appointed for the two Ministers to attend the Commoners Sir Peter Killegrew was sent with the Letters to the King and was to bring back a List of the King's Commissioners for the Treaty and of their Attendants An Ordinance read and referred to a Committee of the whole House for laying the Assessment for the Armies upon the several Counties They appointed a day to consider of the business of Dunnington Castle and the Earl of Manchester The Lord Savile Earl of Sussex the Lord Piercy and the Lord Andover were consined at Oxford The business of Dunnington Castle and of the Earl of Manchester was taken into consideration and a weeks time given for the Earl to be heard therein if he please An affront done to the Commissioners of Excise in Lancashire was referred to examination and the House resolved to be severe in upholding the power of the Commissioners The Sergeant at Arms was sent to apprehend one as a Delinquent for serving of a Sub poena upon a Member of the House of Commons Goring with his forces coming before Christ-church were beaten back by Major Lower and many of them killed The Commons proceeded in the business of the new Model of the Army and nominated Sir Tho. Fairfax to command in chief and Colonel Middleton Holborn Fortescue and Barkley tobe four of the Colonels Then they appointed a Committee to consider what honour should be conferred on the Earl of Essex for his fidelity and good services to the publick the like for Sir William Belfour and to settle the payment of their Arrears to such as should not be employed in the new establishment The Commons proceeded upon the Ordinance for the new Assesment Colonel Lambert was ordered to speed down into the North to take care of the forces there he being Commissary General of the Lord Fairfax his Army when Sir Thomas Fairfax should come up Colonel Holborn took in the King's Garrison at Sydenham-house and therein about 100 Prisoners and the High Sheriff of Somersetshire and ten Commissioners of Array and after that he fell upon the Lord Hopton's forces going to joyn with Greenvile took some hundreds of them and drove the rest to Bristol The King made Prince Maurice General of Worcester Hereford and Shropshire and some of his forces began to fortifie Cambden-house Letters from Secretary Nicholas intercepted gave no hopes of Peace upon the intended Treaty Sir Peter Killegrew returned from Oxford with the King's Answer concerning the Treaty and the names of the King's Commissioners with a Safe Conduct and Propositions from the King to be treated on The Safe Conduct was inclosed in a Letter from P. Rupert to the Earl of Essex and was to this effect CHARLES REX Charles by the Grace of God King of England Scotland France and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. To our Generals Lieutenants General Commanders in Chief Generals of Towns Colonels Lieutenants Colonels Captains Officers and Souldiers belonging to any of our Armies or Garrisons and to all other our Ministers and loving Subjects to whom these presents shall come Greeting Our Pleasure and Command is that every of you permit and suffer that Algernon Earl of Northumberland Philip Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery William Earl of Salisbury Bazil Earl of Denbigh Thomas Lord Viscount Wenman Denzil Hollis William Pierpoint Sir Henry Vane Junior Oliver St. John Bulstrode Whitelocke John Crew Edmond Prideaux for the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament of England at Westminster and John Earl of Loudoun Lord Chancellour of Scotland Archibald Marquess of Argile John Lord Maitland John Lord Balmerino Sir Archibald Johnston Sir Charles Erskin George Dundas Sir Jo. Smith Mr. Hugh Kenedy and Mr. Robert Berkley for the Estates of the Parliament of Scotland together with Mr. Alexander Henderson and their Retinue mentioned in a List annexed together with the Retinue of the Scottish Commissioners not exceeding in all the number of 108 persons together with their Horses Coaches and all other Accommodations for their Journey may repair to Uxbridge from London stay there and return at their pleasure and that they and any of them be permitted freely and as often as they shall please to go themselves or send any of their Retinue to and from Uxbridge and London without any let hinderance interruption or molestation whatsoever and to these our Commands we require your due obedience as you tender our service and will answer the contrary at your utmost perils Given under our Signet at our Court at Oxford the 21. day of January 1644. By His Majestie 's Command Edw. Nicholas The King's Propositions were Signed likewise Edw. Nicholas The Names of the King's Commissioners appointed for the Treaty for whom Prince Rupert desired a Safe Conduct from the Parliament were these The Duke of Richmond Marquess Hertford Earl of Southampton Earl of Kingston Earl of Chichester Lord Seymour Lord Hatton Lord Capel Lord Culpepper Sir Orlando Bridgman Sir Edward Nicholas Secretary Sir Edward Hyde Sir Richard Lane Sir Thomas Gardiner Mr. John Ashburnham Mr. Geoffrey Palmer with Dr. Stewart Dr. Laney Dr. Shelden and their Attendants in all to the number of 108. They were to meet with the Parliaments Commissioners on Wednesday the 29. of January at Vxbridge upon the Treaty for Peace The States Ambassadours were satisfied with the Answer of the Parliament to their Papers and said they would acquaint the States therewith expressing their good affections to the Parliament The Commons in a grand Committee further debated the Ordinance for new Modelling the Army and inserted therein the names of Sir Thomas Fairfax and of Major General Skippon They proceeded upon the Directory for Church Government and voted that several Congregations be under one Classis and that the Church be governed by Congregational Classical Synodical Assemblies and that there shall be one at least in every particular Congregation to labour in the word and doctrine Both Houses referred the Papers of the Treaty to the Committee of both Kingdoms to consider what is fit to be done and ordered that the Ministers in their several Congregations on the next Wednesday the day of the publick Fast and of the beginning of the Treaty should pray to God for his blessing upon it Both Houses ordered that the Lord Macquire should come to his Trial in the King 's Bench. A difference was between the two Houses touching the Safe Conduct for the King's Commissioners the Committee of both Kingdoms having altered some of their Titles given them by the King since the Great Seal was carried away from the Parliament as the Earl of Chichester they called Lord Dunsmore Lord Culpepper Sir John Culpepper Lord Hatton Sir Christopher Hatton and the new made Knights they called Mr. Hyde Mr. Lane and Mr. Bridgeman The Lords gave their Reasons why the new Titles should be given in the Safe Conduct the Commons gave Reasons against it as contrary to one of their Propositions and at length the Titles were agreed to be
Missive from the Lord Keeper signifying his Majesties Pleasure that he should forbear coming to the Parliament which how far it might Trench upon the Liberty and Safety of the Peers was too high a Point for him but he submits it to the Lords and Prays that he may Answer for himself and sends with his Petition a Copy of the Lord Keepers Letter and his Answer to it Hereupon the Lord Keeper delivered a Message to the Lords from the King Accusing Bristol of undutifulness disrespect and Scandal to the King and desires he may be sent for as a Delinquent to answer his Offences in Spain and since and for Scandalizing the Duke The Martial of Middlesex by Petition showed to the Commons That he by Warrant searched in the Clink Prison and was resisted but found there Four Priests and their Altars Crucifixes Books Papers c. That the Priests giving notice hereof to the Archbishop before they had done a Warrant came from the Arch-bishop and Mr. Attourney that they should not search any further nor remove any thing from thence The Arch-bishop said That the searching for those Priests was a Design of the Jesuits to take the Priests and send them to Rome to be put to Death for Writing in Defence of the Oath of Allegiance The Commons caused every Member of their House in his Place to make a particular Protestation Whether they heard Mr. Coke speak the Words charged upon him or not And every one denyed the hearing of those Words spoken by Mr. Coke After which the Commons presented a Remonstrance to the King in Answer to his and the Lord Keepers Speech denying the Words to be spoken by Mr. Coke and excusing Dr. Turner and avowing their Proceedings against the Duke or any other Subject and Pray the King not to give Ear to Officious Reports of private Persons for their own Ends. The King Chargeth the Bishops in the Case of the Duke and Bristol to follow only Proofs and not Rumours The Commons sent to the Duke That they were passing of Articles against him to which he might Answer if he pleased but he acquainting the Lords therewith they would not permit it Bristol was brought to the Bar by the Lords Order and Articles Exhibited against him of High-Treason and other Crimes in the Name of the Attorney General I. That he Traiterously assured King James That the Emperour and King of Spain would restore the Palatinate and that the King of Spain would consent to the Match with our Prince which they never intended and that was known to Bristol who delayed the Treaty II. He did not Execute the Commands of the King nor put the King of Spain to a punctual Answer to the detriment of our King and his Allies III. That he perswaded King James not to break with Spain IV. That he said he cared not what the Success of the Treaty would be but he would make his Fortune thereby V. That he intended to Introduce Popery here and perswaded King James to grant a Tolleration thereof VI. That he occasioned the Princes Journey into Spain to his great hazard VII That in Spain he perswaded the Prince to change his Religion Anno 1626 VIII To the same purpose IX That he perswaded that the Prince Electors eldest Son should be bred up in the Emperours Court. X. That he would have dispatched the Disponsaries notwithstanding the Princes Commands to the contrary if Extraordinary diligence had not prevented it XI His Contemptuous and Scandalous Petition to the Lords House After this Bristol presented Articles against the Duke which were received and Mr. Atturney being asked by the Earl for a Relator said That the King had Commanded it Bristol replyed That he would not contend with his Soveraign but that it might be of dangerous Consequence If the King should be Accuser Judge Witnesses and have the Confiscation He desires that the Lord Conway might not meddle and that he might have the use of certain Papers which was granted him After which he proceeded to a large Declaration of the whole business between the Duke and him and laid it home upon the Duke with an implication that shortly after the probability of his being restored to King James his Favour the King sickned and Dyed having suffered much and to his dying Day Reputed and said That Bristol was an honest man Then he set forth the business of his Writ and the Prohibition of him to Sit and that after he had Accused the Duke the Articles of High Treason were Exhibited against him yet the Duke is in Favour and Sits as a Peer and he is a Prisoner The Articles Preferred by Bristol against the Duke were I. That he Plotted with Gondimer to bring the Prince into Spain to change his Religion II. That Porter was sent into Spain for this End III. That in Spain The Duke absented from Service in Bristols House and frequented the Popish Service and Adored their Sacrament and conformed to their Rites IV. That he procured King James to Write a Letter to the Pope for the Dispensation and to stile him Sanctissime Pater V. That the Pope sent a Bull to the Duke to incourage him in the perversion of the Prince VI. That by his behaviour in Spain he so incensed that King and his Ministers as they would admit of no dealing with him and that he brake that Match out of his particular Ends and Indignation VII That he made use of the Princes Letters to his own Ends and concealed divers great things from him VIII That as he had abused the King so he abused both Houses by a sinister Relation of those Affairs Car. 2 IX The Scandal of his Personal Behaviour in Spain and procuring favours for unworthy persons there for hire of his Lust X. That he hath been the great Cause of the Ruine of the Prince Palatine XI That he had wrong'd Bristol in his Relations to the Parliament in his honour and Liberty XII That Bristol revealed these Matters to the late King who said he would hear him against the Duke which the Duke heard and not long after the King Sickn'd and Died. The Earl also Exhibited divers Articles against the Lord Conway as the Dukes Creature and unfit to be one of his Judges and the particular injuries he did to Bristol The Lords did not Commit the Earl and Ordered the Articles against him to be First heard and then his against the Duke yet saving his Testimony against the Duke The King took in highly with the Duke and would have removed the Earl from the Lords House into the Kings Bench but the Lords would not permit it In this Parliament were several Resolutions touching Tryals there which are faithfully Collected by Rushworth pag. 271 272. They Ordered That no Peer should have above Two Proxies Bristol delivered in his Answer to the Charge against him and made a Speech of Introduction to clear the Objections of his ill Affection to Religion and his too
much Affection to Spain and made a short History of his Life and Negotiations With his Answer he produceth several Letters of Thanks for his Care First in the business of the Palatinate and then Answers punctually to every Article touching the Match with Spain and produceth the Declaration for Priviledge to the Roman Catholicks little less than a Toleration And he laid much Blame on the Advisers of the Princes journey to Spain and sets forth his own Care and Industry to hinder the Dukes designs then of perswading the Prince to change his Religion and that the Duke never perswaded or advised the Prince to be constant in the Protestant Profession He confesseth that in Discourse he delivered his Opinion for the Match of the Palzgraves Son with the Emperours Daughter so that the Son if he were bred in the Emperours Court might have Protestant Tutors and freedom of Religion for him and his Family He Justifies the performance of his Instructions in every point and declares the advantages of that Match with Spain He avowes his former Petition not to be Scandalous That he intends nothing but Honour and Service to the King and humbly submits all to the judgment of the Lords At a Conference with the Lords The Commons sent up an Impeachment against the Duke of Bucks managed by Eight of their Members Sir Dudley Digges made an Eloquent Introduction comparing England to the World The Commons to the Earth and Sea the King to the Sun The Lords to the Planets The Clergy to the Fire The Judges and Magistrates to the Air The Duke of Bucks to a Blazing Star The Articles were I. The Sale of Offices and multiplicity of great Offices in the Duke II. His buying the Office of Admiral from the Earl of Nottingham and procuring the King to give satisfaction to the Earl for it III. The like for the Offices of Warden of the Cinque Ports and Constable of Dover IV. The neglect of the Duty and Trust of his Office of Admiral whereby Pirates infested our Coasts and Trade decayed These were aggravated by Mr. Herbert V. Touching the Ship Peter of New Haven which being brought in some of her Goods and Jewels to the value of Twenty thousand pound were taken out of her and delivered to a Servant of the Duke and after an Order to Release the Ship yet the Duke kept the Goods and stayed the Ship still and thereupon our Merchants Goods were seised upon in France Selden Inlarged upon this Article and the prejudice of not Guarding the Seas and the Kings Right therein VI. His Extorting of Ten thousand pound from the East India Merchants by staying of their Ships VII His procuring the Ship Van-guard and Six Merchants Ships to be put into the hands of the French King and compelling the Owners to it which Ships were imployed by the French King VIII That these Ships to his Knowledge were to be used against Rochel These Articles were aggravated by Glanvil IX Sale of Honours procured by him and for his profit and the Lord Roberts threatned if he did not give Ten thousand pound to the Duke for his Title which he did give X. He sold the Office of Treasurer to the Lord Manchester for Twenty thousand pound and the Office of Master of the Wards to Sir Lionel Cranfield for Six thousand pound XI His procuring Titles of Honour for his Kindred and Allies and Pensions from the King to support their Titles These were aggravated by Mr. Pym. XII His Imbeziling the Kings Money and procuring Grants to himself of Crown Lands of a great value Upon this Mr. Sherland Inlarged and computed the Sums of his Gifts to Two hundred eighty four thousand three hundred ninety five pounds XIII The Plaister and Potions which the Duke caused to be given to King James in his Sickness a Transcendent Presumption of a Dangerous Consequence This was aggravated by Mr. Wandsford and Sir John Elliot made the Epilogue to the Impeachment Sir Dudley Diggs and Sir John Elliot were Committed to the Tower and the King came to the Lords House and told them of it And that he could clear Bucks of every one of the Matters whereof he was accused The Commons by Message to the Lords desire the Duke may be Committed and the Duke in the Lords House desires that his Tryal may be hastened The Commons upon Commitment of their Members caused the Door of the House to be shut and would not proceed in any other Business till they were righted in their Liberties Whereupon Sir Dudley Charleton in a Speech told them That in other Countries particularly in France they had formerly Parliaments as we have but when their Parliamentary Liberty was turned into Tumultuary Licence and their Kings found how those Councills indeavoured to curb them They took away and abolished those Parliaments and now the Common People wanting good Food looked more like Ghosts than Men and went in Canvas Clothes and Wooden Shoes At these Words the House cryed out To the Bar to the Bar and his Friends and Explanations had much a do to keep him from being brought upon his Knees to the Bar for his Speech But he went on and told the House That Sir Dudley Diggs in his Prologue to the Dukes Impeachment speaking of the Plaister applyed to King James said That he did forbear to speak further in regard of the Kings honour which his Majesty conceives to be to his dishonour and that Sir John Elliot was so uncivil and bitter against the Duke in his Epilogue That the King thought fit to Commit them both Hereupon every Member of the House made severally a Protestation That he did not give any consent that Sir Dudley Diggs should speak the words charged upon him Sir Dudley Digges being released out of Prison protested that he never spake those words and the King was satisfied that he did not but the Duke moved That every Lord might produce his Notes at the Conference and at length Thirty six of the Lords made a voluntary Protestation That they did not hear Sir Dudley Diggs speak those words at the Conference Not long after Sir John Elliot was Released who excused and Justified the passages of his Speech objected against him and by Vote the House Justified him and Sir Dudley Diggs and all the rest of the Managers of the Impeachment The Lords were Discontented at the Commitment of the Earl of Arundel about his Sons Marriage with the Duke of Lenox his Sister and with breaches of their Priviledges and upon the Release of Sir Dudley Diggs and Sir John Elliot The Lords Petitioned the King for the Earl of Arundells Release The King sent a Message That he was Committed for Personal Misdemeanours against the King and not for any matters of Parliament The Earl of Arundel had five Proxies which were lost by his Imprisonment and no President was found of any Peer Committed Sitting the Parliament except that of the Bishop of Winchester in Edward the Thirds
very earnest for Strafford's coming up to the Parliament for which he laid his commands upon him and told him that as he was King of England he was able to secure him from any danger and that the Parliament should not touch one hair of his head The Earl thank'd His Majesty but replyed that if there should fall out a difference between His Majesty and his Parliament concerning him that it would be a great disturbance to His Majestie 's affairs and that he had rather suffer himself than that the King's affairs should in any measure suffer by reason of his particular The King remained unalterable in his resolution concerning Strafford's coming up to the Parliament saying that he could not want his advice in the great transactions which were like to be in this Parliament and in obedience to his Commands the Earl came up to London The King in His speech to both Houses had told them that he was resolved to put himself freely upon the love and affections of His English Subjects He told them the wants of his own Army The Calamities of the Northern Countries where both Armies lay and freely leaves it to them where to begin promiseth Redress of Greivances and desires that all suspition of one another may be layd aside Some exception being taken that in his Speech he called the Scots Rebels He after explains and Justifies in his speech to the Lords The first week was spent in naming general Committees and establishing them and receiving a great many Petitions both from particular persons and some from multitudes and brought by troups of horsemen from several Counties craving redress of Grievances and of Exorbitances both in Church and State Many were inlarged out of Prison to make their complaints Prynne Burton Bastwick and others Many smart speeches were made in the House of Commons touching grievances which Mr. Pym divided into three heads 1. Against Privilege of Parliament 2. Prejudice of Religion 3. Liberty of the Subject Under the first head were reckoned 1. Restraining the Members of Parliament from speaking 2. Forbidding the Speaker to put a question 3. Imprisoning divers Members for matters done in Parliament 4. By Proceedings against them therefore in Inferiour Courts 5. Injoyning their good behaviour and continuance in prison even unto death 6. Abrupt dissolutions of Parliament Under the second head of Religion were mentioned 1. The suspension of Laws against them of the popish Religion Laws and Oaths will not restrain them the Pope dispenceth with all 2. Their places of trust and honour in the Common wealth 3. Their free Resort to London and to the Court to communicate their Councils and designs 4. As they have a College in Rome for the Pope's authority in England so they have a Nuntio here to execute it Under Innovations of Religion were brought in 1. Maintenance of Popish Tenets in Books Sermons and Disputes 2. Practice of Popish Ceremonies countenanced and enjoyed as Altars Images Crucifixes Bowings 3. Discouragement of Protestants by rigid Prosecution of the scrupulous for things indifferent no vice made so great as Inconformity 4. Incroachment of Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction 1. In fining and imprisoning without Law 2. Challenging their Jurisdiction to be appropriate to their order Jure Divino 3. Contriving and publishing new Orders of Visitation in force as of Canons the boldness of Bishops and all their subordinate Officers and Officiales Under the third head the Grievances 1. By Tunnage and Poundage unduly taken 2. Composition for Knighthood 3. The unparalell'd greivance of Shipmoney 4. Enlargment of the Forests beyond the due bounds 5. Selling of Nusances by compounding for them 6. The Commission for building 7. The Commission for Depopulations 8. Vnlawful military charges by warrant of the King Letters of the Council and Orders of the Lieutenants of the Counties and their Deputies 9. Extrajudicial Declarations of Judges without hearing Council or Arguments 10. Monopolies countenanced by the Council Table and Justices of the Peace required to assist them 11. The Star Chamber Court 12. The King's Edicts and Proclamations lately used for maintaining Monopolies 13. The ambitions and corrupt Clergy preaching divine authority and absolute power in Kings to doe what they will 14. The Intermission of Parliaments The Lord Digby mentioned the late Benevolence and the New canon Oath which he called a Covenant against the King for Bishops and the Scots Covenant is against the King and Bishops Many other Speeches were made by several Members all of them to the same Effect touching grievances The King made the Lord Cottington Constable of the Tower of London and placed there a Garrison of 400 men to keep the City from Tumults But the House of Commons and others without much unsatisfied thereat the King took off the Garrison and Commission of Constable and left the command of it to a Lieutenant as before Upon the extraordinary confluence of Popish Recusants to London the King sent a Message to the Parliament that by Proclamation they should be removed to their places of abode and disarmed The House of Commons ordered that all Projectors and unlawful Monopolists be disabled to sit in the House and many members thereupon withdrew themselves and new Elections were made in their Rooms Complaint was made to the Lords House of breach of their Privilege by search of the Pockets Cabinets and Studies of the Earl of Warwick and the Lord Brooke upon the dissolving of the last Parliament Sir William Beecher one of the Clerks of the Council who did it upon command of the Secretaries of State was committed to the Fleet. The House of Commons sent up a Message to the Lords by Mr. Pym The impeachment of the Earl of Strafford of high treason upon which the Earl was committed to the black Rod and Sir George Ratcliffe his confederate was sent for out of Ireland by a Serjeant at Armes The two Armies lay a heavy burden on the Counties where they quartered to ease which the Parliament borrowed 100000 l. of the City of London Upon suit of the Lords to the King the Bishop of Lincoln was released out of the Tower The Earl of Strafford moved that he might be bayled by divers Lords who offered to be Sureties for him which was denied but a Council and a Sollicitor were assigned to him In the house there fell out a Debate touching the writs of Habeas corpus upon which Selden and the rest of his fellow prisoners demanded to be bayled and the Judges of the King's Bench did not bayle them as by Law they ought but required of them Sureties for their good behaviours This was so far aggravated by some that they moved the Prisoners might have Reparation out of the Estates of those Judges who then sate in the King's Bench when they were remanded to prison which Judges they named to be Hyde Jones and Whitelocke as for Judge Crooke who was one of that Court they excused him as differing
to give any satisfaction they could to the Committee or to any particular Gentleman but they hoped that they should not be examined upon this as a charge against them which was not allowed to be so by the House Which after some debate seemed to be admitted and that in general they should be heard in this business by the Committee which they themselves freely offered The Lord Savile insisted upon a Letter from Mr. Hollis to the Duke of Richmond in a correspondence with his Grace but that did not touch Whitelocke nor did he prove by the Letter a Correspondence by Mr. Hollis but by some circumstances raised jealousies of it in some of their minds who were not Friends Nor could his Lordship prove any thing of his Information That they distinguished the parties among them in the Parliament into the Presbyterian and the Independent parties the Earl of Essex and the Scots as the Heads of the Presbyterians and the other party being the Independent party to be averse to peace but the Earl of Essex and his party of which Mr. Hollis and Mr. Whitelocke were to be the friends to peace Which words were denied by them The Committee adjourned to the next day and nothing was further done at this meeting 8. An Ordinance for regulating the University of Cambridge read the first and second time Order for Money for the Lord Fairfax his Forces and for the other Northern Forces of that Association An Ordinance sent to the Lords for levying 12000 l. in the Eastern Association Upon Letters from General Leven care was taken for Money for his Army Order for 2000 pair of Shoes and 2000 pair of Stockings for Sir Thomas Fairfax his Foot-souldiers A Souldier of Sir Thomas Fairfax was hanged for running away from his Colours and a Dragooner hanged for robbing a Countryman upon the High-way some few of his men staying behind at a Fair were surprized by the King's Forces from the Devizes Agents came from the Clubmen in Dorsetshire to Sir Thomas Fairfax desiring his Pass for their Commissioners to go to the King and others to the Parliament with their Proposals for a new Treaty of Peace and for a Cessation of Arms in the mean time and for the Towns and Garrisons of Dorset-shire and Wiltshire in the mean time to be put in their hands To this Sir Thomas Fairfax gave an Answer in writing That he could not allow of their Demands nor be an Instrument to convey them to the Parliament because by the Cessation of Arms and the Garrisons to be put into their hands the Parliament should be disabled to carry on the War in their own defence until a firm Peace might be settled which he and his Army desired as much as any and was the end of this War That he would undertake that the Army under his command should not injure the Country whereof they already had some experience and thus he dismissed the Clubmen's Agents The Governour of Lyme had an Encounter with some of them and killed about 50 of them led by one of Goring's Officers Colonel Fleetwood with a Party of 200 Horse and Dragoons was sent to follow the Rere of Goring whose Forces hasted away and they took only about 10 Prisoners Sir Charles Lucas with a party from Barkley Castle fell upon the quarters of some of the Parliaments Forces who received them and routed the whole party killed 16 wounded many took 38 Prisoners In the Afternoon Hollis and Whitelocke attended the Committee for the Lord Savile's business which was very full And many were there to promote the design of ruining them and to preserve them there were Mr. Recorder Glyn Sir Philip Stapleton Sir William Lewys and many other noble Gentlemen constantly attending upon this Great Committee The Lord Savile was again brought in to the Committee and as before he justified the Paper and that in the King's Answer to the Propositions there were divers expressions and words the same with those in the Paper which Mr. Hollis and Mr. Whitelocke did give to the Earl of Lindsey at Oxford Being again shewed his Paper and demanded by the Committee to say in particular what were the same words he intended he desired to see the King's Answer which was delivered to him and he comparing their Paper and the King's Answer together observed several expressions and words in their Paper to be the same with expressions and words in the King's Paper and did particularly set forth which they were Mr. Recorder asked If it were proved that Mr. Hollis and Mr. Whitelocke did give in a Paper at Oxford which had in it those words and expressions which the Lord Savile noted to be in the King's Answer That he had not heard any such thing proved and then he thought the Observations of the Lord Savile upon the King's Answer to be to little purpose Others disired to know how the Lord Savile being in those secret Councils at Oxford should become so well affected as he pretended himself to be to the Parliament He answered That he was Impeached at Oxford for something that he spoke at those Meetings with Mr. Hollis and Mr. Whitelocke and that they met more than once at the Earl of Lindsey's Chamber To which they made no answer Then the Lord Savile desired that Mr. Hollis would produce a Letter which he brought to him from the Duke of Richmond from Oxford by which he believed much of this business would appear But it was returned upon the Lord Savile that even then when he came into the Parliament he confessed he was imployed to bring Letters and a correspondence from the Parliaments Enemies to this place Mr. Hollis said little to this Letter and I suppose and partly know that such a Letter was delivered to him by the Lord Savile from the Duke of Richmond Mr. Gourdon at this Committee acknowledgeth that the Letter and Paper was brought to him by the Lady Temple who was the Messenger and Agent of the Lord Savile and that the Lord Say was acquainted with it before the Letter was delivered and that Sir Nathaniel Barnadiston and Sir Henry Vane jun. were likewise acquainted with it and wished him to offer the Letter That he said the House would be in a grand Committee and then he could not offer the Letter They replyed that they would call the Speaker to the Chair purposely to receive the Letter That none but these knew Mr. Hollis and Mr. Whitelocke to be the persons charged with having Intelligence with the King's Party but only he told others in the general That he had an Impeachment to deliver against two Members of the House but did not name them to any others 9. Order for a Letter of Thanks to Coventry for sending plenty of Provisions to Sir Thomas Fairfax his Army Much time was spent about Ordinances for raising Money for the Scots Army 10. The Sheriffs and divers of the Militia of London and of the adjacent Counties
those parts referred to the Committee of both Kingdoms Orders for preserving the three Counties by Forces to be sent thither against this design of the Kings Forces 24. The House gave answer to the Scots Papers touching Payment of their Army and Propositions for Peace in an effectual way the Chancellor of Scotland being to carry those Answers with him to the Parliament of Scotland now Sitting Debate touching Church-matters Orders touching relief of Widows who lost their Husbands in the War An Ordinance passed for further Relief of maimed Soldiers and for regulating misimployments of Hospitals An Ordinance passed for disabling Heath Crawley Forrester Weston and Mallet from being Judges as though they were dead Letters from C. G. Pointz certified the taking of Belvoir Stable and outworks by Storm with the loss of forty men by reason whereof and of the provoking Answer of Sir Jervas Lucas to the Summons calling the Parliament Forces Rebels they gave no Quarter to eighty of the Kings men in those outworks 25. Debate about propositions for Peace and care taken for provision for maimed Soldiers Widows and Orphans of Soldiers and for payment of the debts of the Kingdom Orders for supplys for the Garrison of Plymouth An Ordinance passed for a new Excise upon several Commodities not before excised the Money to go to the Payment of Artificers to whom the Parliament was indebted Divers of Worcester-shire under Mr. Dingley their Leader declared for the Parliament and complained of the Insolencies and Injuries by the Garrison of Worcester A Coppy of a Warrant from Col. Bard the Governor to the Constables for Contribution was sent up wherein was this expression Know that unless you bring in to me at a Day and House in Worcester the Monthly contribution for six Months you are to expect an Unsanctified Troop of Horse among you from whom if you hide your selves they shall fire your Houses without mercy hang up your bodies where ever they find them and Scare your Ghosts c. A Party of Foot under Captain Moor and an hundred and fifty Glocester Horse routed a party of two hundred of the Kings Horse at Lech-lade killed Mr. Duet a French-man two Captains and twenty others took thirty Prisoners Horse and Arms. 27. Debate about Propositions for Peace They concurred with the Lords for appointing a day of Humiliation for the Eastern Association and in a Declaration and Letters to be sent to Scotland and referring to the Committee of the Admiralty a Letter from the Governour of Flanders and appointing Doctor Walker to be Advocate of the Admiralty The Lord Byron Governor of Chester came to a treaty with Sir William Brereton but stood upon very high terms An Embassador from the Emperor of Russia came to London 28. The Lords debated the Ordinance for setling Bristol The Commons debated the business of the Church and passed a further Declaration for Suing out of Liveries and compounding for Wardships Reference to a Committee to consider of a Recompence to the Lord Roberts for his good Service and order for two thousand pound to be paid to him in part of his Arrears The Kings Forces plundred cruelly about Bedfordshire and fired part of the Town of Woburne 29. Debate of the Propositions of Peace Orders for four pound a week for divers Members of the House whose Estates were in the Kings Power Debate about the Excise Most of the Gentry in Newarke left the Town unwilling to indure a Siege Sir John Holland came into the House after Dinner with Mr. Recorder and others of that Gang. December 1645. Car. 21 1. Debate about the Propositions for Peace and therein voted that Sir T. F. be made a Baron and five thousand pound a year setled on him and his Father to be made an Earl That Lord General Cromwel be made a Baron and to have two thousand five hundred pounds per Annum That the Earls of Northumberland Essex Warwick and Pembroke be made Dukes and the Earls of Salisbury and Manchester to be made Marquesses That the Lord Roberts Lord Say Lord Willowby of Parham Lord Wharton and Lord Howard be made Earls That Mr. Hollis be made a Viscount That Sir William Waller be made a Baron and to have two thousand five hundred pounds per An. Sir Arthur Hazelrigge to be a Baron and to have two thousand pound per An. Sir Henry Vane Senior to be a Baron Sir Philip Stapleton to be a Baron and to have two thousand pound per an Sir William Brereton to have one thousand five hundred pound per An. Major General Skippon to have a thousand pound per An. A Committee named to consider of matter of Priviledge of the Members and to examine any complaints of Bribery c. against any Members c. The Anti-Parliament at Oxford voted against the Directory and for the Common Prayer Intercepted Letters of the King to Pr. Rupert expressed little forwardness to Peace 2. Proceedings about Propositions of Peace Letters from G. Leven dated two miles from Newarke desiring Money and Cloaths for his Army whereof present care was taken by the House and both Houses agreed that G. Leven should Command in Chief all the Forces both English and Scotch at the Siege of Newarke Ordinances passed for the settlement of the Government of Bristol The Scots took a Fort of the Enemy at Muschampe Bridge and so blocked up Newarke on the North and Lievetenant General Pointz Col. Rossiter and others on the South side of it Col. Ireton and Col. Whaley with two Regiments of Horse sent by Sir T. F. into Bucks to stop the Incursions of the Kings Forces 3. Debate about the Church-business Part of the Propositions for Peace sent up to the Lords for their concurrence New High-Sherriffs named The return of Mr. Sandford to be Burgess for Cockermouth in Cumberland voted to be void because the Precept and Indentures were not returned 4. Debate about the Propositions touching the Militia of London Order for one hundred pounds for Doctor Twisse Prolocutor of the Assembly of Divines Ordinance passed for Money for Munster in Ireland and another for the Assembly to meet daily and proceed upon the Catechisme A Petition of the Hartford shire men touching Tythes laid aside 5. Debate about the Church-business Orders for new Elections A Petition and Declaration of the County of Brecknock was read of their resolutions to comply with and wholly to submit to the Commands of the Parliament A Committee appointed to draw an answer to it of granting their desires accepting their submission and commending their Resolutions A Committee of both Houses named to reside in the Scots Army before Newarke Ordinance passed for renewing the Power of Martial Law in Kent A Pass for Sir H. Bruce to go beyond Sea and order for a new High-Sheriff of Suffolk and for three hundred pound to Mr. Hancock in part of his Arrears Order for paying the disbursments of the Commissioners that went to
liable to Taxes Notwithstanding the Ordinance yet generally this day in London the Shops were shut up and the day observed 26. from the Leaguer before Newarke Intelligence came that the Garrison made many Sallys out and were beaten back again at one time nine of them taken and at another time two hundred of them Sallying out upon Col. Rossiters Quarters were repulsed and followed to their Reserve many wounded some slain and among them Col. Leake Son to the Lord Deincourt The House voted that Parliament men who were only Lodgers and attending the Parliament should not be rated in London to the Assessment 27. Reference to a Committee of the Petition of the Gold Wyre-drawers and Refiners against the Excise on those things An Ordinance sent to the Lords for Money for the Forces before Chester Days appointed as formerly for debate of the business of the Church Order for the Benchers of the Middle Temple to call Baron Tomlins to the Bench. A Party of Sir Tho. Fairfax's Army took in Cataline house near Exeter and therein thirty Horse and Prisoners with Arms. Letters informed the Surrender of Skipton Castle to the Parliaments Forces upon Articles A Trumpet came to Town from Oxford with Letters from his Majesty to the Speaker of the House of Peers about a Treaty for Peace 29. Votes for Recruits Arms and Money for Sir Tho. Fairfax's Army Ordinances agreed on that impressed Soldiers be punished if they run away from their Colours that Parks shall be liable to assessments and Officers likewise and about Provisions for the Navy and next Summers Fleet and for Money for the Waggoners all sent up to the Lords The Kings Letters which came by the Trumpet the other day were read in both Houses and were to this effect That his Majesty conceiving that by Reason of the want of Power conferred upon Messengers the former Treaties have not proved effectual He therefore propounds That if he may have the engagement of both Houses of Parliament the Commissioners of the Parliament of Scotland The Lord Mayor Aldermen Common-Council and Militia of London the Commander in Chief of Sir Tho. Fairfax's Army as also the Scots Army for his free and safe coming to abide in London or Westminster with three hundred followers for forty days and after that time for his free and safe return to Oxford Worcester or Newarke which he shall name And that he doth propound to have a personal Treaty with the Houses of Parliament at Westminster and the Commissioners of Scotland on all matters that may conduce to the restoring of Peace He declares That he is willing to commit the trust of the Militia for such time and with such power as is expressed by his Commissioners at Vxbridge to these Persons viz. The Lord Privy Seal the Duke of Richmond Marquess Hertford Marquess Dorchester Earl of Dorset Lord Chamberlain Earl of Northumberland Earl of Essex Earl of Southampton Earl of Pembroke Earl of Salisbury Earl of Manchester Earl of Warwick Earl of Denbigh Earl of Chichester Lord Say Lord Seymour Lord Lucas Lord Leppington Mr. Pierepont Mr. Hollis Mr. De-la-ware Mr. Spencer Sir Tho. Fairfax Mr. John Ashburnham Sir Gervase Clifton Sir Hen. Vane Jun. Mr. Robert Wallop Mr. Tho. Chichely Mr. Oliver Cromwel and Mr. Phil. Skippon If these Persons do not satisfie he offers to name one half and the Parliament to name the other half A day set to debate upon this Letter A Party of Sir Tho. Fairfax's Army took in Ashton House and the Kings Forces in the West drew together designing to Relieve Exeter Col. Sir John Digby for the King attempted to gain Plymouth by Treachery and offered a great sum of Money to Col. Kerre the Governor for that end but he refused it and the Agent was hanged by Martial Law 30. Debate about the Kings Letter and the House adhered to their former Votes and to have no Treaty but to proceed upon the propositions for Peace to be sent to the King by way of Bills and that the Militia should remain in the hands of both Houses of Parliament as now it was They referred it to the Committee of both Kingdoms and the Scots Commissioners to draw up an Answer accordingly and desired the Lords concurrence therein Sir Peter Killegrew came from Oxford with an Answer from the King to the Parliaments last Letter to his Majesty and this was to the like effect of desires of Peace adding that the King would consent to any necessary course for the payment of the debts of the Kingdom particularly to the City of London and to the Kingdom of Scotland This Letter was referred to the Committee of both Kingdoms An Ordinance read giving power to the Militia of London to provide for the safety of the City and adjacent parts upon the present flocking of Malignants to London and to search for them and expell them the City Orders for strict Guards and persons to examine all Passes Orders for new Elections 31. The day of the publick Monthly Fast after the last Sermon about forty of the new Elected Members took the Covenant The House ordered Mr. Strong one of this days Preachers to be added to the Assembly of Divines and ordered an hundred pounds for Mr. Reynolds January 1645. January 1. The House proceeded upon the propositions for Peace An Ordinance brought in for Martial Law to be executed in London Differences among the Inhabitants of Somerset-shire referred to a Committee Orders for new Elections of Members Referred to the Committee of both Kingdoms to dispose of the Scots Horse that lye upon the Borders of York shire and Derby-shire for the advantage of the publick Order for a Letter of thanks to Col. Kerre for his Fidelity and five hundred pounds to be bestowed on him Prince Rupert and his Company were again received into favour at Oxford A Party of the Kings from Ashby took the Minister of Morley and of other Towns and carried them away Prisoners but Sir John Gell rescued them slew five and took others of the Enemy Prisoners 2. Debate of the business of the Church and a day of Humiliation appointed to seek God for his Blessing and direction to the Parliament and Assembly about the setling the business of the Church the Members of the House ordered to attend and not to be absent that day Letters from Sir Tho. Fairfax informed that some Skirmishes had been between his Forces and the Enemy about Chadsey house wherein he lost Mr. Barrington and a Corporal 3. Proceedings upon the Propositions for Peace in a grand Committee Letters from Sir Tho. Fairfax certified That the Kings Forces in a great Body advanced near Exeter that he drew out to fight them which they perceiving retreated to a place of advantage that Sir Tho. Fairfax could not fight them but he sent two Brigades after them one of them to lie on the right and the other on the left hand of them That a Party of them advancing
from the English Forces The Commissioners of Parliament arrived with the propositions for Peace at New-Castle and were visited the same day by General Leven and the King appointed them to present the propostions the next day A List was sent up to the Parliament of those that marched sorth of Worcester upon the rendition of it The Earl of Shrewsbury Lord Talbot Lord Brereton sixteen Knights forty four Equires eleven Colonels nine Lieutenant Colonels fifteen Majors seventy Captains forty nine Lieutenants twenty four Ensigns of Horse forty Ensigns of Foot one Bishop many Doctors and Clergymen and many Ladies They left there twenty eight pieces of Cannon six Drakes and sling-pieces Arms three thousand Provisions for six months and Ammunition 28. Every Friday ordered for Debate how the Gospel might be Preached in some dark places of this Kingdom Letters from Sir Tho. Fairfax of the Particulars of the Surrender of Wallingford and the House approved Adjutant Evelin to be Governor there who was nominated by the General Order for imployment of the Forces in the Counties of Oxon Berks and Bucks for the Service of Ireland Upon Letters from Sir Tho. Fairfax of some breaches of Articles which he had made the House took care that right should be done and appointed a Committee to hear Complaints of that nature Order to apprehend Capt. Conningham come from the Queen to New-Castle because he had formerly broke the Prison of the Parliament the like order was to apprehend Mr. Buchannon Order to slight all the Garrisons in Glocester-shire except Glocester and to reduce the Forces there to a less number The Duke of York came to Town and was met by the Earl of Northumberland and divers Lords and Gentlemen and conveyed in great and fitting state to St. Jameses where his Oxford retinue was dismiss'd and new Servants placed about him The Princess Henrietta was conveyed away from Oatlands Letters informed the Surrender of Wallingford Castle That Col. Blagge sold the Corn and Provisions there and put the Money in his own purse without giving one penny of it to the Soldiers though much pay was in arrears to them and they were so much discontented at the greediness of their Governor that they fell into a Mutiny which caused Blagge to surrender the Castle two days sooner than it was agreed to be They left in it fourteen pieces of Ordnance store of Arms Ammunition and some Provisions and marched a thousand Foot beside Horse out of it Rutland Castle surrendred to C. Mitton with all the Arms and Ammunition in it 29. The Monthly Fast day Letters informed the sad condition of the Protestants in Ireland the Rebels prevailing there that they lately took Roscommon and put all the English there to the Sword then they took Bonratty which held out three Months and there also they put the English and Scotch to the Sword 30. Order for a considerable Force to be sent over into Ireland and for such as were willing of M. General Masseys Brigade to go over thither under their own Officers A Regiment of five hundred Horse ordered for Col. Coote for the Irish Service and for supernumerary Forces in all Counties Another Regiment of five hundred Horse ordered for Col. Lidcote for Ireland and an order for forty thousand pounds for Ireland 31. Debate of the business of Ireland and voted that none of the Forces of Sir Tho. Fairfax his Army should be taken off to be sent thither but four Regiments of Foot and three Regiments of Horse of the Forces of the several Garrisons dismantled and of the Counties where there was no present use of them Upon hearing a Petition of Adjutant Grey and Mr. Steward against an illegal Decree made by Sir George Ratcliffe in Ireland against them the House ordered fifteen hundred pounds to Mr. Steward and four hundred pounds to Adjutant Grey out of Sir Geroge Ratcliff's Estate Reference to a Committee to compute the arrears of some Reformadoe Officers that course may be taken for their pay Moneys ordered for the Duke of Glocester Order to demand of the Commissioners of Scotland here the Rendition of Belfast in Ireland More Letters came of the Particulars of the Surrender of Worcester much to the same effect as is before mentioned with an order of the Committee of Worcester-shire to take the Mace and Sword and Seal of that City into their possession That Serjeant Welde who went from the Parliament thither was chosen to be their Recorder with other particulars Letters from Newcastle certified that the Commissioners had presented the Propositions for Peace to his Majesty and acquainted him that they had but ten days allowed them to attend for his Majesties answer which they desired he would be pleased to give them within that time That the King desired longer time for him to consider and give his answer to all those propositions and matters of so great weight as they were but being told by the Commissioners that they had no longer time allowed to them but ten days only after which time they were commanded to return back to the Parliament his Majesty told them that within that time they should receive his answer to the propositions August 1646. August 1. The House sate not nor did any intelligence come this day 3. Letters from Newcastle informed that upon the Commissioners presenting the propositions to the King he asked them if they had any power to Treat they answered they had not then the King replyed saving the honour of the business an honest Trumpeter might have done as much That the Scots Lords and Officers begged of the King to sign the Propositions A Proclamation at Newcastle forbidding all Malignants to come to the King the Provost and Baylies of Edingborough Petitioned the King to grant the propositions Col. Birch entred some of the works of Gotherich Castle whereupon the Garrison hung out a white Flag for Parley which Birch refused and went on Storming and they all submitted to Mercy In the Castle besides the Governor Sir Henry Lingen were fifty Gentlemen and a hundred and twenty Soldiers with Arms Ammunition and Provisions Ragland Castle held out and made some Sallies but were beaten back Col. Birch and Col. Rainsborough went to assist Col. Morgan in that Siege and the General himself went thither Pendennis Castle had some relief by Sea the Arch-Bishop received some loss at Conwey Denbigh Castle held out against the Parliament and Film Castle seemed tractable to come to a Treaty 4. Order to transport the Forces of Major General Laugherne into Ireland and that the Forces in the several Counties that will list themselves for Ireland shall have a Months pay and those that will not to be disbanded their Officers are to march with those that go to the water side if they will not go over into Ireland Bristol Chester and Leverpoole appointed to be rendezvous for the Soldiers to take shipping for Ireland and orders for Cloaths Victuals and
per An. allowance for the Bishop of Armagh and for one thousand and thirty Pounds for Col. Thornehagh who raised a Troop of Horse at his own Charge Another Petition of divers Londoners against those Members who sat during the Force upon the Parliament The Petitioners in the House were told that the Parliament had already setled this business and that it was the duty of every English man to acquiesce in the Judgment of the Parliament An account from Major General Lambert of the ordering of his Forces in the North of the agreement with the Vale-men about Quartering his Soldiers and about suppressing the Moss-Troopers The Lord Chancellor of Scotland and the Lord Lannericke expected in England 6. A Petition to both Houses about sending of able gifted men though not Clergy-men in Orders to preach the Gospel in barren places of the Kingdom and that the like persons were admitted to Preach the Gospel in the beginning of Queen Elizabeth her Reign and that such men may receive incouragement and Protection from the House Referred to a Committee to consider of a way how such Persons so to be sent may be first examined The Ordinance for setling the Presbyterian Government re-committed to have a Clause inserted in favour of âtender Consciences And this to be sent to the King with the other Propositions 7. The House spent all the day in a grand Committee about Tunnage and Poundage The General Councel of the Army sat at Putney about the business of their Pay Col. Jones marched forth against the Rebels and took good Booties from them but they declined fighting 8. Debate about the Commissioners of the Customs and about this Winters Fleet. New desires from the Army were 1. That their Arrears may be paid out of the Sale of Deans and Chapters Lands and the remainder of the Security of Bishops Lands and Sale of Forrest Lands 2. That the Moneths Pay for the Army may speedily be Collected by such as the Parliament shall appoint 3. That the Propositions may be drawn up and speedily sent to his Majesty Referred to the Committee of the Army as to the Collecting of the Months Pay 9. The House was called and a hundred and fifty of their Members absent and twenty pound Fine was set on every one that was absent and a Committee appointed to examine the absence of the Members and their excuses and a new day set for their appearance and the respective Sheriffs to Summon them The Duke of Richmond Marquess Herford Marquess Ormond Earl of Dorset Earl of Southampton Lord Seymour and some others came to the King to Hampton-Court intending to reside there as his Councel but the Army declaring against it they returned back again The General Councel of the Army had conserence with a German who gave himself out to be a Prophet and they considered of their own pay and the Pay of the Northern Forces 11. Debate of the desires of the Army in relation to their Pay and Arrears in a grand Committee and it was voted That they should be paid out of the Excise and Goldsmiths-Hall and the Arrears to be secured out of Bishops Lands and Deans and Chapters Lands and the like for pay for the Forces in Ireland Order for a thousand pound for Sir Thomas Maleverer who raised two Regiments of Foot and one of Horse for the Parliament in part of his Arrears It was reported that Mr. Maynard got in the last Circuit seven hundred pound which was believed to be more than any one of the profession ever got before 21. Much debate of the Ordinance of Tunnage and Poundage and voted that if the Commissioners will advance thirty thousand pound they shall not be removed till they be reimbursed all that shall be owing unto them which the Commissioners agreed to do An Ordinance for the levying of the Arrears of the Army and the Power of the Commissioners of the Army when they shall come away to be transferred to the Committee of the Army was sent up to the Lords Order for a Committee of the Militia of Hertfordshire Another Letter from the General and his Councel to the Parliament for a Provision of Pay for the Army and for Ireland and to prevent the Misery of the free quarter and for Money for disbanding Forces And of the Arrears of the Tax not paid in and that the High Sheriff may levy the Assessments and that the Arrears of the Army may be audited and satisfied out of Deans and Chapters Lands This Letter referred to the Committee appointed to consider of providing Pay for the Forces of England and Ireland Both Houses pass'd an Ordinance for collecting all the Arrears of the Assessments for Sir Thomas Fairfax's Army Letters from Col. Jones of the great wants of the Forces in Ireland and of his resolution to fight the Rebels if he can force them to it Order for supplys for Col. Jones A Committee to examine all complaints against such as use the Common-Prayer Order for Mr. Du Moulin to be History Professor in Oxford Order touching the Earl of Portland's business of the Isle of Wight and for the Agent of the Duke of Florence to be free from Excise Col. Monke joyned with Col. Jones in Ireland against the Rebels 13. Upon debate of the settlement of the Presbyterian Government it was voted That the King be desired to give his consent to such Acts as shall be presented to him for setling the Presbyterian Government for three years with a provision that no person shall be liable to any question or penalty only for Non-Conformity to the said Government or to the form of Divine Service appointed in the Ordinances And that such as shall not voluntarily Conform to the said Form of Government and Divine Service shall have liberty to meet for the Service and Worship of God and for exercise of Religious duties and Ordinances in a fit and convenient place so as nothing be done by them to the disturbance of the Peace of the Kingdom And provided that this extend not to any toleration of the Popish Religion nor to any Penalties imposed upon Popish Recusants nor to tolerate the practice of any thing contrary to the Principles of Christian Religion contained in the Apostles Creed as it is expounded in the Articles of the Church of England Nor of any thing contrary to the Point of Faith For the ignorance whereof men are to be kept from the Lords Supper nor to excuse any from the Penalties 1 Eliz. 2. for not coming to hear the word of God on the Lords day in any Church or Chappel unless he can shew a reasonable cause or that he was hearing the word of God Preached or expounded elswhere These were the Lords Votes The Commons Voted That the Presbyterian Government be established till the end of the next Session of Parliament That the Tenths and Maintenance belonging to any Church shall be only to such as can submit
part of them in the Warrants The Officers of the Army fully complyed with the Parliaments Commissioners and at their parting all expressed much joy and the General Councel that they would live and dye with the Parliament and gave the Commissioners twenty five Guns from the Castle at their going away from Windsor January 1647. January 1. Letters from Col. Hammond of the great Mutiny two days since in the Isle of Wight in New-port when the Parliaments Commissioners went away That the Mutineers designed to seize upon Carisbrooke Castle and to take away the King That Captain Barley and others of the Mutineers are in Custody and the King yet secured at Caresbrooke Castle and stronger guards set upon him than formerly Divers Letters came from the Parliaments Commissioners at the Cowes to the same purpose Some related not without ground that Mr. William L'Isle had undertaken to provide a Ship for the King's escape out of the Isle of Wight but the Ship failed not without some reflection upon the undertaker and the Kings escape was thereby prevented Order for Vice-Admiral Rainsborough to repair with some Ships to the Isle of Wight and the House approved the Order of the Commissioners for some of the Parliaments Ships to attend at the Island Order for the General to give Commission to Col. Hammond to try by Martial Law the actors in that Mutiny and a Commission of Oyer and Terminer to Try the others Order for a Letter of thanks to the Major and well affected Inhabitants of Newport for their good affections expressed upon the late Mutiny and for Money for the Soldiers there Sir William Constable Lieutenant Collonel Goffe and Lieutenant Collonel Salmon sent from the General into the Isle of Wight More Forces sent thither and Mr. Ashburnham Sir Jo. Berkley Dr. Shelden and the rest of the Kings retinue were discharged 3. Upon a long debate from Morning till late at night of the Kings last Message and the report of the Commissioners who presented the four Bills to him and his not giving any satisfactory answer thereunto the Commons passed these Votes 1. That no more Addresses be made from the Parliament to the King nor any Letters or Messages received from him 2. That it shall be Treason for any to deliver any Message to the King or to receive any Letter or Message from him without leave of both Houses 3. That the Members of both Houses of the Committee of both Kingdoms have power to sit and act alone as formerly the Committee of both Kingdoms for the safety of the Kingdom 4. That the Earl of Kent Sir Jo. Evelyn and Mr. Fines be added to that Committee in the rooms of the Earl of Essex Sir Philip Stapleton and Mr. Glyn. 5. That a Committee draw up a Declaration to satisfie the Kingdom of the reason of the Votes 6. That the Concurrence of the Lords be desired to them The General and his Council published a Declaration reciting tho Orders of Parliament they do now declare and assure That the Army by the fifteenth of January next according to the said directions shall be drawn into Towns Cities and Garrisons and that the Parliament supplying the Soldiery with Pay no free Quarter shall be taken after that day upon any that pay their Assessments nor any inforcement for Horse-meat or Mans meat during the Pay 4. The Commons considering the many weighty Affairs which prolong this Session of Parliament and being willing to for bear their own priviledge for the publick good they did order That from 20th of this January no person under the authority of that House except the Members thereof shall during this Session of Parliament have any Protection or Immunity by reason of any Priviledge of this House in any Suit for Debt or upon contract or security or upon any Title to Lands c. Their Estates to be liable but not their Persons to be imprisoned nor prosecuted upon Poenal Laws and if they refuse to appear to any Suit the House being moved therein will do Justice and appointed a Committee to hear and report complaints of this Nature A Committee of Grievances was named to consider of such whereof redress hath been promised to the People and what ease is fit to be given in relation to their Burdens Freedoms and Liberties and of reforming Courts of Justice and proceedings in Law and in all matters of Trade and to prepare Ordinances for the same to be presented to the House Orders for Money for disbanding the Supernumeraries and for supplyes for Carisbroke Castle and other Forts in the Isle of Wight Several Copositions were passed Letters from the Isle of Wight That the King was much Discontented since the Insurrection at New-port That he much desired Dr. Shelden and Dr. Hammond might continue with him whereof Col. Hammond gave notice to the Parliament and to the General 5. Debate about Compositions Power given to Col. Hammond and Sir William Constable to place and displace such attendants about the King as they think fit for security of his Person Order for allowance for his attendants Divers Compositions passed Both Houses passed some additional Directions for Billeting the Army when they are upon a March or setled in their Quarters The Civil Officers to joyn with the Quarter-masters of the Army and what the Soldiers shall have and what he shall pay for it 6. Order touching relief of Widows and maimed Soldiers One presented to the House a Book concerning the Power of Civil Magistracy for which he was Committed and the Committee about Scandalous Pamphlets ordered to sit and Money ordered to gratifie such as shall discover Presses or Authors of Scandalous Pamphlets Order for Supplies of Garrisons 7. Order for a Letter of thanks to the Committee of Kent for their care in suppressing the tumult in Canterbury and for a Commission of Oyer and Terminer to try the chief Mutineers there The Commons agreed with the Lords for further Liberty upon Bayl for the Marquess of Winton and Earl Cleaveland 8. More Power given to the Committee of Grievances and order for the Printing of that business Order of both Houses to restore to Duke Hamilton his Pictures An Ordinance sent up to the Lords to prohibit the transportation of Wool and of Fullers Earth and of Irish Wool Order for a further Ordinance against Scandalous Pamphlets and Reports from that Committee to have Precedence Upon a petition of the Primate of Armagh Order for him to continue Preacher at Lincolns Inne The general Councel of the Army sat at Windsor and were very Unanimous in the results of their debates and to morrow they were appointed to dine with the General in the Castle to congratulate the Unity of the Army and to take leave of one another before the Armies going into Towns and Garrisons after the fifteenth of this Month. 10. Upon a Report from a Committee of some Papers and Warrants taken in the time of War as a Warrant under
besides those killed in the other part of the Town and many of them wounded that Sir William Campion Col. Cooke two Majors and other Officers were slain many of Quality wounded and many of the Trained Bands whom the General released They say that Colonel Farre Lieutenant Colonel to the Earl of Warwick led them out into the field and into Mr. Grimston's house and when he and the men fled being galled by the Parliaments Musquetiers he got to the gate and caused it to be shut and left his men to be cut in pieces by the Parliament Souldiers if they had not been more merciful That the General closely beleaguers the Town his train being come up to him but intends if possible to preserve the Town from fire and plunder That Sir Bern. Scudamore Colonel Stewart and Colonel Thorneton were taken at New-market raising sorces for the King That the Trumpet sent by the General into the Town to see in what condition Sir William Masham and the other Gentlemen Prisoners there were returned that they were in a reasonable good condition That Captain Zanchy who took in Marsey Fort and Island found there two Culverins two Sacres and one Drake and that Captain Peacock and the Commander of the Ships at Harwich offered their assistance to the General Order for raising two Troops of Horse in Northamptonshire and for money for the Army Order about setling Ministers in particular Parishes and for reviving the Committee of Examinations with power to suppress scandalous and unlicensed Pamphlets 17. Debate that every officer before he had his Commission should take the Covenant laid aside A Commission to Colonel Herbert to raise Forces for the Isle of Ely Vote for a Strong Summers Fleet for defence of the Kingdom and to reduce the revolted Ships and a gratuity to be given to the Officers and Mariners of the Fleet. Orders about levying the Assessments for the Army Letters of the General summoning Colchester to render to the Parliament and that the Lord Goring asked the Trumpet who brought the Summons how his General did and bid him tell his General that he heard he was ill of the Gout but that Goring would cure him of all diseases that the Soudiers were highly inraged at this scoff to their General The Lord Goring Lord Capel and Sir Charles Lucas sent to the General for a List of the Prisoners he had taken of their party and the General sent it to them 19. Order for Sir Hardress Waller to permit no new forces to be raised in Devonshire and Cornwal but to make use of the Trained-bands there if there shall be occasion Debate about breaking the Chamber of M r Charleton a member of the House and taking away a Ward from thence the affront referred to a Committee the matter of the Ward referred to the Law Vote to readmit M r Walter Long a Member of the House The Case of Sir John Clotworthy referred to the Committee of Priviledges to examin The County and the City of Chester raised Forces for the Parliament and desired that Captain Carter might command those of the City which the House granted A Letter sent to old Sir Robert Booth inviting him to raise Forces for the King was by him sent up to the Parliament and they referred it to a Committee Referred to a Committee to examin some Mariners upon suspicion of plotting against the Parliament A battery being made against Pembroke Castle an assault was attempted but the Parliament Forces were repulsed with the loss of three and twenty men and but four of the Garrison Letters from Colchester that a Party of three hundred Horse issued out of the Town and returned with forty Head of Cattle and a hundred Sheep and were not met with by the Parliaments Forces sent after them That Lieutenant General Cromwell hath planted his Cannon and intended the next day to begin his battery Letters from the North that Langdale marching towards Carlisle Lambert fell upon his Rear into the quarters of a Regiment newly raised which he totally dispersed and brake that the Officers fled after Langdale and the Souldiers threw down their Armes and ran home seeming glad of the opportunity That Lamberts men pursued another Party of Langdale's and took some Prisoners that Carlisle was unwilling to receive Langdale's Forces saying they would rather lose their lives than be forced to eat Horse Flesh as they had been before Letters from Scotland that an Army will be forthwith raised there that Duke Hamilton goes along General and hath already Six thousand Horse Foot and Dragoons that Middleton is Major General of the Foot and the Earl of Kalender Lieutenant General of the Horse That their Parliament have adjourned for two years and left a great power to the Committee who act vigorously for the War so that the Chancellor the Lord Wareston and others have left them and are gone to the Earl of Argile That an Act is passed for punishing all such as preach or write or speak against any thing done by the Parliament or by any authority derived from them that Holborne is gone with a thousand Horse to fetch in the Earl of Argile and his Party 20. Both Houses reciting former Votes passed 20 Maii 1642 viz. 1. That it appears that the King seduced by wicked Counsel intends to make War against the Parliament who in all their Consultations and Actions have proposed no other end to themselves but the care of the Kingdoms and the performance of all duty and Loyalty to his person 2. That whensoever the King maketh War upon the Parliament it is a breach of the trust reposed in him by his People contrary to his Oath and tending to the dissolution of this Government 3. That whosoever shall serve and assist him in such wars are Traytors by the fundamental Laws of this Kingdom and have been so adjudged by two Acts of Parliament and ought to suffer as Traytors 11 R. 2. 1 H. 4. The Lords and Commons now Declare that it appears that divers who have assisted the King in the late War against the Parliament and divers others endeavour to levy a new War against the Parliament That all such are Traytors by the fundamental Laws of this Kingdom and have been so adjudged by the said two Acts of Parliament And they ordered that these Votes be printed and published by the Sheriffs in every Market Town and by the Judges in their Circuits An Ordinance passed to establish Colonel Welden Governor of Plymouth and a hundred Pounds orderd him to buy Horses Orders for raising Forces in Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire and that the Militia of Lancashire present to the General a fit person to be Governor of Leverpool Colonel Ralph Ashton approved to command the Lancashire Brigade to joyn with Major General Lambert Colonell Russell ordered to go to his Government in Jersey Letters from Lieutennnt General Cromwell That the Garrison of Pembroke begin to be in extream want of
Essex Letters from the North That the King's party from Pontefract came to Lincoln where and in their march they plundered the Parliaments Friends took Captain Bret Captain Fines and M r Ellis Prisoners and killed M r Smith an Officer of the sequestrations 4. The House Voted that before a Treaty be concluded all just debts to such as have adhered to the Parliament be paid or secured Referred to the Committee of Derby House to make Farnham Castle indefensible and to secure Sterborough Castle Rygate Martin Abby and all other places of strength in Surrey Letters from Lancâshire that Colonel Lilburne with a Party of six hundred Horse ingaged against Sir Rich. Tempest with a thousand Horse and after a hot dispute six hundred of the Enemy's horse were taken and three hundred Prisoners of whom many Knights and Gentlemen Letters from the Navy that Sir George Aiscough came in with the Parliaments Ship the Lyon declaring against the revolted Ships Letters from Pembroke Leaguer That a hundred and twenty in the Town laid down their Arms and Poyer and Langhorn told them that if relief came not within five days they should hang them that they have only rain water and a little bisket left that Cromwel shot stones into the Town with morter pieces which killed divers Letters from Colonel Jones that he had received fifty thousand pounds which was designed for Munster three thousand three hundred ninety two pounds from London six thousand suits and of all sorts of grain six thousand five hundred seventy one barrels That the Scots seek to entice away his Souldiers Letters from Colchester Leaguer that their great guns and carriages were come to the Besiegers that many desert the Enemy that divers of their Wives came out of the Town but were turned back again that the Wives of the Parliaments friends were not suffer'd to come forth That when some of the Town complained for want of Victuals the Lord Goring told them they must not complain till horse-flesh were at ten shillings a pound that they have twenty pieces of Ordnance and two hundred barrels of powder but want great shot 5. A Petition from the Common Council of London with another from the Common Officers of the Trained bands praying 1. THat the Militia of London and of the adjacent parts may be settled in one Committee and if any persons be added to the Committee that they may be such as have no places of profit which depend upon the War or have shewed themselves disaffected to the ends of the Covenant 2. That the King may be brought to London with freedom honour and safety to treat with his Parliament for settling a safe and well grounded Peace 3. That the Militia may have power if need be to raise Horse for the defence of the King Parliament and City The Lords granted the desires of the Petitioners in confidence that the City will be careful to make good that great ingagement now made for securing his Majesties person and the Parliament from tumults mutinies and disorders and that they will adhere to live and die in defence of the King and Parliament according to the Covenant The House of Commons told the Petitioners that they had agreed to the joyning of the Militias A Petition from eighty Seamen Masters of Ships c. offering their service for the reducing of the revolted Ships the Petitioners had thanks and the Petition referred to a Committee Letters from Sir Arthur Haselrigge confirming the victory obtained by Colonel Lilburne Colonel Fenwick and M r Sanderson against Sir Richard Tempest without the loss of one man The List of the Commanders and Gentlemen of Quality taken Prisoners was sent up to the Parliament A publick thanksgiving ordered for this Victory Intelligence came of about five hundred Horse got together near Kingston the Earl of Holland the Duke of Buckingham and the Lord Francis his brother in the head of them that the Earl of Peterborough came in to them that they summoned the Country expecting great numbers to joyn with them and plundered some friends of the Parliament The Commons passed some Instructions for the security of Whitehal and Lambeth-house from the danger of this Party and appointed Guards on the Thames at the Ferries and Watering places to stop all suspicious persons which might pass that way The Committee of Derby-house made report of this business and their opinion for subscriptions of Horses to be made by the Members of Parliament for ten days for defence of the Parliament and City which the House approved of and subscribed very freely some two some three and some of them four Horses Order for those Horse to be put under the command of Colonel Butler and Quarter Master General Fincher and they to have a hundred Pounds a piece for a gratuity and it was declared an acceptable service for all who shall list any Horses for this service This suddain and unexpected if not rash action of the Earl of Holland and the rest with him brought to my remembrance some discourse which his Lordship had with an acquaintance not long before when he was pleased much to inveigh against some proceedings of the Parliament especially in their backwardness to a personal Treaty upon which he said and truly That generally peoples hearts were set and that he did believe if a considerable Party should shew themselves in Arms for it that they would soon rise to a great body and be able to bring the Parliament to reason He was answer'd that the Parliaments Army was in a framed body of old Souldiers prosperous in their actions and well provided of all things necessary and that it would be a rash and desperate attempt for any to imagin to make a head against them and to raise a new body That there was no trust to be given to peoples minds or promises in such designs who would not stir except they saw the Tide turning and some precedent success which could not be in this case but those who should adventure upon such a business would certainly be lost in it He argued earnestly to the contrary and how honourable just and pious a thing it would be to rescue our Country from the misery and slavery they were now under especially if it were done by those who in the beginning had perhaps too much hand in the bringing of those straits upon us It was replied that it would be worse in those men than in any others for that it would be looked upon in them as breach of faith and treachery to those who had before intrusted them Order for forces for Northamptonshire Letters from Colchester Leaguer of the great Flood there which hinders any from escaping and that they are in great want of victuals in the Town A Porter in Soldiers habit from London got into Colchester and brought them Intelligence that a great force was coming from London to their relief 6. Major General Brown
continued one of the Sheriffs of London Divers well affected persons having raised Forces in several Counties for the defence thereof without authority of Parliament the House declared the same an acceptable Service To the end the Kingdom may be satisfied of the endeavours of the Parliament to preserve the brotherly love and Vnion with Scotland Ordered that all the Transactions Papers and Letters between the English Commissioners and the Parliament of Scotland shall be printed Ordered that the Horse listed under Colonel Butler and Quarter Master General Fincher be quartered in the Mues Letters from Colchester Leaguer that July the fifth about eight in the morning the Enemy sallied out with a thousand Horse and three hundred Foot fell suddainly upon the Parliaments Guards and surprised some of them being Country men that the rest retreated from the main Guard That Colonel Whaley perceiving the Enemies advantage got with his Horse between them and home whilest the Tower Regiment advanced towards the front and routed both Horse and Foot together and took about a hundred prisoners most of them miserably wounded the Parliaments Souldiers being the more fierce because of the poysoned bullets That about twenty of the Enemy were slain on the place most of them Gentlemen as appeared by their clothes and their white skins That Lieutenant Colonel Weston Son to Sir Rich. Weston and two Captains were taken Prisoners and the Parliaments Forces regained two Drakes from the Enemy that Lieut. Colonel Shambrooke was shot in the Body and the bullet since taken out appeared to be poysoned boyled in Copperas which much inraged the Parliaments Souldiers That Captain Moody who commanded a Troop of the Suffolk Horse ingaging boldly was taken Prisoner One Souldier had his leg shot off with a great bullet and some were wounded 7. Debate upon the City's answer to the Parliaments Proposals what security theâ City would give for the security of his Majesty's person and of the Parliament during their Treaty at London if it should be agreed upon The City acquainted the House with a Letter they received last night from the Earl of Holland Duke of Bucks and Earl of Peterborough declaring their intentions to joyn with the Forces of Sussex Sunny and Middlesex to release and preserve his Majesty's person to bring him to his Parliament to settle Peace in the Kingdom and to preserve the known laws inviting the City to joyn with them herein at least not to be active against them Upon debate of this Letter the House voted that the Earl of Holland Duke of Bucks and Earl of Peterburgh had leavied War against the Parliament and Kingdom and in so doing were Traytors and ought to be proceeded against as Traytors and that the Estates of those Lords and of all that joyn with them be sequestred An Ordinance past for fifteen hundred pounds a Month for Forces in Lincolnshire Letters from Colchester Leaguer of the late victory by the Parliaments Forces there that the Lord Goring and Lord Capell carry thing very high but Sir Charles Lucas more moderate that Butter and cheese was at five Shillings a pound and that the Souldiers seised upon the Meal and Bread and began to be much distasted by the Towns-men especially the Women who began to be in want of victuals for themselves and Children 8. A Conference of both Houses about not insisting upon the three Bills to be sent to his Majesty Order for mony for Major General Brown A Petition of old Officers and Souldiers of the North Committed Letters from Colonel Rossiter that he met with the Pontefract Forces upon their return after their plundering Voyage and ingaged them at a place called Willoughby Field routed their whole party consisting of about a thousand Horse took both Horse and their riders the Commander in Chief and all his Officers all their bag and baggage the rest routed but not many slain Colonel Rossiter wounded in the thigh The House gave a hundred pound to Captain Norwood who brought the Letters from Colonel Rossiter Letters that the Earl of Holland and his party marched from Darking with their whole force to possess Rigate but their Design was disappointed by Major Gibbons and two Troups of Colonel Riches Horse entring the Town before That upon this the Earl of Holland and his Party Marched the next way to Kingston and were pursued by the Parliaments Horse who took some men and Horse near Nonsuch That in the way betwixt Nonsuch and Kingston the Earl of Holland drew up and faced Sir Mich. Levesey and Gibbons and some Parties on both sides skirmished That the Earl of Holland sent his Foot before to Kingston to make good his retreat thither that the Forelorns on both sides fought gallantly that the Earl was followed violently by Gibbons and a Cornet of Colonel Riches Regiment with their divisions to Kingston and routed but the Foot sent before made good their turn-pike and the Parliaments Forces did not think sit to enter the Town with them That the Parliaments Forces intending a further attempt upon the Earls men but they not answering the Alarm the Horse Guard advanced into the Town and found it quit of the Enemy who left near a hundred Horse in the Town with their carriages and themselves fled over the Bridge to Harrow on the Hill whither the Parliaments Forces were in pursuit of them That in this service were about twenty slain the Lord Francis dangerously wounded if not dead the Earl of Holland said to be shot in the shoulder Colonel Howard and some others of note hurt about a hundred prisoners and two hundred Horse taken the Earl with about three hundred gone towards S r Albans pursued by the Parliaments Forces with whom Colonel Scroope is coming to joyn Letters from Colchester leaguer that the Enemy shot much from the top of a Church till the General with his Cannon beat down part of the Church and then they ceased that the Officers tell their men and scatter papers among the Parliaments Souldiers that London appeared for them that a thousand Horse were coming to raise the siege that the Parliament was broken and many of the Members cut in pieces That in some prisoners pockets they found ten slugs done with sand and a Trumpet was sent to the Lord Goring to let him know what his Souldiers must expect That according to a Letter from the House of Lords the General returned the Lord Capels Son that Colonel Scroope is gone with Sir Michael Levesey against the Earl of Holland and his party 9. Some Prisoners being brought to town from the Army divers apprentices got together and indeavoured by a tumult to rescue them but it was prevented 10. At a Conference the Lords delivered reasons to the Commons why the three propositions should not be insisted on before a Treaty with his Majesty 1. That there may be no delay a speedy personal Treaty being so much desired and Petitioned for 2.
