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A71335	The Parliamentary intelligencer [no.27 (25 June-2 July 1660)] comprising the sum of forraign intelligence with the affairs now in agitation in England, Scotland, and Ireland : for information of the people.	Muddiman, Henry, 1628 or 1629-1692, editor.; Dury, Giles, editor.; Macock, John, publisher.; Newcomb, Thomas, d. 1681 or 2, publisher.	1660 (1660)	Thomason E186_11; ESTC P1015	13,081	20

I had such a paper left at my house and so subscrib●d as he puts in his Pamphlet but whether Mr. Calmady's hand or no I know not I shall suddenly endeavour to wait upon him and on Thursday next in Publicus will give a faithful accompt of it For the rest of his pittiful foolery to those that know me I need make no Apology to those that do not it will be enough to tell them that I never 〈◊〉 any thing of this sort till entreated to it for a just vindication of his Excellency and his Army to give faithful intelligence of their transactions which were at that time so basely and falsly represented here by the Pamphleteers then in being His Excellency was pleased then to send me several of his papers to commit to the Press which when known to the world any sober discreet man may judge with what cautiousness and design I must behave my self with what reluctancy to my self I was forc'd sometimes to imitate this very fellow I m●an no further though then in writing to free my self from the inquisi●ion of his prying Master who employed such busie instruments to intrap men how could I then safely represent the m●mb●●s that desir'd a Free Parliament if not in a disguize which however was necessary should be done to balance those things he so often foisted in and crowded week after week into his books such as his Dare-bones Petition and that pretended to be the Waterm●●s which suspition might not a naked simplicity have cast upon the Master I wrote for This though his s●●d●owness cannot reach wise men have though meritorious and in consideration of my service the late Council of State ordered me one day i● the week 〈◊〉 be the intelligence and none else on the same day which I must tell my G●ntleman I think of as sufficient power as to the writing of 〈◊〉 I confess I have never yet seen his power but because the Gentleman in some of his former papers hath 〈…〉 I knew it I 'le tell him my opinion of it that he may have paper to keep a 〈…〉 to give information of mone● to be laid ou● in B●ina●ia or where a 〈…〉 with ●●st security venture ●o have his corns 〈◊〉 w● the R●●earcher liv●s 〈…〉 is to be let on the B●●e-side where young men and old M●rrons 〈…〉 and that bargains are made to be the●e bu● how this entitles 〈…〉 I leave it to himself to discount 〈…〉 is by Neth●●mizing 〈◊〉 they are hi● Tides that honor him he 〈◊〉 made like 〈…〉 of Offal had he not crept into his Livery he might have gone thred-bare 〈◊〉 this time and yee I do not say he Nedhamizes cloath him in purple and he will pass but so the same creature still The Maxime in this is true Corruptio u●ius est generati● alterius Sir Politick would be might have been diviller to his Godfather for surely he gave him his name but no wonder if he be irseverent to him that shew'd so much ingratitude to his late Patron I will not trouble my self any more with his impe●tinencies as to what he can say of me in relation to my writing I think him soberly answered for his follies slightly Whitehall On Thursday being the day appointed for the Thanksgiving for his sacred Majesties restauration in his Majesties pass●ge between the Guard-chamber and his Closet stood a person neer up to the wall with a drawn sword under his cloak which was not for some time discovered but his Majesty passing to t●e Closet George Charnock Serjeant at Arms casting his eye about for the security of his Majesties person discovered the glittering of the Sword and thereupon presently with his Mace seized on the person took from him the said naked sword and upon view found the same to be a short sword back ●ilted hacked half way down from the point a weapon fit for a dangerous design but by the care and prudence of that Gentleman his Majesties faithful servant all intended mischief was prevented the person secured and his Majesty informed thereof by the Right Honorable and truly Noble Lord the Earl of Pembroke and the party remains under examination Friday His Majesty with his two Royal Brothers the Dukes of York and Glocester with several of the Nobility and Gentry went to Copt-hall where they were highly treated by the Earl of Middlesex On Saturday his Majesty with their Royal Highnesses his Brothers his Excellency with divers of the Nobility and Gentry were highly entertained at P●ehampton From his