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master_n	earl_n	john_n	sir_n	12,708	5	7.1447	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A82638	A declaration of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament. Concerning his Maiesties advancing of his Army towards London, with directions that all the trained bands and voluntiers bee put into a readinesse, that so the Kings army may find opposition in every place as they march. : Also how Sir Iohn Hinderson urged one David Alexander, a Scotchman, to kill Sir John Hotham, and blow up the Parliaments magazine, to whom His Maiesty gave money, and he received it. : And that no man shall presume to weare any colours or markes of division in the city of London. : Whereunto is added severall votes of the Lords and Commons, for the searching of diverse mens houses in the city, and for the staying of the Kings revenue; and all the bishops, deanes and chapters rents and profits whatsoever. : Sabbathi, 15. Octob. 1642. / Ordered by the Lords and Commons in Parliament, that this declaration and votes be forthwith printed and published. ; John Browne cler. Parliam.	England and Wales. Parliament.; Browne, John, ca. 1608-1691.	1642 (1642)	Wing E1366A; ESTC R234078	7,664	12

kill Sir John Hotham and he refused to do it and that he said he would rather venture upon an Army and then the King went to Beverly and the Postmasters boy brought him word from Sir Iames Hamilton he should come to Beverly and should be made Corporall of the field which he sleighted and said he was an old man and could no ride and then Sir James Hamilton sent to him to meet him at the Post-house which he did and Sir Iames told him if he came not the next day he would lose his place hee told him he had no money and he gave him ten shillings and with that he hired horse and went thither and that he came to the Lord Lindsey Generall which said he was welcome and bid him goe to the King and told him the King had sent twice for him and the next day which was the day wherein the Earle of Holland c. had his audience the King being in the field spake to him and bid him goe to my L. Generall who gave order to Sir Iohn Culpepper to give him ten pounds which hee received and my Lord Generall told him Master Slingsby and an other Knight were about a Mine which failed and the siege raised and afterward he went to Nottingham and there Sir Iohn Hinderson said to him hee should doe good service if he would set the Magazine on fire and that he undertooke to doe and he told him it would be well if he could get a service in the traine of Artillery and often spoke to him about that action and said he should he highly recompenced and thereupon he came to London on Tuesday was five or six we●kes and he was with Sir VVilliam Balfore and made meanes to goe into Ireland and that he confest to Sir Balthazar Gerbier upon Munday last all the passages betwixt him and Sir Iohn Hinderson and to nobody else but he spake to Sir Iohn Mildram to get him a place in the Irish Wars and Sir Iohn promised to speak with the Irish Committee for him he said Sir Iohn Hinderson told him the King was acquainted with this proposition of firing the Magazine diverse times and this examinant told him that hee had spoken to Sir Balthazar Gerbier to tell the King that he could not performe it and hee denyed that ever he had laboured for any place in this Army David Alexander The Examination of Sir Balthasar Gerbier taken the 8. of October 1642. HEe sayes he knowes one David Alexander a Scotch-man and hath knowne him long and has had discourse lately with him He sayes the said David Alexander said he had a proposition made to him to kill some body but none named to this examinant he answered that to kill a man was fit for a hangman but any generous act befitting a souldier he would doe The said Alexander said that Colonell Hinderson made this proposition at the Court he sayes that act was proposed That another proposition was made by the same person that he should get a place in the Traine of Artillery and getting knowledge where the Magazine was to doe his best to fire it and this he entertained and was received and had money given him and besides Colonell Hinderson and Master Endymion Porter spoke also concerning the same businesse to him This Examinant sayes he knowes not whether Alexander Hinderson and M. Endymion Porter spoke of the same at the same time nor did he tell him what sum of Money hee received nor did hee speake of any other Promises upon the third of this Instant at nine of the clocke this discourse was which he noted in his Table-booke Then desiring to looke in his Table-Booke the Examinant further related That hee having occasion to use some mans service to the Court with the Venetian Ambassadour according to his place he sent to this David Alexander to know if he would goe along with him the said David told him he could not go the Examinant wondred at it knowing his poverty and asked the reason the reupon he said he had some service to doe and the Examinant being his old friend he would deal plainly with him and tell him and said it was of that nature that it was as much worth as his life to discover the Examinant wondred at it and made some difficulty to know it but he answered that in the Lord Buckinghams time he had been his friend and therefore to him he would tell it and put his life into his hands The Examinant said why wilt thou put thy life into such danger then he said he was dispatcht and had received money for it to apply himselfe to the Army and to endeavour to get a place about the Artillery to the end to take a time to fire the Magazine which he said you know I can doe by an instrument made like a watch which having gone for so many houres then strikes fire he said he had applyed himselfe to Sir William Balfore to be recommended by him but was put off onely had offered to him 14 s. per diem for a Serjeant Majors place of Dragooners or some service for Ireland but he refused it as not fit for him saying that he was more proper for fire workes and Artillery c. He said further that meeting Dulbier hee told him how now David thou dost not come hither for the service against those from whence you come he said no and then resolved to apply himselfe to Sir Iohn Meldram by whom he was to be presented to the house the third of this instant he desired this Examinant to take this relation from him and to acquaint the King with it to whom it would be acceptable to know what was become of him he could not write it himself and therefore wisht this Examinant to write it in his Table booke This Examinant said he would put it into his Table-booke and said how should I venture to tell this to the King or know it to be true and he said the King would soone know that and it will be an honour to you to be so trusted so he concluded his discouse with presenting a Scotchman to this Examinant in his journey the Scotchman was his companion and a Solicitor here for one Gordan the Kings Agent at Hamburgh but this Examinant took only his name and liking not his aspect promised to send him some other time Balthazar Gerbier THe same Examinant upon the 7 day of Octob doth confirm all the particulars aforementioned and further saith that the reason why he told Sir Balthazar Gerbier of this businesse was to desire him to tell the King that he could not as yet performe it and he thinks that the King and Sir Iohn Hinderson doe believe that he is in my Lord of Essex Army and that he doth intend to performe his promise Taken the ●0 of October David Alexander THis Examinant told Sir Balthazar Gerbier the 3 of Octob. last I cannot goe with you because I have undertaken to fire the Ammunition in the Army of Parliament and tell the King or Sir John Hinderson I have not effected it but I am going to Sir John Mildram at 9 of the clocke this morning to bring me to the Parliament to get employment in the Artillery belonging to the Parliament and that I might have had 14 shillings a day to be a Major in a Regiment of Dragooners with the Parliament and refused it which he desired the King might know David Alexander October 10. 1642. THe said David Alexander further acknowledgeth that he offered to tell Sir Balthazar Gerbier what the great businesse was which did hinder him from going with him and what he had said was as much as his life was worth to discover that Sir Balthazar Gerbier did refuse to heare it but this Examinant did very earnestly presse to heare what it was David Alexander ORdered by the Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament that this Declaration Depositions and Votes thus amended be forthwith Printed and published John Browne Cler. Parliam●… FINIS Octob. 20. London Printed for John Wright