to whomsoever should secure the Duke and notice sent hereof to my Lord Mayor A Messenger with one of the Warrants to be sent by the Post was stopped and examined by some Troupers in Southwark whom he told of the escape of Duke Hamilton Not long after as these Troupers marched about the streets they perceived a man knocking very earnestly at an Inn gate in Southwark and asked him what he was and his business he answered that he came to Dover Carrier who lodged there and he was to go down with the Carrier in his Waggon The Troupers more strictly observing him one of them told him he believed that he was a Scotch-man and that he had seen him in Hamilton's Army which he denyed but presently another of the Troupers said plainly he believed that it was Hamilton himself though disguised for he very well knew his favour and was at the taking of him and they had heard a little before that he had escaped out of Windsor-Castle Hereupon they presently searched him and found about him forty pound in gold a Diamond Ring valued at a hundred pound and other good prize for the Troupers who this morning brought him by Water to White-hall where a strong guard was put upon him The House gave one hundred and twenty pound to the Troupers who apprehended the Duke besides what they found about him Sir Lewis Dives escaped the last Night and Mr. Holder the Prince's Agent escaped through the House of Office in White-hall standing over the Thames The escapes of these persons put the House in debate of bringing Hamilton the Earl of Holland Laughern Poyer Powell and other chief Delinquents to a speedy Tryal They appointed a Committee to bring in an Act for constituting a Court for the Tryal of these persons and Ordered the Earl of Holland to be forthwith removed to London This being the monthly Fast-day it was moved in the House when they sate after the Sermons to have two Ministers appointed to preach as was usual the next Fast-day but some held the course of keeping a constant monthly Fast not to be so proper but savouring of too much formality and that it was fitter to appoint daies of publick humiliation upon special occasions upon debate whereof no Ministers were named to preach the next monthly Fast-day February 1648. 1. The Act passed That such Members as had voted 5. Dec. last that the late Kings concessions to the propositions were a sufficient ground for setling a peace in this Nation should not be readmitted to sit as Members of this Parliament And that such Members as were then in the House and gave their votes in the Negative should enter their dissent to the said vote and such as were absent to declare their disaproving thereof before they be admitted to sit as Members Many Members declared their dissent to that vote Voted that Duke Hamilton the Earl of Holland Lord Goring Lord Capel and Colonel Owen shall be the next persons to be proceeded against for justice After this the Lord Capell by a desperate attempt escaped this Evening out of the Tower over the Moat and Warrants were sent out and one hundred pound promised to any that should take him A Message from the Lord for a Committee to be named of both Houses to consider of a way to settle this Nation Order to consider to morrow whether the Lords Messenger should be called in or not and whether the House should take any cognizance thereof Order for adjourning the Term for eight days A Petition from Surrey That the Militia may be put into faithful hands and Neuters and suspected persons rendred uncapable of trust That Magistrates and Officers may be chosen by the well affected persons and Delinquents neither to chuse nor to be chosen That Tythes may be taken off and a more âust way provided for the maintenance of the Ministry That a Committee for accounts may be in each County and that free-quarter may be taken off This Petition was referred to a Committee and the House took notice of the seasonableness of it and the good affections of the Petitioners and gave them thanks The High Court met to prepare matters for the Tryal of Duke Hamilton the Earl of Holland and others The Commissioners of the Seal met but did not think fit to seal any Writs or do any business because of the Kings Death 2. A Petition from Kent to the same effect with that of Surrey referred to the Committee for settlement and the Petitioners had thanks Vote for this Summers Fleet to be seventy three Sail of Ships and about six thousand men this upon conference with Merchants and for dispersing the Prince's Fleet and incouragement of trade Orders for victuals and money for this Fleet. Divers Members of the Parliament of the Army of the City and private Gentlemen in all to the number of sixty whereof fifteen to be of the Quorum were by Act made a High Court of Justice for Tryal of Duke Hamilton the Earl of Holland and others Order for establishing Colonel Henry Martyn's Regiment Upon the Dutch Ambassadors desire Ordered that what was delivered by them to the House in relation to their Ambassie may not be printed Order for Colonel Reynolds Regiment to be compleated and added to the establishment 3. The Act passed for the new High Court of Justice Divers Members entered their dissent to the Vote 5. Dec. last Two Water-men of London discovered and apprehended the Lord Capell in a house at Lambeth the House gave forty pound to the Water-men 5. Debate till six a Clock at Night whether the House of Lords should be continued a Court of Judicature or a Court Consultatory only and whether it should be referred to a Committee to consider what power or constitution the Lords should have and it being dark it was upon the question carried in the Negative not to have Candles and the debate adjourned till to morrow The Lords sent again for a Committee of both Houses to consider of setling the Kingdom but their Messengers were not called in An answer agreed to the Dutch Ambassadors returning thanks to the States for their desire of continuing amity with this Kingdom professing their desire of the like and care to continue the same They thanked them also for their grave advice concerning the King and let them understand that the Commons of England had proceeded according to the Laws of the Land in what they had done and as they leave all other Nations and Kingdoms to move according to their rights and Laws so they hope none will think ill if they Act according to those of England and that they shall be alwaies ready to shew themselves Friends to the Vnited Provinces The High Court of Justice sate in the Painted Chamber and elected the Lord President and Officers as were before they agreed upon a Proclamation That they had adjourned themselves till to morrow morning in the
Leg Sir Hugh Windham Mr. Kenton and others being brought thither Prisoners to know the Pleasure of the House concerning them Ordered that Collonel Leg be committed in Bristol Sir Hugh Windham and Mr. Kenton to the Mount for High Treason Referred to a Committee to bring in an Act for Government of Hospitals and to receive complaints concerning the same Referred to the Committee of Accounts to examine the State of the Accounts of the late C. Thornhaugh that the Arreares may be paid to his Widdow Order to discharge the Sequestrations of the Estate of Sir Trevor Williams Debate touching the Accounts of the Officers engaged for Ireland The Kings Papers taken at Naseby-Battle ordered to be delivered to the Councel of State A Plot discovered for the betraying of Portland Weymouth and other places The Isle of Man surrendred to the Parliament and the Earl of Derby admitted to his Composition for 15000 l. The Lieutenant of Ireland appointed Milford-Haven for the Generals Rendezvous of the Forces for Ireland Letters of the Surrender of Tredagh to the Lord Inchequin upon Articles the Garrison to march out with Bag and Baggage to Dublin 23 Vote to re-admit the 11 Members to sit in the House again Letters from the Lieutenant of Ireland of his Preparations and Marches in order to his Expedition and desiring Supplies especially of Mony Referred to the Councel of State to take Order for the Supplies mentioned in his Letter and for sending speedily to him 100000 l. C. Oconelly gave an Account to the House of the condition of Dublin and of the good Service of C. Jones and of Sir George Askue they gave him 100 l. and ordered thanks to Jones and Askue Letters that the Regiments of Collonel Reynolds and Collonel Veneables were shipped and the rest hastning what they could That Dublin was in a good condition the Officers and Souldiers much incouraged by distributing a great Quantity of Cloth among them every Field Officer had 5 Yards of fine Cloth every common Officer 3 and every Souldier clothed from Head to Foot and that they had plenty of Provisions That 200 Foot and 60 Horse of the Garrison of Tredagh came to Dublin the rest took Pay under Inchequin That Ormonds Army was enforced to 30000 Men. The Plot against Weymouth c. Was to have cut the Throats of all the Souldiery and those who adhered to them as the Governour certified upon Examination of the Prisoners Letters of store of Ammunition come to Berwick by Order of the Councel of State That a Ship of the Parliament took a rich Bark going for Ireland That the Scots King intended not to stay long in France but is doubtful whether to go for Scotland or Ireland 24 A Report from the Committee of the Navy of the Officers for the Customes in the Port of London and the Out-Ports approved by the House and the Committee ordered to encrease the Salaries of the Cheque in the principal Ports not to exceed 20 l. and in the Out-Ports 10 l. An Act committed for settling 1000 l. per annum upon C. Martin out of the Duke of Bucks Estate The Act for settling 2000 l. per annum upon the Lord President Bradshaw out of the Earl of St. Albans Estate and the Lord Cottingtons re-committed for an exact survey to be had of the Lands Letters from Dublin that they are not able to relieve the Garrisons for the Parliament near them That of 700 of C. Monks men 500 ran away to the Enemy because they have Money there That the Lady Meridith the Lady Weames and Sir Thomas Armstrongs Family are turned out of Town because their Husbands were gone to the Enemy and C. Trevor was revolted 25 The young Lady Capels Petition referred to a Committee Petitions of divers persons for satisfaction out of the Marquess of Winchesters Estate for Dammages done to them by his Lordship referred to a Committee A Letter from the Ministers of Scotland to the Ministers of London the House would not read it Order that no private Business shall be heard in the House for 8 Dayes An Act for incouragement of Plantations in the West-Indies committed Petitions of Doctors of Laws referred to the Committee for Probate of Wills Orders touching the Rents of Delinquents Estates in Tenants Hands 26 A long account given of all the Forces in England and Ireland in Field and Garrison with an estimate of their Pay according to the Establishment Voted that the Assesment of 90000 l. per mensem for pay of the Forces be continued for 3 Months longer and no alteration to be of the Proportions The Committee of the Army ordered to confer with the General about the total taking away of Free-quarter 27 A Letter to the Speaker reflecting upon some Members of the House for hindring the passing the Act for Relief of poor Prisoners for debt referred to a Committee to examine the Writers The Act was recommitted and the Committee ordered to bring in with it another Act for relief of Creditors against their Debtors The Question whether there should be an Allowance for a President of the Councel for the Forces in Ireland and whether there should be an Allowance for a Lieutenant of the Ordinance were both resolved in the negative The Act passed for New-England Letters confirming the Loss of Dundalk in Ireland by the Treachery of the Parliaments Souldiers there and that C. Monk was landed at Chester 28 Order for Relief of divers Inhabitants in Cambridge by the Committee of the Eastern Association for their Losses having their Houses pulled down for the security of the Castle of Cambridge for the Parliament An Act committed for transplanting Felons reprived to the Summer Islands and other English Plantations in America An Act past for altering the Dutchy Seal of the Court at Westminster An Act past for constituting Sergeant Bradshaw L. President of the Councel of State to be Chancellour of the Dutchy of Lancaster and Bartholomew Hall Esq to be Attourney of the Dutchy An Act passed touching the Commissioners of the Customes and ordered that Alderman Avery and the rest of the former Commissioners of Customes shall have the thanks of the House for their faithful Services to the publick Referred to the Councel of State to imploy such Persons as they shall think fit to be Agents for this free State into forreign Parts Debate touching the Power of the Trustees for the sale of Deanes and Chapters Lands The General published divers Rules and Orders to be observed by all the Officers and Souldiers of his Army under the respective Penalties therein mentioned for the taking ofâ of all free Quarter and Billet in this Nation 30 The Act for regulating the Excise after a long debate committed The Seals of the Dutchy delivered to the Commissioners of the Seal Referred to the Councel of State to preserve the Books and Medals at St. James's from Imbezilment After this Order past the Councel propounded it to Whitelock whether he would take upon
it is a mercy not to be slighted by us that though this pretious cause have so many Enemies yet so few adventure to come in to them That their Army is 12000 Horse and Foot effective and their Foot so much harrassed by often and frequent Marches that they did importune the King to take pitty on them who answered That they should suddenly have refreshment gave them good words and told them what assistance he expected from his Friends That they have very few English Horse among them their Foot Highlanders that Major-General Massey marches with a party to Glocester in hopes that upon his approach his old Friends will appear for him My Lord General came last night to Warwick the Foot will be there this night we shall either this day or to morrow march neer the Enemy and not give them the liberty of ranging far and though their confidence be much in their passes yet I trust we shall not find them and the work so difficult as it seems at a distance both to you and us How ever you know hitherto the Lord hath carried us through the greatest streights before we have attained our desired issue and if it be so now it shall be the less strange to us I shall not further trouble you save to subscribe my self Sir Banbury 25 Aug. 1651. Your most Faithful and Humble Servant Charles Fleetwood A Messenger from the Army brought an account that the Lord General the Lieutenant General the Major-General the Lord Grey of Groby met at Warwick That Lieutenant General Fleetwood went from them to Banbury to his Forces that the Lord Generals Foot and train were to be in Warwick That the Enemy was fortifying Worcester where they proclaimed their King 27. Letters That the Militia in Coventry and in all the Countries thereabouts appeared very willingly and numerously against the Scots Of Hail fallen about Tossiter as big as Muskets Bullets which killed many Birds and broke many Windows and such Lightning for 4 hours as never was seen by any Man alive which burnt a reck of Wheat in the Field and did a great deal of hurt to Trees and Gardens That the Lieutenant-Generals Foot was come up to Warwick and the Forces marched to Stratford upon Avon That the Enemy was fortifying of Worcester very fast and sent parties of Horse to bring in Provisions but their Army moves not as yet That the Lord Talbot the Earl of Shrewesburies Eldest Son was come to the King That the Major of Worcester and a Committee man were Knighted by the King One Young that was Treasurer to the Committee and that had a hand in contriving the Revolt of Worcester was taken That Glocester was in a good condition and had men enough to defend it and none of the Scots appeared before it nor any Summons was sent to it many of the Country Horse and Foot came in to their defence That the Scots intrenched themselves a mile and half West of Worcester in the Fields the King sent a summons to all between 16 and 60 to come in to him to Worcester but none came That the Scots brought in 16 Cart-loads of Ladders with the Rear of their Army The Lord General intended to be this night at Evesham within 2 miles of Warcester 28. A Messenger from the General who left him upon his March fron Stratford to Evesham that the Forest of Dean rose for the Parliament and many came into Glocester and Hereford to defend those places whither the Scouts brought word that the Enemy was marching with some Horse and Foot and that they had left 4 Regiments in Worcester That Fleetwood was at Shipton to joyn with the General at Evesham That Coventry sent Provisions to the General and his Army very seasonably That the Generals Horse faced Worcester and the Enemies bodies went towards Hereford An intercepted letter said that the King was come within 30 miles of London with a gallant Army and that the Earl of Derby was come to him with 4000 Horse and the Earl of Northumberland with 4000 Foot That Somersetshire had 2 Regiments of Foot under Collonel Pine and Collonel Kedley and 2 Regiments of Horse under Collonel Popham That the Kings Horse was about 7000 and their Foot as many that their discipline is very strict and some Prisoners brought before the King were courteously treated by him and having kissed his hand were discharged That Collonel Lilburn with a good party was marched towards the Earl of Derby and the Parliament Ships went after the Earls Frigats 2 of which Frigats were split coming neer the Shore to land the Soldiers That York shire was active in raising Forces for the Parliament and that the Lord Fairfax declared to joyn with them in any capacity to the great incouragement of that Country That 1300 of their Horse and Dragoons were in Scotland 29. Letters That after the taking of Sterling Collonel Okey marched with 1400 Horse and Dragoons to meet with some Lords sent from the King into the West of Scotland and he took some of them and frighted away the rest and sined the Towns where they sat That one may ride with 200 Horse all over the West of Scotland that a party met with 14 Scots Ministers and took them prisoners they confessed they had been silenced by the Assembly of the Kirk whom they opposed they were there upon dismissed That Collonel Lilburn fell upon the Earl of Derby neer Wiggen who had got together 1500 Men that the dispute was hot for neer an hour and then the Earls Forces were routed the Earl himself wounded but escaped Lieutnant Widdrington and 80 Officers and Persons of quality slain 400 Prisoners taken whereof many Officers and Gentlemen that Collonel Lilburn had not half their number and scarce half of them could come up to charge That Collonel Lilburn lost but one Officer and not above 10 or 12 in all The Earl retreated into Cheshire with about 80 Horse and a party gone in pursuit of him thitherwards That Lieutenant-Collonel Ashurst fled with a few to an house for his security That Lieutenant-General Fleetwood marched with his Brigade within 3 miles of Worcester where the King was fortifying the place that they brake down Vpton Bridge and lay as large as Malverne hills That some few of the Country come in to them and they exact Mony or Provisions from the Country that the General hath sent for Collonel Lilburn and Collonel Clerk with their Regiments to come to him 30. Letters That at the routing of the Earl of Derby were taken prisoners 5 Collonels the Adjutant General 4 Lieutenant Collonels 1. Major 4 Captains 2 Lieutenants and slain and dead since they were taken the Lord Wid. drington Major-General Sr. Thomas Tiddesly 1 Collonel 2 Majors and divers others of quality All their Baggage Sumpters Arms and Ammunition taken and the Earl of Derbyes 3 Cloaks with Starrs his George and Garter with other Robes That Collonel Lilburn took many Commissions of the Kings to
bring in the Enemy thereabouts to the Parliament of England Whereupon the Forces removed and a Cornet of Collonel Okey coming to his Regiment with a small Party was set upon by many Moss-Troopers who gave seven of them quarter yet afterwards killed them in cold Blood and only the Cornet and four more scaped That Collonel Heane was shipping with his Men at Weymouth for the design of Jersey 18. Letters That Captain Benboe was shot to death at Shrewsbury according to the Sentence of the Court-Martial and that the Earl of Derby was beheaded at Bolton the same day That Captain Duckinfield with his Men were shipped for the Isle of Man 20. Letters of the Particulars of the Earl of Derbies Death who carried himself with stoutness and Christian-like temper 21. Letters came from Holland That the Scots King was landed there with the Duke of Buck's and the Lord Wilmot and others in Sea-mens Cloaths and that upon the news thereof the Princess Royal and many with her went to Scheveling where they met the King That an English Man of War meeting with some Dutch Fishermen demanded of them the Tenth Herring as an acknowledgement of the Sovereignty of England in those Seas but the Dutch denying it they fell from words to blows and the Dutch shooting first at the English the English Man of War sunk one of their Ships and all their Men were lost Others relate That the Quarrel began upon the English Man of War requiring the Dutch-men to strike Sail to him according to the usage and they refusing it he sunk one of them Of the dispersing of Dungans Forces by Collonel Reynolds and his recovery of some Castles and joyning with Collonel Zanchey That Fitz-Patrick stormed Castle-Jorne and took 30 of the Parliaments Soldiers and ingaged Collonel Hewsons Troop took 25 and killed 27 of them That the Irish are numerous and desperate That Two Congregational Churches were gathered in Dublin 22. Debate upon the Bills for a New Representative and on a Bill for propagation of the Gospel and ordered that they be considered de die in diem till ended Letters of Forces shipped from Chester against the Isle of Man being 3000 Men and between 30 and 40 Sail. Mr. John Sayer condemned by a Court-Marshal at Chester to be hanged for Treason but upon his Penitence was reprieved That Collonel Venables rose from the Siege of Dundalke in Cavan That the Irish attempted Bellinger but were beaten off with the loss of 40 of their Men and divers of their Officers and Soldiers wounded 23. Letters of some Endeavours for new Levies in Scotland 24. The Thanksgiving-day observed solemnly Letters That the Scots are ready to embrace what the Parliament of England shall require of them That divers Ministers confer at Edenburgh and are permitted That Argyle and Huntley are raising Forces yet have none in a Body but a few stragling Highlanders That an English Soldier for lying with a Scots Woman was by Sentence of the Court-Marshal together with the Woman whipped through Edenburgh and a Scotch Laâs that held the Candle to them in the Action lighted them all the way and was duck'd with them That Augustine the Moss-Trooper took an English Sutler and 60 l. in Money at Monrosse That Argyle sent a Trumpet to Sterling to desire a Treaty and that the Scots generally desired to be governed by the English That the Lord Chef-Justice St. John Sir Henry Vane jun ' Major-General Lambert Major-General Deane Lieutenant-General Monk Collonel Fenwicke Alderman Tichburne and Major Sallowey were appointed Commissioners for the Affairs of Scotland and being there it was hoped they would soon settle the Civil Affairs there 25. Letters That many of the Scotch Prisoners and others at Shrewsbury were dead of a Contagious Feaver That there was no certainty of the King of Scots Arrival in Holland and that upon the Rumor of it the States propounded to pass a Decree That no forreign Prince or Noble-man should come into their Dominions without their Privity That Meen heere Scape and Meen heer Parre were nominated Ambassadors for England 27. Letters That the King of Scots was arrived in France and got to Paris met by the way and conducted thither by the Duke of Orleans and visited by the Queen his Mother and divers of the great Lords That he told them his Adventures after the Battle of Worcester to this effect That about Six a Clock in the Evening his Army being in all likelihood beaten he quitted Worcester with a Party of Horse and marched towards Lancashire being fearful of being pursued and lest some of the Scots Officers should deliver him up he with the Lord Wilmot quitted their Horses and sent the Party of Horse upon their March That he and the Lord Wilmot betook themselves the second days march from Worcester into a Tree where they remained until night and then marched on foot that night That the third day they took Sanctuary in a Wood and night approaching marched on foot towards Lancashire where they were received by a Lady who furnished them with Cloaths for a disguise and cut off their Hair very short Having reposed two or three days the Lady resolved to endeavour to ship them out of England to which purpose she riding behind the King and Wilmot as another Servant by they went to Bristol But finding a narrow and hot Inquiry there they went to London where they stayed three Weeks and the King went up and down in London in a Gentlewomans Habit and at Westminster-Hall he saw the States Arms and the Scots Colours That the Lord Wilmot procured a Merchant to hire a Ship of 40 Tuns to transport them which cost them 120 l. but as soon as the Lord Wilmot was entred the Bark and the King as his Servant the Master of the Vessel came to him and told him That he knew the King and in case it should be known he could expect no mercy which Saying troubled them But at length what with Money and Promises they Prevailed and so set Sail for Haver de gras and there landed and from thence went to Rohan where they were cloathed and wrote from thence to Paris That this Arrival of the King stopped the French King from sending Ambassadors for England That the King sent for the Lords Inchequin Taffe and Ormond That the Lord Taffe had treated with the Duke of Lorrein for his undertaking the Business of Ireland That divers Prisoners presented a Petition to the Lord General reciting That the Law was the Badge of the Norman Bondage and that Prisons were Sanctuaries to Rich Men Prisoners and Tortures to the Poorer sort who were not able to fee Lawyers and Goalers They pray the General into whose Hands the Sword is put to free them from oppression and slavery and to restore the Nations fundamental Laws and Liberties and to gain a new Representative and that the Poor may have Justice and Arrests
which was furthered by Whitelocke's advice to the Protector 20. The Commissioners of the Treasury made several reports to the Protector and Council of Arrears of money due to the state and upon advice with them his Highness and the Council made several orders for the Collecting and bringing in of those Arrears December 1657. 1. News of the King of Sweden's proceedings in the Isle of Funen 3. The distaste between the Protector and Bradshaw was perceived to increase 6. Order for the prosecution of some persons who had committed very great wasts and spoils in Forests 7. The Protector was perswaded to take to heart and to further the relief of the poor persecuted Protestants in the Vallies of Piedmont and to send an Agent to the Duke of Savoy to negotiate for favour to them as other Princes had done 11. Writs of Summons under the great Seal were sent to divers persons to sit as Members in the other House of Parliament The Form of the Writs was the same with those which were sent to summon the Peers in Parliament They were in all sixty among whom were divers Noblemen Knights and Gentlemen of ancient Families and good Estates and some Colonels and Officers of the Army Their Names were as followeth The Lord Richard Cromwell the Protectors eldest Son The Lord Henry Cromwell his other Son Lord Deputy of Ireland Nathaniel Fiennes John Lisle Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal Henry Lawrence Lord President of his Highness Privy Council The Lord Charles Fleetwood Robert Earl of Warwick Edmund Earl of Mulgrave Edward Earl of Manchester William Viscount Say and Seal Lord John Cleypole Master of the Horse Philip Viscount Lisle eldest Son to the Earl of Leicester Charles Viscount Howard Philip Lord Wharton Thomas Lord Fauconbridge Lord John Desborough Lord Edward Mountague Generals at Sea George Lord Eure. The Lord Whitelocke Sir Gilbert Pickering Colonel William Sydenham Sir Charles Wolseley Baronet Major General Philip Skippon Lord Strickland Colonel Philip Jones Sir William Strickland Francis Rous Esq John Fiennes Esq Sir Francis Russel Baronet Sir Thomas Honnywood Knight Sir Arthur Hasilrigge Baronet Sir John Hobart Sir Richard Onslow Knight Sir Gilbert Gerard. Sir William Roberts Knight John Glyn Oliver St. John Lords chief Justices William Pierpoint Esq John Jones Esq John Crew Esq Alexander Popham Esq Sir Christopher Pack Sir Robert Tichborn Edward Whalley Esq Sir John Barksted Knight Lieutenant of the Tower of London Sir George Fleetwood Sir Thomas Pride Richard Ingolsby Esq Sir John Hewson James Berry Esq William Goffe Esq Thomas Cooper Esq Edmund Thomas Esq George Monk Commander in chief of his Highness Forces in Scotland David Earl of Cassils in Scotland Sir William Lockart Sir Archibald Johnston of Warriston William Steele Lord Chancellour of Ireland The Lord Broghil Brother to the Earl of Corke in Ireland Sir Matthew Tomlinson 16. Colonel Sir John Reynolds who commanded the English Forces that joyned with the King of France was in a Pink coming over with Colonel White and others from Mardike for England and upon Goodwin Sands the Pink was cast away and all their men in her were drowned Among them was one William de Vaux a young man a good Scholar and very ingenious and being in a great storm in a former Voyage he vainly said That if ever he went to Sea again he would be contented that God should let him be drowned And now being again at Sea the Judgment imprecated by him did fall upon him and he was now drowned 24. The Commissioners of the Treasury prepared the business of the Contract with Commissioners for the Excise and new Impost 25. Some Congregations being met to observe this day according to former solemnity and the Protector being moved that Souldiers might be sent to suppress them he was advised against it as that which was contrary to the Liberty of Conscience so much owned and pleaded for by the Protector and his friends but it being contrary to Ordinances of Parliament which were also opposed in the passing of them that these days should be so solemnized the Protector gave way to it and those Meetings were suppressed by the Souldiers January 1657. 1. Whitelocke having lent Mr. Rushworth some Manuscripts he attended Whitelocke to shew him his Historical Collections as his Highness had ordered 3. A Meeting of the Gentlemen of the County of Bucks at Merchant-Taylors Hall where they had a great Feast 9. The Lord Willoughby petition'd the Protector for his Highness Order to go into the Country to dispatch some necessary business in relation to his Estate and promising to return to Prison which Petition the Protector granted 12. The Protector resolved to have a Collection for the poor persecuted Protestants of Piedmont 20. The Parliament met according to their Adjournment and the Members of the other House summoned by Writ met and sate in the Lords House as the Lords used to do formerly The Protector came thither and the Speaker with the House of Commons being sent for by the Black Rod came to the Lords House where the Protector made a solemn Speech to them but was short by reason of his Indisposition of health and after him the Lord Commissioner Fiennes spake to them more at large My Lords and Gentlemen of both the most honourable Houses of Parliament AMongst the manifold and various Dispensations of God's Providence of late years this is one and it is a signal and remarkable Providence that we see this day in this place a Chief Magistrate and two Houses of Parliament Jacob speaking to his Son Joseph said I had not thought to have seen thy face and lo God hath shewed me thy seed also Meaning his two Sons Ephraim and Manasseh And may not many amongst us well say some years since We had not thought to have seen a Chief Magistrate again amongst us and lo God hath shewn us a Chief Magistrate in his two Houses of Parliament Now may the good God make them like Ephraim and Manasseh that the three Nations may be blest in them saying God make thee like these two Houses of Parliament which two like Leah and Rachel did build the House of Israel May you do worthily in Ephrata and be famous in Bethlehem May it be your great business to procure the peace the safety and the prosperity of these three Nations and these things too not for themselves only but in order yet to greater and higher ends the advancement of the Kingdom of Christ amongst us and the Glory of God in the good of all men but especially of the Churches of God amongst men which as they are God's most precious Jewels and his chiefest care so must they also hold the choicest place in the eyes and in the hearts of all those that act under him and are cloathed with his power and authority In order to the great and glorious end you may please in the first place to reflect upon the Posture that
against Supply without redress of Grievances this Parliament by Commission was dissolved The King followed his design of the War and to put the Fleet to Sea and made a League with the Vnited Provinces against the Emperor and King of Spain Then issues a Proclamation to Recall Recusants Children from Beyond Sea and against Popish Priests and to command all English in the Service of the Emperor King of Spain and Archdutchess to return to England The King sends out his Letters to the Lord-Lieutenants of Counties touching a general Loan of Money to him and Warrants are issued forth to disarm Recusants The Fleet being ready with ten Regiments the Lord Wimbleton was made Commander in chief great muttering was that this design was not known to the Council but to the Duke onely and that he went not in Person The English and Dutch Ships designed to block up Dunkirk were dispersed by storm and 22 Dunkirk Men of War with Land-Forces gave an Alarum to England and Ireland The Fleet came together again and neglected or preposterously attempted a great Booty of Spanish Ships in Cadiz Bay then the Army landed and took a Fort but the English finding store of Spanish Wines abused themselves and hazarded the ruine of all They were again Shipt and the General put to Sea to wait for the Plate Fleet but the ill condition of his men by a general Contagion enforced his return home without any honourable performance which caused great clamor but where the fault lay hath not yet been determined nor any punisht for it The General was accused by some of his Colonels and Seamen and examined before the Council he laid the blame on some who did not fight the Spanish Ships as he ordered them they denied that they had Orders to fight This fending and proving little salved the Honour of the Nation All Trade with Spain is prohibited upon Confiscation all the Trained Bands are Exercised The Plague still raged in London so that in one week there dyed 5000 persons it was also spread in many places in the Countrey In some Families both Master and Mistriss Children and Servants were all swept away For fear of Infection many persons who were to pay money did first put it into a Tub of Water and then it was taken forth by the Party that was to receive it When the Plague was somewhat assuaged and there dyed in London but 2500 in a week it fell to Judge Whitlock's turn to go to Westminster-Hall to adjourn Michaelmas Term from thence to Reading and accordingly he went from his house in Buckinghamshire to Horton near Colebrooke and the next morning early to High-Park Corner where he and his Retinue dined on the ground with such meat and drink as they brought in the Coach with them and afterwards he drove fast through the Streets which were empty of People and overgrown with Grass to Westminster-Hall where the Officers were ready and the Judge and his company went strait to the Kings-Bench adjourned the Court returned to his Coach and drave away presently out of Town Sir Edward Coke and other Gentlemen who had appeared the last Parliament against the Duke were made Sheriffs and so could not be chosen Parliament-men Coke excepted against several parts of the Sheriffs Oath and by advice of all the Judges one of his Objections was allowed to wit the Clause To destroy Lollards which by Order of the King and Council was left out of the Oath and so continues The carriage of the Bishop of Lincoln towards the Duke at the Parliament at Oxford was remembred and he was sequestred from the King's Presence and from the Council and from the Custody of the Seal which was given to Sir Thomas Coventry and he was sworn a Privy Councellor and Lord Keeper The King finding the discontents of his Subjects increased thought fit to call another Parliament and first Commands are given to the Bishops to proceed against the Papists by Excommunication and a Proclamation confines them The King determines to leave Mountague to the Parliament to the great regret of Bishop Laud. The Coronation of the King is appointed on Christmas-day and Commissioners made to receive and determine Claims concerning Services to be then done Knights of the Bath are to be made and a Proclamation issues for all that had 40 l. per annum to come in and receive the Order of Knighthood A Day of Thanksgiving was kept for the ceasing of the Plague In London and the Out-Parishes this year dyed 54265 persons whereof of the Plague 35417. The King's Coronation was performed with the usual Ceremonies and Solemnities by Bishop Laud onely the King's Robe was White Sattin because as some say Purple could not be then had The Bishop of Lincoln having received no Writ of Summons to this Parliament desired the King that he might make his Proxy and besought him to mitigate the Duke's causeless anger towards him The Parliament being met the Lord Keeper made a Speech to them Of the Benefit and Constitution of Parliaments and the King's love of them and his striving whether he should be major or melior a greater King or a better man and that the causes of calling them were to make good Laws and to execute Justice Then the King approved of the Speaker who made an Harangue suitable to the Times Extolling the King and praising Monarchy Parliaments Bishops Lords Commons Laws Judges and all that were in place and inveighing against Popery and the King of Spain And concluded with the usual Prayer That his Majesty would allow the Priviledge of Parliament Freedom of Debate and Access to his Royal Person The Commons began to fall upon the Publick Grievances the Miscarriage of the late Voyage to Cadiz the mis-imployment of the Kings Revenue Evil Councels Favouring of Papists The Loans Taxes and many other which they referred to Committees They likewise Exhibited Articles against Mountague The Privy Councel required the Bishop of Durham to Apprehend such of his Majesties Subjects as should be present at Mass and to Commit them to Prison and the Kings Attourney sent Letters to the Judges to direct their strict proceedings against Recusants in their Circuits The Commons questioned the Seising of the Ship The Peter of New Haven by Sir James Bag upon which our Merchants Ships and Goods were seised in France The Duke said he would justifie it by the Kings Order The Council of War for the business of the Pallatinate were called into the House of Commons but made no clear Answer The King by Message and the Lords press the Commons for Supplies They proceed as to the Grievances by the method of Evils and Remedies and Resolved 1. That the Diminution of the Kingdom in strength and honour is an Evil which we suffer under 2. The Increase and countenancing of Papists 3. The not Guarding of the Narrow Seas 4. Pluralities of Offices in one hand 5. Sales of Honours and
places of Judicature 6. Delivery up of Ships to the French 7. Mis-imployment of Three Subsidies and Three Fifteens They Ordered That the Duke on whom these Misdemeanours chiefly reflected should have Notice of the Intention of the House of Commons suddainly to resume the Debate of these things There served in this Parliament in the House of Commons many persons of Extraordinary Parts and Abilities whose Names are in the List of those times Mr. Clement Coke in his Speech in the House of Commons concerning Grievances said That it were better to dye by an Enemy than to suffer at home The Lords ready to comply with the Kings desires appointed a Committee to consider of the Safety and Defence of the Kingdom and Safeguard of the Seas The Committee advised one Fleet to be presently set out against the King of Spain and another to Guard our Coasts and Merchants this was sent to the House of Commons but not well resented by them The King sent a smart Letter to the Speaker pressing for present Supplies and promising Redress of Grievances presented in a dutiful and mannerly way and this was further urged by Sir Richard Weston To Know without further delay of time What Supply they would give unto the King To this the Commons returned a general Answer promising a Supply The King Replyed As to the Clause of presenting Grievances that they should apply themselves to Redress Grievances not to Inquire after them And said I will not allow any of my Servants to be questioned among you much less such as are of Eminent Place and near unto me I see you especially aim at the Duke I wonder who hath so altered your Affections towards him Then he mentions the Honour that the last Parliament of his Father Expressed to the Duke and labours to Excuse him and concludes I would you would hasten for my Supply or else it will be worse for your selves for if any Evil happen I think I shall be the last that shall feel it This was suspected to be the Advice of the Popish Councellors to cause a Breach betwixt the King and his Parliament who thereupon mentioned the Duke as the chief Cause of all Publick Miscarriages and Dr. Turner a Physitian propounded his Quaeries to that purpose Upon the Opinions of Sir Thomas Wentworth Noy Selden and others the House Voted That Common Fame is a good Ground of Proceedings for that House The King sent a Message to the Commons by Sir Richard Weston That he took Notice of the Seditious Speech of Mr. Coke and of Dr. Turners Articles against the Duke of Bucks but indeed against the Honour and Government of the King and of his Father That he cannot suffer an inquiry on the meanest of his Servants much less against one so near him and wonders at the foolish impudence of any Man that can think he should be drawn to offer such a Sacrifice much unworthy the Greatness of a King and Master of such a Servant He desireth the Justice of the House against the Delinquents That he be not constrained to use his Regal Power and Authority to Right himself against these two Persons Dr. Turner Explained himself and said That to Accuse upon Common Fame was warranted by the Imperial Laws and by the Cannons of the Church That this House in the time of Henry the Sixth did upon Common Fame Accuse the Duke of Suffolk And that Sir Richard Weston himself did present the Common Vndertakers upon particular Fame The next Day Dr. Turner wrote a Letter to the Speaker to excuse his not attending the House by reason of Sickness and submitting to their Judgments but not acknowledging any fault Sr. John Elliot made a bold and sharp Speech against the Duke and present Grievances yet in the midst of those Agitations The Commons remembred the Kings Necessities and Voted to grant Three Subsidies and Three Fifteens Upon a Message from the King both Houses Attended him at Whitehall Where he gave the Lords thanks and showed the Commons their Errors and referred particulars to the Lord Keeper who in a plain speech assured the Commons That after the great Affairs setled and satisfaction to the Kings Demands he would hear and answer their just Grievances Tells them That his Majesty excepts to the not punishing of Coke and Turner he praiseth the Duke and his Merit from King and Parliament and declares the Kings Pleasure that they proceed no further in the inquiry touching the Duke And saith That the Supply Voted is not suitable to the Ingagements requires a further Supply and their Resolution thereof by a Day else they are not to Sit longer nor will the King expect a Supply this way Then the King spake again and mentioned Mr. Coke and said It was better for a King to be Invaded and almost Destroyed by a Forreign Power than to be despised by his own Subjects And bids them remember That the Calling Sitting and Dissolving of Parliaments was in his Power Being informed That the House of Commons ordered their Doors to be shut whilst they Debated hereof and that they misunderstood some passages in his Speech and in the Lord Keepers The King ordered the Duke at a Conference of both Houses to Explain it Which being done the duke gave them an Account of the business in Spain and indeavours to vindicate himself in that and all his Negotiations both at home and abroad since his being at Oxford and that he did nothing in single Councels excuseth his not going with the Fleet his Master commanding him into the Low-Countries to Treat with the King of Sweden of Denmark and the States Then the Lord Conway made a large Vindication of the Duke in the Publick Transactions The Lords Petitioned the King against the Precedency chalenged by the Scotch and Irish Nobles To which the King Answered That he would take order therein The Lord Conway wrote a Second Letter to the Earl of Bristol by the Kings Command to Know Whether he would choose to sit still without being questioned for any Errors in his Negotiation in Spain and injoy the benefit of the late Pardon or else would wave the Pardon and put himself upon a Legal Tryal Bristol in Answer would not wave the Pardon nor justifie himself against the King and so makes a doubtful Answer Then he Petitions the Lords for his right of Peerage to have a Writ to attend the House and that after two years restraint he may be brought to his Tryal in Parliament The Lords Pray the King That Bristol and other Lords whose Writs are stopped may have their Writs and they had them and the Duke showed the Lords a Letter from the King to Bristol charging him That when the King came first into Spain Bristol advised him to change his Religion and that he prejudiced the Business of the Palatinate Bristol by Petition to the Lords acquaints them That he had received his Writ to attend the Parliament but withal a Letter
1. 3 H. 8. ch 5. The Earl of Holland is appointed to carry the supplies to Rea. The Governor of the Island gives notice of his wants to the French King and hath Releif sent him the French King blocks up Rochel to be near to Rea and supplies the Fort there The Rotchellers and Rohan declare for the English The Governor of Rea gets leave of the Duke to send to the French King pretending to surrender the Fort and so gains time The Duke begins to batter the Cittadel then purposeth to goe away then alters his resolution and storms the Fort but in vaine whereupon he raises the siege and retreats towards his Ships The French pursue and in a narrow cawsey with salt Pits on each side the Duke having made no works or provision for his safe retreat he is attaqued by the French and after a valiant defence especially by the English foot the French by the advantage of the place gave a great blow and slew many of the English yet the rest got to their Ships The Duke is blamed for many neglects he lays it upon the Council of War and the Earl of Holland's not coming with supplies in time Holland and the Council of War excuse themselves The people generally cry out against the Duke and are greatly discontented at this unfortunate action the Marriners are tumultuous and many mischeifs do arise The Rotchellers send to our King for releif and pray his mediation for the Protestants in case a Treaty of Peace be between him and their King They set forth their great streights and distresses and intreat a general Collection for their relief At this time a Resolution is taken to call a Parliament and in order thereto the Imprisoned Gentlemen are released who are in several places chosen to be Members of this New Parliament directions are given to use moderation in the business of the loan money The Archbishop the Bishop of Lincoln and others in disfavour have their Writs to sit in Parliament Yet a Commission of Excise is granted and moneys are disbursed for the raising of German Horse the Jesuits hope well of this intended Parliament Which being met The King spake to them to Expedite their business acquaints them with the common danger moveth for supplies and tells them if they do not their duty he must use such other means as he may to prevent ruine that he will gladly forget and forgive what is past and hopes they will not follow former courses of distraction Then the Lord Keeper inlargeth in his speech acquaints them with the general Estate of affairs in Christendom the enemies and dangers to this Kingdom persuades to supply and to speed and assures in the King's name forgetfulness of any former distasts and all affections of his Majesty unto Parliaments First the Parliament petition for a publick Fast then they debate of the Greivances of billeting of Souldiers Loans Benevolences Privy Seals Imprisonment of Refusers not bayling them upon Habeas Corpus and they incline to give no supply till these were redressed and the point was whether to begin with Grievances or with Supplies The Courtiers were moderate High complaints were made of Deputy Lieutenants compared to Janizaries The business of the Habeas Corpus was examined and found that Mr. Attorney had caused a draught of a Judgment to be made and pressed to have it entred upon the Record but the Judges would not permit it to be done After long debate it was resolved unanimously by the Commons 1. That no Freeman ought to be Imprisoned without cause shewed either by the King or Councill 2. That a Habeas Corpus in that case ought to be granted 3. That if no cause of Committment be returned the Party is to be bayled They also Voted That no Tax ought to be Imposed without assent of Parliament March 26. 1628. Car. 3 Then the King's Proposals were taken into consideration for Supplies They had a Conference with the Lords touching Recusants and their Hierarchy here secretly exercised They agreed upon a Petition to the King That the Laws against Romish Priests might be executed That Children may not be transported beyond Sea to be bred Papists That Recusants may be confined according to law That they may not be permitted to resort to Ambassadors houses to Mass That they may not be in Offices That the Judges be commanded to put the laws in Execution against them and to give an account thereof And that Recusants Children may be brought up in the Protestant Religion All which the King granted The Commons also Voted That no Freeman ought to be confined by the King Privy Council or others but by Act of Parliament or due course of Law And they debated the point of foreign Imployment against ones will They had a Message from the King to convince some false Reports that had been raised of what had passed at the Council and that the Duke spake nothing against the Parliament but was the first mover for it Upon a second Message They unanimously Vote 5 Subsidies with which the King was much pleased and the Duke highly extolled it whereof Secretary Coke informed the House but exception was taken That the Duke's name was mixed with the King 's The Commons at a Conference acquaint the Lords with their resolutions touching the Subjects Liberty and Right confirmed by 7 Acts of Parliament in point Magna Charta being one 12 presidents in Terms and 31 more and the reason cleered The King desires That the Commons would make no recess at Easter This is excepted to as against their privilege who may adjourne when they please They Resolve that Greivances and Supply shall go hand in hand together An unpleasing Message comes to them from the King which raised debate and the speaker delivered to the King a Petition touching Billetting of Souldiers and an excuse touching the King's supply that they did not delay it They vindicate their own proceedings and pray not to be misunderstood The matter of Billetting of Souldiers and the unlawfulness and miseries of it were fully opened in the Petition and present remedy prayed of that Insupportable burden The Lords and Commons debated the point of Marshal Law and touching a Petition of Right Anno 1628 against which the King 's Serjeant Ashley argued that the Proposal of the Commons tended to Anarchy and that they must allow the King to govern by Acts of State for which the Lords committed him and he recanted At a free conference the Lords and Commons debated of proposals to the King touching the property and liberty of the Subject made by the Lords with which the Commons were unsatisfied The King pressed for Supplies and declared that he holds Magna Charta and the other 6 Statutes to be in force and will govern according to Law And it was advised to rely upon the King's promise but all were not satisfied to doe it and a
Bill was ordered to be drawn concerning the substance of Magna Charta and the other 6 Statutes The King sends another Message to the Commons to know if they will rest on His Royal Word which he will perform They debate upon it and some say his word is to be taken in a Parliamentary way He sends another Message to hasten them and that he will end this Session within a senight The Commons attend him and answer his Messages give him humble thanks for them and desire that by a Bill they may satisfy the people of their Rights and that they do not intend to incroach upon the King's Prerogative The King is contented that a Bill be past to confirm Magna Charta and the other 6 Statutes without additions After this by another Message they were pressed to rely on the King's Word In the debate hereof the Door of the House was shut They resolve upon the Petition of Right and present it to the Lords for their concurrence and resolve the times of payment of the 5 Subsidies The Lords at a Conference acquaint the Commons with a Letter from the King to them wherein he much insists upon some Cases of Committment so transcendent that they may not be discovered and which are above the capacity of the Judges but promiseth to observe the Laws and agrees that Magna Charta and the other 6 Statutes are in force and desires expedition The Lords propound an addition or saving to the Petition of Right not to infringe Sovereign Power The Commons did not like the word Sovereign Power nor any saving in the Petition of Right and gave their reasons at a Conference with the Lords why they could not agree to this saving The Lords were satisfied and both Houses concurred then the Bill of Subsidies was read and committed A charge was brought into the House by Mr. Pym against Dr. Manwaring That he by his Divinity Indeavoured to destroy the King and Kingdome The Fleet under the Command of the Earl of Denbigh sailed to Rochel and finding there some French Ships would not assault them though fewer and weaker than themselves by many degrees but after shewing themselves onely they returned and left Rochel unreleived The Council here being informed thereof and some Parliament Men Letters were sent from the Council to the Duke to order the Earl of Denbigh to go again and to releive Rochel Both Houses presented to the King the Petition of Right he promiseth a gracious Answer The Petition is read and his Answer was That Right be done according to Law and the Statutes be put in due execution This Answer did not satisfie the Commons and in debate of it Sir Jo. Elliot fell upon the publick Greivances and moved that a Remonstrance of them might be made to the King but this was by some held unseasonable yet it was seconded and a Committee made about it The King sends to the House that he will not alter his Answer and intends to conclude this Session within a week They send to the Lords the charge against Manwaring for his Sermons That the Subjects under pain of Damnation ought to pay the loan and obey the King's Will in all things He is sentenced by Fine and Imprisonment disabled to to have any Ecclesiastical preferment and to make a submission The King sends another Message to the Commons not to entertain any long business for that he will keep his time of concluding this Session and that they lay no aspersions upon the Government or Ministers of State Hereupon Sir Jo. Elliot beginning to speak the Speaker fearing that he intended to fall upon the Duke rose up and said there is a Command upon me that I must command you not to proceed in this matter The Commons declare that no undutiful speech hath been spoken by any Member Sir Ed. Coke named the Duke to be the cause of all their miseries and moves to goe to the King and by word to acquaint him Selden seconds it and moves for a Declaration against the Duke that Judgment be demanded against him upon his Impeachment in the last Parliament The King sends to the Commons to Adjourne till the next day and they did so but were in much disturbance yet upon another Message brought by the Speaker the former Restraint was qualified and the King sent also a courting Message to the Lords Both Houses agree to Petition the King for a satisfactory answer to the Petition of Right The Commons proceed about their Declaration They examine the business about raising 1000 German Horse under Balfour and Dalbier and providing Arms for them The King gave another Answer to the Petition of Right soit Droit fait comme il est desire which satisfied the Commons and all good men and is the same in the printed Act and so that excellent Law passed The Commons sent for the Commission of Excise presented it to the Lords and prayed that it might be damned The Duke is again named in the House to be mentioned in their intended Remonstrance as the cause of all their Evils Sir Hum. May Sir H. Martyn Sir Ben. Rudyard and others endeavoured to moderate the House but they Voted the Duke to be named in their Remonstrance Dr. Lambe was set upon in the Streets by the Rabble and called Witch Devill and the Duke's Conjurer and beaten that he died the Council wrote to the Lord Mayor to find out and punish the chief actors therein but none were found The Commons Voted Bishop Neal and Laud to be named in their Remonstrance as suspected to be Arminians and they named the Duke's power and the abuse of it and prayed the King to consider whether it were safe that such a person should be so near him The Remonstrance was perfected and in it complements to the King and the duty of Parliaments to make known to him publick Greivances which otherwise he could not know then they mention their fears of some Indeavours to Introduce Popery They shew the favourers of Papists and the favours to them amounting to a tolleration or little less The spreading the faction of Arminians and the practice of Popery in Ireland and the religious houses there newly founded the fear of the change of Government in the loans Billetting of Soldiers German Horse taking of Tunnage and Poundage without Grant by Parliament The Voyages to Cadez Rea Rochel want of Powder yet then the King's Powder sold the loss of trade and not guarding the Seas The cause of all the evils they conceive to be the excessive power of the Duke of Bucks and his abuse of that power and they submit to the King's Wisedom whether it be safe to continue that power or the Duke so near the King's person They desire access to the King and order the Speaker though unwilling to deliver the Remonstrance the King sends a Message that he intends to
Strickland were sent to Gravesend to entertain and conduct the Dutch Embassadour to the Parliament The City invited both Houses of Parliament to Dinner in Merchant Taylor 's Hall on such a day as the Parliament would appoint and the rather at this time the General Essex and the Earl of Manchester being in Town that the City might express their thankfulness to the Parliament for their unwearied labours and care for the defence and peace of the City and whole Kingdom The Houses returned thanks to the City and ingaged to live and die with them in this Cause and this was the rather contrived now that the Plot to raise differences between the Parliament and City and to bring in the King might appear to be the more frivolous The Parliament ordered publick thanks to be given at this Meeting at a Sermon and the Sunday after in all Parishes for the discovery and prevention of the Plot of Sir Bazil Brook A Ship laden with Arms and Ammunition sent from Bristol to relieve the King's Forces at Chester was by the Mariners compelling their Master brought in to Leverpool to the Parliament The Archbishop Laud was brought to the House of Peers and the impeachment against him read and he required to answer who said he was an old man and weak and could not answer without Counsel and desired a further time to answer which was granted Both Houses dined with the City at Merchant-Taylor's Hall in the morning they met at Sermon in Christ Church from thence they went on foot to the Hall the Trained Bands making a Lane in the Streets as they passed by First went the Lord Mayor and Aldermen in their Scarlet Gowns and the Common Council then the Lord General Lord Admiral Earl of Manchester and other Lords attended with divers Colonels and military Officers After the Lords came the Members of the House of Commons and the Commissioners of Scotland then the Assembly of Divines and as they went through Cheapside on a Scaffold many Popish Pictures Crucifixes and Superstitious Relicks were burnt before them The Lord Howard of Escrick petitioned for reparation of his losses by the Cavaliers out of Delinquents Estates The 22. of January being the day appointed for the Anti-Parliament to meet at Oxford the Parliament at Westminster called the House and there appeared 280 of their Members besides 100 more in the service of the Parliament in the several Counties and now they expelled by vote 40 Members who had deserted the Parliament The Anti-Parliament met at Oxford but have not taken upon them the name and power of Parliament The first day of Hillary Term the Commissioners of the Seal and the Judges sate in the several Courts at Westminster Hall The Ordinance passed That if any should deliver Proclamation or other thing to any persons from Oxford or sealed with any other Great Seal than that attending the Parliament that they should be proceeded against as Spies according to Marshal Law Monsieur de Harecourt sent a Letter to both the Speakers but not intituling them Speakers of the Parliament but only Messieurs Grey de Werke and Lenthall upon which the Parliament refused to accept the Letters Colonel Mitton routed a Party of the King's Horse convoying Arms and Ammunition to the Besiegers of Nantwich Mitton fell upon them unexpectedly killed many took Sir Nicholas Byron Governour of Chester Sir Richard Willis one hundred inferiour Officers and Troopers one hundred and fifty Horse and Arms and all the Ammunition and Powder which they brought from Shrewsbury The Lord Lovelace wrote to Sir Henry Vane Junior to perswade a Treaty of Peace and to raise divisions among the Parliaments party The House authorised Sir Henry Mr. St. John and Mr. Brown to keep a Correspondence with the Lord Lovelace to sift what they could out of him and his Lordship was too weak for these Gentlemen Three hundred Native Irish Rebels landed at Weymouth under the Lord Inchiquin to serve his Majesty Divers Papists Servants about the King's Children were removed Ogle for the King wrote to Mr. Thomas Goodwyn and Mr. Nye of the Independent Judgment to make great promises to them if they would oppose the Presbyterian Government intended by the Scots to be imposed on England and much to that purpose These two being persons of great Judgment and Parts acquainted their Friends herewith and were authorised to continue a Correspondence with Ogle who gained no ground upon them No more could Ogle upon the Governour of Ailesbury nor upon Mr. Davenish the one was sollicited to betray Ailesbury and the other Windsor with mountainous promises from Ogle on the King's part but all were refused The Scots Army now entred England were eighteen hundred foot and thirty five hundred of horse and Dragoons The Recorder and Citizens of London presented a Petition to the Commons for dispatch of the business of the Accounts of the Kingdom and for recruiting and reforming the Armies This gave a stroke of jealousie and discontent to Essex and his friends and the more because the House so well entertained it The Commons ordered Worcester-house to be furnished for the Scots Commissioners who desired some Members of both Houses might be appointed as a joynt Councel with them A Trumpet came from Oxford with Letters to the General and a Parchment-Roll signed by the Prince the Duke of York Duke of Cumberland Prince Rupert about fourty Lords and one hundred Knights and Gentlemen sometime Members of the House of Commons and now met by the King's Proclamation at the Assembly at Oxford to debate of the State and Peace of the Kingdom and to prevent effusion of more blood And therefore they desire the General to treat with his Friends and those by whom he is imployed not naming the Parliament to appoint a time and place to treat of Propositions of Peace The General acquainted the Parliament herewith who would not own nor receive the Letters having no Directions to them but left it to the General to return an Answer An Ordinance past to recruit the Lord General 's Army to 7500 Foot and 3000 Horse and Dragoons and they to have constant pay only eleven Officers to have but half pay The Forces of Sir Thomas Fairfax and Sir William Brereton joyning together marched to relieve Nantwich The King's Forces before the Town drew out to fight them and gallant Actions were performed on both sides the event of the Battel was long doubtful till unexpectedly the King's Forces gave ground and were pursued by the Parliaments till they were totally routed and dispersed There were taken Prisoners Major General Gibson Earnley Sir Richard Fleetwood Sir Francis Boteler an Irish Rebel Colonel Monk who afterwards served the Parliament and this was his first turn Colonel Gibs Harmon Sir Ralph Downes fourteen Captains twenty Lieutenants twenty six Ensigns two Cornets two Quarter-masters forty Drums forty one Serjeants sixty three Corporals and
