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A74878	A brief review of the most material Parliamentary proceedings of this present Parliament, and their armies, in their civil and martial affairs. Which Parliament began the third of November, 1640. And the remarkable transactions are continued untill the Act of Oblivion, February 24. 1652. Published as a breviary, leading all along successiviely, as they fell out in their severall years: so that if any man will be informed of any remarkable passage, he may turne to the year, and so see in some measure, in what moneth thereof it was accomplished. And for information of such as are altogether ignorant of the rise and progresse of these times, which things are brought to passe, that former ages have not heard of, and after ages will admire. A work worthy to be kept in record, and communicated to posterity.	Vicars, John, 1579 or 80-1652.; Hamilton, James Hamilton, Duke of, 1606-1649. Several speeches of Duke Hamilton Earl of Cambridg, Henry Earl of Holland, and Arthur Lord Capel, upon the scaffold immediately before their execution, on Friday the 9. of March.	1652 (1652)	Wing V294A; Thomason E693_2; ESTC R206997	57,270	63

wherein Sir Edw. Deering had a principal hand framed Petitions against the proceedings of Parliament but both were rejected and they fined and imprisoned 52 The King forsakes the Parliament and getting the Prince to him leaves London and posts into the North and there attempts to get Hull into his hands 53 Sir Francis Windebancke Sir John Finch the Lord Digby Jermyn c. flye for their lives beyond Sea 54 The King interdicts the Militia but the Messenger was hanged at the Exchange 55 The Lords and Gentry of Ireland and Scotland petition the King to return to his Parliament yea and the Gentry and Commons of Yorkshire doe the like but are all rejected 56 The King set on foot a Commission of Array 57 Three letters were intercepted discovering a plot against the Parl. by Wilmot Digby Jermyn Cro●ts and others which came to nothing but we by taking some of their Ships were advantaged 58 Sir Rich. Gurney Lord Mayor and an Array man was clapt up in the Tower 59 Proclamations and Declarations against the Parliament read in all Churches and Chappels within the Kings power 60 Sir John Pennington displaced and the Earl of Warwick put in his place 61 Hull besieged by the Marquess of Newcastle and in that interim Beckwith a Papist plotted to betray it by firing it in 4 several places The Citizens of London proffer their service to attend and guard the Parl. by land to Westminster to secure them from danger By Water also the stout Ship-masters and Marriners made ready a great number of long-boats furnished with Ordnance Muskets and other Sea-warlike instruments their Vessels gallantly adorned with Flags and Streamers together with martial musick Drums and Trumpets when they came to White-hall and understood that the Parliament were safely arriv'd the Train'd Bands by Land and the Sea-men by Water let flye their thundring shot both smal and great their Trumpets sounding and their drums beating in a tryumphing and congratulatory manner was a singular testimony of their cordial affections The same day Buckingham-shire men both Gentlemen Ministers and others of that Countrey on hors-back with their protestations in their hats for Reformation of evils in Church and State and to assure their best services and assistance to the Parliament on all just occasions and out of Essex Hartford Bark-shire Surrey and other Counties of the Kingdome came one after another 62 The Earl of Essex was ordained Lord General over all the Parl. Forces which he faithfully managed as Edge-hill Newbury and other places can abundantly witness 63 At Edge-hill 16 pieces of Canon shot against 80 of the Earl of Essex Life guard and not one man hurt and those 80 brake in upon 1600 of the Kings four of the Parl. Regiments ran away and sixteen Troops of Horse so we were 6000 and they 18000 yet we took their Standard and cleft Sir Edw. Varney Standard-bearer in the head and slew the Lord Lindsey General of the field 63 A plot to have blown up all the Lord Generals Magacine of powder and another at Beverley in Yorkeshire to have slain Sir John Hotham both intended by one David Alexander and hired thereunto but both timely prevented 64 Commissioners granted to Popish Recusants to leavy men and arms against the Parliament 65 The King received the most bloody Irish Rebels Petition and permitted their persons with great favour and allowance about him calling and counting them good Catholick Subjects but utterly rejecting the Petition exhibited by the Lord General desiring peace and reconciliation with him 66 A Treaty of peace was really intended by the Parliament but meerly pretended by the King for a while in which interim that most bloody bickering at Brainford was committed by the Kings party the City of London mightily preserved 67 New High-Sheriffs for the better collecting of the 400000 li Subsidies intended to have been confirmed to the King in a former Parliament crost and an O●dinance set on foot for the successefull association of Counties for mutuall defence one of another 68 A design of the Royalists at Oxford and elsewhere to proceed against the prisoners as Traitors and so put them to death by which Dr Bastwicke Captain Lilburn were to have been tryed for their lives but preserved by an Ordinance for execution of a Lex talionis and so of executing the royal prisoners among us Anno 1643. 