appointed for the two Ministers to attend the Commoners Sir Peter Killegrew was sent with the Letters to the King and was to bring back a List of the King's Commissioners for the Treaty and of their Attendants An Ordinance read and referred to a Committee of the whole House for laying the Assessment for the Armies upon the several Counties They appointed a day to consider of the business of Dunnington Castle and the Earl of Manchester The Lord Savile Earl of Sussex the Lord Piercy and the Lord Andover were consined at Oxford The business of Dunnington Castle and of the Earl of Manchester was taken into consideration and a weeks time given for the Earl to be heard therein if he please An affront done to the Commissioners of Excise in Lancashire was referred to examination and the House resolved to be severe in upholding the power of the Commissioners The Sergeant at Arms was sent to apprehend one as a Delinquent for serving of a Sub poena upon a Member of the House of Commons Goring with his forces coming before Christ-church were beaten back by Major Lower and many of them killed The Commons proceeded in the business of the new Model of the Army and nominated Sir Tho. Fairfax to command in chief and Colonel Middleton Holborn Fortescue and Barkley tobe four of the Colonels Then they appointed a Committee to consider what honour should be conferred on the Earl of Essex for his fidelity and good services to the publick the like for Sir William Belfour and to settle the payment of their Arrears to such as should not be employed in the new establishment The Commons proceeded upon the Ordinance for the new Assesment Colonel Lambert was ordered to speed down into the North to take care of the forces there he being Commissary General of the Lord Fairfax his Army when Sir Thomas Fairfax should come up Colonel Holborn took in the King's Garrison at Sydenham-house and therein about 100 Prisoners and the High Sheriff of Somersetshire and ten Commissioners of Array and after that he fell upon the Lord Hopton's forces going to joyn with Greenvile took some hundreds of them and drove the rest to Bristol The King made Prince Maurice General of Worcester Hereford and Shropshire and some of his forces began to fortifie Cambden-house Letters from Secretary Nicholas intercepted gave no hopes of Peace upon the intended Treaty Sir Peter Killegrew returned from Oxford with the King's Answer concerning the Treaty and the names of the King's Commissioners with a Safe Conduct and Propositions from the King to be treated on The Safe Conduct was inclosed in a Letter from P. Rupert to the Earl of Essex and was to this effect CHARLES REX Charles by the Grace of God King of England Scotland France and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. To our Generals Lieutenants General Commanders in Chief Generals of Towns Colonels Lieutenants Colonels Captains Officers and Souldiers belonging to any of our Armies or Garrisons and to all other our Ministers and loving Subjects to whom these presents shall come Greeting Our Pleasure and Command is that every of you permit and suffer that Algernon Earl of Northumberland Philip Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery William Earl of Salisbury Bazil Earl of Denbigh Thomas Lord Viscount Wenman Denzil Hollis William Pierpoint Sir Henry Vane Junior Oliver St. John Bulstrode Whitelocke John Crew Edmond Prideaux for the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament of England at Westminster and John Earl of Loudoun Lord Chancellour of Scotland Archibald Marquess of Argile John Lord Maitland John Lord Balmerino Sir Archibald Johnston Sir Charles Erskin George Dundas Sir Jo. Smith Mr. Hugh Kenedy and Mr. Robert Berkley for the Estates of the Parliament of Scotland together with Mr. Alexander Henderson and their Retinue mentioned in a List annexed together with the Retinue of the Scottish Commissioners not exceeding in all the number of 108 persons together with their Horses Coaches and all other Accommodations for their Journey may repair to Uxbridge from London stay there and return at their pleasure and that they and any of them be permitted freely and as often as they shall please to go themselves or send any of their Retinue to and from Uxbridge and London without any let hinderance interruption or molestation whatsoever and to these our Commands we require your due obedience as you tender our service and will answer the contrary at your utmost perils Given under our Signet at our Court at Oxford the 21. day of January 1644. By His Majestie 's Command Edw. Nicholas The King's Propositions were Signed likewise Edw. Nicholas The Names of the King's Commissioners appointed for the Treaty for whom Prince Rupert desired a Safe Conduct from the Parliament were these The Duke of Richmond Marquess Hertford Earl of Southampton Earl of Kingston Earl of Chichester Lord Seymour Lord Hatton Lord Capel Lord Culpepper Sir Orlando Bridgman Sir Edward Nicholas Secretary Sir Edward Hyde Sir Richard Lane Sir Thomas Gardiner Mr. John Ashburnham Mr. Geoffrey Palmer with Dr. Stewart Dr. Laney Dr. Shelden and their Attendants in all to the number of 108. They were to meet with the Parliaments Commissioners on Wednesday the 29. of January at Vxbridge upon the Treaty for Peace The States Ambassadours were satisfied with the Answer of the Parliament to their Papers and said they would acquaint the States therewith expressing their good affections to the Parliament The Commons in a grand Committee further debated the Ordinance for new Modelling the Army and inserted therein the names of Sir Thomas Fairfax and of Major General Skippon They proceeded upon the Directory for Church Government and voted that several Congregations be under one Classis and that the Church be governed by Congregational Classical Synodical Assemblies and that there shall be one at least in every particular Congregation to labour in the word and doctrine Both Houses referred the Papers of the Treaty to the Committee of both Kingdoms to consider what is fit to be done and ordered that the Ministers in their several Congregations on the next Wednesday the day of the publick Fast and of the beginning of the Treaty should pray to God for his blessing upon it Both Houses ordered that the Lord Macquire should come to his Trial in the King 's Bench. A difference was between the two Houses touching the Safe Conduct for the King's Commissioners the Committee of both Kingdoms having altered some of their Titles given them by the King since the Great Seal was carried away from the Parliament as the Earl of Chichester they called Lord Dunsmore Lord Culpepper Sir John Culpepper Lord Hatton Sir Christopher Hatton and the new made Knights they called Mr. Hyde Mr. Lane and Mr. Bridgeman The Lords gave their Reasons why the new Titles should be given in the Safe Conduct the Commons gave Reasons against it as contrary to one of their Propositions and at length the Titles were agreed to be
which was furthered by Whitelocke's advice to the Protector 20. The Commissioners of the Treasury made several reports to the Protector and Council of Arrears of money due to the state and upon advice with them his Highness and the Council made several orders for the Collecting and bringing in of those Arrears December 1657. 1. News of the King of Sweden's proceedings in the Isle of Funen 3. The distaste between the Protector and Bradshaw was perceived to increase 6. Order for the prosecution of some persons who had committed very great wasts and spoils in Forests 7. The Protector was perswaded to take to heart and to further the relief of the poor persecuted Protestants in the Vallies of Piedmont and to send an Agent to the Duke of Savoy to negotiate for favour to them as other Princes had done 11. Writs of Summons under the great Seal were sent to divers persons to sit as Members in the other House of Parliament The Form of the Writs was the same with those which were sent to summon the Peers in Parliament They were in all sixty among whom were divers Noblemen Knights and Gentlemen of ancient Families and good Estates and some Colonels and Officers of the Army Their Names were as followeth The Lord Richard Cromwell the Protectors eldest Son The Lord Henry Cromwell his other Son Lord Deputy of Ireland Nathaniel Fiennes John Lisle Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal Henry Lawrence Lord President of his Highness Privy Council The Lord Charles Fleetwood Robert Earl of Warwick Edmund Earl of Mulgrave Edward Earl of Manchester William Viscount Say and Seal Lord John Cleypole Master of the Horse Philip Viscount Lisle eldest Son to the Earl of Leicester Charles Viscount Howard Philip Lord Wharton Thomas Lord Fauconbridge Lord John Desborough Lord Edward Mountague Generals at Sea George Lord Eure. The Lord Whitelocke Sir Gilbert Pickering Colonel William Sydenham Sir Charles Wolseley Baronet Major General Philip Skippon Lord Strickland Colonel Philip Jones Sir William Strickland Francis Rous Esq John Fiennes Esq Sir Francis Russel Baronet Sir Thomas Honnywood Knight Sir Arthur Hasilrigge Baronet Sir John Hobart Sir Richard Onslow Knight Sir Gilbert Gerard. Sir William Roberts Knight John Glyn Oliver St. John Lords chief Justices William Pierpoint Esq John Jones Esq John Crew Esq Alexander Popham Esq Sir Christopher Pack Sir Robert Tichborn Edward Whalley Esq Sir John Barksted Knight Lieutenant of the Tower of London Sir George Fleetwood Sir Thomas Pride Richard Ingolsby Esq Sir John Hewson James Berry Esq William Goffe Esq Thomas Cooper Esq Edmund Thomas Esq George Monk Commander in chief of his Highness Forces in Scotland David Earl of Cassils in Scotland Sir William Lockart Sir Archibald Johnston of Warriston William Steele Lord Chancellour of Ireland The Lord Broghil Brother to the Earl of Corke in Ireland Sir Matthew Tomlinson 16. Colonel Sir John Reynolds who commanded the English Forces that joyned with the King of France was in a Pink coming over with Colonel White and others from Mardike for England and upon Goodwin Sands the Pink was cast away and all their men in her were drowned Among them was one William de Vaux a young man a good Scholar and very ingenious and being in a great storm in a former Voyage he vainly said That if ever he went to Sea again he would be contented that God should let him be drowned And now being again at Sea the Judgment imprecated by him did fall upon him and he was now drowned 24. The Commissioners of the Treasury prepared the business of the Contract with Commissioners for the Excise and new Impost 25. Some Congregations being met to observe this day according to former solemnity and the Protector being moved that Souldiers might be sent to suppress them he was advised against it as that which was contrary to the Liberty of Conscience so much owned and pleaded for by the Protector and his friends but it being contrary to Ordinances of Parliament which were also opposed in the passing of them that these days should be so solemnized the Protector gave way to it and those Meetings were suppressed by the Souldiers January 1657. 1. Whitelocke having lent Mr. Rushworth some Manuscripts he attended Whitelocke to shew him his Historical Collections as his Highness had ordered 3. A Meeting of the Gentlemen of the County of Bucks at Merchant-Taylors Hall where they had a great Feast 9. The Lord Willoughby petition'd the Protector for his Highness Order to go into the Country to dispatch some necessary business in relation to his Estate and promising to return to Prison which Petition the Protector granted 12. The Protector resolved to have a Collection for the poor persecuted Protestants of Piedmont 20. The Parliament met according to their Adjournment and the Members of the other House summoned by Writ met and sate in the Lords House as the Lords used to do formerly The Protector came thither and the Speaker with the House of Commons being sent for by the Black Rod came to the Lords House where the Protector made a solemn Speech to them but was short by reason of his Indisposition of health and after him the Lord Commissioner Fiennes spake to them more at large My Lords and Gentlemen of both the most honourable Houses of Parliament AMongst the manifold and various Dispensations of God's Providence of late years this is one and it is a signal and remarkable Providence that we see this day in this place a Chief Magistrate and two Houses of Parliament Jacob speaking to his Son Joseph said I had not thought to have seen thy face and lo God hath shewed me thy seed also Meaning his two Sons Ephraim and Manasseh And may not many amongst us well say some years since We had not thought to have seen a Chief Magistrate again amongst us and lo God hath shewn us a Chief Magistrate in his two Houses of Parliament Now may the good God make them like Ephraim and Manasseh that the three Nations may be blest in them saying God make thee like these two Houses of Parliament which two like Leah and Rachel did build the House of Israel May you do worthily in Ephrata and be famous in Bethlehem May it be your great business to procure the peace the safety and the prosperity of these three Nations and these things too not for themselves only but in order yet to greater and higher ends the advancement of the Kingdom of Christ amongst us and the Glory of God in the good of all men but especially of the Churches of God amongst men which as they are God's most precious Jewels and his chiefest care so must they also hold the choicest place in the eyes and in the hearts of all those that act under him and are cloathed with his power and authority In order to the great and glorious end you may please in the first place to reflect upon the Posture that
it not for these contempts being convened before the high Commission Court he was fined in a great sum and committed to prison where he lay a long time and being upon a Habeas corpus brought to the Bar the cause of his committment was returned default in his canonical obedience He was first bayled and afterwards delivered upon this reason because breach of canonical obedience is an offence punishable by the ordinary by Ecclesiastical censures and not by the Commissioners Ecclesiastical by Fine and Impriscnment Strowde Hollis Selden and Valentine were brought to the Bar by several Habeas Corpora and the cause of their committment returned one Warrant from the Council and another Warrant from the King for Sedition and Contempts and whether this was a good Return or no was argued One Atkinson sued a servant of the King and the Lord Chamberlain committed him because he did it without his leave and upon his Habeas corpus Atkinson was delivered which the Earl of Montgomery Lord Chamberlain taking ill the same day that Atkinson was delivered he again committed him in contempt of the Court and admiration of all wise men Jones Whitelocke and Croke Hyde denying it gave a Warrant for a new Habeas corpus but before the return of it the Lord Chamberlain upon wiser thoughts discharged Atkinson from prison The King's Attorney Heath a fit Instrument for those times preferred an Information in the Star Chamber against Elliot and the other Parliament men there named setting forth their misdemeanours in the late Parliament and all those proceedings He preferred another Information against Chambers in the Star Chamber setting forth the King 's Gracious Government the great privileges of the Merchants and the small duties they paid then the words spoken by Chambers at the Council Table That Merchants have more incouragement and are less scrued up in Turkey than in England Chambers confest the words but said he spake them of the under officers of the Customes who had much wronged him and not reflecting upon the King or Council or the Government Yet the Court fined him 2000 l. and to make a submission which he refused underwriting that he did abhor and detest it as unjust and false The Fine was Estreated into the Exchequer where he pleaded Magna Charta and other Statutes against the Fine by the King and his Council in the Star Chamber it not being by Legal Judgment of his Peers nor saving his Merchandise But the Barons would not suffer his Plea to be filed Afterwards he brought his Habeas corpus but the Judges remanded him and after 12 years Imprisonment and long waiting for satisfaction for his losses from the long Parliament he at last dyed in want The Judges were somewhat perplexed about the Habeas corpus for the Parliament men and wrote an humble and stout letter to the King that by their oaths they were to bayle the Prisoners but thought fit before they did it or published their opinions therein to inform His Majesty thereof and humbly to advise him as had been done by his Noble progenitors in like case to send a direction to his Justices of his Bench to bayle the prisoners But the Lord Keeper would not acknowledge to Whitelocke who was sent to him from the rest of his Brethren about this business that he had shewed the Judges Letter to the King but dissembled the matter and told him that he and his Brethren must attend the King at Greenwich at a day appointed by him Accordingly the Judges attended the King who was not pleased with their determination but commanded them not to deliver any opinion in this case without consulting with the rest of the Judges who delayed the business and would hear arguments in the case as well as the Judges of the King's Bench had done and so the business was put off till the end of the Term. Then the Court of Kings Bench being ready to deliver their opinions the Prisoners were removed to other prisons and a Letter came to the Judges from the King that this was done because of their insolent carriage at the Bar. And so they did not appear Some Constables and other mean men committed by the Council and bringing their Habeas corpora were removed from Pursevant to Pursevant and could have no benefit of the Law Some advised the King to have no more Parliaments but to abolish them as Lewis the 11 th of France did and a Pamphlet was divulged to this purpose The King took another course to gain Eminent Parliament men that were against him to become of his party and to doe him service He took Sir Thomas Wentworth into favour and his Countryman Sir John Savile and they were made Privy Councellors Sir Dudley Digges was made Master of the Rolls Noy was made the King's Attorney and Littleton his Sollicitor The Judges of the King's Bench were sent for by the Lord Keeper to be in London on Michaelmas day the chief Justice Hyde and Whitelocke were sent for to the King at Hampton Court who advised with them about the Imprisoned Parliament men and both these Judges did what good offices they could to bring on the King to heal these breaches The first day of Michaelmas Term Mr Mason moved for the Prisoners to have the resolution of the Court. All the Judges declared that they were contented the prisoners should be Bayled but that they must also find suerties for their good behaviour Selden prayed that his suerties for his bailment might be taken and the matter of the good behaviour omitted as a distinct thing and all the rest of the prisoners stood to the same that Selden moved but the Court remanded them to the Tower because they would not find suerties for their good Behaviour It was intimated to them from good hands that if they would petition the King they should be discharged and all the trouble ended but they refused to do it and were detained in prison Sir Miles Hobert and some other prisoners moved the King's Bench for some more freedom in their imprisonment but then it could not be obtained In the same Term an Information was exhibited by the King's Attorney against Selden Hollis and Valentine in the King's Bench setting forth the same Matters in effect as were in the Information in the Star-chamber The like was against Sir John Elliot and for the words spoken by him in Parliament That the Council and Judges conspired to trample under their feet the Liberties of the Subject and the Privileges of Parliament This was said to be done by way of Conspiracy by all the Defendants as to their Actions in Parliament and that it was done falso malitiose seditiose to sowe discord between the King and the Great Ones and People And he said it to be Vi armis that they forced the Speaker to keep in his Chair The Defendants pleaded to the Jurisdiction of the Court because the offences
Kingdom shall not be laid down till Delinquents be left to Justice that their Estates may discharge the Debts of the Commonwealth The Souldiers commit Outrages which the King and Parliament labour to rectifie Sir Thomas Barrington and Mr. Grimstone in Essex seize upon Sir John Lucas and his Lady and commit them to Prisons and Lucas is proclaimed Traytor The Parliament for repayment of Loans upon Publick Faith order Satisfaction out of the Estates of Delinquents The Lord Strange is impeached of high Treason for raising Lancashire-men by whom one Percivall was killed The King adjourned Michaelmas Term and proclaims Nichols Macworth and Hunt of Shrop-shire to be Traytors The Lord Fairfax and Mr. Bellasis conclude a Neutrality for Yorkshire but the Parliament declare the Lord Fairfax not bound to observe the Articles but to assist the Parliament The Earl of Essex's Colours was a deep Yellow others setting up another Colour were held Malignants and ill-affected to the Parliaments Cause So small a thing is taken notice of in the Jealousies of War Intelligence being given to the House of Commons that the Earl of Berkshire and divers Gentlemen of principal quality in Oxfordshire intended shortly to put in execution the King's Commission of Array at Wattleton They commanded Whitelocke to use his utmost Endeavours to prevent the execution of that Commission in Oxfordshire and to apprehend such of the Commissioners as should meet for that purpose and the better to enable him hereunto they ordered some of the Regiment of Horse of Colonel Goodwyn and of the Regiment of Foot of Colonel Hampden to attend his Commands The Commissioners of Array having appointed their Meeting at Wattleton at a day and the Country summoned to come in to them Whitelocke sent for the Forces appointed to meet him and in the Afternoon came to him a Troop of Horse and a Company of Foot and Hampden himself with them and when they were met they had Information that the Commissioners having notice of the Parliaments Forces being in the Field thought not fit to continue at Wattleton but brake off their business and not taking leave or dismissing the Country the Commissioners with their Company hasted to Sir Robert Dormer's house and thither they were pursued and when the Parliaments Company beleagured the house they fired some Musquets and Pistols at them but finding themselves too weak for the Parliament Party and that they went about to storm the house they presently yielded upon quarter Most of the Commissioners of Array were got away only the Earl of Berkshire and two or three more were taken and conveyed to London The House of Lords committed the Earl and the rest to Prison where he lay for a long time after The King's General was first the Marquess of Hertford and shortly after the Earl of Lindsey divers of his Forces quartered near Hull seemed as if they had some design of beleaguring it Sir John Hotham and Sir John Meldram his Assistant sallied out upon them surprized them killed some and took others Prisoners and shortly after having a supply of five hundred men from London they sallied out again and discomfited some of their Forces and burnt a Barn with some Ammunition of the King 's in it and this was the first place where blood was drawn in this Contest The King marched from Nottingham to Stafford and Leicester and so to Wales and at Shrewsbury his Army encreased to a considerable body The Parliament Forces rendezvous'd at S. Albans and from thence marched Northward to meet the King with a Petition from both Houses and these Directions to their General 1. To restrain all profaneness in the Army 2. To march and fight the King's Army and by Battel or otherwise to rescue his Person and the Prince and Duke of York from those about him 3. To present the Petition to his Majesty and if he shall please to withdraw himself from his Army and resort to his Parliament then to cause those Forces to disband and to guard the King in his Return 4. To declare pardon to those that will withdraw fom the King except Richmond Cumberland Newcastle Rivers Caernarvan Newark Falkland Nicholas Porter and Hyde 5. To receive and certifie Contributions to be repaid 6. To protect the good people and to restore their losses 7. To apprehend Traytors and Delinquents 8. To observe further Directions He had a Committee with him who with the General were to take Subscriptions of Loans and order Matters concerning Malignants and to consider of the good of the Army The Parliament finding Supplies and Officers sent by the Queen from Holland to the King they sent over to the States Mr. Strickland to be their Resident in the Low Countries and with him a Declaration from the Lords and Commons The effect of it was To acquaint them with the affairs and proceedings of the Parliament and that it was not expected that they who had formerly received the assistance of the English to recover their Liberty should now assist those whose design was to deprive the English Nation of their Rights and Liberties Goring held Portsmouth for the King and hearing the County Trained Bands designed to surprize it he met and skirmished with them and retired to the Town but Sir John Meyrick's Regiment and a Troup of Horse being sent by the Parliament to joyn with the Countrey they so streightned Goring that though Marquess Hertford hastened to his Relief yet he surrendred the Town and took Ship for Holland The Marquess giving a Brush to the Earl of Bedford by the way seised upon Sherburne Castle and from thence marched to the King to Shrewsbury Sir John Biron with some Troups for the King was unexpectedly set upon at Brackley by the Towns-men and some Troups of the Parliament in his March to Oxford by whom he received some loss yet came on to Oxford The Lord Say Lieutenant of Oxfordshire being then in the Countrey upon this Alarm sent to Whitelocke and the rest of his Deputy-Lieutenants to bring what Forces they could to meet him near Oxford to remove the Lord Biron Whitelocke had a gallant Company of Horse of his Neighbours under his command When he came near Oxford his Scouts brought him intelligence that the Lord Say with a Regiment of Dragoons and the Lord St. John with him and several Companies of his Regiment of Foot were upon their march towards the place appointed for their Rendezvouse but that Sir John Biron hearing of their approach had quitted the Town Whitelocke went on till he met the Lord Say and with him were the Lord St. John the Lord Weenman and most of his Deputy-Lieutenants and their Forces were in all above 3000 Horse and Dragoons and Foot with whom they entred the City without any resistance and were welcomed by the Towns-men more than by the Scholars Yet besides the Mayor and Aldermen the Vice-Chancellor and Heads of Houses and Proctors gave my Lord Say a visit and protested all
brought to the Parliament declaring his Affections for Peace and concluding that God had given him a late Victory and therefore he desires them to consider of his long rejected Message from Evesham which was for peace but not till this time brought to the Parliament The Parliament appointed a day to take this into consideration and ordered all Officers and Souldiers to repair to their Colours on pain to be proceeded against by the Commissioners for Martial Law Mr. Hoyle was put into Sir Peter Osborn's Office and Mr. Salway into Sir Thomas Fanshaw's place in the Exchequer and several Judges went into the Counties which were quiet to keep Assizes and to execute the Commissions of Oyer and Terminer Colonel Cromwell was sent with two thousand horse to meet Prince Rupert coming to relieve Bandury but Colonel Massey had before prevented the Prince's coming The Irish Rebels that landed in Scotland were beaten into the Mountains by the Earl of Argyle and L. Gourdon Upon debate of the King's Letter it was held not to be a sufficient acknowledgment of the Parliament and therefore laid by Yet the House went on to compleat the Propositions for Peace and a day was appointed for the bringing in the Names of such Delinquents as should be excepted from pardon Divers Ministers of London presented a Petition to the Parliament for dispatch of the Directory of Worship and settling of pure Discipline and Government according to the word of God and complained of the Schisms in the Church The Petitioners had thanks from the House and the Committee of Lords and Commons appointed to confer with the Assembly to endeavour to reconcile some Differences among them and to find out a way how tender Consciences may be born withall so far as may stand with the peace of the Kingdom and the word of God The Assembly named 23 Ministers to give Ordination who were passed The Commons considered of the Propositions for peace the L. Macquire and Macmahon who escaped out of the Tower were again apprehended by the Lieutenant of the Tower and Sir John Clotworthy and upon a Report from a Committee of Lawyers it was ordered That they should be tried by a Commission of Oyer and Terminer and not by Martial Law The French Agent lay at the same house where Macquire and Macmahon were taken and had a chief hand in their escape and opposed the Officers searching in that house for papers c. because he lodged there But a Committee of both Houses were appointed to search there and did so notwithstanding the Agent 's pretences A Committee of Lawyers was appointed to meet daily about the Tryal of the Archbishop till the same should be dispatcht The Parliament ordered all the Forces of the Earl of Manchester and of Sir William Waller to joyn together and advance into the West The Ordinance passed for the Militia in Worcestershire About eighty of the Leicester horse in convoy of some Carriers were set upon by 120 of Colonel Hastings his men but the 80 routed and dispersed the 120 killed 8 and took 60 of them prisoners and store of Arms. By Letters from Sir Thomas Middleton it was certified That he having taken Mountgomery Castle was forced to retreat upon the coming of the King's Forces thither who again besieged the Castle with five thousand men and Middleton being joyned with Brereton Sir John Meldrum and Sir William Fairfax in all about three thousand they marched to relieve the Castle and were fought with by the Enemy who came up gallantly a good while to push of Pike and worsted the Parliament Horse Which so encouraged the King's Forces that they shouted and cryed The Day is ours the Day is ours at which the Parliament Forces were so enraged that they came on again with a fresh Charge and wholly routed and put them to flight took prisoners Major General Broughton Colonel Sir Thomas Tilsley Lieutenant Colonel Bludwell Major Williams nine Captains many inferiour Officers and fifteen hundred common Souldiers Of the King's part were slain about three hundred and about five hundred wounded Of the Parliament part were slain Sir William Fairfax with eleven wounds and Major Fitz Symons and about forty common Souldiers and about sixty wounded the Lord Byron who commanded the King's Forces hardly escaped by the goodness of his horse Upon Letters from my Lord Roberts both Houses took care for Supplies for Plymouth and their other Western Garrisons The King came to Exeter and gave order to remove all superfluous persons forth of the Town and for the Country to bring in thither all their provisions About forty prisoners of quality were brought from Plymouth to London and committed to Lambeth-house After the Siege was raised before Plymouth and the King gone to Exeter yet the Cornish-men continued near the Town to stop provisions coming to them by Land but were driven away again Many of the prisoners taken at Mountgomery being willing to take the Covenant and to serve against the Rebels in Ireland the Parliament to avoid the inconvenience of many prisoners consented thereunto and gave order for their transportation The Commons came near to a conclusion of their Debate touching the Propositions for peace Orders were sent to the Earl of Manchester and Sir William Waller to advance together with all expedition to prevent the King's return back to Oxford and took care for Supplies for them and for the Lord General The Parliament sent thanks to Sir Thomas Middleton Sir William Brereton and Sir John Meldrum for their good service at Mountgomery and which was more acceptable took order for Supplies for them the Lord Cherbury and Sir John Price came in to the Parliament Massey fell upon a party of the King 's between Bristoll and Monmouth took their Commander in chief and ten others and a hundred and sixty common Souldiers two hundred Arms and two pieces of Ordnance The King's Forces besieged Barnstable which rendred to them upon conditions which they afterwards broke pillaged the Parliament's Souldiers plundred the Town executed the Major and imprisoned many of the Inhabitants Colonel Ludlow took eighty of the King's Commissioners of Array in Somersetshire and Captain Savile took twenty of Prince Rupert's men prisoners Sir Thomas Fairfax recovered of his Wound and Sir H. Cholmly offered to surrender Scarborough Castle to the Parliament but now upon the news of the King's Victory in the West he revictuals it again and is again wholly for the King whereupon the Lord Fairfax sent Sir William Constable with a strong party to besiege the Castle Colonel Ware revolted from the Lord General in the West to the King and another Colonel quitted his Post and the Matters of that nature were referred to a Committee to be examined A Day was set apart by the Commons for receiving private Petitions At Basing-house the Besiegers took an Outwork a Captain and twenty eight Souldiers who defended it At Banbury they made a Breach and some of the
bayling of Sergeant Glanvile Order of the Lords against Counterfeiting and Clipping the Kings Coin 16. Ordinance Read for making Mr. Bradshaw Chief Justice of Chester Votes for Captains of Ships for the next Summers Guard for Packet Boats for Ireland and Convoys for Merchants Ships Votes That the Houses intend to carry on the War for Ireland with the Forces of England and the Scots Forces there to be called away paying what is due to them and the Scots Commissioners here and the Parliament of Scotland to be acquainted herewith Order to treat with the General and his Field Officers how the Forces designed out of that Army may be disposed of for Ireland and sixty thousand pounds Voted for Pay per Mens of the Forces there and in England 17. A Petition from the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common-Councel of London Professing their Zeal to the Parliament and to the Covenant and their apprehensions of the advance of the Army not yet Disbanded nearer to the City and of a dangerous Petition now on Foot in the City the Copy whereof they annexed pray that the Army may be removed and Disbanded and the dangerous Petition suppressed and that they may yearly chuse their Militia The House answered them That most of the particulars in their Petition were under consideration and that the House would do what may be most for the ease safety and satisfaction fo the City and Kingdom that the annexed Petition was referred to a Committee and they had thanks for their sincere Affection Divers Governours of Garrisons Voted Fifty pounds a day allowed for the Kings Expences Collonel Jones Ordered by the Committee for Ireland to take Possession of Dublin with two thousand men 18. The Commons again Voted Sir John Brampston Sir Thomas Bedingfield and Mr. Chute to be Commissioners of the Seal The Lords Voted Mr. Bradshaw and Mr. Warburton Mr. Keble and Mr. Littleton Mr. Powell and Mr. Clerke Mr. Lewis and Mr. Elkenhead to be Judges in Wales The House passed several Compositions of Delinquents 19. Report of the Counter-Petition in London and That the Committee had imprisoned one Tewleday an active man for that Petition Many excused him as being as lawful for those of one Judgment as of another to Petition the Parliament but it was carried in the House to approve of his Commitment and Mr. Tewleday was sent for in safe custody Order of both Houses to remove the Kings Children into the Country Orders for new Elections Some disturbance was in the Army about going into Ireland and for Petitioning the Parliament and Offence taken at the Essex Petition which reflected upon them but all was appeased and they promised not to Petition before they had acquainted their General therewith 20. The Ordinance Read for the Assessement of sixty thousand pounds per Mens for the Forces Order for the House to adjourn every Friday till Tuesday after Divers Citizens came to the House to avow the Petition complained of by the City Petition The Commissioners of the Great Seal continued for twenty days longer 22. The Ordinance for sixty thousand pounds per mens referred to a Grand Committee and the same proportions as formerly observed A Petition from the reduced Officers answered with a reproof for their giving directions to the Parliament Upon information of a great Riot in Moorfields and assaulting and Plundering the House of Mr. Hobbard a Justice because he Committed one for Tipling on the Lords day in Sermon time Both Houses past an Order for putting in due Execution the Laws for prevention of Riots and Tumults and for better observation of the Lords day and Fast days The Commons Voted that Mr. Hobbart should have reparation Sir Thomas Fairfax and his Field-Officers met with the Parliaments Commissioners at Saffron Walden about sending Eight thousand Foot and Four thousand Horse into Ireland the Officers as to a personal Engagement to go thither could then make no answer but agreed whether they go in person or not yet they shall endeavour to advance the Service among those under their respective Commands They desired satisfaction in Four Particulars 1. Vnder whose Command in chief they were to go 2. What particular Regiments Troops or Companies were to be continued in England 3. What assurance for Pay and subsistence for those that go to Ireland 4. Satisfaction in point of Arrears and Indemnity for past services A Petition was presented to these Officers from the Army to be by them presented to the General and by him if he thought fit to the Parliament upon these Heads 1. For indemnity for actions as Souldiers 2. For satisfaction of Arrears 3. That neither Horse nor Foot may be Pressed to serve 4. For relief of Widows and Maimed Souldiers 5. For Pay till disbanded 23. Mr. Bolton admitted one of the Assembly Mr. Cooke's Sequestration taken off The Ordinance recommitted for regulating the University of Oxford and the Ministers sent down thither to Preach Ordered to continue there and two hundred pounds allowed to them Order for Collonel Jones going for Dublin to have power of Martial Law A Pass for the Dutch Ambassadour to go to the King Debate upon the Ordinance of the Fleet and for Lambeth Library Votes touching Sequestrations The Parliaments Commissioners agreed with the Marquess of Ormond for the surrender of Dublin and other Forts in Ireland and returned to England with Hostages from the Marquess The Parliament of Scotland answered the English Commissioners That they could not render Belfast in Ireland whilst they had an Army there but upon Paying off their Arrears they will render Belfast and all they have in Possession The Jewel was presented to General Leven from the Parliament of England to whom the General wrote a Letter of thanks The Plague broke out in Edingburgh 24. Votes for Governours of Garrisons Anno 1647 Order of both Houses to free the States Ambassadors from Custom and Excise for things for his own use Orders that no private business be debated for ten days and for re-payment of Money to the Customers and for thanks to their Commissioners in Scotland The Lords gave Reasons to the Commons against the Armys quartering in the Association or near London 25. Votes for Governors of Garrisons Order for the Lord Herbert to have possession of his own Castle A Committee of both Houses to receive some intelligence which the Prince Elector desired to communicate to the Parliament of great concernment to the Protestant Religion Order that the Master and Wardens of the Stationers endeavour to find out the Authors and Printers of a Book called a warning piece c. to suppress it and to seize the Books 26. Order to bayl Mr. Tulida and his business referred to a Committee Votes for Governors of Garrisons Order for Money for Col. Birch who agreed to transport a thousand Foot and two Troops of Horse into Ireland A long report of what is paid and what in Arrears to the Army
delivered to the President of the Councel till some time after the date of it the next day they received this Order or Warrant from the Protector Oliver Protector RIght trusty and right well beloved We greet you well Whereas by an Ordinance Entituled An Ordinance for the better regulating and limiting the Jurisdiction of the High Court of Chancery It is among other things Ordained that the Masters of the Chancery in Ordinary shall be only six in number to be now and from time to time appointed by the Lord Protector for the time being We according to the said Ordinance do appoint William Lenthal Esq Master of the Rolles John Sadler Nathanael Hubart Arthur Barnardiston Thomas St. Nicholas and Kâ—bert Aldworth Esq to be the six Masters of the Chancery in Ordinar and do hereby signifie unto you our pleasure that they be sworn and admitted accordingly given at White-Hall this second day of May 1655. To our Right trusty and Right well beloved Sir Bulstrode Whitelocke Knight Sir Thomas Widrington Kt. and John L'Isle Esq Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal of England Upon Receipt of this Warrant they gave the Oath to the six Masters of the Chancery named in the Order it being the old Oath and they proceeded in ordinary business of the Court according to the former course Letters from the Barbadoes of some Dutch Ships there Trading seized upon by Pen and his Fleet ready to sail from thence but whither the Officers knew not That they only waited for more stores from London which were not yet come to them That Pen had here recruited his men and sent some Forces to the Leeward Islands That the English here love to Trade more with the Dutch then with their Country men That Pen and Venable settled in the Barbadoes a Court by Commission to levy what should appear to be owing there to the Dutch and to make seizures of all Dutch who should Trade there That they were now six thousand Land-men and five thousand Sea-men and intended shortly to set Sail upon their design Letters of the Duke of Savoys cruel persecuting the Protestants in Piedmont by taking away their Goods and Estates and putting them in Prison and carrying away of their Children using all means with violence to make them forsake their Religion and the purity of the Gospel which when they could not do the Priests persuaded the Duke to send an Army against them to force them to Conformity who sent eight thousand men against these poor quiet people and Loyal Subjects the Army fell upon them slew many of them with small loss and took many Prisoners whom they used with all cruelty and then put them to death Others of them with their Wives and Children fled unto the Mountains whilst the Soldiers plundered their Houses and then fired them and their Churches A Solemn Fast was kept throughout London and Westminster During this Easter Term the Commissioners of the Great Seal proceeded in Chancery according to the former course of that Court and did not execute the Protectors new Ordinance which was informed to him but he could not disturb them till the Term was over and then was quick with them for their disobedience June 1655. Divers sollicitations were made to Whitelocke by sundry persons whose interest lay that way that he should recant the Letter he had subscribed with Widdrington and Lenthal that he was not satisfied to execute the Protectors New Ordinance concerthe Chancery and that he would promise to do it and to Conform to his Highness pleasure and that then he should be continued in the place of Commissioner of the Great Seal otherwise he must expect to be put out of that good and great Office Whitelocke answered them that no worldly considerations could prevail with him to do any thing contrary to his Judgment and Conscience for then he knew he should offend a greater Protector and better Friend than my Lord Protector could could be That he had taken an Oath to execute the place of Commissioner of the Great Seal Legally and Justly and for him to execute this Ordinance as a Law when he knew that those who made it had no Legal power to make a Law could not be justified in Conscience and would be a betraying of the Rights of the people of England and too much countenancing of an illegal Authority That as long as he should continue a Commissioner of the Great Seal he would execute that place according to Law and do right to the parties in Court after the best of his Judgment and Conscience but to do an Illegal Act and to execute such an Ordinance as he knew not to be agreeable to Law and would be an occasion of Injustice to many because he would thereby keep himself in the place of a Commissioner he thought was not according to good Conscience nor honesty and therefore he resolved to give himself satisfaction rather than any other and further than this he could not be persuaded This Order was brought to the Lords Commissioners To the Right Honorable the Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal My Lords I Am commanded to signifie unto your Lordships his Highness and the Councels pleasure That your Lordships do attend his Highness with the Great Seal at six of the Clock this Evening I am My Lord your Lordships most humble Servant Henry Scobell White-Hall June 6. 1655. As soon as this Letter came to them they understood the meaning of it and attended with the Great Seal at the time appointed at the Councel-Chamber and were after a little waiting called in The Protector gravely told them That he was sorry some of them could not satisfie their own Consciences to execute the Ordinance concerning the Chancery which they were informed had much good in it to the publick but he confessed that every one was to satisfie himself in matter to be performed by him and that he had not the worse opinion of any man for refusing to do that whereof he was doubtful but in this particular the Affairs of the Common-Wealth did require a Conformity of the Officers thereof and their Obedience to Authority and being some of them refused to execute this Act as was enjoyned they were compelled thereby to put this charge of the Custody of the Great Seal into the hands of some others who might be satisfied that it was their duty to perform this Command and to put the Ordinance in Execution Whitelocke being the antientest of the Commissioners told his Highness That their scruple was not upon the Authority of his Highness and the Councel as to the Command of all matters concerning the Government of the Common Wealth but only as to the effect of this Ordinance to be Executed as a Law the which they apprehended and had formerly given their reason for it would be of great prejudice to the Publick and would be contrary to what they had formerly by their Oath promised and being yet unsatisfied
exercise and discharge of their Trust and we shall be ready in our places to yield them as becomes us our utmost Assistance to sit in safety for the improving present opportunity for setling and securing the peace and freedom of this Commonwealth praying for the presence and blessing of God upon their endeavours Signed by direction of the Lord Fleetwood and the Council of Officers of the Army Tho. Sandford Secretary May 6. 1659. â—ambert Berry Cooper Haslerigge Lilburn Ashfield Salmon Zanchey Kelsey Okey Blackwell Haynes Allen Packer and Pierson went to the old Speaker Lenthal with this Declaration to the Rolls and presented it to him and divers of the Members of the long Parliament came thither afterwards to advise with the Speaker and declared their willingness to meet again which they appointed to Morrow-morning in the Painted-Chamber 7. They met accordingly and in a body went together to the House Lambert guarding them with Souldiers Then they passed a Declaration touching their Meeting and their purpose to secure the Property and Liberty of the people both as Men and as Christians and that without a single Person Kingship or House of Peers and to uphold Magistracy and Ministry 8. A Sermon was Preached in the House by Dr. Owen 9. The House appointed a Committee of Safety most of them Souldiers except Vane and Scot and ordered that all Officers should be such as feared God and were faithfull to the Cause Letters of General Monk to Fleetwood of the Concurrence of the Army in Scotland with the Army at London Letters ordered to be sent to the particular Members of this Parliament to come and discharge their duty 11. An Act passed for the continuing of Sheriffs Justices of Peace c. in England and in Scotland and Ireland 12. An Address to the Parliament with their Desires in it from many in and about London and their Protestation to stand by this Parliament The like Address to this Parliament from the Officers of the Army These Passages gave the more hopes to many that this Parliament thus restored might be blessed of God for settling the Peace and Liberty of the Nation and the more because they were upon the first right foundation of that long Parliament which had done so great things and therefore divers were the better satisfied to go on with them 13. The Parliament named a Council of State and several Gentlemen not Members of the House were also of it their Names were as followeth Thomas Lord Fairfax M. G. Lambert Col J. Desborough Col. James Bury John Bradshaw Serjeant at Law Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper Sir Horatio Townsend Sir Arthur Haslerigge Sir Henry Vane L. G. Ludlow L. G. Fleetwood Major Salwey Col. Morley Mr. Scot Mr. Wallop Sir James Harrington Col. Wanton Col. Jo. Jones Col. Sydenham Col. Sydney Mr. Nevil Mr. Thomas Chaloner Colonel Downes Lord chief Justice St. John Col. Thompson Lord Commissioner Whitelocke Col. Dixwell Mr. Reynolds Josiah Barners Sir Archibold Johnson Sir Robert Honywood 14. An Act for a new Great Seal different from that whereof Fiennes L'Isle and Whitelocke were Commissioners and so their Office ceased 15. Newdigate Atkins Archer and Parker were made Judges and Easter Term was continued 16. An Act passed appointing Judges for Probate of Wills Applications from Mr. Nathaniel Bacon and his Brother about the payment of their Salary as Masters of the Requests to the Protector and Serjeant Lynne about his Arrears of his Salary Votes passed for Pay of the Army and Navy and for Sale of Whitehall and Somerset-house 17. Address to the Parliament from the Army in Scotland Right honourable THat a Nation may be born in a day is a truth which this days experience witnesseth unto us against all the dictates of humane Reason and that a glorious Cause whose Interest was laid low even in the dust should be in one day restored to its life and lustre when almost all the Asserters of it had so manifestly declined it by a defection of many years cannot be imputed to less than the greatest and most powerfull manifestation of the Arm of God that ever this or former Generations saw or heard of In the sense of this the greatest of our Temporal Mercies we now come to address to your Honours as those whose presence we have so long wanted that had you staid but a little longer it might have been left to be enquired what England was we mean what was become of that People by whom God for so many years filled the World with so much admiration and terrour But though this great Work be as most justly it ought to be wonderfull in our eyes yet when we consider its Author who calls things that are not as if they were bringeth down to the Pit and raiseth up again we see that nothing is difficult to Faith and the Promises of God are sure and stable even then when in the eye of man no less than impossible We cannot but acknowledge to our exceeding great sorrow and shame that our selves though we hope most of us through weakness and frailty not out of design have very much contributed to those Provocations which have caused God to depart from our Israel and we could hearâ—ily wish that even amongst those that help to make up your own number there had not been an helping hand to this sad and deplorable work But we see when God's hour is come and the time of his people's deliverance even the set time is at hand he cometh skipping over all the Mountains of sin and unworthiness that we daily cast in the way We are not willing to detain your Honours too long upon this subject and therefore besecching the God of all our Mercies to heal the backslidings of his people and not to charge unto their account in this his day of their deliverance their miscarriages whilst they were wandering in dark and slippery places after the imaginations of their own hearts we with all bumility and affection in the first place congratulate you in this your happy hestauration to the Government of these Nations which God was pleased once so to own in your hands as to make you both the praise and wonder of the Earth the glory and rejoycing of his People and the terrour of your Adversaries and we acknowledge it a singular condescention in you in this day of 〈◊〉 great difficulties to take upon you so heavy a burthen And sceing his late Highness hath been pleased to manifest so much self-denial and love to his Country in appearing for the Interest thereof against his own we humbly intreat that some speedy care may be taken for him and his family together with her Highness Dowager that there may be such an honourable Provision settled upon them and such other Dignities as are suitable to the former great Services of that Family to these Nations And in the next place we cannot but humbly beseech you now you
places of Judicature 6. Delivery up of Ships to the French 7. Mis-imployment of Three Subsidies and Three Fifteens They Ordered That the Duke on whom these Misdemeanours chiefly reflected should have Notice of the Intention of the House of Commons suddainly to resume the Debate of these things There served in this Parliament in the House of Commons many persons of Extraordinary Parts and Abilities whose Names are in the List of those times Mr. Clement Coke in his Speech in the House of Commons concerning Grievances said That it were better to dye by an Enemy than to suffer at home The Lords ready to comply with the Kings desires appointed a Committee to consider of the Safety and Defence of the Kingdom and Safeguard of the Seas The Committee advised one Fleet to be presently set out against the King of Spain and another to Guard our Coasts and Merchants this was sent to the House of Commons but not well resented by them The King sent a smart Letter to the Speaker pressing for present Supplies and promising Redress of Grievances presented in a dutiful and mannerly way and this was further urged by Sir Richard Weston To Know without further delay of time What Supply they would give unto the King To this the Commons returned a general Answer promising a Supply The King Replyed As to the Clause of presenting Grievances that they should apply themselves to Redress Grievances not to Inquire after them And said I will not allow any of my Servants to be questioned among you much less such as are of Eminent Place and near unto me I see you especially aim at the Duke I wonder who hath so altered your Affections towards him Then he mentions the Honour that the last Parliament of his Father Expressed to the Duke and labours to Excuse him and concludes I would you would hasten for my Supply or else it will be worse for your selves for if any Evil happen I think I shall be the last that shall feel it This was suspected to be the Advice of the Popish Councellors to cause a Breach betwixt the King and his Parliament who thereupon mentioned the Duke as the chief Cause of all Publick Miscarriages and Dr. Turner a Physitian propounded his Quaeries to that purpose Upon the Opinions of Sir Thomas Wentworth Noy Selden and others the House Voted That Common Fame is a good Ground of Proceedings for that House The King sent a Message to the Commons by Sir Richard Weston That he took Notice of the Seditious Speech of Mr. Coke and of Dr. Turners Articles against the Duke of Bucks but indeed against the Honour and Government of the King and of his Father That he cannot suffer an inquiry on the meanest of his Servants much less against one so near him and wonders at the foolish impudence of any Man that can think he should be drawn to offer such a Sacrifice much unworthy the Greatness of a King and Master of such a Servant He desireth the Justice of the House against the Delinquents That he be not constrained to use his Regal Power and Authority to Right himself against these two Persons Dr. Turner Explained himself and said That to Accuse upon Common Fame was warranted by the Imperial Laws and by the Cannons of the Church That this House in the time of Henry the Sixth did upon Common Fame Accuse the Duke of Suffolk And that Sir Richard Weston himself did present the Common Vndertakers upon particular Fame The next Day Dr. Turner wrote a Letter to the Speaker to excuse his not attending the House by reason of Sickness and submitting to their Judgments but not acknowledging any fault Sr. John Elliot made a bold and sharp Speech against the Duke and present Grievances yet in the midst of those Agitations The Commons remembred the Kings Necessities and Voted to grant Three Subsidies and Three Fifteens Upon a Message from the King both Houses Attended him at Whitehall Where he gave the Lords thanks and showed the Commons their Errors and referred particulars to the Lord Keeper who in a plain speech assured the Commons That after the great Affairs setled and satisfaction to the Kings Demands he would hear and answer their just Grievances Tells them That his Majesty excepts to the not punishing of Coke and Turner he praiseth the Duke and his Merit from King and Parliament and declares the Kings Pleasure that they proceed no further in the inquiry touching the Duke And saith That the Supply Voted is not suitable to the Ingagements requires a further Supply and their Resolution thereof by a Day else they are not to Sit longer nor will the King expect a Supply this way Then the King spake again and mentioned Mr. Coke and said It was better for a King to be Invaded and almost Destroyed by a Forreign Power than to be despised by his own Subjects And bids them remember That the Calling Sitting and Dissolving of Parliaments was in his Power Being informed That the House of Commons ordered their Doors to be shut whilst they Debated hereof and that they misunderstood some passages in his Speech and in the Lord Keepers The King ordered the Duke at a Conference of both Houses to Explain it Which being done the duke gave them an Account of the business in Spain and indeavours to vindicate himself in that and all his Negotiations both at home and abroad since his being at Oxford and that he did nothing in single Councels excuseth his not going with the Fleet his Master commanding him into the Low-Countries to Treat with the King of Sweden of Denmark and the States Then the Lord Conway made a large Vindication of the Duke in the Publick Transactions The Lords Petitioned the King against the Precedency chalenged by the Scotch and Irish Nobles To which the King Answered That he would take order therein The Lord Conway wrote a Second Letter to the Earl of Bristol by the Kings Command to Know Whether he would choose to sit still without being questioned for any Errors in his Negotiation in Spain and injoy the benefit of the late Pardon or else would wave the Pardon and put himself upon a Legal Tryal Bristol in Answer would not wave the Pardon nor justifie himself against the King and so makes a doubtful Answer Then he Petitions the Lords for his right of Peerage to have a Writ to attend the House and that after two years restraint he may be brought to his Tryal in Parliament The Lords Pray the King That Bristol and other Lords whose Writs are stopped may have their Writs and they had them and the Duke showed the Lords a Letter from the King to Bristol charging him That when the King came first into Spain Bristol advised him to change his Religion and that he prejudiced the Business of the Palatinate Bristol by Petition to the Lords acquaints them That he had received his Writ to attend the Parliament but withal a Letter
much Affection to Spain and made a short History of his Life and Negotiations With his Answer he produceth several Letters of Thanks for his Care First in the business of the Palatinate and then Answers punctually to every Article touching the Match with Spain and produceth the Declaration for Priviledge to the Roman Catholicks little less than a Toleration And he laid much Blame on the Advisers of the Princes journey to Spain and sets forth his own Care and Industry to hinder the Dukes designs then of perswading the Prince to change his Religion and that the Duke never perswaded or advised the Prince to be constant in the Protestant Profession He confesseth that in Discourse he delivered his Opinion for the Match of the Palzgraves Son with the Emperours Daughter so that the Son if he were bred in the Emperours Court might have Protestant Tutors and freedom of Religion for him and his Family He Justifies the performance of his Instructions in every point and declares the advantages of that Match with Spain He avowes his former Petition not to be Scandalous That he intends nothing but Honour and Service to the King and humbly submits all to the judgment of the Lords At a Conference with the Lords The Commons sent up an Impeachment against the Duke of Bucks managed by Eight of their Members Sir Dudley Digges made an Eloquent Introduction comparing England to the World The Commons to the Earth and Sea the King to the Sun The Lords to the Planets The Clergy to the Fire The Judges and Magistrates to the Air The Duke of Bucks to a Blazing Star The Articles were I. The Sale of Offices and multiplicity of great Offices in the Duke II. His buying the Office of Admiral from the Earl of Nottingham and procuring the King to give satisfaction to the Earl for it III. The like for the Offices of Warden of the Cinque Ports and Constable of Dover IV. The neglect of the Duty and Trust of his Office of Admiral whereby Pirates infested our Coasts and Trade decayed These were aggravated by Mr. Herbert V. Touching the Ship Peter of New Haven which being brought in some of her Goods and Jewels to the value of Twenty thousand pound were taken out of her and delivered to a Servant of the Duke and after an Order to Release the Ship yet the Duke kept the Goods and stayed the Ship still and thereupon our Merchants Goods were seised upon in France Selden Inlarged upon this Article and the prejudice of not Guarding the Seas and the Kings Right therein VI. His Extorting of Ten thousand pound from the East India Merchants by staying of their Ships VII His procuring the Ship Van-guard and Six Merchants Ships to be put into the hands of the French King and compelling the Owners to it which Ships were imployed by the French King VIII That these Ships to his Knowledge were to be used against Rochel These Articles were aggravated by Glanvil IX Sale of Honours procured by him and for his profit and the Lord Roberts threatned if he did not give Ten thousand pound to the Duke for his Title which he did give X. He sold the Office of Treasurer to the Lord Manchester for Twenty thousand pound and the Office of Master of the Wards to Sir Lionel Cranfield for Six thousand pound XI His procuring Titles of Honour for his Kindred and Allies and Pensions from the King to support their Titles These were aggravated by Mr. Pym. XII His Imbeziling the Kings Money and procuring Grants to himself of Crown Lands of a great value Upon this Mr. Sherland Inlarged and computed the Sums of his Gifts to Two hundred eighty four thousand three hundred ninety five pounds XIII The Plaister and Potions which the Duke caused to be given to King James in his Sickness a Transcendent Presumption of a Dangerous Consequence This was aggravated by Mr. Wandsford and Sir John Elliot made the Epilogue to the Impeachment Sir Dudley Diggs and Sir John Elliot were Committed to the Tower and the King came to the Lords House and told them of it And that he could clear Bucks of every one of the Matters whereof he was accused The Commons by Message to the Lords desire the Duke may be Committed and the Duke in the Lords House desires that his Tryal may be hastened The Commons upon Commitment of their Members caused the Door of the House to be shut and would not proceed in any other Business till they were righted in their Liberties Whereupon Sir Dudley Charleton in a Speech told them That in other Countries particularly in France they had formerly Parliaments as we have but when their Parliamentary Liberty was turned into Tumultuary Licence and their Kings found how those Councills indeavoured to curb them They took away and abolished those Parliaments and now the Common People wanting good Food looked more like Ghosts than Men and went in Canvas Clothes and Wooden Shoes At these Words the House cryed out To the Bar to the Bar and his Friends and Explanations had much a do to keep him from being brought upon his Knees to the Bar for his Speech But he went on and told the House That Sir Dudley Diggs in his Prologue to the Dukes Impeachment speaking of the Plaister applyed to King James said That he did forbear to speak further in regard of the Kings honour which his Majesty conceives to be to his dishonour and that Sir John Elliot was so uncivil and bitter against the Duke in his Epilogue That the King thought fit to Commit them both Hereupon every Member of the House made severally a Protestation That he did not give any consent that Sir Dudley Diggs should speak the words charged upon him Sir Dudley Digges being released out of Prison protested that he never spake those words and the King was satisfied that he did not but the Duke moved That every Lord might produce his Notes at the Conference and at length Thirty six of the Lords made a voluntary Protestation That they did not hear Sir Dudley Diggs speak those words at the Conference Not long after Sir John Elliot was Released who excused and Justified the passages of his Speech objected against him and by Vote the House Justified him and Sir Dudley Diggs and all the rest of the Managers of the Impeachment The Lords were Discontented at the Commitment of the Earl of Arundel about his Sons Marriage with the Duke of Lenox his Sister and with breaches of their Priviledges and upon the Release of Sir Dudley Diggs and Sir John Elliot The Lords Petitioned the King for the Earl of Arundells Release The King sent a Message That he was Committed for Personal Misdemeanours against the King and not for any matters of Parliament The Earl of Arundel had five Proxies which were lost by his Imprisonment and no President was found of any Peer Committed Sitting the Parliament except that of the Bishop of Winchester in Edward the Thirds
His Majestie 's care and zeal to preserve his and the Kingdome 's honour in the dominion of the Sea by a powerfull Fleet. And you are to let them know how just it is for His Majesty to require Shipmoney for the common defence and with what alacrity and chearfulness they are bound in duty to contribute Some of the Judges put on this business in their charges at the Assises with great zeal and gravity to advance the King's pleasure but they did not convince many of the Legality of that business The Hollanders made a League with the French they were to Invade Flanders by Land and to infest Dunkirke and the Hollanders to doe it by Sea They prevailed at Diest and Tellemont but the Insolencies of the French and Dutch Souldiers caused the natives to beat both of their Armies out of the Country and the English Fleet perswaded powerfully the Hollanders to remove from before Dunkirke The Affairs in Germany were somewhat mitigated by the conclusion of the peace at Prague and the Protestants were reduced to their profession as it was setled in the year 1627. Some fiery spirits on both sides fomented by Cardinal Richelieu sought to undermine the peace and to reduce all again to a new Quarrel but the Emperor pursued the agreement confirmed the peace and forced many to an observance of it The Swedes were generally discontented with the peace The Elector of Saxony offered them a 100000 rize Dollars for a Reward but they refused it and held what they had gotten in Pomerland and elsewhere and what they had about Phelesbergh the Chancellor Oxenstierne put into the hands of the French A Ship loaden with many rich spoils of Germany and Goods of a very great value belonging to the Chancellor was cast away and the goods sunk in the Sea within a league of the Coast of Sweden In November this year arrived the Prince Elector in England to sollicite our King his Uncle for his assistance to the restauration of his Nephew to his dignity and Patrimony he was received here with all ceremonies and courtesies answerable to his quality and near alliance and soon after him his third Brother Prince Rupert arrived here also In December the Queen was brought to bed of a second daughter named Elizabeth to congratulate her Majestie 's safe delivery the Hollanders sent hither a solemn Ambassy and a noble present A huge peice of Amber Greece two fair China Basons almost Transparent a curious Clock and four rare peices of Tintinell and Tytian's painting Some supposed that they did it to Ingratiate the more with our King in regard his Fleet was so powerful at Sea and they saw him resolved to maintain his Right and Dominion there In March the Treasurers staffe was given by the King to Dr. William Juxton Bishop of London who was commended to His Majesty by the Arch-bishop Laud his old freind and predecessor in the Presidentship of St. John's Colledge in Oxford He was a Commoner in that Colledge and studied the Civil Law and therein took the degree of Batchellor and afterwards of Doctor of the Laws Yet with his Law he studyed likewise divinity took orders and was presented to the Parsonage of Somerton in Oxfordshire where he had a convenient livelyhood and there he sometimes resided and sometimes at St. John's Colledge He was much delighted with Hunting and kept a pack of good Hounds and had them so well ordered and hunted and chiefly by his own skill and direction that they exceeded all other Hounds in England for the pleasure and orderly hunting of them He was a person of great parts and temper and had as much command of himself as of his hounds he was full of ingenuity and meekness not apt to give offence to any and willing to doe good to all The Privy Council wrote Letters to every High Sheriff of England directing them for the taxing and levying of the Shipmoney and yet with great care and equality much beyond what was observed in following taxes But the guilding of this illegal Pill would not cause it to be swallowed down but many people especially of the knowing Gentry expressed great discontent at this new assessment and burthen as an Imposition against Law and the rights of the Subject The Plague was this year in London but by the mercy of God did not increase so much as was feared Anno 1635 The Earl of Berks whose fortune was lower than his mind betook himself to some new Projects whereof he became a Countenancer and Partner hoping to gain much by them to repair his Estate and had gotten a Patent from the King for the sole making of a new kind of Kiln for making of Malt and laboured to bring the same in use he was to have money of all those who set up this new Kiln This year by a Flood neer Glucstade in Holstein were drowned six thousand Persons and about fifty thousand Cattle And by the Plague there died in Leyden in Holland twenty thousand persons besides those that died in the rest of the Towns of that Countrey The Archbishop Laud made his Visitation and strictly enjoyned and expected a conformity to his Orders one of them which gave most distaste to many was That the Communion-table should be removed in every Church from the body of the Church or Chancel to the upper East-end of the Chancel and the side of the Table to be set against the Wall Altar-wise with a Rail or Ballaster about it Which was opposed by divers and the Bishop of Lincoln wrote a Book called the Holy Table shewing the Practice of the Primitive times and Arguments against this Innovation Anno 1636. Car. 12 The King's Navy of sixty Men of War under the Command of the Earl of Northumberland Admiral seized and sunk divers of the Dutch Busses in the Northern Seas and they fled to our King craving his leave by his Grant to Fish and Trade with the English which the King was ready to Indulge them Ferdinand the second Emperour aged and infirm summoned a Dyet at Ratisbone to be held the sixteenth of September when his Son Ferdinand the 3d. was Elected King of the Romans and was shortly after upon the death of his Father made Emperour Mr. John Hampden a Gentleman of an ancient Family in Buckinghamshire and of a great Estate and Parts denied the payment of Shipmoney as an illegal Tax He often advised in this great Business with Holborn Saint John Whitelocke and others of his friends and counsel Several other Gentlemen refused the payment of this Tax of Ship-money Whereupon the King was advised by the Lord chief Justice Finch and others to require the Opinion of his Judges which he did stating the case in a Letter to them After much sollicitation by the chief Justice Finch promising Preferment to some and highly threatning others whom he found doubting he got from them in Answer to the King's Letter and Case their
