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A89430	Yet another word to the wise: shewing, that the lamentable grievances of the Parliaments friends in Cumberland and Westmerland. [sic] presented by their Commissioner, Mr. Iohn Musgrave, to the House of Commons above two years agoe, are so far yet from being redressed, that the House of Commons not only protecteth Mr. Richard Barwis, one of their owne members, from the law, being accused of high treason, as appeareth by the great charge against him in this treatise contained. As also against Sir Wilford Lawson, commander in chiefe of Cumberland, who betrayed that county into the enemies hands. ... But instead of doing justice either against them or other accused traytors to the common-wealth, they have most unjustly committed that worthy gentleman, Mr. John Musgrave, (their accuser and prosecuter to the Fleet prison) above these 12. moneths, ...	Musgrave, John, fl. 1654.	1646 (1646)	Wing M3155; Thomason E355_25; ESTC R201125	47,559	50

Graham and the late Sheriffe procured the commons of Westmerland by Sir Philip Musgrave and Sir John Lowther to subdue and plunder all such as stood for the Parliament in this country by whom Mr. John Barwis and Mr. John Osmotherley with many others were plundered and banished and great cruelty exercised by them and the rest of the Malignant Gentry 6 That some of the Committee now appointed have assisted the Enemy in their wicked designes some of them have dependance upon the Enemy others of them much feared to connive at the Enemies doings and to favour them 7 For that few of the Committee have not as yet and as we feare well dare not represent unto you the Malignants doings and practises we humbly desire some faithfull and honest men of Lancashire or else-where bee desired and admitted to joyne with the Committees of those Counties for the good of the State safety of these Counties and the better discovery of Malignants wicked practises 8 That in the meane time none of the favourers or friends of Sir Richard Graham and the late Sheriffe against whom many just and great complaints will be brought may be admitted to be of any committees 9 That forthwith some good course may bee taken for the discovery and punishment of the malignant wicked and scandalous Ministry of the county which have been and will be the greatest fomentors and abettors of the commons and gentry against the Parliament That present course be taken for the securing of Whithaven Parton and Workington over against Ireland the same being Havens 11 These and other the grievances of our country we are humbly bold to represent to your Honours grave consideration and wisdomes and shall be ready to approve our doings in the premisses as your Honours shall direct for the furtherance of the peace of this country and justice to be done upon offenders In testimony whereof we have subscribed our names These Propositions and Articles were delivered to the Parliament Commissioners at Penreth in Cumberland the foure and twentieth day of the ninth moneth called September 1644. by mee John Musgrave for and in the name and by the direction of the Subscribers But the same were sleighted and dis-regarded by Master Barwis and Sir William Ermyne though much desired by Master Robert Fenwick one of the commissioners to be taken into consideration Persons desired to be removed from being of the Committy in Cumberland William Briscoe Esquire William Penington Esq Thomas Lamplough Gent. Myles Halton and all the other Delinquents Persons desired to be removed from being Sequestratours in Cumberland Sir Wilfride Lawson Knight William Briscoe Esquare William Lawson Gent. Peter Mawson Nicholas Mawson Iohn Stodders and all other Delinquents Reasons for their removall Sir Wilfride Lawson See Artic 9. William Briscoe a Delinquent and tooke the Oath imposed by the commissioners of Array Thomas Lamplough a Delinquent and tooke the Oath against the Parliament Myles Halton an Officer and Tenant to the Earle of Arundell one that never did not dare oppose the Delinquents and voluntarily joyned and contributed to the Enemie Peter Mawson and Nicholas Mawson his brother voluntarily contributed to the Enemie and such as have not nor dare oppose nor displease Sir Iohn Lowther and Sir Philip Musgrave Master Pennington 〈◊〉 Sheriffe contrary to the Ordinance of Parliament detaines the Ship-money in his bands being not paid into the Exchequer Persons desired to be removed from command and office of warre in Cumberland Sir Wilfride Lawson Knight the Commander in chiefe Lieutenant colonell Offeere Captaine Musgrave Captaine Stoddert Captaine Story Iohn Hodgson Governour of Brough Barony And all other Delinquents Reasons for their removall Sir Wilfride Lawson for the reasons above said See Artic. 