And having the same interest with the Senate and present at their Debates they understood their business the better and were less apt to break that trust which so nearly concerned their private interests which was involved with the Publick and the better they understood their business the better service might be expected from them Sir I humbly submit the Application to your Judgment your Ancestors did the same they thought the Members of Parliament fittest to be imployed in the greatest Offices I hope you will be of the same judgment and not at this time to pass this Ordinance and thereby to discourage your faithful Servants The Debate held till it was late at Night and then upon the Question as some called it Envy and self-ends prevailing the Ordinance passed the House of Commons and was voted to be sent up to the Lords for their concurrence An Ordinance past for observation of the Fast-day especially on the next Wednesday being Christ-mas-day The Petition of the Lord Carbury was referred to a Committee for his Relief The Parliaments Answer to the King's Message being delivered to the Duke of Richmond and Earl of Southampton they said They had some further matters from the King to impart to the two Houses and desired to be heard of them but the Committee answered That they had not power to receive any new Message Then the Duke of Lenox demanded whether they might not deliver it to the Speakers of both Houses the Committee said That they could not give advice therein But this being reported to the Houses they ordered the Committee to receive from those Lords what they had to offer further from the King Mr. Pierpoint carried up to the Lords the Self-denying Ordinance The two Lords from the King delivered in a Paper to the Committee declaring The willingness of his Majesty that no time should be lost in bringing on the Treaty and to desire that Commissioners might be then nominated to which was returned That they had already the answer of both Houses and of the Scots Commissioners which the Parliament desired might be presented to his Majesty at Oxford The Lord Digby treated about ten weeks together by Messengers and Letters with Major General Brown to betray Abington making offers to him of great Preferment and Reward The Major General wrote to a Friend about it and desired his advice in it who counselled him to entertain the Treaty to shew a compliance with Digby and to give fair hopes of effecting what he desired and in the mean time to get the Works about the Town finished This was agreeable to the opinion of the Major Gener. and he had begun the Treaty with the Lord Digby and carried it along with great hopes to the Lord to have the Town surrendred and that his Wit and Eloquence had prevailed with the Woodmonger as he styled him Brown gave an account of all the Letters and Passages from time to time between them and he was encouraged to carry on the Design even to the appointment of a day for payment of money to him and for his rendition of the Town to Digby and even to the permission of part of the King's Forces to enter the Town and then to fall upon them But Brown thought it not good to proceed so far but after so much time spent in Treaty and expectation Digby required the Town to be rendred by a positive day but Brown having well finished his Works gave his Lordship a positive denial which much enraged him The Reasons of the dissenting Brethren to the Directory of the Church-government by Presbyters with the Answers to those Reasons were presented to the House and a day appointed for the debate of them An Ordinance past for Sir Thomas Allen's composition for Delinquency Knasborough was surrendred to the Parliament upon conditions and there was taken four pieces of Ordnance store of Arms Money and 1500 l. worth of Plate Letters from the Committee of Kent informed That the King had lately sent three Commissions into Kent one for the betraying of Dover-Castle another for Chattam and some Ships and the third to Array men in the West of Kent All which were discovered and the execution of them prevented one of the Commissions was dated when the Committee were at Oxford with Propositions for Peace Captain Redman with a Party from Northampton set upon a party of the King's Forces going to Banbury took Prisoners the L. St. Paul a French-man Sir John Fenwicke two of the Stricklands fifteen others thirty Horse and Arms and a Sumpter with rich Clothes Colonel Thorney with a party from Nottingham took in a Garrison of the King 's near Newarke and in it the Master of the house Sir Roger Cooper and his Brother and fifty others prisoners with their Arms. Decemb. 23. Sir Alexander Carew by Sentence of the Court-Marshal was beheaded The Commons voted to refer the consideration of the manner of the Treaty upon the Propositions for Peace to the Committee of both Kingdoms but the Lords were for a new Committee for it The Court-Marshal pronounced Sentence of death against Captain Hotham The Lords having voted the Archbishop Guilty of the Matters charged against him for matter of Fact desired satisfaction from the Commons in point of Law that those Matters were Treason The Commons ordered the removal of their Forces from the Counties near London near to the Enemy to streighten them and to be in readiness to attend their motions Letters from Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper informed of the Relief of Taunton Town and Castle held out to admiration by Colonel Blake notwithstanding his great want of Ammunition and Provisions and that the Works there were inconsiderable Colonel Edward Windham sent a threatning Summons to Blake to render the Town and Castle upon pain of fire and sword and perswaded the doing of it because of the indefencibleness of the place and to prevent the effusion of more Christian blood Blake returned this Answer These are to let you know that as we neither fear your menaces nor accept your proffers so we wish you for time to come to desist from all Overtures of the like nature unto us who are resolved to the last drop of our blood to maintain the quarrel we have undertaken and doubt not but the same God who hath hither to protected us will ere long bless us with an Issue answerable to the justness of our Cause howsoever to him alone shall we stand or fall Not long after this a strong party of the Parliaments Forces brake through the Besiegers and supplyed the Town with store of Provisions and what they wanted The Commons made an Order for the better payment of the 10000 l. per annum formerly granted to the Lord General out of Delinquents Estates in consideration of his great losses by the Enemy and his ever to be remembred good Services This was put on now by some to sweeten him upon the transmitting of the Self-denying
the Parliament to be sixteen and as many for the King The Propositions touching Religion the Militia and Ireland to be first treated on and twenty Days allotted for them that his Majestie 's Propositions be received by the Parliaments Commissioners at Vxbridge and transmitted to the Parliament The Commons proceeded to the Directory for the Government of the Church and voted upon a long Debate That to have a Presbytery in the Church is according to the word of God The Commons sent to the Lords for their concurrence to a Warrant for the Execution of the Archbishop according to the Ordinance for his Attainder to which the Lords agreed and a Warrant issued to the Lieutenant of the Tower to deliver the Prisoner to the Sheriffs of London to see Execution done accordingly The Parliaments forces that relieved Taunton in their Retreat fell upon the Enemies Quarters and took many horse and divers prisoners Colonel Ludlow's Regiment thinking themselves secure in their Quarters at Salisbury about 200 of them were surprised the Colonel and the rest brake through and got to Southampton and took Colonel Fielding and some others Prisoners The Scots forces got the Town of Carlisle and the King's forces in the Castle sent to Treat The Lord Fairfax possessed Pomfret Town and close blocked up the Castle and Scarborough Skipton and Sandal Castles were blocked up by the Parliaments forces Ordinances passed for payment of 6000 l. lent by the Commissioners of Excise and 10000 l. lent by Mr. Estwick The Lords at a Conference gave Reasons to the Commons against passing the Self-denying Ordinance wherein they affirmed the honour of Peerage to be so much concerned and the Commons ordered a Committee to draw up Reasons in Answer to those delivered by the Lords The Lords acquainted the Commons with a Petition from the Archbishop and a Pardon granted to him by the King under the Great Seal two years since but it was denied by both Houses being granted before conviction and if it had been after yet in this case of Treason against the Kingdom they said it could not be available His Petition was That in case he must die that he might be Beheaded not Hanged and that three of his Chaplains Dr. Heyward Dr. Martin and Dr. Stern might be with him before and at his death for his Souls Comfort The Commons denied both onely allowed Dr. Stern with Mr. Marshal and Mr. Palmer to be with him The Sheriffs of London attended in person to know the manner of the execution of the Archbishop for which they were referred to the warrant of both Houses that he should be hanged drawn and quartered Divers of the Lord General 's Officers of Foot petitioned the Commons and very modestly for the better discipline of the Army for which the House gave them thanks but this was looked upon by some as an ill precedent for Officers of the Army to petition the Parliament and it proved so afterwards The Commons being informed that a party of about 5000 horse and foot of the King 's were near Peterfield and had taken Christ-church and were drawing towards Surrey to disturb that association they sent some of their Members to the Lord General and to the Earl of Manchester to give an account why their forces lay quartered on their Friends near London and did not remove nearer to the Enemy according to former directions At this time the Earl of Manchester was under a kind of accusation and the Lord General in discontent Sir William Waller not much otherwise the forces not carefully ordered and the Parliaments business but in an unsettled condition so that it was high time for some other course to be taken by them The Commons appointed an Ordinance to be brought in for the ease of free quarter The Lords sent another Petition from the Arch-bishop to the Commons that he might not be hanged but beheaded and the Lords gave their reasons why they had assented to it and after some debate the Commons agreed to it also Order was made for provision for some of the Assembly of Divines who had lost their means by the Enemy Colonel Holborn with the forces under him that relieved Taunton took about 200 of the King's horse near Bridgewater Provisions were ordered to be sent by Mr. Davies for Ireland The Commons agreed with the Lords in an Ordinance for the Lady Wilmot who professed much affection to the Parliament and agreed for pardon of some condemned Prisoners in Newgate The Commons offered their reasons to the Lords for passing the Self-denying Ordinance and shewing the breach of privilege in sending to the Commons their Lordships reasons without the Ordinance The Commons gave order to the Commissioners of the Great Seal to issue out the Patents for new Sheriffs The Commons debated the model of the new Militia and it was propounded that the Army should be 21000 horse and foot Jan. 10. The Archbishop was brought to the Scaffold on Tower Hill and made a Speech to the people as he called it his last Sermon in which he endeavoured to excuse the Matters charged against him and professed himself of the Religion of the Church of England as it stands established by Law then he prayed to God to bless the Parliament to direct them that they may not fall under any misgovernment He concluded thus I forgive all the world all and every one bitter enemies or others whatsoever they have been which have any ways prosecuted me in this case and I humble desire to be forgiven first of God then of man whether I have offended them or they think I have Lord forgive them and now I desire you to joyn with me in Prayer Then he made a short Prayer audibly kneeling at the Rail after that putting off his Cloaths Coat and Doublet he kneeled to the Block and upon a sign given the Executioner took off his Head at one blow The Lord General and Earl of Manchester returned answer to the Parliament concerning the removal of the Army nearer to the Enemy The Commons desired the Lords to use expedition in passing the Self-denying Ordinance for that the Kingdom suffered much for want of passing it They permitted a Certificate to be made of the Judgment in the King's Bench against the Duke D'Espernon They debated about the new Model of the Army The Lords delivered to the Commons further Reasons against the passing of the Self-denying Ordinance but the Commons ordered that their whole House should go up with a Message to the House of Peers for the speedy passing of it and they acquainted the Lords with their Order to exclude all private business for eight days longer Captain Swanley took a Ship and in her the Commissioners sent from Ireland to treat with the King about a further Cessation with the King's Commission under the Great Seal and instructions about concluding a Peace with the Rebels of Ireland The whole House of Commons went
to Pomfret and thinking if he were followed he should fight with more advantage Northward Fairfax sent out Ireton with a flying party of Horse who fell upon a party of the King's Rere quartered in Naseby Town took many Prisoners some of the Prince's Life-guard and Langdale's Brigade This gave such an alarm to the whole Army that the King at Midnight leaves his own quarters and for security hastens to Harborough where the Van of his Army was quartered raiseth P. Rupert and calls a Council of War There it was resolved and chiefly by P. Rupert's eagerness old Commanders being much against it to give Battel and because Fairfax had been so forward they would no longer stay for him but seek him out Fairfax was come from Gilborough to Gilling and from thence to Naseby where both Armies drawn up in Battalia faced each other The King commanded the main Body of his Army Prince Rupert and Prince Maurice the Right Wing Sir Marmaduke Langdale the Left the Earl of Lindsey and the Lord Ashley the right hand Reserve the Lord Bard and Sir George L'Isle the left Reserve Of the Parliaments Army Fairfax and Skippon commanded the Main Body Cromwel the Right Wing with whom was Rosseter and they both came in but a little before the Fight Ireton commanded the Left Wing the Reserves were brought up by Rainsborough Hammond and Pride P. Rupert began and charged the Parliaments Left Wing with great resolution Ireton made gallant resistance but at last was forced to give ground he himself being run through the Thigh with a Pike and into the Face with a Halbert and his Horse shot under him and himself taken Prisoner Prince Rupert follows the chase almost to Naseby Town and in his return summoned the Train who made no other answer but by their Fire-locks he also visited the Carriages where was good plunder but his long stay so far from the Main Body was no small prejudice to the King's Army In the mean time Cromwel charged furiously on the King 's Left Wing and got the better forcing them from the Body and prosecuting the advantage quite broke them and their Reserve During which the Main Bodies had charged one another with incredible fierceness often retreating and rallying falling in together with the But-ends of their Muskets and coming to hand blows with their Swords Langdale's men having been in some discontent before did not in this Fight behave themselves as they used to doe in others as their own party gave it out of them yet they did their parts and the rest of the King's Army both Horse and Foot performed their duties with great courage and resolution both Commanders and Souldiers Some of the Parliament horse having lingred awhile about pillage and being in some disadvantage Skippon perceiving it brought up his foot seasonably to their assustance and in this charge as himself related it to me was shot in the side Cromwel coming in with his victorious Right Wing they all charged together upon the King who unable to endure any longer got out of the Field towards Leicester P. Rupert who now too late returned from his improvident eager pursuit seeing the day lost accompanied them in their flight leaving a compleat Victory to the Parliamentarians who had the chase of them for 14 Miles within two Miles of Leicester and the King finding the pursuit so hot left that Town and hasts to Litchfield This Battel was wone and lost as that of Marston Moor but proved more destructive to the King and his party and it was exceeding bloody both Armies being very courageous and numerous and not 500 odds on either side It was fought in a large fallow Field on the North west side of Naseby about a Mile broad which space of ground was wholly taken up On the Parliaments side were wounded and slain above 1000 Officers and private Souldiers M. G. Skippon an old experienced Souldier was ordered to draw up the form of the Battel he fought stoutly that day and although he was sorely wounded in the beginning of the Fight and the General desired him to go off the Field he answered he would not stir so long as a man would stand and accordingly staid till the Battel was ended Ireton was dangerously hurt and taken Prisoner for a while after he had done his part but in the confusion of the Fight got loose again and saw the Victory atchieved by his party The General had his Helmet beat off and riding in the field bare headed up and down from one part of his Army to another to see how they stood and what advantage might be gained and coming up to his owne Life Guard commanded by Colonel Charles D'Oyley he was told by him that he exposed himself to too much danger and the whole Army thereby riding bare headed in the fields and so many Bullets flying about him and D'Oyley offered his General his Helmet but he refused it saying it is well enough Charles and seeing a Body of the King's foot stand and not at all broken he asked D'Oyley if he had charged that Body who answered that he had twice charged them but could not break them With that Fairfax bid him to charge them once again in the front and that he would take a commanded party and charge them in the Rere at the same time and they might meet together in the middle and bad him when Fairfax gave the sign to begin the charge D'Oyley pursued his General 's Orders and both together charging that Body put them into a confusion and broke them and Fairfax and D'Oyley met indeed in the middle of them where Fairfax killed the Ensign and one of D'Oyley's Troupers took the Colours bragging of the service he had done in killing the Ensign and taking the chief Colours D'Oyley chid the Trouper for his boasting and lying telling him how many witnesses there were who saw the General doe it with his own hand but the General himself had D'Oyley to let the Trouper alone and said to him I have honour enough let him take that honour to himself Both the General and the Lieutenant General performed their work with admirable resolution and by their particular examples infused valour into their followers so likewise did the other Officers of whom divers were wounded On the other side the King shewed himself this day a courageous General keeping close with his Horse and himself in person rallying them to hot encounters The Earl of Lindsey Lord Ashley Col. Russel and others wounded performed their parts with great gallantry 20 Colonels Knights and Officers of note and 600 private Souldiers were slain on the King's part but much more was the dammage he susteined by those taken That is 6 Colonels 8 Lieutenant Colonels 18 Majors 70 Captains 8 Lieutenants 200 Ensigns and other inferiour Officers 4500 common Souldiers besides 100 Irish women and many other women who followed the Camp 13 of the King's Houshold-servants 4 of his footmen 12
unless the King would grant those Propositions it would be in vain to treat of any peace There was also much discourse about the acknowledging you to be a Parliament the Earl of Lindsey said That the King had acknowledged you a Parliament by the words Lords and Commons of Parliament We answered That this was the same style his Majesty gave to the Assembly at Oxford and we could not be satisfied with that acknowledgment Then the Earl of Lindsey demanded of us how we would be acknowledged We told him thus The Lords and Commons assembled in the Parliament of England at Westminster After this we returned to our Lodgings and acquainted our fellow Commissioners with the persons that were at the Earl of Lindsey ' s Chamber when we were there and with the matter of our discourse with them In all our discourses Mr. Hollis and my self did justifie your Propositions and vindicate your Proceedings Mr. Speaker It is no small trouble to my thoughts to have my Name questioned in this House but I am comforted in my own integrity and innocency and in my Accuser but chiefly in my Judges to whom I most humbly and most willingly submit my self After Whitelocke had spoken there was much debate in the House whether this Paper of the Lord Savile were an Accusation or Charge against them Many Gentlemen argued That it was against the Privilege of the House to take it for an Accusation being from the Lord Savile who was an Enemy come from the King's Quarters and one in contempt to both Houses of Parliament for refusing to name the person from whom he received the Letter concerning Mr. Hollis and therefore committed a close prisoner That he had not discovered this to the Parliament in five or six Months together that he had been in their quarters but after he had been complained of by Mr. Hollis about a Letter and Mr. Whitelocke was in the Chair of the Committee appointed to examine the business of that Letter Then the Lord Savile brought in a new Accusation both against Mr. Hollis and Mr. Whitelocke the Chairman to take off his testimony for Mr. Hollis Others went upon this ground That this business might be committed to see if the Lord Savile would avow his Letter and Paper and by what testimony he could make it good and that Mr. Hollis and Mr. Whitelocke might have reparation and be cleared from this aspersion But these were not their Friends and moved this out of a design to bring the business before a Committee to be examined more than out of respect to them After a long debate it was at last referred to a Committee to be examined in the general and power given to the Committee to examine any Member of the House and a Message sent to the Lords to desire that the L. Savile might be examined at this Committee Those who were of a contrary party to the Earl of Essex set their interest upon it to ruine Mr. Hollis whom they found to be a great Pillar of that Party and with him to ruine Mr. Whitelocke they being both involved in this business but they had not the same envy against Mr. Whitelocke as they had against Mr. Hollis nor could they well sever them But now having got it referred to a Committee they resolved there to put it home and were full of expectation to destroy them both which was their intention 5. A Letter from the Portugal Agent and his carriage to the Parliament referred to a Committee and how the Parliament might be vindicated therein Order that the Militia of London should put in execution the Ordinance for searching for Papists and Delinquents Proposals from the Governour of Windsor for supply of that Garrison presented to the House from the Common Council of London and referred to the Committee of the Army Sir Thomas Fairfax and Colonel Massey marched from Blandford towards Taunton their Scouts and Goring's had some Encounters but Goring understanding that Sir Tho. Fairfax was advancing towards him drew off all his horse and foot from before Taunton and went towards Exeter The Lords sent a Message to the House of Commons in answer of theirs yesterday That the Lord Savile if he pleased might be examined from time to time at the Committee to whom the business of his Letter was referred 7. Divers of Westminster in the name of the City petitioned the House for Maintenance for the Lecturers in Westminster Abbey out of the Revenues belonging to the Dean and Chapter there Thereupon an Ordinance was read and committed for regulating the College of Westminster and the Petitioners called in and acquainted with the care of the House in their business and had the thanks of the House Letters from Scout-master General Watson informed that the Enemy was wholly drawn off from before Taunton An Ordinance sent up to the Lords for making Mr. Jackson Lecturer at Gloucester and a 100 l. per annum to be settled on him and the House ordered Col. Morgan to be Governour there An Ordinance sent up to the Lords for One percent for the Captives in Argiers The King's Forces from Bolton Castle surprized Raby Castle belonging to Sir Henry Vane but were again close blocked up by Forces raised by Sir George Vane The Scots Army were on their march towards Worcester as far as Birmicham The Marquess of Argyle was in pursuit of Montross over the Hills and the Parliament of Scotland being now sate the Parliament of England appointed the Earl of Rutland the Lord Wharton Sir Henry Vane senior Sir William Ermine Mr. Hatcher and Mr. Goodwyn to be their Commissioners in Scotland The King with about 4000 horse and foot was at Hereford to raise 5000 l. Assessment and some Recruits The Committee of Salop took in Cause Castle Hawarden Castle and Lynsell House belonging to Sir Richard Lucy and sate down with their Forces before High Arcall the Lord Newport's House In the Afternoon Mr. Hollis and Mr. Whitelocke attended the Committee touching my Lord Savile's Accusation where Mr. Samuel Brown had the Chair and was no friend to them in this business but pressed matters against them more than a Chair-man was to do The Lord Savile was brought into the Committee and his Letter and Paper read to him which he owned as his and his hand to them and that he would justifie them to be true upon his Soul and his Life Mr. Hollis and Mr. Whitelocke averred the contrary but with less passion and with less indiscretion than the Lord Savile who being put to it by the Committee could not make any proof of one Particular mentioned in his Papers more than they themselves acknowledged which was the same in effect that they had said before in their Narratives in the House Every particular Clause in his Papers were severally read and he heard to them and they to make their Answers but they both did it with this reservation That what they did in this was out of their willingness
committed many outrages and the next day he lay at Belvoir Castle and the next day at Stamford which was very suddain As they past along some Forces from Burleigh and Leicester fell upon their Rear took 80 horse 4 Colours divers Arms and about 20 prisoners of the L. St. Paul's Regiment The Van of the King's Army being as far as Huntington by Stilton a party under Captain Gibs and Captain Poe from Huntington skirmished with the Van killed divers and retreated to Huntington On Sunday last in the Afternoon the King's Forces entred Huntington after some resistance made at the Bridge by Captain Bennet with his Foot till he his Lieutenant and many of his men were slain the King's Souldiers miserably plundered the Town and the Counties of Bedford and Cambridge and took away their horses and goods Aug. 21. Sir Thomas Fairfax sat down before Bristol Colonel Ireton with a Brigade of four Regiments of Horse and Dragoons and 500 Foot quartered onthat side next Gloucester Sir Thomas Fairfax on the other side Prince Rupert made several attempts to escape out of Bristol with his horse but was beaten back with loss he fired Bedmister and some other Villages near Bristol and the whole Temple Street in the City his strength in the City was said to be 900 horse 2500 Foot and 1500 Auxiliaries the Prince disarmed divers of the Citizens Order that Sherbourne Castle should be demolished Massey with 2000 horse attended Goring's motions 26. A Petition of divers Citizens on the behalf of Lieutenant Colonel Lilburne shewing his former opposing of Tyranny and oppression and his late good Services desiring the causes of his commitment may be examined and maintenance allowed him The Speaker returned answer to the Petition That Lieutenant Colonel Lilburne was committed by order of the House and referred to a legal Tryal that the House did not approve of the time of presenting this Petition but in convenient time they would do further therein according to Justice that they had upon a former Petition from him allowed him 100 l. for his Subssistance Sir John Tyrrells composition of 600 l. approved and 500 l. of it ordered for the Garrison of Newport Paganell Supplies ordered for several Forces An Ordinance past for setling the Court of the Dutchy of Lancaster in the hands of the Lord Grey Speaker of the Lords House and of the Speaker Lenthall 27. The House sate and being informed of the plunderings by the King's Forces in their march in the associated Counties they ordered the Earl of Warwick to be General of that Association and forthwith to go thither and command the Forces for the security of those Counties Shrewbury Forces took in Linsell House and a 100 horse and armes there and the King's Forces quitted and fired Dowley Castle The Scots Forces finished three Mines at Hereford and intended a storm there 28. Letters from Sir Thomas Fairfax desired pay for his Army supplies for his Magazine and recruits for which the House made several Orders An Ordinance sent to the Lords for Elections in Eaton College as formerly and for their discharge from Taxes Order for 750 l. for M. G. Brown in part of his Arrears and a little to sweeten him Order for 4. pounds a week for Sir George Grelley out of his own Estate being sequestred The King gave several Allarums to Cambridge faced them with a party of horse and his Forces plundered the Country where they went laid great Taxes upon Towns to be paid presently and so they marched forwards Understanding that the Country were rising and some Forces from Cambridge coming against him he went to Wobourne where some of his straglers were taken his Forces plundered much in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire and within 5 miles of S. Albans some skirmishes were between parties of them and of the Parliaments Forces under M. Cokaine and some killed and taken prisoners A Parliament Ship took a French Vessel bound for Excester and therein divers Letters of Consequence from the Queen to the King Four hundred and fifty Prisoners taken by M. G. Langherne took the Covenant to serve the Parliament against the Rebels in Ireland whither they were sent with supplies for Younghall 29. The Prisoners taken at Sherburne were sent up to London and Sir Lewis Dives and Sir John Strangeway's kneeling at the Barr were committed to the Tower for high Treason Orders for restraint of the abuses of Keepers in permitting the Parliaments prisoners to go abroad The King came to Oxford and many of his straglers were taken up by the horse of Alesbury and the Adjacent Counties Order for M. G. Brown to go down to his charge and for Mr. Dunch and Mr. Whitelocke to conferr with him about it 30. Debate concerning the Northern horse that mutinyed and Orders for their march Southwards and with other Forces to attend the King's motions Colonel Thornhaugh who brought the Letters from Sir Thomas Fairfax was called in and had the thanks of the House for his good services and two horses bestowed on him Order for a Day of Humiliation for praying a blessing on Scotland and on Sir Thomas Fairfax's Army and for Cessation of the Plague in both Kingdoms Orders touching Sequestrations and supplies for Forces in Leicester-shire and for disbanding some Forces raised in the Associated Counties upon the Allarum of the King 's coming thither September 1645. 1. Upon a Petition from the Militia of London the House ordered that the Committee of the Militia at the Savoy should execute the Warrants of the Militia of London upon the Ordinance for searching for Delinquents and Papists and turning them out of the lines of Communication and should be saved harmless therein by the House They also took care for the payment of the Arrears to the Waggoners of Sir James Harrington's Brigade Orders for Writs for New Elections in several places And that none who had taken up Arms against the Parliament should be capable to be chosen a member of Parliament Orders for pay for the Garrison of Leicester and for a Collection for the poor in that Town and County Order for the Committee of the three Counties to sign a Warrant to their Treasurer for a fortnights pay for Reformadoes Intelligence came that the Clubmen of Gloucester and Somerset-shire have expressed good affection to Sir Thomas Fairfax's Army That Somerset-shire raised 2000 men who joyned with a party of Sir Thomas Fairfax's Army and they took the strong Fort of Ports-head-point and in it 6 peices of Ordnance a Demy Culverin and 200 Arms and that 36 of the Garrison had terms to go to their houses the rest were run away before one of the terms was an Oath never to bear Arms against the Parliament That the Parliament Forces seized upon a Ship in Avon with 12 peices of Ordnance 50 prisoners and store of Ammunition That Sir Bernard Ashley and Colonel Daniell riding out of the works at Bristol to see the
16. To establish the Declaration of both Kingdoms 30 June 1643. with the qualifications of exception from Pardon both English and Scots and the names of those made incapable of Office and such as have deserted the Parliament 17. To make void the Cessation in Ireland the War there to be left to the Parliament and the same Religion to be setled there as in England 18. The Militia and Tower of London to be in the Government of the City and their Charters to be confirmed 19. All grants and Process under the Great Seal here to be confirmed and all by any other Great Seal to be void and the like for Ireland and all Honours granted since the Cessation there to be void And all these particulars to be pass'd by several Acts of Parliament 14. Order for disposing and paying the Forces under Major General Massey Differences between the Soldiers and Towns-men of Exeter referred to a Committee to be composed and orders for pay of that Garrison Search ordered for Materials for coining in some Trunks The Commissioners set forth with the Propositions Letters informed that Montrill the French Agent came to New-Castle and brought letters from the Queen to the King advising him to make Peace upon any Terms at which the King was very joyfull That Montross desired liberty to go beyond Sea and that great levys of men were made in Scotland and the Garrisons of New-Castle Carlisle and Berwick re-inforced by the Scots who lay heavy upon Northumberland and the Bishoprick of Durham 15. An Ordinance committed for setling three hundred pound per An. on Mrs. Burghill whose Husband was slain in the Parliaments Service and upon their Heirs Upon Information of the Master of the Ceremonies an Order for the reception of the French Ambassador One Grady and Irish Rebels and other Papists apprehended and committed and orders for apprehending all of their condition and a day set for their departure out of London Orders for pay for several Forces The Kings answer to the Letters of both houses for delivery up of the Garrisons in Ireland into the the hands of such as the Parliament should appoint was read and was very General expressing great desires of Peace and that the Propositions for it might be speedily sent to him And that business being once well setled those Garrisons and all the rest of the Forces will be ordered for the publick good 16. Great complaints from Cumberland and Westmorland of the heavy pressures of the Scots Army Ragland Castle held out the Siege some of their Officers as M. Price and others were taken Prisoners by L. G. Morgan Major General Mitton Besieged Denbigh Castle Letters informed that the Rebels in Ireland were come within twenty miles of Dublin 17. Letters from Sir Tho. Fairfax gave an account to the House of the Treaty for surrender of Wallingford Castle and desired the direction of the House upon one Article insisted on by Col. Blagge That they might have no Oaths nor Covenants imposed upon them after the surrender The House ordered the General to continue his Siege of that Castle and would not allow of that Article Order that the Heads of Houses in Cambridge for bear cutting down of Timber in Colledg Lands till they had order from Parliament to do it An Ordinance sent up the Lords for fifty thousand pound for Ireland Monsieur Bellieure the French Ambassador was received in great State and usual Ceremonies in both Houses 18. A day of Thanksgiving appointed for the reducing of Oxford Litchfield was surrendred upon Articles to Sir Will. Brereton with all their Ordnance Arms and Ammunition 20 Montross demanded that his Son and the Gentleman with him might enjoy their liberty and Estates and he to go beyond Sea otherwise he resolved to hold out and not disband Letters informed great resort of Malignants English and Scots to the King The City of Worcester was agreed to be surrendred to the Parliament upon Articles 21. The day of publick thanksgiving for the surrender of Oxford 22. Debate of the French Ambassadors Message which was That he had in command from the Queen Regent and the King of France to interpose and endeavour a good reconciliation of the differences between his Majesty and the Parliament of England but seeing in what forwardness they were and the Propositions sent to his Majesty he had now nothing further to do but to take his leave and desired their Pass to go to the King and to the Estates of Scotland The Answer of the Parliament was That they took in good part and thankfully from the King of France his good affections and intentions to these Kingdoms and willingness to see their troubles over to end the which they had done and would continue to do their utmost But they could not agree that any Foraign State should interpose in the remaining Differences nor in particular the King of France by his extraordinary Ambassador And they agreed that he should have a Pass and be used with all respect and civility Mr. Herle voted to be Moderator of the Assembly Dr. Twist being dead Letters from Sir Thomas Fairfax of the surrender of Worcester and thanks ordered to be sent to him and his Messenger had a gratuity Letters from the Northern Committees of the insupportable burden upon them by the Forces there and relief of those Counties A Letter from both Houses inviting the Duke of York to come to London Order for an Ordinance for the Government of North-Wales and for Committees there The Lords pass'd a Declaration for restraining Malignants from coming to the King 23. A Committee appointed to receive complaints against such as have been in Arms against the Parliament with power to imprison Order for re-imbursing Commissioners of Excise Some Forces of the Eastern Association met at St. Albans in a kind of mutiny the House ordered them to return to their several Counties Order for a new Election Goring House ordered for the Speaker The Ordinance for sale of Delinqueuts Estates sent up to the Lords 24. Letters informed the surrender of Wallingford with a Copy of the Articles Several Ordinances pass'd for Compositions by Delinquents Order for the slighting of all the Garrisons in Worcester-shire except Worcester City and all the Horse there to be disbanded except eighty to attend upon the High Sheriff An Ordinance appointed to be drawn for obedience to be yielded to Committees so long as they should be continued and no affronts to be offered to them or to any publique Officer Order for a Collection for the poor in the places in Devon-shire visited with the plague Order for all the Horse in Bucks to be reduced to eighty only 25. The House did not sit The Commissioners arrived with the propositions at New-Castle and the King seemed well pleased 27. The Houses sate not many Letters came from the Northern Counties of the Miseries and devouring Charge indured by them from the Scots Army and
disposing of the great Seal after the time expired of the present Commissioners Debate about a Petition of the Duke of Bucks concerning his Sequestration and about the selling of Bishops Lands Letters from York of the oppressions of the Scots Army mention that either the Countrey must fall upon the Scots or forsake their own habitations and livelihoods that among the English Forces are mutinies upon mutinies and much feared that they will be broken and that the Scots will entertain them Letters from Ireland informed the danger that Dublin was in that Sir Arthur Ashton was there with the Marquess of Ormond and all the Citizens Papists and Protestants were commanded duty That the Irish Rebels grew strong and numerous and have streightned Dublin by taking all the out-Garrisons That the Governor coming forth to treat upon Articles for the surrender of it the Rebels in the mean time surprised the Garrison killed the Governor and the Minister and many others 10. Ordinances pass'd for Compositions Order to put in execution the Ordinance for Sequestrations and about such as have not made their compositions and that no delinquent shall have his Estate farmed to him or any in trust for him unless he be effectually going on in his Composition and other Orders to bring in Money 11. Vote to slight Rockingham Castle An Ordinance committed to appoint three Ministers to Preach in Cirencester and another for maintainance for all the Preaching Ministers in the Kingdom Orders for Writs for new Elections 12. An Ordinance sent up to the Lords for Redemption of Captives taken by the Turks and Moors An Ordinance sent up to the Lords inabling the Committee of the Navy to borrow twelve thousand pound to buy powder Order for the Priviledge of the Sergeant at Arms attending the House The Ordinance for Sale of Delinquents Estates altered by the Lords 13. Both Houses ordered to go to Sir Tho. Fairfax to congratulate his coming to Town and to give him their hearty thanks for his good Services Both Houses constituted the Earl of Mulgrave Vice-Admiral of York-shire in the place of his father lately deceased Upon a Message from the Lords That Col. Monke a prisoner to the Parliament had taken the Covenant and was ready to take the Negative Oath and their Lordships conceived him a fit man to be imployed in the service of Ireland in regard of his abilities in Martial Affairs and desired a Commission might be granted to him for that purpose the Commons agreed thereunto 14. A Vote for an Ordinance to pay twelve thousand five hundred pound Arrears to reduced Officers out of Lands of Papists and excepted Persons which they would find out The Declaration read concerning the Payment of the two hundred thousand pound to the Scots A Petition of ten thousand Cloathiers referred to a Committee Both Houses visited the General 16. The Visits of the General by the two Houses were several First the House of Lords and their Speaker complemented him and then the House of Commons and to both he made a short and modest answer Debate touching the pay of the Army A Petition of the Duke of Bucks granted by the Lords but the Commons referred it to the Committee of Sequestrations Some alterations of the Lords to the Ordinance for sale of Bishops Lands assented to others not Petitions of Sir Robert Cook and Mr. Henry Cooke referred to the Committee of Sequestrations A Proclamation of Sir Thomas Fairfax by sound of Trumpet for all his Officers to return to their Quarters Letters from Newcastle informed that the Parliament of Scotland had confirmed what their Commissioners had done concerning the disposal of the Kings Person to be with all honour and freedom c. at which there was much joy at Newcastle Letters from Major General Pointz informed that an unparallell'd Mutiny was among the Soldiers of the Garrison of York That about six a clock in the Morning a multitude of them came to his House and began to break his Windows and cryed Money Money Money and endeavoured to break open his doors That he went out to them and asked them what they desired they cocked their Matches and held their Pikes at his Breast cryed Money Money Money and that they would have him and the Committee along with them till all their Arrears were paid which was but six weeks their Officers having received ten days before a Months pay which they had not received That the Major General told them this carriage would bring them to shame and infamy and gave them such Language as became a Commander to insolent Soldiers at which some of them being affraid and others perswaded they went along with him to the Lord Mayors House where they found another Company of Mutinous Souldiers who had broken into the Lord Mayors Bed-Chamber and given him very opprobrious Speeches That he seeing but six or seven of them in the Chamber drew his Sword and wounded two of them and thereupon the rest fell upon their knees and asked pardon and the Major General went out with his Sword drawn into the Streets and all the Soldiers laid down their Arms and departed and so the Mutiny ended and the Committee paid the Soldiers all their Arrears dismist them and other Companies were brought into the Garrison Order for Money for Major General Points and that the Mutineers should be tryed by Martial Law Ill weather hindred the Forces going for Ireland but afterwards about two thousand of them were shipped 17. Vote for an allowance of seven thousand five hundred pound per An. for the Duke of York and left to the Earl of Northumberland to choose Servants for him Ordinance touching repair of Humber Banks and Newcastle Bridges c. The Ordinance pass'd for redemption of Captives taken by the Turks The Ordinance pass'd for raising the two hundred thousand pound for the Scots Army 18. Orders for new Elections An Ordinance read for injoyning the Covenant to be taken by all and thereupon a debate about tender Consciences Referred to the Speaker to grant Warrants for Persons upon an Information of danger and Secrecy ordered Conway Castle Surrendred to the Parliament The Assembly kept a Fast Hudson the Kings Guide escaped Prison 19. Order for ten pound per Week allowance for the Marquess of Winton and his Lady A Petition of many of Kent presented to the House That Ministers may not receive Tythes for their maintenance but be provided for some other way The House gave them thanks for their good affections An Ordinance read for explanation of a former Ordinance for sale of Bishops Lands 20. Debate upon the Ordinance for Blasphemies and Heresies and upon the explanatory Ordinance for sale of Bishops Lands 21. A Discovery of Mr. Mynnes Delinquency and order'd that four thousand pound in the hands of Sir Humphrey Forster due to Mr. Mynne should be paid in by him to the Committee of Haberdashers Hall Debate upon the Ordinance for pay for Sir Tho. Fairfax his
sent up to the Lords for payment of five hundred pound to Mr. Phips out of the Marquess of Wintons Estate for which Sir John Danvers was ingaged A Scotch Minister Preached boldly before the King at New-castle and after his Sermon called for the fifty second Psalm which begins Why dost thou Tyrant boast thy self thy wicked works to praise His Majesty thereupon stood up and called for the fifty sixth Psalm which begins Have Mercy Lord on me I pray for men would me devour The People waved the Ministers Psalm and sung that which the King called for 16. An Ordinance sent up to the Lords for disposing four thousand five hundred and fifty pounds Arrears of the Joynture of the Countess of Essex by reason of her delinquency Sir David Watkins called into the House denyed the words which Mr. Pennoyer justified to be spoken by him of Sir John Evelin and said he heard them from one Mr. Drake who was ordered to be sent for The two Speakers continued Commissioners for the great Seal twenty days longer Order for the Committee of Elections to sit and for reports every Monday from the Committee of Priviledges The Lords concurrence desired to the Treaty for the two hundred thousand pound and a hundred thousand pound of it sent away 17. Order for three thousand pound for the poor Widows c. Hostages agreed to the Scots for the two hundred thousaud pound Sir William Selby Mr. Dela Vale Sir Edward Loftus Sir Tho. Trollop Sir H. Mildmay and Sir William Browton Mr. Drake called in about speaking the words touching Sir Jo. Evelyn named one Dr. Aldwyn who said he heard it from a Member of the House referred to a Committee 18. To the Scots Paper desiring aid of this Kingdom against the Rebels in Scotland the House answered that that was no obstruction of their March or delivery up of the Garrisons which being done then the House would consider of that particular To that of charging the Countrey upon their March out of England was answered That they should take no money nor goods of the English Subjects but pay and discharge all their quarters and the form of their Receipts for the two hundred thousand pound was agreed upon The Committee of both houses ordered to meet about disposing the great Seal Sir Thomas Fairfax went towards Northampton to give order for the Convoy of the Scots Money and fifty thousand pound was carried thither for his Army 19. Order for two thousand pound for Sir Peter Killegrew for his Interest in Pendennis Castle and for a thousand pound for the burying of the Earl of Worcester and the Lord Dockra to be according to the Directory The Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common-Council and many Citizens of London presented the Petition formerly mentioned first to the Lords who gave them thanks then to the Commons who after much debate gave them thanks for all their good Services and appointed a day to consider of the Petition and also the Petition of the Gentry of Durbam Another considerable party of the City were about a different Petition 31. Orders touching the payment of the second two hundred thousand pound to the Scots and that they should not take free quarter These to be Communicated to the Scots Commissioners The Earl of Stamford for the Lords and Mr. Ashhurst and Mr. Goodwin for the Commons named Commissioners to go into Scotland to satisfie the Parliament there of all proceedings and to prevent misunderstandings between the two Kingdoms and a Committee appointed to draw instructions for them Upon a Petition of many of Durham that the Scots Army may be removed and twenty five thousand six hundred sixty six pound paid due to them since 1641 and that they may send Knights and Burgesses to the Parliament the House gave this answer that they were sensible of the Countreys sufferings and had taken course to remove the Armies and concerning their electing Knights and Burgesses for the Parliament it was referred to a Committee Col. Hoskins voted to be Governor of Lynne Both Houses agreed to an Ordinance for maintaining of the water-guards And the Lords sent an Ordinance to the Commons that none be permitted to Preach or use publick Exercise but such as had taken Degrees in the Universities and another Ordinance against such as shall disturb the Ministers in their publick Exercises 22. The House agreed that Sir Rich. Lloyd Governor of Holt should have liberty to go beyond Sea and carry three hundred pound with him and his Wise to enjoy his Land being three hundred pound per An. and they voted that Holt Flint Harding Rotheland and Ruthen Castles should be slighted Sir William Listers Lady ordered to have six hundred and ten pound of her Husbands Arrears and two thousand pound to Col Carter and five hundred pound to Major General Skippon for his extraordinary charges in convoying the two hundred thousand pound The Lords sent their Vote to the Commons That the King should come to New-Market upon the Scots Army marching away Upon debate of the City Petition the House Voted first to insist upon the breach of Priviledge in the way of this Petition and then to consider of the particulars of the Petition and for that purpose referred it to a Committee The Earl of Northumberland acquainted the Lords that some persons had a Plot to steal away the Duke of York and to carry him beyond Sea and that by advice from his Majesty two that were in the Plot were apprehended and the rest escaped Mr. Hudson the Kings Guide to the Scots was taken again by Major General Pointz and his Examination sent up to the Parliament Some Proposals from the Lord L'isle Lieutenant of Ireland for supplyes and Moneys to carry on the War there and that he would go over thither in person 23. Letters from Ireland informed That proposals were received by the Marquess of Ormond from the Rebels That the Roman Catholick Religion may be free and publick as in Paris That the Garrisons may be in their hands All Counsellors Officers and Soldiers to take an Oath to fight against the Parliamenteers and never to make Peace with them The Scots Hostages given in A Letter directed to General Leven that no free quarter be taken by his Soldiers in their march for Scotland Order for Mr. Allen to provide a Jewel as a gift of the House for General Leven Order for five hundred pound for Mrs. Chichester and four pound per mensem for the Lady Denny Widows The Duke of York confessed that the King his Father sent to him to get away Great use was made of a Press at London to Print the Lord Chancellor of Scotlands Speeches the London Petition and other things at New-castle 24. The Commons dissented from the Vote of the Lords for the Kings coming to New-Market and voted his coming to Holmesby-House in Northampton shire and to be those with such Attendants as both Houses shall think sit
to the house to give way to it and the Commons concurred and that the Earl of Northumberland should go with the Children to the King and take care of their return Order for the Lord Major of York to have the charge of Cliffords Tower there The Soldiers in Dublin were in a high Mutiny Col. Jones the Governor in danger to be killed by them yet he appeased the Mutiny with great Courage and stoutness Some little Defeats were given to the Rebels and sometimes to the English some of the leading Rebels taken Prisoners by Col. Coots Forces twenty five killed five hundred Cowes a thousand sheep and two hundred and fifty Plough-Horses taken Indeavours were used in Scotland to raise an Army there to invade England several debates about it at Edinborough and by the Estates but nothing concluded 13. The first day of relaxation for Scholars and Apprentices Many Apprentices came to the Parliament with a Petition which they presented to the Commons set on by their Masters and others their desires were 1. That the House according to promise take into consideration the several heads of a petition of theirs delivered the fifth of March last 2. That the authority of Parliament so apparently abused contrary to Right by those that have of late effected the ejections of men of known Fidelity out of places of Trust redeemed and those so expulsed may be restored 3. That they would declare against all invectives of the Clergy 4. That those who have appealed to this Court of Justice may have an impartial Tryal 5. That the sum of all the endeavours of Parliament may tend to the sweet composure of differences The Petitioners had Answer by some Members that were Citizens That their Petition would be considered in due time And they were commended for their civil carriage in presenting it Orders for slighting of Garrisons The Lords desired the Commons Concurrence to an Order for Money for the Earl of Kildare the Commons rejected it because the Lords had first made the Order for Money which was not proper for them to do but afterwards the Commons made a new Order for two hundred pound for the Earl 14. A contrary Party of the London Apprentices came to both Houses with a Petition 1. That according to the Covenant the Kings Person may be defended and his just power in defence of Religion and Liberties be estabished 2. That the Priviledges of Parliament may be vindicated and the Liberties and Property of the Subject preserved 3. That the Government of the Church may be setled and Conventicles suppressed 4. That Incendiaries Malignants and evil instruments hindering reformation and raising Divisions may be punished 5. That Obstructions in Courts of Justice may be removed and the abuse of Committees and their Officers considered 6. That Arrears of Soldiers may be paid 7. That the Army may be disbanded 8. Against Forreigners being free of London Thus each Party might frame what matter they pleased into Petitions and have hands to them and multitudes to present them The answer to this Petition was That divers matters thereof were under consideration and the rest should be considered in due time The Lords gave leave for the Marquess Winton to go out of Town The Earl of Clare had his Priviledge of Peer allowed him 15. According to a former Order of the House several Members of the House brought in their Case stated touching their Elections and the point of being disable to sit in the House and they were referred to a Committee Letters from Major General Pointz and another from his Wife informed the manner of his imprisonment by his own Soldiers and their seizing of his goods The House ordered Copies of them to be sent to the General with directions for the discharge of Pointz or sending him up to London and a Letter ordered to the Lord Mayor of York to discharge and restore his goods to him The Kings Children went with the Earl of Northumberland to Causham to see their Father 16. Orders touching supplys and managing the Forces in Ireland A Proposition for the Earl of Ormond to transport five thousand five hundred men out of Ireland was denyed by the House Orders for Pay and disbanding of Forces come off from the Army The Kings Children coming to Causham to meet their Father great numbers of People slocked thither to see them and strewed the ways with green bows and herbs After Dinner at Maiden-head the King and his Children went together to Causham 17. Vote That all the Forces in England and Wales c. be under the immediate Command of Sir Thomas Fairfax and for disbanding of divers Forces Order for putting Reformades out of the Line and about money for the Army 19. The eleven Members in Person presented to the House an answer by way of Demurrer to the Charge of Sir Thomas Fairfax and the Army against them which was for the present laid aside Votes for divers Garrisons to be slighted and the Deputy Lieutenants to see it done Bristol Castle and the great Fort at Caernarvon to be continued the keys of the Garrison to be delivered to the Mayors of the Corporations to be governed as formerly Leave given to the Lawyers to go the Circuits Upon information from Col. Birch of some distempers in his Regiment Ordered that the General send them away for Ireland The Assembly in Scotland debated about a Declaration concerning the Affairs of England relating to the King the Parliament and Army Letters from Ireland informed the taking of eight or nine thousand Cattle from the Rebels but they by a strategem killed betwixt thirty of forty of the Parliaments Forces and That they are forced for want of Bread and Money to leave the Field and retire into Garrisons A design to surprize Dublyn discovered and prevented and the Actors apprehended 20. Upon a Message from the eleven Members of their desires to absent themselves for six Months That in the mean time the great affairs of the Kingdom mentioned by the Army might be setled without any interruption from their lesser business The House voted That they or any of them should have leave and Passes to go into the Countrey or beyond Sea for six Months and then to return to the Parliament to attend concerning the Charge against them Upon information that a Multitude of People were coming up to the doors of the House in a tumultuous manner The House Ordered that the Guards do disperse them And that the Serjeant at Arms acquaint that it was the pleasure of the House that they remove themselves That an hundred Halberts be brought into the House for their Service That the Militia order the Guards constantly to suppress such disturbers of the House and that Col. Webbe see the Guards daily placed Letters from the Commissioners of the Army with these new Proposals from the Army 1. That a Declaration be published against the
