the Projectors After this and the rest of the Antimasques were past all which are not here remembred there came six of the chief Musicians on Horseback upon Foot-clothes and in the habits of heathen Priests and Footmen carrying of Torches by them After these Musicians followed a large open Chariot drawn with six brave Horses with large Plumes of Feathers on their Heads and Buttocks The Coachman and Postillion in rich antique Liveries In the Chariot were about a dozen persons in several habits of the Gods and Goddesses and by them many Footmen on all sides bearing Torches After this Chariot followed six more of the Musicians on horseback with Footclothes habited and attended with Torches as the former were After them came another large open Chariot like the former drawn with six gallant Horses with Feathers Liveries and Torches as the other had These Chariots were made purposely for this occasion and in this latter Chariot were about a dozen Musicians in like habit but all with some variety and distinction as those in the first Chariot These going immediately next before the Grand Masquers Chariots play'd upon excellent and loud musick all the way as they went After this Chariot came six more Musicians on Footcloth Horses habited and attended as the other Then came the first Chariot of the Grand Masquers which was not so large as those that went before but most curiously framed carved and painted with exquisite Art and purposely for this service and occasion The form of it was after that of the Roman Triumphant Chariots as neer as could be gathered by some old Prints and Pictures extant of them The Seats in it were made of an Oval form in the back end of the Chariot so that there was no precedence in them and the faces of all that sate in it might be seen together The colours of the first Chariot were Silver and Crimson given by the Lot to Grays-Inn as I remember the Chariot was all over painted richly with these colours even the Wheels of it most artificially layd on and the carved work of it was as curious for that Art and it made a stately Show It was drawn with four Horses all on breast and they were covered to their heels all over with cloth of Tissue of the colours of crimson and silver huge Plumes of red and white Feathers on their heads and buttocks the Coachman's Cap and Feather his long Coat and his very Whip and Cushion of the same stuff and colour In this Chariot sate the four Grand Masquers of Grays-Inn their habits Doublets Trunk-hose and Caps of most rich cloth of Tissue and wrought as thick with silver Spangles as they could be placed large white silk Stockings up to their Trunk-hose and rich Sprigs in their Caps themselves proper and beautiful young Gentlemen On each side of the Chariot were four Footmen in Liveries of the colour of the Chariot carrying huge Flamboies in their hands which with the Torches gave such a lustre to the paintings spangles and habits that hardly any thing could be invented to appear more Glorious After this Chariot came six more Musicians on Footclothes and in habits like the former these were followed by the second Chariot as the lot fell for the Middle-Temple this differ'd not in any thing from the former but in colours only which were of this Chariot silver and blue the Chariot and Horses were covered and deckt with cloth of Tissue of blue and silver as the former was with silver and crimson In this second Chariot were the four Grand Masquers of the Middle-Temple in the same habits as the other Masquers were and with the like Attendance Torches and Flamboys with the former After these followed the third and fourth Chariots and six Musicians between each Chariot habited on Footclothes and Horses as before The Chariots were all of the same make and alike carved and painted differing onely in the colours In the third Chariot rode the Grand Masquers of the Inner-Temple And in the fourth Chariot went those of Lincolns-Inn according to the Lot of each of them The Habits of the sixteen Grand Masquers were all the same their Persons most handsom and lovely the Equipage so full of State and height of Gallantry that it never was out-done by any representation mentioned in our former Stories The Torches and flaming huge Flamboys born by the sides of each Chariot made it seem lightsom as at Noon-day but more glittering and gave a full and clear light to all the streets and windows as they passed by The march was slow in regard of their great number but more interrupted by the multitude of the Spectators in the streets besides the windows and they all seemed loth to part with so glorious a Spectacle In the mean time the banqueting-Banquetting-house at White-hall was so crouded with fair Ladies glittering with their rich Cloths and richer Jewels and with Lords and Gentlemen of great quality that there was scarce room for the King and Queen to enter in The King and Queen stood at a Window looking strait-forward into the Street to see the Masque come by and being delighted with the noble Bravery of it they sent to the Marshall to desire that the whole Show might fetch a turn about the Tilt-yard that their Majesties might have a double view of them which was done accordingly and then they all alighted at Whitehall-Gate and were conducted to several Rooms and places prepared for them The King and Queen and all their noble Train being come in the Masque began and was incomparably performed in the Dancing Speeches Musick and Scenes the Dances Figures Properties the Voices Instruments Songs Airs Composures the Words and Actions were all of them exact and none failed in their Parts of them and the Scenes were most curious and costly The Queen did the honour to some of the Masquers to dance with them her self and to judge them as good Dancers as ever she saw and the great Ladies were very free and civil in dancing with all the Masquers as they were taken out by them Thus they continued in their Sports until it was almost Morning and then the King and Queen retiring to their Chamber the Masquers and Inns of Court Gentlemen were brought to a stately Banquet and after that was dispersed every one departed to their own quarters Thus was this earthly Pomp and Glory if not Vanity soon past over and gone as if it had never been The Queen who was much delighted with these Solemnities was so taken with this Show and Masque that she desired to see it acted over again wereupon an Intimation being given to the Lord Mayor of London he Invited the King and Queen and the Inns of Court Masquers to the City and entertained them with all state and magnificence at Merchant-taylors Hall Thither marched through the City the same Show that went before to Whitehall and the same Masque was again presented to them in the City the same Horsemen Lacquies Liveries Torches
apprehending their Designs he comes to the discontented Princes of France who had raised an Army at Sedan And from thence from the Count of Soissons the Duke of Guise and the rest a Manifesto is published of their taking Arms for the Peace of Europe and expulsion of him who fomented the publick Wars They make Alliance with the Emperour and Cardinal Infanta and joyning Forces with General Lamboy they come to Battel where the Count de Soissons was slain and their Forces overthrown and Richlieu gets more advantage thereby against the House of Austria The close Committee for managing the business against the Earl of Strafford sate very constantly and took great pains in framing the Articles against him and preparing of Witnesses for proof of them for some of which Witnesses there were Messengers sent into Ireland to bring them hither All the Papers Proofs and Examinations in this business were committed to Whitelocke's care and charge being Chairman to the Committee The Committee had often resort to the House of Commons for their direction upon any Point of Difficulty and they were appointed by the House to be the Managers of the Evidence against the Earl and accordingly they divided the work among themselves January 30. Mr. Pym presented to the Lords the particular Articles of the Charge against the Earl of Strafford being 28. The Earl was immediately sent for to the Lords House where he heard the Articles read and they being two hundred sheets of paper and some of the Treasons being of fourteen years standing he desired three Months time to make his Answer which must also of necessity be very long and being unto matters of so high concernment especially to his own life and fortunes This time was opposed by the House of Commons and at length the Lords ordered his Answer to be brought in by the 24th of February next which was done though to the great labour of his Lordship and of Sir Richard Lane and others of his Councel and on that day it was read in the Audience of the King and in the House of Commons the next day after Some Disputes arose between the two Houses touching the Tryal 1. Whether Councel should be allowed for the Earl which the Commons opposed as not allowable in case of high Treason which the Lords said was true as to pleading of Matter of Fact but not in Matters of Law which was at length yielded to 2. Concerning the place of Tryal the Lords desired it might be in their House which the Commons opposed because they intended to manage their Accusation by Members of their own House in the presence of the whole House for which the Lords House would be too little whereupon Westminster-hall was agreed upon 3. The Commons intended to come in the Body of their whole House which the Lords not assenting to they at last yielded to come as a Committee of the whole House But there was a Proposal the Subject of much Discourse to prevent all this trouble and to restore the Earl of Strafford to his former Favour and Honour If the King would prefer some of the Grandees to Offices at Court whereby Strafford's enemies should become his friends and the King's desires be promoted It was that should be made Lord Treasurer the Lord Say Master of the Wards Mr. Pym Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr. Hollis Secretary of State Mr. Hampden Tutor to the Prince others to have other places In order whereunto the Bishop of London resigned up his Treasurers Staff the Lord Cottington his place of Master of the Wards and the rest were easily to be voided But whether upon the King's alteration of his mind or by what other means it came to pass is uncertain These things were not effected and the great Men baffled thereby became the more incensed and violent against the Earl joyning with the Scots Commissionres who were implacable against him The time and place of the Earls Tryal was appointed Westminster-hall prepared for it and never was there or any where else seen a more solemn and majestick Tribunal In the middle of the Theatre below on Forms covered with red cloth sate the Lords in their Parliament Robes their faces upwards at the head of them with his face towards them sate in a Chair the Earl of Arundel for that occasion made Lord High Steward of England and at that Tryal the Speaker of the Peers the Earl of Lindsey was made Lord high Constable of England for that time and had the ordering of the place Scaffolds were erected on either side of the Hall and at the lower end on those Scaffolds sate the Members of the House of Commons uncovered as a Committee of the whole House and many hundreds more of Gentlemen who could get places with them Beyond the Peers towards the upper end was placed a Chair and Cloth of State for the King raised on a Foot-pace on either side whereof was a close Gallery for the King Queen and Prince to be private At the lower end of the State on a Scaffold did usually sit Ladies of Quality on the right hand at the lower end even with the Lords was a place with partitions for the Committee of Parliament and a Door backwards out of it to a place for a withdrawing Room for them to retire to and consult as there was offered occasion On the other side of the place for the Committee and adjoyning to it was a place made for the Earl of Strafford with a Seat and Room for the Lieutenant of the Tower to be next to him and places for the Earl's Secretaries and for his Councel to be near him The Bishops were excluded by the Canons of the Church to be assistant in cases of blood or death and therefore they absented themselves from this Tryal Monday 22. March 1640. was the first day of the Earl's appearing on this Theatre the King Queen and Prince and divers foreign Lords and many Ladies with them attending there the Lords in their Robes on their Seats and the Scaffolds full of the Members of the House of Commons and many others mixed with them The Earl was brought to the Bar by the Lieutenant of the Tower his habit black wearing his George in a Gold Chain his Countenance manly black his Person proper but a little stooping with his Distemper or habit of his body his behaviour exceeding graceful and his speech full of weight reason and pleasingness The Lord high Steward declared to him That he was called thither to answer to the Impeachment of high Treason preferred against him by the Commons of England and Ireland Then his Accusation was read and next his Answer to it in which most part of that day being spent the Court arose The next day Mr. Pym made an Introduction very rhetorical and smart to the Articles and the first seven of them were managed as to the evidence by Mr Glynne and the proof was to his subverting the fundamental Laws
Ireland Marquess Hertford Governour to the Prince and the Earl of Essex was made Lord Chamberlain of the King's House The Field Officers and Commanders of the English Army were at London and some of them Members of both Houses the Army was left to the care of Sir Jacob Ashley And the dislikes between the King and Parliament with the supply of the Scots Army and neglect of the English caused discontent in the English Officers and private Meetings and Consultations which were discovered and the Design not brought to a head was crushed June 19. It was Voted that the Scots should receive 100000 l. of the 300000 l. The Scots by a Paper pretended necessity of 25000 l. in present The Parliament took off 10000 l. of 50000 l. which they had appointed for the English Army and order it for the Scots The Lord Piercy Commissary VVilmot and Ashburnham Members of the Parliament sitting together and murmuring at it Wilmot stept up and said That if such Papers of the Scots could procure Moneys he doubted not but the Officers of the English would soon doe the like And this caused the English Army to say that the Parliament had disobliged them The Officer's put themselves into a Junto of sworn Secrecy drew up some Heads by way of Petition to the King and Parliament For Money for the Army Not to Disband before the Scots To preserve Bishops Votes and Functions To settle the King's Revenue The Army tainted from hence met and drew up a Letter or Petition which was shewed to the King and approved and signed by him with C. R. and a Direction to Captain Leg that none should see it but Sir Jacob Ashley the main drift was That the Army might be called up to attend the safety of the King's Person and Parliaments security or that both Armies might be disbanded Mr. Thomas a Member of the House of Commons made a sharp and historical Speech against Bishops and concluded it with his Opinion for the unlawfulness of their sitting in Parliament any longer Mr. White did second him and divers others declared the like Opinion against Bishops The Commons had Debate about a new Form of Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction and July 17. agreed That every Shire should be a several Diocess a Presbytery of twelve Divines in each Shire and a President as a Bishop over them and he with assistance of some of the Presbytery to Ordain Suspend Deprive Degrade and Excommunicate To have a Diocessan Synod once a year and every third year a National Synod and they to make Canons but none to be binding till confirmed by Parliament The Primate of Armagh offered an Expedient for Conjunction in point of Discipline that Episcopal and Presbyterial Government might not be at a far distance but reducing Episcopacy to the form of Synodical Government in the ancient Church June 22d. The Commons presented to the King an Act for granting of Tonnage and Poundage to him which he before took as his due but by passing this Act accepted as a gift from his people The House also presented to the King the Act of Poll-money for the defraying the Charge of the Armies and with it an Act for putting down the high Commission Court and another Act to put down the Star-chamber July 2d. He passed the Poll-money but demurred upon the other two Acts but being informed of the discontent of the House of Commons because he had not passed the other two Bills he came again July 6. and passed the other two Bills likewise The Queen Mother went out of England into the Low-countries and shortly after died The King acquainted the Parliament with his purpose to send Sir Thomas Row Ambassadour to the Emperour to be present at the Diet at Ratisbone and there to mediate on the behalf of the Prince Elector and his intent to publish a Manifesto in his own Name about this business to which the Parliament assented July 5 th The House of Commons had a Report from their Committee of a Charge against Doctor Wren Bishop of Ely and he was voted unworthy and unfit to hold or exercise any Office or Dignity in Church or Commonwealth And a Message sent to the Lords to desire their Concurrence in a Petition to the King That he might be removed from his Place and Service and he was committed to the Tower and by few pitied Another Charge was brought in against five Judges Brampston Trevor Weston Davenport and Crawley who gave their Opinions for Ship-money and against Judge Berkley for high Treason but he came off by Redemption as is before remembred The House of Commons made an Order and Sir Robert Harlow the Executioner of it to take away all scandalous Pictures Crosses and Figures within Churches and without and the zealous Knight took down the Cross in Cheapside Charing-cross and other the like Monuments impartially The King had given Notice of his Purpose to go into Scotland and had set the Day to begin his Journey August 10. to which both Houses had agreed Yet now the Commons desire him to put off his Journey for a Fortnight the Affairs of State and his passing of some Bills requiring it But to please them the King the same day passed the Bill for taking away Knighthood-money and another for making of Gunpowder and Salt-Petre and signed a Commission to divers great Lords for passing of Bills in his absence He also signed a Bill for making the Earl of Essex General of his Forces on this side Trent with power to raise Forces in case of necessity but he refused to make the Earl of Pembroke Lord high Steward Judge Croke obtained his Writ of Ease upon his own Petition to the King but the Profits of his Place were continued to him After some Debate in Parliament whether the English or Scottish Army should be first disbanded it was at last agreed that both of them should be disbanded together which was done accordingly Aug. 6. and the Scots with Store of English Money and Spoils and the best Entertainment left their warm and plentiful Quarters August 8. Being the Lord's-day yet the House of Commons thought fit to sit for the dispatch of some important Affairs before the King went out of Town towards Scotland which was appointed the Tuesday after but they Printed an Order of Excuse for their sitting on that Day and that it should not be drawn in President After this the Parliament Adjourned to the 20 th of October and a Committee of fifty of the House of Commons was appointed to sit during the Recess with ample powers Hitherto the Calm was not quite blown over but now hideous Storms began to arise and threaten the long-enjoyed Mercies of Peace and Happiness in this Nation Discontents at Government Distractions of Opinion in Matters of Religion the whole Kingdom seemed to be moulded into a Spirit of Division and Contradiction Insolencies and Disorders unpunished or connived at
himself The Scots generally took it except Hamilton and some three other Lords and the Estates ordered it to be taken by all men on pein of confiscation whereof they gave notice by their Letters to the Parliament of England The Houses in answer to the Prince de Harecourt declared their good acceptance of the affection of the King and Queen regent of France in their offer of a mediation of a Peace and that as soon as the Prince should make it appear that the Propositions were by authority from the King and Queen regent of France the Parliament will give such an answer as may stand with the interest of both Kingdoms and with the Solemn League and Covenant A Party from the Garrison of Poole under Captain Laye went by Water to Warham seven miles from them whereof the enemy having an alarm laid Ambuscadoes in the Hedges in the way from the landing place to the Town but Laye commanded his men it being in the Night to keep their Matches close so that the enemy could not see where to shoot at them But the Party of Poole entred Warham in two places and came into the midst of the Town where their Garrison was drawn up together who after one good volley of shot threw down their Arms and fled away Those of Poole took about 200 Prisoners much arms cloth and provisions and so returned The King's Officers having caused divers of the Parliament to be hanged for Spies as one poor man by Prince Rupert's order upon the great Elm near the Bell in Henly and many others Now the Council of War at Essex-house condemned two for Spies who brought a Proclamation and Letters from Oxford to London which were taken about them and they were both hang'd The Judges and Officers were commanded by the Parliament not to adjourn the Term by colour of any Writs or Proclamations from Oxford without order of the Parliament The Commons pressed the Lords for dispatch of the business of the Great Seal and the Earl of Rutland named for one of the Commissioners desired to be excused as not understanding the Law nor the Oath to be taken by them The Castle of Flint was besieged by Sir William Brereton and Sir Thomas Middleton the Governour of it for the King held it out till all provisions even to Horses failing him he then rendred it upon honourable terms Then the Parliament forces took in Mostynhouse belonging to Colonel Mostyn the Governour of Flint and in Mostyn they took 4 pieces of Ordnance and some Arms. This Colonel Mostyn was a Gentleman of good parts and mettle of a very ancient family large possessions and great interest in that Countrey so that in twelve hours he raised 1500 men for the King and was well beloved there living very nobly Ships were sent to relieve Plymouth and secure Milford Haven and to watch the coming over of any of the Irish Rebels The Earl of Rutland was excused from being one of the Commissioners of the Great Seal and the Earl of Kent named in his place Some of Sir Ralph Hopton's forces drove a party of Sir William Waller's Horse into Farnham but Waller drew his party into the Castle they being inferiour in number to Sir Ralph Hopton's party The Great Seal was carried up by the Speaker of the House of Commons the whole House attending him and delivered to the Speaker of the Lords House who in the presence of both Houses delivered it to the Commissioners and they all took their Oaths and then carried it to Mr. Brown's House the Clerk of the Parliament where it was put into a Chest with three different Locks not to be opened but when three of the Commissioners were present The Earl of Warwick was voted Lord High Admiral of England and an Ordinance passed that all who would set forth Private Men of War should have all Ships and Goods they could take which were employed against the Parliament or for supply of the Irish Rebels Sir Peter Osborn Governour of Jersey delivered it up to Sir John Pennington for the King A Regiment of the Irish Forces landed about Mostyn in Flintshire for the King's service Colonel Hastings marching to relieve Fulbury Castle held for the King was by the way set upon by the Moore-landers who routed his Troups killed 100 of them took about 150 Horse 100 Arms and many Prisoners The Commons thought not fit to treat further with Monsieur de Harecourt untill he shewed that he was Embassadour extraordinary from France and that he would direct his Papers to one of the Speakers The Estates of Scotland by Letters informed the Parliament of England of a French Agent who had been with them to propound their desisting from giving any assistance to the Parliament of England but the Scots justified to him their proceedings The Scots declared the Lords Hamilton Morton Roxborough and Lonmerick to be publick enemies and seised their Estates because they came not in to take the Covenant The King's Forces took Arundel Castle and fortified there Divers Forces from Ireland landed in Wales and the Lord Byron went to joyn with them Sir Walter Earle was made Lieutenant of the Ordnance in the place of Mr. Pym deceased The Garrison at Plymouth gave a brush to the King's forces besieging them Sir William Waller set upon the Lord Craford's forces in Aulton routed them and took about a thousand Prisoners Arms and rich Booties Colonel Morley beat back the Lord Hopton's forces advancing to take Lewys in Sussex Mr. Walter Long was by the House appointed Register of the Chancery Dr. Burges by motion from the Militia of London is made Lecturer at Pauls with 400 l. per annum salary out of Deans and Chapters lands A Letter of thanks was sent to Sir William Waller from the House for his good service at Aulton Mr. Lenthall Speaker was sworn Master of the Rolls before the Lords and he and the Commissioners of the Great Seal took the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegeance in the Lords house they also took the Oath for observation of the Act for the Triennial Parliament The Rebels in Ireland proposed to the Council there 1. To have confirmed to them the free exercise of their Religion 2. That all Laws there against Papists may be repealed 3. That all Lands there belonging to Religion Houses may be restored 4. That their Popish Bishops and Hierarchy may be confirmed 5. That the English Protestants may pay tithes to the Popish Priests These things were after the cessation of Arms in Ireland Colonel Norton in Hampshire routed four Troups of Colonel Bennet's Horse and took about 200 of them The Earls of Northumberland Pembroke Salisbury and divers Members of the House of Commons were indicted of High Treason at Salisbury for assisting the Parliament before Judge Heath Banks Forster and Glanvile but they could not perswade the Jury to find the Bill The Commons ordered a Committee to draw up an Impeachment of
the High Sheriff of Wilts Colonel Ludlow getting some horse drove them out of the Town A recruit coming to Hopton Ludlow retreated and lost about 20 of his men then a relief coming from Colonel Norton to Ludlow he again set upon the Enemy and forced them to fly and took about 20 of them prisoners Upon information from Mr. Strickland the Parliaments Agent in the low Countries they voted some English Merchants there who had assisted the King in his affairs against the Parliament that is Webster Bainham Manning Ford and Yard to be Incendiaries and Enemies to the State The Dutch Ambassadours were solemnly received in the Lords House and afterwards in the House of Commons where Chairs were set for them They first were carried into the Inner Court of Wardes Chamber prepared for them as a withdrawing room from whence they were conducted by the Serjeant at Arms with his Mace and two Members of the House sent to accompany the Ambassadours into the House When they came in the Speaker and all the Members stood up in their places uncovered and the Ambassadours saluted them as they passed by then they sate down in their Chairs and the Members sate down likewise and when the Ambassadours were covered the Speaker and House were covered also They made a short speech of the affection of their Masters to these Kingdomes and their desire to mediate an accord between the King and his Parliament and after their Speech ended they returned with the same ceremonies as at the coming thither During the time of their being in the House there lay upon the table in their view 48 Colours taken from the King's Forces in the Battel of Marston-Moore Major General Brown with his whole Brigade came and joyned with the Forces before Greenland-house and continued the batteries upon which Colonel Hawkins the Governour of Greenland sent out for a treaty and rendred the Fort to Major General Brown upon these Articles 1. The House and Fort of Greenland-house with all the Ammunition Ordnance and Provision therein be delivered up to Major General Brown in the same condition it 's now in 2. That all Officers shall quietly march forth of the said house with their horses and swords the Common Souldiers and Canoniers with their Arms and Colours viz. swords pikes and musquets 3. That the said Major General do afford them a Convoy of horse to Nettlebed to return again within six hours without any molestation of the forces so convoyed 4. That the said Major General shall cause to be provided for the said Officers and Souldiers two teems and carts to carry away their baggage and such provisions as is necessary for their journey to Wallingford which carts and horses are to be returned so soon as they come thither 5. That all prisoners taken on either side be forthwith discharged They left in the house 5 pieces of Ordnance 30 barrels of Powder great store of Bullet and Match a good quantity of Cheese Bisket Fish Malt Flower Bear Oats Pease and great plenty of housholdstuff Prince Rupert after his defeat at Marston-moore joyned with the bordering forces of the King in Cumberland and Westmorland and the Parliaments three Generals sent out a party of 3000 horse and foot of their several Armies to follow him With the rest of their forces they sate down again before York The Parliament thought fit to set a rate upon Coals for the relief of the poor of London The Lord of Rochborough was impeached of high Treason upon a Letter under the King's hand taken in the battel among the Earl of New-castle's papers The Parliament in a kind temper upon their good success ordered the Sequestrations of the Estates of the Earles of Bedford Holland and Clare to be taken off The Town of Blandford had by the Lord General been used kindly yet when he was gone they apprehended a Messenger of his and sent him to the King's Garrison at Wareham and contriv'd to betray a party of 100 horse sent thither by Waller of whom they sent notice to Wareham Upon this Major Sydenham and other Parliament Commanders came to the Town seized upon the cheif Commanders and permitted their Souldiers to plunder this perfidious Town Prince Maurice his Major came in to the Lord General at Tiverton and Collonel Blake took in the strong Town of Taunton-Deane for the Parliament to whom the Townsmen were well affected The Earl of Denbigh took in Cholmeley-house and store of Arms and Ammunition in it By Ordinances divers high Sheriffs were appointed and the Lord Roberts was made Lieutenant of Exon and Devonshire and the Earl of Pembroke of Somersetshire Sir Richard Norton a Commissioner of Array in Hampshire was ordered to be sent for by the Committee Plymouth were well pleased with their new Governor Colonel Carre Mr. Dutton Mr. Lowe and Mr. Constantine former Members of the Parliament who had deserted them and were of the Antiparliament at Oxford were Committed to several Prisons Letters were produced under Sir John Hotham's hand among the Papers of the Earl of Newcastle taken at Marston-moore by which Hotham expresseth his affection to the Earl and thereupon the Commons called for the Ordinance for Martial Law and it being agreed upon was sent up to the Lords Papers sent to the Houses from the Spanish Ambassador touching Graveling were referred to the Committee of both Kingdomes The General by Letters informed the Parliament that Barnstable Taunton and Tiverton with all the East part of Devonshire were in his power and that 4000 of the Countrey proffered their service to the Parliament at Chard 3000 more at Collampton and 2000 more brought in since by Colonel Ware and that Barnstable freely entertained his forces That a few of the Malignants are come in to him that the Queen was come back to Exon that Hopton was recruited with 500 men but most of them ran away again The three Parliament Generals before York prepared to storm the City and thereupon Sir Thomas Glenham the Governor sent out a Trumpet for a parley which was admitted The Lord Inchequin drew out of Wareham 240 horse and dragoons and marched towards Dorchester to plunder and burn it but making some pause before the Town gave opportunity to Major Sydenhain to come to their relief who beat back Inchequin took 160 of his men prisoners with 60 horse and good store of their gotten plunder Sir Robert Pye and Colonel Blake at the taking of Taunton Castle had of the Enemies 11 peices of Ordnance and store of Arms and Ammunition with much provision and housholdstuff And intercepted Letters boast that Bonesiers were made at Oxford for the defeat that Prince Rupert gave the three Generals of the Parliament at Marston-moore and that Hopton had basted Colonel Popham The Archbishop was again brought to his Tryall and urged against him That he denyed the Pope to be Antichrist and did chide Dr. Hall for giving the Holy Father those Epithetes of