9. Lieutenant colonell Orfeere a notorious Delinquent and formerly a captaine under the Earle of New-castle Captain Musgrave a Delinquent formerly a captaine under Sir Richard Graham Captain Stoddert a Delinquent formerly an Officer under the Earle of New-castle Captaine Story a Papist was first a Lieutenant to Sir Francis Howard then joyned himselfe to Master Osmotherley who was for the Parliament and after deserted Master Osmotherley and joyned with the Enemy And as he confesseth hath slaine foure men of the Parliaments party he became a Lieutenant to Sir Henry Fletcher a colonell for the King but upon the Earles retreat backe out of Scotland upon Hodgsons promise to procure him a place came into Scotland from whence at his pleasure hee went over into England to the Enemy and was familier with the Enemies captaines and officers neither he nor the said Iohn Hodgson were plundered till the Scots comming into Cumberland one Patrison a Lieutenant to captaine Carleton was taken but by the said Story conveighed away into Scotland and so got into Carlile again● to the Enemy wherewith Master Barwis was acquainted but Story never questioned Iohn Hodgson a man of very meane estate an Ale house-keeper who procured Brough Barony first to submit and contribute to the Enemie voluntarily after his going into Scotland had daily recourse and tooke liberty to go into England to the Enemie See Artic. 5 6. Persons desired to be removed from all Offices Sir Iohn Lowther Knight-Baronet Edward Robinson and all other Delinquents Reasons Sir Iohn Lowther a notorious Delinquent one of the chief Commssioners of Array both in Cumberland and Westmerland with the first Petitioned the King at York and tendred his service and was the contriver of that Petition he was colonel over a Regiment and Governour of Kendall for the King Sir Iohn Lowther pressed one Cleasby for a soldier for saying he would not fight for Papists who after fled but being taken again the said Sir Iohn Lowther caused him to be put in close prison where he is yet and hath indured great misery for these 10 moneths yet is the said Sir Iohn Lowther againe put in command for the Parliament upon the letter of Mr. Barwis as is said The said Sir Iohn Lowther committed to prison one David Browne a Scotsman where he lay in Carlile in great misery a long time and till the Scots comming unto Cumberland Sir Iohn Lowther did take him for an Jntelligencer for the Parliament but was not When by some of the House of Commons it was moved to have Sir Iohn Lowther put in command for the Parliament Mr. Blackston acquaited the House that he had these Articles in his hands and desired he might not be put in Command where upon Sir Iohn Lowther was put by Edward Robinson a notorious wicked man of evill fame formerly borne out by Sir Richard Graham one who hath done much hurt and got much by plundring an officer under the Earle of New-castle and since under Str Philip Musgrave but now to the countries grief imployed by Mr. Barwis about Sequestrations yet Mr. Barwis would not heare any complaint against him To the Right Honourable the Knights Citizens and Burgesses assembled in the Commons House of Parliament The humble Petition of

misdemeanors according to the Lawes and Statutes of this Kingdome Whereof faile yee not at your perils Given at Penreth under our hands and Seales the six and twentieth day of February Anno Dom. 1642. Philip Musgrave Simon Musgrave Copia concordat cum originale Per me Richardum Kirkbrid-tum Gaoler Witnesse hereof Thomas Gibson John Cleasby A Letter of Sir Patricius Curwen Baronet Knight of the Shire for Cumberland afterwards a Commissioner of Array written with his owne hand to his brother Eldred Curwen a Papist and Captain Lieuetenant to Colonell Hudleston BRother I should have been glad to have heard from you by a line or two I must confesse the businesse you undertake is of so high a concernment for his Majesties service in which I beseech God send you all good successe as I durst not adventure mine advice to you lest I might have been thought a hinderer to that service to which no man living can wish more happinesse No man can blame me to say that mine adventure in it of three brothers is more than ordinary all things considered And if I should wish two might have served and you had staid I deserve no great censure for it I am very sorry for nothing but that you took not mine advice but your owne wisdome I might and do submit unto and pray for your good fortune And I am confident when you reflect of my former carriage towards you and my affectionate valuatiation of you you will thinke that such a hazard doth worke with me knowing how things stands with me if at your leasure I may heare from you and that you have such a Command as is worthy of you you shall doe me a favour and tye me to let you heare of the welfare of your friends here In the meane time accept my best wishes and prayers for your good successe and remember my love to my brothers with you and my service to your noble Colonell and be ever assured you shall never find me wanting in any respect that may most manifest how really I am Sir Work Febr. 6. 