provide Contribution for him for this he and his Troop were sent for up to the Parliament Four Chirurgeons of the Army were referred to be tryed by a Council of War for being absent at the late fight The Archbishop was ordered to attend the House of Commons to hear the Evidence against him repeated and to answer to it the Commons resolving to proceed against him by Bill of Attainder because they perceived the Lords not forward to give Judgment for Treason against him A hundred pound was given to Colonel Berkley newly come to Lond. sore wounded in the late fight The Archbishop was brought to the Bar of the House of Commons where Mr. Samuel Brown one that managed the Evidence before against him did now repeat it and took up three hours time the Archbishop had a weeks time given him to answer there Letters from Colonel Charles Fleetwood informed more particularly of the late defeat given to the Newark Forces near Belvoir By desire from the Scots Commissioners both Houses sent to the Assembly of Divines to bring in the Particulars of what they had finished for the Government of the Church that it may be approved and confirmed by the Parliament and to hasten the dispatch of what further they have in determination concerning the same Letters from Sir William Brereton and Sir John Meldrum certified That fifty of the English Souldiers of the Garrison of Leverpoole came out of the Town and submitted to Sir John Meldrum after which the Irish Souldiers in the Garrison knowing that if the Town were taken they should have no quarter they conspired together seized upon all their Commanders and rendred the Town to Sir John Meldrum submitting to his mercy for their lives Sir John gave them all their lives and sent them over into Ireland there were taken in the Town two Colonels two Lieutenant-Colonels three Majors fourteen Captains besides inferiour Officers and common Souldiers Ordnance Arms and Ammunition in great quantity Many of the Townsmen had shipped their best Goods to be conveyed away but Sir John Meldrum by Long-boats seized on them Letters from Newcastle certified That Tinmouth Castle was surrendred upon conditions and in it 38 pieces of Ordnance and store of Arms and Ammunition and Provisions the Souldiers were to march with their particular Baggage and to be quiet in their own Dwellings submitting to all Ordinances of Parliament The King and Prince Rupert with about 2000 horse and foot marched to Cirencester the Lord Gerrard was expected to come to him with 1500 out of Wales the rest of his Forces were about Woodstock the Parliaments Army marched after them to Abington Upon the day of publick Thanksgiving as the Lord Mayor came home from St. Pauls in Cheapside divers Popish Books Pictures Beads and Crucifixes were burnt where the Cross stood Letters of Direction were sent from the Parliament to their Armies for their motion after the Enemy A Petition of Lincolnshire complained of Grievances and another from Leicestershire desired that the Lord Grey might be sent down to them being their Commander in chief Letters from Captain Hacker inform That at the Defeat of the Newark Forces the number of horse taken were about 800. That Sir John Girlington was drowned and divers others of quality with him besides common Souldiers in their confused flight over a Mill-dam That forty Commanders and Officers and near 400 common Souldiers were taken prisoners and but one man slain of the Parliaments They blocked up Belvoir Castle put a Garrison into Grantham and continued close Siege to Crowland and Newark A party from Leicester faced Ashby and drove away many of their Cattel and two days after 10 or 12 horse from Ashby came to a Gentleman's house where some of the Lord Grey's Commanders were making merry and took them away prisoners Colonel Ludlowe with a party of horse joyned with the Besiegers of Basing The Members for each County were ordered to name three in every County and the Parliament would choose one of the three to be high Sheriff Both Houses agreed in all matters touching the Propositions for peace and referred it to the Committee of both Kingdoms to consider of the manner of sending them to the King An Ordinance passed for the better securing of the Isle of Wight The King and Prince Rupert were at Oxford and had a Rendezvous in Cuddington Moor of about 11000 horse and foot care was taken to prevent their breaking into the associated Counties of Norfolk c. Four Members of the House of Commons viz. Mr. Pierpoint Mr. Hollis Mr. Whitelocke and the L. Wenman were named as a Committee to joyn with two of the House of Lords and a Committee of the Scots Commissioners to carry the Propositions for Peace to his Majesty and the Committee of both Kingdoms were ordered to send to the King for a safe Conduct for them The King's Souldiers begging as if they had been wounded in the Parliaments Service were prohibited and order taken for allowance to all the wounded Souldiers of the Parliament The Defaults in the duty of the Officers and Souldiers of Colonel Fiennes his Regiment and other Officers before Banbury referred to be examined by a Committee The Assembly of Divines as soon as the House of Commons were sate and before they were full came to the House and presented them with the Assemblie's Advice and Opinion for the Presbyterian Government to be settled and an expression was in their Advice That the Presbyterian Government was jure divino Glyn and Whitelocke were then in the House and few others but those who concurred in judgment with the Assembly and had notice to be there early thinking to pass this business before the House should be full Glyn stood up and spake an hour to the point of jus divinum and the Presbyterian Government in which time the House filled apace and then Whitelocke spake to the same Points inlarging his discourse to a much longer time than ordinary and purposely that the House might be full as it was before he had made an end And then upon the question it was carried to lay aside the point of jus divinum and herein Glyn and Whitelocke had thanks from divers for preventing the surprisal of the House upon this great question An Ordinance passed for the due payment of Tithes The Propositions for Peace being fully agreed unto a Letter was ordered forthwith to be sent to the General of the King's Army for a safe conduct for the Lords and Commons and Scots Commissioners that are to go with them to the King The Commons took order concerning the Trade of Coals from Newcastle and the Government of that Town Colonel Vrrey because of his former inconstancy was denied to be again received into the Parliaments Service but permitted to go beyond-sea The City of London petitioned That care might be taken of the Garrison of Windsor being a place of so
the Town and his coming down the hill near the Bridge the Enemy in Bath took an Allarm and discharged their Ordnance and some of Rich's Dragoons let fly their Musket shot and a sharp Summons was sent to the Town which so terrified them that although none of the Parliaments forces were on the other side of the Town Yet the next Morning they sent for a Parley at which they agreed to surrender the City with all the Common Souldiers Arms and Ammunition and Ordnance to the Parliament upon this condition only that their Governour Sir Thomas Bridges and his Officers should march to Bristol which was condescended unto The Parliaments forces thereupon entred the Town and took in it 200 prisoners but most of them got away 6 pieces of Ordnance 300 Arms 10 Barrels of Powder 10 Barrels of Match and much Ammunition divers heaps of Bullets great store of Beef Corn and other Provisions The Standard Colours upon the Fort Royal and all other Colours in the Town That Colonel Massey was gone with 8000 Horse and Foot towards Exeter and that the Enemy from thence drew out their Horse and Foot into the Field and some Field pieces into their out works August 1645. 1. Some from the Assembly of Divines were called in and presented to the House a Petition in the name of the Assembly desiring that a speedy course might be taken about those who should be thought not fit to be admitted to the Sacrament viz. The ignorant scandalous and profane c. It being a thing if effected exactly to the Rule would much tend to the Glory of God and the good of this whole Kingdom The speaker in the name of the House gave them Answer That the House was in debate of the same business and long before their coming And that they would expedite it with as much conveniency as could be A Letter from the Committee at York informed that they had chosen Colonel Boynton to be Governour of Scarborough Castle Colonel Poyntz desired the same Government and it was referred to a Committee to consider of it and of the vote of the House to bestow the next Command upon Col. Pointz which should be worthy of him An Ordinance sent up to the Lords for continuing the Monthly Assessment in Northampton Order for the payment of the 600 l. formerly ordered for the Charges of the Funeral of the Countess of Dorset Debate about the business of the Church Major General Brown was called into the House and had their thanks for his good service notwithstanding the nearness for so long time of a potent Enemy Then he informed the House of the state of the Garrison at Abington and the Enemies adjacent Garrisons The House ordered money for his Recruit Then he presented to the House several Propositions for reducing the Enemies Garrisons which were referred to the Committee of both Kingdomes The Commons assented to an Ordinance sent to them from the Lords concerning Trinity College in Cambridge Upon a Petition of 300 Reformado Officers who served under Colonel Saunderson for the Relief of Taunton and were promised by the Committee of the West to have the fifth part of their Arrears but after their service performed they could not get it The House referred to the Committee of the Army to audit their arrears and ordered 2000 l. for their present subsistence A day appointed for Alderman Foukes Petition to be heard News came that the Scots Army was sate down before Hereford The King was yet in Wales Sir T. Fairfax at Wells and Colonel Massey gone towards Excester 4. A Petition touching drayning in the Isle of Ely c. referred to a select Committee Upon debate of Alderman Foukes Petition Ordered that he should be accountable as other Commissioners of the Customes ought to be The Assembly presented to the House a Petition from Cambridge University expressing their thanks for being freed from the Excise and praying the Confirmation of their Rights and Privileges which was ordered untill the differences between the University and the Town should be determined by Law and they were referred to a Committee The House sent some of their Members to the Lord Mayor to desire that a Common Council might be called for the choosing of some more persons to be added to the Militia of London Letters informed that General Leven sent a summons to the Town of Hereford and the Parliament sent another to render the Town but the Governour Scudamore refused to surrender it without special Order from the King or Prince That the King is still in Wales and that a Party of Gloucester Horse gave Bristol an Alarm took a Lieutenant Colonel some Prisoners and 150 l. in money About 200 of the Newarkers fell upon Tocksey House a Garrison of the Parliaments in Lincolnshire surprized it and took all in it Prisoners Plundered the Town fired the House and then Retreated 5. The House gave the Credit of the Excise for 5000 l. more for the three Counties The House made several orders about supplies and the establishment of the Garrisons in the Eastern Association and about the blocking up of Newarke Orders for the Militia of London and Major General Browne to press 2000 Souldiers and to beat up Drums for the Voluntiers for reducing Oxford Propositions for reducing of Chester referred to a Committee the Ordinance continued for the payment of Sir Thomas Fairfax his Army Debate touching the business of the Church and that Chapels of Ease or in private Houses should not be exempt from the Church Government in Presbyterial way Sir Thomas Fairfax beleagured Sherbourne Castle where Sir Lewis Dives was Governour Goring was in the West with 7000 men 6. The House was in debate about sending Propositions of peace to his Majesty They Voted that to such Propositions as shall next be sent to the King for a safe and well grounded Peace His Majestie 's positive Answer shall be desired without any Treaty And that such as shall be presented for England and Ireland shall be by Bills And that the Scots Commissioners shall be acquainted with these Votes The Lords consented thereunto The Ordinance sent up to the Lords for setling the Government of the Church in a Presbyterial way A Common Council ordered to be called for choosing two of the City to goe as a Committee into the Province of Munster and that Colonel Jephson should goe thither as another of that Committee and have the Command of a Regiment of Horse An Ordinance past for 2000 l. to Maximilian Beard for Commodities sent by him into Ireland Referred to the Committee of Prisoners to dispose of the Prisoners sent up by Sir Thomas Fairfax from the West and to treat with the Officers Prisoners for money for their Ransome 7. The House was Adjourned at Mr. Speaker's desire who was to goe out of Town 8. The House heard Letters from Sir T. Fairfax to his Father the Lord Fairfax of his leaving
upon Muschampe Bridge but were beaten back and some slain and wounded on both Parties Bridges were made over the River 12. Orders for Judges to be appointed to go Circuits and for Money for Soldiers Widows for Waggoners and for the Train of Artillery Ordinance sent up to the Lords for regulating the University of Cambridge This was kept a day of thanksgiving for Dartmouth and a day of thanksgiving appointed for the gaining of Chester 13. Upon a Petition of Sir Tho. Liddell a Prisoner he was admitted to compound Referred to a Committee to consider what Garrisons in the North are fit to be slighted and what to be maintained Orders for Money for Abbington 14. Order that Mr. Murray should be proceeded against by Martial Law as a Spy Debate about setling the Militia of London put off to another day In the afternoon at a conference the Lords gave their Reason why they could not assent to the Ordinance for Martial Law in London and after debate thereof by the Commons they appointed a Committe to draw reasons for their different Opinions A Party of the Kings of a hundred and twenty under Col. Cromwell came into Dorset-shire to relieve Corfe Castle and marched through Col. Cookes Quarters undiscovered and came to Wareham and told the Sentinels there that they were a Troop of Sir T. Fairfax's Horse and rode into the Town to the Governors House who seeing them shut his door and with his Son fired upon them and made good his lodging three hours together till the Enemy fired the house to which the Magazine was near and then they were forced to yield upon Quarter They carried the Governor and two Committee-men Prisoners into Corfe Castle and the Parliaments Forces before it quitted some of their Guards though they were four times as many as those within some of the Enemy returning to Wareham to provide for their new gained Garrison Col. Cooke beat them out of the Town took their Commander in chief with divers Prisoners Col. Butler Governor of Wareham being Prisoner in Corfe Castle contrived his escape with Col. Lawrence who being of the Enemies Party there resolved to come in to the Parliament and both of them got out together 16. The Committee of Plundred Ministers ordered to draw up an Ordinance for punishing Paul Best for his Blasphemies Order upon the ingagement of M. G. Langherne to remit the offences of the Earl of Carbury Order for Money and for a Collection for the poor of Chester A day appointed to consider of the Petition of the Assembly for setling the Presbyterian Government and for Ordination of Ministers The Ordinance passed for regulating the University of Cambridge Progress in the business of Ireland and for setting out the Lord L'isle Lord Deputy there this Summer and allowed him twelve hundred pounds per Month for Pay Intercepted Letters by Col. Mitton mentioned the Duke of York's coming into Ireland and other matters of great Intelligence 17. Debate of the relief of Abbingdon and order for Money for it Order for regulating the Committee and Officers at Haberdashers Hall Ammunition ordered for the Garrison of Reading and for Henley and the like for Aylesbury The French Agents desire of a Pass to go into Scotland and to touch at Oxford by the way referred to the Committee of both Kingdoms The Prince sent out Warrants to raise the Trained Bands in Cornwall A Party of the Kings under the Lord Ashley raised the Siege before Match-field house and news came of the revolt of part of south-South-Wales from the Parliament occasioned by Col. Kerne that they had taken Swansey and besieged Cardiffe A Party from Oxford marched Westward and were followed by a Party of Col. Whaleys Brigade Holt Castle Ruthen Castle and Hawarden Castle Besieged by the Parliament Forces A Disturbance between some of the Soldiers in Lancashire and the Committee was appeased 18. Progress in the business of the Church Orders to the Committee of both Kingdoms to take care for part of Col. Whaly's Horse to follow the advance of the Kings Forces and for other Parties of the several Counties where any Party of the Kings shall march to attend them Debate about a new Election referred touching Lyn and that of Bucks This day of publick thanks-giving came new Letters of a Victory obtained by Sir Tho. Fairfax near Torrington That the Forlorn of Col. Butlers Troop being twelve took twelve of the Lord Gorings Life-guard and twenty four Horse who being examined by Sir Tho. Fairfax it appeared that the Enemy was ignorant of Sir Tho. Fairfax's motion That the Lord Hopton was in Torrington and a Party of the Enemy at Burrington the General sent a Party of Horse to meet with them under Captain Berry who Charged and put them to a rout shot Lieutenant Col. Dundash a Renegado of the Earl of Cleaveland's Brigade and took several Prisoners left Dundash by the way being mortally wounded That another Party of the Parliaments Horse towards the East met with the Enemy taking some Prisoners and Horse and shot M. Bret that by this time a Bridge was made that the Parliaments Army might with conveniency march over the River but the day being far spent it was thought fit to march with the whole Army That three Regiments of Horse and three of Foot marched towards the Enemy that night and next morning Sir Tho. Fairfax came up to them and near Torrington had a general Rendezvous of Horse and Foot drew them up in Battalia and marched towards the Enemy That the Parliaments Forlorn of Horse charged the Kings and put them to retreat but they came on again with a strong Body and put the Parliaments Forlorn to a stand whose reserves and some foot being come up they forced the Enemies body again pursued and alarm'd them at squire Rolls his House within a mile of Torrington where they began to fortify but perceiving the Parliaments Foot coming up they quitted the House and drew their Forces to Torrington whither Sir Tho. Fairfax's forlorn followed them The Enemy drew their Foot out of the Town into the Closes the Parliaments forlorn of Foot lined the hedges and so faced each other about two hours within half Musquet shot there was continual skirmishes between the Forlorns and reserves on both sides and some Prisoners taken and by this time it began to be night Sir Tho. Fairfax called his Council of War whether to ingage before day or not but they deferred the resolution and the General Lieutenant General and the Colonel rode to the Forlorn to see in what Posture they were and heard the Tattooe beat in the Town which assured them that the Enemy was there and not fled away as was reported But to be certain six Dragoons were commanded to creep under a Bridge near the Barricadoes and to give fire to see whether they would answer by which it might be known whether they stood to defend the Town they received the Charge and answered it with a sharp
Forlorns of both Parties incountred and the Parliaments Horse were forced to a disorderly retreat the Enemy pursued with their whole Body upon the reserve of the Parliaments who received their Charge and after a hot dispute routed them Captain Taylor singly incountring Sir John Owen after he had broken his sword upon his head closed with him dismounted him and took him Prisoner and his party immediatly sled There were killed of them thirty and Sir John Owen with divers others of Quality and sixty private Souldiers taken Prisoners four of the Parliaments Souldiers were Slain and divers Wounded and many Horses Killed on each side Order for two hundred pounds for Captain Taylor and gratuities for divers others and for disposing of the Prisoners Letters of an Agreement betwixt the General and the Kentish-men and that the five revolted Ships are willing to submit upon an Act of Indempnity which the General hath promised them That Sir Thomas Feyton was taken Prisoner at S. Edmonds Bury the Lord Goring Sir Charles Lucas and the Lord Capell coming to them increased in numbers in Essex whereupon the Lord General Fairfax advanced to Gravesend intending to pass over his Men there into Essex 12. Order upon Letters from the Governor of New-Castle for fifteen hundred Pounds for that garrison and that no free Quarter should be taken but only of such as refuse to pay their Assessements and Letters thereof to be written to the Commitees Order for those Gentlemen who formerly attended the Duke of York to attend the Duke of Gloucester and four more added to them and two thousand five hundred Pounds per annum for maintenance of his Family Letters from Colonel Sir Hardresse Waller of his disarming some in Exeter Major General Lambert advanced to Langdale who retreated expecting Assistance from Scotland A Souldier of Hemsley Castle was offered a hundred Pounds in hand and five hundred Pounds more and to be knighted if he would betray the Castle to the Kings Forces but he discovored the Plot and the Agents were apprehended Pontefract Castle was besieged by eight hundred Horse and Foot but at a distance the Kings party there being two hundred and fifty Horse and four hundred Foot The Committee of Lancashire ordered four Regiments of Foot and two of Horse to joyn with Major General Lambert laid an Assessement of three thousand Pounds to advance them and kept a day of Fast to pray to God for his blessing upon them 13. The House approved of the Articles of Canterbury and what the General had done in reducing of Kent A day of thanksgiving appointed for the good success in Kent and a Narrative thereof to be read in Churches Orders touching compositions of Delinquents A Report made of a Design to surprise Nottingham Castle but the Governor Captain Poutton surprised and took Prisoners the Complotters Letters from the Head quarters that Ireton Rich and Hewson's Regiments had reduced Canterbury wherein were three thousand Armes good Horse and twenty four Colours and the other Castles The General sent by Letter an offer of Imdempnity to some revolted Ships at Deale but a Boson told the Trumpeter that brought the Letter that they did not owe the Parliament so much service as to write answer to any that came from them and so the Ships set Sail and went away That the General put over his Forces with much trouble at Gravesend into Essex where Colonel Whaley and Sir Thomas Honywood with two thousand Horse and Foot of the Country joyned with him who kept many from going to the King's Party Among others fourscore Horse out of London most or all Gentlemen intending to be as a Guard to the Prince of Wales when he came in their March met with some of Whaley's Horse many of them killed and taken the rest dispersed among them were four Brothers three of whom were killed or mortally Wounded and the Country-men took many Prisoners That Goring marcheth about four thousand whereof six hundred Horse and about two thousand five hundred are well armed that he touched at Lee's and took horses guns and Arms of the Earl of Warwick's and marched from thence toward Colchester That many of Essex came in to the General who wrote to Suffolk to pull up Bridges and cut down Trees in the way to hinder the March of the Enemy Whitelock reported to the House the appointment of the Judges for the next summer Circuit 14. Order for the tryal of Sir John Owen and the rest of the chief Actors in his business An Ordinance past for forty two thousand pounds for arrears of disbanded Officers and Soldiers Order renewed that such as shall take up Arms without the authority of Parliament shall dye without mercy A Letter ordered to the States of Holland for apprehending three revolted Ships gone for Holland and an order for payment of part of their arrears to others of the revolted Ships that were come in again upon the Act of Indemnity A Committee appointed to draw up a Declaration touching the business of Kent 15. Ordered That the Committee of Goldsmiths Hall do Print all their Receipts for Compositions and how the Moneys have been disbursed that the aspersion upon the Parliament may be cleared of their receiving many millions by compositions for which they could give no account And that the Order should be printed that none shall pay their fifth and twentieth part but Delinquents An additional Ordinance committed for putting Papists and Delinquents out of the Lines of Communication An ordinance transmitted to the Lords for putting the County of Radnor into a posture of defence A Committee appointed to take order for twenty persons of the Kings party to be apprehended and sent down to the General to be kept in like harsh usage as Sir Willian Masham and others sent down by the Parliament are kept in by the Lord Goring until they be exchanged Orders concerning Saltpeter 16. Ordinance past for putting Papists and Delinquents out of the Lines of Communication and twenty Miles from London and four days time given them to depart the Town and that Delinquents who have not presented their compositions and sequestred Ministers shall be taken to be within this Ordinance An affront to Sr. Henry Mildmay by a Foot-man of the D. referred to a Committee to be examined Letters from Colchester That the great ones had a purpose to escape had shipped their Goods but were prevented by the Parliaments Horse and Dragoons who took in Marsey Island and Fort by which they intended to escape and by land their body cannot stir That many of the Townsmen came away to the General whose Soldiers are inraged against those of Colchester for the loss of their Commanders That the General hath five hundred Prisoners most of them taken from the gates of the City that Sir William Masham and the rest of the Committee are detained Prisoners by Goring That the Enemy buryed sixty of their slain men in one Church-yard
Southwark c. That the personal Treaty may be hastened and those Militiaes united to the City They had thanks for their good affections and were told that the house had already voted the uniting of the Militiaes Letters from Colchester Leaguer that the Enemy attempted to escape by a Ford but the Parliaments Scouts firing at them they retreated in again That the General to prevent shedding of more blood and the ruine of the Town sent another Summons to the Earl of Norwich the Lord Capel and Sir Charles Lucas to surrender the Town to the service of the Parliament to which they returned a scornful answer that if any more Letters of that kind were sent to them they would hang up the Messenger That presently after the return of the Generals Trumpet the Enemy set fire on another Street of the Town That before any attempt upon the Town the General intends to send for all women and children to come out Letters from the North that Duke Hamilton was come in person into Carlisle where he was received with shooting of Ordnance and ringing of Bells that he marched himself in the Van of his Army his Trumpets in rich Liveries and his Life-guard with Standards and Equipage Prince-like with his Carriages but little Artillery that being expected by them at Carlisle and Sir Marmaduke Langdale with three thousand English to joyn with the Duke The Duke sent a Letter to Major General Lambert to the effect before mentioned and that he was commanded by the Committee of the Estates of Scotland to prosecute their desires here against the Sectaries to liberate the King from his base imprisonment and the two Houses of Parliment from constraint and for the disbanding of all the Armies whereby the subject may be free from Taxes and Quarter and for setling peace and a firm Vnion That being the intentions and desires of the Kingdom of Scotland he expects Lambert will not oppose their just pious and loyal undertakings but rather joyn in prosecution of these ends and desires his present and positive answer To this Letter Lambert returned answer that as to the transactions of the Parliament he could give no answer seeing they are laid open to the view of the world and known to his Excellency That as to the English Forces being drawn upon the borders of Scotland he can the better give answer to that having the conduct of those Forces by Commission from the Lord General Fairfax and his positive Command to be most tender in acting any thing that might give any seeming occasion of offence to our Brethren of Scotland which he hath punctually observed That he believes it never entred into the thoughts of the Parliament or his Excellency the Lord General Fairfax to act any thing prejudicial to the Kingdom of Scotland That the occasion of their drawing Forces near the borders is notoriously known to be for suppressing of Sir Marmaduke Langdale and his adherents many of them Papists and grand Delinquents opposers to the ends of the Covenant and who are risen in rebellion against the Parliament That he wonders at the suggestions of the Parliament of Scotland that the Parliament of England is under Force when all English men except Sir Marmaduke Langdale and his adherents do act only by the immediate authority of the Parliament who sig and command all freely Then he vindicates the Parliaments Proceedings for Peace and to free the People from Taxes and Quarter he concludes that the resolutions of the Committee of Estates are wholly grounded upon mistakes and desires the Duke to consider if they be not contrary to the Covenant He saith that he must in prosecution of the trust reposed in him to the utmost of his power oppose all Forces raised or brought into this Kingdom except those by authority of the Parliament of England in which he hopes the D. will not oppose but rather assist him if the Parliament of England shall desire it 18. A Declaration transmitted to the Lords of the Victories God had given to the Parliaments Forces within a few late Months Letters from Major General Lambert that the Scots Army was joyned with Sir Marmaduke Langdale that they were in all about twelve thousand Horse and Foot he desired supplies of Money and men and it was referred to the Committee of Darby house to take care of it A Petition from the Common Council of London to the House of Commons that no Tax or Imposition may be laid upon New-Castle Coals and that the House would consider of disposing the profits of all places and imployments injoyed contrary to the self-denying Ordinance and the Votes of Parliament Junii 10. 1647. and of Customers Excise-men Committee-men c. for the publick occasions of the Kingdom Another Petition was to both Houses for adding fifteen persons named by the Common Council to be of the Militia of London Another Petition not from the Common Council but with ten thousand Hands to it that the Militiaes may continue distinct that the Parliament would keep the power in their own hands and call what Forces they please to their assistance These and other Petitions from Southwark Westminster c. for joyning the Militiaes together and some against it were referred to a Committee to hear all parties and their Claims and report their opinions to the House A Petition from the Water-men upon the Thames for a personal Treaty and settlement of Peace the Petitioners had thanks for making their Addresses by a few of their Company and were told that they were witnesses of the Parliaments indeavours for Peace who had now the same things under consideration for which they petitioned and would do therein what they judged best for the Kingdom Order for a day of thanksgiving for the great Victories obtained by the Parliaments Forces Letters from Colchester Leaguer that those within the Town made several attemps to escape away but were beaten back again some of them killed and divers wounded That they refused another summons of the General to surrender the Town 19. Intercepted Letters from one in Carlisle that they expect the Prince of Wales there that he sent a Declaration to Sir Marmaduke Langdale to publish to the Army and Country that the King his Father being kept Prisoner by the Parliament he is resolved to use all possible means to free him and re-inthrone him and desires all men to joyn with him therein And he ingages and desires Langdale and his friends to ingage in the Princes name that all who have formerly acted for the Parliament and shall now come in and joyn with him shall not only have their Pardon and Indemnity but all their Arrears satisfied 20. Letters from the Committee of Surrey of a late Insurrection at Horsham but suppressed and that Mr. Middleton a member of the House of Commons was a party in it and imprisoned by that Committee which the House approved and sent for Mr. Middleton
Officers were ordered to march with the General his Regiment to Windsor to be Prisoners there the other Officers were sent to the Mount Pendennis Cardiffe Oxford Arundel and other strengths but none beyond Trent The Common Souldiers were to be conveyed to Bristol and other Sea-Towns to be transported to America Venice or as shall be appointed the Gentlemen Souldiers were Committed to the care of Troupers till further order Letters from the North that of Scots Irish and English there are above seven thousand under Major General Monroe and they have twenty pieces of Ordnance that Lambert advanced to joyn with Cromwell against Monroe that the siege of Scarborough Castle continued 5. Letters from the Earl of Warwick of his pursuit of the Prince and of the revolted Ships A long debate about the Militia Order that all persons who were in the late Insurrections should be incapable of being Jury-men and that the Judges in their Circuits and the Justices of Peace at their Sessions do see this Order put in execution Ordered that the former Orders and Ordinances for the taking away the Voyces of Delinquents in Elections should be put in execution and all Officers of Cities and Towns Corporate to take notice thereof Order for a call of the House and a Fine of twenty pound upon those absent Order for three thousand pound for Lieutenant Colonel Lilburne as reparation for the Sentence against him in Star-Chamber A Message from the Lords that Doctor Burges may have his place at S. Pauls settled under the great Seal That the Earl of Cleveland may have his Liberty for three Months upon bayle to take the air in the Country for his health and to recommend a Petition from the Countess of Kildare for some reparation of her great losses in Ireland Letters from New-Castle that divers English came thither to ask quarter of the Governour and to desire to be imployed That the Committees of Berwick and Carlisle sit upon sequestrations and raise monies notwithstanding the troubles there That many English are with Monroe incouraged by their Land-lords and that Colonel Fenwicks Horse and some Dragoons relieved Holy Island near Berwick and stormed Fenham Castle in which was a Garrison of Scots 6. Order for mony for Tradesmen who trusted the Lord Inchequin for Armes Both Houses approved the appointment of monies for the Treaty five hundred pound for Coach and Horses for the King six thousand pound for his Majesties private use and three thousand pound for the charges of the Commissioners Debate of an Ordinance for sale of the Lands of Deans and Chapters The Commons agreed to the Earl of Clevelands Liberty upon Bayle so as he ingage upon his honour not to Act against the Parliament Letters from Holland that it was disputed amongst the states whether the Prince of Wales being returned thither they should entertain him in a publick way or give him an allowance per diem and they agreed to allow him a thousand gilders a day and some discontents were among the Sea-men in the Prince his Fleet. Order about stating Sir Jo. Clotworthy's accounts and for his pay and they declared an acceptable sence of his carriage 7. The thanksgiving day for the Victory aginst the Scots Sir Peter Killigrew returned with his Majesties answer to the last Message from the Houses desiring that the Treaty may be hastned that he could have wished all those desired by him might have been admitted to him but will not let that hinder the Treaty he desired Dr. Reeves and Dr. Ducke to be admitted to him in relation to the Treaty At the sight of a Gentleman in mourning for Sir Charles Lucas the King wept 8. Letters from the Earl of Warwick of the constancy unanimity and courage of the Officers and Sea-men in the Parliaments Fleet and that the revolted Ships though more in number avoided them That the Castles of Deal and the rest at the Downs upon which the Protection of the Fleet and of trade have such a dependance are in great want of reparation which he recommends to the Parliament Debate upon the Ordinance for Sale of Deans and Chapters lands Major Husbands sent to the House acquainted them with the surrender of Sandowne Castle in Kent and of the condition of the other Castles in Kent Referred to the Committee at Derby House to write to the Committee of Kent and Colonel Rich to advise with the Lord Admiral about the repair of those Castles and of pay for them Upon the General his Letter that four thousand Pounds of the fourteen thousand Pounds imposed on Colchester to free them from plunder could not be raised and was remitted by the General the House ordered five thousand Pounds to be raised out of the delinquents Estates in those parts to make up the Summ for the Souldiers who should have had the pillage of the Town 9. Order for a hundred and fifty pound for M r Rolphe for his unjust imprisonment The City of London advanced two thousand Pounds for the business of the Treaty Major Armestrong one of the Prisoners at Windsor was rescued at Brainford the House ordered the Captain of the Guards to send a party of Horse to apprehend those that made the rescue Letters from the North that Lieutenant General Cromwell was at Berwick that the Country generally rose with him against Monroe that Cromwell sent to Edenburgh to recal Major General Monroe and the Forces with him out of England and to surrender our Garrisons 11. Both Houses thought not fit to grant a Pass with Blanks for the King to send into Scotland but they advised his Majesty first to send into Scotland for them to name the Persons they would send hither and then a Pass to be granted to them M r Parsons had a Pass to go to his Majesty and to Scotland Instructions passed for Carriages to the Isle of Wight and things preparatory to the Treaty A Pass to Major Belford to transport six horses into France The business of Garrisoning the Earl of Lincoln's House referred to the Committee of Derby House and the Committee of Lincoln to secure it A Petition from thousands well affected persons in and near London giving reasons why they first assisted the Parliament and that they expected other ways from them than a Treaty they mentioned twenty seven heads which they expected from the Parliament 1. That they would have made good the supremacy of the People from all pretences of Negative Voices either in King or Lords 2. Laws for Election of Representatives yearly and of course without Writ or Summons 3. That their time of sitting exceed not forty or fifty dayes and to have fixed a time for the ending of this Parliament 4. To have exempted matters of Religion and Gods worship from the compulsive or restrictive power of any Authority 5. That none be forced or pressed to serve in War 6. To have made both Kings Queens
to endeavour to the last gasp the peace of the Kingdom So Sirs I do wish with all my Soul and I do hope there is some here that will carry it further that they may endeavour the peace of the Kingdom Now Sirs I must shew you both how you are out of the way and will put you in a way first you are out of the way for certainly all the way you ever have had yet as I could find by any thing is in the way of conquest Certainly this is an ill way for Conquest Sirs in my opinion is never just except there be a good just cause either for matter of wrong or just title and then if you go beyond it the first quarrel that you have to it that makes it unjust at the end that was just at first But if it be only matter of Conquest then it is a great robbery as a Pyrate said to Alexander that he was a great robber he was but a petty robber and so Sirs do I think the way that you are in is much out of the way Now Sirs to put you in the way believe it you will never do right nor God will never prosper you until you give him his due the King his due that is my Successours and the People their due I am as much for them as any of you can be You must give God his due by regulating rightly his Church according to his Scripture which is now out of order for to set you in a way particularly now I cannot but only this A National Synod freely called freely debating among themselves must settle this when that every opinion is freely and clearly heard For the King indeed I will not then turning to a Gentleman that touched the Axe he said hurt not the Axe that may hurt me For the King the Laws of the Land will clearly instruct you for that therefore because it concerns my own particular I only give you a touch of it For the People and truely I desire their liberty and freedom as much as any Body whomsoever but I must tell you that their liberty and their freedom consists in having of Government those Laws by which their life and their goods may be most their own It is not for having Share in Government Sirs that is nothing pertaining to them a subject and a Soveraign are clean different things and therefore until they do that I mean that you do put the People in that liberty as I say certainly they will never enjoy themselves Sirs it was for this that now I am come here if I would have given way to an arbitrary way for to have all Laws changed according to the power of the Sword I needed not to have come here and therefore I tell you and I pray God it be not laid to your Charge that I am the Martyr of the People In troth Sirs I shall not hold you much longer for I will only say this to you that in troth I could have desired some little time longer because that I would have put this that I have said in a little more order and a little better digested it than I have done and therefore I hope you will excuse me I have delivered my conscience I pray God that you do take those courses that are best for the good of the Kingdom and your own Salvation Then D r Juxon spake Will your Majesty though it may be very well known your Majesties affections to Religion yet it may be expected that you should say somewhat for the worlds satisfaction K. I thank you very heartily my Lord for that I had almost forgotten it In troth Sirs my conscience in Religion I think is very well known to the world and therefore I declare before you all that I dye a Christian according to the profession of the Church of England as I found it left me by my Fathers and this honest man I think will witness it Then turning to the Officers he said Sirs excuse me for this same I have a good cause and I have a gracious God I will say no more Then turning to Colonel Hacker he said take care that they do not put me to Pain and Sir this and it please you Then a Gentleman coming near the Axe the King said Take heâ—d of the Axe pray take heed of the Axe Then he said to the Executioner I shall say but very short Prayers and then thrust out my hands Two men in disguises and vizors stood upon the Scaffold for Executioners Then the King called to D r Juxon for his Night-cap and having put it on he said to the Executioner does my Hair trouble you he desired it might all be put under the cap which the King did accordingly by the help of the Executioner and the Bishop Then the King turning to D r Juxon said I have a good cause and a gracious God on my side D r Juxon There is but one stage more this stage is turbulent and troublesome it is a short one but you may consider it will soon carry you a very great way it will carry you from Earth to Heaven and there you shall find a great deal of Cordial joy and comfort King I go from a corruptible to an incorruptible Crown where no disturbance can be D r Juxon You are exchanged from a temporal to an eternal Crown a good exchange Then the King took off his cloak and his George which he gave to Dr. Juxon saying Remember some other small ceremonies were past after which the King stooping down laid his Neck upon the block and after a very little pause stretching forth his hands the Executioner at one blow severed his head from his Body Then his Body was put in a Coffin covered with black Velvet and removed to his lodging Chamber in White-hall At this scene were many sighs and weeping Eyes and divers strove to dip their handkerchiefs in his Blood The House sate early and the Dutch Ambassadors having sent them a transcript of their Ambassy in English it took up much time in the reading and was referred to a Committee to draw up the answer to it An Act past to prohibit any to proclaim the Prince of Wales or any other to be King or chief Magistrate of England or Ireland without consent of Parliament on pain of High Treason Some imperfect Copies of the proceedings at the Tryal of the King being printed the House referred it to the High Court to draw up a Narrative of those proceedings to be confirmed by the House The Act forbidding the proclaiming of any King was Ordered to be sent down to all the Sheriffs to be proclaimed in all Counties Duke Hamilton and the Lord Loughborough escaped out of Windsor-Castle 31. Between three and four a clock this morning Letters came from Windsor to Lieutenant General Cromwell of the escape of Duke Hamilton and his man the last Night Warrants were presently issued forth and five hundred pound promised
some other Troops designed for Ireland and they appointed a general rendezvous without their Officers Letters from Dublin that C. Jones sent out a Party under M. Cadogow to surprise Tecroghan which was hindered by the Fayler of Kildare men but Cadogow fired above 200 houses in the Town and a great number were killed and burnt Orders being to kill all but Women and Children the rest fled into the Castle Of Cadogows Men not one Officer killed only three private Suoldiers killed and three hurt and in his return with 200 Foot and 20 Horse he fell upon a Party of the Rebels with his 20 Horse only disordered them killed 50 and took 30 Prisoners Some Towns were delivered to the Rebels by treachery and sold for Mony by Captain White and others That Ormond was advanced within 27 Miles of Dublin that by reason of the great Spoil in the Countries Corn was with them at 8 l. 10 s. the Barrel and many dyed in the Highways and Streets for want of Food 9 An additional Act passed concerning Sequestrations in case of Appeals The Business of the great Level of the Fennes referred to a Committee Order for payment of Mony into Weavers-Hall for satisfaction of Mony lent upon the Publick Faith Letters from the Generals at Sea of several Ships taken by them Several Paroles granted for exchange of Prisoners in Scilly and Guernesey Letters from Edenburgh That the Committee of Estates sent to their Commissioners in Hclland that they adhere to their Instructions particularly for removal of evil Councellors from the King An Order of the General for raising Souldiers in Ireland and for their March and civil Carriage Letters from the Hague that 12 English Cavaleers in Disguise came into a room where Dr. Dorislaus who was a publick Minister there for the Parliament was with others at Supper that they murdered him by stabbing him in several places and cut his Throat and one of them said thus dyes one of the Kings Judges That the States declared that they would not assist either side in the Difference between the Prince of Wales and the present Power in England Captain Cook with his Troop forcibly disbanded Captain Bambers Troop and secured the Officers the Countrey beat out some other Troops who refused to disband Letters from the Hague that the King of Scots remonstrated to the Scots Commissioners the reasons why he could not comply with their Demands being so very high 10 Order for an account to be given to the House Why the Act against Kingship was not proclaimed in the City An Act passed for altering the Original Seales of Denbigh and Montgomery Shires An Act passed for altering the Nisi-prius Seal of the upper Bench. Order touching the Mint-Master Referred to a Committee to consider of reforming the Abuses in the Marshals Court. Order for Money for Lieutenant Colonel Beecher An Act past for altering the Seal for the Borough of Southwark Order for the Moity of Discoveries of Delinquents Estates in Dorsetshire by the Irish Officers to go to them Captain Smith's Troop in Oxfordshire met with other Troops of the Levellers at Banbury and there posted up their Declaration 1. Against the present Parliament and their proceedings 2. Against the Councel of State 3. Against the Councel of the Army 4. Against the proceedings of the late high Court of Justice Captain Tomson was a principal Ringleader of these men he had been formerly condemned by a Councel of War but by the Mercy of the General was spared now he marched up and down about 200 Horse and declared to joyn with those of C. Scroopes C. Harrisons and M. G. Skippon's Regiments in their Declaration and Resolution He published a Declaration of his own in print intituled Englands Standard advanced or a Declaration from Mr. William Tomson and the oppressed People of this Nation now under his Conduct in Oxfordshire for a new Parliament by the Agreement of the People 11 The House declared that Tomson and all that adhered to him or boar Arms without Authority of Parliament are Rebels and ordered a Proclamation to this purpose throughout the Nation and a Letter to the General to suppress them and directions to M. G. Skippon to suppress all Tumults and Insurrections and to preserve the Peace of the City and secure the Parliament as he shall receive Orders from them or the Councel of State And that the Militiaes of Westminster Southwark and the Hamlets take Course for security of the Suburbs from all Tumults and Insurrections Order that the Post-Master taken by Tomson and discharged upon his Parole should not render himself again to Tomson Referred to the Councel of State to take Order for Security of the Parliament and City and that the Souldiers of the Army joyn with those of the City herein Debate of setting a Period to this Parliament and for electing a new and equal Representative and ordered to be debated again in a grand Committee An Act committed declaring that the People of this Nation are a free State and Commonwealth Mr. Henry Darley re-admitted to sit in the House having satisfyed the Committee touching his Absence Some of Colonel Scroope's Regiment came in to the General and several other Troopes sent to him that they would assist him in reducing the Revolters 12 Voted that Lilburn Walwyn Prince and Overton should be restrained as close Prisoners apart and severally the one from the other in several Rooms and not to resort and consult together and that they should have no Allowance from the State during their Confinement An Act passed for taking off free Quarter Letters that Colonel Reynolds commanded a Party of about 60 Horse to fall into the Levellers Quarters at Banbury who by some treachery in the Town had notice thereof they drew up into a Body but held up at a Lanes end by Lieutenant Parry and Captain Owen They finding it difficult to force Colonel Reynolds his men cryed a Parly which Parrey and Owen having no Power to do refused but would for bear fighting till the Colonel advanced upon whose coming they were contented to submit Upon the delivery of his two Colours he discharged the rest dispersed them to their homes by Passes but secured two or three of the chief Ringleaders and such as were Officers in common in this Business Tomson the chief fled upon the approach of Colonel Reynolds unto Banbury they killed Captain Parrey and Reynolds might have killed them all but he forbore it The General marched after the Levellers Collonel Whaley's Regiment declared to adhere to the General 14 The Act passed declaring what shall be Treason against the State and present Government and ordered to be sent into all the Countries and a Copy of it to the General to be read to the Officers and Souldiers of the Army And Act passed for making Mr. Scobel Clerk of the Parliament and referred to a Committee to repair the Losses of Mr Brown Clerk of the Parliament to the Lords House
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
to the Army Votes upon the representation of the Army The Parliament Censured Cromwell Army Desires of the City Remonstrance of the Army Letter to the King Vote Army Eleven Members leave the House Sir Philip Stapleton flyes Letters from the Army Votes The Eleven Members Army The Eleven Members London Petition Answer Petitions Army Eleven Members Petition Prince Elector Vote Treaty Eleven Members Militia Fairfax Tumultuous Meetings Eleven Members Eleven Members Apprentices their Petition Answer Parliament Order Petition Answer Major General Pointz Ormond Kings Children Fairfax Eleven Members Col. Birch Ireland Eleven Members Tumults Army New Proposals Vote Petition Vote Conventicles Militia Army London Petition Apprentices Force upon the Parliament Kirk Fairfax City Militia Army Eleven Members Col. Jones Votes Militia Fairfax K. Children Lenthal Army Southwarke Fairfax Petition The City Rendezvous Pr. Elector Southwarke City Letters to Fairfax Col. Rainsborough Fairfax his Answer Fairfax enters Westminster Ordinances March through London Debate The Tower Fairfax Debate Great-Seal City Scotland Expedient Southwark Fairfax Petitions to him Apprentices Ordinance Col. Jones Victory in Ireland Ormond Assizes Col. Lamb. Oatlands Petition Eleven Members Army Remonstraâ—â—â— Eleven Members Ireland Eleven Members Brewers â—iâ—y Sir Philip Stapleton dyed Fairsaxâ— King Mr. Chiesely Petition of Bristol Answer Vote The Eleven Members Biddles Pamphlet Ireland Propositions for Peace Glyn. Army for mony Impeachments The City importuned Proposals by the Army to the King The Kings answer Petitions City Southwark Resolved Impeachments Vote Army Declaration Vote City Army Resolution Propositions for Peace Army Force upon the Parliament Lord Major sent to the Tower Delinquents Ireland Stratagem Scotland Army Sweden Propositions for Peace Force upon the Parliament Divine Army Force upon the Parliament Lambert Gifted men Army Army Maynard Army The Lords Votes Church-Government Commons Votes Indulgence Religion Additional Propositions Lilbure Army French Ambassador Assembly Propositions for Peace â—â—â—land Propositions for Peace York â—â—â—land Force upon the Parliament Army Prince Elector Scotland Army Army New Proposals Further Heads Army Scots Army Vote Army The Kings escape from Hampton Court His Letters King in the Isle of Wight Rendezvous Cromwell The Kings Letter Religion Militia Col. Hewson Col. 〈◊〉 Ciâ—â— Seditious Petition Assembly Lords Conference For Dissolving the Parliament Personal Treaty City Petition Army City Lord Inchequin Letters taken Kings Letters to Fairfax City Petion Answer Votes about Petitions German Prophet Petitions Great Seal Army Great Seal Letters from the King Ireland Commissioners to the King Answer to the Scots Armagh Declaration Scots Commissioners Army Saltmarsh Col. Rainsborough Isle of Wight Scots Commissioners Ireland New-cast Christ-maâ— day The Kings Person Mutiny Isle of â—ight Votes foâ— no Addresses Priviledges Isle of Wight Pamphlets Papers taken Isle of Wight Army's Address Ireland Scots Commissioners Declaration to the Lords Library Lilburns Wildman Lilburne and Wildman Tumults Isle of Wight Disbanding Discontented Officers Ireland Lord Willoughby The eleven Members Riotors The Kings Houshold Seven Impeached Lords City The eleven Members Navy Holland Impeached Lords Lord Wiloughby Taunton Army Non Addresses Tumults Disbanding Judge Jâ—â—kins Maynâ—d Isle of Wigh Judge Jenkins Duke of York Pamphlets Disbanding 〈◊〉 Scotlaâ—â— Commissioners of the Great Seal Pembroke Castle Scotland Force upon the Parliament Petition York â—â—ogan Impeachments Scotland Committee of danger Priviledge Sr. Hardrsss Waller Commissioners of the Great Seal Ireland Lord Fairfax dyes Scotland Col. 〈◊〉 Plot upon the Tower Mr. Wake An. 48. Car. 24. Col. Poyer Iâ—eland Oath Remonstrance Ireland Ireland Lord Iâ—chequin Church Tumultâ— Lord Inchequin Col. Jones Scotland Covenant Scotland Committee of Danger Prince Elector Col. Poyer Scotland Tumult of Apprentices Scotland City â—Votes Tumult Admiralty Great Seal London Assembly Lord Inchequin revolved Sermon Commissioners of the Great Seal Scotland Grand Jury Impeachments Scotland Oxford Collonel Poyer Oxford Earl of Pembroke Voteâ—â— Duke of York House called Scotland Prince Elector Aldermen London Norwich Riot Magazinefired Petition London Posts and Chains Answer Vote Duke of York Blasphemy Langdale City Petition Scotland Demands Essex Petition Answer Declaration Scotland Wales Berwick Carlisle London Petition London Petition Answer Vote Ireland Collonel Horton Victory in Wales May-pole Rioters York Kirk Petition â—nswer â—mâ—it City Chepstow Militia May-Pole Prince Elector London Parliament and City London Wales York Scotland Pontfret Castle Petition City Petition Answer Kent Vote Rioters in Kent Kent Chepstow Ships Revolt Vote Sir Hardress Waller Kent The North. Kentish Rioters Fairfax Petition Answer Kentish-men 〈◊〉 Scotland Kint. Maidston Fairfax Goring London 11. Members c. discharged Kent Goring Votes Indemnity Scotland Pontefract Castle surprised Spanish Ambassador Walet Assembly of Divine Dover Castle Goring Jersey Câ—â—it 〈◊〉 Goring D. of Gloucester Lancashire Revolted Ships Essex Revolted Ships Aspersions on the Parliament Goring Colchester Goring Colchester Langdale Lambert Scotland Votes Pembroke Colchester Sir Charles Lucas Colchester Committee of obstructions Colchester Pulpit Scotland Colchester Fairfax London Petition Answer Colchester Petitions Votes Petition Lady Capell Colchester Colchester Goring the 3 Bills Pontefrâ—â— Vote C. 〈◊〉 Pembroke Colchester London Petition Answer Haselrigge D. Buckingham E. Holland Colchester Poysoned bullets Vote Colchester 3. Bills Pontefract F. Holland Colchester 3. Bills C. Rossiter London Explanations Colchester Earl of Holland Langdale Hamilton Lambert Hamilton Pembroke Castle surrendered The 3 Biâ— Isle of Wight Colchester The three Propositions Personal Treaty Colchester Hamilton Lambert Scots London Petition Colchester Declaration Insurrection Votes Colshester Hamiltons Army Reasons for the three Prepositions Lords Answer Commons Reply Lambert Colchester Lambert Lord Willoughby 3. Propositions Isle of Wight Yarmouth the Princes Declaration London Petition Answer Petition Commission Letters London Colchester Votes Commissioners for the Isle of â—ight D. York The Prince London Kent Votes Colchester Yarmouth Colchester Self-denying Ordinance Colchester S. Hadress Waller Cromwell Scarborough Scots Monk Letter from the Prince Fleet. Lord Willoughby London Petition Answer Petition Officers Colchester Answer to City Petition From the King ThePrince E. Middlesex Commissioners with the King Conference Personal Treaty Yarmouth Princes Letter The Kings Letter C. Henry Lilburn Haselrigge Scots London C. Rich. Concurrence C. Martin Scots Letter E. Lauderdale Manifesto Debate Vote Colchester the Princes Letter Answer Treaty Passes Suburbs Skippon C. Harly Colchester Letter to Fairfax Petition Petition to Fairfax Fairfax his Answer to the Letter Cromwell Instructions for C. Hammond Star-chamber Colchester Cromwell Preson Wight Cromwell Colchester Leaguer Fairfax's Answer Deal Castle D. Hamilton Colchester D. Hamilton The Prince Colchâ—ster Treaty Scots Colchester surrenderd Lucas Colchester particulars London Commissioners to treat in the Isle of Wight Treaty Humiliation C. Hammond Prisoners Monroe Elections Star-Chamber New-Castle Treaty E. Cleveland Prince Answer from the King Fleet. Kent Colchester Cromwell Treaty Petition Answer Petition Revolted Ships North. Cromwell Scots York City Treaty Ipswich Fairfax Treaty Isle of Wight Cromwell Scott Pontifract Scarborough Duke Hamilton Treaty Army Treaty Prince Charles Treaty
Ireland Anglesey Treaty Lots Scarborough C. Ashton Assembly Cromwell Declaration Isle of Wight Cromwell Scotland Cromwell Mank Admiralâ—y Vote Admiralty Assaults Petition Letter from the King Chaplains Vote Monroe Petition Cromwell Free quarter Scotland Monk Goring Capel Petition Berwick and Carlisle Isle of Wight reduced Officers Isle of Wight Sacriledge Liturgy Scotland Petitions Isle of Wight Vote Serjeants at Law Judges Isle of Wight Petition Appleby Cromwel Ireland Isle of Wight Army Petitions Isle of Wight Propositions Mr. Vines Vote Sir Henry Cholmely Free quarter Isle of Wight L. Goring and L. Capel Scotland Lambert Sir Henry Cholmley Exempted from pardon Newcastle Vote Scotland Votes Unsatisfactory Ireland Army Votes Bishops Lands Cromwel Petitions Army Vote Pomfret Rainsborough killed Vote Isle of wight Vote Isle of night Excepted from pardon Northern Counties Petition Army Excepted from pardon Lambert Pardon Isle of Wight Ireland Army Isle of Wight Banishment Votes Isle of Wight Excepted persons Army Lambert Pontefract Army Isle of Wight E. Warwick Votes Speech Sermon Isle of Wight Scotland Treason Isle of Wight Anny Speech to the Serjeants Remonstrance Isle of Wight Excepted persons New Sergeant C. Birch Judges Isle of Wight 〈◊〉 Sheriffs Army Isle of Wight Army Isle of Wight Army Declaration Isle of Wight Army London Isle of Wight Army Army The King removed Pontefract Scarborough Ireland Vote Army C. Pride's force upon the House Army Army-Proposals Secluded Members Army City Agreement of the people Ireton Army Votes Army Prisoners Vote Militia Army Hurst Castle Secluded Members Army-Declaration Malignants Expedient Army Army Secluded Members Petition Army City Design against the King Debates Scarborough Navy Dissecting Memberâ— Lord Willoughby Petition Mr. Elsing Petitions The King Widdrington and Whitelok The King Allegiance Charge Lilburn Fasts Distractions Kings Judges Vote Elsing Players Scotland Presbyterians The King Lords Navy Lords Journal Vote Votes London Scots Style London Ireland The King Lords Proclamation Votes Style Great Seal H. Martin Proclamation Petition Pryn. Kings Tryal Pryn. Habeas Corpus Pryn. Secluded Members Chief Justice Rolles Style Navy Petition Agreement of the people High Court of Justice Great Seal Speaker Army Perplexiâ—es Petition High Court of Justice Declaration France Style Scotland Petitions High Court 〈◊〉 Justice Commissioners of the great Seal House of Lords Lieutenant of the Ordnance High Court of Justice Agreement of the people Petition Great Seal Army Petition Answer The King Great Seal High Court of Justice Scotland Army High Court of Justice Commissioners of the great Seal Lady Fairfax Style High Court of Justice H. C. of Justice 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 C. of â—ustice France Style Heads of the Charge H. C. of Justice Style Proclamation Secluded Members Dutch Ambassadors Style Kings Children Scots Kings Speech Dr. Juxon Dutch Ambassadors Duke Hamilton Monthly Fast Secluded Members Vote D. Hamilton c. L. Capell Lords Surrey Petition Kent's Petition High Court of Justice House of Lords Dutch Ambassadors High Court of Justice Pamphlets Scotland Debate House of Lords Voted useless Debts Ireland Debate Vote Council of State Commissions Great Seal Judges Great Seal Widdrington Whitelockâ— Commissioners of the Great Seal Style Justices of the Peace Judges Vote Timber Scotland H. C. of Justice Upper Bench. New Oath E. of Holland Navy New Oaths Scotland Februa Council of State H. C. of Justice L. Capel Hamilton Council of State Powers Hamilton Dutch Ambassadors L. Goring Sir John Owen Seals L. Capel Hamilton Prince Elector Cromwell Hamilton Scotland Pontefract Test Scruples Earl of Warwick L. Capel Expedient Hamilton Army Vote Earl of Holland Navy Cromwel Scots Paper Declaration Lilburd Petition Hamilton E. of Holland Ireland Scotland Fasts Scots March London Norwich Army C. Whaley Petition Standard Sir George Ascue Earl of Holland Hamilton Charge Vote Prince Elector Scotland Standing Army Hamilton Votes L. Capell L. Goring Earl of Holland Hamilton Hamilton Earl of Holland L. Capel General Seal Poor Prisoners Wales Bradshaw Prisoners of War Pontefract Scotland Norfolk Petition Council of State Scotland Prince Elector Vote Tryals for life Ireland Cromwel Durch Ambasadour Kingly Office abolished Elections Petition Pamphlet Fairfax Alcoran House of Peers abolished Animosities Lady Carlisle Scotland Disband Bradshaw Denmark Kingly government Cromwell Ireland Ormond C. Jones Pontefract surrendred 1649. Ireland Irish Peace Cromwell Pamphlet Yorkshire Scots Instructions Huntley Dutch Ireland Preachers Ministers Cromwell April Souâ—â—wark London Cromwell Fairfax C. Potley Lord M. of London Petitions Anabaptists M. Huntly Declaration of Religion Alderman Atkins Petition New Oath L. Mayor Ships Petition London London Prisoners Great Seal London Lilburnâ— Whitelock C. Powel M. G. Laughern London Hague Ministers Priviledge Iustices of the Peace Ministers New Stamp Guinneâ— Earl of Pembroke Knight of the Shire Petitions Lilburn Pool Prince Rupert Ireland Tythes London Levellers Lilburn Lady Capel Ireland Fast-days Poor Debtors Levellers Lots for Ireland King of Scots Speaker Laughern Powel Poyer cast Lots for Life Du Moulin Petition for Lilburn Navy Scotland Petition Lilburn The King of Scots P. Elector Kings Children NewCoyn Women petition for Lilburn Answer Poytr Act of Oblivion Vote Henry Martyn A project for Learning Speaker Mutiny Kings Children M r Lockier Funeral Ireland Famine Scots Treasons Levellers Form of Government May. Ambassador Petitions Dr. Dorislaus Levellers Levellers Act for Treason Dr. Dorislaus Levellers routed Dorislaus Master of the Mint Declaration Dorislaus Levellerâ— Dorislâ—us Comonwealth Licensing Books 〈◊〉 D. of Glocester Sir Thomas Fairfax London invites the Parliament Dinner Declaration Judges Sir Thomas Soames Alderman Chambers New Mace June Speaker Parliament feasted Vote Dorislaus Scotland July Acts. Cromwell Scotland The Kings Houses Letter to the Parliament Ireland Prince Charles Vote Yorkshire Petitions Ministers Ireland Taylors Petitions Ireland Ireland St. James Library Scotland Ireland Monk Scotland Acts August Debate Ireland Scots Declaration Poor Prisoners Monk question'd Vote Dublin Ormond Routed Scotland Monk Jones Petition Answer Votes Sir Charles Coot Chancery Irish Letters Morrice and Blackbourn Ireland Tender Consciences Lilbourn Complaints French Trade Votes Lieuten of Ireland Ireland Sir Thomas Coot Vote Speaker taxed Army Poor Proclamation 〈…〉 C. Fielder Sir K. Digby Walter Montague Scots Letters Poor Prisoners Sir J. Winter Oath Levellers Intercept Letters Levellers at Oxford Septemb. Cardinal Mazarine Levellers Strickland Irish Affairs proclamation Mr. Peters Votes Irish Instructions Lerellen Duke of 〈◊〉 Psalms â—â—ellers Declaration Army Humiliation Letters from Hugh Peters Letters from Cromwel October Drogheda Scots Petition Acts. Scots Overtures Montross Negotiation in Spain Reasons Novemb. Intelligence Prince Maurice Prince â—â—pert Cromwel Parliament Lawyers Rot. Parl. N. 13. Rot. parl Rot. parl 2. N. 4. dorse Hist Eng. Anno 1404. p. 37. Ypodiâ—ma Neustriae aâ—â— 1404. The Iriment Votes Army Letters from Ireland Letters from Scotland Montross Denmark C. Bampfield Scots Kings Lands Ireland Sir Allen Apsly Scotland Montross Victory in Ireland Montro ss The Ingagement Acts of Parliament London Petition Lilburn Declaration of the Kirk Inchequin Janua Ireland L. 〈◊〉 Frigots Iealousâ—
next day he was accused before the Lords but he got up earlier gave them the slip and escaped into Holland The House of Commons upon debate of the Inconveniences by the intermission of Parliaments they appointed a Committee to bring in a Bill for a Triennial Parliament This Committee met often and was much frequented by all the Grandees of the House then in most repute after diverse and great debates and consultations they agreed upon the frame of a Bill as the same is extant The King taking notice thereof and of the many Petitions from several Counties subscribed with multitudes of hands and presented by great numbers of people and all the Petitions mentioning the late exorbitances and concluding for frequent Parliaments and against the Hierarchy of the Bishops The King being informed thereof and mistrusting the Inclination of the Parliament speaks to both Houses Of their slow Proceedings and the Inconveniences thereby in maintaining two Armies in the Kingdom at excessive charges and of the weakness of his Navy and Forts He takes notice of the strange Petitions from Counties against the established Government of the Church tells them He makes a difference between Reformation and Alteration of Government that he is for the first but not for the latter He will not say but that the Bishops may have over-stretched their power and incroached upon the Temporal If they will reform the Abuse he is with them he will consent to take away some temporal authority if they have any inconvenient to the State and not necessary to the support of Episcopacy But he cannot consent to the taking away their Voice in Parliament which they have so anciently enjoyed even before the Conquest and since and which he conceives he is bound to maintain as one of the fundamental Institutions of this Kingdom He wishes them to eschew another Rock upon the Bill for frequent Parliaments which he likes well but to give power to Sheriffs Constables and he knows not whom to doe his Office that he cannot yield unto The King had reprieved one Goodman a Priest who was condemned at the Old Baily the Commons desire the Lords concurrence and both Houses Remonstrate to the King the danger thereof in these times and the increase of Popery and boldness of Papists in resorting to Mass in London the King leaveth him to the Parliament The Treaty with the Scots Commissioners proceeded at London and their Demands were in effect all yeilded unto Upon their Seventh Demand from the Justice and kindness of the Kingdom of Reparation for their Losses and Charges a long Debate was in the House of Commons about framing the Words of the Question and the stating of it The Question stated was to give them Three hundred thousand pounds as a brotherly assistance towards their charges and losses The House commanded Mr. Speaker to write to the City of London to advance Sixty thousand pounds upon Security out of the next Subsidies which was done accordingly and several other Sums were advanced by them upon Security of the House for supply of the King's Army and providing for the Northern Counties The Dutch Ambassadour here made an Overture of a Marriage between William the young Prince of Orange and the King 's eldest Daughter the Princess Mary to which the King was well inclined but as his Condition then stood he thought fit to acquaint the Parliament with it which he did in a Speech to the House of Lords and That he thought the Alliance with the Prince and the Vnited Provinces would be of much Advantage to this Kingdom and shewed his Reasons for it The Proposition was generally affected and imbraced by all the People and without fears or jealousies upon our Liberties or Religion and was soon concluded The House of Commons sent up a Message to the Lords to acquaint them that the Commons were informed of a great Design of the Papists an Army of Fifteen thousand in Lancashire and Eight thousand in Ireland well Armed and in Pay raised by the Earls of Strafford and of Worcester this gave occasion for many other Petitions but nothing was made out of the Rumour thereof February 13 1640. Sir Robert Berkley one of the Judges of the King's Bench who gave his Opinion for Ship-money was Impeached by the Commons of High Treason in the Lords House and by their Command Maxwell the Usher of the Black Rod came to the King's Bench when the Judges were sitting took Judge Berkley from off the Bench and carried him away to Prison which struck a great terrour in the rest of his Brethren then sitting in Westminster-hall and in all his Profession This Judge was a very learned man in our Laws and a good Orator and Judge moderate in his ways except his desires of the Court-favour He redeemed himself afterwards by supplying the Parliaments Occasions with Ten thousand pounds and ended his days in a private Retirement Yet not without considerable gains by his Chamber-practice and left a plentiful Fortune to his Family The Committee for the Bill of the triennial Parliament had taken a great deal of pains in the framing of it and it being past both Houses the King was not without some Difficulty as it was reported perswaded to give the Royal Assent to it which he did in his Speech to both Houses setting sorth His Confidence thereby in them and in their future Proceedings and the favour he now did to his Subjects The King then also passed the Bill of Subsidies and both Houses by the Lord Keeper Littleton returned their humble thanks to his Majesty and by their Order were Bonefires and Bell-ringing signs of Joy throughout the City Mr. Pym was sent from the House of Commmons to the Lords with the charge of High Treason against the Archbishop Laud who was thereupon committed to the Tower Articles of Particulars against Episcopal Government were presented to the House of Commons annexed to some Petitions and being read in the House were referred to a Committee The Lord Digby spake smartly against them and for Episcopacy but not many others were very eager for them The Commons the tenth of March Voted That no Bishop shall have any Vote in Parliament nor any Judicial power in the Star-chamber nor bear any Authority in Temporal Matters and that no Clergy-man shall be in Commission of the Peace The King of Spain was brought low by the Defection of Catalonia Portugal and part of the Indies the loss of Arras and his ill Successes in Italy besides the approach of the Swedish War to the back of the Danube but this year was very fortunate to the French The Spaniards ill Success was attributed to the ill management of Affairs by the Conde de Olivarez his Favourite hated by the People as is usual And the good Successes of the French were attributed to the prudence of their Cardinal Richlieu He Invites the Duke of Lorrain to Paris where he was highly caressed but
Ireland Marquess Hertford Governour to the Prince and the Earl of Essex was made Lord Chamberlain of the King's House The Field Officers and Commanders of the English Army were at London and some of them Members of both Houses the Army was left to the care of Sir Jacob Ashley And the dislikes between the King and Parliament with the supply of the Scots Army and neglect of the English caused discontent in the English Officers and private Meetings and Consultations which were discovered and the Design not brought to a head was crushed June 19. It was Voted that the Scots should receive 100000 l. of the 300000 l. The Scots by a Paper pretended necessity of 25000 l. in present The Parliament took off 10000 l. of 50000 l. which they had appointed for the English Army and order it for the Scots The Lord Piercy Commissary VVilmot and Ashburnham Members of the Parliament sitting together and murmuring at it Wilmot stept up and said That if such Papers of the Scots could procure Moneys he doubted not but the Officers of the English would soon doe the like And this caused the English Army to say that the Parliament had disobliged them The Officer's put themselves into a Junto of sworn Secrecy drew up some Heads by way of Petition to the King and Parliament For Money for the Army Not to Disband before the Scots To preserve Bishops Votes and Functions To settle the King's Revenue The Army tainted from hence met and drew up a Letter or Petition which was shewed to the King and approved and signed by him with C. R. and a Direction to Captain Leg that none should see it but Sir Jacob Ashley the main drift was That the Army might be called up to attend the safety of the King's Person and Parliaments security or that both Armies might be disbanded Mr. Thomas a Member of the House of Commons made a sharp and historical Speech against Bishops and concluded it with his Opinion for the unlawfulness of their sitting in Parliament any longer Mr. White did second him and divers others declared the like Opinion against Bishops The Commons had Debate about a new Form of Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction and July 17. agreed That every Shire should be a several Diocess a Presbytery of twelve Divines in each Shire and a President as a Bishop over them and he with assistance of some of the Presbytery to Ordain Suspend Deprive Degrade and Excommunicate To have a Diocessan Synod once a year and every third year a National Synod and they to make Canons but none to be binding till confirmed by Parliament The Primate of Armagh offered an Expedient for Conjunction in point of Discipline that Episcopal and Presbyterial Government might not be at a far distance but reducing Episcopacy to the form of Synodical Government in the ancient Church June 22d. The Commons presented to the King an Act for granting of Tonnage and Poundage to him which he before took as his due but by passing this Act accepted as a gift from his people The House also presented to the King the Act of Poll-money for the defraying the Charge of the Armies and with it an Act for putting down the high Commission Court and another Act to put down the Star-chamber July 2d. He passed the Poll-money but demurred upon the other two Acts but being informed of the discontent of the House of Commons because he had not passed the other two Bills he came again July 6. and passed the other two Bills likewise The Queen Mother went out of England into the Low-countries and shortly after died The King acquainted the Parliament with his purpose to send Sir Thomas Row Ambassadour to the Emperour to be present at the Diet at Ratisbone and there to mediate on the behalf of the Prince Elector and his intent to publish a Manifesto in his own Name about this business to which the Parliament assented July 5 th The House of Commons had a Report from their Committee of a Charge against Doctor Wren Bishop of Ely and he was voted unworthy and unfit to hold or exercise any Office or Dignity in Church or Commonwealth And a Message sent to the Lords to desire their Concurrence in a Petition to the King That he might be removed from his Place and Service and he was committed to the Tower and by few pitied Another Charge was brought in against five Judges Brampston Trevor Weston Davenport and Crawley who gave their Opinions for Ship-money and against Judge Berkley for high Treason but he came off by Redemption as is before remembred The House of Commons made an Order and Sir Robert Harlow the Executioner of it to take away all scandalous Pictures Crosses and Figures within Churches and without and the zealous Knight took down the Cross in Cheapside Charing-cross and other the like Monuments impartially The King had given Notice of his Purpose to go into Scotland and had set the Day to begin his Journey August 10. to which both Houses had agreed Yet now the Commons desire him to put off his Journey for a Fortnight the Affairs of State and his passing of some Bills requiring it But to please them the King the same day passed the Bill for taking away Knighthood-money and another for making of Gunpowder and Salt-Petre and signed a Commission to divers great Lords for passing of Bills in his absence He also signed a Bill for making the Earl of Essex General of his Forces on this side Trent with power to raise Forces in case of necessity but he refused to make the Earl of Pembroke Lord high Steward Judge Croke obtained his Writ of Ease upon his own Petition to the King but the Profits of his Place were continued to him After some Debate in Parliament whether the English or Scottish Army should be first disbanded it was at last agreed that both of them should be disbanded together which was done accordingly Aug. 6. and the Scots with Store of English Money and Spoils and the best Entertainment left their warm and plentiful Quarters August 8. Being the Lord's-day yet the House of Commons thought fit to sit for the dispatch of some important Affairs before the King went out of Town towards Scotland which was appointed the Tuesday after but they Printed an Order of Excuse for their sitting on that Day and that it should not be drawn in President After this the Parliament Adjourned to the 20 th of October and a Committee of fifty of the House of Commons was appointed to sit during the Recess with ample powers Hitherto the Calm was not quite blown over but now hideous Storms began to arise and threaten the long-enjoyed Mercies of Peace and Happiness in this Nation Discontents at Government Distractions of Opinion in Matters of Religion the whole Kingdom seemed to be moulded into a Spirit of Division and Contradiction Insolencies and Disorders unpunished or connived at
both for War and Peace the place for Intelligence and Supplies and betake himself to the Countrey where these things were not to be had and by his leaving the Town bring great disadvantages upon himself and his Affairs this was thought not to have been done advisedly But the fears of those with him and his own fears for them occasioned by the Tumults and his hopes that by his absence the heat of the House of Commons might in some measure be cooled were alledged in excuse of this Action The next day the five Members were triumphantly brought from London to Westminster by Water by a great number of Citizens and Sea-men in Boats and Barges with Guns and Flaggs braving as they passed by Whitehall and making large Protestations at Westminster of their adherance to the Parliament At Hampton-Court the King gave the like answer to the Buckinghamshire Petition as he had done before to that of London The Parliament were informed that the Lord Digby and Colonel Lunsford were gathering some Troups of Horse at Kingstone and appeared in Arms there whereupon they order the Sheriffs and Justices of Peace in all Counties to suppress all unlawfull Assemblies with the Trained Bands and to secure the Magazines Colonel Lunsford is apprehended and sent to the Tower and the Lord Digby escaped beyond Sea The Court removing to Royston the Attorney General Herbert is summoned to appear at the Lords Barr to answer concerning the Articles against the five Members but the King by his Letter to the Lord Keeper Littleton took all the matter upon himself and excused his Attorney and concludes that finding cause to desist wholly from proceeding against the persons accused he had commanded his Attorney to proceed no further therein Jan. 20. The King by Message to the Parliament adviseth them to digest into one body all the grievances of the Kingdome and to send them to him promising his favourable assent to those means which should be found most effectual for redress wherein he would not onely equal but exceed the most indulgent Princes The Scots having a fair plantation in Ireland offered to transport thither 2500 Souldiers upon certain Articles which the Parliament accepted and at length the King assented to them Then the Scots Commissioners mediated for a Reconciliation of the differences between the King and Parliament for which the House of Commons returned thanks to them The House of Commons moved the Lords to joyn with them in petitioning the King for the Militia and the Command of the Tower but the Lords not consenting the Commons themselves importune the King to put those Powers into the hands of the Parliament as the onely available means to remove their Fears and Jealousies The King not willing to part with those Powers gave this answer that he thought the Militia to be lawfully subject to no command but his own and therefore would not let it out of his hands that he hath preferred to the Lieutenancy of the Tower a person of known Fortune and unquestionable Reputation and that he would prefer none but such to the Command of his Forts and Castles yet would not intrust the power of conferring those Places and Dignities from himself being derived to him from his Ancestours by the fundamental Laws of the Kingdom The Commons petitioned again for these Powers and were again denied them by the King Divers Petitions accompanied with great numbers of People and more Subscriptions from Suffolk London and one from the City Dames were presented to the Parliament against the Votes of Popish Lords and of Bishops to which answers were given by the Commons that they had endeavoured and still would endeavour with the Lords that redress might be had therein Soon after this the Lords passed the Bill for disabling persons in holy Orders to have any Place or Vote in Parliament or to have any Temporal Jurisdiction The Commons again petition the King for the Militia and to clear the five Members but they perceived by his answer that he was resolved not to part with the Militia out of himself nor otherwise to clear the five Members but inclusively within a general Pardon The King sent for all his Houshold Servants to attend him particularly for the Earls of Essex and Holland but they excused themselves with the necessity of performing their Duties in Parliament upon which Essex was put out of his Place of Chamberlain and the other of the King's Bed-Chamber and became the more provoked The Lord Digby sent Letters from Middleborough to the Queen and to Secretary Nicholas to advise the King to betake himself to some place of Security where he and others might safely resort to him and he doubted not but that he should do him acceptable Service but these Letters being intercepted The Parliament sent to the King that he would desire the Queen not to correspond with Digby nor any others whom his great Council had proclaimed Traytors The Parliament took notice of a Rumour that they intended to accuse the Queen of High Treason which they deny and call a publick Scandal upon them to which the Queen gave a mild answer yet carefull to prevent any danger she obtains leave of the King who also acquaints the Parliament that his Daughter was to go into Holland to her betrothed Husband the young Prince of Orange and that her Mother the Queen desired to goe with her Daughter Accordingly the Queen went with her Daughter into Holland and carried with her all her own and the King's Jewels not leaving behind the Jewels of the Crown that with them and the assistance of the Prince of Orange a sufficient Party might be raised for the King At a Conference with the Lords Pym affirmed that many of the chief Commanders now in the Head of the Rebels and great Papists had been licensed to pass thither by the King after the Lord Lieutenant had put a stop at the Ports against their coming thither The King much distasted at this as intimating his conniving at the Rebellion required the Declaration of the House of Commons for his Vindication but could not obtain it The Parliament were busie in Debates touching the ordering of the Militia for the several Counties in which some declared their Opinions that the Power of the Militia was solely in the King and ought to be left to him and that the Parliament never did nor ought to meddle with the same Others were of Opinion that the King had not this power in him but that it was solely in the Parliament and that if the King refused to order the same according to the advice of the Parliament that then they by the Law might doe it without him and this was moved to be now done by the Parliament the King having denyed their former Petitions for settling of the Militia as they desired Upon this Debate one spake to this effect Mr. Speaker I have often heard
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
Protestations Votes Messages Answers and Replies We are now come to the question of raising Forces and naming a General and Officers of an Army But what Sir may be the progress hereof the Poet tells you Jusque datum sceleri Canimus populumque potentem In sua victrici Conversum viscera dextra We must surrender up our Laws Liberties Properties and Lives into the hands of insolent Mercenaries whose rage and violence will command us and all we have and Reason Honour and Justice will leave our Land the Ignoble will rule the Noble and Baseness will be preferred before Vertue Profaneness before Piety Of a potent people we shall make our selves weak and be the Instruments of our own ruine perditio tua exte will be said to us we shall burn our own houses lay waste our own fields pillage our own goods open our own veins and eat out our own bowels You will hear other sounds besides those of Drums and Trumpets the clattering of Armour the roaring of Guns the groans of wounded and dying men the shrieks of deflowred Women the Cries of Widows and Orphans and all on your account which makes it the more to be lamented Pardon Sir the warmth of my expression on this Argument it is to prevent a flame which I see kindled in the midst of us that may consume us to ashes The sum of the progress of Civil War is the rage of Fire and Sword and which is worse of bruitish men What the Issue of it will be no man alive can tell probably few of us now here may live to see the end of it It hath said He that draws his Sword against his Prince must throw away the Scabbard Those Differences are scarce to be reconciled these Commotions are like the deep Seas being once stirred are not soon appeased I wish the Observation of the Duke de Rohan in his Interest of Christendom may prove a Caution not a Prophecy He saith of England That it is a great Creature which cannot be destroyed but by its own hand And there is not a more likely hand than that of Civil War to doe it The Issue of all War is like a Cast at Dice none can tell upon what square the Alea belli will light The best Issue that can be expected of a Civil War is Vbi victor flet victus perit which of these will be our portion is uncertain and the choice would be avoided Yet Sir when I have said this I am not for a tame resignation of our Religion Lives and Liberties into the hands of our Adversaries who seek to devour us Nor do I think it inconsistent with your great Wisdom to prepare for a just and necessary Defence of them It was truly observed by a Noble Gentleman That if our Enemies find us provided to resist their Attempts upon us it will be the likeliest way to bring them to an Accord with us And upon this ground I am for the Question But I humbly move you to consider whether it be not yet too soon to come to it We have tried by Proposals of Peace to his Majesty and they have been rejected Let us try yet again and appoint a Committee who may review our former Propositions And where they find the matter of them as our Affairs now are fit to be altered that they present the Alterations to the House and their Opinions and that as far as may stand with the Security of Us and our Cause we may yield our Endeavours to prevent the Miseries which look black upon us and to settle a good Accommodation so that there may be no strife between us and those of the other Party for we are Brethren After great Debate it was voted That an Army should be raised for the Defence of King and Parliament That the Earl of Essex should be Captain General of this Army and the Earl of Bedford to be General of the Horse A Committee was appointed of both Houses to confer with the General and to nominate Colonels Field Officers and Captains of this Army The Earl of Holland Sir John Holland and Sir Philip Stapleton were sent with a Petition to the King to Beverly To Disband his Forces recal his Commissions of Array dismiss his Guards and to return to his Parliament All which he refused The Parliament were furnished with Money by Loans upon the Publick Faith and by the endeavours of sundry Ministers and others a great quantity of Money Plate and Ammunition was brought in even by some poor Women to their Wedding Rings and Bodkins The King was furnished with Moneys from the Queen upon the pawned Jewels and by Contributions from the Cavalier Lords and Gentlemen and a Loan from Oxford University The King removed from Beverley to Leicester where he courted the Inhabitants But the Earl of Stamford was there proclaimed Traytor for he removed the County Magazine to his house and set Guards about it but the Parliament vindicated him by a Declaration The King raiseth and arms a Regiment in York-shire for the Prince The Parliament declare all the Commissioners of Array to be Traytors and order them to be apprehended And the King proclaims Essex and all the Colonels and Officers of his Army who should not instantly lay down Arms to be Rebels and Traytors And orders Marquess Hertford his Lieutenant General to march against General Essex August 12. The King published his Proclamation and Declaration very large in setting forth what he had done in favour of the People and satisfaction of the Desires of the Parliament then the evil Actions of the Parliament against him and in all justifies his own and condemns the Parliaments Proceedings And is to be seen in Print The Parliament took 100000 l. of the 400000 l. voted to be raised for Ireland which the King remembers and they justifie and recriminate the King's hindrance of the Irish business and say That some of his Counsellors fomented that Rebellion and they promise satisfaction out of Delinquents Estates to those who shall receive damage from the King's Party August 22. The King at Nottingham Erects his Standard to which not so many resorted as was expected Three days after he sends Propositions to the Parliament by the Earl of Southampton Sir John Culpepper and Sir William Vdall Members of Parliament but they were not admitted to sit in the House The Parliament gave Answer to this Message That till the King recall his Proclamations of Treason against Essex and the rest and take down his Standard they can give no other Answer The King replies That he never intended to declare the Parliament Traytors nor set up his Standard against them But if Proclamations of Traytors be recalled by them he will recall his and take down his Standard They desire him to put away his evil Counsellors and to return to his Parliament And vote That the Arms of the Parliament for Religion Laws and Liberties of the
of them their duty to the Parliament their desires of Peace and ingaged themselves not to act any thing against the Parliament The Officers of the Forces in Council with the Lord Lieutenant debated the consequence of this place the strength of its situation the plenty of the Countrey the nearness to London and the disaffection of the University to the Parliaments Cause That the King by his coming to Shrewsbury and looking this way and because of the conveniency of the place might probably make this a principal Quarter for his Forces and fortify the City which would prove a great prejudice to the Parliament To prevent which it was propounded to the Lord Lieutenant to take a course that the Scholars might not supply His Majesty if he came thither or rather to fortifie the City and place a good Garrison here under a Governour whom his Lordship might trust with so important a place as this was And Whitelocke was named to be a fit person to be the Governour and one whom both the City and the University and the Countrey thereabouts did well know and would be pleased with and the Scholars the more because they knew him to be a Scholar and a Member of this University But the Lord Say shewed no forwardness to fortify and make this City a Garrison This being spoken of abroad divers of the Neighbours offered to bring in 1000 men at any time within a days warning to be under Whitelocke's command in the Garrison and the Towns-men were very forward to ingage so Whitelocke might be Governour but the Lord Say declined it pretending favour to the University and Countrey and the improbability in his opinion that the King would settle there though that which follows in this Story will shew what a great errour was committed in not fortifying this place for the Parliament as it might easily have been done at this time and surely the Lord Lieutenant though a person of great parts wisedom and integrity yet did much fail in this particular Some of the Company moved his Lordship to seise upon or to secure the Plate in the several Colleges that it might not be made use of by the King if he should come thither but he did not think fit to doe it onely he and his Deputy Lieutenants went to the several Colleges and took an Ingagement and Promise from the respective Heads That their Plate should be forth coming and should not be made use of by the King against the Parliament Many with his Lordship were unsatisfied with this his favour to the University and foretold the ill consequences of it which afterwards happened to the prejudice of the Parliament But his Lordship had the sole power in himself and thus carried all this business for which he had no thanks from either party Sir John Biron marched away from Oxford with 500 Horse to Worcester and took in the Town for the King About the beginning of November the two Princes Palatine Rupert and Maurice arrived in England and were put into Command in the Army of the King their Uncle who had now gotten together a potent Army to whom he made a Speech declaring his intentions to preserve the Protestant Religion Laws and Liberties of his Subjects and Priviledges of Parliament Sept. 9. 1642. The Earl of Essex in much state accompanied by many of both Houses of Parliament sets out from London to St. Albans from thence to Northampton where his Forces met him and they were together above 15000 men The Parliaments Petition which he carried with him was refused to be received by the King who now had furnished himself with store of money by melting in his new Mint in Wales the Plate which was brought in to him in great quantities and from thence he marcheth towards London The Parliament having notice thereof order the Trained Bands to be in readiness and fortify the passages about the City with Posts Chains and Courts of Guard and it was wonderfull to see how the Women and Children and vast numbers of people would come to work about digging and carrying of earth to make their new fortifications The Parliament vote those that will not contribute to their Charges to be secured and disarmed Mr. Fountaine the Lawyer was for his refusal committed but afterwards as will appear in the progress of this Story he and many others refused and again assisted on both sides as they saw the Wind to blow The Parliament appoint a Committee for the Sequestration of the Lands of Bishops and of Deans and Chapters and of the King's Revenues to be employed for defence of the Common-wealth Colonel Nathaniel Fines with some Forces raised by the Lord Say and Colonel Sandys marched to Worcester to remove Sir John Biron from thence and expected General Essex to second them but in stead of him came Prince Rupert and slew and routed all the Parliament Party Sandys was taken Prisoner and shortly after died of his Wounds Essex coming on with his Army after he had Garrison'd Northampton Coventry and Warwick Rupert and Biron thought fit to quit Worcester to him and Essex sent from thence the Earl of Stamford with a Party to Hereford to hinder the Forces of South Wales from joyning with the King Stamford marches from Hereford to Gloucester and called away from thence leaves Massey Governour there Colonel Tho. Essex is sent to Garrison Bristol and left Governour of Worcester Some Forces are sent to Kiddermister and Beaudley to joyn with the Lord Wharton's Regiment and Sir Henry Chomley's and at Coventry and Warwick lay the Lord Peterburgh Sir William Constable and Colonel Brown with their Regiments to oppose the King's march to London and at Yarmouth they seised a Ship with 140 Cavaliers and 300 Barrels of Powder sent from Holland to the King In Yorkshire the King's Party grew strong under the Earl of Cumberland Sir Francis Worsley Sir Marmaduke Langdale Sir Thomas Glemham Mr. Nevill and others who forced Hotham to retreat to Hull In Cornwal under Sir Ralph Hopton their General Sir Nich. Slamning Sir Bevill Greenville and others they possessed Launceston for the King and with a considerable Body opposed the Parliamentarians In Wales the Earl of Worcester raised a great number of Welch and marched to the King The King having gained a days March of Essex toward London Essex finding his errour of so long a stay at Worcester hastens after the King The Parliament and their Party were not a little troubled at the King's March towards the City and the suspicion of a great Party hereabouts that would joyn with him and had invited him this way they used all means to stop his March and to hasten General Essex after him They sent down their Members Deputy Lieutenants into several Counties towards the Army to gather together such Forces as were raised and to send them to their General and to raise such further as they could Oct. 24. Intelligence was brought from Vxbridge Road that
divers of the Officers and Soldiers of the Parliaments Army particularly Sir James Ramsey a Scot who commanded a Regiment of Horse under Essex rode hastily this morning through Vxbridge and upon that rode towards London and reported That the Parliaments Army was broken and wholly discomfited and many of the Officers slain and taken Prisoners Other Scouts brought other Intelligence quite different from the former and much more welcom They had it from divers upon the Road who were galloping to London with the News That the Earl of Essex had totally routed the King's Army killed and taken many of them and gained a full Victory But the Parliament had a great Deliverance and a small Victory the particular passages were thus The King disdaining to be pursued by Essex turns back to meet him and Oct. 23. being Sunday both the Armies drew into the Field between Kineton and Edge-hill in Warwickshire The King had the top of the Hill from whence he viewed the Parliaments Army who saluted him with three pieces of Cannon which was answered with two shot of the Kings The Fight began about two a Clock in the Afternoon the Generals of both Armies performed their parts with great Courage and Gallantry leading on their Forces with Pikes in their hands but were advised to change that posture as fitter for a private Soldier than for a General The greatest Body of the King's Horse was in his Right Wing commanded by Prince Rupert who furiously charged the Left Wing of the Parliament commanded by Commissary General Ramsey whom he routed and pursued to Kineton down with great slaughter But the Left Wing of the King's Horse had not the same success but was broken and routed by the Right Wing of the Parliaments Horse commanded by Sir William Balfour Sir Philip Stapleton the Lord Fielding and Colonel Hurrey General Lindsey being far ingaged was taken Prisoner and died presently after of his Wounds with him was taken the Lord Willoughby of Ersby his Son Sir Edmund Verney the Standard-bearer was slain and the Standard taken and rescued again by Mr. John Smith who was Knighted for it and made Standard-bearer Both Armies Horse and Foot performed their parts with great Valour and Bravery night parted the Fight and both Armies retreat each counting themselves Victors On both sides were lost between 5000 and 6000 Men. On the King's side the General Lindsey and Sir Edmund Verney on the Parliaments part Colonel Thomas Essex and Lieutenant Colonel Ramsey and the Lord S. John taken Prisoner soon after died The King marched toward Aino Essex kept upon the place where the Battel was fought and the next day marched towards Coventry Some of his Friends were very much against his marching thither but rather advised him to pursue the King and to make a fresh attacque upon him there being come in to Essex after the Battel three fresh Regiments The Lord Willoughby of Parham his Regiment of Horse and the two Regiments of Foot of Hollis and Hampden gallant stout and fresh Regiments But Essex was disswaded from it by Colonel Dalbier and some others but the three fresh Colonels Stapleton and several others advised it and probably had he with these fresh Forces made a new assault upon the King 's disordered and tyred Army it might have gone far to have put an issue to the business Upon the News of this Battel all Countreys were alarmed and frighted being a strange thing in England From Aino Oct. 27. The King sends a Proclamation of Pardon to the Cities of London and Westminster excepting onely Fulke and Manwaring Banbury Town and Castle surrendred without Blows to the King two Foot Regiments and a Troup of Horse there of the Parliaments took up Arms for the King who now brought his whole Army to Oxford and thereby the Error of the Lord Say in not fortifying this place before when it was in his power for the Parliament was the more evident Prince Rupert takes in the Lord Say's House at Broughton and made excursions near London which caused the Parliament to order Essex to bring his Army near London for their safeguard which he did and was honourably received at Westminster Novemb. the 7 th and presented with a gratuity of 5000 l. and a Declaration of his valiant and acceptable Service in the bloody Battel of Edg-hill The Papists of Lancashire were allowed to bear Arms which in many Protestants wrought a Censure on the King for too much favouring and entertaining them in his Army The Parliament order That all Apprentices who will list themselves in their Army shall have their time of that Service for their Freedom which brought many of them into their Army they also invite the Scots to come in to their assistance which the King seeks to prevent but in vain Prince Rupert ranged abroad with great Parties who committed strange insolencies and violences upon the Countrey at Ailsbury he failed of his design by the care and stoutness of Colonel Bulstrode Governour there The King takes a resolution and not without grounds of reason to advance to London and all his Army marcheth to Reading Henley and those parts Prince Rupert's Brigade quartered at Henley and of them a Regiment of Horse at Fawley Court The King marched forward with his great Army towards London and the Parliament having voted an Address to him for Peace desired a safe conduct for the Earls of Northumberland and Pembroke and for Mr. Pierpoint the Lord Weenman Sir John Evelyn and Sir John Hippsley to present their Petition to his Majesty But he excepted against Sir John Evelyn because he had proclaimed him Traytor which so irritated the Houses that they voted it a refusal of a Treaty and acquainted the City therewith But afterwards the Petition was sent to the King at Colnebrook by the other Commissioners without Sir John Evelyn and was to desire him to appoint his residence in some place near London where the Commissioners of Parliament might attend him with propositions of a Peace and the King appointed his Castle of Windsor for that purpose and desired that the Treaty might be speeded The Commissioners of Parliament being newly departed from the King he was informed That Essex had drawn forth his Cannon and Forces out of London and was advised to take in Brainford whither he advanced the same Night There were quartered part of the Regiment of Colonel Hollis who were very stout men as appeared by the resistance which they made to the King's Forces and though many of them were slain and divers driven into the River and drowned being mightily overpowred with Numbers yet they defended themselves till the Lord Brook's and Hampden's Regiment came in to their relief and when Night came on they quitted the Town and the King possessed it This being known to the Parliament Nov. 13. they sent a Committee to the City to move them to send forth their Trained Bands the next day to joyn with Essex for