were not equal or from an expectation of Prince Rupert's advance with 3000 horse and Dragoons and the return of the Earl of Northampton from Banbury with 1000. The King's strength is reported to have been 8000 foot and 500 horse which albeit a gallant Army yet upon the Parliaments Forces drawing into Battalia they durst not take the Field but to counterpoise the Parliaments numbers the King fell to Stratagems to fortifie the Town especially the Avenues and having raised his Batteries and lined the hedges stood upon his guard and with some great pieces where he saw the biggest bodies and most advantage liberally sent them some Bullets which killed 2 or 3 horse but hurt not their Riders For many hours some parties of horse skirmisht 'twixt both the Armies in which play the Parliament had the best of whose part but one man fell of theirs four or five of which one was knighted It being impossible to engage the King's Forces without much hazard that night the greatest part of the Parliaments Forces marched unto Chevely the horse commanded by Waller and Balfour the foot by Skippon whilst the other encamped before the Eastside of the Town and ordered by Manchester at one same time having agreed to storm the Garrison on both sides That night and the next the Parliamentarians quartered in the open fields but neither the coldness of the weather nor want of usual provision any whit disanimated the Souldiers the expectation of fight swallowing up all other extremities howbeit most of them had three days provision prepared by command in their Snapsacks By Daybreak upon Sunday the horse and foot commanded by Waller and Skippon were upon their march in four hours surrounded Dunnington Castle and made their approach towards the West of Newbury By the way they intercepted two or three Carts of Provision and took about 100 horse and foot of the King 's as they straggled and the King's Forces from the Castle fell upon the Parliaments Rear and took 10 or 12 prisoners Upon this march they received the Report that Newcastle was taken by storm and the Ulster Rebels defeated which much incouraged the Parlaiments Forces It was One a Clock ere the Train and Rear came up and near Three ere they could be put into Battalia with extraordinary shouts and other symptoms of courage and joy the Western body advanced and by the Forlorn-hope of horse quickly began the fight which with as much eagerness was seconded by the foot who cryed They would now be revenged for the business of Cornwall For three hours the fight was maintained with as much resolution and bravery on both parts as hath been since these Wars the Cannon and small shot on both sides firing with as quick a motion as was possible Among the foot the General 's Regiment especially did eminently well and among all of the whole Army there was not one man or party horse or foot seen either to desert their duty or to dishearten their fellows After a long and hot dispute the Parliamentarians beat the King's Forces first from their Work and then from their Ordnance nine in number in which atchievement they lost a few men and among them Captain Gawler The Day was of so much discontent to his Majesty that an hour after midnight he marched out of the Town with an attendant Troop only towards Winchester and sent up his Cannon Carriages and Baggage to the Castle where at day-break the Parliamentarians saw them placed and Colonel Cromwell followed the body of the Enemy two hours before day The E. of Cleveland was taken prisoner by a Lieutenant of Colonel Barkley's General Goring hardly escaped his Brother was shot dead as he charged most of his Troop were cut off Major Trevillian and divers others of quality and 200 common Souldiers of the King's part slain and 300 taken prisoners Letters came of the taking of the Town and Castle of Newcastle surrendred to General Leven Oct. 29. the Governour and the rest submitting for their lives In that little compass of the Castle were 500 men besides women and children Three Scots Lords taken there Craford Rea and Maxwell were sent into Scotland to be there tryed The Town though taken by Onslaght was not much ransackt most of them redeeming their goods from plunder upon reasonable satisfaction in moneys A Day of publick Thanksgiving was appointed for these successes at Newbury and at Newcastle Some differences among the Committee of Sussex were referred to a Committee of the House and another Committee appointed to consider of settling the Garrison of Windsor and reducing it to a less number and half pay Alderman Atkins was sworn Lord Mayor of London in the Exchequer according to custom Letters from Sir William Waller and Sir Arthur Haslerigge further confirmed the Parliaments success at Newbury and that they had taken 1000 Arms there that if they had had but one hour more of day-light in probability they had totally routed and dispersed the King's whole Army Which was in so great distraction after the fight that they retreated three several ways at once in great confusion That the King as they were informed with a small party wheeled about by Marlborough and so to Oxford Since the fight they took many prisoners stragglers and the King 's own Coach and General Forth 's Coach with his Lady many Sumpter-horses and other good Prizes An Ordinance was committed for the Attainder of the Archbishop and they that managed the Evidence against him at his Tryal were appointed to bring in the state of all the Evidence to the House Letters from Captain Hacker informed that a party of the King 's coming to relieve Crowland were set upon by the Parliaments Forces 600 horse and 400 hundred prisoners taken of Newark and Belvoir Forces and the Town much discouraged thereby A hundred horse of the Queen's Regiment were taken by the Garrison of Weymouth wherein the Country people assisted the Parliaments Forces Sir Authony Ashley Cooper with 1500 horse and foot from several Garrisons took the field to encounter Sir Lewis Dives Sir William Vvedale was readmitted to sit as a Member of the House Novemb. 1644. The Lord Paget petitioned expressing much sorrow for his deserting the Parliament and adhering to the Enemy whose Counsel and Designs he now seeth to tend to the destruction of the Kingdom humbly submitting himself to the Favour of the Parliament Letters from Newcastle desire the Parliament to consider of the new framing and settling the Government of that Town and that fit and able men may be chosen for that purpose which was referred to a Committee of both Houses General Leven sent 5000 horse and foot of the Scots Army to the Lord Fairfax in Yorkshire to suppress the stragling Enemy there An Ordinance was sent down to Newcastle for the Tryal of Sir John Marley the late Mayor there by a Council of War A Commander in Surrey sent to some Members of Parliament there to
Ordinance The Commons voted to hear no private business for ten days Mr. Roger Lestrange was tryed for a Spy before the Court-Marshal coming from the King's quarters without Drum Trumpet or Pass to betray Lynne Garrison Sir Thomas Middleton and Colonel Mitton took in a Garrison of the King 's near Mountgomery and in it Colonel Ballard the Governour Llayd the high Sheriff divers Officers two Foot Colours sixty common Souldiers with store of Arms and Pillage The Assembly of Divines presented to the House some further Additions to the Directory for Worship Much time was spent to settle the payment of the Northern Armies and to enable the Scots to march Southwards The Commons concluded their Debate upon the Directory for Worship A Letter was agreed to be written to the Parliament of Scotland from both Houses here to express the great ingagement of this Kingdom to them for their brotherly assistance The Lords upon the Petition of Sir John Hotham and his Son thought fit to pardon the Father and desired the Concurrence of the Commons therein but upon the Question it was carried in the Negative not to be taken by them into consideration The Court-Marshal gave judgment upon Mr. Lestrange The Commons passed an Ordinance for continuing the Court-Marshal for three Months longer and another for disfranchizing some Aldermen of York The Commons ordered the Commissioners of the Great Seal to issue out the Sheriffs Patents to the Messengers of the Seal The Lords debated the Self-denying Ordinance They concurred with the Commons to refer the business of the Treaty upon the Propositions for Peace to the Committee of both Kingdoms Major General Brown marched out with a Party towards Oxford and was near taking the Fort Royall there but his Design was discovered and prevented yet he brought away forty men and horse with him Several Orders were made for Money for the Scots and other Armies and for supply of the Forces in Ireland Divers of Bucks petitioned against the Outrages of the Parliaments Forces in that County Colonel Bulstrode was made Governour of Henley and Phillis Court but he was shortly after called away to his Regiment and Colonel Charles Doyley made Governour there But he and the Souldiers falling out they had like to have killed him and he would stay there no longer and Colonel Piuter Temple succeeded him Sir John Hotham was going to his Execution and much company expecting it on Tower-hill when a Messenger came with a Reprieve from the Lords But the Commons sent to the Lieutenant of the Tower to know the reason of deferring the Execution when they did not consent to any Reprieve for him The Lord Fairfax his forces took in Pomfret Town and close blocked up the Castle and other Castles thereabouts Colonel Bright fell upon a party of the King 's under Sir William Cobbes took divers Officers and Souldiers and good Horses from them A party of the Newark forces in the night time surprized some of the Parliaments forces and took near two Troups of them The Leicester forces drove the forces of Hastings out of Ashby-Town into the Tower and took divers Prisoners and Arms. Prince Maurice laid down his Commission for the West and the Lord Hopton was made General there and laboured to get a new Army January 1644. The Directory for Worship was finished by the Commons and sent up to the Lords by Mr. Rouse Upon the Debate touching the Reprieve of Sir Jo. Hotham by the Lords the Commons voted that no Officer made by Ordinance of both Houses should stay the execution of Justice by any order of either House without the concurrence of both Houses They likewise ordered that the Lieutenant of the Tower do proceed to the Execution of Sir John Hotham according to the Sentence of the Court Marshal Captain Hotham his Son sent a Petition to the Lords and another to the Commons praying his Pardon but it was denied and the same day his Head was cut off Mr. L'Estrange petitioned the Lords that his Case might be heard before the Parliament which was consented to by both Houses Letters were ordered to be written by the Speaker to Sussex Surrey and Hampshire for raising of Dragoons formerly undertaken One hundred and fifty horse from Oxford possessed themselves of Beselsley Mr. Speaker's House near Abington intending to fortifie it but Major General Brown sent out a party under Colonel Boswel to whom upon his summons they rendered the House on conditions to march away onely one who had formerly broke Prison at Abington was denied that favour Sergeant Wilde Mr. Brown and Mr. Nicholas offered Reasons and Arguments to the Lords that the Matters proved against the Archbishop were Treason An Answer was ordered to be given to the Papers of the Scots Commissioners to be sent by them to the Parliament of Scotland A Committee of both Houses was named to receive from the Sweedish Agent some matters which he said he had further to impart to them from the Queen Sir John Hotham in the Morning before his Execution procured a motion in the House of Commons for his Pardon which took up a Debate and Sir John being brought to the Scaffold on Tower-hill expected the good news of his Pardon and the time was protracted till two a Clock in the Afternoon but the Commons would not grant his desire He spake shortly to the people and Mr. Peters prayed with him and spake to the people in his Name and told them that Sir John ' s Father said to him when he was going forth to be a Souldier Son when the Crown of England lies at stake you will have fighting enough He was somewhat fearfull of death and his head was cut off The Committee of both Kingdoms reported their opinion to the Lords That the place for the Treaty of Peace should be Uxbridge and the Commissioners to be four Lords and eight Commoners and four Scots Commissioners to which the Lords agreed and sent to the Commons for their concurrence Both Houses agreed to send Commissioners to the Parliament and Assembly in Scotland The Queen of Sweden's Letter to the Parliament was read and contained a Narrative of the King of Denmark's hard usage of the Crown of Sweden and the great affection that Queen bears to England The Directory of Worship was fully agreed upon by both Houses and ordered to be printed and two of the Assembly to take care thereof and that a course shall be taken for publishing and settling of it to be generally used The Commons ordered that the Assembly of Divines should write a Congratulatory Letter to the Assembly in Scotland and to acquaint them what they had done and that the Parliament here had agreed in those Matters The Lords agreed to the Ordinance for Attainder of the Archbishop of High Treason and to be hanged drawn and quarter'd for it The Commons agreed that the place for the Treaty should be Vxbridge the Commissioners for
Governour and Garrison the which was voted by the Commons and Letters sent to the Officers of the English and Scottish Armies to assure the same to those of Carlisle who had held out very long and courageously for the King Another order for the E. of Northumberland to have the care of the King's Children and 3000 l. per annum allowed him for them The Letters taken in the King's Cabinet at Naseby read in the House and some of them referred to a Committee to be decyphered Mr. Brown a Gun-founder and his Son committed upon matters in some of the Letters 24. The Letters taken in the King's Cabinet were more of them read in the House and in some of them was mention of His Majestie 's intention to make a Peace with the Irish Rebels and to have 40000 of them over into England to prosecute the War here In other Letters to the Queen the King complains That he could not prevail with his Mungrel Parliament at Oxford to vote that the Parliament at Westminster were not a lawfull Parliament that he will not make a Peace with the Rebels the Parliament without her approbation nor goe one jot from the Paper she sent him That upon the Treaty at Uxbridge he did not positively own the Parliament it being otherwise to be construed though they were so simple as not to find it out and that it was recorded in the notes of the King's Council that he did not acknowledge them a Parliament Ordinance sent to the Lords for putting the County of Surrey into a posture of Defence and for pay for the forces there 100 l. given to the Messenger that brought up the Colours from Naseby fight Ordinance sent to the Lords for money for Portsmouth Garrison Order for the business of the Church to be taken into Debate every Wednesday and Friday An Ordinance past for re-imbursing money for Pembrokeshire Sir T. F. prosecuted the King's forces towards Hereford and left Colonel Needham Governour of Leicester Colonel Morgan blocked up Sandal Castle and M. G. Poynes went to Pomfret to order the battery there Colonel Rosseter came back from pursuing the King's forces charged and routed a party of the Newarkers rescued 20 Constables and Tithingmen taken by them and took 50 horse and many prisoners of them 25. The Monthly Fast kept divers Officers Prisoners committed to London-house 26. An Ordinance sent to the Lords about taking the Accounts of the Kingdom and orders for disposal of the Prisoners some to serve the Parliament in Ireland and others as the Parliament shall direct Letters written to Sir T. F. to prosecute his intentions against the Enemy and the Ordinance continued to impower him to press Souldiers for three months longer and another for Recruits for his Army Another Ordinance past impowering the Committees in the several Counties where any Souldiers were pressed and afterwards did desert the service to proceed against them according to Marshal Law Another for money for the late Officers of the Earl of Essex and of Sir William Waller Massey advanced to Lyme in order to relieve Taunton the King was at Hereford and Sir T. F. at Gloucester The Scots Army ordered to march from Nottingham to Worcester Colonel Hunt went from Shrewsbury before Cause Castle which surrendred to him The King's Garrison there marching away with their Colours and Swords and left in the Castle 500 Arms and store of Ammunition M. G. Brown took a Troup of Colonel Royden's horse and a foot Company of Oxford The Commons ordered all the Ensigns and Cornets taken at Naseby or formerly and which hereafter be taken from the Enemy should be brought into the Herald's Office and be there Registred and Mr. Riley to be intrusted therewith 27. The Grand Committee sate for the Church business and after that in the House an Ordinance read to consirm and establish the Directory for worship An Ordinance past for a Collection to provide money and necessaries for those Prisoners who were willing to serve against the Rebels in Ireland to transport them thither Letters from Plymouth informed that Greenvile was raising more forces in Cornwal and that divers Souldiers come away from the King's Garrisons to the Parliaments That three Dunkirk Ships came to Dartmouth with the King's Commission to inhabit there and were received but not well used and two of the Dunkirk Ships were taken by the Parliaments 28. Sir T. F. by order of Parliament advanced toward the relief of Taunton and sent to Massey that by a Day he would joyn with him Letters from General Leuen desired pay for the Scots Army the Houses thereupon sent a Committee to acquaint the Lord Mayor and Common Council of the City therewith and to desire the speedy raising of 30000 l. for this service and wrote answer to General Leuen that they would take care forthwith for their satisfaction The Commons ordered the Prisoners to be removed from the Military Ground where there wanted shelter for them and 300 l. for their supplies 30. Letters from M. G. Skippon informed of his being in a hopefull way of recovery and thereupon the Commons ordered 200 l. to be sent to him as a testimony of their favour and 200 l. more for payment of his Doctours Chirurgeons Apothecaries and other expences Order for 1000 l. for those Gentlemen some of whom were now Members of Parliament who suffered in 1 2 Car. for their affections to the publick and the Committee for them and for the necessities of the present Members was revived and satisfaction of damage voted to be out of the Estates of Delinquents The Letters taken at Naseby referred to a Committee to be perused and observations to be made upon them and to communicate some of them to the Common Council of London An Ordinance sent to the Lords touching Gunpowder and the Office of the Ordnance Letters to the association for Recruits and Arrears to be sent to Sir T. Fairfax's Army Ordinance past for 1500 l. for the Regiment of Colonel John Fiennes M. G. Poynes took the Church at Pomfret Sir T. F. took about 100 Arms from Lieutenant Colonel Not at Highworth who was there slain and divers Officers Colonel Hutchinson took 60 Horse and 48 Prisoners Officers and Arms. Major Saddler took from M. Duet near the Devizes 16 Prisoners Colonel Venables took Sir Th. Powel High Sheriff of Chester 40 Prisoners and 100 Horse July 1645. 1. An Ordinance sent up to the Lords for 400 l. to be paid to Sir William Waller's Life-guard Tuesdays and Thursdays set a part for considering how to raise Monies for Sir T. F. his Army and several Orders passed for that purpose Order of both Houses for the Departure of the Duke of Lorrain's Agent and of the King of Portugal's Agent and for a Letter to be sent to the King of Portugal of the miscarriage of his Agent here Order that the Committee of both Kingdoms should give directions from time to time
Rebels Horse fell to the Sword pell mell and beat them among the Divisions of their own Foot and routed them Which Lievetenant Colonel Sanderson with the Foot recovered and Sir Francis Hamilton coming with his Troop of Horse they had the Execution of the Rebels for five miles their Foot taking flight upon the giving ground of their Horse In the flight and pursuit their Commander and President of that Province the titular Arch-Bishop of Tuam was slain The Parliament took an hundred and fifty of their Horse with Pistols all their Baggage Tents and Ammunition two Waggons with rich Spoil and Money in them they took several of the Rebels Standards and Colours twenty four Drums and Officers of note forty eight two hundred of their men killed but Plunder prevented further Execution But one of the English killed some men and horses hurt With the Arch-Bishops Carriages they took several Letters and Papers Notes and Instructions from the Pope and matters relating to the King and many of the great men of Ireland and to the carrying of the War there Letters to the Speaker certified that Sir Thomas Fairfax Marched near the Kings Forces and ordered Sir Hardress Waller to amuze them near Okehampton whilst L. G. Cromwell was designed with one Regiment of Horse and two of Foot to fall upon them who after a March of fourteen miles about six a clock at night fell upon three Regiments of their Horse at Bovey of the Lord Wentworths Brigade took four hundred Horse five Colours and many Prisoners some of Quality 13. The Answer passed both Houses to the Kings last Letters concerning Peace and ordered to be sent forthwith to his Majesty by a Trumpet This resolution of the Parliament against a Personal Treaty was not liked by divers who expressed their discontent at it and it brake out farther afterwards A Committee named to draw a Letter to Prince Charles forthwith to disband his Army Reference to the Committee of the West of the Differences in Somerset-shire concerning the Election of a new Knight of that Shire Debate of Ordinances touching the Excise A Conference with the Lords about the Ordinances for Martial Law in London for continuance of the Committee of the Army and Treasurers at War and that no Delinquent should wear a Sword or other weapon of War in London 14. The two Houses at St. Martins in the Fields and the Lord Mayor and Aldermen kept a Solemn Fast Letters informed that in the late action at Bovey they took seven Colours of Horse whereof one was the Kings that some of their chief Officers being in a house shut the doors and threw out at the Window about ten pound in Silver which the Foot-Soldiers were so busie to get that in the mean time the Officers escaped That the Parliaments Foot took twenty Horse and nine Prisoners at Ashburton and then quitted the pass to Totness 15. The Ordinance pass'd for continuance of the Committee of the Army and Treasurers at War and several Ordinances for Martial Law in the Garrisons of Glocester and Hereford Another for the several Committees to punish Soldiers that run away from their Colours by Martial Law Another sent up to the Lords for Martial Law for Col. Jephsons Regiment Ordinances debated for five pound a Week allowance for the Marquess of Winton and an Impeachment ordered against him of Treason for levying War against the Parliament A Petition from the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common-Council of London for the speedy Settlement of Church-Government referred to a Committee and thanks given to the Petitioners Debate of the Irish Affairs and dispatch of Col. Jephson with his Regiment thither Preparations of Forces in Oxford for the Relief of Chester and Col. Whaley is attending their Motions Letters from Scotland informed that Montrosse was beaten from the Siege of Anderness by the Earl of Sleford that after a sharp fight two hundred of Montross's men were slain and his whole Party consisting of two thousand routed and pursued to the Mountains divers of note slain many Prisoners Arms and Ammunition taken A Petition from the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common-Council of London to the House of Peers desiring the speedy setling of Church-Government according to the Covenant That no Toleration be granted of Popery Prelacy Superstition Heresie Schisme Prophaneness or any thing contrary to sound Doctrine and that all private Meetings contrary to the Covenant may be restrained The Lords Answered complementing the City and thanking them for their care and zeal for Gods Worship and assured them as they had been so should they continue ready to advance so good a work whereto they held themselves obliged by the Covenant and they recommend it to the City to suppress such unlawful courses as are by them mentioned in their Petition Debate in the House of Commons about the business of the Church A Letter from Sir Tho. Glemham Governor of Oxford and therein another from the King to both Houses much to the same effect as his former for a Treaty to which he complained that he had received no Answer but this Trumpet met the Parliaments Trumpet who carried their Answer near to Oxford The King desires that the Church-Government may continue as it was in the days of Queen Elizabeth and of King James and is contented that the Directory shall be used as now in some Churches in London That he doubts not but he shall give both Houses satisfaction touching the choice of the Lord Admiral and other Officers of State if he finds them inclinable to a Treaty in which he will assist in Person and he makes no question but he shall give all his Subjects satisfaction about the debts of the Kingdom and the business of Ireland After this some Papers were read that were taken about the Arch-Bishop of Tuam when he was slain in Ireland discovering the transactions between the King and the Rebels and his large offers to them of Toleration of their Religion and to have all the Forts in their possession on condition they should raise ten thousand men to assist the King here Hereupon a day was set to debate this business and the Letters ordered to be printed Debate of sending Commissioners into the Netherlands 17. Proceedings in the business of the Church Order for Money for the Forces The Ordinance for further Power to the Militia of London sent up to the Lords An Exchange for Mr. Jennings a Member of the House Letters from the West informed of the Kings Forces quitting Totnesse and Plymouth and the Prince and Hopton flying into Cornwal that at Plympton they took seven pieces of Ordnance Arms and Provisions and many Prisoners and freed Plymouth of their Besiegers Sir Thomas Fairfax Besieged Dartmouth 19. Orders for Martial Law for the Garrisons of Henley Reading and Apsely Order for a new Election and for the letters taken in the Lord Digby's Coach at Sherburne to be printed Proceedings in the Church-business An Answer
Enemy quitted a Garrison at Sir Peter Bymes house that Col. Hammond being ready to fall on to Storm Pouldram Castle the Enemy made but one shot and instantly cryed for Quarter That the Generals Courtesie and fair usage of those at Dartmouth did win much upon the People made other Garrisons to yield the sooner and divers to come in to the Parliament that all the Cornish men in Dartmouth being a hundred and twenty had their Liberty freely given them and two shillings a man to bear their Charges home and those that would take up Arms for the Parliament had three shillings a man That Greenvile was sent Prisoner to Silley by the Prince for refusing to obey the orders of Hopton the General That Sir Tho. Fairfax sent a Summons and honourable propositions to Sir John Berkly the Governor for the surrendring Exeter to him to the use of the Parliament to avoid the effusion of blood and ruine to the Inhabitants To this the Governor returned an answer full of Resolution and denyal to which Sir Tho. Fairfax made a reply in vindication of the Parliaments Honour and his 3. Upon debate of the Kings last Letter the Commons voted that it was unsatisfactory in the whole and referred it to a Committee to draw up an answer to it and to the former letter and a Declaration concerning this matter to the Kingdom Order for two hundred pound per An. for Doct. Walker Advocate to the Admiralty and that if he went to Sea he should have twenty pound per An. extraordinary Order to audit Arrears of Soldiers to be paid to their Wives and Widows A thousand pound to be paid to the Train of Artillery of the Earl of Essex and Sir William Waller Many came out of Exeter to the Parliaments Army twenty in a company 4. A Ship from France came into Dartmouth supposing it had been still in the Kings hands but finding his mistake he submitted to the Parliaments Forces and threw into the Sea a packet of Letters which he had and the next Flood the Packet came to Shore and was sent by Col. Lambert to Sir Tho. Fairfax and by him to the Parliament In it were read in the House Letters from the Queen to the King against the sending of the Prince into Denmark but rather to send him into France where a match was propounded for him with the Duke of Orleances Daughter Other Letters were from Jermyn Goring and others mentioning great Sums of Money and an Army from France to be ready against the Spring to come over to the King that Montrois and the King would joyn and march into the West Intercepted Letters from Ireland were sent up to the Parliament by Col. Mitton whereby they had good intelligence of the Affairs there Reference to a Committee to consider of Propositions for reducing North-Wales Orders for an Exchange of Mr. Denham for M. Harris and about a new Election News came of the surrender of Belvoir Castle upon Articles and Sir Jervase Lucas the Governor left there one piece of Ordnance store of Arms and Provisions 5. The day of Thanksgiving Letters came to the Speaker from Sir William Brereton That his care of preserving Chester the most considerable City in those parts from ruin invited him to entertain a Treaty which was continued ten days and delayed by the enemy hoping for relief for which there were strong preparation by conjunction of Ashtey Vaughan and the Welsh and Irish Forces and those Irish newly landed That he sent forth a strong party under Col. Mitton who prevented their conjunction and then those in Chester hopeless of Relief came to a Treaty That he was contented to have the more Commissioners that the Soldiers might be the better satisfied with that which was agreed unto by some of their own Officers and the Officers would be the more careful to keep their Soldiers to the observation of it They in Chester desired farther time for the Treaty to be continued but Sir William Brereton refused it and thereupon they came to an agreement on both parts to surrender the City to the Parliament upon Articles in it they had all the Arms Ammunition Ordnance and Provisions the County Palatine Seal Swords and all the records c. 6. The Letters from Sir William Brereton read Orders for setling that Garrison and that Alderman Edward of Chester be Colonel of the Regiment of that City A long Petition from the Common Council of London a day appointed for the Debate of it Two Members of the House sent to Gravesend to examine Mr. Murray one of the Bedchamber to the King taken coming from France Col. Whaly with some Forces of the Adjacent Counties besieged Banbury Castle 7. Proceedings touching the propositions for Peace A Petition from the Common Council of London to the Lords of the same effect with that yesterday to the Commons A Party of about eighty Horse and forty Dragoons were sent from Leicester under Mr. Meers to Ashby who marched with such speed and privacy that they came to Ashby about eleven a Clock that night undiscovered surprised the Sentinels fell in at the Turn-pike broke the Chain and entred the Town They took a hundred Horse rich Prize and Pillage Plundred the Town rescued divers Gountrymen Prisoners there and returned to Leicester without opposition 9. Votes for supplys for the Protestant Forces in Ireland The Office of Lieutenant of the Ordnance for the Tower continued Colonel Needham appointed to be Governor of Leicester Order for a new Election and for Money for Col. Mittons Forces A Petition from the Inhabitants of Westminster and Middlesex That the Militia might not be setled as was desired by the London Petition was referred to the same Committee 10. Progress in the propositions of Peace Order for a new Election of Members M. G. Browne had the thanks of the House Sir William Lower and Captain Dunbar who revolted from the Parliament referred to be tryed by Martial Law A day appointed to consider of easing the people under the sufferings of Committees Letters informed that Sir Tho. Fairfax had made two Bridges over the River at Exeter block'd it up on all sides and planted Guards round the City and was within Musquet shot of their Works that he sent forth a Brigade to attempt the enemy at Barnstable News came of Preparations at Oxford upon some new design and that the Nobility there were assembled and it was propounded to them to assist the King in his War this Summer and that his Majesty declared to live and die for the Priviledges of his Crown his Friends and Church Government 11. Progress in the business of the Church Mr. Murray committed close Prisoner to the Tower and to be more strictly examined A Complaint against some Scots Horse referred to be examined Intercepted Letters and some taken at Dartmouth in characters were deciphered by Sir Walter Earle and he had the thanks of the House for it The Garrison of Newarke sallied out