69 A notable plot against the City of London immediately upon the Cities preferring a Petition to the King by the hands of two Aldermen and four Commoners of the said City in reply to which Petition the King sending as his messenger one Captain Hern to the City and the whole body of the City assembling at a Common-Hal this Hern desires Faire play above board of them but the busines being found to be a notable design of the Malignant Citizens against the Parl. and the then Lord Maior of London and the Government of their City the major part cry out in the Hearing of Hern they would live and dye with the Parl. and so sent Hern away with a flea in his ear 70 A letter sent to all the Freemen Journeymen and Apprentices of City to assemble at their several Hals and there the Masters and Wardens of all Companies to read the Kings Letter to them and to perswade them to yeeld to all the Kings commands against the City This Letter was voted scandalous 71 A plot to betray Bristol but discovered two principal conspirators were by Martial Law condemned and hanged The 2 of May 1643 ye Crosse in Cheapeside was pulled downe a Troope of Horse 2 Companies of foote wayted to garde it at ye fall of ye tope Crosse dromes beat trupets blew multitudes of Capes wayre throwne in ye Ayre a greate Shoute of People with ioy ye 2 of May the Almanake sayeth was ye invention of the Crosse 6 day at night was the Leaden Popes burnt in the place where it stood with ringinge of Bells a greate Acclamation no hurt done in all these actions 72 Mr Pryn sent to search Canterburies Chamber and Study found the original Scotch Service-book with his own hand-writing the cause of all the Scots wars 73 London to have been betrayed under a pretence of peace by Mr Waller a Member of Parl. Mr Tomkins Mr Challenor and others but Waller fined 10000. l. and perpetuall banishment Tomkins and Challenor hanged the one at the Exchange and the other in Holborn 74 Sir John Hotham attempted the betraying of Hull unto the Queen An Order sent down to the Church-wardens to demolish Altars to remove the Communion Table from the East end and to take away all Tapers Candlesticks and Basons and to demolish all Crucifixes Crosses and all Pictures and Images of the Trinity and Virgin Mary both within and without all Churches and Chappels 75 A plot for betraying of Lincoln by the two Purfries but preserved 76 Gloucester admirably freed by the City Regiments 77 A rebellion by the

Kentish malignants about Tunbridge 78 A Ship bound from Denmark to the King of about 300 Tun richly laden with Arms and Ammunition another Ship bound from Newcastle to Holland laden with Sea-coale but in the midst thereof was found between 3 or 4000l hid in the coals sent to buy arms for the King a third great Ship called the Fellowship of at least 400 Tun carrying 24 peeces of Ordnance taken by the Parliament 79 Scotland with an Army of at least 20000 Horse and Foot invited thereunto by the Parl. in the bitter depth of winter when they marched up to the middle in snow and were forced to bring their Artillery over the Ice of the frozen River of Tyne and the Citizens of London lent the Parl. a 100000. l. for the Scots first pay to encourage their advance to help us against the Kings Forces May 23. 1643. Voted the Queen Pawning the Jewels of the Crown in Holland and therewith buying Arms to assist the War against the Parl. and her own actuall performances with her Popish Army in the North was high Treason and transmitted to the Lords Images Crucifixes Papistical Books in Somerset and Jameses were burnt and five Capuchin Friers sent away May 1643. An Ordinance for the making of Forts Trenches and Bulwarks about the City July 1. 43. The Assembly of Divines met Dr Twiss Prolocutor 120 the total The Bishop of Canterburies first prayer on the Scaffold Jan. 10. 1644. O Eternal God and mercifull Father look down upon me in mercy in the riches and fulnesse of all thy mercies look upon me but not till thou hast nailed my sins to the Crosse of Christ look upon me but not till thou hast bathed me in the blood of Christ not till I have hid my selfe in the wounds of Christ that so the punishment that is due to my sins may passe away and go over me and since thou art pleased to try me to the uttermost I humbly beseech thee give me 〈◊〉 in this great instant full patience proportionable comfort a heart ready to dye for thine honour and the Kings happinesse and this Churches preservation and my zeale to these far from arrogancy be it spoken is all the sin humane frailty excepted and all incidents thereunto which is yet known of me in this particular for which I now come to suffer I say in this particular of Treason but otherwise my sins are many and great Lord pardon them all and those especially whatsoeever they be which have drawne this