not at all restrained but lived like a Prince in all the splendor of a Court all sorts of people being freely admitted to kiss his hands and wait upon him yea his servants from beyond Sea even those who had been Voted Delinquents as Ashburnham Barkley and the rest were permitted by the Army to have safe recourse to him which was generally wondred at About this time a disturbance arose in the Army by a party called Levellers some of whom were seized at Ware and the principal sticklers shot to death others Imprisoned and all their favourers cashier'd twenty being discarded out of one Troop And now propositions were sent to the King at Hampton-court agreed upon by both Houses and with the concurrence of the Scotch Commissioners but the King refused to comply with them for Loâ—don and Lancrick newly come out of Scotland having privately discours'd with the King sent Letters to the Parliament requiring That the King may come to London and there personally treat with the Parliament about the matters in controversie Though not long before they denied it to be just that before the King had given satisfaction and security to the people he should be admitted to London or to any personal Treaty with the Parliament and refused to receive him into Scotland lest he might raise commotions there but they alledged in their defence That the King had been taken from Holmby against his will and without the consent of Parliament and still remained under the power of an Army not in that freedom proper for treating of matters of so great concernment But while the Parliament were framing propositions they were suddenly surprized with the news that the King was secretly withdrawn from Hampton-court Letters coming from Cromwel about midnight to the Speaker For Nov. 12. whilst the Commissioners of Parliament and Collonel Whaley who commanded the Guard expected when the King would come out of his Chamber to supper and wondred at his long stay at last about Nine a clock some going in missed the King finding his Cloak and a Letter written with his own hand to the Commissioners to be communicated to the Parliament wherein having discoursed about captivity and the sweetness of liberty he protested before God He did not withdraw to disturb the publick peace but for his safety against which he understood there was a Treasonable Conspiracy c. and that if he might be heard with freedom honour and safety he should instantly break through this cloud of retirement and shew himself the Father of his Country The Parliament startled at his departure sent some persons to the Sea-coasts to prevent his going beyond Sea and when it was reported he was concealed in London Ordered That if any man should closely detain the Kings person he should be punish'd with loss of Estate and Life But this cloud soon dissolved Letters coming from Coll. Hammond Governour of the Isle of Wight that the King was come thither and had delivered himself into his proâ—ection and that he would dispose of him as the Parliament should appoint who commending Hammond ordered That he should Guard the King with diligence and wait on with respect and honour and that all necessaries should be sent him The King sent a long Letter from thence to the Parliament wherein he desired to come to a personal Treaty at London which was also vehemently pressed by the Scots Commissioners Whereupon after a long debate Nov. 26. they drew up four propositions in the form of Acts to be signed by the King in the Isle of Wight and then he should be admitted to a personal Treaty which were 1. To pass an Act for settling the Militia of the Kingdom 2. An Act for calling in all Declarations Oaths and Proclamations against the Parliament and their adherents 3. For Incapacitating those Lords who were made after the Great-Seal was carried to Oxford from sitting in the House of Peers thereby A power to be given to the two Houses to adjourn as they shall think fit The Commissioners of Scotland declared against these Bills however Dec. 24. they were presented to the King who understanding the minds of the Scots and the Factions in London absolutely refused to sign them Which deniâ—l was sharply debated in the House and it was affirmed That the King by this denial had denied his protection to the people of England for which only subjection is due to him And therefore Jan. 17. a Declaration and Votes passed both Houses of Parliament That they will make no further Addresses to the King nor any other to make application to him without their Order under penalty of High-Treason That they will receive no more Messages from him to both or either Houses of Parliament or any other person This was seconded by a Declaration of the General and Officers of the Army which was presented to the House and thanks returned them for their Resolutions to adhere to the Parliament in their proceedings concerning the King and against him or any other that shall partake with him The Parliament likewise by their Declaration did endeavour to appease the minds of the people many of whom were extreamly discontented with these proceedings Tumults and Insurrections being daily feared so that the Parliament though victorious and guarded with a conquering Army no Forces visibly appearing against them yet were never in more danger and every man began to foresee Slaughter and War as Mariners observe a rising Tempest ' The threatning Waves in Tracts voluminous ' Boil up The Seas by blasts uncertain blown ' Betoken many Winds conception The Kings party though conquered had great hopes of retrieving their Cause and the same thing seemed to be the wish of many of those called Presbyterians out of their strong aversion to the Independents so that the King though set aside and confined within the Isle of Wight was more formidable this Summer than in any other when he was followed by his strongest Armies The Name of King had now a farther operation and the pity of the vulgar gave a greater Majesty to his person Prince Charles also by his absence and the Name of banishment was more desired of them and by his Commissions privately sent from his Father and Commands under his Name he was able to raise not only Tumults but Wars The Parliament for their security Quartered part of the Army about Westminster the Mewse and other places of the City and some Lords and Commons were chosen out of the House and called A Committee of Safety and sate at Derby-House with power to suppress Tumults and Insurrections and to raise Forces upon occasion which were the Earls of Northumberland Kent Warwick and Manchester the Lords Say Wharton and Roberts and thirteen of the H. of Commons among whom was Lieutenant-General Cromwel And it was not long e're they had occasion to make use of their Authority for upon Sunday April 9 1648. some Apprentices and other loose people playing in Moor-fields set upon a Company of the
