in great Pomp. William Lenthal the Speaker of this House of Commons had at one time given him by this House six thousand pounds for his good services besides as Speaker he got two thousand pounds per annum and as Master of the Rolls three thousand pounds per annum more besides Sales of Offices And then he was for some time Chamberlain of Chester Chancellor of the Dutchy of Lancaster worth to him one thousand two hundred and thirty pounds per annum and one of the Commissioners of the Great Seal worth fifteen hundred pounds per annum Buestrode Whitlock Commissioner of the Great Seal worth to him fifteen hundred pounds per annum and had two thousand pounds given him out of Mr. Minn's Estate Edmond Prideaux once a Commissioner of the great Seal worth to him fifteen hundred pounds a year Then by order of the Junto afterwards he was permitted to practise within the Bar as the King's Council worth to him five hundred pounds per annum was also Post-Master General worth to him a hundred pounds ever Wednesday night and his Supper the Earl of Warwick had the benefit of foreign Letters which was worth to him five thousand pounds per annum Oliver S. Johns Solicitor to the King afterwards made Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas and was one of their Embassadors to Holland he had the passing of all Pardons upon Commissions worth to him forty thousand pounds he was called The Dark-Lanthorn-Man a knowing Man in the Laws and had the wit to keep out of danger being against the putting the King to death but a great Privado of Oliver's to whom he preferred his man Thurlo who was his Secretary when he went Ambassador and became afterwards Oliver's Secretaty of State he died at Utrecht in Holland since the King came in being favourably looked upon by his Majesty and honored for his parts Roger Hill a Barrester of the Temple of no Practice and little Estate till this Parliament had from the House the Bishop of Winchester's Mannor of Taunton-Dean worth twelve hundred pounds a year after the lives were out Humphry Sulway had given him the King's Remembrancer's Place worth two hundred pounds per annum Francis Rous was made Provost of Eaton worth six hundred pounds per annum and had a Colledge Lease worth six hundred pounds per annum more John Lilse a Barrester of the Temple was made Master of S. Crosses a place for a Divine worth eight hundred pounds per annum and afterwards one of the Commissioners of the Great Seal He was one of the King's Judges and stabb'd beyond Seas since his Majesties Restoration Sir William Allison an Alderman of York made Clerk of the Hamper worth a thousand pounds per annum and given to him Crab-Castle worth six hundred pounds per annum more belonging to the Archbishop of York Thomas Hoyle another Alderman of York was made Treasurer-Remembrancer in the Exchequer worth twelve hundred pounds per annum Tho. Pury first a Weaver in Glocester then a Country Solicitor had given him three thousand pounds and a place in the petty-Bag Office worth four hundred pounds per annum Tho. Purey the younger Son to the former was made Receiver of the King's Rents in Glocester and Wilts and ClerK of the Peace of Glocestershire worth two hundred pounds per annum and Captain of Foot and Horse who at the beginning of the Parliament was a Servant to an Attorney of Staple-Inn William Ellis made Steward of Stepney worth two hundred pounds per annum Miles Corbet at the bâ—ginning of the Parliament much in debt made one of the Registers of the Chancery worth seven hundred pounds per annum besides Chair-man for Scandalous Ministers worth a thousand pounds per annum one of the King's Judges and afterwards advanced to be a Judge in Ireland executed at Tyburn since the King came in John Goodwin made a Register of Chancery worth seven hundred pounds per annum Sir Tho. Widdrington a Commissioner of the Great Seal worth fifteen hundred pounds per annum Edward Bish made Garter-Herald in the place of Sir Ed. Walker worth six hundred pounds per annum Walter Strickland Agent in Holland for the two Houses of Parliament worth to him five thousand pounds Nicholas Love made one of the six Clerks of the Chancery worth two thousand pounds per annum Sir Gilbert Gerard was Pay-master to the Army had three pence per pound allowance worth sixty thousand pounds and Chancellor of the Dutchy worth five hundred pounds per annum John Selden had given him five thousand pounds John Bond Son of Dennis Bond made Master of Trinity-Hall in Cambridge Sir Benjamin Rudiard given him five thousand pounds Lucas Hodges made Customer of Bristol Sir John Hipsly given him two thousand pounds in money and made Keeper of three of the King's Parks Maribone Hampton and Bushy Parks Sir Tho. Walsingham had the Honor of Elsham To Benjamin Valentine given five Thousand pounds To Sir Henry Heyman 5000 l. Denzil Hollis 5000 l. Nat. Bacon 3000 l. John Stevens out of the Lord Astley's Composition 1000 l. Henry Smith made one of the six Clerks worth 2000 l. per annum Robert Reynolds given him 2000 l. besides Abbington-Hall and Lands worth 400 l. per annum Sir John Clotworthy was made Treasurer for Ireland John Ash given him out of Mr. Coventry's Composition 4000 l. out of Sir Edward Moseley's 1000 l. out of Mr. Phillips's 1200 l. out of Sir John Stowells 8000 l. and Chair-man at Goldssmiths-Hall John Lenthal Son to the Speaker made one of the six Clarks worth 2000 l. per annum Francis Allin once a Gold-smith made Customer for London Giles Green Chair-man for the Navy Francis Peirpoint had the Lands of the Arch-Bishop of York lying in Nottinghamshire William Peirpoint had 7000 l. given him and the Earl of Kingston's personal Estate worth 40000 l. John Palmer made Master of All-Souls in Oxford in Dr. Sheldon's place a Divine John Blackstone a Shop-keeper in New-Castle returned a Burgess and had 3000 l. given him out of one Gentlemans estate and out of others as much as made up 12000 l. a Colemeters place worth 200 l. per annum and the Bishop of Durham's Castle at Durham and Lands to great value Tho. Ceyley long a Prisoner for Debt made Recorder of Bridgwater To Mr. Scawen given 2000 l. Isaack Penington once Lord Major of London had 7000 l. given him and purchased good store of Bishops Lands Samuel Vassell 1000 l. given him Sir Will. Brereton had the Arch-Bishops Lands and House at Croydon Ed. Harvey a Silk man made a Collonel and had the Bishop of London's House and Mannor of Fulham Rich. Sulway a Grocer made a Collonel Joh. Ven a Collonel Governor of Windsor had 4000 l given him Phillip Skippon Serjeant Major General of the Army Major General of London and Governour of Bristol had 1000 l. per annum Lands of Inheritance given him Tho. Westrow had the Bishop of