marched through Abbington where Major General Brown gallantly entertained him and took up his Quarters at Garrington that Col. Trevor and Sir Jo. Vaughan came in to him from Oxford That the Army was on both sides the River intending closely to begirt the City that the King is gone for London as is supposed and that a hundred Officers are come out of Oxford 4. Letters from the General before Oxford informed that those who came out of Oxford informed confidently that the King was in London whereupon both houses declared by beat of Drum and sound of Trumpet That what Person soever shall harbour or conceal or know of the harbouring or concealing of the Kings Person and shall not reveal it immedately to the Speakers of both Houses shall be proceeded against as a Traitor to the Common-wealth forfeit his whole Estate and dye without Mercy An Ordinance committed for all Papists Officers and Soldiers of Fortune that have come out of the Kings Quarters to remove twenty miles from London and power given to the Militia of London to search within twenty miles of London for all Papists Malignants and suspected persons and to secure and disarm them and to search for Arms this to continue for twenty days The General Training was put off Orders for Provisions for the Army 5. Upon Letters from Sir Thomas Fairfax of Suspition of the Kings being gone towards the Associated Counties care was taken for their security and Col. Russel sent down to the Isle of Ely and Col. Wharton to Lynne Sir Hardress Waller named to be Governor of Jersey A Petition of many of Hertford-shire against Tithes but nothing was done in it Letters from the Generals Quarters informed that the General Quartered at Heddington within a mile of Oxford the Horse were so disposed as to prevent the Enemies Sallies forth the Foot thus The Generals Regiment and Col. Pickerings at Heddington the Major General 's and Col. Harley's at Marston Col. Herberts and Col. Sir Hardress Waller's Regiments at Cowley the Train of Artillery at Ellesfield An hundred Officers and Soldiers came forth of Oxford in two days many of Quality have sent for Passes to go forth the Lady Hertford Lady Digby Lady Stourton and many of Quality but the General denyes all except it be for Treaty or Parley That the Grandees of Oxford give it out the King is in London and hath made his Peace with the Parliament that Wallingford was blocked up on the one side by the Forces of Reading and of Henley and on the other side by Col. Welden That the Governor of Wallingford sent a Letter to the General desiring him not to make his approach to the Castle for then he must be forced to fire the Town which he the rather urged because he heard the King was in London and upon agreement with the Parliament so that he hoped in seven or eight days to receive a command from his Majesty for the Surrender thereof Some Foot sallied out of Oxford but soon retreated a Party from Farrington did some hurt in the Generals Quarters 6. Letters from the Commissioners of the Parliament before Newarke and from Lieutenant General Pointz certified that the King came to the Quarters of the French Agent at Southam and thence sent to G. Lesley and was conducted by a Troop of Horse into the Scots Army where he now remains That the Commissioners soon after his coming sent a Letter to the Commissioners of the Parliament to acquaint them therewith which Letters were read in the House and an abstract of a Letter from Paris discovering what was written from the King to the Queen touching his going from Oxford Upon debate the Commons Voted That the Commissioners and the General of the Scots Army be desired that his Majesties Person be disposed of as both Houses shall desire and direct and that he be thence disposed of and sent to Warwick Castle That Mr. Ashburnham and the rest that came with the King to the Scots Army be sent for as Delinquents by the Serjeant at Arms. The Commissioners of Parliament before Newarke were to acquaint the Scots General with these Votes and to take care that Mr. Ashburnham and the rest be sent up to the Parliament and they were to make a Narrative of the Kings coming to the Scots Army and to present it to the House Thirty pounds given to Lieutenant Gen. Pointz his Secretary who brought these Letters and thirty pounds to the Messenger of the Commissioners Order for reducement of Major General Massey's Horse and those Forces to be disposed of by the General 7. An Ordinance sent to the Lords for Establishment of the Garrison of Hull and order for Ammunition for them Order for a new Election Order for a Letter from the Speaker to the Committee of Northumberland to send some Forces to preserve the holy Island a place of great concernment Provision of Money for Plymouth and other Garrisons 8. Letters intercepted and read in the House going from the Scots Commissioners here to the Scots Commissioners at Newarke of great concernment A Committee was appointed to examine the manner of the stay of the Gentleman that carried these Letters Order to desire the Commissioners in London that Mr. Wakerly who signed the Letter to the Lord Balcarris might be examined by a Committee and that the Speaker should deliver to the Scots Commissioners here such of the Letters as they desired and should claim as their hand-writing Other Letters were read from the Scots Commissioners in London concerning the Kings being in the Scots Army and their perswading him to deliver up Newarke to the Committee of both Kingdoms for the use of the Parliament of England which is to be surrendred to the Commissioners for the Parliament upon Articles the ninth of this instant May the House sate this day till nine at night A Letter from the Scots General and the Committee of Estates of Scotland now with the Scots Army to the Committee of both Kingdoms informed That they were astonished at the Providence of the Kings coming into their Army which was so private that it was long ere they could find him there and now desired that it might be improved to the best advantage for promoting the work of Vniformity for setling of Religion and Righteousness and attaining of Peace according to the Covenant and Treaty by advice of the Parliaments of both Kingdoms or their Commissioners That they declare there hath been no Treaty betwixt his Majesty and them and in so deep a business they desire the advice of the Committee of both Kingdoms c. 9. The Articles of the surrender of Newarke brought to the Parliament After the surrender the Scots Army drew off and retreated about four miles the King with them in the Army An hundred pound given to the Colonel that brought these Letters and thirty pounds to the other Messenger Banbury Castle was surrendred to Col. Whaley upon Articles Order for thanksgiving to God
certified That many Troopers Irish and others who had been in Arms against the Parliament Robbed all Passengers and that he had raised the Posse Comitatus and apprehended about one hundred of them The House approved what he had done and appointed an Ordinance for punishing such misdoers by death and Ordered a Letter of thanks to the Sheriff They also Ordered the Commissioners of the Seal to issue out a Commission of Oyer and Terminer to try these and the like Offenders and all that take Free Quarter without Warrant The Lords recommended a Proposal of Captain Poe to the House of Commons 5. Vote for half the Compositions of Goldsmiths-Hall to be added to the security for the two hundred thousand pound to the City Order for a Collection for poor people fled out of Ireland A Fleet of Swedes refusing to lore their Top-Sail to Captain Owen he with some other of the Parliaments Ships fought them Some hurt was done on both sides but some of Captain Owens Ships forsake him yet afterwards the Vice-Admiral of the Parliaments Fleet Captain Batten came in relieved Captain Owen and brought in the Swedes Fleet to Portsmouth 6. Letters from the Committee of Kent informed That Sir Jo. Sidley had advised an Indictment against Collonel Kenricke for his Troopers taking of three Horses in the first Insurrection in Kent in the time of actual War Order to put Sir Jo. Sidley out of all publick imployment Mr. Tulidah discharged of his restraint Orders about the two hundred thousand pounds and for the ten thousand pounds for poor indigent persons The business of the late Fight with the Swedes referred to the Committee of the Admiralty 7. The Lord L'Isle and Sir Jo. Temple reported the State of Affairs in Ireland and they and Collonel Sidney and Major Harrison had the thanks of the House for their good service in Ireland The Ordinance of Indemnity committed The Order for Trying Souldiers by Commission of Oyer and Terminer was revoked Private Petitions Read 18. Letters from the Army informed that Skippon Cromwell and the rest sent down to the Army communicated to them the Votes of the House concerning their Arrears and Indemnity and that they were injoyned to imploy their indeavours to quiet all distempers in the Army Some of the Officers desired to know what was meant by distempers in the Army if it were meant of grievances which the Soldiers had just cause to complain of they had then something to offer but were unwilling to declare the Sence of the respective Troops Regiments and Companies without first acquainting them therewith Time was given them to communicate the Votes of the House and to represent to the field-Martial Skippon and the rest sent down to them an Account of their proceedings in this business Much discontent was in the Army upon an expression in the Declaration that they were declared enemies who persisted in the Petition which was to their General and meerly for things relating to them as Soldiers and that it had been publickly said that a Petition was sent from the Army to the King to come to them and they would set the Crown on his head for which Scandal they expected reparation And they were troubled that it was said That in the Army there were four thousand Cavaliers whereas among all the Officers they knew but one who had served the King and he was put in by both Houses and the Common Soldiers who had served the King and afterwards listed themselves for the Parliament had since done faithful Service for them Field-Martial Skippon desired the Officers to know of their Soldiers who would ingage with him in the Service of Ireland 10. The House sate not but Committees Forces shipped for Ireland The Rebels fortified apace there The Lady Cave apprehended for endeavouring to present Letters from the Queen to the King 11. The Ordinance for setling five thousand pound per An. on Sir Tho. Fairfax committed A Committee to draw reasons to satisfie the Lords for passing the Ordinance for the Scots Forces to depart out of Ireland A printed Paper called Judge Jenkins his Vindication and another called Dudley Digges of the Illegality of Subjects taking Arms against their Soveraign was referred to the Committee of Complaints and the Printers and Publishers thereof to be tryed at the Kings Bench. Thus we see that there is nothing constant in this Worlds affairs The Parliament having Conquest and Success after their own desires yet are now miserably incumbred with the mutinousness of their Army on one side and with the petulancy of Pamphlets and with discontented Petitions on the other side Order for five thousand pound for Mr. Selden and for Mr. Valentine for their sufferings 3. Car. Orders for a Writ for a new Election and for Sir John Holland one of the Commissioners at Holmeby to have leave to go into Hamp-shire Mr. Bosvile Committed to Newgate And Wood for the use of the Navy and that Col. Mainwaring grant no more Passes to any to go beyond Sea 12. The Earl of Denbigh had leave from the Lords to be absent for ten days from Holmeby and the Earl of Dumferling to have access to the King Both Houses pass'd the Ordinance for securing the two hundred thousand pound to the City The Ordinance pass'd for six thousand pound for Jersey And the Lords desired to pass the Commission to Col. Rainsborough for that service and a Letter to Portsmouth and Peterborough that his Forces were to be removed from thence Complaint against Major General Mittons Forces referred to a Committee and a Letter to Col. Mitton to prevent those disorders Information that Captain George Carteret Lieutenant Governor of Jersey was very cruel against the Parliament Party 13. The Petition of the Earl of Mulgrave sent from the Lords referred to a Committee to state his losses and report matter of Fact The Petition of the Earl of Northampton sent down by them was to compound for his Delinquency for two years value Mr. Cartwright Petitioned for ten thousand pound out of the Earls Estate for losses he had sustained by the Earl It was referred to Goldsmiths-Hall for him to compound at the usual rates They agreed that the Earl of Dumferling might attend the King but not as his Servant Order of both Houses to discharge the Swedish ships brought in by Capt. Batten 14. Order for two Months pay for those of the Army who disbanded and six weeks more for those that went for Ireland Both Houses passed the Ordinance for Indemnity of the Soldiers and of Committee men The History of the Military proceedings of the Earl of Essex carried in the Negative not to be Printed The King told the Commissioners at Holmeby That he had long expected the propositions to be sent to him that he had those by him which were presented at New-castle and had himself framed an answer to them and if they would not afford him a Secretary to transcribe it he would scribble it out himself 15. Letters
greatness and found by Experience to be a grievance to the subject a hindrance of piety an incroachment upon the power of the Civil Magistrate and so a burthen to the persons purses and consciences of men Whereupon the Parliament finding it to be for the honour of your Majesty and profit of the Subject to take it away desire this Bill for that purpose not inedling with the Apostolical Bishop nor determining what that Bishops is whom the Apostles mention in Scripture but only to put him down by a Law who was set up by a Law Nothing can be more proper for Parliaments than to alter repeal or make Laws as Experience teacheth to be for the good of the Commonwealth but Admitting that Apostolical Bishops were within the purport of this Bill they humbly conceive it doth not follow that therefore in Conscience it must not be passed for they may not grant that no occasion can make that alterable which is found to have sure foundation only in the practice of the Apostles not in a precept For the Sale of Bishops Lands which his Majesty apprehends to be Sacriledge they humbly offer that Bishopricks being dissolved their Lands as of all Corporations naturally by the Laws of the Land revert to the Crown which is their founder and Patron and heretofore held it no Sacriledge to dispose of Bishops Lands to its own and others use by Act of Parliament which was an Ordinary practice in his predecessors Besides that they might say that in all ages and even under the Ceremonial Law imminent and urgent necessity especially by the publick hath dispensed with the otherwise imploying of Consecrated things As to that that his Majesty cannot communicate in a publick form of divine service where it is uncertain what the Minister will offer to God They answer that the Directory is certain as to the matter leaving it to the Minister to inlarge or express in words according to his discretion for the exercise of his gifts and they add that it can be no objection against joyning with a Minister in a Prayer not to know before hand the very words that he will say for then one must not hear any Prayer before Sermon where every several Minister hath a several form and must vary still according to occasion That what his Majesty hath already consented to concerning Bishops leaves it solely in his own power for their return again to their former power after three years and to have the Negative voice in Ordination which they humbly conceive the Scripture holds not forth to have been in that Bishop who is there mentioned in these Writings of the Apostles and consequently that which his Majesty endeavours to preserve not to be the primitive Office of a Bishop That the intention of the Parliament is not to Offer violence to his Majesties Conscience but that he will be pleased to rectify it by being better informed that both he and his People may have cause of rejoycing The Lord Grey of Groby had the thanks of the House for taking Marquess Hamilton Prisoner and dispersing a Brigad of his Horse The House spent almost the whole day in nominating Sheriffs for all the Counties of the Kingdom Many Rumours were of the Armies coming again to the Houses 24. Upon a Letter from the Lord Admiral Order touching the raising of twenty thousand pound for the Mariners that come in from the revolted Ships and for other affairs of the Navy and for providing money for the Summers Fleet. Vote for the Earl of Arundel to be admitted to his Composition for six thousand pound in regard he had suffered losses by the Parliament's Forces and that this six thousand pound should be paid for the use of the Navy 25. Orders touching Sheriffs Orders for Slighting the Garrisons of Ashby de la Zouch and Bulling-brook A Petition of one Maurice complaining of the arbitrary proceedings of the House of Lords concerning an Estate of three thousand pound per annum referred to be examined by a Committee Votes for disbanding Forces The Commissioners of the great Seal went into the Queen's Court and there they did swear Mâ— Prideaux to be the King's Sollicitor 27. Letters from Colonel Hammond with one inclosed from the General to him to require Colonel Hammond to repair to his Excellency to the Head quarters and that Colonel Ewers was appointed to take the charge of his Majesty in the Isle of Wight The Commons Voted Colonel Hammond to stay in the Isle of Wight to attend his Charge there and the General to be acquainted with this vote and Letters to be sent to the Admiral to send some Ships for security of the Isle of Wight and that they obey the Orders of Colonel Hammond Letters from the Head quarters that the Officers spent yesterday wholly in prayer that they consult how to effect what is in their Remonstrance and are resolute to bring Delinquents to punishment and to settle the Kingdom in peace with what necessary Laws are wanting for the benefit and ease of the subject and that a Petition came to the General from the Forces in Wales and in the North to expedite this work A Messenger brought word to Windsor that Colonel Ewers had the Custody of his Majesty and that Colonel Hammond was upon the way to Windsor Upon Information of the wants of Plymouth Garrison orders for raising four thousand pound for them and Colonel Welden to go thither Debate whether the new Sergeants should send a Ring to the King and put off Letters from the Leaguer at Pontefract that the Garrison Souldiers come away from thence and many move for Passes that they made a Sally and were beaten in again that all the Regiments in the North have petitioned the General against the Treaty and for Justice which were recommended and sent by Lieutenant General Cromwell to the Lord General 28. Order for Captain Skinner and the rest of the men in the Crescent Frigat lately taken to be brought to judgment for Pyracy after the Course of the Admiralty Order for Sequestrations of Delinquents in the North for raising money to disband the Supernumeraries there And for satisfaction of the Lancashire Forces Order touching new Sheriffs Order that the Estate of the Lord Lovelace be again sequestred if he refuse to pay five hundred pound to Colonel Temple as part of his arrears The Lord of Ormond knighted divers in Ireland 29. The publick Fast day Letters from Colonel Hammond with a Copy of the Orders from the General Council of the Army and their Letter to Colonel Ewers and others for securing his Majesties person in the Isle of Wight The House Ordered a Letter to the General to acquaint him that these Orders and instructions from him to Colonel Ewers for securing his Majestie 's person in the Isle of Wight were contrary to their resolutions and instructions given to Colonel Hammond and that it was the pleasure of the House that his Excellency recal the
He answered That it was against several Oaths which he had taken as an Alderman of London and against his Judgement and Conscience Alderman Chambers being asked the same Question answered That his Heart did not go along in that Business Sir Thomas was disabled from being a Member of the House and disfranchised from being an Alderman or to bear any publique Office And Alderman Chambers was disabled from being an Alderman or to bear any publique Office 2 An Act passed for sale of the Goods of the late King Queen and P. but the sale of the Pictures was respited An Act passed for doubling upon the publique Faith upon Sale of Deanes and Chapters Lands Orders for the Commissioners of the Seal to issue out Writs to make Mr. Warburton C. Rigby and Mr. Ask Serjeants at Law they being to be made Judges Order for the Councel of State to bestow a House and Maintenance for Mrs. Elkinea and her Children 4 Upon a Report from the Committee of absent Members C. Russel Mr. Edwards Mr. Fr. Gourdon Mr. Hodges and Mr. Ellis were readmitted to sit in the House Petitions of many poor Prisoners for Debt that the Act may be passed for their relief An Act Published of the grounds of the next day of Publique thanksgiving A Declaration of the Officers and Soldiers of C. Hortons Regiment testifying their Adherance to the Parliament and to the General presented to his Excellency The like from M. G. Skippons Regiment and from the Town of Portsmouth Letters from Scotland that a Declaration was brought from Ireland thither against Parliament of England that at their thanksgiving the Ministers vehemently preached against the Malignants and Sectaries Letters from Chester that Dublin is in a good Condition that one of the Souldiers by sentence of the Councel of War was shot to death for moving one of his Fellows to run away to the Enemy and that Prince Rupert and Inchequin are at great Difference and so are Owen Row and Ormond Letters from Holland that the Danish Ambassador desired to borrow of the States a great Sum of Mony for the King of Scotland and offered the Sundt Security for it That at the Diet at Sweden it was resolved to assist the King of Scotland with Mony That the Lord Cottington and Sir Edward Hyde Ambassadors from the King of Scotland desired audience of his highness Leopoldus and from thence were to go for Spain 5 C. Popham one of the Generals at Sea reported to the House the good Service of the Fleet the Relief of Dublin with Provisions that Sir George Ascue is left there with some Ships that 15 of Prince Ruperts Ships are blocked up in Kinsale and desired speedy Supplyes for the Navy The House ordered Supplies accordingly and thanks to the Generals at Sea and to C. Jones and that these Successes at Sea should be remembred in the Day of thanksgiving The Councel of State gave order for Flemish Ships to transport the Horse into Ireland and for the Regiments to march to Chester and other Ports and not to stay above one night in a place Letters from Sir George Askue that he had furnished Dublin with Provisions and sent others to Sir Charles Coote and had blocked Prince Ruperts Ships at Kingsale Letters that the L. Rea and 20 other Prisoners were brought to Edenborough 6 A new Mace with the Arms of England and Ireland instead of the Kings Arms approved and delivered to Serjeant Birkhead to be used for the House and all other Maces for the Commonwealth to be of that Form Vote for 3000 l. to be given to Mr. Blackstons Wife and Children in respect of his Losses and 500 l. to his Brother out of the L. of Newcastles and L. Widdringtons Estates Order for Captain Bishop Provost Marshal to apprehend suspected Persons and to have 100 l. per annum Salary and 12 Men at one shilling per diem a piece Order for 1000 l. for a Stock to settle poor People to work Upon a Report from the Councel of State ordered that when the Speaker with the House came into the City the Lord Mayor should deliver up to him the Sword as he used to do to the King and that at the Feast the Speaker should sit above the Lord Mayor and referred it to the Councel of State to order matters of Ceremony at the Meeting Letters that the Queen of Sweden had furnished the King of Scors with great store of Ammunition A Declaration of the Officers and Souldiers of Colonel Reynolds his Regiment to the same Effect with those of other Regiments 7 The Speaker with the House of Commons the General with the Officers of the Army the L. President and Councel of State after the hearing of two Sermons went to Grocers-Hall to dine with the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common Councel according to their Invitation The Speaker sat first next to him the Lord Mayor then the Lord General then the Earl of Pembroke called to Whitelock to sit down being the antient Commissioner of the great Seal he desired his Lordship would be pleased first to sit down and then he would sit by him With that the Earl spake aloud as he used to do that all near him might hear What do you think that I will fit down before you I have given place heretofore to Bishop Williams to my Lord Coventry and my Lord Littlet on And you have the same place that they had and as much honour belongs to the place under a Common-wealth as under a King and you are a Gentleman as well born and bred as any of them therefore I will not sit down before you With his earnestness he caused Whitelock to sit down before him and sat himself the next to him and then the Lord President of the Councel and the other Commissioners of the great Seal the Earl of Satisbury and the Lord Howard sate next to the Earl of Pembroke and after the Commissioners of the Seal sate Lieutenant General Cromwel and other Members of Parliament and of the Councel of State At two Tables on each side of the Hall sate other Members and at a Table in the middle of the Hall sate M. G. Lambert and other Officers of the Army the Judges sate in a Room over the Parlour which was very large and the Lord Mayor Aldermen and some Common Councel men at another Table in the same Room The Musick was only Drums and Trumpets the Feast was very sumptuous no Healths drunk nor any Incivility passed and besides the overplus of the Victuals left at Dinner 400 l. was given to the poor of London 8 An Act past for settling Maintenance upon the Ministry of the Nation Report touching Relief for maimed Souldiers Widdows and Orphans of Souldiers slain Referred to the Committee of Oxford to prefer Mr. Thomas Goodwyn and Mr. Owen to be heads of Colledges in that University and that they have the hearty thanks of the House for their Sermons yesterday Some Members
there Letters from Dublin that the Lieutenant was marched with 10000 Horse and Foot towards Tredah to find out Ormond who with the L. of Ardes was very Numerous But many English came from them to the Lieutenant and such as Ormond took going from him were Presently Executed One Mr. Williams sent to Prison for reading the Common Prayer Publickly 10 The Councel Ordered both the General his Regiments and Okey's Dragoons and some other Regiments commanded by M. G. Lambert to march to Oxford to quiet the distempers there Letters from Dublin that the Lieutenant with about 12000 Horse and Foot was come near Tredah which Ormond had victualled for 6 Months and fortefyed and put in it 2000 Irish Foot and 200 Horse and made Sir Arthur Ashton formerly Governour of Reading for the King Governour of this place That the Lieutenant ordered Ships to stop Provisions from the Town and to furnish the Besiegers that he sent 1000 Foot by Sea to Sir Charles Coot and ordered 500 Horse to march by land to him An intercepted Letter from Prince Rupert from Kingsale to Ormond of the wants of the Fleets with proposal for Provisions 11 The Imposition of 4 s. per Chaldron upon Coales taken off for the benefit of the Poor Captain Wagstaffe gave an account to the House of the particular Passages in the meeting at Oxford how they imprisoned their Officers set Guards fortifyed New-Colledge and other Acts of Hostility That C. Ingoldsby their C. sent to them from the Parliament was put under a Guard by them and how they chose Agitators That the secured Officers walking near to the Guards after two dayes discoursing with the private Souldiers on the Guard and some of them not well satisfyed with these Proceedings of their fellow Souldiers which these Officers fomented and demanded liberty to go away some of the Guards were fit for it and others against it whereupon the Officers forced their way through the Guards and so past them and went up to their C. Ingoldsby and told him how the Matter stood He with his two Men came to the Guards that were put upon him and without saying much to them came through them and commanded the Souldiers to march with him which they did and came to the Officers in the Street One of the Agitators on Horseback killed a Souldier who offered to stop him and the Guard which the C. brought with him took the rest of the Agitators Prisoners many Souldiers came in to the C. as he went along in the Streets and marched with him Then he went up to New-Castle and commanded the Colours which were brought to him He sent for a Party of Horse to Whateley and placed his own Guards The Souldiers generally obeyed him and manifested great Joy that they were thus disingaged Referred to the Councel of State to give directions to the Attourney General to proceed against the Mutineers at Oxford by a Commission of Oyer and Terminer for Treason and to appoint other Councel to assist him and a Sollicitor and to prepare a Declaration touching this Business Order for an Addition to C. Okey's Regiment of Dragoons to make them up 1000. A Member of the House chosen Major of Taunton had leave to serve in that place An Act passed for relief of Felt-Makers and Hat-band Makers against Aliens importing them to the hindrance of English Manufactures 12 Instructions against the Accounts of Mr. Hawkins Treasurer of Ireland Order to certify the Accounts of C. Rossiter Some Delinquents sent for from Norwich An Act past prohibiting to brew for sale any Ale or Beer above 16 s. the Barrel above the Excise 13 Recommended to the General to give his Orders to his Officers of Horse for securing by his Horse the High-Wayes from Robberies and to apprehend the Thieves Order for a Commission to visit the University of Oxâ—ord The Act for relief of tender Consciences against the Penalties of several Statutes read and committed The Troop of Horse in Oxford under Captain Smith continued for 6 Months 20 s. per week ordered for the Lady Beaumont Complaints from New-Castle against Taxes Petition of M. G. Mitton and Arrears and Losses allowed to several Persons The Earl of Salisbury chosen a Member into the House for Lyn. Letters that the Prince and Duke of York were landed with 300 Men in Jersy Papers intercepted from Ormond to Prince Rupert concerning Provisions and Necessaries for their Fleet. Letters that the Duke of York had visited the King Queen and Cardinal of France and was revisited by them whom he most humbly beseeched to have Compassion on the King his Brother and to give all Assistance possible for the regaining of his Estate and Kingdom To which the Cardinal made answer That it could not possibly be now but that he might assure himself and the King his Brother that when they were in a capacity to serve him they would spare neither Purse nor Power and in the mean time desired the Kings Brother to accept of a small present of 100000 Crowns Letters that Ormond was but 5000 in the Field and had put the rest into Garrisons That the Lord Lieutenant finding the Enemy to give ground besieged Tredah That he did not pursue Ormond judging it not safe to march too far into an Enemies Country and leave many of their Garrisons behind him especially Tredah which was very strong and would be of singular Advantage to him both for Sea and Land The 1000 Foot sent to Sir Charles Coot were safely landed at Derry Major General Lambert C. Baxter and other Officers went to Oxford to try the Mutinous Souldiers there by a Court Marshal those of the Country who joyned with them are to be tryed by a Commission of Oyer and Terminer 14 A Petition of the Countess of Castle-Haven referred to a Committee who upon proof of the truth of it are to bring in an Act as the Petition desires Sir Kenelm Digbys Petition carryed upon the Question not to be read Letters from Mr. Strickland from Holland That the Provintial States there had given him audience as a publick Agent from this State Order that Mr. Speaker write a Letter to acknowledge the Respect to their Agent Order that a Ship lately taken from the State and adjudged Prize should be discharged by the Admiralty and the Seamen who took her to be gratifyed otherwise Order for Money for such as fled out of Ireland hither and to inable them to return into Ireland Order for 1000 l. for the Countess of Kent for her dammage by the demolishing of Goodrick Castle Order for more Carriages for the Regiments gone for Ireland and the Councel to bring it into the Establishment An Act past Authorizing the Commissioners of the Customes to Impose Fines and Forfeitures on such as Import Wines c. From France contrary to a late Act. 15 Letters to the Councel that Jermin and Percy were imprisoned in France for holding Correspondence with the Spaniard to the disservice