Parliament is not necessary 3. That divers Acts have been made when the Bishops were present and did not consent as the Act of Conformity 1 Edw. 6. and of Supremacy 1 Eliz. 4. That in Parliament though the Bishops dissent in any matter yet the major part of the Barons agreeing it and the House of Commons concurring It shall pass as an Act because the Bishops Votes are over-ruled by the major Vote of the Barons 5. That the Bishops cannot sit in case of Blood in Judicature but they may sit to enact Laws yet not to give assent for execution of them in case of any Murder or Blood In his second Case he had this Point Whether any beneficed Clerk were capable of Temporal Jurisdiction at the time of making that Law To this he argued in the Negative 1. That the first Clergy-men that ever were made Justices of the Peace or had power in Temporal Jurisdiction were the Bishops of Durham and York 34 E. 3. nine years after this Act so not a Principio but a Tempore 2. That before the Statute of Conformity 1 Edw. 6. the Clergy were not put in Commission for Temporal Power and the reason of their being then admitted was to perswade the people to Conformity not to give Judgment against them 3. If in Conscience because of their spiritual Calling they hold it not fit for them to meddle in temporal Causes they may refuse In his third Case he had this Point Whether a Bishop without calling a Synod have power as Diocesan to Convict an Heretick To this he argued in the Negative That although by the bloody Statute of 2 H. 4. some supposed grounds may be raised for maintenance of that Authority yet it is not full and besides which is the main reason the Commons did not assent to the making of that Law For he said He had searched the Records and found that Act only past by consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal and the Commons not mentioned therein His Arguments being reported at Court he was commanded not to proceed in his Reading He repaired to the Lord Keeper with the Heads of his Arguments who said It was good Law but not seasonably delivered and that as he was prohibited by the King so he must have his Licence or else he could not proceed in his Reading and advised him to move the Archbishop Laud therein After the Reader had twice attended at Lambeth without admittance the third time he spake with the Archbishop who told him That he had fallen upon an unfit Subject and in an unseasonable time and that it would stick closer to him than he was aware of The Reader excused himself That he had chosen this Statute two years before and could not alter suddenly what he had before framed That the business about Bishops in another Kingdom did not concern this and that he had no ill Intentions The Archbishop answered That perhaps he had done better to have given it quite over at the first than to suffer by it as he was like to do The Reader replyed That what he had delivered was good Law and he was able to maintain it and would stand by it and hoped he need not to fear any man's power in regard his Cause was lawful and warrantable but he humbly desired his Majestie 's leave to finish what he had begun The Archbishop said His Majesty had otherwise resolved of it So the Reader came away and shortly after went out of Town accompanied with fourty or fifty Horse and in good credit with the Gentlemen of that Society Anno 1640. Car. 16 April 13 1640. The Parliament met when the Earl of Strafford was led into the Lords House by two Noblemen to take his place according to his Degree He gave an account to the House what he had done in Ireland having there obtained a Grant of the Parliament of Four Subsidies for the maintenance of ten thousand Foot and fifteen hundred Horse And it was urged by some as a good President for the Parliament of England The Lord Cottington reported in the Lords House That by the King's Command he and Secretary Windebank and the Attorney General had examined Lord Louden in the Tower touching the Letter of the Covenanters to the French King That Louden acknowledged the hand-writing to be his and that it was framed before the Pacification at Berwick to be in readiness but was never sent to that King And that it was supprest upon the Pacification The Lords nevertheless thought fit that Louden should be continued in the Tower until further Evidence either to convict or to clear him Glanvill who had engaged to be a better Servant to the King than formerly was now Speaker of the House of Commons and very active to promote his Majestie 's desires whereof he gave sufficient testimony and of the change of his former Opinion A Message was sent by the King to the Commons which was for Supplies representing to them the intollerable Indignities and Injuries wherewith the Scots had treated him and he declared that if the House of Commons would assist him suitable to the Exigency of his Occasions he would quit his claim of Ship-money and give them contentment in all their just Demands This Message did take much with the House the Speaker Sir John Wray and others cried it up yet they first insisted upon a Security in three Points 1. For clearing the Subjects Property 2. For establishing Religion 3. For the Privilege of Parliament Many Conferences were between the Lords and Commons and warm Debates in both Houses upon the old Question Which should precede the King's Supply or the Subjects Grievances In the debates Strafford was magnified for being a chief Instrument to bring on this Parliament at length the Lords after a strong division Voted for the King and the House of Commons for the Subjects But it was not long ere this difference was unhappily decided Secretary Vane who by the King's appointment was to make known the particulars of his Desires demanded Twelve Subsidies At which high and unreasonable Demand as some called it many of the House of Commons were greatly distasted and expressed themselves to that purpose yet were generally inclined to have given no usual or lean Gift the Gift of Six Subsidies Sir Henry Vane escaped not without his Censures That his Commission from the King was but to demand six Subsidies and that his mistake in requiring twelve Subsidies was industrious and on purpose to raise the House to animosity Which took effect but whether intended so or not is hard to judge The King advising with his Juncto the averseness of the House of Commons to any compliance with him and their sharp Debates upon the old score of Grievances was rendred to him so desperate that May 5th he ordered the Dissolution of that Parliament The Councel given to Dissolve this Parliament was greatly and generally disliked and the differences between the King and
into the fire these bloody and mysterious Volumes of constructive and arbitrary Treason as the Primitive Christians did their Books of curious Arts and betake your selves to the plain Letter of the Law and Statute that telleth us what is and what is not Treason without being more ambitious to be more learned in the Art of Killing than our Fore-fathers It is now full two hundred and fourty years since any man was touched for this alleaged Crime to this height before my self Let us not awaken these sleeping Lions to our destructions by taking up a few musty Records that have lain by the walls so many Ages forgotten or neglected May your Lordships please not to add this to my other Misfortunes let not a President be derived from me so disadvantageous as this will be in the Consequence to the whole Kingdom Do not through me wound the Interest of the Common-wealth and howsoever these Gentlemen say they speak for the Common-wealth yet in this particular I indeed speak for and shew the Inconveniences and mischiefs that will fall upon it For as it is said in the Statute 1 H. 4. No man will know what to do or say for fear of such Penalties Do not put my Lords such Difficulties upon Ministers of State that men of VVisdom of Honour and of Fortune may not with chearfulness and safety be imployed for the Publick if you weigh and measure them by Grains and Scruples the publick Affairs of the Kingdom will lie wast no man will meddle with them who hath any thing to lose My Lords I have troubled you longer than I should have done were it not for the Interest of these dear Pledges a Saint in Heaven hath left me At this word he stopt awhile letting fall some tears at her Memory then he went on What I forfeit my self is nothing but that my Indiscretion should extend to my Posterity woundeth me to the very Soul You will pardon my Infirmity something I should have added but am not able therefore let it pass And now my Lords for my self I have been by the blessing of Almighty God taught That the afflictions of this present life are not to be compared to the eternal weight of glory which shall be revealed hereafter And so my Lords even so with all tranquility of mind I freely submit my self to your Judgment and whether that Judgment be of Life or Death Te Deum landamus Certainly never any Man acted such a part on such a Theatre with more Wisdome Constancy and Eloquence with greater Reason Judgment and Temper and with a better Grace in all his Words and Gestures than this great and excellent Person did and he moved the hearts of all his Auditors some few excepted to remorse and pity After he had done Pym and Glyn endeavoured to aggravate his Offences and so both Houses rose The Commons thought fit to justifie their Charge by Law to be Treason To which effect Mr. St. John one of the Committee made an elaborate and learned Argument It was insisted upon amongst many other things That in the Stat. 25 E. 3. the Index of Treason is a Salvo that because all particular Treasons could not be then defined therefore what the Parliament should declare to be Treason in time to come should be punished as Treason April 17. The Point in Law was argued for the Earl by Mr. Lane the Princes Attorney Mr. Loe Mr. Gardiner and Mr. Lightfoot were also present of his Councel Mr. Lane argued upon the Statute 25 E. 3. That it was a declarative Law not to be extended by Equity Consequence or Construction but by the express Letter only and being a Penal Law admitted no Inferences Penalties being to enforce obedience to known Laws not to doubtful or conjectural As to the Salvo he said That 6 H. 8. 4. a Petition was preferred by the Lords to have all Treasons limited by Statute and in that Parliament Chap. 20. an Act was made whereby that Salvo in 25 E. 3. was repealed and nothing to be Treason but what was literally comprehended in the Statute 25 E. 3. After this a Bill was brought into the House of Commons to attaint the Earl of high Treason upon Debate whereof they voted him guilty of high Treason And 19. April upon the Ingrossment of the Bill it endured a sharp Debate The Lord Digby and divers others appearing eminently for the Earl against the Bill but upon division of the House the Bill was passed yet there were fifty nine Dissenters This was 21. April and the same Afternoon it was sent up to the Lords April 24. The Lords were put in mind to appoint a Day for the reading of the Bill of Attainder and 29. April Mr. St. John by command of the House of Commons in the presence of the Lord Strafford offered to the Lords Reasons and Authorities to satisfie them and to justifie the Bill by Law The House of Commons in the mean time petitioned the King 1. For removing Papists from Court. 2. For disarming of them generally 3. For disbanding the Irish Army To which the King gave Answer 1. That all knew the legal trust the Crown had in that particular that he would use it so as not to give just cause of scandal 2. He was content it should be done by Law 3. Vpon Consultation he found many Difficulties therein and so wished the Disbanding of all Armies as he did conjure them speedily and heartily to joyn with him in disbanding those two here Scots and English May 1. The King called both Houses of Parliament together and did passionately desire of them not to proceed severely against the Earl whom he answered for as to most of the main particulars of the Charge against him tells them that in Conscience he cannot condemn the Earl of high Treason and that neither fear nor any other respect should make him go against his Conscience But for Misdemeanours he is so clear in them that he thinks the Earl not fit hereafter to serve him or the Commonwealth in any place of trust no not so much as a Constable May 2 d The Marriage was solemnized at Court between the young Prince of Orange and the Princess Mary the King's Daughter This day being Sunday from some Pulpits it was preached to the People the necessity of Justice upon some great Delinquents now to be acted And the next Morning May 3. a Rabble of about six thousand out of the City came thronging down to Westminster with Swords Cudgels and Staves crying out for Justice against the Earl of Strafford pretending decay of Trade and want of Bread They applyed themselves to the Earl of Mont-gomery who gave them good words and endeavoured to pacific them which is the best way in popular Tumults and yet this Multitude were very rude with some of the Lords and they posted up at Westminster the Names of all those Members of the House of Commons who had Voted for the Earl and
mightily increased the Scots Successes animated other Subjects to their illegal Pretences and impious Actions and in this time of the King's absence in Scotland the Irish Flames of Rebellion brake forth having been thus kindled The last year the Parliament at Dublin sent a Committee hither with a Remonstrance to the King of their Grievances and Pressures under the Government of the Earl of Strafford whom they had accused of high Treason The King gave them most favourable Answers and Redresses and parted with much of his own to give contentment to his Irish Subjects Mr. Wainsford Deputy there to the Earl of Strafford Lieutenant being dead the King by Commission constituted the Lord Ditton and Sir William Parsons in the Government there but finding Ditton not well liked he made Sir William Parsons and Sir John Borlace generally approved to be the Lords Justices there These applyed themselves to give all satisfaction to the people they abated the Subsidies given in Strafford's time from 40000 l. to 12000 l. Passed an Act of Limitation much desired to settle all Estates for sixty years precedent and another for relinquishing the King's Right found for him by Inquisition to four Counties in Connaght and other Territories He declared the Earl of Leicester Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and the Papists there were permitted a private enjoyment of their Religion and a general good Agreement was had between the English and Irish In this Security the Irish Army was disbanded after which and in the King's absence in Scotland about October 23. there brake forth so horrid black and flagitious a Rebellion in Ireland as cannot be parallell'd in the Stories of any other Nation This was fomented and contrived by their Popish Priests and Lawyers some of their Maxims in Law were That any one being slain in Rebellion though found by Record gave the King no Forfeiture That though many thousands were in Arms and exercising the violences of War yet if they professed not to rise against the King it was no Rebellion That if one were Outlawed for Treason his Heir might reverse the Outlawry and be restored These and the like Tenets they published in their Parliaments and endeavoured a Suspension of Poyning's Act and the Act for annexing that Kingdom to the Crown of England and assumed a power of Judicature in Criminal and Capital Causes to be in their Parliament They took advantage of the Scots Sucesses of their Favourers in England and our Distractions here of the disbanding the Army there and the Death of the Earl of Strafford They raise Forces give out that the Queen was in the head of them and the King was coming with an Army to them and the Scots had made a League with them that they were authorised by the King's Commission and asserted his Cause against the Puritans of England To their Country-men they scatter Advertisements out of England of a Statute there lately made That all Irish shall come to the Protestant Worship on pain of loss of Goods for the first Offence of Lands for the second and of Life for the third Offence They give them hope to recover their Liberties and ancient Customs to shake off the English Yoke to have a King of their own Nation and to possess Goods and Estates of the English These Motives they published in Print That the King and Queen were curbed by the Puritans and their Prerogatives abolished which these as loyal Subjects take to heart and that the Catholick Religion is suppressed in England and the Catholicks there persecuted with all rigour even to death and that the Puritans in Ireland have threatned to doe the same there That in Ireland the Catholicks are made uncapable of any Office to the decay of them in their Estates Education and Learning That the Government of their Country is in the hand of Strangers who come thither poor and mean yet soon rise to wealth and honour by oppressing the Natives That there have been threatnings to send Forces to compel the Consciences of the Irish and to cut their Throats and that the Catholicks are not allowed to have any Arms or Ammunition but the Protestants and Puritans may Vpon all which they saw no way but to attempt to seize upon Arms where they could get them to save their Lives maintain the King and Queen their Religion and Country Upon these pretences and manifest untruths they ground their taking up of Arms. The first suspicion whereof was by Sir William Cole who about Octob. 11. wrote to the Lords Justices of great resort to Sir Phelim Oneale and to the Lord Macquierre and they were exceeding busie about dispatches About October 21. He wrote another Letter to them of what some Irish had revealed to him of a design to seize the Castle of Dublin to murther the Lords Justices and Councel and all the Protestants there and throughout the Kingdom But this Letter came not to their hands When many of the Conspirators were come to Dublin and met there at a Tavern one Owen O Conelly an Irish-man but a true Protestant came to Sir William Parsons about Nine a Clock at Night with a broken relation of a great Conspiracy to seize the Castle the next morning and that Mac Mahon who was one of them had told him so much Parsons seeing Conelly distempered with drink gave the less credit to his relation but wished him to return to Mac Mahon to get out of him what he could further of the Plot and to return to him again that Night Yet he did not so slight the Information but that secretly he ordered strong Guards in several places and assembled the Councel where they expected the return of Conelly who coming to them was seized on by the Guards who had carried him to Prison and so prevented the discovery of the Plot had not a Servant of Sir VVilliam Parsons accidentally come by and rescued Conelly and brought him somewhat recovered of his drinking unto the Lords Justices and Councel who confessed that a few days before upon Letters from Mac Mahon he went to meet him at Connaght but he being gone to Dublin Conelly followed him thither and they two went to the lodging of the Lord Macquierre that by the way Mac Mahon told O Conelly that this Night there would be a great number of Irish Noblemen Papists in Dublin who with himself would take the Castle by Morning then force the City by the Ordnance and destroy all the Protestants and so divers others were ordered in all parts of the Kingdom to seize and destroy all the English at an Hour designed viz. to Morrow by Ten a Clock and that no posting nor speed could prevent it That Conelly moved Mac Mahon to discover it rather to the State to prevent the mischief But he answered He could not help it yet that they owned their allegiance to the King and pay it to him but what they did was against the tyrannical Government over them and
Age of 80 years dyed at his House at Waterstoke in Oxfordshire lamented by his Neighbours and Relations The King being returned from Dover to Greenwich sent his Answer to the Parliaments Petition concerning the Militia of the inconvenience and breach of his Right to have it settled as they desired And he sent for his two Sons to come from Hampton-Court to him to Greenwich Feb. 26. The House of Commons passed the Bill for the Adventures for Ireland That every one that would bring in and adventure money for the reducing of Ireland should have so many Acres of the Irish Rebels Lands proportionable to the money which they brought in and very good Bargains whereupon very great sums of money were brought in for that service The Parliament again and most earnestly press and importune the King to settle the Militia according to an Ordinance passed by them for that purpose the King excepts against it and shews his reasons why it was not fit for him to confirm it and then he goes to Theobalds Thither the Petition of the Parliament followed him yet more earnestly pressing him to confirm their settlement of the Militia in which Petition they plainly tell the King that the business of the settling of the Militia will endure no more delay and that if his Majesty shall still refuse to agree with his two Houses of Parliament in that business and shall not be pleased upon their humble advice to doe what they desire therein that then for the safety of his Majesty and of themselves and of the whole Kingdom and to preserve the peace thereof and to prevent future fears and jealousies they shall be constrained of themselves without his Majesty to settle that necessary business of the Militia The King much surprized at this home Petition yet sends his Answer and Reasons why he could not assent unto it but the Parliament Voted his Anfwers to the business of the Militia to be unsatisfactory and that the Kingdom be forthwith put into a posture of Defence They appoint a Committee to draw a Declaration upon the causes of their Fears and Jealousies and to consider what was fit further to be done and this was March 2. the next day after the King 's last Answer given to their Petition concerning the Militia Then Advertisements are given out of dangers from Neighbour Princes upon which the Earl of Northumberland Lord Admiral is commanded to fit all the Navy Royal for the Sea and private Owners of Ships are perswaded to doe the like Beacons are new made Sea-marks set up and great posting up and down with Pacquets all symptoms of the ensuing War The King being removed to Royston March 9. 1641. thither the Earls of Pembroke and Holland who had been before very intimate with the King and obliged to him were sent with the Parliaments Declaration mentioning the King's Misgovernments and his Actions By attempting to incense the late Northern Army against the Parliament Jermin's Treasons and transportation by the King's Warrant The Petition delivered to Captain Legg with the King 's own hand and signed C. R. The business of the Lord Kimbolton and the five Members The suspicious designing of a Guard about the King's Person The Vnderhand promoting of the Irish Rebellion The ordering of Sir John Penington to land the Lord Digby from thence to alienate the King from his Parliament and to procure foreign assistance to the King appearing more credible by his removal with the Prince and the many Advertisements from Rome Venice Paris and other parts of aid to be given to the King in reference to some design against Religion and the Parliament They desire the King to put away his wicked Counsellors and to put his trust in the Parliament which if he would doe they would Sacrifice their Lives Fortunes and utmost Endeavours to the supportation of his Sovereignty The Lords would have moved the King to have come nearer to the Parliament and to have granted the Militia for a time but it was refused Then he told them in short that their Fears and Doubts and Jealousies were such as he would take time to satisfy the whole world of but that his own were not trivial occasioned by so many Scandalous Pamphlets Seditious Sermons sundry Publick Tumults hitherto uninquired into and unpunished Sometime after he published a Declaration for further Answer to this effect That he had no evil Counsellors about him but leaves such to their Censure where they should find them That he desired the Judgment of Heaven might be manifested upon those who had any design against the Protestant Profession that the Scottish Troubles were silenced by the Act of Oblivion That the charging him with any inclining to the Irish Rebellion was a high and causless Injury That he never intended to exasperate the late Army or to use them against the Parliament That he signed Captain Leg's Petition to satisfy the Army and Sir Jacob Ashley of his Opinion That Digby and Jermin never were at Whiteh all nor had any warrant from him after the restraint That he had given sufficient Answer about Kimbolton and the five Members That the care of his own Safety caused him to raise a Guard at Whitehall and to receive the tender of the Gentlemen of the Inns of Court of their Service and that he looked upon their foreign Advertisements as wild and irrational The King removes Northward in the mean time the Parliament voted the Ordinance for the Defence of the Kingdom no whit prejudicial to the Oath of Allegeance but to be obeyed as the Fundamental Laws and the King's Commands for Lieutenancy over the respective Counties to be illegal and void In these Votes they received great incouragement and confirmation from the opinions of several of the Members of the House of Commons as Pym Hampden Hollis Stapleton and of Lawyers St. John Corbet L'Isle and divers others and chiefly from the confident opinion of the Lord Keeper Littleton concurring with them Others who went along with them were not yet clear of this Opinion From Huntington the King sends them a Message Mar. 15. That he means to make his residence at York and desires them to hasten their Succours for Ireland and not upon any pretence of an Ordinance to which his assent is not given as by Law it ought to doe against Law which he was to keep and his Subjects to obey Upon this Message from the King the Parliament were the more exasperated by a report from the Lords who were sent to him unto Royston that at the reading of that part of their Message concerning Mr. Jermin the King said that it is false and when they read that of Captain Legg the King said that 's a lye In answer to the King's Message from Huntington the Parliament note that the King's absence so far from his Parliament was obstructive to the relief of Ireland and therefore all those Counsellors that
advised him to it are to be suspected as favourers of that bloudy Rebellion as likewise those who perswaded His Majesty to question or contradict their Votes which was a high breach of privilege of Parliament Mar. 16. At Stamford the King proclayms the putting in execution the Laws against Papists and so goes on to York and there Mar. 24. repeats his Grant for passing the Bill of Tonnage and Poundage and commands the payment of it for the future according to the Act. 1 Ja. The Earl of Northumberland Lord Admiral being indisposed the King appoints Sir John Pennington Vice Admiral to take the charge of the Fleet but the Parliament by a Paper inclosed in a Letter to the Lord Keeper Littleton Mar. 28. recommended the Earl of Warwick to the King for that service the first recommendation of theirs for the cheif Sea Commander but he was refused Anno 1642. Car. 18 April 5. The Assizes being at York the Gentry Ministers and Freeholders of that County by an humble and hearty address testify their loyalty to the King and sorrow for the distractions and pray His Majesty to be pleased to declare some expedients which may take away all misunderstandings betwixt him and his great Council The King gives them a gracious answer and wishes them to apply to the Parliament for the good of all The King sends a Message to the Parliament offering his own person to reduce Ireland and his intent to raise his Guards for that purpose desires them to quicken their levies and saith he hath prepared a Bill by his Attorney concerning the Militia for the good of all if received if refused he calls God and the world to judge between them To this they returned no answer Divers Members of Parliament subscribed several sums of money upon the Act of Parliament for reducing of Ireland The County of Bucks advanced 6000 l. towards this service and their money was repaid upon the Bill of 400000 l. to be raised for that service The Parliament apprehending the King's purpose to seise upon the great Magazine at Hull they desire it might be transported from thence to the Tower of London to supply the want of ammunition there from whence Ireland was supplyed and here it would be easier transported to Ireland To which the King returns a quick answer denying their Petition they shortly after send their reasons to the King against his going in person to Ireland and tell him they cannot consent to any levies but such as they shall advise and others they shall interpret to the terror of the people and suppress it and refuse to submit to any Commissioners in the King's absence but to govern by consent of Parliament This was looked upon by many as very strange and high and the King in answer to it says He looks upon them as his great Council with regard but yet upon himself as not deprived of his understanding nor divested of any Right he had before the Parliament did meet That he called them by his Writ and Authority to give him Counsel but did not resign his Interest and Freedome nor will subject himself to their determinations and holds himself free to dissent from them That the Menace rather than Advice in their Petition doth not stagger him The Lords Justices and Council of Ireland hearing of the King's Intention to come thither in person writ a Letter of thanks and incouragement to him to proceed in that his gracious intention but the Parliament being averse thereunto the King declined it The King demands Justice from the House of Lords against several Authors and preachers of Seditious doctrine that the King denying what the Parliament desired they might doe it without him and that humane Laws do not bind the Conscience with much of the like new opinions but nothing was done in it The Parliament had committed the charge of the Town and Magazine of Hull to Sir John Hotham one of their Members who was sent down thither the Parliament purposing to remove the Magazine to London the County of York had petitioned that it might still remain at Hull for securing the Northern parts especially the King residing there The King thought it the best way himself to seise upon the Magazine and taking a Guard of his Servants and some Neighbouring Gentry April 23. He went to Hull but contrary to his expectation he found the Gates shut and the Bridges drawn And from the Walls appeared Sir John Hotham denying entrance to the King which he said he could not admit without breach of his trust to the Parliament The King required him to shew his Order for this from the Parliament He then said that the King had too great a Train and would not admit him entrance though with but 20 horse which so moved the King that he caused Hotham to be there proclaymed Traitor and so returned to York Thence he sends to the Parliament to demand Justice against Hotham and sends to the Magistrates of Hull to admonish them not to adhere to Hotham but to testify their allegiance to their King by delivering the Magazine into his hands Again the King sends to the Parliament for exemplary Justice against Hotham and that immediately the Magazine be delivered up to him and till this be done he will intend no other business for to be in worse condition than the meanest Subject not to injoy his own it is time to examine how he lost them and to try all possible ways by help of God the Law and his good Subjects to recover them God so deal with us as we continue these resolutions To these Messages having no return Scouts are laid to intercept Letters between the House and Hull which they voted a high breach of their Privile e and to defend it with their lives and fortunes they justify Hotham and order that the Shcriffs and Justices of Peace suppresse all forces that shall be raised or gathered together against Hull or to disturbe the peace The King's Bill of the Militia was declined by the Parliament and a new one from themselves presented to the King which he refused and gave his reasons for it They put the power in the persons nominated by them excluding the King in ordering any thing together with them The King offered that in his absence in Ireland it should be so and that for a year but it was not liked Then they pass a Declaration touching Hotham and avow his action and set forth designs against Hull April 28. and send a Committee thither for the better securing of the Town Hotham is authorised by his Warrants to raise the trained Bands in Yorkshire to march with their armes into Hull where he disarmed them and turned them home again The King signifies to the Sheriff that this cannot be done legally and forbids any muster without his command and to suppress those that disobey with the posse Comitatus May 5. The Parliament require all
persons in authority to put the Ordinance of the Militia in execution which the King declares to be no legal power in the Houses and commands that none do obey it and summons the Gentry of the County to York to whom he relates these illegal proceedings of the Parliament and tells them his purpose to have a guard onely to secure his person in which he desires their assistance And the rather because the Members that came with the last Message to the King returned to York and before them all these proceedings were had Sir Thomas Gardiner Recorder of London was impeached for advising the Lord Mayor to pay Ship-money and other illegal things and against Scotland and opposing the Parliament but he got to the King The County of York being Summoned the Committee prevailed with some of them to oppose the raysing of a guard for the King and the Parliament declared against it and that such as do are disturbers of the Peace The Ordinance of the Militia being now past and Lieutenants named for the several Counties they nominated their Deputy Lieutenants to the Parliament for their approbation The Lord Paget being named in the Ordinance and approved to be Lieutenant of Bucks he named Hampden Goodwyn Grenville Tyrrell Winwood and Whitelocke to be his deputy Lieutenants who were approved by the Parliament The Lord Paget not long after this began to boggle and was unfixed in his resolutions and upon the King 's publishing of his Commission of Array and Declaration against the Ordinance of Parliament for the Militia his Lordships heart failing him and being unsatisfied in his Judgment he revolted from the Parliament and went to the King Whereupon the Lord Wharton was nominated and approved by both Houses of Parliament to be in his roome Lieutenant for the County of Bucks Mr. Palmer Mr. Hyde and Mr. Bridgeman and divers other eminent Lawyers and Gentlemen had given their opinions positively against it and left the House upon the passing of it On the other part the Lord Littleton was most confident for the legality of it and divers other Lawyers and Gentlemen of the short robe were cleerly for it and that the Lords and Commons in case of the King's minority sickness or absence had done the same in other times As when H. 3. dyed and his Son E. 1. was in the holy Land and came not home in almost two years after his Father's death yet in the mean time the Lords and Commons appointed Lieutenants in the several Counties and made several Ordinances which are of force at this day So are the Ordinances made by them in the minority of H. 6. and upon the difference between him and the Duke of York and the Ordinances in the minority of E. 6. and in other times That the King was now absent and having called his Parliament at Westminster was himself gone as far from them as York and had before he came thither and since appeared with Warlike forces about him to the terror of the Parliament That the business of Ireland and other threatning dangers gave too much cause of Fears and Jealousies to the Parliament and to stand upon their guard and for defence of themselves and the Kingdome Without which the King would so grow upon them and his evil Counsellors so prevaile that they would undoubtedly bring their designs to pass of a speedy introducing of Popery and Tyranny whereas if they saw the Parliament in a good posture of defence and that the people generally would adhere to them as no doubt but they would that then the King would be brought to a good accommodation and agreement with his Parliament without a blow to be struck between them Whereby they should preserve the just Rights and Liberties of the Subject the privilege of Parliament and themselves and their friends and the Protestant Religion from Ruine which without this appearance onely of arms or power to arme if there should be occasion would unavoidably be brought to pass These arguments together with the solemn protestations of the most powerful and active Members That they had not the least purpose or intention of any War with the King but to arme themselves for their necessary defence prevailed with most men to keep their station and at present to accept those Commissions of Deputy Lieutenancy Maynard Glyn Grimstone St. John Selden and divers other Gentlemen of great parts and interest accepted of the like Commissions and continued in their service in the Parliament The King resolves that Easter Term be adjourned from London to York the Parliament Vote it to be illegal and Order that the Lord Keeper Littleton issue no Writs or Proclamation for that purpose They publish a large Declaration much to the same effect as the former were mentioning that the Rebellion in Ireland was countenanced by evil Council about the King the proclaiming them Traitors deferred from October to January after and then but 40 Copies ordered to be Printed nor any of them to be published without the King's Order whereas the proceedings against the Scots and proclaiming them Traitors was very sharp and speedy To this the King gives an answer in effect the same with what he had said before to these particulars after which he writes to his Council in Scotland to acquaint them with the State of his affairs in England to which he receives a dutiful and affectionate answer with a Petition from divers of the Nobility and people there full of zeal and loyalty to his service The Parliament hearing of this took course to turn the Ballance and within eight days after the Scots Council declare their earnest desires both to King and Parliament to joyn in a perfect union and humbly desire the King to hearken to his greatest his best and most unparallel'd Council They disswade the King from a personal Journey into Ireland and pray that a Mediation may be at home ere the breach be wider And in fine they come to a large manifestation of their true and hearty affection to the Parliament of England protesting to do nothing contrary to them in their Privileges A multitude of people at Edenburgh hearing of the King's Letter to his Council there and of the Answer to it and Petition before mentioned they petition the Council there not to meddle by any verball or reall engagement for the King against the Parliament of England These Passages in Scotland gave much advantage to the Parliaments Affairs in England who protest their Fidelity to the King and court the Scots with very kind expressions The Earl of Bristol moved for an accommodation and a select Committee to be appointed to consider of some way to effect the same But the Parliament voted that which was done at York for a Guard for the King to be a preparation for War against the Parliament a breach of the trust reposed in him by his People contrary to his Oath and tending to the dissolution of his Government
and all such as serve him there to be Traytors to the Laws of the Kingdom 11 R. 2. and 1 H. 4. After this they publish another Remonstrance of the King's Misactions and their own Privileges He answers it and they reply and May 28. they order That all Sheriffs Justices of the Peace c. within one hundred and fifty miles of York make stay of all Arms and Ammunition carrying to York and apprehend the Conveyers and that all Sheriffs do suppress all Forces coming together by the King's Commission and all persons to aid them and this to be published in all Market Towns and Churches The King forbids all Obedience to any Orders or Ordinance of Parliament for the Militia according to the Statute 7 E. 1. and requires all the people of Yorkshire to meet at a day and place which the Parliament declare to be against Law and forbid Obedience to it This was an unhappy condition for the poor people none knowing what to doe or whom to obey nor what would be the consequence of these thwartings between the great Powers and Authorities of King and Parliament Divers Members of both Houses withdrew to the King which caused an Order for all to attend at a day upon forfeiting of an hundred pounds to the Irish War They order that whosoever shall lend or bring Money into this Kingdom upon the King's Jewels shall be an Enemy to the State Ju. 2. The Parliament sent to the King Nineteen Propositions for Peace which are in Print the King rejected them as inconsistent with the Regall Rights he caresseth the people of Yorkshire Ju. 4. The Parliament order all Deputy Lieutenants to be present at all Musters and the Lieutenants of Counties to dispatch their Warrants Ju. 10. They make an Order for bringing in Money or Plate to maintain Horsemen and Arms for defence of the King and Parliament and for the publick Peace The King sends forth his Commissions of Array begins in Leicestershire these Commissions were declared by the Parliament to be against Law and the Actors in them to be Betrayers of the Subjects Liberty The Lord Keeper Littleton after his great adherence to the Parliament delivered the great Seal to Mr. Elliot whom the King sent to him for it and shortly after Littleton followed the Seal to the King but was not much respected by him or his Courtiers yet was he a man of Courage and of excellent Parts and Learning Many other of the Lords being with the King at York he declared to them That he would not exercise any illegal Authority but defend them and all others against the Votes of Parliament and not engage them in any War against the Parliament And they all in a solemn Protestation engaged to his Majesty to stand by him The King wrote to the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London Not to raise any Forces for the Parliament and sets forth his large Declaration and invites men to bring in to him Money Horse and Arms on security of his Forests and Parks for the Principal and Eight per cent Interest He forbids Levies without his Consent upon the Statutes 7 E. 1. 2 E. 3. 11 R. 2. and the Earl of Shrewsbury's Case in H. 8. time and minds them of their Oath of Allegiance to be faithful to the King's Person as well as to his Authority and justifies his Commissions of Array To which the Parliament reply and he to them again All which rather exasperated the Differences And now came up the Names of Parties Royallists and Parliamentarians Cavaliers and Roundheads The King goes to Nottingham and summoneth and caresseth the Freeholders of the County and promiseth to act according to the Protestation at York the like he did at Lincoln And July 11. sends a Message to the Parliament Of his intentions to reduce Hull if it be not rendred to him which if they do he will admit of their further Propositions He complains of Hotham's actions for which he will punish him and of the Earl of Warwick's taking upon him the Command of the Fleet who had got in the Sea-men to him and put by Sir John Pennington and took a Ship of Ammunition coming to the King from Holland The Lord Willoughby of Parham being Lieutenant of Lincolnshire was there putting the Militia into a posture which being informed to the King he wrote to the Lord Willoughby to desist from that action and the Lord Willoughby returned an humble ingenious and weighty Answer to his Majesty to excuse his not performing at present what the King required of him which he said was not in his power to doe without breach of that trust which he had undertaken to the Parliament and to which he was encouraged by the opinion of some of his Majestie 's great Officers eminent in the knowledge of the Laws wherein he was not learned After this he proceeded in executing the Ordinance for the Militia and the King was not so severe against him as against others The Parliament now thought it high time to provide for their own Defence and to raise an Army for that purpose Upon the Debate whereof one of the Members declared his Opinion to this effect Mr. Speaker The Question which was last propounded about raising of Forces naming a General and Officers of an Army hath been very rare before this time in this Assembly and it seems to me to set us at the Pits-brink ready to plunge our selves into an Ocean of troubles and miseries and if it could be into more than a Civil War brings with it Give me leave Sir to consider this unhappy Subject in the beginning progress and issue of it Caesar tells us and he knew as much of Civil War as any man before him that it cannot be begun Sine malis artibus Surely Sir our Enemies of the Popish Church have left no evil Arts unessayed to bring us to our present posture and will yet leave none unattempted to make our Breaches wider well knowing that nothing will more advance their Empire than our Divisions Our Misery whom they account Hereticks is their Joy and our Distractions will be their glory and all evil Arts and ways to bring Calamities upon us they will esteem meritorious But Sir I look upon another beginning of our Civil War God blessed us with a long and flourishing Peace and we turned his Grace into wantonness and Peace would not satisfie us without Luxury nor our plenty without Debauchery Instead of sobriety and thankfulness for our Mercies we provoked the Giver of them by our sins and wickedness to punish us as we may fear by a Civil War to make us Executioners of Divine Vengeance upon our selves It is strange to note how we have insensibly slid into this beginning of a Civil War by one unexpected Accident after another as Waves of the Sea which have brought us thus far And we scarce know how but from Paper Combates by Declarations Remonstrances
1100 Prisoners and 3000 Arms. These Prisoners were led in much triumph to Oxford where the King and Lords looked on them and too many smiled at their misery being tied together with cords almost naked beaten and driven along like Dogs Among them was a proper handsome man of a very white Skin where it could be seen for the blood of his wounds he not being able to goe was set naked upon the bare back of an Horse his wounds gaping and his Body smeared with blood yet he sate upright upon the Horse with an undaunted countenance and when near the King a brawling woman cried out to him Ah you traiterly Rogue you are well enough served he with a scornfull look towards her answered you base Whore and instantly dropped off dead from his Horse And the beginning of such cruelty by English men towards their Countreymen was afterwards too too much followed Prince Rupert summons Gloucester which Massey resolves to hold out and the better to strengthen himself deserts Sudeley and other Out-Garrisons The Welsh Army under the Earl of Worcester and the Lord Herbert his Son having beaten Colonel Burroughs his Regiment sit down before Gloucester which they summoned but Massey returned a scornfull Answer Colonel Fines came to him with 200 Horse and Dragoons and not long after Sir William Waller with his Forces The Welsh were routed and the Earl after sive weeks siege without any memorable Action departed The Scots pass over the Tyne with a compleat Army into England to assist the Parliament Their General was Lesley who had been an old Commander in the service of the Swedes where he had great and deserved Reputation He was a person of great worth and honour not so good a Clerk as a Souldier The Pope sent into Ireland to encourage the Rebels there bestows upon them his fatherly Benediction and plenary Absolution The Germans received several defeats from the Swedes in Germany and from the French and this year died the famous Polititian Cardinal Richlieu and not long after him his Master Lewys the XIII King of France died in the midst of his Catalonian Conquests leaving his Son Lewys the XIV under the tuition and government of his Mother the Queen Dowager and of Cardinal Mazarin Richlieu's Successour Anno 1643. Car. 19 The Nineteenth year of King Charles 1643. begins with a Treaty of Peace between Him and the Parliament who had named for their Commissioners two Lords the Earl of Northumberland and the Lord Say and four Commons Mr. Pierpoint Sir William Ermyn Sir John Holland and Mr. Whitelocke The King excepted against the Lord Say as before is mentioned therefore he did not goe but the other 5 Commissioners The Earl of Northumberland carried with him his own Plate and Housholdstuff and Accommodations even to Wine and Provisions which were brought from London to them to Oxford where they lived in as much Height and Nobleness as the Earl of Northumberland used to doe and that is scarce exceeded by any Subject Anno 1643 The King used them with great favour and civility and his General Ruthen and divers of his Lords and Officers came frequently to their Table and they had very friendly discourses and treatments together The King himself did them the honour sometimes to accept of part of their Wine and Provisions which the Earl sent to him when they had any thing extraordinary The Commissioners finding Whitelocke's Pen usefull in the service did put him upon drawing of all their Papers to the King which were transcribed afterwards by their Secretaries Their Instructions were very strict and tied them up to treat with none but the King himself whom they often attended at his Lodgings in Christ-Church and had access at all times when they desired it and were allowed by His Majesty a very free debate with him He had commonly waiting on him when he treated with them Prince Rupert and the Lord Keeper Littleton the Earl of Southampton the Lord Chief Justice Banks and several Lords of his Council who never debated any Matters with them but gave their Opinions to the King in those things which he demanded of them and sometimes would put the King in mind of some particular things but otherwise they did not speak at all In this Treaty the King manifested his great Parts and Abilities strength of Reason and quickness of Apprehension with much patience in hearing what was objected against him wherein he allowed all freedom and would himself sum up the Arguments and give a most clear Judgment upon them His unhappiness was that he had a better Opinion of others Judgments than of his own though they were weaker than his own and of this the Parliament Commissioners had experience to their great trouble They were often waiting on the King and debating some points of the Treaty with him untill Midnight before they could come to a conclusion Upon one of the most material points they pressed His Majesty with their Reasons and best Arguments they could use to grant what they desired The King said he was fully satisfied and promised to give them his Answer in writing according to their desire but because it was then past Midnight and too late to put it into writing he would have it drawn up the next Morning when he commanded them to wait on him again and then he would give them his Answer in writing as it was now agreed upon They went to their lodgings full of Joyfull hopes to receive this Answer the next morning and which being given would have much conduced to a happy issue and success of this Treaty and they had the King's word for it and they waited on him the next morning at the hour appointed But instead of that Answear which they expected and were promised the King gave them a Paper quite contrary to what was concluded the Night before and very much tending to the breach of the Treaty They did humbly expostulate this with His Majesty and pressed him upon his Royal word and the ill Consequences which they feared would follow upon this his new Paper But the King told them he had altered his mind and that this Paper which he now gave them was his Answer which he was now resolved to make upon their last Debate And they could obtain no other from him which occasioned much sadness and trouble to them Some of his own Friends of whom the Commissioners enquired touching this passage informed them that after they were gone from the King and that his Council were also gone away some of his Bed Chamber and they went higher hearing from him what Answer he had promised and doubting that it would tend to such an Issue of the Treaty as they did not wish they being rather for the continuance of the War They never left pressing and perswading of the King till they prevailed with him to change his former Resolutions and to give order for his Answer to be drawn as it was
Harvey with their Parties and many Voluntiers joyned with General Essex in his advance for the relief of Gloucester At Plymouth Mr. Alexander Carew a Member of Parliament and Governour of the Island there had a design to betray the Town and Island to the King But his own Souldiers discovering it seized upon their Governour to send him up to the Parliament and the Women were so enraged against him for his perfidiousness that it was difficult to rescue him from their execution The House by Vote disabled him from being a Member and the like they did for Sir John Harrison Sir Henry Anderson and Mr. Constantine of whom they were informed that he designed to betray Poole into the King's hands And these and divers other Members of the House being disabled and the new Great Seal finished they ordered that new Writs should be issued forth to the several places for which they served to choose new Members in their room Sir Edward Bainton another Member who deserted the Parliament and went to the Isle of Wight where he spake opprobrious words against them was put in Prison The Town of Lyn in Norfolk declaring for the King the Earl of Manchester with three thousand Horse and fifteen hundred Foot draws to them and blocks up the Passages to them by Land The Earl of Warwick did the like by Sea General Essex made the slower marches towards Gloucester being forced to keep his Army together in a continual posture of Defence for he was daily skirmished with by the Lord Wilmot who attended all his Removes with a Body of two thousand and five hundred Horse His Majesty understanding that Essex advanced apace towards the relief of Gloucester sent to him a Trumpet with some Propositions to be treated on But Essex too much acquainted with such small designs to hinder his march returned a speedy Answer That he had no Commission to treat but to relieve Gloucester which he was resolved to do or to lose his life there And his Souldiers hearing of a Trumpeter come with Propositions to treat they cried out for a long time together with loud acclamations No Propositions no Propositions And so the Trumpeter was dismissed The Ordinances for the Covenant and for the Excise were at a Conference delivered to the Lords as having past the House of Commons the Covenant was read to the Lords with the Explanation upon it and the Fifth Article touching the Pacification omitted and Ireland added The Ordinance for the Excise with some Amendments of the former was read to the Lords and their Concurrence to both desired which was given by them the next Morning Sir John Hotham and his Son were examined in the House touching their Treasons and committed to the Tower Sir William Brereton took Eccleshall Castle and defeated a Party of the Lord Capel's Forces under Colonel Hastings Two of the City Regiments were ordered to march out and joyn with Sir William Waller The Major General of his Army was Colonel Potley an old Souldier under the King of Sweden Gustavus Adolphus He was of such repute with that Crown that when he took his leave of them to come for England the Chancellor Oxenstierne by command of the Senators when they all sate in Council sent for this Colonel to come in to them and told him That he having been an ancient Servant to that Crown and who had done gallant Service for them they held him in the Rank of their Children and therefore by command of the Senate he put about the Colonel's Neck a rich Gold Chain with a Medal of the late King his Master to wear in Memory of him He told him that the Senate had ordered Two thousand Dollars to defray his Expences and Four thousand Dollars to bear his Charges to his own Country and to keep him still a Servant to that Crown and that he might eat of their Bread as long as he lived they had given him a Pension of Two thousand Dollars per annum during his Life Essex proceeded in his march to Gloucester and when the Enemy fell upon any of his Companies as they often did Essex relieved them fought with his Enemies and made his way through them The King understanding his near approach to Gloucester and finding his own Souldiers not forward to fight Essex as the King intended He upon Sunday and Monday the third and fourth of September drew off his Carriages and removed the Siege and on Tuesday morning Septemb 5. 1643. went over Severn with all his Army the way to Bristoll Essex came to Gloucester Septemb. 6. and sent four Regiments who entred the Town and himself the next day finding the Siege totally raised he sent Three thousand horse to attend the King's march and keep his Forces in a body that they might not plunder the Country er else to fight them Upon the coming of the Earl of Newcastle towards Beverly the Lord Fairfax finding the Town not tenable and the Inhabitants ill affected to the Parliament he drew off all the Carriages and Souldiers from thence to Hull and Newcastle entred and possessed Beverly The Mayors of Barnstable and of Bidiford in the West betrayed these Towns to the Lord Digby's Forces The Lords sentenced Judge Berkley to pay Twenty thousand pounds Fine and to be disabled from bearing any Office in the Commonwealth for his Judgment in the business of Ship-money The Lord Maitsland Mr. Henderson and another Scots Commissioner with Mr. Hatcher and Mr. Nye arrived in London and their Letters of Credence from the States of Scotland were read to the Lords and Commons with the readiness of the Scots to assist the Parliament This Business was referred to a Committee of both Houses to Treat with the Scots Commissioners upon their Propositions and at two Meetings all was agreed The Lords assented to the Covenant with the Alterations made by the Commons and the Scots Commissioners assented to them likewise The King sent his Proclamation to Scotland forbidding them to Treat any further with the Parliament of England or to give them any Assistance Newcastle's Forces from Beverly quartered about three miles distance round on the Lands-side of Hull upon whom Sir Thomas Fairfax made a sally out of Hull killed many and took fifty Prisoners The Town of Portsmouth petitioned that Sir William Waller might be their Governour and it was left to the General Essex to give him a Commission accordingly The Speaker acquainted the House with Letters he received from France That an Army of Twenty thousand was ready at S. Malloes to be shipped for Bristoll to assist the King The News of the King 's raising the Siege of Glocester occasioned various Discourses of that Action all men both Friends and Enemies agreed that Essex herein performed a very gallant Souldier-like Action And most men were of opinion that when the King went to Gloucester if he had marched up to London he had done his work For at that time the Parliament had
to the Parliament and was received with all due respect by a Committee of Lords and Commons at Gravesend and conducted to the Parliament The Commons provided money for the advance of the Scots Army from the City of London The French Embassadour demanded the inlargement of Mr. Walter Mountagu as one imployed hither by the King of France but it was denyed The Cavaliers plundered and burnt part of Wokingham and quarter near Reading upon design to fortify it and summon the Country for that end The Parliament made some Orders for several Regiments to march out and for money which was wanting for Essex his Army and for Sir William Waller's forces who also desired more power than his present Commission from Essex allowed him The Earl of Manchester having setled Lyn marched with his Army into Lincolnshire where he joyned with the Lord Willoughby of Paerham Sir Thomas Faeirfax and Colonel Cromwel's forces and all together made up a very considerable Army Upon his desire the Parliament gave him power to levy monies out of the Sequestred Estates in the associated Counties towards payment of his Army They also sequestred the Estates of such Members of both Houses as had deserted the Parliament or were in actual war against them By Letters intercepted it appeared that by authority from the Pope a new Popish Hierarchy by Bishops c. was to be set up in all Counties in England with Letters sent to Rome about the same matter A Minister was voted out of his living for that he constantly pray'd for the Irish Rebels by the name of His Majestie 's Catholick Subjects Another for Preaching that the King was above the Law and all those to be Rebels and Traitors that obey not his verbal commands in all things though never so opposite to Law and Justice and many others ejusdem fairnae for scandal in their lives and doctrine Upon Letters from Colonel Massey of a designe of the enemy to take up their Winter quarters near Gloucester the more to distress it they order supplyes to be sent him Dr. Vsher Primate of Armagh now at Oxford was voted out of the Assembly The Earl of Manchester with the Lord Willoughby and Cromwel's forces gave a defeat to the Lord of Newcastle's forces at Hornecastle in Lincolnshire killed 500 of them took 1500 horse and 800 Prisoners and 35 Colours The King's forces took Daertmouth which occasioned the Parliament to send forces to the Isle of Wight The French Embassador complained that his person was stopped and his Coach searched as he went out of Town towards Oxford the Captain of the Guard being examined justified it upon notice he had of letters conveyed by the Embassador to the Enemy and it was passed over with a fair excuse to the Embassador Massey defeated a party of the King's forces coming to fortify Tewkesbury for their winter quarters killed about 300 took many prisoners with 500 Armes Colonel Bridges Governour of Warwick with a party from thence defeated a Regiment of Horse under the Lord Mollineux for the King killed divers took 100 horse and many prisoners The Commons passed sundry Ordinances for raising monies out of delinquent's Estates and Newcastle coals to satisfie those who had lent moneys for advance of the Scots Army into England And for apprehending all for spies who shall come from Oxford or any of the King's forces to any of the Parliament quarters without licence from either House or from the General A Proclamation was published in London for all Officers and Soldiers forthwith to repair to their Colours Colonel Vrrey who revolted from the Parliament and Sir Lewis Dives with a great party of horse entred Bedford took Sir John Norris and others prisoners there and routed 300 of their horse and sufficiently plunder'd the Town and other parts of that County The Lord Fairfax beat from about Hull part of the King's forces took from them 9 pieces of Cannon of which one was a Demyculverin one of those which they called the Queen's Gods and 100 Arms. Baron Trevor was sentenced in the house of Lords for his extrajudicial opinion in the case of Shipmoney to pay 6000 l. fine and be imprisoned during pleasure Colonel Cromwel routed 7 troops of the King's horse in Lincolnshire under Colonel Hastings The King sets forth a Proclamation for prohibiting the monthly fast to be kept the Parliament declare against that Proclamation and against another for adjourning part of Michaelmas Term to Oxford and held it at Westminster The Estates of Scotland declare against the Cessation of Armes made with the Irish Rebels and the Adventurers Petition against it Letters of Marque are granted by the Parliament against all such as have taken Armes against the Parliament or assisted the Irish Rebels A Collection was ordered for the maimed and sick Souldiers The Earl of Manchester took in Lincoln upon Surrender and therein 2500 Armes 30 Colours 3 peices of Cannon The Parliaments Commissioners being returned from Scotland Sir Henry Vane Jun. one of them made report of all that affair to the House General Essex marched forth to his Army to Windsor and from thence to St. Albans whither a gallant Regiment of the City under the Command of Colonel Rowland Wilson came to him and a commanded party was sent out of that and other Regiments to Newport Pannel to dispossess the King's forces there This Gentleman Colonel Wilson was the only Son of his wealthy Father heir to a large estate of 2000 l. per an in Land and Partner with his Father in a great personal Estate employed in Merchandize yet in conscience he held himself obliged to undertake this Journey as perswaded that the honour and service of God and the flourishing of the Gospel of Christ and the true Protestant Religion might in some measure be promoted by this service and that his example in the City of undergoing it might be a means the more to perswade others not to decline it Upon these grounds the chearfully marched forth with a gallant Regiment of the City which as I remember was called the Orange Regiment and went from the Army with the commanded party sent for the reducing of Newport Pannell This was the condition of this Gentleman and of many other persons of like quality and fortune in those times who had such affection for their Religion and the Rights and Liberties of their Countrey that pro aris focis they were willing to undergo any hardships or dangers and thought no service too much or too great for their Countrey but what requital if they had done it for a requital their Countrey gave them you will find afterwards in the Story When the Parliament Forces came before Grafton House and Newport Pannell after the loss of a few men and no long attendance the King's Forces thought it most wisedom for them to retire which they did and quitted the House and Town hasting away to Oxford 〈◊〉 and Essex thought fit to fortifie
the Town for a Winter quarter Twyford and Okingham were plundered by the King's Forces and then the poor inhabitants could not prevail with the insolent Souldiers but that they burned many of their Houses affirming they had orders for it from the King 's chief Commanders At Aulton Sir William Waller surprized 100 of the King's Forces under Colonel Bennet Some of the Irish landed at Bristol to serve the King under the command of Sir Charles Vavasour Colonel Henry Bulstrode being above sixty years of age yet underwent the hardships and hazards of war in this cause and was a discreet and stout Governour of Aylesbury in his own Countrey After him succeeded Colonel Alderidge whom the Lord Byron sought by promises of reward and preferment to corrupt to betray the Town to the King's Forces but Alderidge preserved his fidelity and prevented the design The Commissioners to goe into Scotland were named the Earl of Rutland Sir Henry Vane Junior Mr. Hatcher Sir William Armyn and Mr. Darley The Prisoners having great liberty and many private consultations by the favour of the Gaolers the House made an order against it upon pein of an Escape in the Gaoler that should permit it They also took care for the relief of sick and maimed Souldiers and of the Widows and Orphans of those who were slain in the Parliaments service Mr. Chute and Mr. Hern were assigned to be of Counsell with the Archbishop in his Trial to be shortly had in the Lords House The Earl of Warwick was made Governour in chief of all the English Plantations in America and a Committee to assist him The Lord Willoughby of Parham took in Bulling-brooke Castle in Lincolnshire The King's Forces at Reading sent a Party to beat up the Parliaments Quarters at Henly who thought themselves too secure and their Guards were not placed about Midnight the King's forces came up a narrow Lane in the Town towards the Cross where four or five Pieces of Ordance were planted but none there with them save one half drunken Gunner He seeing the King's forces advancing towards him cried out Tom and Jack and other names as if there had been many about him and when he discerned the King's Souldiers to come near him he made a shift to fire a Gun that stood just against them which in that narrow Lane did so great execution both upon Men and Horse that in a great terrour they faced about brought off their dead carrying their bodies back to Reading but left many Horses and much blood in the Lane and in the way to Reading The House appointed a Committee of some Members and others to look into the Accounts of the Kingdom for publick satisfaction therein Some bickerings were between the forces under Major General Skippon and Colonel Harvey and the King's forces in Northamptonshire wherein as is usual fortune was variable Many inveighed sharply against a Warrant of Prince Rupert's commanding provisions and labourers to be sent to him Vpon your utmost perils as the total plundering and burning of your Houses with what other mischief the licenced and hungry Souldiers can inflict upon you An Ordinance passed for associating Hampshire Sussex Surrey and Kent and Sir William Waller to be their Major General Mr. Pierpoint asked leave of the House of Commons to go beyond Seas but they were so desirous of his assistance being a Gentleman of great wisedom and integrity that they gave him a friendly denial The Speaker Lenthall was made Master of the Rolls Nov. 8. and Mr. Selden Keeper of the Records in the Tower Sir William Waller sate down before Basing-house The Commissioners for the Great Seal were agreed upon the Earls of Rutland and Bullingbrooke for the Lords House and Mr. St. John Sergeant Wilde Mr. Browne and Mr. Prideaux for the Commons and the same authority given to them as the Lord Keeper had and all Acts passed under the Great Seal at Oxford made void The Irish forces which came over with Vavasour refused to fight against their fellow Protestants the Parliament but joyned with General Essex his Army The Archbishop was brought to his Trial in the Lords House Nov. the 13. where he made a short Speech and desired that his Counsel might be heard who were Mr. Chute and Mr. Herne and Mr. Hale who having spoken to the points in Law the Lords adjourned Upon the news of the Cessation of Arms in Ireland many of the Earl of Newcastle's Army laid down their Arms and offered composition to the Parliament The Houses agreed that Committees should onely sit three times in the Week and the Houses to sit onely the other three Days Several of the English Regiments were sent for out of Ireland to assist the King here and since the Cessation the Irish Rebels committed many cruel murthers there The Earl of Holland returned from Oxford and examined here said that after he heard of the Cessation in Ireland his Conscience would not give him leave to stay any longer with them at Oxford The young Earl of Caernarvon came from Oxford into the Parliament and was by them committed to the care of his Grandfather the Earl of Pembroke A Paper was communicated to both Houses which was sent from the Prince Harecourt to the Earl of Northumberland by way of general Proposals for an accommodation between the King and Parliament and that in the name of the French King whose Embassadour he was Buisie Mr. Pryn prosecuted Colonel Nathaniel Fiennes for the surrender of Bristol but it was referred to the Council of War The King's Forces besieging Plymouth took one of their Out-works Sir William Waller drew off his Forces from Basing-house not willing to put them upon a Winter siege Sir William Brereton and Sir Thomas Middleton took in Holt Castle and other places in Shropshire for the Parliament Colonel Rigby with the Lancashire Forces routed a party of the King 's beyond them in number near Thurland Castle killed many and took 400 Prisoners and Arms and their Commander in chief which was the more discoursed of because Rigby was a Lawyer The Garrison of Poole made several attempts upon the King's forces in Dorsetshire killed and took divers of them and 1500 of their Horse and lost not one of the Garrison Divers of the Militia of London made Propositions to the House of Commons touching the Recruits of the Armies c. the Houses ordered them to search for any Officers of the Armies who had deserted their Colours and lay skulking in London to apprehend them and send them to the General to be punished by Martial Law Some small bickerings past between Sir William Willer's forces and the King 's near Farnham The King sent to his subjects in Scotland to forbid their taking of the Covenant or joyning with the Parliament of England but the States of Scotland returned in answer to the King the Reasons of their undertaking those lawfull actions and humbly advise the King to take the Covenant
