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A64903	True information of the beginning and cause of all our troubles how they have been hatched, and how prevented. Wherein vvee may see the manifold contrivances and attempts of forraigne and home-bred enemies, against the Parliament, kingdome, and purity of religion. And how all their endeavours whether by force or fraud, never prospered. A work worthy to be kept in record, and to bee communicated to posterity.	Vicars, John, 1579 or 80-1652.	1648 (1648)	Wing V331B; ESTC R221903	27,396	30

order of adjournment July 30. but neither of the Speakers At length they proceeded to a new election and voted Mr. Pelham a Counsellour and Member of the Commons House Speaker pro tempore The Lords made choice of the Lord Grey to be Speaker of their House pro tempore The Sergeant at Armes being absent with the Mace when the Commons chose their Speaker had the City Mace and chose Mr. Norfolke Sergeant at Armes After which proceeding to debate the great affaires touching the City and Kingdome they voted as followes 1. That the King come to London 2. That the Militia of the City shall have full power to raise what Forces they shall thinke fit to the same 3. That they may make choice of a Commander in chiefe to be approved of by the House and such Commanders to present other officers to be approved of by the Militia The Common-councell made choice of Major Generall Massie to command in chiefe all the City Forces Ordered by the Militia that all Reformadoes and other officers should the next day at two of the clocke beli●ted in St. Jamses fields And that the forces already listed should be put in a Regimentall way A great appearance in St. Jamses fields of officers and Reformadoes that were listed Order given for staying of horses in the City and many listed Most of the eleven Members sate in the House and in the afternoone M. Gen. Massie Sir William Waller and Col. Gen. Poyntz were at listing the Reformadoes Command given that all shops be shut up by sound of the Trumpet throughout the City The Declaration of the Lord Major Aldermen and Common-councell published A briefe of which that his Majesty was surprised at Holdenby and no place for his Majesties residence allowed by the Army nearer then their Quarters therefore to settle peace and establish true Religion ease the Kingdomes burden establish his Majesties just rights maintaine the Parliaments Priviledges and relieve bleeding Ireland they professe the maine of their enterprise c. A Petition in the names of many thousands well-affected Citizens for some way of composure c. At which time Col. Gen. Poyntz and other officers of the new list attending for their orders upon the Militia came into Guild-hall yard and most cruelly hackt and hew'd many of the aforesaid Petitioners divers whereof were mortally wounded whereof some since dyed The Earle of Warwicke and Earle of Manchester having quit the Houses retired into Essex and sent word to the Generall they had cast themselves upon his protection The Lord Say Lord Mogrene and divers other Lords with many of the House of Commons came to the Head quarters desiring the Generalls protection Six Aldermen and twelve Common-councell men are sent with a letter to the Generall from the City wherein they declare their unwillingnesse to a new War desiring his Excellency to receive the sense they apprehend the Army hath taken against the City A letter presented to the Generall from the inhabitants of Southwarke relating their withstanding the designe of raising a new War desiring some aid from his Excellency for their protection Generall Massie sends out Scouts but neare Brainford thirty of his men were chased by ten of his Excellencies and tooke foure of Gen. Massies A letter from the City to the Generall shewing their readinesse to joyn with his Excellency and according to his direction to receive those honourable Members that were forc'd to retire by reason of the tumultuous affront and willingly submit to be determined by both Houses as they shall thinke fit having recalled their late Declaration against the Armies proceedings c. About two of the clocke in the morning Col. Rainsborough Col. Huson Col. Pride and Col. Thistel●el with their severall Regiments of Horse and Foot marched into the Borrough of Southwarke the great Fort was presently yeelded up to them without opposition His Majesty in a letter sent to the Generall acquits himselfe of the great scandall of having a hand in the late tumult testifying his dislike thereof accounting it a very dishonourable way to be brought to London in a tumultuous way The Members that were forced away returne to sit in Westminster againe guarded by the souldiers The Houses being sat with their old Speakers The House of Peers upon debate passed an Ordinance for making his Excellency Thomas Lord Fairfax high Constable