a Military life could hardly be reduced to their former Imployments Our new States-men to prevent any ill humours that might gather among them resolved to make them serviceable to their Country in the reduction of Ireland all that Kingdom except Dublin and London-derry being in possession of the Irish which neither were able to hold out without speedy assistance from England This Rebellion the most barbarous and bloody that ever happened upon earth acted by Devils in humane shape rather than men butchering two hundred thousand protestants in eight weeks space without the least offence or provocation given or without sparing of age or sex was perpetrated Oct. 23. 1641. and though contrived so secretly and acted so furiously yet was Dublin wonderfully preserved to be a refuge to those poor protestants who escaped the rage of their bloody persecutors Many of them fled to England but found little relief for here all things seemed to forebode the re-acting the same Tragedy yet in the midst of the differences between the King and parliament it was agreed to send some Regiments thither if possible to hinder the progress of those Assassines but this relief was so small that it had no effect for the King finding the parliament prevail against him recalled those Troops from Ireland many of the Rebels coming along with them to his assistance so that this Kingdom lay more exposed to these bloody Wolves than ever and thus they continued for some years But this new state having renounced Monarchy and Episcopacy resolve now to use the same Instruments to recover Ireland and to that end they ordered an Army to be sent thither The Marquess of Ormond was made Lord-Lieutenant by the late King and the Rebels had made a confederacy among themselves and upon condition to have the free Exercise of their Religion and divers other ample priviledges and advantages which the necessity of affairs obliged him to yield to they joined their Forces to his being also assisted by a considerable number of others raised by the Earls of Castlehaven Clanâ—ickand and the Lord Inchiquin so that they were the greatest united strength in that Kingdom but the confederates having broken their Articles with the Lieutenant and being ready to besiege Dublin which he was not able to defend rather than it should fall into the hands of the Irish papists he surrendred it to Collonel Jones for the parliament and came over to the King who was then carried from one place to another by the Army and from thence he went over to Prince Charles then at Paris But the Confederates surprized at the great preparations made against them in England sent Letters to the Prince humbly intreating him to send back the Marquess of Ormond with an absolute promise to submit entirely to the Kings Authority and to obey his Lieutenant At their request he returned into Ireland about a year before Cromwel came over and with their united Forces they had reduced the whole Country except London-derry commanded by Sir Charles Coot and Dublin the principal City wherein was Collonel Jones with no great strength and who was very jealous of the sidelity of his own men that often deserted and went over to the other party The Irish confederates with an Army of twenty two thousand men lay under the very Walls of Dublin and sent divers threatning summons into it requiring a speedy surrender but they had no effect upon the valiant Governour Jones who yet not insensible of the great danger he was in sent many earnest Messages to the parliament of England to aid him with all speed with Men and Ammunition or else all would be quickly lost and they knowing the difficulties of his condition hasten their assistance to him gave order for sending thither Iretons Scroops Hortons and Lamberts Regiments of Horse with Hewsons Deans Ewers and Cooks Regiments of Foot and five Troops of Dragoons all old tried Souldiers that feared no Enemy and led by victorious commanders with some other Regiments new listed to make a number sufficient to effect the business Nothing was now wanting but a General to command this gallant Army which the parliament being sensible of Cromwels conduct and fitness desired him to accept which he readily did declaring at the same time That he did not doubt but God would use him as an Instrument to execute his vengeance upon the bloody Irish with which answer the parliament were so pleased that instantly they give him a commission to be General of all their Forces and Lord Governour both in the Civil and Military affairs of Ireland and Collonel Jones was made Lieutenant-General of the Horse After which they march to their Rendevouz at Milford in Wales and July 10. 1649. Cromwel set forward from London in a Coach and six Horses attended with many of the House of commons council of State and principal Officers of the Army with a Life-Guard of fourscore who had been lately commanders very gallantly accoutred In this state he march'd to Brainford where these Gentlemen took their leaves with wishes for his happy success from thence he rides post to Bristol to put his men and Train of Artillery into the Transport-ships and afterwards goes into Wales having sent Reynolds Regiment of Horse and Venables and Monks Regiments of Foot before from Chester who with a fair wind soon arrived at Dublin to the great joy of the Inhabitants being about three thousand in all who were very careful to recover them from the fatigues of the Sea in hopes by their means to recover their Liberties And in this they found themselves not mistaken for Collonel Jones much animated with these recruits resolved to attack the besiegers with the first opportunity and accordingly Aug. 2 when the Irish with a strong party of Horse and Foot marched with much assurance to Baggor-field a little way Eastward from the city toward the Sea from whence they designed to run their Trenches towards the Works of the city to prevent the landing any more supplies from England the besieged sound a necessity to prevent them and with twelve hundred Horse and four thousand Foot fell upon the Enemies new Works and rout their Horse at the first encounter most of the Foot being also either kill'd or slain consisting of fifteen hundred besides their Horse which so incouraged the English that they pursued their victory to Rathunines where the Marquess of Ormond with his whole Army of nineteen thousand men were Incamped who hearing of it wished they would come that he might have some sport with them he soon had his wish but the sport was somewhat rude for in a short time his Army was utterly put to the rout four thousand being slain upon the spot and in the pursuit and two thousand five hundred and seventeen prisoners most persons of Quality with the Marquesses own brother all their Cannon and Ammunition with a wealthy Camp became the reward of the conquering Souldiers who made themselves Gentlemen with the spoils of the
to be had but by the sword the parliament resolve to vindicate the Nations honour and to secure it from the like Insolencies for the future The Army likewise publish a Declaration wherein taking notice of the practices of some in that Kingdom who endeavour by unjust reproaches and false slanders to make the Army odious and render them rather monsters than men they to clear themselves desire them to remember what their behaviour was when they were there before or what wrong or injury was then done either to the persons Goods or Houses of any and therefore they had no reason by false reports to affright the people from their Habitations Further assuring all persons who were not active against the parliament that they should not have the least injary done them either in Body or Goods but upon complaint should have present redress and that they might securely continue in their Habitations Copies of these Declarations were given to the country people at Berwick-market and others sent into Scotland which afterward had good effect After which Cromwel marches from York to North-Allerton and thence to New-castle where he was nobly treated by Sir Arthur Haslerig the Governor and after imploring the blessing of Heaven and having provided for future supplies he posts to Barwick and July 20. 