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
him the Charge and Care of these pretious Medals and Books and to be the Library Keeper himself and to appoint whom he thought fit to look to them under him He knew the greatness of the Charge and considered the Prejudice that might fall out by being responsible for those rich Jewels the Imbezelment whereof would be endeavoured by many and his other occasions would not permit him to give much Personal attendance on this Business nor to enjoy much of the delight of perusing them Yet he being informed of a design in some to have them Sold transported beyond Sea which he thought would be a Dishonour and Damage to our Nation and to all Scholars therein and fearing that in other hands they might be more subject to Imbezeling and being willing to preserve them for Publick use He did accept of the trouble of being Library Keeper at St. Jamse's and therein was incouraged and much perswaded to it by Mr. Selden who Swore that if he did not undertake the charge of them all those rare Monuments of Antiquity those choice Bookes and Manuscript would be lost and there were not the like to them except onely in the Vatican in any other Library in Christendom The Councel made an Order for him to be Library Keeper of St. Jamses and to have lodgings in the house belonging to the place and recommended to him Mr. Duery a German by Birth a good Scholar and a great traveller and Friend to the Parliament to be his Deputy in that place but at his liking He was willing to have a Deputy by their recommendation being thereby he should be the less answerable and he appointed Mr. Duery to have the Keys to go to Mr. Patricke Young the former Library Keeper to the late King to inquire for an inventory of the Books and Meddalls and to see an exact one made forthwith of all of them An Act past for altering the Seals of the Custome House Leave given to the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London to transport 60 prisoners out of New-gate to the American Plantations Letters that the Lord Leiutenant of Ireland was ready to take shiping that a few deserted the engagement and that Money was much wanting that 500 Irish were landed at Jersey designed as was Imagined to second the Plot for surprising Weymouth Portland and other Garrisons Letters of many Pickeroons upon the Northern Coast who took divers vessels and much disturbed the Coal ships and Fishermen Letters from Scotland that the Kirk party much Commended their New King and that his coming thither was expected That they continued a Force of 6000 Men which in ten dayes they could make up 2000. And perswaded the People that England was sending an Army against them to be Commanded by Lieutenant General Cromwell Letters of a Holland Man of War taken with an Irish Commission and that had done much mischief on the Sea to the English and taken divers ships from them 31 Mr. Lemmon a Member of the House Chosen by the City to be one of their Aldermen although he had left the City 17 Yeares since the House left it to himself whether he would hold to be an Alderman or not Order for Mony for Maimed Souldiers and for the Widowes of slain Souldiers An Additionall Act passed for the Sale of Deans and Chapters Lands and to remove some Obstructions in the Sale of them Upon notice that the Prisoners in the Kings Bench were in some mutiny some Horses were sent thither to suppress the insurrection onlyone Woman was Killed by one of the Prison Officers and another was hurt 100000 l. went from London to the Lieutenant of Ireland into Wales Letters from Chester that Ormoâ—◠〈◊〉 40000 strong before Dublin That Colonel Monk upon the Enemies approach towards Dundalke sent to Owen Rowe Oneal head of the natural Irish desiring him in pursuance of the Articles between them to draw his Forces together and to be in readiness when the Enemy should draw near to them This was undertaken by Owen but he sent word back that he wanted Ammunition and being come within 3 Miles with his whole Army he sent out 1200 Foot and 200 Horse who received from Colonel Monk 20 barrels of Powder with Match and Bullets proportionable Presently after this they had information that Inchequiu was coming against them which made them speed as fast as they could to their General but they were over taken and routed 500 killed upon the place many Prisoners taken the rest so beateu and scattered that few of them escaped without their deaths wounds This News was so terrible to Owen and his Army that they all rose in a Panick Fear and Fled into the County of Long ford this defeat was given in the view of the Town of Dundalke and Inchequin sent the news of it presently to Ormond who thereupon sent to C. Jones for exchange of Prisoners and sent him the news of this defeat given to Owen Inchequin the same evening came before Dundalke and summoned it C. Monke was retreated thither upon the assurance of all his Officers and Souldiers to stand by him except one Souldier who when Monk told them that if any of them scrupled to fight in this quarel he might depart and should have a pass from him This one Souldier only desired a passe and said he could not in Conscience fight in this quarell Monke gave him a Passe according to his desire and the rest promised to be Faithful to him But when Inchequin came now before the Town all the Faithful Souldiers ran away over the Trenches to Inchequin Swearing deep Oaths that they would not Engage with Monk who entred into confederacy with Owen Row the Head of the native Irish By this and many other Passages both in ours and other Histories we may observe the strange inconstancy Lightness and Irrational Actions of the Common Souldiery whom for the most part Mony and avoiding present Danger carryes beyond any other interest These Souldiers of C. Monk's one Day Swore to stand by him the next every one of them deserted him Mony was to be had from Inchequin none from Monk with whom if they staid they must Fight but if they left him they thought the Danger was over They had all engaged under C. Monk and when he had demanded of them whether they would be faithful to him and stand by him all but one said that in Conscience they could not leave him but would stand by him The next Day when Danger approached then they could not in Conscience stay with him because he was Confederate with the Head of the Native Irish Rebells Owen Rowe Yet the same Conscience could give them leave to serve under Ormond who Commanded both the Irish Rebells Catholickes and the English Royalysts against the English Protestants Monkes Souldiers having thus deserted him the Town of Dundalke was presently surrendred to Inchequin upon no other Conditions but that Monk might dispose of what was his as he saw
they fell into divers of their Quarters and took many Prisoners 7 Letters of a chase of a French Ship which ran on ground Of a Dutch Ship of Three hundred Tuns brought in Prize That the Brest Men of War took Two Vessels of Milford Of all the Vnited Provinces but Friezland agreeing to the Articles of Peace with England That the French Ambassadour in Holland laboured to continue the War between England and Holland and offered to bear half the Charge of it but the States would not consent unto it that nevertheless the States go on with their preparations for the Sea-war That there will be a great distraction and trouble among the People in case the Peace with England be not concluded 8 The Lord Protector Dined in London with the Lord Mayor and Common Council by their invitation at which the Recorder made a Speech to his Highness The Intertainment was in a Magnificent manner the Streets Railed on both sides and the Rayls covered with Blew-cloath Twelve Lacquayes in rich Liveries the Field Officers bravely Mounted the Guards c. The Lord Mayor and Aldermen met his Highness on Horseback in their Robes and his Highness Knighted the Lord Mayor when he went away 9 The Lord Protector appointed certain days to hear Petitions from the Masters of the Requests the Lord Protector made several Serjeants at Law 10 Letters that the Irish had a general Fast and that some of the Tories took Twelve Surveyors of the Lands as they were Travelling Of a Dutch Pyrate brought into Burlington Bay That some small bodies of the Irish were got together That a Private man of War brought in a Dutch Ship and a French Ship Prizes and of fifteen other Dutch Ships brought in Prizes 11 Of the Highlanders burning Corn and out-houses and doing much mischief to the Scots who would not afford them Supplyes and help their Leavys 13 A Servant to Myn Here Beverling the Dutch Ambassador in England brought News That all the Vnited Provinces had assented to the Articles of Peace with England Letters of the general inclinations of the People in the Netherlands to have a Peace with England for that another Summers War and their loss of another years Free Trade and Fishing would hardly be born by the Multitude That all the Orange Party and Cavaliers are against the Peace and discontented at it That Middleton was going with about Two hundred Cavaliers towards the Highlanders 14 Letters of a Party of the Enemy that came to Dunbarton and but Twelve of the Horse got ready and Charged them very shoutly they being Twenty five Horse and took their Lieutenant that Commanded them and Two more and Wounded all the rest From Vpsale that the Change of Government in England was well resented in Sweden and the Lord Ambassadors Credentialls from the Lord Protector were well received by the Queen of Sweden The Commissioners for Accounts being informed that some pretending Authority from them do summon People in the several Counties to places where they meet to draw up Accounts and Claims and exact unreasonable Fees for the doing it The Commissioners declare that they gave no such Authority to any person but leave the People to their own liberty and conveniency and will see those abuses punished 15 The Council of the Protector sate close and had got Intelligence from the Army in all places and from the Fleet. 16 Letters that the Lord Protector was Proclaimed at Dublin but not so soon and so chearfully as he was in the North. The Articles were agreed to transplant the Munster-Tories into Flanders 17 That Kenmore with a Body of Two thousand Men lay quiet expecting the issue of the Dutch Treaty That Collonel Wogan was dead and most of his Party sought to get out of Scotland again That an English Lieutenant with Twelve Dragoons took Four of Glencarns own Troop and Eight Horse That Glencarn by Proclamation threatned Fire and Sword to all that did not supply him That six English Souldiers were set upon by Fifty Highlanders who took Three and killed Two of them and the other escaped That Collonel Drummond was got to the High-landers with Instructions from the King and to see whether they were in such a posture as that the King might adventure to come to them 18 Eleven Persons were sent Prisoners to the Tower and some of them examined about a Plot against the Lord Protector and the present Government A Private Man of War from the Holy Island brought in two Prizes loaden with East-Country goods 20 An Address to the Lord Protector from the Minsters of Leistershire Two Ordinances of the Lord Protector and his Council Published one for the Monthly Assessment of Twelve hundred thousand pounds for six Months to be continued the other for an Explanation of a former Ordinance touching Treasons 21 Letters that Collonel Morgan with a Party of Twelve hundred Horse Foot and Dragoons fell upon 〈◊〉 and Kinmores Army being Two thousand and Routed them totally and pursued them Seven miles into the Hills That Captain Moltlows fell upon a House in Argibeshire and took it with all the Men Armes and Ammunition in it and fired the House That Lieutenant Collonel Coâ—â—rel Marched from Glascoiâ— to Reduce the Garrison of Ross Dew but before he came near it the Enemy ran away and left word they had no orders to Fight 22 That Captain Foster with the Phoenix Frigot brought in a Swedish Ship for Prize having Prohibited Goods on Board her That Captain 〈◊〉 with the Amity in company of Captain Fosturâ— fought with a Zealand Man of War and Killed and Wounded most of her Men yet She would not yield till Captain Foster came in to the Amity 23 Letters of Credence 〈◊〉 Monsieur Bourdeaux to be Ambassadour Extraordinary from the French King to the Lord Protector The King of Scots was to go from Paris upon the Peace with England The Dutch Admiral Prohibited all their Merchant-men from going to Sea till the Cessation of Armes came from England That the Sâ—aâ—es are sending Ambassadors Extraordinary to the Lord Protector to Sign the Peace with England Of English Merchants Ships taken by the Brest Men of War and rescued by the English Frigots 24 Letters that Collonel Daniel with One thousand men took in the Lord Athols House by Storm killed only three of the Enemies the rest cryed for Quarter and had it Collonel Daniel lost but one Man and took in the House Two Lieutenants one Ensign two Serjeants two Cornets and one hundred and nineteen Souldiers eighty Musquets some Fire-locks and Swords sixteen pound of Powder and twenty five Troop Houses That there was in the House much more Meat Mault and Oaes which Collonel Daniel could not carry away and therefore he set fire to a barrel of Powder and those Provision and blew up them and the House together 25 That one of the late Collonel Wogans Men with Three of his best Horses ran away to an English Garrison That
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
it was held fit that they should contribute largely towards the preservation of their own Hierarchy Accordingly orders were issued from the Council to the Archbishops of Canterbury and York requiring them to send forth directions to all the Bishops within their Provinces to assemble the Clergy of their Diocesses and to invite them to a liberal aid With theirs and the voluntary contributions of divers of the Nobility and Gentry the King had gotten together a considerable power whereof the Earl of Arundel was made General The King sets forth a Declaration to inform his Subjects of the seditious practices of some in Scotland seeking the overthrow of Regal power under false pretext of Religion Discovers their traiterous Intentions by the multitudes of their Pamphlets and Libels against Regal authority and by their letters to private persons inciting them against the King by their Covenanters private meetings in London and other places of the Kingdome by their contempts and protests against his commands by rejecting his Covenant and taking up a Covenant of their own of conspiracy against him and by their hostile preparations of Arms. He Remonstrates all the former passages of his Grace Clemency and Indulgence towards them and their undutiful Returns and their Insolences by erecting a Print raising Taxes blocking up and besieging his Castles taxing his Subjects slighting his Councillors and setting up of Tables He takes God to Witness he is constrained by these their Treasons to take arms for the safety of that and this Kingdome He resolves to maintain Episcopacy there and Refers to a larger Declaration coming forth To this the Covenanters answer by theirs at Edenburgh That though the secrets of God's way cannot be founded yet considering his providence in their personal affairs the Lord is about some great work on Earth for the Cup of affliction propined to other reformed Kirks is now presented to them although instead of a gracious return of their humble petitions from time to time the return is a late Declaration libelled against them though the gates of Hell shall not prevail against their cause and the Kingdome of Jesus Christ now in Question which Declaration proceeds from the unchristian Prelates and their Party they mention their long suffering of the Prelates insolency against their Ministry Purity of Doctrine their Reformation fearing Popery to be Introduced And for doing any harm to England cursed be their breasts if they harbour any such thought Implore the good opinion of their well affected Brethren in England and to conclude their War defensive they cite the Law natural and civil That it is enough for defence that the offer of offence or just fear of offence go before as we profess it to be our case at this present even the defence of God and his Religion Their Remonstrances Declarations and Pamphlets were dispersed and their Emissaries and Agents Insinuated into the company of all who were any way discontented or galled at the proceedings of the State of England The Gentlemen who had been Imprisoned for the Loane or distrain'd for the Shipmoney or otherwise disobliged had applications made to them from the Covenanters and secretly favoured and assisted their designs so did many others especially those inclined to the Presbyterian Government or whom the publick proceedings had anywise distasted Anno 1639. Car. 15 The King's Army being in readiness the Earl of Arundel their General the Earl of Essex Lieutenant General the Earl of Holland General of the Horse the Navy stored with Corn and Ammunition was intrusted under the Command of Marquess Hamilton their Admiral He sailed to the Frith in Edenburgh and there Anchored loitering for the King He received a Visit from his Mother a rigid Covenanter which caused the rest to interpret That the Son of such a Mother would do them no harm The King's Army were to rendevouze at York and in their March thither in several Companies many Insolencies Robberies and Murthers were committed by the Souldiers in the Countries where they passed to the further discontent of a great number of the King 's faithfull Subjects At York the King with his Council revokes and makes null a great number of unlawfull Grants and Projects which he had formerly passed to the greivance of his people In most whereof the Marquess and the Scots had a hand and share The Earl of Holland General of the Horse had gallantly furnished himself with Horses and all other necessaries The King's Army as gallant as ever attended any of his Predecessors into Scotland marched to Berwick in gaze of the Enemy and there was onely an Interview of each Army but no fighting By the way the King gave leave to the Scots to apply themselves for mercy by capitulation of the Earls of Roxborough and Trequayre and they were to meet him at York where one of them was committed for tampering with some English Lords And Trequayre was confined at Newcastle but both of them were soon released and sent home after they had done some secret business tending to the betraying of their King to their Companions and provided for Intelligence After this the courage of the English Lords seemed to be cooler than before and the Scots advanced the Earl of Holland with his Horse Brigade observed onely their motion and so retreated and the English Foot retired more hastily The English hasten to the overtures tending to pacification and persuade the King not to enter Scotland by way of Invasion which would irritate them the more but to incamp on English Ground The Scots Commissioners sent for the pacification fall down at the King's Feet humbly profess their Loyalty and Obedience and desiring onely the injoyment of their Religion and Liberties After some treaty by Commissioners on both parts Articles of pacification were concluded to this effect 1. The Forces of Scotland to be disbanded within 24 hours after the agreement 2. The King's Castles Ammunition c. to be delivered up 3. His Ships to depart after the delivery of the Castles 4. All persons Ships and Goods detained by the King to be restored 5. No meetings Treaties or Consultations to be by the Scots but such as are warranted by Act of Parliament 6. All fortifications to desist and to be remitted to the King's pleasure 7. To restore to every man their Liberties Lands Houses Goods and Means These Articles were signed by the Scots Commissioners and a present performance of them on their part promised and expected The Scots published a paper very Seditious and against the Treaty which was burned by the hand of the Hangman The King justly performed the Articles on his part but the Scots kept part of their forces in Body and all their Officers in pay The King informed of this was highly displeased but unwilling to doe any thing to the Interruption of the pacification and what was agreed upon by his Commissioner the Marquess Hamilton which his Majesty had confirmed The Covenanters keep up their