Strickland were sent to Gravesend to entertain and conduct the Dutch Embassadour to the Parliament The City invited both Houses of Parliament to Dinner in Merchant Taylor 's Hall on such a day as the Parliament would appoint and the rather at this time the General Essex and the Earl of Manchester being in Town that the City might express their thankfulness to the Parliament for their unwearied labours and care for the defence and peace of the City and whole Kingdom The Houses returned thanks to the City and ingaged to live and die with them in this Cause and this was the rather contrived now that the Plot to raise differences between the Parliament and City and to bring in the King might appear to be the more frivolous The Parliament ordered publick thanks to be given at this Meeting at a Sermon and the Sunday after in all Parishes for the discovery and prevention of the Plot of Sir Bazil Brook A Ship laden with Arms and Ammunition sent from Bristol to relieve the King's Forces at Chester was by the Mariners compelling their Master brought in to Leverpool to the Parliament The Archbishop Laud was brought to the House of Peers and the impeachment against him read and he required to answer who said he was an old man and weak and could not answer without Counsel and desired a further time to answer which was granted Both Houses dined with the City at Merchant-Taylor's Hall in the morning they met at Sermon in Christ Church from thence they went on foot to the Hall the Trained Bands making a Lane in the Streets as they passed by First went the Lord Mayor and Aldermen in their Scarlet Gowns and the Common Council then the Lord General Lord Admiral Earl of Manchester and other Lords attended with divers Colonels and military Officers After the Lords came the Members of the House of Commons and the Commissioners of Scotland then the Assembly of Divines and as they went through Cheapside on a Scaffold many Popish Pictures Crucifixes and Superstitious Relicks were burnt before them The Lord Howard of Escrick petitioned for reparation of his losses by the Cavaliers out of Delinquents Estates The 22. of January being the day appointed for the Anti-Parliament to meet at Oxford the Parliament at Westminster called the House and there appeared 280 of their Members besides 100 more in the service of the Parliament in the several Counties and now they expelled by vote 40 Members who had deserted the Parliament The Anti-Parliament met at Oxford but have not taken upon them the name and power of Parliament The first day of Hillary Term the Commissioners of the Seal and the Judges sate in the several Courts at Westminster Hall The Ordinance passed That if any should deliver Proclamation or other thing to any persons from Oxford or sealed with any other Great Seal than that attending the Parliament that they should be proceeded against as Spies according to Marshal Law Monsieur de Harecourt sent a Letter to both the Speakers but not intituling them Speakers of the Parliament but only Messieurs Grey de Werke and Lenthall upon which the Parliament refused to accept the Letters Colonel Mitton routed a Party of the King's Horse convoying Arms and Ammunition to the Besiegers of Nantwich Mitton fell upon them unexpectedly killed many took Sir Nicholas Byron Governour of Chester Sir Richard Willis one hundred inferiour Officers and Troopers one hundred and fifty Horse and Arms and all the Ammunition and Powder which they brought from Shrewsbury The Lord Lovelace wrote to Sir Henry Vane Junior to perswade a Treaty of Peace and to raise divisions among the Parliaments party The House authorised Sir Henry Mr. St. John and Mr. Brown to keep a Correspondence with the Lord Lovelace to sift what they could out of him and his Lordship was too weak for these Gentlemen Three hundred Native Irish Rebels landed at Weymouth under the Lord Inchiquin to serve his Majesty Divers Papists Servants about the King's Children were removed Ogle for the King wrote to Mr. Thomas Goodwyn and Mr. Nye of the Independent Judgment to make great promises to them if they would oppose the Presbyterian Government intended by the Scots to be imposed on England and much to that purpose These two being persons of great Judgment and Parts acquainted their Friends herewith and were authorised to continue a Correspondence with Ogle who gained no ground upon them No more could Ogle upon the Governour of Ailesbury nor upon Mr. Davenish the one was sollicited to betray Ailesbury and the other Windsor with mountainous promises from Ogle on the King's part but all were refused The Scots Army now entred England were eighteen hundred foot and thirty five hundred of horse and Dragoons The Recorder and Citizens of London presented a Petition to the Commons for dispatch of the business of the Accounts of the Kingdom and for recruiting and reforming the Armies This gave a stroke of jealousie and discontent to Essex and his friends and the more because the House so well entertained it The Commons ordered Worcester-house to be furnished for the Scots Commissioners who desired some Members of both Houses might be appointed as a joynt Councel with them A Trumpet came from Oxford with Letters to the General and a Parchment-Roll signed by the Prince the Duke of York Duke of Cumberland Prince Rupert about fourty Lords and one hundred Knights and Gentlemen sometime Members of the House of Commons and now met by the King's Proclamation at the Assembly at Oxford to debate of the State and Peace of the Kingdom and to prevent effusion of more blood And therefore they desire the General to treat with his Friends and those by whom he is imployed not naming the Parliament to appoint a time and place to treat of Propositions of Peace The General acquainted the Parliament herewith who would not own nor receive the Letters having no Directions to them but left it to the General to return an Answer An Ordinance past to recruit the Lord General 's Army to 7500 Foot and 3000 Horse and Dragoons and they to have constant pay only eleven Officers to have but half pay The Forces of Sir Thomas Fairfax and Sir William Brereton joyning together marched to relieve Nantwich The King's Forces before the Town drew out to fight them and gallant Actions were performed on both sides the event of the Battel was long doubtful till unexpectedly the King's Forces gave ground and were pursued by the Parliaments till they were totally routed and dispersed There were taken Prisoners Major General Gibson Earnley Sir Richard Fleetwood Sir Francis Boteler an Irish Rebel Colonel Monk who afterwards served the Parliament and this was his first turn Colonel Gibs Harmon Sir Ralph Downes fourteen Captains twenty Lieutenants twenty six Ensigns two Cornets two Quarter-masters forty Drums forty one Serjeants sixty three Corporals and
Colonel Washingham a Serjeant Major three Captains and divers Officers divers other small skirmishes were in several Countries between both Parties The Scots besieged Newcastle and took a main Outwork and beat back the Enemy sallying out upon them The Marquess of Newcastle being in the Town burnt a hundred houses in the Suburbs the Inhabitants clamour against him Seven of the Parliaments Frigots lay in the Mouth of the Haven to stop their passage by Sea The Marquess ordered the firing of the Cole-mines but that was prevented by General Lesley's surprizing of all the Boats and Vessels Some Irish Rebels landing at Beaumarice for the King Prince Rupert sent a Regiment to convoy them to Worcester but Colonel Mitton fell upon them by the way routed them and took many Prisoners and Arms from them The King's Forces took in some small Garrisons near Gloucester A Party of Horse from Northampton routed Sir William Dormer's Troop near Banbury and took about fourty of them The Commons in favour to the Scots Commissioners agreed to an exchange of Colonel Goring for the Lord Lowthian They appointed a Committee to take the Accounts of Billets and free quarter taken by the Lord General 's Forces in Herefordshire and to make allowance for it The two Sir John Evelyns were readmitted to the House upon their Petition for the benefit of the Declaration of both Kingdoms and took the Covenant There was some disagreement between the two Houses about settling the Committee of Safety or Council of State and the Oath of Secrecy to be taken by them The Anti-Parliament at Oxford were busie in drawing up some Propositions of Peace to be tendred to both Houses here About twenty men in disguised habits like women with long Knives were to have entred Nottingham and surprised the Guards and let in the King's Forces but they were discovered and some of them taken A Party of the Garrison of Poole hearing of three thousand pounds sent by Prince Rupert to Weymouth fell upon the Convoy took the Money a hundred Horses many Prisoners and their Arms. More Irish Rebels landed near Chester under the Command of the Earl of Corke and the Lord Inchiquin some of them plundred the Lady Drake's house in Dorsetshire stripped the Lady and then burned her house to the ground Sir John Gell routed a party of the King's horse under Colonel Hastings took a hundred and twenty horse many Prisoners and their Arms. March 1643. The Commons sent to the Lords to hasten the Tryal of the Archbishop of Canterbury A Trumpet brought a Letter from the Earl of Forth to the Lord General Essex and in that was a Letter from the King directed in these words To the Lords and Commons of Parliament assembled at Westminster Upon this was a great Debate whether this Letter should be received because it did not acknowledge the Parliament here otherwise than those at Oxford and was not according to the usual Directions To the Speaker of one or both of his houses of Parliament or to the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament In conclusion this Letter was referred to a Committee to open it and to make report thereof to the House Colonel Cromwell was sent by Manchester to guard Ammunition from Warwick to Gloucester he by the way took in Hilsden-house and in it Sir Alexander Denton the owner Colonel Smith many inferiour Officers about a hundred horse thirteen Barrels of Powder store of Pillage and a hundred seventy three common Souldiers besides fourty slain being Walloons and other Foreigners then he gave an Alarm to Oxford and so went on to Gloucester Another Party from Warwick fell upon the Prince's Troop near Banbury in their quarters and took sixty of them The Lord Willoughby of Parham and Sir John Meldrum with about five thousand Horse and Foot sate down before Newark the Garrison sallying forth forced Sir John Meldrum's Regiment to retreat but the Lord Willoughby came up gallantly with his Regiment beat them back into the Town and took a piece of Ordnance and divers Prisoners and rescued those whom they had taken of Sir John Meldrum's men Divers of the Irish about fifteen hundred were cast away at Sea coming to serve his Majesty Poole Garrison beat up the Lord Inchiquin's Regiment of Irish Rebels took divers Prisoners two pieces of Ordnance killed many and fired their Magazine It was observed the Irish coming over hither never did any Service considerable but were cut off some in one place some in another in all places the Vengeance of God follows blood-thirsty men Directions were sent to Mr. Strickland the Parliaments Agent at the Hague to tender the Covenant to all the English in those Countries and to certifie the Names of such as refused it The Prince Elector in a Letter to both Houses declares the content and satisfaction he takes in the Covenant and wishes success to their proceedings in pursuance of that loyal and pious Covenant The Parliament gave Authority to Sir William Brereton as to other Commanders to levy Moneys by Sequestrations c. in the Counties where they command and the like power was given to Commissioners to reside in the Scots Army and to make supplies and provision for them The King's Letter referred to a Committee was reported to a Committee of both Houses the effect whereof was That in regard of the sad Condition of the Kingdom that some of the Members of Parliament at Westminster may meet with some of the Members of Parliament at Oxford to agree upon a place where both those at Westminster and those at Oxford may meet in a full Convention of Parliament to settle Religion with liberty to tender Consciences the true Rights of the King Parliament and Kingdom The Lords upon this Letter sent their Observations to the Commons That the King expresseth his opinion that those at Oxford who have deserted and fought against the Parliament are yet equal Members with those at Westminster whom the King hath often acknowledged the true Parliament and confirmed their Acts. They propound that a Letter may be sent from both Houses to his Majesty to represent this to be a free Parliament and to intreat his Majesty to return to it according to his Oath to maintain the Laws Liberties and Privileges of Parliament and that if he return not by a day then they will take care to manage Affairs as shall seem most meet They also propounded That a Declaration be published upon these Points and to undeceive the Kingdom To all which the Commons unanimously consented The General sent in a List of the Officers of his Army and a Committee was named to consider with his Excellency which should continue in Command and the rest to be provided for if they will serve as Reformadoes They took care for the continuance of the Excise and Customs to provide Moneys for their Armies Five worthy Ministers were appointed to attend upon and to preach to the
from him and to the inhabitants of Surrey for satisfaction of their charges for supply of Sir William Waller A thousand Countrey men came in to Colonel Massey who represented the condition of his Garrison to the Parliament who ordered supplies for him and the Earl of Manchester was ordered with 4000 Horse and 5000 Foot to attend the motion of Prince Rupert The Lord Fairfax his Forces joyned with the Scots and care was taken to supply the Earl of Manchester Sir William Waller sent out a party which fell upon a Convoy of the Enemies for supply of Basing House and took of them divers Officers 40 Souldiers 1000 Sheep and fat cattle and money Sir John Gell routed 2 Troups of Colonel Goring's Regiment of Horse and dispersed the rest The Earl of Warwick took 8 ships bound for Bristol York was close besieged by the Scots and the Lord Fairfax his Forces The Dutch Embassadour and the Parliament courted each other but nothing came to effect between them The King's Forces whereof many were Irish burnt Bemister Cerne and Shaftsbury in Dorsetshire The Commons ordered that no private business should be heard in the House before the Armies were upon their march The Propositions for Peace were brought into the House and Read and Debated and the Debate adjourned The Marquess Huntley in Scotland made some commotion on behalf of the King but the Earl of Argile quieted him The Anti-Parliament at Oxford had written Letters to the Estates of Scotland dehorting them from giving any assistance to those at Westminster who were in arms against the King and these Letters set forth the unlawfulness and injustice of such undertakings and actions The Estates of Scotland sent up this Letter to the Parliament with a Copy of their answer to it which was to this effect That their expedition into England was not intended till all other means were first assayed and disappointed they deny not the Parliaments invitation of them and they declare that their pitty to see England bleed and their sense of the danger of their own Religion and Laws were the chief cause of their taking up Armes That they held not the invitation of the Parliament any ways invalid because they at Oxford are wanting or others are gone beyond the Seas having either wilfully deserted the Parliament or been expelled for Delinquency or why those that stay in Parliament are not a sufficient number without those at Oxford they do not apprehend with much of the like matter which was well accepted by the Parliament May 1644. An Ordinance for the supply of the Earl of Manchester's forces stuck with the Lords An Ordinance was published to prevent the adjournment of the Term or any the Courts of Justice from Westminster and all Judges and Officers were commanded to attend their places here Some 30 firelocks of the Garrison of Northampton being surprized by the Enemy and carried Prisoners to Banbury the Northampton forces marched forth entered Banbury fetched off all their Prisoners and took about 30 of them Sir Thomas Fairfax and Major General Lesley closely pursued the Earl of Newcastle's horse Southward The Archbishop of Canterbury came again to his tryal the evidence against him was mannaged by Mr. Nicholas Captain Swanley took in the town of Caernarvon with 400 Prisoners Arms Ammunition and much Pillage Plymouth sallyed out upon the besiegers took 40 Prisoners Horse Arms Ammunition The Speaker and some Members of the House were sent to the Dutch Ambassadours to complement and take leave of them The Commons sent to acquaint the City that they were preparing Propositions for Peace and desired to know from them what concerned their particular for which the City returned their humble thanks Particular Letters were ordered to be written from the Houses to the Scots General and to the Lord Fairfax and his son in acknowledgment of their good services The Lord General wrote to the Houses to appoint a Committee to reside with the Army and to supply the Army Mr. Rolles a Member of the House had satisfaction voted to be given him for his losses in opposing the King's taking of Tunnage and Poundage when it was not granted by Parliament At the taking of Caermarthen by Captain Swanly many Irish Rebels were thrown into the Sea The Earl of Manchester took the City of Lincoln by storm and in it Sir Francis Fane the Governor three Colonels many inferiour Officers 800 Common Souldiers 1000 Armes 8 pieces of Ordnance all their Armes Ammunition and pillage given to the Souldiers and 80 of them were slain A new Ordinance passed for abolishing all Popish Reliques fixed to Tombes or other places and all Organs Images c. The Earl of Holland desired licence to accompany the Lord General in the present expedition which the Lords granted but the Commons denyed which upon my knowledge distasted the General Sir Philip Stapleton and Hollis were two of the most secret Counsellors and Friends the General had they often advised with him about his affairs for his good and the advantage of the Parliament but he was not well fixed Newcastle's horse coming to relieve Lincolne were beaten back by Manchester's The siege of York was continued and the Scots and the Lord Fairfax's forces drawn very near to the wals The Lord Say Mr. of the Wards and the Officers of that Court sate Mr. Charles Fleetwood was made Receiver General and Mr. Miles Corbet Clerk of the Wards Captain Fox with one Troop of Horse went to Bewdely the enemies Garrison and in the night under pretence of being one of the Princes Troops passed the Guards to the main Guard where he killed the Sentinels seized the Guard and took Sir Thomas Littleton and divers persons of Quality prisoners The Londoners presented a Petition to the Lords desiring their free and mutual concurrence with the Commons in the great affairs now in agitation which was not well taken by the Lords A party of the King's horse came to Henly requiring the inhabitants to carry in all their Provisions for men and horse to Oxford else the Town should be burnt and faln upon by the Souldiers but Captain Buller being quartered not far from thence and hearing of it came unexpectedly and fell upon the enemy and rescued the Town Colonel Massey with his own forces and some of the Regiments of the Lord Stamford Colonel Devereux and Colonel Purefoy took Westbury by assault divers Officers and 60 Souldiers the same night he marched to little Deane and meeting with a party of the Enemy under Captain Congrave and Wigmore he slew them and 7 or 8 more and took divers prisoners Then he stormed Newnam a strong fort who shot at his Trumpet sent to summon them and that so inraged Massey's men that they entered the Town and slew about 40 took divers Officers and 130 common Souldiers and store of Arms. A new Ordinance for settling the Committee of both Kingdomes was sent up to the Lords who denyed to
seventeen of his own men Lyme being relieved and the Siege raised the Earl of Warwick went on shore and much wondred that the Works of the Town being so slight and the Enemy so strong that yet the Town should hold out so long and against so many fierce Assaults and yet in the whole Siege the Town lost not above a hundred and twenty men but the Enemy lost two thousand Letters of Thanks were ordered to be written from the Parliament to the Town and two thousand pounds gratuity to be given them and Cloths for the Souldiers General Essex sent a Party to have relieved Lyme but Prince Maurice was gone with all his remaining Forces and the Siege raised before they came The Party sent by the Lord General to relieve Lyme marched from thence to Weymouth which was rendred to them upon terms and all their Ordnance Arms and Ammunition left behind them Prince Rupert took in Leverpoole a Garrison of the Parliaments in Lancashire but they first shipped all their Arms Ammunition and portable Goods and most of the Officers and Souldiers went on Ship-board whilst a few made good the Fort which they rendred to the Prince upon quarter yet were all put to the Sword The Lord General came to Dorchester where divers Western Gentlemen came in to him and among them the Lord Becham Son to the Marquess of Hertford The Queen was brought to Bed of a Daughter at Exeter The Parliament now ordered that the General should continue in the Western Service and Sir William Waller to attend the motions of the King's Army and that the Earl of Denbigh Sir William Brereton Colonel Massey Colonel Mitton and Colonel Rigby and their Forces should joyn with Sir William Waller The Earl of Newcastle desired a Treaty which was admitted and he demanded to march away with Bag and Baggage and Arms and Drums beating and Colourâ—s flying and that all within the Town should have liberty of Conscience the Prebends to enjoy their Places to have Common Prayer Organs Copes Surplices Hoods Crosses c. These things were denied by the Parliaments Generals but they offered the Earl of Newcastle that he and all the Commanders should go forth on horseback with their Swords and the common Souldiers to march out with Staves in their hands and a Months Pay and all else to be left behind them The Enemy desired four or five days time to consider hereof which was granted Taunton Dean was rendred to the Lord General and some other Places in the West where he was The Archbishop was again brought to his Tryal and the Matters insisted on against him were His introducing of Popery and Arminianism The Lords sent to the Commons that they could not consent to the Ordinance for secluding the Members of both Houses who had deserted the Parliament because they had already voted the Readmission of the Earl of Holland And the Commons referred it to a Committee to consider of some Expedient as to the Case of the Earl of Holland A Committee of Lawyers was appointed for sequestring and selling the Chambers in the Inns of Court belonging to malignant Lawyers The General by his Letters from Dorchester informs the Parliament that the Country thereabouts generally declared themselves for the Parliament and had furnished his Army with plenty of provisions The Lord Canoule a Scot Master of the Horse to the King came in and submitted himself to the Lord General The King left his Foot at Worcester and from thence went with two thousand Horse to Evesham where he took the Mayor and divers Aldermen of the Town and carried them with him prisoners to Oxford and brake down the Bridges after them as they passed to hinder Sir William Waller's pursuit of them they likewise burnt down many houses in the Suburbs of Worcester the better to secure the City and the like they did at Oxford and also at Abington The Siege continued before Basing-house but those that were before Greenland-house thought not fit upon the King 's coming back to Oxford to continue any Siege to Greenland-house till they might have the Forces of Major General Brown to joyn with them An Ordinance passed to impower the Committee of Oxon Berks and Bucks to raise Forces and Money to pay them and they to be under Brown's Command Troubles were in the Virginia Plantation The Archbishop was again brought to his Tryall and the same points of Popery and Arminianism urged against him and as a proof thereof the Remonstrance of the House of Commons in Parliament in the year 1628. Sir Richard Onsley's Regiment came to assist Colonel Norton lying before Basing-house to whom and to Colonel Morley the Commons sent a Letter of thanks At Weymouth the Lord General took a hundred pieces of Ordnance two thousand Musquets a thousand Swords Arms Pistols Powder and about sixty of great and small Vessels The General sent parties to Dartmouth VVareham and other places The Lord Viscount L'Isle had allowed him 1000 l. upon account of the Irish Service Plymouth Garrison sent out parties who beat up the Enemies quarters and at one time took forty and at another time a hundred and fifty horse and prisoners A Ship with Letters to the Parliament from Scotland and two other Ships loaden with Coals for London put in at Harwich and there cast Anchor and the Mariners went on shore leaving none aboard the Ships to guard them In the mean time came into the harbour a Pinnace of the King 's carrying the Parliament Colours and finding these Ships without any Guard boarded them and carried them clear away Westward The King marched from Oxford towards Bedford and several parties of his Army did very much spoil as they marched in Bucks Bedford and Hertfordshires they plundred Leighton and at Dunstable when the people were at Church they shot at the Minister in the Pulpit and committed many outrages there and in many other places Major General Brown marched out with his Forces to Barnet and from thence to St. Albans where the Forces of the Associated Counties are to meet him and the Commons took care for the supply of all of them Sir Thomas Fairfax and Major General Lesley were sent from the Leaguer before York with six thousand Horse and Dragoons and five thousand Foot to relieve Lancashire and to attend the motions of Prince Rupert Colonel Charles Fairfax sent to assist the Scots party at Sunderland beat back the Earl of Montross Musgrave and the rest into Newcastle and the Earl of Calender with a reserve of ten thousand Scots entred England to assist the Parliament The Commons took order touching the Prerogative Court and appointed Sir Nathaniel Brent to be the Judge of that Court. Letters of thanks were sent to the Lord General for his good Service and upon a Petition of the Western Gentlemen that he might continue in the Service there it was so ordered and an Ordinance appointed for the impowering a Committee of the
the High Sheriff of Wilts Colonel Ludlow getting some horse drove them out of the Town A recruit coming to Hopton Ludlow retreated and lost about 20 of his men then a relief coming from Colonel Norton to Ludlow he again set upon the Enemy and forced them to fly and took about 20 of them prisoners Upon information from Mr. Strickland the Parliaments Agent in the low Countries they voted some English Merchants there who had assisted the King in his affairs against the Parliament that is Webster Bainham Manning Ford and Yard to be Incendiaries and Enemies to the State The Dutch Ambassadours were solemnly received in the Lords House and afterwards in the House of Commons where Chairs were set for them They first were carried into the Inner Court of Wardes Chamber prepared for them as a withdrawing room from whence they were conducted by the Serjeant at Arms with his Mace and two Members of the House sent to accompany the Ambassadours into the House When they came in the Speaker and all the Members stood up in their places uncovered and the Ambassadours saluted them as they passed by then they sate down in their Chairs and the Members sate down likewise and when the Ambassadours were covered the Speaker and House were covered also They made a short speech of the affection of their Masters to these Kingdomes and their desire to mediate an accord between the King and his Parliament and after their Speech ended they returned with the same ceremonies as at the coming thither During the time of their being in the House there lay upon the table in their view 48 Colours taken from the King's Forces in the Battel of Marston-Moore Major General Brown with his whole Brigade came and joyned with the Forces before Greenland-house and continued the batteries upon which Colonel Hawkins the Governour of Greenland sent out for a treaty and rendred the Fort to Major General Brown upon these Articles 1. The House and Fort of Greenland-house with all the Ammunition Ordnance and Provision therein be delivered up to Major General Brown in the same condition it 's now in 2. That all Officers shall quietly march forth of the said house with their horses and swords the Common Souldiers and Canoniers with their Arms and Colours viz. swords pikes and musquets 3. That the said Major General do afford them a Convoy of horse to Nettlebed to return again within six hours without any molestation of the forces so convoyed 4. That the said Major General shall cause to be provided for the said Officers and Souldiers two teems and carts to carry away their baggage and such provisions as is necessary for their journey to Wallingford which carts and horses are to be returned so soon as they come thither 5. That all prisoners taken on either side be forthwith discharged They left in the house 5 pieces of Ordnance 30 barrels of Powder great store of Bullet and Match a good quantity of Cheese Bisket Fish Malt Flower Bear Oats Pease and great plenty of housholdstuff Prince Rupert after his defeat at Marston-moore joyned with the bordering forces of the King in Cumberland and Westmorland and the Parliaments three Generals sent out a party of 3000 horse and foot of their several Armies to follow him With the rest of their forces they sate down again before York The Parliament thought fit to set a rate upon Coals for the relief of the poor of London The Lord of Rochborough was impeached of high Treason upon a Letter under the King's hand taken in the battel among the Earl of New-castle's papers The Parliament in a kind temper upon their good success ordered the Sequestrations of the Estates of the Earles of Bedford Holland and Clare to be taken off The Town of Blandford had by the Lord General been used kindly yet when he was gone they apprehended a Messenger of his and sent him to the King's Garrison at Wareham and contriv'd to betray a party of 100 horse sent thither by Waller of whom they sent notice to Wareham Upon this Major Sydenham and other Parliament Commanders came to the Town seized upon the cheif Commanders and permitted their Souldiers to plunder this perfidious Town Prince Maurice his Major came in to the Lord General at Tiverton and Collonel Blake took in the strong Town of Taunton-Deane for the Parliament to whom the Townsmen were well affected The Earl of Denbigh took in Cholmeley-house and store of Arms and Ammunition in it By Ordinances divers high Sheriffs were appointed and the Lord Roberts was made Lieutenant of Exon and Devonshire and the Earl of Pembroke of Somersetshire Sir Richard Norton a Commissioner of Array in Hampshire was ordered to be sent for by the Committee Plymouth were well pleased with their new Governor Colonel Carre Mr. Dutton Mr. Lowe and Mr. Constantine former Members of the Parliament who had deserted them and were of the Antiparliament at Oxford were Committed to several Prisons Letters were produced under Sir John Hotham's hand among the Papers of the Earl of Newcastle taken at Marston-moore by which Hotham expresseth his affection to the Earl and thereupon the Commons called for the Ordinance for Martial Law and it being agreed upon was sent up to the Lords Papers sent to the Houses from the Spanish Ambassador touching Graveling were referred to the Committee of both Kingdomes The General by Letters informed the Parliament that Barnstable Taunton and Tiverton with all the East part of Devonshire were in his power and that 4000 of the Countrey proffered their service to the Parliament at Chard 3000 more at Collampton and 2000 more brought in since by Colonel Ware and that Barnstable freely entertained his forces That a few of the Malignants are come in to him that the Queen was come back to Exon that Hopton was recruited with 500 men but most of them ran away again The three Parliament Generals before York prepared to storm the City and thereupon Sir Thomas Glenham the Governor sent out a Trumpet for a parley which was admitted The Lord Inchequin drew out of Wareham 240 horse and dragoons and marched towards Dorchester to plunder and burn it but making some pause before the Town gave opportunity to Major Sydenhain to come to their relief who beat back Inchequin took 160 of his men prisoners with 60 horse and good store of their gotten plunder Sir Robert Pye and Colonel Blake at the taking of Taunton Castle had of the Enemies 11 peices of Ordnance and store of Arms and Ammunition with much provision and housholdstuff And intercepted Letters boast that Bonesiers were made at Oxford for the defeat that Prince Rupert gave the three Generals of the Parliament at Marston-moore and that Hopton had basted Colonel Popham The Archbishop was again brought to his Tryall and urged against him That he denyed the Pope to be Antichrist and did chide Dr. Hall for giving the Holy Father those Epithetes of
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That he held the Pope to be the Metropolitan Bishop of the World and that there could be no true Church without Bishops The Speaker offered to the house a petition which he received from the hands of the French Ambassadour touching the French and English Merchants in matters of Trade which the House referred to the Committee of the Navy and directed that when addresses should be made to them as a Parliament they would doe right Colonel Popham was ordered to go down to Taunton to take into his charge a Regiment raised by the Country for him The Lord Inchequin's party taken at Dorchester that were Irish Rebels were there hang'd The Lord Admiral upon the General 's advance to Exeter sent the James a Ship of 1200 Tun to lye before it at Torbay that 100 are come out of the Town to him and that he hearing of eleven Ships waiting for the Queen to carry her beyond Sea sent three lusty Ships to wait on them The King marched with 7000 horse and foot to Bath and from thence towards Bristol where Hopton joyned with him Bostal-house in Bucks was re-fortified by the King's party York was rendered upon Articles to the three Parliament Generals who entred the Town and went to the Minster where they had a Sermon and thanks returned to God for the recovery of it An Order was made touching compounding for Wardships Colonel Massey wrote that the King with about 400 horse and 3000 foot was marched Westward whereof he had given notice to the General and to Sir Will. Waller and that he with three Troops of horse followed the King's Rear to keep them from plunder By Letters from the General he desires a pass for an Irish Gentlewoman Governess to the young Princess and sends a Letter which he received out of Exeter from Sir John Berkley the Governour The Irish as was informed by the King's allowance made a Declaration and Vow to assist the King against the Puritan Parliament and to defend Episcopacy and the Papists of England and protest against the Covenant and that they will proceed against all that take it The Lord Grey of Groby and Sir John Gell joyning together to reduce a Garrison of the King 's at Wilney-ferry who did many outrages to the Countrey and much infested them they used this Stratagem to get the Fort. They took about 60 Cart-loads of Hay and other combustible Matter and carried them with their Forces up to the very Fort under the shelter of which their men were secure from any hurt from the Enemy and putting fire to the combustible Matter with the advantage of the wind did so annoy the Enemy that they were driven out of the Works and their Trenches filled with the Hay and other stuff Captain Robinson the Governour offered to render upon terms to march away with Bag and Baggage but that being denied he prepared for a resolute defence but when the Parliament forces began the storm Robinson's men threw down their Arms and craved quarter which was given them and but one man killed there was taken three Captains divers inferiour Officers two Drakes and seventy common Souldiers after this they took in Wink field Manor and Shelford Manor The Parliament ordered a Letter of thanks to them The House being informed that Sir John Berkeley Governour of Exeter hanged up Captain Turpine in cold blood ordered that the Judges who condemn'd him Heath Banks Forster and Glanvile might be impeached of High Treason which was ordered against Glanvile onely being in their power Two Priests who were in the Earl of Newcastle's Army were sent up to the Parliament and ordered to be tried according to Law The Commons ordered a Letter of thanks to the Lord General for his good service in the West The Lord General sent word to the Parliament That he was advancing to relieve Plymouth and to fight with Prince Maurice Indeed there was a great Debate at the Council of War whether they should march on Westward or face about and meet the King who was marching towards them and rather fight with him than with Prince Maurice Most of the Council were of opinion to face about and to meet the King but the Lord Roberts was very earnest for them to advance into Cornwal and by the way to relieve Plymouth and from thence to march into Cornwal to fight Prince Maurice affirming that when they came into Cornwal which was his Lordship's Countrey they should find great assistance and many to come in to them by his interest among them The General followed his advice and wrote to the Parliament as before That the King was in Somersetshire and that the Queen with Bristol and Jermin were landed at Brest in France The House ordered that Mr. Hollis one of their Members shall have out of the King's Revenue the Fine which was imposed on him by the Star-chamber 3 Car. for his fidelity to the Common-wealth A Ship loaden with Arms and Ammunition for the King was taken and brought into Sunderland with 22 pieces of Ordnance in her A Committee of seven Lords and fourteen Commons was appointed to hear any complaints sent in by the Dutch Ambassadours concerning taking of Ships that right may be done A Committee most of Lawyers was appointed to consider what Ordinances were fit to be made into Laws when the King and Parliament should be agreed The Archbishop was again brought to his Trial and proofs produced against him that he should say the Pope was not Antichrist but the Head of the Church and that the Protestant and Romish Religion was all one and if the one was false so was the other and that he concealed a Plot revealed to him that 7000 men were in pay attending an opportunity to kill the King and to massacre the Protestants The Lord General sent up to the Parliament a Letter which he received from the Earl of Forth now made Earl of Brainford General of the King's Army acquainting that a Letter was sent by His Majesty from Eversham by the French Agent to be by him presented to the Parliament for Peace It was intituled A gracious Message directed to the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled at Westminster It propounded a Treaty of Peace and that Commissioners might be appointed on both sides to meet and treat thereof and it was signed by the Lord Digby Secretary A Letter came from the three Generals That now if it pleased the Parliament they believed the the King would be more inclineable to Peace than formerly This was excepted against by some who were no friends to Peace but those who longed for Peace carried it against them to have a day set to consider of this business Major General Brown was ordered to march to Abington to secure the Magazine and Artillery there The Earl of Manchester wrote to the Parliament for their advice which way the Scots Army and his should march and that the L. 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upon view of those proofs we shall be the better able to advise and your Lordships to judge what will be fit to be done in this matter Maynard Your Excellence and my Lord Chancellour are pleased to require our advice in this great business and we shall deal cleerly and freely with your Lordships which I think will be most acceptable to you and will in conclusion be best for your service Mr. Whitelocke hath begun thus and in speaking his own sense hath spoken much of mine and left me the less to say and I shall follow him in the same plainness and method as he hath begun which I presume will be most pleasing to your Lordships The word Incendiary is not much conversant in our Law nor often met with in our Books but more a term of the Civil Law or of State and so to be considered in this case and to be taken according to the expression wherein it is used in the Accord of the two Kingdoms and in the sense of the Parliaments of both Nations That sense of it which my Lord Chancellour hath been pleased to mention it doth bear ex vi termini and surely he that kindles the coals of contention between our brethren of Scotland and us is an Incendiary and to be punished as it is agreed on by both Kingdoms But my Lords as you have been told there must be proof made of such particulars of words or actions upon which there may be sufficient ground for a Parliament to declare their judgment that he who used such words or actions indeavoured thereby to raise differences and to kindle the fire of contention among us and so that he is an Incendiary Lieutenant General Cromwel is a person of great favour and interest with the House of Commons and with some of the House of Peers likewise and therefore there must be proofs and the more clear and evident against him to prevail with the Parliament to adjudge him to be an Incendiary I confess my Lords I do not in my private knowledge assure my self of any such particulars nor have we heard of any here and I believe it will be more difficult than perhaps some of us may imagine to fasten this upon him And if it be difficult and doubtfull it is not fit for such persons as my Lord General and the Commissioners of the Kingdom of Scotland as yet to appear in it but rather first to see what proofs may be had of particular passages which will amount to a clear proof upon which judgment may be grounded that he is an Incendiary And when such proofs shall be ready to be produced we may again wait upon your Excellence and the business will then be the more ripe for your Lordships resolution in the mean time my humble opinion is that it may be deferred Mr. Hollis and Sir Philip Stapleton and some others spake smartly to the business and mentioned some particular passages and words of Cromwel tending to prove him to be an Incendiary and they did not apprehend his interest in the House of Commons to be so much as was supposed and they would willingly have been upon the accusation of him But the Scots Commissioners were not so forward to adventure upon it for the reasons they said did satisfie them which were given by Maynard and Whitelocke until a further inquiry were made of particulars for proof to make him an Incendiary the which at length was generally consented to and about two a clock in the Morning with thanks and Complements Maynard and Whitelocke were dismissed they had some cause to believe that at this debate some who were present were false brethren and informed Cromwel of all that past among them and after that Cromwel though he took no notice of any particular passages at that time yet he seemed more kind to Whitelocke and Maynard than he had been formerly and carried on his design more actively of making way for his own advancement as will appear in progress of this insuing story The Lord sent to the Commons that a speedy answer might be given to the Papers of the States Ambassadors and for audience to be given to the French Agent and a Committee was named to consider of the manner of his reception A Report was made to the House by their Command of the particular passages betwixt His Majesty and the Committee that carried the Propositions to him which they had forborn before to mention but the House having an intimation thereof ordered the particular passages thereof to be Reported to-them which was done as I have mentioned them before The Commons ordered 6000 l. for providing store of Arms and Ammunition A party of the Newark horse being quartered near the Town Colonel Thorney fell upon them took 80 Horse one Major several inferiour Officers 2 Colonels 24 Troupers and Arms. The Commons took order for setling Magistrates in Newcastle though different from the Course of their Charter and disfranchised some of their Aldermen The Parliaments Committee at Newcastle sent up a great quantity of Coals for relief of the poor of London whereof the Commons gave notice to the Lord Mayor and orders for the distributing of them The Clause for Marriage in the Directory was agreed unto An Ordinance past for relief of Soldiers widdows Letters were ordered to several Counties for levying Arrears due to the Army and for the Deputy Lieutenants and Committees to assist the Commissioners of Excise The Commons agreed to the reception of the States Ambassadors as formerly Sir William Massey was made one of the Assembly of Divines The Court Marshal adjudged Sir John Hotham to have his head cut off Higgins the Lord General 's Trumpeter returned from Oxford where he said he was more courteously used than before and that the King commanded he should be kindly used and rewarded and that he was not as formerly hoodwink'd when they brought him in Prince Rupert by the King's direction sent a Letter to the General for a safe Conduct for the Duke of Richmond and the Earl of Southampton to bring unto the Parliament of England Assembled at Westminster and the Commissioners of the Parliament of the Kingdome of Scotland an answer of the Propositions lately presented to his Majesty for a safe and well grounded peace The Commons voted that no Member of either House of Parliament shall during this war injoy or execute any office or Command Military or Civil and that an Ordinance be brought in accordingly This was moved by Mr. Zouch Tate who brought it in with a similitude of a boyle upon his thumb and was set on by that party who contrived the outing of the Lord General and to bring on their own designes and they could find no other way than by passing a Self-denying Ordinance as they called it which would serve their turn both as a specious pretence of their own integrity and waving all self ends and so plausible to the people and would also
Ordinance The Commons voted to hear no private business for ten days Mr. Roger Lestrange was tryed for a Spy before the Court-Marshal coming from the King's quarters without Drum Trumpet or Pass to betray Lynne Garrison Sir Thomas Middleton and Colonel Mitton took in a Garrison of the King 's near Mountgomery and in it Colonel Ballard the Governour Llayd the high Sheriff divers Officers two Foot Colours sixty common Souldiers with store of Arms and Pillage The Assembly of Divines presented to the House some further Additions to the Directory for Worship Much time was spent to settle the payment of the Northern Armies and to enable the Scots to march Southwards The Commons concluded their Debate upon the Directory for Worship A Letter was agreed to be written to the Parliament of Scotland from both Houses here to express the great ingagement of this Kingdom to them for their brotherly assistance The Lords upon the Petition of Sir John Hotham and his Son thought fit to pardon the Father and desired the Concurrence of the Commons therein but upon the Question it was carried in the Negative not to be taken by them into consideration The Court-Marshal gave judgment upon Mr. Lestrange The Commons passed an Ordinance for continuing the Court-Marshal for three Months longer and another for disfranchizing some Aldermen of York The Commons ordered the Commissioners of the Great Seal to issue out the Sheriffs Patents to the Messengers of the Seal The Lords debated the Self-denying Ordinance They concurred with the Commons to refer the business of the Treaty upon the Propositions for Peace to the Committee of both Kingdoms Major General Brown marched out with a Party towards Oxford and was near taking the Fort Royall there but his Design was discovered and prevented yet he brought away forty men and horse with him Several Orders were made for Money for the Scots and other Armies and for supply of the Forces in Ireland Divers of Bucks petitioned against the Outrages of the Parliaments Forces in that County Colonel Bulstrode was made Governour of Henley and Phillis Court but he was shortly after called away to his Regiment and Colonel Charles Doyley made Governour there But he and the Souldiers falling out they had like to have killed him and he would stay there no longer and Colonel Piuter Temple succeeded him Sir John Hotham was going to his Execution and much company expecting it on Tower-hill when a Messenger came with a Reprieve from the Lords But the Commons sent to the Lieutenant of the Tower to know the reason of deferring the Execution when they did not consent to any Reprieve for him The Lord Fairfax his forces took in Pomfret Town and close blocked up the Castle and other Castles thereabouts Colonel Bright fell upon a party of the King 's under Sir William Cobbes took divers Officers and Souldiers and good Horses from them A party of the Newark forces in the night time surprized some of the Parliaments forces and took near two Troups of them The Leicester forces drove the forces of Hastings out of Ashby-Town into the Tower and took divers Prisoners and Arms. Prince Maurice laid down his Commission for the West and the Lord Hopton was made General there and laboured to get a new Army January 1644. The Directory for Worship was finished by the Commons and sent up to the Lords by Mr. Rouse Upon the Debate touching the Reprieve of Sir Jo. Hotham by the Lords the Commons voted that no Officer made by Ordinance of both Houses should stay the execution of Justice by any order of either House without the concurrence of both Houses They likewise ordered that the Lieutenant of the Tower do proceed to the Execution of Sir John Hotham according to the Sentence of the Court Marshal Captain Hotham his Son sent a Petition to the Lords and another to the Commons praying his Pardon but it was denied and the same day his Head was cut off Mr. L'Estrange petitioned the Lords that his Case might be heard before the Parliament which was consented to by both Houses Letters were ordered to be written by the Speaker to Sussex Surrey and Hampshire for raising of Dragoons formerly undertaken One hundred and fifty horse from Oxford possessed themselves of Beselsley Mr. Speaker's House near Abington intending to fortifie it but Major General Brown sent out a party under Colonel Boswel to whom upon his summons they rendered the House on conditions to march away onely one who had formerly broke Prison at Abington was denied that favour Sergeant Wilde Mr. Brown and Mr. Nicholas offered Reasons and Arguments to the Lords that the Matters proved against the Archbishop were Treason An Answer was ordered to be given to the Papers of the Scots Commissioners to be sent by them to the Parliament of Scotland A Committee of both Houses was named to receive from the Sweedish Agent some matters which he said he had further to impart to them from the Queen Sir John Hotham in the Morning before his Execution procured a motion in the House of Commons for his Pardon which took up a Debate and Sir John being brought to the Scaffold on Tower-hill expected the good news of his Pardon and the time was protracted till two a Clock in the Afternoon but the Commons would not grant his desire He spake shortly to the people and Mr. Peters prayed with him and spake to the people in his Name and told them that Sir John ' s Father said to him when he was going forth to be a Souldier Son when the Crown of England lies at stake you will have fighting enough He was somewhat fearfull of death and his head was cut off The Committee of both Kingdoms reported their opinion to the Lords That the place for the Treaty of Peace should be Uxbridge and the Commissioners to be four Lords and eight Commoners and four Scots Commissioners to which the Lords agreed and sent to the Commons for their concurrence Both Houses agreed to send Commissioners to the Parliament and Assembly in Scotland The Queen of Sweden's Letter to the Parliament was read and contained a Narrative of the King of Denmark's hard usage of the Crown of Sweden and the great affection that Queen bears to England The Directory of Worship was fully agreed upon by both Houses and ordered to be printed and two of the Assembly to take care thereof and that a course shall be taken for publishing and settling of it to be generally used The Commons ordered that the Assembly of Divines should write a Congratulatory Letter to the Assembly in Scotland and to acquaint them what they had done and that the Parliament here had agreed in those Matters The Lords agreed to the Ordinance for Attainder of the Archbishop of High Treason and to be hanged drawn and quarter'd for it The Commons agreed that the place for the Treaty should be Vxbridge the Commissioners for
up to the Lords with a Message to importune them to pass the Self-denying Ordinance the Lords returned answer that they would speedily take the same into consideration which they did but rejected the Ordinance and here first began to increase the great difference between the two Houses of Parliament which swelled to so great a height as you will see afterwards The Commons proceeded about the Model of the Army and resolved that it should be 21000 Horse and Foot 6000 Horse 1000 Dragoons and 14000 Foot the 6000 Horse to be divided into ten Regiments the Dragoons into single Companies and every Regiment of Foot to consist of 1200 Men and ten Companies in a Regiment the whole charge of this Army to be 44955 l. by the Month to be raised by a proportionable Assessement The Lords sent to the Commons the names of their Commissioners the Earls of Northumberland Pembroke Salisbury and Denbigh and that a Letter be sent to the King for a Safe Conduct for all the Commissioners for the Treaty of Peace but the Commons did not now name their Commissioners because of the rejecting of the Self-denying Ordinance They also sent to the Commons to come to some resolution concerning the business of Dunnington Castle The King's forces under General Goring went off from near Portsmouth and upon their remove Colonel Jephson the Governour visited their quarters and took some Prisoners Colonel Mitton from Oswestree fell upon three Troups of Sir Jo. Byron took two Captains other Officers nineteen Troupers and Arms. The Commons named their Commissioners for the Treaty Mr. Pierpoint Mr. Hollis L. Wenman Sir Henry Vane Junior Mr. St. John Mr. Whitelocke Mr. Crew Mr. Prideaux and they agreed that the number of the Attendants of the Parliaments Commissioners should be eighty The Commons voted a Commission for the Lord Inchequin to be President of Munster and sent it to the Lords for their Concurrence and a warrant to the Commissioners of the Great Seal to pass the said Commission The Commons passed another Vote That many Congregations may be under one Presbyterian Government in order to the Directory for government of the Church The Lords agreed to the Ordinance for regulation of Free Quarter with a Clause added to exempt themselves and their Attendants and the Members of the House of Commons from billeting Souldiers which the Commons would not agree unto they desiring to be in no other condition than their Fellow Subjects were Letters from Major General Brown certified that three days before P. Rupert P. Maurice Colonel Sir Henry Gage Governour of Oxford and others with a party of about 1000 Horse and 800 Foot came against Abington on Cullam side intending to storm the Town and gained the Bridge before notice was given and were about to pull the same down To prevent which the Cawsey to the Bridge being very long and narrow Brown was compelled to send some of his men into the Meadow where was much water notwithstanding with much chearfulness they marched through the water And after a hot dispute which lasted near four hours they beat the Enemy from the Bridge who betaking themselves to the Hedges Brown's men with wondrous courage beat them from the Hedges and afterwards quite out of the Field A party of his horse at the same time when a party of the King 's fell on them in their Quarters slew wounded and took almost all of them in which service Major Bradbury was slain upon the Bridge and about eight of Brown's Souldiers and some wounded Of the King's party were â—lain Sir Henry Gage and the Major of the Prince's Regiment with many others of note and they carried away a Cart-load of dead men besides those carried away on Horseback The Commons ordered thanks to be sent to Major General Brown for his good service and 2000 l. to pay his Souldiers Letters from Captain Swanley informed that Major General Laughern took the Town of Cardigan in Wales upon surrender but the Castle holding out obstinately he made a breach with his great Ordnance and in three days took it by storm and in it 200 Officers and Souldiers with their Arms and much Plunder The States Ambassadours desired to take their leaves and a Pass to goe to the King to take leave of him they prayed likewise an Answer to their Propositions touching Shipping and Free Trade which was referred to the Committee of both Houses for this business The Lords concurred in the Letter and Money for Abington The Lords sent down the names of the Attendants of the four Lords Commissioners for the Treaty desiring the Commons to doe the like for their Members and they ordered them to bring in a List the next day The Commons proceeded in the Directory for Church Government and voted Pastors Doctors Teachers Elders and Deacons to be the Officers of the Church Sir Richard Greenvile made a gallant assault upon Plymouth and possessed two or three of the Out-works and turned the Ordnance against the Town but the Garrison with great resolution beat them out again and slew many of them The Commons ordered Sir William Waller for the present to command in chief in the West with a party of 6000 Horse A Ship of Scarborough driven by storm into Hartlepoole was there seized on by the Parliaments forces and in her two Brass and four Iron Pieces of Ordnance with store of Arms. Sir Thomas Fairfax and Colonel Forbes standing together near Pomfret Castle a Cannon Bullet from thence came betwixt them and the wind of it beat them both to the ground and put out one of Colonel Forbes his Eyes and spoiled that side of his Face and yet no other hurt to Sir Thomas Fairfax The Commons considered the business of the Navy at Sea for the next Spring and the estimate of the yearly charge both for Summer and Winter Guard was proposed to be 100000 l. per annum Letters from the Lord Roberts informed the particulars of the business at Plymouth that Greenvile alarmed the works about the Town in four several places and after a very hot dispute became Master of one great work but was beaten off from the other three works with great loss leaving 75 of his men dead upon the place and at least four times as many more slain in the service and many hundreds wounded As soon as they were beaten off the three works the Plymouth men who behaved themselves with extraordinary gallantry environed the fourth work and the Enemy presently surrendred it upon quarter there were many Prisoners taken and much Arms. The House took care for supply of that Garrison One Dobson was ordered to be tried for contriving and printing a scandalous Book against the Parliament and the Lord General and they gave order for suppressing all scandalous Pamphlets Some who arrested a Servant of Sir Edward Hungerford's were sent for as Delinquents The Letter to the King about the Treaty was finished and Mr. Marshal and Mr. Vines
Parliaments party The King's Garrison in Latham-house as was informed contrary to an agreement and cessation of Arms â—allied out and did much mischief to the Parliaments friends Jan. 29. The Commissioners for the Treaty on both parts met at Vxbridge and had their several quarters those for the Parliament and all their Retinue on the North side of the Town and those for the King on the South side and no intermixture of the one party of their Attendants with the other the best Inn of the one side was the Rendezvous of the Parliaments Commissioners and the best Inn of the other side of the Street was for the King's Commissioners The Evening that they came to Town several Visits passed between particular Commissioners of either party as Sir Edward Hyde came to visit Mr. Hollis and Mr. Whitelocke the Lord Culpepper visited Sir Henry Vane and others of the King's Commissioners visited several of the Parliaments Commissioners and had long Discourses about the Treaty and to perswade one another to a compliance Mr. Whitelocke visited Sir Edward Hyde and Mr. Palmer and Sir Richard Lane and others and several of the Parliaments Commissioners visited divers of the King's Commissioners and had discourses with them tending to the furtherance of the business of the Treaty The Town was so exceeding full of company that it was hard to get any quarter except for the Commissioners and their Retinue and some of the Commissioners were forced to lie two of them in a Chamber together in Field Beds onely upon a Quilt in that cold weather not coming into a Bed during all the Treaty This place being within the Parliaments quarters their Commissioners were the more civil and desirous to afford accommodations to the King's Commissioners and they thought it fit to appoint Sir John Bennet's House at the further end of the Town to be fitted for the place of meeting for the Treaty The foreway into the House was appointed for the King's Commissioners to come in at and the backway for the Parliaments Commissioners in the middle of the house was a fair great Chamber where they caused a large Table to be made like that heretofore in the Star-chamber almost square without any upper or lower end of it The King's Commissioners had one end and one side of the Table for them the other end and side was for the Parliaments Commissioners and the end appointed for the Scots Commissioners to sit by themselves Behind the Chairs of the Commissioners on both sides sate the Divines and Secretaries and such of the Commissioners as had not room to sit next to the Table At each end of the great Chamber was a fair withdrawing Room and Inner-chamber one for the King 's the other for the Parliaments Commissioners to retire unto and consult when they pleased The first night of their being together a little before Supper an intimation was given that the Chancellour of Scotland expected both at the Table and Meetings to have precedence of all the English Lords and that Mr. Barkley and Mr. Kennedagh expected to have precedence of the English Commissioners who were but Esquires except Mr. St. John to whom they were pleased to allow precedence because he was the King's Sollicitour Upon Discourse the Arguments they insisted upon for the Chancellour were That he was the prime Officer of Scotland and had precedence of all Dukes there unless they were of the Blood Royal and both the Kingdoms being now united he was to have the same precedence in England as he had in Scotland To which was answered That he was not Chancellour in England nor had any precedence here but in courtesie as Earl of Loudoun that formerly when the great Officers of England attended the King into Scotland as soon as they came thither they ceased to execute their Offices and had no precedence there and that it ought to be alike with the Chancellour of Scotland when he was here For the precedence of Mr. Kennedah and Mr. Berkley before the Commissioners who were Esquires they were informed that Mr. Whitlocke and Mr. Crew were eldest Sons of Knights and that by the Law of England those were to have precedence next to Knights and consequently before the Scottish Gentlemen with which they were satisfied but still they insisted upon the point of the Chancellour's precedence The Earl of Northumberland smiled at this contest and seemed to contemn it of whose great Honour and Family and the Antiquity of it the Scots Commissioners could not be ignorant nor of the difference between that and the Family of the Earl of Loudoun Yet Northumberland moved for satisfaction of the Scots that the Chancellour and one other of the Scots Commissioners might sit at the upper end of the Table which was not taken for the chief but for the Womans place and the rest of the Commissioners to sit in their ranks on either side and so that matter was for the present settled Officers had been sent down from the Parliament to prepare all things fit for the Commissioners and for their Diet and Entertainment at which the Scots Commissioners were contented to have their share and things were ordered very nobly and handsomely Mr. Thurloe and Mr. Earle were Secretaries for the English and Mr. Cheesely for the Scots Commissioners none sate at the Table with the Commissioners but the Ministers when there was room and sometimes strangers or persons of Quality that came into them and a very full Table was there kept for them and alwaies before every Meal one of the Ministers Mr. Marshal or Mr. Vines and now and then Mr. Henderson prayed and suitable to the occasion On the first day of their meeting Jan. 30. in the Evening before they entred upon the Treaty each side desired to know the others power for the Treaty and to have Copies thereof A Petition from Kent presented by their Committee express their good affection to the Parliament and encourage the Commons to pursue the Self-denying Ordinance and the thanks of the House was returned them The King's forces advancing towards Newport Paganel Sir Samuel Luke the Governour was sent down thither Divers Orders were made for Supplies for the several forces The Members of the House attended the Burial of Mr. John White of the Middle Temple a Member of the House of Commons a Puritan from his youth to his death an Honest Learned and Faithfull Servant to the publick but somewhat severe at the Committee for plundered Ministers The Lords read the Bill or Ordinance for raising Forces under Sir Thomas Fairfax and the Commons ordered a Letter to be sent to him for his speedy coming up to the Parliament and whilst the Treaty for Peace went on they did not slacken their pains to prepare for War in case the Treaty should take no effect For the motion of the Scots Army Southwards Letters were past by the Commons and sent up to the Lords Jan 31. The Commissioners for the Treaty having