Holland to the King are intercepted whereby Notice is given him of store of Ammunition and Money sent to him from thence and of an Embassadour coming from Denmark to the King and Colonel Cockeram with him The Earl of New Castle in the North hath great Forces for the King and overpowred the Lord Fairfax Norfolk Suffolk Essex Hertford Cambridge and Ely associate under the Lord Grey of Warke for the Parliament Winchester and Chester are gained by the Parliaments Forces Goring lands with the Queen's Standard and store of Officers and Ammunition from Holland and joyns with New Castle The City of London petition the King professing their grief for his distrust of them and their loyalty to him he answers that he hath a good opinion of many of them and could willingly pardon all except Pennington Ven Fowke and Manwaring and he threatens such as shall continue to assist his Adversaries The City were put in heart again by the Speeches of Mr. Rym and the Committee of Parliament to their Common Council of the Houses love to the City and resolution to live and die in their defence In the North the Parliaments Forces prevail again Sir Hugh Cholmley defeats some of the Enemies at Malton and Jan. 16. he and Sir Matthew Bointon at Gisborough rout a party of 600 killed many took 15 Prisoners whereof their Commander Slingsby was one and 200 Arms. Sir Thomas Fairfax carries Leeds and took there four Colours 500 Prisoners with much Arms and Ammunition then Wakefield and Doncaster yield themselves to the Parliament The Earl of New Castle draws down his Forces towards York to prepare for the Queen's entertainment and proclaims the Lord Fairfax and Sir Thomas Fairfax his Son Traytors and the Parliament did the like for the Earl The Parliament resolved to send some Propositions to the King and named their Commissioners two of the House of Lords and four of the House of Commons to present their Propositions to His Majesty The Lords were the Earl of Northumberland and the Lord Say the King refused to grant a safe conduct for the Lord Say because he had been proclaimed by him to be a Traitor so another was put in and four Lords and eight Commoners named to carry the Propositions to the King and January 28. the King granted his safe Conduct for them to come to him which was in this form CHARLES REX Our will and pleasure is and we do hereby streightly charge and command all the Officers and Souldiers of our present Army and all our Ministers and Subjects whatsoever to permit and suffer our Right Trusty and Right well beloved Cosins and Counsellors Algernoon Earl of Northumberland Philip Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery William Earl of Salisbury and Henry Earl of Holland Our right trusty and right well beloved Thomas Viscount Weenman and Richard Viscount Dungarnon and our trusty and well beloved Sir John Holland and Sir William Litton Knights William Pierpoint Bulstrode Whitelocke Edmund Waller and Richard Winwood Esquires together with their Servants to pass and repass to and from us they being sent to tender us Propositions from our two Houses of Parliament This our safe Conduct under our Sign Manual and Privy Signet we charge and command them and every of them punctually to observe and obey as they will answer the contrary at their utmost perils Given at our Court at Oxford the 28. day of January 1642. After this safe Conduct sent from the King the Parliament Commissioners took their Journey to Oxford the Commissioners were admitted by the Lords two with each Lord in their Coaches which were with six gallant Horses in every Coach and a great number of their Servants on Horse back to attend them In this Equipage they came to Oxford where the Governour assigned them their quarters They had their first access to the King in the Garden of Christ Church where he was walking with the Prince and divers of the Lords attending him All of them kissed his hand not as they were ranked in the safe Conduct but according to their several degrees Mr. Pierpoint before the Knights he being an Earls Son and Mr. Winwood before Mr. Whitelocke he being the eldest Knights Son and Mr. Waller was the last The King said to him though you are the last yet you are not the worst nor the least in my favour The discovery of a Plot then in hand in London to betray the Parliament wherein Mr. Waller was ingaged with Challoner Tomkins and others which was then in agitation did manifest the King's Courtship to Mr. Waller to be for that Service After they had all kissed the King's Hand the Prince gave them his Hand to kiss The Earl of Northumberland read the Propositions to the King with a sober and stout carriage and being interrupted by the King he said smartly Your Majesty will give me leave to proceed the King answered I I and so the Earl read them all through The Heads of the Parliaments Propositions to the King were To disband his Army and return to his Parliament leave Delinquents to Trial and Papists to be disarmed To pass a Bill for abolishing Bishops c. and such other Bills as should be presented for Reformation Recusants to abjure Papacy to remove malignant Counsellors to settle the Militia as the Parliament desired to prefer to Offices such as the Parliament should name to take in all that were put out of Commissions of the Peace A Bill to vindicate the Lord Kimbolton and five Members to enter into Alliance for the Palatinate to grant a general Pardon excepting New Castle Digby and others To restore Parliament Members to their Offices and to restore their losses On the other side the King proposed That his Revenue Magazins Towns Ships and Forts be restored That what hath been done contrary to Law and the King 's Right may be recalled That all illegal power claimed or acted by Orders of Parliament be disclaimed As the King will consent to the execution of all Laws concerning Popery or Reformation so he desires a Bill for preserving the Book of Common Prayer against Sectaries that all persons excepted against in the Treaty may be tried per pares with a cessation of Arms and for a free Trade Thus way was made for a Treaty but nothing further done in it till 4. Martii after The Queen landed with Officers Money and Ammunition in the North and is conveyed to York where she forms an Army Massey attempting to storm Sudely Castle was beaten off he possesseth the Garden fires much Hay and Straw and under the smoak thereof planted his Ordnance so advantageously against it that the besieged rendred it upon quarter leaving their Arms behind A few days after Prince Rupert with 4000 Horse and Foot marcheth by it to Cirencester where the Magazine of the County lay this he took putting the Earl of Stamford's Regiment and many others to the sword took
now delivered The Treaty upon the King's Propositions as well as upon the Commissioners going slowly on and their Instructions being strict and such as they could not shew to the King when he desired it he thought fit Apr. 12. to send a Message to the Parliament during the Treaty to this effect That as soon as he was satisfied in his first Proposition and as soon as the Members of both Houses should be restored and that his Majesty and both Houses may be secured from tumultuous Assemblies which he conceived could not otherwise be done but by adjourning the Parliament to some place twenty miles from London such as the Houses should agree upon His Majesty would consent to the Disbanding of the Armies and would return speedily to his Parliament This being intimated to the Commissioners they disswaded the sending of it as that which they feared might break off the Treaty and the improbability that the Houses would adjourn and leave the City of London their best Friends and Strength and put a discontent upon them Yet the King was prevailed with to send it and upon the Receipt of it by the Houses they presently resolved to call away their Commissioners and sent their Orders to them to return to the Parliament which they obeyed and so this Treaty having continued from the 4. of March to the 15. of April was now dissolved and all their labours and hazards become fruitless and of no effect and all good English men lovers of the Peace of their Countrey were troubled and disappointed The Earl of Northumberland demeaned himself with much courage and wisedom and was full of civility to the other Commissioners and the port they lived in at Oxford by the Earl's direction and managed by his Officers was full of State and Nobleness Mr. Pierpoint acted his part with deep foresight and prudence and was exceeding courteous to his fellow Commissioners Sir William Ermyn was a Gentleman of good understanding and conversation and would give his opinion upon good reason Sir John Holland a Gentleman of excellent parts as well as person shewed a very good Judgment and testimony of his Abilities Mr. Whitelocke was put upon very much labour and had both from the Earl and the rest of the Commissioners a great share of favour and respect When they were come to the Parliament they gave them a particular Account of all their Negotiation wherewith they were so well satisfied that they ordered the thanks of the House to be given them and by vote approved of all their proceedings The Lord Brooke having seised the King's Ammunition at Northampton marched from thence to Warwick and so to Stratford upon Avon where he beat out of the Town the Forces of Colonel Crocker and Wagstaffe and coming to Lichfield the Earl of Chesterfield and his Forces left the Town and betook themselves to the Close But in the fight one of his men shooting at the Window of the Lord Brook's Chamber where his Lordship was the Bullet pierced his Eye and my Lord instantly died At which Brook's Souldiers inraged recollected themselvers renewed the fight and took the Close with the Earl and all his Souldiers and Ordnance Shortly after the Earl of Northampton with part of the King's Army enters Lichfield and drives the Parliaments Forces into the Close and Sir John Gell and Sir William Brereton coming with 3000 Horse and Foot to relieve them were fought with and defeated but the Earl was slain in the head of his Forces Afterwards Prince Rupert fell upon the Parliament Forces there under Colonel Russell who rendred the place upon honourable conditions April 17. General Essex sate down before Reading where he made two attempts and was beaten off The King marched from Oxford to Wallingford to relieve Reading and Essex his Forces encreasing they worsted and killed many of the King's party at Cavesham and they furiously playing upon the Town Fielding the Lieutenant Governour Sir Arthur Aston being hurt with the fall of a Brick surrendred the Town to Essex Fielding for this was sentenced by a Council of War to lose his Head but was afterwards pardoned May 3. Cheapside Cross and other Crosses were voted down The Queen was voted a Traytor for raising Arms against the Parliament She met the King at Edg-hill with 3000 Foot 30 Companies of Horse and Dragoons 6 pieces of Canon c. Monsieur Harcout came Embassadour from France to mediate an Accommodation but effected nothing The King drew to his assistance the Irish and the Parliament brought in the Scots to whom they swore the Solemn League and Covenant This was long debated in the House of Commons whether the Members of Parliament should take it or not and carried in the Affirmative and those looked upon as ill affected who were backward to take it And after that upon a new and great Debate it was ordered to be taken by all persons in the City and Countrey and those who were known to refuse it were branded with the mark of Malignancy Sir Ralph Hopton at Launceston drove back Chidley and his forces but by a pannick fear in a tempestuous Night they fled back to Launceston Yet shortly after they defeated the Parliament forces Chidley revolts to the King and defeated the Cornish May. 27. The Parliament forces gained a Victory at Wakefield against the King's forces Colonel Nathaniel Fiennes discovered a Plot of Yeoman's and others to betray Bristol to the King for which they were sentenced by a Council of War to be hanged and though the King wrote to the Magistrates and General Ruthen to Colonel Fiennes the Governour to spare their lives yet they were executed In the end of this Month of May died Mr. John Pym that eminent active Member of the House of Commons and it was believed that the Multitude of his business and cares did so break his Spirits and Health that it brought his Death June began with the Arraignment of Waller a Member of the House of Commons Tomkins Challoner and others for conspiring to surprize the City Militia and some Members of Parliament and to let in the King's forces to surprize the City and dissolve the Parliament Waller a very ingenious man was the principal Actor and contriver of this Plot which was in design when he and the other Commissioners were at Oxford with the Parliaments Propositions And that being then known to the King occasioned him to speak the words to Waller when he kissed his hand though you are the last yet you are not the worst nor the least in our favour as is before remembred When he was examined touching this Plot he was asked whether Selden Pierpoint Whitelocke and others by name were acquainted with it he answered that they were not but that he did come one Evening to Selden's Study where Pierpoint and Whitelocke then were with Selden on purpose to impart it to them all and speaking of such a thing in general terms those Gentlemen did so
Parishes and the Ministers to exhort them to it The General with the Lord Gray Sir Philip Stapleton and others came to London and the Army removed to Windsor and thereabouts Sir William Waller's Forces quartering at Colnebrook Stanes and thereabouts The House of Commons with their Speaker went to Essex-house to congratulate the General his safe Return to them and his happy Success and Valour in the late Business at Newbury And caused their acknowledgment thereof and of their Protection by him under God to be entred in the Journal Book of the Parliament The Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London waited in their Scarlet Gowns upon the General and highly complemented him as the Protector and Defender of their lives and Fortunes and of their Wives and Children and the Trained Bands sent out as he passed by loud acclamations of his praise In humane probability the King's Army was the more likely to have prevailed their Horse more and better than the Parliaments and their Foot were as good their advantages greater and their courages higher and their confidence too much God was pleased to raise the Courage of the Parliaments forces and to give them the success and indeed all success in war as well as in other matters is the free gift of the Lord of Hosts Essex and his Souldiers acknowledged much gallantry and courage in those of the King's party and the King's party acknowledged the like of Essex and his Souldiers all were Englishmen and pitty it was that such courage should be spent in the bloud of each other A passage or two I shall here remember of extraordinary mettle and boldness of Spirit One is of Sir Philip Stapleton though he would not acknowledg it that he being with other Parliament Commanders in the head of a body of horse facing another body of the King's horse before whom stood their Commanders and the cheif of them was Prince Rupert This Parliament Officer desiring to cope singly with the Prince he rode from before his Company up to the body of horse before whom the Prince with divers other Commanders were and had his pistol in his hand ready cockt and fitted Coming up to them alone he looked one and another of them in the face and when he came to Prince Rupert whom he knew he fired his Pistol in the Prince's face but his armour defended him from any hurt and having done this he turned his horse about and came gently off again without any hurt though many Pistols were fired at him Another passage was of Sir Philip Stapleton's Groom a Yorkshire man and stout if not two rash by this story he was attending on his Master in a charge where the Groom's mare was killed under him but he came off on foot back again to his own Company To some of whom he complained that he had forgotten to take off his Saddle and Bridle from his Mare and to bring them away with him and said that they were a new Saddle and Bridle and that the Cavaliers should not get so much by him but he would go again and fetch them His Master and Friends perswaded him not to adventure in so rash an Act the Mare lying dead close to the Enemy who would mall him if he came so near them and his Master promised to give him another new Saddle and Bridle But all this would not perswade the Groom to leave his Saddle and Bridle to the Cavaliers but he went again to fetch them and stayed to pull off the Saddle and Bridle whilst hundreds of bullets flew about his ears and brought them back with him and had no hurt at all The Lord Grey of Groby Sir Philip Stapleton and divers other Members of the House and divers Officers of the Army received the thanks of the House for their good service done in the late Gloucester journey and fight at Newbery and this to be entred in the Parliament journals for an honour to them and their posterity Amongst the Colours taken at Newbery one Cornet was the figure of the Parliament House with two Traitors heads standing on the top of it and by them this word ut extra sic infra but the Parliament nevertheless exposed them to publick view and censure The Commons ordered a Declaration upon a Bull from the Pope intercepted which was to encourage the Roman Catholicks in Ireland to the rigorous prosecution of the War Some discontents had been between the Earl of Essex and Sir William Waller which upon a Conference with a Committee of both Houses and a Letter from Waller to Essex were made up again and the General of a good nature declared himself to be fully satisfied The Commons borrowed 30000 l. of the Merchant Adventurers to supply the Navy and took up other large sums for supply of the Armies They past a Declaration against the Cessation of Arms then in treaty between the King and the Irish Rebels but the same was brought to a conclusion and many of the Irish came in to the King's service here This gave occasion for many Invectives and Pasquils That the Queen's Army of French and Walloon Papists and the King's Army of English Papists together with the Irish Rebels were to settle the Protestant Religion and the Liberties of England The Charge against Arch-bishop Laud was referred to a Committee to be drawn up and presented to the Commons and the Committee to manage the Evidence at the tryal against the Arch-bishop The Earl of Ormond concluded the Cessation of Arms with the Irish Rebels and divers of them under Colonel Ernely came over hither to serve the King The Earl of Craford for the King sought to gain the Town of Poole by treachery and dealt with Captain Sydenham one of the Garrison who promised to doe his work and received of him 40 l. and a promise of a great reward and preferment At an hour appointed Craford comes to the Town with 500 horse and some foot Sydenham and the Governor whom he acquainted with it let in Craford and half his men into the Town and then letting fall a chain shut out the rest few escaped of those who entred the town but were killed or taken prisoners A Letter from Dr. Featly to Oxford was intercepted wherein he held correspondence with them and fished for preferment from them and the Dr. being a Member of the Assembly of the Divines was for his Infidelity discharged of his attendance on the Assembly and of his two Parsonages Sir Nicholas Crispe upon a quarrel and affront offered to him in his own quarters by Sir James Ennyon who challenged him also to fight he killed Ennyon but was acquitted for it by the King's Council of War Mr. Walter Mountagu was apprehended at Rochester coming up towards London in a disguise and Letters of Consequence taken about him They ordered Copes and Surplices to be taken away out of all Churches Monsieur de Cressey came over Embassadour from the French King
himself The Scots generally took it except Hamilton and some three other Lords and the Estates ordered it to be taken by all men on pein of confiscation whereof they gave notice by their Letters to the Parliament of England The Houses in answer to the Prince de Harecourt declared their good acceptance of the affection of the King and Queen regent of France in their offer of a mediation of a Peace and that as soon as the Prince should make it appear that the Propositions were by authority from the King and Queen regent of France the Parliament will give such an answer as may stand with the interest of both Kingdoms and with the Solemn League and Covenant A Party from the Garrison of Poole under Captain Laye went by Water to Warham seven miles from them whereof the enemy having an alarm laid Ambuscadoes in the Hedges in the way from the landing place to the Town but Laye commanded his men it being in the Night to keep their Matches close so that the enemy could not see where to shoot at them But the Party of Poole entred Warham in two places and came into the midst of the Town where their Garrison was drawn up together who after one good volley of shot threw down their Arms and fled away Those of Poole took about 200 Prisoners much arms cloth and provisions and so returned The King's Officers having caused divers of the Parliament to be hanged for Spies as one poor man by Prince Rupert's order upon the great Elm near the Bell in Henly and many others Now the Council of War at Essex-house condemned two for Spies who brought a Proclamation and Letters from Oxford to London which were taken about them and they were both hang'd The Judges and Officers were commanded by the Parliament not to adjourn the Term by colour of any Writs or Proclamations from Oxford without order of the Parliament The Commons pressed the Lords for dispatch of the business of the Great Seal and the Earl of Rutland named for one of the Commissioners desired to be excused as not understanding the Law nor the Oath to be taken by them The Castle of Flint was besieged by Sir William Brereton and Sir Thomas Middleton the Governour of it for the King held it out till all provisions even to Horses failing him he then rendred it upon honourable terms Then the Parliament forces took in Mostynhouse belonging to Colonel Mostyn the Governour of Flint and in Mostyn they took 4 pieces of Ordnance and some Arms. This Colonel Mostyn was a Gentleman of good parts and mettle of a very ancient family large possessions and great interest in that Countrey so that in twelve hours he raised 1500 men for the King and was well beloved there living very nobly Ships were sent to relieve Plymouth and secure Milford Haven and to watch the coming over of any of the Irish Rebels The Earl of Rutland was excused from being one of the Commissioners of the Great Seal and the Earl of Kent named in his place Some of Sir Ralph Hopton's forces drove a party of Sir William Waller's Horse into Farnham but Waller drew his party into the Castle they being inferiour in number to Sir Ralph Hopton's party The Great Seal was carried up by the Speaker of the House of Commons the whole House attending him and delivered to the Speaker of the Lords House who in the presence of both Houses delivered it to the Commissioners and they all took their Oaths and then carried it to Mr. Brown's House the Clerk of the Parliament where it was put into a Chest with three different Locks not to be opened but when three of the Commissioners were present The Earl of Warwick was voted Lord High Admiral of England and an Ordinance passed that all who would set forth Private Men of War should have all Ships and Goods they could take which were employed against the Parliament or for supply of the Irish Rebels Sir Peter Osborn Governour of Jersey delivered it up to Sir John Pennington for the King A Regiment of the Irish Forces landed about Mostyn in Flintshire for the King's service Colonel Hastings marching to relieve Fulbury Castle held for the King was by the way set upon by the Moore-landers who routed his Troups killed 100 of them took about 150 Horse 100 Arms and many Prisoners The Commons thought not fit to treat further with Monsieur de Harecourt untill he shewed that he was Embassadour extraordinary from France and that he would direct his Papers to one of the Speakers The Estates of Scotland by Letters informed the Parliament of England of a French Agent who had been with them to propound their desisting from giving any assistance to the Parliament of England but the Scots justified to him their proceedings The Scots declared the Lords Hamilton Morton Roxborough and Lonmerick to be publick enemies and seised their Estates because they came not in to take the Covenant The King's Forces took Arundel Castle and fortified there Divers Forces from Ireland landed in Wales and the Lord Byron went to joyn with them Sir Walter Earle was made Lieutenant of the Ordnance in the place of Mr. Pym deceased The Garrison at Plymouth gave a brush to the King's forces besieging them Sir William Waller set upon the Lord Craford's forces in Aulton routed them and took about a thousand Prisoners Arms and rich Booties Colonel Morley beat back the Lord Hopton's forces advancing to take Lewys in Sussex Mr. Walter Long was by the House appointed Register of the Chancery Dr. Burges by motion from the Militia of London is made Lecturer at Pauls with 400 l. per annum salary out of Deans and Chapters lands A Letter of thanks was sent to Sir William Waller from the House for his good service at Aulton Mr. Lenthall Speaker was sworn Master of the Rolls before the Lords and he and the Commissioners of the Great Seal took the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegeance in the Lords house they also took the Oath for observation of the Act for the Triennial Parliament The Rebels in Ireland proposed to the Council there 1. To have confirmed to them the free exercise of their Religion 2. That all Laws there against Papists may be repealed 3. That all Lands there belonging to Religion Houses may be restored 4. That their Popish Bishops and Hierarchy may be confirmed 5. That the English Protestants may pay tithes to the Popish Priests These things were after the cessation of Arms in Ireland Colonel Norton in Hampshire routed four Troups of Colonel Bennet's Horse and took about 200 of them The Earls of Northumberland Pembroke Salisbury and divers Members of the House of Commons were indicted of High Treason at Salisbury for assisting the Parliament before Judge Heath Banks Forster and Glanvile but they could not perswade the Jury to find the Bill The Commons ordered a Committee to draw up an Impeachment of
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
or beyond Seas Lyme was brought to some streights by the Enemies Countermining of them Captain Temple beat up the Enemies quarters at Islip slew 15 took divers Officers Sir James Fortescue and others and 37 prisoners and 18 bayles of Serge. The Garrison at Plymouth sallyed out two miles and took from the Enemy 9 peices of Ordnance 150 Prisoners 100 Cows and 500 Sheep General Essex advanced to Bullington-green within a mile of Oxford and faced it Mr. Walter Long was by Ordinance made Register of the Chancery and a Committee was appointed to consider of fit persons to be made Judges Colonel Massey took Beverston Castle in Gloucestershire and in it sixty persons with all their Ordnance and Ammunition From thence at Malmesbury he took the Garrison being three hundred men and among them two of the Earl of Berkshire's Sons four hundred Arms seven pieces of Ordnance Powder and Ammunition From thence he went to Chippenham which the Enemy quitted to him with much Provision and Arms. An Ordinance was agreed to bestow on him a thousand pounds per annum out of Sir John Winter's Estate By advice of the Assembly of Divines an erronious Print of the English Bible at Amsterdam and sent over hither was suppressed by order of Parliament The Earl of Denbigh took in Russell house in Staffordshire and in it Colonel Lane and divers Officers with two hundred Prisoners and their Arms and 10000 l. worth of Goods and so opened the passage betwixt Coventry and London the stout Morelanders joyned with him The Earl of Manchester's Horse joyned with the Scots Horse and those of Sir Thomas Fairfax and advanced to interpose between Prince Rupert and York or Lancaster Mr. Hix a Minister appointed to Preach before the Parliament and complaining that he wanted Books being plundered the Commons gave him 30 l. to buy more A Gentleman who came from Ireland to Oxford and so to London informed the Parliament That the Propositions of the Protestants there were cast off but those of the Rebels countenanced June 1644. Sir William Brereton was made Major General of Cheshire and the adjacent parts with like power as in other Associations The Enemy assaulting Lyme Major Rutsford with a party of the Garrison sallied out and beat them back took about three hundred Prisoners one brass piece of Ordnance and great store of Arms. Prince Rupert took Bolton in Lancashire by storm after three Repulses which so irritated the Prince his Forces that they put to the Sword many after they had laid down their Arms and among them were named four Ministers Heycocke Tilsbury Harper and Fogge this was highly discoursed of by the Parliament party That a foreign Prince should be allowed to exercise so much severity upon the lives of the English in their own Country The Lord Chandois left Oxford and came in to the Parliament The Earl of Calender possest himself of Morpeth for the Parliament By Combination between the Mayor of Newcastle and the Governour of the South-shields for the Parliament they were betrayed to the King's Forces The Seamen discovering a Plot to betray Sunderland put themselves in Arms planted two pieces of Ordnance and secured the Town For which Service the Parliament gave them 200 l. and ordered the Captain that betrayed the South-shields to be tryed for it by a Council of War Letters of Credence were received by the Parliament from the King of Denmark Colonel Jones Governour of Farnham Castle was assaulted in his Quarters by some of the Garrison of Basing-house but three Troups of Colonel Norton's coming to his assistance they took divers Officers and about seventy five Souldiers and drove the rest to Basing Sir Edward Baynton upon a submissive Petition was restored to the House Captain Swanley was called into the House of Commons and had thanks given him for his good Service and a Chain of Gold of two hundred pounds value and Captain Smith his Vice-Admiral had another Chain of one hundred pounds value The Lord General Essex had a skirmish with the King's Forces at Anslow-Bridge near Islip where they had made Breast-works on both sides but Essex forced them to retreat and took thirty of them Prisoners Waller on the other side took sixty Prisoners and about forty were slain of the Parliaments party Coningham one of Essex's Colonels having his Arm shot off by a great Shot was so far from being daunted at it that he held up his other Arm and said I have yet another Arm left to fight for the Parliament but he died not long after Major Mathews was likewise wounded and the report was that the King lost that day near two thousand men that were killed and wounded and ran away Colonel Hutchinson Governour of Nottingham met with a party of the Newarkers slew Captain Thimbleby and took fifty of them The same party from Nottingham the next day took more of the Newarkers twenty Gentlemen and Officers and sixty of their Horse and Furniture The Lords sent to the Commons that a Regiment of Foot or more might be sent to joyn with the Forces then before Greenland-house and that they might batter it from the other side of the Thames The Dutch Ambassadour came from the King to the Lord General to know if he were inclined to Peace and would treat with them he answered That he had much desired Peace but was not impowred to treat about it that being reserved to the Parliament And so the Ambassadors returned to London The Marquess of Argile quieted the Commotions in Scotland Mr. Nichols one of the Committee sent to the Army informed the Parliament that the King and Prince with the three thousand Horse and a party of Musquettiers were marched from Oxford towards Bristoll as was conceived That the King sent a Party before to Burford whither he followed and that the Duke of York with some Forces was in Oxford and that the Town was in some streights and want of Provisions there are fifteen hundred of the King's Army besides the Scholars and eight hundred Towns-men At Burford the King was fain in person to drive his Souldiers out of the Town The Archbishop was again brought to his Tryall and urged against him That he so furnished the King's Chapel that Seminary Priests would come thither for their Devotion and Adoration and some of them were instanced who said they knew no difference between their Churches and this Chapel and some other of our Churches as they were new ordered The King went from Burford with five thousand horse and foot twenty Carriages and some small Drakes Sir William Waller closely pursued him they are supposed to intend for Worcester and so to Shrewsbury that they may the more conveniently joyn as there shall be occasion with Prince Rupert General Essex pursued them another way by Chipping Norton The Commons sent a Committee to London to treat about the sending of more Forces speedily for the reducing of Oxford and Greenland-house and the
time upon the besiegers but were beaten back with loss they were in great want of Salt in the City but the besiegers drew off to a greater distance from the City the better to resist their Sallies and to receive Prince Rupert who was come to Craven The Portugeses had a great Victory against the Spaniards The Lords consented to the Ordinance for secluding the Members of both Houses who had deserted the Parliament The Portugal Ambassadour desired to be heard before some Ships appointed for that purpose did go to the River Amazons within his Masters dominions which was referred to a Committee The Archbishop came again to his Tryal Prince Maurice sent a party to burn Barnstable but the Town rose against them shut them out and killed about 20 of them hereof they gave notice to the Lord General who sent the Lord Roberts with a strong party to secure them The Lord Grey routed a party of the Enemy near Stamford killed 6 of them took 40 horse and as many Gentlemen and divers inferiour Officers and pursued Colonel Hastings and his forces The besiegers of Greenland-house had almost beaten the house about the Ears of the Garrison A Committee was appointed to consider of the manner of reception of the Dutch Ambassadour and of other Ambassadours Upon Prince Rupert's coming towards York the besiegers drew off from the City to be the better prepared to receive the Prince Divers Letters were intercepted going from Oxford to the Queen wherein the King acquaints her with the Parliaments purpose to present him Propositions for Peace which if She likes he thinks will be the best way for settlement as things now stand In those and other Letters there are relations of the late fight at Cropedy-bridg and of other incounters much different from the relations thereof made by the Commanders upon the place Colonel Warren taken prisoner by the Parliaments Forces in the North and now prisoner in Hull was sent for up to the Parliament in whose service he had formerly been and they committed him to the Tower Colonel Monke is said to have done good service for the Parliament against the Irish Rebels till he received a Command from the King upon which he deserted his Regiment in Ireland and served in person against the Parliament whose forces took him prisoner with Colonel Warren and he was now likewise committed to the Tower Prince Rupert having relieved the Countess of Derby who had couragiously defended Lathom-house besieged 18 weeks by Colonel Ashton Moore and Rigby and they being all drawn off The Prince marched towards York with 20000 horse and foot upon notice whereof the three Generals for the Parliament Leven Manchester and Fairfax raised their Siege from before York and drew into a large plain about 8 miles from the City called Marston Moore The Prince fetching a compass about with his Army got into York and there the Earl of Newcastle with 6 or 7000 men joyning with him they both marched unto Marston Moore and possessed themselves of the best places of Advantage for ground and wind The Right Wing of the Parliament was commanded by Sir Thomas Fairfax and consisted of all his horse and three Regiments of the Scots horse the Left Wing was commanded by the Earl of Manchester and Colonel Cromwel One body of their foot was commanded by the Lord Fairfax and consisted of his foot and two brigades of the Scots foot for a reserve and the main body of the rest of the foot was commanded by General Leven The Right Wing of the Prince's Army was commanded by the Earl of Newcastle the left Wing by the Prince himself and the main body commanded by General Goring Sir Charles Lucas and Major General Porter thus were both sides drawn up into Batalia July the 3d. In this posture both Armies faced each other and about seven a Clock in the morning the fight began between them The Prince with his Left Wing fell on the Parliament's Right Wing routed them and pursued them a great way the like did General Goring Lucas and Porter upon the Parliaments main body The three Generals giving all for lost hasted out of the Field and many of their Soldiers fled and threw down their Arms the King's Forces especially Prince Rupert too eagerly following the chace the victory now almost atchieved by them was again snatched out of their hands For Colonel Cromwel with the brave Regiment of his Countrymen and Sir Thomas Fairfax having rallyed some of his horse fell upon the Prince's Right Wing where the Earl of Newcastle was and routed them and the rest of their Companions rallying they fell altogether upon the divided bodies of Rupert and Goring and totally dispersed them and obtained a compleat Victory after three hours sight From this Battel and the pursuit some reckon were buryed 7000 Englishmen all agree that above 3000 of the Prince's men were slain in the Battel besides those in the chace and 3000 prisoners taken many of their chief Officers 25 pieces of Ordnance 47 Colours 10000 Arms two Waggons of Carabins and Pistols 130 barrels of Powder and all their bag and baggage For this great Victory the Parliament ordered a day to be kept of publick thanksgiving and a Letter of thanks to be written to the three Generals who with their Armies kept a day of thanksgiving for the great success that God had given them Colonel Cromwel was much cryed up for his service in this Battel and received a slight hurt with a Pistol shot in the neck which some imagined to be by accident and want of care by some of his own men Sir Thomas Fairfax likewise performed very gallant service in this Action and both the Commanders and the Souldiers on both parts acquitted themselves like couragious Englishmen it pleased God upon this appeal to decide it for the Parliament Prince Rupert escaped narrowly by the goodness of his horse and got into York the Papers of the Earl of Newcastle were taken and among them the Commission of the Earl of Newcastle to be General and to make Knights and they were presented to the Parliament The Parliament ordered 30000 l. for Ireland A party from Oxford and Wallingford came to relieve Greenland-house whereupon the Parliament Forces then but a few before it drew off to Henly and the King's Forces brought their fellows little relief onely carryed away 29 women and some plunder and so returned and then the besiegers sate down again before it Oswestry being besieged by the King's forces under Colonel Marrowe Sir Tho. Middleton relieved it and took 200 Common Souldiers 7 Carriages 100 Horse the Lord Newport's eldest Son and divers Officers and Arms and the Lord Newport's Estate was ordered to be sold An Ordinance passed for the new Excise Sir William Waller mounted his foot the better to pursue the King's Forces and the adjacent Counties furnished him with horses Sir Ralph Hopton with about 500 men attempted Marleborough on the Fair day but
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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and Mr. Herbert came from the General to the Parliament and made report to the Commons of the General 's progress in the West as before mentioned and that the General came to Bedman in Cornwal they desire the House to take care for supplies for the General 's Army and that Forces might be sent to be in the Rear of the King's Army Sir Peter Osborn and Sir Thomas Fanshaw for deserting the Parliament whereof they were Members were discharged of their Offices which were conferred upon others A party of the Lord Robert's Brigade was sent to pursue Greenvile and his Army which was about 3000 strong and fell upon him at Lestithiel in Cornwal killed divers of Greenvile's men and took many Prisoners The General took in Foy a Haven and place of importance with several ships there and in all 17 pieces of Ordnance and summoned the Countrey to come in to his assistance By Letters from the Lord Inchequin Lord Brohale and Burchet from Ireland they certify the Parliament That they had thrust the Rebels out of most part of the Port-towns in Munster that many considerable places there have declared for the Parliament and that those Lords have 12000 men in Arms for the Parliaments service they desire some supplies and send over a Declaration of the Protestants there against the cessation The City of London petitioned that obstructions in Justice might be removed that Delinquents might be proceeded against speedily and that the City debts might be paid out of Delinquents Estates General Hastings for the King sent out a party to relieve Wink field Manor besieged by the Earl of Denbigh and Sir John Gell who marched out with 500 Horse sent them lately by Sir William Waller fell upon the Enemy killed many of them and took 150 Prisoners The Earl of Calender with some of the Scots forces took in Hartlepoole in the Bishoprick of Durham and Stockton places of importance for the Parliament and another party of the Scots under Sir John Meldrum besieged Leverpoole in Lancashire The French Ambassadour sent a Letter to the Speaker wherein he acknowledged that the Parliament at Westminster was the Parliament of England and informed that he had a Message to them from the King his Master this was referred to the Committee concerning the Dutch Ambassadours The Commons gave 150 l. gratuity to the Governour of Lyme and some provision of money formerly ordered for Glocester was transferred to Plymouth which was ill taken by Colonel Massey Several Ordinances past for giving power to Committees in several Counties and the Irish Remonstrance was permitted to be printed Commissary Copley was inlarged upon bail A Committee of the Lawyers of the House were ordered to consider of the plea of the Archbishop upon the Act of Oblivion and to report their opinions to the House Captain Moulton did some service for the Parliament in Pembrokeshire The Earl of Antrim landed in the North of Scotland with 2500 Irish and the Marquess of Argile went to resist them with a considerable Army General Leven advanced toward Newcastle to joyn with the Earl of Calender in besieging that City Colonel Massey having drawn out his Forces against Berkley Castle Colonel Myn with about 700 of the King's Forces entred Glocestershire and began to spoil the Countrey and to streighten Glocester Massey wheeled about and fought with them slew Colonel Myn and about 100 of his men and Lieutenant Colonel Mercy and took one Colonel four Majors divers inferiour Officers and about 300 common Souldiers Of his part Colonel Hartley was shot in the Arm some others wounded but not above three men slain Orders were made concerning relief to be sent to Ireland and for supplies of the Earl of Manchester's Army and the Forces of Sir William Waller Colonel Middleton sent up to the Parliament from Sarum many Copes Surplices Tippets Hoods Plate and the Picture of the Virgin Mary taken in the Minster there other Relicks being divided amongst the Souldiers Colonel Doddington with a party of the King's Forces came to Dorchester and was repulsed by Major Sydenham The Commons ordered 250 l. out of the Lord Capel's Woods to the Window of Colonel Meldrum slain in their service and 50 l. to another like Widow They gave power to Waller for exchange of Prisoners except such as had been Parliament men and some others A party of about 1600 from Oxford came to surprize Sir William Waller's Forces at Abington but were repulsed and Sir Richard Grimes and some others of them slain and about 40 taken Prisoners The three Generals and the Committeeresiding with them had a meeting and consultation how to dispose of their forces for the service of the Parliament and agreed upon several considerable things and concluded That if any of the three Armies should be in any distress upon notice thereof all the others should come in to their assistance The Parliament in Scotland voted the Earl of Montross and other Lords taking part against them to be traitours and confiscated their Estates The King being joyned with the Lord Hopton and Prince Maurice followed General Essex into Cornwal and drove away all the Cattel and took away all the Provisions to streighten the Parliaments Army The Parliament ordered Lieutenant General Middleton with the 3000 Horse now with him to march with all speed to the assistance of the Lord General and 4000 Horse more to be sent speedily after him but it was too late Upon the motion of the Assembly of Divines a day was appointed for publick humiliation to implore the assistance of God for the prosperous undertaking of the Lord General Divers of the County of Lincoln were desirous that Colonel King might be restored to his Commands in that Countrey Colonel Hastings coming to plunder some Carriers at Belgrave was beaten back with losse by a party from Leicester The Earl of Calender took Gate-side and blockt up Newcastle on that side beating back a party of the Garrison that sallied out upon him and General Leven marched towards him Sir Thomas Middleton and Sir William Brereton took about 320 Horse of Prince Rupert's Regiment 60 Prisoners many Arms and much Pillage Colonel Ashton took 200 of the Earl of Derby's Horse near Preston Letters came from the Lord General from Lestithiel in Cornwal and in them a Letter inclosed from the King to the Lord General dated Aug. 6. with another Letter from Prince Maurice and the Earl of Brainford the King's General dated Aug. 9. and another Letter from the Lord Hopton and most of the King 's chief Officers to the Lord General The King's Letter was with more than ordinary mildness inviting the General to join with him in that which is both their aims to make the Kingdom happy and to ingage the King to him in the highest degree and if any shall oppose them to make them happy against their wills and promiseth great rewards to him and his Army The Letters from the others were
That the next morning the Enemy appeared again and was beaten back by the Parliaments forces who behaved themselves with very great courage doing great execution but the certain number of the slain on either side was not known that he hoped Middleton was on his way towards him The House ordered a Letter of thanks to be written to his Excellence and to assure him that he should not want their utmost assistance The Commissioners of the Great Seal ordered to grant Commissions of Sewers Middleton fell on a party of the King's forces in Lancashire upon the first charge of them by Colonel Booth they fled and were totally routed the Lord Byron and the Lord Mollineux escaped by the darkness of the night divers of them were killed and many inferior Officers and others taken By Ordinance the Wardship of the Lord Brook was settled upon his Mother Divers Gentlemen and Officers who were of the Earl of Newcastle's Army came into the Parliament desiring to make their compositions The Commons being informed that the Prince Elector was landed at Graves-end appointed a Committee to attend him with salutations from the House and to consider of his reception at White-hall prepared for him An Ordinance for liberty for Foreigners to trade here provided that they bring no Ordnance Arms nor Ammunition which shall be employed against the Parliament Divers of Worcestershire offered to raise forces for the Parliament and an Ordinance passed for that purpose Middleton took a Troup of the King's horse near Exeter The Prince Elector was brought to White-hall with great respect by a Committee of Parliament September 1644. Letters from the General to the Parliament inform that they had the best in many Skirmishes and acknowledge God's goodness in delivering them and the whole Army from a Conspiracy of the Enemy to blow up two of his Waggons with 60 Barrels of Powder in them That when they thought to have effected this design they drew up their whole Body towards that part of the Parliaments Army expecting the blowing up of his Magazine upon which they intended to fall upon his forces and not to have given quarter to any of them This Plot was so closely carried and so near effecting that in each of the Waggons an Engine was placed to doe the work the ends of them fastned to lighted Matches which were burnt within an inch of the Wild-fire when it was discovered and the other Match was burnt to the very neck of the Engine where it was to give fire and there the Coal of it self went out The Engine was sent up and shewed to the Parliament by which the strangeness of it and the miraculous deliverance from that Plot appeared The Letters conclude If succour ome not speedily we shall be put to great extremity if we were in a Countrey where we could force the Enemy to fight it would be some comfort but this Countrey consists so much upon passes that he who can subsist longest must have the better of it which is a great grief to me who have the command of so many gallant men My Lords I am sorry I have no discourse more pleasing resting Your Faithfull Servant ESSEX Upon this Letter the House ordered that the Earl of Manchester should send a party of Horse and Foot for the assistance of the General but neither any from him who was indeed furthest off nor of Waller's Forces who some thought did not make much hast in this business nor Middleton nor any other of the Parliaments Forces but his own Army came up to give him any the least assistance Liberty was given to Delinquents who were gone beyond Sea to return hither to make their compositions with the Parliament A Messge of Complement was sent to the Prince Elector and likewise to acquaint his Highness that the Parliament conceived that his Residence at this time in Foreign parts might be of greater advantage to the Publick Indeed the Parliament were jealous considering his near relation to the King and the engagements of his Brothers in the King's Service that the Prince Elector would do no good offices for the Parliament here The Archbishop was again brought to the Bar of the Lords House where he made his last general Defence to the Charge against him and a day was appointed for the Commons to make their reply In the Archbishop's Diary under his own hand are passages of his being offered to be made a Cardinal which he said that he could not suffer till Rome were other than it is The Prince Elector sent a Message to the Parliament That he held himself much obliged to them for their former favours that his coming was to express that in Person which he had often done by Letters of his affection to them and the Cause which they maintain and to take off such Jealousies as the Actions of his nearcst Kindred or ill Offices of the Enemy might by his absence cast upon him That his wishes are constant for their good success for a thorough Reformation and his desires are to be ruled and advised by their grave Counsels and would be ready to serve them Sir William Brereton's Letters informed that he sent Colonel Jones with a party who fell upon 2000 Horse of Prince Rupert's about Malpasse took 140 Horse two Majors and divers inferiour Ofsicers and Souldiers slew Colonel Baines and Co-Ionel Connyers in the place with three Majors and 100 Common Souldiers routed the whole Brigade and forced them to flie back to Chester and Sir Marmaduke Langdale was wounded in the fight This Colonel Jones was a Barrister at Law a Gentleman tam Marte quam Mercurio and shews that the undertaking of a Civil Profession doth not disable but rather further a man in Martial Affairs when there is occasion of trial Major Dowet marching with a party of the Parliaments forces in Somer setshire was set upon by Captain Poulton whom he took Prisoner with his Lieutenant thirty Horse and twenty Souldiers and routed all the party Colonel Sands for the Parliament besieged Pomfret Castle and Sir Thomas Fairfax was before Hemsley Castle where he was shot into his Shoulder and well again The Commons took order to reconcile some private differences between some Majors General and the Associations under them Colonel Purefoy and Colonel Boswell came up with Forces and some Ordance to assist the Besiegers of Banbury Sir William Waller lay still at Farnham near Basing-house The Commissioners for the Court-marshal kept a particular Fast-day to pray to God for his directions to them in that business A Committee was appointed to meet with the Common Council of London and to advise with them touching the business of Farthings Letters from Sir William Waller desire the supplies allotted to him may be speedily sent and the forces that are to joyn with him he expresseth his forwardness to assist the Lord General and calls the God of Heaven to witness it is not his fault and wisheth the
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
their Forces The Governour of Poole set upon the Queens Regiment of horse marching that way near Blandford slew sixteen of them took about forty prisoners a hundred brave horse two Colours and much Popish trumpery and lost but one man and a few hurt Colonel Lambert fell upon a party of the King's horse near Plumpton in Yorkshire took about a hundred and forty Horse the Commander in chief an Irish Rebel three Captains and many prisoners The King faced the Parliaments Armies with his horse and in the mean time drew away his Foot towards Newbury whither he followed with the horse Captain Fincher waiting on their march surprised sixty of their horse Orders were sent to the several Counties to be in a posture of defence and the Chirurgeons were sent down with Medicaments to the Army and Mr. Bell to provide them An Ordinance passed that no quarter should be given to any of the Irish Rebels taken either at Sea or Land By a Letter from Pembroke was certified that some of Prince Rupert's Forces particularly of the Irish Rebels drove away their Cattel risled their Houses eat and destroyed all their Provisions burnt their Villages and standing Corn destroyed all Sexes and Degrees Aged and unarmed persons were stripped naked by them â—and some they inhumanely murthered in cold blood others they half hanged and afterwards stigmatized and burnt their flesh off from their bodies to the bare bones and yet suffered them to live in great torture The Commons ordered that all the Judges and King's Council should meet to consider of the Tryal of Macquire and Macmahon An Ordinance passed to free the Heir of Sir William Fairfax who was slain in the Parliaments Service from Wardship An Order past to admit the Prince Elector to come when he pleased to the Assembly of Divines to hear their Debates according to his Highnesse's desire Newcastle Town not agreeing to Propositions of a Treaty the Scots stormed and entred part of the Town and became Masters of it that Sir John Merlay and others for the King fled to the Castle and offered to render it upon quarter which was denied but that they should render at mercy Some of the Scots Officers were slain as Major Hepburne and others but more of the Enemy Publick thanks to God were ordered to be given for the mercy in gaining Newcastle Sergeant Whitfield had the thanks of the House for his pains in preparing the Evidence for the Tryal of Macquire and Macmahon and the former Lord chief Justice Bramston was ordered to be advised with in that Business An Ordinance passed for the sale of some Delinquents Lands in Essex By Letters from the Commissioners in the Army it was certified that the Armies were near engagement that the King's horse faced the Parliaments Forces within a mile their Foot and Artillery marched up and were drawn into Bartalia at Bucklebury and nothing more done that day but they resolved the next day to charge the King's Forces if they would stand to it and they desired provisions might be sent to the Army Two Barges loaded with Bisket and Cheese were sent to Reading to be conveyed to the Army The Houses being informed that the Lord General was not well and stayed behind the Army they sent a Committee of Lords and Commons to visit him and to express the affections of both Houses to him This was not as was given out a piece of Courtship but I think real and there was cause enough that it should be so the General having so highly deserved from them Yet there were some had Designs against him and were desirous to remove him from his Command because they were jealous that he was too much inclined to peace and favouring of the King and his party I think I knew as much of his mind as others did and always observed him to wish for peace yet not upon any dishonourable or unjust terms he was a Lover of Monarchy and Nobility which he suspected some designed to destroy together with Gentry Ministry and Magistracy which humour began then to boyl up but he resolved to support them and wanted not advice to that end But the Jealousies upon him who was a most faithful and gallant man and servant to the publick gave him great trouble in his thoughts and they did work so high with his Enemies that some gave out he was by private intimation to forbear engaging in this Service and for certain he was not in it A party of the King 's coming to relieve Banbury were repulsed by Captain Fiennes their Bag and Baggage taken divers of them killed and some of them taken prisoners The City Propositions to be sent with the general Propositions for peace were voted and approved Divers Citizens petitioned That Justice might be done against Delinquents especially the two grand Incendiaries the Bishop of Canterbury and Wren and that the Commons House might be recruited with new Members Sir John Hotham petitioned That he might not be tryed by the Commissioners for the Court-Marshal and demanded the Judgment of the House thereupon and offered his Reasons but they would not hear them The Commons being informed that in probability the Armies were now engaged they sent to the Assembly of Divines to spend some time in Prayer for the good success of the Parliaments Forces which was done accordingly In the Evening the same day news came to the Parliament of a considerable Victory obtained by their Forces against the King's Army near Newbury That the Fight began on Sunday October 27th about Three a Clock in the Afternoon That before Seven they had nine pieces of Ordnance from the Enemy took the Earl of Cleveland and three hundred prisoners killed Charles Goring Son to the Lord Goring Sir Humphrey Mildmayâ—s eldest Son and divers others of quality and that the King about Twelve at Night marched with a party towards Wallingford Another party of the Kings under the Earl of Northampton came to relieve Banbury and taking the Besiegers at unawares made their way into the Castle and relieved it and made good their Retreat Scout-master General Bedford came to the house with Letters from the Commissioners in the Army of the particulars of the Battel at Newbury to this effect That after a Weeks tedious but speedy march of the Lord General 's Infantry and one nights refreshment at Reading in two days further progress they drew up before Newbury as near the Town as the Enemies Cannon would suffer this was upon Friday Oct. 25. The King kept within the Town guarded by his Artillery but his Body of Horse and Foot drew out into Speen-field the midway between the Town and Castle both to make his Army seem more numerous and to imbattel them in a place of extraordinary advantage that day afforded nothing but an Interview the interposing River hindred the desire to fight On the King's part appeared rather a declining to be engag'd either that their numbers
and the Discontents among the Souldiery because their General Essex was laid aside And here began their first unruliness Treasurers of Counties ordered to pay no Monies to Commanders who lay down their Commissions without further order Letters from Major Bridges Governour of Warwick informed that he sent two of the three Companies of his Garrison by small parties into the Country as to gather Contribution but commanded the Officers not to return without further Orders from him To these he got an addition of eighty foot and seventy horse with these he marched all Night and the next Morning by Day-break began to storm Stoke-house which the King's Forces were then fortifying and stood between two other of their Garrisons the House was strong and stoutly defended for an hour and an half and then Bridges entred it by force without the loss of one man though they were without shelter and the bullets and stones flew thick about them The King's Garrison at Campden and Evesham drew out to relieve their friends but Bridges had done his work took away his Prisoners and fired the house being a Fort onely of Papists The Prisoners were 5 Papist Captains and about 30 more Officers and Gentlement all Papists besides the Common Souldiers The Commons delivered their reasons 〈◊〉 the Lords why they could not agree that those Commanders who refused the Covenant should be made uncapable of ever serving the Parliament because that scruple of Conscience might in time be removed and they be persuaded to take the Covenant to the rest they agreed At the same conference they offered Letters that came from the Army from persons of credit of the great complaints against some Commanders of Horse and of the mutinous and disobedient carriage of the Souldiers refusing to march to relieve Weymouth being in great distress and that at the Muster no men appeared so full and well armed and civil as Colonel Cromwel's horse The Lords then shewed other Letters of the mutinous carriage of the Soldiers all which were referred to the Committee of both Kingdomes to be examined Letters from Sir Will Waller informed that he was resolved to march to relieve Weymouth with those that will follow him the rest to be looked upon according to their demerit The Committee reported several murthers rapes and other cruelties committed by some of the Parliaments Souldiers particularly some servants slain or wounded desperately of Mr. Hobyes a Member of the House and he called by them a Parliament dog Some of the Officers grew unsufferably dissolute and insolent and their Souldiers followed the example of their Commanders so that it was found high time to make a reformation among them The Ordinance was debated for restraining the killing of flesh The French Letters were stayed because of sending the Parliaments Letters to the King of France to take off the seisure there of some of the English Merchants goods Goods of some Tradesmen of London sold to the Enemy were restored because they were not for hostility and the same men Traded to Alesbury Captain Stone under Sir Will. Brereton marched with a small party against Pattshall house a Popish Garrison strongly fortified and moated and taking the opportunity of the drawbridg being let down he suddenly forced his passage surprized the Centries and fell in among the Garrison fought with them in the house killed many and took with divers Gentlemen of Quality two Jesuits and about 60 Souldiers prisoners and possessed the House Arms Ammunition and good prize The first three days of the Treaty were spent upon the Popositions touching Religion the three next days about the Militia the third three days about Ireland then they began again with other three days about Religion whereof this was the last In this time of the Treaty the King's Commissioners would not agree to the taking away of Bishops only they offered some limitation of their power The Directory for Worship settled by Parliament they would not agree unto and the National Covenant they in express and positive terms denied Doctor Steward and Dr. Shelden again argued very positively That the Government by Bishops was Jure divino Mr. Hinderson and Mr. Vines argued as positively but more modestly to the contrary and that the Government of the Church by Presbyteries was Jure divino 15. The Lords assented to the leaving out the Clause in the Ordinance for the new Model to make them uncapable who refused the Covenant but that they should be displaced from their Commands till they did take it to which the Commons to avoid more delay agreed and so the Ordinance passed Sir William Brereton sent out a party and beat the Enemy from Holt-bridge and placed a Garrison there He continues the Siege at Beeston Castle and Chester and himself took the Field with the additional Forces of Warwickshire and other Counties to attend the motions of Prince Maurice 16. The Lords-day the Parliaments Commissioners had two good Sermons in their own Lodgings 17. The French Resident wrote a Letter to the House of Commons as by direction from his Master the French King advising the Parliament to prorogue the Treaty at Uxbridge for some longer time as that which in his opinion would conduce much to the good of the Kingdom and was of great concernment and that it was the custom of other Princes to prorogue Treaties and so it was then at the Treaty of Munster There was nothing done upon this Letter The Commissioners at Vxbridge were entred upon the Propositions concerning the Militia secunda vice and upon consultation of the Commissioners of both Kingdoms they held it requisite to send one of their own number up to the Parliament to give them a full account of all their proceedings hitherto and to desire some further Instructions from them and particularly touching the Militia Whitelocke was sent by them upon this Service and accordingly he gave an account to them where-with they declared themselves to be well satisfied and approved the proceedings of the Commissioners They likewise voted That the Commissioners at Uxbridge should treat three days more than the twenty daies first allotted in lieu of the three Lords-days that happened in that time so that the Treaty is to continue till the two and twentieth of Febr. and that they shall have power to treat on any of the three Propositions appointed to be treated on The Marquess of Argyle sent into the Army of the Earl of Montross some Scouts and Spies who at first dealt faithfully with him but afterwards betrayed him and sent him Intelligence that the Army of Montross with the Irish Rebels come over into Scotland were remote from him whereas they were near to his Forces Argyle though late having discovered this and the Enemies coming upon him and finding his Officers and Souldiers full of mettle resolved to fight them but in the Battel some of his men those of Rentire revolted from him and
went from Aylesbury towards Cambridge to secure that Association 6. The Assembly sent to the Parliament a Message touching the Title to the Directory for Worship and the Ordinance for taking away the Common Prayer-book and for settling an able Ministry and that no prophane or ignorant persons might be admitted to the Sacrament Orders touching Delinquents Lands and for sale of Lands of such as did not compound or refused to pay the Fines set on them The Commons desired the Lords to hasten the passing of the List of Officers of the Army The King had now Goring with a considerable party in the West Prince Maurice in Cheshire Langdale in Yorkshire Prince Rupert and Sir Jacob Ashley gone towards Shropshire and the Parliament yet no formed Army The Commons adjourned for three days to treat in the mean time about raising Moneys Letters from Sir William Brereton informed that Prince Maurice sent about 13 Foot-companies over the River Dee to force the passage at Holt-bridge which was maintained by two Companies of Fire-locks under Lieutenant Colonel Jones for the Parliament Who beat back the Prince's men over the River where many of them were drowned and slew of them Sir Owen a Colonel 100 Officers and Souldiers took divers Prisoners and five Arms and Colours and lost only 6 men and Major Jackson Captain Aber Cromwey and Captain Ennis with a party of the Parliaments from Aylesbury surprized 50 of the King's horse near Oxford quartered there for want of Provisions in the Town Letters from Major General Langherne and Captain Thomas informed of their good success in Wales and the House ordered 500 l. for Langherne as a token for his faithful Service 7. The House sate not but their Committees sate about providing of Moneys Letters from Massey confirmed his late success against Sir John Winter that of the Enemies were slain Sir John's Brother Colonel Gamme Colonel Van Garres and another Colonel 70 more slain 60 drowned 2 Lieutenant Colonels and 120 others taken prisoners Colonel Ogle Governour of Winchester for the King sent out a party to beat up Sir William Waller's quarters who was prepared to receive them and slew Colonel Philips who commanded the party and took Lieutenant Colonel Gardiner and divers others prisoners 8. Sir Marmaduke Langdale being on his march towards Pomfret Colonel Forbes drew from the Siege to meet him the Lord Fairfax ordered them not to engage but upon great advantage till his additional forces came up to them But they did engage and Langdale's Horse were beaten back to the last reserve in which Encounter Colonel Lambert and other Commanders received some slight hurts the Parliaments Foot there being deserted by others who did not their parts and galled by the Garrison Souldiers who sallied out of Pomfret were forced to retreat with the loss of many Arms an Iron piece of Ordnance two Carriages and some of their fellows The rest of their Carriages they drew off over Ferrey-bridge almost a mile from the fight which pass was made good by Colonel Morgan and his Dragoons against Langdale's men The same night when this fight was a party of the Yorkshire Forces fell upon a party of the King 's at Houghton and took 100 Horse and divers prisoners The Lord Fairfax with the Yorkshire Horse drew out their Forces but the fight was over before they came and the rallied Forces joyned with them 10. Some Ministers of London petitioned both Houses for an Appendix to the Directory of Worship to give power to Ministers to deny the Sacrament to ignorant and scandalous persons and that there might be Elders in every Parish to joyn with the Ministers therein And the Lords past an Ordinance for that purpose and sent it to the Commons The Lords past the List of Officers of the Army and sent it to the Commons who appointed a Committee to consider how to imploy those who were not in the List in some other Service or to allow them maintenance Alderman Chambers his Petition for recompence for his former sufferings for opposing the Prerogative was taken into consideration and divers Orders past for money Langdale retreated to Newark Colonel Rosseter and other of the Parliaments Forces fell on his Rear near Doncaster and took divers prisoners Fourteen Troops and 2000 of the Scots foot advanced Southwards The King's Forces in Shropshire quitted Routhsea Castle and Medley House and burnt Tongue Castle and other places The Committee put out of Shrewsbury 50 Families of Malignants A Ship of 26 Guns with Arms and Ammunition from France came into Weymouth supposing it to be the King's Garrison News came of a Mutiny in Oxford among the Souldiers and Scholars and that Prince Charles the Bishop of Armagh Hopton and 300 Horse were gone towards Bristoll and the King was to follow them 11. Ordinances for Money for Brereton Shrewsbury and Langherne Ordinance to make up the breaches in the Fenns in Lincolnshire Another for Sir Thomas Fairfax to choose Officers out of the other Armies Another for Money for the Scots Letters from Sir William Waller and Colonel Cromwel certified the taking of the Lord Piercy and 30 with him at Andover Divers Clubmen were up in several Counties and 4000 of them armed in Dorsetshire threatned to plunder all who did not joyn with them to extirpate the Cavaliers the Governour of Wareham for the Parliament sent some Horse to joyn with them In Worcestershire about 2000 of them were got together and put out a Declaration of their Intentions against the Popish party and to preserve the King 's Rights and Privilege of Parliament 12. Both Houses of Parliament and the Lord Mayor and Aldermen kept this as a day of Thanksgiving for the good success of the Parliament 13. The Lords sent to the Commons to hasten the passing of the List for the new Model A Petition of Seamen for relief and satisfaction for Prizegoods taken care of Langdale marched towards Shropshire and was followed by Rosseter and Yorkshire Horse The mutinous Horse returned to their duty and Colonel Graves was sent to take the command of them and to joyn with Craford to assist Brereton The Earl of Northampton's Regiment of Horse from Banbury surprized about 80 Horse loaden with cloath with a Convoy of about 80 men of whom they killed some took about 20 prisoners and the rest fled away The Worcestershire Clubmen increased Prince Rupert sought to pacifie them but in vain the Constables refused to bring in a List of their Names that assembled 14. Orders for Horses Saddles c. for Sir Tho. Fairfax his Horse and for recruiting his Foot out of the Lord General Essex his Regiment and otherwise and the Recruits to have a Fortnights pay and clothes This brought in almost all Essex his Foot to Fairfax they being such Creatures as will be carried any where for money Order for Sir Thomas Fairfax to give Commissions to his Colonels Lieutenant Colonels Majors Captains
and other Officers Letters to the Committee in the Army to keep the Army together and to assist for Sir Tho. Fairfax his Recruits Orders for providing the Train Waggons Artillery Arms Powder and a Magazine for Sir Tho Fairfax and for Draught-horses and Carriages out of several Counties for him A thousand pounds ordered for General Brown The mutinous Horse returned to duty were allowed a Fortnights pay but none for the time they were in mutiny and were now sent upon Service Several Committee-men added in divers Counties and Orders for money and clothes for the Scots Army in Ireland 15. Ordinances past for 1. per Cent. for supply of Plymouth and for money upon the Custom of Currans for Gloucester and for recruiting the Kentish Regiment at Plymouth The Lords at a Conference gave Reasons why they left some Officers out of the List of Sir Thomas Fairfax his Army but they waved the nominating of others they sent to the Commons an Ordinance for Marshall Law differing from the former and to continue two Months Waller and Cromwell beat up Goring's quarters who sled to Exeter 17. Captain Smith of Colonel Martins Regiment for a slight offence murdred an honest Buckinghamshire man the Commons sent to inform the Lord General thereof and ordered Smith to be sent for and punished Letters from the Committee of Nantwich informed that Prince Rupert Maurice and Langdale were all joyned in one great body and that without a speedy relief Sir Will. Brereton's Forces would be in great danger The House Ordered a Letter to be forthwith sent by the Committee of both Kingdomes for a party of the Scots horse and Dragoons to advance towards Sir Will. Brereton and ordered Supplies for his Forces And they referred it to the Members serving for Yorkshire and Lancashire to consider of some means for the supply of the Forces in those Counties At a free Conference the Commons offered their reasons to the Lords why they could not consent to the leaving out of the list those Officers whom the Lords had left out because they were such as Sir Tho. Fairfax nominated and the Commons approved and a delay in passing this list would be dangerous to Sir Will. Brereton ' s Forces to the association and to the whole Kingdome The Lords acquainted the Commons with a Paper from the French Resident desiring the transportation of Gunpowder from Holland to France without interruption of the Parliaments Navy The Commons Ordered for Answer that there being Amity between the Crown of England and the Crown of France there needed no particular Licence for the same Colonel Sir James Long High Sheriff of Wilts for the King returning from the Convoy of Prince Charles to Bristol was set upon by a party of Sir William Waller's at the Devizes and 40 of his men killed the Colonel 8 Captains 7 Cornets and most of the other Officers with 300 Souldiers taken Prisoners about 340 Horse and store of Arms taken and but 30 of the whole Regiment escaped Oxford was much streightned for Provisions Browne did them no small prejudice from Abington some of the Souldiers and Townsmen grew very mutinous and the Antiparliament there were about to question the Lord Digby for an Incendiary but they were dissolved 18. 1000 l. Ordered for Abington Colonel Stephenson a Member of the House was taken Prisoner at Royden-house in Wilts Ordered that Sir James Long taken at the Devizes be exchanged for him An Order for supply of the Town of Henly upon Thames with Match 1000 Bandeliers c. and Whitelocke was appointed Governour of that Town and of the Fort of Phillis Court which he rather accepted being his own house and he had there in Garrison about 300 foot and a Troup of horse The works of the Fort were strong and regular and the Thames brought round the Fort in a large Graft all the horse and foot were quartered within the works the great Guns about it were good and the Souldiers stout men and well armed and good Officers The Officers and Souldiers of Sir Thomas Fairfax his Army had a fortnights pay allowed them The Lords concurred with the Commons in passing the list of the Officers of Sir T. Fairfax's Army without any alteration which was so well taken by the Commons that they appointed a Committee to prepare a Message to be sent to the Lords from them to assure their Lordships of the real affection and endeavours of the House of Commons to support their Lordships in their honour and privileges The List of the Officers was this Sir Thomas Fairfax Commander in chief Major General Skippon Colonels of Horse Middleton Sidney Graves Sheffield Vermuden Whaley Sir M. Livesey Fleetwood Rosseter Sir Robert Pye Colonels of Foot Craford Berkley Aldridge Holborne Fortescue Inglesby Mountague Pickering Welden and Rainsborough A Petition of the East India Company for transporting some things agreed unto The Governour of Hurst Castle took two of the King's Ships bound for France forced by weather into the Isle of Wight in them they had 300 barrels of Herrings 11 pieces of Cloath 10 pieces of Ordnance 40 Prisoners and a pack of hounds News came that the Swedes in Germany gave a great defeat to the Emperours Forces 8000 of them slain the two Generals the whole Army routed many Prisoners taken all their Colours Ordnance Carriage and Ammunition Letters from Holland mentioned some difference rising there between the Prince of Orange and the States 19. The care of the education of the King's Children was committed to the Earl of Northumberland and his Countess and they took into Consideration the great losses of this noble Earl for his affection to the publick Care was also taken for an allowance for the Earl of Mulgrave and the Lord Sheffield in lieu of their losses Mr. Ford was voted to be one of the Assembly in the room of Mr. Bolles deceased Orders for expediting Sir Thomas Fairfax into the field and for money for the Lord Generals old Foot Souldiers and for monies for Sir William Brereton's Forces and for supplies for Ireland The Lord Savile left the Oxford party and came to London he was staid by the Guards and this day examined by a Committee of the Lords of the grounds of his coming in and was committed to the custody of the black Rod. Colonel Holborne routed a party of Goring's horse near Crookehorne and took about 500 of them About 400 of Banbury horse faced Northampton and endeavoured to take a Parliament Captain out of his house near Northampton but he with his Servants and about 16 firelocks kept the house and repelled the enemy and a party of horse drawing forth of Northampton the Banbury Horse fled away with some loss Letters from Colonel Cromwel informed that since his coming to his Regiment their Carriage had been obedient respective and valiant a good testimony whereof they gave in the late defeat of Long 's Regiment that they were sorry
of their own After the taking of Bridgwater Sir Thomas Fairfax sent Colonel Whaley Colonel Fincher Sir Robert Pye and Colonel Sheffield with a commanded party of Horse towards Reading to convoy the recruits to his Army who in their march by Sherborne fell upon the Regiment of Colonel Antell a Dr. of Divinity whom they took prisoner with other Officers 40 Troupers and 150 Horse 26. The House turned into a grand Committee debated the Ordinance for Sale of Delinquents Estates They voted Colonel Birch to be Governour of Bridgewater he was appoved of by Sir Thomas Fairfax and the Lords consent was desired Mr. Peters who brought up the Letters from Sir Thomas Fairfax was called into the House and made a large Relation of the particular passages in the taking of Bridgewater he also produced several Commissions in Characters which the House referred to a Committee to be decyphered and gave 100 l. to Mr Peters for his unwearied services and sent a Letter of thanks to Sir Thomas Fairfax for all his great services and particularly for this of Bridgewater Order for Sir John Hewet to pay 2000 l. being the fine for his Delinquency by a day or else his lands to be sold Letters from Abington informed that about 50 Horse from Oxford faced Abington and began to drive away the poor Inhabitants Cattle that a small part of Abington Horse drew out immediately charged and routed the Oxford party who though they had their reserves to retreat unto yet were so amazed that they ran the contrary way The Abington Horse pursued and charged them within half a mile of Wallingford took 20 Horse 15 prisoners some Officers and but one of the Abington men wounded That they used frequently to march to the Walls of Wallingford and Oxford and take some of their men prisoners That they in Oxford are in fear of a siege and cut down the Trees and Hedges within half a mile of the Town and fired North Hinksey That in Abington they have 200 prisoners of the Enemy but they have none to exchange for them That the sickness increaseth much at Abington 100 Houses there shut up and the Souldiers lye without the Town in Hutts Letters came of the surrender of Scarborough Castle 20 Witches in Norfolk were Executed 28. Letters from the L. Inchequin certifie the necessities of Youghall besieged by the Rebels and pray supplies from the Parliament The House took care for money and provisions to be sent to Ireland and ordered an Ordinance to be brought in for executing the Irish Rebels and Mutineers by Martial Law The P. Electors Committee was brought to the Quorum of five that they might meet the oftner Order for the Committee of both Kingdoms to take care to keep in the forces of Newarke who did much damage to the Adjacent Counties A Collection ordered for the losses of those of Leicester Letters informed the surrender of Scarborough Castle to Colonel Sir Mathew Boynton with the Articles of surrender and that there was taken 37 pieces of Ordnance 1000 Arms and great store of Ammunition and Plunder It was further certified that Raby Castle was surrendered to the Parliament forces and that those of Skipton fearing a siege sent their Horse to Newarke but a Troop of Colonel Brights met with a party of them killed divers took Sir Charles Howard of Naworth some Officers and 20 other prisoners 29. Letters from the Scots Army certified the taking of Cannon Froome a Garrison of the Kings between Worcester and Hereford by assault about 70 of the Garrison slain but 8 of the Scots and 20 hurt the Governor Colonel Barnold taken Prisoner and wounded several other Officers and 30 Soldiers Prisoners The House of Commons ordered a Letter of thanks to be written to General Leven and a Jewel of 500 l. to be provided by Mr. Allen a Goldsmith one of their Members to be presented to General Leven as a Badge of the favour of both Houses to him Referred to the Committee of Glocester and Worcester to consider whether it were fit to slight the works at Cannon Froome or to keep it a Garrison and then to name a fit person to be Governour An Ordinance past for providing 2000 l. for Ireland and 200 l. for M. G. Skippon Another sent up to the Lords for 5000 l. for the West The L. Wharton and four of the House of Commons agreed upon to go Commissioners into Scotland A party from the Garrison of Lyme took in Chedwick-house belonging to Count Arundel within six miles of Lyme and in it 100 prisoners 30 Horse store of Arms Provisions and Ammunition Sir Thomas Fairfax advanced to Wells and Massey with a body of Horse towards Exeter The L. Hopton sought to gain the Club-men to him he and Greenvile and those of Exeter were about 7000 the King continued in Wales 30. The day of publick Fast Letters from Aylesbury informed that they at Oxford fearing a siege sent out 300 Horse to force contribution and Provisions to be brought into Oxford that this party were met with by about a 100 of Aylesbury Horse who had several hot Incounters with them and at length routed the King's forces killed many of them took 50 prisoners 80 Arms and beat the rest back again to Oxford 31. Ordered that the Committee for the 4 Northern Counties should treat with the Committee of both Kingdoms about the blocking up of Newarke and that a Letter should be sent to the Committee at York to send as many of their forces as they could spare to joyn with the forces of Nottingham c. for that purpose Ordered that Lieutenant Colonel Throckmorton be examined by the Committee of examinations concerning the loss of Monmouth and that business to be again revived The House turned into a grand Committee about the Ordinance for Sale of Delinquents Estates Order for Mr. Strickland the Parliaments Agent in Holland to have 500 l. for his good Service and towards his charges there and 400 l. per an allowed him during his continuance in that imployment to begin from his first going over thither Colonel Harley was appointed by the General to be Governour of Cannon Froome the Scots advanced through the Forrest of Dean and had Intelligence that the King passed over the Severne towards Bristol That about 80 of his Horse endeavouring to pass over Severne were taken by one of the Parliaments Friggots That many of the Welsh are quartered about Eristol which Prince Rupert labours to fortifie and had several meetings with the Club-men of Wiltshire and Somersetshire but could not prevail with them to take up Armes and joyn with him Letters from Sir Thomas Fairfax's Army informed that from Wells he sent a party against Sherborne and another party of two Regiments of Horse and two Companies of Dragoons under Colonel Rich towards Bath to view the Town and to give him an account of it That at the approach of Rich's Dragoons near
of the Brethren in Scotland The King was about Worcester with about 5000 Pointz and Rossiter followed him A party from Shrewsbury fell upon a party of the King 's at Bishops Castle as they were plundring on a faire day routed them rescued all the Plunder took 200 horse and many Prisoners 6. Care was taken for payment of the allowance to the Prince Elector The Declaration sent to the Lords for the Undeceiving the People of Wales A Committee appointed to cast up the Arrears due to the Earl of Essex and to consider of a way for payment of them and what mark or badge of honour is fit to be bestowed on him for his great services An Ordinance past for raising horse and Dragoons in London the Lord Herbert of Ragland was sent into Ireland to sollicite supplies from thence for the King Debate of the point of suspending from the Sacrament Voted that the Presbytery should not meddle with any thing of meum and tuum till it were determined by the Civil Magistrate An Ordinance touching the Wives and Children of Delinquents if dwelling here and Protestants to have the 5th part of the Delinquents Estates Passed Letters certified that the Scots Army had raised their Siege from before Hereford and were marching Northward to goe home again Sir Thomas Fairfax his Army before Bristol kept a day of humiliation and after that intended to storm the Town The Clubmen declared that they would all assist Sir Thomas Fairfax The Governour of Weymouth with the assistance of some Seamen entred Corfe Island took a Fort there and a Demy Culverin and slighted the Fort. 200 Reformadoes were surprised in their Quarters near Thame by Forces from Oxford and Bostall-House 120 horse and men were taken and the rest of them escaped 9. Mr. Pëters was called into the House and gave them a particular Account of the Siege of Bristol and the cause of sitting down before it to prevent the plunder and cruelties of Prince Rupert in that Country and he pressed the desire of Sir Thomas Fairfax to have Recruits sent to him Several Orders passed for Recruits and money shoes and stockings and all necessary supplies for the Army and touching the pressing of able men to serve in the Army and not such as were vagabonds who could not be found out if they ran from their Colours Intercepted Letters signified that a Peace was concluded by the King and the Irish Rebels and that many of them were expected to be shortly here to assist the King 10. Debate of the Church business Order for the burial of Mr. William Strode a Member of the House in the Abbey of Westminster near the Corps of Mr. Pym and for all the House to accompany his Corps at his Funeral and that 500 l. be paid to his Executors Divers private Petitions answered and one day in every week appointed to hear private petitions Sir Thomas Fairfax being provided to storm Bristol sent in to Prince Rupert to offer him honourable Propositions if he would forthwith surrender the Town to avoid shedding of more bloud and spoil of the City The Prince desired liberty to send a Messenger to the King to know his pleasure but that was denyed as too much delay Then the Prince declyning a Treaty by Commissioners sent high Propositions of his own which Sir Thomas Fairfax refused but returned his final Answer to the Prince how far he would grant what was desired and no further but this was not accepted by Prince Rupert 11. Order for a Declaration to be drawn of the cruel acts done by the Governour of Jersey upon the Inhabitants there and that if for the future he shall put to death any of the Isle whom he shall take Prisoners for every one so slain the Parliament will hang up three of the King's men their Prisoners 12. Debate about the business of the Church A Committee of both Houses appointed to receive from the Scots Commissioners what they had to impart to them touching the marching of the Scots Army northwards Writs ordered for new Elections of Members in several places Letters and Messengers from Bristol informed that Prince Rupert having delayed the Treaty for surrender of it till his Counterscarfes and inmost Lines were finished and then refused the honourable Conditions offered to him by Sir T. Fairfax thereupon Sir T. F. ordered to storm the City in this manner Col. Welden to have one Brigade of his own Twiseldens Fortescues and Herberts Regiments who were to make good Somersetshire side and to storm in three places Col. Mountague to command the General 's Brigade consisting of the Generals Mountagues Pickerings and Sir Hardres Waller's Regiment to storm on both sides of Lawford Gate Colonel Rainsborough's Brigade of his own Skippon's Harmond's Birche's and Berkley's Regiments were to storm on this side the River Froome and two hundred of them to go in Boats with the Seamen to storm Water Fort. One Regiment of foot and another of horse to be moving up and down in the Close to alarm the Royal Fort. One Regiment of Dragoons and two Regiments of Horse to attempt the Line and Works by Clifton September 9. At Twelve at Night all the Army both horse and foot were drawn round the City in a posture to storm the signs when to begin were by the kindling of a fire of straw and discharging four great Guns the Parliaments word during the storm was David and after the Line was entred the Lord of Hosts About Two in the Morning the storm began the Souldiers shouted for joy the service was hot especially at the Prince's Fort where Rainsborough performed very bravely They cut in pieces most of the Souldiers within the Fort with their Captain Price and took four great Pieces in the Fort and two more in a Redoubt Colonel Mountague's men took sixteen Pieces in the several Works and Half-moons which they gained by storm Welden's Brigade fell on with great resolution but the Mote being very deep on Somersetshire-side and his Scaling-ladders too short he only alarm'd them on that side The Club-men terrified the Enemy on Bedminster-side In Rainsborough's and Mountague's Brigades not above forty men slain The Parliaments Horse entred with the Foot the Pioneers having thrown down the Line The Prince's Horse were beaten off and Colonel Taylor formerly a Member of Parliament wounded and taken three Majors and other Prisoners On the Parliaments part Captain Ireton and M. Bethel were wounded Prince Rupert fled into the Castle and sent to Sir T. Fairfax for a Parley who yielded to it and the City was surrendred upon far lower terms on the Prince's behalf than he was before offered Three Messengers who brought this good News had 20 l. a piece given to them 13. Debate about providing money for the Army and sale of the Lands of Bishops Deans and Chapters for that purpose Report that the Commissioners of Scotland had acquainted the Committee of both
peices of Ordnance Provisions for a Year and store of Arms they gave the messenger of this news twenty pounds Letters informed of the storming and taking the outworks of Chester wherein Colonel Jones who commanded the Parliaments horse with Captain Louthan who commanded the Foot drew off over night and fell on the next morning early and stormed before they were discovered The messenger had ten pounds for the good news The Scots pursued their Victory against Montrosse and blocked him up in Duglas Castle they took and killed between two and three thousand men and took a Book wherein were the names of all such as intended to come in to them and thereby were all discovered Debate of the business of the Church The House being informed of an intended Petition for establishing Presbytery as the Discipline of Jesus Christ they voted it to be scandalous 25. Upon a Petition from some Cheshire-men Sir William Brereton was appointed to command the Forces which he formerly commanded for four months longer and ordered money for those Forces Order That none shall sit as Committee-men who have been against the Parliament till the House allow it Serjeant Glanvil disabled to be a member of the House for his Delinquency Votes for several high Sheriffs Glamorganshire-men declared themselves for the Parliament and took in Cardiffe Castle sixteen peices of Ordnance store of Arms and Ammunition The King came to Ludlowe in order to releive Chester and M. G. Pointz followed him 26. Prince Charles sent a Letter to Sir Thomas Fairfax for a pass for the Lord Culpepper and Lord Hopton to go to the King to advise him to comply with the Parliament the Letter was sent by Sir Thomas Fairfax to the Lords they Communicated it to the Commons Colonel Devereux took in Lacocke House in Wiltshire upon conditions Letters from M. G. Langherne informed that he had cleared Pembroke-shire for the Parliament and he desired supplies of men and moneys for which order was given and the House gave to him the Estate of Mr. Barlowe a Delinquent Order for the Ministers the next Lord's day to give thanks to God for the good success of the Parliaments Forces in Pembroke-shire at the Devizes and Lacocke-house Debate of the business of the Church 27. Care for money for the Scots Army A Report of the causes of their withdrawing from Hereford Montrosse's success in Scotland and other eminent matters occasioning of it Mr. Swinhoe committed to the Tower Letters informed that the King with about Five thousand horse and foot advanced to releive Chester M. G. Pointz pursued close after the King and within two miles of Chester ingaged with the King 's whole body was at the first worsted but made good his ground upon the retreat In the mean time Colonel Jones with five hundred horse and A. G. Louthian came from the Leaguer before Chester to the assistance of Pointz giving notice of their coming by shooting off two great Guns and by that time Pointz had rallyed his Forces then Pointz in the Front and Jones in the Rear charged and utterly routed the King's whole body The King with about three hundred horse fled into Chester and the pursuit was so violent that he immediately left the Town and fled into Wales the rest of his party were utterly dispersed killed and taken In the fight and pursuit were slain the Lord Bernard Earl of Litchfield and one other Lord two Knights one Colonel with above four hundred more Officers and Souldiers There were taken Prisoners eleven Colonels most of them Knights seven Lieutenant Colonels five Majors about forty other Officers and one thousand common Souldiers and one hundred horse and sixty Prisoners taken by the Countrey after the rout store of Arms and Pillage Some members of the House sent to Sir Thomas Fairfax to the Bath to advise with him about the prosecution of this Victory and a day of thanks-giving was appointed for it and they gave a Present of five hundred pounds to Major General Pointz Berkley Castle was rendred to the Parliament by Sir Charles Lucas upon Articles L. General Cromwell disarmed and dispersed the Hamp-shire Clubmen about Winchester 29. Mr. Wolchier a Delinquent Minister sent for to answer about a scandalous Sermon preached by him An Ordinance debated for setling Sir John Winter's Estate on Major General Massey Mr. Tomlins made the Cursitor Baron of the Exchequer Order That one thousand pounds per. ann be allowed to each of the Judges in lieu of their former fees and profits Colonel Parsons made a particular Relation to the House of the late fight at Chester and they gave him one hundred pound to buy him horses and referred it to the Committee of both Kingdoms to prosecute this great Victory The Scots Army did not sit down before Newarke as they were desired but marched on towards Newcastle 30. The account of Auditor Wilcox of the late Army under the Earl of Essex was dissallowed Orders touching money for payment of Tradesmen and of a Ship imployed by the Lord Inchiquin Both Houses agreed that Serjeant Rolls should be a Judge of the King's Bench Serjeant Pheasant a Judge of the Common Pleas and Serjeant Atkins a Baron of the Exchequer At a Conference the Commons desired that the Lord Savile might be recommitted to the Tower The House sate in a Grand Committee about the Ordinance for sale of Delinquents Estates L. General Cromwell came before Winchester and found the Town fortifyed but after a short dispute he fired the Gate and his men entred and he began to batter the Castle with two Great Guns October 1645. 1. A Collection ordered for the maimed Souldiers Propositions from the Scots Commissioners for the suddain settling of Religion and Peace the positive answer of the Scots Commissioners was desired touching their sitting down before Newark Sir Thomas Fairfax marched towards Excester the Regiment of Welden Ingolsby and Fortescue were sent before to joyn with Massey who had some skirmishes with Goring's Forces and at Dalverton took divers horse and Prisoners Colours and killed 18 of Goring's men Plimouth was beleagured by the King's Forces but in no want Colonel Fleetwood was made Governour of Bristoll Major Harrison to be Colonel of his Regiment Colonel Birch made Governour of Bridgwater and Major Aryes of the Devizes Colonel Moore Governour of Gaunt house with two hundred horse fell upon five hundred of the Kings at Kidlington three miles from Oxford routed and pursued them to Oxford took Prisoners Mr. Sackville the Earl of Dorset's Son one of the King's Pages Prince Rupert's Chaplain and twenty Souldiers A party of about three hundred of the King's horse did great mischief in Northamptonshire and plundred all the horses they could meet with 2. Intelligence came that the King was in Denbyshire gathering Forces and that Prince Maurice was to come to him to endeavour again the releif of Chester That Major General Pointz had sent some parties after the
King who had taken some of his men Major General Pointz wrote for supplies and five hundred Horse one thousand Dragoons were ordered to march forthwith to him Montross fled into the Mountains in Scotland and Lieutenant General Lesley pursued him Farlegh Castle in Somersetshire was surrendred by Colonel Hungerford to the Parliament Forces 4. The Composition of Sir John Borlace for his Delinquency was debated and not accepted by the House though two thousand four hundred pounds The House gave general Rules for Compositions Forces ordered to advance to Major General Pointz and to joyn with him One thousand pounds ordered for the Nottingham horse who fought gallantly at the late fight at Chester and other sums for other of his Forces Letters from Colonel Overton certified the surrender of Sandall Castle upon conditions to the Parliament with their Ordnance Arms and Ammunition 6. The Scots Army again ordered to be desired to sit down before Newarke and then to have thirty thousand pounds paid them Care for money for Lieutenant General Pointz his Forces Sir Thomas Fairfax advanced Westward Goring had about seven thousand horse well armed with Arms from France Votes for Compositions of Delinquents 7. Orders for money and recruits for the Army Letters brought by Mr. Peters from L. General Cromwell certified that after he had entred Winchester Town he summoned the Castle who denyed then he planted six Guns and after firing them round sent a second summons for a treaty which they refused that he made a breach with two hundred shot and then the Governour beat a Parley which was agreed to and Colonel Hammond and Major Harrison for Cromwell agreed upon Articles for surrender of the Castle Which was well manned with six hundred eighty horse and foot near two hundred Gentlemen Officers and their servants victualed with fifteen thousand weight of Cheese store of Wheat and Beer twenty Barrels of Powder seven peices of Connon The works exceeding strong eight hundred pound of Butter one hundred and forty quarters of Wheat and Meale seven thousand weight of Bisket great store of other Provision Arms and Ammunition The messenger of the good news had fifty pound given him An Ordinance read for borrowing forty thousand pound of the Gentry in London and Westminster and in the Adjacent Counties for pay of the Army and Orders for the recruits of it Mr. Peters was called in and made a particular Relation of the taking of Winchester Castle 8. Debate of the business of the Church Colonel Devereux Petitioned that he could not march to Major General Pointz according to the Orders for want of money and he was sent for up to the House Some papers from the King of Denmarke's Agent were received and laid by Orders touching Alderman Warner and about Compositions of Delinquents Votes That the General of the Scots Army in this Kingdom had no power to grant Commissions to any persons for raising Forces here That such Commissions were void and that no Englishman ought to take them Here the discontent towards the Scots began to grow among the Parliament men The King came to Newarke Colonel Web and Colonel Mainwaring with one thousand Horse and Dragoons joyned with L. G. Pointz Sir William Middleton and Lieutenant Colonel Mason fell upon a party of Prince Maurices horse in Montgomery-shire took Colonel Rowse other Officers twenty three Prisoners thirty horses and Arms. 9. The House ordered five hundred pound for Colonel Mitton in part of his Arears Order for a sequestred House for the Lord Mayor of London Intercepted Letters sent up by Major General Pointz Order for Forces to joyn with M. G. Pointz Ordinance sent up to the Lords for borrowing forty thousand pound of the Gentry c. Care for money for several Garrisons Lieutenant General Cromwell sate down before Basing-house and Colonel Pickering before Langford-house Major General Brown was chosen Burgess for Wicomb Longford house was deserted by the Garrison of the King Sir Thomas Fairfax advanced within twenty miles of Excester and Goring retreated further West The King went from Newarke over the Trent Colonel Rositer and Col Lidrot followed him 10. The House sate in a Grand Committee about the Scots papers and voted That the Scots Army not ingaging against the Enemy according to the desires of both Houses of Parliament was prejudicial to the Cause for which they desired their asistance with some other votes And thus the flame increased between them and the Parliament 11. The Grand Committee sate about the Scots Papers An Ordinance touching the Composition of the Earl of Devon Orders for money for Waggoners and for new Elections and for such as made their Compositions to pass their pardons under the Great Seal which was contrived by some of the Commissioners of the Great Seal 13. Debate about the Scots business and an Order for a Declaration to be drawn up for the clearing of all differences and preserving the Vnion of the two Kingdoms according to the Covenant And the House voted That if the Scots Army shall sit down before Newarke before the first of November next then thirty thousand pounds will be advanced for them They voted also in the business of one Mr. Case That the Scots Army had no power in this Kingdom to try an English-man by Marshall Law and that Mr Case Ought to have satisfaction herein Order for every Tuesday and Thursday weekly to be set apart to consider of Propositions of Peace The Ordinance past for forty thousand pounds for the Army Sir Thomas Fairfax by his Council of Warr resolved to block up the passages against Goring and to send forth parties to distrub him till Cromwell came up and then to proceed further The Scots Army were in the Bishoprick of Durham Pointz before Chester Rossiter attended the King's motions Wales generally declared for the Parliament Colonel Morgan took in Chepstow Town and besieged the Castle and upon refusing his summons planted his batteries made a Breach and then the Governour Colonel Fitz Morris yielded and left to Colonel Morgan seventeen peices of Ordnance store of Arms Ammunition and Provisions Sir Trevor Williams and divers Gentlemen of Glamorgan and Monmouth-shire raised fifteen hundred men for the Parliament 14. The Grand Committee sate about Propositions for Peace Letters from the King of Denmarke desiring to mediate a composure of the differences between the King and Parliament were considered and an order made That the same answer be returned to his Letters as was given to the King of France and to the States of Holland upon the like occasion Consideration of the difference between the Earl of Stamford and Sir Arthur Hesilrigge The Votes touching the Scots Army in the North and for their sitting down before Newarke sent to the Lords Orders for money for the Army and to discharge the promise of Sir Thomas Fairfax to his Souldiers that stormed Bridgwater of 6 l. and 10 s. a man and for
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
Rebels Horse fell to the Sword pell mell and beat them among the Divisions of their own Foot and routed them Which Lievetenant Colonel Sanderson with the Foot recovered and Sir Francis Hamilton coming with his Troop of Horse they had the Execution of the Rebels for five miles their Foot taking flight upon the giving ground of their Horse In the flight and pursuit their Commander and President of that Province the titular Arch-Bishop of Tuam was slain The Parliament took an hundred and fifty of their Horse with Pistols all their Baggage Tents and Ammunition two Waggons with rich Spoil and Money in them they took several of the Rebels Standards and Colours twenty four Drums and Officers of note forty eight two hundred of their men killed but Plunder prevented further Execution But one of the English killed some men and horses hurt With the Arch-Bishops Carriages they took several Letters and Papers Notes and Instructions from the Pope and matters relating to the King and many of the great men of Ireland and to the carrying of the War there Letters to the Speaker certified that Sir Thomas Fairfax Marched near the Kings Forces and ordered Sir Hardress Waller to amuze them near Okehampton whilst L. G. Cromwell was designed with one Regiment of Horse and two of Foot to fall upon them who after a March of fourteen miles about six a clock at night fell upon three Regiments of their Horse at Bovey of the Lord Wentworths Brigade took four hundred Horse five Colours and many Prisoners some of Quality 13. The Answer passed both Houses to the Kings last Letters concerning Peace and ordered to be sent forthwith to his Majesty by a Trumpet This resolution of the Parliament against a Personal Treaty was not liked by divers who expressed their discontent at it and it brake out farther afterwards A Committee named to draw a Letter to Prince Charles forthwith to disband his Army Reference to the Committee of the West of the Differences in Somerset-shire concerning the Election of a new Knight of that Shire Debate of Ordinances touching the Excise A Conference with the Lords about the Ordinances for Martial Law in London for continuance of the Committee of the Army and Treasurers at War and that no Delinquent should wear a Sword or other weapon of War in London 14. The two Houses at St. Martins in the Fields and the Lord Mayor and Aldermen kept a Solemn Fast Letters informed that in the late action at Bovey they took seven Colours of Horse whereof one was the Kings that some of their chief Officers being in a house shut the doors and threw out at the Window about ten pound in Silver which the Foot-Soldiers were so busie to get that in the mean time the Officers escaped That the Parliaments Foot took twenty Horse and nine Prisoners at Ashburton and then quitted the pass to Totness 15. The Ordinance pass'd for continuance of the Committee of the Army and Treasurers at War and several Ordinances for Martial Law in the Garrisons of Glocester and Hereford Another for the several Committees to punish Soldiers that run away from their Colours by Martial Law Another sent up to the Lords for Martial Law for Col. Jephsons Regiment Ordinances debated for five pound a Week allowance for the Marquess of Winton and an Impeachment ordered against him of Treason for levying War against the Parliament A Petition from the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common-Council of London for the speedy Settlement of Church-Government referred to a Committee and thanks given to the Petitioners Debate of the Irish Affairs and dispatch of Col. Jephson with his Regiment thither Preparations of Forces in Oxford for the Relief of Chester and Col. Whaley is attending their Motions Letters from Scotland informed that Montrosse was beaten from the Siege of Anderness by the Earl of Sleford that after a sharp fight two hundred of Montross's men were slain and his whole Party consisting of two thousand routed and pursued to the Mountains divers of note slain many Prisoners Arms and Ammunition taken A Petition from the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common-Council of London to the House of Peers desiring the speedy setling of Church-Government according to the Covenant That no Toleration be granted of Popery Prelacy Superstition Heresie Schisme Prophaneness or any thing contrary to sound Doctrine and that all private Meetings contrary to the Covenant may be restrained The Lords Answered complementing the City and thanking them for their care and zeal for Gods Worship and assured them as they had been so should they continue ready to advance so good a work whereto they held themselves obliged by the Covenant and they recommend it to the City to suppress such unlawful courses as are by them mentioned in their Petition Debate in the House of Commons about the business of the Church A Letter from Sir Tho. Glemham Governor of Oxford and therein another from the King to both Houses much to the same effect as his former for a Treaty to which he complained that he had received no Answer but this Trumpet met the Parliaments Trumpet who carried their Answer near to Oxford The King desires that the Church-Government may continue as it was in the days of Queen Elizabeth and of King James and is contented that the Directory shall be used as now in some Churches in London That he doubts not but he shall give both Houses satisfaction touching the choice of the Lord Admiral and other Officers of State if he finds them inclinable to a Treaty in which he will assist in Person and he makes no question but he shall give all his Subjects satisfaction about the debts of the Kingdom and the business of Ireland After this some Papers were read that were taken about the Arch-Bishop of Tuam when he was slain in Ireland discovering the transactions between the King and the Rebels and his large offers to them of Toleration of their Religion and to have all the Forts in their possession on condition they should raise ten thousand men to assist the King here Hereupon a day was set to debate this business and the Letters ordered to be printed Debate of sending Commissioners into the Netherlands 17. Proceedings in the business of the Church Order for Money for the Forces The Ordinance for further Power to the Militia of London sent up to the Lords An Exchange for Mr. Jennings a Member of the House Letters from the West informed of the Kings Forces quitting Totnesse and Plymouth and the Prince and Hopton flying into Cornwal that at Plympton they took seven pieces of Ordnance Arms and Provisions and many Prisoners and freed Plymouth of their Besiegers Sir Thomas Fairfax Besieged Dartmouth 19. Orders for Martial Law for the Garrisons of Henley Reading and Apsely Order for a new Election and for the letters taken in the Lord Digby's Coach at Sherburne to be printed Proceedings in the Church-business An Answer
