altogether like the Pharisee that prayed in the Temple but really often would he mourn in secret and many times did his eyes in publike distil tears at the Nations stubbornness To take him in the whole he was a Man better fitted to make a Prince of then the People was to receive him this we see sufficiently in the management of the Government to his Death But afterwards the sudden disaster which befel his Posterity was so admirable that it cannot be imputed to any thing else but Digitus Dei A Catalogue of Honours conferr'd on several Persons by Oliver Cromwel Lord Protector in the time of his Government His Privie Council HEnry Lawrence Lord President Lieut. Gen. Fleetwood Major Gen. Lambert Philip Lord Lisle Nathaniel Fiennes Commissioner of the Great Seal John Desbrow Edward Mountague Generals at Sea Sir Gilbert Pickering Sir Charls Woolsley Col. William Sydenham Edmund Earl of Mulgrave Walter Strickland Esquire Philip Skippon Major Gen. Col. Philip Jones Richard Major Esquire Francis Rouse Esquire John Thurloe Secretary of State The Members of the other House alias House of Lords 1. LOrd Richard Cromwel 2. Lord Henry Cromwel Deputy of Ireland 3. Nathaniel Fiennes 4. John Lisle Commissioners of the Great Seal 5. Henry Lawrence President of the Privie Council 6. Charls Fleetwood Lieut. Gen. of the Armie 7. Robert Earl of Warwick 8. Edmund Earl of Mulgrave 9. Edward Earl of Manchester 10. William Lord Viscount Say and Seal 11. Philip Lord Viscount Lisle 12. Charls Lord Viscount Howard 13. Philip Lord Wharton 14. Thomas Lord Faulconbridge 15. George Lord Euers 16. John Cleypole Esquire 17. John Desbrow 18. Edward Montague Generals at Sea 19. Bulstrode Whitlock 20. William Sydenham Commissioners of the Treasury 21. Sir Charls Wolsley 22. Sir Gilbert Pickering 23. Walter Strickland Esq 24. Philip Skippon Esq 25. Francis Rous Esq 26. John Jones Esquire 27. Sir William Strickland 28. John Fiennes Esquire 29. Sir Francis Russel 30. Sir Thomas Honywood 31. Sir Arthur Haslerigge 32. Sir John Hobart 33. Sir Richard Onslow 34. Sir Gilbert Gerrard 35. Sir William Roberts 36. John Glyn. 37. Oliver St-John Chief Justices of both Benches 38. William Pierrepoint Esquire 39. John Crew Esquire 40. Alexander Popham Esq 41. Philip Jones Esq 42. Sir Christopher Pack 43. Sir Robert Tichborn 44. Edward Whalley Com. Gen. 45. Sir John Barkstead Lieut. of the Tower 46. Sir Tho. Pride 47. Sir George Fleetwood 48. Sir John Huson 49. Richard Ingoldsby Esq 50. James Berry Esquire 51. William Goff Esq 52. Thomas Cooper Esq 53. Edmund Thomas Esq 54. George Monke Gen. in Scotland 55. David Earl of Cassils 56. Sir William Lockhart 57. Archibald Johnson of Wareston 58. William Steel Chancellor of Ireland 59. Roger. Lord Broghil 60. Sir Matthew Tomlinson 61. William Lenthal Master of the Rolls 62. Richard Hampden Esq Commissioners of the Great Seal and their Officers NAthaniel Fiennes John Lisle William Lenthal Master of the Rolls Officers attending HEnry Middleton Serjeant at Arms. Mr. Brown Mr. Dove Judges of both Benches John Glyn Lord Chief Justice Peter Warburton Richard Nudigate Justices of the upper Bench. Oliver st-St-John Lord Chief Justice and Edward Atkins Matthew Hale Hugh Windham Justices of the Common Bench. His Barons of the Exchequer RObert Nicholas John Parker and Roger Hill Serjeant at Law Erasmus Earl Atturney General Edmund Prideaux Sollicitor William Ellis Serjeants at Law called by him to the Barre RIchard Pepes 25 January 1653. Thomas Fletcher 25 January 1653. Matthew Hale 25 January 1653. William Steel 9 February 1653. John Maynard 9 February 1653. Richard Nudigate 9 February 1653. Thomas Twisdon 9 February 1653. Hugh Windham 9 February 1653. Unton Crook 21 of June 1654. John Parker 21 of June 1654. Roger Hill 28 of June 1655. William Shepard 25 October 1656. John Fountain 27 November 1656. Evan Scithe Viscounts CHarls Howard of Glisland in Cumberland created Baron Glisland and Lord Viscount Howard of Morpeth the 20th of July 1657. Baronets JOhn Read Esquire of Bocket Hall in Hertfordshire created Baronet the 25 of June 1656. John Cleypole Esquire created Baronet the 16th of July 1657. Thomas Chamberlayn of Wickham Esquire made a Baronet the 6th of October 1657. Thomas Beaumont of Staughton-Grange in Leicestershire Esq created March 5. 1657. John Twisleton Esq of Horsemans-Place in Datford in the County of Kent created Baronet of the same March 24. 1657. Henry Ingolds by Esq created 31 of March 1658. Henry Wright of Dagenhams in Essex Esq created Baronet March 31. 1658. Edmund Dunch Esquire of East-Wittenham in Berkshire created Baron of the same place April 26. 1658. Griffith Williams Esq of Carnarvon made a Baronet the 28 of May 1658. Knights when and where made SIr Thomas Viner Lord Mayor of London at Grocers-Hall Feb. 8. 1653. Sir John Copleston at White-Hall June 1. 1655. Sir John Reynolds at White-Hall June 11. 