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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58043	Micro-chronicon, or, A briefe chronology of the time and place of the battels, sieges, conflicts, and other most remarkable passages which have happened betwixt His Majestie and the Parliament from the beginning of these unhappy dissentions to the 25th of March 1647 : together with a catalogue of the Lords, Knights, commanders, and persons of quality slain on either side therein.	Ryves, Bruno, 1596-1677.	1647 (1647)	Wing R2451; ESTC R26225	52,730	111

Parl. Propositions took their leave of him I did not heare that any of them kissed his hand 5. Hugh Peters the very same man that so devoutly used the Butchers wife by Smithfield Barres had 200. 1. per annum Ordered him out of certaine Lands of Delinquents for publique and great services But the Earle of Essex whilst he lived would not suffer him to enjoy it for some reasons best knowne to himselfe Shortly after their Gen Fairfax came to towne and had slender thanks return'd him by some of the more factious Citizens But the House of Com. ordered him thanks and a slender visit And as a reward of his good services instead of an Army gave him a Brigade and bad farewell to their Generall 7. Ragland Cast●e summoned 10. The Commissioners that carried the Propositions to His Majesty returned to London 18. The French Ambassadours Letters seized on opened and read Publiquely in the House of Commons Will not France remember this The same day were the true Great Seale of England and the rest of His Majesties Scales that were taken in Oxford save only two viz. the Privie Signet and another small Signet all broken and defaced by one Henry Radley a shirking fellow now attendant on the Committee at Goldsmiths Hall in the presence of all the Higher and Lower Kings at Westminster in the upper House 13. The Silver of the broken Seales were bestowed on the Speakers of both Houses which they formed into Plate But I hardly beleeve they ever drank His Majesties health in them 17. Sir John Stowell a rationall and resolute Gentleman only for desirng to know hi● Charge and why he might not be admitted to his Composition was Ordered to be sent Prisoner to Newgate and that an Indictment should be drawne up against him at the next Assizes for assisting His Majesty against his enemies The same day Pendennis Castle was yeilded About this time Conoway town was taken by storme Where Mitton tyed many English and Irish back to back and threw them Over-board 19. Ragland Castle surrendred 28. It was Ordred that Sir Thomas Glemham the late Governour of Oxford should be discharged of his imprisoment but no reparation made him Neither was he released upon this Order About this time that grand Incendiary betwixt the two Nations Henderson the Scot died The King confuted all his Arguments which he urged to perswade him to take the Covenant and signe the Propositions which forced the poore Scot into another World to see if he could learne any better 14. The Earle of Essex died some say of an Apoplexy some of a Surfer others say of the Plague and many thinke he was Poysoned Whether he was or not it is most certaine that the Parl. suspected him to harbour some Honourable thoughts of His Majesty and that was enough to kill him by one meanes or other It is confessed by all men that he dyed suddainly And that he was the first Generall of the Grand Rebellion that will not die suddainly 16. The Castle of S. Maries in Silly and the Island surrendred 20. Ordered that His Majesties Person should be disposed of as both Houses of the Parliament of England should thinke fit 25. Ordered that the Estates of the Lord Capell Lord cottington the Marquesse of winchester E. of worceste Sir Charles Smith and many others should be sold c. 29. Sir John Geere Alderman Elected Lord Major by the City of London This Gentleman is daily derided by the Factious Persons in and about London with the Title of the Queenes Knight How well he may deserve so Honourable an Epithite Time will manifest 30. M. Culham and M. Edmonds formerly elected Sheriftes for London were sworn at the Exchequer bar at Westminster October 1. Ordered that 5000 1. should be paid to the Executors of the late Earle of Essex for defraying the Charge of his Funerall c. 500. 1. and a part of the Communion Booke would have buried him like a Christian But 10000. 1. would not wipe away the staine of his Name and Honour whose memory will live in the Title of the first Leader of the Anno 1642. Ord red also that 4500. 1. which was due to the Countesse of Essex should be to the State Alas good Lady nothing of his Alive nor dead Ordered that an Ordnance should be forthwith prepared for Estating 5000. 1. Per annum upon Sir Tho fairfax So he gets more by his Rebellion then ever his Predecessors did for their Loyalty 5. And now that the Earle of Essex is dead M. Peters gets an Ordnance passed for the payment of two hundred pounds Per annum and his heires for ever out of the Estates of the Earle of Worcester and other Delinquents excepted against in the Propositions But let him take heed the E. of Clamorgan be not a greater enemy to him then th● E. of Essex was What a Curse it is sor M. Peters to be troubled with Earles 6. Ordered That whereas all Commissions to Sea Captaines ranne formerly in the name of the King and Parliament they should be altered and made in the name of the Parliament only Any thing you see rather then f●ile provided it propagate the Cause but let them remember The vessells are His Majesties 12 Commissioners from Ireland came to London to treat on the behalfe of the Marquesle of Ormond 14. The Scots Papers concerning the Disposall of the Kings Person seized on and the Scots Warrant for printing of them adjudged invallid the Printers and Stationers imprisoned 17. Ordered that the Marquesse of Hartford nor any that had ever borne Armes against the Parliament should be suffered to goe with the Earle of Essex his Corps to see his last Rights performed Was not this a horrible dishonour and griefe thinke you to the Cavalier● 22. The E. of Essex his Funerall solemnized with more Ceremony and superstitious foolery then ever was the Ashes of S. Cuthbert by the monks of that Age. 23. Ordered that the Judges of the Serjeants Inns Benchers of the Innes of Court and the Principalls of the Inns of Chancery should take care that none of those Societies that had borne Armes against the Parliament should be admitted to live in any of the said Societies Which contradicts all Christian Charity and violates the Articles of Oxford as formerly wee not●d 26. Denbigh Castle surrendred 29. Sir John Gere formerly Elected Lord Major of the City of London was sworne at VVestminster 31. The Speakers of the two Houses made keepers of the Counterfeit Great Seale c. November 3. The Parl. begun to fit at Edenborough Sure this day is fatall to all Parliaments 17. This day the Ordnance for raiseing the 200000. l. for the Rebellious Army of the Scots to betray and deliver His majesty into the hands of the blood-thirsty Subjects of England was passed 26. The E. of Essex beheaded December 8. The Treaty with Scottish Commissioners for the payment of the first 200000. l and their martch out of the Kingdome was