Officer of the Kings in Cornwall who were carryed to Prison til further Order from the Parliament or Councel of State 16 Divers Surveys returned into Worcester House of Lands of the late King Queen and Prince appointed to be sold 17 The General sent his Orders to several Garrisons to hold Courts Martial for the Punishment of Souldiers offending against the Articles of War provided that if any be sentenced to loose Life or Limb that then they trasmit to the Judge Advocate the Examinations and Proceedings of the Court Marshal that the General 's Pleasure may be known thereupon The Commission also from the General gave authority to examine Witnesses upon Oath against the Offender and for his Defence An Account of Recruits for Ireland and Returns of Subscriptions to the Ingagement from several Regiments and Garrisons 18 Letters that the Mayor and Magistrates of Yarmouth and all the Officers and Souldiers of the Garrison there did willingly take the Ingagement and that there was great Affection and Unity between them That the Commissioners appointed by the Councel of State were settling the Militia in those parts That a Danish Ship of twelve Guns was cast away in sight of the Town who sent out Boats and saved twelve of her Men the rest were drowned and six of her Guns saved From Jersy That the Prince intends to remove back again into France That his Councel is much divided about what Answer to give to the Lord of Libbertons Message From Durham That a written Paper was fixed upon the Market Cross of the Title of King Charles the Second c. and that all that opposed him were guilty of Rebellion which was Treason in the highest nature and therefore the Authors kindly wished all to amend 19 Most part of this week was spent in Parliament upon Debates of a new Act for regulating the Elections of Members for suture Representatives and upon a Bill for managing and ordering of the Sequestrations Granger and others were apprehended for counterfeiting Warrants and receiving great Sums of Money collected for the Service of the Forces in Ireland The Generals at Sea met at Portsmouth to hasten out the Navy to Sea The General and his Officers made several Resolutions touching the purchasing of the late Kings Lands Several other Persons apprehended and Committed to the Marshal General for counterfeiting Debenters and Warrants whereby they received several Sums of Money from Collectors 21 The General and his Officers met and passed several Votes to be presented to the Committee of Parliament touching the Removal of Obstructions in the sale of the late Kings Lands and for the Examination of the Souldiers times of Service and what Arrears are due to them c. 22 Long Debate upon the Act of Sequestrations to which the House added several Provisoes Letters from Weymouth about the Pirates infesting that Coast From Newcastle That the taking of the Ingagement sticks most with the Presbiterians who pretend Conscience to oppose it but the Cavaleers in Policy subscribe it That the Cavaliers report that Lieutenant General Cromwel was sent for out of Ireland because he was forced from thence and could no longer subsist there From Edenburgh That Libberton wrote a Letter only to let them know that he was safely arrived in Jersy but not one word of the Kings Mind That Sir William Flemming came thither from Jersy to see what Posture they were in That many Witches were dayly apprehended and brought to the Fire From Hull That Mr. Strickland the Parliaments Agent in Holland finds there a very fair Comportment as to the Affairs of England From Plymouth That the Cavaliers have frequent and great Meetings That the Souldiers and Officers there did willingly subscribe the Ingagement 23 In a meeting of the Officers of the Army with the Committee for removing Obstructions in the sale of the late Kings Lands several things were agreed upon for the Advantage of the Souldiery in the purchase of those Lands C. Desborough and his Court Marshal at Plymouth sentenced ten Souldiers to death for running away after they had listed themselves and taken Money for the Service of Ireland Letters that a Ship with 30 Horse and 120 Foot bound for Ireland were cast away and all drowned From Kingsale of Cromwels viewing several Forts his taking the Mace from the Mayor of Kingsale and delivering it to C. Stubber the Governour That all things were in good Condition in Munster and that Waterford was upon Treaty of Yielding The Earl of Pembroke dyed his Son who was a Member of the House of Commons before continued to sit in the House now being himself an Earl upon the death of his Father Letters from Jersy that the Prince and the Scots Commissioners were upon agreement That they desired him to go with them into Scotland but he was advised not to adventure it without good Shipping to carry him safe thither That the Prince sent to Dunkirk for some Frigots for Jersy That he gave Commissions to French Runagadoes to take Prizes of all English Merchants and to bring them to Jersy That they took a good Ship of Lime 24 Divers Returns of Subscriptions to the Ingagement from several Regiments and Garrisons There was sent from Scotland and published here the Copy of a Declaration of the general Assembly of Scotland in answer to that of Montross to whom they gave only the Title of James Graham Charging the People of Scotland not to harken to or joyn with him or draw on themselves the wrath of the most High God by breach of the Covenant and gross backsliding nor hearken to any of his Calumnies and Slanders Nor countenance or assist any who shall invade that Kingdom or raise War therein under pretence of Commission from his Majesty or putting him in the Exercise of his Royal Power before Satisfaction had from him to the just and necessary desire of that Kirk and Kingdom concerning Religion and the Covenant 25 The Councel of Officers ordered That Clarendon and Bowrod Parks in Wilts should be Lands set apart for satisfaction of the Contractors Trustees and Officers imployed about the sale of the Kings Lands Order of the Parliament to sit on Saturdayes and Mundayes for the future for the speedy dispatch of Business and that no private business be heard in the House till the first of March next Debate upon the Heads of a Bill for a new Representative and regulating Elections and about the number of the whole to be elected and for some particular Counties Debate about the Act for the better manageing the Estates of Recusants and Delinquents and a Proviso added touching the reserving the chief mansion house of Recusants not having been in Arms from sequestration and for restraining wast in their Timber and reserving the rights of the Lords of the Manners to Coppy hold Estates Another Proviso was added not to take away the Power of the Committee for removing delinquent Ministers and Schoolmasters with
of Summons without the Protectors Warrant if he issue not his Warrant for it by a time limited in the Vote and how the Elections shall be made Order for a Bill against drinking of Healths and the same penalties to be imposed on Drunkards as are by the Act upon Swearers and for a Bill to supply the defects in the Acts against Swearing and Gaming The Ordinance for Regulating the Chancery suspended for a time No private business to be taken into Consideration for a Moneth That the publick Accounts be taken A Committee made to inquire of forged Debenters 28 The Lord Ambassador Bourdeaux from the King of France had audience of the Protector A Committee made to confer with His Highness about Retrenching the Forces of the Common-wealth 29 The House sat in a Grand Committee upon the Bill of Assessment Don Antonio Piementelli arrived at Bruxells with some Presents from the King of Spain to the Queen of Sweden 30 Count William of Nassaw carried on his design with all the interrest he could make for setting up the Prince of Orange but it was fruitless The Parliament sat every day Forenoon and Afternoon about the Government Much debate was had and time spent at the Committee for the Lord Cravens business December 1654. Decemb. 1. Seven or Eight English Vessels taken by the Brest Pyrates A Ship came from Guinnee with much Gold in her 2 A Ship laden with rich Goods from Smyrna was the day after her Arrival in the Thames Fired by Accident and the Ship and Goods burned 4 That a Party under Captain Lisle and Lieutenant Heylin routed a greater Party under the Lord Kenoull and the Lord Oudop and took both the Lords Prisoners and 82 Officers and Souldiers and all their Arms. 5 Votes of the Parliament for choosing succeeding Protectors and their Councel and the form of an Oath to be taken by the Councel The Act past for the Assessment That the Assesment for Scotland shall be for 8000 l. per Mensem and the like Sum upon Ireland 6 The Parliament voted that the Protector for the time being should not have power to pardon Murder or Treason Letters from Major Sedgwicks of the taking of divers Forts from the French in the West-Indies 7 Major General Overton was careful in supplying the Garrisons in the Highlands in Scotland 8 The Parliament had a long debate upon a Clause of Liberty of tender Consciences The City of Bremen could not come to an agreement with the King of Sweden by reason of the Divisions of the Citizens the Lutherans against the Calvinists 9 General Blake with his Fleet was come up into the Streights 11 The Parliament Voted That the true Reformed Protestant Christian Religion shall be Publickly Professed and Maintained A Committee named to Consider of a way for a Compleat allowance for Ministers out of Impropriations or otherwise where it was wanting That to Bills touching Liberty of Conscience the Protector shall have a Negative But not to Bills for suppressing Heresies That Damnable Heresies in the Bill shall be enuâ—erated A Petition from Poor Publick Faith lenders At the Marriage of the King of Swedland with the Princess of Holstein by the Arch-Bishop of Vpsale Grave Erit Oxenstierne Chancellor made an Oration in Commendation of the Queen and the Alliance all the great Guns and small shot in Stockholme were discharged and the Ships gave 5000 shot and there were great Triumphs and Solemnities 12 The Parliament Voted two Books Printed under the name of John Biddle to Contain many Impious and Blasphemous Opinions against the Deity of the Holy Ghost and that the Books shall be burnt by the Hand of the Hangman and named a Committee to Examine and find out the Authors Printers and Publishers of these Books General Blake before Cadiz Road received great respect and Civility from the Spaniards and from the English and Dutch Ships in the Road in their Saluting him and a Dutch Admiral there would not wear his Flagg whilst General Blake was in the Harbour In the Streights Mouth one of his Victualling Ships was separated from the Fleet by Storms and taken by the French Admiral with seven men of War who Examined the Captain of the Victualler where General Blake was and drank to him with five Guns and discharged the Captain and his Ship De Wit and other Dutch Ships struck Sayl to him in the Streights The Governour of Gibraltar Feasted some of his Company who went on shore there and shewed great Honour and Civility to them The Argiers men when they meet with any Sally men of War that have any English in them cause them to surrender and brought the Captives to General Blake and were very kind to his Fleet. 13 Mr. Biddle brought to the Bar of the houseâ— owned his books and was Comitted to the Gate-House The Lord Lorn went into a little Island not having above Four or Five men with him 14 The Prince of Conde went to Antwerp to to Visit the Queen of Sweden The Parliament had long debates upon the point of Liberty of tender Consciences But came to no Result Divers Fundamentals in Religion were proposed by Ministers to be established by them 15 Divers Merchants Ships richly laden from several Foreign parts arrived safely in the Port of London 16 The House sat on the Government 18 The Parliament Voted That without the Consent of the Lord Protector and Parliament no Laws shall be made for the Restrayning of such tender Consciences as shall differ in Doctrine worship and Discipline from the Publick Profession and shall not abuse this Liberty to the Civil Injury of others or the Disturbance of the Publick Peace And that the present establishment as to the standing Forces of the Nation shall be 20000 Foot and 10000 Horse and Dragooners and the Assesment of 6000 l. per Mensem for their Maintenance A Committee Named to Consider how a standing Court of Judicature may be setled at York for the five Northern Counties And how the probate of Wills granting Administrations and Recovery of Legacies may be setled throughout England and Wales and Ireland A Petition of the Owners of Fen-Lands referred to a Committee 19 Divers Commanders of the Highlanders came in to Major General Overton and Middleton had left with him but Forty men A Revenue of 200000 l per Annum Voted to be setled upon the Lord Protector and His Successors for defraying Publick Charges and to maintain the Dignity of his place 20 The Parliament agreed that all Sales of the Kings Lands and of Bishops Deans and Chapters Lands should stand good and vallid and that all Securities for Moneys should stand good and Debts upon Publick Faith should be satisfied And that Articles given to the enemy should be Confirmed They passed on Oath to be taken by the Lord Protector and His Successors for the due calling of Parliaments
whose Country Gustavus then was become Master of the Field but his Successes caused him to propound the harder Conditions to the Elector to hold his own Patrimony that he refused them but afterwards the King of Sweden by Mediation came to more moderate terms But that Business was cut off by the death of that King which in its time will be remembred This Term the business of the Death of Doctor Lamb was in the King's Bench wherein it appeared that he was neither Dr. nor any way Lettered but a man odious to the Vulgar for some Rumors that went of him that he was a Conjurer or Sorcerer and he was quarrelled with in the Streets in London and as the people more and more gathered about him so they pelted him with rotten Eggs Stones and other riff raff justled him beat him bruised him and so continued pursuing him from Street to Street till they were five hundred people together following of him This continued three hours together until Night and no Magistrate or Officer of the Peace once shewed himself to stop this Tumult so the poor man being above eighty years of age died of this violence and no Inquisition was taken of it nor any of the Malefactors discovered in the City For this negligence an Information was put into the King's Bench by the Attorney Noy against the Mayor and Citizens and they submitted to the Grace of the Court and were in open Court fined fifteen hundred Marks by the Common Law not upon the Statute of 28 Edw. 3. nor upon the Statute of 4 H. 8. This Trinity Term Judge Whitelocke fell ill of a Cold which so increased upon him that he was advised to go into the Country whereupon he took his leave of his Brethren the Judges and Sergeants and was cheerfull with them but said to them God be with you I shall never see you again and this without the least disturbance or trouble of his thoughts And soon after he came into the Country on 22th day of June he died and in his death the King lost as good a Subject his Country as good a Patriot the Peeple as just a Judge as ever lived all honest men lamented the loss of him no man in his age left behind him a more honoured Memory His Reason was clear and strong and his Learning deep and general he had the Latine Tongue so perfect that sitting Judge of Assize at Oxford when some Foreigners Persons of Quality being there and coming to the Court to see the manner of our proceedings in matters of Justice this Judge caused them to sit down and briefly repeated the Heads of his Charge to the Grand Jury in good and elegant Latin and thereby informed the Strangers and the cholars of the ability of our Judges and the course of our proceedings in matters of Law and Justice He understood the Greek very well and the Hebrew and was versed in the Jewish Histories and exactly knowing in the History of his own Country and in the Pedigrees of most Persons of Honour and Quality in the Kingdom and was much conversant in the Studies of Antiquity and Heraldry He was not by any excelled in the knowledge of his own Profession of the Common Law of England wherein his knowledge of the Civil Law whereof he was a Graduate in Oxford was a help to him his learned Arguments both at the Bar and Bench will confirm this truth Soon after the death of this Judge there died a great Church-man Abbot Archbishop of Canterbury in a good old age and left behind him the memory of a pious learned moderate Prelate and in his room succeeded Laud then Bishop of London who was in eminent favour with the King as appears by this Translation of him to the Metropolitan Dignity of the Church of England to be Archbishop of Canterbury Some of our Stories relate that not long after his Translation to the See of Canterbury Laud was offered a Cardinals Cap from Rome but that he refused being as high already as England could advance him and he would not be second to any in another Kingdom This new Archbishop in the end of Summer about Michaelmas came from London to Oxford there to attend the King and to entertain him in the University where Laud was also Chancellour Collonel Saunderson was sent by our King with two thousand English to the Emperor of Rushia to assist him against the King of Poland He was there upon a private difference between them basely murdered by Colonel Lesley a Scotch-man The Muscovites were overthrown by the Polanders no Justice done upon Lesley but he came to this deserved end that he was thrown down from a Tower upon the ground and so died The Protestants in Ireland were discontented at the grace and favour shewed to the Papists there the Lord Wentworth was sent over as Deputy in that Kingdom to settle the Affairs and People there The King of Sweden proceeded successfully in Germany till the Battel of Lutzen where he was slain some say by one of his own people others say by the Enemy in the fight he was trampled under foot by the horse so that his body could hardly be known Papenheim was slain in the same Battel The Swedes contrary to expectation and course of others at the death of their King were so inraged that falling furiously upon the Imperialists they gained a great Victory Anno 1632 A little after this the Prince Elector King of Bohemia dyed as was supposed of the Infection of the Plague which he had taken at Coloign or at Mentz Wallestein was suspected of treachery to have designed a conjunction with the Swedes against the Emperor and was suddenly murthered by Butler a Scotchman This year dyed three Kings Sigismund King of Poland and Gustavus Adolphus King of Sweden and Fredericke King of Bohemiā besides many great persons both in England and in Foreign parts of every Degree and Sex The King sent the Earl of Leicester Ambassador to the King of Denmark to condole the death of his Mother and to demand a portion due to our Queen and to the Queen of Bohemia according to the Law of Denmarke About this time Mr. Prinne published his Book called Histrio-Mastrix by Lycence of Archbishop Abbot's Chaplain which being against Plays and a Reference in the Table of the Book to this effect Women actors notorious Whores relating to some Women actors mentioned in his Book as he affirmeth It hapened that about six weeks after this the Queen acted a part in a Pastoral at Somerset house and then the Archbishop Laud and other Prelates whom Prynne had angered by some Books of his against Arminianism and against the Jurisdiction of the Bishops and by some Prohibitions which he had moved and got to the high Commission Court These Prelates and their Instruments the next day after the Queen had acted her Pastoral shewed Prynne's Book against Plays to the King and that
Treason against the four Judges and to consider of a way to vindicate the Lords and Members of the Commons so indicted Several more forces about 1500 landed from Ireland in Wales and Sir William Brereton wrote to the Parliament that some of them were of the Rebels and the Lord Byron is joined with them The like power was given to Sir William Brereton and Sir Thomas Middleton for sequestrations and levying of moneys in Wales as was given to the Earl of Manchester in the associate Counties Five hundred of the Prisoners taken by Sir William Waller at Alton took the Covenant and served under him The Parliament wrote to General Essex to advance with his Army to joyn with Waller Essex answered that he held it not convenient for their Service and a little discontent began to kindle betwixt him and the House of Commons and the Committee of Safety The Commons ordered that none should elect or be elected Common Council men or Officers in London but such as had taken the Covenant The Commissioners of the Great Seal sate in the Queens Court Decemb. 22. and sealed above 500 Writs so desirous were people to have the course of Justice to proceed Colonel Brown is made Major General of the City Forces appointed to go to Sir William Waller Essex sent 600 Horse to Waller and removed his Army from St. Albans to Windsor to be the more in readiness to assist Waller and divers Kentish Forces came in to him and he sate down before Arundel Castle Duke Hamilton proscribed in Scotland gets to Oxford and there is committed close Prisoner an unhappy or unsteady man and by this you see the uncertainty of Greatness and of Princes favours Sir John Meldrum and Sir William Savile took in the Fort at Barton and after that Gainsborough for the Parliament about 600 Prisoners some of them Officers of Quality store of Arms and Ammunition The Parliament sate on Christmas day 1643. The Earls of Bedford and of Clare came from Oxford back again to the Parliament A Letter was intercepted from Oxford to Sir Peter Killegrew which brought him into suspicion Colonel Hutchinson Governour of Nottingham Castle acquainted the Parliament with an offer of the Earl of New Castle to pay him 10000 l. and to make him a Lord and Governour of that Castle to him and his heirs if he would deliver it to him for the King which Hutchinson refused The Scots Army of about 12000 advanced near to Berwick and publish a Declaration as they march of the justness of their undertakings in assistance of the Parliament Major General Skippon took Grafton House and in it Sir John Digby with 20 Officers of note and Horse and 200 Foot Arms and Money Some differences fell out at Coventry between the Earl of Denbigh and Colonel Purefoy a Member of the House of Commons they were both sent for to London and reconciled Many of the Protestants in Ireland refuse to submit to the cessation and joyn with the Scots Forces The King of Denmark providing to send assistance to the King of England and sending for men to the King of Poland to infest the Swedes the Letters being intercepted the Swedes enter Denmark and take sundry places there Colonel Fiennes was sentenced by the Council of War to be beheaded for the surrender of Bristol The King issued a Proclamation for adjourning the Parliament to Oxford and all the Members who had deserted the Parliament or been disabled met at Oxford General Essex came to London from St. Albans and was not well pleased with some Members and proceedings of the House of Commons Jan. 1643. The Earl of Bedford lately come from Oxford to the General to St. Albans was sent to London and committed to the Black Rod. Prince Maurice his Forces before Plimouth received a blow from the Garrison and the Princes men falling sick of the Camp Disease whereof many died he raised the siege Colonel Boswell with 800 Horse from Coventry took by storm Sir Thomas Holt's House 80 Prisoners store of Goods Money and Plate General Essex sent a new Commission with further powers to Sir William Waller which pleased the House of Commons A Plot was confest of setting on work a Petition from the City to the King for peace and to invite his Majesty to London and the Plotters were committed to Prison Mr. Riley a Clerk belonging to the Records in the Tower was committed for intelligence with Oxford The King sent Proclamations to the several Sheriffs to adjourn the Parliament to Oxford and to summon the Members of that County to appear at Oxford 22. of this month whereupon the Commons order their House to be called the same day Another Proclamation from the King was to adjourn the next Term and all the Courts of Justice from London which the Proclamation calls the Rebellious City to Oxford but the Parliament forbad it Arundel Castle was surrendred to Sir William Waller to mercy there were taken in it Sir William Ford High Sheriff Sir Edward Bishop Colonel Banfield and divers Gentlemen of Sussex 50 Reformades 1200 Prisoners with their Arms Money and with Pillage The Parliament imparted to the City at a Common Hall the late discovered Plot to make a difference between the Parliament and City to divert the Scots advancing hither and to raise a general Combustion under the pretence of Peace Sir Bazil Brooke and Mr. Riley were chief agents in this Plot. The Lord Byron took in Beeston Castle in Cheshire for the King The Parliament ordered the Commissioners of the Great Seal to issue forth a Proclamation for holding the next Term at Westminster and all Judges and Officers to attend here under pein of sequestration and forfeiture of their Offices The Lords sent to the Commons to hasten the impeachment against the Queen A new Ordinance of Excise passed The Lord Goring's Letter to the Queen was intercepted by which he gives her an account of Supplies of Money and Arms coming from France to our King that Monsieur Harecourt was to treat with the Parliament as the King should direct him and that all but two or three Jewels of the Crown were now pawned for money Upon this Letter and other Informations the Commons impeached the Lord Goring of High Treason and ordered the Letters of the French Ministers of State to be brought to the Committee of Safety A Party of Horse under Colonel Ashton in Lancashire marching to joyn with Sir William Brereton were by the way surprized and routed by the Lord Byron Brereton upon this alarm fell upon the Rear of the Lord Byron's Forces and killed and took many of them Major Brookban was shot to death for deserting his Colours and revolting to the King The Parliament wrote to Monsieur de Harecourt at Oxford to acquaint him with their grounds of stopping the Pacquet from France and with the Lord Goring's Letter from thence One Lord and Sir H. Mildmay and Sir William
same and Reasons for any Alteration or Explanation of them may be debated and weighed He therefore proposeth that the Parliament would appoint such number of persons as they should think fit to treat with the like number of persons to be appointed by his Majesty upon the said Propositions and such other things as shall be proposed by his Majesty for preservation and defence of the Protestant Religion with due regard to tender Consciences the Rights of the Crown the Liberty and Propriety of the Subject and the Privilege of Parliament and upon the whole matter to conclude an happy and blessed Peace Taunton Castle was relieved by Colonel Hepburne and Major Van Russe and divers of the Besiegers taken prisoners The Protestant Forces and Subjects in Munster petitioned the King's Commissioners against a further Cessation of Arms there which was to be treated on by those Commissioners with the Rebels The two Houses and the Scots Commissioners agreed upon an Answer to the King's Message sent by the Duke of Lenox and the Earl of Southampton That they did consent to a Treaty as was proposed but in regard there were many things which will take up some time for preparation thereunto both for the time and manner how to treat they have sent back his Majestie 's Messengers and will return a speedy answer by Messengers of their own They held this way the fitter to be taken because those two Lords and their Company were labouring and plotting whilst they were here against the Interest of the Parliament which was intimated to them by a Petition from the Common Council of the City An Agent of the Queen of Swedland addressed himself to the Houses by Letters from the Queen acquainting them that he had Matters of great Importance to communicate to them from the Queen his Mistres and acknowledged the Parliament and desired Audience The Self-denying Ordinance was again brought to the House to be preferred and a Clause offered to be added That it should not extend to any L. Lieutenants Deputy Lieutenants Justices of Peace or Commissioners of Oyer and Terminer who were Members of either of the Houses of Parliaments Upon this Debate many spake against the Ordinance and among the rest one to this effect Mr. Speaker I am one of that number of your Servants who have no Office or Imployment but such as you are now about to except out of this Ordinance nor have ambition for any and therefore may the more freely and indifferently yet with all submission humbly offer my reasons against it as that which I apprehend may prove prejudicial to your Service It hath been objected that your House and the House of Lords is thin and empty and you the less esteemed having so few Members here many of them being imployed in Offices that they cannot attend the Houses but that by this Ordinance they will be at leisure and liberty to attend the Service of the Parliament here and the Houses be much fuller than now they are I confess Sir this is fit to be remedied but I apprehend you have a fitter way than by this Ordinance to doe it ' that is by issuing out new Writs for electing new Members in the places of those who are dead or expelled and this will satisfie the Objection and engage divers of interest and quality the more immediately in your Service Whereas this Ordinance will discontent many and the Houses will be but little the fuller by the passing of it Another Objection is that if this Ordinance do not pass the Treaty for Peace will not so well proceed but the particular Interests of Members of Parliament may retard the same but will be all taken away by this Ordinance I am to seek how this can be materially objected when I suppose whether this Ordinance pass or not yet you intend Members of Parliament only to be your Commissioners for that Treaty and in case some of then be Officers they will the better understand your businesses on which the Treaty will be grounded Another Objection is that unless this Ordinance pass the great work intended of new modelling your Armies will not so well be carried on for that by putting all out there will remain no exception I should rather have argued that by putting out all Members out of their Imployment the exception and discontent would be the more general and by leaving them still in their Imployments there would be the less competition and sollicitation for new Officers in their rooms Another Objection or Argument is that the Members of Parliament who are Officers being of equal power in Parliament will not be so obedient to your Commands as others who have smaller interests and would not so much dispute one with another Surely Sir those whose interest is the same with yours have the more reason to obey your Commands than others and have more to hazard by disobedience than others can have and in your Commands all your Members are involved and it were strange if they should be backward to obey their own Orders Nor will the Contests be so frequent and high between them and other Officers as it will be between those who will be of a more equal condition But Mr. Speaker as you consider the inconveniences if this Ordinance do not pass so you will be pleased to consider the Inconveniences if it do pass You will lay aside as brave men and who have served you with as much courage wisdom faithfulness and success as ever men served their Country Our noble General the Earls of Denbigh Warwick Manchester the Lords Roberts Willoughby and other Lords in your Armies besides those in civil Offices not excepted and of your own Members the Lord Grey Lord Fairfax Sir William Waller Lieutenant General Cromwel Mr. Hollis Sir Philip Stapleton Sir William Brereton Sir John Meyrick and many others must be laid aside if you pass this Ordinance And I am to seek and I doubt so will they be to whom you shall refer the new modelling of your Armies where to find Officers that shall excel if equal these If your Judgments are that for the Publick Service it will be expedient to remove any of them from their Commands let the same if you please be plainly made known to them from you Let them have what they deserve your thanks for their former good Services and they will not be offended that you having no more work for them do lay them aside with honour But to do a business of this nature às hath been well said by a side Wind is in my humble opinion not so becoming your Honour and Wisdom as Plainness and Gravity which are Ornaments to your Actions I shall conclude with the Example of the Grecians and Romans amongst whom Sir you know that the greatest Offices both of War and Peace were conferred upon their Senatours and their Reasons were because they having greater Interests than others were the more capable to doe them the greatest service