1655. Sir Christopher Pack Lord Mayor of London at White-Hall Septemb. 20. 1655. Sir Thomas Pride at White-Hall Jan. 17. 1655. Sir John Barkstead at White-Hall Jan. 19. 1655. Sir Richard Combe at White-Hall Aug. 1656. Sir John Dethick Lord Mayor of London at White-Hall Sept. 15. 1656. Sir George Fleetwood of Bucks Sir William Lockhart at White-Hall December 10. Sir James Calthrop of Suffolk Sir Robert Tichborn Lord Mayor of London and Sir Lislebone Long Recorder December 15. Sir James Whitlock at White-Hall January 6. Sir Thomas Dickeson of York March 3. 1656. Sir Richard Stainer at White-Hall June 11. 1657. Sir John Cleypole Baronet at White-Hall July 16. 1657. Sir William Wheeler at Hampton-Court Aug. 26. 1657. Sir Edward Ward of Norfolk at White-Hall Novemb. 2. Sir Thomas Andrews Alderman of London at White-Hall Novemb. 14. Sir Thomas Foot Alderman Sir Thomas Atkin Alderman Sir John Huson Colonel Decemb. 5. Sir Jaâ—… Drax at White-Hall Jan. 6. Sir Henry Pickering Sir Philip Twisleton White-Hall Feb. 1. Sir John Lenthal at White-Hall March 9. Sir John Ireton Alderman of London Sir Henry Jones at Hampton-Court July 17. 1658. Sic transit Gloria mundi FINIS
ships more These on the 3 of June 1653. lying at Anchor three leagues off the southhead of the Gober early in the morning described two Dutch Galliots which presently were chased by some of the English Frigats so far that they came within ken of the whole Dutch Fleet. Upon this discovery the Frigots made the usual signes which were presently apprehended by the whole Fleet who immediately weighing their Anchors the English made up with all the sail they could but the winde being weak 't was 12 at noon before these mighty Armadoes could ingage The first dayes work proved hot on both sides for three hours in which Dispute the English lost General Dean who unfortunately fell by a great shot To balance this the Dutch had three ships sunk and one blown up The next day both Fleets indeavoured to try another bout but there being little winde nor wine stirring but Brandy which was very brisk in the Dutch Fleet it was late that day before the English could get up to give them Gun-powder to it This second dayes fight was managed with abundance of valour both Fleets charging lustily upon one another Van Trump to shew his skill in Sea-fights at first brought up his Navy in very good Order having the advantage of that little winde then stirring for the Sea looked with a smooth face upon these mighty Enemies But the English Generals Blake and Monk who were not behinde-hand in making use of any opportunity finding the winde upon the sudden to veer about westerly drove in amongst the thickest of their Enemies with so much fury that the Dutch fearing to feed those that had so many times been food to them tacked about and with all the sail that possibly could be made steered their course for their own Coasts The English seeing their Enemies thus fly before them thought it not safe to pursue being neer the Flats and having great ships that drew much water Wherefore some small Frigats being sent to discover the Enemies course the rest cast Anchor in good Order to cast up accompts and see what was got or lost by this Adventure which proved in full to be thus Of the Dutch slain no certain ccount Dutch Prisoners in possession 1350 Captains captiv'd 6 Men of War taken 11 Sunk 6 Of the English Slain 120 Captains 1 Wounded 236 Ships lost or dis-abled 0 This inconsiderable loss on the English side being well recompensed with so considerable a Damage to the Dutch caused the two English Generals being no wayes dis-inabled by the fight to keep the Sea and resolve to follow the present advantage to the full therefore having new trimmed their torn sails and shatter'd Rigging they immediately made all the haste that could be to block up the Dutch Harbours letting Trump see that now his Bravadoes were transferred from the Downs to his own Doors and that the Fleet which a little before he thought good to send Hue and Cry after were now come to dare him upon his own Dunghil the English at Sea lying thus before the Texel Wielings and other Ports of Holland taking Prizes at pleasure General Cromwel at Land mean while prepares for a new Parliament in whose hands the Legislative Power of the Nation was to be put to that purpose persons being chosen by himself to the number of one hundred forty four out of the three Nations of England Scotland and Ireland they made their appearance at Westminster on July 4. 