Worcester's Mannor at Hartlerow Sir Arthur Haslerig had the Bishop of Durham's House Park and Mannor of Aukeland and 6500 l. in money given him Lord Gray of Grooby had the Queens mannor House Park and Lands at Hâ—ldenby Sir Will. Constable restored to Lands sold to Sir Marmaduke Langly worth 25000 l. Sir Will. Purefoy had given him 1500 l. Wal. Long 5000 l. given him Michael Oldsworth keeper of Windsor Park and had a share out of Sir Will. Compton's Office worth 3000 l. a year divided betwixt him and his Lord. Tho. Scot a Brewers Clark had Lambeth House Mr. Ashurst 1000 l. given him besides every Member of the House which was when full 516 Persons by their own order allow'd themselves 4 l. per. week a man which amounts to 110000 l. per annum They gave to Collonel Hâ—mond Governour of the Isle of Wight for his Table 20 l. a week a 1000 l. in money and 500 l. a year Land Collonel Mitton 5000 l. in mony Cornelius Hâ—lland a poor Boy and waited on Sir Hen. Vain when Comptrouler of the Princes House Made Commissioner for the Revenue of the King Queen and Prince Farmer of the Kings feeding Grounds in Buckinghamshire worth 2000 l. per annum at 200 l. per annum Rent Possessor of Somerset-house Keeper of Richmond House Commissioner for the Garrisons of White-Hall and the Mews an Office in the Mint which enabled him to give 5000 l. with his Daughter this was one of the Kings Judges Sir Hen. Vain Senior had the Bishop of Durham's mannor and Park at Evenwood and had given him 5000 l. and was Chair-man of the Kings Queens and Princes Revenue Sir Hâ—n Vain Junior a subtil Cunning pated Man a fifth Monarchy-man he was made Treasurer of the Navy worth 6000 l. a year Sir Tho. Trenchard given him 1200 l. He marries his Daughter to a Malignant gives security for the Payment of the portion being 1200 l. gets his Son in Law sequestred discovers the Debt and haâ—h it given him for his Fidelity to the State A new way to pay Portions Will. Bingham Governour of Pool had 1000 l. given him To Collonel Joh. Sydenham 1000 l. Joh. Glyn Recorder of London was Clark of the Polls worth 1000 l. per annum and afterwards Lord Chief Justice Joh. Bell an Apothecary beng intrusted with money was sued and said he could not answer without breach of Parliament Sir Walter Earl Collonel of Horse and Lieutenant of the Ordnance worth in times of Peace 1000 l. per annum in War 5000 l. per annum Alderman Atkins Treasurer at War Gregory Clemens a Merchant and one of the Kings Judges John Rowles had given him one thousand five hundred pound out of Sir John Worsenham's Estate Edward Ash a Woollen-Dâ—â—per Treasurer for the providing of Cloaths for the Irish Souldiers Sir John Danvers by a Parliamentary proceeding overthrew his Brothers Will and got the Estate worth 30000 l. Hen. Herbert given him 3000 l. and the Plunder of Ragland Castle To Fenwick 500 l. Gilbert Millingâ—on 1000 l. and Chair-mâ—n to the Committee of plundred Ministers To the two Darbys 5000 l. Robert Cecil Son to the Earl of Salisbury Collonel of Horse Serjeant Wild a Judge a 1000 l. given him after the Hanging of Captain Burley out of the Privy Purse and it is said he had 1000 l. more after the aquital of Mr. Rolf who was accused for an intention of murthering the late King Of the City several Aldermen Common-Councel and others who had great Benefits by this Parliament some of whom were of it John Warner Lord Major was one of the Treasurers of War and Treasurer of the receit of all Monies due upon the Ordinance of 3 d. August 1643. Treasurer of the loan money Purchased the Arch-Bishop of York's best House Castle and Mannot of Caywoood Sir John Wooleston Alderman Treasurer of War Treasurer for Plate Treasurer for loan Money Say-Master of the Mint Trustee of the sail of Bishops Lands Purchased the Bishop of London's Land at High-Gate Alderman Gibbs got seven or eight thousand pounds by melting the Plate and Bodkins at Guild-Hall one of the Treasurers for 20000 l. to pay the Scots a Trustee for Bishops Lands and Treasurer for Rents and Monies raised by them Alderman Fowks a Commissioner for the Customs refused to account upon Oath because of a tender Conscience Treasurer for the payment of Wagoners a Trustee for Bishops Lands and Controuler of their Accounts had first 200 pound per annum and after by their Additional Ordinance 300 per annum more standing Fee Alderman Pennington was Lieutenant of the Tower being intrusted with 6000 pound discovers it to the Parliament beggs it and had it granted Alderman Pack Commissioner for the Customs Treasurer at War and bought the Bishop of Lincoln's House and Mannor at Bugden Alderman Andrews Treasurer at War and Commissioner for the Customs Alderman Avery Commissioner for the Customs Treasurer for Sequestrations and Trustee for the sale of Bishops Lands Alderman Culham Commissioner of the Excise worth 1200 pound per annum Alderman Foot the same Alderman Edmonds the same Owen Roe Lieutenant Collonel and keeper of the Magazeen for stores Alderman Dothwick Treasurer at War With many more too long to be named They allowed for their Military Officers a Collonel of Foot 30 s. day a Lieutenant Collonel 15 s. a Major 9 s. a Captain 15 s. A Collonel of Horse 30 s. a day for himself and for six Horses 21 s. a day a Lieutenant Collonel 15 s. a day for himself and for six Horses 21 s. a Captain of Horse 24 s. a day and for six Horses 21 s. a day A Collonel Lieutenant Collonel and Major received their Captains pay beâ—â—des So that it was no wonder so many of the Parliament men got Commands in the Army It was thought that there was near twenty Millions shared in Lands Revenues Incomes and money amongst them To Bradshaw their President of their High Court of Justice the Kings House and Parks at Eltham was given and to Bultrode Withlock Greenwich Barksted Lieutenant of the Tower a poor Goldsmith bought at two or three years purchase as much Bishops Lands as cost 10000 l. Mr. Boon who they say had been a Tapster a Member of the House had given him 6000 l. To Harry Martin 3000 l. To Blackstone's Wife and Children 3000 l. out of the Earl of Nâ—w-Castle and Lord Withâ—rington's Estates and 500 l. to his brother Upon the General out of the Lands of the Duke of Buckingham's Estate and his Brothers the Lord Francis Villers 4000 l. per annum Clarendon Park bestow'd on the Earl of Pembroke 4868 l. to the Lord Lisle To Bradshaw more 2000 l. Land per annum and 1000 l. in money Cook for Acting the part of Attorny General against the late King had bestowed on him St. Crosses Hospital The new Park in Surry bestowed on the Citty that they might not want Venison Collonel Martin's account brought into the House