turned their Musquets against their fellows This so discouraged Argyle's men that they gave back and retreated which Montross perceiving fell on with great resolution upon them routed the whole body of Argyle's men killed divers and took many of them Prisioners A party of about 150 of the King 's from Skipton beat up Colonel Brandling's quarters at Heightley surprized the Guards came into the Town and took near a hundred prisoners 60 horse and other booty As they returned Colonel Lambert's men fell upon them rescued their friends and the booty took Captain Hugh's who commanded the King's party killed his Lieutenant and about 15 of his men and took about 20 of them prisoners pursuing the rest to Skipton Samon one of Lambert's Captains and about eight of his Souldiers were killed Sir John Meldrum got the Power of the Harbour at Scarborough and appointed to storm the Town 18. Orders about the Navy and new Commissioners of the Customs A Letter from Prince Rupert to the Lord General for release of some persons imprisoned contrary to Articles was referred to the Committee of both Kingdoms to have right done Sir Thomas Fairfax came privately to Town and a Committee was appointed to consider of raising Moneys and Recruits for his speedy taking of the Field About 700 of the mutinous Troops being come near London care was taken to prevent Surrey Kent and the adjacent Counties from any inconveniences by them Tobias Basely formerly a Porter condemned by the Council of War for a Spy and betraying Carriers was hanged in Smithfield Prince Griffith petitioned that since he was in custody he was poysoned and had but a few days to live Whereupon two Doctors were approved by the House to visit him 19. Four Members of the Commons House were sent by them for Sir Thomas Fairfax to bring him to the House where a Chair was set for him but he modestly refused to sit down The Speaker told him somewhat of Agamemnon and of the old Romans which I have forgotten then he informed him of the trust the Kingdom reposed in him in the Command of the Army and the good opinion they had of him for his valour and fidelity giving him thanks in the name of the House for the many and great services he had done for the publick and in the defence of Religion Laws and Liberty and incouraged him to go on as he had begun The Ordinance for Tunnage and Poundage sent up to the Lords and another touching the Excise Weymouth held out and received some relief by Sea from Poole Sir William Waller was upon his march to them The House received Letters from their Commissioners at Vxbridge with several Papers concerning the Militia and the Reply made by the King's Commissioners who took advantage the last point of time to deliver in their Reply when it might be conceived no Answer could be made to it by the Parliaments Commissioners But they being impowred by their additional Instructions to reassume the business of the Militia when they pleased the Parliament voted that their Commissioners shall have power to treat with the King's Commissioners about passing a Bill for settling the Militia in the power of the Parliament until such time as the three Kingdoms shall be reduced to peace and so declared by Parliament and three years after or else for seven years from the time of the granting the Militia and after that his Majesty to take the advice of both Houses of Parliament for the settling thereof And the Commissioners of both Kingdoms delivered in a Paper accordingly The Earl of Southampton and some others of the King's Commissioners went from Vxbridge to Oxford to the King about the business of the Treaty to receive some further directions from his Majesty therein The Doctors reported Griffith to be in no danger 20. The Ordinance for Tunnage and Poundage with the Clause for Currants passed both Houses Orders for setting forth the Fleet. Letters from Holland to the Parliament advise that Brown Bushel was at Sea with a small Fleet intended for Piracy Information of a Design to cause the Souldiers to mutiny was referred to be examined An Ordinance passed for raising of 21000 l. for the Scots Army to be repaid out of Sequestrations The Committee at Goldsmiths-hall had 30000 l. ready to be sent to the Scots Army upon their advance Southwards The King's Forces intending to keep a Guard near Harrington Brown sent out a party of Horse from Abington who suddenly fell upon them surprized the whole Guard being about nineteen and brought them prisoners to Abington After that he sent out another party who intercepted and brought away 27 horse-loads of Corn Cheese and other Provisions going towards Oxford Major Purefoy fell upon the Enemy near Oxford tooâ— a Lieutenant and other Officers 12 Troupers and Arms. The Lord Macquire was executed at Tyburn he refused to make any Confession but died desperately 21. The Parliament sent an Express to their Commissioners atVxbridge with their Vote to propound a Limitation of the Militia for three years after the three Kingdoms are declared by the King and Parliament to be settled in peace or to have it settled in the Parliament for seven years after the time the King is willing to settle it To this effect they delivered in a Paper to the King's Commissioners and endeavoured to perswade their Compliance and were full of hopes that they would have consented to it Several Ordinances passed for 20000 l. supplied by the Commissioners of Excise and an Ordinance for all Souldiers to repair to their Colours within 48 hours and an Ordinance was sent up to the Lords for the new Commissioners of the Customs Orders for the Commissioners of the Navy and for the Prince Elector 22. The Commissioners at Vxbridge sent a Letter to the Parliament with all the Papers containing the three Treaties of the three last days about Ireland wherein the Kings Commissioners did not think fit to yield to any of the Propositions but again justified the Cessation with his Majestie 's Catholick Subjects there The Parliaments Commissioners in their Reply laid home the innocent blood shed by the Irish Rebels Letters from Sir John Meldrum informed that Feb. 18. about ten a Clock the Town of Scarborough was stormed in four places by the English and Scotish Souldiers who gained the Town and Church with the loss of eleven men in the Church they took 80 Souldiers and the Governour of Hemsley Castle Cholmley perceiving the Town like to be lost fled into the Castle and was pursued and one of the Works taken but the White Tower in the Castle commanding it they beat out Meldrum's men with stones Cholmley laboured to escape by Sea in a little Pinnace he had there which he called his Running Horse but Meldrum got Boats between him and the Pinnace and forced him back again into the Caâ—tie Sir Hugh Cholmley had five Dunkirk Vessels lying in
the Road who interrupted Meldrum's men in the Storm but his Canoniers sunk two of them and the other three fled away Meldrum took in the Town and Church 32 pieces of Ordnance with store of Arms and other prize and in the Haven 120 Ships The Commons ordered 1000 l. to be bestowed on Sir John Meldrum and 20 l. to him that brought the news Weymouth still held out and a party from Melcombe Regis sallied out upon the King's Forces who besieged these Towns joyning together and took of them 60 horse and many prisoners The King's Commissioners the Lord Capel and Ashburnham returned from Oxford to Vxbridge after which the King's Commissioners delivered in no further Paper but only insisted upon longer time for the Treaty The Parliaments Commissioners answered that if the King had consented to any one of the Propositions it might have been some encouragement to move the Parliament for longer time but as things were it could not be expected Both Houses sate till nine a clock at night in expectation of some good news from Vxbridge this being the last day of the Treaty and about eight at night at a Conference the Lords communicated to the Commons a Paper from the King's Commissioners at Vxbridge For the King to come to Westminster upon a safe Conduct so that the Treaty might be continued for a longer time Which being debated and a Letter coming the same time from the Parliaments Commissioners from Vxbridge That all this day till seven at night there appeared no Compliance in the King's Commissioners to grant any of the Propositions and that they pressed only for a longer time Upon this the House of Commons did rise without doing any thing in the business and this night till twelve a clock the Commissioners may treat and not longer and the Parliaments Commissioners have declared That to morrow being the Lords-day is not intended for one of the two days within the safe Conduct for them to return This caused much trouble in the minds of many honest men Lovers of their Countries peace and divers of the Kings Commissioners as well as the other seemed sorry that all their endeavours to so good an end should prove so fruitless The King's Commissioners thought the advantage much on their part that longer time to treat was denied by the Parliament and gave it out That if that had been granted there would have been a happy issue of the Treaty Those of the other side affirmed That there could be no expectation of a good issue of the Treaty or Inducement for the Parliament to grant longer time for the Treaty when not one of the Parliaments Propositions was granted by the King during the whole time of the Treaty Various Judgments were passed by all persons according to their own fancies or interests most sober men lamented the sudden breach of the Treaty Colonel Fiennes sent out a party of his Regiment who fell upon a party of the King 's near Newbury took forty good Horse and all their Arms about 100 l. in Contribution-money which the Enemy had gathered in the Country took prisoners Major Maxwell Captain Paddon his Lieutenant and 16 Souldiers 23. The Lords-day the Commissioners had Sermons in their Lodgings 24. The States Ambassadors came to the Speaker in the morning before he went to the House and desired Audience in the House this morning To impart to them something of Consequence The Speaker excused it That the House could not give a Reception answerable to their quality on such short warning They desired not to insist on that and to come only with their own Attendants The Speaker acquainted the House herewith and they gave way to the Ambassadors coming who went first to the Lords and after to the Commons and delivered their Message to this effect Shewing the great desires and endeavours of their Masters continued for an accommodation between the King and Parliament which concerns all Protestants and particularly their Lords and Masters That his Majesty while they were at Oxford honoured them by communicating to them what passed at the Treaty at Uxbridge And declared to them that if the Parliament be not satisfied with what he offered concerning Church-government his Majesty is contented that a National Synod be called of Divines from all the Protestant Churches in Europe for their advice herein After this their Message delivered the Ambassadors returned and this morning the Commissioners of Parliament returned from Vxbridge to the two Houses but made no report till the next day Letters from Captain Batten informed that he had relieved Melcombe Regis by Sea with Provisions and 100 Seamen that 60 men in Weymouth were privy to a Plot for betraying Weymouth to the Enemy That the Parliaments Forces in Melcombe by the benefit of a fair wind fired divers of the Enemies Ships in the Haven and a part of Weymouth That Colonel Sydenham and his men maintain Melcombe with great gallantry Captain Swanley by Sea relieved Plymouth and landed some Foot-souldiers there who with a party of the Garrison sailled out upon the Besiegers that had gained a Hill and Mount Stamford work formerly slighted but now the King's Forces were busie in raising a very strong Work there The Garrison and Seamen fell upon them unexpectedly beat them from their new work and at length out of the field and pursued them two miles took 104 Officers and common Souldiers whereof a Lieutenant Colonel a Major 4 Captains and other inferiour Officers and 300 Arms and lost but one man slain and another wounded A party of Sir William Brereton's under Sir John Price a Member of Parliament took Apseley House in Shropshire and in it Sir William and Sir Thomas Whitmore Sir Francis Oatley Mr. Owen and other Commissioners of Array there sitting and about 60 common Souldiers Prince Maurice declined fighting with Brereton Colonel Craford at Rusham in Oxfordshire took 40 Horse with men and Arms of the King 's 25. The Parliaments Commissioners reported all the passages the last day of the Treaty The Commons approved of what was done by the Commissioners and that they had discharged their duties with singular judgment and fidelity and returned them thanks for their pains Letters from the Committee at Wem and from Sir William Brereton informed that the Committee having several times attempted the taking of Shrewsbury but failed therein On the last Lords-day about 1200 horse and foot under Colonel Mitton marched to Shrewsbury and unexpectedly entred and surprized the Town and Castle They took there 8 Knights and Baronets 40 Colonels Majors Captains and others of quality and 2000 thers prisoners one Captain and 5 Souldiers slain 15 pieces of Ordnance taken store of Arms and Ammunition Prince Maurice his Magazine divers Carriages Bag and Baggage of the Princes An Allowance was given to the Lord Herbert of Cherbury for his livelihood having been spoiled by the King's Forces Upon the Cities Petition an Ordinance for rating those who have
gratifying the Lord General and the Earls of Manchester and Denbigh for their faithfull Services and hazarding their lives and fortunes for the publick Some of Essex his Friends were against his laying down of his Commission but others told him that mischiefs and contests might arise if he kept it whereof himself was sensible and as he had great stoutness of spirit so he had great goodness of nature and love to the publick which perswaded him to lay down his Commission And here ended the first scene of our Tragick Civil Wars in the Exit of this brave person Essex who being set aside and many gallant men his Officers with him the King's party looked upon the new Army and new Officers with much contempt and the new Model was by them in scorn called the New Noddle An Ordinance ordered to be drawn to discharge from Wardships such Heirs whose Ancestours died in the Parliaments Service Ordered that the former Officers of the Army who are not now employed shall have their Arrears audited and signed and moneys allowed for their present maintenance The wants of Members of the House referred to be considered A Letter from Captain Legge that the Mayor Aldermen and others of York may have the benefit of the Propositions upon the surrender of York to which the Lord General was desired to write an Answer The Custome of the Parish of Tuitnam being that on Easter day two great Cakes should be broken in the Church and given to the young people was ordered to be forborn and instead thereof Bread to be given to the poor 3000 l. for Major General Langhern again ordered to be paid Debate again about the persons to be admitted to the Sacrament 500 l. ordered for the Assembly of whom many had their Livings sequestred by the King The Governour of Hereford promised the Club-men redress of their grievances and they went home shortly after the Governour having additional Forces sent out and plundered and killed divers of those Countreymen 3. Upon a Petition of the Mayor and Common Council of York an Ordinance was brought in for augmentation of the Ministers means in Yorkshire and the Northern Counties out of the Bishopricks of York Durham and the Deans and Chapters lands there A Declaration reciting P. Rupert's putting to death many Prisoners taken from the Parliaments Forces because they had served before in Ireland That if the like were done hereafter so many of his men taken Prisoners by the Parliament should answer the lives of the other The Committee of Accounts presented some accounts to the House and informed that their Sub-Committees in Rutlandshire and other Counties were discouraged by the County Committees which was referred to be examined and the Committee of Accounts had thanks given them An Ordinance passed for 1000 l. for Sir John Meldrum and for other monies Sir Thomas Fairfax went to Windsor where he appointed the general Rendezvous of his Army and caused Proclamation to be made in London that all his Officers and Souldiers should repair thither The Ordinance past both Houses for discharge of their Members from all Offices Military and Civil Waller's party was 8000 and Goring fell upon his quarters who forced him to retreat and pursued him 4. Mr. Gerrard readmitted into the House of Commons Huntingtonshire petitioned for a new Election of a Knight of the Shire in the place of Sir Sidney Mountague and a day was appointed for this and all other of the like nature Order about buying Horses for the Army whereby the State was couzened 2000 l. for the mutinous Horse that returned to obedience The Scots Commissioners desired to write into Scotland for the speedy advance of the Scots Army Southwards Orders for Money Mortarpieces and Fireworks for Abington and for Money for the Lancashire Forces 5. A Pass from both Houses for two Sons of the Lord Grey of Warke to travel beyond Seas The pay of 12 d. per diem more than ordinary allowed to 100 Troupers under Captain Knight who offered to find themselves Horses and Arms and to serve under Sir Tho. Fairfax Order for Captain Cannon to deliver the States Arms in his custody and if he refuse the Committee may imprison him Ordinance to put Hampshire into a posture of defence A party under Major Smithson fell on the King's Forces at Ridmore in Yorkshire killed four and took Captain Bainbrigge and forty seven Prisoners 7. Letters from Sir Thomas Fairfax gave an account of his Army drawn together at Windsor and desires that Colonel Fleetwood's Regiment in Lincolnshire may be ordered to come to him and care taken of those parts this was referred to the Committee of both Kingdoms a Letter of thanks and encouragement was returned to Sir Tho. Fairfax At Reading five Regiments of the Earl of Essex his Army and five Companies of the Lord Roberts were drawn out into the Field and Major General Skippon in the head of each Regiment told them That it was the pleasure of the Parliament for the good of the Kingdom to have all their Armies reduced into one and that all ought to submit thereunto That such Officers who were left out should have a fortnights pay in hand and security for all their Arrears and the Parliament acknowledged their good service done and would be ready to shew them favour hereafter but at present had no occasion to employ them as formerly That such as were now taken on the service under that gallant person Sir Thomas Fairfax should be taken care of for all accommodations and that he as he had done would still adventure his life with them to the last drop of his blood All gave general Acclamations That they would live and die with Fairfax and Skippon and serve the Parliament and they were listed into several Regiments Many expected a great Mutiny upon this regulating of the old Army but it came off better than was expected and much therein was attributed to the prudence and gallantry of the Major General to whom the Commons sent a Letter of Thanks for this and his other good services Order for exchange of Sir John Harcourt a Member of the House for the Lord Brereton a Prisoner ofwar 2000 l. Ordinance for the discontented Horsesouldiers passed Another for associating the four Northern Counties with Yorkshire Debate touching some Officers of the Chancery and of the King's Revenue Captain Blundel with a party from Abington seised six Butts of good Canary carrying to Oxford and brought them to Abington After that within half a mile from Oxford he took several Horse-loads of Linnen-cloth and a Cart loaden with Sugar and Spicery-ware going to Oxford and brought them all to Abington A great affection was between the Horse and Foot of that Garrison that they would run out to assist one another The prizes of victuals grew dear at Oxford that the King intended to goe from thence Colonel Washburn with a party from Abington beat up the quarters of
from the Hollanders by the Parliaments ships of War c. which was referred to the Committee for foreign affairs Order about constituting of a Conful in Flanders for the affairs of this Kingdom Sheriffs sent for who had not undertaken cheif Offices 1000 l. allowed to Sir T. F. for intelligence and 500 l. extraordinary for his Artillery and allowahces for Waggoners and for the Commissioners in his Army Order for auditing the arrears of some Scots Officers left out of the new Model and some present supply for their subsistence Ordinance sent up to the Lords for the Commissioners of the Navy 3. Debate of the business of the Church The Commons would not concur with the Lords in releasing Sir John Hinderson out of prison but ordered a Letter to be written to the King of Denmark to acquaint him with the cause of his detention in prison Order for leave for a Member to goe into the Countrey Ordinance sent to the Lords for the pay of the Derbyshire forces Order for money for Mr. Frost Secretary to the Committee of both Kingdoms Ordinance sent to the Lords to prohibit importation of any Whale Oyl but what is fished for in Greenland by English men Sir Thomas Fairfax advanced from Reading to Salisbury and left with L. G. Cromwel 4000 Horse and Foot to streighten Oxford 5. Debate about admission to the Sacrament Care for money for Waggoners and for Souldiers Widows Information being given that P. Rupert and Goring with 7000 Horse and Foot were come to Burford and P. Maurice with 200 more to joyn with them to get the King and his Artillery out of Oxford where Provisions grew scarce and that divers of the King's Forces were withdrawn from Taunton The Parliament ordered that Sir Thomas Fairfax should send Col. Graves or some other with 3000 foot and 1500 horse to relieve Taunton and himself and Skippon to return with the rest of his forces to joyn with Cromwell and Brown to attend the motions of the King Care taken of Cambridgeshire and the Eastern association in case the King's forces should break in there Sir John Meldrum's men attempted to storm Scarborough but were repulsed with the loss of 20 men The Lords concurred to the Ordinance concerning Whale-oyl Some of the Leicester and Nottingham forces marching to regain Trent Bridge the King's forces in it fled away at night carrying with them what they could and set fire on the rest 6. The Commons ordered an Allowance of 8000 l. per an for the Prince Elector 2000 l. per an of it out of the King's Revenue and the rest out of the Estates of the L. Cottington and of Sir Nicholas Crispe A Preamble to the Proceedings in the Church Affairs to be sent into Scotland was presented by the Assembly to the Commons and assented unto and ordered that all the Proceedings of the Parliament and Assembly in the business of the Church should be drawn up and sent into Scotland The Earl of Carlisle took the Oath appointed for those that come out of the King's Quarters 7. One of the King's Captains came to the Committee of Cambridgeshire and took an Oath and protested to live and die with them Then he conspired to betray the Isle of Ely to the King but it was discovered and prevented The House took care for security of that place and for forces to be sent thither in case the King's forces should break into that Association A Declaration of the Transactions with the States Ambassadours voted Commissary Copley being under confinement upon an Accusation against him when he was an Officer to the Earl of Essex was upon his Petition bailed The House ordered the Declaration touching the Treaty at Vxbridge to be expedited They desired the Assembly of Divines to expedite the rest of the business of the Church 8. The Declaration of the Transactions with the States Ambassadour past and sent to the Lords Order that the Company of Merchants Adventurers do send the Covenant to all of their Company at home and abroad and return the Names of such as shall refuse to take it The Lord Mayor and Aldermen desired to call a Common-council That the Necessities of the Army for want of the Assessment may be communicated to them and to desire the Monies may be imbursed speedily At a Conference the Lords gave their Reasons against passing the Ordinance for the Admiralty Propositions from the Scots now upon their march Southwards were referred to a Committee and were for securing the Northern parts in their absence and for Money and Provisions Power given to Sir Thomas Fairfax to receive all Trumpeters and other Messengers from the Enemy for exchange of Prisoners or other Matters touching his Army and to discharge them upon all Addresses and to acquaint the Houses with all their Messages 9. An Ordinance against such who are called Spirits and use to steal away and take up children and bereave their Parents of them and convey them away And they ordered another Ordinance to be brought in to make this Offence Felony The Town of Newport Paganell desired that Colonel Cockeram in the place of Sir Samuel Luke might be their Governour but upon the question it passed in the Negative The Town of Plymouth petitioned that the Lord Roberts might be continued Governour there It was laid aside as contrary to the Self-denying Ordinance and ordered that a Committee of sive principal Townsmen and Gentlemen their Neighbours should have the Government there and Colonel Kerre to have command of the Forces of the Town Care was taken to answer the Scots Propositions according to their desires Order for Col. Rosseter to have the command of all the Forces in Lincolnshire Lieutenant Colonel Brown of Boston and Captain Culmore to have Col. Purefoy's Regiment Letters from Abington informed that the King with Prince Rupert and Maurice with one part of their Forces marched out of Oxford towards Cambden his Infantry went with Goring and about four and thirty Field-pieces and Carriages towards Worcester that Cromwell and Brown followed them Ordinance sent up to the Lords for punishing Souldiers that run from their Colours 10. Order for the Lord Fairfax and Committee in the North to order the War in that Association and the Committee to do it for 40 days after the Commission of the Lord Fairfax expires Orders for the pay of Troups Letters from Cromwell and Brown inform of the King 's going from Oxford Orders thereupon to the Committee of the Army for sending Money and Ammunition to them Both Houses ordered that L. G. Cromwell should be dispensed with for his personal attendance in the House and continue his Service and Command in the Army for 40 days longer notwithstanding the Self-denying Ordinance This was much spoken against by Essex his party as a breach of that Ordinance and a discovery of the Intentions to continue who they pleased and to remove the others from Commands notwithstanding their
Forces at Bath for the streightning of Bristol and a Letter inclosed from Lieutenant General Cromwel to Sir T. Fairfax That in his march to Shaftsbury he found 10000 Clubmen in a Body and Mr. Newman in the head of them that he sent to know the Cause of their being in Arms and Mr. Newman came to him told him the causes were two 1. To have an account of their fellows taken at Shaftsbury 2. To secure themselves from plunder That Cromwel told them No account was due concerning their fellows taken at Shaftsbury but yet he assured them that his General onely intended that if they were found upon due tryal to have committed any offence they should be punished according to Law otherwise to be released To the second he assured them that his General would not suffer any of them to be plundered or injured but upon Complaint against any of his Souldiers would doe them Justice That hereupon the Clubmen as being well satisfied departed to their own homes That after this about Shaftsbury he met with 2000 more Clubmen whom he sent to in a peaceable way to depart home but they fired upon his Messenger he sent again twice more to them to disperse themselves but they still shot at his Messengers and said they expected the Lord Hopton to come to them and killed two of Cromwel's men Whereupon he ordered M. Desborrough to charge them who killed about 20 of them and took the Gentlemen who were in the head of them and 300 Prisoners whom Cromwel desired he might send home and keep the Gentlemen onely Prisoners The House referred it to Sir Thomas Fairfax to discharge such of the Prisoners as he pleased and sent up an Ordinance to the Lords to continue Lieutenant General Cromwel in his Command for four Months longer notwithstanding the Selfdenying-Ordinance A Petition from the Assembly declared plainly their claim Jure divino of power to suspend from the Sacrament all such as they should judge to be scandalous or ignorant 9. Major General Brown had given a Commission to M. Temple to be Governour of Newport Paganell and Sir Thomas Fairfax desired that Lieutenant Colonel Cokaine might be Governour there which the House resolved and that Major General Brown had no Authority to give such a Commission 400 l. Ordered for the Earl of Essex his reformado Officers and Orders for other monies for several Forces Captain Moore appointed to be Governour of Monmouth The Committee of Examinations by Order of the House committed L. Col. Lilburn to Newgate for writing a Seditious Book Order to search for Papists and Delinquents Letters informed that Captain Allen with 95 Dragoons from Burleigh-house fell upon 200 of the Newarke and Belvoir horse commanded by Sir Robert Dalison routed them killed 5 took several Officers and 50 Prisoners 80 Horse and rescued the Countrymen and plunder which they had taken 11. The House approved of the Commitment of L. Col. Lilburne An Ordinance sent to the Lords for giving the publick Faith to such as had paid their 5th and 20th part An Order for discharge of Col. Waites attendance on the House and for revoking his suspension from his Government Major General Pointz took the Church and Outworks of the Castle of Skipton divers of their horse and men and their Conduit water Col. Pye and Col. Sheffeild came with their own Regiments and 700 recruit horse to Sherburn the King's recruits went on slowly The Composition for delinquency of Sir John Tyrrel for 800 l. and of Sir John Mushamp for 600 l. were confirmed and Ordered that none should compound under 2 years value of their Estates Order for discharge of Reformadoes Quarters Major Moore continued Governour of Gaunt-house and Col. Russel of Ely Order for auditing Reformadoes Debenters A Petition to the Lords from the Assembly about Non-admission to the Sacrament and punishing such as derogated from the Directory or used the Common-prayer Book An Ordinance past for money for the Northern Association The French defeated the Spanish Army in Germany 10000 killed and taken 1000 Arms 57 pieces of Ordnance 300 barrels of Powder 100 Carriages 100 Colours and all their bag and baggage In a general Assembly in France our Queen moved for aid for her Husband but they denyed it The King left Wales and went with 3000 of his horse Northwards Some Clubmen were up in Berkshire 13. Upon the King's advance Northward the House took care of the Forces about Newarke and about Hull and sent notice of the King's motion to the Scots Army who sent 4000 horse and foot after him The House took care for Gloucester Garrison and appointed Col. Morgan Governour of all the Forces in that County and in Monmouth Glamorgan and Herefordshires Pay desired for Sir Thomas Fairfax his Army Major General Brown submitted himself to the House to be commanded by them and it was referred to the Committee of the three Counties to examine some affronts offered to him by some under his Command and the House resolved to give him reparation The Garrison of Phillis Court mutinied against Captain Doiley and had like to have killed him but for the present it was pacified and Major General Brown was desired to goe to Henley to settle that busines The House in debate of a Petition from the Burrough of Southwarke desiring a New Election of Burgesses Mr. White one of their Burgesses being dead and Mr. Bagshaw the other being excluded Some were of opinion that a New Election might prove inconvenient and of danger others pressed it as the Right of the Subject to have Burgesses upon the Question to defer it for a month longer it was carryed in the Negative And the House resolved into a grand Committee to consider of it Orders for money and touching supernumerary Forces in the Northern Association Major General Langherne fell upon a party of the King 's under Major General Stradling and M. Ennerton near Haverford West gave them a great overthrow took 400 Prisoners divers Officers of note 1000 Arms 20 Colours and 4 pieces of Ordnance and retook Haverford West Letters from the Scots Army before Hereford inform of their proceedings at the Leaguer of their want of money Ammunition and Provisions that the Country will bring in none and the Scots Souldiers feed upon Apples Pease and green Wheat which is unwholsom and they are much discontented to be thus used for their kindness A months pay ordered for the Scots Army and care taken for their future pay Letters to the Northern Association to joyn their Forces with those of the Scots gone after the King Plate and rich Hangings taken at Bridgwater and sent up by Sir Thomas Fairfax ordered to be sold and the money to be sent to Sir Thomas Fairfax to give to his Souldiers for their Encouragement Order for a Declaration to be drawn and sent into North Wales of the causes of the Parliaments taking Arms and Copies
of some of the King 's and Queen's Letters taken at Naseby Fight 16. The House passed many Compositions for delinquency for Sir Richard Halford Sir John Cotton and others and appointed a Committee to examine the abuses of Sequestrators and Sollicitors of Committees Letters from Sir Thomas Fairfax his Army informed that they made a breach of about 30 foot wide in the Wall of Sherburne Castle and then sent a Summons And Sir Lewis Dives returned a peremptory denyal whereupon Sir Thomas Fairfax his men went on to storm 20 of the Garrison leaped over the Wall and came in to him demanding Quarter those within cryed out for a Parley but it was denied only Quarter offered for their Lives upon which terms the Parliament Souldiers soon made themselves masters of the Castle There they took Sir Lewis Dives the Governour and Sir John Stangeways formerly members of Parliament One of the Lord Paulet's Sons â—ussell an Attorney 10 Ministers divers of the Gentry and Commissioners of Array and 600 prisoners 1400 arms great store of Ammunition and Provisions 18. Order for the House to sit some daies in the week as a Grand Committee to consider of Propositions of Peace to be sent to his Majesty and the Scots Commissioners to be acquainted therewith Col. Rowe and Mr. Booker chosen by the City to go as Commissioners into Ireland were approved A Petition from Kent referred to a Committee Order for a Letter of thanks to Sir Thomas Fairfax and for a Day of thanksgiving for the taking of Bath Bridgwater and other Garrisons Goring failed of recruits in the West At Exeter an Oath was tendred to all the Inhabitants and Souldiers to oppose all forces not raised by the King's consent and particularly Sir T. F ' s. Army Letters informed that Prince Rupert had in Bristol a 1000 horse and 2000 Foot and took in a Garrison of the Parliaments called Stenchcombe where he put 40 men to the Sword in cold bloud In the King's march the Scotch horse fell upon his quarters at Bewley and took 70 horse and divers Officers At Litchfield the King confined Col. Hastings for delivering up of Leicester about Tilbury Sir John Gell fell upon his Rear took Captain Blake and others and 40 prisoners but the King's Forces returned upon him and rescued 20 of their own men and took 10 of Sir John Gell's prisoners Lieutenant G. David Lesly with the Scotch horse was near him and Mr. G. Pointz with 2500 horse Colonel Rositer with 1500 horse and the Country horse about 2000 intended to joyn together in all about 10000 horse to follow his Majesty 19. The House resolved That the Committees in the North had no power to appoint Governours of Forts there and the House nominated M. G. Pointz to be Governour of York and Colonel Sir Matthew Boynton of Scarborough A Declaration against Tumultuous Assemblies by any persons in Arms without Authority from the Parliament sent to Governours of Forts to be published and they impowered to seize on the Leaders of them to be proceeded against as Traytors Orders for Captain Doyley Governour of New-port Paganel to command the Regiment that was Sir Samuel Luke's Orders for levying the Arrears in London of the Assesment for Sir Thomas Fairfax's Army and for the Arrears to the Scots Army Order for money for several Forces 20. The House were in debate of the point for suspending from the Sacrament but nothing was determined in it Order for superstitious Pictures in York-House to be sold Orders for money and supplies for Garrisons Order That no foreign Impressions of English Bibles be vended here without perusal of the Assembly The King with 5000 Horse and Dragoons was at the Lord Fretswell's House and the Parliament forces not far from him G. Leven having planted his Batteries sent his summons to Hereford to come to a Parley and to expect no further offer A Book was brought into the House taken at Naseby fight wherein were the names of divers members of the House with summs of money supposed to have been contributed by them to the King and his Majestie 's hand in many places of it The Speaker said he had perused the Book and did not find there his own name nor Mr. Dunch or Mr. Whitelocke's name and he believed the reason was because the King had taken all from them 21. The House were in a Grand Committee in debate of new Elections for members and upon the Question it was carried by three voices to have new Elections and the Speaker ordered to issue out his Warrants for Writs for new Elections at Southwark Bury and Hithe and none to be chosen and sit unless they took the Covenant Both Houses granted a pass for the Lord Houghton the Earl of Clare's Son and another for Mr. Hollis's Son for going beyond Sea But Captain Bettisworth praying the like was desired to stay in England to doe further Service Sir Thomas Fairfax with advice of his Council of Warr proposed to go before Bristol The Plague was much in Scotland and Montross lately routed aBrigade of horse of the Covenanters 23. Order for supplies for M. G. Langherne and for 10 l. a Week to be allowed to his Wife in part of his Arrears A Bookseller questioned for Printing sheets unlicensed and order that none shall doe the like An Ordinance sent to the Lords for Mr. Case one of the Assembly to be Parson of Sapport in Cheshire Order for Colonel Jephson to beat up Drums for Voluntiers for Ireland Five hundred pounds Allowed to Scots Reformadoes Order for payment of Waggoners according to Contract and of Trades-men for their Commodities M. G. Brown continued very scrupulous and a discontent seemed to remain with him 25. Orders for recruits which came in but slowly for the Army and for money for the Forces of M. G. Massey A Petition of Ministers of London and Westminster concerning non-admittance of gross sinners to the Sacrament referred to the Grand Committee Order That the sad Condition of Scotland in respect of the sickness there and the late defeat given them by Montross shall be remembred in the publick prayers on the next fast day Upon Information of the King 's returning Southward and to prevent the plundering of his Souldiers and the breaking into the Associated Counties care was taken to put them into a posture of defence and for supplies of Garrisons in his way and Colonel Graves and Colonel Whaley were to go with more Forces into those parts Order for 300 l. for Colonel Graves The Scots Horse and Dragoons to whom M. G. Pointz Colonel Rositer and the Countrey Forces joyned makeing in all 10000 Horse and Dragoons got betwixt the King and the North so that he retreated back to Newarke a party of the Parliaments fell upon his Rear took the L. Harris a Papist 100 horse and divers prisoners From Newarke the King marched into Lincoln-shire where his Army
committed many outrages and the next day he lay at Belvoir Castle and the next day at Stamford which was very suddain As they past along some Forces from Burleigh and Leicester fell upon their Rear took 80 horse 4 Colours divers Arms and about 20 prisoners of the L. St. Paul's Regiment The Van of the King's Army being as far as Huntington by Stilton a party under Captain Gibs and Captain Poe from Huntington skirmished with the Van killed divers and retreated to Huntington On Sunday last in the Afternoon the King's Forces entred Huntington after some resistance made at the Bridge by Captain Bennet with his Foot till he his Lieutenant and many of his men were slain the King's Souldiers miserably plundered the Town and the Counties of Bedford and Cambridge and took away their horses and goods Aug. 21. Sir Thomas Fairfax sat down before Bristol Colonel Ireton with a Brigade of four Regiments of Horse and Dragoons and 500 Foot quartered onthat side next Gloucester Sir Thomas Fairfax on the other side Prince Rupert made several attempts to escape out of Bristol with his horse but was beaten back with loss he fired Bedmister and some other Villages near Bristol and the whole Temple Street in the City his strength in the City was said to be 900 horse 2500 Foot and 1500 Auxiliaries the Prince disarmed divers of the Citizens Order that Sherbourne Castle should be demolished Massey with 2000 horse attended Goring's motions 26. A Petition of divers Citizens on the behalf of Lieutenant Colonel Lilburne shewing his former opposing of Tyranny and oppression and his late good Services desiring the causes of his commitment may be examined and maintenance allowed him The Speaker returned answer to the Petition That Lieutenant Colonel Lilburne was committed by order of the House and referred to a legal Tryal that the House did not approve of the time of presenting this Petition but in convenient time they would do further therein according to Justice that they had upon a former Petition from him allowed him 100 l. for his Subssistance Sir John Tyrrells composition of 600 l. approved and 500 l. of it ordered for the Garrison of Newport Paganell Supplies ordered for several Forces An Ordinance past for setling the Court of the Dutchy of Lancaster in the hands of the Lord Grey Speaker of the Lords House and of the Speaker Lenthall 27. The House sate and being informed of the plunderings by the King's Forces in their march in the associated Counties they ordered the Earl of Warwick to be General of that Association and forthwith to go thither and command the Forces for the security of those Counties Shrewbury Forces took in Linsell House and a 100 horse and armes there and the King's Forces quitted and fired Dowley Castle The Scots Forces finished three Mines at Hereford and intended a storm there 28. Letters from Sir Thomas Fairfax desired pay for his Army supplies for his Magazine and recruits for which the House made several Orders An Ordinance sent to the Lords for Elections in Eaton College as formerly and for their discharge from Taxes Order for 750 l. for M. G. Brown in part of his Arrears and a little to sweeten him Order for 4. pounds a week for Sir George Grelley out of his own Estate being sequestred The King gave several Allarums to Cambridge faced them with a party of horse and his Forces plundered the Country where they went laid great Taxes upon Towns to be paid presently and so they marched forwards Understanding that the Country were rising and some Forces from Cambridge coming against him he went to Wobourne where some of his straglers were taken his Forces plundered much in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire and within 5 miles of S. Albans some skirmishes were between parties of them and of the Parliaments Forces under M. Cokaine and some killed and taken prisoners A Parliament Ship took a French Vessel bound for Excester and therein divers Letters of Consequence from the Queen to the King Four hundred and fifty Prisoners taken by M. G. Langherne took the Covenant to serve the Parliament against the Rebels in Ireland whither they were sent with supplies for Younghall 29. The Prisoners taken at Sherburne were sent up to London and Sir Lewis Dives and Sir John Strangeway's kneeling at the Barr were committed to the Tower for high Treason Orders for restraint of the abuses of Keepers in permitting the Parliaments prisoners to go abroad The King came to Oxford and many of his straglers were taken up by the horse of Alesbury and the Adjacent Counties Order for M. G. Brown to go down to his charge and for Mr. Dunch and Mr. Whitelocke to conferr with him about it 30. Debate concerning the Northern horse that mutinyed and Orders for their march Southwards and with other Forces to attend the King's motions Colonel Thornhaugh who brought the Letters from Sir Thomas Fairfax was called in and had the thanks of the House for his good services and two horses bestowed on him Order for a Day of Humiliation for praying a blessing on Scotland and on Sir Thomas Fairfax's Army and for Cessation of the Plague in both Kingdoms Orders touching Sequestrations and supplies for Forces in Leicester-shire and for disbanding some Forces raised in the Associated Counties upon the Allarum of the King 's coming thither September 1645. 1. Upon a Petition from the Militia of London the House ordered that the Committee of the Militia at the Savoy should execute the Warrants of the Militia of London upon the Ordinance for searching for Delinquents and Papists and turning them out of the lines of Communication and should be saved harmless therein by the House They also took care for the payment of the Arrears to the Waggoners of Sir James Harrington's Brigade Orders for Writs for New Elections in several places And that none who had taken up Arms against the Parliament should be capable to be chosen a member of Parliament Orders for pay for the Garrison of Leicester and for a Collection for the poor in that Town and County Order for the Committee of the three Counties to sign a Warrant to their Treasurer for a fortnights pay for Reformadoes Intelligence came that the Clubmen of Gloucester and Somerset-shire have expressed good affection to Sir Thomas Fairfax's Army That Somerset-shire raised 2000 men who joyned with a party of Sir Thomas Fairfax's Army and they took the strong Fort of Ports-head-point and in it 6 peices of Ordnance a Demy Culverin and 200 Arms and that 36 of the Garrison had terms to go to their houses the rest were run away before one of the terms was an Oath never to bear Arms against the Parliament That the Parliament Forces seized upon a Ship in Avon with 12 peices of Ordnance 50 prisoners and store of Ammunition That Sir Bernard Ashley and Colonel Daniell riding out of the works at Bristol to see the
desired for the Scots Foot intending to besiege Newark Orders for Col. Welden to be Governour of Plymouth for giving Sir John Banks his Books to Mr. Maynard and the Books to Mr. Vaughan of Lincolns-Inn to Mr. Recorder Glyn. Letters read that were taken in the Lord Digby's Coach some of them ordered to be published As that of the King to the Marquess of Ormond touching the Irish Rebels and one touching the Earl of Thomond upon which his Estate here was ordered to be sequestred Letters informed the taking of Tiverton Castle 23. The House received Letters from Sir T. F. of the motions of his Army in the West That the Enemy designed with 2000 horse to break through his Quarters towards Oxford That they taking the darkness of the Night passed by his Guards fell into the Quarters of his Dragoons and took 50 prisoners That he marched after the Enemy with his whole Army lay in the field all night to prevent their going by him and quartered part of his Army along the River Ex near to Exeter to prevent the Enemies return and with the rest marched to Tiverton where M. G. Massey was sent before The Governour of Tiverton resolving to hold out Sir T. F. resolved to storm it and after the morning Sermon on the Lord's-day one of his Canoneers with a great shot brake the Chain of the Draw-bridge whereby it fell down and the Parliament Souldiers immediately entred and got over the works with little opposition The Enemy fled into the Castle and Church and had quarter for their lives Col. Sir Gilbert Talbot and about 200 more were taken prisoners and they found there 4 pieces of Ordnance and 40 Barrels of Powder 34 Officers 168 common Souldiers a Spy and a Minister Order for Recruits for the Army Order that the Earl of Devon being beyond Seas should return by a day Order to sequester the Estates of such as refused to pay Taxes in Sussex 24. An Ordinance for disfranchising of some of Bristoll and settling the Government there and the Militia Ordinance touching Ordination of Ministers and others touching Monies The Jewel provided for Sir Thomas Fairfax appointed to be presented to him by a Member of the House A Messenger from Sir Tho. Fairfax related that he was before Exeter and a numberof Clubmen of Devonshire under Colonel Popham assisted him 25. New High-Sheriffs named and Writs for new Elections granted The Commissioners sent to the Scots Army about their delivering up the places Garrisoned by them had the thanks of the House for their good Service L. G. Points Besieged Newark where the King was and Prince Rupert and Prince Maurice Consideration of Differences between the Committee of Derby and Sir Jo. Gell. 27. Both Houses agreed in making the Speaker Master of the Rolls Order for all Commanders of Forces to be under Sr. Tho. Fairfax Col. Dalbier named to Command the Forces for Besieging Dunnington Castle Letters informed the taking of Carmarthen by Major General Langherne whereby the whole County was reduced and so was Monmouth-Shire by taking of Monmouth Town and Castle by Col. Morgan in which they had seven pieces of Ordnance and store of Ammunition Order for thanks to God for this success and a Letter of thanks to Col. Morgan Sir Trevor Williams was made Governor of Monmouth The House gave 1500 l. to Mr. Green Chair-man of the Committee of the Navy and 500 l. per Annum for the future for his Service at that Committee a reward which few others obtained 28. Mr. Browne made a Speech in the Kings Bench and then swore Mr. Justice Rolles to be one of the Judges Serjeant Pheasant was sworn of a Judge of the Common Pleas and Serjcant Atkins a Baron of the Exchequer Mr. Soliciter and Serjeant Wild made Speeches to them Goring went out of Exeter with 1000 Horse before Cromwel came up thither upon which Sir Tho. Fairfax drew off part of his Forces after him 30. The Lords sent their Concurrence to the Commons in several Ordinances for the Government of Bristoll for the Isle of Wight and for Westminster Colledge The Commons Ordered new Elections for Knights in Bucks and for other places Upon a Letter from Sir William Vavasor Prisoner to the Parliament he had a Pass to go beyond Sea ingaging never to return to take up Arms against the Parliament and they ordered that if any who have Passes to go beyond Sea shall return and take up Arms against the Parliament they shall have neither Pardon nor Quarter Goring went to the farther part of Devon-shire and Sr. Tho. Fairfax returned towards Exeter where Goring had burnt most part of three Parishes to make the rest more tenable The Garrison of Chester made divers resolute Sallies upon the Besiegers and were beaten back and the Forces of M. G. Pointz slew many of them in the Streets Sir Will. Byron the Lord Byrons Brother got together four hundred Horse about Holt Castle upon notice whereof Col. Jones drew out a Party of Horse from before the Leaguer fell upon the Enemy in the Field who worsted the Forlorn-Hope of Jones but he rallied them and after a sharp dispute routed them took Sir William Byron and others of Quality Prisoners divers Troopers slew forty and took forty Horse Sir William Wain-waring was slain by the Parliament Forces in Chester Street News was brought of a great difference between Col. Gerrard and the Lord Bellasis Governor of Newark about the Lord Digby and the King had much ado to reconcile it 31. An Ordinance past for putting in Execution the Seal for Lancaster Doctor Oldesworth Was Bayled upon good Security to speak or act nothing prejudicial to the Parliament Order for the Covenant to be tendred to all that come in to compound for their Delinquency and such as refuse it to be secured The Gentlemen of Bucks withdrew to consider about the business of the Countrey and Mr. Fountain carried himself very high Letters from Col. Rossiter informed that Prince Rupert Prince Maurice G. Gâ—â—â—ard the Lord Hawley Sir Richard Willis and about four hundred other Gentlemen of Quality the meanest whereof was a Captain had laid down their Commissions deserted the King and betook them to Wotton-House fourteen Miles from Newarke where they stood upon their Guard They subscribed a Declaration that if they may obtain from the Parliament a Pass to go beyond Sea they will all engage upon their Honour and Oath never to return to take up Arms against the Parliament and sent to Col. Rossiter to acquaint him herewith the Messenger informed that the Prince had sent to Mr. G. Pointz to the same purpose and offers of Surrendring of Welbeck House to him The House referred this matter to the Committee of both Kingdoms to report their opinions what was sit to be done in it News came that Sir Tho. Fairfax set his Posts for Besieging Excester that Cromwell was come up to him and a Party
sent out to drive Goring farther into Cornwall and that Plymouth was in good Condition November 1645. Novem. 1. An Ordinance pass'd concerning the Composition for Fines in the Court of Wards for signing of Bâ—â—â—s and passing them under the great Seal An Ordinance for the Government of Bristol sent up to the Lords The House approved of Sir Anthony-Ashly-Cooper to be high-Sheriff of Norfolk and of other Sheriffs Letters from Col. Rossiter with one inclosed from Prince Rupert desiring Passes for him and his Brother and the rest before-mentioned to come to London and from thence to go beyond Sea ingaging their Honours never to return to take up Arms against the Parliament Upon debate thereof and the Report from the Committee of both Kingdoms Who thought this fit to be done Ordered that Colonel Rossiter should grant them Passes accordingly Letters to the Scots Commissioners informed that the Lord Digby and Langdale with eight hundred Horse advancing towards Scotland to joyn with Montross were fallen upon at Carlile Sands by a party of the Scots Forces under Sir John Brown who though less in number after a sharp dispute routed Digby's Party killed an hundred on the place took two hundred of their Horses divers Officers three Colours and many Prisoners dispersed the whole Party and Digby and Langdale fled into the Isle of Man 3. The Form of a Pardon for Delinquents sent up to the Lords Order touching their Compositions Order about a Convoy for a Spanish Don to be transported into Flanders Orders for raising Moneys and for the Lord Buck-hurst to have the fifth part of the Earl of Dorset his Fathers Estate Other Letters taken in the Lord Digby's Cabinet at Sherbourne were read touching persons imployed to get Foraign Forces to assist the King Intelligence that many of the Kings Forces came in to Sir Thomas Fairfax And that since the defeat of the Lord Digby at Carlile-Sands some of his scattered Forces were met with near Dumfrize in Scotland where Sr. John Browne took an hundred more of them Col. Briggs took two hundred of them about Beeston Castle and M. G. Vaâ—â—â—uske took an hundred and eighty more of them in Westmerland Debate in the House touching propositions for Peace Orders to prevent transporting of Irish Rebels to assist the King here and for Money for the Forces before Dunnington Letters from Col. Mitton Col. Jones and Col. Louthaine informed that one thousand seven hundred Horse and seven hundred Foot under Sir William Vaughan designing to relieve Chester the Council of War of the Besiegers ordered to draw forth a Party to meet them before they came near Chester That one thousand four hundred horse under Col. Jones and a thousand Foot under Louthaine all commanded by Mitton yet leaving the Works manned before Chester marched to the Kings Party near Denbigh and after several hot Ingagements routed Vaughans Party took about five hundred Horse and four hundred Foot slew above an hundred and pursued them six miles not above an hundred of them left together That M. G. Langherne had taken in Aberathwait a strong Garrison of the Kings in Cardigan-shire and in it two pieces of Ordnance store of Arms and Ammunition The House gave fifty pounds to the Messenger of this good News and ordered a Letter of thanks to Col. Mitton and the rest for their good Service 5. The day of thanksgiving for 〈◊〉 deliverance from the Gun-powder-Treason was solemnly kept Sir T. F. By reason of the bad weather and want of Provisions drew off his Forces to a farther distance from Exeter but still continued blocking up of the City Letters from M. G. Pointz informed the taking of Shelford Mannor near Newarke and the Earl of Chester-fields house The Garrison within were very resolute refusing Summons and Quarter so that of two hundred the greatest part were slain and the Governor the Earl of Chester-fields Son wounded there were taken four Colours of Horse two of Foot store of Arms and Provisions 6. The grand Committee sate about Propositions for Peace Debate in the House about regulating the University of Cambridge Order for Money for Abbington Garrison Colonel Dalbier marched with the Forces of the three Counties to meet with the Hampshire Forces at Newberry for the Besieging of Dunnington Castle Intelligence came that the King by night got out of Newarke and was come to Oxford Mr. Fountain and Mr. Scot brought Col. Fleet-wood one of the new Knights of Bucks into the House with great Triumph though the Election was but yesterday 7. Order for Sussex to send a Troop of Horse to Abbington and for allowances for Preaching Ministers in Glocester A Petition from Bucks against the Election of their new Knights as not free by reason of the Garrisons in that County and other obstructions and passages referred to a Committee The Lord Cromwell revolted from the King to the Parliament and was by the Lords committed to the black Rod. Letters from Scotland informed that Montross keeps the Monntains and that L. G. Lesley returned from Scotland to New-Castle 8. debate upon a Declaration touching matters of the Church Musgraves Petition Referred An Ordinance debated touching stipends for the Officers and Attendants on the Kings and Princes Housholds The Grand Committee sate in the afternoon about the East-India Company 10. Debate of a Declaration from the Assembly touching Church-Government The Pass agreed upon for Prince Rupert and the rest of the Commanders who desired with him to go beyond Seas Sir John Burlaces Composition agreed and three hundred pound of his Fine assigned for the Garrison of Abbington and the Fine of the Lord Downes also Order for a new Election for Hampshire Order to take off the Fine formerly imposed by the Star Chamber upon L. C. Lilburne and for the Arrears due to him to be audited The Ordinance pass'd for Ordination of Ministers The Lord Wharton and other Commissioners returned from Berwick The Commissioners of Excise were perswaded to advance ten thousand pound for M. G. Browne 11. The grand Committee sat about Propositions for Peace The House voted that L. Col. Bulstrode should be Governor of Aylsbury Bolton Castle the Lord Scroops House in York-shire was surrendred to the Parliament upon Articles and in it store of Ammunition and Provisions 12. The Commissioners who treated with the Scots about surrendring the Garrisons in their Possession in England had the thanks of the House for their good Service The House voted to insist upon this demand and that a Letter be sent to the Parliament of Scotland from both Houses here for this purpose Orders for Money and supplys for the Scots Army intending to sit down before Newarke Order for a new Election in Surrey Letters informed the taking of Worton house upon Articles and that Welberke house was agreed to be slighted upon condition of slighting of Tickhil Castle and Belvoir by the Parliaments Forces Dalbier was at Aldermaston and forbore to sit down before Dennington Castle till
he had more Forces because of the Kings coming to Oxford 13. Debate touching the Propositions for Peace An Ordinance pass'd concerning such Delinquents as come in to the Parliament from the Kings Quarters to declare to a Committee where they lodge c. Major Blundel with a Party from Abbington fell into the Quarters of a Party of the Kings Life-guard near Walling-ford took eighty Horse and Prisoners 14. The Lords concurred in several Ordinances touching Westminster Colledge sor freeing Noble mens Parks from Taxations and for supplys for Forces A Message from the Assembly of Divines to approve the Translation of the Psalms by Mr. Rowse for which they had thanks Ordinances for reimbursing the Commissioners of ExciseMoneys advanced by them for the Forces of M. G. Pointz and for those before Chester A Regiment of the Kings Horse under the Lord Ashton were routed by the Stafford Horse the Lord Ashton wounded and taken Prisoner with many others an hundred Horse taken and divers Killed Youghall was distressed for want of Victuals and in danger of being taken by the Rebels 15. Upon Sir John Heles Petition the House accepted of six thousand pound for his Delinquency The Commons desired the Lords to pass the Ordinance for sale of Delinquents Estates and past orders for Moneys for the Army and for the Forces of M. G. Pointz and others Confirmation of the taking of Wiverton by the Parliaments Forces 17. Upon the Petition of the Officers late under the Earl of Denbigh it was reserred to a Committee to consider of their Arrears and a way to pay them The Election of Mr. Tanfield Vashell for Reading voted to be void for Miscarriages and denying the Poll and a new Election to be there Letters from Wales informed that the Glamorgan-shire Forces joyning with a Party of M. G. Langherns have in several Incounters defeated two thousand of the Kings Forces and beat off G. Stradling from any Recruits And that the Governor of Cardiffe defeated another Party of the Kings under Mr. Herbert and that generally the VVelsh declared for the Parliament Mr. Buchy Manfield ordered to command the Forces in Glamorgan-shire and Mr. Prichard to be Governor of Cardiffe and Mr. Phil. Jones Governor of Swansey Letters from the North informed that M. G. Pointz and Col. Rossiter were before Belvoir Castle that many from Newarke came in to them that the Scots Army areupon their March to besiege Newarke About sixty of the Kings Forces coming to Ledbury in Hereford-shire to take up Quarters fifteen of Mr. Hoptons men who had taken up two great Plunderers in those parts rencountring the Kings Forces Charged them through Killed two of them and took four Prisoners and in their retreat from thence to Glocester they fell upon another Party of the Kings who were driving two hundred Cattle to their Garrison which these fifteen Troopers rescued and restored to the Country Men having routed their Convoy 18. Debate touching Propositions for Peace Order for the Next Summers Fleet as the last and for the Committee of the Navy to name the Officers and Ships c. to the House all to be prepared by January Dr. Walker referred to the Committee of the Admiralty to give an account of his transactions in Flanders Pr. Charles sent a Letter to Sir T. F. for a Pass for Hopton and Culpepper to go to the King to perswade him to comply with the Parliament Sir T. F. sent a very respectful answer to the Prince and advised him to disband his Army as the best way for him his Posterity and Friends which if he would do that Sir T. F. himself would safely Convoy him to the Parliament Goring sent Col. Ellyot and Col. Scroop to Sir T. F. to desire a Treaty he answered that if he would treat in reference to Military Affairs as Surrender of Garrisons exchange of Prisoners or the like he would consent to it otherwise he must reser him to the Parliament 19. A Petition from divers of the Common-councel of London that the Government of the Church may be speedily setled and observed and that greater power might be given to the Ministers and Elders than was established by the Parliament according to the Warrant of the Word of God and about suspension from the Sacrament and about the Suppression of Schisms and Heresies This Petition was thought to be contrived by some Presbyterians and the House aster a long debate upon this Petition appointed some of their Members to withdraw and to pen the Answer to the Petition according to the Sence of the House which was done and agreed unto to this Effect That the House had already taken much pains in debating of Church Government and they conceived the City and Common-Councel was informed falsely of the proceedings of the House else they would not have precipitated the Judgment of the Parliament in this business however they take it as a good intention of the petitioners promoting this business Another Petition was from divers Ministers of London to the same effect The House referred it to the Committee of Examinations to find out the design of this days Petitions concerning Church-Government and who were the advancers thereof and they sent two of their Members to the Petitioners to tell them they need not attend any longer for an answer to their Petition but to go home and look to the Charges of their several Congregations A Letter from Sir T. F. of thanks for his Jewel and giving account of his Army with a Proposition to send seven or eight thousand Eastward if the House think sit The Anti-Parliament at Oxford declared The Commissioners of the Judges under the great Seal at Westminster and their Lawyers plead there to be High-Treason and that great Seal to be void 20. The like Petitions were presented to the Lords as had been to the House of Commons by some Ministers and some of the Common-Councel concerning Church-Government and Alderman Gibs made a long Speech to them the Lords promised to take the Petitions into Consideration Debate about propositions for Peace Order about the Garrison of Bristol Reference to a Committee to consider of a way to recompence the County of Glocester for the great Charges they have been at for a long time Beeston Castle was surrendred upon Articles to Sir William Breretons Forces Inchequin relieved Younghall in Ireland as was certified by Letters 21. Debate touching Religion A Habeas Corpus ordered for a Servant of a Member of the House of Commons apprehended by a Warrant of the Lords Major General Skippon made Governor of Bristol Debate between the two Houses touching a Lord who had broken the Priviledges of the House of Commons A Committee of both Houses named to examine the Letters of the Lord Digby The Kings Forces Plundring about Vxbridge caused the Guards at London to be doubled Letters from the Governor of Reading informed the Kings design to send Parties as a flying Army to Plunder in
those parts referred to the Committee of both Kingdoms Orders for preserving the three Counties by Forces to be sent thither against this design of the Kings Forces 24. The House gave answer to the Scots Papers touching Payment of their Army and Propositions for Peace in an effectual way the Chancellor of Scotland being to carry those Answers with him to the Parliament of Scotland now Sitting Debate touching Church-matters Orders touching relief of Widows who lost their Husbands in the War An Ordinance passed for further Relief of maimed Soldiers and for regulating misimployments of Hospitals An Ordinance passed for disabling Heath Crawley Forrester Weston and Mallet from being Judges as though they were dead Letters from C. G. Pointz certified the taking of Belvoir Stable and outworks by Storm with the loss of forty men by reason whereof and of the provoking Answer of Sir Jervas Lucas to the Summons calling the Parliament Forces Rebels they gave no Quarter to eighty of the Kings men in those outworks 25. Debate about propositions for Peace and care taken for provision for maimed Soldiers Widows and Orphans of Soldiers and for payment of the debts of the Kingdom Orders for supplys for the Garrison of Plymouth An Ordinance passed for a new Excise upon several Commodities not before excised the Money to go to the Payment of Artificers to whom the Parliament was indebted Divers of Worcester-shire under Mr. Dingley their Leader declared for the Parliament and complained of the Insolencies and Injuries by the Garrison of Worcester A Coppy of a Warrant from Col. Bard the Governor to the Constables for Contribution was sent up wherein was this expression Know that unless you bring in to me at a Day and House in Worcester the Monthly contribution for six Months you are to expect an Unsanctified Troop of Horse among you from whom if you hide your selves they shall fire your Houses without mercy hang up your bodies where ever they find them and Scare your Ghosts c. A Party of Foot under Captain Moor and an hundred and fifty Glocester Horse routed a party of two hundred of the Kings Horse at Lech-lade killed Mr. Duet a French-man two Captains and twenty others took thirty Prisoners Horse and Arms. 27. Debate about Propositions for Peace They concurred with the Lords for appointing a day of Humiliation for the Eastern Association and in a Declaration and Letters to be sent to Scotland and referring to the Committee of the Admiralty a Letter from the Governour of Flanders and appointing Doctor Walker to be Advocate of the Admiralty The Lord Byron Governor of Chester came to a treaty with Sir William Brereton but stood upon very high terms An Embassador from the Emperor of Russia came to London 28. The Lords debated the Ordinance for setling Bristol The Commons debated the business of the Church and passed a further Declaration for Suing out of Liveries and compounding for Wardships Reference to a Committee to consider of a Recompence to the Lord Roberts for his good Service and order for two thousand pound to be paid to him in part of his Arrears The Kings Forces plundred cruelly about Bedfordshire and fired part of the Town of Woburne 29. Debate of the Propositions of Peace Orders for four pound a week for divers Members of the House whose Estates were in the Kings Power Debate about the Excise Most of the Gentry in Newarke left the Town unwilling to indure a Siege Sir John Holland came into the House after Dinner with Mr. Recorder and others of that Gang. December 1645. Car. 21 1. Debate about the Propositions for Peace and therein voted that Sir T. F. be made a Baron and five thousand pound a year setled on him and his Father to be made an Earl That Lord General Cromwel be made a Baron and to have two thousand five hundred pounds per Annum That the Earls of Northumberland Essex Warwick and Pembroke be made Dukes and the Earls of Salisbury and Manchester to be made Marquesses That the Lord Roberts Lord Say Lord Willowby of Parham Lord Wharton and Lord Howard be made Earls That Mr. Hollis be made a Viscount That Sir William Waller be made a Baron and to have two thousand five hundred pounds per An. Sir Arthur Hazelrigge to be a Baron and to have two thousand pound per An. Sir Henry Vane Senior to be a Baron Sir Philip Stapleton to be a Baron and to have two thousand pound per an Sir William Brereton to have one thousand five hundred pound per An. Major General Skippon to have a thousand pound per An. A Committee named to consider of matter of Priviledge of the Members and to examine any complaints of Bribery c. against any Members c. The Anti-Parliament at Oxford voted against the Directory and for the Common Prayer Intercepted Letters of the King to Pr. Rupert expressed little forwardness to Peace 2. Proceedings about Propositions of Peace Letters from G. Leven dated two miles from Newarke desiring Money and Cloaths for his Army whereof present care was taken by the House and both Houses agreed that G. Leven should Command in Chief all the Forces both English and Scotch at the Siege of Newarke Ordinances passed for the settlement of the Government of Bristol The Scots took a Fort of the Enemy at Muschampe Bridge and so blocked up Newarke on the North and Lievetenant General Pointz Col. Rossiter and others on the South side of it Col. Ireton and Col. Whaley with two Regiments of Horse sent by Sir T. F. into Bucks to stop the Incursions of the Kings Forces 3. Debate about the Church-business Part of the Propositions for Peace sent up to the Lords for their concurrence New High-Sherriffs named The return of Mr. Sandford to be Burgess for Cockermouth in Cumberland voted to be void because the Precept and Indentures were not returned 4. Debate about the Propositions touching the Militia of London Order for one hundred pounds for Doctor Twisse Prolocutor of the Assembly of Divines Ordinance passed for Money for Munster in Ireland and another for the Assembly to meet daily and proceed upon the Catechisme A Petition of the Hartford shire men touching Tythes laid aside 5. Debate about the Church-business Orders for new Elections A Petition and Declaration of the County of Brecknock was read of their resolutions to comply with and wholly to submit to the Commands of the Parliament A Committee appointed to draw an answer to it of granting their desires accepting their submission and commending their Resolutions A Committee of both Houses named to reside in the Scots Army before Newarke Ordinance passed for renewing the Power of Martial Law in Kent A Pass for Sir H. Bruce to go beyond Sea and order for a new High-Sheriff of Suffolk and for three hundred pound to Mr. Hancock in part of his Arrears Order for paying the disbursments of the Commissioners that went to