defence of the City and Parliament against the King's Forces at Brainford The City were in much trouble and different Opinions but the Lord Mayor Pennington and Officers of the Militia named by the Parliament were so forward that what was desired was resolved by the City General Essex was advised to order some of his Horse and Foot to the number of about 3000 who then were quartered at Kingston that they should march to Hunsloe and be on that side of the King's Army and Essex with his Party and the City Forces to advance on the other side of them from London and so the Army of the King would be encompassed between these two strong Parties of the Parliament Forces which doubtless would have been a very great advantage to the Parliament Forces But Dalbier chiefly and Sir John Meyricke and others gave contrary advice which was followed and the Forces at Kingston commanded to march round about by London-bridge into London and from thence to joyn with the Parliament Army whereby they came late and tyred when they were to have done Service The City Bands marched forth very chearfully under the Command of Major General Skippon who made short and encouraging Speeches to his Souldiers which were to this purpose Come my Boys my brave Boys let us pray heartily and fight heartily I will run the same fortunes and hazards with you remember the Cause is for God and for the defence of your selves your wives and children Come my honest brave Boys pray heartily and fight heartily and God will bless us Thus he went all along with the Souldiers talking to them sometimes to one Company and sometimes to another and the Souldiers seemed to be more taken with it then with a sett formal Oration Beyond Hammer smith in a Lane were placed the great Guns ready to be drawn up as there should be occasion a little beyond that were the Carriages in a Field close to the High-way placed with great Guards about them for their defence The whole Army was drawn up in Battalia in a Common called Turnham-green about a mile from Brainford Essex had there a strong Party of Horse stout men well horsed and armed Sir Philip Stapleton's Regiment and Colonel Goodwin's Regiments of Horse had the Van. The other Regiments of Horse were placed on both Wings the Foot of the Army were in good plight and well Armed and were placed in the Body one Regiment of them and another of the City Band one by another and some were left for reserves The order and marshalling of them was chiefly by the Earl of Holland who took great pains and shewed good skill in Martial affairs with him were the Earl of Northumberland and most of the Lords who continued with the Parliament divers Members of the House of Commons and all were armed The General Essex likewise took great pains in the Field and accompanied with the Lords and Commons with him rode from Regiment to Regiment encouraging of them and when he had spoken to them the Souldiers would throw up their Caps and shout crying Hey for old Robin The whole Army of Horse and Foot consisted of above 24000 Men stout gallant proper Men as well habited and armed as were ever seen in any Army and seemed to be in as good courage to fight the Enemy The General Essex and the Lords and others with him upon consultation together in the Field thought fit to command a Party of two Regiments of Horse and four of Foot to march about from the Green by Acton and so to get beyond the King's Army and upon a Sign when they fell upon the King's Army on that side Essex and his Forces were to fall upon them on this side and so to have them between both Parties of their Army Accordingly orders were given and Hampden's Regiment being one of that party which were to go about they had the Van next to the Horse and after they had marched about a mile on their way and the Enemy began to gaze on them Sir John Meyricke Major General to Essex rode galloping after them When he had overtaken them he told them that the General had changed his resolution of dividing his Forces and had sent him expresly to command them to retreat back again to the rest of the Army at which they were exceedingly troubled They all retreated according to command to Turnham-green where the whole Army stood many hours in Battalia as the King's Army had done facing one another Whensoever either of them advanced towards the other or that the Souldiers shouted then two or 300 Horsemen who came from London to be Spectators would gallop away towards London as fast as they could ride to the discouragement of the Parliaments Army and divers of the Souldiers would steal from their Colours towards their home the City It was then consulted whether the Parliament Army should advance and fall upon the King's Forces which was the opinion of most of the Parliament men and Gentlemen who were Officers but the Souldiers of fortune were altogether against it and while they were consulting the King had drawn off his Carriages and Ordnance and when every one spake his opinion the General gave his Orders as he thought best The City Good-wives and others mindfull of their Husbands and Friends sent many Cart loads of Provisions and Wines and good things to Turnbam-green with which the Souldiers were refreshed and made merry and the more when they understood that the King and all his Army were retreated Upon this was another Consultation whether the Parliament Army should pursue them which all advised but the old Souldiers of fortune on whose judgment the General most relied and their reasons were That it was too hazardous to follow the Enemy and honour and safety enough to the Parliament that the King was retreated But some of the King's Party did afterwards confess that if they had fallen on them at this time they had not Bullet enough to have maintained fight for a quarter of an hour but that in probability they had wholly broken them and that this was the Cause of their retreat And God had a further Controversie yet against them The King being marched away the General gave Orders for the Citizens to go home which they gladly obeyed to return to their Wives and Families that night The King marched back to Colnebrooke from thence to Reading and so to Oxford his most convenient quarter This Action of the King in the time of a Treaty was so ill resented by many men that they spake very hardly of it and the Parliament voted that they would have no accommodation Yet upon a Message from him that he intended to march at such a distance from London as might take away all misapprehension and not hinder the preparing of their Propositions They again send a Petition to him to desert his Army and to return to his Parliament In the mean time Letters from
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
turned their Musquets against their fellows This so discouraged Argyle's men that they gave back and retreated which Montross perceiving fell on with great resolution upon them routed the whole body of Argyle's men killed divers and took many of them Prisioners A party of about 150 of the King 's from Skipton beat up Colonel Brandling's quarters at Heightley surprized the Guards came into the Town and took near a hundred prisoners 60 horse and other booty As they returned Colonel Lambert's men fell upon them rescued their friends and the booty took Captain Hugh's who commanded the King's party killed his Lieutenant and about 15 of his men and took about 20 of them prisoners pursuing the rest to Skipton Samon one of Lambert's Captains and about eight of his Souldiers were killed Sir John Meldrum got the Power of the Harbour at Scarborough and appointed to storm the Town 18. Orders about the Navy and new Commissioners of the Customs A Letter from Prince Rupert to the Lord General for release of some persons imprisoned contrary to Articles was referred to the Committee of both Kingdoms to have right done Sir Thomas Fairfax came privately to Town and a Committee was appointed to consider of raising Moneys and Recruits for his speedy taking of the Field About 700 of the mutinous Troops being come near London care was taken to prevent Surrey Kent and the adjacent Counties from any inconveniences by them Tobias Basely formerly a Porter condemned by the Council of War for a Spy and betraying Carriers was hanged in Smithfield Prince Griffith petitioned that since he was in custody he was poysoned and had but a few days to live Whereupon two Doctors were approved by the House to visit him 19. Four Members of the Commons House were sent by them for Sir Thomas Fairfax to bring him to the House where a Chair was set for him but he modestly refused to sit down The Speaker told him somewhat of Agamemnon and of the old Romans which I have forgotten then he informed him of the trust the Kingdom reposed in him in the Command of the Army and the good opinion they had of him for his valour and fidelity giving him thanks in the name of the House for the many and great services he had done for the publick and in the defence of Religion Laws and Liberty and incouraged him to go on as he had begun The Ordinance for Tunnage and Poundage sent up to the Lords and another touching the Excise Weymouth held out and received some relief by Sea from Poole Sir William Waller was upon his march to them The House received Letters from their Commissioners at Vxbridge with several Papers concerning the Militia and the Reply made by the King's Commissioners who took advantage the last point of time to deliver in their Reply when it might be conceived no Answer could be made to it by the Parliaments Commissioners But they being impowred by their additional Instructions to reassume the business of the Militia when they pleased the Parliament voted that their Commissioners shall have power to treat with the King's Commissioners about passing a Bill for settling the Militia in the power of the Parliament until such time as the three Kingdoms shall be reduced to peace and so declared by Parliament and three years after or else for seven years from the time of the granting the Militia and after that his Majesty to take the advice of both Houses of Parliament for the settling thereof And the Commissioners of both Kingdoms delivered in a Paper accordingly The Earl of Southampton and some others of the King's Commissioners went from Vxbridge to Oxford to the King about the business of the Treaty to receive some further directions from his Majesty therein The Doctors reported Griffith to be in no danger 20. The Ordinance for Tunnage and Poundage with the Clause for Currants passed both Houses Orders for setting forth the Fleet. Letters from Holland to the Parliament advise that Brown Bushel was at Sea with a small Fleet intended for Piracy Information of a Design to cause the Souldiers to mutiny was referred to be examined An Ordinance passed for raising of 21000 l. for the Scots Army to be repaid out of Sequestrations The Committee at Goldsmiths-hall had 30000 l. ready to be sent to the Scots Army upon their advance Southwards The King's Forces intending to keep a Guard near Harrington Brown sent out a party of Horse from Abington who suddenly fell upon them surprized the whole Guard being about nineteen and brought them prisoners to Abington After that he sent out another party who intercepted and brought away 27 horse-loads of Corn Cheese and other Provisions going towards Oxford Major Purefoy fell upon the Enemy near Oxford tooâ— a Lieutenant and other Officers 12 Troupers and Arms. The Lord Macquire was executed at Tyburn he refused to make any Confession but died desperately 21. The Parliament sent an Express to their Commissioners atVxbridge with their Vote to propound a Limitation of the Militia for three years after the three Kingdoms are declared by the King and Parliament to be settled in peace or to have it settled in the Parliament for seven years after the time the King is willing to settle it To this effect they delivered in a Paper to the King's Commissioners and endeavoured to perswade their Compliance and were full of hopes that they would have consented to it Several Ordinances passed for 20000 l. supplied by the Commissioners of Excise and an Ordinance for all Souldiers to repair to their Colours within 48 hours and an Ordinance was sent up to the Lords for the new Commissioners of the Customs Orders for the Commissioners of the Navy and for the Prince Elector 22. The Commissioners at Vxbridge sent a Letter to the Parliament with all the Papers containing the three Treaties of the three last days about Ireland wherein the Kings Commissioners did not think fit to yield to any of the Propositions but again justified the Cessation with his Majestie 's Catholick Subjects there The Parliaments Commissioners in their Reply laid home the innocent blood shed by the Irish Rebels Letters from Sir John Meldrum informed that Feb. 18. about ten a Clock the Town of Scarborough was stormed in four places by the English and Scotish Souldiers who gained the Town and Church with the loss of eleven men in the Church they took 80 Souldiers and the Governour of Hemsley Castle Cholmley perceiving the Town like to be lost fled into the Castle and was pursued and one of the Works taken but the White Tower in the Castle commanding it they beat out Meldrum's men with stones Cholmley laboured to escape by Sea in a little Pinnace he had there which he called his Running Horse but Meldrum got Boats between him and the Pinnace and forced him back again into the Caâ—tie Sir Hugh Cholmley had five Dunkirk Vessels lying in
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
pieces of Ordnance 8000 Arms 40 Barrels of Powder 200 Carriages all their Bag and Baggage with store of rich pillage 3000 Horse the King's Standard and divers Colours of horse and foot one of the King's Coaches and his Cabinets of Letters and Papers Sir Marmaduke Langdale fled to Newark 15. The Lord's day divers Preachers took notice of this great Victory in their Prayers and Sermons and returned Prayers to God for it 16. Several Gentlemen Colonel Jo. Ficnnes and others came from the Army with the Prisoners and Colours and some with Letters from the General of this great success at Naseby they were called into the House and made a particular Narration of the fight The House gave 100 l. to one of them 40 l. to another and gratified all the Messengers of this good News Then according to the desire of Sir T. F. in his Letters they ordered a Day of Thanksgiving to God for it the Parliament to keep it at Christ-church and the Lord Mayor Aldermen and the Common Council to be desired to meet the Parliament there and another Day of publick Thanksgiving for this Victory was appointed to be kept in all Counties within the power of the Parliament Letters of thanks ordered to Sir T. F. and his Field-Officers and 500 l. to be bestowed upon a Jewel for Sir T. F. Order that Lieutenant General Cromwel shall continue Lieutenant General of the Horse under Sir T. F. during the pleasure of the Houses notwithstanding the Self-denying Ordinance and shall receive the pay of Lieutenant General for the time of the establishment of this Army The same Night after the Battel of Naseby Sir T. F. blocked up Leicester with his Horse and next day his Foot came up to him Houghton Garrison being taken by a party from Newark was the same Day regained by Col. Rosseter who released the Prisoners taken there and took of them Prisoners M. Broughton and divers other Officers 55 Gentlemen Voluntiers and Souldiers and 60 Horse A party of Sir William Brereton under Lieutenant Colonel Venables fell upon a party of the Chester forces took 180 of them Prisoners and 30 Horse and forced the rest back into Chester Several parties of the King 's joyning to besiege Sir W. Whitmore's House a Garrison of the Parliament a party from Shrewsbury encountred with them slew and took Prisoners about 400 and dispersed the rest and Sir William Croft's was slain in the Fight Captain Stone and Captain Tuthall fell upon a party of the King 's near Litchfield took Major Henningham other Gentlemen and Officers of the name of Devexeux 25 common Souldiers 40 Horse and Arms i a Coach and Horses divers Port-mantles and good Pillage 17. Debate in a grand Committee of the business of the Church An Ordinance committed for the sale of Delinquents Estates The Town of Taunton understanding from Lyme of the Parliaments sending relief to them and having a small supply of Powder from Lyme a party of the Garrison issued out upon the besiegers took and slew above 400 of them with the loss of 100 of the Garrison and by this means the Enemy drawing back they have inlarged their quarters five or six miles compass 18. The Sheriffs of London came to both Houses and in the name of the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common Council invited them to Dinner the next Day being the Day appointed by them for publick Thanksgiving and both Houses accepted of the invitation Order for a Collection at the day of Thanksgiving for those of Leicester now in Town The Lords agreed to the Ordinance for Lord General Cromwel to be L. General of the Horse but altered it in point of time to be but for 3 months to which the Commons upon Debate consented Colonel Fiennes sent up to London with the 4500 Prisoners taken at Naseby Battel was ordered to stay at St. Albans till the House should take order for the disposal of them 19. Both Houses and the City kept the Day of Thanksgiving together and news was brought to them of the regaining Leicester Letters informed that upon routing the King's Army Sir Jo. Gell gathered together all the forces of Derbyshire and the adjacent parts and June 16. they met with some of the King's Horse and took 200 and another party fell upon the Newarkers and routed them took 60 horse 42 Prisoners and 80 Arms. The same Day Sir T. F. came before Leicester and summoned the Town to surrender to him and not to force him to take it by storm the Governour answered that he would not surrender it Sir T. F. called a Council of War about the storming of it which was concluded The next Day they fell to raising Batteries and made all provision Night and Day for it June 17. Sir T. F. battered the Town and stormed it and the Governour sent for a parley to which Sir T. F. agreed and sent Colonel Pickering and Colonel Rainsborough his Commissioners into the Town to treat about the surrender of it In the mean time Sir T. F. lost no time to make provision for the storm and had intelligence that the King was advancing with about 4000 horse towards them But the Commissioners agreed with the Lord Loughborough Governour of Leicester for the rendition of the Town to Sir T. F. upon Articles and there he had 14 pieces of Ordnance 30 Colours 200 Arms 500 Horse 50 Barrels of Powder and all their Arms Ammunition Provisions Bag and Baggage Both Houses were magnificently feasted by the City at Grocer's-hall and after Dinner they sang the 46. Psalm and so parted 20. The Commons sent a Letter of Thanks to Major General Skippon and Dr. Clarke a Physician to visit him and desired Sir Tho. Fairfax to take care that the Chirurgeons of the Army might use their best endeavours for his recovery The Scots Army being at Nottingham and Sir T. F. at Leicester it was referred to the Committee of both Kingdoms to mannage the Armies to the best improvement of the publick service An Ordinance past for Rutlandshire A Petition from the Adventurers for Ireland An Ordinance past for the Northern association Sir T. F. his Army notwithstanding their hard service marched from Leicester and sate down before Ashby de la Zouche 3000 fresh horse of Sir John Gell Colonel Rosseter Colonel Lambert and others pursued the King's Army 21. Order for the Prisoners taken at Naseby to be put into the Military grounds till they should be otherwise disposed of Care was taken of the wounded Souldiers and for prosecuting the war and advancing of the Armies in pursuit of the King's forces The 4500 Prisoners taken at Naseby fight were conducted through London to Westminster and 55 of their Colours then taken carried before them 22. The Lord's Day great expressions in the Pulpit touching the Victory at Naseby 23. Carlisle was willing for a Treaty of surrendring the Town if they might be assured of an English
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
Bread Cheese and Bisket to be sent to the Army A messenger brought news of the taking of Basing-house and had ten pounds reward An attempt was made to storm Chester but proved ineffectuall Colonel Venables was wounded and forty slain 15. Colonel Hammond brought a full Relation to the House of the taking of Basing and Letters from Lieutenant General Cromwell certified that after their batteries planted and the several posts setled for the storm his men fell on with great resolution and took the two houses without any considerable loss That Colonel Pickering stormed the New House passed through and got the Gate of the Old House whereupon they summoned a Parley which the Parliament Souldiers would not hear In the mean time Colonel Mountagues and Sir Hardress Wallers Regiments recovered the strongest work and beat the Enemy from a whole Culverin Then they drew their Ladders after them and got over another work the house wall before they could enter In this Sir Hardress Waller was wounded the Parliament had little loss but their men put many of the Kings to the Sword and some Officers of Quality the rest they took Prisoners among whom the Marquess Sir Robert Peak with divers other Officers sent up to the Parliament They took about ten peices of Ordnance with much Ammunition and incouragement to the Souldiers he adviseth to slight the house and have a strong Quarter at Newbury Two hundred Prisoners taken and Provisions for some years and rich Pillage to the Parliaments Souldiers of Money Jewels and Household stuff seventy four of the King's men slain Letters were sent to the Committees in those parts to joyn their Forces for the taking in of Dunnington Castle The House ordered that the Ministers in London should give thanks the next Lord's Day for these good successes The Lord Digby sent a Letter to General Leven touching an overture of peace and he refused to intermeddle therein without consent of Parliament to whom he sent the Letters and the House returned to General Leven their thanks for it and ordered a Jewel to be sent to him Debate about the Government of the Church and voted That the Presbytery should not suspend from the Sacrament for any other Offences than those particularly mentioned in the Ordinance which displeased some who were earnest to give an Arbitrary-power to the Presbitery By Command of the House a Letter of thanks was drawn to Lieutenant General Cromwell and another to Captain Dalbyer and to recommend to them the attempt upon Dunnington Castle C. Barrow appointed Govern of Berkely-Castle M. Trefusis Vice Admiral of Cornwal Colonel Devereux took a Commission from Gen. Leven which was ordered to be delivered up The Mayor of Sandwich sent up a Letter which he received from a Member of the House of Peers about the Election of a new Member of Parliament there The House voted all such Letters to be against the Privilege of Parliament and freedom of Elections and not to be observed 17. News came of the taking in of Chepstow Castle and of the Ordnance Arms and Ammunition there The House ordered a Letter of thanks to C. Morgan and gave 10 l. to the Messenger and ordered that the Ministers should give thanks to God for it Upon Letters from L. G. Cromwell the House ordered that the motions of Sir T. F.'s Army and of the part of it under L. G. Cromwell should be left to themselves for the best advantage of the Kingdom and they continued Cromwel L. G. 4 Months longer 18. Sir Jo. Heales fine for his Delinquency voted to be 10000 l. 6000 l. thereof to pay Mr. Pennoyer and Mr. Hill for Arms sent by them into Ireland the rest for the Army and Garrisons Fifty pounds a Week added for relief of maimed Souldiers and care for Widows Letters from Col. Payne informed that he marched with a Party from Abington to Farringdon and was near to have surprized that Garrison and took from them 100 Horse 4 Captains and other Officers with 36 Prisoners slew two of them and lost but one man News came that Pr. Rupert and Pr. Maurice with six Troops of Horse came to Belvoir Castle That Captain Allen with his Troop fell upon their Rear and took some Prisoners but he ingaging too far received a shot of which he died That Col. Rossiter having notice hereof marched undiscovered and fell upon the Princes party in their march from Belvoir to Newark routed them took 60 Gentlemen prisoners several Officers Pr. Maurice his Banner and Trumpet and forced the Princes with 100 of their company to fly back to Belvoir Castle That C. Thornhaugh fell upon Sir W. Vaughan's Regiment marching from Newark routed them and took 200 of their horse and many prisoners A Post from L. G. Cromwell brought news of the taking of Langford house and that he was gone to Sir Tho. Fairfax Debate about cutting off the head of the Marquess of Winton referred to a Committee to state the business and whether he had quarter given him 20. Upon the Petition of Mr. Pennoir and Mr. Hill for payment for Provisions sent by them to Ireland Ordered that the Profits of the Estate of the Earl of Worcester Lord Herbert and Sir J. Somerset should be paid to them in part of satisfaction The Like Order for Col. Doddington The Ordinance past both Houses touching suspension from the Sacrament Letters from C. Copley informed that he having beaten up the Enemies Quarters at Wealsop in Yorkshire and hearing that they were fortifying the Mannor he marched thither with all his body of M. G. Pointz's house which so frighted them that Copley took some of their men and Pioneers That two days after this the King sent the Lord Digby and Langdale Northward who got to Ferrybrigge and surprized 400 of the Parliaments party at Sherburn with their Arms and shattered C. Wren's Regiment of horse That he ingaged their whole body about Milford routed and pursued them three miles slew Col. Cornaby Col. Hutton several Officers and 40 others took prisoners 4 Col. many inferiour Officers Gentlemen and Reformadoes and between 3 and 400 Troopers the Countess of Nidesdale the Lord Digby's Coach the King's Chirurgeon and very much good Pillage Divers Letters and Papers taken in the Lord Digby's Coach among which was a Letter to a Member of the House who was thereupon dismembred the Messenger had 40 l. given to him 21. The Lords agreed to the Declaration concerning the Scots Army and to several Ordinances for money and for continuance of L. G. Cromwell in his Command A Committee named to consider what Garrisons were fit to be slighted a very acceptable Vote to many of the House Debate touching Propositions for Peace 22. Order that such as came from the King's Quarters and did not within two days discover themselves should be proceeded against as Spies Orders for Pay for Forces to besiege Newark and for exchange of prisoners Clothes were
