to the Army Votes upon the representation of the Army The Parliament Censured Cromwell Army Desires of the City Remonstrance of the Army Letter to the King Vote Army Eleven Members leave the House Sir Philip Stapleton flyes Letters from the Army Votes The Eleven Members Army The Eleven Members London Petition Answer Petitions Army Eleven Members Petition Prince Elector Vote Treaty Eleven Members Militia Fairfax Tumultuous Meetings Eleven Members Eleven Members Apprentices their Petition Answer Parliament Order Petition Answer Major General Pointz Ormond Kings Children Fairfax Eleven Members Col. Birch Ireland Eleven Members Tumults Army New Proposals Vote Petition Vote Conventicles Militia Army London Petition Apprentices Force upon the Parliament Kirk Fairfax City Militia Army Eleven Members Col. Jones Votes Militia Fairfax K. Children Lenthal Army Southwarke Fairfax Petition The City Rendezvous Pr. Elector Southwarke City Letters to Fairfax Col. Rainsborough Fairfax his Answer Fairfax enters Westminster Ordinances March through London Debate The Tower Fairfax Debate Great-Seal City Scotland Expedient Southwark Fairfax Petitions to him Apprentices Ordinance Col. Jones Victory in Ireland Ormond Assizes Col. Lamb. Oatlands Petition Eleven Members Army Remonstraâ—â—â— Eleven Members Ireland Eleven Members Brewers â—iâ—y Sir Philip Stapleton dyed Fairsaxâ— King Mr. Chiesely Petition of Bristol Answer Vote The Eleven Members Biddles Pamphlet Ireland Propositions for Peace Glyn. Army for mony Impeachments The City importuned Proposals by the Army to the King The Kings answer Petitions City Southwark Resolved Impeachments Vote Army Declaration Vote City Army Resolution Propositions for Peace Army Force upon the Parliament Lord Major sent to the Tower Delinquents Ireland Stratagem Scotland Army Sweden Propositions for Peace Force upon the Parliament Divine Army Force upon the Parliament Lambert Gifted men Army Army Maynard Army The Lords Votes Church-Government Commons Votes Indulgence Religion Additional Propositions Lilbure Army French Ambassador Assembly Propositions for Peace â—â—â—land Propositions for Peace York â—â—â—land Force upon the Parliament Army Prince Elector Scotland Army Army New Proposals Further Heads Army Scots Army Vote Army The Kings escape from Hampton Court His Letters King in the Isle of Wight Rendezvous Cromwell The Kings Letter Religion Militia Col. Hewson Col. 〈◊〉 Ciâ—â— Seditious Petition Assembly Lords Conference For Dissolving the Parliament Personal Treaty City Petition Army City Lord Inchequin Letters taken Kings Letters to Fairfax City Petion Answer Votes about Petitions German Prophet Petitions Great Seal Army Great Seal Letters from the King Ireland Commissioners to the King Answer to the Scots Armagh Declaration Scots Commissioners Army Saltmarsh Col. Rainsborough Isle of Wight Scots Commissioners Ireland New-cast Christ-maâ— day The Kings Person Mutiny Isle of â—ight Votes foâ— no Addresses Priviledges Isle of Wight Pamphlets Papers taken Isle of Wight Army's Address Ireland Scots Commissioners Declaration to the Lords Library Lilburns Wildman Lilburne and Wildman Tumults Isle of Wight Disbanding Discontented Officers Ireland Lord Willoughby The eleven Members Riotors The Kings Houshold Seven Impeached Lords City The eleven Members Navy Holland Impeached Lords Lord Wiloughby Taunton Army Non Addresses Tumults Disbanding Judge Jâ—â—kins Maynâ—d Isle of Wigh Judge Jenkins Duke of York Pamphlets Disbanding 〈◊〉 Scotlaâ—â— Commissioners of the Great Seal Pembroke Castle Scotland Force upon the Parliament Petition York â—â—ogan Impeachments Scotland Committee of danger Priviledge Sr. Hardrsss Waller Commissioners of the Great Seal Ireland Lord Fairfax dyes Scotland Col. 〈◊〉 Plot upon the Tower Mr. Wake An. 48. Car. 24. Col. Poyer Iâ—eland Oath Remonstrance Ireland Ireland Lord Iâ—chequin Church Tumultâ— Lord Inchequin Col. Jones Scotland Covenant Scotland Committee of Danger Prince Elector Col. Poyer Scotland Tumult of Apprentices Scotland City â—Votes Tumult Admiralty Great Seal London Assembly Lord Inchequin revolved Sermon Commissioners of the Great Seal Scotland Grand Jury Impeachments Scotland Oxford Collonel Poyer Oxford Earl of Pembroke Voteâ—â— Duke of York House called Scotland Prince Elector Aldermen London Norwich Riot Magazinefired Petition London Posts and Chains Answer Vote Duke of York Blasphemy Langdale City Petition Scotland Demands Essex Petition Answer Declaration Scotland Wales Berwick Carlisle London Petition London Petition Answer Vote Ireland Collonel Horton Victory in Wales May-pole Rioters York Kirk Petition â—nswer â—mâ—it City Chepstow Militia May-Pole Prince Elector London Parliament and City London Wales York Scotland Pontfret Castle Petition City Petition Answer Kent Vote Rioters in Kent Kent Chepstow Ships Revolt Vote Sir Hardress Waller Kent The North. Kentish Rioters Fairfax Petition Answer Kentish-men 〈◊〉 Scotland Kint. Maidston Fairfax Goring London 11. Members c. discharged Kent Goring Votes Indemnity Scotland Pontefract Castle surprised Spanish Ambassador Walet Assembly of Divine Dover Castle Goring Jersey Câ—â—it 〈◊〉 Goring D. of Gloucester Lancashire Revolted Ships Essex Revolted Ships Aspersions on the Parliament Goring Colchester Goring Colchester Langdale Lambert Scotland Votes Pembroke Colchester Sir Charles Lucas Colchester Committee of obstructions Colchester Pulpit Scotland Colchester Fairfax London Petition Answer Colchester Petitions Votes Petition Lady Capell Colchester Colchester Goring the 3 Bills Pontefrâ—â— Vote C. 