from the English Forces The Commissioners of Parliament arrived with the propositions for Peace at New-Castle and were visited the same day by General Leven and the King appointed them to present the propostions the next day A List was sent up to the Parliament of those that marched sorth of Worcester upon the rendition of it The Earl of Shrewsbury Lord Talbot Lord Brereton sixteen Knights forty four Equires eleven Colonels nine Lieutenant Colonels fifteen Majors seventy Captains forty nine Lieutenants twenty four Ensigns of Horse forty Ensigns of Foot one Bishop many Doctors and Clergymen and many Ladies They left there twenty eight pieces of Cannon six Drakes and sling-pieces Arms three thousand Provisions for six months and Ammunition 28. Every Friday ordered for Debate how the Gospel might be Preached in some dark places of this Kingdom Letters from Sir Tho. Fairfax of the Particulars of the Surrender of Wallingford and the House approved Adjutant Evelin to be Governor there who was nominated by the General Order for imployment of the Forces in the Counties of Oxon Berks and Bucks for the Service of Ireland Upon Letters from Sir Tho. Fairfax of some breaches of Articles which he had made the House took care that right should be done and appointed a Committee to hear Complaints of that nature Order to apprehend Capt. Conningham come from the Queen to New-Castle because he had formerly broke the Prison of the Parliament the like order was to apprehend Mr. Buchannon Order to slight all the Garrisons in Glocester-shire except Glocester and to reduce the Forces there to a less number The Duke of York came to Town and was met by the Earl of Northumberland and divers Lords and Gentlemen and conveyed in great and fitting state to St. Jameses where his Oxford retinue was dismiss'd and new Servants placed about him The Princess Henrietta was conveyed away from Oatlands Letters informed the Surrender of Wallingford Castle That Col. Blagge sold the Corn and Provisions there and put the Money in his own purse without giving one penny of it to the Soldiers though much pay was in arrears to them and they were so much discontented at the greediness of their Governor that they fell into a Mutiny which caused Blagge to surrender the Castle two days sooner than it was agreed to be They left in it fourteen pieces of Ordnance store of Arms Ammunition and some Provisions and marched a thousand Foot beside Horse out of it Rutland Castle surrendred to C. Mitton with all the Arms and Ammunition in it 29. The Monthly Fast day Letters informed the sad condition of the Protestants in Ireland the Rebels prevailing there that they lately took Roscommon and put all the English there to the Sword then they took Bonratty which held out three Months and there also they put the English and Scotch to the Sword 30. Order for a considerable Force to be sent over into Ireland and for such as were willing of M. General Masseys Brigade to go over thither under their own Officers A Regiment of five hundred Horse ordered for Col. Coote for the Irish Service and for supernumerary Forces in all Counties Another Regiment of five hundred Horse ordered for Col. Lidcote for Ireland and an order for forty thousand pounds for Ireland 31. Debate of the business of Ireland and voted that none of the Forces of Sir Tho. Fairfax his Army should be taken off to be sent thither but four Regiments of Foot and three Regiments of Horse of the Forces of the several Garrisons dismantled and of the Counties where there was no present use of them Upon hearing a Petition of Adjutant Grey and Mr. Steward against an illegal Decree made by Sir George Ratcliffe in Ireland against them the House ordered fifteen hundred pounds to Mr. Steward and four hundred pounds to Adjutant Grey out of Sir Geroge Ratcliff's Estate Reference to a Committee to compute the arrears of some Reformadoe Officers that course may be taken for their pay Moneys ordered for the Duke of Glocester Order to demand of the Commissioners of Scotland here the Rendition of Belfast in Ireland More Letters came of the Particulars of the Surrender of Worcester much to the same effect as is before mentioned with an order of the Committee of Worcester-shire to take the Mace and Sword and Seal of that City into their possession That Serjeant Welde who went from the Parliament thither was chosen to be their Recorder with other particulars Letters from Newcastle certified that the Commissioners had presented the Propositions for Peace to his Majesty and acquainted him that they had but ten days allowed them to attend for his Majesties answer which they desired he would be pleased to give them within that time That the King desired longer time for him to consider and give his answer to all those propositions and matters of so great weight as they were but being told by the Commissioners that they had no longer time allowed to them but ten days only after which time they were commanded to return back to the Parliament his Majesty told them that within that time they should receive his answer to the propositions August 1646. August 1. The House sate not nor did any intelligence come this day 3. Letters from Newcastle informed that upon the Commissioners presenting the propositions to the King he asked them if they had any power to Treat they answered they had not then the King replyed saving the honour of the business an honest Trumpeter might have done as much That the Scots Lords and Officers begged of the King to sign the Propositions A Proclamation at Newcastle forbidding all Malignants to come to the King the Provost and Baylies of Edingborough Petitioned the King to grant the propositions Col. Birch entred some of the works of Gotherich Castle whereupon the Garrison hung out a white Flag for Parley which Birch refused and went on Storming and they all submitted to Mercy In the Castle besides the Governor Sir Henry Lingen were fifty Gentlemen and a hundred and twenty Soldiers with Arms Ammunition and Provisions Ragland Castle held out and made some Sallies but were beaten back Col. Birch and Col. Rainsborough went to assist Col. Morgan in that Siege and the General himself went thither Pendennis Castle had some relief by Sea the Arch-Bishop received some loss at Conwey Denbigh Castle held out against the Parliament and Film Castle seemed tractable to come to a Treaty 4. Order to transport the Forces of Major General Laugherne into Ireland and that the Forces in the several Counties that will list themselves for Ireland shall have a Months pay and those that will not to be disbanded their Officers are to march with those that go to the water side if they will not go over into Ireland Bristol Chester and Leverpoole appointed to be rendezvous for the Soldiers to take shipping for Ireland and orders for Cloaths Victuals and
and they then would bring up the Charge and Proofs Order about a new Lord Mayor Captain Batten laid down his Commission of Vice Admiral and Col. Rainsborough was voted in his place and a list of the Captains and Ships agreed upon for this Winters Flect Petitioners of Somerset shire had thanks for their good affections A thousand pound ordered for Col. Rainsborough for his Arrears An Ordinance to make void Elections of Delinquent Majors c. and order for the Speaker to write to the Corporations to make new Elections The like for Delinquent Sheriffs and no Delinquent to have a Voice in Elections Ordinances pass'd for Money for Lynne Garrison and for Cloaths for Soldiers Letters from Ireland of the good success of the Lord Inchequin taking twelve Castles in Tipperary and the Castle of Cahir in this manner An English Trooper was wounded and taken by the Rebels and carried into Cahir-Castle Col. Hepsely having observed some defects in the Works had a mind to get into the Castle to see them and was permitted to come in a disguise as a Chyrurgeon to dress the Troopers wounds Having thus espyed the defects in the Works he led on a Party to that place and Stormed the Castle A Letter was ordered to the Lord Inchequin to desire him to send over some of his Officers in safe Custody against whom some things were charged Col. Jones marched out of Dublin with a strong Party The Estates in Scotland ordered their Forces to be disbanded unless the Committee of Estates think fit to continue them in case the Kingdom be in any danger of trouble the person of the King in any hazard or the Nation like to be dishonoured and such as refuse to disband to be taken as Mutineers Major General Lambert quieted the difference about Quarter between the Soldiers and the Richmond-shire men and appeased a Mutiny with stoutness and sent a Party against the Moss-Troopers 28. Both Houses pass'd an Ordinance for suppressing Scandalous and unlicensed Pamphlets the Execution of it was left to the Militia of London and to the Committees of the several adjacent Counties An Ordinance was read for levying the Arrears to the Army of the City of London A Letter from the General Council of the Army to Lieutenant General Cromwel was read in the House mentioning the danger of Mutinys and loss of the Army and of new distractions for want of Pay and desiring him to acquaint the House therewith and to be a means to procure Money The Ordinance passed for thirty thousand pound for the Army and an Order for the Months gratuity and Months Pay Debate of Ordinances for Money for Soldiers Widows and touching Arrears A Letter agreed upon by both Houses from the Parliament to the Queen of Sweden and the state of the matter of Fact of what passed between the Ships of England and Sweden ordered to be delivered to the Swedish Agent Election of a new Lord Major of London 29. The Monthly Fast-day 30. Alderman Warner was presented to the Lords for the new Lord Major for the next year and for the remaining time of the last Lord Major now in Prison and approved of and sworn for both times The Ordinance read for continuing Tunnage and Poundage for two years and referred to the Committee of the Navy to treat with the Commissioners of the Customs about Money for the Winter-Guards Upon debate what should be further tendred to his Majesty upon the Propositions it was voted 1. That the Proposition concerning the prosecution of the War in Ireland by both Houses and in the intervals by a Committee 2. That the Proposition for making void the Cessation with the Irish Rebels 3. That the Proposition for nominating the chief Officers of England and Ireland by both Houses and in the intervals by a Committee be again tendered to his Majesty and drawn into Bills for his consent 4. The three Treaties between England and Scotland ordered to be considered and how far they stand in relation to the desire of his Majesty and that the Lords concurrence be desired October 1647. October 1. Order for Money for Officers and Widows in distress and for the poor English Irish Order for a Declaration That both Houses intend to desist from prosecuting any more that were active or abettors in the late tumults and force upon the Parliament than those whom they have already voted against Order about Cursitors places referred to the two Speakers Orders for removing Prisoners in the Tower to other Prisons The Impeachment agreed unto against Lieutenant Collonel Baines The Ordinance for Delinquents to have no voice in the Election of Officers pass'd and sent to the Lords 2. Some appointed to be examined upon the late tumult and the Declaration committed that no more should be questioned whereby peoples minds were quieted but this was not to extend to any Members of the House reduced Officers or Delinquents Pardon 's granted to some Prisoners Debate upon the Confession of Faith presented by the Assembly A Paper from the Army desiring 1. That the House would grant to the General and such Officers and Soldiers as he should appoint full power with the directions of the Committee of the Army to levy by way of distress from the City the Arrears due to the Army 2. That the Parliament would set a Penalty upon those that put them to this trouble of distreining 3. That they would give the like power and penalty for levying all the Arrears in other places 4. And that the Houses would provide for their own Guards so as the Army might Quarter further from the City 4. Vote for twenty thousand pound a Month above the 60 thousand pounds for the nine thousand Horse and Foot designed for Ireland and towards the Charge of that War And other Votes touching the Forces and Government there Order for two months Pay for all the Garrisons that are put out and so disbanded and all of the Army who are not of the Establishment nor to go for Ireland to be cashiered An Ordinance pass'd for money another for Guernsey c. and Col. Birch Col. Ludlow Mr. Harrington and Mr. Weaver named Commissioners for this business The Letter from the General touching the Arrears of the Army referred to the Committee of the Army Orders touching Guards for the Tower The Lords concurred with some small alterations about the Propositions to be again sent to the King The Lords ordered the Sequestration of the D. of Bucks his Estate to be taken off and recommended to the Commons the Earl of Newport's Petition for lessening of his Compositions and ordered the continuance of the allowance of eight hundred pound per An. to the Bishop of Durham and desired the Commons concurrence Both Houses pass'd the Ordinance for disabling Delinquents to have voices in Elections 5. Debate upon the Ordinance for Turinage and Poundage and Orders for Money for Mr. Prince Order for four hundred pound
per An. allowance for the Bishop of Armagh and for one thousand and thirty Pounds for Col. Thornehagh who raised a Troop of Horse at his own Charge Another Petition of divers Londoners against those Members who sat during the Force upon the Parliament The Petitioners in the House were told that the Parliament had already setled this business and that it was the duty of every English man to acquiesce in the Judgment of the Parliament An account from Major General Lambert of the ordering of his Forces in the North of the agreement with the Vale-men about Quartering his Soldiers and about suppressing the Moss-Troopers The Lord Chancellor of Scotland and the Lord Lannericke expected in England 6. A Petition to both Houses about sending of able gifted men though not Clergy-men in Orders to preach the Gospel in barren places of the Kingdom and that the like persons were admitted to Preach the Gospel in the beginning of Queen Elizabeth her Reign and that such men may receive incouragement and Protection from the House Referred to a Committee to consider of a way how such Persons so to be sent may be first examined The Ordinance for setling the Presbyterian Government re-committed to have a Clause inserted in favour of â—tender Consciences And this to be sent to the King with the other Propositions 7. The House spent all the day in a grand Committee about Tunnage and Poundage The General Councel of the Army sat at Putney about the business of their Pay Col. Jones marched forth against the Rebels and took good Booties from them but they declined fighting 8. Debate about the Commissioners of the Customs and about this Winters Fleet. New desires from the Army were 1. That their Arrears may be paid out of the Sale of Deans and Chapters Lands and the remainder of the Security of Bishops Lands and Sale of Forrest Lands 2. That the Moneths Pay for the Army may speedily be Collected by such as the Parliament shall appoint 3. That the Propositions may be drawn up and speedily sent to his Majesty Referred to the Committee of the Army as to the Collecting of the Months Pay 9. The House was called and a hundred and fifty of their Members absent and twenty pound Fine was set on every one that was absent and a Committee appointed to examine the absence of the Members and their excuses and a new day set for their appearance and the respective Sheriffs to Summon them The Duke of Richmond Marquess Herford Marquess Ormond Earl of Dorset Earl of Southampton Lord Seymour and some others came to the King to Hampton-Court intending to reside there as his Councel but the Army declaring against it they returned back again The General Councel of the Army had conserence with a German who gave himself out to be a Prophet and they considered of their own pay and the Pay of the Northern Forces 11. Debate of the desires of the Army in relation to their Pay and Arrears in a grand Committee and it was voted That they should be paid out of the Excise and Goldsmiths-Hall and the Arrears to be secured out of Bishops Lands and Deans and Chapters Lands and the like for pay for the Forces in Ireland Order for a thousand pound for Sir Thomas Maleverer who raised two Regiments of Foot and one of Horse for the Parliament in part of his Arrears It was reported that Mr. Maynard got in the last Circuit seven hundred pound which was believed to be more than any one of the profession ever got before 21. Much debate of the Ordinance of Tunnage and Poundage and voted that if the Commissioners will advance thirty thousand pound they shall not be removed till they be reimbursed all that shall be owing unto them which the Commissioners agreed to do An Ordinance for the levying of the Arrears of the Army and the Power of the Commissioners of the Army when they shall come away to be transferred to the Committee of the Army was sent up to the Lords Order for a Committee of the Militia of Hertfordshire Another Letter from the General and his Councel to the Parliament for a Provision of Pay for the Army and for Ireland and to prevent the Misery of the free quarter and for Money for disbanding Forces And of the Arrears of the Tax not paid in and that the High Sheriff may levy the Assessments and that the Arrears of the Army may be audited and satisfied out of Deans and Chapters Lands This Letter referred to the Committee appointed to consider of providing Pay for the Forces of England and Ireland Both Houses pass'd an Ordinance for collecting all the Arrears of the Assessments for Sir Thomas Fairfax's Army Letters from Col. Jones of the great wants of the Forces in Ireland and of his resolution to fight the Rebels if he can force them to it Order for supplys for Col. Jones A Committee to examine all complaints against such as use the Common-Prayer Order for Mr. Du Moulin to be History Professor in Oxford Order touching the Earl of Portland's business of the Isle of Wight and for the Agent of the Duke of Florence to be free from Excise Col. Monke joyned with Col. Jones in Ireland against the Rebels 13. Upon debate of the settlement of the Presbyterian Government it was voted That the King be desired to give his consent to such Acts as shall be presented to him for setling the Presbyterian Government for three years with a provision that no person shall be liable to any question or penalty only for Non-Conformity to the said Government or to the form of Divine Service appointed in the Ordinances And that such as shall not voluntarily Conform to the said Form of Government and Divine Service shall have liberty to meet for the Service and Worship of God and for exercise of Religious duties and Ordinances in a fit and convenient place so as nothing be done by them to the disturbance of the Peace of the Kingdom And provided that this extend not to any toleration of the Popish Religion nor to any Penalties imposed upon Popish Recusants nor to tolerate the practice of any thing contrary to the Principles of Christian Religion contained in the Apostles Creed as it is expounded in the Articles of the Church of England Nor of any thing contrary to the Point of Faith For the ignorance whereof men are to be kept from the Lords Supper nor to excuse any from the Penalties 1 Eliz. 2. for not coming to hear the word of God on the Lords day in any Church or Chappel unless he can shew a reasonable cause or that he was hearing the word of God Preached or expounded elswhere These were the Lords Votes The Commons Voted That the Presbyterian Government be established till the end of the next Session of Parliament That the Tenths and Maintenance belonging to any Church shall be only to such as can submit
Confederate and other Treacherous Members to the number of ninety and odd as upon the division of the House appeared did by their Counsels and Votes endeavour to hinder the House from declaring against their confederate Invaders We desire that the said Major General Brown may be also secured and brought to judgement And that the rest of the ninety and odd Persons dissenting against the said Vote may be excluded the House 3. Whereas in a continued series of your proceedings for many Months together we have seen the prevalence of the same treacherous corrupt and divided Council through Factions and private interest opposing or obstructing Justice and hindring a settlement as in several Votes c. And lastly in the Votes declaring the Kings past Concessions to be a ground for the settlement of peace notwithstanding the insufficiency and defects of them We therefore most humbly desire that all such faithful Members who are innocent in these things would immediately by protestation and publick Declaration acquit themselves from any guilt of or concurrence in the several Votes or Counsels before particularly mentioned as corrupt or destructive That the Kingdom may know who have kept their trust and who have satisfied the same and that such as shall not so acquit themselves may be excluded or suspended the House till they have given clear satisfaction therein 4. That such as by faithfulness have retained their trust being set in a condition to pursue the same without interruptions and depravations of Councels we desire and hope you will speedily and vigorously proceed to take order for the execution of Justice and to set a short period to your own power to provide for a speedy succession of equal Representatives according to our late Remonstrance wherein differences in the Kingdom may be ended and we and others may comfortably acquiesce as for our parts we hereby ingage and assure you we shall This day was the second general Seal and by the way as the Commissioners went to Westminster before White-Hall were two Troops of Horse of the Army And in the New Palace-Yard and Old Palace-Yard were many companies of Foot and Troops of Horse drawn up When the Commissioners alighted at the door of the Lords House there stood two Troopers who denied them entrance till an Officer came and when they told the Officer that they were going about business of the Chancery he let them pass The Court of Requests and the stairs to the House of Commons and towards the Hall were very full of Souldiers yet they went up into the Queens Court. Whilst they were advising what to do and they were all of opinion to sit in Court the Lord Grey of Groby came to them and perswaded them to sit in Court which they did without the Seal and heard some Motions After which Sir Thomas Widdrington was called away by Sir John Evelyn and the rest of the Committee to go to the General yet they sate and heard some Motions till M r Love a Member of the House and one of the six Clerks came to them into the Court and brought an Intimation as he said from the House that they should not sit in regard that Clients and Councel could not with freedom attend Thereupon they rose and the Lords desired Whitelock to go into the House to know their pleasure which service he undertook and the more willingly to try what countenance he might have from the Souldiers then at the door He past by Colonel Pride without any questioning of him but Pride had then seized upon many Members of the House as they were going in and secured them in the Queens Court who sent from thence to the House to acquaint them with the Condition they were in Whitelock acquainted the Speaker and divers others of the House with the Intimation received from them not to sit in Court which some apprehended might too much reflect upon the Army as if they did interrupt the course of Justice And he prayed their direction what they should do in this matter These were of opinion that by all means the Commissioners should sit in Chancery and proceed in their business With this advice Whitelock returned to the Lords Commissioners the Lords staied in the little Room by the Chancery and after he came to them they went into the Room in the Court of Wards till Sir Thomas Widdrington came to them whither the Seal was brought without any trouble though the Souldiers were very strict in guarding their Prisoners The Commissioners sate till six at night by which time the Souldiers were all gone and the Members of the House thirty nine in number who were seised upon were carried away to places of confinement This was a sad and most disorderly days work and many were troubled not only for their friends who were thus secured but what to resolve upon in relation to themselves after this action Lieutenant General Cromwel came into the House and had their hearty thanks for his great services to both Kingdoms Order for Sergeant Earle to go to Norwich to execute the Commission of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol delivery and that M r Hugh Audely the Sheriff of that County do attend there likewise Divers Members of the House were forbid entrance into the House because some matters were to be debated concerning themselves Sir Edward Patridge M r Dodderidge and Sir Thomas Dacres some of them wrote a Letter to the Speaker to acquaint the House therewith They ordered the Committee formerly named to go to the General and endeavour a good understanding between the Parliament and Army and to treat concerning the restitution of their Members under restraint Upon a debate Voted to take into consideration the Remonstrance and Proposals of the Army the next day but one and the next day to morrow to be kept a day of humiliation for the House Several Members were at a stand whether they should any more attend the House or not in regard of the violence offered to many of them and that it could not be esteemed a free Parliament Many of these upon debate and advice of friends and considerations that they were chosen by their Country to serve for them in this Parliament and that the violence was not offered to these but to other Members whereof these were not made the Judge nor was it left in their power to desert the Parliament and their trust whilst they might have liberty to continue in that service These reasons perswaded many to continue in that trust and service The Commissioners of the Seal met this morning at Westminster but in regard of the present troubles put off their causes and returned home More of the Members of the House of Commons were this day seised upon and secured 8. The solemn Fast was kept in the House and a collection made of money for poor Souldiers wives and widows and the House Adjourned till the eleventh of this Month. By order from the general and general Council
of the Army two Regiments of Foot and several Troops of Horse were quartered in London and the Treasuries secured in Haberdashers-Hall Weavers-Hall and Goldsmiths-Hall whereof the General by his Letter acquainted the Lord Mayor and City before hand And gave his reasons for the doing of it because they had not paid their arrears of the Assessment nor furnished the Money which he desired of them and that they had by order of Parliament quartered in several Counties on those who did not pay the Assessment till they paid the same That yet if they would advance for the Army forty thousand pound in part of their arrears the Souldiers should not be further troublesome to them A party of Souldiers going by mistake to the Excise House to seize the Money there the General recalled them and wrote a Letter to the Commissioners of Excise to excuse it 9. A Committee of the Common Council made some proposals to the General and Council of the Army touching their security for forty thousand pounds which the General demanded of them which they promised to advance and humbly desired that the Army might this night withdraw out of the City To this the General answered that if within fourteen days the City would pay in all their arrears of the Assessment that then the Army should withdraw but that in the mean time their quartering in the City would facilitate the work The Foot were quartered in private Houses the Horse in Inns and two more Regiments marched into the City and took up their quarters there this day 11. The Houses sate not but to the General and general Council of the Army was â—resented a new Representative or an agreement of the people propounded as a Rule for future government to be published to the view of all that any might offer what they thought fit against it or of alteration or addition to any part of it Much of the same matter was contained therein as in their late Remonstrance this was more large giving rules for future Elections of Representatives of the people they to have the supream authority and this Parliament to be dissolved in April next and then a new Representative to sit Divers Rules for the Election of them Officers and Malignants to be incapable of electing or being elected and generally of the power and equal distribution of the Members of this Representative to be in all three hundred Persons c. The frame of this agreement of the people was thought to be for the most part made by Commissary General Ireton a man full of invention and industry who had a little knowledg of the Law which led him into the more errours Little business in the Chancery The Lord Grey of Groby came to the Lord Grey one of the Commissioners and wished them not to sit to morrow because it would be a busy day It seems he was acquainted with the private Councils of the Army They advised together about this matter and resolved to meet to morrow at Westminster and to do as they should see cause as to the hearing of Motions or other business of the Chancery 12. Both Houses sate the Commons ordered two Troops of Horse in Northamptonshire to be continued for a Month longer under Major Butler and Captain Strike Petitions from Bristol and Exon complaining of the neglect of guarding those Coasts that ten Merchants Ships had been taken by the Irish the last week the Petitions referred to the Committee of the Navy A Letter from the Lord Admiral of the grounds of his coming from Goree to the Downes to avoid the danger of being frozen up and because he wanted Victual referred to the Committee of the Navy Vpon debate of the last proposals and desires of the Army Voted That the Vote for revoking the Order of disabling the eleven Members and re-admitting them into the House when a charge of so high a nature lay against them was un-Parliamentary and of dangerous consequence and was now made Null They Voted likewise that the Vote of this House concurring with the Lords to take off the former Vote which forbid any more addresses to the King was highly dishonourable to the proceedings of Parliament and apparently destructive to the good of the Kingdom Major General Brown Sir Jo. Clotworthy Sir William Waller Colonel Massey and Colonel Copley were apprehended by the Army and sent Prisoners to S t James's House M r Pelham M r Vaughan and some other of the Members that were Prisoners had liberty given upon their Paroles The City sent in Beds for the Souldiers whereupon the General ordered them to be removed from private Houses and Quartered in empty Houses Letters from Ireland that the Marquess of Ormond was piecing up the differences among the Rebels and that their main design was against Dublin 13. Voted that the Votes of non-Addresses to the King shall stand and that the Votes for revocation of them and that for a personal Treaty with the King in the Isle of Wight were highly dishonourable to the proceedings of Parliament and apparently dectructive to the good of the Kingdom Letters with the Catalogue of twenty Commanders who were for the Parliament lately come in to the Lord Ormond Several Members did forbear going to the House not being satisfied whether they might with a safe conscience be in the House or not having such a force upon them and lest they should countenance that force On the other side they considered whether it were fit for such as had no force upon them and were not forbidden to be in the House to be absent and wholly to omit their duty or rather to continue therein whereby they might help to keep up the Parliament lest it should be dissolved which the Souldiers wished and thereby the whole power be given up into the hands of the Army Sir Thomas Widdrington did forbear going to the House this day 14. Referred to the Committee of the Army to confer with the General and Officers of the Army how the last six Months Assessment may be raised and payed to the Souldiers Order for two hundred pound for Colonel Ewers now Governor of Hurst Castle Order to repeal the former Ordinance for setling the Militia it being made upon design to destroy the present Army and that a new Ordinance be brought in for the Militia Debate of a Letter to be sent to the General to desire that a charge may be brought in against such of their Members not admitted to sit against whom they have any matter and that the rest against whom they have no matter may have the freedom to sit in the House Letters from Hurst Castle that his Majesty was in health and had good accommodations that he desired of the Governour to have two of his own Chaplains to pray and preach with him and to have liberty to write to the Queen and to the Prince 15. Debate touching provisions for the Navy and orders for pay
