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he_o in_o the_o chair_n detain_v he_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o member_n till_o they_o force_v another_o order_n from_o they_o '_o that_o the_o king_n shall_v come_v to_o london_n after_o which_o they_o adjourn_v to_o july_n 30._o but_o then_o both_o speaker_n be_v absent_a have_v withdraw_v themselves_o to_o the_o army_n whereupon_o two_o new_a speaker_n be_v choose_v the_o lord_n hunsdon_n and_o mr._n henry_n pelham_n barrister_n by_o who_o the_o follow_a order_n be_v make_v that_o day_n 1._o that_o the_o king_n shall_v come_v to_o london_n 2._o that_o the_o militia_n of_o london_n shall_v have_v power_n to_o raise_v force_n for_o defence_n of_o the_o city_n 3._o they_o shall_v also_o have_v power_n to_o choose_v a_o general_n for_o those_o force_n and_o that_o the_o eleven_o impeach_v member_n shall_v return_v to_o their_o feat_n the_o citizen_n arm_v with_o these_o order_n present_o proceed_v to_o raise_v force_n choose_v massey_n their_o general_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o lord_n and_o commons_o which_o have_v leave_v london_n consult_v with_o the_o general_n and_o chief_a commander_n of_o the_o army_n make_v a_o order_n that_o all_o act_n and_o decree_n that_o have_v pass_v on_o july_n 26._o and_o since_o shall_v be_v account_v null_n and_o void_a and_o that_o they_o do_v adhere_v to_o the_o declaration_n of_o the_o general_n and_o council_n of_o the_o army_n it_o be_v likewise_o decree_v that_o the_o general_n with_o his_o army_n shall_v march_v to_o london_n upon_o who_o approach_n the_o citizen_n who_o make_v some_o semblance_n of_o opposition_n meet_v in_o common-council_n and_o find_v it_o impossible_a sudden_o to_o raise_v force_n to_o oppose_v they_o they_o send_v to_o the_o general_n for_o a_o pacification_n which_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o member_n of_o parliament_n be_v grant_v they_o on_o these_o condition_n 1._o that_o they_o shall_v desert_v the_o parliament_n now_o sit_v and_o the_o eleven_o impeach_v member_n 2._o to_o recall_v their_o late_a declaration_n 3._o to_o relinquish_v their_o present_a militia_n 4._o to_o deliver_v up_o to_o the_o general_n all_o their_o fort_n and_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n 5._o to_o disband_v all_o the_o force_n they_o have_v raise_v all_o which_o not_o dare_v to_o deny_v be_v instant_o ratify_v and_o so_o august_n 6._o 1647._o the_o army_n march_v triumphant_o through_o london_n to_o westminster_n with_o the_o two_o speaker_n and_o the_o member_n of_o parliament_n who_o they_o restore_v to_o their_o former_a sears_n and_o the_o eleven_o seclude_v member_n leave_v london_n some_o go_n beyond_o sea_n and_o other_o with_o pass_n to_o their_o house_n in_o the_o country_n both_o speaker_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o whole_a parliament_n give_v thanks_o to_o the_o general_n and_o make_v he_o commander_n of_o all_o the_o force_n in_o england_n and_o wales_n and_o constable_n of_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n a_o month_n pay_v be_v likewise_o give_v to_o the_o army_n for_o a_o gratuity_n the_o next_o day_n fairfax_n cromwell_n skippon_n and_o the_o other_o commander_n march_v from_o westminster_n through_o london_n to_o the_o tower_n where_o some_o command_n and_o the_o militia_n be_v alter_v and_o to_o curb_v the_o city_n her_o militia_n be_v divide_v westminster_n and_o southwark_n have_v power_n to_o command_v their_o own_o train_v band_n and_o thus_o be_v the_o presbyterian_a party_n depress_v and_o all_o thing_n manage_v according_a to_o the_o inclination_n of_o the_o independent_o and_o the_o army_n after_o this_o fairfax_n march_v out_o of_o london_n quarter_a his_o soldier_n in_o the_o town_n and_o village_n adjacent_a only_o leave_v some_o regiment_n about_o white_a hall_n and_o the_o mewse_n to_o guard_v the_o parliament_n his_o head_n quarter_n be_v at_o putney_n and_o the_o king_n about_o the_o middle_n of_o august_n after_o divers_a remove_n be_v at_o length_n bring_v to_o hampton-court_n where_o he_o seem_v
a_o military_a life_n can_v hardly_o be_v reduce_v to_o their_o former_a employment_n our_o new_a statesman_n to_o prevent_v any_o ill_a humour_n that_o may_v gather_v among_o they_o resolve_v to_o make_v they_o serviceable_a to_o their_o country_n in_o the_o reduction_n of_o ireland_n all_o that_o kingdom_n except_o dublin_n and_o londonderry_n be_v in_o possession_n of_o the_o irish_a which_o neither_o be_v able_a to_o hold_v out_o without_o speedy_a assistance_n from_o england_n this_o rebellion_n the_o most_o barbarous_a and_o bloody_a that_o ever_o happen_v upon_o earth_n act_v by_o devil_n in_o humane_a shape_n rather_o than_o man_n butcher_v two_o hundred_o thousand_o protestant_n in_o eight_o week_n space_n without_o the_o least_o offence_n or_o provocation_n give_v or_o without_o spare_v of_o age_n or_o sex_n be_v perpetrate_v oct._n 23._o 1641._o and_o though_o contrive_v so_o secret_o and_o act_v so_o furious_o yet_o be_v dublin_n wonderful_o preserve_v to_o be_v a_o refuge_n to_o those_o poor_a protestant_n who_o escape_v