of the Tower of London The House ordered a gratuity of a months pay to be given to all the Non-commission officers and private Souldiers for their great service A Committee appointed to finde out the chiefe promoters of the late designe of the Tumult at Westminster and raising a new War His Excellency marches through the city with his Army Horse and Foot and traine of Artillery without the least affront or prejudice to any they were marching through the city from eleven of the clocke untill eight at night By many thousands young men and Apprentices of London there was presented a humble acknowledgement and congratulation to his Excellency for his many great services to the Kingdome and City of London resolving to live and dye with his Excellency An Ordinance past both Houses for declaring all Votes Orders and Ordinances past both Houses since the forcing both Houses July 26. untill the 6. of this present August 1647. to be null and void The Lords and Commons make a new Militia consisting of 36. in number The line of Communication and workes about the City demolished and the Ordnance drawne off Upon information of the eleven late impeached Members who had been very active in the late designe it was ordered that they appeare at Westminster 16. Octob. A letter from Lieu. Gen. Crumwel to the House of Commons acquainting Mr. Speaker that his Majesty had withdrawne himselfe at 9. the last night his Majesty having left his cloake behinde him and some letters in his withdrawing roome His Majesties letter Hampton-Court Novem. 11. 1647. Liberty being that which in all times hath been but especially now is the condition the aime and desire of all men Common reason shews that Kings lesse then any should endure captivity yet I call God to witnesse with what patience I have endured a tedious restraint which so long as I had any hopes that this sort of my suffering might conduce to the peace of these three Kingdomes or the hindring of more effusion of blood I did willingly undergoe but now finding by two certaine proofes that this my continued patience would not onely turne to my personall ruine but likewise be of much more prejudice then furtherance to the publique good I thought I was bound as well by naturall as politicall obligations to feeke my safety by retyring my self for some time from publique view both of my friends and enemies and I appeale to all indifferent men to judge if I have not cause to free my selfe from the hands of those who change their principles with their condition and who are not ashamed openly to intend the destruction of

the Nobility by taking away their negative voyce and with whom the levellers doctrine is rather countenanced then punished and as for their intentions to my person their changing and putting more strict guards upon me with the discharging most of all the servants of mine who formerly they admitted to wait upon me doe sufficiently declare nor would I have this my retirement mis-interpreted for I shall earnestly and uncessantly endeavour the settleing of a safe and well-grounded peace where ever I am or shall be and that as much as may be without the effusion of more Christian blood for which how many times have I prest to be heard and yet no care given to me and can any reasonable man thinke according to the ordinary course of affaires there can be a settled peace without it or that God will blesse those that refuse to heare their own King surely no I must further adde that besides what concernes my selfe unlesse all other chiefe interests have not onely a hearing but likewise just satisfaction given to them to wit the Presbyterians Independents Army those who have adhered to me and even the Scots I say there cannot I speake not of miracles it being in my opinion a sinfull presumption in such cases to expect or trust to them be a safe and lasting peace now as I cannot deny but that my personall security is the urgent cause of this my retirement so I take God to witnesse the publicke peace is no lesse before mine eyes and I can finde no better way to expresse this my profession I know not what a wiser man may doe then by desiring and urging that all chiefe interests may be heard to the end each may have just satisfaction as for example the Army for the rest though necessary yet I suppose are not difficult to consent ought in my judgement to enjoy the liberty of their consciences and have an act of oblivion or indempnity which should extend to the rest of all my subjects and that all their arrears should be speedily and duely paid which I will undertake to do so I may be heard and that I be not hindred from using such lawfull and honest means as I shall choose To conclude let me be heard with freedome honour and safety and I shall instantly breake through this cloud of retirement and shall shew my selfe to be pater patriae C. R. The copy of the paper entituled by the mutinous Agents An Agreement of the people c. In briefe Having by their labour and hazard got their enemies into their hands they are resolved to avoid danger of returning into a slavish condition and the chargeable remedy of another war c. Doe declare 1. That the people of England being very unequally distributed by Counties c. for the election of their deputies in Parliament ought more indifferently to be proportioned c. 2. From the inconvenience arising from the long continuance of the persons now in authority this Parliament be dissolved September the last 1648. 