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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A71120	A true and impartial relation of the whole matters concerning the proceedings of several councels of war, against W. Tompson, a free commoner of England which may serve for a refutation to a scandalous paper, entituled, The vindication of Lieutenant General Cromwel, and Commissary General Ireton, and the late proceedings against the said William Tompson at White-hall, where he remains prisoner / now published by him for the better satisfaction of the kingdome.	Thompson, William, d. 1649, defendant.	1648 (1648)	Wing T1870; ESTC R7762	10,448	12

his command but his answer was he could not untill he spake with the Colonell so he appointed me the next day to waite upon him which I did accordingly and at Kingston we met with the Colonel but when he see me all that he said unto me was only this I le commit thee with some other menacing words and would not admit me to speake one word for my selfe The Marshall not being in town he gave expresse command to Captain Pitchford who hath since that time laid down his Commission and hath been questioned by some of his Souldiers for unjustly depriving them of their pay which he hath received for them who lives now at the Star in Cheap-side and his Cornet forthwith to carry me to Windsor to the Marshall Generall which was accordingly done that night without any warrant or expressing any cause within four or five daies the Colonell with some other Officers gave in Depositions against me which to this day I never see out of which Henry Whaley Judge-Advocate Brother to Colonell Whaley drew up a charge against me under this notion Articles exhibited against William Tompson now or lately Corporall in Captain Pitchfords Troop c. A Councell of War was called where Commissary Generall Ireton was present for the tryall of my cause Unto which Articles I returned an answer being no member of the Army from the place where I lived declaring my selfe to be a free Commoner of England and no Souldier according to the Sentence of the Regimentall Counsell against me and further I declared That they had no legall power of questioning me for any regall or pretended Crime whatsoever And I appeale unto the civill Law as my legall and compedent Judge I manifested my selfe to be ready to answer any charge that shall be lawfully fyled against me according to the justice of the same Law But after much Interrogation to prove me a Souldier at last it was put to the vote in that Counsell but was carried in the negative That I was no Souldier yet I was continued in the Marshals custody still as prisoner but when they could not prosecute against me under the notion of a Souldier they drew up another Charge against me under the Notion of a Spie and a seditious person fomenting distractions in the Army unto which I returned an answer something sutable to my answer to their first Charge and withall declaring that I conceiving those Articles were more envious then good or proceeding from a sound and Christian judgement and withall demanded reparation for my unjust imprisonment at this Councell Lieut. Generall Cromwell was President The whole businesse was fully scand and de●ated with redoubled questions of interrogatories but I keeping close to my ●irst principle they cease to passe any sentence at all upon me but only refer the businesse to the Generall under the notion of their great favour and love towards me by my Colonels means and others in the Councell who spake much in my behalf their advice to me was That there was no way for me but to cast my self down at the Generals feet by way of Petition and to confesse my errour in appealing to the Civill Power for the triall of my cause And the Judge-Advocate Sir Hardres Waller with others told me if they ●hould refer me to the Parliament it would be my ruine but I having much discourse with most of the Officers at the Head-Quarters and could not receive no satisfaction in my conscience I could not petition So I went to the General and desired to know his Excellencies pleasure concerning my enlargement but he giving me no full answer I went to the Lieutenant General declaring the whole nature of the businesse unto him who at that time seemed much to be affected with my relation and appointed me to wait upon him the next day which I did accordingly but he told me he could doe nothing in my businesse so I askt him leave for two or three daies to supply my necessaries which he granted me I promising to returne again as prisoner which accordingly I did and was with the Judge-Advocate and the Marshals deputy and there rendred up my self as before a prisoner and lay two nights in the same bed with my fellow prisoner in which time I delivered inclosed in a letter to Master Rushworth the Generals Secretary to be delivered to his Excellency my plea and protest against the proceedings of his Councel of Warre against mee In which I gave his Excellency to understand therein that I acknowledge in them no jurisdiction over me I being a free Commoner and that I would use all means I could for my freedom (a) Which said plea and protest is since printed also reprinted in the 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52. pages of Lieutenant Collonel Iohn Lilburns late book called The peoples Prerogative which the Authour of the Vindicatian was pleased to tearm a breaking of prison and running away contrary to my engagement the which censure I leave to the rational to judge of After this I went about my lawfull occasions but within short time I heard of their exclamations against me so I went to the Lieutenant General at Derby house and acquainted him with what I heard after much discourse I parted from him he then was so farre from imprisoning me that he was pleased to promise me many courtesies concerning my Arrears and other things and appointed me to that end to wait upon him at some other time which accordingly I did And likewise severall time met the Marshal General and had some discourse with him and told him was ready to answer any thing that could be legally laid to my charge I am confident also that Commissary General Ireton was not ignorant of my being thus publike for many weeks together about Westminster-hall where spake with Lieutenant General Cromwell two or three times who was seemingly ready to serve me according to his former expressions but upon th● 26. of February I being about my lawfull occasions at the House of Commons door to speak with a Member of the said House Lieutenant Genera● Cromwell and Commissary General Ireton coming forth of the House I no● giving any occasion either in word or action was by them committed prisoner to the Guard at the said door I asking the reason of this my sudden constraint the Lieutenant General told me That I was a bold impudent fellow and he would pull down my high spirit adding he would take a course with me and leaving me in the custody of the afore-said Guard commanded an Ensign with a file of Musketeers who by violence and force of Arms carried me prisoner to White-hall without producing or alleadging any thing against me but the bare Command of Lieutenant General Cromwell where I was continued in the Marshal Generals custody till Febr. I. before any thing was laid to my Charge upon which day I was called before a Councel of War in White-hall where the Genera I was present