the Marquess of Ormond the Earl of Glamorgan the Lord Digby and others of great concernment and mentioning preparations for Irish Rebels hither which so inraged the Countrey people that they put to the Sword thirty Irish taken by them in that Vessel at Padstow 10. Difference of Opinion between the Houses about the Earl of Derby the Lord Pawlet Sir John Byron and Sir Jo. Strangways whom the Lords thought fit not to except from Pardon Col. Rainsborough sent to command the Forces before Banbury had power of Martial Law given him Letters informed that Sir William Brereton entred Litchfield with the loss of three men slain and some wounded that he killed six of the enemy and beat the rest into the Close being a thousand horse and soot A Sally out of Newarke with four hundred horse and a thousand foot upon the Scots Guards the Bridge being down none of the rest of the Army could come to assist them and the Newarkers were double the number to the Scots in that place but after a little time some got over to them and the Newarkers retreated having killed one Captain two Lieutenants and eight Soldiers and about twenty wounded and few of their own party left behind them 11. The accounts of the Committee of Excise brought in and a Vote passed to continue the Excise in such hands as both houses shall think fit and order for advancing of eighty four thousand pound upon the Excise for the Army Divers other orders about the Excise and one for two thousand pound for Abbington Garrison Letters informed that the Army advanced from Bodman towards Truro but by reason of bad weather put into Quarters that a party of 800 Horse and Dragoons was sent under Col. Rich to fall upon the enemies Quarters which they did near St. Columbe being the Princes Regiment consisting of about eight hundred they of the Van Charged Rich's men but were quickly put to the rout and pursued three or four miles Rich's men took about an hundred Prisoners most of them Reformado's whereof M. G. Perâ— was one twenty nine of the Princes Guard and a hundred Horse this so allarm'd the Enemy that they left their head Quarter for a Mile and drew all their Horse to a rendezvous upon a down at eleven a clock at night where they stood in the rain till the next morning A Trumpet came with an Answer from the Lord Hopton to Sir Tho. Fairfax's Summons implying a willingness to end the business of the West without more blood-shed but desires to know whether the King and Parliament be not near to a conclusion of a Peace that he being intrusted may be careful of the Kings Honour and a Treaty is entertained and in the mean time Sir Tho. Fairfax's Army advanced The Letters taken in the Trish Ship mentioned the Commitment of the Earl of Glamorgan to be to colour that business and that a Peace was concluded with the Irish Rebells and that ten thousand of them were ready to come into England to assist the King 12. The day of thanksgiving for the late successes in the West Letters from Abbington certified that they had several allarms from Oxford and the last Lords day at six in the Morning a great party of Horse and Foot came near to Abbington Town who took the Allarm and were in a posture to receive them That the Cannon played upon them half an hour from the Town and did good execution that the Oxford Party notwithstanding their words that they would gain the Town or leave their bones there yet they ran away and the Horse could not be perswaded to stay but taking up about ten of their Fellows dead bodies they all retreated to Oxford That the Soldiers wanted no Courage but Money and are put to watch almost every night 13. The Assembly of Divines desired by some of their brethren sent to the House That Mr. Patrick Young might be incouraged in the Printing of the Greek Testament much expected and desired by the Learned especially beyond Seas and an Ordinance was read for Printing and Publishing the Old Testament of the Sepâ—uagint Translation wherein Mr. Young had formerly taken pains and had in his hand as Library-keeper of St Jame's an Original Tecta Bible of that Translation Orders for Money for Soldiers Wives and Widows and to the train of Artillery The Petitions of London Westminster and Middlesex touching the setling of the Militia and the differences thereupon referred to a Committee to be composed A Party from Oxford plundring Basing-stoke and the pressed men going to Sir Thomas Fairfax mutinied at Farnham their Conductor Col. Ven being very imperious and not pleasing to them but it was soon appeased Foy was delivered up to Sir T. Fairfax and thirteen pieces of Ordnance in it 14. An Ordinance past both Houses for setling and regulating the Heralds Office to effect which Whitelocke laboured and was one of the Committee for that end but opposed by many inclining to leveling Order for a Pass for the Earl of Northampton and twenty Officers with him to go beyond Sea provided they take the Negative Oath Votes that the Great Seal should be in the hands of Commissioners Members of both Houses and in the present Commissioners for six Months longer Both Houses agreed to the Ordinance for setling Presbyterian Government Letters informed that Sir Tho. Fairfax and the Lord Hopton agreed upon these Articles That the Lord Hoptons Army should presently be disbanded and his Horse Arms and Ammunition Artillery Bag and Baggage delivered up to Sir Tho. Fairfax Officers to have their Horses and Troopers twenty shillings a man Strangers to have Passages to go beyond Sea and English to go to their homes A hundred and twenty Musqueteers Armed came out of Pendennis Castle and yielded themselves to Sir T. F. That the Lord Hopton surrendred to Sir Tho. Fairfax near three thousand horse 16. Votes touching the Affairs of Ireland and the Commission to be granted to the Lord L'isle appointed Governor there Care for Money for Major General Massies Forces Reference to a Committee to consider what places of benefit are held by any Members of the House and to report it Conference about the propositions for Peace Harwarden Castle was surrendred to Major General Mitton and he besieged Holt Castle A Party from Hereford and Monmouth surprised sixty Horse in the Stables of Gotherick Castle burnt the Stables and Besieged the Castle A Party from Worcester came within a Mile of Evesham plundered and took away some Country men Prisoners but were pursued by a Party from Evesham the Prisoners and Plunder rescued and eighteen of their Horse taken 17. The House being informed that the Prince was in Silley and in some streights for want of Provisions they agreed that a Letter should be written to him in a loving and tender way from both Houses of Parliament to invite him to come in to the Parliament and to reside in such place and have such
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
disposing of the great Seal after the time expired of the present Commissioners Debate about a Petition of the Duke of Bucks concerning his Sequestration and about the selling of Bishops Lands Letters from York of the oppressions of the Scots Army mention that either the Countrey must fall upon the Scots or forsake their own habitations and livelihoods that among the English Forces are mutinies upon mutinies and much feared that they will be broken and that the Scots will entertain them Letters from Ireland informed the danger that Dublin was in that Sir Arthur Ashton was there with the Marquess of Ormond and all the Citizens Papists and Protestants were commanded duty That the Irish Rebels grew strong and numerous and have streightned Dublin by taking all the out-Garrisons That the Governor coming forth to treat upon Articles for the surrender of it the Rebels in the mean time surprised the Garrison killed the Governor and the Minister and many others 10. Ordinances pass'd for Compositions Order to put in execution the Ordinance for Sequestrations and about such as have not made their compositions and that no delinquent shall have his Estate farmed to him or any in trust for him unless he be effectually going on in his Composition and other Orders to bring in Money 11. Vote to slight Rockingham Castle An Ordinance committed to appoint three Ministers to Preach in Cirencester and another for maintainance for all the Preaching Ministers in the Kingdom Orders for Writs for new Elections 12. An Ordinance sent up to the Lords for Redemption of Captives taken by the Turks and Moors An Ordinance sent up to the Lords inabling the Committee of the Navy to borrow twelve thousand pound to buy powder Order for the Priviledge of the Sergeant at Arms attending the House The Ordinance for Sale of Delinquents Estates altered by the Lords 13. Both Houses ordered to go to Sir Tho. Fairfax to congratulate his coming to Town and to give him their hearty thanks for his good Services Both Houses constituted the Earl of Mulgrave Vice-Admiral of York-shire in the place of his father lately deceased Upon a Message from the Lords That Col. Monke a prisoner to the Parliament had taken the Covenant and was ready to take the Negative Oath and their Lordships conceived him a fit man to be imployed in the service of Ireland in regard of his abilities in Martial Affairs and desired a Commission might be granted to him for that purpose the Commons agreed thereunto 14. A Vote for an Ordinance to pay twelve thousand five hundred pound Arrears to reduced Officers out of Lands of Papists and excepted Persons which they would find out The Declaration read concerning the Payment of the two hundred thousand pound to the Scots A Petition of ten thousand Cloathiers referred to a Committee Both Houses visited the General 16. The Visits of the General by the two Houses were several First the House of Lords and their Speaker complemented him and then the House of Commons and to both he made a short and modest answer Debate touching the pay of the Army A Petition of the Duke of Bucks granted by the Lords but the Commons referred it to the Committee of Sequestrations Some alterations of the Lords to the Ordinance for sale of Bishops Lands assented to others not Petitions of Sir Robert Cook and Mr. Henry Cooke referred to the Committee of Sequestrations A Proclamation of Sir Thomas Fairfax by sound of Trumpet for all his Officers to return to their Quarters Letters from Newcastle informed that the Parliament of Scotland had confirmed what their Commissioners had done concerning the disposal of the Kings Person to be with all honour and freedom c. at which there was much joy at Newcastle Letters from Major General Pointz informed that an unparallell'd Mutiny was among the Soldiers of the Garrison of York That about six a clock in the Morning a multitude of them came to his House and began to break his Windows and cryed Money Money Money and endeavoured to break open his doors That he went out to them and asked them what they desired they cocked their Matches and held their Pikes at his Breast cryed Money Money Money and that they would have him and the Committee along with them till all their Arrears were paid which was but six weeks their Officers having received ten days before a Months pay which they had not received That the Major General told them this carriage would bring them to shame and infamy and gave them such Language as became a Commander to insolent Soldiers at which some of them being affraid and others perswaded they went along with him to the Lord Mayors House where they found another Company of Mutinous Souldiers who had broken into the Lord Mayors Bed-Chamber and given him very opprobrious Speeches That he seeing but six or seven of them in the Chamber drew his Sword and wounded two of them and thereupon the rest fell upon their knees and asked pardon and the Major General went out with his Sword drawn into the Streets and all the Soldiers laid down their Arms and departed and so the Mutiny ended and the Committee paid the Soldiers all their Arrears dismist them and other Companies were brought into the Garrison Order for Money for Major General Points and that the Mutineers should be tryed by Martial Law Ill weather hindred the Forces going for Ireland but afterwards about two thousand of them were shipped 17. Vote for an allowance of seven thousand five hundred pound per An. for the Duke of York and left to the Earl of Northumberland to choose Servants for him Ordinance touching repair of Humber Banks and Newcastle Bridges c. The Ordinance pass'd for redemption of Captives taken by the Turks The Ordinance pass'd for raising the two hundred thousand pound for the Scots Army 18. Orders for new Elections An Ordinance read for injoyning the Covenant to be taken by all and thereupon a debate about tender Consciences Referred to the Speaker to grant Warrants for Persons upon an Information of danger and Secrecy ordered Conway Castle Surrendred to the Parliament The Assembly kept a Fast Hudson the Kings Guide escaped Prison 19. Order for ten pound per Week allowance for the Marquess of Winton and his Lady A Petition of many of Kent presented to the House That Ministers may not receive Tythes for their maintenance but be provided for some other way The House gave them thanks for their good affections An Ordinance read for explanation of a former Ordinance for sale of Bishops Lands 20. Debate upon the Ordinance for Blasphemies and Heresies and upon the explanatory Ordinance for sale of Bishops Lands 21. A Discovery of Mr. Mynnes Delinquency and order'd that four thousand pound in the hands of Sir Humphrey Forster due to Mr. Mynne should be paid in by him to the Committee of Haberdashers Hall Debate upon the Ordinance for pay for Sir Tho. Fairfax his
certified That many Troopers Irish and others who had been in Arms against the Parliament Robbed all Passengers and that he had raised the Posse Comitatus and apprehended about one hundred of them The House approved what he had done and appointed an Ordinance for punishing such misdoers by death and Ordered a Letter of thanks to the Sheriff They also Ordered the Commissioners of the Seal to issue out a Commission of Oyer and Terminer to try these and the like Offenders and all that take Free Quarter without Warrant The Lords recommended a Proposal of Captain Poe to the House of Commons 5. Vote for half the Compositions of Goldsmiths-Hall to be added to the security for the two hundred thousand pound to the City Order for a Collection for poor people fled out of Ireland A Fleet of Swedes refusing to lore their Top-Sail to Captain Owen he with some other of the Parliaments Ships fought them Some hurt was done on both sides but some of Captain Owens Ships forsake him yet afterwards the Vice-Admiral of the Parliaments Fleet Captain Batten came in relieved Captain Owen and brought in the Swedes Fleet to Portsmouth 6. Letters from the Committee of Kent informed That Sir Jo. Sidley had advised an Indictment against Collonel Kenricke for his Troopers taking of three Horses in the first Insurrection in Kent in the time of actual War Order to put Sir Jo. Sidley out of all publick imployment Mr. Tulidah discharged of his restraint Orders about the two hundred thousand pounds and for the ten thousand pounds for poor indigent persons The business of the late Fight with the Swedes referred to the Committee of the Admiralty 7. The Lord L'Isle and Sir Jo. Temple reported the State of Affairs in Ireland and they and Collonel Sidney and Major Harrison had the thanks of the House for their good service in Ireland The Ordinance of Indemnity committed The Order for Trying Souldiers by Commission of Oyer and Terminer was revoked Private Petitions Read 18. Letters from the Army informed that Skippon Cromwell and the rest sent down to the Army communicated to them the Votes of the House concerning their Arrears and Indemnity and that they were injoyned to imploy their indeavours to quiet all distempers in the Army Some of the Officers desired to know what was meant by distempers in the Army if it were meant of grievances which the Soldiers had just cause to complain of they had then something to offer but were unwilling to declare the Sence of the respective Troops Regiments and Companies without first acquainting them therewith Time was given them to communicate the Votes of the House and to represent to the field-Martial Skippon and the rest sent down to them an Account of their proceedings in this business Much discontent was in the Army upon an expression in the Declaration that they were declared enemies who persisted in the Petition which was to their General and meerly for things relating to them as Soldiers and that it had been publickly said that a Petition was sent from the Army to the King to come to them and they would set the Crown on his head for which Scandal they expected reparation And they were troubled that it was said That in the Army there were four thousand Cavaliers whereas among all the Officers they knew but one who had served the King and he was put in by both Houses and the Common Soldiers who had served the King and afterwards listed themselves for the Parliament had since done faithful Service for them Field-Martial Skippon desired the Officers to know of their Soldiers who would ingage with him in the Service of Ireland 10. The House sate not but Committees Forces shipped for Ireland The Rebels fortified apace there The Lady Cave apprehended for endeavouring to present Letters from the Queen to the King 11. The Ordinance for setling five thousand pound per An. on Sir Tho. Fairfax committed A Committee to draw reasons to satisfie the Lords for passing the Ordinance for the Scots Forces to depart out of Ireland A printed Paper called Judge Jenkins his Vindication and another called Dudley Digges of the Illegality of Subjects taking Arms against their Soveraign was referred to the Committee of Complaints and the Printers and Publishers thereof to be tryed at the Kings Bench. Thus we see that there is nothing constant in this Worlds affairs The Parliament having Conquest and Success after their own desires yet are now miserably incumbred with the mutinousness of their Army on one side and with the petulancy of Pamphlets and with discontented Petitions on the other side Order for five thousand pound for Mr. Selden and for Mr. Valentine for their sufferings 3. Car. Orders for a Writ for a new Election and for Sir John Holland one of the Commissioners at Holmeby to have leave to go into Hamp-shire Mr. Bosvile Committed to Newgate And Wood for the use of the Navy and that Col. Mainwaring grant no more Passes to any to go beyond Sea 12. The Earl of Denbigh had leave from the Lords to be absent for ten days from Holmeby and the Earl of Dumferling to have access to the King Both Houses pass'd the Ordinance for securing the two hundred thousand pound to the City The Ordinance pass'd for six thousand pound for Jersey And the Lords desired to pass the Commission to Col. Rainsborough for that service and a Letter to Portsmouth and Peterborough that his Forces were to be removed from thence Complaint against Major General Mittons Forces referred to a Committee and a Letter to Col. Mitton to prevent those disorders Information that Captain George Carteret Lieutenant Governor of Jersey was very cruel against the Parliament Party 13. The Petition of the Earl of Mulgrave sent from the Lords referred to a Committee to state his losses and report matter of Fact The Petition of the Earl of Northampton sent down by them was to compound for his Delinquency for two years value Mr. Cartwright Petitioned for ten thousand pound out of the Earls Estate for losses he had sustained by the Earl It was referred to Goldsmiths-Hall for him to compound at the usual rates They agreed that the Earl of Dumferling might attend the King but not as his Servant Order of both Houses to discharge the Swedish ships brought in by Capt. Batten 14. Order for two Months pay for those of the Army who disbanded and six weeks more for those that went for Ireland Both Houses passed the Ordinance for Indemnity of the Soldiers and of Committee men The History of the Military proceedings of the Earl of Essex carried in the Negative not to be Printed The King told the Commissioners at Holmeby That he had long expected the propositions to be sent to him that he had those by him which were presented at New-castle and had himself framed an answer to them and if they would not afford him a Secretary to transcribe it he would scribble it out himself 15. Letters