Enemy quitted a Garrison at Sir Peter Bymes house that Col. Hammond being ready to fall on to Storm Pouldram Castle the Enemy made but one shot and instantly cryed for Quarter That the Generals Courtesie and fair usage of those at Dartmouth did win much upon the People made other Garrisons to yield the sooner and divers to come in to the Parliament that all the Cornish men in Dartmouth being a hundred and twenty had their Liberty freely given them and two shillings a man to bear their Charges home and those that would take up Arms for the Parliament had three shillings a man That Greenvile was sent Prisoner to Silley by the Prince for refusing to obey the orders of Hopton the General That Sir Tho. Fairfax sent a Summons and honourable propositions to Sir John Berkly the Governor for the surrendring Exeter to him to the use of the Parliament to avoid the effusion of blood and ruine to the Inhabitants To this the Governor returned an answer full of Resolution and denyal to which Sir Tho. Fairfax made a reply in vindication of the Parliaments Honour and his 3. Upon debate of the Kings last Letter the Commons voted that it was unsatisfactory in the whole and referred it to a Committee to draw up an answer to it and to the former letter and a Declaration concerning this matter to the Kingdom Order for two hundred pound per An. for Doct. Walker Advocate to the Admiralty and that if he went to Sea he should have twenty pound per An. extraordinary Order to audit Arrears of Soldiers to be paid to their Wives and Widows A thousand pound to be paid to the Train of Artillery of the Earl of Essex and Sir William Waller Many came out of Exeter to the Parliaments Army twenty in a company 4. A Ship from France came into Dartmouth supposing it had been still in the Kings hands but finding his mistake he submitted to the Parliaments Forces and threw into the Sea a packet of Letters which he had and the next Flood the Packet came to Shore and was sent by Col. Lambert to Sir Tho. Fairfax and by him to the Parliament In it were read in the House Letters from the Queen to the King against the sending of the Prince into Denmark but rather to send him into France where a match was propounded for him with the Duke of Orleances Daughter Other Letters were from Jermyn Goring and others mentioning great Sums of Money and an Army from France to be ready against the Spring to come over to the King that Montrois and the King would joyn and march into the West Intercepted Letters from Ireland were sent up to the Parliament by Col. Mitton whereby they had good intelligence of the Affairs there Reference to a Committee to consider of Propositions for reducing North-Wales Orders for an Exchange of Mr. Denham for M. Harris and about a new Election News came of the surrender of Belvoir Castle upon Articles and Sir Jervase Lucas the Governor left there one piece of Ordnance store of Arms and Provisions 5. The day of Thanksgiving Letters came to the Speaker from Sir William Brereton That his care of preserving Chester the most considerable City in those parts from ruin invited him to entertain a Treaty which was continued ten days and delayed by the enemy hoping for relief for which there were strong preparation by conjunction of Ashtey Vaughan and the Welsh and Irish Forces and those Irish newly landed That he sent forth a strong party under Col. Mitton who prevented their conjunction and then those in Chester hopeless of Relief came to a Treaty That he was contented to have the more Commissioners that the Soldiers might be the better satisfied with that which was agreed unto by some of their own Officers and the Officers would be the more careful to keep their Soldiers to the observation of it They in Chester desired farther time for the Treaty to be continued but Sir William Brereton refused it and thereupon they came to an agreement on both parts to surrender the City to the Parliament upon Articles in it they had all the Arms Ammunition Ordnance and Provisions the County Palatine Seal Swords and all the records c. 6. The Letters from Sir William Brereton read Orders for setling that Garrison and that Alderman Edward of Chester be Colonel of the Regiment of that City A long Petition from the Common Council of London a day appointed for the Debate of it Two Members of the House sent to Gravesend to examine Mr. Murray one of the Bedchamber to the King taken coming from France Col. Whaly with some Forces of the Adjacent Counties besieged Banbury Castle 7. Proceedings touching the propositions for Peace A Petition from the Common Council of London to the Lords of the same effect with that yesterday to the Commons A Party of about eighty Horse and forty Dragoons were sent from Leicester under Mr. Meers to Ashby who marched with such speed and privacy that they came to Ashby about eleven a Clock that night undiscovered surprised the Sentinels fell in at the Turn-pike broke the Chain and entred the Town They took a hundred Horse rich Prize and Pillage Plundred the Town rescued divers Gountrymen Prisoners there and returned to Leicester without opposition 9. Votes for supplys for the Protestant Forces in Ireland The Office of Lieutenant of the Ordnance for the Tower continued Colonel Needham appointed to be Governor of Leicester Order for a new Election and for Money for Col. Mittons Forces A Petition from the Inhabitants of Westminster and Middlesex That the Militia might not be setled as was desired by the London Petition was referred to the same Committee 10. Progress in the propositions of Peace Order for a new Election of Members M. G. Browne had the thanks of the House Sir William Lower and Captain Dunbar who revolted from the Parliament referred to be tryed by Martial Law A day appointed to consider of easing the people under the sufferings of Committees Letters informed that Sir Tho. Fairfax had made two Bridges over the River at Exeter block'd it up on all sides and planted Guards round the City and was within Musquet shot of their Works that he sent forth a Brigade to attempt the enemy at Barnstable News came of Preparations at Oxford upon some new design and that the Nobility there were assembled and it was propounded to them to assist the King in his War this Summer and that his Majesty declared to live and die for the Priviledges of his Crown his Friends and Church Government 11. Progress in the business of the Church Mr. Murray committed close Prisoner to the Tower and to be more strictly examined A Complaint against some Scots Horse referred to be examined Intercepted Letters and some taken at Dartmouth in characters were deciphered by Sir Walter Earle and he had the thanks of the House for it The Garrison of Newarke sallied out
dismantle his Garrisons pass an Act of Oblivion and free pardon to all and give ample satisfaction to the Kingdom of Scotland A day was appointed to consider hereof and it was ordered to be communicated to the Scots Commissioners Orders for Money for the Garrison of Hereford and for the Officers of the two Regiments at Glocester At St. Mawes the General had thirteen Guns and store of Ammunition and between three and four hundred of the Kings Forces came in to him Major General Middleton in Scotland took the Earl of Montrosses House upon surrender many were shot the Castle burnt and all the Arms and Ammunition taken 25. The day of the Monthly Fast yet solemnly observed 26. Upon the debate of the Kings last Letter a Committee was â—amed to draw up an Answer to that Message adhering to the former resolutions to have the propositions first dispatched and assented to by his Majesty A Committee of both Houses was sent into the City and communicated to the Lord Mayor and Common-Council his Majesties last Letter and made some observations upon it and informed them of the danger by the great number of Malignants coming from the Kings Quarters to London desired the care of the Militia in searching for and apprehending them and that the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common Council would meet both Houses at Christ-Church on the thanksgiving day An Ordinance sent by the Lords authorising the Commissioners of the Customs to pay one thousand pound per An. to every one of the Judges and Barons of the Exchequer for their Salleries and in lieu of all Fees Two Letters taken about Sir Jacob Ashley of great intelligence read in the House Letters informed that all the Lord Hoptons Forces were disbanded according to the Articles and a Proclamation for all of them the next day to depart or else to be taken as Spyes that the disbanding was done with great Civility on both parts and not the least insulting by the Parliaments Forces nor the value of six pence taken from them by any of their Army That Orders were given for the Army to march Eastward except two or three Regiments left to block up Pendennis Castle which being Summoned they returned a peremptory Answer of denyal that a Ship of the Parliaments upon Intelligence came into Falmouth harbour and hawled a Dunkirk Ship who gave two broad-sides but after a little dispute the Parliaments Ship Boarded the Dunkirker and put all the Irish in her to the Sword and took the rest Prisoners That Helford Fort was surrendred to the Parliament and in it six pieces of Ordnance and will streighten Pendennis Castle Anno 1646 Car. 22 That Lieutenant Colonel Ingolosby going to view the Castle was shot by a Musquetier whereof he dyed within three hours and that M. Cobbet was shot 27. The City invited both Houses of Parliament to dinner at Grocers Hall on the Thanksgiving day A Fast day was kept by the English and Scots Armies before Newarke Intelligence came that a Party from Dunnington Castle sallied out upon Dalbiers men killed some took fifty Prisoners and the Mattocks c. of the Pioners 28. Debate of the Blasphemies of Paul Best Divines ordered to confer with him to convince him of his Sin and that a charge be prepared against him Order for four thousand pound for the Scots Reformadoes Consideration of six Preaching Ministers to be sent down to Hereford and to have an hundred and fifty pound per An. each of them The Governor of Plymouth sent a Party to Ince house a Garrison of the Kings which they summoned to surrender to the Parliament but the Garrison returned a scornful answer upon which the Plymouth men prepared for a Battery but as soon as the great Guns came the Garrison begged for Quarter and had it and left their Arms and Ammunition Sir Tho. Fairfax Marched towards Exeter 30. The Invitation of the Prince to come in to the Parliaments Quarters pass'd and sent up to the Lords The answer agreed on to the Kings last Letter in substance That they did not conceive it safe for his Majesty or his Subjects that he return to the Parliament till he have assented to the Propositions which they are about and will be shortly sent to him The Commission read for the Lord L'isle to be Governor of Ireland The Lords desired the Commons that they would give leave that one imprisoned by them might be sent for and examined by the Lords touching a dangerous Book lately published called the last Summons or Warning-piece to London to which the Commons did agree Order for three hundred pounds for Sir Peter Smith in part of his Arrears for Service in Ireland and for disposal of the Prisoners in Glocester and for sending down the Ministers of Cornwall c. to their Charges Col Morgan Col. Birch and Sir William Brereton with their joynt Forces marched to Worcester and summoned the City to surrender to the Parliament and informed them that the King had no Forces to relieve them They answered That if it had been so they supposed they should have known the Kings pleasure therein till when they would not Surrender the City The Besiegers replied that they would not inform them an untruth but that they might the better inquire and prevent their own ruine they would for a short time draw off a little farther from them Dunnington Castle being much indammaged by the Granadoes desired liberty to send to Oxford and upon answer from thence would come to a Treaty High-Archal was surrendred to the Forces of Shropshire with all the Arms and Ammunition 31. Letters from Sir Tho. Fairfax desired Favour to some Gentlemen that came in to him from the Kings Quarters and it was referred to a Committee to state their several Cases Mr. Steward who had the Parliaments protection was discharged from an Arrest and order for Money due to him to be paid The Commons Voted That in case the King contrary to the advice of both Houses of Parliament already given him shall come or attempt to come within the Lines of Communication That then the Militia of London with advice of the Committee of Lords and Commons for the Army shall raise Forces to prevent and suppress any tumult that may arise by his coming and to apprehend such as shall come with him or resort to him and to secure his Rerson from danger And the House ordered that all who had born Arms against the Parliament should depart London by the sixth of April or else to be taken as Spyes The Lords concurred in the Letter of Invitation to the Prince and in the answer to the Kings last Letter A summons was sent into Newarke on Saturday to render the Town to the use of the Parliament and they took time till Mondady for their Answer April 1646. April 1. Passes for some to go beyond Seas Difference about the Ordinance for Martial Law in London Order that the Proclamation
Tho. Fairfax the speedy reducing of Oxford and Newarke Col. Birch besieged Ludlow 24. Votes for Money for Ireland and for other Irish affairs and the whole day spent concerning that Kingdom 25. Upon a Letter from Col. Ireton ordered that notice be given the General that if his Majesty should by any Letter or Writing under his own hand send to the General or any Commander for the Parliament that the same shall with all convenient speed be sent to both Houses of Parliament Letters from Col. Rainsborough informed that Mr. Fountaine the Lawyer was come in to him and the House ordered that he be sent Prisoner to Bristol Col. Morgan voted to be Governor in chief of the Forces in Monmouth-shire Order for a new High Sherriff An Ordinance sent from the Lords for a Committee at Haberdashers Hall was rejected Directions sent from the House to the General to dispose of the Army as he shall think fit in relation to Newarke and Oxford Letters of the Surrender of Dunster Castle to Col. Blake for the Parliament and of Titbury Castle to Sir Will. Brereton and of Aberustwith Castle all upon Conditions and leaving their Ordnance Ammunition and Provisions to the Parliament 27. Commissioners from Oxford the Earl of Southampton the Earl of Lindsey Sir William Fleet-wood and Mr. John Ashburnham and the Commissioners for the Parliameat Col. Rainsborough Col. Fleetwood Major Harrison and Major Desborough agreed on Articles for the surrender of Wood-stock house to the Parliament with their Arms Ammunition Ordnance and Provisions Major Desborough who brought the Letters thereof to the House was called in and had the thanks of the House for his good services and an hundred pounds bestowed upon him He acquainted the House that a private overture was made by the Earl of Southampton for the Kings coming to London as had been before to Col. Ireton they declared all addresses this way and not to the Parliament to be indirect and an obstruction to the proceedings for Peace Debate of the Scots Papers which were 1. A Negative to some Points concerning the propositions for Peace 2. To have the Militia limited for a time 3. Concerning Ireland 4. A Collection of Passages of the Parliaments touching Vniformity in matters of Religion Vote for eight hundred pounds per An. for the Bishop of Durham Summons were agreed to be sent into Newarke before the Storm the Plague was hot in the Town Sir Thomas Fairfax came to Newberry with his Army which troubled Oxford Debate about reducing all accounts into one way and an Ordinance read for draining the great Level of the Fens they denyed to joyn with the Lords in admitting the Earl of Northampton to his Composition but adhered to their former Resolution that the Earl and his Company go beyond Sea Voted that when Newarke shall be reduced the Works of it be slighted A Trumpet came with an Answer from the Prince to the Parliaments Invitation of him and he desires a Pass for the Lord Capell to go to the King to make him some overtures from the Prince and that the Primate of Armach may come to him Letters informed the surrender of Bridge-North upon Articles and a Letter of thanks ordered to the Committee of Salop for their good Service and that Col. Lloyd be Governor of Bridg-north A day of Thanksgiving ordered The Garrison in Banbury Castle desired liberty to send to the King about the surrender of it but Col. Whaley would not grant it Letters informed good success of the Parliaments Forces in Ireland under the Lord Broghill Captain Moulton and others 29. The day of the Monthly Fast the House met in the Evening and several new Members took the Covenant and they ordered an Ordinance to be brought in for a more strict observation of that day and another for punishment of Heresies and such as divulge them and another for further conviction and punishment of Recusants 30. The Northern Association continued and reference to a Committee to examine affronts given to the Major of Berwick by some Officers there A Committe named to consider of a fit place for a Goal for York-shire The Queries passed concerning Church-Government and upon the point of jure Divino and some Members of the House appointed to deliver them to the Assembly Letters informed that the King was escaped out of Oxford in disguise with Mr. Jo. Ashbornham and one more but which way he was gone was uncertain Letters from Col. Rainsborough informed that the King was escaped out of Oxford but no farther and that the Duke of Richmond the Earl of Lindsey Sir William Fleetwood Sir Edward Sydenham Mr. Carew came to him casting themselves upon the Mercy of the Parliament the House ordered them to be sent Prisoners to Warwick Castle Ordered that no persons coming out of Oxford should be admitted to any parley or Treaty except for the surrender of that Garrison or some Fort thereof Letters from Col. Mitton informed that the Arch-Bishop of York Dr. Williams had betaken himself to his house at Purin near Conwey put a Garrison therein and fortified it protesting against the Kings Party and perswading the Country against Payment of Contribution to Conwey That the Lord Byron upon notice of the Bishops revolt sent out a Party from Conwey to besiege him and the Bishop sending for assistance to Major General Mitton he drew out a party to interpose Letters from Col. Iretons Quarters informed that Captain Gibbons who commanded Iretons Regiment took four Troops of that Regiment with a party of Dragoons and some of Henley Foot and fell upon a Village called Cromash joyning to Wallingford took divers Prisoners of the Garrison of Wallingford beat the enemy into the Castle and possessed the place being of great advantage for the reducing of that Garrison May 1646. May 1. Order to proceed in the Election of a Knight of the Shire for Chester though there be no Chamberlain there Augmentations to Ministers Livings by the Committee of Plundred Ministers were approved by the House 2. Debate touching the Court of Wards The Lord Pawlet after much debate was admitted to his Composition by request of the General And upon a Petition of the Town of Lyme the House ordered that they should have reparations out of the Lord Pawlets Estate for the great losses they had suffered by him Order that no Papist that hath been in Arms against the Parliament shall be admitted to his Composition A General Training appointed and the Militia of London ordered all Shops to be shut on that day Letters informed that upon a second Summons to Newarke the Governor Bellasis after time taken to consider sent a Trumpet to Lieutenant General Pointz that by advice of the Council of War in the Town they were willing to treat for the surrender of that Garrison upon honourable conditions and Commissioners to treat were appointed on both sides the Messenger had ten pounds for a reward Letters informed that the General
for these Mercies Fifty pound given to Mr. Row the Commissioners Secretary before Newarke A Committee appointed to draw Reasons to satisfie the Lords for demanding the Kings Person as was formerly voted 11. Letters advised of the Kings advancing Northwards with the Scots Army and that a house was preparing for his Majesty in Newcastle this caused the resuming of the debate for demanding the Kings Person but voted to be disposed of and to reside near his Parliament not to go to Warwick Castle The Lords concurrence desired to Votes That his Majesty be desired to give command for the Delivery up of all Forts in England Ireland and Wales into the hands of the Parliament and to dissolve the Commissions for Peace with the Irish Rebels and to leave the prosecution of that War to the Parliaments care Letters from Col. Whaley of the surrender of Banbury Castle upon Articles and left there ten pieces of Ordnance five hundred Arms nine Colours Arms Ammunition Malt Beef Wheat Bisket twenty Cows and sixty Sheep An hundred pound ordered to Col. Whaley to buy him two horses and five hundred pounds to the Engineer twenty pounds to the Messenger Letters of the Particulars of the surrender of Newarke that there went out with the Lord Bellasis the Governor the Lord Deincourt the Lord Lexington twelve Knights and many Gentlemen of one thousand five hundred foot all went to their several homes that the Articles were exactly performed and they left in the Town fourteen Pieces of Ordnance three thousand Arms store of Ammunition and Provisions and the Town very strong but the sickness was violent in it Letters of oppressions by some of the Scots Forces in the North upon whom the Countrey rose and some of both partys were killed A day appointed to consider thereof and of sending Forces into the North to protect the well affected and to hinder resort of malignants to the King and how to dispose of the Scots and other Forces and of Carlisle and other Forts which the Scots supplyed being in their hands 12. The day of thansgiving observed Letters of the Scots Army being on their march Northward the King in the van of them and that the Scots Commissioners desired a Meeting with the English Commissioners to give an account of their sudden departure and reasons for their not delivering up Mr. Ashburuham according to the Order of Parliament Letters that Sir Tho. Fairfax had made his approaches near the works at Oxford and finished the Bridge at Marston that Oxford Garrison made a Sally out but were beaten back one of their men killed and one of the Parliaments wounded that the approaches were so near that the Officers and Soldiers of either Parties parlied one with another and those of the Garrisonseemed troubled at the Kings goingto the Scots Army The General was a person of as meek and humble carriage as ever I saw in great imployment and but of few words in discourse or Council yet when his Judgment and Reason were satisfied he was unalterable except it were by Letter whereof as was fit he was the only Judge But I have observed him at Councils of War that he hath said little but hath ordered things expresly contrary to the judgement of all his Council and in action in the Field I have seen him so highly transported that scarce any one durst speak a word to him and he would seem more like a man distracted and furious than of his ordinary mildness and so far different temper The General sent a Summons to the Governor to surrender Oxford for the use of the Parliament expressing his unwillingness to do any thing of damage to that famous University and offering to them honourable terms Sir Thomas Glemham the Governor desired a safe conduct for Sir Jo. Mounson and Mr. Philip Warwick to come to the General to speak with him from Sir Thomas Glemham first which was assented to and the same day a Summons was sent to Wallingford Bostol and Radcot 13. An Ordinance sent to the Lords enabling the Lord L'isle Lieutenant of Ireland to beat up Drums to raise six thousand Foot and eight hundred and fifty Horse for Ireland another for Money for the Forces there A Letter for Sir Thomas Fairfax to spare a hundred Horse for recruits for Col. Jephson and referred to consider how an able Ministry might be setled in Ireland and that a thousand pound given by a Gentleman for the service of Ireland should be imployed for maintainance for Ministers there Reasons given by the Commons to the Lords why they adhered to their Votes for demanding the Kings Person That in England the disposal of him belonged to the Parliament of England and that the Scots Army were in Pay of the Parliament of England that the King ought to be near his Parliament and it was consonant to the Covenant The Scots Commissioners here presented papers to the House touching stay of their Packets of Letters the last Week Another Letter agreed on to be sent to the Prince further inciting him to come in to the Parliaments Quarters with offers of due respects beseeming a Prince Letters that M. G. Mitton fell upon the Lord Byron at Carmarthen beat them out of the Town into the Castle Letters of Dudley Castle being surrendred to Sir William Brereton upon Articles which were sent up to the Parliament and approved by them 14. A Letter of thanks to the Commissioners at Newarke for their care in that business and in demolishing the works of the Town Debate of the Scots Commissioners Papers touching the seizing of their Pacquet at the Court of Guard and the Speaker was ordered to deliver to them a paper inclosed in their pacquet which was in characters and no subscription to it nor Superscription Debate touching the Scots Commissioners Papers about the propositions for Peace and what inteterest Scotland had in the affairs of England in relation unto Peace and some Votes passed thereupon The Scots Commissioners failed to meet with the English Commissioners in the North about the delivering up Mr. Ashburnham Sir Jo. Mounson and Mr. Warwick who came from the Governor of Oxford to Sir Tho. Fairfax desired only liberty for the Governor to send to the King to know his pleasure touching the surrender of Oxford which the General denyed next day a Trumpet was sent to the General to desire longer time Wallingford also desired leave to send to the King but it was denyed News came that Prince Rupert made a Sally out of Oxford but was beaten back and himself wounded in the shoulder 15. Debate about the Scots Papers concerning the propositions for Peace Order for the Arrears of M. Mathews The General Muster put off The high Sheriff of Devon impow'red to bring forth his Regiment out of his County Allowance ordered to the Marquess of Winton 16. Some of the Common Council came to the House and desired the general Muster might not be wholly put off
as formerly That the propositions for Peace be hastned to him That he may come to London with safety freedom and honour where he resolves to comply with the Houses in what shall be most for the good of his Subjects That he will disband his Garrisons as by the inclosed Warrant appears only upon honourable conditions and will send for the Prince Papers came from the Scots Commissioners to the Parliament with these Letters and very fair expressions in them pursuant to the Covenant and that they had perswaded the King since his coming to their Army to give satisfaction to his Subjects and they hope such propositions will speedily be sent to his Majesty as may settle Religion and Peace in both Kingdoms and they shall willingly depart home Another paper was a Copy of that which the Committee of Estates presented to the King desiring that the Prince might not go beyond Seas 16. Progress about the propositions for Peace they agreed that the Militia should be in both houses of Parliament for twenty years Letters informed that the Scots perswaded the King to take the Covenant The Articles were almost agreed for the surrender of Oxford 17. A Letter from the King to the Prince intercepted and read in the Houses and was to this effect to tell him That he had written to his Mother about him and would have him to obey her in all things except Religion Debate about the Militia Ordinance for a Collection for the poor of Abbington 18. The Examinations and Confession of Mr. Hudson one of the Guides that led the King to the Scots Army were read and referred to the Committee who are to draw up the Declaration to be presented to the King and to the Estates of Scotland and the Committee was ordered to proceed further in these Examinations Hudson said that the King crossed the Countrey was at Henley Harrow on the Hill and at Brainford and almost perswaded to come to London and then he went to St. Albans and so to Harborough where the French Agent was to have met him with some Horse but came not from thence the King went to Stamford from thence to Downham in Norfolke where he lay at a petty Alc-house that he passed sometimes by the name of Hudson's Tutor sometimes Doctor and sometimes as Ashburnhams Servant Order for the Speaker to write to the Scots Commissioners for an answer of the last Letter of the Parliament A Petition of the Committee of Wilts of the Robberies and Cruelties of the Forces under Major General Massey quartered in those parts so that none could travail nor remain in their houses with safety A Letter ordered for Sir Tho. Fairfax to suppress them and soon after the House ordered them for Ireland A Petition of Newbury of the sufferings by the War referred to the Committee of the three Counties to cousider of a way for their relief Supplys for Garrisons and an order for Capt. Batten to be Governor of Holy Island 20. The Earl of Ormonds Quarter master with divers Letters and Papers about him was apprehended in London and a Committee named to examine him and to peruse the Papers A difference between the Committee of Kent and the Committee for the Prince Elector referred to the Committee of Lords and Commons for Sequestrations and debate about Committees in General and the oppressions and illegalities of some of them referred to a Committee to consider of restraining them Progress upon propositions for the Peace News came that the Prince was in France The Treaty for the Surrender of Oxford was agreed Farrington was willing to Surrender upon the same terms with Oxford but Wallengford still held out two of Sir Tho. Fairfax's Commissioners went into Oxford to see the Governor and Council there to sign the Articles and two from them came to Sir Tho. Fairfax to see him sign them which were as followeth Articles of Agreement concluded and agreed on by his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax Knight General of the Forces raised by the Parliament on the one Party and the Right Honourable Sir Richard Lane Knight Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England Francis Lord Cottington Lord High Treasurer of England Will. Marquess of Hertford Edw. Earl of Dorset Lord Chamberlain of his Majesties Honourable Houshould Tho. Earl of Southampton Francis Earl of Chichest Francis Lord Seymour Sir Edw. Nicholas Knt. one of his Majesties Principal Secretaries of State all of them being of his Majesties most honourable Privy Council and Sir Tho. Glemham Knt. c. Governor of Oxford on the other Party for and concerning the Rendring of the Garrison of Oxford as followeth 1. THat the Garrison of Oxford with the Castle Forts Mounts and places of Defence whatsoever with all the Ordnance Arms Ammunition and Provisions of War with all Magazins and Stores thereunto belonging excepting what is allowed in the ensuing Articles shall be delivered to the General Sir Thomas Fairfax or whom he shall appoint without wilful spoyl or embezlement upon Wednesday the 24th of this Instant June at ten of the Clock in the Morn or there about 2. That his Highness the Duke of York shall have an honourable Convoy to London where other of his Majesties Children are attended by his Officers and Servants and sitting accommodation for the removal of his Houshold and Goods thither and shall have an honourable Provision besitting his Dignity appointed for him by the Parliament and to remain there untill his Majestics Pleasure be known touching his setling there or elsewhere and then to be disposed accordingly to any place within fourscore miles of London and shall have such Officers and Servants to continue about him as the Parliament shall approve 3. That their Highnesses Prince Rupert and Prince Maurice shall have Liberty and Passes for themselves with their Servants Horses Arms and Goods the number of their Horses for them and their Train not exceeding seventy to repair to any place within fifty miles of London so it be not within twenty miles of London without leave from the Parliament nor in any Garrison and there to abide for the space of six Months after the rendring free from any molestation by imposition of Oaths or otherwise and shall have Passes to go beyond the Sea at any time within the said six months with their said Servants Horses Arms and Goods they ingaging themselves upon their Honours not to use the Liberty hereby granted in the mean time to any Hostility against the Parliament of England sitting at Westminster or any way wilfully to the prejudice of their affairs and they are to have the benefit of such the ensuing Articles as may concern them 4. That the Seals called the Great Seal Privy Seal the Signet and the Seals of the Kings Bench Exchequer Court of Wards Dutchy Admiralty and Prerogative as also the Sword of State shall at such time and in the presence of two such Persons as the General Sir Tho. Fairfax shall appoint be lockt up in
General set forth a Proclamation forbidding any abuse or obstruction to the Parliaments Officers in Levying the Excise or Assessments The King went to Windsor for two or three days to see his Children 3. Letters of an high Mutiny of the Souldiers in Chester Order for mony for them and to lessen the Garrison A Petition of one Goodwyn a Curate who gave uncivil words to divers Members of the House for an answer of his Petition Resolved That the Petitioner hath no cause of complaint but deserves punishment for his scandalous Petition Orders for pay for the Nothern Association and for Dover Upon the Prince Electors desire it was left to his pleasure to visit the King if he thought fit The Treaty proceeded in the Army and they removed their Head Quarters to Reading the King returned from Windsor to Causham the Lord Cravens House near Reading Several Members did not attend the House so frequently as heretofore seeing the designs put upon them by the Army and the City and Tumultuous Petitions 5. Vote to add a penalty to such as sit in the House not being duly chosen and that none who have assisted the King in the late War or the Cessation or Rebellion in Ireland or that have been sequestred for Delinquency shall sit in the Parliament Orders touching New Elections Upon a Petition of the Trinity House Order That Dr. Clerk shall be Judg Advocate and an Ordinance to give further power to the Trinity House Goodwyn the Curate for his insolency and revilings committed to Newgate Votes of the Lords to leave out of the first qualification of excepted persons Prince Rupert and Maurice and others The Treaty went on fairly and methodically between the Parliaments Commissioners and the Commissioners of the Army A Proclamation by the General That his Souldiers shall not take Horses without Warrant nor compel any where they Quarter to give them mony and he granted Commissions to every Regiment for Marshal-Law 6. Orders for the House to sit early and for sitting of the Committees and for Money for the Army and for dismantling of Carrisons according to former votes and for Money for Ireland Col. Scroop and other Officers presented to the House the particular Charge of the Army against the eleven Members who were sent for such as could be found and the Charge read unto them 7. The last day of the Term the House adjourned the Speakers being to sit in Chancery Mr. Bellieur the French Ambassador was received by the King at Causham The first part of the Charge of the Army against Mr. Hollis was the former business of the Lord Savile 8. A List agreed for Judges to ride this Summers Circuit and order for instructions for them The Militia of London desired new powers and Money from the House part whereof was assented to and orders given them for the guards of the House The House committed some Soldiers for assaulting the Person and House of Mr. Pury one of their Members The Charge against the eleven Members put off 9. Letters from Sir Thomas Fairfax full of respect towards the King and taking notice of some reports as if he and his Officers were upon some under-hand contract with the King and so to slander their integrities and endeavour a misunderstanding betwixt the Parliament and their Army which their Enemies would fain effect to hinder the settlement of the Peoples Rights but a good accord between them is their design to preserve He declares that they have not done nor shall do any thing which they desire to hide from the Parliament and the World and shall not avow to the faces of their Adversaries their desires to settle the Kings Rights he first giving his concurrence to secure the rights of the Kingdom they have already declared publickly That since their Papers sent in to the Parliament several Officers were sent to the King to satisfie him concerning those Papers and some others sent to him about his removes in which Addresses they bargained not nor asked any thing of the King as to any private interest of their own But they endeavoured only the settlement of the publick Peace and rights of the Nation and assured the King that this being done with his concurrence the rights of his Majesty and his Family should be provided for and in the mean time his Majesty should find from them all personal civilities and respects and such freedom as may stand with safety and the trust lying upon them That they are no enemies to Monarchy and Civil Government that upon his Majesties importunity though with some reluctancy they did give way for the Duke of Richmond and the two Chaplains to come to his Majesty as that which they thought reasonable and Just and to make the King less prejudiced against others That they conceived to avoid all harshnesses and afford all kindnesses to his Majesty consisting with the Peace and Safety of the Kingdom is the most Christian Honourable and Prudent way and that tender equitable and moderate dealing towards his Majesty his Family and Party is the most hopeful course to take away the seeds of War and feuds amongst us and our Posterity and to procure a lasting Peace And that being setled with the Rights and Liberties of the Nation and propagation of the Gospel of Truth and they honoured to be instrumental therein they shall be willing to be dismist and be happy to be discharged not only from Military imployments but from all matters of Power whatsoever In the like Letter to the House of Lords was a Letter from the King to his Son the Duke of York Both Houses pass'd an Ordinance for all Papists and Delinquents to depart the Lines of Communication The House appointed a Committee to examine an Information concerning Listing of men in London An Ordinance for Money for the Army and Votes against Members sitting in the House not being duly Elected and qualified 10. Both Houses passd an Ordinance for disbanding Soldiers and their departing out of London Votes of the House against tumultuous meetings in the City and to give power to the Militia to prevent them and to punish the Offenders The Sheriffs and some of the Common-Council acquainted the House with Letters they received from the Army touching the proceedings in the Treaty for which the House gave them thanks Debate fore-noon and after-noon upon the Charge against the eleven Members but nothing concluded thereupon Two thousand pound ordered to Col. Massey in part of his Arrears 12. Upon long debate of the Charge of the Army against the eleven Members the House voted it to be aCharge and gave a weeks time for the Members to bring in their Answers Mr. Chute Mr. Glover Mr. Pryn and Mr. Hales to be of Council for them The Lords desired the Commons Concurrence upon a Letter from the King to his Son the Duke of York that the Kings Children might go to see him Sir Thomas Fairfax wrote
tryed forthwith The General removed Northwards Lieutenant General Cromwel possessed Carmarden the Forces being drawn into Pembroke Castle where Laugherne Powel and Poyer were but some differences reported to be among them there 22. Order for supplying the Stores and taking off the Salt Peter Letters from the Mayor of Sandwich That a young man was lately come thither who gave himself out to be the Prince of Wales and That many came to him to kiss his hand and others sent him money Vice-Admiral Rainsborough advertised by Letters the fame thing referred to the Committee at Derby House to examine this business and to send for this pretended Prince of Wales and Messengers went to bring him up The Gentry of York agreed to raise Horse and Foot for defence of their Country against all Opposers of the Parliament Which the House approved and Ordered thanks to them for it Thanks Ordered to the Militia of London and to Major General Skippon for preserving the Peace of the City and securing the Parliament The Ordinance past for advancing fifty thousand pounds for the service of Ireland An Ordinance past both Houses against Tumultuous meetings to present Petitions to the Parliament Letters from Edenburgh of great preparations in Scotland for raising Forces Horse and Foot And that an Act was published for putting that Kingdom into a posture of defence against Malignants Sectaries and others That General Leven laid down his Commission and Thot Duke Hamilton was chosen General That they gave a rich Jewel to General Leven and promised him one thousand pounds Letters That Eighty Horse each Horse-man carrying a Foot-man behind him came to Pontfret Castle and set up their Scaling Ladders in the Night designing to surprize it for the King but the Garrifon took the Allarum and the Centries firing upon them they all got away Collonel Rigby and the Gentlemen of Lancashire raised the Forces of that County to oppose the Enemy Some Gentlemen of Surrey came to the General and desired him in the name of that County to command his Soldiers that no affront might be offered to the Countrymen by the Soldiers and the Country will take care that no affront be offered to the Soldiers but that they have necessary and lawful accommodation and respect And that they were grieved That so much injury was offered to their Petitioners and so much Christian blood of their Country shed 23. Both Houses passed the Ordinance for putting Malignants and Papists out of the Lines of Communication and twenty miles distant from London A Petition from the supernumerary Officers and Soldiers for part of their Arrears for their present subsistence answered That they must be satisfied with the security given to them and others already A Petition from the City of London expressing their Thankfulness for the granting of their former desires and their joy for the Votes of Parliament that they will not alter the Government by King Lords and Commons and will preserve the Covenant and Treaties but that they are much grieved that their Magistrates and fellow Citizens for a long time have been under restraint They humbly pray the prosecution of their Votes by the Parliament for the settlement of Peace preservation of the Vnion Covenant and Treaties and that the Aldermen now in the Tower their Recorder and the rest of their fellow Cittizens restrained upon the same occasion may be restored The Lords Gave thanks to the Petitioners and assurance that they would indeavour the settlement of Peace and to prevent a new War and the discharge of the Recorder and that they may be united their hearts fastned and their hands strengthened to serve the Parliament The Commons gave an answer to the same effect and Voted the discharge of Mr. Recorder Glyn and divers other Citizens from their Imprisonments that the Forces at the Tower be joyned with those at White hall and the Meuse till the City Militia be in a posture for the Guard of the Parliament The Gentlemen of Montgomeryshire subscribed an Ingagement To adhere to the Parliament and to put themselves into a Posture of Defence 24. Instructions passed for the Earl of Thanet to go down into Kent to quiet the Rioters there by assuring them 1. That the Houses have no such intent as the Malignants have given out to Execute two of every Town of them 2. That they may have leave to present their Petition by a few 3. That upon laying down their Arms and repairing home they shall have an Ordinance of Indemnity Vote by the Commons That after His Majesty hath signed the Bills for setling the Militia and for the Presbyterian Government and recalled his Declarations c. against the Parliament that then a Treaty shall be had with him upon the rest of the Propositions at Hampton-Court The Author and Printer of a Scandalous feigned Engagement of the Counties of Kent Surrey Essex c. ordered to be whipt and Imprisoned Letters from Collonel Duckenfield That the Gentry of Cheshire have ingaged to adhere to the Parliament and to raise three Regiments of Foot and one of Horse if occasion be for defence of their Countrey Letters of some Forces for the King come into Lancashire and North-Wales and of the readiness of the Countries to oppose them 25. Intelligence of the increase of the Rioters in Kent and their seizing some Shipping and Ammunition at Rochester and their approaching near London which it was given out they intended to Plunder Referred to the Committee at Derby-House to order Forces for the better security of the Parliament and City and notice hereof to be given to the General The Lords Voted an addition to the Committee at Derby-House Debate touching provision of Money for the Forces in London and for raising new Forces 26. Debate about the Bills to be presented to the King in order to a Treaty with him and about the discontents and desires of the County of Surrey Upon Information that the Rioters of Kent had Plundered the Houses of many Members of Parliament who serve for that County Orders for the suppressing of them Some of their Members had the thanks of the House for removing the Ordnance and Ammunition from Wolwich to the Tower Letters from Wales of the Insurrections there well nigh suppressed That two hundred and forty of the Welchmen Batchellors were sent to the Barbadoes and three shot to Death at Cardiffe 27. Orders for slighting of Banbury Castle and for Money for Repairing and Victualling of Windsor Castle and for a hundred Beds for the Soldiers there and for Victualling of Dover Castle Reference to the Committee of Derby House touching additional Guards for the Isle of Wight and to the Committee of the Navy touching the Sea Guards Upon a Petion from the Rioters in Kent Ordered That they shall have Indemnity and Pardon if they forthwith lay down Arms restore what they have taken retire to their own dwellings and ingage to be quiet for the
The King desired that in respect sentence of death was past upon him and the time of his execution might be nigh that the House would give him leave to see his Children and that he might have D r Juxon to be private with him in his Chamber and to give him the Sacrament This was ordered accordingly and Dr. Juxon preached before the King in his private lodgings this night at White-Hall 28. The Commissioners of the High Court of Justice kept a Fast in the Chappel at White-Hall 29. The House sate early and one of the secluded Members coming in they Voted That such Members as 5. Dec. last Voted that the Kings concessions were a ground of setling peace in this Nation should not be readmitted but disabled to sit as Members for the future The Dutch Ambassadours had their Audience in the House they read their Instructions and Credentials in French and promised Copies of them in English to morrow but would not part with the Originals Their business was to interceed for the Kings life and to preserve a fair correspondence betwixt this Nation and the States An Act passed for alteration of names and forms in Writs Grants Patents procedings in Courts c. That in England Ireland and Berwick c. instead of the style title and teste of the King shall be used Custodes libertatis Angliae Authoritate Parliamenti c. That the date shall be the year of our Lord and no other That instead of the former words Juratores pro Domino Rege c. the words now to be used shall be Juratores pro Republica Instead of the words Contra pacem dignitatem vel Coronam nostram the words shall be Contra pacem Publicam That all Writs Patents Commissions c. shall stand good notwithstanding the death of the King The High Court of Justice sate and appointed the time and place for the Execution of the King The Kings Children came from Syon-House tovisit him at S t Iames's he took the Princess in his Arms and kissed her and gave her two Seals with Diamonds and prayed for the blessing of God upon her and the rest of his children and there was great weeping The Prince Elector the Duke of Richmond and others made suit to see him which he refused Letters from Scotland that the Ministers there preach against the Army in England and the proceedings against their King they say they are bound by their Covenant to preserve Monarchy and that in the Race of the present King That their Parliament have passed several votes against those that were in the late ingagament against England Letters that Prince Rupert was at Sea with about fourteen of the revolted Ships and took divers Merchant men the Parliament having no Ships abroad The Commissioners met at Mr. Browns House where the Seal lay to have had a Private Seal but by reason of my Lord Grey's absence who had the key and because of the sentence given against the King they did not seal any thing but they heard divers Petitions 30. The King walked from St. James's through the Park guarded with a Regiment of Foot and Partisans to White-Hall Divers Gentlemen went bare before him D r Juxon followed next to him and Colonel Thomlinson had the charge of him they brought him to the Cabinet-Chamber where he continued at his devotion He refused to dine having before taken the Sacrament but about twelve a clock at noon he drank a Glass of Claret Wine and eat a piece of Bread from thence he went with D r Juxon Colonel Thomlison Colonel Hacker and the Guards through the Banqueting House adjoyning to which the Scaffold was erected it was hung round with black and the Floor covered with black and the Ax and block laid in the middle of it Divers Companies of Foot and Horse were on every side of the Scaffold and great multitudes of People came to be spectators the King looked earnestly on the Block asked if there were no place higher and directing his speech to the Gentlemen upon the Scaffold he spake to this effect I shall be very little heard of any Body here I shall therefore speak a word unto you here indeed I could hold my peace very well if I did not think that holding my peace would make some men think that I did submit to the guilt as well as to the punishment but I think it is my duty to God first and to my Country for to clear my self both as an honest man and a good King and a good Christian I shall begin first with my innocency in troth I think it not very needful for me to insist long upon this for all the world knows that I never did begin a War with the two Houses of Parliament and I call God to witness to whom I must shortly make an account that I never did intend for to incroach upon their priviledges They began upon me it is the Militia they began upon they confest that the Militia was mine but they thought it fit to have it from me and to be short if any Body will look to the dates of Commissions theirs and mine and likewise to the Declarations they will see clearly that they began these unhappy troubles not I. So that as to the guilt of these enormous Crimes that are laid against me I hope in God that God will clear me of it I will not I am in Charity God forbid that I should lay it upon the two Houses of Parliament there is no necessity of either I hope they are free of this guilt for I do believe that ill Instruments between them and me have been the chief cause of all this Blood-shed so that by way of speaking as I find my self clear of this I hope and pray God that they may too Yet for all this God forbid that I should be so ill a Christian as not to say that Gods judgments are just upon me many times he does pay justice by an unjust sentence that is Ordinary I only say this that an unjust sentence that I suffered for to take effect is punished now by an unjust sentence upon me that is so far I have said to shew you that I am an innocent man Now for to shew you that I am a good Christian I hope there is a good man pointing to Dr. Juxon that will bear me witness that I have forgiven all the world and even those in particular that have been the Chief causers of my Death who they are God knows I do not desire to know I pray God forgive them But this is not all my Charity must go further I wish that they may repent for indeed they have committed a great sin in that particular I pray God with St. Stephen that this be not laid to their Charge nay not only so but that they may take the right way to the peace of the Kingdom for Charity commands me not only to forgive particular men but
Painted Chamber and such who had any evidence to give against the Earl of Holland Earl of Cambridge Lord Goring Lord Capell and Sir John Owen or any of them were to repair thither where they might be heard A Committee to examine the Authours and publishers of a Pamphlet and such as have preached printed and published seditiously the proceedings in bringing the King to justice and to prepare an Act to restrain the preaching and printing any thing against the proceedings of the House and of the High Court of Justice Letters from Scotland that the Parliament and priests there are at much variance that they bring all to the stool of repentance that were in the last invasion of England yet they are now as much as ever Enemies to the proceedings of the Parliament and Army in England That they talk big of raising an Army in revenge of the Kings Blood and all will joyn unanimously against the Sectaries of England and ground themselves upon breach of the Covenant Letters from New-Castle that many Ships were loaden with Coals for London and the Coast clear and their Governour Sir Arthur Haselrigge and some Officers of the Garrison were gone for London Letters from Pontefract that upon notice of the Kings execution the Garrison made a stout Salley but were beaten in again In the House the debate was long and smart concerning the Lords House 6. Debate concerning the House of Lords and the question being put whether the House of Commons should take the advice of the House of Lords in the exercise of the Legislative power of the Kingdom it was carried in the Negative by many voices Then they voted That the House of Peers in Parliament is useless and dangerous and ought to be abolished and that an Act be brought in to this purpose A Committee named to draw up an Act for making the Estates both of the late Members of Peers and likewise of the House of Commons liable to the Law for payment of all debts Referred to a Committee to consider of a way to take away all Appeals to the Lords and to discharge all persons committed by them in relation thereunto and how the Peers may be elected Burgesses and Knights to serve in the House of Commons Debate what Government to set up in England and Ireland and whether Kingship should be abolished or not Divers Sheriffs made Scruple of acting in their Office because of the Death of the King Order for instructions to be drawn up therein Order for Sergeant Bradshaw to make a Deputy in Guild-Hall where he is Judge in regard of his imployment in the High Court The accounts allowed of the Charges of the Kings Tryal Letters that the Irish Pyrates take divers vessels at Sea from the English and that the several Parties in Ireland are agreed to carry on the designs of the Prince of Wales It was put upon Whitelock to draw an Act to take away the House of Lords wherein he desired to have been excused in regard he was not in the house when the vote passed and had Declared his opinion against it but he could not get excused 7. Debate whether the Government by Kings should be abolished and upon the Question whether it should be referred to a grand Committee of the whole House it was carried in the Negative Then after a long and quick Debate they passed this vote Resolved upon the Question by the Commons of England in Parliament assembled That it hath been found by experience and this House doth declare That the Office of a King in this Nation and to have the power thereof in any single person is unnecessary burthensome and dangerous to the liberty safety and publick interest of the People of this Nation and therefore ought to be abolished and that an Act be brought in to that purpose A Committee appointed to bring in names of persons not exceeding forty to be a Councel of State Instructions passed for drawing new Commissions for the Judges the new Great Seal being ready The Judges appointed to meet with the Speaker and a Committee of the House about the Judges Commissions The High Court of Justice sate receiving witnesses and preparing the Charges against the five persons to be tryed The Earl of Holland sent up by post that he was dangerously sick at Warwick-Castle The Corps of the late King was removed from St. James's to Windsor to be interred in St. George's Chappel there and monies allowed for it An Act appointed to be brought in to make Sir Thomas Widdrington and Whitelock Commissioners of the new Great Seal with a blank for others to be added 8. Instructions passed for Commissions to the Judges of whom six agreed to hold viz. Rolles Jermyn St. John Pheasant Wilde and Yates provided that by Act of the Commons the fundamental Laws be not abolished The other six Judges viz. Bacon Brown Bedingfield Creswell Trevor and Atkins were not satisfied to hold Order for altering the Judges Oaths formerly in the name of the King now to be in the People A Committee appointed to bring in a list of fit persons to be Justices of peace in every County Instructions passed for rewards to such as shall bring in any of the revolted Ships The Duke of Richmond and others had leave to attend the late Kings funeral at Windsor Widdrington and Whitelock without the Lords who were in Commission with them yet having an Act of the House of Commons for it they went with the old great Seal to the House Mr. Malbon the usual Seal-bearer carried it to the door where Widdrington and Whitclock took the Purse and Seal in it and both of them holding it brought it in solemnly into the house all the Members being silent and laid it down upon the Table in the house Then the House past an Act for the old Seal to be broken and a work-man was brought into the house with his tools who in the Face of the house upon the Floor brake the old Seal in pieces and the house gave to Widdrington and Whitelock the pieces and purse of the old Seal After this the House passed another Act for establishing the new Great Seal to be the Great Seal of England Then they read another Act to constitute Widdrington and Whitelock to be Commissioners of the New Great Seal which occasioned Sir Thomas Widdrington to stand up and excuse himself very earnestly because of his unhealthfulness but that excuse would not be allowed Then he further excused himself by reason of some scruples in conscience which he had concerning the acting in this high place though he did acknowledge the Authority and submit to it and had Acted by vertue of it in signing a Warrant for a Writ to adjourn the Term and bringing in the new Great Seal without the Lords Commissioners Upon a long Debate the House did excuse Widdrington and to manifest their respects for his former services
as both shall agree to stand with the Laws of Ireland 13. That the Council table meddle only with State matters 14. Act against transporting wooll to be null 15. Those wronged by grants to have relief 16. Wronged persons to have right 17. Restitution of Estates 18. An Act of oblivion to pass 19. Customs not to be farmed and Monopolies to be taken away 20. The Court of Castle-Chamber to be regulated 21. Acts forbidding ploughing with Horses by the tayl and burning Oats in the Straw to be nulled 22. An Act to take off grievances 23. Maritime causes to be determined in Ireland 24. No rents to be raised under pretence of defective titles 25. Interest money to be for given from 1641. 26. All this to be acted till a Parliament agree it 27. That the Catholick Commissioners agree upon such as shall be Justices of Peace and hear all causes under ten pound 28. All Governours of Forts to be by approbation of the Catholick Commissioners 29. None of the Kings rents to be paid till a further settlement by Parliament 30. Power of the Commissioners of Oyer and Terminer 31. Differences in Ireland to be tryed there and not in England 32. The Roman Clergy not to be molested 33. That his Majesty grant whatever else is necessary for the Catholicks Prince Rupert was upon the Irish coast with sixteen Ships many vessels were taken by him A Petition to the General and his General Council of War from the well affected Inhabitants of Lincolnshire much to the same effect with others lately presented to him and to the Parliament and which are before mentioned Two men measuring some ground in Windsor forest were asked by what Authority they did it they showed a kind of Warrant from Lieutenant General Cromwell desiring all Officers of the forest Souldiers and others to permit these men to set out some Land c. in regard there was no Justice in Eyre It were to be wished that such men as Lieutenant General Cromwell would not so irregularly meddle with such matters as these are the men were forbidden to make any divisions of the Land or ditches about it till further order 27. A Declaration passed that a Book lately published entituled the second Part of Englands new Chains discovered contained matter false Scandalous Seditious Mutinous and tending to raise a new War that the Authors and publishers of it were guilty of Treason and referred to the Council to find them out Anno 1649 Letters from Major General Lambert with the Articles of the surrender of Pontefract Castle A Letter and Petition from the Grand Jury of Yorkshire acknowledging with humble thanks the justice of the Parliament in their late proceedings and ingaging to joyn with them and desiring Pontefract Castle may be demolished and some other Forts thereabouts Vote for three hundred pounds per annum to be setled on Major General Lambert out of Pontefract honour for his good service The Lancashire Forces submitted to disband and quitted Clithero Castle Order for that Castle to be demolished and that the Council of State consider what other Inland Castles are fit to be demolished Sir Henry Cholmely sent for upon complaints against him Instructions for the Scots Commissioners to their new King were 1. That he take the Covenant 2. To put from him all who have assisted his Father in the War particularly Montross else not to Treat with him 3. To bring but one hundred with him into Scotland and none who have assisted his Father in Arms. 4. To bring no Forces into Scotland from other Nations without their consent Marquess Huntley was beheaded at the Cross in Edenburgh Letters from the Hague that the Queen of England invited Prince Charles her son into France that the States inhibited their Ministers from insisting upon matters of State and in their Pulpits and particularly not to meddle with Englands or other Kingdom 's proceedings 28. Upon a Report from the Council of State of the particulars for incouragement of those who shall ingage for Ireland with Lieutenant General Cromwell the House referred them back again to the Council to perfect Upon a Report from them of the Earl of Ormond's proclaiming the King in Ireland c. the House voted the Earl a Traitour and an Act to be brought in to attaint him Order for a Letter of thanks to Colonel Jones and a gratuity Order that no Ministers shall teach in their Pulpits any thing relating to State affairs but only to preach Christ in sincerity and an Act to be brought in for penalties to those who shall do otherwise Orders for money given away A new day given to the Lord Mayor to conform to the order for proclaiming the Act against King-ship or to give an account to the House why he hath not done it 29. The House sate not The Council of State upon examination of Lilburn Walwyn and others who owned the Book called England's new chains did commit them to the Tower The Estates of the Netherlands summoned and examined their Ministers and disallowed what they had done in relation to King Charles II. And forbad them all to meddle with State matters in their Pulpits without leave of the Magistrate The Council of State perfected the particulars for incouragement of those who shall ingage for Ireland and Lieutenant General Cromwell declared himself willing to undertake that service 30. Vote that Gresham Colledge be not exempted from the assessment to the Army nor the Doctors in Doctors Commons nor the Counties in Wales formerly exempted Order that the Speaker do sign such Letters as shall be thought fit by the Council of State to the States of Hamburgh touching Merchants Upon a Petition of the Borough of Southwark of the inequality of their rates with the County of Surrey the House held their desires just and Ordered that in all future rates they should pay the eight part of that assessed upon the County of Surrey Order for the Committee of Goldsmiths Hall to form the Votes concerning compositions of Delinquents and to have them printed and published that none may plead ignorance of them Referred to the Committee of the Army to make provision of four thousand Cassocks and breeches to be disposed of by the General to his Foot Souldiers in regard of the smallness of their pay Upon the Report of Alderman Atkins that the Lord Mayor desired to be excused from proclaiming the Act for abolishing Kingly Government the House Ordered that he be summoned to attend at the Bar to answer his contempt and disobedience herein 31. Upon a Report from the Council of State that Lieutenant General Cromwell accepted of the service for Ireland and would endeavour to the utmost of his power with Gods assistance to carry on that work against the Rebels and all that adhere to them Voted that the House doth approve of Lieutenant General Cromwell to be Commander in chief of all the
this betterness will save much effusion of Blood through the Goodness of God I wish that all honest Hearts may give the Glory of this to God alone to whom indeed the Praise of this Mercy belongs for Instruments they were very inconsiderable the Work throughout Then he gives an Account of his purpose for Wexford and concludes Captain Brandly did with 40 or 50 of his Men very gallantly storm Tenalis for which he deserves the Thanks of the State O. Cromwel Sep. 16th 1649. The Councel of State ordered that the Ministers in their several Churches to morrow being the Lords Day should acquaint the People And according to the Order of the Councel of State the Ministers of London acquainted the People with the great Successes of the Parliaments Forces in Ireland and returned Thanks to God for the same October 1649. Octob. 1 More Letters of the Particulars of the taking of Drogheda That the Breaches not being made low enough the Horse could not go on with the Foot but the Foot alone stormed and entred the Town but by reason of the numerousness and stoutness of the Enemy who maintained the Breach as gallantly as ever men did and by the death of Collonel Castle whose Regiment was one of those that stormed and he was slain at the Storm our Men were disheartned and retreated Which my Lord Lieutenant seeing went himself to the Breech and after a little time a fresh reserve of C. Evers Men fell on with the rest very couragiously and God abated the Courage of the Enemy they fled before us till we gained the Town and they all agreed in the not giving of Quarter and other particular Passages before mentioned 2 Letters from the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to the Parliament and Councel of State of the Success at Drogheda more particularly That Sir Arthur Ashton the Governour and divers considerable Officers got up into the Mill Mount a very strong Fort in the Town but Cromwels Men got up to them and put them all to the Sword having Command not to spare any that were in Arms in the Town That about 140 got into a Tower and being Summon'd would not yield but killed and wounded some of our Men and when they submitted their Officers were knocked on the Head and every 10th Man of the Souldiers killed and the rest were shipped for the Barbadoes That these People thrust the Protestants out of the great Church and set up Mass there and in this very place 1000 of them were put to the Sword flying thither for safety their Fryars and Priests were knocked on the Head promiscuously with the others who were in Arms. The Letters said further That in Sir Arthur Ashtons Pocket were Letters taken from Ormond to him assuring him of relief in a short time That Ormond and Inchequin were at variance The Parliament ordered a Day of publick Thanksgiving for the great Successes in Ireland The Inhabitants of Wickloe being all Roman Catholicks submitted to the Lord Lieutenant who marched with his Army to the West for reducing of Munster Letters of more Moss Troopers taken Letters from Scotland That Mr. Windham was gone to their King with as inviting a Message as Pen could draw or People send promising him Personal Protection Restauration c. and no Condition for so much as subscribing the Covenant Several Persons apprehended at Lancaster who raised a tumult to keep a Malignant Person in his Benefice 3 Several Votes past and ordered to be Printed for Repayment of Money lent upon the publick Faith Letters from France That Prince Charles went from the Court towards Caen in Normandy and from thence intended to go for Jersy That his Train was but 60 Horses and six Coaches with six Horses a piece and that many of his Servants and some Gentlemen went on Foot That the Prince had but 300 Pistols left him to defray the Charges of his Journey 4 A Letter from the General with a Petition inclosed from the Officers of the Army being the humble Desires of the Councel of War in prevention of the disorderly buying of Debenters of the Souldiers at inconsiderable Rates Referred to a select Committee with Power to send for and conferr with such Persons as they shall think fit in order to that Business The Election of Alderman Fowke to be Lord Mayor of London and his being presented to the House with a Speech by their Recorder Steel The House approved the Election Letters from Salop of their Ministers preaching bitter Invectives against the Parliament Letters that Captain Dawkins took a Dunkirk Frigot with four pieces of Ordinance and a Commission from Prince Charles Letters that a Minister and his Wife near Edenburgh were lately apprehended for Witches Letters that the Lord Lieutenant upon his March towards Wexford took in several Garrisons C. Scroope was made Governour of Bristol-Castle 5 These Acts passed To give Liberty of Transporting ungarbled Spices For settling the Accounts â—f the Common-wealth For Redemption of Captives Order for a Declaration to be published to the Kingdom upon sale of the Lands of the late King Queen and Prince The House adjourned Letters that some Aldermen of Wexford were sent out to treat with the Lord Lieutenant ten Miles before he came to the Town That Inchequin would surrender up his Forces and Garrisons so he might have security of his Life and of his Estate of 1000 l. per annum That the Earl of Antrim would surrender four Garrisons upon Condition to enjoy his Life and Estate That C. Veneable was made Governour of the North of Ireland That most of C. Evers Officers were wounded at the storming of Tredah Prince Rupert having been for divers Months blocked up in the Harbour of Kinsale by the Parliaments Ships at length by reason of his want of Provisions and Cromwels being ready to take that Town by Land the Prince was forced to a Resolution to make his way through them And with the loss of three of his Ships he bore out of that Harbour and with the remainder of his Fleet getting clear of the Parliaments Ships steered his Course for Lisbon where he was not only protected but caressed by the King of Portugal which so much displeased the Parliament that they commenced a War with that Prince doing him many great Dammages in the Trade and Navigation wherein the Riches of that Nation chiefly do consist At the same time that Prince Charles and his Retinue about 300 arrived at Jersy and was there proclaimed King Some few Forces were landed in the Isle of Orkeney from the Lord Montross and some came out of Ireland into the North of Scotland under Sir James Montgomery Hereupon and to oppose these Forces the Scots began to make Preparations though at the same time they were upon terms of Treaty with their King for whose Service these Forces were designed The Kirk having long before excommunicated Montross strict Order was now given for suppressing a Declaration which he had
Officer of the Kings in Cornwall who were carryed to Prison til further Order from the Parliament or Councel of State 16 Divers Surveys returned into Worcester House of Lands of the late King Queen and Prince appointed to be sold 17 The General sent his Orders to several Garrisons to hold Courts Martial for the Punishment of Souldiers offending against the Articles of War provided that if any be sentenced to loose Life or Limb that then they trasmit to the Judge Advocate the Examinations and Proceedings of the Court Marshal that the General 's Pleasure may be known thereupon The Commission also from the General gave authority to examine Witnesses upon Oath against the Offender and for his Defence An Account of Recruits for Ireland and Returns of Subscriptions to the Ingagement from several Regiments and Garrisons 18 Letters that the Mayor and Magistrates of Yarmouth and all the Officers and Souldiers of the Garrison there did willingly take the Ingagement and that there was great Affection and Unity between them That the Commissioners appointed by the Councel of State were settling the Militia in those parts That a Danish Ship of twelve Guns was cast away in sight of the Town who sent out Boats and saved twelve of her Men the rest were drowned and six of her Guns saved From Jersy That the Prince intends to remove back again into France That his Councel is much divided about what Answer to give to the Lord of Libbertons Message From Durham That a written Paper was fixed upon the Market Cross of the Title of King Charles the Second c. and that all that opposed him were guilty of Rebellion which was Treason in the highest nature and therefore the Authors kindly wished all to amend 19 Most part of this week was spent in Parliament upon Debates of a new Act for regulating the Elections of Members for suture Representatives and upon a Bill for managing and ordering of the Sequestrations Granger and others were apprehended for counterfeiting Warrants and receiving great Sums of Money collected for the Service of the Forces in Ireland The Generals at Sea met at Portsmouth to hasten out the Navy to Sea The General and his Officers made several Resolutions touching the purchasing of the late Kings Lands Several other Persons apprehended and Committed to the Marshal General for counterfeiting Debenters and Warrants whereby they received several Sums of Money from Collectors 21 The General and his Officers met and passed several Votes to be presented to the Committee of Parliament touching the Removal of Obstructions in the sale of the late Kings Lands and for the Examination of the Souldiers times of Service and what Arrears are due to them c. 22 Long Debate upon the Act of Sequestrations to which the House added several Provisoes Letters from Weymouth about the Pirates infesting that Coast From Newcastle That the taking of the Ingagement sticks most with the Presbiterians who pretend Conscience to oppose it but the Cavaleers in Policy subscribe it That the Cavaliers report that Lieutenant General Cromwel was sent for out of Ireland because he was forced from thence and could no longer subsist there From Edenburgh That Libberton wrote a Letter only to let them know that he was safely arrived in Jersy but not one word of the Kings Mind That Sir William Flemming came thither from Jersy to see what Posture they were in That many Witches were dayly apprehended and brought to the Fire From Hull That Mr. Strickland the Parliaments Agent in Holland finds there a very fair Comportment as to the Affairs of England From Plymouth That the Cavaliers have frequent and great Meetings That the Souldiers and Officers there did willingly subscribe the Ingagement 23 In a meeting of the Officers of the Army with the Committee for removing Obstructions in the sale of the late Kings Lands several things were agreed upon for the Advantage of the Souldiery in the purchase of those Lands C. Desborough and his Court Marshal at Plymouth sentenced ten Souldiers to death for running away after they had listed themselves and taken Money for the Service of Ireland Letters that a Ship with 30 Horse and 120 Foot bound for Ireland were cast away and all drowned From Kingsale of Cromwels viewing several Forts his taking the Mace from the Mayor of Kingsale and delivering it to C. Stubber the Governour That all things were in good Condition in Munster and that Waterford was upon Treaty of Yielding The Earl of Pembroke dyed his Son who was a Member of the House of Commons before continued to sit in the House now being himself an Earl upon the death of his Father Letters from Jersy that the Prince and the Scots Commissioners were upon agreement That they desired him to go with them into Scotland but he was advised not to adventure it without good Shipping to carry him safe thither That the Prince sent to Dunkirk for some Frigots for Jersy That he gave Commissions to French Runagadoes to take Prizes of all English Merchants and to bring them to Jersy That they took a good Ship of Lime 24 Divers Returns of Subscriptions to the Ingagement from several Regiments and Garrisons There was sent from Scotland and published here the Copy of a Declaration of the general Assembly of Scotland in answer to that of Montross to whom they gave only the Title of James Graham Charging the People of Scotland not to harken to or joyn with him or draw on themselves the wrath of the most High God by breach of the Covenant and gross backsliding nor hearken to any of his Calumnies and Slanders Nor countenance or assist any who shall invade that Kingdom or raise War therein under pretence of Commission from his Majesty or putting him in the Exercise of his Royal Power before Satisfaction had from him to the just and necessary desire of that Kirk and Kingdom concerning Religion and the Covenant 25 The Councel of Officers ordered That Clarendon and Bowrod Parks in Wilts should be Lands set apart for satisfaction of the Contractors Trustees and Officers imployed about the sale of the Kings Lands Order of the Parliament to sit on Saturdayes and Mundayes for the future for the speedy dispatch of Business and that no private business be heard in the House till the first of March next Debate upon the Heads of a Bill for a new Representative and regulating Elections and about the number of the whole to be elected and for some particular Counties Debate about the Act for the better manageing the Estates of Recusants and Delinquents and a Proviso added touching the reserving the chief mansion house of Recusants not having been in Arms from sequestration and for restraining wast in their Timber and reserving the rights of the Lords of the Manners to Coppy hold Estates Another Proviso was added not to take away the Power of the Committee for removing delinquent Ministers and Schoolmasters with
Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London visited and complemented his Excellence The Lord Lieutenant sate in Parliament and had the hearty thanks of the House for his great and faithful Services in Ireland Order for Letters to the Commissioners of the several Counties to hasten the collecting of the Assessement An Act passed to impower the Militia of London to raise 600 Horse An Act passed for the better Payment of Augmentations out of sequestred in propiations and Tithes An Account to the Parliament from Mr. Strickland their Agent in Holland and from Mr. Charles Vane their Agent in Portugal of their Transactions From Ireland of the taking two Ships with 500 Barrels of Powder bound for Lymerick That this Town hath sent two Aldermen forth to treat for its surrender That Kilmallock and another strong Place upon the news of Clonmel were quitted by the Enemy From Milford of Recruits shipping From Chester that Trecoghan holds out The Castle is much battered but the Place is reputed inaccessible That some of the Forces from Clonmel are attempting Catherlow That most of the Irish get to a head near Charlemont That Sir Luke Fitz-geralds Lady defends Trecoghan From Pendennis That there were 2 Dutch men of War with Commissions to take such Ostenders Jersimen and Scilly men and Irish men as had taken Ships belonging to their State 5 An Order from the G. forbidding any Souldiers to meddle with matter of title or holdding of Possessions From Plymouth of the Souldiers keeping a Fast day From Denbigh That the Commissioners for propagating the Gospel in Wales ejected many Malignant and Scandalous Ministers From Southamton of a Malignant Lancashire Minister who being cast out of his Living came and preached in those parts and endeavoured to promote the Princes Cause prophesying of his Legal Authority and the Glory of it and that he shall Govern this Nation with much more Glory than his Father did and that a great Plague should be this Summer 6 From Weymouth of a Fight at Sea close under Portland informed to be between one of the Parliaments Ships loaden with Amunition for the Fleet at Lisbon and 3 Irish men but who had the better of it they could not know From Coventry That C. Pride and his Regiment Quartering in the Town behaved themselves very civilly and orderly From the Fleet before Lisbon of a Designe by P. Rupert to fire the Admiral by sending a boat with 2 Negros and an English man in Portugese Habit under pretence to sel-Provisions to the Fleet and had a Device to have fired the Ship But the English man casting out by chance an English word they were suspected and apprehended the English man confessed all the business and that P. Rupert promised him 100 l. to effect it That P. Rupert standing on the Shoar to see this done when he perceived it was discovered and the men apprehended came to the Water side where some Seamen were filling Water and asked them who they were for they answered for the Parliament Whereupon the P. with his company calling them Doggs fell on them with Swords and Pistols killed 2 of them wounded 2 more and carryed away 3 of them Prisoners whom they keep in Chains and have killed and taken several other Seamen of the Parliaments Fleet there 7 From Dublyn That 120 of the Enemy came to relieve Trecoghan thinking by stealth to get over a Bogg but C. Hewson having notice of it sent out a Party of Horse and Foot who killed 60 of them and pursued the rest to a Bogg where they killed 16 of them and tooke 4 Prisoners That the Souldiers which were in Clonmel fled to Waterford and were there denyed entrance onely Hugh Boy Oneal and 2 or 3 more Commanders were admitted That the Plague is very hot there That the Parliaments Forces in the North recovered Tuum which was surrendred through the terrour of a Morter piece that made onely two Shots but none of the Shells lighted within 40 yards of the Place 8 From Edenburgh That Hamilton Calander Louderdale and other Lords are forbid to come into Scotland with the King That Calander offered submission to the Kirk but it would not do and he is to depart the Kingdom by a Day under pain of 100000 l. Scotch From Portugal That G. Blake had taken 5 of the K. of Portugal Ships loaden with rich Commodities from America and sent Word to the King that unless he will command P. Ruperts Fleet out from his River they will endeavour to seize upon the rest of his Fleet coming from America 10 From Berwick that the Parliament of Scotland sent a Letter to their King expressing their Affection to him and their rejoyceing at the Happy Agreement desiring him not to be discouraged at some seeming Obstacles as the Death of Montross c. they doing nothing therein but to accomplish his Interest That Hurrey and Spottswood were beheaded and an acknowledgement made That Spottswood a Bishops Son was one of those that murdered Dr. Dorislaus in Holland And that another Scots Man Prisoner now at Edenburgh was of his company That a French Marquess landed in the North of Scotland to assist Montross not knowing what was become of him but the Marquesse was secured and from him were taken many Letters from the King and from several Princes and great Men incouraging him in the business he had undertaken From York of a Fast Day kept there by the Officers and Souldiers and the like at New-castle From Dublin That Hewson from before Trecoghan writes that Ormond and all the Irish were drawing down towards them to raise the Seige and he sent for all the Horse of these Quarters G. Blake sent a Paper to the King of Portugal of the grievances declared to his Majesty by the Parliaments Fleet riding in the Bay of Wyers against Prince Rupert which themselves and others of their Nation had suffered and now desire Justice 11 The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland gave an Account to the House of the whole state of Affairs in Ireland in relation to their own Forces in Garrison and Field their present imployment and settlement and of the Forces of the Enemy and the Garrisons yet in their power He left Ireton his Deputy in Ireland to prosecute the Parliaments Interest there The L. Seaph Agent from the States of Holland had audience with great respect An Act passed for settling the Militia of Westminster in the same manner with that of London From Chester That Sir Charles Coot took from the Vlsters 2000 Cows That Sir Thomas Armstrong is come into Dublin with 250 Horse That the Lemster Army lay before Trecoghan and they were upon treaty of delivery That Ormond and Inchequin were come in and undertook that they and all the English and Brittish shall joyn with the Parliaments Forces against the Popish Army and they take 6 Months to make their Peace with the Parliament or to go beyond Seas That a strong Party of the Tories came
many Portugals and French coming forth The Parliaments Generals stopped all the English Ships and their lading of Passengers and Souldiers and sent another message to the King of Portugal to demand the English Ships under Prince Rupert but he and his Councel answered that it was an unreasonable demand That the English Agent there escaped in a Disguise to the Fleet but the English Merchants at Lisbon who were Friends to the Parliament were imprisoned by the Kings Order That they tendred an Ingagement to the rest of the English to endeavour the reinthroning of King Charles the Second From Barnstable of a design to destroy all the Parliament Party in that Town and thereabouts prevented by small means through the Mercy of God was this day celebrated with great Solemnity 4 Letters of a Spanish Ambassador landed in the Downs and of a French Man of War with some English in her who took small English Vessels near Pool Of the Treasure Waggons going Northwards to the Army Of a Vessel loaden with Iron under sail from Tsalee in Ireland newly gone out of the Harbour when a Party of the Lord Broghils Forces coming thither haled her to come back but she being under Sail regarded them not but made on her way Whereupon 20 of the Troopers stripped themselves making as if they would swim to her and storm her and two of them who could swim well came uP to her which so amazed those in the Vessel that they hoised out their Boat on the other side of the Ship and got away leaving the Ship and her loading to the two valiant Troopers Of the Plague breaking forth near Barnstable 5 Letters of the L. Willoughbyes arrival in the Barbadoes Where he lay concealed eight dayes untill he had contrived his business with some great Delinquents there and then appeared as the chief Governour and proclaimed King Charles the second Of the seizing the Ships bonnd for Brazile from Lisbon by the Parliaments General at Sea and all the Ammunition and Provisions in them and some French Ships blocking up that Haven 6 Letters of a Message sent from the Scots Parliament to M. G. Lambert at the same time when they sent to the English Parliament to know the reason of their Armys march Northwards and urging That by the large Treaty no Act of Hostility or Invasion ought to be upon each other before three Months notice given That the Messenger is detained but not under restraint without answer till the Pleasure of the Parliament be known That Cromwell coming to York the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Sheriffs attended him and invited him and his Officers to dinner where they were highly caressed From Ireland That the Bishop of Clogher interposed between Sir Charles Coot and C. Veneables with an Army of 10000 Irish and caused Sir Charles Coot several times to retreat but at length his Forces took such Courage that they resolved to fight the Bishop and after an hours hot dispute it pleased God to deliver that great Army into their hands That the Bishop their General received many wounds and in a few hours after he was taken Prisoner dyed of them that their Lt. G. Oneal was slain with their Quarter Master General and nine Collonels inferiour Officers very many and 3000 common Souldiers That the names and qualities of their Officers Slain and taken were not then known a messinger being dispatched with a General account of the business till they could have time to particularize that some of the Prisoners confest if they could have given a defeat either to Sir Charles Coot or C. Venables that the Bishop resolved to draw his Army into Scotland to promote the Kings affaires there 8 Letters that the Scots King was still at Dundee that they could not agree about his coming to Edenburgh nor about his Coronation that Commissioners from the Parliament and a Commitee of the Kirk were with him about signing the Propositions That a party of the Scots Horse were drawn within 20 Miles of Berwick which gave an allarm and caused the Parliaments Forces thereabouts to be in a ready Posture to receive them but they came not on From Sir Charles Coot that his party with him being but 600 Horse and 800 Foot he sent to C. Venables to come and joyn with him but the Bishop of Clogher with his Army being then about 4000 Foot and 600 Horse fell in between them to hinder their conjunction The Enemy incamped themselves on a boggy ground within 2 Musket Shot of our Leaguer and after about 4 hours began to draw off with most of their Forces over a pass which I perceiving called the Officers together and it was thought fit to charge the Enemy in the Rear with about 200 Horse keeping our foot and the rest of the Horse intire Our Horse Fell on with a great deal of gallantry and charged through 2 divisions of their Foot but their Horse being quite behind their Foot Finding our Horse in some disorder Fell on them and forced them to retreat Whereupon C. Richard Coot advancing with part of his Regiment to relieve our men the Enemies Horse Faced about and were beaten back again into their main Body We lost only in this conflict Captain Taylor who dyed most gallantly in the midst of the Rebels Pikes and 7 Troopers but took Prisoners a Captain of theirs and killed at least 6 for one but they drew off to a pass a Mile below I Sent Orders to the Country People to remove themselves and their goods and our Soldiers secured the passes between them and the Enemy C. Fenwick with 1000. Foot came to us but without any Provisions and it pleased God to give such courage to our Souldiers that we Marched up towards the Enemy who upon sight of our party they being encamped upon the side of a Mountain inaccessible either for Horse or Foot drew forth into a piece of Ground which though extream bad yet it pleased God to put into our Hearts to advance towards them Where we presently ingaged them and by the blesing of God after an hours hot dispute with great resolution on both sides we wholly routed them Many of them were killed upon the place and the Execution was 10 or 11 Miles every way that Night What numbers were slain I cannot positively say the Countrey People as well as the Souldiers eagerly pursuing and killing them for two daies after But with modesty I may assure you there cannot be less than 2000. slain together with their M. G. 5. Colonels 1. Bishop with almost all their Officers and their Lieutenant G. Offorrel as we are informed though his body be not yet discovered They lost likwise their Armes Colours Baggage with most of their Horse Since my writing thus far I have received several Letters from one party in the pursuit that they have Killed 6 or 700. more of the Rebels That M. King with 50 Dragoons had taken the Bishop of Clogher Prisoner
of the Defeat given to C. Ker. That there is a great Distraction and mighty Workings of God upon the hearts of divers Religious People in Scotland both Ministers and others much of it tending to the Justification of your Cause A Declaration was published in Scotland of the King and Committee of Estates concerning the Remonstrance of Col. Straughan and his Party And another Declaration and Resolution of the General Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland 17 An Act passed for continuing two former Acts touching Elections in London of Commmon-Councel-men c. Vote That the Fee called Damna Clericorum or Dammage Cleer shall be taken away and an Act to be brought in for that purpose An Act passed for the Sale of the L. Deincourt's Lands Upon a Report from the Councel of State of all the Proceedings of the High Court of Justice upon the Trial of the King the House Ordered them to be Recorded amongst the Records of Parliament and to be transmitted into the Chancery and other Cours at Westminster and to the Custos Rotulorum of the several Counties That an Ambassador from the King of Portugal to the Parliament was arrived in the Isle of Wight 18 Letters from the Admirals at Sea That upon a Letter from the Councel of State to improve all Opportunities for the Service of the State he took the French Man of War and went on in pursuit of P. Rupert That Blake pursued the Prince to the Port of Carthagena belonging to the King of Spain where the Prince with five Ships was put in and Blake sent to the Governor That an Enemy to the State of England was come thither That he had Orders from the Parliament to pursue him c. and the King of Spain being in Amity with the Parliament Blake desired leave to take all Advantages there against an Enemy To this the Governor returned Answer That he could not take any Notice of the Difference of any Nations or Persons among themselves only such as were Declared Enemies to the King his Master that they came in thither for Safety and therefore he could not but give them Protection and that he would do the like to them assuring them all Safety if they also did come in whilst they should stay there That Blake sent a Reply pressing the Governour for leave to fall upon the Prince and thanking him for his Offer to himself But the Governour sent to the King of Spain to know his pleasure herein and in the mean time Blake waited without the Harbour That since the Defeat of C. Ker they took 100 Horse more about Aire and Col. Straughan came in to Major General Lambert with about 60 Horse many of them Officers Jasper Collins was hanged at Charing-Cross for extorting Money from the Countrey and other Outrages as he marched with Recruits towards Ireland Another was tied by the Thumbs to the Gibbet for concealing a Design to betray Walling-ford-Castle where he was a Souldier Two others whipped at the Gibbet for running from their Colours 19 Letters That the Money and Supplies sent from the Parliament to the Army were arrived at Leith That three of the Parliaments Souldiers defended a weak House three hours together in their Shirts against 100 Moss-Troopers 20 Letters That Prince Rupert came to Malago and other Ports and fired and sunk divers English Merchants Ships and demanded the Master of a London Ship who had signed the Petition against the Personal Treaty saying that he would boyl him in Pitch but the Governour of Malago refused to deliver up the Master to him Of a French Ship sent in Prize to Poole by Capt. Mildmay 21 Letters That Blake fell upon Prince Rupert in Malago Road sunk two or three of his Ships run on Shore and exposed to Ship-wrack the rest of his Fleet only two Ships escaped wherein it is conceived Prince Rupert and his Brother Prince Maurice were and Blake in chace of them That when the Great Guns and Mortar-pieces played against Edenburgh-Castle they hung out a Flag of Defiance but after they had played a while and some Execution done by them those in the Castle hung out another Flag for a Treaty And sent a Messenger to the General that they might have time to send to their Friends at Sterling to know by what time they might expect Relief from them and if their expectation was not answered therein that then they would treat for Surrender of the Castle Or if this should be denied then they desired that some of the Scots Prisoners with the General might be permitted to come into the Castle to speak with them which the General granted That the Souldiers in the Castle were many of them sick for want of Water 23 Letters That the Battery went on against Edenburgh Castle and dismounted three of their Guns and shattered their Platform in pieces Copies sent to the Parliament of the Summons sent by the General to the Governour of Edenburgh Castle with his Answer and the General 's Replies 24 Upon a Petition of the Adventurers for Lands in Ireland a Committee appointed to consider of it and to state the Matter of Fact of that Business An Act passed giving power to the Lieutenant General Deputy and Commissioners of Ireland and declaring several Laws to be in force in Ireland Order touching the Trade of Gold and Silver Wyer A safe Conduct granted for the Ambassador of Portugal to repair to London Upon Information by the Speaker That the Spanish Ambassador had been with him and delivered to him a Copy of the Credentials directed to the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England and Signed by the King of Spain the House Ordered That the Ambassador should have Audience The General sent his Letter to the Commanders at Chester Conwey and and other parts commanding That none of the Souldiers offer to give any Disturbance to Justice in the Case of Cheadle who had murdered Bulkley Letters That the High Court of Justice at Norfolk had condemned six of the Mutiniers in the late Insurrection who were Executed at Norwich 25 Letters That Prince Rupert was got on shoar in Spain and being demanded by C. Blake the King of Spain refused to deliver up the Person of the Prince but sent a Messenger to the Parliament about it 26 Letters That Sir Arthur Haselrigg and Mr. Scot members of the Councel of State were come to Edenburgh That the King made a Speech in the Parliament at St. Johns Town expressing much Joy that he was the first Covenanted King of the Nation 27 Letters That Major General Lambert was come to Edenburgh with C. Ker and other Prisoners That after much Execution done by the great Guns and Mortar-pieces in Edenburgh Castle and the General denying them to send to the Committee of Estates The Governour admitted a Treaty and the Commissioners agreed upon the Surrender of the Castle to the L. General Cromwel with all the Ordnance Arms Magazine and
their parts Provided this liberty be not extended to Popery or Prelacy nor to such as under the profession of Christ hold forth and practise Licentiousness XXXVIII That all Laws Statutes Ordinances and Clauses in any Law Statute and Ordinance to the contrary of the aforesaid Liberty shall be esteemed as null and void XXXIX That the Acts and Ordinances of Parliament made for the Sale or other Disposition of the Lands Rents and Hereditaments of the late King Queen and Prince of Arch-bishops and Bishops c. Deans and Chapters the Lands of Delinquents and Forest Lands or any of them or of any other Lands Tenements Rents and Hereditaments belonging to the Commonwealth shall no way be impeached or made invalid but shall remain good and firm And that the securities given by Act and Ordinance of Parliament for any sum or sums of money by any of the said Lands the Excise or by any other Publick Revenue and also the Securities given by the Publick Faith of the Nation and the engagement of the Publick Faith for satisfaction of Debts and Damages shall remain firm and good and not be made void and invalid upon any pretence whatsoever XL. That the Articles given to or made with the Enemy and afterwards confirmed by Parliament shall be performed and made good to the persons concerned therein And that such Appeals as were depending in the last Parliament for relief concerning Bills of Sale of Delinquents Estates may be heard and determined the next Parliament Any thing in this Writing or otherwise to the contrary notwithstanding XLI That every successive Lord Protector over these Nations shall take and subscribe a solemn Oath in the presence of the Council and such others as they shall call to them That he will seek the Peace Quiet and Welfare of these Nations cause Law and Justice to be equally Administred and that he will not violate or infringe the matters and things contained in this Writing and in all other things will to his Power and to the best of his understanding govern these Nations according to the Laws Statutes and Customs XLII That each person of the Council shall before they enter upon their Trust take and subscribe an Oath That they will be true and faithful in their Trust according to the best of their knowledge And that in the Election of every Successive Lord Protector they shall proceed therein impartially and do nothing therein for any promise fear favor or reward The Oath taken by His Highness Oliver Cromwel Lord Protector WHereas the Major part of the last Parliament judging that their sitting any longer as then constituted would not be for the good of this Common-wealth did Dissolve the same and by a Writing under their hands dated the Twelfth day of this instant December resigned unto Me their Powers and Authorities And whereas it was necessary thereupon That some speedy course should be taken for the settlement of these Nations upon such a Basis and Foundation as by the Blessing of God might be lasting secure Property and answer those great ends of Religion and Liberty so long contended for And upon full and mature Consideration had of the Form of Government hereunto annexed being satisfied that the same through Divine Assistance may answer the Ends afore-mentioned And having also been desired and advised aswell by several Persons of Interest and Fidelity in this Commonwealth as the Officers of the Army to take upon Me the Protection and Government of these Nations in the manner expressed in the said Form of Government I have accepted thereof and do hereby declare My acceptance accordingly And do promise in the presence of God That I will not violate or infringe the matters and things contained therein but to My power observe the same and cause them to be observed and shall in all other things to the best of My understanding Govern these Nations according to the Laws Statutes and Customs seeking their Peace and causing Justice and Law to be equally administred O. Cromwel Oliver Cromwell Captain General of all the Forces of this Commonwealth and now declared Lord Protector thereof did this Sixteenth day of December One thousand six hundred fifty three Sign this Writing and solemnly promise as is therein contained in presence of the Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal of England who Administred the same Oath and of the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of the City of London divers of the Judges of the Land the Officers of State and Army and many other persons of Quality The Writing mentioned in the Oath was in these Words December 12. 1653. UPon a Motion this day made in the House that the sitting of this Parliament any longer as now Constituted will not be for the good of the Commonwealth And that therefore it was requisite to deliver up unto the Lord General Cromwel the Powers which they received from him These Members whose Names are underwritten have and do hereby resign their said Powers to his Excellency The same Day the Council did set forth this Proclamation BY THE COUNCIL WHereas the late Parliament Dissolving themselves and resigning their Powers and Authorities The Government of the Commonwealth of England Scotland and Ireland by a Lord Protector and Successive Trienial Parliaments is now Established And whereas Oliver Cromwell Captain-General of all the Forces of this Commonwealth is declared Lord Protector of the said Nations and hath accepted thereof We have therefore thought it necessary as we hereby do to make Publication of the Premises and strictly to Charge and Command all and every person and persons of what quality and condition soever in any of the said three Nations to take notice thereof and to conform and submit them selves to the Government so established And all Sheriffs Majors Bayliffs and other Publick Ministers and Officers whom this may concern are required to cause this Proclamation to be forthwith Published in their respective Counties Cities Corporations and Market Towns To the end none may have cause to pretend ignorance in this behalf Given at White-Hall this sixteenth day of December 1653. 17 The new Lord Protector observed new and great State and all Ceremonies and respects were paid to him by all sorts of Men as to their Prince 19 Letters that the Highlanders dispersed themselves for their Levys and intended to force unreasonable Contributions That some of them near Durham robbed the Post Boy took away his Letters Horse Coat and Twenty pence in money That Major Murryhead was taken Prisoner by a Party of the English he being on his Journey to the Highlanders That Captain Lisle with a Party of the English Army fell into the Enemies Quarters and took Two Captains one Cornet one Quarter-Master a Corporal and twenty private Souldiers and about forty Horse and some Armes fired the House and killed three Men and lost not one Man and but one wounded in the Thigh That by Order Captain Lisle met with Collonel Morgan and they marched seven Miles into the Highlands
the Citizens and 30 of them and of the Inhabitants were Slain by the fall of Timber and Houses on fire upon them Some small Skirmishes were between little parties of the Highlanders and the Parliaments Forces 31 Voted by the Parliament that any Natives of the Commonwealth may transport Wheat when the Price shall not exceed six and thirty Shillings the quarter paying Four-pence the Quarter Custome And Rye when it exceeds not Four and twenty shillings the Quarter paying three pence the Quarter Custom And Barly or Mault when the Price of it exceeds not twenty shillings the Quarter paying two pence the Quarter Custom And Pease not being above four aâ—d twenty shillings the Quarter paying three pence the quarter Custom And Beans not being above four and twenty shillings the Quarter paying three pence the Quarter Custom The Corn to be transported in Vessels of this Commonwealth Butter to be transported when it is not above six pence the pound A Bill to be brought in for this purpose November 1654. 1. Nov. The Officers of the Army met at St. James's to keep a day of praying together The Resident of the Duke of Guelders had Audience of the Protector declaring the late decease of his Master and the acknowledgment he made upon his death bed of the Favours and Protection he had receiv'd from the Protector desiring the continunuance of his Favour and Protection to his Son 2 The Lord Lorn the Marquls of Argiles Son continued in Rebellion against his Father Collonel Hammonds Funeral solemnized at Dublin with much State 3 The Parliament sat upon the Articles of Government and voted the forfeiture of Lands for Treason and Delinquency 4 Petitions of the Lord Craven Sir John Stowell and others referred to several Committees 6 Debate about the Bill for Ejecting Ignorant and Scandalous Ministers and School-Masters and Voted That in the mean time the Ordinance for Ejecting them passed by the Protector and his Councel shall not be suspended Order for Accounts to be brought in of the value of all Customs and Receipts in several Offices Petition of the Doctors of the Civil Law in behalfe of themselves and their profession was referred to a Committee A Committee of Ten persons appointed to confer with His Highness about stating the Point of Liberty of Conscience 7 Order to examine and punish the Authors and publishers of a Scandalous and Treasonable pamphlet entituled Collonel Shapcots speech in Parliament and the Sergeant at Arms to seize the Copies 8 The Protector and his Councel considered of the Nomination of new Sheriffes in the several Counties 9 Long debate by Councel at the Committee for the Lord Cravens and Sir John Stowells Petitions 10 Debate in Parliament upon the Articles of Government That the Supream Legislative power shall be in one Person and the People assembled in Parliament being the first Article And upon the 24 Article That if the Protector consent not to Bills presented to him within twenty days that they shall pass as Laws without his consent This Letter came from Seldon to Whitlock My Lord I am a most humble Suitor to your Lordship that you would be pleased that I might have your presence for a little time to morrow or next day Thus much wearies the most weak hand and body of Novemb. 10. 1654. White Fryers Your Lordships most humble Servant J. Selden Whitlock went to him and was advised with about settling his Estate and altering his Will and to be one of his Executors But his weakness so encreased that his intentions were prevented He dyed the last of this Month. He lived at the Countess of Kents house in the White-Fryers His mind was as great as his learning He was as hospitable and generous as any man and as good Company to those whom he liked The Primate of Ireland preached his funeral Sermon in the Temple Church and gave him a great and due Eulogie 11 The Parliament agreed upon the first and 24th Articles of Government with little alteration 13 A Petition of the Purchasers of the Lord Cravens Estate referred to the former Committe likewise a Petition of Sir John Stowell The King of Swedens Marriage was solemnized at Stockholm the 14th of October last 14 Prince William of Nassaw received by the Province of Over-Issell to be Governour there during the minority of the Prince of Orange 15 The House proceeded in the debate of the Articles of Government They considered of an Assesment for the preventing of free Quarter The Lord Lorn sent parties into his Fathers Countrey to steal Cows 16 The Parliament voted His Highness to be Lord Protector c. during his life They debated about the business of the Militia by Sea and Land 17 A List published of the several Sheriffs for England and Wales agreed on by the Protector and his Councel Much debate at the Committee concerning the Lord Cravens and Sir John Stowels business A Fire in Amsterdam quenched by casting Sand upon it Some few of Middletons party in Scotland roaming up and down were routed by the Parliaments Forces The Funeral of the Protectors Mother Solemnized at Westminster Abby 20 The Parliament sat Forenoon and after-noon upon the Government and agreed fully upon the first Article and the 24th 21 Vote for an Assesment of 60000l a month for three months to be laid on England Petition concerning Sir Peter Vanlores Estate referred to a Committee Some small Skirmishes were in the Highlands 22 A Committee appointed to consider of the Accounts of the Kingdom and who have any publick moneys in their hands The King of Scots was at Colen and the Queen of Bohemia went to Flanders to visit the Queen of Sweden 23 The House in the Forenoon upon the Government and in the Afternoon upon the Assessment 24 Five Hundred Irish were landed in some Isles of Scotland to joyne with Middleton and Seaford 160 horse more were to joyn with them and to force the Clans to rise with them The Parliament voted That no Law should be altered or repealed nor new Laws made nor any Tax imposed but by assent of Parliament 25 The Parliament voted That a new Parliament should be summoned to meet upon the third Monday of October 1656. They called for a Report from the Committee for Regulating the Chancery Seven English Ships and divers Forreign Ships cast away by a storm near Dover 27 The Parliament passed several Votes touching Qualifications of persons to be chosen to serve in Parliament and for the Electors Vote that a new Parliament shall be every third year and not to sit above six Months but by Act of Parliament with the Protectors Consent and that to be but for three Months longer That the Protector may Summon Parliaments within the three years if he see Cause to sit for three Moneths and the Summons to be by Writ according to Law The Chancellor or Commissioners of the Seal to issue Writs