1650. Rendevouzed his Army upon Hagerstone-moor four miles from thence where appeared a gallant body of Horse of five thousand four hundred and fifteen with valiant Riders to manage them ten thousand two hundred forty nine Foot with a Train of Artillery consisting of six hundred and ninety In all sixteen thousand three hundred forty five After which they were Quartered on the banks of River Tweed In England John Lilburn about this time was tryed at Guild-hall a man of a restless and invincible spirit who is charged with publishing Books wherein the parliament are termed Tyrants Traytors Conquering Usurpers c. and though it was generally thought they were of his writing and publishing yet he made such a subtile defence that the Jury brought him in Not Guilty and so he was released Not long after Collonel Eusebius Andrews being found with a commission from King Charles H. was condemned by an High Court of Justice and beheaded at Tower-hill And one Benson who was condemned with him was executed at Tyburn At the same time an Insurrection happened in Norfolk an Undisciplin'd company assembling and roaring about pretending they designed the abolishing of popery the restoring the young King to his Crown and to revenge his Fathers death and to suppress Heresie and Schism But two hundred Horse being sent against them from Lyn and three Troops from the Army soen dispersed them twenty of whom of no eminency were hanged Sir Henry Hyde being sent Ambassador from King Charles the Second to the Grand Seignior at Constantinople had some concest with Sir Tho. Bendish the parliaments Ambassador there whereupon they had a hearing before the Vizier Bassa and the result was That Sir Tho. Bendish should dispose of Sir Henry Hyde as he thought fit who presently sent him to Smyrna and thence to England where he was condemned and beheaded before the Royal Exchange in London Prince Rupert and his Fleer lying in the Haven of Lisbon as you have heard General Blake came before the City with the parliaments Fleet and after having destroyed several French Privateers and some rich Sugar-ships of the King of Portugals he was forced by storm and to re victual to go to some other Port upon which P. Rupert took the opportunity to sail thence with his Fleet to Malaga where they burnt and spoiled several Merchants Ships Whereupon Blake reduced his Fleet to seven stout nimble Sailors sending the rest home with the Prizes and with these sailed with all speed after Prince Rupert to Malaga but they being gone to Alicant he still followed them taking in his way a French ship of twenty Guns with the Roe-buck a revolted ship and the Black Prince another of Prince Ruperts Fleet to avoid being taken ran ashoar and blew her self up Next day four more of the Princes Fleet ran ashoar at Cartagena and were cast away the rest making their escape and so Blake returned again to England The Scots had now finish'd their Treaty with King Charles the Second he having promised to confirm the Presbyterian Government in Scotland for three years provided that himself might have always three Chaplains of his own Election As also to confirm the Militia in the hands of the Estates for five years provided it afterward should return to himself It was now resolved a Message should be sent to invite him to make all possible speed to his Kingdom of Scotland though it was opposed in the parliament at Edenburgh and put to the Vote whether any more addresses should be made to the King and thirty two were for the Negative but the Affirmatives being the major part the message was sent accordingly with a protestation That they would assist him with their Lives and Fortunes to establish him in all his Dominions yet withal forbore not to advertise him they had Testimonies to produce of his tramactings by Letters with Montross of which they had intercepted three or four contrary to his promise at Breda however they were willing to dispence with him for what was passed so that he would without delay according to the Articles of agreement come over into Scotland and comply with the Parliament and the Kirk After which they prepared for his reception but prohibited Duke Hamilton the Earls of Lauderdail and Seaforth with many other persons of Quality who had constantly attended him in Jersey and Holland from returning into Scotland About the beginning of June 1650. he left the Hague and after a tedious storm and narrowly escaping some English Ships landed in the North of Scotland whither some Lords were sent to receive and accompany him to Edenburgh being entertained by the way with the acclamations of the people At Dundee new propositions from the Parliament and Kirk were sent him which with some seeming reluctancy he signed The Town of Aberdeen presented him with fifteen hundred pounds but the Committee of Estates sent to other places that designed the like enjoining them to bring whatever money and plate they had to bestow into the Treasury which they would appoint While they were in expectation of the Kings arrival the Committee of Estates and Parliament consulted about forming an Army for his service as they pretended and an Act was passed for Training every fourth man capable to bear Arms throughout the Kingdom and for raising sixteen thousand Foot and six thousand Horse the Earl of Leven to be General of the Foot Holborn Major-General David Lesley Lieutenant-General of the Horse and Montgomery Major-General the supream command being reserved for the King who arriving at Edenburgh was complemented with many congratulations and July 15. proclaimed King at the Cross and had a strong Guard to attend him and observe his
possible to perswade them That it should be no Question but be absolutely carried in the affirmative This was as rigorously opposed by the majority of the House and among the rest a Gentleman who had all along stron ly opposed Monarchy as disagreeable to his Interest stood up and said The parliament cannot but discern the snares that are laid to intrap the priviledges of the people and for my own part as God has maâ—e me Instrumental in cutting down Tyranny in one person so now I cannot endure to see the Nations liberties shackled by another whose Right to the Government can be measured out no otherwise than by the length of his Sword which was the only thing that emboldened him to command his Commanders Many others seconded this motion confirming what he had said and directly against a single person These debates and divisions upon the protectors Instrument which continued eight days successively did much disturb him fearing they would produce irreconcileable differences and therefore to remedy it in time and put the parliament into a milder temper he goes from White-Hall to Westminster and sending for the members then sitting into the painted chamber he thus addresses them Gentlemen The God of Heaven knows what grief and sorrow of heart it is to me to find you falling into heats and divisions but I would have you take notice of this That the same Government made me protector which made you a parliament and that as you are intrusted with some things so am I with others and that in the Government there are certain Fundamentals which cannot be altered As 1. That the Government should be in a single person and a parliament 2. That parliament should not be perpetual 3. That the militia should not be trusted into one hand or power but so that the parliament should have a check upon the protector and the protector on the parliament 4. That in matters of Religion there ought to be Liberty of Conscience and that persecution in the Church was not to be Tolerated The rest of the things in the Government are examinable and alterable as the state of affairs do require and for my own part my heart is even over-whelmed with grief to fee that any of you should endeavour to overthrow what is settled contrary to the Trust received from the people and which cannot but bring very great inconveniency upon your selves and the Nation This was the substance of his perswasions but doubting that this would not sufficiently bring them over to his Interests he contrived a