made up 300 but they fell again upon the same disputes notwithstanding the Recognition A little before their sitting down Oliver publishes several Ordinances of his own which bearing date before past as Authentick Laws and Ordinances by the Instrument one was for the payment of monies into the Treasury raised for the propagation of the Gospel in Wales Another for the turning forth of Scandalous Ministers that is such as had used the Common Prayer and had good Livings Another for making Souldiers free of Corporations Another for surveying the King's Lands and for doubling upon Deans and Chapters This was to let the Parliament see that he took the Actâ— made by himself by power of his Instrument as good and authentick as theirs Mark here whether the most arbitrary of our Kings ever assumed such a power and yet these are days of freedom and liberty Lambert was very busie in this Convention endeavouring tooth and nail to have the Instrument confirmed by them for that the Protectorship being made elective he himself stood most fair to be the next Candidate but finding they would not drive but began to be as unruly as Cromwell's German Horses that flung him out of the Coach-box he threatned them that he would call 4 or 5 Parliaments one after another but it should be done following Oliver's menacing steps to the Junto There were some Common-wealth Officers in the Army that had designed to have seised on Lambert but Col. Pride betray'd them who was privy to the business and Cromwell seeing he could doe no good with his Parliament assoon as ever the 5 months were out dissolves them and then he takes from these who had conspired against Lambert their Commissions and seises on several others Commonwealths men and Royalists among whom was Major Wildman who was drawing up a Declaration to shew the lawfulness of taking up Arms against Cromwell and of the Royalists there were Sir John Packington Sir John Littleton and others which he imprisoned for a new Conspiracy as he said against his Life and Sir Tho. Harris was taken having a design of surprising of Shrewsbury Penruddoâ—k and Grove at Salisbury and in several other places as at Hexam Moor in Northumberland and in Yorkshire where Sir Henry Slingsby was taken all their designs being beforehand betray'd to Oliver and many Prisons in the West were filled with the common sort of people from which and from the Tower and other places many of them were sent away to Foreign Plantations and sold for Slaves and many forceably carried away in Pen's Expedition to be knockt on the head by the Moors Thus he endeavoured to secure himself by a bloudy and arbitrary way of proceeding as all Tyrants are forced to doe Having thus supprest this Insurrection which he knew of beforehand and was prepared for several of the chief that were taken were brought to their trials the chief of which were Mr. Penruddock who was a Captain and Mr. Grove another Captain 16 more were executed of which 9 at Excester Both Penruddock and Grove when taken surrendred themselves to Vnton Crook upon promise of having their lives but what signifies such Promises with such Persons who never kept their Faith these were brave and active Loyalists and therefore must not escape out of the bloudy Paws of the Usurper They were both condemned at the Assizes at Excester being indicted for Treason against the Usurper and endeavouring the bringing in of their lawfull King Charles Steuart and on the 16 th of May 1655 were both beheaded in that City Mr. Penruddock at his execution spoke very boldly and with much zeal against the iniquities of the Times and told them among other things that Treason was in that Age become an Individuum Vagum like the wind in the Gospel that bloweth where it listeth And Treason was then what the Ruler pleased to make so and lighted upon whom he would have it And by this said he you may see what a condition you are in when you have no Law to protect you no Rule to walk by with many other bold Truths which made them suppress his Speech and forbid it to be published that they might conceil as much as they could their illegal and arbitrary Proceedings For indeed one of the Jury that found him guilty being demanded afterwards for what reason they brought in their Verdict guilty against Mr. Penruddock and Grove Answered That they had resolved to hang them before they saw them A pious Resolution His Judges were Lisle Glin Roles and Nichols who denyed to give him their advice in point of Law because they said they were Parties and if so as indeed they were it was contrary to all Law for a Judge being a party to sit upon the Bench. But these were lawless Times Some others suffered at Chard in Somersetshire one beheaded at Salisbury and 3 hang'd and thus this Insurrection was quash'd But not long after he crowded the Tower with many Persons of note Prisoners upon suspicion of having an hand in this Plot or Treason as he called it and among the rest were the Earl of Lindsey The Lords Willowby of Parham Newport Maynard Faulkland Lucas Petres Sir Frederick Cornwallis Sir Jeoffery Palmer Sir Rich. Wingfield and others too long to relate but these were never brought to any tryal but it was thought convenient to secure them though nothing appeared against them Cromwell now the Dominus fac totum beholding himself mounted in the Throne of the Monarchy makes Leagues and War and Peace abroad as he pleased and as we have said having made an impolitick Peace with France losing thereby the ballance he had in his hand and giving too much to that Growing Monarch he designs a very unjust War without any provocation against Spain having a thirst after that King's Gold and Treasure at St. Domingo in the West Indies But this design was kept very secret and a great Fleet was equipped to the wonder of his neighbours yet that he might not lose his wonted exercise of Hypocrisie he gives out that it is for the propagation of the Protestant Religion though besides the insatiate hunger of Gold he might have some politick Reasons to move him to this dishonest breach which might be by this means a getting rid of a great many of the troublesome Sectaries in the Army whom he found still pecking against his power and endeavouring to alienate the minds of the Soldiers from him But now he shewed his Art in draining them for this expedition whereby he might sit the quieter at home Venables was made Commander in chief of the Land-forces and Pen of the Sea being made General and on the 27 th of December set saâ—l from Portsmouth with about 10000 Men on the 28 th of January following they put into Barbadoes and on the 30 th of March sailed for Hispaniola where they Landed their Men without opposition but whether it were the imprudence and ill management of the Generals or that God resolved to