〈◊〉 Pembroke Colchester London Petition Answer Haselrigge D. Buckingham E. Holland Colchester Poysoned bullets Vote Colchester 3. Bills Pontefract F. Holland Colchester 3. Bills C. Rossiter London Explanations Colchester Earl of Holland Langdale Hamilton Lambert Hamilton Pembroke Castle surrendered The 3 Biâ— Isle of Wight Colchester The three Propositions Personal Treaty Colchester Hamilton Lambert Scots London Petition Colchester Declaration Insurrection Votes Colshester Hamiltons Army Reasons for the three Prepositions Lords Answer Commons Reply Lambert Colchester Lambert Lord Willoughby 3. Propositions Isle of Wight Yarmouth the Princes Declaration London Petition Answer Petition Commission Letters London Colchester Votes Commissioners for the Isle of â—ight D. York The Prince London Kent Votes Colchester Yarmouth Colchester Self-denying Ordinance Colchester S. Hadress Waller Cromwell Scarborough Scots Monk Letter from the Prince Fleet. Lord Willoughby London Petition Answer Petition Officers Colchester Answer to City Petition From the King ThePrince E. Middlesex Commissioners with the King Conference Personal Treaty Yarmouth Princes Letter The Kings Letter C. Henry Lilburn Haselrigge Scots London C. Rich. Concurrence C. Martin Scots Letter E. Lauderdale Manifesto Debate Vote Colchester the Princes Letter Answer Treaty Passes Suburbs Skippon C. Harly Colchester Letter to Fairfax Petition Petition to Fairfax Fairfax his Answer to the Letter Cromwell Instructions for C. Hammond Star-chamber Colchester Cromwell Preson Wight Cromwell Colchester Leaguer Fairfax's Answer Deal Castle D. Hamilton Colchester D. Hamilton The Prince Colchâ—ster Treaty Scots Colchester surrenderd Lucas Colchester particulars London Commissioners to treat in the Isle of Wight Treaty Humiliation C. Hammond Prisoners Monroe Elections Star-Chamber New-Castle Treaty E. Cleveland Prince Answer from the King Fleet. Kent Colchester Cromwell Treaty Petition Answer Petition Revolted Ships North. Cromwell Scots York City Treaty Ipswich Fairfax Treaty Isle of Wight Cromwell Scott Pontifract Scarborough Duke Hamilton Treaty Army Treaty Prince Charles Treaty
Dutch Ambassadour The City invites the Parliament Laud. City Feast Crommell Members expell'd Ordinance Fr. Ambassadour Mitton Scots Petition Letters from Oxford Nantwich Fight Monk Massey Sir Edw. Deering G. Essex's Answer Scots Orders of the House Irish Ormond Letters from Oxford Mitton Differences Letters from Oxford Cromwell Newark Irish Covenant Prince Elector The King's Letter Observations Proposals Laud. Netherland Divines Earl of Carlisle Parl. of Oxford Dutch Embassadours Gen. Essex discontented Letters intercepted Newark Army Model'd Winchester Fight Irish Prince Elector Dutch Ambassadours The King's Standard Laud. Fairfax Selby London Proclamation Association Letters from Oxford Scots Answer Laud. City Earl of Manchester Petition Massey London Petition Jealousies Association Laud. Gen. Essex Laud. Massey Gen. Essex Colonel Coningham Dutch Ambassadour Laud. City Lyme Earl of Warwick York Peeks York Laud. York Sudley Castle Compton-house Secluding Members Earl of Denbigh Lyme Queen brought to Bed York Laud. Secluding Members Laud. Earl of Calender Queen For secluding Members Edgehill York Queen Copredy Bridge Fight Message to Waller York Ambassadors Letters intercepted Monke Marston-Moor fight Ambassadours Greenland-house Articles Blandford Hotham York Laud. Parliament York rendred Irish Stratagem Judges Debate Hollis Laud. Message from the King York Marston L. Paulet Laud. Debate of Propositions London Petition Fr. Ambassadour Massey Montross Newcastle Letters to Essex Answer Kirk Jure Divino City Association Ireland General Essex Prince E. lector Plot. Letter from Essex Pr. Elector Laud. Pr. Elector Col. Jones Wallers Middletons Gen. Essex defeated Different relations The true account Skippon Articles Essex blamed Excused by the Parliament Lesley Summons to Plymouth Letter from the King Minister Petition Fr. Agent Montgomery Castle Scarborough Petition Committee with the Army Monmouth suprised Laud. France Court-Marshal Laud. Taunton The three Armies joyned Newbury Pâ— Elector Newcastle Gen. Essex Jealousies Petition Hotham Newbury fight Newcastle Newbury Laud. Sir Anth. Ashl Coop Laud. Laud. Assembly of Divines Leverpool Tinmouth Castle Lord Gerrard Newark Propositions for Peace King at Oxford Commissioners for the Propositions Assembly of Divines Jure divino Propositions for Peace Petition Answer Laud. Divines Laud. Hemsley Castle Kent Petition Names of Commissioners Safe conduct Assembly of Divines Scots Army Sir Alex. Carew Commissioners for propositions Directory Jealousies Sir Alex. Carew Miscarriages Commissioners at Oxford City Petition Monmouth Castle Commissioners at Oxford The King's answer Hotham Letter to P. Rupert Sydenham Cromwel Jealousies Conference against Cromwel Hotham Safe Conduct Vote Self-denying Ordinance Dutch Ambassadors Hotham Fast Lords from Oxford L'Estrange Several places to be betrayed Answer to the Propositions for Peace Answer to the King's Message Agent from Swedland Self-denying Ordinance Lords from the King Dissenters Sir A. Carew