Recognition and acknowledgment which was to be signed by every member before he should be admitted to sit in the House as followeth I do hereby promise and ingage to be true and faithful to the Lord Protector of the Common-wealth of England Scotland and Ireland and shall nor according to the tenor of the Indenture whereby I am returned to serve in parliament propose or give any consent to alter the Government as it is settled in one person and a parliament This was subscribed by several of the members tho' the greater number at first refused especially those of the late long parliament so that of 400 there appeared only 200 but afterward were made up 300 who fell afresh upon the same disputes and run over all the Articles of the Instrument of Government resolving to have the Judgment of the whole House upon them in one entire Bill and so present it thereby to waste time and hinder the Protector from having money which he much wanted so that after five months dilatory proceedings and that they had not yet settled him in the Government the time being expired wherein the Instrument gave him leave without losing one day nay scarce an hour he dissolved the parliament This dissolution incouraged the most opposite parties to conspire against the Protector that is the fifth Monarchy men and Royalists the first expected King Jesus or the erecting of a fifth Kingdom the second longed for the Restoration of King Charles and the Protectors Favourites desired King Oliver and every party manifested their impatience but none of them could attain their wishes and when Oliver might afterwards yet he thought it not safe The protector was not ignorant of their designs and resolved first to deal with the weakest for finding this Millionary principle spread in the Army he discarded Major General Harrison and coll Rich and after sent them with coll Carew and Courtney prisoners to remote Castles and General Monk had order to seize Major General Overton and Major Bramston Holmes and other Officers and cashier them Overton was sent up prisoner to the Tower and his Regiment given to coll Morgan coll Okeys Regiment was given to the Lord Howâ—â—d Cornet now collonel Joyce was likewise dismâ—st having reproach'd Cromwel to his face with his services And thus the danger from the Army was quickly suppress'd But the design of the Royalists or Cavaliers would have been more formidable had not the whole contrivance thereof been discovered to the Protector by one Manning who was with King Charles in Germany and a Spy upon all his actions so that Cromwel knew the rise and progress and first appearance of those Arms against him without being surprized though all the Gentlemen of that party in England were one way or other ingaged or at least privy to iâ—â— but the seizing the principal of them throughout the Kingdom a little before the execution much frusâ—â—â—ted the probable effects of that Insurrection The L. Mayor was sent for and acquainted with it and 〈◊〉 militia settled Skippon being made Major-Generâ—â— All Horse Races forbidden and several dissolâ—â—â—â—â—â—sons were seized upon suspicion Counter ploes 〈◊〉 used all sorts of Ammunition being sent down â—â—â—veral Gentlemens Houses with Letters without Nâ—â—â—â— and the Gentlemen for not discovering them sâ—â—â—â—â— Yet notwithstanding all these discouragements 〈◊〉 Western Association thought themselves ingaged in honour to rise upon the day appointed and which they had signified to K. Charles who was come from Colen to the Sea coasts in order to have passed over to his friends with the first opportunity accordingly March 11. 1654. a party of 200 under Sir Joseph Wagstaff coll Penruddock and Grove march'd into Salisbury where the Judges Rolls and Nichols were sitting at the Assize and seized all their Horses declaring the cause of their appearance without further injury or taking any money which lay in Serjeant Maynard and other Lawyers chambers promising to return and break their fasts with the Judges provisions which they did and increased their number to four hundred the whole City being well affected to them Thence they marched to Blanford where coll Penruddock himself proclaimed the King in the Market-place and so marched Westward Captain Butler with two Troops of Cromwels Horse following at a distance in their Rere to give them opportunity of increasing but by the Protectors taking up so many before very few came in and many deserted when they saw no hopes
of all just power and that the Commons of England being the peoples Representative have the supream Authority and what they Enact has the force of a Law though the House of Lords do not consent thereto Upon these and several other new political principles they proceed to Try Judge Condemn and Execute the King before his own palace-gate at White-Hall Jan. 30. 1648. But having already published a Book called The Wars of England Scotland and Ireland wherein is an exact relation of the Kings Tryal with the Reasons he would have offered against the pretended Jurisdiction of their Court of Justice and his last speech at the time of his suffering I shall refer the Reader to that and wholly omit it here The fatal blow being given the remainder of the House of Commons and the Army made it evident that they were not only for cutting off the King but Kingship it self and thereupon the House Voted That Kingly Government is unnecessary burdensome and dangerous and that whereas several pretences might be made to the Crown that any person who should proclaim Charles Stewart Son of the late King or any other King of England should suffer as in case of High Treason And soon after the House of Lords was likewise Vored useless and dangerous at which the Lords were so highly Incensed that a Declaration was suddenly published in the Name of all the Peers and Barons of England against the proceedings of the Commons and in definance of all Votes Acts and Orders to the contrary Charles the second was proclaimed King in the Name of all the Nobility Gentry and Commonalty of the Kingdom but they still proceed assuming new Ensigns of Soveraignty and cancelling the old causing all Writs Commissions c. to issue out under a new style and title that is The Keepers of the Liberties of England by the authority of parliament causing the old Great Seal to be broken and a new one made with this Inscription In the fifth year of freedom by Gods blessing restored And soon after they pulled down the Kings Arms in all places and his Statue at Guild Hall and the Royal Exchange A Council of State was constituted of forty and Bradshaw made president and the Council of Adjutators of the Army who had been so Instrumental in the late Revolutions was now dissolved who soon after petitioned the Lord Fairfax but those that subscribed it were by a Council of War Ordered to ride with their faâ—es to the Horses Tails before their Regiments with their crimes on their breasts to have their swords broken over their heads and to be cashier'd the army which much provoked their fellow souldiers so that a while after the Army Rendevouzing at Ware several Regiments in persuance of the former petition wherein they complain of erecting Illegal Courts of Justice and trying the free people of England by Martial Law with divers other grievances wore white colours in their Haâ—s to distinguish themselves among whom was Cromwels own Regiment of Horse who having notice of it ordered two other Regiments from remote Quarters to be there who knew nothing of the Intrigue and being all drawn up in Battalia Cromwel with a frowning countenance rides round and suddenly commands those two Regiments to surround a Regiment of Foot and then calls four men by their Names out of the body and with his