blast so dishonest an attempt I shall not determine but Englishmen never received such a foil and by so few enemies since they wore the name for having lost near a thousand Men by an handful of Spaniards Negro's and Molatto's they were fain to retreat and losing all hopes of getting the Spanish Gold most shamefully return to their Ships and that they might be said to doe something they set upon Jamaica and take it and which we have kept ever since Venables after his return was frowned upon by Oliver and for a while sent to the Tower but afterwards was released The Hopes of this Gold had made Oliver King it very much being served with much State and Ceremony He had his Halberdeers in garded grey Coats over whom Strickland was Captain His Lord Chamberlain who was Sir Gilbert Pickering Two Masters of Requests Mr. Bacon and Mr. Sadler and the Master of his Horse his Son Cleypool and all other Officers of Honour both to his own Person and his Wives who very finically acted the Princess White-Hall and Hampton-Court he had saved from sale for his own convenience The baffle at St. Domingo and the loss of his hopes of his Gold made him now project some other ways to fill his Cofers to maintain his Greatness his merry devil left him and he began daily to grow more austere and tyrannical being full of fears and jealousies as he had reason for he had not only the Royal party against him whom he kept under with much cruelty but the Commonwealths-men of his own party and the Fifth-Monarchy-men countenanced by Harison were highly displeased with him and began to Conspire against him He therefore lays Harison and Rich aside and not long after he Committed them with Carew and Courtney into several remote Castles Overton was seized in Scotland with Bramstone Holmes and other Officers who were cashiered fined and good security taken for their good behaviour Overton was sent to the Tower and his Regiment given to Col. Morgan Okey's Regiment also was taken from him and given to another Joyce had the confidence to upbraid his Highness to his face but escaped unpunished Cromwell saying he was a Mad-man About this time he began to interest himself for the Protestants abroad and to be their Protector The Protestant Subjects of the Duke of Savoy in the Vallies of Piedmont having been cruelly treated by that Prince for their Religion Cromwell sends to make application in their behalf but his Messengers being slighted he caused Contributions for their relief to be made throughout England and Viner and Pack were made Treasurers for the Money by which means a considerable summ was Collected but what share they had of it is not known The Spanish War now Commenced apace Cromwell resolving not to hearken to Peace nor to the restitution of three Ships he had taken of the King of Spain's before he had declared War pretending them Hambourgers and Confiscating them being laden with pieces of Eight to the sum of Four hundred thousand pounds Sterling which was minted in the Tower though the Spanish Ambassador Alâ—nso de Cardenas protested against it and did all he could to hinder the injustice which was returned on our Merchants by that Kings seizing on their effects in Spain and by the loss of 1500 English Ships great and small taken from us in this War as appeared afterwards according to the report made in Richard's Parliament This sum of money being spent he had with his Privadoes thought of another way of recruit which like their Usurpation was the most Barbarous and Arbitrary as ever was heard of See now what was become of the Liberties of English men when he following the Example of the Grand Seignior set over the Land a company of Bashaws with the same power under a new title of Major-Generals He had Canton'd England and Wales into 11 Provinces joyning the Counties together for the convenience of this Turkish sway over every one of which he appointed a Governour or Bashaw called by him a Major-General The Names of these Tyrannick Princes were Kelsy Goff Desborow Fleetwood Skippon Whaly Butler Berry Worsley Lambert and Barkstead who was also Lieutenant of the Tower These in their respective Principalities lived like petty Princes or Bashawes domineering and lording it over both Nobility and Gentry and according to the Command and Order of their Grand Seignior Oliver Cromwell which was then esteemed Law all the poor Cavaliers that is all such who had served in the Wars for King Charles the first and also all those that had declared themselves for his Son King Charles the second our now Sovereign were by these Bashaws to be decimated that is the tenth part of their Estates were to be taken from them besides banish'd from London and within 20 miles of the same disarm'd and prohibited to be Elected into any Parliament And as for the Clergy they were turned out of their Livings and kept from all other way of livelihood unless they would work with their hands so that many were ready to starve for they were prohibited any Cure or to be Chaplains to any or to keep School The power of these Decimators was great and boundless Oppressing Robbing Spoyling and Decimating whom they pleased according to their own Arbitrary Will for none durst say Why do you thus They kept a Roll of all persons within their Precincts and if they suspected any to favour the King he was called to account by these Military-Lords and Caution taken by them to keep them from acting against the State binding them to reveal all Plots that should come to their knowledge and made them engage the like for their servants They also hindred them from their disports and prohibited all Horse-races Cock-fighting Bull-baiting or any thing that should cause a Concourse of People and those who refused were presently imprisoned and decimated so that the free people of England were become as absolute Slaves as those living under the Turkish Government where none can call any thing his own By this means the Usurper easily informed himself of the value of all the Estates in England and of the behaviour and affection of every Person of Quality throughout the Kingdom Such vast Powers were given to these Major-Generals that there was nothing they might not doe and indeed did not doe they using it to the full And for this purpose these Major-Generals had an office in Fleetstreet in London as other Courts had where their Recognances were enter'd and all other concerns and dependances belonging to them recorded or register'd Of some they took yearly the 10 th penny of others they took a sum of money for Composition usually at three years purchase which many were willing to pay who had money rather than to be continually troubled with them And now the year 1656 Commencing which by the Instrument was a Parliamentary-year in July Oliver issues out his Writs for his second Parliament to sit on the 17 th of September
