the first thing he asked of his brother Yates was what News from Worcester who answered that the King was defeared and the Enemy in pursuit of Him therefore bid him to make hast and put on his cloaths but ere he could doe that the King with most of His Lords had entred the house and were come into the hall where after a very short debate the Earl of Derby called for William Penderil the Eldest brother for my Lord of Derby had taken this place for his Shelter after the defeat given him by Col. Lilburn near Wigan in Lancashire and was acquainted there was by them conducted to Worcester to the King it had also been a Sanctuary for several other Gentlemen who being come George was sent to Tong within Five miles of Wolverhampton to one Robert Beard a very honest person to enquire of him whether there were any scattered Troops of the Kings thereabouts or if any of the Enemies appeared thereabouts who returned and brought word that there were no parties at all to be seen return-in he met with his brother Richard Richard being come in Mr. Giffard called for him and bad him bring his best cloathes which were a jerkin and breeches of course green cloth and a Doe-skin Leather doublet they borrowed an old Gray hat of Humphry Penderill the Miller the course he open shirt was had of one Edward Martin with George Penderils band and shoes of one William Creswell which His Majesty unstripping Himself of His own cloaths nimbly put on His buff-coat and linnen doublet and gray Breeches which were the cloath that He put off He gave into the brothers hands who immediately buried them under ground where they lay five weeks before they durst take them up again the Jewels of His Arme He gave to one of the Lords who was then going away Then Richard brought a paire of shears and founded the Kings hair which my Lord Wilmot had Notched before with a Knife and the King was pleased to take notice of Richards good workmanship so as to preferre it before my Lord Wilmots and now His Majesty was esteemed to be the compleat wood-man Hereupon William Penderil was presented to His Majesty by the Earl of Derby and the care of His most Sacred Majesty committed to his charge and the rest of his brothers After this all that were present took their leaves and departed every one shifting for himself only my Lord Wilmot was carried by John Penderil to the house of one Thomas Whitgreaves as they were going along seeing some men coming behind them which proved to be friends though my Lord suspected the Country to rise upon them they hid themselves in a dry pit where they stayed till Evening and then arrived safely at Mr. Whitgreaves The Company being all gone a wood-bill was brought to the King and so He and Richard went out into the wood William went home and Richard and George went out to scout and lay hovering in the wood to hear or see if any one approached that way the King had not been above an hour in that wood but a troop
Gresham Colledge which two places they had made Guards of converting the house of prayer to a Den of Thieves Thus was the City design'd for fire sword and pillage had not God by a timely period prevented their designs Thus while these mens miscarriages doe invest His Maâ—esty with the love of his people he lives retiredly at Bruges expecting either what his loyall subjects might or what the successe might be of that treaty which was then in agitation between France and Spain His Majesty having some hopes to believe that those two Crowns united might joyn to his relief In order to this treaty the two grand favorites of both Crowns being met upon the frontiers His Majesty was also invited thither by Don Lewis de Haro His Majesty received this invitation at Dieppe in Normandy whither he had withdrawn himself to attend the successe of Sir George Booths businesse his friends in England having given no small encouragement to his hopes But seeing the ill success of affairs in England he hasts to the Frontiers being come to Roan he takes post accompani'd with the Marquess of Ormond and the Lord Digby and being at length arrived near the end of their journey he sends to give Don Lewis notice of his approach who presently with a noble traine came forth to meet him When they came near Don Lewis alighted from his horse and kneeling down though in a place by reason of the dirt somewhat inconvenient for that purpose he clapt his hands about His Majesties knees and with a great deal of humility and affection kissed them From this place Don Lewis accompanied His Majesty to the place provided for his accommodation riding bare-headed before him where he was all the while of his stay nobly and sumptuously entertained Many propositions are made by His Majesty to Don Lewis as to the giving him aid and assistance for the regaining of his right to all which Don Lewis returns civill and pleasing answers behaving himself with that respect to His Majesty as if he had been his Master himself His Majesty having spent some time here returns to Paris where he staid with his Mother some few days and so returns to his retirement at Brussels what the successe of His Majesties private and personall negotiation we make no question that time would have discovered not a little to his advantage had not his long drooping affaires received new life from an unexpected alteration of the scene For as his enemies were busy in their endeavours for the destruction of the Nation so was Generall Monke the Governour of Scotland as sâ—udious how to save it The peoples eyes were all fixed upon him as their Moses to deliver them from this iron yoke of Egyptian bondage He having received intelligence of the Armies proceedings weighing the miseries attending such Anarchicall confusions resolves with himself by the divine assistance to put a period to these unhappy distractions by setling the government on its right Basis