own hands put them in custody of the Marshal instantly summoning a Council of War while their adherents secretly put their white colours in their pockets and were astonished at the action These four were tryed and found guilty but had the favour to cast lots for their lives whereby the two principal Mutineers escaped and the two ignorant fellows were shot to death upon the place in the view of the whole Army These now had the Name of Levellers given them and one Lockier was afterward shot to death for promoting a paper called The Ingagement and Agreement of the people c. in St. Pauls Church-yard and his Funeral was attended by above one thousand of the Lilburnian Faction all wearing black and Sea-green Ribbons the Army being now in a violent ferment and even ready to destroy one another which humour was cherished by John Lilburn not without incouragement from the Royal party who from their divisions hoped to reap advantage In persuance hereof Collonel Scroops Regiment of Horse dismissed their Officers at Salisbury and with colours flying marched to join Harrisons Iretons and Skippons Regiments who by the contrivance of the Agitators were all ingaged in the same designs This defection seeming of very dangerous consequence Gen. Fairfax and Cromwel with his own Regiment marched to Alton and had advice the Mutineers were gone to Abington after whom Cromwel made such haste that in one day he marched forty miles and having met with them he politickly proposed a Treaty before Harrisons Regiment should join them wherein all parties should receive satisfaction and that neither of them should keep at ten miles distance upon which the Levellers went to Burford and being opposed by the Souldiery at New-bridge to prevent Quarrels they went a little lower not doubting but they should all join upon Treaty and then put most of their Horses to grass they being in all above nine hundred consisting of twelve Troops entire of the best in the Army and leaving a guard of about sixty men some of their companions who were brought over to Cromwel giving Intelligence of their posture Coll. Reynolds about midnight rusht into their Quarters they â—â—ttâ—e expecting such rough treatment and seizing the Guards took the greatest part of the rest either asleep or drinking together with nine hundred Horse and four hundred prisoners whereof Thompson and two more only were Executed Cornet Don declaring such sorrow that he was reprieved at the place of Execution which their fellows beheld from the Leads of the Church and were told That every tenth man of them should die but Cromwel proposed the pardoning of them which was agreed to and they sent to their own Houses This proved the utter suppression of that Faction and rendred the Army wholly at the devotion of Cromwel About this time another illegal High Court of Justice was erected wherein Duke Hamilton the Earl of Holland Lord Capel and Lord Goring were brought to their Trial the three first were condemned and beheaded at the Palace-yard in Westâ—minster and a proclamation was published declaring the Kingdom of England to be a free State and Alderman Reynoldson was commanded to proclaim it in the City which he refusing was committed to the Tower and a new Lord Mayor was chosen by a â—ommon Hall who attended with several other Aldermen of the same temper readily proclaimed the Edicts of this new Republick in several places in the City England being thus subjected to the power of the House of Commons and the Army and Scotland not yet ripe for Invasion and the Nation full of Souldiers who having for so long a time led
the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London and other persons of Quality all expressing the sence of their obligations Soon after he took his place in parliament and received the thanks of the House from the Speaker and then gave them a full account of the present condition of Ireland At this time Virginia and the Caribbee Islands revolt from the parliament and cry up the Monarchy and Liturgy who thereupon prohibit all Nations to Trade with them and in a few months they are wholly subdued by a Fleet sent thither under Sir G. Ayscough Prince Rupert infests the English Coasts from Scilly Jersey Ireland and France with the States revolted Ships to the great loss of the Merchants whereupon a Fleet well equipt is set forth against him who block him up in Kinsale which Town being taken by Cromwel they were forced to hasten away leaving three Ships behind and sailed to Lisbon where they were protected by the King of Portugal which caused a difference between that King and the English Republick About the same time that is May 3. 1649. Dr. Dorislaus who drew up the charge against King Charleâ— being sent as an Envoy to the States of Holland was treacherously murdered at the Hague by persons in disguise that broke into his Lodgings and afterward made their escape And not long after Mr. Anthony Ascham the English Agent in Spain was stabâ—d in his Inn in his way to Madrid and the murderers taking sanctuary in a church the King of Spain by all his authority could not bring them to Justice But the greatest danger to this new Common-wealth though victorious in Ireland seemed to be from Scotland for King Charles II. being in the Isle of Jersey and having notice of the great factions and differences in that Kingdom between the Covenanters and the Royalists he gives a commission to the Marquess of Montross who in the year 1645. was so successful for a time that the whole Kingdom of Scotland may be said to have been won and lost in one month by which commission he was to raise Forces in Holland and other parts wherewith if possible to abate the power of the Covenanters so that the King might be able to treat with them upon better terms He accordingly in a short time sends some Forces into the Isles of Orkney and a few more under Sir James Mongomery to the North of Scotland These the Committee of Estates resolve to oppose though raised for the Kings service and send propositions to him to Jersey which being granted they would enter into a Treaty to restore him to that Kingdom the substance whereof were That he would sign the solemn league and covenant and oblige all persons to take it To confirm all Acts of parliament in the two last Sessions and to have no Negative voice in their parliament and would appoint some place about Holland to treat in The King consented and promised in the word of a Prince to perform them and Breda a Town in Holland belonging to the Prince of Orange was the place appointed where the Scots Commissioners meet him and the Treaty in a short time was fully concluded wherein one Article was That the Marquess of Montross and his adherents be prohibited access into that Kingdom During this Treaty Montross being commissioned by the King fearing he should have an express command to desist and himself be banish'd his country landed as you heard at Orkney and in the North with some inconsiderable supplies of men and money against whom the parliament then sitting send an Army of seven thousand Foot and three Troops of Horse who utterly defeat his Forces which were only twelve hundred of whom two hundred were slain and all the rest taken except one hundred who made their escape and Montross himself who being three or four days in the open Fields without meat or drink with only one man discovered himself to the L. Aston but the pronused reward or fear of concealing him caused this Lord to send him to Edenburgh and he was soon after condemned and hanged upon a Gallows thirty foot from the ground and a few days after Sir John Urrey Sir Francis Hay Collonel Sâ—bald and Collonel Spotswood were beheaded for the same cause the last at his death confessing he was