3. That the people of course do choose them a Parliament once it two years c. 4. That the power of this and all future representations of this Nation is inferiour onely to those that choose them c. 5. That matters of Religion and the wayes of Gods worship are not at all intrusted to us by humane power c. A great Tumult Insurection and Muteny in London breaking open divers houses and Magazines of Armes and Ammunitian breaking open divers Houses Seazing on the Drumes Gates Chaines Watches of the Citty assaulted and Shot into the L Mayors house and killed one of his guard etc. 6. That impresting any of us and constraining us to serve in the war is against our freedome c. At this Common-councel Mr Alderman Fowk and Mr. Alderman Gibs by the directions of the Committee of the Militia of London did make a large Relation of the great Tumult Insurrection and mutiny which happened in this City on the last Lords day and on Munday last by many evill disposed persons which first began on the Lords day in the afternoon in the County of Middlesex where they seized the Colours of one of the Trained Bands of the said County who were there imployed for the suppressing of such persons as did profane the Lords day and being dispersed by some of the Generalls forces did gather together within the City of London and Liberties thereof and in a Riotous manner did break open divers houses and magazines of Arms and Ammunition and took away Arms Plate Money and other things and did seize upon the Drums of the Trained-Bands of this City which were beating to raise their Companies and armed themselves and beat up Drums and put themselves in a warlike posture and seized upon the Gates Chaines and Watches of this City and then marched to the Lord Majors house there assaulted the Lord Major Sheriffes Committee of the Militia of London and other Magistrates of the same and did shoot into the Lord Majors house beat backe his Guards killed one of them wounded divers others and seized and took away a piece of Ordnance from thence with which they did afterwards slay and wound divers persons and committed many other Outrages All which matters being largely debated and many particulars insisted upon both for the Discovery and Punishment of the said misdemeanours and outrages and also for the preventing of the like for time to come It was at the last concluded and agreed by this Common-councell as followeth First this Common-Councell doth generally conceive that this City was in great danger by reason of the said Outrages and Misdemeanours and that if the same had not so timely beene prevented and stayed the whole City would have been exposed to the fury and rage of the said Malefactors and this Common-councell doth Declare That the same Misdemeanor and Outrage was a horrid and detestable act tending to the destruction of the City and that they do disavow the same and with an utter detestation do Declare their dislike thereof And this Common-councell doe appoint the Committee of the Militia of London to make the same known to the Honourable Houses of Parliament and also to make an humble Request unto them That an Order may be issued forth from them to the several Ministers of this City and the places adjacent that they may be directed to give publique Thanks to Almighty God the Author of this great and wonderfull deliverance from that imminent danger wherein this City and parts adjacent were involved And further the said Committee are appointed by this Court to apply themselves to the Honourable Houses of Parliament for the obtaining of a speciall Commission of Oyer Terminer for the trying and punishing of the Malefactors that had a hand in this detestable action according to the known Laws of this Land And this Court with thankfull hearts do acknowledge the instruments under God by which they obtained this Deliverance to be by the Forces raised and continued by the Parliament under the command of his Excellency the Lord Generall Fairfax and to manifest the same this Common-councell do also Order That the said Committee of the Militia in the Name of the City as a thing agreed upon by an unanimous consent shall return their hearty Thanks to his Excellency for his speedy and seasonable Ayd afforded unto the City in this their great straight