known and most agreeable Government to the people of England this was hotly pursued by the Court-party of the House which after several hot debates produced The Humble Petition and Advice of which â—e shall speak anon The horrible licentiousness of these times had ripened the birth of strange and monstrous Opinions and Heresies and all places swarm'd with these kind of creatures of an hundred different perswasions The Ranters grew numerous and committed their beastialities under the notion of Liberty of Conscience publickly turning debauchery and all manner of wickedness into a Religion some lying with their Wives or other women openly in the Market-place several both men and women running stark naked without the least rag to hide their shame about the streets and into Churches pretending a Command from the spirit for these Actions Then the Socinians encreased who denied the Divinity of Christ one Biddle being infamous for those Opinions and one Erbery once a Minister for Ranting Then the Quakers began to grow numerous under George Fox their head and so troublesome that they disquieted Oliver himself who liked not their Antiministerial principles But above the rest James Naylor was at this time remarkable who grew to that height of delusion and phrensie as to personate our Saviour and procured a divine worship or adoration to be given to him by some women attending him He had been formerly a Soldier under Lambert who stickled much to save him from punishment but the Parliament now sitting take the matter into their cognisance being sent up from Bristol where he was he appears before them with a composed countenance his hair hanging after the fashion of those pictures made for our Saviour and with a forked beard often answering the questions put to him with Thou sayest it He was accused of Blasphemy and for assuming to himself divine Honours he having had Hosanna's sung before him and such expressions used to him as the people of the Jews used towards our Saviour when he rode into Jerusalem a little before his Crucifixion He used several evasions but the House sentenced him to be both at London and Bristol publickly Whipt through both the Cities to stand in the Pillory to have his Tongue bored thorow and to be stigmatized in the forehead with the letter B for a Blasphemer and then to remain in Bridewell during pleasure which sentence was with great severity inflicted upon him and which he underwent with a more than ordinary patience and resolution The Parliament having made an Act for Preventing of Multiplicity of Buildings within ten miles of London and that every house within that compass built upon a new foundation should pay a years Rent to the Protector they fall upon the Petition and Advice In the mean time Cromwell designing the Succession of his Usurpation for his Son Richard begins to shew him to the World but that he might give Lambert no Umbrage of his Intentions he keeps him for some time in the Country in Hamshire where he had Married the Daughter of one Major with whom he had a plentiful Fortune Here he grows familiar and kind to the Royalists insinuating into them by his debonare Carriage and serving many of them in several requests to his Father endeavouring to get their good liking by his Civilities and afâ—able Disposition The first publick Honour done him was in making him Chancellor of Oxford which his Father had resigned for that purpose then he was Sworn a Privy-Counsellor and made a Colonel in the Army that he might have an Interest in all Parties and not long afterwards was made the first Lord of the other House after the re-meeting of the Parliament and stiled the Noble Lord Richard Cromwell to prepare his way had likewise his News-writer Marchiamount Needham who tells the people there is no everlasting principle in Government which is but a temporary expedient and that in the hazard of a Common-wealth the next shift might be made use of which was a King as most agreeable and necessary He had likewise an ill Poet Pagan Fisher who in a Rodomontado stile sung his Atchievements in Latin Verse together with the Vertues of the pious Bradshaw Oliver having prepared things for them as well as he could the Parliament proceed hotly upon the Petition and Advice which was their new Model of Government and with which on the 9 th of April 1657 the Parliament having desired a meeting with the Protector they wait upon him in the Banqueting-house at White-Hall where Sir Thomas Widdrington in a set Speech commended the office of a King as setled here ever since Christianity approved by our Ancestors agreeing best with our Laws and temper of the People a Model of which Government as most proper for the good and security of the Nation he there presented him with The old Fox returns That 't is a weighty Matter and therefore desired time to seek God in it for without his Assistance the charge would be too great for him to bear That the English were the best people in the world and therefore all tenderness imaginable should be shewed to them and nothing done without due consideration of their benefit with much more of the like nature The next day a Committee was appointed to attend him for his Answer which being delivered after a dubious manner they resolve to force it upon him and adhering to their Petition frame a Committee of near half their House to attend him both to hear and give satisfaction to his doubts and scruples in this case The chief of these were Whitlock Lord Chief Justice Glyn Lord Broghill Lenthal Lisle Philip Jones Fiennes Strickland Thurlo Sir Richard Onslow and Sir Charles Woosley And now it might be wondred at that Cromwell having this fair opportunity did not accept of this proffer so much urged no doubt but he most eagerly desired it yet was he so cautious and fearfull lest that like the Dog in the Fable he should snatch too greedily at the shadow of Royalty and should lose the boundless power or substance of his Tyranny or in seeking to fortifie his title lose his tenure for he well understood the temper of the Army and that by the means of Lambert who began to smell out his design and fearing to lose the Succession promised him was ready to Mutiny which if he should lâ—se he were undone knowing all his title was maintained by the power of their Swords and that therefore he must wear such title as they please or would be contented with therefore considering that it would not be safe for him at this time to accept it he was forced with reluctancy to put it off to a more convenient season Many meetings and debates however they had about it and many Arguments held Pro and Con between them The Committee alledged that the title of King had been confirmed by Parliaments for above 1300 years and that neither the Person or Name of King had been displeasing to them That it