an actor in the death of Dr. Doritâ—aâ—s The King was somewhat startled at these proceedings but the Scots Commissioners desired him nor to stumble at these matters since they were all designed to promote his Interests so that finding it could not be redressed he was forced to conceal his resentments and the Treaty being finished the King prepared for his Voyage to Scotland The parliament of England having exact Intelligence of all these proceedings it was debated whether the War which was inevitable between them and the Scots should be Offensive or Defensive at length being sensible what desolations they brought along with them when they came in as Friends and afterwards as Enemies in Duke Hamiltons Invasion it was concluded to make Scotland the seat of the War and accordingly they Order the Army to march Northward but General Fairfax as well as some others being dissatisfied about the obligation of the National Covenant entred into between both Kingdoms which he conceived would not permit us to make War on Scotland desired to be excused and delivered up his commission which at first was a little startling but the parliament soon found another General of whose valour and conduct they had large experience which was Cromwel who accepted of the charge and had a commission to be General of all the Forces that now were or hereafter should be raised by the Common-wealth of England and all commissions formerly granted to Sir Tho. Fairfax were made void June 28. 1650. Cromwel with his Army marched toward Scotland and was received at York by the Lord Mayor and Aldermen with great respect The report of his coming surprized the Committee of Estates who sent a Letter to the Parliament That they admired the English should advance toward them and that many of their Ships were seized contrary to the Act of pacification which allowed three months warning and that the Forces they had raised were only in their own defence defiring to know whether those of the English were designed to guard their own borders or to invade Scotland The parliament by their Declaration declare the reasons of their proceeding and among others That the Scots endeavour to seduce the people of the Common-wealth of England from their affection and duty to the parliament and to promote the laterest of the late King under pretence of the Covenant and though they could claim no authority or dominion over us yet in Scotland they proclaimed Charles Stewart to be King of England and Ireland and since that promised to assist him against the Common-wealth and had declared against the English parliament and Army ranking them with malignants and papists These with many others were such intolerable provocations and no satisfaction being
motions We left Cromwel and his Army upon the very edge of Scotland who upon July 22. 1650. drew them forth to a Rendevoz upon an Hill within Berwick bounds from whence they had an exact view of the bordering parts of Scotland where they were to act their parts to whom the General made a short speech exhorting them to be faithful and couragious and then they need not doubt the blessing of Heaven and incouragement from himself Which they received with shouts of approbation After which he marches into Scotland quartering in the Field that Night near the Lord Mordingtonshouse where proclamation was made That none upon pain of death should offer any violence to the persons or goods of any in Scotland not in Arms and no souldier should dare to straggle half a mile from the Army without special license From hence they marched to Dunbar where they received some provisions from the Ships sent on purpose to supply them the people having left their Habitations and nothing behind them Thence they came to Hadington twelve miles from Edenborough without any opposition or sight of an enemy next day hearing the Scots would meet them at Gladsmeer they endeavoured to possess the Moor before them but no considerable party appeared whereupon M. Gen. Lambert and Collonel Whaley with fourteen hundred Horse were sent as a Van-guard to Mustleborough to attempt something upon the Scots and Major Hains commanding the Forlorn faced them in less than a mile of their Trenches Cromwel with the residue of the Army drew up before Edenburgh and some skirmishes happened about possessing King Arthurs Hill within a mile of the City which the English gained and likewise a Church and other Houses but the Scots not enduring the shock that Night the English withdrew and lay close Incamped at Muscleborough being wearied with constant duty and continual rain The Scots were within four miles of them Intrench'd within a line which flanked from Edenburgh to Leich and lay so strong that the English lay still that day in the rain without covert but were incouraged with hope of a sudden Ingagement Next day the ground being very wet and provisions scarce the English resolve to draw to their Quarters at Muscleborough which while they were doing the Scots fell upon their Reer and put them into some disorder but some bodies of English Horse coming up charged and beat them to their very Trenches Lambert in this encounter was run through the arm with a Lance and had his Horse killed under him and was wounded in his body and taken prisoner and rescued The Scots had several kill'd some of Note and a Lieutenant Collonel a Major and some Captains taken prisoners After which the English marched quietly to Muscleborough that Night but so harrassed with dirt and watching that they expected the Scots would fall upon them which accordingly they did for about four next morning fifteen select Troops of Horse and others to the number of fifteen hundred armed with Backs Brests Head-pieces Pistols Swords and Lances commanded by Major General Montgomery and Collonel Stranghan came on with such resolution that they beat in the Guards and disordered a Regiment of Horse but the English being alarm'd instantly fell upon them with such courage that they routed pursued and did execution upon them till within a quarter of a mile of Edenburgh taking and killing about two hundred with several Officers of Quality Cromwel to discover his generosity released the principal prisoners and sent them to Edenburgh in his own Coach which did very much rectifie the opinions of many who by reports were perswaded he was very cruel The Army having again spent their provisions marched for a supply to Dunbar where the parliaments Ships constantly attended them with all Necessaries and then returning toward Edenburgh they understood the Scots were keeping a solemn Thanksgiving for their deliverance supposing they were quite gone and would have come no more but found themselves much disappointed Whereupon the General Assembly sent Cromwel by David Lesley their General a Declaration of the state of the Quarrel wherein they were to fight which he desired might be published That the General Assembly considering their must be just grounds of stumbling from the Kings Majesties refusing â—o subscribe the Declaration concerning his former carriage and resolutions for the future in reference to the Cause of God the enemies and friends thereof doth therefore declare That the Kirk and Kingdom will not own any malignant party their Quarrel or Interest but that they will fight upon their former principles for the Cause of God and their Kingdom and therefore as they disclaim all the sin of the King and his House so they will not own him nor his Interest any further than he shall disclaim his and his Fathers opposition to the work of God and the enemies thereof and that they would with convenient speed consider of the papers sent to them from Oliver Cromwel To whom the English General returned this answer That the Army