was brought from the King to the Parliaments last Letters to him about Peace wherein the King tells them of violating the known Laws to draw an exorbitant Power to themselves over their fellow Subjects and that they give a false character of his Majesties Actions This Message was quick and laid the matter home to the Parliament they referred it to the Committee of both Kingdoms to draw up an Answer to it to clear the Parliament from the aspersions cast upon them by this Message News came of great distractions among them at Oxford and unrulyness of the Soldiers and scarcity of Provisions Coll. Hastings with the Ashby Horse surprised a Convoy of the Parliaments going to Belvoir with a Mortar-piece and Granadoes and a Party from Oxford surprised two Troops of the Parliaments Horse and divers Gentlemen who were choosing a new Parliament man in Wiltshire and that Sir John Gâ—ll surprised an hundred and forty of the Kings Horse at Titbury and many Prisoners A Party of the Kings got over the Ice and designed to surprize Monmouth but were beaten back with loss M. G. Langherne besieged Ragland 20. Proceedings upon the propositions for Peace Letters to the Speaker informed that the Kings Forces quitted Sir Francis Drakes house that their thoughts and discourses are how to save themselves that some would carry the Prince beyond Sea others say they will cut the throats of those who shall attempt it That Sir T. F's Forces daily take Prisoners and most Horse that since the business at Bovey they have taken two hundred Horse that the last day they took eighty Horse two Colours and thirty Prisoners near Barn-Stable That Sir Hardress Waller with his Brigade took many near Oke-hampton that L. G. Porter came in to them and Baronet Seymour who said he would disinherit his Sons if they did not come in and serve the Parliament that many of them makemeans to be received unto mercy That the Lord Newport desired a Pass to come out of Dartmouth to go to the Prince but was denyed it A Scout certified that the Kings Forces quitted Tavestock and fled into Cornwall 21. The Lord Viscount L'isle voted to be Governor of Ireland Sir William Brereton continued in his Command before Chester for forty days longer Order for Supplys for Derby Garrison Proceedings in the Church-business Ordinance past for regulating the University of Cambridge Sir William Brereton sent another Summons to the Mayor of Chester and the Lord Byron Governor to which they returned no Answer in five days upon which Sir William Brereton sent another Letter to them requiring an Answer the same day which they did and offered to come to a Treaty if the King did not relieve them within twelve days and desired a Pass to send to him but it was denyed M. G. Brown took Col. Lour and some Officers and Prisoners of Wallingford Garrison fifty of their Horse Riders and Arms and rescued thirty Horse which they had taken of the Parliaments Captain Batten coming to block up Dartmouth by Sea lighted upon a Ship of the Kings bound for France with divers Gentlemen of quality in it money and rich Jewels 22. Proceedings upon the propositions for Peace Order for Money for Glocester Garrison and for continuing the Excise till March. Orders for High Sheriffs approved News came of the taking of Dartmouth by Sir Tho. Fairfax and the House ordered a day of thanksgiving for it and for the taking of Hereford and other good successes Order for a thousand pound to buy horses and furniture for Sir T. Fairfax as an earnest of the affection of the House towards him 23. Mr. Peters came from the Army to the House and made them a Narration of the storming and taking of Dartmouth and of the valour unity and affection of the Army and presented several Letters Papers and Crucifixes and other Popish things taken in the Town the Letters were referred to a Committee The Letters from Sir Tho. Fairfax informed that he with those about him agreed to Storm Dartmouth January 18. That Col. Hammond entred the West Gate where four Guns were planted and two upon the Mill-pool upon his Flanck the Enemy firing his great Guns but once Hammonds men that had the Forlorn hope did very gallantly as they all did and went freely on and beat off the Enemy and possessed one Fort after another and beat off the main-Guard where were taken four Lieutenant Colonels and so possessed the Town from the West Gate to little Dartmouth That in the interim Lieutenant Col. Pride attempted the North part of the Town called Hardness where beating off the Enemy he entred it and took about eighty Prisoners in it and by it possessed all the North part of the Town unto the Draw-Bridge where Col. Hammonds men and his did meet That Col. Fortescue with his men attempted Tunstall Church which was manned with above an hundred men and had in it ten Guns that his men after some dispute entred the place and possessed it so that now the Enemy was beaten out of all except the great Fort and the Castle unto which the Governor with the Earl of Newport and as many as escaped them did flye That the Governor coming back from the Castle to see in what posture the Town was a Musquet-shot was made at the Boat in which he was pierced the Boat and through both the Thighs of one that was next to him and about three inches into his own Thigh upon which he returned to the Castle That Sir Tho. Fairfaxes Dragoons with two Companys of Firelocks and some Seamen were ordered to allarm the great Fort wherein was Sir Henry Carey with his Regiment twelve Guns and store of Ammunition a strong Fort with four Bulwarks but the enemy came willingly to terms and Sir Tho. Fairfax agreed that Sir Henry Carey should march away with the rest leaving the Arms Ordnance and Ammunition and Provisions in the Fort and ingaging never to take up Arms against the Parliament which was done by them That the next Morning the Governor yielded the Castle himself and all Officers and Soldiers upon Quarter and sent Col. Seymour and Mr. Denham for Hostages with whom came out the Earl of Newport In the List of Prisoners was Sir Hugh Pollard the Governor about fifty Officers many Country Gentlemen Ministers and inferior Officers and all the Common Soldiers being between eight hundred and a thousand were set at liberty to repair to their dwellings about an hundred and twenty Ordnance mounted and two men of War in the Harbour taken The House referred it to a Committee to consider how five thousand pound formerly Voted might be setled upon Sir Tho. Fairfax and his Heirs and ordered a Letter of thanks to be written to him They also referred it to a Committee to consider how L. G. Cromwell might be put into Possession of two thousand five hundred pounds formerly voted for him and they ordered five hundred pound for the
volley of Shot The Parliaments Forlorn hope seeing the Dragoons ingaged gave fire whereupon the enemy gave fire all along the Hedges and Works and the reserve to the Forlorn Hope came up to relieve them and being so ingaged the whole Army advanced and about eight at night the Battle began about six fields from the Town and they fought from hedge to hedge till the enemy were beaten into their Barricado's Which they maintained for an hour after very resolutely and often times repulsed the Parliaments Forces yet at last they got over the Barricado's and forced the Enemy into the Town whereupon the Horse were let in who scowring the Streets were received by the enemy and a hot charge given by both Parties Yet at last the enemy was driven out of the Barricadoes at the farthest end of the Town and by this time many Prisoners were taken by the Parliaments Forces and put into the Church but far more escaped being dark over the hedges and by-ways throwing down their Arms and every man flying several ways The Parliaments Forces were no sooner possest of the Town but the enemies Magazine which they left in the Church was fired whether on purpose by them or by accident is uncertain but it proved a terrible blow blowing up the Church with all the Wood and Lead upon it deforming many Houses killed some of the Prisoners in the Church and some of the Parliament Soldiers in the Church-yard two great webs of Lead fell within twice a Horse length of the General many others were hurt with the stones timber and lead Most of the Town was shaken by this blow being the terriblest that hath been seen there being above eighty barrels of powder blown up together The enemy perceiving their Magazine thus on fire gave one Charge more with their Horse commanded by Sir John Digby but being fired upon by the Musquetiers they took their farewell the Parliament horse instantly advanced through the Town after them and began the pursuit about eleven at night The Infantry were taken slain and totally routed the Horse many taken and dispersed and the rest gone in great disorder towards Cornwall they had eight Regiments of Horse two thousand five hundred or three thousand men very resolute and fought valiantly and after they were chased from hedge to hedge defended their Barricadoes and Works at push of pike and the butt end of their Musquets They were old Cornish Foot many of the Parliaments Men were wounded Officers and Soldiers more than hath been at any Storm since the Army came forth The Parliaments first Word was Emmanuel God with us and a Furse-bush in their hats the Enemys Word was We are with You and a handkerchief tied about their right arm they having gotten the Word and Signal of the Parliaments Army they took a second Word which was Truth and a handkerchief or white mark in their Hats The particulars of this great Victory were not ready to be sent up with these Letters 20. Both Houses agreed upon several Votes for the chusing of Elders in the Church-Government The two Messengers that brought the news of the success of Torrington had forty pound for a gratuity A Passage at the Common Council of London referred to a Committee to be examined 21. Letters from Sir Tho. Fairfax informed the particulars of the great success at Torrington Six hundred Prisoners taken many of them of Quality Eighty of the Princes Life-guard Thirty of Hoptons Life-guard Three thousand Arms taken Hopton shot in the thigh Sir John Digby wounded in the head others of note wounded Divers of the enemy slain in the Fight and in the Church by firing the Magazine Eighty Barrells of Powder blown up in the Church done purposely and twenty pound given by the Enemy to one of their men to do it Twenty of the Parliaments Party slain in the Fight and at the firing of the Magazine and an hundred wounded All the Enemies Bag and Baggage and Provisions taken The Messenger had twenty pounds for a reward 23. A Gratuity of fifty pounds to the Messenger from Sir T. F. A day of thanksgiving appointed Debate about the business of the Navy and the Officers for the next Summers Fleet voted one by one Eight Colours were taken and brought in from Torrington-Battle one the Lord Hoptons with this Motto I will strive to serve my Soveraign King about a hundred of the Enemy slain Lord Hoptons Commission taken and Sir John Digby's and other Papers five hundred pound in the Lord Hoptons Quarters and much rich pillage Many of the Kings Party came in to Sir Thomas Fairfax who prepared to follow the broken Troops into Cornwall where they had in all but four hundred Foot Sir Tho. Fairfax blocked up Barnstable and took in the Earl of Bathes House neer it his Forces took two Ships with ten pieces of Ordnance and ten tun of Salt Letters from Sir Thomas Fairfax to the Parliament desiring two Months pay for his Army that they may not take free Quarter in Cornwall and desires care may be taken that the Oxford Horse may not infest the Countries thereabouts whilst his Army was in the West The House made effectual Orders in these things and for recruits for the Army The Forces besieging Banbury were about three thousand and about three hundred in the Castle the Parliaments Forces Quartered in the Town and the Enemy made some Sallyes but were beaten back Col. Fleet-wood fell upon the Kings Quarters neer Wood-stock took fifty Horse and divers Prisoners 24. An Ordinance debated for discharging the Ward-ship of the Heirs Males of Sir Christopher Wray late a Member of the House according to a former Vote for discharging the Wardship of those who died in this War in the Parliaments Service Upon debate hereof the Original of Ward-ships and the misapplication of the intention of Ward-ships and the present oppression to the Families of Noble-men and Gentle-men by Ward-ships being opened to the House by Selden Maynard St John Whitelocke and other Lawyers the House passed a Vote That the Court of Wards it self and all Ward-ships Tenures Licenses for Alienation c. should be taken away and the Lords concurred therein The Ordinance for the Northern Association was continued Order for fifty thousand pound out of the Excise for Sir Tho. Fairfax's Army in Cornwall Articles for the Surrender of Ashbe de-la-zouch were sent up to the Parliament and a debate upon them whether the Estates of the Earl of Huntington Col. Hastings and Col. Perkins should be discharged of Sequestration which the House did agree unto Some of the Garrison of Newarke Sallied out and took twenty four of Captain Markhams men and horse in their Quarters Letters from Bristol informed that the Governor of Cardiffe for the Parliament Col. Prichard and Col. Leyton betook themselves to Cardiffe Castle and kept that with their Forces that the Vice-Admiral came and shot six pieces to the Castle to let them know that in that time
the Marquess of Ormond the Earl of Glamorgan the Lord Digby and others of great concernment and mentioning preparations for Irish Rebels hither which so inraged the Countrey people that they put to the Sword thirty Irish taken by them in that Vessel at Padstow 10. Difference of Opinion between the Houses about the Earl of Derby the Lord Pawlet Sir John Byron and Sir Jo. Strangways whom the Lords thought fit not to except from Pardon Col. Rainsborough sent to command the Forces before Banbury had power of Martial Law given him Letters informed that Sir William Brereton entred Litchfield with the loss of three men slain and some wounded that he killed six of the enemy and beat the rest into the Close being a thousand horse and soot A Sally out of Newarke with four hundred horse and a thousand foot upon the Scots Guards the Bridge being down none of the rest of the Army could come to assist them and the Newarkers were double the number to the Scots in that place but after a little time some got over to them and the Newarkers retreated having killed one Captain two Lieutenants and eight Soldiers and about twenty wounded and few of their own party left behind them 11. The accounts of the Committee of Excise brought in and a Vote passed to continue the Excise in such hands as both houses shall think fit and order for advancing of eighty four thousand pound upon the Excise for the Army Divers other orders about the Excise and one for two thousand pound for Abbington Garrison Letters informed that the Army advanced from Bodman towards Truro but by reason of bad weather put into Quarters that a party of 800 Horse and Dragoons was sent under Col. Rich to fall upon the enemies Quarters which they did near St. Columbe being the Princes Regiment consisting of about eight hundred they of the Van Charged Rich's men but were quickly put to the rout and pursued three or four miles Rich's men took about an hundred Prisoners most of them Reformado's whereof M. G. Perâ— was one twenty nine of the Princes Guard and a hundred Horse this so allarm'd the Enemy that they left their head Quarter for a Mile and drew all their Horse to a rendezvous upon a down at eleven a clock at night where they stood in the rain till the next morning A Trumpet came with an Answer from the Lord Hopton to Sir Tho. Fairfax's Summons implying a willingness to end the business of the West without more blood-shed but desires to know whether the King and Parliament be not near to a conclusion of a Peace that he being intrusted may be careful of the Kings Honour and a Treaty is entertained and in the mean time Sir Tho. Fairfax's Army advanced The Letters taken in the Trish Ship mentioned the Commitment of the Earl of Glamorgan to be to colour that business and that a Peace was concluded with the Irish Rebells and that ten thousand of them were ready to come into England to assist the King 12. The day of thanksgiving for the late successes in the West Letters from Abbington certified that they had several allarms from Oxford and the last Lords day at six in the Morning a great party of Horse and Foot came near to Abbington Town who took the Allarm and were in a posture to receive them That the Cannon played upon them half an hour from the Town and did good execution that the Oxford Party notwithstanding their words that they would gain the Town or leave their bones there yet they ran away and the Horse could not be perswaded to stay but taking up about ten of their Fellows dead bodies they all retreated to Oxford That the Soldiers wanted no Courage but Money and are put to watch almost every night 13. The Assembly of Divines desired by some of their brethren sent to the House That Mr. Patrick Young might be incouraged in the Printing of the Greek Testament much expected and desired by the Learned especially beyond Seas and an Ordinance was read for Printing and Publishing the Old Testament of the Sepâ—uagint Translation wherein Mr. Young had formerly taken pains and had in his hand as Library-keeper of St Jame's an Original Tecta Bible of that Translation Orders for Money for Soldiers Wives and Widows and to the train of Artillery The Petitions of London Westminster and Middlesex touching the setling of the Militia and the differences thereupon referred to a Committee to be composed A Party from Oxford plundring Basing-stoke and the pressed men going to Sir Thomas Fairfax mutinied at Farnham their Conductor Col. Ven being very imperious and not pleasing to them but it was soon appeased Foy was delivered up to Sir T. Fairfax and thirteen pieces of Ordnance in it 14. An Ordinance past both Houses for setling and regulating the Heralds Office to effect which Whitelocke laboured and was one of the Committee for that end but opposed by many inclining to leveling Order for a Pass for the Earl of Northampton and twenty Officers with him to go beyond Sea provided they take the Negative Oath Votes that the Great Seal should be in the hands of Commissioners Members of both Houses and in the present Commissioners for six Months longer Both Houses agreed to the Ordinance for setling Presbyterian Government Letters informed that Sir Tho. Fairfax and the Lord Hopton agreed upon these Articles That the Lord Hoptons Army should presently be disbanded and his Horse Arms and Ammunition Artillery Bag and Baggage delivered up to Sir Tho. Fairfax Officers to have their Horses and Troopers twenty shillings a man Strangers to have Passages to go beyond Sea and English to go to their homes A hundred and twenty Musqueteers Armed came out of Pendennis Castle and yielded themselves to Sir T. F. That the Lord Hopton surrendred to Sir Tho. Fairfax near three thousand horse 16. Votes touching the Affairs of Ireland and the Commission to be granted to the Lord L'isle appointed Governor there Care for Money for Major General Massies Forces Reference to a Committee to consider what places of benefit are held by any Members of the House and to report it Conference about the propositions for Peace Harwarden Castle was surrendred to Major General Mitton and he besieged Holt Castle A Party from Hereford and Monmouth surprised sixty Horse in the Stables of Gotherick Castle burnt the Stables and Besieged the Castle A Party from Worcester came within a Mile of Evesham plundered and took away some Country men Prisoners but were pursued by a Party from Evesham the Prisoners and Plunder rescued and eighteen of their Horse taken 17. The House being informed that the Prince was in Silley and in some streights for want of Provisions they agreed that a Letter should be written to him in a loving and tender way from both Houses of Parliament to invite him to come in to the Parliament and to reside in such place and have such
Limrick in Ireland The Lord Inchequin took Pilborne Castle by Storm and put all in it but eight to the Sword The Governor of Silley Islands for the King sent to Captain Batten to treat for the surrender of them to the Parliament and the Treaty was begun Letters informed the Particulars of the surrender of Pendennis Castle that there was taken great store of Arms and Ammunition ninety five pieces of Cannon two Murderers but little Provision That there marched out of it four Knights eight Colonels many other Officers and Gunners and a thousand Soldiers and two hundred left sick behind Mardike in the Low Countreys was surrended upon Articles to the French September 1646. September 1. An Ordinance for Sir Jo. Heles Composition The Commissioners of the great Seal continued for a Month longer Upon Papers from the Scots Commissioners demanding four hundred thousand pound for their Army after long debate the House agreed to it and to days of payment of it Voted that the Election of Mr. Toll a Member of the House to be Major of Lynne ought not to have been without the consent of the House yet in respect it was for the advantage of that place the House granted the petition of the Town that he might execute the place of Major there and have Power to make a Deputy 2. An Ordinance for punishment of Blasphemies and Heresies committed Order for divers Committees to give account what Moneys they had issued The Scots Commissioners insisted to have two hundred thousand pound upon their advance to Scotland but the House would allow only an hundred thousand pound 3. The Earl of Cleaveland is released he ingaging his Honour to the Lieutenants of the Tower to render himself again if required by the Parliament An Ordinance to make Mr. Hallingham Vicar of South-Wales in Essex Order for Money for Soldiers Wives and Widows upon the Excise An Ordinance to make Mr. Elliston Parson of Sandford in Essex Ordinances past for Compositions 4. Orders concerning new Elections Letters of the Generals gallant entertainment by the Welch and in other places 5. Though a day of Adjournment yet the House sate till seven at night to dispatch the business of the removal of the Scots Army and at length voted to give them two hundred thousand pound at their advance to Scotland if it could be raised and sent a Committee to treat with the Common Council of London for the raising of it 7. Commissioners fram the States of Scotland came to perswade his Majesty to Sign the Propositions The Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland presented a Remonstrance to the Committee of Estates there desiring that Malignants and Incendiaries may not be favoured that all possible means might be used to confirm the union between England and Scotland and to preserve the Reformation of Religion and to bring the Churches in both Kingdoms to the nearest Conjunction and perfect Reformation according to the Covenant They sent another Remonstrance to the King to the same effect to which the King answered That the Assembly had no authority to intermeddle in the affairs of this Kingdom or Church and then justifies his own proceedings Earnest Letters came from Ireland for supplys and recruits 8. The day of publick thanksgiving no intelligence received 9. Sir Jo. Stowell was found guilty of Treason by a Jury of Somersetshire Orders touching Compositions of Delinquents another touching a general day of thanksgiving After the Surrender of Mardike the French designed the taking in of Dunkirke 10. The Common Council of London propounded for security of the two hundred thousand pound to be advanced for the Scots That all who had contributed upon the propositions for Horse Money and Plate may contribute the like Sum upon this proposition for the two hundred thousand pound and be secured both sums out of the Excise and Bishops Lands The House agreed to this and returned thanks to the Common Council only they excepted Advowsons out of the security and added to it the Sale of Delinquents Estates Order for an hundred pound for the Church-Wardens of the Abbey and St. Margarets Church in Westminster to maintain Watchmen to look to the doors of houses infected with the Plague The Lords desired the Concurrence of the Commons for taking away all Countrey Committees and for appointing new Commissioners for the great Seal 11. Mr. Edwards continued Major of Chester by Ordinance for thirteen Months A Menial Servant of Mr. Martin a Member of the House being arrested contrary to the Priviledge of the House was released and the Bayliff that arrested him and knew him to be Mr. Martins Servant was sent for as a Delinquent Ordinance touching the Excise in the Northerne and Westerne Associations not consented to by the Commons Orders for new Elections 12. The Commons sate not but the Lords sate about the two hundred thousand pound for the Scots and agreed to what the Commons had voted except the additional security by sale of Delinquents Estates which the Common Council of London did not insist upon the Committee of the Parliament met with the Committee of Common Council as often as was held requisite for the carrying on of this business and agreeing upon the security to those who should lend Money or double their former Loans according to the propositions for raising of the two hundred thousand pound 14. Letters certified that the Commissioners of the Estates of Scotland had been often with the King and pressed him to consent to the propositions and to take the Covenant That the King questioned their power which they justified as relating to both Kingdoms and were very plain with his Majesty who said he was not satisfied in point of Conscience to subscribe it they moved that some able Divines might be conferred with by him for his satisfaction and that was appointed Letters informed a discontent among the Irish Rebels about the Peace the Popes Nuntio Bishops and Clergy protesting against it because done without their consent and because it gave liberty of Conscience to the Protestants Forces were hastning thither out of England This Evening the noble Earl of Essex dyed at Essex House Orders for twelve hundred pound for the Duke of York and for a constant maintenance for him and for Money for the Northerne Forces A Remonstrance from Cleveland and other Northerne parts of the insupportable burden of the Scots and English Forces upon them referred to the Northerne Committee Order for a new Election Order that the House should accompany the Earl of Essex his Body at his Funeral Order for Money for Masseys Brigade H great Petition of Lancashire debated Upon the news of the death of the Earl of Essex both Houses adjourned to the next day 16. The House sate in a grand Committee to debate the Ordinance touching Blasphemies and Heresies The Lords ordered a Writ to be sent to the new Viscount of Hereford to whom that honour descended by the death of
sent up to the Lords for payment of five hundred pound to Mr. Phips out of the Marquess of Wintons Estate for which Sir John Danvers was ingaged A Scotch Minister Preached boldly before the King at New-castle and after his Sermon called for the fifty second Psalm which begins Why dost thou Tyrant boast thy self thy wicked works to praise His Majesty thereupon stood up and called for the fifty sixth Psalm which begins Have Mercy Lord on me I pray for men would me devour The People waved the Ministers Psalm and sung that which the King called for 16. An Ordinance sent up to the Lords for disposing four thousand five hundred and fifty pounds Arrears of the Joynture of the Countess of Essex by reason of her delinquency Sir David Watkins called into the House denyed the words which Mr. Pennoyer justified to be spoken by him of Sir John Evelin and said he heard them from one Mr. Drake who was ordered to be sent for The two Speakers continued Commissioners for the great Seal twenty days longer Order for the Committee of Elections to sit and for reports every Monday from the Committee of Priviledges The Lords concurrence desired to the Treaty for the two hundred thousand pound and a hundred thousand pound of it sent away 17. Order for three thousand pound for the poor Widows c. Hostages agreed to the Scots for the two hundred thousaud pound Sir William Selby Mr. Dela Vale Sir Edward Loftus Sir Tho. Trollop Sir H. Mildmay and Sir William Browton Mr. Drake called in about speaking the words touching Sir Jo. Evelyn named one Dr. Aldwyn who said he heard it from a Member of the House referred to a Committee 18. To the Scots Paper desiring aid of this Kingdom against the Rebels in Scotland the House answered that that was no obstruction of their March or delivery up of the Garrisons which being done then the House would consider of that particular To that of charging the Countrey upon their March out of England was answered That they should take no money nor goods of the English Subjects but pay and discharge all their quarters and the form of their Receipts for the two hundred thousand pound was agreed upon The Committee of both houses ordered to meet about disposing the great Seal Sir Thomas Fairfax went towards Northampton to give order for the Convoy of the Scots Money and fifty thousand pound was carried thither for his Army 19. Order for two thousand pound for Sir Peter Killegrew for his Interest in Pendennis Castle and for a thousand pound for the burying of the Earl of Worcester and the Lord Dockra to be according to the Directory The Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common-Council and many Citizens of London presented the Petition formerly mentioned first to the Lords who gave them thanks then to the Commons who after much debate gave them thanks for all their good Services and appointed a day to consider of the Petition and also the Petition of the Gentry of Durbam Another considerable party of the City were about a different Petition 31. Orders touching the payment of the second two hundred thousand pound to the Scots and that they should not take free quarter These to be Communicated to the Scots Commissioners The Earl of Stamford for the Lords and Mr. Ashhurst and Mr. Goodwin for the Commons named Commissioners to go into Scotland to satisfie the Parliament there of all proceedings and to prevent misunderstandings between the two Kingdoms and a Committee appointed to draw instructions for them Upon a Petition of many of Durham that the Scots Army may be removed and twenty five thousand six hundred sixty six pound paid due to them since 1641 and that they may send Knights and Burgesses to the Parliament the House gave this answer that they were sensible of the Countreys sufferings and had taken course to remove the Armies and concerning their electing Knights and Burgesses for the Parliament it was referred to a Committee Col. Hoskins voted to be Governor of Lynne Both Houses agreed to an Ordinance for maintaining of the water-guards And the Lords sent an Ordinance to the Commons that none be permitted to Preach or use publick Exercise but such as had taken Degrees in the Universities and another Ordinance against such as shall disturb the Ministers in their publick Exercises 22. The House agreed that Sir Rich. Lloyd Governor of Holt should have liberty to go beyond Sea and carry three hundred pound with him and his Wise to enjoy his Land being three hundred pound per An. and they voted that Holt Flint Harding Rotheland and Ruthen Castles should be slighted Sir William Listers Lady ordered to have six hundred and ten pound of her Husbands Arrears and two thousand pound to Col Carter and five hundred pound to Major General Skippon for his extraordinary charges in convoying the two hundred thousand pound The Lords sent their Vote to the Commons That the King should come to New-Market upon the Scots Army marching away Upon debate of the City Petition the House Voted first to insist upon the breach of Priviledge in the way of this Petition and then to consider of the particulars of the Petition and for that purpose referred it to a Committee The Earl of Northumberland acquainted the Lords that some persons had a Plot to steal away the Duke of York and to carry him beyond Sea and that by advice from his Majesty two that were in the Plot were apprehended and the rest escaped Mr. Hudson the Kings Guide to the Scots was taken again by Major General Pointz and his Examination sent up to the Parliament Some Proposals from the Lord L'isle Lieutenant of Ireland for supplyes and Moneys to carry on the War there and that he would go over thither in person 23. Letters from Ireland informed That proposals were received by the Marquess of Ormond from the Rebels That the Roman Catholick Religion may be free and publick as in Paris That the Garrisons may be in their hands All Counsellors Officers and Soldiers to take an Oath to fight against the Parliamenteers and never to make Peace with them The Scots Hostages given in A Letter directed to General Leven that no free quarter be taken by his Soldiers in their march for Scotland Order for Mr. Allen to provide a Jewel as a gift of the House for General Leven Order for five hundred pound for Mrs. Chichester and four pound per mensem for the Lady Denny Widows The Duke of York confessed that the King his Father sent to him to get away Great use was made of a Press at London to Print the Lord Chancellor of Scotlands Speeches the London Petition and other things at New-castle 24. The Commons dissented from the Vote of the Lords for the Kings coming to New-Market and voted his coming to Holmesby-House in Northampton shire and to be those with such Attendants as both Houses shall think sit
the City They declare 1. That for what time their defaults and delayes shall occasion the stay of the Army hereabouts the charge should be upon them and their adherents about the City 2. That the Houses would consider of the Delinquencyes of those that had a hand in the late tumults and design of a new War and that such Fines may be set upon them as are agreeable to Justice 3. That in case the Money be not brought in by the time appointed that the Parliament would give leave to the General with the advice of the Committee of the Army for levying of the Arrears This was sent by the Commissioners to the Parliament and by them communicated to the Common-Council of London at which they were much startled 20. An Ordinance pass'd for payment of Moneys due upon Bonds in the Court of Wards and a day set to consider of providing for Orphans Upon a Letter from the General of the necessities of Portsmouth Garrison referred to the General and Commissioners in the Army to take care thereof An Ordinance sent up to the Lords for suppressing unlicenced Pamphlets and punishing the Authors and Sellers of them Orders for seven thousand Suits of Apparel and for Shirts Shoes and Stockings for the Forces in Munster and the like for the Forces in Vlster to be deducted out of their pay Mr. Thomas Challoner and Col. Jo. Temple appointed Commissioners of Parliament in Munster The Army in Scotland was voted to be disbanded The Inhabitants of Richmond-shire stood upon their Guard against free Quarter Major General Lambert sent some Forces thither to keep all quiet and went himself to disband the Forces in Northumberland The General made Commissioners of Martial Law in every Regiment to punish the misdemeanours of Soldiers in their Quarters referring all cases extending to Life or Limb to the Council of War at the Head Quarters 21. Upon a long debate Voted by both Houses That the King denyes in his answer to give his assent to the Propositions Order for all the Members of the House to attend in their places by a day Ordinances pass'd for Compositions A Report from the City to satisfie the House That the City at this time could no ways advance the fifty thousand pound for the Army Mr. Porâ—y one of the Commissioners with the Army presented to the House the Explanations and resolutions of the Council of the Army to the Quaeries made upon the Army's Proposals by the Parliaments Commissioners residing with the Army 1. Touching the time when this Parliament should determine it was held fit to suspend that till it should appear what expedition will be made in the Settlement of the things proposed 2. That the Army shall be satisfied either with Biennial or Triennial Parliaments if Triennial then they to sit at least six or eight Months 3. The limitations that Parliaments shall not sit above two hundred and forty days to be understood unless the Parliament find it fit to sit longer but every Parliament to dissolve at least eighty days before the next is to be begun that the course of new Elections may not be interrupted 4. That the Liberty of entring dissents is not desired but where the Vote may be to the destruction of Right or Liberty 5. By the Power of the Militia they mean the power of raising arming c. according to the expressions in the Propositions 6. By the Power of raising and disposing Moneys they mean the same as in the expressions in the Propositions 7. By great Officers they mean the same as in the Propositions 22. Upon a long debate in a grand Committee touching the Kings answer to the Propositions and motions for a personal Treaty and for sending the Propositions again to the King the House resolved to fall upon the settlement of the Kingdom by establishing such additional Laws as may make for the present and future good of the Kingdom and turning the Propositions into Bills and Acts. The House resolved That the Militia should be setled as a Law for twenty years Ordinances sent up to the Lords for Money for the Forces in Lancashire and against unlicensed Pamphlets 23. Upon debate Whether the Parliament should once more send the Propositions or any of them to the King it was voted That they should once more make application to his Majesty for his assent to such things in the Propositions as they conceive will most tend to the good of the Kingdom In order to which it was voted That the Proposition for the great Seal concerning Honours and Titles the Proposition for taking away Bishops c. with some alterations the Proposition concerning Declanations and Proclamations against the Parliament and so much of the twelve Propositions as concern the raising of Moneys for payment of the publick debts of the Kingdom be drawn into Bills and sent to his Majesty for his Assent The Ordinance pass'd for continuing the Committee of the Army and Treasurers at War Orders touching thirty thousand pound for the Army and the Months gratuity to the private Soldiers The General Council of Officers of the Army at Putney agreed upon a representation to the Parliament of their desires as Soldiers and delivered to the Parliaments Commissioners 1. That a Committee may abide at the Head Quarters to state the Accounts and give Debenters 2. For a visible security for the Arrears 3. For an Ordinance That none who have served the Parliament shall be pressed to any Forraign Service nor a Horseman to serve on Foot 4. That the Ordinance concerning Apprentices Freedom who have served the Parliament may be an Act. 5. The like for maimed Soldiers c. 6. For an addition to the Act of Indemnity for all said or done by any of the Army concerning any thing about the Army's Petition at Walden or in vindication of themselves 24. Upon a further report touching the Force upon the Parliament It was voted That Sir John Gayer Lord Major of London Alderman Bunce Alderman Cullam Alderman Langham and Alderman Adams shall be committed to the Tower upon Accusation of High Treason for countenancing and abetting the Force and Tumult brought down and used against the House July 26 last and this to be in order to their Tryal and the Committee ordered to bring in Impeachments against them 25. The Impeached Lord Mayor and Aldermen were carried to the Tower and upon further debate touching the Tumult and Force upon the Parliament it was Voted That several Citizens be Impeached of high crimes and misdemeanors and others to be Indicted at the Kings Bench of High Treason Reference to the Aldermen and Common-Council to consider how the Civil Government of the City may be executed according to their Charters now that the Lord Mayor is committed Orders touching Wharton's Books and other Pamphlets scandalous to the Parliament 27. The Commons sent up to the Lords an Impeachment against the Lord Major and desired a time for his Tryal
and that he would be ready to use his endeavour in what might conduce to the good of the Town Letters informed of some armed Forces that marched through Lancashire and Westmerland towards the borders of Scotland 8. Debate upon private Petitions Orders to provide for Reformadoes and Soldiers Widows Six of the Impeached Lords Petitioned for further time for their answers and it was granted them till the twelfth of April next Order of both Houses for Mr. Marshall to return from Scotland An Ordinance sent up to the Lords for the sale of some Lands of the Earl of Newcastle to Col. Whaley Order for Money for poor Widows of Soldiers and a reward given to the Auditors of the Soldiers Accounts Letters from Holland certified that the Lord Willoughby of Parham was come thither 9. The House debated and confirmed the ingagement of their Members who were forced by the tumults from Westminster and the subscription by them Aug. 4 1647. testifying a zeal to the Publick and a resolution to vindicate the honour and freedom of Parliament Divers Inhabitants of Bucks presented a Petition and remonstrance to the House acknowledging with thanks their unwearied Labours for the Publick the great successes God had given them and the continuance of their care and faithfulness They resolve to adhere unto and stand by the Parliament to their utmost ability against all opposers They desire them to proceed to a speedy setling of the Civil Government as may most conduce to the freedom and happiness of the Nation to promote Religion according to the Word of God to incourage able Ministers and to cast out such as are Scandalous and to be tender of the Consciences of those whose Conversation is as becometh the Gospel to relieve Ireland and to secure themselves from violence The Petitioners had the thanks of the House for their constant good affections and the Speaker told them that the House had ordered their Petition to be Printed as a pattern for other Counties and would consider of the particulars of their Petition in convenient time Order touching Augmentations for Ministers Sir John Strangeways upon his Petition was admitted to his Composition and the Money which should be raised thereby was ordered for the Navy 10. Order for an Ordinance for electing a Lord Major Aldermen and Common Councelmen of York as had been formerly for London Debate upon the confession of Faith 11. Debate about the draining of the Fennes in Lincoln-shire c. and about matters presented by the Committee of Accounts which were referred to a Committee Upon Information that the Troop which marched through Lancashire towards the borders of Scotland was Captain Wogans Troop and he with them who had slighted several Orders of the General 's and now hoped to find invitation to Scotland The General sent Orders to Col. Lambert and to the Sheriffs of the Northern Counties to stop Col. Wogans March and to deal with him and his Party as Disturbers of the publick Peace 13. Upon reading the Impeachment and hearing of Proofs against Sir John Gayer late Lord Major of London the House pass'd the Articles against him the like against Alderman Bunce Alderman Adams Alderman Langham and ordered them to be sent up to the Lords and their Lordships be acquainted that the House is ready to make good their Charge against the Aldermen The House approved of the Ingagements of Col. Welden for supplyes for the Garrison of Plymouth and ordered them to be paid accordingly Order to desire the Parliament of Scotland to give direction to seize and apprehend Captain Wogans Forces or any such that shall march into Scotland being discontented Persons who endeavour to forment new differences Reference to the Committee for Irish Affairs to examine and state the business concerning accounts for Provlsions for London-derry between Mr. Goring and Mr. Thornton Merchants Mr. Dell who was Chaplain to the General took his leave of the Army and retired to his private home Letters from Scotland informed That the Divines there have presented to the Parliament their resolution against adhering to on joyning with the King and his Party That a Letter from the King to the Commissioners of the Kirk was voted by them of a dangerous consequence that some of the Kirk are joyned to the Committee of danger who have in consideration these particulars 1. The danger of Religion in both Kingdoms 2. The carrying on of the Covenant 3. The state of the King 4. Monarchical Government 5. The danger Scotland is in 6. The Vnion of the two Kingdoms That the English Horse which are come into Scotland are not received the English Commissioners declaring to the Parliament there that these Horse come not by any authority of the Parliament of England They lye at their own charge and pay Quarter 14. Divers Compositions passed An Explanatory Ordinance for sale of Bishops Lands sent up to the Lords Reference of a Petition touching matter of Priviledge upon a Bond from a peer who doth not now sit in the House of Lords Sir Hardress Waller published a Declaration or Representation to the Counties of Devonshire and Cornwall where he commanded the Forces Expressing the Honour and Justice of the Parliament and their General in their proceedings and in the distribution of the Forces in those Counties and touching the Assessments and freeing the Countreys from the burden of free Quarter perswading them to complyance with the Orders of Parliament and to pay the Assessments and promiseth his utmost endeavour in his Station to preserve and further the Peace and good of those Counties 15. A Message from the Lords to the Commons That their Lordsnips had agreed to the Ordinance for the maintenance of the Army under Sir Thomas Fairfax Also that they had agreed to the Ordinance for committing the custody of the great Seal of England into the hands of Commissioners of both Houses viz. The Earl of Kent Sir Thomas Widdrington Knight and Bulstrode Whitelocke Esquire for one year only their Lordships desired that the Lord Grey of Werke might be added to the said Commissioners and that one Lord and one Commoner might be of the Quorum And in regard the Commissioners of the House of Commons were in the Circuits and shall not return till the beginning of the next Term whereby much dammage would accrue to the Subject by not having Commissions and Writs Sealed before the Term as usually it was desired that the Earl of Kent and the Lord Grey might have power to sign Commissions and Writs till the tenth of April next to which the Commons after some debate assented The Ordinance of both Houses of Parliament for the custody of the great Seal was of this Tenor Die Mercurii 15 Martii 1647. An Ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament for Committing the Great Seal of England into the Hands and Custody of Commissioners The Lords and Commons in Parliament Assembled do Order and Ordain
and be it Ordained That the Great Seal of England shall be committed to the custody and keeping of Henry Earl of Kent William Lord Grey of Werke Sir Thomas Widdrington Knight and Bulstrode Whitelocke Esquire who are hereby Ordained Commissioners for that purpose for and during the time of one whole year from the Passing of this Ordinance Which said Persons are hereby constituted and appointed to be Commissioners for the Custody of the said Great Seal of England during the time aforesaid and they or any two of them whereof one Member of the Lords House also one Member of the House of Commons shall have and are hereby authorized to have the Custody and Keeping Ordering and Disposing thereof as also all such and the like Powers and Authorities as any Lord Chancellor or Lord Keeper or Commissioners of the Great Seal of England for the time being hath Lawfully had and used or ought to have had or used John Brown Cler. Parliamentorum Henry Elsinge Cler. Parliam Dom. Com. Orders upon private Petitions of Grievances Letters from Ireland That the Lord Inchequin relieved some Garrisons of the English in Tipperary entred Carricke and Fortified a Pass to make good his Retreat blew open the Gate of Cullen by a Petard entred the Town took two Castles by Assault and put three hundred Soldiers to the Sword and some Women notwithstanding order to the contrary and then took in another strong Castle upon Mercy That Owen Roe Oneal is dead and the Supreme Councel fled from Kilkenny That the Parliaments Ships took three of the Rebells Ships loaden with Ammunition and Captain Ball took an Irish Man of War 16. Orders for taking off several Sequestrations in performance of Articles of War Ten thousand pound accepted for the Composition of Sir Jo. Strangeway and his Son and ordered for the Navy The Lord Fairfax Father to the General having a bruise on his Foot where a Corn was growing it festred and turn'd to a Gangrene which brought a Feaver upon him whereof he died at York March 13. and was much lamented Order that Sir Thomas Fairfax his Son should be Keeper of Pontefract Castle Custos Rotulorum of York-shire and chief Ranger c. in the place of his Father Order for Papists to be admitted to Compositions in performance of the Articles of Oxford 17. Long debate upon the Confession of Faith allmost all the day Several Ordinances pass'd for placing Ministers in vacant Benefices 18. The House sate not but according to their Order the Grand Committee sate about the business of the Fennes in Lincoln-shire 20. a Petition of London Merchants complaining of Pyrats and decay of Trade was referred to a Committee of Trade which was revived with power to consider of removing Obstructions in Trade and to receive all Petitions concerning the advance of Trade And referred to the Committee of the Admiralty to provide a sufficient guard for the Merchants Ships Letters of the Proceedings of the Commissioners in Scotland and of their Letters to the Major of Berwicke giving him notice of a design to surprize that Town and the Major's Answer Order for a Letter of thanks to the Major and to desire him to preserve the Town from Garrisoning according to the Treaty and order to the General to prevent any inconvenience by such meetings of the Cavaliers and Papists Letters from York of another Troop Landed from Ireland at Chester which marched towards Scotland That the Lord Fairfax the General 's Father was honourably buried Letters from Scotland of Divisions in their Parliament Some for raising an Army against the Sectaries in England others for the King and a third Party for no War The Clergy were for an Oath to be generally taken That Presbyterial Government be maintained that the King be not restored till he sign the Covenant to endeavour the extirpation of all Sectaries especially Erastianisme that the Ecclesiastical power is not subject to the Civil that the Kings Negative Vote in England be taken away Captain Wogan had Money sent to him in Scotland to pay his Quarters but by whom will not be discovered there are four hundred Foot and a Troop of Horse of the English in a Body 21. Letters that Col. Poyer held out in Pembroke Castle against the orders of Parliament and the Forces sent thither by the General that in the Morning he is sober and penitent and in the afternoon drunk and full of Plots that he put four or five of his Companions in the best Apparel he could get and by Sunrising put them out at the Sally-port and received them in again at the Gate himself with great Ceremony giving out in the Town that they were Commanders sent out of France to him from the Prince of Wales and more were to follow That when he hears news that pleaseth him then he puts forth bloody Colours and declares for the King and Common-Prayer when he hears other news then he is for the Oath and Covenant and puts forth blew and white Colours That one day he fired all his Guns on the Parliaments Forces without any occasion that afterwards he was very quiet yet the next day he vowed that not one of the Parliaments Forces should go away alive and calls the General King Thomas That the Parliaments Forces lye close and make no Shot at him but none of his men dare peep out of Town Upon Summons sent to him his answer was that if they might have their Arrears Disbursements and Indemnity they would give up the Castle The House ordered the General to send sufficient Forces to reduce Col. Poyer and Pembroke Castle an Ordinance to remove him from being Major of Pembroke and to constitute another Order for a Months Pay for the Forces in the Isle of Wight and for an allowance for four Gentlemen attending his Majesty Debate about Compositions upon surrenders of Garrisons A Plot was discovered by the General to surprize the Tower this night 22. Orders upon many private Petitions Ordinance past touching the Collecting of the Rents of Westminster Colledge The Commons agreed with the Lords in the Doctrinal part of the Confession of Faith but altered the Title from the Confession of Faith to be Articles of Faith agreed upon by both Houses 23. Debate touching Oxford Articles and about clipped and false Money Ordinance about reimbursing the Committee of Surrey for Money laid out by them for the Soldiery Order for a Writ for a new Election 24. Debate about setling of a good Ministry in some vacant places and Ordinances for some particular Parishes Order for two thousand pound for repairing the Library at Cambridge to be raised out of Deans and Chapters Revenues and an Order for incouragement of the Heads of Colledges there The General sent strict Orders for the disbanding of Major General Laugherne's Forces according to the Orders of Parliament and for the reducing of Col. Poyer 25. The Ordinance passed both Houses for setling the business of the Navy
about monies for the Navy Letters from Scotland of preparations there to raise an Army and men being Listed in all parts on pretence to put that Kingdom in a posture of defence and that they are preparing Proposals to be sent to the Parliament for a personal Treaty with the King That the English in Edenburgh were in all about two thousand and have four pence a day allowed to the Souldiers 18. Sergeant Welde a Member of the House and one of the Judges in the last Circuit in the West reported a presentment of the Grand Jury of Sommersetshire Acknowledging the great care and pains of the Parliament for the Peace of the Nation particularly in the late Votes touching the King desiring the Judges to return their humble thanks to the Parliament and their resolutions to adhere to them in prosecution thereof The danger of their Country by Malignants Apostates and Newtrals from whose power they desired to be freed The Dearth of Corn and excessive multitude of Ale-Houses and Malsters wherein they desire remedy and against Forestallers Ingrossers and Regrators and against Malignants being in Offices and practising as Counsellours and Attorneys The Judges and Grand Jurors had the thanks of the House and referred to a Committee to nominate able and well affected persons to be Justices of the Peace in those Counties Order for an Ordinance to impower the Committees in the respective Counties to secure all suspected and disaffected turbulent persons Which passed not without much opposition as a thing of ill consequence and example especially by those who professed to be so highly for the Liberty of the Nation Thanks given to the Sheriffs of Norwich for their good affections Order to renew the Commission of Oyer and Terminer and Judges to go down to try the late Rioters at Canterbury The Commons desired the Lords to proceed upon the Impeachments against the seven Lords and against the Citizens and against Judg Jenkins and to pass the Ordinance for making Mr. Steele Recorder of London in Mr. Glyn's place 19. The Commissioners of the Customs refused to advance thirty thousand pounds for the Navy which others offered to do if they might be Commissioners but the House would not put forth the old Commissioners till they were reimbursed the monies formerly advanced by them The House accepted ten thousand pounds Composition for Sir Jo. Strangeways and ordered it for the use of the Navy Order to remove Prisoners from the Tower to Warwick Castle Windsor Castle and Wallingford Castle Collonel Fortescue recommended to the General for imployment in the Army and an order for his Arrears To the Papers of the Parliaments Commissioners in Scotland the Parliament there gave this answer 1. To that of the amity between the two Kingdoms they do on their part desire it and will labour to continue it 2. For delivery of Captain Wogan Sir Thomas Glemham and the other English Delinquents they say it is not contained in the Treaties they not taking these to be Incendiaries between the two Kingdoms but only between the King and England 3. They approve of the matter of their Commissioners Declaration and the Parliament answer to it they conceive not satisfactory Sir John Geere late Lord Mayor of London was brought to the Lords Bar and refused to kneel was fined five hundred pound and committed to the Tower and a day set for him to put in his desires for Counsel Debate about mony for the Navy The Earl of Pembroke Chancellour of the University of Oxford went thither and made Dr. Reynolds his Vice-Chancellour put him into possession of the Deanery of Christ-Church by the Souldiers breaking open the Deans Lodgings which were shut against him The like he did for Dr. Palmer at All Souls Colledg where Dr. Sheldon denyed the Chancellours Authority not being derived from the King So did Dr. Bayle at St. Johns Colledg where Mr. Cheynel was put in to be President and Mr. Wilkins at Wadham Colledg 20. An Ordinance debated and committed for raising fifty thousand pounds for Ireland An Ordinance debated for securing all disaffected and tumultuous persons Another for punishing defaulters upon Musters in Kent Letters from Wales That Collonel Poyer increased in strength and that many of Laughernes men after they were Disbanded and had received their Pay went and joyned with Poyer and That Collonel Powel is joyned with him That they force the Country to Musters and great Taxes 21. Debate of Ordinances for settling of Ministers The thanks of the House ordered to the Earl of Pembroke for his settling and reforming the University of Oxford And That such as refused to submit to the power of the Visitors there should be expelled and That the Tenants of the Colledges should pay their Rents to such as the Parliament appointed to receive them And That these Votes be Printed The Ordinance sent up to the Lords for securing all the disaffected Riotous party in England An explanatory Ordinance for Ireland past Letters from Collonel Horton of his being near to Pembroke Castle and resolution to ingage Poyers men as soon as he could 22. Upon debate of the Letters from the Commissioners in Scotland It was Voted That the answer of the Parliament of Scotland to the demands of the English Commissioners touching Captain Wogan and other Delinquents is no ways satisfactory and that their Commissioners in Scotland insist upon their demands and press the Parliament of Scotland for a further answer thereunto An Ordinance transmitted to the Lords for ascertaining and securing the Arrears of the Soldiery At a Conference the Lords acquainted the Commons That the Duke of York with the Duke of Gloucester and the Lady Elizabeth being together playing in a Room the last night after Supper by themselves the Duke of York privately slipt from them down the back Stairs without Cloak or Coat in his Shoos and Stockings and by the way of the Privy-Garden having got a Key of the Door he escaped away through the Park and could not be found none of his servants were missing who attended him Letters to the General to send for a Lieutenant who with his Souldiers took Free Quarter about Barnstable and to examine the business and do Justice to the Country and the House passed a new Ordinance for taking away Free Quarter 24. The House of Commons was called and there appeared and Sate three hundred and six of their Members and referred to a Committee to report the cases of those who were absent and none to go out of Town without leave A new Instruction past for the Commissioners in Scotland to insist upon their demands to the Parliament there to deliver up Incendiaries Divers Captains agreed upon for the Summers Fleet. Letters from Scotland That preparations for War go on there but opposed by the Kirk yet the other party prevails That Wogans Troop increaseth and the Parliament there declared That they will preserve the Union and ends of the
a competent Force to secure Cattaway Bridge and other Bridges behind them 26. Both Houses agreed upon a Committee to consider of the manner and place of Treaty with his Majesty for settling the Peace of the Kingdom Vote that the Election of M r Mildmay was void and Sir John Clotworthy to be readmitted a Member of the House A note was sent to D r Burges in his Pulpit desiring him to give thanks to God for preserving his Majesty from Poysoning and to pray for the Forces under the Earl of Norwich the Lord Capel and Sir Marmaduke Langdale Order that the Militia of London do send for the Parties whose names were subscribed to this note and that Bishop Wren and M r Capel the Lord Capel's Son be added to those who are to be sent Prisoners to his Excellency and to be exchanged for or used as the Committee of Essex in restraint with the Lord Goring are Northern Letters that Major General Lambert hath retaken Appleby Castle and Greystock Castle and some Arms and Ammunition that the Lancashire Forces one Regiment of good Horse and two Regiments of Foot are joyned with him that they advanced eight thousand Horse and Foot against Langdale who retreated to Carlisle and avoided fighting but sent eight Troops of Horse whereof two were Gentlemen excellently Mounted towards Berwick and their Motions were attended by Colonel George Fenwick and M r Sanderson That the Scots are daily expected by Langdale but many of the contrary Party both Scots and English fly into England and affirm that the Prince is expected in Scotland that great violence is used towards all that will not adhere to the new War Some Ministers executed more imprisoned all to be secured and their goods confiscated who oppose this War that there are great distractions and feuds among them A Petition from the Inhabitants of Colchester and a Letter from the Lord Goring in their behalf was brought to the General that Liberty might be granted to the Bay and Say makers in that Town to have a free trade with London during the Siege The General answered that they should have considered this and divers other inconveniences of War before they had admitted the Forces now in their Town He recites the former subduing of the Parliaments Enemies and the quiet and free trade thereby enjoyed by that Town and all the Kingdom till this new War That the present interruption of their trade is brought upon them not by his default but by those whom the Town hath harboured and the Townsmen and that to grant liberty of trade to persons besieged so much advantage to them and prejudice to the besiegers is such a motion as was never yet granted That their hopefullest way to a free trade will be to attend to a restitution of the Town and County to the condition they were in before these Forces were among them and as in order thereto he offer'd fair conditions in a Letter to the Lord Goring Lord Capell and Sir Charles Lucas though perhaps concealed from the Town though they be rejected by them yet that he shall be ready to make good the same to all that shall timely imbrace them except those three persons themselves That in the mean time there are with him sundry Gentlemen of Quality and Towns-men of good estates and eminent in trade who offer to buy all the Bayes and Sayes in the Town at the usual prices and to pay for them within a fortnight after the Town shall be rendred or quitted to him And that though it be without example to a besieged Town yet he will give leave for their commodities to be brought to a heath near the Town to be bargained or returned back as there shall be occasion A Trumpet came from the Lord Capell to desire the General that an agent of the Bay and Say-makers of the Town might come and treat with his Excellency about their free trade The Lord Capell's Trumpeter and Colonel Paptons Trumpeter and divers Souldiers came from the Enemy to the General according to his Proclamation The Lord Goring to keep up the spirits of his Party when they asked what the Generals Trumpet came so often about to them he answered that it was for a treaty and that the General offered fifty thousand Pounds to the Lord Goring to permit him quietly to draw off with his Army 27. A Petition from the Lord Major Aldermen and Common Council of London to both Houses of Parliament That a personal Treaty may be had between his Majesty and both Houses of Parliament in London or some other convenient place to which Treaty our Brethren of Scotland may be invited that so according to our Allegiance and the Covenant his Majestys Royal person honour and Estate may be preserved the power and priviledge of Parliament maintained the just rights and Liberties of the subject restored Religion and Church Government in purity established all differences composed and a firm and lasting Peace concluded The Lords gave the Petitioners thanks for the continuance of their good affections and inclinations to Peace The House of Commons related to them what they had done and the Committee they had appointed in order to settlement of the Peace of the Kingdom and gave them thanks for their good affections Additional ordinances passed for the Militia's of Westminster and for York Some of the Forces in Colchester were drawn out into the Orchards and Closes under their Works the Parliaments Foot went presently into the Field beat the Enemy into their guards and made those run that kept the Guard took their hour-Glass set their guard House on Fire killed two and brought one Cook of Greenwich away Prisoner The Enemy quitted Sir Harbottle Grimston's House and retreated to the Lord Bannings House The Tower Regiment marched over the new Bridge and intrenched themselves about the Northgate Colonel Whaley with some Horse fired the Enemies wind-mills 28. The monthly fast day Letters from Colchester Leaguer that the Suffolk Forces fell upon the Enemy killed two and took twenty Prisoners whereof eight Kentish men and two London Apprentices who had chewed bullets rowled in sand in their pockets contrary to the Law of Armes that Colonel Needham was â—lain with such a shot That the same day thirty of the Parliaments Horse fell upon two Troops of the Enemy killed two and Wounded many that the Enemy suspecting a battery sallyed out in the night with a hundred Horse in a full cariere thinking to surprise some of the besiegers but failing they advanced in a swift march to the Horse guards came within the Centries and charged pistols That the main guard beat them back to the hedges which they had lined with Musquetiers but little hurt was done on either side Intelligence came that the Enemy from Pontfract had possessed themselves of Axcombe Island near Trent 29. A Petition from the younger Brothers of Trinity House another from the Commanders Masters and
not named 26. The Monthly Fast day Sir John Owen was sent to Windsor Castle upon a Charge of high Treason and Murder against him for the business of North Wales Letters from Colchester Leaguer that an Exchange was offered of M r Ashburnham for Sir William Masham That the Lord General had caused the Pipes of Water to the Town to be cut off whereby the besieged had no Water but what was muddy or annoyed with Dead Horses and the besiegers got a great store of Lead That the Common Souldiers in the Town had lived upon Horse-flesh five days together and at a Court of Guard they Roasted a whole Horse at which the Foot was merry but the Troupers discontented That the General sent in Papers upon the heads of Arrows into the Town by that means dispersed among the Common Souldiers in the Town that if they would deliver up the Lord Goring Lord Loughborough Lord Capell and some others of their Chief-men that the rest should have passes and quarter and go to their homes The Prince and Duke of York came to Yarmouth with nineteen Ships in which were supposed to be two thousand men some of them landing near the Town were set upon by a party of the Parliaments Horse who took seven of them Prisoners but a party of Townsmen issuing out rescued the Prisoners and the rest of the Princes men got into the Town The General sent Colonel Scroop with eight Troops of Horse and Dragoons towards Yarmouth and a thousand of the Norfolk Foot were ordered to joyn with him to hinder the landing of the Prince and his Forces there Letters from Major General Lambert that the Scots and his Forces are near one another and have had several Skirmishes but few lost on either side that the Yorkshire Horse and a thousand of Lieutenant General Cromwells Foot are joyned with him 27. Both Houses made the Earl of Pembroke Constable of Windsor Castle and Keeper of the great Park and Forest And his Lordship a little time after made Whitelock his Lieutenant of the Castle and Forest Sergeant Glanvile made his composition and was released from imprisonment Order for fourty thousand pounds for furnishing the stores of the Kingdom and for night thousand for the Fort of Tilbury and Colonel Willoughbies accompts for it to be stated Letters from the Lord Willoughby excusing to his Friends his going out of England without their advice He was in the beginning of the troubles very hearty and strong for the Parliament and manifested great personal courage honor and military as well as civil abilities as appears by his actions and Letters whilest he was in the service of the Parliament In whose favour and esteem he was so high that they voted him to be General for the Horse under the Earl of Essex and afterwards to be an Earl But having taken a disgust at the Parliaments declining a personal Treaty with the King and being jealous that Monarchy and consequently degrees and Titles of Honor were in danger to be wholly abolished he was too forward in countenancing and assisting the late tumults in the City when the Members of Parliament were driven away from Westminster to the Army Upon the return of the Members he was with other Lords impeached of high Treason for that Action and rather than appear and stand to a Tryal for it he left his Country and was now with the Prince in his Navy for which the Commons voted his Estate to be secured 28. After many hours Debate in the House of Commons it was carryed upon the question not to adhere to their first vote that the King should sign the three propositions before the Treaty And it was after that resolved upon the question that his Majesty in person should be treated with by Commissioners of both Houses of Parliament in the Isle of Wight upon the whole matter of the propositions at Hampton-Court for setling the Peace of this Kingdom Upon a Letter from Lieutenant General Cromwell advanced North-wards with his Forces as far as Gloucester the House ordered three thousand pair of shoes to be provided for his Foot to be ready for them as they should march through Northamptonshire Letters from Colchester Leaguer That two expresses from Yarmouth came to the General one from the Town showing how much they were laboured by the Prince for his admittance into the Town which they modestly excused and that the Prince put to Sea again towards Harwich or the Downes The other Express was from the Forces in Loving-land under Major Jarmey informing how confidently the Ships attempted to land a Trumpeter to summon Yarmoth That Major Jarmy took some of those who came with the Trumpeter whose examinations declared That aboard the Admiral was the Prince Prince Rupert the Lord Willoughby Willmot Hopton Culpeper and Gerard Sir Henry Palmer and many persons more of quality That they resolved by a Council of War to sink Ships in the Harbour because they had not admittance in the Town but did not put their resolution into execution That Major Jarmy was put to great Straits to secure both sides of the Town and being denyed the Ferry Boat or any other Boat was forced to swim over a Troup of Horse That Captain Johnson endeavoured to raise a tumult and make head against the Parliament the multitude throwing up their Caps and crying for Prince Charles and Captain Johnson but the Bayliffs and other Magistrates did appease the tumult and a present of provisions was sent aboard the Prince That the heads of a Declaration were taken from some that came from aboard the Prince to be published in his name to this effect showing the grounds and reasons of his Highness appearing in the fleet upon the Coast to be 1. The establishing of Religion according to the Agreement of his Majesty with the Scots Commissioners 26. Dec. last 2. The mutual performance of that agreement and pursuance of all concessions therein on his Majestys part 3. The restoring of his Majesty to his liberty and just rights in order to a personal Treaty with his Majesty with honour freedom and safety 4. The maintenance of the freedom and just priviledges of Parliament 5. The defence of the liberty and property of the subject against all violence and oppression and therein the abolition of excise contribution free quarter and other illegal taxes 6. The obtaining an Act of Oblivion and Indemnity 7. The disbanding of all Armies and setling a well grounded and happy Peace 8. For the defence of his Majestys just rights in the Narrow Seas the protection and securing the Trade of his Majestys subjects and the support of his Navy and all the Officers and Mariners of the same The Lords Willoughby Hopton and Culpeper together with his Highness's Secretary or any two of them are appointed to digest these heads into a Declaration and to present it to his Highness in Council Charles P. A Petition from the Lord Major