1642. Your affectionate Brother and servant Pa. Curwen I doubt not but you will be carefull that all be done faire at Wotten castle where I heare you are that no wrong be done there either by your owne troope or any others that you can helpe for I dare say my brother Darcy thinkes you very wel-come there especially if you have made choice of that place your selfe this inclosed I pray you doe your best in it the mans name is William Peale Extracts of severall Letters to Iohn Musgrave FIrst Beloved here are the Black-band and many of Prince Ruperts Forces all the country over it is thought no lesse then five thousand horse and foot Sir Thomas Glemmon hath been here with the Governour and the Commissioners of Array they have been these three dayes in consultation at Penreth what was done there is yet unknowne to me the Forces that hath been raised already in this country lye at Penreth with the rest of the foot of Prince Ruperts the Marquesse Mountrose the Earle of Niddesdaile and Hurry are all in this Towne The Marquesse of New-castle did grant the lands of Master Barwis the Parliament man to William Mercer your cousin Sir Edward Musgraves man and our Gaoler who did thereupon sease of them but it was obtained by Sir Richard Graham to prevent another for he did no more but sease and Master Barwis his wife doth enjoy the same as fully nay more fully then any man of whether side soever in all this country it doth only serve for a protection Your cousin Sir Edward and Sir Richard Graham had it articled against them to Prince Rupert that they had obtained a protection for Master Barwis and that betweene him and them Letters did passe and they were thereupon accused to be on the Parliaments side but came faire off and this testimony is true Now how others suffered is known to you while I am writing newes is brought me that all the Gentry of the country are comming to this Town Sir Philip Musgrave Sir John Lowther and Sir Richard Graham and the Sheriffe Sir Edward Musgrave your cousin who came not here this long time because of the breach betweene them and the Governour who with Dikes did as I said Article against them If Master Barwis as you write was the hinderer of the Scots taking in these Countries then is he guilty of the blood of all these country people that have been slaine of all the blood shed by them of all the spoile done now to this country if not of the wrong done of late in Lancashire of the spoile done by the Black-band in Scotland of all the great charge the Scots have been and are at by keeping the Border besides many of the Gentry of this country that neither were nor would have been against the State at the comming in of the Scots that have been and are drawne to be enemies to the State to the routing out of themselves and their posterity Carlile Gaole 10. 8. mon. 1644. RICHARD CRAKANTHROP SEcondly Beloved I have laboured above one whole yeare for the good of this my native country and for the good of Scotland without ceasing and all this with the Scots I have given diverse reasons unto them of weight warning and foretelling them of their danger before it ensue whereby they might have had time to have prevented it but all in vaine it was the cause of my abode in this place when I might have been exchanged upon demand all the last yeare whereby I have lost the time I might have done good else-where for I suppose upon the reasons I shewed I could have brought the businesse to passe and have done good service to the State I have incurred the danger of my life in as ample wise as if I had been in every battell for though God hath kept the thing from them yet do they intend evill against me the Sheriffe Sir Edward Musgrave hath been with mee and my fellow prisoners to presse us to be souldiers for the King and that with such violence as to threaten to take our lives for refusing as Traiters I pleaded my tenour of Knights service and that I was not by law to be pressed for a common souldier who yet told me his voice should goe to take our lives and they have appointed a Gaole-delivery to be within fourteene dayes as he told us to try us you know what manner of men they be it boots not to speake to them either law or reason I put was in close prison for refusing to take up Armes with the Earles to invade Scotland and now the Sheriffe would needs have irons presently laid on us for refusing affirming we were in the highest degree of Treason the Under-sheriffe and our Gaolour perswading what in them lay and but that he had no irons for our Gaoler would find him none he had laid them on us by this you may