continued the same they had profest themselves to the honest people of Scotland wishing to them as to their own Souls it being no part of their business to hinder them in the worship of God according to their own Consciences as by his Word they ought And that they should be ready to perform what obligation lay upon them by the Covenant but that under the pretence of the Covenant mistaken a King should be taken in by them and imposed on the English and thus called The cause of God and of the Kingdom and this done for the satisfaction of Gods people in both Nations as alledged Together with a disowning of Malignants although the head of them be received who at this very instant hath a party fighting in Ireland and Prince Rupert at Sea upon a malignant account the French and Irish Ships daily making Depredations upon the English Coasts and all by vertue of his Commissions and therefore the Army cannot believe that whilst malignants were fighting and plotting against them on the one side and the Scots declaring for him on the other it should not be the espousing of a malignant Interest or Quarrel but a meer fighting on former grounds and principles If the state of the Quarrel be thus and you resolve to fight the Army you will have opportunity to do that else what means our abode here And our hope is in the Lord. Having thus stated the cause of the War in disputing with the pen they next resolve to try the force of steel and fight it out for the month of August was near done and little action performed save the taking of Collington-house and Red-hall by storm and in it the Laird Hamilton Major Hamilton and sixty Souldiers sixty Barrels of powder one hundred Arms great store of Meal Malt Beer Wine and other rich plunder The body of the English Army removed forthwith from Pencland-hills till they came within a mile of the whole Army of the Scots
encounter the Forlorn Hope and in an instant routed them forcing them through the next Regiment which they likewise put to flight and had slain most of them but that the whole Army came up to their relief After which the Spaniards marched back to their Fort in good order and with little loss but near fifty English were slain besides Captain Cox their Guide The General hereupon retreats to the River to refresh his men with water which caused their weakness resolving once more to attempt carrying the Town causing Scaling ladders to be made and two small Drakes with a Mortar-piece to be landed from the Fleet and conveyed by water near the Town All things prepared they march forward some guides undertaking to carry them a private way out of danger of the Fort but missing it they fell into the same path and into worse mischief than before for the Spaniards having notice of their march by the Negroes and Molattoes resolved to entertain them in their passage and April 25. the whole Army approaching near a brick Fort built by the Spaniards having nine good Cannon and 300 men they were suddenly charged by a party hid among the Trees who though not above seventy first fired a Volley of shot upon the Forlorn and thâ—n flew in upon the English already weary and near choak'd with thirst and with their Steel Lances routed in a moment both them and the Generals Regiment with near half the Army who flying back into the Rear possest them with such a pannick fear that every one shifted for himself the Spaniards pursuing with great slaughter finding no resistance but from M. Gen. Haines who sold his life at a dear rate fighting in the midst of his Enemies at length the Spaniards weary of killing retreated with seven English Colours Of the English 600 were slain on the place 300 wounded and 200 fled into the Woods to save themselves and were there knock'd on the head by the Malatto's and Negro's Upon this disaster the Army that Night drew up to the Spanish Fort and planted a Mortar conveniently against it all things being in readiness for a battery when on a sudden the Army was commanded to draw off and without doing any damage marched to their old watering place the Bay where being arrived and wanting Victuals they were forced to go out in patties to fetch it some never returning being 〈◊〉 by the Negroes till at last they were forced by famine to eat the Horses of their own Troop In this miserable state they continued some days at length it was resolved that May 3. they should all go aboard and in ten days they arrived in the chief Port of Jamaica called Oristano where they had better success soon possessing the Town and then the Army began to take up their Habitations and to plant This was the first planting of this gallant Island by the English which has since grown so rich and populous and of so great advantage to this Kingdom and they gained it the more easily because at their landing it was resolved by a Council of War that if any man turned his back to the enemy his bringer up should kill him And the Spaniards having no Intelligence of their late overthrow at Hispaniola nor indeed suspecting any Hostility fled away at the approach of this formidable Army and withdrew their Goods into the Woods by a pretended Treaty with the English whither parties were sent to follow them and to kill Cattel for the Army of which they found store of very good without fighting to their great relief Soon after the Generals Pen and Venables arrived in England and the protector in reward of their Services committed them both prisoners to the Tower A little to alleviate this misfortune Gen. Blake about this time being sent to the Streights with a gallant Fleet to scour the Seas of Turkish pyrates who had taken and destroyed many English Ships and enslaved their persons he first seeks them out at Sea but not finding them resolves to go home to them and March 10. 1655. arrives at Algiers and Anchored without the mold sending a messenger to demand satisfaction of the Dey for the depredations committed on the English and required the delivery of the Captives of our Nation immediately The Dey having provided a large present of Beef and Mutton and other fresh provisions alive returns the â—essenger with them and this answer to the General That the Ships and Captives already taken belonged to particular men and therefore it lay not in his power to restore them withou the general discontent of all his subjects yet as for the English Captives that were there if he pleased to redeem them he should and he would set a reasonable and indifferent price upon their heads and that if the General thought good they would conclude a peace with him and for the future offer no Acts of Hostility on their part to any of the English Ships or Natives This answer seemed satisfactory to the General and accordingly the captives were redeemed and a peace concluded Having thus dispatch'd the affair of Algiers General Blake sails next to Tunis where sending a summons to the Dey he received a very disobliging answer for having secured their ships as they imagined under their Castles they in scorn and contempt sent him word Here are the Castles of Goletta and our Ships and Castles of Porto Ferino do your worst but do not think that we are affrighted at the sight of your Fleet. This resolute reply exasperated both the General and Seamen who resolved to be revenged and a Council of War being called it was resolved to burn the nine ships that were in Porto Ferino which they accordingly effected for every ships Boat being manned with stout and resolute Mariners were sent into the Harbour to assault and fire the ships whilst the Admiral Vice-Admiral and Rere Admiral play broad-sides continually on the Castle to prevent their sinking the boats who after a brave assault burnt the ships and return back again only with the loss of 25 men and 48 wounded This daring action of General Blake resounded to the honour of the English Nation as far as the Grand Signiors Court at Constantinople But to digress a little about this time Christians Queen of Sweden to the admiration of all Europe resigned up the Crown and Kingdom to her Kinsman Carolus Gustavus being contented from a mighty Princess to put her self into the condition of a Lady Errant desiring only these conditions might be granted her from her successor 1. That she retain a good part of her Kingdom and the customs to her self 2. That she will be no subject but absolutely free without controul 3. That she will Travel whether she pleaseth To these Prince Charles made this reply 1. That he would not be a King without a Kingdom 2. That he will have no Rival nor Superior 3. That he will not hazard himself about her designs abroad However these differences were so