for Mr. Hollis Sir William Waller Sir Jo. Clotworthy Major General Massey Mr. Walter Long and Mr. Nicolls reported to have ingaged in that business and That Mr. Glyn and Sir Jo. Maynard do attend the House about that business 6. Mr. Recorder Glyn attended the House but his business was put off to the next day The non-concurrence of the Scots Commissioners to part of the Propositions of Peace hindred the sending them to the King and the House ordered the Committee of both Kingdoms to desire this afternoon their positive answer of concurrence or not because the Houses were resolved to send the Propositions to the King to morrow Order to call in Biddle's Pamphlet Blasphemous against the Deity of Christ and that it be burnt by the Hang-man and the Examination of Biddle referred to the Committee of Plundered Ministers Execution of Mackquire put off An Ordinance passed both Houses about calling in of clipt Silver An Ordinance pass'd the Commons for making Col. Hammond Governor of the Isle of Wight Letters from the Lord Inchequin for Money c. referred to the Committee Letters from Ireland certify That the Lord Inchequin Soldiers there were upon a Remonstrance resenting the proceedings of Parliament and Army in England they declared That they would prosecute the War against the Rebels but would not admit of any alteration in Martial Government till their Arrears both in England and Ireland were paid Ordinance pass'd the Commons to disable all who had born Arms against the Parliament from any publick Office or Imployment Six or eight thousand of the Scottish Forces were drawn Southwards to quarter upon the Borders 7. Upon the report of the Scots Commissioners concurrence to the Propositions for Peace both Houses pass'd a Letter to the Commissioners with the King That they with the Scots Commissioners now to be sent down should present the Propositions to the King and receive his answer within six days Both Houses agreed upon a Letter to the Estates of Scotland for recalling the Scots Forces out of Vlster according to the Treaty Upon the Petition of Col. Baines That the Counter where he was Prisoner was infected with the Plague he was removed to Peter-House Mr. Recorder Glyn attended the House according to their former Order and the Charge was read against him for being active in the late disorders of London for promoting a new War and incouraging the Riotous Petitioners To this he made his defence with much Prudence and clearness yet the sentence of the House was upon the question carried against him That he should be discharged from being a Member of the House and committed to the Tower during the pleasure of the House The like sentence was against Sir Jo. Maynard another of the eleven Members for the like offence and further That an Impeachment of High Treason be drawn up against him A Letter from Sir Thomas Fairfax and his Councel of War to the Common Councel about the advance of mony by way of Loan for the Army upon the security of the Arrears of the City and the Letter was quick and from an Army for mony 8. Upon the further report of what persons were active in the late Tumults and design of a new War The Commons Voted That an impeachment of high Treason should be against the Earl of Suffolk the Lord Willoughby of Parham the Lord Hundesden Lord Mainard the Earl of Lincoln Lord Barkley and the Earl of Middlesex The Commons by Message impeached these Lords of High Treason at the Bar of that House and prayed That they might be Sequestred from the House and Committed and That they would bring in a particular Charge against them Sir Jo. Mainard was sent to the Tower and the Commitment of Mr. Glyn suspended for a week that he might have time to sort and deliver out his Papers concerning the City of London and about his Clients at Law A Message to the Commons for taking off the Sequestration of the Duke of Bucks Estate and recommending a Petition of the Lord Grey's to the Commons Mr. Biddle's Book was burned The Propositions were delivered to the King by the Commissioners at Hampton-Court and he told them he would give his answer with all conveniency 9. Both Houses pass'd an Ordinance for constituting a Committee for the Militia of Westminster and the Out-Parishes with the same power as the Committee have for the Militia of London and another Ordinance for a Committee of the Militia of Southwark and another for the Tower Hamlets to be under the Command of the Lieutenant of the Tower Another Ordinance past to enable the Militia's of London and Westminster to pull down the Courts of Guard and Lines and to sell the Timber and the Citizens were invited to send their servants to assist in this work The Common-Councel had returned answer to the General and returned the like this day to the Commons That they could not advance the fifty thousand pounds as was desired for the Pay of the Army the Commons Ordered That they should be further desired to advance this sum Some of the Citizens were put in mind That not long since upon advance of the Army near them they would then willingly have parted with a much greater sum to purchase the favour of the Army and freedom from their fears and the Army having dealt so kindly with them and not taking a penny from any of them when they had so great an advantage against them and the Army having now writ to them to desire them to advance this sum it was wondred at and they wished to be well advised that they did not too far provoke the House and the Army by denying of it sullenly Commissary Copley for assisting in the late Tumults and to promote a new War was discharged of his service in the House and Committed to the Tower and Captain Mulgrave for the same offence was sent Prisoner to Newgate Ordered by the House of Peers That the Gentleman Usher of the Black-Rod bring in the Lords impeached by the House of Commons to answer to the Impeachment The House Sat again in the Afternoon my Lord Willoughby's Friends advised him to keep out of the way until the present heat and storm were a little past over The City of London had generally an inclination to make choice of Whitlocke to be their Recorder in the place of Mr. Glyn but he had no mind to it and sought to decline it 10. A Declaration of both Houses published That none shall be Elected into any Office that hath assisted the Enemy against the Parliament The Scots Forces Quartered upon the borders of England and Commissioners of the Estates were coming for England 11. The Houses Sat not but the Commissioners and Councel of War Sat close at Putney about the business of Ireland and of Garrisons and Disbandings but all was at a stand for want of monies to Pay the Souldiers which much discontented them Letters from
Because it is the desire of the Parliament of Scotland 3. The agreement upon the Treaty will be the more authentick 4. It 's probable having no Army the King will condescend to that which at Uxbridge and Oxford he refused 5. It is not the way of Treaties to confirm any before all is agreed especially what is of greatest concernment and will be chiefly insisted upon Vote for M r Ashburnham to be offered in exchange for Sir W. Masham A Petition in behalf of M r Rolfe Letters from Wales of a design to betray Denbigh Castle prevented An Ordinance past for a Troop of Horse to be raised in Surrey another for Hampshire and a third for Caernarvon The vindication of Major General Skippon against a scandalous Libel ordered to be posted in London An Ordinance for the adjacent parts to be added to the Militia of London and a Petition against it referred to a Committee Letters of the Victory gained by Colonel Rossiter before mentioned a list of the Prisoners Officers and Gentlemen of quality about five hundred Prisoners taken eight Carriages with Arms and Ammunition Colonel Pocklington and Colonel Cholmely slain with many Officers and Souldiers to the number of about two hundred all their bag and baggage taken Letters from Major General Lamberts quarters that his men took near to Carlisle a hundred Prisoners Horse and Foot and forty Horse that that Alarm in the Night caused all the Enemies Forces thereabouts to flye into Carlisle saying they would not fight till the Scots were come in to joyn with them 11. A Letter from Colonel Hammond desiring that Osbornes charge against Mr. Rolfe may come to a speedy hearing it reflecting so highly upon the Army and upon him and being an horrid scandal whereof he clears his own innocency and the Officers of the Army and Mr. Rolfe and if the House have any suspicion of him if they please to send down another to be in his place he shall willingly resign An Ordinance past both Houses for continuing the Excise two years longer Debate of an Ordinance of Indempnity for the revolted Sea-men that shall come in by a day the rest to be out of mercy and Instructions for incouragement of Sea-men referred to a Committee An Ordinance past both Houses for money for the Lincolnshire Forces Another transmitted to the Lords to pay off poor Souldiers and Widows A design of the Malignants in Worcester prevented and Mr. Harcourt and others apprehended for it Order for the Garrisoning Worcester by Colonel Dingly and Hartlebury Order for accommodations for Mr. Rolfe and for a Letter of thanks to Colonel Hammond for his good services The Committee of both Houses and the Committee of the Common Council of London had several meetings and Treaties about their ingagement for the safety of the King and Parliament during the intended Treaty at London The Common Council explained their meaning upon several particulars of their former Petitions 1. They will ingage that the King and Parliament may meet and treat free from Force and violence this they mean by the word safely 2. By the word defend they mean that during the Treaty they will defend the King and Parliament so much as in them lies free from all Force and violence 3. That if the Treaty be in London the City will for the present defray the charge of the guard during the Treaty and afterward referr themselves to the King and Parliament for the satisfaction thereof 4. That in case the intended treaty shall be in London and his Majesty and the Parliament shall not agree then the City conceive themselves bound to submit to the Wisdom of both Houses touching the disposal of the Kings person 5. That the Common Council and Officers Military do declare that they are ready according to their ingagment as much as in them lyes by the Trained bands to guard and defend the King and Parliament against all Force and violence And they desire to have the Militiaes united and to be inabled to raise Forces and that during the Treaty no Forces may come within thirty miles of London without their consents That those who shall make any tumult or disturbance during the Treaty may be punished with Death that none who have born Arms against the Parliament or contributed thereunto shall during the Treaty come within thirty miles of London without leave of Parliament That the Treaty may be with all expedition for preventing of further inconveniences and that if the Treaty be in London the Common Council will indeavour to find out a convenient place for it and accommodations They also ordered that the Common Council-men within their several Precincts should indeavour to get the subscriptions of the Citizens to this ingagement which was done accordingly Letters from Colchester Leaguer that the besieged are in great want of victuals and Horse-meat that their guard who were to secure those that came out to get Horse-meat were beaten divers of them killed and some taken Letters from St. Needs that Colonel Scroop with his party from Colchester Leaguer sent after the Earl of Holland and his Party came to Hartford and with skilful guides from thence were brought to S. Needes before the Lords could shift away yet had got into some Bodies with their Party in the Town That the Parliaments forlorn being entred charged and routed the Earl's Party before the Body came up and when they came the Earl's Party sled several ways yet many of them fell as Colonel Dalbier who was slain in the Inn Sir Kenelm Digbyes Son another Colonel and divers others were slain The Earl of Holland craved quarter in his Chamber and had it with him were taken Prisoners Sir Gilbert Gerrard Colonel Skeimister Major Holland Major Stepkin Lieutenant Colonel Goodwin and a hundred Prisoners besides That the Parliaments Souldiers had above a hundred Gallant Horses store of gold and Silver and rich clothes they had but two men slain and Colonel Scroops Captain Lieutenant wounded they were so tyred with their long march that they could not pursue the Enemy That the Duke of Bucks was fled with about forty Horse towards Lincolnshire Intelligence that the Lord Andover going to the Prince was taken and put into Dover Castle 12. A Declaration transmitted to the Lords giving twenty days to the revolted Ships to come in or else to be taken as Traitors and their goods to be confiscated and this to be sent to them by the Lord Admiral Letters that after the defeat given to Langdales Forces by Colonel Lilburn he having intelligence that nine thousand Scots were entring England to joyn with Langdale drew towards Lambert to joyn with him That Duke Hamilton sent a Complement to Major General Lambert that he was upon advance with an Army towards England for that the Parliament of England had given no satisfaction to the desires of the Parliament of Scotland and could not avoid the Northern parts of England He assures Major General
Lambert that he intends no hurt to him or to the Kingdom which his future carriage would demonstrate The Major General returned answer that as to not satisfaction with this Parliament he had nothing to say but as to his coming in hostile way in England he would oppose him to the utmost and fight him and his Army as Traytors and Enemies to the Kingdom That this great breach of the Covenant and large Treaty between the two Nations he doubted not but would be revenged upon them to their utter ruine and was assured of assistance herein by all true English men and right Covenanters of the two Nations Letters from France that Prince Charles was sailed from Calice to Holland 13. Order to prevent tumults that no more Prisoners of quality shall be brought up to London but be disposed of to other places of strength The Earl of Holland was sent Prisoner to Warwick Castle Order for a thousand Foot and five hundred Horse to be raised and maintained in Essex out of the estates of those who ingaged with the Lord Goring The House approved Articles made by Colonel Rich upon the surrender of some Castles in Kent and that a letter of thanks be sent to him and ammunition for his Regiment Order that the Estates of the Duke of Bucks of the Lord Francis his Brother and Sir Francis Ratcliff in the North shall go towards the maitenance of the Forces of Major General Lambert 14. Letters from Major General Lambert that Duke Hamilton was advanced into this Kingdom with an Army of ten thousand men with whom Sir Marmaduke Langdale is joyned and that their Army is about Carlisle The House declared that the Forces now come out of Scotland into England in an hostile manner being without the authority of the Parliament of England are Enemies to England and that all such English or Irish that shall adhere to or assist them are Rebels and Traytors to England and shall be proceeded against and their Estates confiscated as Traytors and Rebels Order for twenty thousand Pounds for the Forces in the North and that all the Revenues of the King Queen and Prince in the North shall be paid by the Receiver of Yorkshire to the Commander in chief of the Northern Forces for their maintenance and referred to the Committee of Darby House to consider of sending more Forces down to Major General Lambert Here you may take notice of a strange turn in the affairs of this Parliament to which all humane affairs are subject but in these times much more than ordinary You have read the great indeavours formerly to bring them in as Friends to assist the Parliament and remember the story of their actions and return home again now the other faction in Scotland prevailing the Scots are turned Enemies to England and invade them with a considerable Army before they joyned with the Parliament against the King now they joyn with the Kings Forces against the Parliament How like the Sea the People of the world are still ebbing or flowing always in an uncertain motion and constant in nothing but inconstancy Debate upon the Citizens offer of security to the King and both Houses of Parliament during the Treaty if it be at London 15. Letters from Lieutenant General Cromwel to the General and to the Committee of Darby House that 11. of July last the Town and Castle of Pembroke were surrendred to him upon Articles That Langhorne Poyer and four more Officers surrendred to the mercy of the Parliament Sir Charles Kemish Sir Henry Stradling and about ten more Officers and Gentlemen were to depart the Kingdom within six weeks and not to teturn in two years and all the rest to have liberty to go to their homes and not to be plundered The sick and wounded men to be taken care of the Towns-men not to be plundered but to injoy their liberty as heretofore The Town Castle Arms Ammunition and provisions to be delivered up to Lieutenant General Cromwel for the use of the Parliament That Cromwel prepared to advance towards Lambert to joyn with him again the Scots The House declared to adhere to their former Vote that the three propositions shall be signed by his Majesty before a personal Treaty be had with him and a Committee was appointed to draw reasons to satisfy the Lords concerning the same Letters from the Isle of Wight that the King declared to divers of his party and wished them to declare it to others that the Governor Colonel Hammond was a man of honour and trust and had carryed himself civilly and respectfully to his Majesty That Osborne had unjustly and ungratefully aspersed the Governor and as touching the preservation of his person from Poyson or any such horrid design the King said he was so confident of the honesty and faithfulness of the Governour that he thought himself as safe in his hands as if he were in the Custody of his own Son Letters from Colchester Leaguer that the Enemy were all drawn up into the high Street but were beaten in with loss upon their sally forth That Captain Jailler got out of the Town and came to the General and told him that many of the Souldiers in the Town would come to his Excellencie if they knew his Conditions That the General had made a breach in the wall and beat the Enemy from their guards That Colonel Whaley with some of the Suffolk Foot fell upon a Church which the Enemy had fortifyed who presently cried for quarter and that there were taken about eighty Prisoners most Kentish-men Intelligence that the Duke of Bucks party was wholly routed near Oundleby Captain Butler and the Duke with Sir Thomas Bludder and about a hundred more got away privately towards London From Colchester Leaguer that the General had taken Sir Jo. Lucas his House and the Gate-House which was hotly disputed till a hand Granado was by Cromwells men thrown among them which lighting upon their magazine of Powder about forty of them were blown up about sixty taken Prisoners the rest of a hundred and forty were destroyed and killed This so inraged them that being confined within the walls they fired all the Suburbs round about a very sad spectacle the Houses for above a mile together being all of a flame one of the Companions of War 17. Voted that after the three propositions signed the King be desired to name three places within ten Miles of Westminster of which the Parliament to choose one where the Treaty with his Majesty shall be had The Commons confirmed what was done by the Governor of New Castle in laying the Tax on Coals and Salt there They gave twenty pounds to the Messenger of the surrender of Pembroke Castle Voted a pardon to divers that were in the Insurrection in Kent and to all that came in upon the Indempnity offered and to such as can make it appear that they were forced A Petition from the Tower-Hamlets and from
up to be examined Debate upon the Scots Declaration of the grounds of their Armies coming into England The Lords desired the concurrence of the Commons to Indemnify the Duke of Buckingam for his late Ingagement if he came in within fourteen days Scots Letters intercepted by Major General Lambert communicated to the Lords and a Vote passed that all who have invited the Scots Army into England or shall assist them are Traitors and recalled their Commissioners from Scotland they having proclaimed War against England 21. A Vote that all who have served the Parliament and afterwards revolted to the Enemy shall be tried for their lives being Prisoners by a Council of War and that the General do give Commissions to persons in the several Counties for Tryal of such revolted persons by Martial Law Captain Yarrington informed the House of a design of Sir Henry Lingen and other Deliquents to surprise Doily Castle Hereford and other places which the Captain by his indeavours prevented and the House ordered him five hundred pounds out of Lingens Estate and the rest Instructions transmitted to the Lords for Mr. Bence and Mr. Strickland to go to the Lord Admiral and to advise him and be assistant to him upon all occasions 22. Upon a Petition from the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common Council of London concerning the listing of Souldiers under Major General Skippon the House insisted upon their former Ordinances touching this business and approved what was done therein Referred to the Militia of the out-parts and of the several Counties to receive all Complaints touching miscarriages in listing of Souldiers without authority of Parliament Letters from Colchester Leaguer that those in the Town have begun to eat Horse-flesh and have provided store of Pitch and Tar to fire and throw upon the Besiegers and sithes to cut them off in case they attempt a storm 24. Power given to the Lord Admiral to grant indempnity to such revolted Mariners as shall come in An Ordinance past the Commons for forty thousand pounds for the Northern Forces out of the Excise and another for the revenues of the King Queen and Prince in those parts for those Forces and an Order for a train of Artillery for Major General Lamberts Army Captain Clarks action approved in hindring the transporting of some Scots out of Ireland into England and ordered that those Scots who shall refuse to be so transported and shall not desert the Parliaments service shall be equally provided for with the rest of the English Souldiers of that Kingdom Debate upon the large Catechism Letters from the North that upon the advance of the Enemy with their whole body the Parliaments Forces by directions from their Council of War did retreat being fewer in number and expecting additional Forces and being not forward to ingage before they understood the pleasure of the Parliament concerning the Scots Army coming into England That the Enemy followed them but Colonel Harrison gave some check to them and was wounded and Captain Cromwel slain that the Enemy attempted to enter Appleby where the Parliaments Foot were who repulsed them and Colonel Hatfield charged a great body of the Enemy and forced them to retreat that about forty of them were slain and not above three or four of the Parliaments Forces 25. At a Conference the Commons gave reasons to the Lords why the three propositions should be sent to the King to pass before the Treaty 1. Because the disaffected party in and near London where the Treaty is likely to be is such that if the King grant not the Militia before he comes there will be no safety nor likelihood of the Treaty to proceed for many will indeavour to bring in the King without any agreement and to the destruction of the Parliament 2. If the Presbyterian government be not setled all things in the Church will be in great confusion and the Ministers great sufferers and in high distaste with the Parliament 3. If the Declarations be not recalled the Parliament is not in a Capacity to treat having been declared Rebels and Traytors and no Parliament but a pretended one which was never done by any of the Kings Predecessors The Lords answered that they could not imagine nor was it probable that the parts about London who had petitioned for a Treaty would put it on for the disadvantage of the Parliament 2. They did not apprehend any prejudice to the Parliaments party during the Treaty 3. His Majesty had declared he would consent to all together and not to any before all was agreed and that in case there were no agreement they were all in state as before and that these particulars would require Debate To these the Commons replied that his Majesty was not ignorant of the full demand of those particulars having been often presented to him and to the two first he had declared a willingness and was not obliged to pass them as Bills unless all other things were agreed upon and if no agreement he being at liberty a new War was like to insue That there was no doubt but those about London who had petitioned for a Treaty would put it on to the disadvantage of the Parliament being such who have not only Petitioned the re-establishment of his Majesty without conditions but have taken up Arms and were now in Arms to cudgel the Parliament as those of Colchester said into a Treaty That if these three propositions be not past before the Treaty which is supposed will be in or near London nothing will be determined how his Majesty shall be who shall be with him or how the disaffected to the Parliament shall be ordered and things not setled by Law may be received Episcopacy may be set on foot again Ministers put out Ordinances for money be denied and his Majesty and the Parliament be in War again as formerly Intercepted Letters from the Scots referred to a committee to find out the Key of the Characters with power to send for and secure persons concerned Letters from Major General Lambert of his retreat and referred to the Committee of Derby House to command Forces from Gloucester or any other Garrisons to joyn with Lambert in the North. Order for the Ships at Munster to joyn with Captain Clerk to hinder the transport of Scots out of Ireland into England Order for collecting the arrears of the assessments in the City and Counties Power given to the Lord Admiral to dismiss such Ships as he shall find not fit for the Parliaments service Order for addition to the Forces at Southampton Several Ordinances past both Houses for removing obstructions in sale of Bishops Lands and for the Militia in Dorset and Huntington-shires Orders for money for Hurst Castle and for Carisbrook Castle and for two thousand pounds out of the Estates of the Duke of Bucks and Earl of Holland for pay of a Troop of Horse in the Isle of Wight And for five hundred pounds for another Garrison
without the advice of both Houses of Parliament Additional power of Martial Law to the Lord Admiral An Ordinance transmitted to the Lords for raising three thousand pound out of the Estate of the late Lord Keeper Coventry towards reparation of Lieutenant Colonel Jo. Lilburne for two sentences against him in Star-chamber Order for the Committee of the revenue to state to the House what Offices and Places are injoy'd by Duke Hamilton Order for money for the holy Island and the Governour to have thanks and Sir Arthur Haselrigge to make up the men there an hundred Letters from the Lord Admiral for mony Letters from Colchester Leaguer that they sent five hundred Women out of the Town who came confidently towards Colonel Rainesboroughs quarters he commanded a Cannon to be shot off but so as not to hurt them they came on notwithstanding he ordered the firing of some Musketts at them with powder only still they came on then he sent out some Souldiers with orders to strip the Women which made them run but none of them were stripped The Town refuse to let these poor Women in again they stood between the Town and the Army the General sent to those in the Town to receive their Women in again tells them of their cruelty and that the blood of those miserable creatures must be answered for by them but they regarded it not One of the Horse of the Parliaments Centries being killed many of the Town came forth to fetch in the dead Horse and divers of them were killed yet got not the Horse the next day they came again and ventured their lives to cut off pieces of the stinking dead Horse to satisfy their hunger Debate upon the Ordinance of the Militia of London 23. Letters from Lieutenant General Cromwel that after the conjunction of his Forces with those in the North upon advertisement that the Enemy intended Southward and for London it self and that the Irish Forces under Monroe twelve hundred Horse and fifteen hundred Foot were on their march towards Lancaster to joyn with them That it was thought by the Council of war that to ingage the Enemy was their business and to that end the Army was quartered all night in the Fields and the next morning they marched towards Preston in Lancashire That having intelligence that the Enemy was drawing together thereabouts from all his out quarters Cromwel drew out a forlorn of two hundred Horse and four hundred Foot who gallantly ingaged the Enemies Scouts and guards till Cromwel got opportunity during this skirmish to bring up his whole Army That so soon as Cromwels Horse and Foot were come up they advanced with their forlorns and put the rest of the Army into as good a posture as they could the ground for the Horse being inconvenient miry and inclosures they pressed upon the Enemy through a lane forced them from their ground after four hours dispute until they came to the Town Into which four Troops of Cromwels Regiment first entred being well seconded by Colonel Harrisons Regiment they charged the Dukes men in the Town and cleared the Streets at the last the Enemy was put into disorder many were slain and many Prisoners taken The Duke with most of the Scots Horse and Foot retreated over the Bridge and the Parliaments Horse and Foot following them after a hot dispute betwixt the Lancashire Regiments part of the General 's and they being at push of pike they were beaten from the Bridge That the Parliament Horse and Foot pursuing them killed many and took divers Prisoners and possessed the Bridge over Derwent and a few Houses there that the Enemy being drawn up within Musket shot of them where they lay that night they were not able to attempt further upon the Enemy the night preventing them That in this posture they and the Enemy lay most part of that Night that upon their entring of the Town many of the Enemies Horse fled towards Lancaster and were pursued near ten miles with execution done upon them about five hundred of their Horse taken and many Prisoners That in the Fight they took from the Enemy four or five hundred Arms the number of the slain was about one thousand the Prisoners about four thousand That in the Night the Duke marched away about eight thousand Foot and four thousand Horse Cromwel followed him with about three thousand Foot and two thousand five hundred Horse and Dragoons and that in this pursuit Colonel Thornbaugh pressing too boldly was slain being run into the Body thigh and head by the Enemies Lances That Cromwels Horse still prosecuted the Enemy killing and taking divers in the way but by that time his Army was come up the Duke recovered Wiggon before they could attempt any thing upon them they lay all that Night in the Field dirty and weary where they had some skirmishing with the Enemy where they took Major General Van Drusk Colonel Hurrey and Lieutenant Colonel Ennis Prisoners That the next morning the Enemy marched towards Warrington made a stand at a pass which was disputed with great resolution on both sides for many hours at length Cromwel beat them from their standing killed about one thousand of them and took about two thousand Prisoners That Cromwel pursued them home to Warrington Town where they possessed the Bridge Cromwel coming thither received a Letter from Lieutenant General Bayly desiring some capitulation to which Cromwel yielded and gave Bayly these terms That he should surrender himself and all his Officers and Souldiers Prisoners of War with all his Arms Ammunition and Horses upon quarter for life which accordingly was done and here were taken four thousand compleat Arms and as many Prisoners and the Duke's Infantry ruined That the Duke marched with his remaining Horse being about three thousand towards Nantwich where the Gentlemen of the Country took about five hundred of them and the Country killed divers of their men That Cromwel sent post to the Lord Grey Sir H. Cholmeley and Sir Ed. Roade to gather all together with speed for the pursuit of the Enemy That Monroe is about Cumberland with the Horse that ran away and the Irish Horse and Foot and a strength was left to make resistance against them That the Scots Army were twelve thousand Foot well Armed and five thousand Horse Langdale had two thousand five hundred Foot and one thousand five hundred Horse in all twenty one thousand and in the Parliaments Army in all about eight thousand six hundred and of the Enemy about two thousand were slain and about nine thousand Prisoners taken besides what are lurking in hedges and private places which the Country dayly bring in or destroy A day of thanksgiving ordered for this great Victory Order for Provision of Shoes and Stockins for the Souldiers M r Sexby who brought up two Letters had one hundred pound given him and two hundred pound ordered to M r Berry for this service Order for Commissions to
issue in several Counties to inquire what loss is sustained by particular persons by the invasion of the Scots that satisfaction may by given therein 24. An Ordinance for settling Delinquents estates for maintaining a Troop of Horse in Surrey A Committee made to examine a Plot in the City and the House approved of their Committing Major Rivers and others to Windsor Castle 25. Order for the Judges to go the Northern Circuit if they please A second Letter from Lieutenant General Cromwel confirming the total routing of the Scots Army with a list of the Prisoners and a hundred Colours taken sent up to the House who gave a hundred Pound to Captain Pilson that brought the Letters and referred them to the Committee of the Army as to providing necessaries for the Army Both Houses past the Letter to his Majesty with the Votes inclosed in relation to a Treaty and Sir Peter Kelligrew dispatched away with it to the King The fourty thousand Pound charged in Goldsmiths Hall for the Scots as part of their two hundred thousand Pound was now ordered for the service of the Navy Letters from Colchester Leaguer That the Lord Norwich Lord Capel and Sir Charles Lucas sent a Letter to the General That the Officers advising upon his former Letters demanding the persons of all the Officers with them above the quality of a Lieutenant to render themselves to mercy it was unanimously resolved by them not to yield to the mercy of any other but that of God alone That to avoid effusion of blood they sent now the lowest conditions which in Honour they can receive conceiving the like have never been refused to any lower reduced than they they offer to send one Gentleman or more to clear any scruples in words in the Letters the Articles proposed by them were inclosed To this the General returned answer That when he locked upon their condition to be far better than now it is he then offerd such terms as were thought suitable to their condition but now they being in a worse posture both in relation to themselves within and to any expectation of relief from without it is not to be expected from him that their conditions should be better therefore he was still resolved not to grant any such terms as were demanded by them 26. Referred to the Committee at Derby house to dispose of the Noblemen and other Prisoners taken at the fight at Preston unto such Castles and places as they shall think fit An Ordinance past for taking away obstructions in the sale of Bishops Lands Letters from Colonel Rich of the surrender of Deal Castle upon Articles which the House approved and ordered Colonel Rich to be Governour there and gave one hundred pound to Lieutenant Axtel who brought the news to them Referred to the Committee of the Army to take care to repair Deal and Warmer M r Ailburton staid at Tilbury in his going to the Prince was ordered to be delivered to the Lord Admiral to be transported into Scotland Debate about the Militia Intelligence that Langdale with about ten Gentlemen more disguised were taken about Nottingham and were now Prisoners there and that Duke Hamilton was forced by the Country who had eased him of one thousand of his Horse to fly to Vxeter in Staffordshire and was there blocked up and that Lieutenant General Cromwell was gone further against Monroe Letters from Colchester Leaguer that the enemy sent out a Drum with M r Bernadiston one of the Committee and Colonel Tuke one of their party to desire to treat upon what was formerly offered by the General And by a full Council of War it was resolved that in regard the inferiour Officers and Souldiers in the Town had slipt their opportunity that now they should only have fair quarter And provided that the Committee under restraint be forthwith released that a Treaty be admitted upon circumstances necessary for the clearing and orderly performance of the fair quarter now offered and to treat as to securing the Town from Plunder and the Lords General Officers Captains c. to be rendred up to mercy That the private Souldiers on both sides held treaties among themselves which caused the Enemy to send out so hastily to treat upon terms of mercy fearing that their private Souldiers among themselves had agreed to deliver them up That the Officers in the Town gave the Souldiers Sack burnt Claret Raisins and good words to joyn with them to break through the Parliaments Army and prepared Poles and Boards to break over North Bridge which way they intended to escape When they were all drawn out into the Town the Souldiers agreed among themselves not to consent to their going out knowing that then they would break through themselves and leave the Souldiers to the mercy of the Parliaments Army And some of their Souldiers got to the gates and said they would kill their Officers if they offered to stir out and so continued in an high Mutiny 28. Debate about Compositions An Ordinance for sequestring all Scots that ingaged in the late action and had any Estates or Places here Letters from Colchester concerning the surrender of the Town Colonel Wayte a Member of the House reported the taking of Duke Hamilton and above three thousand Horse and Men at Vxeter all prisoners at mercy but had quarter given them by the Lord Grey and the Duke was sent to Ashby de la Zouch The House gave one hundred pound to Major General Smithson and one hundred pounds to Major Evans and Ordered thanks to the Counties for their assistance Order to sequester Sir H. Gibbes Estate A Committee to examine Duke Hamilton and others who say they were invited to come into England by ten for one more now than they were before Intelligence from the Downs that the Prince had a design to go to the Scots Army but the Saylers would not agree to it but consented to go against the Earl of Warwick and in the mean time hearing of the defeat of the Scots Army they altered their course that the Earl of Warwick went out to fight with them Letters from Colchester that the Articles were signed and Colonel Raineborough's Regiment and another entered the Town and saw a sad sight of so many fair Houses burnt and so many Inhabitants sick and weak with living upon horses and dogs and eating the very draught and grains for preservation of their lives 29. Sir Peter Killigrew returned with the Kings answer to the Votes touching the Treaty That he did accept the Treaty and desired the Commissioners might be speedily sent fully authorized and instructed not doubting but what is now wanting will upon debate be fully supplied not only to the furtherance of the Treaty but to the consummating of a safe and well grounded peace He desired a pass for one to go from him into Scotland and inclosed in his Letter a List of such as he desired to be sent
to him A Committee appointed to consider how every County may maintain a proportionable number of the Scots Prisoners and to treat with Merchants about transporting them to forreign service Order for the Lord Grey to dispose of Duke Hamilton into safe custody till the House take further order and to keep in strong custody all the Officers then Prisoners in such places and Castles as he should think fit Letters from Colchester that the Town was surrendered according to Articles all Prisoners at Mercy the Town preserved from plunder paying fourteen thousand pounds That by the resolution of a Council of War Sir Charles Lucas Sir George L'Isle and Sir Marmaduke Gascoigne a Papist were to be shot to death That the two first were executed and the third respited That Sir Charles Lucas urged this was to be without precedent but a Parliament Souldier standing by told him that he had put to death with his own hand some of the Parliaments Souldiers in cold blood at which he was dismaid but took better courage afterwards before he died That Sir George L' Isle kissed his dead friend and then after much expostulation and discourse first with the General his Chaplain then by his own desire with one of the Lord Norwich his Chaplains and some private prayers with him Sir George died both he and Sir Charles Lucas with very much courage 30. The publick Fast-day The House passed an Ordinance for the Discipline of the English in new England 31. Votes for several persons named by the King to have leave to attend his Majesty during the Treaty only M r Dowcet and M r Legge disapproved of Order for Instructions to be prepared for the Commissioners who are to treat and for mony for their charges Order that Colonel Farre Lieutenant Colonel to the Earl of Warwick who ingaged ten thousand men of the Train'd Bands of Essex to joyn with the Enemy should be left to the Lord Fairfax to be executed as Sir Charles Lucas was A Committee appointed to confer with M r Moâbot about suppressing of scandalous Pamphlets and to bring in an Ordinance for that purpose Letter from the General of the particulars of the Surrender of Colchester and a Copy of the Articles with the explanations upon them That for some Satisfaction to Military Justice and in part of avenge for the innocent blood they had caused to be spilt and the trouble dammage and mischiefs they had brought upon that Town that County and Kingdom He had with the advice of a Council of War of the chief Officers both of the County Forces and the Army caused two of them who were rendred to mercy Sir Charles Lucas and Sir George L' Isle to be shot to death before any of them had quarter assured them and hopes the Parliament will not find cause in the Military execution of these two persons to think their own honour or justice prejudiced That as for the Lord Goring Lord Capel and the rest of the persons rendred to mercy and now assured of quarter whose names he sent in a List he did render to the Parliaments judgement for publick Justice and mercy to be used as they should see cause he desires that God may have the glory of his multiplied mercies In the List of the Prisoners were the Earl of Norwich Lord Capell Lord Loughborough eleven Knights nine Colonels eight Lieutenant Colonels nine Majors thirty Captains general Officers servants of the Lords and Gentlemen sixty five Lieutenants seventy two Ensigns and Cornets sixty nine Sergeants one hundred eighty three private Souldiers three thousand sixty seven Letters from Southampton that the Grand Jury found the Bill against Major Rolphe Ignoramus A Petition of the Common Council of London for Vnity and Amity between the Parliament the City and the Army approved of and thanks given to the Petitioners A Ship sent from the Prince to Garnsey taken by one of the Parliaments Ships September 1648. 1. An Ordinance for stating the accounts of Souldiers and Widows ordered to be Printed and published A place to be appointed for the Auditours Care for Augmentations for Ministers The five Commissioners for the Treaty named by the Lords were The Earl of Pembroke the Lord Say Earl of Salisbury Earl of Middlesex and the Earl of Northumberland The ten Commissioners of the House of Commons were M r Holles Lord Wenman M r Pierrepoint Sir Henry Vane junior Sir Harbottle Grimstone Mr. Samuel Brown Mr. Crew Mr. Recorder Glyn Sir John Potts and Mr. Bulkeley 2. A Letter agreed to his Majesty to acquaint him with the Commissioners named to attend him in the Treaty and that they should be dispatched to him with all convenient speed Sir Peter Killigrew sent away with this Message An Ordinance transmitted to the Lords for payment of fifty thousand pounds part of the last hundred thousand pounds formerly ordered for the Scots forty thousand pounds of it for the Navy seven thousand pound for Stores and three thousand pound for the pay of the Lancashire Forces A long debate about the Militia One thousand of the Prisoners taken at Colchester sent up to London Mr. Lilly's Astrological Predictions for the years 1648 49 and 50. published 4. Both Houses agreed for those servants of his Majesty who are to attend him during the Treaty And they passed an Ordinance to inable the Commissioners to treat with his Majesty upon the Propositions presented to him at Hampton-Court Those in the late insurrection in Essex c. admitted to a Composition at a fourth Value of their Estates Mr. Rolphe delivered his Remonstrance in the Lords House against the Judges and against his prosecutours and desired reparation the House ordered his discharge Lieutenant Colonel Lilburn desired reparation for the Sentences against him in the Star-chamber Order for the Committee to take care for transporting the Scots Prisoners in the first place to supply Plantations and the rest to send to Venice In a Vessel at Exeter one thousand five hundred pair of Carabins being found Order for Securing them till the matter be examined Both Houses agreed upon a day of publick Humiliation to desire a blessing upon the Treaty with his Majesty Colonel Hammonds Instructions for safe keeping his Majesty in Carisbrook Castle repealed The Colonel taking the Kings own ingagement for his going abroad in the Island Order for the Committee of the revenue to provide horses for the King to ride about the Island Upon Colonel Hammonds desire of an addition of Horse and Foot during the Treaty referred to the General and Committee of the Army and his desire for Shipping to ly about the Island referred to the Committee of the Army to prepare them The Forces of Suffolk and Essex had a rendezvous with the Army and after shaking hands and many Vollies of Shot they bid one another farewel Some Regiments marched towards Tarmouth The Lords that were Prisoners with two men a piece and twelve other
Princes Dukes Earls Lords and all persons alike liable to every Law of the Land 7. That all Commoners be freed from the Jurisdiction of the Lords in all cases and all tryals to be of twelve Sworn men and no conviction but upon two or more sufficient known Witnesses 8. That none be examined against themselves nor punished for doing that against which no Law is provided 9. That the proceedings in Law be abbreviated mitigated and made certain the charge thereof in all particulars 10. That all trade be made free from all monopolizing and ingrossing by Companies or otherwise 11. That the Excise and all kind of taxes except Subsidies be taken off 12. To have laid open all late inclosures of Fenns and other Commons or to have them inclosed only or chiefly for the benefit of the Poor 13. To have considered many thousands that are ruined by perpetual imprisonment for debt and provided for their inlargement 14. To have ordered some effectual course to keep people from begging and beggery in so fruitful a Nation as by Gods blessing this is 15. To have proportioned punishments more equal to offences that so mens lives and estates might not be forfeited upon trivial and slight occasions 16. To have removed the tedious burden of Tithes satisfying all Improprietors and providing a more equal way of maintenance for poor Ministers 17. To have raised a stock of mony out of confiscated Estates for payment of those who contributed voluntarily above their abilities before those that disbursed out of their superfluities 18. To have bound themselves and all future Parliaments from abolishing Propriety levelling mens Estates or making all things Common 19. To have declared what the duty or business of the Kingly Office is and what not and have ascertained the revenue past increase or diminution that there be no more quarrels about it 20. To have rectified the election of publick Officers for London restoring the Commonalty thereof to their just Rights 21. To have made reparation to all oppressed by Sentences in High Commission Star-Chamber and Council Board or by any Monopolies or projects and that out of the Estates of those that were Authors Actors and Promoters of those mischiefs and that without much attendance 22. To have abolished all Committees and have conveyed all businesses into the true method of the usual tryals of the Common-Wealth 23. Not to have followed the example of former Tyrannous and superstitious Parliaments in making Orders Ordinances or Laws or in appointing punishments concerning Opinions or things supernatural stiling some Blasphemies others heresies 24. To have declared what the business of the Lords is and ascertained their condition not derogating from the Liberties of other men that so there might be an end of striving about the same 25. To have done Justice upon the Capital Authours and Promoters of the former or late Wars 26. To have provided constant pay for the Army and to have given rules to all Judges and other Officers for their indemnity and saving harmeless all that have assisted 27. To have laid to heart the abundance of innocent blood that hath been spilt and the infinite spoil and havock that hath been made of peaceable harmless People by express Commission from the King and to have seriously considered whether the Justice of God be likely to be satisfied or his yet remaining wrath to be appeased by an Act of Oblivion The House gave thanks to the Petitioners for their great pains and care to the publick good of the Kingdom and said they would speedily take their desires into Consideration Another Petition was from well Affected Masters and Commanders of Ships Shewing that the Parliament had done Contrary to their Declarations and trade destroyed and they Petition for convoyes of their Ships in trading Outwards and Inwards according to the order of the Hollanders And that all monopolies and restraint of trade may be removed and some way taken to prevent the Shipping of Goods in foreign bottoms Intelligence from the revolted Ships that some of them are mending in Holland that the Saylors are insolent in their carriage towards the Prince Letters from the Isle of Wight that the King was removed to the place of Treaty and had his Liberty to ride about the Island Letters from Chester that by a Council of War there two were condemned and executed for a Plot to betray that City to the Kings Forces Letters from the North that a hundred Scots were brought in Prisoners by the Country that Cromwel was in pursuit of the Enemy and Lambert in the reare of him that the Enemy are about six thousand strong That Colonel Bethel and Colonel Lassells are sent to inforce the siege at Scarborough where three hundred Walloons are landed by command of the Prince That the Souldiers run away from Pontefract Castle to the Parliaments Party 12. The day of publick Humiliation for a blessing upon the Treaty Letters from New-Castle That Lieutenant General Cromwell was about Durham pursuing the Enemy who in the Bishoprick had exceedingly plundered and terrified the people wounding divers taking away the Children of others to get mony for the redemption of them and besides quarters they took of some three pound a House That those who cryed up Duke Hamilton's Party for the great reformers having been thus used by them and with civility by the Parliaments party their opinions are now altered That Monroe held a Council of War and resolved to march back to the Colepits and fire them all but two Posts came speeding to him to have him return presently back to Scotland for that the Presbyterian Ministers had got hold of the Civil Sword made the Marquess of Argyle General who was four thousand strong and too hard for the new levyed Forces of the Lord Lannerick Brother to Duke Hamilton That these Messengers came from Craford and Lannerick That the Scots Ministers had decreed among other things that in regard of the great defection to the Government throughout Scotland they will not administer the Sacrament of the Supper for one year to come That this saved the Colepits and sent the Scots the nearest way over Tweed in such hast that they had almost left their plunder behind them had they not preferred it before life and they left their confederate English to shift for themselves That some of Lieutenant General Cromwells Forces were gon over Tine and Major General Lambert marched by the way of Carlisle and many Countrey-men went with them to seek their Goods and Cattle carryed away into Scotland 13. The Grand Committee sat upon the Ordinance for sale of Deans and Chapter-lands and voted that a hundred pounds per annum should be the least that should be allowed to any minister for his benefice Letters from the Committee of York that the Treaty about Pontefract not taking effect they desired twenty thousand pounds for the Souldiery the House ordered twelve thousand pounds for them Some of the former
desired 4. To that concerning the Court of Wards a recompence being assured to his Majesty his heirs and successours of one hundred thousand pounds per annum The General explained his former Letter concerning the quarter given to the Lord Goring and Lord Capel that it did not extend to any other but the Military power and that they were notwithstanding liable to Tryal and Judgment by the Civil Power otherwise any who was Treacherous or had revolted might get quarter from a private Souldier and so not be further questionable With divers other reasons given by him to the same purpose Letters from Scotland that M r Parsons sent to them from the King had complaints of the miseries suffered by the late Ingagement that they refer the King to their agreement with Lanerick and their Declaration and beseech him at last to hearken to the advice of his Parliament in consenting to the propositions of both Kingdoms Especially to those concerning the Covenant and Reformation of Religion which they understand to be the Point he sticks most at and they in Honour and interest are most obliged to stick to and without which they tell him his Kingdom cannot be established in righteousness That they have also writ to the Prince dehorting him from that course of opposition he is now in and from attempting any act of hostility against that Kingdom and since all worldly policy and projects have failed that he would apply his endeavours to mediate with his Father to consent to the propositions of both Kingdoms and especially the Covenant Letters from Major General Lambert's quarters that divers of his men were set upon as they past up and down by some of the Scots and many injuries offered to the English that six of his Regiment with Quarter-Master Diamond were set upon by fourteen of the Scots and fought with them about a quarter of an hour left three of the Scots sprawling upon the ground and wounded most of the rest routed them and came off without any hurt only one of the English had a cut of his hand That the Committee of Estates taking notice of these things have indeavoured to prevent the like for the future and to give satisfaction for what is past The Lords consented to the Sergeants that were named and the Commons also the Speaker moved that Whitlock might be suspended from being a Sergeant at present in regard of Swearing the rest which was likely to fall to his share But this was opposed until Whitlock spake and shewed them the necessity that either Sir Thomas Widdrington or he must make the Speech to the rest of the Sergeants and Swear them which they could not do if both of them were to be Sworn and that upon Conference together he was perswaded to take that trouble upon himself and to have his Swearing suspended if they pleased Nevertheless the House in favour to Whitlock would not wholly excuse him but Voted that he should not be Sworn a Sergeant till further order The House passed Mr. Hatton to be Sergeant 24. Order for five hundred pound for Sir Anthony Welden in satisfaction of his losses by the Kentish Rebels against whom he was very active Upon the Generals answer to the Parliaments Letter touching Sir Henry Cholmley the question was whether he should be subject to the commands of the General or the Parliament only and Voted that he should be subject to the General Orders for disbanding Supernumerary Forces in several Counties not of the Army Debate about Ordinances for Dr. Bastwick Mr. Burton and Mr. Pryn to have reparations for the illegal Sentences against them in the Star-Chamber Both Houses agreed upon seven persons to be exempted from pardon viz. The Lord Digby Lord Cottington Sir Robert Heath Sir Francis Doddington Sir George Ratcliffe Sir Richard Greenvile and Sir Charles Dalison Several compositions past Letters from Newcastle that Cromwel Haselrigge and the Committee ordered the slighting of several Northern Garrisons that the Army coming thither was entertained with great Guns and ringing of Bells and feasting That Sir John Chiesely and others were posting up to London to declare that Kingdoms dislike of their late Armies invading England and to desire a fair correspondency Letters of a design to betray Pendennis Castle some of the conspirators were taken and one of them adjudged to death by Sir Hardresse Waller and his Council of War Another who was imployed to corrupt the private Souldiers was not tryed but sent up to the Parliament because he was no Souldier himself but a Country-man many others of them fled 25. The publick Fast-day 26. Voted that the Kings last Message concerning Episcopacy was un-satisfactory And a Committee appointed to draw up the particulars wherein it was un-satisfactory that his Majesty might have the same in writing An Ordinance transmitted to the Lords for payment of Tithes to the Ministry Letters from the Committee of Estates in Scotland desiring a fair correspondency and brotherly Vnion between the two Nations And that Sir John Chiesely was intrusted to deliver by word of mouth other particulars of their desires Order that the Letter be communicated to the Lords and Sir John Chiesely referred to the Committee of Derby-house to impart further particulars to them Order for five thousand Suits of Cloaths for Cromwels Souldiers The Lords concurred that the Kings Paper concerning Episcopacy was not satisfactory 27. Voted that that part of the Kings answer concerning the taking of the Covenant is un-satisfactory Also that concerning the taking away of Arch-bishops Bishops Deans c. Also that concerning the abolishing of Popery in desiring to have it tolerated in the Queens Chappel and for her Family Also that for alienating of Bishops Lands and sale of Dans and Chapters Lands and many others A Committee appointed to draw up the Covenant in such a form as may be proper for his Majesty to take it A Committee ordered to consider of his Majesties Concessions to any part of the Propositions and to draw them up into Bills to be tendred to his Majesty An Ordinance past for repayment of Money advanced by the Merchant Adventurers for the service of the Navy 28. Letters from Colonel Jones in Ireland That the Marquess of Ormond was upon concluding a peace with the Irish Rebels the Lord Inchequin complying and all to joyn against the Parliaments party there the design hatched in England by the fomenters of the second War and the Scots who last invaded England and should then have broken out and given forth to be by Commission from the King He desires the House seriously to consider of it Order that a Message be forthwith sent to his Majesty to desire him to declarè against the Rebellion of Ireland and against this Truce with the Rebels and to require the Marquess of Ormond to forbear joyning with the Rebels against the Protestants The Parliaments Commissioners with the Army agreed with the General