them and That the Prince of Conde came with Force before Paris and stopt provisions 3. The List of the Officers of the Fleet referred to the Committee of the Navy To report who they think fit to go out with this Winter guard and who not Ordered that Captain Moulton be preferred in the Navy answerable to his Merit and the like for Colonel Lidcote The Commons taking notice that the Lords had rejected their Ordinance for Tryal of the King and had Adjourned their House they sent some of their Members to examine the Lords Journal-Book and they reported to the Commons three Votes passed by the Lords 1. To send answer by Messengers of their own 2. That their Lordships did not concur to the Declaration 3. That they had rejected the Ordinance for Tryal of the King Hereupon the Commons Voted That all their Members and others appointed to act in any Ordinance wherein the Lords are joyned with them shall be impowered and injoyned to sit act and execute in the said several Committees of themselves notwithstanding the House of Peers joyn not with them Order that the Ordinance for Tryal of the King and the Declaration from which the Lords dissented and which were intended for both Houses shall now be by the Commons only and that the former Committee do sit presently and report the alteration in the Afternoon during which time the House Adjourned In the Afternoon the Committee made their report and the Ordinance was re-committed and to be reported again to morrow the Lords names to be left out and the three Judges and Sergeant Bradshaw Sergeant Nicholas and Mr. Steel to be Assistants The Speaker acquainted the House with a Letter he had received by the French Ambassador from the Queen but the House would not have it read A Letter was sent from the General to the Committees of several Counties for Levying the Arrears of the Assessment for the Army and that he would take off free-quarter from those who paid their proportions 4. Report of amendments to the Ordinance for Tryal of the King and in respect the Lords had rejected it the Commons turned themselves into a Grand Committee to consider of the power of the Commons in Parliament and the Committee Voted 1. That the people under God are the Original of all just power 2. That the Commons of England assembled in Parliament being chosen by and representing the people have the Supream Authority of this Nation 3. That whatsoever is enacted and declared for Law by the Commons in Parliament hath the force of Law and all the people of this Nation are included thereby although the consent and concurrence of the King and House of Peers be not had thereunto These being reported to the House were upon the question all passed without a negative Voice to any of them An Ordinance intitled for Tryal of Charles Stuart by a Court Martial was assented to and ordered to be Ingrossed and brought in to Morrow Order that the Clerk do not give out any Copy of the Ordinance for Tryial of the King to any Member of the House or to any other 5. Order to require the Lord Mayor of London to suspend the taking of the usual Oaths and to proceed to perfect the elections of Common-Council Men. Upon information that divers Prisoners of War had escaped out of Peter-house through neglect of the Keeper referred to a Committee to examine and report it And to consider of a Prison to be given to the Sergeant at Arms attending the House Order to desire the General to command his Marshal General of the Army to put in execution the Ordinance concerning Scandalous and un-licensed Pamphlets Order for a large Book of Velom to be made and all the Acts Ordinances and Records which lie abroad in Papers and have been neglected be there entred The Committee for Concealed Monies sate in Whitehall and rewards were allowed to the discoverers 6. The Ordinance for Tryal of the King was brought in ingrossed and passed A Letter from the Commissioners of Scotland resident here pressing for unity of Councils and Actions according to the Covenant betwixt the two Kingdoms and that the House would not proceed to Try or Execute the King till the advice of that Nation be had thereunto Debate concerning the proceedings of Law the issuing of Writs and the like in what name they should be the King and the Lords not acting The Common Council agreed upon an Order to be published to morrow in all Churches for speedy payment of nineteen thousand pound of the arrears of the Assessment for the Army to prevent the whole Armies coming into the City and to be quartered upon those who have not paid their Arrears 8. Letters from Ireland that Sir Charles Coot marched with his Forces of Connaght from Sligo seventy miles into the Rebels Country and after a little conflict with the Rebels some of them were killed and his party burned great store of their Corn preyed upon the Country and brought away one thousand of their Cows without loss That at his return he apprehended Sir Robert Stuart and hath sent him into England with a Charge against him that since this he hath possessed himself of Kilmore and fourteen Guns which Sir Robert Stuart endeavoured to block up by Sea and Land and hindered the provisions sent by the Parliament from being brought to their Forces The House referred it to the General and Councel of War to try Sir Robert Stuart and to take care for the Forces of Sir Charles Coot in Ireland whose actions they approved and Ordered a Letter of thanks to him Referred to the General and Council of War to secure Holy Island Order for the Northern Counties to have the Sequestrations of Delinquents there for disbanding their Forces The Commissioners for Tryal of the King sate in the Painted Chamber at Westminster and Ordered that to morrow a Herald should proclaim and invite the people to bring in what matter of fact they had against Charles Stuart King of England and appointed to sit the next day upon his Tryal 9. Widdrington and Whitelock by agreement went into the House this Morning the Tryal of the King being begun some looked very shy upon them others bid them welcome and seemed glad to see them there About ten of the Lords sate and passed several Ordinances which they sent to the Commons who laid them all aside The Lords had debate upon their last Votes about the Tryal of the King And that some thing should be published to satisfy upon what grounds they rejected the Commission for his Tryal but they resolved nothing Sergeant Dendy who attended the Commissioners for Tryal of the King according to their Order rode into Westminster-Hall with the Mace on his shoulder and some Officers attending him bare and six Trumpets on Horse back and Guards of Horse and Foot in the Palace-yard The Trumpets sounded in the middle of the
to endeavour to the last gasp the peace of the Kingdom So Sirs I do wish with all my Soul and I do hope there is some here that will carry it further that they may endeavour the peace of the Kingdom Now Sirs I must shew you both how you are out of the way and will put you in a way first you are out of the way for certainly all the way you ever have had yet as I could find by any thing is in the way of conquest Certainly this is an ill way for Conquest Sirs in my opinion is never just except there be a good just cause either for matter of wrong or just title and then if you go beyond it the first quarrel that you have to it that makes it unjust at the end that was just at first But if it be only matter of Conquest then it is a great robbery as a Pyrate said to Alexander that he was a great robber he was but a petty robber and so Sirs do I think the way that you are in is much out of the way Now Sirs to put you in the way believe it you will never do right nor God will never prosper you until you give him his due the King his due that is my Successours and the People their due I am as much for them as any of you can be You must give God his due by regulating rightly his Church according to his Scripture which is now out of order for to set you in a way particularly now I cannot but only this A National Synod freely called freely debating among themselves must settle this when that every opinion is freely and clearly heard For the King indeed I will not then turning to a Gentleman that touched the Axe he said hurt not the Axe that may hurt me For the King the Laws of the Land will clearly instruct you for that therefore because it concerns my own particular I only give you a touch of it For the People and truely I desire their liberty and freedom as much as any Body whomsoever but I must tell you that their liberty and their freedom consists in having of Government those Laws by which their life and their goods may be most their own It is not for having Share in Government Sirs that is nothing pertaining to them a subject and a Soveraign are clean different things and therefore until they do that I mean that you do put the People in that liberty as I say certainly they will never enjoy themselves Sirs it was for this that now I am come here if I would have given way to an arbitrary way for to have all Laws changed according to the power of the Sword I needed not to have come here and therefore I tell you and I pray God it be not laid to your Charge that I am the Martyr of the People In troth Sirs I shall not hold you much longer for I will only say this to you that in troth I could have desired some little time longer because that I would have put this that I have said in a little more order and a little better digested it than I have done and therefore I hope you will excuse me I have delivered my conscience I pray God that you do take those courses that are best for the good of the Kingdom and your own Salvation Then D r Juxon spake Will your Majesty though it may be very well known your Majesties affections to Religion yet it may be expected that you should say somewhat for the worlds satisfaction K. I thank you very heartily my Lord for that I had almost forgotten it In troth Sirs my conscience in Religion I think is very well known to the world and therefore I declare before you all that I dye a Christian according to the profession of the Church of England as I found it left me by my Fathers and this honest man I think will witness it Then turning to the Officers he said Sirs excuse me for this same I have a good cause and I have a gracious God I will say no more Then turning to Colonel Hacker he said take care that they do not put me to Pain and Sir this and it please you Then a Gentleman coming near the Axe the King said Take heâ—d of the Axe pray take heed of the Axe Then he said to the Executioner I shall say but very short Prayers and then thrust out my hands Two men in disguises and vizors stood upon the Scaffold for Executioners Then the King called to D r Juxon for his Night-cap and having put it on he said to the Executioner does my Hair trouble you he desired it might all be put under the cap which the King did accordingly by the help of the Executioner and the Bishop Then the King turning to D r Juxon said I have a good cause and a gracious God on my side D r Juxon There is but one stage more this stage is turbulent and troublesome it is a short one but you may consider it will soon carry you a very great way it will carry you from Earth to Heaven and there you shall find a great deal of Cordial joy and comfort King I go from a corruptible to an incorruptible Crown where no disturbance can be D r Juxon You are exchanged from a temporal to an eternal Crown a good exchange Then the King took off his cloak and his George which he gave to Dr. Juxon saying Remember some other small ceremonies were past after which the King stooping down laid his Neck upon the block and after a very little pause stretching forth his hands the Executioner at one blow severed his head from his Body Then his Body was put in a Coffin covered with black Velvet and removed to his lodging Chamber in White-hall At this scene were many sighs and weeping Eyes and divers strove to dip their handkerchiefs in his Blood The House sate early and the Dutch Ambassadors having sent them a transcript of their Ambassy in English it took up much time in the reading and was referred to a Committee to draw up the answer to it An Act past to prohibit any to proclaim the Prince of Wales or any other to be King or chief Magistrate of England or Ireland without consent of Parliament on pain of High Treason Some imperfect Copies of the proceedings at the Tryal of the King being printed the House referred it to the High Court to draw up a Narrative of those proceedings to be confirmed by the House The Act forbidding the proclaiming of any King was Ordered to be sent down to all the Sheriffs to be proclaimed in all Counties Duke Hamilton and the Lord Loughborough escaped out of Windsor-Castle 31. Between three and four a clock this morning Letters came from Windsor to Lieutenant General Cromwell of the escape of Duke Hamilton and his man the last Night Warrants were presently issued forth and five hundred pound promised
particulars mentioned by my worthy Colleague that spake last in which I have owned your Authority And for a strict formal pursuance of the Ordinary rules of Law it hath been hardly to be discerned in any of the late proceedings on either side in all our great and weighty transactions Unavoidable necessity hath put us upon those courses which otherwise perhaps we should not have taken I am sure my sitting and acting here is according to the known Laws of England and that my protection at this time is only from you therefore my obedience is only due to you and there is no other visible Authority in being but your selves There are sufficient reasons to justify an obedience to your Authority which truly Sir I do own and not scruple at all as things now are to act by that Authority I only scruple my undertaking this great Charge knowing my own want to perform it as I ought to do this place requires quick apprehension general learning and deep judgment all which are wanting in me but I see many worthy Gentlemen within these Walls of much greater abilities and more compleatly furnished for the execution of this Charge than I am My humble Motion therefore to you is That you will be pleas'd to think of some persons more fit and worthy of this great trust than I am and to excuse me from being one of your Commissioners for the Great Seal of England which is a place too high for me The House would not allow of his excuse but after a little debate the question was put and it was voted Nemine contradicente that he should be one of the Commissioners for the Great Seal Then Mr. John L'Isle was named to be another of the Commissioners and after a short and no eager excuse made by him and his high owning of their Authority which he had sufficiently done before as one of the High Court of Justice for tryal of the King Mr. L'Isle was Voted to be another of the Commissioners for the Great Seal Lastly Mr. Sergeant Keeble was named to be the third Commissioner of the Great Seal and two of them of the Quorum Upon debate the time for their being Commissioners was Voted to be quam deu se bene gesserint The Title held some debate whether they should be stiled Commissioners or Lords Commissioners and though the word Lords was less acceptable at this time than formerly yet that they might not seem to lessen their own Authority nor the Honour of their Officers constituted by them they Voted the Title to be Lords Commissioners and the Act was passed presently in these words An Act of the Commons assembled in Parliament for committing the Great Seal of England into the hands and custody of Commissioners Beit enacted by this present Parliament and the Authority of the same that the Great Seal of England shall be committed to the keeping of Bulstrode Whitelock Sergeant at Law Richard Keeble Sergeant at Law and Iohn L'Isle Esq who are hereby appointed Lords Commissioners for that purpose quamdiu se bene gesserint which said Persons are hereby constituted and appointed to be Lords Commissioners for the Custody of the Great Seal of England during the time aforesaid and they or any two of them shall have and are hereby authorised to have the Custody Keeping Ordering and Disposing thereof as also all such and the like powers and Authorities as any Lord Chancellour Lord Keper or Commissioners of the Great Seal of England for the time being have Lawfully had and used or ought to have had or used Hen. Scobell Cleric Parliamenti Sergeant Keeble was sent for and they three being commanded by the House to come up to the Table Whitelock went in the middle Sergeant Keeble on his right hand and M r L'Isle on his Ieft hand there the Speaker gave them their Oaths Well and truly to execute the place of Commissioners for the Seal and then he delivered the new Great Seal to them They put up the Seal in the Purse and with the usual Ceremonies and reverence they brought it out of the House and went into the Queens Court where they sealed it up with their Seals and went their selves to see it locked up in the Tower in M r Brown's House where it was usually laid before 9. Many Justices of the Peace scrupling to Act because their Commissions were in the name of the King a Committee was appointed to consider of another form for them and thatthey might be commanded to Act in the name of the Parliament The House confirmed the election of the Lord General and Colonel Rich to be Burgesses for Cirencester and to admit them Members This being the first day of the Term the six Judges who were inclined to hold their places were as yet much unsatisfied because the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy were still continued and because the House had not declared that the fundamental Laws should be continued and the Judges to administer justice accordingly They debated these matters together and in conclusion came to this result that if the House would pass such a Declaration repeal the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy and alter the Oath of a Judge that then they would presently sit in their places 'T was told them it would be hard to procure all this to be done in the House so soon as that they might sit in the several Courts this morning and if they should not sit this first day of the Term it would be some interruption to the Course of Justice and reflect upon the Parliament They were intreated to draw the Declaration themselves as they desired the House should pass it which they did presently and the Cmmissioners of the Seal went into the house and acquainted them with the consequence of the business which they tendred to them to be forthwith passed to enable the six Judges to sit in Court this morning The House were so sensible of the reasonableness and fitness to give a speedy dispatch to this business that they laid aside all other and soon Voted That the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy should be null and void made a satisfactory alteration of the Oath of a Judge and passed the Declaration drawn by the Judges They were satisfied herewith and the Commissioners presently sealed their Patents and gave them the new Oath of Judges then they went and sate in their several Courts and the Commissioners of the Seal sate in Chancery They caused the Declaration to be read and spake to the Auditory concerning the business to give them satisfaction and to settle their minds this they took occasion to do in their Speeches to the Judges and therein 't is believed they did some service for the Parliament Upon the desire of the Committee for the Revenue the Lord General granted his Warrant to all Officers and Souldiers to suppress the cutting down and destroying of Timber and killing of Deer in any of the publick Forests Chaces
which is the most fruitful Country in Scotland and the common Proverb is hath fifteen days more of Summer than any other part of the Nation That Three English Soldiers stragling were killed near Aberdeen and Collonel Overton sent for the Gentlemen thereabouts and told them That if they did not find out the Murderers he would fine the Country whereupon they apprehended three of the Murderers who were executed One Bull who raised Money from the Country upon pretence of being a Parliament Captain was pursued and taken by the Country and executed for it the Country also brought in Two Moss-Troopers The Parliament ordered That no Beer or Ale should be Exciseable but what was brewed to be sold again 15. Letters That Collonel Overton hearing of some incivility offered to Mr. Andrew Cant the Minister the Collonel went over to him at his House and told him he was sorry that any injury should be offered to him who he heard was a Friend to the Parliament of England Cant replyed That he was a lying Knave that told him so for he neither regarded him nor his Party A List was sent up of the considerable Persons that came in to the Parliament with Marquess Huntley The Admiralty of Amsterdam ordered That all Ships of what Nation soever lying in the Texel and bound for England be staid till they hear out of England Meen heer Scaep Catz and Parre Extraordinary Ambassadors from the States of the United Provinces landed at Gravesend The Swedish Ambassador Mr. Spiering was upon his Voyage for England 16. Order for a Commission for the Lord St. John Sir Hen. Vane jun ' Fenwicke Salwey Lambert Deane Monk and Tichburne to go Commissioners into Scotland Order That the Council of State take care for the Reception of the Ambassadors from the States The Act read for the Monthly Assessment and 30000 l. per Mens abated Petition of the Justices of Peace and of the Grand-Jury of Cheshire read and referred to a Committee the like of the Officers of the Cheshire Brigade Petition of the Masters and Livery-men of the Companies of London referred to the Council of State Vote That no Parties of Soldiers shall march without a Commissioned Officer to conduct them nor be quartered in any private Houses but in Inns c. Order That the Power of Committees shall be transferred to other Persons not Members of Parliament that the Members may attend the House Letters That Scotland is like to come to settle quietly if the Clergy be kept from having a finger in the Settlement for that no Nation that ever permitted the Clergy more or less to intermeddle could ever continue long in peace especially England and Scotland for there is in the generality of that Coat a rank mixture of Pragmatical Humour and Spiritual Pride that besots them in most things 17. The Dutch Ambassadors were brought to London by the Master of the Ceremonies in the States Coaches and other Lords Coaches to attend them and they were received with much Honour and conducted to Sir Abraham Williams his House in Westminster provided by the Parliament for them 18. Letters That the hard duty of the Soldiers in Jersey had caused much sickness among them so that they brought themselves to fourth night Duty both Officers and Soldiers Horse and Foot That Elizabeth Castle held out obstinately and sent many Shot amongst the Parliament Soldiers but had not killed one Man that one by a Shot of a Mortar-piece being in the Church in the Castle was blown out of the door having the Hair of his Head and Beard and his Cloaths singed but his Body had no harm That Jermyn and Greenvile were sent to Paris to advise about selling of Jersey to the French 19. Letters That the Parliament Forces marched up into the Highlands and the Lord Belcarris came in to them and Articles of Capitulation were signed between him and Collonel Overton and Collonel Lilburne and they became Masters in Innernesse which was further than Julius Caesar or any Invader before ever went in Scotland That some of the Marquess Huntley's disbanded Horse got together under Captain Gourdon and took four of the Parliaments Dragoons and one Foot Soldier they intended to murder them but one of them escaping they did not meddle with the rest But drawing them forth upon a Hill Gourdon pulled out of his Pocket a Psalm-Book and made the four remaining Prisoners to kneel down upon their Knees and swear to be true to the King and never to take Arms for the Parliament and so let them go 20. Letters of a Dutch Vessel laden with French Wines come into Dundee Harbour seized a Prize according to the late Act of Parliament That several English Vessels were come seasonably thither with Provisions An Act passed for continuing the Act formerly made touching the Elections of Officers and Electors in London The States Ambassadors had their Audience in Parliament the House had rich Hangings and Chairs and Foot-cloaths for the Ambassadors Between 10 and 11 a Clock the House sent Three of their Members the Earl of Salisbury Sir John Danvers and Sir Henry Mildmay to accompany the Ambassadors from Sir Abraham Williams his House where they lodged to the Parliament About 11 a Clock the Ambassadors came accompanied with those Members and attended by the Master of the Ceremonies with about 30 Gentlemen and 30 Lacquies of their own Retinue to the Inner Court of Wards where they reposed a little time and the Parliament sent their Serjeant to bring them into the House They came with all their Company into the House and when they came to the Bar put off their Hats and then the Speaker and all the Members of the House stood up in their places uncovered and when they came to the Chairs the Speaker desired them to take their places Being sate down and covered the Speaker and the Members at the same time sate down and were covered and after a little Pause one of the Ambassadors made his Oration to the House in Latin and the Speaker returned the usual Answer That he would acquaint the House with what the Ambassador had said When the Ambassadors were sate down all the Company not Members did withdraw and the Doors of the House were shut after the Speech ended and the Speakers Answer the Ambassadors rose from their Chairs and put off their Hats and saluting the Speaker and Members who also stood up in their places bare and answered the Salutes the Ambassadors went out of the House again attended as before to the Inner Court of Wards and from thence to their Lodgings between which and the Parliament were placed a double Row of Pikes and Musqueteers and a Troop of Horse drawn up in the Palace-yard 22. Letters That Sir James Stuart had gotten a Commission from Major-General Lambert to get himself to be chosen Provost of Edenburgh Letters of many Ships cast away in the late Storms 23. An Act passed for raising
Lieutenant-General not to seize upon meddle with or any ways molest the Persons or Estates of any Excommunicated Person or any ways to discharge any other Persons whatsoever to desist from dealing or trading with the said Excommunicated Persons without order from the Common-wealth of England or their Commissioners 20. Primate received his Sentence from the Parliament at the Bar of the House upon his Knees and Lieutenant-Collonel Lilburne being brought to the Bar refused to kneel the House gave him but Twenty days to depart the Kingdom Debate upon and several Branches passed of the Act of Oblivion Vote That Mr. Hale Mr. Steel Mr. Cocke Mr. Manby Mr. Sadler Collonel Blunt Sir Hen. Blunt Mr. Berners Major-General Desborough Mr. Moyer Collonel Tomlinson Mr. Fountaine Alderman Fowke Mr. H. Peters Major Packer Sir William Roberts Mr. Meltwold Mr. Mansell Mr. Rushworth Mr. Sparrow and Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper be the Committee to take into consideration what inconveniences there are in the Law how the mischiefs which grow from delays the chargeableness and irregularities in the proceedings of the Law may be prevented and the speediest way to prevent the same And to present their Opinions to the Committee of Parliament appointed for that purpose and they or any Seven of them had power to send for any Persons to confer with them in this Business and for Records An Act for compounding with Delinquents and Sequestrations and for the Committee of Haberdashers-Hall 21. Letters of the ceasing of the Plague in Ireland That 300 of the Enemies Horse were taken since the English came to their Winter Quarters That the Commanders of such as are yet out make Overtures of laying down their Arms. That many of the Rebels are in treaty to submit to the Parliament That Galloway offers to treat 23. By a Court-Marshal a Soldier that killed another being first struck by him and highly provoked was according to Num. 35. 22. adjudged only to be Imprisoned for two Months and then to pay 20 l. to the Wife of him that was killed 24. Letters That the Synod of Aberdeen had excommunicated the Lord Drum That the Marquess of Argyle had seised upon a House of Huntleys and put a Garrison into it That the Lieutenant General went to meet the Parliaments Commissioners come from England to Scotland 26. Letters That the Captain of the Success Frigot and Ten more of his Company were cast away at Leith That the Commissioners for Scotland sent forth their Summons for fit Persons to come to them to present their desires That the Lord Wareston chiefly and others were the Grand Sticklers for the Kirk Party A Letter intended to be sent from the Kirk to the Lord-General setting forth the Iniquity of the English Invasion then they inveigh against the Errors and Preaching of Troopers Against the Incorporating of Scotland with England saying it will draw on a Subordination of the Church to the State in the things of Christ Against the gathering of Private Churches and Toleration as they call it and introducing Magistrates of contrary Principles to the Church Against a Civil Headship over the Religious Constitutions 27. Vote That no Fee Perquisite or Reward shall be taken by any of the Judges of Westminster-Hall or their Servants but such Salary as shall be allowed them by the State That all the Publick Revenue shall be brought into one Receipt Instructions passed for ordering and disposing all the Forces and the Charge of them not exceeding the Establishment of the Army A Paper delivered in by the Spanish Ambassador to the Council of State and by them reported to the House read and Instructions given upon it Letters of Credence from the Queen of Sweden by Peter Spiering Silvereroone to the Parliament read and referred to the Council Letters of 2 Ships of Barnestaple taken by Pyrates 28. A Declaration published and Vindication of the Poor oppressed Commons of Scotland in relation to their present sad and Sorrowful condition wherein they were brought by that perfidious Self-seeking Party who did lately wind themselves up in the Offices of Power and Trust in that Estate and Army Wherein they submit to the Parliament of England and pray that they would put nothing upon them which may molest their weak Consciences or imply Perjury 2. That they may be governed by the English and no Scotch-man imployed in any Office of Power or Trust in Church or State who have formerly betrayed their trust 29. Letters of a Vision seen at Sea by the River Maze First about a Mans hight above the Horizon like a Flat land appeared very many Foot-men and Horse-men out of the North North-East After that appeared a Fleet of Ships out of the North and among them a great Ship which lost her Top-Mast and was made ready again and her Flag seemed of 3 Colours like the Prince of Orange his Flag That on the same height appeared a Mighty Fleet of several sorts coming one against the other and a thick Smoak like Fighting That the Smoak vanished and the Ships appeared again clear After which the Ships appeared as if they were sunk and then clear again Then a Mighty great Ship seemed to sink at the Head and the after part to stand on High and another Ship to Sail by it And in the North appeared a Lyon the Vision continued 3 Hours and the Sea-men were much afraid Lieutenant-Collonel John Lilburn took his Journey from London and many Friends went with him to the Sea side 30. Letters of a Ship wracked near to Pendennis That the Parliaments Forces in Vlster met with a Party of Tories killed and drowned 150 of them That the Barony of Burren in Ireland which they say hath neither Wood Water nor Earth enough to Hang Drown or Bury a Man refusing to pay Contribution was harrased by Sir Charles Cootes Forces That the Commissioners of the Parliament of England for the Affaires of Scotland sat at Dalkeith for Setling the business of that Nation 31. The Committee appointed to consider of the Inconveniences and Delayes in the Proceedings of Law met several times and desired the Judges in their several Courts to return to them a List of the Officers in their Courts and what Fees they receive and what Work and Imploymeut they do for the same They entred upon several Heads of Inconveniencies in the Law in relation to Estates in Tail and Copyhold Estates and that for the future they may be made liable to the payment of Debts Whitelock was often advised with by some of this Committee and none of them was more active in this Business than Mr. Hugh Peters the Minister who understood little of the Law but was very Opinionative and would frequently mention some Proceedings of Law in Holland wherein he was altogether mistaken February 1651. 2. Letters of the Proceedings of the Parliaments Commissioners at Dalkeith and the trouble of the Kirke Party 3. An Act passed for executing