Laud. Taunton Gen. Essex Hotham Hotham Vote Hotham Hotham H. Peters Treaty Queen of Sweedland Laud. Treaty at Vxbridge Laud. Laud his pardon Laud's Petition Army Petition Discontents Laud. Breach of Privilege Laud Beheaded Differences betwixt Lords and Commons Model of the Army Commissioners for the Treaty Brown Plymouth Safe Conduct Army Church Houses differ Brereton Titles Treaty C. Craford Treaty Difficulties Scots Vxbridge Precedence Petition Mr. White Treaty Quaeries Dr. Steward Jure divinâ— Marquess Hartford's Speech Love's Sermon Puresoy Treaty Militia Assembly Army Malton Peerage Cardigan Castle Militia London Army Vxbridge Army Scots Macquire Peerage Petition Macquire Vxbridge Ireland Religion Souldiers unruly M. Bridges Covenant Mutinous Souldiers Cromwel Waller Souldiers insolent Capai Stone Vxbridge Jure divino Covenant Vxbridge Militia Argyle routed Colonel Brandling Mutinous Troops Sir Thomas Fairfax Vxbridge Militia Scots Army Macquire Vxbridge Militia Vxbridge Ireland Scarborough Sir Hugh Cholmley Meldrum Vxbridge Treaty brake off Dutch Ambassadors Brereton Treaty Shrewsbury taken Langdale Common Hall Melcombe Clubmen City Mutinous Souldiers Assembly The King's Forces Jones Massey Waller Morgan Ministers Clubmen Clubmen Fairfax Army Army French Agent Answer Sir James Long. Oxford Message to the Lords List of the Officers Swedes Lord Savile Cromwel Petition Brown Assembly Fairfax his Commission Conference Declaration Jealousies Meldrum Sir John Henderson Clubmen Assembly Cromwel Sweedish Agent Answer Officers Waller Mutiny Lord Savile Assembly Scotland G. Essex c. lay down their Commissions New Model York Tuitnam Clubmen York Fairfax Fairfax Skippon Abington Bishop of Durham Dutch Ambassadour E. Warwick lays down his Commission Du. bassadoâ— Commissioners of the Admiralty Pomfret Brown Scotland Thanksgiving Covenant King's Children C. Norton Blasphemies Creenvile London Cromwell Admiralty Taunton Brown Cromwell Massey Dutch Ambassadour Fairsax Pr. Elector Assembly Covenant London Spirits Plymouth The King leaves Oxford Cromwell Self-denying Ordinance Taunton relieved Massey King's Children Countess of Dorset Dutch Ambassadours Scarborough Taunton Welden Meldrum O Conelli Captain Stone Oxford Scots Army Counterfeit Oxford Vrrey Duch Ambassadors C. Norton Leicester Brown Eeicester storm'd Meldrum London Petition Martial Law Massey Taunton Leicester London Armies draw near each other Cromwel Langdale Ingolesby Taunton Naseby Battel Skippon Fairfax The King Cromwell C. Rosseter Taunton London Cromwell Sir J. Gâ—l Leicester Both Houses feasted Naseby Prisoners Carlisle King's Children Letters taken at Naseby C. Rosseter Marshal Law Ensigns taken at Naseby Scots Army Skippon Foreign Agents Oxford Parliament L. Savile Hollis and Whitelocke accused Carlisle Club-men Naseby Letters Scotland Remonstance Priests Fairfax Taunton Commissioners to Scotland Clubmen Fairfax Fleetwood Hollis and Whitelocke London Hollis and Whitelocke Martial Law Fairfax Langport fight Goring Bethel Desborough M. G. Porter Hollis and Whitelocke E. Denbigh Blasphemy Langport Particulars Thanksgiving Hollis and Whitelocke Langport Clubmen Countess of Dorset Hollis and Whitelocke Privilege Fairfax Mr. Cranford Hollis and Whitelocke Martial-Law Sir Thomas Fairfax Club-men Thanksgiving Fairfax Pomfret Bridgwater stormed Particulars Impeachment H. Peters Abington Prince Elector Scarborough Cannon-froom Leven Mr. Strickland Club-men Bath surrendred Petition of the Assembly Answer Scarborough Counâ—ess of Dorset Cambridge Petition Hereford Votes Col. Jephson Fairfax Clubmen Cromwel Assembly Lilburn Newark Skipton Assembly Spaniards defeated Brown Petition of Southwark Haverford West Scots Army North Wales Sherburn Castle Propositions for peace Thanksgiving Oath Parliament Forces York Tumults Bibles Book taken at Naseby New Elections Brown in discontent Ministers Petition Scotland The King retreats Huntington Bristol Lilburn Cambridge the King returns to Oxford Humiliation Militia New Elections Clubmen Ordinance explain'd Montross The King leaves Oxford Church Affairs Selden Montross Countess of Dorset Fast-day Prince Elector E. Essex Presbytery Bristoll Clubmen Intercepted Letters Mr. Strodes Bristolâ— Jersey Manner of storming Bristoll Speaker Bristoll Bristoll Cromwell Montross Club-men Courts of Wards Club-men Scots Cromwel Chester Presbytery Prince Charles Scots Army Defeat at Chester Judges Scots Judges Sir John Borlace Scots Winchester taken Votes Scots Votes Scots Army Gr. Scal. Differences with the Scots Propositions of Peace Morgan King of Denmark Cromwell Basing c. taken Leven Vote Presbytery Vote Chepstow Cromwell C. Payre C. Rossiter Copley Books Fairfax Tiverton storm'd The Speaker made