foundation and that the consequence had been confusion if he had not done it That there were no hereditary Lords or Kings setled the power consisting in the two Houses and himself and that God would judge between them and him God was his witness that there was a seeking of a new settlement in the Army that he spake not to those Gentlemen meaning his Lords or what they would call them but to them the Commons that advised him to that place yet that instead of owning him some of them must have they did not know what And that they were running the Nation into confusion again by their intention of devising a Commonwealth that some of the people might be the Men that might rule all and that those things were not according to God and according to Truth pretend what they would it was a playing a game for the King of Scots if he mought call him so and therefore he thought himself bound before God to doe what he meant to prevent it God was his witness he told them what was true the King of Scots had an Army at the water-side ready to be Shipt for England and that he had the knowledge of it from an eye-witness That they had not only been endeavouring to pervert the Army to draw them to a Commonwealth but some of them while sitting had been listing of persons by Commission from Charles Stuart to joyn with any insurrection that should be made that if this was the end of their sitting and that if these were their carriages concluding he thought it high time to put an end to their sitting and therefore by the living God he declared to them that he did Dissolve that Parliament To which many of the Commons cry'd out Amen And thus ended this Parliament crossing and vexing Oliver to the heart for he expected more supplies of Money Oliver having thus dismist this Parliament and rid himself of that fear begins to fortifie himself against the Royalists who had indeed formed a new Plot for the bringing in their King but were betray'd by Willis and one Corcar a Minister of Sussex who had been long employed by Cromwell for that purpose The Royalists were glad the Parliament was dissolved for they feared a Commonwealth much more than Cromwell not that he was less Tyrannical or had used them more favourably but for that the other sort of Government had rendred it self formidable and was in danger to have been more permanent than Oliver's Kingly Protectorship could for they believed as they well might that King Oliver would never be long endured by the people whose eyes must needs be opened and see that he was got into the Throne and exercised the same power and far more than the Kings of England ever did and whom they had flung out only to make way for a Tyrant and that they would never suffer a man of their own quality and rank thus to play the King amongst them and to be their Lord without endeavouring to fling him out Besides they found Lambert and the Army so much disgusted that they would rather have ventur'd all than not to have seen the downfall of Cromwell so that the Royalists thought all things to be favourable to their design But Cromwell having timely notice of all things by his Agents among them he takes care to prevent them and sending to his right hand Tichbourn Lord Mayor causes him to double the City-Guards and to make great changes in the Militia turning out all he suspected and presently seizes on Sir William Compton the Earl of Northampton's Brother Mr. Russel the Earl of Bedford's Brother Sir William Clayton and many more The Marquess of Ormond who on the design had lain hid for some time in London hardly escapes his hands Also he seizes on Mr. Mordant the Earl of Peterborough's Brother Mr. Manley Mr. Baron Mr. Stapely Mr. Mansel Mr. Woodcock Mr. Carent Mr. Jackson and one Mallory who was thought to be a decoy to the rest being pardoned after Condemnation And now to give more terror to the Royalists Cromwell resolves again to new dye his hands in Blood by the old Arbitrary and Tyrannical way Up goes the High Court of Justice and its bloody President Lisle who on the 25 th of May 1658 sat Cromwell had pickt out two Eminent Men to begin with one Lay-man Sir Henry Slingsby imprisoned ever since the West-Rising and one Clergy-man the Reverend Dr. Hewet Sir Henry Slingsby was accused though falsly to have endeavoured to betray Hull whilst a Prisoner there and for holding Correspondence with Charles Stuart for which he was Condemned for a Traytor and sentenced to be be-headed which Death he suffer'd on Tower-hill on the 8 th of June following though great application to save his life had been made to Cromwell by his Nephew and Cromwell's Son-in-law the Lord Faulconbridge but the Tyrant was inexorable having before-hand with Thurlo resolved on the Death of these two men The next was Dr. Hewet who was accused before the same Court for Conspiring against the Government and holding intelligence with the King But the Doctor Demurred to the Jurisdiction of the Court citing divers Law-Cases and giving many Reasons against their authority desiring them to evince to him the legality of their Court and he would plead to his charge But this they would not nor were able to doe and whilst he disputed with them they took the advantage of demanding his Plea three times after which though he then desired it seeing they would record him a Mute they would not admit for being designed for slaughter had they admitted him to plead he would have escaped them for want of Witnesses which it seems failed them at that time The Doctor had an Eloquent Tongue was of great esteem and abilities and Preached long at St. Gregory's where he sometimes could not forbear to deplore the misery of the Kingdom so that Cromwell had a particular desire to rid him out of the way as a most dangerous man and took this occasion to doe it upbraiding the Doctor with very bitter and unbecoming language when he was brought before him to be examined However though he was Condemned as a Mute yet he had the favour to be beheaded and suffer'd the same day with Sir Henry Slingsby where he prayed almost an hour with great zeal and fervour of spirit having his head severed from his body he dyed with much Christian Magnanimity The next that came to his Tryal was Mr. Mordant who at first denied the Jurisdiction of the Court but was by his friends at last perswaded to plead and was quitted by one voice only for very fortunately Col. Pride being taken with a fit of the Stone went off the Bench to the saving his life Then Mr. Woodcock and Sir Humphrey Bennet were tryed and acquitted Mallory confest was condemn'd but not executed Then Mr. Carent was try'd and acquitted Mr. Henry Frier was condemned by them but when going to be executed in