Hall and the Drums beat in the Palace-yard after which Proclamation was made to give notice that the Commissioners for Tryal of the King were to sit again to morrow and that all those who had any thing to say against the King might then be heard The House of Commons then sitting Ordered Sergeant Dendy to make the like Proclamation at the Old Exchange and in Cheapside London which was done accordingly Vote that the name of any one particular person should not be inserted as the style of any Common Writ or otherwise for the time to come and referred it to the Committee for setling proceedings in Courts of Justice to consider how the style should be Votes that the present Great Seal shall be broken and a new one forthwith made and in the mean time all proceedings under the present Great Seal to be good till the new one be confirmed That the Armes of England and of Ireland shall be engraven on one side of the new Great Seal with this inscription The Great Seal of England That on the other side of the Seal shall be the Sculpture or Map of the House of Commons sitting with these words engraven on that side In the first year of freedom by Gods blessing restored 1648. This was for the most part the fancy of Mr. Henry Martin a noted Member of the House of Commons more particularly the inscriptions Order for pay of Colonel Whites Regiment The General set forth a proclamation reciting the flocking of Malignants to London as there was ground to believe to raise new troubles and the Order of Parliament impowering him to expel them the City and ten miles distant therefrom which accordingly he enjoyns by this proclamation and that the Delinquents depart within four and twenty hours A Petition to the General and his Council from the Officers and Souldiers in the Isle of Wight c. mentioning the late delusive Treaty with the King and danger of new troubles they declare their conjunction with the Army in their desires in the large Remonstrance and in their present proceedings which they desire may be prosecuted c. The Proclamation was made by Sergeant Dendy whilst the Courts of Justice sate in Westminster-Hall to the no small interruption of them About Eleven a Clock the House of Commons sent for the Mace out of Chancery Sergeant Dendy having that of the House thereupon the Commissioners rose and went home 10. Order for the Sergeant at Armes to take Mr. Pryn into custody for denying their authority The Commissioners for Tryal of the King met and chose Sergeant Bradshaw for their President Mr. Steel to be Attorney General Mr. Coke Sollicitor General and they with Dr. Dorislaus and Mr. Aske to draw up and manage the Charge against the King Mr. Waller moved for a Habeas Corpus for Mr. Pryn a Member of the House lately apprehended as is before mentioned This being a matter of Priviledge of Parliament and Mr. Pryn being committed by order of the Commons the Commissioners thought it fit to advise with that House before they granted the Habeas Corpus The rest of the Commissioners of the Seal desired Whitelock to go presently into the House to know their pleasure in this business which he did and the House not being sate he conferred with the Speaker and divers of the Members about it and told them that by the Law a Habeas Corpus could not be denyed They commended the Commissioners respect to the House and agreed that a Habeas Corpus could not be denyed So Whitelock returned to the Court and they thought fit to grant the Habeas Corpus In the evening one of the Sergeants men brought Whitelock an Order of the House requiring Sir Thomas Widdrington and him by name to attend the Committee to morrow about setling the course of Justice 11. Debate touching the Navy Report of the Sergeants men who served Mr. Pryn with the Warrant of the House to take him into custody that Mr. Pryn answered him that as he was coming to the House to perform his duty there for the County for which he was elected he was apprehended by Sir Hardress Waller and Colonel Pride and secured as a Prisoner ever since that being not discharged of the said imprisonment he could not submit to that order which the Sergeants man had for any other restraint to be laid upon him and therefore he refused to obey the same The House Ordered the answer to be read of the General Council of the Army concerning the Secluded and secured Members the substance whereof they approved and appointed a Committee to consider what was fit further to be done thereupon and set a day to consider of the particular case of Mr. Pryn. A visit to the Lord Chief Justice Rolles a wise and Learned man He seemed much to scruple the casting off of the Lords House and was troubled at it Yet he greatly incouraged to attend the House of Commons notwithstanding the present Force upon them which could not dispense with their attendance and performance of their duty who had no Force upon them in particular The Committee for proceedings in Courts of Justice had a great debate what style shall be used in Commissions and Writs instead of the wonted style Carolus Dei gratia c. 12. Petition of the Trustees and others for the Sale of Bishops-lands that that business might he confirmed by Patent under the Great Seal of England Order for the Sollicitor General to draw up a Patent to pass the Seal accordingly The Commissioners for Tryal of the King being to sit in the Afternoon the House adjourned the earlier 13. Ordinances past for regulating the affairs of the Navy Reference to the Committee of the Navy to conferr with the Lord Admiral about sending some Ships to Goree in Holland and North-ward and if he were not in Town that then the Committee should do it of themselves and all Officers and Mariners were required to obey their Orders Order for Sir George Ascue to be desired to go with Captain Moulton in this expedition and several other Orders made concerning the Fleet. Two Petitions from the Inhabitants of Devon and Exon Gentlemen and Ministers c. desiring Justice upon the principal causers of the first and second War and a firm Peace The General Council of Officers concluded upon the agreement of the People and added some Trustees to the Lord Grey Sir Jo. Danvers c. for making the divisions for elections in the several Counties The High Court of Justice sate for Tryal of the King their whole time was spent about setling the Court and calling over their Members and to summon those who being named Commissioners did not appear amongst whom Colonel Rowland Wilson a person of great worth and integrity refused to act as a Commissioner though named in this business or to sit with them They agreed that
to endeavour to the last gasp the peace of the Kingdom So Sirs I do wish with all my Soul and I do hope there is some here that will carry it further that they may endeavour the peace of the Kingdom Now Sirs I must shew you both how you are out of the way and will put you in a way first you are out of the way for certainly all the way you ever have had yet as I could find by any thing is in the way of conquest Certainly this is an ill way for Conquest Sirs in my opinion is never just except there be a good just cause either for matter of wrong or just title and then if you go beyond it the first quarrel that you have to it that makes it unjust at the end that was just at first But if it be only matter of Conquest then it is a great robbery as a Pyrate said to Alexander that he was a great robber he was but a petty robber and so Sirs do I think the way that you are in is much out of the way Now Sirs to put you in the way believe it you will never do right nor God will never prosper you until you give him his due the King his due that is my Successours and the People their due I am as much for them as any of you can be You must give God his due by regulating rightly his Church according to his Scripture which is now out of order for to set you in a way particularly now I cannot but only this A National Synod freely called freely debating among themselves must settle this when that every opinion is freely and clearly heard For the King indeed I will not then turning to a Gentleman that touched the Axe he said hurt not the Axe that may hurt me For the King the Laws of the Land will clearly instruct you for that therefore because it concerns my own particular I only give you a touch of it For the People and truely I desire their liberty and freedom as much as any Body whomsoever but I must tell you that their liberty and their freedom consists in having of Government those Laws by which their life and their goods may be most their own It is not for having Share in Government Sirs that is nothing pertaining to them a subject and a Soveraign are clean different things and therefore until they do that I mean that you do put the People in that liberty as I say certainly they will never enjoy themselves Sirs it was for this that now I am come here if I would have given way to an arbitrary way for to have all Laws changed according to the power of the Sword I needed not to have come here and therefore I tell you and I pray God it be not laid to your Charge that I am the Martyr of the People In troth Sirs I shall not hold you much longer for I will only say this to you that in troth I could have desired some little time longer because that I would have put this that I have said in a little more order and a little better digested it than I have done and therefore I hope you will excuse me I have delivered my conscience I pray God that you do take those courses that are best for the good of the Kingdom and your own Salvation Then D r Juxon spake Will your Majesty though it may be very well known your Majesties affections to Religion yet it may be expected that you should say somewhat for the worlds satisfaction K. I thank you very heartily my Lord for that I had almost forgotten it In troth Sirs my conscience in Religion I think is very well known to the world and therefore I declare before you all that I dye a Christian according to the profession of the Church of England as I found it left me by my Fathers and this honest man I think will witness it Then turning to the Officers he said Sirs excuse me for this same I have a good cause and I have a gracious God I will say no more Then turning to Colonel Hacker he said take care that they do not put me to Pain and Sir this and it please you Then a Gentleman coming near the Axe the King said Take heâd of the Axe pray take heed of the Axe Then he said to the Executioner I shall say but very short Prayers and then thrust out my hands Two men in disguises and vizors stood upon the Scaffold for Executioners Then the King called to D r Juxon for his Night-cap and having put it on he said to the Executioner does my Hair trouble you he desired it might all be put under the cap which the King did accordingly by the help of the Executioner and the Bishop Then the King turning to D r Juxon said I have a good cause and a gracious God on my side D r Juxon There is but one stage more this stage is turbulent and troublesome it is a short one but you may consider it will soon carry you a very great way it will carry you from Earth to Heaven and there you shall find a great deal of Cordial joy and comfort King I go from a corruptible to an incorruptible Crown where no disturbance can be D r Juxon You are exchanged from a temporal to an eternal Crown a good exchange Then the King took off his cloak and his George which he gave to Dr. Juxon saying Remember some other small ceremonies were past after which the King stooping down laid his Neck upon the block and after a very little pause stretching forth his hands the Executioner at one blow severed his head from his Body Then his Body was put in a Coffin covered with black Velvet and removed to his lodging Chamber in White-hall At this scene were many sighs and weeping Eyes and divers strove to dip their handkerchiefs in his Blood The House sate early and the Dutch Ambassadors having sent them a transcript of their Ambassy in English it took up much time in the reading and was referred to a Committee to draw up the answer to it An Act past to prohibit any to proclaim the Prince of Wales or any other to be King or chief Magistrate of England or Ireland without consent of Parliament on pain of High Treason Some imperfect Copies of the proceedings at the Tryal of the King being printed the House referred it to the High Court to draw up a Narrative of those proceedings to be confirmed by the House The Act forbidding the proclaiming of any King was Ordered to be sent down to all the Sheriffs to be proclaimed in all Counties Duke Hamilton and the Lord Loughborough escaped out of Windsor-Castle 31. Between three and four a clock this morning Letters came from Windsor to Lieutenant General Cromwell of the escape of Duke Hamilton and his man the last Night Warrants were presently issued forth and five hundred pound promised
Painted Chamber and such who had any evidence to give against the Earl of Holland Earl of Cambridge Lord Goring Lord Capell and Sir John Owen or any of them were to repair thither where they might be heard A Committee to examine the Authours and publishers of a Pamphlet and such as have preached printed and published seditiously the proceedings in bringing the King to justice and to prepare an Act to restrain the preaching and printing any thing against the proceedings of the House and of the High Court of Justice Letters from Scotland that the Parliament and priests there are at much variance that they bring all to the stool of repentance that were in the last invasion of England yet they are now as much as ever Enemies to the proceedings of the Parliament and Army in England That they talk big of raising an Army in revenge of the Kings Blood and all will joyn unanimously against the Sectaries of England and ground themselves upon breach of the Covenant Letters from New-Castle that many Ships were loaden with Coals for London and the Coast clear and their Governour Sir Arthur Haselrigge and some Officers of the Garrison were gone for London Letters from Pontefract that upon notice of the Kings execution the Garrison made a stout Salley but were beaten in again In the House the debate was long and smart concerning the Lords House 6. Debate concerning the House of Lords and the question being put whether the House of Commons should take the advice of the House of Lords in the exercise of the Legislative power of the Kingdom it was carried in the Negative by many voices Then they voted That the House of Peers in Parliament is useless and dangerous and ought to be abolished and that an Act be brought in to this purpose A Committee named to draw up an Act for making the Estates both of the late Members of Peers and likewise of the House of Commons liable to the Law for payment of all debts Referred to a Committee to consider of a way to take away all Appeals to the Lords and to discharge all persons committed by them in relation thereunto and how the Peers may be elected Burgesses and Knights to serve in the House of Commons Debate what Government to set up in England and Ireland and whether Kingship should be abolished or not Divers Sheriffs made Scruple of acting in their Office because of the Death of the King Order for instructions to be drawn up therein Order for Sergeant Bradshaw to make a Deputy in Guild-Hall where he is Judge in regard of his imployment in the High Court The accounts allowed of the Charges of the Kings Tryal Letters that the Irish Pyrates take divers vessels at Sea from the English and that the several Parties in Ireland are agreed to carry on the designs of the Prince of Wales It was put upon Whitelock to draw an Act to take away the House of Lords wherein he desired to have been excused in regard he was not in the house when the vote passed and had Declared his opinion against it but he could not get excused 7. Debate whether the Government by Kings should be abolished and upon the Question whether it should be referred to a grand Committee of the whole House it was carried in the Negative Then after a long and quick Debate they passed this vote Resolved upon the Question by the Commons of England in Parliament assembled That it hath been found by experience and this House doth declare That the Office of a King in this Nation and to have the power thereof in any single person is unnecessary burthensome and dangerous to the liberty safety and publick interest of the People of this Nation and therefore ought to be abolished and that an Act be brought in to that purpose A Committee appointed to bring in names of persons not exceeding forty to be a Councel of State Instructions passed for drawing new Commissions for the Judges the new Great Seal being ready The Judges appointed to meet with the Speaker and a Committee of the House about the Judges Commissions The High Court of Justice sate receiving witnesses and preparing the Charges against the five persons to be tryed The Earl of Holland sent up by post that he was dangerously sick at Warwick-Castle The Corps of the late King was removed from St. James's to Windsor to be interred in St. George's Chappel there and monies allowed for it An Act appointed to be brought in to make Sir Thomas Widdrington and Whitelock Commissioners of the new Great Seal with a blank for others to be added 8. Instructions passed for Commissions to the Judges of whom six agreed to hold viz. Rolles Jermyn St. John Pheasant Wilde and Yates provided that by Act of the Commons the fundamental Laws be not abolished The other six Judges viz. Bacon Brown Bedingfield Creswell Trevor and Atkins were not satisfied to hold Order for altering the Judges Oaths formerly in the name of the King now to be in the People A Committee appointed to bring in a list of fit persons to be Justices of peace in every County Instructions passed for rewards to such as shall bring in any of the revolted Ships The Duke of Richmond and others had leave to attend the late Kings funeral at Windsor Widdrington and Whitelock without the Lords who were in Commission with them yet having an Act of the House of Commons for it they went with the old great Seal to the House Mr. Malbon the usual Seal-bearer carried it to the door where Widdrington and Whitclock took the Purse and Seal in it and both of them holding it brought it in solemnly into the house all the Members being silent and laid it down upon the Table in the house Then the House past an Act for the old Seal to be broken and a work-man was brought into the house with his tools who in the Face of the house upon the Floor brake the old Seal in pieces and the house gave to Widdrington and Whitelock the pieces and purse of the old Seal After this the House passed another Act for establishing the new Great Seal to be the Great Seal of England Then they read another Act to constitute Widdrington and Whitelock to be Commissioners of the New Great Seal which occasioned Sir Thomas Widdrington to stand up and excuse himself very earnestly because of his unhealthfulness but that excuse would not be allowed Then he further excused himself by reason of some scruples in conscience which he had concerning the acting in this high place though he did acknowledge the Authority and submit to it and had Acted by vertue of it in signing a Warrant for a Writ to adjourn the Term and bringing in the new Great Seal without the Lords Commissioners Upon a long Debate the House did excuse Widdrington and to manifest their respects for his former services
Pawlets composition at three thousand seven hundred and sixty pound allowed and four thousand and two hundred pound for the Lord Pawlet An Act for a new Seal for the Courts of Wales and for Powell Eltonhead Parker and Clerk to be Judges there Letters from Scotland that the Parliament resolved to raise an Army of seventeen thousand Foot and six thousand Horse against the Sectarian Army in England in prosecution of the Covenant they having a report that an Army of English was upon their Borders That Colonel Monroe and Colonel Fizen with a party of Horse and Foot in the Northern parts of Scotland having Declared for King Charles II. taken Enderness and increased to four thousand the Scots Parliament repealed their votes of raising an Army against England and Ordered Forces against Monroe and his Party Pontefract desired a Treaty and were full of sickness in the Garrison 6. Report from the Council of State of forty thousand Horse and Foot to be kept up in England and Ireland whereof twelve thousand for Ireland their pay to be eighty thousand pound per mensem and free-quarter to be taken off Mr. Cauton a London Minister in his Prayer before the Lord Mayor having prayed for Charles II. as lawful King referred to Mr. Steel and Mr. Coke to prosecute him in the Upper Bench for Treason upon the late Declaration Letters of proclaiming King Charles II. in Guernsey Island by Sir George Carteret Letters from Holland that the Ministers there in their Pulpits inveigh against the proceedings in England and Pray for King Charles II. Referred to the Council of State to consider what is fit to be done herein and to preserve a good correspondence betwixt the two Nations The Earl of Cambridge brought before the High Court and asked what he had further to say why sentence should not be pronounced against him spake to the same effect as formerly The Earl of Holland and Lord Goring extenuated what they could their Offences as being rash not much hurtful c. The Lord Capel briefly repeated what he had formerly said and further observed an Ordinance of Parliament That Quarter should not be given to Irish Rebels for life which implyed that quarter given to others should be inviolable for life Sir John Owen pleaded quarter The President in his Scarlet robes spake many hours in answer to the several pleas of the Prisoners and at last sentence was given against them all that their heads should be severed from their Bodies yet with relation to the Mercy of Parliament 7. Referred to a Committee to draw up an Act for taking off all priviledge from Noblemen and to make their persons as liable to Law as any Commoner An Act committed for taking away Kingly Government and another for dissolving the House of Peers The Earl of Warwick and the Countess of Holland presented a Petition for the life of the Earl of Holland and divers Ladies for the others against whom the High Court had pronounced sentence of Death After some hours Debate upon these Petitions the House resolved upon the Question not to proceed any further upon these Petitions but to leave them to the Justice of the Court that sentenced them Then the Ladies Petitioned the High Court who only reprieved the Execution for two daies 8. A New form for electing Members of the House assented to Order that the Council of State nor Committees do not sit after nine in the Morning when the House sits Orders for seventy thousand pound per mensem for the Forces in England and thirty thousand pound per mensem for the Forces in Ireland and for an Act for eighty thousand pound per mensem assessment for the Forces and free quarter to be taken off New Petitions of the condemned Lords and a Letter from the General touching their Articles and after a long Debate the Question was put of them severally and voted That the Lord Capel should not be reprieved And carried by one vote that the Lord Goring should be reprieved this one vote was the Speaker who carried the House being equally divided four and twenty of each part and he said he did it because he had formerly received some civilities from the Lord Goring and his single vote now saved his life The House was also divided upon the question whether the Earl of Holland should be reprieved or not and the Speaker gave his voice against him Thus the Lord Goring who had been no friend to the Religious party was saved and the Earl of Holland who had been a most civil person to all and a very great friend to the old Puritans and protected them in the time of his greatest interest by the same single Vote lost his life This may be a caution to us against the affectation of popularity when you see the issue of it in this Noble Gentleman who was as full of Generosity and Courtship to all Sorts of Persons and readiness to help the oppressed and to stand for the rights of the people as any person of his quality in this Nation Yet this person was by the Representatives of the people given up to execution for Treason and another Lord who never made profession of being a friend to liberty either Civil or Spiritual and exceeded the Earl as much in his Crimes as he came short of him in his popularity the life of this Lord was spared by the people The resolution touching Duke Hamiltons Reprieve past in the Negative and for Sir Jo. Owen in the Affirmative and these Votes ordered to be sent to the High Court of Justice 9. Amendments to an Act for provision for the Forces of England and Ireland assented to The House rose early being thin because of the execution of the Lords The Earl of Cambridge was brought to the Scaffold in the Palace-Yard at Westminster and after some discourse with Dr. Sibbalds a Minister that came with him he turned to the people and seeing them so great a multitude he said his voice would not serve for them to hear him and therefore directed his speech to those upon the Scaffold with him He confessed his Religion to be according to that of the Kirk of Scotland that he had ever been Loyal to the late King and wished well to his Posterity and that none more desired the peace and happiness of this and other Kingdoms than himself That his coming into England with the late Army was out of no Treasonable or ill intent but for the ends contained in the Scots Declaration and what he did was as a servant to that Parliament and Kingdom That in that imployment next to the setling of Religion the establishing the King was his greatest aim and he wished his blood in order to the Kingdom might be the last that should be spilt That if he would have confessed who invited the Scots Army into England it would probably have saved his life Then he made a short Prayer Dr. Sibbalds kneeling with
the Parliaments Forces ran to them that Wheat in Dublin was at 55 s. the Barrel From Ireland that Ormond was come with 12000 Foot and 2400 Horse within 25 Miles of Dublin where he had besieged some places that C. Jones went out with a Party to relieve them That the Catholicks and old Protestants went dayly in to Ormond 13 Referred to a Committee to consider of some things offered in behalf of the People of New-England Raising Mony for lame Souldiers referred to the Committee of Hospitals Order for the Commissioners of the Seal to pass several Pardons upon Certificates of the Judges for Persons condemned in the Circuits Order that the Earl and Countess of Leicester take care that no other Ceremony be used to the late Kings Children than is used to Noble Mens Children of this Nation A Declaration of the Officers and Souldiers at Lancaster to the same Effect with those from other Regiments was presented to the General The Mayor and divers Citizens of Oxford presented Whitelock with a Patent to be High Steward of that City to which he was unanimously chosen by them in the place of the Earl of Berks. Upon Lieutenant General Cromwel's Desire referred to a Committee to take his Accounts of his Expeditions into Wales and Scotland and to give him Discharges 14 Much time spent upon the business between Sir John Danvers and the Lady Gargrave touching the Estate of the late Earl of Danby their Brother and resolved upon the Question that Sir John Danvers was deprived of that Estate by the Will of the Earl for his Affection and adhering to the Parliament And referred to a Committee to consider how Sir Johns Losses thereby may be repaired Letters from Holland that Prince Charles was attended from the Hague by the Princess his Sister and many Persons of Eminence and with 40 Troops of Horse to Breda and from thence to Antwerp and so to Bruxels where the Arch Duke Leopold intends to receive and conduct him into France 15 Monies ordered for the Lord Lisle upon his Accounts as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Referred to the Councel of State to order the going of the several Judges in the next Circuits Upon Information of the good Service done by Baron Thorpe in the last Norhern Circuit ordered that he go the same Circuit this Vacation Order for Judge Pheasant to make choice of his Circuit or to stay at home being Sickly Mr. William Littleton and Mr. Bulstrode ordered to be Judges of Northwales Order for the Commitee of the revenue duely to Pay the Sallaries of the Lords Comissioners of of the Seal and of the Judges Order for an Act to Enable the Judges who ride the Northern Circuit to keep Assize at Durham for the Bishoprick Upon a report from the Councel of State the House approved of Commissary General Ireton to go into Ireland next Commander in chief unto Lieutenant General Cromwell And that he have presently paid him 2000. l. In part of his Arreares Letters that store of Provisions of Corn were brought in by Dutch Ships into Lancashire An Act past for transmitting into the Exchequer Bonds forfeited to the Commissioners of Excise to the end they may be put in suit And the Commissioners of Excise were continued till the 25th of Decemb. next Order for an Act to ease the People in Payment of the Excise Order that the Trustees for sale of Bishops Lands do put their Powers into Speedy Execution Upon the Petition of the Widdowes of Slain Souldiers referred to the Commitee of Haberdashers Hall to alow them their Husbands Arreares out of such concealed Delinquents Estates as they should discover Power given to the trustees to sell Deans and Chapters Lands at 10 years Purchase The General sent a Letter to the Colonell of each Regiment to give him an account of the taking off of Free Quarter 18 An Act passed for relief of Persons according to Articles of War Upon a recommendation of the General ordered that Sir William Fleetwood Sir Edward Sydenham Mr. John Carey Mr. Adrian May and Mr. Stidolph shall have the benefit of the Articles of Oxford Order for a Writ for a new Election of a Member for Abington Order for 100. l. For Arrears of Mr. Rowland Wilson as Muster-Master General for the Forces of Warwick Shire M. Cobbet dismist of his Command and Captain Rogers Committed to the Marshall by order of the General Letters that the Inhabitants of Draiton in Shrop-shire on the last Lords Day in the night fell upon Captain Thelwels Troop and disarmed and pillaged them That the reduced Souldiers at York seised upon some of the Officers who were to pay them their Arrears and kept them in restraint 4 Hour 19 Order for 1000. l. For the Lieutenant President Bradshaw and referred to a Commitee to consider how 4000. l. per annum Lands of Inheritance may be settled upon him and his Heirs and how 1000. l. Per annum may be settled upon M G. Skippon and his Heires for their good Services An Act passed read 3 times this Morning to inable the Judges that go the Northern Circuit to hold Assizes at Durham A Petition of Mr. Stedman c. referred to the Committee of Leicester Upon a report from the Councel of State referred to the Court of Admiralty to examine a business touching some Merchants of the entercourse and certify the House Letters from the Generals at Sea that they intended as soon as weather will permit to recover King sale Road. C. Reynolds his Regiment and C. Okey's Companies were ready to be shipped for Ireland The General sent his Orders to every Regimenâ to permit any of the Regiment that would go for Ireland and not to entertain any in their Rooms till further order And to Lieutenant General Cromwell not to entertain any who have left any Regiment designed for Ireland and to have their accounts Stated Letters from Chester that C. Jones and Owen Row were so far agreed as not to disturb one anothers Quarters Letters that the Scots were new modelling their Army and none to be of it but those who take the Covenant that the Comissioners of the Kirk would have the King further pressed to grant their desires 20 Petitions reported by Comissary General Ireton Petitions from Kendall referred to the Commissioners of the Seal and the Attourney General Petition of the Earl of Lincoln for dammage for the demolishing of Tatters Hall Castle refered to the Councel of State Order for disposing 1480. l. Taken in a Dutch Ship at Graves end Order for satisfaction of losses to Mr. Everard and others of Essex out of the estate of Butler an Irish Rebel Another Petition referred to the Comissioners of the Great Seal An Act past for Lessening the Rates in the sale of Deans and Chapters Lands Dismantling Gotheridge Castle referred to the Councel of State Letters that some of Prince Charles his Ships had taken divers fishermen The Commitee touching Major General Brown and other Members revived Order for
of the French Crown Order for Sommerset-House to be the Head Quarters of the Army Orders of the Councel for supplyes of Horse Saddles Pistols c. for the Lord Lieutenant Letters that many of Ormonds Men came in to the Lord Lieutenant That Sir George Askue sent Provisions to Dublin and more to the Leaguer before Tredah 17 Letters that the Commanders of the Rebells were in Factions and that Sir Charles Coot took advantage thereof to march into their Country and took in divers small Garrisons Letters that the Lord Lieutenant had fixed his Posts and begun his Batteries before Tredah That the Garrison often sallyed out upon him but were beaten back with loss That in the Town were 3000 Foot Souldiers and 500 Horse and they were victualled for five Months That Inchequin commits great wast as far as he dares venture about Dublin and Tredah by burning and driving away of their Cattle and hangs all he can meet with going in to the Lord Lieutenant That Ormond proclaimed whosoever should mention the Covenants Subscription or that the King should not come in but upon Conditions should be secured and his Estate Sequestred That Mr. Peters the Minister was arrived at Dublin and that at the beginning of the Troubles in Ireland he had a Brigade against the Rebels and came off with honour and victory and the like was now expected from him That the Lord Lieutenant for satisfying of the Country through which he was to march and that they might not be terrifyed with Fear upon his Approach set sorth a Declaration of his Intentions and to assure the Country that none of them should be injured behaving themselves peaceably and bringing in their Provisions c. Letters that 14 Sale of English and Dutch Ships were brought into Dunkirk and Ostend laden with Corn and other Goods and after the Goods Sold the Masters were forced to buy their own Ships That 15 small Ships of four and six Pieces of Ordinance a piece were manned out of those Ports with Commissions from Prince Charles to take the English Ships That the Governour of Dunkirk hath the 10th part of the Prizes and the Prince hath the 5th part That one of the Parliaments Ships brought in a New Ostend Frigat of 10 Guns a Prize and an Account of the several Convoys That Montrossis with about 5000 Men at Hamborough That the Packet-Boat with the Keel of a Ship striking her by a gust of wind was sunk and the Packets all lost but the Men saved 18 For an Honour to the E's of Pembroke and of Salisbury and of the Lord Howard of Escrigge Members of the House of Commons ordered That they might sit in all Committees of which they were before the Lords House was dissolved Allowance of 40 s. a week to an Irish Officers Widdow Mr. Noel made sole Treasurer at Weavers Hall 300 l. allowed to Lieutenant Goddyer for Losses sustained by him when he prevented the betraying of Tinmouth An Act past for Tryal of Pyrates and Robbers at Sea and of revolted Seamen and Mariners An Act past for maintenance for the Alms-Men and Free-School at Westminster A Letter from the Holland Ambassador in behalf of three Vessels loaden with Wines taken by the Parliaments Ships referred to the Committee of the Navy The Lord Ormond sent Instructions to his Officers to this Effect 1 That every man who hath submitted to his Majesties Authority be put into Possession of his Estate he contributing to the maintenance of the Army and necessary Burdens of the Countrey 2 That the Articles of War be put in Execution 3 That no Commanders in Ulster do assume to themselves the Nomination of any Military Officer upon pretence of any late Commission but leave them to our discretion as in this Kingdom hath ever been accustomed 4 Any that speak or act in prejudice of his Majesties Affairs let him be imprisoned and his Estate secured and Information sent up to us of the Nature of his Crime that we may give further order therein And if any Ecclesiastical Person in his Prayer or Sermon shall incite the People to Sedition or disobedience or shall intermeddle with the Managery of civil Affairs or derogate from the present Government or teach that his Majesty is not to be admitted to the Crown till he hath given Satisfaction to his Subjects or taken such Oaths or Covenants as are imposed on him without his consent contrary to Law and the Dictates of his own Conscience Vpon Proof thereof without further Circumstances let his Estate be confiscated to the use of the Army and himself be either Imprisoned or banished or tryed for his Life as the Case shall require 5 If there be any whose Loyalty is suspected let the chief in Command upon the place Minister to him the Oath of Allegiance and if he refuse let them securehis Person and Estate 6 For Inlargement of Quarters 7 Touching Forces coming from other Quarters into Ulster 8 Let the Siege of Derry be prosecuted by the common advice of the Lord of Ardes Sir Robert Stuart Sir George Monroe and C. Audley Mervin 19 Orders upon private Petitions By Sentence of M. G. Lambert C. Okey and the rest of the Officers at the Court Marshal at Oxford two of the late mutinous Souldiers were shot to death a third was reprieved and seven ran the Gantlope The University entertained the Officers with great Respect and presented them with Gloves That the Schollars offered to assist the Officers against the Mutineers and not above three of the Townsmen joyned in the Mutiny Letters that Sir Thomas Armstrong sallyed out of Tredah upon the Lord Lieutenants Quarters with 200 Horse but were so entertained that every one of them was enclosed and taken except Sir Thomas who escaped by the Goodness of his Horse That the Enemy hath 3000 Horse hovering about the Lord Lieutenants Camp but attempting nothing That 35 of the Renegadoes being taken ten of them were hanged in the Camp and the rest were sent to Dublin to be executed Letters that the English Merchants in Muscovia were commanded by the great Duke to sell all they had there and to depart his Dominions within a Year and not to come thither any more unless in the King of Englands Name and by his Patents So great a dislike did he conceive against the English andit was fully fomented by the Dutch upon the Parliaments proceeding against the late King and Kingship 20 Letters from Sir Arthur Haselrigg of want of Pay for his Regiment referred to the Committee of the Army Order for Mr. Genners Sallary Upon Debate of a Letter from the Holland Ambassador resolved not to dispence with the late Act against Importation of French Wines The Act past for the Schoole and Alms-Houses in Westmiuster and the allowance to Mr. Lambert Osbaldstone Debate of the business of the Miners of Derby-shire The Act passed against revolted Seamen and against Pyrates Another for suppressing Scandalous
and in the same sence are used in the Customary That which puts it further out of scruple is that there are yet extant the Manuscripts themselves of the Saxon Laws made in the Parliamentary Councels held by them here which are in the Language and Character of those times and contain in them many of those things which are in the Norman Customary It is no improbable Opinion that there was a former establishment of our Laws in Normandy before the time of H. 1. and that it was by Edward the Confessor who as all Writers of our History agree was a great Collector and Compiler of our English Laws He lived a long time with his Kinsman Duke William in Normandy who was willing to please the Confessor in hopes to be appointed by him to be his Successor wherein the Dukes expectation did not fail him The Confessor having no Children and finding Normandy without a setled Government and wanting Laws advised with his Kinsman Duke William to receive from him the Laws of England which he had collected and to establish them in Normandy which Duke William and his Lords readily accepted for the Good of their People and thereby obliged the Confessor Another Proof hereof is That such Laws as the Normans had before the time of D. William were different from those in the Customary and from the English Laws As their Law that the Husband should be hanged if the Wife were a Thief and he did not discover it The meaner People were as Slaves and the like and the trial of Theft by Ordeil which then was not in England Wigorniensis reports That the Normans who came in with Queen Emma the Wife of Ethelred were so hated of the English for their Injustice and false Judgment that in the time of King Canutus they were for this cause banished and it is the less probable that they being so unjust themselves should introduce so just Laws as ours are Between the Conquest of Normandy by Rollo and the Invasion of England by Duke William there were not above 160 Years that of Normandy was about An. 912. that of England An. 1060. It is not then consonant to reason That those Normans Pagans a rough Martial People descended from so many barbarous Nations should in the time of 150 Years establish such excellent Laws among themselves and so different from the French Laws among whom they were and all parts in the World except England And such Laws which were not onely fit for their Dukedom and small Territory but fit also for this Kingdom which in those dayes was the second in Europe for antiquity and worth by confession of most Forreign Historians If we will give Credit to their own Authors this Point will be sufficiently evinced by them these words are in the Proheme of the Customary which is titled Descriptio Normanniae Hucusque Normannicae consuetudinis latorem sive datorem Sanctum Edvardum Angliae regem c. The same is witnessed by Chronica Chronicorum That St. Edward King of England gave the Laws to the Normans when he was long harboured there And that he made both the Laws of England and Normandy appears sufficiently by the conformity of them for which he cites several particulars as of Appeals and the Custom of England ad probandum aliquid per credentiam duodecem hominum Vicinorum which he sayeth remained in Normandy to that day Polydore forgetting himself what he wrote in another place sayeth of King Henry the Seventh That when a doubt was made upon the Proposal of Marriage of his Daughter to Scotland that thereby England night in time be subject unto Scotland The King answered No and that England as the greater will draw it to Scotland being the less and incorporate it to the Laws of England as sayeth the Historian it did Normandy though the Owner thereof was Conquere in England And Sir Roger Owen in his Manuscript affirms That there is not any of our Historians that lived in the space of 200 Years immediately after the Conquest which doth describe our Laws to be taken away and the Norman Custome introduced by the Conquerour Some of them and not improbably mention the alteration of some part of them and the bringing in some Norman Customes effectual for the keeping of the Peace There is yet behind the great Argument most insisted on and often urged by the Gentlemen of another Opinion which is the Title of William who is called the Conquerour from whence they conclude That by his Conquest he changed the Laws and Government of this Nation and that his Successors reckon the beginning of their Reigns from his Conquest To this is answered that â posse ad esse non valet argumentum the conquering of the Land is one thing the introducing of new Laws is another thing but there is direct Proof to the contrary of this Argument Duke William never surnamed himself the Conquerour nor was so called in his life time as may appear by all the Letters Patents and Deeds that he made wherein he is called Gulielmus Rex Dux c. never Conquestor and our antient Historians give him the same Titles and not that of Conquerour In the Title of Nubrigensis's Book he is surnamed William the Bastard Malmsbury calls him W. 1. Hoveden W. the Elder Adam de Monmouth sayeth That 1. E. 3. this word Conquest was found out to denote and distinguish the certain Edward because two of the same name were Predecessors to this King and to the Conquerour who claimed the Crown as Heir to Edward the Confessor but saith he we call him the Conquerour for that he overcame Harold Duke William himself claimed to be King of England as Successor and adopted Heir of the Confessor by his Will and Harolds renouncing of his Title by Oath The Register of St. Albans Math. Paris and others attest that the Barons of England did homage to him as Successor and he relyed on them in his Forreign Wars and the check given to him by the Kentish men and the Forces gathered by the Abbot of St. Albans brought him to ingage to confirm the Laws of the Confessor and as his Successor by legal right they admitted him to be their King Volaterus writes That he was made Heir to the Confessor and was Vncle to him Another affirms That Edward by his Will left England to him Paulus Aemilius and Fulgasius are to the same purpose Pope Alexander the Second sent him a Banner as witness that with a safe Conscience he mighe expel Harold the Tyrant because the Crown was due to him by the Confessors Will and by Harolds Oath Agreeable hereunto are Gemiticensis Walsingham Malmsbury Huntington Ingulphus Paris Pike Wendover Caxton Gisborn and others The antient Deeds of the Abby of Westminster which were sometimes in my Custody do prove this King William in his Charter to them sets forth his own Title to the Crown thus Beneficio Concessionis Cognati mei gloriosi Regis Edvardi In his
and Argyles party lyes low That the Lord Warreston Sr. James Stuart and Sir John Chiesly continued with the General at Edenburgh 12. Letters of pressing Men for Ireland That Sr George Ascue was not gone for the barbadoes but was come into Plymouth with Sr. John Greenvile and other Prisoners taken at the Isle ofSt Maries and other of the Scilly Islands they being all Surrendred to the Parliament upon Articles 13. Letters of a notorious Jersey Pyrate taken by the Parliaments Ships That both the Armies in Scotland lay still in their Quarters as in the midst of Winter attending one anothers motions That the General was abroad again That a Merchant's man was Shot to Death for killing a Soldier 14. Letters confirming the rendition of St. Maries Island to the Parliament That there were in the Island 800 Soldiers some of them were Shipped for Ireland others for Scotland others for France and some for England with Sr. John Greenvile That there were in it likewise Commissioned Officers enough to head an Army That Collonel Axtel Collonel Sadler and Collonel Le-Hunt prisoners there were Released That these Islands will now be a Shelter to the Merchants which before were their ruine and is a Check to the Trade of many Nations 16. Letters That 5 or 6000 Scots used to beat up the quarters of one Troop of the Parliaments Horse but that they now are quiet That the English do but stay their march till they can have Horse meat in the Fields That the Provinces of Holland Zealand and Vtrecht are more agreeing than the other Provinces to the Articles proposed by the English Ambassadors That the Lord Deputy passed the River Shannon and fought with Castlehaven who was appointed to hinder his passage over that River whilst Clanricard's Army prepared to stop Sr. Charles Cootes passage out of the North and to fight with him But Sr. Charles Coote understanding this marched 30 miles in a Day and a Night slipt beyond them another way and joyned with the Lord Deputy who wholly routed the Lord Castlehaven's Army that some of the Parliaments Forces are sat down before Galloway 17. Letters from Collonel Hewson of the defeat given by the Lord Deputy to Castlehaven's Forces and that the Lord Dillon was reported to be slain An account from the Parliaments Commissioners in Ireland of the Recruits and Provisions arrived there and how their several Forces are disposed and where they are upon Service in that Kingdom 18. Letters That the Scots Army was inclosed in Sterling Park which was their own works and not to be attempted but upon great disadvantage That old Leven continues General under the King and they have several Major-Generals That their Forces are about 28000 and they have hanged 3 or 4 for refusing to bear Arms they expect many in England to joyn with them That their Soldiers have no pay but 2 l. of Meal a day That there was a Proclamation at St. Johns-Town that the word Malignant should be forborn for that all Interests were agreed 19. Letters That Sr. Charls Coote and Collonel Reynolds had given a great overthrow lately to the Enemy in the North of Ireland and had killed and taken 3000 of them That at Exon there was a great quarrel between the Seamen and Soldiers and many broken Pates but the Officers made them Friends again An account of Prest-men Recruits for Ireland and 1000 Pioneers Tools safely arrived 20. Letters That the Lord Deputy was marched to the very Gates of Lymbrick Here Collonel James Whitelock commanded a Forlorn with whom he marched up to the Enemy and the charge was so hot and he so far ingaged that his Horse was killed under him his Hat shot through and his thigh bruised with the But-end of a Musket but he beat in the Enemy and killed many of them That Collonel Ingolesby finding about 200 Horse grazing neer the City followed them to the Gates where those that escaped the Sword the Shannon devoured in all they lost about 100 Men and 150 Armes and 1000 Cows Oxen and Sheep That Portumney was surrendred to S. Charles Coote who also took in several other Forts and Castles That 3 Merchant men of London met with a French man of Warr who fought with them some time but finding himself too weak gave over but meeting with another French man they both set upon the Merchant men but could not prevail and after many killed on both sides they parted 21. Letters of Allarums given by the Scots Army but nothing done by them And that the English Army were quickly in a readiness to bid them welcome Mr. Love the Minister was brought to his Tryal before the High Court of Justice in Westminster and many Witnesses heard to prove the Accusation of High Treason against him 23. Letters That the King was very active and rode into Fife to gather together the Horse and new Levyes that they appointed a general Fast but the Kirk in the West were not pleased with their doings but refused to publish it and that all their Speech was for England That Massy is in great esteem with them That their new Committee of States is of Malignants and a Committee is selected out of them to go along with the Army to consult about their Affairs That they were much disappointed by discovery of the design of rising in Lancashire and that they heard nothing yet of any rising in Wales under the Earl of Derby That some of the Scots Ministers were sent from the Classis of the West of Scotland to the Classical Presbytery of Sterling with some Proposals which where rejected and Mr. Galaspy and the rest that brought them were threatned to be punished That a Committee was appointed to examine and punish by conâiscation and otherwise all such as had a hand in the Remonstrance of Ker and Straughan That London and all England is promised to be divided among the Scots Officers and Soldiers if they can conquer it That a party of Scots appearing neer to Carlisle Major-General Harrison sent 2000 Horse and Dragoons towards them to fight them but they retreated in hast back to Sterling That 100 Waggons and Carts with Arms Ammunition and Provisions were come to New-Castle 24. Letters of a rising in Cardigan Shire of 400 Horse and Foot got together in a Body and intending to march North wards That some Troops of the Parliament quartering there abouts came up to them and they fought the Troopers but after a short dispute were routed about 40 of them killed and 60 taken prisoners among whom were some of the chief Conspirators An account of 4700 prest Soldiers and 4300 Voluntiers gone for Recruits into Ireland Letters of a Ship of the Parliaments arrived at Helford-sluce one of those sent to bring back the English Ambassador which was unexpected and unwelcome News to the States but the Courts of the Queen of Bohemia and of the Princess Royal rejoyced at their departure That
live privately there and submitted to the Parliament of England That some of the Isles of Orkney were upon submission to the Common-wealth of England 28. Letters of the particular Passages of the Siege of Limbrick and the Rendition of it after 15 Months Siege That it was a very strong Town the Grafts Counterscarâs and Bulwarks without the Walls the Flanking Towers upon them and the Rampiers round the Irish Town very strong and regular an incredible quantity of Arms and Ammunition were delivered in there 29. The Parliament approved the Articles of Limbrick gave 100 l. to the Messenger that brought the News of the Surrender of it and ordered that the next Lords day Thanks should be given to God for it An Act passed appointing Dr. Clerke Dr. Exton and Dr. Stevens to be Judges of the Admiralty Letters That the Scots Parliament met in the Highlands where were present only the Lord Chancellor and two or three Lords and a few Burgesses who could not agree but rose without doing any thing That the Lord Chancellor and other Lords of Scotland were come in to Lieutenant-General Monk That several Recruits were come from England to the Army in Scotland December 1651. 1. Letters That the Parliaments Army in Ireland were setling of their Quarters and had no Enemy to encounter with but a few Tories and stragling Robbers That the Lord Deputy was gone to Galloway to summon that City That in Limbrick there dyed 40 and 50 a day of the Plague 2. Letters from the Lord Deputy to the Parliament and to the Council of State of the Particulars of the Surrender of Limbrick and an account of the great Guns in all 34 and the Arms and Ammunition taken there with a Copy of the Articles 3. Letters That Lieutenant-General Monk intended to have prevented the meeting of the Parliament in the Highlands of Scotland but could not by reason of the excessive quantity of Rain which fell at that time 4. Letters That Captain Pen had taken some French Vessels prize and that Captain Coxe took a French Ship with 39 Guns which made stout resistance and one of the Parliaments Sea-men lost both his Legs with one Shot of a Canon That Two of Prince Ruperts Ships were sunk and himself hardly escaped drowning at the Jercera's That Captain Bertlet the notable Pyrate of Jersey desired to be received into favour and to do some Act to merit it from the Parliament That Captain Christian a notable Sea-man in King James's time was released from being a Prisoner in Peele Castle in the Isle of Man where he had been long detained and ill used by the Earl of Derby That the whole Revenue of the Isle of Man was but 1500 l. per Ann ' That the Countess of Derby was allowed 200 l. in Plate to bear her charges into England That Three of Prince Ruperts Ships were cast away near to Tercera Island with a great Tempest one of them the Swallow which carried 54 Brass Guns sprung a Leak about the Keel and was suddenly sunk and 340 Persons in her drowned the Prince the Master the Boatswaine and Three more in her were only saved 5. Letters That divers Scotch Lords came in and submitted to the Parliament of England That the third Shot at Elizabeth Castle in Jersey fell upon the old Church there killed and wounded 30 Persons and indangered the Governour Sir George Carteret and his Lady and the chief of the Island That this made so great an Impression on the Lady Carteret and the other Ladies and some few Men who were afraid to be taken that the next night they imbarqued for France That this Shot spoiled great store of Syder and other Victuals That several of their Men made an escape and some being taken were forthwith tryed and executed 6. Letters That Major-General Lambert and Major-General Deane were come to Edenburgh 8. Letters That many of the Parliaments Soldiers in Ireland were sick and wanted Accommodations That the Country groaned much at the burden of quartering but the Lord Deputy was very tender to them Letters That the Lord Deputy went from Limbrick to assist the Lieutenant-General at the Siege of Carrick Houlta but meeting with the Lieutenant-General at Inch Castle after conference together they both returned to Limbrick That the Lord-Deputy having taken cold in his Journey the Weather being very tempestuous and having no Accommodations he fell sick and Nov. 17. took Physick the next day was let Blood but grew worse and worse every day after till Nov. 26. and then died That the Commissioners appointed the Lieutenant-General Ludlowe to command the Forces in Ireland till the pleasure of the Parliament should be known or the Lord-Lieutenant give further order That his Body was to be carried over into England This Gentleman Collonel Ireton was a Person very active industrious and stiff in his ways and purposes he was of good abilities for Councel as well as Action and made much use of his Pen and was very forward to reform the Proceedings in Law wherein his having been bred a Lawyer was an help to him He was stout in the Field and wary and prudent in his Councel and exceedingly forward as to the Business of a Common-wealth he married Cromwels Daughter who had a great opinion of him and no Man could prevail so much nor order him so far as Ireton could His death struck a great sadness into Cromwel and indeed it was a great loss to him of so able and active so faithful and so near a Relation and Officer under him Letters That Clare Castle and Carrick Calta Castle were surrendred to Lieutenant-General Ludlowe and Maso Castle to Sir Charles Coote That 22 Men were excepted from the benefit of the Articles for the surrender of Limbrick of whom Seven were executed That Hugh O-Neale the Governour was pardoned for Life 9. Upon the News of the death of the late Lord Deputy of Ireland Collonel Ireton the Parliament as a Testimony of their affection for his many eminent Services ordered a Bill to be brought in for setling 2000 l. per Ann ' upon his Wife and Children of the Lands of the Duke of Buck's and his Corps to be brought to London to be honourably buried A List of 34 strong Holds and Castles in Ireland taken in by the Parliaments Forces the last Summer A Copy sent to the Parliament of the Earl of Clanrickards Declaration or Summons for an Assembly of the Rebels Letters That Two Troops of Collonel Whaley's Regiment quartered at Nottingham had meetings twice a week where their Officers and some of their Soldiers did preach and pray for which they were hated and cursed by the Presbyterians and their Preachers who say They are the greatest Plague that ever did befall that Town That the Presbyterians got the Scotch Prisoners there to be released and sent them home with store of Money and good Cloaths but they will give no Countenance nor Relief to any
the Judgment of Banishment against Lieutenant-Collonel Lilborne An Act passed to make void all Titles of Honour Dignities or Precedencies given by the late King since 4 June 1641. Referred to the Committee for considering of things of greatest Importance to take care for ascertaining the Debts on Publick Faith Order for constant Pay and Supplies for the Forces in Ireland Order for Moneys for Incident Charges to be disposed of by the Committee for removing Obstructions in the Sale of Forfeited Lands 4. One who undertook to cure the Blind and Deaf took Money before-hand of divers People and then ran away 5. Letters that by the late great Snows and Rain in Ireland the Waters rose so high that it drowned and spoiled most of the Corn and Provisions which the Rebels had got into Islands so that they were in a starving Condition That a Party of Collonel Venables men surprised some of the Rebels at their Markets took 20 Horse Slew 20 Men and 120 of them were Drowned 6. Letters that a Petition was presented to the Commissioners at Dalkeith that Dundee might chuse Officers according to their ancient Custome and Rights the Commissioners ordered them to bring in their Charter by a day A Copy of the Letter sent to Major-Ceneral Lambert and intended for the Lord-General Cromwell from the Lord Wareston and other Presbyterians setting forth That they made their Addresses to him because he had charge of those Forces that had unjustly Invaded that Land and had shed the Blood of many of the Saints of Scotland But they confess themselves justly punished for their late Treaty with the King but this doth no way justifie the Instruments They charge the Army with divers Errors countenancing of deposed Ministers to Preach silencing of Ministers that Preach of State proceedings and suffering Officers to Preach Scandalizing the Ministers subordinating the Church to the State in things of Christ which will tolerate the gathering of Churches in Scotland as it is in England Abridging the Assembly of the Kirke and imposing Magistrates principled against the Government of the Kirke They offer compliance in any thing not against their Conscience and the Liberty of the Kirke and Intreat the Major-General to imploy his indeavours with the rest of the Commissioners of England for the obtaining of their desires That the City of Edenburgh had a Commission to choose new Officers and such as should be chosen were to take an Oath of Fidelity to the Common-Wealth of England Letters That the Grandees of the Rebells in Ireland have often meetings to draw up Propositions in order to a Submission to the Parliament of England but cannot agree 7. Letters That many of the Commissioners of Shires and Buroughs in Scotland are chosen to attend the English Commissioners at Dalkeith The Committee for Regulating the Law presented several Results to the Committee of Parliament appointed to receive them 9. Letters That the Oath of Fidelity to the Common-wealth of England much troubled the new chosen Burgesses of Edenburgh That there were great Contests in their Presbyteries and contradictory Orders by them and Appeals to the English Commissioners The English Commissioners published another Declaration for equal Execution of Justice and for the present appointed Persons to Administer Justice till the Judicatories should be Established and forbid any power under the King or any other than under the Common-wealth of England Letters That the Army in Ireland was disposed into convenient Quarters to meet with the Enemy if they came abroad and Collonel Reynolds to lye with a nimble Party of 3000 Horse and Foot to be ready upon any occasion A Copy of the Articles between the Irish and the Duke of Lorraine sent to the Parliament whereby Lorraine was to have the Lordship Spiering Silvercroon Agent from the Queen of Sweden to the Parliament dyed in the Strand 10. The Act of Oblivion passed and some Provisoes to be added to it debated Order for paying Mariners and for lessening the publick charge Order for the Lord-General to send down all the Officers belonging to the Forces in Scotland which was upon Letters from the Commissioners A Declaration of the Inhabitants of Jersey of their Fidelity to the Parliament of England with praise to God for his Justice and giving Success to the Parliaments Forces and beating out the Tyrant Carteret That 3000 Subscribed this Declaration and took the Ingagement Of the opposition of the Presbyters in Devon ' 11. An Account of the Frigats on the Western-Coast and that a great Fleet of Dutch-men of War lay there abouts that the Dutch Captains were rough against the English and demanded Restitution of some of their Ships taken by the English 13. Letters That a small Party of Highlanders Murthered five of the Parliaments Soldiers in their Beds near Innerness and another Party stole away some Cattle That the Scots Ministers pray for their King and the Prisoners in England That Argyles Countrey refused the Warrants sent thither for Contribution by the Parliaments Officers The English Commissioners published a Proclamation against entertaining any Scots in their house without giving up their names to the Governour of the place and that no Scot have any Armes 14. Letters That the English Commissioners in Ireland had settled the Affairs there and were returned to Dublin That Collonel Hewson sent out a Party who killed a whole Troop of Tories except two only That Captain Clerk took 200 Tun of Wheat and Rye carrying to relieve Golloway That Bellitan a strong hold of the Rebels was Stormed by Collonel Zanchey and Collonel Axtell and taken and 4 or 500 of the Rebels killed The Parliament ordered their Committee to call together the Adventurers for Ireland who met and chose a Committee of their own to make Proposals to the Parliament for Setling that Business with their Consent From Sir George Ascues Fleet That he had taken Eleven Dutch and One English Ship at the Barbadoes And that Sir George Shot many Pieces at their chief Castle and they Shot at him and killed one man That he took Two more Dutch Ships loaden with Provisions and Horses Sugar c. That he sent Summons to the Lord Willoughby who answered that he would keep that place for the King That he was informed the King was near London and that all the Countrey came in to him as a Dutch Ship related to him 16. Letters That Sir George Ascue came within half a Musquet Shot of the Fort at the Barbadoes that the Ships he took there were of great Value That his Voyage thither was 10 Weeks and 2 Days yet none of his Men Sick The Commissioners from the Parliament in the Fleet with Sir George Ascue sent a Declaration to the Inhabitants of the Barbadoes to perswade them to submit to the Parliament of England and to desert the Lord Willoughby and his Party there that this course they thought fit to take before they used any acts of