1653. the day prefixt in their Summons in the Council-Chamber at White-hall where General Cromwel being present attended by many Officers of the Army he made a short Speech which being ended by a Writing under his own hand and seal he impowered them to be the Supreme Authority and Governours of England Scotland and Ireland with all the Territories thereunto belonging and that any forty of them should be a Quorum sufficient to dispatch business make Laws and order all things as they should see good onely for their limitation the Instrument ordered their sitting not to exceed the third of November 1654. and that three months before their Dissolution they were to make choice of other persons to whom they were to deliver up their Powers Having delivered his Instrument to the Members the Lord General dismist them with a Benediction being very good at it wishing the Blessing of GOD might go along with them and their Counsels Immediately hereupon the Members adjourned to the old Parliament House where having first appointed Mr. Rouse to be Speaker a great debate arose among them what to call themselves whether a Parliament or something else at last it was carried in the affirmative That they were a Parliament in which name all Addresses to them were to be made Being thus settled they began though scarce pen feathered to soar high and at first dash to strike both at Law and Gospel But whilst these things were under debate John Liburn whose turbulent Spirit in the time of the Long Parliament had procured his Banishment presuming at this time to be again admitted into the Nation very confidently addrest himself to the Lord General craving his Protection But he knowing full well of what spirit John was would take no notice of him but left him to the Law by which he underwent a strict Trial and by the favour of his Jury was acquitted This man was ever observed to be of an ambitious minde alwayes affecting Popularity and therefore ever barking against the Higher Powers first against the Bishops then against the King next against the Parliament and indeed against every one that stood in his way Likewise so fickle in his own Principles that trundling from one Opinion to another he at last fell down into the sink of Quakerisme in which he died and was buried like himself being hurried along the streets from the Mouth neer Aldersgate by a confused medley of Levellers and Quakers But to Sea again The English Fleet having out-Trumped the Dutch and made their Neptune fly to Land for shelter they improved their advantage to the utmost by blocking up the Ports of Holland and Zealand so that not a ship durst pass in or out but was immediately made Prize Among those that were taken were two laden with great Guns one carrying one hundred sixty two the other one hundred ninety one These dayly losses filled the people with rage and madness seeing they were deprived of Traffick by which they chiefly subsisted and if that was obstructed nothing but a deep consumption would quickly follow The States General sitting at the Helm and foreseeing the sad consequence of the present War seriously debated which way to free themselves from that imminent danger that now hung over their heads To accomplish this there was but two wayes either by Force to repel Force or by Treaty to procure Peace To put both these in execution four Commissioners were dispatched away imediately for London to treat of a Reconciliation and in the mean time all imaginable preparations
importance and might much conduce to the taking in of Dunkirk it self as afterwards it proved The French and English having beleaguered this strong place did not lie long before they reduced it to a surrender upon Composition so that it was delivered up wholly into the possession of the English But presently after the French being withdrawn into winter-Quarters came a strong body of Spaniards and made a fierce Camisado upon the Fort hoping to give the English little joy in their new Conquest but it fell out quite otherwise for the assailants were stoutly repulsed and inforc't to flee having lost in the attempt several brave Commanders The Protectors forraign affairs standing in a posture answerable to his desires his domestick designes at the same time did likewise very well correspond thereunto for the Parliament having sate near nine Months had in this time past many Acts which crowned the Protectors hopes so fully that more could not have been desired by him nor well granted by them For first out of a deep sence of his loss should such a design as bold Syndercomb's take effect they made provisions for the security of his Highness Person wherein it was Enacted High Treason for any to attempt compass or imagine the Protectors death This Act having pared the claws of cholerick humours at home in three whoops more the Title of Charls Stuart c. was utterly defunct And besides this to answer the end for which they were called round sums of money were granted to carry on the Spanish War notwithstanding his Highness late Conquests in the Indies that so the Protector might with more facility bang the legs of that long-limb'd Enemy The Acts made for this purpose were these that follow  Per Mens An Act for an Assesment upon England for three Months at the rate of 60000 l. On Scotland for three Months at 05000 l. On Ireland for three Months at 05000 l. On England Scotland and Ireland for three years   England to pay 35000 l. Scotland 06000 l. Ireland 09000 l. An Act for continuing of Tunnage and Poundage   An Act for preventing the multiplicity of buildings in and about the Suburbs of London and within ten miles thereof a whole years Revenue to be presently payd for dwelling or out-Houses that had been reared upon new Foundations since the year 1620.   