Westmerland 27. 1. Moneth 1646. Sir I humbly thank you and your people for your kindesse to our brother Musgrave and I desire of you to have a good esteeme what ever be said to the contrary for his fidellity will aloud preclaime it selfe to the world to the trouble no doubt of oppressors The Copy of a letter sent by Master Isaac Autrobus Minister of Egrement in Cumberland to Mr. William Ben Minister at Lambeth upon the 27. of the first moneth 1646. Deare Sir THe burthen of the ministrie as you partly know for I did discover my minde unto you lyeth heavy upon me you see the Lord hath revealed the unlawfulnesse of our calling to the eye of the world and now that wee are upon chang●ing it were good that wee should learne the right and infallible way to Zion for then the Lord hath promised a blessing and life for ever more I would doe as much as the most of our Cumberland ministers but I have in my eye that which they want I desire you to be a meanes to helpe me to acquire meanes for my livelyhood I have written to Master Burroughs for his help herein and to your selfe but I feare all have miscarried I was indebted before the times of tryall but these have added to my load Twice was I plūdred by Sir Chri. Lowther John Senhouse before the Parliaments forces came here but the Lord Digby his forces swept all away It cost me for the Parliamēts service this last yeare a hūdred pounds which I think cordially well bestowed I have complained to our Committee for some relief for the losses I suffered by the Enemy but no help from them Wee have now in Cumberland very cruell times The present government here by our Majestrates seemes to be matter of policie rather then of justice as one kinsman goes out of office on the Kings side another comes in for the Parliament and so the match is made up againe the oppressors are only chāged but the oppression continues justice falls in the streets corruption prevailes those few that be reall for the Parliament are quite discouraged so that the Cavaliers carryes it stil the honest religious men about Broughton are beat and imprisoned c. so that I feare our misery in Cumberland is but beginning If the Parliament would doe that for us which they have done in other Counties wee might yet enjoy happinesse viz. send downe Magistrates that have no kinted here then its like there would not be so much partiality You may be a good instrument for your Country if the Lord move your heart you shall Sir I desire you to consider of these rude lines and to lend me your helping hand You have done good to me and your Country Go on and the Lord the al-director prosper you with the tender of my thankfulnesse and loving affections to your selfe I remaine Yours in the surest bond Isaac Autrobus Egrement 27 of 1. Moneth 1646. The Coppy of a Letter written to one of the House of Commons Sir I am bold to be trouble some unto you in acquainting you with the cause ground of my sufferings which are largely set forth in my letters and petitions published to the view of the world what is mine I am ready to owne Other things of the publishers or printers I owne not yet as I doe not justifie them in their doings so I will not condemne them for truth is still truth by whomsoever it is spoken The severall charges the Scotish papers with my reasons for not answering without deliberation and advice are in the hands of Mr. Lisle and the coppy of such other things as are in my hands I have sent you I am still ready to answer such interrogatories as shall be propouded to me agreeable to Law but I cannot consent to betray the trust which my Country reposeth in me neither give way to prove my charge I have already avowed with my partner untill the parties accused have answered yet if the same be referted over to the common law as I have proved in my letter to Sir Arther Haslerig it ought to be I am ready to prosecute and make good the same or else to suffer profalso ●●more It is strange that I cannot have the parties accused brought to answer nor delivered up to the law when as daylie the Committee of Examinations commits and then puts them to answer in criminall causes before any charge be brought in against them as I my self was committed and so brought before that Committee I desire to know the Houses pleasure whether I may have the benefit of the law and be admitted to proceed in prosecuting my Countries cause if not then I desire I may have my liberty with satisfaction and reparation for my losses from Mr. Lisle for my imprisonment which I have vndergon upon his untrue report What the state and condition our Country is in you will better understand by these papers here enclosed and by this our Counties petition to the House which I desire you to present or returne to me againe The not redressing of our Countries grievances makes their adversaries insult over them and they are now under far more heavy pressures then formerly they were under the Kings partie our neighbour Countries are very little better as I am given to understand in Bishoprick Sir George Vane a notorious delinquent and a professed enemy to the state is now made high Sheriffe by an Ordinance of Parliament and so the posse Comitatus committed to a traitor to the great griefe of the well affected party there Yorkshire is in no better condition as appeareth also by their petition How those things answers the Parliaments under●akings promises oathes and protestations I leave it to your selves to judge The revolting Welsh may be a caution to you to commit such high commands and trust to any that have