of this business and had a hundred pound given him Sir Robert Pye and his Officers had thanks and pay for bringing off his Troop for Ireland the like for Col. Grave's Regiment and for other Officers and Soldiers and Quarters assigned them The Ordinance for further Indemnity and the Declaration to recall the former Declaration against the Army-pass'd the Commons Order for ten thousand pound for Soldiers late in Service The Lords agreed to the Votes concerning the Army Order for all the Members of the House forthwith to attend At a Conference between the Scots Commissioners and the Committee of both Houses the Lord Dumferling acquainted them that the King commanded him to tell them that his Majesty was unwillingly taken away by a Party of the Army and that he desired both Houses to maintain the Laws of the Land and that though his Majesty might sign many things in this condition yet he would not have them believed till further notice from him Upon occasion of this and other urgent business the House ordered to sit to morrow though the Lords day after four a clock and that Mr. Marshal be desired to pray with them Letters from the Army that the Rendezvous was held near Bury seven Regiments of Foot and six of Horse appeared Col. Whaley's Regiment was dispatched to Holmeby upon intelligence of the Party of the Army marched thither and the General sent to the Parliament the grounds of the Soldiers undertaking of themselves the business of Holmeby which they sent to the General which were That they had intimation of a design which they were able to make good of some to surprize him Col. Graves was discharged from that imployment at Holmeby and Col. Whaley in his place At the Rendezvous a Petition in the name of the Soldiery of the Army was presented to the General to this effect That they could not be satisfied with their Arrears or other returns unless they had assurance that their Enemies might not be their Judges for the future The General went to every Regiment and expressed to them that the Parliament took notice of their Civil and fair demeanour and had taken a course to satisfie their Arrears and doubted not but they would answer their other grievances advised them to moderation and discretion and not to fall into any mutinous expressions against the Parliament The Soldiers entertained him with shouts and acclamations 6. After Evening Sermon this Lords-day the House met and aftere Prayer by Mr. Marshall they fell upon the business of the Army And a Letter from the General was Read To know the pleasure of the Houses-concerning the disposal of the Kings person and the reasons given by the Souldiers for fetching him from Holmeby and the further Petition from the Souldiers of the Army Letters informed That the King asked the Troopers that brought him from Holmeby What Commission they had for so doing Cornet Joyce who Commanded them answered That His Majesty saw their Commission the King replyed That it had the fairest Frotispiece of any that he ever saw being five hundred proper men on Horseback Collonel Whaley was sent to stay the King where ever he finds him His Majesty was used with all Civility but kept with a Guard as formerly The Souldiers Petitioned the General to Cashiere such Officers as went about to divide the Army Collonel Lilburnes Regiment Cashiered some of their Officers because they Voted contrary to the rest 7. Letters from the General of the Souldiers bringing His Majesty from Holmeby and he would be at New-Market the next day and the ground of the Souldiers doing it as before That he sent Collonel Whaley and two other Regiments towards the King to secure him Whaley Certified that the King was come within four Miles of Cambridg and not willing to return to Holmeby the General sent to the Commissioners to desire them to return to Holmeby but they refused to act concerning disposing the King The General professeth that this remove was without the desire or privity of him or the body of the Army A Guard upon the King by Collonel Whaley and the General protests his resolution and the Armies to study to settle peace and the just liberties of the people and the Parliaments speedy application to these will further the Disbanding of the Army whose sence is clear from opposing Presbytery or have Independent Government set up or to hold a licentiousness in Religion but to leave all to the wisdom of the Parliament Vote to send down new Commissioners to the Army to acquaint them what the Parliament had done in satisfaction of their desires and to persuade them to a compliance with the Parliament the Lords concurred the Commissioners were the Earl of Nottingham Lord De la Ware Sir Henry Vane Jun. Skippon Scowen and Mr. Porey who went away this day Mr. Marshall and Mr. Carry discharged from attendance upon the Commissioners with the King Order for a Fast for the House only and in the House the Lords did the like Debate about the Vote of the Lords to remove His Majesty to Oatlands and resolved in the Negative The large Act of Indemnity past Leave to the Earl of Dumferling to go into France The Lords Ordered the Committee of Derby-House to take care for the security of the Parliament Letters informed a great defeat given by Sir Charles Coot to the Rebels in Ireland one thousand of them slain 8. Petition of London commanded by the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common-Councel That all honourable means may be used to avoid shedding of more blood to give just satisfaction to the Army That the Covenant may be kept and His Majesties person preserved and both Parliaments have access to him and that Ireland may be relieved and to renew an Ordinance to suppress Tumults and prevent danger to the Parliament and City A Committee named to bring in an Ordinance according to the desire of the Petitioners and they had the heartiest thanks that the House could express for their constant affections to the Parliament and for providing Guards so seasonably for the safety of the Parliament and the continuance of their care desired Both Houses passed the Ordinance for making void the former Declaration against the Army and another for Recreation of Scholars Apprentices and Servants A very rude Address was made to the House by Reformadoes and Common Souldiers within the Line who blockt up the House door about two hours and would let no Member pass till the House granted them all their Arrears The House were in a sort forced to Order their Accompts to be stated and ten thousand pounds more than formerly added for their payment Orders for some Members to go to the States Ambassadours to excuse any mistakes and to desire the Unity and Affection of both Nations Another for three hundred pounds for the Commissioners going down to the Army and for Mr. Thomas Goodwyn to go with them That the Militia be desired to send down a
The Committee ordered to sit constantly where Mr. Sandys hath the Chair to report what Members of the House have Offices And the Committee of the Admiralty continued 11. Order for the Wives and Children of Delinquents to have the fifth part of Sequestrations Orders for provisions for wounded Soldiers Upon the question whether Deans and Chapters Lands should be security for the Arrears of the Soldiery it pss'd in the Negative The Moss-Troopers prosecuted This night news came of the Kings escape from Hampton-Court That the Officers who attended him wondring that he came not forth of his Chamber where he had been writing most part of the night before they went in and miss'd him within half an hour after his departure That Posts were sent into all parts to discover and stay him 12. Letters from Lieutenant General Cromwell to the House of the Kings going away That the Commissioners and Col. Whaley missing him at Supper went into his Chamber and found him gone leaving his Cloak in the Gallery as he went the back way and some Letters of his own hand writing upon the table in his withdrawing-Room to be Communicated to the Parliament to this effect That Liberty the thing now generally pretended and aimed at was as necessary for Kings as any other that he had a long time endured Captivity and restraint hoping it might tend to the settlement of a good Peace but finding the contrary and the unfixedness of the Army and new Guards set upon him he had withdrawn himself That wheresoever he should be he would earnestly labour the settlement of a good Peace and to prevent the effusion of more blood and if he might be heard with Honour Freedom and Safety he would instantly break through his Cloud of retirement and shew himself ready to be Pater Patriae CHARLES REX Orders to send for Sir Edward Ford Sir John Berkley Mr. Jo. Ashburnham and Doctor Gosse in safe Custody as suspected for the design of the Kings escape and for Posts to be sent to all Ports and to the Rear-Admiral to search all Vessels and to stop the Kings Person and all his Attendants Information of a Member of the House That the King was in or near London referred to a Committee The Commissioners reported the manner of his Majesties escape and had the thanks of the House for their Fidelity Order to pay the Debts of those who attended his Majesty by occasion thereof 13. Letters from the General of divers secured at Hampton-Court touching the Kings escape and to know what shall be done with them Order that it shall be loss of Estate and Life for any one to detain the Kings Person and not to discover it to both Houses of Parliament Orders in the afternoon for advance of Money for the Army 15. Letters from Col. Hammond Governor of the Isle of Wight That riding upon the way in the Island Mr. Ashburnham and Sir Jo. Berkley overtook him and told him that the King was near and would be with the Collonel this night That he was come from Hampton-Court upon information that there were some who intended to destroy his Person that he could not with safety continue any longer there and that finding his case thus chose rather to put himself upon the Collonel being a Member of the Army whom he would not have left could he have had security to his Person than to go to any other place That the Collonel being herewith exceedingly surprized knew not at present what course to take but weighing the great concernment that the Person of the King is of to the settlement of the Peace of the Kingdom he resolved it his duty to the King the Parliament and Kingdom to use the utmost of his endeavour to preserve his Person from any such horrid attempt and to bring him to a place of safety Where he may be also in a capacity of answering the expectation of the Parliament and Kingdom in the settlement of our distractions That he chose the King desiring it to bring him over into that Island where he now is and concludes with professions of his own Fidelity and Care Another Letter to the same purpose from Captain Basket the Collonel's Messenger had twenty pound and the Captain ten pound given them and a Committee appointed to draw up Instructions for Col. Hammond about the disposing of his Majesty during his stay there 16. Letters from the General That at the Rendezvous of the first Brigade near Ware the Soldiers generally by acclamations declared their affections and resolutions to adhere to the General and signed an agreement to observe such Orders as they should receive from the General and General Councel of the Army and this was done upon the General 's speaking to each Regiment and notwithstanding great endeavours to oppose it At this Rendezvous Col. Eyre Major Scot and some other Officers who laboured to raise Sedition and Mutiny among the Soldiers were committed into the Martials hands others were committed for dispersing Factious Papers as the agreement of the People c. among the Soldiers particularly in Col. Lilburne's Regiment the most mutinous in the Army command was given for them to tear and cast away the Papers which was done Captain Bray who was the only Officer above a Lieutenant left among them the rest being driven away by the mutinous Soldiers and one of them wounded was taken from the Head of that Regiment and committed to custody for leading the Soldiers to this rendezvous contrary to orders Afterwards a Councel of War being called in the Fields divers Mutineers for examples sake were drawn forth and three of them were tryed and condemned to death and one of them to whose turn it fell by lot was shot to death at the Head of the Regiment and others taken into hold to be tryed for the same Mutiny Col. Rainsborough's and Col. Harrison's Regiment saw their Errors and submitted The Lords desired the Commons concurrence to a Letter of thanks to the General and that the late proceedings in London tending to divide the Army be examined and that provision be made for sudden Pay for the Army for the future and a satisfactory way for Arrears and the Act of Indemnity to be full That Major Scot may give an account of his doings and that Col. Rainsborough may not go to sea till he hath cleared himself Orders for five thousand pound for his Majesties present necessities and accommodation and his houshold to be dissolved and a Committee to name who shall attend him Upon information of a challenge sent by Major Murrey to Col. Whaley M. Murrey was sent for in safe Custody The Sickness began to be feared in London where it was begun 17. Both Houses pass'd a Letter of thanks and instructions to Col. Hammond Order for seven hundred pound for Sir Francis Willoughby Divers new Sheriffs appointed and orders for their accounts to be passed without Fees and for lessening their charge 18. Letters from
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
continued one of the Sheriffs of London Divers well affected persons having raised Forces in several Counties for the defence thereof without authority of Parliament the House declared the same an acceptable Service To the end the Kingdom may be satisfied of the endeavours of the Parliament to preserve the brotherly love and Vnion with Scotland Ordered that all the Transactions Papers and Letters between the English Commissioners and the Parliament of Scotland shall be printed Ordered that the Horse listed under Colonel Butler and Quarter Master General Fincher be quartered in the Mues Letters from Colchester Leaguer that July the fifth about eight in the morning the Enemy sallied out with a thousand Horse and three hundred Foot fell suddainly upon the Parliaments Guards and surprised some of them being Country men that the rest retreated from the main Guard That Colonel Whaley perceiving the Enemies advantage got with his Horse between them and home whilest the Tower Regiment advanced towards the front and routed both Horse and Foot together and took about a hundred prisoners most of them miserably wounded the Parliaments Souldiers being the more fierce because of the poysoned bullets That about twenty of the Enemy were slain on the place most of them Gentlemen as appeared by their clothes and their white skins That Lieutenant Colonel Weston Son to Sir Rich. Weston and two Captains were taken Prisoners and the Parliaments Forces regained two Drakes from the Enemy that Lieut. Colonel Shambrooke was shot in the Body and the bullet since taken out appeared to be poysoned boyled in Copperas which much inraged the Parliaments Souldiers That Captain Moody who commanded a Troop of the Suffolk Horse ingaging boldly was taken Prisoner One Souldier had his leg shot off with a great bullet and some were wounded 7. Debate upon the City's answer to the Parliaments Proposals what security theâ— City would give for the security of his Majesty's person and of the Parliament during their Treaty at London if it should be agreed upon The City acquainted the House with a Letter they received last night from the Earl of Holland Duke of Bucks and Earl of Peterborough declaring their intentions to joyn with the Forces of Sussex Sunny and Middlesex to release and preserve his Majesty's person to bring him to his Parliament to settle Peace in the Kingdom and to preserve the known laws inviting the City to joyn with them herein at least not to be active against them Upon debate of this Letter the House voted that the Earl of Holland Duke of Bucks and Earl of Peterburgh had leavied War against the Parliament and Kingdom and in so doing were Traytors and ought to be proceeded against as Traytors and that the Estates of those Lords and of all that joyn with them be sequestred An Ordinance past for fifteen hundred pounds a Month for Forces in Lincolnshire Letters from Colchester Leaguer of the late victory by the Parliaments Forces there that the Lord Goring and Lord Capell carry thing very high but Sir Charles Lucas more moderate that Butter and cheese was at five Shillings a pound and that the Souldiers seised upon the Meal and Bread and began to be much distasted by the Towns-men especially the Women who began to be in want of victuals for themselves and Children 8. A Conference of both Houses about not insisting upon the three Bills to be sent to his Majesty Order for mony for Major General Brown A Petition of old Officers and Souldiers of the North Committed Letters from Colonel Rossiter that he met with the Pontefract Forces upon their return after their plundering Voyage and ingaged them at a place called Willoughby Field routed their whole party consisting of about a thousand Horse took both Horse and their riders the Commander in Chief and all his Officers all their bag and baggage the rest routed but not many slain Colonel Rossiter wounded in the thigh The House gave a hundred pound to Captain Norwood who brought the Letters from Colonel Rossiter Letters that the Earl of Holland and his party marched from Darking with their whole force to possess Rigate but their Design was disappointed by Major Gibbons and two Troups of Colonel Riches Horse entring the Town before That upon this the Earl of Holland and his Party Marched the next way to Kingston and were pursued by the Parliaments Horse who took some men and Horse near Nonsuch That in the way betwixt Nonsuch and Kingston the Earl of Holland drew up and faced Sir Mich. Levesey and Gibbons and some Parties on both sides skirmished That the Earl of Holland sent his Foot before to Kingston to make good his retreat thither that the Forelorns on both sides fought gallantly that the Earl was followed violently by Gibbons and a Cornet of Colonel Riches Regiment with their divisions to Kingston and routed but the Foot sent before made good their turn-pike and the Parliaments Forces did not think sit to enter the Town with them That the Parliaments Forces intending a further attempt upon the Earls men but they not answering the Alarm the Horse Guard advanced into the Town and found it quit of the Enemy who left near a hundred Horse in the Town with their carriages and themselves fled over the Bridge to Harrow on the Hill whither the Parliaments Forces were in pursuit of them That in this service were about twenty slain the Lord Francis dangerously wounded if not dead the Earl of Holland said to be shot in the shoulder Colonel Howard and some others of note hurt about a hundred prisoners and two hundred Horse taken the Earl with about three hundred gone towards S r Albans pursued by the Parliaments Forces with whom Colonel Scroope is coming to joyn Letters from Colchester leaguer that the Enemy shot much from the top of a Church till the General with his Cannon beat down part of the Church and then they ceased that the Officers tell their men and scatter papers among the Parliaments Souldiers that London appeared for them that a thousand Horse were coming to raise the siege that the Parliament was broken and many of the Members cut in pieces That in some prisoners pockets they found ten slugs done with sand and a Trumpet was sent to the Lord Goring to let him know what his Souldiers must expect That according to a Letter from the House of Lords the General returned the Lord Capels Son that Colonel Scroope is gone with Sir Michael Levesey against the Earl of Holland and his party 9. Some Prisoners being brought to town from the Army divers apprentices got together and indeavoured by a tumult to rescue them but it was prevented 10. At a Conference the Lords delivered reasons to the Commons why the three propositions should not be insisted on before a Treaty with his Majesty 1. That there may be no delay a speedy personal Treaty being so much desired and Petitioned for 2.
Because it is the desire of the Parliament of Scotland 3. The agreement upon the Treaty will be the more authentick 4. It 's probable having no Army the King will condescend to that which at Uxbridge and Oxford he refused 5. It is not the way of Treaties to confirm any before all is agreed especially what is of greatest concernment and will be chiefly insisted upon Vote for M r Ashburnham to be offered in exchange for Sir W. Masham A Petition in behalf of M r Rolfe Letters from Wales of a design to betray Denbigh Castle prevented An Ordinance past for a Troop of Horse to be raised in Surrey another for Hampshire and a third for Caernarvon The vindication of Major General Skippon against a scandalous Libel ordered to be posted in London An Ordinance for the adjacent parts to be added to the Militia of London and a Petition against it referred to a Committee Letters of the Victory gained by Colonel Rossiter before mentioned a list of the Prisoners Officers and Gentlemen of quality about five hundred Prisoners taken eight Carriages with Arms and Ammunition Colonel Pocklington and Colonel Cholmely slain with many Officers and Souldiers to the number of about two hundred all their bag and baggage taken Letters from Major General Lamberts quarters that his men took near to Carlisle a hundred Prisoners Horse and Foot and forty Horse that that Alarm in the Night caused all the Enemies Forces thereabouts to flye into Carlisle saying they would not fight till the Scots were come in to joyn with them 11. A Letter from Colonel Hammond desiring that Osbornes charge against Mr. Rolfe may come to a speedy hearing it reflecting so highly upon the Army and upon him and being an horrid scandal whereof he clears his own innocency and the Officers of the Army and Mr. Rolfe and if the House have any suspicion of him if they please to send down another to be in his place he shall willingly resign An Ordinance past both Houses for continuing the Excise two years longer Debate of an Ordinance of Indempnity for the revolted Sea-men that shall come in by a day the rest to be out of mercy and Instructions for incouragement of Sea-men referred to a Committee An Ordinance past both Houses for money for the Lincolnshire Forces Another transmitted to the Lords to pay off poor Souldiers and Widows A design of the Malignants in Worcester prevented and Mr. Harcourt and others apprehended for it Order for the Garrisoning Worcester by Colonel Dingly and Hartlebury Order for accommodations for Mr. Rolfe and for a Letter of thanks to Colonel Hammond for his good services The Committee of both Houses and the Committee of the Common Council of London had several meetings and Treaties about their ingagement for the safety of the King and Parliament during the intended Treaty at London The Common Council explained their meaning upon several particulars of their former Petitions 1. They will ingage that the King and Parliament may meet and treat free from Force and violence this they mean by the word safely 2. By the word defend they mean that during the Treaty they will defend the King and Parliament so much as in them lies free from all Force and violence 3. That if the Treaty be in London the City will for the present defray the charge of the guard during the Treaty and afterward referr themselves to the King and Parliament for the satisfaction thereof 4. That in case the intended treaty shall be in London and his Majesty and the Parliament shall not agree then the City conceive themselves bound to submit to the Wisdom of both Houses touching the disposal of the Kings person 5. That the Common Council and Officers Military do declare that they are ready according to their ingagment as much as in them lyes by the Trained bands to guard and defend the King and Parliament against all Force and violence And they desire to have the Militiaes united and to be inabled to raise Forces and that during the Treaty no Forces may come within thirty miles of London without their consents That those who shall make any tumult or disturbance during the Treaty may be punished with Death that none who have born Arms against the Parliament or contributed thereunto shall during the Treaty come within thirty miles of London without leave of Parliament That the Treaty may be with all expedition for preventing of further inconveniences and that if the Treaty be in London the Common Council will indeavour to find out a convenient place for it and accommodations They also ordered that the Common Council-men within their several Precincts should indeavour to get the subscriptions of the Citizens to this ingagement which was done accordingly Letters from Colchester Leaguer that the besieged are in great want of victuals and Horse-meat that their guard who were to secure those that came out to get Horse-meat were beaten divers of them killed and some taken Letters from St. Needs that Colonel Scroop with his party from Colchester Leaguer sent after the Earl of Holland and his Party came to Hartford and with skilful guides from thence were brought to S. Needes before the Lords could shift away yet had got into some Bodies with their Party in the Town That the Parliaments forlorn being entred charged and routed the Earl's Party before the Body came up and when they came the Earl's Party sled several ways yet many of them fell as Colonel Dalbier who was slain in the Inn Sir Kenelm Digbyes Son another Colonel and divers others were slain The Earl of Holland craved quarter in his Chamber and had it with him were taken Prisoners Sir Gilbert Gerrard Colonel Skeimister Major Holland Major Stepkin Lieutenant Colonel Goodwin and a hundred Prisoners besides That the Parliaments Souldiers had above a hundred Gallant Horses store of gold and Silver and rich clothes they had but two men slain and Colonel Scroops Captain Lieutenant wounded they were so tyred with their long march that they could not pursue the Enemy That the Duke of Bucks was fled with about forty Horse towards Lincolnshire Intelligence that the Lord Andover going to the Prince was taken and put into Dover Castle 12. A Declaration transmitted to the Lords giving twenty days to the revolted Ships to come in or else to be taken as Traitors and their goods to be confiscated and this to be sent to them by the Lord Admiral Letters that after the defeat given to Langdales Forces by Colonel Lilburn he having intelligence that nine thousand Scots were entring England to joyn with Langdale drew towards Lambert to joyn with him That Duke Hamilton sent a Complement to Major General Lambert that he was upon advance with an Army towards England for that the Parliament of England had given no satisfaction to the desires of the Parliament of Scotland and could not avoid the Northern parts of England He assures Major General