present judgement upon me and when thou hast given me strength to bear it then do with me as seems best in thine owne eyes and carry me through death that I may look upon it in what visage soever it shall appear to me and that there may be a stop of this issue of blood in this more then miserable Kingdome I shall desire that I may pray for the people too as well as for my self O Lord I beseech thee give grace of repentance to all people that Sr Alexander Carew Sr. Iohn Hotham Captin Hotham the Arch Bishop of Canterbury be headed on Iowerhill for Ireason against ye Parliament 1645. have a thirst for blood but if they will not repent then scatter their devices so and such as are or shall be contrary to the glory of thy great name the truth and sincerity of Religion the establishment of the King and his posterity after him in their just rights and priviledges the honour and conservation of Parl. in their ancient and just power the preservation of this poor Church in her turth peace and patrimony and the settlement of this distracted and distressed people under the ancient laws and in their native liberties and when thou hast done all this in mercy for them O Lord fill their hearts with thank fulness and with religious dutifull obedience to thee and thy Commandements all their dayes So Amen Lord Jesus and I beseech thee receive my soul to mercy Our Father c. The Bishop of Canterburies last Prayer on the Scaffold Lord I am comming as fast as I can I know I must passe through the shadow of death before I can come to see thee but it is but umbra mortis a meer shadow of death a little darknesse upon nature but thou by thy merits and passion hast broke through the jaws of death so Lord receive my soul and have mercy on me and blesse this Kingdome with peace and plenty and with brotherly love and charity that there may not be this effusion of Christian blood amongst them for Jesus Christ his sake if it be thy will And when he said Lord receive my soule which was his signe the Executioner did his Office 80 A design to starve the City by breaking into Surrey Sussex Kent but disappointed by S. W. Waller with the help of the City Regiments 81 The King granted a cessation of arms with the bloody Rebels of Ireland but it was observed he never prospered after that 82 A Solemn League and Covenant taken by the Lords and Commons in Parl. and by the City of London and all parts of the Kingdom in the Parl. power 83 Nottingham Town and Castle to have been betrayed but prevented by Col. Hutchinson A Ship from Denmark of 300 Tuns laden for the most part with Round-heads they were halfe Pike-staves with a great knob at the end of it full of iron spikes sent to the King and great treasure but that year the Swedes fell into Denmarke and took away halfe his Countrey from him 1643. 84 A plot against the City of London by Sir Basil Brooke Col. Read Mr Ripley and Vilot 2 Citizens of London and others but prevented 1644. 85 Two desperate plots for the betraying of Ailsbury and one against Southampton but all three prevented 86 Mr Edward Stanford plotted with Cap. Backhouse for the betraying of the City of Gloucester and proferred 5000l for a reward 300l whereof was paid to the said Captain but the plot was frustrated 87 Our Army in Cornwall preserved with the losse of our Artillery 88 A peace pretended at Vxbridge and a treacherous Petition framed by the Malignants of Buckingham-shire wherein one Sir John Lawrence of that Country was a great stickler but frustrated 89 Melcomb Regis to have been betrayed wherein divers of the Malignant Townsmen had a principal hand and Col. Goring and Sir Lewis Dives were agents therein the Town and Forts recovered and two Ships with rich prizes from Rhoan in France were seized on to make amends for their trouble The Service-Book Voted downe 90 Earls and Lords from Oxford submitted themselves to the Parl. The famous Victory of Naisby over the Kings Forces 5000 prisoners taken A Jewel of 500l sent to Gen. Leven by the Parl. All the Kings Commissioners taken at Shaftsbury Basing-house taken and burnt 91 A plot in the West against the Parl. by the Glubmen 92 A sudden p●ot upon Scotland which was almost over-run by Montross but as suddenly recovered again

King their Commissioners denyed audience to make their just defence to the King and the whole Kingdom of Scotland and England too hereupon much distracted and distempered with leavying of moneys and imprisoning all amongst us that refused the same 31 This Parliament also refusing to comply with the King Canterbury and Strafford in this Episcopal War against the Scots was soon dissolved and broken up by them and thereupon they returned to their former wayes of wast and confusion and the very next day after the dissolution thereof some eminent members of both Houses had their Chambers and Studies yea their Cabinets and very pockets of their wearing cloaths betimes in the morning before they were out of their beds searched for Letters and Writings and some of them imprisoned and a false and most scandalous Declaration was published against the House of Commons in the Kings Name 32 A forced Loan of money was attempted in the City