Excellencies Quarters at the Cock-pit On Munday his Excellency granted a Commissi●n to Major Richard Fincher to be Major to Col. Nortons Regiment at Portsmouth Also a Commission to Captain Potts son to Sir John Potts to be a Captain in the same Regiment Sir John Mennes having a Patent from his Majesty to be Governour of Deal Castle his Excellency ordered the present Governour forthwish to surrender it to him William Bing Esq hauing a Patent for Weymouth Castle his Excellency ordered the p●●sent Governour forthwith to surrender it to him His Excellency hath by Commission given the Command of the Regiment which was lately Col. Hackers to Francis Lord Hawley Viscount Duncann●n He hath ●ikewise given a Commission to Sir Chichester Wrey to be Major of that Regiment to Sir Francis Vincent Baronet Sir Thomas Sinkeley James Muddifor● and 〈◊〉 She●rard to be Captains in the same Regiment On Friday his Excellency sate in the House of Commons and 〈◊〉 his leave of them having such Honours conferred on him by his Majesty as puts him in an high● capacity Major Abr. Holmes Timothy Clare Nicholas Lockyer R Jones Anth Spinage and 〈…〉 Gregory Captains Commissary Everard Lievt. Hendly Lievtenant Geff and one Corporal Brown formerly committed to the custody of the Marshal-General and being no Officers in this present Army were on Saturday by his Excellencies Order discharged of their imprisonments upon giving security to be 〈◊〉 and loyal Subjects to our Soveraign Lord the King and not to disturb the public peace of his Majesties Kingdomes London The Artillery Company meeting on Tuesday the 26 of June 1660. at a general Court then held in the Artillery yard did unanimously make choice of his Highness the Duke of York to be their Commander in chief and made choice of twelve of the Court of Assistants to acquaint his Highness therewith and desire his acceptance On Saturday the 30th of June the Lord Lucas Sir John Robinson Lievtenant of the Tower their Deputy President with Col. Shepherd and others of the Assistants accordingly went to Whitehall to attend his Highness and being commanded by him to come into his Bed-chamber the L. Lucas acquainted the Duke that these Gentlemen of the Artillery Company were come to tender their services unto his Highness and to acquaint him what they had done in reference to his Election to be their Commander in chief then Col. Shepherd was desired to declare the mind of the Company which he did in these words following May it please your Highness WE are commanded by the Artillery Company to acquaint you that at our General Court your Highness was with one heart and one hand freely chosen to be our Commander in chief but we durst not have so presumed had we not known that your Highness was a Lover of Arms in general and that in the year 1641. you manifested so much love to that Company in particular that you honored us so far as to enter your self to be a member of it and is being the ancient custome of our Company still to have liberty to make choice of one of the members of it to be our Commander we do humbly pray your Highness will pardon our boldness and be pleased to own us as your own Company and to accept of our earnest request to be our Commander in chief and we shall be ready to yeild obedience to your Highness Commands And humbly pray for the encrease of your Highness prosperity and happiness Upon which motion his Highness did very lovingly accept of it and them and promised they should still continue their ancient priviledges and customes and he would be ready to do what he could for them Then he asked what number they might be it was answered about four hundred or five hundred and that they hoped they should be above three hundred in Arms on Thursday next to attend him and if they were commanded should be ready to wait upon him that very day at Whitehall and when the Company was drawn up they should deliver unto him their leading staff according to custome To which he replyed He would accept of it and returned them hearty thanks On Friday the 29th a Committee of Aldermen and Common-Council went to invite the Lords of his Majesties Privy-Council to dinner with them at Guild-hall July 5. the day appointed by his Majesty which they were pleased accept of They likewise made a particular invitation to the Lord Chancellor and several other persons of Honor which they were pleased to accept His Sacred Majesty in consideration of the eminent services and constant loyalty of Sir John Robinson Knight and Baronet Alderm●n of London made him Lievtenant of the Tower which on Friday he took possession of To morrow Doctor Reynolds is to preach before his Majesty in his Chappel at Whitehall London Printed by John Macock and Thomas Newcomb 1660.