Master of the Rolls Carmarthen and Monmouth-shire reduced Rolles and Phesant made Judges and Atkins a Baron A Pass for Sir William Vavasor Sir William Byron routed Gerrard Bellasis disagree Prince Rupert Prince Maurice c. leave the King Passes ordered for Prince Rupert c. Digby and Langdale routed Vaughan routed by Mitton The King to Oxford Letters from Pr. Charles to Sir Tho. Fairsax Answer of Fairesax His Answer to Goring Presbyterians Petition Answer to their Petition Vote of the Oxford Parliament Petition to the Lords Ambassador from Russia Si. T. Fairfax voted to be made a Baron The like for Cromwel Essex c. to be made Dukes Roberts c. to be made Earls Hollis a Vicount Waller and others to be made Barons Letters Intercepted Leven before Newarke Lathom House surrendred Thanks to the City of London A Letter from the King Answer to the Kings Letters Letters taken and ordered to be Printed Remonstrance by Dissenters Ordinances Letters Another Letter from the King The House Censured Perplext by the Scots Vote upon the Propositions for Peace The taking of Hereford Commissioners to reside in the Scots Army Newarke Order for Baron Tomlins Letters for Peace Debate about the Kings Letter Martial Law Day of Humiliation Votes about Ireland Vote for Hinry Martin Lieutenant Barrow Clamors against the Parliament L. G. Points Letters from Ireland The Parliament against a Treaty A Petition for Church Government Montross routed A Petition Answer A Letter from the King Offers to the Irish Answer to the Parliaments Letters Letters to the Speaker Lisle to be Governor of Ireland Day of Thanksgiving Dartmouth Stormed A Letter from the King Bills to be sent to the King Order against Blasphemy Letter from the King Order that no new Motion after twelve a Clock The Kings Letters voted unsatisfactory Letters taken Chester surrendred to the Parliament Hoptos routed 〈◊〉 Torrington particulars of the Success Against the Court of Wards Parliament of Scotland Church Affairs Letters from the King Victory at Cardiffe Mr. H. Peters Proclamation Corfe Castle-Stratagem Sr. T. Fairfax Abbington Breach of Priviledge Petition Sir T. F's Offers to L. Hopton L. Hoptâ—â—â— answer to Sir T. F. Assembly of Divine Heralds Office Articles between F. and Hopt Letter to the Prince Militia Lord Hopt Sir J. Ashley defeated A Letter from the King Answer to the Kings Letter The City cajol'd Both Houses invited to Dinner Paul Best 's Blasphemy Answer to the Kings Letter Worcester Vote of the Commons Paul Be. Exeter Newarke Scots dissent Exeter surrendred Voro Scots Papers Declaration Power of Parliaments Orders Differences Debate of the Scots Papers Answer from the Prince Church-Government The King leaves Oxford Dr. Williams Declaration The King in the Scots Army Vote Letters intercepted Letters from the Scots Votes particulars of the surrender of Newâ—arke Sir Thomas Fairfax Summons to Oxford Ministers for Ireland Reasons of the Commons A Letter to the prince Scots papers General Levens proclamation Vote against the Scots A Letter from the King Another Letter A Letter to the City Remonstrance from the City Answer of the Lords Of the Commons Committee of Heresies Discontents Aversion to peace Counter petition from the City Declaration against the Scots Letters from the King Votes Russia Ambassador Scots defeated by Irish Rebels Letters from the King From the Scots A Letter to the prince The Kings passage from Oxford to the Scots Oppressions of Committees March forth Foreign Kingdoms Carts Reproach Arms. Sued Sick Prize Strangers Remains Sequestration Oaths Said or done Excepted persons Excepted persons University City Corporation City Plunder Ladyes Kings Servants Clergy-men Injoy Goods Free from Oaths And broken Duke of Richmond Farringdon Certificate Messengers to the King Papers from the Scots Letter from the King Oxford Surrendred Farringdon surrendred Select Council French Ambassador Bish Williams The Seals Lilburne Pointz London's Petition Scots Papers Petition The Kings Answer Commissioners for Peace Vote against the Scots Scots Ministers Duke of York Propositions for Peace Letters from the Queen Master of the Ceremonies The Kings Answer The French Ambassador Message Answer Worcester surrendred Duke of York Mutiny at St. Albans Worcester Duke of York Walling-ford Castle surrendred Rutland Castle Worcester Propositions Col. Birch Letters from New-castle Vote The Kings refusal to sign the Propositions Seals broken Report concerning the propositions Scots Papers Vote for the Scots Marquess of Worcest Peace with the Irish Sir John Stowel Scots Arrears Articles of the Peace in Ireland Scots Petition Surrender of Ragland and Pendennis Castle Vote Petition of Sheriffs The Kings Children Hinderson Pendennis Castle Scots demands Vote Scots Vote for Scots Remonstrance of the Kirk The Kings Answer Scots press the King Essex died Ireland Scots Ministers Sr. Sackvil Crow Vote The Kings Answer to the Scots The Propositions to Ordinances Petition for Lilburn About disposing of the Kings person Scots Letters Great Seal Pamphlet Commissions altered Confession of Faith Great 〈◊〉 Ordinances Petition Ormonds propositions Great Seal Disposal of the Kings Person Great Seal Kings at Arms. Great Seal Priviledge Scots Commissioners Great 〈◊〉 Col. Monk Both Houses visit General Fairfax Mutiny at York Duke of York Petition from Kent About 〈…〉 Person Tombs defaced Scots Papers Ormond The Lords concurrence declined Assembly Divisions Assembly jus Divinum Agreement with the Scots Vote Petition The City Petition Scot's Ministers Hostages Petitions Commissioners for Scotland Durbams Petition Duke of York Proposals of the Irish Duke of York A Letter from the King Votes Assembly of the Kirk their Answer to Queries Votes of the Parliament in Scotland City Petition Commissioners to receive the Kings Person Great Seal Articles against a Preaching Trooper Votes for sufferers 3. Cor. Power to Imprison Letters from the King From Leven Great Seal The Kings Queries Declaration of Scotland The Scots desires agreed to Complaint against the Soldiers Confession of Faith Petition A Letter from the King Ormond French Ambassador Petition of Apprentices Sir Thomas Fairfax Supplies for Ireland Votes A Letter from the King Sir Thomas Fairfax at Cambridg Counter-Petition London Petition Answer Counter-Petition Disturbance in the Army Petition Irish service Quaeries of the Army Petition of the Army Prince Elector Answer to the Kings Message Quaere to the Officers Declaration Letters from Sir Thomas Fairfax Complaint of the Army Col. 