of London to be made a President if it prevailed there for the whole Kingdome but some Aldermen refusing were sorely threatned and imprisoned 33 In which interim the Clergies convocation continuing notwithstanding the dissolution of the Parliament new conscience-opprissing-Canons were forged and a strange Oath with a c. in it was framed for the establishing of the Bishops Hierarchy with severe punishments on the refusers to take it The Oath That I A. B. doe sweare that I doe approve the Doctrine and Discipline or Government established in the Church of England as containing all things necessary to Salvation And that I will not endeavour by my selfe or any other directly or indirectly to bring in any Popish Doctrine contrary to that which is so established Nor will I ever give my consent to alter the Government of this Church by Arch-Bishops Bishops Deanes and Arch-Deacons c. as it stands now established and as by right it ought to stand Nor yet ever to subject it to the usurpations and superstitions of the Sea of Rome And all these things I doe plainly and sincerely acknowledge and swear according to the plaine and common sence and understanding of the same words without any equivocation or mentall evasion or secret reservation whatsoever And this I doe heartily willingly and truly upon the faith of a Christian So help me God in Jesus Christ 34 In this Convocation sore Taxations were also imposed upon the whole Clergie even no lesse than six Subsidies besides a bountifull contribution to forward that intended War against Scotland 35 For the advancing of which said sums for this War the Popish were most free and forward yea and a solemn prayer was composed and imposed by the Bishops on their Ministers every where to be used and read in all Churches against the Scots as rebels and traytors 36 The Papists also in a high measure enjoyed even almost a totall toleration and a Popes Nuncio suffered amongst us to act and govern all Romish affairs yea a kind of private Popish Parliament kept in the Kingdom and Popish Jurisdictions erected among them 37 Commissioners were also secretly issued out for some great and eminent Papists for martiall Commands for levying of Souldiers and strengthening their party with Arms and Ammunition of all sorts and in great plenty 38 His Majesties treasure was by these means so extreamly exhausted and his revenues so anticipated that he was forced to compell as it were his own servants Judges and Officers of all sorts to lend him great sums of money and prisons filled with refusers of these and the other illegal payments yea many High-Sheriffs summoned in the Star-Chamber and to the Councel-board and some of them imprisoned for not being quick enough in levying of Ship-money and such like intolerable taxations 39 In sum the whole Land was now brought into a lamentble and languishing condition of being most miserably bought and sold to any that could give and contribute most of might and malice against us and no hope of humane help but dolour desperation and destruction to be the portion of all 40 In which interim the Scots being entred our Kingdome for their own defence the King had advanced his Royal-Standard at Yorke where the cream of the Kingdom Nobles and Gentry being assembled and a Treaty betwixt the prime of both Armies had at Rippon for a fair and peaceable accommodation the King was at last inforced to take his Nobles councel and in the first place a cessation of Arms agreed on and then this 5th present Parliament the Parliament of Parliaments was necessitously resolved on to begin November 3. 1640. 5 Parliament Anno 1640. Novemb. 3. 41 But behold a desperate plot and design was herein also immediately set on foot to spoyle or poyson it in the very Embrio and constitution of it in the first choyce of the members thereof by Letters from the King Queen Malignant and Popish Earls Lords Knights and Gentry posts into all parts of the Kingdom to make a strong party for them but by admirable divine providence this their plot was counterplotted and frustrated and the Parliament most hopefully congregated and setled 42 Shortly after a very formidable Spanish-Fleet or Armado appeared on our English narrow Seas in sight of Dover and was coming in as was on very strong grounds more then probably conjectured as a third party to help to destroy us the Spaniards hoping that by this time we and the Scots were together by the ears but they were by Gods mercy beaten off from us by our Neighbours of Holland And we fighting against them fought against our friends 43 The Souldiers in their passage to York turn reformers pul down Popish Pictures break down rails turn altars into tables and those Popish Commanders that were to command them they forced to eat flesh on Fridays thrusting it down their throats and some they slew 44 In the time of ours and the Scots Armies residing in the North which was in June 1641. the Malignant Lords and Prelates fearing the effects of this present Parliament complotted together to dissaffect that our English Army against the Parliament and endeavoured to bring it out of the North Southward and so to London to compell the Parliament