to him A Committee appointed to consider how every County may maintain a proportionable number of the Scots Prisoners and to treat with Merchants about transporting them to forreign service Order for the Lord Grey to dispose of Duke Hamilton into safe custody till the House take further order and to keep in strong custody all the Officers then Prisoners in such places and Castles as he should think fit Letters from Colchester that the Town was surrendered according to Articles all Prisoners at Mercy the Town preserved from plunder paying fourteen thousand pounds That by the resolution of a Council of War Sir Charles Lucas Sir George L'Isle and Sir Marmaduke Gascoigne a Papist were to be shot to death That the two first were executed and the third respited That Sir Charles Lucas urged this was to be without precedent but a Parliament Souldier standing by told him that he had put to death with his own hand some of the Parliaments Souldiers in cold blood at which he was dismaid but took better courage afterwards before he died That Sir George L' Isle kissed his dead friend and then after much expostulation and discourse first with the General his Chaplain then by his own desire with one of the Lord Norwich his Chaplains and some private prayers with him Sir George died both he and Sir Charles Lucas with very much courage 30. The publick Fast-day The House passed an Ordinance for the Discipline of the English in new England 31. Votes for several persons named by the King to have leave to attend his Majesty during the Treaty only M r Dowcet and M r Legge disapproved of Order for Instructions to be prepared for the Commissioners who are to treat and for mony for their charges Order that Colonel Farre Lieutenant Colonel to the Earl of Warwick who ingaged ten thousand men of the Train'd Bands of Essex to joyn with the Enemy should be left to the Lord Fairfax to be executed as Sir Charles Lucas was A Committee appointed to confer with M r Moâ—bot about suppressing of scandalous Pamphlets and to bring in an Ordinance for that purpose Letter from the General of the particulars of the Surrender of Colchester and a Copy of the Articles with the explanations upon them That for some Satisfaction to Military Justice and in part of avenge for the innocent blood they had caused to be spilt and the trouble dammage and mischiefs they had brought upon that Town that County and Kingdom He had with the advice of a Council of War of the chief Officers both of the County Forces and the Army caused two of them who were rendred to mercy Sir Charles Lucas and Sir George L' Isle to be shot to death before any of them had quarter assured them and hopes the Parliament will not find cause in the Military execution of these two persons to think their own honour or justice prejudiced That as for the Lord Goring Lord Capel and the rest of the persons rendred to mercy and now assured of quarter whose names he sent in a List he did render to the Parliaments judgement for publick Justice and mercy to be used as they should see cause he desires that God may have the glory of his multiplied mercies In the List of the Prisoners were the Earl of Norwich Lord Capell Lord Loughborough eleven Knights nine Colonels eight Lieutenant Colonels nine Majors thirty Captains general Officers servants of the Lords and Gentlemen sixty five Lieutenants seventy two Ensigns and Cornets sixty nine Sergeants one hundred eighty three private Souldiers three thousand sixty seven Letters from Southampton that the Grand Jury found the Bill against Major Rolphe Ignoramus A Petition of the Common Council of London for Vnity and Amity between the Parliament the City and the Army approved of and thanks given to the Petitioners A Ship sent from the Prince to Garnsey taken by one of the Parliaments Ships September 1648. 1. An Ordinance for stating the accounts of Souldiers and Widows ordered to be Printed and published A place to be appointed for the Auditours Care for Augmentations for Ministers The five Commissioners for the Treaty named by the Lords were The Earl of Pembroke the Lord Say Earl of Salisbury Earl of Middlesex and the Earl of Northumberland The ten Commissioners of the House of Commons were M r Holles Lord Wenman M r Pierrepoint Sir Henry Vane junior Sir Harbottle Grimstone Mr. Samuel Brown Mr. Crew Mr. Recorder Glyn Sir John Potts and Mr. Bulkeley 2. A Letter agreed to his Majesty to acquaint him with the Commissioners named to attend him in the Treaty and that they should be dispatched to him with all convenient speed Sir Peter Killigrew sent away with this Message An Ordinance transmitted to the Lords for payment of fifty thousand pounds part of the last hundred thousand pounds formerly ordered for the Scots forty thousand pounds of it for the Navy seven thousand pound for Stores and three thousand pound for the pay of the Lancashire Forces A long debate about the Militia One thousand of the Prisoners taken at Colchester sent up to London Mr. Lilly's Astrological Predictions for the years 1648 49 and 50. published 4. Both Houses agreed for those servants of his Majesty who are to attend him during the Treaty And they passed an Ordinance to inable the Commissioners to treat with his Majesty upon the Propositions presented to him at Hampton-Court Those in the late insurrection in Essex c. admitted to a Composition at a fourth Value of their Estates Mr. Rolphe delivered his Remonstrance in the Lords House against the Judges and against his prosecutours and desired reparation the House ordered his discharge Lieutenant Colonel Lilburn desired reparation for the Sentences against him in the Star-chamber Order for the Committee to take care for transporting the Scots Prisoners in the first place to supply Plantations and the rest to send to Venice In a Vessel at Exeter one thousand five hundred pair of Carabins being found Order for Securing them till the matter be examined Both Houses agreed upon a day of publick Humiliation to desire a blessing upon the Treaty with his Majesty Colonel Hammonds Instructions for safe keeping his Majesty in Carisbrook Castle repealed The Colonel taking the Kings own ingagement for his going abroad in the Island Order for the Committee of the revenue to provide horses for the King to ride about the Island Upon Colonel Hammonds desire of an addition of Horse and Foot during the Treaty referred to the General and Committee of the Army and his desire for Shipping to ly about the Island referred to the Committee of the Army to prepare them The Forces of Suffolk and Essex had a rendezvous with the Army and after shaking hands and many Vollies of Shot they bid one another farewel Some Regiments marched towards Tarmouth The Lords that were Prisoners with two men a piece and twelve other
Thomas Widdrington Sir Thomas Beddingfield Mr. Keble M r Thorpe and M r Bradshaw Out of Lincolns Inn M r Sollicitor M r Samuel Brown M r Recorder Glyn and M r Earle Out of the Middle Temple Mâ— Whitelock Mr. Coniers and Mr. Puleston Out of the Inner Temple Mr. Chapman Mr. Gates and Mr. Will. Littleton Order that Serjeant Rolles should be made Lord Chief Justice of the Kings Bench that Serjeant Iermyn and Mr. Samuel Brown should be made Justices of the same Court That Mr. Sollicitor should be chief Justice of the Common-Pleas Sir Thomas Bedingfield and Mr. Serjeant Creswell should be Justices of that Court. That Serjeant Wilde should be Lord chief Baron of the Exchequer and Mr. Gates a Baron of the Exchequer That Mr. Whitelock should be Attorney General of the Dutchy and one of the Kings Serjeants that Mr. Prideaux should be Sollicitor General and Sir Thomas Widdrington one of the Kings Serjeants The House approved of all those whom the Commissioners of the Seal named to be Judges and Serjeants except Mr. Hatton of the middle-Temple upon whom the question was not put 13. Vote that leases renewed with Deans and Chapters since a day past should be void An Ordinance past by the Commons for abolishing Deans and Chapters c. An Ordinance past both Houses for the Governour of Dover-Castle to be Lieutenant of it Vote for a charge to be prepared against Mr. Dowcet The Declaration prohibiting the Souldiery from repayring to London upon pretence of having their arrears was past and ordered to be Printed and published and sent to the several Sheriffs to be proclaimed Letters from the Isle of Wight that the King had consented 1. That an Act of Parliament be passed to make void the Cessation and all Treaties and conclusions of Peace with the Rebels in Ireland without the consent of both Houses of Parliament and the Prosecution of the war there to be left to the two Houses and the King to assist them and do no Act to hinder or disturb them 2. The Reformation of Religion in Ireland to be settled by the Parliament of England 3. The Chief Governours and Officers in Ireland to be nominated by the Parliament of England This to be for twenty years from 1. July 1648. 14. Voted for the Lord Admiral to continue at Goree in order to the reducing of the revolted Ships and orders for the Committee of the Navy to make provisions and take care for mony for the Fleet. 16. Upon a Petition of the Common Council of London for a supply of ministers in the City and for an allowance to them out of Deans and Chapters Lands referred to a Committee to consider thereof and of the want of a good ministry in other Parts of the Kingdom Order that those who took a Bark at Rye of the Kings Party should have the benefit of it Debate about satisfying of a debt out of Sir Jo. Stowells Estate to Sir Henry Holcroft but not allowed and an order for tryal of Sir John Stowell Letters that Lieut. General Ashton relieved Cockermouth and pursued the Enemy to Appleby which was rendred to the Parliament and taken in it five Knights twenty five Colonels nine Lieutenant Colonels six Majors forty six Captains seventeen Lieutenants ten Cornets three Ensigns five Pieces one thousand two hundred Horse one thousand Arms and all their Bag and Baggage Letters that Lieutenant General Cromwel was received with great Ceremony at Edenburgh where he demanded that none who had been in Action in the late wicked Ingagement and Invasion might hence forward be imployed in any publick Place of Trust to which the Committee of Estates there gave a satisfactory answer He had also visits and Conferences with Commissioners from the Kirke and from the Provost and Magistrates of Edenburgh and a strong Guard of Souldiers at his Lodging At the time of his being at Edenburgh several other demands were made by him to the Committee of Estates who gave him very fair answer and he reserved liberty for the Parliament of England to make such further demands as they should think requisite The Charges of Lieutenant General Cromwels entertainment and of all his Company during the time of their being at Edenburgh were defraied by the Lord Provost of the City by Order of the Committee of Estates and Cromwel Haselrigge and the rest of their company were entertained by General Leven the Lord Argyle and many other Lords at a sumptuous Banquet in the Castle At their going away the Castle Saluted them with many great Guns and Vollies of small Shot and divers Lords convoyed them out of the City That in Edenburgh was a Proclamation for all Malignants to depart the City and not remain within six miles of it 17. The House Voted to Adjourn for six days but the Lords dissenting they recalled ' their Vote Upon Letters from Colonel Ashton of the surrender of Appleby Castle referred to the Committee of the North what to do with the Castle and how to secure the Arms Ordnance and Ammunition there in Lancaster Castle and gave thirty pounds to the Messenger Letters from Lieutenant General Cromwel of his proceedings in Scotland and his return to Carlisle the House approved of it and ordered a Letter of thanks to be written to him The Commons Voted Sir William Parsons and Sir John Temple to be Commissioners for the Great Seal of Ireland and dissented from the Lords who Voted to have a Chancellour there Letters from the Isle of Wight that the King had assented to all the Propositions except that of the Church with some qualifications That an Act be passed for raising Monies to pay the publick Debts and if the King assent not to it that then if it pass both Houses it shall be valid in Law That by Act of Parliament all Peers made since the Lord Littleton carried away or that the Great Scal was carried away to Oxford May 10. 1642. and who shall hereafter be made shall not sit or Vote in Parliament without the consent of both Houses and that all Honours and Titles conferred on any since May 20. 1642. shall be void Letters from the Hague that the Prince with the revolted Ships is still in Goree Road his Seamen discontented That the Lord Culpeppeâ— was sent to them with Mony and they said they might thank the Earl of Warwick for it that the Lord Culpepper was accused for betraying the secrets of the Prince to the Parliament and that the Lord Percy was committed for giving the lie in the Prince his presence Letters that the Lord of Ormond was landed at Wexford in Ireland and brought with him four thousand Arms and five hundred Curassiers part of the Supply designed for the Scots That the English Army were in great want of pay and provisions 18. Letters from the Lord General Fairfax intimating the proceedings of the Army and that several Petitions were promoting among the Souldiery of the
desired 4. To that concerning the Court of Wards a recompence being assured to his Majesty his heirs and successours of one hundred thousand pounds per annum The General explained his former Letter concerning the quarter given to the Lord Goring and Lord Capel that it did not extend to any other but the Military power and that they were notwithstanding liable to Tryal and Judgment by the Civil Power otherwise any who was Treacherous or had revolted might get quarter from a private Souldier and so not be further questionable With divers other reasons given by him to the same purpose Letters from Scotland that M r Parsons sent to them from the King had complaints of the miseries suffered by the late Ingagement that they refer the King to their agreement with Lanerick and their Declaration and beseech him at last to hearken to the advice of his Parliament in consenting to the propositions of both Kingdoms Especially to those concerning the Covenant and Reformation of Religion which they understand to be the Point he sticks most at and they in Honour and interest are most obliged to stick to and without which they tell him his Kingdom cannot be established in righteousness That they have also writ to the Prince dehorting him from that course of opposition he is now in and from attempting any act of hostility against that Kingdom and since all worldly policy and projects have failed that he would apply his endeavours to mediate with his Father to consent to the propositions of both Kingdoms and especially the Covenant Letters from Major General Lambert's quarters that divers of his men were set upon as they past up and down by some of the Scots and many injuries offered to the English that six of his Regiment with Quarter-Master Diamond were set upon by fourteen of the Scots and fought with them about a quarter of an hour left three of the Scots sprawling upon the ground and wounded most of the rest routed them and came off without any hurt only one of the English had a cut of his hand That the Committee of Estates taking notice of these things have indeavoured to prevent the like for the future and to give satisfaction for what is past The Lords consented to the Sergeants that were named and the Commons also the Speaker moved that Whitlock might be suspended from being a Sergeant at present in regard of Swearing the rest which was likely to fall to his share But this was opposed until Whitlock spake and shewed them the necessity that either Sir Thomas Widdrington or he must make the Speech to the rest of the Sergeants and Swear them which they could not do if both of them were to be Sworn and that upon Conference together he was perswaded to take that trouble upon himself and to have his Swearing suspended if they pleased Nevertheless the House in favour to Whitlock would not wholly excuse him but Voted that he should not be Sworn a Sergeant till further order The House passed Mr. Hatton to be Sergeant 24. Order for five hundred pound for Sir Anthony Welden in satisfaction of his losses by the Kentish Rebels against whom he was very active Upon the Generals answer to the Parliaments Letter touching Sir Henry Cholmley the question was whether he should be subject to the commands of the General or the Parliament only and Voted that he should be subject to the General Orders for disbanding Supernumerary Forces in several Counties not of the Army Debate about Ordinances for Dr. Bastwick Mr. Burton and Mr. Pryn to have reparations for the illegal Sentences against them in the Star-Chamber Both Houses agreed upon seven persons to be exempted from pardon viz. The Lord Digby Lord Cottington Sir Robert Heath Sir Francis Doddington Sir George Ratcliffe Sir Richard Greenvile and Sir Charles Dalison Several compositions past Letters from Newcastle that Cromwel Haselrigge and the Committee ordered the slighting of several Northern Garrisons that the Army coming thither was entertained with great Guns and ringing of Bells and feasting That Sir John Chiesely and others were posting up to London to declare that Kingdoms dislike of their late Armies invading England and to desire a fair correspondency Letters of a design to betray Pendennis Castle some of the conspirators were taken and one of them adjudged to death by Sir Hardresse Waller and his Council of War Another who was imployed to corrupt the private Souldiers was not tryed but sent up to the Parliament because he was no Souldier himself but a Country-man many others of them fled 25. The publick Fast-day 26. Voted that the Kings last Message concerning Episcopacy was un-satisfactory And a Committee appointed to draw up the particulars wherein it was un-satisfactory that his Majesty might have the same in writing An Ordinance transmitted to the Lords for payment of Tithes to the Ministry Letters from the Committee of Estates in Scotland desiring a fair correspondency and brotherly Vnion between the two Nations And that Sir John Chiesely was intrusted to deliver by word of mouth other particulars of their desires Order that the Letter be communicated to the Lords and Sir John Chiesely referred to the Committee of Derby-house to impart further particulars to them Order for five thousand Suits of Cloaths for Cromwels Souldiers The Lords concurred that the Kings Paper concerning Episcopacy was not satisfactory 27. Voted that that part of the Kings answer concerning the taking of the Covenant is un-satisfactory Also that concerning the taking away of Arch-bishops Bishops Deans c. Also that concerning the abolishing of Popery in desiring to have it tolerated in the Queens Chappel and for her Family Also that for alienating of Bishops Lands and sale of Dans and Chapters Lands and many others A Committee appointed to draw up the Covenant in such a form as may be proper for his Majesty to take it A Committee ordered to consider of his Majesties Concessions to any part of the Propositions and to draw them up into Bills to be tendred to his Majesty An Ordinance past for repayment of Money advanced by the Merchant Adventurers for the service of the Navy 28. Letters from Colonel Jones in Ireland That the Marquess of Ormond was upon concluding a peace with the Irish Rebels the Lord Inchequin complying and all to joyn against the Parliaments party there the design hatched in England by the fomenters of the second War and the Scots who last invaded England and should then have broken out and given forth to be by Commission from the King He desires the House seriously to consider of it Order that a Message be forthwith sent to his Majesty to desire him to declarè against the Rebellion of Ireland and against this Truce with the Rebels and to require the Marquess of Ormond to forbear joyning with the Rebels against the Protestants The Parliaments Commissioners with the Army agreed with the General
and Officers 1. That in regard of the new Garrisons of Berwick and many other places that provision may be made for three thousand Foot to be continued more than the former establishment 2. More Officers of the Train 3. That the General give command against listing any new Recruits 4. Touching pay of the Army and deduction for free quarter 5. That the Army be drawn into Towns c. 6. That by Towns is meant Market Towns and the streets near to them only 30. Voted that the Kings Message as to Delinquents was un-satisfactory in all the clauses thereof And several Votes admitting of Compositions at lower rates than before and that persons excepted as to life should be admitted to composition at a full Moiety of their Estates except only seven Persons which were not then named Vote that Wiliam Powell John Clerke John Eltonhead Robert Nicholas John Parker and Robert Bernard Esquires should be made Sergents at Law Order to the Committee of Norfolk about securing a Ship and Goods cast away upon that Coast The Lords moved that the dispute about Sale of Bishops Lands might be waved at present and the rest agreed by both Houses to be sent to the King but upon reasons given by the Commons that in regard their Lordships had concurred to abolish Bishops that it could not be if their Lands should not be disposed of and divers of them had been already sold upon the authority of an Ordinance of both Houses the Lords hereupon concurred with the Commons Letters from York of Cromwels coming to Newcastle with his Army and being highly treated there and of his ordering Forces for strengthning the siege of Pomfret that the Army kept a day of thanksgiving for their good success in Scotland That a Souldier by judgment of a Council of War was shot to death for plundering in Scotland That Cromwel and his Officers had a meeting with the Gentlemen of the four Northern Counties who agreed upon a Petition to the Parliament for justice against Delinquents and for a Commission of Oyer and Terminer to be sent down to try such as they should apprehend and for pay for one thousand two hundred Foot in Berwick and a Regiment of Horse under Colonel Fenwick and for eight hundred Foot in Carlisle and a Regiment of Horse Letters from St. Albans mentioning a Petition to the General from Colonel Ingoldsbyes Regiment reciting the hazards charges and victories of the Army and good People of the Parliaments party That nothing remains to be done to make the hazards of their lives and loss of so much blood effectual but an immediate care that Justice be done upon the principal invaders of all their liberties namely the King and his party That they will live and die with the Parliament in their Declaration of non-Addresses to the King That they apprehend with grief that all their Harvest should end in Chaff and what was won in the Field should be given away in a Chamber and they doubt the issue of the Treaty will be neither just nor safe They pray his Excellency to re-establish a General Council of the Army to consider of some effectual remedies hereunto by representing it to the House of Commons as the Petitioners of London and other places have done or in such other way as his Excellency and his Council shall think fit 31. Order to injoyn all the Members of the House to pay their Assessments to the Army equal with the rest of the Subjects Vote that his Majestics answer concerning the Church was un-satisfactory Letters of the Lord Ormonds treating with the confederate Roman Catholicks in Ireland for peace Letters from Edenburgh of a Declaration to prevent injuries or abuses to Major General Lamberts Souldiers That Lieutenant General Gromwel and Sir Arthur Haselrigge were in as high honour with the well affected party in Scotland as ever any of the English were Letters from York that the Garrison of Pomfret had killed and taken divers of the Parliaments Forces that sometimes they have Cessations and drink to one another by the names of brother Roundhead and brother Cavalier That the difference between Sir Henry Cholmely and Colonel Rainsborough who shall command in chief the Forces before Pomfret gives great advantage to the Garrison there November 1648. 1. Order for the Commissioners of the Great Seal to pass a Patent of the place in the Tower formerly given to M r Nichols one of the eleven Members to hold for his life Vote that his Majesties Message concerning Ireland was un-satisfactory The like concerning raising of Monies to pay publick debts Order that the two Catechisms be sent to the Commissioners to be presented to his Majesty Letters from Doncaster that forty Horse sallied out of Pomfret towards Doncaster where they killed the Centinel then three of them rode on to Doncaster and asked for Colonel Rainsboroughs Quarters and came to his Chamber there called to him and said they had a Letter from Lieutenant General Cromwel That the Colonel rose and opened his door to them expecting such a Letter that morning and presently the three Pomfret Souldiers fell upon him shot him into the Neck and another shot him into the Heart with other Wounds and left him dead escaping away without any alarm given 2. Message from the Lords for adding fourteen days more to the Treaty with his Majesty Vote that the Kings answer touching the Court of Wards was satisfactory And that one hundred thousand pounds per annum should be setled on the King and his Heirs in lieu of the Revenue of that Count provided it be not alienated from the Crown Several Messages from the Lords in furtherance of the Treaty Information of terrible designs on foot to kill the Parliament men and of suspicion that the Earl of Warwick would prove false to the Parliament 3. A Petition of the Merchants Trading into France referred to the Committee of the Navy to examine and report the grievances complained of by them Upon a Message from the King Ordered that Dr. Vsher Bambridge Prideaux Warner Fern and Morley have leave to go to his Majesty for information of his Conscience The Commons concurred with the Lords to add fourteen daies more for the Treaty with his Majesty And ordered a Committee to propound to the Common Council of London the loan of four thousand pounds more for the Treaty Referred to Lieutenant General Cromwel to take special care and strict examination concerning the Murther of Colonel Rainsborough Vote that his Majesties answer concerning his declaring against the conjunction of the Lord Ormonds Forces with the Rebels of Ireland was un-satisfactory his Majesty justifying the Lord Ormond in that bloody act 4. Vote of both Houses that any three of the Commissioners with his Majesty one Lord and two Commoners might continue upon the business of the Treaty and the rest to return if they pleased to London Debate about guarding of the
Court the Statute of W. 1. c. 29. and the Mirrour of Justices agree in an excellent direction in this point When a good cause is destroyed by misinformations or unlawful subtleties or deceits let the instruments thereof take heed of the wo denounced by the prophet against them that call good evil and evil good that put darkness for light and light for darkness their root shall be rottenness and shall go up as dust Remember that in your Oath for one verb you shall serve you have two adverbs well and truly The duty of Advocates to their Clients are general and particular The general consist in three things Secrecy Diligence and Fidelity 1. For Secrecy Advocates are a kind of Confessors and ought to be such to whom the Client may with confidence lay open his evidences and the naked truth of his case sub Sigillo and he ought not to discover them to his Clients prejudice nor will the Law compel him to it 2. For Diligence much is required in an Advocate in receiving instructions not only by breviats but by looking into the Books themselves in perusing Deeds in drawing Conveyances and Pleas in studying the points in Law and in giving a constant and careful attendance and endeavour in his Clients causes 3. For Fidelity it is accounted vinculum Societatis the name of unfaithfulness is hateful in all and more in Advocates than others whom the Client trusts with his livelyhood without which his life is irkesome and the unfaithfulness or fraud of the one is the ruin of the other Virgil in his fiction of Aeneas going down to Hell sets these in the front of Crimes Hic quibus invisi fratres dum vita manebat Pulsatusve Parens aut fraus innexa clienti Inclusi paenam expectant For your duty to particular Clients you may consider That some are rich yet with such theremust be no endeavour to lengthen causes to continue Fees Some are poor yet their business must not be neglected if their cause be honest they are not the worst Clients though they fill not your purses they will fill the ears of God with prayers for you and he who is the defender of the poor will repay your Charity Some Clients are of mean capacity you must take the more pains to instruct your self to understand their business Some are of quick capacity and confidence yet you must not trust to their information Some are peaceable detain them not but send them home the sooner Some are contentious advise them to reconcilement with their Adversary Amongst your Clients and all others endeavour to gain and preserve that estimation and respect which is due to your degree and to a just honest and discreet person Among your Neighbours in the Country never foment but pacify contentions the French proverb is Bonne terre mavuais chemin Bon Advocat mavuais voicin I hope this will never by any here be turned into English The next and last words which I shall note in your Writ are Servientis ad legem The name Sergeant is antient some would fetch it from the French word Sergent as Pasquier in his Recherches but that word is also Saxon. You are indeed Servientes but it is Ad legem your Fee is honorarium and you are or ought to be Patroni Clientium Viduae Orphano Adjutores The Conservators of the peace as in my Lord Cokes preface to his 10. Rep. were antiently called Servientes pacis and the tenure by Grand Sergeantry is the most honourable Sergeants were also called in Latin Narratores as my Lord Coke and Sir Roger Owen observe And in the Book in the Tower 14 E. 2. f. 89. One prayes that he may have Narratores in placitis ipsum tangentibus notwithstanding the Laws of Wales In the records in the Treasury 25 E. 1. one Thomas Marshall justified the maintenance of a cause for that he was Communis Serviens Narrator coram Justitiariis alibi ubi melius ad hoc conduci poterit and as a Counsellor he advised him They were antiently called likewise Countors as is noted by Sir Roger Owen and my Lord Coke because the Count comprehendeth the Substance of the Original Writ and the foundation of the suit and of that Part as the worthiest they took their name and lost it not in the reign of E. 1. and at this day every Sergeant at his creation doth count in some real Action at the Common-Pleas Bar. In the Statute of W. 1. 3 E. 1. he is called Sergeant Countor and in the Stat. 28 E. 1. c. 11. is this clause Nest my a entender que home ne poet aueer Councildes Countors des Sages gents Chaucer calls them Countors and in the Mirrour of Justices there is a Chapter of Countors the like in the grand Coustumier of Normandy and in the text and gloss of both these Countors are agreed to be Advocates who plead and defend mens causes in Judicial Courts The rest of the words of your Writ prefix a day and command you to prepare your selves to take this state and degree upon you Accordingly some of you have formerly appeared upon your Writs which have been ordered to be filed and your appearances recorded The rest of you have now appeared upon your Writs which have been read and the like order given as for the others and we are ready to admit you to take your Oaths And what honour and advantage hath been gained by any the most eminent of your predecessours in this degree I do heartily wish may be multiplied unto you Mr. Sergeant S t John and to all the rest of these worthy Gentlemen your Brethren 20. Vote for money for the Forces in Carlisle and Northumberland c. Several Officers of the Army presented to the Commons not to the Lords the Large Remonstrance of the Army with a Letter from the General to the House desiring the Renonstrance might have a present reading and the things propounded therein be timely considered and that no failing in Circumstances or expressions may prejudice the reason or Justice of what was tendered The preamble of the Remonstrance shewed the miscarriages of the King and of the Parliament severally and in Treaties between them especially that Treaty wherein they now are That they conceive the Parliament hath abundant cause to lay aside any further proceedings in this Treaty and to return to their votes of non-addresses and to reject the Kings demands for himself and his Party and that he may no more come to Government nor to London That Delinquents be no more bargained with nor partially dealt with Nor protected nor pardonable by any other power only moderated upon submission and among these Offenders they offer 1. That the King be brought to Justice as the Capital cause of all 2. That a day be set for the Prince and Duke of York to come in and if they do not then to be declared Traitors if they do come in to be proceeded against or remitted
particulars mentioned by my worthy Colleague that spake last in which I have owned your Authority And for a strict formal pursuance of the Ordinary rules of Law it hath been hardly to be discerned in any of the late proceedings on either side in all our great and weighty transactions Unavoidable necessity hath put us upon those courses which otherwise perhaps we should not have taken I am sure my sitting and acting here is according to the known Laws of England and that my protection at this time is only from you therefore my obedience is only due to you and there is no other visible Authority in being but your selves There are sufficient reasons to justify an obedience to your Authority which truly Sir I do own and not scruple at all as things now are to act by that Authority I only scruple my undertaking this great Charge knowing my own want to perform it as I ought to do this place requires quick apprehension general learning and deep judgment all which are wanting in me but I see many worthy Gentlemen within these Walls of much greater abilities and more compleatly furnished for the execution of this Charge than I am My humble Motion therefore to you is That you will be pleas'd to think of some persons more fit and worthy of this great trust than I am and to excuse me from being one of your Commissioners for the Great Seal of England which is a place too high for me The House would not allow of his excuse but after a little debate the question was put and it was voted Nemine contradicente that he should be one of the Commissioners for the Great Seal Then Mr. John L'Isle was named to be another of the Commissioners and after a short and no eager excuse made by him and his high owning of their Authority which he had sufficiently done before as one of the High Court of Justice for tryal of the King Mr. L'Isle was Voted to be another of the Commissioners for the Great Seal Lastly Mr. Sergeant Keeble was named to be the third Commissioner of the Great Seal and two of them of the Quorum Upon debate the time for their being Commissioners was Voted to be quam deu se bene gesserint The Title held some debate whether they should be stiled Commissioners or Lords Commissioners and though the word Lords was less acceptable at this time than formerly yet that they might not seem to lessen their own Authority nor the Honour of their Officers constituted by them they Voted the Title to be Lords Commissioners and the Act was passed presently in these words An Act of the Commons assembled in Parliament for committing the Great Seal of England into the hands and custody of Commissioners Beit enacted by this present Parliament and the Authority of the same that the Great Seal of England shall be committed to the keeping of Bulstrode Whitelock Sergeant at Law Richard Keeble Sergeant at Law and Iohn L'Isle Esq who are hereby appointed Lords Commissioners for that purpose quamdiu se bene gesserint which said Persons are hereby constituted and appointed to be Lords Commissioners for the Custody of the Great Seal of England during the time aforesaid and they or any two of them shall have and are hereby authorised to have the Custody Keeping Ordering and Disposing thereof as also all such and the like powers and Authorities as any Lord Chancellour Lord Keper or Commissioners of the Great Seal of England for the time being have Lawfully had and used or ought to have had or used Hen. Scobell Cleric Parliamenti Sergeant Keeble was sent for and they three being commanded by the House to come up to the Table Whitelock went in the middle Sergeant Keeble on his right hand and M r L'Isle on his Ieft hand there the Speaker gave them their Oaths Well and truly to execute the place of Commissioners for the Seal and then he delivered the new Great Seal to them They put up the Seal in the Purse and with the usual Ceremonies and reverence they brought it out of the House and went into the Queens Court where they sealed it up with their Seals and went their selves to see it locked up in the Tower in M r Brown's House where it was usually laid before 9. Many Justices of the Peace scrupling to Act because their Commissions were in the name of the King a Committee was appointed to consider of another form for them and thatthey might be commanded to Act in the name of the Parliament The House confirmed the election of the Lord General and Colonel Rich to be Burgesses for Cirencester and to admit them Members This being the first day of the Term the six Judges who were inclined to hold their places were as yet much unsatisfied because the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy were still continued and because the House had not declared that the fundamental Laws should be continued and the Judges to administer justice accordingly They debated these matters together and in conclusion came to this result that if the House would pass such a Declaration repeal the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy and alter the Oath of a Judge that then they would presently sit in their places 'T was told them it would be hard to procure all this to be done in the House so soon as that they might sit in the several Courts this morning and if they should not sit this first day of the Term it would be some interruption to the Course of Justice and reflect upon the Parliament They were intreated to draw the Declaration themselves as they desired the House should pass it which they did presently and the Cmmissioners of the Seal went into the house and acquainted them with the consequence of the business which they tendred to them to be forthwith passed to enable the six Judges to sit in Court this morning The House were so sensible of the reasonableness and fitness to give a speedy dispatch to this business that they laid aside all other and soon Voted That the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy should be null and void made a satisfactory alteration of the Oath of a Judge and passed the Declaration drawn by the Judges They were satisfied herewith and the Commissioners presently sealed their Patents and gave them the new Oath of Judges then they went and sate in their several Courts and the Commissioners of the Seal sate in Chancery They caused the Declaration to be read and spake to the Auditory concerning the business to give them satisfaction and to settle their minds this they took occasion to do in their Speeches to the Judges and therein 't is believed they did some service for the Parliament Upon the desire of the Committee for the Revenue the Lord General granted his Warrant to all Officers and Souldiers to suppress the cutting down and destroying of Timber and killing of Deer in any of the publick Forests Chaces
Lands and Revenues of the King Queen and Prince and securing thereby the Arreares of the Souldiery again debated and Committed A Petition from the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common Councel of London acquainting the House that one of the Members thereof Alderman Wilson was elected one of the Sherriffs and desired the leave of the House that he might serve according to his Election Upon the Question it was voted to be left to Alderman Wilson to except thereof if he should think fit and that the house would look upon it as an acceptable service to the Common-wealth if he would serve therein according to the election and desire of the City Alderman Wilson being very fit for that place and freely elected to it and a Conscientious worthy Person considering the Affection of the City and that God had blessed him and his Father with the gaining a plentiful Fortune in that place thought it fit for him to spend some of it and to undergo the Trouble of the place for the Honour and Service of the City A Petition of the well affected in Lancashire to the Officers of the Army reciting the Order of the Councel of State for demolishing Lancaster Castle shewing the danger thereof to the well affected praying them to be a Meanes to the General and to the Councel that it may not be done 14 Debate all day upon the Act for sale of the Kings Lands c. and Order to meet on Munday at 6 a Clock in the morning for the dispatch of this Act that the Souldiery may see the care of the Parliament for securing their Arreares before they go into Ireland Order giving further time for doubling upon the purchase of Deanes and Chapters Lands 16 An Act passed for sale of the Crown Lands to secure the Arrears of the Souldiery Order for allowing 3000 l. to Mr. John Brown Clerk of the Lords House for his Losses and referred to a Committee how to raise it Referred to the Councel of State to examine a Mutiny of the reduced Souldiers at York and to punish the Mutineers A Petition from South Wales that when Collonel Horton with his Regiment shall be drawn from thence to Ireland C. Martin or who the House shall think fit may be their Commander in Chief and they will pay his Forces Referred to the General to take care of South-Wales and the Petitioners had thanks for their good Affections Letters that the Fleet before Kingsale took a Vessel of Prince Ruperts of 11 Guns and in her Captain Leg and Sir Hugh Windham Captain Darcy and 60 Men and Ammunition That Captain Ball took a Holland Man of War of 30 Guns loaden with Stuffes and Provisions for Prince Rupert and Maurice and sent her up to the State Letters that Tredah holds out against Ormond who puts the English into Garrisons and keeps the Catholicks and the Irish in the Field to fight That Captain Jones out of Dublin fell upon Ormonds Quarters took 200 Horse killed and took 140 Men without the Loss of one Man cut their Tents and retreated to Dublin whither 4000 Quarters of Corn were brought in from Chester That the Lieutenant of Ireland was entertained with great Honour at Bristol and the Country came in great multitudes to see him that he lay there for a Wind. 17 The Act passed touching Coynes Upon a Report from the Conncel of State who had consulted therein with the General the House Voted That when the Councel should see Cause for the safty of the Common Wealth they might make an Addition of Forces both Horse and Foot to be in readiness to take the Field and march with the standing Army and they to have Pay only while they should be in Service Indemnity given to some well affected Justices of the Peace of Surrey who were sued for some things irregularly done by them Orders of Reference to Lords the Commissioners of the Seal touching Coynes Letters from Scotland that they resolve to levy a considerable Army forthwith and as they say for their own Defence Letters that Collonel Reynolds Regiment of Horse and Collonel Venable's and Collonel Hunks's Regiments of Foot were ready to be shiped Letters from Dublin that the Enemy fiercely assaulced Tredah but were beaten off with the Loss of 2000 Men that the Governour went forth with a Party of about 200 Horse and about 1500 Foot into the Enemies Camp brought away 200 of their Horse with some Bread Beer Fruit and Sack but are in great want of Provisions and can receive none from Dublin 18 Vote to discharge Mr. Abbot from being Register of the Prerogative Court and Mr. Oldsworth and Mr. Parker to have Patents for that Office Referred to a Committee to consider what to do concerning Ecclesiastical Offices and Courts An Act Passed for a Collection for the Propagation of the Gospel in New-England Leave given to Lieutenant Collonel Lilbourn to visit his sick Wife and Family Letters that Sir Charles Coot sent forth Captain St. John and Captain Taylor out of London Derry who fell upon the Enemies Quarters slew divers of them and took many Prisoners A Declaration passed in answer to the Letter from the Parliament of Scotland to vindicate the Proceedings of the Parliament of England 19 Order for the Printing and Publishing the Act declaring what Offences shall be adjudged Treason Several Orders passed relating to particular Persons and not of publick Concernment 20 Order for the Committee of Accounts to allow the Certificates of the several Sub-Commissioners for Accounts in the respective Counties Referred to the Commissioners of the Seal to consider how Monies may be raised for the Repair of Marlborough-Bridge Referred to the Committee of the Army to confer with the General and Officers of his Army how free Quarter may be totally taken off and the late Act passed for that end be put in effectual Execution and to give an Account thereof to the Councel of State Letters from Bristol from the Lieutenant of Ireland about Supplies for his Forces referred to the Committee of the Army Order for 500 l. for Mrs. Farrer of her Husbands Arrears Mr. Fell made Second Judge of Chester and the L. President Bradshaw made Chief Justice of Chester Order for 4000 l. to be paid to divers who were Labourers in Scotland Yard to his late Majesty Attourney General Prideaux moved the House in the behalf of the Lords Commissioners Whitelock and Lisle that they may have the Duke of Bucks House as a conveniency of their being together for their Service of the Seal and that they might have a Lease for 21 Years of that House The Parliament very freely ordered what Mr. Attourney desired and referred it to the Committee of Haberdashers Hall to set the Rent for it which they did the same day at 40 l. per annum and no more because of the great Charge they should be put to in the repair of it it being much ruined by the Quartering of Souldiers in it 21 Letters from Plymonth of Collonel
6 Returns of Subscriptions to the Ingagement from several Regiments and Garrisons Letters from Taunton That the Commissioners for settling the Militia in that County had agreed upon Officers of Horse and Foot to be named to the Councel of State for Commissions That C. Pine is most Active in this and all other Business of that County At a Horse Race near Blackley there being many Gallants with Pistols Swords and Arms C. Smith with the Oxfordshire Troop came thither and disarmed some of the chief and most suspected of the Company The same Captain Smith in 6 Months apprehended 50 Robbers in those Parts 30 of them were hanged Letters from Shrewsbury of the meeting of Cavaliers in that County and Suspicions of new Plots Account of Troops and Recruits marching towards Chester for Ireland 8 Letters from Newcastle That the Cavaliers report generally that the Scots and their King are agreed and thereupon many of them are gone into Scotland That course is taken to prevent them for the future That the Ministers in Yorkshire preach openly against the Ingagement That many Mosse Troopers are dayly taken From Yarmouth That Commissions came from the Councel of State for the Militia which the Bayliffes and others are putting in Execution and Souldiers list themselves and take the Ingagement very willingly That the like was done in Norwich for that City and for the County of Norfolk The like was done in Essex That the four Ships sent to guard the Fishers have much advanced the Fishing Trade From Cork That 5 Ships with Souldiers were all cast away coming from Minehead for Ireland only 20 or 30 men swam to shore That the Enemy besieged Captain Barrington in Arklow Castle and he sallyed out upon them beat them off and killed many of them That Lieutenant Collonel Axtel Governour of Rosse made several Incursions into the Enemies Quarters in the County of Kilkenny took many Prisoners and great store of Cattle Account of Recruits for Ireland Some debauch't Persons in a Tavern drinking Healths in a Balcone breaking Glasses and drawing a great deal of Company together some Souldiers who saw it went up to the Gentlemen and carryed them away Prisonees to Whitehall 9 Letters from Dunstar confirming the sad news of the 5 Ships that went from Minehead to Ireland all cast away Captain Ensor and Captain Whiting with 80 Horse and 150 Foot and all the Seamen drowned except 20 or 30. From Ireland that the Popish Clergy there have agreed to raise 7000 Men by March next and to pay them and that Antrim shall command them That the Estates of Scotland are setting out a Declaration in answer to Montrosses Declaration and conform to that of the Kirk One Hinderson proclaimed in several Streets of Newark I pronounce Charles the Second of England Scotland France and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. as King of England although his Father suffered wrongfully Yet you cannot be Governed without a Head but now you are Governed by a stinking lowsy Committee For these words he was apprehended and sent to Prison A Petition to the General and his Councel of Officers in the behalf of 3000 maimed Souldiers and Widdows whose Husbands were slain in the Service of the Parliament the General and his Councel recommended it to C. Rich to move the House therein The Councel of State sent three of their Messengers to apprehend one Mercer who stabbed two of them that they dyed immediately and wounded the third and so escaped from them 11 Letters that an Irish Frigot boarded a Newcastle Ship near Hartlepool which the Governour seeing caused some of his Guns to be so planted that they shot the Irish Frigot through and through and caused her to hasten away and leave her Prize behind which came in safe to Hartlepool From Scotland that Libberton was returned with a Message from the King which was read but nothing done upon it that he speaks high what the King will do for and stand by Scotland yet they go on in purging the Army That an English Merchant having a cause to be pleaded there the Scots Lawyers refused to plead for him because the business was drawn up in the new way in the Name of the Councel of State About 24 Persons came in the Night to White-Fryars with Muskets as Souldiers called up the Constable and required him to go along with them to apprehend some dangerous Persons and brought him to the Lodging of Sir Edward Hales whom they knew to have a great Sum of Money there That when they came into the House they bound the Constable and Sir Edward Hales and the Master of the House broke open Trunks and carryed away with them 100 l. besides Rings Watches c. Then they locked the Doors after them left theirMuskets behind them and got away in Boats which they had laid ready at White Fryars Stairs but 7 of those thieves were afterwards apprehended 12 The House named these Persons to be of the Council of State for the Year following viz. E. of Denbigh L. C. Justice St. John Sergeant Bradshaw L. Grey of Groby M. G. Skippon Alderman Pennington Sheriffe Wilson Sir William Masham Lord Commissioner Whitelock Sir James Harrington C. Hutchinson Mr. Bond. Mr. Alderman Popham Mr. Wanton̄ C. Purefoy Mr. Jones C. Ludlow E. of Salisbury Mr. Luke Robinson L. C. Justice Rolle L. Ch. Baron Welde L. G. Fairfax L. Lt. Cromwel Mr. H. Martyn Sir Gilbert Pickering Mr. Stapely Mr. Heveningham Sir Arthur Hassterig Mr. Wallup Sir H. Vano Junior L. Lisle Sir William Armyne Sir Henry Mildmay Sir William Constable Lord Commissioner Lisle Mr. Scot. Mr. Holland Debate touching meanes of advancing the Gospel of Christ An Act touching the way of Presentations and settling of Ministers in Livings committed An additional Act for the more severe punishing of prophane Swearing and Cursing committed An Act for suppressing and punishing the abominable sins of Incest Adultery and Fornication committed 13 Letters from the West That many Presbyterians in their Pulpits prayed very Zealously for restoring the King of Scots to his Fathers Crown in England That a French Vessel which came from the Barbado's was wracked and 13 of her men lost and the rest saved Sir Bathazer Gerbier set up his Academy in White Fryers for the teaching of all manner of Arts and Sciences a good design if the conduct and Success had been answerable 14 Letters from Scotland That their King in his Message by Libberton would have exempted from any benefit of the Agreement all such as shall be found to have had a hand in the Death of his Father without mentioning whom which breeds a general Jealousy that it may reach to all that consented to the giving up of his Father at Newcastle or joyned in the Covenant with England That the King will only acknowledge the Scots Commissioners to be Commoners of Parliament during the Treaty or after as it shall succeed and private Letters were sent from the King to
to hunt after them a Party of the Enemies Horse fell suddenly upon them and took 64 of them Prisoners That Mr. White who formerly betrayed the Bogg of Allen to the Rebeils coming from them to Dublin was met with and killed by the Tories That the Lord Deputy Ireton came to the Siege of Catherlow and sent Collonel Axtel with 1100 Horse and Foot to Tecrohan That the Lady Fitz-Gerald whom the Souldiers called Col. Mary she defending Tecrohan wrote to her Husband for Supplyes else that she must be forced to surrender upon Conditions and that none in the Castle but one doth know her wants 22 Letters of much trouble in Scotland by reason of the Army of English Sectaries marching Northwards That one Whitford another of the Assacinates of Dr. Dorislaus was executed in Scotland as one of Montrosses Party 24 Letters that the King had left Holland and either was already or would shortly be in Scotland That a Holland Ship Loaden with goods for Edenburch was taken by the Parliaments ships and brought to Newcastle That the Scotch Levyes proceed apace and some Lords are questioned for having a hand in the Invasion of Montross 25 Orders touching the Forces marching Northwards and about Recruits for Ireland and for Widdows maintenance whose Husbands were slain in the Parliaments Service An Act passed for continuance of the Committee for the Army and Treasurers at War An Act passed for constituting M. G. Skippon Commander in chief of all the Forces in London and the Lines of Communication The Act touching Articles of War continued for six Months Debate of an Act for suppressing Raunters An humble Acknowledgment to the Parliament from the Gentlemen and well affected of South-Wales with thankfulness and Profession of their future duty and Obedience And the Speaker gave them the hearty Thanks of the Parliament The juncto of the Councel of State with whom Cromwel consulted having Intelligence of the Kings resolution for Scotland and of the Laws there made of Forces to assist him in his intended Invasion of England whereof they had more than ordinary assurance They thought it therefore not prudent to be behind hand with their Enemy nor to be put to an after Game to stay till they should first invade England but rather to carry the War from their native Country into Scotland As to the Objection that their invading Scotland would be contrary to the Covenant they were satisfyed that the Covenant was by the Scots broken and dissolved before and was not now binding betwixt the two Nations and the levying of Forces In Scotland and marchinng some of them to the Borders of England with the Hostile Acts done by them formerly were sufficient Grounds for the Parliament to provide for the Security of themselves and Countreymen the which could not be so effectually done as by carrying the War which they designed upon us unto their own Doors Upon these and many other weighty considerations it was resolved here That having a formed Army well provided and experienced they would march it forthwith into Scotland to prevent the Scots Marching iuto England and the Miseries accompanying their Forces to our Conutreymen The Ld. G. Fairfax being advised with herein seemed at first to like well of it but afterwards being hourly perswaded by the Presbyteriam Ministers and his own Lady who was a great Patroness of them he declared himself unsatisfyed that there was a just ground for the Parlament of England to send their Army to Invade Scotland But in case the Scots should invade England then he was forward to ingage against them in defence of his own Country The Councel of State fomewhat troubled at his Excellencies scruples appointed Cromwel Lambert Harrison St. John and Whitelock a Committee to confer hereupon with Fairfax and to endeavanr to satisfy him of the Justice and lawfulness of this undertaking The Committee met with the L. G. Fairfax and being shut up together in a room in Whitehall they went first to Prayer that God would direct them in this business and Cromwel began and most of the Committee prayed after which they discoursed to this effect Cromwel My Lord General we are commanded by the Councel of State to conferr with your Excellency touching the present design whereof you have heard some debate in the Councel of marching the Army under your Command into Scotland and because there seemed to be some hesitation in your self as to that Journey this Committee were appointed to endeavour to give your Excellency Satisfaction in any doubts of yours which may arise concerning that affair and the Grounds of that resolution of the Councel for the Journey into Scotland Lord General I am very glad of the Opportunity of conferring with this Committee where I find so many of my particular Friends as well as of the Commonwealth about this great business of our March into Scotland wherein I do acknowledge my self not fully satisfyed as to the grounds and justice of our Invasion upon our Brethren of Scotland and I shall be glad to receive satisfaction therein by you Lambert Will your Excellency be pleased to favour us with the particular Causes of your Dissatisfaction Lord General I shall very freely do it and I think I need not make to you or to any that know me any Protestation of the continuance of my Duty and Affection to the Parliament and my readyness to serve them in any thing wherein my Conscience will give me leave Harrison There cannot be more desired nor expected from your Excellency Whitelock No Man can doubt of the Fidelity and Affection of your Excellency to the Service of the Commonwealth you have given ample Testimony thereof and it will be much for the advantage of their affairs if we may be able to give you satisfaction as I hope we shall touching the particular points wherein your doubts arise St. John I pray my Lord be pleased to acquaint us with your particular Objections against this Journey Lord General My Lords you will give me leave then withall freeness to say to you that I think it doubtful whether we have a just cause to make an Invasion upon Scotland With them we are joyned in the national League and Covenant and now for us contrary thereunto and without sufficient cause given us by them to enter into their Country with an Army and to make War upon them is that which I cannot see the justice of nor how we shall be able to justify the lawfulness of it before God or Men. Cromwel I confess My Lord that if they have given us no cause to invade them it will not be justifyable for us to do it and to make War upon them without a sufficient ground for it will be contrary to that which in Conscience we ought to do and displeasing both to God and good men But My Lord if they have invaded us as your Lordship knows they have done since the national Covenant and contrary
to it in that Action of D. Hamilton which was by order and authority from the Parliament of that Kingdom and so the Act of the whole Nation by their Representatives And if they now give us too much cause of suspicion that they intend another Invasion upon us joyning with their King with whom they have made a full agreement without the Assent or Privity of this Commonwealth and are very busie at this present in raising Forces and Money to carry on their Design If these things are not a sufficient ground and Cause for us to endeavour to provide for the safty of our own Countrey and to prevent the miseries which an Invasion of the Scots would bring upon us I humbly submit it to your Excellencies Judgment That they have formerly invaded us and brought a War into the Bowels of our Countrey is known to all wherein God was pleased to bless us with Success against them and that they now intend a new Invasion upon us I do as really believe and have as good Intelligence of it as we can have of any thing that is not yet acted Therefore I say My Lord that upon these grounds I think we have a most just Cause to bogin or rather to return and requite their Hostility first begun upon us and thereby to free our Country if God shall be pleased to assist us and I doubt not but he will from the great misery and calamity of having an Army of Scots within our Countrey That there will be War between us I fear is unavoidable Your Excellency will soon determine whether it be better to have this War in the Bowels of another Country or of our own and that it will be in one of them I think it without Scruple Lord General It is probable there will be War between us but whether we should begin this War and be on the offensive part or only stand upon our own defence is that which I scruple And although they invaded us under D. Hamilton who pretended the Authority of the Parliament then sitting for it yet their succeeding Parliament disowned that Ingagement and punished some of the Promoters of it Whitelock Some of the principal men in that Ingagement of D. Hamiltons are now in great Favour and Imployment with them especially in their Army since raised and now almost ready to advance into England and I believe your Excellency will judge it more prudence for us who have an Army under your Command ready formed and experienced Souldiers whom God hath wonderfully prospered under your conduct to prevent their coming into England by visiting of them in their own Countrey Lord General If we were assured of their coming with their Army into England I confess it were prudence for us to prevent them and we are ready to advance into Scotland before they can march into England but what warrant have we to fall upon them unless we can be assured of their purpose to fall upon us Harrison I think under favour there cannot be greater assurance or humane probability of the intentions of any State than we have of theirs to invade our Countrey else what means their present Levyes of Men and Money and their quartering Souldiers upon our Borders it is not long since they did the like to us and we can hardly imagine what other design they can have to imploy their Forces Lord General Humane Probabilities are not sufficient grounds to make War upon a Neighbour Nation especially our Brethren of Scotland to whom we are ingaged in a solemn League and Covenant St. John But My Lord that League and Covenant was first broken by themselves and so dissolved as to us and the disowning of D. Hamiltons Action by their latter Parliament cannot acquit the Injury done to us before Cromwel I suppose your Excellency will be convinced of this clear truth that we are no longer oblieged by the League and Covenant which themselves did did first break Lord General I am to answer only for my own Conscience and what that yields unto as just and lawful I shall follow and what seems to me or what I doubt to be otherwise I must not do Whitelock Your Excellence is upon a very right ground and our business is to endeavour your Satisfaction in those doubts you make if we shall stay till they first invade us we shall suffer much misery to come among us which probably we may prevent by sending first to them and surely the Law of Nations if an Ally enter in an hostile manner into his Neighbour Nation contrary to the Allyance and be beaten out again that Nation thus invaded may law fully afterwards invade the other to requite the former wrongs done unto them But besides this we cannot but see their present preparations to be against us for they are in Amity with all others and their conjunction now with the Kings Party may plainly enough discover their Designes against this Commonwealth Lord General I can but say as I sayed before that every one must stand or fall by his own Conscience those who are satisfyed of the Juistce of this War may chearfully proceed in it those who scruple it as I confess I do cannot undertake any Service it in I acknowledge that which hath been said to carry much weight and reason with it and none can have more power upon me than this Committee nor none be more ready to serve the Parliament than my self in any thing wherein my Conscience shall be satisfyed in this it is not and therefore that I may be no hinderance to the Parliaments designs I shall willingly lay down my Commission that it may be in their hands to choose some worthier Person than my self and who may upon clear fatisfaction of his Conscience undertake this business wherein I desire to be excused Cromwel I am very sorry your Lordship should have thoughts of laying down your Commission by which God hath blest you in the performance of so many eminent Services for the Parliament I pray My Lord consider all your faithful Servants us who are Officers who have served under you and desire to serve under no other Gene. It would be a great discouragement to all of us and a great discouragement to the Affairs of the Parliament for our noble General to entertain any thoughts of laying down his Commission I hope your Lordship will never give so great an Advantage to the publick Enemy nor so much dishearten your Friends as to think of laying down your Commission Lambert If your Excellence should not receive so much satisfaction as to continue your Command in the Parliaments Service I am very fearful of the mischiefs which might ensue and the distraction in the pulick affairs by your laying down your Commission but I hope that which hath been offered unto you by this Committee upon your serious consideration will so far prevaile with your noble and pious disposition and with your Affection to this cause wherein we are so deeply
That C. Pines Militia Regiment of 1200 had a Rendezvous and shewed great forwardness 7 Letters that C. Fenwick with the great Guns played against Hume Castle and that the Governour sent this Letter to him I William of the Wastle Am now in my Castle And awe the Dogs in the Town Shand garre me gang down Letters of a party pursuing the Earl of Castle-haven in Ireland And that Corn is extream dear there That liberty being given to the Dutch to carry Provisions Custom-free to the Parliaments Army in Scotland many Dutch Ships are preparing to supply the Army 8 Letters of an Ostender refusing to come in to one of the Parliaments Frigots she sunk the Ostender 10 Letters that the Mortar-Pieces had done great Execution against Hume-Castle and spoiled many rich Goods there and the great Guns had made Breaches whereupon C. Fenwick resolved upon a Storm and the Officers cast lots who should lead on to it But the Governour beat a parley Fenwick refused to treat unless they would presently surrender upon Quarter for Life which they did and Fenwick appointed some Officers to look to the equal sharing of the Goods among his Souldiers only the Governours Lady had liberty to carry out some of her Goods and Bedding for her accommodation That the Army began their March with eight Regiments of Foot and nine of Horse towards Sterling That there are great Divisions among the Scots 11 Vote that â—he Councel of State should be altered for the year ensuing twenty one of the old Members to continue in still and twenty new Members to be chosen in This was done by way of balletting The old Members which continued were Cromwel Bradshaw Rolles St. John Skippen Sir Arthur Haselrigg Sir Gilbert Pickering Sir Henry Vane Junior Sir William Masham Sir William Armyn Sir Henry Mildmay Sir James Harrington Whitelock Lisse Lord Grey C. Purefoy Scot Challoner Walton Bond Gourden The Names of the new Members were Sir T. Widdrington Prideaux Major General Harrison Strickland Lieutenant Ceneral Fleetwood Sir John Trevor Sir William Brereton Sir John Bouchier Love Allen Salwey Lister Thomson Cary Fielder Darley Say Cawley Goodwyn Lemman 12 Letters of a Court Marshal at Plymouth they began with Prayer and condemned three Souldiers to dye for running away from their Colours 13 Letters of a Ship taken at Poole by the Pyrates pretending Commission from the King 14 Letters that the Scots in a Village called Geddard rose and armed themselves and set upon Captain Dawson as he returned from pursuing some Moss-Troopers killed his Guide and Trumpet and took him and eight of his Party and after they had given them Quarter killed them all in cold Blood That the Lord Deputy had scattered the Rebells and was returned to Dublin 15 Letters that the General marched with his Army three dayes Westward but by reason of the extream Snow and Storms they were forced to return back to Edenburgh That the Enemy were sufficiently allarmed by this March and fled to Sterling but none appeared against the English 17 Letters that the General had been ill in Scotland and some miscarriages in some of the Souldiers in their late March which were punished And the General set out a Proclamation That none should buy any Goods of Souldiers without their Officers hand to attest it That General Ruthen was dead And the Cavaliers of the deepest dye hold colour best in Scotland That the Presbyterians see how they are deceived and preach against them as much as they dare That Tantallon Castle was besieged by C. Monk and the Town was burnt by the Governour 18 Letters that Sir Hardress Waller and Cromwell had relieved the English Garrisons in Kerry and taken four from the Irish and made their Army fly and killed as many of them as they found That in the mean time the Irish got together in a Body from several places imagining the English could not draw forth another Party of any strength to oppose them But by reason of Divisions among themselves the Irish could not have a Conjunction and Body together above 3 or 4000. That the English drew all the strength they could against them but could not attack them General Blake had the thanks of the House for his great and faithful Service Instructions and Credentials passed for the Ambassadors to be sent to the United Provinces 19 Letters that the Irish being abroad in several Parties Collonel Reynolds with one Party and Collonel Hewson with another were out to attend the motions of the Enemy That four Parliament Troopers were taken by the Scots near Carlisle three of them were killed and the fourth saved his Life by swearing he was a Scot. That the Scots would laugh in the Faces of the English and take the next opportunity to cut their throats 20 Letters of disturbance of the execution of the Militia about Cambridgeshire by some of the Commissioners being Malignants 21 Letters of Recruits in Cornwall readily coming to be under Sir Hardress Waller in Ireland That the settling of the Militia and subscribing the Ingagement goes on readily in those parts That the Scilly Pyrates took a rich Londoner and several Merchant-men have been taken on the Western Coast by the Jersey Pyrates 22 Letters that the Ministers about Northampton did generally refuse to take the Ingagement 24 Letters that a Hoy of Hamborough coming with Cheese for Leith and brought by stress of weather into the North of Scotland was there seized on and examined and shewed Coquets for Haver de gras in France whereupon he was dismist and a Scots Man imbarqued with him for Haver de gras The Hamburgher having thus got free brought his Cheese and the Scots Man to Leith Mr. Fry a Member of Parliament being accused by C. Downes another Member in Parliament for a Book written by Mr. Fry and Mr. Fry having Printed another Book with all this matter in it The House Voted this to be a Breach of the Priviledge of Parliament They Voted other matters in the Book to be Erroneous Prophane and highly Scandalous That the Book be burnt and Mr. Fry disabled to sit in Parliament as a Member thereof Several Persons executed for robbing the Charter-house Hospital 25 Letters that the Lord Deputy had settled the Customs at Waterford and those parts and incouraged the Natives to plow and sow their Land and restrained the killing of Lambs That the Plague was broken out at Waterford whereupon the Lord Deputy removed to Kilkenny to be nearer to the Enemy That two Troops fell upon the Tories killed about 50 of them and took some Prisoners That the Souldiers were in great want of Victuals and Cloaths Proposals were agreed by the Lord Deputy and his Commission granted to C. Lawrence for raising a Regiment of 1200 in England and to transport them to Waterford The Parliament approved of them and referred it to the Lord Deputy and the Commissioners in Ireland to see them executed Referred