Petition Another answer to the Petition of Right June 7th Dr. Lambe Votes against Bishop Neal and Laud and the Duke Remonstrance Message Remonstrance Parliament Prorogued to Octo. 20. The Duke stabbed by Felton Parliament Prorogued to Jan. 20. Merchants imprisoned for Tunnage and Poundage Felton Tunnage and Poundage Jan. 20. King's Speech Message Message for Tunnage and Poundage The Commons declaration The King's Answer Grievances Message Votes Protestation Message Members committed Parliament dissolved King's Speech Resolutions of Judges Habeas corpus Habeas corpus Habeas corpus Information in the-Star Chamber against the Members Habeas corpus The Judges perplext Members taken off Good behaviour Proceedings against Selden c. Information in the Star-chamber Information in the Kings Bench. Prohibitions Queen of Bohemia A Peace with France Prince Charls born May 29. King of Sweden Dr. Leighton stygmatized Peace with Spain King of Sweden Marquess Hambleton Papists in Ireland Earl of Essex Impropriations Huntley The High Commission Court Message to the Chief Justice The King 's express Command The Judges answer Walter dies His Opinion His Patent Lord Audley's Tryal Rea and Ramsey Appeal of Treason Judges Opinions Sir Nich. Hyde Questions to the Judges touching the Clergy Oxford Book of Sports Repair of Pauls Sir Paul Pindar The Princess Mary born Ambassador to Sweden Dr. Lamb. City of London fined Judge Whitelocke dies Abbot dies Laud made Archbishop of Canterbury Wentworth sent into Ireland King of Sweden slain Wallestein murthered Prynne's Histriomastix Prynne sent to the Tower The King's progress to Scotland October 13. the Duke of York born October 18. Masque of the Inns of Court Dr. Bastwick Bishops independent of the King Mare liberum Mare clausum Shipmoney Ambassador of Sweden slighted Noy dies Balmerino Treasurer Weston dies Sir Edw. Coke dies Spotswood A Fleet set out Lord Keeper's Speech The peace at Praguë Hollandâ—rs present Juxton made Treasurer Letters for Shipmony Laud's Visitation Northumberland Admiral Ferdinand the 2d Hampden refuses Ship-money Judges Opinion about Ship-money Croke alters his mind Arundel sent to the Emperor Burton Bastwick Pâ—yn Prince Elector defeated Sentence against Bishop of Lincoln Osbaldston Laud's Warrant Troubles in Scotland Proclamations Scot's Petition Hamilton Covenanters Answ The King's Declaration Covenanters Protest Hamilton's Proposals Declaration Covenanters protest Argile Covenanters prepare for War Calvin Whitgift's Articles Episcopacy restored The Queen mother in England Preparations for War with the Scots Arundel General Declaration The Covenanters Answer The King at York revokes several projects and Monopolies Articles of pacification The Covenanters perform not Assembly at Edenburgh Parliament Lords of the Articles The Parliament in Scotland prorogu'd Their Declaration Spanish Fleet beaten by the Dutch Prince Elector made Prisoner in France A Parliament appointed Subscriptions Coventry dies Commissioners from Scotland Loudon sent to the Tower Bagshaw's Reading A Parliament Glanvil Speaker Message from the King Sir H. Vane censured The Parliament dissolv'd Laud blam'd Convocation continues sitting Anno 1640. Tumult of Prentices Oath imposed by the Convocation Their Canons Knighthood Money Londoners discontented A Royal Army Duke of Glocester born Scots declared Rebels Conway Lesley The English worsted Wilmot Conway accused The Scots Petition The Kings Answer Demands of the Scots The Lords Petition The Kings Answer Petition of the Citizens of London The Council at York The Scotish War variously discoursed of Message to the Scots Complaint against Strafford Treaty at Rippon The Scots demands The Treaty variously censured Montross 3. Novem. a day ominous Strafford Perswaded to go to the Parliament Speech to the Parliament Petitions Pym of Grievances Lord Digby Proclamations against Papists Earl of Warwick Impeachment against Strafford Habeas Corpus Judges Crook and Whitelocke cleared Prynne and Burton Windebank Votes Committee against Strafford Alderman Pennington Votes Laud Impeacht Lord Keeper Finch His Speech Articles against Finch Petitions King's Speech Demands of the Scots yielded to Judge Berkley Triennial Parliament The Kings Speech Votes Foreign Affairs Strafford Disputes touching the tryal Undertakers Tryal of Strafford Sir Henry Vane Councel for Strafford Bill of Attainder Commons Petition The King's Answer Tumult Practices upon the Army Protestation Bill for continuing the Parliament Strafford voted guilty Letter from Strafford to the King Censures Balfour Great Officers resign their Places Discontents in the Army Officers Petition Church-Government Armagh Tonnage and Poundage granted High Commission Court Star-chamber Queen Mother dies Dr. Wren Ship-money Judges Essex Armies disbanded Parliament adjourn'd Irish Rebellion Earl of Leicester Irish Maxims Motives Owen O'Conelly Mac Mahon O Neale Votes The King's return from Scotland Speech in Parliament Proclamation Speech Parliament Petition Grievances of the Court Marshal Hyde Remonstrance Protestation Palmer Tumults Irish Oath Irish Cruelties Vote Articles against the five Members The King in the House of Commons The 〈◊〉 Speech The Spâ—â—ker The Action diversly censured Declaration Vote Tumults Bishops Protest Bishops accused of high Treason London Petition The King's Answer Petition Tumults The King removes to Hampton Court Five Members return to the House Lord Digby Lunsford Message Petition Answer Petitions Answer Bill for disabling Bishops Essex Holland Letters intercepted The Queen to Holland Pym. Militia Message Petition Skippon Petition Militia Answer Bill for Ireland Militia Petition Vote Declaration Militia Answer Vote Message Anno. 1642. Lords Report Answer Address at York Message Hull Reasons Answer Hotham Hull Messages Vote Militia Gardiner Different Opinions Declaration Scots interpose Vote Order Nineteen Propositions Commission of Array Lord Keeper Littleton Protestation at York Declaration Message Earl of Warwick Lord Willoughby Votes for an Army Petition Money rais'd Several proclaim'd Traytors Declaration Standard at Nottingham Message Answer Reply Vote Colours Hull Directions to the General Declaration Oxford King's Speech Vote Yorkshire Cornwal Edghill Fight The King at Oxford Essex An Address for Peace Petition Skippon his Speeches Turnham-green The King's Forces retreat Vote Message Petition Letters intercepted Petition Answer City Sir Hugh Cholmley Propositions for Peace Safe Conduct Treaty at Oxford Propositions The King's Propositions Massey Scots come in Lesley Ireland Richlieu dies Lewys the XIII dies Commissioners at Oxford Message Treaty breaks off Lord Brook E. Northampton Covenant Pym dies Waller Hampden Germany Swedes Henrietta Maria. Great Seal Sir W. Waller defeated Hotham Bristol taken by P. Rupert Great Seal H. Martyn Selden Earl of Kingston Cromwell Gloucester Massey Members disabled Gen. Essex Covenant Col. Potley Gloucester relieved Judge Berkley sentenced Newbery fight Lord Falkland Covenant General Essex Sir Philip Stapleton Pasquils Laud. Ormond Poole Dr. Featly Sir Nic. Crispe French Embassadour Manchester Ministers French Embassador Proclamations Commissioners for Scotland Great Seal Laud his Tryal Earl of Holland Col. Rigby Covenant Answer to Fr. Embassadour C. Mostyn Great Seal Fr. Embassadour Scotland Waller Great Seal Irish Proposals Indictment of H. Treason G. Essex Gr. Seal D. Hamilton C. Hutchinson Scots Army Parliament at Oxford Proclamations Plot. Letter intercepted Goring
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
June Cumberland Address Scotland Sea Fight Cromwells Summons Fleet. Highlanders Declaration Lilburn Fleet. Lilburn Highlanders Dutch Great Seal Thanks-giving Dean's Funeral Highlands Jersey Irish Dutch Petition Fens Address Nassaw Cromwel New Supream Authority July Address New Supream Authority Orange Dutch Parliament Lilburn Tithes Scotland 〈◊〉 Orange Tithes Dutch Sweden Committees Laws Fleet. Kirk Holland Petitions Frigot Highlands Proclamation 〈…〉 〈…〉 August Petition from Kent Court of Chancery The Dutch beaten Gold Chains for the Officers Old Van Trump dead The Marriage Act passed Lilburn acquitted Highlanders disperst Sâ—piâ—mbâ— Petition Several Orders Petition Hamp-shire Petition Minnes Committee for Prisoners October Hayton beats the French Fleet. Proclamation Union of Scotland Petition against the Lord Mayor Seamen Tumultuous Highlanders Proclamation Water-men Petition Mutiners Condemned Petition about Writs of Error A New Council of State Novem. Act of Repeal To take away the Chancery Synode in Scotland Order of the Council of State Presentations Tumult of the Portugal Ambassador's Brother c. Decemb. Report of a Committee for Tithes Motion for this Parliament to resign c. A Declaration Council called A Council of Officers The Protector Install'd Protector Proclaimed Coalition Ordinances January Captain Welch Foreign Ministers Dutch 〈◊〉 Address Treason February Quakers Ambassadours from the Duke of Tuscany Omerland Hollanders incline to Peace Lord Protector feasted by the City Protector Proclaimed at Dublin Ambassadour from the French King Vision Leopaldus Audience of the Dutch Ambassadors Ambassadours from Denmark March Middleton Inclinations of France Sea-fight Middleton April Resignation of the Queen of Sweden Great Seal Peace with the Dutch Speech of Chanute the French Ambassadour Peace with Holland Morgan Frigots Scots Morgan Scotland Proclamation Peace with the Dutch Scotland Army Proclamation Address Morgan May. Ireland Scotland Secret Article Sweedland Monck June Strike Sayâ— Plot. Proclamations Ministers Lilburn Bonfires Fire Plot. Parliament Monck Scotland Poor Prisoners Plot. Earl Oxford Fleet. French Monck Ireland High Court of Justice Election of Members High Court of Justice Scots July Portugal Ambassdor's Brother Whitelock's Embassy King of Sweden Crown'd Sweden Scotland Elections in Scotland Ireland Dutch Peace Middleton Routed Letters from Morgan Dutch Ambassadors Scotland August Commissioners Midleton Portugal Ambassador Monck Scots Recognition Prince of Orange Elections French Ambassador Ordinances Irish Members Scotland Dutch Ministers Parliament Cavalcade Protectors Speech Septemb. Speaker Chosen Negotiation with Sweden Debates about the Government Protectors Speech The Recognition Harrison Secur'd Vote Recognition Oxford Scotland Votes Act of Government Votes Ireland Debates Scotland October Scandalous Ministers Loâ—don Prince Orange Debateâ— Recognition Middleton Elections The Government Ireland The Government Scotland Novem. Parliament Corn Transported Duke of Guilders Civil Law Pamphlets Government Selden Sweden Government Middleton Votes Chancery Elections Votes Drunckards Government Scotland Assessment Pardon Vote Religion Decemb. Sweden Biddle Holy Ghost Blake Biddle Debates Vote Tender Consciences Government Standing Army York Revenue Parliament 〈◊〉 Council Whitehall 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Craven Government Quakers January Government February March Chancery Crook Slingsby Maleverer Penruddock Scotland Ordinances Fast-day Artillery Company Conspirators Portugal West-Indies Expedition Hâ—spaniola Plot. Blake Cromwel Sweden Lauderdail April Chancery Reasons Visitors Pen. Jesuits Judges put out Chancery May. Pen. Barbadoes Piedmont Chancery June Lenthal L'Isle Blake Commissióners of the Treasury Venables Hispaniola July Jamaica Denmark Swedish Ambassadour Treasury Swedish Ambassadour Reception Audience August Ambassadours Speech Protectors Answer General Pen. 〈◊〉 Venables Queen of Sweden Piedmont Scotland Spain News Blake Novem. Swedish Ambassador Ireland Committee of Trade New raised Forces Ireland Decem. Swedish Ambassador Scotland Queen Sweden Jews Jews Manning Ambassadors Piedmont Dish Jamaica Swedish Ambassy Januar. Addresses Soldiers Februa Indians Scotland Sweedish Ambassador Cautions Expedient Dutch Ambassador Irish Sweden Debates Sweden Birth-day Ambassador Fidlers Ambassadors debates Admiralty March Major-Generals Swedish Ambassador Prohibitions Scots Durham Quaker April Coppar Manufacture Usher's Funeral Whitelock May. Swedes Ambassador Milton Contrebanda Passes Portugal July Parliament Mrs. Barlow Sir Georgâ— Ascue Sweden Septem Parliament Committees See the Parliaments Journalls on Monday March the 2d 1628. See and compare the 11th Rich. 2d with 21 of Rich. 2. chap. 12. And the 1 H. 4. ch 3. 4. Spanish War Novem. Plate-Fleet Lord Willoughby Great-Seal Upper-Bench James Naylor General Mountague Union Protector Acts. James Naylor Mr. Speaker Sentence Januar. Vote Union Sindercomb Speaker Resolutions Bible Syndercomb Ployglot Februa Votes Votes Bills Title of King April Plot. Harrison Title of King Title of King refused Petition and Advice Protector Q. Sweden May. Petition and Advice Lord Protector Petition and Advice Oath Other House Inauguration Acts. August Blake's death Bodiley dyes Spirits Colonel Jephson Sweden Duke of Buckingham Mardike Scandalous Ministry Mardike Mayern Bradshaw Novem. Piedmont Other House Lord Willoughby Piedmont Parliament Fiennes's Speech Bristoll January Anno 1658. Committee Protector Divisions Other House Fifth Monarchy-men Parliament Dissolution April Plot. Harrison Sweden Plots Addresses Protestants High Court of Justice Addresses High Court of Justice Dr. Hewet July Dunkirk D. Crequi Dunkirk taken Records Lady Cleypole Baronets Projects D. Bucks Earl Mulgrave dies Protector dies Richard proclaimed Septem Addresses Richard French Ambassadour Sea-fight Novem. Oliver's Funeral Oxford Gr. Seal Parliam Speaker Recognition Divisions Other House April Speaker Title Other House Army Richard Chute dies Quakers Dissolution Parliam May. Lambert Army Money Long Parliament Fleetwood Declaration Lenthal Long Parliament Declaration Committee of Safety Monk Addresses Council of State Gr. Seal Acts. Votes Scotland Union Scot. Intelligence Sir Anth. Cooper Votes Gr. Seal Richard Addresses Army Ireland Gr. Seal London Address Gr. Seal Fleetwood Zound Sweden and Denmark Army Votes June Haslerigge Lockart Overton Addresses Monk French Ambassadour Tythes Zound Richard H. Cromwel C. Alured Indemnity July Richard ' s debts Addresses Bradshaw Oath Addresses Sweden D. Bucks Piedmont Union Plots Law Union Massey Sir George Booth Lambert August Members fined Vote London Proclamation Council of State Union Plot. Lambert Prideaux Booth Lambert Zound Booth taken Septemb. E. Derby Zound Union Ingagement James Nailer S. G. Booth Sir Anth. Ashley Cooper Zound Ruthen Chester Army Addresses Vote Petition S. G. Booth October Army Falconbridge Army Monk Union London Monk Desborough Petition London Feasting Addresses Vote Answers Army Votes Jealousies Army Lambert Council of State Army Haslerigge Monk Commit of ten Fleetwood Lambers Zound Council of Officers New Council Monk Commit of Safety Desborough Novem. Declaration Monk Lambert Bradshaw dies Form of Governm Monk Gr. Seal Lords released Monk Col. Pearson London Lambert London New Commissions Fast Monk Address London Fleet. Ireland Treaty Monk suspected Treasury Militia Treaty Commit of 19. Ireland Monk Commit of Safety Term adjourned Monk Qualifications Council of State Proposals Decem. Morgan Form of Governm Monk Petitions Downing Army Tumult Portsmouth Form of Govern London Irish Brigade Booth Petition Parliament Articles Officers Parliament Monk Whitelocke Lawson Insurrections Distractions Lawson Souldiers Whitelocke and Fleet-wood Ingoldsby Parliament Ireland Lawson Desborough Zanchey Parliament Whitelocke Chaloner Whitelocke Monk Windsor Castle Whitelocke Wildman Desborough Militia Haslerigge Monk Haslerigge Whitelocke Parliament C. Dixwell City Indemnity Lockart Gr. Seal Monk Lambert Ludlow Monk Lord Fairfax A. Cooper London S. G. Booth Lawson Gr. Seal Vane Officers confined Scot. Crook Monk Speaker Scot. Robinson Monk Col. Sydenham Salwey Downing Gr. Seal Judges Ireland Monk Overton Free Parliament Commit of Safety Sir Robert Pye Scot and Robinson Monk Mr. Gomble Monk Free Parliament Addresses Water-men D. Clargies Monk Vane Addresses Tumults Monk Kent Mutiny Monk Febr. Mutiny Orders Monk in Parliament Speaker Answer Tumult London Votes Posts and Chains Barebones Posts and Chains Common-Council Scot and Robinson Commissioners of the Army Monk York Commit of Safety Engagement Overton Qualifications Secluded Members Address Secluded Members Monk Secluded Members restored Votes Monk Lawson Pye Common Council New Parliament City New Officers Monk Free Parl. Monk Sir George Booth Monk Assembly of Divines King of Sweden dies Lambert Overton March C. Rich. Haslerigge Overton New Parliament Overton Lawson Peter Killegrew Monk S. G. Booth Hollis Militia Engagement Disabling Vote Officers Judges Registers Office Sweden Monk April The King Desborough City Barebones Scot. London Needham Monk Lambert Proclamations Addresses Portugall Lambert Colonel Ingolsby Mountague Fleet. Souldiers Lord Falconbridge Parliament Thanksgiving Letter from Breda Declaration Luke Robinson Lord's House Commons May. Bonfires City D. of Buks Dr. Clerges Disputes Great Seal General Mountague City Proclamation King 's Arms. King Proclaimed Bonfires Prayers Ireland Colonel Norton Declarations Court of Wards King's entry
Missive from the Lord Keeper signifying his Majesties Pleasure that he should forbear coming to the Parliament which how far it might Trench upon the Liberty and Safety of the Peers was too high a Point for him but he submits it to the Lords and Prays that he may Answer for himself and sends with his Petition a Copy of the Lord Keepers Letter and his Answer to it Hereupon the Lord Keeper delivered a Message to the Lords from the King Accusing Bristol of undutifulness disrespect and Scandal to the King and desires he may be sent for as a Delinquent to answer his Offences in Spain and since and for Scandalizing the Duke The Martial of Middlesex by Petition showed to the Commons That he by Warrant searched in the Clink Prison and was resisted but found there Four Priests and their Altars Crucifixes Books Papers c. That the Priests giving notice hereof to the Archbishop before they had done a Warrant came from the Arch-bishop and Mr. Attourney that they should not search any further nor remove any thing from thence The Arch-bishop said That the searching for those Priests was a Design of the Jesuits to take the Priests and send them to Rome to be put to Death for Writing in Defence of the Oath of Allegiance The Commons caused every Member of their House in his Place to make a particular Protestation Whether they heard Mr. Coke speak the Words charged upon him or not And every one denyed the hearing of those Words spoken by Mr. Coke After which the Commons presented a Remonstrance to the King in Answer to his and the Lord Keepers Speech denying the Words to be spoken by Mr. Coke and excusing Dr. Turner and avowing their Proceedings against the Duke or any other Subject and Pray the King not to give Ear to Officious Reports of private Persons for their own Ends. The King Chargeth the Bishops in the Case of the Duke and Bristol to follow only Proofs and not Rumours The Commons sent to the Duke That they were passing of Articles against him to which he might Answer if he pleased but he acquainting the Lords therewith they would not permit it Bristol was brought to the Bar by the Lords Order and Articles Exhibited against him of High-Treason and other Crimes in the Name of the Attorney General I. That he Traiterously assured King James That the Emperour and King of Spain would restore the Palatinate and that the King of Spain would consent to the Match with our Prince which they never intended and that was known to Bristol who delayed the Treaty II. He did not Execute the Commands of the King nor put the King of Spain to a punctual Answer to the detriment of our King and his Allies III. That he perswaded King James not to break with Spain IV. That he said he cared not what the Success of the Treaty would be but he would make his Fortune thereby V. That he intended to Introduce Popery here and perswaded King James to grant a Tolleration thereof VI. That he occasioned the Princes Journey into Spain to his great hazard VII That in Spain he perswaded the Prince to change his Religion Anno 1626 VIII To the same purpose IX That he perswaded that the Prince Electors eldest Son should be bred up in the Emperours Court. X. That he would have dispatched the Disponsaries notwithstanding the Princes Commands to the contrary if Extraordinary diligence had not prevented it XI His Contemptuous and Scandalous Petition to the Lords House After this Bristol presented Articles against the Duke which were received and Mr. Atturney being asked by the Earl for a Relator said That the King had Commanded it Bristol replyed That he would not contend with his Soveraign but that it might be of dangerous Consequence If the King should be Accuser Judge Witnesses and have the Confiscation He desires that the Lord Conway might not meddle and that he might have the use of certain Papers which was granted him After which he proceeded to a large Declaration of the whole business between the Duke and him and laid it home upon the Duke with an implication that shortly after the probability of his being restored to King James his Favour the King sickned and Dyed having suffered much and to his dying Day Reputed and said That Bristol was an honest man Then he set forth the business of his Writ and the Prohibition of him to Sit and that after he had Accused the Duke the Articles of High Treason were Exhibited against him yet the Duke is in Favour and Sits as a Peer and he is a Prisoner The Articles Preferred by Bristol against the Duke were I. That he Plotted with Gondimer to bring the Prince into Spain to change his Religion II. That Porter was sent into Spain for this End III. That in Spain The Duke absented from Service in Bristols House and frequented the Popish Service and Adored their Sacrament and conformed to their Rites IV. That he procured King James to Write a Letter to the Pope for the Dispensation and to stile him Sanctissime Pater V. That the Pope sent a Bull to the Duke to incourage him in the perversion of the Prince VI. That by his behaviour in Spain he so incensed that King and his Ministers as they would admit of no dealing with him and that he brake that Match out of his particular Ends and Indignation VII That he made use of the Princes Letters to his own Ends and concealed divers great things from him VIII That as he had abused the King so he abused both Houses by a sinister Relation of those Affairs Car. 2 IX The Scandal of his Personal Behaviour in Spain and procuring favours for unworthy persons there for hire of his Lust X. That he hath been the great Cause of the Ruine of the Prince Palatine XI That he had wrong'd Bristol in his Relations to the Parliament in his honour and Liberty XII That Bristol revealed these Matters to the late King who said he would hear him against the Duke which the Duke heard and not long after the King Sickn'd and Died. The Earl also Exhibited divers Articles against the Lord Conway as the Dukes Creature and unfit to be one of his Judges and the particular injuries he did to Bristol The Lords did not Commit the Earl and Ordered the Articles against him to be First heard and then his against the Duke yet saving his Testimony against the Duke The King took in highly with the Duke and would have removed the Earl from the Lords House into the Kings Bench but the Lords would not permit it In this Parliament were several Resolutions touching Tryals there which are faithfully Collected by Rushworth pag. 271 272. They Ordered That no Peer should have above Two Proxies Bristol delivered in his Answer to the Charge against him and made a Speech of Introduction to clear the Objections of his ill Affection to Religion and his too
end this Session The Commons proceed in the Bill for Tunnage and Poundage By the King's appointment an order is made in the Star Chamber to take off from the file the Bill there against the Duke and his answer the King being satisfied of the Duke's Innocency The Duke denies the speaking of any words at his Table against the Commons as one of their Members reported and charged one Melvin a Scotchman for saying that the Duke intended to put the King upon a war against the Commonalty with the assistance of Scotland and the like and that Sir Tho. Overbury had poysoned Prince Henry by his Instigation The King Cancelled the Commission of Excise The Commons order a Remonstrance to be drawn of the Peoples Rights and of the undue taking of Tunnage and Poundage without the grant of it by Parliament which being ready the Speaker who was before sent for to the King came late and while the Remonstrance was in Reading the King sent for the House and spake to them touching it and took offence that it mentioned Tunnage and Poundage taken without Grant by Parliament as contrary to his Answer to the Petition of Right which he excused and said he could not want Tunnage and Poundage Then he passed the Bill of Subsidies and other Bills and the Lord Keeper declared the King's pleasure to Prorogue the parliament which was so done by Proclamation Manwaring's Books were supprest by another Proclamation and compositions for Recusants Estates directed by another and to search for and commit Popish Priests by another Dr. Mountagu was made a Bishop and Dr. Manwaring though disabled by sentence was preferred to a good living and both were pardoned The chief Baron Walter is put out and the King said of Judge Whitelocke that he was a stout wise and a learned man and one who knew what belongs to uphold Magistrates and Magistracy in their dignity and there was some speech of making him cheif Baron in the room of Walter But Whitelocke had no great mind to succeed Walter because Walter alledged that his Pattent of that office was quam diu se bene gesserit and that he ought not to be removed but by a Scire facias Rochel being besieged the Duke was appointed to goe with the Fleet to relieve it and being for that end at Portsmouth with much company he was suddenly stabbed to the heart by one Lieutenant Felton and fell down presently crying the Villain hath slain me and so dyed When some that came in suspected Monsieur Sabise to have done it Felton stepped forth and said I am he that did it let no Innocent man suffer for it and so was apprehended not offering to Escape and was sent to prison The King notwithstanding went on with the design to releive Rochel and the Fleet went thither but returned without doing any service being ill provided and their Victuals stunck Upon this the Rochellers were so much distressed that of 15000 men but 4000 remained alive the rest perished with hunger The Souldiers that returned and were billetted up and down committed great Insolencies Upon the Peace made between England and France the Protestants there for a time had a little more Indulgence Morgan was sent with the Lord Vere to Gluckstadt The Privy Council wrote to Dalbier to dispose of the German Horse to the King of Sweden or to the King of Denmarke After the Duke of Bucks death Bishop Laud had great favour with the King The meeting of the Parliament was Protogued Many in London resort to Felton in prison he saith he is sorry for his fact but he was induced to it by the Parliament's Remonstrance The same he said to the Council and denyed that the Puritans or any other set him on or knew of his purpose Bishop Laud told him if he would not confess that he must go to the Rack he said he knew not whom he might accuse perhaps Bishop Laud or any other in that torture The Council by the King's directions sent to the Judges for their opinions whether he might be racked by the Law They all agreed that by the Law he might not be put to the Rack Some Merchants were committed for not paying Tunnage and Poundage according to the King's Declaration Chambers one of them brought his Habeas Corpus and it was returned that he was committed for Insolent words spoken by him at the Council Table that the Merchants were scrued up in England more than in Turkey but the words not being in the Return it was mended and he was discharged by Bayle the Council were offended at it and rebuked the Judges but they Justified what they had done Felton was tryed at the King's Bench and had Judgment of death he shewed remorse and offered his hand to be cut off which the King desired might be done but the Judges said it could not be by Law and he was hanged in Chains Mr. Vassall was brought into the Exchequer for not paying Tunnage and Poundage he pleaded Magna Charta and the Statute de Tallagio non concedendo and that this Imposition was not by assent in Parliament The Barons refused to hear his Council gave Judgment against him and Imprisoned him Chambers having his goods seised sued a Replevin the Barons stayed it and all other Replevins in the like case by an Injunction to the Sheriffs and ordered the double value of his goods to be seised and the like was in the case of Mr. Rolls At the Council it was resolved before hand to Justifie these proceedings when the Parliament should meet and if the Parliament did not pass the Bill for Tunnage and Poundage then to break it And those of the Council that were Members of the House of Commons were directed what to say if the House should fall upon any of the King's Ministers The Parliament met and found the Petition of Right to be Printed with some Additions and the Copies first Printed without the Additions were suppressed by the King's order And they were informed of the seising of the Merchants goods perticularly of Mr. Rolles then a Member of Parliament and that the Customers said If all the Parliament were concerned in the Goods they would seise them These things were referred to a Committee The King sent for both Houses spake to them in justification of his taking Tunnage and Poundage untill they should grant it to him wished them to do it and not to be Jealous of the actions of one another He sends another Message to them to expedite that Bill they are troubled that it should be imposed on them which should first move from them They consider of the Grievancies since the last Session Of the increase of Arminians and Papists Pym moves to take a Covenant to maintain our Religion and Rights they proceed touching Religion before Tunnage and Poundage and touching the late Introducing of ceremonies by Cosins and others and the late Pardons Another Message comes
are said to be committed in Parliament and ought not to be punished in this or any other Court except in Parliament The Kings Attorney moved the Court to over-rule the Plea though he did not demur to it but the Court would not and gave a day to joyn in Demurrer and to have the point argued The Attorney exhibited an information in the Star-Chamber against Mr. Long for that he contrary to his Oath when he was made Sheriff and was by his Oath to keep within his County yet he did come to Parliament and serve as a Member there and in the time of Parliament resided out of his County For this the Court sentenced him to pay Two thousand Marks to the King for a Fine to be imprisoned in the Tower and to make a submission In Hillary Term the Information in the King's Bench against Sir John Elliot and the rest touching the point of the Jurisdiction of the Court came to be argued All the Judges severally declared their Opinions That in this case the King's Bench hath jurisdiction of the Cause And the Defendants were ruled to plead further but they would not put in any other Plea Whereupon Judgment was given against them upon a Nihil dicit that they should be imprisoned and not delivered till they had given Security for their good behaviour and made a submission and acknowledgment of their Offences and they were also fined Anno 1630. Anno 1630 In Easter Term Sir Henry Martyn Dr. of Laws and Judge of the Admiralty made a great Complaint to the King against the Judges of the King's Bench for granting Prohibitions against that Court and all the Judges were before the King about it and they mannerly and stoutly justified their proceedings in those Cases to be according to Law and as their Oaths bound them Sir Henry Vane was sent to the Queen of Bohemia about a Marriage for her Son with the Emperor's Daughter and the Son to be brought up in the Court of the Emperor to which the Queen would by no means hearken The Venetians were set on to mediate a Peace between England and France which took effect and Sir Thomas Edmonds was sent to take the Ratification thereof by the King of France by his Oath and signing of it Car. 5 A Book of Sir Robert Dudley's making being of purpose to increase the King's Revenue and containing in it somewhat in prejudice of the proceedings as to the Parliament was dispersed by the Earls of Bedford and Clare Sir Robert Cotton Mr. Selden and Mr. St. John for which they were committed to prison but Sir David Fowlis discovered the Author and so the matter ended and the prisoners were released William Earl of Pembroke died suddenly as was predicted to him by an Astrologer Upon the 29th of May 1630 the Queen was brought to Bed of a Son Prince Charles to the exceeding joy of the Subjects and the same day a bright Star appeared shining at Noon-day in the East About Midsummer this year Gustavus Adolphus King of Sweden landed in Germany with about 8000 Men and as soon as he came on shore he kneeled down upon the ground his Officers and Soldiers round about him and there gave thanks to God for his safe Arrival and prayed for his blessing upon that Action he prayed very pathetically in the presence of his Army and incouraged them by Texts out of holy Scripture himself being the Preacher The Prince Palatine sent his Plea to the Dyet at Leypsick and Sir Robert Amstrother was sent thither from our King to Negotiate the Palsgrave's Restitution but he received only a general Answer That at present the Affairs of the Empire were so pressing that they could not take into consideration the business of the Palatinate but that shortly it should be done and to the satisfaction of the King of Great Britain Dr. Leighton a Scotch-man for his Book Intituled Sions Plea dedicated to the last Parliament counselling them to kill all the Bishops by smiting them under the fifth Rib and railing against the Queen calling her a Canaanite and Idolatress had the Sentence of the Star-Chamber executed upon him he was stygmatized his Ears cut off and his Nose slit and imprisonment Sir Humphrey May Vice-chamberlain of his Majestie 's Houshold and one of his Privy Council died the 10th of June 1630. The Peace with Spain was concluded in November and the Articles solemnly signed and sworn to be observed upon a Latin Bible brought for that purpose by Bishop Laud. At this time the Face of War was over most parts of Christendom in Italy and France it was begun and in Spain also France fuller of fears and Germany full of the calamities of War and infested on all sides with potent Enemies Gustavus Adolphus King of Sweden being entred into Germany carries on his Designs vigorously and successfully first he declares the Cause of his Invasion For succour and relief and assistance to the Protestant Princes and the Cause of Religion so much oppressed by the Emperor and the Popish Party The Emperour answers the Declaration and justifies his Proceedings It is certain that the King of Sweden had not the least ambition or thought of beginning a War in Germany wanting Strength and Treasure to carry on so great a Design and therefore for a long time would not hearken to any Motions or Proposals made to him about that matter until he was earnestly sollicited and pressed by the Protestant Princes of Germany to take their Cause and Oppression and the Cause of all the Protestants in Germany into his Compassion and Intreated for the Cause of God and of his People to assist them for their deliverance from the miserable and unjust oppressions and persecutions under which all the Protestant Party did then groan by the Emperor's violence and cruelty towards them And yet it was then after many denials and excuses and dissatisfaction in himself as to the lawfulness of his undertaking this action that at length he was prevailed with by their Importunities and fair Promises but more by the sadness of the condition of the poor Protestants in Germany and the danger to the Protestant Religion there and in his own and all other Countries designed to be rooted out to pity their Estate Paries cum proximus ardet and for defence of the Protestant Religion to confederate with the Protestant Princes of Germany He thereupon made a League with them and raised an Army though but a small one and landed happily as is before mentioned and some of the Princes of the League joyning with him they went on prosperously through the blessing of God going along with them The particular proceedings of this great King Generalissimo of the Protestant Army are set down in the Histories of that War therefore I shall not insert them here But shall only in the general say this that the relation of those Affairs by our later Chroniclers is so
Judges were sent for to be consulted with touching the Tryal of the Lord Audley who was Indicted for a Rape committed upon his Wife with his assistance by one of his own Servants and for Buggery The Tryal was very solemn before the Lord Keeper made Lord High Steward for that day and eight Judges Assistants and twenty seven Peers the Jury or Judges of the Fact The Matters were of the most horrid and foul wickedness that ever was heard of and therefore I have esteemed it not convenient to preserve the memory of the particulars of such infamous and beastly Abominations By Letters from the Lord Keeper all the Judges of the King's Bench were required to come up to London and the business was for their Advice touching the Conference had in Germany between certain Scots about making of the Marquess Hambleton Head of a Party against the King and his Kingdoms of England and Scotland and what was sit for the King to do thereupon The Lord Rea a Scotch Baron did Impeach Ramsey and Meldram for moving him to this Conspiracy They denied it punctually and no Witness could be produced Ramsey a Souldier offered to clear himself by Combate that he was innocent and the Appellant Rea accepted of the Challenge The King was desirous it should be put upon a Duel and the Judges were consulted with 1. What the Offence was 2. Where the Tryal should be 1. They all with the Lord Keeper were of Opinion That it was an high and horrible Treason if that in the Examinations were true 2. That the Tryal might be by an Appeal of Treason upon which Combate might be joyned but that the King must make a Constable durante bene-placito for the Marshal could not take the Appeal without him and that it must be after the manner of the Civil Law the Judges not to intermeddle Car. 6 The Judges were also of Opinion That this proceeding before the Constable and Marshal was as it was before the Stat. 35 H. 8. c. 2. and that that Statute devised a way how to try foreign Treasons in England but did not take away the other and that the Stat. 1 Mar. cap. 10. did not take it away nor intend it and that a Conviction in this Appeal was no corruption of Blood nor a forfeiture at the Common Law According to the advice of the Judges there was a Court of the Constable and Marshal appointed and the Earl of Lindsey made Constable for that purpose and the proceedings between Rea and Ramsey in that Court were very solemn and multitudes of people attending that Novelty In this Tryal it was delivered for Doctrine That if the Defendant do send a Challenge to the Appellant it is a proof of the Defendant's guilt That no Testimony is to be neglected in matter of Treason And the Story in Livy was cited That it is not base to undergo any Office to save a Nation but that it was unbecoming a gentle-man to fish for Circumstances and then to be an Informer That in France the holding up of the Hand is taking an Oath and in this Case it was urged That if Ramsey be guilty of Treason that Rea is so likewise for that both did speak the words in the Accusation The Business was taken up by the King through the interest of the Marquess Hambleton whose Servant Ramsey was and the Lord Rea returned to his Command under the King of Sweden in Germany Sir Nicholas Hyde chief Justice of the King's Bench died in August this year he was promoted to that place by the Duke of Buckingham and demeaned himself in it with good Integrity and prudence in those difficult times he was somewhat reserved and not affable In Michaelmas Term certain Questions were propounded to the Judges touching the Clergy 1. Whether Clergy-men were bound to find Watch and Ward Day or Night To this the Answer was deferred till the Judges had informed themselves of the practice in the Countries where they went Circuit 2. Whether Clergy-men might be compelled to take Apprentices by the Stat. 43 El. of the Poor On this all agreed that no man was out of the Statute but there was a discretion to be used in the Justices of Peace to consider where it was fit to put the Child to be kept and where it was fitter to take money toward the putting of it out And it was held that the meaning of the Statute was not for the Education of them in Arts but for Charity to keep them and relieve them from turning to Roguery and Idleness so a man's House was as it were an Hospital in that case rather than a Shop of Trade for they might be brought up to Husbandry Cookery Dayery and the like Services in an house This Case I have reported because it sheweth somewhat of the expectation and temper of the Clergy in that time The same likewise appeared by proceedings against some of the University of Oxford for Sermons preached by them against Arminianism and upon other Points of Religion then in Controversie upon which divers of them were censured and some expelled the University Much difference of Opinion was also preached and published touching the Observation of the Lord s-day And in the North they kept their Wakes and Ale-meetings upon the Sabbath-day Whereof complaint being made at the Assizes Judge Richardson was so hardy as to make an Order to suppress them But the Bishops took this as an Intruding upon the Ecclesiastical Power and Bishop Laud complaining of it to the King the Judge was checkt and occasion was taken from hence to republish the former Book for allowance of Pasttimes upon the Lord's-day which was not very pleasing to many who were no Puritans as well as to them generally About this time the Repair of Pauls was set on work chiefly by the Zeal of Bishop Laud and new Images and Ornaments other than formerly were set up to the discontent of many persons The King came himself to this Church and made a kind of Procession to view it and granted a Commission to some Bishops and others to have a Contribution and to see the Work done Some affirm that about Eighty thousand pounds was gathered for it and Sir Paul Pindar is remembred to have laid out Nineteen thousand pounds of his own Money towards it A piece of London Bridge was burnt down The King fell sick of the Small-pox but was well recovered again to the joy of his Subjects Anno 1632. Car. 8 The Chancellor of Poland came Ambassador hither for Assistance against the Turks and got some Money and two thousand Men of our King He was bred up a Lawyer and at length came to be a principal Civil Officer of Justice and was also at the same time a great Commander in the Army In November our Queen was brought to Bed of the Princess Mary Our King sent an Ambassador to the King of Sweden in behalf of the Prince Elector in
advice of his Privy Council and Council Learned the King requires Shipmoney The Writ for it was at first but to Maritime Towns and Counties but that not sufficing other Writs were Issued out to all Counties to levy Ship-money Yet great care was taken to favour the Clergy all the rest of the People except Courtiers and Officers generally murmur at this taxe although it was politickly layd with all equality yet the great objection against it was because it was imposed without assent of Parliament and that therefore it was unlawfull The old Chancellor Oxenstierne of Sweden the great director of their affairs both at home and abroad particularly in Germany during the Queen's minority sent his eldest Son Grave John Oxenstierne Ambassadour to our King with Credentials from the Queen of Sweden But Grave John the Ambassadour and the Authority from whence he came were so unworthily slighted in our Court who were not willing to give any assistance to the Prince Elector against the Emperor that in great distast Grave John who was high enough in his own thoughts and for the honour of his Mistress the Queen went away in discontent from England and neither he nor his Father nor family were friends to our King after this affront put upon them The Parliament of Ireland gave some Subsidies to the King and the 39 Articles of our Church were there by that Parliament Established Mr. Attorney Noy having set on foot the tax of Ship money leaveth it and the world He died of the distemper of the Stone The Scots began to murmer against their last Parliament the Lord Balmerino was questioned about a Letter written by King James to Pope Clement to complement him It was suggested that this Lord's Father being Secretary to the King did draw the Letter and shufling it among other papers did by that means get it to be signed by the King Yet was this Lord afterwards not onely pardoned but honoured and preferred The discontented party in Scotland had Intelligence of the discontents in England and the Cardinal Richeliew sent his Agents to foment the discontents in both Kingdomes who met with matter and persons very apt to be kindled The Lord Treasurer Weston dyed not much lamented of the people who generally esteemed him to be a covert Papist and an Agent for Rome and though himself might be dispenced with yet most of his family made open profession of the Popish Religion and continue in the same profession Sir Edward Coke dyed this year also who was of greater reputation with the people but of less at Court whose Illegal actions he earnestly opposed in Parliament being usually chosen a Member of the House of Commons after he was put out of his publick offices He was a man of great Learning and Industry and had the value of a just and Impartial Magistrate The Imperialists and Swedes fought a bloudy Battaile at Nortington where the Swedes were overthrown 12000 of them slain and 6000 taken prisoners but hereupon insued a peace between them The Emperor being wisely the more Inclined to it after his being victorious in the Warre Spotteswood Archbishop of St. Andrews was made Chancellor of Scotland and though he was a wise and learned man and of good reputation and life yet it gave offence to many that he being a Clergy man should be Invested with that dignity which they affirmed not to have been done before since the Reformation At Abington complaint was made to the Mayor and to the Recorder of divers in the Town who were Nonconformists to the orders and ceremonies of the Church in divine Service as that some did not stand up at the Creed nor bow to the Altar nor at the name of Jesus nor receive the Sacrament kneeling at the High Altar and the like For which some that were related to the Ecclesiastical Court complained to them being Justices of the Peace for the Town and desir'd they would punish these Offenders the Recorder answered them that these offences were more properly punishable by the Ecclesiastical Judges in their Courts than by Justices of Peace and therefore he advised them to inform the Chancellor of the Diocesse or other Officers of that Jurisdiction concerning those Matters that proceedings might be had therein according to their Law but he thought it not fit for him to interpose in those matters the Complainers seemed much unsatisfied herewith but the Mayor being somewhat inclin'd to the opinions of the Non-conformists was not easily to be perswaded to punish them and Anno 1634 the Recorder himself was much for liberty of Conscience and favourable in that point so that allthough the other party urged much to have the Non-conformists punisht yet they put it off and would not doe it for which the Recorder was afterwards required to attend the Council Table to Answer some complaints made against him from Abington That he did comply with and countenance the Non-conformists there and refused to punish those who did not bow at the name of Jesus and to the Altar and refused to receive the Sacrament kneeling at the high Altar and the like offenders and that he was disaffected to the Church and the Ceremonies thereof enjoyn'd by Authority But the Recorder alledged in his own vindication why he did not punish those against whom the complaints were made That he knew no Common Law nor Statute in force for the punishment of them especially by Justices of the Peace and that the Complainers did not prefer any inditement against them and that the matters whereof the pretended offenders were accused were meerly as the accusers acknowledged Spiritual Matters proper for the Spiritual Judges as they were called And that he might have been censured to incroach upon the Jurisdiction and Rights of the Church if he should have taken Cognizance of them upon which the Council were satisfied and dismist him from further Attendance Anno 1635. Car. 11 By the help of the tax of Shipmoney a Navy was prepared of 40 good Ships of War and set out this Summer under the Earl of Lindsey Admiral and the Earl of Essex his Vice Admiral who had 20 Saile more for securing of the narrow Seas and of the trade of England The King resolves to prosecute his design with a Navy Royal to be set out yearly and therefore it was at Court concluded to lay the Charge of Shipmoney generally upon all Counties The Lord Keeper Coventry was ordered to direct the Judges to promote that business in their Circuits this Summer and to perswade the people to a ready obeying the writs and payments of Shipmoney for the next year In pursuance hereof his Lordship in his charge to the Judges in the Star Chamber at the end of Midsummer Term after sundry other particulars concluded as to this great business to this effect You my Lords the Judges are commanded in your charges at the Assizes and at all places opportunâ—ly to acquaint the people with
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
Opinions in these words We are of Opinion that when the good and safety of the Kingdom in general is concerned and the whole Kingdom in danger Your Majesty may by Writ under the Great Seal of England Command all Your Subjects of this Your Kingdom at their Charge to provide and furnish such number of Ships with Men Victual and Ammunition and for such time as Your Majesty shall think fit for the defence and safeguard of the Kingdom from such peril and danger And that by Law Your Majesty may compel the doing thereof in case of refusal or refractoriness And we are also of Opinion that in such case Your Majesty is the sole Judge both of the dangers and when and how the same is to be prevented and avoided This Opinion was Signed by Davenport Denham Hatton Jones Croke Trever Bramston Finch Vernon Berkley Crawley Weston This Opinion and Subscription of the Judges was Inrolled in all the Courts of Westminster and much distasted many Gentlemen of the Country and of their own Profession as a thing Extrajudicial unusual and of very ill consequence in this great Business or in any other The King upon this Opinion of his Judges gave order for proceeding against Hampden in the Exchequer where he pleaded and the King's Council demurring the Point in Law came to be argued for the King by his Council and for Hamden by his Council and afterwards the Judges particularly argued this great Point at the Bench and all of them except Hutton and Croke argued and gave their Judgments for the King The Arguments both at the Bar and Bench were full ofrare and excellent Learning especially in matter of Record and History but they are too voluminous to be here inserted Judge Croke of whom I speak knowingly was resolved to deliver his Opinion for the King and to that end had prepared his Argument Yet a few days before he was to argue upon Discourse with some of his nearest Relations and most serious thoughts of this business and being heartned by his Lady who was a very good and pious woman and told her husband upon this occasion That she hoped he would doe nothing against his Conscience for fear of any danger or prejudice to him or his Family and that she would be contented to suffer want or any misery with him rather than be an occasion for him to doe or say any thing against his Judgment and Conscience Upon these and many the like Incouragements but chiefly upon his better thoughts he suddenly altered his Purpose and Arguments and when it came to his turn contrary to expectation he argued and declared his Opinion against the King But Hampden and many others of Quality and Interest in their Countries were unsatisfied with this Judgment and continued to the utmost of their power in opposition to it yet could not at that time give any further stop or hinderance to the prosecution of the business of Ship-money but it remained Alta mente repostum The Earl of Arundel was sent Ambassador to the new Emperor Ferdinand the Third where he stayed and treated some Months about the restitution of the King's Nephew the Prince Elector but being opposed by the Duke of Bavaria who had gotten possession of part of the Palsegrave's Territories and by others after their Interest and being discontented at the delays they put upon him in the Treaty at the Dyet the Ambassador without taking any leave or effecting any thing for which he was sent returned home in much distaste and choller Anno 1637. Car. 13 The Sickness began to increase in London which caused many to post into the Country and kept others from coming to Town and it was thought fit to adjourn part of the Term. Three Delinquents were sentenced in the Star-Chamber Mr. Burton a Divine for writing and printing two smart and sharp Tracts against Episcopacy Doctor Bastwick a Physician for writing Books reproachfull against the Prelates particularly against Archbishop Laud and Bishop Juxton And in his Answer to the Information against him in the Star-chamber he hath this Passage Anno 1637 That the Prelates are Invaders of the King's Prerogative Royal Contemners and Despisers of the holy Scriptures Advancers of Popery Superstition Idolatry and Prophaneness Also they abuse the King's Authority to the Oppression of his loyalest Subjects and therein exercise great Cruelty Tyranny and Injustice and in execution of those impious Performances they shew neither wit honesty nor temperance Nor are they either Servants of God or of the King but of the Devil being Enemies of God and the King and of every living thing that is good All which the said Dr. Bastwick is ready to maintain c. None of the Doctors friends could prevail with him to expunge this and other the like Passages out of his Answer The third Defendant was Mr. Prynn of Lincolns-Inn a Barrister at Law for writing a Book scandalous to the King and Church who had been there censured before and was now fined five thousand pounds to loose the remainder of his Ears on the Pillory to be stygmatized on both Cheeks with an S. for Schismatick and to be perpetually imprisoned in Caernarvan Castle Burton and Bastwick were fined five thousand pounds apiece to loose their Ears in the Pillory and to be imprisoned the one in Launceston Castle and the other in Lancaster Castle The Prince Elector and his Brother Prince Rupert departed into Holland and having gotten together a small Army marched into Westphalia and besieged Limgea but was fought with by the Emperor's General Halisfeild his Army discomfited two thousand of them slain and his brother Prince Rupert and the Lord Craven taken Prisoners himself hardly escaping by flight The Bishop of Lincoln was brought to a Sentence in the Star-chamber for disloyal words charged to be spoken by him against the King and for suborning Witnesses to conceal a Truth and to stifle a Crime He was at last fined ten thousand pounds committed to the Tower during pleasure suspended ab Officio Beneficio and referred to the High Commission Court for that which concerned their Jurisdiction Mr. Osbaldston was also heavily sentenced in the Star-chamber upon the Business of the Bishop of Lincoln but he got out of the way leaving a Paper in his Study with this Inscription That Lambert Osbaldston was gone beyond Canterbury But Canterbury after this Sentence sends this Warrant to the King's Sollicitor Mr. Sollicitor It is his Majestie 's pleasure that you prepare a Commission to the Prebendaries of the Collegiate Church of Westminster authorising them to keep their Audits and other Capitular Meetings at their usual times to treat and compound with the Tenants for Leases and to pass the same accordingly choose Officers confirm and execute all other lawful Acts for the good and benefit of the College and the said Prebendaries And to take out the Common or Chapter Seal for sealing such Leases and Grants as
Fortification at Leith and their meetings and Councils and inforce Subscription to the late Assembly at Glasgow contrary to the King's declaration they Brand those who had taken Arms for the King as Incendiaries and Traytors and null all the Acts of the College of Justice Matters being in this doubtful posture the King had little mind to see himself affronted and thought that these distempers might be better born and sooner quieted at a distance Therefore towards the latter end of July he returns to England This year was the great and strange Eruption of fire near the Ferrera Islands with a horrible noise and carrying a huge quantity of earth with it whereby became a new Island and continuing in burning The King being returned to London with his pacification the same was not well relished by many of his Subjects who held it dishonourable to him and to this nation especially having so brave an Army with him far exceeding the Covenanters forces both in Horse and Foot by whom he might have constrained them to reason but those who inclined to Presbytery or were discontented at some publick actions were the better pleased with this pacification August 6. According to the King's Direction the general Assembly â—ate at Edenburgh who abolished Episcopacy the 5 Articles of Perth the high Commission the Liturgy and the Book of Canons all this was assented to by the Earl of Trequayre the King 's new Commissioner The Marquess Hamilton having gotten himself out of this troublesome imployment The Assembly being risen the Parliament sate and highly debated about the choice of the Lords of the Articles in regard the Bishops were abolished The Ancient course was that the King first named eight Bishops they chose eight Noblemen who chose so many Barons and they the like number of Burgesses these thirty two with eight officers of the Crown made up fourty who were to consider upon such Articles as were to be brought to Parliament and this Committee were called Lords of the Articles The Commissioner demanded that the King instead of the eight Bishops whom he used to name might now in their place name eight Noblemen which for this time was consented to but voted that for the future every State should chuse their own Commissioner Anno 1639 Then they debated about constituting the third Estate and what to be brought in in lieu of the Bishops The Commissioner urged for the King to have 14 Laicks of such as were called Abbots and Priors to represent the third Estate but it was voted that the third Estate should be compleated by small Barons who represented the Commonalty Then they framed an Act rescissory touching the Exchequer Judicatory Proxies and Ward-Lands to the displeasure of the King who apprehending them to indeavour a new form of Government and to eclipse his Regal Power order'd his Commissioner to prorogue them Which being signified to the Parliament they made a Declaration that this Prorogation was of no force in Law being without consent of the Parliament that they might justify their continuance of sitting but in regard to his Majesty they would only at present make a Remonstrance to him of the reasons of their Propositions and Proceedings after which if their Enemies should prevaile by false suggestions that then it should not be to them an imputation that they were constrain'd to take such course as might best secure the Kirk and Kingdom from the extremity of Confusion and Misery Their Deputies the Earl of Dunferlin and the Lord Loudon came to the King with this Remonstrance and there was come the Earl of Trequayre the King's Commissioner a Committee of the Council heard both Parts and many passionate Expressions and Recriminations between them The Deputies justified the Acts of the Assembly and Parliament and desired they might be ratified the which the Committee thought not fit to be done as lessening the Sovereign Authority and that there was no way but by force to reduce the Covenanters The Scots had delivered a Paper to some of the English Lords intituled some Conditions of His Majestie 's Treaty with His Subjects of Scotland before the English Nobility The Privy Council judging this Paper to be false and scandalous to his Majesty and the late Pacification were suitors to His Majesty that it might be burnt by the hand of the Hangman and all Copies of it to be brought in for which a Proclamation was issued The Spanish Fleet of about 70 Saile bound for Dunkirke with recruits of Men and Money met with some of the Holland Fleet and sank two of them the rest made to Dunkirke where the Holland Admiral lay who came forth with his Fleet and joyning together betwixt Dover and Callice attacked the Spanish Fleet took two of their Gallions sunk another and shatter'd the rest though but 25 Saile and the Spaniard's 60 and having forced them upon the English Coast near Dover the Dutch fell off to Sea not willing to attempt any thing against the Spaniard within the Dominions of the King of England The Spanish Resident in London importuned the King to keep off the Hollanders for two Tides the Dutch Ambassador made application to him against the Spaniards the King in amity with both resolved to stand newter and forbids His Subjects to transport any of the Spaniards to Dunkirke but their Admiral by night conveyed away 14 Dunkirke Ships and 4000 men in them The King sent the Earl of Arundel on Board the Spanish Admiral Don Antonio D' oquendo to desire him to retreat upon the next fair Wind because he would not have any Ingagement upon His Seas but the Wind continued long contrary and the Dutch had great Supplies wherewith they encompassed their Enemies within Pistol-shot for some days At length Van Trump the Dutch Admiral ingaged them and by Cannon and Fire-ships forced them to cut their Cables and of 53 Spanish Ships 23 ran on shoar and stranded in the Downs of which three were burnt two sunk and two perished on the shoar the rest were manned by the English to save them from the Dutch With the other 30 Ships Don Oquendo put to Sea where in a Fogg the Dutch again ingaged them fired the Admiral of Portugal took 11 of their Ships three were lost upon the Coast of France one near Dover five sunk in the Fight and onely 10 escaped with their Admiral Oquendo into Dunkirke This Armado was believed by many to have been designed for an Invasion of England and many Discourses pro and con were vented about it The Prince Elector came into England by advice of the Prince of Orange to solicite his Uncle to procure him the command of the Army of Duke Bernard who was lately dead the King desired the French Ambassadour to move it to his Master who willingly undertook it and that Cardinal Richlieu would be ready to further it In the mean time the Prince by ill advice passed through France in disguise to
apprehending their Designs he comes to the discontented Princes of France who had raised an Army at Sedan And from thence from the Count of Soissons the Duke of Guise and the rest a Manifesto is published of their taking Arms for the Peace of Europe and expulsion of him who fomented the publick Wars They make Alliance with the Emperour and Cardinal Infanta and joyning Forces with General Lamboy they come to Battel where the Count de Soissons was slain and their Forces overthrown and Richlieu gets more advantage thereby against the House of Austria The close Committee for managing the business against the Earl of Strafford sate very constantly and took great pains in framing the Articles against him and preparing of Witnesses for proof of them for some of which Witnesses there were Messengers sent into Ireland to bring them hither All the Papers Proofs and Examinations in this business were committed to Whitelocke's care and charge being Chairman to the Committee The Committee had often resort to the House of Commons for their direction upon any Point of Difficulty and they were appointed by the House to be the Managers of the Evidence against the Earl and accordingly they divided the work among themselves January 30. Mr. Pym presented to the Lords the particular Articles of the Charge against the Earl of Strafford being 28. The Earl was immediately sent for to the Lords House where he heard the Articles read and they being two hundred sheets of paper and some of the Treasons being of fourteen years standing he desired three Months time to make his Answer which must also of necessity be very long and being unto matters of so high concernment especially to his own life and fortunes This time was opposed by the House of Commons and at length the Lords ordered his Answer to be brought in by the 24th of February next which was done though to the great labour of his Lordship and of Sir Richard Lane and others of his Councel and on that day it was read in the Audience of the King and in the House of Commons the next day after Some Disputes arose between the two Houses touching the Tryal 1. Whether Councel should be allowed for the Earl which the Commons opposed as not allowable in case of high Treason which the Lords said was true as to pleading of Matter of Fact but not in Matters of Law which was at length yielded to 2. Concerning the place of Tryal the Lords desired it might be in their House which the Commons opposed because they intended to manage their Accusation by Members of their own House in the presence of the whole House for which the Lords House would be too little whereupon Westminster-hall was agreed upon 3. The Commons intended to come in the Body of their whole House which the Lords not assenting to they at last yielded to come as a Committee of the whole House But there was a Proposal the Subject of much Discourse to prevent all this trouble and to restore the Earl of Strafford to his former Favour and Honour If the King would prefer some of the Grandees to Offices at Court whereby Strafford's enemies should become his friends and the King's desires be promoted It was that should be made Lord Treasurer the Lord Say Master of the Wards Mr. Pym Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr. Hollis Secretary of State Mr. Hampden Tutor to the Prince others to have other places In order whereunto the Bishop of London resigned up his Treasurers Staff the Lord Cottington his place of Master of the Wards and the rest were easily to be voided But whether upon the King's alteration of his mind or by what other means it came to pass is uncertain These things were not effected and the great Men baffled thereby became the more incensed and violent against the Earl joyning with the Scots Commissionres who were implacable against him The time and place of the Earls Tryal was appointed Westminster-hall prepared for it and never was there or any where else seen a more solemn and majestick Tribunal In the middle of the Theatre below on Forms covered with red cloth sate the Lords in their Parliament Robes their faces upwards at the head of them with his face towards them sate in a Chair the Earl of Arundel for that occasion made Lord High Steward of England and at that Tryal the Speaker of the Peers the Earl of Lindsey was made Lord high Constable of England for that time and had the ordering of the place Scaffolds were erected on either side of the Hall and at the lower end on those Scaffolds sate the Members of the House of Commons uncovered as a Committee of the whole House and many hundreds more of Gentlemen who could get places with them Beyond the Peers towards the upper end was placed a Chair and Cloth of State for the King raised on a Foot-pace on either side whereof was a close Gallery for the King Queen and Prince to be private At the lower end of the State on a Scaffold did usually sit Ladies of Quality on the right hand at the lower end even with the Lords was a place with partitions for the Committee of Parliament and a Door backwards out of it to a place for a withdrawing Room for them to retire to and consult as there was offered occasion On the other side of the place for the Committee and adjoyning to it was a place made for the Earl of Strafford with a Seat and Room for the Lieutenant of the Tower to be next to him and places for the Earl's Secretaries and for his Councel to be near him The Bishops were excluded by the Canons of the Church to be assistant in cases of blood or death and therefore they absented themselves from this Tryal Monday 22. March 1640. was the first day of the Earl's appearing on this Theatre the King Queen and Prince and divers foreign Lords and many Ladies with them attending there the Lords in their Robes on their Seats and the Scaffolds full of the Members of the House of Commons and many others mixed with them The Earl was brought to the Bar by the Lieutenant of the Tower his habit black wearing his George in a Gold Chain his Countenance manly black his Person proper but a little stooping with his Distemper or habit of his body his behaviour exceeding graceful and his speech full of weight reason and pleasingness The Lord high Steward declared to him That he was called thither to answer to the Impeachment of high Treason preferred against him by the Commons of England and Ireland Then his Accusation was read and next his Answer to it in which most part of that day being spent the Court arose The next day Mr. Pym made an Introduction very rhetorical and smart to the Articles and the first seven of them were managed as to the evidence by Mr Glynne and the proof was to his subverting the fundamental Laws
called them Straffordians This being informed to the House by some who were named in that List as a high breach of the Priviledge of Parliament yet being the act of a Multitude no redress was endeavoured These Tumults were accompanied with an Information of some practice in the North to distract the English Army and to debauch them against the Parliament These Passages occasioned a Debate in the House of Commons about a National Protestation to maintain the Protestant Religion against Popery the King's Person the Power of Parliament and the Rights and Liberties of the Subject May 5. This Protestation was taken by the Commons House the next day by the Lords and ordered to be generally taken by all the People of England The House of Commons then took in debate the raising of Moneys to satisfie those great Accounts of the two Armies with which the Kingdom was so highly burthened wherein a Lancashire Knight offered to procure his Majesty 650000 l. till the Subsidies should be raised if he would pass a Bill Not to Prorogue Adjourn or Dissolve this Parliament without Consent of both Houses to indure till the Grievances were redressed and to give the Parliament Credit to take up Monies This was well liked by many Parliament-men who upon the passing of such a Bill would sit the surer and the longer in their Saddles and they were so hot upon it that the same Afternoon they made a Committee to bring in such a Bill the next Morning and Whitelocke was named to draw the Bill Of forty five Lords twenty six Voted the Earl guilty of high Treason upon the fifteenth Article For levying Money in Ireland by force in a warlike manner And upon the nineteenth Article For imposing an Oath upon the Subjects in Ireland The Bill for continuance of the Parliament was brought into the House the next Morning after it was propounded and the same day it was perfected and past the House of Commons This Bill and the Act of Attainder being both past by the Commons a Conference was had with the Lords after they had passed them and a Message sent by some Lords to the King to intreat his Answer who promised to satisfie them within two days The King being much perplexed upon the tendring of these two Bills to him between the Clamours of a discontented People and an unsatisfied Conscience he took advice as some reported of several of the Bishops and of others his intimate Counsellors what to doe in this intricate Affair and that the major part of them urged to him the Opinions of the Judges that this was Treason and the Bill legal They pressed likewise the Votes of the Parliament That he was but one man that no other Expedient could be found out to appease the inraged People and that the Consequences of a furious Multitude would be very terrible Upon all which they perswaded him to pass the Bills But the chief Motive was said to be a Letter of the Earl of Strafford then sent unto him wherein the gallant Earl takes notice of these things and what is best for his Majesty in these streights and to set his Conscience at liberty He doth most humbly beseech him for prevention of such mischief as may happen by his refusal to pass the Bill to remove him out of the way towards that blessed Agreement which God I trust shall for ever establish betwixt you and your Subjects Sir my Consent herein shall more acquit you to God than all the world can do besides To a willing man there is no Injury done By these Passages and by some private dealings the King was perswaded to sign a Commission to three Lords to pass these two Bills and that he should ever be brought to it was admired by most of his Subjects as well as by Foreigners After he had signed these Bills the King sent Secretary Carleton to the Earl to acquaint him with what was done and the Motives of it especially the Earl's Consent who seriously asked the Secretary whether his Majesty had passed the Bill or not as not believing without some astonishment that the King would have done it And being again assured that it was past he rose up from his Chair lift up his Eyes to Heaven laid his Hand on his Heart and said Put not your trust in Princes nor in the Sons of men for in them there is no Salvation Great Censures as in all great businesses were past upon the King 's passing of both these Bills That the one was against his most faithful Servant and the other against himself Certainly he had great remorse thereupon and the next day May 11. he sent a Letter by the Prince to the Lords written all with his own hand That they would confer with the House of Commons to spare the life of the Earl and that it would be a high Contentment to him Some did not stick to say that this was promised to him before he signed the Bill of Attainder and to bring him to it But now the Lords House did not think fit to consent to his Majestie 's desire therein May 12. The Earl was brought to the Scaffold on the Tower-hill as he passed by he looked up to the Window where the Archbishop lay who spake to him with comfort and courage He made on the Scaffold a most ingenious charitable and pious Speech and Prayers gave some Directions touching his Children and died with charity courage and general lamentation Thus fell this Noble Earl who for natural Parts and Abilities and for improvement of knowledge by experience in the greatest Affairs for wisdom faithfulness and gallantry of mind hath left few behind him that may be ranked equal with him The Design for the Earl's escape out of the Tower was related to be discovered by three women who peeping and hearkning to the discourse of the Earl with Captain Billingsley they at the Key-hole of the Earl's Gallery-door heard them confer about the falling down of the Ship to take in the Earl and Billingsley brought a Warrant from the King with two hundred men to be received into the Tower for the safety of it but Sir William Balfour the Lieutenant refused to admit them suspecting that they came to further the Earl's escape Balfour confessed that two thousand pounds were offered him to consent to the Earl's escape and the Earl himself did not deny a Design which he said was only for his remove to some other Castle But Balfour was true to the Interest of his Country-men the Covenanters and their friends in Parliament Divers great Officers of State resigned up their Places either accounting themselves insecure or to satisfie others May 17. The Lord Cottington gave up his Place of Master of the Wards which the Lord Say had conferred on him Bishop Juxon resigned his Office of Treasurer and five Commissioners were appointed to execute it for the time The Earl of Leicester was made Lieutenant of
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
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
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
blood and infamy may rest on the Heads of them that lay obstructions in his way averring that if money cannot be had he will march without it That he received a Letter from Lieutenant General Middleton who is advanced as far as he can to relieve the Lord General but he hears there is a very great party of the King's Army drawn out to meet him and yet keep the Lord General at a Bay That he desires nothing more under God than to be able to march and no fault shall be found in him By Letters from Plymouth the House were certified touching the making of Provisions for the Lord General 's Army and that many Prisoners had taken the Covenant and freely undertook to serve the Parliament against the Irish Rebels That at Lestithiel the duty hath been so constant and various the Enemy so near and vigilant that we cannot Muster we have sick men sent hither who if not timely sent do die soon after they come here fresh Diet being their onely cure The Chirurgeons of the Army are ill stored with Provisions some not having to the value of 10s The Enemy increaseth daily upon our quarters the loss of Foy-harbour is to our infinite disadvantage no ships being able to ride out of the command of their Guns The Lord Admiral made a gallant attempt to have regained the Harbour but extremity of weather would not suffer him to land one man Major Skippon's Glove and Sleeve was shot through and his Buff in two places and he had no harm Additional Forces being come to Sir William Waller he advanced with them Westward to joyn with Middleton and Massey to make up a Body to relieve the Lord General and 4000 Foot and 3000 Horse from the Earl of Manchester were upon their march to assist the General but all of them had lost too much time Letters from the General informed that the King with all his power drew out upon him that he sent out several parties that Skirmished with them at length a great party of the Horse being ingaged they slew many of the Enemy and forced their passage through the King's Army and through the numerousness of the Enemy could hardly retreat so that the Foot being left to stand upon their own guard in a place of advantage there was a Parley enter'd into by which it was agreed that Major Skippon who fought like a Lion with the Foot should march away with the loss of some Ordnance and Ammunition and have a safe conduct for 6000 Foot to Dorchester By this and several other Letters we may observe how the Parliament Officers sought to lessen this defeat received by them and to conceal the full truth thereof from the Parliament which is usual with some to lessen their defeats and to inlarge their Victories On the King's part it was said that General Essex with most of his chief Commanders deserted their whole Army and saved themselves by flight by Sea That their Horse pretending to Skirmish got beyond the King's Army and so escaped by this way and left the Foot to shift for themselves That the Foot were totally dispersed and disarmed and submitted to the King's mercy who gave them their lives and took all their Ordnance Arms and Ammunition and thus gave a total defeat to the Parliament's main Army By this we may see the great difference in relations of Martial performances always according to the particular interest of the Relatours and it is certain that in a Fight the next man can hardly make a certain relation of the Actions of him that was next in place to him For in such a hurry and smoak as is in a Fight and when a man scarce takes notice of any thing but what relates to his own immediate safety it is hard to give any clear account of particular passages but the general will make way for it self by the consequence and issue Therefore for better satisfaction I shall give an impartial Relation of that Action in Cornwal neither favouring nor censuring the one side or the other as it ought to be the temper of all faithfull Historians The King marched after Essex who was gone Westward and by the overruling counsel of the Lord Roberts was perswaded into the narrow noose of Cornwal The King came to Liskerd eight miles from Lestithiel where Essex was and was there encompassed by the King and Prince Maurice at Boconnock Sir Richard Greenvile at Bodmyn and Sir Jacob Ashley at Hule The King's party were desirous to fight but upon consultation it was held more advisable to strave the Parliament forces to which end Goring with a party of Horse and Sir Tho. Basset with 1500 Foot were sent Westward to stop all Provisions that way and to streighten Essex by keeping his Horse and Foot close together Essex drew his Cannon and Baggage towards Foy but in those bad ways his Carriages stuck and they were much hindered by it Sir Will. Belfore with 2300 horse brake through the King's Quarters and got to Saltash and from thence to Plymouth The King pursues his advantage against Essex his foot with great wisedom and gallantry and they made a stout resistance but being overpowred by the King's forces which lay round about them and then the Country rising in great numbers upon them and killing divers of their men in their Quarters Essex quits his own Forces and with divers of his chief Officers makes by Sea for Plymouth leaving Skippon with the Foot and a few horse behind him Some came by designe to the Parliament forces intimating that the King was willing to admit of a Treaty with them and it was great wisdome and gallantry in the King rather to defeat them with their own Consents than to hazard the doubtful tryal of a Battle for it Skippon calls together his field Officers to a Council of War and being more a Soldier than an Oratour spake plainly to them to this purpose Gentlemen You see our General and many of our chief Officers have thought fit to leave us and our horse are got away we are left alone upon our defence that which I propound to you is this that we having the same courage as our horse had and the same God to assist us may make the same tryal of our fortunes and endeavour to make our way through our enemies as they have done and account it better to dye with honour and faithfulness than to live dishonourable Few of the Council of War did concur with him but were generally for a treaty with the King alledging the advantages the horse had to break through the enemy which the foot had not and that the General was then with them and added courage to his men Whereas the foot were now more dismayed by his going away and having few or no horse to assist them and other arguments were alledged to accept of a treaty and accordingly Commissioners on both parts were appointed For the King were Prince
Maurice General Ruthen and the Lord Digby for the Parliament were Colonel Berkley Colonel Wichcotes and Colonel Butler who agreed upon Articles Sept. 2. to this effect To deliver up to the King all their Artillery with all their bag and baggage no person under a Corporal to wear any kind of weapon all Officers above to wear onely sword and pistols there were delivered up 40 pieces of brass Ordnance 200 barrels of Powder Match and Bullet proportionable 9000 Arms for horse and foot Some of the private Soldiers listed themselves in the King's service and some of the rest as they marched forth being pillaged by the King's Soldiers Skippon rode up to the King who stood to see them pass by and told him it was against his honour and justice that his articles should not be performed that his Soldiers did pillage some of the Parliaments Soldiers contrary to the Articles and desired his Majesty to give order to restraine them The King thereupon gave a more strict command for the punctual observation of the Articles and Skippon with his men marched to Poole We may take notice by this chiefly and by several other passages of the uncertain issues of War and of the overruling hand of providence in Martial affairs as much if not more than in other matters It was but a few weeks before that Essex and Waller with two great Armies were in pursuit of the King who could scarce find a way to avoid them and the Parliaments power and expectation was far above that of the King Now the dye of War is turned another way the Parliaments Army is defeated disarmed and dispersed and the King becomes Victorious This did much affright some of the Parliament party and caused several discourses among them Divers who were no friends to Essex inveighed against him as one that had quitted his Command and deserted his Army in the greatest danger others excused and commended him for this action by which means onely he could reserve himself his Officers and Souldiers to doe the Parliament further service Others condemned Waller Manchester and Middleton for not hastning more to the assistance of the General every one vented his own fancy and censure but doubtless he was a person of as much integrity courage and honour as any in his age he was brought into this noose by the wilfulness of others and though his enemies took advantage against him upon it yet many thought others to be more in fault than the General Letters from Scotland informed the Parliament that the Marquess of Argyle had taken 500 of the Rebels which came over with the Earl of Antrim to disturb the peace of that Kingdome The General having thoughts to come up to the Parliament to give them a particular account of this unhappy action and to excuse himself to the Parliament they wrote to him that they continue fully satisfied that he was not wanting to use his utmost endeavours in that service and were well assured of his fidelity desiring him to entertain no thoughts of discontent or discouragement but to go on in the managing of the VVar Sir Will. Waller and other forces being ready to joyn with him The Commons took order for supplies of Cloaths and Arms for his Souldiers and for the Earl of Manchester's marching towards him and appointed a day of publick Humiliation The Sickness being at St. James's the Parliament ordered the removal of the King's Children from thence to Whitehall Colonel William Strowde wrote to the House that 300 men of the adjacent parts were come to him to serve the Parliament and that he had sent from Wareham 1000 Arms to the Lord General A Committee of both Houses were sent to give entertainment to the Chancellour of Scotland who was newly come to Town The Lord Roberts was made Governour of Plymouth By Letters from Sir Thomas Middleton the House was informed that Lieutenant Colonel Tyll being sent by him took Sir Thomas Gardiner the Recorder's Son with his Officers and forty of his Troupers Prisoners and the rest fled that he also took two Colours and four wayneload of Powder and Ammunition Lieutenant General Lesley fell upon the Forces of Sir Philip Musgrave and Colonel Fletcher in Westmorland killed divers on the place took above 100 Prisoners two foot Colours a Standard and scattered the rest The King marched out of Cornwal and sent a summons to Plymouth to be rendered to him but they returned a positive answer in the negative Prince Rupter marched towards the King but with a small force About 1500 of the King's foot out of several Garrisons mounted for Dragoons by night marched towards Basing-house Colonel Norton and Colonel Morley took the Alarm Norton charged them and brake through them but they with great courage wheeled about and charged Norton's whole body who retreated unto Colonel Morley's Quarters In the mean time they got some supplies of Ammunition and Provisions into the House Norton and Morley faced them but they would not fight but retreated back again and were pursued and 150 of them killed and taken one Major with other inferiour Officers Norton had a slight hurt in the hand and lost but one man but the house was relieved This party of the King 's gave an Alarm to Brown at Abington who shortly after gave an Alarm to them at Oxford and brought away 40 of their fat Cattel Salt and other provisions Sir Rich. Greenvile attempted thrice by Storm to enter Plymouth but was repulsed Middleton routed Prince Rupert in his passage towards the King with seven hundred horse took divers of his Officers and about ninety common Souldiers prisoners Brereton routed the Earl of Derby coming to relieve Leverpoole and killed and took five hundred of them and put the rest to flight An Ordinance passed the Commons for Ordination of Ministers and was sent to the Assembly for them to add Ministers Names who should give Ordination A difference was between the Lord Grey and the Association of Leicestershire The King sent a Summons to Plymouth That God having given him Victory over the Rebels he desired to reduce his people by Acts of Grace and promised especial favour to Plymouth if they would render the Town to him and that they should have no Garrison A Letter was likewise sent at the same time from the Lord Digby to the Lord Roberts Inviting him upon high Ingagements of Preferment and Honour from the King to surrender the Town up to him But they prevailed neither with the Governour nor with the Townsmen but they all prepared for defence and the Enemy endeavouring the same day to storm the West-end of the Town were repulsed with great loss in which action the Seamen did gallant service The King 's whole Army besieged the Town but they having four thousand foot and eight hundred horse did not much fear their Besiegers but the Lord Roberts wrote for some supplies which were ordered for them A Letter from the King was
been there about a quarter of an hour the King and Prince Rupert and divers great Lords came into the Chamber where they were Whether sent to after they came or by accident they knew not The King saluted them very civilly and began to discourse with them part whereof was to this effect King I am sorry Gentlemen that you could bring to me no better Propositions for Peace nor more reasonable than these are Hollis They are such Sir as the Parliament thought fit to agree upon and I hope a good issue may be had out of them Whitelocke We are but their Servants to present them to your Majesty and very willing to be messengers of Peace King I know you could bring no other than what they would send But I confess I do not a little wonder at some of them and particularly at the Qualifications H. Your Majesty will be pleased to consider of them as a foundation for Peace King Surely you your selves cannot think them to be reasonable or honourable for me to grant H. Truly Sir I could have wished that some of them had been otherwise than they are but your Majesty knows that those things are all carried by the major Vote K. I know they are and am confident that you who are here and your Friends I must not say your Party in the House endeavoured to have had them otherwise for I know you are well-willers to Peace Wh. I have had the honour to attend your Majesty often heretofore upon this Errand and am sorry it was not to better effect K. I wish Mr. Whitelocke that others had been of your judgment and of Mr. Hollis's judgment and then I believe we had had an happy end of our differences before now H. We are bound to your Majesty for your gratious and true opinion of us and wish we had been or may be capable to doe your Majesty better Service K. Your Service Mr. Hollis and the rest of those Gentlemen whose desire hath been for Peace hath been very acceptable to me who do earnestly desire it my self and in order to it and out of the confidence I have of you two that are here with me I ask your opinion and advice what answer will be best for me to give at this time to your Propositions which may probably further such a Peace as all good men desire H. Your Majesty will pardon us if we are not capable in our present condition to advise your Majesty Wh. We now by accident have the honour to be in your Majestie 's presence but our present employment disables us from advising your Majesty if we were otherwise worthy to doe it in this particular K. For your abilities I am able to judge and I now look not on you in your imployments from the Parliament but as Friends and my private Subjects I require your advice H. Sir To speak in a private capacity your Majesty sees that we have been very free and touching your Answer I shall say further that I think the best Answer would be your own coming amongst us Wh. Truely Sir I do believe that your Majestie 's Personal presence at your Parliament would sooner put an end to our unhappy distractions than any Treaty K. How can I come thither with safety H. I am confident there would be no danger to your Person to come away directly to your Parliament K. That may be a question but I suppose your Principals who sent you hither will expect a present Answer to your Message Wh. The best present and most satisfactory Answer I humbly believe would be your Majestie 's Presence with your Parliament and which I hope might be without any danger to you H. We should be far from advising any thing which might be of the least danger to your Majestie 's person and I believe your coming to your Parliament would be none but we must humbly submit that to your Majestie 's own pleasure and great wisedom K. Let us pass by that and let me desire you two Mr. Hollis and Mr. Whitelocke to go into the next Room and a little to confer together and to set down somewhat in writing which you apprehend may be fit for me to return in answer to your Message and that in your judgments may facilitate and promote this good work of Peace H. We shall obey your Majestie 's command and withdraw Hollis and Whitelocke went together into another Room where they were private and upon discourse together they apprehended that it would be no breach of trust in them to observe the King's desire herein but that it might be a means to facilitate the work about which they came the most desirable business of Peace Therefore by Mr. Hollis his intreaty and as they both agreed Whitelocke wrote down what was their sense in this matter and what might be fit for the substance of the King's Answer to their Message but he wrote it not in his usual hand nor with any name to it nor was any person present but they two when it was written nor did the King admit of any others to hear the discourse which passed betwixt him and them The Paper which was thus written they left upon the Table in the withdrawing Room and the King went in and took it and then with much favour and civility bid them farewell and went away himself after which and a few Complements passed between the Earl of Lindsey and them they took leave of him and the rest of the Company and returned to their own Lodgings This being the truth of those secret and private passages for which Hollis and Whitelocke were afterwards accused in Parliament by the Lord Savile No indifferent person can justly censure them for any unfaithfulness or the least breach of their trust to the Parliament whose Servants they then were And this may be answer'd for them that what they did herein was in compassion to their bleeding distressed Countrey and for the effecting of that which was universally longed for the settlement of a just and happy Peace But this was not imparted by them to their fellow Commissioners nor could all the Examinations at Committees and in the House of Commons get it out of them The Parliaments forces leaving Newbury the King possest himself thereof and the Parliament forces lay in the Field expecting to fight them but the time of the year was very hard for such Quarters The L. Macquire moved the King's Bench for some monies detained from him and that he might have paper pen and ink allowed him and some Statute-books the better to make his Defence all which was granted to him The Assembly of Divines sent to the Commons the whole Directory for Worship Prayer Preaching Baptism and the Lord's Supper agreed on by them The siege before Basing-house was raised and the Parliaments forces retreated to Farnham and Reading for their Winter-quarters The Regiments of Colonel Fleetwood and Colonel Rosseter beat up the Enemies Quarters near Newark took 160
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
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
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
were left out of the new Model should be equally provided for as the English Officers Order for Coat and Conduct money for those that were pressed for Souldiers Debate of non-admission to the Sacrament Letters from Gen. Leven certified that he had sent part of his Army to assist Sir William Brereton and would be ready to march Southwatds A Letter from Prince Rupert to the Earl of Essex in answer to his Letter touching the hanging up of the Parliaments prisoners full of haughtiness and that he would follow his own judgment without the Earl of Essex his advice Upon which the Commons ordered a Declaration to be drawn 24. Debate in a Grand Committee touching non-admission to the Sacrament An Ordinance past for pressing of Souldiers and that all repair to their Colours and none to depart from their Colours without licence and search for them that depart and to be punisht Letters from Abington certifie that Cromwel and others coming within a mile of Oxford hindred the King's remove towards Worcester Colonel West nominated by the Common-council to be Lieutenant of the Tower 25. Letters from Skippon informed that the discontented Horse came in and were reduced and promised faithful Service Ordinance committed for supply of the wants of Members of Parliament whose Estates were in the power of the Enemy Ordered that those late of the Lifeguard of the Earl of Essex shall have 3 s. a day above the allowance of a common Trouper and have Horse and Arms from the State and Sir Tho. Fairfax to appoint their Rendezvous This is to be one of the six Troups to attend the body of Sir Thomas Fairfax Ordinance for reimbursing monies raised for Sir William Brereton sent to the Lords and for other monies for Lancashire forces Ordinance past both Houses That none be admitted to preach but such as are ordained by this or some other reformed Church except persons permitted Colonel John Fiennes sent out a party near Newbury who took of the Enemy 17 Prisoners and Arms and all their Horse then they summoned Brocas House which the Enemy quitted and fled and Major Temple pursued and did executiou on them 26. The Mayor Aldermen and Common-council came into the House thanked them for the favour in admitting them to make choice of a Lieutenant of the Tower and presented Colonel West for that Service and desired care might be had of Gloucester and for bringing in the Arrears of London Colonel West was admitted Lieutenant of the Tower till further order of the Houses And an Ordinance to be brought in for raising a considerable force in Gloucestershire and for money to pay them Ordinance past for reimbursing monies for the Lifeguard Letters from Lieutenant General Cromwell informed that he had fallen upon a party of the King's Horse under the Earl of Northampton and part of the Queens Regiment near Oxford and took of them 400 horse 200 prisoners whereof many Officers and Gentlemen of quality and the Queens own Colours the rest fled to Bletchington where Colonel Windebank kept a Garrison for the King L. G. Cromwell pursued them thither and after some Treaty took the House also upon Articles and therein store of Arms and Ammunition and 72 horse more 28. After long debate the Commons resolved that the business of the Admiralty should be managed by Commissioners of both Houses consisting of three and those were the Earl of Warwick Mr. Bense and Mr. Pelham of the Commons House A thousand men of the King 's lost before Taunton and Col. Popham's House at Wellington being taken and the Siege of Taunton continuing very close it was ordered that Sir Thomas Fairfax and Skippon should advance into the West with the forces for relief of Taunton 8000 horse and foot and care taken for money and provisions for them Order for the Train of Artillery to be sent down to him A quarrel in Westminster-hall between Sir William Andrews and Col. Tyrrell informed to the House and that Tyrrell behaved himself discreetly in it he was called into the House and had their thanks for his carriage therein Sir William Andrews ordered to be taken into safe custody and when the House were not sitting Mr. Speaker was authorized to send his Warrants to prevent quarrels Letters from the North informed that the Scots were upon their march Southwards with 9000 foot and 3 Regiments of horse 29. Debate touching providing of Arms and Ammunition and 12000 l. allowed for it Sir Theodore Mayhernes Order to be discharged of Taxes was vacated The power of Marshal Law ordered to be given to persons in every County for suppressing and punishing of Insurrections Debauchery of some Officers of the Army occasioned an Order to Sir Tho. Fairfax That the Discipline of War be duly executed Lambeth Parsonage conferred on Mr. White one of the Assembly Two thousand pounds ordered for Taunton Proclamation for all Officers and Souldiers to repair to their Colours upon pain of cashiering for the Officers and death for the common Souldiers M. G. Brown with a party from Abington fell upon a party of the King 's near Farington took a Captain and other Officers and Souldiers Then upon Intelligence met with another party and took Col. Conquest M. Bamfield 3 Captains 3 Lieutenants and other prisoners Colonel Fiennes fell upon a party of the King 's near Witney and took from them 120 horse 3 Colours 40 prisoners and 50 Arms. L. G. Cromwell at Bampton Bush fell upon another party of the King 's surprized them all and took Col. Sir H. Vaughan 2 Lieutenant Colonels M. Lee 5 Captains 8 Lieutenants 8 Ensigns Dr. Dunse 20 Sergeants 230 Prisoners and Arms. May 1645. 1. Letters from Col. Massey certified that Prince Rupert with a party of about 6000 horse and foot intercepting his Scouts charged upon Massey into Ledbury who received him and beat his men back to a Retreat his horse made several charges till his foot got off 40 of the Prince's men were slain many of them Officers and the L. Hastings one That Massey lost about 7 men and some of the horse from the Countries not standing well to it the Enemy got in among the Foot and took divers prisoners whereof they sent a List to Massey of 110 but 80 of them were none of his men but country-people M. Bacchus was wounded and taken prisoner Major Harley wounded Captain Bayly and Captain Forster taken prisoners by the Prince's forces That Lydney House was fired and Sir John Winter left there 8 pieces of Ordnance An Ordnance ordered to be brought in for setling 1000 l. per annum upon Col. Massey for his gallant services for his life and 200 l. in present and a Letter of Thanks was sent to him The Resident of the States had a day appointed for his audience Debate touching non-admission to the Sacrament 2. The States Ambassadour had audience in the usual solemn way and he made demands for restitution of some ships taken
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
to Pomfret and thinking if he were followed he should fight with more advantage Northward Fairfax sent out Ireton with a flying party of Horse who fell upon a party of the King's Rere quartered in Naseby Town took many Prisoners some of the Prince's Life-guard and Langdale's Brigade This gave such an alarm to the whole Army that the King at Midnight leaves his own quarters and for security hastens to Harborough where the Van of his Army was quartered raiseth P. Rupert and calls a Council of War There it was resolved and chiefly by P. Rupert's eagerness old Commanders being much against it to give Battel and because Fairfax had been so forward they would no longer stay for him but seek him out Fairfax was come from Gilborough to Gilling and from thence to Naseby where both Armies drawn up in Battalia faced each other The King commanded the main Body of his Army Prince Rupert and Prince Maurice the Right Wing Sir Marmaduke Langdale the Left the Earl of Lindsey and the Lord Ashley the right hand Reserve the Lord Bard and Sir George L'Isle the left Reserve Of the Parliaments Army Fairfax and Skippon commanded the Main Body Cromwel the Right Wing with whom was Rosseter and they both came in but a little before the Fight Ireton commanded the Left Wing the Reserves were brought up by Rainsborough Hammond and Pride P. Rupert began and charged the Parliaments Left Wing with great resolution Ireton made gallant resistance but at last was forced to give ground he himself being run through the Thigh with a Pike and into the Face with a Halbert and his Horse shot under him and himself taken Prisoner Prince Rupert follows the chase almost to Naseby Town and in his return summoned the Train who made no other answer but by their Fire-locks he also visited the Carriages where was good plunder but his long stay so far from the Main Body was no small prejudice to the King's Army In the mean time Cromwel charged furiously on the King 's Left Wing and got the better forcing them from the Body and prosecuting the advantage quite broke them and their Reserve During which the Main Bodies had charged one another with incredible fierceness often retreating and rallying falling in together with the But-ends of their Muskets and coming to hand blows with their Swords Langdale's men having been in some discontent before did not in this Fight behave themselves as they used to doe in others as their own party gave it out of them yet they did their parts and the rest of the King's Army both Horse and Foot performed their duties with great courage and resolution both Commanders and Souldiers Some of the Parliament horse having lingred awhile about pillage and being in some disadvantage Skippon perceiving it brought up his foot seasonably to their assustance and in this charge as himself related it to me was shot in the side Cromwel coming in with his victorious Right Wing they all charged together upon the King who unable to endure any longer got out of the Field towards Leicester P. Rupert who now too late returned from his improvident eager pursuit seeing the day lost accompanied them in their flight leaving a compleat Victory to the Parliamentarians who had the chase of them for 14 Miles within two Miles of Leicester and the King finding the pursuit so hot left that Town and hasts to Litchfield This Battel was wone and lost as that of Marston Moor but proved more destructive to the King and his party and it was exceeding bloody both Armies being very courageous and numerous and not 500 odds on either side It was fought in a large fallow Field on the North west side of Naseby about a Mile broad which space of ground was wholly taken up On the Parliaments side were wounded and slain above 1000 Officers and private Souldiers M. G. Skippon an old experienced Souldier was ordered to draw up the form of the Battel he fought stoutly that day and although he was sorely wounded in the beginning of the Fight and the General desired him to go off the Field he answered he would not stir so long as a man would stand and accordingly staid till the Battel was ended Ireton was dangerously hurt and taken Prisoner for a while after he had done his part but in the confusion of the Fight got loose again and saw the Victory atchieved by his party The General had his Helmet beat off and riding in the field bare headed up and down from one part of his Army to another to see how they stood and what advantage might be gained and coming up to his owne Life Guard commanded by Colonel Charles D'Oyley he was told by him that he exposed himself to too much danger and the whole Army thereby riding bare headed in the fields and so many Bullets flying about him and D'Oyley offered his General his Helmet but he refused it saying it is well enough Charles and seeing a Body of the King's foot stand and not at all broken he asked D'Oyley if he had charged that Body who answered that he had twice charged them but could not break them With that Fairfax bid him to charge them once again in the front and that he would take a commanded party and charge them in the Rere at the same time and they might meet together in the middle and bad him when Fairfax gave the sign to begin the charge D'Oyley pursued his General 's Orders and both together charging that Body put them into a confusion and broke them and Fairfax and D'Oyley met indeed in the middle of them where Fairfax killed the Ensign and one of D'Oyley's Troupers took the Colours bragging of the service he had done in killing the Ensign and taking the chief Colours D'Oyley chid the Trouper for his boasting and lying telling him how many witnesses there were who saw the General doe it with his own hand but the General himself had D'Oyley to let the Trouper alone and said to him I have honour enough let him take that honour to himself Both the General and the Lieutenant General performed their work with admirable resolution and by their particular examples infused valour into their followers so likewise did the other Officers of whom divers were wounded On the other side the King shewed himself this day a courageous General keeping close with his Horse and himself in person rallying them to hot encounters The Earl of Lindsey Lord Ashley Col. Russel and others wounded performed their parts with great gallantry 20 Colonels Knights and Officers of note and 600 private Souldiers were slain on the King's part but much more was the dammage he susteined by those taken That is 6 Colonels 8 Lieutenant Colonels 18 Majors 70 Captains 8 Lieutenants 200 Ensigns and other inferiour Officers 4500 common Souldiers besides 100 Irish women and many other women who followed the Camp 13 of the King's Houshold-servants 4 of his footmen 12