formerly joyned with the Enemy Sir I pray you as you tender the good of the State such as feare God let these things be timely amended and let these Achans and troublers of our State be brught forth and taken out of the way and deliver us from our oppressours and as wee have never been unfaithfull to you so you shall not find us unthankfull My liberty is very deare unto me yet little comfort should I have in it unlesse our Countrie be likewise freed from Tyrants and oppressors I understand there is an Order for my freedome upon bayle I desire either to come forth a freeman and justified or else I am willing still to continue prisoner till the House bring me forth unto triall Only I desire that the House would take some care for my provision and maintenance and that I may not be given up into the hands of spoylers as I was of late for two of the Sergeants men of your House under pretence of a warrant from the Committee of examinations to search my lodging for books intituled Another word to the wise would have

of the enemies have been taken prisoners sallying out of Carli●● which are made commanders againe under our commanders and yet prisoners suffere● to lye in irons in Carlile for the Parliaments cause above one whole yeare and 〈◊〉 in a●ged 10. That some of the commanders doe give protection unto Delinquents and Sco●tish Papists which did betray the towne of Dumfre●e into the hands of those called the Black-band as Marquesse Mountrose and that company the same are protected which in Scotland were proclaimed Traitors these have free liberty to goe amongst 〈◊〉 to see the state of our country and to give the enemy intelligence whereby great d●●ger may ensue if not in due time prevented 11 That some of the chief commanders did before time under pretence to be for the Parliament breake and divide a certaine wel affected party that stood for the Parliament and with their assistance the Country was brought under the bondage of the Array working that by fraud which the rest of the Commissioners of Array could not doe by force who leaving the Country to the plunder fled to the enemy where they tooke the oath for the Earle of New-castle and made in that service Commissioners of Array and cruelly persecured those that were well affectted to the Parliament by imprisonment 12 That divers of the Delinquents are suffered to keep their armes 13 That small or little profit is like to be made of the Sequestrations by reason of the favour showne to the Delinquents many of which have had time to convey away their personall goods and the rest eyther not sequestred or at small rates valued or suffered to sell their goods after Sequestration 14 The said Committees for sequestrations or any officer for sequestrations have not taken the oath injoyned by Ordinance of Parliament upon them nor any presentment made by oath save such as is done by de●●●quent Justices 15 That malignant scandalus and de●●●●●ent Ministers and such as are non-preaching and maintainers of superstition and have been great urgers and abettors of the gentry and commons against the Parliament and such as cast aspersions upon the wel-affected pressing the booke of common-prayer are borne out and counte●●anced Some informations delivered by the Scottish Commissioners to both Houses of Parliament given to them by the two Commissioners of the wel affected of Westmerland and Cumberland sent hither to present Articles to the Honourable House of Commons THat many of the Commanders and members of the Committees who were in actuall Rebellion against the Parliament under the Earle of New-castle and did take the oath prescribed by him are still continued in their former ch●arge and imploiment That generally the gentry of those Counties are Papists Malignants and very disaffected to the Parliament That very little of the Sequestrations of Westmerland and Cumberland have been uplifted many of those to whom it is entrusted to put the Ordinances of Parliament in execution being themselves Delinquents That some of the Committee for Cumberland being desired to sequester the estates of Delinquents said they wished there were no Sequestrations at all and that they had warrant from the Commissioners of Parliament not to Sequester That if the Sequestrations had been duly up-lifted they would have maintained the Scottish forces that quartred in those two Counties and the Country no waies ho●●●●●n burthened That the reason of the Scottish forces imposing asseafements upon the Counties did proceed from the Malignity of the Committees who either refused or neglected their duty in assessing the Countrey and uplifting thereof and yet under hand stirred up the Commons to withstand the Scots taking up assessements That Sir Wilfride Lawson brother in law to Master Richard Barwis a member of the House of Commons and one of the Committee of both Kingdomes with the Scottish Army is a knowne Malignant was actually in Rebellion under the Earle of New-castle against the Parliament and continued in Armes till those