to such limits and rules as they thought fit Whereupon the Parliament entred upon this Protestation At the beginning of the Parliament July 1641 there was a diligent inquisition after oppressions and oppressors and first upon the Petition of Mistris Bastwick and M●●●●…s Burton two widowed wives and a Petition exhibited in the behalf of Mr Pryn Dr Laighton Mr Smart Mr Walker Mr Foxley Mr Lilburn and many others set at liberty some being banish'd and all close Prisoners others fast fettered in irons and their wives debarr'd from coming to them 45 The Earl of Strafford then Prisoner in the Tower attempted an escape promising to Sir William Belfore then Lieutenant of the Tower twenty thousand pounds and the marriage of his Daughter to Sir Williams Son if he would but consent but Sir William hated such

Bribes 46 Then they attempted by false scandals on the Parliament to intice the Army of the Scots then still in the North to a Neutrality whiles our English Army acted Die Veneris 30 July 1641. WE the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the Commons House in Parliament finding to the great griefe of our hearts that the designes of the Priests Jesuites and other adherents to the Sea of Rome have of late been more boldly and frequently put in practice than formerly to the undermining and danger of the ruine of the true Reformed Protestant Religion in his Majesties Dominions established And finding also that they have been and having just cause to suspect that there are still even during this sitting in Parliament endeavours to subv●rt the fundamentall Lawes of England and Ireland and to introduce the exercise of an Arbitrary and Tyrannicall Government by most pernicious and wicked counsels practises plots and conspiracies And that the long intermission and unhappy breach of Parliaments hath occasioned many illegall Taxations whereupon the subject hath been prosecuted and grieved And that divers Innovations and Superstitions have been brought into the Church multitudes driven out of his Majesties Dominions jealousies raised and fomented betwixt the King and his people a Popish Army l●vyed in Ireland and two Armies brought into the bowels of his Kingdome to the hazard of his Majesties Royal person the consumption of the Revenues of the Crown and Treasure of his Kingdome And lastly finding great cause of jealousie that endeavours have been and are used to bring the English Army into a mis understanding of this Parliament thereby to incline that Army with force to bring to pass those wicked Councels Have therefore thought good to joyne our selves in a Declaration of our united affections and resolutions and to make this ensuing Protestation The Protestation I A. B. Do in the presence of Almighty God Promise Vow and Protest to maintaine and defend is far as lawfully I may with my life power and state the true Reformed Protestant Religion expressed in the Doctrine of the Church of England against Popery and Popish Innovations within this Realme contrary to the same Doctrine and according to the duty of my Allegiance his Majesties Royall Person Honour and Estate as also the power and priviledges of Parliament the lawfull rights and liberties of the Subject and every person that maketh this Protestation in whatsoever he shall do in the lawfull pursuance of the same And to my power and as far as lawfully I may I will oppose and by all good wayes and means endeavour to bring to condigne punishment all such as shall either by force practice councels plots conspiracies or otherwise do any thing to the contrary of any thing in this present Protestation contained And further that I shall in all just and honourable ways endeavour to preserve the union and peace between the three Kingdoms of England Scotland and Ireland and neither for hope fear nor other respect shall relinquish this Promise Vow and Protestation The Earl of Straffords Speech on the Scaffold May 12. 1641. MY Lord Primate of Ireland and my Lords and the rest of these Gentlemen it is a very great comfort to me to have your Lordship by me this day in regard I have been known to you a long time I should be glad to obtain so much silence as to be heard a few words but doubt I shall not my Lord I come hither by the good will and pleasure of Almighty God to pay the last debt I owe to sin which is death and by the blessing of that God to rise again through the mercies of Christ Jesus to eternal glory I wish I had beene private that I might have been heard My Lord if I might be so much beholding to you that I might use a few words I should take it for a very great courtesie My Lord I come hither to submit to that judgement which hath past against me I do it with a very quiet and contented mind I do freely forgive all the world a forgiveness that is not spoken from the teeth outward as they say but from my heart I speak it in the presence of Almighty God before whom I stand that these is not so much as a displeasing thought in me arising to any creature I thank God I may say truly and my conscience bears me witness that in all my services since I have had the honour to serve his Majesty in any imployment I never had any