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
and Officers 1. That in regard of the new Garrisons of Berwick and many other places that provision may be made for three thousand Foot to be continued more than the former establishment 2. More Officers of the Train 3. That the General give command against listing any new Recruits 4. Touching pay of the Army and deduction for free quarter 5. That the Army be drawn into Towns c. 6. That by Towns is meant Market Towns and the streets near to them only 30. Voted that the Kings Message as to Delinquents was un-satisfactory in all the clauses thereof And several Votes admitting of Compositions at lower rates than before and that persons excepted as to life should be admitted to composition at a full Moiety of their Estates except only seven Persons which were not then named Vote that Wiliam Powell John Clerke John Eltonhead Robert Nicholas John Parker and Robert Bernard Esquires should be made Sergents at Law Order to the Committee of Norfolk about securing a Ship and Goods cast away upon that Coast The Lords moved that the dispute about Sale of Bishops Lands might be waved at present and the rest agreed by both Houses to be sent to the King but upon reasons given by the Commons that in regard their Lordships had concurred to abolish Bishops that it could not be if their Lands should not be disposed of and divers of them had been already sold upon the authority of an Ordinance of both Houses the Lords hereupon concurred with the Commons Letters from York of Cromwels coming to Newcastle with his Army and being highly treated there and of his ordering Forces for strengthning the siege of Pomfret that the Army kept a day of thanksgiving for their good success in Scotland That a Souldier by judgment of a Council of War was shot to death for plundering in Scotland That Cromwel and his Officers had a meeting with the Gentlemen of the four Northern Counties who agreed upon a Petition to the Parliament for justice against Delinquents and for a Commission of Oyer and Terminer to be sent down to try such as they should apprehend and for pay for one thousand two hundred Foot in Berwick and a Regiment of Horse under Colonel Fenwick and for eight hundred Foot in Carlisle and a Regiment of Horse Letters from St. Albans mentioning a Petition to the General from Colonel Ingoldsbyes Regiment reciting the hazards charges and victories of the Army and good People of the Parliaments party That nothing remains to be done to make the hazards of their lives and loss of so much blood effectual but an immediate care that Justice be done upon the principal invaders of all their liberties namely the King and his party That they will live and die with the Parliament in their Declaration of non-Addresses to the King That they apprehend with grief that all their Harvest should end in Chaff and what was won in the Field should be given away in a Chamber and they doubt the issue of the Treaty will be neither just nor safe They pray his Excellency to re-establish a General Council of the Army to consider of some effectual remedies hereunto by representing it to the House of Commons as the Petitioners of London and other places have done or in such other way as his Excellency and his Council shall think fit 31. Order to injoyn all the Members of the House to pay their Assessments to the Army equal with the rest of the Subjects Vote that his Majestics answer concerning the Church was un-satisfactory Letters of the Lord Ormonds treating with the confederate Roman Catholicks in Ireland for peace Letters from Edenburgh of a Declaration to prevent injuries or abuses to Major General Lamberts Souldiers That Lieutenant General Gromwel and Sir Arthur Haselrigge were in as high honour with the well affected party in Scotland as ever any of the English were Letters from York that the Garrison of Pomfret had killed and taken divers of the Parliaments Forces that sometimes they have Cessations and drink to one another by the names of brother Roundhead and brother Cavalier That the difference between Sir Henry Cholmely and Colonel Rainsborough who shall command in chief the Forces before Pomfret gives great advantage to the Garrison there November 1648. 1. Order for the Commissioners of the Great Seal to pass a Patent of the place in the Tower formerly given to M r Nichols one of the eleven Members to hold for his life Vote that his Majesties Message concerning Ireland was un-satisfactory The like concerning raising of Monies to pay publick debts Order that the two Catechisms be sent to the Commissioners to be presented to his Majesty Letters from Doncaster that forty Horse sallied out of Pomfret towards Doncaster where they killed the Centinel then three of them rode on to Doncaster and asked for Colonel Rainsboroughs Quarters and came to his Chamber there called to him and said they had a Letter from Lieutenant General Cromwel That the Colonel rose and opened his door to them expecting such a Letter that morning and presently the three Pomfret Souldiers fell upon him shot him into the Neck and another shot him into the Heart with other Wounds and left him dead escaping away without any alarm given 2. Message from the Lords for adding fourteen days more to the Treaty with his Majesty Vote that the Kings answer touching the Court of Wards was satisfactory And that one hundred thousand pounds per annum should be setled on the King and his Heirs in lieu of the Revenue of that Count provided it be not alienated from the Crown Several Messages from the Lords in furtherance of the Treaty Information of terrible designs on foot to kill the Parliament men and of suspicion that the Earl of Warwick would prove false to the Parliament 3. A Petition of the Merchants Trading into France referred to the Committee of the Navy to examine and report the grievances complained of by them Upon a Message from the King Ordered that Dr. Vsher Bambridge Prideaux Warner Fern and Morley have leave to go to his Majesty for information of his Conscience The Commons concurred with the Lords to add fourteen daies more for the Treaty with his Majesty And ordered a Committee to propound to the Common Council of London the loan of four thousand pounds more for the Treaty Referred to Lieutenant General Cromwel to take special care and strict examination concerning the Murther of Colonel Rainsborough Vote that his Majesties answer concerning his declaring against the conjunction of the Lord Ormonds Forces with the Rebels of Ireland was un-satisfactory his Majesty justifying the Lord Ormond in that bloody act 4. Vote of both Houses that any three of the Commissioners with his Majesty one Lord and two Commoners might continue upon the business of the Treaty and the rest to return if they pleased to London Debate about guarding of the
as they give satisfaction 3. That publick Justice may be done upon some Capital causers and actors in this War 4. That the rest upon submission may have mercy for their lives 5. That the Souldiers may have their arrears and publick debts be paid out of Deliquents Estates 6. That a period be set to this Parliament and a provision for new and more equal Representatives of the People Then they offer rules for this Representative power and that it be the Supream power That no King be hereafter admitted but upon Election of and in trust for the People by such Representative That the General settlement be done by this Parliament and established by a general contract and agreement of the People with subscriptions thereunto and none to be capable of benefit by this agreement without subscribing thereunto nor any King be admitted to the Crown or any other to any Office without Subscribing to it These things they press as good for this and other Kingdoms and hope it will not be taken ill because from an Army and so servants when their Masters are servants and trustees for the Kingdom This Remonstrance induced a long and high debate some inveighing sharply against the insolency of it others palliated and excused the matters in it and some did not stick to justify it most were silent because it came from the Army and feared the like to be done by them as had been done formerly in fine the debate was adjourned 27. Ordinance transmitted to the Lords touching the Sale of Bishops Lands Order to stay all process against any for selling Tobacco without licence from former Patentees of that Monoply and referred to a Committee to examine that matter the like order touching the Office of Wine licences An additional proposition past by the Commons to be sent to the King that he would pass such Acts as should be presented to him by both Houses for strengthning the Vnion between England and Scotland Both Houses agreed to continue the Earl of New-Castle one of the seven to be excepted from Pardon and Sir Jo. Byron to be put in for another in stead of Sir John Winter Order of both Houses for three thousand pound for Colonel Rossiter and all the Forces in Lincolnshire except his Troup to be disbanded Letters from the Isle of Wight that the King refused to pass any thing against the Marquess of Ormond until the Treaty be wholly ended and that he adheres to his former resolution concerning Bishops and that their Lands be leased only for 99. years and not sold The Commissioners of the great Seal sate in Chancery without Sir Tho. Widdrington and heard many Motions till past two a Clock then the new Serjeants came in their party-coloured Robes and their servants and the Gentlemen of the Inns of Court with them after they were come the Judges of the Kings Bench and after them the Commissioners of the great Seal went to the Common-Pleas Court where they sate in the middle of the Bench the Chief Justice of the Kings Bench on the Right hand of the Earl of Kent and the Lord Chief Baron on Whitelocks Left hand and the other Judges on either hand of them in their antiquity and the Barons of the Exchequer on a form on the Right side of the Court. The new Serjeants were brought up in their antiquity singly by two of their Elder Brethren to the bar where they Counted and when they had done a Gentlemen their Friend appointed by them did deliver their several Rings to the Earl of Kent first then to my Lord Grey next to Whitelock then to the Chief Justice and Chief Baron and to the rest of the Judges and Barons in their Antiquity This ceremony held till past four a Clock in the afternoon 22. Orders touching levying the assessments and disbanding supernumerary Forces Upon a Report from the Committee of the Army the House approved of the General his drawing the Army into Towns and Garrisons and of his Listing no more Forces and disbanding supernumeraries An Ordinance past for five thousand pound out of the Delinquents Estates in Essex for the gratuity promised to the Souldiers that were before Colchester Upon the desire of Colonel Birch a Member of the House the place of high Steward of Lemster with the profits thereof was conferred on him being void by the Delinquency of Sir Walter Pye And upon the desire of M r Thomas Waller of Grey's Inn Order for the Commissioners of the great Seal to pass a Patent to constitute him the Judge of the Isle of Ely Letters from the Hague that six more of the revolted Ships were come in and that a Challenge past betwixt Prince Rupert and the Lord Culpepper The Commissioners heard some causes and a few Motions in Chancery and then rose and went to the Kings Bench where they did swear Serjeant Brown a Judge of that Court Sir Thomas Widdrington made a short speech to him which he answered and then took the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy and of a Judge Then the Earl of Kent delivered to the Secondary of the Kings Bench the Patent for him to be a Judge of that Court which was read and afterwards the Earl of Kent delivered the Patent to Sergeant Brown and he took his place of the third Judge of that Court. From thence they went to the Common-Pleas where Sir Tho. Widdrington made a short speech to M r Sergeant S r John and Sergeant Bedingfield who answered him and then their Patents were read and delivered to them and Sergeant S r John was sworn Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas and Sergeant Bedingfield the Puisne Judge of that Court. From thence they went back to the Kings Bench where Whitelock made a short speech to Sergeant Jermyn and he answered him and then his Patent was read and delivered to him and he took the Oaths and his place of a Fuisne Judge of that Court. From thence they went into the Exchequer where Sir Thomas Widdrington spake not long to M r Gate who answered him and was sworn and received his Patent and was made a Baron of that Court. 23. Letters from the Isle of Wight with his Majesties ultimate answer concerning Bishops That he cannot with a good conscience consent to the total abolition of the function and power of Bishops nor to the intire and absolute alienation of their Lands as is desired because he is yet per swaded in his judgment that the former is Apostolical in the institution and that to take away the latter is Sacriledge Neither can his Majesty communicate in a publick form of Divine service and administration of the Sacraments where it is wholly uncertain what the Minister will offer to God To this the Commissioners answered That it was not the Apostolical Bishop which the Bill desired his Majesty to remove but that Episcopacy which was formerly established by Law in this Kingdom grown up to an height of outward pomp and
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
Leg Sir Hugh Windham Mr. Kenton and others being brought thither Prisoners to know the Pleasure of the House concerning them Ordered that Collonel Leg be committed in Bristol Sir Hugh Windham and Mr. Kenton to the Mount for High Treason Referred to a Committee to bring in an Act for Government of Hospitals and to receive complaints concerning the same Referred to the Committee of Accounts to examine the State of the Accounts of the late C. Thornhaugh that the Arreares may be paid to his Widdow Order to discharge the Sequestrations of the Estate of Sir Trevor Williams Debate touching the Accounts of the Officers engaged for Ireland The Kings Papers taken at Naseby-Battle ordered to be delivered to the Councel of State A Plot discovered for the betraying of Portland Weymouth and other places The Isle of Man surrendred to the Parliament and the Earl of Derby admitted to his Composition for 15000 l. The Lieutenant of Ireland appointed Milford-Haven for the Generals Rendezvous of the Forces for Ireland Letters of the Surrender of Tredagh to the Lord Inchequin upon Articles the Garrison to march out with Bag and Baggage to Dublin 23 Vote to re-admit the 11 Members to sit in the House again Letters from the Lieutenant of Ireland of his Preparations and Marches in order to his Expedition and desiring Supplies especially of Mony Referred to the Councel of State to take Order for the Supplies mentioned in his Letter and for sending speedily to him 100000 l. C. Oconelly gave an Account to the House of the condition of Dublin and of the good Service of C. Jones and of Sir George Askue they gave him 100 l. and ordered thanks to Jones and Askue Letters that the Regiments of Collonel Reynolds and Collonel Veneables were shipped and the rest hastning what they could That Dublin was in a good condition the Officers and Souldiers much incouraged by distributing a great Quantity of Cloth among them every Field Officer had 5 Yards of fine Cloth every common Officer 3 and every Souldier clothed from Head to Foot and that they had plenty of Provisions That 200 Foot and 60 Horse of the Garrison of Tredagh came to Dublin the rest took Pay under Inchequin That Ormonds Army was enforced to 30000 Men. The Plot against Weymouth c. Was to have cut the Throats of all the Souldiery and those who adhered to them as the Governour certified upon Examination of the Prisoners Letters of store of Ammunition come to Berwick by Order of the Councel of State That a Ship of the Parliament took a rich Bark going for Ireland That the Scots King intended not to stay long in France but is doubtful whether to go for Scotland or Ireland 24 A Report from the Committee of the Navy of the Officers for the Customes in the Port of London and the Out-Ports approved by the House and the Committee ordered to encrease the Salaries of the Cheque in the principal Ports not to exceed 20 l. and in the Out-Ports 10 l. An Act committed for settling 1000 l. per annum upon C. Martin out of the Duke of Bucks Estate The Act for settling 2000 l. per annum upon the Lord President Bradshaw out of the Earl of St. Albans Estate and the Lord Cottingtons re-committed for an exact survey to be had of the Lands Letters from Dublin that they are not able to relieve the Garrisons for the Parliament near them That of 700 of C. Monks men 500 ran away to the Enemy because they have Money there That the Lady Meridith the Lady Weames and Sir Thomas Armstrongs Family are turned out of Town because their Husbands were gone to the Enemy and C. Trevor was revolted 25 The young Lady Capels Petition referred to a Committee Petitions of divers persons for satisfaction out of the Marquess of Winchesters Estate for Dammages done to them by his Lordship referred to a Committee A Letter from the Ministers of Scotland to the Ministers of London the House would not read it Order that no private Business shall be heard in the House for 8 Dayes An Act for incouragement of Plantations in the West-Indies committed Petitions of Doctors of Laws referred to the Committee for Probate of Wills Orders touching the Rents of Delinquents Estates in Tenants Hands 26 A long account given of all the Forces in England and Ireland in Field and Garrison with an estimate of their Pay according to the Establishment Voted that the Assesment of 90000 l. per mensem for pay of the Forces be continued for 3 Months longer and no alteration to be of the Proportions The Committee of the Army ordered to confer with the General about the total taking away of Free-quarter 27 A Letter to the Speaker reflecting upon some Members of the House for hindring the passing the Act for Relief of poor Prisoners for debt referred to a Committee to examine the Writers The Act was recommitted and the Committee ordered to bring in with it another Act for relief of Creditors against their Debtors The Question whether there should be an Allowance for a President of the Councel for the Forces in Ireland and whether there should be an Allowance for a Lieutenant of the Ordinance were both resolved in the negative The Act passed for New-England Letters confirming the Loss of Dundalk in Ireland by the Treachery of the Parliaments Souldiers there and that C. Monk was landed at Chester 28 Order for Relief of divers Inhabitants in Cambridge by the Committee of the Eastern Association for their Losses having their Houses pulled down for the security of the Castle of Cambridge for the Parliament An Act committed for transplanting Felons reprived to the Summer Islands and other English Plantations in America An Act past for altering the Dutchy Seal of the Court at Westminster An Act past for constituting Sergeant Bradshaw L. President of the Councel of State to be Chancellour of the Dutchy of Lancaster and Bartholomew Hall Esq to be Attourney of the Dutchy An Act passed touching the Commissioners of the Customes and ordered that Alderman Avery and the rest of the former Commissioners of Customes shall have the thanks of the House for their faithful Services to the publick Referred to the Councel of State to imploy such Persons as they shall think fit to be Agents for this free State into forreign Parts Debate touching the Power of the Trustees for the sale of Deanes and Chapters Lands The General published divers Rules and Orders to be observed by all the Officers and Souldiers of his Army under the respective Penalties therein mentioned for the taking ofâ— of all free Quarter and Billet in this Nation 30 The Act for regulating the Excise after a long debate committed The Seals of the Dutchy delivered to the Commissioners of the Seal Referred to the Councel of State to preserve the Books and Medals at St. James's from Imbezilment After this Order past the Councel propounded it to Whitelock whether he would take upon