〈◊〉 Holmeby Bosvile L. L'Isle Army Holmeby Army Army their Vindication Militia Assembly of Divines Skippon Army Distempers in the Army A Letter from the King Confession of Faith London Petition Votes Votes for the Army City Petition burnt Letter intercepted Disbanding Petition of the Army Disbanding The City Petition Declaration against the Army razed out of the Journal The 〈◊〉 carried from Holmeby by the Army Army Petition London Petition Souldiers Votes Army The King Committee of Safety Petitions against Disbanding Shops shut Demands of the Army Charges against the eleven Members Declaration of the Army Desires of the Army Ireton Petition Petition All Addresses
now delivered The Treaty upon the King's Propositions as well as upon the Commissioners going slowly on and their Instructions being strict and such as they could not shew to the King when he desired it he thought fit Apr. 12. to send a Message to the Parliament during the Treaty to this effect That as soon as he was satisfied in his first Proposition and as soon as the Members of both Houses should be restored and that his Majesty and both Houses may be secured from tumultuous Assemblies which he conceived could not otherwise be done but by adjourning the Parliament to some place twenty miles from London such as the Houses should agree upon His Majesty would consent to the Disbanding of the Armies and would return speedily to his Parliament This being intimated to the Commissioners they disswaded the sending of it as that which they feared might break off the Treaty and the improbability that the Houses would adjourn and leave the City of London their best Friends and Strength and put a discontent upon them Yet the King was prevailed with to send it and upon the Receipt of it by the Houses they presently resolved to call away their Commissioners and sent their Orders to them to return to the Parliament which they obeyed and so this Treaty having continued from the 4. of March to the 15. of April was now dissolved and all their labours and hazards become fruitless and of no effect and all good English men lovers of the Peace of their Countrey were troubled and disappointed The Earl of Northumberland demeaned himself with much courage and wisedom and was full of civility to the other Commissioners and the port they lived in at Oxford by the Earl's direction and managed by his Officers was full of State and Nobleness Mr. Pierpoint acted his part with deep foresight and prudence and was exceeding courteous to his fellow Commissioners Sir William Ermyn was a Gentleman of good understanding and conversation and would give his opinion upon good reason Sir John Holland a Gentleman of excellent parts as well as person shewed a very good Judgment and testimony of his Abilities Mr. Whitelocke was put upon very much labour and had both from the Earl and the rest of the Commissioners a great share of favour and respect When they were come to the Parliament they gave them a particular Account of all their Negotiation wherewith they were so well satisfied that they ordered the thanks of the House to be given them and by vote approved of all their proceedings The Lord Brooke having seised the King's Ammunition at Northampton marched from thence to Warwick and so to Stratford upon Avon where he beat out of the Town the Forces of Colonel Crocker and Wagstaffe and coming to Lichfield the Earl of Chesterfield and his Forces left the Town and betook themselves to the Close But in the fight one of his men shooting at the Window of the Lord Brook's Chamber where his Lordship was the Bullet pierced his Eye and my Lord instantly died At which Brook's Souldiers inraged recollected themselvers renewed the fight and took the Close with the Earl and all his Souldiers and Ordnance Shortly after the Earl of Northampton with part of the King's Army enters Lichfield and drives the Parliaments Forces into the Close and Sir John Gell and Sir William Brereton coming with 3000 Horse and Foot to relieve them were fought with and defeated but the Earl was slain in the head of his Forces Afterwards Prince Rupert fell upon the Parliament Forces there under Colonel Russell who rendred the place upon honourable conditions April 17. General Essex sate down before Reading where he made two attempts and was beaten off The King marched from Oxford to Wallingford to relieve Reading and Essex his Forces encreasing they worsted and killed many of the King's party at Cavesham and they furiously playing upon the Town Fielding the Lieutenant Governour Sir Arthur Aston being hurt with the fall of a Brick surrendred the Town to Essex Fielding for this was sentenced by a Council of War to lose his Head but was afterwards pardoned May 3. Cheapside Cross and other Crosses were voted down The Queen was voted a Traytor for raising Arms against the Parliament She met the King at