Counties were reduced to the obedience of the Parliament and yet notwithstanding is now intrusted with the Command in chief of the Parliaments forces in those Counties and is also made High Sheriffe of Cumberland and one of the grand Committee for the Northerne Assosiation That Sir Wilfride Lawson with the assisstance of John Barwis Uncle to Master Barwis the Commissioner and William Briscoe cousin to Master Barwis have without consent of the rest of the Committee levied great summes of moneyes upon the Country distrained their goods and committed their persons to prison who refused it and have also raised great summes of money under pretence for the publique service which they doe still deraine in their owne hands That when the country people complained of Sir Wilfride Lawsons souldiers and condescended both upon the names of the persons and the goods neither the persons were punished nor the goods restored That Sir Wilfride Lawsons men had pay from the Country and yet tooke free quarter and stole horses whereof they would make no restitution That Colonell Cholmeley having desired Sir Wilfride Lawson to cause his soldiers to discharge their quarters with money they received as he did in his Divition Sir Wilfride Lawson wrote a bitter railing letter against him whereof Colo. Cholmeley sent the originall to the Commissioners of Parliament That Sir Wilfride Lawson did formerly and of late protect divers Papists and others declared Traytors by the Estates of Scotland That Sir Wilfride Lawson Major Thomas Barwis kinsman to Mr. Richard Barwis the commissioner and others his officers conveighed in victuals to the enemy in Carlile That the enemy falyed out strong and frequently upon the Scots and colonell Cholmeleys Quarters but kept faire correspondence with Sir Wilfride Lawsons Quarters That when they came out upon Sir Wilfride Lawsons Quarters sometimes the souldiers wanted powder and when they had powder they were discharged upon paine of death to shoot against the enemy though the enemy was much inferior in number That Thomas Barwis Major to Sir Wilfride Lawson when any of his owne souldiers were taken prisoners had them released at his pleasure and also released other souldiers that were taken prisoners for money That they are fully perswaded that the Towne of Carlile had been long since taken but for the correspondence and supplies given to the enemy by Sir Wilfride Lawsons forces and i● all probability those partes had been againe put under the Enemies power and the well affected in at had condition as formerly if the See as forces had been with drawne from Carlile That many of those forces that entred the South of Scotland called the Black band under the command of the late Earle of Mountrose are received and have command under the said Sir Wilfride Lawson That Thomas Lamplough was in Armes and actuall Rebellion against the Parliament and tooke the Oath prescribed by the Earle of New castle That the said Thomas Lamplough brother in law to Mr. Barwis the Commissioners is a savourer of Malignants and procured the releasement of

much credit of the fidelity of the said Mr. Osmotherley and Mr. Musgrave as 1 Before the comming of the Scots Armie into this Kingdome John Osmotherley ●ised in the service of the Parliament of his friends and servants five hundred men and opposed the Commissioners of Array till they were betrayed by Sir Wilfride Lawson and Sir Patricius Curwen neare kinsman also to Master Barwis who being chosen Commanders by the country joyned with the Enemy whereupon they were all unexpectedly seazed on and disarmed and the said Master Osmotherley was forced to fly for his life 2 That Mr. Musgrave suffered much under the tyranny of the Earle of Strafford and in the beginning of these troubles was six and twenty weekes imprisoned by the Commissioners of Array and afterwards was banished his own country 3 That Master Musgrave is of a different judgement from the Church of Scotland in matters of Church Government and stands for the Independency of particular congregations and therefore his Information is the lesse to be suspected of partiality towards the Scottish Army Concerning the matter of the Information FIrst Wee find them to agree with the Informations wee received from the Scottish Army 2 That it was no new businesse that they had attended the House of Commons thirteene weekes in Winter with Articles against those persons And in February last were referred to a Committee by the House of Commons but nothing done thereupon 3 That they were returned with further Articles and Informations against those persons were attending the House but by reason of multiplicitie of businesse could not be heard And therefore entreated for our Assistance which in matters of that consequence that did so much conduce to the preventing of mis-understandings betweene the two Kingdomes and vindication of the Scottish 〈◊〉 wee could not deny These were the grounds upon which we delivered in these Informations and upon the whole matter we