the one for an Assessment the other for the Militia and past some Acts concerning Ministers Lastly they consult about dissolving themselves to which the Rump party were very unwilling and therefore many of them intended to be absent when that business should be debated because they would not give their consent But the others smelling their design watched a convenient time and issuing out writs in the name of the Keepers of the Liberties c. for a full and free Parliament to convene on the 25th of April following saveing to the House of Lords their Rights notwithstanding the Commons in this Juncture had been necessitated to proceed without them They upon Friday the 16th of March 1659 when the greatest number of the Rumpers were present dissolve themselves by Act. Thus was an undenyable Period put to this Tragical long Parliament by their own Vote tho' it was legally ipso facto dissolved before by the Death of King Charles the 1st whose writs had summoned them together But before they dissolved themselves they settled a new Council of State to govern in the intervall of the Parliaments and abrogated the Oath of Abjuration and the â—ormer Council The chief of these were General George Monk General Mountague Mr. Annesly President the Lord Fairfax Sir William Waller Mr. Hollis Pierpoint Rossiter Saint-Johns Widdrington Sir Anthony Ashly-Cooper and others to the number of thirty in all who behaved themselves with much circumspection setting forth a Proclamation against all disturbers of the Peace either in Action or Speech and tendring an Engagement for peaceable demeanor to be subscribed by such as they suspected which Lambert refusing was committed to the Tower disarming the Phanaticks every where they purged the Army of Schismatical Officers and Soldiers taking care of the Garisons Overton a Fifth-Monarchy-Man was removed out of his Government of Hull and Collonel Charles Fairfax was placed in his Room Collonel Rich made some stir about St. Edmunds-bury but Collonel Rich. Ingoldsby quieted his Soldiers and seised him and thereupon was restored to that Regiment from whose Command the Wallingfordians had put him by when they degraded young Cromwell Thus ended the Arbitrary and Tyranical Usurpation of the Rumpers by the great providence of God and the good Genius of Englands means in raising up the Great and Renowned Monk to be a Saviour to his Nation and to reduce the Monarchy to its legal antient and happy state again and that the torrent of violence and Arbitrary Tyrany that had so variously over-run and spoiled the Land might be lost and sunk into the Earth whence it sprung and the Stream of Government bounded by Laws and ancient Customs might again run in its right Course and ancient Channel from whence it had been diverted And now I should conclude having fully finished my Draught or Picture of Arbitrary and Tyranical Government which I have taken from the Life being the true History and Resemblance of the Monster now so much feared and which no Man that is a lover of the Peace of this Nation and that hath his Sence and Reason can behold with out Horror and Indignation and resolve in himself tâ— suffer much rather than to run the hazard of raising up this Ghost to the raine of three Kingdoms and the Lives and Estates of so many persons as must be devoured for dayly food to maintain the Life of such a Monster the remembrance of which moved by the sight of this very Picture of it is enough to affright I shall therefore only as the last touches to this piece shew you as it were the last struggle or gasp for Life of the overthrown Monster and so finish my Design and that in few words Lambert whether by neglect or Treachery of his Keepers is not known escapes out of the Tower and soon after appears in Arms with a party of his Cashired Officers and Soldiers once more to embroil the Nation but he was proclaimed Traitor and the whole Nation beginning to hope for a setled Peace were unanimously bent to aid the General if need were against him He had chosen Edg-Hill near Keinton in Warwick-shire for the place of his Rendezvouz hopeing it would prove as Ominous to the Royal Interest as it had done before and in all probability there would have been a great Conflâ—ence of all sorts of Sectaries to him in a short space and he was not without hope that if the old Soldiers were sent against him many of them would turn to him but he was eagerly pursued by some parties of Horse and Foot and Collonel Charles Howard had almost overtaken him but it was Collonel Ingoldsby's good hap to light upon him near Daventry in Northampton-shire where Lambert was surprized with a strange Consternation and durst not engage tho he was nothing inferior in numbers to the others which his followers observing some of them went over to his pursuers others slunk away and himself taken by Colonel Ingoldsby the 22d of April 1660. and with Collonel Cobbet Major Creod and Captain Hazâ—erig son to Sir Arthur was sent up to London and two days after passing by Hide-Park he saw 20000 Horse and Foot of the City Regiments and Auxiliaries there Training with divers of the Nobility and Gentry of the Nation trailing Pikes voluntarily among them and the same day he was committed to the Tower This ended â—owards the setling of the Peace of the Nation His Excellency had wrought his Officers to declare they would with him acquiesce in the Resolves of the Parliament appointed to meet the 25th of April 1660. who accordingly met the Lords and Peers in the upper-house taking their places by virtue of their Birth-right who soon according to the whole Nations expectations and Prayers restored his Maâ—esty to his Right his Crown and Dignity the Nobility to their ancient Birthrights and Priviledges the People to their property freedom and liberties and the Laws to their ancient course and boundaries the three Kingdoms rejoycing and a long Peace quietness and tranquillity succeeding which yet is grateful to the memory of all Loyal and good Subjects therefore however of late our old Jealousies and fears are increased by our secret Adversaries yet let all people remember what hath past and by viewing this Picture of the most horrid and devouring Dragon called Arbitrary and Tyrannical Vsurpation let them abhor it and beware of falling under the same power and into the same snare by any specious or colourable Pretence whatsoever and continually pray that the Peace of the Nation may be continued with the Life of his most Gracious Majesty whom the King of Kings preserve both in the Throne and in the Hearts of his people Amen Vpon the late STORME and of the DEATH of his HIGNNESS ensuing the same by Mr. Waller WE must resign Heaven his great Soul do's claime In stormes as loud as His Immortall Fame His dying groanes his last Breath shakes our Isle And trees uncut fall for His Funerall Pile About his