to him to submit to the Parliament upon good terms and Letters to the same effect from other Friends were the cause of his surrender of the Island 30. Orders for Recruits from Pendennis Castle for Ireland and six weeks pay for them before they were transported out of England May 1652. 1. Letters That the Declaration of the Parliament of England for the Union of Scotland with England and their sending of Members to the Parliament of England was proclaimed with great solemnity at Edenburgh Cross but the Scots shewed no rejoycing at it 3. Letters justifying the Proceedings of the Commissioners for propagating the Gospel in Wales written by Mr. Vavasour Power a Minister there 4. Referred to the Committee to consider how a competent Maintenance for Godly Ministers may be setled in lieu of Tithes Order for relief of maimed and sick Soldiers Mr. Weaver one of the Commissioners of the Parliament in Ireland came into the House whereof he was a Member and gave them an account of the State of their Affairs there Letters of Credence of the Queen of Sweden to the Noble Hareldus Applebone her publick Minister to the Parliament of England were read and Letters from the Prince of Conde to the Parliament read and both of them referred to the Council of State Letters That Argyle did again solicit for some singular Act of Favour from the Parliament of England but his ways were known That Three Judges were come from England to administer Justice to the Scots in Scotland 5. That some Travellers upon Hunsloe Heath saw a strange Apparition of the Sun about sixth Clock in the Evening c. 6. Letters That the Ministers of Scotland were as bitter as ever against the Interest of England Of more Counties and Boroughs accepting the Vnion with England and that Argyle had agreed to Terms to come in to the Parliament of England but they were not published That the Lord Chief-Justice St. John Mr. Salloway and Alderman Tichburne the Parliaments Commissioners in Scotland went away for England That the Deputies of Argyle Shire had consented to the Vnion 7. Letters That the Magistrates of Musselborough had taken the Ingagement of the Parliament of England Of a Pyrate who took several English Vessels to the Westward of Recruits Shipped from Pendennis for Ireland That the Irish begged for Conditions to come in to the Parliament and some of them were admitted 10. Letters of Preparations to reduce Dinnoter Castle in Scotland That the new Judges sent into Scotland were very busie in setling of new Judicatories there That Ireland was wholly reduced and had no other refuge but Bogs and Woods that the Plague was much abated there That Commissary-General Reynolds had gotten most of the Provisions of the Rebels and killed and taken many of them and prevented their fortifying That he setled Three considerable Garrisons upon Passes in Kings County took in the strong Forts in those Parts upon Quarter for Life only 11. The Scots Commissioners returned and were in the Parliament The Committee revived for setting a Period to this Parliament and providing for future Representatives 12. Debate upon Qualifications of such Persons as shall be received into the House as Members Letters That Captain Howe a Young Gentle-man who had done gallant Service for the Parliament in Ireland being assaulted in his Quarters by a Party of the Tories he at the first Charge routed them but then they came on again with a fresh Party and routed Captain How 's Party who endeavoured to make good his Soldiers Retreat and himself charged Three times and came off well but upon a Fourth Charge he was unfortunately slain and his Death was very much lamented 13. A Duel between the Lord Chandoys and Mr. Compton and the Lord killed Mr. Compton 14. The knocking of a Link near some Reeds set the Reeds on fire and they fired a House in Redriffe and Two Ships lying near the Shore and burnt them at low water when no Boats could come to help them nor could they get Water Letters That the Inhabitants of Virginia willingly submitted to the Government of the Parliament 15. That the Army in Scotland was taking the Field Of the refractoriness of the Ministers That the Judges sent out of England published a Proclamation at Edenburgh That they would sit at the usual place for administring of Justice 17. Letters from the Commissioners in Ireland to the Parliament giving an account of the Affairs there of the Provisions received and acknowledging the great care of the Parliament therein and how they had disposed thereof to the Forces Of the Ports in Kerry fit for a Forreign Enemy to land in That Clenrickard and others were gone to Vlster to joyn with Phelim O-Neale That in some places the Enemy have made some Incursions in small Parties and taken some prey and Dragoon Horses but upon their return they being 250 Horse and 500 Foot they were met by Lieutenant-Collonel Throckmorton with 140 Horse and 400 Foot who had no Pikes and the Horse at first made some retreat But at length after a sharp Dispute the English Horse routed the Irish and killed 200 of them on the place and in the pursuit and took and killed divers Officers and had but twenty one killed and 100 Soldiers wounded That the Irish Clergy have excommunicated Collonel Fitz-Patrick for submitting to the Parliament and the Laity published a Declaration against him and all that joyned with him and some of his Party were cut off by the Irish who also cut off the Ears of some whom they took Prisoners That Fitz-Patrick met with some of them That Shipping was wanting to transport those who are to go beyond Seas 2000 of Fitz-Patricks Party 1000 of O-Dwyers Party and 4000 more Of many Applications made by divers chief Officers of the Irish to come in to the Parliament and Commissioners were sent with Instructions to give the same Terms which Collonel Venables was authorized to give to those in Vlster That Sir Charles Coote explained the Articles of Galloway which he yielded to to prevent charge to the Parliament and to get the possession of that City 18. Letters of a Squadron of the Parliaments Ships meeting with Three Dutch Men of War and Seven Merchants that the Dutch Admiral came under the Lee of the Parliaments Ships and kept his Flag up whereupon the English Ship sent a Boat to him to acquaint him that they had received Orders from their General to cause those Ships they met to take down their Flags and presently the Dutch Admiral took down his Flag and saluted the English Ships with Three Pieces of Ordnance and the English did the like to him After the Admiral came the Vice-Admiral of the Dutch but came to the Windward of the English contrary to the custom in the Narrow Seas and saluted the English with 13 Shot but took not down their Top-Flag The English called to them to take it down
to this Parliament which many wondred at and sought to disswade him from upon all opportunities as far as was thought convenient and that they might not appear desirous to continue their own power and sitting in Parliament whereof they had Cause to be sufficiently weary Neither could it clearly be foreseen that their design was to rout the present Power and so set up themselves against the which they were advised as pulling down the Foundation of their own Interest and Power and the way to weaken themselves and hazard both their cause and Persons Yet still they seemed zealous upon their common Pretences of Right and Justice and publick Liberty to put a period to this Parliament and that if the Parliament would not shortly do it themselves that then the Soldiers must do it Some who earnestly declared their Judgment against this as the most dangerous and most ungrateful thing that could be practised by this freedom gained no favour with Cromwell and his Officers But there wanted not some Parliament Men perhaps to flatter with them who soothed them in this unhandsome design and were complotting with them to ruine themselves as by the consequence will appear Letters of Dutch Free-booters and French Pickeroons infesting the Coast and that in Brittain they were building new Ships of War to infest the English That Prince Rupert with 3 Ships only was come into Nantes that he could give no account of his Brother and his Ships which were seperated from him by a Hurricane in the Indies and he believed they were cast away From Legorn that the Duke by the instigation of the Dutch demanded restitution of the Phaenix recovered by a bold adventure of the English and the Duke sent to Captain Bodiley that he having refused to restore the Phaenix to the Dutch it was his Highnesses pleasure that all the English Ships should depart the Port within 10 dayes and Bodiley prepared to depart accordingly That the Dutch Admiral sent a Protest on shoar by 4 of his Captains that if his Highness would not restore the Phaenix they would fall upon the English Ships in the Mole and they warned other Ships to withdraw Thereupon the Dutch were commanded to retire out of Shot of the Castles and their Consul on Shoar was sequestred a guard put upon his House and all the Dutch clapt into hold 22. An Act passed for continuing the imposition upon Coals towards the building and maintaining of Ships Another passed for Continuance of the Customs Instructions debated in the House for the Lord Viscount Lisle to go Ambassador extraordinary from the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England to the Queen of Sweden The Speaker acquainted the House that he received Letters from the States of Holland and West Friezland the House referred to some of their Members to examine the Messenger and appointed a day for debate of the Letters The Fairfax Frigot of 50 Guns was in Chatham burned by accident of a Candle or snuff of Tobacco A Proclamation was published in St. Maloes that no eatable Provisions nor Pitch Tarr or Cordage should be exported on forfeiture of the Vessels and Goods From Edenburgh that some Clans in the High-lands had meetings and rendezvous and that they have meetings in the Low-lands and that the general Assembly and the Remonstrators or dissenting Brethren meet in several places and carry on a different Interest That Commissary Grey and others of the High-land Party were taken by the Parliaments Army From the Hague the Victory is now confest to be of the English side in the late Ingagement at Sea they having seen the names of their Ships that are lost and finding their Hospitals crowded with Sea-men and the number of them aboard Lessened That they wonder at the sudden and great preparations of the English Fleets and are discontented that their trade is gone that in a late mutiny about pressing of Seamen there 30 were killed That the States told the People that some were coming from England to offer terms of Peace That the States had sent a Letter to the Parliament lamenting the bloodshed of Protestants by this unhappy difference and how much better it would be to have an Vnion and Amity Upon the Debate of the Letter from the States the Parliament referred it to the Councel of State to prepare an answer to it From Edenburgh that the dissenting brethren have ordered some particulars concerning Kirk Affairs as for the more orderly and frequent Administration of the Sacrament and excluding of prophane Persons from it From Jersey that in a Fight at Sea between an Ostender and a Barque of Jersey she was taken by the Ostender and they were met with by a Parliament Frigot who brought them both into England From Weymouth That since the last Northerly Winds the Fisher-men fish nothing but Ship-wrack and dead men and that the French are unwilling to believe that the English did beat the Dutch in the late Ingagement That the French Rovers and the Dutch do much harm upon the English Coast Letters from the Officers and Soldiers at Edenburgh in answer to some Letters from the Army in England wherein they all agree to join for the reformation of things amiss and that Justice and liberty may have a free passage This was but in effect a proceeding in their contrivances to pull down the Parliament and to set up themselves A Letter passed in the House in answer to the Letter from the States and setting forth the Parliaments readiness as formerly to have prevented these Wars and to prosecute a fit way to close up the same and to settle amity peace and a mutual confidence between the 2 Nations Of discontents among the Dutch missing many thousands of their Friends since the late Ingagement but the Lords tell them that the men are safe in the Ports of France that they threaten to block up the Thames That they cry up the King of Scots Interest and that he hath offered to serve them at Sea in Person but that Holland will yet give no ear to it That they murmur at a new Tax and some refuse to pay it of 2 Dutch Ships taken Prize Of 3 Declarations of the Scots Presbytery publish'd 1. Against the Malignant Assembly for espousing the Kings Interest 2. Against the English for breach of Covenant and Toleration of Sects 3. Against the new Scots Dippers Particulars of the Fight in the Streights between the Dutch and Captain Bodeley That the Bonadventure one of his Ships was blown up and all her men lost but seven That the Sampson an other of his Ships was laid on board on one side by a Dutch man of War and fired on the other side by one of their Fireships but most of her men hoped to be saved by getting aboard the Mary that other of their Ships 3 in number were taken by the Dutch That 6 great men of War were sent from the Texel to lye
repair every one to his own home Great distractions were in Holland and fear of Tumults for want of Trade yet were they very high in their discourses and in preparations for the War The Committee for Petitions ordered that the Petitions to be brought in to them be Subscribed by some Member of the Parliament who serves for the County or City from whence the Petition comes or otherwise by any Member of the House 26. A Ship of Stockholm loaden with Tar and Iron brought into Falmouth The English Fleet were within a League of the Holland Coast plying between the Texel and the Vly The Spanish Ambassador took his leave of the Queen of Sweden at Stockholm and she appointed one of her Ships of 70 Brass Guns to carry him to Gottenburgh 27. A Petition presented to the Parliament by the Title of the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England from several well affected Persons in the County of Essex Owning this Parliaments Authority and praying them for Christ's sake so to manage it as those that are set for a Terrour to evil doers and the praise of those that do well The Phaenix Frigot brought into Harwich a Dutch Man of War whom they supposed to have Sunk an English Colliers Ship and killed her men there being many English Mens cloaths found in the Dutch Ship therefore her Men were sent Prisoners to Colchester 28. Letters of the Troubles in France raised by the Prince of Conde and the hopes of the King to reduce Bourdeaux 29. Some ragged Forces were raised in the Highlands in Scotland the Lord Glencarne to be their General and they were promised great assistance from the King and assured that the Dutch had gotten a very great Victory lately at Sea against the English bread was very scarce with them The Commander in Chief in Scotland of the English Forces published an Order at the Market-Cross at Edenburgh by beat of Drum and Sound of Trumpet That he taking notice of the great concourse of People to Edenburgh which might hazard the disturbance of the Peace It was therefore ordered that all Lords Lairds Ministers and others that had not their constant residence there or a publick call thither or suits of Law of immediate dependency should depart the Town in 24 hours 100 Sail of Dutch Merchant Men were riding in New-haven Road waiting an opportunity to get home Two English Ships Fought with two Dutch Ships near Leghorn and after a sharp Fight took them The Treaty betwixt the King of Denmark and the States-General was ratified and the King repaired his Forts near Sweden 30. The States promised extraordinary pay to their Seamen which brought in many The Dutch took some English Coal Ships and other Vessels Prize An English Merchant Man boudn for Malago lying at Graves-end some of her Men going into the Hold with a Candle and being careless the Candle took hold of some Oakam which immediately set the Ship on a Flame and consumed it as far as the Water would suffer August 1653. Aug. 1. Letters of one hundred Hollanders in the sight of the English who ingaged with themabout six a Clock in the Afternoon and fought until about twelve at night The dispute being very hot at that time what the issue was it could not then be known but the English had the wind of the Dutch at the beginning of the Engagement Referred to the Commissioners for the inspecting the Treasuries and regulating Officers and Sallaries to consider how the Excise may be brought in with the greatest ease to the people and how the oppressions and burdens which have been in the managing of that business may be redressed for the future And to consider of the grievances in granting of Wine Licenses and the title of those who take upon upon them to grant those Licenses An Act passed for the taking away of Fines upon Bills Declarations and Original Writs A Petition from the Apprentices of London on the behalf of Lieutenant Collonel John Lilburn which gave such offence to the House by the Language of the Petitioners and the manner of presenting that the Petition was Voted Scandalous and the six young Men who presented it were ordered to be imprisoned 2. Referred to the Council to examin the business of the Apprentices Petition Ordered that Mr. Lilburn be kept close Prisoner Mr. Rowse to continue Speaker for one Month longer Letters of Two Dutch Prizes taken before the Vly Of Robberies done by the Highlanders That Argyle endeavours to prevent any joyning with them by those in his Country That the Scots Ministers are angry among themselves 3. The Commander in chief in Scotland dissolved the Assembly of the Kirk there Letters to the Parliament That July the twenty ninth about nine in the Morning having weighed Anchor the night before the Dutch Fleet was discovered by our Scouts a-head which within two hours after appeared to be the Dutch Fleet come from the Waylings consisting of ninety seven Ships or thereabouts whereof Ninety were Men of War whereupon we made what Sayl we could after them fitting our Ships in the mean time for an Ingagement But the Enemy tacked about and stood off from us as soon as they perceived what we were so that it was five a Clock in the Evening before any of our Friggots could come up to Ingage them which they did And this forced them to make a halt whereby in the Evening at Seven of the Clock the Resolution with as many Ships and Frigots as made up Thirty Sayl Ingaged with them the rest being a stern could not get up however we fell to work and continued Fighting till night parted us which was about Nine a Clock After which being dark all hands were at work to bring some new Sayles to the Yard and mend the Rigging wherein we had suffered very much in so short a time there were killed ontright Sixteen and Twenty Five wounded of whom Fourteen dangerously The next day little was done as to any Ingagement both Fleets finding it work enough to get off from a Lee-shore the wind blowing hard with hick and dirty weather which was the worse for us being in an Enemies Country and in the Evening it began to clear up This morning being fair and little wind both Fleets prepared for a new Ingagement the Enemy bore in upon us having the wind of us to this time the Lord seemed to incourage the Enemy by laying the Scale as it were in the Ballance so that neither could tell which had the better About Seven in the Morning their great Ships from the Texell being Twenty Five in number had made a conjunction with them and there begun a very hot dispute which continued till one in the Afternoon the Enemy having the wind of us all the while whereby he had the opportunity of taking all advantages Yet by this time the Lord had so daunted the spirits of the Enemy that they begun to bear away
clear some Countries from any suspition of assisting the Highlanders That the Lord Lorne with one hundred and twenty Horse came near some of the English quarters and the Soldiers coming out upon them the Lord Lorn retreated and that his Father the Marquiss of Argyle hath cast him off 9 That the chief of the Hebriedes had sent to the English Commander for Protection for Themselves and their People under the Parliaments Government 10. Of thirty sive Dutch Prizes brought into Yarmouth and thereabouts Laden with French Wines Fish and other Commodities That the foul weather drove the English Fleet from the Holland Coast upon which De Witt got out with Sixty Men of War to Convoy their East-Country Fleet and to fetch home their East-India Ships from Copenhagen 12. That the English were in possession of Lewes-Island a Place of great Consequence for the English affairs particularly as to the Highlanders That the Lord Lorn with his party killed and wounded twenty of the English but were driven away Of Six Prizes taken by the Frigots from the French That the Dutch East-India Ships were at Copenhagen That the Lilly Frigot was cast away by a violent storm near Weymouth four of them drowned as they endeavoured to get on Shoar upon the Mast and Planks of the Ship the Captain and twenty eight others who stayed in the Ship after the Ship was sinking were saved by Boats sent from Weymouth 13. Order for a Bill to dispose two Parts of Papists Estates for publick uses And for an other for Sale of the Forrest Lands And an other for Sale of some Houses and Lands of the late King formerly exempted from Sale And an other for the Sale of the remainder of Dean and Chapters Lands Referred to the Council to take Order for suppressing Forged Briefs and Patents and for punishing them Letters that the Fleet was safe after the late great storms That Eighty Dutch Ships belonging to the Merchants were got through the Channel safe into Ireland and 〈◊〉 with Sixty Men of War was gone East-ward to Convoy two hundred Merchant Men Trading to the East-Country 14. Complaints from Cornwall against the Free-booters of France who took many English Vessels and of the want of Convoys for Trade on that Coast Order for Thanks to God within the House for the Preservation of the Fleet. Vote that the Lord Whitelock shall go Ambassador from this Common-wealth to the Queen of Sweeden and Referred to the Council to prepare Instructions for him Debate for Ease of the publick Charge by multiplicity of Officers and unnecessary Charges 16. Letters of a Defeat of some few of the Highlanders of three Dutch Prizes brought in Petition of Purchasers of Sir John Stowels Estate Ordered to enjoy their Purchases quietly The Act passed for the Relief of Creditors and poor Prisoners An Act passed for Continuance of the Jurisdidiction of the County-Palatine of Lancaster in Serjeant Bradshaw and Mr. Fell. 17. Of a Ship richly Loaden belonging to Hambrough Wracked near to Plymouth Leters of the King of Seots being again fallen sick at Paris That a Hurrican in the Barbadoes cast away thirteen Ships there of the English Of Shipwracks at the Severn-mouth and at Mine-head that the storms beat in the Pyrats and two of them were cast away at Anglesey 19. Letters from Collonel Lilburn Commander in Chief of the Parliaments Forces in Scotland Of the conveniency of the Harbour in Lewes-Island of Fortifications appointed there Of a quarrel between the Lord Lorn and Glencorn Of great Shipwracks upon the Northern Coast of the English Vessels Petition from the Town of Sudbury Deploring the want of Fruitfulness for Mercies and owning Instruments of good and fearing the Judgment of Elies House they Pray That burning Lights may be placed in all parts of the Land and maintenance provided for them That ignorant and Scandalous Preachers may be ejected and not readmitted and the un-Gospel-like power of Patrons may be taken away 20. Referred to a Committee to consider how to Sell Forrest Lands Order for a Bill to have Probats of Wills in all Countries Order for the House to Sit in a Grand Committee to Rectifie the inequallity of Taxes Proposalls touching Guernsey and Jersey and touching a Mine of Coals in the New Forrest Letters of surprisal of the Town of Enchusen by the States for their Riotous and Mutinous carriage Orders of the States for Trial of the Dutch Captains who neglected their Duties in the late Ingagements with the English at Sea 21. Orders for Farming of the Excise Orders for a Bill for the Sequestring the Estates of Delinquents since January and a Sixth part of their Estates to be given to the Discoverers 23. Letters of Murders committed by the High-landers upon English Soldiers under pretence of Friendship and Treacherously and the Murderers applauded by the Scots for it Ministers Accused and Committed for Praying for the King Of Prizes taken by the English Ships and sent into Yarmouth Road. 24. Letters of Part of the Fleet come into the Downs and the Resolution and others come into Chatham Of the French Pyrats increasing and having Commission from the King of Scots 26. Of the Irish Pyrats taking English Vessels Of the bitter Enmity of the French especially at Brest against the English and their entertainment of the Dutch and the King of Scots Ships joyning with the Dutch That the Lord Lorn went to his Fathers Tenants in the Highlands to rise with him or else that he would take them for Enemies 27. The Act passed for the Adventurers in Ireland The Bill passed for Relief of Creditors and poor Prisoners Order to Admit the Countess of Derby to Composition 28. The Recorder of Winchester Mr. Hooper and others brought into the House a Petition from the well affected in Hampshire in behalf of the the Ministers against taking away of Tithes being above Five Hundred Years growth Confirmed by Magna Charta c. The Petitioners had Thanks for their good Affections That Mynheer Opdam had accepted the Command of Lieutenant-Admiral of the Dutch Fleet. 29. Letters that Colonel Cobbet had landed Eight Companies in Mula Island and gave Notice to the Inhabitants of the Cause of his coming they with the consent of the Marquiss of Argyle submitted to the English Government Of a Ship cast away on the Coast of Scotland wherein were the provisions for the Army and another wherein 60 men were drowned and but one saved Of Colonel Cobbet's subduing divers Castles in the Highlands the Inhabitants and Soldiers flying away and making no resistance and at last came to an Engagement to act nothing prejudicial to the Parliament of England and to pay Sâ—sses as other Countries 30. The Lord Taffe sent to the Highlanders in answer to their Message to the King of Scots Letters of Dutch Prizes sent into Aberdeen and of six Dutch Prizes sent into Leith October 1653. Octob. 1. Frigots sent Westward All the Parliaments Frigots repaired and sent out again
two wounded and got a French Prize A long Debate in a grand Committee about the equal proportioning of Taxes That Middleton was labouring to get Assistance of the States for the King of Scots and was offered it by them in case a Peace with England did not succeed 20 Advice of the French Pickeroons Design against the English Fleet coming from Newfoundland Of the Highlanders running away from their Officers that one of them Kenmorett marched with a Runlet of strong waters before him which they called Kenmoretts Drum Of Ships daily arriving at the Texel from the Northward That the States resolved upon a new Treaty of Peace with England and appointed Min Heer New-port and Joungstal to be added Commissioners for the Treaty of Peace with their other two Commissioners now in England That the Queen of Sweden shewed extraordinary kindness to the Spanish Ambassadour with her and was held to be a friend to the English 21 Letters that upon the March of the English Party into the Highlands they Retreated into their usual fastnesses amongst inaccessible Hills and Rocks That some Vessels came into Leith Road london with Fish and other Commodities and Provisions 22 Letters that the late Easterly wind for a fortnight together kept the Pickaroones from the English Coast Of the Speaker Frigot and Ten more of the Men of War gone out from the Downs to the Westward 24 Instructions passed for Administration of Justice in Scotland and Officers Letters of Kinninores Insurrection in the High-lands that Argyle advised the Commander of the English Forces not to Advance further against them That Holland resolved to renew the Treaty of Peace with England and in the mean time to prepare for War That the Swedes had given Letters of Marque against the Dutch 25 The House sate in a Grand Committee for the Bill of Union for Scotland with England A Petition from the Common Councel of London against the Lord Mayor Fowke referred to a Committee An Act past for the discovery and prosecution of Thieves and Highway-men The Lords Newport and Youngstal came to London to joyn with the other Two Deputies of the State to Treat with the Parliament for a Peace 26 Order for an Act against solliciting Members of Parliament for any Places and to disable such as shall do it That the Queen of Sweeds Agent came to the House to take his leave and that the Lord Ambassadour Whitlock was ready to go for Sweedland within two or three days Letters that Captain Sparling and another of the Parliaments Frigots had taken a Ship with Twelve hundred thousand pieces of Eight in her she pretended to be an Ostender Divers Seamen Armed and in a Tumultuous manner demanded at the Prize Office their shares of some Prizes taken and were so uncivil with the Commissioners that they were forced to send for Souldiers to appease them one of the Seamen was slain and divers were wounded on both sides Afterwards the Seamen came to Whitehall where they carried themselves more civilly and had good words given and were made sensible of their Errour and promised satisfaction and so they departed quietly 27 The Seamen more in number than before and better Armed came down again Tumultuously to White-Hall but was met with by the General his Life-Guard and soon dispersed Orders for the Reduced Officers in Ireland for their Arrears 28 Letters of Two Prizes brought into Leith Of Two Sea-Rovers put out of France pretending to have Commissions from Prince Rupert in the Name of the King of Scots That Argyle was raising Forces against his Countrymen the Highlanders but was not able to ballance their Power That upon the approach of the Parliaments Forces towards them the Highlanders retreated to their Fastnesses Upon the Tumults of the Seamen the Council published a Proclamation Declaring that Exemplary Justice shall be done upon the chief Authors or Ringleaders in the Mutiny and Sedition some whereof are in Custody and commanding that no Sea-men or others on pain of Death do meet in a Mutinous or Seditious manner and that the accounts shall be Stated and just payment made of all dues unto the Seamen The Parliament passed an additional Article to the Law of War and Ordinances of the Sea for punishing Mutinous Seamen 29 Upon a Report from the Council of State the House conferred several Gratuities to the Widdows and Children of those slain in the late Sea Fight The House approved the number and charge of Ships for this Winter Guard and Ordered Moneys for them The Lord-Ambassador Whitlock received his Commission and instructions for Sweedland from the hand of the Speaker in the House and is suddenly to go for Sweedland 31 Upon the Petition of the Water-men and antient Coach-men in London against the Exorbitancy and Multitudes of Hackney Coach-men Order for an Act for Redress thereof Votes for rewarding the Commissioners for Administration of Justice in Scotland Upon a Report from the Council Order for Dr. Cox to be Master of St. Katherines-Hospital The Spanish Ambassador had audience in the House The Four Dutch Deputies met with the Commissioners of the Council about the Treaty for Peace Two of the Tumultuous Seamen were Condemned at a Council of War one of them was Hanged the other Whipped under the Gallows A Petition of many who suffered by the delay of Justice in granting and allowing Writs of Error after Verdict and Judgment praying Remedy An Act passed for continuing the Powers of Commissioners for Compounding for advance of Moneys and Indempnity Letters of the Queen of Sweeds return to Stock-holm and the Spanish Ambassador Piementel with her November 1653. Nov. 1. The House chose a new Council of State whereof Sixteen of the old Council continued and Fifteen new ones were added Order to consider of the business of the Law upon every Friday Order for a Bill to take away Holy-days and days not Judicial The Commissioners of the Council and the Four Dutch Ambassadors met upon the Treaty Divers called Quakers apprehended in the North. That the business of Transplanting went on difficultly in Ireland 2. The House passed New Instructions for the New Council of State for Six Months The Lord Commissioner Whitlock Ambassador to the Queen of Sweeden set forwards with a Gallant Retinue from London to Gravesend to take Shiping there Letters that Captain Blagg took Prize a Ship of two hundred Tun and another Frigot took a French-Man of twenty Guns That young Trump being seen with Eight Ships off the Lizard The Frigots at Portsmouth being Seven weighed Anchor and put to Sea after him Of two other Prizes brought into Plymouth and the Channel cleared of the Pyrats 3. Of a Fight at Sea on the Spanish Coast by four Dutch Men of War against one Merchant Man who run her self on shore and kept off the Dutch and got off from the shore again Letters that the Commissioners in Ireland had disarmed all the Irish and forbid any of