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
more they have need of instruction and where can they have it better than from the lips of the learned and pious Pastors which ought to preserve knowledg But it hath been said that the ruling Elders are to joyn with them let us inquire who they are in some Congregations in Country Villages perhaps they may not be very learned themselves yet the authority to be given them is sufficiently great The word Elders amongst the Hebrews signified the men of greatest power and dignity The Members of their great Sanhedrim were styled Elders so were the Princes of their Tribes The Grecians had the appellation in like esteem 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which we translate Elders was given to their greatest men and from thence is fetched the Name of Presbyters or Priests Presbytery and Presbyterian Government The Phoenicians Tyrians and other particular Nations used the word Elder in the like sense and styled their Generals and Princes by the name of Elders The Romans did the like their Senate and their Senators came all from Senes Elders and from them to this day the French Spaniards and Italians retain the Titles of Seigneur Seigniori Seniori and the like for their greatest men And in England we give the name of Earls to our great Lords from Elder and to the King himself the title of Sir abstracted from Seigneur an Elder In Towns they still keep the title of Aldermen that is Eldermen for the Chief and Rulers of the Corporation And so they may allow the title of Elders to the cheif and select men of every Presbytery Yet if this Power Excommunication and Suspension be allowed them they may well challenge the title of Elders in the highest signification The Power of the Keys is a great power The Romish Church will acknowledge it and the foundation of their Supremacy to be built upon it Whatsoever they bind or loose on earth to be bound or loosed in heaven is a power which may claim the highest title imaginable Although I can never presume that the reverend and pious learned Gentlemen who aym at this power can have the least supposition of any such effect by it yet if any petitioners should sue to you to be made Judges or Justices I believe you would judge their Petition the less modest and them the less fit for such Offices but to this I make no application and I hope none shall make any use of it Power is thought fit to be given to suspend from the Sacrament two sorts of persons the ignorant and the scandalous I am sure that I am a very ignorant person and I fear we are all more ignorant than we ought to be of the truth of Christ and some more than others And the most learned I doubt may be called in the large sense ignorant Even amongst the Pastors and perhaps amongst the Ruling Elders in some places the most learned may in other places be adjudged ignorant The more ignorant people are the more some will blame their Pastors who ought to instruct them and by private conference inform them and rectify their understandings And that is a good part of Spiritual food And to keep an ignorant person from the Ordinances is no way to improve their knowledge Scandalous persons are likewise to be suspended And who shall be said scandalous is to be referred to the judgment of the Pastors and Ruling Elders But where a Commission is extant for them to execute this judicature will be hard to shew Both Pastors and Elders and people are all scandalous in the general sense We are all of us gross sinners and our best performances are but scandalous as to the true and sincere profession of the Gospel of Christ Those who are scandalous sinners ought to be admonished to forsake their evil ways and to amend their lives and where can they receive this admonition and hope for more Conviction of their Consciences than by hearing good Sermons and being admitted to be pertakers of the holy Ordinances but to excommunicate them deprives them wholly of the best means for their cure The best Excommunication is for Pastors Elders and people to Excommunicate sin out of their own hearts and conversations to suspend themselves from all works of iniquity this is a power which put in execution through the assistance of the Spirit of God will prevent all disputes about Excommunication and Suspension from the Sacrament A man may be a good physitian though he never cut off a Member from any of his patients a body may be very sound though no member of it was ever cut off And surely a Church may be a good Church though no member of it hath ever been cut off I have heard here many Complaints of the Jurisdiction formerly exercised by the Prelates who were but a few there will be by the passing of this now desired a great multiplication of Spiritual men in Government Where the temporal Sword the Magistracy is sufficient for punishment of offences there will be little need for this new Diseipline nor will it be so easily granted After a long debate the House referred this matter to a further Consideration by the grand Committee to whom it was formerly referred Votes for new Elections of Members for several Towns and Counties Order for advance of the Forces under Major General Pointz and for Horse and Arms to be sent to the Scots Army before Hereford and notice to them of the party appointed to attend the King's motions A Conference and reasons given to the Lords for passing the Ordinance for sale of Delinquents Estates A Party of about 120 horse came from Walling-ford and Dunnington to gather Contribution near Reading and Col. Baxter with a party of about 30 horse marched after them beat up their Rear but they facing about one of Baxter's men was slain and 20 wounded and taken Then a party of 100 horse who by accident quartered at Reading came forth to relieve Baxter routed the Enemy recovered all the Prisoners took 25 and Captain Barker their Commander 50 Horse and 40 Arms. Montrosse carryed all things in Scotland without opposition and had many Eminent Prisoners and forced divers to fly to Berwick The funeral of the Countess of Dorset in much State 4. An Ordinance for a Collection for the poor of Leicester Another sent to the Lords for supply of the Forces in the Eastern Association Order for the Brigade under Lieutenant General Lesley to march into Scotland for their assistance there Order for 100 horse from Southwark to be sent to Basing-house and the Militia to fine such as refused Goring Greenvile and Mohun marched with 6000 in the West summoned all between 16 and 60 to come in to them and forced such as they met with to serve under them Massey attends them Sir John Seymore brought 1000 men to the Leaguer before Bristol Seven Parliament Ships were in Kings Road. 5. The publick Fast day by reason of the Plague and the ill success
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
upon some design Sir Hardress Waller fell on them killed some and brought away many of them Prisoners 5. Debate about the Government of Ireland Voted not to be by Commissioners but by a single Person to be nominated by both Houses for a Year and that all Treaties with the Rebels should be nullified and the War to be managed by both Houses of Parliament This was communicated to the Lords at a conference for their concurrence with some votes touching the forfeitures of Delinquents Estates Several votes concerning the Assesments for Sir Tho. Fairfax's Army and directions to the Committee of the Army to the Committees of Counties to Sequestrators c. concerning the Assesments and that Military Officers shall pay the Assesment and that the Governors of the Inns of Court and Chancery do not permit any non-Resident Members in their Society Letters from Sir Tho. Fairfax certified that the Prince was marched towards Dertmouth with five hundred Horse and one thousand three hundred Foot that Greenvile began to be contemptible in Cornwal as Goring was in Devon that six hundred of the Cornish men mutinyed and half of them went home that many of their men come in to Sir T. F. that Col. Grey with a Commanded Party gave an Allarm to Exeter and took some Prisoners by the way 6. Proceedings upon the propositions for Peace Voted that a former Judgment against Mr. Henry Martin of Expelling him the House should be voyd and rased out of the Journal-Book and Mr. Martin to enjoy the benefit of his first Election This gave occasion to some to believe that the House began to be more averse from the King Upon the Petition of the Militia of London informing the danger to the City by the great number of Persons coming thither from the Kings Quarters and praying additional powers to themselves for securing the Parliament and City The House granted their desires and that they should compell the Aged and Rich persons to pay for others to serve in the Regiments and to search for Papists and Delinquents Order for Supplys for Windsor Garrison Some Difference between the Commissioners of the Parliament sent down to the Scots Army and G. Leven about the Pay of the Army Upon a Sally out of Newarke they killed six of the Parliament men wounded divers and took twenty five Prisoners and Col. Rossiter fell upon them in their retreat killed eight and took nine Prisoners A Party from Walling-ford and Dennington fell upon the Parliaments Quarters at Kinbury near Newbury took Mr. Web but killed none the Parliament Party killed a Knight and two more of theirs and they being allighted to Plunder the Town a Cornet with a part of a Troop of the Parliaments took twenty of the Kings Horse and two Men. 7. Lieutenant Barrow being the Gentle-man who acted the Constables part in the Surprize of Hereford was called into the House and made them a particular relation of that Service the House gave him an hundred pound and ordered fifty pounds per An. to be setled upon him and his Heirs Mr. Tompkins formerly a Member of the House now taken at Hereford was Brought to the Bar on his knees and committed to the Counter Order for a Charge to be drawn up against Mr. David Jenkins A Committee named to consider of the Prisoners in the Tower and other Prisons how they may be secured and to prevent their holding intelligence with the Kings Party 8. Intelligence came that the Inhabitants of Chester urged the Governor to a Treaty of Surrender which he promised to do if relief came not within a Week that they were in great want of Victuals and often in Mutinies Debates touching particular differences of Members and about the poor plundered Town of Woburne 9. Proceedings touching the propositions for Peace Divers Widows of Soldiers and Creditors of the Parliament were at the House crying and importuning for satisfaction of Moneys due to them and it was referred to Auditor Bond to compute what was due These were supposed to be set on to this Clamor by some of the Kings Party and it was strange at this time of the Parliaments Prosperous condition to see how rude and impetuous especially some of the women were crying out as the Members passed through the crowd of them Pay us our Money we are ready to starve and seeming ready to tear their cloaths from off their backs Order for Money for the Forces of the Militia of London and for the Guards Letters from Sir Tho. Fairfax informed that the Kings Forces were drawn up into a Body as intending to fight him and that Prince Charles was in the head of them and set out a Proclamation for all above sixteen years of Age to rise in his defence against the Rebels the House appointed a day to consider of this business of the Prince Order for Money for Windsor Garrison 10. Letters from the Commissioners in the Scots Army informed their proceedings and that a Party Sallying out of Newarke upon L. G. Pointz his Quarters some of them came to the Chamber of L. G. Pointz and rushing violently in the L. G. being there alone he engaged them with his Sword only and killed the first man that entred his Chamber at which the rest running down the Stayers he followed them and killed another of them and some of his Servants coming in to his Assistance two more of the Party were taken Prisoners and the whole Party were beaten back again Order for payment of the Arrears of L. G. Pointz and for his Forces and Supplys Col. Stockdale sent for to be examined touching the English taking of Commissions from the Scots General to raise Forces here and a day appointed to consider of the Scots raising Moneys in England bytheir Warrants Letters from Plymouth informed that some of their men after a small dispute took Canterbury-Work from the Kings Forces and in it seventeen Prisoners Arms and Ammunition That they afterwards marched to St. Budeaux where after an hot skirmish of an hour and an half they took the Church-yard and the Church-Fortified and in it ninety two Prisoners a Major three Captains three Lievetenants other Officers fifty five Horse Arms and Ammunition that ten of the Kings men were slain and seven of the Parliaments of whom Mr. Haines was one and twenty wounded 12. Debate of the Affairs of Ireland and to provide Money for that War a Committee named to compute the Charge of that War for next Summer and to consider how all Moneys by Assesment may be levyed one way and the Subject eased and of the powers of Committees in some particulars Debates about adding of Persons and Powers to the Committee of the Revenue Letters from Mr. Anesley and Sir Robert King and Mr. Beale the Parliaments Commissioners in Ireland certified That October 17. the Rebels having surrounded Sligo with a thousand Foot and three hundred Horse Captain Cook and Captain Cole with two hundred Horse Charged the
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
attendants and Counsellors about him as should be approved by both Houses Composure of the business of the Militia of London Letters informed of many of the Kings Party daily coming in to Sir Tho. Fairfax and the Governor of Penrin desired to be included in the Treaty with the Lord Hopton and here some of the Earl of Essex's old Soldiers said they were even with the Kings Forces for the business of G. Essex in Cornwall 18. A Letter from both Houses to the Prince agreed upon and to be sent away Nottingham-shire being highly oppressed by the Armies lying before Newarke the House ordered to take it into Consideration The Scots Commissioners differed from both Houses touching the propositions to be sent to the King for Peace and a Committee was appointed to consider of it and report to the Houses how they found it Power of Forraign Plantations continued in the Earl of Warwick Col. Kerle continued Governor of Monmouth Conference about Lords Lieutenants being of Committees in the Western Association The Commons pressed the Lords of pass the Ordinance for tryal of Mr. Murray for a Spy Eight Troops of Col. Fleetwoods charged twenty of the Oxford Horse who had been out to fetch Money took fourteen horse and men and a hundred and forty six pounds in Money his Regiment and Col. Rainsboroughs streightned Oxford Intelligence came that the Forces in France supposed to be for England are disposed of another way and that the States will not admit the Prince of Orange to transport men hither for the King that Major General Skippon Governor of Bristol fitted twenty ships to oppose the Landing of any Irish for the King Letters from Ireland informed that the Lord Broghill sent a party of a hundred and twenty horse and three hundred foot under Col Crokey to Mallo and they fell on it an hour after day that there were three hundred and fifty in the Town and Castle of the two hundred in the Town all but ten killed or taken an hundred and fifty killed as many Arms gotten four Drums one Colours several Officers and thirty three Common Soldiers prisoners Pillage worth five hundred pounds besides five hundred Sheep and a hundred Cows and but two Soldiers and one Trooper of the Parliaments lost 19. Consideration of the business of Ireland and setling the Lord Inchequin and raising of six thousand pounds and for four thousand Suits of apparel for the Forces in Munster A Committee of both Houses appointed to draw up the invitation of the Prince to come in to the Parliaments Quarters By desire of the Common Council of London all proceedings of the house touching their late Petition about the Militia were rased out of the Book and the Common Council were desired to rase out of their Registers that Petition and all their proceedings thereupon Letters informed that the Articles between the Lord Hopton and Sir Tho. Fairfax were performed and Hoptons Forces took the Oath never to bear Arms against the Parliament and a thousand of their Officers and Soldiers listed themselves to serve the Parliament in Ireland The Governor of St. Maws Fort which commands Falmouth sent to Sir Tho. Fairfax to be received into Favour and that he will deliver up the Fort Castle Ordnance Arms and Ammunition and Sir Tho. Fairfax sent Forces to take possession of them two great brass Pieces were in it of four thousand weight apiece The General and Lieutenant General took care that not a man of the Lord Hoptons Army that came off should be Plundred 20. Care for Money for Major General Massey's Forces Two days in every Week set aside for providing Money for the Forces Four thousand pound of Mr. Henleys Fine ordered for Abbington Garrison 21. Ordinances sent to the Lords for Money for Sir Tho. Fairfax's Army Mr. Peters newly come from the Army was called into the House and made them a particular relation of the proceedings of Sir Thomas Fairfax there as is before mentioned and that Hoptons Horse that were disbanded were near five thousand That the Lord Hopton was not gone for Oxford but took Shipping for France and many of the Commanders with him and some before and others went to their own houses that Pendennis Castle was closely besieged and that the General intended to return towards Exeter Order for an hundred pound per An. to be setled on Mr. Peters and his Heirs out of the Earl of Worcesters Estate and fifty pound to the Gentleman that brought the Letters from Sir Thomas Fairfax Order for a day of Thansgiving to God for these great Mercies Order for the Gentlemen and Ministers of the West now in London to go down into their several Countries and for Money for them Letters brought by M. Temple informed that Col. Morgan Governor of Glocester with his Forces and those of Sir William Brereton joyned together fell upon Sir Jacob Ashley and all his Forces intending for Oxford at Stow in the Woald on the edg of Glocester-shire and after a sore conflict on both sides Sir Jacob Ashley was totally routed himself taken Prisoner and fifteen hundred more Horse and Men all their Carriages Arms Bag and Baggage taken Morgans Word was God be our Guide Ashleys Word was Patrick and George 23. A Report and debate about the Compositions of Delinquents An Ordinance for Money for the two Regiments at Glocester Order for a Warrant for a new Election Order for four thousand pound to be distributed to the Wives and Widows of Soldiers and to the Train of Artillery of the Earl of Essex and of Sir Will. Waller Letters farther informed of the defeat of Sir Jacob Ashley that the dispute was hot and the Parliaments Forces at first were worsted twice together yet came on again and Sir Jacob Ashly's Forces being three thousand were totally routed That two hundred of his men were slain on the place many of them Gentlemen of Quality two thousand Arms taken twelve Carriages and one thousand six hundred Prisonors that Sir Jacob Ashley was Prisoner to Sir William Brereton the rest of the Prisoners sent to Glocester and the wounded men taken care off that the Parliament lost only two Lieutenants and some few of their men slain and wounded That some of the Kings Forces escaped to Farrington and Oxford and Sir Jacob Ashley after he was Prisoner told some of the Parliament Officers Now you have done your work and may go play unless you fall out among your selves 24. Order for a Collection on the Thanksgiving day for the maimed Soldiers Another Letter came from the King in which he offers to come in to his two Houses of Parliament upon their assurance for the safety of his Person and to advise with them for the good and safety of the Kingdom provided that all those who have adhered to him may return home and live in quiet without taking the Covenant and the Sequestrations of their Estates to be taken off and that he will disband all his Forces
consider what Garrisons are fit to be demolished 4. Progress upon the propositions for Peace and both Houses agreed to trust London with their own Militia Col. Rossiter was called into the House and had thanks for his good services The Treaty proceeded for the surrender of Oxford 5. The Ordinance past both House for the Church Government Ammunition ordered for the Forces at Monmouth and Money Divers Ordinances past the House of Commons for compositions of Delinquents 6. Order for the Commissioners of Excise to pay ten thousand pound a Month for the Northern Forces A Declaration ordered to be drawn of the misdemeanors Plundrings and Cruelties of the Scots Army and their refusal to surrender the English Garrisons and to undeceive the People â—ouching a Book of the Lieutenant of the Scots Army justifying their proceedings and to draw the affections of the English to the Scots Sir Robert King brought Letters from Ireland to the House one from the King to the Marquess of Ormond to be communicated in Ireland to this effect That his Majesty having sent many Messages and Propositions for Peace to the Parliament received either no answer or such as shews their intentions to ruine him and Monarchy it self and a refusal of what formerly themselves desired but to have That hereupon having received good security that he and all that would adhere to him should be safe in their Persons Honours and Consciences in the Scots Army who would joyn with the King and his Forces in procuring a happy Peace and his rights he resolved to put himself into that Army and to use the best means by conjunction of them with the Forces of the Marquess of Montross and his Friends in England and Ireland to endeavour the setling of a good Peace The Treaty proceeded for the surrender of Oxford the General had nineteen thousand five hundred men in his Army 8. Mr. Hudson one of the Kings guides to the Scots Army was discovered at Rochester coming to London and apprehended Papers from the Scots Commissioners here touching the Kings Letters to the Marquess of Ormond whereof they say they had no knowledge nor hand in it ordered to be considered at a set day Ordinance for a thousand pound a Month for the Garrison of Henley Bostall House was surrendrd to the Parliament upon Articles A Letter of thanks to the General and order for thanksgiving to God for the several late successes 9. Votes That the King in going to the Scots Army intended to prolong the War against the Parliament in England and to make a difference between the two Kingdoms That there should be a Declaration to set forth the Jealousies and fears and the grounds thereof this Kingdom had to be presented to the States of Scotland and their Commissioners here Order for the Execution of the Ordinance for Church-Government Letters intercepted going to Oxford to incourage them to hold out and that the King was in the Scots Army Recruits came out of Scotland to the Army at New-castle The Lord Byron surrendred Caernarvon Castle to Major General Mitton upon Articles Letters and Papers read of transactions between the Marquess of Worcester and the Committee of Monmouth and L. G. Morgan and his Lp. for the surrender of Ragland Castle which Morgan by command of Sir Thomas Fairfax summoned and the Marquess desired liberty to send to the King to know his Pleasure which Morgan denied alledging that the King was in the Army of the Scots our Friends who had proclaimed that none formerly in Arms against the Parliament should be admitted to any conference with him The Marquess resolved to stand it out to the uttermost 10. Order for Circuits to be gone and the Commissioners of the Seal to appoint Judges Messages between the two Houses about the reception of the Russia Embassador and about an house for him 11. Several Orders in private matters Col. Glyn voted to be Governor of Caernarvon Castle The Garrison of Bostall house marched out and left four Brass Pieces and one Iron Gun store of Provisions and Ammunition 12. A Ship was taken with Ammunition and Provisions for Pendennis Castle and divers Letters intercepted in her Some of the Sheriffs and Common Council of London came to the House gave them thanks for their unwearied labours and desired that in any act or propositions care might be taken of the Rights and Priviledges of the City and were answered that the House have been and ever will be tender of the Rights and Priviledges of the City Order concerning an honourable reception of the Russia Ambassador 13. The Russia Ambassador solemnly received and delivered his Message for Unity between the two Nations and concerning Trade The Judges were appointed in several Circuits and the Commissioners of the Seal ordered to issue forth Commissions and Warrants requisite for that purpose The Order for Church Government published and ordered to be put in Execution Two hundred Sallyed out of Farrington House fell upon the Guards but the Parliament Forces wounded their Commander Major Hen and took him Prisoner killed two Lieutenants and five others took four Horses forty brown bills and forced the rest into the House again and lost but four men 15. Letters from Ireland informed of a great defeat given to the Protestant Forces in Ireland by the Irish Rebels the House ordered several Supplys for those Forces and ordered five thousand Foot and fifteen hundred Horse to be provided for that Service Referred to the Committee of Ireland to dispose of the Forces under Major General Massey for the Irish Service and the rest to be disbanded the like for other Forces in several Counties Complaint of the Major and others of Derby against some of the Soldiers of that Garrison upon his commitment of four of them for Sheepstealing the House ordered those Forces to be disposed of for Ireland and that Garrison to be dismantled The Scots Forces in Vlster marched out of their Garrisons under Major General Monrow to fall upon the Rebels all of them were about five thousand Foot and eleven Troops of Horse they were informed that the Rebels had eight Regiments of Foot and twelve Troops of Horse compleatly armed but the Scots would not believe it nor valued it but the Brittish Forces marched after them The Rebells drew up in good order in a place of advantage and set divers Ambuscadoes the Brittish Horse drew up so near them that they were galled and retired their Ambuscadoes made the Protestants retire and after some hours hot dispute the Rebels prevailed near five hundred of the Protestants killed taken and routed five field pieces with all the Ammunition and Baggage lost and about five thousand Foot Arms and most of the Officers killed and taken The Lord Mont-gomery and Lord Blaney taken the Lord Conweys Son had two Horses killed yet mounted on a third and escaped many Horses lost and men wounded Letters from the King to both Houses of Parliament to the same effect
sate not 5. The Houses sate not Letters from some in the Army informed that they were discontented at a Petition on foot in Essex against the Army That they might not be heard to Petition but Petitions against them were not suppressed That the Horse talked of drawing to a rendezvous to compose something for their vindication That the General was very industrious to keep them from disorders Letters from Scotland informed of good success by Major General Middleton against the Gourdons and that he had taken in the chief Fort of the Marquess Huntley 6. Orders for placing Ministers in Livings Letters from the Judges in the Norfolk Circuit of convicting one for Blasphemy Order for the Members of the House who serve for Essex and for Suffolk and for Norfolke to write into the Countrey for suppressing the Petition now on Foot there against the Army and to let the Inhabitants understand that the Parliament are upon a way so to dispose of the Army as may be best advantageous to the whole Kingdom The difference about the new Election at Newcastle referred to a Committee The Committee of both Houses propounded to the Common Council for the loan of two hundred thousand pound this security viz. the remainder of the Bishops Lands the Excise Delinquents Estates and the Ordinance for sixty thousand pound a Month or any other security in the power of the Parliament to give the Common Council appointed a Committee to consider of their answer to these Proposals Several Forces dispatched for Ireland For Dublyn divers Irish Rebels went out of that City and others were turned out by the Marquess Ormond Mr. Ashurst was careful in sending Forces and Supplys thither The Rebels were raising a great Army for Vlster 7. Reference to the Committee of Ireland to consider of the Exchange of some Scots Lords taken Prisoners in Ireland Scots Papers read about Belfast and calling home all their Forces upon payment of their Arrears Letters from Ireland from the Lord L'Isle Debate upon the Ordinance for sixty thousand pound a Month. A Clause offered to exempt the Universities Hospitals and Schools from the payment of it referred to a Committee Another Clause for abating all Counties the free Quarter in paying the Assessment was agreed unto Power to the Committee of Ireland to secure the Horses and Arms of such as shall not be listed for Ireland and to transport those that are designed thither The Lords desire the Commons concurrence to take off the Sequestration of the Duke of Bucks 8. Vote for Col. Jones to be Governor of Dublyn and to approve several contracts for supplys for Ireland and that Col. Sidney be considered for his good Service An addition of both Houses to the Committee for Ireland Votes to continue the Regiments of Horse of Sir Thomas Fairfax of Lieutenant General Cromwell of Col. Rossiter and Col. Whaley and Col. Needham and that Major General Mitton shall have an hundred Horse and an hundred Dragoons for North-Wales and Major General Laugherne the like for South Wales Letters from the Commissioners at Holmeby informed That notwithstanding all their care to prevent delivering of Papers to his Majestie yet one Col. Bosvill formerly of the Kings Party in the disguise of a Countrey mans habit as the King and the Commissioners were passing over a narrow Bridge put a packet of Letters into the Kings hand the Commissioners apprehended him and he confessed the Letters came from France and sent up his Examinations Order that Col. Bosvile be sent up as a Delinquent and a Letter of thanks to the Commissioners for their care and to desire the continuance of it 9. Order for greater pay for the Officers that go for Ireland than for those that continue here and to have Land in Ireland for that part that is respited upon the publick Faith and a Committee to draw up an Establishment of pay for the Forces there and in England Power to the Committee to grant Commissions to the Officers for Ireland to draw the Forces into Regiments and to take care to transport them Order to proceed a fortnight hence in the business in the Church for fourteen days together and no private business to intervene and the Assembly to examine such as are recommended to Livings Reasons given by the Lords at a Conference for taking away of Country Committees The present Commissioners of the great Seal continued for twenty days longer 10. The House sate not 12. Letters from Holmeby certified That when Bosvile delivered the Letters to the King no man perceived it but a Miller that stood by and he espying it cryed out Nobles and Gentlemen there is a man gave his Majesty Letters That Bosvile offered Gold to the Miller to be silent but he would not take it Bosvile got away and the Miller told some of it that attended the King and they rode after Bosvile and brought him back who being examined confessed he brought the Letters from Paris from the Queen That he was told the Letters contained a desire of the Prince to go into the War with the Duke of Orleans this Summer in point of Honour That the King being desired to make known the Contents of the Letters answered he was not to give an account to any man living That Bosvile was sending up to the Parliament 13. Votes touching Pay for the Forces to go into Ireland The Committee of both Houses sent down again to the Army to make further Propositions to the Forces that are to go for Ireland An Establishment agreed by the Commons for the Forces in both Kingdoms The Impost of five shillings per Chaldron upon Coals taken off and Vote That those who adventured mony for the reducing of Newcastle be repaid by Goldsmiths Hall Letters from the Lord L'Isle Lord Lieutenant of Ireland expressing his readyness to serve the Parliament and willingness to return if they think fit Letters Propositions and a Charge against a person in Ireland referred to the Committee for Ireland Unruliness of some of the Souldiers going for Ireland referred to that Committee A Citizen came and rendered himself Prisoner to the Sergeant at Arms saying He had a dangerous Plot to discover against the Parliament and Westminster which he had imparted to Mr. Marshal and Captain White The Lords concurrence desired to the Votes concerning Ireland and other Votes The Souldiers in North-Wales mutinyed for mony kept some of the Committee-men Prisoners in Wrexham Church and say they will have mony before Disbanding Letters from Ireland informed That the Lord L'Isle was ready to take the Field and to do all the service they should enable to do for the Parliament The Scots prevailed against the Gourdons Letters from Ireland informed That about sixty Men Women and Children that were stripped by the Rebels in Kerry coming from thence into the Protestant Quarters were taken and thrown into a deep rocky Cave and impossible to get out some with broken Arms Legs and other Limbs and most
grievously Wounded lay there and Starved 14. Letters to Collonel Mitton to hasten the slighting of the Garrisons in North-Wales A Committee appointed to draw Instructions for Commissioners of both Houses to press the King to grant the Propositions Upon a Petition of the reduced Officers of the Lord Fairfax and a Letter from Sir Thomas Fairfax Order for a fifth part of their Arrears to be paid to them 15. Difference about the alterations in the Ordinance for Oxford University and an Order about a fitting maintenance for the Heads of Houses there Upon a Petition of some of the Bishops Order for the Committee to dispatch the reference to them about maintenance for the Bishops and an Order to deface all Superstitious Monuments and Scandalous in both Universities and that the Committees for Ireland do meet daily about that business An Ordinance past the Commons giving power to the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common-Councel of London to choose thirty one persons of the City to Govern their Militia for one year Mr. Devereux newly returned a Member of the House for Wales was suspended being a Delinquent and a Charge against him 16. Orders for mony for Ireland and for four thousand pounds for the Lady Brooke and her Children whose Husband Sir William Brooke was slain in the Parliaments service and for five hundred pounds for Mr. Sanderson for his service and losses Allowance for the Treasurers to Goldmiths-Hall and Licence to Sheriffs to reside out of their Counties 17. Letters from Saffron Walden certified That the General with the Parliaments Commissioners and two hundred Officers of the Army had conference about part of the Army going for Ireland that the Earl of Warwick one of the Commissioners spake with many Exhortations to the Officers to accept of the terms and undertake for Ireland setting forth the necessity concernment and honour of the service That the General did much incourage the Officers to ingage for Ireland That Collonel Lambert in the name of the Officers desired to know what satisfaction the Parliament had given to the four Quaeries concerning Arrears Indemnity Maintenance in Ireland and Conduct That Sir John Clotworthy one of the Commissioners said they were all answered except that of Indemnity whereof the Parliament would take care and had given Instruction to the Judges not to receive any Indictment against Souldiers for things done in tempore loco belli till the Ordinance could be brought in Then it was moved concerning Commanders and answered That Major General Skippon and Major General Massey were named by both Houses to be General and Lieutenant General Collonel Hammond said that if they had assurance that Major General Skippon would go he doubted not but a great part of the Army would ingage with him It was cryed out All All Fairfax and Cromwel and we all goe Some few of the Officers subscribed to go for Ireland most of the rest signed presently a Declaration to the same effect as formerly and to Authorise Lieutenant General Hammond Collonel Hammond Collonel Lambert Collonel Lilburnc Collonel Hewson and Collonel Rich to declare their sence and to act for them 19. The House Sat not Letters come from Holmeby that the Dutch Ambassadour had Audience of the King and acquainted him with the death of the Prince of Orange The Earl of Lotherdale and Dumferling came to London with Commission to joyn with the Parliaments Commissioners in persuading the King to Sign the Covenant and Propositions 20. Apprentices of London came to the House for answer to their former Petition for days of Recreation the Commons referred it to a Committee to draw up an Ordinance to abolish all Festival-days and Holy-days and to appoint the second Tuesday in every Month a day of Recreation for all Apprentices Schollars and Servants with limits against Tumults Disorders and Unlawful Sports Referred to a Committee to settle Augmentations for Ministers in Dorchester A Bayliff Committed for Arresting a Servant of Mr. Speaker Debate about the Government of the Church by Presbiteries The City propounded for security for two hundred thousand pounds last desired to be borrowed of them the remainder of the Bishops Lands Papists and excepted persons Estates and the Excise in course which was agreed unto Order for twenty thousand pounds for Ireland The proceedings of the Commissioners to get Forces for Ireland proved not so effectual as was expected That generally they were unwilling to go unless the General and their other Commanders went with them The General sent a Letter to every Regiment to persuade them to ingage in this Service 21. Order for the third part of the Arrears of the Scots Officers be abated for free Quarter Horse and Arms c. The Lord Rich referred to his Composition Instructions sent up to the Lords for the Commissioners to go to the King to persuade him to Sign the Propositions c. Another for Collecting the Arrears of the Bill of four hundred thousand pounds upon the County of Bucks Order for Pay to the Messenger of both Kingdoms and fifty pounds apiece above it and for Pay for Sir Thomas Fairfax's Messenger An Ordinance Read for payment of mony long since borrowed of Mr. Steward Several Votes of either House Communicated to each other touching security for the two hundred thousand pounds and touching scandalous persons The Councel of War in Ireland Sentenced Collonel Brocket worthy of death and his Regiment was conferred on Collonel Monke That the Souldiers are in very great want there and the Lord L'Isle very careful to get Supplies for them and to do service 22. Letters informed the great resort of people to the King to be cured of the Kings-Evil Whereupon the House Ordered a Declaration to be drawn To inform the people of the Superstition of being Touched by the King for the Evil. And a Letter of thanks Ordered to the Commissioners at Holmeby Progress about the business of the Church Order for a Declaration for payment of Tithes and other Duties to Ministers and for Presentations to Benefices A Petition of a Merchant of Hull for ten thousand nine hundred pounds owing to him by the State referred to a Committee and Ordered that he have four thousand pounds in the mean time Report of the Transactions with the Army about going for Ireland The Argiere Duty continued for one year Labour to get the Souldiers ingage for Ireland proved not effectual 23. Votes pursuant to Truro Articles The Lords differed from the Commons about the Security for the two hundred thousand pounds to the City of London Officers that undertook for Ireland were of Horse seventeen of Dragoons seven and of Foot eighty seven but they could get only a few of their several Troops and Companies to go with them Much Debate about Disbanding of the Army or sending the Army intirely into Ireland and other motions the result deferred to another time 24. The House was Adjourned 26. The Commissioners returned from the Army presented to the House a List of
from Ireland of the delivery of Caterlogh upon Quarter to the Rebels and their preparations to besiege other Garrisons Letters from the Army informed that the Soldiers had chosen Committees out of every Troop and Company to confer about the matters communicated to them from the Parliament That the Committees of Horse and Foot two out of every Troop and Company met and returned That there was no distemper in the Army but many grievances whereof they complained and desired the General Officers to draw up into a Form the Particulars as the sence of the Officers and Soldiers of the Army which was done and delivered by them to the field Martial Skippon and the rest sent down to them to be presented to the Parliament 17. From Ireland informed of the taking Dungarnon Castle and other Garrisons from the Rebels by the Lord Inchequin's Forces and that twenty English taken there who had revolted from the Parliament were hanged That the Lord Digby riding forth without a Pass hardly escaped from some of the new English Forces who were upon the Guards and cryed stop the Traitor Digby That the Bishop of Downe Preached That any Power ought to be obeyed and explained himself that the War in England was a wicked Rebellion and he intended no other obedience than as to thieves and Rebels 18. A Letter read from the King to both Houses wherein he gives answers to the Propositions to some he consents in the whole to others in part others he denys and gives his reason He consents that the Presbyterian Government be setled for three years and to ratify the Assembly of Divines propounding a certain number of his own Ministers to be added to them to consider what Government to settle after the three years and in the mean time he and his house-hold to be free to use the Common Prayer Book The Militia he yields to for ten years and afterwards to return to him the Covenant he is not satisfied in but would have some of his own Ministers sent to him to satisfie his Scruples That he will confirm the great Seal and all done by it and for the future he to have it as formerly He grants what is desired for the City of London speaks in behalf of his Party promiseth to recall the Prince and desires to come to London the better to satisfie the Parliament To the seventh and eighth Proposition he assents and to the ninth upon satisfaction about the Penalties To the tenth for an Act against Papists he consents and propounds a general Act of Oblivion and Pardon to all on both parts The Lords desired the concurrence of the Commons to an Ordinance against clipping of Money Votes that all Forces not subscribing for the service of Ireland shall be disbanded except those for Garrisons That the General be forthwith to repaire to the Army if his health permit That the Commissioners in the Army send up any one or two Officers of their Company to give an account to the Parliament only Skippon to remain in the Army Orders for a Train of Artillery to be sent to the Lord Inchequin and a Letter of thanks to him and for supplys to Ireland The whole day spent in debate upon the confession of Faith Order about four hundred pound for Col. Mainwaring The list of Ships for this Summers Expedition passed 20. Several Compositions passed Many Citizens presented a Petition in prosecution of their former Petition and Mr. William Brown one of the Petitioners at the door said that they had waited many days for an answer and would wait no longer but take another course Upon which being attested to the House Brown was brought to the Bar on his knee as a Delinquent they being satisfied that he spake those words and further that when a Member of the House who heard him took his name Brown said time may come when I may take your name The House were sensible that it was fit for them to be more than formerly quick upon these occasions and therefore voted 1. That the Petition was an high breach of Priviledge 2. That it was Seditious 3. That this Petition and the former should be burnt in London The Petitioners were called in and told what a Sence the House had of this and the former Petition and did conceive that the Petitioners did not do it out of any disaffection to the Parliament but as being misled by others and wished them to be careful in not agitating in Petitions of that nature for the future Vote for one Kelsey to be Governor of an Hospital in Southampton The Lords desired the Commons concurrence in a congratulatory Letter to the Arch-Duke of Leopold In Flanders and for setling a correspondence there The Lords Voted that the King should come to Oatlands The Provincial Synod of London sate Sir Thomas Fairfax went to the Army 21. Both Houses pass'd the Ordinance for indemnity for all things done by Sea and Land during the late Troubles and Wars The Commons concurred with the Lords that Sir Peter Killegrew go with a congratulatory Letter from both Houses to the Arch-Duke Leopold Order a Writing in the hands of a Member of the House be delivered to Mr. Brown Clerk of the Parliament that he may examine a forgery of his name to an Act of Parliament A Petition from Northampton-shire of the pressures there appointed to be considered and the Petitioners had thanks Some of the Commissioners came from the Army and reported their proceedings to the House and the desires of the Army the Commissioners ordered all of them to have thanks for their good service and pains and upon debate of the particulars of the report the House Voted 1. That the Soldiers Arrears should be speedily audited and a visible Security given them for so much as shall not be paid off upon disbanding 2. That by Ordinance the Declaration of both Houses be made good for Apprentices to have their time allowed them that they have served in the Wars for the Parliament 3. That an Ordinance be for not Pressing such 〈◊〉 as have voluntarily served in the Wars for any Service beyond Seas 4. That an Ordinance be pass'd to provide for Widows maimed Soldiers and Orphans Touching the vindication of the Army about the aspersion of their sending to the King and concerning the Declaration against them and the imprisonment of some of their Members a day was set for further debate of it 22. The House sate not but Committees The City Petition was burnt at Westminster and the Exchange Intelligence came from the Army that they rejoyced at their General 's coming to them and were all in good order A Letter from Mr. Ashburnham to the King intercepted and unciphered advising him to forbear to make any absolute agreement with the Parliament for now that the Peace beyond Sea was almost concluded the King might rely upon the aid of forty or fifty thousand men 24. The House sate not Intelligence came
that General David Lesley had cleared the North of Scotland of the Gourdons Col. Conwey beat a party of the Rebels in Ireland and took much Cattle from them Letters informed that the Prince sent to Captain Carteret Deputy Governor of Jersey to banish all of the Parliaments Party out of the Island and to impose a new Oath upon the Inhabitants and that he would send him relief out of France 24. A Report from the Committee for disbanding the Army to begin with the General 's Regiment and so to the rest and all to be disbanded who would not ingage for Ireland and payment of six weeks of their arrears and two months to those who were to go into Ireland The security of the arrears to be by the Excise and Delinquents Estates The General to be desired to be present at the disbanding and Field-Martial Skippon to take in those engaged for Ireland and a Committee of Lords and Commons to go down to the Army to give them the thanks of the House in the Head of each Regiment for their faithful services and to assist the General in Disbanding of the Army The Ordinance against Pressing any who had served the Parliament to any Foreign service was passed Ensign Nicols discharged from imprisonment and Collonel Lilburne and Major Sanderson from further attendance Mr. Hollis Sir Philip Stapleton Recorder Glyn and others of that party did eagerly put on the business of Disbanding the Army some others declared their opinion against it as that which might prove dangerous to them and to all the Parliament party if it should succeed and withal that they believed the Army would not submit to it and ill Consequences might follow if the Votes passed for the doing of it But they still both in private and in publick pressed that point having taken a peek against the Army themselves many of them having been left out by the self-denying Ordinance and yet Cromwel Skippon and other Members of the House continued Officers of the Army and their great success did increase the envy against them They likewise apprehended the advantage in prosecuting this business as that which would generally please the people by ridding them of the Souldiers and easing of the Taxes and they would not consider the doubt of the Armies mutiny and disobedience being over resolute in this Temper The other Party took occasion to have the more converse with Cromwel and that Party who entertained them with all respect and affection and highly courted them Yet it was observed that this was not upon design or policy in them to come off to a new Party who might be thought more growing into power than the other but it was their clear Judgment But what they gained with the one Party they lost with the other neither continuing firm to them who were not through-paced in all things which they laboured to bring to pass but we shall find in all sorts of Business that Honesty is the best Policy and a clear and sincere dealing according to ones Judgment and Conscience is seldom without a blessing accompanying of it 26. The Monthly Fast-day after Sermons upon information of one in Kent that Marryed his Fathers Wife and had a Child by her Ordered that the Ordinance be brought in for punishing Adultery Whoredom and Incest Reference to a Committee about rebuilding of Torrington Church The General removed his Quarters to St. Edmonds Bury and sent a Letter to every Regiment That the grievances of the Army were presented to the Commons and by them admitted to be heard and taken into consideration Therefore he required the Souldiers to forbear any further actings by themselves without their Officers in any irregular ways and all Officers strictly to see to it in their several Charges that there be no more such Meetings or Consultations of Souldiers Many Officers of the Army presented a Petition to the General Acknowledging the goodness of God in the Successes under his Excellencies Conduct and Complementing him Then they express their sensibleness of some aspersions cast upon them as if they aimed more at private emolument than his Excellencies Honour and the Armies or the Souldiers advantage They pray him not to receive any impressions from these imputations profess their own Fidelity and esteem of the Generals Person and Conduct and their judgment that they ought to defend not direct the proceedings of those by whose Authority they were raised Subscribed by Collonel Sir Robert Pye Collonel Graves Collonel Shefield Collonel Butler Collonel Fortescue and others of Hollis his Party 27. Divers Compositions past and Orders for Pardons under the Great Seal A Petition of the Weavers of London referred to a Committee The Ordinance past for Sir Walter Earl to be Master of the Ordnance Order for one thousand five hundred pounds to the Earl of Ancram in part of his Arrears and ten pounds a Week Some of the Militia of London desired twelve thousand pounds more than formerly ordered for the Guards which was ordered Order for eighteen thousand pounds for poor people who had lent under five pounds apiece 28. Ordinance passed for maimed Souldiers Widdows and Orphans another for stating the Accompts of the Officers of the Army another for fifteen thousand pounds for the Arrears of under-Officers another for taking the Officers Accompts The Lords desired the concurrence of the Commons to a Congratulatory Declaration from the Houses to the Army and to a Letter to the General and the Votes of the House for the Disbanding the Foot Regiments they named the Earl of Warwick and the Lord De la Ware their Commissioners to go to the Army to assist the General in the Disbanding The Commons consented to the Lords and named Sir Jo. Pots Sir Gilbert Gerrard Mr. Grimstone and Mr. Knightley to go down Commissioners with the Lords to the Army Referred to the Committee to dispose of part of the Train of Artillery for Ireland and the rest to be brought into the Tower of London Order for five hundred pounds for the Charges of the Commissioners going down to the Army Collonel Rainsborough Ordered to go down to his Regiment to stay them where they were till further Order 29. The Houses Sat not Letters informed That the General had removed his Quarters to Bury and the Votes for the Disbanding and eight weeks Pay to the Army were imparted to them and they seemed generally unsatisfied therewith and Say there is fifty six weeks pay due to them and that they were not well rewarded for all their services but the General sent for all his Officers to Bury to advise what was best to be done The Distempers in North Wales settled by Major General Mitton and seven hundred of those Forces engaged for Ireland 31. Letters from Bury informed That at the Councel of War at Bury the General acquainted them with the Votes for Disbanding and persuaded them to a compliance The Councel of War upon their observation of the condition of every
and have sixteen days to bring in his Answer 7. Upon a long debate touching the Declaration about Non Addresses to the King it was re-committed for some additions to be made concerning Warrants signed by the King in Scotland to such as were engaged in the Irish Rebellion where the Lord Dillon and Lord Taffe were with the King and other things relating to the Irish Negotiation with the Pope his sending Agents to Popish Princes Seignior Con's being received here c. Letters from the North of the auditing the Soldiers Accounts that the business of Disbanding is more easie That those which are not to be Disbanded are drawn into Market Towns That there are Rumors still of dangers from Scotland Letters from Ireland That Col. Pudsey took in four small Castles from the Rebels That Sir Henry Titchburne destroyed sixty thousand pounds worth of Corn in the Rebels Countrey That Col. Jones and Col. Monke intended to joyn upon a design That Col. Conwey fell into the Rebels Quarters and took forty Horse killed fourteen men and brought away much Cattle 8. Debate about the confession of Faith Orders for Money for the Navy The List of the Summers Fleet altered in the Title of it That instead of a List of his Majesties Ships it should be a List of the Parliaments Ships Innformation that some Holland Ships refused to strike Sail to some of the Parliaments Ships saying that Holland was the elder State referred to a Committee Six of the Impeached Lords appeared at the Bar of the House of Peers and the Charges were severally read against them and they put in sureties for their appearance The Lord Willoughby came not but sent a Letter being himself withdrawn That he had been above four months Committed without particular charge against him that their Lordships were pleased to order his enlargement that he had received Counsel from a friend that he is not fit for publick imployment and therefore resolved to privacy That he hath always been faithful to the Parliament and desired their Lordships to make an honourable construction of his Retirement Fourteen days were given to the Impeached Lords to put in their Answers and Counsel allowed them Captain Dare Captain of the Constant-Warwick for the Parliament had a sharp Fight with a Ship of the Irish Rebels and twenty five of his men were killed and wounded but he boarded and took the Irish Man of War 9. The Ordinance pass'd both Houses for the more effectual suppressing of Stage-playes by Imprisoning and Fining and Whipping for the second offence An Ordinance for paying of Tithes and other Duties to the Ministers of London after much debate was committed A Petition from Taunton expressing the gratefulness of that Town for the Votes for no further Addresses to be made to the King And they had the thanks of the House and the Petition ordered to be Printed Letters from the General about new modelling the Martial power so as to have more Officers at less pay than now and fewer Soldiers which may be suddenly filled up as there shall be occasion and hereby the Army be better governed and less chargeable An explanatory Ordinance touching the sale of Bishops Lands committed and power given to remove Obstructions Letters from Ireland of sad complaints of the Officers and Soldiers there for want of Pay Meat and Cloaths so that the Soldiers go up and down more like Ghosts than Men. 10. Debate touching Scots Officers who had served the Parliament Order for an augmentation for the Church of great Brentford Order for an hundred pound for a gentleman who had lost both his eyes in the Service of the Parliament and to recommend him to Suttons Hospital the like for another who lost both his eyes at the Battle of Nazeby and the like for a third who had both his eyes shot out Debate till seven at night about the Declaration touching no more Addresses to be made to the King 11. Debate upon the Declaration touching no more Addresses to the King and voted upon hearing proofs That his Majesties Instructions to Mr. Cockeram his giving blanks signed with his Seal Manual the clause touching the Protestant blood shed in Ireland by such as had Commission from the King another concerning the death of King James the miscarriage at the Isle of Rea and Rochel the innocent blood shed in England and Scotland in prosecution of the Roman Catholick Cause be inserted in the Declaration and order'd it to be Printed and Published 12. The House sate not this day having adjourned till Tuesday by reason of extraordinary occasion for the Speaker at this time to sit in Chancery 14. Orders issued by the General for sending out Forces to prevent and suppress Tumults and Riots and to examine and secure such as shall be found acting or suspected to act or meet in any Tumult or unlawful Assembly contrary to the Orders of Parliament and to do such things as the Officers of the Troops to be sent out shall find necessary for preventing any Injuries or Affronts to be done to Travellers Carriers or others upon the High Ways Other Orders of the General touching Transportation of disbanded men Letters from the North That divers Troops and Companies were disbanded first only the Soldiers and two month pay given them and Debenters for the rest of their Arrears and Passes to go home or into Ireland That some discontents were among them and many Robberies and Murders committed upon the Disbanding 15. Reference to a Committee to seize or buy some Morter-pieces and Arms informed to be in a private hand An Ordinance sent up to the Lords for the Assessment of Ireland Upon Information That Judge Jenkins being brought as a Defendant to the Chancery Bar and required to answer a Bill there against him for a foul Cheat and breach of trust as some alledged Judge Jenkins told the Court That he ought not nor would submit to the power of that Court for that it was no Court and their Seal was counterfeit The House referred it to a Committee to draw up an Impeachment of Treason against him A day appointed to consider of the Compositions of the Lord Abergavenny a Papist and others upon Oxford Articles Order for two hundred men to be added to the Isle of Wights Forces The General treated with the Committee of the Army about disbanding the Lifeguards The Lords received another Paper or Protestation from Sir Jo. Maynard wherein he tells them That he ought to be tryed by a Jury for which he quotes Magna Charta and the Lord Cook and that he may except against thirty five of the Jury without showing cause and that none are to be his Judges who have acted in the same matters whereof he is accused the Lords ordered his answer to be brought in by a day The Parliaments Declaration that no more Addresses be made to the King was published the heads whereof are before mentioned 16. The
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
But this perswaded little among them the Common People few of them understanding English and the Gentry being generally against the Parliament and rising in most parts of South-Wales as soon as the Parliament Forces were gone from them 6. The Commissioners of the Customs advanced twenty thousand pound for the Navy The Votes sent up to the Lords concerning a new Address to the King c. Orders to sell the Duke of York's Houses and two hundred pound of the Money for lame Soldiers 8. Debate about the business of the Church Letters from the North That since the surprisal of Berwicke Sir Thomas Glemham and Sir Philip Musgrave have taken Carlisle That Langdale promised much to Captain Batten if he would keep Holy Island for the King but he refused That Sir Arthur Hazlerigge sent Forces to secure some other places that Langdale gives out that he is General of the five Northern Counties by Commission from Prince Charles and perswades them to Arm for the King Thus a new War was begun and new perplexities upon the Parliament but it turned only to the uniting of their Party again Major General Lambert sent Forces to secure Appleby Raby and other places The Parliaments friends in those parts fled to Newcastle The Parliaments Commissioners in Scotland delivered in Papers to the Parliament of Scotland touching the taking of Berwicke and Carlisle but had no answer to them they went on earnestly with their preparations for War in that Parliament 9. A Petition from the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common-Councel of London to the House That they are willing to undertake the guarding of the Houses the Militia being setled and they authorised That their nomination of the Lieutenant of the Tower being suspended and importation of Bullion hindred and Merchandising diverted Trade is much decayed They pray that the Committee of the Militia may be nominated by the Common Councel to be approved by both Houses of Parliament and the like for the Lieutenant of the Tower and the Soldiers now there removed and that Merchants may be invited to bring in Bullion The House passed several Votes according to the desires of the Petitioners and acquainted them therewith and told them The House doubted not but that their confidence in the City and affection to them would be answered with Love Trust and obedience from them to the Parliament Letters from Sir Arthur Hazlerigge of the condition of the North and of Captain Battens refusal to revolt to the King for which the House ordered thanks to be sent to him and continued his Government Letters from the Speaker to the Committees of every County to meet and to observe the motions and practices of disaffected Persons and such as they find active to endanger the Peace of their Country to secure them and to provide for the safety and for securing of places of strength that the Parliament may without disturbance intend the settlement of the peace of the Kingdom Vote that the General be desired to advance in Person into the North with such Forces as he shall think fit to reduce those places that are possessed by the Enemy and to prevent any danger in those parts and that a Committee acquaint the General with the grounds of these Votes Letters that the Duke of York was come into Holland Letters from Dublyn that Col. Monke defeated a Party of Owen Mac Arts Forces in Vlster killed between five hundred and a thousand of them and took all their Arms and Baggage That Corn is there at twenty shillings a Bushel and many perish for hunger 10. Ordinance committed giving power to Committees to secure disaffected and tumultuous Persons in South-Wales Another for Money for fortifying Bristol in some new places A Petition of many reduced Officers for part of their Arrears referred to a Committee Instructions passed to the Commissioners in Scotland to acquaint the Parliament there how ill the two Houses here resent the Title of their last Letter to which an Answer will be sent in convenient time Letters from Wales That when Collonel Hewes Governor of Chepstow Castle was absent Sir Nicholas Kemish and Mr. Thomas Lewis got possession of the Castle in the night at a Port and that Collonel Herbert got together some of the Parliaments Forces and besieged it 11. An Ordinance committed for satisfying Debts due from Delinquents to well affected persons Letters from Wales That the Forces under Collonel Horton about three thousand Horse and Foot fought with the Welch Forces under Major General Laugherne Major General Stradling Collonel Powel and others being near eight thousand men who were totally routed by Collonel Horton and Collonel Bethel Stradling taken Prisoner and Laugherne wounded twenty six Captains and an hundred and fifty Officers and three thousand Soldiers of the Welch taken Prisoners many Colours and Arms and divers slain The House gave Captain Mercer an hundred pound and Collonel Bethel an hundred and fifty pound for bringing this good news and ordered a day of thanksgiving for it and that Captain Wogan not the Revolter who had done with the rest gallant Service in this Action should have his Arrears audited They ordered also that the Land formerly given to Major General Laugherne and a thousand pound per Annum more out of the Delinquents Estates who were in this Action should be sold and the proceed thereof given as a gratuity from the Parliament to Collonel Horton and the Officers and Soldiers who ingaged in this action Order for a Declaration that all who should engage in any War Commotion or insurrection against the Parliament should dye without Mercy The Lords were put in mind to proceed against Judge Jenkins A Committee appointed for disposing of the Welch Prisoners 12. Upon debate of the Scots Letter a Committee was appointed to draw up an answer from the two Houses Order for a Commission of Oyer and Terminer to be sent down into Wales and Mr. Eltonhead Brother to the Master of Chancery and Mr. Parker to be Judges for Tryal of the Riotors there and that the General send for the Officers and chief Prisoners taken by Collonel Horton's Forces and try them by a Councel of War The City were desired to call a Common Council that the good success in Wales might be communicated to them and they desired to take course for the Collecting of the Arrears due to the Army upon the General 's March Northward Order upon the General 's Letters for Arms Ammunition and Money for the Forces that are to march with him into the North. 13. An Ordinance transmitted to the Lords for setling the Militia of the Kingdom A Tumult in Saint Edmonds Bury about taking down of a May-pole which came to the Plundering of some but was neer abated Order for the Members serving for that County to go down and take care to suppress all Tumults there Endeavours to put a Garrison of the Kings into Ash-by-de-la-zouch was prevented 15. The
Lambert that he intends no hurt to him or to the Kingdom which his future carriage would demonstrate The Major General returned answer that as to not satisfaction with this Parliament he had nothing to say but as to his coming in hostile way in England he would oppose him to the utmost and fight him and his Army as Traytors and Enemies to the Kingdom That this great breach of the Covenant and large Treaty between the two Nations he doubted not but would be revenged upon them to their utter ruine and was assured of assistance herein by all true English men and right Covenanters of the two Nations Letters from France that Prince Charles was sailed from Calice to Holland 13. Order to prevent tumults that no more Prisoners of quality shall be brought up to London but be disposed of to other places of strength The Earl of Holland was sent Prisoner to Warwick Castle Order for a thousand Foot and five hundred Horse to be raised and maintained in Essex out of the estates of those who ingaged with the Lord Goring The House approved Articles made by Colonel Rich upon the surrender of some Castles in Kent and that a letter of thanks be sent to him and ammunition for his Regiment Order that the Estates of the Duke of Bucks of the Lord Francis his Brother and Sir Francis Ratcliff in the North shall go towards the maitenance of the Forces of Major General Lambert 14. Letters from Major General Lambert that Duke Hamilton was advanced into this Kingdom with an Army of ten thousand men with whom Sir Marmaduke Langdale is joyned and that their Army is about Carlisle The House declared that the Forces now come out of Scotland into England in an hostile manner being without the authority of the Parliament of England are Enemies to England and that all such English or Irish that shall adhere to or assist them are Rebels and Traytors to England and shall be proceeded against and their Estates confiscated as Traytors and Rebels Order for twenty thousand Pounds for the Forces in the North and that all the Revenues of the King Queen and Prince in the North shall be paid by the Receiver of Yorkshire to the Commander in chief of the Northern Forces for their maintenance and referred to the Committee of Darby House to consider of sending more Forces down to Major General Lambert Here you may take notice of a strange turn in the affairs of this Parliament to which all humane affairs are subject but in these times much more than ordinary You have read the great indeavours formerly to bring them in as Friends to assist the Parliament and remember the story of their actions and return home again now the other faction in Scotland prevailing the Scots are turned Enemies to England and invade them with a considerable Army before they joyned with the Parliament against the King now they joyn with the Kings Forces against the Parliament How like the Sea the People of the world are still ebbing or flowing always in an uncertain motion and constant in nothing but inconstancy Debate upon the Citizens offer of security to the King and both Houses of Parliament during the Treaty if it be at London 15. Letters from Lieutenant General Cromwel to the General and to the Committee of Darby House that 11. of July last the Town and Castle of Pembroke were surrendred to him upon Articles That Langhorne Poyer and four more Officers surrendred to the mercy of the Parliament Sir Charles Kemish Sir Henry Stradling and about ten more Officers and Gentlemen were to depart the Kingdom within six weeks and not to teturn in two years and all the rest to have liberty to go to their homes and not to be plundered The sick and wounded men to be taken care of the Towns-men not to be plundered but to injoy their liberty as heretofore The Town Castle Arms Ammunition and provisions to be delivered up to Lieutenant General Cromwel for the use of the Parliament That Cromwel prepared to advance towards Lambert to joyn with him again the Scots The House declared to adhere to their former Vote that the three propositions shall be signed by his Majesty before a personal Treaty be had with him and a Committee was appointed to draw reasons to satisfy the Lords concerning the same Letters from the Isle of Wight that the King declared to divers of his party and wished them to declare it to others that the Governor Colonel Hammond was a man of honour and trust and had carryed himself civilly and respectfully to his Majesty That Osborne had unjustly and ungratefully aspersed the Governor and as touching the preservation of his person from Poyson or any such horrid design the King said he was so confident of the honesty and faithfulness of the Governour that he thought himself as safe in his hands as if he were in the Custody of his own Son Letters from Colchester Leaguer that the Enemy were all drawn up into the high Street but were beaten in with loss upon their sally forth That Captain Jailler got out of the Town and came to the General and told him that many of the Souldiers in the Town would come to his Excellencie if they knew his Conditions That the General had made a breach in the wall and beat the Enemy from their guards That Colonel Whaley with some of the Suffolk Foot fell upon a Church which the Enemy had fortifyed who presently cried for quarter and that there were taken about eighty Prisoners most Kentish-men Intelligence that the Duke of Bucks party was wholly routed near Oundleby Captain Butler and the Duke with Sir Thomas Bludder and about a hundred more got away privately towards London From Colchester Leaguer that the General had taken Sir Jo. Lucas his House and the Gate-House which was hotly disputed till a hand Granado was by Cromwells men thrown among them which lighting upon their magazine of Powder about forty of them were blown up about sixty taken Prisoners the rest of a hundred and forty were destroyed and killed This so inraged them that being confined within the walls they fired all the Suburbs round about a very sad spectacle the Houses for above a mile together being all of a flame one of the Companions of War 17. Voted that after the three propositions signed the King be desired to name three places within ten Miles of Westminster of which the Parliament to choose one where the Treaty with his Majesty shall be had The Commons confirmed what was done by the Governor of New Castle in laying the Tax on Coals and Salt there They gave twenty pounds to the Messenger of the surrender of Pembroke Castle Voted a pardon to divers that were in the Insurrection in Kent and to all that came in upon the Indempnity offered and to such as can make it appear that they were forced A Petition from the Tower-Hamlets and from
up to be examined Debate upon the Scots Declaration of the grounds of their Armies coming into England The Lords desired the concurrence of the Commons to Indemnify the Duke of Buckingam for his late Ingagement if he came in within fourteen days Scots Letters intercepted by Major General Lambert communicated to the Lords and a Vote passed that all who have invited the Scots Army into England or shall assist them are Traitors and recalled their Commissioners from Scotland they having proclaimed War against England 21. A Vote that all who have served the Parliament and afterwards revolted to the Enemy shall be tried for their lives being Prisoners by a Council of War and that the General do give Commissions to persons in the several Counties for Tryal of such revolted persons by Martial Law Captain Yarrington informed the House of a design of Sir Henry Lingen and other Deliquents to surprise Doily Castle Hereford and other places which the Captain by his indeavours prevented and the House ordered him five hundred pounds out of Lingens Estate and the rest Instructions transmitted to the Lords for Mr. Bence and Mr. Strickland to go to the Lord Admiral and to advise him and be assistant to him upon all occasions 22. Upon a Petition from the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common Council of London concerning the listing of Souldiers under Major General Skippon the House insisted upon their former Ordinances touching this business and approved what was done therein Referred to the Militia of the out-parts and of the several Counties to receive all Complaints touching miscarriages in listing of Souldiers without authority of Parliament Letters from Colchester Leaguer that those in the Town have begun to eat Horse-flesh and have provided store of Pitch and Tar to fire and throw upon the Besiegers and sithes to cut them off in case they attempt a storm 24. Power given to the Lord Admiral to grant indempnity to such revolted Mariners as shall come in An Ordinance past the Commons for forty thousand pounds for the Northern Forces out of the Excise and another for the revenues of the King Queen and Prince in those parts for those Forces and an Order for a train of Artillery for Major General Lamberts Army Captain Clarks action approved in hindring the transporting of some Scots out of Ireland into England and ordered that those Scots who shall refuse to be so transported and shall not desert the Parliaments service shall be equally provided for with the rest of the English Souldiers of that Kingdom Debate upon the large Catechism Letters from the North that upon the advance of the Enemy with their whole body the Parliaments Forces by directions from their Council of War did retreat being fewer in number and expecting additional Forces and being not forward to ingage before they understood the pleasure of the Parliament concerning the Scots Army coming into England That the Enemy followed them but Colonel Harrison gave some check to them and was wounded and Captain Cromwel slain that the Enemy attempted to enter Appleby where the Parliaments Foot were who repulsed them and Colonel Hatfield charged a great body of the Enemy and forced them to retreat that about forty of them were slain and not above three or four of the Parliaments Forces 25. At a Conference the Commons gave reasons to the Lords why the three propositions should be sent to the King to pass before the Treaty 1. Because the disaffected party in and near London where the Treaty is likely to be is such that if the King grant not the Militia before he comes there will be no safety nor likelihood of the Treaty to proceed for many will indeavour to bring in the King without any agreement and to the destruction of the Parliament 2. If the Presbyterian government be not setled all things in the Church will be in great confusion and the Ministers great sufferers and in high distaste with the Parliament 3. If the Declarations be not recalled the Parliament is not in a Capacity to treat having been declared Rebels and Traytors and no Parliament but a pretended one which was never done by any of the Kings Predecessors The Lords answered that they could not imagine nor was it probable that the parts about London who had petitioned for a Treaty would put it on for the disadvantage of the Parliament 2. They did not apprehend any prejudice to the Parliaments party during the Treaty 3. His Majesty had declared he would consent to all together and not to any before all was agreed and that in case there were no agreement they were all in state as before and that these particulars would require Debate To these the Commons replied that his Majesty was not ignorant of the full demand of those particulars having been often presented to him and to the two first he had declared a willingness and was not obliged to pass them as Bills unless all other things were agreed upon and if no agreement he being at liberty a new War was like to insue That there was no doubt but those about London who had petitioned for a Treaty would put it on to the disadvantage of the Parliament being such who have not only Petitioned the re-establishment of his Majesty without conditions but have taken up Arms and were now in Arms to cudgel the Parliament as those of Colchester said into a Treaty That if these three propositions be not past before the Treaty which is supposed will be in or near London nothing will be determined how his Majesty shall be who shall be with him or how the disaffected to the Parliament shall be ordered and things not setled by Law may be received Episcopacy may be set on foot again Ministers put out Ordinances for money be denied and his Majesty and the Parliament be in War again as formerly Intercepted Letters from the Scots referred to a committee to find out the Key of the Characters with power to send for and secure persons concerned Letters from Major General Lambert of his retreat and referred to the Committee of Derby House to command Forces from Gloucester or any other Garrisons to joyn with Lambert in the North. Order for the Ships at Munster to joyn with Captain Clerk to hinder the transport of Scots out of Ireland into England Order for collecting the arrears of the assessments in the City and Counties Power given to the Lord Admiral to dismiss such Ships as he shall find not fit for the Parliaments service Order for addition to the Forces at Southampton Several Ordinances past both Houses for removing obstructions in sale of Bishops Lands and for the Militia in Dorset and Huntington-shires Orders for money for Hurst Castle and for Carisbrook Castle and for two thousand pounds out of the Estates of the Duke of Bucks and Earl of Holland for pay of a Troop of Horse in the Isle of Wight And for five hundred pounds for another Garrison
Aldermen and Common Council of London expressing how much the City was unsatisfyed and jealous of the listing of Horse and Foot under Major General Skippon and praying that no more may be listed unless by him and the Militia of London and that those already listed under him may be disbanded The House ordered a Committee to conferre with the Common Council about this matter and the grounds and reasons of this jealousie to be reported to the House the Lords gave great satisfaction to the Petitioners adding in their answer that they would live and dye with the Petitioners Letters from Lambert with intelligence that some additional Forces were coming to the Scots and desiring more Forces to be hastened to him the House sent the Letters to Lieutenant General Cromwel with orders for him to expedite his march North-wards News that Scarborough Castle was revolted and that the Prince was in the Downs and had not yet landed any men and that one of the Prince his Frigats was taken near Margarts by some of Sir Michael Liveseys Troups with the assistance of a Boat and two Sea-men 31. Votes for pay of arrears to the Northern Officers disbanded upon discovery of concealed money due to the State An Ordinance committed for the better regulating of the Estates of Papists and Delinquents Upon a Petition from the out-parts not to be joyned with the Militia of London the House thanked them for their constant affections and good service and referred them to attend the Committee in this business Referred to the same Committee to consider of the great abuses mentioned in their Petition for joyning of the Militias An Ordinance past the Commons for money for Armes and Ammunition Another for a Troup of Horse to be raised for the Isle of Ely and for seventy pounds a week to be raised in that Island to maintain the Troup The Letters and Commission taken in Captain Greens Frigat reported to the House and ordered to be communicated to the Common Council of London were to this effect Letters from Dublin of a difference between Preston and Owen Roe that they fought and Preston killed five hundred of Roes men and lost a hundred of his own men That the Lord of Ormond was expected at Corke upon whose coming thither was intended a General revolt in that Kingdom that a Combination of the Lord Grandison Sir Jo. Giffard Colonel Willoughby and divers others of quality to surprise Dublin City and Castle was detected and some of the Plotters imprisoned The Prince his Commission to Captain Green was thus Charles Prince of Great Britain Duke of Cornwal and Albany Highest Captain General under his Majesty of all Forces both by Sea and Land within the Kingdom of England Dominion of Wales and Town of Berwick c. He constitutes Green Captain and chief commander of a Ship and gives him power to do or cause to be done to the Rebels all possible damage and hostility in their Shipping Commerce and Navigation and to take and apprehend sink and fire or otherwise to impair and destroy their Ships Vessels men and goods and all things belonging to them or any that assist them c. Given at S. Germain en lay the 6 of June 1648. Letters to Sir Alexander Gibson in Scotland from one in London to this effect That in London they are generally right only Skippon makes some disturbance by Listing of Horse and Foot but that more are Listed for the King and a Petition framing in the City and the Lords have done something in it to incourage the Kings Friends I shall referre you to T. Hamilton for the business in the West for that in the North is ours already And Colonel Matthew Boynton shall be sainted 291. is not yet ready to be dispatched for Colchester which can hold out yet a month I hope you had mine of the unfortunate success of H. the Earl of Holland c. Letters from New-Castle of about four hundred Scots unarmed come for supplies to Duke Hamilton that the cry is very great of the People of Berwick Cumberland and Westmorland being turned out of all by the Scots who with wives and Children take possession the English choose rather to wander than endure such oppressions Letters from Lamberts quarters that about thirty Troups of General Cromwels Horse were joyned with Lambert that they had some bickerings with the Scots Scouts and beat them to their Guards that the English Army is much increased by Nottingham Leicester and Derby Forces August 1648. 1. Order to remove the Governor of Tâ—â—tershal Castle An Ordinance transmitted to the Lords for levying of Forces in the County of Middlesex Report of the Conference with the Common Council that they were very sensible of the high favours in the Houses condescending so low to give them reasons for their Actions in Parliament and gave the House most Humble thanks for the same But withal the House were acquainted with an Act of Declaration of Common Council passed last Night for Listing of Horse by the Militia of London which was referred to the Committee to treat with the Militia about the same Order for printing the intercepted Letters going to Scotland and the Prince his Commission to Captain Green Debate of a Letter to be sent from both Houses to the Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland acquainting them how far the House hath proceeded in setling the Government of the Church and how they have been obstructed therein by the Risings in several parts of the Kingdom and by the marching of an Army of Scots in this Nation the draught of the Letter was committed Order that Major Rolfe should be bayled and Colonel Lilburne released from his imprisonment and for a Conference with the Lords about the same and a Committee named to consider how Colonel Lilburne may have satisfaction for his sufferings The Lords concurred with the Commons to treat with the King in the Isle of Wight and to an Order to send Major General Mitton into North-Wales to suppresse the Insurrections there The danger of Langer-Fort and of Loving-Land referred to the General Letters sent to several Counties about speedy payment of the Assessments of the Army Report of the Lord Riches House in Devon being taken by a Party of the Kings Letters from Colchester Leaguer that those within are very quiet that two demy-Cannons planted against S. Marys Church after a few shot brought down a great part of the steeple and the Ordnance mounted upon it and buried them in the heaps of rubbish 2. Order for a Troup of Horse and a Company of Foot to be added to the Garrison at Dover and for a hundred and twenty men to be added to the Garrison of Lonway Castle Order for Major Wildman who was committed with Lieutenant Colonel Lilburne to be discharged of his imprisonment Ordinance transmitted for an imposition upon Coals Grindstones Salt c. Both Houses agreed on these Votes 1. That a Message be sent to
and Major General Lamberts Forces were near one to another but did not ingage There being extreme violent Storms of wind and rain which did much hurt six Prisoners in Tinmouth Castle escaped letting themselves down through a Privy-House by Ropes and several Sheets tyed together Letters from Dublin that Colonel Monk and Colonel Hungerford with eight hundrd men took the Field and stormed Ballahor Castle which they gained and besieged Nabor Castle From Chester that the Lord Byron was out with three hundred men and advanced towards Anglesey 8. A Letter came from the Prince to the Speaker of the House of Peers without any mention to be communicated to the Commons in which Letter the Prince takes notice of the progress made as to a personal Treaty and desires 1. That the Treaty be in such a place and manner as may consist with the honour freedom and safety of his Majesty his Father so that the agreement many not be blemished with any face of restraint 1. That the Treaty be between the King and his two Kingdomes of England and Scotland that things may go on fairly to all persons concerned therein 3. That during the Treaty there be a general cessation of Arms that the affection of the People of this and the other Kingdom be not lessened by Acts of hostility 4. An ordinary moderate subsistence during the Treaty may be agreed upon for all Forces on Foot and which in no sort must go unmentioned for the Scots Army now in England and so as may be with least pressure to the Northern parts And if the two Houses will agree to these things he will endeavour to his utmost power with his Father for a good agreement He concludes with a desire that a course may be taken to content him and his Ships now in the Downes with mony and Provision that so he nor they may not hinder the City trade and discharge the Ships he hath now in hold One of those Ships taken by the Lord Willoughby who was Vice-Admiral of the Prince his Fleet had in her near twenty thousand Pound in Gold which she brought from Guiney most of it belonging to M r Rowland Wilson the Father and Son and their partners The Lord Willoughby did affirm that when the Earl of Warwick with his Fleet came near to the Prince his Navy the Lord Willoughby and some others were earnest to have fought the Parliaments Fleet and had some assurances given them that several of the Earl of Warwicks Ships would have revolted to the Prince But that others about the Prince disswaded him from Fighting pretending the danger to his Highness person and carryed it by that argument again Fighting whereas in probability and as the Sea-mens affections then stood if they had fought the Parliaments Fleet had been indangered A Petition was presented to both Houses from the Common Council of London desiring 1. That the King may be free from his restraint 2. Invited to a Treaty 3. That all Acts of hostility by Sea and Land may by command of King and Parliament cease 4. That the Government of the Church may be settled according to the Covenant 5. That distressed Ireland may be relieved 6. The People of England by disbanding all Armies eased 7. The Liberty of the subject restored 8. The Laws of the land established 9. The Members of both Houses injoyned to attend 10. That the self-denying Ordinance may be effectually observed 11. That speedy consideration be had of such Merchants whose Ships and goods are staid by those with the Prince in the revolted Ships and that some expedient may be thought of for discharge of all Ships that trade be not destroyed The Lords gave thanks to the Common Council the Commons appointed a Committee to draw up their answer A Petition to the Commons from the reduced Officers that there may be a speedy settlement of Religion the King Parliament and Kingdom in a Parliamentary way by a free and personal Treaty according to the late desire of the City of London and that all Officers and Souldiers without exception whose accounts are not stated may have them audited Order for payment of the Petitioners arrears out of their discoveries and for a Committee to give them further satisfaction and to make payment to the Non-commission'd Officers of Sir Robert Pyes Regiment of their arrears Order for M r Ailburton who brought Letters to the King from the Committee of Estates in Scotland to stay here for a month for the Kings answer Major Huntington made Oath in the Lords House that the Narrative given in by him was true and would be attested Letters from Colchester Leaguer that twenty or thirty a day run from the enemy and the last day a whole Guard together came from them that their Wine and Raisons are near spent so that the Common Soldiers get none That they killed thirty Horses to powder them up and have the Bloody-flux much among them that they have drawn off their Guns from the Wall some say they will carry the Parliament Committee with them into the Castle and cut their throats if they may not have conditions for themselves The General sent a Letter by a Drummer to the Lord Norwich Lord Capell and Sir Charles Lucas about exchange of prisoners 9. The grand Committee sat long about the Ordinance for the Militia Debate upon the Self-denying Ordinance The answer to the Cities last Petition was sent to them to this effect Shewing how far they have proceeded to a Treaty with the King the Votes thereof their expectation of the Kings answer and hopes that he will treat That the Scots are declared Rebels for invading the Kingdom and they hope the City will joyn in the subduing of them That they offered the revolted Ships indemnity but they refused to come in the Votes for reducing them and the reference to a Committee to treat with the King for a way for free Trade A Collection ordered on the Fast-day for the poor people that are come out of Colchester M r Thomas Cookes Composition passed The Keeper of the Prison in Canterbury put out Letters from the Commissioners with the King that his Majesty is willing to have the Treaty and likes the terms of honour freedom and safety and though he have no Secretary yet he will give them his answer in their time Order that none speak with M r Ailburton but in the presence of his Keeper 10. The Fast-day Letters from Holland that the Merchants there do highly resent the Prince of Wales his being in the Downes as a great hindrance of traffick That there is tampering to borrow some Regiments to attempt something in England adviseth to look to Poole Lyme and Weymouth That the Letters and Declaration of the Prince of Wales were printed there in Dutch and French 11. Debate upon the Ordinance for settling Church government and the title to it agreed The Ordinance for setling the
Militia of Wiltshire transmitted to the Lords Letters from the Isle of Wight that the Earl of Middlesex with the rest of the Parliaments Commissioners attended the King at Carisbrook Castle where the Earl read the Votes to his Majesty for the Treaty who received them with much cheerfulness and said that no man desired peace so much as he in his several relations as a King a Husband a Father a Master and that he would give ear to any motion or overture which might conduce to a good accommodation and that whosoever gained by these troubles he must needs be a loser and that he would dispatch them within the time limited 12. The Grand Committee sat about the Ordinance for the Militia At a Conference with the Lords about M r Rolph and M r Ailburton the Commons alledged that M r Rolph was committed by their Lordships without any cause in the warrant and they found reason to clear him and that Ailburton was imployed by the Scots enemies to this Kingdom and therefore not to be protected here The Lords desire the Commons concurrence to an Ordinance to disable Major General Skippon from listing any more forces in the City Order for the exchange of the rest of the Committee of Essex under restraint in Colchester Sir Peter Killegrew returned with Letters from the Isle of Wight that the King had agreed to a personal Treaty at Newport in that Island and desired that Scotland might treat also but left that to the two Houses Letters from the Bayliffes of Yarmouth to the General that they had received aLetter from Prince Charles in the Downs with a Declaration by a Fisher-man going to sell his Fish in France which was taken from him by the Admiral and this Declaration which is in print and the Letter which now they sent to the General was sent by the Fisher-man to Yarmouth That the Town made answer they would stand to their first ingagement to the Parliament and oppose all hostile attempts against them and the Kingdom His Excellency took this so well from them that he sent them word he would not put any Forces into the Town unless they and necessity should require it The Prince his Letter to the Town was that he had sent to them his Declaration as he had done to London and other places and expected their concurrence for his Majesty upon the grounds and for the ends expressed in the Declaration And that they would with courage joyn with him and the English and Scots Forces already appearing for the obtaining of a happy and well grounded peace in spight of all opposition and for the freeing of all his Majesties Subjects from Tyranny Oppression and all illegal Taxes c. 14. The Commissioners returned from the King reported their reception and passages in that business with his Majesty and his Letter to both Houses wherein he expresseth his sad condition for seven Months last past likes well of the Treaty and desires 1. That the Parliament would recall all such Votes and Orders by which people are frighted from coming writing or speaking freely to him 2. That such men of all professions whom he shall send for as of necessary use to him in this Treaty may be admitted to wait upon him that he may be in the same state of freedoom he was in when he was last at Hampton-Court 3. That the Scots may be invited to send their Commissioners to joyn in this Treaty 4. He names Newport in the Isle of Wight for the place of Treaty but thinks it would be much more conducing to a good and speedy issue to have the Treaty in some place in or near London The Lords desired the Commons concurrence that Dr. Shelden and Dr. Hammond might attend the King Letters from Sir Arthur Haselrigge That Lieutenant Colonel Henry Liburne Governour of Tinmouth Castle commanded most of his Officers and Soldiers out of the Castle upon service and reserved a few most of them he knew to be of his own mind with him in the Castle Then he discharged the Prisoners and calling all the Soldiers together he declared for himself and King Charles and that such as did not yield hereunto were dead men whereupon many of the honest Soldiers got over the Wall but a Corporal refusing to consent hereunto was presently run through by the Lieutenant Colonel who then sent to the Shields and Town desiring such as loved King Charles to joyn with him which many did accordingly That this news being presently brought to Newcastle Sir Arthur Haselrigge drew out a considerable body of Foot and one hundred Dragoons with orders to storm the Castle which they attempted but the Ladders were too short yet they forced in at the portholes and notwithstanding the Caunon playing upon them after a short dispute they became possessors of the Castle The Souldiers had quarter many within were Slain among whom the Governour of the Parliaments Soldiers three were wounded and not one Slain That the Scots play at sweep-stake take all Moveables Cows Sheep and all House-hold-stuff to the very Pot-hooks that they take children and make their parents pay ransoms for them and force women before their friends faces that Lieutenant General Cromwel was come up to them with Lambert and had taken about four of the Scots That Colonel Stephkin who had formerly betrayed Stafford to the Parliament had now a design to betray it back again to the King but was prevented by the care of Captain Stone the present Governour and was slain 15. A Verbal Message from the Common Council of London desiring the House of Commons to consider of their Votes in order to their security that the Militia of the outparts may be joyned that Major General Skippon may not list without them with a representation of the Officers of the City that they would be as faithful to the Parliament as ever The House ordered thanks to the Gentlemen and an Ordinance to be brought in for transmitting the power of raising and listing Forces to the Militia that the Committee for joyning the Militias should be revived and the other Committee added to them Sir John Hippesly and M r Bunkley who were Commissioners to the Isle of Wight had the thanks of the House Letters from Colonel Rich that the Prince landed five hundred Soldiers about three hundred Mariners and one hundred Officers and Reformandoes with orders to fall upon Colonel Rich and Colonel Hewson in their trenches they marched by Upper Deal in good order and being discovered three hundred Musquetiers were drawn off all they could get under Hewsons Lieutenant Colonel and Major Husbands with one hundred Horse The Prince his Forces marched up with great resolution and to prevent the Parliaments Horse from annoying them had marsh-ground for their action and retreat which put the Horse upon a loss not knowing how to ingage but Major Husbands wheeled about in a way of retreat This occasioned
the Committee of Colchester did in assisting the Army with the Norfolk Forces and ordered a Letter of thanks to the Committee of Norfolk for the same 20. A Letter from the King for a safe-conduct for some persons to come from Scotland to the King and to return the House not knowing the persons and whether they were capable to be admitted to come to his Majesty referred to their Members who were late Commissioners in Scotland to consider of those persons and to report their opinion to the House Order for a new Election An Ordinance transmitted to the Lords for re-payment of ten thousand pound lent by some Citizens for the service of the King and the Commissioners for the Treaty and several other Ordinances past for mony and for the Prince Electors Allowance Divers apprehended for counterfeiting mony Letters from Amsterdam that Prince Charles was brought to the Hague with thirty Coaches and solemnly feasted and entertained and that he gave order for new rigging and fitting the revolted Ships out of the prizes he had lately taken That the Mariners in the revolted Ships continue their insolence and debauchery running on shoare drinking and quarrelling that divers have been killed and some thrown over Board 21. The House denyed safe-conduct for the Lord Carnagy one of the persons for whom the King desired it and for Sir Alexander Gibson it was also denyed and ordered a Letter to the King of the reasons of this denial Order for a thousand pound to one in Colchester well affected to the Parliament whose House was fired and five hundred pound to another out of Delinquents Estates there Letters from Ireland that the Forces of Colonel Jones and of Colonel Monk were marched into the Enemies Country to destroy or fetch in their harvest wherein they had advantage by the divisions of the Rebels Commanders and that Colonel Jones had taken in some Strong holds in Kilkenny Letters from Anglesey of the differences between the Lord Bulkely and the Lord Byron that the Island is in an uproar and that Colonel Mitton with a strong power is marching towards them 22. Order for discharge of fifteen hundred firelocks lately taken in a Ship An Ordinance transmitted to the Lords for allowing the Accounts of the Commissioners of the Excise Order for all who ingaged in the late tumults to be put out from being Justices of the Peace Deputy Lieutenants or from any other imployment Reference to a Committee of the Petitions of the Widows who have lost their Husbands in Ireland An Ordinance for Dr. Chamberlain to have the Improvement of all Bathes for fourteen years committed Order to exclude all private business for fourteen daies 23. Order for an hundred and fifty pound for Major Rolphe Order for mony for the Commissioners of the Treaty The King desired a part of the preamble which seems to lay the bloud-shed upon him may be respited till the end of the Treaty Order for a Letter of thanks to the Comissioners for the Treaty for their prudent managing thereof and to acquaint them with the care of the House for their accommodation Two were condemned at Oxford for attempting to betray that Garrison and cast lots for their lives it fell upon him that was least guilty and most free in his Confession and therefore some of the Assembly of Divines and others mediated with the General for his Pardon Two others were condemned and one of them executed for running away from their Colours to the Enemy at Colchester 25. Upon a Letter from the Lieutenant General order for a Fort to be built at Yarmouth A Committee named to examine Debenters whether the Souldiers were absent at the time of their Debenters Letters from Colonel Bethel and Colonel Lassels of the taking of Scarborough Town and a list of the Prisoners The House left it to them to dispose of the Prisoners and to examine which of them had ingaged never to bear Arms against the Parliament that they may be tryed Order for an Impeachment against the Lord Goring and an Act of Attainder against the Lord Capell to be brought in Addition to the Committee to examine Duke Hamilton and the Prisoners of Kent Order for the Committee at Derby House to give a Commission to Colonel Ashton to be Major General of the Lancashire Brigade and to have the pay of forty Shillings per diem besides the pay of a Colonel of Horse and a Colonel of Foot The relieving of the besiegers of Scarborough with Ammunition approved and as much to be restored to Colonel Overton who did it from Hull Major General Brown one of the Sheriffs of London acquainted the House with a Letter he received from the King for the reprieve of some Prisoners convicted for Robbers being sons of his servant Major Knight The House ordered them to be left to the Justice of the Law The Lords ordered a stay of the Sale of goods seised for the delinquency of the Lord Maitland The Lords concurred in the Ordinances for the Scribes of the Assembly to print the Lesser Catechism and to have the benesit of it for one year and to the Prince Electors Ordinance Letters from Lieutenant General Cromwell that the Scots denying to surrender Berwick inforced the Parliaments Army to pass Tweed else they could not besiege it nor could they pursue the Enemy who had lately made much spoyle in England That he sent over Major General Lambert with part of the Army That Monroe left neither Corn nor Cattle in Northumberland that Cromwell sent Colonel Bright and Scout Master General Rows to the Marquess of Argyle to consult about assisting him according to his request those of Monroe's party being too strong for him Cromwell published a Proclamation upon his entring of Scotland That where as the Parliament's Army marched thither to pursue the Enemy that lately invaded England and for the recovery of Berwick and Carlisle He declares that if any Officer or Souldier under his Command shall take or demand any mony or shall violently take any Horses Goods or Victuals without order or shall abuse the people in any sort they shall be punished according to the Articles of War this to be published at every Troup and Company Signed Cromwell Upon a meeting of the Commissioners of the Seal they agreed upon the names of Judges and Serjeants to be presented to the House 26. The House was called and a hundred and fifty Members were absent and a new call Ordered Letters from the King for passes for some of his to go to Scotland and from thence to come to his Majesty Letters from the Navy that the Earl of Warwick had taken an Irish Ship loaden with tallow c. Letters from the Isle of Wight that the two first days of the Treaty were spent in laying down the method that nothing should be binding but what was in writing and not that till the end of the Treaty and that
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
for Ships and for two Months gratuity for the Marriners who served against the revolted Ships Referred to a Committee to inquire who printed and contrived a scandalous Pamphlet called A Solemn Declaration of the Members secluded the House by the Army That all Acts Ordinances Votes and proceedings of the House of Commons since the Seclusion of the Members and continuance of the Armies force upon it are no way obligatory but null and void The House declared it to be False Scandalous and Seditious and tending to destroy the Government and that all who had a hand in it shall be uncapable of any Office or trust or to be a Member of Parliament and that every absent Member before he sit shall disavow that Pamphlet The Army past a Declaration that whereas some enemies had written to Merchants beyond Seas to call home their estates out of England because the Army had seised upon mens goods and designed to destroy all Trade and propriety the Army declare against it and that they will maintain and preserve both according to Law and with all freedom 16. The new Ordinance for the Militia transmitted to the Lords Another that no Malignants be elected or Electors of the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common-Council Men of London A party of Horse went to Hurst Castle to remove the King to Windsor Castle The General Council of the Army sate upon the agreement of the people Colonel Butlers Troop and Major Finchers were disbanded 18. The Lords concurred in the Ordinance with the Commons for disabling Malignants to be elected or Electors of the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common-Council Men or any other Officers or places of trust on pain of two hundred pound one half of it to the Informer and the other half to the Maimed Souldiers A Sheriff of Nottinghamshire appointed A Committee appointed to draw up an expedient for the Members of the House to subscribe as Dissenters to the Vote That the Kings answer to the propositions was a ground of peace Order for the Sergeant at Arms to apprehend Sir Charles Kemish for staying in Town contrary to the Ordinance he being a Delinquent Both Houses agreed of a list of Persons to attend the King A day of Humiliation appointed for the two Houses and M r Cokayn and M r Bond to preach and M r Foxley to pray Intelligence of a new Fleet preparing by the Prince for Scilly Guernsey and Jersey and for Ireland and many discontented Persons and Reformadoes resorting to him A Committee named to confer with the Lord Admiral about this matter Letters came to the General from Major General Lambert and his Officers in complyance with the Armies Remonstrance by the Forces in the North and desiring a correspondence with the Army to whom they gave some cautions touching the prosecution of their Remonsrance When the Chancery business was over Sir Thomas Widdrington and Whitelock went to the Rolls by appointment where Lieutenant General Cromwel and Colonel Dean met them And with the Speaker they had a long discourse together about the present affairs And then another time was appointed by the Lieutenant General for them to meet again and to consider and confer how the settlement of the Kingdom might be best effected and to joyn Counsels for the publick good 19. An Ordinance past for the payment of twenty eight thousand pound taken by the Souldiers out of Weavers-Hall Referred to a Committee to consider of the great abuse in providing bad victuals for the Ships and how the persons may be punished and the like prevented Upon a Letter from the General referred to a Committee to consider how the arrears due to Colonel Rainsborough may be charged and paid to his wife An Ordinance past both Houses for making the Earl of Pembroke Constable of the Castle and honour of Windsor and Keeper of the Forrest and great Park there Order for levying the arrears of Deliquents compositions being two hundred thousand pound Letters from Scarborough of the hopes of a speedy surrender of that place and that the Scots are not well pleased with the late transactions of the Army in England The Parliaments Ships upon the Coast of Ireland took a Dutch Ship loaden with Wine Salt c. of three hundred Tun bound for Waterford The Cessation was continued in Ireland between the Marquess of Ormond and the Rebels Mr. Pierrepoint expressed much dissatisfaction at those Members who sate in the House and at the proceedings of the General and Army A visit to Lieutenant General Cromwell who lay in one of the Kings rich beds in White-hall 20. An Additional Ordinance past for election of the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common Council men of London The Committee appointed to attend the General about the Secluded Members reported his answers that the business was of great concernment and he believed the House would not expect a present answer from him but he would prepare it as speedily as he could and in the mean time desired the House would not trouble themselves to send any more to him concerning that business Order for the same Message to be renewed to the General The House approved of what the Committees of Nottingham and Derby had done for relief of the Forces before Scarborough and Pontefract Sixteen of the secluded Members were set at liberty by order of the General to sit again in the House if they please and the rest were still in custody Two new Listed Souldiers in Colonel Deans Regiment with two more took upon them to apprehend a Citizen of London under pretence of a Warrant from the Council of War and that they had a great Charge against him when there was no such matter but they designed by this means to get money of him The Citizens acquainted some of the Council of War herewith who disowned the business caused the Souldiers to be apprehended two of them ran away the other two were sentenced to ride the wooden horse at the Exchange and to run the Gantlet 21. Order for repayment of the money taken out of Weavers-Hall to be for the use of the Navy A Petition from divers of Somersetshire that justice may be done upon Delinquents the Petitioners had the thanks of the House and the Petition was ordered to be printed Order that M r Strickland use the best endeavours he may to hinder the intended Sale in the Low Countries by the Prince of the Ordnance of the revolted Ships Both Houses past an Ordinance concerning Lieutenant Colonel Lilburne In the after-noon the Speaker Lieutenant General Cromwell Sir Thomas Widdrington and M r Whitelock by appointment met about six a Clock and discoursed freely together about the present affairs and actions of the Army and the settlement of the Kingdom In the conclusion Sir Thomas Widdrington and M r Whitelock were desired to draw up some heads upon the discourse to be considered by the same Company 22. Both Houses kept the Solemn Fast this day The