or Foundation To this purpose having first declared his dissent from their proceedings he secures divers strong holds of that Nation as also those Officers of his own that concurred not with him in his resolutions Having done this he sends a letter to the Officers of the Army at London importing something of dissatisfaction in himself and some Officers of the Army in Scotland in reference to the things newly done in Englang The Council of Officers having received this Alarum had a nocturnal consultation the result whereof was that the regiments should forthwith march Northwards and that Lambert should goe to command them but knowing too well the person with whom they had to deal or whether it were that the souldiers would not fight one with another Lambert and the rest thought it their wisest course to see whether they could undermine him by the pretence of a treaty and a few fair pâ—oposalls Hereupon Whaley and Goffe and Carill and Backer are sent away to remonstrate to Monck the State of Affaires in England and thereupon to mediate with him under the fair pretence of avoiding the effusion of more blood The Officers also wrote unto him and his Officers to expostulate with him touching a necessity of a brotherly Union Morgan also takes a journey out of Yorkeshire into Scotland to see if he could bring the Generall to a Composure But during these overtures the thoughts of action were not at all laid aside wherefore Lambert follows his commanders beginning his journey on the third of November and quartering at Ware that night Generall Monk also begins to look about him He removes those Officers which he had secured in Tintallon Castle unto the Cross Hand draws his forces together secures Barwick and sends Major knight with a Party of 500. Horse into England as far as Morpeth as it is supposed to see what parties there were in that Country to joyn with them which is the rather conjectured because they retreated so suddainly without making any further attempt not was it safe for them to stay there in regard that Lamberts more numerous forces were gathering together about New-castle However to amuse his adversaries he sends three Commissioners to London viz. Col. Clobery Col. Weekes and Major Knight to treate with the same number of persons on their side They arrive enter into a treaty and too hastily conclude upon these particulars following That the title of Charles Stuart be renounced That the three nations shall be governed by a free State and not by a single person That a learned and godly Ministry be maintained That the Universities be reformed and countenanced That the Officers and Souldiers be indempnified for what is past That the armies retire and be dispos'd of into their respective quarters most advantageously against the Coâ—mon Enemy That Whitlock Vane Ludlow Saleway Berry be chosen for England That Saint John Wareston Harington Scot and Thomson together with the Generalle three commanders be chosen for Scotland That Steel Barrow and Dobson be elected for Ireland to give their assistance in determining the qualifications of such persons as are to be members of succeeding Parliaments That two field officers of the regiments in the three Nations and ten on the behalf of the sea officers shall meet on the sixt of December as a generall councill to advise touching the model of civil government that should be then ready to be presented to them These were the chief heads of the agreement signed by the Commissioners on both sides sent immediately away likewise unto Scotland for the Generalls consent But Generall Monck instead of consenting summons a Convention to meet at Edenburgh and sends away a letter to the City yet so contrived that both the character and the speech seem'd suspicious which was delivered by Col. Markham and Col. Askin in behalf of the Long Parliament not seeing the depth of the designe To the Convention he proposes three things That having received a call from God to march into England for resetling the Parliament
in two yeares That Sir Mich. Livesey Mr. Walton Harrison Whalley Lisle Say Scroop Okey Huson Goff Berkstead Holland Ludlow Tho Chaloner Carew Jo Jones Corbet Smith Clement Scot Cawley Love Dixewell Blagrave Cooke Broughton Dendi Hewlett Peters Hacker and Axtell Sir Hardresse Waller Mr. Row Garland Harvey Smith Martin Titchburn G. Fleetwood J. Temple P. Temple Waite Mayne Heveningham Pennigton Lilburn Millington Potter Wogan and Downs and the two persons that were disguis'd upon the Scaffold when the horrible Murder of His late Majesty waâ— committed shall be wholly excluded from pardon and in case any of them shall be attainted and convicted that execution shall be delay'd in regard of the said Sir Hardresse Waller and the 18. nominated after him till new orders from His Majesty and the two Houses of Parliament That O. Cromwel H. Ireton J. Bradshaw and Tho Pride deceased shall be also excluded from this pardon and their goods and the Goods of Sir John Danvers Tho Maleverer Sir Will. Constable G. Norton Sir John Bourchier deceased and the goods of I. Eure G. Purefoy J. Blackeston R. Deane F. Alleyne P. Pelham John Moor J. Allured H. Edwards J. Venn T. Andrews A. Stapeley T. Norton J. Foy and T. Hammon shall be under such sequestrations as the Parliament shall order That Mr. F. Lastells shall pay a yeares Revenue of his Estate and be incapable of bearing any publick Office as also Sir John Hutchinson That Sir Gilbert Pickering Mr. W. Lenthall G. Burton O. St. John J. Ireton W. Sydenham J. Desbrough J. Blackwell C. Pack R. Keeble C. Fleetwood J. Pine R. Deane R. Creed P. Nye J. Goodwin J. Lister and R. Cobett shall be uncapable of any publick Office and they do except them they shall lose the benefit of this present act That Lambert and Vane shall be wholly fore priz'd out of the said act That all persons sitting