passed for admitting the Delinquents of North-Wales to Composition for a certain Fine Letters from Milford Haven from the Lieutenant of Ireland giving the House an Account of his Proceedings and the Readiness of his Forces Upon a report from the Councel of State and Letters to them from the Lieutenant of Ireland concerning M. General Monk his making a Peace with Owen Roe Oneal which the Councel disapproved and reported to the House to know their pleasure therein M. G. Monk was called into the House and asked several Questions by their Order which he answered at the Bar of the House touching that business after a long debate of it the House upon the Qestion passed this Vote That they did disapprove of what M. G. Monke had done in concluding a Peace with the Grand and Bloody Irish Rebel Owen Rowe Oneal and did abhor the having any thing to do with him therein Yet are verily perswaded that the making the same by the said M. G. Monk was in his Judgment for the most advantage of the English Interest in that Nation And that he shall not be further Questioned for the same for the time to come Order that the report of the Councel of State the questions demanded of M. G. Monk with his Answers and the Votes of the House there upon be Printed and Published M. G. Monk was much discontented at the proceeding in this business in Relation to him especially at some passages highly reflecting upon his honour and fidelity And it was the Opinions of Divers either not at all to have questioned this business or having once questioned it not to have imployed him any more in their Service But the Major part carried it thus to beat him and afterwards to stroak him which some did think was never forgotten by him 11 The House sate not Letters from Dublin to the House and to the Councel of State that the first of Aug. the Enemy began his approaches near to the Town that Ormond Preston and the chief of their Army were that Night at a work begun Eastward of the City upon the Sea to hinder the landing of the Forces and Supplyes Expected from England and had cut off much of their water and Forage That the 2 August C. Jones Reynolds and the rest with him discovered a party of the Enemy drawn to their new Work about 1500 Foot besides Horse they thought fit speedily to remove them and advanced towards them with the greater strength 1200 Horse and 4000 Foot because they were within a Mile of the Camp from whence they might have what Supplyes and addition of Force they pleased That the Parliament Party soon entred the Enemies New Work yet not without a strong dispute and most of Ormonds Foot there were slain and taken Their Horse having deserted them after the first charge That Jones and his Party pursuing their advantage became at last ingaged with Ormonds whole Army which after 2 houres Fight they totally routed That they slew on the place and in the Chase 4000 And took 2517 Prisoners most of them Inchequins English and run-aways That they got 1 whole Cannon 3 Demy Cannons 1 long Gun carrying a Ball of 12 Pound 1 Saker-drake and 1 Mortar Peice all of them of Brasse some trayn Carryages and about 200 Draught Oxen for the train That the strength of the Enemy was since acledged to be 19000. That Ormond narrowly escaped That of the Parliaments Party there were not 20 missing but many wounded the greatest losse fell on the Horse wherein Jones his Regiment did much suffer which he desired might be considered That Jones intended not to have ingaged so far nor did Ormond expect it but would have declined it reserving themselves for the coming up of Clanricard with 3000 Connaught Forces and of the L. of Ardes with 7000 Scots all ready for Marching and of Inchequin with two more Regiments from Munster That there never was any day in Ireland like this to the confusion of the Irish and raising up the Spirits of the English and restoring their Interest which from their first footing in Ireland was never in so low a Condition as aâ— that time there not being any one considerable landing place left for them but Dublin onely and that almost lost Captain Otwey who brought this Intelligence to the Councel and did gallant Service in the Action did bring other Letters to the same purpose and which did further relate That Ormond was at Tables in his Quarters when the first News came of the beating up of his Guard and answered the Messenger he wished the Rebels would come that they might have some Sport with 〈◊〉 and so went on in his Game But a second Messenger bringing news of the routing of his Party he left his play and goâ— 2 or 3 Regiments to engage but they being defeated he and the rest fled That Collonel Reynolds after he had taken Ormonds Brother threatned to pistol him if he would not show him Ormond which he did at a distance with about seven Horse in Company That Collonel Reynolds and Captain Otway pursued them and came so near as to charge them and brought one of them a French Man off with them but the rest with the Marquess being well horsed escaped That the Plunder of the Field was so rich that the Camp was like a Fayr Cloth Silk and all manner of Cloaths to be sold and at Dublin the Officers did not know their own Souldiers they were become so gallant they had good store of Wine which they drunk in their hats knocking out the Heads of the Vessels That they took Ormonds Cabinet with his Letters and Papers of Concernment and divers Prisoners of Quality besides 6 Lieutenant Collonels 8 Majors 4 Captains 58 Lieutenants 42 Ensigns and a great number of other Officers and 2100 common Souldiers That the Enemy at their marching off had quit several Garrisons That a day of thanksgiving was appointed at Dublin for this Victory after which C. Jones and the rest intended to march out again 13 The House did not sit Letters from Scotland that the General Assembly there had published a Remonstrance or Declaration of the Grounds of their late proceedings and of their Intentions for maintenance of the Government settling Church-Discipline and keeping good Correspondence with England c. Much Labour was by his Friends for the clearing M. G. Monk from the Reslection upon him by his cessation with Owen Roe O Neal for which end they caused the Articles of that Cessation to be Printed and published together with the Reasons which induced M. G. Monk to make that Cessation Yet all would not serve but â—t stuk with many to his Prejudice who both suspected C. Monks Fidelity and sharply inveiged against any Peace made by those of the Parliaments Party with the bloody and execrable Irish Rebels 14 Upon reading the Letters from Dublin in the House they ordered a day of publick thanksgiving for that
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
of the French Crown Order for Sommerset-House to be the Head Quarters of the Army Orders of the Councel for supplyes of Horse Saddles Pistols c. for the Lord Lieutenant Letters that many of Ormonds Men came in to the Lord Lieutenant That Sir George Askue sent Provisions to Dublin and more to the Leaguer before Tredah 17 Letters that the Commanders of the Rebells were in Factions and that Sir Charles Coot took advantage thereof to march into their Country and took in divers small Garrisons Letters that the Lord Lieutenant had fixed his Posts and begun his Batteries before Tredah That the Garrison often sallyed out upon him but were beaten back with loss That in the Town were 3000 Foot Souldiers and 500 Horse and they were victualled for five Months That Inchequin commits great wast as far as he dares venture about Dublin and Tredah by burning and driving away of their Cattle and hangs all he can meet with going in to the Lord Lieutenant That Ormond proclaimed whosoever should mention the Covenants Subscription or that the King should not come in but upon Conditions should be secured and his Estate Sequestred That Mr. Peters the Minister was arrived at Dublin and that at the beginning of the Troubles in Ireland he had a Brigade against the Rebels and came off with honour and victory and the like was now expected from him That the Lord Lieutenant for satisfying of the Country through which he was to march and that they might not be terrifyed with Fear upon his Approach set sorth a Declaration of his Intentions and to assure the Country that none of them should be injured behaving themselves peaceably and bringing in their Provisions c. Letters that 14 Sale of English and Dutch Ships were brought into Dunkirk and Ostend laden with Corn and other Goods and after the Goods Sold the Masters were forced to buy their own Ships That 15 small Ships of four and six Pieces of Ordinance a piece were manned out of those Ports with Commissions from Prince Charles to take the English Ships That the Governour of Dunkirk hath the 10th part of the Prizes and the Prince hath the 5th part That one of the Parliaments Ships brought in a New Ostend Frigat of 10 Guns a Prize and an Account of the several Convoys That Montrossis with about 5000 Men at Hamborough That the Packet-Boat with the Keel of a Ship striking her by a gust of wind was sunk and the Packets all lost but the Men saved 18 For an Honour to the E's of Pembroke and of Salisbury and of the Lord Howard of Escrigge Members of the House of Commons ordered That they might sit in all Committees of which they were before the Lords House was dissolved Allowance of 40 s. a week to an Irish Officers Widdow Mr. Noel made sole Treasurer at Weavers Hall 300 l. allowed to Lieutenant Goddyer for Losses sustained by him when he prevented the betraying of Tinmouth An Act past for Tryal of Pyrates and Robbers at Sea and of revolted Seamen and Mariners An Act past for maintenance for the Alms-Men and Free-School at Westminster A Letter from the Holland Ambassador in behalf of three Vessels loaden with Wines taken by the Parliaments Ships referred to the Committee of the Navy The Lord Ormond sent Instructions to his Officers to this Effect 1 That every man who hath submitted to his Majesties Authority be put into Possession of his Estate he contributing to the maintenance of the Army and necessary Burdens of the Countrey 2 That the Articles of War be put in Execution 3 That no Commanders in Ulster do assume to themselves the Nomination of any Military Officer upon pretence of any late Commission but leave them to our discretion as in this Kingdom hath ever been accustomed 4 Any that speak or act in prejudice of his Majesties Affairs let him be imprisoned and his Estate secured and Information sent up to us of the Nature of his Crime that we may give further order therein And if any Ecclesiastical Person in his Prayer or Sermon shall incite the People to Sedition or disobedience or shall intermeddle with the Managery of civil Affairs or derogate from the present Government or teach that his Majesty is not to be admitted to the Crown till he hath given Satisfaction to his Subjects or taken such Oaths or Covenants as are imposed on him without his consent contrary to Law and the Dictates of his own Conscience Vpon Proof thereof without further Circumstances let his Estate be confiscated to the use of the Army and himself be either Imprisoned or banished or tryed for his Life as the Case shall require 5 If there be any whose Loyalty is suspected let the chief in Command upon the place Minister to him the Oath of Allegiance and if he refuse let them securehis Person and Estate 6 For Inlargement of Quarters 7 Touching Forces coming from other Quarters into Ulster 8 Let the Siege of Derry be prosecuted by the common advice of the Lord of Ardes Sir Robert Stuart Sir George Monroe and C. Audley Mervin 19 Orders upon private Petitions By Sentence of M. G. Lambert C. Okey and the rest of the Officers at the Court Marshal at Oxford two of the late mutinous Souldiers were shot to death a third was reprieved and seven ran the Gantlope The University entertained the Officers with great Respect and presented them with Gloves That the Schollars offered to assist the Officers against the Mutineers and not above three of the Townsmen joyned in the Mutiny Letters that Sir Thomas Armstrong sallyed out of Tredah upon the Lord Lieutenants Quarters with 200 Horse but were so entertained that every one of them was enclosed and taken except Sir Thomas who escaped by the Goodness of his Horse That the Enemy hath 3000 Horse hovering about the Lord Lieutenants Camp but attempting nothing That 35 of the Renegadoes being taken ten of them were hanged in the Camp and the rest were sent to Dublin to be executed Letters that the English Merchants in Muscovia were commanded by the great Duke to sell all they had there and to depart his Dominions within a Year and not to come thither any more unless in the King of Englands Name and by his Patents So great a dislike did he conceive against the English andit was fully fomented by the Dutch upon the Parliaments proceeding against the late King and Kingship 20 Letters from Sir Arthur Haselrigg of want of Pay for his Regiment referred to the Committee of the Army Order for Mr. Genners Sallary Upon Debate of a Letter from the Holland Ambassador resolved not to dispence with the late Act against Importation of French Wines The Act past for the Schoole and Alms-Houses in Westmiuster and the allowance to Mr. Lambert Osbaldstone Debate of the business of the Miners of Derby-shire The Act passed against revolted Seamen and against Pyrates Another for suppressing Scandalous
and unlicenced Pamphlets and for punishing the Authors Printers and Publishers of them Resolved that the Singing-Psalms be not for the future Printed with the Bible Confessed by the Mutineers at Oxford That they exepected 6 or 7000 to joyn with them out of Northamptonshire and those parts 6000 out of the West many thousands and the whole Army to joyn with them and to have these things done 1 For Agitators to be set up again at the Head Quarters 2 That Tithes be taken away 3 That the Laws be Englished and another way of Justice to be in the respective Counties 4 That the Excise be put down 5 That Prince Charles be brought in That they had store of Money promised them upon the desire of C. Ingoldsby to the General Some of the Mutineers of his Regiment were pardoned and some of the Officers were Cashiered who did not come in to him when he commanded them against the Mutineers Letters from Scotland That the Parliaments Successes in Ireland had caused a stop of Affairs in Scotland That all their Eyes are upon Cromwel That the levying of their new Army did not proceed hastily Letters from Ireland That Sir Charles Coot was marched out of Derry with 1500 Foot and 400 Horse and had cleared the Country 14 Miles about and got into the City great store of Provisions 21 Order for Mony for poor Widdows and Souldiers Wives The Act past for taking the Account of the Kingdom Referred to a Committee to provide some Accommodation for the Earl of Denbigh near Derby House in satisfaction of his right to the Wardrobe The House adjourned 22 Letters from Leverpool That the Lord Lieutenant had taken Tredah and put all to the Sword that were in Arms there and that 180 of Inchequins Men were come in to the Lord Lieuteant Letters that divers of the levelling Party were taken at Brinnicham Twenty Horse of Hinds Company the great Robber committed fourty Robberies about Barnet in two Hours Divers Moss Troopers taken Letters but nothing certain of the taking of Tredah Referred to the Councel of State to order the Militia of the Kingdom for the present till a further Act of Parliament be agreed upon for it and an Act ordered to be drawn up accordingly 25 Debate touching an Adjournment for certain Dayes and about a New Representative but nothing resolved upon it An Act for punishing of Crimes committed upon or beyond the Seas ordered to be published 26 Governours named for the School and Alms-Houses of Westminster the Earls of Pombroke Salisbury and Denbigh Mr. Prideaux Lord Commissioner Whitelock Lord Commissioner Lisle Mr. St. John and divers others Letters from the Lieutenant General to the Parliament giving an Account of the proceedings against the Mutineers at Oxford Order for thanks to Major General Lambert C. Ingoldsby and the rest of the Officers for their good Service therein Letters that Sir Charles Coot kept the Field and not any considerable Party of the Enemy gave him Opposition The Church of St. Martins in the Fields was robbed and much Plate and Mony taken out of it and the Church of Waltham Abbey was also broke open and robbed 27 The Declaration published concerning a happy Roformation against Malignants Levellers and such as would bring in Monarchy and Tyranny again and that they would have respect to tender Consciences who go according to the Rule of Gods Word Order for speedy bringing in the Fines of Delinquents and for the 20000 l. Fine upon North-Wales to be paid to the Committee of the Army for the Service of the Army Referred to the Councel to appoint Persons in every County with Power to suppress Insurrections and Tumults A Day of Humiliation kept by the Officers of the Army for the Atheism and Prophaneness which was crept into the Army The Declaration passed touching the business of Oxford and other Designs of the Enemy against the present Authority and of the good Success in Ireland and in England and to remit the Crimes of many against the present Authority by discharging them of Imprisonments and Prosecution against them and referred to the Councel of State to consider who are fit to be discharged accordingly Letters from Mr. Peters thus Sir The Truth is Drogheda is taken 3552 of the Enemy slain and 64 of ours Col. Castles and C. Symonds of note Ashton the Governour killed none spared we have all Trym and Dundalk and are marching to Kilkenny I came now from giving thanks in the great Church We have all our Army well landed I am yours Hugh Peters Dublin Sep. 15 th Letters that one Den a Leveller formerly condemned by a Councel of War at Burford to be shot to death and afterwards pardoned hath raised a Tumult in Sturbridge against the Commissioners of Excise and got together 300 Men armed with Muskets Swords c. who fell upon Captain Prescot a Commissioner in his Quarters shot him in three places took from him the rest of the Commissioners and Souldiers all their Money Horses Arms and Cloaths The General wrote to the Governour of Stafford to apprehend Den and to suppress the Tumult 28 The business of the Tumult at Sturbridge by Den continued in the hight of it and they sent into the Neighbouring Towns to come in and joyn with them and be et up Drums for that purpose but few came in to them 29 Letters from Cromwel Sir It hath pleased God to bless our Endeavours at Drogheda after Battery we storm'd it The Enemy were about 3000 Strong in the Town They made a stout Resistance and near 1000 of our men being entred the Enemy forced them out again But God giving a new Courage to our Men they attempted again and entred beating the Enemy from their Defences The Enemy had made three Retrenchments both to the right and left where we entred all which they were forced to quit being thus entred we refused them Quarter having the day before Summoned the Town I believe we put to the Sword the whole number of the Defendents I do not think 30 of the whole number escaped with their Lives those that did are in safe Custody for the Barbadoes since that time the Enemy quitted to us Trim and Dundalk In Trim they were in such hast that they left their Guns behind them This hath been a marvelous great Mercy The Enemy being not willing to put an Issue upon a Field Battle had put into this Garrison almost all their prime Souldiers being about 3000 Horse and Foot under the Command of their best Officers Sir Arthur Ashton being made Governour They were some seven or eight Regiments Ormonds being one under the Command of Sir Edmund Verney I do not believe neither do I hear that any Officer escaped with his Life save onely one Lieutenant who I hear going to the Enemy said that he was the onely man that escaped of all the Garrison The Enemy were filled upon this with much Terror and truely I believe
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
other Provisoes Referred to the Committee of Goldsmiths Hall to take into consideration the Business concerning the Souldiery and Ministers in Lancashire that such satisfaction may be given them as may tend to the Service of the Commonwealth and to take into consideration the Troupe of Horse in Oxfordshire and to pay it out of the Sequestrations in Oxfordshire until further order from the House or Councel of State 26 Ordered that the Lord Commissioners of the great Seal do take care that Writs be issued out and sent down into every County to the several Sheriffs to proclaim the Act touching the Ingagement This Course of proclaiming new Acts of Parliament was very antient and constantly used especially in elder times as appears by the Records but of late disused It was thought fit to have it revived again that the People might be informed what Acts were passed which they were not so fully by the Printing as by proclaiming of them at their Markets Orders touching the Composition of Delinquents Votes for taking off the additional Exercise upon most of the Commodities mentioned in the last Act touching the Excise Letters from Ireland of C. Hewsons taking in some Forts near Dublin 28 Letters that the Scots had no Answer from Sir George Windram Laird of Libberton but that the King would be satisfyed from him whether his Subjects of Scotland would ingage to Establish him in England as King That he is not yet removed from Jersy That divers Souldiers came from Ireland into Orkney Letters That the States Provincial of Holland have resolved to send an Agent into England for their better Correspondence with the Parliament 29 Letters from Ireland of taking the Fort upon the Bogg of Allan of a Dutch Ship of 300 Tun cast away upon that Coast that the Lord Lieutenant had sent to besiege Eniscorsie Castle belonging to Mr. Wallop a Member of the House which the Enemy had lately surprised That the Lord Lieutenant visited all the English Garrisons in Munster and gave Orders to them That Inchequin was in Kerrcy That 16 of the Enemies Horse came from Duncannon to the Lord Lieutenant 30 Letters from Holly-Head that a Vessel bound for London Derry with Coals Cloaths and other Merchants Goods was taken by a Scots Man of War the Mariners and sixteen Passengers put on Shore the Owner and Master carryed away Prisoners That the Gentlemen and Commonalty of Ireland do generally submit to the Lord Lieutenants Orders From York That a Minister lately informed that there would be shortly a Massacre of the well affected in the Nation From Shrewsbury That many Cavaliers wear Ribbands with Motto's God prosper That the Ministers incourage them and Preach against the present Government They report an Agreement between the King of Scots and his People of that Kingdom upon the terms proposed at the Isle Wight and that the Presbyterians of England will joyn From Plymouth That a Vessel of Dartmouth was by a storm forced into the Mounts Bay and wracked and all lost save one Person Returns of Subscriptions to the Ingagement 31 The Town of Pool having warned a general Sessions to be held not one Justice came to joyn with them The Act giving 10 l. to him that shall apprehend a Fellon caused the Countrymen to apprehend many of the Thieves and Robbers in all places and the Mony was duely paid to them February 1649. Feb. 1. Divers People took away by violence from the Owners Wheat and other Corn carrying to Market to Basing-Stoak and beat the Carters and some of them being imprisoned for it the rest brake the Prison and let out them and other Malefactors Letters from Rome That there an Agent from England and the English Priests seem very confident that within few Years their Religion would be Established in England 2 At a Court Marshal in C. Prides Regiment a Souldier was sentenced to run the Gantlope and afterwards to be cashiered for threatning to cut his fellow Souldiers throats in case King Charles the Second came in and for swearing and drunkenness Another had the like sentence having been found to have been in Arms against the Parliament and then came in to them and at his disbanding gave out threatning words against the Officers The Parliament Voted that a Book written by one Coppes intituled a fiery flying Roll c. contained many horrid Blasphemies and damnable and detestable Opinions and that the Book and all Copies of it that can be found shall be burnt by the hands of the Hangman A Petition from Wiltshire for Propagation of the Gospel c. approved by the House and in order thereto they appointed every Fryday to consider al wayes for the better advancing the Gospel of Christ An Act committed for the better propagating of the Gospel in Wales The Parliament ordered touching Negotiations with Forraign Princes and States That the Stile and Title to be used by this Parliament in all Negotiations shall be Parliamentum Rei-publicae Anglicae And the Style when any address shall be made to them The Parliament of the Commonwealth of England And no other Title to be used Order for an Act to be brought in for the Punishment of insolent Profanations of the Sabbath and Adultery The Parliament upon the hearing Sir Jacob Garrets Business sentenced three of his false Accusers to stand in the Pillory Thus they took upon them and exercised all manner of Jurisdiction and sentenced Persons Secundum Arbitrium 4 Letters that Jermin and other Lords and Courtiers are hastning from Paris to Breda hearing that the Scots are sending Money to defray the charges of their King and Court there That the Scots are busy in purging their Army but are startied at the news of the Parliament sending for the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland That they report the ground thereof to be That he is routed in Ireland and That the Parliament of England fear new Troubles Yet the Scots sent an Express into Ireland to know the certainty 5 Letters of the Losses by Pirates about Scarborough From Weymouth That one Mr. Thomas May was secured by the Governour there and to be sent up in Custody to London for raysing false Rumors concerning the Parliament and the General From Portsmouth That G. Deane came thither with the Phenix and informed of several Vessels with Recruits for Ireland cast away An Act passed for a day of publick Humiliation throughout England and Wales to seek God for a Blessing upon the Proceedings of Parliament and their Armies in England and Ireland Debate about an Act for a publick Register to inroll all Deeds and to find Incumbrances upon all Estates and Lands An Additional Act passed for removing of Obstructions in the sale of the late Kings Lands c. A Petition from Westminster for settling the civil Government there referred to the Committee for Corporations Debate of an Act for regulating and erecting a Corporation in Norfolk concerning the Worsted-Weavers and Yarn-Men