in a third Summons to the Barbadoes to submit to the Parliament of England which being refused he formed a Regiment out of the Ships of 600 Men whereof 170 were Scots The Enemy having notice four hours before of their coming made opposition at their landing with nine Companies of Foot and three Troops of Horse who made a gallant Charge But the Parliaments Forces having received the on-set immediately fell in upon the Lord Willoughby's Forces and wholly routed them and their Commanders ran away and left the Foot ingaged after which the Parliaments Forces pursued the Enemy to their Fort-Royal and stormed it with the loss of nine Men some hurt as Collonel Morrice his Major and others That 50 of the Enemy were killed and 100 Prisoners taken all their Ordnance dismounted and many of their Houses burned by the Parliaments Forces the Place being not tenable That soon after Sir George Ascue sent a Trumpet to the Lord Willoughby which produced a Treaty and Hostages being given Articles were concluded between them for the surrender of the Barbadoes and the rest of the Islands to the obedience of the Common-wealth of England That the Lord Willoughby Collonel Walrond and divers others should have protection for enjoyment of their Estates in England or elsewhere That the Inhabitants be protected from the fury of the Sword and to enjoy and live peaceably in their own Habitations acting nothing prejudicial to the Parliament Sir George Ascue was very courteous to my Lord Willoughby and gave him very good Terms upon his rendition of the Island and did great service in it for the Parliament That Collonel Pointz Governour of St. Christophers seeing the Inhabitants of that Island generally well affected to the Parliament quitted that Island and went to Virginia That Sir George Ascue by reason of Prince Ruperts being near him his Fleet having watered and ballasted he sailed towards Virginia to prevent Prince Ruperts getting that Place Letters from Lieutenant-General Ludlow concerning the Earl of Clenrickards Letters That the Lord of Muskerry was in treaty with the Lord Broghill and Collonel Fitz-Patrick with Collonel Reynolds That Collonel Axtel fell upon the Enemy killed 100 took 300 Horse That Captain Gilbert took Lieutenant-Collonel Farrel a Major and Two Captains Major Meredith drove 30 of the Enemy into a Bog and put them all to the Sword That Captain Cotterel slew another Captain Major Bolton killed and took 25 of the Enemy with their Horse and endangered Scurlocke Captain Preston took a Captain Prisoner and killed 16 of his Men Captain Staffe fell upon the Enemy in Thomond and was shot yet his Party routed the Enemy and killed their Two Officers That Collonel Renolds took in the Collowe and garrison'd a Fort there A Vessel taken by Captain Church attempting to go into Galloway with Corn and bulged on a Rock another Vessel taken loaden with Wheat for Galloway Three Companies of the Enemy at Dingel routed and all their Arms taken That the Synodal Assembly at Edenburgh emitted a Declaration for every one of their Congregation to subscribe any thing tending to an Union and desire every one to do what is publickly commanded in reference to Quarter and Assessments That Sir James Stuart protested against the acting of the English Commissioners and of the Scotch Deputies and left Edenburgh That Argyle wrote to all of his Name though some of those Gentlemen lived 100 Miles from him to attend him to Dunbarton to meet the English Commissioners That he hath a considerable part of the Highland in League with him 16. Sir Hen. Vane and another of the Parliaments Commissioners sent into Scotland returned and gave an Account to the Parliament of their Commissioners Proceedings in Scotland and what had passed between them and the Deputies of the Scots That 20 Shires and 35 Boroughs had assented to the Union A Petition presented to the House by divers Merchants and Sea-men Ship-Carpenters c. Answered That the Parliament did accept well of the Petition and gave the Petitioners thanks for their good affections An Act passed for impressing of Sea-men Reports from the Committee appointed to receive the Danish publick Minister That he after a short Preamble delivered his Letters of Credence from the King of Denmark his Master with Papers of what he delivered by word of mouth which were read and referred to the Council of State to hear the Danish Agent and to treat with him Reports touching the payment of small Debts owing upon publick Faith Votes upon it Reports and Orders upon them touching Compositions of Delinquents 17. Letters That Major-General Deane was gone to treat with the Marquess of Argyle That the Country People followed their Husbandry That the Cavaliers in Scotland were most forward to submit to the Parliament of England 19. Letters That Galloway was reported to be surrendred that the Rebels wanted Victuals and were much divided so that Collonel Venables had intelligence from their Provincial Council 20. Letters from Orkney of great dangers passed by the Parliaments Forces in going thither and the Inhabitants willingness to submit to the Parliament of England That Deputies from more Countries came in daily to the Parliaments Commissioners in Scotland and a fair compliance was expected They desire a general meeting to comply and carry on the general Union That the Provost of Edenburgh by the Parliaments Authority convened a Minister for preaching against the Vnion but the Minister said That he knew better what to preach than the Provost could instruct him That the Isles of Orkney and Sheathland sent their Deputies to the English Commissioners and consented to the Union That the Commissioners ordered a Cittadel to be built at St. Johns Town to hold 500 men The Parliament ordered an Act to be brought in to Incorporate Scotland one Common-Wealth with England 22. Letters That the Treaty was begun with Argyle in relation to his coming in and for the good effect thereof the Presbytery daily meet and fast and pray That the Hollanders called away their Ships from Scotland and some of their Ships hung out the Scots Kings Colours That a considerable Fleet was come into Leith with Corn and other Provisions very Seasonably there being before Some Scarcity That many formerly refractory came in daily and a face of Peace was upon the whole Nation the bitterness of Some Spirits began to asswage and the Union with England desired Severall persons desired the inlargement of their Friends the Scots who are prisoners of War in England and offered sufficient bayle for their appearance when required and in the mean time to live peaceably and submit to the Parliament and to subscribe the Ingagement Letters of great divisions among the Irish Rebells most of them being for a Treaty but the Priests had inflamed the rest especially those of Galloway against it That they have sent severall expresses of Dean King into France for relief else they cannot hold out any longer
to Ayre were received of the Garrison of the Castle of Arran upon conditions That Ships were come to Leith with Provisions and horse meat A Petition of the Eastland Merchants residing at Dantzicke submitting and commending the late Act of Navigation which they do pray may be observed and remedy of abuses in their Trade Votes That all Wools brought into England shall be Excise-free That an Act be brought in to prevent the Exportation of Scotch Wools Woolfells or Leather Referred to the Councel of State to consider and prepare an Act touching the Adventurers for Ireland and the qualifications touching Ireland formerly read in Parliament and that they be impowred to transport such of the Irish as they shall think fit into Forrein parts and about Transplanting of the Irish from one part of the Nation to another And to consider of Satisfaction to such Officers and Soldiers as shall be disbanded in Ireland Letters of the Surrender of Galloway to the Parliaments Forces with a Copy of the Articles and several Letters between the Parliaments Commissioners and Sir Charles Coot in Ireland about that Business referred to the Councel of State Vote That the Committee for the Universities and the Committee of Indemnity do sit no more and the House appointed a day to consider of filling the House with new Members 23. Letters That the Isle of Arran in Scotland and Duke Hamiltons House the Castle there was upon Summons Surrendred to the Parliaments Forces the Island is 8 miles over and 24 miles in Length and those in the Castle told the Commander of the Parliaments Forces that if they could have kept the Castle against him they would not have Surrendred it but being they could not defend it that he and his Soldiers were welcome to it That the Inhabitants shewed much distast to Argyle but the Civil Carriage of the Parliaments Soldiers did much ingage them 24. Letters of several Ships come into Leith Road loaden with Hay and others with Merchandize That the Ship which brought the Money for the Army lost her âudder at Yarmouth Road and so was hindered of her Voyage That Argyle was preparing of Forces and yet gave good words to the English Commissioners That great depredations were committed by the Highlanders That the Chancellour sought to come in and the Ministers in the West were busie in designing against England That Sir George Ascue had taken in the Barbadoes the Letters from him with the Articles read in Parliament and the Messenger had 100 l. given him by the House Debate upon Regulating of the prizes of Wine 26. Letters That Sir George Ascue landed but 200 at first under Captain Morris who beat up one of the Enemies Quarters and took from them a little Fort with 4 Guns which they spiked up without any Loss That the Virginia-Fleet came in thither but very weak and their Men sick yet Sir George took the advantage of the appearance of that Fleet and sent a new Summons to the Lord Willoughby But he refusing to submit Sir George modelled 400 into a Regiment and landed them at night and were gallantly received by the Lord Willoughbyes men but being night they thought the Assaylants more than they were and the Seamen with great Shouts running upon the Enemy they were so amazed that after a short dispute they all ran away Leaving a place where in a manner they were intrenched and 4 great Guns That this party thus routed were 1200 Foot and a Troop of Horse and Sir George lost but 7 or 8 men whereof one was Lieutenant-Collonel Allen of the Enemy were 100 Slain and 80 Prisoners The success was nothing towards the gaining of the whole Island the Enemy having then about 5000 Horse and Foot in Arms. That the Virginia-Fleet after 7 days went away and then Sir George upon Information of Collonels Muddifords interests in the Island and Affections to the Parliament Sir George sent to him and his Friends by giving them honourable Conditions and he joined with Sir George and made up 2000 Foot and 100 Horse That the People came in hourly to Sir George who went on Shoar to Collonel Muddiford and his Company and gave them full satisfaction of his Commission and the Parliaments intentions whereupon they engaged to live and dye with the Parliament That the Lord Willoughby understanding this marched up to them with all the Force he could make and one of Sir George his great Guns Shot in at the Door where the Lord Willoughby and his Councel of War were and carried away the Sentinels head That this night the Enemy marched 2 Miles from Sir George his men who had many designs but were hindred by the Rains for 3 or 4 daies together and before they could March the Lord Willoughby sent for a Treaty and in regard his strength was much the greater and to avoid the destruction of that goodly Island which was already much wasted Sir George sent his Commissioners to meet with the Lord Willoughbys Commissioners and they agreed upon Articles and it was surrendred to the Parliament The truth was that the Lord Willoughby was forced to this surrender knowing that his men would not stand to him but dayly did desert him and most of the Islanders took in with C. Muddiford against my Lord. Letters that the Frigot with the Mony was safely arrived at Leith narrowly escaping the Sands on which she struck six times upon the Coast of Yarmouth but was delivered by the breaking of her Rudder That Argyle and his Clans agreed to oppose the Parliament of England and that he had gotten 10000 Arms. That the Kirk began to piece again but the People were inclinable to the Union 27. Votes touching the payment of Debts upon publick Faith Referred to a Committee to consider how the Poor may be set to work and relieved and not suffered to beg and to review all the Acts touching the Poor and report the defects of them and to receive Proposals for the City of London or others touching the Poor An Act passed for the further ease and relief of poor Prisoners for Debt Letters That the Scots King was ingaged in mediating a Peace between the King of France and the Princes wherein he alledged his own condition and that of his Father and the King of France thanked him for his good Intentions and desired him to make the like Proposals to the Princes Which the Scots King did but the King of France refused to put away the Cardinal who offered to go away rather than to be a cause of continuing the miseries of France that the Princes doubled their Guards and the People were enraged against Cardinal Mazarini 29. Letters of the reducing of the Barbadoes to the same effect as before The Revolt of Collonel Muddiford and Letters from my Lady Willoughby to my Lord her Husband that the Kings Forces were defeated at Worcester and of the condition of the Affairs in England with her advice
all Estates be made liable to make satisfaction nor the rich turn Prisons into places of Protection 9. That none be pressed for War the power of Counties being sufficient to suppress all Insurrections and forrein Invasions 10. That Trade be free and exempt from Monopolies and disburdening Customs Excise and all Charges and all publick Monies to be equally raised 11. That all Sheriffs Justices Coroners Constables and the like be annually chosen by those of the place 12. That all Laws contrary to these Fundamentals be repealed 13. That Parliaments or Common-Councels of England may be returned to the old course to be annually elected and satisfaction given to the Nation in point of Accounts and the publick Faith satisfied arrears of Soldiers paid Juries duely chosen Registers appointed to ascertain all Mortgages and Sale of Lands care taken of the Poor and wast places assigned for them the Printing Presses set at liberty The Parliament debated the Business of the Dutch Ambassadors and passed these resolutions to the Ambassador in answer to his Papers 1. That the Lords the States General do pay to this Common-wealth the charges and dammages they have sustained by their attempts 2. That upon payment or securing thereof shall be a Cessation and their Ships and goods released 3. This being assented to and put in Execution the security for the time to come to be a firm amity and interest of the 2 States for the good of both The Parliament received another Paper from the Dutch Ambassadors that they were commanded Home and desired Audience to take their leaves which was appointed to morrow A Letter from the King of Denmarks Ambassadors for Audience they were appointed to have it the next day but one 30. The Dutch Ambassadors had Audience in the House with the usual Ceremonies The Lord Paw made a Latine Oration which he gave in writing to the Speaker with a Petition from the Merchants of the Intercourse they went all away this Night Letters from Amsterdam That the Dutch are very high against the English and for a War with them The Ambassadors having received the last Resolutions of the Parliament of England demanding satisfaction for all their Damages it gave such a distast to their Excellencies that they presently resolved according to their Instructions to return Home and went to Graves-End this day and many Letters came from Holland mentioning the great Preparations there made for the War at Sea July 1652. 1. Much discourse was upon the departing of the Dutch Ambassadors some Members of Parliament being unsatisfied with the dismission of them and that so high Terms were insisted on by the Parliament 2. Letters of 800 Irish come in and many Thousands of them stand out because they cannot be pardoned for their Murders From Collonel Hewson of his Proceedings and that an ambush being laid by the Irish for a Captain of the English and Collonel Pretty he escaped and a party sent out by Collonel Hewson killed 4 of them released their Prisoners and took divers Rebels and 16 Horses That another party sent out by him killed 40 of the Rebels and took 30 good Horses That Collonel Hewson denied to give or take any quarter with them That Slego was surrendred and that Sir Thomas Jones killed 2 Collonels 10 Captains and 300 of a party of 3000 of the Rebels and took all their Horse 3. Letters of the English Forces gotten into the Highlands of Ships come into Leith with provisions Of several late Successes in Ireland That the Enemy burnt Portumney Town and Collonel Ingolsby relieved them and routed all their Horse and Surrounded their Foot in a Bog That the Irish were in the Field with about 4000 Men. That the Lord Broghill did good Execution upon the Irish and pursued them 4 miles took 100 Horse and rescued a prey of 200 Beefs That the Lord Muskerry was come in to the Parliament with his Forces That General Blake with a gallant Fleet went Northwards and left Sir George Ascue to command the rest of the Fleet in the Downs who took 5 Dutch Merchant-men and General Blake took 2 Men of War and 2 Merchant men 500 Soldiers sent on Board Sir George Ascue That after this Sir George Ascue and the Fleet with him met with 40 Dutch Ships took 7 of them and burnt 4 and about 24 of them ran on ground on the French Shoar and he pursued the rest and this Fight was gallantly performed by him after so long a Voyage which his Ships had gone and were very foul 5. Letters from the Parliaments Commissioners in Ireland That Sir Charles Coote and Collonel Reynolds had reduced Slego That the Lord Clanrickard had sent for a Treaty and that the Lieutenant-General had routed a party of the Enemy and marched towards Rosse That the Lord Muskerry sent for another Treaty that the Lord Broghill took 80 Horse killed about 50 took Lieutenant-Collonel Supple and 2 Colours and Arms yet the Irish were double his Number and he regained 200 Cattle Of Recruits come into Ireland 6. A Declaration past concerning the differences of England with the Netherlands Letters from Sir George Ascue of his Fight with the Dutch who were 40 Merchants and 4 men of War he took 7 of them and burnt 3 and few that ran on Shoar escaped that the French defended them from the English yet coming on board their Ships plundred them That Captain Wright made a gallant Fight with one of them and forced him on Shoar and burnt him and Captain Wright lost 8 men and above 20 wounded and Captain Wright himself lost his Leg with a great Shot and few or none of his Officers but were wounded That of those Irish who submitted not a 4th man laid down their Arms. 9. Letters of Recruits sent for Ireland That some of the Parliaments Forces were marched 20 Miles into the Highlands where the Country of the Fraziers all except one inconsiderable Person with a few people came in and submitted to the Parliament That General Blake with a Fleet of 60 Sail passed in Sight of Dunbar towards the North to attend the Holland Busses and sent for the Frigots and Parliaments Vessels in those parts who went to him That the Scots reported the Dutch to have taken 25 Sail of the Parliaments Ships in a Fight there That divers Barks were come in to Air with provisions for the Parliaments Forces and 4 Frigots and several small Vessels come thither for their Assistance 10. Dr. Winston a Physitian in the beginning of the late Troubles by leave of the House of Lords went over into France and there continued till very lately that he returned into England in his Absence none being here to look after his Business for him his Estate was sequestred as if he had been a Delinquent and his place and lodgings as Physick Professor in Gresham Colledge were taken from him tho he had never acted any thing against the Parliament
go off and of 2 French Prizes brought thither Of French and Dutch Pikeroons taking many English Fishermen and other small Vessels upon the Western Coast That Captain Stoner met with a Dutch Merchant man loaden with Gold and rich Commodities worth 60000 l. who fought stoutly till she begun to sink and some of the English Marriners leaping aboard her for greediness of plunder sunk with her 11. Letters of the proceedings of the Commissioners for Administration of Justice in Scotland Of great contests in the Kirke there between the Assembly and the Protestors That the Advice Frigot it is feared is lost that the Dutch were Frighted with the Soveraign and call her the Golden Divel That the Dutch Ambassador in Denmark presseth for Ships there against the Enemies of the Dutch That when the Dutch Fleet were last upon the Coast of Scotland they lost 7 of their Ships by storm and without saving the life of any but one Boy 12. An Act past touching Claimes An Act past to disable Delinquents from bearing any Office and to have Vote in any Elections The Bill for uniting Scotland into one Common-wealth with England referred to a Committee to meet with the Deputies come from Scotland in the House of Lords Order about setling Courts of Judicature in Scotland Letters That General Blake examined some defaults about the not sufficiently charging the Guns of the Soveraign in the late Fight and the want of courage in one Captain That the General sent some Ships towards Holland Coast and many up and down scouting From Amsterdam that 2000 wounded men were brought to Shoar that De Witt complained of many of his Captains that ran away and that the English were more in number than he That the King of Denmark hath ordered the English Merchants in the Zundt to be brought under his Castle at Elsenour intending to confiscate them and hath joined 5 of his Ships with the Dutch 13. The day of publick Fast solemnly observed by the Parliament 15. Letters of a Lamprus Fish taken near Leith as big as a London wherry That not above 30 or 40 Irish appear together who are pursued by the English Garrisons Of Frigots to keep the Irish Coast That at the Assizes at Chester there were but 3 Causes whereas there used to be 100. Of Recruits Shipped for Ireland 16. Of a free booter taken in the West and of a Holland Busse taken but run upon an Anchor at Dartmouth and was bulged and another sunk 18. That De Witt 's Fleet was gone into Goree and he went to the Hague to excuse himself and laid the blame upon some of his Captains Cowardice and the States appointed Commissioners to examine the matter That the 18 English Men of War sent to the Sound were arrived there and the Dutch sent more thither and the King of Denmark staid the English Merchant men there and offers the Dutch the Sum of mony which he is bound to furnish them with in time of War and to prohibit the English to pass the Zundt during their War with the Dutch That the English Merchants were protected at Porta Longone against the Dutch there Of a High Court of Justice prepared at Kilkenny for Tryal of the Chief of the Irish Rebels That the English Fleet took Ten Dutch Ships in the Narrow Sea Of an Insurrection in Flushing against those that were for the War with the English and some women whose Husbands were slain in the War were with them that the English Frigots Cruise to and fro in the Channel and take many Ships 19. Letters That Captain Ball lost his Ship the Antelope of 54 Guns upon the Coast of Shetland onely himself and Company saved That the English men in the Merchants Ships at Elsenour when they saw no hopes of those Ships to be discharged by the King of Denmark they all came away to the English Fleet sent thither That this Fleet in their return from Denmark lost the Antelope one of their number run a Shoar on the Coast of Jutland That the rest took 16 Dutch Ships on the Dogger-bânk and a Dutch free booter 20. Committee for the Scots Union met the Commissioners for Scotland and they had a Solemn debate about that business 21. Letters That the King of Scots was complemented by the French Court and the Lord Digby made Governour of the Bastile at Paris 22. Letters That Captain Mutlo fell upon the Highlanders killed divers of them and burnt their Corn and Houses Of a strong Convoy sent to bring the Ships from thence with Coal for London and that the Colliers were well provided for defence 23. Letters of 3 Dutch men of War brought in Prize to Yarmouth that were free booters Of 15 Dutch Ships loaden with Pitch Tarr Masts c. and 2 men of War their Convoy after a short dispute taken by some English men of War 25. Letters of the Town of Edenburgh troubling the English Merchants for Trading there unless they be free of the Town and will live there That the High Court of Justice sat at Kilkenny in the same state as it had done in England That 7000 Irish were landed in Spain to serve that King and as many more ready to be Shipt for Spain That the Irish were wholly subdued and not above 6 or 700 of them left in Arms whereof and of the Affairs of Ireland Lieutenant-General Fleetwood by his Letters gave an account to the Parliament 26. An Act past for continuing the Commissioners of Scotland An Act past for continuing the Commissioners for compounding The Petition of the Lord Muskerry referred to the Councel of State A Pamphlet against the Parliament referred to be examined by the Councel And Mr. Lillye's Book of Astrological Predictions referred to the Committee of plundered Ministers Order for Audience for the King of Denmark's Ambassadors A Letter from the Duke of Vendosme referred to a Committee Votes against Delinquents Of a Holland Ship of 100 Tuns taken 27. Alderman Fowke was presented to the Parliament for Lord Mayor of London for the next year the Recorder made a Speech to the House thereupon and in commendation of the Alderman and Mr. Speaker by command of the House made a Speech in answer of the Recorder's and approved of the Choice 29. The Danish Ambassadors had Audience and took their leave of the Parliament Order to exclude private Business for Fourteen dayes Order for a Bill to Confiscate some Persons Estates in Scotland and for an Act of Grace to others Order for maintenance for Ministers to be put into Livings in Scotland Letters That the Commissioners for Administration of Justice in Scotland sat at Edenburgh and had many Criminal matters brought before them 60 in a day for Adultery Incest c. in the Court and proof against few of them and the Malice of People against one another so great that they brought accusations for facts done 20 years past and the greatest
drowned Orders touching Claims upon the Bill for Sale of Delinquents Estates 18 The Tryal of the Portugal Ambassadors Brother put off till the next Sessions upon the Petition of the Portugal Merchants An Address of the Army to the Lord Protector congratulating his Access to the Government and promising their Obedience and Faithfulness to his Highness and Service to him in the Station wherein God hath placed him Of a Discontent between Glencarn and Lorn and they divided and Warrants were sent to Apprehend the Lord Lorn 19 Letters that the States were likely to agree to the English Propositions for Peace Of a Prize loaden with Three thousand Cheeses brought in by the Hector Frigot and another Dutch Ship taken by a Private Man of War 20 Letters of the Enemies Levies in the Parliaments Quarters but that they dare not come to Execute their own Warrants Coppies of them sent up to the Protector These Warrants were forbidden by Collonel Cooper to be Executed under pain that any who obey them or correspond with the Earl of Glencarn or any of his Party shall be proceeded against as Enemies Of Prizes taken upon the Coast of Norway A Day appointed for drawing Lotts for Lands in Ireland Of Mischiefs done by the Tories in Ireland who were beaten back to their Boggs That the Plague continues in some places there 21 Letters that the Tories in Ireland indeavoured to get into a Body but were prevented Of Two Dutch Prizes brought in That Seventeen Dutch Ships were Arrived in Scotland with One thousand five hundred Forreiners and some Armes That in France an Imbargo was to be put upon all English Ships and Goods 23 An Ordinance Published by the Lord Protector and his Council declaring what Offences and no other shall be adjudged Treason within the Commonwealth of England Scotland and Ireland Another Ordinance touching the Ingagement repealing all former Acts touching the same Of Two Prizes of French Wines brought in by a Frigot 24 That Collonel Morgan was drawing together the English Forces against the Highlanders That Collonel Wogan was thought to be Slain That Lorns Revolt startled the Enemy 25 That the Lord Athol was Sick That Captain Cressey fell into the Quarters of about Forty of the Enemies Horse Killed Two took Prisoners and Sixteen Horse That a Party of the English being but Thirty Horse fell upon another Party of the Enemies and Routed them but the Enemy having Two hundred Men in Ambush fell upon the English slew the Lieutenant and Cornet and Seven of the Troopers and the rest made a difficult Retreat Cheats went about in the names of the Earl of Cleaveland and Lord Grandison to borrow monys of divers persons of Quality for the said Lords whereas the Lords employed none such as knew any thing thereof 26 That Myn Here Beverling one of the Dutch Gommissioners that lately returned from England was returned back from Holland thither and had Audience of the Lord Protector He affirms that the Province of Holland have agreed to the Articles of Peace with England and that the other Provinces will shortly do the same Mr. Feak and Mr. Simpson were examined before the Council for Preaching against the Lord Protector and his Government 27 Letters of the Honourable Reception and Audience of the Lord Ambassador Whitlock at Vpsale and the Queen shewed extraordinary respects to him A part of Pauls Church fell down 28 Letters that in the late Ingagement near Vaummond Captain Carr and another Scotch Commander of quality was slain and divers Prisoners taken and the rest driven to the Mountains Letters of Twenty Sail of Brest Men of War out at Sea which took some English Vessels in the Channel Of the Queen of Swedens Answer to the Lord Ambassadour Whitelocks Speech to her and her favours to his Sons and some of his Gentlemen and of the Complements of her Ministers to him and his returnes and of her great civility to him And the relation of the Senators who supped with him and their forbearing to begin a health to him And of his sending to Visit the Spanish Resident there of his Visit to Whitelock and of Whitelocks Private Audience with the Queen and of the Visits of Great Men to him with his Returnes to them an account of them to the Protector Of a Defeat given to the Highlanders and the taking of a Town near Blair Fourteen killed seven Prisoners and fifty Horse taken and many wounded That Captain Carr and Captain Kilsmores Lieutenant fired at each other at four yards distance and both of them fell from their Horses and dyed Mr. Feak and Mr. Sympson sent Prisoners to Windsor Castle That Captain Minns Ingaged four hours together with four Brest Men of War and saved some English Vessels from them and rescued another Vessel of Plymouth taken by a Brest Man of War and took in her Seventeen French Prisoners 31 Letters of the Officers of the Army in Scotland sending up their Addresses to the Lord Protector owning his Government Of Two Dutch Prizes brought into New Castle Dutch Capers in each Fifty Prisoners February 1653. Feb. 1. An Ordinance by the Lord Protector and his Council appointing a Committee of the Army and Treasurers at War as formerly Order by the Lord Protector and his Council to add some persons as Commissioners for the Assessments Upon invitation of the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London the Lord Protector appointed a Day to dine with them Five stout Men of War gone out to Sea and twenty more going out to add to the English Fleet. A Declaration and Address of the General at Sea and Officers of the Fleet owning his Government and promising Obedience to the Lord Protector 2 Letters That the Vnited Provinces rejoyce in the Agreement and Peace between them and England 3 Orders for the drawing of Lots by the Adventurers for the Lands in Ireland Divers intercepted Letters from the Cavaliers sent up That the People in the North set upon the Quakers and beat them and the Quakers prayed to God to forgive them which so convinced the people that they fell out among themselves and were sorry that they had beaten the Quakers That the English Fleet was gone out to Sea divided into Three Squadrons but not so far distant but that by their Scouts they had quick Intelligence and Correspondency 4 Letters of the French Pickaroons who fly to their own Coasts when any of the English Frigots appear Of a Bickering between the English and High-landers 6 An Ambassadour from the Great Duke of Tuscany to Congratulate the Lord Protector And Two Agents from the Lords of the Isles of Omerland in Holland desiring to be esteemed as Neutrals and brought in the Number and Marks of all their Ships and desired to be accounted as a free State The Frigots about the Lands-end rescued many English Vessels from the French Pickaroons That Glencarns Captain Lieutenant and Seventeen of his Men were taken by a Party of the English and
besides himself and divers Gentlemen That this Beach was the chief Ring-leader Pyrate That he lived at Brest like a Prince and had done much Mischief to the English Merchants 16 Letters that the Queen of Sweden and the Chancellor are desirous to see what will be the Issue of the Treaty between England and the Dutch before they come to a Conclusion with the Lord Ambassador Whitelock who is often in conference with the old Chancellor Oxenstiern and hath great respect from him and from the Queen That Middleton Commanded the Sheriff Gutherland to Act no more in the Name of the Lord Protector but said he would give him a Commission to Act as Sheriff under the King That he laboured much to raise men for the King 17 That Middletons Son when he Landed had but a few Reformadoes with him One hundred and fifty Barrells of Powder and Arms for about One thousand Men some say in all that he brought Five thousand Armes and two great Guns and that Grafort had got together Six hundred of his Men to meet Middleton and the rest had appointed a Rendezvous to shew their Forces to him That Collonel Morgan was Marched that way to wait upon them and their Motions 18 Letters of a French Vessel brought in Prize by a Private Man of War That Captain Potter after Captain Beach had yielded to him and came on Board the Warwick Beach demanded of him the performance of Articles to be set on Shore in France Potter told Beach that he never heard of any such Articles and told Beach if he would he might go on Board his own Ship again and Fight it out but Beach would not do so That the Fight between them lasted Eight hours That Beach had Thirty nine Guns and Two hundred Men whereof he lost twenty That Potter had but Thirty two Guns and One hundred and thirty Men and lost but two of them That Captain Potter brought Beach and his Ship and Company into Plymouth An Order passed by the Protector and his Council appointing of Commissioners for approving of Ministers Another passed for disposing of Forfeited Estates in Scotland Two other Ordinances passed for setling the Customs and Excise Of a Dutch Ship loaded with Pitch Tarr c. taken Prize by a private Man of War 20 That the Lord Protector passed a Declaration inviting the People of England and Wales to a day of Solemn Fasting and Humiliation and shewing the ground thereof Letters of a great Fleet gone from New Castle for London and Ten more going forth after them and without a Convoy were set upon by the Capers and though they ran themselves on Ground yet after their Men were got out the Capers got off Five of the Ten Sihps and the other Five were lost that in a Fortnight the Capers had taken Twenty two Coal Ships 21 The Ordinance Published for continuing the Excise for one Year and the Rates of the Excise That the Country that fail to send in their Levies to the Enemy expected Fire and Sword from them That a Party of Collonel Okeys Regiment took a Cornet and Four Troupers and Eleven Horses from the Enemies 22 Several meetings by the Dutch Ambassadours and by the Lord Protector 's Commissioners about the perfecting the Articles for the Peace Report of a Match between the King of Scots and the Duke of Lorains Daughter and that the King was to have Four Millions and the Dukes Assistance for his Restauration 23 The Ordinance for Approbation of Ministers published with the Names of the Commissioners some of them being not Ministers and the greatest number of them Eminent Ministers 24 Kept by the Lord Protector and his Council a Solemn day of Humiliation and they had Three Sermons at White-hall 25 An Ordinance Published for continuing the Imposition upon Coals for the Building of Ships Another for passing Custodies of Ideots and Lunaticks Another for continuing an Act for Pressing of Seamen Letters that there wanted People in Ireland for Manuring the Ground that the Tories were near destroyed and if they heard of any Party of the English abroad they presently fled to the Woods and Boggs That the Highlanders had a Rendezvous and gave out that they were Seven thousand Men but have no Monys that the Duke of York was expected to come to them The Post with the Dutch Letters was seized upon by Thieves at Southwark and the Letters opened and thrown away That Monsieur Burdeaux was to be brought in State through London as Ambassadour Extraordinary from the French King to the Lord Protector 27 Monsieur Burdeaux made his Entry in London as Ambassador Extraordinary attended with Sixty Coaches Upon Letters from the Dutch Ambassadors in England to their Superiours That the Treaty of Peace with England was not yet concluded the States sent to their Admirals and Chief Sea Officers to repair to Amsterdam and to take care that the Fleet should be in readiness A List of divers Prizes lately taken 28 That the old Natives about Lewis in Scotland joyned with the English against Seafort and his Men and killed many of them That the English Commander in Chief confined some persons for Corresponding with the Enemy 29 The French Kings Ambassadour Monsieur Burdeaux had Audience by the Lord Protector in the Banquetting House at White-Hall New Frigots Launched for the Lord Protector 30 An Ordinance passed for Relief of Persons that have acted in Defence of the Common-wealth Letters of the Resignation of her Government by the Queen of Sweden to her Cousin the Prince Palatine and of her Knighting of the Count de Montecuculi General of the Horse to the Emperour An Act passed for suspending the Act for Relief of poor Prisoners and Creditors Towns in Scotland fined by the Court Martial for harbouring the Enemy the Houses to be razed to the ground April 1654. April 1. Letters that Collonel Cooper with a Party falling into the Enemies Quarters took Thirty five Prisoners and Killed Twelve and took sixty Horse and some Armes That about Three thousand Tories were shipped to be Transported out of Ireland Of a Dutch Prize brought in and a Ship of Vlushing taken after five hours Fight 3 Addresses to the Lord Protector from York and of the City and the Grand Jury of the County acknowledging his Government and promising Obedience thereunto Letters of a Captain of Middletons and Six Souldiers taken Ofa Vessel surprized by Seafort with Boats She was loaden with Armes and Ammunition That the Enemy were cruel in Plundering and Burning when the Country did not obey their Warrants The Portugal Ambassadour had Audience of the Lord Protector The Committee for Approbation of Ministers began to Sit. 4 An Ordinance Publisted for Probate of Wills and granting Letters of Administration Another Prohibiting making of Cock Matches The Agent from the Queen of Sweden had Audience Letters of an English Ship of One hundred Tuns taken by the Brest Men of War Of another Ship of Two hundred and
Abolished taken off and discharged and that all and every the said Deeds Patents Charters and Enfeoffments in that behalf be and are hereby declared and made so far void and null And particularly that all and every the Heritors and others the Persons aforesaid and their Heirs are and shall be for ever hereafter freed and discharged of and from all sutes and appearing at or in any their Lords or Superiors Courts of Justitiary Regality Stuartry Barony Bayliary Heritable Sheriff-ship Heritable Admiralty all which together with all other Offices heritable or for Life are hereby abolished and taken away and that all and every the Heritors and persons aforesaid and their Heirs are and shall be for ever hereafter freed and discharged of and from all Military service and personal attendance upon any their Lords or Superiors in Expeditions or Travels and of all Casualties of Wards Lands formerly held of the King or other Superiors and of the Marriage single and double avail thereof Non-entries Compositions for Entries and of all Rights and Casualties payable if they be demanded only or upon the committing of any Clauses irritant And that the said Heritors and persons aforesaid be now and from henceforth construed reputed adjudged and declared free and acquitted thereof and of and from all and all manner of holding sutes duties services personal or real and demands whatsoever other than is before declared and Ordained notwithstanding the present Tenor of any their Deeds Patents Enfeoffments or any Clauses Articles or Covenants therein contained or mentioned to the contrary in any wise And that in time to come all and every Clause Covenant Article Condition or thing to the contrary hereof shall be omitted out of all such Deeds Patents Charters and Enfeoffments And be it further Ordained That all Foreitures Escheats simple or of Life Rent Bastardy and last Heir which heretofore escheated forfeited and fell to the King Lords of Regality or other Superiors shall from henceforth fall escheat and forfeit to the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth for the time being 13 The Highlanders grew numerous and were about Three thousand strong and Collonel Morgan was Marched near them 15 That the Pyrates of Brest took several English Merchants Ships and came into the very Mouth of Severn That the Enemy had a general Rendezvous and were ill Armed That they had Orders from Lieutenant General Middleton who had in his Party but Two hundred Horse 14 That the Fleet Rid in Stoaks Bay That the States of Holland had fully Ratified the Peace in every Part with great rejoycing 17 The Ratifications of the Peace Signed and Sealed by all the States of the Vnited Provinces came to their Ambassadours here and was by them presented in a Silver Box to the Lord Protector One Rogers taken at Lieth with several Commissions from the King to raise Forces Eleven Dutch Men of War set upon an English Merchant Man and took her That Collonel Morgan with Eight hundred and fifty Horse and One thousand six-hundred Foot had beset the Enemy who were Eight hundred Horse and Three thousand Foot An Holland East India Ship of Eight hundred Tun outward bound loaden with Seventy five Tun of Goods and four Chests of Silver was taken by Captain Stayner and Captain Smith That three Frigots met with a Fleet of Forty eight Sayl of French Ships fell in among them Shot their Admiral Vice Admiral and Rear Admiral and spoiled them and the Rear Admiral sunk another of them sunk and they took another of them and lost not a man and afterwards they took four more of them 18 Commissioners sent to Treat with the Lord Ambassador Burdeaux at his House in London touching the Peace with France An Ordinance passed for continuing the Imposition on Coals Order of the Council touching the improvements of Forrests Letters from Vpsale of the Passages there about the Treaty and the Queens Resignation to the Prince Palatine 19 The Ambassador from the Duke of Gelders had Audience with the Lord Protector An Ordinance Published for suspending Proceedings upon a former Act for Relief of poor Prisoners and Creditors 20 Of one Darcy made a Colonel and Knighted in France by the King of Scots 21 That Lieutenant Hunt fell upon a Party of the Scots in the Highlands took Seven Prisoners eleven Horse twenty Cloaks and many of their Cloak-bags and rescued two Prisoners That the Enemy were Four thousand Horse and Foot and Collonel Morgan but Two thousand five hundred and near one another That the Parliaments Garrisons in the High-lands were stored and supplyed with all manner of Provisions and Ammunitions 22 Letters of a Frigot that Convoyed Ammunition and some Merchants Ships to Lieth in her return was set upon by Eight Dutch Men of War and after a hot Skirmish Boarded and taken That Captain Potter brought in another Brest Pyrate An Express sent to the States of the Ratification of the Treaty by the Lord Protector 24 Divers Dutch Prizes taken The Ordinance Published for the Uniting Scotland into one Commonwealth and under one Government with England Another Ordinance Published of grace and Pardon to the People of Scotland An Order Published touching the Peace with Holland 25 Letters of Collonel Morgan's March after the Highlanders and a quarrel amongst them about Plundering a Kinsman of the Lord Montross and other quarrels among their Officers Of Prisoners taken by the English Garrisons A Proclamation by the Commander in Chief of the English Forces to the Effect as formerly forbidding Correspondence with or harboring of the Enemy Letters from the Dutch Ambassadour in England to the States That the Peace was fully Concluded and that the States were to be Responsable for One hundred and forty thousand pound for the Damage done by the Danes to the English that the Ships detained in the Sound were to be restored The States Sealed and Signed the Articles and sent away the Ratification to England and the Lord Protector also Ratified them 26 The Peace between England and the Vnited Provinces was solemnly Proclaimed by sound of Trumpet in White-Hall Court in the Presence of his Highness and his Council afterwards by the Heralds Serjeants at Arms and other Officers who were received by the Lord Mayor at Temple Bar there it was Proclaimed and then at the old Exchange An Account of the Negotiation of the Lord Ambassadour Whitelock in Sweden 27 Letters of a Dutch Ship taken of rich Value by a Private Man of War The Lord Protector Feasted the Dutch Embassador at White-Hall very sumptuously 28 Letters of the Numbers of the Enemy increasing and of some of their Party gleaned up by the Parliaments Soldiers That the Enemy was to the North of Collonel Morgan so that they must ingage with him or else they cannot pass Southward by him 29 Letters of the Tories in Ireland narrowly pursued and suppressed Of Mischiefs done by the Pyrates on the Westward Coast and about Bristol That
the Citizens and 30 of them and of the Inhabitants were Slain by the fall of Timber and Houses on fire upon them Some small Skirmishes were between little parties of the Highlanders and the Parliaments Forces 31 Voted by the Parliament that any Natives of the Commonwealth may transport Wheat when the Price shall not exceed six and thirty Shillings the quarter paying Four-pence the Quarter Custome And Rye when it exceeds not Four and twenty shillings the Quarter paying three pence the Quarter Custom And Barly or Mault when the Price of it exceeds not twenty shillings the Quarter paying two pence the Quarter Custom And Pease not being above four aâd twenty shillings the Quarter paying three pence the quarter Custom And Beans not being above four and twenty shillings the Quarter paying three pence the Quarter Custom The Corn to be transported in Vessels of this Commonwealth Butter to be transported when it is not above six pence the pound A Bill to be brought in for this purpose November 1654. 1. Nov. The Officers of the Army met at St. James's to keep a day of praying together The Resident of the Duke of Guelders had Audience of the Protector declaring the late decease of his Master and the acknowledgment he made upon his death bed of the Favours and Protection he had receiv'd from the Protector desiring the continunuance of his Favour and Protection to his Son 2 The Lord Lorn the Marquls of Argiles Son continued in Rebellion against his Father Collonel Hammonds Funeral solemnized at Dublin with much State 3 The Parliament sat upon the Articles of Government and voted the forfeiture of Lands for Treason and Delinquency 4 Petitions of the Lord Craven Sir John Stowell and others referred to several Committees 6 Debate about the Bill for Ejecting Ignorant and Scandalous Ministers and School-Masters and Voted That in the mean time the Ordinance for Ejecting them passed by the Protector and his Councel shall not be suspended Order for Accounts to be brought in of the value of all Customs and Receipts in several Offices Petition of the Doctors of the Civil Law in behalfe of themselves and their profession was referred to a Committee A Committee of Ten persons appointed to confer with His Highness about stating the Point of Liberty of Conscience 7 Order to examine and punish the Authors and publishers of a Scandalous and Treasonable pamphlet entituled Collonel Shapcots speech in Parliament and the Sergeant at Arms to seize the Copies 8 The Protector and his Councel considered of the Nomination of new Sheriffes in the several Counties 9 Long debate by Councel at the Committee for the Lord Cravens and Sir John Stowells Petitions 10 Debate in Parliament upon the Articles of Government That the Supream Legislative power shall be in one Person and the People assembled in Parliament being the first Article And upon the 24 Article That if the Protector consent not to Bills presented to him within twenty days that they shall pass as Laws without his consent This Letter came from Seldon to Whitlock My Lord I am a most humble Suitor to your Lordship that you would be pleased that I might have your presence for a little time to morrow or next day Thus much wearies the most weak hand and body of Novemb. 10. 1654. White Fryers Your Lordships most humble Servant J. Selden Whitlock went to him and was advised with about settling his Estate and altering his Will and to be one of his Executors But his weakness so encreased that his intentions were prevented He dyed the last of this Month. He lived at the Countess of Kents house in the White-Fryers His mind was as great as his learning He was as hospitable and generous as any man and as good Company to those whom he liked The Primate of Ireland preached his funeral Sermon in the Temple Church and gave him a great and due Eulogie 11 The Parliament agreed upon the first and 24th Articles of Government with little alteration 13 A Petition of the Purchasers of the Lord Cravens Estate referred to the former Committe likewise a Petition of Sir John Stowell The King of Swedens Marriage was solemnized at Stockholm the 14th of October last 14 Prince William of Nassaw received by the Province of Over-Issell to be Governour there during the minority of the Prince of Orange 15 The House proceeded in the debate of the Articles of Government They considered of an Assesment for the preventing of free Quarter The Lord Lorn sent parties into his Fathers Countrey to steal Cows 16 The Parliament voted His Highness to be Lord Protector c. during his life They debated about the business of the Militia by Sea and Land 17 A List published of the several Sheriffs for England and Wales agreed on by the Protector and his Councel Much debate at the Committee concerning the Lord Cravens and Sir John Stowels business A Fire in Amsterdam quenched by casting Sand upon it Some few of Middletons party in Scotland roaming up and down were routed by the Parliaments Forces The Funeral of the Protectors Mother Solemnized at Westminster Abby 20 The Parliament sat Forenoon and after-noon upon the Government and agreed fully upon the first Article and the 24th 21 Vote for an Assesment of 60000l a month for three months to be laid on England Petition concerning Sir Peter Vanlores Estate referred to a Committee Some small Skirmishes were in the Highlands 22 A Committee appointed to consider of the Accounts of the Kingdom and who have any publick moneys in their hands The King of Scots was at Colen and the Queen of Bohemia went to Flanders to visit the Queen of Sweden 23 The House in the Forenoon upon the Government and in the Afternoon upon the Assessment 24 Five Hundred Irish were landed in some Isles of Scotland to joyne with Middleton and Seaford 160 horse more were to joyn with them and to force the Clans to rise with them The Parliament voted That no Law should be altered or repealed nor new Laws made nor any Tax imposed but by assent of Parliament 25 The Parliament voted That a new Parliament should be summoned to meet upon the third Monday of October 1656. They called for a Report from the Committee for Regulating the Chancery Seven English Ships and divers Forreign Ships cast away by a storm near Dover 27 The Parliament passed several Votes touching Qualifications of persons to be chosen to serve in Parliament and for the Electors Vote that a new Parliament shall be every third year and not to sit above six Months but by Act of Parliament with the Protectors Consent and that to be but for three Months longer That the Protector may Summon Parliaments within the three years if he see Cause to sit for three Moneths and the Summons to be by Writ according to Law The Chancellor or Commissioners of the Seal to issue Writs
Ships of War so they were also for Merchandise which was not intended to be barred Whitelock then gave them an account of the Treaty made with him and how that agreed the Enumeration to be and what debates were in Sweden with him about it but referred by him to an after Enumeration It was alleadged also That Contrebanda Goods were such as were ready for present use of War Not such as were Materials for Preparation and they urged that they had made the like Enumerations in other Treaties and a saving of Corn to be no Contrebanda Goods else it had been included and they said that there was no certainty what Goods were or were not Contrebanda but as was agreed by Stipulation This was referred to a further Consideration and a more full Answer to be given to it They had likewise debate touching the Form of a Passport in pursuance of Whitelock's Treaty at which the Commissioners did stick and offered their Objections as formerly they had done but could not come near to an Agreement At length the Ambassador propounded That a free Ship should make Free goods and Free goods a free Ship which was not held unreasonable At their parting the Ambassador also propounded to take into Consideration at their next meeting the giving of satisfaction for the Losses susstained by either part in the late Wars between England and Holland with the rest of the particulars in Whitelock's Treaty referred to a future Consideration and Treaty whereof Whitelock gave them an Account 20. The Swedish Ambassador kept a Solemnity this Evening for the Birth of the young Prince of Sweden All the Glass of the Windows of his House which were very large being new built were taken off and instead thereof painted Papers were sitted to the places with the Arms of Sweden in it and inscriptions in great Letters testifying the rejoycing for the Birth of the young Prince in the inside of the Papers in the Rooms were set close to them a very great number of Lighted Candles glittering through the Papers the Arms and Colours and writings were plainly to be discerned and shewed glorious in the Street the like was in the Stair-Case which had the Form of a Tower In the Balconies on each side of the House were Trumpets which Sounded often 7 or 8 of them together The Company at Supper were the Dutch Ambassador the Portugal and Brandenburgh Residents Coyett Resident for Sweden the Earls of Bedford and Devon the Lords St. John Ossery Bruce Ogleby and 2 or 3 other young Lords The Count of Holac a German the Lord George Fleet-wood and a great many Knights and Gentlemen besides the Ambassadors Company 25. The Swedish Ambassador went to visit Whitelock and told him That now the Business of sending an Ambassador from hence to Sweden was over and there was at present no occasion for it for this their reasons he alledged were a Peace concluded betwixt the King of Sweden and the Elector of Brandenburgh And the proceeding of the Treaty here Intimating that he was sufficiently Impowered to conclude what was at present requisite between his Master and the Protector and that there was no likelyhood but there would be also a good understanding between the King of Sweden and the Vnited Provinces 28. Some of the Swedish Ambassadors Gentlemen had a little Quarrel with two Fidlers in a Tavern and beat them for calling the Gentlemen Swedish Dogs and other foul Language and ill carriage of the Fidlers who were drunk yet Alderman Tichburn bound over the Gentlemen to the Sessions being apprehended by a Constable and the Fidlers in actions of Battery against one of the Gentlemen had a Verdict for Forty pounds Damages The Ambassador was highly exasperated at this afront and as he called it breach of the Priviledge of an Ambassador and complained of it upon which his Servants had no further Trouble which gave full Contentment to the Ambassador 29. Fiennes Strickland and Whitelock went to the Swedes Ambassadors House where they proceeded in the Treaty and had much debate upon the Article of Restitution which the Ambassador pressed as pursuant to Whitelock's Treaty and instanced in several Cases wherein his Masters Subjects had received great Injury and Damage by the Capers of England in time of the War betwixt them and the Vnited Provinces Whitelock acquainted them with his proceedings upon this point in Sweden that it was there demanded to have Restitution made to the Swedes which he denied upon these grounds 1. Because such an Article would seem to admit a wrong done to the Swedes by the English and that Justice could not be had for the same 2. Because such Injuries were relievable in the Ordinary Course of Justice in England as in the Admiralty Court and upon Appeals 3. Because no Restitution could be expected untill the damage and wrong were first made to appear which could not then and there be done and was not to be admitted without proof At length this Epedient was agreed on there That Restitution should be made to either part for dammage Sustained and as it is in the Article After long debate and many Complaints now made by the Ambassador wherein the Admiralty Court here was much reflected upon and the delaies and Injustice of that Court by him opened and not spared it came to this Close The Ambassador was desired by the Commissioners that his Secretary might prepare Abstracts of such particular Cases as he thought fit to insist upon to be presented to his Highness and the Councel who would thereupon cause an Examination to be made of the particulars and would give Order that right should be done as the Cases should require It was now also agreed That at the next meeting they should proceed to a perusal of all the rest of the Matters remaining to be Treated on that after a view of the whole they might come to particular Resolutions and Agreements March 1655. The Mayor Aldermen and divers of the Common Councel of London being sent for came to the Protector who told them the reasons of his appointing Major-Generals in the several Counties as a means to preserve the Peace to suppress wickedness and to encourage Goodness and haveing found the good effects hereof in the Counties he thought fit to appoint Major-General Skippon for the same end in the City And that all care should be had of their Immunities and Government Orders published of the Sessions in Middlesex for the punishment of Rogues Intelligence of the King of Sweden's Successes in Poland That Bishop Goodman of Glocester dyed a Papist A Declaration for a Fast-Day Some Prizes taken of Ostend A Soldier that killed a Gentleman in Lincolne was sent to the Goal The Queen of Sweden imbarqued with 5000 new raised Foot to carry to her Husband into Prussia Letters from Scotland of Popery increasing there From Ireland of new designs of Rebellion care taken for prevention of both The Articles of