in illegall high Courts of Justice and that gave sentence against His Majesty shall be uncapable of bearing any publick Office except Col. Ingolsby and Col. Tomlinson That Sir Arthur Haslerig shall not be excepted for life That the Kings Queens and Bishops Lands shall be restored Some few dayes after the comming forth of this Act Hugh Peters a most notorious incendiary and of most mischievous principles was taken lurking in Southwark His appreheâ—sion is the more considerable in regard of his intimate acquaintance with Cromwells designes who is thought employ'd him in the detestable butchery of His late Majesty or if not him some other whose name and person he is able to discover As to forraign affaires relating unto this Kingdom there was not much which happen'd remarkable onely the comming of Embassadors from several parts as from Holland Denmarke France and Spaine who were sent by their several Princes to congratulate the return of His Majesty into England though there was nothing so pleasing to the Merchant as the Peace like to be with Spaine in regard that the Protectors Warre with that Nation being ill-manag'd had prov'd very fatal to them and therefore they were not a little joyfull to think they should recover their former losses by a new Peace which we must now believe cannot be long unconcluded in regard that about the beginning of this moneth a cessation of Armes between both Kingdoms was publickly Proclaimed in London to the great content of the whole Nation who before these Warres were no small gainers by their Peace with that Country Thus have I given the Reader a brief draught of the series of our affaires from the murder of Charles the first to this present time wherein may be seen how the Nation has been ridden these dozen years at switch and spur in a Common-wealth saddle I shall summe up all in a brief Character of His most Sacred Majesty though what I shall say herein will come as far short of his admirable Endowments as the Light of a Candle to that of the Sun He is of stature somewhat tall yet so exactly formed that the most Curious Eye cannot find one Error in his shape his face is rather grave then severe which is very much softned whensoever he speaks His complexion is somewhat dark but much Enlightned by his Eyes which are quick and sparkling his hair which he hath in great plenty is of a shining black not frizled but naturally curling into great Rings that it is a very comely Ornament for his acquired Endowments he understands Spanish and Italian speakes and writes French correctly he is very well versed in Ancient and Modern history hath read divers choice pieces of politicks studied some usefull parts of the Mathematicks as Fortification and the Knowledge of the Globe he is well skilled in Navigation in bâ—ief he is a true friend to Literature and to Learned men During his expulsion he hath Travelled through and Lived in the Countries of three the most potent Princes in Christendome viz. The Emperours of Germany and the Kings of Spain and France and so to the Germans Resolution the Spaniards Prudence the Frenchmans Expedition He is of a very solid judgment not carried about with every wind of Counsel so that it may be as truly said of him as of his prodecessor Henry the fourth He that would corrupt his Council must first begin with the King or as it is written of Noble Fabritius that he could resolve well and having once resolved you might as soon have put the sun out of his course as Fabritius from his resolution witness his stedfastness and constancy in the Protestant Religion notwithstanding those many specious overtures made unto him by many subtill and plausible arguments pressed upon him to pervert him from it FINIS
they would during his absence which would not be long preserve the peace of the Nation That if any troubles should arise they would assist him in the suppressing thereof That they would raise him some money To which the convention answer'd that for the raising of money they were ready to doe it As to the other two demands they reply'd that they were in no condition to perform his desires being that they wanted armes However that they would endeavour it Preparations therefore for warre still goe on and the Horse after some endeavours wherein Major Generall Morgan was very active were perswaded to sign the Engagement which was offer'd to them by Generall Monck Some weeks had pass'd when Generall Monck thinking it now necessary to return some kind of answer to what his Commanders at London required from him as to his consent to those articles which they had among themselves agreed upon wrote a letter to Fleetwood bearing date from Edinburgh Novemb. 14. wherein he signified that he was very glad to find his Lordship and the Officers of the Army of so complying a spirit and so tender of the publick peace but because he was desirous that the agreement should be full and firme and because he did conceive that some things did remaine untreated of and unagreed upon that therefore 't was the resolution of himself and the rest of the Officers there to adde two more to those that were already commissionated to treate with the same number of such as should be appointed by his Lordship for the putting a finall end to this unhappy business and that the place if his Lordship would permit should be at Newcastle which being granted Generall Monck managed the occasion of delaying them so prudently that while they were eager to entrap him they never perceived the advantages which the other gain'd upon themselves While they are debating at Newcastle the Committee of Safety and the Council of Officers have many debates at home They labour much to satisfie the City Whitlock to his praise be it spoken together with Fleetwood and Desborough being very industrious to that purpose but the Citizens having with much strugling