or Parks and that if any do it a Troop of Horse shall be quartered on that place to prevent the like 10. Orders for setling the Dutchy Seal and about some private affairs Letters from Scotland of their threatning revenge for the Kings blood that some there proclaimed Prince Charles King of Sotland which was not contradicted by the Parliament nor Kirk there The High Court of Justice sate in Westminster-Hall about fifty of the members present the Earl of Cambridge Lord Goring Lord Capel and Sir Jo. Owen were brought before them and the President made a Speech to them of the occasion of their coming thither to tryal for Treason and other high Crimes after which they were all commanded to withdraw except the Earl of Cambridge Then Mr. Steel Attorney General for the Common-wealth set forth the notoriousness of the facts of the Prisoner at the Bar by his invading the Kingdom committing many Murders and Rapines and all under pretence of the Covenant that as the War was called Hypocritarium bellum so he might be called Hypocritarius Princeps He desired the Charge might be read and that the Earl might make answer to it After the Charge read the Earl of Cambridge Pleaded that he was of another Nation and what he did was as a servant to that Kingdom and not as a Contriver of it neither was he ever Naturalized Earl of Cambridge that he knew of that he was a Prisoner of War and had Articles given him The Court caused the Act to be read for Naturalization of his Father and consequently of him being his Heir The Lord Goring was next brought to the Bar and his Charge being read to him he Pleaded not Guilty and was dismissed behaving himself with great respect to the Court. The Lord Capell pleaded That he was a Prisoner to the Lord General and had conditions given him and his life promised him that if all the Magistrates in Christendom were combined together they could not call him in question He never minded nor looked upon the Court but upon the people on all sides and with an austere countenance Sir John Owen pleaded not Guilty The next day the Earl of Cambridge being brought to theBar M r Steel moved that he might answer his Charge which the President required him to do The Earl desired time to put things into a method and that he might send to Major General Lambert by whom he had Articles given and to Scotland from whence he received his Commission The Court gave him two days to answer and upon his motion for Counsel he had liberty to name them which he said he could not not knowing any one Counsellour in England The Lord Capell brought in and demanded to plead in chief to his Charge did again insist upon the Articles of Colchester whereby he said he had fair quarter given him and that all the Gowns in the world had nothing to do with him 12. Orders appointing the several Judges to go the Circuits this Lent and for compleating the number of Judges in the several Courts and Voted that the Kings-Bench Court should be called the Vpper Bench. An Act passed for some amendments in their Commissions and for a new Oath to be given them well and truly to serve the Common-wealth in the Office of a Justice of the Vpper Bench c. according to the best of their skill and knowledge A Certificate of the Doctor and Apothecary of the Earl of Holland that he could not with safety of his life be removed up to London and a Petition of his Lady for favour to him referred to the High Court of Justice to send for him if they should think fit Colonel Dean Colonel Popham and Colonel Blake added to the Commissioners of the Navy An Act for a new Oath to be taken by every Free-man in London and in all other Corporations and for repealing the Statutes 1 Eliz. and 3 Jac. of the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy Letters from Edenburgh that Prince Charles was proclaimed King of Scotland by consent of the Parliament there with Solemnity and agreed that one Earl one Baron one Burgess and one Divine be sent to invite him thither The late Kings Body was interred at Windsor Castle but the Common-Prayer not permitted to be used at his Burial The last day of the Term the Commissioners sate till two a clock hearing motions then they rose and gave the new Oath and sealed new Patents to the several Judges according to the new Act. 13. All private business put off for seven daies Order for a new Stamp for Coyn. Debate touching power and instructions to be given to a Council of State and referred to a Committee to bring in names An Act read for sale of Deans and Chapters Lands The High Court of Justice sate and the Lord Capel being brought into the Court the Attorney General moved that the Prisoner might make good his Plea The President told the Lord Capel that he had put in a plea concerning Articles for proof whereof the Lord General was by order of the Court there present that he had liberty to ask any thing of him if not then the Council of the Common-wealth were to offer what they could in proof of it Then the Attorney General went on and produced the Generals Letter to the Parliament upon the rendition of Colchester and the Articles and the Explanation of them whereby and upon the testimony of the Lord General and General Ireton Colonel Whaley and Colonel Barksted all present by order of the Court it appeared That the Lord Capell was to have fair quarter for his life which was explained to be afreedom from any execution of the Sword but not any protection from the judicial proceedings of a Civil Court and mercy was explained to be only from the promiscuous execution of the Sword but that he might be tryed by a Council of War But of this Learning I hope none of this Nation will have use hereafter It was clearly proved that the Articles were only to free him from the present power of the Sword to take away his life and Colonel Berksted swore that he told him the day after the Articles that he believed the Parliament would proceed against them that were taken at Colchester as Traytors The Council moved for judgment against the Lord Capel that he should be Hanged Drawn and Quartered at which he seemed to startle and after a short Speech to the Court he concluded that how ever he was dealt with here he hoped for a better resurrection hereafter Then the Earl of Cambridge was brought to the Bar and required to make good his Plea he thanked the Court for the time they had given which he said was so short that he could not be provided Upon his desire there were assigned to him for Council Mr. Chute Mr. Hales Mr. Parsons and Dr. Walker He desired leave to send to Scotland and further
a Pass for himself and his attendants forty Horse but none other to go over with him Report by Lieutenant General Cromwell from the Committee of Estates that according to the Order of the House nineteen of the Committee had subscribed for approving the Kings execution but that two and twenty of the Committee had refused Not but that they confest except one the Commons in Parliament to be the supreme power of the Nation and that they would live and dye with them in what they should do for the future But they could not confirm what they had done in relation to the King and Lords this report was committed Debate about disbanding the Kentish Forces and referred to a Committee to examine the publishing of Papers to Proclaim the Prince to be King The high Court of Justice sate and witnesses proved that the Earl of Cambridge was Prisoner to the Lord Grey before the Articles with Major General Lambert were concluded Letters produced signed with his own hand to Sir Marmaduke Langdale touching the carrying on of the design in England and passages touching his Friends in Colchester Proved also that he was called by the late Kings Writ to sit in Parliament in the Lord Houses by the name of Earl of Cambridge and appeared as Earl of Cambridge and acted as a Peer of England sitting in the Lords House and in divers Committees That as a Peer of England he took the National Covenant and subscribed to it Cambridge in the House of Peers and took the Negative Oath before the Commissioners of the Great Seal as a Peer of England Letters from Scotland that Sir Joseph Douglas was chosen by their Parliament to go to their new Proclaimed King to acquaint him with what the Parliament had done and to desire him to take heed of evil Counsellours That they are putting the Kingdom into a posture of defence Colonels chosen in all the Shires and every fourth man to be arrayed and trained Letters from Pontefract that one Beaumont a Priest was executed for corresponding with the Garrison in Characters and he chose to dye rather than to discover the Characters At the Council of State they were all demanded to subscribe the test appointed by Parliament for approving all that was done concerning the King and Kingship and for taking away the House of Lords and against the Scots invasion c. All the Lords and divers other Members of the Council refused to subscribe this test the General desired to be spared for what was past as to subscribing but he and the rest of the refusers affirmed that for the future if the Parliament thought them worthy to be imployed they would joyn with them and faithfully serve them Many of the Commons refusers to sign it as it then was made divers scruples some to one part of it some to another Whitelock scrupled that part of approving the proceedings of the High Court of Justice because he was not privy to them nor did know what they were in particular nor ever heard any report of them made to the house and not knowing what they were he could not sign that paper to approve of them the like was said by divers others 20. Offer for Merchants approved to send out Ships at their own charge in the next Summers Fleet. Order for three thousand pound for the Maimed Souldiers and for Sale of the Crown Jewels Hangings and goods to raise money for the Navy An Act for the Commons to call Common Councels in London Debate about the Act for Sale of Deans and Chapters Lands 21. Letters directed from the House to the Judges in their Circuits to give order for due payment of the Excise and that all rioters against it be punished Upon a report from the Council of State an Act passed for repealing the Commission to the Earl of Warwick as Lord Admiral and an Act Ordered to be brought in giving power to the Commissioners of the Navy to command the Fleet as the Lord Admiral had done An Act passed for the Company of Weavers in London The Hart Frigat revolted to the Prince the Sea-men set the Captain on shore the Prince was courted at the Hague as King but not by the States publickly The High Court of Justice sate and their order was read to the Lord Capel that they would hear what he could say this day and then proceed to judgement He said he was to be comprehended wholly in the Martial Law and urged the Articles again which excepted Tryal after by Parliament that divers that were in Colchester in his condition had compounded That breaking Prison for Treason by Common Law was but felony and benefit of Clergy might be had at last when he could not get the resolution of the Court to be referred to a Tryal by Martial Law He moved that he might not be barred of additional defence and that if he must be judged by the Common Law he hoped he might have the full benefit of it He urged for it the late Act which saith though King and Lords be laid aside yet the fundamental Laws shall be in Force He recommended to the Court Magna Charta and the Petition of Right and prest the consideration of the Act made in favour of those who assisted K. Hen. 7. and the exception in the Acts touching the Lord Strafford and Canterbury that they should not be drawn in precedent He desired to see his Jury and that they might see him and to be tryed by his Peers and said he believed that a precedent could not be given of a subject tryed for his life but either by Bill in Parliament or by a Jury Witnesses were heard against the Earl of Cambridge 22. Debate about the business of the Navy and to incourage the Sea-men Order that the Councel of State take care for preserving the Library Medals and Statues at St. James's An expedient assented unto for the Members of the Council of State that they should subscribe the test to approve of what shall be done by the Commons in Parliament the supreme Authority of this Nation but nothing of confirming what was past Referred to the Council of State to take care for the preserving of Timber for the Navy The Earl of Cambridge brought before the High Court produced his witnesses some of whom were disallowed being Officers under him and so Participes Criminis He pleaded that he had not broken the Negative Oath for he had not ingaged against the Parliament but for the ends in the Scots Declaration His Council moved that they might with the Council of the Common-Wealth state the case of the Earl but this was denyed being in case of Treason and that the Earl's Council could only declare their opinions in point of Law Upon the Earl's desire he had further time granted him The Council of the Army Ordered some to prepare a draught of such things as might be presented by them to the
him and being risen he cast off his Cloak and Doublet put on a little white Sattin Cap forgave the Executioner and gave him ten pounds a little after he spake a while in private with his Servants and again made a short prayer His Countenance was cheerful and all the time of his being on the Scaffold there appeared in him no fear disorder change of Countenance or discomposure He took his leave of Dr. Sibbalds imbracing him and of his Servants whom he commended particularly M r Lewys his Secretary He laid down his head upon the Block and after a short Prayer he gave the signal by stretching out his hand and the Executioner struck of his head at one blow which was wrapped in a Red Sarcenet Scarf and with his Body put into the Coffin and carried away Next came upon the Scaffold the Earl of Holland who was accompanied by M r Hodges and M r Bolton Ministers divers of his Servants and other Gentlemen with him from M r Hodges a person of eminent parts and piety and who it is believed would not tell an untruth was this relation That between the time of his sentence and execution he only lay in the Earls Bed-chamber to discourse with him and to comfort him being admitted and desired by him to that freedom when he would not see his Lady nor any of his Children which he said would add too much to his sorrow and discompose his thoughts which were now to be set only upon another world That the Earl for several days after his sentence was in great perplexity and agony of his thoughts and said he had not assurance of Pardon of his Sins and of the love of God to him that he was not prepared to die that Christ would not be advantage to him M r Hodges endeavoured to allay these doubtings and to comfort the Earl with declaring to him the infiniteness of Gods mercies and his willingness to pardon all poor sinners that come to him through Christ that never any who sought the love of God in Christ with a true faith in Christ did ever fail to obtain the assurance of it to his distressed Soul The Earl desired Mr. Hodges to pray with him to seek God for this Mercy which M r Hodges did and upon this subject with as earnest a seeking of the Lord for it as he could express and the Earl himself frequently prayed to the same effect and with wonderful fervency of expression That still the Earl continued in a desponding condition till the day before his suffering when immediately after prayer the Earl with rejoycing told Mr. Hodges that God had heard their prayers and his Spirit was come in to comfort him that he had prevayled through the strength of Christ over Satan and all his Spiritual enemies and all temptations that the Lord had given in to him an assurance of his love in Christ and that now he was both ready and willing to die Mr. Hodges was much joyed at this and they then went to Prayer together to bless God for this great mercy and to begg the continuance of this frame of Spirit to the last and God heard them in this also The Earl who had not slept several nights before nor eat his meat now supped and went to bed with no more disturbance in his Spirits than in his best health and slept so soundly all the night and this morning that they were much troubled to awaken him He went to the Scaffold without being any whit daunted and after some discourse with the Gentlemen he showed himself to the people who were generally moved with sorrow for the suffering of so gallant a Person whose meen and comlyness would move compassion He directed his speech to the people at the front of the Scaffold towards Westminster-Hall made a large profession of his religion as a Protestant mentioned his birth and education excused his going to the King from the Parliament and return to the Parliament again and extenuated his late insurrection After he had ended his speech he turned to the other side of the Scaffold and kneeled down to his private Prayers after which he had conference with Mr. Hodges and Mr. Bolton Then he pulled off his gown and doublet having on him a white Satten Wastecoat and put on a white Satten Cap and prepared himself for the Block took his leave and embraced with much affection Mr. Hodges Mr. Bolton his Servants and others forgave the Executioner and gave him money ten pound in Gold Then he laid himself down on the Block prayed a while and gave the sign by stretching forth his Arms upon which the Executioner severed his head from his shoulders at one blow which with his body was presently put into a Coffin and carried away Next was my Lord Capel brought to the Scaffold much after the manner of a stout Roman he had no Minister with him nor shewed any sense of death approaching but carried himself all the time he was upon the Scaffold with that boldness and resolution as was to be admired He wore a sad coloured Suit his Hat cocked up and his Cloak thrown under one arm he looked towards the people at his first coming up and put off his Hat in manner of a Salute he had a little discourse with some Gentlemen upon the Scaffold and passed up and down in a careless posture He went to the front of the Scaffold and leaning over made a speech to the people he said he dyed a Protestant according to the Religion profest in the thirty nine Articles the best he knew of That he was condemned for keeping the fifth Commandment Written by Gods own finger which commanded to obey Magistrates and he died for obeying his King the most religious of all Princes and his Son Prince Charles who he said was King and the rest of the Kings Children Heirs to the Crown He concluded with a desire to the people to pray for him and after a short discourse with some on the Scaffold he spake once or twice to the Executioner and gave him money then he put off his Cloak and Doublet with much confidence and put on a White Cap took leave briefly of the Gentlemen on the Scaffold and prepared for the Block Where laying himself down with hands and eyes lifted up he prayed a while after that fitting himself to the Block upon the signal of stretching forth his right hand the Executioner severed his head from his body at one blow which were Coffin'd up and carried away The first General Seal the Commissioners sate in the Middle-Temple-Hall and did not go to Westminster because of the trouble and multitudes of people and Guards in the Palace-Yard upon the Execution of the Lords but they found their meetings to be more convenient out of Term and in the afternoons in the Temple-Hall both for them and for the Council 10. The Salary of one thousand pound per an to each of the Judges was changed from the
That Colonel Brownbushell be tryed for his life That the Prince Duke of York and divers Lords of the Kings party be banished The Confederates in Ireland sent to the Prince to come thither that they would proclaim him King of Ireland and joyn with him against England 15. The House sate not The Council of State nominated Lord General Cromwel to be General for Ireland M r Munday an Irish Rebel was shot to death by sentence of the Council of War and James Wilson to ride the Wooden Horse with a Musket at each Leg and to run the Gantelope at Lancaster Articles of Peace between the King of France and the Parisians were agreed upon At the Council of State they had great businesses and long sitting 16. Letters from the Hague that their Ambassadour lately returned from England reported the many civilities and honour he had received in England from the Parliament and Army Whitclock brought in the Draught of a Declaration touching the proceedings of Parliament in the late transactions Upon his report of the Declartion it was moved to pass it presently without any Commitment but he moved it might be committed to amend some faults in it and upon the commitment they made it much sharper than he had drawn it and added divers Clauses which he thought matters fit to be omitted After this it was much pressed to set a time for dissolving this Parliament most of the House disliked to set a time as dangerous but agreed that when the business of the Kingdom would permit that then it should be dissolved 17. Order for a publick fast The Declaration passed touching the transactions of Parliament and Ordered to be Printed in English Latin French and Dutch An Act reciting Charls Stuart to have been justly condemned and put to death for many Treasons Murders and other hainous Offences by him committed And that it hath been found by experience the Office of a King in this Nation and Ireland and to have the power thereof in any single Person is unnecessary Burthensom and Dangerous to the Liberty safety and publick Interest of the People and that for the most part use has been made of the Regal Power and Prerogative to Oppress and Impoverish and Enslave the Subject and that usually and naturally any one Person in such power makes it his interest to incroach upon the just Freedom and to promote the setting up of their own lust Therefore the Office of a King in this Nation henceforth not to reside or be exercised by any one single Person And whereas by the abolition of the Kingly Office a most happy way is made for this Nation if God see good to return to its Just and Ancient right of being governed by its own Representatives or National Meetings in Council from time to time chosen and intrusted for that purpose by the People They resolve and declare that they will put a period to the sitting of this present Parliament and dissolve the same so soon as may possibly stand with the safety of the People that has entrusted them and with what is absolutly necessary for the preserving and upholding the Government now setled in the way of a Commonwealth And that they will carefully provide for the certain Chusing Meeting and Sitting of the next future Representatives with such other circumstances of Freedom in Choice and equality in distribution of Members to be elected thereunto as shall most conduce to the lasting freedom and good of this Common-wealth Votes touching Compositions of Delinquents Order for every Member to meet by nine in the Morning upon forfeiture of twelve pence for every default Debate of making Elections of Parliament men more equal and not to be ingrossed in some few Corporations 19. A Petition from the well affected of Leicestershire 1. That the Militia may be in good hands 2. That the Army may be provided for and all Delinquents Estates to go for that end and Free-quarter be taken off 3. That the profits of great Offices may be imployed for the publick 4. That the Laws may be according to those God gave his people and plain and short in the English Tongue and Hand 5. That Tythes may be taken away and a more equal provision for the Ministry 6. That Officers of Treasure may account 7. That all may injoy their freedoms to worship God according to his word without coercive courses to the contrary 8. For relief for Ireland 9. For provision for the poor and to set them to work as they do in Holland The petition was commended and the Petitioners had the thanks of the House Captain Bray presented Books to the Members of the House entituled An Appeal against the the Lord Fairfax General containing matter of Charge against him to have him outed of his command in the Army Which being read Captain Bray was called in and asked if he would own the Book which he did and the House Voted the Book to be Scandalous as to the General and Council of War and tending to stir up sedition in the People and mutiny in the Army and the Captain was committed Prisoner to Windsor Castle Upon information that the Turkish Alcoran was printing in English Ordered to suppress it The Committee of Lords and Commons for Sequestrations repealed and a Committee named to consider of a way for Appeals upon sequestrations Votes touching Compositions and some excepted Persons Order for Justices of the Peace to meet Monthly and make provision for the poor and to set them to work and to find out ingrossers of Corn and Coal An Act passed that the Commons of England assembled in Parliament finding by too long experience the House of Lords to be useless and dangerous to the people of England to be continued Ordain from henceforth the House of Lords in Parliament to be wholly abolished and taken away nevertheless they nor their Posterity to be excluded from the publick Councils of the Nation but to have their free Vote in Parliament as other members when duly Elected In the House business went on slowly as heretofore and not without great difference in opinion and some Animosities the most mischievous of all other things to their interest 20. The House sate not The Council of State had consideration of the business of the Navy and several Merchants attended in it The Lady Carlisle was examined about the last Summers insurrection and confined by the Council They consider also the letter from the Parliament of Scotland upon staying of their Commissioners here Which they alledge to be contrary to the Covenant League and Vnion between both Nations in breach of the Treaties and contrary to the Publick Faith and Law of Nations by which the freedom of Ambassadors and Commissioners is Sacred and Inviolable not only betwixt Christians but even among Heathen Kingdoms and States they desire their Commissioners may be freed from all restraint Letters from Lancaster that the
Forces of Colonel Aston about four thousand refuse to disband profess for the Covenant and are incouraged by the Clergy that Major General Lambert is gone to disband them by force if there be no other way The Scots Anti-Covenanteers offered to joyn against the Sectaries in England In the Council of State the President Bradshaw spent much of their time in urging his own long arguments which are inconvenient in State matters and his part was only to gather the sence of the Council and to state the question not to deliver his own opinion 21. Vote That Papists in Arms might compound at a Moiety of their Estates Reference to the three Commissioners of the Navy of matters relating to the Fleet A Letter from the Lord Chief Baron Wilde of the Mayor and Justices of Excester refusing to appear at the Assizes referred to the Council of State and referred to them to take care against the ingrossing of Coal from Newastle A Book of the Lancashire Ministers called the Agreement of the People referred to the Committee of plundered Ministers to examine 22. The House sate not but divers Committees to prepare business for them The Countess of Carlisle was again before the Council of State about the last Summers Ingagement A Complaint to the Council of the Army against Woolaston Keeper of Newgate and an Officer sent to desire justice against him The King of France's agreement with the Parisians was refused by them The King of Denmark sent an Ambassadour to Prince Charles to offer him assistance A Minister of the Hague in the presence of divers others his Brethren made a complemental Speech to Prince Charles and stiled him most Illustrious King The Swedish Resident at the Hague made great rejoycing for the peace in Germany at every health 30. Pieces of Ordnance were discharged two Fountains were made to run with Claret and White Wine and in their Fire Works as the Letters relate the name of the Queen of Sweeden might be read very perfectly The Parliaments Declaration of their grounds and intentions of their late transactions published 23. An Act committed for relieving and setting the poor to work Order for the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs of London in Person to proclaim the Act for dissolving Kingly government and a Writ agreed for proclaiming it in the Market Towns of the Several Counties by the Sheriffs Order for eight thousand pound which should have been paid to the Scots to be for the Navy Order for Commissioners to be appointed to Inventory the goods and Personal Estate of the late King Queen and Prince and apprise them for the use of the Publick Order for an Act to be brought in to satisfy well affected persons to whom the King Q. or P. were indebted before the Wars out of the value of those goods and estate but that the first 30000â— to be raised by them be for the use of the Navy the Council of State to keep such of the goods as they should think fit for the use of the Common-wealth An Act for an assessment of 90000â— per mensem Ordered to be debated in a Grand Committee Order for a Commission to the Judge and other Officers of the Admiralty to try and give sentence on such Sea-men Prisoners as revolted to the Enemy A Report from the Council of State of several great Ships to be presently set out to Sea approved Referred to them to consider of raising monies by the Forests Chaces and Parks and the timber in them which is unfit for shipping The Council of the Army named two Officers of every Regiment to meet and seek God what advice to offer to the G. concerning Ireland and the Lieutenant General Cromwell was to give in his answer to the Council of State whether he will go for Ireland or not within two daies 24. The House sate in a grand Committee upon the Ordinance for assessments for the Army The Council of the Army proposed incouragements for those who would ingage for Ireland and the Regiments to be drawn out by lot Letters that Ormond proclaimed King Charles II. in Ireland and sent a Letter to C. Jones to advise him to come in to the obedience of the King and promising him great rewards if he do it and safety to all that come in with him and leave the pretended Parliament of England who have murdered their King and would introduce Anarchy C. Jones returned answer That he understood not how his Lordship came to that power that the Parliament of England would never have consented to such a peace as his Lordship made with the Rebels without any provision for the Protestant Religion That he knew not how that could be established by an Army of Papists to whose hands his Lordship had given up that whole Kingdom that he had rather suffer in his trust than to purchase to himself the ignominy of perfidy by any advantage offered to him Letters that Pontefract Castle was surrendred upon Articles six persons were excepted whereof three escaped that the Souldiers and Officers were to go to their homes first subscribing an ingagement not to advise act or take up Arms against the Parliament or Common-Wealth of England that they had two Months provisions and forty Barrels of Powder in the Castle 25. Easter day 26. The House sate not The Council of the Army agreed for incouragement of those who shall ingage for Ireland that they shall have three months advance of their pay and of their arrears and if they be slain those to have it to whom they shall assign it That a Court of Admiralty be in Ireland c. these things to be proposed to the House for their confirmation Letters from Ireland of Ormond's preparations for his Forces that the Vlster Scots declared against the Parliament and declined Monk that the Parliaments Army there are in great want and their interest in danger to be wholly lost in that Kingdom The heads of the Articles of Peace made by Ormond were 1. That the Roman Catholicks of Ireland have free exercise of Religion all penalties to be taken off not to be obliged to the Oath of supremacy to injoy Church livings in their possession and jurisdiction 2. For a Parliament when the Catholicks shall desire it 3. All Laws made in England since 1641. in blemish of the Catholicks to be vacated 4. All Indictments against them since that time to be vacated 5. That Catholicks may be elected and vote in Parliament 6. Debts to remain as in 40. 7. The Estates of freeholders in Connaught c. to be secured 8. All incapacities of the Natives to be taken away 9. All honours trusts imployments c. to be conferred on the Catholicks as well as Protestants 10. That the King take two thousand pound per annum for the Court of Wards 11. Noble men to have but two Proxies in Parliament 12. The depending of the Parliament of Ireland upon England to be
Forces sent into Ireland And to take off any reflection upon the General or dislike by him they also voted That the Lord Fairfax be General of all the Forces in England and Ireland At the Council of State they had variety of intelligence some good but more bad They gave a dispatch to Colonel Potley to go for Denmark and Sweden to send them from those Parts intelligence and they gave him two hundred pound in hand and promised him one hundred pound more for one years entertainment He was as fit as any man for this service had lived long in those Countries a Souldier well known and esteemed by the Grandees especially in Germany and in the Court of Sweden Whitelock recommended him to this imployment which was of great consequence to them April 1649. 1. The Lord Mayor of London Alderman Reynoldson attended the House at the Bar and being demanded why he disobeyed the Orders of Parliament for proclaiming the Act against Kingly Government He pleaded scruple of conscience by his Oath taken in the Exchequer and that he conceived the business only proper for the Sheriff of the City After a long debate the House voted that the Lord Mayor for his contempt should be fined two thousand pound five hundred pound of it to the poor of London five hundred pound to Westminster five hundred pound to Southwark and five hundred pound to the poor of the Tower Hamlets That he be committed prisoner to the Tower for two Months and degraded of his Mayoralty and that the Common Council be required and authorised to elect a new Mayor with all speed A Petition of divers of London and Westminster in the behalf of Lilburn Walwyn Prince and Overton prisoners in the Tower setting forth That the freedom of the People is that none ought to be proceeded against nor punished but by a known Law and before ordinary Judges and the Military power not to interpose but where the civil power fails They pray favour for the Prisoners and the Vnion of the Parliament party to be preserved A Petition with this Title To the Right Honourable the Commons of England assembled in Parliament The Humble Petition and Representation of several Churches of God in London commonly though falsely called Anabaptists They acknowledge the goodness of God to the Parliament and Kingdom disown any consent to the Book called The second Part of England's new chains discovered justify their own principles and obedience to Authority and pray the Parliament to make good Laws for the punishment of wickedness The House were satisfied with the disowning of the Book and their expressions to live peaceably and in submission to the Civil Magistracy which the Speaker told them by direction of the House And that they and other Christians walking answerable to such professions the House did assure them of liberty and protection so far as God should enable them in all things consistent with Godliness honesty and Civil Peace The House finding inconvenience by their late sitting the last Night Ordered to rise every day by one a Clock The Votes of the House collected together touching excepted persons and compositions of Delinquents were published Letters from Scotland of the Execution of Marquess Huntly That a Minister asking him a little before his Execution whether he desired absolution from the sentence of Excommunication which he lay under he answered he would have nothing to do with him nor with any that taught such heretical doctrine as he did to speak to him In his Speech to the People the Marquess told them he was sentenced to lose his Life for obedience to his sacred Soveraign to which this ought to incourage all men and not to affright them and that they should for that cause stoop to a Scaffold as if it were a Theatre of honour in this world as indeed it was a heavenly ladder That he only craved in his behalf the prayers of those among them that were of this opinion without desiring the prayers of others whose spirits perchance might be otherwise inclined 3. Debate of the Act for Sale of Deans and Chapters lands and for Sale of fee-farm rents of the Kings Act committed prohibiting Ministers to meddle with State affairs but to preach Jesus Christ Order for a Declaration about matters of Religion and setling of the Church That Tythes shall not be taken away till another maintenance be provided for the Minister as large and as honourable as by Tythes That as soon as such a way can be provided Tythes shall be then taken off that the government to be established in England shall be the Presbyterian government That a way shall be provided for admission of all such Churches as tend to Godliness and to advance the Kingdom of Jesus Christ to be free without disturbances Alderman Atkins was chosen Lord Mayor in the place of Alderman Reynoldson Prisoner in the Tower for the remainder of the year Letters of divers Vessels taken by the Irish Pyrates Upon the coming of Major General Lambert into Lancashire the two refractory Regiments were disbanded The Young Lord Cromwell and Colonel Werden and the Lord Fitz-herberts son were brought in Prisoners to Chester Letters from the Hague that the Earl of Brainford was gone to Sweden to negotiate for assistance of Prince Charles and for that purpose Letters were sent to the Emperour and King of Spain That others advised the Prince to go into Scotland and become the head of the Covenanters whom he might cast off again as there should be occasion but Montross was against that and that the Sword was most honourable That Van Trump set out a Declaration and presented it to the Prince to his great satisfaction as to Sea affairs 4. A Petition from the well affected in Blackburn Hundred in Lanchashire mentioning their former assistance to the Parliament and the corrupt party in both Houses approving the purging thereof and taking away the prerogative House of Lords their desires were to the same effect with those in other Petitions and they had the thanks of the House for their good affections An Act committed for prevention of the mischiefs by those who buy up many heads of Cattle and most of the granaries in the Nation to sell again at excessive rates Referred to a Committee to draw the form of a new Oath to be given to the new Lord Mayor of London and his successours and the Oath was presently drawn and assented to Referred to the Council of State to give such order as they should think fit concerning the Forces in Lancashire Debate of the Act for Sale of Deans and Chapters lands and voted that all monies due out of those lands for charitable uses should be paid according to the intent of the donors The Court Martial sate upon the Tryal of Major General Laughern C. Poyer and Powel Colonel Morris late Governour of Pontefract Castle and one Cornet Blackburn who had a hand in the Death
knowledge of the languages and being one whom they could trust c. but he insisted upon the former matters of excuse and so the business as to him went off 12. Order for a Writ to elect a new Burgess for Carlisle in the place of M r Barwis deceased An Ordinance committed to give power to the Committee of Admiralty to proceed to sentence of Death in Criminal causes Order for the Committee to meet the Common Council of London this afternoon for borrowing one hundred and twenty thousand pound for Ireland A long debate upon the Act for Sale of Deans and Chapters lands and provisoes in it for allowances out of those lands to itinerary Ministers and disposing their impropriations for additional means to the Ministery recommitted An Act for inventorying the late Kings goods committed and a Committee appointed to consider of the Sale of his Deer and Parks reserving such as shall be needful for the State The Common Council of London were willing to lend one hundred and twenty thousand pound for Ireland but disliked the security proposed and the Committees agreed to treat upon further security The Council of War after full hearing of the parties and witnesses passed sentence of Death against Colonel Powell and Major General Laughern as they had done upon Colonel Poyer before upon the two first Articles of War That such as have intelligence with the Enemy or any communication with them without direction from the General shall be punished as Traitors and Rebels and that none shall relieve the Enemy with money victuals ammunition or harbour or receive any of them upon pain of Death The wife of Major General Laughern presented a Petition to the Court Martial imploring their mercy to her husband and that this one unadvised act of his might not cause all his former eminent services to be forgot and the great loss of her and his Children and two Sisters by his Death At Bristol were discovered three brass pieces of Ordnance made up in Fatts sent from London and directed to the Lord Inchequin in Ireland In the Evening the Commissioners of the Seal the Lord General the Lieutenant General Cromwel the Chief Justice Rolls the Chief Baron and many Gentlemen of the House as a Committee of Parliament went to the Common Council of London to borrow of them 120000 l for Ireland The Common Council gave them a fair and hopeful answer by their Recorder 13. Upon a Report from the Committee of Yesterdays transactions with the Common Council and their forwardness and desire in that business a Committee was appointed to treat with a Committee of Common Council concerning the advance of the 120000 l for Ireland and to give them the thanks of the House for their willingness to promote this business Order for monies for the Garrisons of Barwick and Carlisle to be disposed as the Governour of New-Castle shall direct An Act committed for appointing Treasurers for the ninety thousand pound assessment no Member of the Army to be of this Committee Letters from the Hague that the Prince Elector arrived there was slighted by the King of Scotland and his Court that the States appointed a Council to assist the King to treat with the Scots Commissioners and commanded all their Ministers to pray for no Kings or Princes but those under whose Government they are Letters from Excester that the Mayor and Justices there refuse to Execute their Office and to punish any offenders perswaded to it by the Ministers who also inveigh against those that open the Flood-gate of wickedness 14. Order that upon any suit commenced against any Member of Parliament the Commissioners of the Seal and the Judges shall certify such Members thereof respectively and if after such notice they shall refuse to answer or plead according to the usual proceedings of Law That then the Commissioners of the Seal and the Judges shall award such process against their persons and Estates as according to Law is meet and such Members to have no more priviledge in person or Estate than any other Commoner Referred to the Commissioners of the Seal and to the Judges in their Circuits to receive complaints against any disaffected Justices of Peace and upon proof of the charges against them to remove them from being Justices of the Peace as they shall see cause and to put other well affected persons into Commission in their stead A Committee appointed to receive Informations and complaints against such Ministers as in their Pulpits vilify and asperse the Anthority and late proceedings of Parliament and to proceed against such Ministers according to justice Referred to the Council of State to consider of a stamp for the gold newly brought from Guinnea and for the advantage of the State and incouragement of the Merchants And to consider how the statutes against transportation of gold and Silver may be strictly put in Execution and how the melting of Coyn here and selling of Silver for beyond Seas may be prevented An Act committed for appointing of Commissioners and Treasurers for prize goods and disposing of all prohibited commodities for the advantage of the State and for putting all statutes concerning the same into Execution Referred to the Council of State a proposition of Colonel Temple to stop the transportation of Bullion and all prohibited commodities Order that the Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal be required to give in the names of such persons as they conceive will be fit for Judges to supply the places that are vacant 16. Upon the Death of Sir Francis Pile Knight of the shire for Berks a Writ issued out for a new election and the Sheriff returned the Earl of Pembroke with all his titles to be chosen Knight of the shire for Berks primae impressionis the House approved of the election and admitted the Earl a Member of the House of Commons and his Lordship attended by many eminent Members was received into the House with great respect Referred to a Committee to examine and consider the impositions laid upon Corn and Coals and the ingrossing of Corn the Earl of Pembroke named of this Committee Oxford Petition referred to the Committee for regulating the University of Oxford Order that none go beyond Seas without licence and an ingagement to act nothing against the Common-Wealth A Petition from Colonel Poyer for Mercy A Petition often thousand well affected persons of London Westminster Southwark and the Hamletts in the behalf of Lilburn Walwyn Prince and Overton Complaining of the illegal proceedings against them by power of Souldiers and undue examinations of them c. and prayeth their inlargement from prison and that for the future no person may be censured condemned or molested concerning life limb liberty or estate but for the breach of some Law first made and published and that the Tryals of all such causes may be left to subordinate Magistrates and ordinary proper Courts of Justice That the
Execution of Civil affairs may be wholly freed from the interposition of the Sword and that Martial Law during the times of Peace when all Courts are open may not be exercised upon the persons of any according to Magna Charta and the Petition of Right Nothing done upon these Petitions The Inhabitants of Pool subscribed an ingagement to adhere to and assist their Governour by Authority of the Parliament or the General and to discover all Plots to the prejudice of the Parliament Letters from Scotland that they are raising Forces to the number of fifteen thousand Horse and Foot Letters from Dublin that the Scots in Vlster are again on Foot with the Govenant and a Declaration against the Army in England which they call the Sectarian Army that murdered the King that they have taken in some Towns there That Dublin expected to be besieged by Ormond That eight of Prince Rupert's Ships went to Scilly and he with sixteen more went to block up the Road of Dublin 17. Letters reported by the Council of State that the Scots in Vlster had declared for King Charles the Second had taken several places and were set down before London-Derry That they demanded the delivery of the Town for the use of the King and the Governour Sir Charles Coot to depart the Kingdom That Ormond with a party was come within thirty miles of Dublin The House referred it back to the Council of State to take speedy care hereof An Act passed for the Judges of the Admiralty and for judging of Prizes at Sea and for incouragement of Seamen An Act passed for appointing the Lord Mayor Andrews Sir John Woolaston Alderman Dethicke and Mr. Allen to be Treasurers for the ninety thousand pounds per mens Assessment Debates about taking away of Tythes and setling a sufficient maintenance for the Ministry another way as by an Assessment of twelve pence per pound upon Lands by Deans and Chapters Lands Impropriations c. Order for ten thousand pounds for Ireland out of the Welch Compositions Order to send to the City to summon all the Companies to meet and consider their own interest about London-Dery to hasten the advance of the Monies for Ireland and about sending a Message to the Scots to withdraw their Siege from London-Derry The Council of State had intelligence of new Levellers at S t Margarets Hill near Cobham in Surry and at St. George's Hill and that they digged the Ground and sowed it with Roots and Beans one Everard once of the Army and who terms himself a Prophet is the chief of them and they were about thirty men and said that they should be shortly four thousand They invited all to come in and help them and promised them Meat Drink and Cloaths they threaten to pull down Park Pales and to lay all open and threaten the neighbours that they will shortly make them all come up to the Hills and work The General sent two Troops of Horse to have an account of them 18. Another Petition on the behalf of Lilburn c. to the like effect with the former which had a quick answer from the House and that the Prisoners should be proceeded against according to Laws in force before their crimes committed Debate upon the Act for Sale of Deans and Chapters Lands and several Votes past for allowances to Ministers and Scholars out of the Revenues of those Lands to the Value of above twenty thousand pounds per annum And for the arrears of the Souldiers to be charged upon the Parks and Lands belonging to the Crown and left to the Lord General and Council of the Army to propound six Persons to be approved by the House to joyn with others whom the House will name as Trustees for disposal of those Parks and Lands for that use and the Attorney General ordered to bring in a Bill for this purpose Upon the Petition of the Lady Capel referred to the Committee of Complaints to examine it and in the mean time Ordered that the Sequestrators do forbear to cut down any more Woods or Timber upon the Lady Capels Lands Upon a Charge in a Petition against Mr. Edward Vaughan a Member of the House he was Ordered to attend and answer it Letters from Sir Charles Coot of his being straitly besieged in London-Derry and that without speedy relief he must be forced to surrender Ormond sent a second and more peremptory Summons to Colonel Jones at Dublin Letters from the Hague that since the news of Cromwels ingaging for Ireland the Prince hath no mind to go thither 19. A Solemn Fast kept by the Commons the Lord General and Officers of the Army 20. Several Members of the House appointed to go to the Ministers that preached yesterday and to give them the thanks of the House Order for the third of May next to be a general Fast-day and a Committee appointed to bring in an Act for dissolving the former Ordinance for a Monthly Fast and to injoyn the observance of such Fast-days as from time to time shall be appointed by Parliament An Act recommitted for discharging poor Prisoners who are not able to pay their debts and to compel such as are able to pay and the Committee to confer with the Judges Everard and Winstanly the chief of those that digged at S t George's Hill in Surry came to the General and made a large Declaration to justify their proceedings Everard said he was of the race of the Jews that all the liberties of the people were lost by the coming in of William the Conquerour and that ever since the people of God had lived under Tyranny and Oppression worse than that of our Forefathers under the Egyptians But now the time of the deliverance was at hand and God would bring his people out of this slavery and restore them to their freedom in injoying the Fruits and Benefits of the Earth And that there had lately appeared to him a Vision which bad him arise and Dig and plow the Earth and receive the Fruits thereof that their intent is to restore the Creation to its former condition That as God had promised to make the barren Land fruitful so now what they did was to renew the ancient Community of injoying the fruits of the Earth and to distribute the benefit thereof to the poor and needy and to feed the hungry and cloath the naked That they intend not to meddle with any mans Propriety nor to break down any pales or inclosures but only to meddle with what was common and untilled and to make it fruitful for the use of man that the time will suddenly be that all men shall willingly come in and give up their Lands and Estates and submit to this Community And for those that will come in and work they should have meat drink and cloaths which is all that is necessary to the life of man and that for money there was not any
need of it nor of Cloaths more than to cover nakedness That they will not defend themselves by Arms but will submit unto Authority and wait till the promised opportunity be offered which they conceive to be at hand And that as their Fore-fathers lived in Tents so it would be suitable to their condition now to live in the same with more to the like effect While they were before the General they stood with their Hats on and being demanded the reason thereof they said because he was but their fellow Creature being asked the meaning of that place Give honour to whom honour is due they said their mouths should be stopped that gave them that offence This was set down the more largely because it was the beginning of the appearance of this opinion and that we might the better understand and avoid these weak perswasions The Council of the Army after a solemn seeking of God by prayer cast Lots which Regiments of the old Army should go for Ireland there were fourteen Regiments of Horse and fourteen of Foot of the established Army which came to the Lot And it being resolved that four Regiments of Horse and four of Foot should go upon the service ten Blanks and four Papers with Ireland writ in them were put into a Hat and being all shuffled together were drawn out by a Child who gave to an Officer of each Regiment in the Lot the Lot of that Regiment and being in this impartial and inoffensive way no Regiment could take exceptions at it The Regiments whose Lot it fell to go were of Horse Iretons Scroopes Hortons and Lamberts of Foot Ewers Cooks Hewsons and Deans Several troops of Dragoons and all the Officers whose Regiments were to go expressed much forwardness Letters from the Hague that the Swedish Ambassadour there saluted the King of Scotland and condoled the death of his Father and that he and the Danish Ambassadour invited the States to joyn with them in assisting the King of Scots to gain his birth-right 21. Monies charged upon the Excise Ordered to be taken off from that Receipt and charged upon Deans and Chapters Lands Order that the Speaker be Authorised from Time to Time to Sign such Letters as should be agreed on by the Council of State to be sent to the States of the United Provinces The General sent an Order for Major General Laughern Colonel Poyer and Colonel Powell to draw Lots which of them should die the other two to be spared their lives In two of the Lots was written Life given by God the third Lot was a Blank the Prisoners were not willing to draw their own destiny but a Child drew the Lots and gave them and the Lot fell to Colonel Poyer to die The Commissioners sate in Chancery by seven a Clock in the Morning and heard many motions because two of the Motion daies in this Term were disappointed by the Fast-days After the Motions they heard eleven Causes then they rose 23. An Act recommitted for setting the Poor People to work and punishing Vagrants The Act for punishing Criminal matters by the Court of Admiralty passed The Act passed for repealing the former Act for observation of a Monthly Fast and requiring such to be kept as Fast-days which should be appointed by special order of Parliament Licence given for the French Ambassadour to transport eight Horses and eight Mares Custom Free The Amendments passed to the Act for Sale of Deans and Chapters Lands and Rowland Wilson Esq was Voted one of the Trustees Vote for one hundred pounds per annum for Mounsieur du Moulin out of the twenty thousand pound per annum for Augmentation to Ministers Some hundreds of Women attended the House with a Petition on the behalf of Lilburn and the rest it was reproachful and almost Scolding and much to the same effect with former Petitions for them An Act passed to authorise the Court of Admiralty to proced to Sentence in divers causes notwithstanding prohibitions to the contrary Colonel Popham one of the Admirals was out at Sea with one Squadron of Ships Colonel Blake and Colonel Dean the other two Admirals were with another Squadron in the Downs A petition to the General and Officers of the Army for poor Prisoners for debt to be released A Flemish Ship bound for Ireland was taken with sixty Field Officers and one hundred other Officers Cavaliers Letters from Scotland that the Levies of Souldiers there go on apace that divers new Insurrections were in that Kingdom that their new King was unwilling to put away Montross from him The Council of State wrote to Major General Ashton to disband Captain Bambers Troop by force and to secure the Officers of it because they had disobeyed the Orders of the Council and taken Free-quarter 24. Upon a Petition from Kendal referred to the Council of State to consider of Convoys for Merchants Ships and to send to Hamburgh and other parts for Corn to be imported A Petition from Colonel Poyers wife for sparing her Husbands life laid aside The Women were again at the House with a Petition in the behalf of Lilburn and the rest but could not get it received Orders for six Commissioners of the Customs and about other Officers of the Customs The King put off his answer to the Scots Commissioners with him at the Hague telling them he was to receive the Sacrament keep a day of Humiliation and entertain several Foreign Ambassadours and until these things were over he desired to be excused The Prince Elector gave the King a Visit had a Chair set for him was desired to put on his Hat and parted friendly from the King who sent the Lord Treasurer Cottington and the Lord Keeper in his name afterwards to give the Prince Elector a Visit 25. Upon a Letter from the Earl of Northumberland the House Voted That the Lady Elizabeth one of the late Kings Children should not have leave to go beyond Seas That the Kings Children should not be put under the tuition of any Member of Parliament That Sir Edward Harrington should be intrusted with them That three thousand pound per annum be allowed to him for their maintenance The forms of the new Coyn were agreed on by the House to be thus On the one side to be the Arms of England and a Laurel and a Palm on each side with this inscription about it The Commonwealth of England On the other side of the Coyn to be the Arms of England and Ireland with this inscription God with Vs Order that the Attorney General bring in Indentures and an Act for establishing this form of Coyn. The Women Petitioners again attended at the door of the House for an answer to their Petition concerning Lilburn and the rest The House sent them this answer by the Sergeant That the Matter they petitioned about was of an higher concernment than they understood that the House
Committee An Act brought in by the Councel of State for repealing the Statutes 23. El. and 35. El. Against Pretended Sectaries and the Statute 1. Jac. Recommitted Order for Payment of the Sallaries to the Judges of the Admiralty Order to borrow 150000 l. for Ireland An Act past for discharge of the Commissioners of the Excise upon their accounts Sir Henry Heyman and another re-admitted to sit in the House Upon the report of the L. Commissioner Whitlock Baron Gates by reason of his sickness was excused from riding the Circuit and Serjeant Green ordered to go Judge in his place Power given to the Commissioners of the Seal to grant Commissions of Sewers and of Charitable uses as any L. Chr. L. Keeper or Commssioners of the Seal used to do Letters that the Enemie had besieged Dublin that C. Hewson twice beat off their Parties with loss to them and came off with flying Colours that C. Jones sent to Chester for Corn. That the Enemy was within one Mile of Dublin from whence a Party skirmished with them and took one Captain Duncan Prisoner That London Derry was not in a very bad Condition 30 The Lord Commissioner Lisle being formerly by the House made Master of St. Cross Hospital did now voluntarily surrender it to the House again and they bestowed it upon the Sollicitor G. Mr. Cook and ordered Augmentations of Meanes to the Ministers and poor Brethren as the Lord Commissioner Lisle had formerly given Debate upon the Act for sale of the Kings Houses Parks c. And Voted that St. James House and Park Theobalds Park Windsor Castle and Little Park Greenwich House Castle and Park should be reserved from Sale for the use of the State And referred to the Councel of State to consider what other Houses should be reserved from Sale The New Park near Richmond was given to the City of London as a Testimony of the Favour of the House to them Order for saving the Timber in the Parks c. for the use of the Navy Letters from Cheshire that Ormond had besieged Dublin with 14000 Men and doubted not but to carry it in a short time and that divers Ministers in Cheshire did pray publickly for restoring Charles the Second to his Fathers Crowns and Honours July 1649. 2 A Letter from the Parliament of Scotland in answer to the Letter sent to them from the Parliament of England in high Language and invective against the late proceedings in England but desiring that Commissioners of both Kingdoms may meet and treat about a good Correspondency between the two Nations Referred to the Councel of State how to prosecute the Desires of the Parliament of England and to vindicate it from the Aspersions cast upon them by the Parliament of Scotland Captain Row who brought the Scots Answer had 100 l. given him Divers Orders for Mony and Approbation of the Generals Allowance of more than ordinary Pay in regard of Billet Mony A Petition of the Car-men setting forth the Oppressions and Exactions of the Woodmongers and desiring to be made a new Corporation of the Car-men referred to a Committee The 400 l. per annum allowed to Dr. Vsher Primate of Armagh continued Order for 70 to be of the Life Guard to the Lieutenant of Ireland and Mr. Owen to go his Chaplain and his Wife and Children to have 100 l. per annum in his Absence Letters that C. Jones put out all the Men Roman Catholicks out of Dublin that Ormond took in all the Country about Dublin and put Jones to great wants that Sir George Askue secured the Harbour for the Army to land from England and that most of the English joyned with Ormond Letters that five Witches were burnt at Edenburgh who had the marks upon them which they had from the Devil The Parliament of Scotland sent a Gentleman to the Queen and Chr. of Sweden to acquaint them with their Proceedings with England and their falling off from them upon their late transactions c. That they prepare for new Levies of 15000 Horse and Foot to be added to the 5000 now in being 3 Debate upon the Act for sale of the Parks Lands c. of the late King and Officers agreed upon Captain Martins Accounts stated and he ordered to have 1000 l. per annum Inheritance in lieu of his Arrears The Lord Grey's Accounts passed A Pardon ordered for some Prisoners condemed in the Circuits Referred to the Councel of State to take care for bringing in the Arrears of Londons Assessement Letters from Dublin that C. Jones sent out 12 Horse who charged 30 of the Enemy routed them and took Lieutenant Collonel Duncan Prisoner and wounded Captain Dungan mortally and that Ormond stood within half a mile looking on That divers Malignants are imprisoned and the Papists driven out of the Town but their Wives and Children stay That Jones his Men killed a Captain and a Lieutenant of Ormonds Horse took a Cornet and 4 Horse and lost a Quarter Master That Inchequin wrote to Jones to treat but he returned a sharp denyal Letters that Prince Charles near Antwerp was met by some eminent Persons and presented by the Arch Duke with a sumptuous Coach studded with Silver and six gallant Flanders Mares drawing it and six Saddle Horses of the Neapolitan Race That at Antwerp the Magistrates conducted him to a stately Pallace where he stayed two dayes and was entertained as if he had been King of Spain Letters from France that the Queen of Englands Pension was lessened there from 12000 Crowns to 7000 Crowns and no Pension allowed to Prince Charles but what his Mother gives him Letters from Scotland of the strange number of Witches executed there that the Kingdom was quiet and in great Expectation of their new King 4 The Act passed for sale of the Goods of the late King Queen and Prince part of the Mony to pay some of the Kings Houshold Debts and 30000 l. for the Navy Debate upon a report from the Councel of State for borrowing 150000 l. of the City for the Service of Ireland Vote that the Letter from the Parliament of Scotland to William Lental Esq doth disobliege the Parliawent of England to proceed with Scotland to a Treaty and referred to the Councel of State to draw up a Declaration upon this and the former Scots Letters Letters of 1660 Barrels of Beer with other Provisions proportionable ready at Bristol for the Souldiers designed for Ireland Letters that Captain Harris with the Phenix Frigot had rescued divers Prizes taken by the Jersy Men. 5 Orders for Mony for lame Souldiers and the Widdows of Souldiers slain Mr. Steel was chosen Recorder of London in the place of Mr. Glyn. Divers Surveys returned of Deanes and Chapters Lands The Train of Artillery and Ammunition was shipped for Ireland 6 The Account of the Lieutenant of Ireland approved and he discharged The Lord Commissioner Whitelock did voluntarily surrender the place of Attourney of the Dutchy
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
good That C. Mark Treavor was there a great purchaser and Bought Choice Sheep for 3 Pound a Score Cowes for 30 Pound a Score and Horses for 40 Pound a Score and so made himself up a Regiment and was made Governour of the Town to Boot That this Defeat of Owen was a great advantage to Ormond that in Dundalke were store of Provisions taken that Owen was so inraged at this defeat that he Swore he would be Revenged That there were Divisions in Ormonds Army between the English and the Irish for that Ormond gave the Lands so regained to the English and put them into Garrisons but kept the Irish in the Field in most hardship and danger that many the of Ministers in Dublin are suspected and Suspended Letters from Scotland that the Levies there were much prest on by Lieutenant General David Lesley and his party to consist of about 14000 Foot and 6000 Horse and that they were in great fear of an Invasion either from England or Ireland August 1649. Au. 1 Debate touching Accounrs and the Assessment of 90000 l. Per mensem continued 3 Monthes Letters that C. Reynolds C. Venables and their Regiments were Landed at Dublin Letters from France that the Prince of Wales was still there and that the Lord Cottington and Sir Edward Hyde came to him from Bruxells with a Present of 20000 Crownes from the Arch Duke Leopold From Scotland that they are Listing 1400 Auxiliaries And that their Forces are 6000 Horse and Foot some of them Quartered on the English Borders that have demanded their Cannon at Berwick and Carlisle That they are troubled they can have nothing from their King but according to the Councel of the Queen Mother and those with her who are all for the Irish Interest and the Catholicks And that they are about a Declaration to receive all to Mercy upon their repentance and and taking the Covenant Except a few only 2 Order to Refrain Private Business for 8 dayes Order touching the Accounts of the Irish Officers and Stating of their Pay Debate Touching Excluding all from Offices who shall not subscribe to the Present Government Letters from Ireland that since the Landing of C. Reynolds and the other Regiments Ormond drew off his Army further from Dublin and that Trym held out still for the Parliament 3 An Act passed to enable the Comittee of Indemnity to receive Information and Articles against any Justice of Peace Maegstrate or other Officer touching their Malignity c. And to cause Witnesses to be Examined there upon in the Countrey And to proceed to Sentence against them Referred to a Comittee to bring in an Act to take down and raze out the Armes of the late King in all Churches Chappels and other publick Places throughout the Common Wealth Order for allowing 1300 l. to a Member of the House to be doubled upon the Purchase of Deanes and Chapters Lands Referred to a Commitee to consider of the Obstructions in the Sale of the Kings Goods Another Member readmitted A Letter from Hamborough of wrongs as to their shipping referred to the Commitee of the Navy And referred to the Councel of State to write to the Governour and States of Hamborough touching some Complaints of English Merchants against them 41 Debate of an Act for Admitting the 6 Counties of North Wales to a Composition fraâ— sum in grosse Debate of an Act touching Probate of Wills Administrations Mariages Divorces c. Debate of an Act for settling Tythes upon such Ministers as shall own the present Authority 6 Debate of an Ordinance touching Ministers publick worship and Government by way of a Declaration The House passed the preamble declaring their Resolutions for Propagation of the Gospel the establishing Presbyterial Government and the Ministers to have sufficient Maintenance and upon the Question whether Tythes should be continued it passed in the Negative Letters that Captain Norwood one of those who Landed last at Dublin Sallied out of the Town with a Troop of 80 and some additional Horse upon Sir Thomas Armstrong who came with part of 4 Regiments to drive away the Cattel of the Town That Norwood repulsed Armstrong Killed 30 of his Men and took some Prisoners and lost but 4 Men. That Trym Castle was Surrendred to Ormond or Inchequin by the Treachery of Captain Martin An Act past giving power to the Committee of Indemnity to transmit the Examination against Malignant Magestrates Officers or Justices of the Peace An Act past for settling the new Comissioners of the Customes The Declaration of the General Assembly of Scotland against those that ingaged in the late unlawful War against England and such as persevere in the like designs to be Excommunicate and further Punished and such as repent c. to be received to Mercy Letters from New-Castle that there were Condemned by the Judges 29 Moss Troopers Scots that Robbed upon the Borders and other Felons 7 Debate upon the Declaration touching Ministers and Church Discipline referred to a Commitee to consider of the Debate of the House and to bring it in again with the amendments with respect to tender Consciences Letters of the taking of Trym Castle and that 3000 in it went to the Enemy who afterwards took also a strong House near it belonging to Sir Adam Loftus Letters that part of C. Hortons Regiment refused to go with the Lieutenant for Ireland and disbanded themselves That Major Bethel and other Officers refused to go that about Chester they feared the Malignants rising again Letters from Hamborough that one Mr. Harrington an English Merchant came thither and designed to trapan Mr. Crispe and other English Merchants there and got on board a Ship provided for that purpose to carry them over into England But by the contrary Winds the ship being Wind bound the rest of the English Merchants over took the Ships and rescued their Friends 8 An Act passed for taking of the Customes and Navy-Accounts Debate upon the Act for poor Prisoners recommited as to Prisoners and Creditors and the Commitee to receive any offers from the Judges or any others for the good of the Common Wealth therein Instructions to the Commitee for bringing in the Form of a Commission to Passe the great Seal for relief of those that lye in Prison for Debt and have nothing to pay but are like to starve for want of Maintainance Letters that a Woman came out of Cleveland to York and there Preached several times and was much Admired by some Ladyes and other Persons of Quality who heard her but the Ministers were very Angry with her 9 Debate of an Act for suppressing false and Scandalous Letters Informations c. Commited Another for suppressing Scandalous and unlicensed Pamphlets and for Regulating the Press Upon the Motion of C. Martin Ordered that the Regalia of the Crown be delivered up to the Trustees for Sale of the Kings Goods to raise Money for the service of Ireland 10 The Act
Souldiers whil'st they were on Shore behaved themselves very civilly and payed for what they took and any that were debaucbed were severely punished That there was much seeking of God by Prayer for a Blessing on them Letters that the Cavaleers endeavoured to raise Differences betwixt the 2 Nations but since the News of the late Defeat in Ireland they are very still Letters from York That one Morrice and one Blackbourn were arraigned before Baron Thort and Judge Puleston for levying War against the Kingdom they pleaded not guilty but desired as they were Marshal Men that they might be tryed by Marshal Law which was denyed to them Morrice at last said he would be tryed by God and the Countrey and 17 Witnesses proved foul Crimes against him He had two Sheets of Paper written with Matters of Law and Statutes many of which he pleaded and urged the case of the War betwixt the two Houses of York and Lancaster the difference of which from his case was shewed by the Judges Then he produced a Commission from the King when he was Prince the Judges told him that the Prince was a Subject as well as he and must be tryed by the same Law He was found guilty of Treason and manacled with Irons at which he said What a Martial Man Ironed the like President was never before known He desired to have a strong Guard saying Let me be damned if I escape but it was denyed so was a Copy of his Indictment and to have Councel or to be exchanged He and Blackbourn were both condemned Letters from Chester That Lieutenant General Jones having put Dublin into a good posture was marched forth with 1000 Horse and 3000 Foot and sat down before Tredah That Ormond executed many for Runawayes That the Markets are full again at Dublin Letters from Paris That Prince Charles received an account from Ormond of this Defeat given him by Jones and blamed Inchequins Horse and others that betrayed him and ran away and Inchequin by his Letters to the Prince complained against Ormond for fighting when he was gone from him with 2000 Horse That Ormond diswaded the Prince from coming into Ireland 21 The House sate and received Letters from the Lieutenant of Ireland of his then being setting Sail for Ireland and offering to their consideration the Removal of Penal Statutes that inforce the Consciences of honest conscientious Men. The House ordered the Committees to make their Reports touching the Ease of tender Consciences And an Act to be brought in for Commissioners to be chosen in all Countries to make choice of fit and able Men to be made Ministers that cannot conform to the present Ordinance for Ordination of Persons to Preach Orders about Monies for the maimed Souldiers and about Disbursements for disbanding Souldiers The House was acquainted with divers Papers taken in a French Mans Trunk at Rye discovering a popish Design to be set on Foot in England with Commissions from the Bishop of Chalcedon by Authority of the Church of Rome to Popish Priests and others for settling the Discipline of the Romish Church in England and Scotland Referred to Mr. Attourney General to make a further Examination of this Business and report it to the House Some sent to seize Books of Lieutenant Collonel Lilbourn newly Printed were perswaded by him to look to their own Liberties and let the Books alone Letters that the Lieutenant of Ireland was safely landed at Dublin and all his Men with him in about 40 Ships That Commissary General Ireton with about 60 Ships more full of Men Arms and Provisions were with a good Wind sailing for Munster 22 Petitions of the Miners of Derbyshire and of the Earl of Rutland referred to a Committee Petition of the City of London for more Houses to set the poor on work referred to a Committee The Arrest of a Member of the House not one that sate was referred to be examined by a Committee An Act passed touching Plantations about Florida near Virginia Letters of great Complaints of the Taxes in Lancashire and That the meaner sort threaten to leave their Habitations and their Wives and Children to be maintained by the Gentry That they can no longer bear the Oppression to have the Bread taken out of the Mouths of their Wives and Children by Taxes And that if an Army of Turks come to relieve them they will joyn with them Reasons against the arresting of Mens Persons were presented to the Members of Parliament 23 The Arrears of the Fee-Farm Rents of Carlisle remitted by the House The King of France had prohibited all Trade with England the English Merchants took this as a Breach of the League and thereupon addrest themselves by Petition to the Councel of State desiring them to report this matter to the House The Councel reported the whole matter to the House who upon long debate thereof Voted That no Wines Wool or Silk of the Growth of France and usually vended in this Nation shall from thenceforth be imported into any Port thereof or vended here upon forfeiture of the Goods and Ship that shall import them Upon the Question whether Linnen Cloth should be likewise prohibited It was resolved in the negative in regard of the general and necessary use thereof and they referred it to the Councel of State to bring in an Act according to these Votes Letters That when the Lieutenant of Ireland landed at Dublin he was most Heroically entertained with the resounding Eccho of the great Guns round about the City and great concourse of People to see him to whom he made a very grateful Speech with his Hat in his hand and there was a great cry that they would all live and dye with him That the next day after the raising of the Siege of London Derry Sir Charlet Coot Summon'd the Garrison that was near to it in the Possession of the Enemy and that within two dayes the new Fort Slogh Castle and other Forts were delivered up to him with the Ammunition and Artillery all upon Quarter 24 Order for 20 l. for the buryal of Mr. Powel a reduced Officer A Letter from Sir Charles Coot to the House That Charles Coot his Brother had concluded a Peace with M. G. Row O Neal and his Reasons for the doing of it were for Preservation of the Garrison of London Derry and the English Interest in those parts After reading of the Articles and a long Debate Ordered that a Copy of a Declaration of the House upon M. G. Monks joyning with Owen Roe O Neal should be forthwith sent to Sir Charles Coot and in vindication of his Honour they Voted That they approved of the Fidelity Care and Vigilancy of Sir Charles Coot in Preserving the English Interest in Ireland and holding out London Derry against the Scots They referred it to the Councel of State to take care for the sending of these Votes to Sir Charles Coot and for relieving him with
and confiscation of his Estate They also voted that Mr. Walter Montague shall depart this Nation within 10 Dayes and not to return without leave of the House upon pain of Death and confiscation of his Estate and that this Vote be sent to him Ordered that the Commissions formerly granted by the King and his privy Councel to Mr. Mayo and others for apprehending of convicted Recusants be renewed The House declared That if any after the publishing of these Votes shall harbour or conceal the Bodies of Sir Kenelm Digby and Mr. Montague their Estates shall be Sequestred Order for these Votes to be Printed and proclaimed in the City Referred to the Councel of State to take care for the apprehending of Sir John Winter he having stayed beyond the time formerly granted to him This being Fryday the House adjourned till next Tuesday September 1649. Sep. 1 This day the House did not sit Letters of some of the Train Horse and a Regiment of Foot designed for Ireland yet behind and Shipping expected for them Letters of a Ship in Weymouth Harbour that by the late fierce Thunder and Lightning there had her main Mast rent from the top to the bottom in 40 pieces and the Missen Mast quite hurled out of its place and so broken that if she had been at Sea it would have sunk her 3 Letters giving an account of the Parliaments Ships before Kingsale and proposals for a winter Guard and that Prince Rupert hanged 10 of his Men for offering to go away from him Letters that in Scotland they are framing new Letters to be sent to their King putting him in mind of the Covenant but for his parting with Malignants a few will serve their turn and if he saitsfy the Kirk he then becomes a godly Man That those of their Party are faithful and none other That they put no difference betwixt Malignants and Sectaries That if the King imploy excommunicated Montrofs he will be left to himself That they see it will be impossible to govern these wilder Parts of Britaine without the Name and Authority of a King That more and more Witches were condemned to the Fire 2 that day 11 the next day and 25 burnt before Letters from Chester That Ireton was designed for Munster but after 10 dayes lying at Sea he was fain to put in at Dublin That Ormond cleared Tredah of all Superfluous Persons and made it as strong as he could That the Buffe Coats were in the Pulpits of Dublin An Act passed prohibiting the bringing of Hats or Hatbands from beyond Seas An Act passed for all Officers to take the Oath to be true and faithful to the Common-Wealth of England without King or Lords One Summer for counterfeiting the Hand and Seal of the General and cozening the People thereby was committed to the Marshal Goal to be tryed for it by a Councel of War 4 Order to renew a Lease for 40 Years of Deanes Lands for relief of 20 poor People in Lincoln The Act past for discharging poor Prisoners for Debt who are unable to satisfy their Creditors Letters from St. Germins That there were great Consultations what Course should be taken by the Prince of Wales Letters that 4 Men of War Ostenders took 4 Coal Ships and sunk 3 of them gave the 4th to 40 poor Mariners to carry them home into England having taken from them all they had Letters from Ostend That there was great Endeavours to draw in Assistance for Prince Charles pretending that Ormond was possessed of Dublin and with a very great Army was preparing for England and that the Prince was going over to take Possession of Ireland That there was a Proclamation reciting that by the Mariners there going to the King of Scotland in hopes of profit the King of Spains Navy wanted men and therefore commands that upon pain of Death no Flemming or Spaniard do serve in the Ships of the King of England 5 Debate of a new Oath and Ingagement to the present Government A Proclamation from the General forbidding the Souldiers to have Hounds or Greyhounds or to kill Deer or Conyes in any Chases Parks or Warrens 6 Order for Mr. Hallowes to have his Lease renewed of Lands which he held of the Duke of Bucks Order giving more time to double upon the purchase of Deans and Chapters Lands Order touching Compositions Sir John Winter disclaimed the Pope and all Forreign Power and put himself upon the Mercy of the Parliament Letters that the Lieutenant of Ireland Mustered 17 Regiments of Foot and 5000. Horse in all 15000. 18 Souldiers brought Prisoners for stealing Deer in Surrey The Act passed for Oaths to Majors Justices of Peace and other Officers in this Form You shall Swear that you shall be true and faithful to the Common-wealth of England as it is now established without a King or House of Lords You shall well and truly Execute the Office of a Major c. Divers Compositions of Delinquents past Letters that C. Popham lost a Vessel overset with the foul Weather Mr. Love was before the Commitee of Plundered Ministers but the charge against him not proved Letters that the Lieutenant of Ireland was Marched forth out of Dublin Souldiers appointed to be tryed by a Court Martial for killing of Deer Two Souldiers Sentenced by a Court Martial one to Ride the Wooden Horse with 8 Muskets at his Heels and the other to run the Gantlope for robbing on Orchard and affronting an Officer of the Army Petitions of Maiemed Souldiers for Money Another of reduced Officers and Souldiers for their Arreares referred to a Commitee 17 Several Gentlemen of the House and of the Army and others met with some of those called Levellers to confer together and indeavour a right understanding and Agreement between all Interests And for the better effecting thereof it was moved that Walwyn Prince and Overton close Prisoners in the Tower might have the Liberty of the Tower Which the Councel thought â—it and upon their Reports to the House it was assented unto A Petition of the Garrison of Plymouth referred to a Commitee Allowed to the Earl of Denbigh 1700 l. for his Charges due to him when he was Ambassador in Italy Order for an Act for 7000 l. for the Town of Taunton out of Sir John Stowells Estate and another Delinquents The House adjourned 8 Letters of some disorder in the Garrison of Oxford somented by the Levellers and Cavaleers The Souldiers proposed to have a new Representative and this to be dissolved to have Agitators to maintain the Ingagments at Triplo-Heath c. Intercepted Letters to the L. Cotington advising the King to a seeming complyance with the Levellers as the likelyst way to do his work that they have caused the Speaker to be accused by some Discontented Prisoners and that the best Service the Kings Friends do him is to set on the Levellers C. Thomlinson and C. Ingolesby sent to Oxon to quiet the distractions
there Letters from Dublin that the Lieutenant was marched with 10000 Horse and Foot towards Tredah to find out Ormond who with the L. of Ardes was very Numerous But many English came from them to the Lieutenant and such as Ormond took going from him were Presently Executed One Mr. Williams sent to Prison for reading the Common Prayer Publickly 10 The Councel Ordered both the General his Regiments and Okey's Dragoons and some other Regiments commanded by M. G. Lambert to march to Oxford to quiet the distempers there Letters from Dublin that the Lieutenant with about 12000 Horse and Foot was come near Tredah which Ormond had victualled for 6 Months and fortefyed and put in it 2000 Irish Foot and 200 Horse and made Sir Arthur Ashton formerly Governour of Reading for the King Governour of this place That the Lieutenant ordered Ships to stop Provisions from the Town and to furnish the Besiegers that he sent 1000 Foot by Sea to Sir Charles Coot and ordered 500 Horse to march by land to him An intercepted Letter from Prince Rupert from Kingsale to Ormond of the wants of the Fleets with proposal for Provisions 11 The Imposition of 4 s. per Chaldron upon Coales taken off for the benefit of the Poor Captain Wagstaffe gave an account to the House of the particular Passages in the meeting at Oxford how they imprisoned their Officers set Guards fortifyed New-Colledge and other Acts of Hostility That C. Ingoldsby their C. sent to them from the Parliament was put under a Guard by them and how they chose Agitators That the secured Officers walking near to the Guards after two dayes discoursing with the private Souldiers on the Guard and some of them not well satisfyed with these Proceedings of their fellow Souldiers which these Officers fomented and demanded liberty to go away some of the Guards were fit for it and others against it whereupon the Officers forced their way through the Guards and so past them and went up to their C. Ingoldsby and told him how the Matter stood He with his two Men came to the Guards that were put upon him and without saying much to them came through them and commanded the Souldiers to march with him which they did and came to the Officers in the Street One of the Agitators on Horseback killed a Souldier who offered to stop him and the Guard which the C. brought with him took the rest of the Agitators Prisoners many Souldiers came in to the C. as he went along in the Streets and marched with him Then he went up to New-Castle and commanded the Colours which were brought to him He sent for a Party of Horse to Whateley and placed his own Guards The Souldiers generally obeyed him and manifested great Joy that they were thus disingaged Referred to the Councel of State to give directions to the Attourney General to proceed against the Mutineers at Oxford by a Commission of Oyer and Terminer for Treason and to appoint other Councel to assist him and a Sollicitor and to prepare a Declaration touching this Business Order for an Addition to C. Okey's Regiment of Dragoons to make them up 1000. A Member of the House chosen Major of Taunton had leave to serve in that place An Act passed for relief of Felt-Makers and Hat-band Makers against Aliens importing them to the hindrance of English Manufactures 12 Instructions against the Accounts of Mr. Hawkins Treasurer of Ireland Order to certify the Accounts of C. Rossiter Some Delinquents sent for from Norwich An Act past prohibiting to brew for sale any Ale or Beer above 16 s. the Barrel above the Excise 13 Recommended to the General to give his Orders to his Officers of Horse for securing by his Horse the High-Wayes from Robberies and to apprehend the Thieves Order for a Commission to visit the University of Oxâ—ord The Act for relief of tender Consciences against the Penalties of several Statutes read and committed The Troop of Horse in Oxford under Captain Smith continued for 6 Months 20 s. per week ordered for the Lady Beaumont Complaints from New-Castle against Taxes Petition of M. G. Mitton and Arrears and Losses allowed to several Persons The Earl of Salisbury chosen a Member into the House for Lyn. Letters that the Prince and Duke of York were landed with 300 Men in Jersy Papers intercepted from Ormond to Prince Rupert concerning Provisions and Necessaries for their Fleet. Letters that the Duke of York had visited the King Queen and Cardinal of France and was revisited by them whom he most humbly beseeched to have Compassion on the King his Brother and to give all Assistance possible for the regaining of his Estate and Kingdom To which the Cardinal made answer That it could not possibly be now but that he might assure himself and the King his Brother that when they were in a capacity to serve him they would spare neither Purse nor Power and in the mean time desired the Kings Brother to accept of a small present of 100000 Crowns Letters that Ormond was but 5000 in the Field and had put the rest into Garrisons That the Lord Lieutenant finding the Enemy to give ground besieged Tredah That he did not pursue Ormond judging it not safe to march too far into an Enemies Country and leave many of their Garrisons behind him especially Tredah which was very strong and would be of singular Advantage to him both for Sea and Land The 1000 Foot sent to Sir Charles Coot were safely landed at Derry Major General Lambert C. Baxter and other Officers went to Oxford to try the Mutinous Souldiers there by a Court Marshal those of the Country who joyned with them are to be tryed by a Commission of Oyer and Terminer 14 A Petition of the Countess of Castle-Haven referred to a Committee who upon proof of the truth of it are to bring in an Act as the Petition desires Sir Kenelm Digbys Petition carryed upon the Question not to be read Letters from Mr. Strickland from Holland That the Provintial States there had given him audience as a publick Agent from this State Order that Mr. Speaker write a Letter to acknowledge the Respect to their Agent Order that a Ship lately taken from the State and adjudged Prize should be discharged by the Admiralty and the Seamen who took her to be gratifyed otherwise Order for Money for such as fled out of Ireland hither and to inable them to return into Ireland Order for 1000 l. for the Countess of Kent for her dammage by the demolishing of Goodrick Castle Order for more Carriages for the Regiments gone for Ireland and the Councel to bring it into the Establishment An Act past Authorizing the Commissioners of the Customes to Impose Fines and Forfeitures on such as Import Wines c. From France contrary to a late Act. 15 Letters to the Councel that Jermin and Percy were imprisoned in France for holding Correspondence with the Spaniard to the disservice
caused to be published in Scotland for Justifying of his Proceedings Mr. Windram Layds of Libberton though hardly drawn to it was at length dispatched away with a Message to the Scots King after his arrival in Jersy he waited for an audience till an Agent that had come from Ireland was dismist Then being admitted to the Princes Presence he presented to him the Desires and Offers of the States of Scotland which were to this Effect 1 That he would sign the Covenant and pass an Act for all Persons in Scotland to take it and to ratifyall that had been done there concerning the same 2 That he would pass divers Acts of the Parliament of Scotland which were ratifyed by their two last Sessions as for his approbation of their disclaiming Dr. Hamiltons Design for receiving the several Acts made by the English for the Militia for the Kings of Scotland to have no negative voice in that Parliament 3 That he would withdraw his Commissions to Montross for raising Forces to be sent from beyond Seas into Scotland and to give present Order for the stopping thereof 4 That he would put away all Papists from about him and let none be of his Councel but known Protestants 5 That he would appoint some place about Holland to treat with Commissioners from the Estates of Scotland wro would send eminent Lords to him to treat and conclude there upon all particulars and from the time he should come into Holland they would provide for him what should be necessary to make him and his Train to reside in a Regal manner 6 That he would give a speedy Answer to their Desires These Propositions were much debated by the Prince his Councel who were of a different Sense concerning them nor could a present Answer to them be agreed upon the Priuce having ingaged himself to the Queen his Mother not to do any thing in matters of Importance without first acquainting her therewith and having her advice about them It was thought fit also speedily to acqnaint Montross with this Business Some of the Prince his Councel were for rejecting these Propositions as dishonorable and disadvantagious Others were for accepting them and a speedy agreement with that Party in Scotland which was most prevalent and by whom the Prince had greater Probability of obtaining the Crown than by Montross his Designs which were full of hazard and uncertainty Letters also came from the Queen urging that if the Scots Propositions seemed at present too severe and insupportable there might hereafter be opportunity as soon as he had obtained the Kingdom to free himself at least in some measure from the Inconveniences of them The main of his Councel tended to this that according to the Exigence of his Affairs at present it was absolutely necessary to comply with the Kirk of Scotland Montross advised the same and that the Banishment of himself might not hinder it but to that the King answered that he had found him so faithful and to have performed so eminent Services both to his Father and to himself that he could not in Justice or Honour leave him and desired him to urge him no further to it In regard the Answer to the Scots Propositions required some considerable time because it could not be compleated to be returned by the L. of Libberton Sir William Flemming was sent as Agent before hand to Edenburgh from thence to give Advice of the Affairs in Scotland that thereby the Councel might the better know how to frame the Answer Sir John Berkeley and C. Slingsby were sent into the West of England to sollicite the Kings Friends to rise in Arms for their Prince and being accidentally discovered by a Country Fellow were apprehended by the Committee of the County and sent Prisoners to Truroe The Prince had Ambassadors with the Emperour the Duke of Muscovia the State of Venice the Great Turk and with the King of Spain to whom the Substance of the Ambassy was 1 That the Parliament of England having been in Arms against his Father and prevailed against him and caused him to be put to Death 2 That he being Son and Heir to the late King was yet kept out of his Kingdom by the aforesaid Parliament 3 That he desired the King of Spain's Neighbourly Assistance and that he would afford him what Aid he could to Establish him into his Rights and Dignities in the Kingdoms To this the King of Spain made Answer 1 That he was sorry for his Fathers ill Success wishing he had been more prosperous 2 That he condold with him for his Fathers Death and was much affected with Sorrow at the manner of it 3 That concerning the difference between him and the Parliament and the Rights on the one or the other Side they being Matters out of his Territories and Jurisdiction he could not take Cognizance of them nor should he meddle therein But for any thing within his own Dominions he should be ready to do him what lawful Favour he could November 1649. The Princes continuance at Jersy was by his Councel held not fit to be much longer upon these Reasons 1 Because there was a considerable Fleet of the Parliaments come already to Portsmouth with store of Provisions and it was necessary to prevent the danger that might fall upon them in case those Ships should make an attempt upon the Island which that they would do was the more probable because there were already men landed in Jersy 2 That if they should lye under that hazard they knew not where to expect Relief except all other Services should be neglected and Prince Rupert and Montross called hither which would be the ruine of their Designs 3 That their removal would give great Satisfaction to the Kingdom of Scotland and be an Encouragement to their Friends in England 4 That thereby they should be the more free from Hazards and Dangers both as to themselves and others that should make addresses to them The Councel of State in England had good Intelligence of all the Transactions of the Prince and of his Councel which they procured by their Mony whereof some of the Prince his Servants were needy and would betray their Master for it The times were licentious and men took strange Liberty to calumniate all in Authority and to clamour if they had not what themselves thought fit respecting themselves and their private Interest and Concerns much more than the Rules of Right and Justice and the Law it self When the King of Portugal could neither by Force nor Intreaties be perswaded to cast off Prince Rupert out of his Protection the English Admirals resolved with patience to awaite his coming out and a long time they kept him in there till at last want of Provisions made them retire and give the Prince room Who immediately steered from thence to Malaga but in the Voyage perplexed with extraordinary Storms he lost his Brother Maurice who in the Vice Admiral was never since
much as one Son of the whole Estate of their Father thus divided by the Law Whereas with us every Possessor of an Estate hath Power to dispose of it by his Deed or by his Will as he pleases which must necessarily occasion the more Differences and Suits at Law upon Constructions of those Deeds and Wills and Contests of Parties claiming than where the Known Law gives a certain Rule and Distribution of Estates which none can alter Another Ground of what I say is the Freedom of our Nation where every one hath equal Right and Title to his Estate and there is as full a Propriety to the meanest as to the greatest Person which causeth our Countrymen to insist upon their Right and Priviledges and to contest for them with the greatest Men or the Prince himself if right of Law be on their Side This occasions many more Law Suits than do arise in those Countries where the Boors and Peasants do wholly depend upon the Will of their Lords to whom they are Slaves and dare not dispute any Matter of Right with him but tamely submit unto their Lords good or bad pleasure And though in some of those Northern Countries they have no Councellors at Law as a publick Prefession because the smallness of their Law Business will not maintain them and the great Lords are oft-times there Parties and Judges themselves Yet in Germany France Spain and other Countries the Doctors and Professors of the Laws are in great Numbers and Credit and gain vast Estates though by small Fees yet often taken and long continuing Whereof particularly in France there are many Precedents And if we look so far as the times of the antient Romans and Graecians their Lawyers will be found numerous and of Esteem among them and when their Common-Wealth enjoyed the greatest Freedom this Profession was in highest Reputation Sir The worthy Gentleman was pleased to mention one thing with some weight that Lawyers were permitted to Councel and to plead for Men in Matters touching their Estates and Liberties but in the greatest Matters of all others concerning a Mans Life and Posterity Lawyers were not permitted to plead for their Clients I confess I cannot answer this Objection that for a trespass of 6 d. value a man my have a Councellor at Law to plead for him but where his Life and Posterity are concerned he is not admitted this Priviledge and help of Lawyers A Law to reform this I think would be just and give right to People What is sayed in defence or excuse of this Custom is That the Judges are of Councel for the Prisoners and are to see that they shall have no wrong And are they not to take the same Care of all Causes that shall be tryed before them To that part of the Gentlemans Motion that Lawyers being Members of the House should during that time forbear their Practise and pleading I shall only give this Answer That in the Act which he may be pleased to bring in for this purpose it may likewise be inserted that Merchants shall forbear their trading Physitians from visiting their Patients and Country Gentlemen shall forbear to sell their Corn and Wool whil'st they sit as Members of this House which hath the same reason as to debar Lawyers from their Practise But I doubt Sir I have held you too long my Profession and the Subject matter of the Debate will plead in my excuse and I hope Sir that by your Prudence such Motions as these will be less frequent among us December 1649 Decemb. 1 The Affairs in Ireland went on prosperously and Cromwells Honour increased with his Successes The Treaty between the Scots and their King began to grow to some Head and was very likely to take Effect The Parliament went on in their usual way debating Acts making Reference to the Councel of State for the raising of Money and providing Supplies for their Forces in Ireland and for the standing Army and Garrisons in England A List prefented to the Parliament of divers Regiments and Garrisons who have subscribed the Ingagement 10 Letters that every Officer and Souldier subscribed the Ingagement and that it was so unanimously done by them that not one of a thousand did scruple the Signing of it 11 The General Councel of the Army being careful that the Souldiers should not be injured in reaping the Benefit of the late Act for sale of the Lands of the late King Queen and Prince made several Votes For a Letter of Attourney to be sent to the several Regiments Troops Companies and Garrisons of the Army and to the Forces in Ireland and other Forces not of the Army who are Original Creditors and have Interest in the Security That Attournies may be authorized for the purchasing of those Lands according to the Act with the Opinion and Advice of the Councel concerning the Letter of Attourney to be sent to every Regiment of the Army and to be Signed by them The General and Officers of the Army met at Somerset-House according to appointment to meet every Month to seek God for a Blessing upon the Army both in Ireland and here Letters from Ireland of the further Successes of the Army there which were to this Effect On the 15th of November Our Army marched over the River Barrowe into the County of Kilkenny towards the Enemy about 300 of their Men lay at Emstronâ— a Party of the Parliaments Horse and Dragoons were sent thither in the dusk of the Evening At first the Enemy vapoured over the Wall but when the Dragoons had set fire to the Gate it so quasht them that they presently quitted the Town and escaped by Boats over the Water leaving the Town to the Parliaments Men to plunder and possess it The Parliaments Army still advanced towards the Enemies Body who upon their approach brake down the Bridge at Thomas Town and this Winter Season the Foords were unpassable so that the Parliaments could only have a Sight of the Kings Army but could not come to joyn Battle with them nor proceed in â—heir Designs for Kilkenny In their March back they took Cnoctofer Castle and put into it thirty Horse and twenty Dragoons but recalled them the Castle being too far into the Enemies Countrey On the 19th Captain Reynolds was sent with a Party of Horse and Dragoons unto Carrick a walled Town where is a fair House of the Lord Ormonds in the Town was a Regiment of Foot and two or three Troops of Horse The Dragoons after a little dispute set Fire to the Gate and the Enemy both Horse and Foot quitted the place and escaped over the Water only some eighty Welchmen who were in the great House submitted to Mercy and took up Arms with the Parliament On the 21st The Army marched to Carrick to pass over the River where it is fordable And 32th November the Parliament incamped before Waterford presently the Lieutenant General with some Horse and Dragoons marched to Passage