hundred forty five 'T was ordered also every man to give A penny a week of every Family For one whole year together 't is no lye And this was sent poor Ireland to relieve If those that order'd did not us deceive Then after this they laid on us great Taxes To hew us down as if it were with Axes And sixty thousand pound a month a year They made us pay as it did well appear And some years ninety thousand every month was paid For a whole year together undenayed Besides a hundred twenty thousand pound Was paid a month by all a whole year round All which to many millions doth amount Far geater than the wit of man can count And whosoever did not pay his Seasement Was either plunder'd or prison'd without releasement And by such means some thousands are undâ—ne And knew not how or which way for to run And children likewise are made fatherless That knew not how their wants for to express With multitudes of widows that none knows The number of them or their wants disclose Besides the maimed that want hands or feet And wounded so 't would grieve one for to see 't And yet besides the thousands that are slain Which can't be numbred for it is in vain Then burning houses followed out-right With castles wasted and demolish'd quite And Towns and Cities are by wars undone The souldiers spoiling all that they had won And every place is so impoverished For want of trade to buy the people bread The Churches likewise they were much defaced And made like stables wherein horse were placed They took away the vessels every one And ornaments I think they left not one Thus did the Churches their privileges lose And sects and errours were brought in to choose And God's true worship it was laid aside And in blasphemies they did take a pride And toleration of such things that 's evil Was given them the like did not the Devil Thus have you heard the truth of things in brief And yet not half nor do I think the chief Of what they did in twelve years time they sat But if you 'll mind the next shall tell you what The first beheaded on the Tower Hill Was Earl of Strafford sore against his will Sir Alexander Carew was the second That lost his head for so it must be rekon'd And Captain Hotham after him succeeded His Father also next day after bleeded The Bishop then of Cantorbury next That was beheaded after he preach'd his text But now my heart doth fail the next to tell That lost his life since which we ne're were well O Gracious God was ever such things known A King so kill'd by subjects of his own May that accursed act of killing Kings Drink deep the dregs of the infernal stings Lord Capel next Duke Hamilton another The Earl of Holland also was the tother These three together at Westminster were headed For being true to 'th King this Parliament did it Next Collonel Andrews and then Sir Henry Hide Both on Tower-Hill were headed and there dyed And Captain Bushel in that very place Was headed there when he had run his race Next Mr. Love and Gibons in one day Were both beheaded of a truth I say Loe here 14 to 'th dozen in 12 years Beheaded were by these sad Parliamenteers Besides what others in far remoter places To us unknown who never saw their faces Next you shall know how many we have seen Hang'd in the City and shot to death have been First Challoner and Tomkins in one day Were hang'd in London this is truth I say Tomkins at Fetter-Lane tother at the Change Thus did their madness round about us range About some four months after was another Hang'd at the Change whose name I mean to smother And then another whose name I forgot At Westminster was hang'd for I know what He was a Spy they said came from the King And he must suffer therefore in a string The next in order though not he himself Was Sir Johns Greenevils picture foolish Else That hanged was at the Exchange for why Cause he left us and to the King did fly Then Poyer Pitcher Lockier went to th' pot These three at several times to death were shot All these near London and near thereabout Were hang'd and shot to death which they found out Besides all others throughout the Land If 't could be knowen we should amazed stand They haâ—ing sat twelve years then commeth Cromwell And turns them out which Act it doth please some well But he his part doth play as did the rest And fals to heading hanging like a Beast The first was Gerard that did feel the smart Of his keen Axe which went unto the heart Next Doctor Huit in that very place With Henry Slingsby Knight of comely grace Both in one day but who can tell for what 'T was never known nor never we shall that Then Mr Vowell was hangd at Charing Cross And Marston also hangd to his friends loss But after all comes Betterly on the stage Who in Cheapside was hangd in Cromwell's rage And afterward his bowels burnt in fire ' Cause they against him He said did conspire And then another hang'd was in Tower street And at the Change another we did seeâ—t These eight by Cromwel in the City dy'd But God doth know how many more beside Were hangd and headed within these three Nationâ— Of whom I cant make any true relations POSTSCRIPT FRom the 3 November 1640. to the 20 April 1653. when Oliver Cromwel turned out the long Parliament there hath been 29 Thanks giving days for several victories obtained by them against the King and at least 15 days of Humiliation besides the monthly Fasts which was once a month for very neer 8 years being cast up together is at least 90. which in all make 105. And from the time of their turning out to the 25 December last 1659 there hath been 10 Fasting days and 6 Thanksgiving days so that the total number of the Fasting days to the 25 Decemb. last is 15. and the Thanksgiving days are 35. In the late wars hath been killed above 100 Lords and Knights above 400 Officers besides the common Souldiers above 1000 Ministers put out of their places and died of grief FINIS He was to have been made Earl of Essâ—â—e and Knight of the Garter his Sâ—n of the Bed-chamber to the Prince Ireton â—ord Lievtenant of Ireland 1640. 14 May 1641. 23 Decemb. 1641. 1 Jan. 1644. 2 Jan. 1644. 10 Janv. 1644. 30 Jan. 1648. 9 March 1648. 22 Aug. 1650. 4. March 1650. 29 March 1651. 22 Aug. 1651. 5 Jul. 1643. 19 July 1650. 28 Nov. 1643. 1 Apâ—il 1644. 1 March 1643. 29 De. 1648. 21 Ap. 1649. 27 Apr. 1649. 10 July 1654. 8 June 1658. 10 July 1654. 10 Aug. 1654. 7 July 1658. 9 July 1650.