his business might be brought to a Conclusion because he had long attended and the King his Master grew very Impatient of his long stay here and had commanded his return and looked upon the neglect to his servant as reflecting upon his own honour The Delay was excused and some occasion of it alleaged to be the Lord Fiennes his absence who was gone into the Country 31. The Council voted That Pitch Tarr Hemp and Flax should be taken as Contrebanda goods during the War betwixt us and Spain In case the Treaty here with the Swedish Ambassador came to a good conclusion The Lord George Fleetwood had commissions to Levy for the King of Sweden 2000 men more than the 4000 already granted and designed to form those 2000 into two Regiments and to be Collonel of both those Regiments himself The Commissioners of the Treasury had a constant weekly account of all the Receipts and disbursement of that great Revenue which being so often taken made it the more easie and gave them the more opportunity of ordering the same to the best advantage of the Common-wealth and as they received this account from the Officers under them so they gave information to the Protector how it was from time to time with their advice concerning the same April 1656. Letters of great appearances of the Country at the assizes and that the Gentlemen of Greatest Quality Served of the Grand Juries which is fit to be observed Mr. Rolt whom the Protector sent an Envoy to the King of Sweden returned from him from Poland Order for Letters to be written from the Protector and Councel to the Judges to be Sparing in granting Prohibitions to the Admiralty and others to the Judges of the Admiralty not to entertain any Suites in their Courts belonging to the Jurisdiction of the Common Law Some of the Council were against these Letters and advised rather to confer with the Judges about it who being upon their Oaths must observe them and Justice ought to run in a free and legal Course Letters of the Scots full of Complyance with the Government established there by the Protector which was more Conformity than ever they yeilded to any before Order by the Protector and Council for the founding and Indowing of a Colledge at Durham out of the Dean and Prebends Lands there Some were apprehended and Imprisoned by warrant from the Protector for being ingaged in a Duel The Preacher in Whitehal Chappel was disturbed in his Sermon by a Quaker whom the Protector Ordered to be carried to a Justice of Peace to be proceeded with according to Law One pretending a Message to him from God for that End denounced his Judgments against the Protector and his Councel and against all Sorts of people Cavaliers and others Order That the Corporation of Host-men in New-Castle do permit the Trade of Coals till their Complaints may be heard and determined Letters That the King of Scots had been at Bruxels in consulation with the Spanish Officers Order to call to account all Officers and Receivers of the publick Revenue which was upon a Report from the Commissioners of the Treasury The Queen of Sweden imbarqued at Colmar to go to her Husband in Poland Intelligence that some of the Plate Fleet were got home into Spain A Solemn Day of Thanksgiving in Dublin for the preservation of that City from the Rebels Letters of a Quaker in Colchester who starved himself to death upon a presumption that he could fast 40 days Letters of some new Plots in Scotland The Protector and his Council kept a day of private Fasting and Seeking God for a blessing upon their Affaires The Swedish Ambassador had been at Whitehall and was much discontented because he waited above an hour before the Protector came to him which brought the Ambassador to such Impatience that he rose from his Seat and was going home again without speaking with the Protector And said That he durst not for his head admit of such dishonor to his Master by making him so often and so long to attend for his Audience But Sir Oliver Fleming the Master of the Ceremonies did earnestly Interpose with his persuasions and prevailed with the Ambassador to stay a little longer and went himself to the Protector and plainly told him how unfit it was and how ill taken to put the Ambassador to such attendance and brought him to the Ambassador In the discourse between the Protector and the Ambassador when the matter of a nearer Alliance was mentioned his Highness answered That he was willing in case of a nearer Alliance or of an Union concerning the Protestant Interest to have our Neighbours and Allies the Low-Countries Included therein and that he thought it did become him to have a particular care of them and to take them into any such Treaty or Alliance and that he was not willing to do any such thing without them These Expressions of his Highness did a little startle the Ambassador It was afterwards offer'd to his Highness Judgment whether it were not fit in all things that might stand with our Interest to give Contentment to the King of Sweden being a Wise and Potent Prince and God having given him great successes And that the Dutch being greatly for their own Interest as well as other States in case there should not be a nearer Alliance betwixt us and Sweden might possibly slip in and make a nearer Alliance betwixt themselves and Sweden without taking much care to have us Included therein The Protector sent to the Swedish Ambassador to excuse his long stay before he had his Audience and to assure him that there was not the least Intention of reflecting upon the Kings Honour or of any disrespect to him but only the omission of the Protectors Servants in their Duty Wherein care should be taken for the future and that it should be amended And that his Highness had a very great affection for the Ambassadors Person and as great a respect for the King his Master as for any Prince in Christendom With this the Ambassador seemed fully satisfied and desired to return his Service to the Protector and his most humble Thanks But yet the Ambassador was very much troubled apprehending that at his last Audience his Highness mind was somewhat alter'd from what it seem'd to be formerly and that now there was nothing to be done without the Dutch He much wondered why the Protector should seem so forward heretofore for a nearer Alliance and Conjunction with his Master and now seemed to be more cold in that matter and wished that he might have known his mind at first for he had already given the King an account of the Protectors willingness to have a nearer Alliance with his Majesty who thereupon had dressed his Councels accordingly and now he must acquaint the King that he perceived his Highness mind to be changed as to that point which would cause the King very much to Marvel and would
some sort of Governing power in him were submitted unto that hereby he might cease to be a publick Enemy and Destroyer and become a King or Governour according to the Conditions accepted by the People and if he would so pretend he could not be so discharged from his publick Enmity by any Conditions or Agreement made with a part of the Peoples chosen Deputies whilest he shut out the other part for no part of the Representative body are trusted to Consent to any thing in the Nations behalf if the whole have not their free Liberty of Debating and Voting in the Matters propounded If he would pretend no higher than to be our Conqueror who for Peace and his own safety sake was content to cease from being a publick Enemy and to be admitted a Governour he could not compass those ends by forcibly exluding as now he hath done whom he pleased of the Representative body of the People who were to submit to him in the Peoples behalf therefore either takes upon him to be such a Conquerour as scorns the Peoples acceptance of him by their Representative as their Governonr and fears not to remain a publick Enemy or else he takes himself to be such an unheard of Soveraign that against him the People have no Claim of Right or Property in themselves or any thing else for he hath now declared that the Peoples choice cannot give any man a Right to Sit in Parliament but the Right must be derived from his gracious will and pleasure with that of his Councellors And his Clerks Ticket only must be their Evidence for it Thus hath he exalted himself to a Throne like unto Gods as if he were of himself and his power from himself and we were all made for him to be commanded and disposed of by him to work for him and serve his pleasure and ambition Seeing therefore this total Subversion of all Law and Right and the Distractions Miseries Blood and Confusions that will be the most certain Consequences of it And withal remembring the late Effusion of Blood upon no other Account than to secure Religion Liberty and Property and the freedom Power and Priviledges of Parliaments as the Bulwarks thereof and that by those very hands who now overturn the very Foundations of all Liberty Right and Property and of the beings of Parliaments and our very Souls trembling at the loud Cries of that Sea of Blood and at the horrid Clamours of the many falsified Oaths and Promises made upon the same Account For the acquitting of our own Souls in the Faithful discharge of our Duties to our Countrey in such manner as we are capable under the High oppression We do hereby most Solemnly Remonstate and Protest unto all the good People of England First That the violent exclusion by any Governour or pretended Governour of any of the Peoples chosen Deputies from doing their Duties and executing their Trust freely in Parliaments doth change the State of the People from freedom unto a meer Slavery And that whosoever hath advised assisted or adhered unto the Lord Protector in so doing is a Capital Enemy to the Common-wealth And our Ancestors have so declared and adjudged the Advisers of some of our Kings to attempts not so destructive or dangerous as this of his In the 11th year of Richard the Second Chief Justice Tresilian and Justice Blake were Condemned of High Treason by the Parliament and executed at Tyburn chiefly for advising the King that he might when he pleased dissolve the Parliament and command the Members to depart under the penalty of Treason And we believe every Man can discern how much it is more mischievous for a King or any other to command 100 200 or 300 of the Members to depart and to call the rest a Parliament to give Countenance to his Oppression If our Kings might have Commanded away from the Parliaments all such Persons of Conscience Wisdom and Honour as could not be corrupted frighted nor couzened by them to betray their Countrey our Ancestors could not have left us either Liberties or Estates to defend Secondly We do further likewise protest That all such chosen Members for a Parliament as shall take upon them to approve of the forcible exclusion of other chosen Members or shall Sit Vote and Act by the name of the Parliament of England while to their knowledge many of the chosen Members are so by Force shut out We say such ought to be reputed Betrayers of the Liberties of England and Adherents to the Capital Enemies of the Common-wealth Thirdly We do hereby further protest That the present Assembly at Westminister is not the Representative Body of England and also that they sit under the daily awe and terror of the Lord Protectors armed Men not daring to Consult or debate freely the great Concernments of their Countrey nor daring to oppose his Vsurpation and Oppression And that therefore until there can be a free Parliament we do protest against all such Votes Orders Ordinances or Laws as shall be pretended to be made or Enacted by the present Assembly at Westminster as being Null and Void in themselves and of no legal Effect or power Neither can any of them according to the Laws of God or the Fundamental Constitutions of our Countrey be imposed upon any Man neither can Tax or Tallage be justly or lawfully raised by them And to avoid all further vain pretences of a necessity at present to act in extraordinary ways for present Safety we do further declare That a free Parliament is the only Judge of such dangers and necessities of this Common-wealth as may warrant any extraordinary acting besides or against the Laws and if the Kingly power that was in England were lawfully settled in the Lord Protector yet he had no colour of Right to Judge of the Cases of necessity that should make it lawful for him to transgress the known Laws But by the known Judgment of Parliaments those that should so advise him were guilty of High-Treason We do therfore Appeal unto God and all the good People of England for Assistance and Protection in their service hereby declaring our readiness and earnest desires to attend upon our Countreys service Expose our Lives and Estates to the uttermost hazards therein to prevent the ruin and Confusion that now threatens it if it shall please God to Enable them to redeem themselves from the present oppession That their chosen Deputies may meet and Consult how to advance the Glory of God promote the true Religion and provide for the Safety Liberty Peace and Happiness of the Common-wealth And in the Interim we shall endeavour to pour out oursad Complaints before the Lord against our powerfull Oppressors humbly hoping that he will come forth speedily to redeem his people out of the hands of wicked and deceitful men Arthur Haslerig Thomas Scot Herbert Morley John Bulkley John Birch George Fenwick Anthony Earby Thomas Lyster Thomas Birch Thomas Saunders Henry Darly John Weaver
affairs Several Officers approved 26. Days of publick Humiliation appointed The Bill past for the Militia 27. Address from Dunkirk Forces Letters to the Parliament from the King of Sweden An Address from Scotland and several others to the Parliament 28. Referred to the Council of State to draw an Answer to the King of Sweden's Letter This was put upon Whitelocke and all other matters relating to that Crown and those parts Divers Officers received their Commissions 29. Referred to the Council to take security of the Duke of Bucks to be faithfull to this Government which they did Order for the monies gathered for Piedmont and Poland to be paid into the Exchequer which Whitelocke opposed 30. Whitelocke brought into the House the Bill of Vnion of England and Scotland General Monk and divers other Officers approved The Lady Mary Howard the Earl of Berkshire's Daughter and others were examined by Whitelocke President of the Council and the Parliament ordered them to be brought to Tryal for Treason Information of new Plots of the Cavaliers to bring in the King 31. Many persons were examined by the Council about a new Conspiracy which was evidently proved The Council sate all day and almost all night for a good while together Letters from Sir Robert Howard about his Horse being seized and protesting his Resolution to be quiet and not to joyn in the present Conspiracies August 1659. 1. A Day appointed to consider of the Regulation of the Law and Courts of Justice Divers Officers received their Commissions 2. The House was in a Grand Committee upon the Bill of Vnion of England and Scotland The Parliament were busie in the treaties with the Dutch and between the Kings of Sweden and Poland Many Commissions given in the House 3. The Fast Day kept in the House Letters of the Insurrections in several parts of the Nation Letters that Colonel Massey was taken in Gloucester-shire and mounted before a Trooper to take care of him and to bring him Prisoner to Gloucester but riding down a steep Hill the weather being wet and dark night in a great Wood the Horse slipt and fell down which Massey caused by checking of him and in the fall Massey got away into the Wood and being dark crept into a Bush and the whole Troop could not find him out but he escaped and got the next Morning to a Friends House where he was concealed about a fortnight after Intelligence of the great Insurrection under Sir George Booth in Cheshire 4. The Council of State were full of perplexity upon the several Intelligences of risings in Divers parts of the Nation and gave out their Orders for the Forces of the Parliament to meet and oppose them all which passed under Whitelocke's Hand it being his turn at this time to be President of the Council 5. Skippon and the rest of the Officers of the Militia of London approved by the House Letters of the Insurrections in the Worcestershire Circuit from the Judges referred to the Council The Parliament were busie in ordering Militia Forces More Intelligence of Sir Geor. Booth's heading the Insurrection in Cheshire and Lancashire and divers Principal Gentlemen joyning with him particularly Major Brook a Member of this Parliament and the Earl of Derby appeared with divers others in Lancashire they set forth a Declaration but did not name the King in it The Presbyterian Ministers did labour to further this rising The Council of State with great care and Vigilancy sent away Major General Lambert with three Regiments of Horse one of Dragoons and three Regiments of Foot and a Train of Artillery and ordered other Forces to meet and joyn with him for the suppressing of Sir George Booth and his party who were about four thousand strong 6. Lambert marched forth and the Council ordered messengers to bring Intelligence from him twice or thrice a day Several risings in other parts were defeated by the Parliaments Forces which were near them all the Letters were brought to Whitelocke and divers at midnight yet he in his bed directed answers by his Secretaries and sent them away forthwith when the Council could not meet 7. The House was called and the absent Members fined Mr. Bunch 100 l. Mr. Brook 100 l. and the rest 20 l. a piece the House proceeded in their usual business 8. Whitelocke being President of the Council Voted by the House That the President have power by Warrant under his Hand and Seal to commit any of those that should be brought to him for a fortnights time 9. The House debated upon the Government they ordered the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London to attend the Council of State this day A Proclamation past and was published declaring Sir George Booth and his adherents to be Rebels and Traytors 10. The Congregational Churches desired leave to raise three Regiments for the Parliament and had their willing consent to it The Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London being with the Council of State the President declared to them by command of the Council The designs of the Enemy the care and Vigilancy of the Parliament and Council the taking some of the Conspirators and defeating their designs their intentions of destroying all that had been of the Parliaments party and to bring in the King Then he caused the Proclamation to be read it not being then published and after the reading of it he in the name of the Parliament and Council gave thanks to the City for their good affections and faithfull adhering to the Parliament wherein their own and the whole Nations safety and Peace was concerned and desired them to persitd therein News that Lambert was advanced to Lichfield where all his Forces were to Randezvous 11. Orders touching the Militia Forces and a Petition read of the Lord Craven 12. The House proceeded in approving of Officers and giving their Commissions and received Letters from Lambert of his march The Council had intelligence every two or three hours from their Forces now that they began to draw near to the Enemy and they sate foorenoon and afternoon and very late at night and when they were not sate the President had power to receive all Letters and to break them open which he did many times in his bed and returned present answers to such as he might answer and if they were of extraordinary Consequence he sent the messengers to summon the Members of the Council to meet with as much speed as could be so that Lambert had orders and directions without any delay and all Provisions necessary 13. The House proceeded in the business of the Vnion with Scotland they gave many Commissions to Officers Several Lords as the Duke of Bucks de la Ware Oxford and Falkland were aprehended upon susspicion to be in the present Plot they were sent to Prison all except the Duke of Bucks News of Insurrections in several other places but
defeated by the Parliament Forces 15. Letters to the Parliament from their Forces they approved Officers and gave Commissions 16. Letters from Lambert from Stafford and from others Sir William Dâvenant was released out of Prison 17. Letters that the Moorlanders and others in Staffordshire were in Arms for the Parliament That Colonel Croxton held out the Castle of Chester against Sir George Booth An Insurrection in Surrey was suppressed 18. Audience appointed for the French Ambassadour Bourdeaux Letters of Sir Arthur Haslerigge's Son active in Lancashire for the Parliament 19. Letters from Lambert to the Parliament with one inclosed sent to him from Sir George Booth for capitulation with Lambert's Answer and refusal of it which the Parliament approved In the Evening a Messenger came from Lambert to the Parliament with a Relation That the Parliament Forces followed Sir George Booth so close that he could not avoid fighting with them and after a smart contest Lambert gave a total rout to Sir George Booth's Forces pursued them a great way and killed and took many of them the particulars were not yet exactly known Mr. Prideaux the Attorney General died a generous person and faithfull to the Parliaments Interest A good Chancery-man 20. The Messenger sent by Lambert declared in the House the good news of defeating Sir George Booth and his Forces And the great courage of the Officers and Souldiers of the Parliament Two Regiments from Ireland under Colonel Zankey and Axtell came over to joyn with Lambert 22. Letters to the House from Lambert and others and Captain Brown sent up by him related in the House the good success against Sir George Booth The House voted a Reward for Brown and Letters of thanks to Lambert The House agreed to a Letter to be sent to the King of Sweden drawn by Whitelocke in Answer to the King's Letter to the Parliament A Seal for the Speaker agreed The French Ambassadour had his Audience very solemnly in the House and after it the House referred it to the Council of State to confer with him 23. Letters from Lambert of the Surrender of Chester to him and Letters from him to the Council and Letters from Waring Order for a Jewel of a thousand pounds value to be bestowed on Lambert and a Letter of thanks to him and for a Thanksgiving Day to be kept Captain Spilman sent from Lambert made a full relation to the House of all Lambert's proceedings 24. Reward ordered to Jo. Roden who took the Earl of Derby Prisoner An Act for sequestring the Estates of the last Rebels passed Letters from the Parliaments Plenipotentiaries at the Zound An Account given to the House by Mr. Gibbes Minister of Newport Paganel in Bucks of the apprehending of Sir George Booth whither he came with four Servants and behind one of them himself rode in the habit of a woman but acting that part not well he was suspected and being apprehended and examined he confessed himself to be Sir George Booth and was sent up to London and by the Parliament committed to the Tower He made applications to many of the Parliament and Council by his friends for favour The Earl of Derby was taken in the habit of a Serving-man Colonel Shawcrosse and others were taken 25. Referred to the Council of State to give further Instructions to the Plenipotentiaries in the Zound 26. The Grand Committee sate upon the Bill of Vnion Leverpoole surrendred to the Parliament 27. Letters from Lambert of the surrender of Chirke Castle The Examination of Sir George Booth taken by Haslerigge and Vane referred to the Council of State 29. Orders touching the Militia's Applications from the Lord Say and others to save the life of Sir George Booth 30. Several Officers of the Army approved by the House a List of Prisoners sent to them 31. A Report to the House of the Examination of Sir George Booth September 1659. 1. The House made Provision for sick and wounded Souldiers and for the Wives and Children of those that were slain 2. Letters from the Zound and from Lambert Order for Ireton to continue Lord Mayor for another year 3. Votes touching the Pay of commissioned Officers for the Militia and touching Sequestrations and for an Engagement to be taken by the Officers in these words viz. I A. B. do hereby declare That I do renounce the pretended Title of Charles Stuart and the whole Line of the Late King James and of every other person as a single person pretending to the Government of these Nations of England Scotland and Ireland and the Dominions and Territories thereunto belonging And that I will by the grace and assistance of Almighty God be true faithfull and constant to this Commonwealth against any King single Person and House of Peers and every of them and hereunto I subscribe my Name Order for Mordant Brown c. to come in by a day or else to be taken as Traytors 5. The House were busie in debate of the Government to be settled in the three Nations 7. List of the Prisoners at Chester 8. The House discharged James Nailer from his Imprisonment 9 A Committee for the Government in Scotland A Representation from the Ministers of Leicester Letter of thanks to Colonel Zanchey 10. General Mountagne returned from the Zound 12. The House were upon the Bill of Assessment the neglect whereof was ill taken by the Souldiery 13. Mr. Brooke a Member of the House at the Bar confessed his joyning with Sir George Booth for which he was disabled from being a Member of Parliament and sent to the Tower for high Treason 14. Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper voted Not guilty of the Accusation against him of having correspondence with the King The question was not brought against Whitelocke for the same matter there being no ground for it as there was for the other Some service was done for the Lady Mary Howard at the Council which was ill requited by her and her Father afterwards 15. Debate about the Irish Adventurers 16. Letters from the Commissioners at the Zound with an account of their Treaty referred to the Council of State to draw answers The Lord Ruthen petitioned for maintenance 17. Vote to dissolve the Corporation of the City of Chester and that the County be no more distinct 18. Orders for the Winters Guard of Ships and divers Officers approved 20. Order for the poor Knights of Windsor Lambert returned to London 21. Private business excluded Debate about Commissioners for the Treasury 22. The House being informed of an intended Address to them from the Army wherein were things unacceptable to them imposing on them and contrary to the privilege of Parliament they ordered Ashfield Cobbet and Duckenfield in whose hands the Original Paper thereof was to bring it into the House in the afternoon this discontented the Officers of the Army especially Lambert and those who were with him in the defeat
in their formalities and the Militia Forces being there also and the People gave loud Acclamations and shouts the Bells rang the great Guns and small shot gave many Vollies and the City was full of Bonfires and joys 9. Several Addresses to Monk from Officers of the Army and from those of Dunkirke of their Submission to the King and his Government Order for all Ministers to pray for the King and the Duke of York publickly and to give thanks to God for the King's Letters and Declaration 10. The Day of Thanksgiving solemnly kept Common Prayer was read before the Lords After Sermon both Houses sat and the Commons voted 5000 l. to the Duke of York and 5000 l. to the Duke of Glocester as a present from them Order to stop felling Woods and committing wast in the King's Lands One committed for speaking treasonable words against the King The Commissioners for Ireland desired that in regard his Majesty in his Declaration had taken no notice of Ireland almost destroyed by the Rebellion that the Parliament would give their assistance for the calling of a Parliament there which both Houses agreed to offer to his Majesty The Commons voted 5000 l. more in all 10000 l. for a present to the Duke of York Both Houses declared the continuance of all Officers of the revenue and of the Navy Order about the monies collected for the Protestants of Piedmont and Poland Order for all Lodgers in Whitehall to quit their Lodgings except Monk and his family An Act of Oblivion under consideration by the Commons who heard the proceedings at the King's Tryal read The Earl of Winchelsea made by Monk Governour of Dover Major Holmes committed Some Phanaticks neer Portsmouth quelled by Colonel Norton Letters that the Spanish Ambassadour and other Publick Ministers congratulated the King at Breda and the States presented him with 6000 l. and invited him to the Hague that Dr. Clarges was long with the King 14. Letters from Ireland of their proclaiming the King there 22. Order for two new Maces Monk had leave to attend the King at his landing 23. Mr. Philip Howard the Earl of Berks Son brought a Letter to the House of Lords from the Hague The Commons received a Letter from their Commissioners at the Hague Letters of the King's Reception at the Hague many Knights made by him Letters of proclaiming the King in several Cities and Places in the Kingdom with great appearances of joy Order for two Declarations one prohibiting any Irish Rebels to enter into lands there and the other against Papists Monk received another Letter at Rochester from the King 25. The 50000 l. for the King not yet advanced by the City Divers Maids of the City petitioned to the Lord Mayor for leave to meet the King in White Clothes Letters to the City from their Commissioners of High Commendation of the King The Lords agreed upon a congratulatory Letter to be presented to the King at his landing A Bill for taking away the Court of Wards committed and a Vote passed to give the King 100000 l. per an in lieu of it Letters from General Mountague of the King's approach to England and Letters congratulatory ordered to be presented to him at his arrival 26. Order for relief of maimed Souldiers Widows and Orphans of Souldiers Mr. Clement one of the King's Judges committed to the Tower and ordered to seize the goods of all that sat as Judges upon the late King The King Knighted the Commissioners sent to him from the Parliament and those of the City and the Ministers sent with them had discourse with the King and were much satisfied with him The States highly entertained and presented the King at the Hague Letters that yesterday the King and the Duke of York and the Duke of Gloucester landed near Dover where Monk met them and the King kissed and embraced him and walked with him to his Coach and Monk rode in the Coach with the King and the Dukes and that night they came to Canterbury 27. The King staid at Canterbury and heard Sermons 28. He sent to the Lords that he would be at Whitehall to Morrow 29. An Act past for continuance of process and judicial proceedings This Day the King made his solemn entry into London At S. G's Field the L. Mayor and Aldermen received him the Lord Mayor on his Knees delivered the Sword to the King and the King gave it back to him and Knighted him and after a short repast in the Lord Mayor's Tent the King proceeded in his Entry The Streets were railed in the Windows and Balconees hung with Tapestry the Militia Forces on one side of the Streets and the Companies in their Liveries and with their Streamers on the other side to Temple Barr and from thence to Whitehall by the Militia Forces and several Regiments of the Army and Gentlemen and former Officers of the King's Army on both sides of the Streets First marched a Troop of about three hundred Gentlemen in rich Clothes after them another Troop of about two hundred in velvet Coates with footmen in Liveries then several other Troops with Trumpets and Lacques in Liveries then Trumpets and the Sheriffs men in red Clothes with silver lace about seventy nine of them then the Companies of London with their Streamers and every one of them wore a gold Chain about 600. Then rode twelve Ministers after them the Knights of the Bath with their Esquires in their habits then Kettle Drumms and Trumpets and the King's Life-guard then the City Marshall Officers and Aldermen the Maces and Heralds then the Lord Mayor bare carrying the Sword then Monk and Buckingham bare then the King between the Dukes of York and Gloucester After them a Troop bare with White Colours then Monk's Life-guards and after them five Regiments of the Army Horse and lastly two Troops of Noblemen and Gentlemen and thus they marched to Whitehall where Monk was invested with the Garter and sworn of the Privy Council and Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper was also made a Privy Counsellor Foreign Ambassadors especially of Sweden made great Testimony of their joy for this restitution of the King and this day was his Birth Day FINIS THE INDEX A ABbot Archbishop 8 17. Abbot 399 434. Abercorne Earl 644. Abercromway 1ââ Abergavenny Lord 292. Abington 22. Acts of State 10. Acts proclaimed 423. Act for Mrrriages 504 544. Swearing 446. Adultery 440 449. Action at Bramford 62. Adams 256 273 301 405 643. Addresses 55 62 257 271 288 378 432 530 532 533 563 565 572 574 620 673 674 675 676 677 679 680 681 682 685 695 696 697 698 701. Admiralty 138. Adolphus PrinCe 587 625. Agitators 249 255 271 276 277 278 279 411. Agreement of the people 279 280 282 283 355 356 357 360 363 364 378 381. Ailburton 323 325 526. Ailsbury 153. Aires 169 290 324 325. Alcoran 380. Aldvin 235. Aldridge 73 132 360. Allegiance Oath 359 375. Allen 249
283 286 290 293 296 197 298 300 383 391 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 407 410 411 412 413 418 420 424 426 429 432 433 439 443 450 471 473 504. Independants 151. Indulgence 276. The Ingagement 408 417 420 421 426 427 428 458 684 694 699. Ingolsby Col. 132 144 204 253 305 341 408 409 411 450 452 484 488 529 245 657 684 685 690 693 694. Insurrection 683 691. Instrument of Government 552. Joachimi 487. Johnson 220 319 432 654 672 681. Johnson Captain 578. Johnston 658 671. Jones 130 134 167 169 186 219 244 245 246 256 261 263 264 268 272 274 275 276 277 279 280 281 284 286 291 292 293 294 298 312 333 340 376 378 381 383 386 391 393 395 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 420 421 435 683. Jones 13 24 37 85 99 109 130 425 533 643 657. Jones 499 500 547 685 687. Jones 692. Jones Phil. Col. 657 667. Jones Sir Theophilus 434 438 440 518 532 687. Jones Doctor 434. Jones Sir Tho. 529. Jones Sam. 643. Jones John Col. 671. Joyce 253 255. Ireland 22. Rebellion 45 46 47 49. Adventurers 54. Cessation 71 72. Proposals 74. Cessation 78 297. Peace 381 384 398 401 403 410 412 417 419 427 433 434 438 448 504. Irish 79 81 91 194 244. Ireton 140 145 162 166 188 206 207 208 245 249 253 257 258 260 286 293 307 321 338 356 375 378 384 386 394 405 406 408 421 427 443 444 507 510 683. Ireton 676 679 682. Judges their Resolutions 12. Letter to the King 13. Message to them 15. Their opinion 16. Questions to them 16. Their opinion of Ship money 24 91 169 367 372 374 389 392 431 433 496. In Scotland 508 509 518 519 700. Junto of State 444. Juxton 23 44 364 368 369 370. K KAnt 505. Keble 244 337 374. Kedley 495. Keeble 405. Kelsey 251 671 679 686 692. Kelsith Lady 481. Kemish 200 303 304 316 338 346 357. Kemp 285. Kempson 290. Kendrick 248 249. Kenedy 120 122. Kenmorret 558. Kennet 577. Kenoule Lord 439 569 570 598. Kensey 654. Kent Earl 74 219 265 285 287 294 295 296 299 350 351 364 409. Kenton 399. Ker Col. 140 191 192 206 438 461 462 469 470 471 484. Kerle 101 103. Kern 102 198. Kertlington 130. Kesar 406. Ketcher 631. Keys 577. Kiffin 363 440 691. Kildare Earl 262 330. Kilketto Earl 225 283. Killegrew 75 119 120 121 134 192 220 235 237 239 251 257 323 327 328 329 330 339 691. Kilsmore 572. Kimbolton 50 64. King 92 406 435 697. King 82 94 166 193 207 213 233 237 241 339. Kings Armes 463. Kings Evil 248. Kingly Office abolished 380. Kingston Earl 68 82 120. Kinninore 558. Kinmore 559 560 561 573 574 588. Kirk 220 226 236 263 420 435 439 440 443 456 458 461 490 496 500 505 507 511 512 514 515 517 522 530 532 535. Knight 333 397 419. Knight 587. Knighthood money 2 33 45. Knightley 252. Knelles 363. Knox 28. Kolketoth 249. L. LAgerfield 544 584 594 636. Lagoâ 667. Lamb Doctor 10 17. Lambert 103 120 127 131 147 219 247 257 260 267 268 271 272 274 275 277 286 295 303 305 307 309 310 315 316 317 318 319 320 322 324 330 331 332 334 339 341 342 343 353 357 363 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 384 391 408 409 410 411 426 444 447 451 452 463 469 470 471 487 488 489 490 491 492 493 497 499 503 507 509 510 511 513 514 524 527 547 574 590 670 682 683 675 677 678 679 680 681 671 673 685 686 687 689 691 692 693 694. Lambert 681. Lane 39 43 85 120 215. Laney 120. Langdale 61 95 129 130 131 133 137 144 145 146 184 185 302 303 305 306 307 309 310 315 316 317 318 322 327 328 342 377 426. Langham 273 295 301 618. Langley 269. Lannerick 275 331 332 335 339. Lapis Calaminaris 630 631. Lassells 331 333 433. Laud 2 8 10 11 15 16 17 18 21 22 24 25 28 30 32 38 39 41 71 73 76 79 82 83 84 85 86 91 92 93 97 101 104 105 106 117 118. Lauderdale 247 257 270 325 334 442 499 500 501 690 691. Laughern 82 84 119 130 135 136 137 141 160 161 162 167 185 186 187 191 194 198 200 212 223 237 238 146 257 258 286 290 293 297 298 304 305 306 312 316 325 343 379 383 384 406 432 453. Law reformed 439 458 459 460 494 569. Lawyers 415. Lawrence 126 198 325 475 618 657 667 679. Lawson 455 554 555 582 587 683 684 685 686 688 690 691. Lay 7. Layfield 267 293. Layton 269. Leak 67 191. Lee 139 243 289. Lee 346 684. Leg 44 55 135 142 167 282 305 329 399 588. Le Hunt 473 483. Leicester Earl 18 44 45 48 88 137. Leicester Countess 392 394. Leigh 100. Leighton Doctor 14. Lemmon 401 474. Lenox Duke 110 114 189. Lenthall 73 74 76 162 166 264 389 395 397 546 555 591 671 684 686 688 692. Leopold Archduke 251 391 394 402 574. Leppington Lord 191. Lesley 34 64 78 82 83 86 88 99 101 161 163 165 166 167 169 186 209 231 249 251 272 332 333 389 402 431 437 440 450 452 453 455 458 460 462 472 473 481 490 498 501. L'Estrange 114 116 117. Letchmore 692. Letters 79 80 82 89 94 99 147 188 190 191 194 195 196 197 204 209 211 213 214 223 239 347 250 251 255 259 261 266 279 281 284 288 335 396 408 412 432 458 494. Levellers 383 384 385 386 387 388 408 409 410 411 432. Leven 86 89 95 104 126 138 147 158 159 161 184 188 190 192 211 219 222 233 234 235 237 239 240 241 242 244 291 306 332 335 338 449 453 455 457 484 498 501 502 673. Leviston 460 470. Lewen 449. Lewis 148 149 151 244 256 268 290 291 379. Lexinton Lord 110. Leymouth Lord 134. Leyton 200. Libberton Lord 413 414 418 419 422 423 425 426 455. Libertines 430. Lidcot 170 222 361 482 488. Liddel 198. Lichfield Earl 169. Lightfoot 43. Lilburn 312 313 315. Lilburn 324. Lilburn 80 160 162 186 219 227 246 247 252 253 254 263 269 270 272 276 279 280 282 284 285 289 290 321 326 329 330 357 360 376 378 381 382 383 384 385 387 399 405 418 419 420 488 492 495 501 509 511 512 513 547 549 551 553 554 555 556 570 581 671 679 686. Lilly 144 329 332 538. Limbrey 478. Lincolne Bishop 2 3 8 25 37. Lincolne Earl 228 271 283 394. Lindsey Earl 23 26 40 59 61 67 107 108 145 146 208 218. Lingen 223 318 325. Lion of Aisema 515. Lisle 54 145 328 329. Lisle Lord Viscount 87 137 194 196 198 205 210 235 239 243 246 247 248 249 376 394 425 474 527 543 551 653 654 657 662 667 675. Lisle 569 587 598. Lisle 148 149 285 287 374 396 399
411 425 552 562 568 576 583 588 643 657 667 668 671. Lister 474. Littleton 13 32 39 52 54 56 57 65 67 166. Littleton 391 394. Littleton 244. Littleton 337. Littleton Sir Thomas 83 110. Litton 63 643. Livesey 132 306 314 320. Lloyd 116 190 208 235 302 440 455 477 643. Lloyd 643. Loan 2 7 8 9 33. Lockart Col. 658 666 673 686. Lockier 384 562. Loe 43 684. Lofius 235 402 407. Loignar Marquess 560. Lollards 2. London 17 33 73 75 76 81 82 83 84 86 93 103 106 110 129 130 140 143 152 189 204 212 213 235 237 254 255 258 260 263 264 265 267 270 272 273 275 283 299 301 302 303 305 306 307 308 311 313 315 320 321 322 323 330 353 358 389 391 420 432 522 545 564 683 685 686 690 696 697 698 700. Londonderry Bishop 92. Long 14 74 85 132 238 256 259 268 270 290 294 308 643 692. Long 669. Lonnerick 74. Lords of the Articles 29. Lorne Lord 555 556 559 571 574 595 596 597 598. Lorrain Duke 439 479 480 481 482 483 504 514 562 574 575. Lort 297. Louden Lord 18 30 31 32 111 120 122 131 457 458 595. Love 195. Lovelace Lord 76 352. Love Minister 123 408 474 484 485 486 487 490 493 502 503. Love 283 355. Love 685. Loughborough L d 146 319 329 343 370. Louthian 121 167 169 186. Louthian Lord 457. Low 91. Lower 119 197. Lucas 59 316. Lucas 197. Lucas Sir Charles 89 151 169 302 307 308 309 310 311 314 317 323 326 327 328 329 330. Lucas Lord 191. Lucy 581 643. Ludlow 90 100 105 117 174 376 425 447 476 507 519 520 525 530 533 671 674 678 679 681 686 687. Luke 122 140 143 161 238. Lumsden 234 500. Lunsden 455. Luther 148 149. Lydcot Col. 52. Lynne 671. Lyster 642. M. MAbbold 389. Mac-art 304 432 436. Mac-grigger 587. Mac-Mahon 46. Mac-Moghun 443. Macquier 461 108 120 124 126 128 270. Macquier and Mac Mahon 95 100 101 103 106 107. Macro 271. Mackworth 59 92 95 211 359 494 495 502. Magna Charta 9 10 11 13. Major 163. Major Generals 622. Maitland 69 106 107 120 334. Malbon 372. Maleverer 101 275 288. Mallet 102 188. Malton 430. Manasses Ben Israel 618 665. Manby 512. Manchester Earl 32 67 68 69 72 75 77 81 82 83 85 86 87 88 89 92 93 97 99 100 101 104 110 118 134 188 191 265 657 694. Mancini 666. Mandevil 35. Manfield 187. Manly 469 692. Manning 90 618. Mansel 512. Manterent 201. Manton 653. Mainwaring Doctor 8 20 11 12. Manwaring 63 170 236 250 251. Marckam 130 200 506 687. Marre 157 493 654. Marrow 90 96. Marshall 118 119 122 123 220 237 240 241 247 254 267 285 287 293 295 336. Martial Law 1 7 318. Martin 118. Martin 10 14 68 192 226 269 324 332 362 371 376 384 395 398 400 402 403 404 424 440 545. Mary Princess 17. Mashâm 308 309 312 315 319 322 376 425 474. Maskam 588. Mason 13 170 206 307 574. Masque of the Inns of Court 18 19 20 21. Massey 503. Massey Col. 61 64 68 72 77 82 83 85 86 87 91 93 94 99 100 101 102 113 114 129 130 133 136 137 139 141 142 143 144 147 149 150 153 156 157 158 159 162 165 169 184 201 209 211 214 215 220 221 223 229 230 232 233 246 247 256 262 264 265 270 290 354 356 363 436 437 449 472 482 483 484 486 487 489 493 494 496 497 498 500 502 506 675. Mathews 85 211 532. Maurice 352. Maurice Prince 60 86 89 93 98 109 117 119 120 129 130 133 139 140 145 184 185 189 215 218 219 220 260 395 399 414 471 547. Maxwell Lord 104. Maxwell 39 128. May 394 424. May Sir Humphrey 10 14. Mayerne 657. Maynard 37 40 41 48 56 79 111 184 199 275 666 691. Maynard Sir John 256 270 271 277 290 291 292. Maynard Lord 106 271. Mayo 407 560. Mazen 92. Meadow 618 622 656. Meers 197. Meldrum Sir John 59 75 78 93 100 127 128 133 135 141 143 241. Meldrum 121. Meltwold 512. Melvin 11. Mercer 304 425 497 498. Mercy 94. Meredith 92 230 400 519. Merlay 103 105. Merryman 298 588. Mervin 410. Message 1 2 3 9 10 11 12 32 92 447. Metcalf 230. Meyrick Sir John 60 62 111 236. Middleton Sir Tho. 73 74 75 88 90 94 96 97 99 100 102 116 119 132 137 140 143 170 494. Middleton 318. Middleton 204 246 276 309 376 387 436 462 463 472 477 481 482 501 502 554 555 557 558 561 562 573 574 576 579 580 581 582 586 587 588 589 596 597 599. Middlesex Earl 271 321 323 329. Midhup 277. Mildmay 76 102 103 235 291 308 310 376 425 452 460 469 471 474 509 537 643 674. Militia 52 53 54 55 56 57 124 125 127 128 162 191 192 203 263 270 278 313 317 356. Mill 667. Milles 679. Miller 694. Milton 633. Miners 643. Ministers 72 99 131 187 207 300 346 383 420 428 441 442 455 458 459 461 463 471 480 486 545 551 581 588 590. Minn 86 94 232. Minnes 557 572 681. Mitton 76 78 86 87 116 118 129 134 140 170 186 197 198 203 206 208 210 213 218 219 221 222 224 229 231 245 246 247 250 252 284 286 290 307 321 333 335 409 429 502. Mobbot 329. Mohun 165 202 241 397. Molineux Lord 72 96 195. Molton 433. Momma 630 632. Mondy 380. Monk 77 89 206 231 248 275 277 291 293 302 304 322 333 334 335 336 381 384 395 397 400 401 402 403 404 406 451 463 469 474 490 491 493 498 500 501 502 503 504 506 507 509 510 539 542 548 553 554 560 561 562 570 580 581 582 583 585 587 588 589 657 665 668 671 672 673 674 677 678 679 680 681 682 683 684 685 686 687 688 689 690 691 692 693 694 695 696. Mounmouth Earl 138. Monopolies 29 37. Monroe 96 214 327 328 330 331 332 334 335 336 378 410 419 420 504 588. Montecuculi Count 375. Montgomery 413 415 419 482 501. Montross 35 84 88 94 127 134 136 137 138 142 151 154 161 163 165 167 169 185 186 194 197 207 212 221 223 382 384 385 388 389 395 408 410 413 414 419 420 421 422 423 425 426 428 435 436 437 439 440 441 443 444 460 483 579. His Son 571 574 582 589 595. Montruel 201 221 223. Moody 314. Moor Lord 47 48 50. Moor 7 89 160 167 169 188. Moor 582. Mordant Lord 694. Mordant 666 676. More 439. Morgan General 8. Morgan Col. 131 147 151 160 170 184 185 190 200 204 205 106 207 211 212 214 221 223 291 533 555 569 570 571 573 574 575 576 579 580 581 582 583 587 588 589 595 668 682 686. Morgan 672. Morley 142 344 642 671 678 682 683 684 685 686 689 690. Morly 74 87 99. Morrice 239 382 405 407
353 357 367 386 647 657. Piementel 559 584 596 598. Piggot 283. Pile 383. Pilson 327. Pinchback 493. Pindar Sir Paul 17. Pindar 395. Pine 390 425 432 459 474. Pits 101. Pitcher 360. Pitsford 358. Pitman 200 201. Pitson 461. Plague 2 23 24. Player 248. Plot 75 96 296 400 486 573 574 599 644 673 677 682 683 662 663. Plumbley 558. Pockley 587. Pocklington 315. Poe 162 249. Poll-money 45. Pool 125. Pool Sir Nevil 68 102. Pool 682. Poor Prisoners 403 408 433 574. Pope 454. Popham 91 134 185 233 375 376 384 385 391 398 408 418 432 440 455 461 476 483 495 501. Popham 425 642 657 685. Popish Counsellors 3. Porey 254 273. Porter 59 89 153 194 206. Portland Earl 167 275. Pots 252 329. Potley 69 381. Potter 249 487 575 579. Poulke 645. Poulton 97 407. Powell 148 244 304 305 306 325 370 378 379 382 383 384 386 406 533. Powel 340. Powel Vavasour 523. Powis Lord 102 154. Poyer 294 296 297 298 299 300 302 303 305 306 309 312 316 325 370 379 382 383 384. Poyntz 147 148 154 156 158 160 161 163 165 167 169 170 184 185 186 187 188 193 206 208 209 219 229 230 232 234 235 245 257 258 262 264 265 519. Preaching Troopers 238. Precedence 4. Presbyterians 151 187 212 233 360 422 426 444 458 480 486 491 497 500 528. Presbyterie 165 167 184 275 276. Prescot 412. Preston 263 286 320 403 427 430 431 436. Preston 519. Price 100 129 140 166 221 237 238 253 272 305 306. Prichard 200. Pride 145 195 246 305 354 355 362 404 419 424 426 442 456 667. Pride Sir Thomas 657. Prideaux 67 73 88 118 120 337 341 352 382 399 411 474 583 667 676. Priests 4. Primate 512 521. Primers 473. Prin 18 21 25 31 36 37 73 103 129 258 261 340 362 691. Prince 275 382 383. Privy Seals 9. Priviledges 9 37 48 50 51 118 155 184 230 235 287 383. Proby 382. Proclamation 1 2 26 37 48 72 75 82 407 410 450 451 558 561. Projectors 37 384. Propagation of the Gospel 424 427 487 504 518 535. Prophet 284 286 360 383. Propositions nineteen 57. For Peace 63. 161 189 190 214 220 222 228 235 270 271 273 274 276 277 278 282 312 314 317 318 319 339 354 378 413 431 438 489 490. Protestants of France 2. Protestation 4 6 12 42 49 51 57. Protectour 552. Proclaimed 558. His Inauguration 661. Psalms 411. Publick Register 424 512. Publick Faith 58 497 549 591 592. Puckering 472 476 487. Pudsey 291. Puffey 437. Puleston 337 390 392 405. Purefoy 75 80 83 86 97 123 128 140 231 234 376 425 474. Pury 237 261. Pye 91 132 144 157 160 237 252 254 257 258 259 266 269 323 351. Pye Sir Robert 687 690. Pym 6 10 12 31 36 37 39 40 41 42 52 54 63 66 165. Pyne 79 80 93. Q. QUakers 549 564 592 599 624 678. Queen Mother 28. Queens Family distasted 8. Her pennance 8. To Holland 52. Queen of Sweden 515. Resignation 566 578 617 618 647. R. RAck 11. Radcliffe 643. Rainsborough 132 136 143 145 146 166 202 206 207 208 223 249 250 252 253 260 265 266 273 280 286 287 289 290 300 303 304 305 326 328 335 339 341 357 382 458. Rainsborough 693. Ralegh 691. Ramsey 16. Ramsey 26 61. Ranelagh 240. Rantzow Lord 682. Ratcliff 37 222 316 340 343. Raymund 643. Rea Lord 16 104 203 391. Rea Isle 8 9. Read 136 306. Read 672. Read 672. Recognition 587 588 677. Redman 116. Reeves 330 438. Religion 1 12 382. Remonstrance 4 7 10 11 30 49 212 226 258 268 350. Representation 438. Reynolds 154 157 192 300 357 358 386 387 391 394 399 400 402 403 404 417 418 421 427 432 434 437 438 439 440 441 443 475 482 484 485 486 489 502 514 518 519 521 522 523 528 529 537 544 682 683 685 689. Reynolds 389 671 691 692 693. Reynoldson 381 382. Reynor 144. Rich Lord 137 248 321. Rich 158 202 211 238 245 247 249 253 260 266 300 307 314 316 324 328 330 354 374 386 425 469 481 491 492 570 588 684 685 691. Rich 654. Richardson Judge 16. Richardson 672 687. Richilieu 22 31 39. Richmond 31 59 111 113 115 120 151 191 208 218 259 261 275 368 372. Rigby 73 87 89 241 306. Right of the Subject 9. Riley 75 147. Rivers 59 327 643. Roberts Lord 84 89 90 92 93 96 98 99 100 114 119 140 188 227. Roberts Sir Will. 276 618 657. Roberts 512 654. Robinson 91 425 692. Robinson 220 427 429 654 667 680 684 687 588 689 690 694. Rochel 2 8 9 10 11. Rochford 268. Roden 676. Rodes 327. Rogers 394. Rogers 535 579 580 617. Rolf 310 312 315 321 323 329 330 333. Rollo 137. Rollock 26. Rolph 654. Rolls 11 12 83 169 185 337 338 343 363 372 376 383 425 433 474 581 583 588. Rolt 618 624 633. Rookesby 455. Roscommon 268. Rossiter 80 101 109 130 131 132 140 145 146 147 156 161 163 170 184 185 188 191 192 213 230 245 246 256 257 314 315 343 350 400. Rosenwing 581. Rothes Earl 499. Rouse 77 137 170 187 227 243 550 553 656 657. Rouse 554. Row 45 161 210 334. Row 396. Rowling 326. Row Owen 391 394 401 402 403 404 406. Roxborough Earl 29 74 90. Royal Word 10. Rudlee 550. Rudyard Sir Ben. 10 207 237 272. Rupert Prince 23 25 60 61 64 66 67 78 80 85 88 89 99 109 119 127 130 131 138 139 140 145 145 161 162 165 166 167 184 185 186 189 192 211 215 218 219 220 234 260 319 343 351 368 381 385 391 393 395 399 407 409 413 414 426 427 429 430 433 442 443 447 454 455 460 462 470 471 482 502 507 511 519 520 526 543 544 547 549 550 554 558 571. Rushworth 156 512 658. Russel 66 146 160 209 234 309 364 391 408 505 657. Ruthen 65 66 98 457 474 657. Ruthen Lord 677. Rutland Earl 73 74 151 191 233 285 386 390 392 395 406. Rutsford 85. Ryley Col. 547. Ryley 666. S. SAbrand 201. Sackvile 169. Sadler 148 396 435 483 512 682. Saint Albans Lord 400. St. Aubyn 243. St. George 290. St. John Lord 60 621 692. St. John 24 37 42 54 56 67 73 76 84 118 120 122 152 199 229 258 347 351 372 376 411 425 444 473 474 476 477 479 484 500 503 508 509 523 545 588 657 671 681 687. St. John 399. St. John 500. St. Leger 121. St. Nicholas 643. St. Paul Lord 116 161. Salisbury Earl 30 63 75 96 118 120 188 191 219 223 228 265 285 290 329 376 391 409 410 411 425 509. Salisbury 643. Salmon 287 430 432 667 671 679 695. Saltmarsh 67 196 286. Salway 99 230 242 297. Samon 127. Sanders 106 434 642. Sanderson Col. 17 159 193 225 247 252 310 313. Sandford 88 312 671. Sandys Col. 61 96 97
237 255 279. Savile Sir John 13. Savile Sir Will. 75. Savile Lord 108 119 132 134 138 148 149 151 152 153 155 156 169 228 260 261. Savile Cap. 100. Savile 643. Savoy Duke 617. Sawer 144. Say and Seal Lord 31 35 39 44 60 61 63 64 83 137 152 154 188 190 191 207 232 237 265 272 329 657. Say 682. Say 474. Sayer 503. Scaph Lord 439 443 504 509 530. Scilliard 643. Scobel 374 387 591 687. Scot 186 280 285 376 425 471 474 499 642 671 681 682 685 686 687 688 689 690 692. Scots 22 25. Their Parliament 29 30. Declar'd Rebells 33. Their Petition 34. Demands 34 35 38. Interpose 56. Enter England 64 75. Commissioners 77. Remonstrance 149 160 170 190 200 207 208 210 211 213 218 220 224 226 227 232 234 236 239 240 274 277 278 285 286 296 299 300 304 325 331 365 371 378 380 381 392 397 402 412 413 423 428 443 446 453 456 461 470 475 477 497. Scowen 254. Scroop Lord 186 187. Scroop 261 297 314 315 319 321 384 386 387 413. Scudamore 159 308. Scurlock 498 505 519 524. Seaman 336 554. Seamour 92 120 165 194. Seamoor Lord 191 215 275. Seafort 576 597. Seaforth Earl 461. Sea Fight 487 508 509 511 513 517 520 526 528 532 543 544 547 566. Great Seal 67 74 75 170 187 219 223 227 229 230 238 139 244 267 294 295 296 299 300 362 364 372 374 382 433 462 530 568 643 676 679 687 690 691 694. Sedgewicks 598. Sedley 249. Selby 235. Selden 3 6 8 10 12 13 14 18 22 37 56 66 68 73 137 163 199 238 250 259 359 401 590 597. Self-denying Ordinance 113 114 117 118 133 140 255 322. Sergeants at Law 337 347 350 352. Sergeant 654. Settlement of the Nation 645 646 660. Service Book 25. Sexby 249 327. Seys 692. Shambrook 314. Shapcott 597. Shatterdon 643. Shawcrosse 676. Sheffield 66 94 132 136 143 157 160 242 252. Shelden 120 126 242 259 283 287. Shelton 32. Shepherd 249 677. Sherland 6. Sherley 121. Sherlock 434. Sherrington 130. Sherwyn 669. Sherwood 654. Shilbourn 436. Ship-money 7 22 23 37 39 45 56. Shipwith 654. Shrewsbury Earl 222. Shuttleworth 88 96. Sibbalds 379. Sibthorp 8 12. Sicklemore 643. Sikes 535. Silvercroon 512 514. Sims 432. Simson 572 587. Simkins 206. Sindercomb 644 645. Sinclere Lord 691. Skeimister 315. Skinner 352. Skippon 54 62 73 75 97 98 102 104 120 132 133 134 135 138 139 145 146 147 154 158 166 187 188 191 203 234 235 238 240 241 243 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 302 304 305 306 307 312 315 318 320 323 324 325 376 386 387 391 394 404 425 444 459 474 657 667 675. Slain Lord 530. Slamning 61 67. Slaughter 125. Sleford Earl 194. Sleigh 322. Slingsby 414 422 431 448 666. Smith 227 239 359 617. Smith 85 100 120 121 123 131 205 312 386 409 425 430. Smith 525 579 672. Smithby 360. Smithson 135 328 693. Soames 390. Sommerset 184. Soveraign Power 10. Southby 643. Southerton 643. Southampton Earl 59 65 110 111 113 114 115 120 124 127 189 191 208 215 275. Spain 2. Spanish Fleet 30. Sparling 558 681. Sparrow 512. Speaker 50 384 391 406 644 677 681. Speech 36 37 38. About the Militia 53 57. Peace 80. Jure divino 94 114 149 344 347 372 392 415 441 450 460 568 582 592 666 696. Spencer 69 191. Spiering 509 512. Spilman 676. Spirits 140. Spotswood 22 441 442. Squire 121. Staffe 519. Stamford Earl 58 61 64 83 157 170 235 237 290 643 669. Stamp 207. Standard at Nottingham 59. Marleborough 82. Stanhop 643. Stanley 141 253 419 530. Stapely 425. Stapleley 376. Stapleton Sir Philip 54 58 61 70 71 83 84 93 111 139 149 151 188 239 252 256 259 268 269 287. Stapleton 290. Starre 205. Star-chamber 12 13 14 24 25. Stedman 394 654. Steel 291 300 361 362 375 378 397 405 512 581 674 679. Steel 658. Stephens 134 506. Stephenson 132. Stepkin 315 324. Stern 118 120. Stevens 405. Steward 123 126 137 189 205 222 248 286 308 361 362. Steyner 549 579 643 681. Stidolph 394. Stirke 356. Stiles 306. Stoaks 536 554 681. Stockdale 193. Stone 126 142 146 195 324. Stoner 537. Story 681. Stourton Lady 209. Stowell 337 380 408 448 556 557 597. Stradling 160 187 304 316. Strafford Earl 30 31 32 33 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43. Strange Lord 59. Straughan 438 439 440 451 452 461 462 463 470 484. Strettam 138. Strickland 59 76 90 158 189 243 268 318 357 388 409 423 442 447 473 474 476 484 531 620 621 622 625 628 629 630 633 634 635 638 639 657 667 679 682 687 688. Strickland Sir Will. 657. Strode 13 37 50 141 165 238. Strong 192 291. Strowd 99. Stuart Sir Robert 398 410. Stuart Sir James 483 510 519. Stubber 423. Style 1 78 291 361 362 363 366 367 368 374 375 389. Style 643. Subscriptions 31. Subsidies 1 3 9 32. Sufferers 3 o Car. 238. Suffolk Earl 220 271. Sunderland Earl 69. Supple 529. Sutherland 440 582. Swain 582. Swanley 81 82 83 85 100 118 119 129 230. Sweden 14 17 22 23 117 134 274. Swinhoe 169. Sydney 237 246 249 473 478 671 673 692. Sydenham 71 90 91 111 129 208 394 482 588 619 644 655 667 668 671 673 678 679 687. Syler 488. Symbal 271. Symmonds 411. Syppins 101 133. T. TAffy Lord 47 283 290 291 504 557. Talbot 77 180 184. Talbot Lord 222 494. Tanner 654. Tate 113. Taylour 125 166 307 399 448 527 654 682. Tempest 312 313 643. Temple Lady 149 152 154. Temple 84 102 124 138 160 166. Temple 204 238 240 249 272 312 338 352. Temple Sir Peter 389. Tender Consciences 404 405 591 592. Test 377 383. Tewleday 244. Thanet Earl 78 102 306. Thelwel 394. Thimbleby 85. Thomas 45 113 130 657. Mac Thomas 440. Thomlinson 408 512 560 687. Thomond Earl 184 206 404. Thomson 239 325. Thornhaugh 162 184 275 327 399 405. Thorney 116 190 379. Thornton 295 308. Thorp 337 363 390 394 405 643 687. Throgmorton 157. Throgmorton 386 524 525 643. Thurloe 122 480 549 584 620 623 646 647 665 666 667 670 690. Thurlane 643. Thyn 206. Tichburn Sir Henry 47 124 291. Tichburn 248 267 286 459 460 503 509 523 581 622 643 652 679 680. Tidsley 207 238 332 495 502. Tienman 458. Tillier 140 144. Tilsbury 85. Tilshead 196. Tilsley 100. Tindal 137. Title of King 646. Protectour 648 677. Tithes 535 543 546 682. Titus 253 335 498. Toll 225. Tomes 298. Tomkins 192. Tomkins and Chaloner 66. Tomlins 169 191. Tomlinson 133 266 358 369 658. Tomson 386 387 388 474 671 679 681 685 690. Tonnage and Poundage 7 11 12 45 55 Tot Lord 584 586 593. Tottel 486. Tothil 384. Townly 434. Townsend 671 687. Treasons 385 563. Treaty at Rippon 35. At Oxford 63 64 65 92 110. Vxbridge 117
Witter 574. Wogan 295 296 298 299 300 304 305 420 421 426 440 571 573. Wolchier 169. Wolf 339. Wolley 643 693. Wolseley Sir Charles 620 647 657 667 670. Woodcock 220. Woodhouse 643. Woolaston 380. Woolaston 383. Worcester Earl 61 64 184 214 224 227 230 235 272 289 294 498. Worden 121 382. Worseley 61. Worth 643. Wortley 646. Wrangel Lord 584 593 594 668. Wray 137 191 199. Wren 45 310 380 692. Wright Doctor 483. Wright 483 529 550 672. Wright 665. Wroth 390. Wyer 452. Wyke 430 432. Wyren 643. Y. YArd 90. Yarrington 45 310 380. Yeoman 66. Yeomans 397. Yongstall 549 558 573. Yooker 643. York Duke 218 220 221 226 235 236 293 302 307 319 320 409 419 459 460 575 618 695 696. Young 167 202 245 259 643. Young 396 502. Young Patrick 401. Young 577. Z. ZAnchey Col. 302 308 389 420 421 429 485 486 500 506 514 515 521 534 557 671 676 679 683 685. Zouch Doctor 581. FINIS ERRATA a Denotes the first Column b the second Column PAge 7 b line 31. for Common read Commons 17 b l. 15. for Cholars r. Scholars 19 b l. 3. for number r. member l. 69. for Commissioners r. Committees 43 a l. 32. for 6. H. 8. r. 1. H. 4. l. 34. for 20. r. 10. 55 a l. 9. for note r. vote l. 18. for Repeats r. Repeals 61 a l. 34. for Slamning r. Slanning 76 b l. 45. for three r. eight l. 64. for 1800. r. 18000. 113. a l. 4. for Lord r. Lords 114. a l. 66. for promise r. propose 116 b l. 68. for Pubeck r. Purbeck 125 b l. 56. for where r. were 126 b l. 4. for Gentlemen r. Gentlemen 142 b l. 29. for Lord r. Lieutenant 184 b l. 56. for to r. of 187 b l. 45. for Commissioners r Commissions l 46. for plead r. pleading 188 b l. 23. for Lord r. Lieutenant 210 b l. 11. for Letter r. Better 227 a l. 12. for Kings r. King 229 b l. 59. for Norvey r. Norvoy 247 a l. 8. for it r. them l. 41. for and r. at l. 52. after Enable r. him 256 a l. 63. for Castle r. Cattle 257 b l. 21. after Parliament r. men 276 a l. 46. for within r. with him 298 a l. 73. for 800 r. 8000. 322 b l. 15. for many r. may l. 54. for again r. against 327 a in the Margent for Preson wight r. Preston fight 344 b l. 37. for Chivalier r. Chivaliers 346 a l. 21. for Domium r. Dominum 371 In the Title for during c. r. In the year 1648. 377 a l. 35. for Lord houses r. Lords house 390 b l. 42. after Elections r. and to l. 62. for setting r. seeing 387 a l. 73. after are r. not b l. 43. dele and. 395 b last line after laid r. aside 401 a l. 19. for Manuscript r. Manuscripts 402 b l. 18. after Composition r. for 413 b l. 15. for Layds r. Layrd l. 32. for Dr. r. Duke l. 45. for wro r. who 415 a l. 43. for Chivalters r. Chivaliers l. 44. for ep qu'ls soint estcus in pleni r. quils soient esleus en plein b in the Margent for 37. r. 371. 416 a l. 21. for sewe r. serve 417 a l. 30. for my r. may 418 b l. 20. for for r. from 419 a l. 69 and 70. r. thus save their Estates which are very great would willingly comply 420 a l. 54. dele sent 424 a l. 55. after there r. is 425 b l. 54. for Alderman r. Alexander 426 a l. 21. for Commoners r. Commissioners b l. 15. for free r. fee. l. 48 for he was r. they were 428 b l. 36. for Loved r. Lived 434 b l. 30. for âyes r. tyes 446 a l. 10. after surely r. by 449 a l. 65. for may r. many 460 b a l. 52. after Laws r. of In the third page following a l. 46. for Kind r. King b l. 63. after it r. is 526 b l. 2. dele to 546 a l. 67. for Scots r. Scots 547 a l. 41. after Civility r. to the. l. 45. after which r. he 561 b l. 47. for Lords r. Lorns 564 a l. 2. for as r. or 566 b l. 37. for Chaunt r. Chanute 576 b l. 6. for Bond r. Bundt l. 8. after Chancellor make a stop 580 a ãâã 14. after to r. make l. 44. after to r. be 581 a l. 7. after out r. of 582 b l. 1. for Judicial r. Judaical l. 13. for that r. the. 588 b l. 17. for the taking an act of moneys r. for taking the accounts of moneys received 591 b l. 4. for Erit r. Eric 595 a l. 51. for where r. were 596 b l. 16. after likely r. to 597 a l. 4. after was r. it 599 b l. 63. for Exton near Marlborough r. Edninston near Farington 603 a l. 51. for Exemption r. Execution b l. 66. for promise r. procure l. 67. for another r. answer 606 a l. 14. for Exemption r. Execution 608 b l. 27. for Blunt r. Blundt 627 b l. 34. for Gods r. Goods 633 b l. 10. for procession r. profession 646 a l. 14. for adventures r. adventures Ibid. in the last line after Debate r. is 659 b l. 5. for Enjoyning r. Enjoying 683 b l. 1. for Bunch r Dunch 689 b l. 41. for delivered r. Directed l. 63. for argument r. agreement 697 a l. 70. for the r. they To the Bookbinder Page 7 and 8 of G g g being Transposed you are desired to cut it off and turn the Leafe Tac. Hist lib. 4. Lucian de Hist scr * âraef ad A ng Tac. Hist l. 4. Corn. Nep. Voss pr. ad lib. de Hist Lat. Mar. 27. K. Charles Proclaimed Bucks his Favourite The Kings Marriage Desires to change his Stile June 18. A Parliament The Kings Speech The Commons prest for Redress of Grievances The Parliament Dissolved Proclamation against Papists A General Loan 1 Car. I. The Fleets ill Success The Plague rages in London The Term adjourned to Reading Coke Another Parliament to meet Feb. 6. The Coronation Speeches to the Parliament Grievances The Kings Letter to the Speaker And Specches Common Fame Bristols Petition Message from the King Articles against Bristol Articles by Bristol against the Duke Bristols Answer to the Charge Articles of the Commons against the Duke D. Diggs and Sr. J. Elliot committed to the Tower The Lords Petition for Arundels's Release 2 Car. I. The Queens French Servants sent home A War with France The Duke of Bucks before Rochel Refusers to pay the Loan imprison'd Arch-bishop Abbot suspended Habeas Corpus The Enlish beaten at the Isle of Rea. A Parliament Mar. 17. The King's Speech Lord Reeper's Speech Grievances Resolutions in Parliament Vote 5 Subsidies Voted The Subjects Right Privilege Message Petition Acts of State Royal Word Message Message Petition of Right Letter from the King Sovereign power D. Manwaring Answer to the Petition of Right Message Manwaring Message Message Message