chosen an honest and resolute Common-council at length disown'd them and desire though it were a sound most ungratefull to the men at Wallingford-house that they may have a Free-parliament which animosity of theirs was much augmented by Husons insolence and the murders which he committed in the midst of their City on the 5. of December The second thing they so much endeavour'd was to bring forth the form of government of which they had so long been in travel and at length they conclude upon seven unalterable principles or fundamentalls as they name them which were First That no kingship should be exercised in the nations Second That they will have no single person to be chief Magistrate Third That an army be continued and maintained and conducted so as to secure the peace of the Nations and not be disbanded nor the conduct altered but by consent of the Conservators Fourth That no imposition be upon the Consciences of them that fear God Fifth That there be no House of Peers Sixth That the Legislative and Executive powers be distinct and not in the same hands Seventh That both the assemblies of the Parliament shall be elected by the people of this Common-wealth duly qualified But neither this piece of confusion nor Husons regiment could appease the City so that by meer necessity constrained the Council of Officers most graciously condescend to the calling of a Parliament and the Committee of Safety order the issuing out of wri s accordingly thinking to stop the breach which they had so over-hastily made The Rump seeing these confusions were not idle for themselves They knew that of the two Generall Monck enclin'd to their side then Lamberts and that in Lamberts army they had also many friends if they could but shew themselves The first Alarum which the Committee of Safety the Officers received was from Portsmouth where Harslerig Walton and Morley had made sure of the Garrison and so dealt with Viceadmirall Lawson who gave the second Alarum which rung like a knell in the then more amazed ears of these people for he sent them a declaration in his own and the name of severall of the sea-commanders insisting upon severall reasons why they conceiv'd it necessary that the long Parliament should sit again Hereupon Vane Saloway and Salmon were sent down to conferre with him but Scot being there with two bolsters one for each elbow kept him so steady that 't was impossible for them to hale him on one side So that at length he positively declares for the Long-Parliament the Souldiers also which were sent to block up Portsmouth submit to Harslerig and Morley declaring positively for the Rumps re-sitting Desboroughs regiment which was by the Committee of Safety sent for to strengthen their party being come as far as Saint Albans when they heard how things went make a halt and pause upon 't Hereupon Harslerig with what forces he had marches for the City and those regiments which were about the town being rendevouz'd by Okey and Alured declare their resolutions to live and dye with the Parliament which being done the Speaker Lenthall takes charge of the Tower and delivers it to the Care of Col. Fitch The Rump being now absolute masters of the field give the conduct of the Army to Popham Thomson Scot Okey Sir Ant. Ashley Cooper Alured and Markhnm and the custody of the Tower to Sir Ant. Ashley Cooper Weever Scot and Barners They also order Lamberts forces to repair to their quarters and send Letters of thanks and acknowledgment to Generall Monck for his fidelity and good service Ireland also submits and Lockhart courts them in a Letter from Dunkirk but at length comes the welcome news of the submission of Lamberts forces who seeing their Generall either so baffled or disappointed forsake him and he thereupon sends a letter of submission to the Parliament Generall Monck also humbly congratulates the recovery of their power These fair gales blowing so briskly in their poop they think they have the world in a string and therefore having spoke their friends fair they begin to think of talking with their enemies In order to which they ordaine an act for the publick sale of Sir George Boothes Estate They also discharge Sir Harry Vane from being a member of the House and order Lambert Disborough Ashfield Berry Kelsey Packer Cobbet and Creed to repair to their most remote habitations from London during their pleasure but finding them to stay in town give order to the Council of State to secure them Generall Monck they desire to come as speedily as he can to London for else they saw he was resolved to come without bidding whereupon he advances into England and at Morpeth the sword-bearer of the City meets him with a letter from the Lord Major and Common Council whom he speedily
return'd with an answer The Parliament for all their complements being not well satisfy'd in the intentions of Generall Monck send Scot and Robinson under pretence of congratulating with him for the good success God had given to his endeavours to prie into his actions and to make discovery of his proceedings And to curry favour with the Nation in generall they put forth a Declaration wherein they promise to this effect first they declare their resolutions to perfect what they had begun for setling the government of these Nations and the people thereof in the way of a Common-wealth and free State That all proceedings touching the Lives Liberties and Estates of the free people of this Common-wealth should be according to the laws of the Land That they would make effectual provision for countenancing an honest godly ministry and that impropriations and augmentations should be continued That they would uphold all the Schooles and Universities in the land and continue their privileges That they would apply themselves with all speed to such Counsels and means as should be found most proper for the speedy