Peace which now proves to be generall and for the happy restoration of the King of England to whom we heire he hath sent Monsieur Polnitz his Master of the Horse who we heare hath orders to propound unto his Majesty the marriage betwixt the Prince Radzivill with the Princess of Orange Our forces are yet in their former Quarters but ●s they are like to be hereafter useless his Electorall Highness hath caused most of them to be disbanded Lubeck June 18. 1660. The Letters from Copenhagen being not yet arrived we cannot heare any thing concerning the execution of the last Treaty but only we are informed that the Swedes were begining to transport the Booty they had in Zealand and that their German forces had received orders to retire into the places of the Archbishoprick of Bremen Pomerania and Mecklburgh and that the rest was to be transported into Swedland And that in consequence of the subscription of the peace the Swedish Admiral who was abord Vice-Admiral Ruyters Ship had leave to go and kiss the hands of the King and Queen of Denmark at Copenhagen where great rejo●cings were made but greater were yet preparing for the said Peace From Edinburg June 19. 166● Out of the affection I have for you I have with every conveniency ●●q●●●ted you with what passeth here worthie of your Knowledge or observation and at this time especially I have made hold to borrow a few minutes from the publick solemnities to give you that in brief which we are celebrating with that splendor and affection and unfained token● of joy that the like hath not been seen before in this Nation for great and wonderfull is the Lords work of deliverance in that day when we expected to be overturned with c●nfus●●● and covered with desolation The Magistra●● of this City and our Pre●by●ry bring most sensible of 〈◊〉 great mercy received did appoint this the day of their publick thanksgiving to God for his signal love and kindness showed to them in investing our most gracious Soveraigne with his T●roane of England and Ireland and for restoring him to his Goverment ove● this h●s ancient N●tion that for twenty hundred ye●● 〈…〉 unle● the Scep●er of his Royall ancesto●● and have given notice of this their resolution to all the Burghs and Presbyter●es of Scotland desiring their concurrence That ●s the cause is so their joy may be universall Our Ministers 〈◊〉 then Sermons with so much fervency and passionat expressions delivered what great kindenes the Lord had f●r●n● in restoring to us our good King that it hath n●t been observed that at any time their exhortations have been entertained with such attention and so plentifull tears by their Auditory The English Officers of State and War observed the Thank giving with no less joy and devotion after Sermon and af●er we had all dined tog●ther we all marched from the Councell●●-house to the Cross in this ●o● the Town Councel in their Gowns with their Trumpets s●u●ing before them went first then two B●lles before the English Commissioned and Officers and two behind them went next The Provost all alone before the Scotch Nobility and Gentry that are in Town and two ●ui●ies with the Dean o● God and The●aurer followed after their Guards neer six hundred Cit●zens in com●ly apparel armed with Swords and Partisans the Cross was covered with artificial Vi●s loaden with Grapes both good ●●are● w●ne plenti●uly springing out from all its Channels on its Heads a Bacchus best●●di●ng a Horsh●ad with two or three Satyres d●d with then ●mick gestures and jests en●ertain the beholders ● little below the Cr● within a Ra● was erected a ●cuff●ld six foot high on which was pl●d a large Table covered with a rich Banquet served up in gl●ss and representing divers forms and devices As His ●ajesties Arms the Arms o● the City and divers Exotick ●r●es were raised loaden with their Leaves and Fruits c. the Table being surrounded with above one hundred persons of eminency The Musick and breaking of Glasses were seconded by three g●neral Vollies of the Horse and Foot who recei●ed an handsom answer from the great Guns of the Castle Citadel and Sh●ps in the Road and all were ●o●oed by ●oyful Acclamations of the people After this the forces drew off affording the civilities of view to the p●ople amongst whom the dishes and banquet were hurled and so arose and marched down to the Pi●zzo of the Palace of Holy o● house first the Comm●●ioners next the Mayor General with his Army and af● them the City ●agistrates with their guards whence after the muskets had ●luted the● there w●●h h●vers vollies and had receaved a returne from the great guns of the Castle citadel and sea as f●rmerly they marched back againe quite thorough the City 〈◊〉 to the Castle-hill from whence eve●rie o●e apart returne 〈◊〉 spend the rest of the evening with their friends in m●rth and m●●uall Joy and entertainements But now begin the Bells and the Fireworks therefore I must be gone to assist in the dances of our Magistrates and citizens about the bonfires and on my knees to remember the health of my Soveraign and his royal 〈◊〉 and the prosperity of his Excelleny and all those Heroes and Nobles who have been instrumental or do rejoice wish us in this our great deliverance and happiness Whitehall His Sacred Majesty our of a sense of the high deferes of Col. John Covert of Slaugham in the county of Sussex who formerly served in the Army of his late Majesty of ever blessed memory with much courage and fidelity and ●ath since that notwithstanding the cruelty of his enemies and their per●ecuring of him for continuing his allegiance to his present Majesty still remained unshaken i● his resolutions to perform his duty for which he was by Oliver Cromwell imprisoned in the Tower was graciously pleased first to Knight him and then give him a Patent for Barone● His Majesty conferred the honor of Knighthood on VVilliam Poultney a person that ever had a great civility for all that were for the Royal cause and a loyal heart for his Majesties service Col. Roger Mostyn is made Gentleman of the privy●chamber to his Majesty to enjoy all priviledges c. On Monday the right honorable the Earl of Shrewsbury presented to his Majesty an Address of the Nobility and Gentry of the County of VVorcester entituled To the Kings most Excellent Majesty The Humble Adddress of the Nobility and Gentry in the County of Worcester The Address was subscribed Tho. VVindsor Tho. Coventry VVill Russell and above fifty 〈◊〉 His Majesty returned them his hearty thanks telling them he was well assured of their loyalty and affection and should ever have a good esteem of them One Payne formerly a Messenger of Oliver Cromwell is secured there beng information against him that he was the Executioner of that execrable murder of his late Majesty On Monday Serjeant Atkins a person of known integrity and great learning in the