An Act for Excise of merchandize imported Hobby-Horses Childrens Rattles and old shirts not exempted   These with many more being at once presented to the Protector for his consent were by him passed at which time he made this short Speech to the Parliaments Speaker I perceive that among these many Acts of Parliament there hath been a very great care had by the Parliament to provide for the just and necessary support of the Commonwealth by these Bills for levying of money now brought to me which I have given my consent unto and understanding it hath been the practice of those who have been chief Governours to acknowledge with thanks to the Commons their care and regard of the Publike I do very heartily and thankefully acknowledge their kindness herein The Protectors thanks for this could do no less then animate the Parliament to compleat the great work they were about for settlement of the Nation This business had been dayly debated and was almost brought to perfection when on a sudden a Petition was ushered into the House by a worthy Citizen of London to have his Highness one Tittle higher in his Title Hereupon the great Machine of Englands Government called the Petition and Advice was hastened away to the Protectors view with a desire that his Highness would be pleased to magnifie himself with the Title of KING Alas what thing more averse to his nature could be presented to him then this It was not to sit in high places that made him undertake the Government but rather to be a Servant to his Countrey Monarchie he knew was as odious to the Army as according to the proverb comparisons among the people and therefore he could not look upon this otherways then as a Temptation to try the strength of his resolution against that which before had like to have wrackt the peoples Liberties which said he undoubtedly had fallen out had not he stept into the sea of bloud and with invincible Arms preserved the Ship of State from those Piratical inchroachers that were ready to board her Yet to do nothing unadvisedly nor without mature deliberation his Highness took time to return the Parliament this positive answer to their liquorish desire which he with much meekness gave them in the Painted Chamber in these words That he could not undertake the Government with the Title of King Upon this the Parliament voted that Protector should be the stile of the chief Magistrate All things being now brought to maturity in the Petition and Advice and nothing wanting to make it a Law but onely the Protectors condescention a Committee was sent to desire a Conference with his Highness which he granted and appointed the place of meeting to be in the Painted Chamber May 25. 1657. his Highness attended by his chief Officers came accordingly and there the Speaker Sir Thomas Widdrington presented him with the Parliaments Petition and Advice the substance whereof was as followeth 1. That his Highness under the Title of Lord Protector would be pleased to exercise the office of chief Magistrate over England c. and to govern according to all things in this Petition and Advice also that in his life-time he would appoint the Person that should succeed in the Government after his death 2. That he would call Parliaments consisting of two Houses once in three years at farthest 3. That those Persons who are legally chosen by a free election of the people to serve in Parliament may not be excluded from doing their duties but by consent of that House whereof they are Members 4. In the fourth was shewn the qualifications of Parliament-Members 5. In the fifth the Power of the other House 6. That the Lawes and Statutes of the Land be observed and kept and no Laws altered suspended abrogated repealed or new Law made but by Act of Parliament 7. For a constant yearly revenue ten hundred thousand pounds to be settled for maintenance of the Navy and Army and three hundred thousand pounds for support of the Government besides other temporary supplies as the Commons in Parliament shall see the necessities of the Nations to require 8. That the number of the Protectors Council shall not be above one and twenty whereof the Quorum to be seven and not under 9. The chief Officers of State as Chancellors Keepers of the great Seal c. to be approved of by Parliament 10. That his Highness would encourage a Godly Minstery in these Nations and that such as do revile or disturb them in the Worship of God may be punished according to Law and where the Lawes are defective new