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A70375 Ianuaries accovnt, giving a full and true relation of all the remarkable passages of that month, this present yeare, 1645 drawne up together to give a generall satisfaction to the whole kingdome, of the just and legall proceedings of that High and Honourable Court of Parliament. 1645 (1645) Wing J487; ESTC R6289 5,207 10

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IANUARIES ACCOVNT Giving a full and true Relation of all the remarkable passages of that Month this present Yeare 1645. 1644 Drawne up together to give a generall satisfaction to the whole Kingdome of the just and legall proceedings of that High and Honourable Court of PARLIAMENT THe first day of the Yeare according to the season of the time it being good all the month to take off superfluous branches from Fruit-trees The Commonwealth had a young twig cut from it proceeding from as bad a body or stocke Sir John Hotham father to Captaine Hotham who about eleven of the clocke the same day was brought to the Seaffold on Tower-hill where he prayed but confessed nothing so difficult a thing it is for great men to deale plainly with their consciences even at the instant of death but he justified his actions and so lying downe on the block his head being cut oft at one blow Streight boughs may grow from a crooked Tree but it is worthy to be remembred that the Sonne being lopt off by the Axe of Justice the same weeke the Father who like an old Oake had stood the shaking tempests of many Winters should now come to so sad a fall This Sir John Hotham may be a lecture unto all great persons to instruct them to keep a true and sound heart in which part he being rotten was by the hand of Justice cut downe for his treacherous carriage in many businesses as his denying my Lord Fairfax necessaries to fight against the Earle of Newcastle he severall times had in his custody the Lord George who comming to England alone hath beene the death of many thousand men and a million of prejudices to the Kingdome in the estates of men besides his intent of delivering up Hull for which the State saw it just and necessary that he should dye these two executions it is to be hoped will not only fright those at Oxford from farther tampering with any of our party but also make all ours interested to forbear the least thoughts of compliance with the Enemy for treachery is a staine never got out These two the fatherand the son being gone out of the world and which is the greatest misery of all unpitied the Scripture now was in a man that should have advanced Religion and Gods word fulfilled The Axe is now laid to the root of the tree and every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit shall be hewen downe and cast into the fire for the first part it was well enough knowne that this Tree being first planted in St. John Colledge in Oxford flourished there a long time untill he was removed to grow in the fat soil of an Episcopal dignity being made Archbishop of Canterbury and now being firmly rooted in that high Grace he having little grace did not as the text saith Bring forth good fruit unlesse the endeavoring to bring in Popery instead of the Protestant Religion his persecuting the members of Christ by imprisonment and cutting off ears his cruelty in the high Commission Court his silencing of faithfull Ministers his desiring to be made a Cardinall from Rome and his opposing of Parliaments and therein his subverting the Lawes of the Kingdome to bring in the Romish Hierarchy and many other wicked plots unlesse I say these were good fruits he brought forth none else so that this Tree being by the judicious censure of Parliament knowne and proved to bring forth nothing but malice Popery malignancy and treason against the Kingdome and State he was as the Scripture saith condemned to have the Axe not only laid unto him though he hoped for mercy but to be hewen downe And so on January the tenth he came from the Tower to the place of Execution where on the Scaffold heo had many spectators who came to see this old Popish Oake cut downe who there on the Scaffold on Tower-hill preacht his Funerall Sermon upon Heb. 12.1.2 Let us run with patience that race that is set before us looking unto Jesus the Author and finisher of our faith who for the joy that was set before him endured the crosse despising the shame and is set downe at the right hand of the Throne of God His Sermon may be thus epitomized in these briefe heads First an application of the words unto himselfe I have been long in my race and how I have looked unto Jesus the author and finisher of my faith is best knowne to him Then he begins to mocke the people in these words The Israelites would not worship the Image which the King had set up Nor shall I the Imaginations which the people are setting up nor will I forsake the Temple and the Truth of God to follow the bleating of Jeroboams Calves in Dan and Bethel Then he blessed the people and prayed God to open their eyes that they might see the right way meaning to Popery Then he said that Simon Sudbury a Bishop lost his head in the fury of Wat Tiler as if he were put to death by Rebels and in a time of Rebellion Then he prayes for the King and professed himselfe to dye in the Protestant Religion but who ever saw a Protestant Bishop desire a Cardinals Cap. But you may read his Sermon at large which being ended he plucked off his doublet and after some prayers laid his head on the block and at one blow his policy and Popery were both out off Munday the 13. after debate it was resolved by the Commons that the number of the new Army now raised should be 21000 Horse and Foot This day Col. Jepson the Governour of Plimmoth set upon Colonell Gorings Quarters tooke some Horse and divers Prisoners Colonell Mitton also with a party from his Garrison at Oswestree fell upon three Troops of Sir John Birons Horse and tooke two Captaines of Horse one Lieutenant one Quartermaster nineteen Troopers twenty case of Pistols twelve Carbines foure Muskets and routed all the rest Ian. 14. The Lord Inchequin was by Commission made President of Munster The House passed a Vote to this effect That many Congregations may bee under one Presbyteriall Government Abington was attempted to be stormed by P. Rupert Maurice Colonell Gage Governour of Oxford and others with a party of about 1000. Horse and 800. foot but they were soone beaten from Cullam bridge our men marching through the overflowing waters In this Service we lost of note only Major Bradbury slain upon the bridge and seven or eight common Souldiers of the Enemies there were slaine Sir Henry Gage Governour of Oxford the Major of the Princes Regiment with his Lieutenant and the Enemy carried away three cart load of dead men The Towne and Castle of Cardigan in Wales is taken by Major Generall Laughorne the Towne with little difficulty but the Castle held out obstinately wherein were taken an hundred Commanders and Souldiers The States of Holland have desired a passe from the Parliament to goe to Oxford It is voted by the Commons that Pasters Doctors