thing in my heart but the joynt and individuall prosperity of King and people if it hath been my hap to be misconstrued it is the common portion of us all while we are in this life the righteous judgement is hereafter here we are subject to error and apt to be mis-judged one of another there is one thing I desire to clear my self of and I am very confident I speak it with so much clearnesse that I hope I shall have your Christian charity in the belief of it I did alwayes think that the Parliaments of England were the happiest constitutions that any Kingdome or any Nation lived under and under God the means of making King and people happy so far have I been from being against Parliaments for my death I here acquit all the world and pray God heartily to forgive them and in particular my Lord Primate I am very glad that his Majesty is pleased to conceive me not mericing so severe and heavy a punishment as the utmost execution of this sentence I am very glad and infinitely rejoyce in this mercy of his and beseech God to turn it to him and that he may find mercy when he hath most need of it I wish the Kingdom all the prosperity and happines in the world I did it living and now dying it is my wish I do now profess it from my heart and do most humbly recommend it to every man here and wish every man to lay his hand upon his heart and consider seriously whether the beginning of the happines of a people should be writ in letters of blood I fear you are in a wrong way and I desire Almighty God that not one drop of my blood may rise up in judgement against you My Lord I profess my self a true and obedidient Son to the Church of England to the Church wherein I was born and wherein I was bred prosperity happines be ever to it and whereas it hath been said that I have inclined to Popery if it be an objection worth answering let me say truly that from the time since I was twenty one years of age till this hour now going upon forty nine I never had thought in my heart to doubt of the truth of my Religion in England and never any had the boldnesse to suggest to me contrary to the best of my remembrance and so being reconciled to the mercies of Christ Jesus my Saviour into whose bosom I hope shortly to be gathered to that eternall

by Generall David Lesley and Montross discomfied and beaten away into the mountaines 93 A Treaty with the Parl. for a well-grounded peace and yet at that time the Earl of Glamorgan had a Commission to the ruine of all the Protestants in Ireland and consequently in England also 94 The Great Seal broken before the Lords and Commons on Tuesday the 11 of August 1646. The Negative Oath I A. B. Do swear from my heart that I will not directly nor indirectly adhere unto or willingly assist the King in this war or in this Cause against the Parl. And I do likewise swear that my comming and submitting my selfe under the power and protection of the Parl is without any manner of designe whatsoever to the prejudice of the proceedings of the two Houses of this Parl. and without the direction privity and advice of the King or any of his Councell or Officers other then what I have now made known So help me God and the Contents of this Book 1646 The King Escapes out of Oxford in a disguised maner Ordered That whosoever conceals the Kings person shall be a Traytor A Letter concerning the Kings coming to the Scots Army May 5. 1646. RIght Honourable the discharging of our selves of the duty we owe to the Kingdom of Engl to you as Commissioners from the same moves us to acquaint you with the Kings coming in to our Army this morning which having overtaken us unexpectedly hath filled us with amazement and made us like men that dream we cannot think that he could have been so unadvised in his resolutions as to have cast himselfe on us without a reall intention to give full satisfaction to both Kingdoms in all their just and reasonable demands in all those things that concern Religion and Righteousnes whatsoever be his dispositions or resolutions you may be assured that we shall never entertain any thought nor correspondency with any purpose or countenance any indeavours that may in any circumstance incroach upon our League and Covenant or weaken the union or confidence betwixt the Nations that union to our Kingdom was the matter of many prayers and as nothing was more joyfull unto us then to have it set on foot so hitherto have we thought nothing too dear to maintain it and we trust to walk with such faithfullnesse and truth in this particular that as we have the testimony of a good conscience within our selves so you and all the world shall see that we mind your interest with as much integrity and care as our owne being confident you will entertaine no other thought of us Signed May 5. 