the_o rage_n of_o their_o bloody_a persecutor_n many_o of_o they_o flee_v to_o england_n but_o find_v little_a relief_n for_o here_o all_o thing_n seem_v to_o forebode_v the_o re-acting_a the_o same_o tragedy_n yet_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o king_n and_o parliament_n it_o be_v agree_v to_o send_v some_o regiment_n thither_o if_o possible_a to_o hinder_v the_o progress_n of_o those_o assassin_n but_o this_o relief_n be_v so_o small_a that_o it_o have_v no_o effect_n for_o the_o king_n find_v the_o parliament_n prevail_v against_o he_o recall_v those_o troop_n from_o ireland_n many_o of_o the_o rebel_n come_v along_o with_o they_o to_o his_o assistance_n so_o that_o this_o kingdom_n lie_v more_o expose_v to_o these_o bloody_a wolf_n than_o ever_o and_o thus_o they_o continue_v for_o some_o year_n but_o this_o new_a state_n have_v renounce_v monarchy_n and_o episcopacy_n resolve_v now_o to_o use_v 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may_v be_v do_v on_o the_o chief_a author_n of_o so_o much_o bloodshed_n in_o england_n and_o that_o those_o who_o have_v be_v raiser_n of_o this_o second_o war_n and_o be_v now_o in_o the_o parliament_n custody_n hamilton_n holland_n capel_n goring_n and_o the_o rest_n may_v be_v punish_v and_o especial_o the_o king_n himself_o etc._n etc._n these_o petition_n be_v daily_o present_v to_o the_o parliament_n during_o the_o treaty_n and_o by_o they_o lay_v aside_o but_o at_o last_o these_o desire_v prevail_v especial_o after_o the_o remonstrance_n of_o fairfax_n cromwell_n and_o the_o general_n council_n of_o officer_n at_o st._n alban_n of_o nou._n 11._o 1648._o at_o the_o same_o time_n cromwell_n send_v coll._n ewer_n to_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n to_o take_v the_o king_n out_o of_o the_o custody_n of_o coll._n hammond_n at_o newport_n and_o to_o confine_v he_o to_o hurst_n castle_n till_o further_a order_n and_o this_o without_o consent_n of_o the_o parliament_n and_o thus_o the_o 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that_o fairfax_n and_o the_o army_n take_v care_n of_o the_o king_n and_o that_o the_o council_n of_o war_n draw_v up_o a_o charge_n against_o he_o dec._n 13._o 1648._o the_o king_n be_v bring_v from_o hurst_n castle_n to_o windsor_n and_o the_o commons_o declare_v the_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n and_o allegiance_n to_o be_v void_a and_o that_o it_o be_v treason_n for_o the_o king_n to_o levy_v war_n against_o the_o commonwealth_n but_o the_o lord_n deny_v that_o the_o king_n can_v commit_v any_o treason_n against_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o reject_v the_o ordinance_n for_o his_o trial_n by_o a_o new_a tribunal_n which_o they_o have_v erect_v to_o consist_v of_o one_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o commissioner_n six_o whereof_o be_v of_o the_o lord_n house_n the_o rest_z officer_n of_o the_o army_n and_o some_o few_o citizen_n and_o the_o commons_o further_o declare_v that_o the_o people_n under_o god_n be_v the_o original_n
motion_n we_o leave_v cromwell_n and_o his_o army_n upon_o the_o very_a edge_n of_o scotland_n who_o upon_o july_n 22._o 1650._o draw_v they_o forth_o to_o a_o rendevoz_n upon_o a_o hill_n within_o berwick_n bound_n from_o whence_o they_o have_v a_o exact_a view_n of_o the_o border_a part_n of_o scotland_n where_o they_o be_v to_o act_v their_o part_n to_o who_o the_o general_n make_v a_o short_a speech_n exhort_v they_o to_o be_v faithful_a and_o courageous_a and_o then_o they_o need_v not_o doubt_v the_o blessing_n of_o heaven_n and_o encouragement_n from_o himself_o which_o they_o receive_v with_o shout_n of_o approbation_n after_o which_o he_o march_v into_o scotland_n quarter_a in_o the_o field_n that_o night_n near_o the_o lord_n mordingtonshouse_n where_o proclamation_n be_v make_v that_o none_o upon_o pain_n of_o death_n shall_v offer_v any_o violence_n to_o the_o person_n or_o good_n of_o any_o in_o scotland_n not_o in_o arm_n and_o no_o soldier_n shall_v dare_v to_o 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their_o deliverance_n suppose_v they_o be_v quite_o go_v and_o will_v have_v come_v no_o more_o but_o find_v themselves_o much_o disappoint_v whereupon_o the_o general_n assembly_n send_v cromwell_n by_o david_n lesley_n their_o general_n a_o declaration_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o quarrel_n wherein_o they_o be_v to_o fight_v which_o he_o desire_v may_v be_v publish_v that_o the_o general_n assembly_n consider_v their_o must_v be_v just_a ground_n of_o stumble_v from_o the_o king_n majesty_n refuse_v â—o_o subscribe_v the_o declaration_n concern_v his_o former_a carriage_n and_o resolution_n for_o the_o future_a in_o reference_n to_o the_o cause_n of_o god_n the_o enemy_n and_o friend_n thereof_o do_v therefore_o declare_v that_o the_o kirk_n and_o kingdom_n will_v not_o own_o any_o malignant_a party_n their_o quarrel_n or_o interest_n but_o that_o they_o will_v fight_v upon_o their_o former_a principle_n for_o the_o cause_n of_o god_n and_o their_o kingdom_n and_o therefore_o as_o 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