Town six Miles below where there is a strong Fort that secures the River The Dragoons fell presently upon the Storm and in a short time set fire on the Gate whereupon the Enemy within called out for Quarter and upon assurance given by the Lord Lieutenant that they should have Quarter for their Lives and their wearing Apparel they surrendred the Fort to him where was six pieces of Ordinance and the Town was of great Advantage to the Parliament The Parliament left in Carrick Collonel Reynolds with his Regiment of Horse a Troop of Dragoons and two Foot Companies The next day after they marched out of it Ormond whom they supposed inclined towards Cromwel marched towards Carrick and Besieged it The Kings Forces made themselves sure of carrying the Town and therefore drew a Party of Horse and Foot over the Water to prevent the Parliaments escape that way The Vlster Forces undertook the storm they came on very resolutely and made desperate Assaults for the space of four Hours they set fire to all the Gates and in one place undermined the Wall attempting to blow it up with a Barrel of Powder But through the Mercy and Strength of God Collonel Reynolds with the rest maintained the Town very gallantly and beat off the Enemy with the Loss of about 4 or 500 Men and wounded very many he loosing not above four of his Men all the while God hath prospered Collonel Reynolds very much he goes out almost upon every Party and behaves himself with much gallantry and Resolution The Parliaments Dragoons have done them great Service About a Mile from Carrick is a little Castle upon the River where the Parliament put six or seven Dragoons to keep it Inchequin Summons them by his Trumpet none of them could read the Summons but perceived by the Trumpet what it was and though they could not write yet without complement and in plain phrase they returned no other answer but this to the Trumpet Bid Inchequin go about his Business and be hanged for he had nothing to do with them And thus though they could not return an Answer in writing they did in Resolution The Parliaments Forces are now before Waterford and make Preparations for a Storm when their great Guns with other necessaries shall be dispatched to them Ruisile and Bandon Bridge are theirs The L. Broghil and C. Fair since their Arrival in Munster have gained many a Horse and Foot unto them The Lieutenant General and Officers received an Order of Parliament for stating the Accounts and giving Debenters to such reduced Souldiers as should ingage for Ireland In Prosecution of that Order of Parliament and according to the further Direction of the Councel of State the General sent his Orders and Instructions for the reducing of Troops to the number of 60 and concerning such so reduced as shall ingage for Ireland and such as refuse to go for Ireland to be dismissed the rest to be conducted into Ireland for Recruits for the Forces there and care taken for their present Pay and for their Accounts to be Stated and Debenters given them to purchase Kings Lands 13 Letters from Berwick That every Officer and Souldier of that Garrison except two only signed the Ingagement That Wheat there was at 10 s. a Bushel Corn and other Provisions desired From Carlile of the want of Corn That the Garrison unanimously subscribed the Ingagement That they give out in Scotland that Cromwel was routed in Ireland and with four broken Troops escaped to Dublin which much rejoyced them at Edenburgh That they expect the return of the Lord Libberton from Jersy From New-Castle of the unanimous Subscription of the Ingagement by that Garrison That many Witches were apprehended thereabout of late that the Witchtryer taking a Pin and thrusting it into the Skin in many parts of their Bodies they were insensible of it which is one Circumstance of Proof against them From Scarborough of the Garrisons free subscribing of the Ingagement That they see our Enemies at Sea chase our Ships desire Care of the Winter Guard From Hull That the Regiments both Officers and Souldiers signed the Ingagement not one refusing 14 Order for Ships to convoy and transport the Recruits for Ireland An Account for Leverpool of about 2000 Souldiers shipped from thence to Ireland From Weymouth That C. Popham was there with Ships ready to transport C. Coxes Men for Guernsey and the men also ready Order of Parliament for a thanksgiving throughout the City for the good Successes in Ireland 15 A private Souldier sentenced to be shot to death for killing a man In the Road at Broadway Hills many were robbed and murdered A Naylor found dead with seven or eight Wounds with 50 s. in his hand and his Horse loose by him Directions given to several Regiments of Horse to quarter in such places as are most convenient to scoure the High-wayes of Thieves and Robbers Letters from Dover That the Garrison freely subscribed the Ingagement That the King of France and those of Burdeaux were upon Agreement That the States of Holland intended to disband 5000 Horse and Foot and many of the Commanders purposed to come into England hoping for entertainment 17 The G. Councel of the Army after a long Debate about settling the business for the Sale of the Kings Lands referred it to a Committee to consult with the Committee of Parliament for Obstructions in the Sale of the Kings Lands c. Referred to some Officers to consider of a Course for pay for Captain Harrisons Company of Lancashire men who marched with Cromwel into Scotland One Vaughan a Minister once a Cavaleer then turned a Zealot then turned against the Commonwealth and preached that they were guilty of Perjury c. Letters that the Souldiers quartering about Tossiter and riding abroad in the Night had frighted away the Thieves from Broadway Hills and those Parts to the great contentment of the Countrey 18 The Committee of Officers had a long Debate about making the way practicable of buying the Kings Lands c. appointed for the Armies Security Mr. Penruddock an Agent for Prince Charles was taken and committed close Prisoner to the Tower Letters from York That there was a Rendezvous of C. Lilburns Party that are marching for Ireland about 100 old Blades stout men and well horsed ready for the Service An Account from Chester of Souldiers Shipped from thence to Ireland The Port at Coventry intercepted a Pacquet of scandalous Books intituled The Character of K. Cromwell The Woodstock Skuffle c. Letters that Montross having sollicited the King of Denmark and the Duke of Holstein for 6000 Men to be levyed in their Dominions for Prince Charles and for a place of Rendezvous and-Free Quarter in Holstein and for Shipping and Money to transport them was put off by them without obtaining any of his Requests to them That from thence he went to Stock-Holm to Sollicite the Court of Sweden for their Assistance One Hammond a
Trooper according to the Sentence of the Councel of War was shot to death for killing one of his fellow Souldiers He discovered matters of concernment to Mr. Knight the Generals Chaplein who went with him to the Execution 19 C. Bampfield an Agent for Prince Charles and that had a hand in the escape of the Duke of York was apprehended and brought to Whitehall and examined by the Couucel of State and by them committed fo the Gate-house Letters from Guernsey complaining of the want of Ships for securing that Island and relating the French News From Dunstar Castle That Recruits for Ireland were raising there by Captain Desborough From Scarborough of a Vessel loaden with Corn from Jerzey forced in thither by Storm and secured by the Garrison From Plymouth an account of Recruits to be Shipped for Ireland From Berwick That notwithstanding the late Seizures and Confiscations of Corn carried by the Scots thither yet they were stil supplyed for their Money The Scots published a Proelamation for restraining the Exportation of Victual out of that Kingdom 20 Some Stage Players in St. John-Street were apprehended by Troupers their Cloaths taken away and themselves carried to Prison Several Returns were made of Subscriptions of Regiments and Garrisons to the Ingagement Letters from Rye of the dearness of Corn there it was desired to have a Magazine there because of the appearance in Arms in France 21 The General Councel of the Army made several Resolutions touching the Souldiers purchasing of the Kings Lands and sent Instructions about it to the several Regiments and Garrisons Letters from Plymouth of the Shipping from thence of Sir Hardress Waller with his Companies and other Recruits of Ireland all which went with great willingness From Ireland that the Lord Lieutenant was still before Waterford had Summoned them but they refused to surrender but the Inhabitants to saveingly comply their Estates which are very great would wil That Preparations were made to storm and 1200 Horse and Foot came from Cork to assist the Lord Lientenant that the Enemy avoided fighting as much as they could and gave out that the Prince would be shortly with them from Jersy 22 At Tyburn eighteen were executed for Robbery Burglary and Murder one Captain Reynolds who had been of the Kings Party as he was going to be turned off the Ladder with the Rope about his Neck cryed God bless King Charles Vive le Roy. The Commissioners for Articles gave Relief to Sir Allen Apsley Governour of Barnstable who was sued contrary to those Articles upon the Surrender of it The Cittizens at the choice of the new Common Councel Men elected Collonel Pride and Lieutenant Collonel Lilbourn to be two of the new Common Conncel Men. 24 The General and his Officers considered which Garrisons were sit to be reduced to case the Nation in point of charge Letters from Portland that C. Cox with his Men were under sail for Ireland with a fair Wind. From Newcastle that the Pyrats lay lurking up and down in those Seas and did great mischief That one of them went into the River Tees and took out of a Vessel as she lay on ground 200 Firkins of Butter and went on shore and took divers Gentlemen but being pursued by a Party of Foot from Hartlepoole they left the Gentle-men behind and got to their Ship From Edenburgh That the Scots will do nothing till they hear from the Lord of Libburton That Montross is expected in Scotland which bred a Jealousy in their Army which some would have purged That Montross by his Declaration threatens to invade the North Parts of Scotland and to be revenged for the Death of the King and layes it to their Charge that they have sold him From Hallifax That some of the Clergy tampered with the Souldiery not to subscribe to the present Government An Account from several places of the Souldiers signing the Ingagement but that divers Ministers refused to sign it 25 Christmas-day the House sate and Letters came from Chester That from the north of Ireland they understood that about 4000 Horse and Foot of the Enemy who came to relieve Carrickefergus were routed by Sir Charles Coot and C. Veneables That the Irish were commanded by Monroe the Lord of Ardes and the Earl of Claneboy that 1000 of them were killed and 500 Horse taken and but 200 of the Parliaments Forces did fight that Claneboy was slain or sunk in a Bog being corpulent and C. Montgomery and C. Hamilton taken Prisoners From Trym That Mr. Stanly with 40 Horse set upon 60 of the Enemy killed about 10 or 12 of them all Reformadoes took the L. C. that commanded them and one more and many Horse Other Letters of the defeating of the L. of Ardes Claneboy and Monroe by Sir Charles Coot and C. Vaneables that they took all their Arms Ammunition Bag and Baggage killed C. Henderson and 1400 more C. Hamilton and most of the Foot Officers That the Horsemen lost their Horses and betook themselves to Boggs That the English lost but one Corporal and three Souldiers 26 Other Letters confirming the Victory against the Lord of Ardes and the rest And that it was done by onely 200 Men who were sent out as a forelorn and fell upon the Rear of the Enemy who fell into disorder and were wholly routed by those 200 only 27 Letters from Hull that Montross was at Hambourgh bestirring himself to get Forces for Prince Charles but had little probability to get any considerable number or Assistance from the Emperour the King of Denmark or the Princes of Germany 28 Letters doubting that C. Cox and his Men in their Voyage for Ireland being dispersed by Storms and not heard of since may be in some danger The Act passed for taking the Ingagement by all Persons throughout the Kingdom with a Penalty upon the Refusers Those in Office or publick Imployment to loose their Offices others not to have the benefit of Law to sue in any Court The Act passed touching the rates npon the Excise increasing them to the intent to lessen the other Assessments The Act passed for continuing the Assessment of 90000 l. per mensem for six months for the Forces in England and Ireland An Act passed for the discharge of poor People out of Prison who are not able to give Satisfaction to their Creditors 29 The Messenger that brought the good News from Ireland had 100 l. given him by the House Upon a Petition of the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London touching the late Election of Lieutenant Collonel Lilburn to be a Common Councel Man the House Voted his Election to be void according to a late Act disabling the Election of divers Persons into Offices within the City of London Lieutenant Collonel Lilbourn took the Ingagement with a Declaration of his own sense upon it Mr. Chetwyn who procured the Election of Lilburn to be a Common Councel
Seamen sufficient Volunteers with Proviso's not to press Masters Gunners and such as have served an Apprentiship to Seamen or Watermen Referred to the Committee of the Navy to consider of some further Incouragement to be given to those that shall voluntarily offer themselves to serve the State in their Ships and to present an Act to the House for it Order for the building of more Ships for the service and safety of the Commonwealth Upon a Letter from the Mayor of Salisbury of his seizing some Printed Books derogating from the Lords Day and setting up the Jewish Sabboth referred to the Committee for plundered Ministers to peruse the Book and to state and report the matter of Fact to the House and to bring in a Act for the more due observation of the Lords Day Order for the Commissioners of the great Seal to pass Pardons of Course for several Persons convicted at the Assise and certifyed by the Judges to be fit Objects for the Mercy of the Parliament Debate of a way of supplying the Remainder of the Money for Pay of the Army in England and Ireland about the Assessment of 120000 l. per mensem and to avoid Free Quarter Amendments reported to the Bill for the sale of Free Farm Rents Debate of an Act of Indempnity for Tenants and others who in the late Wars have expressed their good Affections to the Parliament against the Oppressions of their ill affected Landlords that have been against the Parliament Order that no private Business be heard in the House for a Month longer About this time Alderman Rowland Wilson one of the Sheriffs of London dyed He was son of Mr. Rowland Wilson a wealthy Merchant who loved to see his Son in that honourable Condition though but a young man for that imployment yet he was an Elder in Wisdome and Abilities He was a Gentleman of excellent parts and great Piety of a solid sober temper and Judgment and very honest and Just in all his Actions He was a Member of the House of Commons and of the Councel of State he had served the Parliament as Collonel of one of the City Regiments not in traynings only but in the Field against the Enemy He was beloved both in the House City and Army and by all that knew him and his death as much lamented The Members of Parliament and of the Councel of State the Lord Mayor Aldermen and divers Citizens of London and many Officers of the Army were invited and present at his Funeral and the City Regiment whereof he was Collonel with other Companies of Souldiers were in Arms to attend the Corps of their Officer to his Grave Letters from Chester of the Ministers in that Country bitterly exclaiming against the Ingagement and condemning all that take it to the Pit of Hell That 11000 l. was put on board for Dublin and 6000 l. for Carrickfergus from which Town the Enemy is 40 Miles and the Country thereabouts free from Troops 7 From Exeter Letters of the averseness of the Citizens to the Ingagement That on the Publick Fast day all the Ministers went out of Town and caused the Church Doors to be shut up purposely because they would not observe it being appointed by the Parliament That all the Magistrates except two Constables refused to take the Ingagement From Dartmouth That 22 Sail of Ships were ready to set out for Newfoundland From Taunton That the publick Fast day was not kept there The two Presbyterian Ministers of that Town being ready to observe the Parliaments Orders fer receiving their Tithes and Augmentations but not in other matters that they like not for then they affirm it not to be a Free Parliament That a Woman pretnding to Prophesy with others of her Crew denyed Christ and the Scripture wholly From Pool That 8 good Ships went from thence to Newfoundland and two to the Barba does From Edenburgh That the Scots had agreed upon their Commissioners to go to the King that first they were to go to Capher and from thence to send to the King and to the Prince of Orange for a safe Conduct to come to Breda and to stay there That they carry with them for the Supply for their King 40000 Marks Scotch Money that is 2200 l. English Money That 1000 Arms and twenty Cannon are lately landed in Orkney An Act passed for the Advancement of the Gospel and of learning in Ireland and for settling upon the Colledge in Dublin several Lands formerly belonging to the Archbishop of Dublin and other Ecclesiastical Persons and for erecting and maintaning a Free School in Dublin Order for an Act to abolish the Hierargy in Ireland and to forbid the use of the Common-Prayer Book there Debate of an Act for restrayning the killing of flesh Meat or Poultry from 14. March to the 15. of April Letters that C. Cook Governour of Wexford went out with a Party and took in Enniscorfie formerly betrayed to the Enemy and upon the Storm put them to the Sword 8 Letters from Ireland confirming the retaking of Eniscorfie and that no Enemy appeared to make any Opposition in those parts Letters to the same Effect as before touching the Commissioners agreed upon to go to the King from Scotland 9 Several Orders concerning Supplyes of Money Provisions and Recruits for Ireland 11 Letters concerning the further Successes of the Lord Lieutenant in Ireland since his last taking the Field from Yoghall and that at the taking of Castleton by the Lord Broghill he gave Quarter for Life and their wearing Apparrel to the private Souldiers but the Officers to be at his Discretion That thereupon by advice he caused all those Officers to be short to death to affright those little Castles from so peremptorily standing out That C. Zanchy reduced the Castle of Dundrum where were two Troops of Horse and some Foot os the Enemies Zanchyes Horse charged those without and the men stormed the Town which was delivered up to him leaving their Horse and Arms behind here Zanchey received a wound in his right hand That the Enemy scouting into their Quarters and taking a Castle 7 Miles from Cork C. Phayer the Governour there pursued them with 16 Foot and 50 Horse unto a Bogg where he killed 20 and took 30 of them Prisoners and the Castle was surrendred to him That they have settled themselves in the Heart of the Enemies Quarters and thereby much hinder them from recruiting and gathering together again in the Spring and have gained a very rich Country which by agreement are to give them 1500 l. per mensem From Newcastle that More Mosse-Troopers are dayly taken That Prince Ruperts Ships were in much confusion and many of them taken That the Scots Commissioners are not yet gone to the King and there is much difference about their going betwixt the Kirk and the State That the Forces in Orkney increase dayly From Beaumorris That M. G. Mitton and other Officers upon Intelligence that
Irish Quarters 20 Letters from Ireland That the Lord Lieutenant is before Clonmel That the Plague which is seldom known in Ireland was very hot in Lymerick and Killkenny That the Mayor of Waterford refused to admit Ormond into that Town saying That he was the Kings Lieutenant there That Ormond and Muskerry were gone away for France That much contention was amongst the Irish Officers and many of them desired to come and serve the King of Spain which the Spanish Ambassador in Ireland laboured to effect That about 80 of the Enemies Foot and 10 Horse of the Garrison of Clonmel went forth to fetch in Provisions but were fallen upon by some of the Parliaments Horse that Quartered near the Town who killed 23 of them and took 17 Prisoners and the Horses 21 Letters from Dublin of the taking of Balishanon a strong Fort and well manned by C. Hewson without the loss of one Man That there were great differences among the Irish and between them and the Kings Party and among the Cavaliers themselves 22 Letters that Prince Rupert was yet at Lisbon and had with him but 6 Ship and those not well manned Letters of many Robberies and wicked Actions and of a Butcher of Malton that hanged his Wife and of a Woman that burnt two of her Children assoon as she was delivered of them An Account of Forces Shipped for Ireland From Scotland That the Scots Commissioners are gone to Breda and that the King went from Beauvois to Breda and parted with the Queen his Mother who with Jermin returned to Paris The Heads of their Propositions to the King were That all who continue excommunicate by the Kirk may be removed from his Person That he would declare that he will by solemn Oath under his Hand and Seal allow the National Covenant of Scotland and the Covenant of the three Kingdoms and ratify all Acts concerning the Covenant Establishing Presbyterian Government the Directory of Worship the Confession of Faith and the Cateehism in Scotland as they are approved by the G. Assembly of the Kirk and by the Parliament there That he will consent that all matters civil be determined by the present and subsequent Parliaments and all matters Ecclesiastical by the ensuing general Assembly of the Kirk as was formerly agreed by his late Father 23 The Army Petitioned the Parliament That such as had Articles upon rendition of Towns and paid their Compositions and were not ingaged in the second War might not be taken within the late Act of Delinquents to remove out of London and Westminster Letters that the Lord Lieutenant had taken in Clonmel and slain 2000 of the Enemy there and was marched towards Waterford where Preston Commanded From Edenburgh That Mr. Douglas who preached to the Scots Parliament at their first Meeting admonished them to avoid the two Rocks of the Malignant Scilla and Sectarian Caribdis and doomâ—d both Malignants and Sectaries to be Heretical That the Scots Parliament sate but two dayes as is usual with them to confirm what work the Cabal had cut out for them and then adjourned to the 5th of May next That the Scots Army were about choosing of a Committee of themselves to purge the Army but with difficulty it was carryed to be referred to the Committee of Estates and they referred it to David Lesly 25. Letters That the Scots Commissioners were landed in Holland That a Ship came to Edenburgh from Holland with many German Officers expecting imployment there That the Scots Commissioners have Commission to take up 300000 l. Scots Money to gratify the King in case there be an Agreement Account of Recruits for Ireland and of proclaiming the Act for taking of the Ingagement at York and at Manchester From Milford Haven That the Country thereabout did unanimously take the Ingagement That Mr. Peters opened the matter to them and did much incourage them to take it 26. The Parliament Voted That the concernment of Articles relating to the late Act for removing Delinquents out of London c. be referred to the Commissioners for Articles to do therein according to Justice An Act for impowring Commissioners to put in execution all the Powers hereto fore given to Commissioners for compounding with Delinquents and for managing all Sequestred Estates and to the Committee of Habberdashers Hall Vote That all who have compounded and are now beyond Sea without leave their Estates shall be sequestred and the Committee of Goldsmiths Hall to put this Vote in Execution Vote that the Estate of Sir Christopher Hatton be forthwith sequestred Several other Votes touching Compositions of Delinquents An Act for such as hold the Estate of any Delinquent by Mortgage Judgement or Statute to compound for the Estate committed An Act passed for the Redemption of Captives 27. An Act passed for establishing an high Court of Justice and the Commissioners Names any 12 to be of the Quorum Letters from Tossiter of settling the Militia in that County Letters of a Charge given by Judge Nicholas at the Assizes at Sarum in vindication of the Proceedings of Parliament and of theirs and the Peoples power and the Original of it One was indicted for saying there was no Law and that a company of Rogues had beheaded the King and therefore there was no Law The Indictment was for scandalous words and he was found guilty fined 100 l. and imprisoned without Baile till the Fine was paid 28 An Act passed touching the way of collecting the Excise of Ale and Beer brewed and spent in private Families The Act for erecting the high Court of Justice proclaimed in Westminster Hall Letters that the Marquess of Hertford coming from London in obedience to the late Act for removing of Delinquents he resided at his House at Netley near Southampton and the day after he sent to the Governour of that Garrison to give him notice thereof and to assure him that he would not give any Offence to the Garrison The Governour returned a civil answer to the Marquesse and that as long as he continued in a peaceable manner not any from the Garrison should molest his Lordship From Daver That an English Hoy setting sail from Ostend for London Captain Evans by Commission from the Prince with eight or nine English and Flemmings put themselves into a ship Boat made up to the Hoy and boarded her about 2 Miles from Ostend at which the Governour shot from the Castle at Evans but could not reach him Thereupon he sent 50 Souldiers on board a Fisherman to rescue the Hoy who after a little skirmish in Dunkirk Road brought away the Hoy and stowed Evans and his company in the Hold upon which two or three French Troops came out from Dunkirk and set upon the Ostenders They because the Winds were cross and the French Troops pursuing them brought the Hoy and Prisoners and delivered them to the Governour of Dover Castle who committed Evans and his Fellows to the Marshal That the same Hoy was formerly taken
the public Treasuries in London and several Counties The high Court of Justice sate 6 From Exeter That the Judges of Assise there had much settled the People Minds asto the present Government in their Charges to the Grand Jury wherein the Lord Chief Justice Rolles and Judge Nicholas were very much commended An Account of Shipping some Troops designed for Ireland From Tossiter That the Officers and People in that Country did generally and chearfully subscribe the Ingagement From Liscard That the Committee were very active in settling the Militia and the Country were ready to come in and be listed 8 From Chester That Kilkenny was surrendred upon Articles unto the Lord Lieutenant That C. Hewson in his return to Dublin with part of his Brigade took Scarlough the great Tory and divers Priests and Fryars accidentally and that the Lord Lieutenant besieged Cartherlow From Scarborough That the Governour having notice of a small Man of War belonging to the Prince he got a Northsea Vessel and sent Captain Lassels with 50 men in her to see if they could meet with the Pyrate who lay near to that Harbour That the Pirate espying this little Vessel at Seacame out to her set upon her her men having Orders to keep close and not be seen till the word given and assoon as the Pyrates were ready to board the Souldiers came forth and fell on them forced their Men being 29 under deck and brought away them and their Ship to Scarborough six of their Men and one Captain being slain and all the men in the Pyrates Ship were Papists and those who had long used this Course of Piracy 9 An Act and Declaration passed for imposing Penalties upon such as purchase any Crown Lands as original Creditors and pay with assigned or false Bills An Additional Act Passed for the furthur ease and relief of poor Prisoners Order that the Lords Commissioners of the great Seal take care that all Indictments Outlawries and other Acts against any Person for adhering to the Parliament remaining upon Record be searched out taken off the File cancelled and burnt as things scandalous and void Order that all Patents for granting any Title of Honour to any Person after the carrying away of the great Seal to Oxford be annulled and made void And that they do not take that title to whom it is granted nor any presume to give it them and that the Lords Commissioners do prepare an Act for that purpose An Act read for laying an Imposition upon Coals towards the building of Ships An Act read against transportation of Gold and Bullion out of this Nation beyond Seas An Additional Act passed for providing Maintenance for Ministers by Augmentations Vote That no Merchant or Trader beyond Seas shall have any Place in the Custome House during the time that he tradeth That the Arms of the King be taken down in all Ships and the Generals at Sea to see it done That the Arms of the King be taken down in all Churches and Chappels and the Justices of Peace Churchwardens and other Officers ordered to see it done That the Councel of State have power to remove from London and 20 Miles distance from thence all such Delinquents whose abode there they shall Judge to be dangerous An Act passed impowring Commissioners to put in execution the Powers formerly given to the Commissioners for compounding with Delinquents the Committee of Habberdashers Hall c. 10 An Account of transporting Forces for Ireland Letters that Ormond is desirous to go out of Ireland and Inchequin to come in to the Parliament From Lisbon That G. Blake with the Parliaments Fleet arrived there and understood that Prince Rupert intended to set sail from thence within two days whereupon Blake sent to the King of Portugal for leave to come into the River of Lisbon and coming near with his Ships the Castle shot at him That upon this Blake came to an Anchor and sent a Boat to know the Reason why they shot at him the Captain of the great Castle made answer That they had no Order from the King to let them come in That the Merchants Ships that came with Blake seeing this set sail for the Streights After this the King sent one of his greatest Nobles to congratulate with Blake and to desire him not to come in except the weather proved bad whereby he could not ride where he was it being his Majesties Fear that he and Prince Rupeit would quarrel and fight in his Harbour The Kng also sent to Blake a large present of fresh Provisious for his Refreshment That the weather beginning to be foul Blake came into the Bay of Wyers in the River two Miles from Prince Rupert whose men came dayly from him to Blake and one of his Ships the Swallow was coming away but was discovered and the Boatswain clapt in Chains That the Admiral had not above 40 Seamen in his Ship and very few in the rest of his Fleet. That Captain Molton went on Shore from Blake to satisfy the King of the Falsities of Prince Ruperts Declaration 11 A Scots Vessel taken by an Irish Man of War was rescued by a Dutchman The Commissioners settled the Militia in Courwall From Chepsto That at the Assises was as great an appearance of Gentlemen and Freeholders as ever was seen in that Country One tryed and found guilty there for poisoning his Wife and was upon his own words greatly suspected to have poisoned his four Wives and three Children Orders issued That every Regiment of Foot should be recruited to 1200 the Collonels Company to be 200 the Lt. Collonels Company 160 the Majors 140 and the other seven Companies to be 100 a piece Anno 1650 12 From Scotland That notice being had of their Commissioners arriving in Holland the Kirk kept a day of humiliation to seek God for a Blessing upon the Treaty and injoyned the like through Scotland That many German Officers are there expecting imployment when the King comes thither That Cromwel granting Liberty of Conscience to the Irish they will all submit to him 13 From Dublin That the Governour C. Hewson after he had taken Lawlinbridge by order marched with a strong party and met the Lord Lieutenant at Gouran five Miles from Kilkenny and March 19. entred the Town without Opposition That the Castle stood on t and after a sharp dispute upon one attempt to storm the Common Souldiers that they might have Quarter for themselves delivered up their Officers viz. C. Hammon M. Townly two Captains one Quarter Master one Lieutenant and a Priest March 22 All the Officers were shot to death except the Lieutenant who was spared for that he joyned with the Souldiers to deliver up the Officers and the Priest was hanged The Souldiers that were English took up Arms with ours Next day our Forces marched towards Kilkenny and March 24th were necessitated to attempt a Storm to divert the Enemies Forces from falling upon a Party of
Acknowledge to be you and fearing onely in obeying you to disobey you I most humbly and earnestly be seech you to judge for me whether your Letter doth not naturally allow me the liberty of begging a more clear Expression of your Command and Pleasure which when vouch safed nnto me will find most ready and chearfull Observance from Sir Your most humble Servant O Cromwell Carrick 2 April 1650. Directed to the Speaker 16 An Act passed impowring Commissioners for managing Estates under Sequestration An Act passed for the better keeping of the Lords day An Act passed for preventing wrongs and abuses done to Merchants at Sea and prohibiting Marriners from serving forreign Princes or States without Licence and to impower the Councel of State to issue Commissions under the Seal of the Admiralty giving Authority to English Ships to fight with and take such French or other forreign Ships as shall require them to be visited or disturb them in their Trade under colour of visiting Provided that if they take any forreign Vessels that after the fight they shall not kill any Persons therein A Declaration passed upon this Act. An Act for general Commissions of Marque committed An Act for reducing and bringing in all the Monies and revenues belonging to the Common-wealth into one Treasury committed 17 Upon a Petition from divers of London Westminster c. The House voted That the Scope thereof was to bring scandall and reproach upon the just and necessary Laws and Proceedings of the Parliament and to weaken the present Government to give thereby advantage to the common Enemy and to raise new Tumults and Troubles in the Nation Referred to a Committee to examine by whom and by what Practices this Petition was contrived and promoted From Pendennis that the Commissioners settle the Militia there from Scilly conjectures of a contest there betwixt the English and Irish 18 From Poole of a Man of War of 200 Guns wracked upon that Coast that she struk Ground about midnight and could never be got off again that they fired 8 Guns but no help came to them till next day noon tide in the mean time the Ship brake in two Parts and all the People which were in that Part that fell away were drowned suddenly That the other Part stood firm above Water till the next day about 2 of the Clock in the After-noon when a Gentleman living near got a Boat and brought away about 60 Men Women and Boys and saved their Lives That before they were got to Shore the other Part of the Ship wherein they were brake to Pieces and sunk down into the Sea and that in all there were drowned about 50 Men Women and Children Passengers and Goods Gold Silver Pearl and rich Jewels to a great value From Holland that Montrosse is at Bergen in Norwey staying for some Officers and Men that he left at Hamburgh that he hath sent 500 Men to Orkeney that Sir John Cockeram hath received some Monyes from the King of Poland and from Dantzick for the Prince that G. King can procure nothing in Sweden That the Agent sent by Montrosse into Livonia Curland and Lithuania is come back with little Comfort that his Frigot with 10 Guns and 40 Men is gone from Gottenburgh to him into Norwey That nothing is done at the Treaty at Breda the P. of Orange not being yet come thither and the Kings Counsel are unwilling to resolve any thing without him because they expect his assistance and to transport them into Scotland 19 From Exon 5 Men secured for swearing to each other to be ready for a rising to cut the Throats of all the Parliaments Friends c. From Chepstow of a Scotchman who went about begging but he went about under that Pretence to inform the Kings Friends that there would be shortly a strong Party of Scots in their Country to joyn with them to set up King Charles the Second From Coventry of the Care of the E. of Denbigh and other Commissioners for settling the Militia of that County of 3 Regiments of Horse and 2 of Foot besides those of the City and their being Feasted at the Cities charge Complaint of Rudeness of some Troopers and that they fell out and 2 or 3 of them were killed From Bristol of a Highwayman that came to the Major and confessed that he had been a long time in that wicked Course and was weary of it and if they would procure him his Pardon he would discover many Robbers to them and accordingly he invited his old Companions to go forth with him as formerly and when they were together he had a Party of Soldiers ready who came and apprehended them From Chester that the L. Lt. having great Offers from Inchequin is hasted to Lymerick where 100 dye of the Plague weekly That Hugh O Neale cheif in Clonmel offers to yield the Place for a Sum of Money so that his Garrison there may be transported for the Spanish Service That Sir Charles Coot and M. G. Veneables are marched out with 5000 Horse and Foot as is supposed towards Catherlowe which is a very strong hold incompassed with the River Barrowe 20 Orders for Compleating of 12 Regiments of 600 Horse of the Army under the L. G. Fairfax 8 of them to 600 in a Regiment and four to 80 in a Troope Information by C. Shilborne come from Ireland that Sir Tho. Armstrong having made his Terms to come in and by agreement being to do some Service at his best Opportunity he with a Considerable Party of Horse that were to come in with him fell upon a Party of the Vlster forces put near 500 of them to the Sword and brought away some Prisoners Thus did Theives and Soldiers betray one another and you will see more of the same Nature hereafter according to the old Verse Nulla Fides Pietasque viris qui Castra sequuntur The L. Lt. sent this Sir Tho. Armstrong to the Governour of Waterford upon some Overtures of surrender of the Town upon Terms the Governour of Duncannon desired 20 dayes to fit his Busines to come off the better the L. Lt. suspecting it as a delay would give him but 3 dayes onely For Waterford 2 Points were in difference 1 For G. Preston to have leave to carry away 500 men for Spain which the L. L. inclined to grant 2 For a Church for exercise of publique Masse which the L. Lt. positively denyed 22 From Berwicke that Montross and Hurrey are raising a great Army to march into England From Edenburg that they are strongly allarm'd with Intelligence that Hurrey is landed in the Naas with 1400 men and that Montross is speedily to follow from Orkney That David Lesly is gone out of Town and the Scots Horse ordered Northward From Pendennis that the Commissioners of the Militia secured some persons of Quality That a Letter was sent to one Courtney with a Declaration from M. J. Massey revolted to the Prince From Dartmouth of the
much wounded with several other Pensons of Quality and 200 Horse and have killed 2 or 300 more of the Enemy so that I do verily believe there were at least in all 3000 killed Those Officers of ours that were most eminently instrumental in this great Victory were C. Fenwick C. Rich. Coot Lt. C. Gore and Captain Duckinfield Whom I have presumed to add because their merits have justly deserved this my Acknowledgement to the end if your Honours think fit some mark of Honour may be conferred upon them 9 The Parliament ordered a day of publick thanksgiving for the Victory obtained by their Forces under Sir Charles Coot in Ireland An Act passed for the Tryal of Sir John Stowell David Jenkins Walter Slingesby Brown Bushell William Davenant and C. Gerrard by an high Court of Justice Letters of the ceasing of the Plague about Tiverton 10 Letters of the spreading oft he Plague in Shrewsbury That the Governour commanded all the Souldiers that were ill to be in the Field and all that were well to continue in the Castle and not to stir out of it From Chester That the Parliaments Forces in Ireland are 4000 Horse and Foot That Trecoghan with 1700 Foot is taken in 11 Letters that the Royal Presbyterians about Exon raised many false Reports to disparage the Proceeding of Parliament for which some of them were secured till they should produce their Author That the Plague was much dispersed in Salop and half the Inhabitants removed from thence 12 Letters that since the taking of Trecoghan the Army was sat down before Carlowe in Ireland And That the Earl of Antrim was come in to the Lord Deputy That eight Officers of C. Axtels Regiment riding upon the Highway were murdered by those bloody highway Rogues called the Tories That a Party sent out by the Lord Deputy fell on some of the Earl of Castlehavens Forces killed 140 of them and took twice so many Arms the rest fled to Carlowe where they are now besieged That Waterford yet holds out but in great distress the Plague and Famine encreasing much upon them 13 Letters of Cromwels being at Durham and marching 24 Miles-a day That the King was at St. Johns Town and the Committee of Estates had sent back all his Followers and commanded them to depart the Kingdom by a day upon great Penalties That the Scots Horse upon the Borders were there only to forward the new Levies and are since retreated and the new Levies go on very fast there That Sir Arthur Haselrigg came from Newcastle where he is Governour to meet the General Cromwell at Durham That seven Ships were taken and brought into Newcastle one loaden with Arms and Ammunition for Scotland and in another of them two Purses to carry the Great Seal of Scotland one very rich for the day of the Coronation and many Letters from an Alderman of London at the Hague to the King That one of the Parliaments Ships going into the Frith of Scotland the People rose and secured both Ship and men till they drunk the Kings Health upon their knees and then they were discharged 15 Letters of the General his coming to Newcastle where Sir Arthur Haselrigge the Governour entertained him with much Gallantry and they kept a Fast to pray for a Blessing upon their expedition into Scotland The next day they agreed upon the Letter to be sent to their Brethren in Scotland in general to satisfy them of the grounds of their present Ingagement That the Scots have chosen a Councel by whose advice the King is to Govern That the Nobility and Gentry flock to him That the Royalists and Presbyterians in Lancashire joyn together to disturb the Parliaments Affairs in those parts against the Army of Sectaries as they call it 16 An Act passed for setting the Militia of the Common-wealth with Instructions for the Commissioners An Act passed for Sheriffs to appoint Deputies to receive and transmit the Acts Orders and directions of Parliament and Councel of State and to make return thereof Debate of the business of Treasurer of the Navy An Act for bringing down the Prizes of Corn and Grain and preventing abuses in Meal and in forestalling committed 17 The Letter from the Parliament of Scotland together with the Messenger C. Grey were sent to the General to be by him with a sufficient Guard sent into Scotland and also the Answer of the Parliament of England to that Letter 18 An Act passed touching the removal of Malignants and Papists out of London c. Letters of the great Levies in Scotland and multitudes drunk with Carowsing the Kings Health That the Ministers press the People to serve the King against the English Army of Sectaries which they prophesied the Lord would blast and published may gross mistakes or untruths touching the Parliament of England their Affairs particularly in Ireland That the King had given Satisfaction to the Scots in all things they desired of him and a Proclamation was published at Edenburgh giving the King all his Royal Power and at that time the Cross was covered with Crimson Velvet and Cloth of Tissue Dr. Lewen a Civilian being apprehended for a Spy and having found about him divers Commissions from the Prince to himself and others was executed according to a Sentence of the Court Marshal 19 Letters of a Man of War of Scilly brought in Prize to Plymouth Of C. Desboroughs giving the charge at the Sessions at Exon to the Contentment of the Country and of a Woman of Taunton condemned upon the new Act for adultery with a Priest 20 Letters of the General his advance to Berwick Of the Armies Declaration sent into Scotland of the Grounds of their March into that Kingdom one Copy of it sent to the Scots General another to the Parliament and a third to the Committee of Estates That the Scots Ministers in their Prayers say That if God will not deliver them from the Sectaries he shall not be their God That the Town of Newcastle feasted the General and his Officers That the Lord Deputy lies with the Army before Waterford Duncannon and Carlowe 22 Letters that many who formerly served the Parliament of England in their Army are now in the Scots Army That the Earl of Newcastle and some others were sent away out of Scotland That Massy is to command a Regiment in their Army That an Act passed in Scotland for all Persons to come into their Armies and none to stay in the Countries lest they should relieve the English Army That G. Louen Published a Proclamation That no Malignant should come near his Army till they had submitted to the Parliament An Act passed and several Orders touching the Militia of London and Westminster An Act passed against Atheistical Blasphemous and Execrable Opinions and the unlawful meetings of such Persons A Declaration passed concerning Delinquents Compositions An Act passed to prohibit Trade between this Commonwealth and Scotland Upon a Report from the Councel of State
the Parliament approved what they had done in causing those of the Earl of Derbies Family in Lancashire to be seized and secured and a Message sent to the Earl That if he did continue his harsh usage of the Prisoners he had of the Parliament Party they would do the like to his Family here and to demand the Release of those Prisoners Of Recruits Shipped for Ireland That 800 of the Scots Horse lay upon the Borders and the rest of their Forces were about Edenburgh That the General was come to Morpeth 23 New Commissioners named for the Excise Letters of a Rendezvous of the Scots Army at Haddington and that one of the Parliaments Declarations concerning their Armies Advance for Scotland was brought to the King whil'st he was at Dinner That Cromwel's Trumpet was sent with the Declarations of the Parliament and Army of Scotland 24 Letters of one man and two women about Boston committed for Witches that the Man confest he had a Familiar suckt him at some Paps which he then shewed That he had signed a Writing to the Devil to deny God and Jesus Christ and the Familiar drew blood from those Paps and appeared to him in the Shape of a white Chicken That he signed the Devils Covenant with a piece of a Stick with the same mark he now made at the bottom of his Examination that both the Women confessed the like That Captain Allen took a Ship with 7000 Armes bound for Scotland 25 Letters that some Troopers having taken three Scots Men and their Horses the General having notice that they were Countrey Men checked the Souldiers for meddling with them commanded their Monies and Horses to be restored and gave them some of the last Declarations to the People of Scotland to carry home with them 26 Letters that the Ministers in the West generally Preach up the Scots Interest That the Fairfax Frigot fought with three French Men of War and thrice beat off the Assailants who had boarded her and came safe to Plymouth but much shattered and many men killed Of the Increase of the Plague in Shrewsbury That M. G. Desborough visited Taunton and all the Garrisons from Weymouth to Pendennis Castle and put them in a Posture of Defence That the Militia of the Isle of Wight unanimously declared to ingage against the King and against all Scots and French Of the Rendezvous of the Army with loud acclamations of Joy and Love to their General and to one another That they were all drawn into Battalia and marched 2 or 300 paces then were discharged and went to their Quarters and the General to Berwick That his Trumpet returned from Scotland with a Letter from that Parliament directed To L. G. Cromwel Commander in chief of the Army marching into Scotland Purporting that they had received his Letter and would suddenly send an Answer by a Messenger of their own 27 A Captain Lieutenant by sentence of the Court Marshal was cashiered at the Head of the Regiment for Drunkenness Letters that the Scots were all gone with their Goods towards Edenburgh by Command of the States of Scotland upon pain of being Sequestred and declared Enemies if they did not remove so that for the most part all the men were gone But the Wives stayed behind and some of them did bake and brew to provide Bread and Drink for the English Army That those imployed by the State of Scotland upon the Borders tell the People That the English Army intends to put all Men to the Sword and to thrust hot Irons through the Woments Breasts which much terrifyed them till the General his Proclamations were published among them That the Scots did forbear coming to the Market at Berwick 29 A Trumpeter came from Scotland to the English Army with a Declaration in Answer to the Parliaments and Armies Declarations which in effect was a Defyance That upon the Armies entring of Scotland the Scots fired their Beacons A Dragooner was sentenced by the Court Marshal to be bored through the Tongue with a hot Iron for Blaspheaming the Name of God in a drunken humour The General published a Proclamation through the Army reciting that several Souldiers had stragled from their Colours and inforced Victuals from the Scots without paying for them and frighted some of the People from their Habitations He commands all Officers and Souldiers of his Army That none do go without leave to straggle half a Mile from their Quarters on pain of Death Letters that the King of Portugal sent to the Parliament General at Sea for a Treaty but in the mean time exercised great Cruelty towards the English Merchants and published a Proclamation That none should conceal an English Man on pain of Death That Sir John Culpepper arrived in Russia Ambassador for the King about the English Trade and that the Emperour and his Councel ordered Banishment for the Merchants prohibiting them trade for the future and granted to the Ambassador 50000 l. in rich Commodities to be imployed for the King That the Prince of Orange had blocked up the chief Passages to Amsterdam and pretended Treason in some Burgomasters as endeavouring to dissolve the Union They afterwards payed a considerable Summe of Money and so that business was concluded 30 Order of the Parliament to lay aside all private business for a Fortnight and no matter to be in debate but for Money and other publick Affairs Several Persons added to the Bill for sale of Delinquents Estates Divers Pardons passed of Course upon Certificates of the Judges of Assize Letters of the Decrease of the Plague in Ireland That Inchequins Recruits of new layed Men were about 3000 and that the Lord Deputy was gone out to fight them That C. Ingoldsby with three Troops of Horse charged 3000 Horse and Foot of the Irish routed and killed 900 of them near Lymerick That there is abundance of Corn upon the Ground a Sheep good and fat at the Price of 6 s. and a Cow for 20 s. That the Governour of Carlowe sent to the Lord Deputy to desire a Treaty for Surrender of the Town That the L. G. at the Rendezvous made a Speech at the Head of the Army declaring the grounds of the present expedition and something in relation to his coming over from Ireland and the Providence that had designed the Command to him and exhorted the Souldiers to go on faithfully and resolutely and not to doubt of the Blessing of God upon their Vndertakings and present Service That the Souldiers entertained his Speech with great Acclamations and Orders being given for the Army to March they went on Shouting as they entred Scotland That the General rode through a great Town of Scotland and there was not a man to be found in it only two poor Women because of the command of Estates of Scotland 31 Letters that upon the Parliaments Army entring Scotland they fired their Beacons and carryed away all Provisions so that the Enemy
own Countrey yet will not fight the English Army That in those parts where the Army marched was the greatest plenty of Corn that they ever saw and not one fallow Field and now extreamly trodden down and wasted and the Souldiers inforced to give the Wheat to their Horses That the Scots desired another conference with some Officers of the English Army to which the General consented but nothing came of it That the Scots Army drew out upon a March the English Army drew out to attend them but could not ingage them by reason of a Bogg and great ditch between the two Armies only they discharged their great Guns at one another by which 21 of the English were killed and wounded but more of the Scots who would not come into any other ground to ingage and the Army stood all night in Battalia and the next day went back to their Camp in Peâ—cland Hills That being informed the Scots had sent out a Party to take in Muscleborough and the Places for landing the Provisions that came to the Army by Sea Cromwel gave Orders for the Army to march which they did in a most tempestuous night and to fight for their Victuals but by reason of the Storm and darkness the General stayed their March till the next morning when they got quietly to Muscleborough but the Enemy got what they had left on Pencland Hills That the Parliament lost 6 men and 28 were wounded That whole Files of the Scots Army were taken away by the great Shot and from the Ships they played upon the Scots Army as they marched and did Execution 7 Letters from Cromwel to the Speaker and to the Councel of State of a great Victory against the Scots at Dunbarre the particulars were not then certifyed but left to the relation of the Messenger who was an eye witness of the Action Who made his narrative to this effect My Lord General having a long while stayed with the Army on the West side of Edenburgh and could no way Ingage the Enemy to fight on Saturday August 31st marched with the Army to Haddington and on Sunday to Dunbarre the Enemy hereupon drew out after us and marched within distance in the Rear The General on Sunday drew out the Army in the Field near Dunbarre and the Enemy Flankt us upon the Hills on the right hand where they lay all night we could not without great disadvantage go up the Hills to ingage them nor would they come down to ingage us Their whole Army consisted of 28 Regiments of Foot which altogether with their Horse and Dragoons as themselves said were 27000 ours about 12000. On Munday the Enemy drew down part of their Army and their Train towards the foot of the Hill ours stood in Battalia in the Field all the Day a great ditch was between both Armies of great disadvantage to those who should first attempt to pass it That night our Army marched as close to the ditch as possibly they could and had our Field Pieces placed in every Regiment We drew out before day that morning a Brigade of three Regiments of Horse and two Regiments of Foot towards a Pass that is upon the road way between Dunbar and Berwick by which we might with more ease pass over to their Army and there gave the Enemy a hot allarm The dispute lasted about an hour at last our men gained the ground and possessed the Pass Then the Enemies Horse being most Lanciers coming down the hill charged strongly ours receiving them as gallantly And the Foot of that Brigade coming up charged them so to purpose that they put them suddenly to the rout by this time it was between 5 and 6 in the morning Their Foot seeing the rout and the flying of their Horse threw down their Arms and run away their left wing of Horse also fled ours had the pursuit of them beyond Haddington We killed on the place and in the Pursuit above 4000 and 10000 Prisoners taken among them the L. Liberton Lt. G. Sir Ja. Lundsden Collonel Sir William Douglas the L. Grandison Sir Jo. Brown C. Gourdon 12 Lieutenant Collonels 6 Majors 37 Captains 75 Lieutenants 17 Cornets 2 Quartermasters 110 Ensigns 15 Serjeants 200 Horse and Foot Colours 32 Pieces of Ordnance small and great and leather Guns all their Arms Ammunition Tents Bag and Baggage We lost not 40 men in the whole Ingagement and not one Officer but M. Rookesby since dead of his Wounds C. Whaley had his Horse shot under him himself slightly wounded and Captain Lloyd wounded The Councel of State ordered the Narrative made by the L. G. his Messenger to be read in all Churches in London to morrow being the Lords day and Thanks to be returned for this great Victory 9 Letters that at the Battle of Dunbarre 15000 were killed and taken That the General sent home upon their Paroles 5000 of the Prisoners being wounded old men and boys the Men house-keepers forced out of their Houses to take Arms and 2100 of them dyed by the way the other 5000 were sent Prisoners to Berwick and so to Newcastle That the M. G. marched to Haddington and the G. stayed behind with two Regiments to order affairs at Dunbar and so was to march to Edenburgh or Leith from whence the Enemy had drawn all their Forces and marched to Sterling and St. Johns Town where the King was That G. Leuen hasâ—ed to Edenburgh and after Lt. G. Sir David Lesly who mustered his Horse to 1300. Letters from C. Blake and C. Pophan of Prince Ruperts endeavour to get out of the Harbour but would not fight with the Parliaments Ships but struck in again That they sent home 9 English Ships which they had stayed going to Brazill from Lisbon and six French Ships which they had taken That Captain Lawson with the Fairfax came up with twenty French Ships and took three of them 10 Letters from the General to the Parliament of the particulars of the Battle of Dunbar and an account of the whole march into Scotland and of all Passages with the Scots That the Scots Ministers pressed their Army to interpose between the English in the March and to fight them but the Officer's of their Army were against it and advised to make rather a Bridge of Gold for them to pass home But the Ministers carryed it to fight That they expressed great insolency and contempt of the English Army to divers of the Prisoners of the English whom they had taken as was reported afterwards to the Lord General The Parliament gave rewards to the Messengers of this good news Ordered that the Colours which were taken from Hamilton at the Battles of Preston and Dunbarre should be hanged up in Westminster-Hall and that Medals of Gold and Silver should be given to the Souldiery in remembrance of Gods Mercy and of their Valour and Victory Letters that Cromwel was possest of Leith and Edenburgh except the Castle That the King
though not in name That the Ministers about Exon and Taunton refused to observe the Thanksgiving-Day for the Victory in Scotland 12 Letters Of great Vollies of small Shot and great Shot from South-Sea-Castle and the Ships in the Road upon the Thanksgiving-Day for the Victory in Scotland and of much kindness between the Civil and Military Officers 14 Letters that a Party of the Army surprized one of the Out Guards of Edenburgh Castle and the Enemy fled into the Castle leaving 300 Muskets behind them That the next day upon a Search in Edenburgh they found a good Quantity of Arms and Ammunition That the â—eneral went on with his mining and approaches to the Castle which was well stored with Provisions and Ammunitions and had of late been very lavish of their Powder to little purpose That they took some Boats and one Ship of the Scots That two Ships were come with Cheese for their Supply and 1000 of the Sick and wounded Souldiers were come back to Leith That divers of the Scots come to hear the Ministers of the Army and seem to be much converted by them and offer to be imployed by the General That their King is discontented at the late carriage of their Clergy who preached at their Fast That their late overthrow was their too much complying with the King That he sent to Orkney to have Ships ready there for his going away if he should find cause to depart Scotland That a Frigot of the Parliaments called the Liberty with 50 brass Guns was cast away by carrying too much Sail upon the Sands betwixt Harwich and Yarmouth Road. 15 An Act passed for Sale of the Mannors of Rectories and Glebelands late belonging to the Archbishops Bishops Deans and Chapters Letters that 10 of the Parliaments Ships about five Leagues off the shore of Lisbon met with 23 of the Portugese Brazile Fleet burnt three of them and as is supposed took 11 of them with 8000 Chests of Sugar and other rich Goods in them and the rest being smaller Ships in the fight got into Lisbon That the King of Portugal hearing of this came down in Person and caused Prince Rupert and his Fleet being eighteen in all to go out to regain the Brazile Ships which they did but the Parliaments Fleet were drawn off That the Duke of York was come to the Hague 16 Letters of the refractoriness of Ministets in several places and their refusing to observe the day of Thanksgiving for the Victory of Scotland 17 Letters of the breaking out of the Plague at Barnstable Letters of great difference between the Kirk and the King And that the Lords side with the King and divers Commanders with the Kirk who proceed to purge the Kings Houshold That the Earl of Cleveland was to depart Scotland for refusing to take the Covenant That most of the Cavaliers went to Holland being the place of their refuge and greatest security which they most hated before That none are allowed a Residence in Scotland but the Duke of Bucks the L. Newburgh and Sir James Levinston 18 Letters that three strong Castles near Limerick were surrendred to Sir Hardress Waller upon Quarter and taken in to prevent Interruption to the Armies besieging Lymerick and then he sate down again before the City That the Dragon Frigot sunk a great Ship of the Enemies near Lymerick loaden with treasure and took another loaden with Hides and tallow worth 3000 l. That the Sickness increased again at Cork and other places That C. Hewson marched out of Dublin with a strong Party and the Lord Deputy was gone before Lymerick That the Plague increased in Shrewstury That the Fairfax and other Frigots came into Pendennis Harbour hearing that there was an insurrection in those parts but found it otherwise and returned to Sea That the Minister and Major of Northampton refused to observe the Thanksgiving day saying It was a sin to do it That the Roman-Catholick and the Royal Presbyterian were both built upon one politick foundation supported with one private Interest 19 Letters that the Parliaments Fleet were in pursuit of Prince Ruperts Fleet. That the Governours of the Castles near Lymerick lately taken in by Sir Hardress Waller were the chief Actors in the ruine of his Estate Letters that the King is gone away from St. Johns Town but the Kirk sent after him and brought him back again That all their Forces except 500 were removed from Sterling to St. Johns Town That the General and Officers were often in Prayer together That the Governour of Edenburgh Castle was very high and the Clergy with him very desperate That the Ceneral went on with his Mining That the Scots Army are full of Factions one are those whom the Scots laboured to remove out of the Army as Sectaries another Faction is the Old Malignants who would be revenged for the death of Montross and other Malignants others are against the Kirk others are the New Malignants That David Leslys men plunder ravish and kill the Country People and put to death some of them for refusing to serve in the Army 22 An Act passed concerning Corn and Meal An Additional Act passed for the more speedy effecting the Sale of the Mannors of Rectories Gleablands c. Referred to the Lord Major and the Militia of London c. to return the names of such Ministers as refused to observe the Thanksgiving day for the Victory in Scotland Order for the several Committees to tender the Ingagement to the Inhabitants of several Parishes and to return the names of the Subscribers to the Lords Commissioners of the great Seal The like for Stewards of Leets The like for the Lord Major and Militia of London in every Parish to return the Subscribers to the Lords Commissioners Referred to the Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal to call before them all the Judges and to take order with them That none of the Army now in Scotland receive any prejudice in any cause wherein they may be concerned during the next Term and their absence in Scotland Referred to the Councel of State to regulate the several Militias for the best ease and â—afty of the Nation Order touching the Proceedings at Law and how to regulate them with most ease and delay to the People Divers City Regiments and of Middlesex of the trained Bands under M. G. Harrison C. Tichborn and C. Barksted and others to the number of 8000 mustered in Hide Park where the Speaker and Members of Parliament met them and were received with great Shouts and Vollies of great and small Shot 23 Letters that Captain Mildmay took the Roe-buck one of the revolted Ships with 55 men in her That the Ministers about Plymouth pray and preach against the prosperous Successes of the Parliament 24 Letters that the Army with ten days Provision was marched Westward towards Glascow That the King being brought back from his intended Journey Northwards by a Troop of Horse was guarded
bring in the Enemy thereabouts to the Parliament of England Whereupon the Forces removed and a Cornet of Collonel Okey coming to his Regiment with a small Party was set upon by many Moss-Troopers who gave seven of them quarter yet afterwards killed them in cold Blood and only the Cornet and four more scaped That Collonel Heane was shipping with his Men at Weymouth for the design of Jersey 18. Letters That Captain Benboe was shot to death at Shrewsbury according to the Sentence of the Court-Martial and that the Earl of Derby was beheaded at Bolton the same day That Captain Duckinfield with his Men were shipped for the Isle of Man 20. Letters of the Particulars of the Earl of Derbies Death who carried himself with stoutness and Christian-like temper 21. Letters came from Holland That the Scots King was landed there with the Duke of Buck's and the Lord Wilmot and others in Sea-mens Cloaths and that upon the news thereof the Princess Royal and many with her went to Scheveling where they met the King That an English Man of War meeting with some Dutch Fishermen demanded of them the Tenth Herring as an acknowledgement of the Sovereignty of England in those Seas but the Dutch denying it they fell from words to blows and the Dutch shooting first at the English the English Man of War sunk one of their Ships and all their Men were lost Others relate That the Quarrel began upon the English Man of War requiring the Dutch-men to strike Sail to him according to the usage and they refusing it he sunk one of them Of the dispersing of Dungans Forces by Collonel Reynolds and his recovery of some Castles and joyning with Collonel Zanchey That Fitz-Patrick stormed Castle-Jorne and took 30 of the Parliaments Soldiers and ingaged Collonel Hewsons Troop took 25 and killed 27 of them That the Irish are numerous and desperate That Two Congregational Churches were gathered in Dublin 22. Debate upon the Bills for a New Representative and on a Bill for propagation of the Gospel and ordered that they be considered de die in diem till ended Letters of Forces shipped from Chester against the Isle of Man being 3000 Men and between 30 and 40 Sail. Mr. John Sayer condemned by a Court-Marshal at Chester to be hanged for Treason but upon his Penitence was reprieved That Collonel Venables rose from the Siege of Dundalke in Cavan That the Irish attempted Bellinger but were beaten off with the loss of 40 of their Men and divers of their Officers and Soldiers wounded 23. Letters of some Endeavours for new Levies in Scotland 24. The Thanksgiving-day observed solemnly Letters That the Scots are ready to embrace what the Parliament of England shall require of them That divers Ministers confer at Edenburgh and are permitted That Argyle and Huntley are raising Forces yet have none in a Body but a few stragling Highlanders That an English Soldier for lying with a Scots Woman was by Sentence of the Court-Marshal together with the Woman whipped through Edenburgh and a Scotch Laâ—s that held the Candle to them in the Action lighted them all the way and was duck'd with them That Augustine the Moss-Trooper took an English Sutler and 60 l. in Money at Monrosse That Argyle sent a Trumpet to Sterling to desire a Treaty and that the Scots generally desired to be governed by the English That the Lord Chef-Justice St. John Sir Henry Vane jun ' Major-General Lambert Major-General Deane Lieutenant-General Monk Collonel Fenwicke Alderman Tichburne and Major Sallowey were appointed Commissioners for the Affairs of Scotland and being there it was hoped they would soon settle the Civil Affairs there 25. Letters That many of the Scotch Prisoners and others at Shrewsbury were dead of a Contagious Feaver That there was no certainty of the King of Scots Arrival in Holland and that upon the Rumor of it the States propounded to pass a Decree That no forreign Prince or Noble-man should come into their Dominions without their Privity That Meen heere Scape and Meen heer Parre were nominated Ambassadors for England 27. Letters That the King of Scots was arrived in France and got to Paris met by the way and conducted thither by the Duke of Orleans and visited by the Queen his Mother and divers of the great Lords That he told them his Adventures after the Battle of Worcester to this effect That about Six a Clock in the Evening his Army being in all likelihood beaten he quitted Worcester with a Party of Horse and marched towards Lancashire being fearful of being pursued and lest some of the Scots Officers should deliver him up he with the Lord Wilmot quitted their Horses and sent the Party of Horse upon their March That he and the Lord Wilmot betook themselves the second days march from Worcester into a Tree where they remained until night and then marched on foot that night That the third day they took Sanctuary in a Wood and night approaching marched on foot towards Lancashire where they were received by a Lady who furnished them with Cloaths for a disguise and cut off their Hair very short Having reposed two or three days the Lady resolved to endeavour to ship them out of England to which purpose she riding behind the King and Wilmot as another Servant by they went to Bristol But finding a narrow and hot Inquiry there they went to London where they stayed three Weeks and the King went up and down in London in a Gentlewomans Habit and at Westminster-Hall he saw the States Arms and the Scots Colours That the Lord Wilmot procured a Merchant to hire a Ship of 40 Tuns to transport them which cost them 120 l. but as soon as the Lord Wilmot was entred the Bark and the King as his Servant the Master of the Vessel came to him and told him That he knew the King and in case it should be known he could expect no mercy which Saying troubled them But at length what with Money and Promises they Prevailed and so set Sail for Haver de gras and there landed and from thence went to Rohan where they were cloathed and wrote from thence to Paris That this Arrival of the King stopped the French King from sending Ambassadors for England That the King sent for the Lords Inchequin Taffe and Ormond That the Lord Taffe had treated with the Duke of Lorrein for his undertaking the Business of Ireland That divers Prisoners presented a Petition to the Lord General reciting That the Law was the Badge of the Norman Bondage and that Prisons were Sanctuaries to Rich Men Prisoners and Tortures to the Poorer sort who were not able to fee Lawyers and Goalers They pray the General into whose Hands the Sword is put to free them from oppression and slavery and to restore the Nations fundamental Laws and Liberties and to gain a new Representative and that the Poor may have Justice and Arrests
to Ayre were received of the Garrison of the Castle of Arran upon conditions That Ships were come to Leith with Provisions and horse meat A Petition of the Eastland Merchants residing at Dantzicke submitting and commending the late Act of Navigation which they do pray may be observed and remedy of abuses in their Trade Votes That all Wools brought into England shall be Excise-free That an Act be brought in to prevent the Exportation of Scotch Wools Woolfells or Leather Referred to the Councel of State to consider and prepare an Act touching the Adventurers for Ireland and the qualifications touching Ireland formerly read in Parliament and that they be impowred to transport such of the Irish as they shall think fit into Forrein parts and about Transplanting of the Irish from one part of the Nation to another And to consider of Satisfaction to such Officers and Soldiers as shall be disbanded in Ireland Letters of the Surrender of Galloway to the Parliaments Forces with a Copy of the Articles and several Letters between the Parliaments Commissioners and Sir Charles Coot in Ireland about that Business referred to the Councel of State Vote That the Committee for the Universities and the Committee of Indemnity do sit no more and the House appointed a day to consider of filling the House with new Members 23. Letters That the Isle of Arran in Scotland and Duke Hamiltons House the Castle there was upon Summons Surrendred to the Parliaments Forces the Island is 8 miles over and 24 miles in Length and those in the Castle told the Commander of the Parliaments Forces that if they could have kept the Castle against him they would not have Surrendred it but being they could not defend it that he and his Soldiers were welcome to it That the Inhabitants shewed much distast to Argyle but the Civil Carriage of the Parliaments Soldiers did much ingage them 24. Letters of several Ships come into Leith Road loaden with Hay and others with Merchandize That the Ship which brought the Money for the Army lost her â—udder at Yarmouth Road and so was hindered of her Voyage That Argyle was preparing of Forces and yet gave good words to the English Commissioners That great depredations were committed by the Highlanders That the Chancellour sought to come in and the Ministers in the West were busie in designing against England That Sir George Ascue had taken in the Barbadoes the Letters from him with the Articles read in Parliament and the Messenger had 100 l. given him by the House Debate upon Regulating of the prizes of Wine 26. Letters That Sir George Ascue landed but 200 at first under Captain Morris who beat up one of the Enemies Quarters and took from them a little Fort with 4 Guns which they spiked up without any Loss That the Virginia-Fleet came in thither but very weak and their Men sick yet Sir George took the advantage of the appearance of that Fleet and sent a new Summons to the Lord Willoughby But he refusing to submit Sir George modelled 400 into a Regiment and landed them at night and were gallantly received by the Lord Willoughbyes men but being night they thought the Assaylants more than they were and the Seamen with great Shouts running upon the Enemy they were so amazed that after a short dispute they all ran away Leaving a place where in a manner they were intrenched and 4 great Guns That this party thus routed were 1200 Foot and a Troop of Horse and Sir George lost but 7 or 8 men whereof one was Lieutenant-Collonel Allen of the Enemy were 100 Slain and 80 Prisoners The success was nothing towards the gaining of the whole Island the Enemy having then about 5000 Horse and Foot in Arms. That the Virginia-Fleet after 7 days went away and then Sir George upon Information of Collonels Muddifords interests in the Island and Affections to the Parliament Sir George sent to him and his Friends by giving them honourable Conditions and he joined with Sir George and made up 2000 Foot and 100 Horse That the People came in hourly to Sir George who went on Shoar to Collonel Muddiford and his Company and gave them full satisfaction of his Commission and the Parliaments intentions whereupon they engaged to live and dye with the Parliament That the Lord Willoughby understanding this marched up to them with all the Force he could make and one of Sir George his great Guns Shot in at the Door where the Lord Willoughby and his Councel of War were and carried away the Sentinels head That this night the Enemy marched 2 Miles from Sir George his men who had many designs but were hindred by the Rains for 3 or 4 daies together and before they could March the Lord Willoughby sent for a Treaty and in regard his strength was much the greater and to avoid the destruction of that goodly Island which was already much wasted Sir George sent his Commissioners to meet with the Lord Willoughbys Commissioners and they agreed upon Articles and it was surrendred to the Parliament The truth was that the Lord Willoughby was forced to this surrender knowing that his men would not stand to him but dayly did desert him and most of the Islanders took in with C. Muddiford against my Lord. Letters that the Frigot with the Mony was safely arrived at Leith narrowly escaping the Sands on which she struck six times upon the Coast of Yarmouth but was delivered by the breaking of her Rudder That Argyle and his Clans agreed to oppose the Parliament of England and that he had gotten 10000 Arms. That the Kirk began to piece again but the People were inclinable to the Union 27. Votes touching the payment of Debts upon publick Faith Referred to a Committee to consider how the Poor may be set to work and relieved and not suffered to beg and to review all the Acts touching the Poor and report the defects of them and to receive Proposals for the City of London or others touching the Poor An Act passed for the further ease and relief of poor Prisoners for Debt Letters That the Scots King was ingaged in mediating a Peace between the King of France and the Princes wherein he alledged his own condition and that of his Father and the King of France thanked him for his good Intentions and desired him to make the like Proposals to the Princes Which the Scots King did but the King of France refused to put away the Cardinal who offered to go away rather than to be a cause of continuing the miseries of France that the Princes doubled their Guards and the People were enraged against Cardinal Mazarini 29. Letters of the reducing of the Barbadoes to the same effect as before The Revolt of Collonel Muddiford and Letters from my Lady Willoughby to my Lord her Husband that the Kings Forces were defeated at Worcester and of the condition of the Affairs in England with her advice
your Excellency and particular Sollicitations of Forreign Ministers are made to you only So that I apprehend indeed less Envy and Danger and Pomp but not less power and real opportunities of doing good in your being General than would be if you had Assumed the Title of King Cromwell I have heard some of your Profession observe that he who is actually King whether by Election or by descent yet being once King all Asts done by him as King are lawful and justifiable as by any King who hath the Crown by Inheritance from his Fore-Fathers and that by an Act of Parliament in H. 7. time It is safer for those who act under a King be his Title what it will than for those who act under any other power And surely the power of a King is so great and high and so universally understood and reverenced by the People of this Nation that the Title of it might not only Indemnifie in a great Measure those that Act under it But likewise be of great use and advantage in such times as these to curb the Insolencies of those whom the present powers cannot Controul or at least are the persons themselves who are thus insolent Whitelock I agree in the general what you are pleased to observe as to this Title of King but whether for your Excellency to take this Title upon you as things now are will be for the good and advantage either of your self and Friends or of the Common-wealth I do very much doubt notwithstanding that Act of Parliament 11 H. 7. which will be little regarded or observed to us by our Enemies if they should come to get the upper hand of us Cromwel What do you apprehend would be the danger of taking this Title Whitelock The danger I think would be this one of the main points of Controversie betwixt us and our Adversaries is whether the Government of this Nation shall be established in Monarchy or in a Free State or Common-wealth and most of our Friends have engaged with us upon the hopes of having the Government setled in a Free-State and to effect that have undergone all their hazards and difficulties They being persuaded though I think much mistaken that under the Government of a Common-wealth they shall enjoy more Liberty and Right both as to their Spiritual and Civil concernments than they shall under Monarchy the pressures and dislike whereof are so fresh in their Memories and Sufferings Now if your Excellency shall take upon you the Title of King this State of your Cause will be thereby wholly determined and Monarchy established in your Person and the question will be no more whether our Government shall be by a Monarch or by a Free-State but whether Cromwell or Stuart shall be our King and Monarch And that question wherein before so great parties of the Nation were ingaged and which was Vniversal will by this means become in Effect a private Controversie only before it was National What kind of Government we should have now it will become particular Who shall be our Governour whether of the Family of the Stuarts or of the Family of the Cromwells Thus the State of our Controversie being totally changed all those who were for a Common-wealth and they are a very great and considerable Party having their hopes therein frustrate will desert you your hands will be weakned your Interest streightned and your Cause in apparent danger to be ruined Cromwell I confess you speak reason in this but what other thing can you propound that may obviate the present dangers and difficulties wherein we are all Ingaged Whitelock It will be the greatest difficulty to find out such an Expedient I have had many things in my private thoughts upon this Business some of which perhaps are not fit or safe for me to Communicate Cromwel I pray my Lord what are they you may trust me with them there shall no prejudice come to you by any private discourse betwixt us I shall never betray my Friend you may be as free with me as with your own Heart and shall never suffer by it Whitelock I make no scruple to put my Life and Fortune in your Excellencies hand and so I shall if I impart these Fancies to you which are weak and perhaps may prove offensive to your Excellency therefore my best way will be to smother them Cromwell Nay I prethee my Lord Whitelock let me know them be they what they will they cannot be offensive to me but I shall take it kindly from you Therefore I pray do not conceal those thoughts of yours from your faithful Friend Whitelock Your Excellency honours me with a Title far above me and since you are pleased to command it I shall discover to you my thoughts herein and humbly desire you not to take in ill part what I shal say to you Cromwell Indeed I shall not but I shall take it as I said very kindly from you Whitelock Give me leave then first to consider your Excellencies condition You are environed with secret Enemies upon your subduing of the publâ—ck Enemy the Officers of your Army account themselves all Victors and to have had an equal share in the Conquest with you The Success which God hath given us hath not a little elated their minds and many of them are busie and of Turbulent Spirits and are not without their designs how they may dismount your Excellency and some of themselves get up into the Saddle how they may bring you down and set up themselves They want not Counsel and Incouragement herein it may be from some Members of the Parliament who may be jealous of your power and greatness lest you should grow too high for them and in time over-master them and they will Plot to bring you down first or to Clip your Wings Cromwell I thank you that you so fully consider my Condition it is a Testimony of your love to me and care of me and you have rightly considered it and I may say without vanity that in my condition yours is involved and all our Friends and those that Plot my ruine will hardly bear your continuance in any Condition worthy of you Besides this the Cause it self may possibly receive some disadvantage by the struglings and contentions among our Selves But what Sir are your thoughts for prevention of those Mischiefs that hang over our Heads Whitelock Pardon me Sir in the next place a little to consider the Condition of the King of Scots This Prince being now by your Valour and the Success which God hath given to the Parliament and to the Army under your Command reduced to a very low Condition both he and all about him cannot but be very inclinable to harken to any Terms whereby their lost hopes may be revived of his being restored to the Crown and they to their Fortunes and Native Countrey By a private Treaty with him you may secure your self and your Friends and their Fortunes you may make your self and your
in the mouth of the Elbe to search and examine all Ships bound for England April 1653. 1. Letters from Ireland of several Irish Transplanted by agreement That Major Wallis and Captain Nelson ingaged a Party of the Irish at great disadvantage yet routed them and killed above 50 of them and 3 of their Captains dead upon the place Of differences amongst the Remonstrators in Scotland wherein the Lord Wareston was very active to justifie their proceedings and that all they did was well 2. Of mischiefs done upon the English Traders by some of the Dutch and French Pickeroons and Free-booters 4. Of a Holland Free-booter taken Letters That when Captain Appleton was taken by the Dutch in the Streights he privately commanded the Gunner to blow up the Ship but he and the Gunner were laid hold on by the Company suspecting some such thing and by force hindred from doing it and the Captain was taken Prisoner by the Dutch That the Dutch set the English Marriners whom they had taken on shore but kept the Captains Prisoners 5. Ordered by the House that a certain number of Ministers and others be appointed to sit in every County to examine Judge and approve all such Persons as shall be called to preach the Gospel The Fine set upon the Lord Howard remitted and Sir John Gell pardoned Order for the Garrison and Castle of Bristol to be dismantled A publick Minister came from Sweedland and an other from Switzerland 6. Upon discourse with Cromwell he was found still in distast with the Parliament and hastening their dissolution 7. Some meetings and proposals were made for a Treaty of Peace with the Dutch but little hopes to effect it 8. An Act passed for probate of Wills and granting Administrations A Fleet of Colliers with a Convoy of Ten Men of War put into Scarborough for fear of a Dutch Fleet descryed at Sea and sent word thereof to the 3 Generals at Portsmouth whereupon Vice-Admiral Pen with 40 Men of War went Northward for their assistance 10. Letters of 300 Sail of Colliers with their Convoy which put in at Scarborough for fafety from the Dutch were sired upon by the Dutch but defended by the Castle and the Dutch Fleet went off again Some Irish Commanders made an agreement with Commissary General Reynolds to lay down their Arms and be Transported to Spain or any other place in amity with England with an exception of those who were guilty of any Massacre Murder or Robbery and their Priests not to execute their Function in the English Quarters 11. That some of the Irish Rebels having a design to possess and fortifie Durs Island were prevented by the English 12. Kept a day of Thanksgiving A Proclamation at the Hague that whosoever shall discover the Author of a Scandalous Pamphlet called Rotterdams discourse between a Merchant and a Citizen and a States-man shall have 500 Gilders and he that discovers the Printer to have 250 Gilders The States gave to Van Trump a Gold Chain to the value of 2000 Gilders and to Everson and Ruiter to each 1500 Gilders and other gratuities to other of their Commanders of that Faction Of English Vessels taken by the Dutch Capers That the Assembly and Remonstrating party in Scotland do not only swell into high words but end in blows to the scandal of some of their Party 13. Divers Scots pressed and sent into England to serve in the Fleet. That Captain Edwards with a small man of War of 6 Guns brought in a prize of 200 Tun richly laden 14. Of several Prizes taken 15. That the parts about Scilly are much infested with Free-booters French Dutch and Irish That one Crichtoun at Edenburgh before the Justices confessed that he was a Jesuite and had said Mass in several places in that Nation Justified his own opinion and declared a readiness to suffer what should be inflicted upon him affirming that the worst measure he could receive from them would tend most to his advantage Of strange Fishes taken in the Harbour at Soals Bay of 10 or 11 Foot in Length and none of the like sort seen before Of the Coast near Jersey much infested by the Pickeroons pretending Commissions from the Scots King That divers of Prince Rupert's Men stole away from him and came to England Of the Fleet of Colliers arrived The Parliament gave moneys to divers Widows whose Husbands were Slain in the late Sea-Fight Order for Hampton-Court and the 3 Parks there to be kept from Sale 16. Order for a Seal for the probate of Wills and granting Letters of Administration 18. 600 l. in Gold was taken on board the Pacquet-boat going for Calais That 7 Dutch Captains were imprisoned at the Hague for not doing their Duty in the late Ingagement with the English at Sea that they were to be tryed by Van Trump and 11 more Sea Officers The Lord Applebone Resident for the Crown of Sweeden had audience of the States and offered a mediation of Peace betwixt them and England as the Lord Lagerfield had done to the Parliament That there was a Mutiny in De Witts Ship but appeased again 19. That the Queen of Sweeden had 50 stout Ships Men of War at Sea 20. Yesterday there having been a great meeting at Cromwells Lodgings in Whitehall of Parliament Men and several Officers of the Army sent to by Cromwell to be there a large discourse and debate having been amongst them touching some expedient to be found out for the present carrying on of the Government of the Common-wealth and putting a period to this present Parliament It was offered by divers as a most dangerous thing to dissolve the present Parliament and to set up any other Government and that it would neither be warrantable in conscience or wisdom so to do yet none of them expressed themselves so freely to that purpose as Sir Tho. Widdrington and Whitelock then did Of the other opinion as to putting a period forthwith to this Parliament St. John was one of the chief and many more with him and generally all the Officers of the Army who stuck close in this likewise to their General And the better to make way for themselves and their ambitious design of advancing them to the Civil Government as well as they were in the Military power They and their Party declared their opinions that it was necessary the same should be done one way or other and the Members of Parliament not permitted to prolong their own power At which expression Cromwell seemed to reprove some of them and this conference lasted till late at Night when Widdrington and Whitelock went home weary and troubled to see the indiscretion and ingratitude of those Men and the way they designed to ruine themselves Therefore these came early again this morning according to appointment to Cromwell's Lodging where there were but few Parliament Men and a few Officers of the Army A point was again stirred
Wright Cromwel and the Councel of State ordered the continuance of the powers of the Commissioners of Indemnity 6. The new Supream authority met in the Parliament house and resolved to take the name of Parliament then they appointed a day of Prayer in the House 7. The Highlanders had a rendezvous but few of them appeared the aid they expected from the Dutch failing them The Warwick Frigot exchanged a broad side with a Dutch Man of War who thereupon got away from her Divers French Pickeroons infested the coast of Jersey The King of France proclaimed down his mony a penny in a Lewis to the prejudice of Jersey where there is little other mony 8. An East India Merchants Ship was encountred near Falmouth by 2 Dutch Free-booters who left the English Ship after some shot exchanged between them and two English Men slain The Orange Party gathered heart in Holland and carried on their design to make the young Prince their Captain General as his Father was 9. The People in the United Provinces were full of discontent by reason of the War with England and apt to fall into Sedition The English Fleet still continued plying before their Harbours 11. The Parliament kept a day of Humiliation and Prayer in the House The Highlanders had a Rendezvous and fell upon some of the English Forces what the issue thereof was the newes was not come 12. The Serjeant at Armes Birckhead attended the Speaker of this Parliament with the Mace in like manner as he had attended former Speakers 13. The Parliament passed a Declaration to stir up the Godly of the Nation to seek God for a blessing upon their proceedings They debated the business of Tithes Leiutenant Collonel Lilburn was Arraigned at the Sessions in the Old-Bayly upon the late Act for his Banishment A Petition from Hertfordshire in the behalf of him 14. Lieutenant Collonel Lilburn was brought again to his Tryal but he urged for further time in regard that the Councel assigned him refused to appear for him onely Serjeant Maynard who was sick and he had an order for a Copy of his Indictment 15. The house debated the business about taking away of Tithes and the difficulty was to find an expedient for satisfying Improprietors therein and for providing some maintenance for the Ministry The question was put whether the question should be put that Tithes should continue till November next and it was resolved in the Negative The Judges in Causes Criminal in Scotland sat and adjudged some to be Hanged for the Murder of some Troopers of Collonel Okey's Regiment and some to be whipped for robbing Houses A mad man in Shrewsbury proclaimed King Charles 2. 16. The Towns of North Holland after the example of Enchuysen declared for the young Prince of Orange desiring that all Forces might be raised in his Name and Authority The English Fleet lay before the Texel and the Vly Some French Pickeroons infested the Coast The House debated the business concerning the Propriety of Tithes whether it was in the State or in particular persons Lieutenant-Collonel Lilburn was again brought to his Tryal but nothing done in his business 18. The Parliament appointed a Committee to consider of the Claims and Propriety of all persons interessed in Tithes The Highlanders in Scotland stole from the Lord Beclarris who was in Arms to joyn with them two of his best Horses The Dutch had 110 Men of War ready to Engage the English Fleet and to drive them off from their Coast and the Orange Party hoped that most of the Fleet would declare for the Prince and though they were beaten yet thâ—â—r Spirits were up still against the English They were high upon the right of their Fishing at Sea and to be equal Sharers with the English in the Dominion thereof and the English with them blow up their humours Tromp was going forth to draw the English from their Coasts that in the mean time their East-India Fleet might slip in which had 800 bales of Persian Silk besides many other Rich Commodities That none knew the time of their return but 6 of the East-India Company who were under an Oath of Secrecy and had power to send advice and Instructions to them for their Security The Queen of Sweden had an Army and Navy ready and the Dutch feared that She would fall upon their Confederate the King of Denmark She having claimed a Property in the Sound and demanding satisfaction for some goods of her Subjects in the English Ships seized by the King of Denmark 19. Captain Bun of an English Frigot took 3 Dutch Vessels Loaden with Corn and sent them to Lieth 20. The Parliament made several Committees 1. To consider matters touching the Law 2. Touching Prisoners and Prisons 3. For inspection into Treasuries and easing publick Charges 4. For Ireland 5. For Scotland 6. For the Army 7. For Petitions 8. To consider what shall be offered about publick Debts publick Fraud and breaches of Trust. 9. For regulating Commissions of the Peace and for making provisions for the Poor 10. For advance of Trade 11. For advancement of Learning A Commotion was at Bergen ap Zoom for the Prince of Orange A List of several Ships taken by the English from the Dutch A List of many Persons Condemned and Executed for Murder by Sentence of the High Court of Justice in Ireland 21. Collonel Cobbet with several Ships of War prepared for a design to reduce Lewis Island in Scotland to hinder the Dutch Fishing and for securing the Scotch Trade 22. The Parliament referred it to a Committee to consider of the Laws that hinder the Progress of the Gospel and for repealing of them Referred to a Committee to consider of a way for Marriages The Greyhound Frigot brought into Leith 5 Prizes taken by her near the Sound 2 Danes and 3 Dutch Busses The little Falcon brought in 3 Prizes to Leith from Norway 23. Three English Frigots took two great Merchants Ships of Zealand richly laden with fine Goods Letters from the Fleet that they were 2 Leagues off the Texel and that the Dutch were much divided in their Counsels and not ready to come out 25. The general Assembly of the Kirk being met at Edenburgh as soon as the Sermon was done and they gone to the Assembly House and entred upon their business Lieutenant-Collonel Cotterel went in to them and standing upon a Bench with a loud Voice proclaimed that no Judicatory ought to sit that had not Authority from the Parliament of England And so causing them to depart he conducted them with a Troop of Horse and a Company of Foot out at the West-gate then bidding them to close in a round Circle environing them with his Horse and Foot he blamed them for their bold meeting took in their Commissions required them not to meet three together in a Company and by 8 a Clock that Morning to quit the City and
Correspondencie with forreign Kings Princes and States and also with the Consent of the major part of the Council have the power of War and Peace VI. That the Laws shall not be altered suspended abrogated or repealed nor any new Law made nor any Tax Charge or Imposition laid upon the People but by common Consent in Parliament save only as is expressed in the Thirtieth Article VII That there shall be a Parliament summoned to meet at Westminster upon the third day of September One thousand six hundred fifty four and that successively a Parliament shall be summoned once in every third year to be accounted from the dissolution of the preceding Parliament VIII That neither the Parliament to be next summoned nor any successive Parliaments shall during the time of Five Months to be accounted from the day of their first meeting be adjourned prorogued or dissolved without their own Consent IX That as well the next as all other successive Parliaments shall be summoned and Elected in manner hereafter exprest That is to say The Persons to be chosen within England Wales the Isles of Jersey and Guernsey and the Town of Berwick upon Tweed to sit and serve in Parliament shall be and not exceed the Number of Four hundred The Persons to be chosen within Scotland to sit and serve in Parliament shall be and not exceed the number of Thirty And the Persons to be chosen to sit in Parliament for Ireland shall be and not exceed the number of Thirty X. That the Persons to be Elected to sit in Parliament from time to time for the several Counties of England Wales the Isles of Jersey and Guernsey and the Town of Berwick upon Tweed and all places within the same respectively shall be according to the Proportions and numbers hereafter exprest That is to say For the County of Bedford six viz. For the Town of Bedford one For the County of Bedford five For the County of Berks seven viz. For the Borrough of Abingdon one For the Burrough of Reading one For the County of Berks five For the County of Bucks eight viz. For the Town of Buckingham one For the Burrough of Alisbury one For the Burrough of Wiccomb one For the County of Bucks five For the County of Cambridg Isle of Ely eight viz. For the Town of Cambridg one For the University of Cambridge one For the Isle of Ely two For the County of Cambridge four For the County of Chester five viz. For the City of Chester one For the County of Chester four For the County of Cornwall twelve viz. For the Burrough of Dunishwet otherwise Launceston one For the Burrough of Truro one For the Burrough of Penryn one For the Burrough of East-low and Westlow one For the County of Cornwal eight For the County of Cumberland three viz. For the City of Carlile one For the County of Cumberland two For the County of Derby five viz. For the Town of Derby one For the County of Derby four For the County of Devon twenty viz. For the City of Exeter two For the Burrough of Plymouth two For the Burrough of Dartmouth Clifton and Harderness one For the Burough of Totness one For the Borough of Barnstable one For the Borough of Tiverton one For the Borough of Honyton one For the County of Devon eleven For the County of Dorset ten viz. For the Borough of Dorchester one For the Borough of Weymouth and Melcomb-Regis one For the Borough of Lyme-Regis one For the Town and County of Pool one For the County of Dorset six For the County of Durham three viz. For the City of Durham one For the County of Durham two For the County of York twenty two viz. For the City of York two For the Town of Kingston upon Hull one For the Borough of Beverly one For the Borough of Scarborough one For the Borrough of Richmond one For the Town of Leeds one For the Town and Parish of Hallifax one For the County of York fourteen to be chosen distinctly by the three Ridings That is to say for the West-riding six for the East-riding four for the North-riding four For the County of Essex sixteen viz. For the Borough of Maldon one For the Borough of Colchester two For the County of Essex thirteen For the County of Gloucester and County of the City of Gloucester nine viz. For the City of Gloucester two For the Borough of Tewksberry one For the Borough of Cirencester one For the County and the County of the City of Gloucester except the said City five For the County of Hereford six viz. For the City of Hereford one For the Borough of Lempster one For the County of Hereford four For the County of Hartford seven viz. For the Town of Saint Alban one For the Borough of Hartford one For the County of Hartford five For the County of Huntingdon four viz. For the Borough of Huntingdon one For the County of Huntingdon three For the County of Kent eighteen viz. For the City of Canterbury two For the City of Rochester one For the Borough of Maidstone one For the Port of Dover one For the Port of Sandwich one For the Borough of Quinborough one For the County of Kent eleven For the County of Lancaster eight viz. For the Borough of Preston in Anderness one For the Borough of Laucaster one For the Borough of Leverpool one For the Town and Parish of Manchester one For the County of Lancaster four For the County of Leycester six viz. For the Borough of Leycester two For the County of Leycester four For the County of Lincoln sixteen viz. For the City of Lincoln two For the Town of Boston one For the Borough of Grantham one For the Town of Stamford one For the Town of Great Grimsby one For the County of Lincoln ten For the County of Middlesex six viz. For the City of Westminster two For the County of Middlesex four For the City of London six For the County of Monmouth three For the County of Norfolk sixteen viz. For the City of Norwich two For the Town of Lynne Regis two For the Town of Great Yarmouth two For the County of Norfolk ten For the County of Northampton eight viz. For the City of Peterborough one For the Town of Northampton one For the County of Northampton six For the County of Nottingham six viz. For the Town of Nottingham two For the County of Nottingham four For the County of Northumberland five viz. For the Town of Newcastle upon Tyne one For the Town of Berwick one For the County of Northumberland three For the County of Oxford eight viz. For the City of Oxford one For the University of Oxford one For the Borough of Woodstock one For the County of Oxford five For the County of Rutland two For the County of Salop eight viz. For the Town of Shrewsbury two For the Borough of Bruges alias Bridgenorth one For the Borough of Ludlow one For the County of
High Puissances are also too just to give the World cause to say that you regard not your Friends but in the Moment when you have need of them and that you neglect to give them like succour as you expect from them What will all the Neighbourhood judge of such proceedings that while these Provinces are Treating in England they let it be known that at the same time they are Negotiating Alliance in France and the Treaty in England being brought near to Effect they speak no more of the Alliance of France One would expect that these two Treaties should March with an equal pace it will be seen that one is advanced and the other stands still If that of England be concluded and no mention made of that of France will it not rather be suspected that an Alliance was proposed at Paris to obtain an advantageous Peace at London But it will not fall out so these distrusts have not entred into the Council of the King the Alliance will proceed and if in the Project which the Commissioners of his Majesty have given to the Ambassadour of your High Puissances there be any thing that requires a temperament it will be done with justice and equality Since France will be free from misunderstanding with England otherwise there would be too much difference in the condition of the Contractors Your High Puissances finding your selves in full Peace with Spain and England And France being overcharged with New Troubles from England besides the War which She sustains against Spain The same justice to procure for France the accomodations with England appears clearly in the Design which your High Puissances discovered when you resolved to Treat an Alliance with France for they thereupon gave Instructions to their Ambassadors in two Cases the one of the Peace the other of the War with England desiring in the last Case that the King should Imploy his Forces for their Succour and it is Equity that you should include in the Peace him whom you would have ingaged in the War otherwise you would reap all the benefit to your selves and put all the bazards upon your Friends These Conditions are so natural and pressing that they may surmount the greatest obstacles if you shall include France in the Peace of your High Puissances with England But if you do not or be found slack â—herein it cannot be said here as in other Treaties That France would not have Peace for She demandeth it instantly It cannot bo alledged what was said to your Deputies on the behalf of the King of Denmark That that Prince did not at all appear by his Ministers France hath hers at London The English are offended with Denmark No such thing appears against France It cannot be objected that our differences are of long discussion and mingled with divers pretensions Nor that there is any great War to be determined or long Animosities to be extinguished It is not a War nor is it any hatred but these differences between us and England may rather be named Disorders in the Commerce of particular Persons and are principally upon such Matters as make Application to the Office of Friends to prevent the Mischiefs of War before they be Declared The thing then is easie of it self but much more easie in the condition you are in England is willing to have a Peace with you and without searching into the Reasons wherefore they desire it it appears sufficiently that they are willing to have it parting with so many pretentions which were put forth in the beginning it is not credible that they would loose the occasion of this Accommodation with the Provinces in the present Constitution of Affairs for this only Circumstance the including of France they would the rather have Peace with your High Puissances if they saw you streightly Vnited with France And if it should fall out otherwise it would necessarily be believed that England had higher Designs that it were joyned with Spain and that the Peace presented to the United Provinces were but a blind to disunite them from their ancient Friends and to ruine them with joynt Forces of the Spaniards when they had separated them But I have no such Opinion I esteem England to treat sincerely with your High Puissances and hope that after you have well considered this Inclusion which I demand of you in the Peace what profit it will bring how necessary for your Trade and to the Security of a reasonable Treaty among Friends just between Allies and easie to be obtained you will not lose the favourable occasion to perform one of the best Actions that hath been done since the Foundation of your State promoting a Peace to a great Kingdom doing a good Office to a powerful King and making known to all the World what they may expect from your Friendship Hereupon I shall attend the Answer of your High Puissances to make it known unto the King my Master The Ordinance published for adjourning part of Easter Term that in the mean time course might be taken for reforming the Abuses and Corruptions in the proceedings of Law A Congratulation to the Lord Protector from the Town of Newcastle Letters that Cornet Kennet with Twenty Men going to Collect an Assessment about Dumfrize were set upon by Forty of the Enemy received their Charge and then charged through the Rebells routed them killed four took six and had only four of his Party Wounded That Lieutenant Hickman with another party fell upon Sixty of the Enemy took six and about twenty Horse That another Party under Cornet Keys and Lieutenant Young with about forty Horse and thirty Foot fell upon a Party of the Enemy being sixty Horse and sixty Foot Routed them and Killed a Captain and twelve Souldiers took several Officers and forty Soldiers and twenty Horse and lost but one Man and another Wounded That Major Bridge took two Prisoners and six Horses which he restored to the Country from whom the Scots had taken them That Lieutenant Hickman had routed the Enemy and taken some Prisoners slew three and pursued them to the Hills 11 Letters that the Ratification of the Articles of Peace with England was Signed by most of the States 12 An Ordinance passed touching Surveyors of the High-ways Another forbidding Planting of Tobacco in England Another for the Union of Scotland with England in these words His Highness the Lord Protector of the Common-Wealth of England Scotland and Ireland c. taking into consideration how much it might conduce to the glory of God and the peace and welfare of the people in this whole Island that after all those late unhappy Wars and Differences the People of Scotland should be united with the People of England into one Commonwealth and under one Government and finding that in December one thousand six hundred fifty and one the Parliament then sitting did send Commissioners into Scotland to invite the People of that Nation unto such an happy Vnion who proceeded so far therein that