1646. LOTHIAN A Remonstrance exhibited in the name of the Lord Major Aldermen and Common-councel of the City of London to the High Court of Parl. 1 That some strict and speedy course may be taken for the suppressing of all private and separate Congregrations 2 That all Anabaptists Brownists Hereticks Schismaticks Blasphemers and all such Sectaries as conforme not to the publick discipline established or to be established by the Parliament may fully be declared against and some effectuall course settled for proceeding against such persons 3 That as we are all Subjects of one Kingdome so all may be equally required to yield obedience to the Government either set or to be set forth 4 That no person disaffected to the Presbyterian Government set or to be set forth by the Parliament may be imployed in any place of publick trust The King gave speedy order to several Officers for the surrender of the Towns Castles and Forts which then were in the hands of the Kings Commanders viz. Oxford Worcester Litch feild and Wallingford A Petition delivered to his Excellency from the Officers and Souldiers in the Army touching their faithfulness in the Parl. service doing Summer service in the Winter season c. Further presented severall desires of theirs 1 That an Ordinance of indempnity with the Royal assent be desired 2 That satisfaction may be given to the Petitioners for their arrears both in their former service and in this Army before it is disbanded 3 That those who have voluntarily served the Parliament may not be prest to serve in another Kingdom c. 4 That those who have lost lives limbs or estates may be provided for and relieved 1647. The Apology in answer to his Excellencies letter relating their sense of a second storm hanging over their heads by the malice of a secret enemy worse then the former now vanquished expressing their sorrow that they cannot desire their owne security without hazard to his Excellency c. Concerning the abuse to divers well-affected to the Army by imprisonment to the ruine of their estates and losse of their lives And for their candid intentions and endeavours declared no less then troublers and enemies to the state and Kingdom resolving rather to dye like men then to be enslaved and hanged like dogs c. A Letter from his Excellency to the Earl of Manchester concerning the Votes of both Houses as also his grief of heart for the distractions between the Parliament and Army desiring that all things may be determined in love c. That the Souldiers of Holdenby with the Kings consent brought him away from thence c. That his Majesty was unwilling to return back again to Holdenby c. And that the removall of his Majesty from Holdenby was no designe knowledge or privity on his part c. A particular charge against the 11 Members impeached by the Army 1 That Mr Denzil Hollis being one of the speciall Commissioners for the Parl. to present Propositions to the King at Oxford made private addresses to the Kings party then in arms against the Parl. and did secretly plot and advise them against the Parl. c. 2 That the said Mr. Denzil Hollis and Sir Phillip Stapleton during the late war when the Earl of Lindsey went from the Tower to Oxford sent severall messages of intelligence to the Earl of Dorset c. 3 That the said Mr Hollis Sir Phillip Stapleton Sir Wil. Lewis Sir John Clotworthy Sir Wil. Waller Sir John Maynard Maj. Gen. Massie Mr Glyn Mr Long Col. Edward Harley and Anthony Nicholas in the months of March April May and June last in prosecution of their evil designs met in divers places with persons disaffected to the State for holding correspondency with the Queen of England now in France and incouraged her party there 4 And indeavoured to bring in Forraign forces and listed divers Commanders and Souldiers there to raise and leavy a new war 5 And affronted divers Petitioners that came in a peaceable manner boysterously assaulting them c. 6 Imprisoned some Members of the Army and to dis-oblige the Army from the Parl. The solemn Engagement of the Citizens Commanders Officers and Souldiers c. This was the Treasonable Ingagement WE do solemnly engage our selves and vow unto Almighty God That we will to the utmost of our power cordially endeavour that his Majesty may

head from his Body his Body was put in a Coffin covered with black velvet and removed to his lodging Chamber at White hall An Act prohibiting the Proclaiming of any person to be King of England c. WHereas Charls Stuart King of England being for the notorious Treasons Tyrannies and Murthers committed by him in the late unnaturall and cruell Wars condemned to death Whereupon after Execution of the same severall pretences may be made and Title set on scot unto the Kingly Office to the apparent hazzard of the Publique Peace For the prevention thereof Be it Enacted and Ordained by this present Parliament and by the Authority of the same That no person or persons whatsoever doe presume to Proclaime Declare Publish or any way promote Charls Stuart Son of the said Charls commonly called Prince of Wales or any other Person to be King or chief Magistrate of England or of Ireland or of any the Dominions belonging to them or any of them by colour of Inheritance Succession Election or any other claim whatsoever without the free consent of the people in Parliament first had and signified by a particular Act or Ordinance for that purpose any Statute Law usage or custome to the contrary notwithstanding And be it further Enacted and Ordained and it is hereby Enacted and Ordained that whatsoever shall contrary to this Act