Edg-hill with 3000 Foot 30 Companies of Horse and Dragoons 6 pieces of Canon c. Monsieur Harcout came Embassadour from France to mediate an Accommodation but effected nothing The King drew to his assistance the Irish and the Parliament brought in the Scots to whom they swore the Solemn League and Covenant This was long debated in the House of Commons whether the Members of Parliament should take it or not and carried in the Affirmative and those looked upon as ill affected who were backward to take it And after that upon a new and great Debate it was ordered to be taken by all persons in the City and Countrey and those who were known to refuse it were branded with the mark of Malignancy Sir Ralph Hopton at Launceston drove back Chidley and his forces but by a pannick fear in a tempestuous Night they fled back to Launceston Yet shortly after they defeated the Parliament forces Chidley revolts to the King and defeated the Cornish May. 27. The Parliament forces gained a Victory at Wakefield against the King's forces Colonel Nathaniel Fiennes discovered a Plot of Yeoman's and others to betray Bristol to the King for which they were sentenced by a Council of War to be hanged and though the King wrote to the Magistrates and General Ruthen to Colonel Fiennes the Governour to spare their lives yet they were executed In the end of this Month of May died Mr. John Pym that eminent active Member of the House of Commons and it was believed that the Multitude of his business and cares did so break his Spirits and Health that it brought his Death June began with the Arraignment of Waller a Member of the House of Commons Tomkins Challoner and others for conspiring to surprize the City Militia and some Members of Parliament and to let in the King's forces to surprize the City and dissolve the Parliament Waller a very ingenious man was the principal Actor and contriver of this Plot which was in design when he and the other Commissioners were at Oxford with the Parliaments Propositions And that being then known to the King occasioned him to speak the words to Waller when he kissed his hand though you are the last yet you are not the worst nor the least in our favour as is before remembred When he was examined touching this Plot he was asked whether Selden Pierpoint Whitelocke and others by name were acquainted with it he answered that they were not but that he did come one Evening to Selden's Study where Pierpoint and Whitelocke then were with Selden on purpose to impart it to them all and speaking of such a thing in general terms those Gentlemen did so
But this perswaded little among them the Common People few of them understanding English and the Gentry being generally against the Parliament and rising in most parts of South-Wales as soon as the Parliament Forces were gone from them 6. The Commissioners of the Customs advanced twenty thousand pound for the Navy The Votes sent up to the Lords concerning a new Address to the King c. Orders to sell the Duke of York's Houses and two hundred pound of the Money for lame Soldiers 8. Debate about the business of the Church Letters from the North That since the surprisal of Berwicke Sir Thomas Glemham and Sir Philip Musgrave have taken Carlisle That Langdale promised much to Captain Batten if he would keep Holy Island for the King but he refused That Sir Arthur Hazlerigge sent Forces to secure some other places that Langdale gives out that he is General of the five Northern Counties by Commission from Prince Charles and perswades them to Arm for the King Thus a new War was begun and new perplexities upon the Parliament but it turned only to the uniting of their Party again Major General Lambert sent Forces to secure Appleby Raby and other places The Parliaments friends in those parts fled to Newcastle The Parliaments Commissioners in Scotland delivered in Papers to the Parliament of Scotland touching the taking of Berwicke and Carlisle but had no answer to them they went on earnestly with their preparations for War in that Parliament 9. A Petition from the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common-Councel of London to the House That they are willing to undertake the guarding of the Houses the Militia being setled and they authorised That their nomination of the Lieutenant of the Tower being suspended and importation of Bullion hindred and Merchandising diverted Trade is much decayed They pray that the Committee of the Militia may be nominated by the Common Councel to be approved by both Houses of Parliament and the like for the Lieutenant of the Tower and the Soldiers now there removed and that Merchants may be invited to bring in Bullion The House passed several Votes according to the desires of the Petitioners and acquainted them therewith and told them The House doubted not but that their confidence in the City and affection to them would be answered with Love Trust and obedience from them to the Parliament Letters from Sir Arthur Hazlerigge of the condition of the North and of Captain Battens refusal to revolt to the King for which the House ordered thanks to be sent to him and continued his Government Letters from the Speaker to the Committees of every County to meet and to observe the motions and practices of disaffected Persons and such as they find active to endanger the Peace of their Country to secure them and to provide for the safety and for