accommodated that soon after she resigned her Kingdom leaving to her self only the bear Title of Queen but to him both the Title of King and possession of a Kingdom With this new King the Lord Whitlock who had been some time Ambassador there soon concluded a firm League Offensive and Defensive between these two Nations the effects whereof had soon appeared in Christendom had Cromwel lived much longer than he did The horrible massacre committed at this time upon the protestants in Piedmont and Savoy by the Forces of that Duke under the Marquess of Parella occasioned the protector to appoint a publick Fast and great sums of money were gathered in England and remitted to Sir Samuel Morland for their relief And now the Lord protector to secure himself from Insurrections constitutes new kind of Officers called Major Generals of Counties dividing the Kingdom into eleven parts the Names of whom are these For Kent and Surrey coll Kelsey for Sussex Hamshire and Berkshire coll Goff for Wilts Glocester Dorset Somerset Devon and Cornwall coll Desborow for Oxford-shire Bucks Hartford Cambridge Isle of Ely Essex Norfolk and Suffolk Lt. Gen. Fleetwood for the City of London M. Gen. Skippon for Lincoln Nottingham Derby Warwick and Leicester-shire Commissary Gen. Whaley for Northampton Bedford Rutland and Huntington Maj. Butler for Worcester Hereford Salop and North Wales coll Berry for Cheshire Stafford and Lancashire coll Wortley for Durham Cumberland York Westmoreland and Northumberland Lord Lambert for Westminster and Middlesex coll Barkstead Lieutenant of the Tower The greatest service they did was to oblige Delinquents to pay in the Tenths of their Estates for old offences and influence Elections of Parliament men but in a short time he dismiss'd them again Another design of the protectors was the admission of the Jews into England for which it was said they offered 200000 l. whereupon he proposes it to several Judges and Ministers for their approbation many arguments were used for and against it and several places of Scripture cited and divers conferences held about it with Dr. Manton Mr. Jenkyns and others who yet were not satisfied with the arguments of Manassch Ben Israel the Jewish Agent though the Irotector alledged That since there was a promise for their conversion means must be used to that end which is the preaching of the Gospel and that cannot be had unless they be permitted to reside where the Gospel is preached but no conclusion the publick re-admission of them was laid aside as a thing decried both by the Clergy and Laity The Spaniards having certain Intelligence of the attempt and repulse of the English at Hispaniola and their possession of Jamaica thought this a sufficient breach of the peace though there was never any peace made with that King beyond the Line he always taking all English ships he could meet with and master that Traded there and hereupon he makes a seizure of all the Merchants persons and Goods then in Spain so that the War begins to grow hot both in the old and new World The Protector thereupon orders the Generals Blake and Montague to block up Cadiz the chief Port Town of that Kingdom and whither the Plate Fleet used yearly to come He likewise concludes a peace with France which was at Wars with Spain a long time by the Interest of Cardinal Mazarine the French King as you have heard banishing all the Royal Family of England except the Queen mother out of his Dominions at the desire of Cromwel and by the Instigation of that Cardinal The English Fleet under Montague and Blake had for some months in a manner besieged Cadiz by Sea but could by no provocation oblige the Spaniard to fight them who hoping that the English having suffered the fatigues of the Sea would be forced to depart for want of provisions thought it better policy to lose a little honour rather than to venture either men or ships against those who had maintained such terrible Sea fights against the Hollanders but the English found in Wyers Bay in Portugal a convenient supply of water and provisions which was much nearer than the Spaniards imagined Hither were the Generals gone for fresh water and provisions having only left a squadron of 7 ships under Capt. Stainer before the port of Cadiz to observe all ships passing in or out as they were thus plying for some days it happened that a stiff gale of wind forced Capt. Stainer to stand out to Sea where he espied part of the K. of Spains plate Fleet coming from the West-Indies and making directly for Cadiz he was somewhat to the Leeward but made up toward them with all the sail they could possible and after some hours with much labour the Captain in the Speaker with the Bridgwater and Plymouth Frigates got up to them the other four ships not being able to come up and presently ingaged them the Spanish Fleet consisted in 8 tall ships or Galleons yet in a short time they were wholly spoil'd one was sunk three burnt two ran ashoar and were bulged one escaped and two fell into the hands of the English one whereof had a great quantity of plate and Cockeweal in her the other were chiefly laden with Hydes In these ships many persons of Quality were taken and among others the two Sons of the Marquess of Badajoâ— who had been Governour of Peruand having gained a great Estate in New-England was now returning to live the remainder of his days in his own country he and his Wife and Daughter were burnt in one of the ships of which and the War with Spain with the present Victory hear what the Poet Laureat of that Age elegantly sings Now for some Ages had the pride of Spain Made the Sun shine on half the World in vain Whilst she bid War to all that durst supply The place of those her cruelty made dye Of Natures bounty men forbore to taste And the best portion of the Earth lay waste From the New World her Silver and her Gold Came like a Tempest to confound the Old Feeding with these the brib'd Electors hopes Alone she gave us Emperors and Popes With these advancing her unjust designs Europe was shaken with heâ— Indian Mines When our Protector looking with disdain Upon this gilded Majesty of Spain And knowing well that Empire must decline Whose chief Support and Sinews are of Coin Our Nations solid Virtue did oppose To the rich Troublers of the Worlds repose And now some months Incamping on the Main Our Naval Army had besieged Spain They that the whole Worlds Monarchy design'd Are to their Ports by our bold Fleet confin'd From whence our Red-cross they triumphant see Riding without a Rival on the Sea Others may use the Ocean as their Road The English only make it their aboad VVhose ready sailâ— with every wind can fly And make a Covenant with the unconstant Sky Our Oaks secure as if they there took root We tread on Billows with a steady foot Lords of the
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