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
to the Councel of State to order the Stores and Magazines both for Sea and Land Service as they shall think best for the advantage of the Common-wealth Pardon 's passed for divers poor Prisoners upon Certificates of the Judges Order for an Act to confine Papists and Delinquents to their Houses Letters that the King was active in surveying his Garrisons and new Levies 26 Letters that two Dutchmen loaden with salt came to an anchor within half a League of Dartmouth Castle That presently after two Jersy Pirates came up with them cut their Cables by the half and carried them away That the Castle shot at them but could not reach them 27 Order by the Parliament That the Officers for the Recruits for Ireland shall constantly attend their Charges and the Forces to march directly to their Ports and in their march to Quarter in Inns and Ale-houses and to pay for what they have Referred to the Councel of State to send this order into the several Counties where the Recruits are to pass to the Commissioners of the Militia and for the Assessement and to the Constables that it be observed 28 Letters that the Irish having distressed a Party of the Parliaments Forces another commanded Party marched from Kilkenny to relieve them and after five weeks march in such a season of the Year into such inaccessable places they scattered the Enemy driving them out of many strong Holds some whereof they had taken from the Parliaments Forces That after pursuing them with Fire and Sword and utterly destroying that part of the Countrey which was part of the Enemies chief fastness and Refuge in their return home the Parliaments Foot ingaged with the Enemies at their own play and upon their own terms in such fastnesses of Woods and Boggs that the Parliaments Horse could not come near But God shewing himself the Irish were not able to abide but quickly fled leaving their Ammunition and store of their Arms behind them and some hundreds of them fell by the Sword in this Expedition March 1650. March 1 Letters of Jeysey Pyrates very bold upon the Western Coast That Tantallon Castle in Scotland after battery and playing with Granadoes was surrendred upon Mercy there being in it 91 Officers and Souldiers and that this cleared the Passage between Edenburgh and Berwick The High Court of Justice sentenced Sir Henry Hide late Agent for the King in Turkey to be beheaded for sundry Treasons and Crimes committed by him against the Common-wealth 3 Letters that the General and Officers of the Army in Scotland kept a Day of Humiliation for the Sins of the Army That thirty sale of Ships were lately come into Leith with Supplies from London for the Army That one of them was cast away That the King went into the North of Scotland to hasten the Levies and came to Aberdeen to compose their differences but the Presbytery there opposed their Proceedings especially in the receiving of Huntley and that the Chancellours Power is down That Faux Castle was surrendred to the General That the Countrey about Edenburgh sent in 100 Horse for Assistance of the General That C. Ludlow Shipped with his Men for Ireland 4 The Parliament ordered a day to be set apart to seek a Blessing from God upon their Councels at home and their Forces abroad by Sea and Land An Act passed for C. Pophain and C. Blake and C. Dean or any two of them to be Admirals and Generals of the Fleet for the year ensuing An Act impowring the Councel of State and the Admirals at Sea for the pressing of men as there shall be cause Amendments passed to a Bill for a new Invention in melting down of Metalls with Coal 5 No Letters came from Scotland nor from Ireland 6 Letters of several Ships taken by Pyrates of Jersy and Scylly Of the willingness of Recruits about Exon to go for Scotland 7 The business of Mrs Jane Puckering and Mr. Joseph Wâ—lch about his forcing of her to a pretended Marriage and carrying her beyond Sea to Dunkirk was heard by the Commissioners appointed for hearing and determing thereof by a special Act of Parliament made for that purpose Letters that a Party of the Parliaments Garrison at Lithgow fell upon a Party of Scots and took 30 Prisoners and slew a Lieutenant and three or four of the Enemy Several Scots Officers were imprisoned at St. Johns Town for receiving Money and not raising their men according to their Commissions That the Sea brake in near Yarmouth and drowned many Cattle and a great part of the Countrey 10 Letters that General Cromwel was sick in Scotland Of great Preparations in the Isle of Man to assist the King Of Dutch Ships arrived at Dundâ—â— with Ammunition for the King That the Lords Ambassadours St. John and Strickland took Shipping on the Lords day for the low Countries 11 An Act passed for continuing the Customes and Book of Rates for a year Vote that no Fullers-earth or Clay nor Oare of Lead or Tin be transported beyond Sea Order touching Sequestrations Order That all English and Scots who have been under the Pay of the Parliament in Ireland and have revolted and betrayed their Trust and have assisted the King are Traitors and Rebels and their Estates to be confiscate and their Persons to be proceeded against as Traitors 12 Letters that C. Hewson had taken in several petty Garrisons near Athelow That M. Arnup with a Lieutenant and twenty men were set upon in Wicklow by a Party too strong for him the Lieutenant nine or ten of the men were slain the rest escaped 13 The publick Fast Day observed in London and Westminster 14 Letters of the Judges of Assise brought into Chard by the Sheriffe and Souldiers of the Militia with vollies of Shot many of the Justices and Gentlemen of the Country absenting themselves 15 Letters That after the taking of Temptallon Castle the Garrisons at Calanderhouse and Blackness were quitted by the Scots Of the want of Frigots upon the Western Seas to keep in the Jersy and Scilly Pyrats 17 Letters that the English Fishermen were taken by the Scots at Sea and their Ships and Goods carryed away and their Persons Prisoners And that divers Scots Men of War are set out to the great dammage of Trade Of the Jersy and Scilly Pyrates taking several Merchants Ships and none of the Parliaments Frigots to help them That upon C. Hewsons march into Westmeath the Enemy got together 3000 in the Kings County and 5000 in Finagh Quartered within ten Miles of Hewson and had their Fastnesses yet durst never appear to fight with him but fled from him 18 An Act passed for continuing a former Act for removing all Papists all Officers and Souldiers of Fortune and divers Delinquents from London and Westminster and confining them within five Miles of their Dwellings and to incourage such as shall discover Papists and Jesuits and their Receivers and Abetters Order that the Lords Commissioners of
and Argyles party lyes low That the Lord Warreston Sr. James Stuart and Sir John Chiesly continued with the General at Edenburgh 12. Letters of pressing Men for Ireland That Sr George Ascue was not gone for the barbadoes but was come into Plymouth with Sr. John Greenvile and other Prisoners taken at the Isle ofSt Maries and other of the Scilly Islands they being all Surrendred to the Parliament upon Articles 13. Letters of a notorious Jersey Pyrate taken by the Parliaments Ships That both the Armies in Scotland lay still in their Quarters as in the midst of Winter attending one anothers motions That the General was abroad again That a Merchant's man was Shot to Death for killing a Soldier 14. Letters confirming the rendition of St. Maries Island to the Parliament That there were in the Island 800 Soldiers some of them were Shipped for Ireland others for Scotland others for France and some for England with Sr. John Greenvile That there were in it likewise Commissioned Officers enough to head an Army That Collonel Axtel Collonel Sadler and Collonel Le-Hunt prisoners there were Released That these Islands will now be a Shelter to the Merchants which before were their ruine and is a Check to the Trade of many Nations 16. Letters That 5 or 6000 Scots used to beat up the quarters of one Troop of the Parliaments Horse but that they now are quiet That the English do but stay their march till they can have Horse meat in the Fields That the Provinces of Holland Zealand and Vtrecht are more agreeing than the other Provinces to the Articles proposed by the English Ambassadors That the Lord Deputy passed the River Shannon and fought with Castlehaven who was appointed to hinder his passage over that River whilst Clanricard's Army prepared to stop Sr. Charles Cootes passage out of the North and to fight with him But Sr. Charles Coote understanding this marched 30 miles in a Day and a Night slipt beyond them another way and joyned with the Lord Deputy who wholly routed the Lord Castlehaven's Army that some of the Parliaments Forces are sat down before Galloway 17. Letters from Collonel Hewson of the defeat given by the Lord Deputy to Castlehaven's Forces and that the Lord Dillon was reported to be slain An account from the Parliaments Commissioners in Ireland of the Recruits and Provisions arrived there and how their several Forces are disposed and where they are upon Service in that Kingdom 18. Letters That the Scots Army was inclosed in Sterling Park which was their own works and not to be attempted but upon great disadvantage That old Leven continues General under the King and they have several Major-Generals That their Forces are about 28000 and they have hanged 3 or 4 for refusing to bear Arms they expect many in England to joyn with them That their Soldiers have no pay but 2 l. of Meal a day That there was a Proclamation at St. Johns-Town that the word Malignant should be forborn for that all Interests were agreed 19. Letters That Sr. Charls Coote and Collonel Reynolds had given a great overthrow lately to the Enemy in the North of Ireland and had killed and taken 3000 of them That at Exon there was a great quarrel between the Seamen and Soldiers and many broken Pates but the Officers made them Friends again An account of Prest-men Recruits for Ireland and 1000 Pioneers Tools safely arrived 20. Letters That the Lord Deputy was marched to the very Gates of Lymbrick Here Collonel James Whitelock commanded a Forlorn with whom he marched up to the Enemy and the charge was so hot and he so far ingaged that his Horse was killed under him his Hat shot through and his thigh bruised with the But-end of a Musket but he beat in the Enemy and killed many of them That Collonel Ingolesby finding about 200 Horse grazing neer the City followed them to the Gates where those that escaped the Sword the Shannon devoured in all they lost about 100 Men and 150 Armes and 1000 Cows Oxen and Sheep That Portumney was surrendred to S. Charles Coote who also took in several other Forts and Castles That 3 Merchant men of London met with a French man of Warr who fought with them some time but finding himself too weak gave over but meeting with another French man they both set upon the Merchant men but could not prevail and after many killed on both sides they parted 21. Letters of Allarums given by the Scots Army but nothing done by them And that the English Army were quickly in a readiness to bid them welcome Mr. Love the Minister was brought to his Tryal before the High Court of Justice in Westminster and many Witnesses heard to prove the Accusation of High Treason against him 23. Letters That the King was very active and rode into Fife to gather together the Horse and new Levyes that they appointed a general Fast but the Kirk in the West were not pleased with their doings but refused to publish it and that all their Speech was for England That Massy is in great esteem with them That their new Committee of States is of Malignants and a Committee is selected out of them to go along with the Army to consult about their Affairs That they were much disappointed by discovery of the design of rising in Lancashire and that they heard nothing yet of any rising in Wales under the Earl of Derby That some of the Scots Ministers were sent from the Classis of the West of Scotland to the Classical Presbytery of Sterling with some Proposals which where rejected and Mr. Galaspy and the rest that brought them were threatned to be punished That a Committee was appointed to examine and punish by conâ—iscation and otherwise all such as had a hand in the Remonstrance of Ker and Straughan That London and all England is promised to be divided among the Scots Officers and Soldiers if they can conquer it That a party of Scots appearing neer to Carlisle Major-General Harrison sent 2000 Horse and Dragoons towards them to fight them but they retreated in hast back to Sterling That 100 Waggons and Carts with Arms Ammunition and Provisions were come to New-Castle 24. Letters of a rising in Cardigan Shire of 400 Horse and Foot got together in a Body and intending to march North wards That some Troops of the Parliament quartering there abouts came up to them and they fought the Troopers but after a short dispute were routed about 40 of them killed and 60 taken prisoners among whom were some of the chief Conspirators An account of 4700 prest Soldiers and 4300 Voluntiers gone for Recruits into Ireland Letters of a Ship of the Parliaments arrived at Helford-sluce one of those sent to bring back the English Ambassador which was unexpected and unwelcome News to the States but the Courts of the Queen of Bohemia and of the Princess Royal rejoyced at their departure That
the other side the Enemy had the advantage of the ground our left wing of Horse being upon a very ill ground where was a pass lined by the Enemies Musketiers Upon consideration whereof we placed our greatest strength in our right wing consisting of my own Regiment of Horse and 2 of Collonel Lidcots and 2 of Collonel Okeys Troops the charge of that wing being left with him and in the left only 4 Troops of Collonel Okeys and 2 of Lidcots to whom the charge of that wing was committed The Battle consisting of mine and Collonel Daniels Regiment of Foot and reserved by Collonel West and Collonel Sylers Regiment being commanded by Collonel Overton We continued faceing one another about an hour and half supposing they would have come to us being come so far to seek us but finding they delayed and having just then received notice from my Lord that more Forces were come from Sterling to their assistance and that My Lord was upon his march to Lithgow and by that means the Enemy at liberty to send more Forces hither It was resolved we should climb the Hill to them which accordingly we did and through the Lords strength by a very short dispute put them to an absolute rout we killed upon the place as most judge 2000 and took 1400 Prisoners and amongst the rest Sr. John Brown Major-General of their Horse and Commander in chief of their Forces Collonel Buchannan and divers other Officers were taken and slain The reason why the slain exceeded the number of prisoners was because divers of them were Highlanders and had very ill quarter and indeed I am perswaded few of them escaped without a knock I think we lost not above 8 men but divers wounded thus easy hath the Lord given us this mercy My Lord is again Remarched towards Sterling Upon his advance I heard the Enemy who were upon their way 5 Miles with their whole Body towards us on this side Sterling is drawn back and lieth in Sterling and there abouts My Lord hath since sent me Collonel Ingolesby's Regiment and Collonel Ashfields with Collonel Lilburns and Collonel Alureds Regiments of Horse that I judge the Forces with me to be above 7000. North Ferry John Lambert July 22. 1651. Other letters That the Scots retreat to Sterling was in very great hast for they left several of their sick Men in their Huts and a pretty quantity of Powder and Match That the King and all the English did strongly oppose their going over Sterling Bridge and would have had them marched directly for Glascow and so for England That at the Battel of Fife there were 5 of their best Regiments of Horse and 5 of their best of Foot and of all these scarce 200 returned to them That the Scots taken Prisoners prove 1500. That the English Soldiers got good booty and that night when their Army retreated over Sterling they lost neer 2000 Men. That the Purple is much among them That the Scots are putting forward new levyes That such was the Gallantry of Major-General Lambert that had it not been for his Armour he had been lost a brace of Bullets being found between his Coat and his Armes That the King upon the rout of his Forces called a close Councel some were sent Northward to press more Men. That some of their own Soldiers plundered their carriages That Massy is more in favour than before but some of the Presbyterian Neutrals are retired and have private meetings That the English fetched in 40 load of Provisions out of the Scots quarters in Fife and lay on both sides of their Army 29. Letters read in Parliament from the Ambassador of Spain and from the States of Genoa An Act passed for relief of maimed Soldiers An Act passed prohibiting the hunting or killing of Deer Vote That former Primers used in the late Kings time be suppressed and new ones used 30. Letters That Cromwel sent more Forces to Lambert who ranged with his Horse in the Country of Fife and kept his Soldiers from all disorder That the strong Fort of Enisgarwey was delivered to Lambert 31. Letters That Lymbrick and Galloway are both in Treaty for surrender but stand upon high terms An account of Recruits and Provisions sent for Ireland That Sr. Charles Coote took in a Castle with 20 Barrels of powder and 8 great Guns and store of Provisions That he is sat down before Galloway and Collonel Reynolds was sent to him with additional Forces That the Lord Deputy sent a party to attempt the Island neer Lymbrick who landed out of their Boats before their Seconds came up to them and were all drowned or killed as was supposed they were slain after quarter given them or desired That the Lord Deputy demanded satisfaction and resolved no further Treaty if they come not down to low conditions That Collonel Hewson was burning Wickloe demolishing some Forts and fortifying others August 1651. 1. That the Treaty for surrender of Lymbrick was broken off yet their expected relief failed them that the Lord Deputy had possest 2 Forts within Musket Shot of their Walls Letters That in the late Battel of Fife Captain Augustin the great Mosse Trooper lost his Troop of 200 commanded Men and himself hardly escaped That the General commanded that the Sick Scots Soldiers left behind by their fellows should have Provisions given them and no injury to be offered to them And that those left dead in their Trenches should be buried That the General shipped the rest of his Army and Train into Fife leaving only 4 Regiments of Horse and 4 of Foot to secure this side of the Water That the Isle of Ingarney was surrendred to Cromwel the Soldiers to march away with their Swords only leaving all Arms and Ammunition behind them and in it Cromwel had 15 pieces of Ordnance That many of the Scots Prisoners were sent to New castle 2. Letters That some of the Scots Ministers protested against the general Assembly abetting the Kings design That a Minister and 2 Students came to the General from Angus for protection That one of them was excommunicated for not answering 2 questions 1. Whether Presbyterian Government in Scotland be not in all things conforme to the Word of God 2. Whether Cromwel be not Antichristian That another was excommunicated for praying with Persons of divers families in private 3. The Lords day thanks was given in the Churches in London for the late victory in Fife in Scotland Letters That Brunt Island was surrendred to Cromwel upon Articles and in it 3 Men of war and it was an excellent harbour much better than Lieth Harbour and in it was 500 Soldiers That many of the Scots Soldiers do run away dayly 5. Letters from Cromwel of the taking of Brunt Island and in it 30 or 40 great Guns and 3 little Men of War that the harbour at an high Tyde there is a fathom higher then Lieth and the Town not commanded by any