Petition Another answer to the Petition of Right June 7th Dr. Lambe Votes against Bishop Neal and Laud and the Duke Remonstrance Message Remonstrance Parliament Prorogued to Octo. 20. The Duke stabbed by Felton Parliament Prorogued to Jan. 20. Merchants imprisoned for Tunnage and Poundage Felton Tunnage and Poundage Jan. 20. King's Speech Message Message for Tunnage and Poundage The Commons declaration The King's Answer Grievances Message Votes Protestation Message Members committed Parliament dissolved King's Speech Resolutions of Judges Habeas corpus Habeas corpus Habeas corpus Information in the-Star Chamber against the Members Habeas corpus The Judges perplext Members taken off Good behaviour Proceedings against Selden c. Information in the Star-chamber Information in the Kings Bench. Prohibitions Queen of Bohemia A Peace with France Prince Charls born May 29. King of Sweden Dr. Leighton stygmatized Peace with Spain King of Sweden Marquess Hambleton Papists in Ireland Earl of Essex Impropriations Huntley The High Commission Court Message to the Chief Justice The King 's express Command The Judges answer Walter dies His Opinion His Patent Lord Audley's Tryal Rea and Ramsey Appeal of Treason Judges Opinions Sir Nich. Hyde Questions to the Judges touching the Clergy Oxford Book of Sports Repair of Pauls Sir Paul Pindar The Princess Mary born Ambassador to Sweden Dr. Lamb. City of London fined Judge Whitelocke dies Abbot dies Laud made Archbishop of Canterbury Wentworth sent into Ireland King of Sweden slain Wallestein murthered Prynne's Histriomastix Prynne sent to the Tower The King's progress to Scotland October 13. the Duke of York born October 18. Masque of the Inns of Court Dr. Bastwick Bishops independent of the King Mare liberum Mare clausum Shipmoney Ambassador of Sweden slighted Noy dies Balmerino Treasurer Weston dies Sir Edw. Coke dies Spotswood A Fleet set out Lord Keeper's Speech The peace at Praguë Hollandârs present Juxton made Treasurer Letters for Shipmony Laud's Visitation Northumberland Admiral Ferdinand the 2d Hampden refuses Ship-money Judges Opinion about Ship-money Croke alters his mind Arundel sent to the Emperor Burton Bastwick Pâyn Prince Elector defeated Sentence against Bishop of Lincoln Osbaldston Laud's Warrant Troubles in Scotland Proclamations Scot's Petition Hamilton Covenanters Answ The King's Declaration Covenanters Protest Hamilton's Proposals Declaration Covenanters protest Argile Covenanters prepare for War Calvin Whitgift's Articles Episcopacy restored The Queen mother in England Preparations for War with the Scots Arundel General Declaration The Covenanters Answer The King at York revokes several projects and Monopolies Articles of pacification The Covenanters perform not Assembly at Edenburgh Parliament Lords of the Articles The Parliament in Scotland prorogu'd Their Declaration Spanish Fleet beaten by the Dutch Prince Elector made Prisoner in France A Parliament appointed Subscriptions Coventry dies Commissioners from Scotland Loudon sent to the Tower Bagshaw's Reading A Parliament Glanvil Speaker Message from the King Sir H. Vane censured The Parliament dissolv'd Laud blam'd Convocation continues sitting Anno 1640. Tumult of Prentices Oath imposed by the Convocation Their Canons Knighthood Money Londoners discontented A Royal Army Duke of Glocester born Scots declared Rebels Conway Lesley The English worsted Wilmot Conway accused The Scots Petition The Kings Answer Demands of the Scots The Lords Petition The Kings Answer Petition of the Citizens of London The Council at York The Scotish War variously discoursed of Message to the Scots Complaint against Strafford Treaty at Rippon The Scots demands The Treaty variously censured Montross 3. Novem. a day ominous Strafford Perswaded to go to the Parliament Speech to the Parliament Petitions Pym of Grievances Lord Digby Proclamations against Papists Earl of Warwick Impeachment against Strafford Habeas Corpus Judges Crook and Whitelocke cleared Prynne and Burton Windebank Votes Committee against Strafford Alderman Pennington Votes Laud Impeacht Lord Keeper Finch His Speech Articles against Finch Petitions King's Speech Demands of the Scots yielded to Judge Berkley Triennial Parliament The Kings Speech Votes Foreign Affairs Strafford Disputes touching the tryal Undertakers Tryal of Strafford Sir Henry Vane Councel for Strafford Bill of Attainder Commons Petition The King's Answer Tumult Practices upon the Army Protestation Bill for continuing the Parliament Strafford voted guilty Letter from Strafford to the King Censures Balfour Great Officers resign their Places Discontents in the Army Officers Petition Church-Government Armagh Tonnage and Poundage granted High Commission Court Star-chamber Queen Mother dies Dr. Wren Ship-money Judges Essex Armies disbanded Parliament adjourn'd Irish Rebellion Earl of Leicester Irish Maxims Motives Owen O'Conelly Mac Mahon O Neale Votes The King's return from Scotland Speech in Parliament Proclamation Speech Parliament Petition Grievances of the Court Marshal Hyde Remonstrance Protestation Palmer Tumults Irish Oath Irish Cruelties Vote Articles against the five Members The King in the House of Commons The ãâã Speech The Spââker The Action diversly censured Declaration Vote Tumults Bishops Protest Bishops accused of high Treason London Petition The King's Answer Petition Tumults The King removes to Hampton Court Five Members return to the House Lord Digby Lunsford Message Petition Answer Petitions Answer Bill for disabling Bishops Essex Holland Letters intercepted The Queen to Holland Pym. Militia Message Petition Skippon Petition Militia Answer Bill for Ireland Militia Petition Vote Declaration Militia Answer Vote Message Anno. 1642. Lords Report Answer Address at York Message Hull Reasons Answer Hotham Hull Messages Vote Militia Gardiner Different Opinions Declaration Scots interpose Vote Order Nineteen Propositions Commission of Array Lord Keeper Littleton Protestation at York Declaration Message Earl of Warwick Lord Willoughby Votes for an Army Petition Money rais'd Several proclaim'd Traytors Declaration Standard at Nottingham Message Answer Reply Vote Colours Hull Directions to the General Declaration Oxford King's Speech Vote Yorkshire Cornwal Edghill Fight The King at Oxford Essex An Address for Peace Petition Skippon his Speeches Turnham-green The King's Forces retreat Vote Message Petition Letters intercepted Petition Answer City Sir Hugh Cholmley Propositions for Peace Safe Conduct Treaty at Oxford Propositions The King's Propositions Massey Scots come in Lesley Ireland Richlieu dies Lewys the XIII dies Commissioners at Oxford Message Treaty breaks off Lord Brook E. Northampton Covenant Pym dies Waller Hampden Germany Swedes Henrietta Maria. Great Seal Sir W. Waller defeated Hotham Bristol taken by P. Rupert Great Seal H. Martyn Selden Earl of Kingston Cromwell Gloucester Massey Members disabled Gen. Essex Covenant Col. Potley Gloucester relieved Judge Berkley sentenced Newbery fight Lord Falkland Covenant General Essex Sir Philip Stapleton Pasquils Laud. Ormond Poole Dr. Featly Sir Nic. Crispe French Embassadour Manchester Ministers French Embassador Proclamations Commissioners for Scotland Great Seal Laud his Tryal Earl of Holland Col. Rigby Covenant Answer to Fr. Embassadour C. Mostyn Great Seal Fr. Embassadour Scotland Waller Great Seal Irish Proposals Indictment of H. Treason G. Essex Gr. Seal D. Hamilton C. Hutchinson Scots Army Parliament at Oxford Proclamations Plot. Letter intercepted Goring
Master of the Rolls Carmarthen and Monmouth-shire reduced Rolles and Phesant made Judges and Atkins a Baron A Pass for Sir William Vavasor Sir William Byron routed Gerrard Bellasis disagree Prince Rupert Prince Maurice c. leave the King Passes ordered for Prince Rupert c. Digby and Langdale routed Vaughan routed by Mitton The King to Oxford Letters from Pr. Charles to Sir Tho. Fairsax Answer of Fairesax His Answer to Goring Presbyterians Petition Answer to their Petition Vote of the Oxford Parliament Petition to the Lords Ambassador from Russia Si. T. Fairfax voted to be made a Baron The like for Cromwel Essex c. to be made Dukes Roberts c. to be made Earls Hollis a Vicount Waller and others to be made Barons Letters Intercepted Leven before Newarke Lathom House surrendred Thanks to the City of London A Letter from the King Answer to the Kings Letters Letters taken and ordered to be Printed Remonstrance by Dissenters Ordinances Letters Another Letter from the King The House Censured Perplext by the Scots Vote upon the Propositions for Peace The taking of Hereford Commissioners to reside in the Scots Army Newarke Order for Baron Tomlins Letters for Peace Debate about the Kings Letter Martial Law Day of Humiliation Votes about Ireland Vote for Hinry Martin Lieutenant Barrow Clamors against the Parliament L. G. Points Letters from Ireland The Parliament against a Treaty A Petition for Church Government Montross routed A Petition Answer A Letter from the King Offers to the Irish Answer to the Parliaments Letters Letters to the Speaker Lisle to be Governor of Ireland Day of Thanksgiving Dartmouth Stormed A Letter from the King Bills to be sent to the King Order against Blasphemy Letter from the King Order that no new Motion after twelve a Clock The Kings Letters voted unsatisfactory Letters taken Chester surrendred to the Parliament Hoptos routed ãâã Torrington particulars of the Success Against the Court of Wards Parliament of Scotland Church Affairs Letters from the King Victory at Cardiffe Mr. H. Peters Proclamation Corfe Castle-Stratagem Sr. T. Fairfax Abbington Breach of Priviledge Petition Sir T. F's Offers to L. Hopton L. Hoptâââ answer to Sir T. F. Assembly of Divine Heralds Office Articles between F. and Hopt Letter to the Prince Militia Lord Hopt Sir J. Ashley defeated A Letter from the King Answer to the Kings Letter The City cajol'd Both Houses invited to Dinner Paul Best 's Blasphemy Answer to the Kings Letter Worcester Vote of the Commons Paul Be. Exeter Newarke Scots dissent Exeter surrendred Voro Scots Papers Declaration Power of Parliaments Orders Differences Debate of the Scots Papers Answer from the Prince Church-Government The King leaves Oxford Dr. Williams Declaration The King in the Scots Army Vote Letters intercepted Letters from the Scots Votes particulars of the surrender of Newâarke Sir Thomas Fairfax Summons to Oxford Ministers for Ireland Reasons of the Commons A Letter to the prince Scots papers General Levens proclamation Vote against the Scots A Letter from the King Another Letter A Letter to the City Remonstrance from the City Answer of the Lords Of the Commons Committee of Heresies Discontents Aversion to peace Counter petition from the City Declaration against the Scots Letters from the King Votes Russia Ambassador Scots defeated by Irish Rebels Letters from the King From the Scots A Letter to the prince The Kings passage from Oxford to the Scots Oppressions of Committees March forth Foreign Kingdoms Carts Reproach Arms. Sued Sick Prize Strangers Remains Sequestration Oaths Said or done Excepted persons Excepted persons University City Corporation City Plunder Ladyes Kings Servants Clergy-men Injoy Goods Free from Oaths And broken Duke of Richmond Farringdon Certificate Messengers to the King Papers from the Scots Letter from the King Oxford Surrendred Farringdon surrendred Select Council French Ambassador Bish Williams The Seals Lilburne Pointz London's Petition Scots Papers Petition The Kings Answer Commissioners for Peace Vote against the Scots Scots Ministers Duke of York Propositions for Peace Letters from the Queen Master of the Ceremonies The Kings Answer The French Ambassador Message Answer Worcester surrendred Duke of York Mutiny at St. Albans Worcester Duke of York Walling-ford Castle surrendred Rutland Castle Worcester Propositions Col. Birch Letters from New-castle Vote The Kings refusal to sign the Propositions Seals broken Report concerning the propositions Scots Papers Vote for the Scots Marquess of Worcest Peace with the Irish Sir John Stowel Scots Arrears Articles of the Peace in Ireland Scots Petition Surrender of Ragland and Pendennis Castle Vote Petition of Sheriffs The Kings Children Hinderson Pendennis Castle Scots demands Vote Scots Vote for Scots Remonstrance of the Kirk The Kings Answer Scots press the King Essex died Ireland Scots Ministers Sr. Sackvil Crow Vote The Kings Answer to the Scots The Propositions to Ordinances Petition for Lilburn About disposing of the Kings person Scots Letters Great Seal Pamphlet Commissions altered Confession of Faith Great ãâã Ordinances Petition Ormonds propositions Great Seal Disposal of the Kings Person Great Seal Kings at Arms. Great Seal Priviledge Scots Commissioners Great ãâã Col. Monk Both Houses visit General Fairfax Mutiny at York Duke of York Petition from Kent About ãâ¦ã Person Tombs defaced Scots Papers Ormond The Lords concurrence declined Assembly Divisions Assembly jus Divinum Agreement with the Scots Vote Petition The City Petition Scot's Ministers Hostages Petitions Commissioners for Scotland Durbams Petition Duke of York Proposals of the Irish Duke of York A Letter from the King Votes Assembly of the Kirk their Answer to Queries Votes of the Parliament in Scotland City Petition Commissioners to receive the Kings Person Great Seal Articles against a Preaching Trooper Votes for sufferers 3. Cor. Power to Imprison Letters from the King From Leven Great Seal The Kings Queries Declaration of Scotland The Scots desires agreed to Complaint against the Soldiers Confession of Faith Petition A Letter from the King Ormond French Ambassador Petition of Apprentices Sir Thomas Fairfax Supplies for Ireland Votes A Letter from the King Sir Thomas Fairfax at Cambridg Counter-Petition London Petition Answer Counter-Petition Disturbance in the Army Petition Irish service Quaeries of the Army Petition of the Army Prince Elector Answer to the Kings Message Quaere to the Officers Declaration Letters from Sir Thomas Fairfax Complaint of the Army Col. ãâã Holmeby Bosvile L. L'Isle Army Holmeby Army Army their Vindication Militia Assembly of Divines Skippon Army Distempers in the Army A Letter from the King Confession of Faith London Petition Votes Votes for the Army City Petition burnt Letter intercepted Disbanding Petition of the Army Disbanding The City Petition Declaration against the Army razed out of the Journal The ãâã carried from Holmeby by the Army Army Petition London Petition Souldiers Votes Army The King Committee of Safety Petitions against Disbanding Shops shut Demands of the Army Charges against the eleven Members Declaration of the Army Desires of the Army Ireton Petition Petition All Addresses
to the Army Votes upon the representation of the Army The Parliament Censured Cromwell Army Desires of the City Remonstrance of the Army Letter to the King Vote Army Eleven Members leave the House Sir Philip Stapleton flyes Letters from the Army Votes The Eleven Members Army The Eleven Members London Petition Answer Petitions Army Eleven Members Petition Prince Elector Vote Treaty Eleven Members Militia Fairfax Tumultuous Meetings Eleven Members Eleven Members Apprentices their Petition Answer Parliament Order Petition Answer Major General Pointz Ormond Kings Children Fairfax Eleven Members Col. Birch Ireland Eleven Members Tumults Army New Proposals Vote Petition Vote Conventicles Militia Army London Petition Apprentices Force upon the Parliament Kirk Fairfax City Militia Army Eleven Members Col. Jones Votes Militia Fairfax K. Children Lenthal Army Southwarke Fairfax Petition The City Rendezvous Pr. Elector Southwarke City Letters to Fairfax Col. Rainsborough Fairfax his Answer Fairfax enters Westminster Ordinances March through London Debate The Tower Fairfax Debate Great-Seal City Scotland Expedient Southwark Fairfax Petitions to him Apprentices Ordinance Col. Jones Victory in Ireland Ormond Assizes Col. Lamb. Oatlands Petition Eleven Members Army Remonstraâââ Eleven Members Ireland Eleven Members Brewers âiây Sir Philip Stapleton dyed Fairsaxâ King Mr. Chiesely Petition of Bristol Answer Vote The Eleven Members Biddles Pamphlet Ireland Propositions for Peace Glyn. Army for mony Impeachments The City importuned Proposals by the Army to the King The Kings answer Petitions City Southwark Resolved Impeachments Vote Army Declaration Vote City Army Resolution Propositions for Peace Army Force upon the Parliament Lord Major sent to the Tower Delinquents Ireland Stratagem Scotland Army Sweden Propositions for Peace Force upon the Parliament Divine Army Force upon the Parliament Lambert Gifted men Army Army Maynard Army The Lords Votes Church-Government Commons Votes Indulgence Religion Additional Propositions Lilbure Army French Ambassador Assembly Propositions for Peace âââland Propositions for Peace York âââland Force upon the Parliament Army Prince Elector Scotland Army Army New Proposals Further Heads Army Scots Army Vote Army The Kings escape from Hampton Court His Letters King in the Isle of Wight Rendezvous Cromwell The Kings Letter Religion Militia Col. Hewson Col. ãâã Ciââ Seditious Petition Assembly Lords Conference For Dissolving the Parliament Personal Treaty City Petition Army City Lord Inchequin Letters taken Kings Letters to Fairfax City Petion Answer Votes about Petitions German Prophet Petitions Great Seal Army Great Seal Letters from the King Ireland Commissioners to the King Answer to the Scots Armagh Declaration Scots Commissioners Army Saltmarsh Col. Rainsborough Isle of Wight Scots Commissioners Ireland New-cast Christ-maâ day The Kings Person Mutiny Isle of âight Votes foâ no Addresses Priviledges Isle of Wight Pamphlets Papers taken Isle of Wight Army's Address Ireland Scots Commissioners Declaration to the Lords Library Lilburns Wildman Lilburne and Wildman Tumults Isle of Wight Disbanding Discontented Officers Ireland Lord Willoughby The eleven Members Riotors The Kings Houshold Seven Impeached Lords City The eleven Members Navy Holland Impeached Lords Lord Wiloughby Taunton Army Non Addresses Tumults Disbanding Judge Jââkins Maynâd Isle of Wigh Judge Jenkins Duke of York Pamphlets Disbanding ãâã Scotlaââ Commissioners of the Great Seal Pembroke Castle Scotland Force upon the Parliament Petition York ââogan Impeachments Scotland Committee of danger Priviledge Sr. Hardrsss Waller Commissioners of the Great Seal Ireland Lord Fairfax dyes Scotland Col. ãâã Plot upon the Tower Mr. Wake An. 48. Car. 24. Col. Poyer Iâeland Oath Remonstrance Ireland Ireland Lord Iâchequin Church Tumultâ Lord Inchequin Col. Jones Scotland Covenant Scotland Committee of Danger Prince Elector Col. Poyer Scotland Tumult of Apprentices Scotland City âVotes Tumult Admiralty Great Seal London Assembly Lord Inchequin revolved Sermon Commissioners of the Great Seal Scotland Grand Jury Impeachments Scotland Oxford Collonel Poyer Oxford Earl of Pembroke Voteââ Duke of York House called Scotland Prince Elector Aldermen London Norwich Riot Magazinefired Petition London Posts and Chains Answer Vote Duke of York Blasphemy Langdale City Petition Scotland Demands Essex Petition Answer Declaration Scotland Wales Berwick Carlisle London Petition London Petition Answer Vote Ireland Collonel Horton Victory in Wales May-pole Rioters York Kirk Petition ânswer âmâit City Chepstow Militia May-Pole Prince Elector London Parliament and City London Wales York Scotland Pontfret Castle Petition City Petition Answer Kent Vote Rioters in Kent Kent Chepstow Ships Revolt Vote Sir Hardress Waller Kent The North. Kentish Rioters Fairfax Petition Answer Kentish-men ãâã Scotland Kint. Maidston Fairfax Goring London 11. Members c. discharged Kent Goring Votes Indemnity Scotland Pontefract Castle surprised Spanish Ambassador Walet Assembly of Divine Dover Castle Goring Jersey Cââit ãâã Goring D. of Gloucester Lancashire Revolted Ships Essex Revolted Ships Aspersions on the Parliament Goring Colchester Goring Colchester Langdale Lambert Scotland Votes Pembroke Colchester Sir Charles Lucas Colchester Committee of obstructions Colchester Pulpit Scotland Colchester Fairfax London Petition Answer Colchester Petitions Votes Petition Lady Capell Colchester Colchester Goring the 3 Bills Pontefrââ Vote C. ãâã Pembroke Colchester London Petition Answer Haselrigge D. Buckingham E. Holland Colchester Poysoned bullets Vote Colchester 3. Bills Pontefract F. Holland Colchester 3. Bills C. Rossiter London Explanations Colchester Earl of Holland Langdale Hamilton Lambert Hamilton Pembroke Castle surrendered The 3 Biâ Isle of Wight Colchester The three Propositions Personal Treaty Colchester Hamilton Lambert Scots London Petition Colchester Declaration Insurrection Votes Colshester Hamiltons Army Reasons for the three Prepositions Lords Answer Commons Reply Lambert Colchester Lambert Lord Willoughby 3. Propositions Isle of Wight Yarmouth the Princes Declaration London Petition Answer Petition Commission Letters London Colchester Votes Commissioners for the Isle of âight D. York The Prince London Kent Votes Colchester Yarmouth Colchester Self-denying Ordinance Colchester S. Hadress Waller Cromwell Scarborough Scots Monk Letter from the Prince Fleet. Lord Willoughby London Petition Answer Petition Officers Colchester Answer to City Petition From the King ThePrince E. Middlesex Commissioners with the King Conference Personal Treaty Yarmouth Princes Letter The Kings Letter C. Henry Lilburn Haselrigge Scots London C. Rich. Concurrence C. Martin Scots Letter E. Lauderdale Manifesto Debate Vote Colchester the Princes Letter Answer Treaty Passes Suburbs Skippon C. Harly Colchester Letter to Fairfax Petition Petition to Fairfax Fairfax his Answer to the Letter Cromwell Instructions for C. Hammond Star-chamber Colchester Cromwell Preson Wight Cromwell Colchester Leaguer Fairfax's Answer Deal Castle D. Hamilton Colchester D. Hamilton The Prince Colchâster Treaty Scots Colchester surrenderd Lucas Colchester particulars London Commissioners to treat in the Isle of Wight Treaty Humiliation C. Hammond Prisoners Monroe Elections Star-Chamber New-Castle Treaty E. Cleveland Prince Answer from the King Fleet. Kent Colchester Cromwell Treaty Petition Answer Petition Revolted Ships North. Cromwell Scots York City Treaty Ipswich Fairfax Treaty Isle of Wight Cromwell Scott Pontifract Scarborough Duke Hamilton Treaty Army Treaty Prince Charles Treaty
Ireland Anglesey Treaty Lots Scarborough C. Ashton Assembly Cromwell Declaration Isle of Wight Cromwell Scotland Cromwell Mank Admiralây Vote Admiralty Assaults Petition Letter from the King Chaplains Vote Monroe Petition Cromwell Free quarter Scotland Monk Goring Capel Petition Berwick and Carlisle Isle of Wight reduced Officers Isle of Wight Sacriledge Liturgy Scotland Petitions Isle of Wight Vote Serjeants at Law Judges Isle of Wight Petition Appleby Cromwel Ireland Isle of Wight Army Petitions Isle of Wight Propositions Mr. Vines Vote Sir Henry Cholmely Free quarter Isle of Wight L. Goring and L. Capel Scotland Lambert Sir Henry Cholmley Exempted from pardon Newcastle Vote Scotland Votes Unsatisfactory Ireland Army Votes Bishops Lands Cromwel Petitions Army Vote Pomfret Rainsborough killed Vote Isle of wight Vote Isle of night Excepted from pardon Northern Counties Petition Army Excepted from pardon Lambert Pardon Isle of Wight Ireland Army Isle of Wight Banishment Votes Isle of Wight Excepted persons Army Lambert Pontefract Army Isle of Wight E. Warwick Votes Speech Sermon Isle of Wight Scotland Treason Isle of Wight Anny Speech to the Serjeants Remonstrance Isle of Wight Excepted persons New Sergeant C. Birch Judges Isle of Wight ãâã Sheriffs Army Isle of Wight Army Isle of Wight Army Declaration Isle of Wight Army London Isle of Wight Army Army The King removed Pontefract Scarborough Ireland Vote Army C. Pride's force upon the House Army Army-Proposals Secluded Members Army City Agreement of the people Ireton Army Votes Army Prisoners Vote Militia Army Hurst Castle Secluded Members Army-Declaration Malignants Expedient Army Army Secluded Members Petition Army City Design against the King Debates Scarborough Navy Dissecting Memberâ Lord Willoughby Petition Mr. Elsing Petitions The King Widdrington and Whitelok The King Allegiance Charge Lilburn Fasts Distractions Kings Judges Vote Elsing Players Scotland Presbyterians The King Lords Navy Lords Journal Vote Votes London Scots Style London Ireland The King Lords Proclamation Votes Style Great Seal H. Martin Proclamation Petition Pryn. Kings Tryal Pryn. Habeas Corpus Pryn. Secluded Members Chief Justice Rolles Style Navy Petition Agreement of the people High Court of Justice Great Seal Speaker Army Perplexiâes Petition High Court of Justice Declaration France Style Scotland Petitions High Court ãâã Justice Commissioners of the great Seal House of Lords Lieutenant of the Ordnance High Court of Justice Agreement of the people Petition Great Seal Army Petition Answer The King Great Seal High Court of Justice Scotland Army High Court of Justice Commissioners of the great Seal Lady Fairfax Style High Court of Justice H. C. of Justice ãâã ãâã C. of âustice France Style Heads of the Charge H. C. of Justice Style Proclamation Secluded Members Dutch Ambassadors Style Kings Children Scots Kings Speech Dr. Juxon Dutch Ambassadors Duke Hamilton Monthly Fast Secluded Members Vote D. Hamilton c. L. Capell Lords Surrey Petition Kent's Petition High Court of Justice House of Lords Dutch Ambassadors High Court of Justice Pamphlets Scotland Debate House of Lords Voted useless Debts Ireland Debate Vote Council of State Commissions Great Seal Judges Great Seal Widdrington Whitelockâ Commissioners of the Great Seal Style Justices of the Peace Judges Vote Timber Scotland H. C. of Justice Upper Bench. New Oath E. of Holland Navy New Oaths Scotland Februa Council of State H. C. of Justice L. Capel Hamilton Council of State Powers Hamilton Dutch Ambassadors L. Goring Sir John Owen Seals L. Capel Hamilton Prince Elector Cromwell Hamilton Scotland Pontefract Test Scruples Earl of Warwick L. Capel Expedient Hamilton Army Vote Earl of Holland Navy Cromwel Scots Paper Declaration Lilburd Petition Hamilton E. of Holland Ireland Scotland Fasts Scots March London Norwich Army C. Whaley Petition Standard Sir George Ascue Earl of Holland Hamilton Charge Vote Prince Elector Scotland Standing Army Hamilton Votes L. Capell L. Goring Earl of Holland Hamilton Hamilton Earl of Holland L. Capel General Seal Poor Prisoners Wales Bradshaw Prisoners of War Pontefract Scotland Norfolk Petition Council of State Scotland Prince Elector Vote Tryals for life Ireland Cromwel Durch Ambasadour Kingly Office abolished Elections Petition Pamphlet Fairfax Alcoran House of Peers abolished Animosities Lady Carlisle Scotland Disband Bradshaw Denmark Kingly government Cromwell Ireland Ormond C. Jones Pontefract surrendred 1649. Ireland Irish Peace Cromwell Pamphlet Yorkshire Scots Instructions Huntley Dutch Ireland Preachers Ministers Cromwell April Souââwark London Cromwell Fairfax C. Potley Lord M. of London Petitions Anabaptists M. Huntly Declaration of Religion Alderman Atkins Petition New Oath L. Mayor Ships Petition London London Prisoners Great Seal London Lilburnâ Whitelock C. Powel M. G. Laughern London Hague Ministers Priviledge Iustices of the Peace Ministers New Stamp Guinneâ Earl of Pembroke Knight of the Shire Petitions Lilburn Pool Prince Rupert Ireland Tythes London Levellers Lilburn Lady Capel Ireland Fast-days Poor Debtors Levellers Lots for Ireland King of Scots Speaker Laughern Powel Poyer cast Lots for Life Du Moulin Petition for Lilburn Navy Scotland Petition Lilburn The King of Scots P. Elector Kings Children NewCoyn Women petition for Lilburn Answer Poytr Act of Oblivion Vote Henry Martyn A project for Learning Speaker Mutiny Kings Children M r Lockier Funeral Ireland Famine Scots Treasons Levellers Form of Government May. Ambassador Petitions Dr. Dorislaus Levellers Levellers Act for Treason Dr. Dorislaus Levellers routed Dorislaus Master of the Mint Declaration Dorislaus Levellerâ Dorislâus Comonwealth Licensing Books ãâã D. of Glocester Sir Thomas Fairfax London invites the Parliament Dinner Declaration Judges Sir Thomas Soames Alderman Chambers New Mace June Speaker Parliament feasted Vote Dorislaus Scotland July Acts. Cromwell Scotland The Kings Houses Letter to the Parliament Ireland Prince Charles Vote Yorkshire Petitions Ministers Ireland Taylors Petitions Ireland Ireland St. James Library Scotland Ireland Monk Scotland Acts August Debate Ireland Scots Declaration Poor Prisoners Monk question'd Vote Dublin Ormond Routed Scotland Monk Jones Petition Answer Votes Sir Charles Coot Chancery Irish Letters Morrice and Blackbourn Ireland Tender Consciences Lilbourn Complaints French Trade Votes Lieuten of Ireland Ireland Sir Thomas Coot Vote Speaker taxed Army Poor Proclamation ãâ¦ã C. Fielder Sir K. Digby Walter Montague Scots Letters Poor Prisoners Sir J. Winter Oath Levellers Intercept Letters Levellers at Oxford Septemb. Cardinal Mazarine Levellers Strickland Irish Affairs proclamation Mr. Peters Votes Irish Instructions Lerellen Duke of ãâã Psalms ââellers Declaration Army Humiliation Letters from Hugh Peters Letters from Cromwel October Drogheda Scots Petition Acts. Scots Overtures Montross Negotiation in Spain Reasons Novemb. Intelligence Prince Maurice Prince ââpert Cromwel Parliament Lawyers Rot. Parl. N. 13. Rot. parl Rot. parl 2. N. 4. dorse Hist Eng. Anno 1404. p. 37. Ypodiâma Neustriae aââ 1404. The Iriment Votes Army Letters from Ireland Letters from Scotland Montross Denmark C. Bampfield Scots Kings Lands Ireland Sir Allen Apsly Scotland Montross Victory in Ireland Montro ss The Ingagement Acts of Parliament London Petition Lilburn Declaration of the Kirk Inchequin Janua Ireland L. ãâã Frigots Iealousâ
of the Paâliament Montross Obstructions Jones Ireton U ãâã ties Ireland Cromwel sent for Reasons Scotland Ingagement Courts Marshal Durham Reports Pembroke Scots Declaration Kings Lands New Representatives Acts of Parliament proclaimed Ireland Report Letters from Rome February Gospel Stile Scotland Humiliation publick Register Hinderson Scotland Academy Scotland Army humilation Ingagement Scotland Ireland Gospel Scotland Preachers âct for âeamen March Ministirs Ingagement Taunton Scots âreland vote Sabboth Blasphemy Blasphemy Ireland Army Petition Ireland ãâã Judge Nicholas Ireland Letters London Address Answer April New Inventions L. Broghall ãâã Ireland ãâã ãâã ãâã Orders G. Blake Scots Ireland Kilkenny Witches Petition Vote Montrosse Massey Letter Cromwell ãâã Army Petition Scots Bonds Ireland Proposals Ireland Montross defeated May. Leeds Montress Kirk Montresse Adultery Act. H. Martin trepaâ Montross Montross Scots Army Law Scotland Ireland ãâ¦ã Ireland Clonmel Scots Ireland Scotland Cromwel Cromwel June Blake Scotland Cromwel Scotland Ireland army Ascham Murdered Lady Fitz-gerald acts South-wales Iuncto of State Resolution to invade Scotland Fairfax unsatisfy'd Conference with Fairfax Farfax Lays down his Commission Cromwell made General Court Marshal Ireland Scots Cromwel Scotland Act against Swearing Fleet. Barbados Message from the Scots York Ireland Victory Scotland Letters from Sir Charles Coot July High Court of Justice Plague Cromwel Adultery Act. Scots Scotland Blasphemy Proclamation Portugal Russia Amsterdam Ireland Cromwel G. Lesly Proclamation Baâbados Scotland August Amsterdam Spain Scotland Ireland Scotland Scotland H. C. of Justice Scots Scots Officers Cromwel Ireland Scotland Septemb. Call from God Fleer Scots Cromwell Victory at Dunbarre Scots Ministers Colours hung in Westminster Hall Scots London Ireland ãâã Ministers Letter from Cromwel Another Letter Barbados Blasphemy Ireland Scotland Proclamation sir John Gell. Lady Elizabeth H. C. of âustice Scots Barbados Scotland October Ireland Petition Scotland Portugal Kirk Ireland Scots The Engagement Trained Bands Fleet. The Law in English Scotland Cromwel Return of Iuries Cromwel Blasphemy Scots Pr Rupert Scots Ireland Novem. Law-business Irish Scots Proclamation Ministers Moss-Troopers Middleton The English Laws Kirk Ireland Victory C. Axtel December Blake Scots Portugal Sermon Scots Letters from Cromwel Declarations H. C. of Justice Blake Blake Scotland Spanish Ambassador Blake January Scotland Edenburgh Castle sât rendred Scots H. C. of Justice Ireland Portugal Ambassador Coronaâ at Schone Gr. Seal Scotland Blake New Seal Kirk February Kirk Aysebam Ambassadors to the States Hume-Castle Kings-Armes Ministery Hume-Castle Fenwick Councel of State Court-Marshal Cromwel Ireland Blake Mr. Fryes Book Ireland March Scotland Admirals Revolters Cook Dangerous Opinions Scotland English Ambassadors Holland April Apseley Ireland Van Trump Pyrates Kirk Ireland English Ambassadors Coalition Scilly Island May. Scots Scotland Scilly Island Petition Massey Scotland Cromwel P. Edward English English Ambassadors Scots Cromwell Holland Scotland June Sir George Ascut Scilly Island Ireland Scotland Mr. Love Scots English Ambassadors Holland Mr. Love Scots Lord Broghill Ireland July Ireland Scotland Mr. Love Cromwell Ireland Scots Cromwell Mr. Love Petition St. James's Fair. Jersey Ireland Scotland Love Cromwell Lambert Victory in Scotland Primers Ireland August Fise Battle Ministers Questions Brunt Island Mr. Love Scotland Cromweâ Harrison Ireland Lord Broghill London Scots invade England Co. Alured Preston Harrison Oxford Letters from Lambert Mr. Love Scots Motion Sterling Castle Scots Letters from Fleetwood E. Derby Ministers Worcester Septem Scotland Worcester Vote C. Alured Tory. Ireland Monk Worcester Fight Letters from Cromwel Harrison Scotland Dundee Massey Sir Arth. Haselrigge Ireland Dundee Dundee Cromwel Scots Cromwel Fast-day Scots General Popham Ireland New Representative Hewson Okey C. Alured Scotland E. Derby October Conspirators Scotland Countess of Derby E. Derby Bill for a New Parliament Conspirators London Scots Moss-Troopers E. Derby King landed in Holland English and Dutch quarrel Ireland Bills Scots Discipline Commissioners for Scotland Holland Ambassadors The Kings Escape from Worcester Prisoners Petition Novem. Jersey taken Argyle Monk Isle of Man Jersey ãâã ãâã ãâã Isle of Man Scotland Jersey Votes for Dissolution Jersey Ireland Monk Kirk Huntley Massey Jersey Council of State Ireland Limbrick surrendred Scotland Scotland Jersey Ireland Decem. Ireton dies Preaching Cromwel Conference Petitions Scotland Dutch Ambassadors Votes Dutch Ambassadors Jersey Scotland Dutch Ambassadors Ireton Advice Jersey Elizabeth Castle Lambert Law Barbadoes Scotland Jersey Ayscham Januar. Scotland Haselrigge Scotland Monke Lilburne Committee of the Law Court-Marshal Scotland Votes Sweden Declaration Sea Vision ãâã Committee of Law H. Peters Februa Acts. Scotland Declaration Ireland Jersey Dutch Scotland Hewson Sir George Ascue Barbadoes Lambert Declaration Committee of Law Scotland Kens Town Ireland Petition Answer Scotland Hans Towns Holland March Blake Kirk Covenant Scotland Ireland Barbadors taken Lord willoughby Ireland ââts Union Petition Danish Minister Scotland Union Ireland Bills Union Scotland Frigots Argyle April Dutch Union Ireland Lieutenant-General Ludlow Ireland Cracovian Catechisme Kirk Ireland Union Dutch Ambassadors Union Scotland Merchants Ireland Vote Hamilton Sir George Ascue Barbadon Scotland France L. Willoughby Sweden Conde Argyle May. Union Representative Captain How Judges in Scotland Ireland Fleet. Dutch Flag Ireland Van Trump Dutch Ambassadors Fight in the Downs Ireland June Throckmorton Judges Scotland Scotland Dunotter Castle Blake Dutch Paper Answer Scotland Dutch Ambassador Fight at Sea Blake Ireland Vote Cromwel Lambert distated Whitelocke Ireland Scotland Kirk Prerogative Sir George Ascue Register Kirk Tumult Storm Petition Votes in Answer to Dutch Paper Dutch Ambassadors Hewson Ireland Blake Ascue July Ireland Ascues Sea Fight Highlands Blake Dr. Winston Fleetwood Ascue Ireland Scots Dutch Fleet. Ascue Highlands Blake Kirke Highlands Dutch-Fleet Q. Sweeden Scots Presbyterian Blake Ascue Kirke Blake Ireland Blake Ireland Highlands Van Trump Ascue St. Pauls Van Trump August Army Petition Answer Cromwel Blake Kirk Ascue Fight Committee for Ireland Ascue Blake Scotland Blake Pen. Compalint Virginia Highlands Dutch Fleet. De Wit Denmark Septem Ireland Blake Wales Ireland âudges ârcuits in Scotland Highlands Dutch Bill Parl. Blake Dutch Mutiny Scotland English Judges Blake D. Tuscany Portugal Ambassador October Dutch Fleet. Witches Sea fight Ireland Storm Union Blake Denmark De Witt. Denmark Dutch Denmark Union Ireland Alderman Fowk Kirke Witches Scotland Dutch Petition Union Novem. Dutch Fleet. Union Cromwell Whitelock Blake Monk Parliament Navy Scotland Forreign Ministers Seamenincouraged Februa Placard Sea Fight Cromwell and Army against Parliament Prince Rupert Captain Bodiley Lord Lisle Holland March Scots Dutch Scotland Army Holland Anno 1653. Scots Declaration Sea Fight Irish Scotland Captain Appleton Ministers Sweden Cromwell Colliers April Irish Pamphlet Holland Scots Van Trump Cromwell Parliament turned out of Doors Kirk Cromwell Holland Declaration Great-Seal Sea Captains Scotland Dutch Holland Fleet. May. Durham Acknowledgments Coynen Cromwell Fleet. Dutch Kings-Bench Prison Army Ireland Bodiley Army Ireland Dâal Dutch Danâs French Ambassador Fleet. Ireland Highlands Army Dutch Ireland Cromwell Van Trump London Addresses Radnor Fleet. Van Trump Scots Jus divinum Sea Fight Dean Monk
June Cumberland Address Scotland Sea Fight Cromwells Summons Fleet. Highlanders Declaration Lilburn Fleet. Lilburn Highlanders Dutch Great Seal Thanks-giving Dean's Funeral Highlands Jersey Irish Dutch Petition Fens Address Nassaw Cromwel New Supream Authority July Address New Supream Authority Orange Dutch Parliament Lilburn Tithes Scotland ãâã Orange Tithes Dutch Sweden Committees Laws Fleet. Kirk Holland Petitions Frigot Highlands Proclamation ãâ¦ã ãâ¦ã August Petition from Kent Court of Chancery The Dutch beaten Gold Chains for the Officers Old Van Trump dead The Marriage Act passed Lilburn acquitted Highlanders disperst Sâpiâmbâ Petition Several Orders Petition Hamp-shire Petition Minnes Committee for Prisoners October Hayton beats the French Fleet. Proclamation Union of Scotland Petition against the Lord Mayor Seamen Tumultuous Highlanders Proclamation Water-men Petition Mutiners Condemned Petition about Writs of Error A New Council of State Novem. Act of Repeal To take away the Chancery Synode in Scotland Order of the Council of State Presentations Tumult of the Portugal Ambassador's Brother c. Decemb. Report of a Committee for Tithes Motion for this Parliament to resign c. A Declaration Council called A Council of Officers The Protector Install'd Protector Proclaimed Coalition Ordinances January Captain Welch Foreign Ministers Dutch ãâã Address Treason February Quakers Ambassadours from the Duke of Tuscany Omerland Hollanders incline to Peace Lord Protector feasted by the City Protector Proclaimed at Dublin Ambassadour from the French King Vision Leopaldus Audience of the Dutch Ambassadors Ambassadours from Denmark March Middleton Inclinations of France Sea-fight Middleton April Resignation of the Queen of Sweden Great Seal Peace with the Dutch Speech of Chanute the French Ambassadour Peace with Holland Morgan Frigots Scots Morgan Scotland Proclamation Peace with the Dutch Scotland Army Proclamation Address Morgan May. Ireland Scotland Secret Article Sweedland Monck June Strike Sayâ Plot. Proclamations Ministers Lilburn Bonfires Fire Plot. Parliament Monck Scotland Poor Prisoners Plot. Earl Oxford Fleet. French Monck Ireland High Court of Justice Election of Members High Court of Justice Scots July Portugal Ambassdor's Brother Whitelock's Embassy King of Sweden Crown'd Sweden Scotland Elections in Scotland Ireland Dutch Peace Middleton Routed Letters from Morgan Dutch Ambassadors Scotland August Commissioners Midleton Portugal Ambassador Monck Scots Recognition Prince of Orange Elections French Ambassador Ordinances Irish Members Scotland Dutch Ministers Parliament Cavalcade Protectors Speech Septemb. Speaker Chosen Negotiation with Sweden Debates about the Government Protectors Speech The Recognition Harrison Secur'd Vote Recognition Oxford Scotland Votes Act of Government Votes Ireland Debates Scotland October Scandalous Ministers Loâdon Prince Orange Debateâ Recognition Middleton Elections The Government Ireland The Government Scotland Novem. Parliament Corn Transported Duke of Guilders Civil Law Pamphlets Government Selden Sweden Government Middleton Votes Chancery Elections Votes Drunckards Government Scotland Assessment Pardon Vote Religion Decemb. Sweden Biddle Holy Ghost Blake Biddle Debates Vote Tender Consciences Government Standing Army York Revenue Parliament ãâã Council Whitehall ãâã ãâã Craven Government Quakers January Government February March Chancery Crook Slingsby Maleverer Penruddock Scotland Ordinances Fast-day Artillery Company Conspirators Portugal West-Indies Expedition Hâspaniola Plot. Blake Cromwel Sweden Lauderdail April Chancery Reasons Visitors Pen. Jesuits Judges put out Chancery May. Pen. Barbadoes Piedmont Chancery June Lenthal L'Isle Blake Commissióners of the Treasury Venables Hispaniola July Jamaica Denmark Swedish Ambassadour Treasury Swedish Ambassadour Reception Audience August Ambassadours Speech Protectors Answer General Pen. ãâã Venables Queen of Sweden Piedmont Scotland Spain News Blake Novem. Swedish Ambassador Ireland Committee of Trade New raised Forces Ireland Decem. Swedish Ambassador Scotland Queen Sweden Jews Jews Manning Ambassadors Piedmont Dish Jamaica Swedish Ambassy Januar. Addresses Soldiers Februa Indians Scotland Sweedish Ambassador Cautions Expedient Dutch Ambassador Irish Sweden Debates Sweden Birth-day Ambassador Fidlers Ambassadors debates Admiralty March Major-Generals Swedish Ambassador Prohibitions Scots Durham Quaker April Coppar Manufacture Usher's Funeral Whitelock May. Swedes Ambassador Milton Contrebanda Passes Portugal July Parliament Mrs. Barlow Sir Georgâ Ascue Sweden Septem Parliament Committees See the Parliaments Journalls on Monday March the 2d 1628. See and compare the 11th Rich. 2d with 21 of Rich. 2. chap. 12. And the 1 H. 4. ch 3. 4. Spanish War Novem. Plate-Fleet Lord Willoughby Great-Seal Upper-Bench James Naylor General Mountague Union Protector Acts. James Naylor Mr. Speaker Sentence Januar. Vote Union Sindercomb Speaker Resolutions Bible Syndercomb Ployglot Februa Votes Votes Bills Title of King April Plot. Harrison Title of King Title of King refused Petition and Advice Protector Q. Sweden May. Petition and Advice Lord Protector Petition and Advice Oath Other House Inauguration Acts. August Blake's death Bodiley dyes Spirits Colonel Jephson Sweden Duke of Buckingham Mardike Scandalous Ministry Mardike Mayern Bradshaw Novem. Piedmont Other House Lord Willoughby Piedmont Parliament Fiennes's Speech Bristoll January Anno 1658. Committee Protector Divisions Other House Fifth Monarchy-men Parliament Dissolution April Plot. Harrison Sweden Plots Addresses Protestants High Court of Justice Addresses High Court of Justice Dr. Hewet July Dunkirk D. Crequi Dunkirk taken Records Lady Cleypole Baronets Projects D. Bucks Earl Mulgrave dies Protector dies Richard proclaimed Septem Addresses Richard French Ambassadour Sea-fight Novem. Oliver's Funeral Oxford Gr. Seal Parliam Speaker Recognition Divisions Other House April Speaker Title Other House Army Richard Chute dies Quakers Dissolution Parliam May. Lambert Army Money Long Parliament Fleetwood Declaration Lenthal Long Parliament Declaration Committee of Safety Monk Addresses Council of State Gr. Seal Acts. Votes Scotland Union Scot. Intelligence Sir Anth. Cooper Votes Gr. Seal Richard Addresses Army Ireland Gr. Seal London Address Gr. Seal Fleetwood Zound Sweden and Denmark Army Votes June Haslerigge Lockart Overton Addresses Monk French Ambassadour Tythes Zound Richard H. Cromwel C. Alured Indemnity July Richard ' s debts Addresses Bradshaw Oath Addresses Sweden D. Bucks Piedmont Union Plots Law Union Massey Sir George Booth Lambert August Members fined Vote London Proclamation Council of State Union Plot. Lambert Prideaux Booth Lambert Zound Booth taken Septemb. E. Derby Zound Union Ingagement James Nailer S. G. Booth Sir Anth. Ashley Cooper Zound Ruthen Chester Army Addresses Vote Petition S. G. Booth October Army Falconbridge Army Monk Union London Monk Desborough Petition London Feasting Addresses Vote Answers Army Votes Jealousies Army Lambert Council of State Army Haslerigge Monk Commit of ten Fleetwood Lambers Zound Council of Officers New Council Monk Commit of Safety Desborough Novem. Declaration Monk Lambert Bradshaw dies Form of Governm Monk Gr. Seal Lords released Monk Col. Pearson London Lambert London New Commissions Fast Monk Address London Fleet. Ireland Treaty Monk suspected Treasury Militia Treaty Commit of 19. Ireland Monk Commit of Safety Term adjourned Monk Qualifications Council of State Proposals Decem. Morgan Form of Governm Monk Petitions Downing Army Tumult Portsmouth Form of Govern London Irish Brigade Booth Petition Parliament Articles Officers Parliament Monk Whitelocke Lawson Insurrections Distractions Lawson Souldiers Whitelocke and Fleet-wood Ingoldsby Parliament Ireland Lawson Desborough Zanchey Parliament Whitelocke Chaloner Whitelocke Monk Windsor Castle Whitelocke Wildman Desborough Militia Haslerigge Monk Haslerigge Whitelocke Parliament C. Dixwell City Indemnity Lockart Gr. Seal Monk Lambert Ludlow Monk Lord Fairfax A. Cooper London S. G. Booth Lawson Gr. Seal Vane Officers confined Scot. Crook Monk Speaker Scot. Robinson Monk Col. Sydenham Salwey Downing Gr. Seal Judges Ireland Monk Overton Free Parliament Commit of Safety Sir Robert Pye Scot and Robinson Monk Mr. Gomble Monk Free Parliament Addresses Water-men D. Clargies Monk Vane Addresses Tumults Monk Kent Mutiny Monk Febr. Mutiny Orders Monk in Parliament Speaker Answer Tumult London Votes Posts and Chains Barebones Posts and Chains Common-Council Scot and Robinson Commissioners of the Army Monk York Commit of Safety Engagement Overton Qualifications Secluded Members Address Secluded Members Monk Secluded Members restored Votes Monk Lawson Pye Common Council New Parliament City New Officers Monk Free Parl. Monk Sir George Booth Monk Assembly of Divines King of Sweden dies Lambert Overton March C. Rich. Haslerigge Overton New Parliament Overton Lawson Peter Killegrew Monk S. G. Booth Hollis Militia Engagement Disabling Vote Officers Judges Registers Office Sweden Monk April The King Desborough City Barebones Scot. London Needham Monk Lambert Proclamations Addresses Portugall Lambert Colonel Ingolsby Mountague Fleet. Souldiers Lord Falconbridge Parliament Thanksgiving Letter from Breda Declaration Luke Robinson Lord's House Commons May. Bonfires City D. of Buks Dr. Clerges Disputes Great Seal General Mountague City Proclamation King 's Arms. King Proclaimed Bonfires Prayers Ireland Colonel Norton Declarations Court of Wards King's entry
carry away any thing that is properly belonging to any of them 18. That all Ladies Gentlewomen and other Women now in Oxford whose Husbands or Friends are absent from thence may have Passes and Protections for themselves Servants and Goods to go to and remain at the Houses of their Husbands or at their Friends as they shall desire and to go or send to London or elsewhere to obtain the Allowances out of their Husbands or Parents Estates allotted them by Ordinance of Parliament 19. That such of his Majesties Houshold Servants who shall desire to go to his Majesty may have free Liberty and Passes to go accordingly at any time within one Month next after the Rendring of the Garrison And that his Majesties Houshold stuff and other his peculiar Goods which are now in Oxford may be carried to his Majesties House at Hampton Court and his Servants under whose charge or custody any of them are shall be allowed and assisted in the procuring of Carts Boats and Carriages for the removal of them thither and there to remain till his Majesty shall otherwise dispose of them and then to be sent or disposed accordingly And that such of his Majesties Servants who are not able for the present to go unto him shall have Liberty Passes and Protections to go to and remain at his Majesties said house at Hampton Court and have liberty to attend the Committee for his Majesties Revenues to procure a competent allowance out of his Majesties Revenue for their subsistence untill his Majesty shall otherwise provide for or dispose of them 20. That all Clergy-men now in Oxford who shall not upon Composition or otherwise be restored to their Church-Livings shall have Liberty to go to London to obtain some fitting allowance for the livelihood of themselves and their Families 21. That it is intended declared and agreed That all persons comprised within these Articles shall peaceably and quietly enjoy all their Goods Debts and Moveables allowed by these Articles during the space of six Months after Rendring the Garrison and that they shall be free from all Oaths Engagements and Molestations except an Engagement by promise not to bear Arms against the Parliament nor wilfully do any Act prejudicial to their Affairs so long as they remain in their Quarters and that they shall have liberty within the space of six Months in case they should be resolved to go beyond Seas to dispose of their Goods Debts and Moveables allowed by these Articles and depart the Kingdom if they shall think fit and to have Passes for their Transportation or otherwise to stay in the Kingdom 22. That if any of these Articles shall in any point be broken or violated by any Person or Persons in Oxford or comprised within this Capitulation the fault and punishment shall be upon him or them only who made the breach or violation and shall not be imputed to or charged upon any other not assenting thereunto or not an actor in it 23. That the Duke of Richmond the Earl of Lindsey and their Servants that came forth with them shall enjoy the benefit of these Articles in whatsoever may concern them 24. That the Garrison of Farringdon shall be Rendred to his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and the Governor Gentlemen Soldiers and all other of what quality soever within those Garrisons shall enjoy the benefit of these Articles in every particular which may concern them they rendring the Garrison accordingly as Oxford 25. That all persons comprised in these Articles shall upon request have a Certificate under the hand of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax or the future Governor of the City That such Persons were in the City at the time of the Surrender thereof and are to have the benefit of these Articles 26. That the General Sir Thomas Fairfax shall give a Pass to one or two Messengers with their Servants to go unto the King to give him an Account of the proceedings upon this Treaty and conclusion thereof and to return and receive the benefit of these Articles Dated at Water-Eaton June 20 1646. 22. The Propositions for Peace agreed upon and the City of London to have power of their own Militia they were ordered to be communicated to the Scots Commissioners here and upon their concurrence to be sent to his Majesty Mr. Dell the Generals Chaplain brought Letters and the Articles of Oxford to the Parliament Orders for Money for the Scots and about Mr. Charles Howards Composition Col. Birch Besieged Goodrich Castle 23. The Articles of Oxford approved and fifty pound gratuity to Mr. Dell and thirty pound to the Messenger Order for the Duke of York to be brought to St. Jame's and provided for in an honourable way Sir William Brereton being come into the House the Speaker by order gave him thanks for his good Services particularly for that of Chester 24. The Monthly Fast after the Sermons divers new Elected Members took the Covenant 25. Some Masters of Hospitals appointed Beumaris Town and Castle surrendred to Major General Mitton and he was voted to be Governor there Orders for Money and for a Ship at Anglesey The Marquess of Argyle and Scots Commissioners presented some papers to the Houses one was That the Quarters of their Army in the North might be inlarged and Money provided for them and other supplys as for the other Forces That Ships may be sent to prevent the landing of the Irish Rebels in Scotland That the Parliament here would send Commissioners to joyn with the Commissioners of Estates of Scotland at Newcastle to testifie the endeavours of the Scots and to assist them in perswading his Majesty to a good Peace and to have power to treat and settle the accounts between the two Kingdoms that all Forces may be disbanded and the fruits of Peace enjoyed by both Nations Another Letter was read being from the King to the Marquess of Ormond in Ireland to discharge all further Treaty with the Irish Rebels Letters informed that the Lord âroghill had taken in the Garrison of Blaney in Ireland and given the Rebels some other small defeats Oxford was surrendred to Sir Tho. Fairfax no affront nor injury offered by any of his Soldiers to those of the Garrison when they marched forth but all the Articles punctually observed divers Irish men and Irish Women went out with them the Garrison were in all about seven Thousand men After the Governor was marched forth the Keys of the City were presented to the General who ordered three Foot Regiments to march into the Town and between them and the Citizens was courteous language and not a reproachful or uncivil word by any of the Army to them nor the least disorder They left in the City about thirty pieces of Ordnance but little provision for Man or Horse but after the Parliament Forces had entred the City the Countrey people thereabouts brought in store of Provisions The Duke of York
and divers great Lords remained in Oxford till they might receive the Kings order for which they had sent Messengers to him The next day the Citizens opened their Shops and there was a full Market again Farringdon was likewise surrendred and accommodation was sent for to London for removal of the Duke of York thither and surely no action or agreement either of War or Peace was ever more punctually observed than was this of the Oxford Articles Order for an Express to be sent to Prince Rupert and Prince Maurice that the Parliament took notice of their breach of the Oxford Articles by coming so near to London as Oatlands and requiring them to transport themselves beyond Seas within ten days if it could be or else to lose the benefit of those Articles Debate about the Preamble to the Propositions for Peace 27. The propositions for Peace were all agreed and a Committee named to consider of the manner of passing them and another Committee to be as Conservators of the Peace between both Kingdoms 29. Debate about the dismantling of Garrisons that of Oxford put off that of Winchester voted to be slighted Referred to the Committee of the Army to take care for the security of the City upon the repair of so many Delinquents thither from the Kings Quarters Order about the Judges who are to go Circuits and for allowances for them The General Commanded a select Council Cromwell Ireton Lambert Fleet-wood and Whitelocke to consult about disposing part of the Army to several Places and Sieges where there was need of them and also about the reducing of Wallingford and what conditions to send to them According to their advice Articles were drawn up to be sent to Wallingford and Whitelocke was made use of as their Secretary and there were two Regiments sent thither two more to Ragland and four Regiments to Worcester 30. The Princes Rupert and Maurice sent a very respectful answer to the Parliaments Letter to them that they were sorry that they had given them any offence had no intention to do it and would obey their orders The Prince Elector had leave to go and see his Brethren A Committee named to draw up an additional proposition for confirmation of the great Seal and invalidating of Acts passed by the Seal which was carried away to Oxford One Morgan a Popish Priest executed July 1646. July 1. Debate upon Ordinances touching the Excise and for moneys for Soldiers and Widows Order for reception of the French Ambassador one of the Lords and two of the Commons to come to him at his first landing The Garrison of Worcester agreed to a Treaty for the surrender of it 2. The Earl of Kent voted to be L. Lieutenant of Bedfordshire Orders that all Papists and Irish be put out of the lines of Communication and out of Corporations and that they that came from Oxford should be in their lodgings by nine a Clock the like for others that came out of any of the Kings Garrisons and that they have no Arms and that at Guild-hall they produce their Passes and ingage not to bear Arms against the Parliament and this order to be published by beat of Drum and sound of Trumpet Thus we may see that even after almost a Conquest yet they apprehended no safety such are the issues and miseries of a Civil War that the Victors are full of fears from those whom they have subdued no quiet no security O let our Prayers be to God never to have such calamitous times again Letters from Major General Mitton informed the readiness and assistance of Bishop Williams to promote the Parliaments affairs and particularly for the reducing of the Castle of Conwey giving his advice and being very active in that and all other matters for the Parliament 3. Letters from Sir Tho. Fairfax gave an account of the disposal of his Forces since the rendition of Oxford and the state he had put that City in and he sent up the great Seals and several other Seals which were there rendred to him Mr. Harbert one of the Commissioners for the Army presented the Seals to the House The great Seal which was carried away from the Parliament the Privy Seal the Signet Royal the Seal of the Kings Bench the Seals of the Exchequer and of the Court of Wards and of the Admiralty and the Sword Order for all those Seals to be broken and the Sword to be kept in the Kings Wardrobe Vote for the Earl of Salisbury to be one of the Commissioners of the great Seal in the place of the Earl of Bullingbroke deceased The proposition past the Commons and sent up to the Lords for making void what passed under the great Seal at Oxford and honours in Ireland and for confirming the great Seal here to which the Lords agreed and it was ordered to be communicated to the Scots Commissioners Order for Letters from both Houses to the King to desire him to send order to the Marquess of Ormond to deliver the Forts in Ireland in his hands to such as the Parliament should appoint A Petition from L. C. Lilburne to the Commons appealing from the judgment of the Lords who had Committed him referred to a Committee to consider of the priviledges of the Commoners of England 4. L. G. Pointz called into the House gave them an account of the Northern Forces they ordered a thousand pound to him in part of his Arrears and two hundred pound as a guift to buy him a Sword and a brace of Geldings and ordered three hundred pound per An. to him and his Heirs and gave him the thanks of the House Ordinance for ten thousand pounds for the Northern Forces Petition of London shewing that they intended to Petition the King a Copy of which they presented to the House for their approbation the House appointed a time to consider of it The Lords gave the City thanks for the like Petition Col. Jones his Regiment to be hastned for Ireland Papers from the Scots Commissioners which they received from New-Castle presented to the House One was a Declaration from General Leven and his Officers That they will adhere to the Covenant and will preserve the Vnion between the two Kingdoms and not countenance any disaffected to either Parliament that they abhor all wayes contrary to the Covenant Disclaim the Kings Letter to the Marquess of Ormond That as they came into England out of affection and not in a mercenary way so they will be as willing to return home and want of Pay shall be no hindrance thereunto and that the Kings unexpected coming to their Army hath not wrought in them any thing contrary to the Covenant Another Paper was a Petition of General Leven and his Officers to the King That his Majesty would take a speedy course to settle Religion and Church-Government the Liberties Priviledges of his Kingdoms to sign the Covenant and to comply with the Councils
General set forth a Proclamation forbidding any abuse or obstruction to the Parliaments Officers in Levying the Excise or Assessments The King went to Windsor for two or three days to see his Children 3. Letters of an high Mutiny of the Souldiers in Chester Order for mony for them and to lessen the Garrison A Petition of one Goodwyn a Curate who gave uncivil words to divers Members of the House for an answer of his Petition Resolved That the Petitioner hath no cause of complaint but deserves punishment for his scandalous Petition Orders for pay for the Nothern Association and for Dover Upon the Prince Electors desire it was left to his pleasure to visit the King if he thought fit The Treaty proceeded in the Army and they removed their Head Quarters to Reading the King returned from Windsor to Causham the Lord Cravens House near Reading Several Members did not attend the House so frequently as heretofore seeing the designs put upon them by the Army and the City and Tumultuous Petitions 5. Vote to add a penalty to such as sit in the House not being duly chosen and that none who have assisted the King in the late War or the Cessation or Rebellion in Ireland or that have been sequestred for Delinquency shall sit in the Parliament Orders touching New Elections Upon a Petition of the Trinity House Order That Dr. Clerk shall be Judg Advocate and an Ordinance to give further power to the Trinity House Goodwyn the Curate for his insolency and revilings committed to Newgate Votes of the Lords to leave out of the first qualification of excepted persons Prince Rupert and Maurice and others The Treaty went on fairly and methodically between the Parliaments Commissioners and the Commissioners of the Army A Proclamation by the General That his Souldiers shall not take Horses without Warrant nor compel any where they Quarter to give them mony and he granted Commissions to every Regiment for Marshal-Law 6. Orders for the House to sit early and for sitting of the Committees and for Money for the Army and for dismantling of Carrisons according to former votes and for Money for Ireland Col. Scroop and other Officers presented to the House the particular Charge of the Army against the eleven Members who were sent for such as could be found and the Charge read unto them 7. The last day of the Term the House adjourned the Speakers being to sit in Chancery Mr. Bellieur the French Ambassador was received by the King at Causham The first part of the Charge of the Army against Mr. Hollis was the former business of the Lord Savile 8. A List agreed for Judges to ride this Summers Circuit and order for instructions for them The Militia of London desired new powers and Money from the House part whereof was assented to and orders given them for the guards of the House The House committed some Soldiers for assaulting the Person and House of Mr. Pury one of their Members The Charge against the eleven Members put off 9. Letters from Sir Thomas Fairfax full of respect towards the King and taking notice of some reports as if he and his Officers were upon some under-hand contract with the King and so to slander their integrities and endeavour a misunderstanding betwixt the Parliament and their Army which their Enemies would fain effect to hinder the settlement of the Peoples Rights but a good accord between them is their design to preserve He declares that they have not done nor shall do any thing which they desire to hide from the Parliament and the World and shall not avow to the faces of their Adversaries their desires to settle the Kings Rights he first giving his concurrence to secure the rights of the Kingdom they have already declared publickly That since their Papers sent in to the Parliament several Officers were sent to the King to satisfie him concerning those Papers and some others sent to him about his removes in which Addresses they bargained not nor asked any thing of the King as to any private interest of their own But they endeavoured only the settlement of the publick Peace and rights of the Nation and assured the King that this being done with his concurrence the rights of his Majesty and his Family should be provided for and in the mean time his Majesty should find from them all personal civilities and respects and such freedom as may stand with safety and the trust lying upon them That they are no enemies to Monarchy and Civil Government that upon his Majesties importunity though with some reluctancy they did give way for the Duke of Richmond and the two Chaplains to come to his Majesty as that which they thought reasonable and Just and to make the King less prejudiced against others That they conceived to avoid all harshnesses and afford all kindnesses to his Majesty consisting with the Peace and Safety of the Kingdom is the most Christian Honourable and Prudent way and that tender equitable and moderate dealing towards his Majesty his Family and Party is the most hopeful course to take away the seeds of War and feuds amongst us and our Posterity and to procure a lasting Peace And that being setled with the Rights and Liberties of the Nation and propagation of the Gospel of Truth and they honoured to be instrumental therein they shall be willing to be dismist and be happy to be discharged not only from Military imployments but from all matters of Power whatsoever In the like Letter to the House of Lords was a Letter from the King to his Son the Duke of York Both Houses pass'd an Ordinance for all Papists and Delinquents to depart the Lines of Communication The House appointed a Committee to examine an Information concerning Listing of men in London An Ordinance for Money for the Army and Votes against Members sitting in the House not being duly Elected and qualified 10. Both Houses passd an Ordinance for disbanding Soldiers and their departing out of London Votes of the House against tumultuous meetings in the City and to give power to the Militia to prevent them and to punish the Offenders The Sheriffs and some of the Common-Council acquainted the House with Letters they received from the Army touching the proceedings in the Treaty for which the House gave them thanks Debate fore-noon and after-noon upon the Charge against the eleven Members but nothing concluded thereupon Two thousand pound ordered to Col. Massey in part of his Arrears 12. Upon long debate of the Charge of the Army against the eleven Members the House voted it to be aCharge and gave a weeks time for the Members to bring in their Answers Mr. Chute Mr. Glover Mr. Pryn and Mr. Hales to be of Council for them The Lords desired the Commons Concurrence upon a Letter from the King to his Son the Duke of York that the Kings Children might go to see him Sir Thomas Fairfax wrote