securing of places of strength that the Parliament may without disturbance intend the settlement of the peace of the Kingdom Vote that the General be desired to advance in Person into the North with such Forces as he shall think fit to reduce those places that are possessed by the Enemy and to prevent any danger in those parts and that a Committee acquaint the General with the grounds of these Votes Letters that the Duke of York was come into Holland Letters from Dublyn that Col. Monke defeated a Party of Owen Mac Arts Forces in Vlster killed between five hundred and a thousand of them and took all their Arms and Baggage That Corn is there at twenty shillings a Bushel and many perish for hunger 10. Ordinance committed giving power to Committees to secure disaffected and tumultuous Persons in South-Wales Another for Money for fortifying Bristol in some new places A Petition of many reduced Officers for part of their Arrears referred to a Committee Instructions passed to the Commissioners in Scotland to acquaint the Parliament there how ill the two Houses here resent the Title of their last Letter to which an Answer will be sent in convenient time Letters from Wales That when Collonel Hewes Governor of Chepstow Castle was absent Sir Nicholas Kemish and Mr. Thomas Lewis got possession of the Castle in the night at a Port and that Collonel Herbert got together some of the Parliaments Forces and besieged it 11. An Ordinance committed for satisfying Debts due from Delinquents to well affected persons Letters from Wales That the Forces under Collonel Horton about three thousand Horse and Foot fought with the Welch Forces under Major General Laugherne Major General Stradling Collonel Powel and others being near eight thousand men who were totally routed by Collonel Horton and Collonel Bethel Stradling taken Prisoner and Laugherne wounded twenty six Captains and an hundred and fifty Officers and three thousand Soldiers of the Welch taken Prisoners many Colours and Arms and divers slain The House gave Captain Mercer an hundred pound and Collonel Bethel an hundred and fifty pound for bringing this good news and ordered a day of thanksgiving for it and that Captain Wogan not the Revolter who had done with the rest gallant Service in this Action should have his Arrears audited They ordered also that the Land formerly given to Major General Laugherne and a thousand pound per Annum more out of the Delinquents Estates who were in this Action should be sold and the proceed thereof given as a gratuity from the Parliament to Collonel Horton and the Officers and Soldiers who ingaged in this action Order for a Declaration that all who should engage in any War Commotion or insurrection against the Parliament should dye without Mercy The Lords were put in mind to proceed against Judge Jenkins A Committee appointed for disposing of the Welch Prisoners 12. Upon debate of the Scots Letter a Committee was appointed to draw up an answer from the two Houses Order for a Commission of Oyer and Terminer to be sent down into Wales and Mr. Eltonhead Brother to the Master of Chancery and Mr. Parker to be Judges for Tryal of the Riotors there and that the General send for the Officers and chief Prisoners taken by Collonel Horton's Forces and try them by a Councel of War The City were desired to call a Common Council that the good success in Wales might be communicated to them and they desired to take course for the Collecting of the Arrears due to the Army upon the General 's March Northward Order upon the General 's Letters for Arms Ammunition and Money for the Forces that are to march with him into the North. 13. An Ordinance transmitted to the Lords for setling the Militia of the Kingdom A Tumult in Saint Edmonds Bury about taking down of a May-pole which came to the Plundering of some but was neer abated Order for the Members serving for that County to go down and take care to suppress all Tumults there Endeavours to put a Garrison of the Kings into Ash-by-de-la-zouch was prevented 15. The
and that the Armies Forces streighten the Town The General Council of Officers of the Armies and Fleet of the three Nations sat dayly they voted That a Parliament be called before February next to sit and act according to such Qualifications as are or shall be agreed upon and may best secure the just rights liberties and privileges both Civil and Religious of the People of this Common-wealth 11. Intelligence of attempts of Insurrections in Sussex but defeated So was a design to surprize the Tower A Commission was sealed to Whitelocke and several other Gentlemen of Bucks for the Militia in that County 12. Intelligence that Monk was come to Berwick and that he wrote to Lambert for a Pass for his three Commissioners to come thither to him which caused suspicion of his further delay 13. The General Council of the Officers agreed upon seven Articles 1. That there be no King-ship 2. No single person as chief Magistrate 3. That an Army be continued 4. No Imposition upon conscience 5. No House of Peers 6. The Legislative and Executive powers to be in distinct hands 7. Parliaments to be Elected by the People The Resolutions were committed to a committee of the Common Council 14. The Council of Officers signified their Opinions to the Committee of safety that the best way to satisfie and appease the present distractions would be to have a Parliament