and danger And this Court with a general consent do well approve of the Endeavours of the said Committee of the Militia for London for the raising of the Forces of the City and in their procuring of the said ayd and help from his Excellency in this Extremity and what else they have done for the appeasing and suppressing of the said Tumul s. And this Court do give Thanks to the said Committee of the Militia for their care and pains by them taken upon this sad occasion And they doe appoint Mr. Alderman Fowk to declare the same their Thanks to such of the said Committee as are not of this Court And this Court doth also with all thankfulnesse acknowledge the pains and care of the Right Honourable the Lord Major and the Right Worshipfull the Sheriffes of this City therein And this Court doe generally declare That it is the duty of every Citizen of this City by himselfe and all that doe belong unto him or is under his command to be ready upon all occasions to be ayding and assisting unto the Lord Major and the rest of the Magistrates of this City for the suppressing of all tumults and disorders within the same And the severall persons now present at this Common councel by the holding up of their hands have promised That for the time to come they will use their utmost endeavour and be ready upon all occasions to doe the same MICHEL A rising in Norwich where they seised upon the Magazine and those that fired the same were destroyed but those that were cordiall friends to the Parliament being underneath the house fell part of it upon them that part below them and the powder were all saved one having his head seen was digged out after he was out he told of others untill all were digged out without losse of life or limbe Sir Marmaduke Langdale tooke Barwicke by vertue of a Commission from the Prince Sir Thomas Glenham and Sir Phillip Musgrave tooke Carlile Sir Gilbert Errington took Harbotle Castle in Northumberland for the King The Commissioners of the Parliament of England presented a paper to the Parliament of Scotland to declare against those in Barwicke and Carlile but it was laid aside no answer to any other papers the Commissioners of the Kirke of Scotland have declared against the Declaration of the Parliament of Scotland the Parliament past another Declaration and putting it to vote whether it should be sent at all to the Commissioners of the Kirke it was resolved in the negative the Commissioners of War sit daily to put the Kingdome into a posture nothing talked of but War divers new colours preparing for severall Regiments The routing of the Welch in Southwales under the command of Major General Laughorne being 8000. Horse and Foot took all their Ammunition and Armes 25. Captaines 32. Lieutenants 27. Ensignes 10. private Gentlemen Souldiers in custody 2000. FINIS

lamentably molested us at home in England but attempted the like on our brethren in Scotland indeavouring to impose upon their consciences also a New Liturgie and a booke of Canons upon the first introducing whereof into their Church they not induring them threw stones and stooles at the Arch-Bishop of St. Andrews head and beat him out of the Church crying out a Pape a Pape and so rid themselves of them 28 Upon which refusall of theirs O what foule calumnies and scoffes were immediatly cast upon them and they called and counted rebels and traytors yea so proclaimed in all Churches in England 29 An Army was also raised to oppresse and suppresse them for thus resisting the Arch-prelates most injurious impositions on them A mighty and tumultuous rising of Apprentices and young men in Southwarke and Lambeth side with clubs and other weapons especially at the Arch-bishops house which put him into such a fright as made him flye to Croyden to convey himselfe to some more private and remote place and although Pharoahs Magisians were so honest that at the fight of the dust of the earth turned into lice they cryed out it was the finger of God but he grew more and more outragious and caused one to be hanged and quartered and his head set on London-Bridge 30 Our Brethren of Scotland likewise raising an Army in their own just defence and by force of armes inforcing their owne peace 31 A first pacification being then made by the King and some of his Nobility and ratified under hand and Seal twixt them and the Scots yet was it shortly after shamefully violated and broken quite off by the Arch-prelate of Canterbury and the Earle of Straford and burnt by the hangman at the Exchange 4 Parliament 32 A fourth Parliament was thereupon shortly after called again by those complotters meanes but to a very ill intent and another Parliament summoned also at the same time by the Earle of Straford in Ireland both of them onely to levy and procure monies to raise another Army and wage a new War against the Scots 33 The Ships and goods of our Brethren