to the Councel of State to order the Stores and Magazines both for Sea and Land Service as they shall think best for the advantage of the Common-wealth Pardon 's passed for divers poor Prisoners upon Certificates of the Judges Order for an Act to confine Papists and Delinquents to their Houses Letters that the King was active in surveying his Garrisons and new Levies 26 Letters that two Dutchmen loaden with salt came to an anchor within half a League of Dartmouth Castle That presently after two Jersy Pirates came up with them cut their Cables by the half and carried them away That the Castle shot at them but could not reach them 27 Order by the Parliament That the Officers for the Recruits for Ireland shall constantly attend their Charges and the Forces to march directly to their Ports and in their march to Quarter in Inns and Ale-houses and to pay for what they have Referred to the Councel of State to send this order into the several Counties where the Recruits are to pass to the Commissioners of the Militia and for the Assessement and to the Constables that it be observed 28 Letters that the Irish having distressed a Party of the Parliaments Forces another commanded Party marched from Kilkenny to relieve them and after five weeks march in such a season of the Year into such inaccessable places they scattered the Enemy driving them out of many strong Holds some whereof they had taken from the Parliaments Forces That after pursuing them with Fire and Sword and utterly destroying that part of the Countrey which was part of the Enemies chief fastness and Refuge in their return home the Parliaments Foot ingaged with the Enemies at their own play and upon their own terms in such fastnesses of Woods and Boggs that the Parliaments Horse could not come near But God shewing himself the Irish were not able to abide but quickly fled leaving their Ammunition and store of their Arms behind them and some hundreds of them fell by the Sword in this Expedition March 1650. March 1 Letters of Jeysey Pyrates very bold upon the Western Coast That Tantallon Castle in Scotland after battery and playing with Granadoes was surrendred upon Mercy there being in it 91 Officers and Souldiers and that this cleared the Passage between Edenburgh and Berwick The High Court of Justice sentenced Sir Henry Hide late Agent for the King in Turkey to be beheaded for sundry Treasons and Crimes committed by him against the Common-wealth 3 Letters that the General and Officers of the Army in Scotland kept a Day of Humiliation for the Sins of the Army That thirty sale of Ships were lately come into Leith with Supplies from London for the Army That one of them was cast away That the King went into the North of Scotland to hasten the Levies and came to Aberdeen to compose their differences but the Presbytery there opposed their Proceedings especially in the receiving of Huntley and that the Chancellours Power is down That Faux Castle was surrendred to the General That the Countrey about Edenburgh sent in 100 Horse for Assistance of the General That C. Ludlow Shipped with his Men for Ireland 4 The Parliament ordered a day to be set apart to seek a Blessing from God upon their Councels at home and their Forces abroad by Sea and Land An Act passed for C. Pophain and C. Blake and C. Dean or any two of them to be Admirals and Generals of the Fleet for the year ensuing An Act impowring the Councel of State and the Admirals at Sea for the pressing of men as there shall be cause Amendments passed to a Bill for a new Invention in melting down of Metalls with Coal 5 No Letters came from Scotland nor from Ireland 6 Letters of several Ships taken by Pyrates of Jersy and Scylly Of the willingness of Recruits about Exon to go for Scotland 7 The business of Mrs Jane Puckering and Mr. Joseph Wâ—lch about his forcing of her to a pretended Marriage and carrying her beyond Sea to Dunkirk was heard by the Commissioners appointed for hearing and determing thereof by a special Act of Parliament made for that purpose Letters that a Party of the Parliaments Garrison at Lithgow fell upon a Party of Scots and took 30 Prisoners and slew a Lieutenant and three or four of the Enemy Several Scots Officers were imprisoned at St. Johns Town for receiving Money and not raising their men according to their Commissions That the Sea brake in near Yarmouth and drowned many Cattle and a great part of the Countrey 10 Letters that General Cromwel was sick in Scotland Of great Preparations in the Isle of Man to assist the King Of Dutch Ships arrived at Dundâ—â— with Ammunition for the King That the Lords Ambassadours St. John and Strickland took Shipping on the Lords day for the low Countries 11 An Act passed for continuing the Customes and Book of Rates for a year Vote that no Fullers-earth or Clay nor Oare of Lead or Tin be transported beyond Sea Order touching Sequestrations Order That all English and Scots who have been under the Pay of the Parliament in Ireland and have revolted and betrayed their Trust and have assisted the King are Traitors and Rebels and their Estates to be confiscate and their Persons to be proceeded against as Traitors 12 Letters that C. Hewson had taken in several petty Garrisons near Athelow That M. Arnup with a Lieutenant and twenty men were set upon in Wicklow by a Party too strong for him the Lieutenant nine or ten of the men were slain the rest escaped 13 The publick Fast Day observed in London and Westminster 14 Letters of the Judges of Assise brought into Chard by the Sheriffe and Souldiers of the Militia with vollies of Shot many of the Justices and Gentlemen of the Country absenting themselves 15 Letters That after the taking of Temptallon Castle the Garrisons at Calanderhouse and Blackness were quitted by the Scots Of the want of Frigots upon the Western Seas to keep in the Jersy and Scilly Pyrats 17 Letters that the English Fishermen were taken by the Scots at Sea and their Ships and Goods carryed away and their Persons Prisoners And that divers Scots Men of War are set out to the great dammage of Trade Of the Jersy and Scilly Pyrates taking several Merchants Ships and none of the Parliaments Frigots to help them That upon C. Hewsons march into Westmeath the Enemy got together 3000 in the Kings County and 5000 in Finagh Quartered within ten Miles of Hewson and had their Fastnesses yet durst never appear to fight with him but fled from him 18 An Act passed for continuing a former Act for removing all Papists all Officers and Souldiers of Fortune and divers Delinquents from London and Westminster and confining them within five Miles of their Dwellings and to incourage such as shall discover Papists and Jesuits and their Receivers and Abetters Order that the Lords Commissioners of
the Great Seal do grant a Writ of Ad quod damnum touching a Fair to be kept in North Auckland in Durham Order that the Record of the Court of Wards be transferred into the Exchequer to be under the care of Humphry Salwey Esquire Order for Mr. John Owen to be Dean of Christ-Church in Oxford Debate touching managing of the Treasury of the Common-wealth for the best advantage thereof and of providing Money for the Forces Report of the discovery of a dangerous Plot in the Northern Counties in complyance with the Scots and Malignants for raising a new War especially in and about Lancashire Vote that M. G. Harrison do forthwith advance with a considerable Body of Horse and Foot for security of the North. One Cook apprehended for conspiring to destroy the Parliament and being brought into the Room next the Gouncel escaped from thence Resolved that whosoever should discover Cook and return him in Custody should have 500 pound 19 Letters of the Pyracies committed by those of Jersy and Scilly 20 An Act passed for the apprehension of Thomas Cooke Esquire who was lately apprehended by Warrant from the Councel of State and made an escape from them The Sheriffs of London and Middlesex to proclaim the Act. 21 Letters That one of the Frigots belonging to the Barbadoes Fleet brought into Plimouth an Irish Prize of the value of 10000 l. An Account of Recruits ready for Ireland 22 Letters That the Scots came with 600 Horse to beat up the English Quarters about Lithgow but were beaten back and some Prisoners taken That the Books and Goods belonging to the King and Register were taken by the Parliaments Ships and another Ship laden with Oats Meal and Provisions going for Fife and 22 Prisoners taken That one Boston of Captain Lloyd's Company was Cashiered for holding some dangerous Opinions as That God was Reason c. That the Lord President of Connaught did bring out of the Enemies Quarters 600 Cows without any loss That a Bark of Cloaths for the Soldiers was by the Master betrayed to the Scots That the Governor of Leverpool secured several Gentlemen thereabouts suspected to be in the New Plot. April 1651. Lettert That the Gentlemen who were sent Prisoners to Edenburgh about a Fortnight since for raising Men and sending Arms to the Enemy refused to subscribe to live quietly being afraid of the Kirks Excommunication That an eminent Lord perswaded the King to be content to be King of Scotland only but that Advice was husht That the Scots had a Rendezvouz of 8000 Horse and 4000 Dragoons and the King in the Head of them and That their Design is supposed to be to pass by the English Army into England That Lieutenant Colonel Crooke's Man was Sentenced to be hanged for killing of a Scotchman not in Arms. That Middleton was coming up to Sterling with 8000 Men. Letters That the English Ambassadors at the Hague delivered in a Paper to the States Commissioners concerning the Affronts offered to them by Prince Edward the Palsgrave's Brother That the States sent to the Prince to appear before them but he disputed their Authority to send for him being a stranger-Prince yet upon a second Summons he ingaged upon his Honour to come to them but did not and went away to his Brother That one Apseley a desperate Cavalier at the Hague came to the Lord St. John's House and earnestly desired to speak with him about Matters highly concerning his Safety and being admitted into his Chamber where divers of his Gentlemen were present Aspeley desired That they might withdraw that to avoid Discovery of what he said they two might be private whereupon my Lord Ambassador bid them all withdraw but Mr. St. John his Kinsman suspecting Apseley would not withdraw but staid in the Room to observe and watch Apseley That Apseley made a long Discourse to the Ambassador of a Plot to take away his Life but told him no Particulars and seeing Mr. St. John continue in the Room he abruptly took his leave and went away That his Design was to have strangled the Ambasiador and for that purpose had a Rope ready wound about his wrist and a way was contrived for his Escape after he should have done this Fact at which he was very dexterous by getting out of a Window where divers of his Crew were ready to receive him That failing of his Enterprize when he went away he spake friendly to one of the Ambassadors Gentlemen to go a little way with him which he did and when Apseley had him alone he threw the Rope over his Head but the Gentleman strugling his Periwigg came off and the Rope with it and so the Gentleman escaped That the States were acquainted herewith and ordered Apseley to be apprehended but he fled away and one of the Lords came to the Ambassadors to acquaint them what the States had done touching him and Prince Edward and That they were both fled and That the States would be ready to prevent any such Affronts to their Lordships That the States Commissioners came to the English Ambassadors to treat with them touching their Proposals and desired the Amity and League between the two Nations to be continued and renewed but as to the Words in the Proposals a more intimate and strict Alliance they have not yet answered Anno 1651 They offered the English Ambassadors to ha vethe States Arms set over their Doors for their Protection but the Ambassadors refused it 15 An Act passed for continuing the Assessment of 120000 l. per mensem for six Months An Act committed for making void divers Honours granted by the late King Dr. Gourdon and Capt. Lymbrey added to the Councel of Trade and all of that Councel to take the Engagement Letters That the Army in Ireland had not taken the Field for want of Grass for their Horses That the Lord Deputy appointed a Fast for three weeks on every Thursday That the Lord Deputy gave leave to the Spanish Agent to raise 20000 among the Rebels and transport them for his Masters Service some persons being excepted That many Recruits were come over That more Corn was sown than formerly by reason that Liberty was given to any of the English to sow and reap in the Lands of the Irish who would not sow them 16 The Lord Beauchamp Lord Bellasis and the Lord Chandois were committed by the Councel of State upon suspition of designing new Troubles 17 Letters of the Jersey Pyrates taking two Barks laden with Corn and Timber in sight of Portland That Lieutenant Colonel Clarke with Nine Companies of Foot set Sail from Plymouth for Scilly Islands Of Recruits shipped for Ireland That Van Trump came to Pendennis and related That he had been at Scilly to demand Reparation for the Dutch Ships and Goods taken by them and receiving no satisfactory Answer he had according to his Commission declared War against them That they had 400 Recruits from Ireland and
nastiness that a Man could hardly abide the Town Yet the Lord General had his Quarters in Worcester the Walls whereof he hath ordered to be pulled down to the ground and the Dikes filled up The Lord Hamilton's Leg was broken and he sent to the General for a Chyrurgeon to dress his Wounds the Militia Forces behaved themselves gallantly 5000 out of Norfolk and Suffolk came in cheerfully the same night of the Fight the Lord General dismissed them all home The Regiment of Surrey under Sir Richard Onslow and the Troop under Captain Walter St. John marched hard to come up to the Ingagement Prisoners taken Three English Earls Seven Scotch Lords of Knights Four of Collonels Lieutenant Collonels Majors Captains and other Officers about 640. the Kings Standard and 158 Colours taken 10000 Prisoners and above 2000 slain the Kings Coach and Horses with rich Goods and all Arms Bag and Baggage taken On the Parliaments part slain 100 Soldiers and 300 wounded Quarter-Master-General Mosely and Captain Jones slain and no other Officers of note Captain Howard and another Captain wounded 8. A Particular Account from Lieutenant General Fleetwood of the whole Action at Worcester of 3000 slain 10000 taken Prisoners with all their Arms Bag and Baggage the Flight and Pursuit of the Enemy c. Letters from Scotland That a Party of the Parliaments from Edenburgh after an hours Fight took Dumfrice and the Country who made opposition contrary to their Ingagement smarted for it That Lieutenant General Monk having received a scornful Answer to his Summons from the Governour of Dundee he stormed the Town and in a quarter of an hour became Master of it That Major General Lumsdain and 600 of the Enemy were slain and there was in the Town good store of Arms and Ammunition 11 Pieces of Ordnance and 60 Sail of Ships in the Harbour From Cheshire That 1000 of the Kings Horse passing through Sanebarch on a fair day the Towns-men and Country-men as they passed by fell upon them with Clubs and Staves and the Poles of their Stalls knocked them down and took about 100 of them That the Country rise upon the Routed Scots and kill and take many of them 9. A Proclamation for the apprehending of the King and a Promise of 1000 l. to any that shall do it Order for a day of Thanksgiving throughout the Kingdom for the Success at Worcester and an Act to be brought in for an Annual Observation of the third day of Sept. Letters That Sir Philip Musgrave and others raising Forces about Galloway were taken and killed by a Party from Edenburgh being in all about 500. That Major General Massey came into Leicester-shire but not being able to go further by reason of his Wounds wrote a Letter to the Countess of Stamford and surrendred himself to the Lord Grey her Son That Sir Arthur Haselrigge Governour of Newcastle upon notice of the Defeat at Worcester and the Kings Escape Northwards sent to the Militia Forces and to the Sheriffs of the Four Northern Counties to raise the Posse Comitatus and to the Lieutenant General Monk and Forces in Scotland to way-lay those that fled and went out himself with a Party for that purpose The Parliament appointed Four of their Members to go out of Town to meet the General upon his way from Worcester to London and to congratulate from the Parliament the great Successes that God had given him 10. Letters from Ireland That the Irish lie up and down in small Parties robbing Passengers by the High-way but meet not in a Body being divided in their Councels that Lymbrick and Galloway hold out That Collonel Zanchey was sent out with 2500 Foot and 28 Troops of Horse and Dragoons into Connaght upon Intelligence of the Enemies gathering to an Head there to ingage them or to strengthen Sir Charles Coote about Galloway but upon his marching over the Enemy presently dispersed The Four Members of Parliament appointed to go out of Town to meet the General went this day to Alisbury 11. Letters That a Party of the Parliaments Forces marched 40 Miles a day in Pursuit of the Enemy and at Lancaster fell upon some of them routed them killed about 20 and took 200 Prisoners That 200 more of them were taken about Shisnal in Shrop-shire the Earl of Derby Earl of Lauderdale and divers others of Quality That Major General Harrison had taken 2000 of the Scots in the Pursuit and left but 1000 of them in a Body That the Countries rose upon them That a Party of the Parliaments about Warrington fell unadvisedly on their Rear and lost some Men. Complaint That the Countrey are much burdened with the Prisoners there being no allowance for them That five of them were put to death in Cheshire and five more appointed to be executed the next day That at the taking of Dundee in Scotland were slain between 7 and 800 Scots and taken 50 Sail of Ships 40 great Guns and Provisions and that with the Plunder of the Town the Soldiers were grown rich and gallant a private Soldier hardly to be known from an Officer That the Lieutenant General sent a Summons to Monrose near the Highlands The four Members went from Alisbury on the way the General was to come and met him and delivered their Message to him from the Parliament The General received them with all kindness and respect and after Salutations and Ceremonies passed he rode with them cross the Fields where Mr. Winwoods Hawks met them and the General with them and many Officers went a little out of the way a Hawking and came that night to Aylesbury There they had much discourse and my Lord Chief-Justice St. John more than all the rest with the General and they supped together The General gave to each of them that were sent to him a Horse and two Scots Prisoners for a Present and Token of his thankful Reception of the Parliaments respect to him in sending them to meet and congratulate him 12. Letters That at the Storming of Dundee divers of the Parliaments Horse-men went on foot with Sword and Pistol to assist the Foot-men and got into the Town as soon as the other and not above Ten Men killed on the Parliaments Part and 800 of the Enemy That it was the richest Town of the bigness in England or Scotland That some of the English Soldiers got in the Storm 500 l a piece That the Inhabitants of St. Andrews sent to Lieutenant General Monk That they would submit to his Summons and deliver up their Arms and Ammunition which was accepted but because they refused former Offers the Lieutenant General fined them 50 l. to the Soldiery Cromwel came to London in great Solemnity and Triumph accompanied with the Four Commissioners of Parliament many chief Officers of the Army and others of Quality There met him in the Fields the Speaker of Parliament the Lord President and many Members of Parliament and of the
to this Parliament which many wondred at and sought to disswade him from upon all opportunities as far as was thought convenient and that they might not appear desirous to continue their own power and sitting in Parliament whereof they had Cause to be sufficiently weary Neither could it clearly be foreseen that their design was to rout the present Power and so set up themselves against the which they were advised as pulling down the Foundation of their own Interest and Power and the way to weaken themselves and hazard both their cause and Persons Yet still they seemed zealous upon their common Pretences of Right and Justice and publick Liberty to put a period to this Parliament and that if the Parliament would not shortly do it themselves that then the Soldiers must do it Some who earnestly declared their Judgment against this as the most dangerous and most ungrateful thing that could be practised by this freedom gained no favour with Cromwell and his Officers But there wanted not some Parliament Men perhaps to flatter with them who soothed them in this unhandsome design and were complotting with them to ruine themselves as by the consequence will appear Letters of Dutch Free-booters and French Pickeroons infesting the Coast and that in Brittain they were building new Ships of War to infest the English That Prince Rupert with 3 Ships only was come into Nantes that he could give no account of his Brother and his Ships which were seperated from him by a Hurricane in the Indies and he believed they were cast away From Legorn that the Duke by the instigation of the Dutch demanded restitution of the Phaenix recovered by a bold adventure of the English and the Duke sent to Captain Bodiley that he having refused to restore the Phaenix to the Dutch it was his Highnesses pleasure that all the English Ships should depart the Port within 10 dayes and Bodiley prepared to depart accordingly That the Dutch Admiral sent a Protest on shoar by 4 of his Captains that if his Highness would not restore the Phaenix they would fall upon the English Ships in the Mole and they warned other Ships to withdraw Thereupon the Dutch were commanded to retire out of Shot of the Castles and their Consul on Shoar was sequestred a guard put upon his House and all the Dutch clapt into hold 22. An Act passed for continuing the imposition upon Coals towards the building and maintaining of Ships Another passed for Continuance of the Customs Instructions debated in the House for the Lord Viscount Lisle to go Ambassador extraordinary from the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England to the Queen of Sweden The Speaker acquainted the House that he received Letters from the States of Holland and West Friezland the House referred to some of their Members to examine the Messenger and appointed a day for debate of the Letters The Fairfax Frigot of 50 Guns was in Chatham burned by accident of a Candle or snuff of Tobacco A Proclamation was published in St. Maloes that no eatable Provisions nor Pitch Tarr or Cordage should be exported on forfeiture of the Vessels and Goods From Edenburgh that some Clans in the High-lands had meetings and rendezvous and that they have meetings in the Low-lands and that the general Assembly and the Remonstrators or dissenting Brethren meet in several places and carry on a different Interest That Commissary Grey and others of the High-land Party were taken by the Parliaments Army From the Hague the Victory is now confest to be of the English side in the late Ingagement at Sea they having seen the names of their Ships that are lost and finding their Hospitals crowded with Sea-men and the number of them aboard Lessened That they wonder at the sudden and great preparations of the English Fleets and are discontented that their trade is gone that in a late mutiny about pressing of Seamen there 30 were killed That the States told the People that some were coming from England to offer terms of Peace That the States had sent a Letter to the Parliament lamenting the bloodshed of Protestants by this unhappy difference and how much better it would be to have an Vnion and Amity Upon the Debate of the Letter from the States the Parliament referred it to the Councel of State to prepare an answer to it From Edenburgh that the dissenting brethren have ordered some particulars concerning Kirk Affairs as for the more orderly and frequent Administration of the Sacrament and excluding of prophane Persons from it From Jersey that in a Fight at Sea between an Ostender and a Barque of Jersey she was taken by the Ostender and they were met with by a Parliament Frigot who brought them both into England From Weymouth That since the last Northerly Winds the Fisher-men fish nothing but Ship-wrack and dead men and that the French are unwilling to believe that the English did beat the Dutch in the late Ingagement That the French Rovers and the Dutch do much harm upon the English Coast Letters from the Officers and Soldiers at Edenburgh in answer to some Letters from the Army in England wherein they all agree to join for the reformation of things amiss and that Justice and liberty may have a free passage This was but in effect a proceeding in their contrivances to pull down the Parliament and to set up themselves A Letter passed in the House in answer to the Letter from the States and setting forth the Parliaments readiness as formerly to have prevented these Wars and to prosecute a fit way to close up the same and to settle amity peace and a mutual confidence between the 2 Nations Of discontents among the Dutch missing many thousands of their Friends since the late Ingagement but the Lords tell them that the men are safe in the Ports of France that they threaten to block up the Thames That they cry up the King of Scots Interest and that he hath offered to serve them at Sea in Person but that Holland will yet give no ear to it That they murmur at a new Tax and some refuse to pay it of 2 Dutch Ships taken Prize Of 3 Declarations of the Scots Presbytery publish'd 1. Against the Malignant Assembly for espousing the Kings Interest 2. Against the English for breach of Covenant and Toleration of Sects 3. Against the new Scots Dippers Particulars of the Fight in the Streights between the Dutch and Captain Bodeley That the Bonadventure one of his Ships was blown up and all her men lost but seven That the Sampson an other of his Ships was laid on board on one side by a Dutch man of War and fired on the other side by one of their Fireships but most of her men hoped to be saved by getting aboard the Mary that other of their Ships 3 in number were taken by the Dutch That 6 great men of War were sent from the Texel to lye
Parliament and given signal Testimony of their good Affections thereunto shall be disabled and be uncapable to be Elected or to give any Vote in the Election of any Members to serve in the next Parliament or in the three succeeding Triennial Parliaments XV. That all such who have advised assisted or abetted the Rebellion of Ireland shall be disabled and uncapable for ever to be Elected or to give any Vote in the Election of any Member to serve in Parliament as also all such who do or shall profess the Roman Catholick Religion XVI That all Votes and Elections given or made contrary or not according to these Qualifications shall be null and void And if any person who is hereby made uncapable shall give his Vote for Election of Members to serve in Parliament such person shall lose and forfeit one full years value of his real estate and one full third part of his personal estate one moity thereof to the Lord Protector and the other moity to him or them who shall sue for the same XVII That the persons who shall be Elected to serve in Parliament shall be such and no other then such as are persons of known Integrity fearing God and of good conversation and being of the age of One and twenty years XVIII That all and every person and persons seized or possessed to his own use of any Estate real or personal to the value of Two hundred pounds and not within the aforesaid Exceptions shall be capable to Elect Members to serve in Parliament for Counties XIX That the Chancellor Keeper or Commissioners of the Great Seal shall be sworn before they enter into their Offices truly and faithfully to issue forth and send abroad Writs of Summons to Parliaments at the times and in the manner before exprest And in case of neglect or failer to issue and send abroad Writs accordingly he or they shall for every such offence be guilty of High Treason and suffer the pains and penalties thereof XX. That in case Writs be not issued out as is before exprest but that there be a neglect therein fifteen days after the time wherein the same ought to be issued out by the Chancellor Keeper or Commissioners of the Great Seal that then the Parliament shall as often as such failer shall happen assemble and be held at Westminster in the usual place at the times prefixt in manner and by the means hereafter expressed That is to say That the Sheriffs of the several and respective Counties Sherievedoms Cities Boroughs and places aforesaid within England Wales Scotland and Ireland the Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the Vniversity of Oxford and Cambridge and the Mayor and Bayliffs of the Borough of Berwick upon Tweed and other the places aforesaid respectively shall at the several Courts and places to be appointed as aforesaid within Thirty days after the said Fifteen days cause such Members to be chosen for their said several and respective Counties Sherievedoms Vniversities Cities Boroughs and places aforesaid by such persons and in such manner as if several and respective Writs of Summons to Parliament under the Great Seal had issued and been awarded according to the Tenor abovesaid That if the Sheriff or other persons authorized shall neglect his or their duty herein That all and every such Sheriff and person authorized as aforesaid so neglecting his or their duty shall for every such offence be guilty of High Treason and shall suffer the pains and penalties thereof XXI That the Clerk called The Clerk of the Common-wealth in Chancery for the time being and all others who shall afterwards execute that Office to whom the Returns shall be made shall for the next Parliament and the two succeeding Triennial Parliaments the next day after such Return certifie the Names of the several persons so returned and of the places for which he and they were chosen respectively unto the Council who shall peruse the said Returns and examine whether the persons so Elected and Returned be such as is agreeable to the Qualifications and not disabled to be Elected And that every person and persons being so duly Elected and being approved of by the major part of the Council to be persons not disabled but qualified as aforesaid shall be esteemed a Member of Parliament and be admitted to sit in Parliament and not otherwise XXII That the persons chosen and assembled in manner aforesaid or any Sixty of them shall be and be deemed the Parliament of England Scotland and Ireland and the Supream Legislative Power to be and reside in the Lord Protector and such Parliament in manner herein exprest XXIII That the Lord Protector with the advice of the major part of the Council shall at any other time than is before exprest when the necessities of the State shall require it summon Parliaments in manner before exprest which shall not be Adjourned Prorogued or Dissolved without their own consent during the first three Months of their Sitting And in case of future War with any Foreign State a Parliament shall be forthwith Summoned for their Advice concerning the same XXIV That all Bills agreed unto by the Parliament shall be presented to the Lord Protector for his consent and in case he shall not give his consent thereto within twenty days after they shall be presented to him or give satisfaction to the Parliament within the time limited That then upon Declaration of the Parliament That the Lord Protector hath not consented nor given Satisfaction such Bills shall pass into and become Laws although he shall not give his consent thereunto provided such Bills contain nothing in them contrary to the matters contained in these Presents XXV That Philip Lord Viscount Lisle Charles Fleet-wood Esquire John Lambert Esquire Sir Gilbert Pickering Baronet Sir Charles Wolseley Baronet Sir Anthony Ashley-Cooper Bar. Edward Montague Esq John Desborough Esq Walter Strickland Esq Henry Lawrence Esq William Sydenham Esq Philip Jones Esq Richard Major Esq Francis Rous Philip Skipton Esqs or any Seven of them shall be a Council for the purposes exprest in this Writing and upon the Death or other removal of any of them the Parliament shall nominate Six persons of Ability Integrity and fearing God for every one that is dead or removed out of which the major part of the Council shall Elect two and present them to the Lord Protector of which he shall Elect one And in case the Parliament shall not nominate within Twenty days after notice given unto them thereof the major part of the Council shall nominate Three as aforesaid to the Lord Protector who out of them shall supply the vacancy And until this choice be made the remaining part of the Council shall execute as fully in all things as if their number were full and in case of corruption or other miscarriage in any of the Council in their Trust the Parliament shall appoint Seven of their numbers and the Council Six who together with the Lord Chancellor Lord Keeper or
Articles to Captain Swayn 13 An Ordinance past for reviving the Judges at Salters-Hall and for releif of Creditors and poor Prisoners which formerly was in force and for some time laid aside by Ordinance of the Lord Protector and his Councel 14 An Ordinance published for an Assesment to be continued for six Months at 120000 l. for maintenance of the Armies and Navy for the three first Months and at 90000 l. for the three last months An Ordinance to inable Judges to keep Assizes at Durham 16 A privy search made through out the Town for persons suspected to be in the Plot against the Lord Protector and his Government and divers Examinations taken and an Ordinance published for an high Court of Justice to try the Conspirators 17 Letters of two Troupes newly leavied by the Enemy routed by the English that Lieutetenant Moor took a Captain and seven of another Party another took a Captain and eight more and Captain Daniel took thirteen of another Party and killed divers 19 Letters that the English in Parties had sometimes in one Day marched Sixty Miles after the Enemy and killed and taken many of them That Collonel Daniel took Four hundred Men and Horse from them going to a Rendezvous 20 The Earl of Oxford and other Persons were Apprehended as Conspirators in the late Plot against the Lord Protector An Ordinance past for Continuance of the Commissioners of the Admiralty Of Two Brest Men of War assaulting a Fleet of English Vessels loaden with Coals and other Commodities which were rescued by Captain Gawden who had a small Ship with Four Guns only yet Fought singly with the Brest Pyrate and made them Flye That the English at Saint Maloes in France were abused by the French without any Provocation and beaten by them in Tumults and one English Man thrown by them over the Key of which he dyed The like insolencies offered by the Papists to the Protestants at Rheimes 21 An Ordinance past for bringing the Publick Revenue into one Treasury Letters of the Insolencies and Drunkenness of the Enemy in Scotland 23 An Ordinance past for giving further time for Approbation of Publick Preachers Letters that since the Peace with England Trade was much revived in the Netherlands and that Eight hundred Vessels were from divers Parts come into the Port of Rotterdam besides those come into their other Harbours That General Monck was come into the High-lands and sent a Summons to a Garrison of the Enemies in Lough Tay and the Governour Answered He would keep it for the King to the last drop of his Blood He being perswaded that the English would not get over the Water to him but perceiving them to make a passage over with Planks his Courage abated and he yielded the Garrison upon terms proposed by General Monck the place was very considerable 24 Letters that General Monk passed by some Garrisons of the Enemies and would not spend time to Besiege them but left them to be reduced by some English Garrisons near them Of a Party sent from Edenburgh which slew Three Tories and took twelve Prisoners and many Horse from them 26 Letters that Collonel Morgan was Marched into the Highlands in Scotland to indeavour to ingage Montross before his Conjunction with Middleton That Lieutenant Collonel Bryan was Landed with a Party from Ireland to assist the Highlanders From Dublin that all things were well there only some interruption for want of the new Authority and that they had sent some of their Forces into Scotland to assist General Monks Provisions Shipped from Chester for the North of Scotland That in Ireland they were reducing Supernumeraries and had Armes come for them which they were to have for their security in their Plantations An Ordinance Published for further incouragement of Adventurers for Ireland and of the Solers and Planters there 27 The High Court of Justice Sate the Lord Commissioner Lisle was President Order of the Lord Protector and his Councel about the Election of Members for the Parliament Letters of the Lord Ambassador Whitelocks Journey in Germany and the Caresses made to him at Lubeck and at Hamburgh 29 An Ordinance published for distribution of the Election for Scotland The like for distribution of the Election of Members in Ireland for the next Parliament in England they to be also thirty and they to have Vote with the Members in the Parliament of England as those thirty from Scotland also are to have their Votes A Romish Priest who was formerly condemned and pardoned and banished and now returned again was Hanged Drawn and Quartered 29 That the King of Scots and his two Brothers went to visit the Jesuit's College at Chantilli and were entertained with divers Speeches extraordinary respects and compliments and with a sumptuous Collation 30 An Ordinance Published against Duels Challenges and all Provocations thereunto The High Court of Justice sate in the Chancery prepared for them and first Mr. Somerset Fox was brought before them who Confessed much of that which was charged against him by Mr. Attorney Prideaux Mr. Solicitor Ellis and Mr. Serjeant Glyn the Protectors Council Then Mr. John Gerrard and Mr. Vowel were brought before them and charged for a Conspiracy to Murder the Lord Protector as he should be going to Hampton Court to seize the Guards and make themselves Masters of the City and Tower and Magazines and to proclaim the King with other Treasons all which they denyed and several Witnesses were heard to prove the charge against them and then the Court Adjourned July 1654. July 1 Letters that Colonel Morgan upon sight of the Highlanders went out with a party to engage them but they sted That Captain Goodfellow with a party took Ten Scotch Prisoners and 60 Horse the Captain was Killed much Provision taken from them That 40 English with their Swords naked did Swim over to an Istand that stood out against them and took it and many Provisions Plate money and other goods in it 3 That Argyle joined with the English Letters of General Monck his taking of Fosse and Lough-Gery in the Highlands That Colonel Bryan with the Forces which he brought from Ireland Killed divers of the High-landers and among them three Commanders of great Note were slain 4 The High Court of Justice sat and Ad journed A Conference with the French Ambassador about a Treaty of Peace 5 The Portugal Ambassador's Brother and two other Portuguises were tried before Commissioners of Oyer and Terminer in the Kings-Bench He pleaded That he was not onely the Ambassador's Brother but had a Commission to himself to be Ambassador when His Brother should be absent and that by the Law of Nations he was priviledged from his Trial and he demanded Councel The point of priviledg of Ambassadors by the Common Law and by the Civil Law and by the Law of Nations was long debated by the Court and the Lord Protectors Councel and the
Ships of War so they were also for Merchandise which was not intended to be barred Whitelock then gave them an account of the Treaty made with him and how that agreed the Enumeration to be and what debates were in Sweden with him about it but referred by him to an after Enumeration It was alleadged also That Contrebanda Goods were such as were ready for present use of War Not such as were Materials for Preparation and they urged that they had made the like Enumerations in other Treaties and a saving of Corn to be no Contrebanda Goods else it had been included and they said that there was no certainty what Goods were or were not Contrebanda but as was agreed by Stipulation This was referred to a further Consideration and a more full Answer to be given to it They had likewise debate touching the Form of a Passport in pursuance of Whitelock's Treaty at which the Commissioners did stick and offered their Objections as formerly they had done but could not come near to an Agreement At length the Ambassador propounded That a free Ship should make Free goods and Free goods a free Ship which was not held unreasonable At their parting the Ambassador also propounded to take into Consideration at their next meeting the giving of satisfaction for the Losses susstained by either part in the late Wars between England and Holland with the rest of the particulars in Whitelock's Treaty referred to a future Consideration and Treaty whereof Whitelock gave them an Account 20. The Swedish Ambassador kept a Solemnity this Evening for the Birth of the young Prince of Sweden All the Glass of the Windows of his House which were very large being new built were taken off and instead thereof painted Papers were sitted to the places with the Arms of Sweden in it and inscriptions in great Letters testifying the rejoycing for the Birth of the young Prince in the inside of the Papers in the Rooms were set close to them a very great number of Lighted Candles glittering through the Papers the Arms and Colours and writings were plainly to be discerned and shewed glorious in the Street the like was in the Stair-Case which had the Form of a Tower In the Balconies on each side of the House were Trumpets which Sounded often 7 or 8 of them together The Company at Supper were the Dutch Ambassador the Portugal and Brandenburgh Residents Coyett Resident for Sweden the Earls of Bedford and Devon the Lords St. John Ossery Bruce Ogleby and 2 or 3 other young Lords The Count of Holac a German the Lord George Fleet-wood and a great many Knights and Gentlemen besides the Ambassadors Company 25. The Swedish Ambassador went to visit Whitelock and told him That now the Business of sending an Ambassador from hence to Sweden was over and there was at present no occasion for it for this their reasons he alledged were a Peace concluded betwixt the King of Sweden and the Elector of Brandenburgh And the proceeding of the Treaty here Intimating that he was sufficiently Impowered to conclude what was at present requisite between his Master and the Protector and that there was no likelyhood but there would be also a good understanding between the King of Sweden and the Vnited Provinces 28. Some of the Swedish Ambassadors Gentlemen had a little Quarrel with two Fidlers in a Tavern and beat them for calling the Gentlemen Swedish Dogs and other foul Language and ill carriage of the Fidlers who were drunk yet Alderman Tichburn bound over the Gentlemen to the Sessions being apprehended by a Constable and the Fidlers in actions of Battery against one of the Gentlemen had a Verdict for Forty pounds Damages The Ambassador was highly exasperated at this afront and as he called it breach of the Priviledge of an Ambassador and complained of it upon which his Servants had no further Trouble which gave full Contentment to the Ambassador 29. Fiennes Strickland and Whitelock went to the Swedes Ambassadors House where they proceeded in the Treaty and had much debate upon the Article of Restitution which the Ambassador pressed as pursuant to Whitelock's Treaty and instanced in several Cases wherein his Masters Subjects had received great Injury and Damage by the Capers of England in time of the War betwixt them and the Vnited Provinces Whitelock acquainted them with his proceedings upon this point in Sweden that it was there demanded to have Restitution made to the Swedes which he denied upon these grounds 1. Because such an Article would seem to admit a wrong done to the Swedes by the English and that Justice could not be had for the same 2. Because such Injuries were relievable in the Ordinary Course of Justice in England as in the Admiralty Court and upon Appeals 3. Because no Restitution could be expected untill the damage and wrong were first made to appear which could not then and there be done and was not to be admitted without proof At length this Epedient was agreed on there That Restitution should be made to either part for dammage Sustained and as it is in the Article After long debate and many Complaints now made by the Ambassador wherein the Admiralty Court here was much reflected upon and the delaies and Injustice of that Court by him opened and not spared it came to this Close The Ambassador was desired by the Commissioners that his Secretary might prepare Abstracts of such particular Cases as he thought fit to insist upon to be presented to his Highness and the Councel who would thereupon cause an Examination to be made of the particulars and would give Order that right should be done as the Cases should require It was now also agreed That at the next meeting they should proceed to a perusal of all the rest of the Matters remaining to be Treated on that after a view of the whole they might come to particular Resolutions and Agreements March 1655. The Mayor Aldermen and divers of the Common Councel of London being sent for came to the Protector who told them the reasons of his appointing Major-Generals in the several Counties as a means to preserve the Peace to suppress wickedness and to encourage Goodness and haveing found the good effects hereof in the Counties he thought fit to appoint Major-General Skippon for the same end in the City And that all care should be had of their Immunities and Government Orders published of the Sessions in Middlesex for the punishment of Rogues Intelligence of the King of Sweden's Successes in Poland That Bishop Goodman of Glocester dyed a Papist A Declaration for a Fast-Day Some Prizes taken of Ostend A Soldier that killed a Gentleman in Lincolne was sent to the Goal The Queen of Sweden imbarqued with 5000 new raised Foot to carry to her Husband into Prussia Letters from Scotland of Popery increasing there From Ireland of new designs of Rebellion care taken for prevention of both The Articles of
Officers Commissioners of the Seal and of the Treasury and his Council The Earl of Warwick carried the Sword before him and the Lord Mayor of London carried the City Sword His Highness standing under the Cloth of State the Speaker in the Name of the Parliament presented to him 1. A Robe of Purple Velvet lined with Ermine which the Speaker assisted by Whitelocke and others put upon his Highness then he delivered to him the Bible richly gilt and bossed after that the Speaker girt the Sword about his Highness and delivered into his hand the Scepter of massie Gold and then made a Speech to him upon those several things presented to him wishing him all prosperity in his Government and gave him the Oath and Mr. Manton by Prayer recommended his Highness the Parliament the Council the Forces by Land and Sea and the whole Government and People of the three Nations to the blessing and protection of God After this the people gave several great shouts and the Trumpets sounding the Protector sate in the Chair of State holding the Scepter in his hand on his right side sate the Ambassadour of France on the left side the Ambassadour of the Vnited Provinces Near to his Highness stood his Son Richard the Lord Deputy Fleetwood Claypole Master of the Horse his Highness Council and Officers of State the Earl of Warwick held the Sword on the right side of the Chair and the Lord Mayor of London held the City Sword on the left hand of the Chair near the Earl of Warwick stood the Lord Viscount Lisle general Mountague and Whitelocke each of them having a drawn Sword in their hands Then the Trumpets sounded and an Herauld proclaimed his Highness Title and Proclamation was made and loud Acclamations of the People God save the Lord Protector The Ceremonies being ended His Highness having his Train carried by the Lord Sherwood Mr. Rich the Earl of Warwick's Grandchild and by the Lord Roberts his Son accompanied by the Ambassadours and attended as before went in State to Westminster-Hall Gate where he took his rich Coach In the upper end of it himself sate in his Robes in the other end sate the Earl of Warwick in one Boot sate his Son Richard and Whitelocke with a drawn Sword in his hand and in the other Boot sate the Lord Viscount L'Isle and General Mountague with Swords drawn in their hands Cleypole led the Horse of Honour in rich Caparisons the Life Guard and other Guards attended the Coach the Officers and the rest followed in Coaches to White-hall The Speaker and members of Parliament went to the House where they passed some Votes and ordered them to be presented to his Highness Then according to the Act of Parliament the House adjourned it self till the twentieth of January next The Bills passed by his Highness this Parliament besides those mentioned before were An Act for the preventing of the multiplicity of Buildings in and about the Suburbs of London and within ten miles thereof An Act for quiet enjoying of sequestred Parsonages and Vicarages by the present Incumbent An Act for discovering convicting and repressing of Popish Recusants An Act and Declaration touching several Acts and Ordinances made since the twentieth of April 1653. and before the third of September 1654. and other Acts c. Instructions agreed upon in Parliament for Joseph Aylloffe Thomas Skipwith Jeremy Banes Adam Ayre Esq James Robinson and William Marr Gent. Commissioners for surveying the Forrest of Sher-wood Robert Frank John Kensey Thomas Wats Esq and George Sargeant Gent. Commissioners for surveying the Forrest or Chase of Need-wood James Stedman Robert Tayler Thomas Tanner Esq and John Halsey Gent. Commissioners for surveying the Forest or Chase of Kingswood Henry Dewell William Dawges Joseph Gamage Esq Richard Johnson Gent. Commissioners for surveying the Forrest or Chase of Ashdown or Lancaster great Park John Baynton Hugh Web Esq Major Rolph and Nicholas Gunton Gent. Commissioners for surveying Enfield Chase in pursuance of an Act of this present Parliament Intituled an Act and Declaration touching several Acts and Ordinances made since the twentieth of April 1653. and before the third of September 1654. and other Acts c. An Act for punishing of such persons as live at high rates and have no visible Estate Profession or Calling answerable thereunto An Act for Indempnifiing of such persons as have acted for the service of the publick An Act for the better observation of the Lord's Day An Act for raising of fifteen thousand pounds Sterling in Scotland An Act for an Assessment at the rate of five and thirty thousand pounds by the month upon England six thousand pounds by the month upon Scotland and nine thousand pounds by the month upon Ireland for three years from the twenty fourth of June 1657. for a Temporary supply towards the mantainance of the Armys and Navys of this Common-wealth An Additional Act for the better Improvement and advancing the Receipts of the Excise and new Impost A Book of Values of Merchandize imported according to which Excise is to be paid by the first Buyer An Act for continuing and establishing the Subsidy of Tonnage and Poundage and for reviving an Act for the better packing of Butter and redress of abuses therein An Act for the better suppressing of Theft upon the Borders of England and Scotland and for discovery of High-way-men and other Felons An Act for the improvement of the Revenue of the Customs and Excise An Act for the assuring confirming and settling of Lands and Estates in Ireland An Act for the Attainder of the Rebels in Ireland An Act for the settling of the Postage of England Scotland and Ireland An Act for the Adjournment of this present Parliament from the 26th of June 1657 unto the 20th of January next ensuing The humble additional and explanatory Petition and Advice in these words TO HIS HIGHNESS THE LORD PROTECTOR OF THE Common-wealth of England Scotland and Ireland and the Dominions and Territories thereunto belonging The humble Additional and Explanatory Petition and Advice of the Knights Citizens and Burgesses now assembled in the Parliament of this Common-wealth WHereas upon the humble Petition and Advice of the said Knights Citizens and Burgesses now assembled in the Parliament of this Common-wealth lately presented and consented unto by your Highness certain Doubts and Questions have arisen concerning some particulars therein comprised for explanation whereof May it please your Highness to declare and consent unto the Additions and Explanations hereafter mentioned and may it be declared with your Highness Consent In the fourth Article That such person and persons as invaded England under Duke Hamilton in the year 1648 Or advised consented assisted or voluntarily contributed unto that War and were for that cause debarred from publick trust by the Parliament of Scotland be uncapable to Elect or be Elected to sit and serve as Members of Parliament or in any other place of publick trust relating unto the fourth and thirteenth
before he sit in Parliament shall from and after the first day of July 1657. take an Oath before persons to be Authorised and appointed by your Highness and Successors for that purpose in the form following I A. B. doe in the presence and by the name of God Almighty promise and swear that to the uttermost of my power in my place I will uphold and maintain the true Reformed Protestant Christian Religion in the purity thereof as it is contained in the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament and encourage the Profession and Professors of the same and that I will be true and faithfull to the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England Scotland and Ireland and the Dominions and Territories thereunto beloâ—â—â—ng as Chief Magistrate thereof And shall not Contrive Design or Attempt any thing against the Person or lawfull Authority of the Lord Protector and shall endeavour as much as in me lies as a Member of Parliament the preservation of the Rights and Liberties of the People That your Highness would be pleased in convenient time before the next meeting of this Parliament to cause several summons in due form of Law to be issued forth to such persons as your Highness shall think fit being qualified according to the Humble Petition and Advice of the Parliament whereto your Highness hath consented to sit and serve as Members in the other House of Parliament by which summons the said persons shall be respectively commanded to be and personally to appear at a certain place and time to be appointed by your Highness to give their Advice and Assistance and to do such things concerning the Great and Weighty Affairs of this Common-wealth as to the other House of Parliament doth appertain by the said Humble Petition and Advice That the Persons so summoned and Assembled together shall be and are hereby declared to be the other House of Parliament and shall and may without further Approbation of this House from such time of their meeting proceed to do and perform all such matters and things as the other House of Parliament ought to do and perform and shall and may have and exercise all such Privileges Powers and Authoryties as the other House of Parliament ought by the aforesaid Humble Petition and Advice to have and Exercise the said Humble Petition and Advice or any thing thereincontained to the contrary thereof notwithstanding Which Petition being presented the 26 day of June 1657. His Highness answer thereunto was read by the Clerk of the Parliament in these words The Lord Protector doth consent July 1657. 1. The Protector was proclaimed in the City with great solemnity 16. Letters of the Victory obtained against the Moscovites by Grave Magnus de la Garde in Liefland August 1657. 10. News of the Death of General Blake on Ship-board in his return from the Spanish coast in Plimouth sound he was a man of as much Gallantry and Sincerity as any in his time â— and as successfull 11. Vice-Admirall Bodiley dyed 13. News of the War proclaimed by the King of Denmarke against the King of Sweden 15. News of the engagement between the Swedes and Danes in Schonenland and that the Swedes had the better 18. Order of the Protector and Council for releasing Children taken up and put on Ship-board by such as are called Spirits and for punishment of such persons 24. New Plots against the Protector discovered 28. Applications about farming of the Customs and Excise and reasons given against it 29. Colonel Jephson was sent by the Protector as a publick Agent to the King of Sweden 31. Mr. Meadow one of Thurlow's Secretaries went a Publick Agent from his Highness to the King of Denmarke September 1657. 2. The Portugal Ambassador had audience 4. The Funeral of General Blake which was performed with great solemnity 14. The Protector advised with Whitelocke about the besieging of Dunkirke by the English and French Forces which were now drawn near to it 16. The Lord Ambassador of France had audience of the Protector 17. News of the King of Sweden's driving the Danish Forces out of Jutland and his advancing near Scagan 24. The Lord Fairfax his Daughter and Heir was married to the Duke of Buckingham 25. Letters of the taking of Mardike by the English and French Forces 29. The Protector discoursed with much pleasure about the taking of Mardike 30. News of the Sea fight between the Swedes and Danes and that the Swedes got the better of it October 1657. 11. Whitelocke was desired to meet the Committee for Ejecting scandalous and insufficient Ministers but he liked not the work 13. Warrants sent to Whitelocke to sign for one hundred thousand pound per. ann for the expences of his Highness House-hold and for one thousand pound for Mardike 25. The Provost of Eaton College Mr. Rous being dead Whitelocke had some thoughts and was advised by some friends to endeavour to have the place of Provost a thing of good value quiet and honourable and fit for a Schollar and Whitelocke was not wholly uncapable of it he therefore made applications to his Highness concerning it but found him Ingaged or at least seeming to be so for another Whitelocke's service was past and therefore no necessity of a Recompence but this was reserved as a Bait for some others to be imployed by his Highness 30. The Protector advised about incouraging the Fishing Trade News of the Enemies attempt to regain Mardike and how gallantly they were repulsed by Sir John Reynolds and the English in the Fort and that the King of Scots was with them November 1657. 3. Applications from Sir Charles Wolseley for his salary of one thousand pounds per. ann to be paid as a Counsellor In favour of the poor Lord Ruthen it was procured that his Petition should be referred from his Highness to the Council for relief of the Lord. The Commissioners of the Treasury with many Grandees were present at the Tryal of the Pixe in the Tower 5. Mrs. Mayerne Daughter and Heir of Sir Theodore Mayern the great and rich Doctor of Physick made Applications to the Protector about matters of her Estate This Young and wealthy Lady was afterwards married to a French Marquess of Mountpellion who had hopes to make up his small fortune by this Ladies great Estate This Marquess came into England with Letters from the King of France and from the Marshall Turene to the Protector in favour of the Marquess who earnestly sollicited the Protector about it and Sir John Colladon Doctor of Physick with all the Interest that he could make as earnestly opposed the Marquess claiming a Title to part of the Estate by Sir Theodore Mayern's Will if his Daughter dyed without Issue The Protector would doe nothing in this business without Whitelocke's advice and his Highness did very justly determine what belonged to him to do in it 8. Souldiers were shipped for the service of the King of Sweden
and friendly to all Gentlemen of her acquaintance her death did much grieve her Father 12. The Protector was ill at Hampton Court 13. The Attorney Prideaux and the Sollicitor General were made Baronets 16. Mr. Robinson had a project to raise money for the Publick 17. Sir John Winter had a Project of charking of Sea-coal whereby it became as sweet Fuell as Wood or Charcoal and he sent some of it with a new fashion'd Grate to several great men for a Tryal but it came to nothing 21. A Bill signed by his Highness for a Patent to make Whitelocke a Viscount and in Secretary Thurlo's hand to be passed but Whitelocke did not think it convenient for him 22. Gravelin was delivered up to the French upon Articles 24. The Duke of Buckingham was apprehended and committed to the Tower 26. The Protector was sick at Hampton Court as some thought of an Ague 28. The Earl of Mulgrave one of his Highness Council died in the way as he was coming up to London September 1658. 3. This day about Two a Clock in the After-noon the Protector died at Hampton Court the same day that he had before obtained the Victories at Dunbar and at Worcester he now went to rest in the Grave after his many great Actions and Troubles he now died quietly in his Bed some were of opinion that he was poysoned Immediately upon his death the Council assembled and being satisfied that the Protector in his life-time according to the Petition and Advice had declared his Son Richard to be his Successour the Council caused the same to be proclaimed in a solemn manner in London and Westminster and they went the same day to Richard to acquaint him with it and sent a Committee of the Council into the City to inform them hereof The Proclamation of Richard to be Lord Protector was made in London in the following words Whereas it hath pleased the most wise God in his Providence to take out of this world the most serene and renowned Oliver late Lord Protector of this Common-wealth And his Highness having in his life-time according to the humble Petition and Advice declared and appointed the most Noble and Illustrious the Lord Richard eldest Son of his said late Highness to succeed him in the Government of these Nations We therefore of the Privy Council together with the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Citizens of London the Officers of the Army and numbers of other principal Gentlemen do now hereby with one full voice and consent of Tongue and heart publish and declare the said Noble and Illustrious Lord Richard to be rightfull Protector of this Common-wealth of England Scotland and Ireland and the Dominions and Territories thereunto belonging To whom we do acknowledge all fidelity and constant obedience according to Law And the said humble Petition and Advice with all hearty and humble affections beseeching the Lord by whom Princes rule to bless him with long life and these Nations with peace and happiness under his Government Richard Chiverton Mayor Henry Lawrence President Nathaniel Fiennes C. S. John Lisle C. S. C. Fleetwood P. Lisle John Desbrough E. Mountague Gilb. Pickering C. Wolseley Philip Skippon William Sydenham Wal. Strickland Phil. Jones Jo. Thurloe Fauconberg Edw. Whaley W. Goff Tho. Cooper Oliver Flemming John Clerk Tho. Pride Edm. Prideaux Tobias Brigde Edw. Salmon Jo. Biscoe Waldine Lagoe John Mill. E. Grosvenor c. God save his Highness Richard Lord Protector The Council gave the Oath to Richard and with his consent another Proclamation was published for all that were Officers in his Father's time to continue in their places 8. The Master of the Ceremonies by Order of the Council acquainted all foreign Ministers with the death of the late Protector and the Succession of his Son Richard 9. Letters of the Proclaiming of Richard to be Protector in several of the chief Cities and Towns in England 10. Of the Proclaiming of Richard Lord Protector at Dunkirk Richard and his Council kept a Day of humiliation and ordered the keeping of it at another time in London 11. News of the King of Sweden's besieging of Copenhagen 17. Mens minds were troubled at this change and feared the consequences of it 20. News of the surrender of the Castle of Cronenberg by the Danes to the King of Sweden 25. Several Addresses came to the new Protector declaring satisfaction in his succession and resolution to adhere to him 28. News of good Service performed in Liefland by General Douglas and of the King of Sweden's Successes in Denmark October 1658. 2. An Address from the Sea-Officers acknowledging Richard and protesting to stand by him and from General Monk and his Officers in Scotland 4. News of the taking of Ipre by the English and French in Flanders 5. Addresses to Richard from Portsmouth 6. An Address from the French Dutch and Italian Churches in London 7. The Gentlemen and Freeholders of Buckinghamshire having framed an Address to Richard wherein most of the principal Gentlemen were engaged When they had got it signed they pitched upon Whitelocke to present it whom a great number of them accompanied to Richard with the Address and were quickly admitted to his presence Whitelocke with a short Speech presented it to him and Richard made a very good prudent Answer and thanked the Gentlemen for their affections 10. Letters from Bergen ap Zoam of the news of those parts and of their great Fleet and assisting the King of Denmark against the King of Sweden 23. Mr. Fell died he was a good Lawyer and a good man he served the Parliament as a Souldier and they made him Commissioner of the Seal for Lancaster and second Justice of Chester 15. Several Addresses to Richard from the Congregational Churches and from divers Cities and Counties 18. Audience given by Richard to the French Ambassadour when Richard did carry himself discreetly and better than was expected 19. An Envoy from the King of Sweden to Richard to congratulate his Succession had Audience and from him news of the continuance of the Siege of Copenhagen 22. By advice of the Commissioners of the Treasury order was taken for the bringing in of money for the Souldiers 24. Several other Addresses were made to Richard 27. A general Address to Richard from Berkshire 28. Addresses from the Sea-Officers and Mariners Novem. 1658. 3. An Address to Richard from Oxfordshire 8. News of the Fight at Sea betwixt the Swedes and the Dutch who came to relieve Copenhagen Admiral Wrangell behaved himself very gallantly and the Swedes had much the better in the Fight but whilst the Swedish Ships were engaged the Merchantmen got by and brought the desired Relief to Copenhagen 13. Sr. Gustavus du Val Envoye from the King of Sweden had Audience and took his leave of Richard 16. Addresses to Richard from the Officers of the Army presented by Desborough 18. Whitelocke constantly attended the business of
28. Divers Souldiers and Agitators apprehended in several places May 1660. 1. Sir John Greenvile of the Bed-Chamber to the King brought from Breda his Majesties Letter and Declaration to the House of Lords His message and declaration to the House of Commons His Letter and Declaration to Monk to be communicated to his Officers And His Majesties Letter and Declaration to the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common Council of London By the Declaration The King grants a free generall pardon to all that shall lay hold of it within forty daies except such as the Parliament shall except and a liberty to tender Consciences and that none be questioned for difference of Opinion in matters of Religion which do not disturb the Peace of the Kingdom That differences and all things relating to grants sales and purchases shall be determined in Parliament and he will consent to Acts for that purpose and for satisfaction of the Arrears to Monk ' s Officers and Souldiers and they to be received into His Majesties Service and Pay These things being read in the House of Commons Mr. Luke Robinson formerly a most fierce man did now first magnifie his grace and goodness The Lords House gave thanks to Sir John Greenvile and declared That according to the ancient and fundamentall Laws of this Kingdom the Government is and ought to be by King Lords and Commons And the Lords desired that some way may be considered how to make up the Breaches and to obtain the King's return again to his people They voted a Committee to joyn with a Committee of the House of Commons to consider of an answer to His Majesties Gracious Letter and Declaration and to prepare something in order to this business The King's Letter and Declaration to the House of Commons was read and his Letter to Monk and they named a Committee to prepare an answer to the King's Letter expressing the joyfull sense of the House of His Gracious offers and their humble thanks for them with profession of their Loyalty and Duty to his Majesty and that they will give a speedy answer to His Gracious Proposals The House resolved to present 50000 l. to the King and the Committee ordered to go to the City to advance it upon security and interest and to treat about raising a further summ for the Army Order for Monk to communicate his Letter from the King to the Officers and Souldiers and to return an answer to the King which Monk did accordingly and it was received with great joy Order to enter the King's Letter in the Journall Book The Commons agreed with the Lords Vote of Government by King Lords and Commons and appointed a Committee to search the Journals what Acts or Orders there had been made inconsistent herewith An Assessment agreed of 70000 l. per mensem for three months Bonfires and ringing of Bells and great Guns fired in joy of these resolves 2. An Address to Monk from the Officers of the Army rejoycing in his Majesties offers of Indemnity of Liberty of Conscience satisfaction of Arrears and confirmation of purchases read in Parliament Dr. Clerges a Member of the House had leave to go to the King from Monk Sir John Greenvile that brought the King's Letter had the thanks of the House and 500 l. ordered for him to buy him a jewell The City had leave to send an answer to the King's Letter to them Letters that Lambert's party were all discharged and dispersed The City agreed to lend 50000 l. to the House of Commons 3. Orders touching returns of Elections The Lords agreed upon some of their Members six to be sent to the King and the Common Council of London did the like and gave 300 l. to the L. Mordant and Sir John Greenvile who brought the Letters from the King to buy each of them a Ring 4. The Commons agreed to an Order of the Lords for favour to the D. of Bucks for restoring his Estate The House gave leave to the Members of the Common Council named by them to go to the King and resolved to send twelve of their own Members to His Majesty Dr. Clerges with others went to the King with Monk's answer to the King's Letters to him and the Address of the Army 5. Orders touching returning of Elections An Opinion being discoursed abroad That the Long Parliament could not be dissolved but by themselves and the King 's and Lords consent which was not had for their dissolving and another Opinion being given out That if the Long Parliament were dissolved then the Trienniall Parliament was to take place and no other by that Act of Parliament The Commons thereupon passed a Bill for removing of disputes touching the sitting of this Parliament And they passed a Declaration for adjourning part of next Easter Term to which the Lords concurred and the Commons agreed that the E. of Manchester be one of the L. L. Commissioners for the Great Seal G. Mountague at Sea to whom the Letter to Monk was also directed from the King upon the receipt of it and of the Declaration he called together the Officers of the several Ships and communicated the Letter and Declaration to them who expressed great joy and satisfaction therein and desired Mountague to represent the same with their humble thanks to his Majesty Then Mountague fired the first Gun himself and all his Ships answered it round with loud Acclamations as their General had done crying God bless the King and the General gave two Pipes of Canary to his men 7. Order of the Common Council that at his Majesties return the new Park which Oliver had given them should be presented to the King and he assured that the City had only kept it as Stewards for his Majesty The Commons gave leave to General Mountague to return an answer to the King's Letter to him Resolved by both Houses that the King be proclaimed to morrow King of England Scotland France and Ireland and a Committee of both Houses to consider of the manner of it A Declaration against tumults and to continue Justices of Peace and other Officers in their places The King's Statue again set up in Guild-Hall and the States Armes taken down and the Kings Arms set up in their place Monk removed his Guards out of the City Collonel Salmon discharged upon security New Flags and Standards and Paintings ordered for the Ships 8. Resolved by the Commons That the King be desired to make a speedy return to his Parliament and to the exercise of his Kingly Office A Committee appointed to consider of the manner of his Majesties return and to prepare things necessary for his Reception The King was solemnly proclaimed at Westminster Hall-Gate the Lords and Commons standing bare by the Heralds whilst the Proclamation was made Then he was proclaimed in the several usual places in the City the Lord Mayor Recorder and Officers being present