forthwith summoned without a King or House of Peers Thereupon the Committee agreed upon a Proclamation to be issued declaring That a Parliament should be summoned to meet January next according to Qualifications And the Proclamation was sealed which gave satisfaction to many Orders by the Common Council of London for preserving the Peace Intelligence of Alarms taken by Monks Forces and that he had taken many Scots into his Army And that Newcastle was resolute for Fleetwoods party that they suspected Monk's design to be to bring in the King 15. The Proclamation for a Parliament was solemnly published Whitelocke did much further it At the General Council of Officers of the Armies when they considered of Qualifications of the Members and way of Electing them Whitelocke informed them that some things propounded were expresly contrary to the Law and to the Oath which he had taken as Keeper of the Seal And therefore if those things should be insisted upon he could not without breach of his Oath and Duty Seal Writs for a Parliament after that manner Some of the Officers said That if Whitelocke would not do it they would Seal the Writs themselves Whitelocke replyed that he was ready to deliver up the Seal to them and that it was there ready for them if they pleased to take it from him Another Officer said That it could not be well when in such a time as this a Lawyer should be intrusted with so great a charge as the keeping of the Great Seal And that it were more proper for some who had endured the dangers of the War and adventured their Lives for the service of the Common-wealth to have the keeping of the Seal than for a Lawyer to have it who had not undergone dangers as others had Whitelocke replyed again that the Gentleman who disparaged Lawyers might remember the services done by Ireton Reynolds Jones and other Lawyers in this War and that Whitelocke had been in such dangers in the service of the Common-wealth particularly in his Swedish journey as the Colonel had never been in and therefore desired that such reproachfull language might be forborn Fleetwood and others justified Whitelocke and his Profession and silenced the Colonel 16. The General Council of Officers of the Armies desired the Committee of safety that Writs might be issued out for Election of Parliament men 17. Lawson and his Officers set forth a declaration that the long Parliament should sit again whereupon Vane and others were sent to him to inform him better The Forces lay still about Portsmouth some designs of an Insurrection at Bristoll were prevented 18. The like designs of the King's party at Colchester were prevented 19. No quiet was enjoyed by any party all were at work and the King's party very active And every man was guided by his own Fancy and Interest those in employment were most obnoxious to trouble 20. Many wished themselves out of these dayly hazards but knew not how to get free of them the distractions were strangly high and dayly increasing A design of a rising in London laid by the King's party but discovered and prevented and many of the Conspirators taken 21. Letters that several of the Forces which Fleetwood sent to reduce Portsmouth were gon into the Town and joyned with them some of Colonel Rich's men and others 22. That the Isle of Wight was come in to the Parliament party Letters from Vice-Admiral Lawson and his Officers to the City and others to the Militia of London declaring for restoring the Parliament And from Haslerigge Walton and Morley from Portsmouth to the City acquainting them with their success there Most of the Souldiery about London declared their judgment to have the Parliament sit again in Honour Freedom and Safety And now those who formerly were most eager for Fleetwood's party became as violent against them and for the Parliament to sit again These passages perplexed Whitelocke as well as others if not more he alâ— along suspecting Monk's design The Lord Willoughby and Alderman Robinson M. G. Brown Mr. Loe and others came to him and confirmed his suspicion in this particular and propounded to him to go to Fleetwood and to advise him to send forthwith to the King at Breda to offer to bring him in upon good terms and thereby to get before hand with Monk who questionless did intend to bring in the King Whitelocke upon serious thoughts of this went to Fleetwood and they had a long private discourse together wherein Whitelocke told him That by the desire of his Brother Sir Will. Fleetwood and of the Lord Willoughby M. G. Brown Alderman Robinson Mr. Loe and others he was come to discourse freely with him about their present condition and what was fit to be done in such an exigency as their Affairs were now in That it was more than evident that Monk's design was to bring in the King and that without any terms for the Parliament party whereby all their lives and fortunes would be at the mercy of the King and his party who were sufficiently enraged against them and in need of repairing their broken fortunes That the Inclinations of the Presbyterian party generally and of many others and of the City and most of the Parliaments old friends were the same way and a great part of the Souldiery And that these here were revolted from Fleetwood as those in the North under Lambert and those at Portsmouth and other places That Monk would easily delude Haslerigge and the rest of the old Parliament men and that