and this honourable Councel that I may obtain your Pardon 7 Letters that the Highlanders lying in Ambuscado fell upon some of Colonel Bryan's men that came from Ireland and were careless and that the Highlanders killed Eighty of them and two Lieutenants 8 Mr. Bond was sent to the three condemned Prisoners in the Tower to advise them touching the state of their Souls but they were obstinate except Mr. Fox who was penitent The Portugal Ambassador's Brother was Reprieved 10 The Portugal Ambassador's Brother endeavoured an Escape but was prevented The English Boy who was in the Murder with the Portugal Ambassador's Brother was Hanged at Tyburn Mr. Vowell was Hanged at the Meuse-gate Mr. Fox was Reprieved Mr. Gerrard was Beheaded at Tower-hill The Portugal Ambassador's Brother was conveyed from Newgate to Tower-hill in a Coach and six Horses in mourning with divers of his Brothers Retinue with him On the Scaffold he spake something to those that understood him in excuse of his offence laying the blame of the quarrel and murder upon the English in that business After a few private words and passages of Popish Devotion with his Confessor he gave him his Beads and Crucifix laid his Head on the Block and it was chopt off at two blows The rest condemned for the Murder were all Reprieved The Articles of Peace were signed by the Portugal Ambassador who thereupon went out of Town Letters that those of Zealand and Friesland were discontented at an Order made by the States of Holland That the Prince of Orange nor any descending from the late King of England should be Admiral of Holland or have power over the Militia But upon a Letter to them from the Lord Protector they were pacified 11 Letters that a Party of Fourty English fell upon two hundred and twenty Highlanders routed them killed twelve of them one Captain and two Cornets wounded thirty and took thirty Prisoners and thirty two Horses That Captain Hilliard took of the Highlanders a Major two Captains and fifteen Prisoners and as many Horses Another met with a Cornet and nine Men and took them all That General Monk built a Fort at Loughhaber Order that the Sheriff making an undue Return of any Parliament Election shall forfeit one hundred Marks and the Returns to be examined by the Councel Letters from Sweden That upon the thirtieth day of May the Queen at Vpsale made a Solemn Resignation of her Crown and Government in this manner About nine a Clock in the Morning the Queen being Attyred in Her Royal Robes and Apparel of Purple Velvet with Her Crown upon Her Head and Attended by Her Officers and Servants came into the Room prepared for that occasion where was a Table with a rich Carpet and five great Cushions laid upon it most of the Grandees and Officers of the Court and Army were present Upon one of the Cushions was laid the Sword of State upon another of them was laid the Scepter upon another the Ball and upon the fourth Cushion was laid the Keys The Queen being come into the Room after a little pause made a short Speech to the Company acquainting them with Her Resolution to Resign the Crown and Government of this Kingdom to Her Cousin the Prince Hereditary of Sweden there standing by Her to whom She wished all Happiness and good Success in the Management of the publick Affairs of this Nation that upon Her earnest desire the Ricksdagh not sitting after long Debate and much Sollicitation on her part had at last though unwillingly given their Assent to this Her Resolution and that now She was come to put the same in Execution before all those Honorable Witnesses there present Then She desired that some of them would take the Crown from off Her Head but none of them would do it She Her Self laid down the Scepter upon one of the Cushions on the Table and the Ball on another Cushion but seeing none of them stir to take the Crown from off Her Head She called to Grave Tot and the Barron Steinbergh and expressy commanded them to do it who after some backwardness being again commanded by Her they took the Crown from off Her Majesties Head and laid it down upon the fifth Cushion on the Table After that was done some others by Her came and took off the Royal Robes wherewith She was Cloathed and laid them down upon the Table Then the Queen having thus resigned the Crown and Devested Her Self of Her Royal Apparrel Crown and other Ensigns of Royalty making a Cursey to Her Cousin the Prince and to the rest of the Company She retired into Her own Chamber not making any show outwardly of Repentance or Reluctancy for what She had done but with the like Behaviour and Confidence as at other times betook Her Self to Her own particular Occasions For this Act of the Queens Resignation they had no president For the Solemnity of the Kings Coronation they had many from which the Coronation of this King was not much different and was in short thus After the Queen was withdrawn to Her private Chamber the Ricks Officers and Senators humbly desired the Prince that He would be pleased to walk to the Cathedral Church in Vpsale where the Archbishop and other Prelates were ready to attend His Royal Highness and to perform the Solemnities of His Coronation The whole Company went thither in this Order The Officers and Servants of the Court went first in a very great Number together with many Officers of the Army and other Gentlemen after them came the Nobility Gentlemen Barons and Earls Members of the Ricksdagh then followed the Ricks Senators two and two in Ranks after them the sive Ricks Officers first the Ricks Scatz Master or Treasurer who carryed the Keys next him the Ricks Chancellor who carried the Globe after him the Ricks Admiral who bare the Scepter then one in the place of the Feldthere or General who carried the Sword and after him the Ricks Drotsett or Chief Justice who carried the Crown Next to him came the King Himself in His ordinary Habit with a huge Troop following Him and the Streets and Windows full of Crowds of People with the Guards and Souldiers in their Arms as they past by Being thus come to the Cathedral-Church at the Door stood the Arch-bishop with a Horn of Oyl in his hand accompanied with other Bishops and Clergy-men he received the Prince at the Church-Door and conducted him to the High Altar where they had Prayers and there the Archbishop Anointed the Prince with the Oyl then they put upon Him the Royal Robes and put the Crown upon His Head the Scepter in His Right Hand and the Ball in His Left Hand and so He was Invested into the Royal Dignity and Declared with all His Titles King of Swedes Goths and Vandals c. Drums Trumpets and loud Acclamations of the People were added to the Proclaiming of their new King all of them expressed their high Joy that it was done
not many days since they earnestly Laboured to hinder the doing of it now they Shout for Joy because it is done thus are the minds this is the practice of the Multitude whom nothing pleaseth long nothing more than Novelty The Ceremonies being performed at the Cathedral the New King with all His New Subjects and Servants returned back from thence unto the Castle in the same Order as they came thither and by the way He was Saluted by the People with their Loud Shouts of God save the King Thus coming to His Court the Abdicated Queen as He entred looks out of the Window and with a cheerful Countenance and Voice heard by the Company wisheth Her Cousin Joy of His Crown and Government He retires for a while to His private Chamber then is called forth to a Sumptuous Feast where most of the Senators and Nobility did Atend upon Him and rejoyce with Him 13 An Order of the Commissioners for setling the differences according to the Treaty with the Dutch between any of the Subjects of those Common-wealths 14 Letters of ten Days constant march of the English Army in the Highlands burning the Houses and Corn as they marched That they Traced the Enemy four days but could not meet with them nor with any Intelligence of them all the People removing before the Army and all their Goods and Cattle carried away That Middleton got away by water and lost one hundred Horse in his march but would not Engage with the English 15 Letters of a Brest Man of War taken Of a French Banker brought in Loaden with Fish and of eight more of them got away Of two French Prizes brought into Plymouth Of some Tories still abroad in Ireland 17 A List sent in and published of the Names of those who were Elected in the several Shires Cities and Burroughts in England and Wales to Serve in the next Parliament 18 Letters of the Armies March in the Highlands where in fourteen Days they saw neither Man Woman or Child and those they saw afterwards hardly to be called Men or Women by reason of their mishapes The Description of the strange bad Country of Loquaber and Kintal and the Mountains of Admannoth the difficult passages and the almost continual Fog and Rain there Of the Queen of Swedens private coming to Hamburgh 18 Letters of the King of Swedens proceedings in his Government and of his Brother Prince Adolphus his coming to Hamborough in his travail toward France 19 Letters that the English Army could by no means Engage the Forces of the Enemy in the Highlands in Scotland but after a most tedious and difficult march and being in great want of Provisions were returning back 20 A Ship Loaden of one hundred Tun near London Bridge was set on Fire by a Pot of Pitch heating upon the Decks and burnt with all her Lading and divers of her Men and some looking on her were slain with Pieces of her Timber blown up by the Gunpowder in her and much harm done to St. Olaves Church and to Houses near her 21 An other Ship Loaden with Oyl and other Goods had her Powder set on fire and all the Goods in her were burnt and sunck divers Men in her slain and some wounded and much damage done to the adjacent Houses Letters of the Brest Men Freebooters again upon the Western Coast 22 Letters of Middletons Forces being about Dunkel in Scotland eight hundred Horse and twelve thousand Foot much discontented complaining of the King and that amongst them four Horses Shooes were Sold for 15 d. That the English Army are still marching in pursuit of the Enemy 24 The French Ambassador and the three Ambassadors from the States of the United Provinces had Audience of the Lord Protector Letters that Middleton intended to dismount most of his Horse and to make use of his light Footed Highlanders to provoke the English to follow him in the Bogs and to prolong the War That Writs were received in Scotland for Election of Members in that Nation to Serve in the Parliament of England That a Party of Collonel Okeys Men fell upon the Earl of Atholls Men drove them up to their main Body killed three and took four of them upon which Allarum the Enemy fled and the English being tired could not pursue them nor gain intelligence where they were That the King of Scots the Princess of Orange the Queen of Sweden and Prince Adolphus were to meet at the Spaw in Germany 25 Letters of the great meeting at the Spaw with the Queen of Sweden and very many great Persons and Nobility upon which some English Design was expected 26 Mr. Sympson was enlarged from his Imprisonment and had liberty to Preach any where ten Miles from London The Lord Protector Sate very close with his Councel and gave Audience to several Ambassadors 27 Letters of some Tories in Ireland breaking out again into a Rebellion That one hundred thousand were come into Conought and Clare to be Tenants to particular Persons but refuse to become Tenants to the Common-wealth 28 Letters that divers of Middletons Forces left him that the English Vant Guard fell upon their Rear and did much Execution upon them till night prevented further dispute of them That General Blake went out of the Downs with a gallant Fleet as Admiral and Captain Lawson his Vice-Admiral 29 The Dutch sent seventy thousand pound into London for satisfaction of the Losses sustained by the English at the Sound in Denmark according to the late Articles of Peace A. C. came Post from Scotland with Letters from General Monk and from Collonel Morgan of the Routing of the Forces under General Middleton by Collonel Morgan divers killed and taken and his whole Body broken and dispersed Several Scots Officers of Quality taken Prisoners 31 Letters from General Monk to the Lord Protector of the particulars of the Routing of Middletons Army to this effect The Enemy having marched off in a very scattered posture upon our pursuit of them in Argyle and they bending Northwards I held it much necessary in regard that both Horse and Foot with me were much Beaten out with continual Marches to attend their motion slowly having sent to Collonel Morgan with his fresh Party to pursue them as he had Intelligence Who marching out of Baquenorth to Loughgary where he intended to quarter that night he fell upon Middletons Body of Horse who had also appointed that same place for their Quarter after a little resistance the Enemy ran and the pass being narrow and boggy quit their Horses and disperst themselves what Execution is done I have not yet Notice but by divers Prisoners who endeavoured to escape this way I am assured that their whole Body of Horse is routed totally so that they will not be able to get any considerable numbers together among those Prisoners taken there was one brought in by Cornet Baker Lieutenant-Collonel Hay who lately escaped out of Edenbrough Castle
and Captain Graham I also sent out Major Bridge with a Party of Horse and Dragoons who fell upon some of their scattered Horse and Foot under Macgrigger who was left to bring the straglers after the Foot to Loughaber these after some resistance ran away The Major took some Prisoners with divers of their tyred Horses with Baggage and amongst the rest the Earl of Athols Portmantue wherein were these inclosed Papers which I thought it my Duty to send to Your Highness as also the inclosed directed into Ireland which was Letters intercepted Camp near Weems Castle July 21. 1654. I remain Your Highness most humble Servant George Monk The Letter from Collonel Morgan was this Sir Upon the nineteenth instant about six or seven at night upon our march toward Rannaough our Scouts discovered a Party of the Enemy which afterwards proved to be Middleton with all his Force to the number of eight hundred They were on the North-side of Loughgarry Major Knight and my self being at the head of our Forlorn perceiving them to face about we made to them with all speed and sent back orders for the rest of our Horse to march up after us we presently put them to the rout pursued them about six Miles and forced them to disperse three ways so that Major Lâ—sle Captain Ducket and my self followed them one way Major Knight Captain Pockley Captain Day Captain Merryman another and Captain Legg and Captain Ginuel the other we killed and took many of the Rogues and near three hundred Horses taken Middleton was dismounted and very much wounded as some of the Prisoners affirm his charging Horse was taken by one of my Servants with Gallant Furniture and a Rich Case of Pistols One of Captain Babingtons Troop took his Sumpter wherein was Rich Apparel his Commissions and Instructions with divers other Letters to him One of Collonel Riches Troop took Kinmoors Charging Horse Mideleton and Kinmoore with divers others were fain to use of their Heels over the Bogs and if the Night and the Bog had not prevented us I believe we had left but very few of them undestroyed But those that escaped are Totally disenabled they had twelve hundred Foot within five Miles of them which I hear are much dispersed and gone towards their Homes their intentions as the Prisoners Inform me were to March to Caithness where they expected the Arrival of some Ships with Men Arms and Ammunition In all this Action the Lord was pleased to appear for us for we had not above four Men wounded none killed and two Horses Shot I am your affectionate Servant Thomas Morgan From the Camp near Badinas July 22. 1654. One of Gerrards Conspiracy that had escaped through a House of Office was retaken in Norwich where he practised Physick Letters that the Scots King arrived at Lieg and went from thence to the Spaw August 1654. August 1 The Protector and his Councel passed two Ordinances one touching the Adventurers for Lands in Ireland the other for Regulating the Jurisdiction of the Chancery The Dutch Ambassadors had Audience of the Protector and Informed him That in Order to satisfy the Losses sustain'd in Denmark their Superiours had sent over some Treasure in Plate Bullion Dollers and other Coyn which was ordered to secured and Coyned in the Tower They also Congratulated his Highness for the Victory over the Forces under Middleton The Commissioners sent to Denmark brought back the English Ships detained there And report the Plague to be hot in those Parts The Province of Friezland declared for the Prince of Orange Middleton after his Defeat in the Highlands went South and Monk after him the Scots prepared for new Leaveys Monk designed to drive Middletons Party towards Collonel Morgan He and Middleton having both ordered to Quarter the same Night at Loughgarry the Enemy looking only back towards Moak thought not of Morgan who met them and Engaged them but they soon fled and lost many of their Horses and some Men. Middleton one of the first that ran away and Manroe their Foot are thereupon dispersed Captain Beke and Major Bridg took divers of them and in some Portmantles several Letters and Papers from the King to the Earl of Athol 2 Other Letters of the former Defeat of Middletons Forces and of many of his Men taken by the Parliament Forces and by the Country 3 Orders of the Commissioners touching the Sale of Bishops-Lands and the Lands of Deans and Chapters 4 The Protector and his Council appointed Commissioners for the Exchequer the three Lords Commissioners Whitelock Lisle and Widdrington Chief Justices Rolls and St. John Collonel Sydenham Collonel Mountague and Mr. Maskam Of Middletons Horse three hundred were taken and one hundred were Bogged He had two Horses Shot under him his Sumpter Horse taken and therein his Commissions and Instructions from the King 5 The Province of Gelderland and four other Provinces chose the Prince of Orange to be their General and Admiral The Portugal Ambassador at Gravesend in his Voyage homewards was Arrested by some Merchants of London to whom he owed great Sums of Money which they had Lent him here and they stopped his Journey Five English Frigots met with the Fleet of French Laden with Salt for the Kings Store-Houses and sunk the two Convoys and carried away the other Ships with their Lading into Plymouth 7 Middleton got together as many as he could of his scattered Horses and had but one hundred whereas before he had eight hundred Glencarn gathered others Morgan went out to prevent their Joyning many came in to Collonel Fitches and submitted to the Parliament divers of them were rifled in the Country An Ordinance of Indempnity passed for the English Protestants in Ireland 8 More of Middletons scattered Forces taken up by the English 9 A Swedish Ship and a Hamburger taken for Prize because they were bound for France The Queen of Sweden Arrived at Antwerp in Mans Apparel and the next day went abroad drest in Womans Apparel 10 The Queen of Sweden highly extolled in Letters for her Parts and Learning 11 Orders of the Committee of Adventurers in Ireland The Protector and his Councel passed an Additional Ordinance for Relief of Creditors and Poor Prisoners 12 General Monk marched after Glencarn who desired to Capitulate Three French Prizes brought in 14 Middletons Brigade was lesned from fourteen hundred to one hundred Two hundred Prisoners Shipped for the Berbadoes General Monk Fired the Houses in Glencamerons bounds they being in Arms against the English they Murdered sixty English Soldiers in cold blood whom they surprized Violent Storms in the Highlands drove down the Hill five hundred Cows and Goats and Sheep into the Glen where General Monk Quartered which his Souldiers made use of In a March of three days the English saw only one Scoth Man and two Women In their March to Brawling for eight Miles the way was so Boggy that one hundred Bagage-Horses were left
of Summons without the Protectors Warrant if he issue not his Warrant for it by a time limited in the Vote and how the Elections shall be made Order for a Bill against drinking of Healths and the same penalties to be imposed on Drunkards as are by the Act upon Swearers and for a Bill to supply the defects in the Acts against Swearing and Gaming The Ordinance for Regulating the Chancery suspended for a time No private business to be taken into Consideration for a Moneth That the publick Accounts be taken A Committee made to inquire of forged Debenters 28 The Lord Ambassador Bourdeaux from the King of France had audience of the Protector A Committee made to confer with His Highness about Retrenching the Forces of the Common-wealth 29 The House sat in a Grand Committee upon the Bill of Assessment Don Antonio Piementelli arrived at Bruxells with some Presents from the King of Spain to the Queen of Sweden 30 Count William of Nassaw carried on his design with all the interrest he could make for setting up the Prince of Orange but it was fruitless The Parliament sat every day Forenoon and Afternoon about the Government Much debate was had and time spent at the Committee for the Lord Cravens business December 1654. Decemb. 1. Seven or Eight English Vessels taken by the Brest Pyrates A Ship came from Guinnee with much Gold in her 2 A Ship laden with rich Goods from Smyrna was the day after her Arrival in the Thames Fired by Accident and the Ship and Goods burned 4 That a Party under Captain Lisle and Lieutenant Heylin routed a greater Party under the Lord Kenoull and the Lord Oudop and took both the Lords Prisoners and 82 Officers and Souldiers and all their Arms. 5 Votes of the Parliament for choosing succeeding Protectors and their Councel and the form of an Oath to be taken by the Councel The Act past for the Assessment That the Assesment for Scotland shall be for 8000 l. per Mensem and the like Sum upon Ireland 6 The Parliament voted that the Protector for the time being should not have power to pardon Murder or Treason Letters from Major Sedgwicks of the taking of divers Forts from the French in the West-Indies 7 Major General Overton was careful in supplying the Garrisons in the Highlands in Scotland 8 The Parliament had a long debate upon a Clause of Liberty of tender Consciences The City of Bremen could not come to an agreement with the King of Sweden by reason of the Divisions of the Citizens the Lutherans against the Calvinists 9 General Blake with his Fleet was come up into the Streights 11 The Parliament Voted That the true Reformed Protestant Christian Religion shall be Publickly Professed and Maintained A Committee named to Consider of a way for a Compleat allowance for Ministers out of Impropriations or otherwise where it was wanting That to Bills touching Liberty of Conscience the Protector shall have a Negative But not to Bills for suppressing Heresies That Damnable Heresies in the Bill shall be enuâ—erated A Petition from Poor Publick Faith lenders At the Marriage of the King of Swedland with the Princess of Holstein by the Arch-Bishop of Vpsale Grave Erit Oxenstierne Chancellor made an Oration in Commendation of the Queen and the Alliance all the great Guns and small shot in Stockholme were discharged and the Ships gave 5000 shot and there were great Triumphs and Solemnities 12 The Parliament Voted two Books Printed under the name of John Biddle to Contain many Impious and Blasphemous Opinions against the Deity of the Holy Ghost and that the Books shall be burnt by the Hand of the Hangman and named a Committee to Examine and find out the Authors Printers and Publishers of these Books General Blake before Cadiz Road received great respect and Civility from the Spaniards and from the English and Dutch Ships in the Road in their Saluting him and a Dutch Admiral there would not wear his Flagg whilst General Blake was in the Harbour In the Streights Mouth one of his Victualling Ships was separated from the Fleet by Storms and taken by the French Admiral with seven men of War who Examined the Captain of the Victualler where General Blake was and drank to him with five Guns and discharged the Captain and his Ship De Wit and other Dutch Ships struck Sayl to him in the Streights The Governour of Gibraltar Feasted some of his Company who went on shore there and shewed great Honour and Civility to them The Argiers men when they meet with any Sally men of War that have any English in them cause them to surrender and brought the Captives to General Blake and were very kind to his Fleet. 13 Mr. Biddle brought to the Bar of the houseâ— owned his books and was Comitted to the Gate-House The Lord Lorn went into a little Island not having above Four or Five men with him 14 The Prince of Conde went to Antwerp to to Visit the Queen of Sweden The Parliament had long debates upon the point of Liberty of tender Consciences But came to no Result Divers Fundamentals in Religion were proposed by Ministers to be established by them 15 Divers Merchants Ships richly laden from several Foreign parts arrived safely in the Port of London 16 The House sat on the Government 18 The Parliament Voted That without the Consent of the Lord Protector and Parliament no Laws shall be made for the Restrayning of such tender Consciences as shall differ in Doctrine worship and Discipline from the Publick Profession and shall not abuse this Liberty to the Civil Injury of others or the Disturbance of the Publick Peace And that the present establishment as to the standing Forces of the Nation shall be 20000 Foot and 10000 Horse and Dragooners and the Assesment of 6000 l. per Mensem for their Maintenance A Committee Named to Consider how a standing Court of Judicature may be setled at York for the five Northern Counties And how the probate of Wills granting Administrations and Recovery of Legacies may be setled throughout England and Wales and Ireland A Petition of the Owners of Fen-Lands referred to a Committee 19 Divers Commanders of the Highlanders came in to Major General Overton and Middleton had left with him but Forty men A Revenue of 200000 l per Annum Voted to be setled upon the Lord Protector and His Successors for defraying Publick Charges and to maintain the Dignity of his place 20 The Parliament agreed that all Sales of the Kings Lands and of Bishops Deans and Chapters Lands should stand good and vallid and that all Securities for Moneys should stand good and Debts upon Publick Faith should be satisfied And that Articles given to the enemy should be Confirmed They passed on Oath to be taken by the Lord Protector and His Successors for the due calling of Parliaments
doubtful thoughts in the Commissioners of the Seal who knew the Authority of that Court was design'd to be lessened and they were not consulted in this Matter yet they took no notice of it but went on in the Ordinary course of their Proceedings Upon the Lords Day March 11. a Party of about Two hundred of the New Conspirators came into Salisbury at Midnight seized upon many Horses and took away the Judges Commissions being then in their Circuit in that place and they Marched from thence Westward whereof Captain Vnton Croke having timely Intelligence pursued them with his Troops and at South Molton in Devon overtook them and after a sharp Conflict Routed them took Captain Penruddock Jones and Grove and Five hundred common Persons Prisoners Sir Joseph Wagstaff then Chief Comander hardly escaping There were other Risings in Northumberland and in Yorkshire of whom Sir Henry Slingsby was taken Prisoner and others and Sir Richard Moleverer hardly escaped Many of the Conspirators were tryed by a Commission of Oyer and Terminer at Salsbury and Exeter Mr. James Decoy was Clerk to the Commissioners and did some service to Sir Henry Moor Sir George Browne and others who were of that Plot in helping to favour them for which I suppose they were not ungrateful Penruddock and Grove were Beheaded Lucas of Hungerford and others were Executed and the Prisons were filled in those parts Letters from Scotland informed That Middleton was said to be Landed there again with new Supplies from the King who was also expected to come thither shortly with a great Force and store of Mony and his Brother the Duke of York to come a little before him Upon this News former Treaties were broken off and in divers Parts New Levies began to be made for the King The Protector and his Council Publish'd an Ordinance Appointing Commissioners for Approbation of Publick Preachers Another for passing Custodies for Idiots and Lunaticks Another for continuing the Act for Impresting of Seamen He and his Councel and Officers kept a day of Solemn Humiliation and Fasting the which was also observed throughout London and Westminster Brest men did much mischief to the Merchants of Bristol and the Western parts who complained thereof The Parliaments Commander in Scotland apprehended divers of the Kings party The Lord Mayor and the Militia of London attended the Protector with their fuit to him to give leave to revive the Artillery Company in London for the better exercising of the Citizens in Arms and they undertook that none but well affected persons should be admitted into that Company to which the Protector assented Letters that Collonel Hacker had apprehended several of the Conspiratours in Notinghamshâ—re Leicestershire and those parts and kept them all in awe Captain Howard had given to him the Command of Collonel Rich his Regiment An Agent from Portugal brought the Ratification of the Treaty between England and Portugal Several Examinations were taken about the late Risings and Plots The Duke of Lenox dyed at London Letters from Scotland that they were in a quiet condition The Protector by the advice of one Gage a Minister who had been long in the West Indies set forth a gallant Fleet under the Command of Vice-Admiral Pen with a great party of Land-Soldiers under the Command of Vinables many were very eager to ingage in this design being given out in general to be very rich and that it was for the West Indies but it was kept very secret till the Fleet had been gone along time which arrived at the Barbadoes in this month and the thirtieth day of it set sail from thence and steered their Course towards Hâ—spaniola one of the fairest and richest Islands in America under the King of Spains Dominions Who having some inkling of this design sent the Marquis of Leda his Ambassadour to the Protector and the Marquis finding how things went quickly returned to his Master April 1655. April 1655. The Protector and his Councel issued many Orders for the apprehending of several persons suspected to be in the late Plot and they were brought to White-Hall and there examined by the Protector and Secretary Thurloe some of them were discharged but more of them were Committed Collonel Birch and others were secured in Hereford-shire and divers in Northumberland Letters that the Brest Pirates took some English Ships and that General Blake was gone from Tunis to Maltha to demand satisfaction for some Piracies done there upon English men The Protector feasted the Commissioners for approbation of Ministers he sate at the Table with them and was chearful and familiar in their Company and by such kind of little Caresses he gained much upon many persons The King of Sweden sent a Letter to his Highness the Lord Protector in behalf of Lord Lauderdale and his Brother Laundie And the Lord Douglas writ likewise from Stock-holm into England For the release of his poor Kinsman not doubting but that his Highness as a Gratious Prince might be moved to compassion having no powerful or any opposition at all in any of the three Kingdoms For since it hath pleased the Lord of Hosts to bless his actions in such a height that by his valâ—ur his Highness has not only subdued superior and all other power that was against him but also by prudent Conduct of Affairs hath Established himself and these three Nations in one Peaceable Estate What could that augment to his greatness to let his goodness and compassion be made known to the world that he shews upon those whose Lives and Fortunes he has in his hands Upon this Letter and the recommendation from the King of Swedland favour was procured from the Protector to the Lord Lauderdale and his Brother and considerable services were done for them but when the times altered they Scots like remembred nothing of it nor ever returned the least kindness or gratitude for all the good Offices were done them Letters from Scotland of new designs and endeavours of the Enemy there to raise Forces The Protector sent Letters to the Justices of the Peace in York-shire and in most Counties for the watching and apprehending suspitious persons as to the new designs on foot against the Peace of the Common-Wealth and the matter of the Letters was carefully executed Letters were sent to the Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal to attend a Committee of the Council at the Council Chamber They attended accordingly and were acquainted with this Order Monday 23. April 1655. At the Council at White-Hall Ordered by his Highness the Lord Protector and the Councel That the Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal do proceed according to the Ordinance of his Highness and the Councel Intituled An Ordinance for the better regulating and limiting the Jurisdiction of the High Court of Chancery Henry Scobel Clerk of the Councel The Chair-man told them That this Ordinance was made upon
long after him came General Venables who upon Examination by the Protector and Councel of his Management of that Affair was committed to the Tower but being judged that he failed rather through his Imprudence than any ill Intent he was at length released The Princess Royal and her Brother the Duke of Gloucester went to the King of Scots to Colen and they went together to the Fair at Franckford through every Princes Countrey where they past the Chief Officers of State were sent to complement them and the great Guns saluted them from their Forts the Elector of Mentz entertained them sumptuously three dayes The King hearing the Queen Christiana of Sweden was coming that way in her Journey to Italy sent one of his Lords to her to Salute her in his Name and to express his desire to wait upon her Majesty at what place she would appoint She named Coningstein where they met and had private discourse together and amongst other things as the King afterwards related there was some mention of Whitelock and of his Ambassage in Sweden wherein the Queen spake with high Favour and Respect of him and told the King that in all the Conferences that she had with him at that time she never heard him speak a dishonourable word of the King The Duke of Savoy having Committed great Cruelties and a Barbarous Persecution of the poor Protestants in Piedmont the Protector appointed a Solemn day of Humiliation to be kept and a large Contribution to be gathered throughout the Nation for their Relief which was very well resented by the Protestants beyond the Seas October 1655. The Protectors Councel in Scotland published a Declaration for the Election of Magistrates there which was observed so great a power had he then in Scotland Notice by a Ship arrived in the Isle of Wight from Bilboa that the Imbargo continued there upon English Goods and in all Spain and the English Factors were confined to their Houses there and at Malaga the People were in disorder for the loss of their Trade with the English The Councel at Whitehall ordered That no Person presume to publish in Print any matter of publick News or Intelligence without leave and Approbation of the Secretary of State Many Lords and others Prisoners were released upon Security given by them for their Peaceable Demeanour Letters of the success of the Swedes in Poland and Lithuania Some Bickerings at Sea between General Blakes Ships and the Enemy but little done some of them returned home wanting Victuals Audience given to the Venetian Ambassador Some Spanish Ships assaulted some of General Blakes Fleet but they came off Stop of English Ships in Flanders A French Ship taken that had been Fishing at New-Foundland Letters of the Miseries of the poor Protestants in Piedmont Orders for Accommodations for Mr. Feake and Mr. Rogers Prisoners A Declaration by the Admiral of France for the clearing of all English Ships and Goods in any Ports of France Injuries to the English at Dunkirk Letters of the State of the Island of Jamaica and of the English Forces there Order of the Protector and Councel for those that bought Delinquents Estates to pay in forthwith all Arrears of the Purchase Money Letters of the Swedes Victory against the Muscovites Order of the Protector and Councel against Printing Unlicensed and Scandalous Books and Pamphlets and for regulating of Printing Orders touching the Ministers of Scotland The Protestant Cantons of Switzerland acknowledge the Protectors zeal and care for Piedmont The Spaniards took an English Man of War by Treachery Proclamation against Coiners and advice that none receive their false Money Order of the Protector and Councel commanding all that have been of the Kings part to depart out of the Lines of Communication Major-Generals appointed by the Protector and his Councel in the several Counties The Articles of Peace between England and France signed here October 24. General Pen was released from his Imprisonment This Moneth the Ambassador was full of expectation that Commissioners should be appointed to Treat with him but by reason of the great and unsettled Affairs of this Nation and for that the Councel judged other Affairs which they had in hand though perhaps mistaken to be of greater Consequence than this Treaty No Commissioners were yet appointed though the Ambassador had been several times with the Protector and desired his business might be proceeded in and was promised that it should November 1655. Letters of the miserable Condition of the Poor Protestants in Dauphine oppressed by the Duke of Savoy and left Sick and without Covert Food or Cloathing and many of them Dead with Cruelty A Day of Thanksgiving in Dublin for their Deliverance from the Rebels the Courts of Justice Established there the Soldiers many of them turned Planters One who called himself William Smith a Minister in Cornwall apprehended for having Seven Wifes together General Venables was released from his Imprisonment The Swedish Ambassador had Audience Letters of Reprisal granted to divers English against the Spaniards The Protector and Councel appointed a Councel of Trade to consider how to improve order and regulate the Trade and Navigation of the Common-wealth upon which Letters were sent to several Persons in this Form Sir His Highness considering of how great Importance it is to this Nation that the Trade and Commerce thereof be by all good wayes and means advanced and duely regulated hath by the Advice of his Councel thought fit to appoint a certain number of Persons whose Abilities and Experience have qualified them to be Serviceable to their Countrey herein to be a Committee for Trade Impow'ring them to take into Consideration the Trade and Navigation of this Common-wealth and in what manner and by what wayes and means the same may be Encouraged Improved Ordered and Regulated And having named you to be one of that Committee have thought fit to signifie the same unto you to the end you may be present at their first meeting which is appointed to be on the 27 of this Instant November in the Painted Chamber at Westminster not doubting of your readiness to joyn with the rest of the Committee in contributing your best assistance to a Work so highly tending to the Publick good Whitehall the 2 of November 1655. Signed in the Name and by the Order of his Highness and the Councel Hen. Lawrence President This was a business of much Importance to the Common-wealth and the Protector was earnestly set upon it A Declaration of the Protector and his Councel of the reasons for raising additional standing Forces of Horse in every County to preserve the Peace thereof from the New Plots and attempts of the Enemies of the Common-wealth upon whom he resolves to put the Charge of these New Forces which they have occasioned and not upon the honest party who have already so much suffered Letters from Ireland commending their Governour the Lord Lieutenant Cromwell
and his Countenancing Orthodox Ministers and frequenting the publick Ordinances The Sweeds had good Success in Poland and in Muscovia Collonel Harvey committed to the Tower The Swedish Ambassador had Audience and related to the Protector his Masters successes A Paper of the Special Commissioners for Charitable uses read in the Churches in London inviting discoveries Cracovia was Surrendred upon Articles to the King of Sweden The Major-Generals and their several Commissioners met in several Counties to execute their Commissions The Protector and his Councel referred to Sir William Roberts and others the Examination of the Accounts of Collonel Harvey and Collonel Langham upon which they stand Committed The Ratification of the Treaty with the King of France returned by Monsieur de la Bastile the Kings Ambassador under the Kings hand and then the Protector ratified it and it was Sealed with the Great Seal of both Parties A Declaration for a publick Fast A Commission for appointing Justices of the Peace in Scotland Major Rolt arrived in Poland Envoy from the Protector to the King of Sweden A Declaration for a New Assessment The Peace between England and France proclaimed in London The French Ambassador by Invitation dined with the Protector The Swedish Ambassador having often solicited the Protector that Commissioners might be appointed to Treat with him and none being yet appointed he grew somewhat impatient and the more because none of the Grandees would vouchsafe to visit him by reason of a former Order of the long Parliament prohibiting the Conversing with Forreign Ministers neither were they willing that the Ambassador should come to them at which he wondred being so contrary to the Practice in his Countrey December 1655. Instructions published by the Protectors Councel in Scotland for the Justices of Peace in that Kingdom and for Constables and they Order the former Great Seal and Privy Seal there to be brought in The Tories in Ireland brought in the Copy of a Letter from Queen Christiana to the King of Sweden of her declaring her self to be of the Roman Catholick Religion and some Complements to the King Divers Ministers sent for by the Protector whom he acquainted with the Proposals made by Manasseth Ben Israel the Jew and referred them to the Consideration of the Ministers and others A Day of Fast publickly kept The French Ambassador went away A Brest Man of War with Commission from the Duke of York brought in the Queen Christianaes Absolution from the Church of Rome A French Man of War sunk by one of the English Fleet the Peace not being yet known Instructions to the Majors-General to take Security of all who had been in Armes for the King for their Peaceable demeanour and obedience to the Protector Audience to the Envoy of the Duke of Brandenburgh A Conference with Manasseth Ben Israel about admitting the Jewish Nation to Trade in England The Swedish Ambassador had audience The Protestors in Scotland Petitioned with Reasons against the Power of the Civil Magistrate in Church matters as contrary to Law and Scripture The Queen Christiana of Sweden Honourably received at Ferrara Additional Instructions to the Major-Generals Letters of Mr. Mannings being put to death by King Charles at Duynwald for holding Correspondence with those in England He was a Servant to Sir Edward Hyde and shot to death Audience to the Venetian Ambassador No Commissioners being yet come to the Swedish Ambassador he grew into some high expressions of his Sense of the neglect to his Master by this delay which was excused and the Protector made acquainted with it who thereupon promised to have it mended and to send suddenly to the Ambassador Mr. Meadow by Command of the Secretary of State Translated the Sweedish Treaty made by Whitelock January 1655. An Arch-Rebel in Ireland taken A Committee appointed for the business of Piedmont most of the Protectors Councel were of it Orders by the Protectors Councel in Scotland touching Delinquents payment of their Fines The Committee for Piedmont were very careful of the poor Protestants there to send relief to them The Envoy of the Elector of Brandenburgh had private Audience with the Protector Letters of the King of Sweden's prosperous Successes The Major-General and Justices of the Peace in Shropshire made strict orders for the suppressing of Drunkenness and Disorders and of Ale-Houses Players taken in New-Castle and whipt for Rogues The Sheriffs of the Several Counties declared Popish Books burnt in London The King of Sweden had a Son born at Stock-holm he was Baptized Charles Donnah o Derry the Arch Irish Traytor who had Murthered many English was Hanged at Dublin Letters of a Gallant action performed by the English in Jamaica against the Spaniards in the Indies An agreement made between the King of Sweden and the Elector of Brandenburgh The Lord Deputy Fleetwood and Collonel Sydenham told Whitelock that his Highness and the Council had appointed them to acquaint him with a Business of very great importance which is that they considering the present Condition of Affairs did hold it necessary forthwith to send an extraordinary Ambassy to the King of Swedeland about a business of the greatest Consequence and Honour that could be and most conducing to the good of the Protestant cause which was the uniting of that Interest preventing the differences that were likely to fall between that King and the Vnited Provinces and the Elector of Brandenburgh for which ends they had thoughts of Whitelock and Sir Christopher Pack to go to the King as Ambassadors from his Higness Whitelock thought he had enough of Danger and Trouble in his former Ambassy without the least reward or acknowledgment of his Service therein but instead thereof and notwithstanding the Success which God gave him yet at his return home he found Neglects and Slightings and was removed from his place of Commissioner of the Seal and was 500 l. out of Purse upon his Accounts These Considerations stuck with him and made him endeavour by all handsome pretences to be excused that Service And when Collonel Sydenham spake in commendation of Sir Christopher Pack Whitelock replyed that they might send Sir Christopher alone for he did not apprehend a necessity of sending two Ambassadors together They both to that said that the intention of sending Sir Christopher Pack was to manifest the Engagement of the City in this business and in it to put an honour upon them Whitelock alledged also that the King of Sweden's Ambassador here might probably conclude upon the Business intended without sending one from hence to him The Lord Deputy said that the Ambassador here had no Instructions for it Whitelock told him the Ambassador here he believed had instructions sufficient or might have them before Ambassadors could go from hence to Sweden And that to send him now who had been so lately with the same King would give an alarm to all the Popish Princes and
hasten an Union amongst them which would put a disadvantage upon the business that all good Men did so much desire might be effected The Lord Deputy answered that he did believe the Business could not be effected here by this Ambassador And that the Pope was now at Work to unite his Interest amongst all the Popish Princes and particularly betwixt Spain and France To which Whitelock said that the sending of an Ambassador hence would hasten that union whereas if our Business might be done with the Ambassador here no Notice would be taken of it 23. Upon discourse with the Swedish Ambassador concerning the Uniting of the Protestant Interest which he had propounded to the Protector at a Secret Audience he seemed to like it very well And said the Difficulty would be what to propound in order to it and where to begin for it would be a long business to endeavour to bring in all the Protestant Princes and States together but he thought the best way would be for the King his Master and the Protector to joyn together first and then to draw in the rest afterwards And such of them as should refuse to joyn to be taken as Enemies Which would be quick and resolute and make the Popish Princes look about them The Ambassador also took Notice that he heard of the Protectors intentions to send Ambassadors from hence to his Master about this business And said he believed it might be done as effectually and more speedily here as to the general and foundation of it than by sending to his Master And that when he propounded the business to his Highness he desired to know from him what particulars he thought fit to be taken into consideration in the first place hereupon And told him That when he should know his mind therein he would forthwith send an Express to the King to receive his farther directions that he had already given his Majesty an account of the business in general and did expect within a few days to hear farther from him about it and hoped to receive such further Instructions from him as will be for the good carrying on of this great business He intimated likewise that the King might think it a little strange that whilst his Ambassador is here with the Protector the Protector should send his Ambassadors to the King which is not usual He said That he Confessed he had done little since his coming but it was not his fault And that it would be now time for him to think of returning It was answered That the Multitude of our great occasions here had been the only cause of his delay And the great Successes of the King in Poland might give some alteration of Affairs and many things thereupon might fall into consideration touching matter of Trade in relation to Poland and Prussia which at his Excellencies coming hither were not thought upon This the Ambassador acknowledged to be true and said farther That he hoped within a very few days there would be an Agreement between the King and the Elector of Brandenburgh or else that the Business would be put to a speedy issue the other way And then there would be the less occasion of sending from hence to prevent that difference And that would certainly make the Dutch quiet The Elector he said had received about 15000 l. from the Dutch of their money to assist him against the King 24. Sir Charles Wolsey of the Council did not approve of the joyning Sir Christopher Pack with Whitelock in this Ambassy nor the timing of it for he said He heard the King of Sweden had made an Order to desire all Forreign Publick Ministers to forbear for a time their coming to his Camp because he was in the midst of his Military Affairs 25. The Protector sent to Whitelock and earnestly pressed him to undertake the Ambassy to Sweden recommending it as a business of the greatest Honour and of the highest Concernment to the Protestant Interest but upon Whitelock's Discourse and Reasons against it the Protector seemed to be moved and said he would take the business into further Consideration with the Councel 28. An Order of the Protector and Councel whereby the Lord Fiennes Mr. Strickland Sir Gilbert Pickering and Whitelock or any two of them were appointed Commissioners to Treat with the Swedish Ambassador and they were desired to meet at the Councel-Chamber with Secretary Thurloe to confer together about the Articles 30. According to order they met at White-hall and were told of the Ambassadors impatience that in so long time as since he had given in his Articles he could not obtain any answer to them nor have any Commissioners to Treat with him In order thereunto they now perused the Articles and advised together upon them 31. The Ambassador seemed much unsatisfied with divers parts of the Articles and said That he had no Commission to Treat of any matter concerning the Vnited Provinces to be included and was much Nettled at that business In discourse touching a general Union of the Protestant Interest he said it would be a difficult work And for his Masters falling upon the Emperor he said that they in Sweden did not wish it to be so because they doubted that then Sweden would be neglected He declared his opinion to be not to meddle with the great business of the Protestant Union Nor to have to do with the Vnited Provinces in this or any other Treaty But he said That they might send to the King his Master at their pleasure and have a fitting Answer February 1655. Some Gentlemen added to the Committee of Trade Letters of the Sweeds Successes in Poland An Address presented from South-Wales and Monmouth-shire to the Protector Recognizing him and his Government An Order for continuing the Committee of the Army published Mr. Fell appointed Commissioner or Chancellor of the Dutchy of Lancaster and Mr. Bartholomew Hall continued Attorney of the Dutchy One who Shot a Soldier that was to guard him being a Prisoner was arraigned at the Upper Bench but the Jury found him guilty only of Man-Slaughter the Foreman was disabled from being a Juror hereafter Soldiers in Ireland Condemned for Robberies the Councel there Sate about Transplanting some of the Irish An Order of the Lord Mayor of London for the Punishment and suppression of Common-Beggars Letters That the Indians near New-England had burnt many Houses of the Dutch and taken many Men Women and Children Prisoners but such as they found to be English they released the reason thereof was because the English had been just and kind to them Some little stirs in Scotland the Justices there according to the order of the Protector and his Councel and after the course in England proceeded to the Administration of Justice in Scotland where it was submitted unto A Dunkirk Man of War taken Prize The Peace ratified betwixt the King of Sweden and the Elector of Brandenburgh personally Order of the Sessions of
his business might be brought to a Conclusion because he had long attended and the King his Master grew very Impatient of his long stay here and had commanded his return and looked upon the neglect to his servant as reflecting upon his own honour The Delay was excused and some occasion of it alleaged to be the Lord Fiennes his absence who was gone into the Country 31. The Council voted That Pitch Tarr Hemp and Flax should be taken as Contrebanda goods during the War betwixt us and Spain In case the Treaty here with the Swedish Ambassador came to a good conclusion The Lord George Fleetwood had commissions to Levy for the King of Sweden 2000 men more than the 4000 already granted and designed to form those 2000 into two Regiments and to be Collonel of both those Regiments himself The Commissioners of the Treasury had a constant weekly account of all the Receipts and disbursement of that great Revenue which being so often taken made it the more easie and gave them the more opportunity of ordering the same to the best advantage of the Common-wealth and as they received this account from the Officers under them so they gave information to the Protector how it was from time to time with their advice concerning the same April 1656. Letters of great appearances of the Country at the assizes and that the Gentlemen of Greatest Quality Served of the Grand Juries which is fit to be observed Mr. Rolt whom the Protector sent an Envoy to the King of Sweden returned from him from Poland Order for Letters to be written from the Protector and Councel to the Judges to be Sparing in granting Prohibitions to the Admiralty and others to the Judges of the Admiralty not to entertain any Suites in their Courts belonging to the Jurisdiction of the Common Law Some of the Council were against these Letters and advised rather to confer with the Judges about it who being upon their Oaths must observe them and Justice ought to run in a free and legal Course Letters of the Scots full of Complyance with the Government established there by the Protector which was more Conformity than ever they yeilded to any before Order by the Protector and Council for the founding and Indowing of a Colledge at Durham out of the Dean and Prebends Lands there Some were apprehended and Imprisoned by warrant from the Protector for being ingaged in a Duel The Preacher in Whitehal Chappel was disturbed in his Sermon by a Quaker whom the Protector Ordered to be carried to a Justice of Peace to be proceeded with according to Law One pretending a Message to him from God for that End denounced his Judgments against the Protector and his Councel and against all Sorts of people Cavaliers and others Order That the Corporation of Host-men in New-Castle do permit the Trade of Coals till their Complaints may be heard and determined Letters That the King of Scots had been at Bruxels in consulation with the Spanish Officers Order to call to account all Officers and Receivers of the publick Revenue which was upon a Report from the Commissioners of the Treasury The Queen of Sweden imbarqued at Colmar to go to her Husband in Poland Intelligence that some of the Plate Fleet were got home into Spain A Solemn Day of Thanksgiving in Dublin for the preservation of that City from the Rebels Letters of a Quaker in Colchester who starved himself to death upon a presumption that he could fast 40 days Letters of some new Plots in Scotland The Protector and his Council kept a day of private Fasting and Seeking God for a blessing upon their Affaires The Swedish Ambassador had been at Whitehall and was much discontented because he waited above an hour before the Protector came to him which brought the Ambassador to such Impatience that he rose from his Seat and was going home again without speaking with the Protector And said That he durst not for his head admit of such dishonor to his Master by making him so often and so long to attend for his Audience But Sir Oliver Fleming the Master of the Ceremonies did earnestly Interpose with his persuasions and prevailed with the Ambassador to stay a little longer and went himself to the Protector and plainly told him how unfit it was and how ill taken to put the Ambassador to such attendance and brought him to the Ambassador In the discourse between the Protector and the Ambassador when the matter of a nearer Alliance was mentioned his Highness answered That he was willing in case of a nearer Alliance or of an Union concerning the Protestant Interest to have our Neighbours and Allies the Low-Countries Included therein and that he thought it did become him to have a particular care of them and to take them into any such Treaty or Alliance and that he was not willing to do any such thing without them These Expressions of his Highness did a little startle the Ambassador It was afterwards offer'd to his Highness Judgment whether it were not fit in all things that might stand with our Interest to give Contentment to the King of Sweden being a Wise and Potent Prince and God having given him great successes And that the Dutch being greatly for their own Interest as well as other States in case there should not be a nearer Alliance betwixt us and Sweden might possibly slip in and make a nearer Alliance betwixt themselves and Sweden without taking much care to have us Included therein The Protector sent to the Swedish Ambassador to excuse his long stay before he had his Audience and to assure him that there was not the least Intention of reflecting upon the Kings Honour or of any disrespect to him but only the omission of the Protectors Servants in their Duty Wherein care should be taken for the future and that it should be amended And that his Highness had a very great affection for the Ambassadors Person and as great a respect for the King his Master as for any Prince in Christendom With this the Ambassador seemed fully satisfied and desired to return his Service to the Protector and his most humble Thanks But yet the Ambassador was very much troubled apprehending that at his last Audience his Highness mind was somewhat alter'd from what it seem'd to be formerly and that now there was nothing to be done without the Dutch He much wondered why the Protector should seem so forward heretofore for a nearer Alliance and Conjunction with his Master and now seemed to be more cold in that matter and wished that he might have known his mind at first for he had already given the King an account of the Protectors willingness to have a nearer Alliance with his Majesty who thereupon had dressed his Councels accordingly and now he must acquaint the King that he perceived his Highness mind to be changed as to that point which would cause the King very much to Marvel and would
put him to Inconveniencies That in his Countrey when a man profess'd Sincerity they understood it to be plain and clear dealing That if one were desired to do a thing if he meant to do it he would say Yea and do it accordingly But if he did not intend to do it then he would at the first desire to be excused and not seem at one time to be willing to it and at another time to deny it That if the Protector had not the same Inclinations as formerly for the great cause and for a nearer Alliance with his Master he must be contented that yet he hoped the matters left to be done upon Whitelock's Treaty might be dispatched and he be enabled to return to his Master speedily as he was commanded That he should have been contented if he might have had the Honour to have laid the Foundation of that great Business for the Glory of God to Unite the Protestant Interest and the Particulars thereof to have been left to a new Treaty with the King by an Ambassador from the Protector when there might be full time to consider all grounds and circumstances thereof Anno 1656 The Ambassador was told That the Protector 's Inclinations were the same now as at first in relation to a new Union with the King of Sweden and to that great and common Interest of the Protestants for the Glory of God which no Prince did more desire to promote than the Protector did But the reason why he would have the Dutch Included in that near Alliance was because of the Treaty which he had formerly made with them and which he was careful not to Infringe as he was obliged in honour and Justice The Ambassador replyed That in case England should not enter into a nearer Union with Sweden perhaps the Dutch would provide for themselves and presently make a nearer Alliance with the King of Sweden without taking much care to have the Protector included with them if they could get advantage by leaving him out which matter of advantage the Dutch very well like That they were now upon very good terms with his Master and he did not believe they had any designs against him or to the Baltick Sea That he had good Intelligence from Holland and it was true that they were Equipping 28 Ships of War But he said he could not Imagine that they should be intended for the Baltick Sea because 5 or 6 Men of War would serve as well for a Convoy for their Merchants that way as 28 and if they should have any design against the King of Sweden they had no Port to friend them for the King of Denmark would do nothing to displease the King of Sweden and all the Ports round the Baltick were now his except one or two of small consideration and that his Ports were well guarded therefore he could not believe that they had any design that way But he offered to consideration whether now that the English Fleets were almost all of them sent abroad to other parts that our Neighbours of Holland who were not all of them yet our Friends might not have some design this way 4. Letters that Prince Adolphus the King of Sweden's Brother broke his Leg in a Fight 5. Fiennes Strickland and Whitelock met by order at Whitehall to confer about the Swedish Treaty They perused the Vote of the Conncel That Hemp and Flax and Pitch and Tar shall be accounted by that Treaty Contrebanda Goods during the War between us and Spain The Commissioners wished that this Vote of the Councel had not been past because they believed it might tend to a hinderance of a good conclusion of the Treaty with the Swedish Ambassador and doubted that he would not consent to it and that it seemed to be a departing from what they as Commissioners had formerly done in being Inclinable to wave it and they thought it best not to carry this Vote to the Ambassador till the Council were further advised with about it who perhaps would not Insist upon it and in the mean time Whitelock to go to the Ambassador to excuse the delay which was to the end to give him the better satisfaction which his Highness agreed to and order'd Whitelock to go to the Ambassador and to discourse with him about the Protestant Union and appointing Commissioners for Restitution of Damages and other Points 7. According to the direction from his Highness Whitelock went this morning to the Swedish Ambassador and delivered to him what he was directed from the Protector as much to his Highness advantage as he could Improve it and Endeavour'd to satisfie the Ambassador That his Highness Intentions and Inclinations as to a nearer Alliance with the King of Sweden were the same still as at first and that he had a very good Inclination to it and was really desirous of it The Ambassador answered That perhaps his Highness had no great mind at the First to a nearer Alliance with the King of Sweden and so might have the same Intentions still That he could not but wonder that his Highness should heretofore express himself so well inclined to that nearer Alliance and at his last Audience to be so cold in it and of another opinion than he was before which would make him seem to his Master either negligent as to his Service or not at all thought worthy of regard here but he desired to know a certain answer I or No whether he would do it or not and If he had no mind to it that then there might be a dispatch of what was left to be done upon the Treaty made by Whitelock and so he might kiss the Protector 's hand and return to his Master Whitelock seeing him in such a humor of discontent sought to divert him and to satisfie him that the Protector was still very well Inclined to the Point of a nearer Alliance with the King of Sweden but found it difficult to make him to be of that persuasion yet thought fit to demand of him what those Propositions were which he delivered to the Protector concerning the nearer Alliance Whereupon the Ambassador shewed him the Propositions he had delivered in to that purpose which were To have a League Defensive contra omnes gentes and Offensive as to the maintenance of the Treaty of Ausberge That the Protector should contribute 200000 l. per annum to that design when undertaken and the King would have 30000 Foot and 6000 Horse in Service upon it Whitelock asked why his Excellency put the business upon maintenance of the Treaty of Ausberge whereto England was no Party and why rather it might not be against the House of Austria whereof the Emperour was one branch and the King of Spain another and said As to the Contributing of money he knew the Protector was not in a Condition at this time to spare money having such vast occasions of Expence at present for maintenance of his Navy and by occasion of the War with Spain
The Ambassador replyed That he did believe the Protector was at present in no Condition to part with much money and that there would be some time before this design could be set on foot by which time probably the Protector might be better able to spare money than now he is and that he thought it would be better Husbandry for England to spare 200000 l. a year for this War which would be a good Diversion and trouble the King of Spain more than now we do by spending two Millions a year upon our Fleets and in sending to Jamaica That it was true the Treaty of Ausbergh was not concerning the English Nation but the Protestants of Germany were highly concerned in it and consequently of all Christendom and the Emperour having broken that Treaty in many points there was a just ground thereby of falling upon him and the reason why he mentioned the maintenance of that Treaty was because France was already oblidged in a Treaty with Sweden for the maintenance of the Treaty of Ausbergh and England joyning likewise therein France would be Engaged with them and that Crown was a good Ballance Whereas if the Vnion with the King of Sweden should be against the House of Austria and the King of Spain It would cause the Peace which was so much Endeavour'd between France and Spain to be brought to Effect and France would hardly be brought into such an Vnion against the House of Austria because it would seem as too much against the Papists in General wherein France would be shy to Joyn. Whitelock made a doubt what great advantage would be to England by the King of Sweden's falling upon the Emperor which would but little concern the war between us and Spain as to give us advantage thereby against Spain To which the Ambassador alledged That Spain was somuch concerned in any thing relating to the Emperor that he must support him to support himself and whosoever fell upon the Emperor made Spain his Enemy and hindred from him the supplyes which he constantly had especially of men out of Germany and did necessitate Spain to a charge of supplying and assisting the Emperour whereby would be caused a diversion of great advantage to England and Spain once appearing as undoubtedly they would for the Emperour Sweden and they presently became Enemyes and all the Commodities of the King of Sweden which were of necessary use to Spain would be restrained from them without which they could not subsist and that there would be no need of Specifying Pitch and Tar and Hemp to be Contrebanda Goods Whitelock replied That Germany was a great distance from England within the Land and we could have nothing to do with them by Sea that if the Emperor should be set upon by the King of Sweden probably Spain would assist him but so covertly and craftily that Sweden nor England could take publick notice or advantage thereof That in case the King of Sweden should travail towards Flanders that would make the King of Spain look about him Indeed To this the Ambassador said only That there was a Large Countrey to pass over before they could come to Flanders But that in time something might be done he said that France had gained well by that Treaty of Ausbergh and so had all Countries that had been in Alliance with the Crown of Sweden Whitelock said That he was sufficiently satisfied of the Honour and Justice of that Crown in those publick Transactions and that the Protector was as careful to preserve his own Honour and the Faith of the Nation in those Treaties which he had made with other Princes and States and that was the reason which caused him to be so careful that the Dutch might be Included in such Treaties as he should make with others because there was an Article to that purpose in the late Treaty made with them which he was careful to observe as all other Treaties and that might the more satisfie the Ambassador of a just performance of what was or should be agreed upon with his Master To which the Ambassador replyed That he did believe as much but was of opinion that the Article which was mentioned in the late Dutch Treaty did not restrain the Protector from making the nearer Alliance with Sweden without them but when it should be made then they were by that Article to be admitted into such new Treaty if they pleased And thereupon they read over together that Article of the Dutch Treaty which seemed to carry the sence that was observed by the Ambassador who said further That there was no intention of excluding the Dutch or the King of Denmark or any other Protestants out of this intended Vnion but that they should be admitted and invited into it and he believed they would be the sooner brought into it if they first saw Sweden and England joyned together whereas to have a general meeting and Treaty first would be very difficult if not Impossible to be effected That several Interests would draw several ways But if they saw the King of Sweden and the Protector once conjoyned it would be the strongest argument in the World to persuade the rest into the same Vnion and such as would oppose ought to be taken for Enemies That the King of Denmark was now upon a Treaty with the King of Sweden whom he would not disturb and had not yet concluded by reason of England desiring first to hear from the Protector about it That the Emperour had now no fear of the King of Sweden's troubling him as might appear by his sending at this time 15000 Men into Flanders for the King of Spain Which Body of Men he would not have now sent out of his own Country if he had doubted the King of Sweden's falling upon him and that no Prince in Christendom had offered the espousing of the Protectors Interest as his Master had done Which deserved to be regarded by him Whitelock answered That the same was much regarded by the Protector and deservedly and that no Nation in Europe was of so much consideration to the King of Sweden as England especially in regard of their Men and Ships altho they had not Money to spare at this time it was not because of any Poverty of the Nation but by reason of their present and Extraordinary occasion of great Expences about their Publick Affairs especially of their Navy whereby the strength of the Nation was increased They had likewise discourse concerning Commissioners to be appointed on each part to consider of Damages sustained in the last War with the Dutch and to give just Restitution Wherein Whitelock proposed That it might be convenient for those Commissioners to have likewise a power if any Ships on either part were brought in to examine the matter speedily and if any wrong were done to award satisfaction and cause the Party that had done it to make amends and the Admiralty Court of which his Excellency had so much complained not to
whereby your Petitioner may receive Encouragement to proceed in the Management of his said Trade And he shall pray c. His Highness is pleased to refer this Petition to the Committee for Trade 15th Jan. 1655. Jo. Thurloe 15. His Highness having referred this Petition to the Committee for Trade they ordered Whitelock to attend them And they enquired the Reason of the Inhauncing the Impositions upon Coppar in Sweden and what Course might be found out to reduce that Imposition to the former Rate and to keep up the Manufacture of Lattin Wyer here Whitelock told them that he supposed the Reason of Inhaunsing the Imposition by the King of Sweden upon his Coppar was his extraordinary occasions for Money especially in this time of his Wars and that he was a free Prince who might lay what Impositions he did think fit upon the Commodities of his own Countrey That for the Reducement of those Impositions to the former or any lower Rates than they were at now he knew no way but either upon the present Treaty with the Swedish Ambassador here to see what might be done by way of ascertaining those and other Impositions or by buying up all the Coppar at certain Rates to be agreed upon That it had been usual in former times upon Treaties between England and Spain and with France and other Nations that the State here did agree what Impositions should be paid by the English upon the Commodities which they brought from those Countreys and thereby Trade was much encouraged the Merchant was upon a Certainty for payment of his Customs beyond Seas and the State here knowing what the Merchant was to pay beyond Seas as particularly for Wines did thereupon use to set the prices upon Wines here And concerning the buying up of the Coppar of Sweden he told them it would be in his poor Judgment of very great advantage to England if it might be compassed upon reasonable Terms and that it might be compassed he had the more Reason to believe because that himself had some Conference about it when he was Ambassador in Sweden with some there and since with some of the Swedish Ambassadors Company here and did perceive them inclinable to such a bargain and they had heretofore made such a Contract with the City of Lubec in Germany who gained great Wealth thereby for they became sole Merchants of the Coppar and had the Manufacture likewise within themselves of making it into Brass and of the Commodities made thereof which they vented at their own prices in all parts of Christendom and some of them they vended back again into Sweden it self That the late King Gustavus Adolphus finding the inconvenience and loss to Sweden hereby would not permit the Lubeckers to enlarge their time of that Contract but got the Manufacture of Brass within themselves and vented their own Coppar to the several Merchants who resorted thither for it That England hath a great advantage herein more than other Countreys by reason of the plenty of Lapis Calaminaris here by which the Coppar is turned into Brass and that there is not in any Countrey of Europe so great store of that Mineral as here that he knew of none but in Bohemia which was so great a Journey by Land to any Port that it would hardly quit the Cost of the Carriage of it That in case England could have the sole venting of Coppar and Brass they might make their own Rates of it they might furnish themselves and whom else they pleased and none other with Brass Ordnance which are of far better use especially for Shipping than those of Iron That it would bring the Manufacture of Lattin Wyre and all other Manufactures of Brass solely amongst us and be of great Consequence both as to matter of Profit and of security to us He told them further That he had some thoughts himself of being a Merchant for it if he could have procured others of Value to have joined with him therein but they found great difficulties for particular Persons to go through with such a business without the State especially in Relation to the Casting of Ordnance That he had acquainted some of the Councel with this business as a matter fit for my Lord Protector and the States Consideration but he found that their leisure would not admit them to think further upon it and therefore having made known his own poor Judgment therein as he conceived did become his duty and nothing being thought fit to be done in it he submitted to the Judgment of others who he supposed knew the business or the reasons of publick matters better than himself but now having received the commands of this Committee to attend them in a business which had relation to that matter of the Coppar he thought it his Duty to represent his thoughts at large to them to whose consideration he conceived it to be very proper Some of the Committee asked Whitelock what quantity of Coppar might belong to the King of Sweden and what to his Subjects and what payments might be expected for it and what the Terms might be in a contract for all their Coppar He answered that the King of Sweden had the Propriety in Right of his Crown of the most part of the great Mountains where the Coppar Mines were That all the Coppar digged out of those Mountains whereof the Soil or Royalty belonged unto him was his Majesties particular goods That of all the Coppar belonging to any of his Subjects and digged out of their particular Mines in their several grounds and soil yet a Tenth of all that is paid unto the King and by a late Composition for Customs Impositions and other duties they have agreed to pay a Fifthteenth or thereabouts of all the Remainder to the King so that a very little quantity remains but what is in his Majesties dispose and the quantity of the whole he guessed might come to about 250000 l. or 300000 l. yearly in value or thereabouts as he could guess That the way there is to make their Carriages in the Winter time by Sledds upon the Ice The Summer being so hot that they cannot Travail nor their Cattle work and the Frost so strong that the wayes are then best and then they bring all the Coppar to the Port-Towns where it lies ready for the Ships by the Spring when the Ice is gone and that they can come into those Seas That he was told they would expect one half of the money to be agreed upon before the Coppar were taken into Ships when it was ready for them and the other half of the money at the Arrival of the Ships here and would be contented to take Bills or the payment of the Money at Hamburgh or Lubec or some of those Towns not far from the Baltick But what conditions they would now expect he knew not the business having slept for some time The Committee generally expressed themselves with great approbation of the Proposition of buying
Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be the Revealed Will and Word of God and shall in other things differ in Doctrine Worship or Discipline from the Publique Profession held forth Endeavours shall be used to Convince them by sound Doctrine and the Example of a good Conversation But that they may not be compelled thereto by Penalties nor restrained from their Profession but protected from all Injury and Molestation in the profession of the Faith and exercise of their Religion whilest they abuse not this Liberty to the Civil Injury of others or the Disturbance of the publique Peace So that this Liberty be not extended to Popery or Prelacy or to the Countenancing such who publish horrible Blasphemies or practise or hold forth Licentiousness or Prophaness under the profession of Christ And that those Ministers or Publique Preachers who shall agree with the publique Profession aforesaid in matters of Faith although in their Judgment and Practice they differ in matters of Worship and Discipline shall not onely have protection in the way of their Churches and Worship respectively but be esteemed fit and capable notwithstanding such difference being otherwise duly Qualified and duly Approved of any Trust Promotion or Imployment what soever in these Nations that any Ministers who agree in Doctrine Worship and Discipline with the Publique Profession aforesaid are capable of And all others who agree with the publique Profession in matters of Faith although they differ in matters of Worship and Discipline as aforesaid shall not onely have protection as aforesaid but be esteemed fit and capable notwithstanding such difference being otherwise duly Qualified of any Civil Trust Imployment or Promotion in these Nations But for such persons who agree not in matters of Faith with the publique Profession aforesaid they shall not be capable of receiving the publique Maintenance appointed for the Ministery Provided That this Clause shall not be construed to extend to enable such Ministers or publique Preachers or Pastors of Congregations But that they be Dis-enabled and they are hereby Dis-enabled to hold any Civil Imployment which those in Orders were or are Dis-enabled to hold by an Act Entituled An Act for Disenabling all persons in Holy Orders to Exercise any Temporal Jurisdiction or Authority And that Your Highness will give Your consent That all Laws Statutes Ordinances and Clauses in any Law Statute or Ordinance So far as they are contrary to the aforesaid Liberty be Repealed XII That all Acts and Ordinances of Parliament made for the abolishing of Arch-Bishops and Bishops and for the abolishing of Deans Deans and Chapters Cannons Prebends and other Offices and Titles of or belonging to any Cathedral or Collegiate Church or Chappel and for the sale or other disposition of the Lands Rents and Hereditaments unto any or either of them belonging or for the sale or other disposition of the Lands Rents and Hereditaments of the late King Queen or Prince or of the Lands of Delinquents Fee-Farm or other Rents Forest-Lands or any of them or any other Lands Tenements Rents or Hereditaments lately belonging to the Commonwealth shall no way be impeached but that they do remain good and firm And that the security given by Act and Ordinance of Parliament for any Summe or Summes of monies by any of the said Lands the Excise or by any other Publick Revenue and also the Securities given by the Publick Faith of the Nation and the Engagement of the Publick Faith for satisfaction of debts may remain firm and good and not be made void by any pretence whatsoever XIII That all and every person and persons who have Ayded Abetted Advised or Assisted in any War against the Parliament since the first day of January 1641. unless he or they have since born Armes for the Parliamint or your Highness or otherwise given signal testimony of his or their good affection to the Commonwealth and continued faithful to the same and all such as have been actually engaged in any Plot Conspiracy or Design against the Person of your Highness or in any Insurrection or Rebellion in England or Wales since the sixteenth of December 1653. And for Scotland that all and every person and persons who have been in Armes against the Parliament of England or against the Parliament in Scotland before the first day of April 1648. except such as have since born Arms in the service of the Parliament of England or your Highness or given other signal testimony of their good affection and every person or persons that since the said first day of April 1648. have been in Armes or otherwise Aided Abetted Advised or Assisted in any War against the Parliament of England or your Highness except such persons who having been in Armes or otherwise Abetted Advised or Assisted in any War against the Parliament of England or your Highness since the first day of April 1648. and were not in Armes against the Parliament of England or against the Parliament of Scotland before the first day of April 1648. and have since the first day of March 1651 Old stile lived peaceably and thereby given testimony of their good affection to the Parliament and your Highness be made uncapable for ever of holding or enjoyning of any Office or Place of Publick Trust in these three nations or any of them Provided that nothing in this Article contained shall extend to put any incapacity in this Article mentioned upon any English or Scotish Protestants in Ireland who before the first day of March 1647. have born Armes for the Parliament or your Highness or otherwise given signal testimony of their good affection to this Common-wealth and continued faithful to the same XIV And that your Highness will be pleased to consent that nothing in this Petition and Advice conteyned nor your Highness assent thereto shall be construed to extend to the dissolving of this present Parliament but that the same shall continue and remain until such time as your Highness shall think fit to dissolve the same XVI And that nothing conteyned in this Petition and Advice nor your Highness consent thereunto shall be construed to extend to the repealing or making void of any Act or Ordinance which is not contrary hereunto or to the matters herein conteyned but that the said Acts and Ordinances not contrary hereunto shall continue and remain in force in such manner as if this present Petition and Advice had not at all been had or made or your Highness consent thereunto given XVII And that all Writs issued out of the Chancery and all Writs and Patents of the Justices of the one Bench and of the other Barons of the Exchequer Commissions of Oyer and Terminer Goal-delivery and Justices of the Peace And all other Commissions Patents and Grants made and passed under the great Seal of England Scotland or Ireland shall stand good and effectual in the Law notwithstanding this Petition and Advice or your Highness assent thereunto or any Law Statute or Custome to
it is rather little less than a Miracle that after so great shakings and confusions it should so soon come to that state that it is already in And if we well and wisely consider how great variety of humours and judgments and what different Interests and Powers these Wars have raised amongst us and how differently placed and lodged from that which was before it is no wonder if every one cannot have what he thinks best in his judgment to be done but ought rather to content himself with what he may think next best to that which is first in his judgment which probably may be best of all in its self for that every one is a partial Judge as to that thing which hath taken the first impression in his mind and so passed into a prejudicate opinion But above all we must have the peace and settlement of the Nations Quacunque datâ viâ as a Pole-Star before our Eyes steering our course thereby without giving Ear to the inchanting Songs of any Syrens and without giving way to any suggestions of indignation which proud flesh may assault our minds withall But with generous resolutions press on to settlement conquering our Temptations and subduing our own Spirits if in any thing at any time they shall rise against this work whereby we shall gain more true honour before men and before God than if we had subdued a City than if we had conquered a Nation and indeed we shall doe no less thereby than preserve three Nations Another Difficulty ariseth unto us from the dissatisfaction of some of our ancient Friends who have been and might still be usefull to us in the Work which we have now in hand which if it be not a greater difficulty unto us than that of our secret and open Enemies of whom I shall speak anon it is a greater trouble and grief to us because that we love them so much and fear the other so little not that they are not a formidable Enemy but now by the conjunction of our late inbred Enemy with that old Enemy of our Nation and Religion and of God himself who is our hope and chiefest help We shall have God a greater and a closer Friend unto us because we have to doe with his greatest Enemies But for those of our Friends who content themselves with their Privacy and Country Retirement in these great Difficulties of the Commonwealth For the divisions of Reuben there are great thoughts of heart Why abidest thou among the Sheepfolds to hear the bleating of the flocks Surely for the divisions of Reuben there are great searchings of heart How shall we bind up the wounds we receive in the house of our friend What shall we doe for our sister that hath no breasts That will afford no milk If she be a Wall we will build a palace of silver upon her and if she be a door we will inclose her with boards of Cedar If they will give to us any Foundation to work upon we will build upon it we will improve it we will multiply Obligations upon them we will heap Coals of Fire upon their heads If they will not let us follow them let them follow us we will either lead or follow in the work of God And if our Words cannot convince them we will endeavour that our Works may doe it and what we cannot doe our selves we will pray to God to doe for us and to find out ways which we cannot to reunite our hearts and hands who have been engaged together in the same Cause and are still imbarqued in the same Bottom and must sink and swim must run the same hazard and fortune together I mean the same issue and event of God's Providence towards us whether it be for good or whether it be for evil As to our Enemies both secret and open they are continually plotting and contriving to create us all the trouble that they can and want not means for to effect it our home-bred Enemies being now in conjunction with that our great foreign Enemy who vaunt themselves of their King that he possesseth more Riches more Crowns and more Dominions than ever any Christian Prince did and that his Empire is ten times greater than that of the Great Turk and larger than ever was that of the Romans and that he might more justly than the Persian King style himself King of Kings Brother of the Sun and Moon and that the Sun never sets upon his Dominions and the like And yet to all these Riches to all this Power to all these Titles we are not afraid to oppose the One single Name of The Lord Our God and if it do not diminish our Difficulty yet it doth not a little ease our Minds that all our Enemies are reduced unto that Head which professeth himself to be the Head of that Antichristian Faction which opposeth all the Christian Churches in the World and would keep them and bring them under the Iron Yoak of his bloody Inquisition and every blow that we shall level at that Head in way of defence or offence will in some proportion redound to the advantage of all good Christians throughout the World And now it would be very strange if all good men should not see and be convinced what Thread it was that run all along through our Quarrel in the late Wars and though at first it was more finely spun and more closely wrought that it could not so easily be discerned yet now that it is unravelled to its Bottom it more clearly discovers its Rise by its Resort And if the Interest of that Party shall be again enthroned amongst us and brought in upon the Wings of that double-headed black Eagle or rather Vulture What will become of the poor Lambs of Christ What can we expect but according to the agreement between them a Toleration of Popery in England and Scotland and a Profession and Protection of it in Ireland with an inundation of Looseness and Prophaneness on the one side and of Tyranny and Oppression on the other We ought then to believe and we have good ground to rest our Faith upon But cum Deo movenda est manus we ought so to believe as though we had made no Provision at all and yet we ought so to make Provision in subserviency to Gods Providence as if we did not believe at all And his Highness doth acknowledge the great care and provision of the Parliament for the carrying on of this War in pursuance of their most Christian and truly English Spirit and Resolution in owning that Quarrel against that old Enemy of their Religion and of their Nation Yet I must acquaint you That the Supplies granted have fallen short of the Commonwealths Necessities because indeed they have fallen short of the Parliaments own expectations according to the lowest estimate that they were reckoned at Especially that of the New Buildings wherein what have been the particular Obstructions and what may be the proper Remedies as also
were not equal or from an expectation of Prince Rupert's advance with 3000 horse and Dragoons and the return of the Earl of Northampton from Banbury with 1000. The King's strength is reported to have been 8000 foot and 500 horse which albeit a gallant Army yet upon the Parliaments Forces drawing into Battalia they durst not take the Field but to counterpoise the Parliaments numbers the King fell to Stratagems to fortifie the Town especially the Avenues and having raised his Batteries and lined the hedges stood upon his guard and with some great pieces where he saw the biggest bodies and most advantage liberally sent them some Bullets which killed 2 or 3 horse but hurt not their Riders For many hours some parties of horse skirmisht 'twixt both the Armies in which play the Parliament had the best of whose part but one man fell of theirs four or five of which one was knighted It being impossible to engage the King's Forces without much hazard that night the greatest part of the Parliaments Forces marched unto Chevely the horse commanded by Waller and Balfour the foot by Skippon whilst the other encamped before the Eastside of the Town and ordered by Manchester at one same time having agreed to storm the Garrison on both sides That night and the next the Parliamentarians quartered in the open fields but neither the coldness of the weather nor want of usual provision any whit disanimated the Souldiers the expectation of fight swallowing up all other extremities howbeit most of them had three days provision prepared by command in their Snapsacks By Daybreak upon Sunday the horse and foot commanded by Waller and Skippon were upon their march in four hours surrounded Dunnington Castle and made their approach towards the West of Newbury By the way they intercepted two or three Carts of Provision and took about 100 horse and foot of the King 's as they straggled and the King's Forces from the Castle fell upon the Parliaments Rear and took 10 or 12 prisoners Upon this march they received the Report that Newcastle was taken by storm and the Ulster Rebels defeated which much incouraged the Parlaiments Forces It was One a Clock ere the Train and Rear came up and near Three ere they could be put into Battalia with extraordinary shouts and other symptoms of courage and joy the Western body advanced and by the Forlorn-hope of horse quickly began the fight which with as much eagerness was seconded by the foot who cryed They would now be revenged for the business of Cornwall For three hours the fight was maintained with as much resolution and bravery on both parts as hath been since these Wars the Cannon and small shot on both sides firing with as quick a motion as was possible Among the foot the General 's Regiment especially did eminently well and among all of the whole Army there was not one man or party horse or foot seen either to desert their duty or to dishearten their fellows After a long and hot dispute the Parliamentarians beat the King's Forces first from their Work and then from their Ordnance nine in number in which atchievement they lost a few men and among them Captain Gawler The Day was of so much discontent to his Majesty that an hour after midnight he marched out of the Town with an attendant Troop only towards Winchester and sent up his Cannon Carriages and Baggage to the Castle where at day-break the Parliamentarians saw them placed and Colonel Cromwell followed the body of the Enemy two hours before day The E. of Cleveland was taken prisoner by a Lieutenant of Colonel Barkley's General Goring hardly escaped his Brother was shot dead as he charged most of his Troop were cut off Major Trevillian and divers others of quality and 200 common Souldiers of the King's part slain and 300 taken prisoners Letters came of the taking of the Town and Castle of Newcastle surrendred to General Leven Oct. 29. the Governour and the rest submitting for their lives In that little compass of the Castle were 500 men besides women and children Three Scots Lords taken there Craford Rea and Maxwell were sent into Scotland to be there tryed The Town though taken by Onslaght was not much ransackt most of them redeeming their goods from plunder upon reasonable satisfaction in moneys A Day of publick Thanksgiving was appointed for these successes at Newbury and at Newcastle Some differences among the Committee of Sussex were referred to a Committee of the House and another Committee appointed to consider of settling the Garrison of Windsor and reducing it to a less number and half pay Alderman Atkins was sworn Lord Mayor of London in the Exchequer according to custom Letters from Sir William Waller and Sir Arthur Haslerigge further confirmed the Parliaments success at Newbury and that they had taken 1000 Arms there that if they had had but one hour more of day-light in probability they had totally routed and dispersed the King's whole Army Which was in so great distraction after the fight that they retreated three several ways at once in great confusion That the King as they were informed with a small party wheeled about by Marlborough and so to Oxford Since the fight they took many prisoners stragglers and the King 's own Coach and General Forth 's Coach with his Lady many Sumpter-horses and other good Prizes An Ordinance was committed for the Attainder of the Archbishop and they that managed the Evidence against him at his Tryal were appointed to bring in the state of all the Evidence to the House Letters from Captain Hacker informed that a party of the King 's coming to relieve Crowland were set upon by the Parliaments Forces 600 horse and 400 hundred prisoners taken of Newark and Belvoir Forces and the Town much discouraged thereby A hundred horse of the Queen's Regiment were taken by the Garrison of Weymouth wherein the Country people assisted the Parliaments Forces Sir Authony Ashley Cooper with 1500 horse and foot from several Garrisons took the field to encounter Sir Lewis Dives Sir William Vvedale was readmitted to sit as a Member of the House Novemb. 1644. The Lord Paget petitioned expressing much sorrow for his deserting the Parliament and adhering to the Enemy whose Counsel and Designs he now seeth to tend to the destruction of the Kingdom humbly submitting himself to the Favour of the Parliament Letters from Newcastle desire the Parliament to consider of the new framing and settling the Government of that Town and that fit and able men may be chosen for that purpose which was referred to a Committee of both Houses General Leven sent 5000 horse and foot of the Scots Army to the Lord Fairfax in Yorkshire to suppress the stragling Enemy there An Ordinance was sent down to Newcastle for the Tryal of Sir John Marley the late Mayor there by a Council of War A Commander in Surrey sent to some Members of Parliament there to
Princes Dukes Earls Lords and all persons alike liable to every Law of the Land 7. That all Commoners be freed from the Jurisdiction of the Lords in all cases and all tryals to be of twelve Sworn men and no conviction but upon two or more sufficient known Witnesses 8. That none be examined against themselves nor punished for doing that against which no Law is provided 9. That the proceedings in Law be abbreviated mitigated and made certain the charge thereof in all particulars 10. That all trade be made free from all monopolizing and ingrossing by Companies or otherwise 11. That the Excise and all kind of taxes except Subsidies be taken off 12. To have laid open all late inclosures of Fenns and other Commons or to have them inclosed only or chiefly for the benefit of the Poor 13. To have considered many thousands that are ruined by perpetual imprisonment for debt and provided for their inlargement 14. To have ordered some effectual course to keep people from begging and beggery in so fruitful a Nation as by Gods blessing this is 15. To have proportioned punishments more equal to offences that so mens lives and estates might not be forfeited upon trivial and slight occasions 16. To have removed the tedious burden of Tithes satisfying all Improprietors and providing a more equal way of maintenance for poor Ministers 17. To have raised a stock of mony out of confiscated Estates for payment of those who contributed voluntarily above their abilities before those that disbursed out of their superfluities 18. To have bound themselves and all future Parliaments from abolishing Propriety levelling mens Estates or making all things Common 19. To have declared what the duty or business of the Kingly Office is and what not and have ascertained the revenue past increase or diminution that there be no more quarrels about it 20. To have rectified the election of publick Officers for London restoring the Commonalty thereof to their just Rights 21. To have made reparation to all oppressed by Sentences in High Commission Star-Chamber and Council Board or by any Monopolies or projects and that out of the Estates of those that were Authors Actors and Promoters of those mischiefs and that without much attendance 22. To have abolished all Committees and have conveyed all businesses into the true method of the usual tryals of the Common-Wealth 23. Not to have followed the example of former Tyrannous and superstitious Parliaments in making Orders Ordinances or Laws or in appointing punishments concerning Opinions or things supernatural stiling some Blasphemies others heresies 24. To have declared what the business of the Lords is and ascertained their condition not derogating from the Liberties of other men that so there might be an end of striving about the same 25. To have done Justice upon the Capital Authours and Promoters of the former or late Wars 26. To have provided constant pay for the Army and to have given rules to all Judges and other Officers for their indemnity and saving harmeless all that have assisted 27. To have laid to heart the abundance of innocent blood that hath been spilt and the infinite spoil and havock that hath been made of peaceable harmless People by express Commission from the King and to have seriously considered whether the Justice of God be likely to be satisfied or his yet remaining wrath to be appeased by an Act of Oblivion The House gave thanks to the Petitioners for their great pains and care to the publick good of the Kingdom and said they would speedily take their desires into Consideration Another Petition was from well Affected Masters and Commanders of Ships Shewing that the Parliament had done Contrary to their Declarations and trade destroyed and they Petition for convoyes of their Ships in trading Outwards and Inwards according to the order of the Hollanders And that all monopolies and restraint of trade may be removed and some way taken to prevent the Shipping of Goods in foreign bottoms Intelligence from the revolted Ships that some of them are mending in Holland that the Saylors are insolent in their carriage towards the Prince Letters from the Isle of Wight that the King was removed to the place of Treaty and had his Liberty to ride about the Island Letters from Chester that by a Council of War there two were condemned and executed for a Plot to betray that City to the Kings Forces Letters from the North that a hundred Scots were brought in Prisoners by the Country that Cromwel was in pursuit of the Enemy and Lambert in the reare of him that the Enemy are about six thousand strong That Colonel Bethel and Colonel Lassells are sent to inforce the siege at Scarborough where three hundred Walloons are landed by command of the Prince That the Souldiers run away from Pontefract Castle to the Parliaments Party 12. The day of publick Humiliation for a blessing upon the Treaty Letters from New-Castle That Lieutenant General Cromwell was about Durham pursuing the Enemy who in the Bishoprick had exceedingly plundered and terrified the people wounding divers taking away the Children of others to get mony for the redemption of them and besides quarters they took of some three pound a House That those who cryed up Duke Hamilton's Party for the great reformers having been thus used by them and with civility by the Parliaments party their opinions are now altered That Monroe held a Council of War and resolved to march back to the Colepits and fire them all but two Posts came speeding to him to have him return presently back to Scotland for that the Presbyterian Ministers had got hold of the Civil Sword made the Marquess of Argyle General who was four thousand strong and too hard for the new levyed Forces of the Lord Lannerick Brother to Duke Hamilton That these Messengers came from Craford and Lannerick That the Scots Ministers had decreed among other things that in regard of the great defection to the Government throughout Scotland they will not administer the Sacrament of the Supper for one year to come That this saved the Colepits and sent the Scots the nearest way over Tweed in such hast that they had almost left their plunder behind them had they not preferred it before life and they left their confederate English to shift for themselves That some of Lieutenant General Cromwells Forces were gon over Tine and Major General Lambert marched by the way of Carlisle and many Countrey-men went with them to seek their Goods and Cattle carryed away into Scotland 13. The Grand Committee sat upon the Ordinance for sale of Deans and Chapter-lands and voted that a hundred pounds per annum should be the least that should be allowed to any minister for his benefice Letters from the Committee of York that the Treaty about Pontefract not taking effect they desired twenty thousand pounds for the Souldiery the House ordered twelve thousand pounds for them Some of the former
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
Gospel in all void places and to unite two or three Parishes together so that none be above three Miles from the Publick meeting place and Commissioners named in the Report that such as shall be approved for publick Preachers may enjoy the maintenance set by Laws and such further as the Parliament hath or shall allow That where any scruple the payment of Tithes the neighbour Justices to set a value on those due which the owner of the Land to pay or else the Minister may sue for them That Committee held That the Incumbents Impropriators c. have a Right and Propriety in Tythes The House upon Debate of this Report the first part of it upon the question passed in the Negative It was moved in the House that the sitting of this Parliament any longer would not be for the good of the Common-wealth and that it would be fit for them to resign up their Powers to the Lord General this motion was seconded by several other Members and then the House rose And the Speaker with many Members of the House with the Mace went to Whitehall where they did by a Writing under their hands resign to his Excellency the Powers and Mr. Speaker attended with the Members did present this Resignation of their Powers to his Excellency accordingly The General with his Councel of Officers met where somethings were transacted in order to the settlement of the Government of this Nation Letters of Malignants in the North who bought up Horses and went with them towards Scotland Of Sixteen Horse within five miles of Berwick who seized some Gentlemen and others going to Berwick Fair and took their Horses Money and Clothes and then let them go That they seized upon two Soldiers and disarmed them and then dismissed them and took many Horses The Portugal Ambassadours brother made an Escape out of Newgate but was retaken The Councel of State Published a Declaration against the late Tumult at the New Exchange and forbid all persons of what quality soever to do or abet the like in any Publick place of trade or resort upon pain to be dealt with as disturbers of the Publick Peace whereof a strict account shall be taken and all Osficers to perform their duty for apprehending such Offenders and to prevent the like tumultuous Actions 14 Letters of Three prizes sent into Plymonth That the Sussex Frigot was blown up with her own Powder and about Fifty of her Men at Plymouth That there was an agreement for the Duke of Lorain to exchange his Country for Ireland That the Prince of Conde was to be King of Scotland and King Charles to be King of England onely That Middleton was Transporting from Holland great store of Arms and Ammunition to the High-lands 16 Letters of the Highlanders Levys of Men and Glencorns sending Warrants to adjacent Towns for Cloth Shoes Provisions and Money for his Soldiers or else he will exact it by force That Four of them met an Englishman going to gather up Money and killed him That the Highlanders are One thousand Foot well Armed and Five hundred Horse Of two Prizes brought into Pool by a private Man of War Captain Green That General Monck with his Squadron of Ships was in the Downs The late Parliament having resigned their Powers into the Lord Generals Hands by a Writing under their Hands and Seals The Lord General called a Councel of Officers and advised with them and with other persons of Interest in the Nation How this great burthen of governing England Scotland and Ireland with the Armies therein and the Navy at Sea should be Born and by whom They after several days seeking of God and advising in this Matter Resolved That a Councel of Godly Able and Discreet Persons should be Named consisting of twenty one and that the Lord General should be chosen Lord Protector of the Three Nations His Excellency the General about Three in the Afternoon came from Whitehall to the Chancery Court in this Equipage First went the Commissioners of the Great Seal then the Judges and Barons in their Robes after them the Counsel of the Commonwealth then the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Recorder of London after them the Lord General attended with the chief Officers of the Army a Chair of State was set in the Chancery Court and the General stood on the left hand of it uncovered till a large Writing in Parchment was read Containing the Power with which his Excellency was invested and how he was to Govern the Three Nations and the Oath to be taken by him His Excellency subscribed this Writing in the face of the Court and had the Oath given him by the Lord Commissioner Lisle and after this his Excellency sate down in the Chair covered then the Commissioners delivered up the Great Seal to him and the Lord Mayor his Sword and Cap the which his Excellency returned immediatly again to him then the Court rose and they went back to Whitehall the Lord Mayor himself uncovered carrying the Sword before the Lord Protector and coming into the Banqueting House Mr. Lockier made an Exhortation to them and so the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Judges departed The Instrument which his Excellency Subscribed was in these Words The Government of the Common-wealth of England Scotland and Ireland I. THat the Supreme Legislative Authority of the Commonwealth of England Scotland and Ireland and the Dominions thereto belonging shall be and reside in One Person and the People assembled in Parliament The Style of which Person shall be Lord PROTECTOR of the Common-wealth of England Scotland and Ireland II. That the Exercise of the chief Magistracie and Administration of the Government over the said Countries and Dominions and the People thereof shall be in the Lord PROTECTOR assisted with a Council The Number whereof shall not exceed Twenty one nor be less than Thirteen III. That all Writs Processes Commissions Patents Grants and other things which now run in the Name and Style of the Keepers of the Liberty of England by Authority of Parliament shall run in the Name and Style of the Lord PROTECTOR from whom for the future shall be derived all Magistracie and Honors in these three Nations and shall have the power of Pardons except in Case of Murder and Treason and benefit of all forfeitures for the Publick use And shall govern the said Countries and Dominions in all things by the Advice of the Council and according to these Presents and the Laws IV. That the Lord PROTECTOR the Parliament sitting shall dispose and order the Militia and Forces both by Sea and Land for the peace and good of the three Nations by Consent of Parliament And that the Lord PROTECTOR with the Advice and Consent of the major part of the Council shall dispose and order the Militia for the ends aforesaid in the Intervals of Parliament V. That the Lord PROTECTOR by the Advice aforesaid shall direct in all things concerning the keeping and holding of a good