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A85981 A letter sent to a worthy member of the House of Commons, concerning the Lord Shandois coming to Cisseter to execute the Commission of Array. Read in the House of Commons, and ordered to be forthwith printed. H. Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com. Giffard, John.; England and Wales. Parliament. 1642 (1642) Wing G691; Thomason E113_6; ESTC R22140 1,329 8

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A LETTER SENT To a worthy Member of the House OF COMMONS Concerning The Lord Shandois Coming to CISSETER To Execute the COMMISSION OF ARRAY REad in the House of Commons and Ordered to be forthwith Printed H. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. London Printed by L. N. and I. F. for Edward Husbands and John Franck and are to be sold at their shops in the middle Temple and the Kings-head in Fleetstreet August 22. 1642. A LETTER Sent To a VVorthy Member of the House OF COMMONS Worthy SIR WEe are bold to present you with the passage of businesse yesterday at Cisseter in our County of Glocester my Lord Shandois having last weeke sent severall Letters to divers of the principall of the Gentlemen of our County to give him a meeting then and there our Country-men and the Voluntiers got notice of it and apprehending that he came to execute the Commission of Array there came at least a thousand Armed men to assist the Townsmen who had with posts and chains fortified the Town to keep out horse and they did all purpose to keep my Lord out of the Town if he did not promise and protest that he did not come to execu●e the Commission of Array which he solemnly did to divers Gentlemen that met him upon Randcomb-down and to some of the Townsmen who observing that he came not with above thirty persons and those no weapons but swords brought notice of it to the Town and so he was admitted in and after dinner the Justices of Peace and other Gentlemen being in conference with my Lord the Souldiers and Arm'd men came and beset the house where they were and demanded of my Lord wherefore and for what he came thither he Answered that it was onely to confer with the Gentlemen for the peace of the County Then they required him to deliver up his Commission of Array unto them or otherwise they would bring him to the Parliament at length upon meditation and intreat of the Gentlemen the Souldiers were content to depart if my Lord would put it under his hand that he would never execute the said Commission nor any others for him in any part of this County but would oppose and hinder it to his power and that he would maintaine the Power and Priviledge of Parliament and the Laws and Liberties of the Subjects with his Life and Fortune all which being in extreme fear he condiscended unto and a note being drawn to that purpose My Lord Sir Robert Tracy and some others put their hands to it which did in some sort pacifie the Souldiers yet a great many not herewith content did protest they would bring my Lord to the Parliament and would not otherwise be satisfied a great while yet with very much intreaty about eleven of the clock at night they departed to their lodgings intending to speak with my Lord again this morning but he being still in great fear was conveyed away on foot very privately by Sir William Masters and other Gentlemen thorough his house let out a back way and so departed the Souldiers coming to looke for him this morning and finding him gone were extreamly enraged and had like to have pulled down the house took his Coach and drew it themselves into the Market-place cutt it and tore it all in pieces the Gentry and Commons of this County do generally declare themselves against the said Commission Believe me this is a true relation I was an eye and ear witnesse of it and the main body of our County resolve to keep their Protestation not having else at present I remain Your obliged to serve you John Giffard Cisseter the 16th of August 1642. FINIS 20. Augusti 1642. Read in the House of Commons and ordered to be forthwith Printed Hen. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com.