Proposals to be tendered to the Parliament of England for their Submission to them That they are contented to wave Kingly Government That no Lord shall exceed in Power a Private Person That the Tyrannical Power of the Clergy may be dissolved 14. Letters That the Lord Argyle had called a Parliament and that Mr. Alexander Kant a Minister said in his Pulpit That God was bound to own that Parliament that all other Parliaments were called by Man but this was brought about by his own Hand That the Lord Belcarris levying Forces in the North of Scotland his Officers would not allow Men and Horses sent in though they were very good but would find fault with them and demanded 20 l. for every one and they would find Men and Horses for 20 l. a-piece themselves Whereupon the Countrey rose upon them killed some of them and made the rest run away A Soldier shot to death by Sentence of a Court-Marshal for striking a Serjeant who was correcting him for a misdemeanour That 800 Recruits were landed in Scotland and more expected That the Lieutenant-General sent out a strong Party under Collonel Overton That the greatest part of the Gourdons had laid down their Arms and most of the Gentry were willing to comply with the Parliament of England only the Ministers endeavoured to keep up the War 15. Letters That the Marquess Huntley sent to the Governour of Lieth for a Treaty as Argyle had done the Countrey forsaking them and inclining to submit to England That Mount Orgel in Jersey was surrendred to the Parliament Forces and in it 20 Brass and Iron Guns and 20 Barrels of Powder and that Admiral Blake was in a Treaty for Elizabeth Castle That a Master of a Ship coming by saw Boats passing up and down between the Ships and the Castle with Flags of Truce and many Guns fired The Parliament voted That it was a convenient time to declare a certain time for the continuance of this Parliament beyond which it should not sit 17. Letters That the Gentlemen of Fife and other Counties met and prepared Letters and Commissions to be sent into every County for authorizing Commissioners to attend the coming of the Commissioners from England to make Proposals to them for setling the Peace of the Kingdom 18. The Parliament voted That the time for continuance of this Parliament beyond which they resolve not to sit shall be the third day of November 1654. And that such Scots Prisoners who have been disposed of by the Parliament or Council of State and any Officers of the Army if they run away and go into Scotland without licence shall suffer death and be proceeded against by Marshal Law Letters from Collonel Heane from Jersey of his Proceedings there with the Summons Answers and Conditions of the Surrender of Mount Orgeil Castle That they had in the Castle 18 Pieces of Ordnance four Barrels of Powder Match and Bullet proportionable 1000 Arms Two Months Provisions for 70 Men. The Parliament confirmed the Articles and voted Thanks to General Blake and Collonel Hayne for their good Service 19. Letters That at the Surrender of Lymbrick the Bishop the Major and the Deputy-Governour were hanged the Governour was condemned but reprieved to be sent to the Parliament That the Bishop and Major were hanged for breach of the Articles in disguising many Friars Priests and Bloody Rogues whereby they escaped contrary to the Articles 21. Letters from Lieutenant-General Monk giving thanks to God for the good news of the Rendition of Orgeil Castle That he appointed some Gentlemen to meet with the Marquess of Argyle to treat with him according to his desires That the Country are expecting the coming of the Parliaments Commissioners from England to settle the Civil Affairs of Scotland The Protestation of 28 Ministers given in to the Provincial Assembly at Aberdeen which the Assembly condemned as prejudicial to the Priviledges of the Kirk whose Proceedings they justifie 22. Letters That the Marquess Huntley was come to live privately at his own House upon a Passe sent to him That one of his Proposals was That the Lieutenant-General should put him in possession of certain Lands which was kept from him by his Cousin the Marquess of Argyle That the Earl of Kalander and others of Quality were come in That some Gentlemen in Scotland have done great Service for the Parliament of England at which the Kirk are much enraged and call those Gentlemen Malignants and inveigh against them and against the Parliaments Forces That the Scots rose against Captain Augustin their Countryman killed some of his Men and drave away the rest That the Lord Forbes and others were come in to the Parliament of England and the Country generally desired to be under the Protection of the English Commander in chief in that Kingdom 24. Major-General Massey and others were brought up Prisoners to London Massey endeavoured to escape by the way as he was brought up having a good Horse to ride on he set Spurs to his Horse thinking to ride away from his Convoy but the Soldiers overtook him and brought him back Letters That the Enemy in Cornet Castle in â—uernsey were besieged and very high but the Inhabitants of Guernsey Island were generally the Parliaments Friends That Collonel Hayne shot with his great Guns against Elizabeth Castle and did very great execution and Sir George Carteret had much ado to appease the Mutiny of his Soldiers That Major-General Sterling was come in to the Protection of the Parliament That Argyle and Huntley were to meet with some Persons appointed by the Lieutenant-General to treat with them about their Submission to the Parliament 25. The Parliament ordered the new Council of State to be constituted for the year ensuing That 20 of the last years Council should be continued and â—1 new ones joyned to them The Parliament passed further Instructions to the Council of State The Power of the Admiralty was placed in the Council of State They ordered That the Council of State take care that no Meetings should be in Scotland under any pretence of consulting touching Matters of Government Order That no Chair-man shall continue in the Chair of any Committee above a Year and this to extend to the President of the Council of State Several Votes touching Compositions of Delinquents in Durham Letters That Major-General Dungan with 600 Horse attempted Rosse in Ireland and possessed the Town and took Collonel Markham and killed 12 sick Men in their Beds and took 13 Prisoners and plundered the Town although Irish upon the coming of Forces from Waterford they deserted the Town That Zanchey and others fell upon them killed 100 of them and took 50 of them Prisoners That 4 or 500 of Lymbrick were dead of the Plague That the Lord Deputy had the Castle of Clare surrendred to him 26. Letters That the Lord Belcarris had disbanded his Forces in Scotland and was come to his own House to
him as he had done before 18. Letters That when the Rebels stormed Ballyshannon Castle 300 of them were slain though but 60 Men were in the Castle and at the re-taking of it by the Parliaments Forces within Ten days after they took 1000 Prisoners and 8000 Cows 19. Letters of Preparations to invade the Highlands with Three Brigades marching several ways That a Convention of the Kirk was held at Dalkeith and dissolved by the Women of the Town That 50 of the Parliaments Men of War went from the Downs Northwards 21. Letters of a Debate in the Synod at Edenburgh about drawing up of a Paper stiled A Testimony against the present incroaching of the Civil Power upon the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction which they took from the Proclamation concerning the Committee for Visitation of the Universities and declaring That they will remove scandalous Ministers which hath highly incensed them those Proceedings being special Flowers of their Kirk-Prerogative that ought to be managed only by themselves and they concluded their Declaration That in the Synod in Fife they made a Protestation against the publick Resolutions of the Civil Power That Two French Frigots took Two or Three English Ships upon the Scots Coast That the King of Scots was transacting with the Dutch about their fishing in the narrow Seas and had offered them large Priviledges That Sir George Ascue came with his Fleet of 11 Men of War from Plymouth into Dover Road and after he had saluted General Blake with all his Guns and the whole Fleet returned him the like Salutation Sir George came aboard the General and all his Captains and dined with him These Salutes of the Guns gave the Country an Alarme so that they flocked to the Sea side expecting a Fight that the Parliaments Navy was above 100 men of War Two Regiments Shipped on Board the Navy That the Dutch Ships forbear to come through the narrow Seas but put into Ports of France and go home by Land 22. An Act passed for transferring the powers of the Committee of Indemnity to the Committee for compounding A Petition touching Registring Conveyances upon which an order for bringing in the Bill for that business 23. It was particularly given to Whitelocke in charge to prepare for the debate with the Dutch Ambassadors upon the Treaty for maintaining the right of the Common-wealth in the Dominion of the British Seas 25. Letters of the Synods meeting at Perth and citing the Ministers and People who had expressed a dislike of their heavenly Government that the men being got out of the way their Wifes resolved to answer for them And on the day of appearance 120 Women with good Clubs in their Hands came and besieged the Church where the Reverend Ministers sat They sent one of their number to Treat with the Females and he threatning Excommunication they basted him for his labour kept him Prisoner and sent a party of 60 who routed the rest of the Clergy bruised their bodies sorely took all their Baggage and 12 Horses That one of the Ministers after a miles running taking all Creatures for his Foes meeting with a Soldier fell on his knees for Quarter who knowing nothing of the matter asked the Black-Coat what he meant That these Conquerors having laid hold on the Synod Clerk beat him till he forswore his Office That 13 of the Ministers rallied about 4 Miles from the place and voted that this Village should never more have a Synod kept in it but be accursed and that although in the years 1638 and 39 the Godly Women were called up for stoning the Bishops yet now the whole Sex should be esteemed wicked 26. Letters That a Pinnace of 40 Tun being to be Launched was by the Seamen and Soldiers drawn 6 miles over Land That the Lieutenant-General was sat down before Rosse in Ireland that the Connaught and Vlster Forces were very numerous and Collonel Reynolds and Venables in pursuit of them 28. Letters of the great Fire in Glascow which burned most part of the Town and the Ministers Preached that this was for their complyance with the Sectaries That by Thunder and Lightning on the last Lords-Day at Church-Lawton in Cheshire Eleven Persons during the Sermon were struck dead in the Congregation Much hurt was done at Greenwich by Storms and a strange kind of Hail and a Ship coming up the River there had her Mast quite taken away and her Sails and Tackle torn several Boats were turned over and many People drowned The Thunder and Lightning burnt a Barn in Essex and the Steeple and much of the Church and melted the Lead and Bells at Okenden 29. A Petition to the Parliament signed by many Thousands setting forth the miseries of the War indured by them in hopes that their Rights and the Fundamental Laws formerly corrupted by the King with his Instruments the Clergy Lawyers and Statesmen would be restored as was promised by the Parliament and Army whereupon they were invited to assist them They pray 1. That no man be attached c. But according to the old Law of the Land and whatsoever hath been done contrary thereunto by Committees Courts-Martial High Courts of Justice or the like may be abolished 2. That no man be put to his defence but by presentment of faithful Men and lawful witnesses face to face 3. That no man be compelled by Oath to answer against himself 4. That all Suits may be determined without Appeal by a prefixt time in the Hundred or County Courts by Juries and no more tedious Travelling to London nor vexation and consumption of mens Estates by the Chancery and other Courts of Westminster nor further attendance upon Committees nor long Imprisonments that Malefactors may have speedy Tryals that Bail may not be denied where it ought to be taken that food and necessaries may be provided for Prisoners at the Common Charge and no Fees taken by Goalers that all proceedings in Law may be free from the Parties to the Officers 5. That punishments may be proportioned to the offences that nothing be deemed Treason but what tends to the Subversion of Fundamental Liberty and that in Criminal causes the parties damnified may be satisfied out of the Estates of the Offenders and not confiscate to the Common-wealth and that Witnesses may be Sworn for the accused as well as for the Prosecutor 6. That none be questioned or molested for matter of Conscience or Religion the grounds of implacable trouble and the very spawn of Tyranny and Superstition and that Tithes sprung from the same Root and tending to the same ends and to the obstruction of Tillage and Industry may also cease and no inforced maintenance imposed in the place thereof 7. That Copyholds and the like and the Court of Wards and unjust descents to the Eldest Son onely the principal remaining Badges of the Norman Conquest and main support of Regal Tyranny may be taken away 8. That there be no Imprisonment for Debt but
all Estates be made liable to make satisfaction nor the rich turn Prisons into places of Protection 9. That none be pressed for War the power of Counties being sufficient to suppress all Insurrections and forrein Invasions 10. That Trade be free and exempt from Monopolies and disburdening Customs Excise and all Charges and all publick Monies to be equally raised 11. That all Sheriffs Justices Coroners Constables and the like be annually chosen by those of the place 12. That all Laws contrary to these Fundamentals be repealed 13. That Parliaments or Common-Councels of England may be returned to the old course to be annually elected and satisfaction given to the Nation in point of Accounts and the publick Faith satisfied arrears of Soldiers paid Juries duely chosen Registers appointed to ascertain all Mortgages and Sale of Lands care taken of the Poor and wast places assigned for them the Printing Presses set at liberty The Parliament debated the Business of the Dutch Ambassadors and passed these resolutions to the Ambassador in answer to his Papers 1. That the Lords the States General do pay to this Common-wealth the charges and dammages they have sustained by their attempts 2. That upon payment or securing thereof shall be a Cessation and their Ships and goods released 3. This being assented to and put in Execution the security for the time to come to be a firm amity and interest of the 2 States for the good of both The Parliament received another Paper from the Dutch Ambassadors that they were commanded Home and desired Audience to take their leaves which was appointed to morrow A Letter from the King of Denmarks Ambassadors for Audience they were appointed to have it the next day but one 30. The Dutch Ambassadors had Audience in the House with the usual Ceremonies The Lord Paw made a Latine Oration which he gave in writing to the Speaker with a Petition from the Merchants of the Intercourse they went all away this Night Letters from Amsterdam That the Dutch are very high against the English and for a War with them The Ambassadors having received the last Resolutions of the Parliament of England demanding satisfaction for all their Damages it gave such a distast to their Excellencies that they presently resolved according to their Instructions to return Home and went to Graves-End this day and many Letters came from Holland mentioning the great Preparations there made for the War at Sea July 1652. 1. Much discourse was upon the departing of the Dutch Ambassadors some Members of Parliament being unsatisfied with the dismission of them and that so high Terms were insisted on by the Parliament 2. Letters of 800 Irish come in and many Thousands of them stand out because they cannot be pardoned for their Murders From Collonel Hewson of his Proceedings and that an ambush being laid by the Irish for a Captain of the English and Collonel Pretty he escaped and a party sent out by Collonel Hewson killed 4 of them released their Prisoners and took divers Rebels and 16 Horses That another party sent out by him killed 40 of the Rebels and took 30 good Horses That Collonel Hewson denied to give or take any quarter with them That Slego was surrendred and that Sir Thomas Jones killed 2 Collonels 10 Captains and 300 of a party of 3000 of the Rebels and took all their Horse 3. Letters of the English Forces gotten into the Highlands of Ships come into Leith with provisions Of several late Successes in Ireland That the Enemy burnt Portumney Town and Collonel Ingolsby relieved them and routed all their Horse and Surrounded their Foot in a Bog That the Irish were in the Field with about 4000 Men. That the Lord Broghill did good Execution upon the Irish and pursued them 4 miles took 100 Horse and rescued a prey of 200 Beefs That the Lord Muskerry was come in to the Parliament with his Forces That General Blake with a gallant Fleet went Northwards and left Sir George Ascue to command the rest of the Fleet in the Downs who took 5 Dutch Merchant-men and General Blake took 2 Men of War and 2 Merchant men 500 Soldiers sent on Board Sir George Ascue That after this Sir George Ascue and the Fleet with him met with 40 Dutch Ships took 7 of them and burnt 4 and about 24 of them ran on ground on the French Shoar and he pursued the rest and this Fight was gallantly performed by him after so long a Voyage which his Ships had gone and were very foul 5. Letters from the Parliaments Commissioners in Ireland That Sir Charles Coote and Collonel Reynolds had reduced Slego That the Lord Clanrickard had sent for a Treaty and that the Lieutenant-General had routed a party of the Enemy and marched towards Rosse That the Lord Muskerry sent for another Treaty that the Lord Broghill took 80 Horse killed about 50 took Lieutenant-Collonel Supple and 2 Colours and Arms yet the Irish were double his Number and he regained 200 Cattle Of Recruits come into Ireland 6. A Declaration past concerning the differences of England with the Netherlands Letters from Sir George Ascue of his Fight with the Dutch who were 40 Merchants and 4 men of War he took 7 of them and burnt 3 and few that ran on Shoar escaped that the French defended them from the English yet coming on board their Ships plundred them That Captain Wright made a gallant Fight with one of them and forced him on Shoar and burnt him and Captain Wright lost 8 men and above 20 wounded and Captain Wright himself lost his Leg with a great Shot and few or none of his Officers but were wounded That of those Irish who submitted not a 4th man laid down their Arms. 9. Letters of Recruits sent for Ireland That some of the Parliaments Forces were marched 20 Miles into the Highlands where the Country of the Fraziers all except one inconsiderable Person with a few people came in and submitted to the Parliament That General Blake with a Fleet of 60 Sail passed in Sight of Dunbar towards the North to attend the Holland Busses and sent for the Frigots and Parliaments Vessels in those parts who went to him That the Scots reported the Dutch to have taken 25 Sail of the Parliaments Ships in a Fight there That divers Barks were come in to Air with provisions for the Parliaments Forces and 4 Frigots and several small Vessels come thither for their Assistance 10. Dr. Winston a Physitian in the beginning of the late Troubles by leave of the House of Lords went over into France and there continued till very lately that he returned into England in his Absence none being here to look after his Business for him his Estate was sequestred as if he had been a Delinquent and his place and lodgings as Physick Professor in Gresham Colledge were taken from him tho he had never acted any thing against the Parliament
with some Merchants some of them ran a-ground and the others got safe under Dover Castle That St. Maloes Men seised the Ships and Goods of the English there because Blake had taken some of their Ships That the French Ships took several English Vessels that 100 Colliers were gone with a Convoy to London 20. Letters of the persidiousness of the Highlanders in Arms against whom the Country complain and disown them That the Commissioners of the General Assembly proclaimed a Fast with their Reasons for it That many of the Dutch Fleet were lost by storm and 13 of them in the Texel that their Sea-men coming on shoar demanded their Pay and being answered that they must go on Board again and they should have half pay this so inraged them that they got together and left their Ships and were in a high mutiny That the States sent out their Land Forces who fell upon the Sea-men killed divers of them and dispersed the rest and hanged up Two of the chief Mutineers to see which Execution a multitude of People flocked together so that the Lords feared a new Mutiny and caused the Soldiers to fire upon the People who killed Eight of them but the Sea-men were more inraged 21. Letters from Blake That the Dutch Fleet avoided fighting with him and slipt from him though more in number than he was and so he sailed Westward Letters That Lieutenant-General Fleetwood and all his Company were safe landed at Waterford in Ireland 22. Letters That a Moss-Trooper at New-Castle was sent from the Assizes to be tryed in Scotland by a Councel of War Of several Apparitions of Horse-men c. in the Air. 23. Letters of a Fleet of about 60 or 70 Sail of tall Ships near Scilly by which they passed West South West and were the Dutch Fleet who gleaned up their scattered Ships 24. Letters of the Cheshire Channel so infested with Pyrates that it hindered the intercourse with Ireland of Provisions shipping at Chester for Aire in Scotland That both the Northern and Western Highlanders were revolted That they invited 30 of the Parliaments Officers and Soldiers to a Feast and took them Prisoners and killed Ten of them That 600 Indictments were preserred to the English Judges in Scotland 25. Letters That General Blake with his Fleet of 108 Sail passed by Weymouth to the East-ward upon an Information that the Dutch Fleet had given him a go-by That Four or Five of the Dutch Fleet fell upon the Assurance Frigot but she got off from them and came to General Blake who immediately hoised sail after them but they escaped him who ordered his Fleet to sail from the English to the French Coast side by side within Gun-shot of one another whereby they scoured the whole Channel From Captain Stoaks That he made up to two Ships and found them to have Swedish Colours but coming aboard them he discovered them to be Guinnee Ships laden with gold oare and Elephants teeth and letters directed to Amsterdam and other parts of Holland That the Captain believing the Ships to belong to the Dutch brought them into Plymouth that their loading was worth 80000l That 4 English men of War and 4 Merchant men were in â—ight with 9 Dutch men of War neer Genoa That General Blake and Sr. George Ascue with their Fleets in all 140 Sayle were come into the Downes 20 of them Merchant Ships which he sent to London That 3 English fishermen brought to Yarmouth 3 Dutch Busses That the Scouts brought news to General Blake in the Downes of a great fleet of Hollanders and he presently weighed to be in pursuit of them That his Fleet had got the wind of the Dutch Fleet and a speedy Ingagement was expected 27. Letters of animosities among the Ministers in Scotland and that their fast day was not observed and their divisions brought them near to fighting in the Church That the Scotch Commissioners were gone for England Of the two Guinnee Ships taken by Captain Stoakes 50000l in gold in one of them and Elephants teeth worth 10000l Command from Blake for all Seamen to come on board on pain of death Letters That De Witt was on the back of the Goodwin sands with 50 or 60 saile of Ships and Blake neer him That Blake called a Councel of War who thought not fit to put out to Sea it being neer night That the Dutch were all out of sight the next day before noon standing over towards their own Shore Which day proved so soul that Blakes fleet could not goe to them that they are to convoy 200 of their Merchant men That a Private Man of War took 3 Dutch Prizes That the Portugal Ambassador was brought with 50 Coaches into London 28. Letters from the Portugal Ambassador to the Speaker read and his Audience appointed Referred to the Councel of State to take order for the building of 30 new Frigots Order that the Scaffolds about Pauls be taken down and sold towards payment of publick faith debts Letters from the Duke of Venice read and referred to the Councel of State Referred to the Councel to draw up letters of thanks to the Duke of Tuscany for his civil usage of the English Merchants An Act passed for relief of persons upon Articles of War 30. The Portugal Ambassador had his audience in Parliament and went in greater state than any Ambassador that came yet to the Parliament he presented his Credentials which were referred to the Councel of State Mr. Dennis formerly of the Kings party being chosen Major of Barnstaple the Towns-men petitioned against him and an Act was committed for disabling such persons to be elected or to be electors of any to publick Offices Letters of Coal Ships sayling towards London having 200 Ordnance among them October 1652. 1. Letters of overtures made by the Marquess of Argyle for composing the late business in the Highlands Of the Sickness abated in Ireland and that all the Tories there except 500 in the North had laid down Arms. That a great Councel of Officers from all parts there was called to consult with Lieutenant-General Fleetwood now come to them Letters That General Blake was making what hast he could to ingage about 70 Sail of the Dutch by the Goodwyn 2. Letters of Captain Bodiloe near to Legorne with the Phaenix and other Ships fought with 10 of the Dutch men of War near 3 days that 4 of their best Ships surrounded Captain Bodiloe and fought him very stoutly above 4 hours but he forced them to fall off and leave her many were shot and wounded on both sides That the Captain of the Phaenix fought with a Dutch Ship and boarded her and the Phaenix being empty of men who were plundering the Dutch Ship in the mean time another Dutch Ship came by and boarded and took the Phaenix and regained their own Ship likewise That the English and Dutch Fleets were in Fight near the Downs That Blake on Tuesday