desire that the businesse in so far as concernes the Scottish Army may be examined by a commit●ee upon the place authorised by both Kingdoms for that purpose according to the ninth Article of the late Treaty between the Kingdoms viz. That all matters of differences that shall happen to arise betweene the subjects of the two Nations shall be resolved and determined by the mutuall advice and consent of both Kingdoms or by such Committees as for this purpose shall be by them appointed with the same power as in the precedent Article To the Honourable the Committee of Warre residing at Yorke The humble Petition of diverse well affected persons in the County of Westmerland THat whereas this poor Country of Westmerland languisheth under heavy pressures of these times is not in all likelihood longer to continue nor able to doe service required who never so willing if not timely relieved by your pious vigilant carefull provision the many grievances considered it now grone under do in all humblenesse present unto your Honours some few of those many humbly beseeching your Honours judicious consideration of them that in this eminent time of danger our poore Country may be speedily so ordered by you as that pious men void of selfe-gaine and vain-glory having the command of us we may be preserved able to our willingnesse to observe such orders and command as shall come from your Honours or any other whom the Parliament hath put in Authority And your Petitioners whose names are here-under written shall as in duty bounden daily pray for a happy successe of all your good and godly proceedings First wee shew to your Honoure that there is and ever hath been a great neglect in the Committee for sequestrations their no● sequestring known Delinquents and their proceedings therein is by a disorderly way In possessing themselves of certain of the Delinquents goods to their own profit That there is not a Sollicitor for the Committee of Sequestrations appointed which is the maine reason as we conc●eive of their disorderly proceedings That the Deputy Sequestrators appointed by them have not taken the Oath appointed by the Parliament Ordinances which doth much hinder the benefit of sequestrations so as the County is not any way relieved therewith But that the Committee hath laid upon the County ●o● the pound in the booke of Rates which amounteth the summe of 1000 l' and above whereas the Ordinance of Parliament doth only demand 600 pound this being done in contrary to some of the Committee for the Assosiation That Colonell Edward Brigs hath by his disorderly cariage much hindered the raising of then for the Assosiation c. The said Colonell did leave his Regiment before Skipton without Orders as Colonell Lambert can best declare it being a great incouragement for the souldiers to leave their Colours which they did save only one company by which meanes many were lost and lef● in that country which now causeth us to be altogether destitute for want of Armes It being intended by the Committee for this County to have taken as many men out of the Regiment as should serve for the County in the assosiated Army which now they are forced to go in a more inconvenient way That the said Colonell Brigs did suffer if not give order with Richard Braithwait one of the Committee for the Assosiation to certain Officers of the said Colonell Brigs his Regiment to levy and distrain for arreares of their pay in colour of which they did much wrong to your Petitioners That the said Colonell doth not accept of the souldiers that is sent him unlesse they bring with them twenty shillings which he calls advance money That the said Colonell doth turne diverse off for money some for fire pound some foure pound some for three pound and some for two pound so that the present service is much hindered and neglected and the fault undeservedly laid upon the Countrey That the said Colonell did of his owne authority call a generall Muster without acquainting any of the Committees that when the Country made their appearance nothing was either said to them or done Now that all these grievances being taken into your Honours consideration wee doubt not but to receive some redresse from your Honours or at least your wise advice and counsell what best is for us to do And your Petitioners as in duty shall daily pray This is seene by me and approved by your Honours most humble and obedient servants James Bellingham Thomas Pickering Esq These Articles were sent to me by L. Colonell Bellingham subscribed with his owne hand and Master Pickerings with fifty names more which with his Letter of the 2. Novemb. 1645. I received since I came into prison Iohn Musgrave November 10. 1645. The Information of Edward Smith against William Cape Robert Chambers and Iohn Jackson c. FIrst Sheweth that Master Richard Barwis a Member of the Honourable House of Commons hath sent downe his servant with certain Articles exhibited to the said House against the evill government of the Commanders Officers and Committees in Cumberland