increasing of trade Lastly as to the present burthens that they were very sensible thereof and that it was one of their greatest cares to give the people ease But the people were now grown too wise to believe those who had so oft before deluded them now seeing them fall to their old tyrannies afresh under pretence of restoring them their long enthralled liberties begin to rouse up themselves and to shew their generall hatred towards them To Generall Monck therefore as a person whom they saw to be of a free and ancient English spirit they resolve to make their applications laying before him the infidelity treachery and tyranny of the Rump beseeching him to assert their libertieâ— and promising him to stick by him in the maintenance of their freedome The Devonshire men as being his own Countrimen began the substance of whose addresse and the Generalls answer we shall insert being indeed the full scope of what all demanded and of the answer which all received The substance of the addresse was this That they found their Countrymen groaning under high oppressions and a defect of trade that though there was an alteration in the State affaires by the reassembling of the Long Parliament yet that they found themselves but in part redress'd and that therefore the chief expedient would be to recall those members that were secluded in 48. that they may fill up the vacant places and not be oblig'd to oaths before their sitting for which things they should defend him against all opposers with life and fortunes To this the Generall answers That the government was monarchicall before the warre that since there have been severall interests that these interests are interwoven by marriages and purchases and all engag'd against the King as to Civils and therefore that no government can be good that doth not rationally comprehend the preservation of all the said interests That Monarchy cannot be admitted because its support was taken away and besides that it is exclusive of all the Civil and Spirituall interests now in being which premises being granted to admit of the secluded members as being monarchicall and such as would abolish the laws made since their seclusion would engage the Nation in a new warre upon the account of self-preservation that therefore he thought 't was better to submit to the present Parliament Such doubtfull answers as this as they pleas'd the Rump so they did not dissatisfy the other party but gave cause to both parties to think well of him At Northampton he receiv'd another address from the hands of Sir John Norrice to whom he replies that he was but a servant of the Parliaments with whom he ought not to interpose in matters of Highest concernment On the 28. of January at Night the Generall arrived at Saint Albanes where he had severall addresses made to him from Norfolke Suffolke Buckingham and Leicester being come thither he sends to the Parliament to send their forces out of town and quarter them according to the lists which he had sent them which they readily order'd the Commanders of the army to see performed accordingly Generall Monck being now not far from London those forces quartered in the City were ordered to march from thence to make Room for his Excellencies Souldiers but they having learned of their Masters to be Rebellious refused to goe and having cast off their Officers a considerable party of them engarrisoned themselves at Somerset-house That night also the Apprentices drew themselves into a party in the City intending no doubt to have joyned with the discontented Red-coates which had they done they might have given a shrewd Alarum to the Rump but before their joyning they were dissipated by a part of the Army-horse The Mutiners upon a false Alarum were got out of the Town and having their mouths stopt with a little pay were commanded away leaving the Town quiet and in condition to entertain honester Guests February 3. His Excellency marched in the head of his Army to his Quarters at White-hall On the 6. of the same Month he was by Scot and Robinson Squires of the Rump conducted to that Image of Authority assembled in the House where the Parliament usually sits where he was by their pretended Speaker complemented with a fawning speech candied over with Scripture-phrases to make it the more plausible To which His Excellency returned a more pertinent answer informing them of the severall applications and numerous subscriptions he received from most Counties in his March from Scotland the chiefest Heads of their desires being for a free and full Parliament a Gospell-Ministry incouragement of Learning and Universities admittance of the Members secluded before 1648. and that they would determine their sitting c. But these were matters they loved not to hear of much lesse resolved to practise yet seeing the peoples earnestness was such and that it was in a manner the agreement of the whole Nation they at last most graciously condescended to promise a full Representative but no secluded Members to be admitted nor in effect any other then Phanatiques The supreme Trifle was now come to a forced put monies must be raised to pay the Souldier and the pride of the stubborn Citizens taken down that would not let the Rump to ride them or the Good Old Cause would be totally ruined in order to both out comes a Tax of 100000 l. per mensem this being debated in Common-council they agreed in the Negative which so incensed the Back-side that they adjudged the affront intollerable and immediately poured out their indignation upon the City in these following Resolves Thursday February 9. The House received a report from the Council of State of some Resolutions taken by the Council in relation to the City of London Resolved That the Parliament doth approve of what the Council of State hath done in Ordering that the Commissioners for Government of