besides himself and divers Gentlemen That this Beach was the chief Ring-leader Pyrate That he lived at Brest like a Prince and had done much Mischief to the English Merchants 16 Letters that the Queen of Sweden and the Chancellor are desirous to see what will be the Issue of the Treaty between England and the Dutch before they come to a Conclusion with the Lord Ambassador Whitelock who is often in conference with the old Chancellor Oxenstiern and hath great respect from him and from the Queen That Middleton Commanded the Sheriff Gutherland to Act no more in the Name of the Lord Protector but said he would give him a Commission to Act as Sheriff under the King That he laboured much to raise men for the King 17 That Middletons Son when he Landed had but a few Reformadoes with him One hundred and fifty Barrells of Powder and Arms for about One thousand Men some say in all that he brought Five thousand Armes and two great Guns and that Grafort had got together Six hundred of his Men to meet Middleton and the rest had appointed a Rendezvous to shew their Forces to him That Collonel Morgan was Marched that way to wait upon them and their Motions 18 Letters of a French Vessel brought in Prize by a Private Man of War That Captain Potter after Captain Beach had yielded to him and came on Board the Warwick Beach demanded of him the performance of Articles to be set on Shore in France Potter told Beach that he never heard of any such Articles and told Beach if he would he might go on Board his own Ship again and Fight it out but Beach would not do so That the Fight between them lasted Eight hours That Beach had Thirty nine Guns and Two hundred Men whereof he lost twenty That Potter had but Thirty two Guns and One hundred and thirty Men and lost but two of them That Captain Potter brought Beach and his Ship and Company into Plymouth An Order passed by the Protector and his Council appointing of Commissioners for approving of Ministers Another passed for disposing of Forfeited Estates in Scotland Two other Ordinances passed for setling the Customs and Excise Of a Dutch Ship loaded with Pitch Tarr c. taken Prize by a private Man of War 20 That the Lord Protector passed a Declaration inviting the People of England and Wales to a day of Solemn Fasting and Humiliation and shewing the ground thereof Letters of a great Fleet gone from New Castle for London and Ten more going forth after them and without a Convoy were set upon by the Capers and though they ran themselves on Ground yet after their Men were got out the Capers got off Five of the Ten Sihps and the other Five were lost that in a Fortnight the Capers had taken Twenty two Coal Ships 21 The Ordinance Published for continuing the Excise for one Year and the Rates of the Excise That the Country that fail to send in their Levies to the Enemy expected Fire and Sword from them That a Party of Collonel Okeys Regiment took a Cornet and Four Troupers and Eleven Horses from the Enemies 22 Several meetings by the Dutch Ambassadours and by the Lord Protector 's Commissioners about the perfecting the Articles for the Peace Report of a Match between the King of Scots and the Duke of Lorains Daughter and that the King was to have Four Millions and the Dukes Assistance for his Restauration 23 The Ordinance for Approbation of Ministers published with the Names of the Commissioners some of them being not Ministers and the greatest number of them Eminent Ministers 24 Kept by the Lord Protector and his Council a Solemn day of Humiliation and they had Three Sermons at White-hall 25 An Ordinance Published for continuing the Imposition upon Coals for the Building of Ships Another for passing Custodies of Ideots and Lunaticks Another for continuing an Act for Pressing of Seamen Letters that there wanted People in Ireland for Manuring the Ground that the Tories were near destroyed and if they heard of any Party of the English abroad they presently fled to the Woods and Boggs That the Highlanders had a Rendezvous and gave out that they were Seven thousand Men but have no Monys that the Duke of York was expected to come to them The Post with the Dutch Letters was seized upon by Thieves at Southwark and the Letters opened and thrown away That Monsieur Burdeaux was to be brought in State through London as Ambassadour Extraordinary from the French King to the Lord Protector 27 Monsieur Burdeaux made his Entry in London as Ambassador Extraordinary attended with Sixty Coaches Upon Letters from the Dutch Ambassadors in England to their Superiours That the Treaty of Peace with England was not yet concluded the States sent to their Admirals and Chief Sea Officers to repair to Amsterdam and to take care that the Fleet should be in readiness A List of divers Prizes lately taken 28 That the old Natives about Lewis in Scotland joyned with the English against Seafort and his Men and killed many of them That the English Commander in Chief confined some persons for Corresponding with the Enemy 29 The French Kings Ambassadour Monsieur Burdeaux had Audience by the Lord Protector in the Banquetting House at White-Hall New Frigots Launched for the Lord Protector 30 An Ordinance passed for Relief of Persons that have acted in Defence of the Common-wealth Letters of the Resignation of her Government by the Queen of Sweden to her Cousin the Prince Palatine and of her Knighting of the Count de Montecuculi General of the Horse to the Emperour An Act passed for suspending the Act for Relief of poor Prisoners and Creditors Towns in Scotland fined by the Court Martial for harbouring the Enemy the Houses to be razed to the ground April 1654. April 1. Letters that Collonel Cooper with a Party falling into the Enemies Quarters took Thirty five Prisoners and Killed Twelve and took sixty Horse and some Armes That about Three thousand Tories were shipped to be Transported out of Ireland Of a Dutch Prize brought in and a Ship of Vlushing taken after five hours Fight 3 Addresses to the Lord Protector from York and of the City and the Grand Jury of the County acknowledging his Government and promising Obedience thereunto Letters of a Captain of Middletons and Six Souldiers taken Ofa Vessel surprized by Seafort with Boats She was loaden with Armes and Ammunition That the Enemy were cruel in Plundering and Burning when the Country did not obey their Warrants The Portugal Ambassadour had Audience of the Lord Protector The Committee for Approbation of Ministers began to Sit. 4 An Ordinance Publisted for Probate of Wills and granting Letters of Administration Another Prohibiting making of Cock Matches The Agent from the Queen of Sweden had Audience Letters of an English Ship of One hundred Tuns taken by the Brest Men of War Of another Ship of Two hundred and
Abolished taken off and discharged and that all and every the said Deeds Patents Charters and Enfeoffments in that behalf be and are hereby declared and made so far void and null And particularly that all and every the Heritors and others the Persons aforesaid and their Heirs are and shall be for ever hereafter freed and discharged of and from all sutes and appearing at or in any their Lords or Superiors Courts of Justitiary Regality Stuartry Barony Bayliary Heritable Sheriff-ship Heritable Admiralty all which together with all other Offices heritable or for Life are hereby abolished and taken away and that all and every the Heritors and persons aforesaid and their Heirs are and shall be for ever hereafter freed and discharged of and from all Military service and personal attendance upon any their Lords or Superiors in Expeditions or Travels and of all Casualties of Wards Lands formerly held of the King or other Superiors and of the Marriage single and double avail thereof Non-entries Compositions for Entries and of all Rights and Casualties payable if they be demanded only or upon the committing of any Clauses irritant And that the said Heritors and persons aforesaid be now and from henceforth construed reputed adjudged and declared free and acquitted thereof and of and from all and all manner of holding sutes duties services personal or real and demands whatsoever other than is before declared and Ordained notwithstanding the present Tenor of any their Deeds Patents Enfeoffments or any Clauses Articles or Covenants therein contained or mentioned to the contrary in any wise And that in time to come all and every Clause Covenant Article Condition or thing to the contrary hereof shall be omitted out of all such Deeds Patents Charters and Enfeoffments And be it further Ordained That all Foreitures Escheats simple or of Life Rent Bastardy and last Heir which heretofore escheated forfeited and fell to the King Lords of Regality or other Superiors shall from henceforth fall escheat and forfeit to the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth for the time being 13 The Highlanders grew numerous and were about Three thousand strong and Collonel Morgan was Marched near them 15 That the Pyrates of Brest took several English Merchants Ships and came into the very Mouth of Severn That the Enemy had a general Rendezvous and were ill Armed That they had Orders from Lieutenant General Middleton who had in his Party but Two hundred Horse 14 That the Fleet Rid in Stoaks Bay That the States of Holland had fully Ratified the Peace in every Part with great rejoycing 17 The Ratifications of the Peace Signed and Sealed by all the States of the Vnited Provinces came to their Ambassadours here and was by them presented in a Silver Box to the Lord Protector One Rogers taken at Lieth with several Commissions from the King to raise Forces Eleven Dutch Men of War set upon an English Merchant Man and took her That Collonel Morgan with Eight hundred and fifty Horse and One thousand six-hundred Foot had beset the Enemy who were Eight hundred Horse and Three thousand Foot An Holland East India Ship of Eight hundred Tun outward bound loaden with Seventy five Tun of Goods and four Chests of Silver was taken by Captain Stayner and Captain Smith That three Frigots met with a Fleet of Forty eight Sayl of French Ships fell in among them Shot their Admiral Vice Admiral and Rear Admiral and spoiled them and the Rear Admiral sunk another of them sunk and they took another of them and lost not a man and afterwards they took four more of them 18 Commissioners sent to Treat with the Lord Ambassador Burdeaux at his House in London touching the Peace with France An Ordinance passed for continuing the Imposition on Coals Order of the Council touching the improvements of Forrests Letters from Vpsale of the Passages there about the Treaty and the Queens Resignation to the Prince Palatine 19 The Ambassador from the Duke of Gelders had Audience with the Lord Protector An Ordinance Published for suspending Proceedings upon a former Act for Relief of poor Prisoners and Creditors 20 Of one Darcy made a Colonel and Knighted in France by the King of Scots 21 That Lieutenant Hunt fell upon a Party of the Scots in the Highlands took Seven Prisoners eleven Horse twenty Cloaks and many of their Cloak-bags and rescued two Prisoners That the Enemy were Four thousand Horse and Foot and Collonel Morgan but Two thousand five hundred and near one another That the Parliaments Garrisons in the High-lands were stored and supplyed with all manner of Provisions and Ammunitions 22 Letters of a Frigot that Convoyed Ammunition and some Merchants Ships to Lieth in her return was set upon by Eight Dutch Men of War and after a hot Skirmish Boarded and taken That Captain Potter brought in another Brest Pyrate An Express sent to the States of the Ratification of the Treaty by the Lord Protector 24 Divers Dutch Prizes taken The Ordinance Published for the Uniting Scotland into one Commonwealth and under one Government with England Another Ordinance Published of grace and Pardon to the People of Scotland An Order Published touching the Peace with Holland 25 Letters of Collonel Morgan's March after the Highlanders and a quarrel amongst them about Plundering a Kinsman of the Lord Montross and other quarrels among their Officers Of Prisoners taken by the English Garrisons A Proclamation by the Commander in Chief of the English Forces to the Effect as formerly forbidding Correspondence with or harboring of the Enemy Letters from the Dutch Ambassadour in England to the States That the Peace was fully Concluded and that the States were to be Responsable for One hundred and forty thousand pound for the Damage done by the Danes to the English that the Ships detained in the Sound were to be restored The States Sealed and Signed the Articles and sent away the Ratification to England and the Lord Protector also Ratified them 26 The Peace between England and the Vnited Provinces was solemnly Proclaimed by sound of Trumpet in White-Hall Court in the Presence of his Highness and his Council afterwards by the Heralds Serjeants at Arms and other Officers who were received by the Lord Mayor at Temple Bar there it was Proclaimed and then at the old Exchange An Account of the Negotiation of the Lord Ambassadour Whitelock in Sweden 27 Letters of a Dutch Ship taken of rich Value by a Private Man of War The Lord Protector Feasted the Dutch Embassador at White-Hall very sumptuously 28 Letters of the Numbers of the Enemy increasing and of some of their Party gleaned up by the Parliaments Soldiers That the Enemy was to the North of Collonel Morgan so that they must ingage with him or else they cannot pass Southward by him 29 Letters of the Tories in Ireland narrowly pursued and suppressed Of Mischiefs done by the Pyrates on the Westward Coast and about Bristol That
result of the Court was That by all those Laws the proceedings in this Case were justified And that no Councel could be allowed to the Ambassador's Brother in matter of Fact but if in the proceedings of his Trial he should desire Councel as to matter in Law it should be allowed him After much persuasion he and the rest pleaded Not Guilty and to be Tried by God and the Country and a Jury was called of half English and half Foreigners Adjounred till the next day for their Trial. An Ordinance published impowring the Commissioners of the Customes and others by persons under them to suppress drunkenness prophane Cursing and Swearing 6 An Ordinance published prohibiting Horse-Races for Six Months because of the late Plots The Portugal Ambassador's Brother was again brought before the Commissioners of Oyer and Terminer in the Upper Bench and Tried by a Jury of six Denizens and six Aliens he pleaded his ignorance in the Laws of England and desired to have Councel Assigned him but the Court told him That they were of Councel equal to him as to the Commonwealth and upon hearing of the Witnesses the Jury found the Ambassador's Brother and Four more Guilty of Murder and Felony The Lord Chief Justice Rolls gave Sentence against them to be Hanged and a day appointed for Execution but by the desire of the Prisoners it was respited two days The Lord Commissioner Lisle President of the High Court of Justice made a long Speech to Fox Gerrard and Vowel to convince them of the wickedness of their Design and then the Sentence of the Court was read against them severally That upon mature consideration of the Treasons and Murders Plotted and Contrived by them against his Highness the Lord Protector and the Common-wealth and raising a Bloody War in the same the Court did adjudge them to be Hanged Mr. Gerrard moved that he might be Beheaded or shot to death like a Soldier and petitioned the Lord Protector to that purpose This day Whitelock gave account to the Protector and his Councel of his Embassy in Sweden and spake to this effect May it please your Highness I Attend by your Command to give an account of the discharge of that great Trust and weighty Burthen which through the Assistance of God I have undergone in my Imployment to Sueden with the Success of that Negotiation wherein I shall not waste much of your time for which you have other great Affairs but in as few words as I can I shall with clearness and truth acquaint your Highness and this Honourable Councel with those matters which I apprehend most fit and worthy of your knowledge After the Receipt of my Commission and Instructions from the Parliament thensitting to go Ambassador unto Sueden I neglected no time how unseasonable soever to Transport my self unto that Countrey Vpon the 5th of November I Embarqued at the Hope and after ten days Voyage through many Storms Enemies and Dangers it pleased God on the 15 of November to bring me in Safety with all my Company into the Port of Gottenburgh The next day I dispatched two of my Servants to the Court with Letters to Prince Adolphe the Grand Master and to the Ricks Chancellor of Sueden to advertise them of my arrival and to desire their Advice whither I was to direct my Journey to attend the Queen In the City I received many Civilities and Testimonies of respect to the Commonwealth from the Magistrates Officers and others there and a small Contest I had with a Dutchman a Vice-Admiral of her Majesties about our War with his Countreymen and about some Prizes brought in by me wherein I took the Liberty to justifie the proceedings of this State and after submission I ordered the Release of a small Dutch Prize taken by one of my Ships Having refreshed my self and Company some days in this place I began my Land-Journey the last day of November the Military Officers accompanied me out of Town the Citizens and Garison Souldiers stood to their Arms and with many Volleys of great and small shot the Bullets making somewhat too near Complements they gave me an honorable Farewell In our Journey we met with extream hardships both in the weather and want of necessary accommodations In the greater Towns where we quartered the Magistrates and Officers shewed great respect to our Commonwealth onely in one Town a little Affront was given in words by a Prâ—â—tor who acknowledged his Fault and it appeared to proceed more from Drink than Judgment In all places the Officers took great care to furnish me with what the Countrey would afford which I wanted the ways were repaired Wagons and Horses brought in and all done that could be by the special Command of Her Majesty After twenty one days in our Land-Journey near Four hundred Miles from Gottenburg up into the Countrey in that Climate in December through all our Difficulties it pleased God to bring us safe to Upsale upon the twentieth of December About half a League from the Town the Master of the Ceremonies and after him two of his Ricks Senators with the Queens Coaches the Spanish Residents and divers of the great Officers met me and with more than ordinary Ceremonies conducted me to an house in the Town by the Queens order taken and furnished for me Divers Complements passed from the Queen her self and many in that Court expressing muâ—h respect to this Commonwealth in the person of your Servant By favour I obtained my first Audience from the Queen on the twenty third of December the particular passages whereof as of most other matters which I have to mention were in my Letters imparted as they fell out to Mr. Secretary Thurloe and by him I presume unto your Highness and the Councel Two or three days after this I procured a private Audience from Her Majesty when I shewed her my Commission and appointed to wait on her again with my Proposals The Spanish Resident Don Piementel expressed very high respect to this Commonwealth and particular affection to me who knowing his great favour with the Queen I contracted an Intimacy of Friendship with him I had the like with Mr. Woolfeldt the King of Denmark ' s Brother in Law and grew into good acquaintance with Grave Wrangel Grave Tot the Queens Favourite Grave Leonhagh Baron Bond Baron Vanderlin and several other Senators and great men especially I got into the favor and affection of the old Chancellor Mr. Lagerfeldt Secretary Canterstein Mr. Ravins and several others were usesul to me and of my Countreymen I had the Assistance of General Major Fleetwood a faithful Servant to England and my noble friend Colonel Hambleton the Lord Douglas Mr. Bloome and some others gave me their Assistance Having thus given your Highness some account of persons I come now to the matter of my Negotiation wherein these persons were exceedingly useful By Piementel ' s advice I made my applications to the Queen her self and as much as I could put the
Petition Another answer to the Petition of Right June 7th Dr. Lambe Votes against Bishop Neal and Laud and the Duke Remonstrance Message Remonstrance Parliament Prorogued to Octo. 20. The Duke stabbed by Felton Parliament Prorogued to Jan. 20. Merchants imprisoned for Tunnage and Poundage Felton Tunnage and Poundage Jan. 20. King's Speech Message Message for Tunnage and Poundage The Commons declaration The King's Answer Grievances Message Votes Protestation Message Members committed Parliament dissolved King's Speech Resolutions of Judges Habeas corpus Habeas corpus Habeas corpus Information in the-Star Chamber against the Members Habeas corpus The Judges perplext Members taken off Good behaviour Proceedings against Selden c. Information in the Star-chamber Information in the Kings Bench. Prohibitions Queen of Bohemia A Peace with France Prince Charls born May 29. King of Sweden Dr. Leighton stygmatized Peace with Spain King of Sweden Marquess Hambleton Papists in Ireland Earl of Essex Impropriations Huntley The High Commission Court Message to the Chief Justice The King 's express Command The Judges answer Walter dies His Opinion His Patent Lord Audley's Tryal Rea and Ramsey Appeal of Treason Judges Opinions Sir Nich. Hyde Questions to the Judges touching the Clergy Oxford Book of Sports Repair of Pauls Sir Paul Pindar The Princess Mary born Ambassador to Sweden Dr. Lamb. City of London fined Judge Whitelocke dies Abbot dies Laud made Archbishop of Canterbury Wentworth sent into Ireland King of Sweden slain Wallestein murthered Prynne's Histriomastix Prynne sent to the Tower The King's progress to Scotland October 13. the Duke of York born October 18. Masque of the Inns of Court Dr. Bastwick Bishops independent of the King Mare liberum Mare clausum Shipmoney Ambassador of Sweden slighted Noy dies Balmerino Treasurer Weston dies Sir Edw. Coke dies Spotswood A Fleet set out Lord Keeper's Speech The peace at Praguë Hollandâ—rs present Juxton made Treasurer Letters for Shipmony Laud's Visitation Northumberland Admiral Ferdinand the 2d Hampden refuses Ship-money Judges Opinion about Ship-money Croke alters his mind Arundel sent to the Emperor Burton Bastwick Pâ—yn Prince Elector defeated Sentence against Bishop of Lincoln Osbaldston Laud's Warrant Troubles in Scotland Proclamations Scot's Petition Hamilton Covenanters Answ The King's Declaration Covenanters Protest Hamilton's Proposals Declaration Covenanters protest Argile Covenanters prepare for War Calvin Whitgift's Articles Episcopacy restored The Queen mother in England Preparations for War with the Scots Arundel General Declaration The Covenanters Answer The King at York revokes several projects and Monopolies Articles of pacification The Covenanters perform not Assembly at Edenburgh Parliament Lords of the Articles The Parliament in Scotland prorogu'd Their Declaration Spanish Fleet beaten by the Dutch Prince Elector made Prisoner in France A Parliament appointed Subscriptions Coventry dies Commissioners from Scotland Loudon sent to the Tower Bagshaw's Reading A Parliament Glanvil Speaker Message from the King Sir H. Vane censured The Parliament dissolv'd Laud blam'd Convocation continues sitting Anno 1640. Tumult of Prentices Oath imposed by the Convocation Their Canons Knighthood Money Londoners discontented A Royal Army Duke of Glocester born Scots declared Rebels Conway Lesley The English worsted Wilmot Conway accused The Scots Petition The Kings Answer Demands of the Scots The Lords Petition The Kings Answer Petition of the Citizens of London The Council at York The Scotish War variously discoursed of Message to the Scots Complaint against Strafford Treaty at Rippon The Scots demands The Treaty variously censured Montross 3. Novem. a day ominous Strafford Perswaded to go to the Parliament Speech to the Parliament Petitions Pym of Grievances Lord Digby Proclamations against Papists Earl of Warwick Impeachment against Strafford Habeas Corpus Judges Crook and Whitelocke cleared Prynne and Burton Windebank Votes Committee against Strafford Alderman Pennington Votes Laud Impeacht Lord Keeper Finch His Speech Articles against Finch Petitions King's Speech Demands of the Scots yielded to Judge Berkley Triennial Parliament The Kings Speech Votes Foreign Affairs Strafford Disputes touching the tryal Undertakers Tryal of Strafford Sir Henry Vane Councel for Strafford Bill of Attainder Commons Petition The King's Answer Tumult Practices upon the Army Protestation Bill for continuing the Parliament Strafford voted guilty Letter from Strafford to the King Censures Balfour Great Officers resign their Places Discontents in the Army Officers Petition Church-Government Armagh Tonnage and Poundage granted High Commission Court Star-chamber Queen Mother dies Dr. Wren Ship-money Judges Essex Armies disbanded Parliament adjourn'd Irish Rebellion Earl of Leicester Irish Maxims Motives Owen O'Conelly Mac Mahon O Neale Votes The King's return from Scotland Speech in Parliament Proclamation Speech Parliament Petition Grievances of the Court Marshal Hyde Remonstrance Protestation Palmer Tumults Irish Oath Irish Cruelties Vote Articles against the five Members The King in the House of Commons The 〈◊〉 Speech The Spâ—â—ker The Action diversly censured Declaration Vote Tumults Bishops Protest Bishops accused of high Treason London Petition The King's Answer Petition Tumults The King removes to Hampton Court Five Members return to the House Lord Digby Lunsford Message Petition Answer Petitions Answer Bill for disabling Bishops Essex Holland Letters intercepted The Queen to Holland Pym. Militia Message Petition Skippon Petition Militia Answer Bill for Ireland Militia Petition Vote Declaration Militia Answer Vote Message Anno. 1642. Lords Report Answer Address at York Message Hull Reasons Answer Hotham Hull Messages Vote Militia Gardiner Different Opinions Declaration Scots interpose Vote Order Nineteen Propositions Commission of Array Lord Keeper Littleton Protestation at York Declaration Message Earl of Warwick Lord Willoughby Votes for an Army Petition Money rais'd Several proclaim'd Traytors Declaration Standard at Nottingham Message Answer Reply Vote Colours Hull Directions to the General Declaration Oxford King's Speech Vote Yorkshire Cornwal Edghill Fight The King at Oxford Essex An Address for Peace Petition Skippon his Speeches Turnham-green The King's Forces retreat Vote Message Petition Letters intercepted Petition Answer City Sir Hugh Cholmley Propositions for Peace Safe Conduct Treaty at Oxford Propositions The King's Propositions Massey Scots come in Lesley Ireland Richlieu dies Lewys the XIII dies Commissioners at Oxford Message Treaty breaks off Lord Brook E. Northampton Covenant Pym dies Waller Hampden Germany Swedes Henrietta Maria. Great Seal Sir W. Waller defeated Hotham Bristol taken by P. Rupert Great Seal H. Martyn Selden Earl of Kingston Cromwell Gloucester Massey Members disabled Gen. Essex Covenant Col. Potley Gloucester relieved Judge Berkley sentenced Newbery fight Lord Falkland Covenant General Essex Sir Philip Stapleton Pasquils Laud. Ormond Poole Dr. Featly Sir Nic. Crispe French Embassadour Manchester Ministers French Embassador Proclamations Commissioners for Scotland Great Seal Laud his Tryal Earl of Holland Col. Rigby Covenant Answer to Fr. Embassadour C. Mostyn Great Seal Fr. Embassadour Scotland Waller Great Seal Irish Proposals Indictment of H. Treason G. Essex Gr. Seal D. Hamilton C. Hutchinson Scots Army Parliament at Oxford Proclamations Plot. Letter intercepted Goring
Dutch Ambassadour The City invites the Parliament Laud. City Feast Crommell Members expell'd Ordinance Fr. Ambassadour Mitton Scots Petition Letters from Oxford Nantwich Fight Monk Massey Sir Edw. Deering G. Essex's Answer Scots Orders of the House Irish Ormond Letters from Oxford Mitton Differences Letters from Oxford Cromwell Newark Irish Covenant Prince Elector The King's Letter Observations Proposals Laud. Netherland Divines Earl of Carlisle Parl. of Oxford Dutch Embassadours Gen. Essex discontented Letters intercepted Newark Army Model'd Winchester Fight Irish Prince Elector Dutch Ambassadours The King's Standard Laud. Fairfax Selby London Proclamation Association Letters from Oxford Scots Answer Laud. City Earl of Manchester Petition Massey London Petition Jealousies Association Laud. Gen. Essex Laud. Massey Gen. Essex Colonel Coningham Dutch Ambassadour Laud. City Lyme Earl of Warwick York Peeks York Laud. York Sudley Castle compton-Compton-house Secluding Members Earl of Denbigh Lyme Queen brought to Bed York Laud. Secluding Members Laud. Earl of Calender Queen For secluding Members Edgehill York Queen Copredy Bridge Fight Message to Waller York Ambassadors Letters intercepted Monke Marston-Moor fight Ambassadours Greenland-house Articles Blandford Hotham York Laud. Parliament York rendred Irish Stratagem Judges Debate Hollis Laud. Message from the King York Marston L. Paulet Laud. Debate of Propositions London Petition Fr. Ambassadour Massey Montross Newcastle Letters to Essex Answer Kirk Jure Divino City Association Ireland General Essex Prince E. lector Plot. Letter from Essex Pr. Elector Laud. Pr. Elector Col. Jones Wallers Middletons Gen. Essex defeated Different relations The true account Skippon Articles Essex blamed Excused by the Parliament Lesley Summons to Plymouth Letter from the King Minister Petition Fr. Agent Montgomery Castle Scarborough Petition Committee with the Army Monmouth suprised Laud. France Court-Marshal Laud. Taunton The three Armies joyned Newbury Pâ— Elector Newcastle Gen. Essex Jealousies Petition Hotham Newbury fight Newcastle Newbury Laud. Sir Anth. Ashl Coop Laud. Laud. Assembly of Divines Leverpool Tinmouth Castle Lord Gerrard Newark Propositions for Peace King at Oxford Commissioners for the Propositions Assembly of Divines Jure divino Propositions for Peace Petition Answer Laud. Divines Laud. Hemsley Castle Kent Petition Names of Commissioners Safe conduct Assembly of Divines Scots Army Sir Alex. Carew Commissioners for propositions Directory Jealousies Sir Alex. Carew Miscarriages Commissioners at Oxford City Petition Monmouth Castle Commissioners at Oxford The King's answer Hotham Letter to P. Rupert Sydenham Cromwel Jealousies Conference against Cromwel Hotham Safe Conduct Vote Self-denying Ordinance Dutch Ambassadors Hotham Fast Lords from Oxford L'Estrange Several places to be betrayed Answer to the Propositions for Peace Answer to the King's Message Agent from Swedland Self-denying Ordinance Lords from the King Dissenters Sir A. Carew Laud. Taunton Gen. Essex Hotham Hotham Vote Hotham Hotham H. Peters Treaty Queen of Sweedland Laud. Treaty at Vxbridge Laud. Laud his pardon Laud's Petition Army Petition Discontents Laud. Breach of Privilege Laud Beheaded Differences betwixt Lords and Commons Model of the Army Commissioners for the Treaty Brown Plymouth Safe Conduct Army Church Houses differ Brereton Titles Treaty C. Craford Treaty Difficulties Scots Vxbridge Precedence Petition Mr. White Treaty Quaeries Dr. Steward Jure divinâ— Marquess Hartford's Speech Love's Sermon Puresoy Treaty Militia Assembly Army Malton Peerage Cardigan Castle Militia London Army Vxbridge Army Scots Macquire Peerage Petition Macquire Vxbridge Ireland Religion Souldiers unruly M. Bridges Covenant Mutinous Souldiers Cromwel Waller Souldiers insolent Capai Stone Vxbridge Jure divino Covenant Vxbridge Militia Argyle routed Colonel Brandling Mutinous Troops Sir Thomas Fairfax Vxbridge Militia Scots Army Macquire Vxbridge Militia Vxbridge Ireland Scarborough Sir Hugh Cholmley Meldrum Vxbridge Treaty brake off Dutch Ambassadors Brereton Treaty Shrewsbury taken Langdale Common Hall Melcombe Clubmen City Mutinous Souldiers Assembly The King's Forces Jones Massey Waller Morgan Ministers Clubmen Clubmen Fairfax Army Army French Agent Answer Sir James Long. Oxford Message to the Lords List of the Officers Swedes Lord Savile Cromwel Petition Brown Assembly Fairfax his Commission Conference Declaration Jealousies Meldrum Sir John Henderson Clubmen Assembly Cromwel Sweedish Agent Answer Officers Waller Mutiny Lord Savile Assembly Scotland G. Essex c. lay down their Commissions New Model York Tuitnam Clubmen York Fairfax Fairfax Skippon Abington Bishop of Durham Dutch Ambassadour E. Warwick lays down his Commission Du. bassadoâ— Commissioners of the Admiralty Pomfret Brown Scotland Thanksgiving Covenant King's Children C. Norton Blasphemies Creenvile London Cromwell Admiralty Taunton Brown Cromwell Massey Dutch Ambassadour Fairsax Pr. Elector Assembly Covenant London Spirits Plymouth The King leaves Oxford Cromwell Self-denying Ordinance Taunton relieved Massey King's Children Countess of Dorset Dutch Ambassadours Scarborough Taunton Welden Meldrum O Conelli Captain Stone Oxford Scots Army Counterfeit Oxford Vrrey Duch Ambassadors C. Norton Leicester Brown Eeicester storm'd Meldrum London Petition Martial Law Massey Taunton Leicester London Armies draw near each other Cromwel Langdale Ingolesby Taunton Naseby Battel Skippon Fairfax The King Cromwell C. Rosseter Taunton London Cromwell Sir J. Gâ—l Leicester Both Houses feasted Naseby Prisoners Carlisle King's Children Letters taken at Naseby C. Rosseter Marshal Law Ensigns taken at Naseby Scots Army Skippon Foreign Agents Oxford Parliament L. Savile Hollis and Whitelocke accused Carlisle Club-men Naseby Letters Scotland Remonstance Priests Fairfax Taunton Commissioners to Scotland Clubmen Fairfax Fleetwood Hollis and Whitelocke London Hollis and Whitelocke Martial Law Fairfax Langport fight Goring Bethel Desborough M. G. Porter Hollis and Whitelocke E. Denbigh Blasphemy Langport Particulars Thanksgiving Hollis and Whitelocke Langport Clubmen Countess of Dorset Hollis and Whitelocke Privilege Fairfax Mr. Cranford Hollis and Whitelocke Martial-Law Sir Thomas Fairfax Club-men Thanksgiving Fairfax Pomfret Bridgwater stormed Particulars Impeachment H. Peters Abington Prince Elector Scarborough Cannon-froom Leven Mr. Strickland Club-men Bath surrendred Petition of the Assembly Answer Scarborough Counâ—ess of Dorset Cambridge Petition Hereford Votes Col. Jephson Fairfax Clubmen Cromwel Assembly Lilburn Newark Skipton Assembly Spaniards defeated Brown Petition of Southwark Haverford West Scots Army North Wales Sherburn Castle Propositions for peace Thanksgiving Oath Parliament Forces York Tumults Bibles Book taken at Naseby New Elections Brown in discontent Ministers Petition Scotland The King retreats Huntington Bristol Lilburn Cambridge the King returns to Oxford Humiliation Militia New Elections Clubmen Ordinance explain'd Montross The King leaves Oxford Church Affairs Selden Montross Countess of Dorset Fast-day Prince Elector E. Essex Presbytery Bristoll Clubmen Intercepted Letters Mr. Strodes Bristolâ— Jersey Manner of storming Bristoll Speaker Bristoll Bristoll Cromwell Montross Club-men Courts of Wards Club-men Scots Cromwel Chester Presbytery Prince Charles Scots Army Defeat at Chester Judges Scots Judges Sir John Borlace Scots Winchester taken Votes Scots Votes Scots Army Gr. Scal. Differences with the Scots Propositions of Peace Morgan King of Denmark Cromwell Basing c. taken Leven Vote Presbytery Vote Chepstow Cromwell C. Payre C. Rossiter Copley Books Fairfax Tiverton storm'd The Speaker made