Proclaim Declare Publish or any way promote the said Charls Stuart the Son or any other person to be King or chiefe Magistrate of England or of Ireland or of any the Dominions belonging to them or to either of them without the said consent in Parliament signified as aforesaid shall be deemed and adjudged a Traytor to the Common-wealth and shall suffer the pains of death and such other punishments as belong to the Crime of High Treason And all Officers as well Civil as Military and all other well affected persons are hereby authorized and required forthwith to apprehend all such offenders and to bring them in safe custody to the next Iustice of the Peace that they be proceeded against accordingly H. Scobel Cler. Parl. D Com. Imprimatur Theodore Iennings The severall speeches of Duke Hamilton Earl of Cambridge Henry Earl of Holland and Arthur Lord Capel Spoken upon the Scaffold immediately before their Execution on Friday the ninth of March 1649. I Think it is truly not very necessary for me to speak much there are many Gentlemen and Souldiers there that see me but my voice truely is so weake so low that they connot heare me neither truly was I ever at any time so much in love with speaking or with any thing I had to expresse that I tooke delight in it yet this being the last time that I am to doe so by a Divine Providence of Almighty God who hath brought me to this end justly for my sins I shall to you Sir Master Sheriffe declare thus much as to the matter that I am now to suffer for which is as being a Traytor to the Kingdome of England Truly Sir It was a Country that I equally loved with my owne I made no difference I never intended either the generality of its prejudice or any particular mans in it what I did was by the command of the Parliament of the Country where I was borne whose command I could not disobey without running into the same hazard there of that condition that I now am in It pleased God so to dispose that Army under my command as it was ruined and I as their Generall cloathed with a commission stand here now ready to dye I shall not trouble you with repeating of my plea what I said in my owne Defence at the Court of JVSTICE my selfe being satisfied with the commands that is laid upon me and they satisfied with the justness of their Procedure according to the Laws of this Land God is just and howsoever I shall not say any thing as to the matter of the sentence but that I doe willingly submit to his Divine Providence and acknowledge that very many wayes I deserve even a worldly punishment as well as hereafter for we are all sinfull Sir and I a great one yet for my comfort I know there is a God in Heaven that is exceeding mercifull I know my Redeemer fits at his right hand and am confident clapping his hand on his breast is mediating for me at this instant I am hopefull through his free grace and all-sufficient merits to be pardoned of my sins and to be received into his mercy upon that I rely trusting to nothing but the free grace of God through Jesus Christ I have not been tainted in my Religion I thank God for it since my Infancy it hath been such as hath been profest in the Land and established and now it is not this Religion or that Religion nor this or that fancie of men that is to be built upon it is but one that 's right one that 's sure and that comes from God Sir and in the free grace of our Saviour Sir there is truly somewhat that he then observing the Writers said had I thought my speech would have been thus taken I would have digested it into some better method then now I can and shall desire these Gentlemen that doe write it that they will not wrong me in it and that it may not in this manner be published to my disadvantage for truly I did not intend to have spoken thus when I came here There are Sirs terrible aspersions that has been laid upon my self truly such as I thank God I am very free from as if my actions and intentions had not been such as they were pretended for but that notwithstanding what I pretended it was for the King there was nothing lesse intended then to serve him in it I was bred with him for many years I was his domestique servant and there was nothing declar'd by the Parliament that was not really intended by me and truly in it I ventured my life one way and now I lose it another way and that was one of the ends as to the King I speake onely of that because the rest has many particulars and to clear my self from so horrid an aspersion as is laid upon me neither was there any other designe known to me by the in coming of that Army then what is really in the Declaration published His person I doe professe I had reason to love as he was my King and as he had been my Master It hath pleased God now to dispose of him so as it cannot be thought flattery to have said this or any end in me for the saying of it but to free my self from that Calumny which lay upon me I cannot gain by it yet Truth is that which we shall gaine by for ever There hath been much spoken Sir of an invitation into this Kingdome it 's mentioned in that Declaration and truly to that I did and doe remit my self and I have been very much laboured for discoveries