of Scotland were in all parts and ports of this Kingdome and of Ireland also surprised and seized on for the King their Commissioners denyed audience to make their just defence to the King and the whole Kingdome of Scotland and England too hereupon much distracted and distempered with leavying of monies and imprisoning all among us that refused the same 34 This Parliament also refusing to comply with the King Canterbury and Straford in this Episcopal war against the Scots was soon dissolved broken up by them and thereupon they returned to their former wayes of waste and confusion and the very next day after the dissolution thereof some eminent members of both Houses had their Chambers and Studies yea their Cabinets and very pockets of their wearing cloathes betimes in the morning before they were out of their beds searched for letters and writings and some of them also imprisoned and a false and most scandalous declaration was published against the House of Commons in the Kings name 35 A forced Loan of money was attempted in the City of London to be made a president if it prevailed there for the whole Kingdom but some Aldermen refusing were sorely threatned and imprisoned 36 In which interim the Clergies Convocation continuing notwithstanding the dissolution of the Parliament new conscience-oppressing Canons were forged and a strange Oath with a monstrous c. in it was framed for the establishing of the Bishops Hierarchy with severe punishments on the refusers to take it 37 In this Convocation sore taxations were also imposed upon the whole Clergie even no lesse than six Subsidies besides a bountifull contribution to forward that intended war against our brethren of Scotland 38 For the advancing of which said summes for this war the Popish pontifician party and their scandalous priests were most free and forward yea and a solemn prayer was composed and imposed by the Bishops on their Ministers every where to be used and read in all Churches against the Scots as rebels and traytors 39 The papists also in a high measure enjoyed even almost a totall toleration and a Popes Nuncio suffered amongst us to act and govern all Romish affaires yea a kind of a private popish-parliament kept in the Kingdom and popish jurisdictions erected among them 40. Commissions were also secretly issued out for some great and eminent papists for martiall Commands for levying of Souldiers and strengthening their party with Armes and Ammunition of all sorts and in great plenty 41. His Majesties treasure was by these meanes so extreamly exhausted and his revenues so anticipated that he was inforced to compell as it were his own Servants Judges and Officers of all sorts to lend him great summes of money and prisons filled with refusers of these and the other illegall payments yea many High-Sheriffes summoned into the Star-chamber and to the Councel-Board and some of them imprisoned for not being quicke enough in levying of Ship money and such like intolerable taxations 42. In summe the whole Kingdome was now brought into a lamentable and languishing condition of being most miserably bought and sold to any that could give and contribute most of might and malice against us and no hope of humane help but dolour desperation and destruction to be the portion of all The Arch-Prelate of St Andrewes in Scotland reading the new Service-booke in his pontificalibus assaulted by men Women with Crickets stooles Stickes and Stones The rising of Prentises and Sea-men on Southwark side to assault the Arch-bishops of Canterburys House at Lambeth 5. Parliament Anno 1640. Novemb. 3. 44. But behold a desperate plot and designe was herein also immediately set on foot to spoyle or poyson it in the very Embrio and constitution of it in the first choyce of the Members thereof by Letters from the King Queen malignant and Popish Earles Lords Knights and Gentry posted into all parts of the Kingdome to make a strong party for them But by admirable divine providence this their plot was counterplotted and wonderfully frustrated and the Parliament most hopefully congregated and setled 45. Shortly after a very formidable Spanish-Fleet or Armado appeared on our English narrow Seas in sight of Dover and was comming in as was on very strong grounds more than probably conjectured as a third party to help to destroy us the Spaniards hoping that by this time we and the Scots were together by the eares but they were by Gods mercy beaten off from us by our Neighbours of Holland And we fighting against them we fought against our friends The Souldiers in their passage to Yorke turn Reformers pul down Popish pictures breake downe rayles turne altars into tables and those Popish Commanders that were to command them they forced to eat flesh on Fridayes thrusting it downe their throats and some they slew 46. In the time of ours and the Scots Armies residing