108. Essex Chr. of Scotland c. 111. Fairfax 444. Officers 492. Crom. and Wh. 523. Fleetwood and Wh. 692. Congrave 83. Constable 61 78 79 100 243 287 288 291 306 376 425. Constantine 68 91 92. Conventicles 263. Convocation 32 33. Conway Lord 4 5 34 82 137 214. Conwey 251 291 429. Conyers 53 68 97. Conyers 337. Cook Sir Edward 2 10 22. Cook 384 386 396 404 429 439 462 463 469 521 476. Cook 232 242 290 361 365 366 376 378. Cook 113 134 154 189 190 193 198 237 308 323. Cook Clement 3 4. Cook Secretary 9. Cooper Sir Anthony Ashley 94 105 116 185 237 496 512 515 571 575 643 657 667 671 677 685 686 691 693 694 696 704. Coot 418. Coot Sir Charles 233 254 261 277 286 361 362 383 391 395 404 405 406 409 410 411 419 420 426 428 429 430 436 437 438 440 443 444 448 452 458 462 482 483 484 486 489 498 500 507 513 518 522 524 529 531 687 690. Copp 422 424. Copley 93 140 141 184 245 271 354 356 382. Cork Earl 78 237. Corbet 83 269 294 334 533 674 685 686 687 692. Cornaby 184. Corselles 325. Cosens 12. Cousens 260. Cotterel 519 551 573. Cottington Lord 32 36 39 41 44 139 142 215 226 340 384 391 400 402 408. Cotton 14 160 364 365 366 367 368. Covel 461. Covenant 26 66 68 69 70 74 78 106 126 127 140 189 220 226 236 240 241 267 298 303 339 340 441 444 456 496 500. Covenanteers 26 28 29 31 33 35. Coventry 2 22 23 31 326 391. Coventry 206. Council at York 35. Council of Officers 552 686 687 691. Council of State 376 380 425 463 490 549. Court high Commission 15 21. Martial 48. Wards 167 199 277. High Court of Justice 363 364 365 371 446 453 458 461 462 463 468 575 674. Martial 422 446 463 496. Courthop 643. Courtney 436 693. Coward 137. Cox 418 419 420 507 554 559. Coyet 621 628 630 633. Coyn 383 384. Cracovian Catechism 505. Craford Earl 71 84 104 111 331 690 691. Craford 121 129 130 131 132. Craven Lord 25 547 597 598 599 675 692. Cranford 144 155. Cranley 124. Creed 679 686 693. Crequi Duke 666. Cressey 571. Creswell 271 337 372. Crew Sir Randall 8. Crew 103 118 120 122 237 242 329 657. Crisp 402. Crispin 570. Critton 380 544. Crocker 66 243. Crofts 325 491. Croker 206. Crokey 203. Cromwell Oliver 12 68 72 78 81 84 89 99 104 111 129 131 132 133 134 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 159 160 166 167 169 170 184 185 188 191 193 195 198 201 207 212 219 239 246 249 250 252 257 258 260 266 271 274 279 280 281 286 293 294 302 303 305 306 309 312 316 319 321 322 324 326 327 328 330 331 332 334 335 336 338 340 341 342 343 347 352 353 355 357 370 376 377 380 381 382 383 388 389 390 391 392 394 395 401 412 413 414 417 418 419 420 421 423 425 434 436 438 443 444 445 446 447 449 450 451 453 455 456 471 473 474 476 486 487 489 490 491 492 494 496 498 499 501 505 507 508 513 525 527 532 533 539 543 544 545 546 547 548 549 550 568 599 618 620 647 648 653 654 657 658 667 668 675 676. Cromwell Lord 186 286. Cromwell 353. Sir Oliver 300. Cromwell Richard 653 654 657 667 668 669 670 674. Proclamed Protectour 675. Cromwell Henry 427 432 590 618 657 673 674. Crook 13 24 37 45 54 477 686 691 693. Crow 226 298. Crowther 300. Croxton Coll. 676. Crysp 69 71 137 139 206 283 672. Cubi 554. Cudworth 645. Cullam 273 441. Culmoor 140. Culpepper 59 120 122 167 187 202 206 319 320 338 351 450. Cumberland Earl 59 61. Curriton 12 279. Cuts 255. D. DAcres 355. Dalbier 10 11 61 62 81 141 174 185 186 205 206 257 315. Dalgely 443. Dalison 160 340. Dallenses 86. Danby 388 394. Dandey 407. Daniel 163 488 573 574 582. Danvers 207 220 363 376 388 394 509. Darcy 399 557. Darcy 579. Dare 292. Darley 73 94 387 474 642. Darnel 360. Dasseres Lord 490. Davenant 448 639 675. Davenish 76. Davis 672. Davison 672. Dawges 654. Dawkins 413. Dawson 474. Day 587. Dean 357 375 384 388 395 398 424 476 497 503 507 509 511 519 520 521 531 535 548 549. Declaration 7 26 27 28 51 54 56 59 60 133 256 265 272 288 352 356 386 388 389 402 411 420 423 454 497 498 514 528 530 533 600 678 679. Breda 702. Deering 77. Deincourt 210. Deincourt Lord 437 470. De la Gard 656. Delaware 191. Delaware Lord 252 254. Delaval 235 501. Dell 218 234 295. Den 412. Denbigh Earl 8 10 68 75 85 87 88 92 100 106 109 118 120 134 153 187 191 237 238 250 290 291 376 395 396 408 411 425 435. Dendy 362. Denham 24. Denham 195 197 269. Dennis 536. Denton 78 102 136. Denny Lady 235. Derby Earl 99 202 399 406 449 482 484 492 493 495 496 498 499 500 501 502 503 507 560 675 676. Derby Countess 189 502 504 505 505 556. Derry 619. Desborow 153 159 189 208 332 419 422 423 449 450 494 508 512 561 657 667 670 671 674 677 678 679 680 682 684 685 686 692. Dethick 383. Devaux 658. Devereux 83 121 146 167 170 184 247 255. Devon Earl 184. Dews 114. Dewel 654. De Wit 534 536 537 538 544 556 557 558 559 598. Diamond 339. Dick 390. Diggs Sir Dudley 5 6 13 250. Digby Lord 36 37 39 41 42 43 52 64 98 99 115 132 184 185 186 187 189 202 209 220 224 234 250 283 340 342 407 409. Digby Sir Kenelme 31. Digby Sir John 75 156 191 199. Dillon Lord 291 458 483. Dingley 188 189 207 316. Dissenters 116 189. Ditton Lord 45 47. Dives 72 105 159 160 162 163 289 370. Divine Right 33 94 106 123 233 532. Dixwell 671 686. Dobson 119. Dockra Lord 235. Dodd 385. Dodesworth 232. Dodderida 643. Dodderidge 355. Doddington 94 184 340 342. D' Oignion 524. Dorchester Marquess 191. Dorislaus 299 362 386 387 388 389 392 442 444. Dormer 59 78. Dorne 671. Van Dorpar 549. Dorset Countess 141 154 159 165. Dorset Earl 141 186 191 215 275. Doucet 309 312 329. Douglas 31 377 431. Douglas 444 455. Douglas Lord 584 594 668. Dowdeswell 130. Dowet 97. Downes 77 475. Lord 186. Downing 674 682 687. Doyley 145 160 161 269 643. Drake 88 141 234 235 502 503. Drax 451. Drew 554. Drum Lord 512 516 522. Drummond Col. 573. Duck 239 330. Duckenfield 286 303 448 505 677. Ducket 587. Dudley Sir Robert 14. Duery 401. Duet 113 148 188. Du Moulin 275. Dunbar 197. Duncan 396 397 525. Dunch 139 161 162. Dundas 120 198. Dunferlin Earl 30 31 47 250 254. Dungan 397 506 525. Dury 692. Dutch 22 23 24. Ambass 76 79. Divines 79. Amb. 90. Dutton 91. Du Vale 638
433. Grandison 320 455 501 571. Graves 132 139 140 141 161 205 252 254 259. Green 137 185 320 321 440 446 510 558 562. Green 396. Greenvile 56 61 67 79 93 94 98 97 101 119 120 121 133 138 144 150 158 165 192 196 201 340 342 396 458 481 482 483 509 694. Greenvile 437. Greenhill 643. Greenway 560. Grelley 162. Grey of Groby 71 91 312 350 351 354 355-356 376 377 425 494. Grey of Wark 63 68 70 76 84 89 99 105 162 264 265 271 295 296 299 327 328 332 356 364 369 376 393 395 397 474 497 500. Grey 102 136 143 192 206 222 283 285 326 449 543. Grievances 1 2 3 9 10 12 36 48 52. Griffith 143 438. Prince Griffith 82 127. Griffith 141. Grimes 94 206. Grimstone 56 59 252 308 310 311 329 643 653 692 693. Grove 301 667. Grosnover 301 667. Guelders Duke 596. Gumbell 686 687. Gunton 654. Gunter 66. Gutherland 575. Gybs 77 162 187. H HAbeas Corpus 8 9 11 13 37 187 362. Hacker 104 105 124 143 364 369 370 422 427 447 452 673. Hacket 440. Haddington Earl 34. Haddock 681. Haiman Sir Peter 8. Hains 111 193. Hakewell 249. Hale 512 643. Hales 73 261. Hales 305 375 425 485. Halford 160. Hall 292 397 400 405 441 521 620. Hall 643. Hallingham 225. Hallowes 408. Halsey 654. Hambleton Col. 584. Hamilton 193. Hamilton 413. Hamilton 15 16 26 27 29 30 31 35 49 73 74 75 288 306 309 316 317 318 320 326 327 328 331 332 333 334 335 351 370 371 379 419 421 442 455 456 472 473 481 483 486 490 499 500 501 522. Hammond 419 596. Hammond 434 470. Hammond Sir Peter 238. Hammond Doctor 283 288. Hammond 92 102 145 166 170 195 196 206 207 243 245 246 247 259 260 266 270 280 282 287 288 291 292 310 315 316 324 326 329 332 333 352 353 361 364. Hampden 24 31 37 39 50 51 54 56 59 61 66 238 285. Hancock 189. Hanmor 589. Hanson 643 646. Harcourt 66 73 74 76. Harcourt 136 315. Hardresse 305 306 307. Hare 124 643. Harehill Lord 277. Harley 102 139 158 209 245 256 285 325 388. Harlow Sir Robert 45. Harlow 643. Haerman 77. Harper 85. Harrington 102 237 274 376 397 403 425 474 678 679 680. Harrington Sir James 671. Harrington 384. Harris Lord 161. Harris 197 287 289 397 398. Harris 599. Harrison 68 114 154 169 170 208 239 249 253 260 280 327 358 386 398 418 441 444 459 460 474 476 481 483 484 490 491 492 493 499 500 508 545 595 646 665 694. Hart 569. Hartop 81. Harvey 68 73 81 121 189 368. Harvey Col. 618 643. Haselrig 50 81 170 188 286 303 304 313 324 326 336 338 340 341 371 376 388 411 425 449 471 473 474 500 501 512 642 657 665 669 670 671 673 676 677 678 682 683 684 685 686 689 690 691 692 693. Hassell 485. Hastings Lord 139. Hastings 69 74 79 89 93 94 100 101 104 124 161 194 200. Hatcher 69 73 151. Hatfield 318. Hatter 482. Hatton 120 337 340 431. Hawkes 558. Hawkins 90 409. Hawly 102. Lady 157. Lord 185. Hay 587. Hayne 439 503 504 506 671. Hayton 557. Heal 184 187 225. Heath 13 32 75 91 137 188 340 672. Hellin 574 672. Henderson 26 69 70 120 122 123 127 225 419. Henderson 425. Henley 203. Henningham 146 376. Henrietta Maria Princess 67 211 212 214 222. Hepbury 103 114. Hepley 203. Herbert 6 52. Herbert Sir Edw. 18. Herbert 93 187 202 209 219 290 293 304 680. Herbert Lord 102 110 129 165 184 245 392 608. Hereford 226. Herle 93 221 241. Hern 73. Heron 169. Hertford Marquess 35 44 58 60 123 191 215. Hevenningham 425. Hewes 304. Hewet 666. Hewson 247 281 307 324 384 396 420 423 430 432 433 434 441 442 460 475 476 483 489 490 502 503 514 529 679. Hewson Sir John 657. Heycock 85. Heylin Doctor 18. Heylin 598. Heyman 396. Heyward 37 118. Hicks 307. Hickman 577 578. Hide Sir Nicholas 8 13 16 37. Hide 18 48 56 59 107 120 121 122 153 202 298. Higgins 113. Higly 434. Hill 137 184 207 241. Hill 569 571 689. Hilliard 582 585. Hind 411 505 533. Hinderson Sir Alex. 133 139. Hinton 643. Hippesley 62 220 236 273 321 324. Hix 85. Hoast 325. Hobert Sir John 7 12 687. Hobert 244. Hobert Sir Miles 14 16 238. Hobson 421. Hoby 126. Hodges 237 379 391. Holborn 24 118 119 120 132 133 309. Holcroft 337. Holder 370. Holland 315 425. Holland 554. Holland 595 679 682 687. Holland Sir John 58 63 64 102 188 237 250. Holland Earl 9 29 30 31 32 54 58 62 63 67 73 83 90 138 190 266 313 314 315 316 31 9325 343 370 372 376 378 379. Holles 12 13 14 37 38 39 50 54 61 81 82 83 92 105 106 107 108 111 113 118 120 122 124 137 148 149 151 152 153 154 155 156 188 191 238 252 256 259 260 261 268 270 290 306 329 342 353 354 487 691 692. Holmes 672 695. Holstein Duke 419 580. Holstein Princess 598. Honywood 190 307. Honywood Sir Robert 671 673 692. Honywood Sir Tho. 657. Hoogan 133. Hooker 113. Hooper 556 643. Hopton 61 66 74 81 90 91 93 131 133 144 156 158 159 167 187 196 198 199 200 202 204 319 320 388 458. Hopton 286 297. Horton 298 301 303 304 305 327 384 391 398 402. Hoskins 235 692. Hotham 55 56 57 59 67 69 77 91 103 110 113 114 116 117. Houghton Lord 161. How 523. Howard 35 158 314. Howard Lord 76 80 137 188 265 386 391 410 544 657 680. Howard Ph. 695. Howard Arundel 595. Howard 479 499 500 590 684. Howard Lady Mary 674 677. Howard Sir Robert 675. Hoyl 96 99 101. Hubbard 643 657. Hubblethorne 672. Hubbold 501. Huddleston 96 102. Hudson 211 212 114 234 235 237 238 239 306 307. Huet Sir John 157. Hughs 127. Hughes 645. Hume Earl 261. Humphreys 286. Hundesden Lord 371. Hungerford 86 102 169 322 643. Hunkes 399. Hunkin 490. Hunt 59 80 147 195. Huntington Earl 200. Huntington 248 321 323. Huntley 13 15 82 84 231 246 381 384 476 502 503 505 506 508 509 511 512. Hurst 397. Husbands 305 324 330. Hussey 643. Hutchinson 75 85 138 148 376 425. Hutton 24 164. Hyde 391 402 618. Hyde 475. J JAckson 130 151 486. James 643. Janizaries 9. Jaylor 316. Jeffrys 102. Jenkins 239 250 258 282 292 293 304 342 380 448 503. Jennings 194 360. Jephson 94 101 118 121 159 161 167 194 206 210 297 656. Jermyn 55 197 258 337 343 351 372 397 410 424 431 498 509. Jermyn 692. Jermy 291 319. Jervis 537. Jesuits 31. Jessop 627. Jews 618. Islery 298. Impeachment 37 38 271 272 273 277 273 285. Impropriations 15. Incendiaries 90 111 132 300 301. Inchequin 76 91 93 94 119 157 187 200 203 207 212 225 233 242 250 251 256 269 270 272 273 274 278
283 286 290 293 296 197 298 300 383 391 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 407 410 411 412 413 418 420 424 426 429 432 433 439 443 450 471 473 504. Independants 151. Indulgence 276. The Ingagement 408 417 420 421 426 427 428 458 684 694 699. Ingolsby Col. 132 144 204 253 305 341 408 409 411 450 452 484 488 529 245 657 684 685 690 693 694. Insurrection 683 691. Instrument of Government 552. Joachimi 487. Johnson 220 319 432 654 672 681. Johnson Captain 578. Johnston 658 671. Jones 130 134 167 169 186 219 244 245 246 256 261 263 264 268 272 274 275 276 277 279 280 281 284 286 291 292 293 294 298 312 333 340 376 378 381 383 386 391 393 395 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 420 421 435 683. Jones 13 24 37 85 99 109 130 425 533 643 657. Jones 499 500 547 685 687. Jones 692. Jones Phil. Col. 657 667. Jones Sir Theophilus 434 438 440 518 532 687. Jones Doctor 434. Jones Sir Tho. 529. Jones Sam. 643. Jones John Col. 671. Joyce 253 255. Ireland 22. Rebellion 45 46 47 49. Adventurers 54. Cessation 71 72. Proposals 74. Cessation 78 297. Peace 381 384 398 401 403 410 412 417 419 427 433 434 438 448 504. Irish 79 81 91 194 244. Ireton 140 145 162 166 188 206 207 208 245 249 253 257 258 260 286 293 307 321 338 356 375 378 384 386 394 405 406 408 421 427 443 444 507 510 683. Ireton 676 679 682. Judges their Resolutions 12. Letter to the King 13. Message to them 15. Their opinion 16. Questions to them 16. Their opinion of Ship money 24 91 169 367 372 374 389 392 431 433 496. In Scotland 508 509 518 519 700. Junto of State 444. Juxton 23 44 364 368 369 370. K KAnt 505. Keble 244 337 374. Kedley 495. Keeble 405. Kelsey 251 671 679 686 692. Kelsith Lady 481. Kemish 200 303 304 316 338 346 357. Kemp 285. Kempson 290. Kendrick 248 249. Kenedy 120 122. Kenmorret 558. Kennet 577. Kenoule Lord 439 569 570 598. Kensey 654. Kent Earl 74 219 265 285 287 294 295 296 299 350 351 364 409. Kenton 399. Ker Col. 140 191 192 206 438 461 462 469 470 471 484. Kerle 101 103. Kern 102 198. Kertlington 130. Kesar 406. Ketcher 631. Keys 577. Kiffin 363 440 691. Kildare Earl 262 330. Kilketto Earl 225 283. Killegrew 75 119 120 121 134 192 220 235 237 239 251 257 323 327 328 329 330 339 691. Kilsmore 572. Kimbolton 50 64. King 92 406 435 697. King 82 94 166 193 207 213 233 237 241 339. Kings Armes 463. Kings Evil 248. Kingly Office abolished 380. Kingston Earl 68 82 120. Kinninore 558. Kinmore 559 560 561 573 574 588. Kirk 220 226 236 263 420 435 439 440 443 456 458 461 490 496 500 505 507 511 512 514 515 517 522 530 532 535. Knight 333 397 419. Knight 587. Knighthood money 2 33 45. Knightley 252. Knelles 363. Knox 28. Kolketoth 249. L. LAgerfield 544 584 594 636. Lagoâ— 667. Lamb Doctor 10 17. Lambert 103 120 127 131 147 219 247 257 260 267 268 271 272 274 275 277 286 295 303 305 307 309 310 315 316 317 318 319 320 322 324 330 331 332 334 339 341 342 343 353 357 363 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 384 391 408 409 410 411 426 444 447 451 452 463 469 470 471 487 488 489 490 491 492 493 497 499 503 507 509 510 511 513 514 524 527 547 574 590 670 682 683 675 677 678 679 680 681 671 673 685 686 687 689 691 692 693 694. Lambert 681. Lane 39 43 85 120 215. Laney 120. Langdale 61 95 129 130 131 133 137 144 145 146 184 185 302 303 305 306 307 309 310 315 316 317 318 322 327 328 342 377 426. Langham 273 295 301 618. Langley 269. Lannerick 275 331 332 335 339. Lapis Calaminaris 630 631. Lassells 331 333 433. Laud 2 8 10 11 15 16 17 18 21 22 24 25 28 30 32 38 39 41 71 73 76 79 82 83 84 85 86 91 92 93 97 101 104 105 106 117 118. Lauderdale 247 257 270 325 334 442 499 500 501 690 691. Laughern 82 84 119 130 135 136 137 141 160 161 162 167 185 186 187 191 194 198 200 212 223 237 238 146 257 258 286 290 293 297 298 304 305 306 312 316 325 343 379 383 384 406 432 453. Law reformed 439 458 459 460 494 569. Lawyers 415. Lawrence 126 198 325 475 618 657 667 679. Lawson 455 554 555 582 587 683 684 685 686 688 690 691. Lay 7. Layfield 267 293. Layton 269. Leak 67 191. Lee 139 243 289. Lee 346 684. Leg 44 55 135 142 167 282 305 329 399 588. Le Hunt 473 483. Leicester Earl 18 44 45 48 88 137. Leicester Countess 392 394. Leigh 100. Leighton Doctor 14. Lemmon 401 474. Lenox Duke 110 114 189. Lenthall 73 74 76 162 166 264 389 395 397 546 555 591 671 684 686 688 692. Leopold Archduke 251 391 394 402 574. Leppington Lord 191. Lesley 34 64 78 82 83 86 88 99 101 161 163 165 166 167 169 186 209 231 249 251 272 332 333 389 402 431 437 440 450 452 453 455 458 460 462 472 473 481 490 498 501. L'Estrange 114 116 117. Letchmore 692. Letters 79 80 82 89 94 99 147 188 190 191 194 195 196 197 204 209 211 213 214 223 239 347 250 251 255 259 261 266 279 281 284 288 335 396 408 412 432 458 494. Levellers 383 384 385 386 387 388 408 409 410 411 432. Leven 86 89 95 104 126 138 147 158 159 161 184 188 190 192 211 219 222 233 234 235 237 239 240 241 242 244 291 306 332 335 338 449 453 455 457 484 498 501 502 673. Leviston 460 470. Lewen 449. Lewis 148 149 151 244 256 268 290 291 379. Lexinton Lord 110. Leymouth Lord 134. Leyton 200. Libberton Lord 413 414 418 419 422 423 425 426 455. Libertines 430. Lidcot 170 222 361 482 488. Liddel 198. Lichfield Earl 169. Lightfoot 43. Lilburn 312 313 315. Lilburn 324. Lilburn 80 160 162 186 219 227 246 247 252 253 254 263 269 270 272 276 279 280 282 284 285 289 290 321 326 329 330 357 360 376 378 381 382 383 384 385 387 399 405 418 419 420 488 492 495 501 509 511 512 513 547 549 551 553 554 555 556 570 581 671 679 686. Lilly 144 329 332 538. Limbrey 478. Lincolne Bishop 2 3 8 25 37. Lincolne Earl 228 271 283 394. Lindsey Earl 23 26 40 59 61 67 107 108 145 146 208 218. Lingen 223 318 325. Lion of Aisema 515. Lisle 54 145 328 329. Lisle Lord Viscount 87 137 194 196 198 205 210 235 239 243 246 247 248 249 376 394 425 474 527 543 551 653 654 657 662 667 675. Lisle 569 587 598. Lisle 148 149 285 287 374 396 399
411 425 552 562 568 576 583 588 643 657 667 668 671. Lister 474. Littleton 13 32 39 52 54 56 57 65 67 166. Littleton 391 394. Littleton 244. Littleton 337. Littleton Sir Thomas 83 110. Litton 63 643. Livesey 132 306 314 320. Lloyd 116 190 208 235 302 440 455 477 643. Lloyd 643. Loan 2 7 8 9 33. Lockart Col. 658 666 673 686. Lockier 384 562. Loe 43 684. Lofius 235 402 407. Loignar Marquess 560. Lollards 2. London 17 33 73 75 76 81 82 83 84 86 93 103 106 110 129 130 140 143 152 189 204 212 213 235 237 254 255 258 260 263 264 265 267 270 272 273 275 283 299 301 302 303 305 306 307 308 311 313 315 320 321 322 323 330 353 358 389 391 420 432 522 545 564 683 685 686 690 696 697 698 700. Londonderry Bishop 92. Long 14 74 85 132 238 256 259 268 270 290 294 308 643 692. Long 669. Lonnerick 74. Lords of the Articles 29. Lorne Lord 555 556 559 571 574 595 596 597 598. Lorrain Duke 439 479 480 481 482 483 504 514 562 574 575. Lort 297. Louden Lord 18 30 31 32 111 120 122 131 457 458 595. Love 195. Lovelace Lord 76 352. Love Minister 123 408 474 484 485 486 487 490 493 502 503. Love 283 355. Love 685. Loughborough L d 146 319 329 343 370. Louthian 121 167 169 186. Louthian Lord 457. Low 91. Lower 119 197. Lucas 59 316. Lucas 197. Lucas Sir Charles 89 151 169 302 307 308 309 310 311 314 317 323 326 327 328 329 330. Lucas Lord 191. Lucy 581 643. Ludlow 90 100 105 117 174 376 425 447 476 507 519 520 525 530 533 671 674 678 679 681 686 687. Luke 122 140 143 161 238. Lumsden 234 500. Lunsden 455. Luther 148 149. Lydcot Col. 52. Lynne 671. Lyster 642. M. MAbbold 389. Mac-art 304 432 436. Mac-grigger 587. Mac-Mahon 46. Mac-Moghun 443. Macquier 461 108 120 124 126 128 270. Macquier and Mac Mahon 95 100 101 103 106 107. Macro 271. Mackworth 59 92 95 211 359 494 495 502. Magna Charta 9 10 11 13. Major 163. Major Generals 622. Maitland 69 106 107 120 334. Malbon 372. Maleverer 101 275 288. Mallet 102 188. Malton 430. Manasses Ben Israel 618 665. Manby 512. Manchester Earl 32 67 68 69 72 75 77 81 82 83 85 86 87 88 89 92 93 97 99 100 101 104 110 118 134 188 191 265 657 694. Mancini 666. Mandevil 35. Manfield 187. Manly 469 692. Manning 90 618. Mansel 512. Manterent 201. Manton 653. Mainwaring Doctor 8 20 11 12. Manwaring 63 170 236 250 251. Marckam 130 200 506 687. Marre 157 493 654. Marrow 90 96. Marshall 118 119 122 123 220 237 240 241 247 254 267 285 287 293 295 336. Martial Law 1 7 318. Martin 118. Martin 10 14 68 192 226 269 324 332 362 371 376 384 395 398 400 402 403 404 424 440 545. Mary Princess 17. Mashâ—m 308 309 312 315 319 322 376 425 474. Maskam 588. Mason 13 170 206 307 574. Masque of the Inns of Court 18 19 20 21. Massey 503. Massey Col. 61 64 68 72 77 82 83 85 86 87 91 93 94 99 100 101 102 113 114 129 130 133 136 137 139 141 142 143 144 147 149 150 153 156 157 158 159 162 165 169 184 201 209 211 214 215 220 221 223 229 230 232 233 246 247 256 262 264 265 270 290 354 356 363 436 437 449 472 482 483 484 486 487 489 493 494 496 497 498 500 502 506 675. Mathews 85 211 532. Maurice 352. Maurice Prince 60 86 89 93 98 109 117 119 120 129 130 133 139 140 145 184 185 189 215 218 219 220 260 395 399 414 471 547. Maxwell Lord 104. Maxwell 39 128. May 394 424. May Sir Humphrey 10 14. Mayerne 657. Maynard 37 40 41 48 56 79 111 184 199 275 666 691. Maynard Sir John 256 270 271 277 290 291 292. Maynard Lord 106 271. Mayo 407 560. Mazen 92. Meadow 618 622 656. Meers 197. Meldrum Sir John 59 75 78 93 100 127 128 133 135 141 143 241. Meldrum 121. Meltwold 512. Melvin 11. Mercer 304 425 497 498. Mercy 94. Meredith 92 230 400 519. Merlay 103 105. Merryman 298 588. Mervin 410. Message 1 2 3 9 10 11 12 32 92 447. Metcalf 230. Meyrick Sir John 60 62 111 236. Middleton Sir Tho. 73 74 75 88 90 94 96 97 99 100 102 116 119 132 137 140 143 170 494. Middleton 318. Middleton 204 246 276 309 376 387 436 462 463 472 477 481 482 501 502 554 555 557 558 561 562 573 574 576 579 580 581 582 586 587 588 589 596 597 599. Middlesex Earl 271 321 323 329. Midhup 277. Mildmay 76 102 103 235 291 308 310 376 425 452 460 469 471 474 509 537 643 674. Militia 52 53 54 55 56 57 124 125 127 128 162 191 192 203 263 270 278 313 317 356. Mill 667. Milles 679. Miller 694. Milton 633. Miners 643. Ministers 72 99 131 187 207 300 346 383 420 428 441 442 455 458 459 461 463 471 480 486 545 551 581 588 590. Minn 86 94 232. Minnes 557 572 681. Mitton 76 78 86 87 116 118 129 134 140 170 186 197 198 203 206 208 210 213 218 219 221 222 224 229 231 245 246 247 250 252 284 286 290 307 321 333 335 409 429 502. Mobbot 329. Mohun 165 202 241 397. Molineux Lord 72 96 195. Molton 433. Momma 630 632. Mondy 380. Monk 77 89 206 231 248 275 277 291 293 302 304 322 333 334 335 336 381 384 395 397 400 401 402 403 404 406 451 463 469 474 490 491 493 498 500 501 502 503 504 506 507 509 510 539 542 548 553 554 560 561 562 570 580 581 582 583 585 587 588 589 657 665 668 671 672 673 674 677 678 679 680 681 682 683 684 685 686 687 688 689 690 691 692 693 694 695 696. Mounmouth Earl 138. Monopolies 29 37. Monroe 96 214 327 328 330 331 332 334 335 336 378 410 419 420 504 588. Montecuculi Count 375. Montgomery 413 415 419 482 501. Montross 35 84 88 94 127 134 136 137 138 142 151 154 161 163 165 167 169 185 186 194 197 207 212 221 223 382 384 385 388 389 395 408 410 413 414 419 420 421 422 423 425 426 428 435 436 437 439 440 441 443 444 460 483 579. His Son 571 574 582 589 595. Montruel 201 221 223. Moody 314. Moor Lord 47 48 50. Moor 7 89 160 167 169 188. Moor 582. Mordant Lord 694. Mordant 666 676. More 439. Morgan General 8. Morgan Col. 131 147 151 160 170 184 185 190 200 204 205 106 207 211 212 214 221 223 291 533 555 569 570 571 573 574 575 576 579 580 581 582 583 587 588 589 595 668 682 686. Morgan 672. Morley 142 344 642 671 678 682 683 684 685 686 689 690. Morly 74 87 99. Morrice 239 382 405 407
418 481 522 643 691. Morton Bishop 74 136 211 275 286. Mostyn 74 207 666. Motlow 573. Moulin 384. Moulton 92 208 361 363 526. Mounson 210 211 230. Mountague Walter 31 71 126 284 379 407. Mountague Col. 588. Mountague Lord 196 237. Mountague 132 166 184 643 653 654 657 667 668 673 676 691 693 694 695. Mountague 693. Mountague 135. Mountague Richard 1 2 11. Mountain 382. Mountgomery 214. Moyer 512. Moyle 643. Muddiford 451 522 523. Muddiman 692. Mulgrave 271. Mulgrave Earl 35 132 231 250 265 376 657 667. Murray Sir Mungo 596. Murray Earl 28. Murray 280. Murray 197 198 203 206 223 236. Murryhead 569. Muschamp 160. Musgrave 88 99 299 303 500 530. Muskerry 430 485 490 491 519 529 530 531 538 571. Mutiny 126 127 134 232 280 282 287 293 384 696. Mutlo 538. Mynns 236. N. NAppier 272 438 621. Naylour James 643 644 676. Neal 10. Neast 136. Needham 147 197 246 285 311 692. Nelson 544. Nevil 61. Nevil Henry 669 670 671 677 682 685 690. Nevil 539. Newarke Earl 59. New Supream Authority 534. Their Resignation 551. Newburgh Lord 460. Newberry 370 681. Newcastle Earl 59 63 64 69 78 81 82 86 89 92 234 291 295 342 343 350 391 498. Newdigate 101 581 671 687. Newman 159. Newport Lord 88. 90 194 195 275. Newport 549 558 573 580. New Representative 411 423 486 487 507 531 532. Nicholas 59 117 120 215 340 361 363 390 431 433 687. Nicholas 638 668. Nichols 59 85 248 252 256 268 269 270 290 305 341. Nidesdale Countess 184. Noble 339. Noel 410. Norfolk 207 264. Norris 72. North Lord 137. Northcot 102 121 643. Northampton Earl 66 103 104 113 138 203 206 207 208 250 680. Northumberland Earl 24 33 54 55 62 63 64 75 96 118 120 122 124 137 141 147 188 189 191 222 225 226 229 232 235 238 262 265 277 285 293 302 329 342 384 392 495. Norton 74 79 85 87 90 99 109 134 137 143 683 695. Norton Sir Richard 91. Norwich Earl 310 317 323 325 326 327 329. Norwood 314 402. Not 148. Nottingham Earl 84 254 291 388. Nowers 672. Noy 3 7 13 17 18 22. Nye 69 70 76 267 285 287. O. OAth of Sheriffs 2. Et caetera Oath 33. Irish Oath 499. Of Adherence 81 161. Of the Protector 558. Oatley 120. O-conelly Owen 46 141 400 421. Odvery 521. Odwear 511 524. O-Farrell 448. Offely 78. Ogle 76 96 130. Ogleby 387 621. Okey 190 191 253 387 394 408 409 410 452 486 488 493 495 501 502 503 521 551 575 587 671 678 684 685 689 693. Oldenburgh Count 580. Oldesworth 185 283. Oldsworth 399. Oliver 589. Oneal Sir Phelim 46 47 524. Oneal 429 436 448 507. Onslow 87 166 223 657. Opdam Lord 556 559 580. Oquendo Don 30. Orange Prince 38 43 132 247 429 435 450 452 462 550 551 573 580 581 585 587 588 589 595 596 597 598. Orange Princess 463. Orleance Duke 459 504. Ormond 47 48 71 78 184 202 213 218 223 224 227 228 229 231 233 235 242 244 246 262 268 269 275 278 279 320 338 340 341 342 350 352 353 356 357 378 381 383 385 386 391 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 412 417 418 421 426 427 429 430 432 433 436 438 439 443 459 462 471 473 504. Osbaldston 25 411. Osborn 74 93 99 310 315 316. Ossory 427 621. Otway 397 403 404. Oudop Lord 598. Overton 196 263 294 306 333 382 385 387 408 458 488 490 505 509 511 512 515 530 533 560 595 598 599 673 678 687 689 691. Owen Roe Oneal 286 296. Owen Roe 320. Owen 129 360. Owen 386 387 390 396 446. Owen Doctor 391 456 476 504 639 671 691. Owen Sir John 307 308 319 343 371 374 375 376 378 379. Oxenstiern 575 593 596 598. Oxford Earl 478 582 675. P. PAcification 29. Pack 681. Pack 533 573 619 620 647 657. Packer 512 671 679 693. Paddon 128 672. Paget Lord 35 56 105 137. Pain 184. Pain 142. Palatinate 1 3 14. Palmer 37 40 41 48 49 56 120 122 189 300 333. Palmer 118 319 574. Pamphlets 228 260 270 282 286 288 293 356 371 380 381 528 590. Papists 2 3 8 12 15 31 38 62. Papton 311. Pardon 117 591. Parker 304 340 378 399 671 687. Parliament 1. Adjourned to Oxford 2. Dissolved 2. New Parliament 3. Members committed 12. Appointed 30. Meets 32. Dissolv'd 32. Meets 35. Triennial 39. Five Members 51 52. Members disabled 68. Expell'd 76. Style 78. Eleven Members 256 258 259 260 261 262. Force 295. Eleven Members 264. Members restored 266. Eleven Members 268 270 290. Force 295. Eleven Members 306. Force 354 355. Secluded Members 356 357 362 364 368 370. The eleven Members 399 420 526. Threatned 526. Turned out of doors 5â—9 New P. 574 575. Scotch Members Irish Members 581. Meet 582. Dissolve 592. Meet 639. Remonstrance 640. Meet 666. Dissol 673. Meet 676. Dissol 678. Long Par. restored 678 679. Broken 686. Meet 693. Free P. 695 696 697. Secluded Members restored 698. New Par. 699 701. The other House 661 665 666 673 677 678. Parre Lord 504 509. Parsons 45 46 169 330 338 379. Parsons 339. Parry 387. Pasquils 71. Passerini 647. Patridge 355. Pawlet 85 192 202 207 208 298 378. Pawlet 378. Peacock 308 396 527 554. Peake 194. Peas 595. Peat 190. Peak 339. Peckam 643. Peerage 4 289. Pelham 138 264 356. Pembroke Earl 14 30 45 54 62 63 73 74 81 91 96 118 120 123 137 188 191 220 237 238 242 285 290 300 319 329 357 376 383 391 410 411 423. Penn 228 241 294 479 520 544 546 554 561 617. Pennington Alderman 37 62 63 68 137 248 376 425. Pennington Sir John 55 74. Pennoyer 137 184 234 241. Penruddock 418. Pepys 581. Percival 59 253. Perkins 200. Pert 202. Peters Hugh 88 156 157 165 170 195 200 203 204 223 228 257 364 376 407 410 411 431 512 513 666. Peterborough Earl 61 237 313 314 404. Petitions 7 9 34 35 36 37 43 48 51 52 54 63 8â— 106 125 159 160 213 219 227 244 245 246 251 252 253 254 255 257 260 270 272 283 290 292 295 302 304 305 306 311 313 317 322 326 330 331 335 337 338 341 358 359 363 364 371 379 380 382 383 384 385 398 404 433 435 492 499 512 516 534 542 543 545 546 549 685 686 690 691. Petition and Advice 646 647 648. Petition of Right 9 10 11. Petty 294. Peyton Sir Thomas 144 305 307. Phaileas 437. Phairs 418 426 429 452. Pheasant 169 185 372 394. Phelim Birne 440. Phelps 359 360. Philip Prince 305 306. Philips 130. Philpot 142. Phineas 451. Phips 234. Pickering 132 134 146 170 174 190 209 376 425 474 620 639 657 667. Piercy Lord 44 92 119 131 338. Piercy 397 410. Pierson 671 680. Pierrepont 62 63 64 66 105 106 115 118 125 191 329 342
353 357 367 386 647 657. Piementel 559 584 596 598. Piggot 283. Pile 383. Pilson 327. Pinchback 493. Pindar Sir Paul 17. Pindar 395. Pine 390 425 432 459 474. Pits 101. Pitcher 360. Pitsford 358. Pitman 200 201. Pitson 461. Plague 2 23 24. Player 248. Plot 75 96 296 400 486 573 574 599 644 673 677 682 683 662 663. Plumbley 558. Pockley 587. Pocklington 315. Poe 162 249. Poll-money 45. Pool 125. Pool Sir Nevil 68 102. Pool 682. Poor Prisoners 403 408 433 574. Pope 454. Popham 91 134 185 233 375 376 384 385 391 398 408 418 432 440 455 461 476 483 495 501. Popham 425 642 657 685. Popish Counsellors 3. Porey 254 273. Porter 59 89 153 194 206. Portland Earl 167 275. Pots 252 329. Potley 69 381. Potter 249 487 575 579. Poulke 645. Poulton 97 407. Powell 148 244 304 305 306 325 370 378 379 382 383 384 386 406 533. Powel 340. Powel Vavasour 523. Powis Lord 102 154. Poyer 294 296 297 298 299 300 302 303 305 306 309 312 316 325 370 379 382 383 384. Poyntz 147 148 154 156 158 160 161 163 165 167 169 170 184 185 186 187 188 193 206 208 209 219 229 230 232 234 235 245 257 258 262 264 265 519. Preaching Troopers 238. Precedence 4. Presbyterians 151 187 212 233 360 422 426 444 458 480 486 491 497 500 528. Presbyterie 165 167 184 275 276. Prescot 412. Preston 263 286 320 403 427 430 431 436. Preston 519. Price 100 129 140 166 221 237 238 253 272 305 306. Prichard 200. Pride 145 195 246 305 354 355 362 404 419 424 426 442 456 667. Pride Sir Thomas 657. Prideaux 67 73 88 118 120 337 341 352 382 399 411 474 583 667 676. Priests 4. Primate 512 521. Primers 473. Prin 18 21 25 31 36 37 73 103 129 258 261 340 362 691. Prince 275 382 383. Privy Seals 9. Priviledges 9 37 48 50 51 118 155 184 230 235 287 383. Proby 382. Proclamation 1 2 26 37 48 72 75 82 407 410 450 451 558 561. Projectors 37 384. Propagation of the Gospel 424 427 487 504 518 535. Prophet 284 286 360 383. Propositions nineteen 57. For Peace 63. 161 189 190 214 220 222 228 235 270 271 273 274 276 277 278 282 312 314 317 318 319 339 354 378 413 431 438 489 490. Protestants of France 2. Protestation 4 6 12 42 49 51 57. Protectour 552. Proclaimed 558. His Inauguration 661. Psalms 411. Publick Register 424 512. Publick Faith 58 497 549 591 592. Puckering 472 476 487. Pudsey 291. Puffey 437. Puleston 337 390 392 405. Purefoy 75 80 83 86 97 123 128 140 231 234 376 425 474. Pury 237 261. Pye 91 132 144 157 160 237 252 254 257 258 259 266 269 323 351. Pye Sir Robert 687 690. Pym 6 10 12 31 36 37 39 40 41 42 52 54 63 66 165. Pyne 79 80 93. Q. QUakers 549 564 592 599 624 678. Queen Mother 28. Queens Family distasted 8. Her pennance 8. To Holland 52. Queen of Sweden 515. Resignation 566 578 617 618 647. R. RAck 11. Radcliffe 643. Rainsborough 132 136 143 145 146 166 202 206 207 208 223 249 250 252 253 260 265 266 273 280 286 287 289 290 300 303 304 305 326 328 335 339 341 357 382 458. Rainsborough 693. Ralegh 691. Ramsey 16. Ramsey 26 61. Ranelagh 240. Rantzow Lord 682. Ratcliff 37 222 316 340 343. Raymund 643. Rea Lord 16 104 203 391. Rea Isle 8 9. Read 136 306. Read 672. Read 672. Recognition 587 588 677. Redman 116. Reeves 330 438. Religion 1 12 382. Remonstrance 4 7 10 11 30 49 212 226 258 268 350. Representation 438. Reynolds 154 157 192 300 357 358 386 387 391 394 399 400 402 403 404 417 418 421 427 432 434 437 438 439 440 441 443 475 482 484 485 486 489 502 514 518 519 521 522 523 528 529 537 544 682 683 685 689. Reynolds 389 671 691 692 693. Reynoldson 381 382. Reynor 144. Rich Lord 137 248 321. Rich 158 202 211 238 245 247 249 253 260 266 300 307 314 316 324 328 330 354 374 386 425 469 481 491 492 570 588 684 685 691. Rich 654. Richardson Judge 16. Richardson 672 687. Richilieu 22 31 39. Richmond 31 59 111 113 115 120 151 191 208 218 259 261 275 368 372. Rigby 73 87 89 241 306. Right of the Subject 9. Riley 75 147. Rivers 59 327 643. Roberts Lord 84 89 90 92 93 96 98 99 100 114 119 140 188 227. Roberts Sir Will. 276 618 657. Roberts 512 654. Robinson 91 425 692. Robinson 220 427 429 654 667 680 684 687 588 689 690 694. Rochel 2 8 9 10 11. Rochford 268. Roden 676. Rodes 327. Rogers 394. Rogers 535 579 580 617. Rolf 310 312 315 321 323 329 330 333. Rollo 137. Rollock 26. Rolph 654. Rolls 11 12 83 169 185 337 338 343 363 372 376 383 425 433 474 581 583 588. Rolt 618 624 633. Rookesby 455. Roscommon 268. Rossiter 80 101 109 130 131 132 140 145 146 147 156 161 163 170 184 185 188 191 192 213 230 245 246 256 257 314 315 343 350 400. Rosenwing 581. Rothes Earl 499. Rouse 77 137 170 187 227 243 550 553 656 657. Rouse 554. Row 45 161 210 334. Row 396. Rowling 326. Row Owen 391 394 401 402 403 404 406. Roxborough Earl 29 74 90. Royal Word 10. Rudlee 550. Rudyard Sir Ben. 10 207 237 272. Rupert Prince 23 25 60 61 64 66 67 78 80 85 88 89 99 109 119 127 130 131 138 139 140 145 145 161 162 165 166 167 184 185 186 189 192 211 215 218 219 220 234 260 319 343 351 368 381 385 391 393 395 399 407 409 413 414 426 427 429 430 433 442 443 447 454 455 460 462 470 471 482 502 507 511 519 520 526 543 544 547 549 550 554 558 571. Rushworth 156 512 658. Russel 66 146 160 209 234 309 364 391 408 505 657. Ruthen 65 66 98 457 474 657. Ruthen Lord 677. Rutland Earl 73 74 151 191 233 285 386 390 392 395 406. Rutsford 85. Ryley Col. 547. Ryley 666. S. SAbrand 201. Sackvile 169. Sadler 148 396 435 483 512 682. Saint Albans Lord 400. St. Aubyn 243. St. George 290. St. John Lord 60 621 692. St. John 24 37 42 54 56 67 73 76 84 118 120 122 152 199 229 258 347 351 372 376 411 425 444 473 474 476 477 479 484 500 503 508 509 523 545 588 657 671 681 687. St. John 399. St. John 500. St. Leger 121. St. Nicholas 643. St. Paul Lord 116 161. Salisbury Earl 30 63 75 96 118 120 188 191 219 223 228 265 285 290 329 376 391 409 410 411 425 509. Salisbury 643. Salmon 287 430 432 667 671 679 695. Saltmarsh 67 196 286. Salway 99 230 242 297. Samon 127. Sanders 106 434 642. Sanderson Col. 17 159 193 225 247 252 310 313. Sandford 88 312 671. Sandys Col. 61 96 97
237 255 279. Savile Sir John 13. Savile Sir Will. 75. Savile Lord 108 119 132 134 138 148 149 151 152 153 155 156 169 228 260 261. Savile Cap. 100. Savile 643. Savoy Duke 617. Sawer 144. Say and Seal Lord 31 35 39 44 60 61 63 64 83 137 152 154 188 190 191 207 232 237 265 272 329 657. Say 682. Say 474. Sayer 503. Scaph Lord 439 443 504 509 530. Scilliard 643. Scobel 374 387 591 687. Scot 186 280 285 376 425 471 474 499 642 671 681 682 685 686 687 688 689 690 692. Scots 22 25. Their Parliament 29 30. Declar'd Rebells 33. Their Petition 34. Demands 34 35 38. Interpose 56. Enter England 64 75. Commissioners 77. Remonstrance 149 160 170 190 200 207 208 210 211 213 218 220 224 226 227 232 234 236 239 240 274 277 278 285 286 296 299 300 304 325 331 365 371 378 380 381 392 397 402 412 413 423 428 443 446 453 456 461 470 475 477 497. Scowen 254. Scroop Lord 186 187. Scroop 261 297 314 315 319 321 384 386 387 413. Scudamore 159 308. Scurlock 498 505 519 524. Seaman 336 554. Seamour 92 120 165 194. Seamoor Lord 191 215 275. Seafort 576 597. Seaforth Earl 461. Sea Fight 487 508 509 511 513 517 520 526 528 532 543 544 547 566. Great Seal 67 74 75 170 187 219 223 227 229 230 238 139 244 267 294 295 296 299 300 362 364 372 374 382 433 462 530 568 643 676 679 687 690 691 694. Sedgewicks 598. Sedley 249. Selby 235. Selden 3 6 8 10 12 13 14 18 22 37 56 66 68 73 137 163 199 238 250 259 359 401 590 597. Self-denying Ordinance 113 114 117 118 133 140 255 322. Sergeants at Law 337 347 350 352. Sergeant 654. Settlement of the Nation 645 646 660. Service Book 25. Sexby 249 327. Seys 692. Shambrook 314. Shapcott 597. Shatterdon 643. Shawcrosse 676. Sheffield 66 94 132 136 143 157 160 242 252. Shelden 120 126 242 259 283 287. Shelton 32. Shepherd 249 677. Sherland 6. Sherley 121. Sherlock 434. Sherrington 130. Sherwyn 669. Sherwood 654. Shilbourn 436. Ship-money 7 22 23 37 39 45 56. Shipwith 654. Shrewsbury Earl 222. Shuttleworth 88 96. Sibbalds 379. Sibthorp 8 12. Sicklemore 643. Sikes 535. Silvercroon 512 514. Sims 432. Simson 572 587. Simkins 206. Sindercomb 644 645. Sinclere Lord 691. Skeimister 315. Skinner 352. Skippon 54 62 73 75 97 98 102 104 120 132 133 134 135 138 139 145 146 147 154 158 166 187 188 191 203 234 235 238 240 241 243 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 302 304 305 306 307 312 315 318 320 323 324 325 376 386 387 391 394 404 425 444 459 474 657 667 675. Slain Lord 530. Slamning 61 67. Slaughter 125. Sleford Earl 194. Sleigh 322. Slingsby 414 422 431 448 666. Smith 227 239 359 617. Smith 85 100 120 121 123 131 205 312 386 409 425 430. Smith 525 579 672. Smithby 360. Smithson 135 328 693. Soames 390. Sommerset 184. Soveraign Power 10. Southby 643. Southerton 643. Southampton Earl 59 65 110 111 113 114 115 120 124 127 189 191 208 215 275. Spain 2. Spanish Fleet 30. Sparling 558 681. Sparrow 512. Speaker 50 384 391 406 644 677 681. Speech 36 37 38. About the Militia 53 57. Peace 80. Jure divino 94 114 149 344 347 372 392 415 441 450 460 568 582 592 666 696. Spencer 69 191. Spiering 509 512. Spilman 676. Spirits 140. Spotswood 22 441 442. Squire 121. Staffe 519. Stamford Earl 58 61 64 83 157 170 235 237 290 643 669. Stamp 207. Standard at Nottingham 59. Marleborough 82. Stanhop 643. Stanley 141 253 419 530. Stapely 425. Stapleley 376. Stapleton Sir Philip 54 58 61 70 71 83 84 93 111 139 149 151 188 239 252 256 259 268 269 287. Stapleton 290. Starre 205. Star-chamber 12 13 14 24 25. Stedman 394 654. Steel 291 300 361 362 375 378 397 405 512 581 674 679. Steel 658. Stephens 134 506. Stephenson 132. Stepkin 315 324. Stern 118 120. Stevens 405. Steward 123 126 137 189 205 222 248 286 308 361 362. Steyner 549 579 643 681. Stidolph 394. Stirke 356. Stiles 306. Stoaks 536 554 681. Stockdale 193. Stone 126 142 146 195 324. Stoner 537. Story 681. Stourton Lady 209. Stowell 337 380 408 448 556 557 597. Stradling 160 187 304 316. Strafford Earl 30 31 32 33 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43. Strange Lord 59. Straughan 438 439 440 451 452 461 462 463 470 484. Strettam 138. Strickland 59 76 90 158 189 243 268 318 357 388 409 423 442 447 473 474 476 484 531 620 621 622 625 628 629 630 633 634 635 638 639 657 667 679 682 687 688. Strickland Sir Will. 657. Strode 13 37 50 141 165 238. Strong 192 291. Strowd 99. Stuart Sir Robert 398 410. Stuart Sir James 483 510 519. Stubber 423. Style 1 78 291 361 362 363 366 367 368 374 375 389. Style 643. Subscriptions 31. Subsidies 1 3 9 32. Sufferers 3 o Car. 238. Suffolk Earl 220 271. Sunderland Earl 69. Supple 529. Sutherland 440 582. Swain 582. Swanley 81 82 83 85 100 118 119 129 230. Sweden 14 17 22 23 117 134 274. Swinhoe 169. Sydney 237 246 249 473 478 671 673 692. Sydenham 71 90 91 111 129 208 394 482 588 619 644 655 667 668 671 673 678 679 687. Syler 488. Symbal 271. Symmonds 411. Syppins 101 133. T. TAffy Lord 47 283 290 291 504 557. Talbot 77 180 184. Talbot Lord 222 494. Tanner 654. Tate 113. Taylour 125 166 307 399 448 527 654 682. Tempest 312 313 643. Temple Lady 149 152 154. Temple 84 102 124 138 160 166. Temple 204 238 240 249 272 312 338 352. Temple Sir Peter 389. Tender Consciences 404 405 591 592. Test 377 383. Tewleday 244. Thanet Earl 78 102 306. Thelwel 394. Thimbleby 85. Thomas 45 113 130 657. Mac Thomas 440. Thomlinson 408 512 560 687. Thomond Earl 184 206 404. Thomson 239 325. Thornhaugh 162 184 275 327 399 405. Thorney 116 190 379. Thornton 295 308. Thorp 337 363 390 394 405 643 687. Throgmorton 157. Throgmorton 386 524 525 643. Thurloe 122 480 549 584 620 623 646 647 665 666 667 670 690. Thurlane 643. Thyn 206. Tichburn Sir Henry 47 124 291. Tichburn 248 267 286 459 460 503 509 523 581 622 643 652 679 680. Tidsley 207 238 332 495 502. Tienman 458. Tillier 140 144. Tilsbury 85. Tilshead 196. Tilsley 100. Tindal 137. Title of King 646. Protectour 648 677. Tithes 535 543 546 682. Titus 253 335 498. Toll 225. Tomes 298. Tomkins 192. Tomkins and Chaloner 66. Tomlins 169 191. Tomlinson 133 266 358 369 658. Tomson 386 387 388 474 671 679 681 685 690. Tonnage and Poundage 7 11 12 45 55 Tot Lord 584 586 593. Tottel 486. Tothil 384. Townly 434. Townsend 671 687. Treasons 385 563. Treaty at Rippon 35. At Oxford 63 64 65 92 110. Vxbridge 117
Dutch Ambassadour The City invites the Parliament Laud. City Feast Crommell Members expell'd Ordinance Fr. Ambassadour Mitton Scots Petition Letters from Oxford Nantwich Fight Monk Massey Sir Edw. Deering G. Essex's Answer Scots Orders of the House Irish Ormond Letters from Oxford Mitton Differences Letters from Oxford Cromwell Newark Irish Covenant Prince Elector The King's Letter Observations Proposals Laud. Netherland Divines Earl of Carlisle Parl. of Oxford Dutch Embassadours Gen. Essex discontented Letters intercepted Newark Army Model'd Winchester Fight Irish Prince Elector Dutch Ambassadours The King's Standard Laud. Fairfax Selby London Proclamation Association Letters from Oxford Scots Answer Laud. City Earl of Manchester Petition Massey London Petition Jealousies Association Laud. Gen. Essex Laud. Massey Gen. Essex Colonel Coningham Dutch Ambassadour Laud. City Lyme Earl of Warwick York Peeks York Laud. York Sudley Castle Compton-house Secluding Members Earl of Denbigh Lyme Queen brought to Bed York Laud. Secluding Members Laud. Earl of Calender Queen For secluding Members Edgehill York Queen Copredy Bridge Fight Message to Waller York Ambassadors Letters intercepted Monke Marston-Moor fight Ambassadours Greenland-house Articles Blandford Hotham York Laud. Parliament York rendred Irish Stratagem Judges Debate Hollis Laud. Message from the King York Marston L. Paulet Laud. Debate of Propositions London Petition Fr. Ambassadour Massey Montross Newcastle Letters to Essex Answer Kirk Jure Divino City Association Ireland General Essex Prince E. lector Plot. Letter from Essex Pr. Elector Laud. Pr. Elector Col. Jones Wallers Middletons Gen. Essex defeated Different relations The true account Skippon Articles Essex blamed Excused by the Parliament Lesley Summons to Plymouth Letter from the King Minister Petition Fr. Agent Montgomery Castle Scarborough Petition Committee with the Army Monmouth suprised Laud. France Court-Marshal Laud. Taunton The three Armies joyned Newbury Pâ— Elector Newcastle Gen. Essex Jealousies Petition Hotham Newbury fight Newcastle Newbury Laud. Sir Anth. Ashl Coop Laud. Laud. Assembly of Divines Leverpool Tinmouth Castle Lord Gerrard Newark Propositions for Peace King at Oxford Commissioners for the Propositions Assembly of Divines Jure divino Propositions for Peace Petition Answer Laud. Divines Laud. Hemsley Castle Kent Petition Names of Commissioners Safe conduct Assembly of Divines Scots Army Sir Alex. Carew Commissioners for propositions Directory Jealousies Sir Alex. Carew Miscarriages Commissioners at Oxford City Petition Monmouth Castle Commissioners at Oxford The King's answer Hotham Letter to P. Rupert Sydenham Cromwel Jealousies Conference against Cromwel Hotham Safe Conduct Vote Self-denying Ordinance Dutch Ambassadors Hotham Fast Lords from Oxford L'Estrange Several places to be betrayed Answer to the Propositions for Peace Answer to the King's Message Agent from Swedland Self-denying Ordinance Lords from the King Dissenters Sir A. Carew Laud. Taunton Gen. Essex Hotham Hotham Vote Hotham Hotham H. Peters Treaty Queen of Sweedland Laud. Treaty at Vxbridge Laud. Laud his pardon Laud's Petition Army Petition Discontents Laud. Breach of Privilege Laud Beheaded Differences betwixt Lords and Commons Model of the Army Commissioners for the Treaty Brown Plymouth Safe Conduct Army Church Houses differ Brereton Titles Treaty C. Craford Treaty Difficulties Scots Vxbridge Precedence Petition Mr. White Treaty Quaeries Dr. Steward Jure divinâ— Marquess Hartford's Speech Love's Sermon Puresoy Treaty Militia Assembly Army Malton Peerage Cardigan Castle Militia London Army Vxbridge Army Scots Macquire Peerage Petition Macquire Vxbridge Ireland Religion Souldiers unruly M. Bridges Covenant Mutinous Souldiers Cromwel Waller Souldiers insolent Capai Stone Vxbridge Jure divino Covenant Vxbridge Militia Argyle routed Colonel Brandling Mutinous Troops Sir Thomas Fairfax Vxbridge Militia Scots Army Macquire Vxbridge Militia Vxbridge Ireland Scarborough Sir Hugh Cholmley Meldrum Vxbridge Treaty brake off Dutch Ambassadors Brereton Treaty Shrewsbury taken Langdale Common Hall Melcombe Clubmen City Mutinous Souldiers Assembly The King's Forces Jones Massey Waller Morgan Ministers Clubmen Clubmen Fairfax Army Army French Agent Answer Sir James Long. Oxford Message to the Lords List of the Officers Swedes Lord Savile Cromwel Petition Brown Assembly Fairfax his Commission Conference Declaration Jealousies Meldrum Sir John Henderson Clubmen Assembly Cromwel Sweedish Agent Answer Officers Waller Mutiny Lord Savile Assembly Scotland G. Essex c. lay down their Commissions New Model York Tuitnam Clubmen York Fairfax Fairfax Skippon Abington Bishop of Durham Dutch Ambassadour E. Warwick lays down his Commission Du. bassadoâ— Commissioners of the Admiralty Pomfret Brown Scotland Thanksgiving Covenant King's Children C. Norton Blasphemies Creenvile London Cromwell Admiralty Taunton Brown Cromwell Massey Dutch Ambassadour Fairsax Pr. Elector Assembly Covenant London Spirits Plymouth The King leaves Oxford Cromwell Self-denying Ordinance Taunton relieved Massey King's Children Countess of Dorset Dutch Ambassadours Scarborough Taunton Welden Meldrum O Conelli Captain Stone Oxford Scots Army Counterfeit Oxford Vrrey Duch Ambassadors C. Norton Leicester Brown Eeicester storm'd Meldrum London Petition Martial Law Massey Taunton Leicester London Armies draw near each other Cromwel Langdale Ingolesby Taunton Naseby Battel Skippon Fairfax The King Cromwell C. Rosseter Taunton London Cromwell Sir J. Gâ—l Leicester Both Houses feasted Naseby Prisoners Carlisle King's Children Letters taken at Naseby C. Rosseter Marshal Law Ensigns taken at Naseby Scots Army Skippon Foreign Agents Oxford Parliament L. Savile Hollis and Whitelocke accused Carlisle Club-men Naseby Letters Scotland Remonstance Priests Fairfax Taunton Commissioners to Scotland Clubmen Fairfax Fleetwood Hollis and Whitelocke London Hollis and Whitelocke Martial Law Fairfax Langport fight Goring Bethel Desborough M. G. Porter Hollis and Whitelocke E. Denbigh Blasphemy Langport Particulars Thanksgiving Hollis and Whitelocke Langport Clubmen Countess of Dorset Hollis and Whitelocke Privilege Fairfax Mr. Cranford Hollis and Whitelocke Martial-Law Sir Thomas Fairfax Club-men Thanksgiving Fairfax Pomfret Bridgwater stormed Particulars Impeachment H. Peters Abington Prince Elector Scarborough Cannon-froom Leven Mr. Strickland Club-men Bath surrendred Petition of the Assembly Answer Scarborough Counâ—ess of Dorset Cambridge Petition Hereford Votes Col. Jephson Fairfax Clubmen Cromwel Assembly Lilburn Newark Skipton Assembly Spaniards defeated Brown Petition of Southwark Haverford West Scots Army North Wales Sherburn Castle Propositions for peace Thanksgiving Oath Parliament Forces York Tumults Bibles Book taken at Naseby New Elections Brown in discontent Ministers Petition Scotland The King retreats Huntington Bristol Lilburn Cambridge the King returns to Oxford Humiliation Militia New Elections Clubmen Ordinance explain'd Montross The King leaves Oxford Church Affairs Selden Montross Countess of Dorset Fast-day Prince Elector E. Essex Presbytery Bristoll Clubmen Intercepted Letters Mr. Strodes Bristolâ— Jersey Manner of storming Bristoll Speaker Bristoll Bristoll Cromwell Montross Club-men Courts of Wards Club-men Scots Cromwel Chester Presbytery Prince Charles Scots Army Defeat at Chester Judges Scots Judges Sir John Borlace Scots Winchester taken Votes Scots Votes Scots Army Gr. Scal. Differences with the Scots Propositions of Peace Morgan King of Denmark Cromwell Basing c. taken Leven Vote Presbytery Vote Chepstow Cromwell C. Payre C. Rossiter Copley Books Fairfax Tiverton storm'd The Speaker made
Master of the Rolls Carmarthen and Monmouth-shire reduced Rolles and Phesant made Judges and Atkins a Baron A Pass for Sir William Vavasor Sir William Byron routed Gerrard Bellasis disagree Prince Rupert Prince Maurice c. leave the King Passes ordered for Prince Rupert c. Digby and Langdale routed Vaughan routed by Mitton The King to Oxford Letters from Pr. Charles to Sir Tho. Fairsax Answer of Fairesax His Answer to Goring Presbyterians Petition Answer to their Petition Vote of the Oxford Parliament Petition to the Lords Ambassador from Russia Si. T. Fairfax voted to be made a Baron The like for Cromwel Essex c. to be made Dukes Roberts c. to be made Earls Hollis a Vicount Waller and others to be made Barons Letters Intercepted Leven before Newarke Lathom House surrendred Thanks to the City of London A Letter from the King Answer to the Kings Letters Letters taken and ordered to be Printed Remonstrance by Dissenters Ordinances Letters Another Letter from the King The House Censured Perplext by the Scots Vote upon the Propositions for Peace The taking of Hereford Commissioners to reside in the Scots Army Newarke Order for Baron Tomlins Letters for Peace Debate about the Kings Letter Martial Law Day of Humiliation Votes about Ireland Vote for Hinry Martin Lieutenant Barrow Clamors against the Parliament L. G. Points Letters from Ireland The Parliament against a Treaty A Petition for Church Government Montross routed A Petition Answer A Letter from the King Offers to the Irish Answer to the Parliaments Letters Letters to the Speaker Lisle to be Governor of Ireland Day of Thanksgiving Dartmouth Stormed A Letter from the King Bills to be sent to the King Order against Blasphemy Letter from the King Order that no new Motion after twelve a Clock The Kings Letters voted unsatisfactory Letters taken Chester surrendred to the Parliament Hoptos routed 〈◊〉 Torrington particulars of the Success Against the Court of Wards Parliament of Scotland Church Affairs Letters from the King Victory at Cardiffe Mr. H. Peters Proclamation Corfe Castle-Stratagem Sr. T. Fairfax Abbington Breach of Priviledge Petition Sir T. F's Offers to L. Hopton L. Hoptâ—â—â— answer to Sir T. F. Assembly of Divine Heralds Office Articles between F. and Hopt Letter to the Prince Militia Lord Hopt Sir J. Ashley defeated A Letter from the King Answer to the Kings Letter The City cajol'd Both Houses invited to Dinner Paul Best 's Blasphemy Answer to the Kings Letter Worcester Vote of the Commons Paul Be. Exeter Newarke Scots dissent Exeter surrendred Voro Scots Papers Declaration Power of Parliaments Orders Differences Debate of the Scots Papers Answer from the Prince Church-Government The King leaves Oxford Dr. Williams Declaration The King in the Scots Army Vote Letters intercepted Letters from the Scots Votes particulars of the surrender of Newâ—arke Sir Thomas Fairfax Summons to Oxford Ministers for Ireland Reasons of the Commons A Letter to the prince Scots papers General Levens proclamation Vote against the Scots A Letter from the King Another Letter A Letter to the City Remonstrance from the City Answer of the Lords Of the Commons Committee of Heresies Discontents Aversion to peace Counter petition from the City Declaration against the Scots Letters from the King Votes Russia Ambassador Scots defeated by Irish Rebels Letters from the King From the Scots A Letter to the prince The Kings passage from Oxford to the Scots Oppressions of Committees March forth Foreign Kingdoms Carts Reproach Arms. Sued Sick Prize Strangers Remains Sequestration Oaths Said or done Excepted persons Excepted persons University City Corporation City Plunder Ladyes Kings Servants Clergy-men Injoy Goods Free from Oaths And broken Duke of Richmond Farringdon Certificate Messengers to the King Papers from the Scots Letter from the King Oxford Surrendred Farringdon surrendred Select Council French Ambassador Bish Williams The Seals Lilburne Pointz London's Petition Scots Papers Petition The Kings Answer Commissioners for Peace Vote against the Scots Scots Ministers Duke of York Propositions for Peace Letters from the Queen Master of the Ceremonies The Kings Answer The French Ambassador Message Answer Worcester surrendred Duke of York Mutiny at St. Albans Worcester Duke of York Walling-ford Castle surrendred Rutland Castle Worcester Propositions Col. Birch Letters from New-castle Vote The Kings refusal to sign the Propositions Seals broken Report concerning the propositions Scots Papers Vote for the Scots Marquess of Worcest Peace with the Irish Sir John Stowel Scots Arrears Articles of the Peace in Ireland Scots Petition Surrender of Ragland and Pendennis Castle Vote Petition of Sheriffs The Kings Children Hinderson Pendennis Castle Scots demands Vote Scots Vote for Scots Remonstrance of the Kirk The Kings Answer Scots press the King Essex died Ireland Scots Ministers Sr. Sackvil Crow Vote The Kings Answer to the Scots The Propositions to Ordinances Petition for Lilburn About disposing of the Kings person Scots Letters Great Seal Pamphlet Commissions altered Confession of Faith Great 〈◊〉 Ordinances Petition Ormonds propositions Great Seal Disposal of the Kings Person Great Seal Kings at Arms. Great Seal Priviledge Scots Commissioners Great 〈◊〉 Col. Monk Both Houses visit General Fairfax Mutiny at York Duke of York Petition from Kent About 〈…〉 Person Tombs defaced Scots Papers Ormond The Lords concurrence declined Assembly Divisions Assembly jus Divinum Agreement with the Scots Vote Petition The City Petition Scot's Ministers Hostages Petitions Commissioners for Scotland Durbams Petition Duke of York Proposals of the Irish Duke of York A Letter from the King Votes Assembly of the Kirk their Answer to Queries Votes of the Parliament in Scotland City Petition Commissioners to receive the Kings Person Great Seal Articles against a Preaching Trooper Votes for sufferers 3. Cor. Power to Imprison Letters from the King From Leven Great Seal The Kings Queries Declaration of Scotland The Scots desires agreed to Complaint against the Soldiers Confession of Faith Petition A Letter from the King Ormond French Ambassador Petition of Apprentices Sir Thomas Fairfax Supplies for Ireland Votes A Letter from the King Sir Thomas Fairfax at Cambridg Counter-Petition London Petition Answer Counter-Petition Disturbance in the Army Petition Irish service Quaeries of the Army Petition of the Army Prince Elector Answer to the Kings Message Quaere to the Officers Declaration Letters from Sir Thomas Fairfax Complaint of the Army Col. 〈◊〉 Holmeby Bosvile L. L'Isle Army Holmeby Army Army their Vindication Militia Assembly of Divines Skippon Army Distempers in the Army A Letter from the King Confession of Faith London Petition Votes Votes for the Army City Petition burnt Letter intercepted Disbanding Petition of the Army Disbanding The City Petition Declaration against the Army razed out of the Journal The 〈◊〉 carried from Holmeby by the Army Army Petition London Petition Souldiers Votes Army The King Committee of Safety Petitions against Disbanding Shops shut Demands of the Army Charges against the eleven Members Declaration of the Army Desires of the Army Ireton Petition Petition All Addresses
had power to do it and secured him by a party of his Forces that he was ordered to be banished by Parliament paying one hundred thousand pound for his Delinquency 27. The House sate not The Earl of Holland was brought to the High Court and the Charge of High Treason read against him and aggravated by the Sollicitor General that the Earl was an eminent Courtier and probably did ill Offices and perswaded the King to go from the Parliament and went afterwards himself to Oxford That he returned from thence had his Sequestration taken off that he published a Declaration promising in the word of a Gentleman and a Christian that he would stand by the Parliament he took the Negative Oath and the Covenant Yet the last Year he ingaged and probably contriv'd the insurrection wherein the Duke of Bucks and his Brother and others were drawn in and he boasted that he should shortly be twelve thousand strong and master the Parliament and restore the King The Earl pleaded that his fact was not Capital but Criminal that he had quarter given him when he was taken at St. Needs and that both Houses had past an Order since for his banishment the which excused the aggravations especially in his last Action Letters that a Peace was confirmed by Articles between Ormond and the Catholick Party in Ireland and a Proclamation by Ormond for all to obey it Letters from Scotland that the Messengers from their Parliament were come to the King that the Scots Parliament made a Law that Adultery should be punished by Death 28. The Monthly Fast Order for a day of publick humiliation through out the Kingdom A Committee appointed to bring in an Act to take away the Monthly Fasts and to have Fast-daies Ordered as there shall be particular occasion A Committee to draw up a new Oath instead of that of Supremacy to be taken by Papists The Scots Commissioners being apprehended at Gravesend referred to the Council of State to send them to Scotland with a guard by Land and that they write a Letter to the Parliament of Scotland of their late carriage and to know how far that Parliament will owne the same An Act passed giving power to any ten of the Common Council of London to call a Court and forty Members to be a Common Council in case the Lord Mayor and Aldermen refuse An Act past for disabling the Malignant Magistracy of Norwich March 1648. 1. The House sate not The Council of state made several Orders in relation to the Navy and that the Committee of the Army do certify to them the arrears of the Army and what proceedings have been about setling their Debenters Upon a Petition of the Countess of Holland to the High Court and proof of the Earls being very sick the Court gave him further time to answer The Council of the Army passed a Petition to present to the House and the General presented to them a Letter subscribed by eight Troupers of several Regiments and delivered to him The effect of it was to assert the Souldiers right to Petition without their Officers consent and it was high against the Council of State and High Court. This was ill resented by the Officers and each of them present by the poll disavowed and disapproved the Letter as tending to divide and disunite the Army five of the eight Troupers were committed till they should be cleared by a Court Martial 2. Colonel Whaley and divers other Officers of the Army presented a Letter from the General with a Petition from the General Council of the Army to which the General concurred Their desires were 1. That Free quarter be forthwith totally taken away 2. For provision for constant pay of the Army 3. For Receivers to account 4. Abuses of Clipt money to be redressed 5. Souldiers accounts to be stated and Debenters given out 6. Security for them by Deans and Chapters lands or otherwise 7. For satisfaction for Souldiers Horses slain or lost in Fight 8. For Maintenance for maimed Souldiers and Widows of Souldiers 9. For relief of Ireland 10. For the supply of the Irish Officers come from Inchequin c. Order that these matters be taken into consideration and thanks returned to the Petitioners Referred to the Council of State to consider what Forces are fit to be maintained in this Kingdom and in Ireland and to bring in an estimate that the House may make an establishment for all Order for recruits of Horse according to the Petition Referred to the Council of State to consider what is fit for the House to do at present concerning Ireland Referred to a Committee to consider of the Standard in the old Palace and of taking it down and selling it Order for Sir George Ascue to command as Admiral of the Irish Seas and for several others to be Commanders of Ships Order for two hundred pound for the Irish Officers An Act past concerning Sequestred Estates in the Northern Counties to be sold for ease of the People Referred to the Committee of the Army to remove the obstructions in stating the Souldiers accounts An Act read and committed for bringing receivers c. to account 3. The Earl of Holland before the High Court pleaded the same plea he had done before of free quarter given him and witnesses were examined on both sides he desired Council but it was denyed The Earl of Cambridge made an additional defence not much varying from what he had said before in answer whereunto the Council of the Common-Wealth did speake five or six hours Four of the eight Troupers who presented the Petition to the General and General Council were brought and tryed before the Court Martial and the Paper delivered by them to the General was adjudged by the Court to be scandalous to the Parliament the Council of State the High Court of Justice and tending to divide the Army Upon the fifth Article of War against reproachful and scandalous words and actions the Court Martial sentenced these four Troupers to ride the Horse with their Faces to the tayl their swords to be broken over their heads and to be cashiered the Army 5. Upon a Report from the Council of State an estimate was made by them of the Charge of all Forces in Field and Garrison in England and Ireland to be one hundred and sixty thousand pound per mensem Order for an Act to be brought in thereupon An Act passed to impower the Commissioners of the Navy to execute Martial Law An Act read to abolish Kingly government Order for the Council of State to consider of increase of allowance for incouragment to such Officers of the Fleet as shall deliver back their Charges without imbezlement of the stores or other abuses to the State Referred to the Commissioners of the Admiralty to provide a Convoy and Ship of War for the Prince Elector and his retinue Sir John
Pawlets composition at three thousand seven hundred and sixty pound allowed and four thousand and two hundred pound for the Lord Pawlet An Act for a new Seal for the Courts of Wales and for Powell Eltonhead Parker and Clerk to be Judges there Letters from Scotland that the Parliament resolved to raise an Army of seventeen thousand Foot and six thousand Horse against the Sectarian Army in England in prosecution of the Covenant they having a report that an Army of English was upon their Borders That Colonel Monroe and Colonel Fizen with a party of Horse and Foot in the Northern parts of Scotland having Declared for King Charles II. taken Enderness and increased to four thousand the Scots Parliament repealed their votes of raising an Army against England and Ordered Forces against Monroe and his Party Pontefract desired a Treaty and were full of sickness in the Garrison 6. Report from the Council of State of forty thousand Horse and Foot to be kept up in England and Ireland whereof twelve thousand for Ireland their pay to be eighty thousand pound per mensem and free-quarter to be taken off Mr. Cauton a London Minister in his Prayer before the Lord Mayor having prayed for Charles II. as lawful King referred to Mr. Steel and Mr. Coke to prosecute him in the Upper Bench for Treason upon the late Declaration Letters of proclaiming King Charles II. in Guernsey Island by Sir George Carteret Letters from Holland that the Ministers there in their Pulpits inveigh against the proceedings in England and Pray for King Charles II. Referred to the Council of State to consider what is fit to be done herein and to preserve a good correspondence betwixt the two Nations The Earl of Cambridge brought before the High Court and asked what he had further to say why sentence should not be pronounced against him spake to the same effect as formerly The Earl of Holland and Lord Goring extenuated what they could their Offences as being rash not much hurtful c. The Lord Capel briefly repeated what he had formerly said and further observed an Ordinance of Parliament That Quarter should not be given to Irish Rebels for life which implyed that quarter given to others should be inviolable for life Sir John Owen pleaded quarter The President in his Scarlet robes spake many hours in answer to the several pleas of the Prisoners and at last sentence was given against them all that their heads should be severed from their Bodies yet with relation to the Mercy of Parliament 7. Referred to a Committee to draw up an Act for taking off all priviledge from Noblemen and to make their persons as liable to Law as any Commoner An Act committed for taking away Kingly Government and another for dissolving the House of Peers The Earl of Warwick and the Countess of Holland presented a Petition for the life of the Earl of Holland and divers Ladies for the others against whom the High Court had pronounced sentence of Death After some hours Debate upon these Petitions the House resolved upon the Question not to proceed any further upon these Petitions but to leave them to the Justice of the Court that sentenced them Then the Ladies Petitioned the High Court who only reprieved the Execution for two daies 8. A New form for electing Members of the House assented to Order that the Council of State nor Committees do not sit after nine in the Morning when the House sits Orders for seventy thousand pound per mensem for the Forces in England and thirty thousand pound per mensem for the Forces in Ireland and for an Act for eighty thousand pound per mensem assessment for the Forces and free quarter to be taken off New Petitions of the condemned Lords and a Letter from the General touching their Articles and after a long Debate the Question was put of them severally and voted That the Lord Capel should not be reprieved And carried by one vote that the Lord Goring should be reprieved this one vote was the Speaker who carried the House being equally divided four and twenty of each part and he said he did it because he had formerly received some civilities from the Lord Goring and his single vote now saved his life The House was also divided upon the question whether the Earl of Holland should be reprieved or not and the Speaker gave his voice against him Thus the Lord Goring who had been no friend to the Religious party was saved and the Earl of Holland who had been a most civil person to all and a very great friend to the old Puritans and protected them in the time of his greatest interest by the same single Vote lost his life This may be a caution to us against the affectation of popularity when you see the issue of it in this Noble Gentleman who was as full of Generosity and Courtship to all Sorts of Persons and readiness to help the oppressed and to stand for the rights of the people as any person of his quality in this Nation Yet this person was by the Representatives of the people given up to execution for Treason and another Lord who never made profession of being a friend to liberty either Civil or Spiritual and exceeded the Earl as much in his Crimes as he came short of him in his popularity the life of this Lord was spared by the people The resolution touching Duke Hamiltons Reprieve past in the Negative and for Sir Jo. Owen in the Affirmative and these Votes ordered to be sent to the High Court of Justice 9. Amendments to an Act for provision for the Forces of England and Ireland assented to The House rose early being thin because of the execution of the Lords The Earl of Cambridge was brought to the Scaffold in the Palace-Yard at Westminster and after some discourse with Dr. Sibbalds a Minister that came with him he turned to the people and seeing them so great a multitude he said his voice would not serve for them to hear him and therefore directed his speech to those upon the Scaffold with him He confessed his Religion to be according to that of the Kirk of Scotland that he had ever been Loyal to the late King and wished well to his Posterity and that none more desired the peace and happiness of this and other Kingdoms than himself That his coming into England with the late Army was out of no Treasonable or ill intent but for the ends contained in the Scots Declaration and what he did was as a servant to that Parliament and Kingdom That in that imployment next to the setling of Religion the establishing the King was his greatest aim and he wished his blood in order to the Kingdom might be the last that should be spilt That if he would have confessed who invited the Scots Army into England it would probably have saved his life Then he made a short Prayer Dr. Sibbalds kneeling with